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We're all guilty. Every day from the moment we wake up, we live our lives caring what other people think of us.
This post originally appeared on Medium.
Author's note: This article was inspired by the work of Julien Smith and The Flinch.
We accept the status quo for what it is because everyone around us does. We tip toe our way through life by doing things in order to please others, not because it's what we believe in. Eventually our actions, appearances, and lives become molded by how we think other people perceive us. How are these pants going to make me look? What will my colleagues think if I spoke out? Are those people talking shit behind my back? If I take this job, what will my friends and family think of me?
Just writing that paragraph alone gave me a headache. It's exhausting. It's dreadful. It has to stop. Living a life that follows the ideal notions of what other people think is a terrible way to live. It makes you become the spineless spectator who waits for other people to take action first. It makes you become a follower. Worst of all, it makes you become someone who doesn't take a stand for anything.
Today is the last day we live a life dictated by others. Today, we're going to get to the bottom of the truth. Today is the day we stop giving a F@$%.
No One Really Cares
Believe it or not, we're not that special. We go through our days thinking about how other people might be judging us. But the truth is—those people are thinking the exact same thing. No one in today's "smartphone-crazed" society has time in their schedule to think more than a brief second about us. The fact of the matter is, when we do have time get our thoughts straight, we're too busy thinking about ourselves and our own shortcomings—not others.
A study done by the National Science Foundation claims that people have, on average, 50,000 plus thoughts a day. This means that even if someone thought about us ten times in one day, it's only 0.02% of their overall daily thoughts. It is a sad but simple truth that the average person filters their world through their ego, meaning that they think of most things relating to "me" or "my." This means that unless you have done something that directly affects another person or their life, they are not going to spend much time thinking about you at all.
I've always enjoyed watching performers trying to hustle for some change at New York City train stations. These guys simply don't give a F@$%. But the more interesting observation I made is how the spectators react. Rather than watching the actual performers, most people are looking around to see how other people are reacting. If people were laughing, they would start laughing too. But if people weren't paying attention, they would also pay no mind.
Even when provided with the blatantly obvious opportunity to judge someone, people are still thinking about how others may perceive them. Once you understand that this is how people's minds works, it's a big step towards freedom.
You Can't Please Everyone
It's impossible to live up to everyone's expectations. There will always be people—no matter what we say or how we treat them—that will judge us. Whether you're at the gym, at work, taking the train, or even online playing Call of Duty. Even now it's happening. You will never be able to stop people from judging you, but you can stop it from affecting you.
Think about the worst thing that could possibly happen when someone is judging you or what you're doing. I guarantee that chances are—nothing will happen. Absolutely nothing. No one is going to go out of their busy lives to confront us, or even react for that matter. Because as I mentioned before, no one actually cares. What will happen is that these people will actually respect you for claiming your ground. They may disagree with you, but they'll respect you.
Start standing up for what you believe in—causes, opinions, anything. You're going to have people that disagree with you anyways, so why not express how you truly feel? I've learned that it's better to be loved by a few people you care about, than to be liked by everyone. These are family, friends, your spouse—the people who love you for who you are, and the people who will be there for you during your worst times. Focus on these people. They're the only people that matter.
You Reap What You Sow
Worrying too much about what other people think can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, because the way we think starts to become the way we behave.
These individuals become people-pleasers and are overly accommodating to others, thinking it will stop them from being judged. In fact, the opposite is true. Most people don't like push-overs and are turned off by it. The behavior we use in an attempt to please others, can actually cause the opposing effect. This means that if you're a push-over, then you're going to be attracting others in your life who are also push-overs. Vice versa. This can be quite a dangerous path to go down if you don't recognize its consequences.
It's been said that we are the average of the five people we hang out with the most. When we start to attract and associate with the same people that share our weaknesses —we're stuck. We stop growing, because there's no one to challenge us to be better. We start thinking that this is the norm and we remain comfortable. This is not a place you want to be.
Now let's talk about the cure. Here are five ways to stop giving a F@$%.
Reclaiming Your Freedom
1. Know Your Values
First and foremost. You need to know what's important to you in life, what you truly value, and what you're ultimately aiming for. Once you know who you really are and what matters to you, what other people think of you becomes significantly less important. When you know your values, you'll have something to stand up for —something you believe in.
You'll stop saying yes to everything. Instead, you'll learn to say no when friends pressure you to go bar-hopping, or when a tempting business opportunity distracts you from your business. When you have your values straight, you have your shit straight.
2. Put Yourself Out There
Now that you know what your values are, it's time to put yourself out there. This can be done several ways. Here are a few suggestions:
Wearing a polka-dot sweater
Public Speaking
Flirting/Asking someone out
Keep in mind that when you're doing any of these activities, you have to speak your mind. Be honest with yourself and what you share, because the world doesn't need another conflict-avoider who does what everyone else does.
3. Surround Yourself with Pros
Surround yourself with people who are self-assured, and live life without comprising their core values. These people will rub off on you quickly.
One of my best friends, Cody, has been a big influence on me. Having spent the summer with him, I've observed countless times where he strongly voiced his opinion on controversial topics. What I learned was that he was simply voicing opinions that people already had in their heads, but were too afraid to voice. People admired him for being so honest and direct, even when they disagreed with his views. Thanks for not giving a F@$%, Cody.
4. Create a "Growth List"
OK, now we're getting personal. I haven't told anyone this, but I have this list called the "Growth List." A Growth List is comprised of all the things in life that makes you uncomfortable. These are fears, insecurities—anything that gives you the jitters. Here's how it works.
You start by writing all the things that make you feel uncomfortable. Then one-by-one, you do them. Once you complete the task, you move on to the next. Repeat.
My first growth task was taking a cold shower (The Flinch). I turned the water as cold as it could get, and I could feel my body shake before I even entered the shower. This was the inner bullshit voice in my head talking. It was hard at first. But surprisingly, it got easier the second time. Then even easier the third time. Before I knew it, my body stopped shaking—I was no longer uncomfortable; I'd conquered my fear.
