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General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is a multinational conglomerate that manufactures large-scale industrial products, produces consumer appliances, and provides financial services. GE's operations now span the financial services, energy, industrial manufacturing and healthcare. In 2010, GE was ranked the second-largest company in the world by Forbes based on a formula that included sales, net income, assets, and market capitalization.[1]
GE's diversification provides the company with a degree of protection against poor performance in any business segment. Additionally, GE's size enables it to buy and sell companies at opportune times, taking advantage of favorable market conditions. Acquisitions contributed $0.5 billion to net income and $3.4 billion to consolidated revenues in 2009. [2] The company aims to integrate acquired businesses as quickly as possible.
General Electric has announced a new overall strategy of focusing on its healthcare, engine, energy, and other core manufacturing businesses instead of its service-oriented businesses like GE Money and NBC Universal.[3] In October 2010, GE Healthcare announced it would be acquiring Clarient (CLRT), a molecular diagnostics firm, for $587 million in cash.[4] The company hopes that the deal will diversify its revenue base and push further into the medical imaging space.
This strategy change comes at the heels of the 2008 Financial Crisis, which has had a sizable effect on GE, since the company usually generates nearly a third of its revenue from GE Capital Services (GECS), the company's financing arm.[5] On March 12, 2009, S&P downgraded GE to a "AA+" credit rating from its long-held "AAA" rating, citing increased uncertainty relating to GE Capital. GE's prospects are largely tied to the strength of the economic recovery.
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As a large conglomerate with substantial purchasing power, General Electric employs a strategy of acquiring and selling off companies to maximize revenues at any given time. By using this strategy to enter and exit various industries, GE adjusts its portfolio of offerings in order to take advantage of profitable conditions in any one market or industry. For example, improved fuel efficiency in airplane engines has reduced commercial airlines' operating costs, allowing them to expand their fleet of airplanes. GE has responded to this trend by expanding further into the engine production and airplane leasing businesses.[6] Some notable acquisitions in the past several years include:
GE has been greatly expanding its presence across the world, particularly in emerging markets. International markets often provide higher growth potential, driving GE's push into new geographic regions. One particular area with high potential for international growth is cable and television programming, where GE operates 15 cable and satellite brands operating in over 100 countries.[13] Management hopes to double its cable revenue to $500 million. [13] In October 2009, CEO Jeffrey Immelt said the company may double revenues from India to $6 billion in the next 3-4 years. [14]
Though global expansion offers the possibility for higher revenue growth, there are also some risks involved. Laws and regulations, which differ from country to country, can significantly impact GE's performance. For example, in December of 2006, Japan passed a law that lowered the maximum interest rate lenders (such as GE) can charge and put limits on consumer borrowing, leading GE to divest its Japanese businesses.[15]
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In May 2005 GE announced the launch of a "Ecomagination" program intended to develop tomorrow's solutions such as solar energy, hybrid locomotives, fuel cells, lower-emission aircraft engines, lighter and stronger durable materials, efficient lighting, and water purification technology.[16] The bulbs are rated 8000 hours and guaranteed for five years. The company's increased emphasis on clean technology is an aggressive initiative to bring new technologies help consumers meet pressing environmental challenges. [17]
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LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian: Airport Snack Time!
LeAnn Rimes and hubby Eddie Cibrian stand perplexed looking for a restaurant to grab a quick bite at LAX Airport on Friday (December 2) in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old singer and her love finally decided on McDonald's before boarding their flight!
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Did Burger King Fire One of Its Managers Because He Is HIV Positive?
May 8, 2012
Christopher Peña, a Burger King employee for seven years, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain citing that Peña was illegally fired because he is HIV positive. According to The Huffington Post, the lawsuit alleges that his termination violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, "the civil-rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability and covers people who are HIV positive."
Peña tested positive in April 2011 and told The Huffington Post that he struggled with whether or not he should disclose, but did anyway fearing that side effects from his medications might cause him to miss work.
Peña was fired on Sept. 19 for allegedly poor work performance, according to the lawsuit. He claims he had never been disciplined before disclosing he was HIV-positive, but received a disciplinary action afterward, along with several critical emails after one of the nine restaurants he oversaw failed an audit and others had service problems. The company said he was being terminated for "a performance issue."
Peña remained unemployed seven months after his termination.
In March, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund also filed a lawsuit against The Ivy, a popular West Hollywood restaurant, for illegally firing a busboy because he is HIV positive.
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The U.S. Army visited Bastrop High Thursday and let the students see a terrifying hypothetical future, in the year 2032. They saw what it would be like if the world were under attack by highly technologically advanced terrorist, and what the U.S. Army would do to retaliate.
The encounter was made possible by walking through three simulated chambers in the Army's STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math) Experience, a $2.7 million motor bus.
The students first entered a briefing area surrounded by video screens showing fictional news clips from the world. The next room allowed the students to join a team of soldiers and scientists to analyze the factors you face in the scenario. In room three, they used an interactive screen to build a solution.
This experience showed the students another side of the Army they would not get to see anywhere else, according to SFC Daniel Adam.
"This is the only vehicle like this in the world," Adam said. "We take it all over he country nine months out of the year. We go mostly to high schools and colleges. Anywhere that they deal with science and technology."
BHS Army Instructor Steve Jesselink said the STEM Experience showed the students how the army could provide them with "life long skills."
"These men are here today, showing the students a different avenue they can take after high school," Jesselink said.
Adam said the Army offers more than just "bullets, tanks and bombs," when it comes to choosing a career.
"There Army has 150 jobs," he said. "Out of those, 136 are easily transferrable to the civilian world. If you don't know what you want to do with your future, come see us and we can show you all the opportunities available."


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By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal court judge on Friday agreed to delay until June the trial of alleged mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger for 19 murders committed in the 1970s and 1980s.
The three-month delay, which is the second extension agreed to by the U.S. District Court in Boston, should provide Bulger's attorneys with enough time to review the more than 300,000 pages of evidence amassed by prosecutors, Judge Richard Stearns wrote in court papers.
Bulger, 83, was arrested in June 2011 at a seaside apartment in southern California where he had been living in anonymity with girlfriend Catherine Greig. Bulger had fled Boston 16 years earlier after a corrupt FBI agent told him that arrest was imminent.
Bulger's attorneys had asked that the trial be delayed until November 2013 but Stearns set a June 10 start date. Prosecutors have accused Bulger of stall tactics.
Bulger has pleaded not guilty to all charges. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The delay, Stearns wrote, would give the defense time to review existing evidence and produce other documentation to back up Bulger's claim that he had been given immunity to continue his criminal activities including murder when he began providing law enforcement intelligence on rival criminal gangs.
"We accept the judge's decision, and we will do everything in our power to be ready," said Bulger's attorney, J.W. Carney Jr.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston could not be reached for immediate comment.
