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Kind of arbitrarily deletes the middleman from the transaction, but hey, if you can sleep at night knowing that, no blood-no foul.
It's more like
"No blood discovered at this location,
no foul that really need be mentioned".
The horror?
Yep. The Canadian enforcement bureau wants to see some information... so they make a request to the DOJ.
The DOJ then makes an order for Google to deliver that information to them.
The DOJ looks over the response, and saves a copy of all the juicy data for later reference, just to see if there's anything that might interest them in the future, then they bundle it up, attach it to an e-mail, and forward it unencrypted to their Canadian buddies..
Canada has a right wing government, the libertarians teamed up with the moral police types so they have to pretend that they aren't spending massive amounts of money on surveillance to half their base and that the only spending they're doing is to put the godless in jail to the other half of their base. It's easier to please the libertarians if they can hide how much surveillance they're using to enlarge our prison system and keep tabs on political undesirables such as the opposition parties..
It matters to us Canadians that our government is working around our rights.
All your data are belong to us, eh?
no more like All your data are belong to US.
Loose bits sink chips.


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Submission + - Quantum Money: the currency needed to buy kitty litter for Schrodinger's cat? (ieee.org)
the_newsbeagle writes: No. That's not what quantum money is about. It's actually a proposal to create cash that can't be counterfeited by embedding quantum particles in banknotes. That would do the trick because a counterfeiter trying to copy a real bill would have to precisely measure all the attributes of the embedded quantum particles — which is impossible under the tricky laws of quantum mechanics.

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hydrofix writes: Techdirt has been following a story of DoJ's classified interpretation of the PATRIOT Act. Specifically, it's all about Section 215, the so-called "business-records provision," which empowers FBI to get businesses to turn over any records it deems relevant to a security investigation. Senators Ron Ryden and Mark Udall have been pushing the government to reveal how it uses these provisions to deploy 'dragnets' for massive amounts of information on private citizens "without any connection to terrorism or espionage," a secret reinterpretation that is "inconsistent with the public's understanding of these laws." After NYTimes reporter Charlie Savage had his Freedom of Information request denied, NYTimes has now sued the government to reveal how it interprets the very law under which it's required to operate.


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It is much claimed that Puccini's final, unfinished (by him) opera contains his best music. And while it offers a first act dominated by atmospheric choral singing, much trademark gloriously soaring orchestra and the tenor aria 'Nessun Dorma', it lacks the charm and vitality of the composer's more performed works. After all, it is an opera that caricatures Chinese people as inscrutably cruel and is based on some childish hokum about a lover solving riddles to win a cold-hearted princess (who will have him executed if he fails). It hardly compares to the intricate characterisation and emotional engagement of 'La bohème' or the thrills of 'Tosca'.
To give credit where it is due, though, Sally Jacobs's simple but stylish set of wooden terraces, lit from behind, looks great, especially when populated by the red-masked chorus looking down on proceedings. Meanwhile, the story is intermittently injected with life as white-masked dancers perform slow, angular routines. And while the production (a revival of Andrei Serban's orginal 1984 direction) is full of spectacle, it is, in fact, a rather static piece. This is not helped by Italian tenor Marco Berti as Calaf. The burly helden tenor stomps around, resembling Genghis Khan in a dressing gown, barking out his arias at immense volume but without feeling. He seems miscast in a role that is, after all, a charismatic, wily chancer who inveigles his way into the affections of an imperious psychopath.
Otherwise, the cast is impressive – soprano Eri Nakamura (formerly of the ROH's Jette Parker young performers' scheme) gives a splendid turn as slave girl Liù; and bass Raymond Aceto makes a dignified yet broken king as Timur (Liú's master and father of Calaf). The three ministers of Turandot – Ping, Pang and Pong – add a light touch, albeit dangerously pointing the otherwise serious piece in the direction of 'The Mikado'. Of these, baritone Dionysios Sourbis shines as the strong yet wistful Ping.
The star of the show, though, is American soprano Lise Lindstrom in the title role, which she will have sung onstage 100 times on September 17. Her powerful dramatic voice cuts like a laser through the dense textures of the large orchestra and chorus. Tall and elegant, she makes a fitting princess.
Meanwhile, in the pit, conductor Henrik Nánási keeps the pace up and proceedings alive, like his life depended on it. Jonathan Lennie
'Turandot' returns to the Royal Opera House in July 2017, with Lise Lindstrom and Christine Goerke sharing the title role, and Dan Ettinger conducting.
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Francis Allen Meredith, 77, of Grayville, died Monday, February 25 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel.
Francis Allen Meredith, 77, of Grayville, died Monday, February 25 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel. He was born February 1, 1936, in Johnson, Ind., the son of Manvil "Jack" and Della Allen (Creasey) Meredith. He married Etta Louise Keeling on June 17, 1956, and she preceded him in death on September 12, 2011.
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Journal Marxist Hacker 42's Journal: And now for something completely different 3
The Catholic Church considers the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics to fit with our theology. But it also occurs to me that it fits with the problems I've run into converting analog to digital measurement. And THAT points to the theological idea that many people worship not the Creator of the Universe, but an image of God that is a model of the actual God.


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The two LOSS families below should be connected ... DNA indicates there is a connection. You can read the story in my other blog post from today: LOSS or DeLOSS, a Family Connection Lost... Can it be Found?
Can you help?
Do you know anyone named LOSS or DeLOSS? Possibly someone with a first or middle name who might have a LOSS or DeLOSS ancestor?
How are they related? Are they they linked to one or both of the families below?
Family #1, descendants of Lewis Milton Loss, belongs to Mary Ann Loss who has been researching both Loss families for years.
Family #2, descendants of John Loss, belongs to me who has been trying to find my GGG'grandmother's family. I've made some break throughs to get back a couple of generations, thanks to researching my GGG'grandmother's brother Louis Homri DeLoss and also to hints from Mary Ann.
- Henry. Born on 9 Jun 1786 in Durham, Connecticut. Henry died in Durham, Connecticut, on 26 Sep 1794; he was 8.
- Sarah Malantha.
- Perry E. Born in 1883. Perry E died in 1910; he was 27.


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Elderly who sold homes to pay for care could claim back cash
A government blunder saw thousands of elderly people sell their homes to fund nursing home care which they should have received for free.
by Michelle McGagh on Aug 03, 2012 at 12:00
Thousands of elderly people forced to sell their homes to pay for care that they should have received for free could be eligible for compensation from the government.
Solicitor Farley Dwek, based in Manchester, estimates that as many as 100,000 pensioners who had to sell their homes to fund their nursing home fees should have had the costs covered by the NHS.
Mistakes made by the NHS meant thousands had to sell their properties over seven years between 2004 and 2011. Those affected were supposed to have their care and funding monitored by the NHS continuing healthcare scheme, which offers care over a long period for those suffering after an accident, illness or disability.
If a person has to go into a nursing home following a period in hospital then they meet the continuing healthcare criteria for funding, and the NHS will pay the fees, even if care is needed over a number of years. Owing to mistakes made by the health service, those who were supposed to be monitored under continuing health were not and were subsequently denied free care.
Deadline for claims
Although claims have been ongoing since 2004, the government has only just set a deadline for claims of 30 September 2012.
The Department of Health said only in 'exceptional circumstances' would claims be accepted after the deadline, and that it was necessary to set a time limit of 2004 on claims as it 'becomes more difficult with the passage of time to properly evaluate people's historical needs'.
Families of people who had to sell their homes between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2011 can claim for compensation, even if the elderly homeowner has died.
Don't be left out of pocket
Despite the large number of people who have grounds to make a claim for compensation, just 5,750 have done so.
Andrew Farley, partner at solicitors Farley Dwek, which is working on behalf of the families, said the average claim is £20,000, although they do not always receive the full amount claimed for.
'With average weekly care home fees standing at between £500 and £700 and about half having to pay their own fees, even if the person is in care for just a few months the fees run into thousands.
'We've seen some claims for hundreds of thousands, but the average claim period we're dealing with is 31 months, so the average claim stands at about £20,000.'
