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In just a few hours on Saturday, a west suburban Chicago man gave away almost everything he owned.
Brian Bagnall, 32, of Franklin Park, who authored a book on happiness, gave away everything in his home aside from a few personal items as he prepared for a move to a furnished home in Virginia.
Instead of selling his belongings, Bagnall reportedly posted on Craigslist that he was giving away his things for free.
See original report at NBCChicago.com
"After seeing the many videos of people acting crazy on Black Friday, we wanted to encourage some human kindness," the Craigslist ad read. "We thought about selling it, but that just wouldn't be in the holiday spirit."
But the sale didn't come without a few rules.
Bagnall asked that no one push, shove, run, yell or do any other mean acts during the giveaway.
"This isn't Walmart," the ad said.
Roughly 200 people showed up Saturday morning to clean out his three-bedroom home in the 3200 block of Dora Street, and within a few hours, the place was empty.
"People were waiting all over the lawn and cars were lining up and down the street," Bagnall said. "There were 40 or 50 people on the front lawn when it first opened."
Bagnall said the sale was part of his and his girlfriend's plan to live the life he preaches.
He said the two try to do little things each day to spread happiness, like buying a coffee for the person in line behind them when they go out.
Bagnall gave away everything from couches and love seats to tools and ladders. He said people were even taking shelves off the walls.
"There were a lot of smiles today," he said. "People need happiness more than ever right now and Black Friday shows it."


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The RSpec Book Review
Due to the popularity of Ruby on Rails and the fact that Test-Driven Development (TDD) is baked into the framework, Ruby testing is rapidly evolving into something much more agile. The RSpec Book explores one of the more popular testing frameworks, as well as Cucumber, another Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) tool. Does the book help readers quickly moves these concepts into practice? Read on to find out.It took me a while to pick up on TDD with my Rails development experiences and once I did, I quickly felt constrained by the way it boxed me into its flow. I also wanted something I could comfortably apply to my Ruby code outside of Rails. Fortunately, I was not the only developer feeling this way which might explain the rising popularity of RSpec. The RSpec Book is a five part title that illustrates Ruby and Rails BDD practices using RSpec, Cucumber and related tools. Part 1 provides and introduction to RSpec and Cucumber by showing the relationships between them as well as the business cases and technology drivers for using them. There are also several examples of RSpec and Cucumber code in action to show how the syntax works and the output the type of output such tests generate. This part also walks readers through a code-breaker game app scenario and how to think in terms of RSpec and Cucumber vocabularies that will be used to define and refactor the tests. Part 2 is the briefest of the five, covering the principles and reasons to buy into Behaviour-Driven Development. Part 3 contains over 100 pages discussing RSpec with extensive of definitions of RSpec's vocabulary accompanied by code listings of these keywords in action along with helper methods, shared and nested example groups. Chapters dedicated to the RSpec::Expectations, RSpec::Mock frameworks and how their syntax of describe, expect, should/should_not, mock and stub offer greater power and flexibility to generated tests. The authors also warn readers of common pitfalls (brittle examples, missing coverage, over-speculation) and how to avoid them. The 'Friends' portion of the titles comes into play with the sections on other tester tools such as Autotest and the RCov code coverage tool. Part 3 concludes with a chapter on extending RSpec's functionality. Part 4 explores Cucumber in much the same way, and introduces Gherkin (what is with these goofy names?), the Given/When/Then keywords, tags and a healthy number of examples. Part 5, the largest portion of the book, shows how RSpec and Cucumber work in the Rails world, a place where they will likely be used the most by developers. The Webrat gem is given its own chapter and shows why it is such an integral part of testing web apps with RSpec via its simulated browser-like behavior. There's also a Webrat keyword review for working with forms (fill_in, check/uncheck, choose, select and the like. Chapters on getting Webrat to work with Selenium and writing Rails Model, View and Controller specs. Appendix A introduces RubySpec, a project that attempts to "write a complete, executable specification for the Ruby programming language", followed by an appendix summarizing RSpec's built-in expectations.
I'm usually not a big fan of books written by multiple authors since the voice and cadence context switching can sometimes be disorienting and/or the content can be redundant in places if the book is not properly edited. While its easy to identify when the RSpec authors take turns contributing to the book's content, the impact fortunately isn't too distracting. Still, there is sometimes too clean of a break between the RSpec and Cucumber discussions, giving me the unintended impression of a lack of continuity between the two technologies. And even after reading the book, I'm still having a hard time taking up BDD Cucumber (what the authors like to call "the outer circle" of testing) practices. I accept the practical argument of writing tests in the language of the customer, but the overhead of learning the dialect on top of learning RSpec is frankly a lot of effort that I don't have time to invest in most of my projects that need super-fast turnarounds (and if it's a web app with a crazy fast deadline, I usually just call upon Django instead). I can see myself considering Cucumber for big projects with a great deal of customer stories and ample amount of time dedicated to the BDD definitions and coding. But in the end, my customers don't care about the wizbang tools and English sentence-like descriptions; they just want a rock-stable application that never breaks.
Even though I have yet to be smitten by the light that shines from Cucumber, I am completely sold on RSpec - it's the first gem (along with Webrat and Autotest) I add to a new Rails project. From that perspective, the RSpec book is one that finally helps me understand the vocabulary and the variety of scenarios that RSpec can help test.
If you're already an RSpec master, this book may not have much new to offer. But if you're new to Ruby and Rails development and have started feeling constrained by the TDD default tools in Rails, RSpec will make testing, dare I say, fun - and The RSpec Book will get you, dare I say, excited about testing your code.
Title: The RSpec Book: Behaviour-Driven Development with RSpec, Cucumber, and Friends Authors: David Chelimsky, Dave Astels, Zach Dennis, Aslak Hellesoy, Bryan Helmkamp and Dan North Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf ISBN: 978-1-93435-637-1 Pages: 448 Price: $38.99 (paper), $24.00 (eBook)

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Opinion: Totaling Up Iran's Sweet Sanctions Deal
Foundation for Defense of Democracies vice president for research Jonathan Schanzer on growing evidence that suggests Tehran won big in the nuclear agreement. Photos: Getty Images
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I ... I ... the ... welcome back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... what is the real value of the Iran sanctions deal ... my next guest says crunch the numbers and come up with some surprising conclusions ... Foundation for Defense of democracies vice president Jonathan Chancellor ... joins me now in Washington ... Jonathan the White House says it's that several billion dollars for Tehran ... why you disagree ... well actually had the White House and insisted that the the entire time Iran sanctions ... relief would be upwards of seven billion dollars ... as of the four point five billion dollars ... in cash at package to be delivered to the Iranians ... as well as relief ... in a precious metals ... petrochemicals and automotive ... on the way to the crunch those numbers is first ... we take a look at ... the precious metals ... and a peak of between the Treaty of ... Iran and Turkey ... we found that there was upwards of one point five billion dollars per month ... in that precious metal trade ... can see you multiply that times sixteen you're actually in a much higher number upwards of nine billion dollars ... I know that of course is on the high side of things but let's just say ... you get half of that year looking in a number already that far exceeds what the White House is put out ... of the petrochemical sector ... again looking at a six month period we saw upwards of seventy nine billion dollars worth of trade ... higher in the past ... and so by and that doesn't include the automotive sector which the was a significant contributor to GDP in the past ... yes it's in a lower level now ... but it's still a significant contributor to the Iranian economy ... he put all that together in you're probably looking in a package that looks more like twenty ... or twenty five billion dollars not the seven billion dollars in the White House's indicated outlets to state the automotive sector for a second when you do that analysis ... do you just look at the number of cars for example that Iran can sour you ... and looking past that's all the other industries that would benefit from those sales ... we're looking at the latter any deal if you look it just exports which in and we're not sure exactly how the of the White House calculated ... on these numbers that you would basically take ... I think about the five thousand units to be exported from Iran to to come up with that one point five billion ... in automotive ... but you know Benny take a look at how all this contributes to the overall economy ... the kinds of investments they're going to get from the outside to bring in new vehicles that can be sold domestically inside Iran ... on the payroll jumped ... on the overall stimulus to the Iranian economy could be you know as high as the as ten billion dollars ... or more just depending on how quickly they get that automotive industry ramped up ... well that explains why Tehran was so excited about the deal he signed it ... Foundation for Defense of democracies vice president Jonathan Chancellor ... thank you so much for joining us thanks to


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Press Conference for "Schmucks"
For those of us who enjoy contemplating the historical and political currents that run through film history, it's tempting to look at the latest comedy from director Jay Roach ("Austin Powers," "Meet the Parents," "Recount") as a possible reflection of American discomfort at the brutal nature of business and the growing disparities between the wealthy and the increasingly lumpen middle-class. However, when you're talking about a movie that ends with a confrontation between a good idiot (Steve Carell) who designs amazing dioramas using dead mice and an evil idiot (Zach Galifianakis) with the power of mind control, but only over other idiots, that may be taking things a little seriously.