This exercise does wonders. I have yet to find a better way to get out of my comfort zone. You can read all the books in the world about being confident or getting over your fears, but if you don't take action, you're just someone who's read how to ride a bicycle without ever having ridden one.
5. Travel Alone
If you're looking for an ultimate transformation that combines all of the points above, you should travel alone. Traveling with other people can be fun, but you won't get the opportunity to truly get out of your comfort zone. You'll be exposed to different social cultures, break social norms that you didn't even know existed, and ultimately, be forced to burst out of your small bubble.
Bring as little as possible, and fit everything into one backpack. Plan nothing, except for a one-way flight ticket to your destination—figure everything else out when you're there. Trust me, you'll be just fine. It won't be easy initially, but don't get discouraged. Being comfortable with the uncomfortable will grow with time. I continue to struggle with it everyday, as do many others. But you need to get started today.
The world is already full of people who obey the status quo. But the people who don't give a F@$% are the ones that change the world. Be the latter. Start living life the way you want, be fearless like you once were as a child, and always, always stand up for the truth. Someone has to.
How to stop giving a F@$% what people think | Medium
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Christian Apologist Says Church 'Losing Battle' Against Hate Label for Homosexuality Stance
Dr. William Lane Craig, a renowned Christian apologist, has said in a recent interview following an Apologetics Canada Conference that the church is losing the battle against being branded as hateful for its traditional stance on homosexuality.
"The cultural attitudes towards homosexual activity have undergone a sea change in recent years so that now someone that holds to a biblical view that homosexual behavior is immoral is regarded as bigoted, narrow-minded and really a wicked person – that is a huge change. It is just another challenge. It's extremely significant and unfortunately it seems like the church is on the losing end of this battle," Craig told CanadianChristianity.com.
The research professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, Calif., who has written over 30 books defending Christian beliefs, said that Hollywood likes to paint "very happy faces" on the pro-gay movement, but it doesn't expose "the very shocking facts about the pathological and emotional damage that this lifestyle involves."
Conservative Christian beliefs, which Craig defends, state that sexual intimacy is only intended within the confines of heterosexual marriage.
"It may well be the case that just as our culture's attitude to pre-marital sex and co-habitation have completely changed from say the 1950s, so our culture's attitude towards homosexual behavior may also change and become widely accepted. In both cases, faithful Christians have to say that the culture is simply wrong and this represents a moral decline in Western culture and that a biblical ethic for sexuality will reserve sexual intimacy for monogamous heterosexual married relationship," the apologist added.
Others disagree and argue that practicing gay people are not going against God, and that the Bible does not condemn monogamous gay relationships. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are those who say that being gay is a choice and there is no such thing as "gay Christians," arguing that the two are incompatible.
When asked if one can be both a homosexual and a Christian, Craig responded:
"Certainly you can, I don't think there's any doubt about that. What you shouldn't be is a confessing Christian and a practicing homosexual. What the Bible condemns is not a homosexual orientation – that's largely out of your control from what homosexuals tell us."
The research professor insisted that it is not the orientation that matters, but the behavior. He noted that heterosexual people engaging in pre-marital sexual acts are equally guilty according to the Bible.
Craig rejected the hate label being placed on the church for its refusal to embrace homosexual practice, however, and argued that if one speaks out against heterosexual pre-marital sex they are never accused of hatred against single people.
"You see that heterosexual single people who engage in premarital sexual intercourse are doing something just as wrong as homosexuals and yet I don't think that people would think that I have some sort of hatred or prejudice against single people, that would be absurd," the Christian apologist argued.


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Same hashtag again this month, so we have our own little ongoing #eatfoodphotos collection where you can see all the pics from the monthly challenges, no matter where you are playing along.
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I don't know if I'm getting a little older or what, but this year has gone by extremely fast. It feels like it should be September or something. I look out my window and see snow, so Mother Nature has kept pace with the pace, but I know I haven't.
In other respects time seems to be dragging. It seems like Barack Obama was elected two years ago rather than just under two months ago. Maybe that's just me getting impatient for a change from the Bush/Cheney years, which now that I think about it, seems to have lasted three decades.
In too many respects the Bush/Cheney years actually have lasted three decades. Bush/Cheney were nothing more than a direct extension of the Reagan revolution, and since we learned nothing from the Reagan years, we get an even deeper recession and even more unfathomable debt this time around. And like last time, our corporate and family elites got a lot richer at the expense of our futures and our children's futures, and probably their children's futures. Good for them.
For the last couple of days I've been researching Pope John Paul I. That has put me back 30 years ago and has sparked a lot of memories, and a lot of connections.
1978 marked the mid point of the Carter administration. It was a time of inflation and recession and the world's poorest were paying the biggest price. AIDS was just coming on the radar screens, although most people were only aware of it if they had gay friends. Iran had 50 some American hostages and it's successful revolution had brought about the first real Islamic theocracy. Our CIA, along with Britian's MI6, was heavily involved in raising and supporting right wing dictatorships in Latin America. The Roman Catholic Church was in the midst of it's own theological war and that war revolved, not around Latin and sexuality, but around the issues of social justice, poverty, and papal authority.
John Paul I represented the liberal wing of the Church. He had some serious ideas as to how the Vatican would operate in the future. In his last television address before he died, JPI had this to say:
"Believe me, we who live in opulence, while so many are dying because they have nothing, will have to answer to Jesus as to why we have not carried out his instruction, 'Love thy neighbor as thyself'. We, the clergy of our church and our congregations, who substitute gold and pomp and ceremony in place of Christ's instruction, who judge our masquerade of singing his praises to be more precious than human life, will have the most to explain."
This Papal statement is 180 degrees away from the interests of our current Vatican which is following in JPII's reformation and precisely putting the pomp and ceremony and singing praises, above human life. JPI believed the Church had amassed it's gold and opulence on the backs of the poor, and it should start giving it back to the people from whom it was taken. In some respects, Jimmy Carter was the American equivalent of JPI. In both situations they paved the way for the resurgence of the right.
