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Hold Steady announce first-ever shows at 7th St. Entry
The Hold Steady ain't been 'round these parts since 2014, but that's about to change in two ways -- one epically big, one tantalizingly small.
In July, the locally rooted Brooklyn indie-rock greats announced a huge Minneapolis show set for October 13 at Surly's Festival Field. And, on Tuesday morning, they unveiled plans for two hyper-intimate shows on October 14 at 7th St. Entry.
The Entry concerts -- one 3:30 p.m. all-ages matinee, one 8 p.m. late show -- will be the Hold Steady's first-ever gigs at the Minneapolis venue, according to the band's Instagram:
"We've fit a lot of things into 15 years of the Hold Steady. We've released six albums and many other songs. We've played countless shows on three different continents. We've done most of the late-night TV shows. We've played Glastonbury. We've played Coachella. We've opened up for the Rolling Stones. And the Replacements. We've been personally insulted by Don Rickles. The list goes on... But, somehow, we've never played the 7th Street Entry. Until now."
The post continues:
"The 7th Street entry is a Minneapolis landmark and host to many legendary performances -- and the first place Craig saw the Replacements live. We will finally be adding this one to our list and we hope you will join us... The Twin Cities are such an important part of the Hold Steady story, and we can't wait to be there with you for this incredible weekend."
In the industry, it's called an "underplay." For cultishly devoted Hold Steady fans, it'll be rock 'n' roll nirvana inside the storied, sweaty little concert bunker. You'll pay handsomely for the rarified honor of seeing Craig Finn & Co. name-drop local landmarks in confines so small; $45 tickets go on sale this Thursday at 11 a.m. via First Avenue.
Freshly reunited with heyday keyboardist Franz Nicolay, the Hold Steady continue to regularly drop killer new singles, including last week's "Confusion in the Marketplace" (listen below). The band's last album, Teeth Dreams, came out way back in 2014.


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Arup Proposes Radical Building of the Near Future
In its January 2013 issue of Foresight [PDF], the engineering firm Arup imagines the urban building of the near future, pegging its design on the following question:
"As city living takes center stage, what will we come to expect from the design and function of urban structures and buildings?"
The essential characteristics of this urban structure adapted to the needs of society in the year 2050 include: flexible structures, the cultivation of sustainable resources, reactive facades, community integration and smart systems.
Manifesto-like and predicated on meeting the needs of a realtime technology-savvy dense urban population in constant flux and facing demographic shifts and natural resource scarcity, this uber building features modular components, phase change materials, timber-based structural framing, photovoltaics in paint form, algae bio-fuel cells, urban food production layers with integrated water collection and filtration systems, a building membrane that converts CO2 to oxygen through nanoparticles and provides interior climate control, communal space, data networking and integrated shared transportation systems.
The building functions as a "smart environment" linked into the urban infrastructure and is self-repairing through automated systems and onsite digital fabrication resources, which allow for customization.


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Well sorta. One is easily seen the other not so much. I'm reflected back in the mirror but since I was shooting at around 24mm good luck seeing me. I debated on Photoshopping myself out but figured I'd just leave it. I also had some angst on leaving it in color or black and white so did both. Tomorrow the images shot or Precious, the OMD-EM1 will premier.
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Interesting picture. We are betting you are the figure in the window? The color photo looks much nicer than the black and white. Then your black and white shadow picture. Very cool shots.
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Club Captain and Patrol Captain Roles
Club Captain
The Club Captain is responsible to the Club President.
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Organising and circulating patrol rosters
• Ensuring an even spread of experience and qualifications throughout all patrols
• Managing adherence to requirements of the Lifesaving Service Agreement and SOPs
• Ongoing management of service delivery standards and resolving issues as necessary
• Coordinating the pre-season preparation of equipment, uniforms, rostering, and communication
• Ensuring the responsible conduct of members in the Club
• Overseeing the Gear Steward and Powercraft officer concerning lifesaving gear, ensuring it is well maintained.
• Providing regular communication/information to Patrol Captains and members
• Working with Chief Training Officer to address any training requirements
• Recommending actions to the Club committee
• Liaising with the Branch Director of Rescue Services
• Attending Branch Board of Rescue Services meetings as required
• Communicating with Patrol defaulters to maintain efficiency of patrols
• Keeping a record of member re-qualifications each season
• Keeping a record of member's performances at patrol duties
• Submitting regular reports to the Club Executive Committee
Knowledge and skills required:
• SLSA Bronze Medallion
• A good understanding of Club culture and operations
• The ability to organise members and delegate tasks
• Computer skills
• Awareness of the Work Health and Safety Policy
• The ability to maintain confidentiality on relevant matters
• The ability to communicate effectively
• Good interpersonal skills
• Positive and enthusiastic manner
• Accreditation in training small groups (desirable)
The attached SNB Lifesaving Guide for Clubs can be used as a reference document for Club Captains.
Patrol Captain
The Patrol Captain is responsible to the Club Captain.
It is the responsibility of the Patrol Captain to ensure that identified high risk areas along their beach are appropriately covered with Surf Life Saving services in a proactive capacity. Dependant on conditions the patrol captain is responsible for the opening and closing of flagged areas and/or beaches.
The Patrol Captain should have a hand held radio scanning channels 2 and 3 with them at all times during the patrol so they are easily contactable by their fellow patrol members and SurfCom.
• Liaising with the previous Patrol Captain/Lifeguard to identify any issues or hazards present
• Allocating responsibilities to team members in case of an emergency and/or rescue
• Ensuring all lifesaving equipment is checked before duty
• Selecting the safest area of the beach to erect the red and yellow flags
• Ensuring the safe positioning of lifesaving equipment
• Designating suitable areas for surfboard riders and/or body board riders
• Ensuring a proper buffer zone exists between the surf craft area and the swimming area
• Take immediate steps to report any serious breach of Surf Life Saving safety policies or any patrol deficiencies identified to the Club Captain
• Be aware of and abide by the Local Government Act
• Coordinating any search and rescue situation that may occur
• In the event of an incident assume command of the situation using the resources available to them and liaising with SurfCom, until the Duty Officer arrives
• Arranging with the Duty Officer for suitable debriefings and/or peer support for club members as required
• Ensuring the correct information is recorded in log books, report forms, etc
• Make themselves easily accessible to the general public to answer any questions
Knowledge and skills required:
• SLSA Bronze Medallion
• Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management
• Other higher SLSA awards (desirable)
• Leadership skills
• Decision making skills
• Sound communication skills
• Professionalism
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work under pressure
The attached Education Scenarios can be used on patrol to help maintain the skills and knowledge of patrolling members throughout the season.


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Lucy steps off the bus a few moments before 4, bounding with energy and the stories she wants to tell us. She's also hungry — that's a long school day for a kid who runs hard. There's a snack time in the morning, lunch just before noon, then nothing else until she comes home. We've learned our lesson. We have snack waiting in the kitchen.
That girl would eat 8 apples a day, if we let her, so if we hand her one and a hunk of good cheese, she's happy. She doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, so homemade graham crackers or banana bread really don't do much for her. (Her brother, however? Oh, that boy would choose the sweet treat every time.) She finds the texture of celery repugnant, so there goes ants on a log. And at this point in her life, at nearly 8 (what?!), Lucy prefers the comfort of routine. Please don't try out any new snack recipes on her unless they are variations on a theme.
Lu approves of this seaweed popcorn we made for her recently. We're making it again, at 3:45 pm, today.
I started thinking about making this seaweed popcorn after reading The Good Gut, a great book by Justin and Erica Sonnenburg, two leading researchers of the microbiome who work at Stanford. They wrote about complex science in an approachable fashion, then shared the changes they have put into place in their family, based on what we know about the microbiome so far. (There's still so much to learn.)
The Sonnenburgs suggest we all add more seaweed to our diet, since it's nutrient dense, high in calcium and the B vitamins. It's also high in iodine. We don't use iodized salt in our house — we choose kosher or sea salt instead — so eating seaweed on a regular basis takes care of that need for iodine. We add kombu to our beans when we braise them and to our dashi broth for miso soup, to which we add wakame. And for awhile, at Lucy's request we had sushi Sunday every week. That's why we have nori in the house at all times.
It's also because roasted seaweed snack — sheets of nori roasted with oil and salted — is a big hit at snacktime on Vashon. Lucy has spent years crunching on crisp bites of nori. I'll never forget the time she came home from preschool and told me, "You forgot to pack my seaweed snack today! Everybody had some and I didn't have any!" That's Vashon for you.
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we're lucky to have a large Asian population and we live on the coast. Seaweed is pretty easy to find here and frequently used. You might not live in a place where it's quite as common but nori is worth seeking out or finding online.
