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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid criticism about U.S. border agents using deadly force against immigrants illegally crossing the Mexican border, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday it will test new dashboard cameras and overhaul basic training for new agents.
The policy changes do not impose any restrictions on agents who fire on immigrants who throw rocks at them. But the agency does plan to add additional training on rock-throwing incidents.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection described the changes to The Associated Press as resulting from an outside review, an internal audit and a separate report by the department's inspector general. The changes include a pilot program using dashboard cameras in agency vehicles and possibly lapel cameras attached to agents' uniforms, a senior official said. The agency also plans changes to its internal oversight of use-of-force training and how such incidents are tracked.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of the department's planned training changes because they had not been released publicly.
Customs and Border Protection has been criticized by civil rights groups and others over border agents' use of deadly force along the Mexican border. The inspector general's report this month concluded that many agents don't understand the agency's policies. The American Civil Liberties Union has attributed at least 19 deaths to CBP since 2010.
The agency's acting commissioner, Thomas Winkowski, said it agrees with "the spirit and concerns underlying all of the recommendations" in all three reports.
"As implementation of these enhancements continues, CBP will continue to evaluate the use of force program and practices to ensure the safety of our law enforcement personnel and the public with whom we interact," Winkowski said in a statement.
The changes don't address one of the biggest criticisms — policies that allow Border Patrol agents to use deadly force against rock throwers. Eight people have been killed by agents in rock throwing incidents since 2010, according to the ACLU. According the IG report, there were 185 rock assaults in the 2012 budget year, and agents responded with gunfire 12 percent of the time. CBP has defended the policy.
The official told the AP that further changes to use-of-force policy are being considered, but the department will keep agent safety its priority.
Vicki B. Gaubeca, director of the ACLU of New Mexico's Regional Center for Border Rights, described the policy and training changes as an "important advance ... limited in scope and vision."
"The biggest missing piece here is clear and transparent accountability for officers involved in use-of-force incidents that lead to serious physical injury or death. Without a commitment to end the culture of impunity at CBP, the agency's good first steps will lead nowhere," Gaubeca said.
The official said new trainees will have more training days involving real-life scenarios. The agency is building replica border fences at CBP's training center in Artesia, N.M., and adding training about using nonlethal weapons, including guns that fire beanbags or pepper balls.
The use of dashboard and cameras has grown in popularity among local and state law enforcement agencies. Video footage of a confrontation with a suspect can help investigators determine when an officer uses excessive force and protect officers from false allegations.
CBP has cameras along the border and at international ports that have captured deadly encounters between immigrants and CBP agents and officers. That footage is almost never released publicly under an exception to the Freedom of Information Act preventing release of files related to police investigations.
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Nonprofits worry about impact of 'fiscal cliff'
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Indiana nonprofit agencies closely watch negotiations in Washington in hopes the nation's leaders can avert the "fiscal cliff."
Agencies said the looming combination of tax increases and spending cuts could cut donations at a time when the organizations and their clients are still struggling to recover from the recession.
Teresa Clemmons of A Better Way in Delaware County tells The Star Press that any additional drops in funding could significantly impact the agency's programs to help victims of domestic violence.
Agencies said uncertainty about what funding would be cut and how quickly make it difficult to prepare for the worst-case scenario.

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A Hong Kong Gallery Celebrates 35 Years of Promoting Chinese Contemporary Art
Considered one of the masters of modern Chinese calligraphy, Wei Ligang paints ink renderings of Chinese characters that often morph into abstraction. Displaying the influences of both Western abstraction and the Chinese calligraphic tradition, Wei uses the impulsive gestures of expressionism—in ink that ranges in density from solid black to pale gray—but his characters remain rooted in the square structures that form the basis of calligraphy. Wei trained as a mathematician, and many of his works are based on "Wei Squares," a formula drawn from the square framework printed on the practice paper used by students of calligraphy.
Chinese, b. 1964, Datong, Shanxi Province, China, based in Beijing, China
A Hong Kong Gallery Celebrates 35 Years of Promoting Chinese Contemporary Art
How a Chinese Calligrapher Merges Ancient Practice with Modernist Abstraction
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Germany and Greece signed an agreement on Friday aimed at boosting investment in the debt-drowned country and getting its economy growing again.
German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler and Greek Development Minister Michalis Chrisohoidis said the agreement was part of a strategy to help Greece deal with its crisis by helping its real economy rebound.
"We believe that Greece can become a very important investment destination," said Roesler, who is on a two-day visit to Greece with a delegation of dozens of German businessmen. "We're sending out the message that we can implement those things that we have decided on."
Roesler said deals worth euro2.5 million ($3.36 million) have already been made creating 50 new jobs in Greece, adding that there was additional German interest in investing in major infrastructure projects in the country worth euro1.5 billion, including pipeline construction.
"I believe the energy sector is one that is truly geared towards the future for Greece," Roesler said.
The German official said the investment agreement sets a legal framework and clears administrative hurdles that aim to impart a "sense of security" to businessmen seeking to invest in the country. He said German Development Bank KfW is ready to lend its expertise for the creation of a similar development bank in Greece to support small and mid-size businesses.
Chrisohoidis said a new program will be unveiled next month that would allow small and mid-size businesses more access to funding, while the European Union is working on amending regulations making it easier for Greece to fund large infrastructure projects and other businesses.
The agreement also includes a new financing tool through KfW's "Entrepreneur Loan" program offering official backing to German companies wishing to invest in Greece.
Germany would also help Greece absorb EU support funds geared toward bolstering the Greek economy's competiveness.
"We have to see this as a very positive, very strong message to the markets," said Roesler.
Roesler said he would convey the message to other EU partners that Greece offers good investment opportunities and that an investment in Greece would translate into an investment in Europe. Chrisohoidis said he would travel to the French capital next week to encourage such investment in his country.
Greece's economy is projected to shrink by 5.5 percent this year as the country struggles to meet austerity targets set as a condition for it to continue receiving funds from a euro110 billion ($145 billion) package of international bailout loans that are preventing it from defaulting on its debts.
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has said that Greece has enough money to pay pensions, salaries and bondholders through mid-November. But the country needs the next batch of loans, worth euro8 billion ($10.5 billion), to avoid bankruptcy.
Most investors expect an eventual Greek default which would send shockwaves throughout the slowing world economy, stunting recovery and prolonging recession.
Debt inspectors from the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission, collectively known as the troika, are now in Athens evaluating reforms before the funds are released.
Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister who also heads the group of eurozone finance ministers, said he expects the troika evaluation to be ready by Oct. 24.
Speaking after talks with Roesler earlier Friday, Venizelos said eurozone price and currency stability is crucial to generating growth. He said Greeks must be convinced that the deep salary cuts and tax hikes they are enduring will produce results while German taxpayers must be convinced that their assistance will benefit all of Europe in the long run.
"And that is the case because Greece will honor this assistance up to the last euro," Venizelos said.
Roesler acknowledged that Greeks are sacrificing much and that strong public reaction to austerity measures is understandable, but said it shouldn't detract from the goal of implementing reforms. He praised the Greek government for having the will to push through those reforms.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan's ambassador urged Washington on Friday to endorse Tokyo's bid to enter a U.S.-backed Pacific trade pact, pushing back against the concerns of American automakers, but not dismissing them.
Last week, Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, announced Tokyo's desire to enter negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, in what could be a strategic boost for the Obama administration's expanded engagement in Asia. But U.S. automakers in particular are worried about access to Japan's market.
