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'Joy to the world, outside Scranton! / the judges saved the day!/ At least for now, let's celebrate!/ We can keep our hard-earned coin!/ We can keep our hard-earned coin!/ We can ke-eep, can ke-ee-eep our hard-earned coin!'
Virginia O'Hanlon was 8 years old in 1897 when she wrote to the New York Sun to ask if Santa Claus is real. Veteran reporter Francis Pharcellus Church's response is history's most reprinted newspaper editorial, and a Christmas treasure that still shines 115 yuletides later. Read it at http://www.newseum.org/yesvir ginia/
Imagine how Virginia O'Hanlon's sweetly innocent query might read if it were written by Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty and city council President Janet Evans after learning that their desperate wish for a commuter tax was denied in Lackawanna County Court less than a week before Christmas...
"DEAR EDITOR: My name is Christopher, and I am 54 years old. My new best friend Janet is 56. On Wednesday, three mean Lackawanna County Court judges told us there is no Santa Claus, even though we had just seen him at the Mall at Steamtown. Santa said we were too big to sit on his lap, and when we asked him for a few million dollars, he let out a belly laugh that shook the food court. Then he hopped in his sleigh and headed for the Abingtons. One of his elves said Everything Natural is having a sale on organic reindeer oats.
Please tell us the truth: Is there a Santa Claus?
DEAR CHRISTOPHER: Of course there is a Santa Claus! Just ask the 22,655 commuters who work in Scranton. Christmas came a week early for them. What you and your friend Janet seem to have forgotten is that Santa rewards good little boys and girls, and you and Janet, along with being alleged grown-ups, have been much more naughty than nice this year.
Shall we consult Santa's list?
You spent the first part of the year fighting and throwing spitballs at each other. Then you suddenly decided you were soulmates and cobbled together a budget everyone knew was bad fiction. Santa is no fan of fibbers, especially those who insist they're telling the truth even when they've been caught telling tall tales.
He sees you when you're scheming, he knows when you're a fake.
So do the people you somehow expect to help you get your ramshackle house in order. Most commuters would be happy to contribute more than they already do - especially during this festive season - if you agreed (in notarized writing) to change your wasteful ways. Also, referring to the people who drive your economy as "freeloaders" whose contributions to the city are less appreciated than ugly sweaters and irregular underwear is no way to inspire charity.
When you need help, asking nicely and offering concessions of your own always works better than naked extortion. Your approach so far is like knocking on your neighbor's door and saying, "I bought a house I can't afford, and I've been hosting wildly expensive parties and passing out fabulous door prizes for decades, but I'm tapped out. Who saw that coming, right? Anyhoo, since you get the pleasure of gazing upon my House of Cards and the occasional use of my sidewalk, it's only fair that you pitch in."
Uh, no thanks, which is the same response you can expect from city nonprofits as long as you vilify them as ravenous bloodsuckers bleeding the city tax base dry. At your age, you really should be beyond trick-or-treating. Soaping the windows of scarce economic drivers like the University of Scranton is no way to promote a sense of shared purpose.
Neither is walking into a court of law and treating three longtime judges like hapless rubes in black robes. You and your enablers at the Pennsylvania Economy League have spent more than 20 years and millions of dollars to get your figures straight, and yet you were somehow unprepared to provide the court with hard numbers. Where did all that time and money go?
Wherever it all went, it's gone, and since most of the money was borrowed, Scranton taxpayers will be saddled with debt for decades. If you're looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for cabinet members and PEL consultants, may I suggest motivational desk calendars and calculators?
Since Rudolph was a mere twinkle in Blitzen's eye, children all over the world have understood that Santa Claus does not reward bad behavior.
Good kids get toys and sweets; bad kids get lumps of coal. Like money, you can burn coal to keep warm for a while, but when it's reduced to ash, there's nothing left but you and the cold, hard night.
So yes, Christopher, there is a Santa Claus, and he will be visiting Scranton on Christmas Eve. If I were you and Janet, I'd lay low until he's out of town.
CHRIS KELLY, the Times-Tribune columnist, and the staff and families of Times-Shamrock Communications, wish you and yours a safe, happy hoilday season. Contact the writer: email@example.com


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28 U.S. Code § 714 - Criers and messengers
§ 714.
Criers and messengers
The crier, with the approval of the court, may appoint necessary messengers in such number as the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may approve. The crier may remove such messengers with the approval of the court. The crier shall also perform the duties of bailiff and messenger.
(Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 120(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 33.)
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under section 171 of this title.
Applicability of This Section to Court of Appeals for District of Columbia During Continued Service of Marshal for Court in Office on Apr. 2, 1982
Subsec. (a) of this section not applicable to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia during the continued service as Marshal for such Court of any individual who was serving in such office under section 713(c) of this title as of Apr. 2, 1982, see section 415 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as a note under section 713 of this title.
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Take these two years to grow professionally, meet new friends, have new adventures. I'm sure you'll even meet a new guy. As hard as it is, try not to let your ex hold you back from all of that. He doesn't deserve that peice of you.
I don't get why you would greenlight the situation when you're still in love with him. This doesn't sound like a problem that will be solved with etiquette. If you ever want to be happy again you need to stop contacting anyone who contacts your ex. Only after a few years of being 100% separated can you get over a person with whom you were deeply connected.
I think you owe it to yourself to be honest about your feelings to friend. That was your first mistake, IMO. If you don't feel you can be honest with her then perhaps the friendship is not as close as you think. I don't think it matters a whole lot, but was your breakup with ex due to your moving? I wonder if maybe he is trying to get back at you? I also wonder if she is over-compensating for the fact that she may be seen as "second fiddle" in this situation.I agree there is nothing "wrong" with her dating him, but in my world, a move like this by a friend would be completely off-limits and cause for serious repercussions on the friendship. The only exception would be if the friend came to me before getting involved, we had a long heart to heart and I could see that it's something she just can't bare to leave alone due to very strong feelings for him... that just happened (i.e. she didn't intentionally pursue him behind my back). I agree with PPs who've said she is, at best, insensitive and at worst, intentionally cruel. Color me flabbergasted. You do not need to feel bad for the way you feel. It seems very natural to me. She ABSOLUTELY should have checked with you BEFORE going ahead and dating him. There are unwritten codes of honor in friendship and she broke one of them. It was her responsibility to establish whether or not this was a relationship you were over. This is a terrible situation, OP and I really feel for you. Tell her your feelings, if she's any kind of a friend, or human being for that matter, she will understand where you're coming from.Hugs to you! Hang in there.
In my world, dating the ex of your friend is a violation of the girl code. Not done. If done, has negative repercussions on the friendship.
The OP probably didn't feel she had any right to tell her friend that it wasn't ok. I'm unclear if the friend is even aware of how strong her feelings are (this wasn't a recent breakup).
I also think your friend committed a grievous act against the girl code. I would never, ever have dated anyone that one of my friends had been with. The feeling is mutual among my friends. It is just not done. Having said that, I do think OP that your best bet is to be honest with this chick. She needs to know how hurtful this is to you.Good luck and hugs.
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Walk-in freezer
bid accepted
Coulee Dam council voted to accept a bid of $8,650.60 from Cascade Mechanical of Omak to replace the walk-in freezer at the Melody Restaurant. The Community Building The Melody is located in is owned by the town. The space is being refitted so it can be reopened. Two bids were received, just $58 apart.
Tapping hotel/
motel funds
The Coulee Dam council passed a $21,000 budget amendment last Wednesday night to move money from their hotel/motel fund to pay for the following: Ridge Riders, $5,000; Coulee Corridor, $1,000; and to build brackets for the Mason City Park wood carvings, $15,000.
Cars and more
now surplus
A number of items have been surplused by the Coulee Dam Town Council. The items include two older pickups, two 2003 Crown Victoria police cars, several bicycles, some radios and technology equipment.
Water reduced to farmers
The Bureau of Reclamation temporarily reduced water deliveries Tuesday to irrigation districts in the Columbia Basin Project while engineers assess damage to the Main Canal just below Pinto Dam.
Water flows in the canal were reduced so work crews could get to the collapsed concrete panel and assess the damage. Flows were at 7,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) when the crack was reported by a canal ditch rider on Monday.
"We're reducing flows in the Main Canal, and expect the canal to be at its lowest level by Wednesday evening," Ephrata Field Office Manager Stephanie Utter said. "While repairs are taking place there will be some disruption in water deliveries directly from the West and East Low Canals later this week."
The canal will be monitored continuously as repairs are made and water flows are eventually restored early next week. Officials indicate that there is no immediate threat to public safety while this repair work is taking place.
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This is probably as good as its gonna get
Well at least Malone's next crappy punt will bounce out only to the 25...
This is probably as good as its gonna get
holy crap
His wife's got ****ty seats.
First down! Well how bout that!
COMMON McKnight - get ur **** together if you want to play RB
No way! A mirage?
make it rain ****ers
Tie game 11 minutes in. Holy ****.
It's FM
F***ing Magic
A couple nice throws from Snachez. Right on the ****in money.
IF Snackchez can somehow make a game of this and not be a pouty whiny baby man - we have a shot.
the stadium is rocking
how I feel listening to Chucky:
common DEEEE
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Before Sarah Palin, there was Princess Diana. Tina Brown makes the comparison:
Like Princess Diana, who was both an addict of fame and its tormented victim, Palin is at constant war with the exposure she seems to live for. In Diana's case, it was the raucous tabloids and their pitiless photographers who stalked her every waking hour alone or with her children. In Palin's case, it's that malign aristocratic phantom, the "media elite."Doesn't mean it is, either. And even if she is like Diana, Diana came back more powerful than ever.
It's hard to feel as sorry for Palin as one did for Diana. The comely governor is so cocky in her ignorance, so relentless in pursuit of her own rise to fame, her arrogance makes it much harder to see her vulnerability. But that doesn't mean it isn't there....
(By the way, Tina Brown's book about Princess Diana, "The Diana Chronicles," is a terrific read, full of apt analysis of media and fame.)