We like adding a bit of butter to our seaweed popcorn. Of course, you can skip it if you want. But when we first tried this popcorn, popped in the pan with sesame oil, shaken together with the nori on a sheet tray, and still hot, Danny and I both tasted cheddar cheese. It's not there when the popcorn is room temperature but it's an unexpected taste.
With such a simple technique and so few ingredients, paying attention matters even more. When you make popcorn on the stove, there's something rather satisfying about shaking that pot around and around on the burner, to prevent burning, and feeling the corn pop against the sides of the pot. Desmond is fascinated by it. Give it a few more years and he'll be the one doing this for us.
Great food doesn't need to be wildly inventive or never-before-seen to be good. Is that even possible at this point? Us? We have about 5 snacks that work around here, time and again, with popcorn being almost top of the list. From now on, we're throwing seaweed in it.
seaweed popcorn
All you need is a good popcorn. We're fond of Arrowhead Mills white popcorn, which is certified gluten-free. Good butter helps too. The Sonnenburgs recommend cultured butter for the gut, if you eat butter, so I think this Vermont cultured butter might be worth the splurge. And of course, some high-quality nori.
Other than that, time to make popcorn.
Prepare to cook. For best results, heat a large Dutch oven in a 400* oven until the pot is hot. This is not necessary or for the faint of heart. But if you happen to be cooking and have the oven on, it makes the corn pop fast to hit a hot pan.
Prepare the nori. Roll the sheets of nori into a tight cigar shape. With a sharp knife, slice the rolled nori into thin slices, then chop those slices into small pieces. Lay the chopped nori onto a baking sheet.
Pop the corn. Set a Dutch oven or large pot onto medium-high heat. When the pot is hot, pour in the sesame oil. When the oil is hot, add in the popcorn. Immediately put on the lid. Listen carefully for the sizzle. In the first few moments, give the pot a good shake once or twice, to make sure the popcorn doesn't burn. When you hear the first corn kernel pop, pay attention and start shaking the pot around the burner in a circular motion, stopping once in awhile to listen. When the last kernels have stopped popping — and there are always an errant one or two who wait until the last moment — move the pot to the back of the stove. Wait a minute or two before you take off the lid.
Finish the popcorn. Set a small skillet onto the burner and turn down the heat to medium-low. Add the butter to melt it. Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl. Pour the melted butter over the popcorn and gently toss the popcorn to coat it with the butter. Tumble the buttered popcorn onto the nori slices on the baking sheet and toss the popcorn around until everything is jumbled together.
Move the popcorn back to the large bowl and add salt to taste. Eat immediately.
Feel like playing? You could use any oil you want here. We liked the taste of the sesame oil with the nori but we're also big fans of coconut oil for popping corn. If you wanted to save time in slicing up the nori, simply crumble a small package of roasted seaweed snack onto the popcorn and combine.


text: On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 09:06:05PM -0500, Marty Landman wrote: > Jerry McAllister wrote: > > >Well, do as it says - choose a shell and run fsck manually. > > Heh, for starters I assumed (always a bad thing) that fsck wasn't available > because I did a 'which fsck' and got 'which not found' as a response. But > fsck itself is there. Which is a built in shell command and you hadn't declared a shell yet. But, fsck is run from a binary file and can be reached by specifying the full path. > >Just run /sbin/fsck /dev/ad1s1c. Actually that would be a somewhat > >unusual address - what they call a 'dangerously dedicated' disk. > > Can you explain or point me to more info on why that was a poor choice on my > part? To explain more this is a 250 GB hard drive which is the primary slave > and is mostly used as a data repository and shared via samba on my home > office lan. Mainly because it is non or less standard and some things may not play nicely with it. As long as it is used only in a FreeBSD situation and there is never a problem with the disk, then it will work fine. But it is usually advisable to keep to the high road unless there is a reason not to. > > >But I think fsck should be able to work through it. > > snip > > >It the manual fscks don't work, then you may have to try some > >extreme tactics to recover things on that partition or abandon > > snip > > >If you end up rebuilding the drive, then the next time make a > >FreeBSD slice and then make a partition within that slice to > >avoid that 'dangerously dedicated' config. > > I am not getting past this error with fsck. Get 16 lines saying: > > ad1: FAILURE - READ_DMA status=51<READY,DSC,ERROR> error=40<UNCORRECTABLE> > LBA=xxx > > for xxx in [191..206] > > then a msg listing disk sectors that can't be read 128 through 143 and > finally: > > /dev/ad1s1c: NOT LABELED AS A BSD FILE SYSTEM (unused) > > If I can recover the disk which has about 60GB's used out of 250GB and lose > a few sectors it's really not a bad deal probably, but how do I go about > trying at this point? > > Also it won't reboot now, although I've run fsck complete including on ads0. > Do I have to edit /etc/fstab so ads1 isn't mounted to get a good boot? > Unfortunately /usr isn't getting mounted and I have not editor available > afaik. Now you are getting beyond my experience. I am thinking something in the label got mushed or possibly the primary superblock got wacked. Sometimes the label can be rewritten, if the new one is identical to the old one, and then used to access the disk. And, there are lots of spare superblocks written on the filesystem and it is possible to use one as an alternate. But I have never had to do either of these things, so someone else with experience there would be a better guide. ////jerry > > Marty > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions at freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"


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The Translator and Interpreter Corps at DePaul is a volunteer, student-based language access facilitation service designed to respond to pressing community need for intercultural communication. This program not only provides students with concrete real world experience, but it also teaches them the professional guidelines, best practices, and code of ethics in the translation industry.
This program's goal is to provide immigrant, low-income and/or limited-English proficiency (LEP) individuals with access to key language services that would otherwise be unavailable due to linguistic and socio-economic factors. These volunteer services support DePaul University's Vincentian mission, while responding to the educational needs of its students by preparing them for their professional careers. TIC is committed to promoting linguistic justice and diversity through human rights-based advocacy and community translation and interpreting, in the hopes of working toward a more equitable, just, and peaceful society.
TIC provides advanced language students with a unique cultural and experiential opportunity to gain professional experience in legal and community-based translation and interpretation, as well as project management, supported by the structure of an academic environment.
The field of translation and interpretation is at a point of very rapid development and has become a pressing necessity in many fields. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the translation and interpreting professions are projected to grow by 18% by 2026, as a result of globalization and increased presence of LEP and non-English speakers in the U.S. (1). Despite the aid of automatic translation and other computer translation tools, nuanced human intervention remains
essential, hence the need for talented linguists.
Translation and interpretation skills, combined with other language and intercultural skills, are advantageous in many careers, as is productive and responsible volunteer experience. There are a host of employment opportunities that interact directly and indirectly with translation work, namely, scientific and medical research, business operations, literary work, trade and patent work, media, immigration and legal services, government and intergovernmental positions, educational translation in schools and universities, hospitals and nursing care
facilities, as well as museums and historical sites (2). Thus, students will find that the skills acquired through their volunteer translation and interpretation work will have lasting professional value across a variety of disciplines and fields.
1 See, "Occupational Outlook Handbook: Interpreters and
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Available at: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/interpreters-and-translators.htm
2 See, Hammond, D. "The Translation Profession in the United
States Today." (1990). The Annals of the American Academy of Political
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Single Undergraduate Psychology Courses
At CalSouthern, you have the option of enrolling in a course without committing to a degree program. It's a fantastic way to get a feel for the CalSouthern online learning experience before enrolling. You can apply the credits you earn to a CalSouthern bachelor's degree program, or, since CalSouthern is regionally accredited, the credits are readily transferable into a bachelor's program at another institution, as well.* Or, maybe you simply want to gain college-level knowledge and expertise in a topic area of interest to you.
Choose from any of the undergraduate courses in CalSouthern's School of Psychology. A vast selection of subjects are available, on topics as diverse as cognition and the brain, addiction, abnormal psychology, marriage and family therapy and business psychology.
Getting started is quick and easy. No entrance exams are required and you don't have to provide official transcripts. Courses start every month and you'll never encounter a closed course or waiting list!
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Hackleton's Cliff in St Joseph is frequented by tourists because the spot offers one of the most breathtaking coastal sights to be found anywhere on the island.
Overrun by unsightly bush which was providing a hide-out for robbers, residents embarked last October on a community clean-up project to transform and beautify the area.
The aim was two-fold: to improve public safety and boost the area's tourism potential by making it more appealing.
However, residents say their limited resources can only go so far and are appealing to tourism authorities in particular to lend a helping hand with the execution and maintenance of the project.
Roger Moore, one of the men behind the community initiative, told a visiting Barbados TODAY news team that he has contacted and written letters to various entities asking for help but is unhappy with the response.
"All we getting is a lot of hot air and promises," he said.
Besides debushing a large section of the cliff which overlooks the east coast, the project has involved planting flower gardens using plant material mostly from the garden of Moore's mother.
Lawn grass and a mower were donated by another resident.
