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Last week brought an extraordinary victory for privacy and civil liberties: a federal district court struck down a key power under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the USA PATRIOT Act. Specifically, US District Court Judge Victor Marrero ruled that "National Security Letters" (NSLs) violate the Constitution.
The letters, issued directly by the Department of Justice (DoJ) without any court oversight, can be used to demand sensitive communications records about citizens even if they are not suspected of any crime. When an Internet Service Provider (ISP) receives an NSL, it is forbidden from ever revealing its existence to anyone. Judge Marrero barred the DoJ from issuing any further NSLs and found the gag provision to be an illegal prior restraint on protected speech.
EFF is a proud co-sponsor of "Resisting Government Secrecy in a Time of Terrorism," a two-day conference taking place this Friday, Oct. 8th, and Saturday, Oct. 9th, at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
The conference, presented by the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC), features a key-note speech by acclaimed investigative reporter Seymour "Sy" Hersh and panel discussions with a number of experts exploring a wide range of topics, including "leak" investigations under the Homeland Security law and media coverage of the Iraq war. EFF's Kevin Bankston will moderate a panel on the Supreme Court's past term and its implications for national security and citizen's access to information.
That's what the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) promises if the FBI gets its way.
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) was passed in 1994 to make it easier for the feds to listen in to everyone's phone calls. The law forced phone companies to design their digital networks with special backdoors for government surveillance. There was a single saving grace - CALEA did not apply to the Internet.
But now, all of that could change. Under pressure from the Department of Justice (DoJ) and federal law enforcement, the FCC is gathering comments on a proposal to expand CALEA to cover broadband Internet access providers and Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony companies.
The entertainment industry today filed its petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Ninth Circuit's ruling in MGM v. Grokster.
The brief makes two things clear.
First, the entertainment industry is plainly mounting a frontal attack on the Betamax doctrine, seeking a radical rewrite of secondary liability principles.
This just in: the Supreme Court has denied cert in RIAA v. Verizon, the case in which the recording industry initially won the right to unmask an anonymous KaZaA user with a special non-judicial, PATRIOT Act-like subpoena under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DC Circuit reversed (PDF) that ruling, but the RIAA appealed. Now the Supreme Court has declined to hear the case.
EFF has been studying various methods for content control (censorship, spam blocking, detecting copyright infringement, etc.). There are two main challenges: identifying content reliably, and avoiding collateral damage.
Randal Schwartz of Perl fame shows off a nifty trick you can do with everyone's favorite operating system (OS), OpenBSD: "Mail coming from windows boxes (all flavors) compete for my virtual 56K line. All other mail can come in the fat pipe. Already a huge difference in my load. Bwa ha ha." This means Schwartz has configured his firewall to "rate-limit" traffic on TCP port 25 from computers running Windows, on the assumption that such machines are more likely to be infected by malware used for email spamming. (These kind of infected machines are known as spam "zombies.")
Last week Jason Schultz and I had the opportunity to watch the wheels of justice turn at a crucial stage in an Acacia patent infringement case. Acacia's legal adventures have become so intricate and expansive that witnessing them reminded me of the Charles Dickens novel Bleak House, which is about the victims of a decades-old court case called "Jardyce and Jarndyce" that never ends.
Early voting has begun across the country and we're starting to see just how touchy some of the touchscreen voting machines can be.
We're hearing that voters in New Mexico and Texas are trying to cast ballots for one candidate but finding that the machine lights up for another. This is happening to people regardless of whom they're voting for; voters who want Bush are getting Kerry and vice versa. Predictably, election officials seem to be blaming voters, claiming that they must have accidentally touched the wrong part of the screen or brushed up against it with their sleeves. But we've witnessed demos of touchscreen e-voting machines, and the machines may have more to do with the problem than voting officials are willing to admit.
Thankfully, it appears that in most cases, the voter was able to correct the problem before his/her vote was cast. See:
...is a good offense. Fred von Lohmann explains in his latest column at Law.com:
Fair use is generally understood as an affirmative defense. This leaves a fair user at a distinct disadvantage in litigation. First, until a copyright owner sends a concrete threat of litigation, the fair user may find it hard to get into federal court for lack of standing. Second, even if a threat letter creates standing sufficient to support a declaratory judgment claim, the copyright owner can moot the case at any time by issuing a covenant not to sue. And no matter the outcome, the fair user will likely be stuck footing her own attorneys' fees.
Mypollingplace.com is here to help.
With most states reporting massive new voter registrations and many political observers worrying about potential voter confusion and allegations of fraud on Nov.2, one organization has created a web-based tool to answer questions and provide information.
The site, www.mypollingplace.com, is sponsored by the People for the American Way Foundation, a group that has dedicated significant resources toward voter access projects since the contested election in Florida in 2000.
By typing in their home address and zip code into the searchable data base, voters are given the location of their polling place, a map to reach it, and information on the type of voting equipment used at the polling place and how to operate it.
A staffer at popular alterna-porn site Suicide Girls shared the news yesterday that he'd received a cease and desist letter from Nintendo's lawyers that's sure to make it into Chilling Effects for sheer ludicrousness.
The terrifying crimes outlined in this C & D? Apparently an SG site member listed in his profile that he likes the Nintendo video games Zelda and Metroid. And if that weren't bad enough, the word "Nintendo" subsequently appeared in the meta tags of his page -- presumably because a script trawls each page for relevant words and sticks them in the meta tags.
Yesterday EFF launched Paper or Plastic 2004, a campaign to inform California voters of their right to vote on a paper ballot in the upcoming election. Ten California counties will use electronic voting machines on November 2, but these systems don't provide a voter-verified paper audit trail and therefore cannot be used in a meaningful recount. That's why Secretary of State Kevin Shelley ordered each of these counties to give voters a choice: on Election Day, voters can choose to forego an electronic ballot and instead vote on paper. Unfortunately, we've learned that election officials in at least three counties have been instructing poll workers to keep this "paper or plastic" choice secret.
We reported earlier on Nintendo's cease-and-desist to the SuicideGirls website. (BoingBoing has been following the twists and turns.) BoingBoing now brings us this good news: Nintendo apologizes to Suicide Girls!
EFF will be reporting on Election Day about any problems that may arise with electronic voting machines, but some of the machines have been used in earlier elections and during early voting this week, so we're already starting to see patterns emerge. The National Committee for Voting Integrity (NCVV) has published a list of articles on e-voting -- both old and new -- that provides a good overview of what the major glitches are. Below, we take look at a handful of these articles from past and present elections and provide a heads-up on three key issues voters and poll watchers should be aware of:
There's a brand new weblog that's a must-read for everyone concerned about the problems with e-voting: E-voting-Experts.com.
It's helmed by leading computer security experts and researchers who have volunteered to be "on call" during the election to help voters, poll watchers, reporters, and others understand what's really going on when a technical glitch takes place:
Deeplinks Topics
- Fair Use and Intellectual Property: Defending the Balance
- Free Speech
- Innovation
- UK Investigatory Powers Bill
- International
- Know Your Rights
- Privacy
- Trade Agreements and Digital Rights
- Security
- State-Sponsored Malware
- Abortion Reporting
- Analog Hole
- Anonymity
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Biometrics
- Bloggers' Rights
- Border Searches
- Broadcast Flag
- Broadcasting Treaty
- Cell Tracking
- Coders' Rights Project
- Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Reform
- Content Blocking
- Copyright Trolls
- Council of Europe
- Cyber Security Legislation
- CyberSLAPP
- Defend Your Right to Repair!
