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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Wednesday took a heavy hand against both Islamist and secular opponents, handing down heavy prison sentences to a group of female supporters of the ousted Islamist president — including teenagers as young as 15 — and ordering the detention of two dozen secular activists, all for participating in protests.
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Wednesday took a heavy hand against both Islamist and secular opponents, handing down heavy prison sentences to a group of female supporters of the ousted Islamist president — including teenagers as young as 15 — and ordering the detention of two dozen secular activists, all for participating in protests.
The moves mark what critics say is a bolder determination by Egypt's military-backed government to silence dissent, continuing a crackdown on Islamists since the military's July 3 ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, while suppressing secular activists who supported his removal but also accuse the new leadership of restoring a system as autocratic as Morsi's toppled predecessor, Hosni Mubarak.
Images from the courtroom in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria showed the 21 young female defendants in white head scarves and white prison uniforms, handcuffed in the defendants cage. Among them were seven teenagers aged 15 and 16, who were sentenced to prison terms until they turn 18. The rest — most aged 18 to 22 — were sentenced to 11 years in prison.
A day earlier brought other harsh scenes: Security forces beating and dragging female secular activists on the ground during a protest outside parliament. Pole detained 14 women, then drove them in a van through the desert where they were dropped off on a remote road in the middle of the night in a move to intimidate them, several of the women said.
The crackdown is rearranging Egypt's political map after months when authorities were focused on crippling Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. The resulting crisis threatens to fragment the loose coalition of liberal and secular groups that supported the military in its removal of Morsi.
At the center of the crisis is the law issued this week banning any protests or public political gatherings of more than 10 people without a prior police permit, imposing stiff fines and jail terms for violators. Authorities say the law is needed to rein in continuing pro-Morsi protests and restore stability in a country rocked by constant unrest since the 2011 ouster of Mubarak.
In the face of the criticism, the Cabinet issued a strongly worded statement saying it is determined to implement the law with "all firmness and force … so freedom doesn't turn to chaos." It linked it to a "war on terrorism" — pointing to the Brotherhood protests and violence by Islamic militants in Sinai.
"There are elements that want to spread domestic chaos in a desperate attempt to hurt the prestige of the state," it said.
The group of Islamist women were arrested on Oct. 31 while holding a demonstration in Alexandria demanding Morsi's reinstatement and denouncing the military coup. They were convicted on multiple charges, including holding a demonstration, sabotage and using force.
Six other Brotherhood members were sentenced to 15 years in prison for inciting the demonstrations.
"We thought they will get a month or something but we were shocked with the 11 years," defense lawyer al-Shimaa Ibrahim Saad said.
Haitham Abu-Khalil, an Islamist rights advocate, said the verdicts aimed to "break the protests and show that there is no red line."
Meanwhile, the prosecutor general's office ordered 24 people arrested in Tuesday's secular activists' protest to be held for four days for questioning on possible charges of violating the protest law.
In a statement, the prosecutors office accused the protesters of "chanting antagonistic slogans against the state" and refusing to end their rally. It said the demonstration "disturbed traffic and affected citizens' interests," terms mentioned in the protest law as violations justifying police action. It also accused them of attacking a police officer and taking his telephone.
The prosecutor also ordered the arrests of Alaa Abdel-Fattah and Ahmed Maher, two top activists, on suspicion of inciting others to break the protest law, the state news agency MENA said.
Youth groups held new protests Wednesday in downtown Cairo demanding the detainees' release and the abolishment of the law.
The Interior Ministry said on its Facebook page that it had given the protesters permission to hold their rally Wednesday afternoon. While it was not clear if any of the organizers applied for the permission, the new law requires organizers to apply for a permit at least three days ahead of the demonstration, suggesting that the ministry acted unilaterally to avert a repeat of Tuesday's scenes of violence.
But in Alexandria, security forces fired tear gas and dispersed a small demonstration of around 100 people in front of a courtroom to denounce the new law. Witnesses said police struck just moments after they gathered, before they even raised their banners.
Tuesday's demonstrations — each by around 100 secular youth activists — took place in downtown Cairo and then outside the parliament building to denounce a proposed constitutional amendment allowing military courts to try civilians.
Footage from the scene showed police beating up protesters and tearing their clothes while dragging others by the hair. The images, reminiscent of the days of Mubarak, went viral on social networking sites and sparked a wave of anger against interim authorities. Activists said that female protesters were sexually assaulted.
Prominent activist Mona Seif, who was among the female protesters detained, said in a video clip posted on social networking site that protesters were "dragged, beaten up, pushed inside (police) trucks by force" before they were taken on a long ride to the desert. Finally, police dropped them off alone in a remote part of the desert.
"They want to terrorize us," she told reporters.
Some supporters of the government warn that the new law will increase opposition and push secular activists into a common cause with Islamists.
The Islamist coalition supporting Morsi sought to reach out to secular activists Wednesday, with a statement denouncing "brutal repression" and saying the "youth of the revolution stand united."
The spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition, Diaa al-Sawi, said he will contact youth activists to coordinate rallies.
The youth groups, which joined the massive anti-Morsi protests that preceded his ouster, quickly shot down any coordination.
"A message to the Muslim Brotherhood: we will not put our hands in the hands of those who betrayed and hijacked the revolution," said Hossam Moanis, spokesman of one activist group, the Popular Current.

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Auction venue shall be at Roof deck JELP Business Solutions Center, 409 Shaw Blvd. Mandaluyong City. More details below.
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- Property Number: 801518050822213 (Item number 45 for this auction)
- Property Location:Dexterville Classic – Phase-1 Blk-07 Lot-18 – Brgy. Sabang, City of Dasmarinas, Cavite
- Type: Single Attached
- Lot Area (sqm): 60.00
- Floor Area (sqm): 25.00
- MINIMUM BID (Net of 10% Discount): PHP 729,648.00
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I've been trying to think of something I could put together over the holidays and an banking application using a SQL database came to mind as something I could achieve but I want to try and extend it further using a GUI. How hard is Java Swing to use? I have studied threads in one of my classes and was under impression multi-threading would be required to create a GUI but one of my classmates said it wouldn't so I'm a bit confused...
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Jennifer Lawrence , the world's most desirable woman, has a confession to make: she loves junk food.
"At the end of the day there's probably nothing that makes me feel better than junk food and reality TV," the Oscar-nominated actress tells the South African version of Marie Claire.
