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Robert Lewis Stevenson expressed an important sentiment regarding friendship. He said, "So long as we love, we serve. No man is useless while he is a friend."
Jesus, however, lifted friendship to a new and holy level when he spoke to his disciple before they moved quickly to the Garden of Gethsemane. This was during a time of great joy on the part of the disciples. Jesus's Messianic processional into Jerusalem had occurred only four days before. Yet, Jesus knew that within 24 hours he would die one of the most cruel deaths known to mankind.
During the passover supper, Jesus spoke. He said, "Greater love has no one than this: that he lay down his life for his friends. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you" (John 15:13 and 15). While the world values and understands the importance of friendship, Jesus put it into a different category. He is our friends. We are the friends of God. We have access to the most confidential communications that develop within the Godhead. At this point in time, friendship became a holy act of God's love extending into the world.
In addition, because we are friends with God, his love through us can embrace every individual. Therefore, we can be lavish with our friendships.
Studies and common sense tell us there are three levels of friendship. They are casual, close and committed. Casual friends are people with whom we have only occasional contact. Nevertheless, there are common interests. We are probably concerned about each others' personal problems. Yet, a lack of contact determines that there is little that we can do for each other or about our daily missteps or misgivings.
The second level is close. With these folks, there is regular contact. We are willing to be vulnerable, though there may be little opportunity to test that vulnerability. There is some shared knowledge of abilities and character qualities. You share interest with a close friend. In addition, there is sensitivity to the likes, dislikes and weaknesses of each other.
In a committed friendship, the two friends enlist each other to devoting quality time. There is mutual value in this nonverbal contract. While the qualities of a close friendship exists within a committed relationship, there is also freedom to correct flaws. Each person experiences the joys and risks of transparency. For a committed friendship, there is mutual enrollment at this level of friendship.
Within the mentally challenged community, there is often a lack of intellectual ability to distinguish between a casual friendship and a committed friendship. Relationship boundaries are blurred. I don't allow my members to call me "Mama" or "Grandma." These titles denote a closeness that I can never achieve in their lives. I'm not their parent and I never will be.
When a man or women within our cloistered community attends five or six days of retreat or camp, they almost always will be paired with a volunteer whose intellectual abilities falls within the "normal" range. The volunteer's main task during the week is to become friends with the person who is mentally challenged.
It becomes an important week within the life of both the volunteer and the person who is intellectually disabled–but it is not a time in which a close or committed friendship can be developed. After a week of "hanging together," sleeping in the same cabin and sharing mealtime, there is a bond that issues into a friendship but unless it is taken to the next level, it can never progress beyond the boundaries of a casual friendship. This does not mean that the volunteer cannot feel a sense of value that will change his life forever.
It is much like a short-term missionary experience. We vacation in another country, working hard while experiencing the joy and sorrow of a people for a week or two. Then we go home, leaving the consequences, the commitment and hard day-to-day endeavors to the people who live in the country where we visited.
As we approach Camp and Retreat Agape that is held at the end of May, there is an anticipation of the work that lays ahead. There is also knowledge that lives will be changed. We see our members leaving camp who have renewed their vows to the Lord through the worship experiences. We ask our volunteers to hang out with our members,though no one is assigned to any particular person. Therefore, the friendships which develop and deepen are typically within the membership. Our members "hang loose" with each other and talk for hours. They fish and share the joys of catching the big one. They do things that may be off-limits to them most of the year. They drive go-carts and go on boat rides, play pool, work on crafts and traverse the water slides.
Friendship is a delicate ballet of hard work, commitment and time. Within the confines of the Church body, friendship should not be taken lightly because of Jesus' injunction to us. "You are no longer servants. You are my friends."

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is recuperating following a procedure at the Mayo Clinic meant to relieve pain in his hip.
An aide in the governor's office reported just after noon Wednesday that the procedure was complete and went well. Dayton was not sedated while doctors did the platelet rich plasma injection. Dayton planned to return to St. Paul later in the day.
The 66-year-old governor expects to need two weeks before he returns to an active public schedule. During that period he intends to hold meetings and do other work from the Summit Avenue governor's residence.
Dayton had been experiencing pain since tearing a hip muscle last summer.
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(CNN) -- Arkansas became the latest state to have its ban on same-sex marriage overturned, after a state judge Friday declared the voter-approved measure to be unconstitutional.
Twenty-one gay and lesbian couples were part of a group of plaintiffs challenging Amendment 83 to the Arkansas constitution, saying it violated their federal and state rights of equal protection and privacy.
There was no indication from the court the decision would be temporarily put on hold pending appeal, leaving unclear whether some same-sex couples could begin getting married immediately. The state has the option of asking for a stay on enforcement, and the legal fight is now likely headed to the state supreme court.
"Our freedoms are often acquired slowly, but our country has evolved as a beacon of liberty in what is sometimes a dark world. These freedoms include a right to privacy," said Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza. "It is time to let that beacon of freedom shine brighter on all our brothers and sisters. We will be stronger for it."
The ruling continues a near-unbroken string of state and federal court victories nationwide in the past year, giving marriage-equality supporters unbridled encouragement that their ultimate goal will be achieved: eliminating all laws limiting the rights of homosexuals to wed.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage within its borders: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Just a decade ago, there were none.
Friday also marks the two-year anniversary of President Barack Obama voicing his public support for the first time of same-sex marriage, citing his own "evolution" on the issue. "At a certain point, I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," said Obama at the time.
Groups supporting same-sex marriage applauded the Arkansas ruling.
"Judge Piazza held that there is no good reason for discriminating against couples and their loved ones just because they are gay," said Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry.
"With nearly 70 marriage cases now making their way through the courts, and five federal appellate courts now hearing arguments and soon to rule, today's decision out of Arkansas underscores that all of America is ready for the freedom to marry."
A federal appeals court last month heard challenges to same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma. Appeals courts in coming weeks and months will hear similar challenges over current bans in Nevada, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan, including Virginia next Tuesday.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriages in California to resume after it ruled private parties did not have "standing" to defend a voter-approved ballot measure barring gay and lesbian couples from state-sanctioned wedlock.
More importantly, the high court also rejected parts of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in its 5-4 "Windsor" decision, citing equal protection guarantees to conclude same-sex spouses legally married in a state may receive federal benefits such as tax breaks.
Judge Piazza cited the Windsor case in tossing out the Arkansas statute.
"The strength of our nation is in our freedom which includes, among others, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the right to marry, the right to bear arms, the right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures, the right of privacy, the right of due process and equal protection, and the right to vote regardless of race or sex," he wrote.
The state's attorney general, Dustin McDaniel, earlier this week said he personally backs the same-sex marriage right, but that his duties require him to defend the current ban in all court challenges.
The case is Wright v. State of Arkansas (60CV-13-2662).


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Read Part 1 here: https://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/the-immigration-debate-the-arizona-law-judge-boltons-decision-part-1/
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Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c), DHS is required to "respond to an inquiry by a Federal, State, or local government agency, seeking to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status . . . for any purpose authorized by law, by providing the requested verification or status information." DHS has, in its discretion, set up LESC, which is administered by ICE and "serves as a national enforcement operations center that promptly provides immigration status and identity information to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies regarding aliens suspected of, arrested for, or convicted of criminal activity." (Pl.'s Mot. at 6-7 (citing Palmatier Decl. ¶¶ 3-6).) Mr. Palmatier states in his Declaration that LESC resources are currently dedicated in part to national security objectives such as requests for immigration status determination from the United States Secret Service, the FBI, and employment-related requests at "national security related locations that could be vulnerable to sabotage, attack, or exploitation." (Palmatier Decl. ¶ 4.) (Page 18, lines 1 to 12)
Yes, I would invite you to review the history of the LESC and visit the LESC website. http://www.ice.gov/partners/lesc/index.htm
Chapter 8, § 1373(c), Obligation to respond to inquiries:
The Immigration and Naturalization Service shall respond to an inquiry by a Federal, State, or local government agency, seeking to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for any purpose authorized by law, by providing the requested verification or status information.
"shall… any individual … for any purpose authorized by law … by providing the requested information"
We should note the additional false statement above, that, "DHS has, in its discretion, set up LESC". The DHS was instructed by Congress to establish the LESC and provided with the funding to do so. This action was "mandated" by Congress, there was no "discretion" involved. The issue of "discretion" in the Executive Branch flows in this direction, the DHS will exist as long as the United States Congress allows it to exist, the DHS exists at the sole discretion of Congress, the DHS is a Congressional creation.
