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UN Security Council Resolution 699 was adopted on June 17, 1991. The resolution gave the IAEA and the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) authority to conduct inspections for weapons in Iraq and destroy, remove or render the weapons harmless. UNSCOM was replaced in 1999 with UN Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC).
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolution 687 (1991),
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General of 17 May 1991 (S/22614), submitted to it in pursuance of paragraph 9 (b) of resolution 687 (1991),
Also taking note of the Secretary-General's note of 17 May 1991 (S/22615), transmitting to the Council the letter addressed to him under paragraph 13 of the resolution by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter,
1. Approves the plan contained in the report of the Secretary-General;
2. Confirms that the Special Commission and the IAEA have the authority to conduct activities under section C of resolution 687 (1991), for the purpose of the destruction, removal or rendering harmless of the items specified in paragraphs 8 and 12 of that resolution, after the 45-day period following the approval of this plan until such activities have been completed;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Security Council progress reports on the implementation of the plan referred to in paragraph 1 every six months after the adoption of this resolution;
4. Decides to encourage the maximum assistance, in cash and in kind, from all Member States to ensure that activities under section C of resolution 687 (1991) are undertaken effectively and expeditiously; further decides, however, that the Government of Iraq shall be liable for the full costs of carrying out the tasks authorized by section C; and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Council within 30 days for approval recommendations as to the most effective means by which Iraq's obligations in this respect may be fulfilled.


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Need for Speed: The 50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time
From Les Paul to Paul Gilbert, Johnny Winter to Johnny Hiland, and Paco De Lucia to Al Di Meola, fleet-fingered guitarists have made their mark in every genre throughout the modern history of the guitar.
Guitar World exceeds the legal limit with this roundup—in alphabetical order—of the 50 fastest masters of the fretboard.
Trey Azagthoth
SIGNATURE SONG: "Summoning Redemption"
ALBUM: Gateways to Annihilation (MORBID ANGEL)
When a guitarist cites Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Mozart as influences, you could probably bet your life savings he's a shredder.
But guitarist Trey Azagthoth is not the typical fret burner, preferring the brute force and bludgeoning energy of death metal over the more rarified air of instrumental rock.
Azagthoth's rough and raw solos sound completely spontaneous, eschewing the technical precision of a prewritten solo for sheer emotion that comes directly from the gut.

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Well, it's been an interesting few weeks since I last wrote anything here.. A lot has happened in both Debian and QuakeForge and not all of it has been good. Not all of it has been bad either, but it has seriously got me thinking about how open development projects do things, and what seems to be wrong with projects as they gain notariety and attempt to scale upwards.
If I get a chance, I'll try to write down my thoughts on this matter later.


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Child neglect (also called psychological abuse) is a form of child abuse that occurs when someone intentionally does not provide a child with food, water, shelter, clothing, medical care, or other necessities.
Other forms of child neglect include:
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The rate at which children are physically and emotionally neglected is difficult to define.
Risk factors may include:
Abused children are at risk of becoming abusers themselves as adults.
Symptoms of psychological abuse may include:
See also: Failure to thrive
Children with suspected emotional abuse should be examined by a trained mental health professional. All neglected or psychologically abused children should be examined for other forms of physical abuse.
If you think a child is in immediate danger because of abuse or neglect, you should call 911.
If you suspect that a child is being abused, report it right away. Most states have a child abuse hotline. You may also use the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD).
The law requires health care workers, school employees, and child care professionals to report suspected abuse.
Treatment of the abused child may include nutritional and mental health therapy.
It may be necessary to remove the child from the home to prevent further abuse.
Treatment for abusers may involve parenting classes and treatment for mental illness, alcohol, or drug abuse.
There are many support groups available, including:
Prevent Child Abuse America - www.preventchildabuse.org
With treatment, many children and parents can be reunited as a family. The long-term outcome depends on:
As in all forms of child abuse, severe injury or death is possible.
Other long-term problems may include:
Call your health care provider if a child has:
Suspected child abuse of any form must be reported to the authorities.
Community programs, such as home visits by nurses and social workers, can help families change behaviors or prevent the start of abuse in high-risk families.
School-based programs to improve parenting, communication, and self-image can help prevent future abuse and may help to identify abused children.
Parenting classes are very helpful. Newlywed adults without children should be encouraged to take these classes before they have each child. The dynamics in the home change when each new child is born.
Johnson CF. Abuse and neglect of children. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 36.
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FIND your face in the crowd at Saturday's Big Aussie Barbecue for The Queen with this zoom-in panorama picture.
About 100,000 people turned up to the event at the Perth Esplanade on Saturday morning.
Addressing the flag-waving well wishers gathered in sunshine alongside the banks of Perth's Swan River, the 85-year-old monarch said that she and Prince Philip had enjoyed their latest tour "immensely".
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CodeZTM wrote:Ileia wrote:Snow in your parts, snow in your area.....what were you doing? >_>
Sorry, that's just a phrase that honestly isn't taken as anything other than face value where I live. "You not from around these parts?" is a common phrase. Apparently, we don't have an afinity for words that have more than 1/2 of their total letters being vowels.
Though I see where it could technically be construed as something else. >_>'
Snow in your parts!? I'm sure you could find someone there to warm your parts for ya.


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Fragrances perceived upon the Prophets Birthday
By Fariduddin Attar
Translated by Abdal Hakim Murad
The crown of all the kings is he,
How would he be the Leader of the Poor,
Because he had nothing, he sat on the sand;
The trufted of Prophets,
What more can I say?
If the poets reward is the dust on your road,
All Prophecy lacked the estate of one Brick,
During his Afcent, heavens veil was rent
Paradise is but a single Draught
When his religion gave light to the world,
His miracles Aftounding cannot rightly be defcribed.
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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 135, January 23, 1998
Job Migration
ARSC upgraded yukon's OS to UNICOS/mk 2.0 on Dec. 11, 1997. This version provides reliable migration of jobs within the torus. We use this facility regularly.
Migrating is the process of shifting an executing job from one block of PEs to a different block of PEs, elsewhere on the torus. A migrate command is issued. The system shuts the job down, determines its best possible new location (although the sysadmin does have the option of specifying a target location), uses the T3E's fast internal network to copy process images from their original logical PEs to their corresponding destination PE's, and restarts the job in its new location. Only one job can undergo migration at a time.
There is one primary use of migration:
To reduce fragmentation of available portions of the torus, gathering as many available application PEs as possible into a single contiguous block.
UNICOS/mk requires that the logical PEs used by a single application be contiguous within the torus. Thus, it is possible for a job to be blocked, not because insufficient PEs are available, but because the available PEs are scattered about. Migration of all executing jobs into one contiguous block within the torus can allow such a job to run in the freed region.