- Development Agenda
- Digital Books
- Digital Radio
- Digital Video
- DMCA Rulemaking
- Do Not Track
- E-Voting Rights
- EFF Europe
- Electronic Frontier Alliance
- Encrypting the Web
- Export Controls
- Eyes, Ears & Nodes Podcast
- FAQs for Lodsys Targets
- File Sharing
- Fixing Copyright? The 2013-2016 Copyright Review Process
- Genetic Information Privacy
- Government Hacking and Subversion of Digital Security
- Hollywood v. DVD
- How Patents Hinder Innovation (Graphic)
- International Privacy Standards
- Internet Governance Forum
- Law Enforcement Access
- Legislative Solutions for Patent Reform
- Locational Privacy
- Mandatory Data Retention
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- Mass Surveillance Technologies
- Medical Privacy
- Mobile devices
- National Security and Medical Information
- National Security Letters
- Net Neutrality
- No Downtime for Free Speech
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- Offline : Imprisoned Bloggers and Technologists
- Online Behavioral Tracking
- Open Access
- Open Wireless
- Patent Busting Project
- Patent Trolls
- Patents
- PATRIOT Act
- Pen Trap
- Policy Analysis
- Printers
- Public Health Reporting and Hospital Discharge Data
- Reading Accessibility
- Real ID
- Reclaim Invention
- Search Engines
- Search Incident to Arrest
- Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
- Shadow Regulation
- Social Networks
- SOPA/PIPA: Internet Blacklist Legislation
- Student Privacy
- Stupid Patent of the Month
- Surveillance and Human Rights
- Surveillance Drones
- Terms Of (Ab)Use
- Test Your ISP
- The "Six Strikes" Copyright Surveillance Machine
- The Global Network Initiative
- The Law and Medical Privacy
- TPP's Copyright Trap
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
- Travel Screening
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The Hopewell baseball team has its third coach in three years. Despite the changes, one thing remains constant.
Hopewell is still winning with regularity.
Hopewell is 11-1 and the Post-Gazette's No. 1 team in WPIAL Class AAA.
The Vikings have had to deal with some adversity the past few years but are still thriving under first-year coach Mike Shuleski.
In September 2011, Hopewell lost its longtime coach when 80-year-old Joe Colella died of a heart attack. Colella coached Hopewell for 48 years and was the winningest coach in WPIAL history with 650 wins and three WPIAL titles, the last of which came in 2010.
Longtime assistant Joe Rubino took over for 2012 and guided the Vikings to an 18-5 record and the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals. But Rubino was removed as coach after one season after being charged by police with having inappropriate contact with female students.
Shuleski, 32, was named coach in January. A math teacher at Hopewell, Shuleski was the Vikings' pitching coach last year and formerly the school's freshman coach.
"I had all these guys when they were in junior high, and I knew they were a fairly talented bunch," Shuleski said. "With this group of seniors, there has been great focus. With the distractions that could have been there, they've taken to focusing on the task at hand, whether it's that day's practice or a pitch in the game."
Shuleski's team has been offensive, averaging eight runs a game. But he said hitting has not been the key to this team.
"I would say it starts with pitching and defense," Shuleski said. "You hear about the home runs and couple-hit performance. But hitting and defense is what this program was built on for so long. It kind of was Coach Colella's staple."
Coaching news
• Gateway's search for a football coach might come to an end this week. The school hopes to announce a hiring Wednesday.
One of the strong possibilities for coach is Randy Rovesti, the athletic director at Norwin. Rovesti played on Gateway's WPIAL championship team of 1969. He plans to retire as Norwin's AD at the end of the school year and was Norwin's coach from 1984-93.
The Gateway job opened when Terry Smith left to become an assistant coach at Temple University.
• Elsewhere, Rob Niedeberger resigned as boys basketball coach at Burrell. Niedeberger guided the Bucs to the WPIAL Class AA championship game this past season.
Another to Yale
Jesse Root's hockey journey from the Pittsburgh area to Taft School in Watertown, Conn., to Yale had a happy ending when Yale won the NCAA championship last week. Another Pittsburgh area youngster is following the same path.
Andrew Gaus, a Wexford resident, attended Taft School and also is a Yale hockey recruit.
The WPIAL awards four $5,000 scholarships every year to its scholar-athlete winners. This year's winners are Brendan Lynch of Freeport, Peter Gula of Penn Hills, Maggie Gruber of Mars and Alexis Hlzendeger of Ambridge.
Eight other boys and eight other girls received $500 scholarships.
Leechburg leaving
Leechburg High School will leave the WPIAL (District 7) and move to District 6, pending approval by the PIAA.
The WPIAL has approved Leechburg's exit, but Leechburg will stay in the WPIAL for the 2013-14 school year. Leechburg has been part of the WPIAL since the early 1900s.
Sister stuff
• Bill Stanley, a 2012 South Park graduate, set a national javelin record last spring. Now his sister is making a mark in the WPIAL.
Sarah Stanley, a South Park sophomore, has the best javelin throw in WPIAL Class AAA at 137 feet, 4 inches. Her mark is also a school record.
Meanwhile, Bill Stanley is having quite an impact in his freshman year at Ohio State. He broke the school record earlier this spring and then surpassed his own mark last weekend with a throw of 237-3. The throw is No. 8 in NCAA Division I.
• Senior Jessica Slagus and her sister, Kaitlyn, a sophomore, led Belle Vernon to a successful basketball season as the Leopards finished 16-7. Now they've "thrown" themselves into the Belle Vernon track and field team. Jessica Slagus has the second-best javelin throw in WPIAL Class AAA at 131-9. Kaitlyn is seventh in the discus at 109-9.
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The success of a two year education programme for letting agents and landlords covering all aspects of deposit protection has led to the launch of the TDS Academy by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. This will provide a new course structure that will be rolled out from the middle of November and be will open to landlords in addition to letting agents, property managers and other property professionals.
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These courses will provide an in-depth insight into protecting deposits, coping with claims, understanding the application of Alternative Dispute Resolution and an awareness of the severe penalties that can fall on landlords who fail to follow the law.
Given the harsh realities of the recession, these insights are considered to be more vital than ever before for anyone engaged in the Private Rented Sector. The courses are geared to help avoid disputes and unnecessary costs from arising in the first place.
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the longest established organisation providing deposit protection. It was launched in 2004 as a not-for-profit organisation with the backing of the lead professional bodies in the private rented sector, the Association of Residential Letting Agents, ARLA, and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, RICS.
With the increasing need for professionalism in the rental market, the courses have been designed to fulfil the requirements of continuous professional development for letting agents and property managers. However, the TDS Academy aims to help private and portfolio landlords as well. It will provide a real insight, drawn from experience, into the best practice for trouble free tenancies and how to avoid disputes.
This ambitious new Academy programme has been devised by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme's Head of Adjudication, Mike Morgan, and Head of Member Relations, Ben Beadle. The courses have been framed with the help of the staff of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme and with input from the TDS Member User Forum.
Announcing the dates for the first TDS Academy courses, Ben Beadle said, "We have taken a detailed step forward from our original workshop programme and built still further on the principle that the better informed, the better equipped everyone will be to ensure trouble free tenancies and avoid disputes. This is more important than ever during harsh economic times when circumstances can change quickly, dramatically and expensively."
The TDS Academy courses will be rolled out across the country from November 15. Further details can be found on http://www.tds.gb.com
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THE WORLD HAS BEEN INVADED BY ALIENS! It's up to a nerdy, lazy high school kid to save it!
3.81 / 5.00 7,637 ViewsThanks for front page Tom!! :D
Alright, now I HAVE to say something since SOOOO many people are complaining. These aren't meant to be real "insults" or even "real" at that. They are meant to be more of jokes. Now you are wondering, then why did you call it an Insult Generator?? Well what am I going to call it? "NG Joke Machine", I personally think that is lame. These are just some random fun things to read, not insults that you would use on people on your family.
*NOTE* for those complaining that the NG users here would be offended, you are utterly wrong. The NG users added here would actually get a kick out of this, as GAMECUBICLE did too.
Tired of your insults always being the same lame 'I know you are but what am I?' Well, then, the NG INSULT GENERATOR is for you! Amaze your friends, impress your teachers, and make little spammers cry! Side effects may include headaches, depression, emoness, and other. batteries not included.
Special thanks to Glaiel_Gamer who helped me tremendously!
