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War Heroes - do we do enough?
There have been fiery debates about the second amendment, guns and wars, etc here on TED but this debate is about those who joined up, trained and then served overseas.
The young heroes who feel ten foot tall, are strongly patriotic believing the fear and propaganda circulated about defending their country. The ones who served, risked or gave their lives; or returned war damaged to try to adjust to a mundane life.
This debate is about we do enough for them on their return?
Enough to repay their kindness for the risks they have taken, for the damage that defence personal serving in an area of conflict suffer. For even if we don't believe in weapons or wars these people have served us selflessly and they usually return with psychological if not physical challenges.
Please offer any suggestions of how we can/should support them?
Closing Statement from Kate Blake
Too many idealists judge those who serve as also being responsible for war and this is NOT so! Law makers start wars because they are courted by the greedy war mongers who profit hugely from selling the weapons, etc. Someone below referred to war as a Big Racket!
But the point is whatever we think of war, and I am a pacifist, these people do risk their lives, sacrifice their health in order to 'protect us'. Their training rewires their brain to immediate response "kill or be killed", then the conflict cements that. They return with limbs missing, with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - it is doubtful that they can ever return to the person they were before joining and their family has to live with these repercussions.
Personally I would lie to see a health warning at the top of every enlistment sheet! "War will destroy your health, kill your soul. Nobody will ever understand the depths of sadness that you have experienced and you will struggle to fit into society again".
Saying a genuine 'thank you' is a good start. But we all need to campaign our governments to provide better services to these heroes. Support them and their families in any way you can and encourage them to engage in community or voluntary work where possible. Especially something like this with team effort.
Mar 4 2013: Why is this question always asked on the backside of any war? Can we include doing more oversight and debate before starting one of these financial scams we call wars? While I concur our congress has run amuck, we have handed our government over to big business sometime back and as one of the great American war heroes warned, beware the military industrial complex. Congress is simply doing the bidding of corporations, for they have been made "people" and their money is now "free speech".
Dwight D. Eisenhower was well aware of another great war hero of these United States, one few people have heard of. Maj. General Smedley Butler, USMC, was the only general to earn the CMH and that was his second, putting him in rarified air even for heroes. He had served in many campaigns, the Phillipine insurrection, China, the Banana Wars, and began to see a pattern. Wherever American business interests were threatened, our military ended up fighting and dying. Yet the troops always bore the hardest cost and recieved nothing for it but medals, while the corporations that instigated the actions became incredibly rich both from their newly aquired capital AND their huge war profits.
Old Gimlet Eye, as the troops fondly named him, was truly one of the troops, having come through every rank from 2nd Lt. He was a supporter of the Bonus Army, giving a rallying speech the night before Douglas MacArthur cleared the camps and set them ablaze (some heroes are less exemplary than others). He was approached in 1933 to lead a coup of the FDR adminstration by business leaders of the day, which he exposed to Congress. Hearings were held, Butler was vindicated, but not one arrest was made; they were "too big to arrest". One of the key plotters was Standard Oil owner Prescott Bush. Perhaps you know his family? Surprised how that turned out? Not me...
Butler ends his book with the line "To Hell With War!" We could do THAT for the troops... but bashing Dems and supporting facists is easier...-
Mar 4 2013: Thanks for confirming what I've always said about wars Scott, don't quite get your last 8 words - guess thats US politics?
Not sure what you mean by 'backside' of any war? Troops maybe coming out of Afghanistan but seems like US is preparing to add Syria to its far too many pockets of conflict around the world ....-
Mar 5 2013: Yes the last bit was US politics, but so was most of the other posts at this point; I tire of the conservative right trying to wrap themselves in flags while starting all the wars in the first place to enrich the Bush family (and their band of cronies at Cargyle Group, a more international bunch). Robert in particular was spouting the jargon and pointing the usual fingers to distract from the reality that our conservative movement in the U.S. has been hijacked by the exact same bunch Smedley Butler helped to keep out of the White House, with the same purpose in mind; to engage this country in conflict because, as the title of Butler's book suggests, War Is A Racket. And in the name of "patriotism" we fought not one but two wars, so Halliburton and the Carlyle Group could reap huge fortunes. Wars that scarred lives both here and there, spilled treasure and blood beyond counting, and that the aforementioned companies and politicians (seperate only by name) got VERY rich off of. And then the same scum that pulled this off with the help of Robert and his compatriots, failed to maintain Walter Reed Hospital, where the wrecked bodies of real heroes, damaged but not daunted, were dumped to be forgotten, while a volunteer army of fellow Americans was stretched to breaking point by deployment after deployment. For what?
To destabilize oil prices, creating a volatile market with huge swings that could be capitalized on. Halliburton was doing jobs it never had, feeding and watering troops at huge profits. Remember, that was the company that Cheney was a vice president of WHILE he was VPOTUS, it took six months for his staff to convince him it was a conflict of interest (hearings were being organized by the time he finally relinquished his company role. THAT'S the real reason we went to war, the same reason Smedley Butler tried to get that same family up on treason charges back in the Thirties.
So help a vet; vote for peace.-
Mar 5 2013: That point is worth repeating - War is a Racket! It's only about big profit with no thought or care for those who get caught in the middle of it. May have made a wrong prediction there, our news is reporting Iran is next on US list for conflict?
Yes, let's all vote for, advocate for world peace the only way forward for everyone.
Mar 4 2013: Leave them alone. Whenever someone thanks me for my service, I reply kindly. Unless you've deployed, you don't even know why you are thanking them. Participating in extended combat operations trigger every emotion you've ever experienced at once, and some that you cannot explain, except, to someone who has been there.
I elected to serve my country as an Infantryman, and I understand that people feel grateful for what my fellow Soldiers and I have done, but you need to remember that we all enlisted on our own accord. We chose to serve our country.
I guess the best way to thank a vet is to do something with your life. Speak out against tyranny, quit destroying the country; do good. Quit giving trophies for participation. Work hard and be proud of your accomplishments. Be aggressive and play to win. Support local business. Help people help themselves. Contest traffic citations. Be glad that your daughters don't get circumcised and are afforded the luxury of an education. Think about someone other than yourself. Get off welfare. Do ridiculous things and put them on Youtube just because you can.
