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Police Release Identity of Woman Pulled From the Penobscot
A woman whose body was pulled from the Penobscot River on Monday has been identified. Police say 51-year-old Barbara Goodwin of Bangor died of drowning.
Detectives say Goodwin was last seen in Bangor on Thursday leaving a medical provider's office and they continue to investigate where and how she ended up in the river. No one had reported her missing.
Her identity was confirmed with assistance from the Bangor Police, who had prior contact with her. Anyone who had seen or had contact with Goodwin since Thursday is asked to call the State Police barracks in Orono at 866-2122.


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while I was gone...
Seems Maya likes her tank top now and has been wearing it around. Bad photo, but you get the idea. Might have something to do with the necklaces and bracelets she decided match just PERFECTLY. Guess she just needed a little bling to complete the look.... J. Lo would be proud. After this photo, we also took some leftover pink ribbon yarn and also added some simple embroidery stripes along the neck and bottom. Now she's got accesories and a little extra bling on the sweater itself. Do I have a photo of that? Of course not. Take my word.
Also, finishedanother halter style top for little Gracie, our buddy. It's really just a variation on the theme I used for Maya's above tank. Personally, I like this new version better and since I have a lot more of the DK in pinks and purples, I see another one coming for Maya pretty soon. Maybe matching ones for both of my girls? The stripes just seem to add something that the orange one above doesn't have. And the little ties make it a guaranteed fit. Just as Maya guessed, it needed a little something anyways. Some pizzaz. Some color. Some stripes. (Apparently my scalloped edges are blowin' in the wind here .)
And lastly, my vacation project. I was gone from Weds night to Monday afternoon. Got a lot of knitting done on the plane, various trains and car trips, and in a few pubs. SubwayKnitter would be proud.
One of my buddies took a digital of me hard at work in an old old pub with my pint, but I don't have it to post. She'll send it to me eventually.
So... all around London and the surrounding area we went, my Cambridge Cardigan and I.
We also visited the Cotswolds and saw some beautiful towns. Gotta say, I was surprised. NEVER saw another knitter. NEVER saw a knitting store!! Even in the Cotswolds - sheep everywhere, not a skein to be found. Where were all those British knitters? I asked around in a few wool stores (that featured completed wool items) and a craft store or two.
Did find a store in Harpenden (the town my friend lived in) called Threads or Stitches or something like that. They had a back corner with a few skeins of Rowan, some books, and a supply of needles. They really seemed to specialize in gift items and ceramics. That was the closest we got.
We talked about heading over to Islington to visit Loop, but since it was the only thing we wanted to see over there, we nixed the idea. Wow. I was surprised. Guess I'm spoiled. Knitting stores in every town around me - Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, Belmont, Winchester. How many in downtown Boston that I know of? 3? Brookline, Needham, Portsmouth... I could go on. And on. And we don't have HALF as many sheep as they do!
But honestly, I wasn't over there to see knitting stores, I was there to see England! And see it I did. Walked all over the city. Went to Portobello Road. Saw a show in the theatre. We had a great time - ate lots of yummy stuff - scones, crumpets, Indian Food, fish and chips. Saw lots - the city, the towns and the Cotswolds. And enjoyed a few pints. A few. My waistband says MORE than a few....
And just look at what I managed to get done! It's the Interweave Knits Cambridge Cardigan in Cascade 220. The color here looks nasty, but it's a deep slate bluish green with hints of purple in it. Go back a post or two and you'll see.
OK, should pay more attention to the two toddlers in my care this morning. Hope those of you who went to the Fiber Fest had a great time -

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The Effects of a 9 Week Exercise Programme on Fitness and Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients After Chemoradiotherapy and Before Surgery (SRETP)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01914068
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 1, 2013
Last Update Posted : October 17, 2016
- Study Details
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- How to Read a Study Record
Patients' ability to tolerate surgery is associated with physical fitness: less fit patients have an increased rate of death and serious complications following major surgery. Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy (x-rays) prior to rectal cancer surgery is known as neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) and is associated with improved cancer removal but adversely affects physical fitness. In Liverpool, the investigators have pre-pilot data showing that NACRT reduces objectively measured physical fitness (measured by cardiopulmonary exercise testing) in patients having surgery. This pre-pilot study investigated the effects of a 6-week structured responsive endurance training programme (SRETP) after NACRT and before cancer surgery. This programme has improved both their fitness and their health related quality of life(HRQL). Now, the investigators are undertaking a randomised controlled trial to compare changes in patient's physical fitness in response to SRETP with a group of patients who will be given exercise advice. The SRETP group will exercise 3 times a week for 9 weeks. The investigators will make objective measurements of physical fitness in both groups. The investigators will monitor patient's perceptions of the training programme, HRQL, daily activity (using an accelerometer), and outcomes after surgery. The investigators believe that, patients in the exercise group will improve their physical fitness prior to surgery, change behaviour towards exercise, improve activity and HRQL following NACRT. These results will contribute to the design of a large, multi-centre trial to determine whether a SRETP increases physical fitness with a reduction in adverse outcome following surgery. The investigators will conduct an adequately powered randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing a SRETP with 'exercise advice' in 46 rectal cancer patients. Specifically, we will test the following hypotheses and outcomes: PRIMARY HYPOTHESIS A 9-week, structured responsive endurance training programme (SRETP) compared with a control group (no training) will result in a clinically significant difference in physical fitness (2.0ml/kg/min VO2 at LT) post-NACRT prior to surgery.
- A 9-week SRETP compared with a control group (no training) will result in a clinically significant difference in physical fitness (2.0ml/kg/min VO2Peak) in patients who have had NACRT prior to surgery.
- SRETP following NACRT and prior to cancer surgery will provide psychological health benefits and improve patient's HRQL (assessed by semi-structured interviews and questionnaires -EORTC QLQ-30 and EQ-5D). This will provide vital exploratory information that will inform a future application to deliver a larger appropriately powered RCT exploring the hypothesis that patients with greater pre-operative fitness will encounter lower postoperative morbidity and mortality. Specifically, these exploratory outcomes are:
- To investigate whether SRETP following NACRT and prior to surgery is associated with a change in overall physical activity (assessed by the number of steps while active using an accelerometer).
- To investigate whether there is a change in the day 7 surgical morbidity (using the Post-Operative Morbidity Survey) and mortality.
- The effect of SRETP on cancer downstaging post-NACRT (Tumour, Node and Metastasis Staging-TNM staging).
|Condition or disease
|Rectal Cancer
|Other: Supervised exercise in hospital
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|34 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study to Investigate Improvements in Physical Fitness and Quality of Life Resulting From a 9 Week Structured Responsive Endurance Training Programme (SRETP) Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Prior to Elective Rectal Cancer Surgery
|Study Start Date :
|August 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2015
No Intervention: Control
No in hospital exercise training and no exercise advice.
