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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Spring Birds and Summer Challenges
I met some new little friends in May as a pair of robins built their nest in the forsythia bush in my parents' yard. We discovered the family when my nephew was trimming the bush, and nearly cut the branches that held the nest. Thankfully, he saw the nest in time and quit trimming, but it was a big shock as the parents had done such a great job of hiding the nest, we had no idea the babies were there.
At first, we were afraid the nest would no longer have enough shelter since the bush had been trimmed, but luckily that wasn't the case and the babies continued to thrive and grow. I loved checking on them and watching their progress.
Yesterday morning, my mom saw one of the little birds fly away and, sure enough, by the end of the day they were all gone. When I went to check on them yesterday afternoon, the nest was completely empty, and had the look of a vacant house. No traces of the little bird family remained.
I can't deny I'll miss checking in on these guys. But, it was somehow fitting that as the temperatures soared and the holiday marked the start of summer here in the US, the little birds of spring went away.
As May ends and the summer months begin, I am measuring my progress on some ongoing challenges.
I joined the 400 Mile Fitness Challenge back in February, and I have found it to be very motivating. I love watching my little runner move forward on my exercise ticker, and was excited to see her reach the halfway point last week. I want to say thank you again to Shanae Branham at Triumph and Tears for taking over hosting duties on the challenge, and keeping it going. I'm anxious to continue on, and look forward to staying on track with early morning walks this summer.
Unfortunately, staying on track with my writing challenge isn't really possible, as I'm so far off the track I can't even see it. I signed up for May...You Write Your Novel at the beginning of May, with the goal of writing 1000 words a day and ending up with 80,000 words by July 19th. By now, I should have around 30,000 words. What do I have instead? About 8500.
I can only blame this on my typical pattern of procrastinating until the last possible minute to complete anything. If MYWYN had been an assignment back when I was in school, I would have been up all night on July 18th trying to hammer out as many words as possible. Old habits die hard.
So May was a bust for me on this challenge, but I'm determined to make June better. I still have 50 days to go until the end of MYWYN, so I can start now, give myself a kick in the pants, and crank out those words. I'm turning to one of my favorite motivational quotes to get inspired.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ~ Samuel Beckett
Happy June, everyone!
18 comments:
- Carrie said...
Great quote. I'm excited to start my next round of revisions. I'm hoping that my excitement will overcome procrastination.
- May 31, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- Karen Walker said...
Baby birds are awesome. We were at a barbecue on Sunday and there was a baby screech owl. So cute. Try not to beat yourself up, Julie. We can only do just so much. You'll get there.
- May 31, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- L.G.Smith said...
Hey, any step forward is progress. Just ask those baby birds that left the nest. :)
- May 31, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Carina said...
Aww, those baby birds are so adorable! Great capture! So nice you were able to watch them grow like that. :)
I'm keeping my fingers crossed on the MYWYN challenge! 50 days to go doesn't sound all too bad, I know you can do it. :)Hang in there.
Congrats on the 400 miles challenge, 204 miles is so great!
- May 31, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- stacey said...
Adorable little baby birds!
Happy summer to you!
Nice to meet you! Thanks for visiting me!
True, old habits die hard. Love the end quote!
- May 31, 2011 at 2:48 PM
- Orlando said...
Julie it is a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I lived in Cleveland Ohio for twenty years.
I totally understand procrastination. We're very good friends. But, you should not let it get you down. I don't like setting goals like that because they get me off track. Your mind should be on writing not deadlines. Stay in your write mind...
- May 31, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Empty Nest Insider said...
Great quote that I'll have to pass along to my boys! We couldn't procrastinate that much in April during A-Z, so you're entitled to slow down. I also always put everything off until the last minute. You are a successful, published writer now, so I know that you will do well! Julie
- May 31, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Michelle Teacress said...
It's so fun to watch bird's nests.
If you hadn't signed up for the challenge, I bet you would have had 0 words instead of 8000+. You are being hard on yourself!
- May 31, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Jules said...
You are lucky to have the nest where you can watch it. I have a new baby bat, well under my deck. :)
Best of luck with June, cheer, cheer!!
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
- May 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- Melissa Ann Goodwin said...
So bittersweet, watching the little creatures come into being, and then so quickly, off they go! You'll do just fine with your writing, just gotta do it.
- May 31, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- lormandela said...
Hi Julie,
What a fun blog! Thanks for following mine. I've left a little something on there for you. Hope you enjoy it!! I'm really looking forward to reading more of your posts!! All the best!
- May 31, 2011 at 10:52 PM
- Julie said...
@Carrie, good luck with the revisions!! I can imagine you must be really excited. :)
@Karen, thank you. Oh, I bet that little screech owl was cute! I don't think I've ever seen a baby owl up close, how adorable.
@L.G., good point, thanks!
@Carina, thanks so much, I appreciate it! And I just loved those little birds, they were so cute.
@stacey, thank you, happy summer to you as well! Thanks so much for coming by.
@Orlando, thanks for coming by, great to meet a former fellow Ohioan! You have a good point about deadlines, maybe that is the best course for me to take as well.
@Julie, that's so nice of you to say, thank you so much!
@Michelle, good point, I hadn't thought of it that way. Thanks!
@Jules, I did feel lucky to be able to see the nest like this, I've never been able to see little birds so clearly before. Thanks so much for the good luck wishes! Best wishes to you for June as well. :)
@Melissa, it's so true, they were gone so quickly I couldn't believe it! Thanks for your encouraging words, I do just need to do it, very true.
@lormandela, oh, thanks for leaving me something, I will be by your blog to see, thanks so much! Always fun to have a surprise! :)
- June 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- LynnMarie said...
Great job on your 400 mile challenge. 1/2 way there is great! I could not think of 1000 words a day for a novel so I guess that is why I'm not a author! Rats, I can picture me at book signings but first I have to write the book!!! Where to start, what to say, what to do with it when it's done. So many questions, no answers.
- June 1, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Julie said...
@LynnMarie, thanks so much, I was excited to reach the 1/2 way point. LOL, I know what you mean, I can imagine the book signings too, never mind that I actually have to write the book first!
- June 1, 2011 at 3:16 PM
- KatieO said...
Great quote. Fail better. Love it!
Look at it this way - you've got all those words actually written ;-) So what if you didn't make the goal yet - keep going!
- June 2, 2011 at 7:23 AM
- Julie said...
@Katie, thanks so much, I will! :)
- June 2, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Shannon Lawrence said...
I understand procrastination all too well. With challenges like these, though, I think they can be used to help me slide into a routine or push past a roadblock, so even if you don't complete your original goal, starting partway through is nothing to be ashamed of. It's good to challenge ourselves, but not to let it turn into something else to beat ourselves up about, you know? Good luck with your fitness challenge and the MYWYN challenge!
- June 4, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- Julie said...
@Shannon, thanks! I am terrible about beating myself up, and that is a bad habit I need to break. You are so right, and I do think just getting a good start is a great thing as well, I need to remember that. Thanks for your good wishes!
- June 5, 2011 at 5:21 PM


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Monday, 27 April 2009
Cycle paths and the disabled
This photo was taken on the direct West-East cycle path through one suburb of Assen.
This person is riding in an electric powered buggy which transports the owner in her wheelchair. This is next to a busy road in the area of the industrial estate, but here as everywhere else, the subjective safety is good enough that everyone can cycle.
