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Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario gives Michael Moore's new film SiCKO two thumbs up
Yesterday, Michael Moore was quoted in an Alliance Atlantis media release as saying "Nurses across Canada are on the front line in the battle against those forces who want to inch the Canadian health-care system toward the American way. They know that once a Canadian sees SiCKO, the last thing they will want is an American-style approach." Moore was applauding the United Nurses of Alberta who distributed 150 free tickets to his film to members of the public. Moore has offered to reimburse the union.
On behalf of all the nurses in Ontario, RNAO would like to thank Michael Moore and Alliance Atlantis for recognizing the key role nurses play in our health-care system.
"Michael, nurses stand by you. We share your passion for a universal and not-for-profit health-care system and we thank you for your honest and courageous documentary. I've watched it twice and it is absolutely terrific!" says Doris Grinspun, RNAO's Executive Director, who lived in the US for six years before immigrating to Canada.
SiCKO provides an insightful analysis of the for-profit health-care system in the US and contrasts it with universal health-care systems in other countries, including Canada.
"Nurses who see the film will learn more about the American health-care system and will feel proud that they live in Canada - a country where health care is a human right and not a commodity," says RNAO President Mary Ferguson-Pare.
Nurses' knowledge, expertise and compassion are central to the Medicare system established by Tommy Douglas. "We encourage nurses to use what they learn in Moore's film to engage their families, friends and neighbours in discussions about Medicare. These discussions are particularly important given the Ontario election this fall and the potential for a federal election," adds Ferguson-Pare.
All Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) across the country are eligible for one free admission to SiCKO from Monday, July 16 to Thursday, July 19 at any Cineplex Entertainment, Empire or Landmark Theatre. In order to receive a free ticket, nurses must show photo identification and one of the following: their license, practice permit, registration card or union ID.
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association for registered nurses in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has lobbied for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses' contribution to shaping the health-care system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve.
For more information, please contact:
Marion Zych, Director of Communications, RNAO
Phone: 416-408-5605
Toll free: 1-800-268-7199 ext.209
Cell: 647-406-5605


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Moab Regional Hospital CEO Roy E. Barraclough may be stepping down after six and a half years as the hospital's chief administrator, but he says he plans to continue serving as the administrator of Canyonlands Care Center.
"It's more of a transition than a retirement," Barraclough said during a reception held in his honor at the hospital on Dec. 27. Barraclough also said he plans to assist in the search for his successor, a process he said would begin soon.
Dozens of people, including MRH staffers and hospital board members, joined Barraclough and his wife, Karen, at the two-hour informal event, presenting him with thank-you cards and gifts of appreciation.
"He's never turned away from the opportunities that have been presented to him," said MRH medical staff service coordinator Keven Lange during a short speech thanking Barraclough for his contributions to health care in Grand County.
"He's the reason, or one of the biggest reasons, that this hospital is here in our community," added Vicki Gigliotti, the hospital's chief clinical officer. "He's worked so many hours for so many years … he just gets things done."
Barraclough already had a lengthy and distinguished career as a health care executive when he took the top administrative job at Moab's Allen Memorial Hospital in June 2006. Prior to that time, he had served as administrator of several hospitals throughout the western United States, and had also managed a half-dozen building projects, including Desert View Medical Center in Pahrump, Nev., which opened about a month after Barraclough's arrival in Moab.
A little over three years later, in August 2009, ground was broken for Moab Regional Hospital, which opened in February 2011. The new hospital replaced Allen Memorial, which had served Moab for 53 years.
Barraclough said he hopes his legacy lies not in the new hospital building itself, but in the many dedicated people he worked with over the years to improve health care facilities in Moab.
"People start believing in what can happen," he said, mentioning and thanking the 150-plus hospital employees in particular. "That's what I want to be able to take with me as my legacy … it's been a pleasurable, satisfying, and rewarding experience."
Gigliotti said that among Barraclough's many honors one that stands out in her mind is that he was named the hospital's employee of the year in 2010, the only time the award was given to an administrator.
Barraclough said that by retiring as MRH's CEO, he will now be able to turn his full attention toward the Canyonlands Care Center.
The 36-bed extended-care center has been struggling financially since it first opened along with the hospital nearly two years ago, but Barraclough and other officials have been working to resolve various issues surrounding the facility's funding.
The care center is located adjacent to the hospital but is operated as an entirely separate facility governed by a Grand County special service district called the Canyonlands Health Care Special Service District (CHCSSD).
Barraclough will actually have to re-apply for the Canyonlands Care Center administrative position, as the job will need to be reopened and advertised in accordance with Utah law, said Joey Allred, vice-chairwoman of the CHCSSD.
Allred said she expects the parameters of the care center administrator job to stay largely unchanged, with it remaining a part-time position. However, if he is re-hired, Barraclough would become a provisional employee instead of a contractual employee, Allred noted. She said the CHCSSD board will address the issue and make the necessary decisions at an upcoming meeting. The service district's next regular monthly board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 31.
In the meantime, Barraclough said he intends to keep working, including being involved in the search for his own successor at MRH.
"We want to make sure we find the right person," he said, noting that the selection process is expected to take at least a few months.

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NH man to be sentenced in Mass. child rape case
Apr. 12, 2013
GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A 22-year-old New Hampshire man convicted of sexually abusing a child in Massachusetts is being sentenced.
The Northwest District Attorney's office says Joshua Matthews is a former Athol resident who most recently lived in Keene, N.H. He was convicted on Wednesday in Franklin Superior Court in Greenfield of two counts of forcible rape of a child.
Prosecutors said Matthews sexually abused a 7-year-old foster child who lived in his family home. The victim, who is now 14, testified at the trial.
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No one, not even Justin Timberlake, can do it all. Actually, strike that—JT seemingly does it all. He just doesn't do it all equally well.
Beginning an hour late and delivering a 140-minute, entertaining but uneven show Sunday at United Center, the pop singer/musician/actor/comedian/entrepreneur/golfer covered Elvis Presley ("Heartbreak Hotel"), Michael Jackson ("Human Nature") and Bell Biv DeVoe ("Poison"). He danced with remarkable ease but also spent a significant amount of time playing piano and acoustic guitar, the latter a particular point of emphasis despite no impressive aptitude for it. He sang bits of Kanye ("I Am a God") and R. Kelly ("Ignition [Remix]") to honor Chicago, saying he loves the city even more than his hometown of Memphis, Tenn. He toasted a shot to both Michael Jordan and Ferris Bueller, going on to misquote "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" by saying, "Ferris … Ferris … Ferris …"
Come on. Everyone knows the widely overused line is, "Bueller … Bueller … Bueller …"
Timberlake's eagerness to be liked makes him an excellent showman and a guy who's sometimes too much a part of the party instead of the star of it. At times during the show, especially during forgettable material like "That Girl" and "Drink You Away," he felt like the night's host, doing karaoke versions of his own songs. That's night and day with the effortless cool he brought to "Like I Love You" and the funky "LoveStoned," which really let his 15-piece band, the Tennessee Kids, strut. JT too often called for sing-alongs--not everyone knows the words to "Summer Love," man; they're here to hear you sing it. But when the crowd did come alive, as in the closing, exceptional "Mirrors," there was a sense of community and emotion that's otherwise lacking in the artist's frequently clichéd lyrics.
