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TEHRAN, Iran — A captive Royal Marine was shown in new TV footage Friday apologizing for being in Iranian waters, and Tehran made public a third letter supposedly written by the only woman prisoner among 15 Britons seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Britain sharply denounced Iran over the treatment of the captives — a clear sign both sides were hardening their stance as the crisis entered its second week.
Iran appeared intent on sending a message of strength as it faces mounting United Nations sanctions over its uranium enrichment program, which the U.S. and other nations suspect the Islamic Republic is using to develop nuclear weapons.
Underlining Iran's hardline sentiment, some 60,000 soccer fans chanted "Death to Britain" at a match in Tehran, while 700 people rallying near Tehran University yelled "We condemn the British invasion!" A Muslim cleric told worshippers during Friday prayers that "Britain is an aggressor and Iran has confronted it."
In the latest video broadcast by Iranian state TV, Royal Marine rifleman Nathan Thomas Summers was pictured sitting with another male captive, both in fatigues, and female British sailor Faye Turney in a jumpsuit and a black head scarf.
The three were among 15 British sailors and marines detained by Iranian naval units March 23 while patrolling for smugglers near the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab, a waterway that has long been a disputed dividing line between Iraq and Iran.
"We trespassed without permission," Summers said in the video shown on Iran's Arabic-language channel Al-Alam. "I deeply apologize for entering your waters."
The video, the second broadcast of the detainees in three days, drew indignation from British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who accused Tehran of manipulating the prisoners.
"All it does is enhance people's sense of disgust. Captured personnel being paraded and manipulated in this way doesn't fool anyone," Blair said. "What the Iranians have to realize is that if they continue in this way, they will face increasing isolation."
It was not known whether the marine spoke under pressure from his captors, but Summers said in the broadcast that "our treatment has been very friendly."
Iran also released a third letter supposedly written by the sole female detainee in which she says she has been "sacrificed" by Britain. She said she was sorry for straying into Iranian waters and asked if it wasn't time for Britain to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
"I am writing to you as a British serviceperson who has been sent to Iraq, sacrificed due to the intervening policies of the Bush and Blair governments," the letter said, using even more stilted language than the previous letters.
The European Union warned Iran of "appropriate measures" if the British naval team remained in captivity and called on Iran to inform the British government of their whereabouts and give British diplomats access — a British request that Iran so far has denied.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned the warning, saying Europeans should not take a collective stance in support of Britain. He said statements by some EU officials were "unreasonable, illogical" and Iran considered them "interference in its internal affairs."
The office of the Turkish prime minister, who is trying to mediate the dispute, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had indicated his government was willing to reconsider freeing Turney, who is married and has a daughter.
Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, had suggested Wednesday that Turney would be freed soon, but the following day the semiofficial Iranian news agency Mehr said her release was canceled. It quoted Iran's military chief as blaming "wrong behavior" by the British government.
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, who denounced Friday's video as "appalling," said a letter from Iran on the detention of the 15 sailors and marines would not help resolve the standoff.
"There is nothing in the letter to suggest that the Iranians are looking for a way out," she told British Broadcasting Corp.
The letter stopped short of asking for a formal apology but instead asked for Britain to acknowledge its naval team trespassed into Iranian waters and confirm it would not happen again.
The sailors and marines, part of a U.N.-mandated force patrolling the Persian Gulf, were seized while searching merchant ships for evidence of smuggling. Britain insists the team was in Iraqi waters and has said no admission of error would be made.
Iraqi officials have backed Britain's account, saying again Friday that the Royal Navy personnel were captured in Iraq's territorial waters. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said his government was in contact with Iran to "ensure the wise handling of the case."
Britain has frozen most contacts with Iran and taken the issue to the U.N. Security Council, which expressed "grave concern" Thursday over Iran's seizure of the Britons. Russia, which blocked a stronger council statement, called Friday for an independent U.N. inquiry.
Iran said Friday that the Security Council had no place in what it called a purely bilateral dispute. "The British government's attempt to engage third parties, including the Security Council, with this case is not helpful," it said.
The statement, released by the Iranian mission at the United Nations and in London, said the British and Iranian governments "have been closely examining and discussing the case in order to settle it in a mutually acceptable manner."
The recent rise in world oil prices to six-month highs cooled some Friday, but traders remained jittery that the situation could lead to a disruption of petroleum shipments out of the Gulf.


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Black Eyed Pea Soup With Ham And Spinach
With the cold that came all the way down to Florida this past weekend, it was the perfect time for me to get busy in the kitchen making a dish that would warm our tummies and sooth our souls. I know a lot of you up north had it down right freezing compared to us but when we don't get out of the 40's during the day time, no sun and have old man winter blowing those cold temps out of the north, it's down right freezing to us here in the south! I even got to see a few SNOW flakes fluttering in the air on Saturday morn, WOW, I was a happy, happy camper!
I had a few plans for Saturday that went by the wayside as all we wanted to do was get the fireplace cranked up and enjoy what I hypothetically called a "SNOW DAY" for us retired fogies, just relaxing, snuggled up on the couch and watching movies.
I had seen a recipe similar to this by Chef Curtis who represents our Winn Dixie grocery stores and with a few alternate ingredients, it served us up something tasty and was a perfect compliment for the cold weather along with some homemade cornbread!
- 8 oz bacon, chopped
- 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 teas crushed red pepper
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar, packed
- 1 16 oz bag dried black eyed peas, rinsed
- 10 cups water, more if needed
- 1 lb fresh baby spinach
- 2 cups cooked ham, cubed
- Cook bacon over medium heat in a Dutch oven until crispy, drain on paper towels reserving fat in pan.
- Add onions and garlic to pan and saute until transparent in color; add the red pepper, vinegar, brown sugar and the 10 cups of water.
- Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Stir in black eyed peas, cover and simmer for another hour or until peas start to soften adding more water if necessary.
- In batches, add spinach, letting each batch wilt before adding next batch.
- Recover and let simmer another 45 minutes or until peas are of desired consistency.
- Stir in ham and heat just until ham is heated through.
- Ladle into soup bowls and top with crumbled bacon pieces and more chopped onion if desired.
- Have some extra vinegar close by as husband added more to his!
Well, I actually have a couple of more recipes to share with you before the week is over! It's been refreshing to have all the Christmas decor put up for another year and the house back to our normal craziness with one exception, Kenny decided to repaint our living room and we are so happy with the outcome and I am soooo happy to have time back in my kitchen to experiment again with some great tasting recipes and of course some bloopers too…….. Hope you enjoy and see ya in a day or two with some special pickles that anyone can do! Oh and a special Happy Birthday to our granddaughter's boyfriend Eric who hits the big 30 tomorrow, Happy Birthday Eric!!!!
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The Lyric Theatre, in conjunction with Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive, is set to celebrate Poetry Day Ireland with a lunchtime reading by two of the North's "most exciting contemporary poets", Olive Broderick and Ross Thompson,
The reading, which will take place on Thursday 27th April at 1pm in the Lyric Theatre, will combine archive material from the Digital Film Archive with contributions from the two Lagan 12NOW poets.
The poets were commissioned to respond to the moving image content as part of Northern Ireland Screen's forthcoming 'Coast To Coast' project which will showcase Northern Ireland's profound relationship with the coast and sea and its impact on our society and culture. Classic archive material featuring Seamus Heaney and John Betjeman will also be shown at the event.
Olive Broderick: "It has been a complete privilege and delight to have been given the chance to work on this – sea-charmed creature that I am. Thanks to Northern Ireland Screen for this wonderful venture."
Ross Thompson: "I wrote a sequence of eight linked pieces, collectively entitled Coast To Coast. The work, along with Olive's writing, has been put to film by talented filmmakers. I'm delighted to be involved in this project, and am grateful to Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive for the invite to collaborate, and to The Lyric for hosting the event on National Poetry Day."
Rebecca Mairs, the Lyric's Literary Manager says: "We're delighted to invite Ross and Olive to share their wonderful new work with Lyric audiences. The Lyric has a rich history of celebrating Irish poetry and poets – a deep-rooted connection that's reflected in our very name. Yeats, Hewitt, and Heaney have all played an important role in the development of the theatre. What better way to honour their contribution than to celebrate contemporary literary talent?"
The event, taking place in the Lyric's Cafe Bar, is free and open to all.


