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Our First "W!"
Yanks Even Series!
I knew I didn't have to worry. Well, actually, during last night's game I was worrying quite a bit. Yankees/Red Sox games just do that to me. But last night, by the time it was all over, I felt at peace once again. The positives of Sunday night were present again, ad the negatives turned themselves around. And seeing a certain someone pitch like way back in the days when that certain someone was good, that gave me the utmost sense of relief. My Yankees beat the Red Sox last night 6-4, and picked up their first of many "W's" of the season.
Offensive Analysis: It was yet another strong offensive night for my boys last night. I was very proud, not only that they scored a lot, but they did so off such a tough opponent in Jon Lester, who surrendered 4 of the Yankees' 6 runs. It's comforting to know that no matter who the enemy puts on the hill, my Yankees never back down.
The Yankees got on the board in the 2nd inning, when Cano singled, Jorge walked, and the Swishalicious Nick Swisher drove in a run with his RBI double. I think this new hitting approach is going to really improve the already-solid Nick Swisher. That tied up the game at 1-1.
The Yankees kept fighting back last night, playing catch-up until the very end. The Yankees had a mini-offensive explosion in the 5th inning. Cutie-Curtis Granderson led off the inning with a single. Jeter followed that with a single of his own, which sent Granderson to 3rd base. Then Nick Johnson was hit by a pitch right in his back. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not. It may have been, because loading the bases there would create a force at every base. But there were none out, so I doubt it was intentional. With loaded bases, Mark Teixeira got an RBI groundout, bringing the score to 3-2. Trailing by 1, Alex Rodriguez came up in a clutch situation. I hoped his clutch-streak from last season would continue. A-Rod didn't let me down: he delivered with an RBI double to tie the game at 3. Robinson Cano drove in the go-ahead run with a sac fly. 4-3 Yanks!
In the 8th, again trailing, the Yankees rallied. With the bases loaded, Mr. Plate Discipline, Nick Johnson, had a great at-bat. He walked, and forced in a run which gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead. The Yanks added a final insurance run in the 9th, when Robbie Cano hit a no-doubt home run. My Grandma was so silly in the 9th. She was begging for another run because she "is always a little unsure when Mo comes in. He is iffy." That comment really caught me off guard. My response?
"Grandma, don't be silly. Mariano is the greatest closer EVER! What do you mean he is 'iffy?'"
That made her quiet.
But Grandma got her insurance run, and made it through the 9th inning just fine.
Defensive Analysis: There was a lot of stellar defense last night, along with some not-so-stellar defense. Derek Jeter experienced both. He made 2 breathtakingly beautiful plays: the first was in the 5th, where he made a fabulous jumping leaping play on an Ellsbury liner. He then stole my breath when in the 6th, he made a lovely stretching-reaching play to his right on an Adrian Beltre hot-shot. His error was just a little throwing error in the same inning. Luckily, it didn't amount to anything for Boston.
Jorge Posada and Damaso Marte once again had defensive issues last night. In the 1st, Jacoby Ellsury got a cheap blooper that fell in front of Marcus Thames, (Gardner would have gotten it, but whatever) and then tried to steal 2nd. Jorge Posada flung the ball wildly into centerfield, letting Jacoby go to 3rd. Marte made a wild pickoff throw in the 8th. Actually, it wasn't wild at all. It was lobbed to Tex as if a little girl threw it. Mark was not expecting that kind of throw, and missed it.
Pitching Analysis: A.J. Burnett started for the Yankees last night, and boy did he look good. He pitched okay, but he looked sooo goooood…..those tattoos…I don't know what it is but I just fall for him. He was pumped up last night, which may have been why he struggled. A.J. went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits, and struckout 5. He looked so good that I wasn't even mad at him when he was stinky.
The run he allowed in the first was unearned, thanks to Jorge's little blunder. Speaking of Jorge, I think he and A.J. cooperated pretty well last night, considering everything they went through. The big oopsy of his outing was the 2-run homer V-Mart hit off him in the 3rd inning. Martinez got to Burnett again in the 5th, when he knocked in a run with a double.
It's cute when they aren't arguing.
The bullpen was much better last night, thank God! Alfredo Aceves was really spectacular, continuing right from where he was last season. I guess his back really is feeling better. His 2 innings of perfect pitching amounted to him picking up his first "W" of the season.
The real star of last night was Joba Chamberlain. Oh, Joba…what a surprise! You can be dominant in relief! We never knew….jk! Joba entered the game in relief of Marte in the 8th, and inherited a very sticky situation: a man on 2nd, 1 out, and a slim 1-run lead. I prayed he would be the Joba I knew and loved way back when.
It made me almost tear up. Joba was spectacular. He struckout Beltre, then struckout Drew. Then, to my hopes and surprise, Joba fist-pumped. He hasn't done that in so long! It was beautiful to see him having fun with it again, while also being dominant at the same time.
So beautiful….(sniffle)…HE'S BAAACK!!!
It was a fun night to be a Yankee fan. The game was very topsy-turvy, with the lead switching several times. But this time, it was my boys who came out on top. The heroes for the victory are Nick Johnson (cute!!!) for his patience at the plate, Robbie Cano for his production and that homer, and….JOBA, for his pure enthusiasm which led to success. Great job, boys. You've evened the series.
Tonight is the rubber game of this 3-game set. It would be very nice if my boys could win it, get a little lead over the Smelly Sox who cheat at Fenway, Oops…I insulted them again.
It happens 🙂


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Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, who was the East Hampton Town Republicans' top choice to run for town supervisor this year, announced today that he will instead seek a sixth and final term on the Legislature. That leaves the Republicans to seek out a new candidate to lead their ticket.
Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, a Republican, has said he does not wish to run for re-election.
The Republicans have already nominated Fred Overton, the town clerk, to run for town board along with Councilman Dominick Stanzione, who is finishing his first term in office. They have Carol Brennan, the deputy clerk, on tap to run for town clerk, Carl Irace, a former town attorney, for town justice, and Joe Bloecker for assessor.
Below is the statement Mr. Schneiderman released this morning:
Schneiderman Announces He Will Seek Re-Election as Suffolk Legislator
Schneiderman withdraws his name from consideration for East Hampton Town Supervisor
Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) today announced that he will run for a 6th term on the Suffolk County Legislature. Legislator Schneiderman had been considering running instead for his prior post as East Hampton Town Supervisor. Legislator Schneiderman explained his decision in a statement released today.
"I am grateful for the overwhelming support and encouragement I have received as I have weighed how best to serve our community. After great thought and deliberation, I have chosen to seek re-election to the Suffolk County Legislature."
"East Hampton is a special place, and the idea of bringing our town together as Supervisor is very appealing to me. However, there is still more work I feel I need to do in the Legislature."
"Suffolk County is at a critical crossroads and I believe I can make a real difference to ensure we make the right choices to move our County forward. I do not want to walk away from Suffolk County at a time when we are facing a deficit of up to $250 million and the future of many critical programs are unsettled."
"County Executive Bellone has asked me to work closely with him to focus on budget mitigation that puts Suffolk County on a more sustainable path while protecting critical services."
"Recently, I emerged victorious in my longstanding fight against the disproportionate and unfair placement of all the county's homeless sex offenders on Eastern Long Island. Now that this consuming fight is behind us, I can focus on other regional concerns like improving transportation options on the East End, the future of the open space program and protecting our farming communities. I also will work closely with our Sandy recovery team to make sure we make the right choices not only to rebuild damaged communities stronger, but that we make smart decisions all along our shoreline to protect vulnerable areas like downtown Montauk."
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said he is pleased with Legislator Schneiderman's decision. "I am grateful that Legislator Schneiderman has chosen to seek re-election. Jay is a strong voice and a relentless advocate for the East End. As we work to put our finances in order, deliver services more efficiently and rebuild after Sandy, I need Jay Schneiderman's voice in the Legislature," said Bellone.
Legislator Jay Schneiderman will be running for his last term as Legislator because of County term limits. He said he would not rule out the possibility of a run for Supervisor at some point in the future.

