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Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., is the Executive Director at A Gentle Path Program for the treatment of sexual and addictive disorders at Pine Grove in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Carnes is a speaker and writer on sexual addiction and recovery.
He is the co-editor of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, the official journal of the National Council of Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity, an organization for which he also serves as a board member.
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WelcomeThe holiday season can be a difficult time under the best of circumstances and we know it is especially trying for our families. We at FOS11 take courage from your resiliency and remain committed to you, your needs and your process. We look forward to your further participation and wish you all strength and peace in the coming year.
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Meanwhile, the Court denied a motion by the attorneys of Mottassadeq for his release from jail. The 15 year conviction is on appeal before the German Federal Appeals Court. Mazoudi's attorneys have filed an application for asylum. In opposition, Andreas Schulz filed a motion on behalf of the co-plaintiffs with the Hamburg Immigration Services to take Mazoudi in custody, since his residence permit expired last June, and have him deported to his homeland, Morocco, where he could be re-arrested or even deported to the United States.
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Bruce Springsteen is a Kanye West fan
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Rocker Bruce Springsteen is throwing his support behind Kanye West.
In an interview with NPR's Ann Powers, "The Boss" calls Kanye "incredible" and specifically praises his Yeezus track "Blood on the Leaves."
Apparently, Springsteen had seen Kanye perform the track on the British late night program "Later...With Jools Holland" and thought song was "fantastic."
According to Bruce, Kanye also deserves applause for his "fascinating record-making." Apart from West, Springsteen also says he's a fan of hip-hop acts Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac.
"The Village Voice" is also voicing their approval of Kanye West. The emcee is topping the magazine's annual "Pazz and Jop" music critics' poll. Not only did the critics rank his sixth album Yeezus as 2013's number one album, but they also placed three Yeezus singles in their top ten list of last year's songs.
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'"Confidence helps a little bit too but maybe playing (has helped)," said Hodgson. "I'm playing with amazing players. That's pretty much it. We're always looking for plays and they're really creative. They've got so much speed and talent and I just try to fit in with them as best as possible."'
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^^ Pot says to kettle.
I don't find those jokes funny, but each to their own ey. Some people love the dead baby jokes thing.
John Terry deserves a punch, I suppose twitter ripping an account that could possibly be him will have to be good enough ey.
sickpedia ftw!! Legend of a website.
How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies
Its awesome how OP gets slated by other posters but continues ranting.
Good work Sledge.
"Women kept telling me that I wasn't much of a lover so I figured hell I must be a fighter." - Forrest Griffin
I reckon this is funny shit, the dead baby jokes are fucking brilliant too.
Good work Sledge!!
He just called me a pathetic excuse for a man. Lol.
I said that was like Rick Waller calling me fat.
The see me trollin', they hating.
I'm no gynecologist but I know a cunt when I see one.
Well i think its funny that terry replied, if it is him anyway.
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SAN BERNARDINO - Witnesses on Wednesday agreed with what prosecutors had previously suggested - that the 2000 quadruple slaying deemed the "Dead Presidents" case likely happened because there was a power struggle by local gangs.
On the second day of the trial for Froylan Chiprez, two witnesses talked about issues brewing between the San Bernardino street gangs Little Counts and Seventh Street - cliques within the West Side Verdugo, which is controlled by a prison gang.
Chiprez was a gunman in a shooting that killed four men and wounded two others on July 9, 2000, in the driveway of a Vine Street duplex in San Bernardino, Deputy District Attorney Denise Yoakum said.
Yoakum asked a witness on Wednesday why the shooting happened.
"Power," the man replied. "One wanting what the other other might have had - being in charge."
Prosecutors said some of the witnesses had asked that their names not be printed during the trial because of safety issues and the possibility of retaliation against them and their families.
The witness said that in 2000, one of the victims was the president of Little Counts and that his brother, who was also killed, was the president of Seventh Street.
Johnny Agudo, 33, his brother, Gilbert "Gibby" Agudo, 27, Anthony "Antdog" Luna, 23, and Luna's cousin, Marcelino "Spooky" Luna, 19, were all killed on the night of July 9, 2000.
Armondo Villasenor and Michael Velarde were shot and wounded.
The leadership issue involved in the case prompted some in law enforcement circles to dub the case "Dead Presidents."
In the early morning of July 9, 2000, Chiprez and his crew got guns and bulletproof vests and went to the residence on Vine Street to remove fellow gang members from their positions of power, Yoakum said.
"It's not unusual for gang members to wear bulletproof vests," another witness said Wednesday about the gang culture. "Most gang members, if they have a bulletproof vest, they'll wear it. Especially if they're hard-core gang members."
After plotting and planning, Chiprez and three others - Luis Mendoza, Lorenzo Arias and John Ramirez - opened fire on the victims, Yoakum said.
One of the witnesses said 45 to 50 gunshots were fired that night. Chiprez, who was seen shooting an Uzi, was responsible for the death of Gilbert Agudo, witnesses said.
Chiprez was arrested on June 21, 2011, in Tijuana and extradited in December.
He has been charged with four counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and special circumstances for an intentional killing while being active in a street gang, according to court records.
Chiprez denied being involved in gangs and pleaded not guilty. He faces life without the possibility of parole.
Witness testimony is expected to continue on Monday.
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General Services Administration and Sprint Publishing Partner toIssue New Federal Blue Pages in Florida Tri County Area Telephone Books
December 22, 1997
Contact: Bill Bearden
December 22, 1997
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. General Services Administration and Sprint Publishing & Advertising have announced the redesign and simplification of Federal government blue pages listings in the 1998 Central Florida Sprint Yellow Pages telephone directories currently being distributed.
The new, more user-friendly, four-color blue pages will serve the Central Florida Tri County area, including Metro Orlando. Eventually these revised blue pages will be published in Sprint Yellow Pages' telephone directories in its top 50 U.S. markets covering 18 states.
The blue pages project is sponsored by the Vice President's National Performance Review and coordinated by GSA. It is a collaborative effort of Sprint, other directory publishers, and 24 Federal agencies to make it easier to find Federal services in more than 6,200 telephone directories nationwide.
Distribution of the new directories, which began this month in Metro Orlando and in the counties of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole, culminates many months of successful hard work and collaborative effort between Sprint and GSA, according to Dave Gibson of the GSA blue pages project.
Other Sprint Yellow Page directories that will feature the blue pages include Greenville, NC, Jacksonville, NC, Rocky Mount, NC, Beaufort, SC, Naples, FL, Punta Gorda, FL, and Tri-Cities/Johnson City, TN directories among others.
The blue pages project is one of the most visible initiatives of Vice President Al Gore's National Performance Review, which is aimed at making government work better and cost less.
