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Washington Post:
One way to end violence against women? Married dads. — The data show that #yesallwomen would be safer with fewer boyfriends around their kids. — The dramatic social media response to the UC-Santa Barbara shooting, captured by the hashtag #YesAllWomen, underlined an important and unpleasant truth …
Discussion: Politico, Gawker, PoliticusUSA, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Taylor Marsh, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Booman Tribune, The Raw Story, Shakesville and Poynter
Michelle Dean / Gawker: Big Data Enters the #YesAllWomen Fray
Sarah Jones / PoliticusUSA: The Washington Post Promotes Domestic Violence With Article Blaming Women for Being Abused
Echidne / ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: You've Been Bradwilcoxed. Washington Post on How Women Can Stay Safe.
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite: WaPo's Advice to Women Who Don't Want to Be Raped: Get Married
Laura Clawson / Daily Kos: Conservative advice to women: Get married or get beat up
TBogg / The Raw Story: The AEI is pro-rape and anti-slut because women are children when you get down to it
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: Nope — [Content Note: Abuse.] — This piece of garbage …
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter: WaPo editor: 'Stop taking lovers' headline 'distracted people' from taking article seriously
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
WaPo Editorial Page Goes Neanderthal For Second Time In A Week — On Tuesday, the Washington Post published a piece by two academics arguing that women would be safer from sexual assaults if they themselves were married or had married fathers. — The Post originally published the piece in its …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Huffington Post
Vanessa Williams / Washington Post: ... Or maybe men should not abuse and assault women
All Of The Things Women Are Supposed To Do To Prevent Rape — Increased attention to the issue of sexual assault, both here in the United States and abroad, has led to larger conversations about how best to prevent rape. But often, those conversations have a misplaced focus.
Discussion: Slate, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg View and Cosmopolitan
Amanda Marcotte / Slate: Taekwondo Is Great but Not the Solution to Campus Rape
Maria LaMagna / Bloomberg View: Wishing Away Campus Rape
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
ABC News's Diane Sawyer destroys Hillary Rodham Clinton on Benghazi — A standard defense for Hillary Rodham Clinton when facing questions about Benghazi, Libya, has been to cite her commissioning of a report from the State Department's Accountability Review Board (ARB) …
Discussion: Power Line, his vorpal sword and The Huffington Post
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Will voters eventually roll their eyes at Hillary Clinton
Hart Williams / his vorpal sword: One For the Time Capsule
Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post: Hillary Clinton's Endless Media Tour Is Starting
Eun Kyung Kim / Today:
Hillary Clinton: I refused to 'attack' Palin for 'being a woman'
Hillary Clinton: I refused to 'attack' Palin for 'being a woman'
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller and Althouse
Janet Shan / The Moderate Voice: Hillary Clinton Says 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign Wanted Her to Attack Sarah Palin
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller: Did Team Obama Really Ask Hillary To Attack Sarah Palin?
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Why Hillary Clinton Wouldn't Attack Palin 'For Being A Woman'
Why Hillary Clinton Wouldn't Attack Palin 'For Being A Woman'
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Aide: Clintons 'Have a Life and a Set of Expectations that Are Different' from Middle Class
Aide: Clintons 'Have a Life and a Set of Expectations that Are Different' from Middle Class
Discussion: Politico, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, National Review and Ed Driscoll
Lucy McCalmont / Politico: Rush Limbaugh pokes at 'poor Clintons'
Washington Free Beacon: Chuck Todd: Hillary Looks Like a Politician 'Who Only Hangs Out With Millionaires'
Noah Rothman / Hot Air: Hillary aide rides to her defense: Her 'set of expectations' not those of middle class
Andrew Johnson / National Review: Former Aide: Bill and Hillary Felt Broke When They Were Leaving the WH Because They Have Different 'Expectations'
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
California Teacher Tenure Laws Ruled Unconstitutional — LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that teacher tenure laws deprive students of their constitutional right to an education, a decision that hands teachers' unions a major defeat in a landmark case …
Discussion: Kuranga, Liberaland, Gawker, National Review, Outside the Beltway, Hullabaloo, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler and Althouse
Sandi Behrns / Liberaland: Disastrous Ruling In California Education Trial Makes 'Reformers' Giddy — For Now
Kevin Montgomery / Gawker: Silicon Valley Mogul Financed California Lawsuit to End Teacher Tenure
Ed Whelan / National Review: Count Me Very Skeptical
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: California Judge Rules Teacher Tenure Unconstitutional
Thereisnospoon / Hullabaloo: Judge rules against teachers and common sense in Vergara trial, by @DavidOAtkins
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Wow: California judge strikes down tenure for public-school teachers as violating students' right to quality education
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Did This Judge Just Change Everything in Education?
Ann Althouse / Althouse: "A California judge ruled Tuesday that teacher tenure laws deprive students of their right …
Stephanie Simon / Politico:
Huge loss for teachers unions in California case — A court ruling on Tuesday striking down job protections for teachers in California is a big blow to unions — and will likely fuel political movements across the nation to eliminate teacher tenure. — Los Angeles Superior Court Judge …
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Diane Ravitch's blog
Student, shooter dead at Reynolds High School — TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A gunman and one Reynolds High School student are confirmed dead following a Tuesday morning shooting inside the Troutdale school. — Troutdale Police Chief Scott Anderson said during a noon update …
Discussion: The Democratic Daily, Pat Dollard, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Raw Story
Pamela Leavey / The Democratic Daily: Gun Culture is Out of Control in America
Infidel Alie / Pat Dollard: Police Say Shooter Is Dead After Responding To Shooting At Oregon High school
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Fox News 'expert' reports breaking Oregon school shooting by blasting 'anti-gun nuts'
Student, suspect killed at Oregon school — (CNN) — When the shooting started at her high school near Portland, Oregon, early Tuesday, student Jaimie Infante didn't recognize the sound of the gunshot. — She thought maybe somebody had dropped a book. — In reality, a lone gunman …
Discussion: New York Magazine, The Daily Banter, Mashable, KFOR-TV, The Raw Story, The Reaction, No More Mister Nice Blog and Liberaland
Joe Coscarelli Follow / New York Magazine: Suspect and 1 Student Dead in Oregon School Shooting, the 74th in the U.S. Since Sandy Hook
Michael Luciano / The Daily Banter: Children Won't Be Our Future If We Can't Protect Them From Gun Violence in the Present
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: GOP REGULARLY RAFFLES OFF AR-15s IN COUNTY WHERE TODAY'S SCHOOL SHOOTING HAPPENED
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
One Of The World's Scariest Terrorist Groups Now Controls Major City In Iraq — ISIS fighters in Fallujah, the first city the group captured — A terrorist group that al Qaeda has deemed too radical and unpredictable now controls the second largest city in Iraq as of Tuesday …
Discussion: Full, Washington Post, Shakesville, Outside the Beltway, Mashable, Booman Tribune and National Review
Mushreq Abbas / Full: ISIS 'hit and run' tactics reveal Iraqi security weaknesses
Liz Sly / Washington Post: Al-Qaeda disavows any ties with radical Islamist ISIS group in Syria, Iraq
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: In the News — Here is some stuff in the news today...
