text: Madonna's Still Fighting For Mercy; Kate & Owen Are Over AgainMargaret Hartmann4/09/09 6:30pmFiled to: Dirt Bag (After Dark)MadonnaKanye WestKate HudsonOwen WilsonOprah Winfreywoody HarrelsonNadya SulemanBilly JoelrihannaPaul McCartneyJennifer LopezJade GoodyMiranda KerrOrlando BloomHarry PotterMarian careydavid carusobauer-griffin20EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkThe Malawi Human Rights Commission is stepping in to help Madonna appeal her adoption case. Sources say three-year-old Mercy James "understands what's going on" and has been asking, "Where is Mummy? Where is Lola?" [People]Nadya Suleman says she may apply for welfare. "If I need to apply for [the Women, Infants and Children program] to provide my babies with formula, then I'm going to," she said. [Whittier Daily News]Woody Harrelson attacked a TMZ photographer again at the airport. Along with the video TMZ posted this description: "Our photog says Woody smashed the camera to the ground, breaking it. Harrelson then picked the camera up and began walking away with it. The photog followed Woody, claiming he was assaulted and demanded that Woody return the camera. That's when Harrelson attacked again, striking the photog repeatedly and grabbing his neck. Our cameraman shot the action with his flip cam." [TMZ]Kate Hudson broke up with Owen Wilson again. A source says, "Owen wants to get married and he proposed to Kate soon after they got back together. But she's not ready." [Perez Hilton]The National Enquirer claims that Billy Joel's wife, Katie Lee, is cheating on him with Yigal Azrouel, a handsome 36-year-old Israeli-born fashion designer. [National Enquirer]Rihanna visited a six-year-old fan who has leukemia in the hospital. [People]Oprah Winfrey has teamed up with the FBI about to warn people that scammers are sending people emails saying they have been nominated to appear on an episode of Oprah and possibly win $1 million. All they have to do is click a link to buy plane tickets to Chicago from the sender. [People]Paul McCartney's website was hacked, but it's fixed now. [The Daily Express]Unlike ex-wife Heather Mills, Paul McCartney's girlfriend of one year, Nancy Shevell, is popular with his kids. [People]Jennifer Lopez won a cybersquatting case against a man who registered two websites that used her name to make a profit. The man had to turn the domain names over to the Jennifer Lopez Foundation. [Reuters]One room in Jennifer Lopez's home is devoted entirely to wigs. "Jennifer keeps the door locked and hardly ever lets anyone in the room, not even Marc," says a source. "The shelves on the walls are full of plastic heads holding the best hairpieces money can buy." [Star]Jade Goody's dying wish was to have a wax statue made of her at Madame Tussauds so that her boys could still see her. The museum says they are considering it and sources say they are considering a figure that talks and moves, saying Goody's most famous sayings such as: "Rio de Janeiro, ain't that a person?" and, "Where's East Angular though?" [The Daily Mail]Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr said, "Yeah, one day down the line, of course I'd love to be a mum - it's definitely something I'd like to do," which is a big deal because she's dating Orlando Bloom. [The Daily Mail]Real Housewives of New York City star Countess LuAnn de Lesseps said she and her husband were separated for three months when he sent her an email saying he was seeing someone else and it was serious. "I was devastated," she says. "I knew that we were kind of separating, but I was hoping that things were going to work out." [People]Heidi Klum's 64-year-old father, Gunther, is in a German hospital recovering from a stroke. [The Sun]The falconer who supplied the owls for the Harry Potter movies plead guilty to 17 charges of causing unnecessary suffering to his 42 birds and 11 chickens. He was accused of keeping the animals in "filthy, squalid abandon." [The Sun]Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon were in a just in a fender bender in L.A. We know this because Mariah Twittered: "so this is why I don't drive,or get up early. Just got into a little car accident in la..but we're all ok. Neither of us were driving." [TMZ]David Caruso is being sued by a woman who says he fathered her two children and promised to love her forever. But he broke up with her when their second child was born and she says he owes her the $1 million he promised her. [TMZ]Martha Stewart's daughter, Alexis Stewart, is suing her accountant because she says he calculated her taxes incorrectly and she had to pay $900,000 in back taxes and a $110,000 fine after an IRS audit. [NY Post]Kim Kardashian has big dreams for her career. "I would like die to be in Twilight," says Kim, "being around all those hot guys. I want to be a vampire." She adds, "I would love to be a Bond girl, that would be my dream of life." [People]An Australian woman stalking American Idol reject Diana DeGarmo is being held without bail until a hearing in May. [Yahoo]Bad news on Dollhouse. Joss Whedon says that FOX is only airing episode 12 and episode 13, the season finale, will only be available on DVD. [NY Magazine]James Gandolfini has asked a judge to ban camera from the courtroom when he testifies against a man he's accused of choking and punching in an airport. The fight started when the man greeted Gandolfini with his Tony Soprano impression. [Daily Express]Is Gabrielle Union pregnant with Dwayne Wade's baby or not? [ONTD]Spencer Pratt uploaded a picture to his Twitter, but when people pointed out there was a bong in the background he took it down. [Perez Hilton]Russell Brand is back on UK radio. He had to resign from BBC Radio 2 a few months ago after he left obscene messages on the answering machine of actor Andrew Sachs as part of his show. [Independent]Katie Holmes will read the story of a veteran during this year's National Memorial Day Concert in D.C. [E!]Miley Cyrus says her 20-year-old boyfriend Justin Gaston has brought her closer to God. "I've never been closer to the Lord since I met him," said Cyrus. "He's really made me read my Bible. He's made me actually read the stories in the Bible — not the quick little verses — that not only help me, but show you how to help other people." [Us]Miley Cyrus told Tyra Banks that she's cool with invading her boyfriend's privacy. "I go through their text [messages]," she tells Tyra. "I see if they're nice to their mom, because if they're mean to their mom they're going to be mean to me." Cyrus adds, "It's so much better than going through their phone and stuff because they always know." [People]Benjamin McKenzie reveals in this lengthy interview that he watches 30 Rock and Mad Men and he still keeps in touch with the Cohen family from The O.C., but not the ladies of the show. He says: "Adam Brody and I live not too far from each other and I see him quite a bit. Peter Gallagher and I stay in touch. Kelly Rowan and I stay in touch. Josh Schwartz every once in awhile. That's about it." [Just Jared]Chris Isaak talked to Yusuf, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, and this is what he had to say: "The way in which I kind of unplugged and walked away was abrupt, and it needn't have been that way," said Yusuf "And perhaps that was because of my naiveté. I was always a little bit naïve. I thought people would understand that when I'd written a song called 'On The Road To Find Out,' that if I happened to one day find something out, they might expect, 'Well, he might disappear then.'" [The Huffington Post]If you missed last night's South Park, you should watch this video about Kanye West's legendary love of "fish sticks." [Perez Hilton]Here's Kanye West's response to the episode: "SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER. I USE TO USE IT TO BUILD UP MY ESTEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED IN ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MUSIC AND PRODUCTS THE BEST RESPONSE IS THANK YOU INSTEAD OF "I TOLD YOU SO!!!" IT'S COOL TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOU'RE RAPPING BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. WHEN YOU MEET LITTLE WAYNE IN PERSON HE'S THE NICEST GUY FOR EXAMPLE. I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THINK I AM. I NEED TO JUST GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JUST MAKE DOPE PRODUCT. EVERYTHING IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. AS LONG AS PEOPLE THINK I ACT LIKE A BITCH THIS TYPE OF SHIT WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. I'M SURE THE WRITERS AT SOUTH PARK ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO!! I'M SURE THERE'S GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THIS... THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S ME!" [ONTD]Reply20 repliesLeave a reply


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21 Nov 2010 ptooma said
I wouldn't recommend it since you may be setting yourself up for disappointment. Remember that group chemistry, friends that you make and share your vacation with, as well as the eagerness of the road crew constitute your full experience. You will inevitably compare the second tour to the first tour and there's no guarantee that the 2nd tour group will gel as well as the first one.