In the spirit of reinvention, Sprint has lead the way nationwide in publishing revised blue pages without charge to the government. The Orlando effort is the latest example of Sprint's outstanding public service awareness which has resulted in the savings of hundreds of thousands of tax dollars. Sprint has to date published and distributed new blue pages, at no cost to the taxpayers, in 25 cities across the country reaching over 6 million people.
Fayetteville, NC was the first Sprint directory to contain the redesigned, more user-friendly pages and the location for Sprint receiving the National Performance Review's prestigious Hammer Award on August 18th. Vice President Gore commended Sprint for their accomplishments by saying, "Your team at Sprint not only took on the mission of fixing the problem, you went the extra mile to publish these new listings at no cost to the Federal government." He added that no cost to the government "translates to savings for taxpayers". Sprint's work in the Orlando market carries on this tradition of excellent service to the public.
"The new blue pages symbolize our commitment to serving the needs of the public and our role in improving government efficiency,'' said Bob Walsh, president of Sprint Publishing & Advertising, in accepting the award. Walsh said that in the past, directory users have struggled to find appropriate government offices. "The new blue pages," he said, "list most government services by topic and provide Internet website addresses."
Gore has referred to the blue pages as "the low-tech puzzle that must be solved before reaching the high-tech government." Since government telephone numbers have traditionally been listed by organization�not by service, as in the Yellow Pages�Federal services have not been very accessible. For example, the U.S. Passport Agency, which used to be listed only under "s" for "State Department," is listed in the new blue pages under "p" for "passport."
Surveys show that half the users of the original blue pages give up before they get the information they need because they cannot locate the number for a particular office.
"The blue pages are used 81 million times a year," GSA Administrator David Barram said. "They often are the first contact someone has with the government. Simplifying blue pages provides a great service to taxpayers. Sprint's accomplishment is proof that government-private sector partnerships can create a government that works better and costs less."
Recent feedback from citizens in various cities where blue pages have been revised show that they are very pleased with the icons, color and graphics that make the blue pages much easier to read and use. They liked the inclusion of internet addresses, cross references, narrative descriptions of products and services of the Federal government, and the use of bigger type fonts.
After using the new blue pages, some said that they were "shocked" to learn how many products and services are available from the Federal government -- that they pay taxes for -- but didn't know about. Items such as the services of the Small Business Administration, alcohol treatment referrals, consumer hotlines, housing information, plant health information, pension benefits, immunization and childhood diseases, Medicare, aging and eldercare, are but a few examples.
Sprint Publishing & Advertising Inc. is the official publisher of the Sprint Yellow Pages. Sprint Publishing, the nation's 10th largest Yellow Pages publisher, is a subsidiary of Sprint, a global communications company and the world's largest carrier of Internet traffic.
When the project is complete, citizens across the nation are going to be more in touch with their Federal government as a result of Vice President Gore's blue pages project, which goes hand-in-hand with government reinvention.
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General Services Administration: Bill Bearden (202) 501-1231 or email@example.com; also David A. Gibson (404) 331-1670 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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You know how hard it is to keep a secret? Well, I have been chomping at the bit to share this tidbit of news with y'all what seems like forever, and thank goodness the day has come that I can finally shout it from the rooftops!
It's no secret that RO*TEL is a regular pantry item in my house. Ya'll see it here all the time. Besides the original Famous Queso Dip (and all its wonderful variations) we all know and love, I also use RO*TEL in a white dip made with white cheeses and spicy sausage, in casseroles like Baked Spaghetti where it bumps up the flavor, in potatoes, pasta sauce, soups, stuffed peppers, well, I could go on and on. I just love the way that RO*TEL adds a punch of extra flavor, and today we aren't limited to only the Original RO*TEL either, with varieties like Mild, Chunky, Mexican, Hot and even Chili Fixin's!
Well, the folks over at RO*TEL are conducting a fantastic recipe contest where one of you could be the big winner of the grand prize of $2,000 for your best recipe using one of those RO*TEL products - and ... they have asked me to be their guest judge. I am so excited!
I'll be working with RO*TEL to analyze recipe submissions, give a few of them a round in the kitchen, and help come up with a group of ten finalists! Now I already know that there are a bunch of great cooks that are readers of Deep South Dish both right here and at the Facebook page, and how many of you couldn't use a little extra money in your pocket to celebrate your deliciousness?
Here's how it works.
Pop over to the RO*TEL Facebook page and join by clicking on the "Like" button, or you can do it all over at the RO*TEL Across America Recipe Contest page. Just click to join, browse the submissions, read the rules, and get your creative juices flowing for your own submission. Don't be shy y'all - sometimes it's the simplest ingredients that make up the best recipes - so if you don't already have a RO*TEL specialty, get busy thinking one up!
You can pick up all of the complete rules and details at the RO*TEL Across America site, but in a nutshell, recipe submissions will be accepted at the site beginning today, May 12th through June 13th, and will be rated on creativity, presentation and, of course taste! And get this ... you can enter as many times and categories as you like, so long as the recipes you submit are your own creation! The judging process will end with ten finalists selected from all submissions and then everybody at the RO*TEL Facebook page will help select the winning recipe beginning on June 16th, with the final winner announced on July 7th.
There's 2,000 darned good reasons to to showcase your cooking talents and just in time for summer vacation too! What are you waitin' for - y'all get busy and break out some of those RO*TEL family favorites - I can't wait to see what's cookin'!! Good luck!
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Fox Nation Falsely Suggests "Taxpayers Lose $2 Billion" On Solar Trust
Fox Nation has seized on the bankruptcy filing of solar energy company Solar Trust to suggest that "taxpayers" would "lose $2 billion" because of the bankruptcy. However, Solar Trust did not receive loan guarantees from the federal government.
Fox Claims Solar Trust "Received A $2.1 Billion Conditional Loan Guarantee" Before Bankruptcy
Fox Nation: "Another Obama Solar Company Goes Bankrupt ... Taxpayers Lose $2 BILLION?" An April 2 post on Fox Nation linked to a recent Associated Press article with the headline:
Beneath an excerpt of the article was a VentureBeat.com article from April 2011 that stated, "The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $2.1 billion loan guarantee to Solar Trust of America for a solar thermal power plant near Blythe, Calif." [Fox Nation, 4/2/12 [1]]
But Solar Trust Never Received "$2 Billion" In Government Loans
Wash. Post: When DOE Offered Solar Trust "A $2.1 Billion Loan Guarantee," Company "Turned It Down." From a September 26, 2011, Washington Post article:
Uwe T. Schmidt, chief executive of Solar Trust, says he is a fan of the Energy Department's loan-guarantee program. He met with Energy Secretary Steven Chu and the program's director, Jonathan Silver, when his company was seeking support for a 1,000-megawatt solar thermal plant it wanted to build in the California desert in Riverside County.