And here are some traffic education cards (I featured some of these earlier) handed out to primary school children. The first one explains that in Dutch law, wheel chair users are also cyclists so should be expected n cycle-paths. The second refers to pedestrians and explains that while a cycle path may be compulsory for cyclists, it is not forbidden to walk on it (especially in the unusual cases when there is no separate walking path).
Being truly "inclusive" and providing for all its members is one of those things which marks a mature and responsible society. In the Netherlands, cycling is truly something for all, just as it should be.
Where cycling is only for a brave or "foolish" few, it remains a minority interest.
6 comments:
- acline said...
The more I read about John Forester the more I'm convinced that he was/is quite happy with a system in the U.S. in which bicycling is only for a brave few. We're paying a heavy price for all his years of "advocacy."
- 27 April 2009 at 00:22
- Nick said...
Very interesting, David, I didn't know these things were enshrined in Dutch law.
In you posts you have the knack, I notice, of making NL sound like Nirvana!
- 27 April 2009 at 13:35
- Kevin Love said...
What are "hand cycles"?
- 27 April 2009 at 20:20
- David Hembrow said...
Hand Bikes are bikes which you pedal with your hands. They are for people with disabilities in their legs. A few photos can be found here.
- 27 April 2009 at 21:05
- Steven Vance said...
I'm a web designer (and a member of the brave and few, I guess), and I like to say, "what's good for blind web users is good for all users."
Increasing the accessibility of a website to meet the needs of a blind or visually impaired user increases the *usability* for all remaining users.
- 2 January 2010 at 07:42
- David Hembrow said...
Steven, you see a similar effect here. The Netherlands has not concentrated merely on improving conditions for fit young adults on bicycles, but has made cycling accessible to all (though to the best of my knowledge this does except the blind unless accompanied on a tandem).
The effect of doing this has benefited all cyclists.
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The collection of all groups is a proper class, since every set gives rise to a group. But what about the collection of all isomorphism classes of groups? By which argument do I see, that it is a set or a proper class?
Since free groups are isomorphic if and only if they have a basis of the same cardinality (probably assuming some choice axiom here), the collection of all isomorphism classes of groups has at least the size of the collection of all isomorphism classes of sets, hence is not a set.
I think the hard part of the question is showing that the isomorphism classes of sets do not form a set, i.e., the cardinals form a proper class. I'm not a set theorist, but I think the Burali-Forti paradox is applicable here.
Once we have a proper class of cardinals, there are many constructions of groups corresponding to sets of the appropriate size. Examples:
If you don't like Andrew Stacey's choice of free groups, consider the group of (finite or infinite, as you like) permutations on a set G. As in Andrew's example, a group isomorphism is a set isomorphism, so again there are at least X-many group isomorphism classes, where X "counts" the number of set-isomorphism classes, e.g. cardinals. I prefer using Choice to simplify arguments, but I suspect the above example can be done in ZF without choice, especially if you restrict to torsion permutation groups.
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All the other answers are more than satisfactory. I have some lecture notes on basic set theory which also answer these questions, so I might as well post links to them:
To see that the cardinals do not form a set, see Fact 20 on page 10 of
This first handout is super-naive set theory (countable choice is assumed without comment) which is meant to be accessible to an undergraduate math major. In particular I don't say "cardinal" there but rather spell things out in a more explicit way.
This seems a little simpler than the Burali-Forti paradox (which on the other hand is manifestly choice-free), for which see Section 1.4 of
To see that there is an X of any given infinite cardinality (where X is: a field, a noncommutative group, etc.) see
My argument for the case of fields -- which implies that of groups by taking the additive group of the field -- uses (only) that for any infinite cardinal $\kappa$, $\kappa \times \aleph_0 = \kappa$. I'm pretty sure that this is a lot weaker than AC.
If you know the Skolem-Lowenheim theorem in model theory, then it is silly to do all of these cases individually: a consistent theory in a language of cardinality $\kappa$ admits models of any infinite cardinality which is greater than or equal to $\kappa$. This is equivalent to AC (see Bell and Slomson), but the special case of countable languages is presumably not.


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I have an NxN matrix of linear constraints that is not of full rank. In other words, some of the constraints are linear combinations of other constraints. The "standard" linear algebra tools (determinants, matrix inversion, etc.) seem to only be useful for testing for linear dependence. I'd like to not only discover the existence of redundant constraints but figure out which constraints can be written as linear combinations of other constraints and remove the redundant constraints to obtain the largest linearly independent set of constraints possible. What's a reasonable algorithm to do this?
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If the matrix is viewed as a system of linear equations, i.e. ax = b, all the numbers in my a matrix are either 1 or 0.
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"No one's ever built a hotel in this area of Dodge," said Bill Cunningham, owner of the Best Western Country Inn & Suites off of Wyatt Earp blvd., and owner of the new extend stay as well. " And so far we've had a lot of positive response from businesses up in that area."
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Does the feat Virtuous Recovery help against ongoing damage. If I activate the feat by spending a surge it grants damage reduction equal to my character's wisdom modifier until the start of his next turn. If I'm taking ongoing damage at the time would the feat reduce it at the start of my next turn or will the feat bonus go away before the damage is applied.
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Virtuous Recovery does help against ongoing damage.
It is generally accepted that the player can order the effects in each part of his turn to suit himself.
On p268 of the PH, section entitled "The Start of Your Turn" there are five bullet points.
Some folks feel that instead of the player determining the order of actions, you need to take them in the order listed. Either way, your damage reduction is still active in this case.
There has been no errata to this section.
This post claims to have information from the Rules Compendium which states explicitly that the player controls the order of start and end of turn effects. (I have not yet acquired the book myself)


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" That is because greedy businesses cannot just make profits, the must have growth. And more growth, and more growth. There is a lot they can do though to help consumers. Consider back in the day. If I put 30 bucks in the bank and forgot about it, and went back a few years later they would inform me I now had 50 bucks after interest. If you go to an online dictionary you can learn what interest bearing savings was. But if you put 30 bucks in today and forgot about it they would start charging you inactivity fees till you had too little, then a fee for that, till you're negative, then a collection fee and interest charges. Next thing you know, you owe two thousand dollars. And banks put that on the balance sheet, give themselves a bonus, and if the person felt cheated and doesn't pay, they just make the taxpayers do it in a bailout. If you complain to your congressman, you better catch him before the same bank takes him to lunch and creates PAC's to buy all the commercials telling your friends and neighbors how pro consumer they really are. And, well heck, if he gets out of office, who do you think will deliver the money to Congress next time. "
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[Game Designer Kevin Oke shares his story of going from QA to game design, and how he built his design portfolio in order to do so.]
QA tester to game designer isn't an uncommon career path, and usually a game design portfolio is a part of this transition. My route to game design was much the same, but what was different (and hopefully worth sharing) are the contents of the portfolio that got me to where I am today.
My rationale for sharing was to benefit students or anyone wanting to break into game design, to let them know that you don't have to feel forced to make yet another FPS mod or deathmatch map in UnrealEd if you want to build a portfolio geared towards getting you a job. If you want to make a monochrome platformer/roguelike, go for it! Just follow your creativity, show some initiative, creative problem solving skills and passion for games. Being proactive is huge to potential employers. Anyone can be taught a toolset. Creativity and work ethic? Not as much.