Appreciate everything, forsake nothing and take a minute or so whenever Facebook, your cell phone or whatever else you people do to entertain yourselves allows, and think about the eighteen year old who has never left his country except to fight the enemy, who is sitting behind an automatic weapon somewhere in the world, wondering if he's ever going to hug his family again.
Everyone is up in arms about taxes rising and who's going to pay how much. What's fair? Who should bear the burden? I know guys who have lost their lives fighting. I'm not talking about those who fall in battle, I'm talking about the guy on his third or fourth deployment who comes home to an empty house, no wife, no money; nothing. How fair is it that less than one-tenth of one percent of the country carries the weight of your freedom?-
Mar 4 2013: Welcome to TED TPS, thanks for joining us. You express yourself well, do hope others who have served will also contribute their feelings here.
After my response to TED Lovers comment below I am starting to wonder - in Australia we have very grotesque warnings about the health hazards of smoking. What is your opinion if we should ask that such warnings be put on the enlist forms?
Mar 3 2013: You say, "even if we don't believe in weapons or wars, these people have served us selflessly .."
That is simply not true. They serve themselves. They serve their own definition of honor, justice, and purpose. They do not serve MY definitions of honor, justice, and purpose.
The US advertises for recruits most heavily in poor areas. So people with few options agree to serve in a role that has been "advertised" as selfless, and a majority of the culture agrees. (Just because the propaganda says its honorable and selfless doesn't make it so. Hitler said that ethnic cleansing was honorable and worthy and the people followed after brainwashing. Did that make it honorable OR worthy?). Others serve in order to see the world. Others do so to learn discipline. Others do so because they think that God is on their side, and they are serving God by being a mercenary that participates in murder and mayhem. Others do so because they can learn valuable skills or have government pay for their educations.
Ultimately, all who serve, do so in order to honor their own objectives. They might well believe that they serve to protect and defend me, but they do not protect and defend me outside of their own beliefs (imaginations). They protect and defend an idea that I find reprehensible. I do not need them to sacrifice for me. That idea is also reprehensible as it devalues me and everyone else.
I think that we should support them by fixing the self-chosen human condition that makes mercenaries appear to be valuable assets. Then when that is corrected, we will declare peace.
I see no difference between the army foot soldier, the clerk, and the one who works in a factory making all of the accoutrements of war. And as our economy is war-based, that includes all who serve the interests of money, that is sustained through war.-
Mar 3 2013: TL for a long time I have watched you spread love and light on TED BUT when it comes to money or defence personnel you are very black and white, judgemental to say the least!
You yourself list various reasons why people enlist: mainly the poor who have no choice, to see the world, to learn discipline, to serve god, to learn valuable skills or have the govt pay for their education - a good mixed bag which does reflect people's reason for enlisting. But then to Blame them for the actual conflicts? Is that realsitic? Do they go around looking for war or asking their govt to get involved?
Did have your naive judgemental attitude for some time but in the long run it is our politicians urged on by those who make the big profits from war - weapon manufacturers that get involved and often start wars.
Agree that most economies are war based, and we could have peace much sooner if those enlisted just put down their weapons, parked their jets, docked their ships and walked away ... But how realsitic is that? Once they join their brain is rewired, they are totally brainwashed to kill or be killed, to obey all orders without question. It is this training that kills their soul that allows them to do what they must do in conflict but is that their fault?
They are the ones who if not killed return to relive the nightmare of PTSD and much other physical and mental damage caused by their service - should we judge them for those reasons they joined up? Notice you didn't mention that any enlist with the intention to go to war and kill. Many just don't really get that that is the price they must pay for their education or travel once enlisted.
Please open your heart? Haven't you made any bad choices in your life? Do many others hold a grudge against you for what you once did? These individuals are not to blame for the war mongering it is the manufacturers and the politicians whose pockets that they line who are to blame!
Please step back and look at the broader picture?-
Mar 4 2013: Kate, I have not blamed the soldier for war anymore than I have blamed you. I simply said that we make choices in life and we live and by with those choices - choices we each make thinking that they will serve us well in some or many ways. I hold the soldier no more responsible for war than I hold you or anyone who supports the fiscal paradigm that makes war so profitable at the expense of so many.
I have assumed this stance because I did step back and question the very nature of how life works. I see a larger picture than my culture sees. I recognize when my government is trying to manipulate me because I have learned to walk through my fears. So when fear heads my way, I don't acknowledge its legitimacy. I explore it to see what it's made of. It's not an emotional thing. It's a rational exploration.
Fear is the fuel that governments (and religions) use to motivate people to do things that they would ordinarily not do. During the Nuremberg Trials, Goering said that no man wants to go to war, to risk house and home and life itself. But it's easy enough to get them to want to. Just declare a threat, choose an enemy, praise the patriots and denounce the pacifists as traitors to a just cause.
The US (and some other countries) have taken this message and used it against their own people because our global economy is on the brink of total collapse, and war it is only thing that can keep it afloat until we find another politically acceptable solution.
There was a time when people were sacrificed to appease the gods. But I see us doing that still - human slaughter to appease the god of money. I want it to end. That's how I want to support soldiers and all the rest who are longing for REAL freedom and safety.
If you feel so strongly, why aren't YOU a soldier? Do you think of yourself as unworthy? I don't. Neither do I see the soldier as unworthy.
Emotions are not thoughts, and humankind is being controlled through emotional manipulation.-
Mar 5 2013: I'm not sure the reasons you say we fight are the only reasons. I think you're definately right that declaring a threat, choosing an enemy, and all the rest is an eefective way to make people want to fight. But in a true, just war, the people fighting arent fighting for those reasons. They're fighting to protect their own, their families, their land. Granted we dont see this in the US, but it still exists in other countries.
The examples you gave are true, but are only part of the reasons war exists. I know that personally, i would want to fight if it meant directly defending the ones i care for.
Mar 5 2013: Josh: My "examples" were merely that. Examples. I cannot list all of the reasons why people choose to fight. That would be an impossibility.
But regardless of your reasons, my only point is that you should not expect my gratitude or sacrifice on your behalf if you choose to do so. My worldview is different than yours.-
Mar 6 2013: TL is exactly right; our belief systems are as individual as we are, and while some of us are willing to overlook those differences in support of someone's outwardly patriotic devotion to duty, we can neither be sure of the patriotic fervor OR the reason we are willing to perhaps put aside personal feelings to offer said support. The reaction to TL's firm denial of support to anything military makes it clear we have succumbed to patriotic fervor at some level, likely because of the peer pressure.