Bulger was a fixture on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List prior to his arrest. His story inspired Martin Scorsese's 2006 Academy Award-winning film "The Departed."
(Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by Bill Trott and Lisa Shumaker)


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Officials arrested 24-year-old Blain Hebert, 22-year-old Kenneth Smith and 19-year-old Amber Ward in connection to the burglaries. The incidents happened over the weekend in Slidell.
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Listening In … with Philip Yancey and Steven Curtis Chapman
- CCM Magazine
- 2004 2 Feb
There are many influential people in and around the Christian community who have important things to say. And when two of these people converse behind closed doors, their discussion is often compelling and enlightening. With this in mind, we are pleased to unveil this special new section in CCM Magazine. Each month we'll invite you to eavesdrop on a conversation between one of your favorite Christian artists and another high-profile personality in today's culture.
And who better to launch our inaugural discussion than Steven Curtis Chapman and Philip Yancey? Chapman is considered by many to be the voice of Christian music. With 13 releases and nine million albums sold (the most recent being the tribute to his wife, Mary Beth, "All About Love" on Sparrow Records), he has won more Dove Awards (47!) than any other artist.
Yancey, meanwhile, is the world-renowned author of immediate classics such as "What's So Amazing About Grace?" and "Where Is God When It Hurts?" He has sold more than 14 million books and recently released "Rumors of Another World: What on Earth Are We Missing?" (Zondervan).
Are people interested in what these two think? No doubt. And since they had so much to say to each other (and because it was too good to cut), we just had to run it in two parts. So look for the rest of their conversation in the February issue and, in the meantime, enjoy!
Steven: I'm in the process of writing a new album, and that's usually six months to a year of really thinking, praying and just saying, "God, is there a specific message?" Over the years I've always sort of had a theme, something that's just kind of been a common thread through all the songs. [Recently going through difficulties with some good friends] really had a lot of influence on the songs and just wrestling with: "God, where are You in the middle of this?" kind of pain and disappointment. With each of those themes [in the new album] it seems like a book or several books have been part of the inspiration. I wrote the album "Speechless" (Sparrow) a few years ago, right at the time your book on grace [came out]. "What's So Amazing About Grace" (Zondervan) was a big part of just shaping my ideas, thoughts and heart; so I'm sure I owe you a lot of royalties from some of these songs!
Philip: You can have them!
Steven: I have to spend a lot of energy in getting back to "square one." I have to forget the success of the last thing — or the lack of success of the last thing in industry terms — and just get back to thinking: "OK, forget everything I've ever done as best I can" and "God, You've brought me here for such a time as this. What's this time about?" And I found myself saying, "Man, I wish Philip would come out with a new book!"
Philip: I've often thought about the difference between the act of writing and the act of reading. Take one of my books: It takes, say, 18 months to write. If I'm writing on Jesus, I'll read 100 books on Jesus. I'll go to movies, and I'll think about Jesus all day long. My reader — even the most faithful reader — encounters that in six to eight hours, usually with the TV going in the background. So the experience of what I spent and what they spend is different. And I'm sure it's true with you: six months to a year thinking about an album; and when people get the finished product, they learn the tune. When they go to a concert, they don't want to hear any of your new stuff, and they don't even want to hear you talk. They just want something they recognize over and over. And so the experience of that compared to your gestation and birth — it's a weird thing.
This is an interesting example because the book ["Rumors"] changed as I was writing it. I started out writing a book on how the daily Christian life works: How does prayer work, how does guidance work? The year before I started writing, we took four trips; and they were all to Europe. They were to places like Denmark and the Czech Republic, both of which have about a 2 percent church attendance rate. And when I would start to write "How Does Prayer Work," I would think of my conversations with people in those countries. And their questions are: "What if there's not even a God?"
Steven: Wow, OK, we're going way back to "square one"!
Philip: So I kept backing up, backing up, backing up and then, in the process, the book changed. When I finished the book, I went back, read it and realized, "You didn't write for those people." I ended up cutting out 25,000 words between January and May, when I turned it in. And I keep thinking, "Man, if I could just figure out those words in advance, I'd save a lot of time!" But it was that whole thing of having to get it out of my head. Then I step out into the readers' shoes and realize: "They're not going to take all of this religious talk. I've got to use their language, their concepts and work from there — rumors, not facts."
Steven: I have to admit, I started reading [the book], got into the first part, and I thought, "Well, this is probably going to be one of those great books that is written to the seeker person." And here I am currently wrestling with thinking, "God what do You want me to communicate; what would You give me to say?" I've found myself saying to God as I started reading "Rumors": "What do You want to say to Your church? Obviously that's the voice You've given me. Those are the people who I speak to most, so I'm going to see where this takes me." What is so powerful about the truth is that when it's communicated and expressed in a creative and artistic way — a way that God has gifted you to do — truth speaks to the heart. It's amazing, though, that you ended up cutting out 25,000 words. I want to hear those other 25,000 words!
Philip: I've got them in a computer file called "junk"!
Steven: You have to do the extended versions…
Philip: Like these DVDs...
Steven: Exactly — the bonus features!
Philip: One of the things I'm trying to do in this book is reclaim the world. Somehow Christians "shrank" down. We only deal with what's "spiritual" or what's "supernatural." Everything else in the world we'll leave to the artists, or we'll leave it to whomever. And that's such a small view of the world, and it's not God's view of the world.
Read the Bible. When God appeared to Job, Job had a theological question: "Why do bad things happen to me?" And what did God do? He said, "Let Me take you on a tour of nature," and He talked about snowstorms, mountain goats, the ostrich, crocodile, wild horses, etc. And at the end Job said, "OK, I give up!"
God was pointing to the rumors around him, just saying, "Look Job, look around you. If I can create these things, if I can create a world that works like this, don't you think I'm smart enough to know what I'm doing with your life even when it doesn't look like it?" When Job understood that he said, "Well yeah, You're God; I'm not. I can't even create one snowflake, much less a blizzard." So God uses the world as His artistic deal.
To me, the most obvious thing about God is that He is an artist who loves beauty. I live in the Rocky Mountains and go hiking. There are mountains called "14'ers" (14,000 ft. mountains) — 54 of them. And I've climbed 38 of them, so I've spent a lot of time up there above the tree lines.
So what do I see? I see a carpet of wildflowers, and I'm thinking, "Why is this here?" At most, 200 people have seen this site or perhaps the Great Barrier Reef, the great tropical reefs. There's nothing more beautiful on Earth than these unbelievable tropical fish. For most of history we didn't even know they were there until Jacques Cousteau invented scuba gear, which was in 1950. Nobody even knew the greatest art in the world was already there just swimming around.
