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Nate Jones calls himself the "Head Wrangler" at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Wearing a weathered cowboy hat, Jones looks like he could just as easily climb aboard a horse as he roams the sprawling paddock and garage area at the race track on foot.
Jones is boss of operations in the paddock area where the drivers and their race cars and equipment are housed. One of his main jobs is to make sure drivers and their crews meet stringent deadlines for the various races during the three-day weekend.
"But Nate really is our jack-of-all-trades," said Grand Prix CEO Jim Michaelian. "If we have an operational problem, he fixes it. He's responsible for the movement of the cars from the paddock area to the start line. He has to keep track of a million things, and he's great at it."
Jones said most of the drivers, owners and sponsors are cooperative, but there are those who push the deadlines and other rules.
"That's when I get diabolical and make sure they adhere to our schedule," Jones said. "If we have to use our boots to move things along, we use soft toes."
Jones is an expert in the art of diplomatic persuasion. He's had a lot of experience. After all, he's been handling this job at the Grand Prix since the race started in 1975. In fact, he was one of the original investors in getting the Long Beach street race off the ground.
"I put in $5,000. It was risky back then, but it's sure been worth it," he said.
He credits his success at the race to the work of a loyal cadre of 35 volunteers, including stalwarts like Honey-Lynn McGruder and Mo Wunderlich, who have been with him for years.
"I don't know what I'd do without them," he said.
Jones, a Long Beach native who lives in Belmont Heights, was born with oil, and a little rubber, in his veins 67 years ago at the old Seaside Hospital, now the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
He grew up in North Long Beach and graduated from Poly High School. His mother, Mildred, 97, still lives in Long Beach. He has three children, Chris, Sarah and Nate, Jr., all graduates of Wilson High School.
Jones fell in love with cars when he was in high school.
"I had a friend who was a hot rodder. He had a big, fast Studebaker. That got me going with cars," he said. "I still have my first car, a 1955 Chevrolet 210."
The interest led Jones, at 22, to start a tire company selling Michelin Tires. That venture evolved into Nate Jones Tires in Signal Hill, where Jones has become recognized as an expert in wheel balancing and tire truing.
His customers include talk show host Jay Leno and his collection of Duesenbergs, Cords and other classic cars; and comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his Porsches.
"I have customers from all over the world who come to see me," Jones said.
Jones also does the wheel/tire work for a racing team that last year set the world speed record for single-engine, wheel-driven, turbo-charged vehicles. George Poteet and Ron Main's streamliner, Speed Demon, hit 436.067 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
"We're aiming for 500 miles an hour in the fall," Jones said.
Jones also has a deep interest in passing along his love of cars and strong work ethic to the younger generation through a nonprofit he has created, "Kids, Hands and Minds Together."
He said he wants "to save hands-on education from extinction. Too many young people don't know how to use their hands to do things. They're afraid to get their hands dirty."
One of Jones' teaching tools involves the use of small wooden cars and go-karts. If anyone is interested in learning more about this program and involving young people in it, call Nate or his son, Nate Jr. at the Signal Hill store, 562-597-3369.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Jones, in his spare time, has also been a leader in bringing the USS Iowa, the famous battleship, to a permanent berth in San Pedro. Jones is a founder and director of the Pacific Battleship Center.
"I got hooked on battleships when I was 10 years old and went to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard to see the USS Missouri," he said. "An officer took us all over the ship. I became a Missouri junkie and got a chance to actually steer the ship years later in the open sea. I was so nervous I froze at the wheel. It was an awesome experience."
When the Navy said it wanted a permanent berth for the USS Iowa, the Pacific Battleship Center group, after years of struggle, won the bid for the ship.
Jones also has a love of aviation. He got a pilot's license while he was in high school and served his military duty in the California Air National Guard.
While he was juggling his duties at the Grand Prix and talking about his love of battleships, planes and cars, Jones was asked why he was wearing a cowboy hat.
Oh, that's another love, horseback riding, he said. It turns out Jones has a piece of land in eastern Arizona with a lodge, cabins, a beautiful meadow and lots of horses. If you're interested in vacationing there, you can call Jones at his tire company or check out this website, www.beavercreekguestranch.com.
Just don't call him until the Grand Prix is over so he can have a little time to rest.
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The public must be getting the wrong impression when a boxing show is unlicensed. I know people who instantly think of some kind of bare knuckle, back street thing.
I have worked a lot doing BBU and IBA shows and found that they are totally professional and safe but are unlicensed as the public would know.
It hardly seems right that unlicensed actually means not licensed by the BBBoC as they are licensed by other boards and not necessarily an underground thing.

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Using BT4 hdd install on vmware.
After configuring the /etc/network/interface file and running the update defaults for networking and ssh.
I restart and startup hangs @ "configuring network interfaces..."
Contents of my /etc/network/interface file:
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auto lo
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auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
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CMA supports the creation of new works by professional U.S.-based jazz artists and helps assure that these compositions will be heard through live performances and recordings. The New Jazz Works program has provided support for 198 works that reflect the multiple styles of contemporary jazz.
The New Jazz Works program is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Grant Application Workshop Schedule (pdf)
Grant Application Workshop Presentation (pdf)
Presenter Consortium for Jazz
Please note: Application cycle is currently closed.
Presenter Consortium for Jazz provides support to consortiums of three U. S. presenters that collectively engage up to three professional U.S. jazz ensembles (consisting of 2-10 musicians each) to perform at each presenter's venue. Incentives are available to each consortium partner that invites one of the CMA New Jazz Works grantee ensembles to perform its entire CMA commission.
New this year: The Lead Presenter submits one Consortium Application containing information about each Consortium Partner. Presenter Partners must provide the required information to the Lead Presenter. CMA will contact the Lead Presenter regarding any issues or concerns related to the application.
A component of the Doris Duke Jazz Ensembles Project, Presenter Consortium for Jazz is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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Application Workshop Presentation (PowerPoint) (pdf)
Residency Partnership Program
The Residency Partnership Program supports professional ensembles and presenters in building audiences for classical, contemporary, and jazz chamber music through residency projects. The program funds activities that take place in community settings and that are not part of a regular concert series.
Community settings must be accessible to the specific audiences you plan to reach. Examples of community settings are classrooms, libraries, healthcare facilities, senior centers, and parks. The program does not support private lessons or coachings for K-12 students, or activities for college- or conservatory-level music students.
This program is supported by the Chamber Music America Residency Endowment Fund.
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Sr. Art Shows - Han Park, Leah Pannapacker and Molly Kraybill
When Saturday April 13, 2013 @ 3:00 PM (1567 days ago)
Where University Commons, 179, Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery
Duration 1 hour
Senior Photography Major Han Park will show Trace – Alluring black and white photographs tracing the movements of a dancer.
Senior Photography Major Leah Pannapacker will show Revealed – Photographic portraits examining the essence of each subject's personality.
Senior Photography Major Molly Kraybill will show One Hundred – 100 photographic portraits of girls and women ages 1-100 exploring the female experience of growing older.
The show continues through April 18.
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Manhattan Beach officials have put the brakes on a plan to hire a consultant to study the feasibility of adding a fixed-route "trolley" system in town.
The City Council on Tuesday night was set to vote on a $42,630 contract with Dan Boyle & Associates, one of a handful of vendors evaluated to do the work. But after some members expressed concerns about the cost and effort involved with running a trolley system - proposed as a way to provide better connectivity between the east and west sides of the city - the council shifted course.
Councilman David Lesser questioned the proposal to fund a trolley with money from Measure R, the sales tax passed by county voters in 2008 to support transit projects.
"My biggest concern is my feeling that the money could be better spent on augmenting other public transit routes," Lesser said. "These Measure R funds are precious. They can be used for many other purposes."
In the 1980s, Mayor Wayne Powell said, the city ran a trolley system that "failed miserably." He said he feared that introducing the concept again could be a "big boondoggle," and, like Lesser, expressed concerns about covering annual operating costs with Measure R dollars.
But the council on Tuesday didn't shut the door on potential mass transportation improvements.
Instead, the council decided to ask the consultant to take a broader look at the city's current transit options and analyze how Manhattan Beach could fill any gaps, assuming this doesn't overlap with another planning effort under way.