Active Comparator: Exercise Intervention
In hospital exercise training
Other: Supervised exercise in hospital
- Change in physical fitness measured by CPET (ml/kg/min) [ Time Frame: Pre neoadjuvant chemoradiotherpy(NACRT), post NACRT (week 0 of SRETP) and week 9 of SRETP ]Cardiopulmonary exercise tests will be performed at the time points specified
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: Pre NACRT (baseline), Mid NACRT (during treatment week3 to 6 dependent on local policies), week 3,9 of SRETP ]Health related quality of life questionnaires will be filled out at each specified time point
- Physical activity [ Time Frame: Pre NACRT(baseline), Mid NACRT(during treatment 3 to 6 weeks dependent on local policies), week3, 9 of SRETP ]Physical activity monitors, like an armband, will be worn at each specified time point for three days at a time
- Day 7 post operative morbidity score [ Time Frame: Day 7 post surgery ]This will be measured on day 7 post surgery with POMS (post operative morbidity score)
- TNM Staging [ Time Frame: Pre NACRT (baseline), week 9 of SRETP and week 14 pre-surgery ]MRI scans will be performed at each time point specified to investigate cancer downstaging
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients listed to undergo elective rectal cancer resection and long course neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in the two NHS teaching hospitals (Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to consent.
- Under 18 years of age.
- Unable to perform exercise.
- Any contraindications on the American Thoracic Surgery CPET safety guidelines.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01914068
|United Kingdom
|Southampton, United Kingdom, SO166YD
|Principal Investigator:
|Sandy Jack, MSc, PhD
|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01914068 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
PB-PG-0711-25093 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: PB-PG-0711-25093 )
|First Posted:
|August 1, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 17, 2016
|Last Verified:
|October 2016
Keywords provided by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust:
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT)
Rectal cancer
Physical fitness
Exercise programme
Stage III/IV
Locally advanced operable
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Rectal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases


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'''Proposed Projects'''
'''Proposed Projects'''
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This section of the BIRT Wiki contains a description of proposed functionality for future releases. The contents are organized by major projects. Each project is assigned a BIRT Project Specification (BPS) number and a name. Each BPS may have one or more features associated with it and may resolve one or more Bugzilla requests from the community.
A short, requirement-level description is given for each BPS, followed by a link to one or more pdf documents that describe the behavior of the proposed functionality in detail.
If you are interested in proposing another project that does not appear on the list, please send your suggestions to the BIRT PMC.
Help us make BIRT the best it can be by providing feedback early and often!
Thank you.
Proposed Projects
- BPS1: Crosstab Report Item
- BPS2: Multi-pass Aggregate, Sorting and Filtering
- BPS3: Enable binding Binary/Clob data to report controls
- BPS4: BIRT Java Script Objects
- BPS5: Interactive Report Viewer
- BPS6: Report Engine Scalability and Performance
- BPS7: Data Engine Scalability and Performance
- BPS8: Report Document
- BPS9: Report Template
- BPS10: BIRT Library
- BPS11: BIRT Style and CSS Style Sheet
- BPS12: Code Editor for BIRT Scripting
- BPS13: Ad Hoc Parameters
- BPS14: Dynamic Parameter Selection List
- BPS15: Chart Builder and Wizard
- BPS16: Property Editor for Chart Report Item
- BPS17: Chart Components
- BPS18: Chart Scripting
- BPS19: Report Paging
- BPS20: Expression Builder
- BPS21: Report PDF Emitter
- BPS22: Page-on-Demand Report Viewing
- BPS23: XML Data Sources
- BPS24: Dataset Output Parameters
- BPS25: Visual SQL Query Builder
- BPS26: SQL Editor
- BPS27: BIRT Deployment
- BPS28: Report Layout Manager
- BPS29: Report Object Model API
- BPS30: ODA Framework Migration to DTP
- BPS31: ODA Runtime Driver Creation Wizard
- BPS32: Export Report Data
- BPS33: Searching in a Report
- BPS34: Reportlet
- BPS35: Pass-through of External Context Objects to ODA Data Providers
- BPS36: Chart Model
- BPS37: Chart Interactivity
- BPS38: Chart Types
- BPS39: Chart Engine API
- BPS40: ODA Data Source Binding to BIRT Report
- BPS41: Report Word Emitter
- BPS42: Chart Examples
- BPS43: Chart Web Components
- BPS50: Web Services Data Source
- BPS59: Extensible BIRT Views
- BPS60: Extensible Property Editor Framework
- BPS64: Improve XML Source Editor
- BPS66: Chart Simple API
- BPS78: New Look&Feel of Property Editor page
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Virginia McKenney is on a mission.
But it's not one for personal gain, but rather to see that the servicemen and women buried at the Kentucky Veteran's Cemetery North in Williamstown are honored with a wreath.
McKenney, a long-time volunteer for a variety of causes including Wreaths Across America, is hoping businesses and individuals will step up and donate the $2,200 still needed.
"I'm begging anyone who will listen," McKenney said. "I do believe it's an attainable goal."
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BEIRUT – The chief of Syria's main, Western-backed rebel group marked the second anniversary of the uprising against President Bashar Assad by pledging on Friday to continue fighting until the "criminal" regime is gone.
Gen. Salim Idris, the head of the Supreme Military Council, called on Syrian soldiers to join the rebels in a "fight for freedom and democracy" and said that his Free Syrian Army fighters "will not give up."
In Damascus, authorities beefed up security measures as rebel groups called for stepped-up attacks on government troops and state institutions on the anniversary.
The revolt against Assad's authoritarian rule began in March 2011 with protests in the southern city of Daraa, after troops arrested teenagers who scrawled anti-regime graffiti on a wall. It has since morphed into a civil war with an estimated 70,000 people killed, according to the U.N.
"We want (a) Syria where every Syrian can live in peace and liberty. This is our dream, this is what we are fighting for," Idris said in a video address obtained by The Associated Press form the Council's media office.
He spoke in an undisclosed location in northern Syria that is under rebel control.
"I know our battle is not so easy. We have to fight against planes, tanks and huge missiles," Idris said. "But our will is still very strong. We will not stop until this criminal regime has gone."
Idris, 55, studied in Germany and taught electronics at a Syrian military college before defecting to the rebel side in July.
In the past year, the rebels have made significant advances on the battlefield, capturing large swathes of land outside of major cities and controlling some areas in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria's largest city. They have also overrun major military bases, captured dams on the Euphrates River and came within a mile of the center of Damascus, the seat of Assad's power.