Yeah, there wasn't much to use. It was just random insults. That being said, it wasn't terrible. It gave you what you wanted. No, this shouldn't offend anyone. It's just a random generator. There's nothing personal meant.
The layout was too simple. Should I insult you here? No, I can just do that in the game. I wouldn't do that anyway. Well probably not anyway.
Tomfulp getshigh off of SamBakZa's sweaty tapeworms.
TrueDarkness smears ice cream on _Luis_'s watery donkey dick.
Bummingcrew got molested by Blackmarketkraig's raunchy anus.


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Bethel Park -- Tendai Manyeza, a missionary serving with the health program at the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, will speak about work in Zimbabwe at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 30 at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road.
Jefferson Hills -- A CPR course will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Jefferson Hills Public Library, 925 Old Clairton Road. Registration: www.jeffersonhillslibrary.org or 412-655-7741.
Mt. Lebanon -- A class about testing and preventative measures surrounding the BRCA gene mutation that causes breast and ovarian cancer, which has an increased risk for women of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, will be held at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at the Chabad of the South Hills, 1701 McFarland Road. Registration or course information: 412-512-3046 or www.myJLI.com.
Jefferson Hills -- A Zumba fitness class will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 and 26 at Jefferson Hills Public Library, 925 Old Clairton Road. Tuition: $5 per class. Registration: www.jeffersonhillslibrary.org or 412-655-7741.
Peters -- Peters Township High School cheerleaders will hold a pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 at St. Benedict the Abbot Church, 120 Abington Drive. Advance tickets: $6; can be purchased from any high school cheerleader or from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Dairy Bar, 601 E. McMurray. Tickets at the door: $8. More information or to purchase tickets: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Whitehall -- The Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God will hold their monthly soup takeout, offering wedding soup, pumpkin soup or chicken chili for $5 a quart, with pickup from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Sisters' Motherhouse, 3603 McRoberts Road. Orders must be placed by today: 412-885-7232 or email@example.com.
Baldwin Borough -- The Pleasant Hills Rotary will hold its annual Harvest Festival at 6 p.m. Saturday in Salvatore's Banquet Hall, 4001 Curry Road. The festival will include draft beer, music, a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. Admission: $45. Proceeds benefit local charities, college and vocational scholarships, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Information: Joe Weiss, 412-913-7556.
Uniontown -- Share the Spirit, a holiday open house to raise funds for five nonprofits, will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Dec. 14 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, 37 E. Main St., with Fayette County restaurants providing appetizers, entrees and desserts. The event is free, but guests are asked to make a donation to either the American Heart Association, Boy Scouts of America, the Dowling Family Fund, Rotary International or the State Theatre Center for the Arts. Information: email@example.com.
Peters -- Local author Joan Dinan will read from her book "Are You Sure Santa Will Come Tonight?" from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Peters Township Public Library, 616 E. McMurray Road.
Pleasant Hills -- The Retired Men's Luncheon Group of Pleasant Hills will meet at noon Nov. 21 in the Fellowship Hall of the Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church, 199 Old Clairton Road. Choral groups from Thomas Jefferson High School will perform. Cost of the lunch: $7. To be included in the lunch order, respond by Nov. 15: 412-655-2000.
Scott -- The South Hills Women's Club will hold its general meeting at 8 p.m. Monday at Vanadium Woods, 50 Vanadium Road. New members welcome.
Whitehall -- The Whitehall Green Thumbers Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the community room of the Whitehall municipal building, 100 Borough Park Drive, to hear about flowers and plants of the bog environment.
Nottingham -- A geocaching program will start at 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at the park office in Mingo Creek County Park, off Route 136. Fee: $1. Pre-registration required: Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation, 724-228-6867.
Nottingham -- Two home-school outdoor classrooms will be offered next Thursday at the park office in Mingo Creek County Park, off Route 136. The first session begins at 10 a.m., and the second begins at 1 p.m. Children, ages 5 to 11, will learn about owls. Pre-registration required: Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation, 724-228-6867. Owl pellets will be provided for a $2 fee.
Mt. Lebanon -- Seton-La Salle High School will perform "You Can't Take It With You" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16 in the auditorium, 1000 McNeilly Road. Tickets: $5. More information: 412-561-3583.
Bethel Park -- The Bethel Park Lions' annual holiday citrus and pecan sale is underway, with 20-pound boxes of grapefruit selling for $16, oranges for $17, combination of both for $16.50 and pecans for $11.50. Place an order by Nov. 19: 412-854-4762. Pickup will be Nov. 30 through Dec. 7 at Lions Park, 5757 Irishtown Road.
Mt. Lebanon -- The Book Cellar will hold a sale of children's books, CDs and DVDs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 16 and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17 from its location on the lower level of Mt. Lebanon Public Library, 16 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Baldwin Borough -- Baldwin Borough Public Library is offering a trip to Scotland from March 24 through April 2. Information: www.baldwinborolibrary.org or 412-885-2255.
Pleasant Hills -- Pleasant Hills Public Library will celebrate its 68th anniversary with a wine-and-cheese tasting and an art show from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the library, 302 Old Clairton Road. Admission: $25. Tickets: visit the library or www.pleasanthillslibrary.org.
Bethel Park -- Scott Shalaway, a biologist, naturalist, nature writer and radio show host, will speak at 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road. The talk is free, but a lunch at noon costs $10 and requires a reservation. Reservations: 412-833-1262.
Bethel Park -- Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will speak at 7:45 p.m. Nov. 20 at Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave., as part of a speaker series sponsored by Bethel Park Recreation Department.
Carroll -- A free seminar on hospice and palliative care will be offered from 8 to 11 a.m. next Thursday at Monongahela Valley Hospital, 1163 Country Club Road. A continental breakfast will be served. Parking is free in Monongahela Valley Hospital's parking garage. Reservations: 724-258-1932.
Dormont -- Len Barcousky, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter and author of "Civil War Pittsburgh: Forge of the Union," will discuss his book at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at a talk hosted by the Dormont Historical Society at Dormont Presbyterian Church, 2865 Espy Ave. The talk is free and open to the public. More information: 412-341-3667.
Peters -- The Rev. Leo Patalinghug, a Catholic priest from Baltimore and author of the cookbook "Spicing Up Married Life," will give two presentations on marriage and family life, a talk for teenagers, a cooking demonstration and preside over a Mass from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday at St. Benedict the Abbot Catholic Church, 120 Abington Drive. Admission is free for registered teens. Tickets for the "Spicing Up Married Life" presentation are $40 per couple and $20 per individual and include a copy of his book. More information: gracebeforemeals.com or Carol Schuck at 724-941-0268.
Waynesburg -- The Rev. Donald J. Dawson, director of World Mission Initiative at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will present his lecture, "Answering God's Call" at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Roberts Chapel on the campus of Waynesburg University, 51 W. College St. Admission: free. The public is invited.
Whitehall -- A workshop on open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Whitehall Public Library, 100 Borough Park Drive. Registration required: 412-882-6622.
Send event details with a daytime phone number to Kaitlynn Riely, c/o Southscape, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Blvd of the Allies, Pittsburgh 15222 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. All material must be received two weeks before publication date. No attachments, please.


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Outgoing NAACP Leader Credited With Boosting Group
Months before Benjamin Jealous took the helm of the NAACP, his predecessor quit following clashes with the board and the organization cut a third of its national staff amid declining revenues.
As Jealous prepares to step down five years later, he's credited with boosting the organization's fundraising and helping to stabilize it.
Jealous plans to further discuss his decision to step down as president and CEO of the nation's largest civil rights organization Monday, a day after it was first announced. His departure is effective Dec. 31.
In a written statement, the 40-year-old Jealous said he plans to teach at a university and wants to spend time with his young family.
"The NAACP has always been the largest civil rights organization in the streets, and today it is also the largest civil rights organization online, on mobile and at the ballot box too," Jealous said. "I am proud to leave the association financially sound, sustainable, focused, and more powerful than ever."