Ambassador to the U.S. Kenichiro Sasae told the Brookings Institution think tank that Japan has shifted from localized production of vehicles and that its automakers employ 388,000 people in the U.S.
He said that while there are few auto imports from the U.S., cars are coming in from Europe.
Japan's auto tariffs are almost zero and "generally the market is open," he said, but added: "We have to address remaining barriers, if there are any."
At a congressional hearing this week, a Democratic senator complained that Japan exports 120 automobiles to the U.S. for every American vehicle sold to Japan and that an undervalued yen is giving it an unfair advantage to Japanese producers.
Sasae stressed the strategic importance of the trade pact for Washington's strategic rebalance to the region and said Japan's participation in TPP would help revive both nations' economies. Without Japan, the world's third-largest economy, he said, "there's no sustainable free trade in the Asia-Pacific."
Japan's GDP exceeds the combined total of the 10 other nations negotiating the pact with the United States, aimed at reducing duties on a wide range of goods and services and ease regulatory and other nontariff barriers to trade. Other participants include Australia, Canada, Mexico and Vietnam.
China, the world's second-largest economy, is not taking part.
Sasae said Abe, who took power in December vowing to boost growth, had spent a great deal of political capital in seeking TPP entry. The pact is opposed by Japan's heavily subsidized farmers, who are influential in Abe's own party.
He said Japan is sensitive to the concerns of U.S. industry, and he urged the U.S. to be sensitive to Japanese agriculture, in pursuit of the "higher goal" of building regional free trade.
Senators at this week's hearing, however, sought assurances from the Obama administration Japan would not get special treatment.


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Silicon Reclaim Wafer Market Expected to Reach $471 Million by 2014
By Lara Chamness, senior market analyst manager, SEMI Industry Research and Statistics
The worldwide reclaim wafer market is estimated at $441 million in 2012 and is forecasted to reach $471 million by 2014. While the reclaim market grew 10 percent in 2012, reclaim suppliers face a number of issues including: availability of prime test wafers, funding advanced reclamation capacity, including 450mm capability in the face of a depressed pricing environment, increasing raw materials and transportation costs, and maintaining the current balance between supply and demand.
While 300mm reclaim wafers offer the best growth potential for suppliers, suppliers face intense price pressure. After nine years of declining average selling prices, 300mm pricing pressure finally reversed trend in 2011 only to decline another two percent in 2012. Aggregate average 300mm pricing still remains below pre-downturn levels. Several reclaim suppliers attribute the relative stabilization of pricing to supply becoming better aligned to demand, although 300mm capacity increased 30 percent in 2012 when compared to 2011. It remains to be seen what recent 300mm capacity additions will do to future pricing
Japan remains the largest reclaim market in terms of revenue and numbers of wafers because of the large installed fab base. Taiwan claimed the second top spot for the second year in a row.
Japan-based suppliers continue to dominate the market with over 50 percent market share. Globally, 70 percent of the worldwide market is served by domestic suppliers. Suppliers in Asia-Pacific (Korea, Taiwan, China), specifically in Taiwan, significantly increased their coverage of their domestic markets beginning in 2009. With regard to capacity, Japan suppliers account for almost 50 percent of large diameter (200mm and 300mm) capacity in 2012, while companies in Asia Pacific represent less than 30 percent. The remainder of large diameter capacity is provided by companies based in Europe and North America.
Growth of the silicon reclaim wafer market is closely tied to wafer starts and foundry utilization, given positive growth expectations for this year and the next for semiconductors, it is expected that the silicon reclaim market will enjoy similar growth as well, especially if reclaim supply remains in balance with demand.
A recently SEMI published report, Silicon Reclaim Wafer Characterization Summary, provides details on the 2012 silicon wafer reclaim for the semiconductor market and provides a forecast to 2014. Seven regions of the world are covered in this report including North America, Japan, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Rest of World (ROW). Market estimates for reclaim wafers include semiconductor applications including equipment and IC manufacturing markets. Regional reclaim pricing and capacity are also discussed.
Please click here for additional information about this new report as well as a list of tables and figures.
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Former President George H.W. Bush greets supporters during an airport rally six days before the Presidential election, October 28, 1992.
After serving more than 20 years in the political arena, George Herbert Walker Bush celebrates his 90th birthday.
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George Herbert Walker Bush is pictured when he was one and a half years old.
Born June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts, Bush graduated from Yale University with a degree in Economics in 1948, then made a fortune drilling oil before entering politics in 1964.
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George Herbert Walker Bush with his sister Nancy in 1929.
George Herbert Walker Bush in the cockpit of his TBM Avenger during World War II.
George Herbert Walker Bush poses with his wife Barbara after a bike ride through the capitol city of China in 1974.
George Herbert Walker Bush with his wife Barbara and his brother William "Bucky" Bush in the 1940s.
Former President George H.W. Bush, second to the right, during his swearing-in ceremony as the director of the CIA. In attendance were his wife Barbara Bush, CIA's vice director Vernon Walters and former President Gerald Ford on January 30, 1976.
On June 3, 1988, former President Ronald Reagan shakes hands with Vice President Bush as First Lady Nancy Reagan looks on, following Reagan's return from London.
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Former President George H.W. Bush acknowledges the cheers of the crowd as he enters a rally on November 2, 1992, the eve of the presidential election. Behind Bush on the podium are singer Naomi Judd to the left, actor Charlton Heston, second to the right, and comedian Bob Hope.
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Former President George H.W. Bush and former Vice President Dan Quayle stand with their wives, Marilyn Quayle and former First Lady Barbara Bush on the podium at the 1992 Republican National Convention.
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Former President George H.W. Bush addresses the nation in the Oval Office of the White House on September 27, 1991. During his speech, Bush announced that the U.S. will "unilaterally eliminate its land and sea-based short-range nuclear weapons."
Former President George H.W. Bush is applauded by former Vice President Dan Quayle, on the left, and Speaker of the House Thomas Foley as Bush finishes his State of the Union address before Congress on January 28, 1992.
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Former President George H.W. Bush waves goodbye while boarding Marine One for a weekend at the presidential retreat on November 20, 1992.
Former President George H.W. Bush bumps heads with a child from the Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children on October 08, 1992.
Former President George H.W. Bush attends day two of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008.
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Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush shake hands at the Clinton Global Initiative September 24, 2008. The three-day event brought together global leaders to develop and implement workable solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges.
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Former President George H.W. Bush performs a tandem parachute jump with Army Golden Knight Sgt. Bryan Schnell on June 13, 2004 over the Bush Presidential Library. Bush made two jumps that day to celebrate his 80th birthday.
