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As we already advanced around two months ago, on 24th February, the 29th Edition of Seville's Marathon will take place.
Alcoba del Rey de Sevilla hotel can be ideal for runners coming to Seville to take part in the Marathon and looking for a charming hotel. Since we are located in the Northern area of the old town, by the Church of Macarena, our establishment is the hotel of the centre which is closest to "Isla de la Cartuja", where the race finish is to be found. Alcoba del Rey de Sevilla is a charming little Boutique Hotel for those who wish something special.
For the night of the 23rd to the 24th of February, we offer the following special rates per person and night:
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This rates include lodgement, breakfast and late check-out till 15:00 h on the 24th of February.
On the 24th in the morning, breakfast will be served from 6:00 a.m. so that runners can have breakfast before the race.
We also offer the possibility of getting a half an hour sport massage after the race for a special price of 25€. Massages are only offered under availability and have to be booked at least 24 hours before.
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Lewis & Clark makes Princeton Review's Green College Honor Roll
August 04, 2014
For the second year in a row, Lewis & Clark has been recognized as one of the greenest schools in the nation, according to the Princeton Review. It is among only 24 schools to make the publication's 2015 Green College Honor Roll, which highlights sustainability-related practices, policies, and academic offerings.
Among the many green qualities noted by the Princeton Review:
- At Lewis & Clark, all new buildings must be built to LEED Gold standards.
- 100 percent of the school's electricity is generated by "green power" sources.
- Emissions have been reduced by more than 30 percent since 2006, already besting Portland's 2009 Climate Action Plan.
- Students participate in groups such as SEED (Students Engaged in Eco-Defense), the Sustainability Council, and SABER (Student Advocates for Business and Environmental Responsibility).
- About a quarter of the food served on campus is grown within 100 miles of the school.
- Lewis & Clark has installed bike repair stations around campus and has a free electric vehicle charging station.
- In 2013, the college ranked first in the Northwest Conference in the EPA's College and University Green Power Challenge.
The Princeton Review calculated Green Rating scores for 861 colleges. Only the schools receiving a score of 99 in the Green Rating tallies made the publication's honor roll.
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Brian Herbert will be doing a book signing for his newly released novel THE LITTLE GREEN BOOK OF CHAIRMAN RAHMA. He will also be autographing DUNE books for fans. And (drum roll), Bill Ransom will be showing up to one event (Frank Herbert's old co-author on several books). See info below for more....
1) Wednesday, July 16th, 2014, at 7 :00 pm, University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA [(800)335-7323]
2) Saturday, August 2, 2014, at 7:00 pm -- Writers' Workshoppe, 820 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA (with Bill Ransom)
3) Thursday, August 7, 2014, at 7:30 pm -- Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island, WA [(206)842-5332]
4) Saturday, August 30, 2014, at 3:00 pm -- Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA [(415)824-8203]


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Turning 100: Hundreds of ways to celebrate
- The number of centenarians has increased 66%25 since 1980
- Women make up 83%25 of the population but men are gaining
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At some point in life, birthdays become an unwanted reminder of growing old, something the celebrant would just as soon downplay.
Well, lighten up, everyone. One birthday is getting more attention now than ever before.
Make it to 100 and you're likely to meet a blaze of candles. In retirement communities and continued care facilities across the USA, the parties are happening more often. And they're creative. The centenarian population has grown 66% over the past three decades, according to the 2010 Census Bureau data. There are 53,364 people in the USA who are 100 or older, compared with 2,194 in 1980.
At Emeritus at Santa Rosa in California, they started 2013 with a party for everyone who is already 100 or is turning 100 this year. Five people celebrated there Jan. 11 with a crowd of 160 other residents singing.
"This is a new tradition for us this year,'' says Maureen Milligan, life enrichment director at Emeritus at Santa Rosa."We had a party for everyone and then on their birthday we have another party. It's pretty sweet."
Women are more likely to be the ones celebrating: They make up 83% of the 100-plus population. For some it's time to get dolled up. This year's party at Emeritus was for five women, and all got their hair and nails done before the party.
Mabel Yeaman is one of the women. She turns 100 on June 22. Her secret for making it this far?
"I never did anything dangerous," she said.
Firemen from the Greater Springfield (Va.) Volunteer Fire Department help "blow out the fire'' when someone turns 100 and gets their cake at Greenspring, a retirement and long-term care facility in Springfield, says Jessica McKay, public affairs manager.
Six centenarians reside at Greenspring, but Erickson Living has to stock up on candles: It has 16 communities in the USA with 70 residents who are centenarians.
The women do have male company at the birthday parties put on by Jewish Home Lifecare. JHL has 43 centenarians living at its three campuses in New York (Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester). Thirteen are men. Sidney Kronish lives in the independent living residence in the Bronx.
Kronish turns 101 June 16. He isn't too bothered by the shortage of males. He says he got to 100 by having "good luck."
Good luck continues to follow him.
"I am lucky enough at this stage of my life to have a wonderful girlfriend who thinks I"m cute."


