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text: Greetings mail-forum-merge, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Recent content - 1 new post ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Securing Secure Shell Published Page by john [ http://kwlug.org/node/753 ] Secure shell is the de facto standard method of accessing remote and local systems. It also has a great number of other administrative uses too. Surprisingly SSH hasn't been very secure lately because in its default configuration SSH uses passwords. Brute force attacks look for common login names and passwords in an attempt to guess a valid combination and gain access to your computer. If SSH on your system is accessible from the Internet you are almost certainly being attacked every day. Why not just use secure passwords? Secure passwords can be very effective in combating brute force attacks but it can be hard to ensure that all passwords are suitably complex and changed on a regular basis. If you have many users using the system, or you have junior system administrators with access, or you have a lot of software that requires user IDs you will likely find that controlling passwords is hard to do. Even with good passwords they can only be so secure. This article discusses asymmetrical key authentication with key lengths of 2048 bits. For a password to be as effective as 2048 random bits it would have to be almost 800 characters long. Another reason to avoid using passwords is that key-based authentication is easier to use once set up and it can make for automated command execution and data transfer. This makes things like data synchronization, backup and administrative tasks much easier. Asymmetric keys... What are they? An asymmetric key pair are two keys that are cryptographically related. Data encrypted with one key is decryptable only by the other key and vice versa. One key is considered public and does not need to be secured. The other key is considered private and should be protected and kept secret. This type of encryption can be used for lots of purposes. The same type of keys are used to create web certificates and other network encryption. It's also used in email security. Because of the nature of the keys they can be used to ensure that only the recipient can read a message. To do this the sender encrypts using the public key. Or the keys can be used to authenticate the source of a message. If the public key can decrypt a message it must have been encrypted by the holder of the private key. This last method is what is used to authenticate users. What will it be like to use keys for authentication? To use a key for authentication one first creates the key pair. By default both the public and private keys are placed in the .ssh directory inside your home directory. By default the private key is protected by password. Once created you copy the public key to the remote server and place it in the remote user's .ssh/authorized_keys file. With the keys in place you use ssh to access the remote server, the ssh client asks for the private key password so that it can decrypt the private key file. Once ssh has the key it uses it for authentication with the remote server and you are logged in. I know what you're thinking. If you had to supply a password how is that different from using a password on the server? The difference is that the password is used to decrypt the private key file on your local system and attackers don't have access to this file so they can't use a brute force technique. In other words the password is not used to authenticate with the server, only to decrypt the key file. Also the ssh client remembers your password so on subsequent uses you are not prompted for a password. Sounds great, how do I set it up First you have to generate a key. Then you have to place your public key on the remove server. Then you should configure the remote server to accept key-based authentication. Then I strongly recommend that you take additional measures to further configure the server for increase security. Generating Keys Okay the first step is to create your own keys. This is the easy step, we use the ssh-keygen command. ssh-keygen -t rsa -C 'john at mycompany.com' By default this command will create a 2048 bit RSA key pair. You will be asked for the file where to store the key. If this is your first time doing this just press enter to accept the default. You will also be asked for a pass phrase. Note the work "phrase", use something long and complex. The results from that command should look like: Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which to save the key (/home/john/.ssh/id_rsa): Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Enter same passphrase again: Your identification has been saved in /home/john/.ssh/id_rsa. Your public key has been saved in /home/john/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. The key fingerprint is: 43:cc:f7:8f:01:fb:5f:e2:2c:45:b5:e5:a2:8f:89:6c john at mycompany.com The key's randomart image is: +--[ RSA 2048]----+ | | | o o| | + o o | | . . o. | | S . oo . | | . . +. | | . .o o .| | E + .o | | . + | +-----------------+ You now have two files in your .ssh directory, an id_rsa and an id_rsa.pub. The id_rsa is your private key. Keep this file protected. You can look at the file using the command view ~/.ssh/id_rsa. The id_rsa.pub file is your public key. This is the key you will be placing on remote servers. View this key using the command view ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub Notes on Using SSH Before we begin you should know the commonly used SSH client options. By default ssh logs into a remote server using the same user name as the local session. So if you are logged in as john ssh will try to log you in as john on the remote server. To alter this behaviour change the server name that you use to look like an email address. To login as root on a remote.server.com use one of these command: ssh root at remote.server.com ssh -l root remote.server.com By default ssh uses the ~/.ssh/id_rsa file to find the key to use for authentication. You can have many different keys and instruct ssh to use a different file using the -i keyfile argument. To use the ~/.ssh/work_key file as your key use this command: ssh -i ~/.ssh/work_key remote.server.com By default ssh uses the well-known TCP port 22 to connect to a remote server. You can change this behaviour using the -p portno argument. To use port 2222 as the remote server port use a command like this: ssh -p 2222 remote.server.com You can configure these on a per-host basis by creating a ~/.ssh/config file. If you access hosts frequently that require special options you can configure those options in this file and avoid having to use arguments on the command line. To do this we create a section for each host. This section has the same effect of using all the above arguments on the command line. Only with this file set up you don't have to supply any arguments. Host remote.server.com User root IdentityFile ~/.ssh/work_key Port 2222 You can add several Host sections to this file. Each section begins with the Host line. Placing your key on the remote server Now that you have your key pair, you can place the public key onto the remote server so that you can use it to authenticate. Your public key needs to be configured in the remote server to allow for authentication. To do this you have to edit the .ssh/authorized_keys file in the remote user's home directory. So if your local user is 'john' and you want to authenticate as 'root' on the remote server using your key, you need to place the contents of the ~john/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file from your local system into the ~root/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the remote system. We can do this in many ways, but each way results in the contents of your id_rsa.pub file being placed in the remote user's authorized_keys file. If the .ssh file doesn't exist you can either ssh to another server (even localhost) and the directory will be automatically created. You can also create it manually: mkdir ~/.ssh chmod 0700 ~/.ssh Cut-and-Paste Method Login to the remote server using SSH and edit the remote ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file and cut-and-paste the public key text into the file. File Transfer Method Copy the file to the remote server in anyway you can and add it to the end of the authorized_keys file: cat /tmp/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys Configuring the remote server By default the remote server is likely already configured to use keys for authentication so if you don't have root access on the server, don't worry it will probably work. If you are the administrator of the remote server you can verify that it is configured for public keys using this command: /usr/sbin/sshd -T | grep pubkey If the following text is displayed, then public key authentication is enabled. pubkeyauthentication yes Advanced Configuration Just because you are using keys for authentication doesn't mean that you are now immune to brute force attacks. This section talks about many ways to make your server more secure. I recommend that you enforce at least the first two measures. Disallow Password Authentication The best way to prevent the success of a brute force attack is to stop using passwords. This section tells you how to configure the server to disallow the use of passwords entirely. NOTE: Make sure that key based authentication is working before continuing. If you don't then you will not be able to remotely login to this server after making these changes. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and search for the text PasswordAuthentication (note the upper and lower case). You may find that it is commented out with a # sign. If it is remove the comment sign. Change the setting from yes to no so the line looks like this: PasswordAuthentication no Save the file and check to make sure the configuration works using this command: /usr/sbin/sshd -T | grep passwordauthentication You should see the effective configuration displayed on the screen. It should look like this: passwordauthentication yes Then tell the server to re-read it's configuration using this command: pkill -1 sshd Restricting Who Can Login Another good method of securing a server is to restrict who can login. There are many ways to do this but I find that using a group is easiest way to do this. First create a group called "ssh-users": groupadd ssh-users Then add your user to the group: usermod -G ssh-users john Repeat that for every user who should be allowed to login to ssh. Now we need to modify the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to tell sshd to allow logins only by that group. Using an editor open that file and search for the text AllowGroups. If the line begins with a # then remove the #. If you can't find it then add it to the end of the file. The line should look like this: AllowGroups ssh-users Make sure your change is valid using the command /usr/sbin/sshd -T | grep allowgroups. And reload the server config using pkill -1 sshd. Changing the Port Another common technique for protecting a server is to change the TCP port number from the default 22 to something else. This is a good way to prevent the numerous log messages from brute force attempts. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and locate the text Port. If the line begins with a # delete the character. The resulting line should look like this: Port 2222 The above line sets the port to 2222. I recommend that you choose a different port. Test the configuration change with /usr/sbin/sshd -T | grep port and, if it's correct, reload the server using pkill -1 sshd. To instruct ssh to use the new port use the -p 2222 option, for example: ssh -p 2222 root at remote.server.com Other ways to secure SSH There are many ways to further configure ssh to be more secure. I won't cover those in this document, but I will mention them in case you are looking to secure your server more. Firewalling If the server only needs to provide ssh access to a short list of hosts you can use firewall rules to prevent access by any other hosts. Restriction by Host The /etc/ssh/sshd_config file allows specifying a hostname in the AllowUsers configuration. You can restrict which users can login from which hosts. Port Knocking Port knocking is a technique that allows one to send a specific sequence of packets to a firewall to instruct it to open certain ports. Using port knocking you would close access to ssh in the firewall and configure the firewall to open the port to any host that successfully completes the knock sequence. Intrusion Detection/Prevention There are tools that allow firewalls and systems to scan for attacks and when they occur the firewall is adjusted to prevent access from the offending host. Often this involves watching for repeated unsuccessful access from a host. If it tries too many times and fails the host is blocked. Further Reading man ssh Command line options for the ssh client man ssh_config Additional information on options for your .ssh/config file man sshd_config Additional information on options for configuring sshd man sshd Command line options for sshd man ssh-keygen Command line options for ssh-keygen -- This is an automatic e-mail from KWLUG - The Kitchener Waterloo Linux User Group. To stop receiving these e-mails, change your notification preferences at http://kwlug.org/user/28/notify


