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Mayor to React to Brawl
An estimated 250 people were at Kokopellis in Troy when police responded to a report of a man being assaulted. The reports of what happened next vary, but eight police officers were injured and six people were arrested.
Officers say they were kicked, punched, even pummeled and then the contents of a fire extinguisher were blown through the bar.
Others say police went too far, hitting one man when he was already down. Police have a broken patrol car window as evidence. At least one person has posted to Youtube video of a man on his knees being hit by someone identified as a police officer.
Click here to see the video on Youtube, and we caution the profanity in the video.
Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia initially said he would hold a news conference to discuss the matter, but later cancelled, saying he would issue a statement. That statement released at 5pm reads as follows:
"The events that occurred at Kokapellis night club during the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 are currently under investigation.
Authorities are currently acquiring and reviewing the evidence, including all video footage and witness statements. The situation over the last 72 hours remains fluid and more information becomes available each day.
When officers arrived at 2:45 a.m. to Kokapellis to answer a report of an employee being assaulted, they were faced with aggressive behavior.
Pepper spray was being used by patrons, glass bottles were thrown at officers, a fire extinguisher was discharged and a garbage can was thrown into a patrol car.
This afternoon, I met with Police Commissioner Tony Magnetto, Chief John Tedesco, Assistant Chief George Vanbramer, Deputy Chief Buddy McAvoy and Captain John Cooney.
Although we are in the early stages of the investigation, preliminary evidence indicates that our police department, in an effort to gain control of an out-of-control situation, used necessary force in order to make arrests and protect themselves and others.
Let us not forget, eight Troy Police officers were injured and six of them were treated at the hospital.
A total of six other police agencies responded in order to provide assistance and I thank them for their work in bringing the situation under control.
We were very lucky that the incident ended without further violence and more severe injury to anyone.
A detective has been assigned to the case and the investigation will continue.
This is not the image of the City that we want to portray. This is not Troy."

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Conover, N.C. - Kim Koivu leads the Tornados after the first day at the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf tournament, following a first round 75 with a second round 76 to sit tied for 13th overall, while Brevard sits eighth overall with a first day 630.
Wingate University leads the tournament, sitting at even par after the first two rounds, while Newberry and Carson-Newman round out the top three in the tournament. Newberry's Matthew Campbell leads all players in the tournament, finishing the first day sitting at 4-under, 140 for the day to lead all players by four strokes.
A rough hole on eight left Koivu in a bind in the first round, as the SAC Freshman of the Year went from 2-under to 2-over par on one hole, carding a seven on the par three. He bounced back to sit in a tie for 13th overall after the round. Koivu however finished out the final round of the afternoon on a high note, recording birdies on two of the final three holes to finish with a 151, 7-over par on the afternoon, 13th overall on the day.
Thomas Rennie bounced back from a tough first five holes in which the senior was 6-over, by recording birdies on three of the final 13 holes to sit tied for 13th after the first round. He made his way through an up-and-down second round, recording birdies on holes two, six and 16, to finish the round 6-over par, and sitting in a tie with Carson-Newman's Jonathan Kim-Moss for 16th overall.
Michael Stamper recorded three birdies on the afternoon, recording under-par scores on hole five twice, as well as hole seven in round two in finishing the first day with a score of 17-over, 161 to sit in a three way tie for 35th overall in the tournament.
T.J. Hoard also recorded three holes under par on the day, recording birdies on holes two and 18 in the first round, and followed with a birdie on hole 16 in the second round, finishing with a score of 165, 21-over par on the day to hold sole possession of 40th place in the tournament.
Diego Ortiz improved on his first round score by one stroke in the second round, recording his lone birdie on the afternoon on hole 18 in the first round. He finished the day with a score of 173, 29-over par to sit 47th after the first day.
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I knew that the Equus was a bargain compared with the Lexus LS, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, and the like, but I was still taken aback when I looked at the window sticker and saw that it costs less than $60,000. This is a car that hits many of the "ahh, this is a nice car!" buttons for most Americans. If you're accustomed to driving a BMW 7-Series, you're probably not going to like this car. But if you've been driving a Lexus LS and are now looking for something like it for quite a bit less money, you might want to check out the Equus.
The interior is traditionally but opulently appointed with the requisite leather and wood. The center stack controls are easy to use. The seats are comfortable. The huge rear seats recline, making the Equus quite a nice limousine. Ride motions are creamy. The steering is a bit slow but isn't bad. I had a hard time achieving smooth take-offs from intersections; even in 38-degree weather on dry roads, I was spinning the rear tires. Which reminds me, the one premium luxury-sedan feature that the Equus doesn't yet have is optional all-wheel drive.
The other premium-luxury-sedan feature that the Equus does not possess is a premium nameplate. Time will tell if there are enough buyers willing to overlook the Hyundai badge and accept the Equus for what it is: a well-executed, full-size luxury sedan without the premium badge and price.
Joe DeMatio, Deputy Editor
I agree with Joe that this car presses many of the luxury car "buttons," but to me it still falls short on the more subjective, emotional aspects of the luxury car experience. Most premium cars offer a cohesive styling message and a sense of occasion. The styling here is generic, which should not be confused with conservative. The interior similarly lacks any flair or artfulness, even if the materials are all very good and the telematics are superior to what you'll find in most European cars.
Climb into a Jaguar XF, an Audi A6, a Mercedes-Benz E550, or an Infiniti M56 (all competitors to the Equus in terms of price, if not size) and you get all the doodads and an undeniable sense that you're in something superior to the common car. Even the Lexus LS, Hyundai's clear bogey and by no means an enthusiast's car, is a different animal. That car has, over the past two decades, earned a reputation for perfection. Not high quality, not 90 percent of the content for 60 percent of the price. Perfection. I don't yet get that sense from the Equus.
Is all this a cop-out? Perhaps. The Equus is clearly a very good car — comfortable, feature-packed, and good to drive in the same effortless way that the LS and the Mercedes S-class are good to drive. The person who's able to overlook my right-brained concerns and buy an Equus will surely be very pleased with their purchase on a day-to-day basis. And yet, I suspect most customers in this price range want more than cool, quiet competence. After all, $60,000 may not be $90,000, but it's still a lot of money — way more than one needs to spend to get a quiet, comfortable, luxurious automobile. That's why Hyundai's commendable strategy of offering more for less, which has worked flawlessly with the $15,000 Elantra, $20,000 Sonata, and $35,000 Genesis, doesn't quite work here. At least not yet.
