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"Very simply, what I want to do is eliminate alcohol from all-ages venues."
—Mayor Martin Chavez
"We really haven't had, certainly with the Launchpad, any problems. But I think there's an overall philosophy that's recently been expressed about the mix of kids in a place where alcohol's being served."
—City Attorney Bob White
To hear Mayor Martin Chavez tell it, the story is one of a dangerous problem that found its way to his office via concerned local club owners. And that's partly true. There are occasional problems in downtown Albuquerque with regard to its night life, just as there are similar problems in nearly every city of similar size in the country. When alcohol is available, some people will inevitably and unfortunately drink too much of it, and some of those people are bound to raise hell. Most cities, though, contain, if not completely solve, such problems with a visible but nonthreatening police presence, reasonable and enforceable laws and regulations on the books, and the cooperation of club operators and the communities in which they work.
That brings us to "Albuquirky," where the norm often borders on the abnormal.
It also brings us to a press conference some 10 weeks ago, at which Mayor Chavez blindsided Downtown club operators and their underage patrons by proclaiming that all-ages shows in Downtown venues that serve alcohol to patrons of legal age should be banned. Why? Because the mayor believes that all-ages shows are contributing to increasing violence, underage drinking and an overall sense of danger pervading the fledgling Downtown entertainment district, especially on weekends. In order to achieve his goal, Chavez has contacted the state liquor control office suggesting new, stricter regulations be put in place for only small and mid-sized venues where alcohol is served in the presence of minors. Large venues where alcohol-consuming adults and kids co-mingle, like Journal Pavilion, bowling alleys and Isotopes Stadium, would be exempt from the mayor's plan.
Cheryl Hooks, of the Albuquerque Music Association—a group of several hundred musicians, bar owners and supporters of the Downtown arts—argues that no tangible evidence exists to suggest that an under-21 presence at all-ages shows Downtown contributes in the least to violence, vandalism or general mayhem. Such information, if it actually existed, would be a matter of public record, meaning that Joe Citizen would have unfettered access to it, she said.
Crime in Downtown has decreased by 50 percent since last year according to the city's website, said Hooks, adding: "Marty uses scare tactics and says we want to make Downtown safe. Dude, statistically speaking, it is safe." Although the association formed last year with the intention of making Albuquerque a destination city, not a departure city, for music fans, Hooks said, "Now we have a greater cause."
Longtime Downtown club operators, like Joe Anderson of the Launchpad and Sunshine Theater and Mike Goodwin of OPM, say that the real problems can be attributed to the increase of cruising along the Central and Gold corridors.
Goodwin, in fact, took his concerns about cruisers to the mayor a few months ago, and asked for a broader police presence Downtown, instead of what he said was a concentration of cops on the Fourth Street Mall and a minimal presence around his club near Second Street and Gold.
"I went to them with concerns over cruisers on the street," said Goodwin. "The mayor has decided to say the cruisers are there because of underage kids."
The mayor, however, seems to have a clear agenda, and it is to put a stop to what Albuquerque City Attorney Bob White calls "the mix" of underage kids and drinking (and nondrinking) adults who congregate regularly for all-ages shows at the Launchpad, Sunshine Theater and, to a lesser degree, easterly venues like Pulse.
For what reason exactly?
There exists none, according to Anderson, save for the ones created by and churning around in the mayor's own gray matter.
"If the mayor's concern was really kids being in the presence of alcohol," said Anderson, "he'd be trying to enforce his proposal across the board. Both Isotopes Park and Journal Pavilion have more violations than [the Launchpad and Sunshine Theater], so why are we being targeted? I think this is all motivated by something else entirely. I wish I knew what it was."
On the surface, Mayor Chavez's agenda seems fueled by his desire to appear "tough on alcohol-related problems," "pro-public safety," and determined, as he says, "to clean up Downtown." These would seem like reasonable goals that Downtown businesses and City Hall could work together to attain. But looking below the surface, the story gets murkier.
In an interview with the Alibi last week, Goodwin, referring to the push to ban all-ages shows at Downtown venues that serve alcohol, said, "Marty's targeting the Downtown business community and that very much concerns me. For him to take people out of business because he can't solve the problem of cruisers Downtown, that's just ludicrous to me."
Goodwin, who has operated clubs Downtown for nearly 20 years, said "noncustomers" who cruise the streets are coming from outside of the city and harassing, threatening and sometimes inciting violence. He said the problem is obvious, yet City Hall's reaction hasn't made sense. "I have the alcohol division in my bar now checking IDs three times a week," said Goodwin. "That's not the problem!"
According to longtime City Attorney Bob White, there is currently no age restriction with regard to all-ages shows. The current regulations, he said, came about mainly as a result of Journal Pavilion and Isotopes Stadium. Both venues were to feature alcohol service, so the previous set of alcohol regulations had to be changed in order to make legal the service of alcohol in the midst of minors.
According to Mayor Chavez, the problems that result from the mix of minors and alcohol are specific to Downtown clubs. And although White makes a clear distinction between a Downtown club like Colosseum, which he says has been identified as a major culprit with a long list of violations, and the Launchpad and Sunshine Theater, the mayor remains determined to put an end to all-ages shows in rooms where alcohol is being served.
"I had a visit from a group of Downtown bar owners led by Mike Goodwin about what [they] perceived to be an alarming increase in violence or potential violence in the Downtown area," the mayor said. "Then we went and brought in other bar owners and merchants, the Downtown Action Team and the Albuquerque Police Department. One aspect of the problem is young gang-bangers Downtown, and a lot of the problem is centered around Colosseum."
As a result, Chavez said his administration came up with a comprehensive strategy that's designed to address cruising by making Gold Avenue unidirectional after 10:30 or 11 p.m. on weekend nights, while also stepping up the police presence, both uniformed and undercover.
"That's been done on my direction in a nonconfrontational manner," said Chavez. "I told APD I don't want red lights flashing against the KiMo. That's not the Downtown I'm interested in presenting. Very simply, what I want to do is eliminate alcohol from all-ages venues."
"I think there's an overall philosophy that's recently been expressed about the mix of kids in a place where alcohol's being served," adds City Attorney White. "There's a lot of issues with people getting out on the streets."
But Anderson questions the mayor's push for revised liquor regulations and the sincerity of his reasoning.
Anderson says he feels he's being unfairly attacked, perhaps as part of a plan to force the club, both Chavez and White have identified as the real problem, to close.
"What the mayor doesn't understand is that if we have to do all-ages shows that are alcohol-free," he said, "the people who would normally drink at those shows will just go next door or to any other bar Downtown and drink between bands. His plan accomplishes nothing."
While live music fans—particularly those under the magic age of 21—have been e-mailing the mayor opposing his desire to end all-ages shows and shut venues down, the mayor continues to reply that the controversy is just a misunderstanding.
"There's absolutely no desire to put all-ages venues out of business," Chavez has said repeatedly. "I simply have to have an environment for young people that's alcohol-free."
While it's nothing more than a question of semantics, what the mayor proposes is not that the Launchpad, Sunshine, Pulse or any other specifically identified venue be shut down. However, according to Anderson and other opponents, the proposal—to put an end to underage attendance at venues that serve alcohol—effectively leads to that very result, barring city funding or underwriting.