Following a 10-minute intermission, the night's second set connected better than the first. That's partially because of the platform that moved from the stage all the way to the other side of the venue, creating electric dance parties during "Let the Groove Get In" (on JT's journey away from the stage) and "Take Back the Night" (on the way back; click here for video). In those moments, JT was getting closer to many people in the crowd, and the show felt different, special. He should embrace that looseness; there's nothing wrong with being polished, but the dapper-looking gent's impeccably well-rehearsed performance also lacks vulnerability. More time spent singing alone, without any backup support, would increase the intimacy. He's casual and smooth, but his swagger keeps him at a distance.
Yet when JT really hit his stride, as in the combo of "Take Back the Night," "Murder" (with an introductory quote of "Jungle Boogie") and "Poison," he was in command and expertly allowing the crowd in on the fun. It was a four-star section of a three-star show that only reaffirmed what's been true of the man for a while: When he's good (most of his singles, "SNL"), he's really good. When he's not (most of "The 20/20 Experience Volume 2," "Runner Runner"), you wish he'd focus on what he does best.
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Renowned author, chef and television celebrity Emeril Lagasse delighted attendees at the 45th Annual Florida Governor�s Conference on Tourism held Sept. 5-7 in Orlando with a surprise appearance and announcement that in 2013 he will host a national television series on the Cooking Channel.
Titled Emeril�s Florida, the show has 13 episodes planned, with each airing multiple times, reaching millions of viewers. South Walton is among a very few award-winning destinations to be exclusively featured in dedicated episodes, amounting to feature-length exposure for the destination Lagasse calls home.
In addition to multiple airings, Visit South Walton will benefit from value-added components including a 30-second ad spot within the episode, two video vignettes from the episode for use on digital platforms, signature recipes, photos releases and episode billboards.
According to Jon Ervin, director of marketing and communications for Visit South Walton, �The value of just one 30-second commercial on a national television series airing a half dozen times would be sizeable, but in this special case our destination will be woven through an entire episode. In addition to that exceptional benefit, demographics indicate a viewership with an appetite for travel in addition to culinary offerings, and better yet the whole thing receives 50 percent of its funding from VISIT FLORIDA.�
The Governor�s Conference was designed and coordinated by VISIT FLORIDA, the official tourism-marketing corporation for the state of Florida as the premier educational event for the Florida tourism industry. A highly anticipated part of the conference is the presentation of Flagler Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in Florida tourism marketing. Visit South Walton was presented four awards, including Silver Awards in the Niche Marketing category for its wedding ad and in the Radio Advertising category for its �Definitions� ad. The Northwest Florida destination won Bronze Awards for its Visitor Guide and television ad titled �The Things You Take.�
Dawn Moliterno, executive director of Visit South Walton, said, "The Flagler Awards represent the pinnacle of tourism marketing in a state that is the number one travel destination in the world, and we could not be more proud to be recognized for our efforts. These are further proof that our team does an outstanding job of promoting one of the most beautiful beach destinations in the world, and advancing an industry with an estimated billion dollar annual impact in Walton County alone.�
Among VISIT FLORIDA�s future marketing initiatives is promotion at the hugely popular Florida versus Florida State football game on Nov. 24. Dubbed the Sunshine Showdown, this interstate rivalry delivers a national audience in a platform ideal for promoting Florida tourism. Visit South Walton will participate in Florida State University's Parents� Weekend Oct. 12-13, 2012, which coincides with the Boston College football match-up. Marketing strategies will engage consumers with incentives including hundreds of $50 BP gas cards on the 40th anniversary of Tallahassee's Downtown GetDown on Friday and prior to the Saturday game.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have passed a budget plan that would bring the federal government's finances into balance in 10 years by sharply cutting safety-net programs for the poor and by clamping down on domestic agencies.
It would not raise taxes, in sharp contrast to budget plans offered by Democrats.
Instead, the plan written by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan — which passed on a 221-207 party-line vote — would reduce spending on the Medicaid health care plan for the poor and eliminate "Obamacare" subsidies.
It exempts the Pentagon and Social Security beneficiaries from spending cuts but revives a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like system for beneficiaries born in 1959 or later.
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Cambodian police stand guard during a garment workers' protest to demand higher wages in front of a factory in Phnom Penh on Jan. 3, 2014.
At least four people were killed Friday when police outside Cambodia's capital opened fire to break up a protest by striking garment workers demanding a doubling of the minimum wage, police and human rights workers said.
Chuon Narin, deputy chief of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, said the four were killed and about 20 others wounded in a southern suburb of the capital after several hundred workers blocking a road began burning tires and throwing objects at police officers. Witnesses said some officers fired AK-47 rifles into the air and that others shot at ground level.
Workers at most of Cambodia's more than 500 garment factories are on strike, demanding an increase in the minimum wage to $160 a month, double the current rate. The government has offered $100 a month. Read the full story.
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Striking garment workers set up barricades in Phnom Penh on Jan. 2.
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clicking the X leaves me on the previous tab in the rowcommand 'close' pops the current tab off of the stack and leaves me on the previously selected tab.I bind cmd-w to command 'close' and i'd like it to behave exactly like clicking the 'X' on the tab does.the reference here doesn't mention any params i can pass to the command: docs.sublimetext.info/en/latest/ ... mands.html
Is it possible command 'close' could add optional params to achieve this?
Is there any way to do this? Closing and then going to some previous tab that I didn't want to see really bugs me, especially when I want to close a bunch of tabs in a row.
Hey, registered to request this but instead I'll bump this old thread. The stack-based closing is very unpredictable to me compared to always moving to the right, and is unhelpful when I'm trying to close a lot of my old tabs. Often I just end up closing all my tabs and manually re-opening the few I wanted to keep open I haven't seen an option or keybinding to change this, unlike with ctrl+tab which you can rebind from "next_view_in_stack" to "next_view". Thanks and take care!
You could probably write a small plugin to do this. You could try using the on_close listener to grab the current view, and get the "next" view based on that.
I do this too... it's really ****ing annoying.
Save this as commands.py in your User package.
import sublime_plugin
class PrevViewCloseCommand(sublime_plugin.WindowCommand):
def run(self):
view = self.window.active_view()
group, index = self.window.get_view_index(view)
if index == 0:
new_index = 1
new_index = index - 1
views = self.window.views_in_group(group)
except IndexError:
And add this to your user keymap:
{ "keys": "ctrl+w"], "command": "prev_view_close" },
Hey schlamer, forgot to do this earlier but thanks a lot! Works great. I ended up changing it to:
import sublime_plugin
class PrevViewCloseCommand(sublime_plugin.WindowCommand):
def run(self):
view = self.window.active_view()
group, index = self.window.get_view_index(view)
views = self.window.views_in_group(group)
if index >= len(views):
index = index - 1


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Dear Editor: The arguments of gun lovers and the National Rifle Association in favor of guns and more guns find no legal basis in the U.S. Constitution.
The Second Amendment reads, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This amendment made sense before we had the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a standing Army. We were a fledgling nation in danger of recapture by Great Britain and facing other potential enemies, given our desire to expand geographically beyond our newly acquired 13 states. We haven't had a "well regulated militia" for the past two centuries — Congress created the U.S. Army on Jan. 3, 1784.
I do not oppose people owning shotguns, rifles and even handguns for hunting or target practice. I used to hunt quail in the Ozarks with my "sweet" 16 shotgun and shoot targets with my .22 rifle. But I didn't need or have the desire to own an AK-47 or anything like it. Assault weapons should only be available to law enforcement officers pursuing dangerous criminals.