David Zenlea, Assistant Editor
The Equus is a very impressive effort from Hyundai, even if it's not quite in the same league (yet) as the 7-series, S-class, A8, and LS. Then again, it's not in the same league pricewise, either, undercutting the base stickers of the aforementioned cars by anywhere from $6000 (base Lexus LS460) to a whopping $35,000 (Mercedes S550).
The interior is very spacious and is covered in supple leather that is quite pleasing to the touch. All the luxury cues are in place, from a 17-speaker stereo system to a suede headliner to a heated and cooled massaging driver's seat and a heated steering wheel. Not to mention lots of other driver's-assistance features such as a rearview camera, active cruise control, and lane-departure warning. And that's the "base" Equus. Spend an extra $6500, and you'll get things like reclining rear seats with a leg rest and a massage function, a rear-seat entertainment system, and a forward-view cornering camera.
Driving the Equus is more reminiscent of the Lexus LS than the 7-series or the S-class. It's not exciting but it's very capable and has a refined, almost sedate manner that wafts the driver and passengers along in supreme comfort.
The only obstacle I see is that the perception of Hyundai in America is still that of a bargain brand. To use a bad analogy, it's like Sears trying to compete with Neiman Marcus. People who know cars know that Hyundai builds some very compelling vehicles, such as the Sonata, the Elantra, and the Genesis. But I can't help but think about a recent letter to the editor that we received, in which a reader complained that we've heaped too much praise on Hyundai's cars. In his words, they are "mediocre cars that lose 95 percent of their retail value as soon as they leave the lot" and that they are "cheaply made." It'll take some time to change that perception.
Amy Skogstrom, Managing Editor
That we immediately mention the likes of the BMW 7-series, Mercedes-Benz S-class, and Lexus LS when discussing the Equus should indicate how impressive Hyundai's flagship truly is. That said, the more-for-less approach that underpins Hyundai's rapid ascension in the automotive industry may not prove as successful in a segment where cost is typically no object to buyers.
It will, however, force other automakers — particularly those headquartered in America — to take a second look at their premium luxury offerings. If, as David opines, the LS is utter perfection, the Equus is close behind, and at roughly the same price as a Cadillac DTS Premium.
The difference between a $55,000 Hyundai and a $54,000 Cadillac is far more than a cool $1000. The Equus is a suave, sophisticated offering, and feels both modern and substantial. The 4.6-liter V-8 is an impressively strong engine (I'd argue there's no need for anything larger, like the new direct-injection 5.0-liter V-8 now offered in the Genesis R-Spec), and the eight-speed automatic is surprisingly refined. Ride quality is not wallowy, but the Equus errs on the side of supple. It is, however, devoid of the inevitable understeer found in the front-wheel-drive DTS, and feels slightly crisper than Chrysler's revised rear-wheel-drive 300.
The Equus could, however, be mistaken for something much more expensive, especially in the cabin. Ignore the unusual logo on the steering wheel and the cheesy splash screen displayed upon starting the vehicle, and it's easy to mistake the car for a Lexus LS. Fit and finish are quite impressive, and materials do feel a few steps above those used in the Genesis. Rear seat passengers are treated not only to a substantial amount of head, leg, and shoulder room, but several amenities — including heated outboard positions, audio/visual controls, and manipulation of the front passenger's seat — that treat them like royalty.
Evan McCausland, Associate Web Editor
2011 Hyundai Equus Signature
Base price (with destination): $58,900
Price as tested: $58,900
Standard Equipment:
4.6-liter DOHC V-8 engine
6-speed automatic transmission
Electronic air suspension with continuous damping control
19-inch chrome wheels
Smart cruise control
Proximity key with push-button start
Power tilt/slide glass sunroof
HID Xenon headlights with auto-cornering
Front and rear park assist
Auto-dimming mirrors
Leather and wood-trimmed steering wheel
Leather seating surfaces
Driver's seat massaging system
Heated and cooled front seats
Navigation system
Lexicon 7.1 surround sound system with 17 speakers
Dual automatic climate control
Power rear sunshade
Tire pressure monitoring system
Options on this vehicle:
Key option not available:
Ultimate trim package — $6500
Lane departure warning
Forward view cornering camera
Leg support and massaging system
Rear seat entertainment system with 8-inch monitor
Fuel economy:
16 / 24 / 19 mpg
Size: 4.6L V-8
Horsepower: 385 hp @ 6500 rpm
Torque: 333 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
6-speed automatic
Curb weight: 4449 lb
Wheels/tires: 19-inch chrome alloy wheels
245/45R19 front, 275/40R19 rear Continental ContiTouringContact
Competitors: Lexus LS460, Cadillac DTS, Mercedes-Benz S550


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The Salt River is officially open for business this summer, and has already received an astonishing amount of traffic from the community. It is important to be informed of the rules for safe recreation prior to visiting the river. In order to ensure an enjoyable and memorable experience with friends and family, I have compiled an excellent list of safety tips to remember and constantly enforce, while cruising down the river this summer and reduce the risk of personal injury.
It is critical to understand that the Salt River is located on an Indian Reservation, meaning that the tribe has jurisdiction for all suits against the Tribe. If an injury were to occur during your visit at the river, the homeowner responsible for the injured party would be liable and eligible to be sued. That is why the tips below are crucial to follow and understand to protect yourself and your friends from being sued.
I cannot stress enough the importance of regulating alcohol consumption and assigning the role of a designated driver to a specific person in the party. If a driver is pulled over after having been drinking, the fines can excel up to $2900, carry up to six months of jail time on the first offense and a two-year suspension of license. In addition, if a passenger is injured in an accident with a drunk driver, the DUI fines still apply with an additional liability for the driver to be sued by the passenger. All individuals in the car are in danger if a designated driver is not secured prior to alcohol consumption, and the result will be severely life changing.
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- Drink Water: While this may come across as an obvious piece of advice, it is imperative to drink an excessive amount of water while visiting and enjoying the Salt River. Arizona has already set heat records this season, thus staying hydrated will prevent health risks while experiencing all that the river has to offer.
- Wear Sunscreen: Salt River activities have been known to turn into an all-day event, even if a smaller amount of time had previously been allotted. Therefore, it is crucial to apply a generous amount of sunscreen and bring enough to the river to last all day.
- Bring Food: Not only is it important to eat a nutritious breakfast before heading to the river, it is necessary to pack portable snacks that will satisfy hunger while remaining under the sun.
- Water Shoes: Water shoes may not be the most attractive shields for your feet, but are essential in concealing your feet from all the underwater dangers that are not visible from the surface. Like they say, it is better to be safe than sorry.
- Bungee Cords: While traveling down the river, a bungee cord may become necessary if the party wants to keep all members together. Although it is a slow-moving river, currents can tend to pick up speed, causing tubes to separate if not previously tied together. It is recommended to tie-up with members of your group, so you do not get separated or injured. If you are not attached to others in your party, you have a higher chance of being flipped over or pulled under the rapids.