The news was met with a mixture of sadness and appreciation from other civil rights leaders who admired how he helped the organization. Jealous was the group's youngest-ever leader when he was hired as its president at age 35 in 2008.
The Baltimore-based organization said its rosters of online activists and donors have grown tremendously during his five-year tenure.
In the year before Jealous arrived, the NAACP cut its national staff by a third because of what a spokesman described at the time as several years of falling fundraising revenues. Also that year, former NAACP President Bruce Gordon abruptly resigned after clashes with the group's 64-member board.
The group said its donors have increased from 16,000 people giving each year to more than 132,000 under the leadership of Jealous.
During Jealous's tenure, the NAACP also has embraced gay rights in a historic vote to endorse same-sex marriage in May 2012. "Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law," the group said, citing the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
Jealous told The Associated Press recently that a broader coalition is needed to fight the civil rights battles of the 21st century.
"Last century we needed lawyers; this century we need big, broad coalitions," he said. "When extremists decide to attack all our communities, they must hope that there will be infighting. But we have stood all for one and one for all. That is how we will win."
An NAACP spokesman said Jealous was not available for an interview until a formal announcement Monday.
Jealous told USA Today that he also plans to start a political action committee to raise money to elect diverse progressive candidates to public office, though not necessarily only Democrats. During President Barack Obama's first campaign, Jealous said he teamed with others to create a fundraising group that raised $10 million to help elect the first black president.
The newspaper said he was in the first year of a three-year contract.
The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a civil rights leader and former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said Jealous brought an intellectual quality and a level of integrity that won respect.
"I'm sorry to see him resign, although I understand he has other plans. But, I think he was just getting into his stride," Lowery said Sunday evening. "I think he brought a luster to the office that was quiet and dignified and effective, and I wish him well in his new work."
The Rev. Al Sharpton said he felt "mixed emotions" about Jealous' announcement, which included sadness because Jealous had led the organization so well.
"Not only was he able to revive the NAACP and raise its budget to higher heights, he joined us in the streets in real civil rights activity on the ground," Sharpton said in a written statement. "From the 'suites to the streets,' he will be missed as head of the NAACP, but I am sure he will not leave us in his contribution to the struggle."
Jealous began his career as a community organizer in Harlem with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He was suspended from Columbia University in New York City after organizing student protests and went on to work as a reporter for the Jackson Advocate newspaper in Mississippi.
Jealous has led the NAACP to advocate against "stop-and-frisk" police tactics and stand-your-ground laws following the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. He has also fought to abolish the death penalty at the state level, including in Maryland.
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We have 3.1 million registered voters in Colorado this year. The Denver Post reports some interesting statistics about them:
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Posted By Bob Ballard On Sep 4 2011 @ 11:50 am In Detroit Tigers | No Comments
The Detroit Tigers overcame a 7 run deficit to beat division rival Chicago White Sox 9-8 in dramatic finish Saturday afternoon. Ryan Raburn and American League MVP candidate Miguel Cabrera each homered in the bottom of 9th inning to secure the win.
With that win, the Tigers increased their lead over the White Sox to 7.5 games. The Tigers go for the sweep Sunday night as starter Max Scherzer takes the mound. Scherzer has struggled recently including getting shelled by Kansas City ( 3.0 IP, 10 Hits, 7 Runs) on Monday. He will be needed in the post season should the Tigers capture their first division title since 1987.
The White Sox came into this weekend series with the hopes of sweeping the Tigers or at least taking 2 out of 3 (they were 5.5 games out when the series began on Friday). A loss tonight would put them 8.5 games out, but the Sox have their ace on the mound – Mark Buehrle (11-6, ERA 3.05) as their last hope. The Tigers will face the White Sox only three more times after tonight.
As for the Cleveland Indians, they are currently 6.5 games back with a key three game series coming up against the Tigers starting on Monday. AL Cy Young candidate Justin Verlander will be pitching against the Tribe on Wednesday. After the series with Cleveland this week, the Tigers play the Indians once more at home to conclude the season.
Things are setting up nicely for the Tigers to enter the postseason for the first time since their 2006 World Series appearance.
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Story highlights
- One gust from Hurricane Iselle was measured at 65 mph on the Big Island
- Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones rarely make landfall in Hawaii
- Julio is tracking north and may just brush the Hawaiian islands
- Schools in Hawaii and Maui counties were closed Thursday
Rain began falling on the Big Island Thursday afternoon and the winds began to pick up as Hurricane Iselle zeroed in on Hawaii.
The outer bands of the storm reached the eastern part of the island, bringing wind gusts as fast as 65 mph.
By Thursday, the shelves of many supermarkets were swept bare. Schools and government offices closed. Sandbags were being filled and placed around homes and hotels. Ports were told to close.
In Hawaii County, where there is a hurricane warning, 630 people have gone to shelters, Mayor Billy Kenoi told CNN affiliate KHON.
Gwendolyn Hill, who operates a bicycle tour on the island, said she normally goes to the store at 5:30 a.m. and is usually the only one there.
Not this time.
"People were buying water, rice, toilet paper and Spam," she said. "I don't eat Spam but a lot of people here do and it was going fast."
She said she thought her family was prepared for the storm. They got out the camping gear and had food and water for a week in case the power went out.
"The power goes out fairly often here on the Big Island, so losing power is not really a big deal," she said.
The shoppers were preparing for a potentially devastating one-two tropical cyclone punch, starting with Hurricane Iselle, with winds of 75 mph, and Hurricane Julio, a Category 3 storm, about 900 miles behind it.
Iselle could bring up to 12 inches of rain, life-threatening storm surges, flash floods and mudslides, forecasters said. They predicted Iselle will weaken somewhat and potentially make landfall late Thursday as a strong tropical storm.
Hurricane Julio, churning behind Iselle, could affect the islands two days later, though forecasters expect it to brush the state only with its southern outer bands as it passes to the north as a weakened tropical storm.
Customers picked through stores for groceries and other supplies Wednesday night and Thursday morning. At many locations, such as KTA in Waimea, bottled water was sold out, leaving the seller scrambling to get more.
"We've been on the phone from very early (Wednesday) morning, working with our vendors trying to get more water. It's been a very difficult situation because everybody is trying to get water," store manager Colin Miura told CNN affiliate KGMB.
Flash flooding on already saturated islands will be a main threat, along with mudslides from some of the mountainous terrain into populated areas.
"Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion," the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said in its public advisory on Iselle early Thursday.
A hurricane warning was in effect for the easternmost populated island, Hawaii, with some of the state's other islands -- Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe -- bracing for tropical storm conditions, with sustained winds of under 73 mph.
Even as the storms approached Hawaii, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday it is more confident that the other side of North America will see a below-average tropical cyclone year.
NOAA said that there is now a 70% chance that the number of named storms in the Atlantic this year will be at or below the 30-year average of 12. NOAA had put the chance at 50% on May 22.
"We are more confident that a below-normal season will occur because atmospheric and oceanic conditions that suppress cyclone formation have developed and will persist through the season," Gerry Bell, lead seasonal forecaster with the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, said.
Storm dangers
Iselle should bring heavy downpours of 4 to 8 inches over the Big Island; in isolated spots up to 12 inches, the hurricane center predicts.
That could cause rock and mudslides. And it would further saturate the ground in advance of Julio's arrival with more rain.
Also, the storm surge could come on top of high tide, pushing 1 to 2 feet of water onto land, and depending on overlap with tides, could hit isolated areas hard.
Ports are taking no chance, and Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard upped warning levels to signal the storm was nearing.
"All oceangoing commercial vessels and oceangoing barges greater than 200 gross tons are expected to make preparations to leave the ports," it said. Ships wishing to remain in port are required to file a safe mooring plan
A relatively rare event
Direct hits are rare for the state. Since the 1950s, only two hurricane eyes have hit Hawaii -- and both approached from the south, where water temperature generally is warm enough to sustain the storms' strength.