The city in 2008 had hired another firm to evaluate a trolley plan, which never moved forward.
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Anderson, S.C. - The Brevard College women's basketball team opened up their South Atlantic Conference schedule with a road game at Anderson University. The Tornados fell to the Trojans by a score of 63-52. With the loss the Tornados fall to 4-6 and 0-1 in South Atlantic Conference play.
The Trojans jumped out on-top after winning the opening tip, but the Tornados were able to fight and match Anderson and trailed 10-9 at the 15:32 mark in the opening half. After Amanda Parris hit a pair of free throws for the Trojans, Micheala Watkins came down to hit a three-point bucket to tie the game up at 12 a piece. Anderson return-fired with five straight when Ashley Abed made a layup and a three-point bucket by Lauren Beeson. Brevard came back with five of their own when Amber Roberts (Asheville, N.C.) hit a three-ball and Anna Schlobohm (Greensboro, N.C.) followed with a two-point jumper as the shot clock expired tying things up at 17-17 with just over 12 minutes remaining in the first half.
Alexa Neal was able to come back down the floor and hit her second three-ball of the game putting Anderson up 20-17 at the 11:48 mark. The Tornados continued to battle as Neal hit the first bucket after the break sparking offense from both sides. After Neal's three-point bucket, the Tornados came back with a five spot after a Candice Fritz (North East, MD) two-point jumper and a Holli Flippo (Kingston Springs, Tenn.) three-ball. Heading into the final three minutes, Brevard trailed 31-29. The Trojans were able to go on a seven point run in the heading into the half as the Tornados trailed 38-29 at the break.
After the first half Brevard was shooting 11-of-32, good for 34.4% from the field and 5-for-13 from three-point line, at 38.5%. Micheala Watkins (Forest City, N.C.) is led the Tornados with six points in the first half. She also led Brevard with three rebounds in the opening 20 minutes of play. Neal led the Trojans in the first half going 4-for-4 from behind the arc with 12 points. Maci Siniard was 3-for-4 from the field with seven points in the opening half.
The Trojans opened up the scoring after three minutes into the second half when Tilde Ahlin hit a layup, which sparked the Tornados to respond with a Flippo three-pointer, making it 40-32. The Trojans went on a 12-4 run making it 52-36 with 8:45 remaining in regulation.
The Trojans were able to keep control through the remainder of the second half as the Tornados were only able to come within 10 of the Anderson until the final buzzer when the scoreboard read 63-52 in favor of the Trojans.
Holli Flippo led the Tornados offensively with 11 points in the loss. Amanda Whitaker (Asheville, N.C.) led Brevard on the boards with six rebounds as the Tornados were outrebounded by 19, 45-26. Lindsay Brendle (High Point, N.C.) and Micheala Watkins each had eight points. Brevard shot just 30.5% from the field while Anderson was 47.5% from the field.
The Tornados don't have another game for 26 days when they travel to Greeneville, Tennessee to take on the preseason favorite to win the South Atlantic Conference, the Tusculum Pioneers. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. in Greeneville.


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Just wondered, to those of you who do/have compete(d) amatuer how much weight you cut/diet?
I know it is not uncommon in pro's to shed a load of weight, but with amatuers normally being same day weigh in, what sort of weight do you guys drop from and to???
I am going from 77kg to 75kg (was meant to be 74kg and i could have made it!) but would ideally fight at 70kg by shedding water weight also. I couldn't do this for same day weigh in's though.


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Hey did any of you guys know that Lutz is from Germany? i am surprised no one has mentioned that in the media.
Of note, Dirk tweeted Lutz to congratulate him after his first MLB hit as you might know.
ETA: article link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...revolving-door
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How can you not be going nutz for Lutz right now?
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By Lesli Nolen
Published October 2013
It was dark. I was walking up to a house—alone, I think. I felt scared. My hands were sweaty, my heart was racing and I didn't want to be there. I rang the doorbell and waited. Slowly, the door creaked open. Cobwebs everywhere. I looked up and saw something. I didn't know what it was. I stood there helpless, unable to move. Then I heard screaming, more screaming, and finally realized it was me doing the screaming. Somehow I was able to make my legs move and I turned and ran to the car. I jumped in and grabbed my mom, holding on for dear life. I was crying uncontrollably. She was telling me it was okay, but I couldn't stop. I looked up through the front windshield of the car and there was that monster again! I screamed. The monster hit the windshield with his fist and I looked up. He began removing his mask. It was a man. A man I had seen before.
I don't remember what house it was, I don't remember what I was wearing, I don't remember how old I was, I just remember it was the scariest moment of my life. It was Halloween night.
This memory is forever implanted in my mind. I will never forget what I saw, and how I felt. Since then, I have never been a big fan of Halloween.
Our house was just outside the city limits, so we didn't get many trick-or-treaters and we didn't have any neighbors. So, Mom would take me into town and let me go door to door and get candy. As I said, I don't remember much expect the feeling I had. And from then on I looked at Halloween a little differently. It was no longer fun to dress up and take part in all the activities.
I have never hid out in the bushes to jump out and scared anyone as they were out trick or treating. I have never participated in a haunted house. I have never dressed up to where my looks would scare anyone, and I have never placed a mask on my face.
When my husband, Breech, and I first moved to San Angelo, we lived in a nice little neighborhood, with lots of kids around.
I knew we would have trick or treaters. What I didn't count on was Breech having to work that night and not be home with me. Here I was in a new neighborhood, new town, no husband and probably lots of scary kids. I had two options—eat the candy myself or face my fear.
I dressed in Breech's old baseball uniform and kept the baseball bat nearby. Every time I heard the doorbell I grabbed the bat and opened the door. After about the third time of a little kid jumping back, thinking I was going to take a swing at them, I stopped answering the door with the bat in my hands. But I did keep it close. Needless to say I had my first successful Halloween in San Angelo all by myself.
Through the years, and after having a little girl, who likes to go door to door to get candy, I have become a better sport. I never let her dress in anything that would scare anyone and I have always gone to the door with her at every house. Her first costume was a cow, at 2 years old. Since then, she has dressed as the Little Mermaid, Strawberry Shortcake, an angel, a cheerleader, a cheetah and a homecoming queen. I have accompanied her as a witch, a nerd and a penguin.
As she has gotten older and more involved in the church we attend, we do more ministering than we do trick or treating.
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Although we are best known for our Muay Thai in Birmingham, we also teach MMA in Birmingham too.
We have several MMA Classes per week which focus mainly on grappling/ submissions.
I have made a short video above to show the MMA facilities we have in our Birmingham MMA gym.


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Simulation Beyond Volts and Amps (Part 3)
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this post series I described some of the non-electrical behaviors of an incandescent lamp and fuse, and then explained how these behaviors might be accounted for in a simulation model. Now it's time to combine these two models, with a handful of others, to analyze the thermal behavior of a basic automotive emergency flasher system. Here is my circuit's schematic:
Though a simplified version of an actual flasher system, this circuit contains the main system elements: four incandescent lamps representing one at each corner of the vehicle; a length of wire connecting each lamp to the fuse box; the flasher system fuse; a length of wire connecting the fuse box to the car's battery; a switch representing the flasher on/off switch inside the car; and the battery. Note that the switch model allows me to control on/off switching using a simple digital clock. There are certainly other ways to model a flasher system, but this circuit is adequate for our discussion.
To add a bit of realism to the component parameters in my system, I dusted off the maintenance repair manual for a Jeep Cherokee I used to own and browsed the wiring diagram for the emergency flasher circuit. Here is what I found:
Light bulbs: Type 2057 with an "on" (i.e. hot) filament resistance of 6.1Ω. Rules of thumb estimate a lamp's on resistance to be on the order of 10x greater than the cold filament resistance — a parameter required by the lamp model. Using this rule, I set each lamp's cold resistance to 600mΩ.
Wire gauges and lengths: For wire size I used AWG12 between the battery and fuse box, AWG18 between the fuse box and the front flashers, and AWG20 between the fuse box and rear flashers. For wire length, two meters of wire between the battery and fuse box, and three meters between the fuse box and each of the lamps (yes…all wire lengths are simply estimates based on my knowledge of the Jeep's size – the wiring diagrams do not give wire lengths).