Moore said the initiative to debush and beautify the area was prompted by a number of robberies that had taken place. He said when tourists made their way through what was then an "eye sore", robbers hiding here would pounce on them..
The situation had gotten so bad that an island constable had to be placed in the area, he said.
"We decided that instead of leaving it as a danger zone, to beautify it with some fruit trees and plants. It is work in progress because we are not getting the financial help and then we using manual labour," Moore said.
"We just try to put a donation box to help with small things but that is not enough. Most people would come onboard the project if it was beneficial for them. If we could find somebody who would just come out and see what going on."
Moore said not everybody who comes to Barbados wants to see only places like Harrison's Cave.
"Sometimes people come and don't have money to spend, but they can come and see this natural beauty here. Just come and see what little help can offer," he said.
Moore said restroom facilities were desperately needed. He said when tourists want to carry out their bathroom business, they are often forced to either ask residents to use their toilets or resort to the alternative of making their way into the bush.
He said a portable toilet would be a good solution. "Sometimes there are tour buses and taxis passing through. The Island Safari also comes through. If you are a guy, you can go by a tree and relieve yourself. But for a female you should have a portable toilet."
Moore said although the project has not received the recognition and assistance it deserves from authorities, taxi drivers and tourists often give it a thumb's up. He recalled that two weeks ago, a repeat visitor who came to the cliff was surprised and pleased with the transformation of the area.
"He say he love it because when he first came, it was nothing but bush. He could not believe it is the same area. He remember having to walk through to see the view. No help but we just decide to put our all into it because it is a safety mechanism not only for the visitors but also residents too."
Tour guide Dunston Harris, who was at the site with a family from England, told Barbados TODAY he recognized that residents are not obligated to do what they are doing, stressing it is a very good initiative.
"The visitors that I bring here really enjoy this spot. It is a wonderful place," Harris said.
Visitor Ian James said the view from the cliff was one of the most beautiful scenes he had ever seen and encouraged the residents to continue the good work.
"The plan is to get some benches, umbrellas and tables. Sometimes, people come up there with their own chair and just relax and look over. Some people might come, no hurry to leave, but no place to relax," Moore said.
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Degree: Pharm.D.
Duration of training: 5 years (10 semesters)
Language of instruction: English
Head of the programme: Professor Pál Perjési
Description of the programme:
The Academic Program offered by the School of Pharmacy leads to the degree of Pharm. D. This program extends over a period of five years. It begins with an introduction to the basic sciences providing a basis for further pharmaceutical studies. In the second part of the program, students take part in general and special pharmaceutical education at the university departments, teaching pharmacies, institutes, laboratories and pharmaceutical works.
The diploma program consists of five years of basic and special studies. The first two years are devoted to the basic sciences. The 3rd and 4th years specifically concentrate on the special pharmaceutical sciences. After the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years, students take part in practical training on three occasions, in public pharmacies or at a pharmaceutical company in Hungary or in their countries. In the 9th semester students must submit a written Thesis, and in the 10th semester they are engaged for 4 months in a practical training program in public and hospital pharmacies. After the practical training period, students take examinations in the presence of the State Board, where they have to prove their skills in pharmaceutical sciences (both practical and theoretical).
The pharmaceutical diploma entitles the bearer to work in public and hospital pharmacies, laboratories, pharmaceutical works, pharmaceutical research institutes, international commercial trade of pharmaceuticals, and management of pharmaceutical materials.
Application procedure:
Applicants should fill out an application form, attach the requested documents and submit the file to the Student Service Center of the University of Pécs, Medical School. It must be noted that only fully completed application files may be forwarded to the English Program Committee. Applicants are required to take an entrance examination which consists of a written test and an oral interview. The application fee is USD 200 and the entrance examination fee is USD 250 (if taken in Pécs). The topics focus on Chemistry and Biology. A good command of the English language is required.
Deadline for application: 30 June (upon request, late applications might also be considered)
Location of training: University of Pécs, Medical School, H-7624 Pécs, Rókus u. 2.
Tuition fee: see website
For more information please contact:
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Chapter Two
Growing up, most of us have witnessed school yard fights. These usually amounted to a shoving or wrestling match. However, every once in a while, things got serious and punches flew. In some instances, one opponent will do something "dirty" to win the battle. In the eyes of school children, this is a "no-no". In real-life, it's another story. Remember, this is Street Combat – This Ain't No Game. Also, as mentioned in the last chapter, there is no "second place winner" in this sort of combat.
I've witnessed more than my share of bar fights, and I've even participated in a few (in my "young and dumb" days). I have yet to hear any participant of a bar fight claim that the other opponent fought dirty. You do whatever you have to do to be the victor. Sometimes bar fights are nothing but stupid disagreements, or sometimes patrons have simply over-indulged in spirits. Words fly, and fists soon follow suit.
Other times, bar fights turn deadly serious. Guns, knives, clubs, baseball bats, motorcycle gangs, and other things determine the circumstances involved and the outcome.
CASE STUDY: Uncle Dave Challenges Cheetah
My Uncle Dave was a terrific guy, whether drunk or sober. He was just a lot of fun to be around. However, whenever he and I would go bar hopping, the alcohol would usually take control of his common sense. After hitting several bars, Dave would be feeling pretty tough and would then pick a fight with the meanest and toughest "regular" in the place. Dave always lost! There were usually no hard feelings after the fight; there'd just be a 'round of drinks for everyone, which Dave bought.
In one particular bar we had not previously patronized, Dave had the misfortune of picking a fight with a regular patron called "Cheetah". It was in short order, that Dave learned how Cheetah got his name.
As was the usual routine with Dave, he would ask who the meanest or baddest guy was in the bar. (Honestly, that's how he did it.) Someone was always willing to step forward, especially in view of the fact that Dave was only about 5′ 6″ and 150 lbs, if soaking wet. There was never a want for an opponent.
Cheetah stepped forward at the invitation and was more than willing to oblige Dave's request for a sparring partner. Within moments, Dave and Cheetah were outside the bar, and the battle was on. Within less than a minute, Dave lay on the cold concrete sidewalk, dazed and bloodied. It was night time, and I only saw a flurry of punches from Cheetah. After I picked Dave up from the ground and tended to his bloodied face, a 'round of drinks was forthcoming, and Dave and Cheetah became good friends.
First of all, don't ever pick a fight with anyone called Cheetah. The odds are that they earned that name and not because they're soft and cuddly like a little kitten! Secondly, keep an eye on your attacker's hands. You never know when they might conceal a roll of coins, a knife, gun, stick, et cetera to use against you. Lastly, don't go around to strange bars picking fights. There's a pretty good chance you'll always lose, and there's always someone willing to take it on the chin and land you on your behind!
Cheetah had been a former prize fighter. He had lightning fast hands, faster than any of Dave's other opponents. Added to the incredible speed was a roll of nickels in Cheetah's clenched fist. This gave him a rock-solid hand to punch with. There were no hard feelings after the fight, but I believe Uncle Dave learned a valuable lesson that night.
I hold black belt ranks in several styles of martial arts, which include but are not limited to: Judo, Goju-ryu Karate, American Kenpo Karate, American Combat Karate, and others. However, I teach my students and am of the opinion that it's always better to use your hands and/or feet as a last resort.
If you can secure some type of "equalizer", such as a stick, rock, sap, black jack, baseball bat, baton, or any other such weapon, it's better to use that than your bare hands or feet. When attacked, the attack will come viciously, without warning, with blinding speed, and the odds are that you'll be outnumbered. So, why shouldn't you have some sort of advantage in your hand when the deck is stacked against you?
CASE STUDY: Bar Fight II
Yeah, in my drinking days (now long gone), I was known to frequent bars in all types of neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods weren't exactly friendly to folks of other races, either. Some figured if you were crazy enough to walk into their neighborhood and bar, you were "bad" enough to take any and all challengers on.
My childhood friend, Moe, and I were in just such a bar one night. Moe is Mexican– not your South-of-the-Border variety but the kind born and raised in Chicago. Like myself, he doesn't speak a word of Spanish. As a matter of fact, I can at least order food in a Mexican restaurant in the language of the people; Moe can't! So much for the Mexican blood running through Moe's veins.
Sober, I can barely shoot pool; after I'd had a number of drinks, I was virtually impossible to beat. Most of my friends would refuse to play pool with me after I'd gotten drunk. Moe, on the other hand, was a pretty fair man with a pool cue. His dad, Gunner, had a pool table in his basement that Moe used daily to get plenty of practice.
While drinking in an unfamiliar bar, Moe and I were challenged to a game of Eight Ball by some of the local patrons. At the onset I was fairly sober, but this changed with the consumption of several Cutty and water drinks. The locals had won several games from us, which was all fine and dandy. We were only playing for a few bucks a game. By the way, the local patrons were all white, but Moe isn't! We should have known there would be problems when we first walked in and all the attention was focused on Moe.