That TL chooses to rise above that base response speaks well of him/her in my book, and we should honor the thoughts behind that as surely as we would honor the troops. As the old spiritual says "I will study war no more"; this choice needs to be honored MORE than militarism if we are to live up to ANY of the ideals our religions and social constructs espouse, but rarely live up to. We continue to pray Mark Twain's War Prayer, without the realizations his old prophet speaks of; to study war in any fashion is to embrace atrocity, widows and orphans, disease and famine. TL chooses not to do that, and that decision may be more sound than the premise of this thread. When society stops patting the backs of those who go to war, irregardless of reason, then and ONLY then will we have Josh's "true, just war" for it will be the only one that ever gets fought...
Mar 3 2013: I read an article a few years ago about federal funding of medical care in the USA. The federal government provides funds for a large number of different groups, including the members of congress. The two groups that received the least funding were the Native Americans and the veterans. It would be a good start to provide our vets with the health care that they have more than earned.
Mar 3 2013: Well said Barry! Didn't know that politicians got such benefits, that is huge - is it necessary?
Sounds like US vets need some stronger lobbying or advocacy - I was aware there was differences between countries of how we repay these people but these differences maybe bigger than I thought.-
Mar 3 2013: As Mel Brooks said, "It is good to be King". Most people are not aware of politicians perks. I have read for many politicians the perks out weigh the salary (which is large). As a beginner Nancy Polsi had a private jet to fly her back and forth to California each week ... because of its size it had to stop in St Louis each week to refuel both going and coming. This made her mad and she ordered that a bigger jet be provided to her (at our expense) so that she would not have to stop and refuel each week. You don't have to be a math major to know this cost a bunch ... nice perk. About a month ago Harry Reid was in a accident in Vegas and ten cars in his motorcade were damaged. I fail to see that Harry Reid needs a ten car motorcade to drive home from the air port on his private jet (we pay for both).
Kate this has a "conversation" ring to it. If we put together a list of salaries and perks for the Politicians .. what part of the budget would that be. Don't forget full retirement after four years in the House and 12 years in the Senate ... they voted this for themselves.
Kate their medical benefits are so good that they exempted themselves from Obama care. Or maybe Obama care is that bad.
Thanks for thinking about the Vets. Much of the feeling about the Vets comes from the top down. If the President never served or went to Canada to "evade" the draft then the public follows that lead.
What perks do the Government officials get there?
I wish you well. Bob. -
Mar 3 2013: A few but nowhere near the expense you are talking about. Cheap meals in the parliament house restaurant, a chauffeur driven car on official business only! To my knowledge when they return home they go by commercial flights, not tax payer jets! No health benefits that I'm aware of ... And certainly no cavalcades at any time.
I really am stunned that you guys allow them to pass such wasteful benefits - why is there no public outcry, no media blitz, no massive protests?
Mar 3 2013: Just because you seem to appreciate what is happening ... on the web two fun sites ... to demonstrate the scope of the problem
1.. Congressional benefits and perks
2. Nancy Pelosis Jet
Did you read about the insider trading that is LEGAL in Congress. Nancy Pelosi chaired a congressional committee that was making a decision on Visa Card and it woud greatly affect the value of the stock .... after the committe came to a decision .. and before the announcement was made ... she called her stock broker and purchased a BUNCH of stock in VISA. She made a pile of money. We send people to prison for insider trading .. but in Congress it is legal.
Guess if you have no morals or ethics ... all is good.
Mar 2 2013: There was a case recently in the United States that showed that the Veteran's Administration, or whoever communicates with veterans on their return, could do a better job of communicating to people what the benefits are that are available to them.
Some, it seems, are not aware of the medical, educational, and other benefits that are reserved for them.-
Mar 2 2013: Hi Fritzie, here in Australia there are quite strong associations and advocacy services set up by the previous veterans. So any coming home now would soon be informed of their entitlements and how to get them but that doesn't detract from the fact that the system makes it very difficult to negotiate when one has PTSD.
But at least there is a support system in place.
Much thanks to all who have served, you are all heroes.


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Why does this simple benchmark make the Linux context switching code so much slower than Windows NT? To answer that, one must understand the Linux scheduler.
The scheduler has a list called the run queue containing all contexts ready to run. These contexts are not sorted in any way. Each context also has a goodness, which is a measure of the current priority of the context. Two loops are within the scheduler. The first loop (the searching loop) finds the context with the highest goodness from the ready queue and selects that context to run. The second loop (the recalc loop) recalculates the goodnesses if all contexts have used their entire time slice. This second loop runs only occasionally. The code in Listing 1 shows the structure of the schedule function.
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Even heavily loaded machines will generally have most contexts waiting for I/O to complete; those contexts will not be on the run queue. Consider the site http://www.winsite.com/, a very heavily loaded Internet site, with about 200 copies of httpd running as web servers. The total number of processes for all purposes is about 420. The machine is a 333MHz Pentium II connected to three T1 lines.
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The second (recalc) loop is even more important in understanding these benchmark results. This recalc loop runs only when every context on the ready queue has used up its entire time slice (generally 20 ticks or 0.2 seconds). The recalc loop then recalculates the priority of each context. Normally, this recalc loop runs only occasionally. Most rescheduling is done in response to an interrupt or because of an I/O request; therefore, most contexts do not use their whole time slice. However, when a process or thread wants to yield the CPU, it calls sched_yield, which treats it as if the process had used its entire time slice. In this way, any process that calls sched_yield has its priority lowered and will not be scheduled again for a substantial period of time. The code for sched_yield is shown in Listing 2.
When all contexts have used their entire time slice, the scheduler recalculates the priority of all contexts using the recalc loop. Since during this benchmark all contexts do one cheap operation (sched_yield) and then have counter set to zero, this recalc loop runs much more often than normal. Again, this benchmark seems to be a worst case for Linux.
For the web site described above, measurements show only one of 200 context switches required a recalculation of its priority—the other 199 context switches did not.
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In the night I come to you and it seems a shame
to waste my deepest shudders on a wall of a man.
You recognize strangers,
think you lived through destruction.
You can't explain this night, my face, your memory.
You want to know what I know?
Your own hands are lying.