Fuse: According to the wiring diagram, my fuse must have a 15 amp minimum blow current. I left the element melting point at the model's default: 400 °C.
Battery: I left the battery model's parameters at their default values: 12.6 VDC open circuit voltage; 15mΩ effective internal impedance.
After assigning these design parameters, I used SystemVision to analyze my flasher circuit's performance against the following specification ranges:
Flashes per minute (FPM): 70 – 100
Duty cycle (DC): 35% – 55%
Along with taking a general look at my circuit's thermal profile, I wanted to see if I really need a 15 amp fuse for circuit protection. I will show you the results in my next blog post.
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Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today that he has joined a $34 million national settlement with New York shoe manufacturer Nine West Group Inc., resolving allegations of price-fixing. Baker joined fifty-five attorneys general in the settlement filed today in U.S. District Court in New York immediately following the filing of a lawsuit against Nine West Group in the same court. The settlement resolves the lawsuit, but allows the court to retain jurisdiction in overseeing the terms of the settlement agreement. When I believe that a companys practices have hurt Georgias consumers, I will seek to put a stop to those practices and, where appropriate, obtain a monetary recovery, Baker said. The states alleged that Nine West Group entered into illegal agreements with shoe retailers to fix the retail price of womens shoes between January 1988 and July 1999. Nine West Group of White Plains, NY, was purchased by Jones Apparel Group Inc., in June of 1999. Working with the Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general uncovered evidence that various Nine West divisions, including Easy Spirit, Enzo Angiolini, and Nine West, had engaged in illegal vertical resale price maintenance, by prohibiting retailers from discounting certain shoes. Price-fixing is illegal under both federal and state antitrust laws. The lawsuit claimed that Nine Wests illegal price-fixing included occasions when the manufacturer distributed lists of shoes that could not be discounted by retailers outside of time periods dictated by Nine West. Nine West explained to many of its retailers that the purpose of the pricing policies was to protect them from competition. In order to enforce these illegal pricing policies, Nine West allegedly granted discounts to cooperating retailers and withheld discounts or threatened to cancel or refuse to take orders from companies that did not comply. As a result of the alleged illegal pricing agreements, state and federal authorities allege that consumers were denied an open and competitive market for certain Nine West shoes, and therefore paid higher prices for these shoes. Under the terms of the settlement, Nine West Group has agreed:
- To refrain from agreements or business practices during the next five years that are designed to influence or control the price at which retailers chose to sell Nine West products to consumers;
- To notify each of its dealers and retailers that it is their right to independently determine the price at which they wish to advertise and sell Nine West products;
- To pay $34 million into a settlement fund. Of this amount, no more than $3.5 million will be used to reimburse the states for attorneys fees, investigative costs, and publication and notice costs. $30.5 million will be divided among the 56 states and territories participating in the agreement according to population.
Under the terms of the settlement, the states must use their respective shares of the settlement to fund women's health, educational, vocational, and safety programs. The distribution formula should bring Georgia over $800,000. Under the terms of the agreement, which must be approved by the Court, Nine West Group did not admit any liability or wrongdoing.


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Anyone? I didnt get the new USB to work either.
I am not sure what is happening but I have a good version of BT2 on a USB stick(booted on my desktop). It will NOT boot on my Compaq Presario 2100 though.
I have set the boot order in BIOS to:
Removable drives
CD drive
It just wont boot from the USB though. I am going to install another copy on another USB drive in the next hour with BT2USB4WIN. This is how I installed it and it worked on the other USB stick. The stick is a Memorex Traveldrive 2Gig 2.0.
Can anyone help me with this? I have read the WIKI followed the instructions on different ways but nothing has worked yet.
Anyone? I didnt get the new USB to work either.
I still am not able to make it work. Does anyone know what the problem may be?
I have no trouble running the BT2 livecd & even had BT2 installed on my presario 2100, all hardware worked fine. I'm having trouble with BT3 though, seems my pcmcia isnt' working.


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TIME AIN'T MONEY: Long Beach Time Exchange is one of those great ideas we hope will someday be the way things work in the world. It's basically we scratch your back, you scratch ours.
Or, even better, we scratch your back, you give us an hour of Spanish tutoring. Or, we arrange your CD collection thematically, you scratch our back.
Members of Long Beach Time Exchange share their skills and abilities with one another, working well off the financial grid. Time isn't money; time is time. For every hour members bank, they have an hour coming, an hour good for labor, advice, consultation, rides to the airport, child care, lessons and other services.
It's perhaps best explained by throwing a party, which is what the Exchange is doing from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the HUB Community Bike Center, 1730 Long Beach Blvd., to mark its second anniversary.
The free event will explain how time-banking works and showcase some of the services offered by LBTE members. Plus, since it is a party, not just an info-fest, you get food and live music. The local Spanish fusion band Romero Y Perez will kick things off, with additional entertainment by folk singer Elisa de la Pena, hip-hoppist Diwaine Smith and DJ N-Prevail.
Don't feel like partying; just want the facts? Check www.lbtimeexchange.com.
THE BEST OF TIMES: Everyone knows that the 1960s and 1970s were the best years for music. Every kind of music. Don't send letters arguing with us; you won't win this one.
In fact, when we put on our sombrero with tea bags hanging off the brim and go to Republican rallies carrying a sign saying "We Want Our Country Back!!!" we are talking expressly about the 1960s and 1970s.
Purple Revolver is merrily bringing us all back to the '60s, '70s and a touch of the '80s (back before the '80s became the '80s) with a bash from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturday at Rainbow Lagoon on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach.
The retro-fest will feature three great tribute bands performing in concert. The kickoff at noon is Britain's Finest, a tribute to the Beatles during all phases of their brisk career (wait. The Beatles is the opening act?). The faux Fab Four is followed at 2 p.m. by Queen Nation doing a 90-minute hat-tip to Freddy Mercury and Queen. Headlining is Led Zepplica, a Zeppelin replica playing at 4.
And there's more than music. There will be fashions and cars from the era and an impressive fleet of food trucks (a modern phenomenon; the only food trucks they had in the '60s were Helms Bakery trucks) including the Lobsta Truck, Tornado Potato and the Afterschool Special, offering "mom food."
Parking is available at the convention center at 300 E. Ocean Blvd. for $10.
Admission is $15. Check out the whole scene at www.purple-revolver.com.
TRI-SLOTH-LON: It's too late for us to register for Sunday's Long Beach Triathlon, a fact that leaves a damned bitter taste in our mouth. We'll probably go anyhow and watch, while muttering darkly under our breath about how we could do it faster than these clowns.
It's not the Iron Man variety of triathlon like the one we're used to competing in. This one's a little half-mile dip in the ocean, an 11-mile bike ride and a three-mile run - the kind of thing we do before we have coffee in the morning.
It all takes place starting at 7 a.m. at 700 Shoreline Drive; medal ceremony is at 10. For the course map and other info, go to www.thelongbeachtriathlon.com.
FRIDAY PLAYLIST: In honor of the Long Beach Time Exchange's second birthday, we've put together a playlist about the subject at hand. Now they owe us an hour of trumpet lessons:
1. "Time Is On My Side," Rolling Stones
2. "Time After Time," Cyndi Lauper w/Sarah McLachlan
3. "No Time," Guess Who
4. "Time After Time," REM
5. "Time Fades Away," Neil Young
6. "Time Passes Slowly," Bob Dylan
7. "Time to Kill," the Band
8. "Time," David Bowie
9. "Time," Pink Floyd
10. "Time Has Come Today," Chambers Brothers.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Target has revealed its exclusive partnerships, own brands and limited collections that Canadian consumers can look forward to experiencing once the retailer opens its first stores in the country this spring.
"We are excited to announce a selection of brands that will be available in our Canadian stores in 2013," said Target Canada SVP merchandising, John Morioka. "Target is known for its innovative designer partnerships and assortment of exceptional products that deliver on our Expect More. Pay Less. brand promise and we look forward to bringing a number of our more prominent brands to bring the true Target experience to Canadian stores."