Why is that there? Well God didn't put it there just for our enjoyment, or He would have made it a little more accessible! There's something about His own enjoyment, His pride in artistic creation: "Look what I can do with hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen." In a garden, there are things we have to do to get things to grow, and then I go into a forest; and all it is, is the sky, the sun and the rain. No fertilizer, no tilling, and all over the planet God does this. And I think of all that's involved in the DNA and the chromosomes and all of that in these plants to do that.
That's the most obvious thing about God: He's creative, He loves beauty. And the reason I call it "Rumors of Another World" is because it was really those rumors that awakened me. Music was one of them because I started sensing beauty and goodness in the world, and it didn't match up with this really narrow, kind of scowling, angry God that I grew up with. In the book I quote G. K. Chesterton, and he said, "The worst moment for an atheist is when he has a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank."
Steven: Yeah, I love that quote!
Philip: And that's exactly how I felt. I said, "Wow, I feel really grateful; but where do I go?" So those were the rumors that awakened me — maybe the problem was my view of God. I thought, "I need to get to know the God who created all of this."
Steven: What point was that in your life?
Philip: It was in my college days. Ironically, I was attending a Bible college, but I was the campus rebel. People would pray for me and would try to exorcise demons from me, and I had my defenses up. They would say, "God is going to break you one day!" And that was the theology [I was taught]: If you rebel against God, He's going to smash you and pulverize you.
But that's not what He did. He came alongside and started gracing me with good things. Romantic love was part of that as well as nature and music. I realized: "God doesn't want to break people; He wants to seduce them!" God doesn't have to prove Himself to anybody; but He does want to love people, and He wants them to love Him back. Power doesn't get you that.
Steven: The last album I wrote was an album of love songs called "All About Love" (Sparrow), and it was a record written to my wife. We've been married 19 years. We have had 19 years of, as my pastor says, "holy headlock." It's been way harder than we ever imagined and way more glorious and wonderful. You've come alongside and walked with me through the journey of the unknown. It was confirming and so encouraging to me because so much of the material of this album that I wrote is that thing you explained. Not that I'm deserving of it at all, but this is a revelation here that I feel like I'm on to. And you stick that in a four or five-minute song. Then you put it on an album called "All About Love," and people go, "Oh that's a love song album. Aww that's sweet; Steven wrote that for his wife." And I'm over here going, "No wait, there's more… you'll also realize that God is trying to show you some profound things about Himself!" And I wrote a song on there called "Echoes of Eden" that really is sort of my version after reading the "Designer's Sex" chapter. This was not the first time I have read your books talking about sex, romance and intimacy; and I remember reading a chapter you wrote about some of these things, about: "It's not that we're too naked; it's that we're not naked enough."
Philip: Right. It's in "Finding God in Unexpected Places" (Moorings).
Steven: Right. The wheels were already turning, and that gave them a good spin — just to consider why it is that songwriters have yet to exhaust all these images of "When I look in your eyes I see heaven" and all these sort of heavenly metaphors that have been thrown around for years. Is it because, as you say in this book, that is as close as many people will ever get to experiencing God?
Philip: I think it really is. And I think culture is really schizophrenic about sex. On one hand, we glorify adultery. Every night you turn on a new TV show, and it's at the heart of it. Then when somebody actually does it like, Kobe Bryant, the reaction is: "Oh can you believe he did this?!"
I quote the song by Bloodhound Gang: "We ain't nothin' but mammals so let's do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel." I live in the Rockies; and there's an elk who lives on the hill behind us. In the morning you can open the window, and you can hear him. I've watched him, you know! And what I find is we don't "do it" like him at all. Most humans prefer privacy. This guy doesn't care whether I'm looking or not.
We sing these songs, but the songs are deceptions; they're lies because we make it sound like the animal way is the best way. But when anybody tries, that contradiction is obvious. Well, what's the difference? The difference is that sex touches our souls. It's the most tender thing about us. Most married people would tell you it's complicated, it's not easy, and it's not nearly like it should be in the movies. It's just a soul issue. It's not just exchanging bodily fluids. To me that's a rumor. That's a rumor of: "Why are we here? Why is sex here? How is human sex different than elk sex?" There are a lot of really obvious differences. So what do those differences tell us about what God had in mind if God designed it — if He is the designer? And that's a very powerful rumor for me.
Steven: Well I hope someday you'll take those 25,000 words that were left over and do that book and also the extended version. I think there's such a need for that kind of discussion about intimacy and romance in sex. I think there can be so much more redemptive art, discussion, books and writing about romance and about what God has really designed. I remember a mainstream writer asking Toby McKeehan [of dc talk] "Don't you feel limited by the fact that you can only write about your faith? Don't you wish you could just write about whatever?" I was encouraged by Toby's response because he said: "I would feel incredibly limited if I couldn't talk about my faith. That is an endless, bottomless well to draw from."
Philip: I had that experience as a writer. I started as editor of Campus Life. And we would do articles on hang gliding and mountain bikes and stuff like that. But what I found was it got to be pure mathematics after a while. "OK, here's a mountain bike, here's the formula of the article. Here's what you do." And it wasn't touching the deepest part of me. To my surprise, my writing became much more inward and spiritual, touching the spiritual aspects of me. My calling is to write the very best books I can about the things that matter most to me.
Enjoy the rest of Steven's and Philip's conversation in next month's CCM.
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A previous program installation created pending file operations on the installation machine. You must restart the computer before running setup.
My machine had SQL Server 7.0 installed, so I removed it, but the problem persisted. I restarted my machine many times, checked the registry for a pending file entry, and searched the local drive for a pending file, but I still haven't found the solution. Do you have any ideas?
SQL Server issues this error message when Setup detects that some files need updating and that the registry has operations pending to update those files on the next reboot. You can see this scenario in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\pendingfilerenameoperations. One way to eliminate this error message is to delete the registry's pending file rename or delete keys. Note that deleting either of these keys might prevent a necessary file update from occurring, perhaps causing an incomplete operation. Renaming the keys might be safer; then, you can restore the names after your SQL Server installation is complete.