The stakes were raised after several games of pool. The locals were feeling pretty lucky. Unfortunately, I was starting to get on the stick with my usual drunken accuracy. We started winning the (now) bigger table stakes. This didn't bode very well with the locals. They were sure we had set them up by losing the first few games.
A pool cue is a pretty dandy weapon, when wielded properly– much like a bo or staff. I've always favored a stick over a knife, because it keeps your opponent farther away from you during a fight. Unfortunately, a stick is a bit hard to conceal and carry with you all the time. Luck was with me this time around, as a "stick" was already in my hands.
Words were exchanged. Remarks were directed at the "Mexican" I had with me, and fists started to fly, as did my pool cue! Moe is a fairly good-sized fellow; although not a trained fighter, he could give a good accounting of himself with his bare fists.
The fight wasn't limited to the four of us; other friends of the locals quickly joined in. Within less than two minutes, the entire affair had been settled, and the Chicago Police were on their way. Moe and I jumped on our motorcycles and left, pronto!
First of all, I was a bit of a hard-headed individual in my younger days. I always thought it was pretty exciting to go into other neighborhoods and bars to drink. I thought of myself as being rather indestructible. My martial arts background and training had given me a pretty high self-confidence level. I could better handle two or three opponents easier than I could just one. When fighting multiple opponents, they tend to get in one another's way, at least in my experience.
Don't go looking for trouble; if you do, it'll ALWAYS find you! As my Uncle Dave learned, you can always find someone willing to step outside with you.
Although Moe and I weren't looking for trouble, we found it. We had simply wanted a change of scenery by going into this bar. It was located in a middle-class area of town. Still, trouble ALWAYS has a way of brewing after alcohol has been consumed. If you have no business being in that particular part of town, then stay away!
If you have no business (or friends) in a particular bar or tavern, then stay away! One of the best ways to avoid a fight, is not to be there when one starts.
I've always been a fan of down-to-earth, simple, basic techniques. The Hollywood movies would lead you to believe that nothing works in a fight except fancy, high-flying kicks and make-believe "mysterious" punches. Such is NOT the case!
You should always attempt to direct your attack at your opponent's most vulnerable areas, too. This is the essence of "dirty fighting". In the above fight, one of the best vulnerable areas was the groin. Don't ever be afraid to attack your opponent's vulnerable areas.
As with any physical skill, you must master the basic techniques. Without mastery of basic physical skills, advanced skills will not be learned (properly) or mastered. In my martial arts classes and seminars, I constantly instill the importance of mastering the B-A-S-I-C- skills and techniques before moving on to a more advanced one.
The bar fight Moe and I were involved in ended rather quickly, thanks to the weapons– the pool cues– we had in-hand! Moe made a good accounting of himself simply by swinging his pool cue like a baseball bat or club. I, on the other hand, used several simple moves.
One of the most effective is the horizontal stroke. This is exactly like the old military horizontal butt stroke, performed with a rifle. The pool cue is swung horizontally toward your opponent's head or body area. (In my case, I aimed for the head.)
The next easiest and very effective move is the vertical stroke. Again, this is exactly like the military vertical "butt" stroke with a rifle. The pool cue (or other stick-type weapon) is brought up from the ground in a straight vertical movement. Your two target areas are the groin or chin. In the above fight, I went right to the groin area.
In my U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Unit, we had a black drill sergeant who would occasionally teach our so-called "hand-to-hand combat" classes. He would always tell us to strike, kick, or hit the enemy in the "groan". Obviously, he was mispronouncing "groin". However, when you stop and think about, it really is a strike to the "groan" area. I just thought I'd mention this little tidbit for "historical" purposes. (PSG Johnson, if you're out there, thanks for the "groan" lessons. My opponents have always "groaned" when hit in the "groin".)
CASE STUDY: My Sister's Hero
Donald was a great big guy, standing well above my 5′ 11′ height. However, he was younger and obviously not very bright. I don't exactly recall the circumstances that brought him into the life of our family, but somehow or another he was dating one of my sisters.
A feud broke out between me and this sister; it was merely sibling rivalry and nothing serious. This sort of thing always happens between brothers and sisters!
Donald happened to be standing in our front yard and heard the commotion. He was determined to be my sister's hero by calling me out. That was a big mistake!
I flew out the door and didn't touch a single step leading down to the walk. In short order, I had Donald on the ground, unable to breath, speak, or follow through on his challenge. The fight was over in a blink. Luckily, my dad arrived on the scene and broke up the whole affair. Otherwise, Donald might not have survived my attack.
Be merciless and unrelenting in your attack. Surprise and the first blow often wins battles. In Donald's case, he didn't really expect me to take the drastic action I did. He had no idea I would bound through the door and launch such a vicious attack on him. I suspect he thought the fight would be nothing more than a huffing match. You know the kind– two men standing there threatening one another to see who would back down first.
Although an adversary may be bigger and stronger than you, surprise and aggressiveness (on your part) may rule the day. In this incident, I knew that Donald was much bigger and stronger than me. I knew that he considered himself some kind of tough guy. I also knew that if a person couldn't breathe, they couldn't do much harm.
Go for the throat! If a person can't breath, they'll break off any aggressive action in rapid order. I immediately grasped Donald's windpipe in a death grip. I could have easily crushed his trachea without any resistance from him.
At the time, I used all four fingers and my thumb to subdue my opponent. I've since learned an even better and more effective technique.
First of all, it's extremely difficult to get all four of your fingers behind and around the trachea. With sheer brute force it can be done. Master martial artist John McSweeney, however, has developed a better (and easier) technique, called the Eagle's Talon or Eagle's Claw.
This technique is executed using only the thumb and index finger (of either hand). Using a pincer motion (like a lobster does with its claw), you grab the windpipe with the index finger and thumb. It is now very easy to apply a grasping motion and pinch the windpipe between the finger and thumb. This technique is deadly if performed with any amount of force. You can easily crush or rip-out a persons windpipe, thereby killing them!
I want to warn all readers that this is a deadly technique, and it is one to be used only when deadly force is being used against you. If a doctor or medic is on hand when this technique is used, they may be able to save your opponent's life. If, however, no trained and properly equipped "medico" is on the scene, it's going to be the end of the line for your attacker! This is dirty fighting at its best!
CASE STUDY: Brutal Bat Attack
You're gonna love this tale. I wasn't involved, but I was a witness, and what I'm about to tell you is 100% true!
The west side of Chicago, Illinois is a part of town you don't want to be caught in after dark, even if you live there! This is one tough area, to be sure. I was in this area while working a temporary job driving a dump truck. While assigned to work with the Streets & Sanitation Department, I witnessed a brutal attack.
It was like any other summer day in Chicago– hot and humid! The work crew was finishing up a patch job at a street corner. Our crew was made up of whites, blacks, and a Hispanic fellow. We were not quite the U.N., but we were close. The neighborhood we were working in was, for the most part, made up of blacks.
While waiting (in my truck) for the crew to finish their job, I saw a young black man (probably in his late teens or early 20's) standing across the street from us in front of a hamburger stand. Another black man, probably in his late teens or early 20's, come up behind the first black man. I saw that he had a baseball bat in his hands. This wasn't going to be pretty, because no one involved had a baseball glove or ball.
The second man got into the most picture-perfect batting stance I've ever seen. He took a full swing and struck the first man square in the back of the skull. The first man's head went flying across the street, as you would expect… NOT!
Much to my surprise and amazement, the fellow who had been attacked by the of full force of the baseball bat went down to his knees and then almost as quickly came right back up swinging at the man who attacked him. I don't know the details of the entire affair; I'm guessing it was probably a drug deal gone bad or some sort of love triangle.
I beeped my horn to alert the work crew to the incident, and we high-tailed it out of the area as quick as everyone could get on the truck. To this day, I don't know the outcome of the fight, but my money was on the guy who got hit with the bat.
At least we had a racially-diverse work crew. This is somewhat acceptable to the residents of certain (racial or ethnic background) neighborhoods in Chicago. The Ward Supervisor, in his wisdom, had seen to it that our crew had this racial mix. As a matter of fact, I believe we had more black men on the crew than whites.
I believe it was prudent on our part to high-tail it out of the neighborhood when the fight broke out. Remember the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, CA a few years ago. Poor Reginald Denny found himself in the wrong part of town at the wrong time. It nearly cost him his life.
After this incident, I started carrying my 6″ Colt Trooper, .357 Magnum revolver with me. I kept it under the front seat of the truck. I just didn't have a lot of faith in my little Colt Detective Special that I kept in an ankle holster. I was of the opinion, at the time, that bigger was better. If one gun was good, then two were better.
Well, as for our part, we got away from the troubled area as fast as we could. There was no sense in our work crew staying in the immediate area to cheer on the contestants.