Unable to serve alcohol to legal patrons at all-ages shows, venues such as the Launchpad, Sunshine Theater and Pulse will eventually be forced to close up shop, reason being that said venues cannot pay performers—an increasing number of whom refuse to book anything other than all-ages shows—security, operating and other inherent costs, without the benefit of bar receipts, which their hard-fought, paid-for and enormously taxed liquor licenses buy them the right to accept.
This slight but important difference in the mayor's plan and how it's been perceived and protested by the people who will be most egregiously affected appears to have resulted in some clever spin-doctoring on behalf of City Hall.
Several weeks ago, the Alibi published a letter from Albuquerque Chief Administrative Officer James B. Lewis titled "Misguided Youth," in which he asserts that "recent plans announced by Mayor Martin J. Chávez ... to implement a myriad of public safety initiatives and infrastructure improvements Downtown does not, nor ever did, include plans to: 1) shut down the Launchpad or Sunshine Theater; or 2) put an end to all-ages concerts or shows."
Lewis went on to insinuate erroneously that City Hall officials continue to see incidents of underage drinking at the Launchpad and Sunshine Theater despite the fact that neither establishment has ever been cited. But it's both of those venues that will bear the brunt of new restrictive liquor regulations, while other venues such as Journal Pavilion, Isotopes Park and local bowling alleys will continue with business as usual.
When asked if all-ages shows Downtown are a source of underage drinking, Deborah James, the mayor's spokeswoman replied, "That's exactly how they are getting it."
That's not how Mayor Chavez' daughter, Martinique, got it. Ironically, as the Alibi went to press, news broke that early last Sunday morning Mayor Chavez' 14-year-old daughter, Martinique, was issued a citation by the police after admitting to being intoxicated.
Police were called to a home on the 6200 block of Alta Monte NE after neighbors heard loud noises and suspected that someone might be breaking in. Officers entered the backyard of the home and found a group of teenagers that included Martinique. The group took off running but was quickly apprehended. Police noticed that Martinique and a16-year-old boy were visibly drunk. The two kids reeked of alcohol, they said, and seemed to have difficulty standing. The responding officers were not members of the Party Patrol, the police task force created to break up parties where underage drinking is taking place.
Downtown business owners like Anderson hope that such unfortunate incidents might clue the mayor into the fact that most Downtown bars aren't a significant source of Albuquerque's underage drinking problem. Actually, according to public records, Journal Pavilion and several other high-profile venues and events outside of Downtown have been cited repeatedly for problems with minors and alcohol, although Anderson has not been cited once. There is also the matter of a recent tragedy at the Sunshine Theater—when it was under different ownership—where a 22-year-old janitor killed a 16-year-old girl who had attended a show. As horrific as the episode was, it had nothing to do with alcohol. The perpetrator, however, was a convicted sex offender.
"What's not clear to everyone, apparently," said Anderson, "is that drinkers and nondrinkers are completely separated at the Launchpad and Sunshine Theater, unlike the situation at Journal Pavilion and Isotopes Park," where kids can roam freely while adults drink as much as they want.
"Our business models are built around all-ages shows," he continued. "Without additional revenue from alcohol sales, we'll be forced out of business, plain and simple."
Mayor Chavez responded to the notion that his proposal will force some small businesses Downtown to close, saying, "If the difference between [The Launchpad] making money and not making money at all-ages shows is selling alcohol, then I guess it's an alcohol issue and not a music issue. I see no reason why they can't have all-ages shows without serving alcohol."
As for events such as the New Mexico State Fair, the Balloon Fiesta, SummerFest, the Fiery Foods Show and others where alcohol is served in the midst of minors without the benefit of segregated drinking and nondrinking areas, separate entrances or enhanced security, Chavez stated: "That's not where the problems are."
Not true, says Anderson, who says the minors-and-alcohol problems and potential for them exist almost exclusively at larger venues and events where "the mix" takes place.
"Selective enforcement is actionable," said Anderson. "I'm just waiting to see what kind of goofball plan comes down so I can decide with my attorneys how to fight it. I mean, saying that there are two or three clubs in the entire state of New Mexico that need to be shut down while every other venue gets to do pretty much whatever they want is not only ridiculous, it's just plain wrong. I can't believe it's gotten this far, but it's entertaining to me to see how [the proposal] changes every couple of weeks based on the reactions of club owners, liquor distributors and the Downtown business community."
There is one other component to the story that deserves mentioning. The mayor repeats another of his familiar concerns—that Downtown's economic viability is "fragile," and that the perception that violence is erupting as a direct result of all-ages shows is somehow a threat to Downtown's revitalization efforts.
"I'm mystified as to why I can't get [restaurants like] P.F. Chang's and some other businesses—which should be a surefire thing—to come to Downtown. I just want to make sure Downtown doesn't get destroyed in its infant stage."
The implication seems to be that kids going to rock shows Downtown somehow contribute to the scaring off of selective corporate restaurant chains that have opened in other parts of the city. But there's plenty of evidence to suggest that virtually the opposite is taking place. Downtown pubs and restaurants like Tucanos, Sushi King, Ned's, The District, NYPD and at least half a dozen others are invested in Downtown. In fact, new restaurants continue to sprout up in the downtown area on a regular basis, the most recent being the Library and multi-level Flying Star.
Those opposed to Chavez' proposed all-ages ban say the welfare of our youth who frequent the Downtown entertainment district has little, if anything, to do with the mayor's latest initiative. Instead, Hooks said, by getting rid of Downtown nightclubs that cater to the punk, metal and rock fans, the possibility of attracting more corporate tenants who are long in the pocket and short on community involvement increases.
Which leads to the larger community issue: Are more corporate tenants Downtown what Albuquerque really needs, or would our city benefit more in the long-term by fostering a vibrant and viable local arts and music scene propped up by a mixture of local and community merchants?
But it's at least as likely that the inability of the city to attract the corporate tenants it wants has little or nothing to do with the kind of entertainment being offered. The Convention Center, for instance, is perpetually underused despite the fact that it's an attractive, multi-use facility that's hosted its share of big names in entertainment. Are all-ages shows to blame for its problems as well?
And, according to Goodwin, who also holds a commercial realtor's license, chain restaurants often choose locations based on population density and traffic statistics which deserve consideration.
"P.F. Chang's bases their location on traffic counts," he said. "I've seen their business profile and they want 100,000 cars a day driving by their front door. It has nothing to do with nightclubs Downtown. We don't have the street capacity [Downtown] for what they are looking for."
Why are a few venues being targeted while others are not? To date, Mayor Chavez has failed to respond directly to the question that is essentially at the heart of the matter other than to say the problem is unique to Downtown. Instead the mayor has chosen to make it clear that his administration's mind is made up on the issue regardless of evidence or the lack thereof.
But perhaps part of the answer lies in the mayor's attempt to avoid the question.
"Crime stats are pretty good Downtown," he said, "but APD confirms that there's a new element we're dealing with, particularly after 11 p.m. [Downtown] changes post 11 o'clock, and it takes on a character we're just not used to—the real potential for violence—and there was an across-the-board request for action."