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Carlson Labs
For more than 50 years, Carlson Laboratories has been recognized as an innovator and leading educator in the field of high-quality nutritional supplements. The Carlson family's interest in vitamins and minerals began when they experienced the benefits of vitamin E firsthand. Founder Susan Carlson's father suffered from debilitating chest pain that limited his activities and forced him to stop working. He was unable to find relief until he came across the extensive clinical work of Doctors Evan and Wilfrid Shute of Shute Medical Clinic. After examining him, they suggested he take a specific form of vitamin E. In less than three weeks, he was back to work and looked noticeably better. Susan began extensively researching and was inspired to create her own line of high-quality, all-natural vitamin E. J. R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1965 with a single product — Key-E 200 IU. The second product, E-Gems 200 IU, was introduced two years later, and other strengths were added shortly after that. Susan managed the company from her third-floor, walk-up apartment on North Winchester Avenue in Chicago and also worked part-time as a pharmacist in a high-traffic store in Wheeling, Illinois. By 1968, Susan had hired two employees who helped her open a small neighborhood store on Damen Avenue in Chicago. Soon after that, a sales representative was added to the team, and Carlson products began popping up on the shelves of popular health food stores across Chicago. As the brand continued to grow, Susan expanded Carlson into the space next door. In 1970, the business moved to a larger office space on North Kedzie Avenue, and Susan left her pharmacy position to focus on Carlson full time. Her husband John, who previously worked as the chief water engineer for the city of Chicago, was named the president of Carlson. Within six years, they outgrew the space. With the help of John's architect friend, they found property and built the brand new Carlson headquarters on College Drive in Arlington Heights. Two years later, the operations expanded to the neighboring building. Today, the headquarters are located at 600 West University Drive in Arlington Heights, and the next generation of Carlson continues to ensure that the Carlson name represents only the highest quality products. John and Susan's daughters - President Carilyn Anderson and Vice President of Marketing Kirsten Carlson - and their dedicated team - are proud to offer more than 250 vitamins, minerals, fish oils, and other supplements designed with your family's unique nutritional needs in mind.


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Tag Team Trials Round 3 Results
Overall Summary Page
Judge 1 Summary
Judge 2 Summary
Judge 3 Summary
Judge 4 Summary
Re-Blended CDN
Team Sassy
With all the sass having run out of Team Sassy, Re-Blended CDN moves on to the next round.
Wake Up
Polish Priests
Wake Up catches the early worm and edges out a very close win over the Polish Priests.
The final championship round will go live tomorrow evening. Stay tuned for the "Battle of the Ages".
PE:TTT Round 3 Results
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Up one floor, please !
Joke aside, i'm glad that we have offered a close fight for the judges . Very Few would have bet on our team to go even in quarterfinals, and having a ticket for finals is very "shonen-like" for us.
Thanks to our opponents for this duel, you made sure this semi-final entertaining (too bad kev had to drop. i hope he'll come back one day).
The last round is coming !
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Sorry Farm and Animated for writing this but
Congrats guys
Congrats guys
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Centurione wrote:AWWW YESSS
You too, Brutus???
Congratulations to Wake Up team, I think you deserved to get to the finals Now, for the final battle, eh!
Also... whoa, Judge no.1! I... I believe you're right in almost everything you say, especially for the text usage. That was quite helpful, thank you. (I think I know who you are now... busted)
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finally came the results
I'm very pleased to wake up, because I'm following them from the beginning, so it will be a good challenge for victory
good luck to all for the final round
I'm very pleased to wake up, because I'm following them from the beginning, so it will be a good challenge for victory
good luck to all for the final round
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Gillian Anderson Joins NBC Conspiracy Drama
As the star. Woo!
Gillian Anderson, reportedly returning to the American small screen for the first time in 11 years with a guest role on Hannibal next month, has landed a lead role in an untitled thriller pilot at NBC. "The conspiracy drama centers on an unlikely puppeteer who will bring everyone from CEOs to the president of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear," THR reports. Anderson will play a CEO whose daughter is abducted along with an entire private school class.


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Cheney, county recognized for conservation efforts
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office recognized Spokane County and the city of Cheney at two special presentations on Tuesday for their outstanding projects to conserve wildlife habitat and develop a park.
Both Spokane County and Cheney were successful in their quest for funding in the very competitive Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, which is a statewide grant program created by the Legislature in 1990 to conserve land before it was developed. The Legislature recognized that the state's growing population would need more places for outdoor recreation and wildlife and it would be more economical to buy the land early. Today, the program is the largest state funding source for development of local parks and trails, and the preservation of farmland.
Cheney's project to develop baseball and softball fields at its 50-acre park on Betz Road was the second highest scoring project of 63 submitted in the local parks category of the grant program, earning the city a $500,000 grant.
Spokane County's project to conserve wildlife habitat on Antoine Peak was the second highest scoring project from a local government in the urban wildlife habitat category of the grant program. The county was competing against 17 other projects for funding and was awarded a grant for $1.6 million.
"Both of these projects are great examples of what the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program aims to achieve," said Kaleen Cottingham, director of the Recreation and Conservation Office, which administers the grant program. "Using these grants, Spokane County will be able to conserve valuable land for wildlife, hikers and other recreationists, and protect a water recharging source for the city's drinking water supply. Cheney will be able to provide some great ball fields, helping that community supply a much needed place for its residents to enjoy the great outdoors."
With its grant, Spokane County will conserve nearly 340 acres around Antoine Peak, completing the last and final phase of the county's effort to conserve more than 1,000 acres on the mountain. Antoine Peak forms a prominent backdrop to Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and Newman Lake. The county wanted to protect this critical habitat for wildlife and the expansive views it offers, and open the area for wildlife watching. It is rare, if not unique, for a natural area of this size and diversity to be within 1 mile of a large city.
"This wildlife habitat is an important part of a wildlife corridor that stretches north to Mount Spokane State Park and up into the Selkirk Mountains," Cottingham said. "The land is used year-round by elk, moose, black bear, deer and many other animals, including more than eight different wildlife species at risk of extinction."
Antoine Peak also offers a broad range of year-round outdoor activities such as hiking, wildlife watching, equestrian use, mountain biking, picnicking, trail running, and cross-country skiing. The county contributed $1.6 million in conservation futures to match the state funding.
Cheney is using its grant to develop nine of the 50 acres in the park with a parking lot, a restroom, Little League-sized baseball field, a youth and adult softball field, and a smaller field designed for both T-ball and the challenger division for youth with physical disabilities. The city will contribute $500,000 from its own funds and donations of cash and labor to match the state funding.
"These grants are very competitive," Cottingham said. "To be awarded grants, the applicants had to show the projects were needed, supported by their communities and were reasonably priced and well-designed. This helps ensure that only the best projects get funded."
Cottingham presented a symbolic check to the Spokane County commissioners at the commissioners' regular meeting Oct. 23 in Spokane. She also presented a symbolic check to the Cheney City Council at its regular meeting Oct. 23.
Information about the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board is available online at http://www.rco.wa.gov. More information about the two projects also is available online at Antoine Peak project and Cheney Ball Fields project.


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I've upgraded my client to Notes 8.5.2, sure it took a couple of goes and I ended up having to completely uninstall and reinstall - but I got there.
I've since done an upgrade on a different PC (but that one didn't have designer) and I didn't have the same problems - so, maybe it was just a glitch on my PC.
So... What's new in IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.2? Well, if you really want to learn the answer to that question, ask IBM. There's something about XPages too I think but the really important bit is ... the icons..
no, really...
We've been waiting ages for this. Let's hope it won't be another 18 years before we get 64x64 icons.