For instance, here's the current job configuration on yukon (at the moment of writing):
UID USERNAME SIZE BasePE COMMAND ==== ======== ==== =========== ============== A - 4336 user1 40 0 [ 0] a.out B - 4262 user2 10 44 [ 0x2c] a.out C - 4162 user3 20 54 [ 0x36] a.out -------------------------------------------------- 0 A....A....A....A....A....A....A....A.. 8 ..A....A....A....A....A....A....A....A.. 16 ..A....A....A....A....A....A....A....A.. 24 ..A....A....A....A....A....A....A....A.. 32 ..A....A....A....A....A....A....A....A 40 -....-....-....- B....B....B....B.. 48 ..B....B....B....B....B....B C....C.. 56 ..C....C....C....C....C....C....C....C.. 64 ..C....C....C....C....C....C....C....C.. 72 ..C....C -....-....-....-....-....-.. 80 ..-....-....-....-....-....-....-....-.. 88 ..-....-....-....-....-....-....-....-.. 96 ..-....-....-....-....-....-....-....- --------------------------------------------------
Imagine the configuration if jobs A and C terminated at once. We'd be left with this:
On yukon, logical PEs 88-104 are OS and CMD PEs, so the largest contiguous block of available application PEs would be of size 44. Any job requiring more than 44 PEs would be blocked, although 78 application PEs are available.
Migration to the rescue!
By migrating job B to logical PE 0, we have created a block of 78 contiguous, available application PEs. Thus, we could run a job from the xlarge or Qxlarge queue:
The migration process occurs, memory-to-memory, entirely within the T3E's internal network, and is fast. However, you might see it in progress if you execute grmview at the right moment. The grmview Note field is new in U/mk 2.0, and will indicate, among other things, if the job is currently being migrated. For instance:
yukon$ grmview -q Exec Queue: 3 entries total. 1 running, 0 queued uid gid acid Label Size BasePE ApId Command Note 4262 4207 4207 - 10 - 69116 a.out Migrating
At ARSC, we have a cron job which analyzes GRM output and NQS loading, seeking allocation holes. Under the right circumstances, it will call on the system to migrate jobs.
Debugging Tips For F90 Programmers
Your program dumps core or garbage, and you don't know why.
The first tool to consider is the compiler itself. Cray's Fortran compilers are rich with options to help you isolate problems. Here are our favorites:
f90 -g -g is the "debugging" flag. The compiler includes information in the executable so that you may: 1) Do post-mortem analysis of core files. After crashing, run: debugview -c core <Executable Name>. See "man debugview." 2) Run the executable from the debugger, "totalview." This lets you (among other things) execute your program 1 step at a time and check the values of variables on different PEs. f90 -ei -ei generates a run-time error when an uninitialized local real or integer variable is used in a floating-point operation or array subscript. f90 -eI -eI applies the IMPLICIT NONE constraint to all files. This will catch typo's which were syntactically interpretable as variable declarations under fortran's implied typing rules. f90 -R abcns -R abcns Enables several run-time checks of your program. The runchk arguments are as follows: runchk Checking performed a Compares the number and types of arguments passed to a procedure with the number expected. b Enables checking of array bounds. c Enables conformance checking of array operands in array expressions. n Compares the number of arguments passed to a procedure with the number expected. Does not make comparisons with regard to argument data type (see -R a). s Enables checking of character substring bounds. f90 -rl -rl enables cflint. The cflint command checks Fortran programs for program constructs that may need further investigation (for example, arguments that are never used or local variables used before they are defined). Here's the type of output you'll get: 85) <42> No references to the INCLUDEd PARAMETER "MPI_CART" 86) <11> No references to COMMON /CPROCI/ value 89) <2> Local Variable "MPIREQ" is declared but never used 91) <1> Local Variable "MYPE" may be used before it is assigned a value f90 -r0 -r0 enables cflist. The cflist command lists a Fortran program with cross-references, loop and parallel indicators, and reports from a static call-tree analysis. It includes the cflint output and more. For example: f90 Compiler - 3 messages: 1) <cf90-6001,Scalar,Line=51> An exponentiation was replaced by optimization. This may cause numerical differences. 2) <cf90-6001,Scalar,Line=52> An exponentiation was replaced by optimization. This may cause numerical differences. 3) <cf90-1110,Warning,Line=75> DOUBLE PRECISION is not supported on this platform. REAL will be used. And: LastMod: 14:17 Thu Nov06,1997 Compiled by: f90 1 Subprogram 0 Syntax errors 2 COMMON Blocks 10 Externals 1 INCLUDE file (1 Ref) 85 Lines (2321 Chars) 52 Statements 32 Executable Statements 7 Assignment Statements 4 DO-Loops 13 CALL Statements 4 I/O Statements 3 IF Statements 0 CASE Constructs 1 STOP Statement 0 GOTO Statements 4 DO-Loops ( 0 Vector 0 Parallel) ( 2 Innermost 0.0% Vector ) ( 3 MaxNest 1.75 AvgNest ) ( 31 MaxLines 20.00 AvgLines) 1 Statement Label ( 0 DO-Terms 1 FORMAT ) 25 Comments (251 Chars, 10.8%) 0 Directives 92 Subprogram considerata - from 1 Subprogram 0 Global call-chain considerata f90 -Omsgs -Omsgs writes optimization messages during compilation. It is important to remember that several of the above options (-g, for instance) inhibit optimization. Thus, beware of bugs/problems which only occur with optimization enabled. These may be due to the compiler or minor numerical differences due to the changed order of the code action. For information on what the compiler is doing as it optimizes your code use the -Omsgs option, for instance, f90 -Omsgs -O3 prog.f: b1(n)=n*2.5 cf90-6009 f90: SCALAR PROG1, File = prog1.f, Line = 27 A floating point expression involving an induction variable was strength reduced by optimization. This may cause numerical differences. b1b(1:nsize)=b1 cf90-6004 f90: SCALAR PROG1, File = prog1.f, Line = 35 A loop starting at line 35 was fused with the loop starting at line 34. xresp=1.0/x cf90-6010 f90: SCALAR PROG1, File = prog1.f, Line = 146 A divide was turned into a multiply by a reciprocal
This output shows that some loops have been merged together and a couple of SCALAR references have been improved, in particular a divide has been changed into a multiply by a reciprocal operation. (The Alpha processor has no divide hardware.) Note also the warning about possible numerical differences.
Book Review:
"Debugging and Performance Tuning for Parallel Computing Systems"
[ This article initiates a new, semi-regular feature of the T3E Newsletter, reviews of what we hope are relevant books. ]
Title: Debugging and Performance Tuning for Parallel Computing Systems. Editors: Simmins, Hayes, Brown and Reed. Published by IEEE, ISBN 0-8186-7412-1
This book presents a collection of papers from a workshop at which the developers of tools met with both vendors and application programmers to discuss the state of the art. The papers themselves are usefully grouped into research, vendor and application sections. In the introduction it is commented that these groups speak a different language and that one of the goals of the meeting was to bring these groups together with the aim of developing real commercial tools to solve the problems facing the exploitation of highly parallel computing.