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I'm sure that most people reading this have at least heard the term cloud computing. If you're not familiar with the term, in a nutshell, it's doing your computer work as usual, but the data, and sometimes the applications, are online. You're not working directly from your local hard drives; you're working with data and/or applications that run on secure internet servers. Many say this is the wave of the future and for good reason. Cloud computing gives us the huge advantage of being able to access our work from almost anywhere in the world. Even while sitting in an airport waiting for a flight, or in a restaurant or a cafe that provides internet access, you can pop open your laptop or mobile computing device and access your work. It really opens new doors for distance collaborative work. For example, as a trainer, consultant, or as a producer, if I forget class outlines, actor release forms, client contracts, demo videos, audio files, photos, and so forth, I can always access them directly from my iDisk with any computing device with internet access (even my iPhone/iPad) from out there in "the cloud."
And now video production has hit the cloud! I have apps on my iPhone (and very nice, usable, professional ones at that) for writing scripts, storyboarding with location photos and voice notes, running a portable teleprompter, logging shots, and much more. I can send and receive all of this data via email. What's more, I can now log all of my footage and assets to the cloud from any location I have internet access and then share it with crew members and clients, automate notifications, and so on.
The cloud application that makes this possible in the video world comes from Focus Enhancements, best known in our space for its compact DTE (direct-to-edit) camera-mountable digital video recorders. Focus MediaShare is an online content management solution with a direct-to-web workflow, which is good for sharing media in distance collaborative projects and in distance review/approval situations.
Workspace Focus MediaShare runs online and is accessible via any web browser. Thus, the "client application" is updated at all times. The interface has a large main area where thumbnails of your media are listed and viewed and a column down the left side (Figure 1, below).
Figure 1. The main MediaShare interface
First in this column is Workspaces, which contains your various Projects. As named, each Project is a video project you're working on. All the media you need to access online for the project is listed here for organizational purposes. Each Project has a Video and an Other section, where (appropriately enough) video clips are listed under Video, and all other files are listed under Other.
The main interface also shows an FTP Dropbox for files uploaded via an FTP client such as Fetch. For example, you can set up a Destination in Compressor so that you can encode and upload clips directly to the FTP Dropbox from inside Final Cut Pro 7, using the Share function or by using the Send To Compressor function. You can specify whether clips uploaded via My FTP Dropbox should stay there or be moved to a specific Project listing.
There is also a section for Workflow Modules, which as of this writing included Transcription Services (value-added human transcription available as needed) and Web Broadcasts. There's also an area for Tags, Filters, and Activities. The top right of the screen has three buttons for accessing your Account details, an online Help button, and the Logout button. The bottom right has two buttons for switching between icon view and list view of your media files, and there is a sizing slider for the icons to the bottom left.
The Workspaces section in the left column has several useful sections. First, you can create various Projects in it. Each Project has its own set of media. The My FTP Dropbox is for media uploaded via an FTP client such as Fetch; it is mostly used for large, full-resolution video files or for clients to supply media. There are also Search, Trash, Transcription Service, and Web Broadcasts workspaces here that you can access, as well as a Tags Filter work pane. Tags, which are similar to keywords, help you filter out what you don't want to deal with, making it easier to find what you need more quickly.
There is a built-in transcription service that you can access from inside the workspace. This is a professional, fee-based service in which real people do your audio transcription, ensuring that you get 100% accurate transcripts.
At the bottom left of the workspace, there is an Activities pane showing who logged in, uploaded, and viewed and when they did so. This is a handy feature for keeping track of the overall workflow traffic. Of course, email notification is available when you use the review and approval scheme. This basically marks a clip for review/approval and allows you to select other users registered in the system to receive email regarding the status update.
Playback of clips and stills is very clear and responsive, even in full-screen mode. These are Flash proxies; they're not full-rez files, but they're clear enough for professional use. All in all, it's a very useful system. It isn't for everyone doing video work, but MediaShare could be very helpful for some small to intermediate-sized studios, as well as larger studios. It's a great way to let your clients preview clips and projects, upload media from the field or remote offices, and share assets in the cloud.
Email notifications can be configured for various events and registered users on the system. A producer can be emailed whenever someone uploads a video, annotates an asset, and the like. This can be a very handy feature. Even though MediaShare's implementation of this feature is very basic, it's still very useful in a collaborative environment. Again, this is not Final Cut Server, but it could be very useful for those who need basic collaborative services.
Webpage Viewing The ability to embed lineups into broadcast channels easily and quickly into any webpage using MediaShare is very well thought out. In a couple of places, you can copy the embedding code and then paste it into any webpage, which is very simple to do. There's also an option to turn on/off autoplay and to link directly.
You can also publish to a Web Broadcast. This is a really nice section in the Workflow Modules pane. There, you can create a Lineup, a series of one or more videos, arranged in the order you wish. You can set each individual video to be downloadable or not and change the title and/or description of each. Then, you can create a new Broadcast Channel. In this Channel you choose one or more Lineups to use. You can choose from a few different playback control schemes, each with its own color and layout.
You can preview the Channel inside MediaShare, and the embed code is ready to be copied and pasted into any webpage (Figure 2, below). It's very simple, and it's a pretty cool way to present several clips at once to a client or other crew members in remote locations.
Figure 2. You can create a Broadcast Channel and preview it here inside MediaShare.
Metadata and Annotations Metadata is important these days, and Focus Enhancements is all about metadata. Of course, if you use something such as Focus' FS-5 hard drive recorder and customize a lot of metadata in it, that all carries over into MediaShare. You can also customize metadata inside MediaShare. In Figure 3 (below) I've added fields for Camera Person, Producer, and Project. It takes just two mouse clicks—very quick, very convenient.
Figure 3. Customizing metadata in MediaShare
You can also create Tags, assign specific Tags to Workspaces and to assets, and use them as filters to perform searches for your assets (Figure 4, below), all in about two mouse clicks. Annotations can be attached to a clip at specific points that are supposed to be available inside MediaShare. I found this feature nonfunctional. I hope Focus fixes this problem; in my time using MediaShare, I couldn't find any way to read and share my annotations as explained in the MediaShare knowledgebase. As with all the added metadata and Tags, annotations do not export with the clip and are not available inside Final Cut Pro.
Figure 4. Managing Tags and assigning them to Workspaces
Security There are some concerns about security with cloud computing. Although this is a serious concern, when information is compromised, it's the exception rather than the rule. MediaShare uses Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and a proprietary file identification system to ensure that your data is safe and well-protected, among the many other security measures Amazon Web Services (AWS) implements.
As a former IT engineer, I've been very impressed overall with cloud computing security, and especially with AWS. It's a solid, secure system. Statistically, you're more likely to have someone break into your home or office and physically steal your computers than you are of having your cloud computing data hacked. For more detailed, geeky info about the AWS security measures, download the AWS security white paper here.
Learning Curve There is a learning curve to this cloud app, just like with any other new piece of software or hardware. Most of the features in MediaShare are easy to figure out. But it's a hunt-and-peck discovery process. There is no user manual or tutorial video library. You can access a Knowledge Base via the Help menu, but I found the information there to be very surface-level, and not all of the features worked as explained in these documents. The few videos in the knowledgebase have no sound, just a mouse cursor racing all over, and I found them a bit confusing. I see the buttons and the check boxes, but what do they really do, and why would I use them? The descriptions were obviously written by advertising people, not professional trainers, and serve only to get you hyped up about using them, not telling you step by step how to do anything.
This is the second serious issue I have with MediaShare, and I hope Focus works to improve this. In the Help menu, clicking Submit A Bug takes you to the company's support webpage; it doesn't lead to a bug report form, as other software apps do.
Pricing Pricing for MediaShare is reasonable if your business needs these services. As of this writing, there were two packages. Basic, which sells for $79 per month, allows you a maximum of 10 project folders with a total of 10GB of storage space. The website says nothing about broadcast channels with the Basic package, so I'm not sure if it comes with any at all. To me, this would defeat half the purpose of this product. The Pro package has a maximum of 20 project folders, five web broadcast channels, and 20GB of total storage space.
The transcription services built into the app come with two pricing schemes. The first is $3 per clip plus $1.50 per minute for a 72-hour turnaround time. The second is $3 per clip plus $2.25 per minute for a 24-hour turnaround time. Keep in mind that this is a human transcription service, so you get professional, accurate transcripts that are less likely to need correcting or second-guessing than an electronically generated equivalent.
Conclusion MediaShare isn't as powerful as a full-fledged asset management and automation application such as Final Cut Server, which you'd be spending a lot more money on to set up and implement. MediaShare is a smaller system; it's easier to implement, and it's geared toward smaller operations or studios that need some form of cloud-based collaboration tool or a cloud-based review-and-approval tool in its most basic form. I wish the metadata and annotations would export with the clip, but it's a fine workflow without it if that's not vital to you. And you can't load it up with a full documentary's worth of media due to the 20GB storage limit (in the Pro package).
The most serious problem I have with this product is its complete lack of "useful" documentation, which I find very odd. Even though most users would figure out most of the basic functions just fine after spending enough time with it, they would still need to do a lot of hunting and pecking; a proper user manual or tutorial video would save time on the learning curve. Support is not immediate, but it's friendly.
MediaShare isn't for everyone. But for those studios for which this cloud app fills a need, it's a great tool to have available, as long as you have the time to learn it by self-discovery and don't need metadata and annotations to function outside of MediaShare itself. I also hope to see Focus fix the nonfunctional annotations feature before this review hits the stands.
Ben Balser (benb at bbalser.com) is an Apple Certified Master Trainer and Support Professional based in Louisiana. He produces media, consults for studios, and teaches media production nationally.