Thus, an increase in the number of requests for determinations of immigration status, such as is likely to result from the mandatory requirement that Arizona law enforcement officials and agencies check the immigration status of any person who is arrested, will divert resources from the federal government's other responsibilities and priorities. (Page 18, lines 13 to 16)
Again, the significance of argument is what? This is not a constitutionally recognized argument of "preemption". The allegations presented by the DOJ do not state a claim of preemption recognized by our Federal Courts nor does this claim state a cause of action for which relief maybe granted by a Federal Court.
The Federal Courts cannot forgive an Executive Agency from a responsibility delegated to it by Congress.
The DOJ may want to seek protection from the Federal Courts because Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Mr. Palmatier at the LESC are incompetent and cannot properly allocate the resources provided by the Congress to their Executive Agencies. The fact that Attorney General Holder and Secretary Napolitano are not qualified to hold their jobs does not mean that a request from the State of Arizona or any other State for that matter is unconstitutional. An otherwise constitutional request cannot become "unconstitutional" because the Executive Agencies involved cannot allocate their resources to successfully complete those tasks specifically assigned to the Agencies by Congress.
For these reasons, the United States has demonstrated that it is likely to succeed on its claim that the mandatory immigration verification upon arrest requirement contained in Section 2(B) of S.B. 1070 is preempted by federal law. This requirement, as stated above, is likely to burden legally-present aliens, in contravention of the Supreme Court's directive in Hines that aliens not be subject to "the possibility of inquisitorial practices and police surveillance." 312 U.S. at 74. Further, the number of requests that will emanate from Arizona as a result of determining the status of every arrestee is likely to impermissibly burden federal resources and redirect federal agencies away from the priorities they have established. (Page 18, Lines 17- 24).
Simply put, the Judge is wrong. This finding is, as has already been demonstrated, not supported by existing law, the doctrine of "federal preemption" or any analysis of Congressional intent. In fact, the Judge's contradicts the specific Congressional intent specifically stated in the Immigration Statutes and the creation of NSEERS and LESC.
I'm have no doubt that the points presented in this summary will be stressed by the Supreme Court when the Judge Bolton's decision is reversed.
FOOT NOTE 7 The problems associated with burdening federal resources are even more acute when considered in light of other state laws similar to this provision. (See Pl.'s Mot. at 31-32 (citing to a newspaper article stating that at least 18 other states are considering parallellegislation).); see also North Dakota v. United States, 495 U.S. 423, 458-59 (1990) (Brennan, (Page 18, Lines 26 – 28)
b. Immigration Status Determination During Lawful Stops, Detentions, or Arrests
Next, the Court turns to the first sentence of Section 2(B): For any lawful stop, detention or arrest made by [an Arizona] law enforcement official or . . . law enforcement agency . . . in the enforcement of any other law or ordinance of a county, city or town of this state where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien and is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person, except if the determination may hinder or obstruct an investigation. A.R.S. § 11-1051(B). The United States makes essentially the same arguments about this requirement. First, the United States advances that it imposes a burden on lawfully-present aliens not permitted by Hines, where the Supreme Court sought to protect the personal liberties of lawfully-present aliens to leave them free from the possibility of intrusive police practices that might affect international relations and generate disloyalty. (Pl.'s Mot. at 26 (citing Hines, 312 U.S. at 74).) Second, the United States argues that this requirement impermissibly burdens and redirects federal resources away from federally-established priorities. (Id.) The United States' arguments regarding burdening of federal resources are identical to those outlined above and will not be restated. However, the United States makes several arguments with respect to the burden on lawfully-present aliens that are specific to or slightly different in the context of the first sentence of Section 2(B). First, the United States argues that this provision "necessarily places lawfully present aliens (and even U.S. citizens) in continual jeopardy of having to demonstrate their lawful status to non-federal officials." (Id. at 26.) The United States further asserts that there are numerous categories of lawfully-present aliens "who will not have readily available documentation to demonstrate that fact," including foreign visitors from Visa Waiver Program (Page 18, Lines 1 to 23)
The Court notes, "The United States makes essentially the same arguments" and "it imposes a burden on lawfully-present Aliens not permitted by Hines". For the same reasons previously enumerated, the Court is wrong. The Court's finding does not comport with the facts of this case, the law of the land or the intent of Congress. The Hines case, again, was a case involving State registration of aliens who had not been "arrested". The DOJ has failed to produce any proof of an additional burden as was the case in Hines, there is no constitutional prohibition against confirming the "immigration status" of those under arrest … and the U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that checking an arrested aliens NCIC record does not create an undue burden … the Judge's second finding confirms, beyond all doubt, that this Judicial opinion is rooted in politics not law …
countries, individuals who have applied for asylum but not yet received an adjudication, people with temporary protected status, U and T non-immigrant visa applicants, or people who have self-petitioned for relief under the Violence Against Women Act. (Id. at 26-27.) Also, the United States points out that United States citizens are not required to carry identification, and some citizens might not have easy access to a form of identification that would satisfy the requirement of Section 2(B).9 (Page 19, Lines 1 to 6)
FALSE STATEMENT 4: "who will not have readily available documentation to demonstrate that fact,"… including foreign visitors from Visa Waiver Program… The Visa Waiver program does not supersede any other section of United States Immigration Law.
First I want to urge the reader to note Foot Note 8 below, where I've added the specifics of the Visa Waiver Program. Title 8, Chapter 12, § 1187.
I find it very hard to express my complete devastation at the lack of candor and outright dishonesty exhibited by both Judge Bolton and our Department of Justice. These are not "errors" in reading the law, errors based on stupidity or incompetence; these are now, in my opinion, instances of dishonesty.
It has been quite a while since I worked in the legal field on a daily basis, but I have written many, many briefs and read thousands of legal opinions. Never before have I come across a judicial opinion with 4 false statements made by a Judge. There are frequent disagreements concerning the interpretation of specific laws, however, the specific language or wording of a statute is easily determined. A statute's wording is written in bold face on the page …. I've inserted the relevant statutes into this post for you to read and provided links for you to verify the accuracy of my claims … you can decide for yourself.
Unscrupulous Attorneys will misquote and miss-site cases, but I have never seen this from a Judge before never mind an Attorney General of the United States. The statement above is a false statement and I believe it to be an intentionally false statement. No matter what "program" an alien seeks to be admitted under, that alien must first register and once registered is required by Federal Law to carry their documentation …
Foreign visitors requesting admission through the Visa Waiver Program must still register with NSEERS and/or the DHS. An individual seeking entry under the Visa Waiver Program is required to comply with all other "entry" and registration requirements. An individual asking inclusion in the "Visa Waiver Program" is asking for exemption from the requirement to "qualify" for a visa under our system of immigration quotas. Gaining an exemption from the Visa Quota System, does not exempt an individual from "registering" as an alien.
(The fact that the Holder DOJ suggests that admission under the Visa Waiver Program exempts foreign nationals from registering with the U.S. Government should raise all sorts of red flags in Congress).
Title 8, Chapter 12, 1304; regulates alien registration procedures in the United States.
Title 8, Chapter 12, § 1304: Forms for registration and fingerprinting
(a) Preparation; contents
The Attorney General and the Secretary of State jointly are authorized and directed to prepare forms for the registration of aliens under section 1301 of this title, and the Attorney General is authorized and directed to prepare forms for the registration and fingerprinting of aliens under section 1302 of this title. Such forms shall contain inquiries with respect to
(1) the date and place of entry of the alien into the United States;
(2) activities in which he has been and intends to be engaged;
(3) the length of time he expects to remain in the United States;
(4) the police and criminal record, if any, of such alien; and
(5) such additional matters as may be prescribed.
(b) Confidential nature
All registration and fingerprint records made under the provisions of this subchapter shall be confidential, and shall be made available only
(1) pursuant to section 1357 (f)(2) of this title, and
(2) to such persons or agencies as may be designated by the Attorney General.
(c) Information under oath
Every person required to apply for the registration of himself or another under this subchapter shall submit under oath the information required for such registration. Any person authorized under regulations issued by the Attorney General to register aliens under this subchapter shall be authorized to administer oaths for such purpose.
(d) Certificate of alien registration or alien receipt card
Every alien in the United States who has been registered and fingerprinted under the provisions of the Alien Registration Act, 1940, or under the provisions of this chapter shall be issued a certificate of alien registration or an alien registration receipt card in such form and manner and at such time as shall be prescribed under regulations issued by the Attorney General.