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Czech mountaineer Pavel Michut died on the Messner Couloir on Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley) in Alaska on Sunday, fellow climber Radek Jaroš confirmed on facebook. In his message, Jaroš wrote that the other members of the Czech group of climbers were safe. Jaroš set out to Denali with a group of ten after having completed the Crown of the Himalayas.
The newly-named governor of the Czech National Bank, Jiří Rusnok, has said that the central bank should be less euro skeptical while at the same time remaining critical regarding the eurozone. He made the comment on a popular Czech TV political debate programme on Sunday. He said that while he felt the Czech Republic belonged in the eurozone, the time was "not yet mentally or politically ripe". Mr Rusnok, who officially takes up the post of governor in July, said also that the Czech National Bank would announce in advance when the time came to lift measures in its low crown policy, keeping the Czech currency at 27 crowns to the euro. The measures have been in place for some two-and-a-half years.
Reworked anti-smoking legislation - taking into account a number of changes suggested by MPs in the lower house last week - is to be put forward at the cabinet meeting on Monday by Health Minister Svatopluk Němeček. The ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, similarly to last week's rejected bill, will apply to cigarettes and cigars but not, for example, electronic cigarettes or hookahs. The new legislation would also newly ban smoking at public bus and tram stops and at the zoo, with the exception of designated exterior areas. The reworked law does not include a proposal put forward last week by Civic Democrat MP Marek Benda for restaurants to have special rooms for smokers, service-free, to protect restaurant personnel from second-hand smoke. That was a sticking point for eight MPs from the ruling coalition's ANO Party, and led to the bill's rejection. If approved by the government and passed by Parliament, the new legislation could come into effect in January 2017 - half a year later than originally intended.
Livestock numbers in the Czech Republic fell by more than half over the last 30 years, according to information released by the Czech Statistics Office. The number of cattle fell to just 40 percent of 1987 levels and pigs to around 36 percent. Farmers have warned that more breeding farms could close unless they receive broader support. The government recently outlined in its agriculture road map until 2030 plans to improve the situation.
Czechs are spending more each year on sports equipment and sport events, Czech Radio reports citing numbers by Eurostat. According to the broadcaster, they spend around 2,500 crowns per year on sport items, events or fitness club memberships. That is roughly twice the amount spent in 2012. Some spend considerably more, not least in areas of organized team sports such as ice hockey or football, where the numbers can go as high as 30,000 crowns. One interviewee told the broadcaster that ice hockey equipment for each of his sons cost 2,500 crowns alone - not including skates or helmets.
Firefighters intervened on Saturday as local flooding and thunderstorms threatened more than 400 children at an organized event on a playing field in Jílovice in the region of Hradec Králové. The children were evacuated from the area, many of them carried to awaiting vehicles in firemens' arms. No persons were hurt in the incident. Flooding affected a number of buildings in local municipalities including Výrava and Librantice.
Czech men's tennis number one Tomáš Berdych rebounded after losing the first set in his Roland Garros third round match against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas, winning three straight to reach the next round. Berdych turned the game around with precision play and relatively few unforced errors.The final score was 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. Berdych faces Spain's David Ferrer next.
Members of the controversial Bloc Against Islam, dissolved the movement on Saturday at their national congress in the Czech capital. Instead, they formed a new grouping carrying the name of its leader: Iniciativa Martina Konvičky (Martin Konvička Initiative). Not all members were in favor; one group of delegates left the proceedings in protest. The now defunct Bloc Against Islam originally signed an agreement to cooperate with the upstart Dawn Party in upcoming elections but withdrew from the contract in April. The Dawn Party is seeking financial compensation for alleged damages suffered.
Lebanese national Faouz Jaber was secretly extradited to the US to the Czech Republic weeks ago in connection with suspected terrorism charges, the weekly Právo reports. The move, confirmed by the police, was reportedly kept quiet for security reasons. Faouz Jaber was one of three people wanted by the United States, but earlier two other Lebanese citizens were allowed to return to their homeland in exchange for five Czechs held for more than half a year in that country. That move sparked sharp criticism of the Czech action from US authorities. They wanted to question the trio in connected with a suspected drugs for arms involving the FARC guerrilla movement in Colombia.
Repairs on railway track damaged in Prague after a passenger train derailed on Friday between the Vršovice and main train stations are underway and expected to continue over the weekend. The derailment of the train, not carrying passenger at the time, caused damage estimated at around 880,000 crowns. The accident blocked the use of two of four tracks, affecting connections throughout the day.


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Fan voting for award begins Tuesday and runs through Oct. 6
Bronson Arroyo has done plenty on the mound to earn the adoration of Reds fans during his time as a starting pitcher in Cincinnati. Now he has a chance to be recognized nationally for his work outside of the game, as Arroyo was announced as one of 30 nominees for the Roberto Clemente Award on Monday.
Handed out beginning in 1971 as the Commissioner's Award, it was changed to the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973 after the Hall of Fame outfielder died in a plane crash while on his way to help to deliver supplies in the wake of an earthquake in Nicaragua. In honor of the man it was named after, the award celebrates players who represent the game of baseball through sportsmanship and community service, along with excelling on the field.
Arroyo was announced as the Reds' nominee for the award -- joining one player from each of MLB's 30 teams -- one day before Roberto Clemente Day, which was instituted in 2002 as an opportunity to remember Clemente and celebrate his philanthropical efforts.
Throughout his eight seasons in Cincinnati, Arroyo has been heavily involved with the Reds Community Fund in various ways. An accomplished guitar player, one of Arroyo's contributions has been donating autographed copies of his CD, "Covering the Bases," to raise money for the fund. Through the community fund, he's also been involved in Rotary luncheons, United Way rallies and other individual appearances.
Arroyo has also worked with the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and hosted charity concerts and participated in fundraising events for Homes For Our Troops, which provides injured or disabled service members and their families with housing at no cost.
In 2012, Arroyo won the team's Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award for the fourth time, having previously won it in 2006, 2009 and 2011. Similar to the Roberto Clemente Award, the Good Guy Award recognizes a player who has been a positive influence for the Reds and the community.
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This was the statement we heard from a public elementary school teacher when we asked her to accommodate Gabriel, a child with cerebral palsy, during an enrolment process. Upon hearing those remarks, Januaria, Gabriel's 54-year old mother, could not help but cry because of disappointment.
Due to courage and persistence of Gabriel's mother and staff at GPRehab, a non-governmental organization working with and for children with disabilities, Gabriel was later able to enroll in a general education class.
However, more challenges came. Gabriel's teacher seemed hesitant in accommodating the child. She had a hard time working with Gabriel especially during writing and reading sessions. Sometimes, she forced him to write even if he could not hold the pencil because of spasticity. He was left with no choice but to follow what the whole class was doing without accommodations. Consequently, Gabriel's class performance was poor.
As a child with cerebral palsy, Gabriel was also struggling in terms of his school's physical accessibility. His classroom was located on the second floor and there was no ramp. Twice a day, morning and afternoon, his mother had to carry him with his wheelchair all the way to the second floor. This also hindered Gabriel's participation in school activities because most of them were held on the ground floor.
Twice a day, morning and afternoon, his mother had to carry him with his wheelchair all the way to the second floor.
Gabriel's experience exemplifies the struggles and challenges that children with disabilities face in accessing meaningful and inclusive education. It all starts with the prevailing negative attitude of society about disability; in this case, with the school community. This is demonstrated through how some teachers accommodate children with disabilities in their respective classes. A lack of capacity building opportunities for teachers in accommodating children with disabilities in inclusive settings is a big factor. Furthermore, inaccessible learning environments also present challenges for students with disabilities.
In 2010, the Department of Education in the Philippines released data stating that 81% of identified children with disabilities are out of school. This is an alarming statistic. If this continues, how can the Philippines achieve the second Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal primary education? Also, how can this country be true to its laws of providing access to quality education to all Filipino children?
I strongly believe that one best way of responding to the challenges of educating children with disabilities is inclusive education.
According to UNESCO, inclusive education is, "a process of addressing and responding to the diversity of needs of all learners through increasing participation in learning, cultures and communities, and reducing exclusion from education and from within education".
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There is a public elementary school located a few meters away from Abigail's house. Initially, the school said they were not ready to accommodate her. Luckily, however, with the help of GPRehab, Abigail was eventually able to enroll in the elementary school near her home.
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Third, Abigail's family members also underwent a series of empowerment and skills workshops for them to be able to assist in her education. Her mother said, "More than anything else, Abigail needs me, she draws strength from me. She grew up to be a child without a bitter heart.
Fourth, the curriculum was modified to fit Abigail's needs. Though she was included in a general education class, her teachers employed differentiation and management strategies so she could cope with the pace of class lessons.
Fifth, it was recognized that aside from Abigail, there were students enrolled in the same school who manifested signs of learning disabilities. Through the inclusive education initiatives, a project known as "Kaalam" ("Wisdom") was formed and was run by young people who shared their time and skills to Abigail and other children through a reading remediation program.
Finally, inclusive education initiatives were extended outside the school community. A series of advocacy activities such as parades and radio and TV exposure helped educate the community about disability.
Abigail learned in an inclusive environment. Abigail's story is solid proof that a culture of negativity toward children with disabilities can be transformed into a culture of care, concern, and inclusivity.
a culture of negativity toward children with disabilities can be transformed into a culture of care, concern, and inclusivity
Due to all these efforts, Abigail graduated from elementary school last March 2013 with flying colors. Now she is ready for high school.
Inclusive education is a critical element that everyone, especially governments, have to adopt in order to fully realize the rights of all children to access and quality learning, especially for those children who are marginalized. As Cardinal Roger Mahony once said, "Any society, any nation is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members – the last, the least, the littlest."
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Today the Devil Rays showed that this is a new era. Tampa sent minor leaguer Carlos Hines to San Francisco for relief pitcher Tyler Walker. Last year, Walker saved 23 games for the Giants after Armando Benitez went down with an injury. Walker is a 29 year old right hander that was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1997 draft. He was used as a starting pitcher in the minor leagues but has been used strictly out of the bullpen since he has been in the majors. He could very well assume closer duties for this D-Ray team, which would push Dan Miceli down to the 8th inning as the set-up man, which he is better suited for. Carlos Hines had made 8 relief appearances for the AAA Durham Bulls. The trade is a good one for the team. In essence management is saying they want to win games now, and realized the bullpen needed help in order for that to happen.
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The Central Connecticut softball team (9-5) took on #1 ranked Florida on Tuesday in Gainesville, FL, falling by a score of 8-2 in seven innings. The Gators are now 29-2 overall on the season.
Junior Laura Messina pitched her seventh complete game of the season, posting seven strikeouts, walking three and allowing 10 hits. With the loss, Messina's record drops to 8-3.
After two and a half scoreless innings, the Gators put the first run on the board on an RBI triple from Kelsey Stewart with just one out in the bottom of the third. Messina struck out the final batter of the inning, stranding Stewart on third to send CCSU back to the plate.
Florida broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth with a two-out rally. Taylore Fuller hit a three-run homer to put CCSU down 4-0. A Central infield error caused Florida to cross two more runs before the inning's end, putting Florida up 6-0 headed into the top of the fifth.
Central threatened in the top of the fifth. Freshman Alexis Debrosse walked with just one out and was followed by sophomore Kenya McVey, who smacked a single to make it two on base. Back-to-back strikeouts ended the inning, however, rendering CCSU still scoreless after four and a half.
Florida opened the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to increase their lead to seven.
In the top of the sixth, the Blue Devils narrowed the defecit to five, posting the first, and only, runs of the game for CCSU. Junior Kat Malcolm smacked a single up the middle and advanced to second on a single to left center by sophomore Evie Rentzel.
Senior Tessa Brown was hit by a pitch to load the bases for CCSU with just one out before sophomore Eileen Purcell launched a two-run double over the Gators' center fielder, scoring Malcolm and Rentzel. Two strikeouts followed to end the half inning.
Florida responded in the bottom of the sixth with a lead-off triple and a single to add one to the board, increasing the Gator lead to six, 8-2.
CCSU went three up, three down in the top of the seventh to complete the game.
Central posted four hits and left five on base on the day, compared to 10 hits and nine left for the Gators.
The Blue Devil offense was led by Purcell, who drove in both of CCSU's runs on a double to deep center. CCSU's three other hits were collected by Malcolm, Rentzel and sophomore Kenya McVey.
Central returns to action tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19, at the University of South Florida. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.


