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Alabama: Two Men Accused Of Keeping 9-Year Old Boy Captive As A Sex Slave
Carl Herold and Charles Dunnavant are being held in jail on $1 million bond for allegedly keeping Herold's 9-year-old son captive as a sex slave for many months.
Investigators say suspects Carl Herold and Charles Dunnavant lived together in Huntsville (Alabama) and that the victimized child Herold's son, according to WZDX.
Hundreds of pornographic images of children were allegedly discovered, authorities told the station. Some of the photos may include images of the boy who lived in the home, the Associated Press said.
Herold is charged with two counts of sodomy, aggravated child abuse and three counts of sexual abuse of a child under 12, WHNT reported.
Dunnavant is charged with sodomy, sexual torture, aggravated child abuse and transmitting or exposing someone to a sexually transmitted disease.
Investigators say that from April 2013, nobody reports having contact with the boy except for his father and Dunnavant.
As a survivor from onslaught of attacks from my Uncles, Lifeguards and adult males in my childhood, I must say that with time and open discussion, this child will recover. I am more worried that this child will blame himself for causing harm to his parent. The boy will not be wanted by his parents, foster parents, or his extended family because of the blame and "GAY" stigma surrounding this rape. The boy did nothing to deserve this torture but he will have the scares of a life time. Stop the hate against the boy; blame the adults and work to recover the damage. Hate = Hate so work to improve Love.
you are soooo full of shit!!
I have met half a dozen EXACTLY like you in the gay world who claim to be RAAAAPED, by more than one man.
What makes this soooo obvious that you are a lying queen, is the amount of times, by the amount of different men you claim sexually assaulted you.
You are an embarrassment and a joke to the gay community. We all laugh at you.
You are so ugly I bet you wish men would rape you.
Plenty of hate here. its so sad for this young boy. the guys who did this are truly sick and have some serious issues. they should not be able to be free to hurt people again and cannot be trusted for a second chance, however the hate spewing from people's comments is frightening to me. the anger of people commenting is saddening.
Why do people always jump to the death penalty? There are things worse than death and people like this deserve just that. I would gladly pay my taxes and have them go to prolonging a hellish experience of life imprisonment without a chance for parole for them. Day after day in a cell, WITH the general population, because then they would be put through far worse than what they kid to that boy.


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Well, this is embarrassing for the Bavarian town of Aßling: Someone trampled a swastika the size of a tennis court into a cornfield there. Now everyone who flies over think they're neo-Nazis. Unless they think alien neo-Nazis did it?
Swastikas are illegal in Germany and punishable with up to three years in jail, so police are investigating. According to The Daily Mail, "The swastika is so perfectly aligned that authorities believe they are dealing with hard-core neo-Nazis, rather than drunken yobs." Only hard-core fascists can walk in straight lines? That isn't a reference to goose stepping, is it? [Daily Mail]
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Well,recently,I encountered a problem. I was MTing Karazhan,and we reached the room after Curator(Before Aran,where the Journal of Medivh quest is).I was terrified of the fact that the mobs there are magic immune,since as a Paladin tank,I can't generate threat with just physical power. Luckily enough,my druid Off Tank picked them up for me,and got the whole deal done,while I was standing aside,shamed that I could not have helped the group.
This leads to my question:
A) Are immunities same as resistances for mobs? Would spell penetration of any kind would help?
B)Although they don't hit hard,they still do hit.If I can't control agro,it means damage on DPS and healers,but all of our mages and warlocks couldn't do a think in that situation,for the very same reason.
How is this situation solved without a full physical team,or a non magic using tank?
A) Immunities are different than resistances. Spell penetration will not help against immunities.
B) In general, don't worry about it. These mobs don't hit hard enough to make it an issue. Your hunters, warriors, rogues, shamans can help tank these things. Just get everyone (including the mages/warlocks) in there whacking away with their weapons.
As well, you should use Seal of the Crusader when attacking the mobs. You still get threat from white damage, though not a whole lot. SotC will increase your white damage. Tab-target to hit different mobs. It should be enough threat to keep them off the healers.
Basically, no one should stand aside on these mobs. Just attack them with your physical attacks, focus fire, and they'll go down quickly.


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Record nominations
For the third consecutive year, nominations to the Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot have reached an all-time high. A total of 301 possible candidates have been nominated to the race, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday, Nov. 17. That number represents a 19.4 percent increase over last year's total of 252 nominations.
"The $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot continues to grow, and we're ecstatic about setting another record number of nominations," said Steve Kuypers, vice president and general manager of Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel. "The fact that so many horsemen are interested in our race speaks volumes about how far we've come in 10 short years, and we expect this event to get even bigger in the years to come."
Several nationally prominent trainers have nominated horses to this year's race including Dale Romans, who led all with a stunning 69 nominations. Bob Baffert had 11, followed by Todd Pletcher with seven, D. Wayne Lukas with six, and Steve Asmussen nominated three, among others.
The 11-race Jackpot Day program will feature eight stakes and over $2.2 million in total purse money up for grabs and the race day will once again have a special start time of 1:15 p.m.
The nominees for the Jackpot will be pared down again on Nov. 6 when pre-entries are taken in the track's racing office. Late nominations will be accepted until entries close on the same date.
The Jackpot is one of 36 races included in the new Road to the Kentucky Derby series. The top four finishers in this year's Jackpot will be awarded points on a 10-4-2-1 scale toward a possible starting position in the Derby.
Stakes action
A pair of $100,000 stakes races was held last weekend at Delta Downs, and Lee's Spirit upset the field at 14-1 to win the Gold Cup on Oct. 27. The 7-year-old gelding was forced wide around the far turn but drew away from the eight-horse field down the stretch to cover the 1-mile race in 1:39.17 over a fast track.
Ridden by John Jacinto for trainer Edward Johnston, the son of Leestown improved to 11-48 with earnings of $548,933 and returned $30.80 on a $2 win ticket. Johnston claimed the gelding for $20,000 at Louisiana Downs in September.
Heavy favorite Populist Politics ran second, followed by Heavy On Themister.
There was no question in the $100,000 Magnolia Stakes, and favorite She's Prado Idol would not be denied. The 3-year-old filly rallied from eighth to win by a length Oct. 26 as the daughter of Screen Idol covered the 1-mile venture in 1:40.81. Pretty Not – a 57-1 long shot – finished second, and Harlie's Dream ran third.
Trained by Garland Goins and jockeyed by Tracy Hebert, the Louisiana bred filly returned $5.60 on a $2 win bet and improved to eight wins in 12 starts for earnings of $335,320.
Live thoroughbred racing continues every Wednesday-Saturday with a start time of 5:45 p.m. Free handicapping selections can be found online under the sports tab at theexaminer.com.


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SEMA 2013 is here and Mini Truckin' Magazine is covering it in a major way! Whether you're looking for all the best builds from this year's show or all the hottest new products from our industry's manufacturers, we've got you covered! Our week-long coverage kicks off with a walk through the massive outdoor area. The midway was filled with all the late-model offerings you would expect, with a handful of mini gems thrown in for good measure. Check back all week for more updates from SEMA 2013!


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secallaccess needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 7 designs submitted by 2 freelance designers.
Main logo needed for up and coming NCAA football web site
An up and coming NCAA football web site is in need of a main logo. Should be easy money for a talented individual.
- A brand logo with text for SECAllAccess
- A transparent background shipped over in PSD format will be a must so that it can easily be implemented into the site.