After doing QA during the summer break from university, I decided to quit school and work full-time in testing to claw my way up to one of the jobs I had coveted since I was a kid obsessing over the NES -- game designer.
Aside from doing my QA duties to the best of my abilities, I worked hard to differentiate myself and get noticed. Life in QA, and using it as a stepping stone into development has been covered before in-depth on the web, so I'll keep this (relatively) brief and focus on things that I did outside of my core job description that got me into design. Although I worked in QA at four different companies, my time at Next Level Games was what really got me my start in design. The work and relationships I established in NLG's QA department definitely helped me to return as a designer, several years after having to leave due to the studio due to lack of work.
Building Relationships in QA
It's very important you communicate your passion and goals to your QA lead. Make sure they know that you want to move up into the discipline of your choice so they can help you with that (side tasks, testing a specific area of the game, etc).
Also, try to get as much face time as possible with the developers. If you have the choice of emailing a developer or talking to them at their desk, always go for face time (some developers do prefer email so as not to be disturbed -- always respect their preference).
Get them to remember you, too. Doing your job well is one way. But try to connect with them on a personal level as well. Does the lead animator have a Totoro figure on his desk? Bring up how much you love Miyazaki movies, but don't take up too much of their time. Just plant the seed. Find conversation starters like that to create relationships and get remembered. Combine that with doing an awesome job and you are putting yourself in an excellent position for future opportunities. You'll be at the top of their mind at the end of the project when they only have space to re-contract one QA tester, or they have an opening for a junior designer.
Demonstrate your Desire and Abilities
Show initiative, and volunteer to take on additional tasks. At Next Level Games, where I tested Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, the following are some of the extra tasks I took on:
Some of these were jobs my lead needed to fill, while some were ideas I pitched to him (double proactiveness bonus!). This effort served me well as my relationships with project and studio leads/management got stronger and my skill set grew, but something was missing...
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I have started funding my alchemy addiction by stealing from shops and pick pocketing from NPCs. I am wondering if they ever get any contents back after I have stolen from them.
This happen with EVERY SINGLE Shop and EVERY Location except for your homes.
It seems that some places will, but some will not. Shops will restock their items, and some locations will as well (such as Diabella's temple), but some will not (such as the outside marketplace in Whiterun).
Shopkeepers are supposed to restock every couple days, and I've noticed that the items laying out in the shop to be stolen match up with the list of items for sale, so I'd suspect they'd restock just as if you had bought the item.
Yes, some places do restock. I can't say which types of places do, but as i'm playing a thief class, I have cleaned out several places, and occasionally when I go back (for whatever reason) the NPC's nostalgia for the lost items seems to have caused them to get new ones. The best part is, I took the good stuff, so that means instead of only finding buckets and brooms lying around, I can pick up another Grand Soul Gem.
A good example of this, is the temple of Dibella in Markarth. When I got sent there on the "hangover" quest, I cleaned it out. When I went back to hand in the quest, all the items I had stolen were back, and I was able to clean them out all over again.
I don't know if they all restock. But there are many shops that definitely do restock.
The potions, general goods, and smithing shops in Whiterun restock fairly quickly. I run through them all (especially the alchemy one) every once in a while for some easy gold and materials. I've stolen from the potions store 15+ times now, so that one definitely restocks.
I'm not sure how often they restock, but it's definitely not as long as a month. Maybe a week or so.
Contrary to the post above, I don't believe it interacts at all with the inventory of goods that are being sold by the shopkeeper. It's never had any effect on the items available to sell or her available gold. And her gold is replenished much more often than the items I stole are.
Save, kill the shop keeper, then reload. Saving will result in the shop having its money and new items.
While others have stated that shops do restock after the items have been stolen, I feel I should point out a faster way to level alchemy - buy the ingredients. Buy the ingredients, make the most expensive potions, sell the potions, save the game, kill the shopkeeper, load the save, buy the ingredients, make the most expensive potions, and on and on and on.
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One editor who never works out tries four of the most popular Pinterest workouts. Which one is the most effective?
I imagined it to be someone standing upright and moving her arms and legs as if she's climbing a wall, à la Spiderman. Oh, how wrong I was. My co-worker (who ran track at Georgetown, I might add) demonstrates mountain climbers for me in the middle of the office and my ultra-healthy, yoga snob editor stares at me like I'm the dumbest person alive. I have no idea how to do tricep dips either, but I'm going to hit YouTube for that answer.
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I smiled and laughed all the way through this--sounds too familiar. By the way, what IS a mountain climber?
by GigiSD Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 12:47PM Report as inappropriate
I really love the writers point of view in this article
by emkgibson Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 10:59AM Report as inappropriate
These are all great at home or anywhere workouts!!
by RORO84 Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 10:49AM Report as inappropriate
I wouldn't try any of these to get back into shape, but I like that the writer was honest about them.
by purple9a Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 05:33AM Report as inappropriate
Some of these workouts sound like they would be fun to incorporate into my workouts. Although I am agree with editor a lot of these demands that theses workouts demand seem a little unrealistic for the average women especially for ones with a life outside of the gym. She did a great job of being honest and having a great sense of humor!
by 2xxxy Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 10:59AM Report as inappropriate
I'm a skinny-fat person too. It's always nice to see a non-fitnessaholic person's take on workouts. It certainly makes me more inspired to give them a shot.
by KayArrEff Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 07:43AM Report as inappropriate
I might have to try the 5-4-3-2-1 workout.
by Alana_Danes Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 10:49AM Report as inappropriate
Weirdest workout routines I have ever seen........... Interesting though... Will try it... At least the beach workout.
by Zeaundra Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 08:58AM Report as inappropriate
Ok...definitely skipping the 99 workout..
by EmpressQueenB Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 05:09PM Report as inappropriate
These are interesing
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Trojan Softball in the CommunityMarch 18, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – The Anderson University softball team recently took time out if its hectic schedule between classes and time on the diamond to visit Shriners Hospitals for Children in nearby Greenville, S.C.
"Visiting the kids at Shriners really made us take a step back and count our blessings," said senior shortstop Abby Child. "We could not help but to be inspired by their smiles and positivity. This was a once in a lifetime experience and I am so glad to have been a part of it."
Players and coaches, along with Director of Athletics, Nancy Simpson traveled to the hospital and spent time visiting and talking with the children after presenting autographed softballs and passing out Anderson University T-shirts.
"Being a student-athlete, sometimes it is easy to get wrapped up in it and forget how lucky we are to be able to do what we do," added senior catcher Laura Jansky. "We get to receive a wonderful education while playing the sport that we love at a high level. Being able to visit the children at Shriners Hospital was an experience that transcends words."
Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Greenville is a 50-bed pediatric orthopaedic hospital with a philosophy of care "of treating the whole child and not only their physical ailments. All staff members are committed to providing quality, family-centered health care for patients and their families." The state-of-the-art hospital is kid-friendly and designed to put patients and families at ease, with patients up to the age of 18 who are referred by a primary care physician.
"Seeing the children, who may love sports and may want to play them, and knowing that most likely they will never know the feeling of being on a team, made me feel truly blessed," concluded Jansky. "Blessed to be able to step out on the field and play the sport that I love and to be able to be healthy while doing it. Being able to visit those children reminded me of how important it is to wear the title of student-athlete with pride and dignity."