I agree with columnist Molly Ivins, who wrote "I'm not anti-gun, I'm pro-knife. You have to catch up with someone in order to stab them. A general substitution of knives for guns would promote physical fitness. We would turn into a nation of great runners."
LETTER: There's something for 'pro-knife' argument
Dear Editor: The arguments of gun lovers and the National Rifle Association in favor of guns and more guns find no legal basis in the U.S. Constitution.


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A sudden bubbling up of oil prices has shifted market focus to the Middle East, heading into Wednesday's session.
Oil surged Tuesday, as worries about Syria and Iran trumped new concerns about a weaker global economy, after the International Monetary Fund slashed its growth forecast for 2012 and 2013. Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan continued to make strong comments aimed at neighboring Syria. He said his country would not avoid war if it is forced to act. Syrian shells have landed in Turkish territory for six consecutive days, and NATO Tuesday said it drew up plans to defend Turkey if necessary.
Another catalyst for oil prices came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday called for early elections. Netanyahu said he was forced to call a snap poll for early 2013, about eight months ahead of schedule, because his coalition could not agree on a budget.
Netanyahu is expected to win and his Likud Party is ahead of rivals, so traders viewed the announcement as a referendum on Netanyahu's hard line towards Iran and its nuclear program. Meanwhile, a new assessment from nuclear experts and former United Nations inspectors said Iran was two to four months from being able to produce weapons-grade fuel.
West Texas Intermediate oil rose 3.4 percent to $92.39 per barrel, and Brent crude , the international benchmark, rose 2.4 percent to $114.50 per barrel. Natural gas, up 1.9 percent, rose to $3.4670 per million BTUs, in tandem with oil as traders focused on forecasts of colder weather that could drive demand.
"WTI was trading in the $88 to $92 range. Now that it's broken that, we'll see if there's follow through," said John Kilduff of Again Capital. Kilduff said supply is sufficient, and he expects oil to return to lower levels. He noted that Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Naimi Tuesday reiterated a pledge to keep pumping higher levels of crude, and that Brent should be at $100 a barrel.
Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS, said stock traders were concerned about the sudden run up in oil prices. "It's been a whipsaw for days now, and it was confusing this morning because it was geopolitical and you would have thought Brent would have moved up more than West Texas."
Higher OPEC production and the promise that the White House could use the strategic petroleum reserves if prices get too high, has helped push oil prices lower in recent weeks. At the same time, a weaker global economy, apparent in the latest IMF forecast Tuesday, has also weighed on prices.
Gasoline futures also rose Tuesday, with RBOB up 2.3 percent at $2.9587 per gallon. California spot prices declined sharply but gasoline at the pump is still high — at a state average of $4.67 per gallon Tuesday. "Prices aren't coming down at the retail pump like they should be. It's not trickling through yet," said Kilduff. California's gasoline supply has been plagued by refinery problems, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown this weekend to allow early use of winter fuel, typically sold after Oct. 31.
Besides the energy markets, trader will be watching economic reports Wednesday. The data includes wholesale inventories and the job opening and labor turnover data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at 10 a.m. ET. The Fed's beige book on the economy is released at 2 p.m., while the Treasury auctions 10-year notes at 1 p.m.
Happy Anniversary, Stocks
Stocks Tuesday slumped, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 110 to 13,473, on the fifth anniversary of its all-time high of 14,164.53. Tech led the selling, with the Nasdaq plunging 43 points to 3,065, and the S&P 500 down 13 to 1,441. The S&P 500 index is about 8 percent below its record of 1,565, also reached on Oct. 9, 2007.
"The tech wreck ruined the anniversary party, for sure," Cashin said. "You're going to have to come in and review what's going on in Europe. Although we were a bigger driver of the bus late in the session than Europe."
Energy stocks were fractionally higher Tuesday, with the sector the only group to finish with a gain. Exxon , finishing lower on the day, edged higher during the trading day to reach a high last seen in May, 2008.
Chevron , meanwhile, fell in the afterhours session, after warning that its third-quarter profits would be substantially lower, hit by the impact of Hurricane Isaac and the fire at its Richmond, Calif., refinery, one of the catalysts that sent California gasoline prices sharply higher.
Other Tuesday earnings news could also spill into morning trading. Yum was trading nearly four percent higher after the bell, after reporting stronger than expected earnings and boosting its full year per share target to reflect a growth rate of 13.4 percent. Alcoa was trading flattish after the close, after it reported better than expected earnings and revenues but a weaker outlook for aluminum demand.
Costco and Progressive report earnings ahead of the opening bell Wednesday. Ruby Tuesday reports after the close.
In the bond market, the IMF forecast for slowing growth sent prices higher Tuesday. The 10-year note was yielding 1.72 percent in late trading. The Treasury auctions $21 billion in reopened 10-year notes at 1 p.m. Wednesday, and holds a 30-year auction Thursday.
The Treasury's auction Tuesday of $32 billion of 3-year notes was well received, with a high yield of 0.346 percent. Bidders offered to buy 3.96 times the amount of debt sold, reportedly the best demand in 26 years.
"They've been in a 16 basis points range since April, and we auctioned right in the middle of it. 10s and 30s will be a little more interesting to see if there's demand for longer term paper. It's the first one after QE forever," said John Briggs, senior Treasury strategist at RBS, referring to the Fed's latest quantitative easing program, announced last month. "I think they'll go okay," he said.
What Else to Watch
Greece and Spain remain top worries for markets.
French President Francois Hollande meets with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Wednesday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Greece Tuesday, offering words of support for Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, as thousands marched in protest of severe budget cuts the country is being forced to make. Merkel's visit came as the latest IMF forecasts revealed Greece will miss the five-year debt reduction target required as terms of its bailout. Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, after a meeting of euro zone finance ministers Monday, said that international lenders were considering giving Greece two more years to reach its budget deficit reduction targets.
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<PAGE> 291 PICAYUNE MS, LAFOURCHE LA, ST. TAMMANY LA, ST. LANDRY LA, POINTE COUPEE LA, AND JACKSON TN CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS (INCLUDED IN TWI CABLE INC.) NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS The cable television systems operating in the metropolitan areas of Picayune, Mississippi; Lafourche, Louisiana; St. Tammany, Louisiana; St. Landry, Louisiana; Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; and Jackson, Tennessee (the "Combined Systems") are principally engaged in the cable television business under non-exclusive franchise agreements, which expire at various times beginning in 1999. The Combined Systems' operations consist primarily of selling video programming which is distributed to subscribers for a monthly fee through a network of coaxial and fiber-optic cables. Prior to January 4, 1996, the Combined Systems were included in certain subsidiaries of Cablevision Industries Corporation ("CVI"). On January 4, 1996, CVI merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (the "CVI Merger"). On October 1, 1996, Time Warner Inc. ("Time Warner") completed a reorganization amongst certain of its wholly owned cable television subsidiaries whereby CVI was renamed TWI Cable Inc. ("TWI Cable"). BASIS OF PRESENTATION TWI Cable has committed to sell the Combined Systems to Renaissance Media Holdings LLC ("Renaissance") pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement with Renaissance, dated November 14, 1997. Accordingly, the accompanying combined financial statements of the Combined Systems reflect the "carved out" historical financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in net assets of the operations of the Combined Systems as if they had been operating as a separate company. Effective as of January 1, 1996, the Combined Systems' financial statements reflect the new basis of accounting arising from Time Warner's merger with CVI. Based on Time Warner's allocation of the purchase price, the assets and liabilities of the Combined Systems were revalued resulting in goodwill allocated to the Combined Systems of approximately $52,971,000, which is being amortized over its estimated life of 40 years. In addition, approximately $220,981,000 was allocated to cable television franchises and other intangible assets, which is being amortized over periods up to 20 years. The Combined Systems' financial statements through December 31, 1995 reflect the historical cost of their assets and liabilities and results of their operations. The combined statements have been adjusted to include the allocation of certain corporate expenses incurred by Time Warner Cable and/or TWI Cable on the Combined Systems' behalf, based upon the number of Combined System subscribers managed by Time Warner Cable and the ratio of Combined System subscribers to total TWI Cable subscribers, respectively. These allocations reflect all costs of doing business that the Combined Systems would have incurred on a stand alone basis as disclosed in Note 3. Management believes that these allocations are reasonable. F-136


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My Highlights from Moving Image New York 2014
Sherry Dobbin
Sifting through dumpsters to find materials, Daniel Canogar creates works out of discarded pieces of moribund and current technological hardware, from light bulbs and VHS tapes to DVDs and fiber optic cable. Canogar's installations offer commentaries about the speed and regularity of obsolescence in the world of consumer technology. The artist's 2010 installation Spin featured films projected onto the DVDs from which they were ripped, creating reflections on facing walls, and accompanied by their dissonantly layered soundtracks.