So... the first thing I did in the 8.5.2 designer was upgrade my Smurf. Yep, the database that I've had as my best friend for the last 15 years of my working life has an excessively blue smurf as its icon. A "choked smurf".
I decided to restore him to normal colour - and it's easy.
All I did was;
- Find a new 32x32 icon
(You do know that you can do a google image search for 32x32 pictures right?)
- Save the Icon locally; C:\temp\smurf.png
- Open my database in designer
- Expand Resources
- Double-Click on Icon
- Click on the button marked Browse
- Choose my new Icon - and presto... it's done.
and here are the pictures...
My Smurf can breathe at last.


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LONDON (AP) — A senior British counterterrorism detective committed a "gross breach" of public trust by trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the World about the police investigation into the tabloid's illegal phone hacking, a prosecutor told a court on Monday.
Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn is charged with misconduct for allegedly phoning the newspaper and offering to pass on information about whether London's police force would reopen its stalled hacking investigation.
Prosecutor Mark Bryant-Heron told a jury at Southwark Crown Court that Casburn "sought to undermine a highly sensitive and high profile investigation" when she phoned the tabloid's news desk in September 2010 offering to pass on the information.
"It was a gross breach of the trust that the public places in a police officer not to disclose information on a current investigation in an unauthorized way, or to offer to do so in the future for payment," he said.
Prosecutors said the newspaper did not print a story based on her call and no money changed hands.
Casburn, 53, who managed the Metropolitan Police terrorist financing investigation unit, denies a charge of misconduct in public office. She also faces a charge of breaching the Official Secrets Act which will be dealt with separately.
The prosecutor said that in a police statement Casburn admitted phoning the newspaper but denied asking for money.
Tim Wood, the News of the World news editor who took the call, told the court that Casburn had expressed concern that counterterrorism resources were being diverted to the phone hacking investigation. He said she also complained of interference from former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, a hacking victim and vocal Murdoch critic.
"The one thing that stands out in my mind is the fact that she kept going on about Lord Prescott," Wood said. "Her saying that he was pressing for them to put charges on the News of the World, and she was saying that she felt it was wrong that he was interfering in the scandal, so to speak, and she resented that."
A News of the World reporter and a private investigator were jailed in 2007 for hacking into the voicemails of royal aides. But the newspaper denied there was a wider problem, and a police investigation did not lead to further charges.
Police reopened the investigation in early 2011 amid new evidence about the scale of the law-breaking.
Murdoch shut down the 168-year-old News of the World in July 2011 after revelations that it had regularly eavesdropped on the telephone voicemails of celebrities and crime victims in its search for scoops.
The scandal sparked a public inquiry and police investigations into phone hacking, bribery and other illegal practices that have seen dozens of people arrested.
Casburn is the first suspect to come to trial. Several others have been charged and await trial, including former Murdoch executive Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, an ex-communications chief to Prime Minister David Cameron.


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About This Polystone Statue
Sideshow Collectibles is proud to announce the Darth Maul Mythos Statue. Inspired by the Star Wars Tale 'Nameless', the powerful Sith is envisioned in a strong, almost meditative pose; incorporating design elements reminiscent of a Ronin warrior. Crafted in 1:5 scale with Sideshow's trademark attention to detail, the Darth Maul Mythos statue stands over 18 inches tall; a distinctive addition to any collection.
Visit Sideshow Experience to learn more about Star Wars Mythos and the story and art behind Darth Maul
- License
- Star Wars
- Type
- Polystone Statue
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- Sideshow Collectibles
- Tom Gilliland (Creative Direction)
- Seth Rinaldi (Design)
- David Igo (Design)
- Walter O'Neal (Sculpt)
- Jesse Lincoln (Development)
- Sandy Shaffer (Paint)
- The Sideshow Collectibles Design and Development Team
Additional Details & Dimensions
- Product Size
- 18" H (457.2mm) x 9.5" W (241.3mm) x 9.5" L (241.3mm)*
- Box Size
- 12.00" H (304.8mm) x 17.00" W (431.8mm) x 22.00" L (558.8mm)*
- Product Weight
- 10.00 lbs (4.54 kg)*
- Est. Shipping Weight
- 12.00 lbs (5.44 kg)*
- Dimensional Weight
- 20.0000 lbs*
- Int'l Dim. Weight
- 33.0000 lbs*
* Size and weight are approximate values.
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This just arrived today, and was my second purchase from Sideshow (the first being the Diablo statue) and it is very impressive. None of the photo's I've seen online have done it the justice it deserves.
— Mark
Chicago, IL
Darth Maul Mythos
This was my first mythos statue and I was very impressed with all of the details. Great job.
— Joe
Darth Maul Mythos!!!
This is my second statue from Sideshow (my first being PF Dutch), and I gotta say, Sideshow has nailed it again! Darth Maul (undeniably) is the best thing to come from Episodes I - III and this statue, better than words, expresses his awesomeness! Keep 'em coming, Sideshow!
— Zachary
Olympia, WA
Just received mine and I am amazed by the detail of the sculpt, the paint application/textures and the fine details! The pose is also very fluid! Can't believe they haven't sold out yet! Missed Obi Wan and Boba Fett :( Can't wait for Vader! Fine job Sideshow!!
— Chaderick Grant
Dayton, Oh
Tacoma, WA
If you are a fan of Darth Maul, this is a must have sideshow fans, once I recieved and put on displayed I was more than thrilled I bought it! Better than the pictures show!! Buy it now you must!!!
— At last we reveal to the jedi
Fantastic Piece!
This is my first purchase with Sideshow and I couldn't be happier! The detail on this is amazing. I can't wait to receive the other statues in the Mythos line!
— Leslie
Coralville, IA
New favorite piece!
I just got mine and put it on display in my barracks room and instantly felt the power and shear awesomeness from it! I can't wait to see the darth vader mythos as well this July aug or sept.
— Ernest Cherwin/ CE3
Falls church, VA
this statue is the epitome of sith!! the emotion in the face, the pose, the paint application, all flows so well together to give you the perfect representation of all that is Maul!
— matthew lovelace
San Diego, CA
Best Maul ever!
An excellent piece to what has turned out to be an excellent looking line. The sculpting is spot on and the paint apps are top notch! This is a piece that no Maul fan should go without.
— Eric Larson / JAWS
Waverly NY
Mighty with lord
The piece is flawless.... I can't wait for my Darth vader Mythos
— A viewer
Las Vegas, NV
Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my first SS collectible and what a great way to start it im absolutely blown away by this cant believe the detail looks great in the pictures and epic in real life thanks very much got to wait for the rest now
— Rhys Anthony Short
Hereford GB
Great start to the Mythos line!
As a long time Sideshow collector I'm glad to see you raising the benchmark again with this great piece! The dynamic muscular pose is beautifully sculpted and painted making this one of the best representations of the Sith Lord I've seen. Simply a must-have for Star Wars fans and a top quality item.