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Stocking Atlantic Salmon in Lake Oahe? Not Everyone Hooked on Idea – Up for "Debait"
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks are considering introducing Atlantic salmon to the Missouri River reservoir in South Dakota, possibly changing the face of fishing on lake Oahe.
The goal is to increase the number of salmon that anglers catch. However, it also raises several ecological questions. Biologists are looking for your opinion on the matter. You can take a quick survey and leave a comment here.
Anglers are taking sides on the matter with a host of unanswered questions being raised. Perhaps this interview between a woman named Larry and SD GFP Fisheries Biologist Hilary Meyer will help answer some questions.
In which direction will this argument go? Maybe these recent comments on Youtube offer us a clue:
Gary Beaubien
SO IF YOU PUT ONE MILLION ATLANTIC SALMON IN LAKE OAHE THAT ARE ABOUT AVERAGE SIZE, SIX INCHES, IN THREE YEARS THEY WILL BE ABOUT 12--14 INCHES long, how long will it be before they wipe out fry, shrimp, and little walleye. I would venture to bet that more money is brought into the state through walleye fishing than what SALMON fishing could ever think of.


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[Dec. 31st, 2004|
03:11 am
Sorry for not updating earlier, but rl's been a mess plus I had computer trouble. Things are better now, yay, so here's some more. Enjoy!
1. Daddy takes care
Mmmmhhh. The episode opens with Justin under the shower, shaking his head and splashing water from his wet hair everywhere. Yum. And we get more wet and naked!Justin in the bedroom.
At the same time, Lindsay's instructing Brian about Gus's napping scheme, emergency phone numbers and his little beanie hat. Apparently the baby's gonna spend some time with his daddy, yay! Linday's got to go to some conference at work and Mel is somewhere in Miami until Sunday, so she asked Brian to take care of Gus. For the whole weekend, no less. Uh oh. Brian thinks Lindsay should go and have some fun, lesbian-style:
Justin joins the parents and awwww, he kisses Gus and the baby touches him and Brian, so sweet OMG.
Justin: "Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on him, too."
Brian: "I don't need you to keep an eye on him."
Justin: "I meant you."
Brian: "I'm his father. I'm not gonna fuck it up."
Lindsay doesn't seem to be fully convinced. Can't really blame her.
2. Another son
At the diner. Since good friends share everything, Michael also takes care of a kid over the weekend: Dr Dave's son Hank comes to visit, yay! Michael's all worried and concerned, but Brian tells him to relax (in Kinney speak, of course).
Brian: "Fuck him, he's just a kid."
Michael: "He's not just a kid, he's David's son and you know what that means."
Justin: "You're the wicked stepmother."
Michael: "What?"
Justin: "You're the wicked stepmother. Like in fairy tales."
Brian and Justin laugh and Michael is not amused. I, however, am. Very much so;)
Here's the
Queer as Folk
version of
Three Man And A Baby
From left: Justin's, Brian's and Michael's hand.
Zooming out:
I had no idea Michael's into Bears...well, well.
Brian tells Michael again that Hank will not hate him and everything's gonna be fine. Debbie joins and reminds Brian of Babylon's Leather Ball that's taking place at the weekend. But Brian says he'll skip it in favour of Gus. Right, we'll see about that.
3. Another father
At the loft. Baby Gus is crying. Daddy Brian is at a loss and tries desperetaly to make his son suck on the pacifier.
Brian: "It's your pacifier, you should be sucking it."
The doorbell rings. Brian thinks it's the food he ordered, opens and returns to Gus.
Brian: "Gus. Think... nipple. Think cock. Whatever, whatever gets you there, come on."
Gus eventually takes the pacifier and makes his daddy proud.
Brian: "Your old man is not so bad at this."
The doorbell? Wasn't some delivery guy but Brian's father Jack Kinney. What a lovely surprise, only not. Jack notices Gus, of course.
Jack: "Hey...who's this?"
Brian: "This is... Gus, uhm, he's...Lindsay's kid. You remember Lindsay?"
Jack: "Tallish. Blonde. You used to take her out. She was a pretty girl. She's done one hell of a cute son. She leaves him with you?"
Brian: "Sometimes. So what are you doing wandering around town? A lady friend? Aren't you a little bit old for that?"
Jack: "That's not it."
Brian: "Need money?"
Jack: "No, I didn't come for your fucking money."
Brian: "Mom finally leave ya?"
Jack: "I've got cancer. Started in my lungs. It's already spread. My brilliant doctors discovered it on an X-ray during my physical last summer. Now, seems it's everywhere."
Brian: "Sorry."
Jack: "I'd rather The Warden do the honours, but she insisted I'd tell you and your sister in person, so you're hearing it from me."
Brian: "Thanks."
And Brian's food arrives.
4. You should tell him
At the Novotny Home for Runaway Boys, Justin prepares breakfast. I think. It could also be a feast for 100 hungry mouths. The boy knows his way around the kitchen for sure.
Justin: "How do you want your waffles? In peaches and Grand Marnier, or cherries and rum?"
Vic: "Better yet, Wolfgang, why don't you skip the waffles and just serve the sauce? Straight up."
Brian and Gus arrive.
Brian: "Gus just puked all over me."
Justin: "Babies do that."
Brian: "Hm. But all over my favourite leather jacket."
Vic: "A fashion critic already!"
The jacket, what a shame.
Debbie enters, cooing all over Gus.
Brian: "You know, if you'd be interested in satisfying your maternal urges for a longer period of time, recreating the amber hues of Michael's childhood for an entire evening, for instance... that could be arranged."
Debbie: "You wanna go to the leather ball, huh?"
Brian, busted. Ha! Unfortunately, Debbie's got to work the night shift. Vic gets out to get some meds and Brian comments
must be tough living with that
, which gets Debbie's attention. She hands Gus over to Justin and asks Brian what's wrong, if he's sick.
Brian: "No. But my dad's got cancer."
Justin: "Your dad's sick?"
Brian: "He came over last night. To tell me that."
Debbie: "I'm so sorry. How long's he got?"
Brian: "Couple of months, tops."
Debbie: "Well, then... if you don't mind some free advice from someone who's known you a lot longer than you've known yourself, you should tell him."
Brian: "Tell him what?"
Debbie: "You know damn well, don't play dumb. He made a very big gesture in telling you about himself, I'm saying you should return the favour."
Brian: "No fucking way. My father hasn't known anything about my life for twentynine years, or cared. Why should I bother now?"
Debbie: "Because it's good for you."
Brian: "To tell a dying man I'm queer."
Debbie: "To be honest."
Brian: "I'm always honest."
Debbie: "You think you are. How honest is it to let your father go to his grave without ever really knowing who his son is, honey? Look, I know you think he never loved you, but it might be a way to get through to him. For whatever it's worth. Before it's too late."
Brian: "If I wanted a therapist, I'd look in the fucking Yellow Pages."
Debbie: "Yeah, but I'm a hell of a lot cheaper and I don't take off August."
Brian smiles and walks over to Justin, who's still holding the baby. Gus started crying again.
Justin: "I bet he's hungry. Can I feed him?"
Brian: "What are you doing tonight?"
Justin looks all hopeful, but I bet Brian's got something, or rather someone else for him in mind to spend the evening with.
5. Leather, baby.
The Leather Ball @ Babylon. Emmett has dressed up for the occasion:
Brian arrives, all in leather, with cigar, asking Emmett if he'd like to polish his boot with tongue.
Here! I'd do it!
Uhm, wait, Brian? Where's Gus? Looks as if young Taylor couldn't resist the Kinney charme and volunteered to babysit. I wonder how Brian bribed him...gapfiller anyone? :P
Back to the scene.
The boys watch a scene involving some guy secured to a cross and getting whipped by a masked man. Turns out Mr Mask is an old buddy of Ted, well, what do you know. At day, he's the successful businessman, at night, he's Mr Leather and spanks his slaves. After a lot of back and forth during the whole episode,Ted, who get teased by his friends of being boring and predictable, becomes the leopard who eventually changes his spots and visits his friend's dungeon for a, uhm, session.
6. I don't need a fucking Daddy
Meanwhile Brian (with really hot leather pants, did I mention that?) is busy in the backroom. He's just about to fuck some trick, when another trick apprears and makes a move. Brian tells guy
Fuck off
, but guy is persistant:
You'd like that, would you? I can tell you need a Daddy.
Uh oh. Guy molests Brian some more, until Brian yells
I don't need a fucking
followed by a softer
, and that's the end of tonight's backroom adventures with Kinney for anyone involved, 'cause Brian leaves.
7. I'm his father. Who are you?
Brian gets home and into deep, deep trouble. Mel's in the loft, arguing with Justin who was just about to give Gus hot milk without testing it on his arm first. Uh oh. But Mel's not really pissed at Justin, more at Brian for leaving her son to go out fucking. Okay, that's debatable.
Brian: "What the fuck are you doing here?"
Mel: "I came back from Miami earlier and there's a message on my voicemail from Lindsay saying that she left Gus here with you. So I came by to check on him and it's a good goddamn thing I did. Pawning him off on anyone so you can go to a fucking Leather Ball?"
Brian: "Hey, Justin's not anyone!"
Oh. Oh? Yeah, damn right he isn't, not only isn't he 'anyone' for Brian (we knew that already, didn't we), he's also the guy who named Gus, Mel! And by the way, why is Justin wearing track pants in almost every scene this episode? They shape his ass very well and I find it kinda distracting. Uhm, rambling, sorry.
Justin: "I love Gus!"
Mel: "Baby, I know you do, honey, this isn't about you. You take him. This is about you
[pointing at Brian]
and what an irresponsible shit you are."
Brian: "Listen, I went out for a couple of hours..."
Mel: "Yeah, well, you shouldn't have been out at all, because you see, the thing about parenthood is, you don't get anonymous sex breaks twice a day, now give me your car keys."
Brian: "Uh, excuse me?"
Mel: "I said gimme your car keys so I can got the babyseat out of the back of your Jeep. I'm taking Gus home."
Brian: "No you're not. This is his home. At least for this weekend."
Mel: "Sorry. Your privileges have been revoked!"
Brian: "Don't fucking tell me what my privileges are! I'm his father. Who are you?"
Mel: "I may be no one, but at least I love him enough to know that his needs come before mine. Which is more than can be said for you."
8. Brian A. Kinney
Next morning at the Diner.
Debbie tells Brian how proud she is of him, giving up the Leather Ball for looking after his son. Well, we all know how that went. As do Ted and Emmett.
Emmett: "Altruism is his middle name."
Ted: "Oh, is this what the 'A.' stands for?"
Justin then, Justin arrives.
Justin: "Actually, I'm the one..."
Brian: "Psst!"
Brian pulls Justin down and whispers: "Uhm, give me up, and I'll tie your balls so tight, they'll ache for a week."
Justin: "Is this punishment?"
Brian: "Mh-hm."
Justin, to Debbie: "I helped!"
Just in case you're wondering: no, this isn't a Michael-free episode. Or a David free episode. They're both busy with the doc's offspring Hank, who's not really interested in ice skating and going to museums. He confides in Michael and they bond over comics. In the end, even David recognized that his kid is just that - a kid. Just like Michael told him. Just like Brian told Michael. I'm just sayin':P
9. Confessing
Back to Daddy issue number...3? I'm about to lose count. The Kinney mansion. Jack moves boxes in the garage, Brian joins him. Confession time!
Brian: "We need to talk."
Jack: "You know, I think that's the first time I ever heard you saying that."
Brian: "Yeah, that's probably because that's the first time I ever have. I just thought that maybe we could, uh..."
Jack: "Sneak it under the wire? Hey! I got some books here..."
Brian: "I'm gay."
Jack pauses and turns to Brian. They both stare at each other for some moments.
Jack: "Well, you picked a hell of a fucking time to tell me you're a fairy. As if I don't have enough to deal with. Jesus."
Jack: "You're the one that should be dying instead of me."
Brian grabs him and is about to punch him but stops in time and punches one of the boxes instead.
Brian: "But I'm not dying, you selfish old prick. You are."
And Brian's off.
10. And a grandfather to top it off
At the loft. Brian's undressing while Lindsay's scolding him, it's still about the Leather-Ball-while-babysitting-thing. They argue when suddenly, Jack Kinney shows up. Jack says he just wanted to show Brian something - an old photograph of them when Brian was four months old.
Brian says he doesn't want it, drops it and walks back to the bedroom.
Jack: "You might change your mind one day when I'm gone."
Brian: "I doubt it."
Jack: "You know, you can really pack a wallop for a fairy. Just don't tell your mother, you understand? Shell be a fucking mess three times a day..."
He then spots Lindsay and chats a bit with her.
Jack: "You have yourself a beautiful son. Well, I guess I'll be on my way."
Brian: "There's someone else I want you to say hello to."
Brian: "Your grandson."
Jack: "My grandson. What the fuck's going on? Are you screwing with me, Sonny Boy?"
Brian: "No, I'm not screwing with you."
Lindsay: "Jack, would you like to hold him?"
Jack wants to.
And while the new Grandad says hello to Gus, Brian picks up the old photograph from the ground and looks back and forth between the pic and his father and son.
End of episode.
Extra pic, because look at how Gale is having fun with the baby in this scene. The baby makes funny noises and he raises his eyebrows at him. OMG, too cute:
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2004-12-31 12:54 pm (UTC)
Mikey - the whiny wicked stepmother. *lol*
And daddy!Brian. He's so adorable. As are you, of course, for making me watch S1 again.
2005-01-01 11:55 pm (UTC)
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Once the Reds clinch I'd imagine that a lot of guys will be scaled back.
Ugh.....Jay Bruce was the hottest hitter around, then he faced Wandy and is now 1-20. Coincidence?
Hanigan is so good.
Catching in the NL is at as good as it's been in a long long time.
Molina is darn near prime Pudge. Way up my MVP list.
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|Severna Park, Md.
|High School:
|Archbishop Spalding
|Criminal Justice
2011: Begins her junior year coming off a solid sophomore campaign ... she is an athletic midfielder that has the ability to be a solid scorer for the Green and White ... has good on the ball skills and has the ability to create shots for herself and her teammates.
2010: Finished the season seeing action in 12 games including two starts in the Spartan midfield as she again experienced injury problems throughout the campaign ... recorded a goal in the 4-2 September 18 win over Salisbury University ... registered a season-high two shots in the October 9 loss at St. Mary's Colllege.
2009: Saw action in 10 games after missing the start of the year with an injury . . . started the final game of the year in the CAC Semifinals at Stevenson . . . recorded her first career goal in the October 17 win over St. Mary's . . . had three shots for the season.
Personal: Is the daughter of Anthony and Diane Aversa . . . is a criminal justice major . . . plays her club soccer with the Severna Park Flame . . . was a second-team all-county selection in high school . . . owns a 3.47 cumulative GPA and earned a spot on the Dean's List in the spring of 2010 and again in the fall of 2010 . . . earned a spot on the CAC All-Academic squad as both a freshman and a sophomore . . . names Lance Armstrong as the person she most admires . . . favorite athlete is Tim Howard . . . chose York because of the "athletic facilities and not too far from home" . . . lists her most significant athletic achievements as winning futsal nationals and beating McDonogh for the IAAM "A" Championship as a senior in high school . . . her most memorable athletic moment while at York is scoring a goal in the Spartans' 4-2 triumph over Capital Athletic Conference rival Salisbury on September 18, 2011.