Some of the things I learned do not fit well into the myth of St John Paul II the Great. Within days of his election to the papacy he authorized a 250 million dollar renovation of Castel Gondolpho and the Papal palace. The heated papal swimming pool at Castel Gondolpho is probably the most famous. The very next day after his election he put the Vatican bank directly under his own control, meaning he was not accountable to the curia for any of his transactions with regards to this bank.
The Vatican Bank is not a bank so much as a financial clearing house for religious organizations and Peter's Pence. It's day to day management was in the hands of members of Opus Dei, and it did numerous transactions for a group of neo fascist Free Masons known in Italy as P2. In fact the treasurer of both the Vatican Bank and the P2 was the same member of Opus Dei. The biggest religious institutional depositor, by far, was Mother Theresa. JPII's renovations were financed by this bank. Under his laisez faire leadership it became a major source of money laundering for the Mafia.
Today the Vatican Bank still makes the top ten on a list of financial institutions suspected of money laundering. This is not surprising given that it is completely free from international scrutiny and answerable only to Benedict. It's lack of transparency and recent history, make it ripe for this list. "By their fruits you shall know them."
I'm not making any of this up. Do a simple google search and you will be directed to The Vatican Bank scandal. There are numerous citations of testimony from court cases involving all the major players except for the ones JPII protected with diplomatic immunity when he made Opus Dei a personal prelature. The prelature decree was post dated to the day before the scandal blew up in his face. Somehow he still managed to come up with 250 million dollars (this is close to a billion in today's money) to return to investors whose money had been 'lost' through Vatican Bank transactions. The numbers of assassinations and 'suicides' associated with this scandal is mind boggling.
I bring all this up to explain something we will all see more of in the coming year. One of JPI's assertions is that greed and bigotry go hand in hand. Someone must be put down in order for other's to climb over to keep their excessive portion of the pie. When threatened, the powers that derive the most benefit from unequal distribution of wealth, identify an 'other' to stir up fear in populations to keep themselves in power. After the depression, it was the Jews. In this deep recession, just like the one Reagan put us into, it will be gays and abortion, but mostly gays. The powers don't give a damn about gays. They do care about how the issue plays politically. It plays well, far better than abortion, especially with minority groups.
The object is not to convert the left, or the right, the object is the center. It was the centrists in Germany who brought Hitler to power, and by the time they woke up, he had already made his position certain and unchangeable. The International wealthy, who have no national allegiance, will use the collusion of the Vatican to play the gay card against the center. GW Bush even went so far as to travel to the Vatican in 2004 to ask that more pressure be put on American Bishops to speak out on the gay and abortion issues. This pattern will continue and intensify.
My hope is that in 2009 more Catholics will begin to understand that the Vatican (as opposed to the Church) is very much a political organization before it is a spiritual organization. I hope that more Catholics will look into the connections between Opus Dei and the intelligence and financial communities. Opus Dei has way too much influence in the Vatican. I hope Catholics will look past the "gays threaten civilization' garbage, understanding these are the same things said about the Jews during the last Great Depression.
I hope people will read this article so they can see how this scenario played out for the German industrialist Fritz Thyssen and his good American buddy George Prescott Bush and really really understand there is no such thing as National Interests when it comes to making and keeping personal family fortunes.
I hope Catholics come to understand that the real oppressors and threats to humanity are those who are bound and determined to keep the world enslaved to unfettered unregulated greed. It's time we understood that the Vatican has amassed a great deal of wealth through criminal capitalism and that it too has thrived on the poverty of others. It's time to stop confusing the Vatican with Christ and way past time to hear the words of John Paul I. "It is the inalienable right of man to own property. But it is the right of no man to accumulate wealth beyond the necessary while other men starve to death because they have nothing." May 2009 bring the Change We Seek.


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To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. | |
1 | The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. |
2 | Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. |
3 | There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. |
4 | Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, |
5 | Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. |
6 | His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. |
7 | The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. |
8 | The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. |
9 | The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. |
10 | More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. |
11 | Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. |
12 | Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. |
13 | Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. |
14 | Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. |
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This was the text featured in-game for each of the missions and epilogues of the demo.
Orc Campaign (game demo)[]
I. Tol Ronal[]
At last the long wait is over and the time to hunt down the renegade humans has come. Scouts report that there is an Alliance base in the northlands of Khaz Modan. This base must be destroyed so that the Horde can pursue the cowardly humans.
You must establish an outpost near the humans' base to secure the area for the main Horde strike force that will follow. This outpost must consist of four Farms, a Barracks, and a Troll Lumber Mill. Only after the area is secure can an attack against the humans be made.
II. Dun Argath[]
With the new outpost keeping close watch over the human encampment, a Horde strike force has been able to enter the region.
A large amount of oil must be secured to construct the transports that will carry the Horde's warriors across the channel to the unsuspecting humans.
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III. Thandol[]
The Horde is preparing to launch a massive assault the mainland of Lordaeron.
Alliance forces guard two strategic sites within a network of newly formed ice bridges that create a barrier our warships cannot pass.
In order to launch an attack against these Alliance towns you must claim one of these strategic sites and build up your forces.
Once your armies are in place, proceed to destroy all the defenders of Lordaeron.
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Human Campaign (game demo)[]
I. Hillsbrad[]
Due to your position as regional commander of the southern defense forces, Lord Terenas commands that you raise an outpost in the Hillsbrad foothills.
It is rumored that Orcish marauders have been raiding coastal towns in the area, but whether these attacks are part of a greater Horde offensive is, as yet, unknown.
Your outpost is to consist of a farming community of at least four Farms and an Elven Lumber Mill. You must construct a Barracks in order to safeguard the Hillsbrad operation.
Your base will serve to give advance warning of Orcish troop movements in the area and is an essential part of securing Alliance operations.
II. Southshore[]
Based on information from your scouts at the Hillsbrad outpost, the Alliance believes that the Orcs are operating from a hidden location in the southern islands.
Daelin Proudmoore, lord of Kul Tiras, and Grand Admiral of the Lordaeron Fleet, has ordered that you begin preliminary construction of naval facilities.
Your craftsman will require a Shipyard and vast amounts of oil to build seagoing vessels.
III. Zul'dare[]
Alliance scouts have reported that there is a secret Horde Stronghold nearby.
