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Every day is "take your kids to work day" when you're Donald Trump — at least it's starting to seem that way. The president-elect met Wednesday with top technology executives in Trump Tower in New York City, and it turned out that his adult children Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump had come along for the ride:
Look who's sitting at the head of the table in Trump's official meeting with tech CEO's: Don Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump. pic.twitter.com/xUYo3QL0g7
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) December 14, 2016
Also in the room were Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk, Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Larry Page and Eric E. Schmidt of Google parent Alphabet, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, along with several other tech leaders.
Notably, Trump has vowed to put his business in a "blind trust" run by Donald Jr. and Eric. Already the "blindness" of such a trust is suspect as a true blind trust is run by an independent trustee — and typically, not trustees that accompany the U.S. president to major conversations about the tech industry. Jeva Lange
This Nevada Republican Senate candidate may have gravely miscalculated his attack on Ivanka Trump
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian could not have picked a poorer time to potentially provoke President Trump. Tarkanian attacked his primary opponent, incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R), on Nevada radio station KBET on Thursday, claiming Heller "talks to Ivanka Trump all the time. Well, Ivanka Trump was a Democrat, and she's very, very moderate to liberal, compared to the Republican base."
Here's the audio! I'm guessing Bannon backed Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian attacking Ivanka won't sit well with @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/lqS54hJeyS
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 22, 2018
Tarkanian, who is backed by Trump's former chief strategist Stephen Bannon, apparently miscalculated: "Ivanka Trump is viewed favorably by 81 percent of Republicans," CNN notes. Tarkanian's attack was apparently intended as an "effort to capture voters who bought into Trump's campaign pledges and are loyal to the president, but suspicious of those around him in Washington — particularly on Capitol Hill."
Heller is one of the most endangered Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections; if he wins the June 12 Republican primary, he will face off against Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen this fall. Trump has expressed his irritation with Heller, who voted against an ObamaCare repeal last year, threatening "he wants to remain a senator, doesn't he?" Still, the Las Vegas Review-Journal claimed earlier this month that whatever path to victory Tarkanian may have once had against Heller, it now "no longer exists."
In an email to CNN, Tarkanian clarified that he "did not say nor mean to infer a relationship with Ivanka is a bad thing. It is a good thing. She is the daughter of the president." Jeva Lange
President Trump on Thursday threatened to punish the entire state of California for not adhering to his preferred immigration policy.
Specifically, Trump said he was considering removing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from the state because of its newly adopted statewide "sanctuary" status, which provides some protections for undocumented immigrants. His remarks came suddenly, The Washington Times reports, during a meeting on school safety at the White House and after he spent nearly a minute explaining why California so desperately needed a strong ICE presence.
"Frankly, if I wanted to pull our people from California, you would have a crime nest like you've never seen in California," Trump said, after complaining that the state was not doing enough to deport undocumented criminals in gangs like MS-13. "All I'd have to do is say: 'ICE and border patrol, let California alone.'"
"You'd see crime like nobody's ever seen crime in this country," he continued, calling the state's sanctuary status "a disgrace." He also predicted that if he did pull federal border enforcement agents, California would long desperately for their return: "In two months they'd be begging for us to come back. And you know what? I'm thinking about doing it."
Watch his remarks below. Kelly O'Meara Morales
Trump says he's thinking about pulling ICE from California https://t.co/1DQIIwOxyZ pic.twitter.com/moZLRzoc2u
— KION News 5 46 (@KION546) February 22, 2018
Democratic senators claim that border agents lack the software to detect whether a passport is forged
The U.S. may have a serious fake passport problem, two Democratic senators say.
In a letter Thursday to Kevin McAleenan, the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Sens. Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.) claim that the law enforcement agency lacks "the software necessary to authenticate the information stored on" newer passports, which have been outfitted with smart chips. These so-called e-Passports bear chips that store traveler data that has been locked with verified digital signatures. Border Patrol agents are supposed to be able to access the chips and verify their information through dedicated machines.
But while CBP agents at airports and border crossings can in fact download the data off of the smart chips, Wyden and McCaskill write that the agency's software actually "cannot verify the digital signatures stored on the e-Passport chips." Without signature verification, CBP is "unable to determine" whether an individual's passport may have been "tampered with or forged," the senators claim.
Wyden and McCaskill say that CBP has had this e-Passport verification problem since 2007 because of the software deficit. Moreover, the senators claim that the agency has known this security gap exists since 2010, when the government released a report on the matter. Roughly 60 countries issue e-Passports to their citizens, including Iran, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey, Sweden, and the U.S.
"It is past time for CBP to utilize the digital security features it required be built into e-Passports," the duo writes, calling for the agency to "develop and implement a plan to properly authenticate e-Passports by Jan. 1, 2019." Read the letter to CBP here. Kelly O'Meara Morales
President Trump announced his support of stricter gun laws Thursday morning, but during a meeting about school safety later in the afternoon, he suggested he might take it a step further and target violent media as well. "A lot of bad things are happening to young kids and young minds and their minds are being formed," Trump said. "We have to do something about maybe what they're seeing, and how they're seeing it."
Trump specifically singled out video games — "I am hearing more and more people say the level of violence in video games is really shaping young people's thoughts" — as well as movies. "A kid is able to see the movie if sex isn't involved but killing is involved," the president claimed.
Violent movies and video games have long been a topic of intense debate. Studies, though, have inconclusively linked violent media to real world aggression: "Research done by the U.S. Secret Service and our laboratories have both found that less than 20 percent of school shooters played violent video games with any amount of regularity," writes Rolling Stone. "Not only is interest in violent video games rare among school shooters, these perpetrators express much less interest in this violent medium than most other individuals."
Trump concluded cryptically: "The fact is, you are having movies come out that are so violent, with the killing and everything else, that maybe that's another thing that we're going to have to discuss." Watch his comments below. Jeva Lange
In a meeting that was theoretically about school safety, Trump brought up MS-13 and how they like to use knives (not guns), he threatened to pull ICE from California, and he said we "have to talk about" the internet, video games and movies because they're violent pic.twitter.com/4JXqHEzdhK
— Lis Power (@LisPower1) February 22, 2018
Haitian and Salvadoran immigrants are suing Trump over his 'racially discriminatory immigration agenda'
President Trump is being sued for promoting a "racially discriminatory immigration agenda," The Associated Press reported Thursday.
A lawsuit filed to a federal court Thursday on behalf of Haitian and Salvadoran immigrants claims that the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status — a program that shielded them from deportation on the grounds that conditions in their home country are unsafe — because the president is prejudiced against black and Latino immigrants. Trump announced in November that he would end TPS for Haitians and followed up in January with an end to the program for Salvadorans, claiming that both countries have recovered sufficiently from the natural disasters that had justified the TPS protections.
But removing the protections is "nothing but a thin pretextual smoke screen for a racially discriminatory immigration agenda," the lawsuit claims. AP says that the suit specifically notes remarks that Trump made during his presidential campaign disparaging immigrants, including when he called Mexicans "rapists." The suit also cites reports that Trump said that Haitians who came to the U.S. in 2017 "all have AIDS," as well as the reports that Trump referred to African nations as "s--tholes" last month.
The goal of the lawsuit, which was filed by Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, is to prevent the Trump administration from removing the TPS protections. If the lawsuit does not succeed, Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. under TPS would have to leave the country July 22, 2019. Salvadorans would have to leave by Sept. 9, 2019.
Salvadorans were granted TPS after devastating earthquakes in 2001, while Haitians were included in 2010 after a massive quake struck the island. There are reportedly almost 200,000 Salvadorans and close to 59,000 Haitians who are currently in the U.S. under TPS. Kelly O'Meara Morales
Not everyone could cause Snap to lose $1.5 billion in market value with a single tweet, but then again, not everyone is Kylie Jenner. The 20-year-old's declaration Wednesday that she does not open Snapchat anymore potentially caused a slide Thursday that found shares tumbling more than 7 percent, ZeroHedge reports, effectively erasing "most" of the social media company's "post-earnings climb."
sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad.
— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) February 21, 2018
Snapchat infuriated users with an update earlier this month, which prompted more than a million people to sign a petition called "Remove the new Snapchat update."
$SNAP fell as much as 7% after Kylie Jenner tweeted that she doesn't open Snapchat anymore pic.twitter.com/yufmZi3Ftt
— Joe Easton (@marketsjoe) February 22, 2018
"While the recent redesign of [Snap's] flagship app could produce positive long-term benefits, [there is a] significant jump in negative app reviews since the redesign was pushed out a few weeks ago, which could result in a decline in users and user engagement, and could negatively impact financial results," Citigroup analysts Mark May and Hao Yan wrote, as reported by Markets Insider. Jeva Lange
The NRA's Dana Loesch claims that 'many in legacy media love mass shootings' because 'crying white mothers' are good for ratings
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch on Thursday attacked the "legacy media" for supposedly profiting off of mass shootings.
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, Loesch warned her crowd she was going to make "controversial" remarks. She then stooped over the microphone and spoke slowly, pausing in between each word: "Many in legacy media love mass shootings." As the crowd applauded, Loesch looked directly at the journalists in the back of the room and said, "You guys love it."
"Now I'm not saying that you love the tragedy," she continued, "but I am saying you love the ratings." She added: "Crying white mothers are ratings gold to you." Loesch noted that her choice to highlight "crying white mothers" was intentional, because "there are thousands of grieving black mothers in Chicago every weekend and you don't see town halls for them, do you?" Loesch on Wednesday night attended a CNN town hall with the survivors of the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed by a teenager with a semiautomatic rifle.
"Where's the CNN town hall for Chicago? Where's the CNN town hall for sanctuary cities?" she asked. Watch her remarks (which start at 0:20) below. Kelly O'Meara Morales


