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Skeme Interview
When the new class of Cali rappers comes up, the name Skeme is often mentioned with the likes of DOM Kennedy, Kendrick Lamar and Lil B.
And with good reason.
Skeme – "The Statement" [Audio]
Through a slew of mixtapes, the Inglewood rapper has positioned himself within the ranks of the new West Coast rappers invading Hip-Hop.
Today marked the release of his latest mixtape, The Statement, and one day before the tape hit the internet, the 21-year-old rapper explained to Hip-Hop Wired exactly what kind of statement he's looking to make.
Continue reading to check out our Q&A interview with Skeme.
Hip-Hop Wired: Your new mixtape is title The Statement, so what kind of statement are you trying to make with this mixtape?
Skeme: Really just trying to define myself as an artist, and as a man in general. Just let my fans, and my listeners and whoever may be listening that might be new to the situation know who I am as an artist. That's really the statement that I'm trying to make.
Hip-Hop Wired: The last mixtape you put out was Pistols & Palm Trees, what's going to be the difference in that tape from last year and The Statement?
Skeme: Really just the growth, the maturity between then and now. I put out Pistols in October of last year, so just the material and the growth between then and today. That's really the biggest difference in the music. I think the beats might be a little more upbeat than before. Other than that, the main focus will be the growth.
Hip-Hop Wired: You got a good response from Pistols & Palm Trees. What are you going to do to top that, or what do you expect when you put the mixtape out?
Skeme: From past experiences on life in general, I really don't put no expectations on anything. I just make the music, that's really where my head is at. Just make the music and make dope music. Hopefully everybody receives it. That's what I've been working on for the past six months. I hope that the people that really loved Pistols, like this project just as much as they love Pistols, if not more. And then capture new listeners at the same time.
Hip-Hop Wired: What are your favorite tracks on the mixtape?
Skeme: It's hard to pick one, so I'ma give three. I'ma say the three are "Westside Rooftops," "Krazy (Ape Isht)" and "No Strees," those are my three joints on three. "Westside Rooftops" is one of the first songs that I knew was gonna be on the project. So that in itself was enough for me, and the writing process behind that was crazy. "Ape Shyte Crazy," I really love that track, I'm attached to that one just because of the energy behind that song.
It's a new feel, when people hear it, they'll know that it doesn't sound like anything in hip-hop at the moment. I'm glad to finally have one of those songs under my belt. And "No Stress" was really just a personal moment for me, where I just let everything go on the record at one time, and I feel like that's one of the realest songs. And I had the pleasure of putting my big bro on that song, shout of to DOM Kennedy.
Skeme Ft. Dom Kennedy – "No Stress"
Hip-Hop Wired: Speaking of DOM, it seems like the West has a lot of fresh new talent—DOM Kennedy, Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle, Pac Div, Odd Future, Casey Veggies, yourself—how do you feel about the new state of West Coast hip-hop right now?
Skeme: Man, I'm in love with it. I'm happy just to be a part of that conversation. I'm glad that everybody got there eyes out here right now and watching us do what we do. Like I said, it's an honor and a privilege just to be able to rock and be in that same sentence as people who are a part of this New West thing, or the renaissance of West Coast artists at the moment.
Hip-Hop Wired: None of you all have all the way blown up yet. Why do you think that is?
Skeme: I think everything is in due time. I don't think anything is going at the wrong pace. No one is jumping any steps in being a main factor in this game. I think everything is going at the right pace. You wouldn't want to see anybody be an overnight success. That's not cool, we're all paying our dues at the moment.
Hip-Hop Wired: Cali Swag District is a group from your way in Inglewood. They had some mainstream success. They had a member, M-Bone, that was killed in Inglewood last week…
Skeme: Yeah, that was my homeboy. Rest In Peace to Montae "M-Bone." I just told Skee the other day, my last experience with dude was just playing 2K. To have a friend of yours that was taken away like that is crazy, for real, for real.
Skeme – "Let It Breathe" [Video]
Hip-Hop Wired: What are you going to do the night before the mixtape comes out? Do you have a ritual or anything that you like doing before you release a project?
Skeme: The nights before we put out projects, I just go chill with my "day ones," my homeboys that's been ridin' with me since day one, that would be supporting me whether I was doing music or not. Whether it be just chill, play 2K at the house together, we'll do something, go to dinner, it doesn't matter. Just as long as I'm around them the night before, I'm cool, and then I'm ready to go see the world the next day.
Hip-Hop Wired: For a rap fan that has never heard your music, what would you tell them to encourage them to download and listen to your mixtape?
Skeme: Like I said, I don't think there are too many artists who are in the game right now with the kinda range that I got and the kinda ability that I got. I have to be able to do different types of songs…like whether I wanted to do a club record or a record about street dealing or whatever, it might be a girl song or an emotion record about things from your past.
I don't think there are too many artists in the game that can actually handle that platform of music and being able to have that range. So I think it'll be dope for somebody to go get that, and it's like an eclectic collection on record.
Download Skeme's new mixtape, The Statement, here.


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Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Climasphere to mark World Wildlife Day on March 3.
By Kellie Caught, National Manager Climate Change, WWF-Australia
Imagine your favorite wild animal or place, like the majestic polar bear bounding across the northern ice tundras, a graceful turtle gliding through the Great Barrier Reef, a soulful orangutan swinging through the magnificent Borneo forest, or a small orange frog glistening in the Amazon.
Now imagine a world without them. Pretty hard to fathom?
But that world could be closer than we think. The culprit is climate change.
While it's true that most of these animals and places are under threat from pressures like land clearing, rapid urbanization, poor water quality, and pests, it is climate change that could be the death knell for many of our most loved species.
Scientists predict that a 1.5°C global temperature rise may see 25% of the earth's animals and plants disappear; a 3°C rise may see 30% disappear. This would be a significant loss to the world. There is no way to put a dollar figure on this type of loss.
According to the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which brings together world leading climate scientists, the world is on track to exceed 2 degrees temperature rise. According to the report, in the last 100 years and even the last few decades, we have seen unprecedented changes with a warmer atmosphere and oceans, diminished snow and ice cover, and rising sea levels.
At the end of March, the IPCC will release its next major update report on the impacts, adaptation and vulnerability of climate change. Unfortunately the news won't be good.
We already know that endangered wildlife and ecosystems are suffering the impacts of climate change, especially from extreme weather events like heatwaves, drought, bushfires, and floods.
Here are a few examples from across the planet.
- The golden toad (Bufo periglenes) from the cloud forests of Costa Rica has disappeared, with scientists pointing to climate change as the last straw.
- Experts believe that the Arctic sea ice is melting at a rate of 9% per decade, endangering the polar bear's habitat and existence.
- In Borneo, global warming is increasing the duration and frequency of droughts and increasing the number of bushfires, destroying swathes of trees and further fragmenting orangutan habitat.
- In Australia, turtles are under threat from sea level rise destroying their nesting beaches, cyclones of greater intensity destroying feeding grounds, and hotter sands either deforming their eggs or producing only females (In case you didn't know – temperature determines the sex of turtle hatchlings!)