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After second rehab start, Hammel says he's ready
Right-hander allows one run on three hits over four innings for Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, Md. -- If the Orioles need him, Jason Hammel said he's ready to return.
Hammel made his feelings clear after a second strong rehab outing on Tuesday night. He started for Class A Aberdeen, threw four solid innings and will now wait to see what the Orioles want him to do next.
"I'd say I'm ready," Hammel said. "I don't know exactly what the plan is for the next couple days, but I've done my work, and they've taken good care of me. I feel healthy, so I'm ready to go when they want me."
The right-hander has been on the disabled list since late July with a right flexor mass strain. Hammel threw 2 2/3 shutout innings in his first rehab start last Thursday at Bowie. He came to the IronBirds for this start and fared almost as well against the Lowell Spinners, allowing one run on three hits in four innings. Hammel threw 57 pitches, 36 for strikes.
Hammel struck out two, walked one and remained in command throughout. He breezed through the first two innings, needing just 17 pitches to retire six in a row. Hammel found trouble in the third, giving up three singles and his only run.
Carlos Asuaje's RBI single to center gave Lowell its run off of Hammel. He walked one batter in the fourth and narrowly avoided a collision while covering first on Jake Romanski's grounder to second.
Overall, Hammel said he was "very, very happy" with the effort. He felt his fastball command was better this time, plus the sinkers and sliders looked good -- with consistent location throughout.
"I just wanted to be at the knees and below, and it was pretty good," Hammel said. "I was very happy with it."
Hammel said this is the best he's felt all year, except for the first days of Spring Training. So he's optimistic about what he can do to give the Orioles a boost.
"I'm just happy to be healthy and feeling good and I know I can help the team," Hammel said.
The next move belongs to the Orioles. Hammel isn't sure when the team is going to bring him back or what his role will be.
The starting rotation has been struggling at times, but if they don't want to shake it up, Hammel would probably pitch out of the bullpen. Hammel has done that before, although he thinks he can help more by starting.
Hammel said after both rehab starts that since it's September and the Orioles are in the midst of a pennant race, he'll do whatever is needed. If the Orioles ask him to go to the bullpen, he'll do it.
"It's a completely different mindset, but I do have experience there," Hammel said. "Obviously, I feel like I bring a better dynamic to the team as a starter, [but] it's crunch time. so we got to be ready for anything."


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This event happened just before the highly successful iPPV "A Train Wreck". If 5 Dollar Wrestling had a larger budget we would have released this video before the iPPV BUT then we wouldn't be 5 Dollar Wrestling. This release is full of debut matches including the official debut of a future superstar, Prince Charming Chazz. Also, watch the "Incident" that set up for what many are calling the match of the year, U-Gene vs. Freight Train.
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Gary Simmons
- February 12, 2013 7:00 PM
February 12-Gary Simmons, artist
Gary Simmons, a New York-based artist recognized for his forthright address of race and culture, is probably best known for his expansive erasure drawings, originally made in chalk on blackboards that he smeared and obscured by hand to create ghostly images. One such piece, Wall of Eyes, was commissioned for the 1993 Whitney Biennial, and, more recently, the artist received critical attention for his solo exhibition Black Marquee at Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, that referenced "blaxploitation" films of the 1970s. With an impressive exhibition record and a full-scale monograph, Gary Simmons: Paradise, Simmons is one of the Modern's 2013 FOCUS show artists. FOCUS: Gary Simmons is on view through March 14, and for this Tuesday Evenings talk, the artist presents recurring ideas and new developments in his work.
The spring series for Tuesday Evenings at the Modern begins February 12 and ends April 23. These lectures and presentations by artists, architects, historians, and critics are held in the Modern's auditorium and begin at 7 pm. Free admission tickets (limit two) can be picked up at the Modern's information desk beginning at 5 pm on the day of the lecture. Seating begins at 6:30 pm and is limited to the first 250 ticketholders. A live broadcast of the lectures is shown in Café Modern for any additional guests. The Museum galleries remain open until 7 pm on Tuesdays during the series (regular gallery admission charge applies).
Café Modern is open for dinner on Tuesday nights during the lecture series. Enjoy a fine dining experience before or after the lecture; seating is available from 5 pm to 8:30 pm. For reservations, call 817.840.2157 or visit www.themodern.org/cafe.
Gary Simmons, Starlite Theatre, 2010. Pigment, oil paint, and cold wax on canvas. Courtesy the artist, Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco and Metro Pictures, New York.


