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It isn't cut out yet, it gets cut around the feather border on the outside and around the neck. I was playing with having the feathers go under and on top of each other seeing if I could get dimension. There was left over fleece so I did a scarf. Winter is coming and it gave me more practice on the over and under of the feathers. It will be cut off right outside those straight lines. This is more practice from lessons from the Craftsy.com class, Design It Quilt It.
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Jersey Shore Boys Caught on Anonymous Webcam Site UPDATED
Two female bloggers were browsing ChatRoulette, an anonymous videochat site, and who should show up but the men of Jersey Shore: "lol were the cast of that shit. google search us." UPDATE: A cruel fake!
Update: It was footage from a preexisting Jersey Shore webcam incident. And with that, the beautiful dream that you could stumble across somebody famous on ChatRoulette disappeared.
To understand what on earth was going on here, I visited ChatRoulette.com and found myself staring suddenly into a random person's bedroom, via webcam. You can communicate, or you can click "Next" to get another rando. In the course of 10 seconds, I clicked through three erect penises, a party of dude bros drinking beer, one girl rubbing her boobs, a clip from an action movie, and a bunch of awkward boys peering hopefully into their computers. Ergo: Totally appropriate that Jersey Shore struts and puffs feathers there. NYULocal's Nicole He and buddy Katherine Pan explain the chat's sad ending:
Nicole: @Mike — no, I actually accidentally nexted them :(. They were too busy dancing and flexing (I'm serious). At some point DJ Pauly D lifted up his shirt and we were blinded by the orangeness.
Katherine: Nicole was too excited to google search them and stopped our video feed. Slightly more devastating than me accidentally nexting the luxembourg boy who looked like james franco.
At first I thought Pauly D was showing his penis in the above picture, but upon further inspection, he is pointing to a star-shaped belt buckle. ChatRoulette users, consider yourselves warned, and get them to do something funny if you see them again. [NYULocal]

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Eurobarometer 62.1: The Future of the European Union, Vocational Training, Environment, IT at Work, and Public Services, October-November 2004 (ICPSR 4341)
Principal Investigator(s): Papacostas, Antonis, European Commission
This round of Eurobarometer surveys diverged from the standard Eurobarometer measures and queried respondents on (1) the European Constitution, (2) the Lisbon Agenda, (3) vocational training, (4) attitudes toward the environment, (5) information and communication technologies in the workplace, and (6) services of general interest. For the first topic, respondents were asked about their knowledge of, and attitudes and opinions towards the draft of the European Constitution, what sources they trusted to obtain information about the Constitution, whether they would exercise the "citizens right of initiative" described in the draft of the Constitution, and likelihood they would vote in a referendum to ratify text of the European Constitution. For the second topic, the Lisbon Agenda, the survey solicited respondents' opinions with respect to the current and future state of the European economy, and the situation of the respondent's nation's economy, employment, environment, social welfare, and quality of life. In addition, respondents were also asked to assess their personal quality of life, financial situation, and employment status, and compare Europe's quality of life and economy with other countries. For the third topic, the survey queried about the respondents' experiences with vocational training such as the extent and nature of information and communication technology training received, sources of funding for such training, recent and future participation in vocational training, and what sorts of training the respondents believed would help them to advance in their careers. In regard to the fourth topic, respondents were asked to identify particular environmental issues that were of concern to them, and whether policy makers' should consider the environment in making decisions about social and economic policies, and employment. In addition, the survey asked respondents to describe personal efforts made in taking care of the environment, and identify the level of government most effective in taking decisions about the environment. The survey also asked several questions pertaining to the fifth topic, information and communication technologies. Respondents were asked to identify the most important technological devices in their daily (both professional and personal) lives, to what extent they made use of computers and the Internet, whether or not they received information and communication technology training, and their ability to telework. Finally, respondents were asked to identify services of general interest (telephone, electric, water, postal, public transit) available to them and which were most used, and provide an opinion about the affordability of these services, and the quality of the services received. Demographic and other background information includes respondent's age, gender, nationality, origin of birth (personal and parental), marital status, left-to-right political self-placement, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, availability of a fixed or a mobile telephone in the household, type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).
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West L.A. College plays host to the second round of Asante Elite Camps March 25-27.
While star prospects like Jaydon Mickens and Darreus Rogers showcased their skills at the Elite Quarterback Camp earlier this month, Elijah Asante welcomes former NFL All-Pro offensive tackle Irv Pankey to help run the Elite Trenchmen Academy.
"This camp is about teaching linemen footwork, technique and teamwork," said Asante, who is also the head coach for Carson High School. "The skill guys get the glitz and glamor at camps, but football games are usually won and lost in the trenches.
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Pankey, who played offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, will oversee each drill and instruct the campers on the finer points in run blocking and pass protection. He will be joined some of the best high school coaches in the City and Southern Section of California.
"Irv brings experience and a fantastic resume to the camp," said Asante. "He's blocked for Charles White and Eric Dickerson. He knows what goes on behind the scenes of the highest levels of football and is able to bring that to film study and practice."
After the Academy concludes, awards will be given for most valuable linemen, best technician, best footwork, best blocker and fastest lineman.
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HOUSTON — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o won the Lombardi Award on Wednesday as college football's best lineman or linebacker.
Te'o, also a Heisman Trophy finalist, had 103 tackles and seven interceptions this year to help the undefeated Fighting Irish reach the BCS championship game against Alabama.
"It's the big dance," Te'o said about the title game. "It is something that you dream about when you are little and for me to be in that game and playing against a real good Alabama team, it will be a perfect end to this chapter in my life."
Te'o edged Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones, Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones and South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney for the award presented by the Rotary Club of Houston.
"You look at my highlights and you look at their highlights, I'm a big fan of their highlights," Te'o said.
"When you look at the company I am with — Jarvis, JC, Barrett — all guys that have proven themselves many, many times. For me to walk away with it, I am just very, very grateful. All of those guys are deserving of the trophy as well, so it is just a great experience and great opportunity for me."
On Monday, Te'o won the Dick Butkus Award as the best linebacker, and the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player.
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Remains found of Red Lake girl, 17, missing since September
Special Agent E.K. Wilson reported that the remains of a Red Lake Nation girl were found on the reservation.
He said he was contacted Tuesday night by a Red Lake Public safety officer and the Red Lake Fire Department.
The remains were sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner and were identified as those of Stacy Hill, a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since Sept. 9.
"The recovery area was in the North Barton housing area just north of Highway 1," Wilson said. Minnesota Highway 1 crosses the Red Lake reservation.
He said the investigation is ongoing and has not been classified as a homicide investigation.
Hill was described in the missing person request for information as "a vulnerable young woman."
Wilson said the FBI is interested in talking to anyone who might have information in any way pertinent to the investigation.