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6:39pm Monday 28th May 2012 in National News © Press Association 2013
Abu Qatada's bid for freedom has been blocked by a judge due to Britain's terror threat at the Olympics.
Allowing the radical preacher free on London's streets would be "exceptionally problematic" during heightened security at the Games, ruled a Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) hearing.
Qatada, who is accused of involvement in several bomb attacks, will remain in a British prison for at least another five months as he launches fresh action against the Government's bid to deport him.
Mr Justice Mitting cited "the very high level of demand in resources" highlighted by Home Office barrister Robin Tam QC.
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Keep Focus on plans for Coal Plant
Originally in The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA, Oct 2, 2010. The article is by Bob Burnley
In response to ODEC supposedly putting this 1500 MW 'twin towers' 24/7 coal plant on ice for 12-18 months, but all the while still continuing their permit process with the USACE and EPA, Bob Burnley reminds us of the following and more in this article:
The plant would make existing environmental and economic problems in the region worse. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Virginia Beach ranks 45th on a list of the "most challenging places to live with asthma." Richmond is No. 1. Three thousand tons of ozone-producing nitrogen oxides and 2,000 tons per year of particulate matter from the plant, just upwind from Virginia Beach, would exacerbate this.
The plant would emit mercury, a neurotoxin. Babies exposed before birth can suffer reduced IQ levels and other neurological problems. Children exposed can suffer learning disabilities and other health issues. There has to be a healthier way to generate electricity.
Citizens across the Bay watershed are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to remove nitrogen from discharges to the Bay and its tributaries. This plant and the thousands of tons of nitrogen compounds emitted from its smokestacks could very well doom the Bay, the region's watermen and a thriving tourist industry. There must be a less polluting way to generate power.
Much more in this must read article.
We can not forget what they want to do to Dendron, Surry County, Hampton Roads, Virginia, or how this coal is obtained from the ancient mountains in Appalachia through MTR and how Wise Engergy for Virginia and others are trying to help keep this from happening.
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PJ Harvey,"Dry"
My life seems to revolve around the theme "odd and strangely beautiful," andPJ Harvey's music is that for me.Her lyrics and vocals come from a place I hadn't yet explored at the time. It opened my eyes to the possibilities of singing about the things most people never dared whisper, and singing them in ways a voice never dared exude. It's hopeless deprivation with sprinkles of abject joy.
Ray Charles, "The Great Ray Charles"
Everything great about music, all at once. The soulful brilliance of his writing and vocals is mesmerizing. His music, for me, is like taking a slow car ride south at night with God whispering in my ear - what a beautiful ride. His voice gives me a sweet sense of hope and an old comfortable pain in my heart.
The Smiths, "Meat Is Murder"
It took me a year to like this album. A friend gave it to me and I hated it. I didn't understand this sound at all. My friend said, even if you hate it, just keep listening. After growing up listening to my brother's Queen, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, this was quite a departure. Finally, the light went on. This album flipped the switch for me. I shudder to think what my life would be like today without them.
X, "Under the Big Black Sun"
Once again visiting my essential theme of "odd and strangely beautiful," X frontwoman Exene Cervanka created these harmonies unlike anything I had ever heard. At first it actually almost hurt to listen to, but it's transfixing after you give it a chance. This album turned my entire life upside down. After that, I was all about punk. If I could have been Nancy from "Sid and Nancy" at some point, I probably would have taken it, even knowing the outcome. One write-up of an early band I had in Atlanta said I had "screeching bird-like vocals." A big thank-you to Exene!
Everything But the Girl, "Everything But the Girl"
This was the album that started it all for me. Tracey Thorn's voice is unpolished and oddly beautiful. I felt that my voice and hers shared similar qualities, and it was because of this album that I started singing.Their early music was quiet and slow, and it really inspired me to write songs. Tracy gave me the confidence to sing and play them out live.


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It's been a year and a half since Coostom Yoga opened up its doors, and about another year since its inception. During that time, we've been lucky to work with fabulous people and receive support from many friends, family, and complete strangers. It is that good fortune that allowed us to turn an idea into a plan, and a plan into a product - one that people could use and pay for.
However, things did not turn as we expected (do they ever?). The type of efforts required to maintain Coostom and evolve it forward does not match the interests and priorities of our team. This is why we have decided to pause and reflect - to think about possible directions in which we can take Coostom in the future.
We have taken Coostom offline for an indeterminate amount of time. We will still read our emails, so we'll be more than happy to read your messages should you have any comments, ideas, or words of wisdom to share. Feel free to write to firstname.lastname@example.com
For now, please receive our most sincere thanks for being part of this journey. We will be back once we find our new direction.
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Mendocino County sheriff's deputies are searching for the man who ran following a traffic stop August 29 on Branscomb Road. Deputies found crystal meth inside the car along with digital scales, and a meth smoking pipe.
Rhonda Phillips, 47, the car's passenger, remained with the car and was arrested on suspicion of possession and transportation of methamphetamine for sale.
The driver, known only to Phillips as Chris, pulled into a wrecking yard on the 200 block of Branscomb Road. The driver fled when the deputy approached the vehicle.
Documents recovered in the vehicle linked the vehicle to a Chris Rice of Laytonville and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
The vehicle was speeding at 10:23 a.m. and had just made an illegal turn when officers attempted the traffic stop, says Mendocino County Sheriff's Captain Kurt Smalcomb.


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House Speaker John Boehner is not one from whom I would expect to hear political candor instead of partisan Pollyanaism. Nor would I expect to hear it on Fox News Channel, of all places.
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) admitted there's a "1 in 3″ chance that the Republicans will lose their majority in the House of Representatives in an interview to be aired Tuesday on Fox News' "America's Newsroom."
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State school API rankings show middle school can be tough, but some excel
Math teacher Suzanne Hughes works with eighth-grader Anisha Kakarlamudi at Thomas Russell Middle School on Wednesday morning, May 22, 2013, in Milpitas, Calif.
California releases annual school rankings based on API scores
The state on Friday released its annual list of K-12 school rankings based on student performance on standardized tests, revealing little in the way of surprise for the South Bay and Harbor Area, where nearly 60 percent of the schools surpassed the statewide average.
Wisconsin: Walker expects compromise on voucher school plan
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he expects GOP leaders will reach some sort of compromise on a contentious section of his budget that would expand private school vouchers next week.