Iselle, however, approaches from the east, and it would be the first tropical cyclone from that direction to hit the state since the satellite era began in 1959, CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said.
That's not to say Hawaii hasn't had close calls. The central Pacific sees an average of about five tropical cyclones a year, and some have brushed the state in recent decades.
But Iselle is poised to overcome a number of factors that in recent decades conspired to keep the storms from hitting Hawaii directly or weaken them before they got there.
The cyclones generally approach from the east after forming in the eastern Pacific. But close to Hawaii, dry air, cooler water and wind shear combine to weaken approaching cyclones, dissipating them before they can become a significant threat, CNN meteorologist Indra Petersons said.
Now, however, the water off Hawaii is warmer than usual, and that could keep Iselle at hurricane strength if it hits Hawaii island as expected Thursday, Petersons said.
Hawaii's most damaging hurricane in recent decades -- Hurricane Iniki of 1992 -- came during an El Nino year, or a year of above-average sea surface temperatures. This year hasn't met the criteria for El Nino, but it could in the weeks ahead, Petersons said.
Iniki killed at least four people and caused about $2 billion in damage when it hit the western Hawaiian island of Kauai, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
School's out; elections still on
The schools on the Big Island and Maui will be closed Friday as residents assess Iselle's affect.
Some airlines are making concessions to customers ahead of the storms.
Hawaiian Airlines moved one flight, to Los Angeles, up by five hours to beat Iselle's arrival.
For people who had been scheduled to travel to or from Hawaii's airports on Thursday and Friday, United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines say they won't charge fees to change reservations, and they'll waive differences in fares for those changes. United canceled flights to Hilo and Kona. American Airlines and US Airways also called off flights out of Kona on Thursday, but said it expected Friday's flight schedule to operate normally.
Island Air will do the same for passengers ticketed from Thursday though Tuesday. Delta said it would waive fees for reservation changes for Thursday and Friday, but fare increases could apply. It said two flights had been delayed in leaving the islands.
Hawaii's primary elections will go on as scheduled Saturday, despite the storms, KGMB reported. Local media reported that many turned up for early voting in expectation of severe weather on election day. Others are concerned that voter turnout could be affected.
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed an emergency proclamation, his office said. It gives the government access to the state's disaster funds.


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sp_help_jobstep (Transact-SQL)
Returns information for the steps in a job used by SQL Server Agent service to perform automated activities.
Column name | Data type | Description |
step_id | int | Unique identifier for the step. |
step_name | sysname | Name of the step in the job. |
subsystem | nvarchar(40) | Subsystem in which to execute the step command. |
command | nvarchar(max) | Command executed in the step. |
flags | int | A bitmask of values that control step behavior. |
cmdexec_success_code | int | For a CmdExec step, this is the process exit code of a successful command. |
on_success_action | tinyint | Action to take if the step succeeds: 1 = Quit the job reporting success. 2 = Quit the job reporting failure. 3 = Go to the next step. 4 = Go to step. |
on_success_step_id | int | If on_success_action is 4, this indicates the next step to execute. |
on_fail_action | tinyint | What to do if the step fails. Values are same as on_success_action. |
on_fail_step_id | int | If on_fail_action is 4, this indicates the next step to execute. |
server | sysname | Reserved. |
database_name | sysname | For a Transact-SQL step, this is the database in which the command executes. |
database_user_name | sysname | For a Transact-SQL step, this is the database user context in which the command executes. |
retry_attempts | int | Maximum number of times the command should be retried (if it is unsuccessful). |
retry_interval | int | Interval (in minutes) for any retry attempts. |
os_run_priority | int | Reserved. |
output_file_name | nvarchar(200) | File to which command output should be written (Transact-SQL, CmdExec, and PowerShell steps only). |
last_run_outcome | int | Outcome of the step the last time it ran: 0 = Failed 1 = Succeeded 2 = Retry 3 = Canceled 5 = Unknown |
last_run_duration | int | Duration (in seconds) of the step the last time it ran. |
last_run_retries | int | Number of times the command was retried the last time the step ran. |
last_run_date | int | Date the step last started execution. |
last_run_time | int | Time the step last started execution. |
proxy_id | int | Proxy for the job step. |
By default, members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute this stored procedure. Other users must be granted one of the following SQL Server Agent fixed database roles in the msdb database:
For details about the permissions of these roles, see SQL Server Agent Fixed Database Roles.
Members of SQLAgentUserRole can only view job steps for jobs that they own.
A. Return information for all steps in a specific job
The following example returns all the job steps for the job named Weekly Sales Data Backup.
USE msdb ; GO EXEC dbo.sp_help_jobstep @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup' ; GO
B. Return information about a specific job step
The following example returns information about the first job step for the job named Weekly Sales Data Backup.
USE msdb ; GO EXEC dbo.sp_help_jobstep @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup', @step_id = 1 ; GO


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Anybody shot the CSS bows with their dual cam? Do they have a valley to them?
I see they have several options to choose from like cams, grips, colors, ATA lengths. Seems like a neat idea. It would be nice if there were more companies doing this.
I also see that they have trinary cams. Isn't that what HCA calls their cams?Never buy reloads from a man named Stumpy, Lefty or Nub
Yes they both call them Trinary, but they're different. With the CSS trinaries, you can have single, dual and hybrid all with the same base cam, you just swap modules. You'd need an idler wheel with the single cam, of course.
It's a neat idea, but I don't know how practical it is. I imagine the main reason they do it is to cut down on manufacturing costs. I've never seen or shot a CSS, but they do seem like nice bows.
I'd like to try that Mountaineer recurve of theirs too.
I used to really want one of those PSE Coyotes, but the brace height was just too short for me to spend my $$$$$$ on it.
There is just something about being able to use a sight, stabilizer, and a rest on a recurve that I'd like to try.
I hear that you can buy a used CSS and get factory upgrades for it. I REALLY like that idea.Never buy reloads from a man named Stumpy, Lefty or Nub
07-15-2007, 02:06 PM #5I'd like to have a Hoyt Gamemaster, but I'm a cheapskate and it physically hurts me to let go of that much cashNever buy reloads from a man named Stumpy, Lefty or Nub
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what would you like to know about the CSS bows?
ive been shooting them for 3+ years.
some of the quiet things that CSS builds into or uses in their bows are the trinary cams. convertable to whatever style floats your boat. the term trinary was first used in late 2005 when the OS3 cams came to market, about a year before high country used the term.
one of a few manufacturers that still has an adjustable cable guard allowing you to tune clearance and cam lean to your taste.
factory strings are vapor trail.
limb cups have zero gaps so shimming is not an issue. they use the same basic format in the limb pockets as martin.
cams are drawlength adjustable by module in inch increments and fine tuneable by draw stop. there are also string pegs that allow you to adjust by the half inch. by using the string pegs, you do need to relocate the nock point.
as far as a valley, the least amount of valley would be in the OS3 or hybrid setup. the OS2 or 2 cam setup will have the most valley and is also the fastest cam setup.
there is a rear accessory hole thats tapped with the standard 5/16"x24 and a stainless steel front stab bushing.
the OS1 is the single cam setup. for that you would need the solid idler. the benefits of the solid idler is that it weighs the same as the cam, balancing the limb tips and keeping the bottom cam kick to a minimum.
as they come up with improvments with cam design and other things, you can purchase the upgrade kits. my system41 that i shoot now was originally a P1 single cam that i upgraded to OS3 style. my personal favorite is the OS3.
as you've seen, the options within a model are quite numerous. well built bows designed to not be obsolete next year.
if you have any other questions, feel free to ask by pm or here.I am an archer. It doesnt matter what venue i shoot, I AM an archer
Thanks Rock!