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The popular mock draft analysis of mid-February will greatly be changed by what happens in free agency starting Mar. 11.
With the dog days of the NFL offseason starting to take shape, it's understandable that the draft-need topic is on everyone's mind. I guess I just wanted to provide a gentle reminder that we're barely in the thick of things for draft scenarios. The NFL Scouting Combine, pro day workouts, plus free agency, will all have a huge role in shaping what San Francisco actually does with the No. 30 overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft.
But then again, you've asked me some questions and I'm a man of the people, so why not get to the draft outlook even if it means doesn't mean a whole lot at this time of the offseason.
Let's get to your questions...
@TaylorPrice49 what would it take to get that banner (or copy/replica) behind you in the recent #NinerTalk video? — Nikoli Bolivar (@Nikolivar) February 10, 2014
I don't think Jim Harbaugh will part with that bad boy any time soon. My best suggestion is snap a picture and find someone who will make a replica for you. Thanks for watching, though.
@TaylorPrice49 What will the niners be looking for in this years draft? #NinerTalk — kree (@cfunga) February 10, 2014
Impact players. Someline
Oh, you wanted something more specific? That's understandable. As the roster currently stands, there's only three returning wideouts under contract for 2014:
If you add everything up, the 49ers will need a plethora of receivers to enter the offseason program. The draft seems like a good place to round out that part of the roster.
@TaylorPrice49 what is the key missing ingredient that need addressing in order to compete with Seawhaks? #ninertalk — YO!Nathan (@Y88E) February 10, 2014
Ear plugs? Just kidding.
I would say a power running attack. Not that the 49ers don't already have that, but a better ground effort against the Seahawks would make a major impact in the win-loss column. When you look at Seattle's three defeats in 2013, they were out-rushed in two of those three games. San Francisco racked up 163 yards on the ground in a Week 14 home win over Seattle at Candlestick Park.
If you're able to control time of possesion on the ground and put yourself in shorter down-and-distance situations against the NFL's top-ranked pass defense, that should be a healthy recipe for success for the 49ers in 2014.
@TaylorPrice49 why dont the 49ers have alternative jerseys? #ninertalk — oxy (@ooRamirez_) February 10, 2014
The classics work just fine.
@49ers @TaylorPrice49 What's it like in the locker room with the players on a normal day? #NinerTalk — Caroline Abellar (@thinkcaroline) February 10, 2014
During the day it's pretty quiet. Players are in meetings, taking lunch breaks, getting treatment and doing interviews. After practice, however, that's when the personality comes out. It's when you hear loud music, a lot of joking and then of course, there's the dunk cam.
@TaylorPrice49 What position do you think has the best 1st Rd talent that fits 49ers needs? #ninertalk — Ken (@CitizenSyndrome) February 10, 2014
Wide receivers, see answer above and read up on one potential fit, Penn State's Allen Robinson.
@TaylorPrice49 what's happening with the facility if staff and players are moving into the stadium? — Vic W. (@veduub) February 13, 2014
There will still be offices here for coaches and staff. Here are 18 other newsworthy items about the team's new building.
@TaylorPrice49 can I get a follow back?? — Kacey_Myers (@KaceyMyers94) February 13, 2014
Let me think about it.
@TaylorPrice49 when are you posting another niner talk ... #ninertalk — Rudy ortiz (@Rudy49er) February 12, 2014
Every other week of the offseason.
@TaylorPrice49 any chance there will be bricks being sold again? — 49ersBeatReader (@49ersBeatReader) February 12, 2014
Yes, Fanwalk bricks, starting at $195, are available at www.levisstadiumfanwalk.com or 855-LS-FANWALK.
@TaylorPrice49 will Levi's® Stadium keep the foghorn when the 49ers score? #ninertalk — мaтт (@thepoliticat) February 10, 2014
It will be installed in late February.


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"…Obama has to let people know what's being done, what will be done, and that he takes this personally. He needs to express, perhaps as only he can, that the federal government gets it. He gets the plight of the fishermen, the restaurants, the waiters, the taxi drivers — the economic ripple effect and the environmental tide of disaster.
This is a visual and visceral crisis. If he handles it right, it will be known as a sign of Obama's competence. Obama can't split the sea, but he must help to plug the Gulf."


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SAN DIEGO (AP) - A flight carrying migrants from overcrowded facilities on the Texas border with Mexico arrived Tuesday in Southern California as part of the federal government's efforts to deal with a flood of unaccompanied Central American children coming to the United States.
A Department of Homeland Security official in California told The Associated Press that the chartered plane landed in San Diego after 12 p.m. with 136 migrants on board. The official was not authorized to be named when speaking on the issue.
The migrants will be bused to a border patrol facility in Murrieta, about an hour north of San Diego, for processing. Federal immigration authorities there will determine whether they will be held or released pending deportation proceedings.
A day before Tuesday's flight, Murrieta Mayor Alan Long said police in his city are ready for any security issues, and a mobile hospital unit will be positioned outside the facility to provide additional medical screening if needed. He acknowledged that migrants would not be released locally and do not have criminal records, but still urged residents in the suburb of 107,000 people near Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base to call their elected officials and voice opposition to the plan.
U.S. authorities announced last week that Central American migrants would be flown from the Rio Grande Valley to Texas cities and Southern California. The plan is intended to help relieve a crunch caused when thousands of people arrived at the border fleeing violence and extortion from gangs in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
More than 52,000 children have been detained after crossing the Texas-Mexico border since October in what President Barack Obama has called a humanitarian crisis.
Many of the migrants are under the impression that they will receive leniency from U.S. authorities.
Another flight was expected to take 140 migrants to a facility in El Centro, California, on Wednesday, said Lombardo Amaya, president of the El Centro chapter of the Border Patrol union. The Border Patrol would not confirm that arrival date.
The federal government is also flying migrants to the Texas border cities of Laredo and El Paso and Arizona for processing.
Watson reported from San Diego. Amy Taxin in Santa Ana contributed to this report.