Embracing the Canadian culture, Target Canada will offer an exclusive, limited time only collaboration with Roots, a popular Canadian-based clothing retailer. The Roots Outfitters collection for Target includes fashion for women, men, boys, girls and toddlers, and will be available from March to June 2013.
Other collections coming to the Canadian stores include:
Nate Berkus Collection - An exclusive assortment of bedding, bath and design elements from acclaimed interior design expert, Nate Berkus.
Sonia Kashuk Collection - High-quality cosmetics from makeup artist Sonia Kashuk.
Giada De Laurentiis for Target - An exclusive line of affordable cookware products from the popular TV chef
Shaun White - A full range of apparel including denim, shorts, woven tops, hooded sweatshirts and graphic tees from the snowboarder.
In addition, Canadian customers will find Target's own brands including Archer Farms, up & up and C9 by Champion.


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GoPro LCD Touch BacPac - ALCDB-401
The GoPro LCD Touch BacPac features a removable touchscreen display that attaches seamlessly to the back of your GoPro camera that allows you the convenience of touch control and display. You can play back videos, look through photos, listen to audio, and even play back in slow motion. You can see the picture on the display screen before taking it to make sure it's framed perfectly. Easily adjust your settings by a touch on the screen. When using the LCD Touch BacPac with your HERO4, simply swipe the touch screen to select modes and navigate menus.


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The new 9Marks eJournal just arrived, and it's on–take a deep breath here–church discipline. I know, right–why don't they settle down and pick a single issue to focus on already? Good grief. I'm just kidding. In actuality, the new issue looks typically helpful. Some of you will know that I have a particular affection for [Read More…]
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As the original stewards and owners of the land now known as British Columbia, First Nations have cultures and ways of life, including systems of governance and law. First Nations have never ceded, surrendered or agreed to abandon the land, their culture, or their jurisdiction and governance systems. These diverse systems include specific laws and institutions, which assist in resolving disputes within and between communities and addressing individual and community justice matters.
There are key differences in the way that First Nations and Canadian society view justice. Primarily, society as a whole tries to control actions it considers potentially harmful, and the key focus of justice policies is on punishment of the person to protect society and to prevent re-occurrence of the behaviour. However, First Nations view justice as a way to restore the peace and balance within the community; there is a sense that the entire community has been affected and that reconciliation needs to occur with everyone involved: the accused, the victim, and the community. This difference in perspective challenges the appropriateness of the present legal and justice system for First Nations.
Socio-economic Impacts
The justice system, as it currently exists in British Columbia, often results in the systemic, cultural discrimination of First Nations. The system does not recognize that differences in culture, values, language and traditions directly impact the experience and treatment of First Nations in the justice system, including in court appearances, defense case reasoning, choosing pleas of defense, confronting accusers, and showing emotion in court – the system assumes that punishment equally affects all persons regardless of background or culture.
There are many reports illustrating that First Nations people are disproportionately represented at all levels of the criminal justice system. For instance, Aboriginal people account for approximately 3% of Canada's population (Statistics Canada, 2001), yet account for approximately 18% of the population incarcerated in federal correctional facilities (Trevethan, S., Tremblay, S., & Carter, J. 2000). In British Columbia, 20% of the prisoner population consists of Aboriginal peoples (Juristat-Statistics Canada). Based on these statistics, either Aboriginal people commit a disproportionate amount of crime, or more likely, the justice system systemically discriminates against Aboriginal peoples.
The devastating history of colonization, social inequality, and the historic and modern government policies of oppression and alienation of lands and resources contribute to the current socio-economic conditions inflicting First Nations communities. The intergenerational and continuing effects of residential schools, as well as the loss of land, jurisdiction, and culture, has led to often devastating social conditions including high levels of poverty, alcohol and drug abuse, suicide rates, violence, and a loss in parenting skills. This myriad of socio economic factors directly contributes to First Nations involvement in the justice system. First Nations carry a collective responsibility to take care of the health and well-being of their communities and land and studies have confirmed the explicit link between self-determination and "closing the gaps" in socio-economic outcomes. Thus, jurisdiction and self-determination are key to reconciling inequities in justice matters.
Political Context
Leadership Accord
On March 17, 2005, the political Executives of the First Nations Summit, Union of BC Indian Chiefs and BC Assembly of First Nations signed a Leadership Accord, committing to work together through a First Nations Leadership Council to politically represent the interests of First Nations in British Columbia and develop strategies and actions to bring about significant and substantive changes to government policy that will benefit all First Nations in British Columbia.
New Relationship
In March 2005, the First Nations Leadership Council and the Province of British Columbia entered into a New Relationship, in which the Parties committed to:
• a new government-to-government relationship based on respect, recognition and accommodation of Aboriginal title and rights;
• reconciliation of Crown titles and jurisdictions;
• establish processes and institutions for shared decision-making about the land and resources and for revenue and benefit sharing; and
• work together to achieve strong governments, social justice and economic self-sufficiency for First Nations.
A First Nations- Federal Crown Political Accord
On May 31, 2005 A First Nations-Federal Crown Political Accord on the Recognition and Implementation of First Nation Governments was signed between the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on behalf of First Nations and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) on behalf of Canada. It commits the Parties to work jointly to promote meaningful processes for reconciliation and implementation of constitutionally recognized aboriginal rights to achieve an improved quality of life and to support policy transformation in areas of common interest.
Transformative Change Accord
On November 25, 2005, a Transformative Change Accord was signed by the First Nations Leadership Council, the Government of Canada, and the Province of British Columbia. The Accord commits the parties to close the socio-economic gap between First Nations and other British Columbians over the next 10 years, reconcile Aboriginal title and rights with Crown title, and establish a new relationship based on mutual respect and recognition. Specific areas of focus under the Accord are: relationships; health; education; housing; and economic opportunities.
Taken together, these agreements demonstrate a new era of unity amongst First Nations, and a commitment between First Nations and governments to work collaboratively to implement respect and recognition for one another, address historical inequities, and resolve existing disparities.
In the February 14, 2005 Speech from the Throne, Premier Campbell stated that "community courts and Aboriginal courts offer the potential to take pressure off our traditional court system through innovative approaches that have worked well in other jurisdictions". The Premier committed to using traditional approaches as an integrated strategy to improve public safety, to reduce property crime, and to examine new approaches for correctional facilities that better meet the needs of First Nations and society.
Given this political context, BC First Nations called upon the First Nations Leadership Council to hold a BC First Nations Justice Forum to develop a BC First Nations Justice Action Plan. This Action Plan, produced by BC First Nations, sets out a vision, goals, principles and actions designed to implement First Nations jurisdiction over justice programs within First Nations communities; allow for dialogue among all parties; reduce overrepresentation of First Nations in correctional facilities; eliminate systemic discrimination within the justice system; and create processes for the involvement of First Nations individuals, cultures and values within the mainstream justice system.
Justice is the process of maintaining peaceful relations and harmonious co-existence between all elements of creation. The full acknowledgment and respect of natural and First Nations laws ensures the overall health and well-being of First Nations on physical, emotional, social, and spiritual levels.
1) To decrease the over-representation of First Nations peoples in Canada's jails and prisons, both federal and provincial.
2) To ensure that First Nation justice is viewed with a holistic approach which would place an emphasis on healing and the recognition of First Nations jurisdiction and authority to enact their own laws and justice systems within their territories.
3) To see the enactment of legislation that recognizes the right of First Nations people to establish our own justice systems.
4) To increase the involvement of people of First Nations ancestry in criminal justice professions (i.e. First Nations Police Officers, translators, Native Courtworkers, and Aboriginal judges).
5) To ensure those who work in the criminal justice system take the proper steps to enhance their understanding of the First Nations cultures with which they interact.
6) To empower First Nations to identify, direct and implement comprehensive community healing and prevention strategies as a long term initiative to reduce crime and criminal activity at a local level.
1) Respect, Recognition, and Accommodation: Aboriginal title and rights must be recognized through shared decision-making arrangements and appropriate consultation and accommodation processes.
2) Diversity: The diverse cultural values, laws, customs, traditions and languages among BC First Nations, shall be respected and supported. Diverse approaches and processes with regards to First Nations involvement in the justice arena will also be encouraged.