Keep the memories from the first tour unique and visit another part of the planet that you have yet to explore.
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21 Nov 2010 Conitki4life said
Hi Clare,
I saw a different post of yours that you did the grand southern. You should definately try a different tour so you can see other places. I would recommend the grand northern or the grand canadian. This way you can see the many great cities in Canada<!--graemlin::)--> - 0 people like this
6 Dec 2010 Andrew said
If you missed alot or want to go on the same tour again go for it. Im thinking of doing hawaii again next year, want to stay longer and do more plus more islands to explore.
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August 26 2009, 12:42 PM
The politicians in Washington are on vacation, and that means it's time to pull out the sunscreen, a pool chair, and a stack of good books. President Barack Obama is no exception and, as Slate notes, his reading list includes Plainsong by best-selling author Kent Haruf, a drama about life in a Colorado prairie community.
The novel was adapted for the stage last year and performed by the Denver Center Theatre Company. The Denver Post spoke with Haruf about the play at the time: "You have to know how to look at this country. You have to slow down. It isn't pretty...but it's beautiful."
In December 2007, 5280 printed an excerpt from West of Last Chance by Haruf and photographer Peter Brown, which delves into the secrets of the high plains (the full excerpt is available in print only).


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Posted on 01/09/2014 7:23:08 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Sen. Tom Coburn doesnt seem like a typical cancer patient.
The Oklahoma Republican often arrives in his office two hours before his aides, sometimes as early as 4 a.m. He attends virtually all of his committee hearings. And in the evenings, he either dines with his senator buddies at Capitol Hill establishments or attends his weekly meetings of Christians, conservatives and others at his well-known C Street house.
But for the past several months, the 65-year-old Coburn has privately been undergoing intensive treatment for a recurrence of prostate cancer, a battle that could end up cutting short his second Senate term, which is scheduled to expire in January 2017.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Good luck to you, Tom, fighting cancer. This should be your number one priority. Perhaps it's time to retire and beat this disease.
Prayers for Sen Coburn.
Recurring prostate cancer....
Been there, doing that, and prayers for his recovery.
If he retires I'm sure OK has some solid replacements.
The best to he and his family. Would be a huge loss.
Prayers for his recovery.
Having said that.. I hope he does cut short his term and we can get someone more Conservative in.
His last 4 years have been a trainwreck.
I am ready for a new Senator.
It goes back a lot farther than 4 years. I heard him interviewed once a couple of years ago. He ranted and raved about how we "had to get spending, debt and deficits under control or we risk the collapse of our economy". Then, in the very next breath, he went on to plead that we "must save Socialist (in)Security and Medicare". (two of the biggest drivers of spending, debt and deficits)
I agree with you.
I'll rephrase. I have just been paying more attention to him the past 4 or 5 years.
He's voted for big money bailouts, for gun control, for amnesty.. and on and on and on.. I've called his office many a times and chewed them up and down...
In addition to that he voted FOR Janet Yellen for Fed Chair.
The sooner this guy is out the better off we'll be.
BYE BYE Sen Coburn, You NOW have the Washington DC STENCH ALL OVER YOU! Go back to OK and WASH IT OFF and be CLEAN!
LOL. When he originally ran he was painted by the Democrat establishment media as a far Right Conservative LUNATIC! Check it out. It just goes to show you what too much time in DC does.
Term Limits NOW!!!!
2 Five year terms for Senate
5 Two year terms in Congress
PLUS: NO DC or DC Lobby job for 5 years when your terms are over.
This would HELP wipe out the STENCH and distrust of DC.
Tom's biggest mistake, IMO, was not vetting Obama when both were on the Senate Judiciary in 2008. Instead, the committee focused on John McCain. If Tom is terminal, I hope he will acknowledge that and expose Obama.
Totally agree. Ok can do better. But I wonder, does the gov appoint? If so, look out.
Plus, No Retirement Benefit. Having to earn retirement benefits outside of gov't office will encourage them to get in & get out again.
No, Thank goodness she would not appoint. Position would be filled by a special election.
Now.. just like in NJ there is a possibility there could be a gap in between when he retires and when the election is held.
She could appoint an interim to serve during that time.
I agree with YOU! He WAS conservative, then started wavering. He trashed Ted Cruz, et al and has begun the McCain/Graham line dance. It is sickening to watch! This proves that good intentions can go very wrong when you stay in DC too long. He said he believed in term limits, then he jumped from one (House) to the other (Senate). Sorry, but that is a dirty trick! I do like his research that he does on government waste, but it never goes anywhere. He doesn't follow through with proposed legislation to curb it. A waste of time if you are NOT going to act on it.
He was originally quite a conservative, seemed to be another Helms, then he joined the McC faction and was never again reliable politically.
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Good luck, Senator, and may God be with you.
Is his insurance cancelled due to the Obamacare he helped inflict on Americans? Will he get the same medical care as his constituents that he stabbed in the back?
I remember when he won (and it was a real low point for Dems); I believe he had said abortion was murder and any involved should get the death penalty, and he still won.
In the early 2000s the Dems looked at their playbook and had to concede it was a total failure; to their credit they revamped it brilliantly.
May God Bless and Heal you Dr. Coburn. You are a good man and I am proud you are my Senator. You will continue to be in my prayers.
I am sad, however, to be posting this on a news gathering and discussion board whose population includes some who cannot pass an opportunity to spout vitriol and smear any person not perfect as they seem to consider themselves as being even when compassion and empathy are called for in a civil society.
As I know you personally read and answer virtually all of your constituent's messages to you, I will repeat my first paragraph at your Senate site.
It's not that we never liked or trusted Senator Coburn, YankeeinOkieville, it's tht he turned against us when he joined with McC & Lindsey so many times.
Good idea, take a powder and get healthy buddy. Maybe the Governor will appoint a conservative to replace you, that would be swell.
Here's a potential appointee if Coburn steps down early... OK House Speaker T.W. Shannon. It would make more leftist heads explode.