Having established some order in the region with an initial display of naval power, Admiral Proudmoore advises that the Alliance forces strike now, while the opportunity still exists.
This Stronghold is sure to be heavily guarded and prepared for even the greatest assault, so you must use all your available forces in the attack.
This should prove to be your most difficult assignment yet.
Having destroyed the Orc Stronghold, the Alliance will be safe from Orcish incursions - but only for a short time.
The Alliance has desperate need of trained generals to lead our forces into the battles that are sure to come against the Horde.
You must open the treasure troves of your kingdom to assist in the great struggle ahead.
Only through your contributions and supreme leadership will the peoples of Lordaeron and Azeroth remain free!


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Thomas K. Hunt Memorial Fellowship Awarded to Medical Student Mary Kathryn (Katy) Abel
The UCSF Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that third year UCSF medical student Mary Kathryn (Katy) Abel, A.B. was awarded the inaugural Thomas K. Hunt Memorial fellowship from the Division of General Surgery for her research project: "Optimizing outcomes in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: addressing barriers to clinical trial enrollment and personalizing therapy," with mentor Rita Mukhtar, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of General Surgery.
Under the leadership of Hobart Harris, M.D., MPH and supported by the Division of General Surgery and the Department of Surgery, the Thomas K. Hunt Medical Student Research Fellowship in General Surgery award was created to provide opportunities for medical students to pursue research in surgical science.
With Dr. Mukhtar as her mentor, Ms. Abel was awarded funding through the year-long Inquiry Program's CTSI TL1 grant in 2019, with which she collaborated on several projects related to invasive lobular carcinoma. During this research year, Ms. Abel became enamored with research, and plans to focus on a career as a physician-scientist. Ms. Abel will continue her research for a second year and will concurrently obtain a Master's Degree in Clinical and Epidemiological Research at UCSF.
Thomas K. Hunt, M.D. was an internationally renowned and highly respected surgeon, professor and researcher at UCSF. Dr. Hunt, often known as "TK" by colleagues and family, was on faculty from 1964 until 2001. He was best known for helping to develop the trauma program at San Francisco General Hospital (now ZSFG) and for his research on the cellular biology of wound healing.


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SEATTLE – Kendrys Morales drove in four runs and Torii Hunter had four hits, helping the Los Angeles Angels snap the Seattle Mariners' eight-game home winning streak with a 9-1 win Friday night.
Morales hit a three-run homer in the first off Seattle starter Kevin Millwood. His drove in Mike Trout with a single up the middle in the fourth inning.
Dan Haren (9-10) pitched seven innings and allowed just an unearned run on five hits. Haren is 6-2 with a 1.82 ERA lifetime at Safeco Field, and is 2-0 this year without allowing an earned run.
Millwood (4-12) was finished after five innings, allowing nine hits, five runs, four walks and one strikeout. He went 0-4 in August.
Trout set the Angels' rookie record for runs scored with his 104th run in his 109th game on Albert Pujols' infield single in the second inning. Trout passed Devon White, who scored 103 runs in 159 games in 1987. The record-breaking run put Anaheim in front 4-1.
Morales' single in the fourth drove in Trout for a 5-1 lead.
Trout has scored three-plus runs 10 times this season, the most since Sammy Sosa did it 11 times in 2001.
Hunter's four hits matched his season high and he is 10 for 13 his last three games. It was the third time this year Hunter had four hits.
Millwood was behind hitters throughout the bumpy first hitting. Morales hit his 18th home run of the year on a 2-1 pitch to drive in Hunter who had singled on a 3-1 pitch and Pujols, who walked.
Trumbo followed with a crisp single to right before Millwood retired Erick Aybar and Alberto Callaspo. Millwood threw 29 pitches in the first, only 15 of which were strikes.
Hunter's sixth-inning double down the third base line off Carter Capps scored Trout, who had singled and stole second, to put the Angels up 6-1. Callaspo doubled home Aybar, who had tripled, in the ninth against Lucas Luetge. Bobby Wilson then hit his third home run.
John Jaso's single drove in Franklin Gutierrez in the first. Gutierrez had singled then advanced to third when an errant pickoff attempt from Haren went all the way into foul territory.
The Angels' defense helped Haren through the first three innings with two flashy double plays. Maicer Izturis started a 4-6-3 double play in the second when he backhanded a grounder from Trayvon Robinson heading up the middle, then shoveled the ball with his glove to Aybar.
An inning later, Callaspo snared a brisk grounder from Gutierrez several steps behind the third base bag to start a 5-4-3 double play.
After missing the last five games with a groin strain, Michael Saunders was back in the Seattle lineup until the fourth inning Friday. Eric Thames replaced him in the fifth after Saunders appeared to aggravate the injury when catching a flyball.
NOTES: Seattle has hit 28 home runs in August, the most since hitting 29 in September of 2009. . August was the second losing month of the season for Anaheim (8-15 in April). . Seattle manager Eric Wedge said the plan as of Friday was to let the organization's respective minor league teams finish their seasons before calling players up when rosters expand Sept. 1. Triple-A Tacoma finishes Sept. 3.


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Nationwide manhunt in progress for NY surgeon
Surgeon Timothy Jorden saved the lives of patients with gunshot wounds, lived in big home by Lake Erie and owned four vehicles. He was a product of a working-class neighborhood who became an Army officer before coming home to earn his medical degree.
Now the healer is linked to a killing.
Police across the country were on the lookout Thursday for the 49-year-old trauma surgeon in connection with the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend in a building at the Buffalo hospital complex where they both worked. Police say the former Army weapons expert may be armed and should be considered dangerous.
"He was an excellent surgeon. He saved so many lives. For him to take one is unreal," said a stunned June DuPree, a neighbor of Jorden's in an exclusive cluster of homes on a lakefront bluff.
But she and others also said the affable and accomplished doctor seemed different lately — thinner, not quite as friendly and less meticulous about appearances. Friends of the victim, meanwhile, offered glimpses of a much darker side.
"I saw him at the beginning of the season and noticed how much weight he had lost," DuPree said. "He said, 'Yeah, I lost a little bit.' But it was more than a little bit. It was a lot. He wasn't too friendly that time I saw him. He just didn't want to talk."