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There are few cities in the UK that are filled with more art, culture, and history than the capital of Scotland – Edinburgh. The city is home to some of the biggest festivals held annually in the UK, most notably the outlandish Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. If you're looking for something to fill your time over the next couple of weeks then Edinburgh is the place to go.
This wacky, weird, and witty festival is the largest arts festival in the world, this year hosting an astonishing 2,695 shows in 279 venues and including an estimated 22,457 performers! The city is all but taken over by the festival during it's nearly month long run, from August 3rd to August 27th, 2012 this year, filling the streets with festival goers and street performers from around the world.
No matter your taste in entertainment there is sure to be a show for you, with on-stage performances including comedy, theatre, music, cabaret, dance, physical theatre, exhibitions, children's shows and spoken word. The variety is absolutely astounding – from the concerts by the UK ukulele orchestra, TUKUO, to the performance art of Bootworks Theatre who will devise their show 30 Days to Edinburgh while walking to the festival from their home in Chichester, England.
Don't worry if you don't have a ticket to a show yet, unlike the Olympics there is always something available, and there are lots of free events held during the course of the Fringe, and the streets are always packed with street entertainers competing for the spare change of the passing tourists.
To see everything that is going on over the month long festival visit the Edinburgh Festival Fringe website.
For something completely different while visiting the capital head to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, a spectacle of military precision and music from around the world. This international festival of military bands has been happening in the grounds of the historic Edinburgh Castle since 1950, over which time it has grown to be one of the biggest in the world. Over the month of performances held at the castle an average of more than 220 000 people observe the display, which features highly trained pipe and drum bands from the British Armed Forces, Commonwealth Forces, and military bands from around the world.
So what will you experience while at the Tattoo? Well, from August 3rd to 25th the lucky ticket holders will enter the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle at twilight, waiting patiently for darkness to fall and the show to begin. The floodlights rise and the spectacle begins when the grand oak gates of the castle open to allow the hundreds of assembled pipers and drummers to enter the stadium. It is hard to not be moved by the majesty of the show, which has been intentionally designed to be magnificent and emotional. Throughout the course of the show there are dancers, battle re-enactments, motorcycle riders, horses, and to end it all, a fireworks display from the castle ramparts.
There are still tickets available for some nights of the Tattoo, but they are sure to go quickly so don't take too long to make your decision. Visit the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo website for more information.
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Ludvig Hofta returned to casting again recently, after a long absence. We were also looking for someone to team up with Rado Viker for a scene, so we put the two of them together. What a great pairing it turned out to be too. The scene starts with Rado clearing tables. Ludvig arrives, in a foul mood, and on the phone abusing his girlfriend. It appears that he has stood him up. Although the bar is closed Ludvig insists on a drink and will then leave. Having been given the drink Ludvig chats with Rado and eventually persuades him to take the place of his girlfriend, upon the promise of some money. Ludvig begins to kiss Rado, and undress him. He soon has him naked and very hard indeed and Ludvig sucks on his cock. He is an experts cocksucker and really goes to town on Rado's cock and balls. Then Ludvig gets his own cock out, and it too is fully erect. Rado begins to suck him, his is directed by Ludvig on what to do and sucks that big cock and sucks on the balls too. Next Ludvig has Rado move, with a leg up on the table, so that his ass is exposed and ready for rimming. Ludvig's tongue hits the hole and rims it real well, sucking the cock some more too. Then he wants to fuck that nice ass, and readies his cock for action. He rams his dick deep in Rado's ass and fucks him real hard and fast, working that hole to perfection. Then he has Rado lay on the table, with his legs up, and slams his dick back into him to fuck him some more. From time to time he pulls out and sucks on Rado's cock again. Then he wants more than just sucking, so he sits his ass on Rado's rock hard cocka nd begins to ride it as fast as he can. As he rides that cock Ludvig wanks himself and is ready to shoot his load. So he quickly dismounts and presents his throbbing cock to Rado. The cock shoots a nice big load over Rado's face and he then sucks it to drain it completely. Ludvig bends to kiss him and then begins to suck his cock, getting him ready to cum as well. Rado shoots his load as Ludvig wanks him. His mouth closes over the shooting cock to suck it dry. Then they kiss to bring a wonderful scene to a very nice close.
Olda Rosler is from Plzen. He is 18 years old and enjoys sports, swiiming and jogging. Currently Olda is unemployed. After his brief interview Olda begins to run his hands over his body and quickly removes his tee-shirt. His hand dips into his jeans to play with his cock, as a helping hand arrives on the scene. The hands soon have Olda's jeans down and begin to play with his cock, wanking it to get it hard. Some oil on the hands and rubbed hard into that cock has a desired effect, and soon it is swelling very nicely. We see that Olda's dick is a very fat one of good size. The helping hand applies more oil to that big cock and wanks it to make sure it is good and hard and then lifts Olda's legs to expose his hot little hole. A little oil applied to the hole and soon a vibrator is introduced. Olda takes it very well indeed so a larger, dildo, is brought into play. The hands fuck Olda's ass with the dildo, nice and deep. As he hole is stretched Olda wanks himself and soon cums, not a big load, but enough to give him that satisfying orgasmic feeling. Then it is off to the shower for him, to clean up. Olda looks very good indeed and does a great job in this video.
Gregor Pytel is aged 24 and lives in Sakvice. He is a student who likes rugby, sports, fitness and computers. What a great looking guy Gregor is, with a very good body too. He really looks splendid as he begins to remove his clothes, showing us that body and a nice flaccid cock. He adopts some very good poses, to show himself off, and when he gets that cock hard it is a very impressive sight indeed. Gregor makes us wait, but that nicely rounded ass is also shown off to very good effect before his shoot is finished.
Radek Filipec is aged 23 and lives in Skvorec. He is currently unemployed and enjoys football in his spare time. I think Radek looks great. He has one of those cheeky grins that really sets the eyes sparkling. He poses very well, as he slowly removes his clothes. So we first see his chest and then a nice, flaccid cock, surrounded by a very good bush. Radek doesn't disappoint either, when he cock gets hard, it looks great. He also has a lovely bubble but, which he shows off to perfection. Just when we think it couldn't be better than that Radek spreads his cheeks to show that hot hole too. This is a really wonderful shoot and I will look forward to seeing more of Radek in his erotic video.
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Santorum's support is found shrinking;
Has he lost his appeal?
Could it be (if it's real)
Just a sign that the voters are thinking?
When your popularity is based mostly on the fact that you are not Mitt Romney, the more people find out about what you actually are, the less support you get. Rick Santorum, it will surprise none of you to hear, is a despicable excuse for a vertebrate biped. If pressed to say something nice about him, I will admit that he loves his family and puts his daughter's health ahead of his campaigning. But he puts his campaigning above the health of every other woman in the country, so take this as a very provisional compliment. To know Rick Santorum is to despise him, and nationwide, the voters are getting to know Rick Santorum.