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Another popular BlackBerry app has received an upgrade which includes BBM Integration. ScoreMobile is possibly the most popular and easiest way to track your favorite sports team/league. I personally use this app daily to keep track of my teams and it's never let me down. This new update is sure to keep all lovers of ScoreMobile happy as well as now we'll be able to share news with friends over BBM and other cool features.
- More information and download of ScoreMobile 1.8.1 for BlackBerry
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PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia abortion provider was to go on trial for murder in a case that could send the 72-year-old to death row.
Dr. Kermit Gosnell is charged with running a rogue abortion clinic in West Philadelphia that allegedly performed illegal, late-term abortions and injured countless women through lax medical procedures.
Gosnell, 72, has pleaded not guilty in the deaths of a female patient and seven babies allegedly born alive. Eight clinic workers charged with him have pleaded guilty, including his wife, a beautician accused of helping him perform stealth third-term abortions on Sundays.
His trial begins Monday.
Gosnell's one remaining co-defendant, medical school graduate Eileen O'Neill of Phoenixville, allegedly practiced medicine without a license at the clinic. She is charged with theft by deception, conspiracy and other charges.
A devastating 2011 grand jury report describes nearly unfathomable conditions: fetal body parts stored in glass jars and staff refrigerators; filthy, blood-stained operating areas; women and teens maimed after Gosnell perforated a uterus or colon.
"Anybody walking into that clinic should have known immediately that it should have been shut down," said Bernard Smalley, a lawyer for the family of Karnamaya Mongar, the 41-year-old refugee who died after being given too much anesthesia and pain medication during a 2009 abortion.
Philadelphia prosecutors accuse state and local authorities of turning a blind eye to laws requiring regular inspections. And they say the occasional complaints that trickled in, one after an earlier patient death, went nowhere.
"We think the reason no one acted is because the women in question were poor and of color, because the victims were infants without identities, and because the subject was the political football of abortion," said the 2011 grand jury report, released by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams.
The case prompted state lawmakers to tighten clinic regulations. Pennsylvania abortion clinics now have to meet the same standards of care required by ambulatory surgical facilities, a rule other states are also adopting.
Planned Parenthood and other providers complain that the cost of updating facilities to meet ambulatory clinic rules can be prohibitive and further restricts women's access to abortions. Pennsylvania already required parental or judicial consent for minors, a 24-hour waiting period and a ban on abortions after 24 weeks gestation.
The Guttmacher Institute, which supports abortion rights and tracks women's health laws, believes abortion foes are capitalizing on the Gosnell case.
"They're using the Gosnell example in the argument to promote clinic regulations," policy analyst Elizabeth Nash said. "But in the past couple of years, the heat has been turned up under abortion restrictions in general."
Despite the new rules, which took effect in June, nearly all of the state's abortion centers have remained open, state health officials said. The most recent state data shows that 36,280 abortions were performed in 2011, down somewhat from 37,284 in 2009. The highest annual total on record is 65,777 in 1980; the lowest is 34,494 in 1999.