Can't they adapt? Well yes and no! The climate change our planet is experiencing now is occurring more quickly than ever before. Changes that in the past occurred over hundreds and thousands of years are today happening in one to two hundred years. So evolution will struggle to keep up with the pace of change.
There are certainly things we can do to help build resilience and provide safeguards, such as reducing other threats or creating protected areas. But for some wildlife and places it's feared this won't be enough.
For example bats are particularly vulnerable to heat. In the heatwaves across Australia this summer, thousands of flying foxes died of heat exhaustion. In fact more than 45,000 died in one day in southeast Queensland. With predictions that our hottest days will become even hotter and occur more frequently, scientists are concerned for the future of flying foxes and the forests which rely on them as pollinators and seed dispersers.
The best thing we can do to help protect our precious wildlife and places is to cut our greenhouse gas emissions.
Stop burning fossil fuels like oil, coal and gas and instead shift to renewable energy like wind and solar. Stop cutting down trees and work with communities to protect and regrow forests. Become more energy efficient, which can start with individuals being more conscious of how they use energy like lights and transport, all the way up to big multinationals using video conferencing instead of getting on a plane.
We have the solutions; it's the least we can do to help protect our wildlife and places.
Kellie Caught is the National Manager Climate Change of WWF-Australia.
Kellie has been with WWF-Australia for four years, working on pollution pricing mechanisms, clean energy, energy efficiency and international climate change negotiations. Kellie brings a broad range of experience to her role, having worked in politics, academia, state government, the United Nations and non-government organisations. She has a Bachelor of Science, a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology and a Masters of International Business.
Interested in more stories about climate change impacts on wildlife and places? Here are some more from Australia. http://2degreesproject.com.au/Story#wildlife

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Whether you are setting up a new business or moving an existing one, chances are you will be setting up your office with an entirely new set of furnishings. New offices will require a bit of pre-planning and you want to ensure that you set your office up with productivity in mind. Here are some components of an office space that you should never overlook.
The Right Furniture Makes the Difference
It goes without saying that the right furniture is important. You want to make sure that you and your employees are comfortable and have enough working space. Otherwise productivity will suffer because it is hard to work without an adequate amount of space as well as when you are not comfortable. Choosing the right furniture includes:
- Sturdy Desks – the desks you choose for your employees should be sturdy and durable. It is a waste of money to throw out furniture every couple of months or years simply because it is no longer reliable. Spending the money up front and buying reliable, durable furniture will pay off in the long run as your desks will likely last you 10 years or more.
- Comfortable Chairs – Because most office work is done sitting down, you want to make sure that the chairs you have are comfortable. They should have ergonomic function, as well as good lumbar support. Chairs come in a wide variety of sizes and with many features and can be found in many locations that sell industrial supplies.
- Conference Tables – Regardless of the type of business you have, having a conference table is always recommended. It ensures that you have a space to speak with clients, as well as employees when you have meetings. Conference tables come in many different sizes, allowing you to pick the right one to fit the space you have available.
Organisation is Key
You cannot run a business without the necessary organisational tools. Success requires being organised and being able to find the supplies you need in an instant. Spending minutes or hours looking for something that should have been strategically placed can hamper valuable business time. Here are some must-have organisational tools that you should have in your office.
- Filing Cabinets – all businesses revolve around paperwork and it is important to have a place to store your important business papers. Filing cabinets use hanging folders as a way of keeping your paperwork sorted by the different aspects of your business. For example, you want to store employee information separately from client files and invoices. Invest in hanging files as well as regular file folders and keeping a maintained filing system should be relatively simple.
- Storage Cabinets – Regardless of how big or small your office space is, you may find that you need to invest in a storage cabinet. Storage cabinets are like pantries, of sorts, but with the intention of storing necessary business supplies. These supplies include printing paper, pencils, pens, folders, notepads and other necessary industrial supplies.
- Shelving – having shelves is a no-brainer. You can use them to store your books, sort out work that needs to be done as well as forms or other paperwork that is regularly used in your office. You can find shelving systems in an industrial supply store and they are available in many sizes and colours. You can choose from corner units for space saving capabilities as well as wall units.
Having your office set up correctly from the beginning will ensure that you have all of the keys to succeed. Because organisation and preparation are two main components of success, you do not want to sacrifice either of them. Visiting your local industry supplies store will turn up a variety of solutions, but do not go overboard. Buy only what you need and what you will use, otherwise you are essentially wasting money.
Having the right office industrial supplies on hand can make your business run smoother. When it comes to maintaining a reputation, you want to start out on the right foot.


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So this past Christmas, Santa left me a little day-planner, filled with retro images of 1950s housewives and their gray-flannel mates, captioned with suitably snarky one-liners. Today by chance I happened to flip to a page showing two smiling businessmen, wearing suits, ties and hats, and looking quite pleased with themselves. The caption?
"Housework is a snap since I realized… "hey, I'm a guy!"
All of which brought to mind, first, Hanna Rosin's piece in The Atlantic, entitled "The End of Men", which we ourselves referenced here a couple weeks ago, and the media blowback, which I tend to think is right on the money. Rosin suggests that because women do better in school, earn over half the college degrees, and are soaring into the professions, a matriarchy is precious minutes away.
Those of us who get the humor I mentioned above or who have ever wanted to, say, go on the professional golf tour (trust me, I'll tie this all together in a bit) might beg to differ. Let's look at what The Nation's Katha Pollitt has to say:
Don't worry, gentlemen. "The End of Men," Hanna Rosin's much discussed Atlantic cover story, isn't really about the end of men. It's about men's declining economic ability to dominate women and various sociocultural consequences of that fact—but who'd read a piece with an unsensational message like that? Women are surging forward educationally, entering the professions and the burgeoning service fields in great numbers, having children on their own, putting up with less crap from boyfriends and husbands—we all know that. Men are taking less than half the BAs, have suffered from the decline of manufacturing and other traditionally male jobs, and have lost some of their domestic privileges and some of their cultural prestige—we all know that too. It may even be, as Rosin claims, that women are particularly well suited to the postindustrial economy, where brains, self-discipline, the ability to work well with others and verbal skills matter more than brawn and testosterone-fueled thrill-seeking. It takes a clever picker of statistical and anecdotal cherries, though, to make plausible Rosin's claim that we are on the verge of becoming a matriarchy.
Pollitt then goes on to blow up Rosin's rosy picture by, among other things, poking holes in the stats (Lies, damn lies, and statistics, remember?). She notes, among other things, that, yeah, women may be getting more than half the college degrees, but men still dominate the high-paying fields. There's also, as we've mentioned in this space, time and again, the pay gap and the fact that women with kids are still hammered by discrimination at work and the second shift once they get home.