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Former Grateful Dead drummer/percussionist Mickey Hart is, apparently, wanted for assaulting a fan. Details surrounding the incident are scarce, but CBS Cleveland reported that police in Kentucky have a warrant for Hart's arrest, stemming from an alleged assault after a recent show.
After the news of the warrant broke, Hart issued the following press statement: "I am totally baffled by a bizarre claim of assault by me coming out of Kentucky – the home of Bluegrass and a state I love dearly. Any accusation or claim of assault against me is completely false and without any basis whatsoever. I played drums on 'Shakedown Street,' but I never expected to be 'The Victim or the Crime.'"
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Police continue to search for a large snake that escaped its owner in a South Jersey town last month. However, they also say the reptile doesn't pose much of a threat to humans.
Animal control officers received several reports of a snake in the Villas section of Lower Township. The reptile was spotted several times but still has not been captured.
One witness, Becky Clements, told NBC40 she took a picture of the snake eating a seagull in her backyard.
"I never thought I'd ever see a snake that big in the Villas," Clements said.
Lower Township Police located the original owner, a resident of Villas. They also determined the species and identified the snake as a red-tailed boa, approximately six-feet long and eight-pounds.
Despite the panic from some residents, officials say the snake is relatively harmless to humans.
"No one should feel unsafe in their own backyard," said Lower Township Manager Mike Voll. "This was an unfortunate case of a pet snake that wasn't being watched properly and it caused concern when it got away. The bottom line is that people don't have to be afraid."
Officials still say however that residents should supervise their children and pets as they continue to search for the snake.
"The red-tailed boa is not aggressive and unlikely to be found wanting anything other than amphibians, rodents, rabbits and birds," said a Township spokesperson.
Police say the owner is not facing any criminal charges since it's not illegal to own a snake in New Jersey. The red-tailed boa can be found at pet stores nationwide. Officials say the owner is still accepting responsibility however for not watching the snake carefully after he took it out of its aquarium for cleaning and exercise.
Boas are normally shy and primarily nocturnal, doing most of their movement during dawn and dusk, according to Dr. Nick Holland of Shore Animal Control Services.
Boas are native to South America as well as some areas of Mexico and are a popular item at pet stores.
Officials hope to find the snake soon. According to Holland, the snake won't survive in cool weather and could also die from eating wildlife that carries bacteria that it's not immune to.
The snake was last spotted eating a bird around the 200 block of Arbor Road earlier this week. According to experts, the reptile will likely retreat to a cool, dark place for three weeks to a month in order to digest its meal.
"Residents don't have to be afraid," said Lower Township Police Chief William Mastriana. "Even though this isn't an aggressive snake, we want people to exercise caution and take the time to check their property, their sheds and crawl spaces. If you see something, give the police department a call."
The snake has gained plenty of attention on social media since news of its escape surfaced. Two parody accounts @VillasSnake and @CapeMayPython were created on Twitter.
Lower Township Police are advising all residents who spot the snake to call the department at 609-886-2711 as well as animal control at 1-800-351-1822.


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Have you tried a Doritos Locos Taco from Taco Bell? If so you helped the fast-food giant reach a big milestone. The company announced that over 500 million Doritos Locos Tacos have been sold nationwide.
According to Foodbeast, Taco Bell made it to the 500 million mark after just 14 months of selling the Doritos Locos Tacos, which now come in Nacho Cheese- and Cool Ranch-flavored shells. To hit the impressive number, Taco Bell had to sell an average of 1.1 million Doritos Locos Tacos per day. That's a whole lot of tacos.
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The House and Senate planned to convene Monday after a three-day weekend. The Senate was scheduled to vote on a bill that would allow concealed handguns in churches and other houses of worship.
The measure would leave it up to churches to decide whether to allow the concealed weapons and who could carry them.
The House planned to vote on a non-binding resolution urging federal officials to not infringe on the 2nd Amendment. House members also planned to vote on a bill that authorizes a new veterans home in the state but does not specify how to fund such a project.