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Insurgents Linked To Al Qaeda Capture Iraq's Second City
Brian Ries / Mashable: Thousands Flee Iraq's Second-Largest City as Islamist Militants Seize Control
BooMan / Booman Tribune: Thanks a Lot, Bush
Greg Pollowitz / National Review: al-Qaeda Linked Group Now Controlling Mosul in Iraq
Wall Street Journal:
Militants Overrun Iraq's Second-Largest City As Government Forces Flee
Militants Overrun Iraq's Second-Largest City As Government Forces Flee
Discussion: Pat Dollard, White House Dossier and National Review
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier: Iraq Falls Apart
Washington Post:
Insurgents seize Iraqi city of Mosul as troops flee
Insurgents seize Iraqi city of Mosul as troops flee
Discussion: CBS News, CNN, National Review, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hit & Run, Hot Air, Gawker, WAMC, Business Insider, The PJ Tatler, The Other McCain and Associated Press
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Mosul falls to al-Qaeda as US-trained security forces flee
Adam Weinstein / Gawker: Major Iraqi City Falls to Advancing al Qaeda Wannabes
Eyder Peralta / WAMC: Insurgent Group Claims Large Part Of Major Iraqi City
Michael Kelley / Business Insider: Al-Qaeda Offshoot Routs US-Trained Forces And Captures Iraq's Second Largest City
Bridget Johnson / The PJ Tatler: Iraq's Second-Largest City Falls to al-Qaeda Offshoot
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: Al-Qaeda on the Offensive in Iraq
Sameer N. Yacoub / Associated Press: Iraq Attacks, Bombs at Kurdish Offices Kill 23
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Why Is the American Far Right More Violent Than the American Far Left? — Between September 11, 2001 and March 2014, right-wing extremists killed 34 people in America. If you count the three Jewish community members Frazier Glenn Cross killed in Kansas City before screaming "Heil Hitler" …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Violence and the Right to Revolution
Right-wing extremists strike again
Right-wing extremists strike again
Discussion: Hit & Run, Infowars, The Truth About Guns, NewsBusters, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post
Ed Krayewski / Hit & Run: In Re Domestic Terrorism: 39 Cops Killed by Civilians, 316* Civilians Killed by Cops in 2013
Kristine Marsh / NewsBusters: Media Blame Vegas Shootings on Right: 'Just As Deadly As Homegrown Jihadist Counterparts'
Scott Martelle / Los Angeles Times: Opinion Las Vegas killings: What will protect us from tyrannical neighbors?
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
How much does right-wing rhetoric contribute to right-wing terrorism?
How much does right-wing rhetoric contribute to right-wing terrorism?
Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Federalist, emptywheel, Shakesville, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hit & Run, Prairie Weather, The Daily Caller and Hullabaloo
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard: Once Again, Republican Rhetoric Is Not to Blame for Violence
David Harsanyi / The Federalist: Watch What You Say — It's once again time ponder …
Jim White / emptywheel: Breaking Point: Media Finally Reporting on Violence Tied to Right Wing Extremism
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: This Is How Culture Works — [Content Note: Violent rhetoric …
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: CRUSH THE TYRANNICAL DICTATORSHIP! (WHICH WE MEAN IN THE NICEST POSSIBLE WAY)
Matt Welch / Hit & Run: Tonight on The Independents: Mark Hannah & Deneen Borelli on the Las Vegas Shooting & Hillary's …
J. Arthur Bloom / The Daily Caller: The Media Finally Gets The Mass Shooter It Always Wanted
Geoff Pender / The Clarion-Ledger:
Cochran goes on offensive, calls McDaniel "an extremist," "dangerous" — After months of milquetoast statements and letting surrogates do any campaign trash talking, incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran went on the offensive in Hattiesburg on Tuesday, calling his opponent Chris McDaniel …
Discussion: National Review, Hot Air, RedState, The Week and Talking Points Memo
Elianayjohnson / National Review: With End in Sight, Cochran Brings the Fight
Matt K. Lewis / The Week: Thad Cochran calls primary opponent 'dangerous' and 'extremist'
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo: Polls: McDaniel Leads Cochran In Runoff
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In Mississippi, Senate hopeful Chris McDaniel embodies what the GOP fears about the tea party
In Mississippi, Senate hopeful Chris McDaniel embodies what the GOP fears about the tea party
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: Republicans afraid of the tea party?
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller: WaPost: Chris McDaniel Looks 'Like He's In A Fraternity'
Todd J. Gillman / Trail Blazers Blog:
No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual citizenship — Sen. Ted Cruz at the Texas GOP Convention in Fort Worth last Friday. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry) — Alberta-born Sen. Ted Cruz has given up his Canadian dual citizenship. The renunciation became official on May 14 …
Discussion: Politico, OnPolitics, Mediaite and The Week
Nick Gass / Politico: Cruz ceases to be a Canadian
Catalina Camia / OnPolitics: Eh? Ted Cruz isn't Canadian anymore
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Ted Cruz Officially Renounces His Canadian Citizenship
Eric Kleefeld / The Week: It's official: Ted Cruz no longer a Canadian citizen
CBS News:
How do Americans view the Bergdahl swap? — Shares - — Just over a week after U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was freed by the Taliban, a CBS News Poll shows 45% of Americans disapprove of the deal that saw him released in exchange for five Taliban militants, while 37% approve of it.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post: Why the Bowe Bergdahl deal is a political loser
Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller: Fewer than two dozen protesters show up at White House anti-war rally
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard: Obama Administration: Bergdahl Was Chuck Hagel's Call
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: BOEHNER: The Bergdahl Swap Will Cost Lives
Bfearnowcbs / CBS DC: Poll: 72 Percent Of Americans Say Obama Should Have Notified Congress Of Bergdahl Swap
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: New WH spin on Taliban 5 swap: Hey, it was Hagel's call
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Public Skeptical Of Bergdahl Deal
Scared Monkeys: Polls Show Barack Obama Once Again on the Wrong Side of the American People with Army …
Paul Steinhauser / CNN: Polls: Plurality disapprove of Bergdahl swap for Taliban prisoners
Evan McMurry / Mediaite: Americans Do Not Approve of the Bergdahl Swap
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Polls: Americans Divided By Party Lines On Bergdahl Swap
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Taliban-Bergdahl swap unpopular, so ... blame Hagel
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Hagel Made Final Call on Bergdahl Swap, Congress Told
Hagel Made Final Call on Bergdahl Swap, Congress Told
Arlette Saenz / Yahoo! News: Boehner: 'We're Going to Pay' for Bergdahl Deal
Bruce McQuain / Questions and Observations: A few things to note
Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. / The Jawa Report: Sweet: 4/5 Taliban Expected to Return to Field of Battle
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller: Latest White House Excuse: The Bergdahl/Taliban Swap Is Chuck Hagel's Fault
Mike Miller / Independent Journal Review: Now White House Says Hagel - Not Obama - Made 'Final Call' On Bergdahl Swap
Doug Powers / Twitchy: 'The wheels on the bus': CNN reports WH officials say SecDef Hagel made final call on Bergdahl trade
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
How The Worst Political State In The Country Ruined The Republican Party's Best Hope — Nikki Haley was once seen as the GOP's brightest rising star — then she got sucked into her home state's notorious political cesspool. Can she escape before 2016? — Chris Ritter
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Nikki Haley Keeps Her Head Down
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Colleges and Evangelicals Collide on Bias Policy — BRUNSWICK, Me. — For 40 years, evangelicals at Bowdoin College have gathered periodically to study the Bible together, to pray and to worship. They are a tiny minority on the liberal arts college campus, but they have been a part …
Discussion: Hit & Run, The Reality-Based Community, National Association … and Independent Journal Review
Robby Soave / Hit & Run: Universities Void Freedom of Religious Association in the Name of Tolerance
Andrew Sabl / The Reality-Based Community: Campus religious groups should be able to "discriminate" based on religion.