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OPERA America Awards Grants to 10 Opera Companies and 4 Teams of Artists
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has announced that it has awarded grants to 10 opera companies and four teams of artists through two funding programs: The Opera Fund: Repertoire Development and the Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Showcase. These grants support the production of new North American opera and help develop the careers of promising directors and designers, respectively.
"Fostering the creation of new works by American composers is a cornerstone of OPERA America's mission," stated Marc A. Scorca, president/CEO. "Through the generosity of Opera Fund donors, Repertoire Development grants assist in increasing the vitality and diversity of our art form," he continued.
Over the past 20 years, OPERA America's Opera Fund has provided grants totaling more than $11 million to assist companies with the creation and development of works such as Akhnaten (Philip Glass), Cold Sassy Tree (Carlisle Floyd), Dead Man Walking (Jake Heggie), Elmer Gantry (Robert Aldridge), Frau Margot (Thomas Pasatieri), Little Women (Mark Adamo), Margaret Garner (Richard Danielpour), Nixon in China (John Adams), Shining Brow (Daron Hagen) and A Streetcar Named Desire (André Previn).
Repertoire Development grants of The Opera Fund assist OPERA America Professional Company Members (PCMs) and their partners in meeting the special costs incurred by developing and producing new North American opera and music-theater. Repertoire Development grants allow the creators and/or producers to assess and refine a work in progress. The grants may be used to offset creative fees, recording expenditures for evaluation and archival purposes or other costs associated with the development of a new opera/music-theater work, including lab productions, workshops, readings and revisions.
A total of $225,000 was awarded in Repertoire Development Grants to the following organizations:
American Lyric Theater
The Long Walk by Jeremy Howard Beck and Stephanie Fleischmann ($15,000)
The opera is based on Brian Castner's critically acclaimed memoir, The Long Walk, which describes a soldier's return from Iraq where he served as an officer in an explosive ordnance disposal unit; and his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder as he tries to integrate himself back into his family life upon his return from the war. Funds will be used to help underwrite the direct expense of a developmental workshop, planned for May-June 2013, as well as a portion of the work's commission fees.
American Lyric Theater
La Reina by Jorge Sosa and Laura Sosa Pedroza ($15,000)
Between May 20 and June 2, 2013, American Lyric Theater (New York, NY) will hold a developmental workshop of the complete piano/electronics/vocal score of La Reina, by composer Jorge Sosa and librettist Laura Sosa Pedroza. La Reina is an electro-acoustic opera with text in Spanish and English. The docufiction narrative was inspired by the life of Sinaloan drug trafficker Sandra Avila Beltran, who was arrested in 2007. Funds will be used to help underwrite developmental workshop expenses, and a portion of the work's commission fees.
The Dallas Opera
Great Scott by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally ($27,000)
Money will support the commissioning fees and a workshop of Great Scott, scheduled to premiere in the company's 2015-2016 season. Great Scott is a comic opera whose story will focus on the backstage complications that develop when Arden Scott, a great opera singer, returns to her hometown to sing her signature role. The action takes place onstage and behind-the-scenes as she deals with a co-star she detests and the demands of friends and family as she sings her famous role in the forgotten bel canto opera, Rosa Dolorosa, Figlia di Pompei. Further chaos ensues in the opera's two mad scenes, volcanic eruption and children's chorus, as well as in Arden's own life.
Florentine Opera
Sister Carrie by Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein ($20,000)
In consortium with University of Minnesota Opera Theatre, Florentine Opera (Milwaukee, WI) will workshop Sister Carrie, adapted from the novel of the same name by Theodore Dreiser. The opera follows the flight of the title character from the tedium of her rural Midwestern upbringing to the possibilities of the big city, fraught as urban life is with "the grimness of shift and toil." The grant will fund a series of workshops, participant reviews and audience feedback performances in the fall of 2013 and spring of 2014.
The Glimmerglass Festival
the little match girl passion by David Lang ($13,000)
The Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, NY) is presenting David Lang's the little match girl passion during the 2013 season. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2008, match girl was originally scored for four soloists and an adult chamber choir. Glimmerglass is commissioning Lang to write a new 24-voice children's chorus to replace the adult choir. As part of this revision, Lang will also compose a prologue for the children. Lang's opera is derived from the Hans Christian Andersen tale and inspired by Bach's St. Matthew Passion. The revision will also continue and evolve the company's recent commitment to involve children in at least one main stage production annually.
Minnesota Opera
The Manchurian Candidate by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell ($27,000)
The grant will help to cover the costs for workshops, travel for the artistic team, defray commissioning fees for the composer and librettist, and for the copying of vocal/piano scores and orchestral parts. The opera is an adaptation of the novel and 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate.
Music-Theatre Group (Brooklyn, NY)
The Doctor and the Devils by JulIan Grant and Mark Campbell ($25,000)
Funds will be used to support a libretto reading and first music workshop, to be completed by the end of calendar 2013. The opera is being adapted from a screenplay by Dylan Thomas with the same title. The work is a beautifully structured story full of intrigues and moral dilemmas that are operatic in scope and style. Based on the legendary case of Knox and Burke, the opera follows the driven Dr. Rock (Knox), distinguished surgeon at the Royal Academy in Edinburgh, who in pursuit of his anatomical discoveries requires a steady flow of cadavers.
Opera Colorado
The Scarlet Letter by Lori Laitman and David Mason ($13,000)
Opera Colorado has asked Lori Laitman to write a reduced one-act, one-hour version of the full-length opera for educational and touring performances. In preparation for the touring performances, Opera Colorado plans to present two semi-staged readings of the work at unexpected locations in the Denver Metro Area. The readings will focus on testing the effectiveness of the one-hour work and to allow composer Lori Laitman to make adjustments to the score prior to the tour.
Opera Memphis
Ghosts of Crosstown by Kamran Ince, et al. and Voices of the South ($27,000)
The grant will be used to commission and workshop a collection of short operas under the title Ghosts of Crosstown. These site-specific pieces will center on the Sears Crosstown building - an exquisite Art Deco building, which opened in Memphis in 1927. Sears Crosstown was a vibrant shopping center for more than 50 years, but it fell into disuse in 1993. Today, a group of dedicated residents are resurrecting this vacant space as a mixed-use "vertical urban village." Opera Memphis will commission original compositions to perform in conjunction with this effort.