The technique used in this attack, by the second man (with the baseball bat), should have been a sound one, but it wasn't. The law of physics would seemingly dictate that the first man's head should have been cleanly removed from his shoulders or at the very least his skull should have been crushed by the blow, but it wasn't!
I can only imagine the surprise and sheer terror that the second man experienced when the man he hit with the baseball bat went down on his knees only to come right back up swinging! That's enough said.
I teach my students the importance of ALWAYS carrying some type of weapon with them, even if they don't realize they have a weapon. This part of my class is simply called "Improvised Weapons". Students are taught to take what they have on hand and use it as a weapon against an attacker. In my class, I give the students 10 seconds to find an improvised weapon and explain to the rest of the class how they'll use it. This procedure is repeated several more times throughout the first hour of this particular class, until everyone gets the idea. We then spend the second hour of the class building much more sophisticated, improvised weapons, some pretty deadly, too! A little common sense and thought have produced some real interesting, improvised weapons, even by my very young (5-12 year old) students.
CASE STUDY: The Harassing Senior
I think I already mentioned that I was a bit on the skinny side when I was growing up. (I've since made up for it, though.) While I was a freshman in high school, there was one particular senior who thought it was fun to pick on me. Oh, he never beat me up or anything like that' he just found ways to embarrass me, mess up my hair, and you know, things like that. Every school has one of these guys. This fellow was probably six feet tall and outweighed me by at least 50 or 60 pounds.
I was always fortunate enough to have this character sit with me during study hall and lunch. I guess no one else wanted to be his "friend". Lucky me. If that wasn't bad enough, I was also "fortunate" enough to run into this guy between classes in the halls.
It's simply amazing what a rolled-up magazine can do to a fellow. I had finally had enough of this monster bullying me, and I let him have it, right in the belly with a rolled-up gun magazine. To this day, I remember that it was an issue of the "NRA's AMERICAN RIFLEMAN" magazine.
Don't ever let a bully get the best of you. No matter how big they are, they can be taken out, especially if you catch 'em by surprise. The longer you let things go on, the harder it is to correct the situation. I didn't want to make waves in my new school, because my folks were paying some serious money to send me to a private Lutheran high school. I didn't want to blow it, but there has to come a time when you take a stand.
As already mentioned, I rolled up a magazine and jammed it into this guys gut. Oh, it didn't kill him or anything like that. However, there is immense power in something so simple, like a rolled-up newspaper or magazine, if used properly. I completely caught this guy by surprise and knocked the wind out of him. He was NEVER a problem after that. He still sat at the same table in study hall and at lunch, but he had a new respect for me after I fought back.
A rolled-up newspaper works just as well as a magazine; it might be even better, because you can get a real good two-handed hold on it when you thrust it into someone's gut, face, throat, et cetera.
You can also use it to slap someone across the face. Now, while this won't stop their attack, it will divert their attention long enough for you to find a better target, like the groin, gut, throat, et cetera.
A ball point pen can be used to stab someone in the face or eyes. An attack to an eye socket will just about guarantee an end to the attack. If they can't see you, they can't hurt you.
I also teach my students to use their keys to strike at someone's eyes. The ripping motion can blind a person. The blood from the ripping motion can also run into an attacker's eyes, blinding him.
Women, for the most part, carry an arsenal with them in their purses. Nail files, hair spray (when sprayed into the eyes can permanently blind a person), car and house keys, and even the purse itself can be used as a weapon when swung at the head area. Have you ever picked up a woman's purse? They're heavy.
How about a hand full of change, flung into someone's face. It can injure an eye, and at the very least give you a moment to escape or plan your attack. A few rocks carried in your coat or pants pocket can also be flung into an attacker's face.
The list of improvised weapons is only limited by your own imagination. Take a few minutes right now to inventory what you have in your pockets, purse, or within your reach that can be used as a weapon.
Right now, if front of me, I see two pairs of scissors, numerous magazines and newspapers, PC disks (that can be flung), a briefcase that can be swung, two staplers that can be used as striking weapons or for that matter how about a few staples (stapled) into an attacker's face? Ouch!
If I look to what I'm carrying as weapons right now, my right front pocket has an Ernest Emerson Commander folding combat knife (clipped inside the pocket, for rapid deployment) as well as a lot of loose change. My left front pocket has a Gerber (Applegate-Fairbairn) Covert folding knife (also, clipped inside the pocket) and two sets of keys. In my left rear pocket, I have my wallet, which contains my private investigator's badge (I still take on a few PI cases every now and then). This badge has a 7-point star, and it could be flung into someone's face (ala, martial arts throwing stars), or it could be used as a stabbing device to a face. On my right hip is Glock Model 26, 9mm pistol with a 10-round magazine plus another spare magazine in my jacket pocket, both loaded with Norma (made by Black Hills Ammunition) 9mm 124 gr. Plus P ammo.
The above should give you some kind of an idea as to what type of improvised weapons you have with you for immediate use. Don't be afraid of being a "Dirty Fighter". At least you'll be a live fighter after an attack.
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During a data migration, multiple paths can be used between the XIV storage system and the source storage system that data is being migrated from. If a given LUN ID exposes different volumes on the source system, the XIV storage system will treat the different source volumes as single volume. This may result in corruption of the destination volume. If the source updating option is set, the data of the source volume will be impacted.
Potential Data Corruption.
Resolving The Problem
- A check for this scenario is planned in future release.
Until the check is available, you should verify that the same SCSI LUN ID is used on all paths to expose a given volume on the source system and that a different SCSI LUN ID is used for each volume on the source system.
Please refer to the data migration chapter of the IBM Redbook IBM XIV Storage System: Copy Services and Migration, in particular Section 7.2.
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Directed By Chor Yuen
Action by Yuen Cheung-Yan
Starring : Chung Wa, Ku Feng, Yueh Hua,Lo Lieh
Produced BY : Runme Shaw
Spring of Shaw Season – Film 4
Killer Clans – 1976
The next film in our Spring of Shaw Season has more in common with the 50's and 60's Shaw films that where based on classic Chinese Operas.
Set around warring clans whose sole goal in life is to be the best in the Martial world .
But there is as much intrigue and plotting in this 1976 film as your find in more complicated political fare . But it's by no means easy to follow as two warring clans ,one rung by Uncle Sun-Yu ( Ku Feng ) and the other run by Roc Society head Chief ( Wang Hsieh) pit there followers against each other.
But there are some great characters within the film like Lu Hsiang-Chuan ( Yueh Hua) a member of Uncle Sun's Clan who has a reputation amongst the various martial arts world communities as a man who has 72 concealed weapons about his person ( which of course is preposterous but played to such belief that you yourself think it's feasible) and it's the depth of which the characters are played that makes the film grip you from beginning to end.
Also the complexity of the story keeps you thinking as with any societies at loggerheads with each other .there always seem to be persons within which work for the other side.
I suppose you could look on this as a classic take on films like Infernal Affairs or the classic fifties Yakuza films from Japan.
The film comes into play story wise when three men from one of the opposing clans rapes the daughter of one of the fellow Uncles of one of the clans , hoping to bring justice for the girl and her Uncle who was beaten and humiliated a man is sent to the opposing clan to gain justice by having the three men turned into him for punishment.
Of course this is all a ploy to start a war ,but this in turn opens up another can of worms which you could never think of ,thus making the film take another path.
And it's this constant story plot twisting which makes Killer Clans intriguing and at the same time quite convoluted.
There is much to enjoy in the film ,not just the action scenes which are done by Yuen Cheung-Yan ( Woo Ping's brother) but also the intricate costumes which are reminiscent of many a Peking opera to some quite varied sets and even some of studio shots filmed in woodland. .
Add to this cameo's from stars like Lo Lieh who plays Han Tang a assassin for Uncle Sun -Yu , Fung Hak-On as a Roc Society member and Ching Li as Uncle Sun-Yu's daughter Hsiao Tieh. Who becomes part of a love triangle within the film.
Killer Clans may not be as action packed as the likes of King Boxer or 36th Chamber of Shaolin but what it lacks in raw action it makes up for in a story and plot which will keep you thinking and on the edge of your seat as each new plot twist is unleashed upon you.
Score out of Ten = 7
Reviewer : Sertes Nake
Review Date : March 27th 2014
Our next Film in our Spring of Shaw Season will be a classic starring the Venoms group, other then that your have to wait and see.
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Directed By Chor Yuen
Action by Yuen Cheung-Yan
Starring – Chung Wa as Men Sheng Wen
Ku Feng as Uncle Sun Yu
Yueh Hua as Lu Hsiang Chuan
Lo Lieh as Han Tang
Danny Lee Sau-Yin as HsiaoTieh
Yeung Chi-Hing as Lu Man-Tien
Cheng Miu as I Hsien Lung
Nhaai Fei as I Fu
Wang Hsieh as Chief of Roc Society
Produced By - Runme Shaw
Cinematographer - Wong Chit
Story - Ku Long
Composer - Frankie Chan Fan Kei
Production - Shaw Brothers Hong Kong
Theatrical Run - 20 March 1976 - 2nd April 1976
Box Office - HK $1,596,557.20
source : HKMDB


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To get a new phone ready to use, you'll need to set it up. There's quite a few steps, but don't worry, we talk you through everything in this super-helpful guide.