But when the department offered him a $2.1 billion loan guarantee, Schmidt turned it down. It would have been one of the largest stimulus-funded clean-technology projects, and Solar Trust had been negotiating the deal for roughly a year. But Schmidt decided it was too risky.
"I'm now famous for getting the largest loan guarantee and then turning it down," Schmidt said. "For very sound business reasons, we opted not to go forward." [The Washington Post, 9/26/11 [2]]
Electric Utility Week: "Solar Trust Changes Technology For California Project, Walks Away From $2.1B Loan Guarantee." From an August 29, 2011, article in Electric Utility Week:
A California developer has significantly altered the technology it will use to build a massive solar power plant in the Sonoran Desert, a move that makes it ineligible for a $2.1 billion loan guarantee that the Energy Department offered the company just a few months ago.
Solar Trust of America, based in Oakland, initially planned to use concentrating solar technology for the first 500-MW phase of the 9-square-mile power plant it intends to build near Blythe, about 200 miles west of Los Angeles. But Solar Trust announced last week that it will now use photovoltaic panels for at least the first phase of the project, which the company said are less expensive.
That decision allows Solar Trust to finance the project in the commercial banking market. But it also means that Solar Trust will walk away from the $2.1 billion loan guarantee that DOE conditionally awarded it in April -- the largest non-nuclear loan guarantee that the department has awarded to date.
"Improved conditions for solar PV projects in the commercial bank market made pursuing commercial financing a more attractive strategy at this time," Edward Sullivan, Solar Trust's vice president of communications and external affairs, said in an email.
Solar Trust's move makes it at least the third company to spurn a proffered DOE loan guarantee. [Electric Utility Week, 8/29/11, via Nexis]
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Paideia Seminar
The 4-credit seminars, taken in the junior or senior year, will serve as the final course in each student's interdisciplinary general education program. They serve as integrative spaces for students to reflect on their clustered courses as well as explore how their interdisciplinary experiences relate to their experiences within their home discipline(s). Each seminar is connected to one of the themed clusters.
The upper-level seminars, each enrolling approximately 20 students, are team-taught by two faculty members. Each student participant will have completed at least two courses in their theme-based course cluster before enrolling in the seminar; the third cluster course may be taken concurrently with the seminar. The Paideia Seminars function as integrative spaces where students bring together and distill the collective impact of their clustered courses.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
PrimeSport, the leader in providing direct access to the biggest sporting event's on the planet, is the Official Hospitality Provider of the Allstate Sugar Bowl® for the third consecutive year. The Allstate Sugar Bowl, a member of the Bowl Championship Series for post-season college football, will be played on January 2, 2013 in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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Beyonce album expected to debut at #1
Listen to Beyonce on iHeartRadio
Beyonce is crushing the female competition with the surprise album she sneaked onto iTunes late Thursday night.
According to "Billboard," the self-titled release sold over 430,000 copies in just over one day out, and is expected to sell over 600,000 copies by the end of the tracking week.
Industry sources say that she's guaranteed herself the number one spot on the coming album chart, and will likely boast the biggest debut sales week from a female artist all year. It's the biggest week from a female since Taylor Swift's Red debuted with 1.2 million last year.
Queen Bey's new album consists of 14 new music tracks and 17 videos.


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Lady Waterford came in and Mr. Bentinck, and we went in to luncheon.
Bentinck had the great office of Groom of the Stole, with a salary of five thousand pounds a year.
First Brigade (under the command of Major-general Bentinck).
Bentinck and Dykvelt were summoned, and several days were passed in deliberation.
"I'll give you ten pounds if you will let me burn this book," said Bentinck, taking up Fanblas.
Dr. Bentinck examined his little patient with great tenderness and care.
It was given as reward for restoring the Stuarts to Monk, and to Bentinck for assisting again to expel them.
The next morning, when Bentinck entered the room, the king was speechless but conscious.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Germania Park 23 West Kemper Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45251
Current Students
We are going to attend the Christkindlmarkt in Cincinnati! We are planning to meet at the Multi-cultural center in Millett Hall at noon, November 23. We are carpooling down and will return around 5:00pm. You may join a current carpool or drive yourselves. The link to the event is below. http://www.germaniasociety.com/christkindlmarkt/christkindlmarkt.html


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Brevard, N.C. - Coach Michael Jones has released the Brevard College 2010-2011 Men's Basketball schedule, as announced by the BC Sport Information Department.
The Tornados are coming off a season in which they won the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament and advanced into the NCAA Division II Southeast Regionals for the first time since the program made the transition into Division II in 2008.
Brevard will play a 26 game regular season schedule, hosting 12 games in Boshamer Gymnasium, while being on the road for 14 games.
Brevard opens up the preseason schedule on November 3rd as Brevard travels to Knoxville, Tenn. to take on the University of Tennessee. This will be the first contest between the Tornados and the Volunteers and the game will be played in Thompson-Boling Arena at 7 p.m.
Brevard opens up the regular season with a non-conference home contest, hosting Belmont Abbey on November 20th in Time Warner Cable Arena.
The Tornados close out the month of November with a pair of contests on the road, traveling to Gaffney, S.C. to take on Limestone College on the 27th and finish the month on November 29th at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C.
December brings the first South Atlantic Conference game for Brevard in the 2010-2011 season as the Tornados travel to Anderson, S.C. to take on Anderson University. The Tornados jump back into non-conference action by hosting North Greenville on December 15th and traveling to face Winston-Salem State University the next night on December 16th.
Following a two-week break for Christmas, the Tornados are back in conference play on December 30th, traveling to Greeneville, Tenn. to face off against Tusculum.
Brevard's first home conference game is set for January 5th against Carson-Newman as the Tornados tipoff against the Eagles at 7 p.m. Following another home game against Mars Hill on January 8th, Brevard is back on the road in Goodman Gymnasium against Catawba on January 12th. A home contest against Lenoir-Rhyne is followed by road games against Lincoln Memorial and Wingate before the Tornados return to face Newberry on January 26th.
Coach Jones' team opens up their second run-through the South Atlantic Conference on January 29th hosting Anderson in their first trip to Boshamer Gymnasium. The Tornados close out the month on the road against Erskine on January 31st.
Road contests against Carson-Newman and Mars Hill sandwich home games against Tusculum and Catawba to open the month of February. The Tornados travel to Young Harris on February 14th, before finishing up the regular season with a contests at home against Lincoln Memorial and Young Harris, road games against Lenoir-Rhyne and Newberry before the season finale on February 26th at home against Wingate.