Opening this Friday, "Dinner for Schmucks" borrows its premise and some of its plot from Frances Veber's 1998 "The Dinner Game." Paul Rudd co-stars as Barry, a rising L.A. executive who finds that entering his company's upper echelon will mean participating in a competitive Dinner for Winners. All the guests are to bring an extraordinary person who has been unrecognized by society — in other words, a dithering idiot. The winner of the nasty game is the one whose guest is the most amusingly stupid.
Barry is initially appalled by the idea and assures Julie (Stephanie Szostak), his horrified art curator girlfriend, he'll have nothing to do with it. On the other hand, he needs to pay for his Porsche and his absurdly large apartment at West Hollywood's Sunset Tower Hotel (in real life, you'd need a billionaire's wealth to afford that). It's a choice between being nice and being unemployed and in debt. Then the fates seem to reward him when, driving through a quainted-up version of Westwood Village, he nearly runs over Tim Wagner (Carell), a clueless IRS employee and ultra-naive artist committed to his "mousterpieces." Wagner, of course, turns out to be a goodhearted type whose attempts to help his new friend backfire in increasingly absurd ways. Fortunately, most of them are funny, particularly thanks to some outstanding and often completely unhinged supporting performances from Zach Galifianakis and Jemaine Clement of "Flight of the Conchords" as an absurdly pretentious and untalented, but hugely successful, artist on the make for Barry's increasingly angry girlfriend and all other attractive women on the planet.
"Dinner for Schmucks" isn't going to electrify cinephiles or become a staple of screenwriting seminars, but a couple of weeks back it had proven itself to be a very effective laugh-getting machine at a West L.A. screening. Therefore, full of a free breakfast, a selection of journos were in a pretty good mood for a morning press conference at the Beverly Hilton with a number of funny and/or talented people, including stars Carell and Rudd, supporting bad guys Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek") and Ron Livingston ("Office Space") as well as director Roach and writers David Guion and Michael Handelman, who are about to become directors themselves with the film version of the BBC comedy, "Cruise of the Gods."
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French Open towels aren't as solid this year (the Lacoste ones are better), but if we had to choose, we'd go for this one of the Eiffel Tower. The other honorable mentions after the cut…
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towels for roland garros 2011June 2, 2011
practice makes perfect: novak djokovicJune 2, 2011
Nole switched to his French Open kit during the warm-up tourneys leading to the year's second major, so no need to rehash (here it is, in case ya need a refresher). So instead, here's a few looks at his practice gear.
BTW: Nole has dropped only one set (to del Potro) in his run to the semis, which included a retirement from Victor Hanescu and a walkover against Fognini (who injured himself in that marathon vs. Montanes). Djokovic will play Roger Federer tomorrow.
Too much red! Aside from this olive green tee, a Stepanek-esque polo/shirt ensemble after the cut…
flashback: stan the manJune 2, 2011
Gettin' down: Stanislas Wawrinka needed to remind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga about who was seeded higher at this year's French Open, and it wasn't easy: it took Stan about four hours to log the third-round 4-6, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-3 victory over Tsonga. He lost the subsequent round — a Swiss-fest against Roger Federer. (Read up: Roger and Stan's career head-to-head; Pt. 2: French Open Men's Singles Draw)
Buy: Lacoste Forest Hills Gym Bag; white, empire yellow, flame scarlet, and blue aster; $160; lacoste.com.
(photos by Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images)
ground attack: nike.com's french open landing pageJune 2, 2011
fashion focus: in lotto, schiavone keeps the frills to a minimumJune 2, 2011
While we wouldn't have picked Francesca Schiavone as the woman who could best showcase the uber-feminine clothes from this season's Lotto drop, the Italian is keeping up her end of the sponsorship bargain during this claycourt season: she's backed up her decision to lay low during the last Fed Cup tie with a quarterfinal appearance in Rome (losing to Stosur) and a semifinal defeat in Brussels (to Caro). Now she has a chance to defend her French Open title in the finals against Li Na, played tomorrow. (Draw: RG Women's Singles)
TSF loves the skort in particular, with its super-bunched hem and bow off to the side. (We first noticed this on Pironkova back at Indian Wells.) Schiavone's done a good job mixing up the skort's three colors — pearl (grey), dark navy, and white — with the irid cocktail (light salmon) and dark navy pieces. We're also glad she's opted for the more subtle ruching of the cap-sleeve top, leaving the messy criss-cross design of the tank back in Rome. All that extra fabric is doing nothing for her flat-chestedness.
Buy: Lotto Missy Skort, €30.17; Polo, €34.03; Tank, €30.17; Dress, €45.29; Cap-Sleeve Top, €30.17.
More: Images from her 2011 Roland Garros looks — plus two from Rome — all after the cut…
want: wear the clay without getting dirtyJune 2, 2011
Let's leave the grime to the pros, ok?
What an entertaining semi! Schiavone played Bartoli, with the defending champ taking out the hometown fave 6-3, 6-3. She'll face Li Na in the final; their combined age makes this the oldest women's final since Tauziat and Novotna played Wimbledon in 1998 (via Christopher Clarey, that one).
Swatch comes up with the Jeux d'Elite Roland Garros watch — the same shade as the tourney's clay courts — and puts it in a tennis ball case. Buy: € 67,00 at storerolandgarros.com.
(image via storerolandgarros.com)
fashion focus: adidas adiace (roland garros)May 27, 2011
Stanislas Wawrinka needed to remind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga about who was seeded higher at this year's French Open, and it wasn't easy: it took Stan about four hours to log the 4-6, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-3 victory. And it doesn't get any easier: up next is a Swiss-fest against Roger Federer. (Read up: Roger and Stan's career head-to-head; Pt. 2: French Open Men's Singles Draw)
Tsonga was the only ATPer clad in the Roland Garros-branded adidas adiAce line. On the men, they produced a slim-fit polo with flattering color-blocking (not that Tsonga needs help in that department). And you know how we love a popped collar, so the quarter-zipped stand-up collar on the polo is a nice touch. The colorways: Intense Green with white and Medium Lead; Medium Lead with Intense Green and Ice Grey.
On the women, they've used a maroon colorway on a scoop-neck dress with a pleated skirt. The accompanying wristband and warm-up jacket — accented with a neon ("Aero") red — round out the collection. Also of note: a few graphic tees and a white, ruffled top for the ladies. See our picks below; browse (and buy!) everything here. What do you think of the adiAce goods?
(Tsonga photos by AP Photo/Michel Euler and Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)
practice makes perfect: roger federerMay 27, 2011
Roger Federer has reached the fourth round of the 2011 French Open after brushing aside Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. Even from a different perspective — i.e., the buzz words these days are "Nadal" and "Nole" — it's safe to say that this man can still play some good, clean ball: so far this week, he's used his efficient serve to rack up only two break points after three rounds of play.
Nike Air Max Redux Men's T-Shirt, $20, nike.com.