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The activities of the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division of Narcotic Drugs in supporting national laboratories
Training of scientists
Strengthening of national narcotics laboratories
Provision of technical information and publication
Collaboration with national narcotics laboratories
Author: United Nations Secretariat
Pages: 69 to 74
Creation Date: 1984/01/01
The activities of the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division of Narcotic Drugs in supporting national laboratoriesUnited Nations Secretariat
Since the establishment of the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division of Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations Secretariat in 1954, in accordance with resolution 834 (IX) of the United Nations General Assembly, the activities of the Narcotics Laboratory Section have developed according to the recommendations of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The Narcotics Laboratory Section carried out research on opium, cannabis, khat and codeine.
The current programme of the Laboratory Section includes the following activities:
Providing training in drug identification techniques to scientists, primarily from developing countries, and developing training standards;
Strengthening national narcotics laboratories in developing countries, including the procurement of basic laboratory equipment;
Developing standard testing methods applicable in developing countries;
Providing reference samples for analytical and research purposes;
Providing scientific and technical information on drugs of abuse;
Collaborating with national narcotics laboratories.
Training of scientists
The laboratory chemist at a national narcotics laboratory identifies and analyses suspected material seized in the illicit drug traffic and prepares evidence for legal proceedings. These activities require accuracy and precision in order to ensure the prosecution of guilty persons and, also, the protection of innocent persons. Therefore, laboratory chemists who are assigned such tasks must possess at least basic skills in methods of identifying and analyzing narcotic and psychotropic substances. If the chemists do not possess such skills, they should be given the opportunity for training in order to acquire them. The trained chemists would then ensure the appropriate application of analytical techniques to the identification and analysis of material most commonly encountered in their respective country or region, and provide continuous operation and maintenance of the equipment available to them.
Since 1958, the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division of Narcotic Drugs has provided training for scientists, primarily from developing countries, in methods for the identification and analysis of drugs most commonly encountered in the illicit traffic. by the end of 1983, 144 scientists from 60 countries received such training.
The organization, timing and contents of training programmes have been designed to be of maximum benefit to those receiving training. Emphasis is now placed on group training, based on language or geographical region to which the trainees belong, in order to shorten the period of general information required at the beginning of the training programme. In designing and implementing training programmes, the Narcotics Laboratory Section takes into account variations in the qualifications of trainees and the frequent lack of uniformity in the equipment available in respective national laboratories. In addition, the necessary technical and scientific information is scarce in developing countries. These considerations have made it necessary to establish standard requirements for effective training so that the knowledge gained can be immediately put to use on the return of the trainees to their own countries.
The Division of Narcotics Drug is preparing a manual on the basic needs of narcotics laboratories in terms of skill requirements of personnel and equipment necessary for the effective functioning of a narcotics laboratory. It is hoped that this manual, together with the refinement of criteria and uniform requirements for the awarding of training certificates, will help to broaden the scope of the training programme by making it possible to decentralize training so that it can be carried out at other suitable centres. The manual is being prepared in co-operation with competent national authorities and in collaboration with experts in the field of the identification and analysis of drugs of abuse.
Strengthening of national narcotics laboratories
The Narcotics Laboratory Section provides assistance, upon request, to national authorities in developing countries most affected by the illicit traffic in drugs who wish to strengthen or to establish narcotics laboratories. Such assistance includes the procurement of basic laboratory equipment, reference books and standard texts as well as the provision of reference samples that are necessary for analytical and research purposes.
The constantly changing pattern of illicit drug traffic has confronted customs and frontier control officials of the Governments of transit countries with the difficult and challenging tasks of finding and identifying the drugs being smuggled. The task of identification is especially difficult at remote frontier crossing points which are far away from well-equipped forensic narcotic laboratories.
Recognizing this problem, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at its twenty-ninth session in February 1981 recommended, within the long-term strategy and the United Nations basic five-year programme of action, that the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division of Narcotic Drugs should improve methods for the rapid identification of substances seized in the illicit traffic by the use of low cost practical kits and should train fellowship holders, particularly from developing countries, in methods of identifying and analysing drugs of abuse. 1 The General Assembly in its resolution 36/168 of 16 December 1981, adopted the International Drug Control Strategy, which included the above stated recommendation.
A State's first line of defence against illicit traffic is at frontiers, harbours, ports, airports and other entry points. If traffickers and their couriers succeed in passing these points undetected, consignments of drugs are often rapidly broken down into retail quantities, and their removal from the illicit traffic becomes much more difficult. The use of the kits by customs and other frontier control personnel is expected to be a useful tool in interdicting illicit traffic and helping to ensure that illicit drugs do not enter the territory of the States concerned.
The kits have been designed to take account of the drugs most likely to be encountered in illicit traffic in particular regions of the world. Thus, for example, when the Divisions records show that opiates are the drugs most frequently smuggled in a given region, the kits made available to enforcement agencies in that region will contain a high proportion of reagents to facilitate the detection of opiates.
It was essential that the kits be easy to use and sturdy enough to resist harsh climatic and other conditions which are often a feature of remote frontier crossing points and sea ports where controls must be effected.
Kits have now been prepared and are supplied by the Division of Narcotic Drugs with financial support from the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control and with administrative assistance provided by the Government of Austria. The kit incorporates a simple and rapid test adapted for the detection of methaqualone: illicit traffic in methaqualone has recently been increasing world-wide and has, in particular, been a problem in a number of developing countries. The preparation of kits for identification of drugs of abuse in the field is in line with the United Nations policy of providing maximum possible assistance to those countries which need such help to fulfil their international drug control obligations.
1 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1981. Supplement No. 4 (E/1981/24), pp. 78-106.
In order to facilitate the presentation of cases of drug trafficking by law enforcement authorities to the appropriate judicial bodies, the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division is undertaking a project aimed at strengthening the law enforcement component of the functions of national narcotics laboratories. This project includes, inter alia, devising practical methods of co-operation between narcotics laboratories and police and prosecution authorities at the local, national and regional levels and developing standard testing methods and a standard international form for use by laboratories in transmitting the results of the analyses of seized drugs to legal authorities. For this purpose, the Narcotics Laboratory Section plans to undertake the preparation of a manual on recommended testing methods for the identification and analysis of drugs of abuse most commonly encountered in illicit traffic.
Provision of technical information and publication
The Divisions's extensive scientific literature collection on drugs of abuse is being systematically expanded and updated. Plans are under way for the introduction of electronic data processing, with a view to strengthening the collection, retrieval, exchange and dissemination of information through a reference centre that broadly covers the major areas of international drug control.
In response to a request of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2 and pursuant to the International Drug Abuse Control Strategy 3 , the Division of Narcotic Drugs has published the Multilingual Dictionary of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Under International Control. 4 The Dictionary, which replaces the earlier Multilingual List of Narcotic Drugs Under International Control, 5 is designed to serve as a reference manual to assist concerned national and international authorities in their drug control activities, particularly those authorities whose tasks have been made difficult by a variety of names for products containing controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The languages used are English, French, Russian and Spanish. In addition, the principal names of the drugs in Arabic and Chinese are listed alphabetically in annexes.
2 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1977. Supplement No. 7. E/5933, p. 65.
3 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1981. Supplement No.4. E/1981/24, p. 92.
4 Multilingual Dictionary of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F/R/S.83.XI.5).
5 Multilingual List of Narcotic Drugs under International Control (United Nations publication. Sales No. A/C/E/F/R/S.69.XI. 1).
The Dictionary includes substances under international control by virtue of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; 6 the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention; 7 and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971. 8 In addition, the Dictionary provides information received in response to an inquiry sent to all Governments concerning the names used for substances under international control, as well as for preparations containing such substances.
The Dictionary can help to identify controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances among components of pharmaceutical products. A vast and growing number of such pharmaceutical products, under a variety of trade names, is available in legitimate commerce. Many are, unfortunately, subject to diversion into the illicit market. In order to counter such diversion of drugs, law enforcement officials should have ready access to a reference publication to identify suspected substances by name.
The Dictionaryalso identifies many vernacular names that are employed by drug users to describe illicit drugs. The listing of vernacular names will assist drug law enforcement officers to identify more precisely drugs of abuse when such drugs are being described by the individuals dealing with them illegally.
The Dictionary is an additional working tool that is expected to be particularly valuable for officials of customs and related services involved in the fight against drug trafficking. Similarly, officials concerned with monitoring legitimate commerce need to have quick access to the information on the nature of substances that are being traded in order to establish whether trade in these substances is in conformity with national legislation and with the international drug control treaties. It is hoped that the Dictionary will help in performing these duties.
The Multilingual Dictionary will be updated, as necessary, to provide new information on the substances dealt with therein and on those substances newly brought under international control.
6 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. 1961 (United Nations publication, Sales No. 62/XI.1).
7 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. 1961. as Amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. 1961 (United Nations publication, Sales No. A/C/E/F/R/S.77.XI.3).
8 Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971 (United Nations publication, Sales No. A/C/E/F/R/S.78.XI.3).
Collaboration with national narcotics laboratories
The activities described above as well as other laboratory activities aimed at promoting measures against illicit traffic need to be further strengthened and coordinated through the establishment of a network of collaborating laboratories which would contribute to the improvement of effective co-operation between scientific and law enforcement agencies at the national and international levels in their drug control activities. To this end the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, at its twenty-ninth session, directed the Division to implement a project aimed at developing a network of collaborating laboratories and promoting the exchange of information on appropriate analytical techniques for the analysis of drugs seized in illicit traffic. At its thirtieth session and eight special session, the Commission reaffirmed the need for such collaboration.
In response to this directive, the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division, in collaboration with national narcotics laboratories, is preparing a manual on basic equipment and skill requirements for staff at narcotics laboratories. In addition, through collaboration with national narcotics laboratories, the Division is collecting and processing information on analytical testing methods used by these laboratories for identifying and analyzing drugs under international control. The Division is also gathering information on procedures used to present the results of chemical analysis to courts of law with a view to standardizing such procedures.
Reference samples of drugs as well as scientific and any other relevant information available to the Narcotics Laboratory Section, are being provided to collaborating laboratories. The Division also intends to promote the exchange of experience gained by national narcotics laboratories. In this connection, it is also hoped that collaborating laboratories will be able to provide the Division with information about new developments and trends, ongoing activities and other laboratory aspects relating to countermeasures against drug trafficking that may be of interest to narcotics laboratories of other countries.
The constant increase and changing pattern in the illicit production, trafficking, transiting and abuse of drugs require intensified efforts to promote international co-operation in combating the illicit drug traffic and drug abuse which present an increasing threat to the international community. In the complex world-wide effort to combat the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, national narcotics laboratories have an important role to play, and the Division of Narcotic Drugs, through its Narcotics Laboratory Section, fulfils a clearing house function and also helps to establish international standards for consistent action in assisting national laboratories to carry out their difficult tasks.