The search for Jorden began Wednesday morning when 33-year-old Jacqueline Wisniewski was found shot to death in a stairwell on the campus of the Erie County Medical Center. Police say she was shot four times.
Heather Shipley, a friend of Wisniewski, told WIVB-TV that Wisniewski feared Jorden and that he wouldn't let go after she left him because she believed he was having affairs with other women.
She said Wisniewski told her the doctor had put a GPS tracking device in her car and once held her captive in her home for a day and a half, wielding a knife.
"She told me if anything happened to her, that it was him," Shipley told the station.
Jorden had been involved in two domestic incidents in neighboring Cheektowaga in 2003, police Capt. James Speyer said. He said he couldn't release details but that the incidents did not involve Wisniewski.
Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda on Thursday called Jorden "a person of interest" in the administrative assistant's death and said a nationwide alert had been issued advising police agencies that he was wanted for questioning. Officers combed through the grounds outside his home and for a second day, an Erie County Sheriff's helicopter circled overhead.
At one point, police dogs were seen near a ravine and neighbor Tom Wrzosek told The Associated Press he'd reported hearing a single shot around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, which he initially dismissed.
"Then my girlfriend mentioned if he committed suicide, someone would have heard it," he said. "That kind of rang a bell."
Derenda said all of Jorden's vehicles were accounted for and investigators were certain he had not crossed the nearby border into Canada.
"He's out there somewhere," he said.
The search comes after a lifetime of achievement for the divorced father of a grown son.
Jorden had been profiled in The Buffalo News as a homegrown success story in 1996 and was among those honored with Buffalo's Black Achievers in Industry award in 2002. As a surgeon at the city's main trauma hospital, he worked long hours and was always ready to respond to a hospital emergency when his cellphone rang.
In his Lakeview neighborhood south of Buffalo, Jorden was described as a friendly neighbor with a busy schedule. Neighbors said he clearly spent a lot of money to keep the grounds of his white, gabled home by the lake manicured and lush.
Things changed dramatically this spring.
Jorden's bushes became overgrown, his grass grew knee-high and a kitchen remodeling job was halted. Jorden, a big man, had lost dozens of pounds. Neighbors thought he was sick.
"He had a lot of money invested in his house and the landscaping. And when I came back from Florida in May, it was really neglected. I was just shocked," said Wrzosek, the neighbor.
"We presumed he was sick, that maybe he had some sort of major ailment," Wrzosek said.
"He was sick," he said. "But not in the way we thought he was sick."
Jorden joined the National Guard in high school, went into the Army after graduation and served with the Army's Special Forces, first as a weapons expert, then as a medic, according to the News.
"Everybody's been made aware of his training and background," Derenda said, "so when individual officers approach him, they'll take proper precautions."
Jorden later attended the University at Buffalo's medical school and did residencies at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., and the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Derenda declined to speculate on whether he may have returned to those areas.
'I think it's the best for the country' People on Long Island share their thoughts on President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 election and the possibility of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee.
'I think it's the best for the country' People on Long Island share their thoughts on President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 election and the possibility of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee.


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emember when I first saw pictures of Villa Extramuros. I thought they were so inspiring, like a contemporary house made into a home and finally into a hotel. Soon enough the pictures were all over internet, and abused by the name and the decor I thought of it as a faraway place, somewhere deep in South America. It was a very pleasing surprise to find out that it was in fact in the South of Portugal, which is next door to me in plane-language.
It's always a strange experience, when you've seen dozens of pictures of a place and you finally get to see it in person. In the case of Villa Extramuros it turned out to be so much more than these picture-perfect interiors. Until I had been there I hadn't grasped the surreal contrast between the architecture and its rural surroundings and I had no idea of the warm welcome I was going to receive.
We're in the middle of the Alentejo, the heartland of Portugal. A peaceful and almost virgin place dotted with tiny white towns, flocks of sheep and olive trees. Lively Lisbon isn't so far geographically, but it does seem a million years away. You have to truly envision this sleepy countryside to imagine how bold does the white shape of the villa feels in these surroundings. But wait, because it is not that kind of modern, the one that's crushing everything around it. You soon find out that, in its own personal way, it's a part of its environment.


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We all do it — you know, complain about people or situations in our life. We may even call it "venting" in an effort to disguise our complaining, but when it all boils down to it, they're both the same behaviour.
On the surface, complaining may seem harmless — perhaps even helpful, as venting may make us feel better — but complaining can have serious physical and mental ramifications.
Society itself seems to encourage complaining — we complain about work and being overworked, we complain about lack of time and being too busy to enjoy life, we complain about politics (a favourite past- and present- time activity for many), we complain about family members and issues, we complain about lack of sleep and feeling exhausted, and we love to complain when we get sick— the list goes on and on….
Even if we ourselves don't complain much (or so we think, though I hope this article makes you take a hard, honest look at your own habits, as it did for me), we all know of people who incessantly complain and how draining it is to be around these "negative Nellies."
So, how does complaining affect us? From a brain perspective, "synapses that wire together fire together" — this is a basic premise of neuroscience. Every time you complain, you are reinforcing that wiring and making it easier to trigger it. Do it often enough and it can become your default setting. Negative thoughts beget more negative thoughts and you can easily fall into a cycle of negative thinking and chronic complaining.
In addition, misery loves company, so complainers tend to have friends who also complain, which further reinforces the pattern. Complainers also affect people around them. Ever find yourself sympathizing and sharing your own personal similar experience when someone complains to you about something specific? It can happen easily and unintentionally, even to the least complaining and most positive person. Sometimes this can lead to a long conversation comprising entirely of complaints, ie. focused on politics in a negative way or the fear and anger of what is going on in the world. Ask yourself, how do you feel afterwards?
Prolonged complaining leads to stress, and it's well documented that prolonged stress makes us sick: weakening the immune system, raising blood pressure, increasing the risk of heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, and causing a plethora of other ailments.