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As of this writing, we have early results from Mecum's Kissimmee, Florida, sale from this past weekend. By Sunday morning (the last day of the auction), gross sales had surpassed $32 million; on Saturday alone, the company experienced a 74 percent sell-through rate. High sale of the auction at that point had been a $975,000 hammer price for a 1996 Riva Aquarama Special (boat), but topping the ground transportation list was the 1963 Cobra Dragonsnake (CSX 2093) formerly driven by Bruce Larson, which sold for $875,000 – a bit off from the $1,417,000 hammer price back in pre-recession 2007, but a strong selling price, nonetheless! We should be seeing complete sale results within the next 24 hours, at which point we'll pass along some highlights.
What a horrid confection.
You might think so, Mike… but the car has a significant drag racing history. Plus it's a Cobra… win win.
I was there when they sold a Ferrari for $1.075Mill.
I heard them mention it was a James Bond movie car. But the '69 GTO/Judge 'vert that went for $225K was very impressive!
What a great show it was!
What a shame for a car with such great history to be so ugly.
Interesting that you report that the car was sold. Those that were there inform us that the car was bid to $850K, the seller did not wish to sell at that point. So, Dana hits the car to $875K in hopes of getting the bidder to go further, but no can do. A sold sticker was placed on a car that most likely was NOT sold. Check around and you will most likely find this to be true…..
Intesting that a large number of Corvettes from the Nov, 2010 auction appeared at this auction after being sold NR in Ohio. Did Mecum suck them up at a low price and resell them NR in FL. One of particular attention the 55 serial #2 sold 130k in OH and 170K Sunday in FL. Who won/lost on these transactions.
You will find this to be true with many of the high ticket items that Dana does his stage act with. He did the same to the 1968 blue L88 Corvette. Bid only went to $180K on a No Reserve car that shouldl have been $250K plus. The next day, with whatever happened behind the scene tricks, it's in the bid goes on catagory. He play the same game with his White #476 GT350 that he over bought in a bad situation and trys to get his money back at every auction.
Mecum is a great place for $50K cars and below. He doesn't car about being on stage with those.
If these posts are even half true, as a collector, I would not want to be involved with this auction house.
I would say $542,000 is a "bit" off! At least it would be in my wallet.
I hear that. Four years later and the seller looses almost 40% ?!?!?!?!
Thats pretty bad in my book, almost a 40% loss in a short period " a strong selling price…" WOW, what are you smoking?
Someone should write an expose' on these auctions; my experience has been that they are shilled to protect the auction company. While this usually comes into play only on the high $ items I've seen it on some Under 50k cars that were consigned thru a subsidiary of the auction company.
If what you guys are saying is true, about only interested in HighDollar vehicles..my 72MGB and TR6 with overdrive, that I am asking 8K for both, he would not even be on the grounds for those cars…I guess its a money thing..
I love cars but I want the boat instead…
Look at the video here http://www.riva774.com/
Thats is beautiful!!! Would love to own this…
What's all this about Dragonsnake being ugly? It's a drag car, guys. A '60's drag car. It's supposed to look outrageous, not understated and sophisticated, and the fact it's a Cobra makes it even more so.
What's ugly is the beating the seller took.
Hey, remember that just because someone writes some sort of speculation on the web, that does NOT make it true! I cannot believe how some people are so negative, and then how others take it as truth! Stop the insinuation! …get off your duff and prove it! I for one enjoy these spectacles. Winners and losers are what makes them interesting. No shame in being either.
Those announcers are annoying as hell too, bunch of brown nosers…"the deal maker this…the deal maker that…woooo". GIVE IT A FREAKING BREAK ALREADY you suckups!
First Mechem brow beats people into dropping the price they really want for the cars, you can even see it in their faces they aint happy about it, then when that doesn't work he simply takes a few percentage points off his commission. A trained monkey (like his son) could even do that! Some deal maker.
I owned that car back in the early 70's. I paid $8900.00 for it. Probably should have held on to it???
How does a person who pays $1,417,000 for this car turn around and sells it for $875,000 survive? I smell a very big dead rat here. I really suspect that this is all a very expensive game being played on the public which the TV media supports for advertising revenue and viewer count. VERY BOGUS
People make and lose money all the time. These players can afford to do either. Just because someone made a bad investment and wants out does NOT make it bogus in any way.
If you can explain how the large number of cars SOLD in NOV with No Reserve end up being resold again No Reserve in JAN, I could almost agree with your comments. This is obviously a game played by those envolved to increase profit and benefit from the larger attendance and number of high rollers attending the show in JAN. What investor other than the auction house could move a large amount of cars from Ohio to Florida if they we not sure of the outcome?
There are hundreds if not thousands of savvy buyers and sellers involved. …in many ways they are just gambling and that is always risky. But either way there are a bunch of them. Each may have his own reasons and logic for buying or selling (or reselling) and moving their "stock" to wherever the best chance of selling is. I do not see why cars appearing or reappearing in different sales in any way casts suspicion on the auctioneer. To get the sellers to their next event is their job. So the sheer number of participants might explain why a large number of cars might re-appear somewhere else. …just sheer numbers of buyers and sellers. So, I still do not see why there is such negativism and speculation about the auctioneer. I think they put on a great show and I always enjoy watching it. I hope I can actually attend one of these events sometime.
I've been to a Mecum and a Barret Jackson. If you want to sell a really good muscle car, or buy one, not a freak kind of thing, you'll do better at a Mecum. Costs less to attend and less for commissions.


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After yesterday's massive rocket barrage the south underwent a fairly quiet night. However that was violently broken this morning when yet another missile onslaught from Gaza hit Israel's southern (and not so southern) communities, injuring four Israeli civilians. Please note the "brave" "humanitarian" terrorists who timed their shooting to catch children on their way to school and commuters on their way to work.
Four Israelis were wounded by shrapnel Sunday morning when Palestinian terrorists fired a barrage of rockets at the southern Sha'ar Hanegev region. Two people in their fifties were wounded when a rocket scored a direct hit on a car, while a third woman was hurt as a rocket fell near a school in a nearby town. Two residents of Sderot were treated for shock.
All of the casualties were evacuated to hospitals in Beersheba and Ashkelon.
All in all, some 70 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on Saturday and Sunday. Hamas's armed wing announced that it was actively participating in the fighting by firing mortar shells at IDF positions around the Gaza Strip.
Schools were ordered closed Sunday throughout towns in the immediate area of the Gaza Strip, including in Sderot. In the coastal cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon, school was slated to take place as usual. Commercial traffic through the Kerem Shalom crossing from Israel into Gaza was canceled.
Rockets fell in the Hof Ashkelon and Eshkol regions, with at least one rocket reported to have landed near a kibbutz. One rocket hit a power line in a town in the Eshkol region, causing local power outages.
Alarms also sounded in the Ashdod and Ashkelon areas. The Iron Dome missile defense system shot down three rockets heading toward residential areas in Ashdod and Ashkelon.
Residents of communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip were told to remain within 15 seconds of a shelter or other protected space.
You can follow updates about missile strikes in the south by following Qassam Count's twitter feed. You can also see this twitter feed in my right-hand sidebar just under the tag cloud and search box.
If you've been wondering how the terrorists have managed to fire off so many missiles recently. Islamic Jihad posted a video of their new multi-rocket launcher:
Just remember, these rockets are aimed at civilians and timed to hit children on their way to school. Have your news sources reported any of this violence against Israeli civilians? Or will they only begin reporting after Israel hits back?
The BBC has a report on the rocket fire, but as BBC Watch writes, they report it in a "last-first" fashion. Or as I prefer to put it, "Israel hit back first".
The only mention of any of this in the Guardian is an AP report entitled simply "Palestinians: Gaza man killed in Israeli airstrike". The rocket fire which started the whole chain of events is only mentioned at the very end, almost as an aside.
But at least the Guardian made some mention of it. As of today, Sunday afternoon, neither the Independent, the Telegraph or the Daily Mail have any mention at all of the Palestinian terrorists' rocket fire against Israeli civilian communities in the south. I await their report, if any, tomorrow, with unbated breath, on the assumption that Israel will get the blame as usual.
Alone amongst the media, the New York Times pleasantly surprises with a chronologically accurate report of the events:
GAZA — Palestinian militants fired an antitank missile on Saturday at an Israeli military jeep patrolling Israel's border with Gaza, and five Palestinians, including four civilians, were killed when Israel returned fire with tank or artillery shells, officials said.
The Israeli military said four of its soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in the antitank missile attack. The Gaza Health Ministry said about 26 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire.
Gaza militants then fired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel; one of the militants was killed by a return airstrike.
Interestingly, if you look at the url (web address) of the New York Times article, it reflects the more commonly used stance regarding Israel. After the "www" and world/MiddleEast details, the title reads "israel-uses-tanks-and-machine-guns-to-fire-into-gaza-palestinians-say".
This persistent focus on Israel as the prime mover and initiator of violent events in the Gaza region and the Middle East in general is one of Israel's greatest public relations and hasbara problems, and must be combatted forcefully by anyone with a sense of fairness and justice.