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Star Wars fans have been waiting 34 years to see Luke Skywalker back on the big screen, but actor Mark Hamill warns that it might not be a joyous reunion.
Hamill tells The Associated Press that "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is not a particularly happy story to tell for Luke Skywalker. But the 66-year-old actor says that's just his part and that the film is packed with action, adventure, suspense and humor.
Writer and director Rian Johnson, who is best known for his time travel action pic "Looper," promises the sequel will have elements of darkness and intensity that fans expect but also the kind of fun and humor that makes you want to want to run outside and play.
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June 23, 2010
NumbersUSA and Fox News report today that Obama may issue an executive order that will grant amnesty to between 10 and 30 million illegal aliens.
|Republicans say Obama will legalize millions of illegal aliens with a stroke of a pen.
"Eight Republican senators and an independent group that supports tighter limits on immigration are warning that the Obama administration is drafting a plan to 'unilaterally' issue blanket amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants as it struggles to win support in Congress for an overhaul of immigration laws," reports Fox News.
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), David Vitter (R-La.), Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), and Thad Cochran (R-Miss), have sent a letter to the White House asking for clarification on the issue:
Dear President Obama:
We understand that there's a push for your Administration to develop a plan to unilaterally extend either deferred action or parole to millions of illegal aliens in the United States. We understand that the Administration may include aliens who have willfully overstayed their visas or filed for benefits knowing that they will not be eligible for a status for years to come. We understand that deferred action and parole are discretionary actions reserved for individual cases that present unusual, emergent or humanitarian circumstances. Deferred action and parole were not intended to be used to confer a status or offer protection to large groups of illegal aliens, even if the agency claims that they look at each case on a "case-by-case" basis.
While we agree our immigration laws need to be fixed, we are deeply concerned about the potential expansion of deferred action or parole for a large illegal alien population. While deferred action and parole are Executive Branch authorities, they should not be used to circumvent Congress' constitutional authority to legislate immigration policy, particularly as it relates to the illegal population in the United States.
The Administration would be wise to abandon any plans for deferred action or parole for the illegal population. Such a move would further erode the American public's confidence in the federal government and its commitment to securing the borders and enforcing the laws already on the books.
We would appreciate receiving a commitment that the Administration has no plans to use either authority to change the current position of a large group of illegal aliens already in the United States, and ask that you respond to us about this matter as soon as possible.
In February, Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, indicated his boss would rule by executive dictate and bypass Congress.
"We are reviewing a list of presidential executive orders and directives to get the job done across a front of issues," said Emanuel. "The challenges we had to address in 2009 ensured that the center of action would be in Congress. In 2010, executive actions will also play a key role in advancing the agenda," added Dan Pfeiffer, White House communications director.
The New York Times reported in February that White House officials believe the increased focus on executive authority reflects a natural evolution from the first year to the second year of any presidency.
In fact, it represents an increasing tendency by the Obama administration to rule by authoritarian diktat and a willingness to engage in treason against the Constitution.
The founders devised a carefully balanced separation of powers explicitly to prevent any of the three branches of government from acting unilaterally. Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution grants to the president "executive power," but this is kept in check by Section 3 of Article II that instructs the president to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." Laws originate and are passed by the House and Senate.
In other words, the U.S. Constitution declares that the legislative branch writes the laws of the land and the law of the land supersedes any executive action. No executive order or regulatory policy can override a statutory mandate.
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Obama is now a dictator and Democrats fully support his assumed dictatorial power. Nancy Pelosi and other leading Democrats have stated they believe Obama is acting within the Constitution.
Obama, of course, is not merely acting on his own. He is following orders issued by his globalist handlers.
The Council on Foreign Relations has long favored and used its considerable influence to push for granting legal status to illegal aliens. Last July the globalist organization said local police should not take lead roles in immigration enforcement and workplace raids (the CFR issued its opinion after Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas conducted immigration raids and prosecutions against businesses hiring illegal immigrants and also drop-houses used by smugglers trafficking illegal immigrants into Arizona from Mexico).
Our rulers are cynically exploiting illegal immigrants to drive down wages of American workers. This ongoing process compliments more than two decades of globalist "trade" agreements like NAFTA designed to offshore American jobs — the "giant sucking sound" presidential candidate Ross Perot warned about in 1992.
According to the master plan, Mexicans that momentarily benefited from the sucking sound experienced one of their own when jobs traveled to the slave gulag in China. Now many of them — destitute and desperate — are flocking illegally over an open border and are in competition with American workers and bankrupting the states as they fill generous welfare rolls.
Last week we learned about Obama's plan to ignore growing violence and criminal activity on the border when Arizona senator Jon Kyl told an audience at a North Tempe Tea Party town hall meeting that during a private, one-on-one meeting with Obama in the Oval Office, the president told him, regarding securing the border, "The problem is … if we secure the border, then you all won't have any reason to support 'comprehensive immigration reform.'"
It now appears Obama will not need the support of Kyl and the Republicans. He will simply sign an unconstitutional executive order and legalize millions of felons who have crossed the border illegally.
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Screen Australia has invested in two debut features - Julius Avery's Son Of A Gun and Stephen Lance's My Mistress - and provided two years of working capital to four producers: Jessica Brentnall, Angie Fielder, Nicole O'Donohue and Nelson Woss.
Son Of A Gun is a psychological thriller about a young prisoner who becomes the apprentice to public enemy number one, to be played by Ewan McGregor. Another key investor is state agency ScreenWest's drama production investment fund.
"Julius is currently in LA casting with Nikki Barrett our casting director," producer Timothy White told Screendaily.
"These days if you want to cast an Australian film with local talent you have to travel abroad. If you go through the list of actors under 30 you only find them here if they're between jobs. On one level it's frustrating and expensive but on the other it's exciting to have a sizeable pool of actors with that level of heat. And this wasn't the case ten years ago.
The film goes into production in March in Western Australia, five years after Avery's short film Jerrycan earned critical acknowledgements at Cannes, Berlin and Sundance. Avery also wrote this year's Cannes competition short Yardbird.
Avery is Sydney-based but grew up in Western Australia, home to co-producer Janelle Landers, who produced the classy feature Wasted On The Young.
Hopscotch, Altitude Films and the United Talent Agency are Son Of A Gun's distribution and sales partners.
French actress Emmanuelle Béart and Australia's Harrison Gilbertson have been cast in My Mistress, about a teenager who seeks help from a local French mistress into sadomasochism, in order to escape the grief of losing his father from suicide.
While Lance and producer Leanne Tonkes are inexperienced in feature film production, executive producer Robyn Kershaw and Gerard Lee are not: Lee was Jane Campion's collaborator on her first feature Sweetie – and her latest project, the television series Top Of The Lake – and Kershaw produced box office hits Bran Nue Dae and Looking For Alibrandi and the upcoming Save Your Legs!
The film goes into production in January and Transmission will release it locally. LevelK, which is becoming increasingly involved in Australian films, is the international sales agent.
Screen Australia never reveals the size of its individual investments upon approval but a total of $5.7m ($5.5m) will go into the two films plus a second series of TV drama Redfern Now, and the three projects have a production value of $21.9m ($21m).
Meanwhile, Screen Australia has also announced the inaugural round of recipients under its Feature Enterprise Program, which aims to "recognise new producers who have had recent substantial critical or financial success".
Brentnall produced Cannes competition title Sleeping Beauty, Fielder produced Wish You Were Here, which this year opened Sundance, O'Donohue produced Griff The Invisible and Woss produced last year's big local hit Red Dog.
"We need to acknowledge producers for their critical or financial success in the feature film marketplace and support their development slates in the pursuit of quality Australian feature films," said chief executive Ruth Harley who chose the projects alongside other agency executives Tristram Miall, Martha Coleman and Chris Oliver.
Full details of the upcoming films are:
- Production company: Mini Studios
- Producer: Leanne Tonkes
- Executive producer: Robyn Kershaw
- Writer: Gerard Lee
- Director: Stephen Lance
- Australian distributor: Transmission Films with RKPix
- International sales: LevelK
- Synopsis: Suffering from grief after his father's suicide, 16-year-old Charlie Boyd seeks out the help of a local French S&M mistress in an attempt to reconnect with his life.
- Production company: Southern Light Films
- Producer: Timothy White
- Co-producer: Janelle Landers
- Executive producers: Aaron L Gilbert, John Collee, Bryce Menzies, Aidan O'Bryan
- Writer/director: Julius Avery
- Australian distributor: Hopscotch
- International sales: Altitude Films, United Talent Agency (UTA)
- Synopsis: A young man is sent to prison where he becomes the apprentice to public enemy number one.


