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We finished up our trip, headed back to town. I nursed my doubts, spent a night in a gazebo with firewood for company, waited for the housekeeper the next morning, began calling emergency locksmiths, the AA, tow-truck drivers: the car situation was complicated.
Three days into trying to figure this all out, I took a call from Detective Coetzee from the Elands Bay police station. He had good news for me. They had my stuff. They had a proper suspect. Could I make it up there for the paperwork? I hired a car (the most recent one of my own being sold to fund the airfare to the States).
It turns out that under South African law, when a suspect is apprehended in the possession of belongings allegedly not his own, he must face his accuser over a counter and a document must be signed in which he acknowledges his crime, inspects a check-list, and returns said belongings to their rightful owner. I spent a long time in Detective Coetzee's office as a precursor to this. "Um, Quiksilver boardshorts – baggies – pants, size medium, red and white," went the conversation. "Sex Wax. Sex Wax? Yes, wax for surfboards. FCS? How do you spell that?" That sort of thing. "Film camera?" Yes, film camera (the roll that I processed after the return of my gear turned up three frames that showed a remarkable grasp by the thief and or his accomplices of F-stop and exposure; composition not so much).
Back in the charge office, when it was time for the accused to ante-up the loot, there was some confusion as to the protocol. "Ja, hy moet in leg-irons wees." Yes, he must be produced in leg-irons. There was some confusion as to the whereabouts of these leg-irons. A large safe was opened. I could see two shotguns, a few boxes of cartridges, a pile of manilla folders. No leg-irons.
"Miskien het iemand gevat vir persoonlikke gebruik?" Maybe someone took them for personal use, one of the officers on the case offered helpfully. Elands Bay is a lonely kind of place, who knows how many kinds of fun one can have with a personal set of leg-irons.
While I was doubled over trying to stifle laughter, it seems the leg-irons were located and the prisoner brought forward. It was rather an anti-climax, our meeting. I had imaged I would have a few things to say to this person who had temporarily deprived me of a few hundred dollars worth of colorfully branded, carefully molded crude oil effluent, a few hours sleep and my faith in humanity. But, on confronting a very short, perhaps twenty year-old, down-cast young man by the name of Christopher Van Wyk, I had nothing much to say. Except to the sudden, shocking realization that my Rip Curl rubberized headwear was smeared with shit, very possibly human. "Disgraceful," I said, sounding like somebody's grandfather. Christopher Van Wyk said nothing, he didn't meet me eye, he signed the paperwork and was remanded shufflingly back into the recesses of the police station.
Contrary to all my expectations, but much to my satisfaction, it was only about a year later that I made it back to Elands Bay. Things didn't work out in Huntington or Hollywood or New York, or anywhere in-between. There were, though, glimmers of hope when I met a girl on the Amtrak somewhere near the border between Kansas and Colorado. She was pretty and small and dark; quarter Portuguese, quarter Mexican, all-American and the kind of girl I fall in love with all the time. We talked for six hours straight while the train tracked though cowboy country and we said a lingering good-bye on a platform in Albuquerque where she got off to spend a weekend with cousins.
But that's another story. Getting back to Jordy Smith. As it happens, he was in the water at Elands on that return trip. I drifted over and said howzit. We'd shared a few words in HB. He remembered, we chatted a little. I was riding a prototype hollow wooden single-fin that Pat had made for me, being a project of his to create a pioneering new brand. Jordy was rather bemused by the idea. I said Pat and I would make one for him to surf on the World Tour. He laughed and a set started showing higher up on the point. Jordy paddled further out and a little over, while I stayed where I was and the first wave of the set, a solid six-footer, scanned my way perfectly. Jordy paddled for it but was off priority and there was no way to make this one look like a right. I paddled in and made the drop, haunched on my homemade wooden surfboard in a poo-squat while a potential world champion looked on from the top of the wave, hands on rails, ready to drop in if I kooked—a likely scenario—but a rail bit and I took off racing down the line. Later, back on the beach, Jordy came over for a closer look at the board. "It goes," he said, giving it a quizzical look.
I made another new friend that trip, the manageress of the campsite, Liezel. She had been witness to the crime and punishment of Christopher Van Wyk. We had a chat when she came to collect the rent and I thought to ask her about Christopher.
"Slums, we call him," she said. "He was taking drugs. Tik." Methamphetamine.
"Do you know what happened to him?" I asked. I had heard that he was tried and sentenced almost immediately (rare in South African justice circles) to eighteen months in jail.
"Hy is gesteur tee plaas toe." He was sent to a tea farm, hard labor, Liezel told me.
"Do you know about his family?" I asked.
"His father is weg." Gone. "He has one young sister, fourteen. Sy ma," his mom, "Aunt Jeanette," Liezel said, "Sys," she's, Liezel made the slack-armed, weak-kneed, swaying from side-to-side motions of a very drunk person trying to walk, "ge-paralyzed." Paralyzed. "Epilepsy."
There was not much to say to that. "I hope it works out for him, for Christopher, and his family," I said. "Tell him if you see him, tell him we'll have a beer, I'll buy him a beer and maybe we can have a laugh."
I laughed. Liezel laughed. "OK," she said. "He does come home for weekends now. It's going better for him. He has stopped with the drugs."
I've made another trip since then. I went on my motorcycle. I made a board rack from Y-bar and cable ties because my little bakkie (truck), owned for only a month or so since my return from the States, had been properly stolen by someone or ones infinitely more adept in the methods of criminality than Christopher Van Wyk. I hadn't got around to insuring it.
I forgot the tent poles so I made a plan with sapling stems woefully inadequate for the task, so much so that when Liezel came to collect the rent (I was out surfing) she and a colleague were compelled to stand for some time around the smothered bundled under the collapsed nylon, anxiously daring each other to test with a toe for my corpse. We had a good laugh about that when she told me about it later. I asked her about Christopher.
"It's better with him," she said. "He is off the drugs for good, it looks like. He is quiet. He's back home now from the tee plaas."
It has been some months since then and I'm already hankering for another trip. In a month I take delivery of a new used car. It's insured. There'll be spare sets of keys lodged in a various places. I think I'll leave my Mick Fanning sandals and Quik boardies at home in the cupboard. I think I'll lock everything in the trunk of the car if there's any chance I may turn my back to check the surf. I'll take the tent poles. I think I may even see if I can buy Christopher "Slums" Van Wyk a beer, or perhaps, if he prefers, a cup of tea.


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Android is rapidly expanding mobile platform with increasing user base as well as number of devices where Android OS anchored on. This expansion is good for users and businesses taking benefits from it, but proves painful for the app developers who have to address user experiences and testing issues so far.
With recent release of Apple Watch, wearable devices and their 3rd party app market is getting momentum. Now, iOS app developers are running after the wearable app development. Therefore, it is imperative for them to the entire wearable ecosystem and then plan to develop an app as well as test it.
Apple Watch apps are getting momentum with the release of its first beta SDK and guidelines from Apple. Therefore, iOS developers have little ideas to explore this new territory. Through this post I would like to dive a bit deeper in the sea of smart watch app development and enhance the futuristic visions quickly.
Wearable devices are here to stay and time being they may evolve further. At present, we have limited forms of wearable devices so we can easily categorize them using their usage patterns. Let us dive deeper.
We are living in UX era so web and mobile developers are equally pressed for the best user experiences along with solutions for business problems and user engagements. Thus, applying the best UX model or framework in development process is essential success ingredient and this post explain CUBI model for it.
Today we are riding on the new waves of e-gadgets and they are wearable-devices and wearable-apparels/textiles. After the smartphone waves, software developers have new opportunities along with new challenges in form of these wearable technologies.