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RICHMOND — As election day draws near, the debate over Measure N is at full fizz.
Measure N would tax businesses that sell sugar-sweetened beverages a penny-per-ounce in an effort to reduce consuption, lower obesity and generate revenues.
We hosted a spirited online chat-style debate between Jeff Ritterman and Chuck Finnie this week. All the of the revealing answers are there for you to read and decide.
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By Michael Aneiro
CNBC is citing sources that put the Apple (AAPL) bond deal announced earlier today at $17 billion, which conveniently would just eclipse the $16.5 billion offering from Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holdings in February 2009 as the largest-ever corporate bond sale, according to data provider Dealogic.
Estimates from earlier in the day had suggested the deal might fall somewhere between $10 billion and $20 billion in size, and multiple bond-market participants are suggesting the order book, a gauge of investor demand, is near the $50 billion mark. Bear in mind that institutional bond investors often effectively overstate the amount of bonds they intend to buy, knowing that everyone else is probably doing the same, to make sure they get their fair share of popular deals once companies decide exactly how much debt they want to issue.


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You've met the celebrities, you've watched them go through training, learn to shoot guns, and get zapped by a Taser. Now that was entertainment. They're now on their second night of real duty, and it's going to be a busy one. Crime never sleeps in Muncie, Indiana! Thankfully, the powers-that-be have decided to spare us the time-wasting recaps and useless filler (thanks, guys), and get right down to the show. So, let's get to it!
Don't Mess With Ponch
Erik and his partner, officer Brown, get the first call of the night. It's a domestic disturbance call, and Erik can't wait to get there. He seems to really have a thing against men who abuse women, and he says that he's glad he's now in uniform so he can do something about it. You go, Ponch! They arrive and arrest the obviously drunken man for threatening to kill his girlfriend. The man recognizes Ponch and says how cool he is, but Erik's not having any of it and gives the guy a long lecture about being a real man. Burned on national tv by Ponch. Awesome.
Trish and her partner, officer Temple, get the next call which is a burglary in progress. Once they get there, they quickly chase the suspect down and tackle him, with Trish cuffing the guy. I don't know what he's on, but he's pretty unintelligible. Trish asks him why he broke the door (to get in and steal something, is my guess), and he blathers on about something. I think he said "I didn't do nothin' to that door!" Then, he makes the mistake of cursing and getting loud. Trish goes from calm to pissed off in 2 seconds flat, and tells him to shut his mouth "right now!" There's fire in her eyes as he starts spitting at the two, and they fling the loser into the back of the car. You just know she wanted to whoop his ass.
It's a busy night for the new cops, as Jason "Wee Man" and his partner get a call for suspected shoplifting. Jason walks up to the woman that matches the description and tries to talk to her, but she hauls butt, refusing to stop for him. She doesn't believe he's a real cop. The nerve of her! Jason's partner comes up and tells the woman to calm down or he'll arrest her for disorderly conduct. Of course, she ignores him, and Jason gets the pleasure of cuffing her. She still doesn't believe that the Wee Man is really a cop. No respect, I tell you.
It's LaToya's turn, and they get called to a car break-in. She informs the people that own the car of what happened, and they say it's the second time that it's happened. They're not happy. The man says he's missing a red lighter from the car, and lo and behold, there's a goofy looking young man walking down the street with said lighter in his pocket. LaToya doesn't like a thief, and goes off on a rant about thieves being a menace and a burden to society. Until the car owner's cat makes an appearance. LaToya apparently hates cats even more than she does thieves, and hightails it for the cruiser, locking the door. "The cats of Muncie, they have it out for me!" she cries.
You Want Me To Sign What?
Back to Erik and his partner, who are discussing a warrant. Until someone's grandma comes up to the cruiser with a request: she loved him on CHiPs, and would he please sign her boob? Huh?! Erik is in disbelief, until the little old lady whips out a fake boob for him to sign. He sheepishly signs the squishy insert as she thanks the now embarrassed Erik. He jokingly asks his partner if she wants anything signed, and she exclaims "I don't even know what to say!"
The prostitutes are hitting the streets, and Trish gets a call for a suspected "lady of the night." They pull up to a parked truck, and out comes a guy with his pants around his knees. The hooker insists that they were just talking, he was going to drive her somewhere, and she has no idea how his pants got undone. Pul-lease. The guy admits that she offered a certain, umm, "service" for twenty bucks, but she still denies it. Never mind the twenty dollar bill in her pocket that Trish finds. Not the smartest hooker on the street, for sure. Off to jail she goes.
Getting To Know You, Getting To Know All About You
Fighting crime is tough work, and we get to watch as the partners have some down time and relax a bit. Erik and his partner go for a mani-pedi (I never figured Ponch to be a pedicure kind of guy). He lays it on thick, telling her how attractive she is, calling her a goddess. "I'm just one of the guys," she says. Jason and his partner go skateboarding. Well, Jason skateboards, but his partner eats the ramp. At least he tried!
LaToya has decided to cook dinner for her partner, and goes to the local grocery dressed in a red jumpsuit with big shades. What, you mean you don't wear skin-tight catsuits when you go to pick up milk and bread? Sheesh. She searches in vain for caviar, capers, and champagne, but is told by an employee that she's out of luck. Oh, well, says LaToya - pasta will have to do. The two share some girl talk while they cook dinner, and she must have done pretty well since nobody got food poisoning.
Back to business, LaToya and partner get called for a robbery at a local bar. They arrive to find the money thrown on the ground. The young girl who stole it admits to the theft, and they arrest her. On the way, she starts crying, and LaToya asks why. The girl is homeless, has two children and doesn't want to go to jail. "You're a mess. Don't you know how to use birth control?" asks LaToya's partner. LaToya opens up to the girl in tonight's "aww" moment, telling her how she was abused also, and implores her to get a better life for herself. She's pretty good at this. Hopefully the girl listens.
Jack ends up going on a call to arrest a murder suspect next. He's stoked. Being the rookie, he gets to stand watch at the back door for the fleeing suspect. It's the first time he's gotten to pull his gun, and he's both nervous and excited. "I felt like I was in a movie the whole time," he exclaims. They nab the guy and haul him off to jail, and Jack's partner praises him for following orders and doing what he was supposed to do. Jack beams.
Touch The Cat. Touch. The. Cat.
Guess what. LaToya is so afraid of cats, she has decided to go to a "cat therapist" to overcome her fear. I didn't know they had cat therapists, but whatever. The therapist shows LaToya some cat pictures, and she can't even bear to look at them. Determined to rid herself of the phobia, LaToya sucks it up and tells the lady to bring her a real live kitty. *cue scary Jaws music* The woman brings in a cute little cat in a carrier, and LaToya's eyes bug out. Still, she manages to touch the furball, and realizes it won't hurt her. Unless it's like my cat, who will do you physical harm if you forget to feed him at exactly 5 pm.
Enough of that. Jason gets another domestic violence call, and they arrive to find another drunken man who had tried to choke his wife. She is visibly upset, and Jason tries to calm her, but he doesn't quite have the counseling abilities of Trish, Erik, or even LaToya. It's just not his thing. But he is upset for the lady, and wants to put the guy away. The only problem is, the guy doesn't speak English. Ponch to the rescue! As the only Spanish-speaking officer in Muncie (which I find hard to believe), he arrives to get the scoop. Turns out, the man got jealous because his wife shook another man's hand. Yeah, that's grounds for choking someone, alright. Erik goes off on the guy, giving his "be a real man speech." He really gets into this stuff!
Trish and her partner get called about a "suspicious person" swinging a pool cue around a gas station. It turns out to be some crazy old coot who calls himself "Winky dinky super-dancing Dave." Alrighty then. The nut then proceeds to do some kind of dance for Trish, which looks like a cross between the Macarena and some of Michael Jackson's old moves. Except it's done really, really badly. They determine the old man is harmless, and send him on his way.
LaToya and partner have to go pick up someone on a warrant next, and LaToya tries to get the woman to come outside. A stray cat saunters up in the yard, but LaToya stands strong and ignores the kitty. She's quite proud of herself. LaToya starts getting loud, and the toothless woman finally comes outside. She starts to put up a fight, and LaToya slings the woman onto the porch, yelling at her. I mean, yelling! No more of that whispery, little girl voice. LaToya means to kick some ass tonight, apparently. They cuff the woman and cart her off to jail.
And once again, our fearless celebs end the evening at the same little diner, going over the night's events. They all seem more comfortable in their new roles, and are still enthusiastic about it. So am I, actually. Join us next week as Jack arrests a drug addict, and Erik chases down one of the bad guys. See you then!
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Imagine the free-form digging and construction of Minecraft on an alien planet, where you can build up into space, with physics-simulated movement, vehicles, guns, alien wildlife, and laser turrets, and you're coming close to the ideas indie developer CodeHatch is playing with in StarForge. If you're excited, and you should be, you can have a bash in a playable "very early alpha" version. It's rough, certainly, but well worth your attention.
As well as the ubiquitous survival mode, where you must, well, survive on the hostile planet, CodeHatch is planning 'Fort Wars.' The team-based mode will have players gathering resources, building forts, and laying defenses, with the goal of smashing the other team's all-important vats. Sure, you could simply build big guns and smash into them, but you could also tunnel in.
Download the survival mode alpha build here from Shacknews. It may run slowly, and is glitchy and unpolished. The current build also presents you with a white screen for a worrying length of time while it generates the world, but there's enough to be excited about the possibilities.
StarForge will be free-to-play, selling new skins, classes and items which CodeHatch insists will merely offer players more options, rather than make them outright more powerful.
The official site is heavily overloaded right now, but has more information for the patient. Thanks to Rock, Paper, Shotgun for pointing out this one. Now, do watch this splendid trailer:


