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Alright let me start off by saying I am a beginner. This might sound stupid but I don't even know how to run my java program to try it out. With that being said I have a problem. I am doing an assignment for school that requires me to write a java program that asks the user to enter either a 1 or 2. If its not a 1 or 2 then the program exits and says please enter a one or two. If its a 1 then it asks for the user to enter two non-negative numbers for the base and height so it can figure the area of the triangle. If the user enters a negative number the program exits and says what number was negative. If its a 2 it asks for a number for radius and calculates the area of a circle. Same deal with the negative. If they enter the right numbers it prints Area of Triangle with base=(number), Height=(number): area. And same for the circle. It says I should use calcTriangleArea and calcCircleArea. Now I have written something that I don't know how to test so I don't know if its right. Can someone maybe tell me if its right and if not where I am wrong.
importjava.until.scanner; class Area { Area() { int number; //Number int b; //Base int h; //Height int r; //Radius //Read number from user scanner in = newScanner(System.in); system.out.print("Please enter either 1 or 2"); number = in.nextInt(); if (number = 1) || (number = 2){ if (number = 1){ system.out.print("Please enter non-negative number for Base"); b = in.nextInt(); system.out.print("Please enter non-negative number for Height"); h = in.nextInt(); system.out.print("Base: " + "b", "Height: " + "h", "Area of Triangle: " + "0.5*b*h"); } elseif (number = 2){ system.out.print("Please enter non-negative number for radius"); r = in.nextInt(); system.out.print("Radius: " + "r," "Area of Circle: " + "3.14*r*r"); } else{ system.out.print("Please enter either 1 or 2! Program exits"); } } public static void man(String args[]) { //declare and instantiate a new object Area obj1 = new Area(); } }


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A COLONY of Antarctic penguins could be excused for feeling like climate change's big winners.
A study has found a group of Adelie penguins on Beaufort Island in the Ross Sea, 3500km south of New Zealand, has significantly boosted its numbers as nearby glaciers have receded.
A team of US and New Zealand-based scientists has used aerial photographs from as far back as 1958 and modern satellite imagery to measure nesting areas and population.
"Population size varied with available habitat, and both increased rapidly since the mid-1980s," the team found.
Numbers in the colony increased by 84 per cent as habitat grew by 71 per cent.
Between 1983-2010, habitat grew by 20 per cent as a snow-ice field near the colony retreated more than 500 metres.
The researchers say their findings are markedly different to what could be expected in other Adelie penguin habitats, where warm temperatures are causing population decline.
The team found average temperatures at the US's nearby McMurdo Station had increased by one degree Celsius between 1958 and 2010, most of it between 1980-2000.
They said temperatures in the October-December snow melt period had increased 3.2 degrees.
"Our results are in line with predictions that major ice shelves and glaciers will retreat rapidly elsewhere in the Antarctic," the researchers said in an article published in the journal PLOS ONE.
An increased prevalence of silverfish, which are eaten by the penguins, could also have contributed to the thriving population.
Fishing for Antarctic toothfish in the Ross Sea has reduced the competition for silverfish, meaning more food for the penguin colony.
Originally published asAntarctic penguins climate change winners

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- 3 Beds
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Property TypeResidential – Duplex
SubdivisionThe Village at Cotton Ranch Sub
Listing Date03/15/19
Year Built1999
AreaCotton Ranch and Chatfield Corners
Lot Size0.06 Acres (2,788 SqFt)
Parking2 Car Garage
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Inviting layout allowing for incredible indoor and outdoor entertaining while also having separate lofted space for a more intimate setting. Enjoy a wonderful meal overlooking the pond and the golf course from your east-facing deck. Main floor master bedroom also looks over the pond and boasts a monster soaking tub in which you can relax away the day's stresses. Perfect jumping off spot for all Vail Valley activities! Watch the 3D Video here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=LedB6eDTk7Z&brand=0
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MILWAUKEE | The mystery of what happened to a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius violin stolen in a stun gun attack was answered Thursday when Milwaukee police recovered the instrument and blamed the heist at least in part on an art thief who once stole a statue from a gallery and then tried to sell it back.
The violin, which was built in 1715 by the renowned Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari, is valued at $5 million. It was found hidden in a suitcase in the attic of a man who police said was unaware the instrument was in his home.
Three people have been arrested in the case, and Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said there was no evidence of other "shadowy" figures from the art world behind the theft.
"It appears we had a local criminal who had an interest in art theft and was smart enough to develop a plan for a robbery," Flynn said. "Beyond that, we don't know what his motive was."
The violin, which police said appeared to be in good condition, was stolen late last month from a concert violinist who was shocked with a stun gun. His attacker grabbed the violin and hopped into a waiting vehicle.
Police traced the stun gun to Universal Knowledge Allah, a 36-year-old barber. A citizen's tip led police to Salah Jones, the 41-year-old man convicted of stealing a $25,000 statue from a gallery at Milwaukee's posh Pfister Hotel in 1995.
Officers had the men under surveillance before arresting them Monday, along with a 32-year-old woman who was later released from custody.
Police also have not said what role each suspect had in the heist.
Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm said Thursday that he expected to charge at least one of the suspects Friday. He said charges were delayed while prosecutors negotiated with one suspect for the return of the violin.
The suspect led police Wednesday night to the home of an acquaintance, who had allowed the suspect to store a suitcase in his attic.
It's not clear what the suspects planned to do with the violin. Such high-value instruments are almost always well-documented with photographs and easily identified, said David Bonsey, a New York-based violin maker and appraiser who appears on the Public Broadcasting Service's "Antiques Roadshow."
"There's virtually no place that a violin like this can be taken and fenced," Bonsey said. "You can't take it to a pawn shop."
Some art collectors will buy stolen objects that they keep hidden for their own enjoyment, Bonsey said. But Flynn said there was no indication in this case of "shadowy figures in the art world that were trying to purchase this" violin.
The violin, known in musical circles as the "Lipinski" Stradivarius because it was once played by Polish violinist Karol Lipinski, has been appraised for insurance purposes at $5 million.
It has value as a musical instrument and as a work of art, Bonsey said.
The violin is "part of a body of work from someone whose work just cannot be imitated," he said. "A lot of people do sculptures, but there's only one Michelangelo and there'll never be another one. There's never going to be another Stradivarius."
Experts estimate 600 to 650 Stradivarius instruments remain - about half of what the master produced.
One of the most famous is the Gibson Strad, now owned by virtuoso Joshua Bell. It was stolen from Carnegie Hall in 1936 and not found until the violinist who stole it died in the 1980s.
FBI special agent David Bass, an expert in art crime, said Stradivarius thefts are reported every few years but most instruments are found - some quickly and in good condition.
A Stradivarius stolen from a South Korean musician in 2010 while she ate at a London sandwich shop was found about three years later at a property in central England. Three people were convicted in that theft.
The Lipinski Stradivarius was taken from Frank Almond, concertmaster for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, as he walked to his car after a Jan. 27 performance at Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Mark Niehaus, the orchestra's president and executive director, said the instrument appeared in good shape, but Almond, who also teaches music at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., was out of town and still needed to inspect it.
The violin was on loan to Almond by its owner. Such arrangements are common in classical music in part because most artists can't afford instruments worth millions of dollars. The owners benefit as well because use keeps the instruments in good shape and can add to their value.
"When famous people play these instruments it builds what we call the instrument's provenance," Bonsey said. "It adds to the value of the instrument down the road."