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PetroChina's Indonesian chief Wei Zhigang focus of corruption probe
Beijing is investigating the former head of PetroChina's Indonesian operations, just weeks after authorities announced a corruption investigation into other former executives at the state oil giant.
PetroChina removed Wei Zhigang from his post as general manager of its Indonesian unit several weeks ago amid an unspecified official probe into the executive, three Chinese oil industry sources said.
Company spokesman Mao Zefeng said he was not aware of any investigation into Wei, who could not be reached for comment.
PetroChina and its parent, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), are at the centre of one of the biggest corruption investigations into the Chinese state sector in years. Until now, no executives from PetroChina's foreign operations have been implicated.
The state oil industry was a power base of former senior party leader Zhou Yongkang . The South China Morning Post reported in August that Party leaders had agreed to launch a corruption probe into Zhou, a former security tsar who retired from the Politburo Standing Committee a year ago.
One source said: "Wei has been removed and his replacement has gone to Indonesia".
The new country general manager is Xue Liangqing, formerly a chief geologist at PetroChina's international exploration and production unit.
Asked to comment, Indonesia's energy regulator SKKMigas said Wei had to leave because his visa had been extended too many times for someone in that role in the country's oil sector.
Spokesman Elan Biantoro said the regulator was aware that PetroChina had appointed Xue its new manager for Indonesia.
SKKMigas has been rocked by its own corruption scandal, with a probe into its former chief.
Beijing stunned the Chinese energy industry in late August and early September with announcements that five former top executives at PetroChina and CNPC were being investigated for "serious discipline violations", a term generally used to describe graft.
The executives included Jiang Jiemin , former chairman of both entities, and Wang Yongchun , who was vice-president of CNPC in charge of China's largest oilfield, at Daqing in the country's northeast.
Authorities gave no further details on the alleged wrongdoing of the five, but the investigations suggest President Xi Jinping wants to tackle graft in an industry that ranks as one of the most powerful corners of the state-owned corporate sector.
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Tuesday and Wednesday 427 children graduated Mercy's kindergartens. 427 children that now can sing songs in English; they can brush their teeth and cut with scissors. They are excellent on walking on a straight line, and they can recite the Thai alphabet, which is 44 symbols long!!
This is the happiest day of their lives. And for us too. We, standing on the side of the stage – out of the lime light – but we also, proud as proud can be. And their parents. Especially the single mums and grannies, and granddads, who have struggled against all odds, fought off the poverty and loneliness: the betrayal, the false promises, and raised their children and grandchildren "on their own". What unbelievable success stories!! Four hundred and twenty seven Kindergarten three graduates. Dressed formally in caps and gowns.
For 3 years they have woken up in the morning, showered, put on their school uniform (or something comfortable if they can't afford one, as we are not so picky on that). Then they skip along, some always run in excitement to be at school by 8AM, all set for singing the national anthem, raising the Thai flag and do some morning exercise.
The new graduates from these shack slum kindergartens. Now alumni. The Pride of 23 slums. These marvellous, "never give up kids" – did it all themselves.
These fabulous slum kids who have "huffed and puffed and walked and crawled and scrapped" through three years of school, marched in solemn procession. Many cry the first couple of weeks at school – no wonder, never been away from mummy or grandma or auntie a whole day – that's 7 hours with 20 other children, can be kinda scary. But many end their school days crying when they are leaving. Their teachers have taught them invaluable lessons in how to protect themselves, how to become an individual and how to be responsible. And they have formed friendships with kids "just like themselves"
– the Mercy preschools are filled with children from broken homes, that try their best, don't always succeed but keep reciting 'go to school, go to school, go to school'. 3 years with other kids that sometimes have to get to school alone because mummy ran away, grandma doesn't have a watch or uncle is drunk. But that's ok, we don't judge. Our job is to provide care and nurturing in a safe and warm environment.
Some would call it a home away from home, and that's nice – we try to fill in the gaps where the broken home comes short – a true partnership.
427 kindergarten graduates in robes and caps hearing their names called out, walking one by one to the dais to receive their Diploma. A valuable and most necessary document in modern Bangkok for entering first grade.
A document to show that 427 kids are prepared with the right tools and skills to tackle their next big adventure in life – Grade 1 – that's the big kids' school – with bigger classrooms, teachers that don't know where they come from, don't know the struggles they might face at home. But the Mercy teachers are always there and the kids know that. If they are being bullied by the big kids or they don't understand a school assignment they know they can visit their kindergarten. We never forget you and every day we pray for your success in life, both the small ones like remembering that its important to wear socks to school and the big ones like passing an exam.
Because once you have graduated a Mercy school you are always a part of the Mercy family.
And the chant rings down the halls of time – for 45 years now: Go to School. Go to School. Go to School.
Congratulations to each and every one of you!
Fr. Joe
Please visit https://www.facebook.com/mercycentre/?fref=ts for more glorious pictures from the big day!


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MSP Guide: Top Reasons to Implement OpenStack-powered Cloud Technology
This technology company is sending out the first set of products on their OpenStack-powered cloud platform. They will focus on a limited set of managed cloud server products, and they have plans to issue a full set of public cloud offerings in the coming months.
This new cloud platform will replace this company's more feature-limited first-generation cloud, which launched in 2012. Take a look at this white paper to learn about the benefits of this new technology.


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VMware vShield Release Notes
For organizations that want to leverage the benefits of cloud
computing without sacrificing security, control or compliance, the
VMware vShield family of security solutions provides comprehensive
protection for virtual datacenters and cloud environments. vShield
enables customers to strengthen application and data security, improve
visibility and control, and accelerate IT compliance efforts across the
These release notes contain the following sections:
What's New in This Release
These release notes support an update to the vShield Endpoint Thin Agent (MSI) drivers. These drivers can be downloaded and installed over the vShield Endpoint 1.0.0 or vShield 1.0.0 Update 1 drivers. You do not need to re-install vShield 4.1.0, vShield 4.1.0 Update 1, vShield Endpoint 1.0.0, or vShield 1.0.0 Update 1.
Installation Notes for This Release
Before you install this release:
Known Issues
The are no known issues with the vShield Endpoint Thin Agent drivers for this release.
Resolved IssuesThe following issues have been resolved in this update of the vShield Endpoint Thin Agent drivers.


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Vanessa - posted on 06/16/2010 ( 2 moms have responded )
my son just turned a year old and silly me gave up on sleep training when he was about 6 months and now i'm exhausted!!! i know i should have stuck through it but he kept getting sick and it was frusturating...anyhow i need suggestions on how to get him to fall asleep on his own...he gets his last bottle in my arms and then i lay him in his crib with a "light show-type" mobile and i leave the room to let him CIO....any other ideas? thanks moms