The Official White House Tumblr:
The President is answering your questions tomorrow, and it will be awesome. Tune in Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET on whitehouse.tumblr.com. — You know, if you're hip to all these things.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Guardian and Washington Post
Myles Tanzer / BuzzFeed: President Obama Discovers His Daughter Was Violating Tumblr's Terms Of Service
Jana Kasperkevic / Guardian: Obama responds to college queries: 'Sometimes you have to take a detour'
David Sirota / PandoDaily:
Gore at Southland: Snowden revealed far bigger violations than the one he committed — One of the most often-asked - and polled - questions in the whole debate about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is about his status. Is he a traitor or a hero? In the era of mass surveillance …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico and Mediaite
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo: Al Gore: Snowden Broke The Law But Provided 'An Important Service' (VIDEO)
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico: Al Gore finds spot defending Snowden
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
Time Inc. Has a Big Problem—So Does Digital Journalism — Time Inc., the mother of newsmagazines, was born in 1922. She survived wars and recessions, grew up to be fabulously rich by mid-century, married the media giant Warner Communications, entered the golden years as one of the largest media companies …
Discussion: The Dish, Re/code, Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Is Big Online Media Doomed?
John Paczkowski / Re/code: Code/red: The Biggest Problem With Flying Cars? Too Loud.
Sam Kirkland / Poynter: Fortune magazine triples amount of online content even as Time Inc. cuts costs
Kelly Riddell / Washington Times:
Vegas rampage underscores the rise of violent radicals; cop killings up 53% — Law enforcement killed by gunfire this year is up 53 percent — Jerad Miller dressed as the Joker and wife Amanda as Harley Quinn. The couple allegedly shot and killed 2 police officers and a civilian in Las Vegas.
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Crime and Consequences Blog
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner Won't Call Las Vegas Shootings 'Domestic Terrorism'
Boehner Won't Call Las Vegas Shootings 'Domestic Terrorism'
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Monthly:
The Big Lobotomy — Last September, as they scrambled to decide on one final ultimatum before shutting down the federal government, Republican House leaders came up with what seemed like an odd demand: to strip their own staff of health care benefits. — At the time, staffers reacted …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
BooMan / Booman Tribune: New WaMo Issue is Online


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Julian Scheiber struck to condemn Manchester City's dismal Champions League campaign to a suitably sorry end in Dortmund, as the English side lost 1-0 in Germany.
The Premier League champions already knew they could not progress from Group D but had been looking to secure a consolation place in the Europa League.
With Ajax losing at Real Madrid that possibility was open to them, but it proved beyond Roberto Mancini's men as Schieber hit the only goal of a subdued affair at the Westfalenstadion just before the hour.
In time, they may find the lack of European action assists them in their title defence but they must get the disappointment out of the system quickly before Sunday's derby against Manchester United.
The result left City bottom of their group with just three points and without a win, one of the worst performances by an English side at this stage of the competition.
It was a win Dortmund - already confirmed as group winners - achieved without dynamic midfielder Mario Gotze and, for the most part, prolific striker and reported Manchester United target Robert Lewandowski.
With specialist left-backs Aleksandar Kolarov and Gael Clichy injured, Matija Nastasic returned to the side to fill that role and looked composed throughout a quiet first half.
Carlos Tevez and Edin Dzeko showed some early signs of linking well together but, that aside, it was a while before the game warmed up.
Scott Sinclair, starting for the first time since September, was given some opportunities on the ball as City controlled possession but little came of it.
Dortmund had the first attack of note when they countered after 11 minutes but Marco Reus' shot was comfortably claimed by Joe Hart.
Reus made another break but Joleon Lescott came across to rob the ball.
It was not until midway through the half that City produced anything meaningful with their possession as Samir Nasri slipped in Dzeko but his cross for Tevez was cut out by Marcel Schmelzer.
Schmelzer brought Dortmund forward but Julian Schieber was unable to control his pass on the edge of the box.
City's best chance of their first half came when they finally got in a shot on goal just after the half hour.
A controlled move created the opportunity for Dzeko but the Bosnian's low effort was tipped around the post by Roman Weidenfeller.
That finally sparked the game into life and Reus ran across the edge of the City box before shooting narrowly wide.
Tevez brought a good save out of Weidenfeller with a firm header from a Maicon cross but a flag had already been raised for offside.
Dortmund broke again but Ivan Perisic was wasteful with his cross.
Perisic demonstrated greater ability when he fired in a shot from 18 yards just before the break but Hart saved.
City made a positive start to the second period with Nasri finding room on the left and crossing deeply into the box for Dzeko but Weidenfeller kept out his header.
Dortmund upped their tempo and started to worry City with Perisic testing Hart with a fierce left-foot volley.
Hart was in action again moments later, saving low to his right after good work by Kevin Grosskreutz.
Dortmund claimed the lead soon after as substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski beat Nastasic out wide and crossed low for Scheiber to tap in.
Gareth Barry and Lescott argued with the referee, presumably over something in the build-up, but the
former earned a yellow card for his protestations.