Families forced into debt
Farley added that 90% of the cases are for people who have died, and 60% of the claims are being made by children on behalf of parents who have been in care. He said the cost of care had pushed some of the families into debt.
15 comments so far. Why not have your say?
Aug 03, 2012 at 17:54
I don't understand how some families"have been pushed into debt", as the self funding liability surely rests with the patient? When the patient's assets fall below £23.5K is not the tab progressively picked up by Social Services or by the NHS, as for social care?report this
Aug 03, 2012 at 18:06
Steven what they probably mean is that "some families were expecting to inherit larger sums of money and feel hard done to".
When do we expect the phone calls from the "ambulance chasers" telling us that we might have a "right to claim"? This time I hope that the government puts up something to stop fraudulent claims.report this
Aug 03, 2012 at 19:26
This is a total disgrace.The government should not have the right to limit their own liability in this manner if they are not widely publicising their own error. Its not just the money. The upset to an elderly person being forced to sell their house is immeasurable. I dont share Mark22s cynical asserions. He has obviously got an axe to grind. Jealousy of people who have saved and been sensible all their lives in not a nice reaction.report this
Aug 03, 2012 at 22:15
I am not jealous of people who save and are sensible.
My parents saved all their lives to fund their old age and sold their house as part of that activity. They had supported me through my youth by giving me the best education they could afford. I did not expect to inherit the money that they had saved during their life. I expected them to make the best use of it for themselves. I have done the same for my children and do not think it is my right to leave them an inheritance.
My axe grinding is twofold:
1. How can children be claiming on behalf of parents when, as Steven says, social services pick up the tab when the patient's assets are below £23.5K. My cynical view is that they are claiming for themselves; and
2. The ambulance chasing lawyers will not be seeking to claim refunds so that elderly people can live in greater comfort but suing the government to line their own pockets at the taxpayers expense.report this
Aug 03, 2012 at 22:55
Steven, When my father in law went into a care home , the Local Authority took a charge on his home and made it clear to my wife that in the event he survived long enough to exhaust funds they would expect her to fund his care costs. Even though both my wife and I are pensioners.
I suspect they took this approach to cover themselves should my wife have sold the property and used some of the proceeds for purposes other than payment towards his care.
It worried both of us and we finally sold his home to fund an annuity which along with savings and pension income covered his two years in care without the need for us to make a contribution.
Having been on the sharp end I can confirm that between the NHS , Local Authority and Care Home Provider it's a dog eat dog situation.report this
Aug 04, 2012 at 00:14
I think you have a perfect right to expect to be able to leave an inheritance for your own children. The children that you say are claiming on behalf of their parents, but really for themselves have more right to that money than people who have spent everything on themselves and therefore have everything paid for them by the taxpayer when they get old. I agree with you about companies who claim to want to help you but are only interested in lining their own pockets.report this
Aug 04, 2012 at 10:47
This wasn't '...mistakes made by NHS....' It was most probably a policy decision by the Labour Govenment to keep the NHS budget down.report this
Aug 04, 2012 at 12:01
Surely the principle of "Cradle to grave" care by the NHS should apply to everyone. without the need for selling off assets to fund the care, then the IHT system will kick in when the inevitable happens.report this
Aug 04, 2012 at 17:28
I suppose my intention is to make sure that my children are as self sufficient as possible as early as possible rather than leaving them an inheritance late on in their lives.
My "cynicism" about this article is caused by the large number of fraudulent claims for PPI that are going about and the fact that Farley Dwek are looking for some 95,000 people to come forward and claim an average of £20k per time.
How much money are Farley Dwek expecting to make out of it and who is going to pay for their time (the taxpayer of course, I could almost guarantee that Farley Dwek won't do it pro-bono).report this
Aug 04, 2012 at 20:10
Fraudulent claims from people who were never sold PPIs in the first place are obviously just criminals, the same as all the people who claim whiplash if they either have a genuine or fake crash. Hopefully if they get punishments that fit the crime,ie sequestration of their own assets, it will possible deter others. The trouble is they never get a proportionate punishment from the courts. Insurance companies dont have the spine to fight whiplash claims. They just wind everybody elses premiums up. The answer: dob in your mate who's been bragging how much money he got!report this
Aug 04, 2012 at 23:56
I share Mk 22's cynicism over the legal professions' role in inducing claims on taxpayer's money. I have had 2 cold calls this week to persuade that I may have a PPI claim if I search deep.
But I also incline to Colin Grant's view that inheritance should not be a dirty word - not so much for children's benefit but for that of grandchildren.
Debate over education standards and property ownership has been well rehearsed; less so the implications. Free higher education and a way to it through the Grammar schools has been lost; remaining ways are private education (for those who can afford it - say £30K per year) or premium property ownership in the catchment areas of high quality state schools, requiring £30K only for the higher education bit.
Home ownership required a modest (and saveable) deposit achieved through a decent follow on job. But now home deposits add at least another £30K to university debt and the decent job is not so sure.
Inheritance from grandparents has now a premium. A £1M estate or gift income from £1M investments safely provides £30K per year, wisely used sufficient to see one grand child at a time through a private education and/or several through University. Later, income is available to provide one house deposit per year. Recipients are, therefore, up and running by their mid twenties; those who do not inherit probably need until their late 30s to become established.
While I do not suggest access to a £1M inheritance is the norm, the drift is clear - without an inheritance boost, a good education and lifestyle, once readily achievable with due diligence, is a huge mountain to climb.
I make no judgement over the right or wrong of inheritance but simply make the point that equality and self suficiency for all should not mean that ever inceasing numbers are unable to climb out of the pit.report this
Aug 05, 2012 at 10:23
I am with Mark22 100%, who has put the case against in words which I can I identify with.
Maybe I have an axe to grind too, because I have no children to inherit. I do have relatives who have children and grandchildren who will eventually inherit what is left when I snuff it, but I have made it perfectly clear to them that I do not intend to deliberately arrange my affairs so that they can take advantage of legal inconsistences to gain maximum benefit.
I do not see the point of retaining my house if my mental and physical state dictates that I will have to live in a care home.
In that case all my requirements would be taken care of and accounted for in one consolidated bill.
Why would I wish to retain a house with its multitude of expenses and responsibilities, which I would have to delegate to someone else and in practical terms have no control over?
The solicitors quote an average claim of £20,000 over a period of 31 months which works out at £645 per month. How does this square with the quoted fees of £600 per week? Does this mean that approximately £1800 per month is being funded from pensions, interest from investments, and capital drawdown.
If that is the case, then the sum of £20,000 deducted from the proceeds of the sale of the house does not seem unreasonable, and would still leave a deceased persons estate with a substantial residue.report this
Aug 05, 2012 at 11:06
Is this article saying that the elderly affected are those who were already ill/disabled before they had to go into a nusing home, regardless of their wealth?
Surely not many old people walk into a nursing home and sell their homes unless they already have such problems?
I understand that todays government is posturing to do something about financing social care in old age but lets be realistic here.....are they likely to find any money under the mattress to fund another unaffordable state service?report this
Aug 05, 2012 at 11:22
Well Mark 22, another firm of solicitors other than Farley Dwek have got the 'ad' in today's papers. Isn't it amazing how fast lawyers can move when they scent some easy money? Its a pity they slow down once you have signed up with them.
As to the right for state payment for care, as above, the ethos of the NHS when introduced was exactly as Taff says, 'cradle to grave'- and if there were not so many taking out when they have never put in, as now, then the pot would be adequate. They key word in National Insurance is Insurance, but the Treasury behave just like most insurance companies, 'Pay us your premiums, but don't ever claim, because we won't pay unless forced'. As in so many articles in recent times what is exposed time and again is if you are prudent and live within your means, whilst making provisions for later years, you will pay the Treasury one way or another. Live off of the State and/or spend everything that comes along and follow the mantra of 'I'm all right Jack'- and you will be, because someone else pays your bills.report this
Aug 05, 2012 at 12:06
Hotrod and Lets Face It make points that seem not to distinguish between nursing and social care in making conclusions over costs.