(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties
Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
The United States contends that the impact on lawfully-present aliens of the requirement that law enforcement officials, where practicable, check the immigration status of a person lawfully stopped, detained, or arrested where there is reasonable suspicion that the person is an alien and is unlawfully present will be exacerbated by several factors. (Id. at 28-29.) First, the United States suggests that the impact on lawfully-present aliens is enhanced because this requirement applies to stops for even very minor, non-criminal violations of state law, including jaywalking, failing to have a dog on a leash, or riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. (Id. at 28.) Also, the United States argues that the impact will be increased because other provisions in S.B. 1070 put pressure on law enforcement agencies and officials to enforce the immigration laws vigorously.10 (Id. at 29.) Hines cautions against imposing burdens on lawfully-present aliens such as those described above. See 312 U.S. at 73-74. Legal residents will certainly be swept up by this requirement, particularly when the impacts of the provisions pressuring law enforcement (Page 20, Lines 7 to 19).
Foot Note 8: The Visa Waiver Program permits visitors from certain countries to enter the United States without a visa, so long as various requirements are met. See, e.g., 8 U.S.C. § 1187; 8 C.F.R.§,§ 217.1-217.7. (Page 20, Lines 21 to 23).
Again, the Court acted dishonestly it discussing the Visa Waiver Program. The Visa Waiver Program does not eliminate an alien's duty to register with trhe Federal Government and caryy their registration documents with them at all times.
Title 8, Chapter 12, § 1187. Visa waiver program for certain visitors
(1) Seeking entry as tourist for 90 days or less
The alien is applying for admission during the program as a nonimmigrant visitor (described in section 1101 (a)(15)(B) of this title) for a period not exceeding 90 days.
2) National of program country
The alien is a national of, and presents a passport issued by, a country which—
(A) extends (or agrees to extend), either on its own or in conjunction with one or more other countries that are described in subparagraph (B) and that have established with it a common area for immigration admissions, reciprocal privileges to citizens and nationals of the United States
3) Machine readable passport
(A) In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), on or after October 1, 2003, the alien at the time of application for admission is in possession of a valid unexpired machine-readable passport that satisfies the internationally accepted standard for machine readability.
(4) Executes immigration forms
The alien before the time of such admission completes such immigration form as the Attorney General shall establish.
(6) Not a safety threat
The alien has been determined not to represent a threat to the welfare, health, safety, or security of the United States.
(7) No previous violation
If the alien previously was admitted without a visa under this section, the alien must not have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous admission as such a nonimmigrant
An individual admitted under the Visa Waiver Program must still register their entry with the Government, the alien must possess a passport (a legally recognized form of ID under the Arizona Law). They must undergo an NCIC and NSEERS check and complete the legally required screening process established by CONGRESS and Administered by the Executive Agencies. The "burdensome check" imagined by the Executive Agencies and agreed to by the Courts involves nothing more than an electronic inquiry of the data systems chartered by Congress and maintained at taxpayer expense to respond to just such an inquiry.
agencies to enforce immigration laws are considered. See A.R.S. § 11-1051(A), (H). Certain categories of people with transitional status and foreign visitors from countries that are part of the Visa Waiver Program will not have readily available documentation of their authorization to remain in the United States, thus potentially subjecting them to arrest or detention, in addition to the burden of "the possibility of inquisitorial practices and police surveillance." Hines, 312 U.S. at 74. In Hines, the Supreme Court emphasized the important federal responsibility to maintain international relationships, for the protection of American citizens abroad as well as to ensure uniform national foreign policy. Id. at 62-66; see also Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 700 (2001) ("We recognize . . . the Nation's need to 'speak with one voice' in immigration matters."). The United States asserts, and the Court agrees, that "the federal government has long rejected a system by which aliens' papers are routinely demanded and checked." (Pl.'s Mot. at 26.)11 The Court finds that this requirement imposes an unacceptable burden on lawfully-present aliens. With respect to the United States' arguments regarding the burden on and impediment of federal resources as they relate to the first sentence of Section 2(B), the Court's conclusions mirror those stated above regarding the second sentence of Section 2(B). Federal resources will be taxed and diverted from federal enforcement priorities as a result of the increase in requests for immigration status determination that will flow from Arizona if law enforcement officials are required to verify immigration status whenever, during the course of a lawful stop, detention, or arrest, the law enforcement official has reasonable suspicion of unlawful presence in the United States.12 In combination with the impermissible burden this provision will place on lawfully-present aliens, the burden on federal resources and priorities also leads (Page 21, Lines 1 to 22).
The Court continues to make clearly erroneous rulings, rulings not support by the facts, the law or Congressional intent.
Specifically the Court states, in error, that; "transitional status and foreign visitors from countries that are part of the Visa Waiver Program will not have readily available documentation". As previously outlined. Individuals in the Visa waiver program are required to register, provide a passport, carry documentation and keep their "registration documents" on their person. Any implication to the contrary is dishonest. Even should the individual loose or have all of their documentation stolen, the person can be identified if they deal with the local authorities in an honest manner and identify themselves. Every alien who enters this Country legally creates a "data record" that the LESC can access.
The Court again returns to discuss cases that are not on point. The Court notes that, "a system by which aliens' papers are routinely demanded and checked" are disfavored. The Courts, in fact, do not "disfavor" Law Enforcement authorities completing immigration checks or individuals taken into "custody", there is not a single instance of a Court "overruling" an "immigration check" completed on a person who has been taken "into custody". The status check is, technically, completed by the Executive Agency that receives the inquiry. The "detaining" or "investigating officer" requests a "status determination", as is specifically outlined in Federal Immigration law.
to an inference of preemption. Therefore, for the purposes of preliminary injunction analysis, the Court concludes that the United States has demonstrated a likelihood of success on itschallenge to the first sentence of Section 2(B). Section 2(B) in its entirety is likely preempted by federal law. (Page 22, lines 1 to 4)
3. Section 3: A.R.S. § 13-1509
Section 3 states that "a person is guilty of willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document if the person is in violation of 8 [U.S.C. §§] 1304(e) or 1306(a)." A.R.S.§ 13-1509(A).13 The penalties for violation of Section 3, a class 1 misdemeanor, are amaximum fine of $100 and a maximum of 20 days in jail for a first violation and up to 30 days in jail for any subsequent violation. A.R.S. § 13-1509(H). Section 3 also limits violators' eligibility for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon, and commutation of a sentence and requires violators to pay jail costs. A.R.S. § 13-1509(D), (E). Section 3 does not apply to "a person who maintains authorization from the federal government to remain in the United States." A.R.S. § 13-1509(F). Essentially, Section 3 makes it a state crime to violate federal registration laws and provides for state prosecutions and penalties for violations of the federal registration law. The United States argues that Section 3 is preempted because it interferes with comprehensive federal alien registration law, seeks to criminalize unlawful presence, and will result in the harassment of aliens. (Pl.'s Mot. at 34-39.) Arizona asserts that Section 3 neither conflicts with federal law nor regulates in a federally occupied field. (Defs.' Resp. at 21-22.) "[T]he power to restrict, limit, regulate, and register aliens as a distinct group is not an equal and continuously existing concurrent power of state and nation[;] . . . whatever power (Page 22, Lines 1 to 22).
To be continued:
Read Part 1 here: https://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/the-immigration-debate-the-arizona-law-judge-boltons-decision-part-1/
Read Part 2 here: https://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/the-immigration-debate-the-arizona-law-judge-boltons-decision-part-2/
Read Part 3 here: https://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/the-immigration-debate-the-arizona-law-judge-boltons-decision-part-3/
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- salt0.7g
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Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put the potatoes and carrots onto a baking tray, toss with the oil and rosemary, then season well. Roast for 15 mins on the top shelf until the veg is golden and almost tender.
Meanwhile, make the gravy. Put the wine and stock into a small pan, then boil until reduced by about two-thirds. Stir in the redcurrant jelly, season and keep warm.
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A dramatic rescue by three friends saved a pelican's life.
The bird was trapped in a fishing line in a lake near the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale.
"He was hissing at me and biting at me and I kinda grabbed his beak and then grabbed his wings and sort of picked him up," said Greg Schreiber, one of his rescuers.
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The friends, one a student at Texas A & M, one at the University of South Florida and one in high school, were fishing when they noticed the pelican.
"We were actually looking at osprey and the we happened to notice that there was a pelican hanging from its beak with a string," Schreiber said.
The friends called officials at the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for help.
"The ambulance guy was very well equipped, very knowledgeable and they brought a 10 person fire truck team to come get the pelican down," said Chad Hager, another one of the bird's rescuers.
The pelican was taken to the South Florida Wildlife Center with a severe injury that officials said was caused by a careless fisher.