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A LITTLE PIECE OF TAHOE: If you go to Lake Tahoe every so often, and we hope you do, if only for a drive on your way through to Reno, or a summertime overnight, you'll understand what we mean when we say this: You do equal parts enjoying and plotting. The enjoying? You're looking at the clear alpine water, and the mountains, and the snug little towns, and you're feeling Away From It All. The plotting? You're thinking how you have to find some tucked-away little hut where you can live out your happy days staring at the lake and writing semi-okay poetry. (Or is that just us? Did we say too much?) Turns out, though, that real estate is something of a hot commodity in one of our state's prettiest nooks, and you can buy a little bit of Tahoe-flavored sweetness. Or a lot, if your budget and interests can handle it. How "a lot" do we mean? Well, how about five parcels for $19 million a lot?
FORMER OWNER HOWARD HUGHES... is the main name behind this newly for sale property, which is currently up for sale. Yep, five parcels is some serious land mega-ness, at least 'round Lake Tahoe, and that number is, well. As breathtaking as the lake's Emerald Bay? No, honestly, nothing is more breathtaking than Emerald Bay. But the lakefront property once owned by the go-his-own-way, Spruce Goose-building billionaire certainly is pretty darn high on the wowza scale. It's got five bedrooms and four bedrooms -- we'll call that somewhere between out-sized luxury and cabin-cozy -- and views that make all other views want to try harder. Tempted? Chase International is handling the detail, so they're your first stop, Tahoe lover.


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First investment services firm to launch a Security Guarantee nearly 10 years ago, Schwab expands consumer education and other security resources
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Schwab announced the launch of SchwabSafe™, an online resource with perspectives and tips on cyber security for clients. The first investment services firm to provide a Security Guarantee that covers 100% of any losses in any Schwab accounts due to unauthorized activity (launched nearly 10 years ago), Schwab continues to expand its resources for online security and fraud prevention to include educational programs such as SchwabSafe, client seminars and live consultations, and its numerous behind-the-scenes methods of authenticating clients to safeguard client accounts against unauthorized activity and fraud.
"It has always been our practice to make clients whole in cases of unauthorized account activity. The security guarantee turned that historic practice into a public promise 10-years ago," said Jim McGuire, chief information officer at Schwab. "While a guarantee provides a safety net, everyone has a role to play in security protection. We provide multiple behind-the-scenes methods of authenticating clients and we encourage our clients to learn as much as they can about safe online security practices – not just for their interaction with us, but in all aspects of online commerce," McGuire said.
The terms of the Schwab Security Guarantee are available here.
The company also announced today it will enhance its password protocols beginning in August 2015, to include the following parameters:
- Can be a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 234 characters
- Must include at least one number
- Must include at least one letter
- Will be case-sensitive
- Will be able to include commonly used symbols
- Will be able to include internal spaces
"While password complexity is only one part of information security, we knew that many of our clients wanted greater flexibility in choosing passwords across our electronic channels so we're pleased to be launching that initiative this August as well. Technology and security are always evolving, these changes are part of an ongoing process of enhancements to Schwab's existing client authentication and fraud detection capabilities which will continue over time," McGuire said.
Schwab clients will not be required to change their existing passwords, but will now have the ability to choose a longer and/or more complex password if they wish to do so. While clients do not have to take advantage of the new password enhancements, Schwab does encourage periodically changing passwords as a routine best practice for account security. Other recommended best practices involving passwords include the following:
- Don't use personal information such as your birthday as part of your login ID.
- Create a unique password for each financial institution you do business with and change it every six months. Don't share your passwords.
- Consider adding a verbal password to your Schwab account for an extra layer of security when you call us.
- For maximum peace of mind, consider getting a free security token, which can make every login even more secure. Tokens are available by calling 800-435-4000.
For more information on account security at Schwab, visit SchwabSafe.
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The wave of children showing up on the U.S. southern border has caught President Barack Obama between his allies who want him to do more on immigration and critics who blame him for causing the sudden surge.
With little prospect of getting legislation through Congress before the November elections, Democratic lawmakers and activists are turning their fire on Obama, pressuring him to halt deportations for the almost 12 million undocumented immigrants already in the country who would benefit under a stalled Senate bill.
"Republicans in the House simply have no answer when it comes to immigration reform," Illinois Democratic Representative Luis Gutierrez, one of the most vocal immigration advocates on Capitol Hill, said in a floor speech this week. "It is now time for the president to act."
Vice President Joe Biden told immigration advocates, agriculture industry representatives, law enforcement leaders and religious groups during a private meeting yesterday that the arrival of children at the border has made the immigration debate more difficult, according to three people who attended.
"The vice president was clear that he wants to make sure the response to it doesn't also hurt the progress in Congress," said Kristy Boswell, director of congressional relations for the Farm Bureau, which represents farmers and ranchers.
Republican Objections
On the other side are House Republicans, led by Speaker John Boehner, who said the chamber will sue the Obama administration because of the president's use of executive actions to circumvent Congress, including steps he's already taken on immigration.
The fight comes just a few months before the midterm congressional elections, in which Obama is seeking to help Democrats hold their majority in the Senate. Hispanic voters were crucial to Obama's re-election win and could be a major factor again in November.
"There's a lot of pressure on the president," said Frank Sharry, of the pro-immigrant group America's Voice. "And I think there'll be a strong up-tick on that pressure" once it's clear to all that the Republican-controlled House won't act.
The more than 52,000 unaccompanied children who've arrived at the border so far this year -- already double the total from fiscal 2013 -- is further complicating the administration's political calculations.
Border Surge
The White House says poverty, violence and rumors of amnesty purposely -- fostered by smugglers and gangs -- are responsible for the surge. Many Republicans say Obama caused it, sending a signal with his decision last year to ease deportations of some immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally when they were young.
Obama said yesterday that children now arriving by themselves will be sent back to their home countries.
"That is our direct message to families in Central America," he said in an interview with ABC News. "Do not send your children to the border."
He dismissed Boehner's threat of a lawsuit as "a stunt."
"I'm not going to apologize for trying to do something while they're doing nothing," Obama said in a segment of the interview broadcast today.
Boehner's spokesman, Michael Steel, said Obama's dismissive response "only reinforces" the public's frustration with his "failure to follow the Constitution."
Pushing Congress
Obama and his advisers insist that immigration legislation still can be pushed through Congress this year.
"Some of the conventional wisdom talks about, oh, the politics of immigration reform seem impossible now," Obama told donors at a Democratic fundraiser in Weston, Massachusetts on June 11. "I fundamentally reject that."
Biden told the advocates yesterday that "we're not quitting here. It's not over," Jim Wallis, the president and founder of the Christian social justice organization Sojourners, said.
Last month, the White House asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to delay releasing a review of deportation policies requested by Obama to avoid preempting any legislation offered by House Republicans.
Review Release
White House aides say the review is unlikely to be released before the August congressional recess. They want to ensure that if Republicans don't act on immigration, Democrats are positioned to put all the blame for the congressional inaction on their opponents in the midterm elections.
"We've not been able to move that across the finish line simply because of the efforts to House Republicans to obstruct it," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters yesterday, after acknowledging that the administration has seen no signs that House Republicans pursing a bill.
The pressure on Obama to act will only increase as it gets closer to the November congressional elections, where immigrant voters could impact the outcome of tight congressional races.
"There are pockets of Latino voters, the same in the Asian-American community, in just about every state where in a one-point race could make a difference," said former Obama adviser and campaign manager David Plouffe.
As legislation languished and deportations reached record numbers, Latino voters have grown impatient with Congress -- and the president. Obama's job approval rating among Hispanics has dropped to 48 percent, according to a survey released in March by the Pew Research Center in Washington, down from 63 percent in September 2013.
Some legal experts say the president has a wide mandate to make changes, though they anticipate that he'll be hampered by political concerns.
"His legal latitude is really quite broad," said University of California-Los Angeles law professor Hiroshi Motomura, who outlined the legal rational for Obama's 2012 immigration order in a letter signed by nearly 100 top legal scholars. "He's going to hit political constraints long before he will hit legal constraints."