As I understand matters, lawyers are after NHS money to recompense patients or their estates for nursing costs in care over a number of years when the NHS has denied some patients' needs for "continuing care". NHS Trusts invariably adjudicated that a stabilised medical condition, no longer requiring treatment as an inpatient, was ineligible for financial support. Acute issues such as terminal cancer and mental health problems like dementia did not qualify, but now do so.
Lawyers' estimate of back claims is presumably based on average stay times in Care and Nursing homes which I understand is 2 years and presumably less for acute medical cases.
The nursing care element may be a small or large part of the overall cost, depending on how much of the underlying social care cost it picks up. Social care costs are said to average £600 a week nationwide, but I doubt this is a true reflection for self funders after discounted and capped Council contracts, recent inflation and extras are taken into account. Geography matters, too, and Care Home charges in the South of England frequently approach £50K per annum.
A modest home will fund Care Home costs for around 4 years, less if additional Nursing Home costs have to be met. Whether anything is left for inheritance depends on longevity. While the average stay may be 2 years, that means many live in care much longer.
Unless the Dilnot Report or similar is adopted, Government and Councils do not need to worry further over cost increases for care of the 50-60% that they do not presently fund; providing, of course, that longer living in general does not ramp up numbers in Care Homes surviving beyond the 4 year nominal point. There is, however, emerging evidence that increased longevity may become an issue, as a previous Citywire article pointed out: while average life spans may be increasing, healthy living seems to be making little progress, with problems resulting from poor lifestyles taking their toll.
As for Lets Face It's point about where the funding for the nursing element of care is to come from, that is a matter of NHS priorities - and therefore politics. Where does elderly nursing care sit over generous Doctors pay and pension settlements, cosmetic surgery, IVF treatment, obesity treatments and A&E facilities for Saturday Night drunks and druggies?
What is certain is that if average families (taxpayers') wealth diminishes, and self reliance with it, Social and Health funding overall will decay. But that is Big Stuff of left and right view argument!!!report this
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42 U.S. Code § 290dd–1 - Admission of substance abusers to private and public hospitals and outpatient facilities
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(a) Nondiscrimination
Substance abusers who are suffering from medical conditions shall not be discriminated against in admission or treatment, solely because of their substance abuse, by any private or public general hospital, or outpatient facility (as defined in section 300s–3 (4) of this title) which receives support in any form from any program supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated to any Federal department or agency.
(b) Regulations
(1) In general
The Secretary shall issue regulations for the enforcement of the policy of subsection (a) of this section with respect to the admission and treatment of substance abusers in hospitals and outpatient facilities which receive support of any kind from any program administered by the Secretary. Such regulations shall include procedures for determining (after opportunity for a hearing if requested) if a violation of subsection (a) of this section has occurred, notification of failure to comply with such subsection, and opportunity for a violator to comply with such subsection. If the Secretary determines that a hospital or outpatient facility subject to such regulations has violated subsection (a) of this section and such violation continues after an opportunity has been afforded for compliance, the Secretary may suspend or revoke, after opportunity for a hearing, all or part of any support of any kind received by such hospital from any program administered by the Secretary. The Secretary may consult with the officials responsible for the administration of any other Federal program from which such hospital or outpatient facility receives support of any kind, with respect to the suspension or revocation of such other Federal support for such hospital or outpatient facility.
(2) Department of Veterans Affairs
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Under Secretary for Health, shall, to the maximum feasible extent consistent with their responsibilities under title 38, prescribe regulations making applicable the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (1) to the provision of hospital care, nursing home care, domiciliary care, and medical services under such title 38 to veterans suffering from substance abuse. In prescribing and implementing regulations pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary shall, from time to time, consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to achieve the maximum possible coordination of the regulations, and the implementation thereof, which they each prescribe.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title V, § 542, formerly Pub. L. 91–616, title II, § 201,Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1849, as amended Pub. L. 96–180, § 6(a), (b)(1), (2)(B),Jan. 2, 1980, 93 Stat. 1302, 1303; Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, §§ 961, 966(d), (e),Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 592, 595; renumbered § 521 of act July 1, 1944, and amended Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(b)(13),Apr. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 181; Pub. L. 98–509, title III, § 301(c)(2),Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2364; Pub. L. 99–570, title VI, § 6002(b)(1),Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–158; renumbered § 542,Pub. L. 100–77, title VI, § 611(2),July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 516; Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 131,July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 368; Pub. L. 103–446, title XII, § 1203(a)(2),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4689.)
Section was formerly classified to section 4561 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 98–24.
1994—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–446substituted "Under Secretary for Health" for "Chief Medical Director".
1992—Pub. L. 102–321amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to admission of substance abusers to private and public hospitals and outpatient facilities for provisions relating to programs for government and other employees.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–570, § 6002(b)(1), redesignatedsubsec. (b) as (a), struck out "similar" after "fostering and encouraging" in par. (1), and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "The Office of Personnel Management shall be responsible for developing and maintaining, in cooperation with the Secretary and with other Federal agencies and departments, and in accordance with the provisions of subpart F of part III of title 5, appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for alcohol abuse and alcoholism among Federal civilian employees, consistent with the purposes of this chapter. Such agencies and departments are encouraged to extend, to the extent feasible, these programs and services to the families of alcoholic employees and to employees who have family members who are alcoholics. Such policies and services shall make optimal use of existing governmental facilities, services, and skills."
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 99–570, § 6002(b)(1)(C), redesignatedsubsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively. Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a).
1984—Pub. L. 98–509amended directory language of Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(b)(13). See 1983 Amendment note below.
1983—Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(b)(13), as amended by Pub. L. 98–509, renumbered section 4561 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(b)(13)(B)(i), substituted "section 290ee–1 of this title" for "section 1180 (b) of title 21".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(b)(13)(B)(ii), substituted "this section" for "this subchapter", meaning subchapter II (§ 4561 et seq.) of chapter 60 of this title.
1981—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–35, §§ 961, 966(d), made changes in nomenclature, and substituted provisions relating to responsible State administrative agencies, for provisions relating to single State agencies designated pursuant to section 4573 of this title.
1980—Pub. L. 96–180, § 6(b)(2)(A), amended section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–180, § 6(a), substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission" and inserted provisions that require compliance with provisions of subpart F of part III of title 5 and encourage agencies and departments to extend the programs and services to the families of alcoholic employees and to employees who have family members who are alcoholics.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–180, § 6(b)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), made the Secretary responsible for encouragement of programs and services, required the programs and services to be designed for application to families of employees and to employees who have family members who are alcoholics, and added pars. (2) to (4).
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–321effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) ofPub. L. 102–321, set out as a note under section 236 of this title.
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An Oak Bluffs selectman was rebuffed last week when he urged the Martha's Vineyard Commission to reverse its decision to go to court to compel a regional review of Connecticut developer Corey Kupersmith's affordable housing project.
The commission voted 10-1 to reject the motion by Kenneth Rusczyk to reconsider last month's decision to join the town of Oak Bluffs as a friend of the court.
Mr. Rusczyk is an Oak Bluffs selectman and a member of the MVC.
Mr. Kupersmith's attorneys filed a complaint against the town in Massachusetts Land Court last month, claiming automatic approval on a Chapter 40B housing application because the town zoning board of appeals had not acted on the application within the required statutory time frame.
The plan calls for building a 366-unit low and moderate-income housing project on the 275-acre property owned by Mr. Kupersmith in the southern woodlands.
The commission decided to go into court to protect its right to review the housing project as a development of regional impact (DRI).
At the regular commission meeting last Thursday night, Mr. Rusczyk said he agreed with a letter sent by the Edgartown selectmen to the commission two weeks ago. The letter questioned the expenditure of legal fees and the timing of the MVC decision to join the lawsuit, although the selectmen also said they support the commission's right to review the affordable housing plan.
"I believe my Edgartown selectmen brethren have a kernel here, and I believe that this august board should stand back a little bit," Mr. Rusczyk said.
None of his colleagues agreed.
"At some point this issue is going to arise again, and I believe it is not a bad thing to go in there and ask for an opinion from the court about whether the commission has jurisdiction on Chapter 40B applications," said commission member Daniel Flynn.