- See http://secallaccess.com/images/secnewtop.jpg to see about where it will need to be placed. It will go into the place that currently has the yellow "SECAllAccess" logo. A larger height there will be allowed, as the section below it can be shrunk, or removed altogether.
- We will need a high-res version of the logo as well to possibly appear on tshirts.
- Artist should feel free to experiment with upper case and lower case for the "AllAccess" part, however SEC MUST be in caps.
- Artist should feel free to experiment with putting the "AllAccess" text on the same line as SEC or possibly the line below it.
- Any color scheme is acceptable.
- Nothing in particular must be omitted. I want the artist to feel free to experiment with all the tools in his repertoires.
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During the Civil War, 2nd Lieutenant John Price of the 7th WV Cavalry wrote to another officer in the regiment, Captain Jacob M. Rife, admitting his past problems with alcohol and promising to avoid drinking in the future. He hopes that Captain Rife can withdraw the charges he faces as a consequence of his drinking.
Charleston West Va Oct 24th 1864
I have the honor to Report to you that I am verry Sorry that I Have made Such a fool of myself. in Doing the way I have done. those that I have been in the habit of associateing With have been Partly the cause of my Doing the way I have. I now denounce Them forever and as to whiskey the Last drop has went down my throat That Shall go down it unless Prescribed By a Physician. I will try and atone For my Past erors. if you can Consistently with draw those charges That are against me you Shall never Have a cause to Regret for so doing as long as I keep my Senses. So help Me God
I am verry Respectfuly your obedient Servant
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We prayed for sunny skies. And we got more than what we bargained for. The weather wasn't just fine during the dry run of our La Laguna Lakeshore Tour venture last November 16 — it was literally dry. So dry it was I thought summer swapped months with the cold season! Nevertheless, we were thankful for the cooperative weather because we were able to enjoy fully our walkathon of our selected lakeshore towns.
As discussed in a podcast two Sundays ago, me and Mr. With One's Past are planning of making a guided tour of La Laguna Province. To start the ball rolling, we thought of doing a dry run scheduled for November 16, another Sunday. And since the only marketing tool we have at the moment is social media, we thought of publicizing about the dry run in Facebook and Twitter. Arnaldo doesn't have a personal Facebook account, so I did most of the announcing (with some help from wifey). Those I had in mind were our former colleagues from APAC Customer Services (Los Ángeles Times account). I wrote a post about it on my wall, then tagged people left and right as I was not really expecting a lot to join. Surprisingly, many showed interest, even those outside of our LAT circle of friends. Even some members of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts confirmed their attendance which was a positive sign.
The only problem is that we were unprepared for that overwhelming reception. Logistics became a problem. Arnaldo wasn't able to find a cheap but comfortable ride. So we had to content ourselves with his car which could only fit a maximum of four to five passengers. Good thing that one of his friends, a former subordinate of his, volunteered to bring his own car which could carry five more. We then had to limit our number of guests, trimming them down to eight (which included a five-year-old girl). Grudgingly, we had to turn down many others who had wanted to join.
On the eve of the tour, Arnaldo dropped by our place to make more plans on how we are going to conduct the tour. It was drizzling the whole day; we were so thankful that, on the next day, we woke up to sunny skies. Our prayers were answered.
Meeting place was at Alabang, Muntinlupà (at the firestation near Festival Supermall). The exciting part is that all of those who were to meet us do not know each other. And me and Arnaldo do not know all of them, either. Three were from the NCCA: Rei, León, and Myra (well, she used to be). The other one is Cuya Joey, a former colleague of mine from APAC's Unicare account who blogs at Manila Labyrinth. The one who brought a car was Jemuel. Jemuel brought with him two friends of his: former colleague Teng who in turn tagged along her little daughter Amara, and Ruel who is also a history buff.
After some quick introductions and debriefing about the tour, we boarded our rides. Me and Krystal (who served as our photographer) rode in Jemuel's car with his group while the rest joined Arnaldo's. We all left at around 8:00 AM and then arrived at the Rizal Shrine in Calambâ in less than an hour. What greeted us there was unexpected from a usually slow Sunday morning at the town proper — hordes of high school students delivered by huge buses! It somehow dampened my momentum because I was already revved up for what I was about to say during the tour of the house. There was a quick change of plan; we proceeded to the town church first to show them where exactly the National Hero was baptized.
We returned to the shrine a few minutes later, but the hundreds of students who were still lined up towards the entrance were crammed like MRT passengers during rush hour. Since we were not part of the field trip, we gained easy access. But the noise, not to mention the heat because of so many people, made me dizzy and uncomfortable. I've never seen so many people at the Rizal Shrine, even during those Rizal Day ceremonies that I have attended in the past. Fortunately, we survived. I was still able to explain to them the parts of a bahay na bató, with Arnaldo pitching in from time to time. Outside the shrine, both of us gave more interesting historical tidbits about the "Hometown of the National Hero".
Our next stop was for lunch. Surprisingly, traffic was a breeze at the national highway near the UPLB area. Then we realized that it was a Sunday. We arrived at Victoria and dined at the curiously named Itlog Ni Kuya. The theme of this quaint restaurant by the sleepy highway complements the town's nickname as the "Duck Raising Center of Filipinas" since they serve Victoria's delicacies: ducks, duck eggs, quail, and related products. Here one can find the best-tasting salted eggs (itlóg na pulá): not too salty nor greasy, but tasty still.
After a nice meal and some pleasantries, we drove straight to "La Noble Villa de Pila", the only Lagunense town declared as a National Historical Landmark mainly because of its well-preserved and conserved picturesque ancestral homes and baroque church, all left unscathed —in somewhat miraculous fashion— during the last war which heavily damaged many other towns in the province (thus one reason why Pileños proudly proclaim their town as "Bayang Pinagpalà").
Both Victoria and Pila have a shared history because the former used to be a part of the latter. In fact, the original town of Pila used to be located in present-day Victoria. The ruins of the original church of Pila can still be seen in Victoria's Barrio Pagalañgan. All this I explained to them like a boss. Kinda.
After a fun photo-ops around Pila's picturesque town plaza, we proceeded to nearby Pagsanján, the "Tourist Capital of La Laguna", so-called mainly because of Bumbuñgan River's exciting rapids that lead towards the world-famous Pagsanján Falls (which is actually within the territory of Cavinti). But there are more reasons as to why Pagsanján merits this lofty title. One of them is this antique stone arch.
Known as the "Puerta Real" (Royal Gate), this stone arch is made entirely out of adobe with carabao milk and lime used for mortar. It was constructed from 1878 to 1880 and was inaugurated in 1894 by Pedro Paterno, a contemporary of Rizal, who wrote the first Filipino novel entitled "Nínay". Paterno later became the province's representative (first district) to the first Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1909.
The last time I gave this arch a closer look was almost three years ago. It still looked OK back then. But last Sunday, while inspecting the arch with Jemuel and Ruel, I sensed that something was wrong with it. After checking it out closely, I noticed that it was recently coated with cement finish! This unwise move appears to have just happened recently. This is not good because cement is harmful to adobe. And worse, the historical marker was no longer there!
My golly. Whoever ordered this double desecration of Puerta Real ought to be poured with fresh cement.
Anyway, after that sad discovery, we drove past the arch and slowly passed through "Calle Real" (Royal Road), another one of Pagsanján's gems. Left and right are handsomely preserved ancestral homes, many of which are older than one's great grandparents. At the end of that engaging road is the white-painted town church. But before visiting it, Arnaldo thought it best to first visit the semi-abandoned house of the ancestors of our esteemed historian friend, Señor Guillermo Gómez Rivera.