Scientists have known for years that elevated cortisol levels (the stress hormone) interfere with learning and memory, lower immune function and bone density, promote weight gain and heart disease, and increase blood pressure and cholesterol. Chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels also increase risk for depression and mental illness, and lower life expectancy.
How To Stop Complaining
Being human, however, we may need to vent once in a while, so here are some tips to help you avoid over-complaining:
Take time out to cool off and step back from whatever is bothering you so you can diffuse your emotions/anger. Try some deep breathing, go for a walk in nature, hit the gym, meditate, or do something fun or relaxing to calm yourself.
Write down what is bothering you — writing helps us to better understand why we are upset and can help us see the situation with a more balanced perspective.
Take responsibility for your part in the situation; don't just blame the other person as the wrongdoer. What is the learning for you? What is this situation teaching you? Introspection is helpful for finding balance and being open to a solution or determining if it's best to let it go at this time.
If you need to vent, let the Listener know ahead of time, so they can prepare themselves or let you know that now is not a good time.
Keep it short — this is very important, as we humans tend to go into stories when we moan and groan. It's best to keep your share to under 2 minutes to avoid drama and dumping. Ask your Listener to intervene and gently yet firmly stop you if you go past the 2 minutes — you will both be thankful.
Remember that complaining affects your energy, mood, brain activity, and stress levels. If you need to vent, keep it short and sweet, for everyone's sake — especially your own.
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It's relatively easy for your monthly budget to spring some leaks that are easily overlooked. You may not view it as throwing away money, but that isn't the correct mindset to have if you plan on saving.
As the famous Benjamin Franklin saying goes, "A penny saved is a penny earned". An extra R50 in your bank account is an extra R50 no matter how it got there (or even if it never left!).
Here are five tips to prevent you from "throwing away" money:
Stop impulse shopping
Impulsive shopping leads to purchases that you want, but don't necessarily need. If you have no idea what you are shopping for then you will usually end up making impulse decisions on-the-spot rather than shopping for the best possible price.
- Make a detailed shopping list.
- Don't shop for food on an empty stomach!
- Take your time so you can make better choices.
Stop buying containers if there are refills available
Many products, such as coffee, spices, cleaning products etc, can be bought as refills so that you don't need to turf out the containers every time – they cost less and are more eco-friendly.
- Save your containers and refill them.
- Shop for larger size refills and save even more.
Stop food from spoiling
Food wastage has been in the news lately with some European countries introducing laws to prevent supermarkets from throwing away food and instead donate it to charities. If you are throwing out food it means you need to plan better. This is the closest thing to throwing money in the bin (besides throwing actual money in the bin).
- Make it a habit to check the fridge.
- Plan meals according to the fresh produce you have and the produce that is nearing the end of it's use-by date.
- Freeze your leftovers.
Stop being afraid to use coupons.
Some people will jump at the chance to get 15% off an item, or a two for one deal, but having to present the store with a coupon first will make them shy away from the saving. There is no shame in saving a buck, you will be the one laughing to the bank. Loyalty cards are another great way to get some savings out of your shopping trips.
- Always swipe your loyalty cards.
- Save slips that give you cash-back or discounts.
- Plan your shopping trips so you remember to take your loyalty cards, coupons, slips, etc. with you.
- Also try to remember shopping bags. Having a less wasteful approach to spending is also helpful to the environment.
Stop wasting money on ATM fees
Many people are not familiar with their bank charges. It just doesn't make sense to spend money to get access to your own money. Luckily, these days debit cards are accepted at most till point, but there are occasions when you need cash on-hand.
- Try the cash back option at the supermarket.
- If you must draw cash from an ATM, make sure that you draw from your bank's ATM.
Feel as though your budget is full of holes? Let's take a look at it together over a cup of coffee!


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The Costa is corporate typeface designed for Costa Crociere, an Italian cruise company. The objective was to develop a typeface that allowed all of the material to be easily recognisable despite various stylesheets and layouts. The style of typeface came from the ligatured logotype Costa designed by Landor Associates. The immediate answer was to design disconnected letters and to add some unusual glyphs such as k, v or E in order to give a unique colour to the text.
The idea was to create a sort of mediterranean style of typeface. Using the structure of a somewhat modernised Italian Chancery script to which only the ending serif remained. The serif being more of a flourish creating contrast and referencing the more exotic countries such as those which Costa Crociere present in their catalogs. Costa is a style without neutrality and doesn't fit comfortably into any typeface classification – this proves to be the novelty of its design as well as guaranteeing its originality.
1. to 3. Costa typeface in use.
Certificate of Type design Excellence (Type Director Club de New York) for the bespoke typeface Costa, 1-2000.
Costa is publicly available through Typofonderie and not limited to Costa use.


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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, & the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Trade paperback format.
As heard on NPR's This American Life
"Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller." —Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
"One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever." —Christian Science Monitor
A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief.
On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins—some collected 150 years earlier by a contemporary of Darwin's, Alfred Russel Wallace, who'd risked everything to gather them—and escaped into the darkness.
Two years later, Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly-fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to steal dead birds? Had Edwin paid the price for his crime? What became of the missing skins? In his search for answers, Johnson was catapulted into a years-long, worldwide investigation. The gripping story of a bizarre and shocking crime, and one man's relentless pursuit of justice, The Feather Thief is also a fascinating exploration of obsession, and man's destructive instinct to harvest the beauty of nature.


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The Book of Truth
- Chapter 119 -
The Warning Will Prove That God Exists
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 @ 19:00
My dearly beloved daughter, strong now, having endured the worst trial so far, you will move to impart My urgent pleas to the whole world.
They, My beloved children, need to know that when I come soon, they will come face to face with Me. How I long to show them that I really do Exist and how I await the joy on their faces when they witness My Love and Mercy.
For many of My children will fall down and cry tears of relief, tears of joy and happiness, tears of wonder and love. For, at last, it will be possible to live a New Life thereafter, where all can follow the Truth of My Teachings.
My children will not realise the significance of this great Act of Mercy, the greatest Gift ever bestowed on mankind since My Crucifixion. For it will be through this Gift of The Warning that man's eyes will be finally opened to the Truth of their entire existence on this Earth and beyond.