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"My Secret Crush," New Era, Feb. 2009, 34–36
My Secret Crush
What do you do when the feelings are strong but the time isn't right? Here are some answers.
Brother Kelly reached into the box of questions our seminary class had written anonymously. "Can I know now who I'll marry?" he read.
I tried to look bored as he answered my question.
"No," he said. "At your age, you cannot know who you'll marry." Then he kindly explained that we might already be acquainted with our future spouse, but now wasn't the time to find out. He encouraged us to develop friendships, not exclusive romantic relationships.
I'd read the same counsel in For the Strength of Youth: "Good friendships can and should be developed at every age. … When you begin dating, go in groups or on double dates. Avoid going on frequent dates with the same person" ([2001], 24–25). I wanted to obey. But I also wanted something more.
I wished I could feel the sense of belonging I thought having a boyfriend would provide, and I wanted my attraction to one of my guy friends to have a purpose. It was hard to care about him and have nowhere for those feelings to go.
I knew my secret question was a little unrealistic, but other serious questions remained: Would I ever find someone who loved me? What was the point of having these emotions now? And what was I supposed to do with them?
Will I Ever Find Someone?
Besides being drawn to one of my guy friends, I also believed being his girlfriend would prove I was lovable. I should have taken to heart the evidence Heavenly Father had given me that He loved me and that I had nothing to fear.
My patriarchal blessing promised I would find someone to marry at "the appropriate time." Later I found out that my dad had used the same words when I was a baby and he had asked Heavenly Father to bless me with a husband "at the appropriate time."
Though Heavenly Father didn't answer my prayers about whom I might marry, He assured me I would marry, and He even told me when: at the right time. I didn't need a boyfriend to help me feel secure nearly as much as I needed to remember God's promises and His love for me.
What's the Point?
It was hard to always remember the eternal perspective because my worries threatened to crowd out other thoughts. Would the guy I liked ask me out? Should I ask him? Sometimes I wondered why Heavenly Father hadn't created His children so that attraction wouldn't be an issue until after high school!
Now I understand that my feelings had some divine purposes. Feeling attraction motivated me to form friendships. Whether I was socializing in groups or going on dates, getting to know guys taught me to communicate better and treat men respectfully. I learned what traits were uplifting and what kind of person I should marry someday.
Admiring guys also helped me remember to prepare for the temple. Even though high school isn't the time to build serious romantic relationships, thinking about love at a young age is normal. Our spirits long to be with someone because marriage is a part of Heavenly Father's plan. As I reflected on my feelings and imagined what an eternal relationship might be like, I was even more determined to qualify for temple blessings.
What Am I Supposed to Do?
Strong feelings can be hard to cope with. All my instincts told me I'd be happier channeling my energy toward the guy I liked—thinking about him, talking to him, spending time with him. But whenever I made the effort to ponder the eternal picture, my stress melted away and I was happier. I knew I could find real peace by putting Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ first in my thoughts and actions. This meant studying the scriptures, attending church, finding ways to serve, working on Personal Progress, and following the instructions in my patriarchal blessing.
Nurturing my spirit made it easier to enjoy friendship and dating according to the standards outlined in For the Strength of Youth. Resisting the urge to pursue exclusive relationships wasn't easy, but it blessed me. I gained spiritual strength by proving to myself I could make hard decisions, even when part of me felt like doing something else.
The Simple Truth
Although I was disappointed by Brother Kelly's answer, he spoke the truth. Had I spent high school dating only one person, I would have missed out on meeting people who helped prepare me to recognize my husband when I met him years later. No wonder I couldn't know the answer to my secret question. Some of my classmates married old friends, but I didn't. At age 16, I was nine years away from meeting my future spouse!
What could dating only one person in high school have accomplished? Possibly fun times, but also distraction from pursuing other goals, a lack of peace for ignoring Church teachings, and heartbreak when the relationship ended.
In the years following high school, I dated a few men seriously until the Holy Ghost confirmed that "the appropriate time" and person had come into my life. I'm grateful I waited for the best time to pursue exclusive relationships and received all I'd hoped for: a sense of belonging in a marriage that could last for eternity, and a confirmation that Heavenly Father was happy with my decision.