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Squalus acanthias (Australasia subpopulation)
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The spiny dogfish or spurdog Squalus acanthias is a small demersal shark of temperate continental shelf seas worldwide. Most stocks are highly migratory, but there is no regional fisheries management for the species. Management is in place in only a few range states and in only a limited part of the range of highly migratory stocks. Although naturally abundant, this is one of the more vulnerable species of shark to over-exploitation by fisheries because of its late maturity, low reproductive capacity, longevity, long generation time (25–40 years) and hence a very low intrinsic rate of population increase (2–7% per annum). Population segregation and an aggregating habit make mature (usually pregnant) females highly vulnerable to fisheries even when stocks are seriously depleted. This aggregating habit also means that catch per unit effort (CPUE) is not an adequate indicator of stock status; high CPUE can be maintained even when populations are severely depleted. Some targeted Squalus acanthias fisheries have been documented for over 100 years. Fisheries stock assessments report a decline in total biomass of >95% from baseline in the Northeast Atlantic, where catch effort is effectively unlimited. Mediterranean and Black Sea stocks are also unmanaged, with a >60% decline reported in a Black Sea stock assessment for 1981–1992. There has been a decline in biomass of mature females of 75% in just 10 years in the Northwest Atlantic, where US federal efforts to manage the stock are hampered by high bycatch, continued exploitation in Canadian Atlantic waters, and regular defiance of scientific advice by US Atlantic states. European demand continues to fuel markets around the world. Fisheries and population trend data indicate that the southern part of the Northeast Pacific stock has also declined through overfishing, but stocks appear stable off Alaska. The only data identified from the Northwest Pacific are from Japan, where landings of spurdog declined ~80% in 1952–1965, and inshore spurdog CPUE declined 80–90% from the mid 1970s to late 1990s. Unregulated and expanding target and bycatch fisheries take spiny dogfish in South America (Europe reports imports from this region), where population declines are reported. New Zealand manages the species, which is taken in target and bycatch fisheries, through its Quota Management System. There is only limited fishing pressure in Australia and South Africa, with most catches discarded.
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With no two shows alike, this review is not going to mean a lot depending on what show you attend. But I hope Mark Baratelli's "Improv Cabaret" is one of the pieces included if you go because it's laugh-until-you-cry hilarious!
Host Scott Silson and his partner-puppet-in-crime Chupacabra (and Ralph) also keep the laughs rolling (even though having the audience scream "slam" every time someone on stage says "puppet" gets a bit irritating for both me and the other performers). A note to Scott: Project your voice a bit more, it's hard to hear you in the nosebleed seats.
Another sketch, "Stories From St. Olaf," is also very amusing (especially if you remember The Golden Girls). The puppets from the other acts -- including "Another Crane Collapse!" and "This Was His Legend Act 113: Song Of The Murder Thing" --are impressive-looking (especially Heather Henson's custom-fitted for "Another Crane Collapse!") but the story lines are a bit vague. Also, the show I saw ran 65 minutes verses the 90 printed.
And remember, this puppet show is definitely for the adults in the audience. Keep the kiddies at home.
Remaining performances: 6 p.m. Monday 5/18, 11 p.m. Tuesday 5/19, 8:25 p.m. Thursday 5/21, 7:30 p.m. Saturday 5/23. Orange venue.


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- It is a well practiced dance, the five of us weaving in and out of the kitchen to get things without disturbing the other persons' space when preparing and eating meals. I also have kept the original sink and pull drawers instead of putting in a dishwasher, which I'm guessing most people would think is crazy. Honestly our kitchen is in the 'before' stages again, and we will need to make changes before long. It will be hard to let go of some of the history of our well loved and used kitchen.
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- Taking out the many layers of old linoleum to refinish the wood below it. The plan was to paint the ugly wall paneling white, but we need to tear down a wall for more room, so everything is on hold for now. Plus cutting the legs of the stools so they can slide under the table and using slim wall shelves for extra storage so as not to interfere with the door opening.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
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LOVE these pantsVerified Buyer Reviewed by Beth the Hiker from Wisconsin on Monday, February 12, 2018I bought these pants 4 1/2 years ago for a fall hiking trip to Alaska where it rained 80% of the time. They kept me dry but yet were breathable. I've worn them ever since multiple times a week for running, hiking and xc skiing. I was so bummed a couple of weeks ago when the bottoms/sides ripped and fell apart. I went online and couldn't believe the exact pant was still available, so I ordered 2 pairs! The first time I ordered a large (I'm 5'4" 125 lbs) only because I wanted to be able to wear them over other pants in very cold weather. This time I ordered a medium and still have plenty of room over another pair of pants.
do not put in dryerVerified Buyer Reviewed by Gardener Anne from Western Washington state on Friday, January 26, 2018I put these pants in the dryer several times, which caused the seam tape to detach. Only then did I check the washing instructions on the tag, and realized my mistake. I assumed it was ok to put them in the dryer because I had been doing so with a much more expensive pair of rain pants by Helly Hansen. I am guessing that the seam tape would not have come off of my White Sierra pants had I line dried them. They are comfortable and do keep my legs dry, and I am a professional gardener in the Seattle area, so go ahead and try them out, just don't put them in the dryer. They are true to size.
Fit a little offVerified Buyer Reviewed by On the Go from santa clara on Tuesday, January 2, 2018I ordered a small (5'4", 133lbs) and they fit fine throughout the legs till the waist. It fit, but then started to feel uncomfortable after a few moments of wearing. I didn't order a medium because I felt the legs would have been way to big.
ThinVerified Buyer Reviewed by LaurieK from Oregon on Saturday, October 7, 2017They fit nice for rain pants but they are thin. They would be fine for walking but I needed something for ranch work.
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"What is the waterproof rating for these pants"
I can't answer that. They are nice lightweight pants,the only drawback being that there is no accommodation for opening the ankle wider to get them over shoes or boots.I have only used them in moderate rain.Nice and dry.They pack down amazingly small and light. For serious rain,I have a cycling raincoat with pit zips by Showers Pass. The sturdiness of these pants is nothing like my Showers Pass jacket.But I wouldn't take a Showers Pass jacket backpacking-too bulky.
There is not a waterproof rating listed on this item.
"Can you get these on/off over hiking boots on the trail?"
an typical hiking boot...probably not
an trail runner athletic shoe...yes
I guess it would depend on how big your boots are. Honestly I haven't tried that. You might want to order a pair and investigate that issue.
I cannot answer that question as I have not worn the pants yet except to try them on.
No,you wouldn't be able to do that.They will accommodate your boots well at the ankle,but unfortunately you would have to remove your boots to put these pants on and off.
No, I do not think so although I did not try it. I do not like this pair of pants much since I do not like the material...
These would probably be a bit tough to get on/off over hiking boots.
"Adjustable pant length is how long when lengthened?"
I have the WS Tarragon Rain Pants, but there isn't really an adjustment to the length. The best I can tell you is the outside seam is 39", and the inseam is 31". The only adjustment to these pants is the waistband, and the ankle/cuff opening. These pants are
great for wind and rain protection.
"What is the inseam measurement for the Large and the X-Large?"
"What is "asst" as a color choice? Why does it say Black available but then in the drop down it's only nautical blue and "asst?""
Not sure about the choices you mention. Maybe call customer service.
I have these pants, and I recall they only came in black when I ordered them, so I think it may be an error. I suggest you call them and place your order over the phone or get clarification from the store. NOTE: These pants are not breathable, so expect to use them only in cold weather or expect to sweat underneath! However, they ARE waterproof, light and packable.
It sounds like you clicked on the MyUpdates drop down box. This feature is designed to allow you to sign up to receive emails if the size or color that you are interested in is not longer in stock. If the item ever comes back into stock we will send you an email to notify you of this. Color asst is for assorted colors if you are interested in multiple colors. If you click on the color swatch above the sizing you will see which sizes and colors we currently have in stock.
"Are these designed to be put on over boots, or would you have to remove your boots to get these on? Thanks!"
They have buttons at the bottom so that you can unsnap the buttons and should be able to fit them on over reasonable sized footwear, including most hiking boots. Cowboy and rodeo boots, not so sure.