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News flash: Sky NOT falling
I wasn't going to weigh in on this issue because it was really is not the huge, Chicken Little-esque matter some people — some people I once held in high esteem — are making it out to be. I've commented on this on social media outlets and in e-mail exchanges, and frankly I'm a little surprised at how this infinitessimally innocuous development has caused some in our happy little FOSS circle to become Harold Camping.
Actually, I'm going to let Brian Proffitt drive here, since he explains the whole Fedora/UEFI issue pretty well. In his blog, Brian points out that it is hardly an ideal situation, but it's a trade-off. Not a very palatable one, but nonetheless a trade-off.
In fact, we can summarize Brian's blog in a few words: The situation sucks. He's absolutely right. But it is what it is, and it's the most immediate of several upcoming ways around the UEFI lockdown for those who buy new machines and want to dual-boot (of course, the real solution here is not to buy UEFI-based hardware in the first place, opting for a Linux-based provider like ZaReason, but I digress).
Contrast that blog post with a hyperbolic rant on LXer.com, where the writer takes a corpo-babble press release from Red Hat writtin on behalf of Tim Burke and focuses in, laser-like, on probably the biggest non-sequitur wrapping up the missive.
Are you kidding me?
For the benefit of those who might need a team of proctologists to find their heads, let's recap, shall we? No one does more for Linux and FOSS across the board — developing software and pushing it upstream, for starters — than Red Hat and Fedora. They do it pretty much thanklessly and while much of their efforts have made Red Hat a billion-dollar entity, they give back substantially to the FOSS community. Essentially calling Microsoft's bluff on UEFI with this particular action is not capitulation, it's just yet another thing Fedora and Red Hat are currently doing in order for people to be able to use UEFI-based hardware going forward.
[Which, of course, brings up a laughable e-mail exchange where someone wrote to me, in effect, "If Canonical did this, you'd be all over them." Actually, I wouldn't. First, if Canonical ever tore itself away from admiring itself in its own corporate mirror to do something to contribute back to Linux/FOSS in a substantial way, I'd probably die from the shock. Assuming I survive the shock, I'd give them credit for it once I regained consciousness.]
So while no one has said this yet, I will: Thank you, Fedora and additional thanks to Matthew Garrett, who has pretty much on top of this from the outset.
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(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
June 8, 2012 at 10:53 am
I expect even linux friendly vendors like ZaReason and system76 to ship SB capable motherboards in the near future simply because they'll follow the industry trends. I don't think we can really avoid this issue for very long even if we hold our breath. In the next couple of years we'll all have to buy hardware with this capability baked in. Individual OS vendors will each choose to provide out of the box secureboot capable solutions or not based on the value they perceive in supporting SB. I would daresay that any OS vendor that expects a large portion of their userbase to want to dual boot with windows in the future will need to provide an out of box solution so their OS will work in an SB enabled environment. Fedora is ahead of the curve on tackling this. But at the end of the day, I expect all the major linux desktop oriented distros to have an SB enabled offering simply because their core audience do a lot of dual booting.
The real issue here (for everybody really) is whether a particular vendor will make sure they provide a mechanism by which to disable SB in the hardware firmware/bios (whatever you want to call the actually piece of software the mobo uses.) Vendors who make sure to test that SB can be disabled and non-SB capable operating systems can be booted are our friends. Vendors who only test SB-enabled configurations are vendors of last resort. Vendors who delibrately make it difficult to disable SB or refuse to give us instructions on how to add trusted keys into the system so we can continue to roll our own software stacks and make use of SB in those stacks are our enemies.
This is why the Win8 ARM vendors are our enemies and why Fedora is not supporting SB on ARM..where MS is strong arming vendors to produce aggressively locked down hardware where SB can't be disabled. That must be fought. SB as a consumer customizable tech isn't a problem. SB as a mandated tech you can't disable or customize on hardware you have purchased is a problem.
The extent at which vendors choose to give consumers the freedom to customize the SB configuration is ultimately the underlying issue. As long as vendors continue to sell hardware that will work with SB disabled..everything is fine. I expect vendors like ZaReason and System76 to really shine in this regard and do testing on both SB enabled and disabled configurations. As long as when you get that hardware, you can still have all the flexibility you had before with any OS you want…even rolling your own..everything is cool. And if you want to roll your own SB enabled OS (and I dare say that some people like institutional users will want to roll their own inhouse SB-enabled linux stacks once they understand how SB can benefit them) then Fedora's tools will be available to help do that.
June 8, 2012 at 11:26 am
I probably was a little too mean over at LXer over it, but seriously can we give the I HATE MICROSOFT crap a break already? That wasnt aimed at you Larry, I'm just venting.
Hey by the way, Scott banned me again (without warning take two). Then he commented about it knowing full well I couldn't reply. Such a spineless little dweeb playing dirty little games while pretending to be a "good guy". 😉
Anyway, on-topic. Yeah, it is definitely a less than ideal situation but there are clear benefits. A: RedHat doesn't have to beg OEMs to include their key. B: It provides some level of protection from bootstrap attacks. C: It is a conglomerate of many vendors so it will become a functional standard.
Besides, it's only $100 for a decryption key. I've already set aside some money from my budget to procure one. I'm sure other distributions are doing so also.
If the I HATE MICROSOFT club would fall off the edge of the earth, we'd be able to discuss the pros / cons without having to read about the sky falling all the time.
It's getting really old. 😦
Be careful, pretty soon the "community" over there is going to lump you in the same catagory as me, a M$ $hilling troll.
Maybe it's time to create a new news site where that sort of crap is delt with swiftly instead of just banning all the people that try to correct their distortions and outright lies. Meh..
June 8, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Well, it's nice to see a rational post appear in the thick haze emotion and unthinking anger. I've been following how this gets played in Linux media and so far I haven't seen anyone offer a viable alternative to Garrett's proposal. Except, of course, if you discount posters on the Fedora forums who want to take to the streets.
One characteristic of a cult is the desire and need to ignore reality in favor of belief. Rather a lot of cultists got themselves riled up this week.
[The time to fight Secure Boot is over. That battle was lost a long time ago. That's what happens when only a few people pay attention. Maybe, just maybe, if an organized and persistent effort had been made at the right time, the UEFI standard could have written to allow an opt-in approach to Secure Boot.]
June 8, 2012 at 4:19 pm
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Andrew — Being accused of being a M$ $hilling troll is, laughably, the least of my worries But thanks for the heads-up.