Speaker Shannon would be the obvious choice (a young, accomplished, popular conservative who would be unbeatable in the special election), and, as you said, he would make liberals' heads explode (twice over, actually, since Shannon not only is African-American, he's also a Native American (a registered member if the Chickasaw Nation)).
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Amy Zickefoose's husband works long, difficult hours with machines in Tennessee, hundreds of miles from their Mansfield home. For this dangerous work, he receives $11 an hour.
State and federal politicians have proposed raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2016, but Zickefoose said fast-food employees shouldn't be paid that much.
"I definitely don't feel (they) should make almost as much as my husband," said Zickefoose, adding that she doesn't believe an increase would help her family. "I know his boss wouldn't give him another dollar."
An increase in the minimum wage, which is $7.95 an hour in Ohio, would mean layoffs and potentially higher food prices, but also better-paid workers and potentially lower costs for social services. Whether that sounds like a great or horrible idea depends largely on where you fit into the workforce.
"From the employees' perspective, a wage increase is always appreciated," said Randy Davies, president and CEO of the Chillicothe-Ross Chamber of Commerce. "There are many aspects a small-business owner would have to adjust."
The Congressional Budget Office estimated 500,000 workers, or 0.3 percent of the American workforce, would lose their jobs by 2016 if Congress raised the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. However, another 16.5 million would see their wage increase, the report stated.
An estimated 1.1 million Ohio workers, those earning below $10.10 an hour, would receive an extra $1.54 billion if the minimum wage were raised, according to a report released by the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank.
That would increase economic activity in Ohio by $977.3 million, according to the report, which indicated there would be little or no job loss statewide if the minimum wage were raised by $2.15.
The winners
About 3.3 million American workers, including 137,000 Ohioans, were paid at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That amounts to about 4 percent of the American workforce.
A worker receiving federal minimum wage would receive $15,080 a year, which is below the federal poverty line for a family of two – $15,730. Ohio's minimum wage worker would receive $16,536 a year; depending on each family's size, that may or may not be adequate.
A single person would need $16,956 to have a living wage in Licking County; a family of four would require $36,882, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's living wage calculator.
Although Ohio's minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum wage, it's still inadequate to pay for a two-bedroom apartment, according to a National Low Income Housing Coalition study. Ohioans would have to work 70 hours a week at minimum wage to afford that living space, assuming they're putting 30 percent of their income toward rent, the study found.
But many individuals making minimum wage take advantage of other safety net programs, such as Medicaid and income tax credits for people with lower incomes.
Fifty-two percent of front-line fast-food workers – those not in management – and their families are enrolled in one or more public programs, compared with 25 percent of the overall workforce, according to a 2013 study by the University of California Berkeley Labor Center and University of Illinois.
The report estimated the cost of public assistance for fast-food workers' families was $7 billion a year, including $3.9 billion for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which insures children whose families make too much for Medicaid and too little for public insurance. Other benefits included about $1.04 billion in food stamps and $1.91 billion in income tax credits.
Many businesses can afford to raise the minimum wage to reduce the number of employees reliant on social service programs, said Anna Chu, a policy director with the progressive ThinkProgress who wrote a report on the benefits of raising Ohio's minimum wage for the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
"A lot of companies pay higher than minimum wage and are still profitable," Chu said.
The losers
However, the prospect of paying employees more may be daunting for employers, especially those operating small businesses or restaurants, which work on tight profit margins, said Jim Evans, president of JK Evans & Associates, a human resources consulting firm in Zanesville.
"They will have to recoup those dollars somewhere," Evans said..
An increase in the minimum wage means higher payroll taxes, unemployment taxes and Workers' Compensation premiums for employers, said Karen Crutcher, co-owner of Bay Food Market and Bay Packing in Lancaster.
Those extra costs mean higher prices on products – a challenge for independent grocers already competing with low prices at chain stores. Crutcher estimated her business has raised the price of goods by 25 percent because of the rising state minimum wage.
A higher minimum wage also can play a role in hiring decisions, she said.
"We haven't had to lay anybody off, but we can't hire people either," Crutcher said.
Although the restaurant industry would likely be hit the hardest by a minimum wage increase, the effect on food prices nationwide wouldn't be dramatic, Chu said.
A restaurant hamburger likely wouldn't increase more than 10 cents, and consumers might spend another nickel on a bag of groceries, according to a 2012 report from the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Food Chain Workers Alliance and Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. The study reviewed the effects of a proposal to raise minimum wage to $9.80 and increase tipped workers' pay.
The biggest proponents of an increased minimum wage seem to be the people with the least power to make it happen politically.
Reps. Mike Foley, D-Cleveland, and Bob Hagan, D-Youngstown, recently introduced a bill that would raise Ohio's minimum wage to $10.10 and make employers pay tipped employees the same wage if they could not prove employees were making it up in tips. In the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly, the bill might not receive a hearing.
President Barack Obama hasn't had much more luck on the federal level. ■
Do you support a $10.10 minimum wage? Readers weigh in on proposals to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Here are a few examples of what they said. "I'm not saying it's right or wrong for someone to get paid a wage that you can't live on. But when wages go up, who do you think that company will pass that on to? The consumers." – Andrea Davis Jones, Newark "I think it's high time that we make an adjustment to minimum wage. You should be able to support your family through working hard at a job and not be at poverty level." – Debbie Nolan, Hebron "I am currently trying to make a living off of minimum wage, and I work two jobs to try and support myself if that tells you anything. Why don't we see what the cost of living is and then you tell me if $10.10 an hour is enough." – Kara Williams, Newark
By the numbers: minimum wage • The first federal minimum wage was set at 25 cents an hour – the equivalent of $4.16 an hour today – for certain industries in 1938. • The most recent increase to the federal minimum wage was in July 2009, when it rose from $6.55 to $7.25. • People who support a higher minimum wage say the baseline wage hasn't kept up with inflation. The minimum wage in 1968 was $1.60, which would amount to $10.79 in 2014. • In 2006, Ohioans voted to increase the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.85 and adjust subsequent years' minimum wages with inflation. The constitutional amendment passed with 56.7 percent of the vote. However, voters in 22 counties opposed the change. • Ohio's minimum wage is $7.95, up 10 cents from 2013. The minimum wage for employees of smaller companies – those that gross less than $292,000 – is $7.25, the federal minimum wage. • Ohio is one of 21 states that has a higher minimum wage than the federal standard. • Ohio also has a higher minimum wages than any of its surrounding states. Michigan's current minimum wage is $7.40 an hour; Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia use the federal minimum wage. Source: U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, Ohio Department of Commerce
Can you live on minimum wage? The following are estimates based on CentralOhio.com research. Different circumstances or benefits could change monthly budgets dramatically. Source: MIT living wage calculator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesNumber of people in family One Two Three Four Earnings $1,378 $1,378 $1,378 $2,756 Food stamps $0 $173 $323 $0 Medicaid-eligible No Yes Yes Children yes, parents no Total revenue $1,378 $1,551 $1,701 $2,756 Payroll tax $105.42 $105.42 $105.42 $210.83 Housing $395 $607 $607 $607 Food $242 $357 $536 $713 Medical $117 $0 $0 $330 Transportation $306 $595 $686 $736 Other $59 $149 $202 $164 Total expenses $1,224.42 $1,813.42 $2,136.42 $2,760.83 Net monthly $153.58 -$262.42 -$435.42 -$4.83


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BANGKOK (AP) — Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will fight charges related to her ousted government's rice subsidy program, vowing to return to Thailand after her trip overseas.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday recommended criminal charges against Yingluck for dereliction of duty for failing to halt the program, which was plagued with losses. Her case goes to prosecutors to file with the courts.