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Originally posted by 1251alex:
Be serious bro. If Alex does that s**t and we lose the game, a certain poster named Brian would be having a field day.
If Smith was stupid enough to run out of bounds, instead of going for the easy touchdown, AND we lost the game because of it. My posts would get drowned out by every poster in this forum seeking to hang Alex Smith from the highest tree. At that point, I would be one of the few defending him.
So, Smith is a genius then?


text: › Scholarships » Paul and Daisy Soros Home Scholarship Details Recommendation Tips Student Essay Tips Links Plan a Visit ›Apply Now ›Give to Furman › Main Content Column 1Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Purpose: This program is established in recognition of the contributions new Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family. The fellowships provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished new Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. A fellow may pursue a graduate degree in any professional field or scholarly discipline in the arts (including fine arts and performing arts), humanities, social sciences, and sciences at any accredited graduate program in the United States. Eligibility: A "New American" is an individual who has applied for naturalization, has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. "Applied for naturalization" includes possession of an INS green card and more than one year of IRS filings. Those eligible are New Americans between the ages of 20 and 28 who are seniors in college, recent recipients of a bachelor's degree, or graduate students. The Scholarship: Each fellowship carries a personal stipend and a tuition grant of one-half of the tuition cost of the graduate program attended by the Fellow (paid directly to the institution). The award is for up to two years, with the possibility of a third year. Thirty fellowships are offered each year. Selection Criteria: Candidates must demonstrate the relevance of graduate education to their long-term career goals and its potential in enhancing their contributions to society. Fellowships are not awarded solely on the basis of academic record. A successful candidate will give evidence of satisfying at least two of the following three criteria: (1) Creativity, originality and initiative, demonstrated in any area; (2) Commitment to and capacity for accomplishment, demonstrated through activity that has required drive and sustained effort; and (3) Commitment to the values expressed in the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution. Application: Includes an information form, two essays on specified topics, and documentation of the applicant's "new American" status. References: Two letters of recommendation and a letter of endorsement. For additional information: Visit the Soros Fellowships website.


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It's no secret we love Glee, but the video is a little strange.
According to a press release from Hulu, the music video is actually a clip from the 'The Power of Madonna' episode, scheduled to air on April 20, which is interesting because it is a full-length music video! Also in the video are Chris Colfer and Amber Riley, so we think this number might come into play when Sue is trying to lure Kurt and Mercedes away from glee club and get them to join the Cheerios.