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Oakland completes sweep of Yankees with 18-inning win
(Oakland, CA) -- Nate Freiman singled in a run during the bottom of the 18th inning to give the Athletics a 3-2 walk-off win against the Yankees in Oakland. Derek Norris and Seth Smith each had an RBI for Oakland, which swept the three-game series. Jarrod Parker gave up two runs in eight frames while Jesse Chavez picked up the win. Robinson Cano [[ kuh-NO ]] hit a two-run home run in the first for New York, which has lost four-of-six. Hiroki Kuroda also tossed eight innings of two-run ball for a no decision. Preston Claiborne suffered the loss.


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Minor requirements
Courses in the minor provide students with an opportunity to approach social justice as a practical as well as an intellectual problem. This is a five-course minor. As outlined on the minor worksheet, students will take one of three gateway courses – either Individual and Society PHIL 121, Contemporary Social Problems SOC 104 or Introduction to Women's Studies WGS 101. These gateway courses introduce students to key social justice issues and explore fundamental questions regarding the role and responsibility of the individual and the collective is securing justice. In addition, students will take two 200 level classes and two 300 level classes.
Peace and Social Justice minor worksheet
The minor in peace and social justice consists of minimum five courses.
One of the following gateway courses
PHIL 121 Citizen and Society
SOC 104 Contemporary Social Problems
WGS 101 Introduction to Women's Studies
Of the following four elective courses, at least one course must focus on the United States and at least one course must have a global focus.
Two of the following 200-level courses
ANTH 210 Feast or Famine: The Ecology and Politics of Food
ANTH 245 Indigenous Movements of Latin America
ANTH 260 Gender and Development
ARTH 263 African American Art
CLAS 266 Gender, Power and the Gods
ECON 222 Economics of Race and Racism
ECON 233 Sweatshops in the World Economy
ECON 241 Women in United States Economy
ECON 242 Economics of Education
ECON 252 Urban Economics
ECON 262 Health Economics
ECON 298 Enterprising Non-Profits
EDUC 240 Multiple Perspectives on Literacy
EDUC 250 Schooling in America
ENG 209 African American Literature and Culture
ENG 245 African Literature
ENG 247 Feminist Fiction
ENG 251 Introduction to World Cinema
ENG 298 Century of War
HIST 213 The History of the Civil Rights Movement
HIST 220 Latinos in the U.S.
HIST 233 United States Women, 1790-1890
HIST 234 United States Women since 1890
ITAS 235 Italian Women Writers in Translation
ITAS 330 Modern Italian Theatre
MATH 217 Voting Theory
MUSC 212 World Music: Africa and the Americas
MUSC 223 Music of South America and Mexico
MUSC 224 Music of the Caribbean Basin: A Continent of Islands
MUSC 272 African American Originals I: Spirituals, Blues and All That Jazz
PHIL 242 Medical Ethics
PHIL 255 Feminism, Philosophy and the Law
POLS 271 African American Politics
PSY 251 Multicultural Psychology
REL 108 Engaged Buddhism
REL 142 Religion and Sexuality
REL 232 Faith after the Holocaust
REL 242 Religion and Ecology
SOC 200 Social Movements
SOC 210 Inequality
SOC 230 Race and Ethnicity
SOC 240 Conflict and Genocide
SOC 245 How Organizations Work
SOC 260 Gender Inequality
SOC 270 Immigration
THEA 215 Theatre and Social Change
WGS 228 Transnational Feminisms
Two of the following 300-level courses
ANTH 311/SOC 311/WGS 311 Violence against Women
ARTH 312 Contemporary African Arts
ARTH 370 Women at Work: Art History and Feminism
ECON 309 Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
EDUC 375 Issues in Early Care and Education
ENG 349 Harlem Renaissance and Modernity
ENG 356 Third Cinema
ENG 377 Feminist Criticism
HISP 300 Spanish Practicum Internship
Spanish Civil War
HISP 400 Verbal and Visual Memory in 20th & 21st Century in Latin America
HIST 337 Power and Protest in the United States
HIST 338 United States Labor History
ITAS 330 Modern Italian Theatre
MUSC 309 Music Nationalism and Identity
PHIL 321 Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy
POLS 307 Freedom and Justice
POLS 323 Comparative Political Development
POLS 327 Black Political Thought
POLS 333 Popular Movements and Religious Sentiment in the Americas
POLS 337 Power and the State
POLS 347 Islamic Political Thought
POLS 357 Violence and Revolution
PSY 326 Political Psychology
PSY 398 Moral Development
REL 342 Liberation Theology
SOC 310 Beyond Global Feminism
WGS 315 Black Feminist Theory
WGS 401 Feminist Theory and Practice


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'But the Flyers-Sabres first-round playoff series that commences at First Union Center Wednesday night should be defined by the matchup of goaltenders, Czech national teammates Roman Cechmanek and Dominik Hasek. What it will miss the most, however, is the battle at center that used to exist between Canadian countrymen Eric Lindros and Michael Peca.'
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"/usb/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev mounted?).
when i put /sbin/fdisk -l show
/dev sda1 *
/dev sda2 - Windows7
/dev/sda3 --extended
/dev/sda4 - Linux mint 11
/dev/sda5 - Linux swap
ok. This was a total waste of time
I am running Acer Aspire 4257Z with Intel@ HD Graphics
This is how I did it
1. Installed BT5R1
2. rebooted
3. apt-get update
4. apt-get dist-upgrade
To the line1. Boot in to backtrack terminal (Just turn on the computer).
2. Log in to root.
3. type in "vim /etc/default/grub" (no quotes)
4. find a line that looks similar to this: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text splash vga=791"
5. Move your cursor on top of the last quote on that line and press the letter 'i' on your keyboard (this turns vim in to inserting mode)
6. Add a space between vga=791 and the quote then type in i915.modeset=1 (The new line should look like this: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text splash vga=791 i915.modeset=1")
7. Hit escape on your keyboard and type in ':x' (with out the quotes.. Just hit the keys) and press enter. This will close the editor.
8. In your console type in 'update-grub' (no quotes)
9. Wait
10. Restart
11. ????
12. Log in to root, and type in startx... Profit.
but after point 12, the screen goes black as allways.
I have enjoyed Backtrack since before version 3 and I have never had any form of issues with it up to version 5
Sad to say, but if this cannot be fixed, why bother using it at all.
Missunderstand me correctly, I want to use it, i love to use it, I need to use it, but as of now, I cannot use it at all, and I do hate to
be the one that installes backtrack 4 just to be rocking backtrack, I feel that is a shamefull to the backtrack team.