At her first news conference since losing her job in May, Yingluck said Friday the case against her was unfairly rushed.
Yingluck said her trip outside Thailand was planned before the commission's ruling. Many believe she will travel to France to celebrate the birthday of her brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a coup and fled a corruption conviction in 2008.


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abby in france:
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well, it's cobblers one way or another... evening, all! | |
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sinister dexter:
how about that new EL-P? ... very exciting | |
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@dexter - huh? | |
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Fri. 6/1/12 6:27am
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cancer for cure Dave B. howdy ^_^ | |
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I haven't heard anything from the new EL-P yet... | |
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Ozzy Skateboard:
good morning coffee is done :) | |
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agree with dexter, new EL-P is very exciting... | |
Fri. 6/1/12 6:35am
ohh shearwater !! they gigged in Paris last month and it was a helluva time they gave us - amazing! | |
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Fri. 6/1/12 6:36am
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wow that is surprising HotRod ... well ... its fucking awesome downloaded it as soon as i heard and my cash is on the table when i see the vinyl at vertigo records the coolest record store in michigan here | |
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"run the banner down" and "Dread Sovereign" are my favourites now.. | |
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Jay /London:
good morning hotrod and all | |
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Rick Blaine:
We'll always have the archives. (and Paris) | |
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no ...don't say that ...... god i'm gonna be crying and stuff ... oh man ....... HotRod what am i gonna do without you? ^_^ | |
Fri. 6/1/12 6:48am
does that mean 2013 starts in two weeks' time, HotRod? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:00am
but, but but.... 13 b'ak'tun doesn't happen until December! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:00am
sinister dexter:
crying now .... gonna miss you lots .... wheres my swag and 2 HotRod premiums damnit fuckin A | |
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Ozzy Skateboard:
well then I'll expect some hot mixes on your FedBook wall then hehehe | |
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Getting cafeinated | |
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i'm going to miss my weekly dose of HotRod. | |
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sinister dexter:
tears just cuz i love you all and wfmu so much ... thankyouthankyoufrommyheartHotRodforallyoudoandbeingyou^_^ | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:11am
I think you're taking this whole 2012 end of the world thing a bit too seriously HR! | |
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Fri. 6/1/12 7:11am
Fri. 6/1/12 7:13am
abby in france:
yes we all love wfmu but hotrod is the best of the best | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:15am
abbyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)))) | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:22am
today's show making it particularly hard to disagree with abby.. | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:25am
Seriously HotRod my weekends start here! Where are they going to start now? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:26am
Ozzy Skateboard:
ice anyone? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:27am
haha | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:29am
Isa GT and Co:
in copenhagen listening to you!!!! cuz ur the best!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:34am
Ozzy Skateboard:
BTW only this crowd would appreciate this that giant solar hole that was shaped like a pyramid is now coming back around the sin and is now shaped like a giant chicken, seriously it's a sign | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:35am
If you ever come to Paris Hot Rod, give us (french) a shout, we shall welcome you in this old city ! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:35am
sinister dexter:
off to the job .... be listening on my phone .... see ya'all later ... dancin my ass off ... love ya HotRod | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:35am
Ozzy Skateboard:
oops SUN not sin pardon my Freudian slip | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:35am
Isa GT and Co:
why the last hotrod of 2012? I need explanations!!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:36am
Fri. 6/1/12 7:37am
Ozzy Skateboard:
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/images/latest_aia_193.gif | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:39am
Last of 2012? You won't even be on the next schedule in December? What about fill-ins? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:40am
I may do some fill-ins, perhaps a regular podcast...and plenty of downloadable soundcloud mixes!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:42am
Rave B:
music is the best | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:43am
Aw, you're going? Sad face. Will keep an eye out on FB for announcements of fill ins. You will do that, yeh? Awesome gifs today, b/t/w. | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:44am
Isa GT and Co:
exquizzzme? tell me more! so my fav radio show is going? dont treat this lighty please | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:49am
david from ks.:
,,,,,Hey Ms.HR, Yesterday I heard someone describe the USA as a "Predator"nation unfortunatly Ithought it fit,,,Peace 2U Sister | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:49am
Isa GT and Co:
what is happening? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:52am
Just taking a break from Fridays 6-9AM...but will still be active!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:54am
Too busy to message til now, but AWESOME as per. Hi HR and alla youse! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 7:56am
T.G.I.HR ... - Thank goodness it's ..................... HOT ROD! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:02am
Isa GT and Co:
YOU ARE SO BIG!!! AND BADASS thank u for what you do. HOTROD I love You and don't go anywhere | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:03am
Isa GT and Co:
Fri. 6/1/12 8:04am
other david:
Checking in, gonna miss you on Friday mornings - always got me in the mood for the weekend. Hope you're not gone for long - thank you for all the awesome shows. | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:05am
Isa GT and Co:
this is my jam. HOTROD is my jam. don't take nobreaks. I need u | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:05am
Love this Butterclock track! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:07am
Isa GT and Co:
how about I don't want you to go anywhere???? HOTRODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:08am
Where is Hot Rod going anyway? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:08am
david from ks.:
,hey@ Ozzie Skateboard what kinda deck do You ride,, Do You do ramp or street skate,,Ive got a barely used Powell-Peralta Mike Vallely circa 1989,an unused 88 Sims Jeff Phillips (RIP) an 88 JFA,anda custom painted nakedboard my then 12 yr.old Son did when he was skating for a store-sponsered team in Roanoke VA.I couldnt even do an Ollie! ....MoreSkate Less Hate!!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:08am
sad to see/hear you go anyway, soundcloud or not | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:08am
Rave B:
We have the technology. We have the capability... She will be Better. Stronger. Faster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofoK_QQxGc | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:09am
Are you all conspiring to make me join facebook? My favorite shows are not on the next schedule and I'm supposed to keep in touch through FB | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:13am
www.facebook.com... | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:15am
HotRod, where's your soundcloud? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:18am
soundcloud.com... | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:19am
soundcloud.com... | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:23am
Isa GT and Co:
okay hr I love u but can u just break it down to us... this is important for me at least | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:24am
Rave B:
"Music is an outburst of the soul." - Frederick Delius | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:25am
Thanks HotRod! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:28am
I'm moving outside of the U.S. for a lil' bit :) | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:28am
I'll be in touch! PROMISE!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:31am
