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Supreme Court of the United States
1 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20543
There were two articles in Sunday's Los Angeles Times that had me reaching for two bottles: Pepto Bismol and Jose Cuervo Gold. Both articles were about how the U.S. Supreme Court could very well steer to the right on social issues, one (written by Eric J. Segall) referring to that scenario as "a liberal nightmare."
He's not kidding; We should all be more than a little queasy at the prospects of impending major SCOTUS decisions further eroding what's left of democracy.
First an overview by David G. Savage of what we're up against when the Supreme Court begins its term on Monday:
Savage describes this as "a clear opportunity to shift the law to the right on touchstone social issues such as abortion, contraception and religion, as well as the political controversy over campaign funding."
Worrisome much?
The Citizens United ruling has already been a windfall for fundraisers. And now the Supreme Court appears poised to allow more of the wealthy few to buy elections. Please read those links, because you will be and have been impacted by the outcome of bad decisions like CU as well as what's next on the agenda:
In other cases due to be heard this fall, the justices are likely to uphold state bans on college affirmative action and block most housing bias claims that allege an unfair impact on blacks and Latinos.
They may also give states more authority to restrict and regulate abortion.
On to the op-ed by Eric J. Segall, a law professor at Georgia State University and the author of "Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court and Its Justices Are Not Judges." He begins his post with the chilling warning, "When the dust settles, if the conservative justices hold sway, Americans could find themselves living in a different country."
He then reminds us that the Citizens United decision "granted corporations and unions the same rights as private individuals to make independent political expenditures." What it did not do is address "the important distinction made in Buckley between groups or individuals giving money directly to a candidate or campaign versus the independent expenditures." My link above explains that in more detail. In short:
[C]onservative amicus briefs are urging the court to abolish that distinction and invoke the 1st Amendment to prohibit the regulation of campaign contributions... [T]his case could be the knockout punch that limits legislative efforts to reduce the corrosive effects of money on political campaigns.
And you thought all that influence the top 1% (coughKochBrotherscough) was bad now. Just wait.
On to the separation of church and state... or what's left of it:
The relationship between government and religious liberty is also at issue this term.... [Conservatives]... want the court to broadly hold that government endorsements of religion never violate the 1st Amendment's establishment clause unless the government is actually coercing religion. Such a finding would create a "coercion test," long the wish of Justice Antonin Scalia, which would allow the government to place religious symbols on public property without limitation and permit overtly Christian (or any other religious) prayers at legislative sessions without any judicial check.
He notes that if Justice Kennedy veers right on this one, "the wall between church and state, a wall that Scalia doesn't think exists, will be dramatically lowered."
Next up: a big, sloppy French kiss-in-waiting to the GOP:
Souter and O'Connor are now gone, and Justices Scalia and Clarence Thomas have repeatedly urged the court to abandon the "undue burden" standard and replace it with a reasonableness test that would give lawmakers much more discretion to restrict abortions... Kennedy is again the key. Although it is unlikely he would vote to overturn Roe vs. Wade, if he turns right even a little bit, the ability of women to obtain safe and affordable abortions might be severely threatened.
Segall ties it all up with a very ugly bow:
Depending on how [Kennedy] votes, this country might look very different at the end of June 2014.
To those of you who continue to believe that elections don't matter, think again. It is the president who chooses Supreme Court justices, so stop whining and get yourselves to the ballot box. And while you're at it, help get out the vote wherever and how ever you can.
Unless, of course, rulings like the ones discussed in this post don't matter to you.


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UH Board of Regents Receive Recommendation on System-Wide Graphic Identity Program
Branding sub-committee presents strategy that includes participation from university, community and local graphic designersUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Kristen Cabral, (808) 956-5039
Public Information Officer
HONOLULUA sub-committee of the UH Board of Regents (BOR) charged with examining the best strategies for moving forward on the system-wide graphic identity and branding program today presented their recommendation to the BOR for consideration. The recommendation is expected to be voted on at the September BOR meeting.
"The Board of Regents is committed to an inclusive process that brings together all the elements of our community in creating a powerful and consistent brand image for the University of Hawai'i," said Board of Regents Vice-Chair Kitty Lagareta. "I am confident this process will yield a design that reflects the uniqueness of our history and island environment as well as the breadth and strength of our educational system."
Lagareta went on to praise the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the local design community for their support and assistance in this process.
"Stacey Leong Mills of AIGA and our local graphic design professionals led by Jan Nakamura, Momi Cazimero and Clarence Lee have dedicated their time and expertise to help the university throughout this process and I am grateful for their support, their passion for the university and their collaborative assistance."
The sub-committee proposed that the university work with the Hawai'i chapter of AIGA to develop a process, in the form of a request for proposals (RFP) that would encourage any professional designers or design firms to submit examples of their work. Three finalists will be identified by a selection committee. Each of the three firms selected as
finalists will receive a $5,000 stipend to create a UH logo design. The winning design will be determined from the three finalists and that firm will receive an additional $5,000 stipend to refine the selected design. All funding for this project will come from royalty fees from the sale of logo merchandise - no taxpayer dollars will be used.
"The university has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of passion and enthusiasm from the community. The people of Hawai'i care deeply about the UH system and how it is represented," said Paul Costello, UH vice president for external affairs and university relations. "I am pleased with the sub-committee's recommendation because establishing a strong UH brand is our most valuable asset in recruiting top students, expanding our presence here, on the mainland and internationally and unifying our ten campuses."
Robert Rytter and Associates was notified, in a letter sent today, that their contract was terminated.
BackgroundIn the 2002 strategic plan, the university was charged with advancing the unique identities of each individual college while communicating the benefits of one integrated system. The Office of External Affairs and University Relations immediately began examining how each campus and the university system was perceived both internally and externally.
Research showed that UH's brand image was fractured with over 150 logos in use system-wide. They also found that the university had no distinct message or theme and that many programs failed to mention their affiliation with the University of Hawai'i. Without a consistent brand image, it was nearly impossible for audiences to recognize the values of the university identified by the strategic plan such as access, affordability, excellence, diversity, fairness and equity.

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As spring is coming to an end and summer is rapidly approaching so comes the boating season upon Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. Every year the Bayfield community offers a blessing to all of the boaters for a safe and plentiful season – this is called the Blessing of the Fleet.
History comes to life with the traditional Blessing Ceremony this Sunday, June 12th at 1:00pm: commercial fishing boats, tugs, powerboats, sailboats, excursion and transportation craft, and rowboats parade through Bayfield's City Harbor. As they pass by the tip of the pier, clergy from the Apostle Islands community grant each vessel a blessing for safe passage and a prosperous season on Lake Superior. Lake Superior is Bayfield's lifeblood. The Lake has drawn countless people to this area, from the Ojibwe, to the fur traders and missionaries, to commercial fishermen, and finally to tourists and pleasure boaters. In the late 1950's Bayfield inaugurated the Blessing of the Fleet to honor its fishing families who formed the backbone of the area's economy.
This event is open to all boaters, from kayaks and rowboats to fishing and sailboats. The Ferry Line has even been known to bring a few of their boats through for the annual blessing. Come to Memorial Park for a brief ecumenical service before the ceremony and then enjoy seeing the variety of boats get their blessing for a happy, safe and bountiful boating season.
If you are interested in participating in the Blessing, feel free to contact the Bayfield Chamber with any questions at 715-779-3335 or email Erin at email@example.com.