Having already sent on Sergio Aguero, City boss Roberto Mancini tried to enliven his attack further by introducing Mario Balotelli - and the Italian was met by loud boos from the home fans.
That may have had something to do with the controversial late penalty Balotelli scored when the sides met at the Etihad Stadium - which was awarded for handball - and he was given no let-up.
Tevez tried to lead a recovery with a strong run through the heart of the Dortmund defence but Weidenfeller dealt with his shot.
Dortmund pieced together another good move but Moritz Leitner shot wide from close range.
Leitner was presented another chance after a poor clearance by Maicon but screwed an effort well off-target.
Lewandowski, introduced 12 minutes from time, went through on goal but Hart stood up to him to block.
Aguero threatened an equaliser five minutes from time but could only pick out Weidenfeller.
It appeared it was just not going to happen for City and the crowd lapped up an act of petulance from a frustrated Balotelli after a decision went against him in injury time.

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Airbus A380 delayed - again
Wiring woes
Customers eager to get their hands on the new Airbus A380 may face a further six-month delay in getting their new toy - bringing the total time they've spent twiddling their thumbs to a year.
An Airbus statement attributes the case to "to bottlenecks formed in the definition, manufacturing and installation of electrical systems and resulting harnesses". Parent company EADS has accordingly "cut delivery targets to nine from an original target of 20 to 27 in 2007", the BBC reports. Singapore Airlines will, however, take delivery of the first behemoth on schedule* "later this year".
The production bottlenecks also mean a delivery shortfall of "five to nine aircraft in 2008 and five in 2009" in the anticipated 20-25 A380s due for release in 2008, and 45 in 2009.
EADS admitted that the knock-back may cost it customers, with airlines opting to cancel orders. Alternatively, they may look for compensation, and EADS estimates annual losses of €500m between 2007 and 2010 associated with the revised delivery schedule.
The first delay in rolling out the "Superjumbo" - up to six months for some carriers - came back in June Last year, although no specific reasons were given. Airbus currently has 159 firm orders for the A380 from 16 airlines including Emirates, Qantas and Virgin Atlantic. ®
*The June 2005 revised schedule, which added three months to the original intended delivery to Singapore Airlines.
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Gwynn among 17 non-roster invites to Dodgers camp
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
LOS ANGELES -- Forgotten man Tony Gwynn Jr. tops a list of 17 non-roster players invited to Dodgers Major League camp, the club confirmed on Tuesday.
Gwynn's "invitation" was no surprise, as the Dodgers still owe him a guaranteed salary of $1.15 million in the second year of a contract he signed last winter.
Despite the contract, Gwynn was taken off the 40-man roster last summer, outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque after the acquisition of Shane Victorino and finished the season in the Minor Leagues.
The club previously announced the signings to Minor League contracts of pitchers Juan Abreu, Kelvin De La Cruz and Gregory Infante, catcher Wilkin Castillo and infielders Alfredo Amezaga, Nick Evans and Osvaldo Martinez.
The most interesting of the new names signed Tuesday is Ramon Castro, a 36-year-old who has spent parts of 11 seasons in the Major Leagues and becomes the veteran catching insurance policy behind starter A.J. Ellis and rookie Tim Federowicz.
Eliazer Alfonzo, 33, is a catcher that hit 12 homers for the Giants as a rookie, but has bounced around since then and played in Mexico last year.
Brian Barden, 31, is an infielder who last appeared in the Major Leagues in 2010 and played half of the 2011 season in Japan.
Omar Luna, a 26-year-old utility man, played last year for Tampa Bay's Double-A affiliate in Montgomery.
Infielder Dallas McPherson, formerly a top prospect with the Angels, will be with his seventh organization. The 32-year-old last played in the Major Leagues with the White Sox in 2011 and spent '12 at Triple-A for Pittsburgh and the White Sox. In 2008, he hit 42 homers for Albuquerque.
Jeremy Moore, a 25-year-old outfielder, is a former Angels farmhand who will participate in next week's development minicamp in Arizona. He missed the 2012 season with hip labrum surgery, but briefly reached the big leagues for the Angels in '11 after being a sixth-round pick in 2005. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
Matt Palmer, a 33-year-old right-handed pitcher, has pitched parts of the past five seasons in the Major Leagues, including briefly for San Diego last year, and he went 11-2 for the Angels in 2009 as a swingman.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's a moment any taxpayer dreads. A letter arrives from the IRS - and it's not a refund check. But don't panic. Many of these letters can be dealt with simply and painlessly.
Each year, the IRS sends millions of letters and notices to taxpayers to request payment for taxes, notify them of a change to their account or request additional information. The notice you receive normally covers a very specific issue about your account or tax return. Each letter and notice offers specific instructions on what you are asked to do to satisfy the inquiry. Most notices also give you a phone number to call to ask questions.
Most correspondence can be handled without calling or visiting an IRS office, if you follow the instructions in the letter or notice. However, if you have questions, call the telephone number in the upper right-hand corner of the notice, or call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. Have a copy of your tax return and the correspondence available when you call so your account can be readily accessed.
Before contacting the IRS, please review the correspondence and compare it with the information on your return. If you agree with the correction to your account, no reply is necessary unless a payment is due. If you do not agree with the correction the IRS made, it is important that you respond as requested. Please write to explain why you disagree. Include any documents and information you wish the IRS to consider, along with the bottom tear-off portion of the notice. Mail the information to the IRS address shown in the upper left-hand corner of the notice. Allow at least 30 days for a response.
Sometimes, the IRS sends a second letter or notice requesting additional information or providing additional information to you. Be sure to keep copies of any correspondence with your records.
For more information about IRS notices and bills, see Publication 594, "Understanding the Collection Process." Information about penalties and interest charges is available in Publication 17, "Your Federal Income Tax." Both publications are available by calling 1-800-829-3676.
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Super-sleuth Joel found a connection between the little girl who plays RPattz's sister in Remember Me and also plays 'Grace' from Nurse Jackie.
According to IMDB, Ruby Jerins appears in several episodes of Nurse Jackie alongside Peter Facinelli.
July 1, 2009
Six Degrees of Separation: Remember Me, Nurse Jackie & Twilight
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- AnonymousJuly 1, 2009 at 2:16 PM
small world it seemsReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2009 at 2:37 PM
shes a lucky little bitch :PReplyDelete
LMAO @ 2nd AnonymousReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2009 at 3:03 PM
thats because Allen Coulter, the director of Remember Me & the pilot episode of Nurse Jackie casted her for both roles...lucky lil girl! Hope she knows how many other lil girls would love to take her placeReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Lucky kid! I am really starting to like Nurse Jackie. Peter is really great as Dr. Cooper...ReplyDelete
Coop, Coop, call me coop- luv'n nurse jackie- very funny- Edi Falco is so good in it too. Small world - when you think how many projects are going on and # of actors.ReplyDelete
LOL- 2nd Anonymous.