That was supposed to have been taken jokingly. 😀
June 8, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Ok, so the sky is not falling. You have a good point in that this will be cracked pretty quickly. After which M$ and Company are going to scream bloody murder! That all being said… I can see SB being *AWESOME* for a corporate enviroment where heavy lockdown is required. Other than that no thanks. I mean I enjoy tinkering with my system too much to be playing this SB game. For me personally, what a pain in the backside. Not the end of the world, but definitely an inconvience! I say we "hire" a coreboot dev to fully port 1 or 2 of the most popular enthusiast boards and be done with it 100%. 🙂
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An unspecified team with Top 10 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft went on record with ESPN New York saying that the former West Virginia signal-caller displayed a "diva attitude" during his pre-draft visit. One NFC scout said anonymously, "He's going to have a tough time in New York. Right now, he's coming off as a spoiled, pampered brat." For what it's worth, Jets GM John Idzik said of Smith, "we did our homework on Geno and we got a real good feel for him."
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Wow, these NFL execs are really teeing off on this guy. Did he wink at one of the owners' wives? Holler at one of the GMs' daughters? This is getting ridiculous. The 24-hour NFL news cycle is becoming really catty. Smith is 22 years old. At worst, all I really can glean from this information is that he wasn't out there kissing asses because he rubbed a lot of guys the wrong way. That's part of any business and apparently, Smith is going to have to learn this the hard way. I read one headline that read, "Geno Smith must lean that he has a lot to learn." Sounds like something you might say to a 22-year-old, right? A lot of this stuff is unnecessary, but hey, that's the world we live in apparently.


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LAKE STEVENS — After a recent family scare, Craig Alexander was a surprise starter in Sunday's Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens triathlon.
The finish, though, was no surprise at all.
The 40-year-old Alexander, an Australian professional who is a three-time Ironman world champion and a two-time 70.3 (half Ironman) world champ, toured the swimming, biking and running course in and around Lake Stevens in 3 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds to beat runner-up and fellow Australian Luke Bell by 36 seconds.
The women's winner was American pro Meredith Kessler of San Francisco, who finished in 4:18:05 (15th overall), a little more than five minutes better than runner-up Melanie McQuaid of Victoria, B.C.
Alexander, who lives and trains in Boulder, Colo., had initially planned to race last weekend at the Vineman 70.3 in Windsor, Calif. But his wife Nerida became sick and ended up spending five days in the hospital — including two days in intensive care — with a viral illness that led to breathing problems.
With three children and an ailing wife to look after, Alexander had to cancel his California trip. But with his wife at home and improving — "She's a lot better than she was a week ago," he said — he made a late entry into the Lake Stevens race.
It was his first time competing in Lake Stevens and he made it a memorable debut by completing the 1.2-mile swim in 24:01, the 56-mile bike ride in 2:16:28, and the 13.1-mile run in 1:12:49. Alexander was all alone in the final straightaway, and he crossed the finish line with a big smile and hands upraised in triumph.
Afterward he spent a few minutes chatting amiably with race officials and spectators, and looking no more weary than if he'd been returning from a leisurely Sunday stroll.
"I had a good day," Alexander said. "I heard it was a very challenging course, and it was. But I always enjoy these sorts of course because I think they're a good test of your fitness. … I was a bit below my best in the swim, but I think I biked and ran pretty much as well as I can. So I'm happy to win."
Likewise, Alexander was delighted with the support of fans who cheered on a field of approximately 1,400 athletes.
"I love races in smaller towns because that tends to be the case," Alexander said. "The people in the town really get behind the race, and it's awesome that everyone comes out. Today the whole course was lined on the run and it's nice to have people cheering you on like that."
Kessler was also making her first appearance in Lake Stevens and she breezed to a victory in the women's pro division. McQuaid had a slight lead as the two completed the bike leg, but Kessler slipped in front early on the run and went on to win convincingly.
The course "is a good one," Kessler said. "It's a beautiful lake … and the bike course is pretty stellar with lots of twists and turns. And I loved the run."
It was, she added, "probably my favorite Ironman course. To be able to go through town a couple of times and see all the people cheering. … I was smiling ear to ear. I even took my sunglasses off so I could look people in the eye and thank them for cheering. The fans were first class, cheering on everybody."
The race began at 6 a.m. with fog and cool temperatures, though the day slowly and steadily became brighter and warmer. Kessler called it "perfect race weather. You couldn't ask for better weather for racing."
The first age-group (non-pro) finisher was Reece Edwards of Australia, who won the men's 18-24 division and was ninth overall in 4:11:53. The top Puget Sound-area age-group finisher was Andrew Mullenix of Seattle, first in the men's 30-34 division, who stopped to kiss a few loved ones before crossing in 4:17:21.
Among Snohomish County athletes, the top finisher was Colby Titland of Everett, who placed sixth in the men's 40-44 division (43rd overall) with a time of 4:32.28.
The field included 915 men and 438 women, including 28 male pros and 15 female pros. Almost every American state and Canadian province was represented, along with 23 other nations.


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text: Our friend Meg over at CRAFT posted this fantastic video detailing how to make an upholstered headboard complete with ambient LED lighting effects. There's a lot of great stuff to learn in this video, but my favorite tip was that an electric carving knife is the perfect tool for cutting through foam with ease. Who knew? Thanks, Meg!


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I have a 4gig flash drive that I wanted to install BT4 Final to. The video walk-through on the offensive-security site says minimum 2 gigs/recommended 4, but some other people have told me that 4 is pushing it and I should go buy an 8 gig drive.
Will I be ok on a 4 gig? I don't need to save any huge files when using BT, I would just like to be able to keep my preferences and that sort of thing. I know this seems stupid because I can go buy an 8 gig drive for $25 and be done with it, but I'm in college and generally have less than 50 bucks to my name on any given day. I have to work with whatever hardware I can scavenge.
Ah, ok, thank you. I think I was confused momentarily about the difference between USB persistent and a full-blown install.
Thanks for your help.
it can be done even on 2Gb one.The only problem would be that there will be less space for the changes(like 400Mb).If you are going to update stuff it will run out very soon.But at least its enough for customizing the gui and personal preferences
Hi, regarding USB and persistancy, I've also a question. Is it possible to save my preferences like keyboard layout and wifi setting, on an usb stick without creating separate partitions like in the video, just by changing the mode of some directories on my usb drive. I generated bt4 final on usb by using unetbootin.
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John Landseer was known as "the father of Landseer," and the others were "the brothers of Landseer."
Bishop was a bit of a favourite with Landseer, and often sat for him.
I copy them from the print of Landseer's, called "The Sanctuary."
Landseer said that in the drawing of animals he had nothing to teach her.
A fine picture by Landseer or Millais would outweigh, in intrinsic value, the whole collection.
We've seen the pigs, and now she's discussing the Art of Landseer with Brian.
This year, Landseer was made a knight, at the age of forty-eight.
Then he went and stood by the fire, while Landseer sat in his place.
And Landseer picked up the picture and gave it a toss out of the window.