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Photos of the Day: 2/11
Images from around the world.
It must have seemed like a banquet for a squirrel who was filling himself on an old loaf of bread lying on a street in Alton, Ill. The furry fellow had to work for it, chasing off a variety of birds, including cardinals and blackbirds, who apparently found the bread first. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A car travels on Stevens Road in Greenville, S.C. Snow and icy conditions were expected to continue through Wednesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Shaun White, of the United States, competes in the men's snowboard half pipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. White placed fourth. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The T-50 jets of Republic of Korea Air Force aerobatics team, the Black Eagles, perform a maneuver on the first day of the Singapore Air Show. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Villagers shout slogans behind a locked main gate of the appeal court, during their rally to call for the release of the anti-governments protesters that arrested following the police brutality crackdown on the labor protesting, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Actress Shirley Temple is seen in her role as "Little Miss Marker." Shirley Temple, the curly-haired child star who put smiles on the faces of Depression-era moviegoers, has died. She was 85. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man sits in a boat pulled through a flooded street in the village of Datchet, England. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A taxi cab is surrounded by water on a flooded street after a water main break in Detroit. The broken water main flooded a several-block area in southwest Detroit, trapping several cars. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A train derailment left a tanker car filled with ethanol on its side north of the Acosta Bridge Jacksonville. Fire department spokesman Tom Francis says no ethanol leaked into the St. John's River below. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Photos of the Day: 2/11
Shaun White, of the United States, competes in the men's snowboard half pipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. White placed fourth. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


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Hey batter, batter ... swing
Feet set, weight back, elbow up, eyes on the ball.
Life is full of surprises.
Know the strike zone. Don't commit too early.
We are all pitched a few curves.
Watch the ball all the way in. Don't back down.
Although some pitches are intimidating and prove difficult to hit, they can still result in a game-winning home run.
Don't be afraid to swing.
Our only path to true happiness is found when we're open to receiving what life throws our way.
Sometimes life comes at you straight down the middle, so you dig in and find the comfort zone, hitting deep with every swing.
Other times you get smacked with the unexpected, limping away with a lasting bruise.
And then there's the curve.
We've all had them. Some come as struggles, forcing us to choke up and try again. Others appear as opportunities, begging us to take a swing.
After getting beaned pretty hard about a decade ago, I stepped up to the plate at The Times. It hasn't been all fastballs and home runs, but I'd say my batting average here hangs well above .500.
Along the way, I've learned a few things from the home team, not the least of which are: Take pride in your teammates, reach for those who need a hand up and never quit trying to make yourself better.
I've also learned that life rarely pitches straight for nine whole innings. Whenever I think I have some sort of grasp on what it's all about, it throws me a curve.
My latest pitch came as an unexpected opportunity, offering a shift in my life direction.
I could have ducked, hoping to avoid it, or I might have watched as it sailed past me.
What I did instead is squared up, took a deep breath and let 'er rip.
I've been drafted to another team. It's not exactly the major league, more like Triple-A, but it's still a chance for player development and advancement.
Before I go, I want to thank the fans. Whether you cheered for me or against me, you've made me the player I am today.
Life throws you a curve ball now and then. To succeed, you've got to know when to swing.
EDITOR'S NOTE: After nearly 10 years with The Times, reporter Deb Egenberger has accepted a position as assistant managing editor at the North Platte Telegraph. She begins her new adventure there on April 8.
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County Surgery parking
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SIP Revision: SUPER SIP, July 24, 1996
Revision to the State Implementation Plan adopted on July 24, 1996.
On July 24, 1996, the TCEQ adopted a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision is known as the SUPER SIP because it includes changes to numerous portions of the State Implementation Plan. This page provides information on this revision to the SIP.
About the Revision
Adoption Date: 07/24/1996
Proposal Date: 03/27/1996
EPA Approval Dates:
- 11/10/1998 for DFW, El Paso, HGB (63 FR 62943)
- 02/10/1998 for BPA (63 FR 6659)
Key Changes: This SIP revision includes:
- 15 percent rate of progress for Dallas–Fort Worth, El Paso, Beaumont–Port Arthur, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria nonattainment areas
- Employer Trip Reduction Program
- El Paso Section 818 Attainment Demonstration
- Post-1996 rate of progress for Beaumont–Port Arthur and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria nonattainment areas
- Summary of the Revised 1990 Base Year Ozone Nonattainment Area State Implementation Plan Emission Inventory for All Texas Nonattainment Areas
SIP Narrative and Appendices(Help with PDF and Downloading Files.)
SIP Narrative and Misc. Documentation
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Change can be stressful, offer benefits, and open doors to opportunity. Such is the case at the California Citrus Research Board (CRB).
On June 3, Ken Keck assumed the helm as president of the CRB. He succeeds retiring President Ted Batkin whose 20-year CRB career ends Sept. 30.
The CRB is a citrus research organization which administers the Citrus Research Program, a grower funded- and directed-program established under the California Marketing Act in 1968. The program enables California citrus producers to sponsor and support efforts to control pest and disease threats through research.
During separate sit down meetings with Batkin and Keck at the CRB headquarters in Visalia, the men discussed past, current, and future citrus threats.
Batkin, other CRB staff, plus researchers funded through the CRB program, have made tremendous research strides against many citrus scourges, including the industry's current most perilous threat – the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and the disease Huanglongbing (HLB).
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The tiny psyllid insect carries the Candidatus Liberibacter spp. bacterium in its body to a citrus tree where the pest feeds on foliage resulting in HLB infection.
HLB, also called citrus greening, has killed every HLB-infected tree in the world.
HLB was first found in the U.S. in Florida in 2005. Keck was on staff at the Florida Citrus Commission at the time. Keck brings to the CRB a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience in the battles which Florida growers have won and lost against the ACP-HLB complex.
Batkin and Keck were asked if the California citrus industry can defeat HLB-ACP. Both emphatically said, "Yes!"
Ted Batkin's journey
Ted Batkin joined the CRB in 1993 when the company was headquartered in Valencia in Los Angeles County. The destructive 1994 Northridge earthquake basically destroyed the CRB digs. The CRB moved to Visalia.