Goodwin acknowledges that he and a few other club owners requested action, and he applauds the mayor's efforts to combat cruisers who cause trouble and don't even patronize the clubs and restaurants Downtown. But he also says the city could do more to improve the situation by setting up taxi stands on Central and increasing the police presence without harming businesses by limiting their customer-base or sending undercover officers inside the clubs.
Ironically, just days ago, Mayor Chavez took a page from Gov. Bill Richardson's playbook and announced his intention to create a Music Advisory Council, presumably with the intention of relying on the experience and expertise of people outside of City Hall who are entrenched in the local music scene. It's a fantastic idea on paper and makes for yet another great press conference and photo opportunity.
But Anderson, Hooks and others opposed to the mayor's alcohol-free all-ages shows mandate say there's a very real chance that the Music Advisory Council will have very little advice to offer should Chavez move forward and see his proposal through to fruition.
One hopes these are issues that will be resolved before all-ages shows Downtown become a relic to the past.


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Latin or Greek. Special points for using the meter of that poem. It's a hagesichorean expanded with two choriambs:
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Nebraska Slips in National Polls Following Wyoming Win
The good news? Nebraska is still in college football's Top 25 after last Saturday's less-than-impressive 37-34 win over Wyoming in Lincoln.
The bad news? In the AP Top 25 this week, the Cornhuskers dropped further than any team that notched a victory in their season opener - from 18th to 22nd.
The college coaches poll was a little more forgiving, as the Huskers dropped just one spot - from 18th to 19th.
Nebraska looks for a better showing Saturday against Southern Miss at Memorial Stadium.
This week's Top Ten:
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See Pictures From The 2013 Taste Of Home Cooking School!
If you were at Saturday's Taste Of Home Cooking School, you know what a GREAT time it was. Chef Eric Villegas was SO incredibly entertaining and hysterical, you couldn't help but love every word out of his mouth!
My favorite part was when he said the reason chefs always season from up high is solely because "chicks dig it"! What a ham (pun intended)!
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HOMMAGE À GUTENBERG.<br>Baader's father worked as a metalworker at the royal buildings in Stuttgart. Johannes education began at the Stuttgart trade school from 1892 to 1895 and continued at the technical college. His first job was as a stonemason in Dresden cutting gravestones. In 1905 after moving to Berlin, he met Raoul Hausmann. Together they would become influential figures at the heart of Berlin Dada. In 1906 he designed a World Temple, a utopian vision of interdenominational harmony. It took numerous forms as inspiration, including Greek and Indian archetypes. In common with many utopian architects of the time, the building remained unbuilt and exists in the form of sketches and writings, it was to be 1500m high. 1911-1912 saw him produce designs for an unbuilt zoo for Carl Hagenbeck.


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Your child has gotten back into the swing of the school routine, and now it's time for an academic check-up. "Think of the first report card as a great opportunity to communicate with your child about school," says Wayne Sutcliffe, Kenmore Huntington Learning Center operator. "It is the first true academic checkup of the year, and a good time to talk about how things are going."
Sutcliffe offers parents the following tips when assessing their child's first semester report card:
•Jot down questions to ask the teacher. Go through the report card carefully and identify areas you'd like to discuss with the teacher. What concerns you most about your child's report card? What grades or comments surprise you? What does the teacher think you should work on at home? Be sure to ask the teacher about your child's attitude and behavior, too.
•Take note of irregularities and patterns. If something on your child's report card is inconsistent with what you know about your child, it is probably worth investigating. For example, it might surprise you to see a poor grade in math if your child did well in math last year. There could be many factors at play, such as the pace of the class, basic skills missed that are now hindering your child's performance, or other issues.
•Pay attention to study skills. Some smart students are hampered by disorganization and poor study skills. Does your child's report card indicate that he or she is struggling with things such as time management, focus or overall organization? If so, it may be time to intervene by helping him or her develop a homework routine and an organizational system to keep track of paperwork coming home. Talk with his or her teacher for ideas.
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BGP Best External is used in Active Standby BGP Topologies generally but not limited with that.BGP Best External feature helps BGP to converge much faster by sending external BGP prefixes which wouldn't normally be sent if they are not overall BGP best path.
There are BGP best internal, BGP best external and BGP Overall best path.
BGP Best external in an active-standby scenarios can be used in MPLS VPN, Internet Business Customers, EBGP Peering Scenarios, Hierarchical large scale Service Provider backbone and many others.
But,How active-standby scenario connection with BGP is created ? In which situation people use active-standby instead of active-active connection ?
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After being baptized into the church of Chiddy Bang earlier this year at SXSW, we are happy to report that the new-school electro-hip hop duo are back on the east coast to spread the gospel! Dubbing themselves the "kings of the basement party jam" the duo– comprised of rapper Chiddy and producer Xaphoon– is hitting major spots in New York and Philly on the upcoming leg of their tour, and will even swing down the Baton Rouge, LA to play with Three 6 Mafia. It's that serious! Expect madness and mayhem of only the best, body-moving kind from the charismatic and energetic team. Peep their tour dates below, and enjoy their latest video "Opposite of Adults"!
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2009 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Economy Ahead, Proceed with Caution!
Food safety remains paramount and energys cheap for now, but this certified recession has processors looking to 2009 with hesitation.
Last year at this time, nearly 77 percent of food and beverage processors who answered our 2008 Annual Manufacturing Trends Survey anticipated an increase in production of at least 5 percent in 2008. With the economy in the Port-a-Potty, processors this year are singing a different tune. Even dropping the minimum projected production increase to 3 percent brought those looking up in 2009 to only 56 percent.
On the other hand, 43 percent of respondents say they're optimistic going into the new year; only 22 percent are pessimistic.
For the eighth year, our statistical analysis generates a picture of processor concerns for the year just getting under way. Based on a ranking scale assigning weighted relevance to each of nine categories (see figure 1), each concern was assigned points to determine level of importance.
Food safety, as usual, was No. 1, as it has been every year of our survey. Energy issues, for the second year in a row, are second, perhaps a little closer than last year (although our methodology changed). And labor issues again are third (energy and labor have jockeyed between second and third since 2006).
Two hot buttons of the past year – sourcing and materials and environmental concerns – picked up a few more votes this year, but not enough to move them up the charts. However, the cost of ingredients and commodities, which we thought we had covered in "sourcing and materials," received the most write-in votes.
Half a dozen other questions asked how the economy was affecting their plants or their companies in specified ways. Despite the current economic straits, the most common answers each time were "not much" or "no significant changes."
And the economic downturn has not slowed the emphasis on "green" initiatives. Sixty-two percent say sustainability efforts are becoming more important; 18 percent said less important.
Safety still first
Food safety marks its eighth straight year positioned as the top concern of processors. And for good reason: The past two years' worth of food safety issues added intentional contamination of ingredients (from China) to the usual list of unforeseeable pathogen infections, undeclared allergens and animal and plant diseases.
As in previous years, processors still "get it," that the key to better food safety and sanitation lies in employee training. In fact, the 84 percent of processors focusing on training is not that much lower than 2008's 89 percent. HACCP plans, too, held up with 51 percent vs. 57 percent last year (see figure 2). Pest control was the interesting change: Last year, 51 percent of processors said they'd bolster food safety by going after critters. But this time that number dropped to 38 percent.