So please, this is an down to my knees all out begging, please fix this issue so that I can finally use the version 5
Same issue with
BT5R2 Gnome/KDE 32/64bit
BT5R1 Gnome/KDE 32/64bit
Both are not working after upgrading to latest kernel (i.e doing the apt-get dist-upgrade)
BT5R1 works fine out of the box (until dist-upgrade) BT5R2 does not work at all after install, reboot then startx (black screen of death)
So please rename this thread to (NOTFIXED)
i appreciate the answers so far, but no luck
i too am booting bt5 from kde 32 from a cd.... no system installed, hoping / trying to install 5.2 on my hd....
i have tried 2 different bt5 cds and get the same problem as donilag above : a blank screen.
glad i still have my bt4 up and running....
maybe i should get 32 gnome????? anybody had that problem on gnome
as sammy hagar sang so eloquently..... " what took 2 hours, now takes all day"
Is there a version of the backtrack ISO with this fixed as default?
for Live CDs and whatnot - fedup of fixing the grub each time
Not sure why this a big deal to fix for the official release its only one line the grub isnt it?


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Groundbreaking ceremony marks beginning of 737 Propulsion phase for Boeing South Carolina
From our News Partners at WCBD-TV.
Boeing didn't necessarily have a on-time departure with 787's launch in Charleston and now they're trying again on a smaller scale.
The aircraft company plans to expand building on nearby land. Some take that as an indication they will stick with the Lowcountry for a long time to come.
There were a few bumps in the road trying to acquire the land but Mayor Keith Summey said they got the green light two weeks ago.
"Since it was property that came through the FAA (federal Aviation Authority) to create the airport, we have the signoff on that now and now and they'll be paying the aviation authority for the property," Summey said.
The company which began as producing 787s in North Charleston will now design and assemble a component of the engine for a 737. The manufacturing will take place in a 225,000 square foot building with many new employees.
"The building they're building on this is a thousand jobs and we're expecting other things to happen. We've gotten cleared up now the property they're getting from the Aviation Authority which is another 200 acres so we have plenty of room for them to expand," Summey said.
Boeing said construction for the facility will take about a year but they're already in the hiring process for new design engineer jobs, manufacturing technicians, and some new positions have already been filled.
Boeing said this is living up to a promise they made in April to add 2,000 jobs over an eight year period.
Count on News 2 to have more from the groundbreaking starting tomorrow morning on News 2 Today at 5a.m.
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The Eagles will be spending a little more time on the road. The band has added 15 more shows to their "History of the Eagles" tour, which now extends into October. The new U.S. dates begin in Tacoma, Washington on August 25th.
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August 25 - Tacoma, Washington, at the Tacoma Dome
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March 26, 2003
Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, good morning. I am pleased to be here today to present the President's 2004 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The centerpiece of this budget is our strategy to bring balance back to our health care system priorities. I have by my decisions and by my actions focused VA health care on veterans in the highest statutory priority groups—the service-connected, the lower income, and those veterans who need our specialized services. This budget reflects those priorities.
The President's 2004 budget request totals $63.6 billion—$33.4 billion for entitlement programs and $30.2 billion for discretionary programs. This represents an increase of $3.3 billion, which includes a 7.7 percent rise in discretionary funding, over the enacted level for 2003, and supports my three highest priorities:
Virtually all of the growth in discretionary resources will be devoted to VA's health care system. Including medical care collections, funding for medical programs rises by $2.1 billion. As a key component of our medical care budget, we are requesting $225 million to begin the restructuring of our infrastructure as part of the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) program.
We are presenting our 2004 request using a new budget account structure that more readily presents the funding for each of the benefits we provide veterans. This will allow the Department and our stakeholders to more effectively evaluate the program results we achieve with the total resources associated with each program.
The President's 2004 budget includes $27.5 billion for medical care, including $2.1 billion in collections, and represents an 8.0 percent increase over the enacted level for 2003. These resources will ensure we can provide health care for over 4.8 million unique patients in 2004.
The primary reason VA exists is to care for service-connected disabled veterans. They have made enormous sacrifices to help preserve freedom, and many continue to live with physical and psychological scars directly resulting from their military service to this Nation. Every action we take must focus first and foremost on their needs. In addition, our primary constituency includes veterans with lower incomes and those who have special health care needs. By sharpening the focus of our health care system on these core groups, we will be positioned to achieve our primary care access standards.
The demand for VA health care has risen dramatically in recent years. From 1996 to 2002, the number of patients to whom we provided health care grew by 54 percent. Among veterans in Priority Groups 7 and 8 alone, the number treated in 2002 was about 11 times greater than it was in 1996. The combined effect of several factors has resulted in this large increase in the demand for VA health care services.
First, the Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 and the Veterans Millennium Health Care Act of 1999 opened the door to comprehensive health care services to all veterans. Second, the national reputation and public perception of VA as a leader in the delivery of quality health care services has steadily risen, due in part to widespread acknowledgement of our major advances in quality and patient safety. Third, access to health care has greatly improved with the opening of hundreds of community-based outpatient clinics. Fourth, our patient population is growing older and this has led to an increase in veterans' need for health care services. Fifth, VA has favorable pharmacy benefits compared to other health care providers, especially Medicare, and this has attracted many veterans to our system. And finally, some feel that public disenchantment with Health Maintenance Organizations, along with their economic failure, may have caused many patients to seek out established and traditional sources of health care such as VA. All of these factors have put a severe strain on our ability to continue to provide timely, high-quality health care, especially for those veterans who are our core mission.
Through a combination of proposed regulatory and legislative changes, as well as a request for additional resources, our 2004 budget will help restore balance to our health care system priorities and ensure we continue to provide the best care possible to our highest priority veterans. The most significant changes presented in this budget are to:
Revolutionary advances in medicine moved acute medical care out of institutional beds and rendered obsolete "bed count" as a measure of health care capacity. The same process is underway in long-term care and this budget proposes to focus VA's long-term care efforts on increased access to long-term care for veterans, rather than counting institutional beds. This budget focuses long-term care on the patient and his or her needs. Our policies expand access to non-institutional care programs that will allow veterans to live and be cared for in the comfort and familiar setting of their home surrounded by their family.
While we will shift our emphasis to non-institutional forms of long-term care, we will continue to provide institutional long-term care to veterans who need it the most—veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 70 percent or greater and those who require transitional, post-acute care. Coupled with this, our budget continues strong support for grants for state nursing homes.
In addition, we are working with the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the plan by which Priority 8 veterans aged 65 and older, who cannot enroll in VA's health care system, can gain access to a new "VA+Choice Medicare" plan. This would allow for these veterans to be able to use their Medicare benefits to obtain care from VA. In return, we would receive payments from a private health plan contracting with Medicare to cover the cost of the health care we provide. The "VA+Choice Medicare" plan will become effective later this year as the two Departments finalize the details of the plan.