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Welcome Chad! Lot's of great people posting on here.
Hi Every one, thought I would introduce myself. My name is Chad, I am a long time Eastman's subscriber, former contributing author (2001 Mule Deer issue) and Missouri boy transplanted to Washington state. I read the forum's here regularily, but haven't really posted. I guess I just don't say alot unless I have something to contribute. Anyway, I'm looking forward to posting more here. I am currently planning a WY Antelope hunt for my 14 year old son and I for this year.
Shoot straight in all you do,
Welcome Chad! Lot's of great people posting on here.
Welcome to the forum Chad..
Welcome Chad!
I would love to see a pic posted of your 2001 submission trophy.
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Welcome! Lots of people are great here at helping out so don't be afraid to ask.
Welcome to the forum Chad! Relatively new to the forum myself! Lots of great people on here!
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For 50 years James Adaire Pigford, who was affectionately known as 'Jimmy,' served as the director for Meridian Little Theatre. Under his leadership, the theatre's season membership grew from less than 400 to more than 1500. During his tenure, Pigford helped spearhead an effort to rebuild the theatre after the original playhouse burned in 1972. Among his many accomplishments was establishing a Youth Division for MLT. This helped to develop the theatre into one of the largest and most successful amateur arts organizations in America.
"What's so amazing about it is the lessons that we learned on the stage translated into life, into public speaking, into learning to work with groups, into learning to work behind the scenes and making something happen. He was and always will be, just Meridian Little Theatre," says MLT board member, Sidney Covington.
For almost 30 years, Mississippi House Speaker Pro Tem, Greg Snowden, worked with Pigford as an actor in a number of productions. Deeply grieved, he says he will miss Pigford's friendship, encouragement and support.
Those who knew Jimmy Pigford say that he encouraged people to push beyond their self-imposed limits to be their very best.
"He was wise beyond measure. He knew ahead of time that I've got to keep this going and he had people in place for that," says Covington.
The day after Pigford's death, the MLT stage was still how he left it after the last practice he attended last week. The practice was for an upcoming production of "Steele Magnolias." Set to start February 21st., MLT officials say like Jimmy would've wanted it, the show will go on!
Jimmy Pigford died Monday afternoon at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. At the time he was hospitalized for injuries sustained during a recent fall. At 80-years-old, he was winding down his final season as director for MLT.
Visitation for Pigford will be held Wednesday from 4 pm until 7 pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. This will be followed by another visitation there at 1 pm Thursday and the funeral service at 3 PM inside the chapel.