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As part of the MIA's new fundraising initiative 'Adopt an Object', we'll be highlighting a featured item from our Permanent Collection that staff have chosen to represent some of the unique pieces we display in the museum. For more information on the program itself and what it means to be a donor, you can check out our past blog post.
Today, we're highlighting a staff favourite – Kenojuak Ashevak's "The Enchanted Owl"
Artist: Kenojuak Ashevak, CC, RCA (1927-2013)
Location: Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
Date: 1960
Medium: Colour Trial Paper
Dimensions (L x W): 22" x 26"
Collection: MIA Collection
Significance: The Enchanted Owl is arguably the most iconic Inuit print produced to date, made popular by its appearance on a commemorative postage stamp in 1970 celebrating the centennial anniversary of the North West Territories. MIA is lucky to have in its collection a colour trial proof of The Enchanted Owl, which captures the intermediary stage of testing the colour for this stonecut print prior to the momentous decision to split the run of the print. This resulted in a rare example of an Inuit print being produced in two colours—twenty-five being produced in red and twenty-five being produced in green. This work by Kenojuak Ashevak, a master Inuit artist, was featured in the first Cape Dorset Print Collection released to the public in 1960.
Adoption Rate: $700
To adopt this piece, contact our curator Alysa at aprocida [at] miamuseum [dot] ca.
– Posted by Brittany Holliss, MIA's Visitor Services Officer


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Actress, singer, cookbook author — and now People magazine's best-dressed celeb.
Gwyneth Paltrow took that honor Wednesday. A fan of Tom Ford, whose caped white gown she wore to the Oscars, and Stella McCartney, who designed her black racer-back dress for the Grammys, Paltrow has been praised for her minimalist yet elegant style.
Next up on People's list was Kate Middleton. The Duchess of Cambridge, a fan of Alexander McQueen and Jimmy Choo, has become a bit of a fashion icon as the future queen.
U.S. & World
Stories that affect your life across the U.S. and around the world.
Emma Stone earned her number three spot with her stylish Met Gala and Golden Globes looks earlier this year, wearing Lanvin to both.
In a three-way tie for fourth place were the Kardashian sisters. Reality starlets Kourtney, Kim and Khloé are preparing to debut the fall line for their Kardashian Kollection of clothes, eyewear and shoes.
In at number five was supermodel Miranda Kerr, best known for mixing patterns and neon colors.
Rounding out the top 10 were Reese Witherspoon, Rihanna, Jessica Alba (a best-dressed list repeat since 2010), Diane Kruger and Jennifer Lawrence.


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Law department leaders would be wise to remember the saying "the only thing constant is change" when it comes to embracing Millennials, who represent the changing face of their industry.
Millennials are the fastest-growing segment of today's workforce. According to reports, half of all Millennials – a generation of about 80 million born between 1980 and 1995 – are already working, with millions more joining the workforce every year. By 2025, Millennials will account for three out of every four workers globally.
Millennials vs. Gen X and Boomers
Much has been written about the differences between Millennial employees and their Boomer or Gen X colleagues. While not every person shares all attributes of their generational peers, we know there are some common threads to each generation's human experience that impact them in ways even they didn't realize. Understanding some of those common attributes helps all generations relate well to each other. Getting the best from people starts by understanding them.
Law department leaders would be wise to embrace what makes Millennials unique rather than trying to convert them to dated styles of working, interacting, and thinking about their careers.
Here are the top four ways to embrace Millennials and ultimately improve the overall performance of your in-house team:
1. Rethink training programs
A key difference between Millennial attorneys and prior generations is their lack of formal training before entering in-house legal departments. Millennial attorneys entered a very different legal market than those of prior generations. They did not necessarily have the opportunity to be mentored at a conventional firm or clerk for a judge. Because of this, Millennials need and expect training that is going to help them speed up the learning curve. They are eager to receive training and will expect employers to provide it. What I've found most effective is to allow Millennial attorneys to engage in peer-to-peer training, which is generally more well-received than a conventional top-down methodology. Contrast that to prior generations such as Gen X-ers for whom peer-to-peer mentorships would never have worked due to the intense competition factor for that generation.
2. Instructions and feedback are a must
As you coach the Millennials on your team, take the time to give them a clear scope of responsibility, instructions for their work, and feedback as they go along. This is not the generation of attorneys to whom you can hand a dozen files and say, "go figure it out." They don't care about earning their stripes that way. According to the No Collar Workers study, 61 percent of Millennials say they need specific directions from their boss to do their best work – a level twice as high as observed among Boomers. Millennials were nurtured more than prior generations of children; in fact, the term "helicopter parents" is often used to describe their parents. They expect to receive a certain degree of attention from employers to ensure they are on the right track with their work. For Millennials, you can alleviate their frustration and yours by providing a clear scope of duties at the outset of their position along with direction along the way. Also, it's best to avoid assumptions that your Millennial attorneys may want to branch into new and different areas. According to Millennials in the Workplace by Bentley University, despite their desire to serve as leaders at work, Millennials are often reluctant to take on the added stress and time commitment leadership roles require.
3. Get real about technology
Millennials' love for technology is also well-documented – they grew up with technology. A recent study reported in the Wall Street Journal found 77 percent of Millennials own a smartphone and, on average, spend 14.5 hours a week on it, texting, talking and using social media. For Millennials especially, you must ensure they have all of the technology you can reasonably make available. That means, at a minimum, a laptop, tablet, smartphone, and remote (preferably cloud-based) access to your departmental files.
Millennials cannot and should not be held back from using technology just because they are "at work." The boundaries between personal and work time are heavily blurred. Indeed, Millennials wake up to their Twitter feed, social pages, and online chat. To place limits on when, how and with whom they can communicate just because they are "at work" is both unrealistic and will not keep your workforce happy. Boundaries about what cannot be discussed on social media makes sense, but any Millennial who passed the Bar already knows they have to be mindful of the fences around confidential and privileged information. Legal departments will find that by allowing their Millennial attorneys to use technology in the way they are most comfortable will result in them being happier, more effective members of the team.
4. Adjust the career fast track
Millennials witnessed sacrifices their parents made for careers and worldly success. That's why Millennials are not afraid to set limits about the degree to which they will sacrifice other parts of their life for work. PwC's NextGen: A global generational study , conducted by PwC along with the University of Southern California and the London Business School, reported that 64 percent of Millennials would like to occasionally work from home, and 66 percent of Millennials would like to shift their work hours. How much do Millennials want flexible work schedules? So much that they'll give up pay and promotions for it, with the survey finding 15 percent of male employees and 21 percent of female employees say they would give up some pay and slow the pace of promotion in exchange for working fewer hours. They are a generation wise enough to know that there are more important things in life than money and a high-flying career. Giving them health and wellness perks along with the freedom to work remotely and work less during off-peak periods will resonate far more with the Millennial members of your team.
What's next?
Legal departments must adapt to the needs, priorities, and work styles of Millennials by revisiting training programs and providing unconventional opportunities for collaboration and teamwork, increased access to technology, and greater workplace flexibility. As legal departments adapt to suit their Millennial employees, they are likely to find that the changes they make will come as a welcome surprise to Boomers and Gen X'ers, too, creating a win-win for the multigenerational legal department.
Monica Zent is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, businesswoman and attorney. She is the Founder & CEO of Foxwordy as well as Founder of ZentLaw, a nationally-recognized alternative law firm serving some of the world's most well-known brands. Launched in 2014 in Silicon Valley, Foxwordy is the first private social network for lawyers where they can collaborate with their colleagues, cultivate new relationships, and enhance their professional reputations.


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Matt Secoske
Consultant, Object Partners
Matt Secoske is a consultant living in Omaha, Ne, focused on creating better software. He is the leader of the Omaha Java Users Group, and is a frequent speaker on Java and dynamic language technologies in the Omaha area. He has spoken previously at OSCON, as well as the NoFluffJustStuff conference series.


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Will this pseudo-scientific nonsense soon be abandoned by the YEC community? There's a competing 'hypothesis'. The southern continents were never joined at all and their similar vegetation is all down to 'pumice rafts' during Noah's Flood. Maybe. But WHAT about Genesis 1:9-10 (NIV)?
"And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good." If the water was in one place, was the land in one place too (most literalistic YECs think this is what the verse is saying)?
http://biblicalgeology.net/blog/pumice- ... egetation/
Will we be hearing more about the pumice rafts idea from YECs?
I would not bet on it.