Burke's last speech highlights Lee's graduation rate
The theme of Friday morning's breakfast was "It's a Small World After All," focusing on how schools can prepare for the global marketplace.
Economics: School voucher, cheaper education cheaper products
We have all heard and felt how large industry is cutting wages, thus cheaper labor is wanted by those who can not find another path to profits.
Making physical education a core subject in school
"Schools have been responsible for various health programs such as nutrition, breakfast and lunch programs, immunizations, and screenings, etc.
Judge orders arrest of County Limerick parents
A JUDGE has ordered gardai to arrest the County Limerick parents of a 12-year-old girl after hearing she has missed over 80% of the school year.
Older brother held in deaths of 2 younger siblings
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.
Review: A dazzling 'Arcadia' at ACT
Rebekah Brockman and Jack Cutmore-Scott in A.C.T.is production of Tom Stoppardis Arcadia, directed by Carey Perloff.
Do single-sex schools teach kids stereotypes?
Earlier this year, Maine faced a bill that would allow public schools to offer single-gender classrooms.
Senate to have say on Common Core standards
BATON ROUGE, La. - A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate.
FWCS rejects ISTEP+ results, presses review
The district will not use the data from the test in its evaluations and will not distribute the test results to parents or teachers 'unless and until they can be validated by a legitimate, independent third party.' 'It is now time to pause sanctions related to this test - a test that was not designed to measure all aspects of educational ... (more)
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Texas Tech Interim President Lawrence Schovanec speaks during the State of the Texas Tech University System luncheon Wednesday.
Rock County Christian students post above average test scores
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Grief Counselors At A Broward High School After Soccer Star Commits Suicide
Grief counselors were called into a Broward High School on Wednesday after a 17-year star soccer player with a bright future took her own life.
Rep. Jorgenson says Iowa lawmakers have tentative education deal
Republican Rep. Ron Jorgenson of Sioux City says Iowa legislators have a tentative education policy deal that would provide additional school funding.
Dayton signs education bill with all-day kindergarten starting fall 2014
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So DNA - The Evolution of the Songs from So
Peter Gabriel's engineer, Richard 'Dickie' Chappell, explains the thinking behind the 'So DNA' disc included in the Anniversary edition box set. Watch the video…
Members of The Full Moon Club can now share their images of The Warm Up Tour: Summer 07 with other users, simply visit your 'Profile' page and use the for to add images. Users who have added images will have an icon displayed next to their nickname in the Forums which will allow you to view their gallery. Assuming you upload some pictures, we'll be developing other pages to display these in the coming days.
A side-effect of the new image upload system is that Avatar images should now upload and display without any of the distortion that some of you may have experienced.
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Aviation giant to make West fly
Aerospace firm AgustaWestland is poised to win tens of millions of pounds of Government money to transform it into one of the world's foremost helicopter makers.
The huge investment will not only sustain the existing 3,500 workforce in Yeovil, Somerset, but potentially create over time another 1,500 jobs in the supply chain.
The company declined to comment on the likely value of any deal but it is understood to be in talks with the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and a decision is expected by the end of the month.
It comes as AgustaWestland reveals profits of £1.1bn, despite complaining that Downing Street's spending cuts programme had hit its profits.
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A Government cash grant would help set up a production line for the AW189, the aircraft with which AgustaWestland is bidding to win a lucrative Department for Transport order for up to 24 search and rescue helicopters.
The AW189 is just one of a portfolio of civil helicopters which the company has to offer and a grant from the Goverment's much-maligned Regional Growth Fund would help it strengthen this arm of its business.
The Fund is an invention of the Coalition Government aimed at supporting projects with significant potential for economic growth that can create jobs.
But it has come under fire recently for not delivering cash to companies it has promised to support, and for being too time-consuming to deal with.
The chairman of the body overseeing the regional growth fund is Lord Heseltine, the Defence Secretary forced to quit when he divided the Conservative Government in a bitter dispute over the future of Westland in the 1980s.
AgustaWestland, the British defence division of Italian parent company Finnmeccanica, would more than match the grant which would help it develop its commercial arm, fly by wire technology and exciting new tilt rotor work which it is sharing with Finnmeccanica's Italian base.
The order AW189 is seen as the springboard for a potentially huge export market.
Graham Cole, AgustaWestland's chairman said: "We are hoping to hear on the UK search and rescue order early next year. The first order from the UK will be terrific but then we hope for more than 200 search and rescue helicopters around the world and they will come from Yeovil, which is terrific. I think we are on the cusp of something that could be really very significant. There are three pillars of the business. One is the UK Ministry of Defence, the other is international ministries of defence and the third is the civil commercial sector."
AgustaWestland's rival for the search and rescue contract is America's Sikorsky. An announcement is expected in the new year. The company will complete its order of 62 Wildcats for the UK Armed Forces by 2016. Mr Cole said other MOD contracts will be placed which, "while not on the scale of the Wildcat are important to us," while significant new Wildcat orders are coming on the international side."
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Quite interestingly, Rosewood has its very own movie theatre that screens black & white and silent films.
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Season 1Edit
- Ezra and Aria semi-date here, along with Ella, for a showing of "It Happened One Night." Apparently the film is a shared favorite of Ezra and Aria. ("The Jenna Thing")
- Emily and Maya date here for a showing of "I Walked With a Zombie." ("Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone")
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- Emily and Samara have a date here. (It is unclear which film is being shown.) ("The Goodbye Look")
- Spencer has a dream that she, Hanna, Aria, and Emily are all sitting in the empty theater together, watching a film. Hanna is eating popcorn very quickly. They are discussing the possibility that Ian is still alive when Spencer catches sight of a black hooded figure with black leather gloves. The figure then beams a flashlight into their faces before pouncing on the panicking, freaked out girls. At this point, Spencer awakes from her nightmare. In the dream, they appear to be at a screening of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." ("My Name Is Trouble")
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In "Stolen Kisses," Aria stops by the movie theatre to speak to Bart Comstock, a witness in Maya's murder trial. She also picks up a program for the upcoming Film Noir Festival.
It appears at least 3 different locations have been used for the exterior of this movie theatre.