"Fishing line constricts their extremities, the wings, so this is a sad story and unfortunately it's very common," said Dr. Stefan Harsch with the Wildlife Center. "But time and supportive care helped him over that rough patch and he will make a complete recovery, I'm convinced."
The friends decided to visit the pelican one last time before heading back to school, and said the experience was unforgettable.
"I looked directly in his eyes and honestly, it was profound," rescuer Bruce Hager said. "I honestly saw that he recognized me and I, it sounds crazy but I saw a bit of appreciation from him."
Officials said the pelican could be released back into the wild in about 3 weeks, depending on how quickly it recovers.


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Barack Obama's first presidential inauguration was one for the record books. So is his second, but for a different reason.
Four years ago, America watched as Obama became the first African-American sworn in as president. Now, however, inauguration festivities that begin Sunday and conclude Monday have less pomp and circumstance because they are, well, the second time around.
Obama's first inauguration "was as big as it gets," inauguration expert Jim Bendat said. "Whenever you have a repeat inauguration, it's not as big."
Stressing inauguration "is an important American event," Bendat said a second inauguration just doesn't carry the same weight.
"It's a continuation rather than a transition," he said.
There are two swearings-in this time: a private, official one Sunday and the public, ceremonial one Monday.
Vice President Joe Biden will be sworn in first Sunday, the Presidential Inauguration Committee said. Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will preside over his swearing-in at the Naval Observatory.
A few hours later, Chief Justice John Roberts will administer Obama's oath of office in the Blue Room at the White House.
The ceremonial swearings-in, hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, take place at the U.S. Capitol.
Wunderground.com's forecast for the nation's capital Monday called for partly cloudy skies and a high of 38 degrees F.
More than 58 groups will participate in this year's parade, the Presidential Inaugural Committee said.
A predicted 600,000 to 800,000 people are expected on the National Mall Monday to watch the public inaugural ceremony, far fewer than the approximately 1.8 million who watched Obama take the oath of office four years ago, CBS said.
Obama's second inauguration does tie a record: When all is said and done, he will have taken the oath of office four times -- tying Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Roberts botched the oath in 2009, necessitating a second swearing-in. This year, the official swearing-in is Sunday as prescribed by the Constitution, and the ceremonial swearing-in is Monday.
Because of these events, Obama ties Roosevelt, even though FDR earned his four inaugurations by being elected four times, Bendat said.
Everything from the inauguration in 2009 to this year's event has been scaled back to some extent, Bendat said, in part because it is a second inauguration but adding, "I'm sure the economy has something to do with that."
While the Obamas will attend two balls -- down from 10 in 2009 -- for the second inauguration, the record number of second-inauguration dances is 14 for Bill Clinton's re-election.
"There's [a] big difference this time," Bendat said.
He said the two smartphone applications available from the two inaugural committees are a bow to the event keeping up with the times rather than an effort to reach a global audience.
Four years ago "the world pretty much stopped" when Obama was inaugurated, Bendat said. "Will it be in such a similar vein this time? Probably not. It doesn't have the same magnitude.
"It'll be interesting to see if people who are on the National Mall in Washington are using those apps to communicate with each other," or whether too much use would grind app usage to a halt.
If something truly memorable happens, "it'll be almost by accident," Bendat said.
He said one area that moved the festivities to a different level was the list of musical performers.
Pop star Beyonce will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Kelly Clarkson, "My Country 'Tis of Thee." Singer-songwriter James Taylor is expected to sing "America the Beautiful."
"That's something really great," he said. "In past inaugurations, you had military bands playing military music. This year, there are three performers who are well-known -- not a military band, not an opera singer."
There was a pre-inauguration issue. The Rev. Louie Giglio, founder of Passion Conferences and a prominent voice in the evangelical movement, withdrew from delivering the benediction because of controversy over comments he made against same-sex marriage.
The Rev. Luis Leon, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, will give the benediction instead. Leon delivered the benediction for President George W. Bush in 2005.
The invocation will be delivered by Myrlie Evers-Williams, wife of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers.
Richard Blanco is the inaugural poet and will appear at Obama's swearing-in ceremony Monday. Blanco will be the country's youngest inaugural poet, as well as the first Hispanic and first member of the LGBT community to serve in that capacity, the Presidential Inaugural Committee said.
On Sunday, Obama takes the oath of office using the Bible of his wife's family. On Monday, he will take the oath of office using two Bibles: one used by President Lincoln at his first Inauguration -- which the Obama used in 2009 -- and one used by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
A week before the inauguration, law enforcement agencies were finalizing security preparations and an FBI official told CNN authorities had "no credible corroborated threats to any of the activities."
Debra Evans Smith, the FBI's acting assistant director of its Washington field office, said the agency will have specialized personnel to meet any security challenge.
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NASSAU COUNTY, NY (WCBS/CNN) - Parents and activists are demanding answers after a racist photo of nooses labeled "back to school necklaces" was displayed in a middle school classroom.
The photo shows two nooses, with stickers of laughs, a smiley face and even hashtag "yes."
The title of the picture says "back to school necklaces" which an internet search shows is another name for a noose and a phrase that's sometimes used to express despair felt when school starts back up again.
But Hempstead town supervisor Laura Gillen calls it 'undoubtedly racist' and is calling on the Roosevelt School District to immediately dismiss any teacher responsible.
Pastor Arthur Mackey Jr. was sent the photo he says it's part of a collage with pictures of three teachers and what appears to be other students.
He says it's a slap in the face during Black History Month.
"We call on our school board to fire anyone that is involved with this because as Dr. Martin Luther King said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," said Mackey Jr.
In a statement, the Roosevelt School District said it is aware of the "inappropriate conduct" and investigating. The school district said it is unable to comment further, calling the incident a "personnel matter."
"The Board of Education has zero tolerance for the display of racially offensive images," the district's statement said.
According to the New York State Education Department, more than half of the school's population is Hispanic or Latino and about 45 percent is black or African American.
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Hurricane force winds blew into Texas creating a 'historic' blizzard and whiteout conditions in the Texas-Oklahoma panhandle. Kansas also saw its share of snow as the storm blew north, and blizzard warnings are in effect. The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel reports.
A deadly snowstorm packing hurricane-force wind pummeled the Great Plains on Monday, the second bout of fierce winter weather there in less than a week. Authorities pleaded with people to stay off the roads.
Wind gusts of 75 mph were recorded at the airport in Amarillo, Texas, and up to a foot and a half of snow was on the ground — the most in at least 110 years. At least one city fire truck was stuck.
"This is a really nasty blizzard," said Greg Postel, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel.
The storm was being blamed for at least two deaths: In the town of Woodward, Okla., heavy snow caused a roof to collapse, killing one person inside the home, Oklahoma Highway Patrol told NBC News. And in northwest Kansas, a 21-year-old man was killed when his SUV overturned on an icy patch of Interstate-70, according to Kansas Emergency Management officials.
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National Guard units set out to help drivers stranded along Interstate 40, but the state said that troopers couldn't get to everyone because of the whiteout. The wind whipped the snow into 10-foot drifts.
Amarillo had 17 inches of snow on the ground at mid-afternoon, threatening its single-day record of 18.1 inches, set in 1934.
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City crews remove snow early on Monday in Liberal, Kan., which is under a blizzard warning until Tuesday at midnight.
Authorities closed highways in the Oklahoma panhandle, which was bracing for more than a foot of snow. The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University canceled afternoon classes.
In Kansas, which was expecting up to 2 feet of snow through Tuesday, Gov. Sam Brownback extended a state of emergency from last week.
"This storm has the potential to be more dangerous than last week's storm," he said. His advice to drivers: "Stay off the road unless it's absolutely critical." For those who had to drive, he suggested packing charged phones and emergency kits.
The storm last week dumped more than 14 inches of snow on Wichita, Kan., its second-highest total on record. Parts of Kansas got a foot and a half, and parts of Missouri more than a foot.
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Tow-truck driver Tyson House helps trucker Gary Wheeler after his vehicle slid off the road in Greensburg, Kan., during last week's storm.
Joe Pajor, a public works official, told NBC affiliate KSN in Wichita that this storm would create driving conditions "that are basically unprecedented for the traveling public."
The storm's reach extended to the Southeast. The National Weather Service said it could spawn tornadoes Tuesday in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
FedEx said the storm was causing delays for deliveries in 15 states, as far east as Pennsylvania and as far north as Minnesota.
The storm also threatened to dump 6 inches of snow on Chicago through Tuesday.
