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Okay, I admit it. For an atheist and "rational" thinker, I delight in the irrational and unscientific when it comes to entertainment.
I know I'm not alone in being a Sci-Fi geek, but my big "guilty" (using quotes because I don't actually feel guilt about it) pleasure is that I love a good, religiously (most often biblically, I am in the U.S. after all) based storyline.
Now of course I'm not talking about propaganda pieces like the crap that is the "Left Behind" series. No, I'm talking stuff like End of Days, Devil's Advocate, and even the series Supernatural. All of those fun "what if the devil is real and Armageddon actually happened or at least almost happened?" kinds of storylines. I don't know why, they're very irrational, they're usually not even that well written, but I still enjoy them.
I can't be the only one so, along those same lines, what are your "guilty" pleasures?
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I used to avoid paranormal and fantasy crap on TV, but eventually I gave in because that was practically all there was. My first "guilty pleasure" was Deadzone. Now I miss the utterly silly Middleman,
which didn't expect you to take it seriously. However, if a show gets too religious I turn it off. Religious fantasy is too repulsive, even more than outright fantasy like Warehouse 13 or Fringe.
Totally with you .
Okay, I admit it ... I used to watch "Medium." [Loren waits for the groans to die down!]
First of all, I rather liked it for its writing, for the plots and plot development and that we got to watch "Alison" and her three kids grow up as the seasons progressed.
I have to say, though, I also liked it for the character of Joe Dubois. Question: how many ENGINEERS does prime-time television have as a continuing character? It's never had many that I know of, but I really liked Joe. He was a straight-up guy who does what he can with his own problems, never mind having to deal with an oddly gifted wife (and apparently similarly gifted three daughters!).
Oh, and yeah ... I AM an engineer, myself, so there!
Darn I though this was about my favorite author and book series. The first of the more interesting books in the series is "Guilty Pleasures" :D
On topic here though, I like singing "soulful" or religious songs. Even though they are just as much fantasy as Puff The Magic Dragon :)
I just checked www.humanisthymnal.com only to find it down -- temporarily, I hope!
It contained an "Evolution Chorus" to the tune of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus". Bits included "E-volution! E-volution! Evolution! Evolution! Evolution!"; "For nothing lasts for ever and ever"; "Change is king, the gene is lord"; and a mention of "selfish genes".
(I found another "Evolution Chorus" here:
"Charles Darwin wrote The Origin of Species"; "Learn the facts and know the truth"; etc.)
John Perkins' "Anthology of Humanist Songs" page is up: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~jperkins/HumanistSongs.htm
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LAUREL HILL � The City Council on May 2 will discuss whether a $1,000 scholarship it unanimously approved Thursday would benefit one or more recipients.
LAUREL HILL � The City Council on May 2 will discuss whether a $1,000 scholarship it unanimously approved Thursday would benefit one or more recipients.
City leaders will form a committee � with assistance from residents Harold Jones and Laurel Hill School guidance counselor Carla Strickland � for the selection process. Councilman Robby Adams and City Clerk Anita Miller also have volunteered.
All Laurel Hill School seniors who have financial need are eligible for the scholarship, which is merit-based.
Seniors with academic accomplishments including valedictorian or salutatorian will be considered. Being the senior class president, student council president or yearbook editor is a credit.
Students actively involved in after-school activities including sports, Future Farmers of America or church involvement also will be considered.
"The way we did it last year was that $500 was given to the student for the first semester and the remaining $500 was given to them the following semester," Miller said.
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Jim Smith graduated with an engineering degree from Purdue University in 1950, and then began working toward an MBA at Indiana University. A year later he returned to Crawfordsville to work for his father at a local industry that specialized in bottle caps.
When his father passed away in 1955, Jim was elected President and CEO of the company. Technically, Smith felt competent to take over the job, however, he said, "I knew everything about the plant and how to make bottle caps but I lacked the skillset of managing people [that was not taught in his engineering coursework at Purdue]. I sought the help of a lot of professors at Wabash to get me through."
With a gift to the Challenge of Excellence, Smith and his wife have established The James and Susan Smith Family Scholarship to support students in the College's 3-2 dual degree engineering program with Purdue University. Smith recognized such a program would have been a good fit for him and he is convinced that a liberal arts education brings immeasurable value to the engineering table.
"The liberal arts gives students today an opportunity to confront the questions about what they really believe. It also gives them skillsets in writing, in thinking things through, and having an opportunity to debate those questions with other students and faculty.
"I didn't want to designate these funds for a project where the money would be used to repair somebody's roof. I've been thinking about this for a long time and trying to figure out what would make the most sense for my family. When I first heard about the 3-2 program, I thought it would be great – it's related to both my interest in Wabash and Purdue."
This scholarship is intended to honor the legacy of Smith, his wife Susan, their seven children (four of the six boys attended Wabash College), and the impact that Wabash has had on the Smiths.
Any student who enrolls in the program is eligible for this scholarship. The scholarship is renewable on an annual basis if the recipient student remains enrolled at Wabash and in the Wabash-Purdue engineering program.


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Anti-Imperial VoicesWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: WAR: About that War
Last August, over 140 prominent Africans expressed opposition to NATO's imperial war against Libya. South African signatories to an open letter included former President Thabo Mbeki, former Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils, former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad, and ANC National Executive Committee member Jesse Duarte.