Photos: Everybody's posing nude! Check out Rihanna and other stars who've bared all
In fact, the Hunger Games star describes her Los Angeles apartment as "a reality TV show cave."
What were the best performances of 2012?
Citing Dance Moms and Keeping Up with the Kardashians as two of her favorites, she tells the magazine: "I don't like going out that much. I'm kind of an old lady. After it's 11, I'm like, 'Don't these kids ever get tired?' When I'm out, I think about my couch. Like, 'It would be awesome to be on it right now. I bet there's an episode of Dance Moms on."
Elsewhere in the interview, which appears in the magazine's January 2013 issue, Lawrence says red carpet events make her uncomfortable because she hates wearing high heels and "I don't like people shouting at me, and that's pretty much all it is. Just screaming."
Who was the best TV actress of 2012?
She'd better get used to it though: She was recently nominated for a Golden Globe award for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, and there's speculation that she may rack up another Academy Award nod as well.


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Welcome to the Likernet… like 'er or not
The Internet was a great prototype for geeks and knowledge-worker bees.
But the cool kids and average folks have arrived, and the Internet has been kind of a mess for them — what with spammers and phishers and predators and nutballs all over.
So now Facebook brings us the successor to the Internet: the Likernet.
Instead of the Internet's web of links, the Likernet offers a social graph of likes.
What the hell was a "link", anyway? And "web" sounds like something you're stuck in before a spider eats you. I know what I like, and it's not chains and spiders.
The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it, which was kind of nice. Unfortunately the Internet also interprets every unguarded email, form, website, and program as an opening into which to spray its unsolicited marketing, harassment, and malware.
In the Likernet, things only come to you from friends. I like friends. Who doesn't? In the Likernet, you don't need filters and antivirus software — a stern look or sarcastic remark is enough to let your friend know when they should cut out the monkey business.
Google did a bang-up job of making the anarchic shantytown Internet habitable, with their rankings and filters and reported-attack warnings and sandboxes, but Google can now take some well-earned time off. The shiny Facebook highrises are ready for occupancy, with their reliable doormen and standard modern social plugin appliances.
Facebook's Likernet is a bright, safe, sanitary metropolis. It's like Singapore, but in cyberspace with 100 times more citizens. Most current Internet residents will prefer to move to the Likernet. And even if you don't want to move, you may find the Likernet rising all around you, leaving older Internet districts as blighted slums.


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COLUMBUS (AP) - A condemned child killer will not be allowed to donate organs to his ailing mother and sister before his execution this week, Ohio prisons officials said today after determining that the process would pose significant security and logistical challenges.
COLUMBUS � A condemned child killer will not be allowed to donate organs to his ailing mother and sister before his execution this week, Ohio prisons officials said today after determining that the process would pose significant security and logistical challenges.
The request from Ronald Phillips to donate a kidney and his heart came yesterday, less than 72 hours before he is scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Phillips has said through his attorneys that the request was not a delay tactic, but rather an attempt to make a final gesture for good.
Prison officials scrambled to review Phillips� last-minute request, which they called unprecedented, but ultimately could not figure out a way to get the 40-year-old to and from an offsite hospital while following security procedures leading up to an execution. Phillips is scheduled to die Thursday by an injection of a sedative and painkiller that has never been used in a U.S. execution.
The department says it will be up to his family whether the organs are donated after his death. It is unclear whether they would be usable when Phillips� body is turned over to his family.
The prisons department �has reviewed the options and has determined that the department is not equipped to facilitate organ donation pre- or post-execution,� said spokeswoman JoEllen Smith. Prisons officials consider the matter to be private among Phillips, his family and his attorneys, she said.
Transporting an inmate so close to his execution date outside prison walls for an off-site medical procedure would pose �significant security concerns and risks,� Stephen C. Gray, general counsel of prison risk management, wrote in a reply today to Phillips� request.
Phillips had never requested to donate his organs earlier although the option is available under prison medical policy, Gray wrote.
Phillips was sentenced to die for the rape and death of his girlfriend�s 3-year-old daughter in Akron in 1993.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich last week rejected Phillips� request for mercy, and Lagos said Phillips has dropped all his appeals.
Phillips� Cleveland attorney, Tim Sweeney, said that Phillips did not propose donating his organs earlier because he was hopeful his case would go another way.
�He�s been very reflective and prayerful over the last several weeks. I think he was very hopeful that he was going to be granted clemency and/or get relief from the court, so this never really had to come to a head,� Sweeney said. �The disappointment on those fronts made this obviously more relevant.�
His mother has kidney disease and is on dialysis and his sister has a heart condition, the letter yesterday said.
In 1995, Delaware death row inmate Steven Shelton was allowed to donate a kidney to his mother while in prison, though he was not facing imminent execution. Following successful appeals, his death sentence was reversed and he was resentenced to prison time in 2011.


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If you're going to reboot the best sci-fi film of one generation, why not get the best blockbuster director of the following generation to helm it?
Hauer's been making the rounds promoting his upcoming splatter-fest, "Hobo With a Shotgun," and with word of a new "Blade Runner" in development, it was only naturally to ask the original film's villain his thoughts.
"If Christopher Nolan would be on it I'd say, 'All right, go for it!' But otherwise you can't do it," Rutger Hauer told Hero Complex. "'Blade Runner' is such a unique film. How do you describe a diamond? I don't think you should ever touch it again."
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"Blade Runner" is definitely a pantheon-level film that must be handled with the utmost care and respect, and Nolan is one of the very few man with the vision, brands and technical skill to make it work. And he's expressed on more than one occasion his reverence for the film.
That said, the man is helping out on "Superman: Man of Steel," making "Dark Knight Rises," and prepping a Howard Hughes biopic, so when he might find time to do "Blade Runner" is anyone's guess. Still, it's a nice idea.


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Morning Five: 08.12.13 EditionPosted by nvr1983 on August 12th, 2013
- Early August is certainly a strange time for a team to announce that a player is transferring, but that appears to be the case for Mount Saint Mary's, which granted Shivaughn Wiggins a release to transfer. Wiggins, the NEC Rookie of the Year last season, averaged 9.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game last season. We have no idea where Wiggins is looking at transferring or what his reasons for transferring are, but we imagine there will be quite a few mid-major programs that will be looking for a player of his talents particularly with three more seasons of eligibility remaining.