The same weather system blanketed Colorado on Sunday. About 200 flights were canceled at the airport in Denver, and Gov. John Hickenlooper told non-essential state workers to report two hours late Monday.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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1"Come, let us return to the LORD,a
For it is he who has torn, but he will heal us;
he has struck down, but he will bind our wounds.
2He will revive us after two days;
on the third day* he will raise us up,b
to live in his presence.
3Let us know, let us strive to know the LORD;
as certain as the dawn is his coming.
He will come to us like the rain,
like spring rain that waters the earth."c
4What can I do with you, Ephraim?
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your loyalty is like morning mist,
like the dew that disappears early.
5For this reason I struck them down through the prophets,
I killed them by the words of my mouth;* d
my judgment shines forth like the light.
6For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice,
and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.e
7But they, at Adam,* violated the covenant;
there they betrayed me.
8Gilead* is a city of evildoers,
tracked with blood.
9Like brigands lying in wait
is the band of priests.
They murder on the road to Shechem,*
indeed they commit a monstrous crime.
10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing:
there is found Ephraim's prostitution,
Israel is defiled.
11For you also, Judah,
a harvest* has been appointed!
* [6:2] After two days; on the third day: presumptuous Israel expects that soon God will renew them (cf. Ez 37).
* [6:5] The word of God proclaimed by the prophets is effective, it accomplished what it promised: punishment.
* [6:7] At Adam: the violation of the covenant at Adam is mentioned nowhere else in the Bible. The place Adam, the location of which is unknown, may be referred to in Jos 3:16.
* [6:8] Gilead: city in Transjordan (Gn 31:46–48; 2 Kgs 15:25).
* [6:9] Shechem: an important ancient religious and political center (Jos 24).
* [6:11] Harvest: God's judgment, when Judah will reap what it has sown.
b. [6:2] Lk 24:7, 46; 1 Cor 15:4.
d. [6:5] Is 11:4; 49:2; Jer 5:14; Heb 4:12–13.
e. [6:6] 1 Sm 15:22; Am 5:22–24; Mi 6:6–8; Eccl 4:17; Mt 9:13; 12:7.
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The New York Daily News is reporting that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has retained a criminal defense attorney to represent him in an ongoing federal investigation into possible fraud and doping violations.
The hiring of Bryan D. Daly, a former federal prosecutor based in Los Angeles and partner in the firm Sheppard Mullin Richeter and Hampton, was announced in the legal trade publication The Daily Journal.
The case is built upon allegations made by Floyd Landis, a former riding mate of Armstrong's on the U.S. Postal Service team. Through a series of emails he exchanged with cycling officials that were released in May to the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets, Landis alleged that the cycling icon, as well as others members of the U.S. team, engaged in a systemic doping scheme designed to elude detection.
Landis won the 2006 Tour but was stripped of his title after testing positive for using banned supplements immediately after completing Stage 17 of that year's race. He later admitted that he used performance-enhancing drugs for the majority of his professional career.
Armstrong has repeatedly denied any allegations of wrongdoing and continues to proclaim his innocence.


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Though this looks like some kind of insane mushroom growth, it's actually special, die-cut cardboard strips put together by the Ball-Nogues Studio for an installation at Rice University. The artists created a digital mockup of the shapes they wanted, ordered 20,000 strips of cardboard cut to the perfect prefab sizes, and put the whole thing together in four days. It's strong enough for people to stand on. Want to see more of it?
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The fabrication processes used to make the natural brown surfaces are in the lineage of those Gehry employed in his legendary "Easy Edges" line of furniture in the 1970's. Expanding on this knowledge enabled us to create architecturally scaled cardboard structures and introduce double curvature. We used the properties and limitations of the material - determined through building full scaled mock-ups during development combined with a parametric digital interface - to shape the cardboard "ribbons." The project required laminating over 20,000 strips (weighing approximately eight tons) of curved, industrially die-cut corrugated cardboard in twelve days. Incredibly strong and capable of supporting the weight of several people, the cardboard laminates operate as semi-monocoques with an intermediary plywood armature.
Here's what it looks like underneath, where you can see the plywood armature.
And here's a kid running around on top of it.
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Most gamers instinctively do something inexplicable while playing games. Some will spend hours managing their inventory in an RPG, as if placing a fire staff next to a book will actually cause a house fire. Others need to find every collectible or open every treasure chest in a game, even when they're useless. These gamers usually know their behavior doesn't make sense, but they can't help themselves. Here are five habits that some gamers, including me, can't seem to break and why they can have destructive consequences.
Reloading a gun with a partially empty clip
This first habit is common among shooter fans. Every time they fire a gun, even if they just use two or three bullets, they have to reload it. These gamers just have some deep-seated, inexplicable hatred for any empty space in their clip. What kind of respectable soldier walks around with a partially empty gun? The players will even become uncomfortable and agitated when watchingsomeone else play a shooter without a full clip in their gun.
Benefit: Sometimes the extra couple of bullets make a difference.
Downside: Usually they don't. In multiplayer, enemy players always seem to find you in the middle of an unnecessary reload.
Jumping to get around
Apparently all of the gaming universes are inhabited by mighty heroes who insist on jumping everywhere. Any game that has a jump function will likely have that function abused by players who want to quickly get to their destination. According to gamer logic, it makes the character move faster, which would be true if it wasn't false. In most games, bunny hopping isn't a faster method of traveling than running.
Benefit: Tricking the brain into thinking that the character is moving faster, like a placebo effect.
Downside: All of the NPCs in the game think you're weird and overly excited to get to your destination.
Saving way too often
Some Pokémon players have to save before every battle. Some Skyrim players can run through more than a thousand saves in one playthrough. If they go more than five minutes without saving their game, they get a feeling of impending doom. Sure, almost none of these saves will ever be loaded unless the game is extremely hard or the player is completely terrible at whatever they're playing. But, it's better to be safe than sorry, right? RIGHT?
Benefit: If you mess up, you don't have to redo those last two minutes since your previous save. That would be an absolute tragedy.
Downside: You paid for Skyrim, but you got Saving Screen: The Game.
Achievement or Trophy hunting
This is a relatively new habit that formed when the Xbox 360 introduced achievements and was strengthened when PlayStation 3 and Steam followed suit. Today, many gamers can't have a game in their history that only has a couple of achievements. Just looking at it reminds them of their failures and inadequacies. An unfortunate few absolutely need to get all of the achievements or trophies in a game before they can move on. You've created a monster, Microsoft!
Benefit: Achievements can show off your skill and dedication in a particular game.
Downside: If you're playing a game solely for the achievements, you're missing out on the whole point of playing games.
Holding on to items for too long
Some gamers are unable to use items that they find in the game. Like hoarders, they collect everything that they can and hold on "just in case." For example, in shooters, they would never use grenades or special ammo. Pretty soon, they're completely stocked up on lethal ordinances but will still only use the starting pistol. In role-playing games, they'll keep any potion and useful item until they have 99 of everything. Using even one of these items will leave them feeling naked and vulnerable.
Benefit: You'll be prepared for any situation, however unlikely that situation may be.
Downside: Hoarding in video game is a serious condition that doesn't get enough attention.
Do you have any of these gamer habits? Do you have others that were not mentioned here? Tell us in the comments below.
~ Mike ~


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MySQL for Excel is an Excel Add-In that is installed and accessed from within the MS Excel's Data tab offering a wizard-like interface arranged in an elegant yet simple way to help users browse MySQL Schemas, Tables, Views and Procedures and perform data operations against them using MS Excel as the vehicle to drive the data in and out MySQL Databases.
MySQL for Excel has been designed to be a simple and friendly tool for data analysts who want to harness the power of MS Excel to play with MySQL data without worrying about the technical details involved to reach the data they want, boosting productivity so they can focus on the data analysis and manipulation.
Import Data
MySQL for Excel makes the task of getting MySQL data into Excel a very easy one; there are no intermediate CSV files required, only a couple of clicks and data will be imported to Excel. MySQL for Excel supports importing data from tables, views and stored procedures.
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MySQL for Excel allows users to create a new MySQL table from selected Excel data; data types are automatically recognized and defaulted for the new table and column names can be created from the first row of data, speeding up the process and making it simple for non-technical users.
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Append Data
MySQL for Excel lets users save selected Excel data in existing tables; it will automatically attempt to map the columns of the selection with the ones in the MySQL table by column name or by data type, users can then review the mapping, manually change it and store it for later use. Like the Export Data feature, appending data into an existing table is very easy.