It was Arnaldo's idea to include this in the itinerary, something which I agreed to. Admittedly, this bahay na bató is not tourist material. While some of its old features are still intact, most are already dilapidated. The stairway's balustrade was said to have been stolen, which I doubt (I suspect it was sold). The "yacál" flooring is already in bad shape. The window panels were no longer in place. The ceiling was a mess. Several informal settlers already live within the house, having made a home out of each "dormitorio". The purpose of the visit was to instill awareness or an "awakening" among our guests about how today's generation treat their ancestral homes. Because this kind of treatment often happens in many ancestral houses, most especially in Metro Manila and in surrounding provinces. Such a house in this condition seems out of place in a beautiful heritage town like Pagsanján whose many ancestral houses remain intact and livable.
Afterwards, we walked towards the town church. It's just nearby since Casa Gómez is right behind it.
After exploring the interiors of the church, we walked towards the riverbank which is just a few steps away. The area we went to is where the terminal of the "banqueros" (boatmen of the Pagsanján Rapids) are located. It is the perfect spot to bring tourists in order for them not just to know but to see the origin of the town's name.
The name Pagsanján originated from the word "pinágsañgahan" which means "branching out" because, coming from Laguna de Bay's eastern bay to the north, the Lumbán River branches out ("nagsásañga") into two: Bumbuñgan River to the left which leads straight to the world-famous falls, and Balanac River to the right which goes through the town of Magdalena (see photo below). Before the Spanish advent, Chinese traders often landed in this area where they traded their wares with the natives.
Pagsanján is actually a "bonus" to our lakeshore tour because it is not situated beside Laguna de Bay. It is a landlocked municipality, surrounded by Lumbán to the north, Cavinti to the east, Santa Cruz to the west, and Magdalena to the south. Its only direct connection to the lake is Lumbán River which it shares with the Municipality of Lumbán. In history, Pagsanján was a mere visita or barrio of Lumbán during Spanish times.
Speaking of Lumbán, "The Embroidery Capital of Filipinas" was next on our itinerary. It was already past three in the afternoon, little Amara was weary, and we were way behind our itinerary. That's why we decided to stay at Lumbán's town proper only for a short time. In fact, the impromptu plan was to just drive by the church. But Arnaldo decided to drop off altogether. At the grassy town plaza between the church and the Lumbán River, we gave our guests a brief historical background of the town as well as other interesting tidbits (the lumbán tree, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, etc.).
When I shared to them that my kids had an exciting time at the rooftop of the church last January, Cuya Joey wanted to climb as well. Unfortunately, we were running out of time. We really had to leave for the next town. Maybe next time, Cuya Joey. But by then, you will have to pay us and sign that very important waiver so that I can finally push you off from any bell tower we'd climb (insert evil laughter here). 😀
Hurriedly afterwards, we went to Paeté, "The Carving Capital of Filipinas". Our first stop was the town church. We parked in front of the municipal hall (Teng had to be left behind because Amara was already taking a nap). While walking towards the patio to view the church's renowned façade, I told the guests to follow me and not to look at the façade just yet. They were wondering why. Several meters away from the façade, I climbed a concrete planter box (a note to environmentalists: no plants or animals were harmed during the dry run of our tour). I told the rest to join me. Upon climbing, I then told them that they can finally turn around to look at the church. They were all astounded with the view…
I always recommend that very spot whenever viewing the church of Paeté. When I brought Krystal here last November 2, I bid her to do the same. She's been hearing so much from me about this spectacular view of the churchc. That's why she was excitedly obedient when I told her not to look at the church until she had climbed the concrete planter box. She couldn't contain the excitement and glee on her face when she finally saw the splendid vista. Indeed, Paeté Church is best viewed from this distance because it includes Monte Humaráp behind it, thus giving out a picturesquely breathtaking effect.
At Paeté Church, we had time to climb the bell tower since that town was our penultimate stop, anyway. Jemuel and I accompanied bell-tower freak Cuya Joey up the campanario (it was just my second time up there). From the bell tower, one can have a 360° view of the town. Up there, the vista of the town's multicolored houses, of Mount Humaráp's lush greenery, and of Laguna de Bay's sparkling eastern bay, coupled with a strong, fresh breeze, is simply indescribable. It makes you want to scream and be stoic at the same time.
However, it is not advisable to climb up the tower without proper supervision — my supervision to be exact, haha. But seriously, the wooden ladder inside the bell tower is already ancient and rickety. And outside the dome, the terrace is very low, making it scary to walk or even stand upright. That is why if you want to experience the euphoria that this height offers, you will have to book a tour with us.
We also passed by the popular Kape Kesada Art Gallery where we had some freshly brewed coffee. Too bad our friend Dr. Nilo Valdecantos, the owner of the place, was away to attend to some urgent matter. I was hoping that he would deliver a Tagalog ode to our group, hehe. But his trusted girl Friday Bevs was there to attend to us. Some of the group also strolled around Calle Quesada to shop for some woodwork. A lady vendor selling quesong putî (a delicacy of Lumbán and Santa Cruz) also dropped by to sell her wares. Two woodcarvers were working on a bulky piece of wood, trying to fashion out of it perhaps a dog. We also saw two caucasians who sat in front of the gallery drinking beer. Culang na lang si Vice President Bínay.
During our coffee break, we had an open forum and asked our guests about their opinion of this La Laguna Lakeshore Tour that we are planning to launch sometime in January 2015. We asked them if they have any complaints, suggestions, etc. It was a lively discussion which helped us see avenues for improvement. For instance, Arnaldo opened up an interesting question to the group: should we still include Casa Gómez in the itinerary? Many in the group honestly find it uninteresting. But Ruel pointed out that if we could only tour future guests in a live ancestral house, i.e., not "artificial" like the Rizal Shrine in Calambâ, prior to entering Pagsanján, then that might add more interest towards our objective (instilling concern towards ancestral homes). Our guests should be able to enter a living ancestral house prior to entering a dying one in order to stir in them the sentiment that we want them to realize. Ruel said that he heard of a house in Pila that is open to tourists, but he couldn't recall which house. Me and Arnaldo will have to trouble ourselves about that in the coming weeks.
Everybody pitched in their suggestions, possible scenarios, tour rates, etc. Even Bevs gave her thoughts about the tour. We are so grateful to all of you guys!
After Paeté, our last stop was Páquil (even at gunpoint I will never spell it as Pakil). Teng had to wake up Amara since it was our last stop. Besides, everybody in our group should see the marvelous façade that was designed by Bartolomé Palatino, the same Paeteño who designed the façade of nearby Paeté Church.
Páquil is known as the "Home of the Turumba Festival", the longest fiesta in the country and probably in all of Christendom. This festival is held seven times a year, beginning on a Friday before Holy Week up to the seventh Sunday after Easter as well as during the town's fiesta on May 12 (Fiesta Paquileña) and the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15, the same date when the first Turumba was held (15 September 1788).