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HI all,
I just got CS6, and I can't figure out where to place all of my scripts. In CS4 version, once the scripts where in the correct folder, they would show up in the the scripts list,. In CS6, I have to keep finding them. Any help would be great.
from the scripting guide
Installing scripts in the Scripts menu
To include a script in the Scripts menu (File > Scripts), save the script in the Scripts folder, located in the
/Illustrator CS6/Presets folder in your Illustrator CS6 installation directory. The script's filename,
minus the file extension, appears in the Scripts menu.
We're you ever able to resolve this issue?
Carlos - For me, the issue isn't installing the scripts in the Script menu. It's the fact that in CS6 Illustrator doesn't remember the location of the scripts when you use Cntrl+F12 or select "Other Scripts" from the scripts menu. It reverts to the root C: drive every time I try to get to my "other scripts". This is a new behavior in CS6, as CS5 always remembered the last folder location when selecting "Other Scripts".
I need to be able to hit "Cntrl+F12" and have it remember to load the last folder I used for scripts, so I we don't have to waste a ton of time browsing to the folder location just to run a "time-saving" script.
Anyone have any ideas with this?
I'm not sure we're on the same page here. Suppose my scripts are, in fact, on the C: drive, they are not just laying out there on the root directory of the C: drive. So when I use the AI native keyboard shortcut "Ctrnl F12", a dialoge box opens that shows me the root of the c drive. To find my scripts I get to start digging in to the depths of the folder heirarchy just to find the folder where the scripts are located. Next time I need to run a script...hit Cntrl F12 again...and back to the beginning...it shows me a dialogue of the root of the C:drive...and here we go again.
This is a NEW ISSUE introduced in CS6. In CS5, using the shortcut Cntrl F12 opens a dialoge box to the last folder used for scripts...every time. Now CS6 won't remember the last location no matter what.
You're telling me in the "upgraded" version of AI, that Illustrator now "expects" all of our scripts to be laying around on the root of the C: drive not in any sort of folder structure?
Turns out, what actually happens is that it doesn't show the root of the "C" drive...but instead shows the root of the computer (listing all drives). At least if it took me to a specific drive I could have a shortcut there to my script folder. I checked in both the 64 bit version and the 32 bit, and both exhibit this same behavior. Huge bummer and slow-down for our efficiency. Every release Adobe manages to do something that slows us down in a major way. With CS5 it was the broken "Transform" actions that never were fixed. Haven't checked to see if those were fixed with CS6
For anyone else who may read this in the future, I was able to work around (still adds 1 extra click) by adding my "scripts" folder as a "Favorite" in the Windows Explorer browser. Now when I click Control+F12 and the dialog box opens "My Computer", I can just click on the Favorites link to the scripts folder.
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Infrastructure Update Issues
Microsoft's Infrastructure Updates have been out for about a week now. There does seem to be some potential big issues with the updates breaking third party products. Microsoft also has posted a KB article on Alternate Access Mappings issues associated with the Infrastructure updates. Here are a few key posts you should be looking at if you have installed or are considering installing the Infrastructure...
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SPSiteDataQuery – Greater Than 10 Lists Issue
The Good, Bad and the Ugly – well Ugly at least… SPSiteDataQuery is used to query across multiple lists/libraries within a site collection. Apparently there is a confirmed issue when you query over 10 or more lists/libraries where columns and column order are not the same. Read Steve's post on this issue at: SPSiteDataQuery limited to 10 document libraries or lists
July 24th, 2007 by Darrin
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Daylight Savings Time Strikes Back!
So this weekI am researching SharePoint upgrades. More specifically I am interested in upgrading customized sites in WSS 2.0 and SPS 2003 to WSS 3.0 and MOSS sites using the Gradual Upgrade approach. To do this I chose an iterative route. Start with a simple, small , un-customized team site in WSS 2.0 and upgrade to WSS v3 team site template. Well it was simple until DST strikes! The VPC was patched...
April 8th, 2007 by Darrin
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SharePoint – The Good, Bad and the Ugly
So where did I go? Well I have been busy with the newest version of KnowledgeLake Imaging, getting ready for the spring conference season and generally working with MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0. So what's SharePoint – The Good, Bad and the Ugly? Well I am sitting at the workbench testing and researching WSS 2.0 -> WSS 3.0 upgrades. Pretty simple actually – a brand new WSS 2.0 implementation...
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Haydn's Sonata in E minor for solo keyboard was composed during Haydn's time as concertmaster for Prince Esterházy. Haydn's keyboard sonatas were generally intended for intimate concert settings, and in the case of Sonata HOB. XVI:34, was probably written for the predecessor to the modern piano, the pianoforte. As a result, this work's character and key are perfectly suited to guitar duet and is so idiomatic to the instruments that one could imagine it was originally written with guitars in mind.


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Science in the Cinema at AFI
Date: Wed, July 25th 2012Event Tags: Entertainment
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) SCIENCE IN THE CINEMA at AFI
Science in the Cinema is a FREE film series for the public sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education (OSE), in partnership with the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. Every Wednesday between July 11 and August 15, a film with a medical or science-related theme will be shown at 7:00 p.m. After each film, a guest expert will comment on the science depicted in the film and take questions from the audience. This year's themes include genetic engineering, mental health, cerebral palsy, infectious disease, pandemics, history of psychiatry and cystic fibrosis... List of films and more HERE


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BT Financial Group has tapped business intelligence (BI) software from QlikView to provide insights on how to grow and retain customers for its financial advice business.
With a start date of January 2013, the race is on at Peters Ice Cream to implement a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system before it goes live on 1 August.
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I'm going up to Clemson in the morning to go to my first home game since 2006. I sent a couple of FB messages to friends who still live up there to ask about parking, etc. It got me thinking about the old times, when things were simpler. I liked when my biggest decisions revolved around how many times during the week I'd eat Easy Mac.
Also getting me thinking about stuff that happened a while back, was listening to the new David Crowder Band album at work today. Listening to that got me thinking of the night my sister and I went and saw them two months after Katrina. That night pulled us through a lot of angst we had been feeling about the world and each other. I'll never forget it. I really love the new album, I was getting stuck on a couple of songs today, and hearing a couple of them made me tear up a bit. I've been going through a lot of church stuff lately. A small church plant that started off really awesome has now become frustrating. It seems the group just lost focus on what we were there for, building life together as a group. My small group that was so important to me unofficially ended a few months ago, but now there are flickers we might bring it back, only different. I've felt lost the past few months with wanting to become part of a church body and being let down. Working with the youth group was awesome, until the youth group fractured and some kids stopped coming. Between work and school and YG being canceled a lot over the summer, I haven't been back in a while. When I heard about the drama a couple of months ago, it hurt to hear about how adults unintentionally (i hope!) messed up the YG. Can't anyone just focus on what's important? Back to the DCB, hearing "oh how He loves us" over and over again, it was like I was Will Hunting and Sean was saying it wasn't my fault. I know I knew all of that before today, but things lately just have made it hard to see.