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First Steep
A pretty strong malty smell. Flavor is still malty, but not nearly as strong, and has more of a bitter taste. Aftertaste is surprisingly sweet, and lingers only for a few seconds.
Actually a bit better than I expected, though I would still like to try it with honey or something for the second steep. Enjoyable.
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One of the most important safety gear to have if you're a motorcycle rider is a protective motorcycle helmet. Wearing a high-quality helmet can spell the difference between leveling up on your road trip and "game over."
Because of the passage of the Motorcycle Helmet Act at the start of the year, all riders are now required to wear helmets that have passed the standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and have ICC stickers. There are a handful of brands that are certified, including Spyder, a major sporting brand in the
country that specializes in high-performance athletic gear. Spyder helmets bear the marks of excellence and safety, so they're a very good investment.
They promise safety above all, but they don't scrimp on convenience, functionality and style either.
Spyder has some really awesome designed helmets including the geeky cool Team Unite series that I've been lusting over. Wearing any of the models [Phoenix Unite: White/Blue/Red, Recon Unite: Red/Gold and Xcelerate 2.0] will make anyone feel like a bad-ass superhero. They also have a special edition Bushido design under the Recon line that will make you want to unleash your inner road warrior.
I really loved all of those helmets. Unfortunately, the ones I tried at a Spyder stall in a mall were way too big for me 🙁 They're also full-faced helmets, and I prefer using open faced ones since it doesn't get as hot in city traffic. I'm also afraid that if I had a helmet as cool as those, someone would eventually steal it.
One of Spyder's latest helmet lines to come out is called Reboot, one of three open-faced helmet lines (the others are Tyro and Sage). Based on looks alone, Reboot is a sleek helmet that can be used for errands around town, casual city rides, and leisurely day trips out of town. The design is somewhat flashy, which is a good thing in helmets, because it adds to your visibility on the road. Here are a few of the features that make the helmet stand out:
1) Designed for safety
It's no secret that many motorcycle accidents in the country come from riders not wearing helmets or wearing substandard ones. Spyder helmets were designed with safety in mind, and come with an ABS Composite Shell. Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is an advanced high impact polymer and fast becoming the preferred material for helmets, because of its ability to withstand impact. The material is less rigid than fiberglass, giving it better shock absorption qualities.
2) Made from high quality materials
The Spyder Reboot helmet also comes with a Dual Density EPS liner, a soft but firm layer of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) that rests just beneath the fabric inner liner. This layer absorbs most of the energy in a crash and also provides channels to direct airflow inside the helmet.
3) Scratch resistant visor
The visor is Polycarbonate Scratch resistant, making it thinner and lighter than traditional plastic helmet lenses. The visors also offer 100 percent ultraviolet (UV) protection and are up to ten times more impact-resistant than regular plastic lenses.
4) Removable inner lining
The lining of the helmet is completely removable and washable, and is said to dry faster than other polyester liners. The lining is made of an ultra-absorbent, quick-dry inner liners wicks moisture away from your head and into the interior of the helmet, where the ventilation system at the back of the helmet blows it dry.
5) Rapid release buckles
The helmet comes equipped with rapid-release buckles that can quickly and easily be fastened and unfastened with one hand. This quick release retention system eliminates the need to re-adjust the strap every time the helmet is worn. My problem with the buckle is that it kind of grated against my skin. This was remedied by wearing headware as a dustmask which covered my chin and the part where the strap goes on.
Anyone can see that this is one cool looking helmet. The graphic lightning bolt pattern makes it look really tough and gives riders an added stat boost of +10 astig points just by wearing it alone. It sure beats the boring plain black helmet that I purchased in Caloocan last year just to fulfill the ICC sticker requirement, and is definitely way, way cooler than the cheapo half-shell type helmet with cartoon characters and flowers on the side that I had to cover with stickers. (True story)
The Spyder Reboot helmet comes in a set of cool colors that may remind you of a certain superhero team that transforms to fight giant robots and kaijus. Of the color choices, I immediately gravitated towards the Black/Red helmet, since they're my favorite colors. Plus, the helmet matches my scooter Chocobo. Sweet!
The helmet size I got isn't really a perfect fit. I got M, when I really think I should be using an S, but the size wasn't available. It felt a bit loose during my solo test ride to Sierra Madre and back a couple of weeks ago. Again, headware came to the rescue. I folded one over, stuffed it inside and readjusted the straps so it
fits better.
It seems to fit my husband (OutsideSlacker) more. He keeps stealing it anyway (as well as my scooter, since his motorcycle needs to undergo a major overhaul). At least we both can use it.
So, who do you think wore it better?
PRICE: The Spyder Reboot helmet costs P1,795.00
WHERE TO BUY IT: Spyder helmets are available in Spyder branches and outlets in malls nationwide. To search for your nearest dealer or store branch, select your area/city here: http://www.teamspyder.com/dealer. Some helmet models are also available for online purchase through Zalora.
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Using an SNL John Belushi figure Samurai Wolverine was born. I wanted rid of the body for about a year and have wanted to make another wolvie with a patch so this is what i came up with. I cut off the Belushi head and gave him a neck from a ML Blade that I've got in the works to buff up the neck and fit the wolvie head. I had to fill in the gap with sculpt and make a whole new neck joint since the inside of the figure is hollow. I then gave him removeable shoulder armor by a peg system, and shin guards(which can barely be seen) along with his Muramasa blade and a short sword i had with the figure. Topping it off with a scarf. Then I just painted him to fit a more comic-esque or cartoonish feel with the strong paint lines.
Wicked Cool !
Auron,wolve,kenshin fusion?
I really like this, is that polymer clay? I am just starting to get serious with it myself, would you mind giving me some advice on where to learn how to do stuff like this?
Everything you need to know about Wolvie is in the description. I use a variety of different sculpting materials however with stuf from Aves Apoxy sculpt to even Billy Mays Mighty Putty.
Websites such as ProCustomizers.com and Figurerealm.com all feature tutorial sections.
Websites such as ProCustomizers.com and Figurerealm.com all feature tutorial sections.
epic win
Wolverine:"Sorry Bub, my depth perception ain't what it was since(point to eyepatch), this. I'll give you 'Half' off your next order, K?"
Mr. patches! look amazing
Wolfy's trying to be Auron from FFX!
Video game cosplay, Wolverines hobby besides killing!
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Amazing! They shoulda shown that in X-Men origins!
This is FRICKIN AWESOME!!!!! I'm having a major geekgasm right now!!!!!!


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Magical Girl Day, formerly known as International Sailor Moon Day, is a convention coming up on August 5th at the Crowne Plaza Galleria in Houston, Texas.
Tickets are $18 if preordered and $20 at the door. Looks like the event focuses mostly on cosplaying and pop groups. Check out the website for information.
I believe this is the first one. We'll see if they manage to make it an annual event. It appears to be modest in size and scope, but like all such things, will grow if successful.