Over his career, Batkin has worked in agricultural research. Prior to the CRB, Batkin was a vice-president with Montford Management Services in Dinuba. He managed five commodity boards covering fresh tomatoes, potatoes, celery, cantaloupe, and other melons.
Prior to joining the CRB, Batkin developed a sales and marketing program for specialty crops.
As Batkin reflected on his two-decade CRB tenure, he outlined three major "lightning rod" pest and disease threats the CRB had faced.
The first lightning rod issue when Batkin joined the CRB was the exotic Mediterranean fruit fly, or medfly. The adult medfly lays eggs under the fruit skin. Larvae grow inside the citrus making the fruit unmarketable.
In the early 1980s, medflies destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops across California, including citrus, with billions more at stake. During his first term as the state's chief executive, Gov. Jerry Brown authorized controversial airborne sprays, plus the release of sterile male medflies which eventually eradicated the pest.
During the outbreak, foreign buyers from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries threatened to halt imports of California citrus if a medfly solution was not found.
"The potential loss of export markets was a huge economic challenge for California agriculture," Batkin said.
The CRB and other groups also fought off other exotic-type fruit flies, including the Mexican, oriental, melon, and peach fruit flies. For citrus, the battle for fruit fly control was critical since about 40 percent of California citrus was exported and still is today.
"The CRB worked hard on fruit fly research, and helped lead technical and scientific studies to establish and improve new sterile insect techniques (SIT)," Batkin explained.
"Today we have a continuous SIT program in Southern California which has helped keep the entire state out of harm's way from quarantine threats. We convinced our trading partners that the fruit flies were under control. We successfully maintained our export markets."
The second 'lightning rod' of Batkin's career was citrus tristeza virus (CTV) which first entered California in the 1960s. CTV causes tree decline, stem pitting, and seedling yellows. Severe strains can kill citrus trees, primarily those on sour orange rootstock.
"We had a tristeza eradication program which was scientifically controversial," Batkin told Western Farm Press.
The CRB helped identify and clarify the science to battle tristeza, and guided the industry to make key decisions on whether eradication was necessary or a feasible option.
Instrumental in the CTV fight were resistant rootstocks which provided growers a critical edge to for virus control.
"The science took the pressure off growers' fear of losing a high-producing grove to eradication and tree removal due to tristeza," Batkin said.
Huanglongbing fight
Batkin's third lightning rod, which Keck now inherits, is the fight against the Asian citrus psyllid and Huanglongbing.
Research projects underway across the globe aim to halt the disease or render the insect incapable of spreading the bacterium.
Once a tree is infected with HLB, several years can pass before the first visual symptoms of the disease occur. Symptoms include leaf moddling, yellowed shoots, and misshapen, bitter-tasting unmarketable fruit.
"The basic fact is once the Liberibacter gets in the tree it will ultimately die. It can be a slow death or fast death," Batkin said.
The ACP-HLB issue first appeared on the CRB's radar screen in 1998 as the pest-disease complex grew in citrus groves worldwide. By 2004, Brazil, the largest citrus region in the world, fought an uphill battle against the complex.
Batkin joined a California citrus delegation which visited Brazilian groves to get a firsthand look. Afterwards, the CRB established an HLB taskforce to gather important data in case the disease made its way to the U.S.
Just one year later (2005), the disease was confirmed in Florida. The psyllid was first found in Florida in 1998.
Lessons learned from the Florida and Brazil experience, and others, have helped the western U.S. citrus industry prepare for the pest and disease.
Many California citrus leaders concur that HLB could wipeout the $2 billion-plus California citrus industry; a $2 billion-plus business – unless research tools and solutions are found.
Citrus is an estimated $65 million industry in neighboring Arizona.
In Spring 2008, the first psyllid was found in California in an insect trap near San Diego. Today, thousands of psyllids are found in the Golden State; mostly in residential areas in the Los Angeles Basin. Some psyllids have been captured in traps in commercial citrus.
In March of last year, the bomb fell on California citrus. The first case of HLB was found in a L.A.-area residential citrus tree. No other confirmations have been made.
About a dozen psyllids have been found in Arizona, but not HLB.
Keck poised for HLB battle
The future of the CRB's ACP-HLB fight is now on Keck's watch.
Keck said, "My goal is in the transition from the esteemed experience and leader that Ted represented is to keep this organization and its bones strong now and into the future."
Keck's work history has prepared him for the CRB challenges ahead.
From 1999-2002, Keck worked in legislative and regulatory affairs with Florida Citrus Mutual. He spent the next four years as director of government affairs and general counsel for the Florida Department of Citrus, and as the department's executive director and general counsel since 2006.
Keck understands Florida's ACP-HLB experience - the good, the bad, and the ugly. He brings these talents to the California table to help the industry.
Speaking candidly, Keck said, "We (Florida citrus) were dead before the first shot was fired. We had the disease and we didn't know it. The wealth of data from Florida and other citrus regions on HLB is information the California citrus industry can tap."
Keck brings to California citrus another edge against ACP-HLB. He is a Florida citrus grower who grew up on his family's citrus operation in Lake Placid.
"I know what it's like to rely on the harvest each year to pay the bills," Keck said.
Ken, along with his brother and sister, grow oranges for processing into juice. Their parents grew and packed grapefruit and specialty fruit.
On today's Florida battle against ACP-HLB, Keck says growers are at a critical juncture. The goal this past growing season was to keep trees healthy enough to maintain fruit production in a HLB environment. Unfortunately, much of the fruit fell to the ground.
"The jury is out on how well we'll weather the coming fruit-growing season," the citrus grower said.
Florida is the nation's largest citrus producer, followed by California. About 90 percent of the Florida crop is processed. About 75 percent of the California crop is grown for the fresh market.
Looking forward, Keck's CRB vision is to adapt Florida's learned experiences to help California citrus survive the ACP-HLB threat. He acknowledges that differences exist between the two states' citrus industries so tweaking will be needed.
His advice for California and Arizona citrus growers is prevent – prevent - prevent.
"Prevent is what we didn't do in Florida," Keck said. "We didn't know any better."
Keck will also explore the adaptation of Florida's citrus health management areas – CHMAs for short – in California. With CHMAs, growers communicate on a regular basis with citrus neighbors on the use of different pesticide modes of action used for psyllid control. This can improve pesticide efficacy and delay possible product resistance.
"Grower cooperation is the key," Keck said.
At the CRB helm, Keck will seek peer review of proposed pest and disease research projects. In Florida, citrus ideas were evaluated through the National Academies to gain outside perspectives on research proposals before projects were ever funded.
Batkin's "retirement"
Keck and Batkin look forward to the day when HLB is a reflection in the rear-view mirror to allow the association to focus on other important issues.
While Batkin is retiring by the book, he plans to continue the pursuit of citrus industry solutions.
"I have had the most fabulous career that anyone could ever hope for in life and I will continue to be involved in citrus research," Batkin said.
He may work with USDA in Texas where HLB was detected several years ago. He says Texas is a "perfect environment" to test and utilize HLB-prevention tools.
While Ted and his wife Diyls' free time will include cruising the country via motor home, Ted's windshield time will include peering out for citrus answers.
"As long as I have good health, I'll be out ringing the bell on citrus research. There is still work to do," Batkin concluded.
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The Cardinals' quarterback carousel will continue on Sunday.
John Skelton will replace the injured Kevin Kolb as Arizona tries to avoid a third straight loss when they visit a Minnesota Vikings team happy to have put Robert Griffin III in the rear-view mirror.