Their letter, in part, said:
Africans have long "been subjected to the fury of war by foreign powers which have clearly repudiated the" UN Charter.
Security Council Resolution 1973 resolved "to take all necessary measures....to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya...."
"(T)he Security Council produced no evidence" such attacks occurred. Nonetheless, "they empowered themselves openly to pursue the objective of 'regime change' and therefore the use of force and all other means to overthrow the government of Libya....at variance with" its own founding document and other international law principles.
Contrary to UN Charter provisions, the "Security Council authorized and has permitted the destruction and anarchy which has descended on the Libyan people."
As a result:
• war substituted for diplomacy;
• regional countries were destabilized, including "Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali and Mauretania," among others;
• violent intervention denied Libyans the right to determine their own destiny;
• many Libyans died, were wounded or maimed;
• vital infrastructure was destroyed; and
• Libyans were impoverished and immiserated.
As a result, prospects for Libya and North Africa are "increasingly ominous." In vain, signatories demanded NATO end its "war of aggression in Libya...immediately."
Former Congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney, spent weeks in Tripoli last summer.
In a June 30 article headlined, "The War Against Libya," she published remarks she made the previous day in front of Congressman John Lewis' Atlanta District Office, saying:
When Americans are asked to make sacrifices, "teachers are receiving pink slips....health care (is) in crisis (for millions), and the US government is in serious threat of default, our President and Congress have decided that a new war (against) Libya is appropriate."
At the same time, about "$3 billion per week (is spent) for war against Iraq and Afghanistan....Additionally, US Admiral Locklear admitted to a Member of Congress that one of NATO's missions was to assassinate Muammar Qaddafi."
He wasn't exaggerating about a mission now accomplished, no matter how outrageous and lawless.
In Tripoli, McKinney "witnessed NATO's targeting of civilians: NATO bombs and missiles landed in residential neighborhoods, hit schools, exploded near hospitals, destroyed parts of the public broadcasting infrastructure, and narrowly missed killing students at Al Fateh University."
These and similar incidents are grievous war crimes. Military powers never admit them, say they're sorry, or explain that military strategy uses terror tactics to crush resistance.
They know nothing about Iraqis, Afghans, Libyans and others throughout the region who revile imperial aggression and won't quit struggling until it's expunged.
Libyans and other oppressed people "have the right to self-determination. They have a right to 'resource nationalism.' They have a right to live in peace. They have a right to determine their future," and resist NATO terror without compromise until it's secure.
On October 25, Reuters quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying:
America and other Western powers want to "plunder" Libya's oil and other wealth, adding:
"Show me one European or America president who has not traveled to Libya or has not signed an agreement" with Gaddafi.
"Some people said they killed (him) to make sure he would not be able to say anything...." Calling the Security Council an "organization with no honor," he denounced its resolution used as authorization to wage war.
"Any decision that would strengthen the presence, domination or influence of foreigners would be contrary to the Libyan nation's interests," he stressed. "The expectation of the world of the Libyan nation is that they stand and run (their) country themselves," free from imperial intervention.
AP quoted Hugo Chavez urging mediation to end Libya's war. He called it "disgusting" that America, Britain, France, and other NATO partners attacked a nonbelligerent country.
"More death, more war. They are masters of war," he said. "What irresponsibility. And behind that is the hand of the United States and its European allies," wanting to colonize and exploit another country.
"They want to seize Libya's oil. The lives of Libya's people don't matter to them at all. It is deplorable that once again the warmongering policy of the Yankee empire and its allies is being imposed, and it is deplorable that the (UN) lends itself to supporting war, infringing on its fundamental principles, instead of urgently forming a commission to go to Libya" and stop the carnage.
On September 26, Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro gave Chavez's speech to the UN General Assembly, stressing Charter provisions to "sav(e) future generations from the scourge of war."
Calling it "a dead letter," he said wars since 1945 "inexorably increase(d) and multipl(ied) themselves. We see, once again, Libya destroyed and bloodstained by the will of the powerful."
"(S)ince September 11th, 2001, a new and unprecedented imperialist war began, a permanent war, in perpetuity."
"Why does the UN do nothing to stop Washington?"
"What is behind this new Armageddon?: the absolute power of the military-financial leadership which is destroying the world in order to accumulate ever more profits...."
Libya is "a new imperial kind of colonialism: that of military interventionism backed by anti-democratic organisms of the (UN) and justified on the basis of prefabricated media lies."
NATO's Libya war resulted from "intense propaganda by the western media, who lied about the alleged bombing of innocent civilians by the Libyan Air Force....This premeditated bunch of lies was used to justify irresponsible and hasty decisions (for NATO's planned) regime change policy...."
"And the same imperialist pattern is being repeated (in) Syria." Paraphrasing Boliver on Yankee imperialism in 1818, he added:
"(W)e have had enough of the weak following the law while the strong commit abuses (by) destroying and plundering us."
He concluded citing Ali Primera saying "peace involves radically reversing all that impedes humanity from being humane."
America's imperial agenda excludes humanitarian considerations altogether. They don't exist in its vocabulary.
AP cited Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega calling accusations against Gaddafi "overblown or unproven." Like others, he said imperial powers want Libya's oil and are "putting out fire with gasoline." He also accused UN Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon of being "an instrument of those powers."