However, they have long complained that their side is hampered by the failure of world powers to provide heavier arms to help them battle Assad's better-equipped military and his airpower. The international community is reluctant to send weapons partly because of fears they may fall into the hands of extremists who have been gaining influence among the rebels.
Last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the Obama administration was giving an additional $60 million in assistance to Syria's political opposition and would, for the first time, provide non-lethal aid directly to the rebels. None of the aid, which is to include an undetermined amount of food rations and medical supplies, has been sent yet.
On Friday, some anti-government groups called for stepped-up attacks to mark the uprising anniversary. The banned Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group urged supporters for a "week of action" on the occasion but didn't specify what it would do.
A Damascus-based activist who identified himself as Abu Qais said regime troops increased patrols and security searches in the country's capital. He spoke on condition his real name not be used for security concerns.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Lebanon, gunmen set fire to three fuel tankers with Syrian license plates to prevent them from crossing into Syria, the state-run National News Agency said.
The Lebanese agency said the incident occurred in the northern city of Tripoli, and that the tankers were carrying fuel when they were stopped by the protesters and later set on fire. No casualties were reported.
Protesters have in the past closed roads to keep tankers from crossing into Syria, where there are severe gasoline and diesel shortages. They claim diesel exported to Syria is being used by regime tanks.
Many among Lebanon's Sunni Muslims have backed Syria's mainly Sunni rebel forces, in which radical Islamists have become increasingly active. Lebanese Shiite Muslims, including the militant Hezbollah group, have leaned toward Assad, whose tiny Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
Separately, the Syrian Foreign Ministry complained in a letter sent to the Lebanese government on Thursday that armed groups have tried to infiltrate Syria from Lebanon repeatedly in the past 36 hours, triggering clashes with border guards.
Damascus said Syrian troops have exercised "utmost self-restraint" until now but warned that "this would not continue endlessly."
Also Friday, at least eight Syrians were killed and 29 were injured when the bus they were traveling in from Syria overturned in the mountains in central Lebanon, officials said. The bus was headed to the Lebanese capital, Beirut, when the accident occurred in the Kahhaleh region.
George Kettaneh, operations director for the Lebanese Red Cross, said the casualties included women and children. He said it's unclear why the bus overturned.
It was not immediately known whether the Syrians where refugees fleeing the violence at home. The bus had Syrian license plates from the northeastern Hassakeh province, which recently witnessed heavy clashes.
More than 1 million Syrians have fled the country's civil war to seek shelter in neighboring countries. In Lebanon alone, the U.N. has registered more than 360,000 Syrian refugees.


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December 17. 2012 11:24PM
Superintendent: Manchester schools will review security
By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
Salem, Pelham and Windham schools take a closer look at security measures
Lack of officers in schools a concern in Londonderry
Police, school officials try to reassure Seacoast students
MANCHESTER - Superintendent of Schools Thomas Brennan said the district has made counselors available to students and will be reviewing its security procedures in response to the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Brennan made his comments during a break at Monday's special meeting of the Board of School Committee. Board members rejected a public discussion of the issue, since it wasn't on the agenda. Under the rules for special meetings, only items on the official agenda may be discussed.
"We all met with staff prior to the students' arrival (Monday) on how to approach it, and we had counselling available," Brennan said in an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Brennan added that he and the two assistant superintendents visited all the schools in the district on Monday.
He said it was left to the discretion of teachers if they wanted to bring up the shooting.
"The students would take the lead," he said, adding that a letter was sent home to parents. A letter was also posted on the district's website about ways parents can discuss the shooting with their kids.
Brennan said a meeting would be held Wednesday with all school principals to review emergency response routines and to assess safety drills conducted in recent years.
"I visited seven schools today," he said. "The tenor in the buildings was positive. The teachers did a spectacular job being upbeat, and the kids were happy."
Most of Monday's meeting was taken up by the discussion of a list of school building projects and the 2014 budget.
Late in the meeting, however, board member Jason Cooper insisted district officials address safety measures in response to the Friday's massacre.
"We're so concerned with arbitrary rules, we don't want to inform our public what's going on in our schools and the steps our administrators are taking to keep kids safe," Cooper said. "The entire city and world are talking about this. That's what I thought I'd be talking about here today, not about budget numbers and the cost of pencils."
In response, Mayor Ted Gatsas said he understood Cooper's concern. "But there are people here saying it's a special meeting and 'Robert's Rules say,'" he said, referring to Robert's Rules of Order, which govern school and aldermanic meetings. "I know there are some people here in this room who chastised me for not allowing people to speak."
Gatsas was referring to a recent school board meeting with the Candia board, which he adjourned without a public comment period, citing those rules.
Several board members agreed on Monday that it would be inappropriate to deviate from Robert's Rules. Board member Art Beaudry said he would be willing to have a special meeting the next day on the district's response to the shooting.
It was the second time in the evening that Cooper, who does not attend meetings with the same regularity as other members of the board, brought up the issue of school safety.
Cooper also raised the issue when the board was debating the list of school building projects. One faction of the board wanted to approve a list of $4.6 million in projects, including the construction of a new preschool.
The projects would be bonded and paid for with savings brought by the district's energy efficiency improvements. They would also be dependent on state aid, which has yet to be finalized.
Mayor Gatsas, the original proponent of taking on additional school improvements because of the success of the efficiency program, had proposed $3 million in building projects.
The board ultimately voted, unanimously, to go with Gatsas' more modest $3 million proposal.
Cooper made a motion to designate some of the money toward school security improvements, such as bullet-proof glass and security doors.
The board ultimately voted to back a motion from Beaudry to have the issue first addressed in committee. "I don't want shoot from the hip here. We all feel pain from this, but let's find out what are the needs first," he said.


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Angel Beats has something like that. Though characters do die but come back to life since they are already long time dead. It's a comedy.
Dennou Coil had a war like that at the beginning of the series: Guys VS Girls
Rozen Maiden, dolls fighting each other. No one really dies but second season is a bit more serious.
Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox is a nice choice if you don't mind an all girl world and a tint of yuri. Not echi.
Shugo Chara!, two groups of people are constantly fighting there. Done magical Girl style.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
I remember there's a show called Tobe! Isami (Soar High! Isami) where a group of kids battling a black organization who hides itself behind the city's most prominent aristocrats. It sounds serious but it's more of a comedy and nobody dies.
Also, from Gosho Aoyama (the author of Detective Conan) there's an anime called Yaiba about a boy battling another boy (who became some short of 'demon lord') and his hordes of beastly monsters. Nobody dies. The monsters that got defeated are back to their original animal form ^_^.