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The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change has identified which policy changes and actions are needed to help the world achieve food security in the face of climate change.
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The Commissioners have been chosen as eminent scientists with international reputations, who have a good understanding of policy processes at the national, regional and global level. The Commissioners represent all major regions of the world and have a wide range of scientific backgrounds in agriculture, climate, ecology, economics, trade and nutrition/health. Click for the full list of Commissioners.
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Duke Economics encourages collaboration among faculty and students, as well as with the larger research community at Duke, the Triangle area, and beyond. To help facilitate and foster these relationships, the department organizes at least 16 events — workshops and lunch groups — per week during the academic year. Workshops typically bring in external speakers to present papers that are near completion. Lunch groups offer a less formal forum for internal presenters — usually students — to present their works-in-progress. Both workshops and lunch groups are broken down by field. Duke Economics also hosts conferences, economics jamborees for young economists, and visiting scholars through the ERID Visitors Program. Outside of Duke Economics, faculty and students attend events such as the Fuqua Finance Seminar, Triangle Health Economics Workshop, and Triangle Resources and Environmental Economics Seminar.


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Japan BlackHole Trip (2004-02-06)
As we enter the New Year of 2004, RedWolf Airsoft wasted no time and flew out to Tokyo to attend the first Blackhole Show of the year (held from January 10 - 11). As usual, the show was held in Tokyo in a large convention center - housing four massive floors of exhibition space each more than 10,000 square feet in size! For those of you who have not heard of BlackHole - it is an event that is held 3 - 4 times annually in Tokyo, and serves as an exhibition event for Airsoft manufacturers, retail shops promoting their own products or hard-to-find collector items, and basically anything military related - including lots of surplus equipment from the US, Russia, China, Europe - ranging from WWII to modern tactical equipment like infrared scopes and night vision gear. Flying in from Hong Kong with a few other well respected individuals from the Hong Kong Airsoft scene, we settled into his Tokyo hotel late evening before heading out to a nice sushi dinner with the group. A great evening of good food and fine sake wine set the stage for many interesting Airsoft stories (which we won't get into here) - which suffice to say highlighted the humble beginnings of Airsoft as a hobby in Hong Kong in the 80's. Tired for the long flight, the group turned in early in anticipation of the show early next morning. Walking into the show the next day - one of the first things that struck us was the number of people in costume walking around the show floor greeting visitors. Turns out the event organizers had hired numerous people to dress up as law enforcement and military officers from across the world - amongst which include US SWAT, German military, Chinese military, Delta Force, Rangers, etc. All wore extremely authentic uniforms with full gear (carrying the appropriate Airsoft rifle). Amusingly, there were even individuals dressed up as Samurais and Ninjas, sparring off in the middle of the exhibition!
Many well-known Airsoft manufacturers were on hand to show off their latest products, including (in no particular order) Mosquito Molds, TOP, Tokyo Marui, Firefly, Shoei, CAW, and many others.
The biggest and most colorful booth usually belonged to Tokyo Marui, and this show was no exception. Employees from the company showcased various new models planned for release in 2004, including the SIG P226 Gas Blowback Pistol and a Beretta 93R (which is probably slated for 2005 given the early stages of the mold demonstrated at the show). A very imminent release is the BOYS series MP5 AEG - which was already on display in full operational form. Tokyo Marui even set up a small skirmish section (fully netted off with wooden boards to serve as cover) allowing visitors willing to dish out a couple yen to shoot it out with their friends using the BOYS M4! Most exciting of all is the planned release of the Marui M14 AEG sometime in the middle of 2004 - this is one rifle we simply can't wait to get in our hands!!
TOP had its usual display of the M60 series and a model of the much-anticipated MP40 AEG due out sometime this year. CAW was also on hand to display their full line of M203 Revolver Grenade Launchers.
Many discontinued items were also on sale from collectors, including WA 1980s generation pistols and other hard-to-find items. A large assortment of deactivated weapons was also for sale - including grenades, rifles - and even an M72 missile launcher!
Wildgoose is a big fan of action figures - and he jumped with excitement as he looked beyond the Marui booth to see a large model of a German battlefield scene - laid out completely with German soldiers and tanks (sorry, our camera ran out of juice before we could take a photo!)
There were also many custom gunsmiths showing off their masterpieces - while there were simply too many to name (as seen in the photos here), one notable custom piece was an MG42 built with a gearbox - promising massive firepower using the MG42's long barrel!! While impressive, most of these custom pieces were ludicrously expensive - but if money is no issue, you could even get an expert engraver (who was on hand at the show) to engrave anything you wanted onto your gun. We were extremely impressed with his work, which was very detailed and exquisite.
All in all, BlackHole Spring 2004 was a great show with lots to see as usual! You can be sure that RedWolf Airsoft will continue to provide news from the front at future shows!


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Reality Sandwich is looking for volunteer editors to work on multiple (r)evolutionary video projects. This is a call to all those compelled to take things to the next level and share your skills with the Evolver Social Movement (E+SM). This position requires hands-on skills in all aspects of editing high definition videos for use on web and digital channels. You must have your own editing equipment. This is an unpaid position but you will be credited for your work on the videos themselves. Our hope is that by helping us create flourishing, provocative multimedia content on RS and eventually be able to compensate you monetarily. In the meantime, you'll be able to meet and network with interesting people and have your work seen by our ever-growing network of over 115,000 regular readers a month.
We are also able to give intern credits to students.
Tasks include editing down a rough cut and some other technical work such as converting video files, as well as placing in title cards and "bumper" clips at the beginning and end of the videos.
Your work schedule is flexible, but we need a minimum commitment of 10 hours per week through the spring and summer.
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Although we've said that car fans are difficult to shop for, the gearhead subset of our illustrious tribe is a bit easier to please. Don't buy anodized aluminum parts that might not fit, or fan apparel that could leave them thinking you ate lead paint chips as a child.
The answer is simple: get them tools.
But if you're going to buy tools for the gearhead in your life, there are a couple of things you should know. You should either go all out and get them a hydraulic lift and/or car elevator, or just buy practical little things that whoever you're giving gifts to can actually use. Trust me, if you're giving tools to someone who wants tools for Christmas, they're probably a practical sort anyway.
We've put a few suggestions in Kinja that'll help your Parking Lot Mechanic finish assembling that miserable hulk that's been the neighborhood's driveway eyesore for the past eight years. Please jump in and help us round out the list!