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The stats don't lie: 13.4:1 compression, 18-degree heads, an .806-lift cam, and a Dominator plopped on top. With serious hardware like that—good for 648 rwhp and 9.56 e.t.'s at 140 mph on motor—how could John Wilson's 1967 Chevelle be anything but a full-tilt race car? It's quite simple, really. Assessing this crimson hellion requires throwing all stats out the window. Numbers can't describe how smoothly it idles, how obediently it heeds to throttle inputs, how deftly it attenuates the thunderous remnants of cylinder pressure after they exit the exhaust ports. Although anything that emits the sweet aroma of race fuel will never pass for a street car, this Chevelle comes pretty close.
First off, let's make clear the context in which "streetabilty" is used. Any car that can damn near pull the front tires on the street and keep on chugging to 8,000 rpm is by no means tame. However, relative to machines that make far more concessions to achieve far slower speeds, this Chevelle is downright civilized. Not only is there a full interior, the seats are of the cushy, comfy variety opposed to the unyielding, utilitarian aluminum units found on most bracket cars. At 3,600 pounds in race trim, it hasn't been molested and defiled in the name of speed. Likewise, the modestly sized 10.5-inch slicks out back belie a chassis capable of formidable 1.32-second 60-foot times, and further enhance its street credentials.
Getting so much weight down the track in such little time is one of the baddest small-blocks you'll ever encounter. The Dart-block-based 427 features a Lunati steel crank and billet rods along with Ross pistons, but that's not the impressive part. At the core of belching out 800 hp in naturally aspirated trim are Brodix 18-degree heads with massive 2.18/1.625-inch valves massaged to 372/248 cfm. Making sure the rest of the induction package can keep pace is an Edelbrock Victor Glidden single-plane intake, and a Braswell-modified Holley Dominator carb. The Camshaft Innovations 267/282-at-0.050 solid roller is an interesting piece that seems better fit on a nitrous motor, but the thing flat out works. It packs .806/.792-inch lift and peaks at 7,600 rpm, factors which necessitate a staggering 800 lb-in of spring pressure.
The 427's ability to idle like a 350 with 50-degrees less duration is probably attributable to the cam's moderate intake duration and relatively wide 110-degree lobe-separation angle. Its crisp throttle response and docile street manners, on the other hand, is the product of high-dollar carburetor that does things that a Dominator just shouldn't be able to do. It cruises and accelerates without a hint of surging or gurgling, and doesn't hesitate or bog when the secondaries kick in. Granted $1,400 is a lot of cash to spend on a carburetor, the dividends this Braswell-modified unit yields, especially on a Dominator, is priceless, and makes you wonder why anyone would even bother with EFI on a hot rod. "Everyone thinks you can't run a Dominator on the street, but my car drives just as well, if not better, than when it has a 4150-style carb and makes a lot more power in the process," explains John. "I've gotten so sick and tired of trying to convince people of that on message boards that I've just given up. Too bad they don't know what they're missing out on."
Interestingly, while most racers would probably opt for a Powerglide or a TH400 behind a motor of this caliber, John went with a TH350 instead. Despite its reputation as a lower hp capacity tranny than its more-popular brethren, the Coan-fortified unit features billet internals that significantly enhance durability in addition to reducing parasitic losses. Furthermore, a custom 2.34:1 First and 1.41:1 Second gear complement the high-winding mill, as does an ATI 5,500-stall converter. It's all coupled through a Denny's 3.5-inch driveshaft, which feeds a Moser 12-bolt rearend with 33-spline axles, 4.56:1 gears, and a spool.
Superb street manners aside, the Chevelle's true domain is the drag strip, where it routinely mesmerizes witnesses by showcasing the astonishing potential of modern small-blocks. "I've thought so much about building a big-block that I have already made a list of all the part numbers I'll need," John confesses. "However, I keep coming back to the satisfaction I get from running so quick with a small-block. It's a great feeling when folks walk up after a pass expecting to see a Rat motor only to find a small-block. It's even better when I tell them that there's no nitrous either." John expects to knock off another tenth or two once the summer heat subsides. If he does decide to forgo building a big-block, he plans on hitting the 427 with some spray and shooting for 8s.
Although it elicits admiration and affords profuse bragging rights, running naturally aspirated is seldom the cheapest way to play. As such, the Chevelle has tallied up a bill of roughly $40,000 during the 11 years John has owned it. However, John is anything but a checkbook racer. Through the course of his ownership, he's restored the car from a $2,700 heap to a near show-quality machine. He also has a couple of engine builds under his belt that performed quite admirably at the track, including a 355 that propelled the Chevelle to 11.80s and a 422 that was good for 10.0s.
Ultimately, the Chevelle's multi-faceted talents are what make it so difficult to classify. It's a car to which traditional labels don't apply, a car that forces introspection on how we all judge cars. When it comes down to it, the gutted, fat-tire'd, bracket cars out there that will barely run 11s are too numerous to count. And despite its non-pump-gas-compliant compression, John Wilson's Chevelle makes them all look stupid, so which would you rather own?
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|John Wilson - Spring, Texas
|1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
|Chevrolet small-block
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|4.125 Inches
|4.000 Inches
|Cylinder Heads
|Brodix 18-degree 262cc castings with 2.18/1.625-inch valves ported to flow 372/248 cfm
|Rotating Assembly
|Lunati Pro Series forged crank, Lunati 6.00-inch billet rods, Ross pistons
|Isky lifters; Crower shaft-mount rockers, lifters, springs, retainers, and locks
|Camshaft Innovations 267/282-at-0.050 solid roller; .806/.792-inch lift; 110-degree LSA
|Edelbrock Victor Glidden single-plane manifold, Braswell/Holley Dominator carb, Wilson tapered 1.5-inch spacer
|Lemons 2-inch headers, dual 3.5-inch merge collectors, Dr. Gas X-pipe, Magnaflow muffers
|Fuel System
|Product Engineering pump and regulators
|648 rear-wheel hp at 7,600 rpm
|Coan TH350, Reactor flexplate, manual valvebody
|Torque converter
|ATI 5,500-stall
|Rear Axle
|Moser 12-bolt rearend, 4.56:1 gears, 33-spline axles, spool
|Front Suspension
|TR2 tubular control arms, Moog springs, Chris Alston double-adjustable shocks
|Rear Suspension
|SSM lower control arms, Edelbrock adjustable upper control arms, Eibach springs, Strange double-adjustable shocks, custom 1.25-inch sway bar, Hotchkis subframe connectors
|Wilwood discs with four-piston calipers, front; Ford Explorer 11-inch drums, rear
|Wheels & Tires
|Weld Draglite 15x4, front; 15x10, rear
|Hoosier 26x4.5x15, front; Hoosier 29.5x10.5x15, rear
|GM black
|B&M Quick Silver
|Custom rollcage certified to 8.50, RJS five-point harnesses
|Dodge Viper Red
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Perry adds abortion, juvenile justice to special session
AUSTIN — For the second time in as many days, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday expanded the scope of the Legislature's special session, adding to the agenda an issue sure to ignite fiery fights in the House and Senate — abortion.
In his directive, Perry also upped the special session ante by adding to the call a proposal to establish a mandatory sentence of life with parole for capital murders committed by 17-year-olds. The measure would allow Texas to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that did away with the death penalty and life without parole for 17-year-olds, effectively eliminating the state's options to punish suspects of that age convicted of capital murder.
Perry's move on abortion - set to appease conservatives around the state and enflame partisan tensions in the same stroke - generated the most fervor Tuesday. Perry did not specify any anti-abortion measure in particular, opting instead to instruct lawmakers broadly to pass "legislation relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers and facilities."
That leaves the door wide open for Republicans to try to push through any number of measures restricting abortion that failed to reach the floor of the House or Senate during the regular session. Among them, a measure to ban abortions after 20 weeks and a proposal to require higher standards for abortion clinics.
"In Texas, we value all life, and we've worked to cultivate a culture that supports the birth of every child," Perry said in a statement. "We have an obligation to protect unborn children, and to hold those who peddle these abortions to standards that would minimize the death, disease and pain they cause."
Conservative bloc
Even before the Legislature's 140-day session ended on May 27, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a bloc of Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion groups called on the governor to add abortion issues to the special session. They cheered the announcement Tuesday.
Perry's move, however, drew almost instant blow-back from pro-choice groups and Democrats, who labeled the addition of abortion to the special session as akin to rekindling a GOP-sponsored "attack on women."
"If the governor is going to keep legislators in Austin," said Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio, "let's make that time productive and work on issues that will take all Texans into the future, rather than pushing women's reproductive rights back to the past."
If the Legislature does not pass the proposals Perry outlined in his call, he could order them back for additional special sessions, though lawmakers do not always comply with governor's directive. During a 2011 special session, for example, the Legislature bucked Perry's mandate to pass a proposal on sanctuary cities.
Redistricting issue
Lawmakers already are working through the third week of a 30-day special session called originally to focus on redistricting, another hot-button topic expected to draw high-octane brawls once bills hits the House and Senate floor.
On Monday, Perry added transportation funding to the special session agenda.
The final cost for the special session, which can run a maximum of 30 days, is expected to exceed at least $800,000, once daily allotments, legal fees and travel are tallied.
During the regular session, Democrats in the Senate successfully blocked three of the most controversial abortion proposals by using a rule that requires support from 21 senators - or two thirds of the Senate - before most legislation can be brought up for a vote. Dewhurst has said the two-thirds rule will not be in place during the special session.
"Texas is already one of America's strongest pro-life states, but we can do more to protect the preborn," Dewhurst said. "In the interest of saving innumerable lives, I will not leave any option off the table to achieve the will of the people during the special session."
Omnibus bill filed
Within minutes of the Perry's proclamation Tuesday, Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, filed an omnibus bill tucking four of the most contentious anti-abortion measures under one umbrella.
That includes a proposal to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy; one to require abortion facilities to be certified as ambulatory surgical centers; another to require all doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their clinics; and one to further regulate the use of abortion-inducing drugs.
"These are ugly bills that would do so much to hurt women and restrict women's health care in this state," said Heather Busby, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas. "This is a very sad day for Texas women."
The anti-abortion proposals will be vetted publicly for the first time during the special session at a Thursday hearing.
A Wednesday hearing has been set for the proposal on 17-year-old capital murder defendants.