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By Linda Bernstein, Next Avenue Contributor
Who doesn't remember the Veg-O-Matic? It sliced. It diced. It made our fingers bleed. Or the Roomba, the disc-shaped vacuum that could change direction when encountering obstacles and doubled as a fun ride for a cat wearing a shark costume. (Both still available for purchase, cat not included.)
Actual experience with no-brand gizmos advertised on late-night TV has made us rightfully suspicious of many gadgets. We're dubious about yet another product that looks like it was invented in a neighbor's basement. Another big turn-off are implements that pass themselves off as "older-people-friendly," but seem better suited to the Easy Bake Oven crowd (like, for instance, the OptiGrill, a George Foreman Grill knock-off).
At Next Avenue, we've been reviewing doodads and thingamajigs that really are perfect for 50-plussers. They're easy to use, protect our bodies from wear and tear and perform important functions. You really need these gadgets!
(MORE: Five New Gadgets to Make You Healthier)
Gtech AirRam While we're on the subject of vacuum cleaners (I know you watched that cat video) — I tested out Gtech's AirRam right after a hair-shedding dog paid a visit. The AirRam cleaned the floors well. It's efficient, easy to maneuver and bagless. For heavy-duty cleaning, I'd still want something powerful with a hose that can get into corners and be fitted with an attachment to tackle upholstery. But I love how at 7.7 pounds, the AirRam is easier to lift than the free weights I use at the gym. In "flat mode," it devours the dust bunnies under the bed.
The 50-plus advantage: It's "look ma, I can lift this with one hand" light.
Other pros: Because it works on a battery, you don't have to worry about an electric cord knocking over stuff or continually re-plugging the machine.
Cons: Battery life is only 40 minutes. For a thorough house cleaning, I need more time.
Price: $349.95
EZLeaps This shoe tying tool almost made it into my "totally ridiculous ideas" folder. After all, with Velcro and slip-ons, who really needs to tie shoes these days? But then . . . a friend who was sitting on a chair in my kitchen, fussing with her purple Converse high-tops, started complaining about a bit of arthritis in her fingers, and I handed her the business card-size EZLeaps and the instructions (video available on the website). In a minute, she was well shod and ready to go.
The 50-plus advantage: Invented for little kids, EZLeaps seems to have a second life since there is a huge cohort out there whose fingers are growing stiffer.
Other pros: Takes up no space in your wallet.
Cons: You may feel awkward using it — but at least you won't be tripping over your laces.
Price: $5.49


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Autumn, winter, spring or summer, Yosemite is magical. Giant granite spires and waterfalls, blue skies and clear air -- it's practically in Southern California's own backyard. The Times' Mark Boster spent a year photographing this most majestic of national parks, visiting favorite spots, studying the nature around him and watching the seasons unfold with their own special beauty.
More on Yosemite National Park:
Yosemite: My special place, a photographer's journal
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Happy Valentine's Day!
9 comments:
happy valentine's day! im alil late but yea how is everything?
- February 16, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- ashley said...
Happy Valentine's, too. And I hope you have a great President's Day.
- February 16, 2009 at 4:52 PM
I love these books sooooooo much and i can't wait until The Dying Breath comes out! I really hope there is more coming from Cameryn:)
~Haley from Colorado
- February 18, 2009 at 6:10 PM
OMG! I love this series on Cameryn and I am really really excited on the Dying Breath coming :)
- February 18, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Will you put any of your books on audio? We serve many struggling readers and your sleuth series is fantastic for reluctant readers.
Thank you!
- February 19, 2009 at 11:13 AM
i really luv all of the books and icant wait for the dyeng breath the first chapter is amazing!!!!!!
- February 20, 2009 at 6:20 PM
I really really love this series and Im just dying to hear more! I also cant wait to see the cover!
:) - from a happy reader
- February 21, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Lorraine said...
Alane, you are so talented. Heather passed your books on to me because she knew I would love them. I really did. I'm very excited to read The Dying Breath. Thanks for the hours of enjoyable reading. I loved seeing your daughter and granddaughter when they were in town. Hurry with that next book. And I would love to read your books on the paranormal.
- February 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM
When will TBD be out? I've read all of your books and I loved them all! I really hope you will comment back to all of us. I think we all want to see this book right now. Seeya!!!
- February 24, 2009 at 2:41 PM


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Yes, but it is one thing to create new rules and another to get those who are supposed to comply with them to actually do so. And as long as you need to shell out considerable sums to even read those rules, and get no glimpse of the pleasingly reworded text, what chance do they stand?
But maybe more important:
Practice is, I think, to a large extent ruled by pragmatic reasoning. Money issues aside, catalogers will be quite aware they'll be doing a disservice if they break away from sensible legacy practice without being able to change (and upgrade!) legacy data accordingly. And they are aware of what and how much they can actually do and what they can ill afford.
All fine points you make. I only hope you are correct that catalogers will be away of the "legacy" practices. It is my fear that it will be too overwhelming, especially in these difficult economic times which show no sign of improvement, and will become forgotten. In this regard, it reminds me of a "moment of learning" when I was Slavic cataloger after the communist countries disintegrated. In an earlier post, I discussed how I myself refused to see legacy practices, and since I am so lazy, I'll just copy and paste it!
But then came the retrospective conversion project of the cards, and the "beautiful" displays of the headings were utterly spoiled by being inundated with zillions of obsolete headings! I was so mad until… I realized that what I was looking at was only the reality that confronted our patrons every day. When the patrons used both the cards and the OPAC (which they did constantly of course), everything had always been split, but for me as a cataloger, I was concentrating only on the OPAC and the cards were somehow "outside". I had been ignoring the complete reality of the situation. Suddenly, I was confronted with what the users saw every day. I didn't like it, but it was a humbling moment."
The full post is here: https://blog.jweinheimer.net/2011/04/re-frbr.html
I don't think I am unique, and perhaps others can learn from my misperceptions.


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NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — The body of a Hammond, Indiana man who drowned Saturday evening at JC Murphy Lake has been found, according to DNR officials.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the body of Saul Lopez, 24, was recovered Tuesday morning by the Kentland Fire Department from JC Murphy Lake at Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area in Newton County.
Conservation officers and the Kentland Fire Department had been searching for Lopez since he disappeared under the water on Saturday.
The Newton County Coroner's Office took custody of Lopez's body at the scene.
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Are there more than one type of white fly.
I have a heavy infestation in my polytunnel of small white flies. They do not however fit in to the description often given. i.e. they do not all jump up in a cloud if i shake the leaves, they just sit there doing nothing!
Are these some other kind of pest - either way they're a right pain, I've never experienced such a heavy infestation as I've got this year - aphids and white fly.
Don't want to use chemicals, espically under cover where there is no rain, so am trying ladybird larvae, but the've got a lot of work to do if theyre going to make much of an impact.


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With some goosing from post-holiday results, U.S. sales soared above expectations in May. May's seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.7 million units was the highest since the same total in February 2007. The SAAR also was well above the prior month's 16.0 million and same-month 2013's 15.4 million. The year-to-date SAAR through May was 16.0 million, compared with 15.3 million during 5-months 2013, and the highest January-May total since 16.3 million in 2007. Sales ...
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I'm gonna get a iPhone 5 like a lot of people….
Apple Computer is beating the piss out of Samsung ($1 Billion and counting!)
But the linked piece below points out that Apple , while going after everyone for copying it's idea's has slowed down on coming up on MORE new products….
New innovations …..
Apple may be worth more money than ANY other company on the planet….
But the 'get the money' IS gonna hurt the company in the long run….
And in these days of 'less government' crys from GOPer's….
Rich Apple Computer is leaning on the courts to carry it's money making club…..
"Over the long run, [Apple's victories] probably mean nothing" says Harold Edgar, a patent specialist at Columbia Law School. Google says it has already programmed around Apple's design patents. The firm made it clear to me that there was no "stop the presses" moment in response to the decision. Microsoft, whose Windows Phone 8 also powers some Samsung phones, "won't have to change [anything] in any meaningful way" according Horatio Gutierrez, head of Microsoft's Worldwide Intellectual Property group. Gutierrez says these "design patents are famously easy to design around."
There are, meanwhile, long-term dangers in Apple's grand patent campaign, both for the company itself and the industry at large. Since the 1970s, winning and losing in tech has been generally, if not always, a matter of merit. Each of Apple's great victories, from the Macintosh to the iPhone, came by building great products.
Apple's resort to patent law is a completely different way of doing business. It's an appeal to the federal government for protection against competition. It can be effective, but relying on public help is an addictive habit, and unhealthy over the long term.
While supposedly affecting how its competitors make products, Apple's patents may do more to change its own products. That's because they create an incentive to build things that are safely protected behind its proven "patent shield." As Edgar puts it, with patent protection in place, "the innovation required to make a new product seem desirable will increase exponentially." This may be one of the reasons the iPhone 5 looks and works so much like its predecessors.
But the more serious effects are in the long term, where history suggests that tech firms reliant on governmental protection, instead of innovation, tend to decline, because they don't actually have to be better to stay ahead of their competitors….