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On Sept. 6, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stood in front of a packed house and fired his latest shot across the bow of Apple's battleship. It was approximately one year to the day since Amazon surprised the industry with the announcement of the Kindle Fire, a low-cost tablet that had the benefit of Amazon's vaunted collection of content and applications. With its $199 price tag, the Kindle Fire was an immediate hit, quickly establishing Amazon as a player in the consumer electronics space.
Fast forward one year, and Amazon is not only introducing a new version of the Kindle Fire, but three other tablets meant to further establish the company as a viable competitor to Apple's iPad family and Google's foray into the tablet space, Nexus 7.
The first announcement came in the form of a new Kindle Fire featuring a beefed-up processor but much the same in terms of quality and performance. What was more intriguing was Amazon's next announcement: a new family of tablets called the Kindle Fire HD. With the creation of the Kindle Fire HD, Amazon is taking the Apple iPad head-on, not only with the introduction of a 7-inch tablet, but also an 8.9-inch model that will rival the 10.1-inch iPad.
The Kindle Fire HD features a 1,920 x 1,200 high-resolution display, dual speakers, a front-facing HD camera, and HDMI out capability. The Kindle Fire HD is also the first tablet to be released featuring MIMO technology. Amazon claims MIMO, with its dual-bands (2.4GHz and 5GHz) makes the tablet 41 percent more efficient at WiFi connectivity.
Amazon didn't stop there, however. The company rolled out an LTE version of the Kindle Fire HD, a move that was not that surprising considering that many tablets have already made the move to the faster 4G network. The corresponding data plan from AT&T gives consumers 32GB of cloud storage and 250MB of data per month for $50... per year. Such an offering is unprecedented by any network carrier, and it remains to be seen what effect this will have on other manufacturers and the agreements they make with cellular providers in the US.
The LTE model will be released in November. So, for now, we'll take a closer look inside the Kindle Fire HD 7-inch tablet.
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- Slideshow: Apple iPad 2 Teardown
- Slideshow: BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Teardown
- Slideshow: HP TouchPad Tablet Teardown
This story was originally posted by EE Times.


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LinksLinks of the space geodesy techniques are listed below:
Several Observation Techniques are used to observe the geodetic parameters of the Earth and each of them provide different parameter types.
GPS describes satellite and moon orbits for the Celestrial Reference Frame (CRF), Earth Rotation Parameters (Nutation rates, LOD, Polar motion), Station positions for the TRF, as well as Geocenter and Low-degree Gravity fields and Atmosphere parameters of the Troposphere and the Ionosphere.
DORIS provide all of the parameters provided by GPS.
SLR determines the same parameters as DORIS and GPS, but without atmospheric conditions.
VLBI is the only technique that determines Quasar positions for the CRF, nutation, and UT1-UTC of the Earth Rotation Parameters. In this last case, this observation technique is indispensable. On the other hand, VLBI measures neither satellite or moon orbits nor influences of the gravity field.
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i am a natural daydreamer... a skillful daydreamer to be exact. with daydreaming comes much doodling, sketching, writing & scheming. i find it best to do this with pencils. that way if i change my mind i can erase & start over. i love that pencils give second chances. and even third, forth, fifth, whatever it takes the pencil is always there to support you & your idea. what a helpful tool & friend!
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Wedding Live Streams Up 250% in One Year
With wedding season in full swing, popular video streaming service Ustream has revealed data that webcasts of couples saying "I do" are up 250% in just one year.
A growing group of tech-savvy couples are incorporating live video streaming of their nuptials online, so friends and family who aren't able to make the event can still watch from afar. From May 2012 to May 2013, nearly 20,000 wedding broadcasts were streamed on Ustream, up from 7,800 from the same period the year before.
The service, along with others such as HangWith, Skype and I Do Stream, offer couples the option of broadcasting their weddings via the web. Couples can use laptop webcams or smartphones to capture the video for free, although the service can jump up in price (about $100) for more functionality such as greater storage or to remove ads.
The U.S. is the most popular country to host a live stream, followed by India, England, Australia and Canada, according to Ustream. With the average American spending about $529 on each wedding they attend — not to mention what it costs to be in one — watching via the comfort of your own home may not be such a bad idea after all.
Would you live stream a wedding or do you think some events should be attended only in person? Let us know in the comments below.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Neither did I
11 comments:
- redgirl said...
bladders, much like the wandering uterus, have a mind of their own. Do her veins now run yellow?
- May 11, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- Amy said...
Funny, but also sad.
- May 11, 2011 at 3:12 PM
It must be an artisian bladder
- May 11, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Packer said...
Tread softly, somewhere out there there is someone smarter, tougher, bigger, stronger than you--my ole pappy used to say to me, the smart, tough, big and strong young man that I was. You know he was right--so be kind to all you meet, even those who are not all of those things.
- May 11, 2011 at 3:52 PM
I've had that happen to me on a couple of long road trips.
- May 11, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Moose said...
"Incidentally, you might want to read up on a condition known as wandering bladder." - Hubert Farnsworth
- May 11, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- Unknown said...
I've wished for an expanding bladder at the pub in more than one occasion!
- May 11, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- Not House said...
Ah, beat me to the hysteria joke.
- May 12, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- kate sweeten said...
I had no idea that bladders were so aggresive.
- May 12, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Fizzy said...
Oh god, that's the funniest thing I heard all week!
- May 13, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- spectrummom said...
In residency a friend had a patient say she swallowed so hard it came out her vagina. "Boy, that was hard."
- May 14, 2011 at 3:34 PM


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There are still elements to this case that are unfolding, and nobody involved – if they're wise about the legal process - will say anything much. There are two disturbing elements to last week's FBI sting claiming that a state senator, a councilman, a Queens GOP vice chair, and a Bronx GOP chair, were involved in a political pay-to-play situation.
The first is that the two elected officials had potentially promising futures, and now that has all been jeopardized…if not finished. Statements from all sides are the same, "(Insert name) is sure that after all is settled, (Insert name) will be vindicated."
Ah, the spin. In reality, it is not the amount of money or the opportunism, it is the ugliness of a story like this that lingers. Even if they had acted legally, it is ugly. In modern American politics, ugliness is just as much of a death knell than extra-legal activity (well, almost as much).
It is no secret that the Republican Party line has become a diving board for Democrats that do not want to endure a competitive primary. There is no problem with the GOP siding with the occasional Democrat if the issues are a good fit.
What makes this strange is that these are people who normally do not have much in common, politically speaking anyway. Almost like a pastiche of awkward superheroes, there is a centrist Democrat, a libertarian Republican, a GOP operative (who actually works for another mayoral candidate), and a GOP leader from a borough where there are less Republicans than anywhere else in the city.
What was supposed to happen if everything went right for them? There is a reason nobody robs trains anymore - there is just no point to it.
A second unfortunate aspect to a story like this is that it gives the general public the notion that this is par for the course, and it is not. Facebook and other social networks were lit up with comments like "they all do it."
If they all did it, there would be more upset elections. It would actually work more often. It is the battle cry of the politically uninformed to suggest that they all do it. They do not all work across political lines to secure ballot access for money. Those who feel that all politicians are secretly scheming to sidestep elections are jumping the gun.
What should the city do in light of this? This could be a good time to revisit the mayor's idea about nonpartisan general elections, where ballots do not have a party notation. The top two finishers in a general primary go on to face each other in a general election. There is no buying the line or drumming up leadership support.
The city put the idea of nonpartisan elections on the ballot last time in an off-election year. It needs to be explored in a major citywide election. City Hall has wanted another chance to get this on the ballot, and this is a good opportunity to introduce this process again.