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The Reno police department has a new crime-fighting tool. It weighs more than 500 pounds and runs up to four miles an hour.
What is it?
Meet RPD's newest member of the police force.
"I don't know if he's going to be sworn in or what. We've been thinking about a name. There's different philosophies on that one, we'll see," said Jason Morgan of the Reno Police Dept.
In the meantime, officers have been going through rigorous training with their new robot. It's a $250,000 piece of equipment, very complex and there's a lot you need to know to operate it properly.
"It can pretty much do anything we can do by hand. There's very little we would have to do manually that we wouldn't send the robot in for us," Morgan said.
The robot is expected to help in many dangerous situations, such as: involving hostages, explosive devices, or suspicious packages.
The robot can have up to four cameras on it at once. They can tilt 360-degrees up down and around, so police officers can see everything around them.
The cameras can zoom in and out - allowing officers to see things at great distances without ever being in harms way. "Eventually it will save somebody's life," Morgan said. "Working over explosives or armed suspects the odds will catch up to you, better odds, better off you are."
And, yes . . . this crime fighter can carry a gun.
Police can mount anything on it from lethal weapons to non-lethal means. As long as everyone comes home safe at the end of the day, police say the robot is well worth the cost - and cleaning.
"We don't have to feed it a lot, but is hard to clean," one officer said.
Reno police say other law enforcement agencies will be able to use the robot. If the situation calls for it, RPD will send out two operators to help out.


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Optimal Diets for Weight Loss in Dogs, Part 1 of 2
This week's blog was written by Lisa P. Weeth, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition.
The key to losing weight is simple, a dog needs to burn more calories each day than he/she consumes. For animals that are slightly overweight (less than 15% over their ideal body weight), restricting the amount of their current complete and balanced diet in addition to regular, moderate exercise will promote gradual weight loss, but for dogs that need to lose more than 15% of their body weight, what you feed is as important as how much you feed.
Before starting any weight loss plan, pet owners should first meet with their veterinarian. The dog should have a basic health screening, including a physical examination, screening blood work, and urinalysis. This will help determine how much weight the dog needs to lose and screen for any medical conditions that may be unnoticed.
Obesity in dogs is often the result of excess calories, but can also occur with certain medical conditions, such as hypothyroidism, which needs to be treated medically before starting a weight loss plan.
Additionally, obese dogs suffer from a similar 'metabolic syndrome' as people do, and it is important to ensure the dog is free from concurrent diseases, such as high cholesterol, high triglycerides, or kidney disease, before changing to a higher protein, higher fat diet.
Veterinary Nutritionists agree the optimal rate of weight loss for both dogs and cats is 1-2% of their body weight per week. This helps protect lean body (muscle) mass while preferentially burning fat mass.
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Game and Fish Expo Coming Up Next Month [AUDIO]
A wildfire deep in the Shoshone National Forest in central Wyoming is growing larger by the day. Doug Randall reports. Time is running out for organizations, businesses, agencies, and individuals who wish to be a part of the 15th annual Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Expo, September 13-15 at the Casper Events Center. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.