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Who Beat Up Arianna Huffington?
Perhaps no one was more eager to leave the dinner than David Geffen and Arianna Huffington: Geffen and Huffington bolted super early and were already in his jet before the dinner had ended. One person who approached Arianna to chat as she was leaving the dinner got the cold shoulder. "Darling, I would love to talk, but I'm getting a ride back with David on his plane." (Oh, and Huffington's efforts to hide her black right eye with bangs didn't fool everyone. She earned the bruise recently when she passed out and hit her head on a desk.)
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on Sep 29, 2012 at 6:36 pm
This is great, but for several years, several Huff Students (and ex-students as us) have been utilizing a more comprehensive program from Stanford named EPGY. It is for math and language arts and covers K-12. several years back, a group of parents really pushed to get Huff and MVSD on board, because it is a great program for ANY level of student, but as usual, it fell on deaf ears, and got little support. EPGY now has independent enrollment, and my kids are still doing it, (5 years now) and are working well above their grade level.
It helped a lot when we moved to Ohio, where the standard elementary school curriculum is well above MVSD.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Oct 8, 2012 at 2:48 pm
"it fell on deaf ears"? Humm, you can't possibly be talking about the MVWSD? And I thought Waverly Park had its own Superintendent and Trustee. (clear throat ... )
Seriously now - it's hard to improve "Strategic Goal 5: Engage students, parents and the community ..." when there are no particular metrics on how well you do this. The League of California Cities has such metrics, and workbooks and research in how to do this better. I'm much more of a fan of the LCC than of the CSBA (California School Boards Association) for examples of GREAT government.
"Good Communication" is two way. (that's also how you stay married)
BTW - Salman Kahn's material is $ 0 and Sal is a Cuesta Park neighborhood resident.
SN is a candidate for MVWSD Board (and I have so much free time because I'm mostly retired!)
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Another story I would like to share: Let's call it "The teacherous peta".The Basket of Conduct[4] contains ten stories of the Bodhisatta's former lives. In one of these lifetimes he was a brahman named Sankha who saw a Paccekabuddha, or non-teaching enlightened one, walking barefoot on a desert path. Sankha thought to himself, "Desiring merit, seeing one eminently worthy of a gift of faith, if I do not give him a gift, I will dwindle in merit." So the brahman, who had a very delicate constitution, presented his sandals to the Paccekabuddha even though his own need for them was greater (Division I, Story 2).
from: Dana - The Practice of Giving
Cambodian people (I guess even most South East Asian People) are very saddha (saddly mostly just raga) minded people. Dana is well taught by monks and people love to make make Dana to get good results. Unfortunate 99% of the monks accept money and as money is easy to handle and quick to share it is rather difficult to get enought to eat. One can imagen that it is more that arousing if there comes somebody with a almsbow along and does not take money. As the people use to follow each other, it depends very much on the reaction of the fist person behind the entrence of the house you might stop. "He does not take money. You can give him Mi (imported instant noodels)" would be the most accuring message through the village. It's food and one even does not need to cook it to eat it, but the impact of industrial food has its signs after some days.
One day it was another Mi day. As the bow was full I returned to the my place. On the way back through the village one person approches me reaching passing a bag with a cake and a Sojamilk can into my direction. "Full is full, but if I do not take it, it might be another 'dry instant noodle day'. Overheld by greed and fear that I would spend my meal again just with this noodles, I thought that it would be ok to make a exception and exepted that gift.
It was a follmoon day and on this daiy all the petas of the neigboring villages usually gathered on the land of the monastery. There is one young man you is really ugly, mostly naked or nearly naked, mentally and also bodily disabled how leads the grows of petas from one donation occation to the other.
As I came near to the place I used to resist (a small open temple to wrship the place ghosts) he was just following a group of people featuring some food to the spirits. He just pushed some cakes and sweets, taken 5 seconds after the people laid down the gifts, with both hands in his mouth as he saw me coming along. He suddenly started to laught and quickly walked torward me. He streched out the hand to my alm bowl and wanted to open it. In the first moment I realiced did not realice my thought "Hey you greedy being, don't take what is on the top in the bowl. You can have everything else, but wait" and layed my hand on the bowl. As he pulled stronger on the cover, I came to awarness again and let him open it. Of cause he took that what was so crasped by me. Then I needed to laugh inwardly and was actually very happy about this situation of "ripping kamma".
He is one of the greatest teachers in this monastery, saddly even deveted people and monks use to beat him. For him it's not only the food that he enjoys, he also enjoys it to make banter and annoy the "Dana" receiver. One more thing is, that he is actually not that greedy as it seems. As soon as he had taken something he always shares it with the other petas, most of them are poor village children, who enjoy it to spend their time in running for good food around.
He loves Mi but is not used to get it as a gift. He stood still with open eyes and open mouth for minutes as I meet him one time outside of his appearing in the monastery, just working on a field. The children learn much with him, some this, many also what will really help.
After it was silent and the mind empty of those events again I started to prepare my place to eat some dry instantnoodles. In the same moment visitors came and donated some "real" food.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 10:25 AM
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Native American remains found in Menlo Park
Original post made on Nov 15, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 10:25 AM
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a resident of another community
on Nov 15, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Oh. Oh, oh, oh.
Please show all respect. This is sad.
a resident of Community Center
on Nov 15, 2012 at 4:56 pm
In a perfect world the burial site would be a place to visit and learn. The Carmel Mission has Native Americans buried with markers indicating who they were. It's repectful and enlightening.
Overbuilding needs to stop in Palo Alto and Menlo Park.
a resident of another community
on Nov 15, 2012 at 5:36 pm
If there even is an organization called the Native American Historical Society it certainly has no jurisdiction over the remains of native people in California. That should read "the Native American Heritage Commission" see Web Link
a resident of Menlo Park
on Nov 15, 2012 at 6:18 pm
I'm kind of curious to know how the determination that these were Native Americans was made. Would have been nice if the article mentioned something about that.
a resident of Midtown
on Nov 15, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Given that Indian tribes lived here for 1000s of years there must be more than a million skeletons lying around in the area.
Most were probably eaten by scavengers or rotted
-those left should be removed and buried in a cemetery.
Was there anything to suggest that these remains were something out of the ordinary?
a resident of Community Center
on Nov 16, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Given the location, I would assume they are Ohlone.
I don't know for sure if it still is open to new burials, but ther is an Ohlone burial site in southern Fremont, off of Mission Blvd.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Nov 24, 2012 at 1:10 am
This article is a reprint of the police press release. If the police don't even know the name of the agency to contact concerning Native remains, are we sure they didn't end up in some hobbiest's garage?
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Biden Makes More Promises to Gays
At a fundraiser yesterday, VP Joe Biden tried, fruitlessly, to appease a gay community enraged by Barack Obama's not caring about their issues all that much. He is "not unaware of the controversy!"
But he promises—promises!—that things will totally get better soon. Or eventually.
See Obama campaigned against the Defense of Marriage Act and Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and now that he is president he does not talk about those things so much. Obviously he's got a lot of important things to do but on the other hand adding those two things to the list is like picking up milk on your way home from a long weekend hiking down the Appalachian Trail—if you really cared you'd remember!
So Biden answered those who say the President broke implicit and explicit promises by making more (often vaguer) promises:
Biden acknowledged the anger many gays and lesbians have toward the White House, and he pledged to "put some pace on the ball."
He said that gay and lesbian concerns will not be "delayed, put off or not end up on [Obama's] plate" because he is dealing with so many other issues.
Biden drew repeated standing ovations, according to a pool report, as he pledged the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the passage of the Lieberman-Baldwin bill on health benefits, a ban on workplace discrimination, adoption rights for all and an end to the HIV travel ban.
On Thursday, Biden said the administration is committed to "the unfinished business of true equality."