Yes - you can wear them over boots. The legs have sturdy push button on the end and a flare flap to widen the opening for over boots.
I am able to keep my boots on and put them on and take them off. I wear a size 10 and I prefer the large as they go over my pants. They are comfy and simple….
You can put on over boots. Easy velcro at ankles. I use for both hiking and golfing!
They have three snaps at the bottom for different sizes. For me, when unsnapped it fits over my boots and I can snap tighter once they're on. I don't see why it would be too tight to pull over boots! However, it does not fully open the leg up.
"Do you know if these pants protect against stinging nettles?"
The fabric is heavily coated and I imagine they would protect against nettles going THROUGH the fabric. However, if you walked through nettles and picked some up on the pants and then rubbed your hands or arms over them, I think you would get stung.
Thank you!
These pants protect against weeds, including stinging nettles. I wear them constantly, even if not raining. They are lightweight, yet waterproof, and not at all hot.
"Are these pants breathable?"
They are breathable.
"I would like to purchase a pair of these rain pants for golf, however, I would like to know if these are made specifically to wear over street clothes? I am right between the medium and large. If I do end up ordering wrong size and need an exchange, what is your policy?"
Yes they are designed to be worn over street clothes.|At Sierra we have a 100% satisfaction guarantee so if you are not happy with your purchase for any reason, please return it to us as soon as possible. Products purchased within 6 months of the order date will receive a refund by the original payment method. For returns on purchases over 6 months old, a gift card will be issued. If you feel we have made a mistake in filling your order, we will gladly refund your shipping charges as well.
"How much do these weigh?"
Weight: 10 oz.Thanks for asking, have a nice day.


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George Jones, Country-Music Star, Dies at 81
Frank Sinatra once called him "the second best singer in America."
Country-music legend George Jones, best known for his 1980 hit "He Stopped Loving Her Today," died today in Nashville, Tennessee, where he'd been hospitalized for the last week, the AP reports. He was 81.
Jones, nicknamed the Possum, had his first No. 1 hit in 1959, and he went on to record more than 150 albums over the course of his career, notching thirteen additional No. 1 songs, including "The Grand Tour" and "She Thinks I Still Care." He was married to Tammy Wynette from 1969 to 1973, but the two continued to perform together and released an album of duets in 1995. Jones was perhaps equally famous for his silky baritone voice — Frank Sinatra once called him "the second best singer in America" — as for his drug-and-alcohol-induced offstage behavior, including a televised police chase through Nashville in 1980. Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992, was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2008, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2012.


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By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois state senator who is running for former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress was arrested on Wednesday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport after he tried to bring a handgun and bullets onto an airplane, a police spokeswoman said.
Donne Trotter was arrested at a Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint and has been charged with attempting to board an aircraft with a weapon, a Class 4 felony, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State Attorney said.
Last week, the 62-year-old Democrat said he was joining the increasingly congested field of candidates hoping to succeed Jackson, who resigned from Congress on November 21.
Jackson had been treated for bipolar disorder over the summer and is reportedly under investigation for alleged misuse of campaign funds.
Trotter's district office in Chicago did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the incident.
Trotter has served in the Illinois statehouse since 1988.
He is among several Illinois lawmakers who have fallen afoul of authorities this year. Two other Illinois state lawmakers have been indicted, and Jackson acknowledged in his resignation letter that he was under investigation by federal authorities.
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The price of oil fluctuated near $88 a barrel on Friday amid uncertainty about progress in U.S. budget talks meant to avoid automatic tax increases and budget cuts.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for January delivery was down 27 cents to $87.80 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.58 to close at $88.07 on the Nymex on Thursday.
U.S. lawmakers are trying to hammer out a deal to avoid a series of automatic tax increases and spending cuts that could drag the U.S. economy into recession if they go into effect.
Markets have been volatile ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline for an agreement to be reached to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
"No significant progress has been made in the U.S. budgetary dispute, which has led to profit-taking," analysts from Commerzbank wrote in a report.
Analysts do not expect oil demand to rise strongly in coming months as the world's major economies struggle to maintain growth. Supplies, meanwhile, remain ample.
In London, Brent crude, which is used to price international varieties of oil, was down 13 cents to $110.76 per barrel on the ICE Futures Exchange.
Other futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange:
— Heating oil lost 0.22 cent to $3.0547 a gallon
— Natural gas fell 0.9 cent to $3.639 per 1,000 cubic feet
— Wholesale gasoline was down 1.07 cents to $2.7227 a gallon.
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It seems if we dare to question motives for war, we are immediately accused of disrespecting those serving in the armed forces, or insulting our veterans.
Nothing could be further from the truth. We have the greatest respect for those who have served our country, and we have often written that the government should treat our veterans better.
On Veterans Day a couple of years ago we wrote, "Let's fix the current G.I. Bill so it is as robust and generous as their grandfathers'. Our veterans, many of them homeless, unemployed, in desperate need of more education and still suffering the effects of war, need our support, not a 21-gun salute. And it's necessary to promise that we won't cut their military pensions." And last Memorial Day we urged the nation not to deny benefits to our many vets who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The image of men marching bravely into battle to fight and give their lives for an idealistic cause is the sort of illusion that has caused untold suffering since the Crusades, and even before that. If we say that many soldiers in combat were not thinking of high ideals, but merely trying to survive, we are not alone.
The poet Thomas Hardy writes of a soldier who enlisted simply because he was out of work and "sold his traps." Rather than be killed himself, he kills another man and laments: "Yes; quaint and curious war is!/ You shoot a fellow down/ You'd treat, if met where any bar is/ Or help to half a crown."
The German author Erich Maria Remarque, in "All Quiet on the Western Front," also writes of the anguish a soldier feels after having killed a man he now sees as a human like himself, fighting for his country: "Take twenty years of my life, comrade, and stand up - take more, for I do not know what I can even attempt to do with it now."
The Irish poet William Butler Yeats goes even further: "Those that I fight I do not hate,/ Those that I guard I do not love." His countrymen, the speaker says, are the poor people of his village, and no outcome of the war will make a difference in their lives. Many war poets, who later died in combat, lament the fact that they and their comrades are called upon to lay down their lives, often without really knowing why.
Many movies have had war themes. "The Deer Hunter," "Apocalypse Now" and "Platoon" focus on the insanity of the Vietnam War. "Saving Private Ryan" deals with the tragedy of lives lost in World War II. "In the Valley of Elah" (2007), based on a true story, concentrates on Iraq and on post-traumatic stress disorder. And, of course, there's "The Bridge on the River Kwai," one of our favorites. "Madness," proclaims the doctor at the end of the movie, "Madness!"
These films and works of literature do not describe men who are thinking of political implications, or of what a wonderful sacrifice they are making. War is not glorious. Two out of every three soldiers who died during the Civil War died not in battle, but from disease. To say this, or to point out that many were draftees, is not to dishonor them or make light of their courage.
To speak of them is not to disrespect them; it is to criticize the reduction of complex, and often self-serving national causes to the simplistic: "Let us die to make men free." Such thinking can only result in more suffering and carnage.
Chuck and Pat Wemstrom live in rural Mount Carroll. They can be reached at email@example.com.


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The famed mystic Rasputin — notorious for his otherworldly powers and his sexual escapades — may not have seemed like a traditional family man, but in fact, he had a wife and three children.