- The news that the rental car that was driven by P.J. Hairston had received 12 parking citations over a two-month period should not necessarily add any more weight to the case against Hairston, but given all of the evidence–circumstantial or otherwise–building up against Hairston it certainly does not help his case. It should be noted that it is unclear if Hairston was in possession of the car at this time and given the fact that the people handing over the keys to this car did not seem to be screening the drivers too closely it might be difficult ever finding that out. Still given the noise around Hairston somehow this has turned into another "major" story about him. We are assuming that North Carolina and Roy Williams will see through this (one of the few times that we can say that about a recent scandal at North Carolina) and wait for more evidence to come out. Of course, with the way things are going for Hairston this summer it might not be too long before that evidence comes out.
- For the third part of their Candid Coaches series, the writers at CBS Sports asked coaches whether it is realistic to assume that they can prevent a player from accepting impermissible benefits. It is not surprising that 96% said they did not think it was realistic. Some of our more cynical readers might point out that this is somewhat self-serving in the event that the coaches get embroiled in a scandal, but we were more interested in the 4% (maybe one coach out of 25 since they do not specify how many coaches they talked to) who thinks that a coaching staff can prevent a player from doing so. We have read the reasoning behind his vote, but it seems incredibly naive. Coaches and programs can certainly do things to reduce the likelihood of these infractions, but it is ridiculous to think that it can be prevented completely.
- The rest of the country may have football (or Breaking Bad) on their mind, but we are still counting down to the start of the college basketball season. With that in mind Seth Davis spoke with five prominent coaches–Travis Ford, Josh Pastner, Cuonzo Martin, Mark Few, and Steve Alford–to discuss their off-seasons and thoughts about the upcoming season. None of them gave any shocking quotes (or at least ones that Davis printed), but it was interesting to see how publicly confident they all seemed to be. We are particularly interested in seeing how Alford and Pastner react to their new school and conference over the next few months particularly since they are both in the most precarious situations of any of the five coaches interviewed.
- Last week we linked to a story about former Northern Colorado assistant Christopher Craig and warnings that police had issued to local churches about the threat he posed. On Thursday, he was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor drug possession warrant. Craig, who had been labelled an "Islamic jihadist", was found with marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and shotgun shells. While this certainly is not the ideal outcome for Craig it is certainly a better resolution (for the time being) that what could have been envisioned when he was at large after having made threats against members of churches and was being pursued by authorities. We have no idea what was going on in Craig's life, but we hope that he can straighten himself out.


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On clear days, when the horizon is a sharply-ruled line, people looking out over St Brides Bay can see the shark-fin shape of Grassholm to the west.
Often discernible is its pied appearance: dark rock one side and white guano-covered ground on the other where the island's huge colony of gannets are nesting.
Boats approaching Grassholm upwind can smell it before they see it in hazy conditions, for the guano of generations has a powerful pong, a stench which caused one visitor to ask facetiously "Is this gannetry really sanitary?"
Lying about eight miles west of the Pembrokeshire coast it is the westernmost point of the Welsh coast and has been owned since 1947 by the RSPB, one of their oldest reserves. Home to nearly 40,000 pairs of these large diving seabirds it is the third most important gannet colony in the world after St Kilda and Bass Rock in Scotland.
Grassholm has been identified with Gwales, an island featured in the ancient Welsh folk tales called The Mabinogion, the legend stating that it was the site of a fabulous castle where the severed head of Bran the Blessed was kept miraculously alive for 80 years while his companions feasted and forgot him. It is possible to get a close quarters look at Grassholm from boats that sail there from St Justinians and Martin's Haven, but only bona fide birdmen are allowed ashore for checks on the gannet colony. During a recent series of RSPB visits over a two week period, the Society wardens worked alongside seabird biologists from Plymouth University, counting the gannets, studying their behaviour and trying to find out what they do and how far they roam. Some non-breeding gannets range far and wide, visiting other colonies throughout the UK and beyond, and this has been verified by attaching tiny satellite transmitters to selected birds to track their every move. One recently tracked gannet flew all the way down to Cornwall, along the Channel and up the North Sea.
The gannets can be seen regularly in St Brides Bay, diving a couple of hundred yards from the shore, their black wings folded and their startlingly white plumage clearly visible from a distance. They are big birds, with six foot wing spans, whose other name is the Solan Goose, and their dive bombing activities are a spectacular sight. They are often seen around the southern coast and even up inside the Haven Waterway as far as Milford Haven and the old time fishermen around the Bay used them as a barometer of the presence of shoals. Some fishermen resented their prowess as fish catchers and there are dark stories of fish being nailed to planks so that unsuspecting gannets often broke their necks. In July 1945 the cargo ship Walter L.M.Russ ran aground on the island and sank but, fortunately, the crew of nine was rescued by Angle Lifeboat. Grassholm has a mystic presence on the horizon and an interesting story to tell.


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Creatures are any character not of the genus Canis. Non-Canine Companion NPcs are your character's non-canine characters (e.g., a horse or pet raven).
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It seems that this blasphemy thing has taken another precious life. This time Karachi University Dean of Islamic Studies Department was killed by some unknown gunmen.
Apparently, the issue is related to some blasphemy allegations on him for some academic opinion he gave.
According to The Express Tribune:
The tragic incident followed the killing of Dr Maulana Masood Baig, another teacher of the same faculty, who was targeted in a similar fashion in North Nazimabad a week earlier, said Gulshan-e-Iqbal Superintendent of Police, Abid Qaimkhani.
The story further says:
On November 6, 2012, Dr Auj had registered an FIR 460/12 in the Mobina Town police station, stating that a message, declaring him guilty of blasphemy, and thus liable to be killed, was circulated via a mobile phone number, 0303 273 8856.
The FIR, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, stated that the deceased professor wanted the police to take legal action against those responsible for circulating this message because the accusation of blasphemy with the explicit words 'Dr Shakil Auj maloun ki saza, sar tan se juda [Beheading is the punishment of accursed Dr Shakeel Auj]' could get him killed.
Later, during police investigations, the names of four of Dr Auj's colleagues, including a former dean of Islamic Studies Faculty, Dr Abdul Rasheed, surfaced for their alleged involvement in the circulation of these text messages.