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MySQL for Excel now provides a way to edit a MySQL table's data directly within Excel using a new worksheet as a canvas to update existing data, insert new rows and delete existing ones in a very friendly and intuitive way. Changes are pushed back to the MySQL Server as a transaction batch with the click of a button, or can be pushed as soon as they are done with no further clicks if users prefer it. This is a powerful feature since Excel is a natural user interface to operate with data, and these changes can be reflected in the database immediately.
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Sugar by the Pound
EWG's analysis of more than 1,500 cereals, including more than 180 children's cereals, shows that a child who eats a bowl a day for a year ends up consuming 10 pounds of sugar.
Moreover, the cereals loaded with the most added sugar frequently come in packaging that features cartoon characters to appeal to kids. A single serving can contain nearly as much sugar as three Chips Ahoy! cookies, and more than two Keebler Fudge Stripe cookies. And because the serving sizes listed on many cereal boxes are unrealistically small, even sugar-conscious consumers are eating even more than they realize. To top it all off, 11 of the 13 most heavily sugared children's cereals feature marketing claims like "Good Source of Fiber" that suggest misleadingly that the products are healthful.
So how do you navigate the cereal aisle to find the least sugary products? Check these lists to see which have the most and the least sugar before you head to the store.
In all, EWG researchers ranked more than 1,500 cereals by their total sugar content by weight and compared the findings with guidelines issued by federal health agencies and other organizations. Twelve that are more than 50 percent sugar got nominated to EWG's cereals "Hall of Shame." The list includes Kellogg's Honey Smacks, Malt-O-Meal Golden Puffs and Post Golden Crisp.
EWG also took a second look at 84 popular children's cereals it had previously analyzed in its 2011 Sugar in Children's Cereals report. It found that not one on the 2011 "worst" list had lowered its sugar content over the last three years.
The new report includes tips for any cereal eater who wants to cut back on sugar, including paying attention to the nutrition labels to find out which products are the least sugary. EWG recommends no more than a teaspoon (4 grams) per serving. Preparing breakfast from scratch and eating fruit, unsweetened hot cereals or other whole foods with no added sugar are smarter choices.
Ready to start shopping and eating healthier?
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Introducing 'Soda': For Regular and Diet Drinkers Alike
Is the notion of a his-and-hers soda column a little too cheesy? Well... that's okay. We're a little cheesy, too. Welcome to Soda, tag-teamed by New York editor Carey Jones and fast-food columnist John M. Edwards, diet and regular soda loyalists, respectively.
We sat around the office last Friday, most of us with a carbonated something-or-other in hand, talking about how we don't really write about soda enough. "Soda, soda, soda..." Ed intoned, leaning back in his swivel chair.
"I love soda!" John and Carey said in unison.
Carey, to John: "But you don't drink diet soda." John, to Carey: "Yeah, well, you only drink diet soda."
And thus the his-and-hers soda column was born.
See, here's the thing: we do just about everything else together; we might as well drink soda together, too.
We wouldn't say we've hidden the fact that we're a couple from you all at Serious Eats*... but we haven't exactly broadcast it, either. But this is as good time as any to admit that, yes, our fast-food freelancer is dating our New York editor.
And we both like soda. Most people fall on one side of the diet/regular divide or the other ("Those evil sweeteners!" "That evil sugar!"), whether for reasons of taste or calories or sheer force of habit. There are enough loyalists that we won't bother with the "which is better?" debate. Bottom line: They're both tasty bubbly things filled with total crap! And we love them despite that fact. So count on John to extol the virtues of all calorific sodas, and Carey to share similar love for the calorie-free.*
*See: Carey's photo captions on John's articles in four countries and 15 states. **Carey wishes to add that she feels no need to further stereotypes of the woman in the relationship being the calorie-conscious one, and that she has no problem with sugar (see: hunt for the best chocolate chip cookie in New York; tendency to do things like try every doughnut at New York's Doughnut Plant) but what can she say; she's a diet soda drinker.
How are we going to kick off a column on a topic as wide-ranging as soda? By attempting a project Serious Eats has long since intended, but cowered in the face of: tasting every one of the 127 flavors in the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine.
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Pregnant singer Alicia Keys' unborn baby has been blessed in a traditional Zulu ceremony during the star's recent trip to South Africa with fiance Swizz Beatz.
The 29 year old is expecting her first child with the producer later this year, and now she has Zulu good fortune on her side.
Tribesmen gave the mom-to-be and her baby traditional African names as she joined hands with her future husband underneath a fig tree, dubbed the 'healing tree' by locals.
The tribal leaders agreed to bless mother and child as a thank you for the charity work Keys has done in the area – her Keep A Child Alive charity helps fund local organization Bobbi Bear, which aims to save youngsters whose parents have died of AIDS.
The charity's director Jackie Bradfield tells Britain's Daily Mail, "Alicia has been made part of the tribal family because she really reached out to the people here.
"Two female priests who practice a mix of Christianity and tribal custom chose new names for her and the unborn child as a mark of respect. The names were kept between them, but were chosen to reflect Alicia's character.
"Alicia had to do a special dance with drums banging in the background, and was embraced by abused children who she has helped. She was chosen for the ceremony as a thank you, because she has done a lot to keep children's lives afloat and for us to afford our support staff. Her partner came too – he held her hand and helped her sit down when she needed rest."
Keys made the blessing a family affair – her mother and brother were part of the 50-strong crowd who watched the moving ceremony.
The "Fallin'" hitmaker was in South Africa on vacation after performing as part of the World Cup kick off celebrations earlier this month.


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All About Baby
Week 13 marks a milestone for your baby-to-be. Developmentally speaking she's no longer an embryo, but a fetus. She's looking — and acting — more and more like a baby every day. She appears to be resting because her eyelids have formed and are fused together, but her arms and legs move and twitch (although you probably can't feel it … yet). She can suck her thumb, too.
Your baby is about the size of a egg! She's growing heavier at around 0.5 to 0.8 ounces and is getting longer at about 3 inches long (crown to rump).
All About You
Hooray! Your morning sickness should be starting to subside, and miscarriage is less of a risk. Your second trimester will bring both relief and reality. Yes, you're really having a baby! Now that the high-risk period is over, you probably have some pregnancy announcements to make. That is, if you've been able to keep the big news a secret. And if there's a big brother or sister in the house, now is the time to let siblings know that a baby is on the way.
Time to celebrate! You've almost survived your first trimester. Some of your aches and pains may finally be disappearing. You may notice that in place of nausea you're feeling hungry — notorious pregnancy cravings often begin now. As your uterus continues to expand, chances are you're having some troubles with heartburn, indigestion, and flatulence, as well.
A Reason to Celebrate
Many women find the upcoming second trimester of their pregnancies the most enjoyable, as nuisances such as nausea give way to attractive baby bumps and enviable pregnancy glow.
Here are a few reasons why you're feeling so good:
- Disappearing nausea: Although it's not uncommon for morning sickness to linger into the second trimester, your sick days are probably coming to an end. The reason why? Your body has become accustomed to the increased hormones propelling you into baby-mode.
- Increased appetite: Now that your nausea is on the way out, it's time to enjoy food again. You may notice that your appetite grows along with your baby-to-be. Bring on the ice cream and pickles!
- Growing baby bump: Your body's changing inside and out to accommodate your developing baby. Your internal organs shift positions to make room for an expanding uterus, and your skin stretches to allow your bump to grow outward. You're finally not just feeling pregnant — you're looking pregnant, too! "Showing" is probably a relief. People are more likely to hold the door open for you, pass on a sympathetic smile, and even let you cut in line at the grocery store.
- Lessening breast tenderness: Your breasts went through a big growth spurt during your first trimester that may have left them sore and uncomfortable. They most likely will not increase in size during the second trimester (but they may fill out more); you may notice some "starter" milk or colostrum leaking out of your nipples later in the second trimester as your body readies for baby.
While some pregnancy symptoms fade with time, others don't. You'll still need to take plenty of trips to the bathroom as your growing baby-to-be puts pressure on your bladder. You're also going to continue to feel tired — unfortunately that's a constant during pregnancy — but your baby bump is still small enough that you should be able to rest comfortably. So give yourself a break and relax!
Got questions about Week 13? Other women have asked this…
Q: My husband is afraid he might hurt the baby if we have sex. Is this true?
This is a fairly universal concern that most fathers-to-be have on their minds. As far as hurting the baby, worry not: The baby is well protected by the uterine wall, the amniotic fluid, and the amniotic sac. The opening to the uterus, the cervix, is also closed and has a mucus plug to protect the uterus and your baby. Read more about sex during pregnancy concerns.