Pollit also takes issue with the zero-sum aspect of Rosin's argument, and wonders: "why should it be that women can change but men cannot?" And here's where it all gets interesting:
Perhaps boys just haven't had enough incentive. The old ways worked so well for so long, so much of life was rigged in men's favor: all they had to do was show up. It can take a few generations for the new reality to sink in. Unfortunately, society at large isn't doing much to help. American males are bathed from birth in pop culture that reveres the most childish, most retrograde, most narcissistic male fantasies, from misogynistic rap to moronic action movies. Where would they get the idea that they should put away the video game and do their homework? That social work or schoolteaching is a good life for a man? Girls get a ton of sexist messages, too. But even if they grow up hating their bodies and dressing like prostitutes, they know that if they don't want to end up waitressing, they've got to hit the books and make a plan.
And yet. Even if girls get it together and the boys do not, there's still no reason to believe that a matriarchy is on its way, and one reason is the roots of the word itself. Which is what brings us to golf. The New York Times tells the tale of Cristie Kerr, currently ranked No. 1 on the LPGA tour, who is living proof that, as reporter Karen Crouse writes, "a woman's athletic prime and her peak child-bearing years overlap like a total eclipse of the moon:"
For Kerr, the toughest course to plot a strategy for is motherhood.
"Some people get pregnant right away," she said. "For some, it takes years. How do you know what's going to happen? What if I couldn't have kids and I need a surrogate? What if you wait until your late 30s and you can't conceive?
"Are you going to be the natural mother? Are you going to adopt a baby? Are you going to have a surrogate?"
She and [her husband Erik] Stevens, a marketing consultant who is Kerr's agent, routinely discuss those questions.
"Cristie earns $1 million a year on the golf course," Stevens said. "If she's going to shut herself down for six months, what is that going to mean for the business? And the second part of it is, What's going to happen after the pregnancy? What's it going to do to her career? If Cristie wants to be involved in every aspect of parenthood, how will that absorb her time?"
Now, golf may be an extreme example, but still: Could you imagine this conversation if the genders were reversed? I thought not. Sometimes you have to think that no matter how well we do in school — or on the golf course — the only kind of matriarchy on the horizon for the foreseeable future is still the one where mom does the dishes.


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A man was recently forced to spend over a month on a ferry when he was repeatedly denied entry at his home country and visiting country.
Luis Cespedes, a 41-year-old Cuban architect who lives in St. Petersburg, was stuck on a ferry for 47 days when Russian immigration officials refused to let him enter the country.
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Though Cespedes is married to a Russian woman, he has no Russian passport – thus requiring that he leave the country every 30 days. Once a month, Cespedes takes a journey by boat to Finland. That was until last month, when a storm delayed his departure and he was forced to take the trip two days later, overstaying his Russian visa.
After his request to enter Russia was denied, he sailed back to Finland where he encountered another little problem. While Cespedes has been at sea, his Finnish visa had expired and thus wasn't allowed to enter.
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He was eventually forced to sail back and forth on the ferry 21 times over a period of 47 days before Russian officials finally allowed him back in on Monday. He is now trying to establish a case of permanent residency within Russia.
According to the BBC, the ferry crew took pity and gave Cespedes free food during his transit hell. In return, the architect worked as an on-board waiter to express his gratitude. Cespedes admitted, "I never thought I couldn't get off the boat at St. Petersburg."
Erica Ho is a contributor at TIME and the editor of Map Happy. Find her on Twitter at @ericamho and Google+. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.


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4-wheelers tearing up Mt. Emily land
by Associated Press
Posted on April 16, 2010 at 4:23 PM
LA GRANDE, Ore. -- At about a dozen spots along roads in the Robbs Hill-Three Cabin Ridge area of Mount Emily, it looks like bulldozers and log trucks have turned the turf into a muddy bog.
Open meadows are all torn up. In some places ruts are almost 2 feet deep.
But loggers haven't been anywhere near the place. That's what has Kurt Wiedenmann so upset.
"If this was a logging show, we'd shut it down," says Wiedenmann, La Grande district ranger for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. "They would have had to leave until it dried out, and then they would have had to come back and repair it."
As Wiedenmann knows, all this damage was done basically for kicks, by people out for a good time in their four-wheel-drive vehicles. Mostly, it's been done by local high school and college students who don't consider the consequences, such as the damage to vegetation and wildlife habitat.
Wiedenmann said he is within an inch of making a decision he'd rather not.
"One of my options is to have a seasonal closure," he said. "I have the authority to close an area if we have ongoing damage. We could close it after the last hunting season in the fall and not open it again till it dries out in May or June."
People spinning cookies and digging ruts with their four-wheel-drive vehicles has been a problem in the area for a long time. Mount Emily is close to town, and accessible. People go there to party and tear up the land with their rigs.
"It tends to be a night time activity and there tends to be drinking associated with it," Wiedenmann said.
In spring time, when the ground is wet, it makes a real mess. Wiedenmann said that a concerned citizen called him a couple of weeks ago to report widespread damage. Once the ranger got a look at it, he realized it was worse than usual.
"I was taken aback by the extent of it," he said.
Since then, the Forest Service and the Union County Sheriff's Office have begun "emphasis patrols" in the problem area, which lies northwest of the county-owned Mount Emily Recreation Area.
Long term, forest officials hope to reduce the vandalism through education. But for now, they want to put a quick stop to heavy damage being done.
Mudders are warned: those caught damaging Forest Service land can be taken before a federal magistrate, fined up to $5,000, spend six months in jail, pay restitution and help with restoration.
In order to prosecute, authorities have to catch the person in the act.
"If we can catch them in the next few weeks we can send a message. If not it really leaves me no choice but to close the area until it dries out," Wiedenmann said.
If Wiedenmann does decide to close the area to vehicles, a gate will be put up at the junction of Forest Service Roads 8405 and 035.
The price for everybody is reduced access to Mount Emily's beautiful pine forests. Wiedenmann noted that vandalism over the years has led to the fencing off of private lands in the area. Some meadows and open spaces repaired by the Forest Service have been fenced as well.
Many thousands of dollars have been spent to repair unnecessary damage. Closing off land becomes a cost-saving move.
"Some people get their rig stuck in the mud and winch themselves out and do a little damage. If we catch them, we counsel them and they're apologetic," Wiedenmann said.
"But there's another contingent who do it maliciously. In their own mind they think it's fun and don't think about the resource damage."
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April 19 2010 There is a meeting at the Lagrande Middle Sckool for the OHV trails system that is being built at Mt Emily. I had hope to attend but will not be able to. The meeting will start at 6:30 and yes Class II trails will be created here.
Ian Caldwell from park and rec and the forest service is suspose to be present as there is hope that trails will be accessable from the county land to public lands. if anyone can go please attend.
Randy Drake
Region 6 member
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Harney County High Desert Wheeler
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I have brought this upto the other members at NEO (north east oregon) 4Wheelers and they are planning on talking to Mr. Wiedenmann (or other rep from forest service) at the meeting tonight. about what we might be able to do to fix the damage.
Please keep us posted. We are thin over there, but I'm sure we might be able to get a few to help out on restoration efforts if needed.
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A couple of our folks talked to Mr. Wiedenmann and offered the help of our club to help fix the damaged area. Right now i think they are waiting for it to dry up some but he said our help is welcome and that he will let us know when/what we can do. He is also planning on attending one of our club meetings and speak with us.