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Feeling comfy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 43
They may have been fighting each other in earnest, but deaths rarely occurred as both sides seemed to have graduated from the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy. In any case, the show is good for a lark, given that they are fighting over books. Library books.
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Apple Computer's shares fell on Friday on the news that company had uncovered further troubles with its handling of stock options that will probably require Apple to revise its financial statements for years.
The company issued a statement late on Thursday that an internal investigation of stock option grants -- an inquiry that the company first disclosed in June -- had "discovered additional evidence of irregularities."
In a regulatory filing on Friday, Apple said the new evidence found by an independent counsel meant that the company's financial statements in the last few years and through its fiscal quarter ended April 1 should "no longer be relied upon."
In June, Apple disclosed that the independent counsel, appointed by the company's outside directors, was focusing on stock option grants made from 1997 to 2001. Stock option grants routinely can be cashed in, or exercised, over periods of five years and even 10 years, so problems from that earlier period could require recent financial reports to be revised.
Any financial restatements that result from the stock options inquiry, analysts said, would not be cash charges. Thus, they note, the financial fundamentals of the company will not be affected.
But the key issue, analysts said, is whether the investigation taints Apple's visionary leader and chief executive, Steven Jobs.
"The No.1 question we get from investors is, `Is Steve Jobs in trouble?"' said Shaw Wu, an analyst for American Technology Research. "Our best assessment is no."
Since he returned to Apple in 1997, Jobs has never been a member of the board's compensation committee, Wu noted. And Jobs does not seem to have benefited from stock options irregularities, Wu concluded. Based on his review of eight years of Apple's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wu said, "We feel pretty strongly that Steve Jobs is not liable."
Investors' initial concerns about the Apple disclosure seemed to abate in the course of the day. After falling as much as 9 percent before noon, Apple shares rebounded in the afternoon, closing off less than 2 percent, down US$1.29 a share, to US$68.30.
In its SEC filing on Friday, Apple gave no hint about the "additional evidence of irregularities." In June, the company did say that one of the stock option grants being scrutinized was to Jobs. The company did not specify the grant, but the big one to Jobs during the period under inquiry was for 10 million shares, effective Jan. 12, 2000.
The company announced the option grant to Jobs on Jan. 19. But options were priced at US$87.19 a share, the lowest closing price in the two months up to Jan. 12. By Jan. 19, Apple's stock price had risen to US$106.56.
In those days, it was not uncommon for companies to report stock option grants several days or weeks after a grant was made. Since 2002, companies have been required by law to report stock option grants within two days.
Compensation experts say the lag in reporting Jobs' grant raised questions about Apple's disclosure practices, and left open the door for backdating the price to a lower level, which makes the option much more valuable if a company's share price rises.
For years, Apple has had an inconsistent approach to compensation, at least at the top, analysts say. When Jobs first came back to Apple in 1997, he was interim chief executive and received a salary of US$1 a year.


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By Adrian Croft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. Army's chief of staff said on Wednesday the government shutdown was significantly harming the army's day-to-day operations and he urged a rapid resolution to the funding row.
General Ray Odierno said the shutdown "impacts significantly day-to-day operations", forcing the military to cut training and travel and to focus on essential tasks.
"The longer it goes on, the worse it gets. Every day that goes by, we are losing manpower, we are losing capability, so in my mind it is important we get this resolved," he told Reuters in a telephone interview from Germany, where he was attending a conference.
A stand-off between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans has pushed hundreds of thousands of federal employees into unpaid leave.
Odierno said military personnel will continue to be paid and soldiers on operations in places like Afghanistan will not be affected, but non-essential civilian employees will not be paid.
He said he would be cutting short his trip to Europe and travelling back to the United States, partly because the shutdown barred travel and also to make sure the army could carry out its missions despite the financial situation.
The U.S. military is already feeling the pain from defense spending cuts which force the Pentagon to cut spending by nearly $500 billion over 10 years, on top of $487 billion in cuts already planned for the same time.
The additional cuts, known as sequestration, were initially meant to force the White House and Congress to find other ways to cut the budget. But policymakers failed to reach a deal on cutting the deficit and so the cuts went ahead.
Odierno said the cuts required by the sequester were too deep and would leave the United States with a military that was too small, while indiscriminate reductions were difficult to execute and would leave the U.S. Army unbalanced.
"Because it is done with a meat axe ... it doesn't allow us to plan properly and get the most out of the money we are given," he said.
"We are having to take significant cuts in readiness and modernization (programs) probably for the next two or three years which puts us out of balance," he said.
After growing for a decade because of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is reducing its force to 490,000 soldiers from a high of 570,000.
If sequestration continued, the Army would have to shrink to "well below" 490,000, Odierno said.
He said budget cuts could potentially force the United States to cut its presence and bases in Europe below what he considered necessary.
"We have been very aggressive in setting our posture here in Europe and we have it about where we want it, but now we are going to have to re-review it to decide 'Can we sustain it?' if we continue to get these deep budget cuts," he said.
Most Western European countries have also been cutting defense spending in response to the financial crisis, causing growing concern among U.S. officials who point to a widening gulf between U.S. and European military capabilities.
Odierno, attending the Conference of European Armies with chiefs from 35 other armies at Wiesbaden, Germany, urged European countries to continue to invest in their militaries, saying China and Russia were increasing defense spending.
(Editing by Jon Boyle and Angus MacSwan)


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Has anyone ever seen another one like this?
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We're trying to find out who the artist is.
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The original X5 featured a relatively compact size and chassis based on the BMW 5 Series sports sedan, giving the X5 a road-hugging dynamic while maintaining its crossover height. It's no wonder that this vehicle, which was one of the first luxury sport crossovers, became a favorite when it first came off the line. And it still remains that way in today's specification.
As a front-running luxury crossover, the X5 offers all the modern bells and whistles. BMW keeps working to enhance their iDrive interface, and it pays off in easier control over the X5's features.
It's also got BMW styling nailed inside and out. With an interior that lives up to high-end standards, the X5 offers quality materials and attention to detail plus upgrades including panoramic moon roof, heated leather seats, rear entertainment system, and real wood trim. The exterior presents an athletic figure that's unmistakably BMW, and it looks lean despite its size.
The 2012 BMW X5 was refreshed, which the vehicle now offers formerly optional features, such as the navigation system in the V-8-powered X5 xDrive50i as standard.
Despite that, not much has changed in the 2012 BMW X5. Generous features include a choice of powerful engines, a refined interior, and solid on-road credentials. Engine options include 3.0-liter turbocharged six-cylinder, the powerful twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8, the torquey diesel, and the 555-horsepower behemoth that powers the X5 M.