Bolivia's Evo Morales condemned military intervention, saying powerful countries like America "invent a problem, and the problem is wanting to take control of oil."
Fidel Castro asked why the Security Council exists, and said NATO wields such colossal military force that it "serves only to show the waste and chaos generated by capitalism."
On October 24, Castro's Prensa Latina opinion piece headlined, "NATO's Genocidal Role," saying:
"This brutal military alliance has become the most perfidious tool of repression known in the history of humanity."
Soviet Russia served as pretext for its creation. After its dissolution, it became more powerful and destructive than ever. "Its criminal purpose became obvious in Serbia," a Slavic country that fought Nazism in WW II.
In 1999, NATO lawlessly attacked Serbia/Kosovo. "A great number of Serbian patriots lost their lives." Slobodan Misolsevic was prosecuted at the Hague, then "died under mysterious circumstances in prison."
Earlier, Castro published "nine Reflections about the issues, in which (he) amply addressed the role of NATO in Libya and what, in (his) opinion, was going to happen."
Commenting on Gaddafi's murder, he said he was "mortally wounded by NATO's most modern fighter planes, (then) was captured alive and....assassinated by men armed by this organization."
"His body was seized and exhibited as a war trophy, conduct which violates the most fundamental principles of Islamic norms and other religious beliefs around the world."
At the same time, NATO and TNC officials claim they'll establish "a democratic state which defends human rights," they've systematically destroyed for eight months.
Tens of thousands of Libyan graves bear testimony to their real intentions.
Survivors will keep struggling to assure they didn't die in vain, no matter how long it takes.
A Final Comment
Gaddafi's will "pledge(d) that I will die as Muslim."
"Should I be killed, I would like to be buried, according to Muslim rituals, in the clothes I was wearing at the time of my death and my body unwashed, in the cemetery of Sirte, next to my family and relatives."
On October 25, Gaddafi and his son Motassim were buried secretly at an undisclosed desert site to prevent its location from becoming hallowed ground as a shrine.
He also requested that "my family, especially women and children, be treated well after my death. The Libyan people sould protect its identify, achievements, history and the honorable image of its ancestors and heros. The Libyan people should not relinquish the sacrifices of the free and best people."
"I call on my supporters to continue the resistance, and fight any foreign aggressor against Libya, today, tomorrow, and always."
"Let the free people of the world know that we could have bargained over and sold out our cause in return for a personal secure and stable life. We received many offers to this effect but we chose to be at the vanguard of the confrontation as a badge of duty and honor."
"Even if we do not win immediately, we will give a lesson to future generations that choosing to protect the nation is an honor and selling it out is the greatest betrayal that history will remember forever despite the attempts of the others to tell you otherwise."
In the eyes of his supporters, Gaddafi died a hero, fighting on the front lines with other Libyans for their freedom. Their liberating struggle continues.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com.
Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.


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Outbreak of Viral Gastroenteritis Among Attendees of Two Recreational Vehicle Trade Shows
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On March 14, 2008, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the St. Joseph County Health Department (SJCHD) were notified of a gastroenteritis outbreak at two recreational vehicle trade shows. Over 238 individuals from 30 states, Puerto Rico, and 5 providences in Canada attended the shows. Eleven different meals were prepared and served at two adjoining facilities (one meal was served at an off-site location). In addition, the attendees consumed meals at various other restaurants, and the two groups arrived on different dates. Symptoms reported included vomiting and diarrhea.
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The SJCHD and the ISDH initiated a collaborative investigation and conducted two cohort studies. A complete list of attendees and their contact information was obtained from the organizers of the two trade shows. The menus for the meals served were obtained from the two adjoining facilities. Notification and subsequent updates were sent to all involved states via CDC's Epi-X system and the National Foodborne Outbreak Listserv. The ISDH contacted public health officials in Puerto Rico and Canada via telephone.
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Questionnaires were developed to determine illness onset, symptom history, and food consumption. Public health officials in Indiana, multiple states, Canada, and Puerto Rico conducted 119 case interviews. A case was defined as any previously healthy person who attended either trade show from March 9-14, 2008, or who was a contact of a trade show attendee and developed diarrhea or vomiting after March 9. The illness onset dates ranged from March 12-16 (Figure 1). The attack rate for Trade Show One was 12.5 percent, and the attack rate for Trade Show Two was 65.0 percent. Predominant symptoms included diarrhea (92.5%) and vomiting (77.5%). Twelve cases consulted health care providers, and one case was hospitalized. Forty-six individuals met the case definition. Secondary cases were noted during the investigation.
Figure 1: Epidemiologic Curve and Arrival Dates for Both Trade Shows
The following events were analyzed to evaluate the significance of association between illness and specific trade show events: 1) contact with ill people, 2) eating at other restaurants, and 3) eating any of the 11 trade show meals. Only two events, both associated with Trade Show One, were found to be statistically significant.
Table 3 shows the p-values for the meals and all trade show attendees.
Table 3: Significant Events
Adjusted Risk Ratio (95% CI)
March 12 Lunch
17.57 (1.19 – 260.00)
March 12 Dinner
12.05 (1.98 – 73.19)
Figure 2: Epidemiologic Curve and Facility B Meals Served to Both Groups
Environmental Assessment
The SJCHD Food Protection Division inspected the two facilities where food was prepared and served. The inspection revealed that potatoes were not being properly washed prior to utilizing for potato soup in Facility B. The potato soup was served to both groups on separate days and had been cooled in one large container rather than separated into shallow pans as per food regulations. Although five employees from the facility were reported ill, none of the five was a food handler.