This year's results track very closely with last year's on concern about E. coli and other pathogens, outside audits and track and trace systems.
The E word
Despite no backtracking on food safety, the economy is the elephant in the room for this year's survey. Not a part of our annual list of nine core concerns (we'll add it next year), it's the word on every processor's lips.
When asked "How has the economy affected your plant?" exactly half said "not much." But that means another half said reduced production (42 percent), layoffs (23 percent) and "closing of this or other locations" (6 percent).
"Cash flow is a major challenge," notes Mark Miller, plant manager for an eastern mushroom products company. "We need to get paid [from customers] so we can pay our vendors. Already we're seeing some evidence of slow pay turnaround, and I believe the worst is yet to come.
"I am concerned for the food industry," he segued into another issue, "that inferior raw materials will continue to enter this country's food chain, from China especially and other countries, and cause major concerns for U.S. food manufacturers. Perhaps just as the tomato industry suffered from the Mexican pepper contamination incident."
That same respondent also expresses dissatisfaction with what he sees as political compounding of the problem. "From my experience, in our industry the USDA and FDA have largely turned a blind eye to imports from China. It's a double standard consumers should know about. The USDA needs to protect them but won't touch China because of political pressures. I'm sure large distributors and retailers will be importing more of this point-of-origin food to keep their own prices low and further put the screws to U.S. manufacturers, thus risk harming the consumers in multiple ways."
When asked "How is your company dealing with the economy?" 40 percent see no great changes, and 27 percent actually report they're growing. But 31 percent are seeing layoffs and others report salary cuts, consolidation and outsourcing (figure 3).
What does all this mean for expansion (or consolidation) of businesses in the coming annum? While more than half foresee some production increases in 2009 and 30 percent see it staying the same, 13 percent anticipate a drop in production where only a handful (3 percent) did last year (figure 4).
Two more E words
Last year at this time, all but 11 processors polled answered that they were "very" or "somewhat" concerned by the cost of energy — and that was before the big jump in oil costs in mid-2008. All but a couple dozen had been "moderately" or "severely" impacted by a rise in energy costs in 2007, with 55 percent finding the energy cost increases to be more than they anticipated.
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Problems with Data
Problems with Models
Other Sources of Uncertainty
Uncertaintyor, more generally, debate about the level
of certainty required to reach a "definitive" conclusionis a
perennial issue in science. Difficulties in explaining uncertainty have become
increasingly salient as society seeks policy advice to deal with global environmental
change. How can science be useful when evidence is incomplete or ambiguous,
the subjective judgments of experts in the scientific and popular literature
differ, and policymakers seek guidance and justification for courses of action
that could causeor preventsignificant environmental and societal
changes? How can scientists improve their characterization of uncertainties
so that areas of slight disagreement do not become equated with paradigmatic
disputes, and how can individual subjective judgments be aggregated into group
positions? In short, how can the full spectrum of the scientific content of
public policy debates be fairly and openly assessed?
The term "uncertainty" implies anything from confidence just short
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results in uncertainty; often, however, disagreement about what is known or
even knowable is a source of uncertainty. Some categories of uncertainty are
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D-List Love: Was Wale Tryin' To Chop Down Tika Sumpter's Supple Chocolate Cakes At Keri Hilson's Birthday Party?
The thirst is strong. Keri Hilson celebrated her birthday last night with a dinner at STK in Atlanta followed by a night out at Vanquish nightclub. She was joined by her sister Kaycee, her parents and friends including B.O.B., Dania Ramirez, Tika Sumpter and Wale, who looked like he was slangin' Nigerian schlong Tika's way.
Too bad everybody can't be Bey and Hov eh?
Hit the flip for more shots from Keri's big night.
Here are the ladies, praying
Beyoncé will let a b!tch live this year before their meal.
God bless their thirsty souls.
Hi ladies…
Those hairstyles are so — uh, what word should we use to describe them?
Keri's parents are cute though right?
So is her sister Kaycee.
Keri got her drink on. And we have no words for her silky Chewbacca friend.
Some faces Keri need not make.
SMH. Wale in the corner tellin' B.O.B. he's about to smash Tika's tender cakes to smithereens.
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Name this dance.
This actually looks like it could be a real love match. We're gonna have to keep an eye on these two.
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Best Kids Parties: Wipeout
We love party themes that lend themselves so naturally to a party activity. Beth describes Carter's very participatory party: My daughter loves the show "Wipeout" and decided that she wanted that to be the theme for her birthday party this year! I was slightly stumped but decided to draw inspiration from the show's famous "Big Red Balls" and things took off from there.
Her invitation featured a large big red ball on a chevron background which set the tone for the party. They became a common thread in the form of giant red balloons and red yoga balls that we used to help create the obstacle course in our backyard. I used a lot of girly blue and red with a few splashes of other fun colors.
It was an afternoon party so we kept the food simple going with sure fire hits like pretzels, popcorn (in cute vintage red and white striped sacks), fruit and plenty of sweets (cupcakes, Twizzlers, lollipops, etc.) One of my favorite elements was her cake. It was simple and white but dressed up with a giant yellow flower, red ball trim, and sweet name banner.
The biggest challenge was how to set up a fun obstacle course that would have the kids feeling like they were in their own mini-version of the show. We started with a giant inflatable water slide, added a mini trampoline and our own big red balls (yoga balls that sat on tires), followed by a baby pool filled with plenty of bubbles and plastic balls, and ended the course with pool noodles grounded in pots to create an in and out weave. The entire course was set up on plastic tarps which were wet and soapy to make things even more fun! So many of the backyard elements are DIY and would be easy to re-create. As a party favor we gave each of our little guests silly putty to stick with our "red ball" theme.
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Bangladesh's bid to level the series in the second Test against the West Indies starting in Khulna from Wednesday received a welcome boost when dashing opener Tamim Iqbal was declared fit.
The 23-year-old hurt a tendon in his left elbow during Bangladesh's 77-run defeat in the first Test in Dhaka but passed a fitness test ahead of the match the home team need to win to take a share of the two-Test series.
Captain Mushfiqur Rahim stressed that Iqbal, who has four Test centuries to his name, had an important game ahead of him.
"Iqbal batted with that injury in the second innings and after a two day break he is feeling good," Rahim told reporters on Tuesday.
"I think we all have an important game. It's not just Tamim," said Rahim of the opener who was passed fit by team physiotherapist Vibhav Singh after a session in the nets.
The left-handed opener hit a brisk 72 to bolster Bangladesh to an imposing 556 in reply to the West Indian total of 527-4 declared but managed only five in the second innings when Bangladesh were bowled out for 167, chasing 245 to win.
As a precaution, Bangladesh had called up rookie batsman Anamul Haque who impressed during the recent ICC Junior World Cup held in Australia.
Nazimuddin is also likely replace opener Junaid Siddique who failed in the first Test.
Rahim said Bangladesh fought well in the first Test, but alluded to the difference in the two sides' bowling attacks.
"I won't say the gap (between the two teams) is too much or too little. Obviously, their attack is more balanced than us. And they are a very good side. I said before the series that it will not be very easy for them to beat us in our home conditions.