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A 25 year-old Belmont man was arrested Saturday evening after being chased by neighbors following a hit & run traffic collision in the Sterling Downs Neighborhood.
On Saturday, June 7, 2014 @ approx. 8:00pm, Belmont Police responded to a report of a hit and run traffic collision at the intersection of Hiller Street & Wessex Way. While en route, officers were advised that the suspect had fled the scene in a white 1994 Ford Ranger pick-up and was being pursued by a witness. The suspect fled through the Sterling Downs neighborhood and abandoned his truck in the parking lot of St. Marks Church. He then began running through nearby backyards.
As officers were searching for the suspect, it was learned that he was being detained in the rear yard of a home on Oxford Way. Upon arrival, officers found the suspect, Spencer Nymann, age 25 of Belmont, being detained by two neighbors, one of whom was armed with a pistol. The neighbor had apparently discharged the pistol into the ground while chasing Nymann. Nymann was taken into custody by officers without incident and did not sustain any injuries in either the collision or during his attempt to flee. Nymann was booked into the San Mateo County Jail in Redwood City on charges of Hit & Run causing injury and DUI.
The driver & passenger of the other vehicle involved in the collision, a 38 year-old Redwood City woman and her 5 year-old daughter were checked at the scene by Belmont Fire Department Paramedics after complaining of pain. They were released at the scene.
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Greetings on the first post-Thanksgiving FOOTBALL day, which around here always signals the start of semifinal round at the Tacoma Dome.
First, a reminder – Live Chat from the Dome starting at noon today. The Olympian's Meg Wochnick will host for the first couple hours, and I will join her mid-afternoon and take it the distance from there.
Also of note, all the semifinal games will be available on broadcast. Here is the schedule:
Today's semifinals:
1 p.m.: Capital vs. Lynden, ROOT Sports
4 p.m.: La Conner vs. MWP, WIAA Network
7 p.m.: Mount Si. vs. Bellevue, ROOT Sports
Saturday's semifinals:
10 a.m.: Mount Baker vs. Montesano, WIAA Network
11 a.m.: Royal vs. River View, WIAA Network
1 p.m.: Camas vs. Skyline, ROOT Sports (note, tape-delayed start at 4 p.m.)
1 p.m.: Liberty Christian vs. Cusick, WIAA Network
2 p.m.: Waitsburg-Prescott vs. L-R-S, WIAA Network
4 p.m.: Lummi vs. Neah Bay, WIAA Network
4 p.m.: Eastside Catholic vs. University, WIAA Network
5 p.m.: Tumwater vs. Prosser, WIAA Network
7 p.m.: Auburn vs. Bellarmine Prep, ROOT Sports
Secondly, wanted to go around the state to touch on a few of the preview stories on teams headed here this weekend:
* If you've never seen Bellevue High's Myles Jack, you are missing out. Is as dominant a defensive player as I've seen in my 18 years covering high school sports. A very interesting (and amusing) story behind his new number, told by the TNT's T.J. Cotterill.
* Wochnick details the run to rushing glory by Capital High's Kai Van Sickle.
* In our usual fashion, our All-Area football team came out on Turkey Day. Our deserving player of the year is Bellarmine Prep's Sefo Liufau.
* The Seattle Times' Jayson Jenks takes a look at HOW GOOD Bellevue's defense has been in 2012. Very good. Historic, in fact.
* Kind of amazing the year Mount Si's Trent Riley has had, considering just months ago, he had a knee injury that threatened his career, Jenks writes.
* Harold Lee's bright-colored shoes for Auburn tells you all you need to know about the Trojans' speedster, writes Sandy Ringer, of the Seattle Times.
* Always nice getting a key weapon back late in the season, and that has happened at Lynden with receiver Zach Vis (collarbone).
* Something on La Conner's road in 2012. It has been a while since the 2B school has been in the semifinals.


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I know and that's the problem, you're my weakness.
Roman: Helping you always comes at a cost. I saved Julia's life for you and now she's endangered the secret of Cyper. I gave up being a leader to my people to protect you, now Castor's in charge and now my people have turned against me. Anytime that I have to pick between you and what's best for the Atrians, I always choose you and it's always the wrong choice.
Emery: I never asked you to do any of that.
Roman: I know and that's the problem, you're my weakness.
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I bought a new muffin pan and wanted to try it out but little did I realise that the first thing I would make in them wouldn't be muffins! I decided to go down the no bake road (purely because the weather is silly hot again and I didn't want to be faffing about with the oven!).
These scrumptious beauties were so easy to prepare and are (well in my opinion) a decadent treat, that's nice to make every now and again.
Chocolate, Date & Oat Beauties!
A vegan, no bake treat
Makes 8 Servings
2 cups rolled oats
10 pitted dates
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
4 tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
150g dark chocolate (just pick your favourite vegan choc)
3 tablespoons almond milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon dark chocolate vermicelli/sprinkles – or you can just grate up a little more of your chocolate
1. Combine the oats, dates, peanut butter, vanilla, maple syrup and cinnamon in a food processor and blitz until a stiff dough comes together, grab about a tablespoon worth of mixture and squish it into a ball, if the consistency is correct it will keep its form, not fall apart. If it falls apart, it's too dry so add a little more maple syrup until you get the consistency you want, if it's too wet (it shouldn't be using the above measurements) but just in case, you can add some more oats.
2. Using a muffin tin, line each space with tin foil and pack the oat & date mixture tightly into each space, pressing it down so that it's all compacted in and forms the base of your beauties, it should fill each casing about half way.
3. To make the topping, break up the chocolate and pop in a microwavable bowl and microwave for a minute, set aside, then put the 3 tablespoons of almond milk into the microwave and cook or 30 seconds until it boils, then add it straight in to the bowl of chocolate and add the half teaspoon of vanilla, after a few minutes give it a stir, it should be lovely and smooth once you've mixed it through.
4. Using a dessert spoon, take one spoonful of the chocolate cream and pour it on top of each base, using the spoon to smooth it out and cover the whole thing, then sprinkle the top with the vermicelli and pop in the fridge for an hour for them to set.
These are seriously delicious, so keep an eye on them, as they will mysteriously disappear every time someone goes into the kitchen….
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This must be one of the deepest and darkest valleys in the life
of David.
He was pursued by King Saul. And the safest place to stay away
from Saul was to live among the Philistines, the enemies Saul
feared. David and his 600 men went to Achish, the king of Gath and
asked for his permission to let them settle in Ziklag, one of the
Philistine towns (1 Samuel 27).
For sixteen months, David and his men spent their time raiding
the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. They took for
themselves the sheep, oxen, donkeys, camels and clothing after
killing every person in the villages they attacked. "Where did you
make your raid today?" Achish would ask. And David would reply,
"Against the south of Judah and the people of Jerahmeel and the
Kenites." No one was left alive to come to Gath to testify against
David. This happened again and again while he was living among the
Philistines. Achish believed David and thought that the people of
Israel must hate David bitterly by then, and that David would stay
there and serve him forever.
About that time the Philistines gathered their armies to wage
another war with Israel. Achish asked David and his men to go and
help them fight Israel. David agreed. And Achish made David his
personal bodyguard (1 Samuel 28).
Before the battle began, the Philistine commanders rejected David
and his men. They explained to Achish that David might turn against
them and fight for Israel instead. Upon that advice, David was asked
to return to Ziklag. They arrived at Ziklag two days later. To their
horror, they found out that the Amalekites had attacked and burnt
down their town. All their women and children were taken into
captivity. The men began to weep bitterly. And they turned their
anger against David and contemplated to stone him. But David
encouraged himself in the Lord. It was there and then that he
requested the priest to bring him the ephod (1 Samuel 29 - 30).
Bringing the ephod is putting on the garment of praise to worship
God. It is time to seek God again, face to face. Looking up, and not
anywhere else! Through this move of David, everyone and everything
lost were recovered and restored. On the top of these, David was
made the king of Judah upon the death of King Saul. Seven and a half
years later, he became the king in Jerusalem over all Israel and
The ephod is a vest worn by the high priest, reaching to the
thighs, when he ministered at the altar (Exodus 28:4-14; 39:2-7).
Worn over a blue robe (Exodus 28:31-35), the ephod was made of fine
linen interwoven with pure gold, blue, purple and scarlet threads.
The ephod was fastened with a beautifully woven girdle (Exodus
28:27-28), and had shoulder straps set in two onyx stones, on which
were engraved the names of the twelve tribes. Over the chest of the
high priest was the breastplate, containing twelve stones engraved
with the tribal names of Israel. Rings was used to attach the
breastplate to the ephod. The Urim and Thummin were also joined to
the breastplate.
In the later years of the Levitical priesthood, ephods were worn
by associate priests as well as the high priest (1 Sam. 22:18)
whenever they ministered before the altar. But their ephods were
less elaborate, made of linen. Even the boy Samuel, dedicated to
serve in the Shiloh temple, wore a linen ephod (1 Sam. 2:18). David
from the tribe of Judah, although not an ordained priest or a
Levite, wore a linen ephod when he brought the ark to Jerusalem (2
Sam. 6:14; 1 Chr. 15:27).
Christ is our great High Priest (Hebrews 8:1-6). The ephod is
symbolic of Him. The white linen speaks of His absolute
righteousness. Scarlet (the color of blood) symbolizes His atoning
work on the cross; purple, His royalty; gold, His divinity. Blue,
the color of the sky, signifies Christ's origin with God the Father
in heaven.
When the priests put on their ephods, they were putting on
Christ! And Jesus made the Way to the Father possible for all men.
We can therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, to obtain
mercy and find grace in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
Like Queen Esther, she put on her royal robes and entered the inner
court where the king was (Esther 5:1). She turned an approaching
disaster of the annihilation of all the Jews into a blessing for all
the Jews with their enemies destroyed!
When times get tough and difficult, we need to put on our ephods,
enter into the Holy of Holies and worship God, standing still and
seeing the salvation of the Lord!
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Soccer: Barca, Arsenal and Monaco buoyed by Sanchez, Bony, Carrasco
The weekend saw a lot of football all over Europe and the results were exciting to say the least. While Alexis Sanchez scored a hat-trick to lift Barcelona to a 4-0 win over Elche which took them back to the top of La Liga on Sunday, Juventus ended second-placed AS Roma's unbeaten run with an emphatic 3-0 win to go eight points clear at the top as the visitors had two men sent off in less than a minute.
Here is a quick round-up of the players who starred for their teams on the action-packed weekend.
In Spain, Alexis Sanchez pumped in a hat-trick to help Barcelona beat Elche 4-0 and put them top of La Liga on goal difference ahead of Atletico Madrid, who overcame Malaga 1-0.
Despite missing Lionel Messi and Neymar, it was one-way traffic for Barca who took the lead early on through Sanchez and Pedro was also on target after 15 minutes.
Xavi Hernandez missed a penalty before Sanchez added another and completed his hat-trick with a free kick.
It was harder work for Atletico to overcome a defensive Malaga but they eventually broke the deadlock through Koke in the second half.
Barca and Atletico both have 49 points, eight more than third-placed Real Madrid, who face Celta Vigo on Monday
Image: Alexis Sanchez of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal to complete his hat-trick agaisnt Elche FC during their La Liga match at Camp Nou in Barcelona on Sunday
Photographs: David Ramos/Getty Images
Bony helps Swansea stun United in FA Cup
The FA Cup in England saw some stunning results and the one player who made the difference was Wilfried Bony.
Swansea's Bony scored a 90th-minute header saw Manchester United slump to a 2-1 home defeat in the FA Cup third round.
United have now fallen to their fourth defeat at Old Trafford in six matches.
In the other match, goals by Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky fired Premier League leaders Arsenal to a 2-0 win over local rivals Tottenham Hotspur while Chelsea and Liverpool also reached the fourth round.
Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers.
Image: Wilfried Bony of Swansea City celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FA Cup against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday
Photographs: Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Pirlo stars as Juventus beat Roma
In Italy, Serie A leaders Juventus ended second-placed AS Roma's unbeaten run with an emphatic 3-0 win on Sunday to go eight points clear at the top as the visitors had two men sent off in less than 60 seconds.
Arturo Vidal gave Juventus the lead in the 17th minute and Leonardo Bonucci turned in Andrea Pirlo's free kick three minutes after halftime to put the hosts in control.
Roma imploded late in the game after Daniele De Rossi was sent off for a two-footed lunged tackle on Giorgio Chiellini in the 75th minute.
Pirlo floated over another majestic free kick, Bonucci headed towards goal and Leandro Castan punched the ball away and was sent off. Mirko Vucinic fired in the penalty to complete the scoring and seal Juve's 10th successive league win.
Juventus have 49 points from 18 games with Roma on 41.
Image: Andrea Pirlo (left) of FC Juventus and Francesco Totti of AS Roma vie for possession during the Serie A match at Juventus Arena in Turin on Sunday
Photographs: Claudio Villa/Getty Images
Carrasco to Monaco's rescue
Things looked shaky for French club Monaco until Yannick Ferreira Carrasco scripted a change in fortune.
Carrasco helped Monaco rally to a 3-2 away win against third division side Vannes OC to reach the last 32 of the French Cup on Sunday.
Monaco twice came from behind and Carrasco netted the winner four minutes from time after Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez had cancelled our the locals' advantage.
Lorient were the only Ligue 1 team to be eliminated by lower division opponents as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at amateurs Yzeure, who play in the fourth division.
Paris St Germain's game at Stade Brest, which was scheduled on Saturday, was postponed until Tuesday (1915 GMT) because of bad weather.
Image: AS Monaco's Yannick Ferreira Carrasco is congratulated by his team-mate James Rodriguez (left) after scoring
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Rep. Charlie Rangel On Gun Control: "Some of the Southern Areas Have Cultures That We Have to Overcome"
Representative Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) was interviewed on MSNBC on gun control, by anchor Thomas Roberts, and here`s what he had to say:
[ROBERTS] – "If you're proud of what New York has done, obviously there is not going to be any perfect policy or perfect law that everybody is going to agree on from both sides saying that this is key perfection but do you think that New York, and what has been done in this state, could be used as a role model for other states that would like to enact something of New York's model?"
[RANGEL] – "Well I hope so. New York is a little different and more progressive in a lot of areas than some other states and some of the southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome."
Rep. Charlie Rangel on Guns: 'Some of the Southern Areas Have Cultures that We Have to Overcome' Craig Millward, CNS News, January 21st, 2013
So it´s OK to talk about overcoming "cultures of the southern areas" ? Just a thought experiment. How about if someone said "Some of the urban areas/minorities/immigrants have cultures that we have to overcome", how would that go over?