The SJCHD did not inspect Facility A because no ill employees were identified, and only participants from Trade Show One had consumed meals there.
Laboratory Results
The ISDH and SJCHD collected three stool samples and submitted them to the ISDH Laboratory for analysis. All three samples tested positive for Norovirus. The Arizona State Health Department and the City of Houston Health Department each reported one positive Norovirus specimen. The five positive Norovirus results included three attendees from Trade Show One, one attendee from Trade Show Two, and one employee from Facility B. Given the positive Norovirus results, no bacterial testing was performed.
The investigation confirmed that an outbreak of Norovirus did occur during the recreational vehicle trade shows. Illness was not identified in any other groups. The epidemiologic curve illustrates that the outbreak began during Trade Show Two, one day after participants arrived and within the typical incubation period for Norovirus, and included at least one Facility B employee (Figure 1). Both groups were provided lunch at Facility B on March 11-12, allowing for person-to-person and fomite transmission among the attendees and possible transmission by Facility B employees (Figure 2). The employees and attendees also shared the same restroom facilities.
No events were found to be statistically significant for Trade Show Two. There were two events statistically associated with illness during Trade Show One (Table 3). Those from Trade Show One who attended the lunch at Facility B on March 12 were more likely to become ill than those who did not attend (Table 3). This was the second meal that was served in Facility Two for the two groups (Figure 2). Those from Trade Show One who attended the dinner at Facility A on March 12 were more likely to become ill than those who did not attend (Table 3). This event took place during the first illness onset during Trade Show One and contributed to transmission by person-to-person contact (Figure 2).
No food items were significant in the analysis. The findings from the food inspection warranted corrective actions, but they were not contributing factors to the outbreak.
Viral gastroenteritis is passed in the stool or vomit of infected people (fecal-oral route). The virus is easily spread by contaminated food or beverages, from person to person, and by contact with a contaminated object. These viruses can remain infectious on surfaces for up to 72 hours, and only a very small amount of virus is needed to cause infection.
Symptoms include watery diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, cramps, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Symptoms usually begin 24-48 hours (range: 12-72 hours) after exposure and last 24-48 hours. The illness can last 72-84 hours in the elderly or in those with weakened immune systems. Most cases have no, or slight, fever. Infected people can shed the virus for as long as two weeks after recovery.
In general, most Norovirus outbreaks can be prevented by strictly adhering to the following guidelines:
· Practice good hygiene:
· Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water after using the restroom; after changing diapers; after assisting someone with diarrhea and/or vomiting; after swimming; and before, during, and after food preparation.
· Clean food preparation work surfaces, equipment, and utensils with soap and water before, during, and after food preparation.
· Eat safe foods and drink safe water (Remember: Contaminated foods may look and smell normal.):
· Wash all produce before eating raw or cooking.
· Use treated water for washing, cooking, and drinking.
· Protect others:
· Persons with diarrhea and/or vomiting should not prepare food or provide health care for others and should limit direct contact with others as much as possible.
· Persons with diarrhea and/or vomiting should not attend a child-care facility or school.
· Persons with diarrhea and/or vomiting shall be excluded from employment involving food handling.
· Do not change diapers near recreational water.
· Do not go swimming or use hot tubs if you have diarrhea and for at least two weeks after diarrhea stops.
1. ISDH November 13, 2004. Retail Food Establishments Sanitation Requirements. Title 410 IAC 7-24-122
2. Norovirus Fact Sheet, Indiana State Department of Health,
3. Quick Facts about Handwashing, Indiana State Department of Health,


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No. 1 Colorado Mesa
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Maroon and gold
Location: Grand Junction
Enrollment: 8,930
Record: 28-1 (21-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)
Coach: Taylor Wagner (first season)
Key Players: Kelsey Sigl (18.5 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game), Katrina Selsor (14.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg)
Notes: RMAC Shootout and regular-season champions ... Sigl, Wagner RMAC Player and Coach of the Year, respectively ... Only loss came Feb. 2 at Colorado Christian (77-73)
No. 2 Midwestern State
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Maroon and gold
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
Enrollment: 5,464
Record: 24-5 (16-4 Lone Star Conference)
Coach: Noel Johnson (fifth season)
Key Players: Andrea Carter (13.0 ppg, 10.2 rpg), Kirsti Degelia (11.7 ppg, 68 assists)
Notes: LSC tournament and co-regular-season champions ... Carter first-team All-LSC selection ... Degelia second-team All-LSC
No. 3 St. Marys
Nickname: Rattlers
Colors: Blue and yellow
Location: San Antonio
Enrollment: 2,508
Record: 22-6 (10-2 Heartland Conference)
Coach: Jason Martens (seventh season)
Key Players: Jackie Woods (15.9 ppg, 3.0 assists per game), Morgan Pullins (11.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg)
Notes: HC tournament champions ... Felecia Jacobs named HC Defensive Player of the Year ... Woods named HC tournament MVP
No. 4 Texas-Permian Basin
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Black and orange
Location: Odessa, Texas
Record: 20-7 (11-1 HC)
Coach: Jerome Willis (first season)
Key Players: Teisha King (19.1 ppg, 4.2 apg), Taniqua Ards (15.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg)