Are they still making the mountaineer?Never buy reloads from a man named Stumpy, Lefty or Nub
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the mountaineer, i cannot say. they may have dropped it because of lack of demand. you can give ms peggy a call, or atleast leave a message and they'll get back to you.
i will caution you now, they are a SMALL company and chuck is on the road quite a bit during the summer. there may be a bit of a delay between when you leave a message and when they get back to ya. if you dont get a call back in 3 working days, just give em a call again. im quite sure ms peggy is plenty busy all on her own.
that is one of the things i like about them, if i have a tuning or design question, i can talk to the man himself, chuck. not many bow companies work that way these days.Last edited by rock monkey; 07-15-2007 at 09:37 PM.
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Rock You are correct on everything. The Recurve is been put down for another reason as well. The limb builder they were using retired. Very soild bows and very accurate. I have been with Chuck and Peg for 4 years now and I shoot factory staff for them and I am the ILL. Sales Rep. So for any info I would be glad to help also. Later
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I got a CSS single cam. Little to no valley. I'm getting it Shanerized this week and can't wait to start shooting it again.
Nice shooting little bow though.
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Wait until you get to shoot the Whippin Stick. OMG. WOW is all I can say. Fast Dead quite and accurate.
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text: DANCING ON CASTROS GRAVEBy Bill PressTribune Media ServicesIn December 1998, I visited the seaside village of Cojimar, north of Havana, where Ernest Hemingway held his annual fishing derby.I thought of that visit recently, when I saw crowds of Miami Cubans dancing in the streets of Little Havana, celebrating Fidel Castros imminent demise. Watching their gleeful faces on television, I said out loud: Dont be too sure.You see, in Cojimar I made the obligatory pilgrimage to La Terraza, the bar where Hemingway used to hang out before heading out to sea in his boat, El Pilar. The walls were covered with photos of the author and his fishing buddies, including Gregorio Fuentes, who became famous as Santiago, the hero of Hemingways great novel The Old Man and the Sea.I asked the bartender whatever happened to Fuentes. Oh, hes still alive, the bartender told me. He lives just up the street. Not only that, but as a reporter I could just walk up to his door and interview him for only $15 U.S. Fuentes was then 100. He died four years later.I smiled at the bartenders invitation, thinking how foolish we Americans were to base our entire policy toward Cuba on Castros dying an early death. Dont count on it, I thought back then. And thats also true today.There are several areas where American foreign policy is flawed. Think North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Lebanon. But nowhere is our policy so bonehead stupid as it is in Cuba. And, in this case, George W. Bush doesnt bear all the blame. The same shortsighted policy has been continued under every president, Republican and Democrat, since John F. Kennedy and the disastrous U.S.-sponsored invasion of Cuba in 1961, known as the Bay of Pigs.In a nutshell, here it is: As of 1962, an embargo on all trade with Cuba. And, as of 1996 and the Helms-Burton Act, no improvement in relations with Cuba, and no American tourists traveling to Cuba, as long as Fidel Castro, or his brother, Raul, are still alive. In the meantime, the CIA has made at least 16 ham-handed attempts, from exploding cigars to fake photographs of Castro with babes on each arm, to assassinate or overthrow the Cuban leader.Unlike most American foreign policy, our strategy toward Cuba was not written in Washington. It was written in Miami, by Cuban exiles supporters of the former dictator Batista who still exercise an undue and unhealthy stranglehold on both political parties. For both Cuba and the United States, their policy has been a total failure.The embargo clearly hasnt worked. Forty-four years later, Castros still in power, and every industrialized nation in the world trades with Cuba, except the United States and Israel. Why not? If we can trade with Communist China, we can trade with Communist Cuba.The embargo hasnt hurt Castro. In fact, its strengthened him. The Cuban people, not Castro, are the ones most hurt in two ways. Because of the boycott, theyre denied access to better, cheaper, foreign goods. And, because of the boycott, theyre denied even the most basic freedoms. For four decades, by accusing the United States of being at war with Cuba - a trade embargo is, technically, an act of war Castro has used the boycott as an excuse for playing dictator.But the Cuban people arent the only ones who suffer from our closed-door policy. So do many Americans. American tourists cant explore one of the most beautiful, and least developed, islands of the Caribbean. American farmers cant sell their crops. American businessmen cant build their office buildings, hotels, rental car outlets or fast-food restaurants. In our absence, as I saw with my own eyes, those tremendous business opportunities in Cuba are being gobbled up by the Spaniards, Germans, French, Dutch and Canadians. By the time were ready to normalize relations with Cuba, there may not be an undeveloped parcel left.In the end, weve done everything wrong in Cuba. The way to undermine communism is not to keep capitalism out, but to let capitalism in. Build a McDonalds on every corner! Open a Wal-Mart in every town! And we shouldnt wait until Castros dead to start.Who knows? This current illness may well be the end of Castro. But dont count on it. He might die soon. But he might also live to be as old as the Old Man and the Sea.Bill Press is host of a nationally syndicated radio show and author of a new book, How the Republicans Stole Christmas. His email address is: email@example.com. His Web site is: www.billpress.com.


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FXStreet (Guatemala) - Currently, GBP/USD is trading at 1.7038, up 0.26% on the day, having posted a daily high at 1.7065 and low at 1.6976.
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Spot is presently trading at 1.7039, and next resistance can be seen at 1.7057 (Daily Classic R2), 1.7063 (Weekly Classic R1), 1.7065 (Daily High), 1.7109 (Daily Classic R3) and 1.7155 (Weekly Classic R2). Support below can be found at 1.7025 (Daily Classic R1), 1.7018 (Hourly 20 EMA), 1.7005 (Yesterday's High), 1.6994 (Monthly High) and (Weekly High).


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Encouraging First Day On The Ice
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The Blue and White were in action on Saturday as the first day of on-ice sessions took place at MasterCard Centre. A few possible opening-night line combinations were already on display.
Ron Wilson and his coaching staff had what one could call the three top lines as follows:
Joffrey Lupul -Tim Connolly-Phil Kessel
Nikolai Kulemin-Mikhail Grabovski-Clarke MacArthur
Nazem Kadri-Tyler Bozak-Colby Armstrong
While Connolly had scrimmaged with a few of his teammates before camp started, Saturday's scrimmages had more of a game feel to them. It was a valuable first experience working with Kessel and Lupul.
"Chances wise we had a lot but on the bench we were talking about things we could change and help each other out to know where we will be on the ice," Connolly said.
The line that had the most chemistry was the Kadri-Bozak-Armstrong unit that played together at times late last season. The trio caught the eye of the head coach.
"Bozie (Bozak) looks really focused and Army (Armstrong) wants to make up for all his injuries last season and when he played we were a much better team," Wilson said. "Nazie looked half a step to a step quicker then he seemed to last season."
Armstrong was very pleased with the way the line played and he liked the vision that his two linemmates bring to the table.
"They're both really skilled players, they've got vision, 160 degrees, they can see all over the ice so it's nice to play with those kinds of guys," Armstrong said.
The Leafs are counting on Lupul who not only brings a big presence to the top line but can also score when needed. The winger has had health woes the last couple of seasons but he is finally fit and taking part in his first training camp in two seasons.
"It's very important that he is healthy and he looks good on the ice, he looks strong," Wilson noted.
"He isn't behind conditioning wise like he was last year and it's good to see him healthy."
The Maple Leafs' eight preseason games begin Monday against the Ottawa Senators at Air Canada Centre. With so many games scheduled, Wilson said that fans will only see the top two lines in one of the first three games and that he would like to see his top lines play in four or five preseason games.
The preseason is a chance for the coaching staff to give some long looks at a few of the young players in camp.
"We have to give long looks to (Matt) Frattin, (Joe) Colborne and Nazem Kadri." Wilson said.
One of the reasons for the assessments will be to see if anyone is ready to crack the opening-night lineup but to also get their feet wet.
"They might not always play on a line that you see at practice or a scrimmage as I mix things up and have them show what they can do and gather experience as well," Wilson said.
The auditions begin Monday night.


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America's tax system is out of date and not competitive. Last updated in 1986, the OECD finds U.S. business tax rates are now the highest in the world. Congress must enact reforms that lower the U.S. business tax rate and move the U.S. toward a territorial tax system.