His eldest daughter, Maria, is at the center of Kathryn Harrison's new novel, Enchantments, a dark fairytale mash-up of history and magical realism set during the last days of Imperial Russia.
Maria, called Masha in the novel, had a life almost as intriguing as her father's. "Once I discovered that he had a daughter, and that she had escaped the Bolsheviks and gone to Europe and become, eventually, a successful lion tamer who toured in the United States as the 'Daughter of the Mad Monk,' it just was irresistible," Harrison tells weekends on All Things Considered guest host Jacki Lyden. "Now I had a way of seeing into that world."
That world is the glittering, doomed court of the last Romanov rulers, Nicholas and Alexandra, who took in Rasputin's daughters after his murder in 1916.
Alexandra's treasured only son, Alexei — called Alyosha in the book-- suffered terribly from hemophilia, which historians say only Rasputin was able to ease.
Harrison says it was easy to imagine that the tsarina might have hoped Rasputin's daughter would carry on her father's healing powers after his death.
And while Masha cannot heal the prince the way her father did, she does have some powers of her own.
"She can't cure him, but she can provide solace," Harrison says, in the form of tales she spins about Russia, her father and the exploits of Handsome Alyosha, a mythical stand-in for the gravely ill prince who can have all the adventures the prince himself is denied.
"As their relationship evolves, it becomes one of her reinterpreting a world that he sees in very stark terms," Harrison says. "It's a sort of magic that she does."
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden.
Kathryn Harrison's new book, "Enchantments," is a fairy tale mash-up of history and magical realism set during the last days of Romanov rule in Russia. The main character is Masha, daughter of the man whom neither fiction, film nor history can ever seem to quite get enough of, Rasputin. Harrison says the famed mystic may not have seemed like a family man, but he did have a wife and three children.
KATHRYN HARRISON: And once I discovered that he had a daughter and that she had escaped the Bolsheviks, gone to Europe and become, eventually, a successful lion tamer who toured in the United States as the daughter of the mad monk, it just was irresistible. Now, I had a way of seeing into that world.
LYDEN: That world is the glittering but doomed court of the last Romanovs, Nicholas and Alexandra, who took in Rasputin's daughters after his murder in 1916. Alexandra's treasured only son, the Tsarevich Alexei, known as Alyosha in the book, suffered terribly from hemophilia, which history says only Rasputin seemed able to relieve. Harrison says it was easy to imagine that Alexandra might have hoped Rasputin's daughter, Masha, would carry her father's healing power.
HARRISON: Masha is taken aback, to say the least, to discover what the Tsarina's hopes are. But once she meets Alyosha and begins speaking with him, they have an infinity, and it's based on the imagination and storytelling, which is one thing she can do for him.
LYDEN: She's kind of a Scheherazade in this world here.
HARRISON: Yes. I think that's a fair description. She can't cure him, but she can provide solace. And as the relationship evolves, it becomes one of her reinterpreting a world that he sees in very stark terms. He is the realist or not so much the pessimist, because all of what he expects does come true. But she can divert him from that future that we all know by the sort of magic that she does by telling stories. And they are stories of Russia and stories of his parents, and they're all transformed for him through her eyes.
LYDEN: So when she is the Scheherazade who is surrounding and cocooning him with wonderful, distracting and healing stories, one of the things she does for this hemophiliac young man is, in her imagination, give him something that he has been denied. And what would you deny the crown prince who can have almost everything?
HARRISON: Well, he can't have a bicycle. So she invents one for him. And she calls him Handsome Alyosha. He does all the things that the real crown prince can't do.
LYDEN: Will you please read this bit for us?
HARRISON: Yes. (Reading) Handsome Alyosha's bicycle is red, I told Alyosha, but the handlebars are chrome. Does it have mudguards over the tires? It does. Is it a Raleigh or a Triumph? Neither. It has to be an English bicycle. Says who? I don't like American ones as well as I do English. It's not American or English or French or anything else. It's magic. Handsome Alyosha can pedal it on water and above the clouds. He's written it through the heavens. Every new moon, there's a race around the largest of Saturn's rings, and Handsome Alyosha always wins.
LYDEN: Then she tells him that the gods are racing it, you know? While Masha may not have had the healing powers she was invited into the household to have, she certainly had her own power. And you've brought that back to life.
HARRISON: Yes, I hope so. She struck me as a powerful person because of her ability to escape the revolution and her incredibly creative solution to making money. I mean, I always understood her as somebody who would not give up.
LYDEN: You say that this really came alive for you when you discovered that Masha Rasputin had become, in fact, the big cat and lion tamer. That's - she actually did. She escapes to Paris and then to the U.S.?
HARRISON: Yeah, she actually did. And her career came to a rather sticky end in Peru, Indiana, in 1935 when she was mauled by a bear and nearly bled to death. So there's that sort of strange symmetry. But it's one of those stories in which it's so clear that individual lives and their trials can intersect with history and change things in a way that's remarkable.
LYDEN: Kathryn Harrison's new novel is "Enchantments." Kathryn Harrison, thank you very much.
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Is there any way to tell whether the Maltodextrin I buy at the brew shop is corn starch or a longer chain version or do I need a drug lab to do that?
It's very cheap - $4 per kg if I remember correctly.
corn starch doesn't determine whether it is maltodextrin.
the number of D-glucose units linked by alpha bonds does.
You want to find out what the DE number is (dextrose equivalent).
It should be between 5 and 20.
further, the product should be specifically called maltodextrin, not corn starch.
I went to 3 home brew shops and none of them had "maltodextrin".
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2013 Golden Globes Nominations Announced!
The nominations for the 2013 Golden Globe Awards are finally here!
Megan Fox, Ed Helms, and Jessica Alba woke up bright and early to announce the nominees together.
The show celebrates the best and brightest in the world of television and film, voted by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and will air on Sunday (January 13) on NBC.
Leading the pack was Lincoln with seven noms, Django Unchained and Argo with five mentions each, while popular series Homeland was honored with four nominations.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are set to host the ceremony together live from the Beverly Hilton at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET.
FYI: Jessica is wearing a Christian Dior dress paired with Christian Louboutin shoes. Megan is wearing a Giambattista Valli dress.
Click inside to check out the full list of nominees for the 2013 Golden Globes Awards…
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Richard Gere, Arbitrage
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture
Zero Dark Thirty
Silver Linings Playbook
Django Unchained
Best Director – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Best Score for a Motion Picture
Life of Pi
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Best Actress in a Drama TV Series
Connie Britton, Nashville
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Best Actor in a Drama TV Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical TV Series
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lena Dunham, Girls
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical TV Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Ed Harris, Game Change
Danny Huston, Magic City
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best TV Series – Comedy
Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Best TV Series – Drama
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
The Newsroom
Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields and McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals
Best TV Movie or Miniseries – Actor
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Toby Jones, The Girl
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Best TV Movie or Miniseries – Actress
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Sienna Miller, The Girl
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Best Animated Film
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck it Ralph
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
"For You" – Act of Valor
"Not Running Anymore" – Stand Up Guys
"Safe & Sound" – The Hunger Games
"Skyfall" – Skyfall
"Suddenly" – Les Miserables
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria)
A Royal Affair (Denmark)
The Intouchables (France)
Kon-Tiki (Norway/UK/Demark)
Rust and Bone (France)


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Ford mixes reality TV, charity to make new Fusion a star
DETROIT -- Allow me to make a confession: I have never watched "American Idol" before. And until Ford rolled out its "Random Acts of Fusion" social media campaign for the 2013 Fusion, I could not have picked Ryan Seacrest out in a police lineup.