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Sencha Animator is crashing every time the file dialog is opened. I have all the files saved on an external server. I think its having trouble going to the recent folder and crashing. Im using sencha animator 1.5. Please fix it asap. It crashes every time I tried to import a file or even when I export my project. So, basically every time the file open dialog comes up.
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How does it crash? Do you get the error within Animator? Also does it happen when the file dialog is showing or when you're exiting the file dialog? What os are you on?
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It closes the sencha animator and then I get the usual mac crash dialog.
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Sometimes I see the open dialog sometimes when it crashes and sometimes it never even comes up and it crashes.
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The 5 Most Blatantly Corrupt Lawyers in History
Lawyers unfairly have a bit of a bad reputation. Yes, some lie for a living and defend murderers for money -- but the system simply doesn't work without them. No doubt most are honest folk who do their jobs within the code of ethics all attorneys work under.
But when lawyers do go bad, holy shit do they make the most of it.
#5. Thomas Lowe Bills Client for All the Sex They Had
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It takes a special type of personality to be a divorce lawyer. Day after day, you deal with clients who are vulnerable, emotional wrecks -- acting as an objective steward of the law, gently guiding them through one of the most trying ordeals of their lives. Or, if you're a divorce lawyer like Minnesotan Thomas Lowe, you compliment your client's boobs until she has lots of sex with you ... and then you bill her for it.
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"Ever wanted to blow 500 bucks?"
Not long after Lowe began representing a long-term acquaintance in her divorce, he chatted her up on the finer points of her marital sex life, told her how hot she was, and then leaned against his shelf full of impressive-looking law books, nodded suggestively toward his crotch, and said, "Eh?" And that was all it took for his emotionally unstable client to dive right into a torrid, seven-month affair, during which they christened every last piece of furniture in Lowe's office (possibly the entire building). At this point, Lowe -- who, in case we haven't mentioned it, was quite married -- actually tallied up their encounters and billed her for his time at various intervals.
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Weekend rates for spooning.
While we would like to report that he itemized their lovemaking ("EROTIC SPANKING, WITH BABY TALK - 15 MIN"), he actually disguised the details with terms like "meetings" or "drafting memos" (we can only hope he actually included the sarcastic quotation marks on his invoices). We're not sure which is more disturbing -- the fact that Lowe was twisted enough to take advantage of a clearly unstable woman both sexually and financially, or the fact that she kept sleeping with him even after realizing he was billing her. Maybe she just thought that's what a lawyer does?
So just how did this future Lifetime Original Movie end, you ask? Lowe's wife found out because of course she did, the affair ended, and he withdrew as his mistress' attorney. And when word got out, the Minnesota Supreme Court stepped in and forever forbade this misanthrope from practicing law again -- "forever" in this case meaning "for 15 months," after which Lowe can apply to be reinstated, provided he successfully completes the professional responsibility portion of the bar exam again. Because that worked so well the first time, when he was placed on probation in 1997 for buying cocaine from a client, which he presumably billed right back to them as "entertainment expenses."
Not that this is the skeeviest thing a lawyer has ever done, by the way ...
#4. Michael Winner Will Do Lawyer Stuff for Peepshows
Being a criminal defense attorney often involves spending a decent amount of time in prisons, seeing as how the people who pay your bills happen to spend most of their free time there. So, what would be the absolute most unethical way to spend those visits?
Hexing the district attorney?
Well, Georgia attorney Michael Winner figured that he had access to all sorts of things prisoners (particularly the female ones) needed: prescription drugs, cigarettes, and his own mental fountain of legal knowledge. The female inmates, on the other hand, had ready access to what their mamas gave them. And Winner, being the opportunistic type, was quite willing to supply contraband and free legal services while demanding peepshows from the other side of the glass partition in the prison's private attorney/client room.
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"I was gonna go to a strip club, but becoming a drug mule seemed like less of a hassle."
He later upped the ante to include whipping out his junk and acquiring sex IOUs to be redeemed when inmates were released (hey, at least he was motivated to do his job). After one of the inmates finally complained about his pro-boner work, Winner was arrested for three counts of "unlawful trading" with inmates (which is, incidentally, the best legal euphemism ever for his shenanigans), and his contact with female inmates was reduced to standing outside the prison exercise yard with a trench coat and a boombox.
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On second thought, let's nix the trench coat.
And continuing right along with our theme of lawyers taking advantage of those in desperate situations, it can't get much worse than ...
#3. Joseph Caramadre Exploits the Terminally Ill for Profit
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Rhode Island estate planner Joseph Caramadre, apparently having had an epiphany that mortuary services and churches were hogging up all that sweet, sweet death money, started advertising in newspapers that he would hand over two grand to any terminally ill individual willing to furnish him with their signature and other pertinent info. Not content to wait for the near-dead to come to him, he also personally solicited the dying, paid visits to AIDS patients, and talked to the friends and families of the nearly deceased -- he got their information, and they got enough money to make all their bucket list dreams come true (assuming their bucket list consisted solely of "have a couple thousand dollars").
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"Finally, we can realize our lifelong dream of visiting Bismarck, North Dakota."
To a functioning member of the human race, it almost seems legit: People suffering from some debilitating illness can't exactly go out and work anymore and, hospital and funerary costs being what they are (i.e. absurd), every little bit helps, right? But hey, what did he need those signatures for, anyway?
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Petition to bring back Firefly?
Well, see, there are investments (such as certain annuities from insurance companies) that pay out death benefits should the holder die at some point. So, using the information he collected from the dying, Caramadre set about purchasing these in huge quantities, funded with investments made by his clients, friends, and family. Whenever the Grim Reaper came along, Caramadre's cadre got a nice payout (that was NOT shared with the family of the deceased, who didn't even know about it), and he was finally able to realize his dream of profiting from sad, lonely, protracted death with the best of 'em ... to the tune of $46 million over 15 years.
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"Sir, could you wait until after the funeral is over to do that?"
Caramadre got six years in prison for trading mortality funds and, in an effort to demonstrate that not all judges are completely bereft of a sense of irony, he was also sentenced to 3,000 hours of community service specifically benefiting the elderly and the terminally ill. We bet he's totally not using that time to set up some sort of retirement home Hunger Games for the amusement of his investor pals.
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1971 Jaguar XKE - Flat CatWritten by on January 4, 2010 Contributors: Rich Chenet Posies Builds A Chevy-Powered Jag To Drive Often And Hard.
There are at least two ways we know of to pronounce Jaguar. Ordinary civilians pronounce the name Jag-whar. However, some folks will lift their chins, clear their throats, and say Jag-you-rrr in the British manner. If you hear someone employ the second pronunciation, you know you are speaking to a hard-core Jaguar enthusiast. HOT ROD offers this information as a public service to aid in identification. You'll probably want to avoid showing this story to Jaguar purists, who tend to be very protective of their favorite marque. The sight of this car could cause them to totally wig out on you.
Ken "Posies" Fenical built his XKE not as a thumb in the eye to Jag loyalists, but simply because he likes his cars to be different. While this is approximately the eleventy-third feature-worthy car he's done, Ken remains a bit modest about his rod-building abilities. "If I can't outspend them and I can't outbuild them, maybe I can out-think them," he says. In that effort, Posies-he got his nickname from the family flower business-will go well out of his way to come up with new and different directions for his machines. And while some members of the Jaguar crowd might be offended by his choice for his latest piece, the fact is he began with one of the least desirable E-Types around, at least in their eyes: a "late-model" '71 V-12 in the more awkward 2+2 body style. Posies found this one in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where it had been parked for 22 years. So get over it, Jaguar people.