Cool. I'll put a bug in the Forest Sup's ear next week that help is available as well, if you think it will be of some benefit.
Once things get ready, if we can help, let us know. Might get some folks out of region 4, and maybe a couple of SRKK folks ovr. Would be a good oportunity for a meet and greet as well as getting some good press.
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We just started using SharePoint in my organization and have faced some limitations that we're looking to overcome. Among the seemingly simpler challenges is the difficulty we're having sorting through the large number of entries on a shared calendar.
The calendar is meant to keep track of advertising, tradeshows, promotions, etc. We'd like to color code the entries so we can identify what's what at a glance. Similarly, we'd like to add tags to identify the entry as one of the above "categories" so we can just show the tradeshows, for example.
Are we missing these seemingly essential functions of SharePoint? Thanks in advance for your help!


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June 21, 2012
(NaturalNews) Some scientists have called nuclear bombs weapons they wish the world could un-invent. Now some are saying the same thing about cyberweapons, an expanding new form of "combat" aimed at debilitating or destroying an enemy's computerized infrastructure.
One such scientist is Eugene Kaspersky, whose security lab recently discovered the suspected U.S. and Israeli-generated Flame virus that has been used to attack computers in Iran and elsewhere. He says there should be an immediate global effort designed to stop what he calls "cyber terrorism."
"It's not cyber war, it's cyber terrorism and I'm afraid it's just the beginning of the game […] I'm afraid it will be the end of the world as we know it," he told reporters at a cyber security conference in Tel Aviv recently. "I'm scared, believe me."
NaturalNews.com reported earlier that Kaspersky's lab believes the development of the Flame virus was linked to the Stuxnet virus, which was also used against Iran in an attack aimed at the country's suspected nuclear weapons complex in 2010.
"We are now 100 percent sure that the Flame and Stuxnet groups worked together," Roel Schouwenberg, a senior researcher at Russia-based Kaspersky Lab, said during a press conference. "The fact that the Flame group shared their source code with the Stuxnet group shows they cooperated at least once."
"We believed that the two teams only had access to some common resources, [but] that didn't show any true collaboration," Schouwenberg continued, in an interview with ABC News. "However, now it turns out that the Stuxnet team initially used Flame to kickstart the project. That proves collaboration and takes the connection between the two teams to a whole new level."
Several nations capable of developing lethal malware
Over the past several months officials in the U.S. have become more frank about the work the United States and Israel did developing Stuxnet, which was deployed to high effect against Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment installation because, though Tehran denies it, Washington and Tel Aviv say the Islamic republic is developing nuclear weapons.
Cyber security experts say Flame is one of the most sophisticated malicious software (malware) codes that has been discovered thus far. And while many firms are still examining the virus, most experts believe it was released to specifically infect computer systems in Iran and in rival regimes across the Middle East.
Kaspersky said the U.S., Britain, Israel, Russia, China and perhaps India, Romania and Japan are all nations capable of developing that kind of complex software, though he would not say which nation he thought was behind Flame.
When asked whether he believed Israel was part of the solution or the problem behind the rising incidence of cyber warfare, Kaspersky said, "Both."
"Flame is extremely complicated but I think many countries can do the same or very similar, even countries that don't have enough of the expertise at the moment. They can employ engineers or kidnap them, or employ 'hacktivists'," he said.
Cyber warfare – cyber terrorism – is only growing, he added.
"These ideas are spreading too fast. That cyber boomerang may get back to you," he said.
The cyber security expert noted that governments must cooperate to stop the kind of attacks that have so far occurred on several nations' computer infrastructure, much as they have cooperated to stop the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. And, he said, operating systems should be redesigned.
The more lethal malware could already be out there
"Software that manages industrial systems or transportation or power grids or air traffic, they must be based on secure operating systems. Forget about Microsoft, Linux, Unix" – which are used throughout the U.S. and the West to operate power plants, water treatment facilities, etc., Kaspersky said.
That's going to be the only way to protect computer infrastructure from sabotage or attack, he said.
On a dour note, the security expert seemed to say other, more dangerous and lethal viruses, could already be out there, since malware programs like Stuxnet and Flame have limited lifespans.
"It's quite logical that there are new cyber weapons designed and maybe there are computers which are infected," he said, according to Reuter.
Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak also attended the conference and voiced agreement that cooperation on an international level was needed to contain cyber warfare threats.
"The damage you can save yourself from proper defense may be more than what you achieve through the offensive action, though both aspects exist," he said.
The New York Times reported in early June that President Obama ordered the Stuxnet attack on Iran intensified after the virus accidentally escaped Iran's Natanz plant, citing a cyber warfare operation initiated by the George W. Bush administration and code-named "Olympic Games."
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Programs for Children The Museum offers educational programs for elementary students, high school students, summer camp groups, scouts, or other children's clubs or organizations. Some specific programs are listed below; additional special programs can be developed on request, geared to specific school curriculum and based on the Museum's collection and resources.
Art and the Automobile
Art classes are encouraged to see, sketch, and create works based on the Museum's collection of automobiles and advertising from the Brass Era.
Alternative Energy
The different types of engines – from gasoline to electric to steam – used in early automobiles are explored through the Museum's collection. Students learn about how engines and fuel use changed over time, and the options for alternative energy for automobiles of the future. (The documentary Who killed the Electric Car may be included for showing.)
Precision Manufacturing and Interchangeability
This builds on the Industrial Revolution in America and the birth of the automobile. Students view early sewing machines, typewriters, watches, and bicycles. They learn about the relationship between these products, mass production, and the automobile.
Programs for Adults
Senior Programs
Programs have been offered in conjunction with Acadia Senior College and other senior groups. Programs can be developed on any topic of interest such as early bicycling or motor touring.
Demonstration Days
These feature the extremely rare horseless carriages from the Museum's collection being driven and interpreted on the Museum's grounds. Seal Cove is one of the few museums in the world where visitors can ride in antique automobiles like these while learning about their important history.
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1. I want to spend more quality time with my children.
2 I find rushing to get somewhere early in the morning makes me a grouchy parent.
3. The amount of homework young children have to do steals valuable family time.
4. I'd like to be the main influence on my childrens; values.
5. I'd like to be able to travel as a family without worrying about absence policies and school schedules.
6. My son thinks outside the box, which is something that busy teachers with 30 students don't have time to deal with.
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I hadn't really known much about homeschooling until a friend talked to me about it. I read Home Grown Kids and other books about homeschooling and it made sense. We talked about teaching our daughter at home. She was past 3 yrs when I called that friend to let her know that "our" midwife had passed away. She said "Oh, Sara died. I gotta go, I'm in school." My reaction, not spoken, was that if that is what homeschooling make you do to your friends, I don't want to do it. My daughter went to a good quality Christian school for K-5 and 1st grade. K-5 was okay but 1st grade was torture for me. My happy little girl was gone all day, came home grouchy, and had a LOT of homework. We kept her home the next year so we could enjoy her. We have homeschooled ever since and I agree with the reasons listed above. I really don't feel comfortable enough to get involved with the public schools.