Those who are alive in this world today must understand how privileged they are to be given the proof of the Existence of God the Eternal Father and I, His beloved Son, although this is beyond your comprehension.
After the Warning do not turn back to your old ways
I urge all of you, that when you have seen My Presence and shown how sin, not only offends Me, but propels you down the pathway to Hell, that you must not turn back to your old ways.
The period after the Warning is crucial for world peace and your salvation. Do not reject this Gift. Grasp it with both arms. Let The Warning bring you as one in Me. When you do this and pray for guidance, you will be rewarded with the New Paradise on Earth where you will want for nothing.
Rejoice. Listen to Me. Heed My Message and allow My Love to envelop you towards My Glorious Kingdom.
I love you all. The next time you feel a stab of love in your heart for another fellow being, remember that this Gift comes from Me. Without love there is no life.
Your Divine King of Mercy
Jesus Christ, Son of God the Eternal Father


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The young prince leading Saudi Arabia's drive for economic reform has laid out a three-pronged strategy to avoid a backlash from any religious conservatives opposed to his plan, according to remarks reported by Foreign Affairs magazine on Saturday.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 31-year-old overseeing the kingdom's biggest-ever overhaul of state and society, told visiting researchers last month punitive measures would be considered for any clerics who incited or resorted to violence over the plan, one of the researchers wrote.
Prince Mohammed said he believed only a small percentage of the kingdom's clerics were too dogmatic to be reasoned with, the journal reported, while more than half could be persuaded to support his reforms through engagement and dialogue.
The rest were ambivalent or not in a position to cause problems, he is reported to have said.
There was no immediate comment from the royal court.
Prince Mohammed has couched his "Vision 2030" reform plan to wean the kingdom's economy off oil in terms referencing Islamic tradition and has kept the focus on the economy, with scant concrete pledges of social change in the highly conservative kingdom.
But in a country that adheres to an austere brand of Wahhabi Sunni Islam, where gender segregation is mandatory and concerts and cinemas are banned, the plan's seemingly anodyne goals to empower women, promote sports and invest in entertainment are controversial.
Saudi Arabia's clerics offer legitimacy and public support to a king who styles himself the guardian of Islam's holiest sites. They retain control of the justice system but leave most other matters of governance to him, so long as his edicts do not contradict their interpretation of Islamic law.
The government started trying to rein in what it saw as extremist viewpoints in the clergy after Islamist militant attacks inside the kingdom began in 2003, pushing hardline clerics to renounce al Qaeda and violent tactics and sacking clerics seen as disseminating radical views.
In the later years of the reign of King Abdullah, King Salman's predecessor, some senior clerics who opposed his cautious social reforms too openly lost their jobs.
(Reporting by Katie Paul,; Editing by William Maclean and Stephen Powell)


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The new Philips voice recorder app for Android
Speech Processing Solutions, the world number one for professional dictation solutions, is launching a comprehensive update for the Philips voice recorder app onto the market.
The free dictation app offers premium recording quality and includes professional functions, such as those for inserting or cutting out specific sequences. In addition, the user interface is even more intuitive. Recordings can be sent via email, WhatsApp or Bluetooth using the Share button. For those who prefer to record their dictations while driving, the brand-new Car Mode is very safe and easy to use. The app widget lets you start recordings straight from the home screen, meaning users get to make a note of spontaneous ideas and inspirations instantly.
The free dictation app for everyone
The new Android update means that there are no limits with regard to the usage period and scope of use of the app. The Philips voice recorder app can be used by all Android users free of charge, with all functionality available without restriction.
The Philips voice recorder app is suitable for both dictation novices and professional users. "This version was created with user-friendliness in mind. The app is easy to use and intuitive, and at the same time offers countless professional features for those who regularly record dictations. Users can edit audio sequences, assign priority status to certain dictations or add properties to recordings", enthuses Dr Thomas Brauner, Managing Director of Speech Processing Solutions.
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"In contrast to our professional dictation devices, such as the Philips SpeechMike, SpeechAir or PocketMemo, the vast majority of people have a smartphone that they can use 24/7. Busy working lives mean that people end up formulating to-do lists in their heads while on the go between appointments. The Philips voice recorder app for smartphones lets you record all these memos and tasks verbally", adds Dr Brauner.
Car Mode has been developed specifically for this type of situation. In this mode, only the most important functions are displayed on extra-large buttons on a clearly laid out screen. This allows the user to operate the functions without being distracted, so they continue driving safely. As an alternative to Car Mode, you can start recording by tapping the app widget on the home screen once.
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When the Philips voice recorder app is connected to Philips SpeechLive, the cloud-based dictation solution, this opens up even more possibilities for the user. Not only can dictations be sent as voice recordings, but they can also be transcribed in a very short space of time. SpeechLive offers two additional services for those who do not have their own transcriptionist. Firstly, the SpeechLive speech recognition service (available in 21 languages) allows users to convert audio recordings into written text in next to no time, while SpeechLive also offers a professional transcription service that can be used for more challenging content such as meeting minutes. SpeechLive lets the user track the transcription status of their dictation and receive the finished document in the app itself.
To find out more, download the free Philips voice recorder app for your smartphone now and experience the countless advantages for yourself.
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" showed up very fast. did a thorough inspection of roof to see where the tiny squirrels were coming into our house. set up the one way exit safely and correctly. no squirrel sounds for 5 days. will be out tomorrow to close up the hole for good. i would give them 6 stars if i could! "
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Updated: as Blaxter notes, it's necessary to open a new terminal after editing the bashrc file for the changes to take effect. Also, I've replaced the tail -n+2 with the -ss option. Thanks Baron Schwartz!
One of the things I've been doing lately is doing some cleanup on my laptop.
There are two things I'm constantly using on the shell:
- Open a project folder
- Connect to a MySQL Database
Bash Functions
I first made a bash function to help me with the projects paths:
function cdp { case $1 in "foo") cd /Users/golo/devel/svn/foo/src ;; "bar") cd /Users/golo/devel/svn/bar/src ;; *) echo "Options:" echo "" echo " foo" echo " bar" esac }
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We have run a full suite of performance tests on the CO-4 VPS plan of Fybe. VPSBenchmarks bought, setup the server and started the tests.