Q: What kind of vaginal discharge is normal?
Most of the time vaginal discharge is normal. The combination of increased blood flow to this area and increased estrogen will cause an increase in whitish mucousy discharge, also known as leukorrhea. Leukorrhea is what many women experience even when they are not pregnant at different times in their cycles. Read more about vaginal discharge during pregnancy.
Q: Is it safe for a pregnant woman to use a laptop directly on her lap?
Laptops have become such a fixture in our work and personal lives, the thought of not being able to use it safely … well, it might be like telling a mom-to-be that she can't drive a car! Luckily, a laptop is safe to use in pregnancy. Some laptops can get warmer than others, but the heat should not cause a problem for your baby, nor should any fear of radiation. Read more about using a laptop during pregnancy.
Your Partner
The Guiding Principles of Parenting
The upcoming second trimester is a good time for you and your partner to talk about what kind of parents you want to be. There is no question that being a parent is the hardest, most important, and most rewarding job you'll ever have. So, how best to prepare for your new role?
One of the best ways to get ready is to create guiding principles of parenting. These are the points that you and your partner believe are most important in raising a child. You probably have some ideas already. Things like unconditional love, positive reinforcement, morals and values, education, manners, and so on, may already be part of your own principles.
To establish personal guiding principles of parenting, think about the kind of person you want your child to be at age 25 or 30. Once you have this picture in your mind, begin to work backwards to determine what principles will help you guide your child throughout his or her life. You and your partner may need a series of discussions to develop these guidelines, but having a set of agreed upon principles will achieve two extremely important things: It will help you both be on the same page when it comes to parenting, and it will provide you with a framework for managing difficult everyday situations.
As with any job, especially one involving a team, a game plan for meeting your goals is essential. Now is a great time to develop that plan for you, your partner, and your child.


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a notch in (someone's) belt
A remarkable success or achievement, especially one in a successive string, list, or tally of other such ones. (Can also be formulated as "a notch in the belt of (someone)." The successful negotiation of the merger between the two companies was another notch in the young executive's belt. It wasn't a particularly difficult match, but the win is nevertheless a notch in the belt of the defending champion.


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Peach and Apricot Amaretti Pie
Peaches and apricots meld well with the flavor of Amaretto in this pie from the aptly named cookbook Pie. A dusting of crunchy amaretto biscuits inside and up top provide a contrasting crunch.
Reprinted with permission by Angela Boggiano. Copyright © 2013. Published by Octopus Publishing. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
- Yield:serves 8
- Active time: 1 hour
- Total time:2 hours
- Shortcrust Pastry
- 7oz/200g plain flour or all purpose flour
- 4oz/110g butter, cubed or an equal mix of butter and lard
- 2-3 tablespoons very cold water
- Filling
- 400g/13oz fresh apricots, halved, stoned and cut into wedges
- 500g/1lb fresh peaches, halved, stoned and cut into wedges
- 150g/5oz caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
- 3 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 4 Amaretti biscuits, finely crushed
- 15g/1/2oz butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons milk, to glaze
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.
Place the apricots and peaches in a bowl with the sugar, Amaretto liqueur, cornstarch, lemon juice and half the Amaretti biscuits. Mix together well and set aside while you prepare the pastry.
When your dough is ready, spoon the filling into the base of a 1.5 litre/2 1/2 pint pie dish and dot pieces of butter on the top.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to just larger than the pie dish, then cut off a strip to sit on the edge of the dish. Place the pastry on top and press down to seal. Trim off any excess pastry and glaze the top with a little milk. Bake for 30 minutes until the pastry is golden and the filling bubbling.
While the pie is still hot, sprinkle on the remaining crushed Amaretti biscuits and caster sugar. Leave to stand for about 10–15 minutes before serving with fresh pouring cream.
To make shortcrust pastry: Place the flour, butter and salt into a large clean bowl.
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, working as quickly as possible to prevent the dough becoming warm.
Add the water to the mixture and using a cold knife stir until the dough binds together, add more cold water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too dry.
Wrap the dough in clingfilm / plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.


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Retiring chief of staff hands down piece of history
Retiring Omaha City Council Chief of Staff Warren Weaver said he'll hand down a piece of Omaha's history on Friday -- a 45-year-old briefcase.
Weaver said he used the briefcase every day for nearly a decade after it was given to him by Lou Anderson, the first man to ever hold the chief of staff position.
"When Lou got ready to leave, he was thinking of taking his famous briefcase but for whatever reason, I talked him out of it," said Weaver.
Weaver said the faded and taped briefcase carried some of Omaha's most important documents, including baseball stadium and fire union contracts.
Weaver served as chief of staff for eight years and worked in the council office for 12 years.
In that time, Weaver said he's worked with 29 different council members and almost 7,000 ordinances.
He said as he prepares to give the briefcase to his successor, he will look back at his time at City Hall with gratitude.
"Some lasting friendships have endured here and I will certainly miss it," said Weaver.
Weaver is also a retired Air Force colonel. He said he plans to spend more time traveling and with his family after his retirement.


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Who's Keeshan?
It was a cool, autumn day in the sleepy town of Lakeshire as Brother Jeb and Charlie discussed their plans to deal with Colonel Troteman's request. Even though they'd be working for free, Jeb had come to the conclusion to give it a go and told Charlie as much over a morning dram of moonshine.
In the bar, Ellie Webb overheard the pair discussing potential fights against Orcs. Calling out Charlie for her apparent lack of experience in dealing with Orcs made them instant 'friends', and before long all three were making their way to the fighting ring in the tavern's cellar.
There, having bet his entire fortune of coppers on Big Earl, a wilderness survivalist named Kainin was watching the match, wilting with every punch as his chances of earning a windfall faded away with every swing of the fist. John J. Keeshan was winning. And winning big.
As the four stood amidst the crowd, Charlie pointed out that the 'smaller man' was their target, the one Troteman had sent them to convince. A prod in the back from Jeb's staff brought the fight to a close, but not before Keeshan smashed Big Earl into the sawdust floor with an uppercut the daft fighter never saw.
However, the former military warrior refused to return to combat and sent the trio back to the Town Hall empty handed. Kainin, downtrodden from losing every copper he owned, decided to follow the group in hopes of earning a spot of coin to cover his losses. All this while drowning his sorrows in brother Jeb's offered moonshine.
Arriving in the hall just behind the pair of women, Kainin and Jeb walked into an argument that could only be physically settled on the boardwalk. When all attempts to quiet the row failed, Jeb told Troteman the news and expected to be dismissed by the well-dressed Colonel.
Instead, he assigned a mission for the group to gather Keeshan's gear, as well as rescue members of Keeshan's former outfit from the Blackrock Orcs now holding Althar's Mill. Shocked at being sent into combat, Jeb and Kainin decided to go outside and inform the fighting pair of what they'd learned. Instead, they witnessed Ellie Webb reigning victorious over a kneeling Charlie.
Their anger assuaged, the two women turned their attentions to the men, wondering what took them so long to gather the details and prepare to depart to the Mill. Quick introductions were made, and in moments, the four made their way toward the distant sawmill.
Invigorated by killing a massive spider, one in which Kainin harvested its gooey legs for a later meal, they charged into the Orcs holding the mill – making short work of their seemingly weak adversaries. They found the first of Bravo Company locked in a cage, who was delighted to be rescued. Yet, before they could so, they would need to sneak the key from the middle of a pack of large, sleeping worgs and dispatch the heavily armored guards.
All was going according to plan until Charlie stepped on the paw of one of the wolves, causing it to howl in pain and waken the two dozen others sleeping nearby. Well, all fel broke loose and the once confident soldiers now fled from a pen of angry, bloodthirsty worgs nipping at their heels.
Battered, bitten and bleeding, the group recovered in a nearby tent, hiding quietly as the wolves returned to their nap. And the key? It still shone brightly like a beacon of lost hope, happily nestled atop a stump in the midst of the victorious wolves.
All was not lost, however. Charlie slipped back into the pen, this time retrieving the key and avoid the paws of the somehow docile worgs. Happy to leave the pen behind, they opened the cage and released the thankful member of Bravo Company.
But much to their dismay, the adventure was just beginning. Four other members remained at large, as well as more of Keeshans gear, in a cave on the road to the Searing Gorge. These orcs proved more hardy, especially a curse-tossing warlock they had to kill in order to retrieve another key.
Charlie, evidently being a long distance runner that even a Tauren would envy, raced ahead and left the other three panting to catch up. One after another, our heroes rescued the captured members of Bravo Company.