The first group of papers presents research work on tools and how it is proposed to deal with the large volume of information generated in the debugging and analysis of teraflop scale computers. These are mostly of use to those planning to develop tools of their own or to monitor their own programs internally. Several researchers comment on the perceived lack of interest in tool usage amongst application programmers and present this as the motivation for improvements to simplify use.
The second group of papers are from vendors and describe the various products available. Since the workshop was held, some vendors and tools have changed significantly and it is interesting to see the changes.
In the final sections, programmers present experiences of using tools with large applications. Papers presented range from a list of guidelines for tool usage and what was required by an, admittedly, skilled and knowledgeable programming team working on a single set of applications to the tools being used by an analyst at a computer center who might be faced with a wide range of applications to assess. Here the discussion broadens into general project management issues such as source code management and validation.
In a series of short sections toward the end of the book a number of topics associated with MPP systems are discussed. A particularly useful section details the differences between workstation clusters and MP systems, both in terms of performance and debugging/tuning needs.
The work presented is selected from numerous projects within the past five-ten years or so. This serves both to show the improvements made in this area and that the basic programmer skills used in finding bugs and tuning programs rely on a set of fundamental principles and skills, the careful and conscientious application of which leads to successful programming.
Several tools featured are acknowledged as making life easier for the programmer and the need for a consistent interface across platforms is acknowledged. The editors conclude that there is still much work needed in the development and acceptance of tools within the parallel programming community.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A: {{ In F90, how can you check whether an ALLOCATE has completed correctly or prevent your program from halting if it attempts to claim more memory than is available? }} ALLOCATE and DEALLOCATE can return error status. For example, ALLOCATE (a(100),STAT=istatus) All is well if istatus is zero. Positive values indicate that there has been an error. If there is no STAT= variable, the program terminates when an error is encountered. The numerical value returned can be decoded using "explain." For example the two errors numbers most likely are 1205 and 1411. These decode as, yukon% explain lib-1205 The program was unable to request more memory space. A routine in the run-time library was unable to request additional memory space. This usually occurs when the process has exceeded its memory allocation. Review the use of memory space by your program, and if possible, reduce its memory use. See the description of the limit(1) command in the UNICOS User Commands Reference Manual, publication SR-2011. The error class is UNRECOVERABLE (issued by the run-time library). yukon% explain lib-1411 An allocatable array in the ALLOCATE statement is already allocated. An allocatable array in an ALLOCATE statement must not be currently allocated. The ALLOCATED intrinsic function can be used to determine if the allocatable array is currently allocated. See the description of the ALLOCATE statement in the Fortran reference manual. The error class is UNRECOVERABLE (issued by the run-time library). stdin: END Q: Say you submit a single, 8-hour batch request using qsub and that the qsub script launches a series of short jobs. Is there a way to prevent one of the short jobs from using more than its share of the 8 hours?
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The winning entries in this year's Google's Doodle 4 Google contest for K–12 students in the U.S. are on display at the Museum until July 14.
Periodical Cicadas at the Museum
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While much of the Eastern seaboard is getting prepared for the coming of the 17-year periodical cicadas, Manhattanites may miss the show. (The cicadas have virtually never been recorded on this urban island.) But starting Wednesday, May 22, you can see periodical cicadas on the Upper West Side, here at the Museum.
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The Museum's Youth Initiatives group has been developing a new Youth Advisory, a group to help us think about how to expand digital programs that teach science here at the Museum. The Youth Advisory's recent mission: to write a Want Ad that telegraphs what you want from digital-media infused science programs at the American Museum of Natural History.
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ACDSee's customer support, to put it politely, STINKS! I've tried twice to get help with this and get absolutely no response. I was about to pull out my hair until I remembered... "I bet someone on SGs can help me!" If I hadn't spent hours cataloging with this software I would use something else, but at this point it's too big a mountain to climb!
I upgraded to Mountain Lion on my Mac which meant I had to upgrade to ACDSee 2. My files are all there but the cataloging is not. I have backups but don't have a clue how to find the database (if that is what I need to do). Help!!! I followed the install directions carefully so don't know what I've done wrong.....
Relinking In Acdsee 2 On Mac
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Posted 30 May 2013 - 08:42 AM
I was so frustrated with ACDSee that I have chalked it up to a learning experience. It worked fine on my Snow Leopard Mac, but as I added more and more files to the catalog it ground to a halt, would not open files and always was crashing. No support from them AT ALL. I did discover that the imbedded info does not transfer unless you move it within the ACDSee program. I wish you luck - I trashed all my work and the program!!!
Posted 30 May 2013 - 09:51 AM
Darnit, how disappointing. I am one of the few that has stuck with ACDSee for the long, long haul. I still really like it and find it works well for me. I have not, unfortunately, kept up with upgrades to the program though, and know that I'll probably run into huge problems the next time I have to get a new laptop. My version is not compatible with Windows 8. eep.
If you don't happen to find someone on here who can help, Google or see if you can find a private (ie not run by ACDSee) forum with an ACDSee thread. If it's possible for it to run properly again, someone out there probably has posted about it somewhere.
If you don't happen to find someone on here who can help, Google or see if you can find a private (ie not run by ACDSee) forum with an ACDSee thread. If it's possible for it to run properly again, someone out there probably has posted about it somewhere.
Posted 30 May 2013 - 11:56 AM
I, too, have been very frustrated with the ACDSee support. The last time I upgraded I lost all my tags (neglected to read the fine print that said you had to back up your database). If I hadn't put so much time into it, I would be tempted to trash it too, but it does have my tags (although the search is lousy) and I've gotten used to editing photos there. Good luck everyone!
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JACKSON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hold a conference March 22 to decide on whether to hear an appeal from Mississippi death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning.
Court officials say a decision could be announced shortly after the conference.
Manning asked U.S. Supreme Court in December to listen to his arguments for a new trial.
Manning has argued that defense attorneys should have done a better job and that black residents were inappropriately excluded from his Oktibbeha County jury. Manning is African-American.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned Manning down last July. The court said Manning filed his post-conviction claim too late to be heard in state courts.
In a post-conviction petition, an inmate argues he has found new evidence — or a possible constitutional issue — that could persuade a court to order a new trial.
The 5th Circuit said under state law, Manning had until April 5, 2000, to file a post-conviction petition. Court records show Manning did not file anything with the Mississippi Supreme Court until Oct. 8, 2001.
Attorney General Jim Hood has said he will ask for an execution date to be set if the U.S. Supreme Court denies the request.
Manning, now 44, received two death sentences for the 1992 slayings of two Mississippi State University students, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller.
On Dec. 11, 1992, the bodies of Miller and Steckler were discovered in rural Oktibbeha County. Both students had been shot to death, and Miller's car was missing. The vehicle was found the next morning.