Coupled with my recent decision on enrollment, these proposed regulatory and legislative changes would help ensure that sufficient resources will be available to provide timely, high-quality health care services to our highest priority veterans. If these new initiatives are implemented, veterans comprising our core mission population will account for 75 percent of all unique patients in 2004, a share noticeably higher than the 67 percent they held in 2002. During 2004, we will treat 167,000 more veterans in Priority Groups 1-6 (those with service-connected disabilities, lower-income veterans, and those needing specialized care).
In return for the resources we are requesting for the medical care program, we will be able to build upon our noteworthy performance achievements during the past 2 years. During 2002, VA received national recognition for its delivery of high-quality health care from the Institute of Medicine in the report titled "Leadership by Example." In addition, the Department received the Pinnacle Award from the American Pharmaceutical Association Foundation in June 2002 for its creation of a bar code medication administration system. This important patient safety initiative ensures that the correct medication is administered to the correct patient at the proper time. Patient satisfaction rose significantly last year, as 7 of every 10 inpatients and outpatients rated VA health care service as very good or excellent.
We will continue to use clinical practice guidelines to help ensure high-quality health care, as they are directly linked with improved health outcomes. We will employ this approach most extensively in the management of chronic disease and in disease prevention. For 16 of the 18 quality of care indicators for which comparable data from managed care organizations are available, VA is the benchmark exceeding the best competitor's performance.
Mr. Chairman, one of our most important focus areas in our 2004 budget is to significantly reduce waiting times, particularly for patients who are using our health care system for the first time. As we begin to rebalance our health care system with a heightened emphasis on our core service population, we will drive down waiting times. By 2004, VA will achieve our objective of 30 days for the average waiting time for new patients seeking an appointment at a primary care clinic. In addition, we have set a performance goal of 30 days for the average waiting time for an appointment in a specialty clinic. With this budget and the enacted funding level for 2003, we will eliminate the waiting list by the end of 2003.
We remain firmly committed to managing our medical care resources with increasing efficiency each year. The 2004 budget includes management savings of $950 million. These savings will partially offset the need for additional funds to care for an aging patient population that will require an ever-increasing degree of health care service, and rising costs associated with a sharply growing reliance on pharmaceuticals necessary to treat patients with complex, chronic conditions. We will achieve these management savings by implementing a rigorous competitive sourcing plan, reforming the health care procurement process, increasing employee productivity, increasing VA/DoD sharing, continuing to shift from inpatient care to outpatient care, and reducing requirements for supplies and employee travel.
Our projection of medical care collections for 2004 is $2.1 billion. This total is 32 percent above our estimated collections for 2003 and will nearly triple our 2001 collections. By implementing a series of aggressive steps identified in our revenue cycle improvement plan, we are already making great strides towards maximizing the availability of health care resources. For example, we have mandated that all medical facilities establish patient pre-registration to include the use of software that assists in gathering and updating information on patient insurance. We are in the midst of a series of pilot projects at four Veterans Integrated Service Networks to test the implementation of a new business plan that calls for reconfiguration of the revenue collection program by using both in-house and contract models. In addition, the Department will award the Patient Financial Services System this spring to Network 10 (Ohio) which will acquire and deploy a commercial system of this type. This project involves comprehensive implementation of standard business practices and information technology improvements.
As you know Mr. Chairman, one of the President's management initiatives calls for VA and the Department of Defense (DoD) to enhance the coordination of the delivery of benefits and service to veterans. Over the past year, our two Departments have undertaken unprecedented efforts to improve cooperation and sharing in a variety of areas through a Joint Executive Council (JEC). To expand the scope of interdepartmental cooperation, a benefits committee has been added to complement the longstanding Health Executive Council. The VA and DoD Benefits Executive Council is exploring improved transfer and access to military personnel records and a pilot project for a joint physical examination to improve the claims process for military personnel. The JEC provides overarching policy direction, sets strategic vision and priorities for the health and benefits committees, and serves as a forum for senior leaders to oversee coordination of initiatives. To address some of the remaining challenges, the Departments have identified numerous high-priority items for improved coordination such as the joint strategic mission and planning process, computerized patient medical records, eligibility and enrollment systems, joint separation physicals and compensation and pension examinations, and a joint consolidated mail-out pharmacy pilot.
Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES)
The 2004 budget includes $225 million of capital funding to move forward with the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) initiative. This program addresses the needed infrastructure realignment for the health care delivery system and will allow the Department to provide veterans with the right care, at the right place, and at the right time. CARES will assess veterans' health care needs across the country, identify delivery options to meet those needs in the future, and guide the realignment and allocation of capital assets so that we can optimize health care delivery in terms of both quality and access.
As demonstrated in Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, restructuring will require significant investment to achieve a system that is appropriately sized for our future. Our preliminary estimate for resources that can be redirected to medical care between now and 2010 as a result of the appropriate alignment of assets and health care services, and the sale or enhanced-use leasing of underutilized or non-performing assets, is $6.8 billion. It is extremely important to have funding in 2004 to begin the multiyear effort to restructure. Given the timing associated with identifying CARES projects, we will be working with your committee on the authorization process in order not to delay the start of these projects.
Mr. Chairman, we are requesting $822 million in funding for VA's clinical research program, an increase of 2.6 percent from the 2003 level. For the first time, our request includes funds in the form of salary support for clinical researchers, resources that previously were a component of the Medical Care request. This approach provides a more complete picture of VA's resources devoted to this program. In addition to the Department's funding request, nearly $700 million in funding support comes from other federal agencies such as DoD and the National Institutes of Health, as well as universities and other private institutions.
This $1.5 billion will support more than 2,700 high-priority research projects to expand knowledge in areas critical to veterans' health care needs—Gulf War illnesses, diabetes, heart disease, chronic viral diseases, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, prostate cancer, depression, environmental hazards, women's health care concerns, and rehabilitation programs.
The Department's 2004 budget request includes $33.7 billion for the entitlement and discretionary costs supporting the six business lines administered by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). Within this total, $1.17 billion is included for the management of these programs—compensation; pension; education; vocational rehabilitation and employment; housing; and insurance.
Improving the timeliness and accuracy of claims processing is a Presidential priority, and during the last year we have made excellent progress toward achieving this goal. A year ago, I testified that I had set a performance goal of processing compensation and pension claims in an average of 100 days by the summer of 2003. I am pleased to report that we are on target to meet that goal and we will maintain that improved timeliness standard for 2004. When we reach this goal, we will have reduced the time it takes to process claims by more than 50 percent from the 2002 level.