Notes: HC regular-season champions ... King a first-team All-South Central Region selection ... Willis named HC Coach of the Year
No. 5 Abilene Christian
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple, black and white
Enrollment: 4,371
Location: Abilene, Texas
Record: 21-6 (16-4 LSC)
Coach: Julie Goodenough (first season)
Key Players: Mackenzie Lankford (14.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg), Renata Marquez (13.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg)
Notes: Lankford second-team All-South Central Region ... Co-regular season LSC champions ... Final year at Division II level before moving to Division I Southland Conference in July
No. 6 Metro State
Nickname: Roadrunners
Colors: Blue and red
Location: Denver
Enrollment: 23,789
Coach: Tanya Haave (third season)
Key Players: Amy Nelson (11.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg), Kristin Valencia (9.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Notes: Valencia named RMAC Defensive Player of the Year ... Third NCAA appearance in a row ... Last two tournament appearances ended in Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, respectively
No. 7 Tarleton State
Nickname: Texans
Colors: Purple, black and white
Location: Stephenville, Texas
Enrollment: 11,693
Coach: Ronnie Hearne (10th season)
Key Players: Kiara Wright (18.1 ppg, 14.1 ppg), Peyton Adamson (15.5 ppg)
Notes: Wright named South Central Region Player of the Year ... Third consecutive NCAA appearance ... Adamson second-team All-South Central Region
No. 8 Fort Lewis
Nickname: Skyhawks
Colors: Blue and gold
Location: Durango
Enrollment: 3,856
Coach: Jason Flores (first season)
Key Players: Katerina Garcia (11.6 ppg, 139 assists), Ashley Kuchar (12.4 ppg)
Notes: Sixth consecutive NCAA appearance ... Four different players average in double figures offensively ... Flores first FLC coach to lead team to NCAAs in first season ... Garcia, a Durango High School alumna, is the Demons all-time leading scorer
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Bill Cosby's wife will have to appear for a deposition in a civil suit involving her husband in Massachusetts, NBC News reported.
Camille Cosby's attorneys argued any information she had about her husband's "proclivities" would be irrelevant and that she would be protected under state and federal law. They brought forward a motion to oppose a subpoena issued in a defamation case brought by several women accusing Cosby of sexually assaulting them. A judge denied the motion.
"I find no merit in Mrs. Cosby's arguments, and accordingly deny her motion in its entirety," U.S. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy wrote.
Cosby has repeatedly denied allegations made by dozens of women who have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct or assault dating back to the 1960s.


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Daniel, I have no doubt that the transition to our new home has gone well - the discussions, questions and topics are largely as they have always been, livley and in good taste, and we seem to be joined by many of our old friends.
Do you have any sense though, for the numbers?
How many people have signed up over here, versus who were activebefore?
Number of posts, threads, topics read, etc?
I feel as though there are more topics, but less back and forth on the threads - but that just might be perception.
Love to hear your thoughts.
Again, feels likes its going well.


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Force isn't a term that's usually associated with the art of growing beautiful flowers, but it's one you might want to embrace.
Force typically applies to forcing bulbs, and it simply means getting bulbs to bloom when you want them to. Why would you want to, you ask? I just think that in the dead of winter, it's cool to grow a beautiful flower from a brown, scaly bulb. And besides, it's easy to do. Here are the specifics for forcing three of my favourites: hyacinths, amaryllis and crocuses.
I like hyacinths not only for their pretty flowers, but also for their capacity to fill a room with sweet fragrance. You can force hyacinths in pots filled with high-quality potting soil, or you can grow the bulbs atop specially designed containers that suspend the bulbs a few centimetres above a water reservoir. Whichever method you choose, hyacinths are best forced in a brightly lit yet cool spot. Temperatures around 18C are ideal. If temperatures are too warm, you'll get weak growth, which results in stems that are often unable to support the flowers. Once a hyacinth is on the verge of blooming, it can be moved to a warmer spot for display, although cooler temperatures will also extend the life of the flowers .
Amaryllis - loved for their huge trumpet-like flowers - are, without question, the preeminent flowering bulb for Christmas time. Depending on the variety, it takes anywhere from 45 to 65 days to get from a bare-bones bulb to a magnificent flowering plant. So if you plant an amaryllis today, you might have it blooming right on Dec. 25. If not, I guarantee you'll still enjoy the blooms during the bleak days of January. Amaryllis should be planted in well-drained soil, watered and then placed in a very warm spot to root. The ideal temperature to encourage strong rooting is 27C (temperatures below 21C and above 30C should be avoided). Once the floral stalk emerges from the bulb, move the plant to a cooler (18C) location to encourage strong growth, which will prevent the amaryllis from becoming floppy. When the buds are about to open, you can move the plant to a warmer location.
Forced crocuses are not as common as forced hyacinths and amaryllis, which is a shame because they are beautiful. They can be planted in pots, but as with hyacinths, the bulbs can be propped up atop clear glass jars. Because they are denizens of cool climates , crocuses force best at very cool temperatures (5C to 10C). You really do have to plan ahead though, because it will take 10 to 12 weeks before a shoot emerges. The upside is you can just tuck the bulbs in a cold, dark spot and ignore them. Once they've sprouted, move them to a warm room (20C) where they will quickly pop into bloom. Once they've finished blooming indoors, you can plant the crocuses outside, weather permitting, of course.