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In my experience, the best class to play as a casual player is one that is easily soloable, with little downtime, but also able to find groups quickly when necessary, particularly at max level. Following is how I rate each class according to those criteria.
Rogue: Sneaking past mobs you don't want to mess with and stunning your enemies so they can't fight back make the Rogue a fun character to solo. They are extremely gear dependent, however, and self-healing is limited to profession-related skills. While rogues make a fight go quickly, there are many of them and you'll have a hard time finding groups while leveling and in the endgame. (Edited to add note: Many readers have pointed out that there aren't as many rogues as there used to be. Perhaps there are more leveling on PvP servers. Ganking me. Like just now. Regardless, there are many DPS classes vying for group spots and rogues still have a harder time finding groups than all tanks, healers and DPS classes who can also heal as necessary.)
Warlock: Warlocks are extremely easy to solo. They have pets, they have self-heals and they have nasty damage. Their spells make downtime pretty non-existent and they can often solo group quests. A skilled Warlock can find groups at max level, but they are not in high demand at this time.
Warrior: Warriors have become much more fun to solo, but are still hampered by a lack of class specific self-heals and therefore require some downtime. If you do make it to the endgame, however, you will find that tanks are in high demand and that a skilled DPS Warrior can also get work.
Shaman: Leveling a Shaman is not difficult. You can blast, melee and heal. If you want to hang out with the big boys in the endgame, however, expect to keep one of your specs Resto, because non-healing Shamans just aren't in very high demand.
Priest: It takes a while to pick up speed when leveling a Priest without a lot of grouping. Shadow Priest soloing is the fastest and gets much easier when you get Shadowform. If you take one to the endgame, you'll be the belle of the ball. They'll want you for your heals and Shadow Priests can even get spots in raids these days.
Mage: Mages are definitely soloable and are very fun to play, but they tend to have a lot of down time for healing and mana regeneration. With no non-profession-related self-heals and nothing but comfy clothes to wear, you really need to be on your toes with your spells and abilities to battle alone. To partially make up for your downtime, your travel time is greatly reduced by the ability to teleport to major cities any time you like (as soon as you're high enough in level, of course). In groups, Mages are in demand for their DPS and crowd control. Don't discount the utility spells as well. The buffs, food and drink and making convenient portals at the end are all highly valued by groupies.
Druid: I've been playing a Druid since open beta. I love the class and have Night Elf droods abandoned across multiple servers -- once I went Horde, I never rarely go back. Druids are great for soloing as either Balance or Feral spec and are usually welcome in any group while leveling. Because of their multiple forms, Druids rarely get boring and make traveling speedy even at low levels. Druids are also extremely versatile at max level. Groups will want you as a healer, tank or DPS. The only drawback to playing a Druid is that they are not easy to just pick up and play (unlike DKs and Pallies). You really need to learn the nuances of all of your options and it can be hard to go back to after a long absence from the game or playing another class. Many don't consider this a negative thing about the class, however, and enjoy the extra brainpower involved in playing.
Death Knight: Death Knights are cake to solo. Not only do they start at level 55, but they are practically indestructible and mow through mobs speedily. They pair up nicely with any other class for those lucky enough to have a quest buddy. DKs also rock the endgame. They make great tanks and are awesome melee DPS. Their main drawback is that they are a dime a dozen. Once you make it to max level, you'll find many others like you competing for instance and raid spots both in your guild and in PuGs. I highly recommend a DK to every casual player as an alt, but you may find getting groups too time consuming for your busy schedule.
Hunter: The Hunter is one of two classes that I have never played past level 11. It's just not my bag. They are, however, arguably the easiest class to solo. The fact that they have no non-profession-related healing abilities is countered by the fact that their pets take most of the damage and the mobs drop quickly due to massive DPS. Hunters are so easy to solo that they tend to be the class of choice for gold-farmers (do they exist anymore or do they just hack and steal now?) as well as children and players new to MMOs. Because their damage dealing skills are so powerful, they are definitely wanted in the endgame. But you have to have the spec, gear and skills to be able to function in groups and raids and 80 levels of soloing isn't going to get you these. Expect to have to work hard on your gear and grouping skills before being invited to the good PvE group activities.
Paladin: Before Blizzard "fixed" Retribution, leveling a Paladin was easy, but kinda boring and with a lot of downtime for mana regeneration. Now that Ret Pallies are OP (which I think is pretty much an uncontroversial statement), leveling is a breeze and a ton of fun. With barely any downtime and usually multiple mobs at once, I tear through content on my formerly boring, previously mana-challenged paladin. Also, when I have to make sudden AFKs due to my main job of taking care of The Spawn, I rarely come back to a dead Blood Elf. (Though I run the risk of being run off cliffs ever since I taught her how to run around in game. "Oops!", she says.) And once you get to the endgame, the world is your oyster. You'll be wanted as either a tank or a healer by everyone and be favored for (though not guaranteed) DPS spots as Retribution.
When making your decision as to what class to play, think about what role you want to fill when you are ready to participate in the harder group activities. Regardless of how you like to play, you are more likely to get into PuGs and scheduled raids if you are speced in a group-friendly way. So if you are unwilling to play certain roles, choose a class accordingly. Are you against both healing and tanking? Then pick a Hunter or other class that is completely unable to do either. Are you willing to tank, but find playing the whack-a-mole heal game a chore? Then choose a Warrior or Death Knight. But if you are happy to be flexible until you are able to get into a group that allows you to play your favorite spec, then a Paladin or Druid is for you. Taking either class to the endgame will allow you more opportunities and faster grouping than any of the other classes. And for the first few encounters, you will probably want to try healing. Groups are much more likely to be lenient on your mistakes (which you will definitely make) and poor gear if you are a healer, more than any other group role.
When it comes right down to it, no one can tell you what your favorite classes are to play. So if you pick a class that is tougher to level, but you enjoy it more then you have made the right decision. If you are torn like me, however, the above guidelines should help. What did I decide? Well, like I said, I'm a proud altaholic, so I picked two. My Pally is working her way through Outland and my Druid is thoroughly enjoying the quests in Northrend. My guild leader has promised me a healing spot in the second string 10 man raids once I hit 80. Of course, the fact that I'm married to him may have biased his decision a bit. But the healing gap helped too. Anyway, I'm off to play with a rejuvenated sense of purpose after my (kinda) decision. May you have as much fun as I'm having.
June 3, 2009
WoW, Casually: Rating the classes for casuals
In my experience, the best class to play as a casual player is one that is easily soloable, with little downtime, but also able to find groups quickly when necessary, particularly at max level. Following is how I rate each class according to those criteria.


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"It creates walls between students, this idea that they need to be protected from the real world and cocooned together... Is that really why you come to a university, to be with people like yourself?"The university already has "specialized dorms or floors within dorms where like-minded students can live together, including those with a foreign language immersion or a math and science focus." Is there something wrong with these specialized dorms — or with some types of specialized dorms? Is it wrong for students to want a home base that's somewhat cocoony? But not all students who choose themed dorms are trying to replicate their childhood homes. Some seek the challenge of adapting to a new environment. Consider the foreign language dorms. Sometimes it's part of trying to excel in your studies: They want to be near people who are taking the same courses.
Kelsey Wolff, a member of the student ministry at the Pres House, said it wasn't that simple. Wolff, who will be a senior this fall, said she had a hard time in the "party dorm" she was assigned as an underclassman and would have appreciated a faith-based option.
And Wolff said the idea of a separate dorm for students who wish to focus on religious issues didn't mean those students had to segregate themselves from campus life. Students in the new dorm, she said, will take classes, go to ball games, explore State Street and join campus organizations, just like any other student.
"They're still going to get all of that exposure, but at the end of the day they're going to be able to come home," she said. "They'll just have their space where they're away from that."
But the religious dorm creates the impression that the students are trying to live among less sinful people — or at least among people who will feel guilty about sinning. Is there something wrong with that? But is that what's going on with the new UW dorm?
Pres House board member Tom Schwei said the new dorm would be open to students from any and all faiths, not just Christian ones. Residents won't be required to take part in any of the planned programs -- such as informal discussions about religion, mission trips on academic breaks or weekly church services -- but they should expect to have them offered, Schwei said.Well, then, what is it all about? The dorm is looks as though it will really nice, and the location is fabulous. And what are Presbyterians going to do to you, anyway?
"It's not going to be a high pressure environment," he said. "But people shouldn't be too fooled. There is a Presbyterian church sitting right next door. They're going to hear some Presbyterian singing. We are going to continue to grow."Ha ha. Presbyterian singing. Look out. I remember it from my youth, when my family went to Presbyterian church. My father was a terrible singer — despite the fact that he looked like Frank Sinatra — and he sang very loud. I thought good singing was loud singing. Imagine how embarrassed I was when I found out that was not the case — and that I too was a bad singer!
Anyway, the Presbyterian days ended when I was about 10 years old, and we moved to a new neighborhood where there was a new church, an Episcopalian church, with a young vicar who befriended everyone including my parents. He was convivial, so we became Episcopalians.
Schwei said the "core" of the new dorm experience would be "personal discovery."That's awfully nice. I appreciate the super-nice religious sects. And I'm glad the students are getting a nice new option among all the many Madison options.
"Being in college is a period of self-exploration and learning and discovery," he said. "We would like to facilitate that for people who are really interested in doing that seriously."


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Dr. Anthony (Tony) Campbell is the Chair of the New Jersey Commission for National and Community Service and has served on the Commission since his appointment by Governor Whitman in 2000.
Community Service has always been a priority for Dr. Campbell and he views AmeriCorps members as providing service and hope to communities in New Jersey and the nation.
Dr. Campbell serves as the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Rider University in Lawrenceville. Tony also teaches Vocational Counseling and Development at Rider. He volunteers for many organizations, including the Trenton Public Education Foundation and Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction.
Tony is a graduate of James Madison University, University of Georgia and of University of Virginia where he earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education. Tony is married to Melissa Scott Campbell and has three children and one granddaughter.


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PyAMF provides Action Message Format (AMF) support for Python that is compatible with the Adobe Flash Player. It includes integration with Python Web frameworks like Django, Pylons, Twisted, SQLAlchemy, and more. The Adobe Integrated Runtime and Adobe Flash Player use AMF to communicate between an application and a remote server. AMF encodes remote procedure calls (RPC) into a compact binary representation that can be transferred over HTTP/HTTPS or the RTMP/RTMPS protocol. Objects and data values are serialized into this binary format, which increases performance, allowing applications to load data up to 10 times faster than with text-based formats such as XML or SOAP.
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In this week's parasha it says: (Shemos 33:20): "No human can see My [G'd's] face and live." Nevertheless, G'd did not hide from Moses. They spoke "face to face", figuratively speaking (please excuse the double pun). It is open to each and all of us to become like Moses and speak to G'd. Not so easy, but G'd is not the one who is hiding. We are.