Posies calls his latest creation Flat Cat, but this is no road kill. (Sure, now we're offending cat lovers.) The Jag is built to drive. At a Goodguys show in Columbus, Ohio, Flat Cat's first public appearance, it placed Third among 31 entries in the autocross event. When we spoke to Ken on the phone, he was preparing to hit the road for an eight-day tour from his shop in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, to the SEMA show in Las Vegas, with numerous stops along the way to visit his hot-rodding friends. A tradition among Posies and his buds, the annual road trip is known as the Driven Dirty Tour, and the Jag was built to run it. The name Flat Cat refers only to the exterior paint: DP50 Flat Black epoxy primer from PPG.
Jaguar purists are traditionally lukewarm toward the 2+2 version of the XKE due to its tall greenhouse, which is out of scale with the much slimmer body profile below the beltline. Posies corrected Flat Cat's proportions not by chopping the top, but by extending the rocker panels 2.5 inches toward the pavement, forming sturdy box sections of 10-gauge steel on both sides of the unit body. With its new, thicker midsection, the body no longer appears top heavy, while louvers in the rocker panels help to break up the extended sheetmetal.
Ken fixed the Jag's other major shortcoming by ditching the original V-12 (an overly complicated underperformer, in our book) in favor of a Chevy ZZ383 crate engine by GM Performance Parts coupled with a Tremec five-speed. A Weiand Stealth intake manifold accommodates a 750-cfm Holley, while the ignition is MSD. On the Dynojet chassis dyno at McNews Automotive in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, the combo made 311 hp and 370 lb-ft at the rear wheels. The Jaguar IRS gurus at Concours West in Castle Rock, Washington, beefed up the rear axle with a 31-spline carrier and axles to handle the additional stresses.
Of course, this is not the first Jaguar, E-Type or otherwise, to have a small-block Chevy V-8 stuffed inside. Where this one stands apart is in execution. Note how nicely the gloss-black Dayton 18-inch wire wheels contrast with the brass knock-offs and flat-black bodywork. Note also the white steering wheel and dash controls, à la vintage Porsche, and the finger guards for the toggle switches on the dash. We would also direct your attention to the front subframe, powdercoated in John Deere Green, and the carpeting in glorious faux puma. Wow. Sounds horrible, looks great. "Two of the guys in the shop said they would walk out and never come back if I did that," Posies says. But he not only did it-he made it all work. Clearly, Ken Fenical is one cat who knows what he's doing.
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Secured with brass thumbscrews, the dashpanels drop out for easy access. The steering wheel is a $10 swap meet item. Cooling is by Vintage Air, while Posies fabricated the shifter.Black-crackle and bone enamel finishes were selected to evoke '50s sports cars; the finger guards on the toggle switches scream vintage aircraft.Moe is quick, yet he carries no Sharpie with him, and the product endorsements have been slow coming.The original Jag knock-offs were dechromed to reveal their original brass and safety-wired in place. Brakes are stock all around.Stock except for Jaz adjustable shocks and Goodrich G-Force 245/18 tires, the Jaguar chassis handles the orange-cone derby just fine.The spare tire is lashed down in the rear compartment in classic sports car style over the fuel tank. "Where else could I get away with puma carpeting?" Posies asks.


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I have once heard that, during World War II, when the American Troops invaded Okinawa, they wanted the Japanese civilians to surrender, and in order to let the Japanese say the phrase "I surrender", the Americans threw fliers from the air that instructed the Japanese (of course in Japanese) to shout "愛されんだー" 'I am going to be loved' when they want to surrender. Is this true, or is it an urban legend, or is there a bit of truth behind this?
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Translation: I surrender (which was made as [愛]{あい}されんだぁ, a play on the English phrase) : Oka Shigeki (1878-1959, a native Japanese who became an American citizen) wrote this on flyers passed out to Japanese soldiers so that they knew what to say when they are left behind by their army (this was reference from a book by 上坂冬子 called 伝わらなかった真実―女が振り返る昭和の歴史.)
So, if this book (and reference) is correct, it is a true story. Also, the man, Oka Shigeki, left behind many papers on the history of World War II, unfortunately I could not find any evidence other than this reference to this book.


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Starting with the end of World War 1, what was the average unemployment rate for each United States President? Was the overall average different for Republican and Democratic presidents, and if so, by how much? The time frame can be fudged here because of available information.
IMHO this is pretty much a general reference question. Links for it abound. So I'll instead use the balance of my answer to warn you about the data. Basically, comparing unemployment numbers over that many years has lot of issues.
First off, official BLS data only goes back to 1948. Any data you get from before that will be a bit like comparing apples to oranges just due to the fact that will have been collected differently with different standards for who counts as "unemployed".
Secondly, even within that data, the definition of "unemployed" is periodically changed. The BLS now has six differenent measures of the unemployment rate (U1 - U6). Usually they report U3, but there is a lot of discussion about whether some of the higher measures are closer to how it used to be calculated.
Thirdly, this isn't really the same country it was in the '50's. Women (half the population) are now in the workforce. We are older (less non-working kids per adult, more retirees), we have many more people on things like disability, our prison population has ballooned, etc. This is why we have the 6 different measures now.
Finally, you can cherry-pick your data just by picking when you count. For instance, a lot of Democrats like to compare from WWII through the Bush Administration. That's because the presidencies immeditely before and after that period happen to have been Democrats presiding during unusually bad recessions. (They might argue both recessions started during Republician administrations, but that's beside my point). For the same reason, Republicans would like to pick a period that includes both the Great Depression and the current recession. However, they would probably not want you to go back as far as WWI, as there were no less than 2 recessions during Republican presidencies between the World Wars. Go back to 1900, and they have several more. (Of course they could likewise argue that the post-WWI recessions started under Democrat Woodrow Wilson's watch.)
Some folks will even try to snow you by quoting U3 for other presidents, then switching to the higher U6 (usually with words like "real unemployment") for a particular president they don't like. As they say, statistics don't lie, but liars use statistics.


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(MARYSVILLE, Wash.)-Columbia College-Marysville/Everett awarded a $500 scholarship to Jacquelyn A. Malone of Burlington in honor of Frank S. Westling. Westling was a former dean of the college's Extended Studies Division, which serves adult learners and military personnel nationwide.
Malone is a freshman criminal justice administration major and director of the Juvenile Victim/Witness Unit for the Skagit County prosecuting attorney. She speaks to groups throughout the state about the criminal justice field and victim advocacy, including the Burlington-Edison High School law and justice class and the Kiwanis Club.
The scholarship was awarded to one student at most of Columbia College's 30 nationwide campuses. To qualify for the Westling scholarship, applicants had to:
- Complete a scholarship application
- Pursue degree completion with Columbia College
- Have a minimum Columbia College GPA of 3.0
- Have residency of at least 15 hours with Columbia College
- Have a history of leadership and service to their community, school or country
- Write a 400-500 word essay on their achievements and career goals
"Columbia College is proud to offer this scholarship to students at our extended campuses," said Mike Randerson, Columbia College vice president for Adult Higher Education. "Frank Westling was instrumental in establishing the Extended Studies Division to serve working adults and military personnel, and he would be pleased to know the scholarship is helping fulfill the educational goals of students around the country."