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CROSS COUNTRY: New faces, same results for Midland High boys
Published 2:52 pm, Friday, November 1, 2013
As soon as last season ended for Midland High at the regional cross-country meet, Bulldogs coach Hil Ochoa was expecting to make a return trip to the Region I-5A Cross Country Championships this year.
Ochoa probably didn't expect it to be with the cast of characters he's ended up with, though.
The Midland High boys cross-country team runs in its second straight regional meet at 1:30 p.m. today at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. This after the program hadn't advanced past a district meet since 1976 prior to last year.
And the Bulldogs did it despite the absence of three of their top five runners from a year ago.
Midland High lost four runners total from last year's regional-qualifying team, including graduating senior Riley Barrett. Carter Tate and Michael Dutchover each decided not to run for personal reasons, while Lane Manor moved away.
But none of that mattered as the Bulldogs had a couple members from last year's team step up as well as the addition of some talented new faces.
"We still built a relationship with these guys," said sophomore Ruben Guerra, who has emerged as the Bulldogs' No. 2 runner after being fifth last year. "We pushed the new guys a lot, but they also pushed us really as they're getting better."
Among the new faces on this team is sophomore Bryce Hoppel, who has developed into Midland High's No. 3 runner. Hoppel was 12th at the last week's District 2-5A meet, helping Midland High to a third-place finish to advance to region.
Hoppel, who is also a varsity soccer player, is an athlete Ochoa pursued to run cross country last season. The sophomore gave in this year.
"I've always been a runner, but I had never gotten into cross-country," Hoppel said. "I had good stamina and decided to come out for cross country."
Other new faces on the team include sophomores Jose Chavez and Francisco Arreaga. Junior Albert Cano was a member of the varsity team last season, while sophomore Chad Schmidt has gone from varsity alternate to a top five runner on the team.
All of these pieces have come together to form yet another regional qualifier for the Bulldogs.
"I think a lot of it is going out and finding guys to run," Ochoa said. "Chad Schmidt was running like 24 minutes last year, and then you talk about hard work and what he's done to get better. All of these guys ran summer track and stepped up to get better."
But both Ochoa and the team agree the Bulldogs' success is due highly to the team's leader. Austin Watson is the lone senior on the team and its No. 1 runner, coming off a third-place finish at district last week. Ochoa says Watson's leadership and work ethic has set the standard for the team.
"I think it all revolves around Austin," Ochoa said. "The kids have seen his transformation through his dedication. I think these other guys have followed him. Him being the leader he's been has really been key to us getting back to regionals."
Hoppel agrees.
"I had never run longer than (800 meters) and I thought I would die from just a mile," Hoppel said. "We're running three miles. I'm surprised with what I've done. It's mainly Austin. He just pushes me in practice and really gets me to do it."
Attitude is another reason the Bulldogs believe their headed back to region, though, and that's largely because Ochoa isn't going to accept anything less.
"We don't talk about district and just trying to get to region," Ochoa said. "We expect to go to region now and that's the attitude these guys have. That's why I get them out there early in the mornings and make the workouts tougher. I want to weed out the ones who don't really want it. There's no 'we might make it to region.' We will make it to region and if you don't believe that, then you're not going to be a member of this team."
Last year, the Bulldogs placed 12th in the region. Expectations are much higher. They're shooting for a top five finish as a team and won't be happy with anything less than a top 10 finish. Watson, meanwhile, has the state meet on his mind.
But whatever the expectations are for this season, expect them to only grow in the years to come as the Midland High cross-country program continues to be established.
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Ben Foster has said talk of relegation has been banned at the training ground, but he doesn't think we have anything to worry about anyway.
Speaking to the E&S Foster said that confidence was still high within the camp and there is the belief that we can more than pick up the points we need to climb the table and look safer.
'You look at who we've played so far and we've acquitted ourselves well against the top clubs. The main thing is we've taken points from those around us. Talk of relegation has been banned at the training ground and I don't think we've got anything to worry about.'
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As mentioned in a previous post, we are exploring, what, if anything, can be done to prevent suicides in the military. The stats show an increase in suicides across all branches – most noteably the Army and Marines, followed by Air Force and Navy. Most troubling are the increased suicides among our National Guardsmen – an 82 % increase since 2009 – and that only takes into account those deaths that are actually attributed to suicide. So, what is being done?
All branches of the service have suicide prevention programs – the recent one I attended and received certification in was ASIST. This program relies heavily on gatekeepers – folks trained to identify those at risk for suicide and to take those individuals to a behavioral health-care provider or chaplain. This is the "watch out for your brother" technique – or as I've heard around the mess deck or chow hall, "big brother" – stated as both a positive and negative. According to RAND, there is no evidence that indicates that this type of prevention technique is effective.
So what is effective and how do we make programs more effective?
Here are just a few suggestions RAND recommends, based on their research: (there are a total of 14 recommendations – all aimed at strengthening programs)
- Track suicides and suicide attempts systematically and consistently. This seems reasonable and in fact, the DoD just implemented a DoD-wide surveillance program to track suicides and suicide attempts. This needs to be implemented amongst all the services and each installation as well. Bottom line: use the same criteria, regardless of the branch, to determine which suicide attempts require completion of a surveillance report.
- Raise Awareness and Promote Self-Care. The Army has a great video, Shoulder to Shoulder, that explains the issue and impact from both sides. What RAND found is that more effort ought to be made to teach servicemembers the skills that they may need to refer themselves to chaplains or behavioral health professionals.
- Improve coordination and communication between caregivers and service providers. There is often a disconnect here between health care providers and chaplains. RAND found conflicting reports about the relationship between these professionals on military bases. The hand-off is traditionally sloppy. Improved communication and collaboration among the two will help create a trustworthy handoff so few, or perhaps no, servicemember is overlooked.
Are the current programs effective? The jury is still out. One could make the argument that the continued increase suggests the programs are failing – but if the program saves one life, is it not effective?


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A fracture is the medical term for a broken bone. Fractures are common; the average person has two during a lifetime. They occur when the physical force exerted on the bone is stronger than the bone itself. There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are displaced, non-displaced, open, and closed. The bone may not break at all, but merely bend, as is the case with greenstick fractures (which are more common in kids). Displaced and non-displaced fractures refer to the way the bone breaks. In a displaced fracture, the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight. If the bone is in many pieces, it is called a comminuted fracture. In a non-displaced fracture, the bone cracks either part or all of the way through, but does move and maintains its proper alignment. A closed fracture is when the bone breaks but there is no puncture or open wound in the skin. An open fracture is one in which the bone breaks through the skin; it may then recede back into the wound and not be visible through the skin. This is an important difference from a closed fracture because with an open fracture there is a risk of a deep bone infection. A simple fracture is a closed non displaced break, or greenstick fracture. The most commonly broken bones are: the clavicle or collarbone, arm, wrist, hip, and ankle. Symptoms of a fracture include: Swelling or bruising over a bone, deformity of an arm or leg, pain in the injured area that gets worse when the area is moved or pressure is applied, Loss of function in the injured area. Swelling occurs quickly an x-ray and proper splinting or immobilization can minimize pain and long term effects. Treatment includes rest, ice, compression provided by a splint or ace wrap, and elevation help to decrease pain and speed healing this is often abbreviated as RICE. Ibuprophen is commonly used decrease inflammation and relieve pain; other pain relievers can be prescribed if needed.