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INDIANAPOLIS - On Monday the State of Indiana filed its latest legal brief in the lawsuit over the state law restricting Medicaid funding for abortion providers.
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's office filed the brief in defense of the new state law, House Enrolled Act 1210. The brief asks the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago to lift a preliminary injunction that a federal judge in Indianapolis had ordered June 24, which blocked the new state law from taking effect.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) had sued to prevent implementation of the new statute, HEA 1210. By law, the Attorney General's Office defends from legal challenges the statutes passed by the Legislature.
"The interlocutory appeal process at the federal appellate court is an important and necessary step in defense of the challenged statute. But we maintain that this dispute over indirect Medicaid funding for abortion providers really did not belong in federal court, because it should be decided not as a lawsuit between a private vendor and the State but instead an administrative appeal between the State and federal government over the State's Medicaid plan," Zoeller said.
Separate from the State's interlocutory appeal filed in the 7th Circuit, the State also has filed an administrative appeal of the federal government's decision to not approve its Medicaid plan amendment that had withheld Medicaid funding for abortion providers. The State had sought a rehearing of that decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). A hearing on the administrative appeal of the Medicaid plan denial is scheduled for the CMS regional office in Chicago on December 15.
Meanwhile, the 7th Circuit has scheduled a hearing on the State's interlocutory appeal of the lower court's preliminary injunction. Oral arguments will be October 20 in the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
The State's reply brief filed Monday in the 7th Circuit and authored by Solicitor General Thomas M. Fisher sets forth the State's additional rebuttal arguments.
". . . HEA 1210 is narrowly targeted at achieving an important and entirely legitimate government objective - avoiding indirect taxpayer subsidy of abortions - so PPIN's facial challenge cannot succeed on the merits and its preliminary injunction must be dissolved," the State's brief said.
Among other things, the State's position is that Planned Parenthood still could receive Medicaid dollars under HEA 1210 if it separated its abortion provider services from its family planning and other health services so that abortion services were operated as separate legal entity. Also, the State contends the Indiana General Assembly was within its jurisdiction to impose a legal requirement that restricts abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funding, and argues the 7th Circuit should reverse the trial court's June 24 ruling and allow HEA 1210 to take effect.
NOTE: The State's reply brief filed Monday in the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago is at this link.
An audio clip of the Attorney General commenting on the case is at this link.
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I found this in my garden, not sure what it is (apologies that two of the images are upside down). Any ideas?
This is the distal end (knee end) of a femur (thigh bone) from a juvenile hoofed animal. The shaft of the bone has been cleanly cut which means it was butchered with a saw. It is good you have put a coin in the photo to indicate size but I am not familliar with Canadian currency!!!! As it has been butchered it is likely to be a domestic animal.
Since this was found in Canada, I would also consider a hunted wild animal. They shoot deer, moose, etc. so it could be that too.
Thank you John and Florin for your answers. Both seem highly likely!


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Could Jose or Jack be on their wayt to either Indiana or Charlotte? Stay tuned.
Source - Click hereThe piece of news that kind of got short shrift Tuesday – and it's not hugely significant and it may be just a case of downplaying an impending move – was Bryan on the point guards.
Here's the transcript:
"Rather than saying we were absolutely going to do something with one of our point guards, it's more about trying to determine whether or not the two guys can co-exist. And the conversations I've had with both players have been very productive, they've both said things that make me comfortable and the coaching staff comfortable if they were to come back.
"But as you know, we have to constantly look to improve our roster and if there's a means to do that and one of those player sis involved then we'll look to do something. But there's not a mandate to make a move here. I like both players, signed them both for various reasons and I have to say there's a lot of talent on our team because I'm getting a lot of calls about several of our players."
The "but as you know …" thing is the most important there because if there's a deal, he's going to make it and I'm told there is quite a bit of interest out there in each of Jarrett Jack and Jose Calderon.
Now, many have read that Indy wants a point guard and I'm told Charlotte's in the market as well so we can guess phone lines have been burning between those cities.


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text: An FYI, I met Sean Kenney at a convention a few years ago. Very nice man. Anyway, he had a beard, longer hair, and was, of course, much older. Well, he had a picture of Jeffrey Hunter from a movie he had done (I think it was King of Kings.) Hunter looked then, with the makeup from that film, a LOT like Kenney does today. Their choice of recasting for The Menagerie really was right on the target.