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Southern Italy Unfolded – Cultural Road Trip
Cultural Mapping Workshop
Food, arts, architecture, history, artists and interesting people. Coast to coast between Puglia and Basilicata.
In the spirit of a road trip, we travel from the Ionian to the Adriatic to see how elevation and landscape shape the arts, the food culture, and the people.
It has been said the further you descend into southern Italy "the more Italy intensifies" – the sun heats up, the colour of tomatoes and fig flesh deepens, networks of families pour into the Piazza's, while license is given to art and architecture to roam wild in the fields.
This a road trip that visits the family and culinary traditions of the southern regions, and a journey to map the current cultural climate.
Here, you want to slow down, to reflect and record, to photograph – the strong late afternoon shadows, soft sands and jade seas, the solitary iconic masserias and their low walls meant only to safeguard the sheep, the tarantella dances and the songs of the 5 o'clock swallows. Here people watching is the passeggiata, brides and their dress trains, sheep crossings, and the calls of market vendors.
The Mezzogiorno, the southern belt of Italy, has produced the shepherd, the poet, and the lover of sun-drenched culinary delights and the liquid gold pressed from seas of olives. The karstic landscape of the interior is an unexpected Eden that feeds its golden baked crops of durum grain, flowering almond trees whose buttery gems are encased in velvet like pods, and bitter greens that sing with their companions of fava and pasta. The three surrounding seas and its salty voiced fishermen bring a bounty of octopus, urchins, and alici to the table. Over centuries towns along the Roman road of the ancient Appian way, became pitstops, places of trades of stories and goods. The carved limestone caves, provided respite from the heat, a place of pilgrimage, and reverent art.
Writer and artist Carlo Levi found a wealth of inspiration here- writing about the steadfast village women in black dresses who like guardians of the village entrance, would eventually warm to invite you for a family dinner. Levi painted the lives of the people of Matera and the cinematic language of Lucanian elevations. Filmmakers continue to return to the south to capture its character and stories of migration.
Proposed Itinerary
In this workshop we begin in the interior of the Murgian plateau in the town of Gravina, 'Grana dat et Vina" – the town that gives bread and wine (Fredrick II). The hill that rises above the ravine town, springs evidence of a cultural crossing of millennia.
*After pick-ups, we'll take a walk to the top of the archeological site of Botromagno for an excellent vantage point of the extending lands, historical overview, cold beers and focaccia, introduction to the workshop and each other. Dinner on the bridge.
*Breakfast. In this land sheep and shepherds are king. You will learn how to make Puglian cheeses (pecorino, scamorza, mozzarella, burrata, ricotta); discussion on rennets and cave aging; "The Shepherds Life- Past and Present". Explore and learn about the rupestrian Byzantine arts. Lunch. We walk through the ancient cave city of Matera (2019 European Capital of Culture, Unesco World heritage) and discuss its intriguing architecture and history. Optional: Carlo Levi exhibition or Archaeological Museum. Dinner in Osteria.
*Breakfast. Visit the Crypt of the Original Sin – the rupestrian cave of the unknown painter, affectionately referred to as the "flower painter". We plunge deeper into south through the ravine carved landscape towards the clay Calanchi, of Basilicata to reach the abandoned town of Craco. Here amongst the matriarchs of the southern food culture, the Olive Trees, learn how to – ''Distinguish Quality Olive Oil and Cultivars through Tasting and Talk". Lunch. We head into the town of Bernalda above the ancient Greek colony of Metapontum for dinner.
*Breakfast. Wake up in a 19th-century palazzo, and take your morning cappuccino at Francis Ford Coppola's Bar Cinecitta' and a discussion on the "Approach to Conservation and Restoration of Historical Buildings and Sites". Ionian sea for a swim and lunch on the beach. Back in Bernalda, young restauranteurs of this lively town of 12,000, will be opening their kitchen to cook a family style meal of regional specialties together, (like cruschi peppers, salsiccia di cinghiale, and homemade pasta) to share with locals. A young Puglian festival awarded filmmaker has nominated himself for an under the stars screening of his short Italian film, or set an outdoor theatre for local musicians – (many options here to think about)
*Breakfast. Travel east to the ateliers of the clay artisans of Grottaglie. Lunch. Into the fertile Itria Valley, we will meet Paolo a botanical conservator who has worked to create I Giardini di Pomona. Paolo will lead us through his living library of beauty composed of rare and historical fruit tree varieties of the Mediterranean. By sunset, we'll land on the coastal Adriatic cliff town of Polignano a Mare to wander the photogenic town and find your own restaurant nestled into the narrow whitewashed alleys.
* Today is a day to roam this town and beaches on your own. Meet us after lunch and siestas for a relaxing evening at the cove for swimming, people watching, drinks and preparation of a fresh and grilled seafood farewell dinner on the terrace of the fishermen house.
*Breakfast, departures to Bari.
Be prepared to approach and engage with spontaneous and interesting opportunities that may arise during the itinerary as we like to seek occasions for an authentic and significant cultural trip experience.
Workshop Dates
August 2-8, 2017
7-day workshop
- Includes arrival and departure dates
Workshop Fee
7-day workshop fee:
€2,480 EUR (approx. $2,650 USD)
- Includes:
- your stay (double occupancy);
- transportation to and from the Bari airport or train station on arrival and departure days, transportation on the itinerary;
- breakfasts, 5 dinners, 5 lunches, and wine;
- guest lectures and guided visits;
- cheese making workshop;
- olive oil tasting workshop;
- cooking class demonstration of regional dishes;
- entrance fees to museums and sites.
- Does not include: personal costs such as airfare, train fare, health insurance or spending money.
What to expect
Full days out; one to two hours field walks, archeological sites, and historic towns; lectures; one to one hour and a half drive to reach itinerary destinations, onsite and outdoor cooking, free time to photograph. Meals: homemade regional dishes, picnics, local osterie and restaurants, shared accommodation.
We will provide suggestions, ideas, and directions for your free time if needed and are happy to accompany you when group meals are not scheduled.
The projected itinerary is subject to changes and modification as we tend to seek spontaneous and interesting opportunities that may arise during the workshop.


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Throughout television history there have been a handful of shows that have had highly anticipated series finales. MASH. Cheers. The Sopranos. Seinfeld. Lost. Etc. And while more viewers may have tuned in to each of those finales than tuned in to Breaking Bad last night, I don't think any finale put a bow on a series as expertly as Vince Gilligan and his staff put a bow on the show we've come to love so obsessively last night. Great television shows rarely have great endings. Breaking Bad had a great ending.
It was so great, in fact, that I couldn't sleep last night thinking about it, and when I did sleep I had dreams about it. I'm sure I wasn't the only one.
So let's get right to it, shall we? Here are a few notes I made during last night's Breaking Bad about characters, scenes, etc. I found interesting for one reason or another.
– Besides us all being left to wonder if Huell is still sitting alone in that safehouse, there were really no loose ends left dangling. All roads converged seamlessly. Walt figured out a way to get what was left of his fortune to his family. We got treated to one last bit of Badger/Skinny Pete comic relief. Walt took out the entire Nazi crew with yet another brazen scheme that would make MacGyver green with envy. The ricin finally found its way to a more-than-deserving recipient in Lydia via her precious Stevia (more on that in a sec). Walt freed Jesse. Todd survived the gun blast only to have Jesse squeeze the life out of him. Walt got to see his family one last time and leave directions to where Hank and Gomie's bodies were buried. And he died in a lab, the place he loved being more than anywhere else. Perfect. It was goddamn perfect. Anyone who tries to say otherwise — like bloated windbag Jason Whitlock, who's probably just pissed he didn't get cast to play Huell — is probably trolling.
– Allow me to gloat for a minute:
I'm going to go ahead and make a prediction right now: it's Lydia who will get the ricin, and it will be delivered to her system via the sweetener that she puts in her precious tea. Here's why: In that diner scene a waitress comes over to take Lydia's order, Naturally, she orders tea, as she always does (and, as some commenters have noted, we almost always see Lydia playing with her tea, indicating some sort of significance and maybe foreshadowing something). Specifically, she says this: "Chamomile tea with soy milk, please. And I'll need more Stevia." There's no reason for the added line about Stevia into that scene. It's there for a reason, and to me, it's clearly setting something up. It has significance. And ricin looks like it'd blend in flawlessly with Stevia.
– Of course, the Marty Robbins cassette in the glove compartment of that Volvo had significance in Felina — here, enjoy his "Feleena."
– Walt stopping to use a payphone at Canoncito Gas — an actual chain of gas stations in New Mexico named after a ghost town — just further proves my long-held theory that the only people who use payphones anymore are criminals. And Walt posing as a New York Times reporter trying to get access to Gretchen and Elliot for a story on them was a stroke of genius, as was his plan to use them as the go-between to get his remaining money to his family. Badger and Skinny Pete 4-EVA!
– "Damn man couldn't he at least throw a brother a bone?" — Badger.
– A question I had that was never answered during the show was why did Walt leave the watch on the pay phone? Vince Gilligan explained this on the episode of Talking Bad that aired after the finale. Apparently there was an "artsy-fartsy" reason and a real reason. The "artsy-fartsy" reason: Walt wanted to cut ties with Jesse, who gave him that watch, for good. The real reason: in the flash-forward at Denny's that opened season five, Walt wasn't wearing a watch, so they had to get rid of it for continuity reasons.
– If there is one question some people will have its what will become of Jesse. My prediction: he adopts Brock and opens his own woodworking shop. It was good to see him finally smiling again. Our own Danger Guerrero was also certainly pleased.
– Also re: Jesse…seeing his kill Todd was immensely satisfying. I love that Gilligan had him survive the gun blaze so Pinkman could be the one to off him. F*ck Todd.