Isa GT and Co:
hmm me don't like: where? PR? Eu? | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:32am
Isa GT and Co:
Javier estrada is BOSS, just donøt listen to him dubstep thing but this shit is HEAVY!!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:36am
david from ks.:
,,,,some of us minorities of us may not exist after they pass the law concerning drone usage for regular survellance and the special cleanup platoons of war zombies,,,,, | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:37am
Fri. 6/1/12 8:38am
abby in france:
hotrod would you consider tumblr, for those of us who hate facebook? down the road, i mean, if you're not on it now. this week has been an amazing show! PR!!!!!!!!!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:39am
lanegrabarata.tumblr.com | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:39am
Isa GT and Co:
OMG I'm gonna miss you. And fuck u for leaving us. but love u for being there. love/heat I just cant bear it | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:41am
david from ks.:
Fri. 6/1/12 8:41am
Isa GT and Co:
heat LOL! hate but at least is HEAT!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:43am
Rave B:
Have a great weekend HotRod and HotRodders. NEXT WEEK! MAKE IT COUNT! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:46am
david from ks.:
,,," You must make friend of horror and death ".....Col. W.Kurtz | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:47am
Hi, HR! Very late per usual, but I'll hear the Buckley and all in the archives. If there are any other big Buckley fans who don't already know of this, here's a great link to his connection with FMU: http://soundcloud.com/morning-thief/i-shall-be-released-phone | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:49am
Isa GT:
OKAY Hotrod. you just killed me | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:50am
Oh, wow, now just read you're moving. Yeah, what Isa GT & Co. said at 8:39.... | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:51am
Isa GT:
Hotrod my love. no words for what you do. take ur time but don't leave us forever.all I'm saying cuz WE LOVE YOU!!!! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:55am
If next Friday's show is your final for a while, I'll try to remember to leave myself a post-it, set the alarm a bit earlier, etc., to catch all of it live for once. | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:56am
still b/p:
Sorry to hear we'll have Not Rod Fridays. Hope you enjoy time away and your alternative schedule style for a while. I know where to fish back for good tracks when I need 'em. | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:56am
Bye, lovely lady. Have a great summer, and I'll see ya 'round the campus. | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:57am
abby in france:
bye hotrod i love you | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:58am
HotRod: Be safe and happy in your time away. Come back with a lot of great new music to share! | |
Fri. 6/1/12 8:58am
Been a while, thanks for the lovely set! | |
Sat. 6/2/12 12:59pm
La Peruana Tetona:
Wow... Lo sentí en mi corazón! Donde quieres que vallas vas a brillar. Loved today's show! | |
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For those of you that don't like to read, here's video of Kanye West and his tour manager Don C. doing damage to camera equipment. Probably not the best look to be caught smashing a photographer's camera and then going after someone filming it all, but who knows maybe this is just unintentional marketing for "Love Lockdown."
West and Don C. were arrested for vandalism, but are now out.
Does Kanye need anger management and/or media training?
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who gives a $hit really...he's a cocky bastard but his music is great. I mean what musician dont have issues... (ego mainly)
im just surprised how little security did and how long it took them to respond. safer country huh...and at an airport...on 9/11....you think they would be a wee more responsive too a fight or violence...
No he doesnt need anger management, paparazzi need to be illegal, then there is no problem. I feel bad even watching that video because that is what tmz wants us to do and it is bs.
bull.these r human beings who constantly get followed by cameras and u sound like u know better, by saying kanye this,kanye that...nope leave the human being alone,like every1 standing in the cue.would u like to be filmed like a monkey in a zoo 4 ur career?no!
Again, this is part of being a celebrity. It's also a big reason why these people are celebrities. Without people filming, photographing, etc. they wouldn't be in your magazine, the internet, etc. It's been like this for years now. It's nothing new.
99% of the celebrities out there don't smash cameras. A few do. It's possible the photographer said something incredibly out of line but that hasn't come out. As for trying to stop the guy from filming, they didn't want it filmed because they just got filmed destroying a camera. That's bad press.


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Mali Islamists counter attack, promise France long war
Mali Islamists counter attack, promise France long war
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BAMAKO/PARIS | Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:06pm GMT
(Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels launched a counter-offensive on Monday in central Mali after four days of air strikes by French warplanes on their strongholds in the desert north, promising to drag France into a long and brutal Afghanistan-style ground war.
France intensified its air raids on Sunday using Rafale aircraft and Gazelle attack helicopters to pummel training camps at the heart of the vast area seized by rebels in April, while pouring hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako.
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French planes were in action again on Monday.
Paris is determined to end Islamist domination of northern Mali, which many fear could act as a launchpad for attacks on the West and a base for coordination with al Qaeda in Yemen, Somalia and North Africa.
Launching a counter-attack far to the southwest of recent fighting, Islamists clashed with government forces on Monday inside the town of Diabaly, just 350 km (220 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako.
Residents said the rebels had entered the town from the north overnight, approaching from the porous border region with Mauritania where al Qaeda's North African wing AQIM has camps.
"They have taken Diabaly ... after fierce fighting and resistance from the Malian army," French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told BFM television, adding that French and Malian forces were fighting to dislodge the rebels.
Residents said Islamists, shouting 'Allahu akbar', were battling the army inside the town.
A spokesman for the MUJWA Islamist group, one of the main factions in the rebel alliance, promised French citizens would pay for Sunday's air strikes in their stronghold of Gao. Dozens of Islamist fighters were killed when rockets struck a fuel depot and a customs house being used as their headquarters.
"They should attack on the ground if they are men. We'll welcome them with open arms," Oumar Ould Hamaha told Europe 1 radio. "France has opened the gates of hell for all the French. She has fallen into a trap which is much more dangerous than Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia."
France has said its sudden intervention on Friday, after Mali's president appealed for urgent aid in the face of a rebel advance, stopped the Islamists from seizing the capital Bamako. It has pledged to press on with air strikes in the coming days.
President Francois Hollande says France's aim is simply to support a mission by the 15-nation West African bloc ECOWAS to retake the north, as mandated by a U.N. Security Council resolution in December.
Under pressure from Paris, several regional states have said they hope to have soldiers on the ground this week. Military chiefs from ECOWAS nations will meet in Bamako on Tuesday but regional powerhouse Nigeria, which is due to lead the mission, has cautioned that training and deploying troops will take time.
More than two decades of peaceful elections had earned Mali a reputation as a bulwark of democracy, but that image unravelled in a matter of weeks after a military coup in March which left a power vacuum for the Islamist rebellion.
France, which has repeatedly said it has abandoned its role as the policeman of its former African colonies, convened a U.N. Security Council meeting for Monday to discuss Mali.
Hollande's intervention has won plaudits from Western leaders but raises the threat level for eight French hostages held by al Qaeda allies in the Sahara and for the 30,000 French expatriates living in neighbouring, mostly Muslim states.
Concerned about reprisals at home, France has tightened security at public buildings and on public transport.
In its first casualty of the campaign, Paris said a French pilot was killed on Friday when rebels shot at his helicopter.