So it was with considerable apprehension that I allowed myself to be talked into sitting in front of a monitor at the Village Ford dealership in Dearborn last night and asked to judge the musical talent of an "American Idol" aspirant. If I understand the rules correctly, I could even win a trip to the studio where they film the show if my response was deemed clever enough.
Suddenly, Seacrest, the "American Idol" host, appeared on the screen bidding me to click the mouse and get ready to talk into the camera. My chance to do my best sarcastic Simon Cowell imitation had arrived.
I clicked and the next thing I know, some guy appeared, a really big, red-faced guy. I couldn't avert my eyes from his outfit, which looked like it had been cobbled together from Cabela's, the Salvation Army, the heavy metal section of a Halloween costume shop and a Harley Davidson distressed merchandise outlet.
Before I could fully absorb his breathtakingly incongruous getup, he began singing, or at least an approximation of singing. Nasal caterwauling would be more like it. There was a tune in there somewhere, but he couldn't seem to locate it. He threw in the word "rock" a few times, so I was able to determine I was listening to a rock 'n roll song.
I got myself into this predicament because I stopped by Village Ford to witness the last night of Ford's big Random Acts of Fusion pre-launch campaign. About 2,100 Ford dealers participated nationally Thursday evening. Roughly 50,000 customers visited dealerships.
Many of them, unlike me, were real "American Idol" fans hoping to win a VIP, behind-the-scenes trip to the show or a new Fusion. Numbers are still preliminary, but Ford says the event raised $500,000 for various charities.
With Random Acts of Fusion, Ford utilized the enormous celebrity pull of Seacrest and his co-hosts, via their drawing power on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, to get consumers more engaged with the Fusion.
"It's a great way to connect with customers who normally wouldn't connect with the brand," said David Mondragon, general marketing manager for Ford and Lincoln, who dropped by Village Ford to see how the event was going.
These social-media events will play a larger and larger role in Ford's future marketing, he said. Ford says Random Acts of Fusion has generated about 1 billion digital "impressions" since it launched in early fall.
"We already spend less on traditional media and we spend a higher percent of our marketing dollars today on digital marketing than we did yesterday and that will continue going forward," said Mondragon.
It was Mondragon, an affable guy and great salesman in the bargain, who convinced me, against my better judgment, to get in front of that camera and judge that guy's performance.
I don't know how the fellow will fare or whether he'll be outrageous enough to earn an appearance on the big screen, but I'll say one thing: he wasn't holding anything back, which is what the spirit of rock n' roll is all about anyway.
When it came my turn to pass judgment on his performance, I said he delivered an exuberant rendition, but that his enthusiasm perhaps exceeded his musical ability….just slightly. I was trying to be charitable. After all, I had to remember my judging was also being evaluated. Just maybe those invisible jurists found my navy sport coat and powder blue shirt pretty darn geeky, too.
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The chakra virus (チャクラウイルス, chakura uirusu) is a very dangerous and rare virus that affects a person's ability to mould chakra, turning their own chakra into fever. For this reason, shinobi are very afraid of it. A village that Naruto visited after the Konoha Crush was infected by this virus, so Naruto was considered infected too. This was later discovered to be incorrect.[1]
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The unsubscribe tag is putting in a link but it is not complete. First - This is not an issue with copying and pasting from the
pdf file. THe - that I type is a real minus.
There are two issues I see. THe first issue is that the link it provides does not have a complete url with
with http://www.mydomain.com/...
The link it provides starts with /page/Bulkemail/tabid/...
thus making it a relative link inside an email message.
The other think it is doing is making a link that has a div tage inside it:
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What is this 3D stuff it is generating. I tried it numerous times and made a point not to apply formatting to the token.
The actual html it makes for the link is shown below:
To unsubscribe click <a href=

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Well, the ESRB released their rating for Grand Theft Auto V today. Let's just say it's not a game I'd like to own by any means.
Does that mean you're not getting a review? Uh, no. I think an Areas of Concern is not out of the question at all. If the content is as graphic as the ESRB rating summary lines out, it's already a ban.
But you know me, I give games a chance regardless of that. Here's the summary: (WARNING: Graphic.)
"In this open-world action game, players assume the role of three criminals whose storylines intersect within the fictional city of Los Santos. Players can switch between each character to follow his storyline, completing missions which often include criminal activities (e.g., stealing cars, executing heists, assassinating targets). Players use pistols, machine guns, sniper rifles, and explosives to kill various enemies (e.g., rival gang members); players also have the ability to shoot non-adversary civilians, though this may negatively affect players' progress as a penalty system triggers a broad police search. Blood-splatter effects occur frequently, and the game contains rare depictions of dismemberment. In one sequence, players are directed to use various instruments and means to extract information from a character; the sequence is intense and prolonged, and it involves some player interaction (i.e., responding to on-screen prompts). The game includes depictions of sexual material/activity: implied fellatio and masturbation; various sex acts that the player's character procures from a prostitute—while no nudity is depicted in these sequences, various sexual moaning sounds can be heard. Nudity is present, however, primarily in two settings: a topless lap dance in a strip club and a location that includes male cult members with exposed genitalia in a non-sexual context. Within the game, TV programs and radio ads contain instances of mature humor: myriad sex jokes; depictions of raw sewage and feces on a worker's body; a brief instance of necrophilia (no nudity is depicted). Some sequences within the larger game allow players to use narcotics (e.g., smoking from a bong, lighting a marijuana joint); cocaine use is also depicted. Players' character can, at various times, consume alcohol and drive while under the influence. The words "f**k," "c*nt," and "n**ger" can be heard in the dialogue."
.....You can kinda see why I don't want the game, right?
And this is where an Areas of Concern is much better in my mind, because nudity will be censored out and I don't actually bring the game into my home.
So yes, Grand Theft Auto V will get an Areas of Concern, that's for sure, (Provided the walkthroughs don't get taken down.) but a full review is out of the question for me.
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Newsted Unveil Debut Album Title + Track List, Unleash New Song 'Heroic Dose'
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and his new band, Newsted, have just announced details of the band's first full-length album. Newsted's 'Heavy Metal Music' is set to be released everywhere on Aug. 6, with the album track 'Heroic Dose' now available for your listening pleasure.
On Jan. 8, 2013, Newsted released its introductory disc, 'Metal.' The EP contained four tracks: 'Soldierhead,' 'Godsnake,' 'King of the Underdogs' and 'Skyscraper.' Jason Newsted is sticking to the "metal" theme with 'Heavy Metal Music' as the title of the upcoming full-length debut. The album will be the first Newsted release to feature Staind guitarist Mike Mushok, who joined the band after the recording of the 'Metal' EP.
Jason Newsted revealed the new album's details earlier today (June 4), including the album art, track listing and Aug. 6 release date. The bassist also introduced the brand-spanking new track 'Heroic Dose,' which you can hear below.
We recently spoke with Jason Newsted for an exclusive interview, so look out for that coming soon. The band Newsted will also be featured on this year's Gigantour lineup. Check out both the 'Heroic Dose' single and the track listing for 'Heavy Metal Music' below!