You'll find these things in the box:
Putting a SIM card in is one of the first jobs you need to do. On the lower-right corner of the phone, you'll see a notch in the plastic. Put your fingernail in it and ease the back cover off. Take the battery out if it's in there too.
The slot for the SIM card is in the top-right of the battery compartment. There are two slots on top of each other and the SIM goes in the bottom one. Slide it in with the cut-off corner first, and the gold contacts pointing down.
If you've got a memory card to put in as well, it slides in above the SIM card. Only one end of it will fit in the slot, but make sure the gold contacts are facing down.
These are the steps you'll need to complete to get the phone up and running. They're known as the 'Setup Wizard', and we'll go through each one.
Turn the phone on by pressing and holding the power button on the back. You can let it go when the phone vibrates.
Choose a language. 'English (United Kingdom)' should be there already, but you can change it by pressing the arrow. When you've chosen, press Next.
We recommend you connect to Wi-Fi at this point, so make sure there's a tick in the box, and then tap your network in the list.
Type in the wireless password. If you're not sure what it is, it'll be on a sticker on your router.
When it's connected, your network name will be in blue and it'll say 'Connected' under it.
You can sign into Google here. If you've got an account already, press Yes. If not, press No and you can set one up (you'll need it to download things).
Sign in with your Google email address and password, and then press the right-arrow.
You'll see some 'Terms and Conditions' from Google. Tap the links to read more about them, and then press OK to agree.
'Google+' is Google's own social network. If you want to use it, press Get started, or press Not now if you want to skip.
A 'Knock Code' will let you unlock your screen without turning it on. Press Set Knock Code to create one, or just press Skip if you don't want one.
If you're setting one, tap the boxes in the order you want, and then press Continue.
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If you've uninstalled apps, you get the chance to install them again. Press See uninstalled apps, or press Skip.
You're finished with the Setup Wizard now, and this is your Home screen.
There's some touch buttons under the main screen that will help you get around your phone. Here's what they do.
'Home' (house): get back to the Home screen by pressing this.
'Back' (arrow): tap it to go back one screen.
'Recent apps' (rectangle): shows all the apps that have been opened recently.
We use the internet a lot these days, especially with our social media apps. Learn how to stay connected with the steps below.
On the Home screen, press Settings and then press Wi-Fi.
Make sure the switch is 'On' at the top, and then tap the name of your network.
Type in your wireless password. It's on a sticker on your router if you're not sure of it. Tap Connect.
When it's done, your network name will be in blue, and it'll say 'Connected' under it.
Press Settings > Tethering & networks.
Scroll down and then tap Mobile networks.
A tick in the box next to 'Data enabled' means it's on, an empty box means it's off.
If you're having any trouble getting your mobile data to connect, we've got a guide to help you connect manually here.
Your LG G3 can manage all your different email accounts. Learn how to set up a new one below.
Open the Settings and make sure the 'General' tab is chosen at the top. Press Accounts & sync.
At the bottom, press Add account.
Choose the type of account. Most of the time you'll choose Email, but work and education accounts will be 'Exchange' accounts.
Tap Other as the email provider.
Type in the email address and password of the account you're adding, and then press Next.
The server settings should fill in automatically. Press Next.
You can give the account a name that will show on emails you send. Press Done when you're finished.
The new account will now be showing in the list.
If you're having any problems with the account not setting up properly, you might need to put some manual settings in. Have a look at our guide to email server settings for help with it.
Having a lock screen stops anyone from being able to get into your phone, without your permission. We'd always recommend setting one up, so we've written some steps to help you with it.
Press the Settings icon on your Home screen.
At the top, press the Display tab.
Tap Lock screen.
Set a new one by pressing Select screen lock.
Choose the type of lock you want to set. We think the most secure are PIN or Password.
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The screen lock will be set and you'll go back to the settings.
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Kurt Schrader says Scott Bruun wants to privatize Social Security
As sure as the sun rises each morning and more people ease into retirement, the future of Social Security becomes a boiling issue every election.
It's happening again in the race for Oregon's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader has claimed that Republican Scott Bruun advocates ``privatizing Social Security.''
It happened most recently during a Sept. 10 debate at the Salem City Clubwhen Schrader said this: `` ... My opponent apparently still believes in the same old direction that George Bush had before, which is to privatize social security.''
It's a combustible allegation that could lead some voters to believe they would be at the mercy of an unpredictable stock market as they step into retirement. Many voters, especially older ones who rely on Social Security and who vote in high numbers, would not be pleased if they thought their cherished safety net was going to be less of a sure thing.
Schrader is just one of a big number of mostly Democratic candidates talking about Social Security and suggesting Republicans would leave seniors stranded. But is his claim accurate?
First, a little background is needed.
Social Security is a retirement and disability program guaranteed and fully funded by the U.S. government. That means if you qualify for benefits, the check will be delivered without fail each month just as it's been since 1935 when Social Security was created by Congress.
It's an enormously popular program that currently provides benefits to 53.4 million people. But it has a huge budget and it's only getting more expensive as the population ages, a larger number of people qualify for benefits and fewer workers are left to shoulder the cost.
Here's how AARP summarizes the dilemma: ``The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the reserve fund and payroll taxes will cover full payment of benefits through 2037.''
That's why Congress and politicians periodically float suggestions for saving Social Security. In 2005, President George W. Bush devoted a portion of his State of the Union address to a plan that would allow workers under age 55 the option of diverting up to 4 percent of their payroll taxes into personal accounts. He argued that private investing could bring better returns while easing some of the fiscal pressure on Social Security.
The proposal died as most Democrats opposed it, as did some Republicans. Critics said that unscrupulous financial advisers would charge huge fees and that the stock market's unpredictability could strand millions of seniors without the retirement nest egg they'd counted on.
And that brings us to 2010 and Schrader vs. Bruun.
Schrader's claim is based on comments Bruun has made over the years, including an Oct. 22, 1996, letter to the editor published in The Oregonian. ``We can address this problem by growing the economy and by slowly converting contributions into private investments, which will earn a much higher rate of return," he wrote then.
Today, he takes a bit less muscular and more nuanced view. In the section of his campaign website devoted to issues, Bruun flatly states he does ``not support a complete privatization of Social Security.'' At the same time, he would allow workers ``the option to invest a portion'' of their payroll taxes in private accounts. That is essentially the same idea that crashed and burned in 2006.
``I am committed to pursuing bipartisan solutions to this challenge, and I am eager to look at any proposal that will protect Social Security benefits for today's seniors without increasing taxes. I do not support a complete privatization of Social Security for younger workers, but I do believe that option to invest a portion of their payroll taxes to conservatively managed private equity accounts should be a choice available to future recipients of Social Security benefits,'' Bruun says on his website.
So what about Schrader's claim that Bruun "apparently still believes in the same old direction that George Bush had before, which is to privatize Social Security"?
Bruun does seem to be suggesting an approach similar to Bush's in that he would allow younger workers to begin investing a portion of their Social Security taxes in a series of funds monitored by the government. But that's a far cry from privatizing the entirety of Social Security, which Bruun has said he does not support.
If he follows Bush, Bruun would change nothing for workers 55 and older. They would not be able to opt into a personal account.
And for younger workers (under 55 in Bush's plan), the possibility of creating a personal retirement account would be totally optional -- one could choose to stay in the traditional government-run system and receive benefits as promised. Bruun's spokeswoman Alee Lockman says Bruun has not suggested a specific age limit for workers who want to contribute to private funds. He says only ``younger workers.'
It's beyond dispute that, if he's elected to Congress, Bruun would vote to partially privatize Social Security. But Schrader exaggerates, suggesting that Bruun wants to fully privatize the system.
That's simply not the case and it's the reason we rate his claim Half True.


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No it doesn't. Your rehearsal dinner can be as formal or as casual as you and your groom (and the hosts, traditionally the groom's parents) want it to be.
If your in-laws are hosting the dinner and feel very strongly about the style of the event give them some leeway in planning, after all they are paying. But you should feel free to give them your thoughts and suggestions.
As for the rehearsal dinner's setting, some couples may opt for a formal dinner, while others may prefer a casual BBQ. No matter what the setting the rehearsal dinner should feel relaxed and the entertainment is usually several toasts from members of the wedding. Today, many bridesmaids, groomsmen and even parents may opt for an interactive toast -- which is more appropriate for this pre-wedding even then at the reception.