The church was filled when we got there (at half past five). Before some photo-ops, Arnaldo gathered all of our guests at the plaza fronting the church. There I explained to them that the central figure of the Turumba Festival is a painting of the Virgin Mary locally known as Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba. This mysterious work of art (9″ x 11″ oil painting on canvas) is now enshrined in its own chapel on the second floor of the convent. I said mysterious because its origin is up to now shrouded in mystery. According to local legend, the framed painting was seen floating in Laguna de Bay by fishermen. They were able to tow it towards the shore but the framed painting was so heavy, the locals could not even lift it. News of this discovery immediately spread throughout town. They called the parish priest who was surprised to recognize that the natives have just discovered a painting of Our Lady of Sorrows. The priest then cited the Litaniae Sanctorum as the people started singing and dancing out of joy and awe around the mysterious painting. Miraculously, after another attempt of lifting it, the people at last were able to do so. And as they triumphantly carried the painting towards the church, they were singing songs of praise while dancing, with the ladies joyfully clacking their "baquiâ" (wooden clogs) along the way. Thenceforth, the image was referred to as "Turumba".
NCCA's Rei asked a good question: what in the world does "Turumba" mean? I told him that according to the late National Artist Alejandro Roces, it could have been derived from two words: "turò" which means "to point", and "umbáy" which is a dirge sung by sick people. I added, though, that this may all be just an etymological speculation on the part of Roces. In short, nobody really knows what Turumba means.
Before leaving Páquil, Arnaldo and I directed their attention towards the façade of the church not just to marvel at its intricate designs of Renaissance and Egyptian influences but also to see the splendid reddish-gold glow caused by the setting sun. Probably no amount of photography would be able to capture this effect. But we're willing to bring you here just to experience it!
We left a few minutes before six in the evening, weary but satisfied. It was a fulfilling experience, at least for my part, to share knowledge about the province I love, and to tour them around it. I've been to these beautiful towns many times in the past. But to revisit these places this time with many people who have never been there is something else. I never dreamed of speaking in front of a group, most of all tagging along many people to a place unfamiliar to them. Actually, I can do some public speaking so long as I have a prepared speech, or maybe if I were tipsy (as I always say, I'm a writer, not a talker). So what happened last Sunday was a revelation. Many thanks to Arnaldo's insistence and encouragement.
One more thing: all of us made new friends. At the start of the tour, not everyone in the group knew each other. A little later, we were all laughing at León's nostalgic "Labs Ko Si Babe" story about Pila! So this is another bonus when you join our tour — you will gain new friends!
Click here to view all the photos of our educational/familiarization tour of my beloved adoptive province!
Arnaldo and I will be announcing more updates about our "La Laguna Lakeshore Tour" in the coming days to those who are interested to explore our beautiful province by the lake. Also, a "La Laguna Mountain Tour" is in the works. We also have in mind a food tour of the province as well as a heritage tour in other provinces. Therefore, and whether we like it or not, we will be needing a new blog for this venture. And if this project works out and becomes profitable, we will be setting up a Filhispanic foundation catering to Filipino studies and even flamenco dances (as envisioned by Señor Gómez). Later on, we'll conceptualize a Filipino-themed restaurant. Then we'll buy more land and property and build Filipino-style condominiums and villas, setup beach resorts, buy more land and property, and eventually, establish a huge mall. We'll probably call it La Solidaridad Mall or something to that effect.
But first thing's first. This La Laguna Lakeshore Tour should work out fine. Qué Dios nos bendiga.
Stay tuned for further announcements. You may follow me and/or Arnaldo on Twitter as we discuss the progress of this tourism project. You can even join us in the discussion and provide us some inputs that might be of valuable help to us. ¡Hasta entonces!


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The trombonist is a humorist. He carries a water spray gun to keep his slide moist and often uses it against other members of the orchestra. A Shriner at heart, he knows more Speedy Gonzalez jokes than you thought existed.
Mad Trombonist1998 Urban Legend(August 1998, Uruguay) In a misplaced moment of inspiration, Paolo Esperanza, bass-trombonist with the Symphonica Maya de Uruguay, decided to make his own contribution to the cannon shots fired during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture at an outdoor children's concert.In complete disregard of common sense, he dropped a large lit firecracker, equivalent in strength to a quarter stick of dynamite, into his aluminum straight mute, and then stuck the mute into the bell of his new Yamaha in-line double-valve bass trombone.Later from his hospital bed he explained to a reporter through a mask of bandages, "I thought the bell of my trombone would shield me from the explosion and focus the energy of the blast outwards and away from me, propelling the mute high above the orchestra like a rocket."However Paolo was not up to speed on his propulsion physics, nor was he qualified to wield high-powered artillery. Despite his haste to raise the horn before the firecracker exploded, he failed to lift the bell of the horn high enough for the airborne mute's arc to clear the orchestra. What happened should serve as a lesson to us all during our own delirious moments of divine inspiration.First, because he failed to sufficiently elevate the bell of his horn, the blast propelled the mute between rows of musicians in the woodwind and viola section, where it bypassed the players and rammed straight into the stomach of the conductor, driving him backwards off the podium and directly into the front row of the audience.Fortunately, the audience was sitting in folding chairs and thus they were protected from serious injury. The chairs collapsed under the first row, and passed the energy from the impact of the flying conductor backwards into the people sitting behind them, who in turn were driven back into the people in the third row and so on, like a row of dominoes. The sound of collapsing wooden chairs and grunts of people falling on their behinds increased geometrically, adding to the overall commotion of cannons and brass playing the closing measures of the Overture.Meanwhile, unplanned audience choreography notwithstanding, Paolo Esperanza's Waterloo was still unfolding back on stage. According to Paolo, "As I heard the sound of the firecracker blast, time seemed to stand still. Right before I lost consciousness, I heard an Austrian accent say, "Fur every akshon zer iz un eekval unt opposeet reakshon!" This comes as no surprise, for Paolo was about to become a textbook demonstration of this fundamental law of physics.Having failed to plug the lead pipe of his trombone, he paved the way for the energy of the blast to send a superheated jet of gas backwards through the mouthpiece, which slammed into his face like the hand of fate, burning his lips and face and knocking him mercifully unconscious.The pyrotechnic ballet wasn't over yet. The force of the blast was so great it split the bell of his shiny new Yamaha trombone right down the middle, turning it inside out while propelling Paolo backwards off the riser. For the grand finale, as Paolo fell to the ground, his limp hands lost their grip on the slide of the trombone, allowing the pressure of the hot gases to propel the slide like a golden spear into the head of the third clarinetist, knocking him senseless.The moral of the story? The next time a trombonist hollers "Watch this!" you'd better duck!
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Cards Of Thanks
The family of Georgia J. Deshong would like to send a special thank-you for all the heartfelt sympathy that was given to us on the death of our mother. All the prayers, cards, flowers, trays of food and kind words were greatly appreciated. It is with great sorrow and joy that we extend our thanks to everyone. She was a very special person and will be missed by everyone who ever had the opportunity to know her. She will always be in our hearts, and we will always be able to see her walking around owned dressed in her skirt and high heels.
A special thanks to the exceptional nursing staff at Fulton County Medical Center, Shimer Long-Term Care wing, the Hospice Home Nursing Agency, ManorCare of Chambersburg, Heartland Hospice, Summit Medical Oncology, Grove Cancer Center and the wonderful nursing staff, Urology Associates of Chambersburg (Dr. Taj) and the nurses, Rev. William Bair, Sipes Funeral Home, Brandy Mellott of Precision Cuttery, Free Brethren Church of Webster Mills and PennDOT employees.
To all the brothers, sisters, family and friends who visited mom many times during her struggle to fight off cancer, it is with great pride that we can say that even today families stick together.
May God bless each and everyone of you.
I want to thank my family for the surprise birthday party. Thanks so much to my relatives and friends for the flowers, phone calls and cards.
May God bless each and everyone of you.