"I promise you with your help we'll get there in this administration," he said, going as far as to add that if the country achieves gender equality, "I will have marked my term as vice president as being truly worthwhile."
Openly gay Representatives Tammy Baldwin, Jared Polis, and Barney Frank all attended the dinner, and because of that the crowd of "about 50 protesters" outside the dinner called them all "Gay Uncle Toms."
There really should be a separate term for Gay traitors! We suggest either "Gay Uncle Bruce" or "Just Jack."
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Lineage is the transmission of a living energy from teacher to student. Lineages exist in many traditions, notably martial arts, healing arts and spirituality. The lineage represents an unbroken chain through which accumulated knowledge is passed from generation to generation.
A spiritual teacher is someone who, in almost every instance, has been the student of a real guru. As students, they have spent years studying and practicing the techniques and methods transmitted by their gurus. They have carefully cultivated to a one-pointed focus a deep understanding of the highest power that dwells within. If such a person comes from a lineage and represents a respected tradition, then we have assurance that they have been well trained and are teaching from their genuine experience. Furthermore, if such a person has been empowered to teach by a guru, then it is because they have been recognized by their predecessors and peers to possess a profound inner gift.
The lineage held by Swami Chetanananda originated with Bhagavan Nityananda, one of the greatest Indian saints of the last century. Nityananda, whose name means "bliss of the eternal," lived in southwest India from around the turn of the 20th century until 1961. Details of his early life are difficult to verify, but from the 1920s until his passing, he was surrounded by an ever-increasing number of disciples and devotees. By the late 1930s he was established in Ganeshpuri in the countryside near Bombay (now Mumbai), where an active ashram developed around him.
Nityananda would come into a small room in this ashram which was lit by a few bare electric light bulbs, and sit there quietly with his eyes open. People would come from all distances to see him because, in India, the mere viewing of a spiritual teacher, called darshan, is considered a profound and important blessing. Nityananda would sit in this space with his eyes open, simply establishing a connection with each visitor according to his or her capacity to experience and sustain that contact.
Nityananda was well known in the districts of Maharashtra and Karnataka, where he is revered to this day. In its essence, Nityananda's teaching is profoundly simple. Like the ancient sages of many traditions, he said that anyone who merges the individual into the universal is an enlightened person. To realize the universal nature of one's own individual consciousness is the goal of sadhana (spiritual practice). However, it is hard to describe Nityananda's greatness to most Westerners since his most profound achievements were internal. He never explicitly identified himself with a particular spiritual practice or tradition. In fact, he rarely spoke at all. The thousands of people who came to see him did so because in him they experienced the miracle of pure consciousness in human form. Such a holy person is called an avadhut. Timeless and eternal, the avadhut is a direct link to the absolute, encompassing all teachers who precede him and all who follow.
One of the thousands of disciples who made their way to Ganeshpuri in the late 1950s was an American named Albert Rudolph ("Rudi"). Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rudi had been actively pursuing his spiritual development from a young age. At age 30, he was at a crossroads in his life when an associate took him to meet Nityananda at his ashram in Ganeshpuri. Rudi wrote, "My first meeting, in India in 1958, with the great Indian saint Bhagavan Nityananda was of such depth that it changed the course of my life."
Rudi continued to study with Nityananda, and after Nityananda's mahasamadhi in 1961, traveled regularly to Ganeshpuri to visit his shrine and to study with Swami Muktananda. In 1966, Swami Muktananda initiated Rudi as a Swami into the Saraswati order, naming him Rudrananda, or "bliss of Rudra," a fiery and early aspect of the Hindu god Shiva. One of the first Americans to be recognized as a Swami, Rudi came back to the United States and established many ashrams across North America and Europe.
Rudi was instrumental in exposing many Americans to the spirituality and rich cultures of the East. He had a deep respect and appreciation for these different spiritual and cultural traditions and saw a need for them to be presented in a way the West could comprehend. Though recognized as a Swami in India after many years of study, he was not as concerned with the form of Eastern tradition as he was with the content. Rudi saw the art and culture of Eastern spirituality as the symbol of something profound and universal, a truth that cut across all cultural boundaries. To that end, Rudi's teaching was direct and to the point, transmitting his profound understanding with a style that was uniquely his own.
The foundation of Rudi's teachings was based on a deep personal wish to grow spiritually. Rudi talked about this wish to his students constantly. He described how a sincere wish to grow would lead to a deep and intense feeling which, as it matured in an individual, would evolve quite naturally into a deep love of God and of life.
According to his teachings, a shift will happen as this wish to grow would be further transformed into a deep state of surrender. To grow spiritually, Rudi taught that we must live and work in the world from a deep internal state of surrender without any exceptions. Rudi passed away in 1973. Before he died, he designated Swami Chetanananda as his successor. Swami Chetanananda established The Movement Center to carry on Rudi's work.
Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche was born in the village of Langkor in West Dingri, Tibet, near the Mt. Everest region, in 1936. He began studying with his guru, Napdra Rinpoche, at age 8.
When Rinpoche was in his early twenties, Napdra Rinpoche sent him on a traditional Chöd retreat to 100 cremation grounds, where he had many profound experiences. Upon conclusion of the retreat, his teacher acknowledged his accomplishment in the practice and sent him on pilgrimage to Nepal, where he arrived in 1958. Rinpoche eventually made his way to the Kathmandu Valley, where he settled in the Tibetan refugee camp in Jawalakehl. He lived for many years among the refugees, and became one of the few pujaris (ritual practitioners) accessible to both the Tibetan refugee population as well as the local Nepalese community. He is well-known in Kathmandu for his powers as a healer. You can view photos of Rinpoche in Kathmandu at the Nityananda Institute Nepal website.
In addition to studying with Napdra Rinpoche, Rinpoche has received teachings and transmissions from many extraordinary lamas, including His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, His Eminence Surkhang Rinpoche, His Eminence Urgyen Tulku, and His Eminence Chatral Rinpoche. Rinpoche has received transmission of the entire Longchen Nyingthig teachings, an important tradition in the Nyingma school, and the complete teachings and practices of Padampa Sangye, a great Indian mahasiddha who is credited with bringing Chöd practice to Tibet.
Swami Chetanananda met Rinpoche during a trip to Nepal in 1997, and they both describe their first encounter as the meeting of two currents. They immediately recognized the authenticity of the other's spiritual work and the complementary nature of their practices. Since then, they have spent extensive time together, sharing knowledge and experiences.
In August 1999, Rinpoche made his first trip to the United States, travelling to Bloomington, Indiana to attend the Kalachakra initiation and spending several months at The Movement Center in Portland, Oregon. He has spent several months each year in Portland and has visited Los Angeles, Boston, and New York City. During his visits, he has practiced with The Movement Center's students, given teachings and initiations, and worked on translations of texts from Padampa Sangye, Machig Labdron and from the Longchen Nyingthig tradition.
Rinpoche is a master of the practice of Chöd. Chöd is an ancient tantric practice that teaches about the essence of sacrifice. It is traditionally performed in cremation grounds and other frightening places where emotional energy is intensified. Using a drum, bell and thighbone trumpet, the Chöd practitioner summons all harmful spirits and offers them a visualized feast consisting of the practitioner's own body. Through Chöd, a practitioner learns to cut through attachment to appearances and come to understand the underlying unity of all things. In the hands of a practitioner such as Lama Wangdu, Chöd is also a powerful ritual for physical and mental healing and pacifying environmental disturbances. Rinpoche is believed to be the last person of his lineage to have completed the traditional training.
In March 2003, Rinpoche attended teachings by His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. During that visit, His Holiness told him that the Zhi-je teachings of Padampa Sangye, including practices for the pacification of suffering, were especially precious and relevant to contemporary conditions. His Holiness asked Rinpoche to establish a monastery in Kathmandu to continue these teachings in Nepal.
The monastery, Pal Gyi Dingri Langkor Jangsem Kunga Ling, was officially consecrated in November, 2004. Swamiji was among the many VIPs in attendance. Venerable Trulshik Rinpoche, one of the most prominent lamas of the Nyingma school, traveled from Solu Khumbu in the Himalayas for the occasion. He honored Lama Wangdu Rinpoche by cutting the ribbon to signify the official opening of the monastery.
Audio and video recordings of Rinpoche's performances of the Chöd, Phowa and Kusali Tsok are available from Rudra Press. More information about Rinpoche and a complete biography can be found at Rinpoche's website.