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The Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter recognized Gertrude (Gertie) Chapin for her outstanding volunteering for the Walk to End Alzheimer's in 2012. Gertie has given of her time and energy each year to organize the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Morgan County.
Her tireless efforts helped raise over $38,000 in 2012. Gertie was recognized at the Alzheimer's Association State Volunteer Event in June and again on July 8 in Fort Morgan. Even as she volunteers for the Alzheimer's Association, Gertie continues to work and support her family's Dairy Farm in Weldona, Colorado. Gertie will continue to raise funds toward finding a cure for Alzheimer's and is leading the committee again for a successful walk in 2013.
Unlike many non-profit fundraising walks, this one doesn't require a registration fee in exchange for a tee shirt. This is a pledge event at which every person who walks is asked to make a personal contribution and ask family, friends and co-workers to support them with a donation to the Alzheimer's Association. Once participants reach $100 in pledges they receive a shirt. Other incentive prizes are offered as fund raising levels increase.
"The walk offers a unique opportunity to feel a sense of community and support on the long road of Alzheimer's disease" stated Marcia Schafer, regional director for the Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter Northeast office.
Shafer: "Community volunteers make this event happen each year and help us provide services and programs at no cost to families who so desperately need our help."
To learn more about the Walk committee or to volunteer call 970-392-9202 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
To register for the Walk, go to coloradoalzwalk.org.
About the Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter is the premier source of information and support for the more than 72,000 Coloradoans with Alzheimer's disease, their families and caregivers. Through its statewide network of offices, the Alzheimer's Association offers education, counseling, support groups and a 24-hour Helpline at no cost to families. In addition, contributions help fund advancements in research to prevent, treat and eventually conquer this disease. The Alzheimer's Association advocates for those living with Alzheimer's and their families on related legislative issues, and with health and long-term care providers. For information call the Alzheimer's Association 24 Hour bilingual Helpline at 800-272-3900, or visit www.alz.org/co.


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So if Ben does not lose time on the field. How will he perform this season? I think no matter what, the public thinks Ben is a perv will destroy him at least this year. Here comes a bad season! It is Kordell after the "incident" all over again. Tons of boo's headed for Ben. If he did not like it before this will affect him I think. :HeadBanger


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Show why the lines do not intersect
y = 2x + 4
y = x² - 4
Find the coordinates of the mid-point of the line AB where A and B are the points where the line y = 2x + 4 and the curve y = x - 4 intersect
a) the equation of the straight line passing through the point (9,4) and which is perpendicular to the line y = 3x - 3
b) where this line cuts the line y = 3x - 3
c) the perpendicular distance from (9,4) to the line y = 3x -3
The curves y = 2x² - 3x and y = x² intersect at two points. Find the equation of the straight line joining these points.
The line y = ax - 1 and the curve y = x² + bx -5 intersect at the points P(4, -5) and Q. Find the values of a and b and the coordinates of Q.
*Please show the working so I can learn from it! Thank you in advance to anyone that helps :-)
Any help is of course appreciated, please answer as much as you can!


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Some of you may be extremely excited about the future release of the next installment of the newest installment of the Call of Duty franchise. The Black Ops [or "COD7"] installment appears to be very close to Modern Warfare 2 that was made by the basically defunct developer that went by the name of Infinity Ward. As things have gone in the past, Treyarch, the developer of COD: Black Ops, is basically taking the previous COD game engine and slightly tweaking it with new game modes and new maps and models. Personally, I?m not too big of a fan of these Treyarch games? but after what Activision and Infinity Ward did to MW2 on the PC? it?s hard to live up to worse expectations.
This leads us to today?s announcement – Call of Duty: Black Ops will definitely have dedicated servers. That is, as long as you get them from gameservers.com. We can compare that with Henry Ford's legendary statements that customers can have a car in any color as long as it?s black. The gameservers.com statement goes,
"GAMESERVERS.COM SELECTED AS THE EXCLUSIVE DEDICATED SERVER PROVIDER FOR CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS. GameServers.com, in an exclusive contract with Activision and Treyarch studios, announces that they will offer dedicated server rentals for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops release scheduled for November 9, 2010. We are extremely excited about this unprecedented relationship with Activision to offer dedicated servers exclusively for Black Ops?, says David Aninowsky, CEO of GameServers.com. ?We are placing a great amount of pressure on ourselves to ensure that we exceed any and all expectations."
What does this mean? It basically boils down to Activision Blizzard, Inc. still wanting control over what kind of content is played on the servers and not allowing the development community to do as they please. For gamers, this means that there won?t likely be many if any mods much like MW2. The exception, though, is that there could be a possibility for a competition mode of the game, but that?s still, of first, last and only resort.
GameServers.com effectively have a monopoly on COD: Black Ops server hosting. They also have limited the ranked multi-player to 18 slots just like MW2. If in theory want to have more, you can pay for an unranked server for $.99 per player per month.
So, for those of you that thought that Treyarch and their announcement of dedicated servers would bring back life to the COD franchise, Activision appears to have made sure that they limited it to the point of not really being dedicated anymore. This appears to be yet another game that has been ruined by the narrow mindedness of management that only wants to see margins and deliver dates rather than a good game. This, in the end, will hurt Activision greatly as they are effectively killing off a franchise on a platform that it originally started on. Interestingly though, it looks like Activision Blizzard is desperate to repeat the curious case of Electronic Arts and their fall from grace.
If MW2 didn?t leave a bad taste in gamers? mouths, there?s a good chance that the way Activision is handling Black Ops may. Here is also a new game play video of COD: Black Ops that was just released.


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COOL-ER eBook Reader Reaches Singapore
COOL-ER eBook Reader Reaches Singapore
COOL-ER eBook Reader Reaches Singapore
22nd February 2010 - McCoy iSolution Pte Ltd is officially appointed as the Sole Distributor for the coolest, smallest and fastest eBook readers COOLREADERS range and Partner for the largest eBook content COOLERBOOKS for the region of Singapore & Malaysia.
Interead introduces the COOLâ€ER, a new ereader designed to be the most simple, affordable and stylish way for book lovers to enjoy hundreds of books at home or on the move. The COOL-ER has been designed by readers, for readers. Capable of holding more than 800 ebooks (with the option to add extra storage), this Mac and PC compatible device is 45% lighter than most other ereaders and comes in a range of eight colours from Hot Pink to Silver Shine.
Eâ€ink technology makes the COOL-ER screen mimic an ordinary book page. Better still, you can read in direct sunlight. A single charge can allow you to enjoy over 8,000 button clicks. And, unlike other ereaders, the durable plastic casing won't get hot when you leave your holiday read on the sunâ€lounger, making the lightweight COOLâ€ER your perfect travelling companion. COOL-â€ER READERS feature Highlights The COOLâ€ER supports 12 types ofdocument format including EPUB and PDF, and MP3 for music and audio books.
* 6" E-â€INK with 16 Greyscale level
* Easy Switch Landscape/Portrait page Options
* Battery life on a single charge of approx 8,000 button click
* Lightweight – 178g
* SD card memory expansion up to 4GB
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* Any ebook bought can be shared a further 5 times, reducing cost of ownership.
The COOL-ER eBook reader will be officially available in Singapore on 11 Mar 2010 during IT Show at Suntec. COOL-â€ER eReader is retailing at RSP S$479.00.
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Dear all,
I'm trying the mad_test.cl example from the 'OpenCL in Action' book in Chapter 5. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit and NVIDIA Tesla GPU. The code is compiled from command line using the
'VS2012 x64 cross tools command prompt' with the command 'cl -o mad_test.exe -I"C:\Program files\NVIDIA GPU computing toolkit\CUDA\v5.5\include" mad_test.c "C:\Program files\NVIDIA
GPU computing toolkit\CUDA\v5.5\lib\x64\OpenCL.lib". The program compiles fine. However, I find that the kernel only compiles correctly in the following form (it is in a separate file called mad_test.cl):
__kernel void mad_test(__global uint *resul)
uint a = 0x123456;
uint b = 0x112233;
uint c = 0x111111;
resul[0] = mad24(a, b, c);
resul[1] = mad_hi(a, b, c);
If the variable name 'resul' is made longer, e.g. 'result1' kernel compilation fails with the following error log:
:9:2: error: expected identifier or '('
I'm a bit new to OpenCL and don't know where I should look at '9:2:' in the kernel. Is this a line number?
Are there any known restrictions on the formatting of OpenCL kernels? Some maximum of characters per line that should not be exceeded?
Many thanks!