Prosecutors said Manning was arrested after he attempted to sell certain items belonging to the victims.


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Stopped at the local GetITANDGO for gas and milk tonight.
The clerk told me that starting in April cigarettes will increase
in price from $4.00 per pack to $6.00. I asked him if ObomoS
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of the poor SOB'S that voted for him will believe it's the
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Pioneer Hall is home to the 2003 USA Gymnastics national collegiate champions, a title the team has claimed in seven of the past 10 years. Dedicated in 1998, this is our newest building on campus. It houses our Kinesiology Department, indoor swimming pool, running track and racquetball courts. Other fitness facilities are located in Jones Hall. The fitness rooms in both buildings, as well as pools and fitness classes, are free to students with valid student ID and available to the public with fees. The hours vary according to the facility.
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By Patsy R. Brumfield / Daily Journal
2:50 P.M. – Jones murder trial jury takes its seats in the Prentiss County Courthouse jury box – 7 men, 7 women (4 are black).
Two of them are alternates, who will assume juror status if another becomes ill or otherwise cannot complete the trial. The alternates do not know they are alternates at this stage.
Opening statements are expected, and perhaps a few witnesses before afternoon recess.
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12:20 – Jones murder trial jury pool breaks for long lunch. Judge Jim Seth Pounds tells them to be back at 2:45, when the 14 jurors will be announced.
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(Below are some details directly from this morning's session. Please excuse typos and other glitches likely as I type rapidly.)
11:04 a.m. –
Judge reads list of potential witnesses (I may not have spelling correct, just hearing judge.)
Tammy Johnson, Roy Rainey, Randy Tolar, Betty Rosky, Lisa Diallo, Dr. Newt Harrison, Melissa Hammond, Dr. Amy McMasters, Brooke Creech, Jimmy Hicks, Felicia Robinson, Larry Putnam, Billy Arnold, Linda Ofer, David Whitehead, Steve Sanders.
Various potential jurors say they know some of these people and say it may or may not affect their perspective on case. (Lawyers taking notes about comments.)
Defendant Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Jones is accused of fatally shooting her mother, Jane, in 2010. She's in the courtroom wearing a white turtleneck sweater and a gold chain/medallion around her neck. Jones appears to be in her late 40s. She's got short brown hair and wears glasses.
11:23 – Josh Wise, assistant DA, questions potential jurors.
One in jury pool, Bubba Pounds, is chancery clerk. Another male says he is the defendant's daughter's godfather and that his wife is her best friend. He admits it might be difficult to be impartial on the jury.
11:50 – Defense attorney Rob Laher asks questions.
One woman says she waits to hear everything on Law & Order before she makes up her mind. She feels say way about defense, "like on A Time to Kill, you're representing Samuel L. Jackson." Laher says yes. In this case someone has died. You will see photos that "are not pretty." Can't change that a person has died, but it's human nature to try to redeem a death … some sort of retribution for the person that's died. Only one left is Becky.
Same woman says she doesn't have anything against others who own guns. I'm scared of the dark. After a got a divorce from my husband, I got a handgun for protection.
Man says he was a victim and testified before the grand jury. Spoke with Wise about his testimony. About grand jury experience … assume something is wrong because her case went through grand jury. Laher says she's presumed innocent, isn't she? Man says you have to see how it plays out. Will listen to everything.
Others respond to his questions about being the victim of a crime or believing one side over another. Older woman says people kill, not guns. Doesn't have any problem with guns. Another says, "I love guns."
12:15 – Laher wraps up questions. Anything else we need to know about. Woman who was in jail cell with Becky Jones, says I believe both tables are just tables, no strikes against either one of them. When case starts, I wouldn't look at anybody at tables. Listen to witnesses, make up my mind by that, not by looking at her. Believe they don't have nothing against them (state). Just two tables.
12:15 – Judge says I'll let everyone go to eat. Picking a jury will take a while. Return at 2:45, we'll announce these 14 jurors. After that, everyone else will be let go.
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11:10 A.M. – Judge Jim Seth Pounds asks if anybody in the jury pool has already made up their minds about this case. No one responds.
He continues to ask questions of the prospective jurors.
Some have said they know the defendant or her mother, or are related to various possible witnesses, including – Tammy Johnson, Roy Rainey, Randy Tolar, Betty Rosky, Lisa Diallo, Dr. Newt Harrison, Melissa Hammond, Dr. Amy McMasters, Brook Creech, Jimmie Hicks, Felicia Robinson, Larry Putnam, Billy Arnold, Linda Ofer, David Whitehead, Steve Sanders.
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10:48 A.M. – Judge Jim Seth Pounds returns to the courtroom and tells the 82 in jury pool that the jury will hear the murder case against Rebecca Jones.
Pounds has more specific questions of pool, such as kin of lawyers or others on attorney teams. Can you set that aside and be fair? Pounds asks, when potential jurors say they have connections.
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10:30 A.M. – The 117-member jury pool is whittled to 82, and they're on a short break as the court sorts through their names. They've already been assigned new seating arrangments.
Next, attorneys for the state and defense will question them in an attempt to determine who should not or whom they would prefer to serve or not serve.
The jury pool has not been told what case they will consider.
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BOONEVILLE – A packed Prentiss County courtroom awaits questions and choices for a jury to consider the fate of Rebecca "Becky" Jones, accused in the 2010 murder of her mother, Jane.
Last November, Jones went on trial for the shooting death but on the trial's third day, her attorney announced she'd taken ill suddenly overnight.
Circuit Judge Jim Seth Pounds declared a mistrial after determining her comatose condition in an Alabama hospital would necessarily delay her prosecution.
No one has yet publicly discussed what put her in the hospital other than vague references to her collapse in the bathroom of her Alabama home after some kind of reaction to medication.
Pounds set a new trial date and Jones' immediate arrest after her release from the hospital.
Through her attorney, Rob Laher of Tupelo, Jones insists she did not intend to shoot her mother when the women argued at Jane Jones' home in Prentiss County.
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View of the town of Gyantse and the Palcho Monastery of Pelkor Chode and more notably the strange building called the Kumbum (looks like a wedding cake) Pango Chorten complex shot from top tower of the Dzong fortress in Southern Tibet.
Gyantse is a small town south west of Lhasa. It is one of the few places where the Chinese have not changed much. Gyantse is known because of its Fortress, the Dzong, a very special building ,the Kumbum, and a monastery, the Pelkor Chode. The reason why people build a town there is because of the trade in wool. The location was good because Gyantse was on the road to India. Nowadays it is close to the Friendship Highway. This is a road that literally makes its name true. It is a road that runs at a height of approximate 3500 m above sea level. But for the rest it does not look like a highway as we know it. It is a sandy road that now and than turns out to be jammed because of erosion. The Dzong Fort is build on a hill. You can visit it but than you must walk. A little further down the road is a wall build around a monastery and a strange building called the Kumbum.