— Tim
Canterbury, UK
at last we will have revenge
great statue super details 1A sideshow must have for any fan
— A viewer
This statue is awesome! the detail down to the size of the lightsaber. This is also my first piece from Sideshow and I must say they now have a customer for life. Since purchasing this i have pre-ordered the Boba Fett mythos and bought the Iceman statue.
— Glenn
Baytown, Tx.
Most Impressive!
This was the first collectible that I purchased from Sideshow and the wait for my pre-order was TOTALLY worth it! This statue displays so well and I cant stop looking at it. The awesome pose really brings Darth Maul to life and I just pre-ordered Vader & Boba Fett as well. Mythos rocks!
— Seitzer77
Montreal, QC
Great piece. Wonderful clothes look like made of stone. That EXPRESSION/CALM on the faces.
— balaclava
Just received 571/2500 and I couldn't be happier. The detail in this bad boy is awesome especially the head sculpts. The giant light sabre just puts it over the edge. Well done SS and with all my other pre-order Mythos line coming I'm stoked.
— Russell
Perth, Western Australia
love this statue my only problem is finding something to display this masterpiece on.
— Malo
Hammond, IN
Most Beautiful Maul
Just got my Mythos Maul unboxed last night and I must say, Sideshow hit it out of the park with the First statue in the Mythos line. I'm in awe. So many ways to display him and the detail is absolutely incredible. I was blown away. Can't wait to get the rest of the Mythos statues I have pre-ordered.
— Mike "Obi" Avallone
Deatsville, Alabama
18" of Greatness
on 01-29-13, I received #0607/2500. This is my first sideshow/mythos collectible and I could not be happier. This is my first of Many. I love it, if you're a Star Wars Fan, this website is for YOU. the sheer weight and size of it is surreal. Love it!
— R2jake2
Chicago, IL
Darth is DA MAN!
Just got mine in and this thing is highly detailed and amazing! The paint makes it really stand out. I will collect the whole entire line now!
— A viewer
United Kingdom
Best Statue Ever !!
Darth Maul Mythos has got to be the best statue (value and design) ever! Just got it yesterday and I still can't stop talking about it! Hopefully the rest of the line will live up to the benchmark.. Will DEFINITELY get the rest of the line!
— Ashraf Esa
Brunei Darussalam
No Myth, this statue rocks!
This statue captures the essence of the character while also carving new ground. Impressive sculpt and presence. Thank You!
— A viewer
Tampa, Florida
A true masterpiece!
Got mine a couple of days ago and all I have to say is that words cannot express at how amazingly beautiful this statue is!from head to base it is undoubtedly a sight to behold!,sideshow captures him in true samurai-esque mode! if you're a fan of darth maul than this is the statue for you!
— A viewer
silver spring,md
omggg i love ittt i wish the light saber was smaller though i cant fit it in on my shelf :(
— A viewer
My first piece but will NOT be my last!
Just got it yesterday! I was so excited for my first Sideshow piece.... I was not disappointed! From head to toe Darth Maul is amazing, even all the way to the box and presentation; the art on the box alone is a collectors piece. Love it Sideshow! I am sooo getting the rest of the Mythos line!
— Dave
At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi!
And, what an incredible reveal, the intro to the Star Wars Mythos line, this Darth Maul statue is. Excellent work Sideshow! An amazing piece!
The Sith Lord Lives!!!!
I just got my Mythos statue in this week and I must say the wait was definitely worth it, the muscular anatomy of this piece is unreal! A must have for every Star Wars fan.
— Dan
St. Petersburg, Fl


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Otelco Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, court documents showed, three months after the telecom services provider lost a key revenue-generating contract from Time Warner Cable Inc .
In February, Otelco reached an agreement with its senior lenders to amend and extend the terms of its current senior financing to reduce the company's debt and improve its capital structure.
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Otelco said at that time the debt restructuring would best be implemented through a "prepackaged" Chapter 11 filing, which had the support of the company's senior lenders. In a prepackaged bankruptcy, management negotiates the general terms of a bankruptcy plan with major creditors prior to the filing.
The company said last April that Time Warner Cable would not renew a wholesale voice contract which accounted for 12.3 percent of Otelco's total revenue of $74.5 million for the nine months to September 30, 2012. The contract expired on December 31.
Otelco's revenue potential was also hit by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order in late 2011 that lowered certain access rates by changing the way telecom carriers are compensated for exchanging traffic, the company said in Sunday's court filing.
The company estimated its annual EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) would fall to a range of $28 million to $32 million in 2014, from $40 million to $50 million in prior years, due mainly to those developments.
"As a result, it is no longer feasible for the company to service over $250 million of debt," Otelco said in the filing.
The company said it agreed with its senior secured lenders on a plan that would reduce its long-term debt from a current balance of about $271 million as of September 30, 2012, to "no more than $142 million."
Following the restructuring, which is subject to court approval, holders of subordinated notes will hold about 92.5 percent of the total equity interests in reorganized Otelco, according to the filing.
The company's stock closed at $1.62 Friday on the Nasdaq.
Otelco offers telephone, Internet, broadband and television services in Maine, New Hampshire and other areas.
The case is Otelco Inc et al, Case No. 13-10593, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware.
(Additional reporting by Mridhula Raghavan in Bangalore; Editing by Edmund Klamann)


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When to consider aspergillosis in dogs
Aspergillus species are saprophytic fungi commonly found in compost piles, stables, and barns. They were first described in the environment in 1729 and have been associated with diseases in companion animals since 1829. Despite the ubiquitous nature of these organisms, disease occurs in only a small percentage of exposed animals.
In general, this fungal infection in dogs is either sinonasal or disseminated. The two presentations are caused by different Aspergillus species and are clinically distinct, as sinonasal aspergillosis does not lead to disseminated infection and solitary infections outside of the nasal passageways are rare.1
In this article, we review these two classic manifestations of canine aspergillosis and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of affected patients.SINONASAL ASPERGILLOSIS
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most prevalent isolate in patients with sinonasal disease, although infection can occur with other species including Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus nidulans.1 Although disease severity varies, most dogs with sinonasal aspergillosis have marked destruction of turbinate bones and mucosa. In severe cases, destruction of the frontal bones with invasion into the periorbital soft tissues and penetration through the cribriform plate into the central nervous system may occur.
Unlike the disseminated form, canine sinonasal aspergillosis occurs in apparently immunocompetent dogs. However, there is speculation that mucosal immune dysfunction predisposes certain dogs to infection.1-3 In addition, fungal virulence factors may potentiate infection through interference with mucociliary clearance and macrophage phagocytosis.