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Re: What are some of your reasons to HS?
I just wanted to say a quick thanks for this post. I was reading it the other day after having a particularly challenging day of doubting my choices and this thread inspired me to sit down and THINK of WHY I wanted to homeschool.
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Re: What are some of your reasons to HS?
You know, whenever someone asks me this, I still have to stop and think. We've been homeschooling for so long now, the questions for me is "why would I ever put my kids in school?"
While some of my reasons for continuing are the same as when I started, keeping on with it has led to new & better reasons for continuing. Especially now that 2 of the 4 are adults.
I live in a province in eastern Canada where we are typically economically depressed. Most jobs are blue-collar. A government job is seen as the pinnacle of a "good job". The literacy rate here is at sixty percent.
Literacy. 60 %.
That right there should be reason enough for anyone who lives here. When 3 of my 4 kids were reading fluently, I had a better literacy rate in my household than the education system here was doing.
And both of the older kids have said college/school was like a game. Do what the schools want, get the "points", jump thru the hoops - pass to the next level. It is training to be a cog in the machine. My kids don't want to be "normal" and average and that's not what I want for them ether. I want them to be happy & satisfied, doing what they love.
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This thread is immensely inspiring, thank you all for sharing! My oldest is only 3 1/2, but we suspect he is autistic (slowing going through the evaluation process currently), and I am seriously considering homeschooling him. I'm thinking that I will be better able to give him the time and attention he needs to learn well. Being at home we can be flexible when he's having a bad day, he can get up and wiggle around if he needs to. I'm still not 100% sure, but after reading a bit of this thread I'm feeling excited about the possibility!
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Re: What are some of your reasons to HS?
Three more reasons have come up recently. First of all, because we're on a six-day-a-week, year-round schedule with a very light curriculum, we have plenty of time to get everything done. If we get whacked with one germ after another, as in this cold season, we can let things slide until we are all feeling OK and still be on track--no dragging anybody to school with a pocketful of Kleenex because they're "not too sick" and the absences are piling up. Second, I don't have to worry about getting a little girl to the bus stop when the snow is going sideways, the preschooler would rather be asleep, and the baby wants to nurse. Third, because we start our school year in July and end it in June, we can keep Easter Week and the Twelve Days of Christmas, take birthdays off, and blow off schoolwork to hit the beach when the weather is perfect (where Sophia is exploring tide pools, examining how to make water run all the way down an inclined plane made of sand, hunting fossils, etc., so that's really school--but still!).
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We home school for many reasons.
Both my Hubby and I were board in school and got in trouble a lot. I was lucky to have a mom who was able to let me do independent study starting in Jr. High. I did this off and on (private Christian school and 1 semester of public high school) until I graduated early from High school. My hubby was not so lucky and never did well in school.
So when we talked about schooling our kids we knew we wanted to be in control of what they learned and how much time they spent sitting still and doing school work. Our oldest son is very out going and artistic. He easily gets distracted. We didn't want him to be in trouble all the time and be labeled.
We also liked the idea of getting to spend the time with our kids. Learning about their passions and being there when they discovered the world. Not hearing about it after a long day and lots of home work.
I read a wonderful book about HS when we were first talking about it I think it was called Homespun Schools. I was really surprised to hear that most kids aren't ready for traditional sit down book learning at 5. When they're supposed to start school. He had lots of stories of families that did hands on things like field trips, and working around the house. Planting gardens and helping in the kitchen. Until the kids were closer to eight and they were at the same grade level as other "schooled" kids their age and doing better in school then they were. So that inspired me.
We're in our 2nd year of "book" learning with our oldest son and he's doing very well. I can't Imagen doing normal school.
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Re: What are some of your reasons to HS?
Just because I don't have a big list of reasons to do anything else.
And my kids were going to behave perfectly all the time and if they didn't, they'd be Dobsoned, but I was going to Dobson so perfectly that they'd know not to slip up but once or twice because I was going to be sooooooo consistent and awesome and wise.
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*No one loves or knows my child like me. He is a quirky, intriciate little boy and homeschool will allow us to help him reach his best potential. He is very sensitive and loves doing 'his own thing'.
*I taught lower elementary and LOVED it. I certainly don't think every parent needs that experience to homeschool, but I am very excited to use my education background and the mountains of materials in my attic with my own kids for a few years.
*Our public schools are not horrible, but not great. Someday we may be in a better district and be more open to public schools, but this one is not an option we're willing to even consider.
*Our church run K-12 school has a phenomenal reputation in the JR/SR high and they'll likely end up there. (DH is actually on the board.) However, an elementary school was recently merged and they have a lot of work to do to get it up to par. We're not willing to spend $7000+ for a medicore elementary education when we can comfortably provide a much better experience for our kids at a fraction of the cost.
*I was homeschooled a little bit and turned out ok.
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When our daughter was a baby, 14 years ago, I just couldn't imagine letting someone else have the privelege of being with her for most of her life. I'm so glad God worked it out so that my husband allowed us to have a "trial" of homeschooling for a few years. Life just grew up around the idea that we were a family who could rely on one another for what we needed to grow.... and we didn't need someone else to raise our daughter for us during weekdays.
Now that I'm older, I can see the hand of God throughout the process and am so thankful that the culture of our home is one that depends on the Lord to guide us. He gives us all things pertaining to LIFE and GODLINESS... what more do we need to be able to homeschool?
It's not about education, primarily, it's about being stewards of these Little Blessings by serving God and one another each day.
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This is awesome to see all the responses and is very encouraging! It absolutely concretes my reasons for homeschooling our children... thank you, thank you!
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Re: What are some of your reasons to HS?
We had a blizzard today, with wind chill skating on the edge of the frostbite zone. The roads were glassy and the sidewalks were choked with plowed-up berms. There was no refuge from the wind or the stinging snow.
My daughters didn't have to deal with any of that.
Wife to John, December 18, 1999 ~ Mother to Sophia, March 13, 2004 ~ Mother to Eva, June 10, 2006 ~ Mother to Matthew, December 21, 2009 ~ Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will lift me up.
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I've never posted to this thread. I initially started homeschooling because of my personal experiences with public and private schools as a child, because two of my LLL co-Leaders homeschool - their homeschooled children were so sweet, smart, and well adjusted, and because my oldest son didn't take change well at all. The school he would have gone to for kindergarten was different than the one he would have gone to for 1st grade. It seemed like the best fit for our family at the time.
My reasons for homeschooling now:
1. We can choose the curriculum, learning styles, and place of learning to fit the child.
2. It is flexible and portable...the whole world can be our classroom.
3. It fits our eclectic family.
3. We can go to school in our pajamas.
4. We can take birthdays as a holiday and can have rain days off as well as good weather days, etc.
6. We can concentrate on one subject a day if we want to.
7. A child can concentrate on a his interests. For example, if a child is interested in birds he can develop a whole unit study around birds if he wants to.