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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
PONTIAC >> More than 15 months have passed since the death of Donnie Howard Clark.
The trial against the two 19-year-old men accused of killing Clark — Marquese Bryant McCray and James Verdell Watkins — was delayed last year, but testimony is scheduled to begin Wednesday afternoon in front of Oakland County Circuit Judge Rudy Nichols.
Opening statements began Tuesday afternoon, court officials said.
Clark, 52, was shot four times after cashing his first-of-the-month check at a Pontiac store on Nov. 1, 2012, authorities said.
McCray and Watkins are both charged with felony murder and armed robbery, while McCray also faces two counts of possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Watkins initially faced the exact same charges as Watkins, but his felony firearms counts were dismissed at the district court level, according to court documents. He was released from custody on 10 percent of a $250,000 bond on Dec. 9.
"There was nothing in my review of the transcripts that suggested that Mr. Watkins ... aided or abetted (McCray) in carrying having in his possession a firearm during the commission or attempted commission of a felony," 50th District Judge Cynthia Thomas Walker stated in dismissing Watkins' felony firearms charges.
That statement is quoted in a motion filed by Watkins' attorney, Elias Escobedo, which sought to have Watkins released on his personal recognizance. The motion states that Watkins' family remains extremely supportive and that a witness reported hearing Watkins attempting to convince McCray to leave the area before the incident occurred.
"(Watkins) was just there," the witness stated, according to testimony quoted in the motion.
Watkins' grandfather, Rev. Robert L. Martin Sr., wrote a letter to the court in support of his grandson.
"James has made an untold number of bad or poor decisions, but he has not been a bully or a person of violence toward others," that letter, attached to Escobedo's motion, states.
"My home is open to him and we welcome an opportunity to maybe save his life. By that, I mean the longer he is locked up, the greater the risk that he will not come out unscathed."
The prosecution's response to the motion stated that "there is no justifiable basis for this Honorable Court to amend (Watkins') bond."
Evidence showed that Watkins "actively sought out the victim for the purpose of robbing him," the response, authored by Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor Kelli Megyesi, stated.
"Watkins was part of a team that befriended the victim with an ulterior motive in mind, that being money or robbery. Watkins pursued the victim from the safety of his own home, through the community, into a public store and ultimately to a public street where he and (McCray) confronted him for money and then killed him."
Nichols partially granted Escobedo's motion on Nov. 21, ordering Watkins to wear a tether. Watkins has been allowed to attend school, necessary medical appointments and a funeral.


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Endorsed by the Security Working Group – 16 May 2013
Endorsed by the Information and Common Shared IT Services Group – 20 May 2013
Approved by the Information Services Governance Committee - 17 July 2013
1 Introduction
1.1 As a centre of knowledge and training, University College London focuses on exploiting information. Next to people, information is UCL's most important asset. The information we use exists in many forms: printed or written on paper, stored electronically, transmitted by post or using electronic means, shown on films, or spoken in conversation. Regardless of the form it takes, or means by which it is shared or stored, information should always be protected appropriately.
1.2 Information security is characterized here as being concerned with guaranteeing availability (ensuring that authorized users always have access to information when they need it), integrity (safeguarding its accuracy and completeness), confidentiality (ensuring that sensitive information is accessible only to those authorized to use it), and authenticity. It must also address proper methods of disposal of information that is no longer required. Security is essential to the success of almost every academic and administrative activity. Effective security is achieved by working within a proper framework, in compliance with legislation and UCL policies, and by adherence to approved procedures and codes of practice.
1.3 The objectives of this information security policy are to:
§ ensure that all of UCL's computing facilities, programs, data, network and equipment are adequately protected against loss, misuse or abuse, and that this protection is cost-effective;
§ ensure that all users are aware of and fully comply with this policy statement and all associated policies, and are aware of and work in accordance with the relevant procedures and codes of practice;
§ ensure that paper records are kept securely and managed effectively;
§ ensure that all users are aware of and fully comply with the relevant UK and European Union legislation;
§ create across UCL an awareness that appropriate security measures must be implemented as part of the effective operation and support of information management systems;
§ ensure that all users understand their own responsibilities for protecting the confidentiality and integrity of the data they handle;
§ ensure that information is disposed of in an appropriately secure manner when it is no longer relevant or required.
1.4 The policy applies to all staff and students of UCL and all other computer, network or information users authorized by UCL or any department thereof. It relates to their use of any UCL-owned facilities (and those leased by or rented or on loan to UCL), centrally managed or otherwise; to all private systems (whether owned, leased, rented or on loan) when connected to the UCL network; to all UCL-owned or licensed data and programs (wherever stored); and to all data and programs provided to UCL by sponsors or external agencies (wherever stored). The policy also relates to paper files and records created for the purposes of UCL business.
1.5 Definitions of the terms used in this policy statement and supporting documentation may be found in the glossary at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/common/cst/swg/policy/public-policy/Glossary.
1.6 The UCL Senior Management Team has approved this policy statement and delegated its implementation to Heads of Departments and Divisions.
2 Responsibilities for Information Security
2.1 All who make use of UCL's systems and information have responsibility for protecting those assets. Individuals must, at all times, act in a responsible and professional way in this respect, and will refrain from any activity that may jeopardize security.
2.2 The Information Services Governance Committee (ISGC) is responsible for defining an information security policy and for ensuring it is discharged by all academic and administrative departments and divisions through the respective Head of Department. The policy will normally apply to associated bodies, including UCL-owned companies.
2.3 Heads of Department and Divisions are required to implement this policy in respect of both paper and electronic systems operated by their Departments or Divisions and are responsible for ensuring that staff, students and other persons authorized to use those systems are aware of and comply with it and associated codes of practice. They are required to appoint a Custodian for each system operated by them, and a departmental network administrator, whose duties and training requirements are set out in codes of practice associated with the information security policy. Heads of Department should ensure adequate oversight of security (in consultation with the UCL Information Security Group), through departmental computing support staff or otherwise. The roles of Custodians and departmental network administrators may be shared across smaller departments whenever appropriate, but the Head of Department remains responsible for ensuring the roles are fulfilled.
2.4 Operational responsibility for records management is delegated to the Records Manager, who is responsible for the development of procedures, advice on good practice and promotion of compliance with the UCL Records Management Policy (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/records-office/policy.shtml), which applies to all records in any format.
2.5 The Information and Common Shared IT Services Group (IISG) advises the ISGC on matters related to compliance with this policy, and is responsible for regularly reviewing it for completeness, effectiveness and usability. Through the Security Working Group and in collaboration with the UCL Information Security Group, it will from time to time make available supplementary procedures and codes of practice, and promote them throughout UCL; once approved by ISGC these will also become UCL policy and will be binding on departments.
The IISG will also arrange for analysis of security assessments received from departments and divisions, and report on these to the ISGC.
2.6 The UCL Information Security Group, in addition to its involvement in policymaking, provides relevant operational services. These include incident response and co-ordination, dissemination of security information, training, consultancy, and liaison with other external security teams and law enforcement agencies.
2.7 It is the responsibility of each individual to ensure his/her understanding of and compliance with this policy and any associated procedures or codes of practice.
2.8 Staff with supervisory responsibility should make their supervised staff or students aware of best practice.
2.9 Staff and students who process or who are responsible for the processing of personal data relating to National Health Service service users are additionally required to understand and comply with all obligations placed upon them by the NHS including but not limited to information security, integrity and perpetual confidentiality.
3 Compliance with Legislation
3.1 UCL, each member of staff, and its students have an obligation to abide by all UK legislation and the relevant legislation of the European Union. Of particular importance in this respect are the Computer Misuse Act 1990, the Data Protection Act 1998, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. This policy satisfies the Data Protection Act's requirement for a formal statement of UCL's security arrangements for personal data. The requirement for compliance devolves to all users defined in (1.4) above, who may be held personally responsible for any breach of the legislation.
3.2 Relevant legislation is referenced in supporting polices and guidelines. Full texts are available from Her Majesty's Stationery Office and at http://legislation.gov.uk/..
4 Risk Assessment and Security Review by Departments/Divisions
4.1 Custodians should adopt a risk-based approach to assessing the value of information handled, its sensitivity and the appropriateness of security controls in place or planned. Without proper assessment of the value of information assets, and the consequences (financial, reputational and otherwise) of loss of data or disruption to service, efforts to improve security are likely to be poorly targeted and ineffective. Similarly, periodic review is necessary to take into account changes to technology, legislation, business requirements and priorities; security arrangements should be revised accordingly.
4.2 Heads of Department should establish effective contingency plans appropriate to the outcome of any risk assessment. They are also required to re-evaluate periodically the security arrangements for their information management systems - at least once every three years, and additionally in response to significant departmental changes (such as turnover of key staff, commissioning of new systems etc.). A formal report must be submitted to the Information Services Governance Committee.
5 Breaches of Security
5.1 Any individual suspecting that the security of a computer system has been, or is likely to be, breached should inform the UCL Information Security Group (ISG) immediately. UCL ISG will advise UCL on what steps should be taken to avoid incidents or minimize their impact, and identify action plans to reduce the likelihood of recurrence.
5.2 In the event of a suspected or actual breach of security, UCL ISG may, after consultation with the relevant Custodian or Head of Department, require that any unsafe systems, user/login names, data and/or programs be removed or made inaccessible.
5.3 Where a breach of security involving either computer or paper records relates to personal information, the UCL Data Protection Office must be informed, as there may be an infringement of the Data Protection Act 1998 which could lead to civil or criminal proceedings. It is vital, therefore, that users of UCL's information systems comply, not only with this policy, but also with UCL's Data Protection Policy and associated codes of practice, details of which may be found on the UCL website.
5.4 All physical security breaches should be reported to UCL Security.
5.5 ISD Technology Services will monitor network activity, receive reports from the UCL Information Security Group and other security agencies, and take action or make recommendations consistent with maintaining the security of UCL information assets.
5.6 The Provost or his deputy has the authority to take whatever action is deemed necessary to protect UCL against breaches of security.
6 Policy Awareness and Disciplinary Procedure
6.1 A summary of this policy statement will be given to all new members of staff by Human Resources and to all new students by the Registrar's Division. Existing staff and students of UCL, authorized third parties and contractors given access to the UCL network will be advised of the existence of this policy statement and the availability of the associated procedures, codes of practice and guidelines which are published on the UCL website. Failure of an individual student or member of staff to comply with this policy may lead to the instigation of disciplinary procedures and, in certain circumstances, legal action may be taken. Failure of a contractor to comply could lead to the cancellation of a contract.
6.2 Those requiring information, explanation or training about any aspects of the policy which relate to computer security should discuss their needs with the UCL Information Security Group. Questions about the creation, classification, retention and disposal of records (in all formats) should be taken to the Records Manager. The UCL Information Security Group and the Data Protection Officer will in the first instance be responsible for interpretation and clarification of the information security policy.
7 Supporting Policies, Procedures and Codes of Practice
7.1 Supporting policies, procedures and codes of practice amplifying this policy statement are published with it and are available on the UCL website. Staff, students, contractors and other third parties authorized to access the UCL network to use the systems and facilities identified in paragraph (1.4) of this policy, are required to familiarize themselves with these and to work in accordance with them. Guidance notes will also be published to facilitate this.
7.2 The National Health Service places additional obligations on users of NHS service user data. UCL requires compliance with these. Additional related UCL School of Life & Medical Sciences policies, procedures and guidance can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slms/ident-data/.
7.3 Personal data (as defined by the Data Protection Act, 1998) must be stored securely; if such data is held on mobile devices (e.g. laptops) or removable media, it must be strongly encrypted, in compliance with the Data Protection Policy and the Corporate Digital Data Ownership and Access Policy. Other forms of sensitive business data, intellectual property, etc. should, similarly, be strongly encrypted. The Information Security Group will issue and keep under review guidance on what constitutes an acceptable standard of encryption.
7.4 Any outsourced IT support must be subject to a written contract which must comply with the guidelines in "Security considerations in outsourced IT arrangements".
8 Status of the Information Security Policy
This policy statement does not form part of a formal contract of employment with UCL, but it is a condition of employment that employees will abide by the regulations and policies made by UCL. Likewise, these latter are an integral part of the regulations for students.
[1] This document and the framework of supporting policies within which it exists were originally based closely on the work of Imperial College. We are grateful for their permission to make use of the material.