Prior to joining the college, Westling served in the U.S. Army for 31 years and retired as a colonel. He was a highly decorated infantry soldier and was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal and Silver Star.
The Westling Scholarship is a nonrenewable scholarship and will be awarded to a new student each year.
Columbia College was founded in Missouri in 1851. Today, the college serves 20,000 students at its Day Campus, Evening Campus, Graduate Program, 30 nationwide campuses and Online Campus.


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So many great summer foods this week! Eating al fresco? You have to try our favorite veggie burgers. Want a frozen treat? Make these fresh watermelon pops — or even better, a frozen peach daiquiri or three. Southern fried catfish with onion rings is also on the menu, and our method for cold-brewed iced coffee can't be beat. Take a look through all our recipes from this past week and treat yourself to something delicious.
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An elegant farm-to-table dinner gala was held Oct. 13 for St. Francis School on the fields of the school's Goshen campus. The fundraiser, titled "Our Good Earth," was catered by Susan Hershberg, owner of Wiltshire on Market and Wiltshire Pantry, and included a family-style dinner, live auction, silent auction, dancing and a special dessert reception. WAVE-3's Chief Meteorologist, Kevin Harned, served as auctioneer for the evening.
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The El Dorado Police Department will be focusing on teenage drivers in an effort to stress the importance of wearing seatbelts.
From March 11 through 22, the Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety and Technology will be hosting a two-week awareness seatbelt enforcement targeting teen drivers and their occupants.
This is important because in 2012, Kansas lost 43 teens in crashes with 74 percent of those teens not property restrained.
To increase awareness, the police will be targeting the area around the high school and issuing citations to those not properly restrained. During these two weeks an officer will patrol around the high school approximately 30 minutes before the start of the day and 30 minutes after school.
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A $G$-structure $\pi : B_G \rightarrow M$ is said to be of $finite$ $type$ if $\mathfrak{g}^{(k)} = 0$ for some $k \in \mathbb{N}$, where $\mathfrak{g}^{(k)}$ denotes the $k$th prolongation of the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g} = T_{e}G$. For finite type $G$-structures, let us call the first $k$ for which $\mathfrak{g}^{(k)} = 0$ the $order$ of the $G$-structure.
For example:
• $O(n)$-structures (Riemannian metrics) are of finite type and order $1$, because $\mathfrak{o} (n)^{(1)} = 0$.
• But $Sp(n)$-structures (symplectic structures) are not of finite type because the group of symplectomorphisms is infinite dimensional.
• It can also be shown that $CO(n)$-structures (conformal structures) are of finite type and order $2$ (except if the dimension is $2$, in which case it is not of finite type).
Are there any finite type $G$-structures of order greater than $2$?
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Lecture: Jonathan Foley "Can We Feed a Growing World and Still Sustain the Planet?" Feb. 26
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Jonathan Foley is the director of the Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of the Minnesota, where he is a professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. He also leads the IonE's Global Landscapes Initiative.
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In the Aug 29 copy of the Leavenworth Times, I see on page one where stealing a wallet and using the credit cards therein gets a "lady" two days in jail and some probation.
On page A5, blacking a police officers eyes (both ) gets another "lady" probation only!
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Well here is the thing. I figured out my nodal points for a handful of lenes. Then I get the RC2 QR from Nodal Ninja (works and looks great!!) and realize I need to redo my nodal points.
My basic adjustment seems to be about 6mm for the B setting. The A setting was about 10mm and much easier to figure out. but I was wondering if there is an exact # someone calculated (ie more precisely than myself) for the offset of the NN3 with the RC2 and QR plate for the B setting.
Thanks in advance, this information could/should be very useful to future buyers of the NN3 and a RC2.


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I have a very limited budget. I have $350 [USD]. If I buy a used DSLR Camera and it doesn't work, it would be a huge loss. If I buy a compact digital camera, would I be able to do DSLR things like blur the background and focus on the subject. Which cameras do you suggest?
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For around $340 you could pick up a Canon S95 that is a very capable camera, but still fits in your pocket and can do things similar to a DSLR(debatable).
This is a very opinionated answer, but I believe this camera is a great way to start with photography, and learn what areas limit your artistic vision - then allow you to make a better choice when purchasing a DSLR. This could be said with nearly every camera. You just need to pick it up, and use it enough to find the limits.
This camera in particular is very full featured, and will give you excellent shots in most conditions while still giving you full manual control of things like aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
If you really are serious about learning photography, just pick up any used DSLR, a used Canon 20D comes to mind, it would fit your budget, and probably allow you to pick up a 50mm f/1.8 and still stay within budget. For a beginner you don't want to worry about the equipment so much as just putting in the time and learning.
The effect you're asking about is "depth of field." You should read more about it as there are far more detailed answers around here, but briefly: depth of field is effectively controlled by the focal length and aperture of your lens, and the distance to the subject and the distance of the subject from the background. Since P&S cameras typically have much wider (smaller number) focal lengths and much smaller (larger number) apertures than DSLR lenses, it can be difficult to get the effect you're looking for with a P&S. However, if you can get very close to your subject (and zoom in as much as possible) and keep the subject far away from the background, you can still isolate the subject with a P&S.
Here's an example taken with my SX10, of a small (let's say four inches high) object, taken at max zoom (100mm focal length; 560mm 35mm-equivalent), with the background trees maybe 40 feet away: pretty good bokeh, if I do say so myself.
So it is possible to get the effect you want with a P&S, it's just tougher: and that's what you'll find by stepping up to bigger cameras with bigger sensors: each step up will typically make your end goals easier to achieve.
Picking the right camera with the right features at the right price point... I'm not sure I can help you there. You'll have to research the alternatives and make your own decisions.
I've got everything here, thanks to all of the mates who answered. Making this discussion not longer, I'll have 2 things remaining to ask all of you.
Above seems to be fit in my budget, if there are any better than your suggested let me know.
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by Melissa Brunner
Aside from the standard change of clothes and care necessities, what's the one item you always bring with you on vacation? For me, the answer is my running shoes. The sites and activities are great, but some of the best memories I have are of my husband and I lacing up and setting off on a run though a unique (to us, anyway!) setting.
Our recent trip to Australia was no different. I studied a map of the area and, on a day with no immediate obligations, we set out to exercise and explore. Sydney's Hyde Park was just a couple blocks from our hotel, so we started from there then picked up a path that ran along the harbor at the edge of the botanical gardens. It took us around a jut known as Mrs. Maquarie's point and over to the Opera House. From there, we headed around Circular Quay, where the ferry boats are centered, and, still feeling good, we headed up a hill that took us up a few sets of stairs and onto the famous Harbor Bridge. We went across the bridge and back, dodged the commuters who were now making their way through Circular Quay, then back through the gardens and Hyde Park to the hotel. All told, we logged about seven miles. We didn't notice it, though, because of all the distractions along the way! Heading across the bridge? What a rush!!
I'll file this one away with other memorable runs -- through the Shenandoah Mountains where we stumbled on a herd of deer; surrounded by geese at a bird sanctuary in Alaska; in the shadow of the original Olympic Stadium at the National Gardens in Athens; along the beach in Maui. I'm not sure where the shoes will take us next, but the journey won't end once we reach our destination.