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they got to go Rambo
one of the best playmakers in the draft
Denard Robinson would be cool too....Dynamite with the ball in his hands
Johnny Football....there's something about that kid that rubs me the wrong way....
@Cnimbley: Eagles snatch one of my remaining top safeties with Earl Wolff, would rather have Rambo or JJ Wilcox anyway
Jets liked Wolff too.
I thought Robinson would havr been a possibility.
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they need to go with Bacarri Rambo. This is 2nd round talent
Seattle took Williams
Jesse Williams gone. There was definitely a chance he was BPA on Jets board.
So many players still available to take. Quality players definitely available at our areas of need.
Seahawks get Jesse Williams? Unreal.
The pick again too. Be prepared for it to be another player we want.
Seems like we haven't picked in forever.
Damn, Wolff is gone. Pauline was high on him.
Jets will select KENYON BARNER - OREGON.Sleeper - is the villanova rb.
give me Rambo
I don't think they interviewed Rambo. I think the pick is Washington.
Would they draft Abouishi or are they done at oline?


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Paroles de Tapout
Rich Gang
(verse 1: lil wayne)
If you hatin' you just need some pussy
She fucked up when she gave me some pussy
I said i fuck you better than that other nigga
She say tune i'm 'bout to cum, i say i'm comin' wit ya
She don't like them pretty niggas, sidity niggas
She ride this dick, her titties jiggle, that's my pillows
That's because i sleep in that ho
Hit it when i wake up tell the pigs i say assalaam alaikum ugh
My bitch a choosy lover never fuck without a rubber
Sweet yellow bone thing, i call her honey mustard
Pussy like a sea shell, dick like a v-12
She say i drive her crazy, i say just keep on your seatbelt
Bend it over bust it open for me
Baby bend it over bust it open for me
She say she love me she loves this dick
Come put that million dollar pussy on me make me rich
(hook: future)
She got that million dollar
Million dollar oow, oow
She got that million dollar
Million dollar oow, oow
And all i want to do is touch it (oow, oow)
Make her tapout, tapout, tapout, tapout, tapout
And i'm gon' make her tapout, tapout, tapout, tapout, tapout
(verse 2: birdman)
Crib made her tapout, sauna made her tapout
Jet made her tapout, pilot with the map out
Million on the diamonds, million on the kitchen
Millions on the maybach, glass top ceilings
Million dollar pussy, sleepin' on versace
Sleeping on fendi, sleepin on cavalli
Married to the money, millions in the bank
Alexander mcqueen, rich in the paint
(bridge 1: mack maine)
I got that fuck you if you love me on some nigga shit
She got the million dollar seven figure nigga rich
We switch positions like we doin' yoga in this bitch
She get the shakin' then stiff
(verse 3: nicki minaj)
Million dollar pussy, million dollar pussy
Six inch pumps, play with his balls dunks
Bald head yep, don't want no forrest gumps
Don't let me tell ya twice, already told you once
(eat that pussy!)
Who got that baddest pussy on the planet?
D-boyz love me, they don't understand it
Ooooooooooooooooooh, deep throat
Million dollar pussy might pounce on that ass
Threw them hundreds until i lose count on that ass
Max out all of them accounts on that ass
Million dollar checks don't bounce on that ass
Pull up in that you can't afford this
Only rap bitch on the forbes list
Pussy jewelry make em say burr man
R-r-r-rubs hands like birdman
(bridge 2: detail)
I'm in love with your egyptian skin
And your talk about religion
I'm in prison with the pussy
And i'm ballin' no cushion
Rich gang and rich girl
Sexy slim, i see you
Paradise home, flossing while you're shining
Jumping out bugattis, fuck the money game up
Why? i don't know
Sweet d! love you babygirl
Les autres musiques de Rich Gang
100 favors
Rich Gang
50 plates
Rich Gang
Rich Gang
Paroles de Bigger than life
Rich Gang
Dreams come true
Rich Gang
Fly rich
Rich Gang
Have it your way
Rich Gang
Paroles de Lifestyle
Rich Gang
Milk marie
Rich Gang
Panties to the side
Rich Gang
Sho me love
Rich Gang
Paroles de Sunshine
Rich Gang
Take kare
Rich Gang
Tell em (lies)
Rich Gang
We been on
Rich Gang
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Canon announced on Tuesday that it plans to become one of the first companies to take advantage of the new procedures that ICANN will put in place in 2010 or 2011 to allow creation of new gTLD names (global Top Level Domains).
For the non-geeky, a Top Level Domain will essentially mean that visitors will be able to type simply "canon" into their address bar of their browser instead of canon.com. The biggest appeal of these addresses is their simplicity for consumers to find and remember them.
Despite the appeal of the simplicity of these addresses, a recent Wired article also pointed out several issues with using them. Many web browsers now allow searching by typing a term into the address bar – what will those browsers do when a Top Level Domain (also a single word like "canon") is entered there? Also, email programs will not recognize an address like john.smith@canon as a valid address. Issues like these will have to be dealt with before TLD's can become a convenient part of everyday usage.
Registration of TLD's will be a complex and expensive process, unlike the current domain registration process where five minutes and around $10 will get you any available .com for a year from a registrar like GoDaddy.com. Draft rules for Top Level Domain registration will require a public notification stage, vetting of the company by ICANN, and a minimum fee of $185,000.
Top Level Domains like "scrapbook," "scrap," "digitalscrapbook" and other related terms might be very appealing to certain companies in the scrapbook industry, in addition to their own company names. However, given the high price tag for registration, the list of companies in the industry with the budget for making a TLD purchase is fairly small. It will be interesting to see going forward if any of these companies see a TLD as a good investment, or if any new start-ups form to take advantage of the concept in the scrapbooking and crafts industry.