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I'm trying to organize my cluttered desktop and when I move files on the desktop, I expect them to be moved into the folder (Like in Windows, etc) but instead the files are copied, with duplicates on the desktop and in the folder.
This is a little frustrating, and reminds me of the infamous problem in philosophy when one uses an atom teleporter only to find that the original has been copied instead of moved. Now there are two, but there can only be one.
I am running 4.10 on Gentoo.
That's a bug. Desktop is dealt with xfdesktop and file manager is thunar and they don't behave the same.
To move the files try shift+drag.
It's not really a design issue but rather something to be fixed in the future I suppose, when anyone steps up.
Importance: Medium trivial
Trivial? Its called a desktop manager but it can't manage my desktop! Somebody should triage this a few grades higher.


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The Forsyth Farmers' Market roared back to life on Saturday.
The market had gone on break just before Christmas, but there seems to be a broad consensus that it will be a year-round affair from now on.
The short hiatus revealed just how indispensable the market had become for chefs and restaurants that rely on locally grown produce, so an abbreviated version of the market continued through December in the small parking lot at Café Florie on Barnard Street.
Kristin Russell, co-owner of The Sentient Bean, wrote a guest post last week for The Creative Coast's blog in which she considered the supply chain disruption of recent weeks.
"The five-week interruption in the Bean's produce supply and its associated costs have caused me to think deeply about how I can minimize the impact of future interruptions," wrote Russell. "Our supply chain is heavily dependent on communication and personal relationships. This flies in the face of trends to plan, order, track and market with more scans, QR codes, RFIDs and fewer humans.
"I now realize that the Farmers' Market serves as a place where a lot of information gets shared and I had no backup plan without it."
And it wasn't just business owners like Russell who missed the market during its break.
Many local farmers and other vendors have products to sell straight through the winter, and an increasing number of residents have adopted diets heavily reliant on locally sourced food.
Eager to meet this demand, 25 vendors set up shop at last Saturday's market, despite some pretty chilly temperatures for us fragile Savannahians.
By the time I got to Forsyth Park about 11 a.m., the farmers' market was bustling with activity.
And the bustle went far beyond sales. As Russell noted in her blog post, the Forsyth Farmers' Market has become a vital gathering point at which a wide variety of information is shared and at which community is forged.
The market seems to serve an especially important social role for the growing number of young families who live near the park.
I wasn't shopping for vegetables on Saturday, but I bought eggs from Flatland Farm in Sylvania, ground beef from Hunter Cattle Company in Brooklet and a loaf of bread from Café Florie.
I spent more money than I would have spent on eggs, bread and beef at a supermarket, but comparisons are difficult given the quality and freshness of products straight off the farm or right out of the oven.
The Forsyth Farmers' Market takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at the south end of the park.
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text: The first ever Bob MIller Classic was held today at Mike Ryan's thousand acre ranch here on the beautiful California Central Coast. As an old friend and trials convert due to Bob Miller's coaxing and tutelage, Tim Pilg spearheaded the Classic in honor of our recently belated friend and trials guru. What a fantastic event. I could flow superlatives all evening regarding: the location: imagine one thousand acres of pristine hillsides covered with Digger pines, Valley, Live and Black oaks. Sand, limestone formations, did I mention fallen Digger pines in the middle of sections? Oh yeah, and the view from the top of the hills, and there were a few of those, encompassed at least 30 miles, and it was hazy today! on the way to section 4 the staff: the observers attended a mandatory day learning rules pertaining to each section, they were estute, polite, helpful and fair, what else could you ask for? The kitchen staff served donuts, Starbucks coffee and fresh fruit in the morning and BBQ'd hamburgers, beans, chips and sodas for lunch and plenty of smiles! great observers giving a rider the signal I unfortunately only saw as I entered the gates the riders/people: this was my first trials since 1977 so I didn't know what to expect-people/riders-wise. Everyone was polite, helpful and generally fun to be around. There were many friends of Bob's from the "old days" which made it a ton of fun for me. I ran into Keith McLaughlin who was one of the best, most natural trials riders the Central Coast has ever seen. He showed up to honor Bob and show his two young boys a trials event. I met Larry who purchased his first Bultaco from Bob. John Moore was there riding his vintage TY250, John owns Moore and Sons Motorcycles in Santa Cruz and is a great trials rider. Adrian and Mandy Lewis (Lewisports USA) were there with their mini-shop of trials goodies. the official practice area the sections: designed by (local) national champion Scott Head and local motorcyle guru-Tim Pilg, the sections were both easy and hairy. Some (not all) of the Sportsman and Novice sections were cleanable if you had reasonable throttle and clutch control and a bit of balance (which I am sorely lacking) but these two guys must've had some bad blood regarding the Experts and Pros...holy mackeral, some of the rock faces and rock-top turns that riders like Cody Webb made look easy, were anything but! Oh yeah, lots of riders were talking about the loose dirt and leaves they had to contend with, seems granite has much better traction. Oh well, if dirt's what you have, dirt's what you ride. some typical limestone...dirt! I just wanted to let you all know what a great day we all had (over 60 riders in attendance!) at Mike Ryan's ranch thanks to Tim Pilg, Scott Head, the Central Coast Motorcyle Association, Beta Motorcycles and the untold (and largely un-thanked) number of staffers who made this a truly fantastic event. What a great tribute to our old buddy Bob Miller-long may he ride!


text: Need a new pair, and a lot of forum favorites seem to be coming around on sale right now, so that's great. Hoping to get some advice about how these candidates would feel to me. A quick recent history. I bought Babolat Propulse 2's based on other TT opinions, and unfortunately could not play in them. Tried for about three weeks, but foot pain was ridiculous and never seemed to go away. The top of the shoe would stab my foot, and the bottom, like I said, just caused all sorts of discomfort when moving. I even tried getting my money's worth out of them by just using them as my everyday shoe, and even that was too painful. Bought a pair of Nike City Court VI to replace them with, and they have been a truly awesome revelation, especially considering the standard low price. But, here are the candidates I am currently seeking out. These are all currently on sale, as I have to set a cap on shoes, right around $80. Adidas Barricade 7.0 Adidas Adizero Feather II Asics Gel Resolution 4 Nike Courtballistec 4.3 Yonex Power Cushion 308 Nike City Court VII I'm wondering if the separation between the toe and heel on the Propulse 3's had to do with my discomfort. If so, it looks like the Yonex, Barricades and Asics have the most distinct separation, which would likely leave me with either Nike or the Feather. The Feather seems to be the leader in the clubhouse based on reviews and comments, but I could really use more info and advice. Thanks in advance.


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China Train Crash: Social Media Users Allege Cover-up
A horrific train collision that occurred in China on the evening of July 25 has seen very little national media coverage and has been mostly covered by Chinese social media. Aficionados continue to express their distaste in how Chinese government and media are handling the situation.
News of the crash broke on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, according to CNN.
A high speed train that stopped on the tracks near the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang, China, due to a power outage was rear ended by another train, causing six cars of the first train to derail, four of which fell down from an overpass.
Users of Sin Weibo as well as other popular social media platforms quickly spread breaking details and photos about the high speed collision. The train crash has killed at least 38 people, including 2 Americans, and left almost 200 injured. Sin Weibo continues to be the main source of information on the accident.
No reports of the accident were seen in China's main newspapers the next day, leaving "netizens" or internet citizens wondering what the media and government were trying to cover up.
Over 24 hours transpired after the crash before China's Railway Ministry held its first press conference about the accident. By then, web users had already publicized reports and several photos, including those showing passengers trapped inside of dark trains, a mangled car dangling off the bridge, bulldozers brushing mangled cars that have fallen to the ground and burying the wreckage on site.
"This is a country where a thunderstorm can cause a train to crash, a car can make a bridge collapse and drinking milk can lead to kidney stones," user "xiaoyaoyouliu" posted on Sina Weibo, according to CNN. "Today's China is a bullet train racing through a thunderstorm – and we are all passengers onboard."
The ministry's knowledge of the crash and its survivors seemed to be limited as well. A 2-year-old child was rescued alive from the wreckage hours after the Railway Ministry had confirmed that all survivors were found.
Ministry spokesperson Wang Youping later called the child's discovery a "miracle."
Youping also rejected allegations of a cover-up, saying, "How can we cover up an accident that the whole world already knew about?"
Sina Weibo users have now switched their coverage on the crash itself to an informal investigation on the efficiency of the Railway Ministry as well as of the trains themselves.
Considered the leader in advanced transportation technology, China is home to the longest high-speed train network, which is constantly under development. According to CNN, the government plans to dedicate over $400 billion into railway projects over the next five years.
Continued commentary says that the Chinese government needs to put less effort into creating the fastest rail systems and more effort into making trains safer.
The safety of China's high speed trains has constantly been in question. In an attempt to highlight potential risks of the trains, Sina Weibo users have posted a video of Railway Ministry's chief engineer speaking of the technologies that had been put in place to prevent train collisions and pointed the links between the recent crash and another 2008 train crash that killed 72 people.