I agree with you guys 2nd Anonymous "she's a lucky little bitch :P LMAO!LOL!ReplyDelete
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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Sept. 28, 2012) – SUNY Plattsburgh students and faculty will read selections from books that have been banned or challenged at some time in history during Feinberg Library's first-ever Banned Books Read-Out Wednesday, Oct. 3, from noon to 2 p.m. in the library's third-floor reading room.
Members of the campus and community are invited to attend at any time during the two-hour read-out, which is being held in conjunction with the American Library Association's 2012 Banned Books Week.
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Canada, Australia should step up efforts to free captives
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New York, June 11, 2009 – The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the Canadian and Australian governments to work for the immediate release of two freelance journalists who have been held captive in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, since August.
On Wednesday, a woman claiming to be captive journalist Amanda Lindhout called the Canadian broadcaster CTV, saying she fears for her life and pleading for the government to assist her. Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan were abducted along the Afgoye-Mogadishu road, just outside the capital.
"I have been held hostage by gunmen in Somalia for nearly 10 months. I am in a desperate situation," the woman told CTV. "The Canadian government must have some duty to help its citizens in such a crisis."
On May 25, Agence France-Presse reported that its correspondent in Mogadishu had received a call from two people who represented themselves as the captive journalists. The callers said they were in poor health and urged their respective governments to help free them, AFP reported.
"It must be agonizing for the family and friends of Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan to hear these reports about their poor health and the harsh conditions of their confinement in a city racked by conflict," CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney said. "We understand that the Canadian and Australian authorities are working to help these journalists but it has been nearly 10 months since they were kidnapped. Both countries must step up efforts to secure their safe and swift release."
Daniel Barbarie, a spokesman for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, told CPJ that his government was aware of the CTV report. He said officials "continue to pursue all appropriate channels to seek further information about Ms. Lindhout's welfare, and to assist the family in securing her safe release as well as that of Mr. Brennan."
Somali journalist Abdifatah Elmi – who was acting as a fixer for Lindhout and Brennan – was freed on January 15 after being held captive for five months. Somalia is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for the press; five journalists have been killed in 2009 alone.
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It looks like this will be the summer of archaeology in St. Augustine.
Carl Halbirt, the city's archaeologist, has digs planned at half-a-dozen locales with work expected to continue into the fall.
One of the most unusual spots will be inside a two-story cypress-shingled house at 47 Cordova St. The property is in a "state of disrepair," Halbirt said.
The owner could have asked to tear it down but decided "it would look better for the whole community to restore it," said Len Weeks, contractor for the job.
The owner is Lisa Dallaire, and she plans to open a dessert café known as The Chocolate Turtle.
"She's seen them all over the country. St. Augustine doesn't have one and she thinks it will do well here," Weeks said.
First, however, there's a lot of work to do to the house that was a private residence before becoming home to various shops through the years. On Monday, a firm of house movers will lift up the building 18 inches, the structure will be stabilized and steel beams will go in place. A concrete stem wall will be put as a new foundation. Then Weeks will rehabilitate the structure.
But before the rehabbing, the archaeologists will go to work.
"As soon as Len kind of stabilizes it we'll be going inside," said Halbirt. "This will be a unique opportunity."
Once he gives the word his crew of volunteers will go in. The house is gutted and the flooring has been removed down to the joists. In the dirt below, the archaeologists will be looking to find out more about the city's past.
The house itself is one of two built by a pair of sisters. The one at 47 Cordova was probably built between 1899 and 1904. The other house, at 49 Cordova Street, is part of Scarlett O'Hara's Restaurant. Weeks did the work on that building more than 15 years ago.
"They were two identical houses in the frame vernacular style," Weeks said. Through the years the houses underwent various changes and additions including a bay window for 47 Cordova.
Halbirt said 47 Cordova is located right along the Rosario Line, a defensive earthen berm constructed for defense by the Spanish between 1718 and 1719 and built along the south and west limits of the city.
"I don't think we'll find any traces of the Line itself. However I think what we're going to find are architectural features associated with the construction — borrow pits or trenches where they got the material for the berm," he said.Historically in that area of Cordova Street were backyards for properties along Spanish Street. Backyard activities included gardens, privies and pits where people buried their trash — an archaeologist's idea of heaven.
Other dig sites are along May Street, Spanish Street, other Cordova Street locations and one at the corner of Castillo Drive and Orange Street.


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As devas apparently can attain Arahantship, is there an ordained Sangha in the deva realms?Nyanaponika wrote:Another of the Venerable Sariputta's discourses is the Sama-citta Sutta which was listened to by the "devas of tranquil mind." It is concerned with the first three stages of sanctitude, the stream-winner, the once-returner and the non-returner. Its purpose is to clarify the question of their residuum of rebirths, in the five-sense world or in the fine-material and non-material worlds, which depends upon their mode of practice and on the fetters of existence still remaining. It is a very short discourse, but had a singular impact on the huge assembly of devas who, according to tradition, assembled to hear it. It is said that a very large number of them attained Arahatship, and innumerable were those who reached stream-entry. This discourse of the Venerable Sariputta is, in fact, counted among the few which had unusually far-reaching results among beings of the higher worlds; and although it is a very brief text rather cryptic without the commentarial explanation, it had a high reputation in succeeding centuries. It is the sermon that was preached by the arahant Mahinda on the evening of his arrival in Ceylon, and the Mahavamsa (XIV, 34ff), Ceylon's famous chronicle, relates that on this occasion, also, numerous devas listened and achieved penetration of the Dhamma.
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It's Brooklyn, 1965 and young Michael Dunn (Andrew McCarthy) finds himself forced to attend St. Basil's in pursuit of the priesthood. Once there, against his better judgment, he gets caught up with a wild crowd led by the raucous Rooney (Kevin Dillon), and together they work towards higher education - the kind you don't get at school! From hiding out in the local diner to making out in Rooney's dad's car, from the "good-when-they're-bad" girls of the convent school to the shy beauty Michael falls for (Mary Stuart Masterson), from a confession that's good for the soul to what sends you there in the first place, finding your way in the world isn't easy. But the boys of St. Basil's are out to have the time of their lives - for as long as they're young, as long as they're fee and as long as they can get away with it.
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I wanted to share with readers the amazing opportunity I was given during the 2011-2012 school year. I was a part of a select few high school students who got to intern at Mote Marine. The application process was long and hard, but the experience was well worth it.