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Twin Peaks Charter Academy junior Rachelle Fagerburg swipes her sword toward the ground in salute to her bouting partner and lowers her mask to cover her face.
She lunges forward in the ready position pointing the tip of her sword, or foil, at her partner.
"When the mask goes on and the sword comes up, I have to win," Rachelle said.
Rachelle, 17, is learning how to fence as part of the Twin Peaks Charter Academy's fencing club.
The club was launched last spring by teacher James Bekins, the high school's social studies department chair, and is believed to be the only high school fencing club in Colorado.
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What: Twin Peaks team fencing tournament
When: 3:15 to 5 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Twin Peaks Charter Academy gym, 340 S Sunset St., Longmont
Cost: $2
Contact: coach James Bekins at email@example.com
School districts in Denver, Jefferson, Douglas and Adams counties and the Boulder Valley School District confirmed that they did not have any fencing clubs, though some schools have hosted fencing workshops. There used to be a fencing club at Chaparral High School in Douglas County which is currently inactive, Bekins said.
When he was a freshman at the University of Colorado in Boulder Bekins noticed a group of students fighting each other with swords. Bekins had never seen a fencing bout, or match, in person but he was immediately intrigued by the medieval sport and joined the campus fencing club.
"Once I had a sword in my hand I was hooked," Bekins said. "I like the order and organization, controlling the movements."
In the fall of 2012, shortly after Bekins started teaching at Twin Peaks, he pitched the idea of a fencing club to the school's board of directors, which approved the club to launch that spring.
The club kicked off with 11 members and has 11 members again this year.
Bekins said he started the club as a way to share his passion with students and provide an opportunity for students who did not find their niche in traditional sports.
"This is an opportunity to express yourself for those kids who are not the typical athlete," Bekins said. "Fencing can still give students the same benefit as traditional sports by showing them they have some worth and that they can accomplish something and be successful."
Besides giving students a sense of accomplishment, Bekins said, the sport also provides a lesson in respect for the young members.
"It's also about keeping respect and chivalry alive," he said. "That's something that isn't cherished today like it once was, but it's still an important lesson to pass on to these kids."
Twin Peaks junior Evan Young, 17, is in his second year with the club and can't get enough of the surprise look on his opponents face when he performs a perfect disengage move.
"It's an amazing feeling when you have the sword in your hand," said Young, a junior at Twin Peaks. "It's a great way to get out some anger or frustration in a non-violent way."
Fencing is one of the safest Olympic sports, according to a study by the American Journal of Sports Medicine of sports injuries during the 2008 Olympic games. Only five other sports had a lower risk of injury for its athletes including synchronized swimming and rowing, according to the report.
Athletes competing in table tennis events were more likely to incur an injury than athletes competing in fencing.
The students meet twice a week during the spring semester to practice, which usually includes running, stretching, footwork and bouts, and compete in tournaments against each other since there are so few fencers in the area, Bekins said.
Twin Peak students have practiced with the college fencing clubs at CU-Boulder and the University of Northern Colorado, but the lack of high school clubs makes it difficult to find competitors, he said.
Most fencers in Colorado are members of independent clubs like Boulder-based Northern Colorado Fencers, which is focused on training young athletes to compete in national and world fencing competitions, said club founder and head coach Gary Copeland.
The club has about 75 members, mostly children ages 7 to 18, from Westminster to Fort Collins.
The typically-European sport has grown in popularity in the United States during the past decade, tripling the number of competitive fencers from 5,000 to 15,000, Copeland said. But Colorado has not followed the trend.
"We're not seeing the same growth here," he said. "It's been pretty stagnant."
The small fencing community in Colorado is an inconvenience for some, especially coaches like Copeland who are looking for the nation's best talent. But there are some advantages to maintaining a small community, said James Holtz, assistant coach of the Twin Peaks club.
"The fencing community in Colorado has to try harder to even find access so they're going out of their way to make it work for them," Holtz said. "It's a hurdle for some but it also means that those who are doing it are already more committed."
Fencing is a NCAA and Olympic sport, and gained the most traction along the coast including New York, the Bay area and Houston, where populations are more dense and European immigrants are more likely to settle, Copeland said.
Copeland fell in love with the sport when he was 18 and lived in California but he was plagued by the speed and precision needed to perfect the techniques.
"I'm too slow to be good at this sport," Copeland said. "But it's so much fun and I love it so I stuck with it and focused on becoming a very good coach."
Unlike the Twin Peaks club, which seeks to provide access to the lesser-known sport, Copeland is looking for committed students that he can mold into national and world champions.
Besides being a difficult sport that requires mental and physical sharpness, Copeland said, America's culture of immediate gratification turns off many young students.
"Delayed gratification is a problem in our society today," Copeland said. "You have to be patient, and willing to delay gratification usually for years before you start to look good as a fencer and start winning for reasons other than dumb luck."
The commitment and drive needed to become a great fencer is especially challenging for young children, Copeland said, and requires specific personality traits — characteristics that came naturally to Boulder native Nina Van Loon.
Van Loon, a sophomore at Harvard University, was introduced to fencing at a summer camp when she was 9-years-old and 10 years later she is reaping the rewards of a decade of hard work.
In April, the 19-year-old competed with the U.S. epee team, which won second place at the Junior World Championships, and finished 41st individually.
"The team win was one of my best moments so far," she said. "It takes a long time to get anywhere because there are so many technical skills you have to master, precise techniques that take years to master but then there are those moments that pay off."
This was Van Loon's final competition in the junior age brackets, which means she will bump up to adult categories soon and move back to the bottom of the talent pool, she said. Narrow age brackets make it difficult for students to stay on top very long before they have to move to the next bracket pushing them back down on the fencing food chain.
Her strong competitive nature and "killer instinct" are the traits that Copeland saw in Van Loon early on, and the ones she will need most as she prepares to leave Harvard to focus on fencing full-time.
At the end of the spring semester, Van Loon will take a two year leave of absence from school and from Harvard's fencing team to pursue a spot on the 2016 U.S. Olympic fencing team.
Since there are no sponsorship opportunities for American fencers, Van Loon will look to her parents and her savings account to support her while she focuses on fencing. After a few months of training in New York, Van Loon will head to Europe to continue training as she competes for a spot on the Olympic team.
"The Olympics isn't the goal," Van Loon said. "It would be great but it's really about the personal journey and working as hard as I possibly can at something."
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The son will never know, but he believes his 86-year-old father, Elwood "Woody" Osman, could no longer face the suffering his wife, Mildred, endured.
Thomas Osman said his 83-year-old mother suffered from macular degeneration, spinal stenosis and complications from a recent stroke. He described her as blind, mostly paralyzed and in terrible pain.
His father went to her fourth-floor hospice room Tuesday afternoon at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown and shot and killed her, then himself, authorities said.
Osman, 62, who lives in Raleigh, N.C., said his father acted out of mercy.
"This was a loving couple," Osman said. "I am upset, of course, but all I have is love and respect for my father and my mother."
He said his mother had been given a couple of weeks to live, but her condition had stabilized. On Monday the couple, who lived in the Cherryville section of Lehigh Township, Northampton County, was told she needed to leave hospice care at the hospital at 17th and Chew streets for a nursing home or other long-term care facility. That made his father distraught, Osman said.
"I talked to him (Monday) night. It was like they had been hit by a truck," Osman said. "He unfortunately only saw one solution left anymore.
"And we believe he got a handgun and did what he did."
At a news conference at the hospital complex about an hour after the murder-suicide, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said that at 1:03 p.m. three hospital staff members on the fourth floor heard a gunshot come from one of the hospice rooms. He said the shooting was contained to the one patient room.
"I don't have any more detail I am prepared to release," Martin said. "There were no eyewitnesses to this event."
No one may have seen the shooting, but other people in the hospital heard the shots. Sitting on a bench in a small courtyard outside, a woman who refused to give her name said she was on the fourth floor visiting her mother when she heard the gunfire.
"We were in my mother's room and we heard two gunshots," said the woman, who was with a friend.
She and her friend said the gunshots sounded like balloons popping.
"I've never heard gunshots before," the woman said.
Her mother's room was beside the one where the murder-suicide took place, she said. Her mother remained in her room.
Martin said the hospital was not evacuated. He said the coroner and other investigators could do their work without disturbing patients or staff.
Mildred Osman was pronounced dead at 1:07 p.m. by the nursing staff, according to the coroner's office. Chief Deputy Coroner Paul F. Hoffman Sr. pronounced her husband dead at 1:41 p.m.
Elwood and Mildred Osman had lived in the Lehigh Valley their entire lives and been married for 64 years, their son said.
His father was a supervisor at Purolator, and in his retirement he did small bookkeeping jobs and read books to students at elementary schools, said Osman, a registered nurse. He said his dad bought him his first books before he was born.
His mother was a great cook and worked as a demonstrator for Sunbeam housewares at stores like Hess's in downtown Allentown.
He said his mother was in excruciating pain — to the point that painkillers did little to comfort her — and her suffering took a toll on his father.
"I knew he was depressed, but we did not see this coming," said Osman, who has a sister, Linda Osman. "We didn't even know he had a gun."
Shootings in hospitals in the U.S. are rare, according to a study published last year in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. But when shootings happen in in-patient settings, they frequently involve "distraught older relatives, the majority of whom were spouses," said the study, led by Dr. Gabor D. Kelen, chairman of the Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine in Baltimore.
"Many such individuals committed (or attempted) suicide themselves."
The researchers looked at 154 hospital-related shootings between 2000 and 2011. They found that the motive in 14 percent of the shootings was an ill relative, and 59 of the shootings — 38 percent — resulted in a suicide attempt. The most common site for hospital shootings was the emergency department. Thirty of the 154 events occurred in a patient's room.
Amy Tucci, president and CEO of the Hospice Foundation of America, said hospice shootings are extremely rare, largely because hospice is designed to ease patients' suffering and addresses family and friends' needs.
"Hospice care takes away the hopelessness that can exist for terminally ill patients and their families," she said.
Lisa Pryse, president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety, said that while hospital violence is rare, hospital security personnel have to be prepared for it.
"We do a lot of training on it because it is a very volatile situation," she said. "Any time you are in a hospital, there are a lot of emotions."
Thomas Osman said his parents were hard-working, spiritual and loving. And he doesn't want people to think his father was a killer.
"He was a very kind man," Osman said, "and what he did was completely out of love and selflessness."
Reporters Frank Warner and Pamela Lehman contributed to this report
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He'll go to St. Louis, become a model citizen, hit 50 HRs and win a gold glove. And nobody here would be surprised.
He'll go to St. Louis, become a model citizen, hit 50 HRs and win a gold glove. And nobody here would be surprised.
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson
Wow, what a queen. OK, I'm off the Arod idea altogether.Rodriguez won't ask to be traded, but he has told close friends he won't block a deal as long as he's going to a large-market team.
On another note, I have never really considered A-Rod an attention seeking primadonna type. Just because he has taken max money to play baseball in his career and the landed him in NY, where all the media is, doesn't equate to him craving the attention. Tebow doesn't crave the media attention and he gets it all, especially in NY. He has a WAR of 2.2 this year and one of 3.8 while limited in 2011, I wouldn't say he is done yet, an OPS of .800+ could be doable.
ARod at 3rd and Frazier to left for 5 mil a season. I would do it, it is cheaper and probably more productive than what we just had in the two spots. Ludwick has had a WAR above 2.2 3 times in his career, and just last year it was 0.3.
"Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.
NO, NO, NO. And anyteam that takes him on, no matter how much money the evil empire throws at them are suckers.
2018 prediction: 1.Cubs 2. Brewers 3. Cardinals 4. Pirates DNF Reds
Have you guys watched how terrible he's been? He's done. No bat speed, no foot quickness. Done.
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I dont care, Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. Hes in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.
Besides, A-Rod also played in Arlington, Texas, hardly Gotham City.
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After you have been preliminarily accepted, you will receive your financial requirements from the International Student Office.
After you have been accepted by the DTS Admissions Department, you must complete and return these four documents to the International Student Office in order to be fully accepted.
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Brussels, 17 October 2008
Environment: Commission unveils package to tackle illegal logging and deforestation
The European Commission today unveiled two important initiatives to protect forests globally. The package comprises a legislative proposal to reduce the risk of illegal timber and timber products entering the EU market and a Communication setting out the Commission's proposals for tackling tropical deforestation. Illegal logging and deforestation have serious environmental implications, contributing to climate change and the loss of biodiversity, as well as threatening the livelihood of indigenous people. Illegal logging is also a symptom of wider problems, including a lack of forest governance, and weak law enforcement. In the context of the international negotiations on the post-2012 climate change agreement, the Commission proposes to pursue the objective of halting global forest cover loss by 2030 at the latest and reducing gross tropical deforestation by at least 50% by 2020.
Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said: "Forests are home to half of all known species. When forests disappear, so does a vast array of plants and species, with disastrous and irreversible consequences. These precious resources also play a vital role in regulating climate change. Developed and developing nations must unite to protect the world's remaining forests. We must also send a firm message to timber suppliers that illegal timber or timber products will not be tolerated on the EU market."
The two parts of the forest package are as follows:
Proposed legislation on illegal logging
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, sale or purchase of timber in violation of applicable national laws. A significant proportion – around 19% – of timber imports into the EU is thought to come from illegal sources.
Illegal logging is a substantial and growing problem with serious environmental implications including the loss of biodiversity, deforestation and forest degradation. It is part of a larger problem that includes issues of forest governance and law enforcement, and also has economic and social consequences.
The European Commission is proposing a regulation to minimise the risk of illegally harvested timber and timber products being placed on the European market. The proposed regulation will make it an obligation for traders to seek sufficient guarantees that the timber and timber products they sell have been harvested according to the relevant laws of the country of origin.
This will send a strong message to operators wanting to access the EU market. The proposal will increase incentives for legal and sustainable management and use of forests, especially in developing countries that are interested in maintaining and enhancing their export of forest products to the EU.
Communication on Deforestation
Forests are currently disappearing at a rate of about 13 million hectares per year. Deforestation is responsible for almost 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and has become a key issue in the international negotiations currently under way on a new UN climate change agreement for the post-2012 period.
The Commission proposes to work in the international negotiations on climate change towards the development of a Global Forest Carbon Mechanism through which developing countries would be rewarded for emissions reductions achieved by taking action to reduce deforestation and forest degradation.
The Communication indicates that at EU level an appropriate level of funding is required from 2013 to 2020 to fight deforestation. The total amount of funding will depend on the level of mitigation actions undertaken by developing countries.
A major part of this funding could come from proceeds of allowances auctioned in the EU Emissions Trading System. It is estimated that if 5% of auctioning revenue were made available to the Global Forest Carbon Mechanism (GFCM), this would raise €1.5 to 2.5 billion in 2020. In the framework of the GFCM, a pilot phase could be envisaged to test the inclusion of 'deforestation credits' (credits for avoided deforestation) in the carbon markets, allowing governments to make use of these credits to help achieve their post-2012 emission reduction target. Subject to the review of this initial phase, allowing companies to use deforestation credits to offset part of their emissions could be considered after 2020.
The Communication also highlights the need to reinforce other forest–related policies, as well as policies which can directly or indirectly reduce deforestation, in the fields of trade, energy, agriculture, food security and development cooperation.
The proposals in the Communication should form part of the EU's position at
the UN climate conference in Poznan in December and in the negotiations on a new
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ALLIANCE, Neb., - Bari Eugene Haines, 69, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Good Samaritan Health Care Center in Alliance, Neb.
He was born May 1, 1943 at Estherville to Leonard and Eloise (Wymer) Haines. Bari grew up in Estherville and graduated high school there. During his youth he began working as a cook in the restaurant business which he continued in his adult life. He then moved to Grand Island, Neb., working in the restaurant business before serving in the U.S. Army from Jan. 6, 1965 to Jan. 5, 1967 including a tour of service in Vietnam. Following his discharge he moved to Kearney, Neb., and operated the Chef's Oven restaurant. He later moved to Colorado where he owned and operated Winchell Donut franchises in Loveland, Longmont and Aurora. He then retired and moved to Alliance in 2002. He loved to hunt and fish and especially enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycle.
He is survived by his son, Monte, his brother, George Haines of Des Moines, his sister-in-law, Janine Haines of Alliance, his nephews, Brandon (Sarah) Haines of Des Moines, Mark (Sonja) Haines of Chicago, Ill.,, Jaron (Jessica) Haines of Pike Road, Ala. and Keli Haines of Alliance.
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Bari Eugene Haines
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, John Haines and his sister, Carol Haines, and his brothers, David Haines and Kim Haines.
Graveside services will be Friday, March 8 at 11 a.m. at the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery. Pastor Tom Lucas will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday, March 7 from 1-7 p.m. at the Bates-Gould Funeral Home.
Memorials may be sent in care of the family to 2113 Sweetwater Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301.
Online condolences may be left www.batesgould.com.