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Truancy is presumably exactly as old as education. Some 800,000 years ago in the Middle East, people learned how to start fires. Though an important skill and an entertaining subject, I'm sure that some frustrated student thought to her or his self, "Lame. I'm outta here." Later truants organized parties during school hours. My research for this blog entry turned up accounts of actress Sharon Tate and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa frequenting them in the 1960s. I myself -- though something of an advanced ditcher of high school -- only attended one organized ditching event (it wasn't really a party. The drumline I was in all went to a restaurant and played tabletop shuffleboard. My punishment was having to work in the school library for a spell).
In the early 1990s, a ditch party scene emerged as a phenomenon on LA's Eastside (for clarification: the region east of the LA River). That is the subject of this entry. DISCLAIMER: This post is not meant to glorify drug abuse nor truancy; neither is it meant to suggest that I'm an authority on the subject. I didn't even move to Los Angeles until well after the scene had faded.
I have searched for firsthand accounts of the "Old School Ditch Party" scene but, aside from a couple of blog entries, and scanned images from Street Beat magazine, almost all of the information in this post is derived from the sensationalistic and comically disapproving FOX Undercover stories from the era. So far only one of my friends has told me about her firsthand experiences with the scene. So this isn't mean to be taken as anything remotely suggesting a serious study but rather an invitation for readers to share their memories and help fill out the picture of this seemingly scarcely documented but fondly remembered era.


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An interesting outdoor illusion painted on the barred-fence located somewhere in the streets of Mannheim. The artist behind this "constructive vandalism" goes under the name of ZebraThing.
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EL MONTE — The Bishop Amat girls basketball made it 12 championships in the 19-year history of the Gary Houston Memorial Christmas Classic, thanks to a 57-54 victory over South Torrance in Saturday's title game at Arroyo High.
A championship seemed unlikely for most of the game for the Lancers, who didn't get close to the lead before midway through the fourth quarter. Bishop Amat (8-1), which reached the final of last week's Covina Tournament, trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half but eventually took a 43-41 lead with 4:45 remaining in the game.
Bishop Amat was trailing 33-20 in the third quarter when the Lancers scored 15 points in the last 3 1/2 minutes. Senior guard Paulina Santana, named the tournament's most valuable player, sparked the flurry with a pair of three-pointers. Guard Janae Chamois also played a big role in the comeback with two points and three assists during the run. The Lancers' scoring surge followed a five-man span in which they scored only two points.
"We guarded better (in the final 12 minutes), but offensively we starting making our shots and started taking better shots," Amat head coach Richard Wiard said. "I think that got the lid off the basket for us and we scored a lot of points in the final 12 minutes of the game.
"Paulina and Janae are both college-level guards, and their senior leadership paied off as well. They didn't get discouraged. We just kept running the offense and they made some key plays."
The offense continued to thrive in the fourth quarter, thanks to Chamois and Santana, who combined for 15 of the team's final 22 points.
After letting its lead slip away South (5-4) regained it, 44-43, on a three-pointer. The Lancers then used a three-pointer from Damiana Bagues and 3-point play by Santana to regain the lead for good at 49-46.
"Damiana came off the bench and provided a huge spark for us," Wiard said. "The three-pointer that she hit was big."
Bagues finished with seven points off the bench, all of them in the second-half comeback.
Chamois finished with 15 points and five rebounds despite starting the game 1 for 7 from the field. Santana added 20 points and six rebounds and was 3 of 6 from beyond the three-point line. Senior forward Dagmar Ramirez totaled 10 points and seven rebounds for the Lancers and, along with Chamois, was named to the all-tournament team.