The growers who supply the bulbs have already done the bulk of the work babying the bulbs so they're ready to flower. So, technically, there's not much force involved. Come to think of it, forcing may an incorrect term. Perhaps it should be dropped from our horticultural lexicon. Rather than "forcing," maybe we should be "empowering" bulbs. To my knowledge, there's no scientific evidence, but it wouldn't surprise me to know that an angry forced bulb is less likely to bloom on time than a happily empowered one.
To keep abreast of what's new in the gardening world, follow facebook.com/HolesGreenhouses.
Using force to grow flowers
Force isn't a term that's usually associated with the art of growing beautiful flowers, but it's one you might want to embrace.


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When Coffee & Computers Should Meet: Recycled Tech Tables
Some rules are just meant to be broken. While it's generally not a good idea to serve drinks on (or anywhere near) a working computer, we love it when an old, broken machine gets new life as a coffee table. Vintage gear is good for one thing: looking great. So why not show it off in the center of your living room?
Whether you want to go the DIY route or just buy a ready-made piece of living room nostalgia, there's sombody out there willing to help you.
• This Circuit Board Coffee Table separates itself from the "put it under glass" phenomenon by puzzling together several unused computer boards and encasing them inside a glass-and-wood box. Check out more of this DIY project here.
• The Crunching Numbers G3 table from Reform Designs uses two vintage (if 1999 can be called vintage) Power Macintosh G3 computer towers to hold up a glass tabletop. Since I'm kind of partial to the white-and-Bondi-Blue look of the late 90's Apple lineup, this one is right up my alley. But the $600 price tag is a little out of my budget.
• Reform Designs' Crunching Numbers G4 is an updated version of the above, with c.2001 Quicksilver Power Mac G4 towers acting as table legs instead.
• This Reel-to-Reel Coffee Table sees another bit of out-of-use tech made into a table with help from a glass top. This one is a project from ReadyMade, but you could take the instructions and inpiration to turn any piece of equipment into a living room focal point.
(Images: 1. DMaloney, 2 & 3. Reform Designs, 4. ReadyMade)


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These latest clones appear to be working with Padme in the movie... here's a shot from one of those SW.com previews:It could be Commander Fox or maybe that Target Battle Pack that Nick mentioned. Or maybe they are part of the B'omarr Monastery battle pack that we haven't heard much about yet? Maybe that BP will end up being Padme, 3PO, this commander and a couple of these grunts?
Definately staying away from this line , I can barely keep up with the regular stuff.
Quote from: jedipurge on June 11, 2008, 11:56 AMDefinately staying away from this line , I can barely keep up with the regular stuff. I can keep up with tracking it all down (if that's what you mean?), but it's the space that I have an issue with... collecting the regular line like I do, along with Indy now and some Joe stuff... no room for anime stuff... or desire really.
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Where are all the quilt shops, my husband say's I can go shopping!!!!
....Finally on my honeymoon after 12 years. Been lurking for a long time and to shy to post. You guys are the greatest. Thank you for all the wonderfull advice you guy's give out the all the newbies. :) :)


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Durban - Liberia international midfielder Dulee Johnson has been sacked by AmaZulu after a breach of contract, the club announced on Monday.
"AmaZulu have decided to terminate the contract of midfielder Dulee Johnson due to the player's breach of contract," a statement from AmaZulu said.
"The Liberian's two-year contract was terminated with immediate effect after a disciplinary committee, led by marketing manager Lunga Sokhela, found the player to be in serious breach."
The 27-year-old, who spent most of his career in Europe, was less than five months into his deal after joining as a free agent in July.
Johnson was initially brought in as a replacement for Bafana Bafana midfielder Thamsanqa Sangweni, who left in a big money move to Mamelodi Sundowns during the off-season.
However, paperwork problems delayed Johnson's debut, before he eventually went on to make six appearances for the club.
According to the club, disciplinary procedures against Johnson had been ongoing but they refused to give further details.
A ploy to get a work permit, now for Sundowns
pls make sure he gets deported


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Editors Note: Andrey Osadchenko is a Thompson Rivers journalism graduate now living in Toronto. He's an accredited member of the foreign press and writes for sports.ru and allhockey.ru. He spoke with Alex Burmistrov about his rookie season in Atlanta, the world junior championships and moving to Winnipeg.
– Last season was the first one for you in the NHL. Lots of your peers can only dream about that. What grade would you give yourself for it?
I think, C-. And the only reason it would be so high, is because I made it to the NHL roster.
– One can't help but notice that you gained most of your points early in the season. Why weren't you that productive later on?
In a game against the Bruins I suffered a micro-injury. After that, I believe, I tried to be more careful and cautious out there. I should have given it a rest and sit it out a few games but I rushed myself into playing right away. I decided to play every single game there was left. I think, that was the reason my productiveness went downhill.
– Did the coaching staff rush you back on the ice?
Sure they did. It was my rookie season, so I couldn't refuse.
– You picked up 20 points as a 19-year old. Nonetheless, your +/- was '-12'. Usually young players like yourself get scolded for that.
I didn't even talk to my coaches about it. Pretty much everybody who was on the team had a minus. It was hard not to.