"I agree very strongly with Dan," said commission member Robert Zeltzer. "This commission may be the only thing that stands between a development that could be very detrimental to the region and certainly to the town. We are the only body between the towns and 40B and we should stand up and be counted."
Responding more directly to the letter from the Edgartown selectmen, Mr. Zeltzer said: "If this Chapter 40B project was being proposed for the Herring Creek Farm, they might feel very differently."
Mr. Kupersmith has a separate development application pending in front of the commission to build a luxury golf club on the same property.
There has been some speculation that the massive affordable housing project was filed as a tactic to win approval of the golf club, but Mr. Zeltzer said last week that the housing project should be taken seriously, especially in light of the economic downturn.
"I am a little confused by the actions of the applicant. I am told on the one hand that the intention of the applicant is to build a golf club, not affordable housing, but I also understand that all of the investors [in the golf club project] had their money refunded at the end of June. This housing project may not be a club over our heads but may in fact be a very serious development effort in the town," Mr. Zeltzer said.
Commission member Jennie Greene said it is too late for the commission to pull out of the case since a motion to intervene has already been filed. Noting the concerns of the Edgartown selectmen about legal fees, Ms. Greene said coming into a case as a friend of the court may in fact be a low-cost way to test the rights of the commission to review Chapter 40B projects.
"I believe that this is a very inexpensive way to test this," Ms. Greene said.
"This isn't just a southern woodlands issue - this is a regional issue for the body," concluded Mr. Flynn.
In the end, Mr. Rusczyk cast the sole vote in favor of his motion, and the commission will now stay in the case as a friend of the town.
Later in the same meeting, Mr. Rusczyk also came under close questioning by another member of the commission about his own role in a recent petition campaign for the town of Oak Bluffs to withdraw from the MVC. The petition campaign has been led by a group of supporters for Mr. Kupersmith's golf club.
"This is not a question meant to provoke, but I would like to ask Mr. Rusczyk if he could explain his efforts to gain support for this petition," said commission member Andrew Woodruff.
Appearing slightly flustered, Mr. Rusczyk said he has not signed the petition.
But Mr. Woodruff pressed Mr. Rusczyk for an answer, noting that he has been seen sitting at a table in a public place in town with the people who are circulating the petition to have the town withdraw from the MVC.
Mr. Rusczyk refused to state his own position on the withdrawal petition, saying only that he believes the commission should not be above scrutiny.
"I think the Martha's Vineyard Commission in our town should be constantly under scrutiny, and because our town spends money to support the commission I think any of its actions should be up for review. But I have not made any statements about whether I am in favor of withdrawal or not," Mr. Rusczyk said.


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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
SEC = Sign Everyone Conference
That sound you hear is Les Mile's chance of ever becoming the Michigan football coach going down the toilet.
EDIT: I posted this after a friend (a Florida alum and fan) sent it to me.
His comments were pretty funny:
Two things:
1) At Florida, we're accustomed to at least 10-20 players being incarcerated on felony charges and thus being ineligible putting them under the 25 limit.
2) When did Terry Bowden start preparing for his reprisal of the role as Jabba the Hut? He's huge.
After I posted it, Yost informed me that MGoBlog also had it up. So, HT to Brian. I hope that every college football blog in the country puts this up, the NCAA starts caring and the SEC is forced to change their ways.
8 comments:
- Yost said...
So glad you posted this, Andy.
What complete bullshit. The NCAA must step in and do something about this.
Gee, you think maybe this has something to do with SEC vs. B10 success recently? 103 vs. 86? What a crock of shit.
- December 21, 2010 6:58 PM
- dtw2phx said...
Wow. And to mess with these kids' heads when they leave them in limbo and then drop 'em like a bad habit...with a form letter.
Integrity obviously means nothing to them. Sad.
- December 21, 2010 7:22 PM
- Andy said...
Brian Cook at MGoBlog has been beating the drum on this for months (years).
It is nice to see ESPN pick up the torch and run with it.
I hope the NCAA gets involved and shuts this crap down.
- December 21, 2010 10:11 PM
- Mikoyan said...
So this might be why Nick Saban was looking into this medical scholarship thing?
- December 21, 2010 10:50 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Oh yeah...On a personal note....I finished a couple of my photography projects....
- December 21, 2010 11:26 PM
- beast in 'bama said...
Terry Bowden stars as:
a) Jiminy Glick?
b) Scott Calvin/Santa Claus(e)?
c) Mark Mangino?
d) Kirstie Alley?
Joking aside, Donald Jackson (the attorney from Birmingham) might not be successful in his efforts, but he will make some (additional) noise about this. His reputation locally is of a very straight shooter who will work tirelessly to right a moral wrong.
"The Turk" should only be confined to NFL locker rooms...
- December 22, 2010 4:52 PM
- justthinking said...
Mik -
I'd love to see the same shot from the exact same location each time - especially with the trees going through their changes seasonally. All in all, great stuff with all of your projects. I can't imagine the miles you put on your vehicle with so many trips North.
wv - jealous
- December 22, 2010 8:35 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Justhinking, if you go through the posts from the year, I think you may see that. I tried to get the same spot everytime but since the DNR would probably not like a little X on the ground, it was not easy. Actually, it was my mom's car that got most of the miles as she liked tagging along.....And I never realized just how long this state was until I started this project.....
- December 22, 2010 11:25 PM


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For four games, Wade Redden delivered what was asked of him when the Bruins acquired him from St. Louis.The defenseman, skating on the third pairing, moved the puck efficiently. He didn't take risks. He contributed offensively (goal and assist in Game 1) when opportunities were available.
But the Bruins were without those assets in Friday night's 2-1 loss to Toronto in Game 5. Redden was knocked out of the lineup with an undisclosed injury. Coach Claude Julien termed Redden day to day.
It is unclear when or how Redden was injured. He played 16:59 in the 4-3 Game 4 overtime win at Toronto — the most he has played in the series.
He did not miss any regular-season games because of injuries this year.
For Game 5, Matt Bartkowski replaced Redden on the third defensive pairing alongside Adam McQuaid. The Bruins recalled Bartkowski from Providence Thursday.
Bartkowski played only 6:40. Bartkowski and McQuaid couldn't connect on several exchanges. Bartkowski skated just two shifts for 40 seconds of ice time in the third period and was on the ice for Clarke MacArthur's goal.
"I felt comfortable," Bartkowski said. "I need to play better, I know that. We need a better outcome. As long as we take what we had going in the last part of the third period and carry that into the next game, I think we'll be great."
Redden's calmness was most missed on the power play. Redden mans the point on the No. 2 unit alongside Dennis Seidenberg. Redden is excellent at holding the point, keeping pucks in the zone, and finding open men.
Andrew Ference replaced Redden on the second unit.
Ference is not a power-play regular. He averaged only nine seconds of PP time per game during the regular season.
Ference couldn't handle the puck during a second-period power play and Tyler Bozak went the other way to score a shorthanded goal.
Dougie Hamilton was also under consideration to replace Redden. But had the right-shot Hamilton played, the Bruins would have had to shuffle their defensive formation significantly. Seidenberg would have had to shift to the left side and be separated from Zdeno Chara. The Bruins lost Game 2 when Seidenberg moved to the left and Hamilton made his NHL playoff debut.
With the left-shot Bartkowski paired with McQuaid, the top two tandems remained intact.
Bartkowski dressed in 11 regular-season games (two against Toronto). He had zero goals and two assists while averaging 13:29 of ice time.
In the AHL playoffs, Providence is coming off a first-round dogfight against Hershey. Providence dropped the first two games, then rallied to claim the next three and advance to a second-round matchup against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which began on Friday. Bartkowski had a team-high five assists in the opening round.
"I think it makes a world of difference," Bartkowski said of competing in the AHL playoffs compared with being a healthy scratch with the varsity.
"Compared to if I was just sitting around, riding the bike, bag-skating, and things like that, I think it definitely helps a lot."
Second line accountability
Three of the Bruins' four lines have scored even-strength goals during the series. The line that's gone without a five-on-five goal is the unit that was the most consistent threesome during the regular season.
Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, and Tyler Seguin submitted another collective 0-0—0 performance in Game 5. Bergeron landed six shots on James Reimer in 19:46 of ice time. Seguin also recorded six shots. Marchand, however, didn't put a single puck on goal.
"We do," said Julien when asked if the Bruins needed more from Bergeron's line. "They know we do. That has to come for us to be successful, starting next game. It's something called accountability. We have to have more of that from that line as far as being a difference-maker or at least something positive."
The power line of Milan Lucic, David Krejci, and Nathan Horton continued its heavy play in Game 5. They were on the ice for a lengthy third-period shift that resulted in Chara's goal. The No. 3 line of Rich Peverley, Chris Kelly, and Jaromir Jagr also controlled the puck and generated chances.
Not so for the Bergeron line. The closest the three came was when Bergeron had a net-front chance in the second period. Bergeron had just peeled around the net when a Daniel Paille tip of a McQuaid shot landed on his blade. Reimer lunged to his right to get his pad on Bergeron's shot at 9:34.
"The puck came out really fast at me," Bergeron recalled. "I was still turning. I tried to go as fast as I could. Obviously I'd like to see that one again. It's one of those things that, in the moment, you're trying to put it in the back of the net. But I had more time than I thought I had. I should have gone high. That's got to go in."
Power play still lacking
The Bruins caught a break when Bozak was called for delay of game with 3:48 remaining in regulation. The No. 1 unit snapped the puck around for more than a minute. But the only shot the Bruins managed during the power play was a Jagr wrister that Reimer turned back at 16:32 . . . Lucic was sporting a shiner around his right eye. Lucic required stitches to close a cut on his right eyebrow in Game 4 after being hit by a deflected Chara shot . . . Carlos Arredondo, wearing his signature cowboy hat, was the banner captain prior to Game 5. Arredondo helped hustle Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman out of the blast area on April 15 . . . Hamilton, Aaron Johnson, Kaspars Daugavins, Carl Soderberg, and Jay Pandolfo were the healthy scratches.Fluto Shinzawa can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeFluto.


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Fahros here, and ever since I've came back to FFXI just recently, I've been slowly compiling a list of things I would like to see in the game. Things that could either be addressed via a monthly update patch, or potential things that could come with, and be selling points of the next expansion. Since I have a small voice on Youtube, I have wanted to bring these ideas together in a 'Top10 things that should be in FFXI' video of sorts, that I could post on the official forums and/or tweet the developers, so they catch wind of it.
If we organize this correctly, perhaps it will reach our new FFXI producer. So instead of just using my own ideas, and uploading the video myself, I thought, why not ask the ZAM community?
What I will do is leave this thread open for ideas / critiques / responses, and then if it goes well, perhaps even create another thread later on, so people can vote on what ideas should make the video.
Don't worry, I'll have the video fleshed out with a mixture of gameplay screens / fraps footage files / and maybe even a bit of webcam face talk. I'll make sure it's done right.
So, on to my personal top 10 ideas, for things I'd like to see in FFXI:
#1: An in game Card Game! (Tetra Master, even):
I could be wrong on this, but I feel as though the POL Tetra Master has long since seen it's time of day. Yet there are countless applications where this could really spice up life in FFXI! Just think of all the times you're waiting around for your buddies to get to a certain area, or you're waiting for them to finish their task at hand, before you all can meet up for some adventure. I think having an in game card game would really improve on the down time in FFXI, and also has the potential to create great adventures of it's own, depending on how they implement the acquirement of cards.
#2: New Billing System:
Let's face it...the billing is a major hindrance for anyone who is looking to get in to FFXI. Sure, this game probably isn't drawing in masses of new players anymore, BUT, the billing system the way it is set up now, (in my opinion anyway), is a seriously clunky and over complicated process. For better or for worse, I know a handful of people personally that never would have set foot in Vana'diel, had I not been there to help them with the billing...It does not need to be that complicated!
#3: Fullscreen Windowed Mode:
This is long overdue as well. Why should people have to download a third party application in order to play the game full screen, and still be able to alt+tab to look up quests/missions/anything? They shouldn't, that's nonsense. Old needed fix that's 10 years overdue!
#4: Achievements:
I realize a lot of this community might not like this idea, just because on the face of things it does sound relatively silly, and because it's done in a lot of mainstream MMO's that people around here hate...BUT, having played a variety of MMOs myself, I have to say achievements have really grown on me. I like a interface filled with goals, and some of which being very very difficult to achieve. This will give the playerbase things to work towards, things to strive for, and even things to show off and compare with other players. Rewards could be anything from furniture / mog house items, to flavor items, fun items, or even more tangible rewards like gear. Achievements would be great on a personal level to give players things to do, and also on a community level, to give more things for groups of players to work towards together.
Please... ._.
#6: More lines in macros:
This is something I would personally like, and something that's probably in the works already to be honest with their new 'interface overhaul'. I don't see a legitimate reason to leave it at 6. Perhaps 'a' limit being in place is a good thing, to avoid abuse; but six is pretty small. Perhaps doubling this to 12, or even rounding it out at 10 would make more sense.
#7: Summon - Fat Chocobo (Portable Mog House):
For all those times you are out adventuring, and you somehow manage to run out of space, or forgot you left something in your Mog Safe that you cannot access...I think this would be a nice fun addition, and give Summoners something nice to play with. :)
#8: Quested Item - Nomad Moogle Bell:
I personally really like the summon fat chocobo idea...but a friend suggested that the idea could be a nice addition to the game that would make life easy for a variety of players. He thought it would be nice if there was a quest you could undertake to be able to as a reward, call a Nomad Moogle to you out in the field, once a day or so. I don't see the harm in this, it would make life a little easier, but I don't think it would make life too easy, in so far as to trivialize the difficulty of the game.
#9: More Campaign 'Battle' music:
If you're someone like me, or a friend of mine; whom partakes in Campaign rigorously...you know that it's the same battle music zone after zone. SE does such an amazing job with their music! I would definitely like to see at least another track or two added to the list. The same music gets old, especially when just running through past zones not even participating in the campaign, but you have to listen to the music throughout the zone.
#10: Linkshell Housing:
I added this last, not because it's not a cool idea...but because this is the only idea that I think could potentially hurt the game. Any time you're taking players away from the cities, away from the other players and in to a secluded zone - en masse, is potentially a bad thing. You could potentially lose the 'hustle and bustle' that makes a giant player hub, a city, what it really is. So I'm not so sure this is a good idea, but it is a nice idea to think about. Having linkshell houses, fortresses, etc, where players could come together to store their trophies in a single space, hang out, and ****, maybe even play some card game in? ;)
So those are just ten ideas of my own.
Feel free to leave YOUR ideas in the responses below. Like I said, if this catches on, perhaps I'll create a poll later on where the community can vote on their top 10 ideas, and then I could compile them in video format. I probably typed far too much, if you don't want to take the time, don't worry about doing what I did. You can just leave your ideas below, and leave a description / explanation to them if you so choose.
Thanks for the time guys. What do you think?
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Clay Hensley is the bullpen star of 2012 after his effort tonight in New York. He cleaned up Sergio Romo's mess (men on 2nd and 3rd with no outs) with a one-run lead in the 10th to earn the save. Romo was credited with the win after getting the last two outs in the 9th, cleaning up Javier Lopez' mess. Lopez had a shot at the save, facing three lefties after Santiago Casilla allowed a leadoff hit. Ol' Boch ran into a little bump on the closer-by-matchup/committee road, fortunately he had another great arm available to get it done. Only rookie Dan Otero did not pitch. Guillermo Mota (1 IP, 2 K) and Jeremy Affeldt (2 IP, 3 K) were particularly effective. Barry Zito did not have a meltdown and kept it together for five innings, add that to his two previous starts and we have reason to be hopeful about his season. But Hensley was the pitching star. He's faced 19 batters in his seven games, striking out seven, walking two, and yielding one hit and no runs.