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Car fires reported in North Bellmore
Nassau County's Arson / Bomb Squad is investigating two burning cars found on Olympia Road in North Bellmore early Wednesday.
A police spokesman said the two cars -- a 2000 Mercedes and a 2008 Ford -- were reported on fire at about 3 a.m.
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MYERSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a Frederick man was killed in a crash as he pushed his disabled car along Interstate 70 with his 12-year-old daughter behind the wheel.
Police say Adam Gammon, 37, stopped his Chrysler 200 on South Mountain on Tuesday behind a disabled tractor-trailer and a pickup truck that had arrived to help.
When Gammon and his 11-year-old son got out to push, police say he told his daughter to steer around the tractor-trailer so they could coast forward.
When the car turned into traffic, police say a Ford Taurus hit Gammon and his Chrysler, then both cars hit the tractor-trailer and pickup truck.
Police say Gammon was pronounced dead and both children, two truck company workers and the Ford driver were taken to Meritus Medical Center.
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Three senior police officers committed misconduct at the G20 summit two years ago, two investigative reports from the province's police complaints watchdog have concluded.
One officer is Supt. Mark Fenton, the commander who ordered mass arrests and the unlawful kettling at Queen St. and Spadina Ave. Fenton will now likely face a tribunal hearing because his misconduct has been deemed of a "serious nature."
The other two senior officers are Supt. Michael Farrar and Staff. Insp. Frank Ruffolo, who were in charge of the prisoner processing facility on Eastern Ave.
Opinion: Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair must own up to G20 mistakes or step down
The two reports by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) focus on the kettling and on conditions at the detention centre, which came under fire in the watchdog's scathing review of the G20 earlier this week.
The two reports were obtained by the Star from complainants and were kept secret from the public.
Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella said it would be "inappropriate to comment" on the matter.
Attempts to reach the three senior officers were unsuccessful.
None of the three has been charged under the Police Services Act. Ruffolo, however, is retired, according to a Toronto Police Services bulletin, and can't face disciplinary charges. Farrar retired two years ago, after the G20, according to an officer at 33 Division.
When the police watchdog deems an allegation of misconduct is substantiated, its investigators believe there is enough evidence to prove that misconduct occurred. Police services board chair Alok Mukherjee said the police chief has options available to him. They range from informal resolution to changing a procedure to disciplinary action against an officer with or without a hearing, according to the OIPRD website.
More: G20 report identifies officer responsible for orders that breached civil liberties
The watchdog noted in one of its reports that Fenton should not "stand alone in taking responsibility for the arbitrary arrest and detention" at Queen and Spadina.
Deputy Chief Tony Warr and Police Chief Bill Blair should also have acted faster to ensure the safety of the people boxed in at the intersection, the report said.
The Star learned that about five officers in command roles were notified last week they will be facing misconduct charges in relation to their leadership during the summit. The police services board and Toronto police would not confirm whether the three officers named in the two OIPRD reports are among the five.
Blair is not one of the high-ranking officers facing disciplinary action, said Mukherjee.
So far, eight constables have been charged with G20-related misconduct under the Police Services Act. Earlier this week, the police union tried to stop police tribunal proceedings because the time limit of six months had passed. It lost that motion.
Union head Mike McCormack said Thursday 28 or 29 frontline officers face misconduct charges.
McCormack said he does not know about the high-ranking officers because they wouldn't be in his membership. When reached Thursday night, a spokesperson for the Toronto Police Services Senior Officers Organization said they do not publicly comment on internal matters.
Police complaints watchdog Gerry McNeilly found the Queen and Spadina report — which examined the arrest and boxing in of hundreds of people on the Sunday of the G20 weekend — substantiated the allegations of misconduct that Fenton "committed the misconduct of unlawful exercise of authority" and "discreditable conduct" when he "ordered the unlawful arrest and detention of a group of people in a severe rain storm that included thunder and lightning."
There was also "clear indication" Fenton knew about the severe weather coming to Toronto and should have had a plan in place, the OIPRD report said.
The report did not, however, substantiate allegations of discreditable conduct and excess force made against other officers.
In the prisoner processing report, McNeilly named Farrar, in charge of the facility on Eastern Ave. in the daytime and Ruffolo, who took over during the night shift.
"As the most senior officers, they had the responsibility for the care and control of the prisoner," said the report.
It went on to say that "the lack of communication, direction, process and procedure at the PPC speak to the overall command and the inability to address the obstacles and issues that arose during the course of the G20 weekend."
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Allegations of discreditable conduct, neglect of duty and unnecessary force were substantiated against both officers. A further two allegations of discreditable conduct and neglect of duty was found to be substantiated against Farrar, who was also a member of planning team responsible for developing the operational plan for the prisoner facility.
More: DiManno: There's blame aplenty in the OIPRD's G20 report, but no accountability
Police spokesman Kevin Masterson confirmed the names of eight constables who have already been charged, and the dates of their hearings, which all take place in the next three months. Those officers, who have not yet had the chance to defend themselves, are: Vincent Wong, Blair Begbie, Alan Li June, Donald Stratton, Michael Kirpoff, Ryan Simpson Jason Crawford, and Michael Martinez.
In his sweeping review, McNeilly concluded high-ranking Toronto police commanders overreacted during the G20 summit and assumed an "autocratic structure," with superior officers — including Blair, according to one superintendent — disseminating orders to "own the streets" and take them back from the "terrorists that were attacking our city."
The result on the ground, according to the report, was officers "blindly following orders" and using excessive force, ignoring "the basic rights of citizens under the Charter," and acting unlawfully when they boxed in hundreds of people at the Novotel hotel and at Queen St. and Spadina Ave.
At a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Blair said there are things that "could have been done better" during the G20 summit, but refused to apologize for or comment on specific allegations of misconduct by superior officers laid out in McNeilly's review.
"I think that there is an appropriate place for that to be determined," Blair said, referring to police tribunal hearings.
The chief did not take the findings of the report as fact, instead saying he would reserve his judgment until tribunal hearings are held.
Blair also refused to apologize on behalf of the force for human rights violations that took place during the G20 summit, saying his job is to hold his officers accountable.
"Generally, I think the rights of our citizens were protected that weekend," Blair said, except, "in individual circumstances."
"I am quite prepared to hold people accountable," he said. "If there is misconduct, we'll deal with that."
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Also on the Star:
G20 timeline: How events unfolded on the streetsEND
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The chords leading into "A spanish lady ..."
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My band is adding this song - we're gonna do it as a medley with He's Gone, believe it or not! - so I went back to "re-learn" it (last played it in a band decades ago). What I found is that, just in my head, I'm hearing the opening chord leading into "A spanish lady ...," etc., as an Em, yet every transcription has it as an E. So I found some YouTube examples of the Dead playing it, closed my eyes, and darn if I could not hear either the 3rd or the flat 3rd in the chord. So I'm now playing it ambigously as an E5.
Am I on to something or just losing my hearing?!
Am I on to something or just losing my hearing?!


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Andy Murray raced into the third round of the US Open with a comfortable victory over Croatia's Ivan Dodig under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The third seed had been a little off colour in his first round match against Alex Bogomolov even though the scoreline was comfortable and his second round performance was certainly an improvement.
Murray, who next faces either Feliciano Lopez or fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar, broke the Dodig serve six times in total on his way to a 6-2 6-1 6-3 victory.
The Scot was happy with his performance, saying: "I thought I played well. There were a lot of long rallies. I moved my feet pretty well tonight, played well."
Murray had lost his opening two service games on Monday but it was a different story as he immediately threatened the Dodig serve. The Croatian completely missed the ball at the net at one point and Murray soon broke through to lead 2-1 when his opponent blazed a forehand long.
Dodig is ranked a lowly 118th but last year he was on the verge of the top 30 and beat Rafael Nadal before a back problem stalled his progress. The 27-year-old attacks the net a lot but Murray loves a target and he broke again to lead 5-2 with a forehand pass and then comfortably served out the set.
Murray was playing much closer to the baseline than he had against Bogomolov and piling the pressure on Dodig from the back of the court. He broke serve for a third time at the start of the second set when Dodig missed a forehand, and the set was all but over four games later when Murray broke again.
Dodig had a tough climb up the professional ladder, many times finding himself unable to pay for anywhere to stay, and he does not lack fight. But he simply could not handle Murray's game, the 25-year-old striking the ball extremely cleanly and, after 70 minutes, it was two sets to love as he made it four games in a row.
The only thing holding up Murray was the delay after many of the changes of ends while spectators took their seats, and the Olympic champion continued his march in the third set. He broke again to lead 3-1, showing off his famous defensive skills with some brilliant retrieving finished off with a forehand pass that flashed beyond the reach of Dodig.
Dodig's last chance arrived in the seventh game when Murray lost his concentration slightly and coughed up two break points - only his second and third of the whole match. Both times Dodig's forehand let him down, though, and Murray served out the victory after an hour and 51 minutes.