At the same time that we are improving timeliness, we will be increasing the accuracy of our claims processing. The 2004 performance goal for the national accuracy rate is 90 percent, a figure 10 percentage points higher than last year's level of performance, and markedly above the accuracy rate of 59 percent in 2000.
The driving force that will allow us to make this kind of progress with only a slight budget increase continues to be the initiatives we are implementing from the Claims Processing Task Force I established in 2001. Located at the Cleveland Regional Office, our Tiger Team has been working over the last year to eliminate the backlog of claims pending over 1 year, especially for veterans 70 years of age or older. This aggressive effort of reducing the backlog and improving timeliness is underway at all of our regional offices. VBA has established specialized processing teams, such as triage, pre-determination, rating, post-determination, appeals, and public contact. Other Task Force initiatives, such as changing the procedure for remands, revising the time requirements for gathering evidence, and consolidating the maintenance of pension processing at three sites, have allowed us to free up resources to work on direct processing at the regional offices.
This budget includes additional staff and resources for new and ongoing information technology projects to support improved claims processing. We are requesting $6.7 million for the Virtual VA project that will replace the current paper-based claims folder with electronic images and data that can be accessed and transferred electronically through a web-based solution. We are seeking $3.8 million for the Compensation and Pension Evaluation Redesign, a project that will result in a more consistent claims examination process. In addition, we are requesting $2.6 million in 2004 for the Training and Performance Support Systems, a multi-year initiative to implement five comprehensive training and performance support systems for positions critical to the processing of claims.
In support of the education program, the budget proposes $7.4 million for continuing the development of the Education Expert System. These resources will be used to expand upon an existing prototype expert system and will enable us to automate a greater portion of the education claims process and expand enrollment certification. This initiative will contribute toward achievement of our 2004 performance goal of reducing the average time it takes to process claims for original and supplemental education benefits to 27 days and 12 days, respectively.
VA is requesting $13.2 million for the One-VA Telephone Access project, an initiative that will support all of VBA's benefits programs. This initiative will result in the development of a Virtual Information Center that forms a single telecommunications network among several regional offices. This technology will allow us to answer calls at any place and at any time without complex call routing devices.
All of these information technology projects are consistent with the Department's Enterprise Architecture and will be supported by improved project administration from our Chief Information Officer.
The President's 2004 budget includes $428 million for VA's burial program, which includes operating and capital funding for the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), the burial benefits program administered by VBA, and the State Cemetery Grant program. This total is $17 million, or 4.2 percent, over the 2003 level.
This budget request includes $4.3 million for the activation and operation of five new national cemeteries in 2004. NCA plans to open fast-track sections for interments at four new national cemeteries planned for Atlanta, South Florida, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Fort Sill National Cemetery opened a small, fast-track section for interments in November 2001, and Phase 1 construction of this cemetery should be complete by June 2003. In addition to resources for these five new cemeteries, this budget request also includes resources to prepare for the future opening of a fast-track section of an additional national cemetery near Sacramento. The locations of these national cemeteries were identified in a May 2000 report to Congress as the six areas most in need of a new national cemetery.
With the opening of these new cemeteries, VA will increase the proportion of veterans served by a burial option within 75 miles of their residence to nearly 82 percent.
The $108.9 million in construction funding for the burial program in 2004 includes resources for Phase 1 development of the Detroit cemetery, expansion and improvements at cemeteries in Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Barrancas, Florida, as well as $32 million for the State Cemetery Grant program.
The budget request includes $10 million to support the Department's commitment to ensuring that the appearance of national cemeteries is maintained in a manner befitting a national shrine. One of the key performance goals for the burial program is that 98 percent of survey respondents rate the appearance of national cemeteries as excellent.
A new performance measure established for NCA is marking graves in a timely manner after interment. We have established a 2004 performance goal of marking 75 percent of graves in national cemeteries within 60 days of interment. When we achieve this goal, it will represent a dramatic improvement over the 2002 level of 49 percent.
Mr. Chairman, we have made excellent progress during the last year in implementing, or developing, several management initiatives that address our goal of applying sound business principles to all of the Department's operations. We are particularly pleased with our accomplishments in addressing the President's Management Agenda that focuses on strategies to improve the management of the Federal government in five areas—human capital; competitive sourcing; financial performance; electronic government; and budget and performance integration.
We have developed a sound workforce and succession plan that includes strategies VA will pursue to implement a more corporate approach to human capital management, and a workforce analysis of several of the Department's critical positions—physicians, nurses, and compensation and pension veterans service representatives. We are moving forward with a competitive sourcing study of our laundry service, and other studies will be conducted of our pathology and laboratory services, and facilities management and operations. With regard to financial performance, we achieved an unqualified audit opinion for the fourth consecutive year. During 2003 and 2004, we will be involved in 10 electronic government studies. And finally, we continue to progress in our efforts to better integrate resources with results. One major accomplishment in this area is the restructuring of our budget accounts. This new account structure is presented in our 2004 budget and will lead to a more complete understanding of the full cost of each of our programs.
VA has a variety of other management improvement efforts underway that will lead to greater efficiency and will be accomplished largely through centralization of several of our major business processes. I am committed to reforming the way we conduct our information technology (IT) business, and to help the Department meet this objective, we have aggressively pursued new approaches to accomplishing our IT goals. We have developed a One-VA enterprise strategy, embarked on a nationwide telecommunications modernization program, and laid a solid foundation for a Departmental cyber security program. In order to facilitate and enhance these efforts, I recently centralized the IT program, including authority, personnel, and funding, in the office of the Chief Information Officer. This realignment will serve to strengthen the IT program overall and ensure that our efforts remain focused on building the infrastructure needed to better serve our Nation's veterans.
This budget includes $10.1 million to continue the development of the One VA Enterprise Architecture and to integrate this effort into key Departmental processes such as capital planning, budgeting, and project management oversight. Our request also includes $26.5 million for cyber security initiatives to protect our IT assets nationwide. These initiatives aim to establish and maintain a secure Department-wide IT framework upon which VA business processes can reliably deliver high-quality services to veterans.
The 2004 budget includes funds to continue the CoreFLS project to replace VA's existing core financial management and logistics systems—and many of the legacy systems interfacing with them—with an integrated, commercial off-the-shelf package. CoreFLS will help VA address and correct management and financial weaknesses in the areas of effective integration of financial transactions from VA systems, necessary financial support for credit reform initiatives, and improved automated analytical and reconciliation tools. Testing of CoreFLS is underway, with full implementation scheduled for 2006.