We should strongly condemn this barbaric act in the name of some supposed blasphemy issue. Islam is against all kinds of injustices even with the enemy (let alone a respected professor):
"O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do." [Al-maeda ,8]
Religious extremism was always there in Pakistani society but in the past decade government especially army and military dictatorship of General Musharraf exploited sectarianism and such issues to forward war agenda. People like Tahir ul Qadri, Zaid Hamid, Faisal Raza Abidi etc were promoted in the media to spread venom against other sects and school of thoughts using concepts like blasphemy or some supposed historical concepts. Few years ago, Salman Taseer (Ex-Governor Punjab) was killed by Mumtaz Qadri (a police officer) on blasphemy issue where Salman Taseer merely criticized a man made law 295-C.
Even few days ago, a media channel Geo was targeted for some alleged blasphemy where an anchor used a sectarian song on some actress's re-enactment of wedding. This was done with the backing of ISI and army who were settling their political scores against the channel. Even many so called liberal and progressive civil society members and political figures backed this insane allegation campaign.
Allah never allowed forceful following of religion and in Quran He clearly mentions that :
"There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. "(Al-Baqarah, 256)
It's time for us to start adopting reasoning and critical thinking in religious affairs instead of blindly following verdicts of clergy or state. I hope someday principles of justice will prevail against prejudices and hatred.


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It's like going from the bandstand in your local park to the Tweeter Center.
It's like going from the bandstand in your local park to the Tweeter Center.
For years, Coors Field in Denver has been a hitter's paradise, a place where singles become triples, where routine fly balls become home runs.
And it will be the site of the next three games of the World Series.
"There are no quirks in the stadium," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "There's a lot of space, but if a guy can run, it doesn't matter. There's some room to cover. I don't know if that's something we're necessarily shook up about.
"I think it's a little tougher to come into Fenway Park because left field has got the wall. In Denver, you just need to run a little bit."
That fits into the Red Sox's plans. Whether Jacoby Ellsbury or Coco Crisp play center field, both are capable of chasing down balls in the gaps. Both are splendid fielders who run extremely well.
And when Ellsbury plays left for Manny Ramirez and Crisp plays center, it gets even better.
"When Ellsbury moves to left, that's about as good an outfield as you're ever going to see," Francona said. "Both (Crisp and Ellsbury) are athletic and they can cover some ground.
Coors Field is more than spacious; it's canyon like. The foul lines measure 347 feet to left and 350 to right. The gaps are 390 in left-center and 375 to right-center. Straightaway center is 415 feet.
Also, situated a mile above sea level, the ball travels about 9 percent farther. A 400-foot home run at Yankee Stadium would travel about 440 feet at Coors Field.
For that reasons, baseballs are stored in a humidor before the game to keep the score from resembling a football game.
"I think in the past the field would be a bigger obstacle," Francona said. "My first couple of years here, we had tendencies to run into trouble because we were big and slow. Now, I think in the outfield we're better suited.
"J.D. is out there, Coco or Jacoby, so I think we can cover some more ground. I don't think that will be an issue unless they're hitting 15 balls in the gap and they're running all day."
Batters hit .286 at Coors Field this year, first in the major leagues, compared to .279 at Fenway, which ranked fourth. The .459 slugging percentage at Coors also ranked first in baseball; it was .435 at Fenway, which tied for ninth.
"I think it's a much bigger adjustment (at Coors) for outfielders than infielders," said Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell. "There's a lot of room to roam there. It seems like their gaps are huge and the ball seems to carry just a little bit more than in other parks."
One has to sit
The Sox will be an obvious disadvantage when the series heads west Saturday because they won't be able to use the designated hitter.
That means either David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis or Mike Lowell will be on the bench.
"The reality of it is that two out of three will play, and it's really disappointing because we like it when all three of them play," Francona said. "They've all been mainstays in our lineup. They all do different things."
They've also been hot through 11 postseason games. Ortiz is hitting .417 with three home runs and eight RBI. Youkilis is hitting .422 with four home runs and 10 RBI. Lowell is hitting .333 with one home run and 11 RBI.
"David has some issues with his knee," Francona said. "That's certainly important and we have to at least pay attention to it. If we play Youkilis at third and Ortiz at first, we're playing two outs at out-of-play positions, which isn't real good either. There are some things we need to think about."
A little glimpse
Francona has always said Manny Ramirez's pregame routine is something special, and he provided a little glimpse of it Thursday.
Evidently, Ramirez has a hoop with four numbered Wiffleballs on it. The hoop will be tossed to him and a number called out. Ramirez will then catch the hoop by the numbered ball.
This says a lot of his concentration and recognition.
"I've watched him do it and I don't know how he does it," Francona said. "I don't know how anyone does it. That thing's spinning. I've marveled since I've been here how he does it."
Crisp still hurting
Crisp came into Wednesday night's game as a defensive replacement, but Francona said his center fielder is still in some pain.
"I thought he was a little sore," Francona said. "Looking at him run, I didn't think he was at top speed. I wanted to get him in there and get him an at-bat; I thought it was a good time to do it.
"Coco's always going to will himself to be a dynamic center fielder, even when he's not feeling so good. I thought he limped a little bit."
High ratings
FOX Sports' Game 1 rating was the best Game 1 rating since 2004. The game earned a 10.5/18 household rating/share, which translates into 16.9 million viewers.
That's a 31 percent increase over the rating and average attendance of last year's Game 1 between the Tigers and Cardinals.
The pregame coverage averaged 11.1/18. In adults 18-49, the game averaged a 5.9 rating, becoming the highest-rated Wednesday night show on any network since the "American Idol" finale in May.
Boston had a 50.4 rating and 70 share, 14 percent better than Game 1 of the 2004 World Series.
Odds and ends
Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Game 3 starter, flew to Denver before Thursday night's game. ... The winner of Game 1 has won the World Series 62 times and nine of the last 10. The exception was 2002 when San Francisco won Game 1 against Anaheim. ... David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez have reached base in 60 of 108 postseason plate appearances this postseason. ... Fifty teams have taken 2-0 leads in the World Series and 39 have won the championship. ... Curt Schilling became just the second pitcher over 40 to start and win a World Series game, joining Kenny Rogers who did it last year for Detroit. He's the fourth pitcher over 40 to win a World Series game.