Kolb lost a preseason competition with Skelton to be Arizona's No. 1 signal- caller, but took over when Skelton sprained an ankle in the team's Week 1 win over Seattle. Kolb, however, injured his ribs while being sacked in last Sunday's 19-16 overtime loss to Buffalo in the desert and will be out for an unspecified period of time.
"We are comfortable with whatever quarterback lines up Sunday, he'll get the job done," running back LaRod Stephens-Howling told the Cardinals' website.
Kolb has taken a beating behind a porous offensive line which has allowed an NFL-worst 28 sacks, with 22 of them coming over the last three games.
Buffalo started the extra session in Week 6 with the ball but had to punt after stalling near midfield. The Bills, though, got a turnover when Skelton, who took over for an Kolb late in the fourth quarter, was picked off by Jairus Byrd and he took it 29 yards down to the 6-yard line. Rian Lindell then hit a 25-yard field goal to win it.
"(He) can't make that throw," Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said of Skelton.
Kolb passed for 128 yards with one score and one interception on 14-of-26 chances before exiting the contest. Larry Fitzgerald caught six passes for 93 yards and a score for the Cardinals, who have dropped their past two after opening the season with four straight wins.
Jay Feely also booted a franchise-record 61-yard field to deadlock the game with 1:09 to play.
"I felt like if I hit the ball well I could make that kick," Feely said. "Obviously I was thrilled to make it, but all I care about is winning. The fact that we didn't win the game negates everything else."
The Vikings, meanwhile, were single-handily taken down by RG3 last Sunday, a a week after the dynamic rookie left against Atlanta with what was eventually described as a "mild" concussion.
Griffin was brilliant, showing no ill effects from the concussion. The dynamic RG3 threw for 182 yards and a touchdown while adding another 138 yards and two TDs on the ground, helping the Redskins snap an eight-game home losing streak by topping Minnesota, 38-26.
Christian Ponder threw for 352 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions on 35-of-52 passing, and Percy Harvin had a big day through the air, catching 11 balls for 133 yards for the Vikings, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
"There's going to be some growing pains along the way," Vikings coach Frazier said when discussing his second-year QB. "We know that. This is a part of the process with him, part of the evolution of being an NFL starter."
Adrian Peterson returned to the same field where he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 16 of 2011 and rushed for 79 yards on 17 carries. Michael Jenkins and Kyle Rudolph each caught touchdown passes in the setback.
Minnesota leads its all-time series with the Cards 12-10 and has won eight of the past 10, including a 34-10 win on Oct. 9, 2011 at Mall of America Field. Peterson ran for 122 yards and three first quarter touchdowns and the Vikings defense forced four turnovers in that one.
The quarterbacks and how they handle the opposing defenses figure to be the story here.
Skelton is much bigger and better equipped to handle a beating than Kolb, something that could paramount against a fierce Vikings pass rush led by Jared Allen and the ascending Everson Griffen.
The Fordham product also has a stronger arm and is better equipped to get the ball down the field to Fitzgerald, a Minneapolis native and former Vikings ball boy while growing up, along with Andre Roberts, Early Doucet and rookie Michael Floyd, another Twin Cities product.
Minnesota's defensive backfield is much-improved this season but the corners, save for veteran Antoine Winfield, are still shaky at times. Rookie Josh Robinson gives too much cushion and has been exploited on occasion while former Cardinal A.J. Jefferson could play a bigger role this week if the run- challenged Cards try to spread the field.
Allen generally dominates Arizona, compiling 4 1/2 sacks in his past two meetings with the Cardinals. It will be D'Anthony Batiste's job, albeit with a lot of help, to slow down a player who has an NFL-best 109 sacks since entering the league in 2004. Batiste has already surrendered nine sacks and taken seven penalties this season. Bookend right tackle Bobby Massie has given up 10 sacks and will also have his hands full with Brian Robison.
For Ponder and the Vikings, it's all about getting a lead and staying away from mistakes.
Ponder struggles with his accuracy when he tries to go downfield and is at his best managing the game and keeping things simple underneath. That's easier said than down against a talented Arizona defense.
Lineman Calais Campbell and Darnell Dockett, linebackers Daryl Washington and Sam Acho, cornerback Patrick Peterson and safety Adrian Wilson are all playmakers and will be trying to get Ponder, who has thrown four interceptions in his last two games, to force the issue.
"Both Campbell and Dockett are guys you really have to know where they are," Frazier said. "They create havoc for your offensive line. They are terrific players and their ability to win the one-on-one's always create problems and even when you have situations where you try to double the both of them."
Still a work in progress, Ponder doesn't have the innate feel to move up or slide in the pocket and that leaves him susceptible to swarming defensive units like Arizona's. The Florida State product is aware of the issue but has had trouble fixing it.
"I think when I get myself in trouble is when I get to the top of my drop and just kind of hop there and sit back there rather than moving forward," Ponder said. "I definitely make a lot of my better throws when I move forward and that's something I've got to continue getting better at, making that a habit rather than hopping at the top of my pocket."
Getting athletic receiver Jerome Simpson healthy and ready to play could help Ponder by giving him a legitimate downfield threat. Simpson was held out against the Redskins after experiencing weakness and numbness in his lower leg because of a back issue.
"I think he understands that he's kind of got a weird injury," Ponder said. "I think he'll be back this week and he's going to practice all week and we'll see if he's set for the game, but we'll be happy when he's back. I know he'll be happy when he's back."
Skelton, who is 8-4 as a starter, is probably a better option than Kolb so the Cards aren't worried about moving on but the quarterback play may not matter unless Arizona's shaky offensive line can hold off the Vikings' impressive pass rush.
"They've struggled a little bit up front," Frazier said. "They'll have a different quarterback this week so that's going to change things a little bit. We'll have to study John (Skelton) and get a better feel for him, but whether that improves the offensive line or not, we'll find out. We really have to do a good job up front on our end."
Minnesota is 3-0 at home and tends to play much better on the fast turf at the Metrodome. The noise is always a factor also since it tends to slow down the opposing offensive line just a tick, giving the Vikings' speedy front four an extra edge.
"We really want it to be noisy in there," Frazier said. "That will help us a great deal. That's one of the big advantages to playing at Mall of America Field. We've all been there where moments occur where the opposing team has so much trouble functioning because of the noise and that's what we're hoping will be the case on Sunday."
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Vikings 27, Cardinals 20


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nikkimeimei wrote:
What do you think of those Filipino teenagers who have migrated or transferred to a foreign country and change their ways and behavior just to fit in??? ( I, for one, have recently migrated here in the UK and I oppose to the thing said above... many fil teenagers here have really left all the manners and values education behind them just to be in crowd with the white locals..)
Please share your thoughts...
I soo agree...
All the teenage Filipinos in my school are crackers. They've join a clique become one of those "bad boys" hanging with the wrong crowds to fit in. I've met this guy Manny he's one of those "bad boys" his been arrested three times for robbery,possession of illegal drugs, and assasulting his girlfriend. Whenever I hear Manny getting arrested I'm feeling pissed off that his making a negative images to people about Filipino teenagers.