3) Innovation: New approaches and creative means of developing and responding to the administration of justice will be supported.
4) Research and Information Sharing: Traditional knowledge and research conducted by First Nations will be respected and incorporated into mainstream justice activities. All relevant studies and information will be shared with First Nations.
5) Education and Training: Opportunity to learn will be promoted and the training of First Nations individuals will be prioritized.
6) Capacity and Financial Resources: First Nations must have the appropriate human resource and financial capacity to engage in discussions and negotiations with respect to justice.
Section I: General
Action Items:
• Establish a First Nations Justice Council responsible for the implementation of this Plan.
• Work with the First Nations Leadership Council to implement the commitment in the New Relationship to "develop new institutions or structures to negotiate Government-to-Government Agreements for shared decision-making."
• Establish a BC First Nations Ombudsman responsible for receiving, investigating and resolving complaints brought forward by First Nations against judges, police, child protection agencies, corrections or other provincial service delivery agencies. The Ombudsman would ensure that areas of concern are appropriately identified and addressed, advocate on behalf of First Nations complainants and ensure the safety of complainants, and provide support and a safe environment for government or justice personnel to disclose necessary information regarding serious crimes that impact First Nations people and communities.
• Work to preserve and revitalize and integrate First Nations laws, customs, traditions and languages into mainstream justice systems
• Facilitate the full involvement of First Nations, including the participation of First Nations Elders, in the development of federal and provincial legislation and policy which deals with justice including, but not limited to, areas such as the Criminal Code, Corrections, First Nations Policing, the Inquiries Act, First Nations youth justice.
• Work with federal and provincial governments to establish a common vision and strategy including processes and timelines, with respect to the administration of justice including:
o the development of administrative capacities and infrastructure, the conduct of training, and certification of personnel; and
o the establishment, funding, legal recognition, and procedural integration of all aspects of administration of justice, including policing, courts, and corrections.
• Support the appointment of a First Nations representative on the Judicial Council, Supreme Court of BC and Canada.
• Advocate for a First Nations role in the appointment of the judge, the mandate, and the development of the terms of reference in relevant judicial inquiries.
• Conduct a review of all relevant inquiries to date in order to lobby for the implementation of all recommendations which have yet to be carried out.
• Lobby for timeliness in the holding of relevant inquiries (so that evidence and testimony will be at its best) and in the implementation of all recommendations.
• Support meaningful First Nations participation on justice panels and appropriate advisory boards.
• Work with BC First Nations and the national AFN on the renewal of the Aboriginal Justice Strategy.
• Support the development of community based Justice Plans, including justice components of comprehensive community plans.
• Support equal access for First Nations people to justice programs and services provided by the provincial and federal governments.
• Develop public education and awareness campaigns to recognize the value and contribution of First Nations and to address systemic racism that is entrenched throughout society.
• Support the establishment of cross-cultural awareness, training programs, and educational materials for all levels of government and justice agencies, to enhance respect for First Nations values.
Section II: Improving Policing/Correctional Services in First Nations Communities
Action Items:
• Establish a provincial First Nation Police Commission and Commissioner to develop culturally appropriate policing standards.
• Support an integrated and harmonized approach to policing between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Municipal Police Forces, and First Nations.
• Advocate for First Nations input in the development of community tri-partite (CTAs) agreements.
• Incorporate First Nations input into bilateral federal/provincial agreements which have an impact on police services in First Nations communities.
• Support local/regional relationships between First Nations and local detachments, and/or First Nations police, which includes positive relationship-building events between the police and the community.
• Work with Community Safety Constable pilot programs to identify adequate resources for Community Safety Constables.
• Advocate for First Nation input in selection of police member(s) stationed in their community.
• Support the development of First Nations Police officers within First Nations communities on and off-reserve.
• Lobby for revenue sharing derived from fines collected within First Nations communities to help build First Nations capacity.
• Promote culturally-relevant and community-based approaches to youth justice programs and agencies.
• Lobby for a policy that requires that, once First Nations people are taken into custody, a First Nations person is immediately engaged to ensure the health and safety of the person in custody.
• Develop effective and transparent communication strategies between police and First Nations communities especially in occurrence of a First Nations death in custody.
• Lobby for increased transparency, accountability and First Nation involvement in police processes for internal investigations and police complaints.
• Work with First Nations leaders in the development of community-specific and community-driven First Nations sentencing panels.
• Support First Nations that wish to establish community-based correctional facilities which are staffed by First Nations Corrections Officers.
• Support culturally-appropriate programs for First Nations inmates.
• Develop a strategy for the successful reintegration and rehabilitation of First Nations inmates back into their communities.
• Support the establishment of probation services for remote First Nations communities.
• Support the representation of First Nations on the National Parole Board.
Section III: Improving Public Safety
Action Items:
• Encourage the development of community-based crime prevention measures and other strategies to ensure community safety.
• Lobby for the appointment of First Nations Peacekeepers as officers of the court.
• Renew, and educate First Nations about, the Public Safety Protocol between the First Nations Leadership Council and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
• Lobby for implementation of restorative justice programs in fisheries and wildlife in order to increase the protection and safety of First Nations hunters and fishers.
• Work with the First Nations Fisheries Council to:
o Lobby government to address the over-representation of First Nations fishing and hunting charges, stemming from the exercise of First Nations rights.
o Lobby government to develop First Nations justice and conservation courts.
o Hold a restorative/reconciliation ceremony between all users of fisheries to ensure a new relationship of respect and safety.
• Lobby to increase gang and organized crime awareness initiatives within communities.
Section IV: Community Strategies for Health and Safety for First Nations Children and Families
Action Items:
• Work with the First Nations Health Council to:
o Design, develop, and implement culturally appropriate treatment programs "closer to home" to ensure First Nations connection with their home territory.
o Create awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other related diseases that contribute to the increased numbers of First Nations within the justice system.
• Work with appropriate First Nations partner organizations to:
o Negotiate data-sharing agreements with governments with respect to First Nations children in care, apprehensions of First Nations children, and deaths of First Nations children in care.
o Work with governments to implement open and transparent reporting processes when there is a death of a First Nations child in care.
o Support and lobby for First Nations jurisdiction and responsibility over children and youth with adequate resources and increased capacity.
o Facilitate working relationships between Child Welfare Agencies, Youth Justice Personnel and the Youth Court.
o Advocate that the rights First Nations of children, including international rights, are recognized and inform how we should proceed.
o Advocate to have the voices of First Nations children are heard, as this will reveal broader and more comprehensive issues that need to be addressed.
o Advocate for meaningful family involvement in Child Death Reviews to create preventative and protective measures for children.
o Develop strategies and provide resources for supporting First Nations families to prevent apprehension, crisis intervention, trauma, and re-victimization.
o Advocate for programs that provide safe and protective environments and other supports for children who have been victimized.
• Lobby for the development of Safe Houses for First Nations women and children within traditional territories and in urban centers.
• Given that there is a direct link between early childhood experiences and youth/adult involvement in the justice system, work with Early Childhood Development partners to:
o Promote cultural teachings for First Nations children;
o Reduce poverty in First Nations communities;
o Encourage parenting circles in First Nations communities; and
o Promote Early Childhood Development programs for First Nations children.
• Support the development of peacemaking programs in First Nations communities to assist in conflict resolution.
• Advocate for the provision of mediation, counseling, and other support services for victims and offenders.
• Create new holistic methods for interventions and healing.
• Lobby for the support and recognition of restorative and/or traditional justice systems as effective and legitimate means of prevention, resolution and rehabilitation in First Nation communities.
• Work with governments to eliminate duplication of services between the government and First Nations communities.
Section V: Improving Linkages with First Nations Justice Organizations
Action Items:
• Establish and support positive linkages and networks between the diverse range of First Nations justice organizations.
• Create standards for the professional delivery of justice programs and services to First Nations people.
• Encourage and support the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) to develop curriculum materials on administration of justice issues for First Nations schools.
• Develop programs in conjunction with Local Education Authorities (LEA) to acquaint community members with the law and the justice system, and encourage First Nations participation as jurors.
• Provide information, educational materials, workshops, and general support for communities who are dealing with justice issues.