The internship was broken down in two parts — one part educational and the other part volunteer. During the educational part, all 15 interns met at the Mote Education Research Center (MERC) every other Wednesday for meetings. During these meetings we would discuss upcoming project ideas and learn about the work it takes to be a marine biologist.
One of the big projects we did during the internship was take care of and raise a saltwater tank. We split into three groups with different habitats: mangrove, benthic (sea floor) and sea grass. We went in the water across from Mote and caught our own animals. After catching them, we let them explore their temporary homes and discussed more tank guidelines, such as testing for appropriate temperature and pH levels.
In the short two months our five-person group had to take care of our tank, we were worn out. We couldn't imagine taking care of one as large as the shark tank! This really opened our eyes to the amount of work aquarists do and allowed for a new appreciation of them.
During the volunteer part of the internship, we were required to work a number of shifts, as well as overnights consisting of anything from labeling gear to guiding kayak trips. An overnight is when a group of children — usually Girl/Boy Scouts or a school class — get to spend the night in the aquarium. The kids showed such excitement and interest while learning all about the sea animals. They asked terrific questions and looked up to the interns. It was great because at night the animals don't have the same behaviors, which made it a whole new experience.
Overall the internship taught me that hard work and dedication can take you far. Mote has given me so much, both learning-wise and personally. I am now pursuing my passion for sharks by studying research on them. Thank you, Mote.
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Saudi Arabia to Replace Oil with Sun Power for Desalination Plants
Up to now, the more than 28 desalination plants scattered around the Kingdom have had to rely of fossil fuel, most notably fuel oil, to provide to power to run the equipment used to extract salt and other minerals from sea water.
Much of this may be changing, however, as Saudi Arabia is now interested in using solar energy to provide the power needed, instead of oil. According to an article on the UAE Top News media site, the Kingdom is now planning to build solar energy based desalination plants in order to save on energy costs, as well as be in tune with new environmental polices. This might be to secure membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency, otherwise known as IRENA.
Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf said "desalination is our strategic choice to supply an adequate supply of drinking water to people across the Kingdom."
He added that by using solar energy instead of oil, it will focus more on using renewable energy and even become an exporter of this clean form of energy as it has been doing with oil. A tremendous amount of oil is currently being used to provide power for the country's desalination plants; around 1.5 million barrels per day. This has caused the price of desalinated water to rise as oil prices have risen.
The use of solar energy to power desalination plants is just one of several projects in the Kingdom that are more environmentally friendly. The Kingdom is also embarking of projects to improve its inland transport systems including building a high speed train network to carry pilgrims to and from the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina.
Image shows new desalination plant at Al Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The event is defined with an event attribute.
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Probe Whether Government Lab Deliberately Released Virus
Investigators are seriously probing whether a British government lab and an American pharmaceutical company colluded to deliberately release the foot and mouth virus in an act of biological terrorism against the farming community.
The source of the recent foot and mouth outbreak is highly suspected to have originated from the government's Pirbright research facility, which is shared by American vaccine maker Merial Animal Health.
Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reported that the release of the virus came after an "international drill" last month that was held at Pirbright Laboratory, in which live virus was used. Real attacks are always shadowed by drills to provide culpable deniability.
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The motive of Merial Animal Health Limited is clear - providing they remained undetected as having been the culprits for the outbreak - another mass foot and mouth scare would result in record purchases of their vaccine from panic stricken farmers across the country.
The British government also has a deeply ingrained political agenda to sabotage the stability of a rural power bloc - The Countryside Alliance - that forms its most influential foe and brought half a million people to London in 2002 to protest the government's wide-ranging abuse and abandonment of the middle class.
The Labour government, now led by Blair clone Gordon Brown, has a deep disdain for the farming community and has sought to debase the agricultural industry at every turn in the last ten years, as well as outlawing traditional countryside pursuits such as shooting and hunting.
The latest outbreak has already cost the farming industry tens of millions of pounds, heaped on top of the misery wrought by recent flooding, which many also accuse the government of deliberately botching the recovery efforts.
As we have previously reported, the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak, which completely devastated the farming industry nationwide, began after a vial of the virus was "stolen" from the government's Porton Down bio-weapons laboratory.
Coupled with reports of the government making inquiries to timber merchants and sign makers (before closing public footpaths), it is inconceivable that an animal rights activist, as we are led to believe, could have penetrated a level 4 bio-weapons facility that also houses anthrax and ebola and is protected by armed guards of the Ministry of Defence Police and the Military Provost Guard Service. The individual who stole the vial must have had full security clearance to enter the facility. Why would an animal rights activist release a virus that would kill four million animals?
Patricia Doyle, PhD also reported that Foot and Mouth exercises, mirroring the drills in the current case, were being run by the British government immediately before the outbreak was made public.
With all the evidence beginning to strongly suggest a criminal plot was formulated by the American vaccine company, possibly in collusion with the government lab, to engage in a deliberate act of bio-terrorism directed against the farming community, it's probably time for the government to call in their chief whitewasher Lord Stevens or another establishment puppet to sweep the entire mess under the carpet.
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I'm typing this on Windows 8 RTM Trial using IE10. I have not observed this activity on Win 7 and IE9, but I haven't thought to look and so I would not be surprised if it exists there too.
I am using spinning disks for this test/eval period, but eventually I'd like to use SSDs for OS and possibly some of my read-only music sample libraries.
Minutes ago while I was reading and responding to a few posts in the TR forums, I noticed my hard drive light was flickering away. Knowing that I haven't installed any AV, defrag, or backup utilities on this 90 Day Trial version of Win 8, I wondered what might be using my hard drive while I'm here on the forums.
Internet Explorer appeared at the top of the list in Resource Monitor with A LOT of writes. I closed a couple of IE windows which were just resting on some website landing pages. This caused the Internet Explorer tasks to fall out of my top-writers list.
But just sitting here reading forum threads and making the occasional post, I STILL see a lot of "system" processes doing writes to the C partition. Some of the heavy hitters:
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Laridian has released the Dictionary of Bible Themes for use with MyBible and PocketBible. The Dictionary of Bible Themes starts with 9 key themes or topics of the Bible and breaks them down into 1,400 topics and 80,000 sub-topics with links to over 80,000 cross-references in the Bible. The 9 topics are God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Creation, Humanity, Sin and Salvation, God's People, the Life of the Believer and Last Things.
The Dictionary of Bible Themes does not provide definitions but rather leads you to verses that provide information on the topics and sub-topics so you are finding out what God's Word says on these themes. These may be verses that would not show up if you did a search on a specific word. For example, if you wanted to explore Jesus' humanity it would be hard to find the right verses by searching in PocketBible for that phrase. That's where the dictionary comes in because you can look for the topic of Jesus' humanity to find the verses that explain this.