(photo by AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
happy, happy, joy, joyMay 27, 2011
For the curious: Steve Darcis is the tennis face for clothing brand J&Joy, whose logo is embroidered on the Belgian's polos at this year's French Open.
Gael force: Darcis couldn't upset a second Frenchman — he took out Michael Llodra, the tournament's 22nd seed, in the first round — in his match against Gael Monfils. Darcis lost in straight sets. (Draw: See how the rest of the guys are doing)
Lookbook: Just the basic stuff from this brand. Nothing to write home about visually, so let's hope they make it up in fabric choice and quality construction. See more images from their Spring/Summer 2011 line after the cut…
fashion focus: lacoste's 40th anniversary with roland garrosMay 27, 2011
Lacoste and Roland Garros put their heads together for a small collection in time to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Men's and women's pieces include polos with embroidered anniversary logos, screenprinted tees (two with photos from a 1973 ad campaign), and custom packaging.
The power of the Euro: Oh, that conversion rate… You can look at the goods at the Roland Garros Store
(images via storerolandgarros.com)
monfils wears k-swiss fading stripe in purpleMay 27, 2011
Purple, please: Roland Garros 14th seed Gael Monfils booked a spot in the fourth round by taking out Belgian Steve Darcis in straight sets. He'll go up against David Ferrer — the Spaniard we predict will go all the way to the semis. Yep, that means a potential win over Roger Federer. (Draw: RG Men's Singles)
With the Nike men toning down their attire, Gael and K-Swiss have stepped up by using purple and showing off the Frenchman's guns this spring. The color always reminds us of Serena's clay dress from 2007. More info: K-Swiss Fading Stripe Series.
More: A few more on-court pics of Gael going up against Bjorn Phau and Steve Darcis after the cut…
kolyateral damageMay 27, 2011
Shirtless: Croatia's Antonio Veic did his part to make a name for the qualifiers who reached the third round of this year's French Open (the others: Leonardo Mayer, Lukasz Kubot, Lukas Rosol). In the process, Veic took down 28th seed Nikolay Davydenko 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. Veic next plays Nadal. (Draw: RG Men's Singles)
More: A few more shots of Veic in (and out) of his Lotto gear, plus Kolya in his Dunlop kit. Nothing to see there, really. It's just for my records…. See it all after the cut…
goerges keeps it classyMay 27, 2011
No better way to dress up your Nike clothes than with some pearl studs and painted nails. Too bad Julia Goerges couldn't run away with a first set win over Marion Bartoli, eventually losing 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 to the 11th seed.
Draw: Things are all kinds of crazy in that top section of the draw, with both Caro out (upset by Dani Hantuchova) and Stosur going down to Dulko. See how it's all playing out.
Clothes: Julia wore the Nike Maria Sharapova separates from this season.
(photo by Alexander Klein/Getty Images)
practice makes perfect: andy murray keeps it realMay 26, 2011
French Open: 4th seed Andy Murray is through to the third round with wins over qualifier Eric Prodon and Italian Simone Bolelli. Up next is Michael Berrer. (Draw: RG Men's Singles)
Buy: adidas Originals Stan Smith Printed T-Shirt, $46.16, asos.com.
(image via Getty Images)
flashin' the pearly whitesMay 26, 2011
Just as we were scratching our heads to figure out what the eff happened to Arnaud Clement, the scowly Frenchman (he and Kolya Davydenko should start a club) showed flashes of smileyness after beating Italian Filippo Volandri in four tough sets to open his 2011 French Open campaign. Unfortunately, Clement's wildcard didn't do him so good: he fell to Michael Berrer in the subsequent round. (Draw: RG Men's Singles)
Clothes: The Lacoste kids are still wearin' the same Striped Tennis Polo that they've been using all clay season long.
(photos by Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images)
sharapova survives scareMay 26, 2011
Maria Sharapova's trying to consolidate that title win in Rome, but not without trouble: she had a slight hiccup in second round while facing French wildcard Caroline Garcia, going down a set and 1-4 before grinding out the 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory. Up next for Masha is Yung-Jan Chan of Taiwan. (Draw: RG Women's Singles)
Meanwhile, her eponymous accessories collection at Cole Haan dropped a blue nubuck version of the Air Bacara flats. (Flashback: Maria's Cole Haan Spring 2011)
Buy: Air Bacara Ballet by Maria Sharapova by Cole Haan, $138, colehaan.com.
And speaking of her off-court dealings, one of TSF's favorite writers, Eric Wilson, sates his Masha fa(n)scination with this article in the NYT Style Section.
(match photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images; Air Bacara image courtesy of Cole Haan)
nole's spring tacchini kit in actionMay 26, 2011
Novak Djokovic switched to a new Sergio Tacchini uniform as he hit the clay in Rome earlier this month. We thought that it'd be hard for him to top that black/orange kit — we consider that the best of that season, btw — but this current Serbia-inspired design is playful but not too juniors. From what we can tell, a coat of arms appears on the front lower-left corner of the polo and of course "Nole" printed on the back. The mass-market version has his initials where the coat of arms would be.
Rolling through Roland Garros: Nole's still undefeated this year, having beaten Thiemo de Bakker and Victor Hanescu (ret) in the opening rounds of the French. He will face 25th seed Juan Martin del Potro in the third round. Draw: RG Men's Singles.
Browse: Polo ("Nuell"), crewnecks ("Nur"), and warm-ups ("Nettuno") from this collection available at Tennis Express.
We also hadn't posted a pic of the "night" colorway (in black). Here's a few looks of both versions after the cut…
jelena jankovic goes back to pinkMay 25, 2011
Jelena Jankovic continues on her bright-hued fashion path with a bright pink stop at this year's French Open. (She wore pale pink to start out the year in Australia.) The floral pattern on her Anta dress is the same as the one she's worn this spring (but in green). We might have opted for something other than the purple shoes — perhaps some yellow, to tease out that accent color from her dress? — but we're loving how it looks against the clay.
Tennis: Jelena's through to the third round after beating Alona Bondarenko and Vera Dushevina in straight sets. Her opponent will be the currently on-fire Bethanie Mattek-Sands. (Draw: Women's Singles)
More: Two more pics after the cut…
french fashion focus: sharapova looks to steel and diamondsMay 25, 2011
Paris, Je t'aime: The French Open dress on Maria Sharapova was inspired by the City of Lights, marrying Masha's ideal for unrestricted movement with the theory behind the Eiffel Tower's construction: the structure is lighter that it seems.
And so they created this lightweight yellow Line 9 dress (referring to the Paris Metro, we assume). Note the top mesh layer on the skirt, which adds to the visible flowiness as Maria moves around the court, and the diamond cut-out on the back. All the lines along the body harken to old methods of corsetry now applied with modern techniques. She keeps going back to corsets, that one.
For the curious, she's wearing a Nike Luna Speed 3 shoe.
Buy: Nike Line 9 Knit Tennis Dress, $120, tennisexpress.com.
Girl's best friend: The Tiffany & Co. drop earrings that she's wearing this week have rose-cut diamonds set in platinum. Buy: Tiffany cobblestone earrings with rose-cut diamonds in platinum; $3,200; tiffany.com.
Brackets: At the French, seventh-seeded Maria took out Mirjana Lucic 6-3, 6-0 in the first round and next faces Caroline Garcia. How far do you think she'll go? Remember, she took a title in Rome. You can see the rest of her section of the draw here.
Photos: See more pics of of her Nike dress and shoes after the cut…
shirtless: maxime teixeiraMay 24, 2011
Frenchman Maxime Teixeira won the battle of local wildcards at Roland Garros, beating Vincent Millot 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-1 in the first round. Unfortunately, he now faces third seed Roger Federer. (Read: How TSF sees the ATP draw playing out.)
(b)Asics: See all the pieces from this Spring's Asics line — a crew, a polo, shorts — at Tennis Express. Note: the colors are "Real White" and "Diving Blue."