We are developing a realignment proposal for finance, acquisition, and capital asset functions in the Department. A major aspect of this effort centers on instituting much clearer delegations of authority and improved lines of accountability. This plan would establish a business office concept across the Department and would enhance corporate discipline that will lead to uniformity in operations and greater accountability, and will make the transition to the new financial and logistics system much easier to implement. A component of the plan under review and consideration will result in a consolidated business approach for all finance, acquisition, and capital asset management activities.
Mr. Chairman, I am proud of our achievements during the last year. However, we still have a great deal of work to do in order to accomplish the goals I established nearly 2 years ago. I feel very confident that the President's 2004 budget request for VA will position us to reach our goals and to continue to provide timely, high-quality benefits and services to those who have served this Nation with honor.
That concludes my formal remarks. My staff and I would be pleased to answer any questions.
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Set your sewing machine to the longest stitch setting and loosen the tension on your top thread. Align your cut streamer and slowly begin to stitch {do not back stitch}
Sew a section, about 4 inches long, then reach around and pull your starting stitch taut. You don't want to pull to hard just put a little tension on the thread as you sew. Holding the thread slowly stitch and let the machine do the rest. It will ruffle automatically.
Once your streamer is sewn you want to attach it to the canvas. I started at the bottom and worked my way up so the ruffles would overlap each other. Starting on one side of the canvas, use a dab of hot glue to attach the ruffle strip. Leave enough extra on the end to wrap around the side. Apply hot glue as you move along the front of your canvas and gently press in place to hold.
Once the top is glued in place apply more glue to wrap the ruffle around the sides of the canvas and onto the back. I worked in rows of three.
The ruffles are so fluffy and pretty.
I love the texture of them too!
It's hard to even tell this is created with inexpensive crepe streamer.
I'll be back tomorrow to show you how to make the flower embellishment. {just as easy} I still have something I want to try to add before I consider this done.
Here is a sneak peek of the fabric I fell in love with for the room. My powder room is small and that makes it super easy to spruce up every so often! I can't wait to share more inexpensive creations I have planned for this space. You can find the flower tutorial {here} Enjoy!


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Young 21 y.o Hawaiian surfer, Matt Meola is the new phenomenon of the surfing planet. Thanks to his aerial and aggressive style he became one of the most creative riders of his generation. Born and raised in Maui, he has a deep connection with the Ocean. Constantly looking for new sensations Matt often faces Jaws beyond any notion of competition.
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WATCH: First 'Mandela' Teaser!
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Even though a new Idris Elba film — "Pacific Rim" — is out today, we're already salivating for another one!
The one that everyone is buzzing about (with the hopes that this could be an award-winning turn for the British actor) is "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom," which is directed by Justin Chadwick.
Idris, of course, portrays South African icon Nelson Mandela; Naomie Harris portrays his former wife, Winnie Mandela. This biopic will tell the story of Nelson's life starting with his childhood in a rural village and go to his inauguration as the first (democratically) elected president of South Africa. (And in case you're following Nelson Mandela news, his wife says that he's responding while in critical, but stable condition.)
The film hits theaters on Nov. 29th. Check out the first teaser below. (Also note that this is a UK teaser; they won't see the film until Jan.)


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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
These first two are from the day we went through with the inspector. You can just barely see the Elder Hug-a-Bug in the blue sling.
She is 10 days old.
We decided to buy this house after my water had broken, but before we went in to the hospital.
Yes. We were a little crazy.
The floor was this lovely (not really) green linoleum tile that was peeling up, but we didn't need to worry about that happening around the toilet, as there was no floor covering there at all.Now there are easily cleanable tiles on the floor. We also got a new vanity. The old one had out-lived its usefulness.
We decided to ditch the gold veined wall board, and went with tile around the tub (where none had existed before) and a soft green for the walls instead of the garish yellow from before.
We have been here for nearly 6 years, and even though it might mean that we eat spaghetti 3 out of 7 nights, and never go out to eat again, we have a functioning shower and a beautiful bathroom and I am over the moon.
Here ends my bathroom worship, thanks for humoring me.
As a clarification, I did no work.
I hired a lovely man to come in and do everything.
11 comments:
- gardenwithab said...
It is wonderful, Jessica !
I am so pleased that you did this for yourselves . So long "El Gigante ".
- November 3, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- Krista said...
OOOOH! AHHHHHH!! It's so pretty! I love it!!
- November 3, 2009 at 4:50 PM
- Nowheymama said...
Beautiful! Come redo our old bathroom!
- November 3, 2009 at 4:54 PM
- Nancy said...
I bow down to your bathroom! It's so awesome! Is it really truly done? Like, no more people working in your house?
- November 3, 2009 at 7:31 PM
- Theresa said...
That's really awesome! Congrats on finally getting it done - it must be a great feeling! (That doesn't quite sound like I mean it to sound - I know what an awful process a remodel can be.)
- November 3, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Mary Lou said...
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- lisa ridgeon said...
I'm loving your bathroom, the green is gorgeous. And i'm deffinately a fan of hiring lovely men!!
- November 4, 2009 at 8:54 AM
- painted fish studio said...
that was not boring! i love before and afters... i can't believe you lived with it like it was for as long as you did... you are saintly!
- November 4, 2009 at 6:41 PM
It is absolutely fabulous
- November 7, 2009 at 8:04 AM
- Paige said...
Fantastic! It looks awesome.
- November 8, 2009 at 3:51 PM
- Anna - Three Sneaky Bugs said...
It looks phenomenal!!!!! We've been living with plastic tiles popping off our bathroom walls for 10 years now so I know how you felt. Wish I had known it was done when I stopped by I would have insisted on a showing.
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One advisory . . . don't allow Pyrit to update! It will "break" ati-stream. Had to do a reinstall yesterday when I accidentally let that happen. Also don't do the kernel upgrade (per the blog) . . . that also "broke" it when I tried that too. I'm waiting now until the new kernel is fully integrated instead of an upgrade that breaks some things I want to use. Aside from Pyrit and the new kernel (and new kernel network device drivers), everything else can be upgraded (worked for me yesterday).
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The utility reports customers have received telephone calls from a man posing as a representative of Cleveland Public Power's collection department. He requests payment over the phone to prevent interruption of service.
CPP spokeswoman Shelly Shockley says the electric company does not have a collection department, never demands payment on the phone. She reveals that these calls seem to be coming from Utah, and have an area code of 801.
Shockley tells Newsradio WTAM 1100, customers are advised to hang up when they receive a scam call and to report the activity to Cleveland Police, or Public Utilities Police at (216) 443-2426.
Shockley says the scammer sometimes claims payment is needed because of a merger between CPP and CEI which is not true.
Previously, scammers have requested payments of $400, and have even called residents who do not have service with Cleveland Public Power.
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