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LONGMONT -- A garbage pile that overwhelmed a Longmont care center's trash bin, spilling onto the sidewalk and stacking about 4 feet deep, drew complaints and at least one call to city code enforcement officers Friday.
The piled-up bags near The Peaks Care Center, 1440 Coffman St., drew the attention of neighbors and passersby, including Longmont resident JoAnne Chartier, who said the trash had been stacking up for about a week.
"There was some in the street, and I thought, 'That's just not right,'" Chartier said.
Officials at the care center could not be reached for comment.
Dane Hermsen of the city's code enforcement office said late Friday morning that he had been called about the pile and would be investigating later that day, with a warning issued if it wasn't cleaned up. The rubbish was removed at around 12:30 p.m.
Tickets for this sort of thing are rare, Hermsen said.
"Usually, people will clean it up before it goes that far," he said.
Steve Podel, who runs the Brooklyn Deli across the street, said he was glad to see things finally cleaned up. It's not what you want to have near a restaurant, he said.
"They should fine them anyway," Podel said. "It's a health-care facility, for Pete's sake."
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ATLANTA - Ricky Nolasco is trying to block out speculation he may soon be traded.
The right-hander's focus served him well against an Atlanta team that has given him the most trouble in his career.
Nolasco tossed seven strong innings, Justin Ruggiano hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Braves 6-3 on Wednesday night.
Nolasco managed a laugh when asked if it has become easier to deal with the possibility he could be traded from Miami, perhaps before he can make another start.
"Easier?" he asked, apparently surprised by the question.
"It is what it is," Nolasco said. "It's been going on for a while. I'm not believing anything, I'm trying not to read anything until something actually happens or if it happens.
"I'm just trying to block it out as much as I can, going out there and just trying to go every fifth day and eat up as many innings as I can and give us a chance to win. Whatever happens, happens is my mindset on it. I think that's been helping me out."
Nolasco (5-8) allowed only two runs on six hits. He had no walks with seven strikeouts, giving him 1,001 for his career. The 1,000th strikeout came against Brian McCann to end the sixth with a runner on third. McCann hit a homer - the eighth of his career off Nolasco - in the fourth.
"It's kind of funny the 1,000th K would be against the guy that has given me the most problems throughout my whole career, so at least I can say that," Nolasco said.
Nolasco had one of the biggest at-bats of the game, a two-out walk in the fifth that set up Ruggiano's homer.
"Two-out walk to the pitcher," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. "If it's not in the rule book, it should be written in the rule book."
The Braves led 2-0 before Ruggiano's homer off Mike Minor (8-4) in the fifth. Miami added a run in the sixth when Placido Polanco singled and scored on Adeiny Hechavarria's double. Jeff Mathis added a two-run double in the eighth.
There was steady rain but no delay in the game. Minor said the wet balls were a factor in his key walk to Nolasco.
"I was trying to throw the ball right down the middle and I walked him," Minor said.
"It was some of the balls I was getting back. I really didn't complain about it because both pitchers are pitching in it. No matter what ball I got back, it was still wet from being on the side."
After Chad Qualls pitched a scoreless eighth, Mike Dunn gave up singles to Freddie Freeman and Dan Uggla in the ninth. Closer Steve Cishek struck out B.J. Upton before giving up a run-scoring single to Chris Johnson. Cishek earned his 16th save when Tyler Pastornicky hit a grounder to the mound to end the game.
The Marlins got their first victory in five games against the Braves this season and ended an eight-game losing streak in the NL East rivalry, dating to Sept. 19, 2012.
Nolasco improved to 6-10 in his career against Atlanta. He holds the Marlins' franchise record with 81 career wins.
"He made his pitches," said Marlins manager Mike Redmond. "It was fun to watch him. I know it wasn't easy, but he battled. That pretty much sums up Ricky."
Minor couldn't overcome a key walk.
Donovan Solano led off Miami's fifth with a double to right field before advancing to third on a wild pitch. Minor struck out Hechavarria and Jeff Mathis before walking Nolasco. Ruggiano's homer to left field gave the Marlins a 3-2 lead.
B.J. Upton led off the third with an infield single and scored on Andrelton Simmons' single to right. Brian McCann pushed the lead to 2-0 by using a golf swing to line a low pitch from Nolasco over the right-field wall with one out in the fourth.
Minor gave up four runs on six hits and three walks in six innings. He has only one win in six starts since posting a 4-0 record and 1.98 ERA in May.
Each of Ruggiano's 12 homers has come on the road. According to STATS and the SABR Home Run Log, that is tied for the seventh-most consecutive road homers to open a season. The record is 17 by Washington's Goose Goslin in 1926. The Dodgers' James Loney also hit his first 12 homers on the road in 2009.
NOTES: Redmond said 1B Logan Morrison was given a rest because his back was stiff following a collision at first base with Kris Medlen on Tuesday night. ... Braves OF Jordan Schafer hit a groundout to second base as a pinch-hitter in the seventh. He said he can jog but not run on his sore right ankle after fouling a ball off the ankle on June 26. He was limping after a pinch-hit single on Tuesday night. ... Upton said he had no lingering symptoms after leaving Tuesday night's game with left forearm spasms. ... There is a forecast for more rain Thursday night when RHP Henderson Alvarez is scheduled to come off the disabled list and make his 2013 debut against Atlanta's Julio Teheran. Alvarez has been recovering from right shoulder inflammation.