One was laid out on a slab of stone, preparing to be sacrificed to an angry God.
Another was in a cage with a hustling Goblin, who tried selling empty crystal vials to the group. The Goblin was left in the cage.
One member of Bravo Company was strung up over a deep, pool of water – hanging like a side of beef waiting to be carved. The large orc guarding him was particularly fierce, returning to his feet time and time again before finally succumbing to his wounds.
With the rescue complete, and Keeshan's gear in hand, the exhausted semi-soldiers raced toward Lakeshire, hoping to beat sundown and avoid the nasty creatures that come out at night. Numerous orcs blocked their path, yet the gallant quad of rednecks sliced through em like a knife through butter – arriving on the docks of Lakeshire completely wiped from the day-long adventure.
Pleased with their success, Troteman was certain Keeshan could be convinced to join the fight. He sent the group back to the tavern with instructions to bring Keeshan back at all cost, but only after they enjoyed a well-earned rest, a hot meal and a cold beer.
Can our new-formed band of redridge rednecks convince the warrior legend to join the fight against the Blackrocks? Will they stick with the fight and see it through to the end? Will they ever develop a taste for Kainin's gooey spider leg surprise?
Stay tuned next week as these questions and more will be answered on the next episode of,
"For Keeshan!"


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A UEFI Mini-Sprint was held at the Linaro offices in Cambridge UK on 11-13 December.
Rony Nandy, Enterprise Server Engineer for the Linaro Enterprise Group (LEG) summed up the Sprint in a blog post this week. Nandy writes in his post that during the this mini-sprint problems such as a location for all the board support for edk2(UEFI) on Arm were fixed. The maintainer-ship structure for UEFI on Arm was also discussed and goals for UEFI on Arm in 2013 were put in motion.
LEG Engineers held a public Hangout on Air where they discussed UEFI updates, future goals and how to get involved.
Participants for this hangout included Andrea Gallo, Director of LEG who opened the Hangout and facilitated the discussion. David Rusling, Linaro, CTO gave feedback and Grant Likely, Technical Architect discussed the various goals that were achieved at the mini-sprint.
Engineers from and Arm and Linaro had the opportunity to add their thoughts and insights to the discussion. From Arm were Leif Lindholm and Olivier Martin with Ryan Harkin, Tech Lead for the Arm Landing Team and Anmar Oueja, Technical Program Manager from Linaro rounding out the Hangout.
The formation of LEG was announced in early November. As part of the announcement initial work and goals were outlined. "Linaro expects initial software delivery before the end of 2012 with ongoing releases thereafter," and yesterday LEG announced it meet that goal and released its Engineering Preview.
UEFI is only one part of the roadmap that LEG will be working on in 2013.
More information about LEG and its goals and release schedule can be found on the Linaro Website and Wiki pages.
To get involved with LEG and help plan the future of Linux on Arm in 2013 consider joining us at our next Linaro Connect event LCA13 which will be held on 4-8 March at the Gold Coast Hotel in Hong Kong. Registration for this event is now open.
Linaro Enterprise Group (LEG)
The Linaro-hosted "Enterprise Group" (LEG) is dedicated to accelerate Linux Arm server ecosystem development and extends the list of Linaro members beyond Arm silicon vendors to Server OEM's and commercial Linux providers.
To find out more, please visit /engineering/groups/ldcg/
About Linaro
Linaro is the place where engineers from the world's leading technology companies define the future of Linux on Arm. The company is a not-for-profit engineering organization with over 120 engineers working on consolidating and optimizing open source software for the Arm architecture, including developer tools, the Linux kernel, Arm power management, and other software infrastructure.
To find out more, please visit .
About Linaro Connect
Over 300 participants, ranging from kernel hackers to integration engineers to Arm SoC industry executives gather during this week long to present, discuss and develop features, infrastructure and optimizations for the Linux kernel, Android, Ubuntu and beyond.
To find out more, please visit Linaro Connect Website.


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• Birth—October 14, 1950
• Where—Sydney, Australia
• Education—B.A. University of Sydney; M.A. University of
• Awards—Vogel Award (Australia); Orange Prize;
Commonwealth Writers Prize, Short-listed, Booker Prize
• Currently—lives in Sydney, Australia
Kate Grenville was born in Sydney, Australia. After completing an Arts degree at Sydney University she worked in the film industry (mainly as an editor) before living in the UK and Europe for several years and starting to write.
In 1980 she went to the USA and completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Colorado, where her teachers included Ron Sukenick, Robert Steiner and Steve Katz.
On her return to Australia in 1983 she worked at the Subtitling Unit for SBS Television. In 1984 her first book, a collection of stories—Bearded Ladies—was published.
Since then she's published six novels and four books about the writing process (one co-written with Sue Woolfe).
The Secret River (2005) has won many prizes, including the Commonwealth Prize for Literature and the Christina Stead Prize, and has been an international best-seller. (It also formed the basis for a Doctorate of Creative Arts from University of Technology, Sydney) The Idea of Perfection (2000) won the Orange Prize.
Her other works of fiction have been published to acclaim in Australia and overseas and have won state and national awards. Much-loved novels such as Lilian's Story (1985), Dark Places (1995), and Joan Makes History (1988) have become classics, admired by critics and general readers alike.
Lilian's Story was filmed starring Ruth Cracknell, Toni Collette and Barry Otto. Dream House was filmed under the title Traps, starring Jacqueline MacKenzie.
Kate Grenville's novels have been widely published in translation, and her books about the writing process are used in many writing courses in schools and universities.
She lives in Sydney with her family. (From the author's website.)
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Fresh off his performance of the National Anthem at the MLB All-Star Game, Luke Bryan appeared on Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series on Friday (July 13th). Luke had New York City's Central Park early morning cowgirls swooning as the crowd joined in when he performed his recent number one smash hit single, "Drunk On You!"
As Luke talks with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, he credits the "Three F's" (friends, fans and family) for his many successes, especially over the last year or so, to which he states that everyday he wakes up with a "big smile, feeling so blessed" and thanks his "wonderful" fans for all their support. He also credits his dad for kicking him out, no, actually threatening to fire him from the family business, (a peanut farm and fertilizer company) if he didn't leave to pursue his dreams in the music business.
Robin also asked about the aforementioned National Anthem performance during the MLB Allstar Game in Kansas City that had some people raising their eyebrows. Luke admits to having the words to "Star Spangled Banner" written on his hand because he "didn't want to mess it up."
He adds, "What's funny is when I looked down I didn't even know what I was looking at," he continues, "I mean I had the notes there but I didn't see anything and next thing I know I've got stealth bombers flying over." As Luke explains, since he isn't a Veteran, and can't go serve his country, this is the one way that he can. He wraps up with "It was one of the best moments of my life singing. I said an apology, and I do mean that, and if anybody was offended by my way about it, I really was sorry about it." You may agree with Robin as she tells Luke Bryan "my friend, you are a true southern gentleman."
You can watch the full GMA interview here and performances of "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" and "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye."
CLICK HERE to find out '20 Interesting Facts About Luke Bryan'
With everything that has been going on with Luke, all the success with Tailgates & Tanlines, recent Teen Choice awards nomination and even the controversy that took place last week, we can't forget his birthday! Tomorrow (July 17th) the "Drunk On You" singer turns 36!
In honor of Luke's birthday, check out the 20 Things You Didn't Know About Luke Bryan along with a few photos from his GMA appearance!
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Clemson center will be the third in the Southeast region and first in South Carolina
On Tuesday, July 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will designate Clemson University and their partner, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), as a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management. This is only the third Center of Excellence to be designated in the Southeast region, and the first in the state of South Carolina. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be signed during a ceremony at Clemson University's campus.
Attending officials will include: EPA Regional Water Management Division Director Jim Giattina; DHEC Water Bureau Chief David Wilson; Clemson Vice President John Kelly; and Clemson Restoration Institute Ecology Program Director Gene Eidson.
The ceremony will take place at Clemson University Madren Center – Training Room II, 100 Madren Center Drive, Clemson, S.C.
Started in 2007, the EPA Region 4 Centers of Excellence for Watershed Management Program works with colleges and universities from across the Southeast to provide hands-on, practical products and services for communities to identify watershed problems and solve them. Each EPA-designated center actively seeks out watershed-based stakeholder groups and local governments that need cost effective tools for watershed scientific studies, engineering designs and computer mapping, as well as assistance with legal issues, project management, public education and planning. More information about priority watersheds in the Southeast is available online at: www.epa.gov/region4/water/watersheds/priority.html