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AFL CHIEF executive Andrew Demetriou has urged clubs to employ their own integrity officers ahead of bolstering coaching panels in a bid to eradicate the problems similar to the supplement scandal that has engulfed Essendon.
Demetriou said the league planned to beef up its integrity unit following the release of the Australian Crime Commission report, which details investigations into performance-enhancing drugs and other illegal activities in sport in Australia, but called on clubs to use their own initiative.
''When you think about the high stakes in our game today, and you think about things like compliance with the salary cap, and you think about performance-enhancing drugs and things like gambling, it is very important every club thinks about having an integrity officer,'' Demetriou said during Channel Seven's summit on the drugs issue.
''You want to minimise the risks of these things happening, and if you can put someone in place who can help you minimise that risk and report up to your board, then that's far, far more important than investing in another coach, for example.
''Because one poor decision at a club can have dire, dire consequences.'' The AFL Commission will consider more initiatives to address illegal activity at its Monday meeting. Demetriou said the AFL spent about $850,000 on drug testing its players - through the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority - every year.
Although that figure is just a small fraction of the AFL's annual income, Demetriou said the league was at the forefront of fighting drugs in sport.
The league boss again refused to outline what contingency plans the AFL had in place should multiple Essendon players be suspended under the ASADA investigation, but said ''at this stage we've got nothing that indicates'' there would not be 18 teams in the 2013 season.
Federal Sports Minister Kate Lundy was also on the defensive during the televised summit, over the timing of the release of the ACC report and its lack of specifics.
Former Geelong captain Cameron Ling, seated next to Ms Lundy, said the lack of detail had effectively damaged the reputation of every player. ''Every player who has played the game recently, every player who is currently playing the game is now, in a lot of people's eyes, guilty,'' he said.
Essendon and one player from one other AFL club are being investigated by ASADA for possible breaches of anti-doping codes.
Richmond midfielder Daniel Jackson, a member of the Players' Association executive, said it had been unfair to tarnish so many players.
''I've been around 10 years and I've never even heard talk of this before. Obviously there's an issue that's being addressed at the moment and I can't comment on the particulars, but I can say as a current player that our game is of the highest integrity,'' he said.
Ms Lundy said the ACC released its report because it was ready to do so, but conceded some innocent players might have been harmed.
''It's incredibly unfortunate because it's not true. The issue here is the one tarnishing the game are the cheats and the crims that are infiltrating and causing problems,'' she said.
''This report ought not to tarnish all of Australian sport. We have fantastic codes doing the best they can.''
Ling said he had been hurt by suggestions the Cats' premierships of 2007 and 2009 were tarnished because the club employed Dean Robinson, Essendon's high performance manager who has been stood down by the Bombers.
''I'd like to think the smart people out there will think that's not the case. Our procedures will stand up to anything, but unfortunately, there will be some people out there thinking 'Oh yeah, that's how Geelong won their premierships, they cheated','' he said.


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Steve Soboroff has rounded the bases in L.A. government, from the Harbor Commission to rec and parks, even a run for mayor. He's "Uncle Steve," the booster who practically drove the Endeavour space shuttle to its new home, a businessman who drove the Playa Vista development, chairman of the Weingart Foundation, a Big Brother. Now he's the top man at the L.A. Police Commission, perhaps the most scrutinized of city panels, "the citizens' voice" on policing matters, as its website pledges, tasked to work with and sometimes stand up to the LAPD. Apart from the LAPD wristbands he's handing out far and wide, his first project is lapel video cameras for cops because, in police work, as in so many things, seeing is believing.
LAPD shootings: In an Op-Ed interview with Los Angeles Police Commission President Steve Soboroff, Patt Morrison said the LAPD withholds the names of officers connected with any categorical use-of-force incident. Names of officers involved in shootings are not withheld. —
How did you get this gig?
I asked for it. I just popped an email to [Mayor]
Before I wrote that email, I watched [recordings of] commission meetings. I'm a communicator and a problem-solver, and I wanted to make sure [the commission] was my style, or if you just had to be tough and lawyerly. My deal is leave the extremists on both sides out of the picture and work in the middle.
What did you think of those earlier commissions?
It looked to me like, with few exceptions — like
I wanted to define myself in this role versus having my involvement be defined [as], oh, just sit there for six months and soak it in. Huh-uh. When I was being considered for the commission, I met with 25 or 26 people. John Mack, who is a god to me, made a list for me of people to talk to: commanders, some rank and file, the inspector general, the Police Protective League. Greg Boyle, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Connie Rice. I did homework. So I felt confident. I felt, this is a natural progression for me.
There were communications issues between the prior city attorney and the department and the prior mayor's office and the department that do not need to be carried on now. So I've been Uncle Steve to both sides, saying you guys need to get together now.
At the commission meeting, we're hearing how great our risk management is [regarding police liability lawsuits]. I said: "The people across the street [at City Hall], it's their money when somebody sues and wins. That comes out of the general fund. Would they say you're really doing well? Because I don't think they would. I'd like you to give this presentation to them and have them give you input, and together we're going to figure this out.
You're getting lapel video cameras, thanks to private donations from people you've known a long time.
The body cameras — they're huge. They're going to save millions [in liability costs]: officers not having to spend hours and hours in court [on lawsuits], paperwork, payouts.
The Times wrote in the spring about the head of internal affairs being replaced. He said he had placed "strategy over penalty" in disciplining officers. Would the commission look at that, and change it if the data suggest change?
Results are the end game, and we will monitor them. From the story, it looks like the chief's personnel moves (which we don't micromanage) were well thought out.
The department withholds the names of every officer connected with any categorical use-of-force incident, and not just those involving guns. Is that the right policy?
There are two sides to all these stories, and there comes a time when the names should be released, but I don't think they should be released too early. Officer X used his baton — someone said he overused it. Should that be in the paper without going through any due process, without the inspector general, without looking at [video]? No, I don't think so.
Use of force is a sensitive issue.
In the city of L.A., there are about 500 people arrested a day. That's not a lot, when you look at other big cities. Of those 500, five have some sort of use of force. Five out of 500. So there's 495 peaceful arrests, which means officers are doing their job perfectly. Every four days, one of those five is a categorical use of force, which will ultimately come to the commission, where somebody makes a complaint.
The department has its investigation, the inspector general does his own analysis — we get 360 [degree input]. That process is a good process, a relatively transparent process. If I was going to take the process apart and try to put it back together, I'd do the same.
You opposed the federal consent decree for the LAPD. Do you feel differently about it now?
Absolutely. I opposed it because it had never worked before, and I don't know whether it's ever worked since, but it sure worked here. It was fantastic. They've done a great job reforming. People from all over the country are coming in and seeing how it's done.
I'm here to make it better, keep [it] moving forward. The on-body cameras, I'm going to define myself with this issue. They were going to take 18 years? I'm going to do it in 18 months. I may fail, but if I fail, it's not because I didn't try.
No one on the commission has a law enforcement background. Is that a problem?
It puts the onus on us to get out there and meet and learn. [The commissioners ] are fast learners. Many times you're better off having people who are willing to be open instead of people who always have preconceived notions: "Based on my 38 years in law experience, you're an idiot." That's no good.
I'm going to announce 30 different issues and put two commissioners on each. I'm going to take the four [police] bureaus, and each commissioner is going to specialize in one bureau and we'll rotate. We'll go into the community. Instead of asking people to come to commission meetings, I'm going to take the full commission to every council district in Eric's first term, which is not easy, but we're still going to do it.
Do you think the commission should be a full-time job?
No. I think you're better off having people who have other life experiences they're doing at the same time. It helps you keep your balance.
Your sister Lucy was schizophrenic. The LAPD arrests people, who go into the county jail, which Sheriff
Sure. So are foster kids. There are certain people who statistically don't have a chance. My question to everybody is, "Are you doing all you can? What can you do to help the homeless, the mentally ill?" Don't just start complaining to me. People always say, "What will you do about my parking ticket?" I always say to write my initials in the upper-right-hand corner, then send in double the fine and say you want the balance to go to the Police Foundation, and shame on you for asking.
What did getting Endeavour to and through L.A. mean to you?
A million and a half people were there. There wasn't one arrest. You had Crips and Bloods standing next to each other [along the route]. We thought Endeavour was the ultimate tagging [opportunity]. We were afraid of that, we were afraid of terrorism, vandalism, and the message in the streets was let's all go out and celebrate this. To me it was the proudest moment in L.A., including the Olympic Games.
You had a brief, intense spell as Dodgers vice chairman under
The new ownership is wonderful. They're winning. It's a fun place to go. It's unfortunate that you have to pay to see them on TV now — I think that's a big mess — but this is the best ownership in a long time.¿
What about the LAPD's security relationship with the Dodgers?
It should be constantly reassessed from scratch, season by season, week by week. There are twice as many people going to games now. They need to have great communications with our department so our guys can say, "Hey, I'm a little worried about this or that." Same thing with
Many Angelenos' only contact with official L.A. is the police. And a lot of them think their neighborhoods are under-patrolled.
Unless there's a lot of crime, they are under-patrolled. The system now works brilliantly in using the officers efficiently where they're needed. If you're fortunate enough to live in an area that has [less] crime, your response time is going to be a bit longer if your neighbor's dog is barking. Don't talk to me about that; talk to me about what you can do. I'll give you 20 things you can do to embrace the LAPD and help this be a better place for everybody.
What's your relationship with Chief Beck?
Good. He's a fantastic guy, smart guy. He talks from experience, he talks from compassion. I told him I was going to teach him how to fundraise. He laughed. He and I are a good match, where Caruso and Bratton were a good match.
Twitter: @pattmlatimes
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My Experience With "I'm Here if You Need to Talk"
As a woman with bipolar I disorder I have experienced many major depressive episodes. During those times I've not only relied heavily on family, but also on friends and church leaders. As a recipient of the compassionate phrase: "I'm here if you need to talk", I want to provide some perspective from the talking end to help those who may occasionally find themselves on the listening end. (Be aware that if you find yourself on the listening end too frequently, please appeal to someone else to help lift that load so you do not become the sole means of support).