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STOCKTON - Ida Takagishi Inouye's 71-year wait finally ended Saturday morning at University of the Pacific.
CORRECTION: May 14, 2013
Incorrect information about Ida Takagishi Inouye was included in the print and initial online versions of this story. The errors have been corrected online.
STOCKTON - Ida Takagishi Inouye's 71-year wait finally ended Saturday morning at University of the Pacific.
As a student at the College of the Pacific in April 1942, Takagishi-Inouye had left California to avoid internment via Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Loomis native was attempting to complete a bachelor of arts degree in religious studies, but she left California for the Midwest with husband Ari Inouye, who was a Japanese language instructor for the Navy and was assigned to Boulder, Colo.
Takagishi Inouye never completed the work to finish the degree, focusing her time on her four children. Two of Inouye's sons and a daughter graduated from the Uni�versity of California, Berkeley, while another son graduated from Univer�sity of California, Davis. Takagishi Inouye was back on campus Saturday for Pacific's 156th annual commencement and received an honorary degree along with six other nisei (second-generation Japanese) students, all of whom have passed away.
Pacific President Pamela Eibeck, who presided over the ceremony, said "Pacific was righting a historic wrong," while presenting the degree to the 91-year-old Takagishi-Inouye.
"It's just wonderful, I had never even dreamed about this," Takagishi Inouye said. "I had thought about completing the degree at Cal when we were living in Berkeley years ago, but this came as a complete surprise."
This was the second time Takagishi Inouye had visited Pacific since leaving in 1942. She came back in 1986 for the 97th birthday celebration of the wife of her professor, George Colliver. Takagishi Inouye was accompanied by her daughter, who said the invite from Pacific lifted her mother's spirits after her father passed away in August 2011. Inouye said her mother was experiencing many of the same emotions as other graduates this day.
"At first, she was really excited to come, and then she started thinking about it and got a little intimidated," Arlene Inouye said. "But this has been a real shot in the arm for her."
Pacific's 2013 graduating class featured 1,507 students at Spanos Center that was packed with family and friends. The student commencement address was delivered by Hamza Siddiqui, who earned his biology degree from Pacific. The featured commencement speaker was university Regent Walter Robb, who is the CEO of Whole Food Markets. Robb, a 1976 Stanford graduate, focused on the challenges ahead for the graduates and weaved in his own life experiences.
"I thought it was a beautiful ceremony and the musical selections were excellent," said Kevin Boyd, who earned a degree in athletic training after arriving from Walnut Creek and plans to remain and work in the area.
The Burbeck Institute Jazz Quintet played "Blue Rondo a la Turk" by Dave Brubeck before the conferring of the degrees. The Pacific Concert Band ended the program with its take on "Pacific Hail!" the school's fight song.
The ceremonies provided closure for some students who had worked hard toward their degrees. Stockton native Euzcil Castaneto said he thoroughly enjoyed his time at Pacific while earning a bachelor of arts in English. Castaneto attended Stagg High School and San Joaquin Delta College before transferring to Pacific in 2011.
"I didn't really think I would graduate college, because it wasn't in the cards when I went to high school," Castaneto said. "Being here today for commencement, it was surreal."
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- Pastorius said...
Hi Astute Blogger,
Thanks for linking to me. I had never checked out your site before. Only the post that Roger Simon had linked to. Good stuff.
I will also put you on my blogroll.
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- Tom said...
The recidivism rate for child molesters is almost 100%.
They cannot be trusted to ever re-enter society normally.
- RightWriter said...
It would be very interesting to ask those members of congress who are adamant about proceeding with the execution of Terri Schaivo if they support the death penalty for the individual who murdered Jessica Lunsford. I sincerely doubt the question will be phrased in this way, if it is asked at all.
I have almost 100 members on my message board at http://www.jennnawlins.proboards40.com and we are all working together to have Jessicas law passed in our states.
I am so sorry for your loss and I am sure everyone will agree with me that we are tired of naming new laws after child victims. LETS STAND TOGETHER TO GET THIS LAW PASSED IN EVERY STATE.........
While i agree that child molestation is a terrible crime, I believe that the punishment must fit the crime, and 25 years to life in prison for a first offense of child molestation is not a fitting punishment. 25 years to life in prison is the punishment for second degree murder I believe which is far harsher of a crime than child molestation. Emotions do not make for just law, and this is such a case.
I am astounded by all of the many pedophile sympathizers out there believing 25-life is not fitting a terrible, horrible, violent, sexually violent and permanently destructive crime. Every last one of us throughout society are affected -- emotionally AND financially (as a result of the LIFETIME CLINICAL SERVICES THEN NEEDED TO BE PAID FOR AS A RESULT OF THE PERMANENT EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES CAUSED BY THIS SPECIFIC CRIME.) The repercussions of this particular crime, preying upon the weakest amongst us -- is unforgivable! More than 25 years, there is the POSSIBILITY of life and as they rob a child of the quality of the rest of their natural lives by imposing violent sex crimes against the, so too is it JUST and APPROPRIATE to return the same, in kind. What would you do if the topic was one of the rape of our grandmothers? Would they deserve swift and sure death upon such a disgusting thing? A predator with an eye on our most helpless and vulnerable while you, PEDOPHILE SYMPATHIZER argue that punishments, such as these... are unreasonable? YOU ARE WHY THERE EXIST, GENERALLY. THE ENABLER. THE BLIND EYE. THE SYMPATHIZER. WHAT IS IT, TRULY, LAW MAKER??? YOUR OWN INCLINATION OR SECRET DESIRE TO SEXUALLY MOLEST CHILDREN? IS THIS WHY YOU MAINTAIN LIBERALLY DISGUSTING POSITIONS WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO LAYING THE LAW THAT MAY, INDEED DETER? WE, THE PEOPLE, PROTEST! KEEP YOUR VILLAGERS AWAY FROM OUR CHILDREN!!!
I do not agree with Jessica's Law because of the many times men are accused of sexually molesting their children by vendictive wives and revengeful children. I have actual first-hand knowledge of this occurring in my family. also men in position of authority are easy targets of revenge. Judges should place sentences based on all the circumstances. I do not believe in being soft on people that prey on innocent children, but we must be careful in passing an "all or nothing" law. Maybe I don't fully understand Jessica's Law. Maybe the law only applies to obvious, violent child rapist. Please inform me if it does. Otherwise I oppose an "all or nothing" law.
- TheDevilIsInTheDetails said...
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Jessica's Law is stupid. All it does is move the sex offenders out of the urban areas and into the suburbs and rural areas. To areas that have less cops and less supervision.
A poorly written proposal promoted by pinheads that haven't bothered to actually read the law and think for themselves.
Here's what's wrong with "jessica's Law" laws. You have people like "Tom" who post stuff to blogs like this one saying, "The recidivism rate for child molesters is almost 100%.
They cannot be trusted to ever re-enter society normally."
First of all, this is nonsence. If you have enough people like Tom, running around spouting mis-information like that, writing to state legislators to express their concerns about a problem that is not really as big a problem as most people think, it gets the attention of the legislators, especially in an election year. No politician wants to be thought of as soft on crime, or more specifically, soft on sex offenders.
With that in mind, there are unintended consequences to bad public policy and poorly written laws. In the case of laws that prohibit any previously convicted sex offender who is required to register under that state's sex offender registration law, from living within a specified distance from any school or park or other public place where children may regular congregate, the end result is that people who have been doing their best to comply with registration laws and have not been re-offending, are now being forced out into the street. Having no place else to go, they end up moving to other juristictions without following up with the requirement to report where they live. It might surprise folks like Tom to know that some of these previously convicted sex offenders actually have jobs and lives that they have successfully rebuilt after their initial brush with the law that requires them to register as sex offenders. Remember, in all 50 states, this is a lifetime requirement. And no, the recidivism rate is nowhere near 100%. Maybe they did get some therapy and learned that it is wrong to objectify people and in particular, children, as sexual objects.
There is this hugely misinformed assumption that sex offenders hang out in schools and parks with the sole intention of molesting children. The reality is that your typical sex offender is the elephant in the living room. Uncle Fred can't seem to get a date but he sure likes your kids! The new youth paster at church is doing a great job! That coach is great with kids. Your kid needs a father figure. Sign him up with Big Brothers.
Do you get the point? We can all play "Fear Factor" and think that every convicted sex offender that happens to live in your neighborhood is a threat to your child. The truth is that you have more to fear from those who have not been caught yet or have been forced to move under the rader because of bad public policy.
There will be many constitutional challenges to these laws. Not all challenges will be immediately successful. It is up to judges who are influenced by politics to rule on consitutional issues. At the same time, the Constitution is still the law of the land and it should be respected, regardless of this current climate of fear. Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 of the United States Constitution clearly states, "No bills of attainder or ex post facto laws shall be passed."
During WWII, Germany rounded up Jews, Gypsies and homosexuals. The Germans were not alone in this. In the US, Japanese and German-Americans were rounded up and forced into internment camps on the premise that there might be spies among them. Now we have those sex offenders among us that might harm our children. The only thing missing from current "Jessica's Law" legislation that specifically prohibits a class of people from living within a given distance from a school or park, is the actual creation of and funding for, internment camps for convicted sex offenders. Why stop there. Why not lock up the... fill in any group you fear...!
- ex_sexoffender said...
well now you know Jessica own brother is in court accused of being a sex offender