Lois Foreman
The family of Maynard "Bill" Gordon would like to thank everyone for the phone calls, visits, cards, food, beautiful flowers, prayers and support during his illness and passing.
We would like to extend special thanks to the wonderful staff at ManorCare, Pastor John Godissart, Masonic Lodge, Jason and Darrin at Sipes Funeral Home and those from the Mc- Connellsburg United Methodist Church who prepared and served the meal after the service.
Everything you did meant so much. May God richly bless each of you as He has us.
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It's April 21, and another Dodd-Frank deadline has come and gone. Today was the day the Fed's regulations on debit card transaction fees, also known as interchange fees, were supposed to be finalized. Hasn't happened.
Controversy over the regulations caused the Fed to postpone finalizing the rules. But that win alone wasn't enough for the banks, which have rallied behind legislation to delay the rules by at least another year.
Today they took to Twitter to continue the push, launching a "Save My Debit Card" campaign and asking people to "tell us why you love your debit card today—and why you don't want that to change!"
The strange thing about this campaign is that debit cards aren't in danger—not from the proposed regulations, at least. Some consumers participating in the #savemydebitcard campaign don't seem to know that.
Participants have been tweeting that they love their debit cards because they "hate carrying loose change," they can track what they spend (that one's from the spokeswoman for the group in charge of the campaign), and because "it's easy to use and faster than writing a check." One noted that debit cards "eliminate lbs of paper waste."
Those are all things that the proposed rules wouldn't actually change. The Fed's plan would limit the size of the per-transaction fees that merchants give to banks—and that's only for banks with more than $10 billion in assets.
Merchants and banks have given indications of how this fee cap would affect consumers. Merchants have promised that what they save in fees will result in lower costs to consumers. Of course that's not guaranteed to happen, and not everyone buys that it will.
Banks have warned they may end debit card rewards, increase ATM fees, get rid of "free" checking, or limit the size of debit purchases, as we've noted. These threats have caused some consumers to rally against rules that could lower the costs of the goods they purchase.
Big banks also have made timely contributions to the campaign coffers of Sen. Jon Tester, the Montana Democrat who proposed the legislation to delay the rule. Here's The Hill:
Six days after Tester introduced his legislation, which would delay implementation of the regulations by between 12 months and 18 months, executives at TCF Financial gave his campaign nearly $16,000 in contributions, including $9,000 from the company's political action committee.
That same day, Tester received $500 contributions from two executives at Wells Fargo; $2,500 from Richard Davis, president and CEO of US Bancorp, as well as $1,000 from the company's political action committee; $1,000 from Bank of America's PAC; and $1,500 from Discover Financial Services' PAC.
A few days later, the American Bankers Association delivered a $5,000 contribution.
The banking industry and the merchants coalition have each hired more than a hundred former government officials to lobby for their interests, according to Sunlight Foundation.
All the lobbying has resulted in a good amount of spin. Some consumers still seem utterly confused about the regulation and about who would benefit.
"Keep the Government from taking more of our good hard earned money," wrote one Twitter user. Wrote another: "I love my debit card because I am able to use my money for things I need rather than pay for all those bank ceo 'bonuses.'"
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He is the hottest player on the planet, but Rory McIlroy remains remarkably poised and humble, especially for a 23-year-old multi-millionaire with a private jet, a hot, tennis-star girlfriend, and single-name celebrity status, something that it took folks like Cher and Bono years to develop.
He also handles controversy and sticky situations – perceived and real – better than almost any athlete in modern times, and certainly better than any golfer since Arnold Palmer, who could always calm roiling waters with a wink and a smile.
Steve Eubanks is a former PGA professional, author, columnist and contributing editor at PGA.com. He shares his thoughts here each week.
For starters, Rory is the No.1 player in the world, leading the FedEx Cup points race, the frontrunner for Player of the Year, and the successor to Tiger Woods, at least according to Greg Norman.
Norman created something of a manufactured rift this week when he told Fox Sports, "What I'm seeing is that Tiger's really intimidated by Rory. When have you ever seen him intimidated by another player? Never. But I think he knows his time's up and that's normal; these things tend to go in 15-year cycles. Jack took it from Arnold (Palmer). I took it from Jack, Tiger from me and now it looks like Rory's taking it from Tiger."
Some athletes, especially in today's immodest culture, would have puffed up and said, "Darn right I intimidate him." Others would have stiffened and deflected the question.
Rory smiled and defused the whole thing with a joke.
At East Lake Golf Club on Wednesday he quipped, "(Tiger's) got a new nickname for me, actually. He calls me The Intimidator."
He then chuckled and said, "No, how can I intimidate Tiger Woods? I mean, the guy's got 75 PGA Tour wins, 14 majors. He's the biggest thing ever in our sport. How could some little 23-year-old from Northern Ireland with a few wins come up and intimidate him? It's just not possible. I don't know where (Greg) got that from, but it's not true."
There wasn't a hint of sarcasm or intentional irony. All who heard Rory knew how earnest he was being.
He also dealt with a weightier kerfuffle. In an interview with the Daily Mail earlier in the week, Rory rekindled the controversy surrounding what country he will represent at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.
Because of Northern Ireland's unique political history, athletes can choose whether to compete under the U.K. or Irish banners. Most have chosen the latter, not because of nationalistic allegiance, but because Ireland is smaller and teams are easier to make.
Both countries claim Rory as their own and both want him wearing their colors in Brazil.
"What makes it such an awful position to be in is I have grown up my whole life playing for Ireland under the Golfing Union of Ireland umbrella," Rory said. "But the fact is, I've always felt more British than Irish. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, I don't know, but I have always felt more of a connection with the UK than with Ireland. And so I have to weigh that up against the fact that I've always played for Ireland, so it is tough. Whatever I do, I know my decision is going to upset some people, but I just hope the vast majority will understand."
Not bloody likely, as the Brits might say.
Realizing the international incident that his comments might cause, Rory took to Twitter to reassure everyone that he hasn't made a decision and won't for quite some time.
"I am in an extremely sensitive and difficult position, and I conveyed as much in a recent newspaper interview," Rory wrote. "I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured (sic, in America) to have come from very rich Irish sporting roots, winning Irish Boys, Youths and Amateur titles and playing for Ireland at all levels. I am also a proud Ulsterman who grew up in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. This is my background and always will be…On a personal level, playing in the Olympics would be a huge honour. However, the Games in Rio are still four years away and I certainly won't be making any decisions with regards to participating any time soon."
You might expect him to bristle this week when the subject came up again, or that he might read a prepared statement like a hostage with a ransom note, and then deflect all questions by saying, "I defer to my previous statement."
But he did nothing of the sort. Instead, Rory nodded and smiled and said, "I think it just really hit home with me how important it is for a lot of people and how important my success has been to them. Obviously, I've had a lot of support from all sides, from people that call themselves Irish, from Northern Irish, to the whole of the UK, to people over here in the states. I've had support from everyone…It would be terrible for me to segregate myself from one of those groups that support me so much."
Everyone who hears him up close walks away with the same feeling: this is one of the most refreshingly honest and genuinely nice athletes we've seen in many years.
He is also the favorite to win the FedEx Cup, and as Jim Furyk aptly noted, he will be "a marked man," at the Ryder Cup.
"He's the number-one player in the world, so he's going to garner all the attention, as well he should," Furyk said. "He's right now the present day Tiger Woods where everyone's eyes are on him."
There's one difference, though. When all eyes were on Tiger, they only saw a sliver of the man. With Rory, you get the whole package.