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For this guide I will be describing the steps needed to use Clonezilla for creating an image of a drive partition and also restoring the image. This applies to partition imaging not imaging a complete drive. The .iso I used to create Clonezilla-live is a stable release (this is the latest as of 9-13-2010).Clonezilla-Live-1.2.6-59-i686.iso --> http://clonezilla.org/downloads.php This version is optimized for use with dual\multicore processors. The i486 versions will work with multicore processors but won't be optimized for multicore. Note: The partitions mentioned in this guide are examples. The user should substitute the partition designators appropriate to his or hers situation. The examples outlined below are based on the steps I use to image my own personal Win 7 partition. The example I will use throughout is for imaging a 23,069.9 MB NTFS partition that has Win 7 installed on it. The space used by Win 7 is approximately 11 GB.Clonezilla will only copy the used space to create the image. This combined with the default compression will create an image that is approximately 5.5 GB in size. Note: a limitation of Clonezilla and most other cloning tools relates to the actual size of the partition that is cloned. The image can only be restored to a partition that is exactly the same size as the source partition. It also must use the same filesystem and have the same sda* or hda* (* being a number). The size of the used space has no bearing on this limitation.In keeping with the examples here that means that I can restore my Win 7 image to another drive as long as the partition I restore it to is exactly 23,069.9 MB in size, is NTFS formatted and Clonezilla recognizes it as sda1. Sda1 also must be located at the start of the drive like the original. The destination partition can however be larger as long as the other conditions are met. Having said this I recently used Clonezilla to migrate all my OS's from a 320 GB drive to a new 500 GB drive. I used Gparted to prepare the new drive exactly like the old with my NTFS & Fat32 data partitions (one of each) expanded to make use of the extra space available with the larger drive. About an hour with Gparted and Clonezilla did the trick.A quick restore of GRUB using the SuperGrub CD and I was up and running. When done I had the exact same partitions (with their corresponding OS's) on my new drive with 2 much larger data partitions. Back to the guide. The partition that will be imaged will be designated sda1 by Clonezilla and is the first one on the computer's hard drive. We will be saving the image to a 16 GB NTFS formatted USB flash drive.Clonezilla will call this flash drive sdc1. Clonezilla is run by booting to the media it is installed on, either a CD or USB thumb drive. If a thumb drive version of Clonezilla is used the computer must be capable of booting a USB device. Most newer computers (the last 3-4 years) are able to boot from USB devices. The first thing is to boot Clonezilla live. When the scrolling text is finished the first of several graphic screens will appear. The first one is titled "Choose Language". The default choice is highlighted and is "US English". Unless you need otherwise use the default by pressing "Enter". The next screen is titled "Configuring Console-Data" "Don't touch keymap" is the highlighted default. Unless there is a need to mess with the keymap don't change just press "Enter". The next screen is the "Start Clonezilla" screen. The highlighted default is "Start-Clonezilla Start Clonezilla" Don't change just press "Enter". The next screen is titled "Clonezilla". The highlighted default is "Device-image work with..." Don't change just press "Enter". The next screen is titled "mount clonezilla image directory" the highlighted default is "local dev...". Don't change just press "Enter". At this point, if you want to plugin an external drive or USB flash device to save your image to do so now and wait for the 10 seconds or so for Clonezilla to recognize it. The text will stop scrolling when Clonezilla is done recognizing the new device. I would like to see Clonezilla report that is finished detecting the new device but it doesn't so just wait for no further activity. When Clonezilla finishes recognizing the device press "Enter". Clonezilla will then take a few seconds to detect all available partitions and then switch to the next screen titled "Clonezilla-Open Source System (OCS) screen". Using the example mentioned earlier the Win 7 partition will be sda1 and the 16 GB Flash drive will be sdc1. It is important to remember that the drive\partitions mentioned here and throughout this guide are examples. The user should use the drive\partition designations appropriate to his\her situation. Use the up\down arrow keys to select your external drive, Flash drive or partition that you want to use as the repository for your image. We will use sdc1, the Flash drive.Another limitation of Clonezilla is that the saved to partition cannot be the same partition that we are trying to image. Clonezilla will mount that partition in the /home/partimag mount point that is a special mount point in ram when you press "Enter". The next screen "Clonezilla-(OCS)" press "Enter" for the highlighted selection. This sets the root of the external drive, Flash device or partition just mounted as the destination for your image. On the next screen select the "Expert Mode" option using the down arrow key and pressing "Enter". "Beginner Mode" should be avoided because it makes generic assumptions about settings that may not be appropriate for all situations.That is my experience anyway. At the next screen titled "Clonezilla: Select mode", use the down arrow key to highlight "saveparts" and press "Enter". At the next screen we will name the image. Just type in a name at the cursor don't use punctuation marks or spaces. Be descriptive. In this example we will name our image win7, the complete image name will be 2010-09-09-19win7 in this example.The 2010-09-09-19 prefix will be provided by Clonezilla just type your desired name after that. Press "Enter". Wait for Clonezilla to exclude busy partitions and select the source partition from the next screen.This is the partition you want to create an image from.In this case, per the example that would be sda1 our Win 7 install Press "Enter". Press "Enter" again. On the next screen deselect -j2 by using the down arrow key and pressing the spacebar. Press "Enter". On the next screen use the default highlighted compression scheme (-zip).This compression scheme provides the best balance between small image size and the time it take to create it. This default scheme is optimized for multicore processors.We can expect the image size to be about 50% the size of the used space on your partition. The nice thing about Clonezilla is that it only copies the used space, ignoring the free space of your drive or partition. After selecting the compression mode press "Enter". Press "Enter" again. At the next screen select "True" if you want to start Clonezilla again after then process completes.If it is desired that the program exit after completing the imaging process then select the option "Poweroff". If "Poweroff" is selected then the program will exit and the computer will shutdown after completing the image. For this step, and this example choose "true". We will be performing a restore of the new image right after we create it without completely exiting Clonezilla.This will "prove" that the image will work when\if it is needed. Press "Enter". Press "Enter" again. Type Y and then press "Enter". Wait for Clonezilla to complete the image. In this example about 10-15 minutes will do the trick.When finished the command line will reappear with the text "Enter" to continue...". At this point and in keeping with the example a new image of the used space on sda1 (Win 7 install) will have been created in the root of the USB flash drive designated sdc1. As we will see we can restore this image using Clonezilla from this Flash