The Dictionary of Bible Themes is like a systematic theology in that it covers major themes of the Bible. It can also be compared to Naves Topical Bible because it categorizes the verses in the Bible by topic.
The Dictionary of Bible Themes is actually two books in one. In addition to the alphabetical index described above, a Scripture index is a PocketBible commentary that works alongside your Bible as you read, giving you links to the themes that are related to each verse in the Bible. Approximately 40,000 passages provide over 100,000 links into the Dictionary of Bible Themes.
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Phase I Restructuring Implementation
Voters Approve $515 Million Bond Proposal
Voters on November 2, 2010 approved a $515 million bond that will allow the San Antonio Independent School District to make much-needed upgrades and renovations to schools across the District.
Of the 38,332 people who voted on the bond, 66.25 percent cast yes votes.
"We are very appreciative and thankful to all the voters who cast their ballots and supported our schools," said Superintendent Robert J. Durón. "The passage of this bond means that we can upgrade and renovate schools across the district – and provide our students with the quality learning environment and educational offerings they need and deserve."
The bond will fund improvements in the following seven areas:
• Safety and security upgrades at 68 campuses
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• Extensive renovations to 22 schools – 14 fully updated to modern facilities
• New or upgraded facilities for all high school career programs and career technology labs at middle schools
• Playground equipment at 48 primary schools and all-weather track resurfacing and lighting at seven high schools
• Renovations to bring Alamo Stadium and the Convocation Center to a quality comparable to neighboring district stadiums
• Transportation efficiencies, including space for a bus transportation center, resulting in shorter bus travel distances
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Students at Shelton State Community College who are pursuing Associate Degrees with an emphasis in Music or are Fine Arts Scholarship recipients may take Applied Voice, which consists of one-on-one lessons and a weekly Voice Performance Lab. Students are offered opportunities to sing recitals as well as to sing for sports events, pageants, churches, civic groups, college events, and the weekly Terrific Tuesday Concert Series. Students must meet repertoire requirements in their study, and many choose to participate in the annual Alabama NATS Vocal Auditions. Shelton State has had winners in NATS every year for over 20 years, although they have often been the only Two-Year College who competed against Four-Year Colleges. Shelton students have been selected for NATS Vocal Workshops and for the Vann Opera Institute, and 95% of Shelton Voice Majors who have transferred to Four-Year Colleges have received scholarships.
Students who take Applied Voice at Shelton are given the opportunity to learn musical theatre repertoire in addition to classical repertoire. Students may present staged performances of musical theatre numbers in Voice Performance Lab, for the Terrific Tuesday Concert Series, in the Shelton Singers Showcase, in Bach to Rock shows, and at the Alabama NATS Auditions. In 2010, seven students from the Shelton State Music Department were winners at the NATS Auditions, including sweeping the First Year College Women category. Students are also encouraged to audition for roles in productions by local and regional theatre companies. Students from Shelton have become performers for Opryland, Six Flags, Disney, and Dollywood, and many received scholarships to four-year colleges in Musical Theatre. One former Shelton student has begun his own theatre company, The Actors Charitable Theatre; another directs for the Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre; and another has recently been named Technical Director for Theatre Tuscaloosa. The philosophy of the Voice Faculty is that good singers should sing well in a variety of styles with solid, healthy classical technique and careful attention to stylistic details.
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The suspect in a fatal shooting is being held without bond after being taken into custody this week.
The suspect in a fatal shooting earlier this month is being held without bond after being taken into custody this week.
Sherodnie Smith, 27, of Roosevelt Road in Jacksonville, made his first appearance in court shortly after 10 a.m. Monday morning at the Onslow County District Courthouse on an open count of murder connected to the fatal shooting over the Labor Day weekend of Tiaseer Rambert, 37, of Jacksonville.
Rambert died Sept. 1 in the parking lot of the former Stratusphere Entertainment night club off Gum Branch Road after bleeding out from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, according to his death certificate. Rambert, who worked construction, leaves behind a wife Conbreshia Rambert, four children, parents and three siblings.
Smith, who was issued no bond at Monday�s hearing, elected to hire his own attorney. His preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 30.
Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown told The Daily News that Smith was arrested around midnight Monday at a local hotel, later identified by other officials connected to the investigation as the Triangle Motor Inn. The JPD assisted in Smith�s arrest, and Brown said no one was injured during the arrest.
�We�ve known for a while that we were right on his heels,� Brown said. Last week the OCSO publicly asked Smith to turn himself in, because Brown said the sheriff�s deputies leading the investigation, Det. Jonathan Lincoln and Det. Todd McAllister, were close to finding him anyway.
Brown said Smith offered no resistance and followed all law enforcement directions during his arrest.
�He resisted none at all,� Brown said. �Which it would have just been so much more in his favor if he had just come on in, because he didn�t fight, he didn�t resist.�
Brown said investigators received tips that led to Smith�s arrest from those who were in the general �whereabouts of where Mr. Sherodnie had been laying his head� and from others concerned about his welfare.
�The thing these people who get in trouble need to understand is their family�s concerned,� he said. �Your family is going to encourage you to turn yourself in, because they know it�s going to happen sooner or later, and they don�t want to see their loved one hurt.�
That�s part of the message he has for all criminals in Onslow County: �That no matter how foolish or hideous what you�ve done is, you�re going to have to face the judicial system somewhere down the road with it, so go ahead and do the initiative and make everything that can happen after that positive rather than negative.�
Crime Stoppers Chairman Joe Yannessa confirmed Monday afternoon that a Crime Stoppers' tip led to Smith's arrest Monday.
Brown said that despite Smith�s arrest, the investigation into Ramseer�s death is not over.
He declined to comment on a possible motive or what Smith had been doing and where he had been the eight days he had been on the run.
�I can just about wager you that his right shoulder or his left shoulder was sore from looking behind him,� Brown said. �... It�s just a continuous torment of knowing that any time, any place, there you are confronted by authorities, law enforcement saying, �You�re under arrest.��


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Botulism Reviewed for World Equine Vets
- Nov 23, 2009
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An overview of botulism was given at the 2009 WEVA Congress by Nathan M. Slovis DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, CHT (certified in hyperbaric oxygen therapy), director of the McGee Critical Care and Medical Center at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky.
He described botulism as a neuromuscular disease characterized by flaccid paralysis and caused by neurotoxins produced by strains of Clostridium botulinum. He noted horses are one of the most susceptible species to botulism, with both individual and group outbreaks having been reported around the world.
C. botulinum was first identified in 1897 in Belgium during an outbreak of food poisoning traced to imperfectly smoked ham. Clostridium tetani, the organism that causes tetanus, is a close relative. The toxin produced by C. botulinum is one of the most potent known to man--in fact, it has at times been considered a weapon of biological warfare. Since horses are particularly sensitive to botulinum toxin, untreated foals can suffer up to 90% mortality, with adult horses approaching 100%.