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Cuisinart Griddler as a Christmas present, with a waffle attachment. We thought we would try it out tonight. We went to the store and bought a loaf of sour dough bread and sliced it and decided to make a panini with the left over steak from last night. I whipped up some chipotle mayonnaise and bought a few other things and the panini we made was mm mm good. That Griddler was awesome! It worked perfectly and the absolute wonderful thing about it, is the fact that it is dishwasher safe..hubba hubba! But seriously, I hope you enjoy the sammy!
Leftover steak, sliced as thinly as possible
Fresh spinach, enough to cover bread
Red pepper, sliced
Tomato, sliced
Brie, spreadable cheese
Chipotle Mayonnaise:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp barbecue sauce
1 tsp Chipotle seasoning
1 tsp chili powder
Mix all seasonings together well.
For the sandwich, on one side of the bread, spread the brie cheese, and layer all ingredients. On the other side, spread the Chipotle mayonnaise. Put the sandwich together and put on the griddle.Grill until the cheese has been melted. The sandwich was fantastic.
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Steak Panini w/a Chipotle Mayonnaise
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"Steak Dinner" Ravioli's w/a Pomodoro Sauce
As those of you who have been following this little blog of mine may know, we began a Christmas tradition a few years back when my parents came to visit. We made homemade raviolis and so far every year we have continued with this tradition. Each year I try to come up with a different filling and a different sauce. This year, I got the bright idea to make a steak dinner inside my raviolis. Since there was going to be so much going on inside, I didn't want a sauce that would over power so I made a simple Pomodoro sauce. Oh my word…pure heaven! I hope you all enjoy. I will say this as well…grant it the mess is a killer, you end up with flour glue over every inch of your kitchen, but if you ever get the chance to make homemade raviolis, do it! There is nothing like them!
Standard pasta dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
To make the pasta dough: In an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour and salt. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and continue to mix. Drizzle in 1 tablespoons of the olive oil and continue to incorporate all the flour until it forms a ball. Sprinkle some flour on work surface, knead and fold the dough until elastic and smooth, this should take about 10 minutes. Brush the surface with the remaining olive oil and wrap the dough in plastic wrap; let rest for about 30 minutes .
Pomodoro Sauce:
2 pkg crimini mushrooms, sliced
10 shallots, diced
3 elephant garlic bulbs, diced (you can use regular garlic, and I would estimate about 8 cloves)
25 Tomatoes, smashed, skin and seeds removed
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not in olive oil)
3 tbsp thyme
3 tbsp oregano
3 tbsp basil
3 tbsp sage
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp crushed red pepper
1 cup red wine
2 cups chicken stock (I didn't have beef stock)
2 small cans, tomato paste
You can of course use canned tomatoes, but my hubby bought me a birthday present that I wanted to try out. He knows I am into canning and to make it easier on me, he bought me a Weston Roma Deluxe Electric Tomato Strainer, which is so going to help me when I start canning next year. We went through approximately 25 tomatoes in about 10 minutes. Last year, trying to blanch, peel and seed 25 tomatoes, would have taken me about 45 minutes.
Slice and dice all of your veggies.
In a dutch oven, heat up about 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil. Add the shallots and sauté till translucent. Add the garlic and continue sautéing. Add all spices and mix thoroughly. Add the mushrooms and sauté for about 5 – 7 minutes. Deglaze with the red wine. Add the chicken stock and the juice from your tomatoes. Stir in your tomato paste and the sun-dried tomatoes. Bring up to a boil, and then turn down to a simmer. Let cook for about 6 – 8 hours. The sauce went from being watery to a thick rich beautiful sauce.
Filling for the Ravioli
1 chuck roast, marinaded
Standard Steak Marinade (click here for marinade)
2 ½ large onions, sliced
2 cups spinach, blanched
2 4oz containers of blue cheese
Marinade the chuck roast for about 2 hours prior to grilling. Grill on medium heat until the meat is medium well. You don't want bloody meat for your raviolis. Bring in and let the meat rest so the juices will redistribute. While the meat is resting, in a cast iron skillet, heat up about 2 – 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil. Add all of your sliced onions. Let sauté for about 45 minutes on medium heat, until they become a nice golden brown. This is known as caramelizing.
While the onions are sautéing, bring a pot of water to a boil. Add your spinach and let cook for about 2 – 3 minutes. Remove immediately and drain. When the onions have caramelized, in a food processor, add your onions and spinach and pulse until chopped finely. Pour out mixture into a large mixing bowl. Slice up your meat, add that to the food processor and pulse until well chopped as well. Add that to the onion, spinach mixture and mix until well blended. Fold in your two containers of blue cheese and mix until well blended.
|Looks a little gross, but I can tell you the taste was out of this world!
Now you can begin putting your raviolis together. Take some of your pasta dough and roll out until you get it to your desired thickness, and with a pizza cutter, make two pieces. We started out putting egg wash on both sides, but found it wasn't sticking well, so we ended up only egg washing one side. On the other side, with a small spoon add your mixture. Take the egg washed sided and cover your filling and with either a biscuit cutter or whatever other device you are using, cut your beautiful little raviolis! Enjoy everyone!!
|My weapon of choice...biscuit cutters, you can choose whatever size you want.
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Over 3000 nominations were received this year with produce judging taking place over two days in Sydney. National judges Shannon Bennett, Guillaume Brahimi, Christine Manfield and Alla Wolf-Tasker joined awards patron Maggie Beer and delicious. food editor Valli Little, with the assistance of an expert panel, including Colin Holtof Hudson Meats, provedore Simon Johnson and John Susmanof Fishtales. The critics panel – John Lethlean, NeciaWilden, Simon Marnie, Simon Thomsen, Matt Preston and Jane Adams – came together for the non-produce categories.
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Now in their 8th year, the awards recognise outstanding contributions by small and artisan producers and the growing interest in sustainability.
Guests enjoyed canapés that showcased some of the winners and finalists, as well as Logan Wines and Rocks Brewing beer before the winners in each category were announced by host Simon Marnie.
From The Sea & Producer of The Year
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• Photos: Texans report to training camp
The busiest day in Texans history began with Pro Bowl fullback Vonta Leach signing with Baltimore on Sunday and ended with all eight of the team's draft choices signing and six free agents re-signing in time to report for the first day of training camp.
The Texans will be on the practice field for the first time today, but under the new collective bargaining agreement, free agents can't practice until Thursday — the first day of the league's new year.
Former Cleveland fullback Lawrence Vickers, who resides in Houston, said he would love to play for the Texans and block for Arian Foster after blocking for Peyton Hillis last season. And former New England defensive end Ty Warren, who grew up in Bryan and played at Texas A&M, is visiting with the Texans today. He missed last season because of a hip injury.
Leach was pursued by five teams, including the Texans, but the Ravens got him for $11 million over three years, including a $4 million signing bonus and $6 million guaranteed.
"I wanted to finish my career with the Texans, and I have mixed emotions about leaving," Leach said. "But I'm excited to get to Baltimore."
He said the Texans told him they didn't have enough money left to offer what he wanted.
"I wasn't asking for anything outrageous," Leach said. "I would have taken less to stay, but they said they just didn't have the money. I understand this is business, and if they don't have enough money to keep me, I understand that, too. But I have to do what's best for my family.
"I thought my career would end in Houston. I've come from the bottom to the top, and I want to thank everybody who helped me get to where I am today."
Opportunity for Casey
Tight end James Casey, who was Leach's backup last season, should get the first chance at the starting job. The Texans will sign a veteran free agent as well.
"The Ravens are a Super Bowl contender every year, and I'm excited about the opportunity," Leach said. "It makes me feel good to know how much they wanted me.
"It's going to be hard to leave, though. I have so many friends and fans here. I wish them the best." Leach's teammates were sad to see him go.
"It's tough," offensive tackle Eric Winston said. "It's a sad part of the business. If everybody had a $300 million cap, you could do what you want and sign everybody.
"Obviously, we had our priorities going in, and Vonta, unfortunately, won't be here. I wish him nothing but the best because he's a hell of a fullback and a hell of a teammate, and we're going to miss him terribly. But the show has to go on. Guys have to step up."
The Texans play at Baltimore on Oct. 16.
"It'll be fun going against Vonta," inside linebacker DeMeco Ryans said. "I've never had a chance to go against him. He's a beast. I've seen him crush a lot of linebackers, and now having to take him on in live action, he's going to have to bring it because we're going to bring it, too."
General manager Rick Smith and vice president of football administration Chris Olsen, who negotiate contracts, entered free agency hoping to re-sign four key veterans — Leach, receiver Jacoby Jones, offensive tackle Rashad Butler and quarterback Matt Leinart. They were 3-for-4. Jones, Butler and Leinart signed deals Sunday.
Foster, an exclusive rights player, and guard Mike Brisiel, a restricted free agent, signed their tenders. Defensive tackle Damione Lewis and guard Kasey Studdard also signed Sunday.
Watt last to sign
The last draft choice to sign was defensive end J.J. Watt, the first-round pick from Wisconsin. He got a four-year contract worth $11.23 million, all guaranteed under the new CBA. He received a signing bonus of $6.67 million.
Three more draft choices — outside linebacker Brooks Reed, cornerback Brandon Harris and quarterback T.J. Yates — also agreed to deals Sunday.
Reed, 24, is a second-round pick who signed for four years and $4.701 million, including $2.779 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.191 million.
Harris, 21, was the second pick in the second round. Smith traded to acquire an extra second-round pick to select Harris, who signed a four-year contract for $3.299 million, including $1.55 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $899,512.
Yates, 24, is the fifth-round pick who has an opportunity to become the third quarterback behind Matt Schaub and Leinart if he does well in camp and preseason.
Also Sunday, the Texans signed three more undrafted free agents — defensive tackle Guy Miller, defensive end Scooter Berry and linebacker Matt Marcorelle.