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New Jersey, USA | AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core Processor |
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS 5.15.0 |
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Jury in Bill Cosby trial wraps up Day 3 without verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - With fatigue appearing to set in, jurors in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial reviewed portions of his accuser's testimony Wednesday as they deliberated for a third day over whether the 79-year-old star drugged and molested her at his suburban Philadelphia estate.
Jurors made the request to have portions of Andrea Constand's testimony read back to them but ended the day without a verdict in a case that has already helped demolish Cosby's nice-guy reputation. They will resume deliberations Thursday morning.
The panel of seven men and five women worked late for the third night in a row, asking for testimony about a detective's interview with Cosby in early 2005, about a year after Constand says the comedian assaulted her. They ordered strombolis for dinner while a court reporter raced to transcribe that portion of last week's testimony.
As deliberations crossed the 27-hour mark, some jurors closed their eyes and tilted their heads down as a court reporter reread Cosby's January 2005 interview. One slunk down in his seat, looking angry.
"Can you find 12 people who will agree? That's the question," said criminal lawyer Alan J. Tauber, who wasn't involved in the case.
On Wednesday, the group wanted to hear from both Cosby and his accuser.
Constand testified last week that Cosby gave her pills that left her woozy, helped her to a couch and then violated her while she was passed out, unable to say no or fight his advances.
The 44-year-old Toronto woman, who spent seven hours on the stand last week, was in the gallery as portions of her testimony were read back to the jury.
The panel also wanted to hear again from Cosby, who didn't testify at his trial but gave a deposition as part of Constand's civil suit against him and submitted to a police interview about her accusations.
Pennsylvania detectives spoke to Cosby in his lawyers' New York City offices a few weeks after Constand went to police in January 2005. Cosby said in the interview that he gave her Benadryl, an over-the-counter cold and allergy medicine, to help her relax. He said she didn't show any ill effects from the medicine, nor did she object as he groped her.
Constand's mother wiped away tears at times as the interview was read.
Cosby's lawyers maintain Constand was a willing sexual partner.
The long days appeared to be wearing on jurors.
"This is an incredible jury that has just acted with incredible dignity and fidelity, ... and I don't have any higher praise," Judge Stephen O'Neill told the panel before they broke for the night. "You have taken your task so seriously."
Constand denies there was any romance between them and told jurors she had rebuffed his advances before the assault. She believes he gave her something stronger than Benadryl on the night she says he molested her.
Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Each carries a maximum 10-year prison term, though the counts could be merged at sentencing if he is convicted.
The first prosecutor to review the case in 2005 passed on it. A successor, District Attorney Kevin Steele, reversed course a decade later, after dozens of women came forward to accuse Cosby of sexual misconduct and after the public release of his startling deposition in which he spoke about giving the powerful sedative quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with.
The long-married Cosby, once known as America's Dad for his portrayal of kindly Dr. Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," called all the encounters consensual.
The Rev. Andrew F. Kline, a vicar of a historic black church in Norristown who stopped by the courthouse steps Wednesday to check out the scene, said his congregation is "absolutely" talking about the case given Cosby's place in their lives.
"He was huge. He was huge. He was a role model. He couldn't escape that," Kline said. "You probably want it on one level, as a celebrity. He made some powerful statements that people either said, `Yeah, Amen,' or `That's not the way we are.'
"So it's always difficult to look under the hood and see the reality of our lives," Kline said. "I pray for him. I pray for her. I pray for everybody here that justice be done, but that there be some mercy, too, right? I mean, we need to be about that."
The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission, which Constand has done.
Three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault, each covering a different aspect of the alleged crime.
Count 1 alleges that Cosby didn't have consent when he penetrated Constand's genitals with his fingers.
Count 2 alleges she was unconscious or semi-conscious at the time and could not give consent.
Count 3 alleges all this happened after he gave her an intoxicant that substantially impaired her and stopped her from resisting.
Each of the three counts carries a standard sentence range of 5 to 10 years in prison, but that doesn't mean Cosby could be facing up to 30 years.
Legal experts say the sentence for each count should run concurrently under Pennsylvania law since they all cover the same incident and conduct.
That means a conviction would put Cosby in prison at least until he is 84 years old, based on state sentencing guidelines.
Pennsylvania law allows sentencing judges to consider uncharged conduct. In Cosby's case, that means the more than 60 other women who have accused him of assaults dating to the 1960s.
Duquesne University law professor Wes Oliver says those allegations could compel Judge Steven O'Neill to sentence Cosby closer to the 10-year maximum.
Yes. If he is convicted, prosecutors say, Cosby would also have to register as a sex offender and face an assessment to determine if he is a sexually violent predator.
If convicted, Cosby could remain free until sentencing unless O'Neill revokes his $1 million bail.
Philadelphia defense lawyer Alan Tauber says that's less likely in Cosby's case because his fame makes him an unlikely flight risk.


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Greetings Forum,
I'm new here and have been tinkering around with some mapping options on data base.
Currently my DB use Bat files to trigger SSIS packages that either load or export data.
Running Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 14.0.17289.0
I'm kind of a novis with knowledge to SQL but have been programming in Python and Basic for awhile now.
My question is: IS there a way to log the transfer of data: (A flow of Data) Starting from the Load to the translate to any tables and I'm looking for the mapping of triggers and stored procedures. Unfortunately I'm not working with DB2 and seems the dependencies in my DB aren't up to speed.
Id like to create a log: that runs on the DB and logs new data flow and only updates if there is a change in the original log.
Batfile1.bat ==> SSIS_Package1.dtsx ==> Loads CSV_File1.csv ==> Table1 ==> Stored_procedure1 ==> (Manipulates data) ==> Table2
Log would look something like this.
Name Process Source Destination ID Time Stamp ScheduledJob_NAME SSIS_Package1 CSV_File1.csv Table1 User_xyz Today StoredProcedure1 Stored_Procedure Table1 Table2 User_ABC Today
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