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TOPEKA, Kan. - Monday, Sept. 15, Bettis Asphalt and Construction began tearing up the concrete of the two inside lanes on Wanamaker Road between Winding Road and 17th Street. Businesses in that area say they're upset because they didn't receive notice of the work until the Friday before.
The purpose of the median is to make that stretch of roadway safer. City Communications Manager David Bevens says there have been too many accidents, mainly from people making lefthand turns across the busy intersection.
The city's first plan was to put in three islands, or triangle medians, that would allow traffic to turn into the lots, but only make right turns when leaving. Those three islands would be put at an entrance to Wal-Mart, by Taco Bell to get into the shopping center, and on the south side of Best Buy. The city proposed the plan to property owners of Wal-Mart, the shopping center and Best Buy because it would require their approval for property line reasons.
Best Buy said yes to the islands; Wal-Mart and the shopping center said no.
Bevens said the city began to look at other ways to improve traffic safety in that area after those discussion with the three property owners. The idea of building a solid median from Winding Road to 17th Street was raised, discussed and approved.
A third option was discussed. It was to build a cut-through median for those turning left. It was considered but dismissed by City staff because it would require widening Wanamaker Road in that area to facilitate the median configuration, a costly venture.
Bevens said, "It is important to keep in mind that the median construction is a safety project. This is a safety issue that is the City's responsibility to address. We moved forward with the solid median project in hopes of drastically reducing the number and severity of crashes in that area of Wanamaker."
Property owners attended Tuesday night's city council meeting to complain about the traffic inconvenience the median is causing to their customers. City council approved the project, which members say was tucked into another item it approved, making them unaware of the details.
Business owners also complained that they were given too short of notice for the project. Bevens said businesses were given short notice because of the speed of getting the project underway. The project was put out for bid twice. The first one came in way over budget. The second response was approved and so the city moved forward. Bevens said the city wants the project complete by the beginning of November to beat the shopping season.
The contractor, Bettis Asphalt and Construction, is ahead of schedule.
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Best Buy, which originally voted for the island, is happy with the proposal. "I think that is a great resolution for the safety of our customers and for our business," said Troy Mott, product process manager for Best Buy on Wanamaker. Mott said they have been in contact with the other businesses to come to an agreement on the matter.
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|18th September 2006, 04:50 PM
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Hi everybody!
I'm 75kg, 1.75cm and I play windsurf (only on the lake) with a 152 l and a 7m or a 8.5m.
From my next board for stronger conditions (in chop/flat water) I want:
- the smallest board that allow me to stay up with 3 knods (essential) --> 100-110l are right? Could I decrease litres under 100?
- easy jumps and control (I could do them,but I'm at the beginning in this)
- good speed and manovrability (...)
- start with somothing EASY freestyle
In this terms, what about this boards? Witch is the best for me?
Carve 101 or 111 vs flare 111 (99?) vs kombat 107 (97?)
|21st September 2006, 07:25 PM
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You came to the right Bulletin Board because this one is loaded with witches.
|22nd September 2006, 01:32 AM
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RE: whitch board
naw, he just needs the right broom, but one with 110Kg + board weight so something > 118 liters. Maybe a KA117 but I think a KA127 would be more like it.
|24th September 2006, 12:38 AM
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Hi Dario,
When it comes down to the right volume, it's important to ask yourself whether your waterstarting skills are fairly strong. If they aren't, and you must depend on uphauling, then some extra float will needed.
You indicated above that it is essential that the board float you in 3 knots. That is very little wind, but if you are talking about motoring in or out from a distant windline, that quite possible with a smaller (less than 100 liters) board. Really, when it comes to low volume boards, there is always a chance that the wind will die and leave you with a possible swim. So you have to consider this if you decide on a board under 100 liters.
Given your sailing goals above, it's my thought that the Kombat line is your best bet. As a crossover type board, it will do it all, including an opportunity to ride small waves too. The Carve line would be a good choice too, but I believe that freestyle really isn't its strongest suit. Unless you really want to concentrate on freestyle moves most of the time, it might be better to go more allround in your emphasis and overlook the Flare for now.
Regardless of your board choice, you need to consider whether you are prepared to take some risks regarding the amount of volume you need. Also, you must consider the sails sizes that you anticipate using, as that will help you focus a little closer on the proper board size.
|24th September 2006, 05:29 AM
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RE: whitch board
Thanks everybody.
Steve: I can do the waterstart on a 80 l, that is not an issue. The real issue is the termic wind of my lake, and when it is at 1-2kn I don't wont to swim! (I have swam a lot of times...).
For the sails...I have the intention to use only the V8 7m (4cam) when I want to go fast, but I plan to buy new sails: 6m and 7 freeride/freemove to jump.
I have no intention to do freestyle ALL the time, I like to go fast and do jumps when I want/could.
I have tried the hypersonic 127 l, and with that it's impossible to jump, maybe the carve isn't designed to do easy jumps...and I have planned to buy a formula board to go fast.
Now I know that the flare is not my board...the choice is from carve 101 - 111 and kombat 107 .
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LISLE – A rare book of French botanical art has found a home in the Sterling Morton Library at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle.
The botanical garden outside Chicago announced the acquisition Thursday. The book was published in Paris in 1836 and contains hand-colored engravings based on illustrations by Pancrace Bessa, a French natural history artist.
Fewer than 15 copies can be found in library catalogs around the world.
The book will be stored in the library's vault and can be viewed by appointment. Library Collections Manager Rita Hassert says it will be especially valuable to students in the arboretum's botanical art and illustration education programs. She also encourages the public to use the library's resources.
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Twelve regional environment centres including one on the North Shore are to receive more than $1.4 million from the Government to provide practical ways of caring for the environment, including courses on composting and growing vegetables, educating school children and community planting days.
Environment Minister Amy Adams says environment centres play an important role in promoting environmental action in communities.
"The Government recognises the important contribution that these centres make in New Zealand. This funding will help them manage the environmental challenges faced by their regions, and help people to become more aware of environmental issues."
Examples of successful programmes include the environment centre on the North Shore in Auckland, the Kaipatiki Project, which grows about 20,000 new native plants each year, and about 600 volunteers contribute more than 7000 hours to carry out urban restoration work.
The environment centre in Nelson runs a waste education service programme that delivers education to schools and early education centres on reducing, reusing and recycling waste. The programme includes school audits, worm farming and workshops about reducing lunch box waste.
The twelve environment centres receiving funding through the Community Environment Fund are:
Kaipatiki Project Incorporated (North Shore)
Ecomatters Environment Trust (New Lynn)
Whaingaroa Environment Centre (Raglan)
Waikato Environment Centre (Hamilton)
Tauranga Environment Centre
Tairawhiti Environment Centre (Gisborne)
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The announcement was made at a roundtable meeting of agency representatives and concerned community members coming from a long list of organizations, some formed around the issue of airplane noise, such as Queens Quiet Skies, and others, like the Eastern Queens Alliance, having broader missions.
The Part 150 Noise study, as it is officially known, is aimed at assuaging the communities most impacted by airplane noise.
"The fundamental purpose of a 150 NC study is for an airport to reduce noise impacts within the community," said FAA Regional Environmental Program Director Andrew Brooks. "This is a voluntary program for the airport sponsor."
The Part 150 study results in two documents: a Noise Exposure Map and a Noise Compatibility Plan, each of which takes about eighteen months to produce. The entire process takes at least three years, though Brooks said it could potentially take longer.
Given this information, Kendall Lampkin of the Hempstead Town-Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee asked, "Do we have to wait 18 months before you can come up with noise abatement plans?"
"We've been doing this hurry up and wait for a while," Lampkin said. "Now that we're actually getting into it, there are some people in here that don't want to have to move to Florida in order to see some relief."
Central to the Part 150 study – and to much of the roundtable discussion – is the measure of the average level of sound throughout the day-night cycle, or DNL.
DNL measurements are based on the Schultz curve, which was conceived in the 1970s and measures "dose response," or how affected by airplane noise people are as compared to how loud the noise is at their location.
Several voices in the room, including that of Rob Liebowitz, a resident of the Village of East Hills, advocated for the FAA to push their study beyond the standard profiling of the 65 DNL area, a thin O'Keeffian strip of land surrounding the immediate vicinity of an airport and its flight paths.
"Sixty is what you can plan to, 55 is what we'd like to see, along with a plan to go beyond that to 45 eventually," he said. "In Boston, they have measured the 45. You should go out to that level so we can know."
Preemptively, Leibowitz said to Brooks, "We know the realities of funding, we're willing to fight for the funding, and go out and do what needs to be done to fund that."
While Brooks reiterated at this point that the FAA is going beyond the law as it is to produce a 65 DNL study, the agency would adhere to stricter standards if they were in place.
"If there was a community that had a more strict standard, we would [comply]," Brooks said. That, he added, would have to be enacted on the local level through zoning and land use laws.
There was some disagreement about the nature of roundtable community input. Queens Quiet Skies called for a singular roundtable addressing the issues at all New York City and immediate area airports, while Eastern Queens Alliance pushed for each airport to have their own roundtable, with all reporting to a central coordinating committee, which would then report directly to the FAA and Port Authority. The matter was left undecided when the meeting came to a close.
The roundtable is scheduled to meet again in August on a date yet to be determined.