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Big Changes in Health Coverage Coming
Don't count on employers to stop offering health benefits altogether, but do count on big changes in how they offer the benefits.
That's the main finding from recent analysis by Aon Hewitt. The vast majority of large and mid-size U.S. employers — 94% — say they'll continue to offer health benefits to their employees in the next three to five years, but almost two-thirds plan to move away from a traditional "managed trend" approach to one that requires participants to take a more active role in their health care planning.
The consulting firm surveyed nearly 800 large and mid-size U.S. employers covering more than 7 million employees.
"The health care marketplace is becoming increasingly complex," said John Zern, executive vice president for Aon Hewitt. "New models of delivery, new approaches to managing health and new compliance requirements are challenging employers to think differently about their role in owning health insurance responsibilities for employees and their dependents."
Aon Hewitt said the amount employers spend on health care has increased by 40% in the past six years to approximately $8,800 per employee. Meanwhile, employee premium and out-of-pocket costs have increased 64% to almost $5,000 per year. Aon Hewitt estimates that health care costs for both employers and employees will continue to rise 8% to 9% per year for the foreseeable future.
Zern said though employers are staying in the health benefits game, they are taking "bold and assertive steps to achieve more effective results" — and they are doing so at a faster pace than has been seen in previous years.
Almost 40% of employers expect to migrate toward a "house money/house rules" approach in the next three to five years. For example, participants who take health risk questionnaires and biometric screenings may be rewarded in the form of lower premiums or access to broader health coverage.
Other employers may waive prescription drug co-pays if an employee demonstrates they are following their doctor's orders with regard to a chronic condition. Lastly, some leading-edge employers are working with health plans to incentivize participants to use a small provider network of high quality, cost-efficient providers, Aon Hewitt finds.
Though just 6% of employers plan to exit health care completely in the next three to five years, 28% say they're planning to move to a private health care exchange.
Jim Winkler, chief innovation office the U.S. Health & Benefits practice at Aon Hewitt, said that private exchanges are an "increasingly attractive option" to organizations that want to offer employees health care choice while lowering future cost trends and lessening the administrative burden associated with sponsoring a health plan.
"The allure of exiting completely is strong until you look at the numbers," Winkler said. "Between the Affordable Care Act penalties for failing to offer coverage and the ensuing talent flight risk, most employers believe they need to continue to play a role in employee health, but want a different and better outcome."
This article was originally posted at BenefitsPro.com, a sister site of Credit Union Times.


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It took a city analysis, two consultant studies and two public hearings, but the council on Monday ruled that the Historic Resources Board relied on the wrong standards when it concluded that the house, despite major renovations, maintains its historical "integrity." City staff had disagreed, noting that the house had been remodeled so significantly since 1976 that it no longer qualifies as historic.
The list of modifications includes a "substantial redesign of the roof," "alteration of the entire right side facade" and replacement of almost every historic window and door with the modern variety.
Staff's conclusion was independently confirmed by the historic-architecture firm Garavaglia Architecture, which concluded that the building should not be listed as historic. Pickett then hired another architecture firm, Page & Turnbull, to review the Garavaglia study. Page & Turnbull reached the same conclusion as Garavaglia.
The Historic Resources Board, however, focused on the building's front facade and identified several original features before unanimously concluding that the house retains its historic integrity. The board voted to deny Pickett's request and keep the building listed as Category 4 historic (the lowest designation). A Category 4 (contributing building) is defined as a building that maintains an appropriate design for its neighborhood and maintains its historical integrity, such as not having been moved from another location.
Board Chair Martin Bernstein said the board focused on what the building looks like to the public, not on the additions to the interior, the sides and the rear of the building.
"From the public's point of view, which is our main focus, we just didn't see those things to be applicable," Bernstein said.
The council disagreed with the board's conclusion. The results of the two studies, along with the concurring conclusion from the city staff, convinced members the building should no longer be classified as historic, a designation that Councilman Larry Klein said isn't always welcomed by homeowners.
"Being on the Historic Inventory is not a blessing," Klein said. "For some people it is; they're proud of historic houses and that's great. But for others it's a burden."
He said homes listed as historic typically cost 10 percent to 15 percent less than those that aren't. That's because homeowners who wish to remodel such houses are required to conduct environmental-impact reports, comprehensive and often expensive analyses.
"We shouldn't be putting through that process unless there is good and sufficient record to justify the house being on the Historic Inventory," Klein said. "I think clearly now, for this particular house, there isn't."
Councilwoman Karen Holman also supported striking the building from the inventory and noted that just because a building is old doesn't mean it's historic.
Pickett, who was joined in the Council Chambers by his family and neighbors, argued that because his house was found to have no "historic integrity," its inclusion on the city's Historic Inventory means that the inventory "means nothing."
"Our house lacks the sufficient historic integrity to be on the inventory and that should mean something," Pickett said.
The council agreed. Councilman Sid Espinosa said that while he enjoys walking by and seeing old homes like the Queen Anne-style house on Ramona, the resident's property rights should be respected. And Vice Mayor Greg Scharff said that while he is sympathetic to the HRB's concern about the building's "public presence," the home isn't "historic" as defined by the city's ordinance.
"We have to have an open and transparent process in which we follow the rules," Scharff said. "I think the Pickett family followed the rules, and I think that the conclusion should be the staff recommendation."
Do you think the Ramona Street house should remain on Palo Alto's Historic Inventory? Share your opinions on Town Square on Palo Alto Online.
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The car-free centre is jam-packed with shops and places to eat
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events, expect everything from oysters, sailing and sea shanty to
music, literature and arts. And don't miss the Falmouth Art
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Set sail from your Falmouth cottage… An historic port,
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National Maritime Museum. Other enjoyable boat trips include St.
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Truro, home to a magnificent cathedral. Or hop aboard with boots -
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Filament Marketing, LLC announces the hiring of Jeff Hoffelt as an associate marketing executive. Hoffelt will be working with the company's client management team assisting with the coordination and implementation of marketing communications plans and initiatives.
Hoffelt most recently spent two years at Agri-View as a livestock editor. In this role, he coordinated coverage of production agriculture, environmental regulations, legislation and policy as well as management strategies for livestock, dairy and crops.
Prior to his editor role, Hoffelt completed internships with Agri-View and the Ke Kalahea Student News in Hilo, Hawaii. In 2010, Hoffelt graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing communications with an agriculture emphasis. In addition to his professional experiences, Hoffelt brings a varied background to the table, having hands-on production experience with dairy, beef, rabbits and
"We are excited about the diverse background that Jeff brings to the Filament team," says Ed Peck, president of Filament Marketing. "His enthusiasm and knowledge of the livestock industry, combined with his leadership skills and passion for writing will be tremendous assets to our clients and their marketing programs."
Founded in 2004, Filament Marketing is a strategic marketing and management firm focused on the advancement and success of its clients. Strongly and specifically involved in dairy, livestock and general agricultural industry markets, Filament Marketing works closely with clients seeking innovative marketing ideas and insight. Filament Marketing's expertise is built on continued, hands-on involvement in the agriculture markets it serves and its dedication to strong client relationships.