• Advocate for adequate resources and support for existing First Nations programs and services. Funding for any new policy and program development initiatives is not to be derived from existing programs and services.
• Recognize the multi-dimensional roles and responsibilities of justice service and support providers in First Nations communities.
• Coordinate meaningful First Nation input into funding formulas for Aboriginal justice organizations.
• Lobby to increase the capacity of Aboriginal justice service providers so that they may take on referrals of repeat offenders.
BC First Nations Justice Council/Working Group
Draft Terms of Reference – Working Draft
The BC First Nations Justice Council Action Plan ("Action Plan") was drafted at a province-wide forum held in Vancouver, BC on May 14-16, 2007. The Action Plan calls for:
• Immediate appointments by the First Nations Leadership Council of an interim working group who will, under the terms of reference, develop an interim budget and work plan in order to initiate and support immediate action related to the roll out of this plan;
• Immediate appointment by the First Nations Leadership Council of an interim host agency to administer start-up funds related to coordination activities and to support immediate developments associated with this action plan.
A BC First Nations Justice Council Working Group will implement the BC First Nations Justice Plan and advise First Nations peoples throughout BC, and the First Nations Leadership Council, on justice issues.
The BC Assembly of First Nations, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and the First Nations Summit will each appoint a representative to the Justice Council Working Group. These appointees should be made up of people that are representative of the various regions across British Columbia. The members should also be well versed in justice issued, as well as the histories and cultures of the First Nations that are located within British Columbia. They will be responsible for reporting to the First Nations Leadership Council on a quarterly basis.
The objectives of this working group will include, but are not limited to:
• Guiding the implementation of the BC First Nations Justice Plan;
• Developing a five-year work plan and budget as a first order of business. This will include:
o Development and maintenance of working relationships with the Provincial and Federal Governments in the areas of policing, enforcement, public safety, community correctional services, courts, and social services
o Development of working relationships with First Nations Justice Organization and First Nations Service Delivery Organizations.
o Identification of opportunities to create policies and expand existing services and programs with government partners that will support the development of First Nations justice services.
o Creation of annual communication plans, internal and external, to the Working Group to ensure First Nations community is informed.
o Creation of a process whereby First Nations complaints about the justice system can be heard.
o Organization of another BC First Nations Justice Forum to solicit First Nations input into the five year plan.
• Advocating on behalf of First Nations community with the provincial and federal governments.
• Support the implementation of strategies and delivery of services that benefit all First Nations residing within British Columbia, including urban centres.
• Find creative ways to meet the needs of small and remote communities that do not have same access to resources and capacity.
• Liaising with other Aboriginal groups and organizations within British Columbia, i.e. Metis Nation British Columbia, non-Status First Nations, etc.
• Working with the various First Nations and Aboriginal justice programs that are already established in British Columbia.
• Publishing reports to help build First Nations specific expertise on justice issues enabling informed responses to specific justice proposals and government initiatives.
• Where mandated, assisting First Nation communities to negotiate on specific issues of concern that may be identified from time to time.
• Producing a report of the BC First Nations Justice Forum held in Vancouver, BC on May 14-16, 2007.
• Formulating recommendations for the establishment and ongoing operations of a BC First Nations Justice Council and for other structures related to the implementation of the BC First Nations Justice Action Plan.
The Working Group will report to the First Nations Leadership Council and the First Nations Summit, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the BC Assembly of First Nations as required.
It is anticipated that the Working Group will complete the 2007/2008 work plan by March 31, 2007 The Working Group can, however, be renewed upon the recommendation of the First Nations Leadership Council.
Next Steps
• Appoint an interim technical team to take direction from the appointed Working Group
• Develop its terms of reference to be approved by the First Nations Leadership Council.
• Seek federal and provincial funding support to resource the Working Group.
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Mumford Bassist's blood clot surgery won't affect Bonnaroo appearance
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Despite bassist Ted Dwane's recent hospitalization, Mumford & Sons fully expect to be in Manchester, Tennessee this weekend for the Bonnaroo Music Festival. The British folk rockers explained in a statement Tuesday that Dwane went under the knife after doctors discovered a blood clot on his brain.
The band postponed three U.S. shows this week to accommodate his recovery. But they say they have no plans to cancel any other gigs, which means Saturday's headlining set at Bonnaroo should take place as scheduled. Festival organizers confirmed the lack of a lineup change with a Facebook post on Tuesday.
Ted Dwane's bandmates are also wishing him well and a speedy recovery as the Mumford & Sons bassist underwent treatment for the blood clot. After releasing a statement Tuesday, saying Ted had been taken to a hospital Monday to receive emergency treatment after feeling unwell in recent days, they added that Ted is receiving excellent care and they've been assured that he will recover quickly from surgery.
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A nursing home in Hesperia that was on the verge of bankruptcy was saved with help from Redlands-based Enterprise Funding.
Dr. Venkat Vangala, a urologist in the High Desert, purchased the business with help from Enterprise, which facilitated the purchase with a loan from the Small Business Association's 504 loan program.
The nursing home, which has been operating since 1998, was purchased for $6.2 million by Vangala.
The company, which has a total of 150 seniors living on its grounds, provides independent living facilities as well as long-term assisted living care to its residents.
Had Vangala and Enterprise not stepped in, the home would have been closed and its residents would have been displaced to other facilities or left without any other place to go, the Redlands company said.
Gwen Bedics, an SBA relationship officer with Enterprise, was responsible for processing the loan, the company said.
Bedics has worked in the High Desert for several years, and was familiar with the senior facility, one of only a few full-service senior living facilities in that area.
She said it was very important to the community to keep it open.
"I've known of Foremost Healthcare since it was built, only because the original owner who built the facility did his construction loan through Desert Community Bank, my former employer," she said.
Bedics made the connection with Vangala through Irvine-based Spectrum Commercial Lending, she said.
SBA 504 loans were created to assist individuals who want to start a business or for business owners who wish to expand, usually through the purchase of fixed assets, said Enterprise.
Loans are always facilitated through a certified development company like Enterprise and generally follows the 50-40-10 rule, which means that 50 percent of the loan is funded by a financial institution, 40 percent is provided by the local certified development company and 10 percent is contributed by the loan recipient, said the company.
Because certified development companies are non-profits, any profits after operating costs will be put back into the community in which the certified development company operates.
"The 504 program is designed to help areas of business that are having trouble," said Jeff Sceranka, president of Enterprise Funding. "And this is a perfect transaction to help save jobs in our local communities."
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Limbaugh revived discredited rumor of Kerry affair: "Keep that babe in Africa"
On the July 15 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show [1], radio host Rush Limbaugh revived [2] the false rumor of Senator John Kerry's (D-MA) alleged affair with journalist Alexandra Polier, which was first publicized by Internet gossip Matt Drudge on his website, The Drudge Report [3], on February 12 and perpetuated by Limbaugh on his radio program the same day. Imitating former President Bill Clinton, Limbaugh purported to give Kerry advice [4] :
From the July 15 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH [imitating Clinton]: John, whatever you do, keep that babe in Africa [Polier was living in Kenya when the false story broke]. Don't let her come back here. I've been there, too, and this is not a good thing. What was her name? Alex? Yeah. (Laughing) ... Stay away from any more of these. You don't have to write a book like I had to write.
On February 12, The Drudge Report featured a "World Exclusive" under the headline "Campaign Drama Rocks Democrats: Kerry Fights Off Media Probe of Recent Alleged Infidelity, Rivals Predict Ruin. [5]" On the same day, according to Dick Polman's February 18 Philadelphia Inquirer column [6] (free registration required): "[B]y noon, Rush Limbaugh was in full cry on his radio show ('This is sort of like the Lewinsky situation... . If Kerry denies this, that's not going to be good enough.'). To underscore the point, Limbaugh's website ran a doctored photo of former intern Monica Lewinsky hugging Kerry."
As Media Matters for America previously noted [2], Kerry flatly denied the affair rumor to radio host Don Imus on February 13, saying: "Well, there is nothing to report. So there is nothing to talk about. I'm not worried about it. No." According to a February 17 Associated Press article [7], Polier told the AP on February 16: "I have never had a relationship with Sen. Kerry, and the rumors in the press are completely false." Nonetheless, Limbaugh continued to push the story on the February 16 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show, saying, as The Hotline reported on February 17, "I mean his [Kerry's] horndog reputation is apparently well known inside the [Washington] Beltway. But it's not a big deal to people there. And I warned you people last week when this all hit that it wasn't going to be in the press and that they're going to do everything they could not to make anything of it."