Sinonasal aspergillosis affects primarily mesaticephalic and dolichocephalic breeds; brachycephalic dogs are rarely affected.2 Most dogs with sinonasal aspergillosis are young to middle aged, with a mean age of 4.4 years (range = 1.5 to 8 years). This is substantially younger than dogs with nasal neoplasia, with a mean age of 9.5 years (range = 4 to 12 years).4


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NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's improbable recovery from political punch line to leading New York City mayoral contender has been imperiled by revelations that he continued to have illicit online correspondence with women after leaving Congress. Now he faces serious questions as to whether he can still win — or even keep his campaign afloat until Election Day.
"I think it hurts him very badly, but I'm not sure it finishes him," said Kenneth Sherrill, a retired political science professor at Hunter College. "It brings back his most public negatives and it undermines his credibility.
"But he is an incredibly strong campaigner," Sherrill said. "And when he can get his message through, it resonates with lots of voters."
Weiner stepped down from the House of Representatives in 2011 after admitting he digitally sent lewd photos to women he had never met in person. His entry into the mayoral race in May was greeted by mocking headlines in the city's tabloids, but he met the scandal directly, apologizing for his behavior and asking New Yorkers for a second chance.
Many voters seemed inclined to oblige, greeting him warmly on the campaign trail. A gifted politician, Weiner largely forged past the sexting scandal and ran an issues-based campaign.
That changed Tuesday, when a gossip website printed X-rated excerpts of online conversations Weiner had with then-22-year-old Sydney Leathers of Indiana last summer. That correspondence ended mere months before Weiner declared his candidacy.
With his wife alongside, Weiner apologized and promised that the "behavior is behind me." He later admitted that he traded racy messages with at least three women since leaving office.
He vowed to stay in the race, saying he believed "people care more about their futures than my past with my wife and my embarrassing things."
Weiner can't run from the controversy, veteran city political consultant Bob Liff said.
"You get out there every day; you take the hard questions every day. At some point, the press gets tired and you get your message out," said Liff, who is unaffiliated with any campaign.
Weiner, though damaged, still has a chance, Liff said, noting that there are still nearly 50 days until the Sept. 10 primary and that no one else in the Democratic field had seized control of the race.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn led the race before Weiner jumped in but slipped behind him in most polls over the past two months. But a one-day poll conducted after Weiner's latest revelations put her in first by 9 points over Weiner, who was closely trailed by ex-city Comptroller Bill Thompson and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.
"People are going to make up their minds late," Liff said. "I never write somebody out, even if they're asking for a second — or third, or fourth — chance."
But some political pundits are ready to pen Weiner's political obituary.
"He's finished," said Columbia University professor Ester Fuchs. "I think he was very fortunate to have a media framing his comeback in terms of forgiveness, but I think voters are fatigued."
Fuchs questioned the strength of Weiner's support.
"The public doesn't start really paying attention until the end of August," Fuchs said. "Celebrity and notoriety, that's all that was reflected in the polls."
The former congressman lacks the backing from unions and political clubs that provide critical foot soldiers in get-out-the-vote drives, crucial in what is expected to be a low-turnout primary. If none of the candidates reaches 40 percent of the vote, the top two advance to a runoff three weeks later.
Weiner's top rivals all condemned his behavior, and some urged him to drop out. Sherrill believes they would be wise to go silent.
"They need to define themselves, not talk about Weiner and give him more attention," he said. The other campaigns, he added, likely "want to see Weiner in that runoff," thinking that undecideds would break against the scandal-scarred candidate in a two-person showdown.
Weiner, meanwhile, should simply "embrace" his embattled persona, Sherrill suggested.
"New Yorkers like a tough guy, they like a fighter," Sherrill said. "Just keep campaigning.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has ruled that government employees involved in sensitive but noncritical national security work aren't entitled to a key civil service protection available to other government workers.
The 7-3 ruling Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said the Merit Systems Protection Board can't review dismissals and demotions of government employees who hold sensitive national security positions that aren't deemed critical — even if their jobs don't require access to classified information.
Critics said the decision would significantly erode civil service protections for federal workers.
In a case involving Defense Department employees, the merit systems board said a 1988 Supreme Court ruling limiting board review of national security cases applied only if classified information was involved. But the appeals court ruled that the Supreme Court decision was broader.
"Its principles instead require that courts refrain from second-guessing DOD national security determinations concerning eligibility of an individual to occupy a sensitive position, which may not necessarily involve access to classified information," wrote Judge Evan Wallach.
"Courts have long recognized that sensitive but unclassified material can be vital to national security," he wrote.
Wallach added that it was "naive" to say that employees without direct access to classified information can't affect national security.
In a dissent, Judge Timothy Dyk said the majority opinion will deny merit systems board review for "hundreds of thousands of federal employees_a number that is likely to increase as more positions are designated as noncritical sensitive."
Tom Devine, legal director of the Government Accountability Project, a whistle-blower advocacy group, said that the court had "created a loophole to remove the civil service rule of law from virtually the entire federal workforce."
The American Federation of Government Employees said it would likely seek review by the Supreme Court.
"Due process rights are the very foundation of our civil service system," said the group's president, David Cox Sr. "That system itself has been undermined by the court today, if this ruling is allowed to stand."
Carolyn Lerner, head of the federal Office of Special Counsel, which investigates retaliation against government whistle-blowers, said the ruling poses a significant threat to whistle-blower protections for hundreds of thousands of federal employees in sensitive positions.
Lt. Col. Cathy Wilkinson, a Defense Department spokeswoman for personnel and readiness, said the agency was reviewing the decision.
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The old man's family were characters in the tale The Wizard and the Hopping Pot by Beedle the Bard. Their donkey either ran away or was stolen, and the old man asked the Wizard to help him, for without the donkey to carry his wares to the market, his family would starve. The Wizard rudely refused to help him.[1]
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Home Schoolers Debate at CIU
While Columbia International University students relaxed on spring break, Over 200 home school students took advantage of empty CIU classrooms for a debate tournament sponsored by The National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA) – the third largest competitive high school debate league in the nation.
For three days, over 200 competitors shuffled between buildings on the CIU campus as they competed in over 300 debates in 10 speech events.
NCFCA organizer Holly Caiello says the primary goal of NCFCA is to train students to engage the culture for Christ.
"NCFCA believes that formal speech and debate provide a means for home schooled students to exercise analytical and oratorical skills, addressing life issues from a biblical worldview in a manner that glorifies God," Caiello said.
The debaters came from four states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
For more on CIU Conferences Services visit: http://www.ciu.edu/resources-services/community/conference-services.


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After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was travelling on, a frightened young woman is left washed ashore on an unknown beach. On her own but not alone she has only one goal, to survive.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Return of the Shadows
22 comments:
- Ces said...
OMG! This is awesome. The killer is in the details!!! I LOVE THIS!!! Just my type. Thank you for making me smile this morning.
- June 8, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- cathyjune said...
Wow! You really captured the agony. Painful. Great piece!