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By Sharyl Attkisson, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Internal Revenue Service has lost emails from five more employees who are part of congressional probes into the treatment of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, the tax service disclosed Friday.
The IRS said in June that it could not locate an untold number of emails to and from Lois Lerner, who headed the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status. The revelation set off a new round of investigations and congressional hearings.
On Friday, the IRS issued a report to Congress saying the agency also lost emails from five other employees related to the probe, including two agents who worked in a Cincinnati office processing applications for tax-exempt status.


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Storage Wars is a huge hit for A&E, having already spawned two spin-offs, but one of the show's former stars has just launched a lawsuit alleging there's not much real about the so-called "reality show" in which people bid for the contents of abandoned storage units in hopes of finding treasure buried among the piles of trash.
Dave Hester, known to fans for his trademark phrase, "Yuuuup!" alleges he was axed from the show after blowing the whistle that producers planted items in storage units to make the show more interesting.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, Hester claims he was "wrongfully terminated" when he publicly spoke about these shenanigans; in his suit, he claims these included occasions in which "producers planted a BMW mini car under a pile of trash" and another in which "producers planted a pile of old newspapers that announced the death of Elvis." Hester's suit also claims the show paid for plastic surgery for the show's "less-than-photogenic" cast-members to "create more sex appeal."
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Hello MMO community,
starting off I want to clarify that I do not have beta access and that the below are just thoughts based on the feedback found on this/other sites.
One of the most troubling things regarding Disc in MoP is the new spell Spirit Shell and its behavior.
I understand that most people want disc to be all about shield and stuff but is SS (in its current form the way to go?). I think not! One thing that generally irks me is that they are limiting the healing arsenal for both specs (talking about core heals both holy and disc used to have) which I find downright wrong. Healing on a priest is all about having a huge arsenal. Sure some spells are better for one of the 2 specs but still its all about having options.
Anywho on to my thoughts. We already have PW:S and DA, do we REALLY need a 3d type of single target absorb?? I think there just isn't enough of design space/utility for such and ability, it overlaps with DA, it doesn't stack very high (20% of OUR health), it has a long cast time and the heal at the end will most probably be an overheal in raid scenarios.
Moreover in the absence of Renew, the 6 sec CD on PW:S and the 8(?) sec cd on Penance we are pretty much screwed when it comes to heavy movement.
I propose the following:
PW:S keeps its 6 (4 sounds better) sec Cooldown but is now Disc's go-to absorb spell. Duration bumped up to 20 (perhaps 25 sec) to compensate for the cooldown.
Spirit shell redesigned to one of the following:
(a) Instant cast, 10 sec cooldown, Circle of Bubbles (last 12 sec), OR.
(b) Castable party based AoE shield (ala PoH minus the heal) lasts 10 seconds.
For both cases Shield's decay at 10% / sec, converting that into a heal. Overwritting the shields (aka recasting on the same group) heals for 60% (balancing?) of the shield and refreshes the shield and its duration.
Divine Aegis redesigned.
Lasts 15 seconds. Now only procs from Heal, GHeal, FHeal, Penance. Not on crits, but ALWAYS. Stacks as currently on live.
NEW Spell
Over the years I've always thought that the shielding playstyle is incomplete without a Shield TO Heal converting ability, much like swiftmend does HoT to Heal.
Call it Burst or Implode or whatever you like:
10 seconds cooldown.
Consumes an absorb effect (from either PW:S, DA, or SS) and healing for X amount up front and another Y amount/ 3secs for 9 sec.
Make a glyph that allows PoM, if on the target, to trigger a bounce as well.
For me the above define a unique, yet functional, abosrb based playstyle.


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Went 2 visit a clairvoyant when i got there place was closed. sign on door said closed due to unforeseen circumstances
jonnyboy55 46-50, M 4 Answers 3 Aug 26, 2011
I have been to visit them on 2 occasions. I don't believe, but my wife did. Both times they weren't even close. Go figure.
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Stotfold 3 Leverstock Green 0
Leverstock Green's poor run of form continued on Saturday as Stotfold inflicted a fourth consecutive defeat on Steve Benitez's side.
It is now seven games since Green last tasted victory, and injuries have really started to take their toll at Pancake Lane.
Benitez was forced to make do without five of his first team squad against Stotfold but, despite that, the first half was an evenly-contested affair.
Brad Wadkins tested Stotfold keeper Dan Eely with a fierce drive after 18 minutes, before Nyasha Sagwete headed over from a Stuart Lochead free-kick at the other end.
Green came close again through a deflected James Dabbs strike, but Stotfold began to get the upper hand in the latter stages of the first half.
Sean Herr struck a shot just over the bar after 30 minutes, before Sam Pemberton's effort was blocked by Green keeper David Bailey soon afterwards.
The second half continued in a similar fashion, with Levy camped in their own half and allowing Stotfold to come on to them.
The opening goal arrived in the 53rd minute – Lee Pateman's speculative shot from distance flew over the head of Mark Shadbolt and left Bailey flat-footed on his line as the ball nestled in the corner of the net.
Wadkins came close to restoring parity two minutes later, but it was Stotfold who scored the decisive second goal.
Shadbolt brought down Herr in the area, and the Stotfold man dusted himself off to dispatch the resulting spot-kick.
Green's best chance of the game arrived after 75 minutes when Dabbs put Craig Sharples through on goal, but the Levy substitute could only slide his effort wide of the post.
Dabbs was then denied by a fine save from Eely, but Stotfold wrapped up the win with a third goal when Mark Ellis netted at the second time of asking.
At the time the Gazette went to press, Levy were preparing to take on Aylesbury United in the Division One Cup.
Benitez's side then weclome Holmer Green to Pancake Lane on Saturday.