Hours earlier, a French intelligence officer held hostage in Somalia by al Shabaab militants linked to al Qaeda was killed in a failed commando raid to free him.
Military analysts warn that if French action was not followed up by a robust deployment of ECOWAS forces, with logistical and financial support from NATO, then the whole U.N.-mandated Mali mission was unlikely to succeed.
"The French action was an ad-hoc measure. It's going to be a mess for a while, it depends on how quickly everyone can come on board," said Hussein Solomon, a professor in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State, South Africa.
He voiced grave doubts about the prospects of a properly equipped and trained ECOWAS force deploying effectively in a ground operation to follow up French air strikes.
"This is just playing for time ... It's imperative that other NATO countries get involved," he said. "Everybody talks about the threat of global terrorism, but then where is the global response?"
Officials in Washington has said the United States would share intelligence with France and was considering sending a small number of unarmed surveillance drones. Britain and Canada have also promised logistical support.
(Additional reporting by Adama Diarra, Tiemoko Diallo and Rainer Schwenzfeier in Bamako, Catherine Bremer and John Irish in Paris, Pascal Fletcher in Johannesburg; Writing by Daniel Flynn; Editing by Richard Valdmanis)
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The dishonest idea that "everybody can be the King" is one of the most pernicious effects of the massively instanced themepark games. I constantly run into people in the EVE forum who are futilely raging against the very idea that to be called Ultimate Badass Warrior, they'll actually have to put the time and effort, endure the inevitable losses while learning and actually have the talent to be the Ultimate Badass Warrior. They're so used to having NPCs suck up to them for killing 10 rats -> boars -> wolves -> bears -> trolls -> demons -> dragons -> lich-kings -> superdoubledragons -> hyperdemons -> fuck knows what, that the idea that they can't achieve Ultimate Badass Warriorhood by smooshing enough sprites leaves them confused, enraged and discouraged. They think it's a problem with EVE that there's no way that they can get an offical "Ultimate Badass Warrior" title, rather than their expectation that they should be told that they're special for killing exactly the same 10 hyperdemons as everyone else.
They're fantasy worlds where people go, first and foremost, for entertainment. In that sense they're not all that different from books, movies and single player games. I personally have played enough of them where we all more or less killed the same things that didn't stay dead, got the same rank and the same loot, that I want to take my chances in one where I didn't get to kill the dragon that almost destroyed this village. I've heard the stories, seen the destruction, I even know someone who was there... but that dragon is dead and that event won't happen again. Mind you, I sure as hell want to be the one who does participate in some other equally fun event somewhere else. I'm OK with uniqueness... but only if I have a good chance to get mine too.
It's actually more dishonest to believe that everyone does not want to be the main character who has interesting shit happen to him, kills the dragon and gets the girl. This is what developers cater to. You may be a part-time warehouse worker at Wallmart in RL, but here you're the main man. It's just human nature to fantasize a heroic alternate life for yourself. I'm not a psychologist but I'm sure that matters more to some than others--it may even be related to their RL status. But I'm also sure it matters to everyone at least a bit.
MMOs can be more or less an acurate simulation of RL status with its symbols and social ranking. But the more realistic you make it, the larger the portion of your player base that will be dissatisfied with their status... Some will be motivated by this and work harder at it to take your stuff, but a lot will just say "fuck it" and go try to be the main man somewhere else... some place where all the NPCs will suck up to them and make them feel special... and that's how you get instanced personal stories.
It's all well and good to want an MMO where you gain your unique status as Ultimate Badass Warrior through real talent at figuring out the game system, the quick reflexes to go with it, the unlimited amount of play time and the foresight to get "early access" to the game. You'll be a happy camper sitting at the top of the heap...and you'll wonder why others aren't having as much fun as you and are leaving the game. You'll probably even call them names like "noobs", "carebears", "content locust"... but they won't hear you because they're in a thempark somewhere else killing the dragon and getting the girl.
I mean, why the fuck would anyone stick around a fantasy where they're "the loser" with all the other fantasies they could be at?
I've seen oither posters here make the same point in a few sentences..
And actually, at the end, I find myself wondering what I just read.
Okay, MMORPG's are hard to make, and some are harder than others. Having a bigger budget doesn't always ensure success, and success is relative to the 'bang for your buck'.
Until we get a big budget company making a sandbox game, you can't really comment on whether having a bigger budget matters. No matter how much thought you put into it. It's just theorycraft.
It's still new technology and very successful engines are built without having this tech in mind ( Possibly hope for the new Unreal?) Develeopment is obviously focused on Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 generation of consoles still. Maybe with the next gen Xbox and Playstation we will see some console dx11 support and a shift in the way developement is done. If it is really as big of a revolution as you say it is it will take time before it really gets adopted. It still begs the question though do we really NEED this right now in gaming.
If im a publisher all I see is $$$ wasted on increased production time for a feature most gamers wouldn't notice... who cares if that can on the ground stays smooth while your running past it? ( Not me taking here but the publishers). Just many other factors that will make progress for this go a lot slower than you anticipate but programmers not being smart enough to do it is most likely not the real choking point.
Why sandboxes tend to be small budget indie games?
Because big companies don't have the foresight to want to make something that's niche and lasts.
Big gaming companies, like big oil or big investment firm, has to justify their year to year balance, which in turn tends to not allow a lot of room for long term and unproven projects. Themepark with the backing of a major franchise is a safe bet to making early money.


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6 Setting Standards for Statistical Sampling in Auditing John C. Broderick Arthur Young & Co. Auditors welcome the existence of the ten generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) and the Statements on Auditing Standards. These auditing standards and authoritative interpretations ensure order in the tasks they perform. Among other things, GAAS require that examinations of financial statements be performed with due professional care by persons having adequate technical training, proficiency, and independence of mental attitude; that examinations be properly planned and supervised; that examinations include a study and evaluation of internal accounting controls; and that sufficient competent evidential matter be obtained to provide a reasonable basis for an opinion on the financial statements. Thus, GAAS provide an auditor with the framework for selecting and applying auditing procedures. Importance of Judgment The selection of specific procedures is largely a matter of judgment. In any particular audit engagement, judgment will be influenced by a number of matters; matters such as the nature and the problems of the business whose financial statements are being examined, the quality and effectiveness of the business' accounting procedures and internal accounting controls, and the materiality of the various items being considered. An auditor must also exercise judgment in determining the extent of auditing procedures, in choosing a method for selecting items to be examined, and in evaluating the audit significance of matters that come to his attention during the examination. Exercise of judgment is at the heart of auditing. Statistical Techniques as an Aid to Judgment In the early 1960s, auditors began to explore the potential advantages of using statistical sampling techniques to aid them in making audit judgments: in determining the extent of their audit tests, in selecting their test items, and in quantifying their test results. Since those early explorations, statistical sampling as an audit technique has received increasing attention, as evidenced by Statement on Auditing Procedure No. 54, which contained two lengthy appendices devoted to the use of statistical sampling in auditing. These appendices now appear in Sections 320A and 320B of Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1. Witness also the number of articles on the subject in The Journal of Accountancy, The Accounting Review, and The Internal Auditor. 77
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Contemporary auditing problems: Proceedings of the Touche Ross/University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems, pp. 077-084 |
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Once an applicant is admitted to the law school and has paid their first seat deposit, there are a variety of documents needed to process a SEVIS I-20. One of those documents is a certification of finance form.