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I am migrating our database from Oracle 7.3.4 to 8.1.6 on another Windows NT server using the Export/Import method. It seems to work ok, the data is accessble using SQL and the GUI for the database. However, none of the PL/SQL packages will work. I get the following errors when I call a package.
ORA 4068-Existing state of packages has been discarded
ORA 4063 Package body (schemaname).(pkgname) has errors
ORA 6508 PL/SQL could not find program being called
ORA 6512 at line 1
This occurs on all of my packages, and it is the same error. I have tried running the utlrp.sql script to recompile the SQL, but it doesnt seem to be help. Can anyone make any suggestions on what might be going on? This is my first migration, and this is my only real problem.
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Upwards! Haiti schools Elie Dubois and Pele beyond ground floors
There's a term in French for a building's ground level: Rez-de-chaussee, or RDC. The French start counting their floors on the second level, and this tradition has bled into Haitian culture as well.
For both Pele and Elie schools, the RDC has been built, and we begin to see each school's character emerge as construction continues above the ground floor.
École Elie Dubois - Downtown Port-au-Prince
Elie's cafeteria building is very far along, and begining to take flight with a distinctive roof. The building will employ what's known as a butterfly roof, a kind of inverted-pitched roof taller on the sides than along the central ridge. Benefits of this kind of roof (beyond its lovable form) include encouraging more air movement and the ability of the roof to collect rain water and direct it to one end of the trough for reuse.
Wood trusses have been tied into hurricane straps built into the cafeteria's concrete ring beam (the continuous concrete band topping a wall), and purlins, frequent strips of wood, have been attached to the trusses. The roof sheeting will be attached to the purlins via screws, completing a secure continuum for the cafeteria's structure. Meanwhile, plaster work (crepissage) has begun on the first floor walls.
The cafeteia building, view from schoolyard
Plaster work in progress
Workers coordinate placing the trusses
Meanwhile, Elie's sanitation block (bloc sainitaire) is having its ring beam poured - and you can get a sense of how roof trusses will be attached here within a matter of days. Right now, it's not much to look at, unless you're a fan of impeccable steel reinforcing work.
Bloc sanitaire ring beam, pre-pour. As the ring beam is poured, you can see how the hurricane ties are set to receive a sturdy roof truss
École Baptiste Bon Berger - Pele, Port-au-Prince
The Pele school had had its share of difficulties pouring the concrete floor slab for its premier étage (1st floor to the Haitians and French / 2nd floor for North Americans) - including disturbances from neighborhood gangs looking to cause trouble on site.
Fortunately, the slab finally got poured, and headmaster Chedrick Caneus took advantage of the slab's need to cure (or harden), to symbolically hold off construction to bring the Pele neighborhood's attention to the issue of the riffraff.
With the strength of the Pele community focused on helping the school get built, the self-proclaimed "bandits" have been warded off, and progress is now being made on the second level of classrooms.
Progress on the Upper floor
A completed slab pour!
The slab being poured, and mechanically vibrated so the ingredients mix and settle properly
All hands on deck for the slab pour. Figuratively speaking - clearly some hands need to run the cement mixer
Laying bars for the slab reinforcement (panoramic of the two upper-level classrooms)
Collège Coeur Immacule de Marie - Downtown Port-au-Prince
Our team in Haiti recently started a new school project! Lessons learned from the first Haiti schools - sponsored by the 2010 Students Rebuild youth initiative to get Haitian peers safer, stronger classrooms - will go toward helping this all-girls school in Downtown Port-au-Prince complete permanent school buildngs.
CIM school once had science and computer labs and 20 classrooms on three floors. That's a big school. The school leaders are committed to rebuilding better, and have asked Architecture for Humanity to direct design and construction. By next March we hope to have 850 girls going back to science class on the deuxieme étage (third floor for you North Americans) of a newly-rebuilt and, of course, distinctive Collège Coeur Immacule do Marie. Read more on the CIM school.
Temporary classrooms and a damaged Gingerbread house at CIM
CIM's computer lab today, in a temporary classroom
The old CIM school - in its 3-storey splendor
A 3D "massing model" of how building sizes will integrate with the site


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Trunk Treasures Abound
London Jewelers on Main Street in East Hampton will hold a designer jewelry trunk show on Saturday from 2 to 7 p.m. Samantha Yanks, editor in chief of Hamptons Magazine, will join in to co-host at 5 p.m.
The show will spotlight new and extended collections from many designers including David Webb, David Yurman, H. Stern, Ivanka Trump, Sutra, Suzy Fox, and many others.
Summer refreshments will be served.
Farther Afield
Town and Country Real Estate, along with the Manhattan Mortgage Company, is hosting an art exhibit featuring the oil seascapes of Carol Gold tomorrow evening at its Southold office.
Ms. Gold has had 21 solo exhibitions and is the recipient of numerous ribbons, awards, and prizes.
The opening wine-and-cheese reception will run from 4 to 7 p.m., at 57125 Main Road in Southold. The show will remain on display through Sept. 6.
B.N.B.'s Second Quarter
Bridge Bancorp Inc., the parent company of the Bridgehampton National Bank, has announced net income and earnings per share for the second quarter of 2011.
Some of the highlights for B.N.B.'s second quarter include core net income of $2.7 million and $.42 per share, a 22-percent increase in core net income over last year's second quarter; net interest income of $10.5 million, a 17-percent increase over the same time last year; and total assets of $1.193 billion as of June 30, a 23-percent increase from June 30, 2010.
"The activity for the company during this quarter and the first half of 2011 has been significant," Kevin M. O'Connor, the president and chief executive officer of Bridge Bancorp, said in a release. "This has been an exciting time as we continue building on this momentum, delivering products and services to our customers and profitability to our shareholders."