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text: Hello all! My sister, brother and I were all raised on star trek - original series and TNG. Thus, we are going to the opening showing of the new movie coming out in may! We are all complete trekkies and want to wear costumes accordingly. We'd like to wear Original series costumes - just simple Kirk tunics would suffice. We have our Vulcan ears and we're doing our hair and eyebrows etc. etc. (I'm so excited! ) ...*cough* erm, anyway. I do sew, bust I mostly make a mean quilt or simple tube skirt. I never could figure out sleeves much, and it's been a while since I've done anything so I am a bit rusty, but I think I could pull something off with good instruction (and pictures!). Does anyone know where I could find some directions to making one? Patterns for these are expensive and all 3 of us vary much in size. Any website or video would be VERY useful. Thanks much in advance! -A


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what radio station plays the Knicks games?
what radio station plays the Knicks games?
is possible win a ring playing this system?
Can't believe the Knicks are having so much trouble against this group of hasbeens and role players.
It's obvious that Raymond Felton has caught Chris Duhon fatigue.It's time for Walsh to trade TD and Anthony Randolph for Luke Ridinour and a first round pick.
The Knicks have to start playing their best defense in over a week if they're going to win this game.
Against everyone else...Vince Carter is complete trash but against the Knicks he is lights out.He would have fulfilled his hype of being the next Michael Jordan had most of the games of his career been against the Knicks.
Boy we suck. A sub .500 team on the road and we still can't dominate. Something is missing here. Lose to the Kings who've only won like 10 games. Lose to the Cavs who we were the only win they got in like 2 months. I could care if we trade anyone. Something has to give here
Typical D'antoni Knicks, They could only beat teams when their shots are falling in and their opponents are having bad shooting nights.
They beat the Spurs, Bulls, Thunder and Blazers but play like absolute garbage against the T'wolves, Kings, Cavs and Suns.
I really am getting sick of this coach.
The Knicks will be lucky to get in as an 8th seed because they really are starting to fall from grace.
Hakeem Warrick won this game my friends...
That is extremely sad... Very sad... Too sadd to even continue talking,.
Damn had a hangover an missed the game. Judging from the replies I didn't miss anything but a headache.


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More than half of Iowa farmland is rented, and the percentage of farmland rented has increased over time due to the changing demographics of farmland owners. Iowa farmland cash rental rates increased by $30 an acre from 2011 to 2012; northeast Iowa cash rental rates increased by over 19 percent in 2012. Additionally, farmland values have increased by 31.5 percent in northeast Iowa from 2010 to 2011.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offices across northeast Iowa are hosting farmland leasing meetings from August 1 through 21 at selected locations. These meetings will address questions that land owners, tenants, or other interested individuals have about farmland leasing. Locations include Calmar at 1:30 p.m. on August 1; Dyersville at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 6; Fayette at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7; Nashua at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 8; Waukon at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 13; Osage at 9 a.m. and Cresco at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 14; Waterloo at 9 a.m. and Waverly at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 15; and Elkader at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 21.
Attendees will gain understanding of current cash rental rate surveys and factors driving next year's rents such as market trends and input costs. They will learn leasing terminology along with types of leases and how to calculate them. They will hear about how much land values have increased and why. Additionally, ISU Extension and Outreach and internet related resources will be presented. A 100-page workbook will be included with registration that includes land leasing information such as surveys, sample written lease agreement and termination forms, and many other publications.
"With the changing input costs, commodity markets, and cash rent values, you'll want to attend this meeting to stay up to date on farmland lease issues", says Kristen Schulte, ISU Extension and Outreach Farm and Ag Business Management Specialist. Schulte will be the presenter at the meeting.
Registration is $20 per individual. A $5 late registration fee will be charged if registering less than two calendar days before the workshop. Pre-register and find out additional meeting and location details by calling the corresponding local county extension office for the desired meeting location.


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Activity Pins, Denali Award, Varsity Scout Advancement and Merit Badges.
Varsity Scouts is similar to Boy Scouts but for boys age 14 but not yet 18.
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Boy Scout rank advancement
The Varsity Scout advancement follows the same rank requirements to Eagle Scout and Eagle Palms as those for Boy Scouts.
Varsity Scout advancement awards
Supplementing his advancement towards Eagle Scout rank, a Varsity Scout is also eligible for the additional advancement opportunity of earning the Denali Award.
Varsity Letter
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Varsity Scouts can earn Merit Badges by following the same requirements and policies as Boy Scouts.
See also
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I have a fresh clean install of Vista with SP1 on my HP laptop and it's the only program on it. I have download the free version of ZA and when attempt to install it, I get this message: This version of windows is incompatible with this software. I have tried installing in safe mode and it doesn't work either. Running the installer as administrator doesn't work either. I've done all the updates and it still won't install.
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Classic Ford T-bird stolen in 1976 recovered
Original post made on Jun 21, 2007
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a resident of another community
on Jun 21, 2007 at 7:40 pm
That's so completely terrible for the Ventura couple that bought the car! The Chronicle said the car was worth more than $20K. Now those poor Venturites have nothing, and their only hope is suing the internet guy in Ohio? Sucks, sucks, sucks.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Maybe they can sue EBay, I am sure they won't want the publicity for fencing stolen goods.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 22, 2007 at 4:45 am
There ought to be some recourse for this, although it will likely be a legal expensive mess for the CA people. The Ohio people were at the least selling stolen goods.
I would like to see a followup story on where the Ohio people got the car, and if they attempted to register it.
I can say from experience that ebay is of no help when fraud is committed on less expensive items.
Some enterprising insurance company ought to be offering validation of legal ownership of big ticket items on ebay for a fee.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 22, 2007 at 10:02 am
I've been lucky enough (knock on wood) to never have a car stolen, but I've heard many horror stories from others. One friend had her car stolen only to get a call from the police several hours later that the car had been found completely wrecked some 30 miles away.
I'm happy for Mr. Leung to have gotten his car back in good shape -- and what a car it is! At least this is one auto-theft horror story with a happy ending.
a resident of another community
on Jun 22, 2007 at 5:06 pm
To PAOL Editor
What was so awful about my post that you not only had to delete it, but you had to remove all reference to it even having been posted?
Exactly what part of the terms of service were violated by my post?
a resident of Monroe Park
on Jun 23, 2007 at 9:30 pm
I am so glad that they found the car. I would want a happy ending for my car if it ever was stolen!
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Jun 24, 2007 at 4:46 pm
I think that is the coolest thing ever. Imagine being that guy who finally gets his car back, when he thought it was lost forever!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 24, 2007 at 5:00 pm
I would love a follow up story on what is going to happen to the thieves and how they are going to be tried. Also, if the buyer on ebay is going to get the money back?
a resident of another community
on Jun 24, 2007 at 9:58 pm
paol editor
still waiting for reply - don't you think if you're going to delete my post, it is fair upon request to at least explain which Terms Of Service you felt my post was not abiding by?
And why was the entire post deleted? Did the entire post not abide by Terms? Why not just delete the offending portion (whatever it was) as you normally do?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 24, 2007 at 10:16 pm
I thought California has a statute of limitations for theft. I don't see how any criminal charges can be brought against anyone. I don't even see why the Ohio couple is loosing the car if they are good faith purchasers. Title has to be quieted sometime.
a resident of another community
on Oct 2, 2007 at 9:10 am
Hear is a brief followup on the Tbird. The buyer's did receive there money back and the sellers were unaware of the car being stolen as it had been registered in two different states. The car was bought by the seller from a thunderbird dealer in Oregon, which at that point the car was a wreck. The seller restored it and the ironic thing is had it registered in the state they lived in, with a California title some ten years ago. Ebay was not helpful at all in the matter at least from the seller's side. All I read was poor buyers but looks like poor seller's have had to go thru much more. Good news is the seller's were reimbursed by insurance. But not without a fight. figures
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LATHAM -- "Sherlock Solo," written and performed by Victor L. Cahn, is staged in the form of a lecture by the master detective Holmes, who emerges from retirement to relate a previously undisclosed case that unfolded during the absence of his customary narrator, Dr. Watson.
The story involves a mysterious woman who proves to be an unsettling presence in Holmes's life. The script contains a few facts and quotations from the famous stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but the bulk of the material is original.
Cahn has written several works produced Off-Broadway, including "Fit to Kill," "Roses in December" and "Embraceable Me." Several of his other scripts have been produced in the Capital Region.
He is a professor of English at Skidmore College and author of books on Shakespeare, Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter.
Last year, Cahn performed "Sherlock Solo" in a production that the New Theater Corps described as "brilliantly acted" and "exceptionally written."
The performance will run April 2 through 11 at Curtain Call Theatre, 210 Old Loudon Road. Performances are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., and 3 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Tickets are $20. For information and reservations, call 877-7529.