Why is this important to Silicon Valley, California and the U.S?
A recent study by the Milken Institute, "Jobs for America," concluded that reducing the U.S. business tax rate to the current average of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries would stimulate economic growth and create more than two million jobs in the U.S. by 2019.
The United States now has the highest statutory business tax rate among the major industrial countries in the OECD. Among other developed nations, only the U.S. taxes foreign income. This places businesses at a distinct competitive disadvantage since most foreign competitors are not required to pay a similar tax to their home countries. This particular aspect of the U.S. tax code poses real challenges when it comes to global investment decisions and the return of foreign profits to the U.S.
Ninety five percent of the world's consumers live outside of the United States. For U.S. companies to serve these markets and increase jobs in the United States, they must be able to compete internationally on a level playing field. In fact, 22 million Americans work for U.S. multinational companies while millions of other Americans are employed by the thousands by small and medium-sized companies that supply and service U.S. multinationals.
A reduction in the business tax rate to at least 25% must be accompanied with other proposed reforms such as reevaluating whether foreign tax credits are necessary given that they are utilized as an offset against the high corporate tax rate. The current U.S. tax rate of 35% provides such a large disincentive that few U.S. multi-national companies choose to bring foreign earnings home to the U.S.


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Overhaul Games is following up last year's Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition with an updated re-release of its sequel, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Scheduled to launch on November 15 for Mac OS X and Windows PC, the new version will feature the original game (Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn), the official expansion (Throne of Bhaal), four new characters, The Black Pits 2: Gladiators of Thay challenge arena, and updated graphics with remastered art and support for higher resolutions. The game can be pre-loaded now through the Beamdog client or shortly via a standalone installer.
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition begins pre-loading, trailer released
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Overhaul Games to update Baldur's Gate I and II
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MDK2 rises from its grave, MDK2 HD releasing for PC this summer
Fact: MDK2 was one of the best games on the Dreamcast. Fact: Using a toaster as a weapon is awesome. For gamers who missed out on BioWare's classic action-platformer, developer Overhaul Games, itself comprised of BioWare vets, and publisher Interplay are bringing it back for the PC in a revamped form dubbed MDK2 HD. Set to launch in September at Beamdog.com for $14.99, the new version will also include "a wide range of gameplay tweaks and reworked audio."


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that looks pretty fun iggy. where is it at??
No announcement yet.
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Originally posted by Chris View Postthat looks pretty fun iggy. where is it at??
How long do you surf each wave? Do you just surf it till you push it too hard and fall, or till you get tired? Is it a long walk back up the river when you fall? How long are your sessions?
Originally posted by csarqui View PostHow long do you surf each wave? Do you just surf it till you push it too hard and fall, or till you get tired? Is it a long walk back up the river when you fall? How long are your sessions?
At this time of the year when people start getting scared about the cold, you might stay as long as the next person allows you to stay an even share the wave if the other one does not mind.
With time we have realized that after a minute or so you get already pretty tired and it's time for the next one to come. Personally, around 2 years ago I managed to surf the same wave (on and off) for 47min, and I had to bail cause somebody else showed up and it was time to share the love.
The paddle back is not as bad as you would think, takes less than 7mins to paddle back to shore through the current.
The only downside of fresh water is that it freezes and that's the reason why we stop surfing the river between late December and mid May...we don't want to ding the boards with the icebergs floating downstream!;)


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The Egg Industry Cracks: Wright County Egg based in Galt, Iowa, recalled 380 million eggs due to salmonella contamination, one of the biggest recalls in recent history. via Wall Street Journal
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Big Tragedy, Big Hunger: The United Nations General Assembly met on Thursday to call for emergency global strategies, including massive food aid, to help Pakistan. Floods there have left 15 to 20 million without shelter, food, or emergency care: "more than the entire population hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Kashmir earthquake, Cyclone Nargis, and the earthquake in Haiti, combined," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. via Xinhuanet
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RIPLEY – Regina Dees' 2012 convictions for arson and insurance fraud were upheld Thursday by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
In a 9-0 decision written by Justice David Chandler, the court said sufficient evidence existed for a reasonable jury to agree that she set fire to her Ripley home and defrauded her insurance company about an alleged burglary.
For the arson, Dees was sentenced by Circuit Judge Robert W. Elliott to 10 years with two years to serve and eight years suspended. On the insurance fraud, she was sentenced to two years to serve with the arson sentence.
Dees appealed, claiming the jury did not have enough evidence to support both convictions.
The appeals court disagreed, saying evidence supported a conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that she set the fire, and that her financial situation and discovery that she still had items she reported stolen, were enough for motive.
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The state political world remains in chaos following last week's 4-3 ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reject the Legislative Reapportionment Commission's plan for Senate and House of Representatives districts.
The original plan passed by a 4-1 vote in December. It was supported by former Judge Stephen McEwen, the Republican Senate and House leaders and the Democratic House leader. The Senate Democratic leader opposed the plan.
Senate Democrats and others appealed the plan, which was seen by many Democrats as one that would keep the GOP in power for the next decade. Officially, the appeal claimed that townships, boroughs and cities were unfairly split.
Three Republican Supreme Court members voted to uphold the plan, while the Court's three Democrats voted against it. Chief Justice Ron Castille, a Republican and former Philadelphia district attorney, joined the Democrats in opposition.
"I think it was really a courageous thing," said state Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-170th dist.).
Boyle, as chairman of the House Democratic Campaign Committee, is ecstatic at the ruling.
In 2010, Republicans captured a net of 13 seats to take a 112-91 advantage. A series of recent resignations gives the GOP a 110-87 edge.
Republicans won 15 Democratic-held seats two years ago, and the plan that was just rejected strengthened the districts for those freshmen.
Now, Democrats might get a chance to win back those seats, if this year's elections are held using the boundary lines from 2010. The primary is scheduled for April 24, and candidates are collecting nominating petitions.
"This would make our task easier," said Boyle, adding that he expects Democrats to target up to 50 Republican seats. "Many more districts are competitive."
Asked why House Minority Leader Frank Dermody would support a plan that seemingly harmed his party's chances of recapturing the majority, Boyle reasoned that the plan was better than a preliminary one.
House Majority Leader Mike Turzai said he is ready to "immediately" work to address the Supreme Court's concerns. He said, "It should not be anyone's goal for this year's elections to be held in the 2001 lines, which clearly disenfranchise voters throughout the state and do not proportionately represent the population shifts."
Locally, the biggest news is that the 169th Legislative District — vacated by Republican Dennis O'Brien when he was sworn in to City Council on Jan. 2 — might not move to York County, at least for now.
Both parties have agreements to move seats to areas that have population growth. The GOP chose to move O'Brien's seat to an overwhelmingly Republican area of York County.
Now, there might be primary, special and general elections for the seat in the Far Northeast.
Possible Republican candidates include teacher John McCann; lawyer, former Assistant District Attorney and two-time judicial candidate Anne Marie Coyle; John Fritz, who is pro-life, favors term limits and promises to be a full-time legislator; and Dave Kralle, O'Brien's Council aide who also worked in his state district office.
Possible Democratic candidates are Ed Neilson, who handles government relations for a Center City law firm and is a former official in Gov. Ed Rendell's administration and with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98; and Shawn Dillon, a longtime employee of the state auditor general's office and Democratic leader of Ward 66-A.
"It's one we should win," Boyle said of the 169th.
Still, there are all kinds of possibilities for that seat, including one scenario where the winner would have to move to York County.
"I'd be very surprised if the person wound up serving a full term," Boyle said.
Rep. John Taylor (R-177th dist.) saw his district strengthened for a Republican under the plan that was rejected. He could face a tough race under the existing lines, especially in a presidential year.
One possible candidate is William Dunbar, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and state Rep. Tony Payton.
"It certainly should be a competitive seat," Boyle said.