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Let's take this a step further.
The two basketball experts in town, Magic and Plaschke, have declared Jeanie Buss should be in charge of the Lakers.
This has to be a blow to Jimmy Buss, who probably understands he also won't be Phil Jackson's choice as best man.
But if Jeanie Jackson is running the Lakers, whom do you think she would like to hire as team president?
She's already interviewed him repeatedly, they have experience carpooling to work and I can't imagine she'd be crazy about the idea of getting married and leaving Phil at home alone in the hot tub.
Or worse, as The Times' Mike Bresnahan has reported, there's the possibility Phil might take a similar position in Seattle if the Kings move there.


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NEW YORK — A computer virus that spread to more than a million computers worldwide, including some at NASA, and produced at least $50 million in illegal profits or losses to victims should be a ''wake-up call'' for banks and consumers unaware of the threat posed by Internet criminals, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
US Attorney Preet Bharara and George Venizelos, head of the New York FBI office, warned of the growing threat to financial and international security as they announced that a 2½-year probe had resulted in three arrests, two of them overseas.
It also resulted in the seizure of vast amounts of computer-related evidence that will take months or years to fully analyze.
They said the Gozi virus had infected 40,000 computers in the United States since 2005, including 190 at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, along with computers in Germany, Great Britain, Poland, France, Finland, Italy, Turkey, and elsewhere.
''This case should serve as a wake-up call to banks and consumers alike because cybercrime remains one of the greatest threats we face, and it is not going away anytime soon,'' Bharara said. ''It threatens individuals, businesses, and governments alike.''
He told a news conference that cybercriminals ''believe that their online anonymity and their distance from New York render them safe from prosecution, but nothing could be further from the truth.''
Venizelos said law enforcement had seized 51 computer servers in Romania, along with laptops, desktops, and external hard drives, accumulating more than 250 terabytes of information.
''That vast pile of data is almost certain to aid criminal investigation at FBI offices around the country as well as law enforcement agencies around the world,'' he said. ''It is more than standard boilerplate to say that this investigation is very much ongoing.''
So far, the investigation has produced three arrests, including that of Nikita Kuzmin, who pleaded guilty to computer intrusion and fraud charges in May 2011, admitting his role in creating the virus. The plea was followed by the arrest in November of an alleged coconspirator in Latvia and another in Romania last month. Extradition proceedings are under way against both on various criminal charges, including conspiracy.
The NASA breach occurred from Dec. 14, 2007, to Aug. 9, 2012, with the most damage occurring between May and August last year, according to documents filed in US District Court in Manhattan.
The infected computers sent data without user authorization, including login credentials for an eBay account and a NASA e-mail account, details of visited websites, and the contents of Google chat messages.
Mihai Ionut Paunescu, who was arrested in Romania, set up online infrastructure that allowed others to distribute destructive viruses and malicious software, including ones dubbed Zeus Trojan, SpyEye, and BlackEnergy, according to a criminal complaint filed against him.
The Gozi virus was designed in 2005 and distributed beginning in 2007, when it was secretly installed onto each victim's computer in a manner that left it virtually undetectable by antivirus software.
Deniss Calovskis was arrested in Latvia, where he is a citizen and resident, on charges including bank fraud conspiracy.
Extradition proceedings had begun to bring them to New York for trial.


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Calla lily
This article describes poisoning caused by eating parts of a calla lily plant.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Poisonous Ingredient
- Oxalic acid
- Asparagine, a protein found in this plant
Note: The roots are the most dangerous part of the plant.
Where Found
- Calla lily genus zantedeschia
Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.
- Burning in mouth and throat
- Swelling of mouth and tongue
- Redness, swelling, pain, and burning of the eyes, and possible corneal damage
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Blistering and swelling in the mouth may be severe enough to prevent normal speaking and swallowing.
Home Care
Seek immediate medical help. Wipe out the mouth with a cold, wet cloth. If the person's eyes or skin are irritated, rinse them well with water.
Give the person milk, unless instructed otherwise by a health care provider. Do NOT give milk if the person is having symptoms (such as vomiting, convulsions, or a decreased level of alertness) that make it hard to swallow.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- The patient's age, weight, and condition
- The name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
- The time it was swallowed
- The amount swallowed
Poison Control What to Expect at the Emergency Room
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Bring the plant with you to the hospital, if possible.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. The patient may receive fluids through a vein (IV) and breathing support.
Prognosis (Outlook)
If contact with the patient's mouth is not severe, symptoms usually resolve within a few days. For patients who do have severe contact with the plant, a longer recovery time may be necessary.
Do not touch or eat any plant with which you are not familiar. Wash your hands after working in the garden or walking in the woods.
Hostetler MA, Schneider SM. Poisonous plants. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2004:chap 205.
Graeme, KA. Toxic plant ingestions. In: Auerbach PS, ed. Wilderness Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2011:chap 64.
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2013 Track & Field: Finished 11th in the 1,500m at the Big South Championship... Ran a 1,500m personal best of 4:01.27 at the Chanticleer Classic... Finished second in the 1,500m at the Battle of the Beaches VIII... Crossed 10th in the mile at the High Point Vert Klasse Meeting with a time of 4:23.22... Named to the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2012 Cross Country: Helped the Chants win the CCU Invitational by finishing 12th overall in 16:30... Crossed fourth for the Chants at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open in 27:27 and fifth for the team at the Big South Championship in 27:47... Set a 10K personal record at the NCAA Southeast Regional, crossing the line in 35:11.
2012 Track & Field: Posted a season-best time of 2:00.37 in the 800m at the Duke Invitational... Placed eighth in the 1,500m with a season-best time of 4:04.85 at the Weems Baskin Relays... Finished second in the 1,500m at the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 4:07.30... Crossed the finish line in 4:08.57 in the preliminary round of the Big South Championship... Named to the 2011-12 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2011 Cross Country: Named to the Big South All-Academic team... Finished fifth with a time of 16:23.82 at the 5k Gamecock Open to help the Chanticleers capture the meet title... Posted an 8k time of 27:13 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational/Big South Preview... Finished the 8k Paul Short Run in 28:04... Ran a 27:36.3 at the 8k Blue Ridge Mountain Open... Turned in an 8k personal-best with a 27:10 at the Big South Championship... Crossed the finish line in 35:21.4 to record a 10k personal-best at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
2011 Track & Field: Consistently the Chanticleers top freshman mid-distance performer... Kicked off the season with a third place finish in both the 1,500 (4:03.48) and 800m (2:01.48) at the Battle of the Beaches... Placed 11 of the 50 competitor field in with a time of 2:01.04 in the 800m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational for the Chants top 800m time of the season... Turned in season-best time of 16:35.78 in the 5,000m at the Big South Championship... Named to the 2010-11 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2010 Cross Country: Competed in five meets for the Chanticleers... Crossed the finish line in 16:32 at the Gamecock Open for his best 5k time of the season... Turned in his best 8k time of 25:24.39 at the Big South Championship Meet... Finished 22nd in the 6k Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 20:24.90.
High School: Four year letterwinner in cross country and track for the Sabres... Finished fourth in the 1600 meters at the 2009 North Carolina Outdoor State meet... Placed fourth in the 2009 North Carolina Indoor State championships for 1000 meter run... Named to North Carolina All-Region first team for junior and senior seasons... North Carolina All-Conference cross country runner his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... South Mecklenburg track MVP all four years... Holds personal best of 4:20.18 in the 1600 meters.