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Harvesting Justice 19: "The Revolution is Going to be Fought With The Hoe"- Agriculture and Environment in New Mexico
Miguel Santistevan and his partner Margarita García are helping youth reclaim knowledge about traditions behind lands and waters. Sol Feliz Farm, Miguel's grandfather's house east of Taos, is an acre of spiral gardens, rock gardens, and straight rows. The farm's Agriculture Implementation Research and Education (AIRE) project is capturing the imagination of an impassioned group of youth in northern New Mexico.


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Title Update 7, or the "very nearly 1.0.1" update for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has been announced. Mojang listed the details of the update which will "mainly have the features from the Java version 1.0.1."
Some of the notable additions are animal breeding, enchanting, experience points, and Nether fortresses. The update won't contain "The End", however. Mojang is saving that for the next update, Title Update 8. Check out the full list of features coming to Minecraft on Xbox 360 with Title Update 7.
- Animal Breeding – feed two of the same animals a particular food and they'll "kiss" and like magic a little baby animal will appear. Cute!
- Brewing – You'll be able to make Potions! Pull up a Brewing Stand and experiment.
- Experience Points – Now you can collect Experience Orbs from mining, killing mobs, breeding and using Furnaces. Experience is used for Enchanting!
- Enchanting – A new process which uses your Experience points to grant special abilities to armor, tools and weapons. You'll need to craft yourself an Enchantment table to get started.
- Mushroom Biome – A new type of land where the humble mushroom is king. New block Mycelium can be found here and Mooshrooms! Try growing yourself a giant mushroom.
- Nether Fortresses – a structure that can appear in the Nether, bringing new blocks to the game too. Nether Fortresses are the Nether equivalent of Strongholds. Look out for the Blaze which can found in these new structures, they've got a habit of shooting out fire.
- Skin animations – Some of your skins will have new animations (optional) to give them a bit more life and personality of their own. It's something new and something that will be expanded upon as we do future updates, even older skins might get given their own animations as time goes on, so keep a look out for them in the future too. You may also notice that skins can have hats, and stuff…
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- Mycelium Block
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- Baby Animals
- Added Nether Fortresses
- Added Avatar items to the DLC menu
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- Updated tutorial world with new biome, and added mini-tutorials for new features
- Updated music disc quests in the tutorial world
- Added custom skin animations, where a skin may have different animations to suit its style
- Added an option to enable/disable custom skin animations (on by default)
- Added a section to brewing, enchantment, and breeding in the How to Play


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The one thing I have a problem with is that "sudo sensors-detect" comes up with a lack of support for a few of my boards. An example message on one Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 reads as follows:
Driver `to-be-written':
* ISA bus, address 0x228
Chip `ITE IT8728F Super IO Sensors' (confidence: 9)
Driver `k10temp' (autoloaded):
* Chip `AMD Family 10h thermal sensors' (confidence: 9)
Note: there is no driver for ITE IT8728F Super IO Sensors yet.
Check http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Devices for updates.
No modules to load, skipping modules configuration.
Unloading i2c-dev... OK
Unloading cpuid... OK
I checked the lm-sensors website and they are supposed to have an update for this device for a while now. Currently, Psensor only shows one temp1 sensor and the cpu use.
So, my questions are:
1) Can "I" easily install the updated driver? Never did a driver before that wasn't in the repository.
2) If I can't easily install it, can you please put it on the list of things to do?
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Here's the interview with Lindholm and KanervoThis one gave me chills today, especially the lift at 4:08.
Henna Lindholm & Ossi Kanervo, FD Finlandia Trophy 2013
I wasn't going to post it here because first I just put it down to nationalistic bias (nobody's immune, it seems ) but then they went to the kiss'n'cry and I went Marina Zueva? Had no idea. No wonder I liked the choreo. Apparently they train at Canton in the low season - wonder how they can afford it? I'm assuming they have some sponsors and get some national lottery cash as well...Ice dance is no bigger here than singles or pairs (do we have pairs even?), but I'm thinking they're wanting to make them into the next Rahkamo & Kokko...


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Improved defense has Nunez ready to play shortstop
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- With Derek Jeter expected to miss his first Opening Day since 2001, the Yankees are ready to entrust Eduardo Nunez with a starting role at shortstop until the captain is able to return.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he has been pleased with what he has seen from Nunez, who went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI triple in New York's 7-6 win over the Rays on Sunday.
"He's worked very hard on his defense, he's swung the bat well, he's run the bases well," Girardi said. "He provides a speed option that we really didn't have last year a whole lot. You get him and Gardy [Brett Gardner] in the lineup, and it could create some problems."
Nunez joked this week that he has not been throwing as many balls in the stands behind first base this spring, but that has not been by coincidence.
Nunez has been working with infield coach Mick Kelleher on his arm action, something he showed off on a fourth-inning play Sunday. Nunez whirled behind second base on Shelley Duncan's grounder up the middle, throwing accurately on a bounce to first baseman Juan Rivera, who did not scoop the infield hit.
"He's bouncing it there on purpose," Girardi said. "It's on the money, and it's a good throw. It does show you what kind of progress he's made. That's one of the things he's worked on. He went and worked with Mick on that play."
Mo dealing with migraines, but Yanks not worried
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has been dealing with severe migraine headaches this spring, but the team does not believe that the issue is serious.
Rivera said that he was feeling better when asked about the headaches on Sunday, which were first reported by the New York Post.
"Everything is fine. I'm good," Rivera said. "When it comes to my head, I'm worried. I have to check. I don't like to feel headaches. I just wanted to know what it was; I wanted to know what was going on."
The Yankees sent Rivera for a CAT scan and blood test as a precaution.
"We're not worried at all," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "We have to follow certain protocols. He mentioned he was having some migraines, so there's a fire drill you have to run through just to be cautious.
"So we did that, expecting the results to be negative, and they were. So there's no issues. He might have the migraines, but they're not anything. All those tests were good."
Bombers bits
• Yankees outfielder Brennan Boesch (sore left rib cage) is "feeling good," according to Cashman. Boesch told the team that they were being "overly cautious" in holding him out of action on Sunday, but he could return to play on Tuesday.
• Cashman said that he has been impressed by the work ethic shown by first baseman Mark Teixeira (strained right forearm), who has been working out in the gym at George M. Steinbrenner Field as he hopes to rejoin the team in the middle of May.
"He's a monster," Cashman said. "He's going through all this different stuff with his legs and his arms. He's making sure that whatever he can do while being down because of the wrist or the hand, that he can close the gap as best he possibly can on every other aspect."
• The Yankees announced that infielders Walter Ibarra, Addison Maruszak and Jose Pirela have been reassigned to Minor League camp.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Main Content House Bill 4860 (2009) rss? friendly link printer friendly Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2009-HB-4860 Public Act 204 of 2010 (Effective: 10/12/2010) Find this PA in the MCL Sponsor Terry Brown (click name to see bills sponsored by that person) Categories Appropriations: supplemental; Appropriations: school aid; Appropriations; supplemental; supplemental school aid appropriations for 2010-2011 fiscal year; provide for. Amends secs. 11, 11j, 22e, 24c, 26a, 39a, 81, 94a, 102, 104 & 166b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 et seq.) & adds secs. 92 & 93. Bill Documents Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2009-2010 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in BOLD AND UPPERCASE.- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. (gray icons indicate that the action did not occur or that the document is not available) Documents House Introduced Bill Introduced bills appear as they were introduced and reflect no subsequent amendments or changes. As Passed by the House As Passed by the House is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adopted House amendments. As Passed by the Senate As Passed by the Senate is the bill, as received from the House, that includes any adopted Senate amendments. House Concurred Bill Concurred bill is the version passed in identical form by both houses of the Legislature, issued prior to availability of the Enrolled bill. Public Act Public Act is a bill that has become law. Bill Analysis House Fiscal Agency Analysis Analysis as Reported from Committee (11-05-09)This document analyzes: HB4860 Analysis as Passed by the House (11-06-09)This document analyzes: HB4860 Analysis as Passed by the Senate (09-29-10)This document analyzes: HB4860 Senate Fiscal Analysis FLOOR SUMMARY (Date Completed: 9-22-10)This document analyzes: HB4860 History (House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 4/29/2009HJ 35 Pg. 744introduced by Representative Terry Brown 4/29/2009HJ 35 Pg. 744read a first time 4/29/2009HJ 35 Pg. 744referred to Committee on Appropriations 4/30/2009HJ 36 Pg. 766printed bill filed 04/30/2009 10/29/2009HJ 95 Pg. 2202notice given to discharge committee 11/4/2009HJ 97 Pg. 2232motion to discharge committee postponed for day 11/4/2009HJ 97 Pg. 2245reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 11/4/2009HJ 97 Pg. 2245referred to second reading 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2254read a second time 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2254substitute H-1 adopted and amended 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2254placed on third reading 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2257placed on immediate passage 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2257read a third time 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2257passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 535 Yeas 74 Nays 29 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2257title amended 11/5/2009HJ 98 Pg. 2257transmitted 11/10/2009SJ 95 Pg. 2193REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1690DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1690PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1701REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1701SUBSTITUTE S-4 CONCURRED IN 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1701PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1703RULES SUSPENDED 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1703PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1707PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 496 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 9/29/2010SJ 81 Pg. 1707INSERTED FULL TITLE 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1740returned from Senate with substitute S-4 with immediate effect and title amendment 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1740laid over one day under the rules 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1740rule suspended 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1740postponed temporarily 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1742Senate substitute S-4 concurred in 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1742 Roll Call # 444 Yeas 68 Nays 35 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1742title amendment agreed to 9/29/2010HJ 85 Pg. 1742bill ordered enrolled 10/6/2010HJ 86 Pg. 1757presented to the Governor 9/30/2010 @ 4:07 PM 10/13/2010HJ 87 Pg. 1766approved by the Governor 10/11/2010 @ 4:12 PM 10/13/2010HJ 87 Pg. 1766filed with Secretary of State 10/12/2010 @ 11:50 AM 10/13/2010HJ 87 Pg. 1766assigned PA 204'10 with immediate effect