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July 29, 2012
This video documentary includes actual police dash-cam video and audio of a horrific state police beating of an unarmed, non-combative citizen.
This case involves a New York State resident operating his car just across the border from his New York home in Pennsylvania. His name is Robert Leone.
This case is worse than the Rodney King episode in many ways. Here are but a few:
Rodney King was involved in a high speed pursuit that involved at least 4 police cars, a helicopter, and exposed the general public to serious injuries or possible death. During this pursuit Rodney King committed innumerable traffic violations including attaining speeds approaching 100 MPH.
Other than not stopping when directed, this incident involved no serious traffic violations & was simply the low speed following of a car that would not pull over.
When finally stopped Rodney King acted in a very bizarre fashion. He did not follow police instructions to lay on the ground but rather pointed at the sky, patted the ground and was laughing and giggling while being ordered at gun point to lay on the ground. When Rodney King was finally "swarmed" by police & taken to the ground he resisted violently by kicking, punching, and flipping the arresting officers.
When finally stopped by the police Mr. Leone COULD NOT comply with the orders of the arresting officers to exit his vehicle with his hands up because one of the officers had blocked Mr. Leone's door with his patrol car. Mr. Leone sat calmly in his driver's seat with both hands on his steering wheel, smoking a cigarette. Mr. Leone was tasered multiple times through his sun roof even though he did not display ANY threatening behavior whatsoever. Mr. Leone was then forcibly removed through his passenger door and repeatedly beaten, kicked and tazed while not even attempting to defend himself. The Senior State Police Officer is clearly seen jumping from Mr. Leone's car roof & intentionally stomping Mr. Leone with both of his feet & all of his weight while Mr. Leone is face down on the ground.
There has never been the claim that Rodney King was ever beaten by police AFTER he was taken into custody.
Mr. Leone was repeatedly beaten by out-of-control State Troopers before & after he was handcuffed & also after he was hog tied. Numerous non-authorized maneuvers were used against Mr. Leone by the arresting Officers including the punching in his face with a closed fist by one of the Troopers. This punch caused the Trooper to break his own hand on Mr. Leone's face. Mr. Leone was subsequently charged with a felony charge of Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer for using his face to break the Troopers hand (I am not kidding).
There has been a high level cover up of this entire matter by the Pennsylvania State Police Office of Integrity and Professional Standards as well as the Prosecuting District Attorney of Bradford County Pennsylvania. The Judge who heard this case also appears to have a great deal of culpability as demonstrated by some very biased rulings during Mr. Leone's trial as well as some other very questionable business connections within Bradford County. Please watch the entire video & then pass it along to everyone and anyone you know.
The FBI, US Attorney's Office, and the Justice Department in Washington, DC all have copies of this documentary. But for the grace of God this could have been any one of our family members. I especially shudder to think about how we have instructed our spouses, children or grandchildren to never be pulled over by a police officer in an unlit or unpopulated area but rather to continue on to a well-lit gas station or parking lot. Exposure is our key to the correction of this atrocity.
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Many years ago, there was the HeathKit company.
It had for sale various electronics kits.
They sold amateur radio, television, instrumentation kits.
I bought my first personal computer from them. It was a Heathkit H89.
That computer was the beginning of my personal research effort.
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I have never taken any course in software engineering or electronics.
I have learned everything through an extensive experimental effort.
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As soon as a baby gains enough strength to roll over and get his
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It's official. RAIN sucks.
Apart from a really nice day yesterday, I am treated to another overcast day keeping me inside yet again. So I'm doing what I usually do. Useless surfing of the internet.
A song doing the rounds at the moment is "Prisoner Of Love" by Utada Hikaru. It looks like it's featured as the theme song for a Japanese drama on tv.
It's really catchy and I really like the lyrics. I just sing "I'm just a prisoner of love, prisoner of love". The rest I just kind of hum along. I'm sure the words are really deep with meaning.
It doesn't hurt that the girl is a bit of a honey.
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Prisoner Of Love
It's official. RAIN sucks.
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Journalists Are Not Mathematicians
"For weeks that had a holiday falling on a Monday, 27 percent of all sick leave at the IRS was taken on a Tuesday in 2005 and 2006, the report said. And 24 percent of all sick leave taken by IRS employees during non-holiday weeks was on a Monday. "
Now, I can't even decipher what the first sentence means. But for the second sentence: Well, if it were just random chance, you would expect that 20% of all sick leave would be on a Monday - and 20% on Tuesday, and 20% on Wednesday, and 20% on Thursday, and 20% on Friday. So 24% doesn't seem that out of line to me...
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Fred T.
The first sentence is pointing to holiday weekends like Memorial Day, MLK Day, Columbus Day, or Labor Day. The holiday falls on a Monday, which gives people a 3-day weekend. The sentence means that instead of the expected 25% use of sick leave (four-day work week divided equally), it was 27%.
And that, too, doesn't seem that out of line.
Just seems like another report that was a waste of money to produce and now it's creating "action" that'll be a big waste of money.
All to get that 2% and 4% back in line.
Mrs. B
Ah. What a horrible sentence.
I think we could easily attribute that 2-4% to "weekend warrior" injuries, sports injuries, visiting other people who make you sick, and too much partying (which, while self-inflicted, can indeed make you ill).
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How can a girl oocupy herself? I am still sick, fighting with coughing, nose dripping, soar throat, and high temperature. I can not speak so i can not work. I can not have visitors 'cause i 'm infectious. I can not watch a lot of tv or sit in front of the laptop for too long 'cause my eyes water.
So i did some crafting. I made a blessing bottle for P. This is the first magickal thing that he actually liked and asked me to make him one. I have been giving them as gifts lately. They are beautiful and pretty easy to make. I found in a store some beautiful, little, round, glass bottles in red and orange and bought a lot of them. I fill them with sea salt, a good luck dust i made that is black and some herbs. I place them in layers and the result is pretty good. I write a spell in a piece of paper, then put it in there and cover it with the layers. At the end i add a few drops of almond essential oil and finally put the cork on and it is done. I decorated most of them with some ribbons and dried herbs. In one i added a tiny rosemary besom i made. For Petros 's blessing bottle i made a Goddess out of fabric and filled her with cardamum seeds. Since i can not sew, neither have a sewing mashine it kept me busy for hours. At this point i have to say that none of the things above are my ideas. The blessing bottle, the fabric Goddess, the rosemary besom, i saw them all in your blogs, but i still can not believe i made them myself.
I have a confession to make. Although i have been pagan my whole life and Wiccan for years i just found that Halloween is Samhein. I should have made the connection between All Hallow 's Eve and Halloween, but i thought Halloween was a different holiday. It surprises me because usually pagan practices that are still common are parts of christian celebrations and festivities. I am so glad that at least one holiday is not labeled as something it is not. This also explains why although it is celebrated in many parts of Europe and US, here in Greece(where we are mostly Christian Orthodox) has not survived as a tradition.
I am tired again. I ll go lie down.
Blessed be.
Blessing bottles and a misunderstanding..
How can a girl oocupy herself? I am still sick, fighting with coughing, nose dripping, soar throat, and high temperature. I can not speak so i can not work. I can not have visitors 'cause i 'm infectious. I can not watch a lot of tv or sit in front of the laptop for too long 'cause my eyes water.
Second post of the day. Punishment and reward!
I was at docwitch's blog and she has written a very interesting post about children. Not just about educating them, raising them but about living and interacting with them. How this society, with all it's psychological theories and break throughs is still not children friendly.
This made me remember of a conversation i had recently. I was saying that spanking is barbaric waiting and realised that my friend, who by the way is a psychologist and an abuse victim as a child, thought it is a much needed disciplinary method. That otherwise you can not make your children understand you, respect you and listen to you. That came to me as a shock! I never expected such a reaction from her. But the surprising thing was that the rest of our friends were agreeing with her. I am talking about a well educated European group of people in the year 2009, not some Middle Easterns whose only education has been the process of memorising the Koran. How is that possible? How can we believe that treating children like that is a correct approach? And how is the irony not obvious to everyone?