Newsted, 'Heroic Dose'
Newsted, 'Heavy Metal Music' Track Listing:
01. 'Heroic Dose'
02. 'Soldierhead'
03. '…As The Crow Flies'
04. 'Ampossible'
05. 'Long Time Dead'
06. 'Above All'
07. 'King Of The Underdogs'
08. 'Nocturnus'
09. 'Twisted Tail Of The Comet'
10. 'Kindevillusion'
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Ethics Bulletin: Gifts to Faculty
December 14, 2012 | Bulletin, Ethics
As the academic year is well underway and the holidays are upon us, many of you are invited to attend a seminar or conference paid for by a CUNY vendor; to participate in a golf outing sponsored by a publisher; to review or write textbooks; or to accept certain "tokens of appreciation" from your students or their parents. In connection with such activities, there are a number of rules to keep in mind. Under the New York State Public Officers Law, which governs all CUNY employees, including faculty at the senior and community colleges, attendance at a seminar or a conference given and paid for by a CUNY vendor, or acceptance of an incentive from a publisher or a "token" from a student, may constitute an acceptance of an unauthorized gift and a violation of the Public Officers Law.


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A local comedian who was charged with shooting his daughter in the face pleaded guilty at the Wayne County Courthouse on Thursday.
A local comedian who was charged with shooting his daughter in the face pleaded guilty at the Wayne County Courthouse on Thursday.
Matthew Holmes, 39 of Honesdale, also known as "Superfox," plead guilty to one count of Recklessly Endangering Another Person, graded as a Misdemeanor of the 2nd Degree.
The incident occurred on May 25 in Honesdale Borough when Holmes "accidently but recklessly" shot his 15-year-old daughter in the face.
On the night of May 25 the shooting occurred on 11th Street where the 15-year-old girl was shot in the face.
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Detective Sean LeStrange of the Honesdale Borough Police Department, Holmes was visiting friends with his 15-year-old daughter on 11th Street.
Holmes was seated at a kitchen table and removed his 9 mm semi-automatic handgun from his holster and removed a live round from the chamber of the weapon.
He then set it on top of the kitchen table. While Holmes was still handling the weapon it went off and struck his daughter in the face.
Another guest at the residence called 911 and the minor was flown to the CMC Hospital Trauma Unit in Scranton. It was reported to Honesdale Borough Police that she was in stable condition.
Holmes was arraigned before Magistrate District Judge Bonnie Carney. His bail was set at $7,500 and he was incarcerated at the Wayne County Correctional Facility pending his next court appearance.
After the incident Holmes came to this newspaper to share his side of the story.
"I was sitting in a really low chair and my gun was starting to hurt my side, so I took it out," Holmes stated. "I pulled back the chamber to release the bullet and pulled the clip, then it fired up and hit my daughter."
He said he "didn't see" another bullet go into the chamber and that he "thought it was empty."
"It was an honest mistake," Holmes said. "I didn't know the other bullet was there. If the clip was pulled first this wouldn't have happened."
He added that if someone really wanted to hurt someone, they "wouldn't go to take the gun apart."
"I freaked out and rushed to my daughter's side immediately," Holmes stated. "I was holding her by the neck to hold the blood back. I was yelling for someone to call the police. The whole time I was telling her to look at me and kept her focused."
When the bullet hit his daughter, it hit her chin and exited the back of her cheek. It never hit the top of her face and her jaw didn't break.
He said that when police arrived, his daughter was "standing the whole time" and that she "remained conscious" throughout the entire ordeal.
"I'm blessed that I'm not burying my daughter," Holmes said. "She's here and I get to be her parent and see her grow up and meet her goals. I get to see her get married. I support her 100 percent. We will stand as a family and we will be stronger than before."
He said that people have their opinions, "but they don't know me."
"Don't pass judgement when you don't know me," Holmes stated. "Anyone who says I did this out of spite is lying. Find the facts out first. Let ignorance be bliss. I love my daughter to death. My heart was broken when this happened."
Holmes added he has "nothing to hide" and said his daughter is his princess.
Wayne County District Attorney Janine Edwards stated that Holmes plead to the "top charge" he could for this kind of incident. She added that he should get the "maximum sentence" of two years in jail and a $5,000 fine.
Holmes has performed comedy shows at various venues around the area.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 7.
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The ark story would make for a great drinking game, take a shot every time you find a flaw, except ... the participants in the game would be at risk of dying from alcohol poisoning.


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Adults and children looking to take a North Dakota hunter education class in 2013 are reminded to enroll now as the majority of all classes are held by the end of May.
Zach Peterson, hunter education coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said classes held early in the year fill up quickly because of the deer application deadline.
"There is a major demand for classes held before June because they will qualify students for submitting a deer application," Peterson said.
To register, click on the North Dakota Game and Fish online services tab, and "online course enrollment" under the hunter education heading. Classes are listed by city, and can also be sorted by start date. To register for a class, click on "enroll" next to the specific class, and follow the simple instructions. Personal information is required.
Those who do not have access to the Internet and want to sign up for a class can call the hunter education program in Bismarck at (701) 328-6615.
State law requires anyone born after Dec. 31, 1961 to pass a certified hunter education course to hunt in the state. Hunter education is mandatory for youth who are turning 12 years old, and children can take the class at age 11.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is inviting congressional leaders to the White House next week for "fiscal cliff" talks, an administration official said on Friday.
Obama will announce that the invitation was extended to Republican House Speaker John Boehner, Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell, the official said.
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The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): Research Findings
January/February 2002
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
Most people who participate in medical studies hope that the research findings will help others. The 2,628 women who enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) since it began in 1994 have contributed a lot of time and energy over the years. The following is a brief summary of some of the important findings that have come out of this study, thanks to the dedication of its participants and researchers.
In late 1995, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced. The number of women on HAART increased after April 1996, and WIHS research clearly shows a decline in HIV-related death, a decline in the progression of HIV to AIDS, an increase or no change in CD4 cells, and a decline in HIV (viral load) in the blood. (Higher CD4 cells and lower viral load levels are signs of an improved immune system.)
WIHS research shows that CD4 cell levels of less than 200 continue to be a strong predictor of AIDS and death. Early data from one study show that there appears to be no benefit from starting HAART therapy in symptom-free individuals with CD4 cells greater than 350, but longer follow-up is needed. Research also shows that women on HAART are less likely to have visited the emergency room or had a hospital admission.
The above findings illustrate the need for educating HIV-positive people about the possible benefits of starting HAART at the appropriate time, and the value of regular health care visits to the doctor.
WIHS investigators have found that HIV-positive African American women and women reporting a history of injection drug use, or recent drug or alcohol use, were less likely to report HAART use. This demonstrates the need for strong outreach to women in vulnerable populations.
WIHS research has also shown that adherence (taking medications exactly as prescribed) to a HAART regimen has sometimes been difficult. Reported reasons for non-adherence are forgetting to take medications and unpleasant side effects. One WIHS study showed that one-third of women on HAART reported some "switch" in their regimen. Frequent switching of medications can lead to decreased effectiveness, increased risk of some side effects and reactions, and fast development of resistance to HIV medication. This demonstrates the need to educate people about the importance of adherence and provide them with tips on remembering to take medications and dealing with side effects.