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The University of Auckland's bid to buy the 5.4ha Newmarket site owned by beverage and food company Lion may be trumped, say sources close to the deal.
Other buyers are said to have shown an interest in the ex-brewery between Khyber Pass and Park Rd where last decade AMP failed to realise a $1 billion real estate development plan.
But those close to the latest deal say the responses from Lion are mixed.
"Another group is trying to put together a deal for the site," said a developer. "They are saying the [University of Auckland] deal is not cemented and there is an opportunity to trump them. It's very confusing because other parties have been told directly by Lion that the deal is done and to go away."
The university is said to be considering selling its Epsom and Tamaki campus sites in favour of expanding on the Newmarket block, a site so large that it could suck in much of the $1 billion planned to be spent over the next decade.
Lion project director Jan Hofman referred inquiries to communications chief Liz Read, refusing to say if Newmarket was subject to multiple offers.
University property and communications chiefs remain tight-lipped but Newmarket Business Association chief executive Ashley Church has cautiously welcomed the university. Newmarket was consolidating its position as a leading business centre, "so creating a university campus would be an ideal fit with the association's current strategic plan provided any such development incorporated a broader vision", Church said.


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I created a procedure that creates a cursor with index_name and owner from dba_indexes. When I run it as an anonymous block as the dba it works fine. Then I made the anonymous block into a procedure under the dba schema and it is saying that "sys.dba_indexes" is not declared. I think this is because it is saying that the procedure does not have rights to the data dictionary.
I found in the oracle documentation this:
Stored objects (packages, procedures, functions, triggers, views) run in the security domain of the object owner with no roles enabled except PUBLIC. Again, you will be notified only that the item was not declared.
The dba user has the dba role granted to them. I tried granting the select_catalog_role to public and to the dba as a privilege instead of a role to see if my procedure would work but it didn't. Any ideas of how to give my procedure the rights it needs to query the dba_indexes?


text: We've all received IKEA furniture missing screws, but Marc received a couch missing an entire seat cushion. He figured IKEA would quickly hand over a replacement once he pointed out their obvious mistake. Nope! Several employees helpfully explained that the cushion "comes with the couch," and that finding a replacement was "impossible." A resourcefully inept manager finally resolved the situation by insisting that they replace the entire couch.


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Since the inception of the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium, both schools have seen success unlike they ever had in women's athletics. One of the benchmarks of that success is the greatest swimmer in Barnard history, and one of the all-time best women's swimmers in the history of the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium, Lucy Eccelston Norvall.
Eccelston Norvall made a name for herself in the 200 butterfly, though she was a key contributor to the Columbia women's swimming program across the board. In her sophomore season, she won an Ivy League championship title in the 200 fly, earning first-team All-Ivy League honors. She also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the event, finishing 21st in the nation. In addition to holding two of the top-ten times in Ivy League history in the 200 fly, Eccelston Norvall was a strong swimmer in other disciplines, holding top-five school marks in five different events.
A Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium Silver Anniversary Honor Roll member, Eccleston Norvall remains one of only three Columbia women's swimmers to qualify for the NCAA championships, and the only Barnard athlete to do so in the sport of swimming.
A team captain, Tina Steck Award winner, and three-time team MVP, Eccelseton Norvall continued her athletics career after her 2003 graduation. She coached her club team in Stockton, Calif., for three years, and has competed in four marathons, including running a Boston Marathon qualifying time.
No stranger to winning ways, she's also experienced success in her professional life as well. After starting a promising career in finance, Eccelston Norvall found herself unhappy with her everyday work. So she took a risk, and went back to school to pursue a career in teaching. Despite nationwide cuts in education, Eccelston Norvall has been able to thrive in education, as she did in the pool, working consistently, and finding a meaningful career path that has brought her true happiness. She married Brady Norvall in January 2009.


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BL has gone fishing! Over across the mountains to Wenatchee to daughter with birthday. Here is BL fishing a long time ago. They all love to fish ... bluegills and perch ... that is what they are after. Anyway .. I am doing the best I know how. I have a "list" and have so far put the bunns outside, cleaned all the condos and freshened the water and food, brought the bunns back inside, and now made them salads. I don't hear complaining but we'll see if there are scowls come morning ... wish me luck!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
The Bunns have been left, by Bunny Lady, in the total care of RG. For 3 1/2 days. Oh woe is us all .......
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8 comments:
- Crafty Green Poet said...
I'n sure everything will be fine!
- June 21, 2009 at 11:49 PM
- furrybutts said...
Sounds like you're doing alright.. the 3.5 days will be over before the Bunns know it ;)
- June 22, 2009 at 1:17 AM
- Rebecca Welch said...
I'm sure the bunns will do just fine in your care. When in doubt, treats!
- June 22, 2009 at 5:42 AM
- fairfax hoppers said...
Good Luck RG! I am afraid to be alone with my four house buns, as I know they are planning a coup D'Etat.
- June 22, 2009 at 6:07 AM
- d. moll, l.ac. said...
Well....so far so good! What a wonderful of BL,however I barely recognized her without a Bunn on her shoulder.
- June 22, 2009 at 6:31 AM
- bunnygirl said...
Good luck to you! I assume you've got bananas on hand for those moments of intense disapproval!
- June 22, 2009 at 6:36 AM
- Andrewbun said...
Chop Chop RG! Don't let the greens wilt!! LOL.
- June 22, 2009 at 7:10 AM
- Hef's Mom said...
Amend your list to add a few more salads and have apeaceful house
- June 22, 2009 at 10:24 AM
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February 25, 2013Everyday
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Sorry to have to dig up such an old book, and I hope this can be considered a beginner question. But I'm using the OpenGL SB 5E because my mac only supports OpenGL 3.3.
I'm currently working on the first sample program, Triangle.cpp. I have included all the necessary files, set up the correct path, and built and ran the program.
I am having an issue with the display of the program. It is supposed to display a red triangle on a blue background. I am able to see the red triangle, but the blue background displays other scattered images of my screen.
screenshot: imgur.com / mivJWpS
In all honesty I have no idea what could be causing this issue. I do however have 4 warnings that appear from the GLTools.h:
- Lexical or Preprocessor Issue: 'glGenVertexArrays' macro redefined
- Lexical or Preprocessor Issue: 'glDeleteVertexArrays' macro redefined
- Lexical or Preprocessor Issue: 'glBindVertexArray' macro redefined
- Lexical or Preprocessor Issue: 'glGenerateMipmap' macro redefined
Could these be a possible cause to the issue?
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leon cannot be relied upon for anything in 2010
his injury was gruesome and not easily recovered in 1 year
he will probably be recovering for most of this year and not back to full speed until 2011
and he's not a spring chicken anymore. Gotta be pushing 30 soon.
in other words "what about leon?" his career essentially ended that day in oakland.
I hope to be wrong but I dont think I am.