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Thank you for the replies and your perspectives.To clarify: This is my home. Everything is in my name and I own the furniture, kitchen equipment, well.... everything in the unit. Lodger pays to use her room and en-suite bathroom but shares the kitchen and living area with me and my son. She owns nothing that we share. According to local law, I can make the rules for the house and a lodger virtually has little rights. Lodgers can be asked to move out without notice, not that I would do that). So as Nyachan said, it is a business relationship, friendly but nonetheless a business relationship. The pill issue had been handled tactfully (thanks e-hell ) when I discovered that they were all gone!So, 'my' blanket: It is folded and left over the arm on the sofa. When I saw my lodger using it I was perturbed as she had it tucked around her feet and way up around her face. I don't know why I feel like this, but it is like she is being too personal with it .... sorry, can't explain my rationale any better. Now, after reading the replies so far, am I acting in a PA way by moving the blanket and only bringing it to the living room while I'm wanting to watch TV, so she doesn't have access to it. Part of me says it's OK not to share BUT another part is saying don't be petty . Any further advice guys?
She's paying for the right to use the common space (the living room). Since you have the space furnished, and it's not like she has the option of putting all the furnishings away and pulling out her own whenever she wants to use it, I think it's reasonable to assume she's paying for the right to use the furnishings as well. If it were me, I would assume that I could use anything other than personal or hygiene items - and I wouldn't think twice about using a blanket if it were left on the sofa. (That's "using it while actually sitting on that sofa" - taking the blanket back to my room, building a pillow fort with it, etc. would be stretching reasonableness.)
I can certainly understand not wanting a special item to be used communally, and you don't have to justify that. I think the graceful thing to do would be to leave a different blanket on the sofa that you don't mind her using, and bringing out your blanket when you want to use it. That would not be PA. It's a tough thing to live with other people in the best of circumstances, and it sounds like you are both still finding your feet in this situation.
Quote from: delabela on April 22, 2013, 12:00:43 AMI can certainly understand not wanting a special item to be used communally, and you don't have to justify that. I think the graceful thing to do would be to leave a different blanket on the sofa that you don't mind her using, and bringing out your blanket when you want to use it. That would not be PA. It's a tough thing to live with other people in the best of circumstances, and it sounds like you are both still finding your feet in this situation. I think this would be a nice way to handle it. It is certainly OK to have special things for yourself, but you don't want to be nitpicking at her about not touching things that she doesn't know are off - limits.Setting reasonable boundaries without going off the deep end in the other direction, is a tough balancing act.
Thank all for your replies. I am feeling a rather childish now regarding the blanket and I realise that it just caught me by surprise when I saw lodger sitting with it wrapped so closely to her face. I've never considered myself a germaphobe before ;(.Tonight there will be a blanket 'ceremony' ... the forecast is for a cooler wetter day today .... so the timing should be perfect. I will hand my son his blanket, which is still stored in the hall cupboard, and also hand one to lodger and mention that it is her special TV watching snuggling blanket to use while she lives with us. My personal blanket will be left folded in a cane basket on the floor making it less accessible than it was. Lodger's blanket can be kept on the sofa within easy reach. Maybe lodger will conclude that I am really a caring thoughtful person .... as i try to be.Thanks again for your lovely tactful and understanding replies
Maybe just stick with "Hey, I know son and I each have our own, personal blankets, thought you might want one too."? You'd have to tread pretty carefuly with your tone not to come off as overly cutesy, almost condescending, with the "special TV watching snuggling blanket". A special ceremony would put me right off, especially if you'd never mentioned that you had a problem with her using it.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drug users who inject themselves with methamphetamine are 80 percent more likely to attempt suicide than those abusing other drugs, new research reveals.
The magnified risk for meth users is probably rooted in a mixture of social, structural and neurobiological factors, say researchers from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York City and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
"Compared to other injection drug users, it is possible that methamphetamine users are more isolated and have poorer social support systems," study author and Mailman postdoctoral fellow Brandon Marshall said in a Columbia news release.
Marshall and his colleagues report their findings in the December issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
The team used material from interviews involving nearly 1,900 men and women that were conducted in the Vancouver area over seven years, from 2001 to 2008. The authors note that Vancouver's downtown eastside district is well known as a center for illegal drug use.
"This is one of North America's largest cohorts of injection drug users, and the research is among the first longitudinal studies to examine attempts of suicide by injection drug users," Marshall (who is also a research coordinator for the Urban Health Research Initiative in British Colombia) said in the release.
A little more than a third of the participants were women, and another third were of Aboriginal descent. All responded to questions regarding their drug use, treatment experience and risky behaviors with respect to HIV. All told, 8 percent were found to have previously attempted suicide.
The authors found that meth injection was linked to a greater risk for suicide attempts across the board. That is, even infrequent meth users bore an elevated risk for attempting suicide, while those who frequently injected meth faced the highest such risk.
"The high rate of attempted suicide observed in this study suggests that suicide prevention efforts should be an integral part of substance abuse treatment programs," Marshall said. "In addition, people who inject methamphetamine but are not in treatment would likely benefit from improved suicide risk assessment and other mental health support services within health care settings."
The study was funded by both the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
More information
For more on methamphetamine, visit the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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SOURCE: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, news release, Dec. 22, 2011
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The stateline economy takes yet another hit. Motorola is closing its Rockford radio support center. This is a big hit. Motorola employs more than 500 people here. Half will be headed to Elgin where the company is consolidating operations, but for the remainder, it'll be tough to find work in an already saturated jobless market.
Thursday's announcement at the Rockford radio repair facility comes as the company celebrates its 75th anniversary, but that longevity is lost on the 250 people whose jobs will move to Elgin or the remainder who will have to look elsewhere.
Calling it a difficult decision, Motorola says it is part of a long term plan, but Fred Dempsey, who's only worked at the plant for a month, says there is no such thing as the long term.
Thursday's announcement only adds to the long list of closing from Motorola. The company moved into this 60,000 square foot plant in September of 1996. In 98 it adds more jobs to its Harvard cellular telephone plant only to see half of those jobs disappear two and a half years later. Just last year Motorola closed the Harvard plant.
Over the years, the company has reduced its worldwide employment by almost half from 150,000 to 90,000 jobs. Rockford Mayor Doug Scott is in Tacoma, Washington for a Chamber of Commerce meeting, but he did have this written response to Thursday's closing.
"I am extremely disappointed with the news from Motorola. Obviously, Motorola is a company faced with some serious challenges. Many times we get advance word that this type of announcement is coming, but I spoke with senior company officials within the last few weeks and no mention was made of the Rockford facility being closed."
Scott says he's extremely disappointed with the news from Motorola. Obviously, he says, Motorola is faced with serious challenges. Many times, he says, we get advance word that this type of announcement is coming. However, Scott says he spoke with senior company officials within the last few weeks and no mention was made of the Rockford facility being closed.
Scott also says he will set up a meeting with company representatives within the next few weeks to discuss the closing.


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Zeiss Sports Optics Awarded Pair of 2010 Outdoor Life Editor's Choice Awards
CHESTER, VA- The new ZEISS Victory DiaScope 85mm Spotting Scope and Victory 10×25 Compact Binocular both beat out the competition in their categories to win this year's Outdoor Life Editor's Choice award. The newly redesigned DiaScope won the top prize in the Spotting Scope category and the editors praised its "optically superior glass in a surprisingly lightweight chassis" among other outstanding features. The ZEISS DiaScope won the low-light test, had a top resolution score and "the two-speed focus and wide-angle eyepiece sparkled", according to the test team. The new Diascope is available in 65mm and 85mm models, straight or angled bodies and features a sleek rubber-armored exterior for improved feel and protection. Eyepieces are available as Variable 15-45x / 20-60x, 15-56x / 20-75x or fixed 30/40x.
So outstanding is the ZEISS Victory 10×25 Compact Binocular that it beat out the competition to win the top prize in the Mid-Size Binocular category. "Weighing a scant 8.6 ounces and folding elegantly into a tidy package scarcely bigger than a deck of cards, this marvelous binocular turned in remarkable resolution and low-light scores." The Victory Compact Binoculars also feature Carl Zeiss' award-winning LotuTec coating which repels water so efficiently that raindrops literally roll right off the glass. LotuTec also allows dirt, grease and grime to be wiped away with ease.
The awards were presented at the National Rifle Association's 2010 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Charlotte, NC on May 14. Erik Schumacher, president of Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, stated afterwards, "We are honored that ZEISS optics have once again been named Editor's Choice by the Outdoor Life test team. This prestigious award recognizes the best new optics of the year and winning two categories further affirms Carl Zeiss' 164-year commitment to quality and innovation in optical design and performance."
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Carl Zeiss is an international group of companies in the optical and optoelectronic industries. The company has representatives in more than 30 countries. Carl Zeiss is a stock corporation which is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).
The products and services from Carl Zeiss set the standards in the Medical and Research Solutions, Industrial Solutions and Lifestyle Products markets. The ZEISS brand has stood for innovative ideas, precision and quality for more than 160 years. Around 13,000 employees work for Carl Zeiss around the world. During fiscal year 2008/09, they generated revenues of EUR 2.1 billion. As part of the Carl Zeiss Group, Carl Zeiss Sports Optics is responsible for sales, marketing and distribution of its state-of-the-art binoculars, spotting scopes, riflescopes and laser rangefinders throughout the United States.
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