Don't make it a late night since everyone will have to get up early to prepare for the wedding. And definitely don't plan a bachelor or bachelorette party for the night before the wedding.


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Get Connected @UMD
Getting to know other students and finding a community on campus is one of the most important factors of a successful and enjoyable experience for new students. There are so many ways to get involved! You will discover more when you start taking classes and get to know the campus, but here are some ideas to give you an overview and a chance to start looking around and see what might interest you:
ISSS Activities
Our office holds International Coffee Hour every Wednesday during the semester, usually from 3:00pm-4:30pm in Dorchester Basement Lounge. This weekly get-together is a great way to meet new people and reconnect with friends over some free coffee and snacks. ISSS also offers monthly excursions that help you explore the area. Look out for announcements! All ISSS events are published in our newsletter ISSS News that you will receive weekly as well as our Facebook page and Twitter account. Make sure to like and follow us to stay in the loop.
Student Organizations
At the University of Maryland, we have over 300 student organizations and we are sure there is one for you. Start browsing at http://orgsync.umd.edu/browse_student_organizations.
Leadership and Community Service Learning
Do you care about a certain issue and want to get involved or just want to give back to the community? Develop your leadership skills and get to know other students? Find your fit at http://thestamp.umd.edu/leadership_community_service-learning
Engagement Team
Whether you are a Graduate student, a transfer student, living off-campus, or interested in becoming involved though a religious organization, the Engagement Team has a place for you. They also run lots of social activities. Learn more at http://thestamp.umd.edu/engagement
Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy [MICA]
Interested in issues of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion and their intersections? Learn about MICA's programs and services for students at the University of Maryland and see what diversity-related events are occurring on campus at http://thestamp.umd.edu/multicultural_involvement_community_advocacy
Campus Recreation Services
Stay fit and healthy through one of our many Campus Recreation programs. Whether you want to just work out, take a swim, join a team, or climb a rock wall, we have something for you. Get started at http://crs.umd.edu/
Support the Terps
One of the many benefits of going to a Big Ten school is that you get to see outstanding sports teams right on your campus. Whether you just want to see a game or become a wholehearted Maryland Terps fan, get all your UMD athletics information at http://www.umterps.com/HomePage.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&KEY=
Engage your Artistic Side
Art galleries, music, dance and theater performances, non-credit classes in painting, photography, or dance? We have it all! Whether you want to create or watch, be sure to take advantage of the many opportunities to engage your artistic side at UMD. Start exploring at http://www.umd.edu/arts/.


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So good to hear from you ladies over the weekend. I hope you all had a fabulous one!
How was the weekend? How do you feel about the week ahead? In a healthy mindset? I kept to clean, lower calorie foods over the weekend and was 3 pounds down this morning. Mary was so right when she said you can't think about it too much! So for now, "ish" seems to be working for me.
Low calorie-ish
Haha! But really! Eating all the right foods and making sure we get exercise in is definitely not what life is about. But these things definitely make life a whole lot easier right? I think we all know this scenario……
You decide to fall off the wagon. At first, no adverse side effects. Heck, you even feel better than you did while staying on track! Days go by, sometimes weeks. Adverse side effects kick in. You're tired, you have cravings, you can't seem to gain control over your eating, you have no motivation to work out, you feel bad about yourself. Ugh, back to Day 1!
So I think the key is if to just stay on the wagon……ish. Maybe just sit on the wagon with our legs hanging off. 🙂
Cheers to "ish'!
Thanks Mary!
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Growing in Unity
Day 2
Hey crafty friends, I'm back again for day 2 of GUI!!!
I hope you stopped by my blog yesterday for Day 1.
If not head back over and check out my Halloween night canvas and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to WIN a grab bag of stamps from Unity!!!
For today's project I took a leap into the future a wee bit for Christmas. Although, those that usually make Christmas card to send out start earlier than you might think. I however don't usually get to make Christmas cards very often.
And if you ask my family, we are pretty horrible about sending cards out on time anyway. We always have blamed our grandma for that. She accepts the blame too. With great pleasure.
Now onto my card I made today. I haven't had the chance to use these cute lil' reindeer yet so I decided a Christmas card would be perfect.
Here is my card......
To see the details.
I decided because I wanted all the reindeer on the card, to make it a longer card, which is good because I can always put a letter in it as well when mailing it off.
I used Bo- Bunny's Elf magic collection as my main back ground.
After stamping the stamps on brown paper, which seemed appropriate for the reindeer, I cut around them leaving a lil' bit of space to outline them.
It gave it a cute look. I used color pencils, markers and Gel Pens to color in the parts I wanted to highlight.
I then took other paper from Bo Bunny and outlined behind the image to make it stand out a touch. Using 3D dots, I attached the Reindeer to their designated place on my card. I added a few red snowflakes that seemed to add a perfect touch.
Of course I had to add a sentiment, so I chose "Let it snow".
Here is another picture for you to see the 3D effect.
Thats is it for today.
Supplies used:
Unity Stamps - Reindeer by Lisa Arana
Bo Bunny's Elf Magic collection
Bo Bunny's Silver & Gold Collection
Core'dinations pastel card-stock
Spectrum Noir - Marine - Color pencils
Markers and Gel pens
3D Dots
red snowflakes from my stash
I hope i have inspired you today and you enjoyed my project.
Don't forget to leave a comment
for your chance to
WIN a grab bag of stamps from Unity!!!
And for more chances, comment each day of the week, here on my blog. And Head over to the Unity website and check out all of their amazing stamps. You will be glad you did.
If you want to follow me, that would be nice too. I have more in store for the up coming months, you don't want to miss it.


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- Railroad Crossing Mylar Balloon (1 ct)
Product Description
Railroad crossing mylar (foil) balloons. The train balloon has a imprint of the popular "RR" crossing road sign in the yellow color background. Makes an excellent room decor item for your little engineer's a train theme birthday party. You can place these train balloons at the event, party entrance or use them as a centerpiece on your table with a balloon weight. Package contains one train balloon, measures 18 inches in diameter when inflated. Balloons ship flat.
- Popular Yellow Railroad "RR" Crossing Sign.
- Hight Quality and Bright Vibrant Color
- Balloons can be filled with Helium or Hydrogen Air.
- Self-sealed After Being Filled.
- Double-sided Printing i.e. Same design on both sides.
- CE, EN71 Certified/Approved
- Package contains 1 piece of balloon; measures 18 inches in diameter; ships flat.
- Balloons are machine packed in a plastic resealable bag for scratch protection along with a insertion card.
- Best Seller: Top selling train balloon in our store.
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Tech Forum kicked off the New Year with an overview of some of the technologies that are shaping the way we live, work and play. We hope you'll join us in February as we showcase the emergence of FinTech in Delaware and take a deeper dive into 3D printing and the maker movement on our trip to NextFab in Philadelphia. This will be a great opportunity to preview the makerspace in advance of NextFab's expansion into Wilmington later this year.
Thank you to our sponsors and members for your continued support of the Technology Forum of Delaware.
We wish you much success in the New Year!
Rick Sommer President, Technology Forum of Delaware
James Lee says the widely touted Internet of Things is on its way to becoming a cliche as companies come up with new ways to integrate the network into everyday life.
According to Lee, integrating the Internet into households has taken strange turns that include a bathroom that could tweet out your weight "if that is what you wanted" and a refrigerator that will send a message if you are low on milk.
Road Trip to NextFab
We're taking a Road Trip! Join Tech Forum on Wednesday, February 3rd for a special visit to NextFab in Philadelphia! Don't miss this first-hand look at one of the premier makerspaces in the world in advance of their expansion to Wilmington later this year. We'll be treated to a private tour of their facility with a wide variety of equipment that allows members to develop prototypes for new ideas and inventions.
Delaware Bio is broadening the focus of their annual life sciences career fair to the entire science and technology industry in Delaware and the region. The event will deliver results to both employers seeking new talent, and job candidates looking for new opportunities. At this time, they are registering organizations that would like to fill part-time, full-time, and internship positions. Learn more and sign up today!
Job Seekers: Registration will open in the coming weeks. In the meantime, read answers to frequently asked questions and save the date!
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Road Trip to NextFab
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I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
by Vivian Arend
Released: Nov 19, 2013
Published by Samhain Publishing
Pages: 402
Format: eARC
"The long wait was worth it because Travis was smoldering!" Under the Covers
Finally Travis' book! He's had a rough go at it throughout the series and I have fallen in love with him from the very broken beginning. All that hidden suffering was festering and I couldn't wait to peel back the layers and get into his mind! He's been in love with his best friend Cassidy for a while but when he finally made a move Cassidy ran scared. After losing Cassidy, Travis met Ashley and while he really liked her he couldn't let her into that darker side of him.