"We have this in our mind, our plan was to play well session by session without looking at the result. We played good cricket in five days and lost the game in just one session. Our goal is to maintain that plan."
West Indian captain Darren Sammy believed Iqbal's injury was concerning for Bangladesh.
"He's one of the best players, so they'll probably be on the back foot. But it is another opportunity for someone else to play for the country and it should motivate the team to work," said Sammy.
Sammy said his team was determined to win the series.
"Most of the guys are little bit relaxed but determined. We are here to do better than what we did in the last game. We have one more Test to go and we'd do everything to win this Test match. We want to win the series 2-0," said Sammy.
Experienced batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has fully recovered after falling ill during the second innings in which he batted at number eleven, ending any chance of a change in the line-up.
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Bangladesh's bid to level the series in the second Test against the West Indies starting in Khulna from Wednesday received a welcome boost when dashing opener Tamim Iqbal was declared fit.


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Rick Ross + Usher Talk 'Touch 'N You' Collaboration
Rick Ross may be the Bawse, but that doesn't mean he's not a bit of a romantic. The Maybach CEO, along with featured vocalist Usher, chatted with MTV about their 'Touch 'N You' collaboration — and why it's for the ladies.
"It's a real sexy record," Ross said. "I wanted to make sure the ladies knew that they could be a part of this movement, a part of this project. I would never let the ladies down even if it's a real hard album or however it may be titled."
Director Chris Robinson, who also worked on Jay-Z's 'Roc Boys' and Lil Wayne's 'How to Love' videos, is behind the lens, and both Ross and Ush are excited to work with him.
Usher's role in the video, being shot in Atlanta, is probably the simplest in what sounds like an awesomely complex clip. "It's an incredible one," Usher gushed. "Chris once again comes together making an incredible video. It is a conceptual video depicting the world that Rozay is in. My participation is just to show up and be cool."
Ross explained that his hard work with Maybach Music sometimes requires a vacation, however brief, with someone special to clear his head. Those feelings inspired the song and video. "It's basically like a situation where life gets so hectic sometimes you just want to get away with that special female and that's what this was based off."
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Ravens 20, Texans 13
4. The fact that the Ravens didn't commit a single penalty on Sunday should be worn like a badge of honor. If you would have told me in 2009 -- right after the Ravens were flagged 11 times totaling 113 yards in a 23-20 regular-season loss to the Steelers -- that Baltimore would ever play a penalty-free game in the playoffs under John Harbaugh, I'd have scoffed. Those Ravens teams were so undisciplined and sloppy, it looked like mistakes in key moments would always be their undoing. It seems clear now that it simply took Harbaugh some time to not only weed out some players who couldn't -- or wouldn't -- play his brand of football, but it also took the Ravens some time to shed that reputation as undisciplined. A reputation earned, I might add, by doing stupid stuff like throwing a flag into the stands in protest after a call. (I'm looking in your direction, Bart Scott.) The referees remember that kind of stuff. If a team commits a lot of holding penalties, or late hits on the quarterback, what are the officiating crews going to be told to pay attention to prior the game? It's a self-perpetuating cycle. I think it's obvious Lardarius Webb has had a great season, one of the best seasons a Ravens corner has had in a number of years. He has such good hands, I half wonder if the Ravens should run him out on offense occasionally, the way the Cowboys used to use Deion Sanders. (I'm mostly kidding here, as Webb is much too valuable as a corner to risk injuring him on offense, but if it motivated the Ravens' receivers to stop dropping balls, I wouldn't rule it out.) But as good as Webb has been at hawking the ball when it's in the air, what's just as impressive is how few penalties he -- and Cary Williams, frankly -- have committed this year. It's hard to get cheap penalty yards against Baltimore, which wasn't the case when Frank Walker was drawing three illegal contact penalties a game. Even Michael Oher, who had all kinds of problems with false starts earlier in the year, has quietly made that problem go away. Even if this team does get beat by New England next week, at least we know it's not likely to happen because they beat themselves with dumb mistakes.
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Once a thriving and innovative company, after hearing from the CEO, Jim Cramer worries a classic American success story may not have a happy ending.
On Thursday, Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman talked with the gang at Squawk on the Street, a conversation which the Mad Money host described as 'painful.'
"Her reality was certainly distorted in my opinion," said Cramer. "Maybe because debate talk was in the air, maybe because Whitman tried and failed to be governor of California, but Whitman came off as a politician, unwilling to answer any question about how she could save Hewlett –Packard from going the way of other hardware companies that couldn't keep up."


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Five Players Joining Yale Roster
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale women's soccer coach Rudy Meredith will welcome five freshmen to campus this fall.
Here is a closer look at the Class of 2014:
Juliann Jeffrey M 5-4 Richardson, Texas Ursuline Academy
Before Yale: U.S. Under -18 national team member… Named league most valuable player as a senior at Ursuline Academy… Selected league Offensive MVP in her junior year… Earned first team all-state recognition as a senior… Four-time TAPPS all-tournament team selection… Helped lead Ursuline to four state championships… Four-year starter and captain of the Dallas Texans Red soccer team, which attended nationals four times and won the national title in 2008… Five-year starter and captain for the North Texas Olympic Development team… Region III three-year starter and captain.
Personal: Volunteers at Methodist Hospital in Dallas… Interned at the hospital in the summer of 2009 for three weeks… Brother Jared plays professional soccer in Germany… Father ran track at TCU… Teammates with Natasha Anasi and Mollie Pathman, who both will play at Duke.
"I chose Yale because it offers a competitive soccer program as well as one of the best academic programs in the world. I am so excited to become part of the Yale community and the Yale women's soccer team."
Anna McCahon D 5-4 Malvern, Pa. Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Before Yale: Named an ESPN Rise High School Player to Watch as a senior at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur… Four-time Main-Line first team selection… Earned All Delco first team honors three times… Served as team captain as a senior… Played club soccer for FC Delco, which won the 2009 national championship, was the Red Bull National League champions in 2009 and the Region 1 Premier League finalists in 2010.
Yale's strong athletic and academic tradition allows me to excel at both my academic and athletic abilities. I felt at home from the moment I stepped on campus."
Shannon McSweeney D 5-7 Stow, Mass. The Rivers School
Before Yale: All-state selection as a senior at The Rivers School… Three-time ISL all-league selection… Team captain as a senior… Received The Rivers School Golden Boot Award and Pioneer Player Award in her senior year… Helped lead The Rivers School to two ISL championships and two NEPSAC Tournament titles… Player four years of varsity basketball as well… Played soccer for the Stars of Massachusetts from U-11 to U-18. Inducted into the Stars of Massachusetts Hall of Fame… Two-time Player of the Year selection…. Helped team to four State Cup championships.
Personal: Volunteered at Franciscan Hospital for Children… In the summer of 2009, served as a legislative intern in Massachusetts State Senator Steven Tolman's office.
"From the moment that I stepped on to the campus, I fell in love with the sense of community and the importance of the individuality of each student. The combination of playing soccer at a high level, competing for an Ivy League championship and receiving a second-to-none academic and extracurricular experience made Yale a perfect fit for me."