The monastery is called Pelkor Chode. It was founded in 1418. Formally there were a number of monasteries inside the walls but today there is just one left. It is visited by Gelugpa monks. The Kumbum is a building with a strange form. Inside it is even more strange because on the first 4 floors there are rooms that are only on 1 floor but also rooms that extend over 2 floors. Inside you can find a large number of statues. In the gallery of pictures attached to this page you can see a number of the thousand statues.


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About the Author
Brian Greene received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He joined the physics faculty of Cornell University in 1990, was appointed to a full professorship in 1995, and in 1996 joined Columbia University, where he is professor of physics and mathematics. He has lectured at both a general and a technical level in more than thirty countries, and on all seven continents, and is widely regarded for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory. His first book, The Elegant Universe, was a national best seller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book, The Fabric of the Cosmos, was also a best seller. He lives in Andes, New York, and New York City.


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ncm OSS world is not pleading for anything. It's just one "out of touch" person whining for publicity.
Most java users don't care about ESR's attention grabbing. Even Sun doesn't seem to care about him and the nonsense that comes out of him.
"Letters" like that are just PR to feed the "java sux" and "java sux, I can do it in perl" types.
In any case, if you don't belive in a particular technology, stop whining about it. Just go use anything else that you like. Nobody is forcing anyone to get warm&fuzzy feelings about Java. It's a tool, not a religion, it gets the job done.
We released the long delayed 0.3. Currently work is being done on finishing the server and redoing the GUI.
I've decided that in the future it just won't be worthile for me to get non-linux appliances.
Many of the current breeds of 802.11g routers run linux and can be customized like any linux box. These things are a really great & affordable way to learn about embedded linux and non-x86 architectures. They also make great platforms for exploring ideas and hobby projects. Linksys wr54g is easy to find and cheap. However asus wl500 is even cooler due to a host usb controller on it. It can work with a great number of usb gadgets. Hmm, wonder what use plugging in a usb mouse into a wireless router would be.
I suspect the same will hold for linux phones when they become generally available. Those of us who want to tinker with every software thing will find them to be much more exciting toys than silly proprietory alternatives with no room for creativity.


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The Pennsylvania Wilds is home to some of the most important outdoor endurance challenges in the Eastern US. Coursing in and through our state parks, forest and magnificent vistas, biking, canoeing, kayaking and running events have established our part of Pennsylvania as a significant place for those who love the challenge of the outdoors…
**Some of these challenges are for more experienced runners. Visit the website for details and train appropriately.
January 25 Frozen Snot, Lock Haven -- Combine 12+ miles of the toughest terrain in central PA with the coldest week of the year and you'll have the Frozen Snot race! An endurance event not to be taken lightly.
March 15 Diane Kelly Memorial 5K Run, Warren -- An Elk County Striders event. First race in the Warren County YMCA Series Cup (Joggin' with Jordan Memorial 10K/5K is June 21 and SuperKwik Challenge Half Marathon is October 11)
March 29 Red Moshannon Down River Race, Grassflat -- This race is held on a 7.5 mile section of Moshannon Creek. This section is rated Class II+.
March 29 Cook Forest Half-Marathon and 5K Run, Cook Forest State Park -- Coursing along the beautiful nationally designated Wild & Scenic Clarion River. Supports Clarion University Track and Field Team and Clarion University Athletic Scholarships.
April 4 Relay for Life of Clinton County, Lock Haven -- Celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost and fight back by raising awareness and funds.
April 5 Cameron County Canoe & Kayak Classic, Emporium -- One of the largest downriver paddling events in the state. Hundreds of paddlers will course 12-miles along the Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning Creek. A 2-mile youth paddling event for ages 4-14 is weather permitting.
April 26 Hyner View Trail Challenge & Hyner Ultra Challenge 50K, Hyner -- This trail challenge has over 4200 feet of elevation gain along one of PA's finest vistas!
April 26 Ridgway YMCA Triathlon, Ridgway -- Participants will compete in a 5-mile run, 15-mile bike race, then a 9-mile canoe/kayak race down the scenic Clarion River.
April 27 Chinklacamoose Marathon, Clearfield -- Your choice of a full or half marathon coursing through central Clearfield County completed as an individual or relay team.
May 17 Upper West Branch Triathlon, Curwensville Lake -- 5-mile run, 5-mile paddle (canoe or kayak), and 15-mile bike.
May 17 Fox Township Park Memorial Fund 5K Run & Walk, Kersey -- An Elk County Striders event.
May 25 Dahoga Dash 5K, Wilcox -- First race in the Elk County Striders Triple Crown Series (Elk County Classic 5K on July 12 and Lee Foster Memorial 5 Mile on September 6 complete the series). Course is fairly flat, out and back on a low traffic, part paved/part dirt road.
June 7 Rothrock Trail Challenge, Boalsburg -- Hyner's southern cousin. Voted by La Sportiva's Mountain Cup Series as one of the ten best trail races in the country. It's a 30K filled with awesome single track, elevation changes that will numb the legs, and hair-raising scrambles through boulders and cliffs. The PA Trail Dogs' apple didn't fall too far from the tree on this one. If you liked the Hyner, then you'll feel right at home in Rothrock!
June 7 God's Country Marathon & Half Marathon, Galeton -- Starting 1,300 feet above sea level and reaching elevations of 2,424 feet above sea level, runners will enjoy the scenic tour of Potter County including Center Town Lake, Susquehannock State Forest and Denton Hill, finishing at the historic Potter County Courthouse.
June 20 Relay for Life of McKean County, Bradford -- Celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost and fight back by raising awareness and funds.
June 21 Joggin' with Jordan Memorial 10K Run/5K Run/5K Fun Walk, Warren -- An Elk County Striders event. Second race in the Warren County YMCA Series Cup (Diane Kelly Memorial 5K Run is March 15 and SuperKwik Challenge Half Marathon is October 11)
June 21 Fat Tire Challenge, Clear Creek State Park -- This 14 mile mountain bike challenge races through the gorgeous forest and mountain laurel fields. The trail offers many challenges including single track trails, rocky sections requiring unique riding skills and miles of continuous climbs. Part of the Bike-the-Wilds Points Series.
July 12 Elk County Classic 5K, Johnsonburg -- Second race in the Elk County Striders Triple Crown Series (Dahoga Dash 5K on May 25 and Lee Foster Memorial 5 Mile Run on September 6 complete the series)
July 27 PA Grand Canyon Marathon, Wellsboro -- Run Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon! This 2nd annual full 26.2 mile marathon takes runners along the beautiful West Rim of the Pine Creek Gorge for outstanding views of Pine Creek. New this year -- Half Marathon on July 26th!
August 2-3 Kinzua Tango, Warren -- A challenging course with over 100 miles of running, biking, swimming, orienteering and canoeing. End the race with food, music and awards.