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Cavin Johnson wears two watches at once on match days: an expensive; chunky one on his left wrist and a cheapo digital on his right, for scrutinising the referee's timekeeping. But the unusual combo also has superstitious value. "It's my muti," laughs the affable Platinum Stars coach.
Johnson should treat himself to an armful of watches if his less-than-fashionable Rustenburgers win a shock Premier Soccer League title this year. He has done a magnificent job, whatever transpires in May.
On Wednesday night, "Dikwena" lost 1-0 to Orlando Pirates in an even, bruising encounter, thus failing to seize top spot on the table – they currently lie third, five points behind Kaizer Chiefs.
But if Johnson's career is any guide, a late-season collapse is not on the cards; the 54-year-old has shown impressive resolve over two decades in the local game.
His first coup came in 1994, in spotting the precocious footwork of a 12-year-old Steven Pienaar on the bullet-strewn streets of Westbury in Johannesburg, Johnson's own neighbourhood. "Schillo" was playing street football at the time for bounties of R5.
Johnson was a founding coach at the then flourishing Transnet School of Excellence and his decision to give Pienaar an apprenticeship set in motion a career that now earns the Everton midfielder R5-million a month. "Pienaar's attitude stood out, more than his technical quality," he said. "There were 10 or 11 other players from Westbury who were just as good, but they didn't have the right mental quality." Some are gangsters now and some are dead.
During six years at the School of Excellence, Johnson and his colleagues groomed Dillon Sheppard, Brent Carelse and Brett Evans, who all moved with him to the newly formed Ajax Cape Town in 2000, where he became youth coach. He later took over the Mamelodi Sundowns academy and served as assistant to Gordon Igesund when Downs took the 2007 PSL championship.
Newfound self-belief
There are no players of Pienaar's calibre at Stars. The closest Johnson has to a maestro is Bafana winger Thuso Phala, whose rebirth this season has been dramatic. In his years at Sundowns, Phala was an unusually quick player without purpose or poise.
Having made his name at Stars and then at Kaizer Chiefs, he lost conviction in the toxic environment of Chloorkop. But now Phala's rare pace seems harnessed to newfound self-belief and game intelligence.
"Thuso is reaching the peak of his career at 26, and he's such a natural talent," said Johnson. "He understands his position better. We do a lot of technical work in our training and his first touch has improved a bit since he came here. He has also improved his decision-making and he is commanding the space around him."
Benson Mhlongo was a risky signing but in a different way. Johnson worked with Mhlongo during his Sundowns peak and brought him to Phokeng when most fans expected his time on the field was up, a gamble that has paid off spectacularly, with the seasoned centreback anchoring the side's unlikely challenge for glory.
"Benson had a very bad knee injury during his last year at Pirates and people said he would never play football again," said Johnson. "But I based my decision purely on our relationship at Sundowns. I bought him only to back up the younger players. But it turned out much better than I thought it would. He won't play 35 games for us, but he's made a huge difference."
Paying punters
Fullback Vuyo Mere completes the Downs connection at Dikwena and Johnson has shopped astutely for undervalued talent from other sources, such as the gifted Botswana midfielder Mogakolodi Ngele, former Black Leopards playmaker Robert Ng'ambi and the fiery former Bucs winger Patrick Malokase.
"I also have one of the best physical trainers around in Kabelo Rangoaga, and one of the best physiotherapists, Godfrey Sepuru," said Johnson. "We have not had a hamstring, groin or calf injury for the past 18 months."
Although the Royal Bafokeng nation has invested generously in the side over the years, the paying punters of Rustenburg are now not as forthcoming. Johnson is philosophical about the tiny home crowds at Phokeng.
"We have to stick to our motive, which is to create a brand of football that attracts as many supporters as possible," he said. "We want to compete with the likes of Bloemfontein Celtic, but it's difficult to change people's loyalties. So we have to get through to a younger generation. It's a long-term thing. You have to play football of the kind we've been trying to play."
And in a region riven by mine layoffs and violent labour strife, the brave exploits of Dikwena are a lonely bright spot. "If football provides some comfort here, then we'd like to play every day."


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February 27, 2020
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Jason Henrichs and Brett King host Steve Allocca of Lending Club & Mike Butler of Radius Bank to talk through the major elements that have been changing the landscape of fintech and the mergers happening today! Then, Dara Tarkowski of Actuate Law and host of Tech on Reg explains the regulatory effects of merger madness!
Breaking Banks Fintech
Thursday at 12 Noon Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel
Many industries have been revolutionized by technology in the last decade.
Books, Music, TV, Communications, and now it's happening to our money.
Fintech, or financial technologies, is the new disruption that is sweeping
across the globe and dominating the tech world conversations on everything
from ApplePay to new credit algorithms, and upending the access to capital.
Fintech is going to give millions of people who have never had access to
banking, saving, and capital, a bank account that they carry in their hands.
Tune into Breaking Banks with Brett King, for a look at how technology and customer behavior will bring about more changes in banking in the next 10 years, than in the last 200 years. Listen every Thursday at 3pm eastern time, noon pacific on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. You'll never look at your bank account the same again.
Brett King
Brett King is a three times bestselling author, well-known futurist and speaker, and founder of a breakout new retail banking and lifestyle concept "Moven." King was voted as American Banker's Innovator of the Year in 2012, and was nominated by Bank Innovation as one of the Top 10 "coolest brands in banking." King has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Financial Times, The Economist, The Asian Banker Journal, The Banker, Wired magazine and many more. He contributes regularly as a blogger on Huffington Post.
King initially achieved recognition for his bestselling book BANK 2.0, which received widespread industry acclaim and topped category lists in the UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Canada, France Russia and Asia. 'Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow' - King's second book achieved bestseller status in its first week on Amazon. His current book BANK 3.0 is currently topping the charts in the US, UK, China, Canada, Germany, Japan and France and has been published in English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Korean, Russian and Polish to-date. He is widely considered the foremost global expert on retail banking innovation today.
As an industry thought leader, King has delivered keynotes at conferences in more than 40 countries for organizations like Google, Forbes, and Oracle. He has served as an international judge for The Asian Banker Retail Banking Excellence Awards, the GSMA Global Mobile Awards, the Middle East Business Achievement and Retail Banking Awards.


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If you can read in Polish, then you can sing in Polish even if you don't know the song! Play this VCD on your DVD player or computer and watch the lyrics to the song pop up before your eyes. All you have to do is read them, in a singing nature. This is Polish Karaoke at it's finest. The lyrics are in Polish.
Plays in most DVD players. Not designed for karaoke machine. To ensure playability, please consult your instruction manual for your DVD Player for VCD playback.


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TheMagicTouch Opens Florida Branch
TheMagicTouch USA, Niles, IL, opened a division in Tampa, FL. TheMagicTouch South will handle sales and distribution for all of Florida and the southeastern states. The company also opened a showroom in Clearwater, FL, where product demonstrations and training will be held.
"We're thrilled to be announcing the newest division of TheMagicTouch USA, which will make it easier than ever to offer our comprehensive range of digital image transfer papers--as well as hands-on, local service—to customers in this region, such as screen printers, embroiderers, and garment decorators," says Joe Pisani, chief operating officer for TheMagicTouch South. TheMagicTouch South is located at 1810 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater, FL 33765, 866-321-2661, Web: www.themagictouchusa.com.