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Bahrain: School Attacked by Security Forces, Classroom Arrests and Tear Gas Attacks
Photo: Education Minister Majid Al Nuaimi is an ex-military official at Bahrain Defence Force
The Minister of Education Should Be Held Accountable for Continued Attacks on Students
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights express grave concern over the continued attacks on students in Bahrain and the violations to their safety resulting from attacks at school facilities.
On 16 April 2013, riot police stormed the Jabreya Secondary School for Boys and fired tear gas extensively inside the school area after students staged a protest demanding the release of a fellow student who was arrested one day earlier from the school.
On Monday 15 April 2013, Hassan Humidan (17 years old) a student at Jabreya Secondary School, was called to the school administration office, and from there police officers arrested him and took him away in front of his fellow students. His family has not been able to obtain any information on his whereabouts since his arrest. His father stated that he has asked about Hassan at the local police station and at the criminal investigation department, and that both denied having Humaidan in custody (in Arabic: alwasatnews.com/3874/news/..)
On Tue 16 Apr 2013 as the news of the arrest of Humaidan spread throughout the school, his colleagues organized a spontaneous peaceful stand in front of the school administration office in protest against the way their fellow student was arrested.
The school administration responded by allowing the riot police handle the situation and turn the school into a conflict zone by firing an excessive amount of tear gas to disperse the student gathering, which caused suffocation among the students and the teachers; injuries were reported among the students. (video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8wqKT5-jM&feature=youtu.be") Two students were reported to have been arrested from the scene: Ahmed Sudaif and Hussain Saeed.
Videos: Tear gas inside the school: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6O3iWeGS8g&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=per7j1vRNW4
One of the reported injuries
One of the school staff suffering suffocation
According to reports, Mohamed Jaber, a father of one of the students at the school, says he came to pick up his son but police instructed him and other parents to leave. (see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22164287
The practice of raiding schools by security forces to arrest students and teachers has been ongoing since March 2011 and dozens of students were arrested and subjected to ill-treatment without any accountability (see BCHR report: http://bahrainrights.hopto.org/en/node/4466). In recent cases, entire school buses were detained and taken to police stations with all the students onboard, as in December 2012 when primary school students were taken to police stations and threatened with arrest for allegedly chanting with political slogans (see: http://www.bahrainrights.org/en/node/5581). In January 2013 another case was recorded where a school bus was stopped at Burhama checkpoint and several students were detained briefly before they were released.
In addition to the violence against students, the school code of conduct has been used to deprive school students from their right in receiving formal education when their freedom of expression is in conflict with the government views. Students as young as 8 years-old have been suspended from their studies for chanting political slogans (see: http://www.bahrainrights.org/en/node/5597).
The Ministry of Education has threatened to take further actions against the school students accused of "disturbing" the education process after the events at Jabriya school (see: http://manamavoice.com/news-news_read-12871-0.html. The BCHR fears that arbitrary procedures would be taken against the students to deprive them from their right to education, or that the school might witness more classroom arrests.
The Ministry of Education represented by the Minister Majid Al Nuaimi (an ex-military official at Bahrain Defence Force) is fully responsible for all the violence and disturbances that were witnessed in Bahraini schools due to the policies and poor decisions made by the Ministry which further complicated the situation. The school as an educational establishment should implement more respectful solutions and a commitment to upholding the child's right to safety in education, instead of using the security forces to respond to students who are considered minors under the age of 18.
No action has been taken to secure the safety and neutrality of the school environment since the start of the pro-democracy movement in 2011. On the contrary, the Minister responsible for violating rights of the students since 2011, Majid Al Nuaimi, and who is responsible for the arbitrary arrests from the classrooms and ill-treatment of students, is still in his position.
Rather than condemning the Bahraini regime's human rights violations against children, the state parties of the United Nations Committee of the Rights of the Child elected Bahrain to a seat in the committee. Additionally, Bahrain was elected as the Vice-President of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) (see: http://www.bahrainrights.org/en/node/5005.
The BCHR calls on the United States, the United Kingdom, the UN and all other allies and international institutions to put pressure of the Government of Bahrain to immediately:
1) release all detained students and to drop all the false charges against them;
2) put an end to the practice of raiding schools with the security forces and work to secure a healthy and safe educational environment for the students;
3) commit to international treaties related to human rights which states that the right to education is ensured to all students without discrimination and without politically motivated acts;
4) return suspended students to their schools immediately and to compensate them accordingly in line with educational, emotional, and material loss;
5) initiate an independent investigation into the events that happened in Bahraini schools and particularly the attacks on students inside and outside their schools;
6) uphold all articles of conventions and treaties signed by the Kingdom of Bahrain in relation to Children's rights - particularly in relation to the protection from torture, arbitrary arrest and the conditions of trials and detentions in specialist establishments;
7) commit to Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in relation to freedom of expression, and not to attack or arrest students based on the fact that they expressed their opinions;
8) dismiss the Minster of Education, Majid Al Nuaimi, and hold him responsible for the deterioration of the situation in schools, the inability to provide a suitable environment for education, and his role in promoting sectarianism which further complicated the situation in the schools;
9. Suspend Bahrain membership in the UNESCO IBE until it takes measurable steps to stop all the violations in the education sector.


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When visitors to "The Art of Bonsai" exhibit at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show see the highly stylized plants so treasured by the Japanese, they perhaps will begin to understand the joy growers find in these labor-intensive artworks.
"I think it is the perfect antidote to strong feelings, to stress," says corporate attorney Stephen Snoke, whose 350-year-old Hollywood juniper will be among 25 to 33 bonsai on display. "I have a very high-stress job, and I find that I can forget about everything when I'm working on the bonsai."


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With Hillary Clinton the presumptive nominee for the Democrats, that leaves the interesting race this year to the Republicans.
Giuliani is smells too much like a Rockefeller Republican. A RINO can't beat Hillary, and Giuliani's 2nd Amendment history makes him a non-starter for a large part of the country.
Romney is a Mormon and I couldn't care less about that. However, it matters to a lot of people and that makes it a negative. He's also a RINO who supported anti-gun laws in Massachusetts. Another non-starter.
Thompson, because of his acting career, begins to approach Hillary's name and face recognition. Unfortunately he supported McCain-Feingold. Of the front runners he's the least odious.
McCain. Campaign Finance Reform. He might as well quit now.
Every time Ron Paul opens his mouth he says something I agree with. His stance against the war in Iraq alienates a lot of Republicans.
So how would these candidates fare against Hillary Clinton?
Giulani vs Clinton: Clinton wins.
Romney vs Clinton: Clinton wins.
Thompson vs Clinton: ?
McCain vs Clinton: Clinton wins.
Paul vs Clinton: Clinton wins.
I think Paul is very unlikely to win the republican nomination and even if he did his anti-war stance will throw a lot of votes to Hillary Clinton who is turning out to be not so anti-war. That's a shame because I like where he stands economically and socially.
A RINO candidate will fracture the already shaky Republican party, and guarantee a Clinton win.
I think Thompson has the best chance to win against Clinton, if he can win the Republican nomination.


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I had an opportunity to do a character interview for the site https://historyimagined.wordpress.com/. After much procrastination, I decided to interview my favorite character Michael. It was actually a toss-up between him and Davis, but I think Michael is more aware of what is going on in the lives of my characters. There is a mention of Johanna, Davis' sister, who is living in Virginia at the time of the interview (December 1776). Book Two focuses on Johanna and her life in what will become the United States of America, but which is right now a rag-tag group of rebellious colonies. I will be introducing new characters as well: Stephen Gleeson, an idealistic small town attorney who dreams of a life with more adventure; his sister, Nola Gleeson, whose value to the war effort is in how underestimated she is; and Julian Malcolm, the son of a Loyalist shopkeeper, in love with Nola, but determined to keep his family safe from the rebellion that destroyed their lives. Tentatively titled Among the Lilies, I explore both sides of the conflict, the ultimately victorious rebels and the Loyalists whose lost property, homes, and sometimes their lives because of their loyalty to the king.
So please check out https://historyimagined.wordpress.com/gettingintocharacter/laura-carroll-butler-interviews-the-8th-earl-of-wickingham-lord-michael-alexander-brooks-from-the-price-of-a-pearl/ and keep checking my site as I move closer to finishing Johanna's story.