The X5 is also one of the Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In addition to the array of airbags in the front, side and head areas, the X5 comes equipped with antilock brakes that lightly compress automatically to dry the discs automatically in wet weather.
Considering what the X5 offers, it's no surprise that this luxury crossover has a price tag to match. Downsides include an optional third-row bench seat only suitable for kids and a ride that some consider too stiff over the road. Fuel economy isn't great either, but the X5 isn't really for fuel-conscience consumers.
The 2011 BMW X5 arrived with the company's turbocharged engines, updated styling and more streamlined trim levels. The 2009 model year marked the entry of a new twin-turbo diesel engine, along with changes to the X5s options and standard equipment.
The 2008 X5, however, was still setting standards for handling and performance, but many felt the ride was too hard and iDrive wasn't worth its price. In 2007, BMW redesigned the X5 to its current generation, taking note of the first generation's shortcomings. The X5 got a significant boost to rear legroom and overall utility with a full seven-inch extension. The new X5 also offered the option of third-row seating, albeit accommodating for kids only, for the first time, thereby broadening the vehicle's appeal to the family-minded driver.
While the 2006 BMW X5 continued to enhance its offerings, it forwent many updates BMW was giving its other vehicles in anticipation of the all-new 2007 model. The 2005 BMW X5 began offering Bluetooth kits direct from the factory with its Premium Package, along with Xenon headlamps as standard equipment in the 4.4i and 4.8is models.
The X5 was refreshed with a more aggressive look, featuring enlarged grills to go with its new leaner, more efficient electronic xDrive all-wheel drive system.
Based roughly on the 1997-2002 "E39" 5 Series, the BMW X5 first made its way to market in 2000, a result of BMW's takeover of British automaker Rover, which was the manufacturer of Land Rover and Range Rover. BMW engineers incorporated much of the Range Rover technology and parts into the X5 as well as borrowing from the BMW 5-Series. The BMW X5 remained on-road oriented, whereas the Range Rover was designed to tackle more off-road duties.
The first X5 featured all-new full-time all-wheeled drive technology, fully demonstrating the X5s design for excellence on the road, with ability to do light off-road duty also available. It also offered a 282-horsepower 4.4-liter V-8, working in conjunction with a five-speed automatic gearbox. The vehicle boasted luxuries that included self-leveling suspension, side and curtain airbags, leather upholstery, and a large selection of electronic driver aids.
The X5 is a sporting road car, so much so that BMW coined the term "Sport Activity Vehicle," or SAV, to differentiate it from the rest of the SUV market.
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Most people expect a great deal from BMW every model year, and the company doesn't disappoint with its 2013 X5.
A lot. BMW gave the X5 a mid-cycle refresh last year, but there are still plenty of changes to the lineup for 2012. All of the running light rings around the headlights are now LED. Roof rails have been added to all non-M models as standard.
There aren't a lot of differences between the 2011 BMW X5 and the 2010, unless you look under the hood.
The 2009 BMW X5 is BMW's midsize SUV that is part of the 5 Series.
The 2008 BMW X5 shows a significant upgrade from the X3 model.
The 2007 BMW X5 midsize crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV) represents the BMW philosophy of driving enjoyment and performance.
The 2006 BMW X5 continues the X5 model line.
While the 2005 BMW X5 looks rather stark and utilitarian, this midsize SUV has a lot going for it.
The X5 is a midsize five-door SUV from the German automaker, BMW.
The 2002 BMW X5 is a car-based SUV that had its model lineup increased for the 2002 model year.
The 2001 BMW X5 classifies as a luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) with performance and styling that rivals several sedans and coupes.


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Man I know that she don't love me
Yeah I know that she don't love me
It's ya boy Lil B
Man I know that she don't love me
I ain't never seen God but I seen her eyes
Every chick unnerved me to prove she real
Give a fuck about how she feel, this is how I feel
You keep it real then I kept it realer
I want to be a king bitch, but you live in thriller
And you don't understand the game because the game is realer
You just lost a real man, for a fake ass nigga
Bitch you think you give a fuck, you just want your sister
And you party too much and you drink that liquor
And you can't ever have a man like me you deserve a filler
You can't ever show love to a ho in Prada
Cuz' her head fucked up, man I blame her mama
I'm young but conscious
For your love I would pay just a few fuckin' dollars
Real love is priceless
Tag and Isus
You really love her then my best advice is
Fuck it just until she treat you like a king
And I mean that shit
Man just fuck her till she tell you a king bitch
Yeah, real shit man
You know what I mean man?
These hoes just treat you like a king
Don't mean shit cuz' these hoes ain't shit bruh
I guarantee you she told a lie to you, all that shit man
For that dick, you know what I mean
Just for that dick
Just cuz' they want your money
Just cuz' they want what you love man
I tell you like this man, these hoes ain't shit bruh
You bitches gotta prove that shit man
Till further notice man all you bitches ain't shit
You know what I mean? Straight up, you know what I mean?
Only the girls that love me for me that's wassup
Y'all the women
Lil B talks about his ex girlfriend, and how she was a liar the whole time, as she never loved him. Heartbreaking.


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so two weeks ago my domain hosting company had a major DOS attack and I received spam email addressed to me from my own website url address. I used Sam Spade to trace the IP in the headers and discovered that they were compromised.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a former FBI agent who went missing from the Iranian resort of Kish Island is renewing its plea for his release on the seventh anniversary of his disappearance.
In a statement Friday, Robert Levinson's family requested mercy from "those who are holding Bob" and urged the U.S. government "to recognize its duty to bring home one of its own who was taken while serving his country."
The FBI, which is offering a $1 million reward, said in a statement that it remains committed to finding Levinson.
An Associated Press investigation published in December revealed that Levinson vanished in 2007 while working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission.
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If this is true then I think you try and make it happen now. As long as the Flames don`t want the farm.dbr wrote:I did not listen but over on HFBoards they're saying Pierre Lebrun was on the TEAM 1040 with Farhan Lalji yesterday and he (Lebrun) speculated that Iginla wants to finish up in Vancouver.
He would look fantastic beside the Sedins, not to mention our PP.
Nothing would please me more than winning a Cup with Jerome `Fucking` Iginla in our lineup!
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CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a small explosion and fire in a central Pennsylvania eighth-grade science classroom required hospital treatment for seven students and a teacher.
Cumberland County spokeswoman Meg Silverstrim said two of the children injured late Wednesday morning were taken by helicopter from Wilson Middle School in Carlisle to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
A Carlisle Regional Medical Center spokeswoman said five students and a teacher were treated for what she described as minor injuries.