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SERIAL ROBBERS STRIKE AGAIN BSO Warns Businesses to be on Alert
- BSO Case Number: several
- PIO Number: 02-1-16
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- 2 to 4 unidentified black males, medium build, between 20 – 30 years old, averaging 5'5" to 6'
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While Broward Sheriff's Office Robbery detectives continue to seek the identity and whereabouts of a group of serial restaurant robbers, they are warning businesses to be on alert.
The unidentified black males are responsible for holding up restaurants in Lauderdale Lakes, North Lauderdale, Tamarac, Oakland Park and Pompano Beach. The armed thieves usually strike late at night, stealing cash and jewelry from employees and patrons.
BSO detectives are asking businesses, especially restaurants in Central and Northern Broward, to be-on-the-look-out for any suspicious activity. Since the thieves usually enter through an unlocked rear door, business owners and employees are encouraged to keep their rear doors locked and be very cautious of their surroundings when taking out the trash. The unidentified male suspects are believed to be responsible for the following eight robberies:
1. 12/2/01, Cooke's Goose Restaurant, 3750 North State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes at 12:07 a.m., four suspects, one gun seen, cash & jewelry stolen. No injuries.
2. 12/16/01, China Duck, 4273 W. Commercial Blvd. in Tamarac at 9:35 p.m., two suspects, one gun seen, cash and jewelry stolen from employees. No injuries.
3. 12/17/01, Bangkok Palace, 4345 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes at 10 p.m., two guns seen, and both suspects fled empty handed when a victim began to scream.
4. 12/31/01, Chine One, 1581 S. State Road 7 in North Lauderdale at 8:26 p.m., two armed suspects, one victim received a deep cut on her head, another victim was shot in his hand, suspects fled with a purse and wallets.
5. 1/6/02, Wings Plus, 87 W. Prospect Road in Oakland Park at 12:10 a.m., two suspects and two guns seen, cash, jewelry, and two bank deposit bags were taken. No injuries.
6. 1/6/02, Magic Wok, 301 W. Oakland Park Blvd. in Oakland Park at 10 p.m., both suspects fled after they were spotted near the rear door of the business by an employee.
7. 1/8/02, Walgreen Drug Store, 2152 W. Oakland Park Blvd. in Oakland Park at 10:36 p.m., two suspects fled with cash. No injuries.
8. 1/8/02, Cielito Lindo, 600 S. Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach at 10:55 p.m., two suspects fled with cash, credits cards and a cell phone. No injuries.
Anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of the suspects is urged to call BSO Robbery Det. Lou Pugliese at (954) 321-4270 or call Broward Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at (954) 493-TIPS.
- INVESTIGATORS: Robbery Dets. L. Pugliese, J. Young, S. Sudman, & B. Kerr
- THIS REPORT BY: Veda Coleman-Wright/PIO
Posted At: 01/11/2002 11:28 AM
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Setting the Record Straight on Renewable Energy Subsidies
In the past, because wind (and other renewable sources) is a pollution-free but new way of generating electricity, policymakers decided it should receive subsidies so that it can one day displace electricity from pollution-generating fuels. Now, because of renewable energy subsidies, 1) we have to keep turbines using pollution-generating fuels sitting on idle in case the wind stops blowing—or the sun stops shining, etc., and 2) we may have to spend billions of dollars in additional subsidies to ensure that the owners of plants using pollution-generating fuels build enough new plants to supply us with enough electricity to keep the lights on. Going forward, wind power is still not a "mature" technology—despite the fact that it has been in use for thousands of years—and so it must continue to receive subsidies that may in turn mean more subsidies for conventional fuels.


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Calcification is a process in which calcium builds up in body tissue, causing the tissue to harden. This can be a normal or abnormal process.
Ninety-nine percent (99%) of calcium entering the body is deposited in bones and teeth. The remaining calcium dissolves in the blood.
When a disorder affects the balance between calcium and certain chemicals in the body, calcium can be deposited in other parts of the body such as arteries, kidneys, lungs, and brain. Calcium deposits in these parts of the body can cause problems with how these blood vessels and organs work. Calcifications can usually be seen on x-rays. A common example is calcium depositing in arteries as part of atherosclerosis.
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Rosenberg AE. Bones, joints, and soft tissue tumors. In:Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 87th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 20095:chap 26.


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I once knew a woman who was adamantly, stridently, proudly pro-choice. She and I met at our freshman orientation in 1979, which prompted a panicked phone call to my mother along the lines of "rescue me from this place!"
Over the years, I followed her progress as we eyed each other from opposite sides of the ideological barricade, connected only by a love of our shared alma mater. Then, through a friend of a friend, I learned this former classmate was living in Kentucky and had five kids, including one with special needs. I also learned she was now adamantly, stridently, proudly pro-life.
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Obama and Catholics
the PostPew (HT Balloon Juice):
President Obamas support among Catholic voters has surged since June, according to a new poll, despite a summer that included the Catholic bishops religious freedom campaign and the naming of Rep. Paul Ryan, a Catholic, as the GOPs vice-presidential candidate. On June 17, Obama held a slight edge over Mitt Romney among Catholics (49-47 percent), according to the Pew Research Center. Since then, Obama has surged ahead, and now leads 54-39 percent, according to a Pew poll conducted on Sept. 16. Among all registered voters, Obama leads Romney 51-42 percent, according to Pew.
Cue the discussion about who counts as a real Catholic.UPDATE: Sullivan (who got there first) weighs in:
A small word of thanks to Cardinal Dolan, Robert George and K-Lo for helping shift the Catholic vote massively toward Obama with their summer campaign for religious liberty. And special thanks to Paul Ryan. No actual Catholic could ever find anything but puerile cruelty in the works of Ayn Rand, or rally to the idea that home-care for the elderly should be sacrificed to reduce tax rates for the super-rich. Paul Ryan believes that the basic principles of Rand can be compatible with Catholicism. American Catholics are just not that dumb or confused about their faith.
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Really: "President Obamas support among Catholic voters has surged since June, according to a new poll, [DESPITE] a summer that included the Catholic bishops religious freedom campaign and the naming of Rep. Paul Ryan, a Catholic, as the GOPs vice-presidential candidate."Not [DESPITE]. But, [BECAUSE OF]!The Catholic hierarchs ill-conceived political gambit to attempt to sabotage President Obama's reelection was so obvious, so blatant, so clumsy, so politically craven, so contrary to Catholic sensibilities, the hierarchs are now even more isolated politically, more irrelevant and alienated from their own people.Chalk up another real bonehead move for the hierarchs. Their leadership is so discredited it is beyond redemption or retrieval. The hierarchs should stick to trying to keep their "brother bishops" out of jail like Finn in Kansas City.
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The dynamic duo of Romney and Ryan would drive the entire economy into a nose dive as long as it benefits the richest Americans. Income inequality is endangering the Middle Class and making paupers of us all who dont have those millions upon millions of dollars. Read more about the role of Romneys riches in this election and the power of his sacred undergarments at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/05/mitt-romneys-magic-mormon-und... The working class of our country cant AFFORD to allow this election to be bought and sold!
"Who is K-Lo?"I had to google her; never heard of her until now either.