device. I've found that restoring an image stored on a USB flash device is very fast. Using the example the restore rate is about 2.5 GB a minute(about 3 minutes total) At this time we will restore the image just created from it's storage location on sdc1 to sda1. This is a somewhat risky step because by performing a restore we are actually overwriting everything on sda1. By this point any important data should have been backed up as mentioned at the start of this guide. This step is optional.It's worth the risk however to be sure the image will work when needed.If a restore succeeds here it will work later when disaster strikes. It's all about peace of mind. I've never had Clonezilla fail but there is always a first time so it's important that any data be backed up.. OK lets restart Clonezilla. Press "Enter" and type 3 Press "Enter". This will restart Clonezilla. Accept the defaults through the screen where Clonezilla detects the drives\partitions available.That would be the screen titled "mount clonezilla image directory". Since the USB device is already plugged in simply press "Enter". The next screen is "Clonezilla-mode". Per this example we select sdc1 for our USB Flash drive since this the location of our image. Press "Enter". At the next screen select "Expert Mode" and press "Enter". At the next screen select "restoreparts". Press "Enter". At the next screen select Win7 as per our example as the image file we will restore.The full name of the image will include the date that the image was created. Next is as an example of what the image title will look like 2010-09-09-19-Win7 Note: This is an actual image title of an image I created while preparing this guide. Press "Enter". At the next screen select the target partition in this case it will be sda1. Clonezilla will overwrite this volume with your chosen image so make sure you have the right partition selected. Press "Enter". On the next screen there are a number of options with several selected by default. Deselect all of them but the -c option using the up\down arrow keys and the spacebar. I've found through experience that these options aren't needed (except for the -c option). Keeping some of them has even messed up my multi-boot system's GRUB bootloader. After making your changes here press "Enter". Press "Enter" again. At the next screen choose "Poweroff" since we will be done with Clonezilla. Press "Enter". Press "Enter" again. Type y and press "Enter". Type y again and press "Enter". When the restore is complete (in about 3 minutes per this example), Clonezilla will exit and the computer will shutdown. Clonezilla might prompt the user to eject the CD or unplug the USB drive and press "Enter". Do so if instructed. Restart your computer.If everything went well your image will boot normally. Save the images to at least one other location if possible so that if one location fails the other will have a copy of the the image file intact. Keep the very first image you create around in case a subsequent image fails to restore. As I said before that first restore is a nail-biter since you have no previous and proven image to fall back on. I've made it a habit to create images of all my OS partitions (6 in all) at least once or twice a month and I always have at least 3 previous images saved on an external drive. When I create new images I delete the oldest to save drive space on my storage drive. I hope this guide is of some help to anyone needing to use Clonezilla. Once the user runs Clonezilla a few times it should become second nature. Edited October 2, 2012 by securitybreach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Ten months after I left the corporate world, I still marvel at how busy my days are. One of the things I'd hoped to do was write more — a lot more. But CFL and I have been so busy doing that the block of time I try to set aside each day for writing gets wedged in between other calendar entries, and then somehow squeezed out. I've got a whole lot of "happy" going on but not so much "slow."
One of the big post-corporate life changes for me has been turning off the alarm clock. I'd jolted awake to an alarm most days of my life since high school. It takes a while to catch up on decades of lost sleep and develop a natural wake/sleep cycle. Most days I awaken around sunrise, which in the Pacific Northwest is earlier than 5:30 AM between mid-May and mid-July. When your summer day starts that early and stays light until 10:00 PM or so, it's easy to pack in lots of activities and still find time to write! But now, with the sun rising around 8:00 and setting around 4:20 (and when entire days go by without much sign of the sun), it feels like the day is already half gone before I've had my first cup of coffee.
Currently my "morning" runs are turning into noon-ish runs or no run at all. I run outside as often as I can and use the treadmill when the weather outside is frightful, but sometimes there doesn't seem to be time for either. CFL follows a similar regime: hiking or biking on nice days, climbing stairs indoors when it's stormy, and sometimes foregoing his exercise completely.
In addition to the seasonal schedule adjustments, we're finding that brewing beer can be time intensive! We spend a lot of time reading about, discussing, planning for, and producing our beers. Then there is beer tourism.
In my last post I mentioned the winter beer festival that we'd planned to attend. It was quite enjoyable and extremely educational. About 35 local microbreweries were there, pouring more than 60 beers — each beer meeting the general description of "winter beer." There are basically two different types of winter beer: (1) spiced beers and (2) high-alcohol beers like "old ales" and barleywines meant for sipping in front of a crackling, cozy fire. CFL and I share a belief that the only truly proper ingredients for beer are barley, hops, yeast, and water. We're not enticed by orange peels, coriander, cinnamon, peppermint, coconut, or any of the other weird things that some brewers put into their "spiced" winter beers. But a nice English-style barleywine? Bring it on! It suits us well up here in the seemingly endless PNW winter. So we sampled lots of barleywine, talked to a bunch of friendly brewers, and had a great day! (I do approve of the current trend of aging barleywine in bourbon barrels…)
This past weekend we managed to fit beer tourism into a weekend trip that we'd already packed with events. We made a quick jaunt down to Las Vegas to see the Moody Blues!
I've lost exact count, but I've seen my favorite musical group the Moody Blues about 40 times since 1974. They usually tour the west coast about every other year, so I guess I've managed to catch two shows on many of their tours. About a third of the times that I've seen them, it's been in Las Vegas. I have made a bunch of trips to Las Vegas over the years.
This year's show was their last one of 2012, winding up their "Highway 45" tour commemorating the 45th anniversary of the release of "Days of Future Passed." High energy and enthusiasm and great musicianship made for a wonderful show as always. These guys aren't that young anymore, nor are we, but we all still know how to rock.
While in Las Vegas I had the pleasure of introducing CFL to my brother and his wife, who'd come over from southern California for the show. The four of us spent an afternoon with an old friend and her husband. He's become a bit of a celebrity as a regular in a popular reality show filmed in Las Vegas (I'd tell you the name of the show, but I'll keep some privacy for my friend's sake). As it happened, he was scheduled to make an appearance at the show's location for a fan meet-and-greet. The four of us got the "celebrity" treatment as well — we bypassed the line outside, hustled through the door with my friend and her husband, and spent a couple of hours onsite checking out the ensuing madness. Given that I watch almost no TV, I haven't seen more than a few episodes of this show. So I was honestly surprised at what a big deal this is!