The United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) of the United States Government Department of Homeland Security requires the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific to certify the financial resources of all international applicants. A link has been listed below. Please read the form carefully and ensure that it is complete prior to submission.
Students who are obtaining an F-1 visa are required to certify that s/he will have funds available for their first year at the law school. S/he must also indicate that their funds are available to meet their expenses for subsequent years of study. In addition to a certification of finance form, a student is also required to submit an I-20 application form, a notarized copy of their birth certificate and passport and when applicable, a marriage license. Once all of these items are received, the SEVIS I-20 will be processed.
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Just stumbled upon this excerpt from yesterday's Washington Post chat (via Chris Needham):
Tommy John: Can we get that surgery performed on Rob Dibble's mouth?
Thomas Boswell: One Nats exec, on hearing of the comments, called another Nats executive and just said one word, "Idiot."
They both knew, with no names mentioned and no other context, what was being discussed and who.
They used to say that you knew how good Steve Carlton was because if you said "Lefty" everybody in baseball knew who you were talking about. Dibble?
That's probably the best takedown yet of the guy who just keeps digging, and it comes from Washington's preeminent baseball writer. Well done, Boz.


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If you are self-employed, you may be looking into photography outside of the journalism world. The following sites have lots of information in other genres. It is important to pay attention to industry standards and work within them. Some of these organizations also have information on the business of photography.
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APhotoEditor blog by Rob Haggart, former director of photography for Men's Journal and Outside.
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They've got muck; we've got rakes. TPM Muckraker
Michigan Cops: Army Vet Threatened Mosques At Bar, Found With Explosives Outside Islamic Center
Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Counsel on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), told the newspaper that police told him the suspect was drinking in a Detroit bar on Monday and threatened to do harm to a mosque in Dearborn. An employee at the bar followed the man outside and wrote down his license plate, which he reported to police, Walid told the newspaper.
The 63-year-old grandfather is charged with one count of a false report or threat of terrorism and one count of possession of bombs with unlawful intent, according to the newspaper.
"He's very dangerous," Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad told the Free Press. "We took his threat to be very serious."
Haddad said the Stockham, now in jail on $500,000 bond, was previously known to law enforcement officials in other parts of the country and law enforcement believes he drove from California to Michigan because of the large Muslim population. Haddad said the explosives were high-end fireworks, and that the FBI had been notified.
"He's had a long history of being angry with the United States government," Haddad told the newspaper.
At the time the suspect was found outside the Islamic Center, the mosque was holding a funeral with up to 700 people inside, Haddad told the newspaper. The suspect didn't appear to have known about the funeral, Haddad added.
On an apparent profile of Stockham on a social media website for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he writes he was born in Pasadena,CA and raised in Palos Verdes at a little community called Portuguese Bend Club.
He describes himself as a "typical surfer, did a lot of snow and water skiing, sailing, go cart racing." He says his dad was an architect and his mom was a decorator, and writes that he joined the army in December 1965. He went to helicopter flight school and got married at 19. He says he was deployed to Vietnam in March of 1968 where he "saw a lot of action, got a lot of air medals, but not much else." He says he "gave the army seven years then spent a couple of years flying as a commercial bush pilot in Indonesia." He writes that he has "two beautiful kids, one granddaughter."
On a MySpace profile that appears to belong to Stockham, he writes that he's happy with how much he's lived. "Ready for it to be over, but have a policy I contend with often: So long as I am alive, I can't play dead," he apparently wrote.
He writes that he has "four ex-wives" and is "on meds and doing better than my history would predict." He lists his heroes as Thomas Jefferson and "Tom Payne" [sic].
Stockham was arraigned on Wednesday, but news reports of his arrest did not emerge until Sunday. Worshippers at the Mosque were informed of the threat on Friday.
Imad Hamad of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee blamed the rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric in an interview with Fox's Detriot station.
Terrorist Threat At Local Mosque: MyFoxDETROIT.com
Late Update: Justin Elliot spoke with CAIR's Walid, who said police told him they found Stockham with a concealed knife. He also said he had heard that Stockham praised Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh as a hero (though that could not be independently confirmed).
Late, Late Update: This isn't Stockham's first run in with the law. A commenter points out that in 1985, Stockham was charged with planting of a bomb at Reno Cannon International Airport, according to the Los Angeles Times. The newspaper wrote that Stockham, who was 38 at the time, "has a history of mental problems and criminal offenses." A Bureau of Prisons record says Stockham was released from federal custody in 2005.


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January 10, 2012
DSBN High Schools Hold Open Houses for Grade 8 Students
During the week of January 16-19, DSBN high schools will be opening their doors to students and their families across Niagara. The "Your Future is Here" open houses are for Grade 8 students and their families who are interested in learning more about high school and how a public education can help students become successful.
"What programs, sports and clubs do schools have that match my interests? What's life in high school like? Which school is right for me? These are all questions that students and parents may have about the coming year," says John Stainsby, Superintendent of Secondary Schools. "One of the best ways to answer those questions is by visiting our open houses. Students and their families will be able to tour the school, meet the staff, talk to current secondary students and experience the range of different programs offered."
"We are pleased to invite the community to attend our open houses to see the programs, supports and accommodations the DSBN has in place to help all students achieve success," says Warren Hoshizaki, DSBN Director of Education.
All 20 DSBN high schools will be holding open houses. For a full listing of dates and times, please visit dsbn.org/yourfuture. Using the School Locator feature, students can find the open houses closest to them.
To learn more about what students and families can expect at the DSBN High School Open Houses, listen as Port Colborne Principal Nigel Evans chats with 610 CKTB morning host Tim Denis.
In this video, DSBN elementary student talk about the characteristics they want to further develop in high school.


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With tempura haddock rolled in fresh popcorn with a side of hand cut fries, avocado relish and hazelnut mayo ($16), this fish n' chips will make you go umm? And then ummm!
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The injury to Joe Mauer means the Twins will have a new back-up catcher on the roster for Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Steve Holm is 31 and has be a career minor league player with 53 games played at the major league level (the latest time was in May 2009).
He joined the Twins this offseason from the Giants organization. He spent all of last season at AAA Fresno and in the first half of the year he split time at catcher with Buster Posey, the eventual NL Rookie of the Year and World Series Star.
He was a 17th round draft pick coming out of college and made the switch from infielder to catcher very early in his career. The early portion of his career he spent bouncing between A and AA. In 2008, he was invited to the Spring Training Camp of the San Francisco Giants. He played well enough that spring to make the Opening Day roster as the back-up catcher. His firsts from that season include:
First Appearance: Pinch-runner, April 4 at Milwaukee
First Hit: Double off of Ben Sheets, April 6 at Milwaukee
First HR: Off of JC Romero, May 11 vs. Philadelphia
The Twins will be looking for more firsts out of Holm as he and Butera will be the only catchers for the Twins until at least the month of May.