Silverstrim said the cause is under investigation. Crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly, and the school continued with its regular day.
School district officials have not returned messages seeking information about the accident.
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The Rapids are heading into LA looking for a win and it looks like the deck is stacked in their favor. Now unbeaten in thier last 3 games Colorado also have never lost a game to Chivas going 3-0-1 all-time against the 'goats' from California. Rapids goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul and midfielder Terry Cooke are both leading Major League Soccer in their separate departments; Coundoul is currently the #1-ranked goalkeeper in MLS with a 0.77 Goals-Against-Average and Cooke is currently the #1 assist man in MLS with 6 assists to date more than any other player in the league.
For the full match preview of Saturday's match including projected lineups the latest injury report miscellaneous game notes broadcast information head-to-head stats and more CLICK HERE.
This Rapids will also be hosting an Official Away-Game Viewing Party for this match! The Rapids invite you to join other Rapids fans at The British Bulldog Denver's newest and best soccer bar! The game will be live for your viewing enjoyment.
Rapids vs. Chivas USA Viewing Party Details:
WHEN: Saturday June 3. Kickoff is at 8:00pm MT live on the MLS Direct Kick package!
WHERE: The British Bulldog located at 2052 Stout Street in Denver (Broadway and Stout are the cross streets). Phone: 303-295-7974. Get there early as seating is limited!
COST: Free to attend for fans of all ages!
The Colorado Rapids look forward to seeing all fans out at the British Bulldog for the game this Saturday!
Rapids at Chivas USA Match Preview
By MLSNet.com
CHIVAS USA v COLORADO RAPIDS
THE HOME DEPOT CENTER Carson Calif.
8 p.m. MT
TV: MLS Direct Kick Package
June 3 2006 (WEEK 10) / MLS Game #60
Chivas USA remain at home for a second consecutive weekend trying to build on a victory seven days ago their second on the campaign but first since the season opener before going on a five-match winless run. They play host to a Colorado Rapids side riding a three-game unbeaten streak that started at The Home Depot Center on May 20 with a 1-0 victory against the Los Angeles Galaxy - the first of two 1-0 victories against Chivas USA's fellow tenants in just 11 days time.
REFEREE: Terry Vaughn. SAR (bench): Emiliano Monje; JAR (opposite): Fabio Tovar; 4th: Kari Seitz
MLS Career: 63 games; FC/gm: 31.1; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 19; pens: 20
MLS 2006: 3 games; FC/gm: 32.0 (avg: 30.7); Y/gm: 5.0 (avg: 3.91); R: 0 (MLS: 9); pens: 2 (MLS: 14)
Games involving Chivas USA: P3 W1 L1 T1; FC/gm: 27.0; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 0; pens: 3
Games involving Rapids: P9 W5 L3 T1; FC/gm: 30.1; Y/gm: 4.1; R: 3; pens: 4
CHIVAS USA - OUT: MF Ramón Ramírez (L knee sprain) MF Mike Muñoz (R ankle tendonitis) DF Esteban Arias (concussion)
COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: MF Matt Crawford (R hip); QUESTIONABLE: GK Matt Jordan (lower back): PROBABLE: FW Nicolas Hernandez (R hamstring strain)
CHV: Claudio Suarez (Mexico; 2006 World Cup); John O'Brien (USA; 2006 World Cup)
COL: Pablo Mastroeni (USA; 2006 World Cup)
SUSPENDED: none
CHV: Ante Razov (suspended next yellow card); Jesse Marsch (suspended next yellow card)
ALL-TIME (4 meetings): Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout) 4 goals ...
Rapids 3 wins (0 shootout) 9 goals ... 1 draw
AT THE HOME DEPOT CENTER (2 meetings): Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout) 2 goals ...
Rapids 2 win (0 shootout) 6 goals ... 0 draws
This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season the first of two in Carson. They meet again in little less than three weeks on June 18 in Denver before completing the season set in the Mile High City in a July 21 matchup. Their final encounter will be Sept. 23 on Victoria Street.
5/14: COL 2 CHV 1 (Henderson 30; Cunningham 78 - Suarez 67)
6/18: CHV 1 COL 3 (Martins 83 - Cunningham (30 62 78)
9/24: CHV 1 COL 3 (Torres 19 - Peguero 25; Kirovski 47; Ben-Dayan 90)
10/5: COL 1 CHV 1 (Ben-Dayan 33 - own goal 35)
A year ago the Rapids took three of the four meetings between the club in Chivas USA's inaugural season with the fourth match ending in a draw.
Coaches records: Bob Bradley v COL: P23 W11 L9 D3 ... Fernando Clavijo vs. CHV: P4 W3 L0 D1
Chivas USA won for the first time since the opening weekend of the season getting an early goal and holding on for a 1-0 victory against the Chicago Fire last Saturday at The Home Depot Center. Chivas are now tied for fifth place in the Western Conference with stadium mates Los Angeles Galaxy both on seven points though Chivas (seven games) have played three games fewer. Both clubs are a full 14 points behind division-leading FC Dallas.
-Chivas USA was hoping matches on back-to-back weekends for the first time in more than a month - and a return home - would prove the recipe for a second victory on the season. The Chicago Fire meanwhile had the end of their nine-game road trip to begin the season in sight with just one more game on their travels remaining after the trip to California.
-It didn't take long for Chivas to open their account. Ante Razov collected a through ball on the left side of the area and fired a low shot toward the far post that Fire 'keeper Zach Thornton could only parry. It rolled out to the penalty spot where Juan Pablo Garcia came in to side-foot home into the right corner of the goal.
-Chivas head coach Bob Bradley gave Preston Burpo his MLS debut in goal - and he made the early goal stand up for his first MLS shutout the third for Chivas in four home games this season after allowed eight goals in two road matches leading into the Chicago match.
-Bradley made two changes in his team from the group that lost 5-4 to the New York Red Bulls the previous weekend. In addition to Burpo replacing Brad Guzan in goal Lawson Vaughn returned to right fullback as Tim Regan moved centrally and Carlos Llamosa was out to injury.
-Here's Bradley's team (4-4-2): Preston Burpo - Lawson Vaughn Jason Hernandez Tim Regan Jonathan Bornstein - Juan Pablo Garcia (Brent Whitfield 82) Sacha Kljestan Jesse Marsch Francisco Mendoza (Orlando Perez 71) - Juan Francisco Palencia (Matt Taylor 76) Ante Razov. [Substitutes Not Used: Brad Guzan Drew Helm Rodrigo Lopez Estuardo Sanchez]
-"For this team right now winning a 1-0 game that required concentration at the end and digging down probably is an important step Bradley said. "For the most part in our six previous games I think we played pretty well but just playing well and letting things go because you lose concentration doesn't make anybody happy."