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"Eh, he's cool. Letting him look out the windows is way easier than teaching him how to work the remote."
Quote from: Black Delphinium on April 20, 2013, 10:12:13 AM"Eh, he's cool. Letting him look out the windows is way easier than teaching him how to work the remote."LOL! Love it!
I actually just had a discussion with our vet about this very topic. Dear friends of ours moved from a rural area to a very urban area and brought their indoor/outdoor cat with them. They were very concerned that Pearl would miss the great outdoors and found that what she likes to do is look outside, but has shown NO interest in actually going outside. In fact she is more relaxed and more playful than she was at the other house.Considering that she had spent the good part of the day outside for almost 10 years on their previous property, I asked the vet why she now seemed to prefer watching the busy street (one window) and the bushes in the backyard (other window) to going outside.The vet told me that being outside is stressful for cats. That every day Pearl had to go and re-mark her territory and chase intruders off. So, rather than being outside having fun, she was outside working because that is how cats brains are wired. Now that she is inside, she can enjoy the activity of outside without the responsibility of defending/marking her territory.Pearl has only done one naughty thing and my friend said it was totally her fault. When my friend forgot to scoop the litter box for three days, Pearl walked up to her, squatted and pooped on the kitchen linoleum. Since then my friend has scooped the box daily and there hasn't been a repeat.
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I created simple tool to my self with PHP & AJAX & MySQL. There is one form at top of the page and you can add new entry's to MySQL database with it. Below that there is a list what contains all MySQL entrys, in each at is own forms. Those forms contains buttons Save changes & Delete entry.
Listing data from MySQL was first created like this:
while($fetch = @mysql_fetch_array($query))
$id = $fetch["ID"];
$selected[$fetch["Status"]] = ' checked ';
echo '
<form method="post" name="editForm" id="editForm" action="'index.php'">
<input type="text" name="editFirstName" id="editFirstName" value="'.stripslashes($fetch["FirstName"]).'" />

<input type="text" name="editLastName" id="editLastName" value="'.stripslashes($fetch["LastName"]).'" />

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EFL Learner's Awareness of Stress-Moving vs. Neutral Suffixes
Mastering pronunciation in EFL context, where direct access to native speaker is scarce, is a highly challenging objective for many language students in Iran.
Stress as a suprasegmental feature, more specifically, poses its own problems, specially when suffixes are added to words. There are different types of suffixes, two of which are neutral (with no effect on word stress) and stress-moving (changing stress pattern).
This research study intends to investigate the students' awareness of stress patterns when (stress-moving and neutral) suffixes are added to words. Thirty freshmen participated in this research. Their voices are recorded and analyzed. The use of Matched T-test shows that there is a significant difference in the level of difficulty of these two types of suffixes for the learners.
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Hi everyone, this is CoachV,
I just finished hitting with hans and he is a strong 3.5 we are looking for about 10 other players who want to drill and practice for about 2 hours on Wed or thurs from 12 to 2pm
the Amount will be $20 a day. Balls will be supplyed. You can come for round robin, play matches against players around your level or drill.
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Thanks For the Compliment Hans....But Yeah Next week or so if you want to play a match i will play one against you. Hit Craiglist see if you can get more to join the group.
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- Land Use: Rural
My Field Trip to Big Darby Creek
We went to Big Darby Creek, to catch macroinvertabraes and do water quality testing.
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- Doing water quality testing in Big Darby Creek
- Working on my watershed project
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(By Delegate Sumner)
[Introduced January 11, 2012
; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §2-2-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to special memorial days; and adding a special memorial day to celebrate the victory of democracy in the Cold War.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §2-2-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§2-2-1a. Special memorial days.
(a) The Governor shall, by proclamation, declare the week beginning with the Sunday before Thanksgiving as a special memorial week to be known as Native American Indian Heritage Week.
(b) The first Tuesday after the first Monday of November is designated Susan B. Anthony Day and shall only be a legal holiday in all years ending in an even number. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling on all schools, civic organizations, government departments and citizens to undertake activities on the designated day and surrounding days to pay tribute to the accomplishments of Susan B. Anthony in securing the civil and political rights of all Americans, including securing equal voting rights for women.
(c) The Governor shall, by proclamation, declare December 7 as a special memorial day, to be known as Pearl Harbor Day, honoring all West Virginians who fought in World War II and shall encourage all municipalities in the state to do the same.
(d) The Governor shall annually, by proclamation, recognize the services rendered by Americans in the long and costly struggle of the Cold War, from the end of World War II to the fall of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, by designating May 1 as Cold War Victory Day. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation urging citizens, businesses and organizations to observe the day with appropriate activity to celebrate democracy's victory.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to add language to West Virginia Code §2-2-1a to provide for an additional special memorial day to celebrate the victory of democracy in the Cold War.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.