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June 30, 2010
World Cup Ball Analyzed By Scientists
Since being chosen for the World Cup, the Jabulani football has been criticized as being "rotten" and "unpredictable" by World Cup players.
Scientists have analyzed the controversial ball and have been puzzled over its allegedly erratic flight. Experts have concluded that the ball might be simply too round to fly straight.One problem that makes the ball capricious may be that "the stitches of the Jabulani are internal, so the ball resembles a perfect sphere," said Eric Berton, deputy director of the Institute of the Science of Movement in Marseille, France.
In most sports the balls have irregularities precisely to insure a more stable and controllable trajectory. The exposed seams are what make a ball spin, curve, fly straight.
"Because of the shape, the time of contact with the foot is reduced," Berton said. "As a consequence, it practically doesn't spin. The ball travels a little less far, and will have a floating and unpredictable trajectory, whether for a striker or a goalkeeper," he told AFP.
Kazuya Seo of Yamagata and Takeshi Asai University in Tsukuba conducted wind-tunnel testing on the machine-made Jabulani and found that the ball was close to a perfect sphere. They also found that it has a tendency to slow suddenly in mid-flight -- which doesn't fly well with footballers.
Australian scientist Derek Leinweber of Adelaide University concluded after a series of tests that the ball goes much faster and is more unpredictable than traditional balls.
"That means the goalkeeper can no longer really anticipate its trajectory," said Leinweber.
However, FIFA, upon unveiling the Jabulani ball, said it "allows for maximum control, stable flight and perfect grip under all conditions."
The ball is constructed of eight thermally-bonded polyurethane panels, and is virtually waterproof.
"There are strict FIFA guidelines on the ball (weight, size, bounce depending on what the temperature is)," commented the German maker Adidas. "Not only does our ball fulfill all these conditions but in fact they go beyond them."
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Sundancer Realty Company Rumored to Offer ex Coldwell Banker Employee a Second/third chance
Renee Castaneda owner of Sundancer Real Estate company is rumored to be offering the now unemployed Mathew Hoy a job in the real estate market in San Pedro.
It is well know that all reputable real estate companies will not deal with Sundancer or its principles as there always appear to be problems involving clients monies etc. etc.
The Ambergris Daily says if this is true -"Birds of a Feather".


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The past months I have been dreaming of a way to combine my favorite aspects of the sessions I offer.
The flirty "coupleness" of Engagement sessions.
The fashion side of my Bridal sessions.
The commitment and marriage part of Wedding days.
It's with much fan fare and pride that I present you with a new session that I'll be offering. (Drumroll)
Rock the Frock
That's right. This is your chance to put on your wedding dress and go crazy. There is only 1 requirement. You HAVE to be married to qualify for these. Whether it's been 1 day, 1 year or 100 years all you need is a signed marriage license to have me shoot this session. Rock the Frock sessions are a great chance to get dressed up again and enjoy your wedding duds.
This past year when we had some snowfall I called up Brianne, a past bride, and asked her if she would put on her dress again. She said, "Of course! Everyday I see my dress in the closet and wish I had an excuse to wear it." What she said is part of why I wanted to offer these sessions so much. I can already tell these sessions are going to be some of my favorites. There is no way to explain just how much more comfortable couples are with each other after a few years of marriage. You're more confident, you understand each other better, you flirt better, you photograph better. It's a win-win for everyone.
Who should do a Rock the Frock session?
Couples I have shot before who want more photos.
Couples who could not book me for their wedding day.
Couple who have been married 1 day.
Couple who have been married longer than 1 day. :)
If I have shot your wedding or am booked to shoot your wedding, you get a special deal.
The first 5 couples who book one of these sessions will get it at half price!! :)
So my very first Rock the Frock session are the uber-cool Bethany & Nathaniel. They were married 2 years ago. Bethany works for VowNow and Nathaniel is a super cool airplane pilot. On to the images!
Bethany & Nathaniel also had some tips on holding hands and shared their thoughts on the session.


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2 weeks ago my check engine light came on. Had the code read and it was a cylinder 3 misfire.
A few days later car wouldn't start. Had it towed in to the shop.
Had valve cover gasket replaced (oil caused the misfire). New spark plugs, spark plug wires and ignition coil installed. Also oil change done.
Car ran fine for almost a week. Until this morning. Engine cranks, but won't start.
Check Engine Light is Off. ABS Light is on (and has been for about a month).
Help please.
have the same problem?
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No parallel exists in fly fishing, and it's another of the reasons I'm celebrating the differences between trout and bass and the lore and ritual of each.
Summer doldrums for trout fishing means a brief flurry of activity in the morning, and similar in the evening, with midday spent drinking or womanizing. With reservoir fishing for bass, it's a bit of activity in the morning, lot's of physical activity during midday, and a nap come evening.
Terraforming is part of my work for next year's fishing. Building structure into an area that sees a lot of fish already, that will give them ambush points and cover to linger and become residents. Nothing beats knowing what you're fishing over, and where the big fish sleep at night…
I put in two walls after the morning grab, about 25 feet of rocks and timbers about30 inches tall. As I visit this area each time, I'll add to the walls and add a few additional walls further along the shoreline.
This makes a known fishy area able to retain more fish, gives the bait and the predators more places to hide, allows me to cancel my gym membership (next time bring gloves), and makes the midday hours productive instead of walking around blind casting.
… and it makes me feel a whole lot better than sending a check to an angling organization hoping they don't spend most of it on the chairman's salary. Improving fish habitat yourself means I get better fishing next year, and I'm making amends for a lifetime of torment I've inflicted on my finned pals.
The idea isn't mine, there's evidence of a lot of terraforming going on by bass anglers. Rings of Christmas trees roped together and anchored with concrete, rock and brush piles on the banks, it's plain that the boating fraternity (and tournament crowd) don't mind getting their hands dirty for their fishing.
Me, I'm simply hoping the ring of Hell I'm headed for is a few degrees cooler than it might've been, nothing noble about it.