I was excited to see rookie Hector Sanchez get a big hit. He had a rough night with all those different pitchers and he hung tough with all those nasty breaking balls from Affeldt, Lopez, Romo, and Hensley. Melky Cabrera, once again, was the sparkplug. He's sporting a .333/.410/.481 line and always seems to be in the middle of the rallies. His walk and steal to start the 10th was beautiful, just what the team needed after the blown save. He played both corners--starting in right, switching to left, and then back to right. It was one of those "empty the bench" games that featured a pinch-hit appearance from The Great Matt Cain. He, alas, struck out.
Ryan Vogelsong goes tomorrow and Tim Lincecum Sunday. Madison Bumgarner gets the matchup with Johan Santana on Monday. GO GIANTS!
Friday, April 20, 2012
Heapin' Helpin' o'Hensley
Starting pitcher: M.C. O'Connor
2 comments:
- JC Parsons said...
The best part of this exciting game was Affeldt. He was NASTY and it was so sweet to see.
I think I love Melky...maybe I'll change my beard to look like his...
We sure need Vogie to go a few innings tomorrow. So far I have not liked what I see from Otero and I don't really want to see any more.
- Fri Apr 20, 09:59:00 PM PDT
- Brother Bob said...
Back-to-back extra inning wins is pretty exciting. I was going to make the observation that it's nice we haven't been shut out yet this season, but then I realized that would probably guarantee a shutout today.
- Sat Apr 21, 10:34:00 AM PDT
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Chefs love halibut for its versatility and hearty texture. Today, Chef Keller makes it two ways - one with red wine and one with white. Grilled Halibut in Barigoule (Artichoke Wine Broth); Red Wine Braised Halibut on a Bed of Endives and Mushrooms.
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text: RedSea 31 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 At this point it is beyond obvious that he just doesn't belong on the Wings roster. Despite logging PP time, he has only mustered 3 points in 25 games, a (-4) rating and a horrible 2.9% shooting percentage. If having a right handed shot on the PP is so important while Alfie is hurt, why not use Eaves? He is more athletic than Samuelsson and has the same amount of goals (1) in 15 games and 3.3% shot. I'm just frustrated that we have either high energy guys like Tootoo or skilled young guys like Jurco buried in GR. I'm not a coach or GM, but c'mon Mikel, do the right thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I'm trying to ressurect an old Dell Latitude 233/64 laptop just to see if I can.
It runs perfectly well with its win 98 OS, but I'm wanting something a bit less sterile for the old girl.
This weekend I've tried SAM, Zenwalk, TinyMe, Puppy and more - all with varying degrees of success, ranging from complete system locks (Mandriva One) to okayish but very sluggish performance (SAM). I did manage to get Sam and Puppy online, but I'm not happy with the general running of them to consider them permanent additions to my old machine. DSL installs flawlessly, but the graphics are corrupt evey time.
Any ideas or suggestions, please?


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I am looking a shop with the best price on a rec nbm reel seat,sic stripper and single foot titanium carbide guides.Also is a .360 a standard bore for a
7 1/2' 4 weight.
I am looking a shop with the best price on a rec nbm reel seat,sic stripper and single foot titanium carbide guides.Also is a .360 a standard bore for a
7 1/2' 4 weight.
most online shops will be within a few dollars of each other on all those items. if you want to save a few bucks look for one that cuts you a break on shipping. Frankly, I only deal with a very few retailers and that is because they have given excellent service. I would rather spend a buck or two more on an item and get great service than have to wait weeks while someone has to get it in stock then ship it to me.
Also, if you have not yet ordered your blank then the but dia. should be listed in the catalog. if .360 is too big you can always shim it with some foam arbors. I looked at a few model in the length and wt you want and they are running in the .280 area. so you would have to make up about 5/64"
The only things we permanently keep, are those we give away-Waite Philips
Depending on which particular Lemke seat that I sell, my std bore is .375, .4375. or .500, and am working on a mandrell for .312 for the smaller rod blanks
Just got off the phone with st croix he said it had a 3.5 tip and at the winding check diameter was 9/32 and at the bottom of seat was 19/64.Guides were #12 stripper,3 #4's and 4 #3's.
To ad got off the phone with Bob at mud hole and placed a order.Tich single foot guides,Fuji sic stripper,tich winding check and hook keeper and a Rec nbm fiddle back tiger stripe reel seat.Goduster correct bore is .375 and as most will need arbor.
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Kaspersky has announced in this article the first trojan specific for Android. "The new malicious program penetrates smartphones running Android in the guise of a harmless media player application. Users are prompted to install a file of just over 13 KB with the standard Android extension .APK. Once installed on the phone, the Trojan uses the system to begin sending SMSs to premium rate numbers without the owner's knowledge or consent, resulting in money passing from a user's account to that of the cybercriminals."


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Intel rejects Atom rename claim
No plan to change the brand, says chip giant
Intel has denied a claim that it will change the name of its low-power Atom processor when the next version of the chip, codenamed 'Cedar Trail', ships later this year.
The unnamed industry mole(s) who say otherwise were't apparently able to say what new name Intel has picked.
But they did claim that the rebranding excercise is to be put in place because a drop in demand for Atom CPUs is believed by Intel to have resulted from a poor brand image, DigiTimes reports.
Or it might simply be because netbook sales have stalled and the tablets that are selling in their place all use ARM chips not Atoms.
It's certainly hard to imagine that, having sold millions of Atoms, Intel now wants to scrap the name.
An Intel spokesman told the site: "There are no plans to change the Atom brand." ®
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ESPN's 2013 Labor Day, Thursday and Friday ACC Football Schedule Announced
A Labor Day prime time game, five Thursday Night matchups, and two Friday telecasts are among the games involving Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams slated for ESPN's 2013 college football schedule. Additional games will be announced. Highlights include:
· ESPN's Labor Day prime time telecast on Monday, Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. ET will mark the ACC debut for Pittsburgh with the Panthers hosting defending conference champion Florida State. Florida State finished last season with a 12-2 overall record, including a win in the Discover Orange Bowl over Northern Illinois. The only eight meetings between the programs occurred between 1971 and 1983 with Pittsburgh holding a 5-3 edge in the series.
· ESPN's popular Thursday night series -- ESPN College Football Primetime - will include North Carolina at South Carolina on August 29 and four ACC matchups highlighted by:
· Clemson, coming off an 11-2 record in 2012 including a 25-24 victory over LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, will make two appearances: at Atlantic Division rival NC State on September 19 and against 2012 conference championship game participant Georgia Tech, coming off a 21-7 victory over USC in the Sun Bowl, on November 14.
· Miami (Fla.) and North Carolina, the top two teams in the Coastal Division in 2012, will meet on October 17.
· ESPN networks will televise two Friday telecasts involving the ACC, including Miami (Fla.) at Pittsburgh on November 29, the Friday after Thanksgiving.
The 2013 ACC Labor Day, Thursday and Friday schedule (additional selections to be announced):
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Mon, Sep 2 8 p.m. Florida State at Pittsburgh ESPN
Fri, Sep 6 8 p.m. Wake Forest at Boston College ESPN or ESPN2
Thu, Sep 19 TBD Clemson at NC State ESPN
Thu, Sep 26 TBD Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech ESPN
Thu, Oct 17 TBD Miami (Fla.) at North Carolina ESPN
Thu, Nov 14 TBD Georgia Tech at Clemson ESPN
Fri, Nov 29 TBD Miami (Fla.) at Pittsburgh ABC, ESPN or ESPN2


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A regional conference hosted by the Earth and Spirit Council in conjunction with Portland State University's (PSU) Earth Week Celebration.
The Earth and Spirit Council, in partnership with Cornel Pewewardy's Indigenous Nations Studies Department, and featuring Aleut Elder, Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff presents a day-long workshop series lead by Ilarion, Cornel, and other Environmental and Education Leaders.
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8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Native American Center
Cost: $55 General Admission, Students Free
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7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Native American Center
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Tottenham are reportedly set to make an official approach for Brazil striker Leandro Damiao as Andre Villas-Boas looks to reinforce his goalscoring department during the January transfer window.