8. It best fits my beliefs that learning is a lifestyle.
9. It teaches children that learning doesn't happen in a classroom ans teaches them how to be life-long learners.
12. We can go v visit out of state family in the throughout the school year.
13. multi-age levels working and learning together.
14. My very active 12 yo can move and doesn't have to sit still in order to learn. He can wiggle, sit down, jump up, drum his feet, rock his chair, eat an Apple, talk, etc. without getting into trouble.
16. We can incorporate learning and knowledge into everything we do and the children grow up seeing that learning is a lifestyle.
~Mom to four awesome boys ages 20, 18, 16, and 13
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Because our science lesson today is watching the solar eclipse. When I was in middle school in our local district, before NCLB drowned the curriculum in busywork, we took half a day to learn about eclipses and viewing safety and watched a total solar eclipse together. Just went to the middle school homepage. You can take a selfie at 6:00 tonight in their gym as part of an anti-tobacco rally, which is worthy I guess, but the eclipse isn't happening according to those NCLB standards that are STILL on the mission statement for the district YEARS after it became widely known that NCLB is based on snake oil, so it doesn't get a mention. Because the physics standards related to eclipses were scheduled to be taught some other time. Pshhhh, reality, get with the program.
Sorry, juuuust a bit bitter.
ETA: We've been observing it using a sheet of paper with a pinhole in it taped to the window. Hold a whiteboard or other flat white object up a few feet from the pinhole and move it gently around until you see a tiny image of the sun on it. You can watch the eclipse happening on the whiteboard, no protective gear required! Awesome.
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Conservation volunteers in Thailand visit the Similan Islands
Last month ten volunteers on our Conservation in Thailand project along with Dive Instructor, Robert and Dive master Justine, embarked on a four day, four night live-aboard trip to the Similan islands.
Although a couple of the volunteers had already had a taste of a live-aboard, it was a new experience for most. The group were not let down by the quality of diving with the many dive sites meriting the Similans deserved reputation as one of the worlds best places to dive.
Doing up to four dives a day it was important to keep energy levels high and this was seen to by the Thai crew who provided an excellent array of food in plentiful quantities. In addition to this the helpfulness of the Thai boat crew cannot go without mention and it is fair to say we were all totally spoiled and it will be a shock to return to our usual boat, the Navada.
The visibility on all the dives was exceptional, ranging from 25 to 30 metres. This provided ample opportunity to spot all kinds of marine life, most notably the manta ray, but also the ghost pipefish and the frog fish. The coral was extremely bright and in most areas completely unspoiled due to the Similans status as a national marine park since the mid 1980s. It was truly a magnificent place for the volunteers to participate in their Padi Open Water and Advanced Open Water courses.
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And if you are feeling really sinful, just spread some nutella on a slice...OMG, ridiculously good!
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The Diploma of Engineering offers students an industry-connected experience, uniquely placed to provide solutions to the challenges faced by the global community. Curtin College will provide you with the skills and knowledge to enable you to commence the academic studies you will need for your career in engineering.
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Direct Entry into Year 2 at Curtin University.
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Students must complete the following seven core units and one elective unit:
Core Units
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Students must complete the following core units:
Core Units
- Academic Communication
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- Engineering Foundations: Design & Processes
- Engineering Foundations: Principals Communication
- Engineering Materials
- Calculus for Engineers
- Linear Algebra and Statistics for Engineers
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Programming
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- Stage 2 Units – 25 Credit Points Each (unless stated)
Academic Communication (12.5 credit points)
This unit is specifically designed to develop key communication skills. The aims of this unit are to develop students' understanding of, and skills in: critical reading, including note-taking, summarising and evaluating arguments; team-building and team-work skills; academic writing skills including paraphrasing, quoting and referencing; report writing; delivering oral presentations; academic writing style.
Calculus for Engineers
This unit builds on students' knowledge of functions and calculus, further extending to a range of techniques used in solving problems arising in engineering and related fields. Students will extend their differentiation techniques to optimisation problems and the approximation of functions. This unit will cover a range of integration techniques to optimisation problems and the approximation of functions. Students will apply integration techniques to find volume, length and surface area and will be introduced to the concept of complex numbers, together with their applications and use in solutions to polynomial equations. This unit is designed for those students who have passed WACE Mathematics Methods or equivalent.
Engineering Foundations: Design and Processes
Design horizons. Effective teams. Requirements specifications; identifying features. Systems design; creative thinking methods for innovative solutions. Conceptual design. Design specifications; setting priorities. Ethics and design. Operational design; reliability, sustainability, ergonomics. maintainability. Economics of design. Social and professional responsibilities. The concept of concurrent engineering. The future; computer-aided design. Report writing within engineering academic and professional contexts. Developing reflective learning and oral communication skills.
Engineering Foundations: Principles and Communication
Structure of the engineering industry. How engineering works. Working as an engineer. Engineer's responsibilities and duties. The engineer and the environment. Working in a team. Academic writing and ethical scholarship. Report writing within engineering academic and professional contexts. Developing reflective learning and oral communication skills. Compliance with procedures.
Engineering Materials
Structure of atoms, quantum numbers Interatomic bonding Atomic coordination, Interatomic distances, Atomic and ionic radii, Coordination number Crystal structure, Non-crystalline structures. Gases. Liquids, Glosses Imperfections and atom movement. Solid solutions in metals and ionic, compounds, Point defects. Line defects. Boundaries. Atomic diffusion Electronic structures. conductivity, insulators. semiconductors. electronic resistivity vs temperature. Electronic energies. Energy bands Magnetic behaviour. Ferromagnetism. Superconductivity Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Alkanes, Alkenes and alkynes, Benzene and aromaticity, Functional groups and reactivity, Electrochemistry, Electron transfer reactions. Electrochemical cells. Reduction potentials. Corrosion processes and theory, Corrosion testing. data interpretation, mechanical testing Elastic and Plastic Deformation, Slip Systems and Dislocation Theory, Fatigue and Fracture, Tensile, Hardness, and Impact Tests, Corrosion Prevention and Control Metals and Alloys, Microstructures, Equilibrium diagram construction. Phase Equilibria, Microstructure and Heat Treatment. Metallography and Heat Treatment. Polymers. Ceramics and Glasses. Materials Selection, Case Studies, Composite Materials, Semiconductor.
Engineering Mechanics
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Engineering Programming (12.5 credit points)
The need for and importance of writing computer programmes, sequencing the solution of a problem of sub-activities/instructions. Designing an algorithm. Practical programming in 'C' (the vocabulary, the grammar and the structure)- input-output. storage and assignment, single-path programmes, logic statements. loops and arrays. Scientific and engineering libraries of routines, compilation and debugging; validation.
Electrical Systems
Fundamentals of DC Circuits; Fundamentals of AC Circuits; Electromechanics and Energy Conversion; Electronics; Instrumentations and Control.