August 2 Bob Swanson Memorial 5K Run, 2-mile Walk & 1-mile Fun Run, Mount Jewett -- First leg of the 5K Memorial Race Series. (2nd leg is the David Hutton Memorial 5K Run on August 16, 3rd leg is Steve Jerman Memorial 5K on October 18)
August 9 Lee Foster Memorial 5K, St. Marys -- An Elk County Striders Event.
August 10 Kinzua Classic Bike Race, Kinzua Beach -- Bike around the scenic Kinzua near the Allegheny National Forest. Compete for cash prizes in the Elite Race, a challenging 60-mile double loop. Or enjoy a 30-mile ride for fun.
August 16 David Hutton Memorial 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk, Emporium -- An Elk County Striders event. Benefits Cameron County High School Track Scholar Athletes. DavidHuttonMemorial.org
August 23 Dam Scramble, Curwensville Lake -- Enjoy a challenging but rewarding 13-mile "scramble" around the lake! This challenge is open to both hikers and runners, however, this will not be your average "walk in the woods" so please only attempt this if you are sufficiently trained.
August 23 Baker Trail UltraChallenge -- The 50-mile Baker Trail is a rugged hiking trail coursing through the woods, over rocks, across creeks, and up and down hills, and along some paved and dirt roads.
August 23 American Spirit Aviation Festival 5K Run & 2-mile Walk, St. Marys -- Exhilarating 5K run and 2-mile non-competitive walk.
September 6 Lee Foster Memorial Run, St. Marys -- Final race in the Elk County Striders Triple Crown Series (Dahoga Dash 5K on May 25 and Elk County Classic 5K on July 12 complete the series).
September 7 Pine Creek Challenge, Wellsboro -- Are you a risk taker who's always up for a new test? If so, try the Pine Creek Challenge this September on the beautiful Pine Creek Rail Trail. Choose from a 100K or a 100 mile run along 50 miles of the upper Pine Creek Gorge—more commonly referred to as the PA Grand Canyon.
September 13 Angela Huey Park 7K Run & Walk, Kersey -- An Elk County Striders event. Visit website for more information.
September 20 Step Outdoors TRYathlon, Hills Creek State Park -- Well-suited for both the serious competitor and the average athlete. TRY it!
October 4 Bald Eagle Megatransect -- **SOLD OUT** It's a 26+ mile race that offers some very diverse terrain throughout Bald Eagle State Forest. **Experienced and trained runners only!
October 11 Dam Darkness Trail Challenge, Curwensville Lake -- Challenge yourself on 7-miles of trails... in the dark! Glow sticks and reflective materials will guide you to the finish.
October 11 SuperKwik Challenge Half Marathon, Warren -- An Elk County Striders event. Third race of the Series Cup (Diane Kelly Memorial 5K Run & Fun Walk is March 16 and YMCA 5K, 10K & Fun Walk is June 15). Visit website for more information.
October 12 Green Monster Trail Challenge, Wellsboro -- This running event will make even the scariest monsters under your bed seem harmless! Described as "one ugly mountain race," participants can choose a 25K trail, featuring a 4,000 feet total ascent, or a 50K trail with 8,000 feet total ascent.
October 18 Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run, Emporium -- Course through the heart of the PA Wilds in a 50K or 26K. Trophies and medals awarded.
October 18 Steve Jerman Memorial 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk, Kane -- Elk County Striders will be present. Visit website for more information.
October 25 Big Spring 10K, Toby -- Elk County Striders will be present. Visit website for more information.
Get your PA Wilds Outdoor Discovery Map -- Perfect for outdoor enthusiasts loaded with trails and waterways, camping, and recreational activities including hiking, biking, horseback riding, snowmobile and ATVing, boating, swimming and so much more! To request a map, call (877) 359-6585 or e-mail info(at)pawilds.com


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Glamorous Makeup for Halloween
It's possible to fake flawless skin with foundation, but wouldn't you rather not have to? Whether you rely on a high-tech laser or a lo-fi topical cream, with the right plan, you can erase pigmentation, and—yes!—make cover-up optional. The first step? Identify your pigmentation's provenance: "Diagnosis is crucial," New York City derm Dennis Gross, MD, says. "Not only is the right treatment key, the wrong treatment can make discoloration darker."
Not all dark spots are created equal: They stem from three sources. UV exposure can trigger a growth of excess skin cells called solar lentigo, aka sun spots, liver spots, or age spots. The cells, pigmented with melanin, cluster together, forming a circular mark a few shades deeper than your skin tone. Estrogen fluctuations due to pregnancy or birth control pills stimulate melanocyte cells to work overtime and create melasma, unwanted pools of melanin in the skin; unlike sun spots, these patches don't stay confined to a nice circle. And injuries such as a curling-iron burn or a swollen pimple can also jump-start melanin production (especially in Asian, Hispanic, or black skin), leaving a stubborn mark called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH).
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Male Stem Cells?
Wait, You Can Do That?
Stem cells have been receiving a lot of attention in recent years from both researchers and the media. These cells have amazing medical potential as, in theory, some of them can become any cell in the body. With that kind of potential, people have dreamed of uses ranging from regrowing limbs to curing cancer. However, not everyone is sold on this sort of research. The reason is that the most potent stem cells come from embryos, they are known as embryonic stem cells, and people question the ethics of creating an embryo just to use its cells in medical procedures. However, embryonic stem cells are not the only stem cells in the body, there are other "adult" stem cells, but these cells are of less interest to researchers because they are more limited in the cells they can become. This situation exists because as an organism develops from a single cell to a multicellular organism, the cells become more specialized for specific functions, losing the ability to differentiate into other types of cells. But some researchers think they may have found a way around the ethical dilemma. Watch the below video to find out more about stem cells.
Now that you are more familiar with stem cells, watch this video to see why researchers believe the male reproductive system may be the key around an ethical dilemma.
Extension Investigation
Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- What does pluripotency mean? What type(s) of cells display this characteristic?
- Can adult testes stem cells be differentiated into as many cell types as embyonic stem cells? What does this mean for the potential medical use of these cells?
- What are the functions of stem cells in organisms?
- What is unique about the adult stem cells gathered from testes?
- Given the role of the testes, are you surprised by the potential of the stem cells gathered from them? Explain why or why not and be as specific as you can in your reasoning.


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This online course includes six modules covering the key topic areas of the exam content outline. You can take the course all at once, or complete each module separately as you have time.
Applied Sciences Learn to analyze complex problems and determine the best solution to challenges dealing with exercise physiology, kinesiology, elementary biomechanics, anatomy, motor learning and control, nutrition and healthy eating, weight management, stress management and basic behavioral sciences. You will review applications of the following knowledge areas: cardiorespiratory physiology, metabolism, general physiology, the musculoskeletal system and principles of mechanics and physics as they relate to group fitness.