Over a fine cabinet are a pair of dogs in pencil, by Landseer.


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The Bank shall implement such regulations and procedures as may be appropriate to insure that full consideration is given to the extent to which any loan or financial guarantee is likely to have an adverse effect on industries, including agriculture, and employment in the United States, either by reducing demand for goods produced in the United States or by increasing imports to the United States. To carry out the purposes of this subsection, [1] the Bank shall request, and the United States International Trade Commission shall furnish, a report assessing the impact of the Bank's activities on industries and employment in the United States. Such report shall include an assessment of previous loans or financial guarantees and shall provide recommendations concerning general areas which may adversely affect domestic industries, including agriculture, and employment. After October 1, 1983, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. In all cases to which this section applies, the Bank shall consider and address in writing the views of parties or persons who may be substantially adversely affected by the loan or guarantee prior to taking final action on the loan or guarantee. This requirement does not subject the Bank to the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.
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Source(Pub. L. 95–630, title XIX, § 1911,Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3726; Pub. L. 98–181, title I[title VI, § 632], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1262; Pub. L. 99–472, § 12,Oct. 15, 1986, 100 Stat. 1204.)
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"(b) Report.—Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [May 30, 2012], the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress and the Bank the results of the study required by subsection (a).
"(c) Implementation of Recommendations.—If the report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) includes recommendations, the Bank may establish a more accurate methodology of the kind described in subsection (a) based on the recommendations."
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An assault weapons ban will not be included in Senate legislation on gun control. Primary sponsor, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein calls herself disappointed by the decision. Senate Democratic leaders have decided to move forward with legislation on expanding background checks and curbing illicit gun trafficking.
Feinstein said she was told she can try to attach an assault weapons ban as an amendment to the main bill. She also wants to limit high-capacity ammunition clips. An assault weapons ban is opposed by most Republicans and some Democrats from conservative states.


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I wouldn't think there's anything wrong with the Alfa. BT3 has the drivers already, my Alfa works just fine out of the box. It could be the attacks you are attempting. While client-less cracking is possible, it's usually a slower method. Have you tried cracking WEP with another computer actively on-line and generating traffic ?. I.e browsing or streaming a video etc. That should increase the data capture much faster over a client-less attack.
Also posting the commands you're using may help to pinpoint any trouble spots.
P.S welcome to the forums


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A rundown of entertainment in North Platte and Lincoln County, besides Halloween parties.
Thursday, Nov. 1
Around town First Thursdays shopping and entertainment, some stores open until 8 p.m. -- Brown's Shoe Fit, Art & Gift Gallery, Willow Creek Embroidery, The Quilt Rack, Prairie Arts Center, Gracie Mae's, Funky J's at Pro Printing, d.diff, UPS Store, Swan's Furniture, Hirschfeld's, Photographic Images, Prairie Hand Knits, Pop Corner, The Lakehouse, Twin Rivers Fitness.
Friday, Nov. 2
North Platte Public Library (120 W. Fourth) Fall book sale with baked goodies for sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cedar Bowl (1100 S. Jeffers) Cosmic bowling under black lights. 8-11 p.m. $4 per game.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Driving Dynamics. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Saturday, Nov. 3
Platte River Mall Junk to Funk Recycled Art Show, a keep North Platte Lincoln County beautiful event.
Presbyterian Church (1901 W. Leota) Great Turkey Stampede 5K Fun Run and kids fun mile. Begins at 9 a.m. Register at Community Connections 301 F St. or online at www.communityconnectionslc.org. Pre-register $10 or day of $15. Ages 10 and under is $5.
D&N Event Center (501 E. Walker Rd.) Cowboy Christmas Gift Show with western style items for early Christmas shopping. Country music concert by Lindi Johnson at 1 p.m. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: non-perishable food item for food pantry.
North Platte Public Library (120 W. Fourth) Fall book sale with baked goodies for sale. Bag sale in the evening -- stuff as many items as you can at $2 per bag. 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.
North Platte Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Husker Membership Tailgate Rally. Prizes, games, snacks, and chance to meet cheerleaders and football players. 3-5 p.m. Discounts on new memberships.
North Platte Community Playhouse (downtown Neville Center/Fox Theater) - Bob Hope (impersonator) Road Show, with Red Skelton, Jack Benny & Jimmmy Durante. 7 p.m. $12.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Driving Dynamics. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Sunday, Nov. 4
D&N Event Center (501 E. Walker Rd.) Cowboy Christmas Gift Show continues, western style gifts for early Christmas shopping. Talent contest at 12:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: non-perishable food item for food pantry.
Eagles Club (620 N. Chestnut) Soup supper fundraiser for Kendra Burkholder. 2-5 p.m. Adults $6, Children $4, and age 3 and under free.
Creekside Event Center (5801 E. Long School Rd.) Josh Stansbery fundraiser chili cook-off. 2-7 p.m. $5 per person.
North Platte High School Sandhills Symphony Orchestra performance. 3 p.m. Free admission.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
United Methodist Church (1600 W. E) Election day breakfast and lunch. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Salvation Army (1020 N. Adams Ave.) Annual fall bazaar. 3:30-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
North Platte Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Thanksgiving Activities with crafts and creations. 10:30 a.m. Members free, otherwise $4.
VFW Post 1504 (2100 E. Fourth) bingo, total of 24 games, starts at 6:45 p.m.
North Platte Senior Center (900 E. Tenth) the Golden Classics, a four-piece combo, plays a dance. 7-10 p.m. $3.
Wed.-Sat., Nov. 7-10
North Platte Community College Trojan Women, a contemporary retelling of Euripides classic tragedy with modern music including music by Johnny Cash, Metallica and U2. 8 p.m. Adults: $10, seniors/youth: $5.
Thursday, Nov. 8
First Lutheran Church (305 W. Fifth) Turkey Dinner. 5-7 p.m. Tickets: adults $8.50, children 4-10 $4.50. Purchase at church office before Nov. 5.
Friday, Nov. 9
A to Z Books (507 N. Jeffers) Open Mic Nite. Blues nite. Established performers and newcomers. 7-10:30 p.m. Free-will donation. Refreshments provided or bring your own.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Bases Loaded. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Eagles Club - live music by The Gary Phipps Show, starts 8:30 p.m. Open to the public.
Saturday, Nov. 10
St. Particks Church (415 N. Chestnut) St. Patricks Christmas Boutique with food and drink. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets $6.
Sunday, Nov. 11
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Symptoms associated with infection are orchestrated by the brain in response to circulating cytokines, the signaling molecules of the immune system. But just how cytokines cross the almost impenetrable blood-brain barrier has been the topic of much dispute.