As for Las Vegas beer tourism, we hit a couple of brewpubs, one a franchise restaurant and the other a truly local place called Ellis Island Brewery and Casino. It looked rather dubious (read "local dive") from the outside, but inside it was authentic vintage Las Vegas, with polished concrete floors, low ceilings, and a cave-like bar. Their beer was decent (and a dollar a glass during the football game!), the service was prompt and courteous, and the locals were friendly. The world needs more places like this!
I intended to show you photos from our trip, but I never took the camera out of its case. I was having too much fun to stop and take photos.
Yesterday we bottled our 8th batch of beer and purchased the ingredients for batches 9 and 10. We're now tweaking recipes and trying to improve on previous beers. I'd like to get us on a schedule of brewing every two weeks, but with everything going on it's tricky to fit so much slow happy living on the calendar.
I guess that's not such a bad problem to have, but in this busy holiday season, I'm trying to create some white spaces on my calendar and make a little more room for sloooowwww and happy.
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The 1911 Scottish Census data was released yesterday and there was a party atmosphere in the search rooms at Register House in Edinburgh. I took a few photos (check out the cake!) and posted them on my other blog, Scottish Genealogist. Jo 🙂
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Generic name:
Levothyroxine solution - oral
Brand name(s)
Generic name:
Levothyroxine solution - oral
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This medication should not be used for weight loss. Normal doses of this medication will not work for weight loss, and large doses of this medication may cause serious, possibly fatal side effects, especially when taken with diet pills.
Levothyroxine is used to treat an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). It replaces or provides more thyroid hormone, which is normally produced by the thyroid gland. Low thyroid hormone levels can occur naturally or when the thyroid gland is injured by radiation/medications or removed by surgery. Having enough thyroid hormone is important for normal mental and physical activity. In children, having enough thyroid hormone is important for normal mental and physical development.
This medication is also used to treat other types of thyroid disorders (such as certain types of goiters, thyroid cancer).
This medication should not be used to treat infertility unless it is caused by low thyroid hormone levels.
Read the Patient Information Leaflet and Instructions for Use if available from your pharmacist before you start taking levothyroxine and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor, usually once daily on an empty stomach, 30 minutes to 1 hour before breakfast. This medication may be taken by first mixing it in water, or it may be taken directly (without water).
To take it by mixing in water, open the ampule as directed. Then turn the ampule upside down and slowly squeeze the soft (middle) part of the ampule to empty the contents into a glass or cup of water. Release pressure and wait a few seconds. Repeat squeezing and releasing the ampule at least 5 times, until no more liquid comes out of the ampule. Stir the solution and drink all of the liquid right away. Rinse the glass or cup with more water and drink to make sure you have taken all the medicine. Do not prepare a supply ahead of time.
To take this medication directly, slowly squeeze the soft (middle) part of the open ampule to empty the contents into the mouth or onto a spoon. Release pressure and wait a few seconds. Repeat squeezing and releasing the ampule at least 5 times, until no more liquid comes out of the ampule. Take all of the liquid right away.
The dosage is based on your age, weight, medical condition, and response to treatment.
Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, take it at the same time each day.
Do not stop taking this medication without consulting your doctor. Thyroid replacement treatment is usually taken for life.
There are different brands of levothyroxine available. Do not change brands without first consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
Certain medications (such as cholestyramine, colestipol, colesevelam, antacids, sucralfate, simethicone, iron, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, calcium supplements, orlistat, sevelamer, among others) can decrease the amount of thyroid hormone that is absorbed by your body. If you are taking any of these drugs, separate them from this medication by at least 4 hours.
Symptoms of low thyroid hormone levels include tiredness, muscle aches, constipation, dry skin, weight gain, slow heartbeat, or sensitivity to cold. Tell your doctor if your condition does not get better or if it gets worse after several weeks of taking this medication.
See also Precautions section.
Hair loss may occur during the first few months of treatment. This effect is usually temporary as your body adjusts to this medication. If this effect lasts or gets worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including:
Get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including:
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including:
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Before taking levothyroxine, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of:
If you have diabetes, this drug may affect your blood sugar. Check your blood sugar regularly as directed and share the results with your doctor. Tell your doctor right away if you have symptoms such as increased thirst/urination, shakiness, unusual sweating, dizziness, or hunger. Your doctor may need to adjust your diabetes medication, exercise program, or diet.
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
Children may be more sensitive to certain side effects of this drug, especially headache, vision changes, and hip/leg pain. High thyroid hormone levels may lead to decreased bone development/growth and reduced final adult height. Keep all lab/medical appointments so the doctor can monitor treatment.
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat.
This drug may be used during pregnancy. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant because your doctor may need to change your dose.
Levothyroxine passes into breast milk but is unlikely to harm a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
See also How to Use section.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug are:
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat, loss of consciousness, confusion, seizures.
Do not share this medication with others.
Lab and/or medical tests (such as thyroid function) should be done while you are taking this medication. Keep all medical and lab appointments.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose. Take your next dose at the regular time. Do not double the dose to catch up unless your doctor tells you to do so. Call your doctor if you miss 2 or more doses in a row. Ask your doctor ahead of time what to do about a missed dose and follow your doctor's specific directions.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.
HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION: This is a summary and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate for you. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
Information last revised February 2019.
Copyright(c) 2019 First Databank, Inc.
Selected from NATIONAL DRUG DATA FILE (NDDF) data included with permission and copyrighted by First Databank, Inc., 2019. This copyrighted material has been downloaded from a licensed data provider.
The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your health care professional. You should consult your health care professional before taking any drug, changing your diet, or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.


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The Maine Department of Transportation says the estimated cost of replacing the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Maine and New Hampshire has been reduced to $160 million.
Officials say the original estimate was for $172 million. The department said Wednesday that a team working on the replacement of the bridge has found $12 million in savings.
The new figure includes the cost of the design, engineering, property acquisition and construction of the new bridge.
The bridge across the Piscataqua River between Kittery and Portsmouth, N.H., is scheduled to be replaced in 2014. It's currently closed for repairs after an oil tanker hit it. And a new Memorial Bridge is scheduled to open this summer.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — There's nothing like a natural disaster to test the depth of politicians' preference for small government.
And so Mitt Romney found himself on the hot seat after superstorm Sandy battered the East Coast. Only last year, as Romney hewed to the right while battling for the GOP nomination, he appeared to suggest in a debate that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be shuttered and its responsibilities left to the states.
"Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction," Romney said at a debate last year. "And if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better."