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We have a multitude of jobs throughout the weekend including:
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As is his wont, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hitting the road for a post-session victory tour. His focus will be on what he considers his biggest victory: Passage of Start-Up NY (originally proposed as Tax Free-NY).
At 10 a.m., he'll be at Buffalo State College's Burchfield Penney Auditorium, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
At 12:45 p.m., he'll speak at Monroe Community College's Monroe Room, Flynn Campus Center, 100 East Henrietta Rd., Rochester.
At 3:15 p.m., he'll be at the Binghamton University Innovative Technologies Complex Engineering and Science Building Rotunda, 85 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal.
Members of Cuomo's cabinet are (as usual) also getting in on the Start-Up NY action.
– OGS Commissioner RoAnn Destito kicks things off at 9 a.m. at Centro Civico, 143 E Main St., Amsterdam.
– Next up: Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government Dede Scozzafava, who will speak at the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority Conference Center, 2634 Main St., Lake Placid at 2 p.m.
– At 2 p.m., Secretary of State Cesar Perales will be at the Orange County Chamber of Commerce's Larkin Room, 30 Scott's Corners Dr., Montgomery.
– At 3 p.m., NYS Homes and Community Renewal President Darryl Towns will be at Schenectady County Community College's Lally Mohawk Room, 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady.
Also at 3 p.m., LG Bob Duffy makes an announcement in Buffalo, at Sheehan Memorial Hospital, 425 Michigan Ave.
In non-Start-UP NY happenings…
At 10 a.m., NY Association of Convenience Stores President James Calvin, The Bodega Association of the U.S. President Ramon Murphy and store owners discuss over 2,500 local stores that opposed increased restrictions on the sale of tobacco products proposed by Mayor Bloomberg; 781 E. 163rd St., Bronx.
At 11 a.m. on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan, Republican John Burnett will announce his candidacy for NYC comptroller, joined by NYS GOP Chairman Ed Cox, New York County GOP Chair Dan Isaacs, Fred Brown of the National Black Republican Council and the Rev. Michael Faulkner.
Also at 11 a.m., Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler mark the start of an outreach campaign to publicize health benefits available to people who were in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks, and a Oct. 3, deadline to file claims for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; outside the PATH station entrance in front of 7 World Trade Center.
At 12:30 p.m., GOP legislators including Rep. Chris Gibson, will rally in support of Assemblyman Tony Jordan's bid to become Washington County district attorney. Falls Farm and Garden, Hudson Falls.
NYRA officials are holding a late morning news conference in Saratoga to announce plans for the 40-day racing meet, which opens July 19 and runs through Labor Day.
The NYC City Council will vote on whether to send a package of controversial stop-and-frisk reforms to the full council for a vote.
The US Supreme Court may release rulings on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. (Today is the last scheduled day for decisions to be handed down, but more could come later this week).
At 7 p.m., Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy and Bloomberg policy advisor John Feinblatt speak at a DL21C panel discussion on gun violence legislation; 35 West 67th St., Manhattan.
Cuomo is weighing the appointment this week of district attorneys to his Moreland Act Commission that will investigate corruption in state government.
NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Mayor Bloomberg sealed their last budget deal with a handshake and a kiss.
The a $70 billion deal for the fiscal year that begins next week includes no tax increases and restores hundreds of millions of dollars in planned cuts to public housing, libraries and after-school programs.
A NYC cosmetic surgeon recommends some injections, nips and tucks for the candidates running for mayor, and thinks former Rep. Anthony Weiner will win – based solely on the fact that his face is in better shape than his rivals.
A coalition of women's groups suddenly turned on Speaker Sheldon Silver and his Assembly Democrats after the Senate passed nine of the equality provisions while excluding one that would strengthen abortion rights.
AG Eric Schneiderman informed Silver he's eligible to have the state pay his legal expenses as he fights at least two lawsuits filed against him by women who say they were victimized by Vito Lopez. The AG has a conflict in the case and won't be representing Silver himself.
This NYT headline might sting for Cuomo: "All-or-Nothing Strategy on Women's Equality Legislation Ends With Nothing."
An administration source tells Fred Dicker the Women's Equality Act "was designed to fill the vacuum of the governor's lack of issues this year," adding: "The governor saw how effectively President Obama and the Democrats used women's issues in the campaign last fall, and he wanted to do the same."
The Syracuse Post-Standard says the "abject failure" of Cuomo and legislative leaders to reach a deal on anti-corruption reforms overshadows what did get done this session. The editorial board wants a special session, and thinks the governor's Moreland Act Commission is "not a slam-dunk."
A profile of Vicki Fuller, chief investment officer at the $160.4 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, who has an accounting degree with a minor in philosophy.
"Ready for Hillary" rolled out another endorser of the not-yet presidential candidate, with a fundraising email from a longtime Clinton ally, former Gen. Wes Clark.
Staff and community members protested yesterday a decision by state-university officials to divert ambulances away from Long Island College Hospital, the only hospital in downtown Brooklyn, to other facilities in the borough.
The state is rewarding two home health care agencies once rebuked in multimillion-dollar false-claims suits by then-AG Cuomo.
Former Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau says Congress should immediately repeal the 2005 gun immunity law, allowing gun shooting victims to sue "and let free-market incentives encourage responsible behavior by the gun industry."
Led by Rep. Michael Grimm, New York lawmakers banded together to knock off a provision of a federal farm bill that would have subjected Italian and Greek olive oil to new fees and testing — a measure that gave their constituents a bad case of indigestion.
In a DN OpEd, UFT President Michael Mulgrew accuses Bloomberg of misrepresenting the city's fiscal condition to justify denying workers "decent raises."
The pro-charter school NY Post praises GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota for his support of charter schools.
Corey Johnson, the gay community- board chairman running for Quinn's Council seat this fall, tried to hide his past work for corporate clients that have opposed marriage equality.
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was a surprise speaker at the Cicero-North Syracuse graduation this weekend. (Her two nephews were members of the graduating class).
Using the same cable he employed while crossing Niagara Falls last year, daredevil Nik Wallenda walked over the Grand Canyon.
Wallenda said he next wants to stroll the skies between the Empire State and Chrysler buildings — a distance of about 4,000 feet, which is some nine city blocks.
The consulting firm that a New York State investigative panel claims charged "exorbitant" fees for its services to LIPA said it had been unaware of the commission's claims before Saturday.
Bernard Tolbert, the former head of the FBI's Buffalo office, is revving up his challenge to Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.
The UFT has kicked its political machine into high gear on behalf of its chosen NYC mayoral candidate, Bill Thompson.
Local governments would be able to regulate the sale of puppies at pet stores under a bill that won final passage in the state Legislature.
The Legislature also passed a bill permitting pharmacists to give meningitis vaccinations, a measure aimed at a deadly outbreak among gay and bisexual men in New York City.
US Sen. Chuck Schumer sharply criticized Russia for Edward Snowden's departure from Hong Kong and reported travel to Moscow.
Cuomo and Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., met for more than five hours on Saturday but did not reach an agreement on resolving the ongoing feud over the management of the Peace Bridge.
Jerome Hauer, commissioner of the New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, comes to work with a handgun regularly, if not every day, while state Insurance Fund employee Michael Ryan is being investigated for bringing his gun to the office – a sign of selective enforcement by state officials.
With the murder rate at a historic low, the NYPD has quietly moved to examine more of car crashes, focusing new attention and resources on another manner of violent death in the streets — the victims walking, riding bicycles or in a vehicle.


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Sarah Smith (Capital Markets: Securitisation)
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Really? "I don't know anything about it but I'm against it?"
I know enough to ask the question. Are there features in Azure that would be good to have in Windows Server? If there are, why support the corporate financial policy that blocks their implementation?


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The coming of the blood moon will lead two lycan packs into war, spur two rival brothers into conflict, and spark an act of vengeance so evil that its effects will be felt for generations. One woman stands at the center of it all.
A volatile mix of both lycan and slayer, half-breed Falon is alpha female of her pack, marked by both Lucien and Rafael - rival alpha brothers who share equal hold on her heart. But when Falon's mysterious past completely unravels, it is revealed she is the daughter of the master slayer who murdered Lucien and Rafael's parents. The revelation throws her relationships with both brothers into chaos.
Falon begs them not to condemn her for her father's deeds. She realizes before her Alpha mates that they are destined to be one and pleads with them to accept the unusual triangle. If the brothers accept her as their mate then the blood law of an eye for an eye would be null and void. But if Lucien and Rafael cannot overcome their pride and accept their fate, the annihilation of the lycan race waits within the shadow of the blood moon.
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Teenagers put hard work and reliability at the top of the list of skills they think they need to get them their dream job.
Only 15% think that being creative is an asset in today's competitive jobs market, according to the results of a survey carried out on behalf of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta), says Debbie Andalo.
When 15 to 16-year-olds were also asked what skills they thought would enhance their employment chances, 79% reckoned qualifications could open doors, followed by 42% who believed personality would be an asset.
But teenagers may be surprised to discover that their perceptions of what employers look for are at odds with what UK leaders of industry actually desire.
Nesta says that more and more employers are seeking employees with soft skills like creativity and resourcefulness. They believe these are crucial if the UK is to produce the innovators of the future.
The results of the Nesta survey may disappoint employers, but they will come as a relief to parents of teenagers embarking on public exams this summer.
Parents may feel vindicated that all their nagging about the need to work hard to get the qualifications required to compete in today's jobs market has paid off.
But while some might celebrate the work ethic apparently becoming part of the teenage psyche there will be others who, along with the employers, will despair at the results.
Many will wonder what has happened to that creative spirit, so celebrated and cherished by previous generations. What needs to happen to bring that back?