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The henna I currently use on clients is the Rajasthani 2007. I use the KISS method to mix it up and used regular table sugar. It would crack, but not a whole lot. It was tolerable. When the Raj started running low, I ordered Purity (in the never ending quest for the darkest stain possible!).
My first Purity batch, using the KISS method with regular table sugar, cracked horribly! Used it up on myself, just so it wouldn't be wasted.
Sunday night I mixed up a new batch, this time same method but used fructose instead in hopes of NOT having cracks galore. It helped some, but not much. Yet another batch unfit to use on clients! (thankfully I still have some of the Raj!)
Does it need more fructose? Should I add some honey or molassas? Am I not getting it to the right consistancy before coning it?
I don't know what I am doing wrong and it's frustrating me!!


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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that the Company has completed its acquisition of Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based leader in imaging and detection solutions for life sciences research, diagnostics and environmental markets. In September, PerkinElmer announced its intent to acquire Caliper for $10.50 per share, for a total net purchase price of approximately $600 million in cash.
Robert F. Friel, chairman and chief executive officer, PerkinElmer, said, "The integration of Caliper into our organization will further strengthen PerkinElmer's position in personalized medicine. The acquisition will enhance our ability to provide customers with the complementary technologies, services and knowledge they need to drive innovation from in vivo to in vitro imaging, and provide expanded offerings across our biomedical, diagnostics, environmental and food safety end-markets."
Friel added, "I am also very pleased to welcome Kevin Hrusovsky, who was Caliper's CEO, to PerkinElmer. Kevin will lead a newly combined $500 million business, which integrates the former Caliper organization with PerkinElmer's existing research business. Kevin's deep industry expertise and successful track record in leading Caliper will provide PerkinElmer with an even stronger foundation as we help customers to develop life-saving and enhancing diagnostics and therapeutics."
Kevin Hrusovsky said, "We are very excited about the opportunities ahead of us following the combination of two highly successful businesses. Our shared vision for giving customers the tools and insights they need to understand the origins of disease, create new therapies, and transform personalized medicine, is a compelling road map for success as we move forward together."
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MasterCard Rolls Out Cards With Built-On One-Time Password
They've been in the works for some time, but MasterCard will finally be deploying cards, specifically debit cards, with built-in OTP (One-Time Password) hardware. Turkish bank TEB, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, will be the first issuer.
NagraID Security is the developer of the technology in the cards, which can generate a code for the user when a button on the card is pressed for use as a second factor. More advanced cards from NagraID Security also include keypads for users to enter codes. MasterCard expects one day to be able to show users account balances on the card display.
Technology like this should make it difficult, if not impossible, to clone credit cards, a task which is disturbingly simple at present. We've discussed the credit card cloning markets in the past, and now Brian Krebs reports that a massive international raid has resulted in the arrest of 178 people involved in a credit card "cloning lab."
Unfortunately, more stringent credit card authorization schemes have not caught on in the US. You do need to be careful with your identity data, but you can't completely protect yourself against such thefts.


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February 27, 2006
Mango Brown Betty
Mango Brown Betty
5 slices potato bread, quartered
4 mangos, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, chopped
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon allspice
Preheat oven to 350. Place the bread, sugar, ginger and allspice in a food processor. Pulse until it forms coarse crumbs. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of crumbs along the bottom of an 8 inch baking dish. Pour mango cubes on top and spread out evenly. Pour remaining crumbs on top of the mango evenly. Randomly dot with butter chunks. Bake 40 minutes or until the top is browned and the fruit is bubbly.
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The "brown betty" is an old fashioned type of dessert, dating back to the colonial era. They are not as sweet a dessert as we are used to today but they are low in fat and high in fruit flavor. Traditionally they are made with apples but I think the mango is a good substitute. It is just sweet enough without being overpowering. I used potato bread instead of the usual white bread for a little more robust flavor and a bit of sweetness, but I bet white would do just as well. Just make sure not to over bake, the bread crumb topping is pretty dry and it can burn quickly.
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text: Though the exact details of his life and expeditions are the subject of debate, John Cabot (or Giovanni Caboto, as he was known in Italian) may have developed the idea of sailing westward to reach the riches of Asia while working for a Venetian merchant. By the late 1490s, he was living in England, and gained a commission from King Henry VII to make an expedition across the northern Atlantic. He sailed from Bristol in May 1497 and made landfall in late June. The exact site of Cabot's landing has not been definitively established; it may have been located in Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island or southern Labrador. After returning to England to report his success, Cabot departed on a second expedition in mid-1498, but is thought to have perished in a shipwreck en route.


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We're pretty sure the National Hockey League playoffs begin tonight. They excite lots of folks, so they might excite you too.
Here are tonight's (?) games (all of which are televised on American channels) and the relevant things to watch for:
• Flyers at Penguins (7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network)
Thing to watch for: Hostility. Pittsburgh and Philly played not too long ago, and tensions ran high. Perhaps that weird Hulk Hogan lookalike will return to the stands at Consol Energy Center tonight, and perhaps he will once again antagonize Scott Hartnell, as any good hockey fan should.
• Red Wings at Predators (8 p.m., CNBC)
Thing to watch for: Alexander Radulov. The former Predators prospect came back from Russia in mid-March and scored seven points in his nine games. Not bad. And Nashville went 6-3, including a win over Detroit. The Preds and Wings each took three games of their season series. Detroit is aces at home but iffy on the road, and there are only three games in Hockeytown during this series. This should be tight, you know?
• Kings at Canucks (10:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network)
Thing to watch for: Goaltending. L.A. can't score—they finished second-worst in scoring in the NHL this year—but they have a great goalie, Jonathan Quick. Vancouver can score—they led the Western Conference in goals scored—but they have a goalie, Roberto Luongo, who might just be haunted by last year's playoff failures. If Luongo matches Quick, L.A.'s toast. But if he gets shaky, we've got a series. That is, if the games are tonight.


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The second wave of sprucing up beachfront cottages at Crystal Cove State Park – a project expected to take 18 months – has officially kicked off.
The renovation of cottages on the sand – which have been left untouched among a handful of cottages that opened for publics stays on state land – will happen with funds raised from the public during the past few years.
The Crystal Cove Alliance, the non-profit that manages the land, has raised $4.7 million through private donations, gifts, grants, and concession revenues.
"In times when most non-profits are struggling, we couldn't be more proud of it," said the alliance founder Laura Davick. "It's a huge milestone for us."
The state paid the initial bill of about $13 million for the 22 units that opened to the public in 2006 during the first phase of the renovation. Thirteen of those units are rentals available for the public, and demand is still high, and getting a reservation remains a challenge.
"We're still booked at capacity," Davick said.
The state was initially supposed to contribute funds for the remainder of the project, but budget shortfalls made obtaining the funds difficult – so the alliance set out to raise funds from the public. Also, a portion of proceeds from overnight stays and the concessions goes back into a pool, to be used for Crystal Cove specific projects.
"We are now being looked at as a model within the State Park system," she said. "In today's times, we have something that is really looked at as sustainable."
The second-phase plan includes renovation of seven cottages. Two will be made into public overnight rental units, while the remainder will be designated for educational programs and park operations. An outdoor commons area and two more restrooms will be built.
The alliance is still seeking $900,000 from donations to fully complete the second phase – the last part that needs funding is turning the turquoise cottage south of the property, which was made famous by the 1988 movie "Beaches," into a museum.