Now, Salk scientists have described how resident macrophages lined up along the blood-brain barrier play opposing roles in the transmission of immune signals into the brain. Their findings may pave the way for novel therapies for sufferers of chronic neurodegenerative diseases, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and prion diseases, in which central inflammatory mechanisms play an important role.
Earlier research by Paul E. Sawchenko, a professor in the Neuronal Structure and Function Laboratory and the study's senior author, and others suggested a vascular route whereby cytokines interact with vessel walls to generate secondary messengers, which then engage the relevant circuitry in the brain. Tightly packed endothelial cells, which line almost 400 miles of narrow capillaries throughout the brain, are perfectly positioned to record circulating immune signals but they require a very strong signal to become activated. Perivascular macrophages, on the other hand, are more sensitive but don't have direct access to the bloodstream.
To disentangle the exact role of these two cell types, the researchers took advantage of the macrophages' ability to engulf and ingest solid particles. They injected liposomes containing clodronate, a drug that can cause cell death, into the lateral cerebral ventricle. The liposomes were taken up by the macrophages, which were selectively killed off.
Without perivascular macrophages, the animals were unable to respond to blood-borne interleukin-1, an inflammatory cytokine, and initiate the brain's so-called acute phase responses, which help the body deal with the challenge at hand but also cause the familiar feeling of "being sick." But to their surprise, the Salk researchers found that the same cells put a damper on the pro-inflammatory activities of endothelial cells, which form the lining of blood vessels and are only stirred to action when they encounter lipopolysaccharide, a key component of the cell wall of certain bacteria.
"Many neurodegenerative diseases are worsened by systemic inflammation or infections," says Sawchenko. "Once we identify the molecules that mediate the two-way communication between perivascular macrophages and endothelial cells, we can develop strategies for managing the adverse health consequences of central inflammatory responses."


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The flashlight includes an amazing number of accessories: a nylon holster, two rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs, an adapter pack, a USB cable, belt and wall clips, and adapters for AC and DC power. The only thing missing was a solar panel.
At the rear of the housing is a cleverly concealed USB input that can be exposed by pulling back the end cap. When connected by a cord to a charging device (120-volt AC adapter, 12-volt auto adapter, or USB power source), the input can be used to charge the lithium-ion pack without removing it from the flashlight. A rubberized O-ring prevents dust and moisture from entering the input when the cap is closed. It's also possible to remove the pack and connect it directly to the charging device. If all else fails, you can power the unit by putting four AAA batteries into the adapter pack and installing it in the flashlight.
The flashlight can be stored in the holster or clipped into one of two swivel mounts—one slips over your belt and the other screws to the wall.
The A25R is too pricey to buy and leave in the glove compartment; it's best suited to power users, such as technicians, mechanics, and inspectors—people who need a good flashlight to make a living.
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We saved this scary topic for our final week together, but found a way to make things like cash flow statements, accounts receivable, and break-even points a bit easier to understand!
Use the templates we discussed in class to start projecting your cash flow and beat the cash crisis.
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SANIBEL, Fla. (AP) - Visit the beaches on this Gulf Coast barrier island and you're likely to see people doing the Sanibel Stoop. That's the term for the bent-at-the-waist posture used to collect seashells on Sanibel Island, which bills itself as one of the best shelling locations in the world.
MIAMI (AP) - With its sizzling beaches and steamy nightlife, it's no wonder Miami is a top vacation spot for snowbirds, spring breakers, international tourists and passengers heading out on cruises from Florida ports. Over 13 million people visited the city in 2011, according to the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.
MIAMI (AP) - When Juan Ponce de Leon searched for riches in Florida, he unknowingly helped turn the Sunshine State into the first travel destination in the United States.
FORT DE SOTO PARK, Fla. (AP) - Picture this: You're sitting on a white sand beach, warm sun on your skin. Coconut-scented sunscreen wafts through the air. A splashing noise comes from the blue Gulf of Mexico. It's your dog, happily retrieving his favorite ball from the water.
TRACY – The buzz on the new Altima at Tracy Nissan ranges from the zero-gravity seats to an engine that packs more of a wallop with improved fuel efficiency.
NEW YORK (AP) - For more than 20 years, state park officials in Massachusetts have encouraged locals to get off the couch Jan. 1 and take a hike - nothing too strenuous, but a healthy way to start the new year.
DENVER (AP) - Free festivals, movies, music, hiking and biking abound in Denver in the summer, but those passing through the Mile High City on the way to the mountains for Colorado's famed powder skiing can also find plenty of free things to do. Here's a sampling:
The 2013 Ford Fusion will be its own fusion - a form of automotive alchemy turning steel into sales gold.
SACRAMENTO – With 2013 around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds motorists of several new laws that will ring in the New Year.
STOCKTON – Not too long ago, the sales crew at Stockton of Mazda had three large pizzas delivered compliments of a happy customer.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Deaths of bicyclists and occupants of large trucks rose sharply last year even as total traffic fatalities dropped to their lowest level since 1949, federal safety officials said Monday.
The redesigned 2013 Acura RDX has undergone a svelte rethinking and re-engineering.
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I had a talk with overseas, with Sweden, the other day. The first thing the man said was, "Salamun aleykum, people here do not like each other." He was so depressed! And look, the first thing that comes to his mind is that scourge he admits so honestly. He says what upsets him the most. "Nobody likes anyone else." True. They are amazed when I show love. "What is this, for God's sake? Are you showing love? What is that supposed to mean?" they ask. They are amazed and look around them like tourists. Love has become so foreign to them that it amazes them. They are suspicious of love. "It is impossible, people cannot love one another if there is nothing in it for them," they say. And the love that many people do show is totally artificial. That is why we always see cold, loveless faces everywhere. People go shopping and everyone looks fed up. Nobody smiles. Nobody looks at anyone else. Nobody says hello to anyone else. If they do, they are treated with suspicion. People look around as if to say "What was that all about?" They imagine it is aimed against them. That is a dreadful thing. It is a national tragedy. A tragedy for the whole world. But it is one of the greatest portents of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh); such an extent of lovelessness in the world. There being so many people who look at one another with suspicion and have no trust in one another, that it is this terrifying. For example, someone goes to Greece and feels lonely there. Nobody says hello to him. He sits down in a restaurant and everyone treats him like a stranger. Nobody shows him any affection. The waiter in the restaurant smiles at him and says hello, but he does that for money, of course. That is how it is in many places. If he does not spend money, nobody will smile at him. They will even chase him away. For instance, he goes somewhere and people smile at him, but only because they hope to gain something. In other words, because they think he is there to do business. This is all dreadful. But one must love others for Allah's sake. Look, a guest comes to the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), and he rejoices as soon as he arrives. "Come in, sit down and make yourself at ease," he says. He has a calf killed and cooked right away. He brings in milk and yoghurt and offers them round. There are no limits he does not go to. He asks the person to stay on longer, for Allah's sake, so they can eat and drink. He seeks affection. But now, people never even speak unless they get something out of it. But the prophet expected to gain nothing. He just had a guest who arrived.