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|Belmont's Emily Cook got plenty high enough on her first jump, but couldn't land cleanly, finishing 11th. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
Australia's Lassila shines brightest
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WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Australia's Lydia Lassila flew pencil-straight through the dreary fog last night to bring another Olympic gold medal back to her land of sun and sand.
The 27-year-old from Melbourne, who shredded her knee during qualifying at the Turin Games, enjoyed a much better go-round this time, nailing a pair of jumps to not only prevent a Chinese sweep, but knock the world's up-and-coming aerials power off the top of the podium.
Lassila landed her second jump for a total of 214.74 points, a 7.5-point margin over Li Nina, who earned her second straight Olympic silver.
"After Torino, I knew that I didn't want to give up,'' Lassila said. "I knew there was more left in me, and at that point I didn't think I was done with this sport. I knew I could jump like this. I wanted to achieve that; it was self-satisfying what I did tonight.''
Li's teammate, Guo Xinxin, took bronze.
This marked Australia's second gold of these Olympics and second gold in Olympic aerials. In 2002, Alisa Camplin pulled off an upset victory. At the bottom of the mountain that day, covered in snow, she admitted she fell on the way down because, well, she wasn't all that accomplished a skier.
No big deal.
Aerials is essentially gymnastics on snow, and any top jumper does a good bit of training by landing in water, which there's plenty of Down Under.
"Every girl that blows out a knee in this sport is by themselves in a very lonely place trying to decide whether it's worth the effort,'' said Camplin, also a veteran of knee injuries. "The knee just struggles on and on for years. This is when you've got to come from the absolute bottom to the absolute top, and Lydia worked her way every single day with gritted teeth.''
Indeed, Lassila has been working at it for a while, pushing to fourth in the world this season - two years after her return from her knee surgery following the 2006 accident.
Lassila was the star on a night where the dense fog in Cypress threatened to ruin the whole show.
For most of the night, the skiers could barely see the takeoff ramp from the top of the run where they begin the trek that sends them flying through the air for a series of twists and flips, ending with a hard landing on the sugary snow below.
American Emily Cook of Belmont fell on her first jump, ruining a chance to write a perfect closing chapter to a career filled with injuries, comebacks, and great attitude. She finished 11th.
Her teammate, 16-year-old Ashley Caldwell, finished 10th, landing both her jumps, though they were nowhere near as difficult as those of the leaders. But this was a learning experience for Caldwell, who came out of America's Elite Air Program, which was designed, in part, to combat China's rapid rise in this sport.
Li and Guo won the fourth and fifth Olympic aerials medals for China, which saw a sport with a lot of medal opportunities and many good chances to resurrect careers of high-level gymnasts who couldn't take the final step in that sport.
They came into the Olympics ranked first and second in the world and had the package to win a gold here. Li, who has the words "Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die'' printed on her skis, was the only woman in this competition to cram four spins into her jump. But she only did two flips.
She landed it, but her body and skis were less-than-perfectly aligned, which made a difference when compared with Lassila's jump - skis perfectly straight, arms to her side and a buttery smooth landing.
Having three flips, compared with two for Li, sealed the deal.
"That's the most difficult jump that she can do,'' Lassila said. "Ever since I saw this sport, I wanted to jump like a man. I saw how wonderful they were, and triple somersaults and that was always my goal.''


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Three Creeks "IPAPRIL"
We headed over to Sisters today to visit Three Creeks Brewing for lunch and to partake in their "IPAPRIL" tap takeover: 10 Oregon IPAs available individually or in samples, with a full sampler tray for $15. Of course I went with the full sampler tray!
The beers they're pouring are:
- Caldera IPA
- Ft. George Vortex IPA
- Boneyard RPM IPA
- Lompoc Valley of the Hops
- Double Mountain Hop Lava
- Laurelwood Gearhead IPA
- Three Creeks Hoodoo Voodoo
- 10 Barrel Apocalypse IPA
- Terminal Gravity IPA
- Beer Valley Delta 9
Each came out in a 4-ounce sampler which amounts to 40 ounces—two full imperial pints. Overall it was a really interesting side-by-side sampling, and I will mention the importance of sipping some water (or taking a bite of food) when switching from one IPA to another, as I found they tend to cancel each other out (or at least, cancel out the hoppiness).
All good IPAs too; surprisingly, there were only three that I hadn't had before: Lompoc Valley of the Hops, Laurelwood Gearhead, and Beer Valley Delta 9. I'm not sure I could pick a favorite, but what I will give you is the opinion that they all complemented my lunch of fish tacos pretty well. (However, take note that this is a lot of beer to be sampling with a meal; I actually boxed up and brought an extra taco home with me which is rare).
Overall a really cool idea, and Three Creeks is continuing this through Sunday if you get the chance to stop by.