As MMFA also noted [2], Drudge came under fire for reporting the allegations without citing a single source; Limbaugh's remarks also met with significant criticism from journalists and pundits of all political persuasions. Appearing on CNN's media criticism program Reliable Sources [8] (hosted by Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz [9]) on February 22, Wall Street Journal national political editor John Harwood [10] said of Drudge's report, "I think this is one of the most outrageous stories that I can remember in recent campaign reporting. Not only are there no facts to the story, there are no allegations, either." When Kurtz asked Harwood about Limbaugh's assertion that the "press is giving Kerry a pass" on the story, Harwood replied, "This is one issue on which Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat idiot. He's exactly wrong on that. ... [W]hat could the press look into? There's nothing -- there's nothing to look into. Nobody has alleged anything."
When Newsday columnist Jim Pinkerton [11] -- who worked in the White House under former presidents Reagan and Bush, as well as for four Republican presidential campaigns -- asserted on the February 21 edition of FOX News Watch [12] that "'Mucky City' [a term Pinkerton described in his February 17 Newsday column [13]] is solo providers like Matt Drudge and Internet sites nobody's heard of ... and 'Mucky City' was all over this allegation," regular FOX News Watch panelist, media writer, and author Neal Gabler responded, "[Sean] Hannity and Limbaugh are not through with this story either. We might want to drag them into the 'Mucky City.'" And in the February 18 edition of Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill, editor Albert Eisele wrote [14] in his column that Drudge's rumor "sent right-wing hit men like Rush Limbaugh and scandal-starved scribes into a frenzy."
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Washington : Government Printing Office
|Chap. 972
|Nome, Alaska. Appropriation authorized for Territorial school.
Page 519
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the States of Americas in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of not to exceed $35,000, for the purpose of providing and equipping an addition to the existing Territorial school building at Nome, Alaska: Provided, That the expenditure of any money so authorized shall be subject to the express condition that the school maintained by the said school authorities shall be available to all native children of the district on the same terms as other children of said school district: Provided further, That plans and specifications shall be furnished by the local school district without cost to the United States, and that the local school authorities shall supervise the construction, extension, and improvement of school facilities provided for herein, and that payment for work in place shall be made, as desired by the local school authorities, on vouchers properly certified by local officials of the Alaska Native Service: And provided further, That title to the addition when completed shall vest in the Territorial school authorities who shall be responsible for the support and maintenance of the school.
Approved, September 21, 1950.


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Urination - difficulty with flowDelayed urination; Hesitancy; Difficulty initiating urination
Difficulty starting or maintaining a urine stream is called urinary hesitancy.
Urinary hesitancy affects people of all ages and occurs in both sexes. However, it is most common in older men with an enlarged prostate gland.
Urinary hesitancy usually comes on slowly over time. You may not notice it until you are unable to urinate (urinary retention), and your bladder swells and becomes uncomfortable.
Almost all older men have some trouble with:
- Dribbling
- Starting urination
- Weaker urine stream
Urinary hesitancy can be caused by:
- Drugs (some cold remedies, some nasal decongestants, tricyclic antidepressants, and anticholinergic drugs used for incontinence)
- Enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
- Inflammation or infection of the prostate gland (prostatitis)
- Nervous system disorders
- Recent surgery (postoperative retention)
- Scar tissue (stricture)
- Shy or bashful bladder syndrome (being unable to urinate when another person is in the room)
- Urinary tract infection
Home Care
- Monitor, record, and report your urination patterns to your doctor.
- Apply heat to your lower abdomen (below your belly button and above the pubic bone). This is where the bladder sits. The heat relaxes muscles and aids urination.
- Massage or place light pressure over your bladder to stimulate emptying.
- Drink plenty of fluids.
- For infections, you will need antibiotics from your doctor. Symptoms of a possible infection include burning or pain with urination, frequent urination, cloudy urine, and a sense of urgency (strong, sudden urge to urinate).
- Pay close attention to any medicines or supplements you take.
See also:
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your doctor for urinary hesitancy, dribbling, or a weak urine stream if you have not already been evaluated for these problems.
Call your doctor right away if:
- You have a fever, vomiting, side or back pain, shaking chills, or are passing little urine for 1 to 2 days
- You have blood in your urine, cloudy urine, a frequent or urgent need to urinate, or a discharge from the penis or vagina
- You are unable to pass urine
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
Your doctor will take your medical history and perform a physical examination, paying special attention to your pelvis, rectum, abdomen, and lower back.
Medical history questions may include:
- How long have you had difficulty starting your urine flow?
- Did it come on over time or suddenly?
- Is it worse in the morning or at night?
- Is the force of your urine flow decreased?
- Do you have dribbling?
- Do you ever leak urine uncontrollably?
- Does anything help? Like heat or massage to the lower abdomen?
- Does anything make the hesitancy worse?
- Do you have other symptoms like fever, pain or burning when you urinate, cloudy or bloody urine, back or side pain?
- Do you have a history of bladder or kidney infection? Prostate enlargement or infection? Nervous system disorders?
- Have you had a recent injury, surgery, or procedure on the pelvis or bladder?
- What medications do you take, including over-the-counter drugs?
Tests that may be performed include:
- Catheterization of the bladder to determine residual urine volume and to get urine for culture (a catheterized urine specimen)
- Cystometrography
- Transrectal ultrasound of the prostate (similar to a transvaginal ultrasound)
- Urethral swab for culture
- Urinalysis and culture
- Voiding cystourethrogram
Treatment for urinary hesitancy depends on the cause. Often, medications such as alpha-blockers can relieve the symptoms. If you have a bacterial infection, your health care provider may prescribe antibiotics. You may need surgery to relieve a prostate obstruction (see TURP).
Gerber GS, Brendler CB. Evaluation of the urologic patient: History, physical examination, and urinalysis. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 3.
Landry DW, Bazari H. Approach to the patient with renal disease. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 116.
Zeidel ML. Obstructive uropathy. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 125.
Review Date: 9/16/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Scott Miller, MD, Urologist in private practice in Atlanta, GA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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Man I ve got the same problem did you found anything yet???
I just start using backtrack, every thing ok. I must say this is the first time I use Linux.
What I want to do is to learn how to crack/ test a WAP2 wireless network
Here is what I do:
1) lunch a terminal
2) airmon-ng --> I get a wlan0
3)airmon-ng start wla0 --> get it on monitoring mode
4)airodump-ng mon0 --> search all teh network (around 17-18)
5) First of all what I think is not ok is that in the "#Data" column I have only 0 and this after 2 min. Ok let go further
6)airodump-ng -c 6 -w wapcrack --bssid AA:BB:CCD:FF --iws mon0 --> All look ok but stiill nothing in the "#Data" column, more than that no station appear. I try to capture package on a unsecure network, I connecte to it from one of my laptop, make trafic and still nothing - no stion appear, no data movement
7)aireplay-ng -0 1 -a 00:19:5B:52:AD:F7 -c 00:1C:BF:90:5B:A3 mon0
I must tell you that I have a wireless -> Broadcom 4313 802.11b/g/n and a Intel 8257LC Gigabit network connection
I try to read all I can in this problem but still no answear.
So? what you thing I should do? Please keep in mind that is the first time I usi this.
Thank you,
Man I ve got the same problem did you found anything yet???
Well, although it's not really an answer to your question, if you're new to Linux & trying to use BackTrack, you're in for a very tough road! I strongly suggest getting more familiar with Linux before diving into BT. I don't mean to sound insulting, but how are your networking skills? Do you understand things like TCP/IP, ARP, DNS, DHCP? Do you understand wireless LAN concepts like CTS/RTS flooding, beacons, WPA handshake, etc?
All that stuff being said, are you sure your wireless card is going into monitor mode ok? Lots of folks (including me) have had trouble with Broadcom chipsets. Have a look at the BT wiki, and hardware compatibility list forums...those areas may help, too.