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All year long we've been told that the Mets are financially in good health. It's been the mantra ever since the name Bernard Madoff made headline news with his Ponzi scheme and swept the Wilpon family and Sterling Enterprises on board his swarmy carpet ride; not to mention all the livelihoods he destroyed along the way. The man surely has a place in hell perfectly decorated waiting for his arrival one day.
Needless to say – the Mets have propagated their own scheme against its fans this year and it's pretty safe to say we've all had our fill and want some form of retribution. The retribution we seek comes in the form of accountability from the top on down.
Are we to continue believing that the Mets are financially fit as a fiddle when you take into account that they've allowed Oliver Perez to stay on the roster all season, forcing the team to play a man short, just so they aren't forced to eat the remainder of his 36 million dollar contract?
Are we to believe that Alex Cora – who's credentials as a great clubhouse leader, and who's batting average hardly ever seemed to hover above .200 – suddenly out of nowhere earned his release? Of course it wasn't the fact that he was 18 games shy of automatically vesting his $2 million 2011 option? Was it?
Or Rod Barajas, who we were told was the glue to the pitching staff that couldn't be replaced, but was literally given to the Dodgers who will be paying the rest of his $500,000 salary?
Still don't think something smells rotten in Queens – and I don't mean the subway? Take the Frankie Rodriguez fiasco. He beats on his father in law, in the clubhouse in front of players and their children. He's arrested and suspended by the team for 2 days. A few days later the Mets filed a claim to convert Frankie knuckles – hat tip to Ed Leyro – contract to a non-guaranteed deal, allowing the Mets the ability to release him early next spring, and saving perhaps the remainder of his contract. Add the $3 plus million they've saved by placing him on the disqualified list already.
Before you think I'm going to defend his thuggish behavior, let me explain. Fred Wilpon I have a feeling is a fair man, a man who is willing to give others a second chance. He did just that when he brought Wally Backman back into the Met fold and signed him as the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones.
Backman's past includes a DUI and domestic violence, yet the same team willing to give Backman a managerial job – is quick to pull the trigger on releasing one of the premier closers in the game.
Don't get me wrong if it's based on principle then say it and stand by it, and for God's sake be consistent. This nonsense that the Wilpons are aghast over Frankie's behavior, but apparently a-ok with Wally Backman's is the same snake oil that Bernard Madoff was selling.
The reason Backman is around and probably WILL be next year's manager is because he makes probably a 20th of what K-Rod does. Sometimes I feel like a jilted lover with the Wilpons. I'd be happier if they just stuck their hands in my wallet and took what they want. I won't even ask for a kiss when you leave Fred.