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Animal experts reveal that if dogs and cats eat from feeders raised off the floor, it does wonders to their digestion and the pets enjoy their food even more. A company called These Creatures based in Seattle has� come up with a range sturdy pet feeders that are far more confortable for your pet and better looking than the old bowls lying on the floor.
All you have to do is simply position the feeders by hanging them on the wall vis-a-vis the height of your pet. Each bowl has been made in stainless steel and the feeders are 12 gauge, power-coated steel. And not just that, the feeders come in specific images for dogs and cats. They have 45 for dogs and 3 for cats. Plus you have ample of color choice too – limesicle, coral, pearl, parakeet and charcoal.
The two sizes of feeders for cats come at $155 and $175 for XS and S respectively. As for the poochies, the size corresponds to the breed's size, which means that a miniature Daschund style will cost $155 because it's small while the feeder for a German Shepherd will come for $175 because of its bigger sixe. You get a Whippet style at $195 and Labrador style at $235.
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Around The Dial – June 30, 2011
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- Marshall Auerback describes the "Trojan horse rescue in Greece."
- Nouriel Roubini has "that stalling feeling."
- Robert Skidelsky worries that "free speech is under siege."
- The News & Observer reports on cuts in state services.
- The New Republic explains yesterday's health reform ruling.
- Simon Johnson asks if the US could have "an expansionary fiscal contraction."


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Cop assaults lady hawker activist at two morchas
26-year-old general secretary of Azad Hawker Union was allegedly thrashed by police sub-inspector Anup Dange in 2007, and then last November, while she was protesting police mistreatment of vendors
A Powai-based hawker Anis Fatima Shaikh, was allegedly assaulted by police sub-inspector (PSI) Anup Dange of the Antop Hill police station on two different occasions for holding morchas. Shaikh (26), known to most as Salma, has complained to several authorities, filed a criminal writ petition and also sought compensation through the court.
Salma is the general secretary of the Azad Hawker Union and is executive committee member of National Association of Street Vendors of India. She has even participated in the World Social Forum at Nairobi in 2006, and has traveled all over the country to fight for hawkers' rights. On December 17, 2007, over 1,000 hawkers under the Azad Hawkers' Union undertook a morcha to LT Marg police station and Azad Maidan, to protest against the alleged torture of hawkers of Zaveri Bazaar. Dange, who was then posted with the LT Marg police station, allegedly beat up several female hawkers that day, including Salma, at the police station.
'Remember me?'
In November last year, Salma learnt that cops from the Antop Hill police station were assaulting and forcibly evicting hawkers, even though they were selling their wares in the hawking zone. "Surprisingly, our hawkers were sitting at the hawking zone in Antop Hill. The place is reserved for hawkers by Supreme Court order, but the police — especially Dange — was removing them, at the behest of a builder," alleged Salma.
On November 3, hawkers took out a morcha outside the Antop Hill police station. Dange was deployed to watch over it. According to Salma, Dange flew into a rage when he saw her at the morcha. Taunting Salma, he said, "Mujhe pehchana kya? Main LT Marg wala Anup Dange. Pahle wali maar bhool gayi kya? Bahut netagiri kar rahi hai ('Recognise me? I'm the Anup Dange from LT Marg. Did you forget the first thrashing you got? You're playing politician nowadays.") He then allegedly abused and thrashed Salma. On November 17, hawkers undertook another morcha in protest of Dange and his senior Shamsher Khan Pathan at Azad Maidan. In response, cops assured them that action would be taken against the guilty cop. Salma has complained to several authorities (copies of complaints available with MiD DAY), filed a criminal writ petition in Kurla court and has filed a compensation petition in the city civil court against Dange and the Antop Hill police.
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Rubbishing the allegations, Dange said, "The allegations are baseless. The BMC takes action and we only provide protection. The hawkers had attacked the BMC officials. I don't know any builder or even his watchman. I never tortured any hawkers. You can initiate an inquiry through any agency like CBI, CID or ACB."


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Having endured months of training and high-level competition, four area teams traveled to Fort Myers June 5-6 and brought home titles from the Snickers Florida Youth Soccer Association State Cup Championships. The winners are: the Coral Springs Storm girls' under-15 team, Boca boys' under-16 team, Boca girls' under-14 team and Boca girls' under-18.
These teams advance to Edmond, Okla., to the regional championships. Winners from there qualify for the national championships to be played at Disney's Wide World of Sports at the end of July.
Sunrise F.C. boys' under-17 team had a great season come to an end in the semifinals of the State Cup.
Coral Springs Storm
When your coach has won many championships and spends his workday as the head coach for Florida Atlantic University, you know winning is always on the team's agenda.
"Part of being a head coach in college is to be involved in the community as well," said Brian Dooley, who coaches the Coral Springs Storm.
Dooley, former coach for Miami's Barry University and now at FAU, says coaching the Storm helps him keep in touch with the local soccer scene in South Florida.
"The attitude all year long was to make it to the finals and win it," Dooley said.
The under-15 Storm consists of 16 dedicated girls who play soccer in the FLUGSA league, compete in the WAGS tournament, the State Cup, the Orange Classic and still find time to compete at their respective high schools. The majority of the team attends American Heritage with others from Douglas, Piper, St. Thomas, and a few eighth-graders on the roster who play up.
Prior to departing for Fort Myers and the State Cup, Storm goaltender Sam Hecht, was called away to Houston to compete with the U.S. Soccer Regional team, a step below the national team. In stepped goalie Brittni Goodwin. Goodwin did such a good job during the championship series, Dooley now faces a coaching dilemma going into the regional championships in Oklahoma: Does he play the more experienced Hecht, or start Goodwin, who contributed two wins and a shutout during the state championship?