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Are you ready to party tonight? No? That's just because you don't have the right Friday afternoon playlist to get you pumped for the weekend! It's practically summer. Yay!
Go back ten years in time to 1996 when artists like Janet Jackson, Prince, and Peter Gabriel were at the height of their popularity.
10. "Venus"- Bananarama
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It's true; this isn't just a song written for a girlie, expensive razor blade. British pop trio, Bananarama, covered this once feminist ditty, written by Dutch band Shocking Blue in 1969, and turned it into a dance song.
We're not sorry that Ms. Jackson had so many hits in 1986-including the insanely cute "When I Think Of You" that was number one on the Billboard dance charts at some point that year.
This soul-inspired song by British pop artist, Peter Gabriel, was most infamous for its massively influential and groundbreaking music video with all its special effects.
This song is still oft-played in dance clubs with bouncing young ladies manually gesticulating the title of this song.
6. "Danger Zone"-Kenny Loggins
Made popular from the Top Gun movie, "Danger Zone, " this song written by the infamous Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock was initially offered to Bryan Adams and Toto. Luckily for Loggins, he got it.
One of Eddie Murphy's only musical hits, "Party All The Time" is the perfect theme song for the girl who, well, likes to party all the time.
Still one of the sexiest songs ever written, Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls" synthpop/hip-hop inspiration was a decade or so ahead of its time.
3. "Control"-Janet Jackson
Another Janet Jackson hit from 1986,the song "Control" beat out her brother at the 1988 Soul Train Awards winning Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video.
The eccentric and exotically beautiful Grace Jones made the whole world "Slave To The Rhythm," doing things Lady Gaga wishes she could do decades later.
How can we not give the number one spot to one of the world's most talented songwriters, Prince?


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CARSON, Calif. – It was almost four months ago that the LA Galaxy were at their low point of the season.
They had just lost on the road to the Houston Dynamo 2-1 to drop to an embarrassing 3-8-2 and were last in the Western Conference. It wasn't exactly shaping up to be another banner year for the defending MLS Cup champions.
But look where they are now, tied for third in the West and having a chance to clinch a playoff spot with a victory Saturday over Toronto FC at The Home Depot Center (7:30 p.m., KDOC, KWHY, 1330 AM, LIVECHAT).
"We've definitely come a long way," Mike Magee said after Friday's training session. "It's crazy to think how good a form we've been in and we're only in third place. Barely in third place, with Salt Lake.
"It's crazy to think we dug ourselves that big of a hole. But we know the work's not done."
Central defender Omar Gonzalez, who missed a good portion of the season recovering from major offseason knee surgery and returned to the lineup in a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on July 4, called the team's poor start "beyond frustrating." He remembered that period as being fraught with finger-pointing and featuring an almost pervasive negativity.
"I didn't really know what was going on," he said. "When I did start practicing I think that's when people started playing better. When I came back is when we really started playing well.
"I'm happy about that. To be where we are now is a great position to be."
The Galaxy (14-11-4, 46 points) take on a Toronto FC (5-17-7, 22 points) team that owns the league's worst record, has given up an MLS-high 51 goals and has had trouble, to say the least, on the road this season. Their last road win, in fact, was a 2-1 victory at New England on July 14.
Toronto, which changed coaches (from Aron Winter to Paul Mariner) following an 0-9-0 start, last won on July 18, a 2-1 decision over Colorado. They are 0-6-3 since then, including a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia six days ago.
The Galaxy's Landon Donovan cautioned Toronto is not a team to be taken lightly. All he and his teammates have to do is think back to CONCACAF Champions League play in early March, when the Galaxy tied Toronto on the road and then lost the second leg at home seven days later, resulting in their elimination in the quarterfinals.
"We weren't exactly at our best early in the year," Donovan said Friday, "but they're a much-improved team, even from when we played them. I think Paul Mariner has done a really good job. You can tell they have a different attitude, a different mentality. They really believe they can win every game, regardless of where they are in the standings.
"They've played a lot of good playoffs teams very difficult. We gotta be alert."
Saturday's match is also Alumni Night! Get to the stadium early to watch Galaxy alumni including Cobi Jones, Clint Mathis, Mauricio Ciengfuegos, Alexi Lalas and many more take on the U-18 Academy squad in a pregame match starting at 5:30pm! Wear your throwback Galaxy jerseys as we celebrate the 10-year Anniversary of the Galaxy's first MLS Cup Championship. More info on Alumni Night can be found here.


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Jeanne Beker is the host and segment producer of the internationally syndicated "FashionTelevision," and style columnist for the Globe and Mail. She was editor-in-chief of FQ and SIR magazines, as well as being a celebrated judge for several seasons on "Canada's Next Top Model." In the fall of 2010, Jeanne launched her clothing line EDIT by Jeanne Beker at the Bay across Canada. She is the author of five books including The Big Night Out and Passion for Fashion. Jeanne Beker lives in Toronto.