I am not a mother yet and i have not yet felt the pressures of motherhood. But i still think that something is terribly wrong with our society when hiting children is acceptable. When behavioral techniques for training dogs(still barbaric, but i do understand this is debatable!) are used to educate children. Punishment and reward.
This is the way to transform your children into "what" you want.
Making hard decisions...
Today i had to let the cleaning lady go. Actually my mom did it. I was busy trying not to cry. Her name is Camelia. She is not very good in what she does. She used to come three times a week for 25 euro per time. She is the same lady that threw my crystalls away, washed the straws(not the reusable kind) and talked to herself...a lot! Every time after she left i always had to do some clean up myself. The last drop was when i figured out that she did not wash properly the dishes and kitchen counter. I know it was the right thing to do but she was crying while leaving and looking at me with obvious hope that i will stop her and take it back. She is having a rough month. Her boyfriend hit her and threw her out of her home. And now she lost the only job she had. She was not working for anyone else.Well, for a good reason.
I could deal with my crystalls thrown away, house messed up and clean straws... but unsanitary dishes is too much. I feel so horrible, but this had to be done. She spent huge amounts of water, and chlorine. She did not understand recycling, she used way to much cleaning products, so you can say she was not enviromentally friendly. On the other hand i was giving her 300 euros per month(which is a lot to me) to do the job myself. I need help with the house, so it can look decent and have appointments with clients at any time. All those are valid and good reasons but my heart breaks for her. I hope she will be okay. I have to stop crying. It is getting ridiculous! This had to be done! That's it!
An award, 7 new things about me and the flu.
Hello everybody! Today is was a bit melancholic mostly because i came down with something and i can not enjoy the beautiful day and the vibrant Sun out of my window. But when i came into Blogger there was a great surprise for me. I won an award. D.Suplici of "the whimsical cottage" nominated me. You cam find her here:
http://thewhimsicalcottage.blogspot.com .
The rules are simple:
1. Thank the person who gave you this. Done
2.Copy the logo and pplace it in your blog.I will try(i am filled with pride for my technological skills!)
3.Link the person who nominated you.I think i did it. If not please copy paste the url adress and visit her, because her blog is great.(still,soo proud of me!)
4.Name 7 things about me no one would really know(hmm tough one)
5.Nominate 7 creative bloggers. Okay
6.Post links to their blogs.I "ll try!(it is starting to get embarassing!)
7.Leave a comment on their blogs.Okay
So 7 things you do not know about me.
1.I am eating pomegranade with sugar right now
2.I have downloaded the first episode of "fringe" and "eastwick". I can not wait to watch them.
3.I do not like pjs. I usually wear sweatpants and t shirts to sleep.
4.I love walking barefoot around the house. Sometimes my clients see me like that.You do not want to see my feet by the end of the day!
5.I have hard time not losing small pieces of jewellery and accesories.Not only because my house is a mess but also because i tend to take them off and leave them in strange places. For example i buy 2-3 umbrellas per year and i have none in my home.
6.I drink a lot of coffee and although i do not go out much when i do i drink a lot of alcohol.(Freud would have a blast with me!)
7.I am a poet, a singer, a psychic, a witch, a daughter, a best friend and a soulmate. I believe these are the most important attributes of myself.
The seven people i nominate are(drumroll!!):
1.Bridgett of http://booplustwo.blogspot.com/
2.Shadow of http://gsp-shadow.blogspot.com/
3.Seethroughgreen of http://seethroughgreen.blogspot.com/
4.Soraya of http://dancingsoraya.blogspot.com/
5.Jupiter greenmoone of http://jupitergreenmoone.blogspot.com/
6.Doc witch of http://darksideofthebroom.blogspot.com/
7.And last but not least Autumnforest of http://autumnforestghosthunter.blogspot.com/
I think i have done everything i should. Please check out the blogs above. They are wonderful!
I had my tattoo. I have not yet taken a picture but when i do i will post it. It is great. I love it. I hoped the process would be a bit more spiritual but that is okay. It was fun. I had a great Autumn Equinox. And now i will remember it for the rest of my life.
Does anyone have any flu remedies except for chicken soup and camomile tea?
Be blessed and have a beautiful day!
Mabon is almost here!
Autumn equinox is arriving. I can feel it down to my soul. My heart is filled with anticipation of the magickal time when day equals night. To mark this magickal day and time of my life, i am going to have a triquetra tattoo tommorrow. A symbol of the Lady(which appeals to my witch side) and of the bond of the past the present and the future(which appeals to my psychic side).
I can not wait to celebrate. I have an urge to hug people i do not know. To dance(although i can't). To sing(that one, i can do!). To live(i am still learning how to..).
So my plans for tommorow are pretty simple and fun. My goal is to bring Autumn inside. So i am thinking of apple, cinnamon and rosemary smells. And i will be making some beautiful luminarias and decorate them with bay leaves. I will not be working(like every other Sabbat). The house will be filled with music and i will make Fall decorations! I am going to have a very simple ritual and bake a pie(of what sort i am not so sure!)And of course as i already said i am going to have my first tattoo!
Blessed be my beautiful, loving, pagan friends. Have a blessed Mabon and lots of fun.
Please forgive me for another Autumn post!
The window is open in front of me. The rain has stopped a couple of hours ago but the smell of the wet ground is so intense, that it makes me close my eyes just to have the full effect. Something truly amazing happened to me the day before yesterday. In the face of total disaster i did not freeze in panic, i did not collapse under the pain. I trusted that everything is going to work out and i did not try to hide away from the pain but to embrasse it. After a while the situation resolved itself by its own. And now i am free to soak into the beauty of the early fall and allow my senses to reach out to it. It seems like everything is getting cleansed along with Nature. Even my thoughts. It used to upset me that i had no pagan friends in Athens. Now i understand that when the time is right the opportunity will present itself. I was so afraid of my dark side. Today, after i realised Phoebe has peed all over my freshly cleaned sofa i let the anger flow through me. I realised that surpressing it did not do me much good so i let go. I am still not talking to Phoebe(even though she looks at me with her puppy eyes-do dogs ever lose that ability?- and she puts her face under her paws), but it is just because she has to learn not to pee on the fricking furniture! See? My dark side is free to have as many outbursts as needed.
What is it that makes Fall so special? Is it geological? Does it have to do with temperature? Whatever it is it fills me with a sensation that i can only imagine is similar to taking drugs, although i have never felt this good after consuming alcohol...This time of the year i am always like that, peaceful, calm but at the same time alert. Thank the Goddess and the God for the amazing gift that Autumn is, that humanity is, that life is.
Brightest blessings to all of you my blog friends. Have a beautiful and magickal week and do not forget to notice Her Beauty.
It is getting crazier by the moment..
Greetings blogfriends,
Shadow is growing up so fast. He is now flirting with my coffee. A few minutes earlier he was trying to catch the mouse point on the screen and when it was not visible anymore he checked behind the screen to find it. I laughed so hard. I am trying not to overfeed him but it is a pretty hard task. When he is done with his food he steals from the others. The first couple of days i got so scared, he ate twice his body weight. He is beginning to trust me and to know that there will always be food and he does not have to eat like a maniac. He is already a part of our small family. Thank you all for your thoughts and wishes. I believe you contributed in his staying.
Yesterday i had my first class of the year in the conservatory. It was fun. I missed singing. I told them i will take a break from my harmony classes. I was kind of dissapointed when i did that but it also has been a relief. I wanted for so much time to prioritise my life and i finally did it.
I have some great news. I will buy some crystalls from Hibiscus moon. I am thrilled. I now can see that me losing my crystalls was for the best. It made me motivated enough to go through with the whole internet purchase that i was so afraid of.