Linear Algebra & Statistics for Engineers
This unit will consider the problems arising from engineering-related fields. Students will learn the necessary skills to model and solve such problems through the introduction of mathematical techniques of linear algebra, data analysis and statistical inference. This unit will cover vectors, lines and planes and their extension into n-dimension space. The unit also covers matrices and their use for solving systems of linear equations through a study of a number of different types and solution methods. Students will be introduced to the world of statistics by looking at the concepts of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
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Australian Qualifications: English Language Requirements
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- Year 11 English with 50% or better
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- Year 12 English with a C grade or 50%
- English ATAR with a scaled mark of 50
- English Literature ATAR with a scaled mark of 50
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- International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 5.5 (no band below 5.0)
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): iBT 54 (R7, L6, S15, W17)
- General Certificate of Education (GCE): O-level / SPM 1119: C
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6-25-11 PNC Park
Today would be the largest crowd ever to witness a game at PNC Park, as 39, 483 would pack the park.
I was second in line behind Nick Pelescak. Zac Weiss, another Pittsburgh ballhawk would be third. There was lots of time to kill, so we stood around and talked a bit.
And played some catch in front of the gate.
What pitch am I throwing below? It has to do with the Red Sox starting pitcher tonight…
When the gates opened, I found a ball in the front row of section 137 to put me on the board.
A bit later in batting practice, a ball hit off of a the groundskeepers vehicle and settled against the wall in foul territory.
It would've been an easy snag – just a reach over the fence. So I ran over to get it. Just as I was entering the seating area in foul territory down the line, a Pirate sliced a line drive of home run distance into the seats. I was in the right place in the right time, as there wasn't another fan within 100 feet. I walked over and picked it up for ball #2.
In the meantime, the groundskeeper picked the ball up as I was making my way down the stairs.
My third ball was a ground rule double that bounced over the fence here, and nearly took out pitching coach Ray Searage, who was walking over to the fence to give a ball away.
I wouldn't snag another ball until 5:30.
At 5:30, the center field and right field seats opened, and I found a ball on the stairs in right field for #4 of the day.
Moments later, David Ortiz blasted a ball way over my head. I could tell it was going to carry, so I ran up the stairs towards the top of the Clemente Wall, hoping the ball would settle in a seat or empty row. It hit a seat and completely lost all momentum, and I picked it up a moment later for #5.
In the next group, I noticed a ball had landed in the ivy in center field that might have been reachable.
I made my way down the stairs and as I was under the Clemente Wall walking to center field, I heard WHHHAPPP – the sound of a ball hitting the concrete. A ball had cleared the Clemente Wall completely and was about twenty feet in the air above my head, as it rebounded off of the back wall. I jumped up and snagged it for ball #6.
'Wow, that was lucky,' I thought.
Not but fifteen seconds later, the same thing happened. Completely obstructed from the path of the ball, another home run cleared everything, hit a Red Sox fan, and deflected directly to me for ball #7.
Two completely lucky snags in a matter of seconds. I was later told it was Jarrod Saltalamacchia who hit those two balls.
In the meantime, another ballhawk snagged that ball in the ivy in center field. Nothing really happened in center field, except David Ortiz sauntered out to receive the adulation of Red Sox nation.
I spent the last fifteen minutes in left field, and this was the scene.
There was no where to go. I stayed over towards the foul pole where I had at least a half row of range, but no balls came withing fifty feet of me.
After batting practice, I left PNC Park for a bit. I checked the bushes to baseballs, but didn't find any.
I also took one of the best pictures I've ever taken after looking through those bushes.
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During the game, I didn't do much ballhawking. I spent a few innings in right center, and a few innings in my ticketed seat in the upper deck.
The Pirates ended up winning the game, setting the stage for a possibly sweep of the mighty Boston Red Sox tomorrow.
After the game Amy and I found a secluding spot in a park during the firework show and
Anyway, before heading home we stopped off at a Giant Eagle and picked up a few snacks for a possible road trip next week… It will probably be the last extended road trip for awhile because… well, we're so pregnant.
And tomorrow is the baby shower!
Today's baseballs:
Sweet spots:
Game: 7 balls (5 hit, 2 found)
Season: 251 balls (101 hit, 53 thrown, 60 device, 28 found)
Games: 43 games
Average: 5.84 balls per game
Career: 1,373 balls
Attendance: 39,483


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The Houston Dynamo organization and fans got the official news Tuesday morning that the Harris County Commissioners Court has voted to formally approve the Houston Dynamo stadium project.
For the players and coaches who made the difficult decision to move their families from San Jose to Houston almost five years ago with promises that a soccer stadium was on its way, the news today provided some consolation that their personal sacrifices were justified.
"I'm happy for the guys and the fans and the front office that has worked so hard since we moved here to Houston," Houston coach Dominic Kinnear said. "I always think back to the first time we were here in December 2005 at City Hall, and the whole thought behind the move was: 'We're getting a stadium.' We've had some great times here, and I'm thrilled."
The vote passed 5-0 at the Harris County Commissioners Court. That vote, along with City Council's vote last week, means that the major public votes are now behind the Dynamo. The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority will now negotiate the lease with the Dynamo, and the team hopes to begin construction in the fall of this year with hopes that stadium will open before the 2012 season.
"I think it's awesome," Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis said. "We've been waiting a long time for it, and it's special for me. I've been in the league nine years and have never played in a soccer-specific stadium. "
While some players moved with the franchise from San Jose, the team's local players like Tyler Deric provided a bit of a different perspective on the stadium and how they believe it will impact the Houston soccer community.
"I think it's a great thing for Houston," the Houston native told MLSsoccer.com. "It's going to be a great opportunity for soccer and for it to be more of an influence for all the players and the kids who will enjoy the stadium. It would have been great for me growing up if I had a stadium I could go to."
"It's great for the team and the community and I'm looking forward to it," Deric added. "Being a Houstonian, it gives me extra incentive to work harder so that one day I can just imagine myself [playing] and looking up at a stadium in my hometown with the Houston skyline in the background. That would be a dream of mine."
The contributions that the current and former Dynamo players made on the field and as ambassadors of their sport in this city have helped pave the way for this stadium deal. There was also a wealth of support from the coaches, front office staff, and fans who have worked tirelessly in support of both the franchise and the stadium.
"It's a great city for soccer, and our fan support has been fantastic," noted Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis. "I feel like the stadium will help a lot, and I'm looking forward to the project."
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President Barack Obama makes remarks about the Department of Homeland Security's recent announcement about deportation of illegal immigrants in the Rose Garden at the White House June 15, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Updated 4:18 p.m. ET - The Obama administration announced on Friday that it would no longer seek the deportation of most young illegal immigrants, and would instead allow them to apply for work permits, a significant policy shift with potentially major electoral implications.
The Department of Homeland Security said that, effective immediately, the government would no longer seek the deportation of illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, and would allow them to apply for work permits if they meet certain criteria.
The decision was intended to make America's immigration system "more fair, more efficient and more just," President Barack Obama said in an afternoon statement in the Rose Garden.
"They were brought to this country by their parents, sometimes even as infants, and oftentimes had no idea they were undocumented until they applied for a job," the president said. "They are Americans in their hearts, in their minds ... in every single way but one: on paper."