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Durufle Requiem
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Hamer Hall
November 15 and 17
IN 2010, the American pianist Garrick Ohlsson appeared with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Tadaaki Otaka, giving a refreshing and articulate musical shine to the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3.
Currently, Ohlsson is again appearing in tandem with the MSO and Otaka for the Brahms D Minor Concerto, one of the year's most rewarding experiences.
Next weekend, he faces the Brahms B Flat Concerto at Hamer Hall and Geelong, an eagerly anticipated pleasure. In Thursday's interpretation of the massive first concerto, this master soloist gave a subtle reading.
Asserting immediate authority from his part's quiet entry into proceedings, Ohlsson avoided the temptation to batter the hefty full-bodied chord and double octaves that ignite the orchestra after passages of quiet rumination.
While maintaining the outer movements' powerful driving impulse, he reached his finest moments in the central Adagio, a marvel of delicate articulation.
As a make-weight, the night's other programmed work should have been incongruous, but the Durufle Requiem made an ideal foil for the concerto's heroic breadth.
The orchestra was barely pressed by its demands, but all forces collaborated well for the composer's mobile fabric.
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A vacation should be exactly what you need it to be. Some folks want lots of activity, others want to rest. Some folks want romance, others are interested in reconnecting with old friends. Some want to shop and visit galleries and museums, others want nothing more than to be outside, soaking up the sun.
For all, vacation includes dining out.
Indialantic Florida Bed and Breakfasts are within walking distance to a surprising variety of fine restaurants: casual and fine dining, seafood and pizza, bistros and cafes. Many more dining establishments are located just across the Indian River in Melbourne, Florida. A good meal is necessary when days are spent lounging on the beach or playing in the surf.
Indialantic Florida Restaurants:
Beachside Cafe: when you crave a huge, delicious salad for lunch.
Scotts on Fifth: intimate fresh Italian and seafood a few blocks from the beach.
Islands Fish Grill: a wide variety of fish, prepared so that the flavor soars.
Skewers Mediterranean Grill: the place to enjoy a hookah pipe after your meal.
City Tropics Bistro: fabulous outdoor space, pizza, burgers, and more.
Melbourne Florida Restaurants:
The Chart House: perched over the Indian River and a great place for Happy Hour.
Ichabod's Dockside Bar & Grill: diverse menu including homemade meatloaf.
Meg O'Malley's Irish Pub: great place to enjoy a pint after a hot day on the beach.
Matt's Casbah: delicious food from around the globe.
Guests of Indialantic FL Bed and Breakfasts and Melbourne Beach Bed and Breakfasts will be able to try a different restaurant every day during their stay. Trying new food is one of the best aspects of any vacation. Bon Appetit!
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Last week we reported that Rudolf Brazda, the last remaining Holocaust survivor who was arrested for homosexuality, had died at 98.
Over the weekend, Alice Murray, director of the Dallas Holocaust Museum, sent a message that she got word of another gay survivor who is still alive. His name is Gad Beck, and he was profiled in the film Paragraph 175.
Beck was born in 1923 and worked for the underground during World War II.
Although Beck was half-Jewish, he managed to escape detention and deportation to a concentration camp. During the war, he used his non-Jewish gay connections to get food and supply hiding places to Jews escaping to neutral Switzerland. He was betrayed by a Jewish Gestapo spy and arrested in 1945. He was held in a Jewish transit camp in Berlin until the end of the war.
After the war, he helped Jewish survivors emigrate to Palestine. In 1947, he left Germany and moved to Palestine himself. He lived in Israel until 1979 when he moved back to Berlin, according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The story of the treatment of gays during the Holocaust is told in an exhibit assembled by the USHMM and is on display at the Dallas Holocaust Museum, 211 N. Record St., through Sept. 5.
UPDATE: Steve Rothaus, a writer for the Miami Herald, interviewed Beck 10 years ago. He described their discussion as very moving. Here's the link to the article.


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Discussion in 'Racing' started by xr400r, Jun 16, 2012.
so who is doing the Dakar 2013?
that we might know from ADV land.....
shouldn't we start an ADV-Team? (if it isn't already done)
anyone else to follow? It is July and the entrants should be in correct?
Jenny giving it a go this year?
He is not technically an ADV inmate but I am!! My son Sam Sunderland for Honda HRC team
You need to change your name to DakarMum
What country is he from? and congrats and best of luck to Sam!!!!
He is from Poole in Dorset, United Kingdom but is based in Dubai, UAE at present, can't wait for Dakar 2013
Great!!! I'll be rooting for him!!!!
I will be cheering him on as well!
I think you are right
Thanks guys, the more people cheering him on the merrier, just hope he gets chance to prove himself this year as the bike let him down on day 2 last year after an amazing 7th place on the first day
Yes. http://www.jennydakar.com/coming_soon....html isn't quite rolling yet, but her facebook page gets updated pretty regularly and she posts some updates in the JMo 2011 thread as well. It looks like she's picking up steam.
Must be almost that time of year where folks get their acceptance letters ?
From Mark's facebook this morning:
Dakar 2013 training starts today! Doc just cleared me post surgery for all activity!
Mark Miller - What's he racing in or on?
In...yet to be made public.
Anyone know if Team Rally PanAm will be supporting anyone that is going 2013?
Has anyone seen an officel entry list for 2013 yet as surely it should be ready by now?
15 July was the deadline for registration, so I would imagine it will be a while before they make the selection and release the names.