– Are you satisfied with your performance on the face-offs? Overall you won about 40% of them.
At the end of the season, I guess, I was pretty glad with my performance on the face-offs. I was way more confident in this sense than I was before. At the beginning of the regular season I didn't do so well. I guess, I got used to that. I learned how my opponents performed on the face-offs. I watched them play and tried to improve my game at practices. My teammates helped me as well. One of them, for instance, was Rich Peverley, who won the Stanley Cup as a Bruin this season. I learned a lot from him.
– What aspects of your game did you improve this season?
A little bit of everything. Comparing to the previous season, I became faster and learned to make my decisions faster too. In the NHL you've got to think fast.
– Did you former head-coach, Craig Ramsey, ever get so upset with you that he raised his voice?
Of course. It happened quite a few times. And I wasn't the only one. He would yell at anybody – it didn't matter if you're a star-player or anybody else. To be honest with you, I think of criticism as a word of advice. I don't get offended by it. Even if coach tells me something I don't necessarily agree with, I still listen to him very closely.
– I think, if asked "what was Burmistrov's highlight of the season?", the majority of fans would name your goal against the Caps where you managed to skate by their entire defense like it was nothing. What would your answer be?
I don't know. I think, there were a lot of memorable moments. For example, my fight with John Tavares. I can't pick just one highlight. In any case, I try to forget about it and get ready for the next season.
– It was quite shocking to see you in a fight with Tavares.
It was the heat of the moment. He wanted to fight me. When I turned around he'd already dropped the gloves. I looked at him and thought to myself: "Well, alright. He doesn't look too scary, I can fight him'. It was my first fight in North America. Last time I fought was back when I played junior hockey in Russia.
– How did your teammates react to that? For instance, what did Dustin Byfuglien tell you? After all, he's pretty good at fighting himself.
Well, Byfuglien didn't really fight on our team. He fought when he used to play for the Blackhawks. In the Thrashers it was mainly Nick Boulton's job. But everybody was positive about me getting into a fight. They had a little laugh and told me: 'Well done! Great fight!'.
– A few weeks later you scored another tremendous goal against the Caps. Which one of the aforementioned goals did you like better?
I think, the second one. I scored it on a road and it was a bit more significant for my team. I believe, we were up 2-1 at that point, and this was the third goal for us. As for the other goal, we were up 4-0 and late in the third period. For sure, that goal may have looked prettier but didn't bear as much significance.
– It's pretty odd that none of these goals was nominated for the goal of the season award. How frustrating is it for you?
I didn't even pay attention to this. You just broke the news to me, to be honest.
– Did such beautiful goals helped you to establish a good connection with your teammates or did they somewhat turned them against you because of jealousy?
We had quite a few guys who managed to score beautiful goals last season. For instance, Meyer scored a beauty against the Isles. Peverley had a few sweet goals too. Everybody was really supportive to each other. We would skate over to our teammates, congratulate them and such. Jealousy was never an issue. We had a good group of guys.
– Devils' forward Vladimir Zharkov, with whom you once played on the same line for Team Russia this season, said that he was forced to sign Russian national anthem at his rookie party. How did your party go?
It was pretty interesting. After the game against the Habs we had to go Florida. We had 2 days-off before the game. We went to a restaurant and then to a night club. As far as I recall, I had to tell a joke but I couldn't pull that off because North-Americans don't get our humour. I started telling the joke and stopped half-way through. I thought: 'I'd better stop now than to embarrass myself later'. Then I had to dance and pantomime somebody from the team. I didn't do the dancing part but pantomimed Brent Sopel. He has a very unique gameday routine, so it turned out to be quite funny.
– When you played in the OHL, you were very close with your teammates. Was it any different with the Thrashers?
I always hung out with the guys either we were on the road or at home. I spent a lot of time with Patrice Cormier. We hung out together pretty much every day. We would either go somewhere or just chill at my place. When we had a day-off, him and I would go a restaurant or for a walk. Evander Kane also hung out with us quite often.
– Kane and Cormier are both young players. Does it mean you didn't hang out with the older guys?
As a matter of fact, when we were on the road I spent most of time with the vets. Because usually I went to the dinner with Nik Antropov and he hung out with the older crowd. So I would mainly talk to them.
– Since you were playing for the Thrashers, you could join Team Russia at the World Juniors in Buffalo, NY. Did you have a desire to ask your coach for a permission to go there?
No, I didn't. I had my own season going on. I wanted to make it to the play-offs. In all honestly, such a thought has never crossed my mind.
– Did you follow the tournament closely, though?
If we didn't have a game overlapping the World Juniors, I'd watch it live. If not, I'd still watch the highlights afterwards. I stayed tuned. I read everything that was published about the tournament at Allhockey.Ru and Sports.Ru, watched every video that was available too. I remember, during the round robin game between Russia and Canada part of our team was in the dressing-room taping the sticks for our own game, while me and some other guys were in a dining-room watching the game.
– Did you bet with other Thrashers on who'd clinch the gold?
Not really. Of course, the Canadians were saying that Team Canada was going to win, and us, the Russians, vouched for our team. But there were only 2 of us, so the Canadians were more vocal. It was the other way around a bit later, though (smiling).
– Be honest – did you truly believe that Team Russia was going to comeback in the final?