In related news, Numa St. Louis, a 61st Ward committeeman, will challenge state Rep. Mark Cohen (D-202nd dist.) in the primary.
Joe Rooney, a Republican candidate in the 13th Congressional District, suggested that Democratic Rep. Allyson Schwartz "staged" the entry of an Occupy Philadelphia member into the Democratic primary to make her appear more moderate.
Nathan Kleinman plans to challenge Schwartz in the primary.
Rooney, a Delta Air Lines pilot and a retired Marine officer, dismissed the Occupy movement as one that "has demonstrated time and again it has no understanding of either the causes of our economic problems or the real problems people in this district are experiencing."
The Republican said Schwartz has one of the most liberal voting records in Congress. He faulted her for supposedly being behind a 2010 challenge to the nominating petitions of GOP candidates Dee Adcock, Josh Quinter and Brian Haughton. The challenge was eventually dropped.
The Schwartz campaign had no comment.
Rooney will be a guest on Marvin Barrish's political radio show on Sunday, March 4, from noon to 1 p.m. The show can be heard on WNJC (1360 AM).
Dan McCaffery, of East Torresdale, last week dropped out of the Democratic primary for state attorney general.
The announcement leaves former congressman Patrick Murphy and former Lackawanna County Assistant District Attorney Kathleen Kane in the Democratic contest. The Republican candidate will be Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed.
Last month, McCaffery hosted a campaign rally at City Hall, where he was endorsed by U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, City Controller Alan Butkovitz, City Councilman Bobby Henon and state Reps. John Sabatina Jr. and Kevin Boyle.
At the time, the former Philadelphia assistant district attorney said he expected to raise up to $2 million to compete with his two well-funded primary opponents.
However, in announcing his withdrawal, he cited the difficult task of raising money.
"I reached the inescapable conclusion that the current configuration of this race and the economic circumstances of the time make it extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, to continue to mount a viable campaign," he said.
Mayor Michael Nutter had not made an endorsement before McCaffery withdrew, but he soon lined up behind Murphy, who expects to benefit now that he's the only resident of Southeastern Pennsylvania in the primary race.
Also last week, Murphy was the guest speaker at NARAL Pro-Choice America's dinner celebrating the 39th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The dinner took place in Washington, D.C. ••
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Santa Anita and Del Mar officials are close to an agreement regarding a proposed Thoroughbred racing calendar for Southern California in 2014 that would lead to virtually all racing on the circuit at those venues.
A proposed calendar for 2014 was presented to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California in a meeting at Santa Anita on Thursday, contingent on the closure of Betfair Hollywood Park at the end of this year.
Hollywood Park officials have said the track will close for residential and commercial developments, but have committed to stay open for racing and training through 2013. There is widespread belief in the California Thoroughbred industry that Hollywood Park will not operate in any capacity in 2014.
Under the proposed 2014 schedule, Santa Anita would run from Dec. 26 through early July, and run a fall meeting from late September to late October or early November. Currently, the track ends its winter-spring meeting on the third weekend of April. The fall meeting has run through the first weekend of November in recent years.
Del Mar would run its usual late-summer meeting, from mid-July into early September, and would have an autumn meeting in November. Currently, the track has one race meeting each year.
"Santa Anita and Del Mar are close and the TOC is hoping they come to an agreement that works," TOC chairman Mike Pegram said on Thursday evening.
Barretts Racing at Fairplex Park would run its September meeting in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fair. Upon the expected closure of Hollywood Park, Barretts Racing is seeking to become a year-round training venue, Fairplex Park president Jim Henwood said on Thursday.
The proposed calendar leaves gaps with no racing in part of July and for a large portion of December.
No racing dates for 2014 have been assigned by the California Horse Racing Board. Racing board chairman David Israel said on Thursday that 2014 racing dates would be discussed at the racing board's meeting in Sacramento on May 23.
A six-month meeting at Santa Anita from late December to early July would result in major changes to the winter-spring meeting. One being discussed would have Santa Anita stop racing on turf in late spring to reduce wear and tear on the surface, and shift turf racing to Golden Gate Fields in Northern California. Both tracks are owned by the Stronach Group.
"We could look at a lot of different things," Santa Anita president George Haines said on Friday. "All things are open right now. We feel this is an opportunity to help Santa Anita."
An expanded racing schedule at Del Mar would be a major change from racing there in past decades.
Del Mar president Joe Harper said that a summer meeting at Del Mar could be expanded in some years with an earlier start, depending on the schedule of the San Diego County Fair, which is conducted on racetrack grounds prior to the race meeting.
For a fall meeting, Harper said that having simulcasting of the Breeders' Cup meeting "is crucial for us" because of the revenue generated from handle. The track has also expressed an interest in hosting the Breeders' Cup. A fall meeting would likely feature racing four days a week, compared to five during the summer, he said.
"I think 2014 will be more of a test than we realize," Harper said.
Barretts Racing at Fairplex is making plans to open its barn area for year-round training next January, but is unlikely to expand its racetrack beyond the current five-eighths configuration in the near future, Henwood said.
Barretts Racing, located on the Los Angeles County fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif., had previously proposed a $20 million renovation that would include expanding its main track to six furlongs and the development of a five-furlong turf course on its infield.
In a two-page letter to the TOC earlier this week, Henwood said Barretts Racing was focusing on being a year-round training site. In an interview on Thursday, Henwood said that Barretts racing has not dropped plans for an expanded racetrack, but that it is not an immediate goal for 2014.
"There is not enough time," he said. "We need the industry to see the expansion project as a need."
The backstretch in Pomona may be desperately needed to house Thoroughbreds in the Los Angeles area by the end of this year upon the expected closure of Hollywood Park.
Has anyone considered the cost for horsemen, that involves having to move their staff and horses? Sure the "one circuit GG, SA, DM " sounds great....in theory due to a horse shortage and betting public appeal, but when considering the outnofnpocket expense that it represents to already financially strapped horsemen. This would create even shorter fields, and more outfits looking to other circuits where their costs can be reduced. Not every outfit in CA has the cash flow of the O'Niels, Bafferts, Drysdales etc....
Have any of the officials in this discussion ever been in the towns up against the San Gabriels in July? They decided to race at Santa Anita in the winter for a good reason; it can be stiflingly hot in the middle of the afternoon anytime from April onward. Hollywood Park, down close to the shore, gets heat-relief from sea-breezes. Though I guess they don't care about on-track attendance anymore.
this is y2k, the fiscal cliff and the sequestor all over again. hollywood is not going away.
california is bankrupt, fiscally, not just morally. the indian casinos' have all the clout and all the money. business as usual. if anything, del mar should be closed down. it is a rip-off. everything expensive and except for opening day and pacific classic, it's a graveyard.
Why not CLOSE all Racing in California, due to BAD MANAGEMENT..................
Horses that favor synthetic or yielding turf may consider GG when Del Mar wraps up (instead of SA).
They should think strategically about shipping incentives, stall incentives, and ways to differentiate each track even more by class, sex, dates and surface.
The South/North Circuit may work with the right planning. Could GG even run on SA or DM dark days and offer tapeta and some turf, and keep emphasis on claiming & ungraded stakes with a F/M bias. Then up purses for tapeta when SA is running to get synthetic favoring horses.
I never thought I'd see the day where thoroughbred racing in SoCal would come to this. Given the history and prestige associated with all 3 tracks, what an absolute disgrace.
how about a new racecourse at pechanga or morongo or chumash.
So much for turf racing at Santa Anita.
I really like that idea! The trainers will never go for it because the biggest barns won't want to do the big move more than once year from SA or Hollywood or Fairplex to Del Mar. It would be pretty cool for the fans and the racing would be better than what we're getting now. Along with my regular diet of SA, I'd love to go spend a week up north at GG and a couple weeks down at Del Mar, the racing would be good enough to justify it.
Why not an entire Cal circuit. A SA, GG, Dmr circuit. There is a horse shortage anfd combining Northern and Southern Cal would add allot of horses.