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Paris, 1960. Europe is in the grip of the gentleman master thief The Raven. His burglaries are spectacular and he always emerges unscathed. Young hotshot investigator Nicolas Legrand stuns the public when he confronts the master thief and fatally wounds him.
London, 1964. An ancient ruby - one of the legendary 'Eyes of the Sphinx' - is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the Raven's footsteps? - Legrand is back on the case.
At the same time in Zurich a phone rings. Constable Anton Jakob Zellner looks up from behind a mountain of files. He has no idea what lies hidden in a bank vault, just a few hundred meters away from him. As he reaches for the receiver his life takes a crucial turn...
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161 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02110
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Typical of October – December, my world (along with everyone else's) went willy-nilly real fast. For me it involved unexpected surgeries, hurt, and love…all that required healing time. 😉 Life doesn't flow without the good and bad…there is a season for all whether we are ready for them or not.
Christmas was extra special for me for no reason I can put my finger on, but I'm appreciating it all the same. I guess with being a missionary kid, I'm always a little extra excited for the holiday's I get to spend with my family. I feel like I beat "big brother" and won the war. Silly, unless you've been there, I guess.
Hulkman was kind enough to share his duty as gift-passer-outer with Gremlin which was easier for all in the long run. Hulkman never seems to get the To and From right so it ends up being like musical presents every year.
It was also so very special to see Oldman waiting on his presents like a young man, instead of a hyper kiddo. He's changing. I'm so very proud of him. It's been a hard year for him and he's come out a champion!
J and I have once again looked at ourselves and gagged. Sexy, eh? How have we gone from a 25-year-old hottie to a 40-year-old ol' fart? Time to knock that crap off and get a grip! Already getting started on that which feels good (dang it)!
J's trying to get me to come up with some Resolutions, but I'm just not that kind of person. He is. I have wishes and hopes…that's as far as I can go on that front. 😉
It's amazing how many of us brink on the dawn of a new year with such hope and desire, but then quickly wonder what happened. I don't care if we start believing at the first of a year or in the middle…it takes more than hope, desire and belief to accomplish anything.
Remind me of that by January 15th, ok? 😉
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The famous German Jewish medical specialist, Dr. Wasserman today announced that he had developed a blood reaction test by which the presence of active tuberculosis germs in the body could be disclosed.
The announcement of the discovery was made by Dr. Wasserman in an interview with German newspapers.
Most people, according to Wasserman, are infected with latent tuberculosis from birth, but the healthy individuals are able to throw it off or keep the germs from spreading and becoming active. His new test will be a positive means, he declares, of determining whether children are infected with latent or active tuberculosis germs.


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Homes.com has made its contribution to the growing body of evidence pointing to a housing recovery with its Local Market Index, which uses home pricing data for the period ending May 2013, and corresponding Rebound Report.
Single-family properties were up in 83 of the top 100 markets, with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. showing the largest month-over-month gains at +6.09 index points.
Though all 100 markets posted gains last month, the company says these month-over-month changes were negligible compared to progress on a year-ago basis. Compared to last year's figures, all 100 markets improved, with three of the top five concentrated in California. The most notable year-over-year forerunner is Honolulu, Hawaii.
Meanwhile, the Rebound Report data for May 2013 pointed to a full recovery in 19 U.S. markets, compared to last month's 14. Approximately 39% of markets have recovered halfway or more.


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"Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her"
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This album is the conclusion of research conducted on theories arguing for us living in a holographic universe. The songs included are parts of a whole that moves the listener towards the idea of understanding music as a universal language that hides within a dimensional leap leading to other universes.
Each beat is a part of a primary equation and each song a piece of a second-level puzzle. The complete set is the key that defines the geometry applied to music as the binary expression of geometric mathematics that shapes the vacuum in a space confined by the laws of physics. Taking Detroit Techno as the primary basis for 30drop; this LP intends to develop this type of sound where repetition generates undefined mental structures and pads are the large dimensional containers for vacuum and space.
A trip from Detroit's minimalist, hard, and concise techno that cuts into predefined patterns and creates new boundaries to warm musical spaces in order to accommodate this new way of thinking; those are tools brought here from a future that's already past to define a LP that's a place halfway between Detroit and Berlin and has been influenced by masters like Mills, Dixon, Surgeon and German minimalism of the 90s.


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Every year I make a goal to watch all the major nominated Academy Award movies. Usually I end up watching only half of them because someone end up being too much on the R-rated side for me to stand. I don't usually watch rated R movies because I don't like watching gore, sex, language or heavy violence in my entertainment. The Oscars are usually my exception because they're supposed to be the best movies of the year.
Ryan Gosling plays Dan Dunn, an inner city junior high history teacher. He's not your average teacher as he doesn't base his teachings on the curriculum, as is able to draw his students to learn more. However he has a secret he's been hiding, he is also a drug addict. When one of his students discovers this secret, they form a bond that will either damage or strengthen their relationship.
Ryan Gosling was gosh darned good in this role. He totally deserved the Best Actor nomination he received. To me he'd always been the blond hot guy from Breaker High or Young Hercules. To most people he's the dude from The Notebook or Rachel McAdam's boyfriend. Hopefully now he can come into his own as he'll always be "Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling" every time he's billed.
Yes there is a LOT of drug use in this movie. I know that the drugs used in the movie are fake but it's uncomfortable watching the amount that is used. It's pretty disconcerting especially during the scenes when Frank gets Drey to help him out on his drug runs. I love the indie feel to the movie. It makes you feel like you are watching real life instead of some big over budgeted blockbuster. This is a movie where I cannot recommend it to everyone. It's not a movie you would go to be entertained. It's a movie that makes you think.
This movie is rated R for drug content throughout, language and sexuality.
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Pedalling penny farthings in the 21st century
While the rest of the world spends up big on carbon-fibre bicycles, 'fixies' and other fancy contraptions, one man in the Wimmera has begun manufacturing his own penny farthings. Meet the man and his family bringing 19th century bicycles back to the roads of western Victoria.
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This is a love story between Dan and Penny, a man and his bike.
Dan first discovered penny-farthings when he was a child, looking through an encyclopedia; their shape fascinated him. He couldn't get the image out of his head.
Years later as an adult, while he was working as a grain production farmer on his family's property, his dream was finally fulfilled.
To escape the despondency of the drought he escaped into his workshop. And after extensive research on the net, mainly looking at old photos of penny-farthings, he finally built his own bike.
"If you can make the wheel, you can make the bike," he says. "You fabricate the rim, your spokes and hub then basically the rest of the bike will fall around the wheel."
So far he has built six bikes and sold two. That leaves him with four, one for each member of the family: Dan, his wife Charee and their two children 11 year old Caleb and 7 year old Molly.
Not content to just build them and ride them, he also races them in the National Penny Farthing Championships in Tasmania.
Dan certainly gives 110% to his sport.
This video story was made in conjunction with community contributors Dan Bolwell and Nasir Shah, with the assistance of the tireless Caleb and Molly as part of the national 110% project presented on ABC Open Wimmera.
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This week, we have been hard at work designing and styling our Mr. and Mrs. Mustache Valentine Collection. If you didn't have a chance to see the styled photo shoot, check it out here! While working on this theme, I created a DIY mustache pillow to give to your favorite Valentine. My girls have been asking me to make them mustache pillows, and Maureen reminded me of this… suggesting I should show our readers how to do it, since it matched our newest collection! I typically try to think of something special (besides candy) to surprise the girls with… I've given them new movies or music….I've done fancy headbands…. one time I got up early, set out new valentine placemats & valentine bowls and made a special breakfast…. needless to say, when Maureen reminded me that my girls keep bugging me for mustache pillows, we knew I had to make them and share with you!
Supplies needed:
1. Mr. and Mrs. Mustache Valentine Collection – Print the small mustaches silhouettes
2. Fabric cut into (2) 12″ squares (or whatever size you prefer)
3. Black felt for mustaches (pink or red for added heart)
4. Stitch Witchery
1. First cut out three mustache silhouettes you like best (cut on dotted line).
2. Using the template, trim mustaches out of felt (I pinned the mustache template to the felt, and cut around it)
3. *Optional: cut out a tiny small heart in contrast color – pink or red to adhere to one mustache
4. Once felt mustaches are cut and ready, line them up centered on one of the fabric squares. Using an iron, steam them into place on the pillow with stitch witchery. (I steamed the heart onto the mustache with stitch witchery as well)
5. Stitch mustaches in place (I used black thread b/c I used a busy fabric… but a contrast thread would be cute as well). *Note – if you don't like to sew, skip the stitch witchery and glue into place instead with fabric glue.
6. Once mustaches are permanently attached, take the two fabrics squares with right sides together and stitch 1/4″-3/8″ along all four sides, leaving a 2″-3″ opening for stuffing.
7. Stuff pillow until completely full
8. Last, hand stitch the opening shut.
9. Using the favor tag from the Mr. and Mrs. Mustache Valentine Collection, tack on with a ribbon.
Have you thought of something clever to make with our Mr. and Mrs. Mustache Valentine Collection? If so, we would love to hear!!!