Proprietary FYI: the original story is from Religion News Service:http://www.religionnews.com/politics/election/poll-obama-surges-ahead-am...
For a longer view of the trend, check out this link and then click on "Catholics". (H/t to Peter Nixon, posting at a nifty site called dotCommonweal.)http://projects.pewforum.org/2012-presidential-election-candidate-religi... has been ahead pretty consistently among Catholics throughout the year. The June reading looks like an outlier (there are a couple of others as well). What caused that blip in June, I don't know, but conceivably the Fortnight for Freedom could have been a contributor, as it was in flight around that time.Obama's margin among Catholics does seem to be widening since July. It's not shaped very differently than what Pew shows for all registered voters, which suggests that Catholics follow general voting patterns - not a new observation.
A New tape shows Romney saying to Bain clients, 'we buy companies and then in a few years we HARVEST them'How does that fit in with his previous statement that " corporations are people too'Maybe I am reading into "harvesting' a too harsh a fate? maybe it doesn't mean sucking cash/blood/life? maybe it's just mis-speak?A question for the theologians and bishops..Is harvesting people/corps an intrinsic evil? Is this OK with CST?I don't think the pivot to 'compassionate conservative' is going to make it.
I can only hope Catholic laity use the upcoming election to tell the hierarchs, "Thanks, but no thanks. We don't want your stinkin' politics!"
So Romney et al would "harvest" companies.Companies made up of flesh-and-blood human beings.Ew.
This is not the first time people have counted unhatched chickens. It probably won't be the last.
Obviously, a fortnight wasn't long enough.
A salient quote from Archbishop Chaput:"The way we lead our public lives needs to embody what the Catholic faith teaches -- not what our personalized edition of Christianity feels comfortable with, but the real thing; the full package; what the Church actually holds to be true. In other words, we need to be Catholics first and political creatures second. "The more we transfer our passion for Jesus Christ to some political messiah or party platform, the more bitter we feel toward his Church when she speaks against the idols we set up in our own hearts. Theres no more damning moment in all of Scripture than John 19:15: We have no king but Caesar. The only king Christians have is Jesus Christ. The obligation to seek and serve the truth belongs to each of us personally. The duty to love and help our neighbor belongs to each of us personally. We cant ignore or delegate away these personal duties to anyone else or any government agency."
"The duty to love and help our neighbor belongs to each of us personally. We cant ignore or delegate away these personal duties to anyone else or any government agency."So why has the Catholic Church here in the US over the years taken and sought substantial government funds to subsidize hospitals and schools and social service ministries?
The duty to love and help our neighbor belongs to each of us personally. We cant ignore or delegate away these personal duties to anyone else or any government agency.Either the archbishop is saying that the existence of food stamps, Medicaid, and Social Security doesn't absolve individuals from their personal responsibilities to do what they can for the poor, the elderly, and the disabledin which case who here will disagree with him?or he is saying that the existence of federal programs whose purpose is to assist the vulnerable is an illegitimate substitute for voluntary charity, in which case he has committed himself to the position that all such federal programs should be abolished. I doubt that's really his position, but if it is, he should say so directly, and if it isn't, he should check his premises. More generally, with all his talk of kingship, he seems to forget that we live in a democracy: l'Etat, c'est nous.
We need some general principles to guide our judgments about when to delegate our authority to help others. There is an old principe that when circumstances are such that the local government cannot do what the national can, then the national government should assume the responsibility. But what are those things that the locals cannot do? The Ryan- conservatives seem to think that there is *nothing* that the locals cannot do if they tried, so the feds should do nothing. And what about those cases when a local government refuses to do what it ought to do?
With the HHS mandate, it looks like the Church is facing the loss of most federal funding for social programs. That is fair enough; if the US government (which in our system is supposed to represent the will of the people), decides it no longer wants Catholic charitable and social organizations to handle or help with federal charitable/social work, that is one thing. It probably is not the smart thing, but it is not infringing on religious liberty. It would just mean the Catholic social work (charities, schools, hospitals) would continue in a scaled-down fashion.However for the US government to prohibit Catholic Charities (for example) to carry on their good work - without any federal money - simply because the bishops cannot in good conscience pay for bc pills and/or abortions, or perform gay marriages, well that is another matter altogether isn't it?
Ann - I think you are referring to the principle of subsidiarity.While it is true that things that can be done locally should be handled locally, it is also true that the individual states cannot have standing armies, enact treaties with other nations, or handle the post office. Some things of necessity need to be done at the highest levels.The interstate highway system is, in my opinion, a good example of something that needed to be done at the federal level. It is also (again in my opinion) a good example of how to handle a large federal project; designed and started under Eisenhower. I know this is a drift in the discussion, but since you mentioned subsidiarity and since from all indications, we Americans have reached the point where most folks honestly think we need to have health care handled at the federal rather than the state/local level, I tend to trust Republicans to design a national health care plan and get it set up.
Ken --About Republicans setting up health care ==Here's a really extraordinary article over at David Frum's blog by an American Enterprise Institute scholar, J. D. Kleinke, on that very subject. According to him, Obamacare is pure Republican legislation -- at least all of tis ideas were first proposed by Republicans, and Romney got the basics put into reality in Massachusetts. But Frum thinks Kleinke might be fired for it (as Frum was fired by the AEI) or criticiing the GOP. Do read it. You might think better of Obama, the Great Compromiser. http://www.thedailybeast.com/davidfrum.html


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August 5, 2013
STEUBENVILLE — U.S. Rep. Bill Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, spent his first day of vacation meeting with local Republicans and talking about the new federal health care law....
Oh how big of Johnson he doesn't take his government congressional health care, he takes his government Air Force healthcare. Probably better coverage with the Air Force and probably is getting a disability check. He has made 40 meaningless votes on Obamacare. The Republican plan "if you get sick die quickly".
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V-man, there you go again. Since you are fully of information, perhaps you would be kind enough to throw out how many of the local people are working those jobs. Last I checked many employees were living in the hotels around the area (which increased those cost and decreased availabilty). In response to your "entitlements", you do need some government in your life. You say Obama "closed" plants, but does Johnson represent the area? Apparently he does not have the clout to influence his other do nothing congress to write legislation that works for the environment. Aren't residents complaining of low water pressure, natural gas in the drinking water, etc.? Remember, congress legislates (when they work). If the government shuts down, you will miss that check. You will blame Obama once again without even blinking know good and well its a do nothing congress.
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Working for me..Mine only went up $8.00. No excessive billing either.
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When is the "affordable" part of the Affordable Health Care Act supposed to happen???
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I applaud Johnson's integrity concerning SPECIAL PRIVILEGES congress is trying to deal for themselves. As far as voting 40 times to repeal ACA (not Obamacare), WHAT IDEA has this politician proposed in getting people insured. NONE....Most of the people in this POLITICIAN'S district is on Social Security, MEDICARE, MEDICAID (ALL FUNDED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT). Why do people have this "I got mine, you get yours" mentality when it comes to health care. I am tired of republicans talking jobs creation. Whoever believes that are clueless and only sit in front of fox to get talking points. Johnson is BS-ing his district like the rest of the politicians. SOMEONE, ANYONE, PLEASE give me a number of jobs created in his district. I guess 40 votes to take away coverage for people is more important than fighting for jobs in his area.
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