By testing samples sent in from the clinical sites, WIHS researchers discovered that a large number of the HIV-positive women in the study are also infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV), the virus that can cause genital warts and put women at increased risk for cervical abnormalities (cervical lesions). These cervical lesions are treatable, but if left untreated they can progress in time to cervical cancer. These findings regarding HPV and cervical lesions support the need for regular Pap tests, prompt treatment of lesions when needed, intense follow-up, and education for all women about behavior changes that will reduce their risk of exposure to HPV.
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a virus that can seriously damage the liver. WIHS research has shown that women in the study who inject IV drugs or have sex with a male injection drug user are at increased risk of being co-infected with HCV. Future WIHS research plans to focus on the long-term consequences of women infected with both viruses.
Recently, the WIHS was granted funds to expand the study size. In October 2001, clinical sites around the country began recruiting 1,078 new women to join the study. This allows researchers to continue their investigations and address new issues. For more information, visit the WIHS Web site at https://statepiaps.jhsph.edu/wihs/.
Maryellen Hughes, C.N.M. (certified nurse-midwife), is a clinician at the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. Reprinted courtesy of www.PositiveWords.com ©2001 by Dallabrida & Associates.
Back to the January/February 2002 issue of Body Positive magazine.
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Women, Families, and HIV/AIDS: A Sociological Perspective on the Epidemic in America*
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University of Hawaiʻi campuses celebrate spring 2011 commencementUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Kymber-Lee S. Char, (808) 956-9437
Public Information Officer, External Affairs and University Relations
Public Information Officer, External Affairs and University Relations
Posted: May 3, 2011
HONOLULU – The University of Hawaiʻi System announces its spring 2011 commencement schedule:
Friday, May 6
UH Mānoa College of Education Department of Education Technology
Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: Wist Hall 234, UH Mānoa campus or at the Diamond Head Amphitheatre in Second Life (SL) Island http://tinyurl.com/3esmmst
Speaker: Christine Sorensen, dean, UH Mānoa College of Education
UH Mānoa College of Education Department of Educational Technology hosts its inaugural virtual graduation ceremony at the COE Second Life (SL) Island.
Wednesday, May 11
UH Mānoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall
Speaker: Pamela Young, anchor, KITV4 News
Student Speakers: Kristina Ramilo and Janel Pulido, School of Nursing, and Crystal Bell, School of Dental Hygiene
Candidates: 19 dental hygiene, 57 undergraduate nursing, 43 graduate nursing
Friday, May 13
Leeward Community College
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Tuthill Courtyard, Leeward CC campus
Student Speakers: Rose Kopp and Marie Ramos
Candidates: 235
Honolulu Community College
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Waikīkī Shell
Speaker: Danene Lunn, Manuheali'i
Student Speakers: Willsie Scott and Kevin Matsumoto
Candidates: 638
UH Mānoa College of Engineering
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Ballroom, UH Mānoa campus
UH Mānoa Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Location: Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Hālau o Haumea
Candidates: 46 undergraduate, 6 graduate
University of Hawai'i Center, Maui
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Elleair Ballroom, Maui Beach Hotel
Speaker: Pamela Tumpap, president, Maui Chamber of Commerce
Candidates: 93
Kapiʻolani Community College
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The Great Lawn, Kapiʻolani CC campus
Speaker: Kalani Fujiwara, alumni and Kapi'olani CC political science instructor
Student Speaker: Heather Young, co-valedictorian
Candidates: 330
Kauaʻi Community College
Time: 6:15 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Kaua'i CC campus
Speaker: The Honorable Neil Abercrombie, governor, State of Hawai'i
Candidates: 273
Hawaiʻi Community College, Manono Campus
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium
Speaker: The Honorable William "Billy" Kenoi, mayor, County of Hawai'i
Student Speaker: Seth Tucker, liberal arts graduate candidate
Candidates: 420
Saturday, May 14
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium
Speaker: Dr. Hank C.K. Wuh, founder and CEO, Cellular Bioengineering, Inc.
Student Speaker: Valerie Dionne
Candidates: 607
UH Hilo marks a historical milestone when the College of Pharmacy awards its first doctor of pharmacy degree during the spring 2011 commencement ceremony.
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa – Baccalaureate Degrees
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Stan Sheriff Center, UH Mānoa campus
Speaker: Jim Leach, chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities
Student Speaker: Sarah Riordan, BA in speech candidate
Candidates: 1,500
Windward Community College
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Palikū Theatre, Windward CC campus
Student Speaker: Fay M. Kauanoe and Leah M. Keoppel
Candidates: 55
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa – Advanced Degrees
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Stan Sheriff Center, UH Mānoa campus
Speaker: The Honorable Neil Abercrombie, governor, State of Hawai'i
Candidates: 800
University of Hawai'i Center, West Hawaiʻi
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Keauhou Convention Center, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa
Speaker: Lynne T. Waters, associate vice president of external affairs and university relations, University of Hawai'i System
Student Speaker: Daniel Cody, Sr., culinary arts graduate candidate
Candidates: 64
University of Hawai'i–West Oʻahu
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall
Speaker: Peter Carlisle, mayor, City and County of Honolulu
Candidates: 142
Sunday, May 15
UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall
Speaker: Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges
Student Speaker: Martin Ishikawa, class president
Candidates: 63
University of Hawai'i Maui College
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Speaker: The Honorable Neil Abercrombie, governor, State of Hawai'i
Student Speakers: Caroline Nawatzki Neubauer
Candidates: 345
UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Andrews Amphitheater, UH Mānoa campus
Speaker: Sabrina Shizue McKenna, associate justice, Supreme Court of Hawai'i
Student Speaker: Wilson Unga and Nicole Heilemann
Candidates: 99 JD, 11 LLM
Monday, May 16
UH Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa campus
Speaker: The Honorable Neil Abercrombie, governor, State of Hawaiʻi
Candidates: 26 cadets


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Not sure if this counts since it was an exclusive, but it seemed to me the box was about the size of the mid-size line...The Octuparra Droid. I'd love a crack at a movie-decoed one of the big assed Octo-Droid. It's one of my favorite Separatist items, if not my absolute favorite really. It's huge, towering. The only thing bigger is the AT-AT, and that's barely larger. It really is just that tall and imposing a toy.I remember when I first asked for it, saying how it's mostly air and would fit in a small box... Hasbro sure proved that! But built up and standing tall, it makes one hell of a big, mean looking Separatist droid. Definitely my favorite piece of armor for them. But a movie deco of it would definitely demand a repurchase for me.
The Geonosian Starfighter is definitely one that could be re-released. They could even make it a Clone Wars toy and pack in a repaint of the Geonosian that comes in the Target 2-pack.The Naboo N-1 Starfighter would be welcome as well - I think that will also be re-released next year for the 3D release of TPM. I always thought they would re-release it around the time of AOTC since Padme flew one and they released her in that pilot outfit.
I am expecting a re-release of the Sith Infiltrator but I'm hoping they don't - I would rather see them use the movie re-releases as an opportunity to offer a new large scale vehicle we've never seen before - so the 3D re-release of EP1 is a great opportunity for a larger, better scaled Infiltrator - it doesn't have to be so big that Maul can park his Speeder in it standing up, but how about big enough so that the sphere in the back can open up at the bottom and hold the speeder horizontally and then the top of the sphere can open up to reveal a full featured cockpit, spots for Sith probe droids and other Sith Hunter gear. So I would say something that is at least double the size of the one we already got.
Definitely a re-release of the Vulture Droid in TPM colors - I'm still surprised that we haven't seen that yet, but perhaps they're holding it for the 3D release of TPM.
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