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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Steve Asmussen, one of only five trainers to achieve 6,000 career wins and the Eclipse Award winner as outstanding trainer in 2008 and 2009, is back at Santa Anita with a stable of quality prospects for the winter/spring meet that begins Dec. 26.
The trainer of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin in 2007 and 2008 and the brilliant filly Rachel Alexandra in 2009 has a division of 40 horses on hand for the session that concludes on April 22.
"This ain't rain," the South Dakota native cracked dismissively when asked about his lack of cover. "Rain is what we get in New Orleans."
Among the 40 are Rothko and Wine Police, who are nominated to Santa Anita's traditional opening day feature, the Grade I Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs.
Day to day operations at Santa Anita will be handled by Asmussen's aide since 1996, Scott Blasi, while Asmussen piles up frequent flier mileage keeping tabs on his coast-to-coast operation.
Asmussen's focus once again will be Triple Crown steppingstones such as the Santa Anita Derby on April 7, although it's far too early to count any Derby chickens before they hatch. "There's a lot of sorting out to be done between here and there, you know," Asmussen said before heading to Louisiana. "We've got to keep getting better and you've got to be lucky. You've got to be fortunate."
The 46-year-old South Dakota native does not take a cavalier attitude about his elite achievement when he joined Dale Baird, Jack Van Berg, King Leatherbury and Jerry Hollendorfer as the only trainers to record 6,000 victories.
"It's very special, it really is," said Asmussen, who became the newest member of the exclusive 6,000 club when Basalt won the first race at Remington Park last Nov. 18, Asmussen's birthday. "The countdown to 6,000 was fairly significant for me because it doesn't happen again," Asmussen said. "As you have time to reflect on it, it becomes more meaningful.
"Maybe 6,000 is just a number, but I'm very proud of everything that's happened."
In other Malibu news:
Probable starter Hoorayforhollywood worked five furlongs Wednesday on Santa Anita's fast main track in :59.40. "It was a nice work. He's right on schedule," Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said. Another Malibu candidate, The Factor, worked six furlongs for Baffert on Hollywood Park's Cushion Track on Monday in 1:12.60 under regular rider Martin Garcia. Malibu nominations close on Thursday. In addition to the $300,000 Malibu, three other stakes will be offered on opening day: the Grade II, $150,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes; the $100,000 California Breeders' Champion Stakes; and the $100,000 California Breeders' Champion Stakes for fillies.
Also on Santa Anita's Grade I stakes roster are the La Brea Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at seven furlongs on Dec. 31, the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes for older fillies and mares at seven furlongs on Jan. 28, the $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at one mile on March 3, the $300,000 Santa Margarita Stakes on March 3 and the $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks for March 31.
"We've made several adjustments to our schedule and we feel this lineup is going to be very appealing to our horsemen," said Santa Anita Vice President of Racing Rick Hammerle. "We moved the La Brea from opening day to Dec. 31 and we added a couple of $200,000 California-bred stakes on March 31, the Echo Eddie for 3-year-olds and the Evening Jewel for 3-year-old fillies."
Santa Anita has installed state-of-the-art video boards in its infield and paddock areas which will be operational opening day, Dec. 26. The boards will carry live satellite broadcast feeds of all post parades and racing at Santa Anita and will also keep fans up to date on current odds and major stakes races which are broadcast from throughout North America.
"One of our top priorities is to continually work to improve the on-track experience for our fans," said Santa Anita Vice President of Sales and Marketing Chris Quinn. "The Big Board in the infield is going to be fantastic. It will measure 53' x 29' and it's manufactured by Daktronics. The resolution it projects is the best in the world today and it will enhance everyone's day at the races.
"One thing people are going to notice right away is that we're going to be able to give people a much better look at our live races due to the fact the new board won't be quite as tall, so it won't obstruct the pan camera's view of the horses going down the backstretch. We're also looking forward to sharing HRTV features and live interviews with our on-track fans on a daily basis.
"Our two boards in the paddock will also be replaced and will enable our fans out there to stay on top of everything that's going on. The investment we're making is going to be well worth it and it will make a trip to Santa Anita even more unforgettable.
"With the Breeders' Cup scheduled to return here in 2012, we feel these video upgrades are going to greatly enhance the biggest two-day event in racing. With the technological advances these boards provide, we will offer the best overall in-venue presentation in Breeders' Cup history," added Quinn.
Santa Anita was the first race track in the country to install a large video display board in the infield. That installation, which garnered rave reviews and was subsequently duplicated throughout the world, took place in the summer of 1999, less than a year after Frank Stronach's Magna International purchased the historic facility.
One of the biggest sports stories of the year broke last Thursday when the Los Angeles Angels signed baseball megastar Albert Pujols to a $254 million contract over 10 years, the second-largest deal in baseball history.
It was peripheral news for Joel Rosario, like Pujols a native of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. In fact, their birthdays are two day's apart.
"I never met him when I was a boy in my country, but I knew he was a very good player and I always watched baseball," said Rosario, a star in his own right who turns 27 on Jan. 14. Pujols will be 32 on Jan. 16.
"He signed for $254 million?," Rosario said incredulously when apprised of the deal, which is more than 10 times the record for one year of a rider's purse earnings. "Oh my God! I'd like to be his agent and get 10 percent.
"I never met Pujols when I was in my native country, but now that he's in Southern California, I'd like to meet him some day. That would be good. He's making more than $25 million a year, but jockeys' mounts don't earn that kind of money in a year. I wish they did."
Rosario, a virtual overnight sensation since he began riding regularly in Southern California four years ago, has nine riding titles on his growing resume. Understandably uneasy as he grappled with English early on, Rosario now handles the language with relative aplomb.
"I'm comfortable doing interviews now," Rosario said. "I always try to improve my speaking, and it's taken time. I listen to news in English, I watch TV in English and the people I talk to, I speak in English. That's how I learned."
That has helped considerably in his career, which is directed by agent Ron Ebanks. "I'm really happy with how things are going, but I'm always looking to improve and do better," Rosario said. "My goal is to be No. 1 in the United States.
"Maybe one day I can hang with Albert and he can give me some tips on how to get there. It would be exciting to see him play with the Angels. I would love to see him hit a home run."
HBO's highly anticipated "Luck," which stars Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz and many others, aired for the first time in a sneak preview unveiling of its pilot last Sunday following the season's final episode of "Boardwalk Empire," and received some rave reviews.
Created by world renowned writer/producer David Milch, "Luck" was also directed and produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Mann and was filmed in large-part at Santa Anita. The series features race scenes and characters from The Great Race Place including retired Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and current rider Chantal Sutherland.
The official "Luck" pilot premier on HBO is Jan. 29 and will be followed by eight episodes which comprise Season One. Milch, a longtime Thoroughbred owner who has also created blockbuster hits "Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue," and "Deadwood," described "Luck" as his "love letter" to horse racing.
"Luck" marks the first-ever time the Academy Award-winning Hoffman has starred in a television role and that alone makes its debut compelling viewing.
"We believe 'Luck' has tremendous potential for us here at Santa Anita," said Santa Anita President George Haines.
"This is going to be a look at horse racing that has never been provided. It's going to at times make people uncomfortable, but in the end, we believe it has the potential to cultivate and create many thousands of new fans for us. It's no secret that the people at HBO are very excited about this series and we're going to do everything we can to personalize what folks are watching and help them to relate what they see to real-life horsemen, fans, employees and scene locations here at Santa Anita.
"We've begun construction on a 'Luck Lounge' on the main floor of the grandstand and we've scheduled a grand opening for it on Sunshine Millions Day, Jan. 28, which is the day before the official premier on HBO," Haines added.
Excerpts from reviews of Sunday's sneak preview include the following:
Scott Hettrick of Arcadia's Best: "The pilot begins with Hoffman being released from prison and heading to a suite in the Beverly Hilton Hotel where he tries to regain control of his crime world with assistant Farina. Meanwhile, the gritty, always-on-the-edge of financial disaster lifestyle of a group of gamblers at the track plays out in a way that allows viewers to get an inside view of the life of jockeys, trainers, agents, track officials, and others in track offices, the stables, the paddock area, and even at the morning Clockers' Corner hangout.
"Along the way we get some amazing shots of horses running at Santa Anita against the gorgeous backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains."
Maureen Ryan of the Huffington Post: " . . . I'm betting it made you want to go to the racetrack . . . Twice in the course of 'Luck's' first hour, we got heart-stopping glimpses of what it's like to be inside a horse race . . . a jockey's view of pounding hooves, training muscles and dangerous maneuvers. How glorious those scenes were . . . "
Ken Tucker of EW.com: ". . . The opening hour was an entrancing mixture of beautiful horses, stumble-bum gamblers, exciting races, and a tightly controlled, yet open, emotional performances by Dustin Hoffman . . . Luck is a luxuriously layered drama that uses built-in, quick-burst excitement of the horse races to pace the more languid, alluring subplots that take place in the stables where the horses live, and the high-end hotel where Hoffman's Ace takes up residence. It's a top-to-bottom look at how a race track operates, how the people who work there and come to be there use it as a place to forget the outside world, or to use their winnings to make a mark in the outside world, or use each other for respect, power, and love . . . It was a beautiful hour of television to watch."
Under the coordination of Santa Anita's Director of Community Services and Special Events Pete Siberell, the pilot was shot at Santa Anita in March and April of 2010. Following the completion of that show, eight additional episodes were shot at Santa Anita between October, 2010 and June, 2011.
"Scenes of Santa Anita can be observed from all over the grounds," Siberell said. "You might even catch a fellow employee or regular patron who was cast as an extra.
"We know viewers all over the country will get hooked on the show and we hope many of those will come to Santa Anita for the first time as interested horse racing fans, or just to see where the show was mainly shot."
The pilot will air "officially" on Jan. 29, with the eight remaining episodes running subsequent Sunday evenings.
"I will never forget the 1980 Malibu," recalled Jon White, who currently makes Santa Anita's morning line and provides paddock commentary for the track's simulcast network. "The 1980 Malibu was run the first week in January (Jan. 5). In those days, the Palos Verdes, not the Malibu, was the opening-day feature.
"Spectacular Bid hadn't raced since October. His trainer, Bud Delp, had said before the Malibu that he did not have 'The Bid' fully cranked for the race because it was his first start of the year.
"Rosie's Seville set the pace in the Malibu. Spectacular Bid was last early in the field of five. Nearing the half-mile pole, Spectacular Bid moved up to get alongside Flying Paster. They were about two lengths off the lead at that point. On the far turn, Spectacular Bid and Flying Paster were moving fast toward the lead in unison. (Bill) Shoemaker was riding Spectacular Bid, Don Pierce was on Flying Paster.
"Spectacular Bid and Flying Paster continued to move together until they got close to the eighth pole. And then, just past the eighth pole, Shoemaker tapped The Bid with the whip once right-handed. Spectacular Bid blasted away from Flying Paster to open a three-length lead well before the sixteenth pole. That acceleration was something I will never forget. The Bid burst away from Flying Paster as if Flying Paster was a $10,000 claimer instead of a multiple stakes winner.
"Once Shoemaker realized he was going to win, he just let Spectacular Bid coast home approaching the finish. Even though Spectacular Bid was not all out, his final time of 1:20 flat for seven furlongs broke the track record by three-fifths of a second.
"Spectacular Bid's win in the Malibu was the beginning of one of the greatest campaigns by a Thoroughbred in American racing history. At Santa Anita that year, he also won the San Fernando, Strub Stakes and Santa Anita Handicap.
"In the Strub, he ran 1 ¼ miles in 1:57 4/5, which is still the fastest time ever recorded for the distance on dirt. He won the Big 'Cap under 130 pounds on a sloppy track. Spectacular Bid's final 1980 start was a walkover in the Woodward in New York. He never lost in nine starts that year and was voted Horse of the Year."
FINISH LINES: With Patrick Valenzuela retired, agent Tom Knust has taken the book of Kevin Krigger, while still representing Joe Steiner. Krigger has been riding with success in the Bay Area . . .Trainer Simon Callaghan is pointing Turning Top to the Grade II, $150,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes on Jan. 1 and Up in Time to the Grade III, $100,000 Monrovia Stakes at about 6 ½ furlongs on turf on Jan. 2. Callaghan, who saddled Dubawi Heights to win the Grade I Yellow Ribbon Stakes last Oct. 1, said the multiple stakes winner was sold for $1.6 million at the Fasig-Tipton sale to interests in Japan where she will be bred . . . M One Rifle, winner of the 2009 Malibu Stakes, is a candidate for the Grade II, $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes at six furlongs on Jan. 21, trainer Bruce Headley said . . . Jim Cassidy is preparing multiple Grade I winner The Usual Q.T. for a return to the races after some R&R at Aaron and Marie Jones' Taylor Made complex near Nicholasville, Ky. "We're looking at about three more works before he's ready," the trainer said . . . Condolences to the family and friends of longtime owner Frankie "Eyelashes" Regina, who died Monday at the age of 73. A memorial service will be held this Monday, Dec. 19, at the Palm Mortuary, 7600 South Eastern Ave. in Las Vegas (phone 702-464 8500) . . . Veteran turf journalist Art Wilson of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports he is progressing well from bone marrow cancer. "I am heartened by all the support and well-wishes I have received during the past month and hope to be back on the job some time in January," Wilson said.