The Crystal Cove Historic District is a 12.3-acre coastal portion – tucked among sandy cliffs on the south end of Newport Beach – within the 2,791-acre Crystal Cove State Park.
The area started out in 1918 as a setting for films – the Hollywood folks would build huts with palm fronds – and it became an ideal location to shoot for a tropical, secluded-beach feel.
Families started vacationing in huts left behind by film crews, and then in the '30s tents started popping up. The state bought the area in 1979 from the Irvine Co. for $32.6 million.
The cottages were occupied by families until 2001, when the state evicted them to make way for the public lodging plan.
There are a total of 46 cottages on the sand. Grant requests are already out for the third phase of restoration, which will renovate 17 cottages on the north end of the beach.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
WMATA: Now with Free Social Commentary
From J, who has been referred to WMATA's atrocious customer comment form:
Yesterday, on my commute home, the driver of my Metro bus saw something out his window (I was unable to see what.), shook his head, and decided to announce to everyone within earshot that "DC should have never legalized gay marriage."
As a gay resident of DC and a frequent Metro user, I find this type of behavior by a WMATA employee offensive and inexcusable. My taxes and fares pay to run Metro just like everyone else in this region, and I expect to utilize the services without fear of harassment, especially from the employees.
As if this wasn't bad enough, a few blocks later, after nearly hitting a jogger, the driver had the nerve to yell at the jogger out of his window.
Sadly, this happens all the time though and is just one small example of things I see every day. To be perfectly honest, I'm already over the incident, but it got me thinking about how, or if, it's worth my time to report things like this.
How do I report to WMATA (what information do I need to include? bus number, etc.) in order for a report to actually make it to an employee's file (or is that even possible?). We all know how hard it is to fire employees, so unless WMATA has a record of problems, little can be done.
Please answer the related poll over there on the left.
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34 comments:
- Anonymous said...
good luck with your complaint, but that guy was voted wmata employee of the year.
- March 18, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
How about the operators stick with safe driving and worry about gay marriage, health care and other topics at another time?
- March 18, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
Good point. Maybe they will stop killing us pedestrians if they actually paid attention to what they are actually paid to do.
- March 18, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
8:24...you're asking for too much!
- March 18, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
So because the guy works for WMATA he loses his first Amendment rights?
- March 18, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
I've gotten good results by contacting the manager of the Red line directly. This doesn't help the bus rider but all Metro lines have a manager. Find out who it is and email contact. Apply liberally. I've always gotten a response.
- March 18, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
anon 9:58 if i started spouting off homophobic or racist speech at my job, i'd be canned ASAP.
- March 18, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm not sure he said anything bad about anyone. He voiced an opinion on a political issue to which there are two sides. I think any of us could say we disagree with the decision in D.C. in the workplace without retribution as long as we didn't use hate speech, which the guy didn't. I'm not saying necessarily that he shouldn't have been focusing his attention elsewhere, but it's hardly a reason for reprimand.
- March 18, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Anonymous said...
@9:58 No, he doesn't lose his First Amendment rights, but it's certainly not part of his job to spout a homophobic diatribe over the system that is supposed to be used for announcements directly related to the operation of the vehicle. If he'd gone on there and said something racist or sexist, I bet people would be all over him for it.
I've complained via that comment form and gotten both positive feedback (3 years ago), but more recently (last summer, I think) I complained about a station manager and didn't even get a canned response.
- March 18, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- hrh king friday xiii, ret. said...
As a gay man, whenever I hear a black person say that in my presence, I reply with:
"Yeah, I feel the same way about abolitionism."*
*the above comment is intended to be a facetious remark grounded in social satire and not to be taken literally.
- March 18, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- Matt' said...
I have filed several complaints to WMATA in regards to bus service.
They're generally about something that can be fixed, like "the destination sign on the bus #xxxx running the R12 on Tuesday was frozen to 'Deanwood Station' despite the fact that it was going to New Carrollton. The bus driver made no attempt to clarify that the bus was actually going in the opposite direction that its sign said, and people (including myself) got left at the stop."
I have yet to receive a response to *any* of my complaints. I don't know if they've been read or not.
- March 18, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
Under DC's Human Rights Act, what this bus driver did could be considered creating a hostile work environment, even though he said it to the passengers and not another employee (there may have been another employee on the bus, other employees may hear about it, etc.). You cannot make political/social comments on the clock, because if they are offensive to your co-workers, you can be disciplined or fired. You don't get to "express your first amendment rights" on someone else's time, in a situation where others are forced to be in a place with you, and may even be your subordinate.
- March 18, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
I've filed numerous complaints with WMATA over bus drivers, animals on trains, and unused advertising space. I've never gotten a followup from metro aside from the canned email response.
- March 18, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hey people! All good comments but really now. First Amendment rights are NOT applicable when driving a vehicle. It is no different than not paying attention due to texting or cell calls behind that wheel. Our grand Bill of Rights and Constitution should be protected but I seriously doubt our founding fathers had bus driving safety in mind on this one. Driving is a privilege not a right.
- March 18, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
Was the bus the X8? I just saw it run three red lights like it was being stolen.
- March 18, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
I emailed Jim Graham directly. F the complaint form. Know, the time, the bus number (if possible) and the direction.
The responded, but when I called them on their BS response, I never heard back.
- March 18, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
I hope I'm not an anomaly in that all the times I have submitted complaints, they have all been resolved to my satisfaction, including:
1. Busted rail cars
2. The Branch Ave retaining pond containing more plastic bottles than water
3. A station manager telling me "Too bad" when I said my smarTrip was not responding (They were suspended)
4. A (non-full) bus blowing past a stop with 8 people waiting to board it
- March 18, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
score another for that shitsucking union.
- March 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Michael said...
Freedom of Speech does not come into play. The driver violated sexual harrasment laws by creating a hostile enviroment for passengers.
Reporting this will not be an instant firing, but if WMATA works like it should, this is cause for an instant sit down with a supervisor who goes over sexual harrasment policies. Any further complaints would be grounds for termination. Nobody wants a lawsuit from stuff like this.
Go with what Anonymous said. Time, bus number, route, direction of travel... That should be more than enough info for WMATA to figure out who the drove your bus.
- March 18, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm trying to imagine the uproar if this bus driver had instead said something like, "I'm so glad DC legalized gay marriage." Oh wait, there wouldn't be one. The intolerance of the supposed "tolerant" homosexual movement is astounding.
- March 18, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sigh....I shake my head at those who try to pass off the "Freedom of Speech" argument. It really goes to show that very few in this country actually understand what that means. There are many restrictions to it and NO, nobody has the freedom to say whatever they want, wherever they want.
As for this driver, REPORT HIM. The guy may not be fired but chances are good it will stay in his record in case he gets caught again
- March 18, 2010 at 7:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
@7:52 So if a white driver had something derogatory about mixed-race marriage, you'd be out there defending him, right? Sure.
- March 18, 2010 at 9:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
@9:38 Amazing how you can tell what race I am just by reading my anonymous comment. The issue at hand has nothing to do with race.
- March 18, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
I agree - not necessarily hate speech. Obnoxious? Perhaps. But let's all try to be a bit stronger.
- March 19, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Anonymous said...
The operator's particular views on the issue are not relevant. What is relevant, and what should be against Metro policy, is that he, as a representative of Metro before the public, expressed those views to the public. Metro should want all its customers to feel welcome. They need all the riders and revenue they can get.
I am not a labor lawyer, and have never played one on TV, but I understand that employers are allowed to impose these kind of restrictions when employees are on duty. For example a company can prohibit harrassing, abusive language, political or religious proselytizing, soliciting for other businesses, etc, especially for workers interacting with the public.