Jessica Schloth F/M 5-4 Fairfield, Conn. St. Joseph High School
Before Yale: Earned NSCAA All-America recognition as both a junior and senior at St. Joseph High School… Coca Cola, adidas, Gatorade and CJSA Coaches Connecticut Player of the Year… Three-time All-New England, all-state and first team all-league selection… Named the most valuable player of the FCIAC Tournament in 2008 and the Class M state championship in 2007… Helped lead St. Joseph to two state championships and one league title…Member of the CFC United Premier team that has won four State Cups… Named to the all-star team at the 2008 ESP National Soccer Camp in California… Participated in the Region I Olympic Developmental program… Has travelled to Costa Rica, Italy and Portugal to play soccer.
Personal: Tutored and mentored elementary school students with the Wakeman Boys and Girls Volunteer Club… Participated in the Special Olympics Penguin Plunge… St. Joseph nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.
"Ever since I set foot on the Yale campus, into the soccer locker room and onto Reese Stadium's field, I felt at home. I enjoyed the intelligence and challenges at the University and found an incredible bond with the team and the coaches."
Katie Underwood M/D 5-3 Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Briarcliff HS
Before Yale: NSCAA East Region All-America selection as a senior at Briarcliff High School… Named 2008 and 2009 New York State Class B Player of the Year… Two-time first team all-state selection… Earned second team all-state recognition as a sophomore… Four-time all-section, all-league selection… Named the Class B state championship game most outstanding player as junior… Two-time team captain… Named a Con Edison Scholar Athlete in 2009… Helped lead Briarcliff to three Class B state championships… Played for the Syosset Sting, who won the 2009 ENY State Cup and Region I championship… Won three State Cups with the Briarcliff Killer Bees… Played for the ENY Olympic Developmental Team.
"Yale offers incredible opportunities in education as well as a dramatic and beautiful campus. For me the chance to continue playing soccer at such a high level was the final touch. When I visited Yale, I knew I had finally found the college I wanted to be a part of."
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Everton defender Seamus Coleman will miss their pre-season friendly in Thailand to ensure he does not aggravate a hamstring problem.
The Republic of Ireland international came on at half-time in Tuesday's friendly at Tranmere but was withdrawn in the second half.
He will stay behind at the club's Finch Farm training ground with striker Arouna Kone and defender Bryan Oviedo, who are still making their way back from knee surgery and a broken leg respectively.
However, England midfielder Ross Barkley returns to the squad for the match against Premier League newcomers Leicester in Bangkok on Sunday.
"We assessed Seamus' injury this morning," manager Roberto Martinez told evertontv.
"He will miss the Thailand trip to give proper consideration to his injury, for proper treatment and to remove any chance of aggravating that feeling that he had.
"We don't really know the extent of the injury yet but it is sometimes a little bit of a setback that comes with pre-season preparation and getting a lot of volume into the bodies.
"Hopefully it is going to be just a minor setback."
Martinez has confirmed a deal is close for for Anderlecht teenager David Henen as the Spaniard looks to bolster the club's youth ranks.
The Belgian 18-year-old will go into the Under-21 squad once his reported £1.5million move has been completed.
"It is in the process of being completed," Martinez told the Liverpool Echo.
"He's a young, talented footballer who represents Belgium in the lower teams, in the Under-18s and has had good experience in going to France.
"He is a bright boy and we feel he is something different that we haven't got in the Under-21s so we are hoping he is going to be giving us something different in that group.
"We want a strong group. We have already got talented and very interesting footballers and I think David can fit in really well in that environment."
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BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) -- A 911 call recording captures a man telling a dispatcher in detail about arguing with his roommate and choking her to death, saying, "I honestly lost my mind."
Phillip Hamm, 21, is jailed on a murder charge in Clermont County, east of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://cin.ci/1jbxrZt ) reported details of the 911 call made Saturday morning about the death of 20-year-old Meagan Fambry.
A man identifying himself as Hamm says they argued Friday night at a party in Covington, Ky., and again when they got home.
"I honestly don't know what happened to myself," he said. "Like, I attacked her, I, like, choked her, I threw her down and was choking her."
He said he waited a couple of hours to call because he didn't know what was going on in his mind, saying, "It's not who I am."
He also told the dispatcher: "I honestly lost my mind."
Union Township police Lt. Scott Gaviglia praised the dispatcher for giving first responders extra time to reach the apartment on snow-covered roads. She asked if he had any weapons; he said no.
The dispatcher asked the man if CPR would help and if he believed the woman had died.
"I know she is passed away," he said. He said she was in bed covered up.
Hamm was being held Wednesday on $500,000 bond. No attorney was listed for him.
Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com


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Innovation is a vital part of the pioneering spirit of AMD. We named our new project the "Discovery Project", not just for our own opportunities for innovation, but for the discoveries our users can make about a world enabled by AMD technologies: discover what a tablet PC is really capable of, discover where gaming is headed next, discover new capabilities for your old TV set and more.
These reference designs demonstrate the full capabilities of AMD innovation and its APUs. The resulting products showcase our low-power APUs across a range of imaginative designs, including tablets and small form-factor home PCs, each of which can support traditional productivity apps and advanced graphics performance.
In addition to the systems themselves, AMD extends the vision of what a PC can achieve with peripherals like the device we've codenamed "GameCradle" and docking station, all while meeting the stringent requirements of features like Microsoft InstantGo. The result is a set of complete reference designs to empower people to push the boundaries of what is possible.
AMD created a tablet reference design sporting an 11.6" full HD display running Windows 8.1, all housed in a 10mm thick form to explore new ways of doing things. The tablet allows us to develop and validate a complete, optimized reference design and provides a platform to exploit the possibilities of DockPort, a new technology that allows you to connect up to four external devices to a tablet and sync them through a single connection. Our commitment to challenge convention shows how DockPort is poised to revolutionize the tablet experience by pushing the limits of what a tablet can do.
We knew a tablet could perform as a great productivity system for mobile office workers. The majority of tablets don't currently bring enough performance, connectivity or display options to replace a full office PC system. So we created the "Discovery Dock" as a way to enable the mobile desktop experience.
You can simply drop the tablet into the docking cradle for a fast, easy connection to multiple monitors, keyboard, input devices and even power to charge the tablet, all via a DockPort connection. When it's meeting time, you simply grab it and go – it's all the lightweight convenience of the tablet, with the options you need to stay maximally productive at your desk.
Gaming should be an exciting and awesome experience, regardless of which device you are using. But traditional PC games just aren't developed with touch tablets in mind. With that in mind, we set out to show that we could deliver the best graphics capabilities available for tablets and 2-in-1s, by putting it to the test with some of the most rigorous game titles available for PCs. We explored a way to play these games with controls gamers know and recognize, so we built the GameCradle – a device that connects to the tablet over DockPort and provides a traditional game controller in a very cool design.
When set into the docking station, the tablet also provides superior audio technology to give you a "big audio" experience on-the-go, without having to drag along extra components. With the ability to plug in extra peripherals such monitors that support resolutions up to 4kx2k , this is just the beginning of exciting, new gaming experiences. We understand that freedom with technology is just one of the many ways that fantasy, imagination and competition come to life.