President Obama announces that the Department of Homeland Security will no longer seek the deportation of many young illegal immigrants.
A senior administration official said in a conference call with reporters that as many as 800,000 undocumented immigrants stand to benefit from this change.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the shift represented neither immunity nor amnesty -- buzzwords for conservatives who oppose illegal immigration -- but instead represented an instance of "prosecutorial discretion" in which the government had re-evaluated its priorities in enforcing the law.
"This is not amnesty; this is not immunity; this is not a path to citizenship," Obama said, calling today's move a "temporary fix."
Obama interrupted by heckling at immigration announcement
The shift essentially accomplishes many of the legislative intentions of the DREAM Act, an immigration reform bill that had stalled in Congress due to Republican objections. President Barack Obama favors the legislation, while presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has said he would veto that law.
The new rule comes amid a bruising election year fight between Obama and Romney, in which the Latino vote could be decisive. Obama enjoys a strong advantage with Latino voters, winning 61 percent of Latinos vs. 27 percent for Romney in a mid-May NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll.
Romney, speaking to reporters in New Hampshire, said he thought that the status of children who were brought to the United States illegally is important to resolve, but only on a long-term basis.
"I think the action that the president took today makes it more difficult to reach that long term solution because an executive order is, of course, just a short term matter. It can be reversed by subsequent presidents," Romney said. He didn't say whether he would seek the new rule's reversal.
"If I'm president, we'll do our very best to have that kind of long term solution that provides certainty and clarity for the people who come into this country through no fault of their own by virtue of the actions of their parents," the former Massachusetts governor added.
The Hispanic vote is of particular importance in swing states like Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Florida, among others. Those states could swing the election toward Obama or Romney, elevating the importance of the margin between the two candidates with Latino voters.
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Immigration activists gather in front of the White House to celebrate the Obama Administration's announcement about deportation of illegal immigrants June 15, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Obama's biggest challenge, though, has involved motivating Latino voters to turn out for him with the same strength they had in 2008. The president had faced lingering complaints stemming from his inability to advance the comprehensive immigration reform he had promised as a candidate in 2008.
Skepticism, joy among illegal immigrants over Obama decision
The president tweaked Republicans in Congress for blocking the legislation, saying that he continued to favor both the full DREAM Act as well as a broader comprehensive immigration reform package that would allow a pathway to citizenship.
"There's no reason that we can't come together and get this done. And as long as I'm president, I will not give up on this issue," Obama said.
In a memorandum to immigration enforcement officials, Napolitano wrote that immigrants who were illegally brought to the United States as children "lacked the intent to violate the law," and pose few national security risks.
The memo said the government would not pursue immigrants who met five criteria. Individuals must:
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A senior administration official noted that the new rules were not permanent, though, and conceded that a different administration with a different policy could conceivably choose to withdraw this regulation.
"The executive can always change its mind about how to exercise discretion," said the official.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer responds to President Obama's immigration policy announcement on Friday.
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That hard-line stance prompted handwringing among Republicans who have long worried about the long-term political fallout associated with alienating Latino voters. Florda Gov. Jeb Bush suggested earlier this week that much of the Republican rhetoric surrounding immigration had been "insulting."
"Change the tone would be the first thing," he said of his advice to Republicans. "Second, on immigration, I think we need to have a broader approach."
Ironically, the Obama administration's new rule would accomplish many of the same goals of a limited version of the DREAM Act proposed by Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, which stops short of offering young illegal immigrants citizenship, but gives them a type of legal status. Romney said he was considering the proposal from Rubio, a popular choice of conservatives to round out the Republican ticket as a vice presidential nominee.
In a statement, Rubio straddled praise and criticism for the move.
"Today's announcement will be welcome news for many of these kids desperate for an answer, but it is a short term answer to a long term problem," he said. "And by once again ignoring the Constitution and going around Congress, this short term policy will make it harder to find a balanced and responsible long term one."
Romney said of Rubio: "I'd like to see legislation that deals with this issue and I happen to agree with Marco Rubio as he considers this issue. He said that this is an important matter, we have to find a long term solution but the president's action makes reaching a long term solution more difficult."


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- "Been having a lot of trouble with him. Needs a Memory Charm ten times a day to keep him happy. And Ludo Bagman's not helping. Trotting around talking about Bludgers and Quaffles at the top of his voice, not a worry about anti-Muggle security! Blimey, I'll be glad when this is over. See you later, Arthur."
- —The Obliviator[src]
This unidentified individual was a wizard who worked in the Ministry of Magic as an Obliviator in the 1990s. In 1994 he was stationed at Mr Roberts' campsite. He is described as wearing plus fours, and he looked extrememly exhausted, as there were purple shadows under his eyes and his chin was blue with stubble. He used a Memory Charm on Roberts when he questioned incessantly about the wizarding world such as a man that tried to pay him with big gold coins or a "weirdo" wearing a dress. He told Arthur Weasley that the Charm had to be used ten times a day to keep Roberts from realising the true nature of the "foreigners" in his campsite.[1]
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Eggplant Hole in the Head
- 1 whole 1 whole 1 whole Eggplant
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- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Salted Butter
- 4 whole 4 whole 4 whole Pastured Eggs
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Salt
- Preheat grill to high heat.
- Rinse the eggplant, then cut into 1-inch-thick slices from end to end.
- Brush eggplant slices with olive oil, sprinkle with salt.
- Grill eggplant for approximately 3–4 minutes per side.
- Cut a hole in the center of each piece of eggplant using a small circular cookie cutter.
- Sauté eggplant in frying pan over medium heat with pasture butter.
- Crack egg into center of eggplant slice.
- Allow egg to cook for 3–4 minutes, then flip carefully.
- Cook for an additional 2–3 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve with sliced green onion as a garnish.
The thickest part of the eggplant will yield the best slices for this recipe. Feel free to save any additional eggplant for another recipe. Alternatively, you can grill the entire eggplant, and enjoy the remaining slices without the egg-filled center. For those without a grill, you can also broil the eggplant.
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On the list of things we enjoy spending money on, our cell phone bills rank at the very bottom — right next to filling up the gas tank. It's not that we're overcharged as much as we're constantly going over that pesky data limit, which means big bucks at the end of the month. We'd give anything to supplement our income a little when it comes to mobile devices, and this new app might just be the proverbial pot of gold — sort of.
Locket is a service that turns your phone's lock screen into a virtual billboard, and pays you for every ad you interact with. Each time you swipe to see more info about the featured company you'll get 1 cent in a special account, that you can redeem through Paypal after you rack up the benjamins. Of course, this certainly isn't for everybody. Not all of us want to be bombarded by advertisements every second of the day, especially when it comes to something as personal as our phone. But, if you do sign up, take note that the company weeds out companies that don't meet its standards, and they one day hope to allow you to donate the money you earn straight to charity.
The app is only available for Android right now, but don't be surprised if it hits iPhones in the near future. In the meantime, we're going to try and practice restraint checking Facebook and SnapChatting to keep our bills down. (ABC News)
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