On a magickal note, the Friday full moon was so beautiful. The sky was clear and She was magnificent. I was in my summer house and i had a ritual outdoors. This gave me the freedom to use as much incense as i wanted. The result was thick clouds of smoke, that on some points mada my eyes water a little. The flame of the candle surrounded by the smoke was mystical. I introduced Shadow to the Goddess. He is a very magickal kitten. He is contantly rubbing against magickal items, my bell, my box of ashes, my incense burner, my tarot cards.. I can tell he is going to be a great familiar.
Autumn is definitely here. The wind is colder, there have been a couple of storms, the sky has this grey colour painted all over it. And i have butterflies in my stomach, as always.. The only downside is that i have to bring out some warmer clothes,and buy some wood for the fireplace before it soaks in water and i am lazy!
Brightest blessings.
full moon
Merry meet my blogfriends. I am sorry for my absence these days. I have been a little lost in the crazyness of my life. As it seems we will probably keep the kitten which now has a name. He is Shadow. I talked to P and explained to him that i feel he was brought into our lives for a reason and i knew it since the moment i saw him. That is here to help us heal. And although P does not believe me, the last couple of days some well hidden emotions found their way out of me and transformed into words and tears. And P wants to quit smoking. He still thinks that the cat has nothing to do with it but he understood how important this is to me. Have i mentioned i love this man? Tsitsini is still upset but she is getting used to Shadow.
I named him Shadow because of his colour but also because that is where the fears hide and he is here to help me fight my fears. Fight through darkness to embrasse my shadow. And although now that everything is out in the open i feel i am standing on the edge of a cliff i am not afraid anymore. All it takes is a leap of faith and my wings will spread. Just one deep breath and i can let go. Tonight is a full moon and so the perfect time to go forward. Tonight i will use rosemary as an insence. I will be outdoors. I will connect with Her.
Whar are your plans for tonight?
Blog award
First of all i would like to thank a new blogger friend Aewynne Redwolf for an award she gave me. You should check out her blog "Asomatous transformation" at http://geekstress.blogspot.com/ . I will pass it on to Autumn Forest Of "Ghost hunting theories" because she is the hell of a crafter and she is making a bunch of halloween crazy stuff by herself.
Now i want to thank you all for your positive thoughts and your great advice. Although, i do not keep the cats separate during the day, i keep them in different rooms at night. I am still trying to find a home for it but if i can't i am keeping it. The baby kitten scratched Tsitsini on the ear because she hissed him, but i think they are actually getting along much better.
I am sorry i missed your posts yesterday but it has been hectic over here with all these. I am about to start my day early for once(it is 8.30) and i have done a million things already. Blessings to all of you.
Oh dear Goddess help me!
How can you tell if magick brought something to your life? How can you deny the call that comes from inside your heart? Here is how the situation is as objectively as i can describe it. We live in a small apartment with 3 bedrooms but it fits us well. We have a dog and a lazy cat already that like the things exactly how they are. But as i was driving today i saw a black kitten sitting by the road. I stopped the car, walked towards it, Phoebe ran towards it and then i took it in my arms. He is so sweet. He is loving and purrs all the time. He stands on my arms as a pirot for hours. But here are the bad news. Petros does not want another animal but he would be easily persuaded if Tsitsini was n't acting as if someone is electrocuting her. She hates him. She made sounds i have never heard before. She did n't attack him, but she is really depressed. I do not want to make her sad so if she won't get used to him the next couple of days we will have to give him away. And if i can't find him a home we will have to let him where we found him. At a pavement by the road.
My eyes water just thinkin about it. It is a black kitten and i am a witch. It is fate. Right? Things have to work out. They just have to. So i am asking from all of you to send me positive thoughts. I wish there will be serenity in my home with all my pets.
Ps. if you have any tips about how i could make two cats make friends i am all eyes!
Blessings to all.


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The RIA industry is fast approaching a changing of the guard, and not just in its workforce (the average age of financial advisors today is somewhere in the mid-50s) but in its client base as well. RIA firms that have spent the last decade serving the baby boomers are now faced with the challenge of attracting the next generation of clients, and they are nothing like their parents.
What's an RIA to do? In my firm, we are addressing the issue by holding an off-site company event dedicated to a bridge-the-generation game plan for building and serving the next generation of clients. On the agenda: identifying next-gen clients, looking at how they want to work with a financial advisor and what services are valuable to them, and then creating an effective and profitable business model to serve them.
Step 1: Identifying Next-Gen Clients
The first step to attracting new clients is to begin identifying them. The Gen X (post-World War II baby boom) and Y (also known as the Millennial Generation) demographic is wide-ranging in cultural and religious background, economic status, education and ethnicity. From that population, potential clients typically fit a profile of being in their mid-20s to early 50s, with a college education, 100K+ a year in annual income and up to $2 million or more in assets.
A trend with Next-Gen clients is that they have an entrepreneurial spirit (many of them own businesses), and unlike their parents before them, they use technology to manage many aspects of their lives. There is also an increase in women-driven and minority households. While the demographics of these prospective clients are important, what's more compelling is their psychographics. In other words, it's not about an age, it's about an attitude where maximizing their profit and purpose is of equal importance.
Step 2: Understanding Next-Gens' Financial Goals
First of all, re-think what you consider a typical household. Today's family no longer consists of a married couple with 2.5 children. According to the U.S. Census, roughly 44% of Americans are unmarried. The rise in same-sex families and women as bread winners is also indicative of a generational shift. The latest census predicts that racial "minorities" will become the majority in the United States by 2042.
That's a wide demographic to shape a business model around, but concentrating on key trends may help narrow your focus:
- Innovation. Remember that saying, "Here today, gone tomorrow?" Now it's more like, "Here today, gone in the time it takes me to hit 'Refresh.'" An RIA has to stay current on news and trends and develop new ideas to service their clients.
- Evolution. Clients want to relate to their advisor, not their parents' advisor. What is your plan for bringing in younger advisors to service these new clients?
- Technology. The way you approach technology in your firm needs to adapt and work with you, not against you. Are you using systems that talk to each other? Do you offer your customers a portal to access their financial information?
- Networking. Gen X & Y value their social and industry networks, and enjoy connecting with their peers, whether in person or online. Consider this in your event planning and marketing campaigns.
Step 3: Assessing the Industry Trends
We are in the middle of a gold rush era. New services dedicated to small (and large) clients are popping up online on a seemingly daily basis, offering access and management of personal capital and wealth trust, among others.
Assigning someone to keep track of this has been helpful to our firm, and a regular technology update to the team has helped us stay informed and ahead of the curve.
Step 4: Learning How to Adapt
Once you have all of this information, it's time to build a profitable business model to serve these new clients. Here are a few high-level indicators for you to consider as your look ahead:
- RIA firms must continually find ways to be innovative and competitive
- Getting clarity on why your RIA firm is different is crucial
- How and how often we communicate must change
- The focus should be on service and a holistic client experience across all touch points
- Technology and how it's leveraged as a quick and convenient tool is critical
However you decide to approach your firm's future as it's related to Next-Gen clients, it's important to stay true to your core beliefs. What should remain steadfast is your firm's mission to serve clients and to help them live more fulfilling lives before and after they retire.


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David Muir is an Emmy Award-winning journalist for ABC News based in New York. He anchors the flagship ABC News broadcast "World News Tonight with David Muir" and co-anchors the ABC newsmagazine "20/20."
Muir reports from the scene of major news events around the world. Most recently, Muir reported from the Syrian border on child refugees now working in Lebanon. He led the reporting from the scene of the tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma and the team was honored with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award. Overseas, Muir gained rare access to the streets of Tehran leading up to the nuclear talks and he was the first American journalist to report from Mogadishu, Somalia on the worst famine of a generation, coming under fire while reporting from the war-torn city. He earned an Edward R. Murrow Award for his reports.