If the law on this is different, please correct me.
As Johnny Cash said, "Study harmony and diction, and play your banjo well, and if you have political convictions, keep them to yourself."
- March 19, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
@Anonymous 3/18, 1:16-your complaints were probably resolved because you chose to write them about VALID issues. People get way too hung up on the dumb, ignorant comments made by others and want to lodge formal complaints. Apparently, they think a slap on the wrist will stop hate and general ignorance. If you want to be the bigger/better person, the best approach is to write that person off as an idiot and move on with your life as a decent person. Leave formal complaint processes for the problems that warrant prompt corrective action so the system will function better and important issues will be resolved.
- March 20, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
Here's the deal. The Guy should be fired for not properly doing his job. If he was driving his own bus or car on his own time, the first amendment applies and government should take no action
But as an employee of wmata, he gets fired. No arrests. Just fired.
- March 20, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
And is the same true if he voiced support FOR the legislation? What if he had yelled out to no one in particular, "Man! I love it that we have freedom of choice in regards to abortion!" Same deal? Fire him? I'm not sure that I buy the connection to so-called hate speech just because the guy was against gay marriage.
- March 21, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- Michael said...
Metro has a policy against employees bringing ANY politics into the workplace. This driver's actions were in direct violation of this policy. He should be reported and, yes, potentially fired. This has nothing to do with freedom of speech or sexual harassment.
- March 22, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
@10:49 Where did I say that I know what race you are? I don't see that anywhere in my comment. My comment is about free speech, not race. I'm just curious to know how the situation would be different for you if the driver had made a comment about race (or gender, or religion, etc.) instead of sexual orientation. I think the issue for you, and people like you, is that you don't like gay people, and you hide behind spurious support for "free speech." Try being honest for a change, and try working on your reading comprehension while you're at it.
- March 22, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Men aftershave said...
Leave formal complaint processes for the problems that warrant prompt corrective action so the system will function better and important issues will be resolved.
- July 2, 2010 at 1:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
The public has a nerve to complain as much as I see people smoking on the platform,body fluids on the train,and eating & drinking all rules that are broken daily . Try riding the subway system in. New York & by the way metro employees pay taxes just like the public , so worry about the safety of the system and not a comment that was made
- January 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
I wonder how would u feel if the public, the media, etc. put all this negative energy into ur place of employment. If you where criticize and belittled by the public daily. Everyone is entitled to there opinion but some people take it to far. All WMATA employees arent bad, its jus that small percentage. People are so quick to focus on the negative but what about the positive things. MISERY LOVES COMPANY........
- January 4, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
what I'm going to say is going to step on some toes, so if you're sensitive, and unable to accept other perspectives, and views then.... to bad, you're not the only person in the world, get over it.
Toward the guy who overheard a bus operator's comment. Dude, get over it, he was just voicing his opinion, it doesn't mean he has animosity toward you or anybody else, or intends to do you harm.
@ Micheal
so let me get this straight, you want to fire an employee for giving his own personal opinion, on gay mariages....
Are you freakin serious, gay or straight mariages aren't politics, it's life, and how a person views it is their buisness, as long as that opinion doesn't cause "pain" to others so what. The coment about the driver "properly doing his job" was he not turning the steering wheel right, was he not appling the brakes, what was he improperly doing...
You folks are so full of HATE
so quick to fire someone, and cause them discord, pain, the same pain your claiming to be hurt by, take your thumbs out of your mouth, stop whinning and crying, and "GET OVER IT" There is a SERIOUS differance between a "an out load thought" and someone driving unsafely
- January 4, 2011 at 1:03 PM


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I recently went on vacation and, since my mythtv set-up was, for some crazy reason, not allowing me to do a direct download of recorded programming through the mythweb interface, I needed to find an alternate way of snagging those files. I have an ssh server running on my home LAN, so using scp for this seemed like it should work, though I knew it would take a bit of tinkering. Read on to see what sort of tinkering I did and, just as importantly, a way I discovered of resuming the disrupted download.
I first investigated the possibility of setting up an ssh tunnel, since the computer on my LAN that contains the video files is not the one running the ssh server. But doing that looked a tad beyond my skill level. So I decided I'd just copy those files over to the computer running the ssh server manually, then scp them to the remote computer from there.
These were very large files--i.e., > 2 GB--and, given the fairly limited rate at which I could transfer them, I expected there might be some disruption or disconnection during the download. Prior to beginning the dowloads, then, I searched google under "scp" and "resume," and I immediately came across results that showed how to use the rsync utility to resume disrupted downloads. This encouraged me to go ahead and try the scp download method.
As wikipedia informs us, "rsync is a software application and network protocol for Unix-like systems . . . that synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer." Though I had, when previously considering differing ways to back up certain directories on my computers, looked at some documentation on rsync, I had no prior experience with actually using it. Nonetheless, that's the solution I ended up employing--though I needed to do a slight adaptation for my circumstances. It seemed the slight variation I stumbled upon might warrant an entry on this blog.
Before describing in greater detail what I did, I should first at least mention a couple of other results I found that used differing utilities. One candidate used curl and sftp instead of rsync, while the other used the dd command. Since I did not attempt to implement either of those solutions, I will, after simply making note of the fact that those utilities apparently can be used for this, move on.
Getting back to rsync, the bulk of instructions I found for resuming scp transfers using it would not work "out of the box" for me because I run ssh on a non-standard port. For purposes of this blog entry, let's say that's port 1234. The question for me, then, was how to adapt the directions I'd found to the scenario involving the non-standard ssh port my LAN uses.
The resolution turned out to be fairly simple. I finally ran across the an incantation very close to what I needed here. A simplified sample entry follows (a slightly more complex rendition can be seen in the description for setting up an alias below):
rsync -P -e 'ssh -p 1234' email@example.com:path-to/remotefile.mpg localfile.mpg
Essentially, the command tells rsync to use ssh as the shell on remote end (the -e switch), while the -P switch tells it two things: that it should display the progress of the transfer, as well as that it only needs to do a partial transfer of the file. What falls between the inverted commas are the options that get passed to ssh--in this case -p 1234 stipulating the port to connect to on the remote end.
To simplify yet further this resuming process, an alias could, theoretically, be created as suggested here. That would would not work in my case, however, since aliases appear not to allow the passing of special options to ssh: entering alias scpresume='rsync -Pazhv -e ssh -p 1234' at the command line caused the port specification to be received as an option by rsync--an option it was unable to interpret. Thus, the more permanent solution of adding that line to .bashrc would not work for me either.
To make the alias work for me, I had to set up an ~/.ssh/config file with the following content (as discussed here):
After doing that, I was able to create the alias as alias scpresume='rsync -Pazhv -e ssh (note that the alternate port now does not need to be specified since it's entered into your ~/.ssh/config file). It can now simply be run as scpresume remote:path-to/remotefile localfile. Once your ~/.ssh/config file is set up, the scpresume='rsync -Pazhv -e ssh line is what needs to be entered into your .bashrc to make scpresume a permanent part of your command-line environment.
Feel free to offer any improvements you may have or other suggestions for using alternate command-line utilities for resuming downloads. This method did the trick for me, and I was able to resume transfer of files that had petered out at varying points during the download process, but of course there could be other methods that are in some way superior.
ADDENDUM: In light of the comment of a knowledgeable reader, the correct full, non-redundant command to use for file transfer resumption using rsync would be
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