Damiao has been linked with a switch to Tottenham for some time and, according to Goal.com, a £15 million bid is being planned by the north London club.
With Emmanuel Adebayor deciding to represent Togo at the Africa Cup of Nations, Spurs are left with only Jermain Defoe as their senior forward, and Damiao has seemingly been identified as player to bolster Villas-Boas' side.
The 23-year-old Brazil international, who ended the 2012 Olympics as the tournament's top scorer, has been the the subject of interest from Spurs for two years, and a renewed approach now seems to be on the cards.
Internacional, the player's current club, are reported to now be willing to part company with Damiao as the Brazilian season is now over - and Spurs are ready to pounce.
Should Spurs formalise their interest in Damiao, they will reportedly have to fend off interest from Inter Milan.
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Salesforce.com ( CRM), the cloud computing company, on Tuesday delivered a 35% year-over-year revenue increase in its latest quarter. The company reported non-GAAP earnings of $49.6 million, or 33 cents a share, for the third quarter on revenue of $788 million. Analysts expected profit of 32 cents a share on revenue of $776.5 million. Salesforce.com forecast non-GAAP earnings of 38 cents to 40 cents a share in its fiscal fourth quarter on revenue ranging from $825 million to $830 million. Wall Street's current consensus view is for a profit of 40 cents a share on revenue of $829.9 million. Salesforce.com Shares Buoyed by 35% Jump in Revenue
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Zale, the jewelry retailer, reported a wider-than-expected fiscal first-quarter loss on Tuesday. Zale posted a loss of $28.3 million, or 88 cents per share, on revenue of $357.5 million. Analysts were expecting a loss of 68 cents a share on revenue of $365.6 million. Zale said it expects to be profitable for fiscal 2013. 5 Short-Squeeze Plays Primed for Quick Profits
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is operating Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites for the fourth year in a row with great success in local communities in the first three weeks of tax season. Since opening the sites on Saturday, January 26, 2013, Goodwill volunteers have completed over 725 returns and returned over $1.1 million to communities.
Goodwill is hosting sites this year at their store locations in Machesney Park, DeKalb and Rockford, Illinois. These regions, hit especially hard by unemployment and the economy, need the sites and Goodwill wants to ensure strong sites that would help a large number of individuals in these communities. Goodwill has also introduced a mobile site that will travel to several locations in the Rockford region and throughout Goodwill's service area. The Goodwill VITA sites offer free assistance to families with income less than $50,000 and individuals with income less than $25,000. Our Volunteer Tax Assistors also assist community members in claiming any special credits and deductions for which they may be eligible.
Goodwill is also partnering with the National Disability Institute and United Way Worldwide to expand free federal and state tax preparation and filing assistance to qualified individuals. Funded by the Walmart Foundation, the My Free Taxes program is a free online option for individuals who prefer to file their own taxes. Eligible individuals or families must have a combined income of $57,000 or less. To file online free today, please visit www.goodwillni.org.
Goodwill will be offering a Financial Festival on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at their Rockford location, 615 N. Longwood Street, from 9am to 1pm. The Financial Festival is a FREE family friendly financial wellness event offering individuals not only free income tax preparation and filing, but also featuring local experts to help you with bank accounts, credit reports, job search assistance, identity theft, legal assistance, attending and paying for college, low-cost internet and cell phone service, on-site shredding of confidential papers, and MORE!
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Eboue Q&A
Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, Emmanuel Eboue gives his thoughts on the tournament and assesses Ivory Coast's rivals for victory
Last Updated: 19/01/13 1:53pm
Ivory Coast on Tuesday begin their Africa Cup of Nations campaign when they take on Togo in South Africa.
As always, the Elephants are among the favourites to win the competition but, having lost 2012's final in a shock penalty shoot-out defeat by Zambia, they also have a reputation as perennial underachievers.
Emmanuel Eboue and his squad-mates will be determined to shed that tag when they get their campaign under way and, here, the former Arsenal defender discusses the tournament and assesses Ivory Coast's chances.
Who works the hardest in the Ivory Coast team?
Everybody in our team really works hard. But when you watch Kolo Toure in training, it is really impressive. He is like a lion, who wants to kill his opponent and I enjoy training with him a lot.
When you come back to the Ivory Coast team, do you feel like you are coming home?
Yes, absolutely. When I am with the team, it really reminds me of a family, because everybody is happy and cheerful. I am not quite sure where this constant happiness comes from but I enjoy being with the guys, because the atmosphere is so joyful. Ahead of the matches or training camps, I am always looking forward to meeting the other players and I hate leaving them after spending so much time with them.
What do you feel your chances are this year?
Some people always think it should be easy for us to win this tournament, because we have a lot of strong individual players but it really is not just about that. Especially because of the fact we have so many players in the European Leagues, many other teams are extra motivated to play against us and they often play really hard. But we are well prepared and very ambitious, so I think we have the chance to go far again this year.
How would you describe the African fans?
Our fans in Africa are very different to the fans in Europe. My impression in Europe is always that the audience in Europe knows a lot about football, they really concentrate on the match and follow it in detail. In Africa, it is a whole different atmosphere. It is more like a party. The fans get so excited when their own team wins, they sing, they celebrate, they jump around. It is just amazing and it cannot be compared to anything else. The fans are so joyful and unbelievably happy.
Who are the players you feel closest to in the camp?
The whole team feels like a family to me. But when we have to share hotel rooms, Yaya Toure is always my room-mate. We performed together in the national team since 2002, which is more than 10 years by now, and we have built a great bond, so we are always together a lot.
Can you describe a day at camp?
When we are together in camp, it is all about playing football. We train a lot, several times a day. In between we have nice and healthy food. During the breaks, my team-mates and I mainly watch TV or sleep. It is always an intense time but I love it.
Which team in the tournament do you have most respect for?
We are not scared of any teams but of course we respect all of them. If they were not good, they would not have qualified for the tournament. But the great thing about football is that it is unpredictable, you never know who is going to win. Only God knows that.
To hear more from Emmanuel Eboue, Ivory Coast and other players and teams who will feature in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations go to www.puma.com/africanfootball


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It is well known that the United States imprisons a higher percentage of its population than any other industrialized country. And while it is true that the prison population is predominantly male, the number of female prisoners has risen more than 800 percent in the last three decades, outpacing the approximate 400 percent increase in the male prison population during the same time period.And according to the Institute on Women and Criminal Justice report "Hard Hit: The Growth in the Imprisonment of Women, 1977-2004," in 1977, the United States imprisoned ten out of every 100,000 women , while in 2004 that number had increased to 64 out of 100,000. And because women tend to be caretakers, particularly of children, the effect their incarceration often has on families can be disastrous.
The Roots of Mass Incarceration
"The rise of what we now know as mass incarceration happened on the heels of the civil rights movement and the various liberation movements in the U.S.," says Vikki Law, author of "Resistance Behind Bars: the Struggles of Incarcerated Women." Lower-income communities began to be policed more heavily as a way to prevent people from getting organized, says Law. The war on drugs had kicked into gear by 1982, which "wasn't focused across the board on everybody," says Law. "There were specific images, like the black mother on crack and crack babies."
Because women tend to be nonviolent offenders, a large factor in the increase has been the popularity of mandatory minimum drug laws, which were seen as a tough-on-crime measure during the war on drugs.
"The Rockefeller drug laws mandated that first-time offenders for drugs got mandatory sentences," says Law. "Which meant that if you were, say, in a car with your boyfriend who happened to have two to four ounces of narcotic drugs, you could be charged and sentenced to 25 years to life even if it was a first-time offense." Minority urban women were disproportionately affected by these draconian laws, as more affluent white women tended to have greater access to drug treatment centers and better legal representation.
Furthermore, because women are usually low-level players in drug deals, they often don't have information they could use to negotiate a plea deal, says Executive Director Georgia Lerner of the Women's Prison Association, an advocacy organization devoted to helping women who are or have been in prison. "It's never the queen pin, it's the king pin."