Muir reported from Tahrir Square during the revolution in Egypt, and from Fukushima, Japan following the tsunami and nuclear accident. Here at home, he anchored for hours as the Newtown tragedy unfolded before leaving for the scene. Muir also anchored from Aurora after the movie theatre shootings, from Joplin, Missouri in the hours after the deadly tornado, and from Tucson after the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Previously, Muir served as principal substitute anchor for "World News with Diane Sawyer," where his Emmy-nominated series, "Made in America," became a hallmark of ABC's evening broadcast. Muir's dispatches from all over the world are also a regular feature on that broadcast including his recent trip to Ethiopia where he revealed an American doctor's gift of sight to hundreds of villagers. The report drew an overwhelming response from viewers and was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists.
In 2012, Muir served as a lead correspondent on the 2012 Presidential election. His interviews with presidential candidate Mitt Romney often generated headlines well beyond ABC News. Muir interviewed First Lady Michelle Obama in South Africa after her private meeting with the late Nelson Mandela.
In February 2011, David Muir was named sole anchor of the weekend editions of the flagship broadcast "ABC World News," and the weekend broadcasts were re-titled "ABC World News with David Muir."
Muir joined ABC News in August 2003 as anchor of the overnight news program "World News Now" and quickly moved on to become one of the network's lead correspondents on domestic and international news. He has reported from across the globe, including Egypt, China, the Middle East, South America, Eastern Europe, South Africa and throughout the United States. Muir has anchored his "World News" broadcasts from Cairo to Jerusalem, from London to Beijing.
In November 2010, Muir traveled to China to report on the second-largest economy in the world anchoring from Shanghai and Beijing. In the summer of 2010, he made four trips to the Gulf to cover the BP oil spill. In January 2010, Muir reported from Haiti after the devastating earthquake. He has returned to Haiti multiple times since the earthquake hit, uncovering attacks on women and the unfolding mental health crisis in Port au Prince.
In April 2009, Muir teamed up with Sawyer for a primetime hour on guns in America revisiting the issue in 2014 with their hour, "Young Guns." In March 2009, his reporting on "20/20" revealed the growing ranks of homeless children in America. During the 2008 presidential election, he was part of the network's "Vote 2008" coverage, reporting and anchoring from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, and reporting from Ohio on Election Night. Muir reported from Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day.
Overseas, in August 2008, Muir reported on the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated China's Sichuan Province. He reported from the Israeli-Lebanon border in August 2006, where he covered the Israeli war with Hezbollah. He was also in Gaza in June 2007 to cover the Hamas coup, reporting from inside the Gaza Strip. In August 2007, he was sent to Peru to cover the worst earthquake in that country in more than 35 years, and in March 2008, he reported from the Ukraine more than two decades after the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Muir anchored and reported from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
In August 2005, he was inside the New Orleans Superdome as Hurricane Katrina hit, and stayed in that battered city to cover the unfolding crisis. His reports for "World News" and "20/20" were the first to reveal the deteriorating conditions inside the Convention Center and Charity Hospital, as he waded through chest-deep waters to get to the patients still inside the hospital. In October 2006, he was on the scene of the Amish schoolhouse shootings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He also reported from West Virginia on the letters left behind by the coal miners during the Sago Coal Mine tragedy for "20/20."
Muir has contributed to several in-depth series on "World News," including "Going Home," "The Fight to Save the Middle Class" and the broadcast's "Key to Success" series, reporting on efforts to revitalize Yosemite National Park.
Shortly after joining ABC, Muir anchored ABC News' coverage of the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day, and in his first week on the air anchored several hours of the network's coverage of the Blackout of 2003.
Prior to joining ABC News, Muir distinguished himself as an award-winning anchor and correspondent for WCVB-TV, the ABC affiliate in Boston. He spent a month in the Middle East reporting on the war in Iraq, helping to earn the station the prestigious National Headliner Award. He spent several weeks in Florida reporting on the 2000 Presidential election recount, and reported extensively on the sexual abuse scandal within the Boston Archdiocese.
While in Boston, Muir was part of the team that received the regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting and Associated Press honors for his work tracing the path of the September 11th hijackers. His anchoring and reporting of breaking news in Boston earned top honors from the Associated Press.
Muir joined WCVB-TV after spending five years as an anchor and reporter at WTVH-TV in his hometown of Syracuse, New York. While in Syracuse, he filed reports from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Gaza City following the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, earning top honors from the Radio-Television News Directors' Association. He also anchored the station's coverage of President Clinton's impeachment trial from Capitol Hill. The Associated Press honored him for Best Enterprise Reporting and Best Television Interview. The Syracuse Press Club recognized him as anchor of the Best Local Newscast, and he was voted one of Syracuse's Best News Anchors by the readers of "The Syracuse New Times."
A magna cum laude graduate of Ithaca College, Muir attended the Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University and studied at the University of Salamanca in Spain.


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Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, 3 October 1978, and in 1989 began the creative activity in Tbilisi circus, successfully combined education in the school with circus-studio. Then he has worked at the Georgian National team in the attraction «Intercosmos», under the guidance of A. Peradze. In 2000 he graduated from the State College of circus art named Sh. Milorava, Tbilisi.
Possessing remarkable organizational and analytical skills and a high level of culture, being talented and highbrow man, in 1997 George Эрадзе creates his own attraction «Fauna Life». Since 1998 this team started touring in Russia, working with eminent producers as Poluyan G., Bulavskiy V., Shahkulov A. In 1999, in union with producer Gordienko, Gia Eradze created new collective «Five Continents» which tour is the constant sold-out shows across the country, as well as Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.
In 2006, Gia Eradze was employed to the Ekaterinburg circus and began touring with the People's artist of Russia Marchevskiy A. Since April 14, 2007 Gia Eradze are working in the Russian State Circus Company and March 1, 2008 he was appointed the Director of the collective «Circus show «Five Continents».
«Five continents» - qualified, professional, properly engaged team, one of the most colourful circus programs of the day, a great theatrical performance, combining all genres of circus art and the most contemporaneous technology in the show-industry.
Gia Eradze is the author and producer of the whole show, as well as the mail artist, animal trainer, and developer costumes. In the summer 2010 the band successfully completed the tour in Japan with the attraction «The Wild Jungle World: lions and tigers».
Not stopping there, talented leader tirelessly works, creating new rooms, images, opens new names. Repeatedly awarded with diplomas, prizes by the Ministry of culture, monuments protection and sports of Georgia, letters of thanks from Department of culture, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Udmurt Republic and almost all big cities of the Russian Federation, was awarded the title of Honored worker of circus art of Georgia, awarded with the national award of Ukraine and others.
In 2010 Gia Eradze received the title of Academician of the Academy of Circus art of the Russian Federation for special contribution to development of the circus art. Gia Eradze won the Golden award of the V world festival of circus art in Moscow on October 2, 2011. At the festival «Circus Princess» in 2011 show «Five Continents» has won 10 awards, including Gold, Silver, Bronze crowns of "Princess of the Russian circus" and the title «Show the 21st century». Annual ceremony of delivery of award for outstanding contribution to the development of the circus art "Sharivari-2012" marked the Royal show which became the winner in the nomination «the Best circus performance of the year».
At the day of workers of Culture in 2012 Director, producer of the show «Five Continents» was awarded the Order «Golden Star «Service to Art»» for merits before the state and society, many years of distinguished service to the Fatherland, high professionalism and selfless work for the benefit of Russia. February 25, 2013, by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Gia Eradze awarded by the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation For the big contribution to development of the circus art, fruitful work».
The artists in the show «Five Continents» become a party to the key events in Russia, both the capital and regional centres. So, the staff of the Royal show took part in the Grand opening of the «Night of Museums» in the Pushkin Museum may 18, 2013, which was attended by Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation V. Medinsky.
Today every city of our vast country is looking forward to touring the Royal show, deservedly considered as one of the best circus collectives in the country, and, first of all, the King Gia Eradze on their arena!...