Asked by moderator John King of CNN whether that would include disaster relief, Romney said: "We cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. It is simply immoral, in my view, for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids."
Now, a week before Election Day, in the wake of a massive disaster, Romney's campaign is reassuring voters that his administration wouldn't leave disaster victims in the lurch. The public's attention is locked on the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy at a time when Romney and President Barack Obama are locked in a close presidential campaign. With Obama heavily involved in getting federal funds to those in trouble, the Romney campaign moved quickly to reassure the public it supports a strong program of storm relief.
"A Romney-Ryan administration will always ensure that disaster funding is there for those in need," said campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg. "Period."
Romney's campaign says he's not interested in getting rid of FEMA, though Romney himself ducked a spate of opportunities Tuesday to clarify his position. The campaign instead issued a statement that essentially endorsed the current disaster aid system.
"Gov. Romney believes that states should be in charge of emergency management in responding to storms and other natural disasters in their jurisdictions," Henneberg said. "As the first responders, states are in the best position to aid affected individuals and communities, and to direct resources and assistance to where they are needed most. This includes help from the federal government and FEMA."
But what the campaign wouldn't do is say whether a President Romney would insist that help for disaster victims be funded by cutting other programs in the federal budget.
Running mate Paul Ryan is squarely on the side of cutting other spending to pay for disasters. Earlier this year, he tried but failed to scrap a new system, established in the 2011 debt ceiling-deficit cuts deal, that boosts disaster spending and budgets help for victims of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods before they occur. House leaders rebuffed him, siding with Appropriations Committee members of both parties who like the new system.
What Ryan proposed is that when disaster strikes, lawmakers first scour the rest of the budget for savings to pay for rebuilding homes, roads and schools and helping small businesses.
That's easier said than done, especially since it can mean delays in getting aid out the door. Disasters like Hurricane Katrina — and perhaps Sandy — can prove so costly that it's simply impracticable to find cuts in other programs big enough to pay for the aid.
As has been shown time after time — especially as tornadoes and hurricanes rip through politically conservative states — even the sturdiest tea party supporters become fans of government when it's doling out money to storm victims for motel rooms and other temporary housing or helping with house repairs.
That role fell Tuesday to New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie, who was effusive in his praise for Obama and the federal government's initial response.
"The president has been outstanding in this and so have the folks at FEMA," Christie said on NBC's "Today."
It'll take several weeks to come up with damage cost estimates to determine whether FEMA's main disaster account will need more money.
FEMA has enough cash available to deal with immediate disaster relief, almost $8 billion, thanks to a six-month government funding bill passed in September and the new disaster financing system.


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Members can access their records online to:
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Ohio Fire Executive
The OFE Program offers executive-level instruction to chief fire officers who aspire to lead and not just manage. This award-winning 2-½ year program covers organizational development, strategic planning, change management, communications and similar topics crucial for any executive running a highly responsive, successful organization.
Maxwell "21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" in the Fire Service
Program...Designing Tomorrow's Leader
This 2-½ half day course is designed to present the leadership tenets that have influenced managers and leaders all over the world and includes lessons on each of the 21 laws, small and large group activities, reading assignments, oral presentations, and post class assignments. The Maxwell Program offers a unique opportunity to take lessons learned and put them into practice in the day- to-day operations in your organization.
Fire Officer Classes
Fire Officer I - A two-week course developed to meet the intent of NFPA 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualification. Upon completion of Fire Officer I, officers are eligible for Fire Officer II.
Fire Officer II - This 44-hour course is the second step in preparing Ohio's Fire & Emergency Services Leaders for the challenges facing them tomorrow. Individuals completing this course will have met the intent of NFPA 1021–Professional Qualifications.
Administrative Assistants' Conference
Presented annually by the Ohio Fire & Emergency Services Foundation, the two day
Administrative Assistants' Conference is presented by industry experts and focuses on best practices in office administration for today's office professionals. Information sharing, networking and educational offerings enhance the capabilities of your support staff in the day-to-day operations of your department.
Promotional Testing
A team of current and veteran fire service professionals head up this highly respected program designed to help your community place the right person in the right fire department position. It's succession planning done right.
Assessment Center Testing
OurAssessmentCenter is custom-designed and simulates the candidates in the position to which they are to be promoted. This detailed and comprehensive testing method includes exercises that most national personnel groups and universities consider necessary for a valid experience.
Professional Consulting Services
The Consulting Division of the OFCA can provide knowledgeable and experienced professionals to assist agencies in finding solutions to a myriad of complex and politically sensitive issues to improve local service delivery.
Annual Conference and Trade Show
Offering a mix of Association business, networking and a variety of educational sessions, the annual conference is a cost and time efficient way to sharpen your skills, expand your knowledge and broaden your fire service network. In addition, the Trade Show offers a unique opportunity for chief fire officers to spend quality time with vendors who provide products and services to the fire service industry.
Information & Idea Exchange
In Command Magazine
Published quarterly and touted as one of the country's best fire organization membership publications, In CommandMagazine puts the latest thinking and current issues - as well as all you need to know about the Association– in your hands.
OFCA Website
The OFCA website is your connection to wide-ranging information including: the latest news and updates within the industry, program offerings, grant opportunities, homeland security issues, OFE research paper archives, and the annual conference to name just a few.
Members-only content protects and increases the value of your membership. Members-only have access to the Emergency Response System, OFCA's legislative program, a searchable member directory, opportunities to participate in peer surveys, the InCommand archives, and our strategic plan.
The website is continually evolving to ensure that we provide you with the information you need when you need it – NOW!
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Networking Opportunities
Opportunities occur throughout the year to learn informally from your peers. At OFCA events and on the website, you can connect with fire chiefs from around the state who share your concerns.
Political Action
OFCA Members take the fire service story directly to state and federally elected representatives. We seek to impact legislators and policy makers in an effort to enhance your ability to provide for safe communities. OFCA appointments to state boards and advisory bodies ensure fire and emergency services input on actions that affect us all.
Winter Symposium
Legislative and regulatory issues leading the Association's agenda are highlighted during the Winter Symposium. Legislators, regulators and Association leaders offer insight on how the Ohio fire service can realize political success. The Legislative Breakfast teams fire officers with legislators to discuss in-depth our crucial legislative and regulatory issues.
Fire Alliance
OFCA has joined political forces with the OAPFF and OSFA to speak with a single voice on issues of mutual importance before the legislature.