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My grandma keeps her bacon fat out. Its a porcelain like container she keeps by the stove. It has 2 lids. One out lid, and one to strain out the fat to pour in the container. You can find them on amazon.
Hi I am just wondering if it is harmful to use bacon fat that has not been refrigerated. My hubby removes it from the fridge all the time and leaves it sitting out. Then I worry that I need to throw it out for fear of bacterial issues. Is it ok to use bacon fat that has been sitting at room temp for an entire day or more?
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SW: 154 March 2011
CW: 140 July to Oct 2011
PB: 145 gained 5lbs in first 4 months March to July 2012
With a combo of PB and IF-ing 5 days a week (1 x 1200 calorie meal per day) I have lost 15 lbs PB/IF = 130 lbs July 2012 to current
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My grandma keeps her bacon fat out. Its a porcelain like container she keeps by the stove. It has 2 lids. One out lid, and one to strain out the fat to pour in the container. You can find them on amazon.
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Not a problem...
I'm pretty sure my grandmother kept hers on the counter ALL the time.
I do keep mine in the refrigerator though... but I've left it out here and there and never had a batch turn on me.
If it smells fine, it's fine.
If it smells rancid, chuck it.
Our body is our subconscious mind, and anybody who thinks that their conscious mind is running the show is seriously mistaken. In fact the conscious mind just may be the most narcissistic entity in the universe, it thinks it's running the show. It's not.
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"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing... -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." ~Vicktor Frankl
And that's why I'm here eating HFLC Primal/Paleo.
I keep mine in a mason jar on the counter. It's completely fine. Bacteria and mold don't grow on fat.
http://www.theprimalprepper.com - preparing for life's worst while living for the best
Its a porcelain like container she keeps by the stove.
In a coffe cup in the fridge......
No one's asked if you live somewhere cold or hot. That might make a difference.
I keep mine in little mason jars in the fridge, only because I don't use it super frequently and I've noticed if I leave it out it starts to have a stale smell.
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Starting weight: 195
Current weight: 179
Goal weight: 127
Same here, jar in the fridge.
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what a great idea - so generous of your family! I vote for more puppy pictures too:)
looks like you had a little puppy elf to help you!!!!
Oh my Goodness, I want your puppy!!!! love.
Otto the Christmas elf was definitely a big help :)
SUCH a wonderful gesture. And for peets sake I can't handle the cuteness that is Otto!! Toooooo adorable!
fantastic idea abby!
Such an inspiring idea! I will definitely be sending one out - perhaps a "Happy New Year" gift basket. Thanks for sharing! And Otto needs to come home with me, he's too stinking cute.
SO great!
bless you and your fam...and otto too. love being able to give this time of year. my sis and i are heading to a soup kitchen to volunteer!
this is so sweet! what a great idea, i'm sure this will make their day!
What a wonderful idea - well done!
What a fantastic idea... well done you!!
Otto could not be more charming, and I am so impressed and inspired by your act of generosity. What a wonderful way to celebrate a season of giving, and support our troops!
what a fabulous idea! i love what you did. i think i need to check that out.
OMG what a wonderful idea! You are just the sweetest!!!! What a lucky group of women they are to get a thoughtfully, fabulous person like you to get their gift from! They are going to LOVE it! And could you just box up Otto and send him my way...he is soooo darling!!!
Your elf is adorable...and what a beautiful idea. I know in my heart that you are going to make a few girly soldiers very happy. I love this idea and I think since it's all year long maybe we all can do some good. xoxo Another reason to adore you and your family!!


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Born In: Kingsford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Born: July 5th, 1915
Passed in: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Passed on: August 6th, 2012
Eva Ernewein (Hirsch), our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend passed away at Royal Inland Hospital on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 97 years young.
Eva was born in a farmhouse in Kingsford, Saskatchewan on July 5, 1915, the fifth of eight children. Eva was not given a middle name because she was not expected to survive. In 1936, in the midst of the Great Depression, she married George Ernewein and, with their friends Lil and Earl Eckhart, they bought a small farm on the river in Heffley Creek. In the fall of 1937, Eva and George arrived with a suitcase, eleven dollars and each other. When she discovered they had moved to a small farmhouse with dirt floors and chickens living inside, Mum said she sat down and cried. But she then set to turning it into a home. Wilma, Eileen, Gordon and Sharon were born while they lived there, and in 1959 the family moved to the current home in Heffley.
Mum was known for her friendly and welcoming nature. She had scores of friends and even the children called her Eva. She made the best roast beef and gravy and apple pie. Her buns were so legendary that at bazaars they would be sold out even before they arrived. Her garden and flowers were always a pleasure for passersby and she could be seen outside with the hose for much of the summer. Mum always had a chocolate bar for the grandchildren or a Ginger Ale for their sick tummies (a Pepsi would do in a pinch). She loved to play cards and looked forward to her Tuesday crib games and enjoyed going to the casino when she had a chance. She was a founding member of the Heffley Creek Ladies Club (which was started to help with the war effort) and the Heffley Creek Community Hall. There was always a houseful at the annual Christmas Eve Celebrations after Mass, and many garden birthday and anniversary parties.
Eva was predeceased by her husband George in 1988, parents, Mathias and Magdalena Hirsch, brothers and sisters, Pete, Annie, Emily, Matt, Dean, and Henry, and numerous sisters and brothers-in-law.
She is survived by her children: Wilma (Don) Collins, Eileen (Orville) Wiscarson, Gordon (Bev) Ernewein and Sharon (Alan) Dodd; her grandchildren Greg (Ruby), Teresa (Craig), Brent (Shanna), Kelly (John), Braden, Carey (Amanda), Stacy (Jessica), Jenny (Julien), Tim (Michelle) and Anna; great grandchildren Jesse, Riley, Justine, Sydney, Danielle, Brandon, Emma, Taya, Blake and Mason; sister Rose Hirsch, sisters-in-law Chris Hirsch and Frieda Hirsch as well as many nieces and nephews.