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André Allen Anjos, aka RAC, has made a name for himself by creating some of the most evocative and creative remixes in the music world. Each remix he puts out masterfully grasps the most important aspects of the original song, all the while giving it an entirely fresh and fluid sound. It makes sense, then, that Anjos is finally venturing into the realm of original content, the first taste of which is his debut single 'Hollywood'. The song, which features vocals from Penguin Prison's Chris Glover, was a seamless evolution from the remixes RAC has been making for the past several years, taking those experiences and applying it to a made-from-scratch song. The result is an incredibly catchy and wholly indelible piece of music, one that, from start to finish, is tirelessly enjoyable and simply fun to listen to.
During his recent tour, RAC made a stop in Vancouver, performing at the city's famous Waldorf Hotel. Before the show, Adrian McCavour of Some Kind of Awesome and I had the opportunity to chat with Anjos about all things RAC: his approach to remixes, how he has applied that to original content, his singing abilities, and future releases.
Adrian McCavour: Each remix you put out, carries the intent of the original song, but takes it to a whole new level with a more fluid sound. What approach do you take when creating a remix?
André Allen Anjos: With the remix, it's kind of like writing a new song. I know that people don't perceive it that way, or people don't think anything is original, but it's kind of like taking out what makes it that song – whether its structure, or a hook, or one of the main things – and then building around that. It's really about what's important in that song, and changing the rest, because the rest is irrelevant and interchangeable. That's kinda what it is, on a practical level it is a lot of time just listening to the song and figuring out what's important.
Alec Ross: When making a song on your own, is the approach more difficult? Is there anything different in the process?
André: The only real difference is how much pressure I put on myself, because with remixes, normally you're working with ridiculous deadlines and a lot of the times you just wing it. Sometimes it's kind of crazy to have a remix I listen to and think "Oh man I wish I had more time for that", but it doesn't work out that way. With this it was different because I had all the time in the world and I didn't have deadlines and I could do whatever I wanted. It was really fun, it was just more pressure on myself. Working with Chris [Glover] was great, that was the easiest part of it.
Adrian: What did you enjoy most about the song? Was it making the song itself, the reception it received, or perhaps the music video with the ridiculous cowboy?
André: To some extent it was the freedom of doing whatever I wanted and establishing myself as an original artist. It's kind of strange, but really fun. Obviously working with Green Label [Sound], they made a lot of stuff happen financially with the video, and got some pretty big names mixing as well.
Alec: It's pretty cool that you're with Green Label Sound, it seems like they provide you with a certain amount of "you guys can do what you want, and create what you want to create", it's very multi-faceted who is on that label, and all of you are great in your own way.
André: Yeah, well the thing with them is that I had the song way before I even met them. A lot of people worry about labels messing with their music, and they get super protective, but I already had the song so it was never a conversation that came up. I don't think they're the kind of people that would do that anyways. They're all indie label people, with Mountain Dew money basically. They're doing a lot of real cool stuff because of it, and it's really exciting, and I'm glad to be a part of it.
Alec: Up here in Vancouver it was really noticeable the amount of new listeners you got from your remix of Lana Del Rey's 'Blue Jeans' . Did you expect that amount of attention?
André: I can look at facebook stats all day long, but a lot of these things are kind of intangible and you only really notice when you go somewhere. Obviously when the offer came in it was an easy decision because I knew it was going to do well, I never realized it was going to do this well. I definitely noticed some change, but where I really saw the difference was when we played it live and I was like "Woah, people noticed."
Adrian: How do you prepare for your live shows? With your large amount of output, how much decision and thought goes into the set list?
André: Everything is on the spot. We just gauge the crowd a little bit, and there's always a couple misfires, but it's more that way. If we played the same songs every night I'd go insane. DJ'ing is easy enough, and if you already pre-planned your set, that's just incredibly boring. It's almost for selfish reasons that we do it on the fly.
Alec: With your original sets, are you going to continue to use vocals of other artists or are you playing with the idea of using your own vocals? What's next for your original content songs?
André: Yeah, I can't sing. I just really can't. I also really enjoy the musical side of it, and don't feel like I have that much to say, and I also want to collaborate with other people. To answer your question, there will be a whole album with collaborations like that, and this is only the beginning of that. We're going through the labels right now, and I'd love to tell you about all the other artists, but I'm going through all the legal stuff. So once that's over we'll make a big announcement and announce solo artists. I'm pretty excited about it, I got to work with some crazy people.
Adrian: In the near future, will you be focused more on original content rather than remixes or vice versa? Can we expect an EP or an LP?
André: It will be an LP for sure. I have something like twenty-five songs with vocals and I have to narrow that down. It's going to be the most difficult thing I have ever done, but that's going to be coming out. I'm definitely not going to stop doing remixes, that's what got us where we are and we're not going to turn our backs on that. I still love doing remixes and it's an easy way to collaborate with somebody and do something fun.
Alec: Are there any Vancouver bands you ever thought of remixing? What's your perception of Vancouver's music scene?
André: Bands? Well, I know a lot of DJs from Vancouver, and maybe I do know some bands, but I just don't know if they're from Vancouver. There's actually a really cool scene in Vancouver with a lot of not well-known artists like Cyclist, PAT LOK, and U-Turn is from Vancouver.
Alec: Aside from listening to your own music, what have you been listening to? Are you reading any good books?
André: Well, I'm actually not really much of a reader, but I read a lot of music bindings and music production stuff. Musically, I've actually been listening to Afrobeat stuff and Tame Impala.
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Larry Parker wrote recently to describe an online resource that he discovered. While not well organized, the resource can be a gold mine for anyone research ancestors. Larry writes:
"I stumbled on a google listing for part of a website http://geneseo.advantage-preservation.com/ which hosts scanned, old newspapers from Geneseo, Illinois, where my great great grandparents had lived between 1855 and 1900. The newspaper page images are somewhat searchable. I say somewhat due to what I consider to be poor quality images, without grayscale. (Advantage Preservation calls those starkly black or white images "bitonal". I call them crappy looking.) Every pixel seems to be either black or white. However, the scanned newspaper pages were usually readable.
"I did a site search for my ancestor's name, without success. However, I knew his date of death, so I searched page by page through an issue or two, and I was able to find a 1912 obituary for him, which was printed even though he hadn't lived in Geneseo for the last 12 years of his life. I was thrilled with the new-to-me information that told me where he had been between the 1840 and 1860 censuses. He had been a 49er for three years! I also found an obit for his wife and brother, and a brief marriage announcement. The man's obit also gave me new information which informed me who his two youngest children had married and where they then (1912) lived.
"I was so happy finding all of that fantastic information, that I decided to dig hard on the internet for other scanned and hosted newspaper sections of the Advantage Preservation website."
Larry then obviously spent many, many hours to compile the links into a list, and sent the list to me for inclusion in this newsletter. It is a list not only of Illinois newspapers, but also of many states and counties which have entities (usually libraries) that have had newspapers and documents (or the microfilm they were already on) scanned and hosted by A-P.
Click here to view the file that Larry Parker compiled.


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I'm having problems with reading unicode files (using (with-open-file) and (read)) that contain byte-order-mark. It seems CCL just stops reading the file after the BOM and returns the BOM as the data it has read.
Here is the code:
First, create a unicode file:
Second, read the data back:
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(with-open-file (f "f" :direction :output :external-format :utf-16) (write "abc" :stream f))
After I execute the above code I tell the CCL "x" and it replies "\→" instead of "abc".
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(setf x (with-open-file (f "f" :direction :input :external-format :utf-16) (read f)))
If I remove the BOM from the file and reread it then x is what I wrote to the file, i.e. "abc".
The same example (writing and reading the same file) works fine under CLISP (with the exception of replacing ":utf-16" with "charsets:utf-16"): the file written is the same as from CCL (it starts with 0xFEFF), data is read back successfully, x is "abc".
Could anyone help me with with?
OS is Windows.
CCL is 1.3-r11936 (WindowsX8632)
CLISP is 2.48.


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