- June 8, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- George Coghill said...
Great eyes!
- June 8, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- art is joke said...
This is very good piece , beautifully illustrated. The hands of ECM, of course...
- June 8, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- Nancy Bea Miller said...
So excellently captures that close to deadline feeling!
- June 8, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- Melissa said...
This is great! Something about it makes me think of Edger Allen Poe; probably those tormented eyes!
Oh the deadlines and their looming-ness
- June 8, 2011 at 11:38 PM
- Bella Sinclair said...
AAaaaaaaah! Deadlines, nooooooo! Hahaha, oh goodness, this is fantastic! I know that look well.
- June 11, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- Curious Art said...
Thank you all for the kind comments... it's comforting to know I'm not alone with these deadly deadline dramas!
- June 12, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Andrew Finnie said...
Heh Leah, ahh yes I can recognise this from my life in general. I am so glad you are posting again. I'm off to check your odds :)
- June 13, 2011 at 11:12 PM
- Tiffany said...
I am really loving all of your work. It's amazing and I can't wait to see more.
- June 16, 2011 at 12:09 AM
- Lynette said...
You are amazing.
- June 16, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Curious Art said...
Thank you, Andrew, Tiffany & Lynette!
I apologize for my long absence-- spread myself a little too thin, but I'm trying to shape up & get posting again!
- June 16, 2011 at 11:08 AM
- Else Marie said...
Love the detail,and I'm thinking,it's patience in this drawing :)
Nice stroke / I love your style.
- June 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM
- Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...
Wow! Brains, and hearts and arms and such! This is great! Btw, I'm looking forward to your animation adventures :) and...thanks for your nice comment!
- June 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Elizabeth Parsons said...
you continue to amaze and delight me! Elizabeth
- June 24, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- lilasvb said...
very special work
- July 31, 2011 at 2:42 AM
- C Bernard said...
Ha! Even if it's old, this is a really clever approach to the theme (it was perennial, right?). I love the technique - you really captured that sort of deadened gaze, and the lack of much color really helps cement it. I feel like this should've been a poster in my dorm room, haha. Great stuff!
- July 31, 2011 at 3:19 AM
- César Samaniego said...
Thank you for your comment Leah, I really appreciate it... Love your work!
- August 9, 2011 at 4:17 AM
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- August 27, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- PunkRockG a.k.a. Gaylynne said...
Thank you for the lovely comment on my blog! Keep up the good work and best of luck in your digital drawing!
- September 12, 2011 at 7:04 PM
- Tammie said...
I was just looking through your art. You have such a wonderful and expressive style. Awesome to take in.
- October 2, 2011 at 8:45 PM
- Dark Majesty said...
wow what a great piece! so detailed and the emotion is there.
thanks for the share
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A drummer with Dallas Brass was arrested in Alachua County after authorities say he twice drove to meet with a 14-year-old High Springs girl for sex.
Correction: Kevin Christian is the spokesman for Marion County Public Schools. An earlier version of this article misstated his job.
A South Carolina drummer with the touring ensemble Dallas Brass was arrested Wednesday morning in Alachua County after authorities say he twice drove to meet with a 14-year-old High Springs girl for sex.
Ryan Burd, 28, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., was arrested on three felony charges of traveling to lure a child, use of a two-way communication device to commit a felony and use of a computer to seduce a child, according to an Alachua County Sheriff's Office report.
Burd is a drummer and percussionist in the Dallas Brass, which performs across the nation and internationally and frequently goes to public schools to present clinics and workshops for students of all ages, according to the band's website. Burd has been with the band since 2012.
Though all mention of Burd was removed Wednesday from the ensemble's website, along with most photographs of him, his status with the band was not clear. A spokeswoman for the band said a statement would be posted on its website, but no statement had been posted by Wednesday afternoon.
Dallas Brass performed a fundraising concert Saturday at a Gainesville church to benefit the Buchholz High School band. The ensemble later played music with Forest and Lake Weir high school bands in Ocala on Tuesday and was scheduled to play Wednesday in Clearwater.
The victim said she met Burd at the concert in Gainesville, where Burd performed and led a music clinic for students. The victim later "liked" the Dallas Brass Facebook page and from that page found Burd's personal page, the report said.
After the two began messaging on Facebook, Burd asked the victim her age, and she told him she was 14, the Sheriff's Office said. During the conversation, Burd implied he wanted to have sex with the teenager, the report said.
The victim said Burd traveled to her home late at night between 11 p.m. on Sunday and 5:15 a.m. on Monday without her parent's knowledge to have sex with her. The victim said Burd parked down the street from her home and that she allowed him to come inside, the report said.
The victim said she refused to have any sexual contact with Burd, but that he had brought a towel for having sex. After she refused to have sex, Burd kissed the victim, the report said.
Detectives said the victim told Burd she thought it was time for him to leave because her mom could wake up. Burd then left the victim's home but got the victim's cellphone number, the report stated.
The victim reported the incident on Monday to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. After the initial report had been made, Burd sent the victim a Facebook message apologizing for the incident, the report said.
ASO detectives then used the girl's Facebook account to message Burd. Burd responded to the messages and offered to drive to the victim's home again on Tuesday night from Ocala, where he was participating in another music event, the report said.
On Wednesday at around 2:30 a.m., Burd arrived at the victim's home believing he was meeting the victim and was arrested by ASO deputies without incident. At the time of his arrest, Burd had a towel and his cellphone, the report said.
After he was arrested, Burd told officials he had traveled to the victim's home with the intention of having sex and knew she was 14. He said no sexual contact had occurred, but that he had kissed the victim, according to the report.
According to the online biography still visible Wednesday morning at the Dallas Brass website, Burd has been an active teacher and arranger with high school percussion programs in the Southeast for more than 10 years. Currently, he also works as a percussion instructor and arranger for two high schools in Georgia.
Lorraine Levine, office manager for Dallas Brass, expressed shock when she heard about Burd's arrest Wednesday morning.
"We've been in business 30 years, and we've never had a problem like this," she said. "We hope that no one was injured or hurt in the incident."
Jackie Johnson, spokeswoman for Alachua County Public Schools, said Dallas Brass also worked with Gainesville High School students and several middle-school students in April 2013.
Kevin Christian, spokesman for Marion County Public Schools, said Forest High School in Ocala had hosted Dallas Brass in previous years, but that administrators were confident nothing like the incident with Burd had happened with Marion County students.
"We hope that a bad decision by one member doesn't erase the value of experiences other students have gotten with professional groups like Dallas Brass," he said. "We don't want this person's actions to erase all the good the band has done."
So far, no parents have contacted the Marion County School Board about other incidents involving Burd.
Burd was being held Wednesday at the Alachua County jail.
Anyone with more information about Burd may call the Alachua County Sheriff's Office at 955-1818.


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