-Entering Saturday's game Chivas had played well enough to win more than just the one victory it had claimed but mistakes killed the club. The effort never wavered but the results had not gone Chivas' way. After maintaining a lead for 88 minutes however Chivas players and coaches said the club might have turned a corner.
-"Good teams know how to win games where you score a goal look for the second one but if it doesn't come you take your win and go home with it Bradley said. "That's not something we've been able to do up to now."
-In games against the Galaxy and New England Chivas had jumped out ahead 1-0 but finished both games with losses. The club was determined not to let that happen again against the Fire."We're still learning every week. We felt that the last two weeks we didn't give up many chances but we still gave up eight goals. You can't win games giving up those kinds of goals Bradley said. "There was an attitude tonight that things needed to be tighter and the concentration needed to be better."
-Bradley replaced starting keeper Brad Guzan with backup goalkeeper Preston Burpo on Saturday. The longtime United Soccer League goalkeeper responded with a clean sheet in his Major League Soccer debut. Burpo 33 previously played for Seattle Sounders and led that club to the USL First Division title a year ago.
-"I was anxious to get it going. I've been around a while so it was just another game but playing at home made it easier. You have the crowd behind you and that helped Burpo said. "(The defenders) all know their roles worked their (butts) off and came away with some points."
-That meant that Bradley put out a back four that included a pair of rookies in Lawson Vaughn and Jonathan Bornstein at fullback and second-year man Jason Hernandez and four-year "veteran" Tim Regan in central defense in front of a goalkeeper making his MLS debut. They came away with a shutout.
-"We're making progress Bradley said. "We worked a little bit this week with Jason and Timmy Regan in the center knowing that Carlos Llamosa's hamstring has still been a little bit tight. I think those two are pretty comfortable in terms of understanding each other and that was good to see."
-There is no immediate indication whether that means Burpo has won the goalkeeping job. "We just have to always work with (Guzan) make decisions week by week based on where he is and where Preston is and like any other competition assess it every week Bradley said.
The Colorado Rapids extended their unbeaten streak to three games defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy for the second time in 11 days again by a 1-0 scoreline this time in Denver. The Rapids are now tied for second place in the Western Conference with 14 points from nine matches level with Houston Dynamo both clubs seven points behind pace-setting FC Dallas.
-On May 20 at The Home Depot Center a Jacob Peterson goal after just 14 minutes was enough to give the Rapids the victory backstopped by some terrific goalkeeping Bouna Coundoul. At Invesco Field it was Dedi Ben-Dayan's goal that was all Colorado would need. Terry Cooke sent in a corner from the right and Ben-Dayan snuck in front of Galaxy defender Ugo Ihemelu to poke home a volley past Steve Cronin for the only goal of the game Cooke credited with his sixth assist on the campaign.
-The Rapids needed much fewer heroics from Coundoul down the stretch to claim the victory the Galaxy ending without a goal for the month of May seeing their club-record scoreless streak extended to 480 minutes (just 77 minutes shy of the MLS record set last year by Real Salt Lake) and equaling their club record losing streak of five games set in the inaugural season of 1996.
-Rapids head coach Fernando Clavijo made one change to the team that drew 2-2 with Real Salt Lake the weekend before in Utah. Aitor Karanka returned from injury coming back into central defense as Chris Wingert returned to the substitutes' bench.
-Here's Clavijo's team (4-1-3-2): Bouna Coundoul - Hunter Freeman Aitor Karanka Mike Petke Eric Denton - Kyle Beckerman - Terry Cooke Clint Mathis (Daniel Wasson 67) Dedi Ben-Dayan (Thiago Martins 79) - Jovan Kirovski (Dan Gargan 91+) Jacob Peterson. [Substitutes Not Used: Colin Clark Peter Dzubay Luchi Gonzalez Chris Wingert]
-"We were concerned with L.A. but we were able to play very direct today. We didn't play well we got the three points. We are a better team than what we showed today Clavijo said. "We were a little bit disorganized but we managed to keep them away from our goal. You have to be happy with that."
-Despite coming away with the victory there was still a feeling of uncompleted business in the Rapids locker room. "Defensively we did well but there are just a couple of things we have to go back and talk about. Anytime you get three points and it is against a division rival it is great and we have to be happy about that Clavijo said. "The sign of a good team is being able to get results no matter what. We are getting results right now."
-The Rapids outshot the Galaxy 16-7 and limited the visitors to four shots on goal - just one in the second half. But despite dominating possession and generating a clear advantage in scoring opportunities the Rapids were able to score just the one goal.
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-The Rapids have now taken 10 of a possible 15 points at home. But they've only scored eight goals in five matches in Denver one of the lowest home returns in the league. "At Invesco Field we need to attack more and more and that's what we did (Wednesday) Ben-Dayan said to the Denver Post. "We got a lot of chances. We score one but still we got three points."
-The Galaxy were missing a number of key performers including Landon Donovan Cobi Jones and Peter Vagenas. But the Rapids were still somewhat surprised they weren't pressed more. "I wouldn't say they were desperate Rapids defender Eric Denton said to the Post. "It just looked like a lack of passion in general."


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MISENHEIMER, N.C. – The Cobras scored five runs in the final three innings to bring home a 6-4 come from behind win over Pfeiffer University on Sunday. The win gave Coker the 2-1 Conference Carolinas series win over the Falcons, and improved their league record to 7-5.
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11/04/2006 5:38pm, #1
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Honestly Where's Rudy Abel now ?
Hello All!
Two questions...
1) Does anyone happen to know of any Wing Chun instructors near Palm Springs, CA? I've looked and cannot find any. I'm hoping that there is a private instructor that someone knows about.
2) Is Wing Chun a good style for practical self-defense? Without getting into a style vs. style debate... is there a style that is especially well suited for practical street defense?
Thank you!
11/04/2006 5:44pm, #2
Wing chun sucks. Do searches on it. There've been tons and tons of threads dedicated to how much wing chun sucks. (This also applies to wing tsun, wing tzun, ving tsun, etc.)
I did wing chun for two years before quitting. RunningDog and others have had similiar experiences. It sucks.
11/04/2006 5:44pm, #3
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1. Unfortunately I don't even live in the USA, let alone Palm springs - however I would suggest finding anyone you can with a great depth of Martial Arts experience and real life street experience (if possible).
2. Depending on where you go, of course it is a practical style for self-defence. And so are many other systems/styles. It all depends on the quality and origin of what is being taught. By that I mean, the principles of any given system with real life experience of the person teaching the material.