In the mean time, enjoy some more information about Mr. Holm.
Bats/Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 206 lb.
2010 AAA Fresno
Games: 82
Thursday, April 14, 2011
4 comments:
- Musterd Chad said...
Check your facts. Buster Posey (2010 NL ROY) did not spend all of 2010 in AAA Fresno, but you probably know. With that said, I like Steve Holm - he is from my neck of the woods and I hope he gets a shot with the Twins instead of that guy who can't seem to break the Mendoza line... Drew Butera. Just hope the Twinks don't get desperate and sign another SF castoff in Bengie Molina.
- April 15, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- NoDak Twins Fan said...
Yeah, I was saying that Holm spent all of last season at AAA, not Posey.
- April 16, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- Musterd Chad said...
It's all good, Go Twinks!
- April 16, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- NoDak Twins Fan said...
I tried to fix the sentence so it makes a little more sense. Thanks for visiting the site. Check back often.
- April 19, 2011 at 7:06 AM
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DFix Simple but deadly fly swap Meister fly
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Name That Fly !!!
Marabou Mambo, Clarissa Chiquita, Carmen Miranda - Whatever!
(okay, here we go again)
This idea is an attractor, which can be used to fish the entire water column. Depending on weight, it will suspend in slow water, sinking very slowly, swim in moving water or dive and bump bottom. I've built it in any imaginable color 'du jour'. I never bothered naming it before now. Depending on retrieve, it flutters, scoots or swims like crazy. I've used it in fresh and salt.
Hook: sz. 8 through 4/0 - your choice of standard O'Shaughnessy style. This one on S71S SS #4. Hook point rides UP.
Marabou tail/throat: depending on size, barbs removed from quill for smaller sizes, to using whole quills for tail; palmering or placing quill section(s) for throat.
Body: Pearlescent chenille, matching color, body wrapping or dubbing choice.
Eyes: According to hook size, bead chain or dumbbell style. Some may want to try this with Umpqua style barbell eyes. Don't go too big on the eye unless you want it to look like Barney Google or sink a 2/0-4/0 hook. In that case, you'd be better off weighting the hook body before building the body itself.
Thread: Size A; 3/0; Flat Wax Nylon, your choice.
Krystal Flash: according to color scheme.
Tie on; spiral wind a body of thread to above barb. Tie in tail and spiral wind back to one dumbbell eye's width behind hook eye; cement threads to hook. Marry eyes to hook at that point; drop of cement, bring thread back directly behind eyes. Catch the chenille end, wind snugly to point above hook barb and back to eye shoulder. At this point, make another couple/several wraps of chenille directly behind eye to shoulder wing/throat marabou up; secure chenille. Cross thread to eye front; take marabou barbs or partial blood quill and tie in directly in line above eye 'vee'; add krystal flashtaper finish head and cement.
If I didn't already say this, don't crowd the eye. I do it at times and end up snapping thread while trying to compact it without running out over the eye. BTW - that's a lazy/tired, 'too late at night to be tying', mistake, and you won't forget too many times before your head becomes frayed and out of proportion from having to re-tie, trying to finish.
There really isn't a ton of material on this hook. It just looks fat because of the marabou loft. Adjust body size to hook size, creating about a 1/1 proportion. Contrasting colors work as well.
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LynuxWorks Names Bob Morris as vice president of Marketing
Dec 22, 2000, 00:00 ET from LynuxWorks, Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- LynuxWorks(TM), Inc., a provider of open source and true real-time embedded solutions for the post-PC era, today announced the appointment of Bob Morris as vice president of marketing. Previous to LynuxWorks, Morris was vice president of marketing for Chaparral Network Storage, a fiber channel networking company. Prior to Chaparral, he was the president and chief operating officer of Gambit Automated Design, a software and services company acquired by Synopsys, Inc. He has also served as vice president of marketing at Vanguard Technology, a systems integration and internet solutions company; Conner Peripherals, a disk drive and software company; and was the general manager of Fujitsu Computer Products Secondary Storage Division. About LynuxWorks LynuxWorks(TM), Inc. is a provider of open source and true real-time embedded solutions for the post-PC era. LynuxWorks supports industry standards in communications, aerospace and defense, consumer and business electronics, industrial control systems, Internet infrastructures, automotive/transportation, medical devices, and retail industries. LynuxWorks products include the open-source BlueCat(TM) Linux; the scalable, Linux-compatible LynxOS(R) real-time operating system; software frameworks for high-availability systems; development tools and technical support worldwide. Information about LynuxWorks is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.lynuxworks.com . NOTE: LynuxWorks and BlueCat are trademarks and LynxOS is a registered trademark of LynuxWorks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
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Here are some of today's phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts:
An all-Google phone coming soon? (Times Online) — Rumors of a phone designed by Google (s goog) surfaced last week — the device would obviously use Android, but also bypass traditional cellular voice with deep Google Voice integration. News today alleges that HTC will make the phone for Google while Qualcomm (s qcom) will power it. Google always said that they wouldn't build a phone, presumably so they don't compete with their partners. If HTC builds it for them, they're still keeping their word, right? As a big fan and user of Google Voice, I wouldn't mind seeing this rumor come true — and sooner rather than later. Such a device could disrupt the cellular space.
Backup your Palm Pre data with a free utility (PreCentral) — Backing up phone data is a hot topic these days and some folks have had problems with Palm's Profile (s palm) and backup services of late. With a free utility you can manage your own data backup for a little more peace of mind.
1Password for iPhone free (Agile) — 1Password is one of my favorite Mac OS X (s aapl) programs — I use it to manage all of my passwords. Why then, would I be mentioning it in a phone post? Good question. Version 3 of 1Password — which I beta tested — is now available, and to celebrate, the iPhone companion app is a steal. Literally. 1Password and 1Password Pro are free until December 1. Run, don't walk, to get either of these apps because the prices return to $4.99 and $7.99 respectively in just less than a week.


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Host your meeting or event in a stately room with the latest in audiovisual equipment and alluring views of the Nile. You'll appreciate the spacious foyer, ideal for pre- and post-function activities.
Refined Décor
- Colour palette of warm neutrals creates the perfect canvas for customization
- Lavish Indian silk drapes add beauty and warmth
- European-style consoles and decorating create an inviting atmosphere
Wired and Ready
- Fully equipped for audiovisual presentations
- Remote-controlled lighting
- Motorized drop-down screens
- Wired and wireless Internet access so you and your guests can stay connected
Choice Location
- On the second floor
- Close to the Plaza and Garden City Ballroom
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Classroom Theatre Reception Banquet rounds |
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Pre-function space available with this room Wired or wireless, high-speed e-mail and Internet access |
Location | SECOND FLOOR | |
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