She dearly loved her family and we in turn loved her.
Thanks to all who participated in her medical care, especially in the last 7 weeks, and for your support to our family.
Monsignor Jerry Desmond will be leading a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 13 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral on Tuesday, August 14 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery.
A reception will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Heffley Creek Hall.
Should friends desire, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 203 - 635 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2B3 in her memory would be appreciated.
Condolences may be expressed at www.schoenings.com
God saw you getting tired
when a cure was not to be
so he closed his arms around you
and whispered, "Come to Me"
He took you to his garden
And laid you there to rest,
God's garden must be beautiful,
He only takes the best.
Service arrangements entrusted to Schoening Funeral Service, 250-374-1454.


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text: The City of Brampton is looking for residents to fill vacancies on nine committees, dealing with issues that include heritage, accessibility, airport noise, safety and the sports hall of fame. Applicants for the positions must be a resident, a Canadian citizen and 18 years of age or older and applications are due, along with a resume, at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28. All appointments run until the end of the current term of council on Nov. 30, 2014. The committees and the number of seats open are: • Accessibility Advisory Committee, 1 vacancy; • Brampton Clean City Committee, 2 vacancies; • Brampton Heritage Board, 1 vacancy; • Brampton Safety Council, 2 vacancies; • Brampton Sports Hall of Fame, 1 vacancy; • Churchville Heritage Committee, 5 vacancies; • Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Community Environmental and Noise Advisory Committee, 1 vacancy; • Taxicab Advisory Committee, 2 vacancies. Applications area available at the Clerk's Office in city hall. A committee of council will interview applicants and appointments to the committees are subject to a police background check. For more information, contact Clerk Peter Fay at 905-874-2115 or email@example.com.


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Saudi Arabia sack beleaguered coach Rijkaard
ESPN staff | January, 16 2013Former Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard has been sacked as coach of Saudi Arabia, the nation's football federation has announced.
Article | ConversationSpain striker David Villa back for Saudi clash
Dermot Corrigan | September, 7 2012Spanish national coach Vicente del Bosque says he hopes to give forward David Villa an international return in Friday evening's friendly against Saudi Arabia in Pontevedra.
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February, 27 2012Australia defender Matthew Spiranovic is wary of the threat Saudi Arabia will pose when the sides meet in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Article | ConversationRijkaard appointed new Saudi Arabia coach
ESPNsoccernet staff | July, 3 2011Former Netherlands and Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has been named the new coach of the Saudi Arabia national team after signing a three-year deal.
Article | ConversationRijkaard set to be new Saudi Arabia boss
June, 29 2011Former Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard is set to become the new coach of the Saudi Arabia national side, according to reports.
Article | ConversationSaudis sack second coach after cup failure
ESPNsoccernet staff | January, 18 2011Saudi Arabia have responded to their disappointing exit at the group stage of the Asian Cup by sacking Nasser Al Johar, who becomes the country's second coach to be relieved of his duties in the space of three games.
Article | ConversationSaudi Arabia sack Peseiro after shock defeat
January, 10 2011Saudi Arabia have sacked Jose Peseiro after they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to minnows Syria in their opening game of the Asian Cup on Sunday.
Article | ConversationBahrain 0-1 Saudi Arabia: Hawsawi nets winner
December, 31 2010Saudi Arabia continued their preparations for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals with victory over Bahrain.
Article | ConversationGulf Cup: Kuwait beat Saudi Arabia to claim title
December, 5 2010Kuwait beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 at 22 May Stadium in Aden to lift the Gulf Cup.
Article | ConversationBahrain feel the pressure ahead of Saudi return
September, 8 2009A score draw will be enough to see Bahrain past Saudi Arabia and into a World Cup finals qualifying play-off with New Zealand but still the Arabic island country is feeling the pressure ahead of Wednesday's clash.
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Regulations on China Visa The PRC(People's Republic of China) follows the international system and issues visas according to its laws and regulations which may be modified from time to time. Generally speaking, travelers requiring a visa must be obtained prior to travel.
China visas are generally issued for 3 months, 6 months or 12 months from the date of issue and allow single, double or multiple entries according to visa application request and supporting documents. Length of stay is usually up to 30 days. Multiple entry visas are only issued at the of the Chinese Consulate, to applicants with a passport valid for no less than 18 months beyond stay in China, and who provide a copy of a previous China visa. Applicants who have not held a previous China visa or who do not have sufficient validity on their passport can request a single or double entry visa.
China Visa Types China visas consist of eight sub-categories, which are respectively marked with Chinesephonetic letters F, L, X, C, J-1, J-2, G, and D.
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Two people with local ties graduated from military training.
Air Force Reserve Airman Gianni C. Ramos graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Ramos, the son of Edwin Ramos, of New London, and Susan Ramos, of Florida, is a 2001 graduate of New London High School.
Army Pfc. Joshua T. Muller graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Muller, the son of Danielle Buckley of Plainville, is a 2007 graduate of East Lyme High School.
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Barker was loved by nearly everyone who watched the show and a major part its success for all those decades.
The LAist noted that Barker was shown during vintage clips, but that he wasn't actually there in the flesh.
Barker may have not been invited back to the show for a few reasons: one being that the 88-year-old TV legend doesn't like the new show with host Drew Carrey and he doesn't like the prizes that have been given away either, the Inquisitr reported.
Barker, a longtime animal rights activist, told TV Guide of his displeasure with "The Price Is Right" giving tickets away to SeaWorld and the Calgary Stampede.
"I don't know why I wasn't asked to take part in some way. ... But I do know I am ashamed of the show and surprised at their complete disregard for the welfare of animals. Were I still there, a prize to attend the Calgary Stampede would never have been considered. We never did anything that condoned animal cruelty. Apparently, things have changed."
Barker added:
"They previously gave away tickets to SeaWorld in Florida where the mistreatment of dolphins and whales is just unacceptable... When that happened, I phoned various producers and [personnel] at the show and left messages but nobody would return my calls. So when the Calgary Stampede prize came up I didn't bother calling anyone there. I just went to the press and lashed out at the show every chance I could. And I let everyone in Canada know how I felt."
Do you think it was rude that "The Price Is Right" didn't invite the 88-year-old to the 40th anniversary?