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The world has been demanding - nay, crying out - for a remake of Dark Knight Rises remake starring a banana as Bane and a bottle of shampoo as Batman. But only Matt Muholland had the skills, the vision, and the spare banana and shampoo needed to turn this dream into a reality. People throw the word "hero" around a lot, but I'll go ahead and say it: Matt Muholland is a hero. At least as much as Batman Shampoo is.
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Obama botches Rose Garden ceremony with flawed local woman
President Obama recently trotted out three supposed victims of the recession to put faces on the nation's tragic unemployment situation. The problem is that one of the people–- the one from Charlottesville–- turned out to have lost her job after getting convicted of prescription drug fraud. The Newsplex has the scoop on Leslie Macko and her climb from unemployed ACAC aesthetician to White House photo opp prop.
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what's new? he never has the facts straight he usually makes things up as he goes along. you would think with all the staff he has at least he would get the simple things right.
Old Timer can't recognize crook when tin hat is on.
Unemployment insurance premiums are paid by employers according to the a set formula. When that money runs out, the checks come directly from the general fund. If the employers didn't put the money it ( it has been exhausted) the taxpayers are paying it. By extending the checks by $34 billion until December it has become a temporary welfare program. In other words, when the insurance runs out, it is picked by the taxpayer and the recipient didn't work for it (the employer doesn't pay into the insurance for unemployed workers) and that's welfare to me. You and IMPACT may call it Christian kindness, if you wish.
I don't know what the woman was asking for, but she was allowing herself to serve as a poster child. If she wasn't there to get money, why was it mentioned that she wasn't employed? Did she think that there would be somebody who saw her on TV that would offer her a job?
You don't know if ACAC challenged anything because those proceedings are held behind closed doors.
"Now she is paying the price of fame and I am sure her situation will deter others from participating in the future." It hope it deters everybody from asking for a bunch of welfare, for themselves or for other people.
Beating up girls? Would it be okay to beat up boys? What does sex have to do with somebody's asking for welfare?
I'm confused. Bob La Follette's Progressive coalition of the 1920s excluded Communists.
All this is very unusual since the mainstream media never reports anything bad about Obama. What gives?
Now you've gone too far by bringing the "Beav" into this gossip (aka commentary farse). The Beav's Mom was perfect in every way. She never collected unemployment; never had to worked for an employer like ACAC; and never dressed "down." Leave the Beav $ his mom out of this if you know what's good for you !
Just another parade of freaks at the White House. Obama is just trying to match the parade of freaks in Congress- and he isn't even close.
Unemployment- anyone can be terminated for any reason. The terminating employer can challenge unemployment benefit claims. Most do, as they have to pay them from their own pockets. It cost them nothing to initially do this, as there is a fact finding phone call to start with. After that finding, yeah or nay for either party, a hearing can be scheduled at the request of either party.....and it is a party for sure.
Misconduct is the most popular claim submitted by an employer- this claim is scrutinized by the VEC, as there is usually some blatent violation involved, not just a simple your work is not up to our standards or business is off, etc.
ACAC is in business for profit and and they are entitled to hire and terminate "at will".
Congress is in business for profit and we are entitled to elect and replace "at will".
Kind of like McCain's whole "Joe the Plumber" nonsense. :D
I don't have to wait for anymore information. I have repeatedly written against extending welfare to the unemployed through unpaid-for "insurance." If the country wants longer periods of eligibility for unemployment checks then it should reform the unemployment insurance program rather than take the money out of my pocket. Why should I be paying her? I've never been to ACAC let alone had her do my nails. I clip them myself. Yes, I'm still hardballing.
ahahahahahah well maybe she at least had a prius. Don't blame Obama he didn't realize it wasn't all basketball and lunches, I mean he is on the View and sure can vacation like Bush, so all is good, like the arizona border.
OMG, what a HOOT! Best free entertainment in town!
2anonymous, Just how many did Bush invite to the White House in full view of the press that was from Charlottesville?
Try again JJ,
Though Roosevelt died in 1919, he was the model for Progressives of the 1920's and an icon of that era even if you want to pick nits over a year.
Taft busted even more Trusts than TR, boosted the Interstate Commerce Commission, and ushered in the Federal Income Tax and the direct election of US Senators. But you say he wasn't a Progressive? Whatever...
You aren't exactly making yourself look good.
I agree that mistakes will be made. But I don't like when people are used as capital on either side. Let's stop tugging on the heart-strings, shall we? No one in this country needs to see a mascot for the unemployed.
Has she given him permission to discuss her personnel information. Blabbing his mouth may very well open him up to a lawsuit.
Thanks for clearing up "commenter."
Cville Eye-- very old timer didn't say that the commenter worked at both the Newsplex and ACAC. He was referring to an ACAC employee who was commenting on the story on the Newsplex site.
The connection drawn by the reporter were extremely tenuous at best. If some of the commenters on the Newsplex site are correct-- that there were other people let go at that time due to the economy, and that Wendel was loathe to allow them the unemployment benefits due them, then a woman's name has been dragged through the mud for no reason.
I agree that this broad at fox news was a little agressive.. she had to make retractions on the drug charge and the firing.
If she wants to make the big leagues she will need a better non story than this....
"ACAC owner Phil Wendel was unable to tell us if Macko was terminated because of the charge and there's no indication from the court file that Macko lost her job because of the court case or that she has received unemployment benefits improperly."
This quote from the original article doesn't stipulate she lost her job BECAUSE she was convicted of prescription drug fraud nor that her continued unemployment was due to that conviction, though one could I suppose infer some causal connection. Mr. Spencer seems to have thrown this in just to take a shot at Obama.
'UVA' sounds like a typical rich kid parroting what his lacrosse loving daddy and his buddies squack at Farmington.
School's in session, kid, and you and your ilk are in for a rude awakening come November. Tom P. didn't get where he is by rolling over. He was down 34 points to Goode at this time 2 years ago.
While I am not a big fan of Obama, I did give him the benefit of the doubt and will give him to the end of his term to prove himself. However, he is human and I am not so sure who writes his speeches...so again, I will give him the benefit of the doubt for at another year or so...after that, if he still is moving in the direction that he is now, can't vote for him...but that doesn't mean I will vote Rep. either (I have done write ins before and will not be oppose to it again). I think it's more important to look at who is running and what they have to say (think) they can do.-
manbearpig,you're obviously confusing meeting the legal requirements for an elective office with the actual ability to effectively perform the functions of that office. Both in terms of his paper quals for the job and his performance in that job, Obama has proven to be a miserable failure. Just like Perriello.
Wrong, realist, Obama has at least one qualification for his job--the fact that in 2008 a majority of electors (and a majority of citizens I might add) voted him to be President.
My unemployment taxes have risen 400% in the last 18 months. Seems like I am working harder to give more money to pay to people that are not working. The economics of this do not sit well given the fact that I have never had a ex-employee ever collect a penny of unemployment.
And yes, it becomes welfare whenever someone does not take a job, pursue a job or similar because they would rather be lazy slobs at home.
And you can bet that I am doing nothing close to looking for new staff or additional staff. Too many additional taxes and too much uncertainty about new requirements and what I will be expected to do. I put that decision right at the feet of the current administration, and a major reason why unemployment is not getting sorted out quickly.
Taft was hardly a progressive, even for that era. And as for 1920's progressives, Teddy died in 1919 so I don't think he qualifies.
You aren't exactly making UVa look great yourself
Simple FACT... if she was terminated she wouldn't be getting unemployment.
Phil Wendell should do a little more research about his own company to protect himself. If his employees are taliking to the press and speading lies he is the one responsible.
V HOOPER Man You gotta shop watching the FAUX NEWS NETWORK .And stop with the Rush Speed ball stuff.Or is it Bill "stick my foot in my mouth" O'Riley that you make out to be a saint ? Watch a NEWS station Not an OPINION entertainment show.
What NEWS PLEX ??? A bunch of stations under one roof? That's giving us a both sides of the story isn't it?
I guess it is incumbent on the Hook to ask phil Wendell if they responded or not. A commenter over at newsplex who works at ACAC says ACAC lost and it wasn't the reason.
It shouldn't be too hard to find out who works at both the Newsplex and ACAC, so feel free to tell us who that person is, very old timer.
The headline is so wrong
I would much rather be seen with Leslie Macko then Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod and that quasi-pastor from Chicago. Ms. Macko looks like a schoolmarm compared to the other thugs that Obama associates with.
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If you had been employed, and now you're unemployed, there's always a reason.
Real life is not "Leave It To Beaver."
Bush never invited anyone from C-ville to the White House. He knows C-ville, is a haven for weirdos and freaks....why take the chance.
Why should any of this preclude her from getting a job? I would gladly hire someone with a misdemeanor and a good work ethic over the lazy theiving, rude, unkempt, ignorant, alcoholic losers that come my way everytime I place an ad.