If I could figure out how to scuba dive & hack at the same time, there would be nothing I couldn't do...


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you have never seen me smash the kareoke lad ave ya....... i know all the chanel u shit!!!
you have never seen me smash the kareoke lad ave ya....... i know all the chanel u shit!!!
Wolfslair MMA
Your arm looks pretty cool, got any bigger pics to see the detail? Are you planning on adding to it at all?
http://www.ChrisReesAcademy.com - http://thetattooedchimp.blogspot.co.uk/
How long did you wait to go back to rolling out of interest? I've got 3-4 weeks before I can start drilling again so I'd be interested to know if it has to be longer.
No better images yet (they're from my phone), I'll take a load with a decent camera when it's all healed, like I said It's all flaking off me now and got to heal/fade properly. The picture itself is the angel, with gothic windows in the background with a smoke effect at the bottom.
Valley of Kings - Coming Soon
Took 3 hours for the outline and 5.5 hours for the shading from an artist in Soho London. It covers my whole shoulder and top of the arm, can't really see it from this pic.
Anyone who has just got a tat and wants to train asap, wash it dry with a clean towel frequently and use bepanthen its the muts nuts for no scabbing and quick healing
Yeah lot's of people have recommended bepanthen to me recently.
Shame I forgot to buy some after my last session so I'm scabby as a motherfucker.
Just had 3 hours done on my forearm (which swelled up like anything) and have another 3 hour session booked for the 21st.
Basically having my half sleeve turned into a full sleeve.
It's all Japanese style artwork (Koi, Samurai, Demon, Bamboo, Edo castle etc).
When it starts to heal a bit better, I'll post some pictures up.
Does anyone have an idea of what are considered the top 5 or 10 tattoo parlours in the UK? Obviously everyone will recommend the artist who did theirs, but money being no object, who are the tattooing pimps of the UK?
I realise it will vary depending on style you want...
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Many fall in love with Bergen, Norway's second-largest city, at first sight. Seven rounded lush mountains, pastel-colour wooden houses, historic Bryggen, winding cobblestone streets, and Hanseatic relics all make it a place of enchantment. Its many epithets include "Trebyen" (Wooden City; it has many wooden houses),"Regnbyen" (Rainy City, due to its 200 days of rain a year), and "Fjordbyen" (gateway to the fjords). Surrounded by forested mountains and fjords, it's only natural that most Bergensers feel at home either on the mountains (skiing, hiking, walking, or at their cabins) or at sea (fishing and boating). As for the rainy weather, most visitors quickly learn the necessity of rain jackets and umbrellas. Bergen is even the site of the world's first umbrella vending machine.
Residents take legendary pride in their city and its luminaries. The composer Edvard Grieg, the violinist Ole Bull, and Ludvig Holberg, Scandinavia's answer to Molière, all made great contributions to Norwegian culture. Today their legacy lives on in nationally acclaimed theatre, music, film, dance, and art. The singer Sondre Lerche, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, choreographer Jo Strømgren, and author Gunnar Staalesen all live in Bergen. Every year a host of lively festivals attracts national and international artists.
This harbour city has played a vital role in the Norwegian economy. Before the discovery of North Sea oil and Bergen's subsequent role in the development of Norway's oil industry, the city was long a major centre of fishing and shipping. In fact, Bergen was founded in 1070 by Olav Kyrre as a commercial centre. In the 14th century, Hanseatic merchants settled in Bergen and made it one of their four major overseas trading centers. The surviving Hanseatic wooden buildings on Bryggen (the quay) are topped with triangular biscuit-cutter roofs and painted in red, blue, yellow, and green. Monuments in themselves (they are on the UNESCO World Heritage List), the buildings tempt travelers and locals to the shops, restaurants, and museums inside. In the evening, when the Bryggen is illuminated, these modest buildings, together with the stocky Rosenkrantz Tower, the Fløyen, and the yachts lining the pier, are reflected in the waters of the harbour—and provide one of the loveliest cityscapes in northern Europe.


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Lesser-Known Moments in Olympic History
ESQUIRE.COM: So, what's the Thunder's biggest advantage over Miami?
ASHLEY: We're younger and we're faster. It's not like Miami is old — not like Boston — but I think our energy is really going to help us in this series. Also, our crowd is a big advantage. Our building gets so loud, and our fans never stop yelling. If I were the opposing team, I would definitely get frustrated.
ESQ: Who has to step up big for the Thunder in this series?
SHONNA: Russell Westbrook. He's so important to us, both in terms of his scoring and his distribution. He's also unbelievably fast. When he's shooting well and flying up and down the court, we're really tough to beat.
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David Mark, MS, LCSW
School Psychologist, Licensed Social Worker, Certified Gottman Therapist
Long Beach, New York 11561
After earning my Masters of Science in Bilingual School Psychology and a Masters of Social Work, I began a career in early childhood education at a special education preschool, where I worked full time as a Bilingual School Psychologist for 6 years. I have been in my current position as a School Psychologist and Social Worker for the city of New York for the past 12 years, and am fortunate to teach a number of courses at DRS High School, including AP Psychology. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership. I am an avid participant and lecturer in the emerging field of Positive Psychology, I wrote and developed a curriculum called "The Science of Happiness" which is geared toward increasing an individual's optimism, sense of self...(view profile to read more)
Michelle Conti, Psy.D.
NYS Licensed Clinical Psychologist
2889 Davis St., Oceanside, New York 11572
Though my preferred therapeutic orientation involves cognitive-behavioral techniques, I offer an individualized and flexible approach. This allows for easier implementation of daily strategies that can fit your lifestyle. I work to build a trusting and safe environment, in which a comfortable relationship can be built, while still focusing on goals and making daily changes.
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Clinical Psychologist
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As a Clinical Psychologist, I believe strongly in helping clients to learn the coping skills necessary to resolve their problems as well as any future upcoming challenges that they may face. I use an eclectic approach, using the therapeutic approach that would be best to resolve their particular problem. I believe that coping with adversity is the best tool that a therapist can give a client.
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Clinical Psychologist
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As a clinical psychologist my approach to working with patients is to conduct a detailed assessment of your presenting issues and background so that I can develop a comprehensive understanding of your personality. This will guide the treatment and help to formulate the types of practical interventions that will be most helpful to assist you with effectively managing your struggles and foster your development. Therefore your treatment will not be a "one size fits all" approach, but will be individually tailored to your specific needs.


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Row2K Results
CAMBRIDGE – On a perfect day for racing on the Charles River – flat water and minimal winds awaiting the crews – No. 15 Penn overcame a slow start to rally past No. 9 Navy for a second place finish in the Adams Cup. No. 2 Harvard was the winner, claiming its 13th consecutive Adams Cup – and 51st overall – by 8.2 seconds.
The Quakers were a seat or two down early, but quickly caught up to the Midshipmen. While Harvard was pulling away, Penn was trying to find the edge over the Middies, eventually pulling away in the final meters to a five-seat advantage to take the line 1.7 seconds before Navy.
The freshmen had their first true test of the season against a full field of frosh boats, and acclimated themselves well. The early leaders in the race, the Quakers found themselves in a battle with the Crimson as both boats rowed away from Navy. Harvard eventually wrestled control of the race to win by 2.9 seconds, but the Quakers were second by open water with a 9.8 lead on Navy.
Penn is off until May 19 when the Red and Blue head to Worcester for EARC Sprints.
Varsity Eight
1. Harvard 5:39.7
2. Penn 5:47.9
3. Navy 5:49.6
Second Varsity Eight
1. Harvard 5:49.9
2. Navy 5:51.7
3. Penn 6:00.2
Fourth Varsity Eight
1. Navy 6:08.1
2. Penn 6:17.8
3. Harvard 6:22.8
Frosh Eight
1. Harvard 5:52.4
2. Penn 5:55.3
3. Navy 6:04.1


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Same problem here
Glapt don't work on the usb version i was informed that the iso version is broke and the same problem with both. I believe its a checksum error. Any ideas or fixes would be great thanks in advance.
by the way I updated the 3.8 from the stock install to current 3.9 and it still has the same error.
Same problem here
This is getting talked about here now forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=10315