We developed this technology to showcase AMD's ability to bring rich media experiences to small form factor devices. While sleek and nonintrusive, similar to today's small streaming-only devices, this technology conceals a true PC underneath, and connects easily to your TV set via a single DockPort connection to give your TV a giant IQ boost.
This leads to many amazing, new possibilities, including voice and gesture control for your TV set, seamless streaming of games and movies from other networked devices and Internet services and video calls – all from the convenience of your living room sofa.
AMD is pioneering technologies that empower people to push the limits of what's possible. We created the Discovery Project to demonstrate the emerging capabilities of new AMD technologies and to spark the world's imagination with examples of the amazing opportunities that lie ahead. Our challenge to you is: how can AMD technologies help you push your limits?
The Discovery Project has garnered two coveted CES 2014 Innovation awards from the Consumer Electronics Association . And we don't plan on stopping there. There are so many exciting ways that our unique and unmatched computational capabilities can help to create natural, intelligent and innovative ways for people
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When the night cloud of sameness and sadness addresses your sleeping room, you've got a number of options : find a lover, look for advice in a magazine, or reach a sex therapist, try feng shui tricks for increasing horny energy in your home, see a sex shop and arm yourself with lubes, latex and cuffs, or commit yourself to the traditional talent of love making Tantra. We live in a world in which there are increasingly a lot of divorces, and in the opinion of some stats, in eighty p.c of long kinship there's no longer any love 'tween spouses. After the first hot love and bodily and emotional tightness, it seems that amongst couplets who have been together for a while there's a steady weakening of mutual will and love. We needed to find out why this is so and how we will deepen and keep the feeling of emotional and bodily connection, so we talked to the therapist and sexologist Davor Stancic, the leader of a Tantra Club. Everything else can but does not have to be!The east system of love stops the cooling down and shortage of sexual desire that comes in endless human relationships and unions. Davor Stancic.
Tough hormonal changes. When we head into involvement, the levels of endocrines in charge of contentment and joy jump, which are oxytocin, dopamine and endorphin. After the orgasm, or attaining a local orgasm, which with men is ejaculation, and with girls a clitoral orgasm, their levels suddenly fall. Also, the Western method of making love is such that after an orgasm, with both sexes, the level of the hormone prolaktin develops, which creates a feeling of vacuum, removal and coolness. After sex, it is the high level of prolaktin that makes men to not wish to hug and talk with their spouses, but it is also responsible for post-coital depression and painful emotions with both sexes. The Western way of making love is the main element that leads to the lack of love, closeness and sexual dissatisfaction with couplets that were together for ages, announces Davor Stancic. Stancic says that this can be achieved by a smart advance that deals with the difficulty with a deeper way that classic advice such as : playing sexual games, putting on costumes and similar. Western sexology, according to my feeling, does not realize at all why after a number of years in wedding the love and will vanishes declared Stancic, who studied the differences 'tween the Western and so called Eastern techniques of making love.
Rather than a local orgasm, Tantra teaches a way to attain an sexual sexual climax with the whole body. With this strategy, after sexual climax the levels of oxytocin, dopamine and endorphin remain the same, whilst the levels of prolaktin remain low. couplets that practice tantric sex achieve bigger emotional connection and a higher level of sexual joy. The reason behind this is that whilst practicing the Eastern strategy of love making, males and women do not lose energy, and it certainly influences the whole psycho-physical heath. Davor Stancic offers individual consultations, as well as consultations for couplets. It is composed of 5 hours of conversation that happens during 2-3 visits. Besides consultations, Stancic has prepared books and DVDs for independent learning.
Learning does not take long Girls are made in such a fashion that they don't need long to learn to experience a total, or full body orgasm. With girls it lasts a couple of weeks. weeks. Learning to manipulate the ejaculation is similar to the method where little kids learn to hold peeing. We found out from the head of the tantra club that there's a great concern for it when he started to promote it in Croatia in 1994 and 1995, after which the public concern fell.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The first batch of candidates hoping to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. turned in paperwork Thursday to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
More than half a dozen Democrats filed candidacy petitions with signatures required for the Feb. 26 primary. The special election for the heavily Democratic 2nd District seat is April 9.
The candidates on the primary ballot include former state Rep. Robin Kelly, Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, state Sen.-elect Napoleon Harris and former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds.
The November resignation of Jackson, who was first elected in 1995, creates a wide open primary. That's especially true after Cook County Democratic leaders couldn't agree on a candidate to endorse and one of the front runners dropped out. State Sen. Donne Trotter, who was arrested last month when security workers at O'Hare International Airport found a handgun in his bag, said he didn't want his legal problems to overshadow key issues in the region.
The district — which has approximately 420,000 registered voters — covers parts of Chicago's South Side, suburbs and rural areas. Parts of the territory have been hit particularly hard with unemployment and poverty.
Some candidates have made a gun control a top issue, particularly after last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut.
Kelly, who supports an assault weapons ban, called it one of her top issues and said she plans to campaign aggressively, crisscrossing the district.
"I plan to go from the beginning to the end," she said. "Every voter is important, every constituent, from the city to south burbs."
Hutchinson said Thursday that she's raised more than $130,000 so far and collected more than double the 1,256 signatures she needed.
"I'm going to use the support we've earned from volunteers and small donors to build a campaign the Southland can be proud of," she said in a statement.
The filing period for established party candidates ends Monday. Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson, who challenged Jackson in last year's primary and lost, has said she's running.
Another candidate also will be familiar to voters in the region. Reynolds held the seat until he resigned from office in 1995 after being convicted of having sexual relations with an underage campaign worker. He was replaced by Jackson in a special election. Reynolds has said he believes voters will forgive his mistakes.
Jackson, who had been on medical leave for bipolar disorder for months, resigned in November. He cited his health and acknowledged he's under federal investigation reportedly for misuse of campaign funds.


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Yes thanks for clearing it up for us! I never heard of any of these claims until I read this thread. It seemed fishy to me, as I (A) routinely store Star San mixed with distilled water in a corny for months at a time and have seen no ill effects; (B) have left star san in vinyl tubing and plastic air locks for weeks at a time and never experienced the "slime" feel or any physical degradation; and (C) the concentrated product is packaged in HDPE plastic.
I have, however, seen physical degradation to both aluminum and plastic air locks from being in contact with a 400ppm solution of bleach water for several hours. The fact that it doesn't seem to affect my equipment, and that it is no-rinse is why I switched 100% to Star San.
Edit: I believe the "slimey feeling" is the detergent in Star San.


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First Lady Michelle Obama hasn't officially taken to any cause within her husbands administration, but unofficially it seems as though she has her hands in numerous pots. While the President fights for health care and contemplates sending more of our troops to Afghanistan, Mrs. Obama is focusing her work wholly on service, by catering to the well being of military families, and announcing the launch of a brand new year long mentoring program for girls living in the neighborhoods surrounding the White House.
"We thought, what can we do to make the White House different, to make kids in our own new neighborhood know that the White House is a place for them?" she said.