Exercise Programming & Class Design Construct a group fitness class composed of the basic exercise components (i.e., warm-up, conditioning, cool-down and stretching) while accommodating various fitness levels. You will apply established guidelines to design appropriate exercise progressions, provide modifications for special populations and adjust class design for various environmental conditions to ensure a safe and effective setting for all class participants.
Group Instructional Methods Understand appropriate and effective teaching methods in order to accommodate participants' needs. Utilizing established methods and techniques, use a variety of techniques to monitor intensity, use succinct and timely cues, correct improper technique, provide educational feedback and demonstrate modifications to exercise.
Group Leadership Methods Incorporate interpersonal communication skills in the group fitness setting and facilitate a comfortable exercise environment for all participants. Aid group fitness participants in adopting physical activity as a lifelong exercise habit by incorporating effective motivational techniques and health and fitness education material.
Professional ResponsibilityDevelop a working knowledge of applicable law and industry guidelines as well as the ACE Code of Ethics. Be responsible for understanding emergency policies and procedures to respond to acute medical conditions and emergencies as well as how to enhance professional competence.
Note: ACE-certified professionals who hold a certification other than Group Fitness Instructor and successfully complete this course will earn 0.6 Continuing Education Credits (CECs).
If you need help selecting appropriate study materials for your fitness education, registering for an ACE exam or answering any questions about your certification, we're here to help. Expert consultants are available via e-mail at email@example.com, on Live Chat or by phone at the number below Monday-Friday, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. (PST).
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Here is a slideshow from Field and Stream about those emails that everyone gets showing wildlife in very odd situations to say the least. The slideshow talks about which ones are true and which ones could not be validated.
Pretty interesting. The elk in the river during the wildfire was very cool.
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Third graders at Summit Elementary are preparing for a creative writing project.
"We're walking all around here to see if there's animal tracks or birds nests or squirrels nests or to see if we can hear anything like maybe we could hear a bird or something," said Kiarra Fruetel, Summit Elementary School 3rd grader.
The students will take these observations back to class and begin writing paragraphs based on what they experienced.
"I think that nature and the environment is a natural appeal for almost all third graders; almost all elementary aged kids," said Scott Graham, Summit Elementary School 3rd grade teacher. "They just have a natural interest. They want to learn about that."
So, teachers like Mr. Graham have incorporated the outdoors into their daily lessons for years. But starting next fall, all classrooms at Summit will be a part of the Environmental School.
"All of our teachers have been writing environmental units over the past summer and through this fall," said Dirk Hunter, Summit Elementary School principal. "They're working environmental partners in the community. So for each of these units we have identified an environmental partner that'll be working with our teachers on these units.
For instance, in 2nd grade we have a soils unit which is a part of the regular curriculum in the School District of La Crosse in science. What makes it different here is we've got La Crosse County Agricultural Department working with our kids. We've got Bluff Country Master Gardeners coming out to work with our kids and redesigning our butterfly garden, those sorts of things."
And with seven different environmental zones, like the butterfly garden and the frog pond, already designated, Summit's transition to an environmental school seems to be a natural fit.
"We are going to be an environmental school but we're in many ways we'll be just like any school," said Graham. "We'll have the same curriculum. We'll be teaching the same things just with a little different focus. And what we're working on is that lifelong learner. We wanted to create citizens who care about their environment and who know how humans impact the environment."
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Whew. I just had the scare of my life.
Back in late May, my host teacher and I agreed that I will teach US government, Western Civ and World history. We've been emailing each other the last few days in preparation for next week and she mentions to me where I should start planning for 9/10 US history, even though she told me last spring that she still wanted to teach those two classes. I pooped myself when I realized that I was going to have five preps.
I told her I was "up to the challenge" and then she remembered our conversation and was actually relieved that I was "letting her keep" her two US classes. The worst part was is that I got the email from her telling me I had five preps last night about 11:00, which caused a little bit of sleeplessness!


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Whatever else you do, you need to get his attitude and head in the right place, from the instant you are getting him out of your truck, he should be in your world before you ever get to that holding blind. He's not the one calling the shots, you are, and if he's wild getting out of the truck, getting to the blind, leaving the blind, walking to the line, at the line, then address that. It is impossible to replicate test atmosphere in training, but, unless your dog is wired wrong, you can go a long way in addressing many of these issues in everyday training, especially if you can find someone really good to watch and help you and make suggestions as to how you can modify what you are doing now. Read the dog, it isn't about blunt force necessarily, whipping or burning some manners into a dog, as much as it is getting the dog in the right mental state, to be in tune with you and listen to you, be in your world on your terms, not his, while maintaining a good, confident attitude to do the work in the field. I hate seeing a beaten, slinking dog as much as I dislike having a wild out of control one. It is simple, but it isn't easy, this whole balance thing, keeping the total picture in mind, but the results are worth the effort. When I think about how bad it was with my first HT dogs, how much I dreaded, hated, feared, holding blinds, getting to the line, it really clouded the enjoyment of running my dogs. But, think about it, take a look at the photos of the Nationals and National Amateurs for instance, those dogs are sitting, standing or laying in the holding blinds with their handlers, not zonkers (of course there are exceptions but, in general). To be at the top of your game, whatever the venue, has to start back at the truck first.


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Estimates suggest that radio listenership (listening at least once a week) to the following categories are as follows (1) :
NPR/Public Radio 34 %
Christian Radio 22 %
Conservative Talk Radio 17 %
Liberal Talk Radio 7 %
I have no way to know the accuracy of the above numbers. But the survey sited in (1) does break things down by voter demographics.
Corporation for Broadcasting (our tax dollars at work) budget for FY 2007 is a little over a half a billion dollars (2) with the state of Alaska getting about 7.5 million of that money. And my state of Utah receives 6.8 million. I guess ol' Stevens is more powerful than Hatch.
So Booty, how much does it cost to run a radio station?
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jennifer connely was pretty good in this film. a lot better role than in "a beautiful mind" , and i was suprised to see marlon waynons in a serious role. i didn't know he could keep a straight face.:)
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Church Cult makes me sick. These people are VILE and HATE-FILLED. I just get so angry knowing that there are people out there calling themselves Christians.
Here's their latest picketing schedule:
Tomorrow at 1:15 in Oak Brooks, Illinois:
Christ Church 31st & York Road This is for the funeral of Dan Parmenter. He was one of those who were killed by the shooter of Northern Illinois University. God dispatched him into Hell, along with several others, because of the sins of the Doomed American people and the crimes that this nation has committed against Westboro Baptist Church. You have worshipped every idol imaginable, committed every filthy sex practice imaginable, hearkened to every false religious system imaginable, all in willful disobediance of God Almighty, and you vilify our people, putting us on trial FOR WORDS "protected by" FREE SPEECH, whereby you threw away your greatest blessing, the First Amendmant, and brought down the Wrath of the LORD OF HOSTS down upon your wicked heads. You have done this against your own interest: this is the vengeance of God, vindacating his people. And shall we not rejoice? Read Psalm 58:10-11. God is laughing at your calamity. Proverbs 1:26, Psalm 2. America is Doomed. Amen.