<_< I'm really a hermaphrodite
I also migrated recently here in Canada, so far my ways and behavior doesn't change, i think i've become more mature (but a year from now i don't know if i'll be included coz u know it's really hard to adapt, but i'll try my best not to be carried away by people around me, still I'm a Filipino) but my mom's behavior is changing lol. she's trying hard just to fit in. Hmm, i think it's not a problem at all, it depends on the person, it's his/her choice but we can't judge them if they have become like that, it's true that many are trying to fit in, but what can we do? we can't blame them for that, because it's really hard especially they have to deal with so many changes, you're in a period were you enjoy life with your friends and then suddenly you need to move to a place were strangers live...you see? we're alone, even if we say that we have our family in our side teenagers need friends, and they are not doing that just to be popular or whatsoever i think it's just their showoff to look strong, in that way they will not left behind, feel alone...i think you should have a better understanding because person change for a reason, don't just look at the present try to analyze the past, i mean the reason why they are like that, put yourself to another person's shoes and you'll understand it and will try to accept them, but still i believe that in their heart there's a little voice shouting "I AM PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO"
Uhm...excuse me lang po, pero ung iba nagiging mayabang,......ung iba katulad ko, hindi naman nag-iiba noh...kaso lang...ayoko muna sa Pinas ngayong puro problema pa dun....kaya kaming abroad-teenagers tingin talagang mas mabuti muna sa ibang bansa....
Maraming kailangang magbago bago talagang umayos ang isip ng mga tinedyers sa abroad, lalo na ang sistema sa bansa natin....
Un lang po ang masasabi ko. Naniniwala rin naman akong lumolobo ang ulo ng mga teenagers sa ibang bansa eh, kaso lang, un ay dahil mismo sa mga nangyayari sa Pilipinas...
PS~ FACT ito ha: Most of Filipino teenagers residing in countries where English is used oftenly forgets how to speak in Filipino....pero isawalang bahala niyo na lang ito. Kita naman pong marunong pa rin akong mag-Tagalog, diba? Kung ingles naman, magaling din naman ako, kahit papano.... So un lang... That's my say. Although, I kinda agree with most of your comments, people.
....long time no crunchy-rolling.XP
Almost 3 yrs n aq d2 s Norway. Nung una medyo lonely d2 pero after awhile mssanay k nrin s environment pero hndi nmn n wwla ung pgka Pilipino mu.. Khit ksama mu ung mga foreigners tlgng mrramdmn mu n iba k s knila, not the way u look but something about ur ability, manners and lifestyle..
KAYONO's so great!! I like the art <3
ano naman masama magbago? kapag na wi-weirdohan kayo sa amin or nayayabangan kayo why is the fault always in our end? baka kayo may problema... its called "culture shock" my friends, live with it
culture shock, haha! natawa aq dun, u hav the point..
everyone does hav the point
The thing is we do hav different things in our life kahit pa sabihing pareho lng na tao at parehong filipino.
magkakaiba lng talaga kaya magkakaiba din ang pananaw, kaya mabibigla na lang kung may pagbabago, nasa atin na din un kung maapektuhan or magpapaepekto ( i know i'm talkin rubbish LMAO)
searching for friends..err and i'm looking for my happiness...lolz
bitkong wrote:
blahh,, as always, discrimination, racism, etc. what do you expect? so you must go stereotyping(go where you belong) to avoid being treated like following. so guys, don't judge. if you have a friend, especially a "balikbayan", it's obvious that they will act weird because of the experience and environment that they've been through and believe me, it's not what you think it is(ex: being the only ASIAN in school). you must have the guts just to stare forward in front of many WHITE people and hear words like "DIE CHINESE COMMUNIST!(mistaken for having kinky eyes), or "ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT!"( famous racial slur for the mexicans because some are crossing the U.S. border illegally) because filipinos have the same skin features as mexicans. well, im just telling you that life on abroad(as an immigrant) sucks especially if your a teenager. so i guess some pinoys here just want to work, invest on the philippines, retire, then FLY back home.
ps: I miss ILIGAN
well i can blend cos like i look white but thats true though even for other mixed race folks. chinese-americans, koreans, etc.
its not easy being stereotyped esp when they call you f*ked up names like chink, mexicans of asia, etc.
i kind of am offended with the dude who started this thread. its basically stereotyping. support your kind no matter what mate.
being a fellow dude with filipino blood, it kinda sucks to see a lot of thread in CR about the phillippines and all you find are whines and articles bashing the philippines,
ex. twitter thing, the urbandictionary definition
pissedbitch wrote:
nikkimeimei wrote:
What do you think of those Filipino teenagers who have migrated or transferred to a foreign country and change their ways and behavior just to fit in??? ( I, for one, have recently migrated here in the UK and I oppose to the thing said above... many fil teenagers here have really left all the manners and values education behind them just to be in crowd with the white locals..)
Please share your thoughts...
EXACTLY, you just recently migrated, therefore, you still have not adopted to your environment. Give it about 5 years and up and you'll start to ADOPT (which is the proper term).
actually ADAPT is the proper term.
평생 곁에 있을게 ~ ♥~♪
hahaha ewwwww may tae/ebaks
one of the thing i hated when my cousins from manila used to say this, back when they were visiting my house in Baguio City
But now that i live in Toronto, I did change, but I blended in the crowed as what i am
I have bunch of Pinoy/white/black/mexican/chinese friends,I party in Pilipino Bar, I eat in Pilipino restaurant, But no Jollibee
my way of thinking is probably the same since my lifestyle here is like what i have before back in Phil but in a better way...
comparing to my Barkadas or peers now and back then. I like it better here in the sense of "the right path/way"
B'coz back in Phil my life was a mess, my peers had either been in jail or killed someone.
thats why I used to be darker inside, like i have my own walls
hehe now I accept that "ewww may tae" is just an emotional expression of most people encountering shits on the road(lalo na sa sapatos)
well i use to be hard back then thats why I hated those maarte people around me and i consider people who says "ewww" as one (well i only heard that expression from pinoys never heard it from my other friends or probably because there are no land mines here)
adapting??..well yeah... but there is always a choice on which way you adapt...well as for me I can always go back to how i was before but i guess not all teens can do that..( like awaken my bad side its time to party with bad people )
all I can say to those teens who migrated to other country.. change the Pinoy ways or should I say improve it and dont forget about it bcoz thats part of your life, your only borrowing/ adapting other culture. it will help you in some way like It will be easier for you to socialize to new pinoys in your place. as for the BACAN(BACON) in the house lol doesthat sound right BATANG CANADIAN learn the language at home ask your parents and your friends i hate it when a Bacan denies that he/she is not a Filipino just because of the language .
nyahaha haha haha ha
changing your ways and behavior just to fit in won't make you less filipino.
Everyone should face the reality , RACISM is everywhere .
yeah I've friends like that
Thankfully am not!! It's really up to who u go and mix with
tbh guys it happens all around..Even in Philippines
some teenagers are being mayabang...am not trying to defend nor insult anyone am just saying!NO OFFENCE
vOn_cHi23 wrote:
i agree!
it is difficult to be abroad.. di lang alam ng mga tao sa pinas ung mga difficulties na nangyayari sa mga tao sa abroad. akala ng mga pinoy sa pinas we're living heaven na pag nasa abroad..
maraming racism dito sa australia lalo na pag asian or indian.
gusto ko ng umuwi ng pinas, kaso walang pera
me too. gusto ko na ring bumalik ng pinas.
depends who the try and act like
i was born here but im considered quiet
u wanna see freaking annoying watch the spoiled filipino girls that have been here there whole life
Wala nagbago sa akin, pake ko kung hindi ako ma fit in sa mga Canadian people here, hay naku. Hindi ako nagiging racist ha.
Meron akong kaibigan dito, well ex-friend I guess. She has changed because she's trying to fit in and such. Ewan ko sa kanya.