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A Des Moines father died after a single punch to the face during a bizarre encounter with a stranger Monday afternoon.
Ryan Thompson, 32, was talking with his fiancee outside their home in the 7300 block of Southwest 17th Street around 3 p.m. when a man driving a dark-colored Sedan stopped and approached them, according to police records.
"You owe me money," he said, and punched Thompson once on the side of the face, the report states. He then walked back to his car and drove away.
Thompson was dazed, but he made his way inside the home to wait for medics. Officers reported that he was speaking unintelligibly and slurring his words. The fiancee told police that Thompson was not intoxicated.
He died a day later at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Stranger kills Iowa father with single punch
If you are not law enforcement, the reality is that there are going to be times you cannot be armed with a firearm. What's your backup plan? Even if you are armed, a sudden attack from close range will result in you being struck before you can get the weapon out of the concealment holster. What's your backup plan?
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- waepnedmann said...
Someone dying as the result of one punch occurs more frequently than most people realize:
Last year two old guys were arguing over a parking space at Costco. A single punch resulted in death.
A few months prior to that a patron in a local bar sucker punched someone he thought was talking to "his woma." DOA due to one punch.
- July 15, 2016 at 2:19 AM
- Jerry The Geek said...
Backup plan?
Back UP!
(Also, knife clipped to my pocket ... with which I will completely intimadate the armed assailants. Yeah, like THAT is going to help.)
- July 15, 2016 at 3:26 AM
- Moe said...
I worry every time a panhandler gets close to us in a parking lot. Sometimes there is no defense.
- July 18, 2016 at 5:58 PM
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text: Just a thought and if this has been posted before my apologies. Why not try Ripkowski at MLB, he is got the size, strength and hits like a mack truck. If we need him in certain blocking packages move him over to offense. I think it is a great idea. Thoughts?


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Discussion in 'Green Room' started by muzikool, Dec 20, 2005.
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I will quit using google all together. Next they will have pop ups and phishing programs .. Looks like http://www.alltheweb.com might become my new start page. Aol always has a way of ruining something. I personally think this will hurt google more than it will help them. Aol is practically out of of business, I don't see why google would want to do this for that reason. Even if it is to fend off M$.
Look for google to stock to drop from this .. It will bite them in the butt big time .. The main reason they are one of the most popular search engines is because they don't have the stupid add dispays and other junk that comes with the other search engines .. They need to learn the adege: "If it's not broke, DON'T FIX IT !!!!!" ... GRRRRR - I hate AOHELL >>
so its going to look like yahoo soon GREAT!! Why do companies do this, google is well off now, doesn't need the extra cash i don't think for the ad's.
Google investing in AOL?
Does no one remember how the last investment in AOL turned out
Wow. Google just lost so much of my respect. I can't believe it.
It's a pipe dream, but I wish America Offline would die a slow and painful death...
//rant mode on
My last dealings with that virus of the Internet was when they acquired CompuServe. I used to be a CompuServe customer from back in the day; well before the web became a main way of accessing it... They said they'd leave the service alone; but AO-Hell can't keep their greasy paws outa things; just too tempting.
About a year after the companies merged; I started getting every single fricken billing problem that AO-Hell customers had been complaining about for years. It culminated in them trying to double bill me; and then because I only had the money in my checking account to pay the bill once all I'm contractually obligated to do, they suspended my service.
As turns out, they reversed the charges on the first billing to my card (their fault, not mine) so thought it would be cool to suspend service because my credit union hadn't payed them a second time, for the same bill, in a given month. And yes, the second billing attempt was made before they reversed charges for the payment they did receive. It was the first time I've ever had to go to the Better Business Beureu to get something resolved with a company in the past.
Sometime latter, the BBB contacted me to report AO-Hell has rebuffed their communications, and they're being put on file as a non-responsive company. Only then did they decide to do something about it, and sent a load of PR bull, in response to having been told by the BBB that this is how they were going to be recorded...
Latter I did cancel my service with them; but they thought it would be qute to continue trying to bill my check card. I ended up going down to the credit union, told them I closed the account down, and the CU filed out the forms to declare it as fraudulent charges against my card. They said they were reversing the charges for now, and would launch an investigation. If they found the charges to be legitimate, they'd be re-applied to my card, otherwise forget about it.
So, 1 year latter, the billing dept (which had before this already started, merged with the AO-Hell billing dept; to save from having 2 seperate staffs covering the same thing) decided to send me a letter complaining that my bank won't let them bill my card anymore. They were like "will you pay us..." To hell with that, I cancelled service. I'm under no obligation to continue paying for a service I no longer have. And the worst of it? I never signed up with them. They had a corporate merger with the company I had been a long time customer of at that point... This company has a special place in my heart, and it isn't for things I like...
//rant mode off
If google turns into a AO-Hell spam fest, time to find another search engine I guess. Not sure how long it will take for AOL to destroy this as well...
Ad-Blocker is turned on... /shakes continues using Google.
I missed some thing. What happened with the Microsoft-AOL deal? Obviously it fell through, but when and why?
You can avoid it, but it's the principal of the thing here. AOHell is cancer of the Internet.
Agreed, all hell broke loose when they merged it with the internet in the mid 90s .... hehe
Will we ever recover?
Maybe when cancer itself is cured.
HEY!! I am sad to say i used aol to start with, BUT it taught me about 'mass mailers' and such so i can't complain + it got me into VB3,4 & 5.. I sitll don't knwo why anyone would use it today..
I can block most adds, between both Proxomitron and Donzilla which includes the ad block plugin for Firefox in Mozilla...
But the ads aren't the only question this brings up. But with this portion of the article
what will this do to the quality of our searches? Perhaps the pages that best meet the requirements for what we're looking for aren't to be found on the aohell.com domain. What then?
Web searches, already affected by blogs which might pose a high hit count and show up as favorable (I remember having read discussion of this in the past); could now get effected by the search engine being biased toward AOL pages. What if, in the name of acquiring additional page hits to their domain (which they can then use for increased advertizing dollars), they place this preference for sites on their own domain above what best meets the search request the user has entered in? This directing toward AOL pages, and just how far they'd go with this is what's got me a little concerned with where this search engine might be headed...
This was bound to happen. The whole deal was about one thing and one thing only - revenue. And since things can't just go one way, AOL was going to have its way in return for the additional revenue they're going to generate for Google.
The only thing that's left to be seen now is how far Google is willing to go for the $$$. Are we also going to start seeing "Get Free AOL Internet for 90 days" icons scattered all over the system when we install desktop apps like Picasa and Google Earth? I wouldn't be surprised. It's happened with a fair number of other apps before.
Look at the newest version of AIM (Triton). Nice UI, but you have to install all that extra crap and it takes four processes to run it. I guarantee Google will now be packaging their products with AOL shortcuts (and favorites).
Even though I don't know what happened with the Microsoft-AOL deal I can certainly guess Microsoft wasn't willing to do this.
heh... what a shame.. google and ipods never had my respect in the first place.
What on earth do iPods have to do with this? :ermm:
Nothing, yet everything I guess LOL
people get hyped up with both like it's a fashionable product that no one can live without and despise rival products.
My thoughts as well.