This past Monday, the 13 chosen students gathered in the State Dining room to meet the White House staff members that will serve as their mentors; women such as domestic policy adviser Valerie Jarrett, the First Lady's Chief of Staff Susan Sher, and social secretary Desiree Rogers. The young girls, who where hand picked by their principals, will be mentored by these women on a variety of important topics among them financial literacy, careers, college, and health and fitness. Mrs. Obama has stated numerous times that she's an advocate for mentoring, stating she became interested in it's power while she was a corporate lawyer in Chicago. In fact, that's the way her and the President met, through a mentoring program at the law firm they both worked for.
Her voice cracking with emotion, Mrs. Obama said the program was started to let local kids "know that the president of the United States hears you and values you and cares about your growth and development."
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ASUS Maximus V Formula Review
ASUS Maximus V Formula Introduction:
Over the years, ASUS Republic of Gamers motherboards have become the standard that others are measured by. Offering a unique feature set for the gamer as well as the extreme overclocker looking to set new records, ASUS ROG offerings are what I would consider a halo product. Over the past few years, I have looked at a broad selection of ASUS motherboards, including the ROG offerings. In this time, I have seen steady improvements in the feature set and build quality, as each part of the package has been meticulously refined to offer the gamer and enthusiast the best possible motherboard for the price. It's not always just raw performance that makes the motherboard attractive, but the long term reliability and impressive feature set that ASUS brings to the table. Having gone through the ASUS Maximus V Gene and looking at what ASUS brought to the table, it should prove interesting to see how the ASUS Maximus V Formula compares. For the $279 price tag, or $90 price premium over the Maximus V Gene, you get improved multi-GPU options, an updated VRM cooling solution called Fusion Thermo, a hybrid liquid/air cooled solution, an upgraded Supreme FX IV sound solution, an improved mPCIe riser card, and more.
ASUS Maximus V Formula is but a step away from the top of the product stack. Let's see how it performs when pitted against some of the top line boards from both ASUS and others. If past performance is any indication, the ROG Maximus V Formula should overclock well and provide a significant upside in features to go with the performance expectations.
Maximus V Formula Closer Look:
There is no mistaking the packaging of an ASUS ROG series motherboard. The bright red coloring and ROG Logo stand out among the many boards on your local retailer's shelf. The front panel focuses on the ROG imagery with the name of the board (Maximus V Formula), the fact that it supports PCIe 3.0, is Windows 8 ready, and supports multiple graphics solutions from NVIDIA and AMD, as well as being able to support Hybrid graphics with the use of Lucid LogiX Virtu MVP. The back side of the package shows several of the outstanding features used on the Maximus V Formula that separate it from the crowd, including improved cooling via the Fusion Thermo cooling system, SupremeFX IV sound solution, mPCIe Combo card with a dual-band WiFi/Bluetooth solution, and the inclusion of the ASUS GameFirst software package. Some basic specifications are listed for the consumer and a full size rendering of the I/O panel connectivity. The information train does not stop there. The front panel flips open to reveal the Maximus V Formula in all its red and black glory. On the opposite side flap are detailed descriptions of each of the features shown on the back side of the package. Inside the box, the motherboard and accessory bundle are split into separate boxes to allow the product to speak for itself when the front panel is opened. The accessory bundle fits snugly inside the second box and is incredibly robust as one might expect.
ASUS has consistently delivered a diverse bundle of accessories with each of the boards in the product stack that maximizes the potential of the motherboard at hand. This bundle is no different and is indicative of what you can expect with a ROG board. Front to back, ASUS has the user covered with the instruction manual, driver disk, "Do not Disturb" door tag, and SATA cable labels. The hardware part of the bundle is impressive, as a large part of it adds functionality that might otherwise go unnoticed. You get six SATA cables (four 6Gbps, two 3Gbps), ASUS Q-Connectors, 2-in-1 RF cable, ROG Connect cable, two WiFi ring antennas, SLI bridge connector, mPCIe Combo card with a dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n module + Bluetooth v4.0/3.0+HS module, and an I/O shield.
When you look deeper into the bundle, you get a feel for how deep the thought process is at ASUS as the company strives to offer the best components for the end user. Things such as the Q-Connectors may seem so trivial, but actually make life easier for those of us with large hands. Putting those front panel leads onto the motherboard has never been easier and is something I miss each time I take an ASUS board out of the test system. Then there is the ASUS I/O shield that reduces EFI interference through the back I/O panel and reduces injuries due to no knockouts left in the panel with sharp edges. The mPCIe module is equipped with a dual-band (2.4/5.0GHz) WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n module + Bluetooth v4.0/3.0+HS module, which adds functionality to the Maximus V Formula, including wireless connectivity and Internet sharing. This module also supports the use of a mSATA drive as a way to take advantage of ASUS SSD Caching or Intel's Rapid Storage technology to accelerate a mechanical drive.
So far, it seems ASUS has put together a pretty strong package and bundle. Let's take a look at the Maximus V Formula and see what the board has to offer enthusiasts and gamers looking for that next part of the puzzle that is going to help improve the gaming experience.


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#1 NBC Universal, Bain, Blackstone Buy Weather Channel07-06-2008, 09:43 PM
3.5 Billion!!! Yikes!!!
July 6 (Bloomberg) -- NBC Universal and buyout firms Bain Capital LLC and Blackstone Group LP agreed to buy the Weather Channel, after Landmark Communications Inc. put the cable network up for sale earlier this year.
The purchase price was about $3.5 billion, according to a person who asked not to be identified because the terms weren't made public. The channel will be based in Atlanta and management will be provided by NBC Universal, the companies said in a statement.
NBC, owned by General Electric Co., adds a cable network that reaches 96 million households and can bolster the company's own NBC Weather Plus channel and Web site. Landmark's Weather.com drew 36.4 million U.S. viewers in May, according to Reston, Virginia-based researcher ComScore Inc., making it the 15th most-popular Internet property. NBC sites, excluding iVillage.com, didn't rank in the top 50.
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Earl J. Filbert, 92, active in veterans groups
Dec. 4, 1920 – June 9, 2013
Earl Joseph Filbert, a military retiree and Williamsville resident, died Sunday in Delaware Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. He was 92.
He was born in East Aurora, the oldest of five sons of Edna and Charles Filbert.
As a boy, he delivered The Buffalo Evening News and worked for a family beer and ice distributor to supplement the family income.
He later spent two years in the Civilian Conservation Corps, working in Letchworth Park.
Mr. Filbert worked at Bell Aircraft before entering the U.S. Army.
After World War II, he was stationed in Japan, where he met his future wife, the former Edith Murakami, who was working as an interpreter.
He was assigned to an artillery unit during the Korean War and was also stationed in Germany and at bases in the United States during his military career.
He retired with the rank of chief warrant officer and was fond of saying of his time in the Army, "I never had a bad meal."
Mr. Filbert was a member of A.J. Jurek Post, American Legion; the Veterans of Foreign Wars; and the Korean War Association.
He traveled to Washington, D.C., for the dedications of the Korean War and World War II memorials.
He enjoyed cycling, cross-country skiing, gardening, photography and other hobbies, and also volunteered in several areas.
Mr. Filbert's wife is deceased, and he is survived by a son, Gary.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Faith United Church of Christ, 1300 Maple Road, Amherst.


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