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Brooks House project delayed
BRATTLEBORO -- Plans to begin work on the long shuttered Brooks House building in downtown Brattleboro have been delayed because the group of investors spearheading the project is still trying to get the financing together.
Mesabi LLC, a group of five local investors, wanted to close on the building at the end of 2012 and begin work early this year.
Late Friday the group sent out a press release saying that work will not begin until later in the first quarter, largely because they are still looking for a bank to secure the senior debt.
The Brooks House was damaged in five-alarm fire on April 17, 2011 and has been vacant ever since.
Since announcing in April 2012 that they wanted to purchase the property from Jonathan Chase and redevelop it, the investors have been able to secure a series of grants, tax credits, private investors and loans, but it has been challenging to find one bank to take on the entire complicated transaction, which is estimated at between $18 million and $22 million.
"With a project this complex it's normal to have some hiccups," Bob Stevens said in the press release.
Stevens along with Craig Miskovich, Ben Taggard, Drew Richards and Peter Richards are the developers behind Mesabi LLC.
Allyson Wendt, marketing director for Stevens & Associates, said the group wanted to get its financing in place before the end of last year to take advantage of the tax credits in 2012.
The original plans were to close on the deal in November 2012 and begin construction early in 2013, with the first tenants moving in early in 2014.
She said the group received extensions on the historic tax credits which are crucial to the overall financing and she also said Chase has extended the group's option to purchase the historic property, giving them more time to pull the financing together.
"We are close, and we are still confident that we will be able to make this happen," Wendt said. "It is just going to take a couple of months longer than we anticipated. It's not unusual for a project that is this complex to be delayed."
Mesabi LLC received plenty of positive news since announcing in the spring that it was moving ahead to try to purchase the property from Chase.
The biggest shot in the arm came when the Vermont State College system announced that it would move its new downtown campus for Community College of Vermont and Vermont Technical College to the Brooks House.
Wendt says the college system is being kept up to date on the delay and she said college administrators are still behind the project.
The group has been preleasing the apartments and Wendt said negotiations with potential restaurant owners and retail merchants are going well. She said they have tentative agreements for about 60 percent of the space.
And in November the state announced it would provide a $750,000 community development block grant.
Mesabi sent out a press release late last year saying that about 80 percent of the financing is in place.
Still, Wendt said that finding a senior lender was the "Biggest piece of the lending pie," and she said the group is still working aggressively to move the project forward.
"All the other funding sources are in place," Miskovich said. "We're working with several banks right now to find a lending arrangement that works."
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Tuesday (January 22) sees the release of Aaron Neville's new album, My True Story. A collection of classic doo-wop numbers, Neville teamed up with a pretty heavy-duty production team for the album: Don Was and Keith Richards.
Was's resume as a producer includes a number of big names across all genres: Bob Dylan, The B-52's, Stone Temple Pilots, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Ziggy Marley, Iggy Pop and, since 1994, The Rolling Stones.
So when he and Neville decided that they were going to tackle an album of doo-wop covers, Was decided to call in Richards in, knowing that he's a huge fan of the genre. As Was tells it, during the recording of The Rolling Stones' 1994 album Voodoo Lounge, he stayed in a hotel room just beneath Richards'; for the entire time, Richards played just one record over and over: The Jive Five's "My True Story." Was tells Radio.com that it was easy to get Richards to take on the co-producer role on this album: "He was really happy to do this. I knew he'd want to do it."
With such long breaks in between Rolling Stones albums, why hasn't Richards produced other albums in recent years? "Maybe people just don't think to call him!" Watch Radio.com's interview with Was below.
Was has been behind the boards on every Stones studio session since '94's Voodoo Lounge including 1997's Bridges To Babylon, four new songs from 2002's 40 Licks, 2005's A Bigger Bang and the two new songs from last year's GRRR!. Was, a bass player, has played on many of those records, and said that jamming with Richards has had a big impact on him.
"He's a great musician, he's a really, really soulful, honest cat. I've played bass with him, it's a transformative experience. He listens and he's fast and he responds. He's like Miles Davis. He's like a jazz musician. "
And while he's played bass for the Stones in the studio, he has never toured with them (Daryl Jones has handled four-string duties on the road ever since Bill Wyman left the band). But having produced live albums for the Stones (1995's Stripped and 2004's Live Licks), he's spent a good amount of time listening to the band's performances. He says the stage is where Richards truly excels: "I've done live albums with The Stones and you go through ten, fifteen different nights to get the best take. He plays it differently every night! It's a conversation with the other musicians. He and Charlie have this hi-hat/guitar relationship, between the two of them, it feeds everybody in the band. All the parts you'd ever want to play are in what those two guys are doing… That's not just your ideal as a musician, it's your ideal as a human being, you should be paying attention. If we're having a conversation, I shouldn't be texting, I should be focused on you."
Aaron Neville has tour dates booked through April. Meanwhile, Rolling Stones fans wait with baited breath for news of new Rolling Stones concerts.
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"If that specific post has received complaints by other users who have seen it, or the page who posted it has received lots complaints in the past, you'll be less likely to see that post. This factor became a lot more prevalent starting in September 2012."
"Brands with small fanbases of fewer than 10,000 people can get nearly 20 percent of them to see any individual post. But brands like Coca-Cola and Walmart, who have more than 1 million fans, can only get about 6 percent of them to see any given post—unless they pay."
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By Goldie
There are many simple ways to add some fun and color to your clothes. Whether being something you already own or a new purchase you want to spruce up. I would like to share with you a quick way too embellish your clothing using rhinestones and a rhinestone setting. I choose to embellish a small portion of the pocket of these jeans.
I used:
- 1 package of Swarovski flat back rhinestone Ss20 in metalic blue
- 1 package of Swarovski flat back rhinestone Ss20 in black diamond
- 1 package of Ss20 Tiffany Settings
- 1 Brisk Set Rhinestone Setter
- Choose the rhinestones you would like to work with and accompanying setting.
- Using a fabric marker or chalk draw your rhinestone design. It works best to do this on the back of the fabric since you will position your fabric face down in the setter.
- Place your rhinestone on the bottom part of the rhinestone setter and place the nose at the top of the setter through the rhinestone setting.
- Place your fabric in between the two face down and press firmly .


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Proposed NJ bill (A3645) would prohibit the online sale of ammunition
I have been a member of this forum for about a year, and although I enjoy browsing forum posts every few days, I am not one to comment very often. That changed tonight when I read an online article discussing the package of proposed NJ gun bills that just passed their first hurdle towards becoming law. There is one bill in particular that really struck a nerve with me.
A3645 would limit gun and ammo sales to face-face transactions only. While I understand the need to keep firearms and ammunition out of the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable, I do not see how reducing the sale of ammunition to face-to-face transaction only, is going to do anything to protect anyone. If a criminal is able to procure a firearm outside traditional channels, I am pretty confident they would also be able to purchase the necessary ammunition to fire that weapon. The only thing this is going to do is hurt law abiding citizen like myself.
The thought of having to buy my ammunition at my local dicks sporting goods store or range, when I can purchase similar ammunition significantly cheaper online is disparaging. The last time I bought a box of 9mm at a store (before the tragic events of CT) it cost me $18 a box. I was able to buy the same ammo online in a bulk 1000 round box for $12 a box with shipping. Six dollars a box over the course of months of weekly shooting sessions quickly adds up.
This is exasperated by the fact that online resources are sometimes the only place I can find the particular round I am looking to shoot. I plan on calling my local legislators tomorrow, but living in a state that is notorious for being anti-gun, I truly doubt these calls will have any effect on the will of our elected officials.
Is there anyone on this forum that is familiar with this bill, with any insight to the likelihood of it going all the way through?
Are there any other states proposing a similar law?
Sorry for the long rant.
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I feel your pain brother, but this is the first I'm hearing this. I'll look around and if I find something I'll post it.
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Here is the link to the article I read
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