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This study of Edwards' key works on revival and the role of the Holy Spirit in revival might encourage a re-reading of Edwards' books on revival, and we who describe ourselves as evangelicals might come to view him as a reliable mentor in this area of vital importance and a skillful navigator among the shoals and shallows of spiritual experience. As a result it might well be that we would experience God the Holy Spirit moving among us as he once moved among the English Calvinistic Baptists of the late eighteenth century when they learned about revival from the pen of 'America's theologian.'
Holy Spirit In Revival The Pb by Michael A. G. Haykin was published by Evangelical Press in January 2007 and is our 64835th best seller. The ISBN for Holy Spirit In Revival The Pb is 9780852345993.
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The Facts
The facts are despicable, criminal, worse than animal, just absolutely ugly. In 2005, 20-year-old Jamie Leigh Jones of Houston, Texas had just signed on to work in Iraq for a Halliburton subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR), one of the private military contractors most used by the United States military. Just two days after arriving in Iraq to begin her job, a group of several of her American co-workers drugged her, gang raped her, and left her naked to wake up bleeding and in pain, still groggy from the drugs she had been slipped. Jones writes that she would eventually need surgery because "my attackers tore my pectoral muscles due to the brutality of the attack."
When she got back from the Army doctors who told her she had been repeatedly raped "both vaginally and anally," however, Halliburton/KBR's immediate response was to place Jones under guard inside a shipping container where she was held for over 24 hours without food or water. KBR officials warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, "There won't be a position here, and there won't be a position in Houston." Jones had to be rescued from the container by a State Department official from the Iraq U.S. Embassy, which only happened because one of Jones' guards had pity on her and lent her a cell phone to call her father, who then contacted his congressman, who then contacted the State Department.
After two years of seeking justice for the crimes committed against her, Jones has been forced to file a civil suit because the justice department claims it can't prosecute private military contractors in Iraq. The civil suit, however, may end up in arbitration where no public record of the proceedings is allowed under the terms of Jones' employment contract. Jones' case is not the only civil rape case filed against Halliburton/KBR, nor is rape of American co-workers the only instance of grossly lawless conduct by private military contractors in Iraq. Earlier this year, the private military contracting firm Blackwater was the center of a scandal when its employees were accused of murdering innocent Iraqi civilians.
The Bottom Line
There is a lot to say about this terrible state of affairs, but we have a responsibility to get to the heart of the matter. Here it is:
If we want to hold the individual rapists accountable, you have to hold the corporations they work for accountable. And if you want to hold the corporations accountable, you have to hold the corporation's investors accountable.
This is the real bottom line of the lawless culture of Corporate America.
First, let's be clear what we mean when we say we will hold the investors accountable. We're not talking about jail time; we're talking about the complete loss of their investment. We're talking about the loss of the corporate charter and extremely high damages payments to the victims of companies that make a business of inhumanity, foster a culture of inhumanity among their employees, and then imprison the victims brutally raped by their employees during their leisure time. We're talking about this investor and that investor waking up in New York City to find that he or she just lost 50 million dollars because Halliburton no longer exists, all its assets have been seized by the government, and the stock he owns in that corporation is no longer real.
Why should thousands of investors suffer for the lawless conduct of a few ignorant, unstable, and violent "Bad Apples"? Investors must suffer because the lawlessness of these individual criminals is a product of the lawlessness of the corporate business structure that has for too long enabled investors to benefit from criminal inhumanity. The lawlessness of the corporate business structure is built upon the financial interests of investors who come to depend on (1) receiving corporate profits, (2) not having to know the criminal, unethical, and harmful conduct that helped generate those profits, and (3) not having to risk the appropriate consequences that follow from being an accomplice after the fact to gang rape and for committing an act of kidnapping.
The question with which the Halliburton Rape Cases confront us is whether corporations should be able to retain their right to do business after participating in brutal crimes of the highest degree? It is not acceptable to avoid this question simply because so much wealth and power is invested in allowing corporations to go on "business as usual," no matter what crimes are committed with corporate cooperation and protection.
Imagine Jamie Leigh Jones was your daughter, your sister, or your mother? Why should we treat the corporation that participated in her gang rape any differently than the individuals who were selected, conditioned, and sponsored by the corporation when they raped her? Would we find it acceptable to allow these individuals to continue living, working, profiting, enjoying their freedom as usual simply because other individuals had an interest in these individuals' crimes being ignored?
How would you feel about the corporation that locked your daughter, sister, wife or mother in a shipping container box under threats and armed guards after being drugged and brutalized by the corporation's employees? Would you not feel rage every time you saw that corporation continue to accumulate profits after this type of criminal conduct? Would you not feel rage every time you saw one of your daughter's, sister's, wife's or mother's rapists on the job, living free among society, after having paid a mere fine for his crimes?
Allocating Risk
In a report by the news show 20/20, correspondent Brian Ross asks the rape victim, "Weren't you worried [about going to Iraq to work for Halliburton/KBR]?" No matter what other information Ross hoped to gain by this question, we must appreciate how seriously inappropriate the question is because it implies that the victim of the gang rape "should have known better" and was somehow responsible for the brutal attack she suffered.
It is seriously inappropriate not just because it inflicts a further wound upon the victim, but also because the risk at issue is precisely the risk that society is protecting investors from having to take responsibility. Implying that this young woman should take responsibility for this risk is absolutely unacceptable.
It is not Jamie Leigh Jones who is responsible for Halliburton/KBR's inhumane and criminal conduct; it is the investors who own Halliburton/KBR stock. Their responsibility extends not from knowledge of how Halliburton executives were running the business, but from the fact that the investors sought to profit from whatever type of business conduct Halliburton executives chose to pursue. Such investors ought to be responsible for the risk that the executives of the company in which they are invested might through their criminal conduct cause the corporation to be sentenced to loss of its corporate charter and assets, among other penalties.
It is simply unacceptable that a corporation can participate in the gang rape of my daughter, sister, wife or mother and continue to do business. The economic fallout of such conduct may seem extreme, but it is not nearly as extreme as the inhumanity of a world ruled by corporate lawlessness.
Terminating Halliburton/KBR's corporate charters and seizing their assets so that investors are held responsible for the high crimes of the corporations in which they invest is nothing like a "death sentence." The corporation is not a living being.
And the living beings who invest in the corporation do not have their capacity to earn a living diminished; they do not even lose any earnings or assets derived from other sources. All they lose are the profits associated with investing in a risky criminal enterprise, which is what Halliburton/KBR have proved themselves to be.
As for the thousands of employees who depend upon the existence of Halliburton/KBR, it is in the interest of American society for its government to provide special unemployment and job retraining benefits for employees of corporations terminated for criminal conduct than to allow such corporations to continue conducting business above the law.
In recent decades, the American worker has learned that his or her job may disappear for any number of reasons handed down from the corporate headquarters: outsourcing, health insurance costs, union wages, mergers, downsizing. It would likely diminish the frequency of such announcements if now and then the reason jobs were being lost was handed down from the criminal justice system and involved even harsher penalties for the executives and investors who usually benefit when the worker loses. Don't let protecting the worker be used as an excuse for protecting corporate investors who profit from gang rape of your daughter, sister, wife or mother.
Our corporations have for over two hundred years sponsored the evolution of a complex legal structure that protects corporations and their investors from criminal and civil liability at nearly every turn. The Halliburton Rape cases are just the latest, deeply upsetting example of this lawlessness. If they make you want to draw the line on such lawlessness, here is that bottom line we have to draw: We have to make investors suffer the consequences of risking their money on corporations run by criminals. It is not for our daughters, sisters, wives or mothers to bear that burden for the investing class in America.
Hank Edson is an author, activist and attorney based in San Francisco. His blog, "MP3—My Politics and Progressive Perspective," can be found at: http://hankedson.squarespace.com/ .


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Dr. Warren Meretsky of Lauderdale by the Sea passed away Tuesday, December 4th at the age of 60. Dr. Meretsky was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Windsor, Ontario Canada. He attended undergraduate school at The Ohio State University and University of Detroit. After graduating from the University of Detroit Dental School in 1976 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree he moved to Fort Lauderdale. He established a successful dental practice where patients loved him and laughed with him. Dr. Meretsky had a career change in 1993 and in 1995, after embracing the financial services industry; he received a degree in Financial Planning from Nova Southeastern University School of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Warren was an avid reader, enjoyed playing the piano, and golf with his son, Christopher. He loved to study and speak Italian just for the joy of learning another language. He adored his family and was always happy to tell you so. Warren was a loving husband, a devoted father and a loyal friend. He was a wonderful listener and always made a point to stay in touch with friends. He took pride in everything he did and dressed impeccably. Warren loved to laugh and had a wonderful dry sense of humor. His integrity was very important to him and showed in everything he did.
Warren is survived by his loving devoted wife of 20 years, Anne Marie (Pancallo), his adoring son Christopher, his devoted daughter Nicole, and son Adam from a previous marriage. Warren was predeceased by his mother Eleanor; father Irving "Toots", Sister Lynn and Brother Ross.
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Head torch lit, at the stroke of sunset you start running. There's 50 miles and 9000 ft of ascent ahead of you, only14 hours and 6 minutes until sunrise, and the Grim Sweeper is giving chase... Can you stay ahead of him and reach the finish by dawn?
The event takes place on 27th October 2012. Starting at Losehill Hall, Castleton, Derbyshire. (Peak District)
The event costs £25 (+ RW online booking fee). All competitors will get a warm welcome and a hot meal (breakfast) at the finish.
Entrants can book the package option that includes accommodation (additional £23.50) at Losehill Hall afterwards.
It's going to be fun!
More information and online booking can be found on Runners World Events listings http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/foundevents.asp?evntTitle=dusk+%27til+dawn&evntDate=a%3Afut&distance=&county=&area=&distanceFromHome=&evntSurface=&evntGround=&evntWheelChairAccessible=&ms=&sp=&v=2
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Sounds interesting for sure.
The most challenging feature of the race, will be maintaining a fast rate of progress, over that sort of terrain, during the dark.
You'd need to average about 3.5mph overall, which sounds easy, but factor in the hills and the dark and it becomes more of a challenge!
Ok I'm in - love the Peak District, and the date is good
.......and I have a score to settle with Cave Dale
Well you'll get to settle the score, Cave Dale is 5 miles into the route! There are only 5 spots left for race only package, so you got in just in time Rich!
Nice one.
Yes, I died a million deaths on Cave Dale in the High Peaks 40 Challenge - hitting it early will make it a fair fight!!
Demand has been very high and we are now left with only Package 2 (which includes accommodation at Losehill Hall).
Package 1 (race only) has sold out, only since Monday. There are 30+ places on Package 2, remaining. I've amended the RW online booking system, to leave just that option. Same goes for the paper entry form.
Best to consider booking soon to secure a spot.
Did anybody do this at the weekend? I would love to read a race report if you did because I was very close to entering earlier this year and love the idea of the race.
HI shawk.
There are a few race reports around already. The feedback on the race has been wonderful, despite the last few hours of cold wet weather!
There are a lot of comments in "post by others" on the Facebook timeline for the event https://www.facebook.com/#!/dusktildawnultra
Event winner Charlie Sharpe also wrote his race report, here.
Race entries for 2013 are going to open next week. They sold out in 4 days last year, and the event was hugely popular with amazing feedback.
Keep an eye on the Facebook pages for Beyond Marathon and dusktildawnultra, it's likely to sell out even fast this time!
Really enjoyed this race - thoroughly recommend


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a golden handshake
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