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Ironically, PoP's intention of kickstarting a new series was put in the exact same release window as a billion other games in the later phases of just that. Sands of Time is a fantastic game, but it took a royal sense of entitlement to cling to a street date that, within the span of a month, also included Jak and Daxter 2, Ratchet and Clank 2, Final Fantasty X-2, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Tony Hawk 5, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, SOCOM 2, SSX 3, Viewtiful Joe, Call of Duty AND…
That's right, Ubisoft didn't just stack Prince of Persia against a torrent of Triple-A updates… it forced it to compete against another of its own untested properties, Beyond Good & Evil. We can only assume the stellar review scores had gone to Ubi's head, because unless half the US population won the lottery over night, there's no reason to release two full priced games geared to the same audience, within five days of one another.
This charming tale of photography and piggy fart boots suffered the same fate as Prince of Persia. Shortly into the New Year, criminally poor timing had forced both games into the $20 bracket. And for a brief time, both could be purchased new together in an affordable bundle of apologetic desperation.
Persia eventually found its legs, but BG&E kept the indignity going. It would take five years before the announcement of the sequel Jade and Co. so richly deserved. Even worse, very recently they were actually giving the game away inside packs of refrigerated string cheese like a goddamned decoder ring.
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this looks a hell of a lot like the one on fps banana sure you didn't just take that one and said it was yours now did you ?
Team Fortress 2 is the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map. It delivers new gametypes, a signature art style powered by Valve's next generation animation technology, persistent player statistics, and more.
A machete reskin for TF2 with ivory handle , scratched metal texture and detailed normal maps. Installation:Copy and paste the folder named Materials into: Steam\SteamApps\[your Steam account name]\team fortress 2\tf and replace the files/folders(if prompted).
this looks a hell of a lot like the one on fps banana sure you didn't just take that one and said it was yours now did you ?
If you mean this machete then it's me making it but I haven't released it on FPSBANANA yet it's just a WiP.
I know there is another ivory machete there but this is completely different.
dude, what's wrong with weapon skins?
they change the game.
and it's an option when you upload an addon.
i like it.
and screw fpsbanana.
uh ninjaman are you retarded fpsbana rocks
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I recently wrote a column in which I examined my belief in God — or Godishness, as I called it. I spoke about how I have no rational or scientific reason to believe in God, how I have tried my darndest to talk myself out of it, but no matter how far I travel down that road of doubt I always eventually come back to belief. Alas, I am a believer. And yet that belief is much more amorphous and laced with questions than the belief of the devout.
Much of the conversation about God is influenced by our increasingly partisan news culture. The two choices are either right-wing fundamentalist believer or rational, left-wing nonbeliever. Absent are us in the middle, the Godish. But what exactly does this mean?
Rabbi Scott Perlo is a childhood friend who, to my surprise (and I think his), decided to walk down the rabbinic path. Scott does pluralistic outreach at the Sixth & I historic synagogue in Washington, trying to connect young professionals to Judaism's spiritual core in ways that speak to them. Because he works on the edge of the Jewish community, he is intimately acquainted with the kinds of theological or spiritual questions that the Godish have.
In Godology, he and I are going to contemplate just those sorts of questions, through a monthly casual dialogue about the relevance of theology for the Godish many like me. What does it mean to be a non-halachic believer in the 21st century? Who exactly is my Jewish God? How do I interact with this God? Lastly, what does this presence mean for my moral, ethical, communal and emotional life? Inconsistencies, hypocrisies and too easy answers will not be ignored.
This isn't an "Ask the Rabbi." Scott has his own questions about God, and we're aiming for an open dialogue about belief and its relevance. All this is an invitation. We hope that you'll find your place in the conversation, too.
— Elissa Strauss
ELISSA: A recent Gallup Poll stated that 42% of Americans believe in the creationist view of human origins. I'm not one of them. While I can't say I am confident that some otherworldly presence wasn't a little involved in our existence, I lean more towards the scientific explanations of how the world was created — and it wasn't in seven days.
SCOTT: I'm stunned by that statistic. Maybe I shouldn't be: The Greeks took it as a given that the earth was round 300 years before the Common Era; Europe didn't catch on until the 16th century.
I think that our generation's choices are pretty lackluster. All that seems available are two fanatical certainties (fundamentalism and New Atheism) or a whole lot of spiritual haziness. As someone who self-identifies as part of the Godish middle, does the question of whether and in what way God created the world make a difference to you?
I'd like to say it doesn't at all, but can hear the hollow ring of laziness echo through that answer. Of course it does. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the fact that God is our creator a pretty central part of our system of belief?
Sure, you won't hear me arguing about God being at the heart of Judaism (though lots of people in our time do). But every belief we hold has implications for the way we live. If I say, like the Torah seems to, that God created the world intentionally, consciously, then it stands to reason that God had a purpose for doing so. And if we were created just as purposefully, then a decent chunk of time should be spent figuring out and pursuing God's purpose for us. That's why religious believers are so concerned about the word of God: To believers, it isn't just an opinion, it is what we were put here to do.
Right. And I wish I had that level of certainty and sense of direction, but I definitely don't. I don't even really think God wrote the Torah, let alone that it provides God's instructions for how to live. And yet, I still think there might be some relationship between our purpose here and God. So, what do you make of me believing this without actually thinking God created us?
It's like saying God is the engine of creation rather than specifically setting out to create everything that is. But what are the implications of that for you?
Before I answer that, please explain the difference between God as the engine of creation and God as the Creator.
It's like the difference between being a chef and being a farmer. A chef creates a specific dish. That plate of food was intended; it was thought out and prepared specifically to order. A farmer, on the other hand, provides food knowing that it will be used in ways that were completely unintended and unexpected when that farmer was sowing seeds. So God as the engine of creation is much more like the farmer, providing the raw materials of creation but not dictating what we, or even the entire universe, will do with it.
So — and warning, I am about to take this very literally — the idea here is that whatever was swirling in the atmosphere at the time of the Big Bang came from God? Meaning — and please tell me if I am getting this right — that we can simultaneously believe in everything science has discovered about our origins over the past century, and a half while also maintaining our faith, thanks to the fact that at some point down the line of scientific explanations for creation, we stumble upon mystery?
Exactly. In fact, if we can't incorporate what we know from science with what we believe in religion, I don't know how to be faithful. I'm not alone; Maimonides begins his magnum opus, "The Guide for the Perplexed," by saying, "The object of this treatise is to enlighten a religious man who has been trained to believe in the truth of our holy Law, who conscientiously fulfils his moral and religious duties, and at the same time has been successful in his philosophical studies." Sorry for the sexism; it was written a long time ago.
Though don't we know so much more now? Sure, there is still some mystery to how it all began in this day and age, but it is a fraction of a sliver of what those great rabbis had to contend with. Or, to put this more simply, there is much less weight to the phrase "Our Father, our King" when I say it than when they did. So what do we do with the idea of God as our Father or Creator now that God's role in creation has been minimized to the degree it has?
We do know more, but we aren't the first generation to deal with advances in science. The tension between what we believe and what we've discovered has been there since the beginning — including for someone like Maimonides. So my concern isn't that "our father, our king" has less weight — I don't think it does. My concern is that it might be the wrong metaphor.
Okay, so what should the metaphor be? And isn't the whole idea of God as Father pretty fundamental to our whole belief system? Why would we care if God the Plumber, or God the Farmer or God the Traffic Cop judges us on Yom Kippur?
God the Plumber would make for an interesting Kol Nidre: "Unclog your drains and flush those sins away." What does "fundamental" mean in this case? That a person can't believe unless believing that God has a beard and mansplains everything? Metaphors for God, and I mean this in the best way possible, are our best guess at the nature of the universe. The difference from science is a choice to understand that relationship as personal — that God cares about us and that we are accountable, how we act matters. So maybe the idea of God as parent isn't such a bad one.
Right, but if we struggle with the idea of God as Creator, then the parent metaphor falls a little flat, right? I feel like my sense of moral responsibility that my parents instilled in me is bound up with the fact that they are responsible for my existence. Like there is some informal pact: You give me life, and I will make sure that life isn't wasted. So what becomes of our sense of responsibility in the eyes of God, Whatever/Whoever He/She/It may be, when we aren't convinced this entity is responsible for our communal coming to being, that it is responsible for no more than that initial spark?
Do you mean that you think that God didn't necessarily intend you, Elissa Strauss, to be, but is the origin of things? Or that, in Godishness, God just wasn't involved in the creation of you?
Eh. The former. No. The latter. To be honest, I'm not sure. What I do know is to whatever extent I can honor the possibility that God had something to do with my creation, it is not enough for the father metaphor to really work for me. Or, that I should behave because God is why I am here in the first place. All this said, my sense of moral responsibility is still bound up in God, for some reason. How about you?
About the same, but from a different angle. It would seem weird for my parents to tell me to "behave" at age 35. But it does make sense for me to align myself, and my actions, with the source of all things. I can't imagine some divine finger shaking at me because I was naughty, but I can see that there's always an invitation out there, beckoning me towards the good and the beautiful. I think that invitation comes from God.
I like that. And I suppose the mystery and wonder and moments of grace strengthen this invitation rather than weaken it. Reminds me of this passage from Simone Weil's essay, "Human Personality," which is a favorite:
"At the bottom of the heart of every human being, from earliest infancy until the tomb, there is something that goes on indomitably expecting, in the teeth of all experience of crimes committed, suffered and witnessed, that good and not evil will be done to him. It is this above all that is sacred in every being.
"The good is the only source of the sacred. There is nothing sacred except the good and what pertains to it."