Hopefully that is of some help, without any biased comments. My best advice is to find who you can, talk with them in person, and try to gauge an idea of how much real life experience they have - if that is what you want to get out of your training.
11/04/2006 5:47pm, #4
Please, do some searches, inform yourself. If you try wing chun you will end up regretting it, sooner or later.
Also, sure, anything can work if trained alive. As a rule, wing chun is not.
Take up kickboxing, muay thai, boxing, or something that has been proven to be effective. Wing chun as a rule sucks.
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Flying skull, welcome to Bullshido.
You chose the worst possible place on the Internet to ask about a wing chun school...
Most people's views are crystalized in ViciousFlamingo's reply.
And the instructors I know are good are pretty far from California.
Read around here, try to look for facts though and not hate-speech...
11/04/2006 5:58pm, #6Originally Posted by ViciousFlamingo
Yeah, it was 8.5 years for me before the bubble that was my delusions finally burst. I'm glad it did, just wish it had happened sooner.
Like the above posters recommend, spend some time reading around and you'll find out which martial arts are proven to be effective. In particular, read the articles on Aliveness (homepage), then read them again.
Stick around though, it would be awesome if you were to reconsider your choice because of the information you found here.
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Thanks for your thoughtful reply.
Others, simply saying, "WC SUCKS AS A RULE" are not helpful. I'm willing to listen, but more than simply slamming a style would be more beneficial. I will, however, check the older threads on the topic.
Again, thank you!
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Palm Springs what a beautiful place you are lucky to live there
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I....did WC for a little bit....honestly..it is not good for any type of self defense....do yourself a HUGE favor...as you are being moved in a positive direction "by people that have done WC, they are only trying to help you" try, Muay Thai...boxing....MMA...BJJ....Uechi Ryu...something....I would even recommend TKD.....long before I would recommend WC...btw "Ex TKDer" as well..So I hope this helps ...good luck choose wisely, and stay with it....
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11/09/2006 1:08pm, #10
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As a general rule, fat people use more soap.
There is a big difference between style bashing and expressing an opinion in a brusque manner.
How is the general rule you've quickly deduced from the bullshido consensus regarding the 'nun-who-must-not-be-named' style not helpful? Is it because you think you don't have to do your homework and actually read voluminous number of opinions on the subject already posted in this forum?
I'm not trolling you, I am genuinely curious why you have chosen to dismiss the general rule without actually taking the time to understand where that point of view comes from.Calm down, it's only ones and zeros.
"Your calm and professional manner of response is really draining all the fun out of this. Can you reply more like Dr. Fagbot or something? Call me some names, mention some sand in my vagina or something of the sort. You can't expect me to come up with reasonable arguments man!" -- MaverickZ
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Harvard professor emeritus Ezra Vogel recently visited Taiwan for the release of the Hanzi edition of his new book on former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平). During his visit, Vogel said Taiwan's democracy was inspiring for China and could serve as a model for China's democratic development.
While I fervently hope that China will become a democratic country, I cannot agree that the Taiwanese experience can serve as a model. First, Taiwan's transition to democracy was very much due to the unique situation in Taiwan during the 1980s. The majority of Taiwanese had been disenfranchised during four decades of martial law under the then-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration and rose up to claim their right to a representative government. It is therefore very much a democracy with a Taiwanese character.
The situation is similar to the US' experience: Americans are proud of their democracy and how they achieved it. No one on this side of the Atlantic would say that the US was the "first democracy on British soil." US citizens do not deny their British heritage, or Irish, or Italian, or Afro-American, but emphasize that US democracy is the result of combined influences from many different cultural backgrounds.
The second reason is that the Chinese need to find their own unique way to achieve democracy. This cannot be spoon-fed or "inspired" by an old arch-enemy. Imagine if the US had sent an emissary to London in the early 1800s and told the British that the US presidential model should be inspiring them to do away with the House of Lords and Commons and set up an US-style congressional system. That would not have sat well with the British, who are proud of their history.
A third element of importance here is that of mutual recognition: The UK and the US are now the best of friends because they respect the others' system of government and recognize each other's sovereignty. The British queen has been the guest of honor at the White House in Washington, while the US president is a welcome guest in London.
As of now, the situation between Taiwan and China is still less than rosy: the latter claims sovereignty over Taiwan, although in the long history of the island it has never been ruled by China, while Taipei is twisting itself into "mutual non-denial" concoctions which are little understood, even to close observers.
As I have argued before ("Taiwan deserves normalized relations," March 6, page 8), the best solution is for the international community — including China — to normalize their relations with Taiwan. This requires visionary leadership, in Taiwan itself and among the leaders of the US and Western Europe.
However, it is possible: This year, the US is commemorating the War of 1812, when the British returned to the US and burned down the White House and US Congress. Nobody thought 200 years ago that there would ever be mutual recognition, but now the US and the UK are the best of friends. There are even joyous celebrations in Washington titled "British Invasion Week."
In the same way, Taiwan and China need to move toward mutual recognition. However, since China is big and Taiwan is small, the international community needs to be more supportive of Taiwan and prevail on China to accept Taiwan as a friendly neighbor, just like the British eventually came to terms with the existence of the US.


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Following huge critical acclaim and phenomenal demand FAC 51 The Haçienda and Manchester Camerata, the city's experimental orchestra bring back Haçienda Classical to The Royal Albert Hall on Friday 26th May 2017 with a brand new soundtrack for the concerts.
The incredible show sees the DJ's who shaped The Haçienda's sound – Mike Pickering and Graeme Park - collaborate with the Camerata for a night of classic dance music, innovatively adapted and arranged especially for the occasion.
As The Hacienda's dance heritage collided with the world of classical music, reactions to the concerts have been widely celebrated with dates selling out in minutes and great audience responses from the gigs.
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October 22, 1994
An exhibit of 1,000 new poetry releases from across the nation and a festival of events celebrating the diversity of this year's poetry.
October 27, 1994
On-line technologies have already made it possible to transmit entire books to an unlimited number of readers instantly.
November 03, 1994
While readings of all kinds are being used to market books, many publishers and retailers have a lingering fear that poetry won't sell. Through what means can the public have access to poetry?
November 17, 1994
Suddenly the mass media believe poetry is for everyone: taxi-drivers in movies quote William Carlos Williams and a poem helps sell blue jeans.
November 18, 1994
The Grand Finale Reading, the final event of the Showcase, is a chance to celebrate the range and diversity of the year's new poetry.
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A reprise of our 1994 panel, configured to help librarians become leaders in building new poetry audiences in their communities.
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June 25, 1995
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