Masaya pa din ako madami akong kaibigan na pinoy. XD Lahat naman ng kaibigan kong pinoy dito ay mababait. Kahit naman mga ibang pinoy teenagers dyan, ay medyo may pagka mayabang din eh... Kahit saan naman lugar meron. XD Sorry, I can't explain it properly...
Blah! Blah! Blah! Stfu, please! >:(
Isa ako sa mga taong nag binata dito sa tate. We moved here almost 14 years ago na. Lahat para sa akin ay bago noong lumipat kami dito, ang lenguahe, ang community at ang lifestyle. I thought that sobrang seryoso tong mga tao dito, cause nasa pinas ako tambay tambay ka lang nag hihintay ng allowance, punta ng school mag papakasarap diba?....... pero dito hindi sa murang edad na 16 you gotta work to earn and buy your own things. Di ako sanay sa ganon pero natural na pumasok sa kabuhayan ko. Kahit na di mo sadyahin na makibagay eh natural lang na pumapasok sa akin, para bang nasasanay ka sa mga gagawaing ng mga banyaga sa bansang nilipatan mo. Na adopt mo, ang cultura nila. Pero i never threw away ang pagiging Filipino ko. Kahit na anong kaguluhan at kahihiyan ang inaabot ng Pilipinas, im a FILIPINO and im proud to be one.


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Post-Lilly-heist PR and damage control
This very probably is "an opportunity for security companies to go to their clients and review the protection that's in place", however, I think that's unlikely to happen just out of (or on the way back into) recession. Dealers are fearful of cancellatuions at the moment and are just happy to keep subscribers on their books - underprotected or not. A phone call to a Customer is an opportunity for them to ask awkward questions which may lead to cancellation.
A perhaps valid point, Steve.
In my opinion, the best way to demonstrate the value that security can offer is to demonstrate it… by designing systems that work and telling clients the truth about how the whole alarm process works. Unfortunately, the fact is that when most alarms trip, nothing happens. Nobody responds and nobody takes it seriously. Every alarm is considered false until proven otherwise. As an industry, we are training people to consider our 'service' a nuisance rather than an important part of their home/business security plan.
Sadly, the value that most alarms offer is to generate an income stream for the alarm company… not to actually increase the level of security for the client. The fact is, our industry is largely guilty of selling an incomplete service.Â
The reason that SNL (& most people who have seen the ads) make fun of the Broadview ads is because they are despicable. They're one of the worst examples of fear mongering and do a disservice to our entire industry. Putting a PSA on wouldn't accomplish anything. So long as our industry continues to pump out crap like that, we all get tarnished.Â
That being said, there is a lot of opportunity for security firms who take their service seriously… but until the message that the mass-market is being sent changes, trying to counter balance things by spending money on advertising won't make a difference.
The way the security industry gets some respect is when average consumers feel so strongly about the value that they are getting from their alarm company that they tell their friends and neighbours about it. Until then, companies that need to rely on misleading advertising and choose to use fear mongering to trick people into signing a monitoring contract will only serve to ensure that we get mocked (and deservedly so) by SNL et al.
Well put, Mike. I was actually thinking yesterday on one of the other comments about how security companies probably won't use this as an opportunity to approach clients and say "are we doing enough" because of the awkward questions end users might ask... It DOES seem probably that most everyone's going to just keep their heads down. That doesn't seem like a workable answer to me... I mean, if one can't sit down with a client and look them in the eye and say, "Here's the value I provide for you," then there's something wrong. Is that where the security industry is at? Are most security companies happier keeping their heads down and hoping that end users are too lazy to ask questions and challenge the value being provided?
Should there be some sort of industry governing body that oversees the type of advertising that's allowed, that is in charge of the public image of the security industry?
Thanks for chiming in Mike.
Mike is right - the industry seems to lack transparency. A governing body would improve that situation, but you have to be careful just how much power such an organisation should be allowed. I know for sure that the governing body in the UK do not allow door knocking or false advertising. The difference is, they have the power to lay down the law as they have the full support of every police department in the country. If an approved company steps out of line, their entire customer base do not receive a police response for a full 12 weeks!
Thank you, Steve. Interesting info about the industry in the UK. Non-response for 12 weeks. Yikes.
[...] Maine—The Eli Lilly drug warehouse robbery was the biggest drug heist in history, a loss of $75 million in prescription antidepressants and [...]
[...] warehouse heist, my editor Sam and I began talking about the mainstream media coverage we saw. Most stories I read mentioned the fact that there was security in place at that warehouse. Our thought was that people [...]


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Imaging is at the forefront of modern smartphones. But with the main phone manufacturers fighting it out to claim they have the best camera on their handset, it's the third-party app developers that are really capturing the imagination.
Just look at the likes of Hipstamatic or the recently acquired Instagram. These apps have nothing to do with the technical capabilities (or failings) of a phone's camera, but are hugely popular by being distinct and adding character. There are plenty of other fun options out there too and today we're looking at one such creative camera app.
After Focus
- Format
- Android
- Price
- Free
- Where
- Google Play
After Focus, as the name suggests, offers you the chance to apply effects after you've taken a shot. The approach is interesting because it gives you the ability to mask parts of your photo, so you make changes only to particular elements.
This is the derivative of the "focus" part of the name, as the main suggestion is creating a wide aperture effect, blurring background to emphasise the subject.
It's easy to do too. You simply paint over the parts of the image, identifying whether you're working on the focused area or background, press the button and blur comes in.
There are manual or smart options - we found that we liked the direct control that manual offers - to help you get the results you want. There is also the option to zoom, so you can really get into the detail for the best results.
But that's not all. After Focus offers a great deal more. Once you're through the blurring phase (and you can mask the entire thing if you want no blur) you get access to a range of common effects.
You'll find you can change the strength of the blur effect, make it look like motion blur to give the illusion of movement, or add a vignette, sharpen the image or add a bokeh effect to background highlights.
You can also use your selected area as a colour mask, to strip all the colour out of the background for real emphasis, or apply more common cross process or antique effects to add that finishing touch.
There are plenty of photo apps out there, but we like some of the features that After Focus offers. Being able to mask the subject can allow for some dramatic results, so it's worth playing around with.
The basic app is free.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The New-York Historical Society will present an exhibition this summer that will explore the early history of the AIDS epidemic in New York City.
"AIDS in New York: The First Five Years" will be on view from June 7 through Sept. 15.
The exhibition will draw on the museum's own material, plus the archives of the New York Public Library, New York University and the National Archive of LGBT History.
The museum says artifacts will include clinicians' notes, journal entries, diaries, posters, pamphlets and newspaper articles. They will highlight the impact of the epidemic on individuals and the city's culture.
The exhibition will begin with the first rumors of a "gay plague" in 1981 and end with the highly publicized illness and death of actor Rock Hudson in 1985.


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Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
White v. Rice
Docket: 11-1262
Issue(s): (1) Whether, in federal habeas review, a state court's selection of one reasonable reading of the record over another can constitute an "unreasonable determination of the facts" under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2); and (2) whether 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1)'s command that a habeas petitioner must overcome the presumption of correctness of a state factual determination with clear and convincing evidence fits with 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2)'s bar of federal habeas relief on a state court merits adjudication unless the decision was "based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the state court proceeding."
Certiorari stage documents:
Recommended Citation: Matthew Bush, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 7, 2012, 3:17 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/06/petition-of-the-day-297/