Surat ar-Rum, 51-58:
"But if We send a wind, and they see it turning yellow, still they persist after that in being unbeliever."
Allah speaks of human beings' characters. He says they are prone to ingratitude.
"You will not make dead men hear; you will not make deaf men hear the call, when they turn their backs in flight."
This is a great miracle, something really important. A great many people are dead. People imagine they are alive and have a normal soul. But Allah says they are dead. It is unambiguous. They are dead. But like the living dead, zombies. You cannot make the deaf hear "when they turn their backs in flight." They have no consciousness, no understanding.
"You will not guide blind men from their misguidance. You will not make anyone hear except for those who believe in Our Signs and so are Muslims."
Almighty Allah says you can only make those who fear Allah hear.
"It is Allah Who created you from a weak beginning,"His creation from semen, the suckling stage, human beings' weakness. "…then after weakness gave you strength,"In youth, as time passes. They turn into normal, healthy young men and women. "…then after strength ordained weakness and grey hair." Then they grow old and begin to become decrepit and weak. And then comes death. "He creates whatever He wills. He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful."
"On the Day the Last Hour arrives, the evildoers will swear they have not even tarried for an hour. That is the extent to which they are deceived."
"How long did you live in the world?" they ask. And that person will guess at approximately just one hour. He thinks he lived just one hour. Because time is relative, his whole life seems to have passed like an hour. "Those who have been given knowledge and believed will say, 'You tarried in accordance with Allah's Decree until the Day of Rising. And this is the Day of Rising, but you did not know it'."
Muslims tell the truth of the matter there. But people cannot understand. "We lived for one hour," they say. But they tell them the truth, because they are unable to perceive the passage of time accurately.
"On that Day the excuses of those who did wrong will not help them nor will they be able to appease Allah."
They make excuses, saying, "I was too busy, I had checks and bills to worry about, I was busy with my family, school and money, so I had no opportunity to buy books or research or read…" They make excuses. But Allah does not accept excuses. They want to appease Him, but He refuses that, too.
"We have made all kinds of examples for people in this Qur'an. If you bring them a Sign those who are unbelievers will say, 'You are just purveyors of falsehood'!"
Almighty Allah says in the Qur'an that He has provided all kinds of information, all kinds of detail. This is especially addressed to those who ascribe partners to Him. "I have provided all kinds of information and left nothing out," He says. "If you bring them a Sign those who are unbelievers will say, 'You are just purveyors of falsehood'!" They say;"You have none away with our established order, our traditional religion, our traditional way of belief. You are bringing us a new perspective." "The Qur'an is sufficient," you say. And they reply, "You have abandoned the faith and the religion." "How is that?" you ask. "You say the Qur'an is sufficient," they reply. "But it also needs other nonsense added on." "How much?" "At least enough to make another Qur'an," they say.


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With the election decided, the national focus now is on the impending fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff is the financial precipice that lawmakers must negotiate as various tax increases and spending cuts are scheduled to automatically go into effect unless Congress takes action before Dec. 31.
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With the election decided, the national focus now is on the impending fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff is the financial precipice that lawmakers must negotiate as various tax increases and spending cuts are scheduled to automatically go into effect unless Congress takes action before Dec. 31.
On Jan. 1, 2013, current tax rates, compliments of the Bush tax cuts, are slated to expire. That's also when the employee payroll tax rate, now 4.2 percent, is scheduled to go back up to 6.2 percent. More estates will face higher taxes in 2013. And don't forget about the 70-plus temporary tax breaks known as extenders that haven't yet been renewed for 2012 or 2013.
The convergence of these tax events has been dubbed taxmageddon, taxopocalypse or likened to standing on the edge of a fiscal cliff. But it's possible that the tax catastrophe, whatever it's called, might be averted.
Now that the election is behind us, a lame-duck Congress and President Barack Obama could reach a deal similar to the one agreed to in late 2010 that put off the tax decisions until now. Or maybe a more definitive deal will be struck. The Congressional Budget Office's warning that the economy would contract by 0.5 percent in 2013 if action isn't taken before the end of the year may spur the Congress to take action sooner rather than later.
Regardless, the uncertainty is almost as troubling as the expiring tax breaks. And both are making life very unsettling for taxpayers and their financial advisers.
If 2013 arrives without Capitol Hill taking action on the Bush tax cuts, tax rates will rise for all, not just the top tier of taxpayers. The 10 percent rate will disappear, meaning that everyone will see at least some of their income taxed at 15 percent.
Income ranges for the tax rate brackets also will change, meaning the marriage tax will return for more couples. With the so-called marriage tax penalty, a husband and wife pay more in taxes when they file jointly than they would as single taxpayers.
Below are some key provisions that, without further legislative action, will change dramatically next year. Most of these tax law changes took place when President George W. Bush was in office. Known as the Bush tax cuts, they were enacted in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, or EGTRRA, and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, or JGTRRA.
Investments also would face a major tax hit.
"The scariest thing of all for investors is what could happen to dividends," says Brooks Mosley, president of and client adviser at Security Ballew Wealth Management in Jackson, Miss. Low rates on traditional fixed investment vehicles such as CDs prompted many people "desperate for better returns" to turn to high-dividend-paying stocks, says Mosley.
Qualified dividends are taxed the same as capital gains -- at a 15 percent rate for most investors. If that tax treatment isn't continued, they will once again be taxed as ordinary income, which could be as high as 39.6 percent in 2013.
A tax provision of the health care law will make the tax situation even costlier. An added 3.8 percent Medicare tax will begin in 2013 on unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains, royalties and rents) of higher-income investors.
"They're accustomed to getting a very large dividend taxed at 15 percent, and the tax could go up to 43.4 percent," said Mosley. "That's got people on edge. They're wondering, 'When do I get out of these stocks?' In addition to tax concerns, there's the fear that the (dividend-paying) stocks will drop in value if nothing changes."
Adam Sherman, CEO of Firstrust Financial Resources in Philadelphia and a Certified Financial Planner, says most of his firm's clients are still willing to wait and see how things shake out in Washington, D.C. "Personally," he says, "I don't think things will get resolved until 2013. I don't think a lame-duck Congress is going to have the wherewithal to make changes."
If that prediction is correct, taxpayers and their tax professionals will have to deal not only with 2012's uncertainty but also with the complications of retroactively applied tax laws.
Who wants to suggest a catchy name for that situation?
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