Now Ashley is back in town, wanting to stay and maybe rekindling her romance with Travis. She's asked Travis to let her be his shadow for a bit while she paints and prepares for a gallery show with her art. When he's sent in his cousin's Karen's place to set up camp, Ashley goes with him for the summer. Except he wasn't expecting to find Cassidy there. All those old feelings come back, and new ones that include both Cassidy and Ashley.
The long wait was worth it because Travis was smoldering! The chemistry between all the characters in this book had steam coming off the pages from the very beginning. But as much as I enjoy a good, hot, sexy read… I never fully immersed myself into ROCKY MOUNTAIN FREEDOM. Maybe it's my own preconceived ideas because I was never a fan of the heroine, Ashley, from when Travis was dating her in the previous book. Probably that is just the right kind of heroine for him, that would be ok with the scenario that Travis presents which is that of a permanent menage with his guy crush. But I just couldn't connect with her.
On the other hand, I was all about Travis and Cassidy. You should've given me a book about those two hot alpha males ending up as a couple and I would've been happier than anything else. Cassidy is the one that takes care of Travis in that deep, emotional level he needs. They are just so hot together and there's so much angst, the push and pull of Travis getting Cassidy to open up and let him in. I was eating up all those bits we were getting.
I was very happy that the book didn't end with them deciding to give their triad a go and leaving all the family and society issues aside. Ms. Arend takes us on the journey with them, the dirty looks, the attacks from the community, the discrimination. At the end of the day, their relationship won't be easy and they will always have things to deal with. But this shows the support of the Coleman family will be there through everything.
Even though I could've done with a classier heroine, I still enjoyed this book a lot and I'm anxious for so many other storylines to come! Jesse of course but also Karen. So many possibilities that Vivian Arend isn't writing fast enough to keep me happy!
*ARC provided by publisher
Did you like this review? If so, Please tell us you thoughts in the comments below!
I get easily distracted by pictures of sexy guys and have tons of book boyfriends.I keep all my alpha males chained to my basement and guard them fiercely.*Back off bitches*I like to see Jason Momoa as a lot of those boyfriends, because ….. mmmmmmm JASON.MOMOA!
I'm a part time graphic designer (yes, everything you see on UTC has been done by me), run my husband's business from home and on a good day I'm a self appointed superwoman (she who can do it all).I love blogging with my girls and I couldn't do it any other way!My first love is everything paranormal, but in the past few years I've re-learned to love contemporary romance.Every once in a while I like to mix things up with a historical romance, a steampunk or an LGBT book.Because I need variety to avoid book slumps.I don't always need an HEA although I prefer one, and I love authors that can rip my heart out and make me ugly cry.
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- Wedding: July 2013
Hello Ladies!
I am getting married on the beach in Maui on July 20th. I bought an Alfred Angelo dress (2308) with a sweetheart neckline. I don't think I want to wear fancy earings because of the wind factor (I am wearing my hair down). I'm having a hard time choosing a necklace that would go well with this dress…
Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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Last night we learned of a unique hockey rink in a giant farm shed on a farm in Madison Lake, a small town in Southeastern Minnesota. It's called Schulz Rink of Dreams in honor of the late Paul Schulz.
Schulz was a hockey fan of epic proportions. His love of hockey was so great that when he needed to build a shed to store his farm equipment, he built one with floor space in excess of 200 by 85 feet, and overhead clearance of 15 to 20 feet; So that some day, in the winter, he could convert the shed into an indoor hockey rink.
At some point, Paul acquired a complete set of used arena boards and plexiglass from an arena that was replacing them. Thirteen years ago– before he assembled the Rink of Dreams for the first time, Paul also bought a used, 1962 Zamboni ice resurfacer.
With great effort, he assembled all of this equipment into a complete ice hockey rink with natural ice. He offered this ice surface to all comers in his community for free.
After the first season of operation, Paul died of a heart attack, while planting his fields for the growing season.
In the 12 seasons since he passed away, Paul's widow Stacy Schulz-Pope, Paul's family, and friends have reassembled and successfully operated the rink.
After seeing this story online, we decided to add Schulz Rink of Dreams as the 4,650th arena in RinkAtlas:
We added Schulz Rink Of Dreams in Madison Lake, MN to RinkAtlas, https://t.co/Tq00OvL8cM!
— RinkAtlas (@RinkAtlas) February 13, 2018
On Sunday, February 11, 2018, Boyd Huppert reported for KARE 11 Television from Madison Lake, Minnesota about this unique hockey rink. The 5-minute video that presents this story is a must-watch. It's the kind of news piece that gives you hope for the future of traditional television broadcasting. It tells a story of a place that most people have never heard of, but would want to know exists even if they don't eat, drink, and sleep the sport of hockey like we do.
Upon further reflection, we realized that a local news report, no matter how heartwarming, probably wouldn't go viral without a little help in a lot of different places. If there's any purpose to having a blog on RinkAtlas, it should be to tell stories of people who can legitimately be called the builders of hockey's future. The Schulz Family are some of those people.


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If you can't eat gluten sometimes it can feel as though you miss out on all the fun things to eat, I know because I have one child with coeliac disease and another with a gluten intolerance, and over the years I've seen how sad they have been. However thanks to the Genius Gluten Free range of ever increasing breakfast goods available this won't happen any more.
The collection includes pancakes, crumpets, spicy fruit loaf, muffins and more from the number one gluten-free bakery brand in Britain.
Genius has just three simple rules when adding a new product to its range: it has to taste great, it has to be the best quality and of course, it has to be gluten-free. Founded by professionally trained chef, Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, who developed Genius bread after failing to find good quality gluten-free and wheat-free bread suitable for her gluten intolerant son.
Genius gluten free sent us a hamper of products to try (I have to admit we are already regular purchasers of the pancakes, which are a big hit here with the two children who can't eat gluten).
The spicy fruit loaf tastes great toasted with a generous helping of butter, it really doesn't need anything else, however I think it would also make a great base for a gluten free bread pudding!
Sliced Spicy Fruit Loaf
o Delicious combination of sultanas, currants, raisins and spices
o Hint of cinnamon in every slice
o Great for breakfast
o Perfect as a snack
o Add your own toppings
o Available in Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Waitrose, RRP: 2.50
The muffins make great snacks, a grab n' go breakfast or are good for lunchboxes.
Blueberry Muffins
o Delicious on their own or warmed through
o Quick and easy food – perfect as a snack or for kids' packed lunch boxes
o Available in Tesco, RRP: £2.00
Pancakes, oh pancakes…so many ways to serve them, with syrup, cream, ice cream, bacon. Make your child love you that little bit more by serving up pancakes, syrup and bacon! The children say these pancakes are as good as my home made ones so I don't bother making them anymore.
o Light, fluffy, golden
o Gluten, wheat and milk free
o Great for breakfast
You can't go wrong with buttery crumpets, I personally like savoury flavours for breakfast so the perfect breakfast match for me are eggs…however if my children are choosing they love them topped with honey.
o Great for a warming breakfast
o Can get creative with toppings, for example butter or jam
o Available in Sainsbury's, Asda and Waitrose, RRP: £2.00
We have been really impressed with the Genius gluten free products and would highly recommend them. They are a big hit with my children, they taste just as good as the same products containing gluten so no one feels as though they are missing out. For the increasing numbers of people who can't eat gluten these are great addition to add to your shopping trolley.
This post has been written in partnership with Genius but all all words and opinions are my own.
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By Breanna Melanson
On June 12, in Mendon, Massachusetts, 5 year old Kailyn Donovan was bitten by a black widow spider. A doctor prescribed her antibiotics, because, at the time, it only appeared to be a regular bug bite. However, when Kailyn developed a fever and unusual black bruising around the bite, her parents took her to the doctors again; this time, to an infectious disease doctor at Mass General.
Source: Boston Globe
Although black widow spiders are rare in the northeast, this is not a lone occurrence. In 2015, a woman in Vermont was bitten by a black widow that she had apparently brought home in a bag of grapes, and, in 2016, the same happened to a New Hampshire woman.
Source: ABC news
The spiders are usually not deadly to humans, and the young girl is expected to make a full recovery. However, this can serve as a warning to others. Black widows are more common in the south and west, but every so often, they can make their way to New England. If you think an insect bite is bad, make sure to check with your doctor.


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Flaming Amazon
1. This one's for all you pyromaniacs out there. When your screwing some chick, right when your about to cum, you pull out and quickly grab the nearest lighter and set her pubes on fire, then…extinguish the flames with your jizz!
Now, use it in a sentence. I will be selecting a few to add to future pod casts!


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American Legion Riders/Christopher J Lapka Post 105
American Legion Post 105 is having a PTSD ride to raise money for SBF. Registration and breakfast burritos start at 8:30 am. Cost for riders is $20.00 and passengers cost is $10.00. Kickstands up at 10:00 am.
For more information contact Post 105.