The bolded parts are what just shocked the crap out of me.
And here's a clip from another planned protest description: "Last week, God sent a shooter to carry out His vengeance on Illinois and America for their grievous crimes against His Standards and His People."
Now, let me explain how Westboro is a cult, just from the paragraphs above. They say, "crimes that this nation has committed against Westboro Baptist Church," whereas a true religion would talk about a nation straying from God, the focus is on the Westboro Church – this matches previous cults such as the Branch Davidians, Jonestown, or Solar Temple – the focus is on the cult, and a lot of attention is given to their leader Fred Phelps.
Look at this kid:
He's what – maybe 8?
These people are freaks. How long before they wind up doing something like the Branch Davidians, but instead of a mass suicide, they perform a mass homicide?
Now, back to my explanation of how they are a cult. They claim that "God hates fags" and that he sends people to hell for supporting homosexuality. Well, let me tell you something, as a hard core religious right conservative, God doesn't send anybody to hell for one particular sin, it's for not accepting his Son's sacrifice. I don't care if you're gay or straight, you can be saved (not that I think homosexuality isn't a sin, but that's another issue for another time). So they have strayed from direct salvational doctrine, making them a false religion.
Now, on to their attacks against the Northern Illinois University victims. I'm asking anybody in the area to go out and do like the Patriot Guard Riders and drown these people out. Don't get violent with them, but give the families of these victims some peace during the memorial service. A copy of the picketing schedule is available here: http://www.godhatesfags.com/schedule.html. I'm half tempted to start a www.godhateswestboro.com just to combat the evil that this cult puts out, but I'm a broke college kid with no time.
At this point, my prayers go out to the families and friends of the victims at NIU. GOD bless you, as I know he will.
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Last night at Round table I was asked to give the Scoutmaster Minute, go figure.
Anyway, I had not really prepared as it was a last minute thing, but as the evening progressed a central theme hit me. We were talking about training. Someone got up and talked about training for FOS, then another Scouter got up and announced there would be "Candy Sales" training, our District training chairman made an appeal to get any untrained leader out for this weekends Super Saturday training. He had a banner with him that read "EVERY SCOUT DESERVES A TRAINED LEADER!"
Now we have all heard that at least 100 times and to some that banner and his announcement blew right on by and left the room without so much as a nod.. but I thought, looking around the room.. that's it.. there's the Scoutmaster Minute I was looking for. After all, I would be pitching Wood Badge tonight anyway and thoughts on it were circling my cluttered mind.
So I was introduced and began to talk about why we do what we do in Scouting. Is it for the money.. hahahaha.. NOPE.
Is it for the headlines in the papers? NOPE. Is it for fun and friendships.. well, yeah.. of course. But then I looked to the right side of the where the young men from the Order of the Arrow stood… I asked for everyone in the room under the age of 18 to raise their hands… of course everyone shot a glance in their direction. I then said.. that is why we do it. And if we are going to teach, coach, train and mentor those young men to be the best citizens, leaders, and people they can be.. we need to be trained.
Training in the BSA is not always dynamic or exciting, but it is relevant. It does lead the Scout leader to a better understanding of the program, its policies, and its vast network of materials, resources, and most all.. fellow Scouters that are out there on the front line of Scouting.
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Why wasn't Charlie Wallace in jail?
SPOKANE, Wash. - The big question on everyone's mind, especially Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and Charlie Wallace's own mother, is given his extensive criminal history, why wasn't Charlie Wallace in jail?
Sheriff Knezovich said there is definitely a disconnect in the judicial system given that Wallace was so easily released from jail. If convicted he would've spent life in prison but for some reason he was released for drug rehab while awaiting trial.
Wallace's criminal history dates back decades. In fact, in 2002, he was the focus of a KXLY story when he escaped from Geiger Corrections Facility. At a media briefing Wednesday Sheriff Knezovich held up Wallace's criminal history which includes everything from assault and eluding police to drug possession.
Knezovich said his deputies are constantly arresting repeat offenders, and with each arrest their crimes escalate, just as what happened when Deputies Matt Spink and Michael Northway faced him during a traffic stop Tuesday.
The sheriff added that Wallace stole the weapon used in the shootings of Spink and Northway from a car in Liberty Lake last fall.
"That's why the judicial system needs to take a hard look at what they are putting back onto the streets," Knezovich said.
Keeping repeat offenders locked up has been a top priority, Sheriff Knezovich said, adding that he has been meeting with the prosecutor's office and others in the judicial system over the past few months to address the problem. The bottom line is that the sheriff feels the solution is to keep repeat offenders facing serious charges behind bars.
The Spokane County Sheriff isn't the only person wondering why Wallace wasn't behind bars. Charlie Wallace's own mother Melissa is asking that very same question.Why wasn't Charlie Wallace in Jail
Melissa Wallace said her son began experimenting with drugs began when he was just 8 or 9 years old. The difference between when he was using, and when he was clean, was like night and day she said.
"That kid that everybody calls a criminal, he used to take a horse straight up the face of that thing," she said, pointing to a nearby mountain.
Wallace said her son was a good kid who just couldn't stay clean.
"We tried therapy and everything else," she said.
Charlie Wallace had run-ins with the law since he was a little boy. The Department of Corrections reports Wallace had been in and out of prison since 1998 for a variety of crimes, including assault and eluding police. In 2002 he escaped from Geiger Corrections Facility. Melissa Wallace said all of his bad behavior can be tied to one thing" "He had the demons of drugs."
Wallace completed his last sentence close to three years ago for drug possession but in April he was arrested again, this time as part of a group accused of distributing heroin.
"When he was arrested I thought 'Thank God.' I don't want him in jail but he would've been alive," she said.
But by the end of May, Charlie Wallace was released into an in-patient treatment facility. He walked away.
"Anybody reading his history knows he escaped from jail, Geiger, but he has a criminal history. Why would you put somebody of high risk in a situation where they can walk out?" she asked.
It's unclear when Wallace left. He did have a court hearing scheduled for Monday that he never showed up to. The next day he was dead.
"Charlie would not have hurt somebody if he hadn't been high," Melissa said.
In the end he took his own life, leaving his mother, knowing full well how it got to this point: "My son is dead because of drugs."
Melissa Wallace hadn't seen her son in a month and is waiting for the toxicology reports. She spoke to the media Wednesday to encourage parents to be conscious if they think their children may have a problem and to never give up on them.
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I just need to check and organize a few details first. If everything turns out ok we could have BladeEnc binaries back online in just a few weeks, if some details are wrong we might be stalled for a bit longer, but it will still work in the end. :)
Btw, the tax authorities screwed up again, this time they did send the papers to the right address, but it was the wrong papers... :(