Poverty is also a factor in the rise of women being imprisoned, because people sometimes resort to criminalized means to make ends meet. "In the 1990's [there were] a lot of cuts to social welfare programs," says Law. "So you suddenly see that [what] would keep a family of three - say a single parent with two children - afloat in terms of welfare and aid to families and dependent children and food stamps and housing benefits, are suddenly getting slashed." Women in prison are also more likely not to have completed high school, which undoubtedly has an effect on their ability to provide food, rent and basic necessities for themselves and their children. Also, Law noted that many women were thrown off of the welfare rolls during the Clinton administration's welfare reform, and there was a marked correlation between women being removed from the welfare rolls and the scores of women entering prison.
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"Much of what we know about women's pathways into crime has to do with earlier trauma, has to do with mental illness, addiction, relationships, so they're often involved in crime through the relationships they have with men," says Lerner. "And poverty is a big driver for plenty of women, so they're committing little crimes over and over again." For the drug addict or petty dealer who was trying to make extra money to pay rent, says Lerner, going to prison fails to address the underlying factors that led to incarceration in the first place.
The percentage of women incarcerated varies from state to state, with Oklahoma being the highest (129 out of 100,000 women) and Massachusetts and Rhode Island being the lowest (11 out of 100,000 women). Two-thirds of female inmates are convicted of nonviolent offenses and nonviolent offenders are more likely to have children. Nonviolent offenders are also the ones most likely to end up in a vicious cycle of reimprisonment.
"People who commit violent crimes are locked up longer and are less likely to reoffend," says Lerner. "People who commit nonviolent drug and property crimes tend to go in and out [of prison] over and over, because if it's addiction or economic issues driving the crime, it does not get solved, it only gets exacerbated by people being removed from the community."
Many people are also unable to afford legal help when arrested, which increases their odds of ending up behind bars. "There's a big difference between having a private attorney who can represent you and having publicly appointed counsel," says Lerner, who also noted that defendants who are able to make bail are statistically less likely to end up convicted. People of color are overrepresented in poverty-stricken communities, says Lerner, which are usually also neighborhoods where high schools tend to have high dropout rates and children are likely to enter kindergarten unprepared. In this we see how education, or lack of it, can affect a child's chances of ending up in prison as an adult: high school graduates are 70 to 75 percent less likely to end up involved in the criminal justice system.
Mothers Behind Bars
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report "Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children," the number of children under 18 with a mother in prison grew 131 percent between 1991 and 2007, when approximately 65,600 mothers were incarcerated. Mothers are more likely than fathers to be their children's primary caretaker and to be single parents, so the mother's incarceration inevitably disrupts the lives of their children, as they must then be cared for by someone else.
"A lot of women who end up in prison were already single parents at the time of their incarceration, [so] they might not have strong family ties," says Law. "A lot of women who are in prison have histories of abuse, either childhood and/or adult abuse, which means they might not have the same connections and trust in their families that men who end up in prison do. So their children are actually five times more likely to end up in foster care than [those of] men in prison."
During the Clinton administration, the Federal Adoption and Safe Families Act was put into place, which was intended to free children from foster care for adoption if the child had been in foster care for 15 of the past 22 months. Unfortunately, this had the effect of permanently separating children from incarcerated mothers, whose parental rights were mandated to be terminated irrevocably after 15 months. Even if the mother was able to show she was able to care and provide for the child upon release, says Law, there was simply no way to get her child back. Eleven percent of mothers in prison report their children being placed in foster care, while 42 percent reported the child's grandmother as being the primary caretaker during her stay in prison.
Even in the majority of cases where a family member or friend is able to care for the child (very few fathers assume full-time care while a mother is in prison), this still may involve changing schools or neighborhoods and disrupting the child's life, and the absence of the mother while in prison inevitably causes anguish.
"No matter what their mother did - they could have seen their mother selling drugs or working as a prostitute in front of them - it does not matter, children love their mothers; they are attached to their mothers; it is pretty devastating to break that bond even if logic tells us that this person could not possibly be an appropriate parent," says Lerner.
In Search of a New Life
Prisons, as opposed to being places where people can be rehabilitated in the hope of establishing law-abiding lives and becoming productive members of society, are typically warehouses to store people until their time has been served. Furthermore, in these cash-strapped times, budget cuts often mean slashing what few services exist, such as educational, drug treatment or mental health programs.
"In Colorado now, they're actually cutting their educational and vocational courses from something like a few months to eight-week sessions," says Law. "Even though studies have shown that education is the number one factor in whether or not somebody goes back to prison." And because higher numbers of men tend to be violent offenders who pose more of a risk to society, it will often be decided that resources and programs will be given to men's rather than women's prisons. Nowadays, ironically, squeezed state budgets may mean fewer people end up behind bars, as states simply can't afford to house as many people as they used to.
Other states may be rethinking their approach of using incarceration as an all-purpose solution to social ills and instead are using alternative methods to deal with problems such as drug addiction. "In New York, our incarceration has gone down significantly and a lot of that is because much of the population in the state prisons was coming from New York City and so much of the crime being sentenced to state prisons was drug related," says Lerner. New York now has several specialty narcotics prosecutors and drug courts and a large network of drug treatment and services that work to offer alternatives to incarceration, says Lerner. Judges are more willing to use these measures than incarceration because people who complete treatment are less likely to end up back in the criminal justice system.
Once released, women face many barriers to rebuilding their lives. A job can be difficult to obtain with a prison record, and even though it is technically illegal to discriminate unless the crime was directly related to the work being performed, the criminal background checks many employers routinely do often mean former inmates have trouble finding legitimate work. Other obstacles exist as well. For instance, in the state of New York, says Law, women with prison records are not qualified to live in public housing.
"About half of the women who enter prison have not completed high school and about half have not had a legal job within the last year," says Lerner. "So when they come out of prison, they probably still have not completed a high school equivalency diploma and they haven't gained any job training or work experience in most cases." In one odd New York case, women had the option of training to be hairdressers or barbers in prison, but then the state had a regulation against obtaining a barber's license if one had a prior criminal conviction, and parole regulations prevented the women from moving to another state.
"Corrections budgets have become a huge part of state budgets," says Lerner. "[It's] crazy because corrections was created to remove people from community ... not to be a school, a doctor's office, a mental health clinic, a drug treatment provider and a job training center." Unfortunately, this is what the prison population often needs in order to become law-abiding and contributing members of society, says Lerner. "If prisons are going to do a good job of preventing people from coming back, they need to figure out how to make those things available. It's certainly not what they were created for and we're asking a lot of the system."
Ultimately, as we look at the numbers of Americans being incarcerated, we have to ask ourselves if prisons in their current state are making society safer or less so, even though many may label measures to reintegrate prisoners back into society as being "soft on crime."
"There has to be a belief that people who enter prison can come out of prison being better," says Lerner. "That's a change. It's not something we've asked people to think about."


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(Spectacular astronaut adventure)
No doubt you have heard and read much about this extraordinary movie by now. We've come a long way from Buck Rogers and even Star Trek to the most spectacular space movie ever made.
"Gravity" is only an hour and a half long, but every second counts, with many of the sequences shot in "real time" as this nail-biter leaves us breathless. This is one movie you will want to see in 3D, as the effects add to the feeling of weightlessness, with objects and human beings, floating helplessly through space.
Two astronauts are stranded in space with virtually no chance of survival. Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, outside her ship on a routine space walk with astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney).
The effects and the scenery are spectacular. Ed Harris's voice gives instruction from Mission Control, while Kowalski cracks jokes and tells stories.
The peaceful scene is interrupted by a warning that a Russian satellite has blown up and the debris is headed their way. The two survivors must get back in the ship, conserve their oxygen and figure out how to get to the nearby space station.
We'll leave it at that, but will tell you that the movie will literally leave you breathless. While there is a lot of technical stuff going on that seems incredulous, you'll buy into the possibilities for survival.
There is one twist in the movie that will stun you and leave you puzzled, until you realize what is going on inside Dr. Stone's head as she deals with panic, loss of oxygen and the thought of dying alone in outer space. Bullock is incredible, expressing her fears and emotions, helplessness and hope. We have never seen a movie quite like this one and highly recommend it. Rated PG-13, with some profanity and many intense scenes.