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Ellen Simmons has modest plans for retirement. She wanted to buy an R.V. and travel around the country visiting family. The 63-year-old breast cancer survivor retired this January after working for 31 years as a librarian at a public library in Detroit.
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Now, her future is dangling in limbo after Detroit, which she called home for the majority of her life, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection last week and the fate of her--and all city workers'--pensions are hazy.
Simmons says she is terrified and not sure whether her pension is safe. She hasn't filed for Social Security and was hoping to wait until 65 so she would be of full retirement age so she could get her full benefits. But if she doesn't have a pension to withdraw from, she's not sure she can wait two years.
"We all put in all of those years," Simmons says. "We are average Joes, Mr. and Mrs. Americas—I can't believe the speed with which the bankruptcy happened. We were all dedicated to Detroit, and it wasn't the safest thing to do."
Motor City, has lost more than half of its population over the last 60 years as companies left the former manufacturing powerhouse. The city also took a substantial blow during the 2008 financial crisis and never fully recovered, and now it can't afford to pay the pensions it has promised to city workers.
A promise that attracted Simmons to move to the city.
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"We were given promises when we hired on. Health coverage was a promise," she says. "I am angry, betrayed and afraid. I have no future whatsoever. I feel like we have been manipulated."
She says she stood by the struggling city despite its financial woes, and high-crime, because of the promise of this secure retirement. She actually retired early, with a promise her pension would be greater. She feels betrayed by the city she dedicated her career to.
Constitutional Protection?
Michigan's state constitution says "the accrued financial benefits of each pension plan and retirement system in the state and its political subdivisions shall be a contractual obligation which shall not be diminished or impaired thereby," but residents that rely on these pensions are holding their breath as the city awaits a hearing Wednesday that will determine if the lawsuits filed by retired public workers can block the bankruptcy filing.
According to reports, the city's two pension funds have more than $9 billion in unfunded pension and retiree health-care liabilities. Three lawsuits have been filed so far in an attempt to prevent retirees' benefits from being part of the bankruptcy restructuring.
It is unclear yet how pension recipients will be impacted, although some labor union reps claim the constitutional provision bars pensions from being impacted. Others say the bankruptcy filing throws the provision out the window.
Simmons says her pension, pre-tax, is about $3,000 a month and retired early because of a promise of a bigger pension. She is now angry and feels betrayed by the city she dedicated her career to. "I had workers who were seriously injured, assaulted at work," she says. "We all had our cars broken into, but we cared about Detroit and provided a valuable service to these people—we were important in their lives. "
An interesting ripple in the story is that teacher pensions are actually from any cuts, according to a spokesperson for the Detroit Federation of Teachers, because they are funded through the state.
The Medical Benefits Issue
What happens to Detroit pensions depends on the legal framework for the state, says Tracy Gordon, Brookings Institute Economic Studies Program fellow. Despite the provision in the state constitution, she says courts will still have the final say in the solvency of pensions.
"The liabilities are so huge and went up so quickly," Gordon says. "Health care is not protected in the same way by the state constitutions. It's been a hard time for so long, and the pension fund was short-changed for some time. Detroit was borrowing to make pension contributions for some time."
At the end of the day, Gordon says that lawsuits might not be able to protect pensions from being restructured under a bankruptcy plan because the promised money wasn't necessarily there to begin with.
"It's not clear that if Detroit stayed out of bankruptcy, that it would have been any better for them," she says.
Losing health insurance is a big fear among the city's retirees. Bob [who didn't want to share his last name] worked for Detroit Water from 1968 through 1998 and now receives $3,400 a month from his pension. He later worked for the IBW Local 58 union as an electrical worker and retired with a 10-year pension in 2012, after hurting his leg on the job.
With medical problems at age 63, two years away from Medicare eligibility, Bob is extremely concerned on how he will afford his medical costs.
"At the very least, my medical benefits will go away," he says after Detroit's bankruptcy. "I will have to pony up money for my health-care until I am 65. They may also cut the pension to some degree—no one has any idea."
The bankruptcy is likely tied to the city's corruption, he says.
"We got huge contracts for Detroit Water," Bob says. "I saw many contracts that became bloated with change orders. There was so much corruption at every level—the contracts were basically pay-to-play. City workers just stood back and thought, 'what can I do?'"
Waiting on Social Security
Former city workers are now weighing whether or not to start taking Social Security early to help make ends meet.
Paula Kaczmarek, 64, retired in April 2012 as a city librarian. She doesn't want to start claiming Social Security benefits before her full retirement age at 66, and be stuck with lower payments for the rest of her life. But now that her pension is in jeopardy, she may have no choice.
"I moved to Detroit in 1978, and had a good pension and a lot of security," she says. "Now I feel like the final shoe has dropped, and I'm not sure if it's still falling or if it has hit the floor. I was going to pull Social Security in 2014, but that isn't much money."
She is also underwater on her mortgage, due to the city's real estate bust owing $31,000 on a mortgage that is worth nearly half that amount.
As for Simmons, she started looking for jobs this week. Waiting for guidance from the city is too risky, and she is scared for her own financial future.
"I started actively and earnestly looking for work," she says. "Having a 30-year pension is a huge incentive. I got 1% raises over the years, I weathered a lot of storms. I feel like the village idiot—this thing just went 'boom.'"


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Ryan White and Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Ryan White and Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Women account for nearly one fourth of people living with HIV infection in the United States (CDC data) and 27.6 percent of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) clients (2015 Ryan White Client-Level Data Report). Minority women comprise the majority of these Ryan White clients: 61.8 percent are African American women while Latinas account for 19.2 percent. This heavy burden is driven by an environment of poverty, lack of access to health care, and substance abuse. Female clients of Ryan White have lower incomes than male clients, according to the 2015 report.
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The 2017 theme is "The Best Defense Is a Good Offense."
Ryan White HIV Care Makes a Difference
Overall, Ryan White clients have higher rates of retention in care (80.6 percent), and better viral suppression (83.4 percent), compared with national data. According to the 2015 Ryan White Client-Level Data Report, the same holds true for female Ryan White clients, whose health outcomes are comparable with overall Ryan White results:
- Among Ryan White clients, women have rates of retention in care (82.8 percent) and viral load suppression (82.4 percent) that are comparable with overall Ryan White figures.
- The percentages of black/African American women who were retained in care (82.2 percent) and virally suppressed (80.6 percent) were relatively consistent with national Ryan White averages.
- Overall, Hispanic/Latino women had a higher retention-in-care percentage (86.6 percent) than the national Ryan White average, while viral suppression (85.2 percent) was relatively consistent with the national Ryan White average.
- Although the rate of viral suppression among transgender women (transgender male-to-female clients) increased 12 percentage points to 77.0% from 2011 to 2015, it remains the lowest rate of viral suppression across gender subpopulations.
Technical Assistance Resources on Women and HIV
A collection of TA and training resources focused on women with HIV/AIDS is available on the TARGET Center, including:
- Enhancing Access to HIV Care for Women of Color, which presents practical information for providers to address the unique needs of women. Lessons learned are from SPNS research demonstration project findings.
- A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV, featuring specific tools for clinicians in caring for women living with HIV. The Guide is among the most downloaded HIV/AIDS clinical protocols developed by the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. HRSA's Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care also contains multiple chapters that provide essential information on care for women living with HIV/AIDS. The Guide was developed by the AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC), which offers many training tools for clinicians (see the sidebar).
Ryan White Programs Focusing on Women
While all Ryan White programs deliver care to women living with HIV, several have a special focus on women and girls as well as their families.
- Part D of Ryan White is focused on HIV/AIDS services for women, infants, children, youth, and their families. See the Part D WICY Fact Sheet and the list of Part D grantees.
- Ryan White's SPNS program investigates innovative models of HIV/AIDS care for minority and underserved populations, including women. Recent initiatives include Enhancing Engagement and Retention in Quality HIV Care for Transgender Women of Color and the effort's Transgender Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center (2012-2017). See also the Enhancing Access for Women of Color Initiative (2009-2014), whose lessons learned can be found in Enhancing Access to HIV Care for Women of Color.


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P.S. The fact that it has taken until now for most modern browsers to support HTTP pipelining is one of the most mind boggling things I've heard in a long time. A simple, elegant, and absolutely critical performance feature of HTTP, that noticeably speeds up WEB BROWSING, has been sitting in the spec for way over 10 years, and they have only recently gotten it out there? WTF.
Unfortunately, HTTP pipelining requires responses to be received in-order. Any time spend waiting on a response means your connection is still idle, even if the other responses are ready to go.
But it is still much better than not pipelining.
edit: Forgot to add, several web servers recommend disabling HTTP1.1 for Safari/iOS connections because they do not properly implement HTTP1.1-piplining correctly.
If you have an Apple product that seems to have web performance issues over HTTPS, this is probably why.


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"Feargrounds" Haunted Barn
October 31, 2013 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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The "Feargrounds" Haunted Barn will be open again at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Manchester on Sat. Oct. 26th, Thurs. Oct. 31st and Fri. Nov. 1st. The Haunted Barn starts each night with a "Lite Fright" from 6 to 7:30 pm for younger kids, and again from 8 to 10 pm for those looking for the "Full Scare". Cost is $5 for the "Lite Fright" and $8 for the Full Scare. You can go through a second time in the same evening for just $2. Sponsored by the Manchester Chamber and the Delaware County Fair Society.