I did. I did because the Canadians had won the first game. And at this tournament it's impossible to beat the same team twice.
– Did you tease your Canadian teammates afterwards?
Maybe just a little. For sure, I joked around but not too much. In any case, they came back at me with jokes about how Team Russia got kicked off the plane.
– Team Russia was highly criticized for the scandal it got into after the final. What do you think of those critics?
I don't even want to think about them. I think our entire country longed for this win. The guys did everything they possibly could and saved the game in an incredible fashion. The tape of this game should be shown in hockey schools around the world so everybody would learn how to play and how to turn the games around. And yet there are some people that say bad things about the guys who managed to get this victory. I think they should be ashamed. The guys have won it fair and square. They deserved to celebrate it in any way they want to.
– However, you made it to the national team. Did you expect to get called up?
I did. Why wouldn't I? I hoped to get called up. Especially, when it became clear that we were not going to make it to the play-offs. And then one day Viatcheslav Bykov gave me a call and told me that he expects me to come at Eurohockeytour.
– What is the main difference between the junior and national team in your opinion?
You know, I spent only 2 weeks with the junior team in Saskatchewan. I didn't go to the training camp or anything. So can't really tell you much about the junior team. With the national team, however, I spent more time. I noticed that it's more professional. Nobody watches after you. They see you as a pro. You have to do show what you're capable of.
– Unfortunately, you didn't make the final cut and were forced to watch the World Championship in Slovakia from the stands. How difficult was it for you?
That was very difficult. I wanted to get on the ice and show what I can do. It's fair to say that before the last 3 games I've given up hope and just waited for the season to end. Before that Denis Grebeshkov and I stayed focused and trained hard. Well, it's all in the past now. I'll get my chance eventually.
– Shortly after this tournament it was announced that the Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg. Are you happy to get back to Canada?
It's hard to say. I've never been to the city. I don't know what the fans are like over there. The only thing I know about them is that they're very passionate about hockey. Within 2 weeks they bought out all the tickets for the season. It's crazy. I can't wait for the season to start. We'll see how it goes. But then again I want to thank the city of Atlanta and local fans. True, there weren't a lot of them but they were loyal. They were always there for us. I'm happy that this city has been a part of my life. I'm happy I was lucky enough to play there.
– You're going to have to spend a lot of time on a plane now since the Jets inherited a spot in the Southeast Division.
Well, there's nothing I can do about, right? Nobody said it was going to be easy. Our job is to get out there and play. We have to try to make it to the play-offs, win the Stanley Cup, play hard in every single game. We're not going to be seen as a weak team. Our opponents are going to see us as a new team that came out to fight. So they're going to play even harder against us.
– Do you know that Winnipeg is the coldest city on the planet with population over 0.5 million?
I heard it was cold out there. But is it really colder than in Novosibirsk?
– It's commonly referred to as "Winterpeg" for a reason.
Really? Well, ok. In my hometown, Kazan, it gets pretty cold too. So I'm not afraid. Besides, I can always buy a down-padded coat (laughter).
– Do you think the Jets are going to the same team as the Thrashers except for wearing different jerseys or is it going to be a whole other team?
I can't answer this question now. Tell you what – let's make another interview after a few games into the season? Then I'll be able to tell you more about our team. We'll see how it's going to pan out.


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We present an approach to learning cooperative behavior of agents. Our ap-proach is based on classifying situations with the help of the nearest-neighborrule. In this context, learning amounts to evolving a set of good prototypical sit-uations. With each prototypical situation an action is associated that should beexecuted in that situation. A set of prototypical situation/action pairs togetherwith the nearest-neighbor rule represent the behavior of an agent.We demonstrate the utility of our approach in the light of variants of thewell-known pursuit game. To this end, we present a classification of variantsof the pursuit game, and we report on the results of our approach obtained forvariants regarding several aspects of the classification. A first implementationof our approach that utilizes a genetic algorithm to conduct the search for a setof suitable prototypical situation/action pairs was able to handle many differentvariants.
We present an overview of various learning techniques used in automated theorem provers. We characterize the main problems arising in this context and classify the solutions to these problems from published approaches. We analyze the suitability of several combinations of solutions for different approaches to theorem proving and place these combinations in a spectrum ranging from provers using very specialized learning approaches to optimally adapt to a small class of proof problems, to provers that learn more general kinds of knowledge, resulting in systems that are less efficient in special cases but show improved performance for a wide range of problems. Finally, we suggest combinations of solutions for various proof philosophies.
The team work method is a concept for distributing automated theoremprovers and so to activate several experts to work on a given problem. We haveimplemented this for pure equational logic using the unfailing KnuthADBendixcompletion procedure as basic prover. In this paper we present three classes ofexperts working in a goal oriented fashion. In general, goal oriented experts perADform their job "unfair" and so are often unable to solve a given problem alone.However, as a team member in the team work method they perform highly effiADcient, even in comparison with such respected provers as Otter 3.0 or REVEAL,as we demonstrate by examples, some of which can only be proved using teamwork.The reason for these achievements results from the fact that the team workmethod forces the experts to compete for a while and then to cooperate by exADchanging their best results. This allows one to collect "good" intermediate resultsand to forget "useless" ones. Completion based proof methods are frequently reADgarded to have the disadvantage of being not goal oriented. We believe that ourapproach overcomes this disadvantage to a large extend.