Also.if the state says she was not "terminated" for cause then ACAC did not fire her. End of story. ACAC lost on two appeals.
The daily progress story is the one with the facts. The FOX story is just a wannabe who is trying to get back to new york at the expense of someone else.
a "commenter" on their comment blog.
It also shouldn't be too hard to ask phil wendell. He knows the truth and has teverything to gain by telling it.
If she was fired for the drug charge then it is in the record.
If she was not that that is in the record also.
If she wasn't and he says no comment than he is hurting a human being for no reason.
I am sure she will tell her side soon enough.
cvilly eye
1) unemployment insurance is not "welfare" it is an insurance payout that someone in her age group has had employers paying premiunms into for at least 25 years.
2) If you do a little more research you will see that she did not ask for more for herself, that she had family helping her, but that she knew other people who did not have a backstop who could become homeless.
3) There are more comments from others commenting on ACAC "firing" people only to overturned by the state because they were really laid off. I am sure the question" how many of your challenged unemployment claims were ruled against you" would be a fair question to ACAC.
Why not wait for the truth (or at least her side) and then you can lamblast all you want.
Maybe her story is not as villanous as so many are ready to assume.
The bottom line is that she was invited to meet the President of the United States as a person on the street facing long term unemployment.She accepted as a decent citizen. Now she is paying the price of fame and I am sure her situation will deter others from participating in the future. If misdameanor conviction excluded employment every wreckless driver in Va would have to resign.
Did you like to beat up girls in school too?
The quick trigger to criticize Obama or anyone on the left appears to have snagged the media again, just like it did in the Sherrod case. In that case, she was pilloried for at one time harboring ill will against white people resulting from the unpunished murder of her father by a white man. How dare she?
She worked for the USDA, which a federal court found had systematically discriminated against black farmers for decades. This wasn't some unsubstantiated accusation (like this newsblurb).
Now, the credibility of the hook is resting on the proposition that one cannot prove that she didn't lose her job because of her own improper behavior.
Is the credibility and word of Hawes Spencer really worth so little? Is it so easy for him to gild the lily?
When I was in second grade, I stole a cookie from one of my classmates. Many, many years after that, I was fired from a job. I guess it's a good thing Obama doesn't have anything to do with me as the hook could easily publish an article: Obama Associate Fired after Stealing Cookie from Second Grader!!
For shame.
Very Old Timer, getting terminated from a job does not disqualify a person from unemployment. Unless this has changed recently. I'm not ashamed of saying I was on it or 6 months (March to September one year), a well deserved vacation from the workforce is how I would best describe it.
On the other hand, I suppose being charged with a crime and being terminated because of it might come into play.
It gets complicated in determing who is eligible and who isn't.
I do think Osama should have had better guidance on who would be standing beside him on national TV. The blame for this falls on the shoulders of HIS STAFF! Period!
If he would of waited a few more months he could of used perrello as a prop for he to will be unemployed.
@Sabbath Lily, your comment caused me to go to the original website for clarification and you are right. a Commenter on the site, "Edward" said "You had better make sure you ask Phil wendell the owner of ACAC because she was NOT fired. I work there and KNOW the truth." How would he know whether she was fired or not? I have worked sev eral places and never saw anyone fired. I was told by the absent employee. The reality of the situation is she has used up her unemployment benefits and is now asking for welfare in broad daylight at the White House while there are thousands in the Gulf who are self-employed and is unable to work. And now she's gone of vaction. I, for one, wouldn't hire her. I heard on NPR yesterday that there are approx. 460,000 illegal aliens working in Arizona. If she really wanted to work, why doesn't she go to AZ and claim her job? Or why doesn't she go down on the Mall and sit there with a sign? If she deserves unemployment checks (welfare), why don't we give the gentleman downtown "unemployment checks?" Neither of the parties have earned it.
Hey Gassy, I'm assuming there was a typo in the President's name in your post.
Obama has now officially beaten Jimmy Carter.
Mr Brown,
I haven't commented on this thread at all.
Of course it wasn't a typo in Gassy's post. Obama's name readily lends itself to a variety of bowdlerizations and Gassy was trying to be cute. Things like B.O., Ohbummer, Obumbler, etc.
Now we know Gassy voted for McCrazy and Sarin.
@10th power.: I'm sure you're right. I was trying to extend him the benefit of the doubt just in case he's not COMPLETELY full of doodoo.
@ retort:
Gee, you just accused UVA of being a "rich kid". Don't you Obamabots usually throw in the "racist" canard/rant? I'm surprised you settled for "rich kid". You can whistle past the graveyard all you want. Tommy Boy's day of reckoning is coming Nov 2. In January he can clean out his office, including the booster seat with the Presidential logo which Dear Leader gave him in return for his votes against the wishes of those he allegedly represents.
Retort Im just a poor working class person that will help vote all you union loving, pick pockets, out of office 2010 2012.
UVA, don't ever try to present facts to a liberal....it just confuses them.
realist I see your another "FOX" hound! Try a real news outlet for a change (BBC American for one) And see what the truth really is .Not just opinions pasted off as news.
UVA Man you really must have loved the Bush crime family back in the day. You must have a trust fund hidden offshore someplace and don't want to do your fair share for the county. Just keep watching the "FAUX" news network and you'll be fine .That is until they bring back the "Fairness Doctrine " that Saint Reagan did away with. Then they'll have to tell the truth instead of just giving opinion as real facts . One more thing the worlds is round you know!
@I dont know anything
First of all drop the ask my wife bit, obviously your another "1920's progressive" did you know that a 1920's progressive was a communist.
@whateva! There is no doubt to give Obama the benefit of. A Senate back bencher with absolutely no quals for the job, radical views and associations with the likes of William Ayers and Rev Wright and you actually expect results? That's like bringing my car to a third grader for a tuneup, have him work on it, and expect wonderful results. Gimme a break!
@IDONTKNOWANYTHING (don't worry...we already know you don't know anything based on what you wrote): I'll bet you'd love the so-called Fairness Doctrine. That way, outfits like Air America who couldn't sell anything in the marketplace of ideas because virtually nobody listened to the crap they were spewing, will be crammed down our throats by government edict. Real "fair", don't you think?
Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft were communists?
Speaking as someone who actually graduated from UVA, your screen name is an embarrassment.
aint'tbuyinit, no I was challenging realist on his or her claim that Obama has "absolutely no quals for the job." This is a factually untrue statement, regardless of one's political persuasion.
It would also be factually untrue about me as well. I was born in the U.S, so I have at least one qualification to be President.
I was *only* interested in discussing "meeting the legal requirements for an elective office." There is no reason to debate Obama's "actual ability to effectively perform the functions of [his] office" because, let's face it, no one is going to change his or her mind on that.
she's "flawed".
Bush only appeared with flawless people and never botched public appearances. Or at least, I never read that he did in the hook.
Thanks for the fairness and balance, Hawes.
@ UVA: "If he would of waited a few more months he could of used perrello as a prop for he to will be unemployed."
It's called "contractions" UVA. Would have becomes "would've," could have becomes "could've." Not "would of" and "could of." Man alive this is a pet peeve of mine. It runs rampant all over the 'net and is one of the epitomes of where our modern day school system has failed. Contractions are taught back in grade school. At least...they used to be, anyway.
I agree that we should all get off of Mrs. Cleaver because I JUST DID!
What's the problem? The Whitehouse is full of criminals! BTW: Tommy Boy P. We're cutting your credit card up in November. You are a bad risk!
uva peter YOU GUYs WILL NEVER GET IT .UVA ONE OF THE "PREVLAGED"FEW WHO WILL NEVER LIVE ANYPLACE ELSE OR WORK ANYPLACE ELSE WHO VACATION AT BEAVER CREEK ETC.THIS ISNT THE " TRUMAN SHOW BOYS " NO DOME IS IN INPLACE ABOVE YOUR HEADS .GET OUT AND SEE THE REAL WORLD NOT THE 20 MILE CIRCIL THAT YOU LIVE IN.REMEMBER "UVA" THAT uva IS JUST A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT THINKS ITS NOT!!! PETER AS FOR BUSH VACTION DON "BUSH" TOOK A FULL 1/4 OF HIS TIME IN OFFICE AS VACATION .THE REST OF THE CRIME FAMILY DID ALL THE DIRTY WORK FOR HIM .SH#T HE COUDNT EVEN RUIM OH I MEAN RUN A BASEBALL TEAM .LET ALONE THE COUNTRY!!!
Ther story is about her being on the pdium with President Obama- Perhaps he should have offered her a job at the White House.
Surely there is something that she can do there. Then he could at least laid claim to have created one damn job......
I am not sure if I meant opium or podium..........either way it fits.
C'mon V HOOPER. Obama, like me and you, is far from perfect and not above reproach; however, he has surrounded himself with incredibly able people and most always gets simple things right. A gaff like this is embarrassing, but fairly forgivable. It isn't like he put someone to death who later turned out to be clearly innocent.
@very old timer, not quite right but close. If the fired applies for unemployment and the employer does not respond, he can get it. Also, if unemployment is denied and the fired appeals and the employer does not respond he can get it. I've seen it happen at least three times in my recollection.
@IDONTKNOWANYTHINGJUSTASKMYWIFE, what a ridiculous comment. If Obama keeps making mistakes like this, FOX won't have to make any comments. Maybe the USDA had something to do with finding her for this special occassion.