"Clostridium botulinum is a Gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium," Slovis said. "Spores are found in the soil throughout most of the world, with the distribution of strains dependent on temperature and soil pH. Eight serotypes of botulinum neurotoxin exist and are labeled A, B, C1,C2, D, E, F, and G, all of which have similar toxicity. There is geographic variation in the predominant serotypes. In North America, botulism in horses is most often caused by Type A and B toxins, and less often C."
Slovis said the two main forms of botulism are toxicoinfectious botulism, also known as "shaker foal syndrome," and "forage poisoning," which is usually seen in adult horses.
Shaker foal syndrome occurs as a result of overgrowth of C. botulinum in the intestinal tract, followed by production of neurotoxins, said Slovis. The disease most often affects fast-growing foals that are 1-2 months old. He said the mature protective gastrointestinal microflora of adult horses typically prevent overgrowth of C. botulinum following ingestion of the spores.
Botulism in adult horses generally occurs following ingestion of preformed toxins in spoiled hay or silage. "Silage with a pH greater than 4.5 is favorable for sporulation and toxin production," noted Slovis.
Type C botulism is associated with ingestion of feed or water contaminated by the carcass of a rodent or other small animal. He added that some have suggested that birds might be able to carry preformed toxin from carrion to the feed of horses.
Slovis said botulism also can occur when neurotoxins are produced in wounds infected with C. botulinum, and in gastric ulcers.
"Proliferation of C. botulinum Type B organisms in gastric ulcers, foci of hepatic necrosis, abscesses in the navel or lungs, and wounds in skin and muscle have been associated with toxicoinfectious botulism," he said.
Clinical Signs and Diagnosis
Slovis said the most common clinical signs are symmetrical flaccid paralysis, with the onset and rate of progression dependent on the amount of toxin that is absorbed. Other signs include inability to swallow with excess salivation, weak eyelid and tail tone, and exercise intolerance.
"Affected animals also spend increased amounts of time resting due to generalized muscle weakness, which is also associated with tremors, carpal (knee) buckling, and ataxia," said Slovis. "Severely affected animals die from respiratory paralysis .
Slovis said botulism should be suspected in animals with flaccid paralysis displaying the above clinical signs. "Definitive diagnosis can be achieved by the mouse inoculation test using serum or gastrointestinal contents," he noted. "However, horses are extremely sensitive to the toxin and this test is often negative. The traditional mouse bioassay identifies Clostridium botulinum in only about 30% of feces collected from adult horses with clinical disease. Detection of antibody titers in a recovering unvaccinated horse is also evidence for the diagnosis of botulism."
Slovis said Robert Whitlock, DVM, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, is developing a quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR, polymerase chain reaction) test for the detection of C. botulinum neurotoxin type B in equine diagnostic samples. "This assay should be more economical, time-efficient, and sensitive than the traditional mouse bioassay," noted Slovis.
Horses diagnosed with botulism based on the above clinical signs and tests require immediate treatment with a polyvalent antitoxin. The antitoxin prevents binding of the circulating toxin to presynaptic membranes, but it can't do anything for the neuromuscular junctions already affected by the toxin. Horses that are severely affected won't show much improvement with the administration of antitoxin.
"Generally, only one dose--200mL of antiserum to foals (30,000 IU) or 500mL (70,000 IU) to adults--of antitoxin is needed and provides passive protection for up to two months," stated Slovis.
Antibiotics should be used if toxicoinfectious botulism is suspected or if there are secondary lesions, such as aspiration pneumonia or decubital ulcers (pressure sores).
"Antibiotics that can cause neuromuscular blockade and possibly exacerbate clinical signs such as aminoglycosides should be avoided, and neurostimulants such as neostigmine should not be used," he cautioned. "Good nursing care, including the provision of a deep bed and a quiet environment, are essential. Frequent turning of recumbent animals, nasogastric feeding and fluid support for animals with pharyngeal and lingual paralysis, frequent catheterization of the urinary bladder, and application of ophthalmic ointments and ventilatory support may all be required."
"A survival rate of 96% has been reported in foals with toxicoinfectious botulism that were provided with intensive nursing care (including mechanical ventilation and botulism antitoxin)," said Slovis. "However, this type of treatment is not available in all areas and is quite expensive. Without aggressive supportive care, the mortality rate is high, with death usually occurring one to three days after the onset of clinical signs."
In adult horses that ingest preformed toxin, prognosis depends on the amount of toxin absorbed and the severity of clinical signs, he said. "Mildly affected animals may recover with minimal treatment, while severely affected animals that become recumbent have a poor prognosis," he explained. "The mortality rate has been reported to be as high as 90% in recumbent (unable to rise) adult horses, with death occurring within hours of the appearance of signs. Over the last eight years at the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute they have documented an approximately 65% success rate in adult horses affected by botulism. In animals that survive, complete recovery is most common. Development of full muscular strength takes weeks to months. Persistent tongue weakness not affecting the ability to eat has been reported." (The Internal Medicine Department at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute has admitted 25 cases of adult botulism and admits a yearly average of 12 foal cases of botulism.)
In areas where there is known type B botulism, there is a type B toxoid available. It is important if you are going to ship a broodmare into a botulism-endemic area for foaling and breeding that you have her properly vaccinated.
"Vaccination is particularly important in areas where neonatal botulism occurs," said Slovis. "Widespread vaccination of mares in certain high-risk areas has dramatically decreased the incidence of neonatal botulism. An initial series of three vaccinations a month apart followed by annual boosters has been recommended. Pregnant mares should receive a booster four weeks prior to foaling to ensure adequate antibody levels in colostrum."
He noted that type B vaccine only provides protection against type B toxin; there is no cross-protection against type C toxin, and type C toxoid is not licensed for use in North America.
Silage, haylage, and other fermented feeds should not be fed to horses because of the risk they pose for botulism infection.
About the Author
Kimberly S. Brown
Kimberly S. Brown was the Publisher/Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care from June 2008 to March 2010, and she served in various positions at Blood-Horse Publications since 1980.
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Karreuche Tran Hypes Crooks and Castles Ladies Summer '13 Collection
Behind every castle lies a crook and behind every crook lies a lady crook.
Crooks and Castles' latest summer collection is strictly for the ladies and the LA-based streetwear brand selected the perfect gal to style their vibrant seasonal pieces. According to C&C, femme fatale Karreuche Tran was chosen as the face of this particular installment because she encompasses what it means to be a lady crook. The Kill co-founder was revealed as the designated model for their summer line in early April.
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This Swedish project began way back in 1999, but was sidetracked mainly by the solo success of frontman Jose Gonzalez. They're finally releasing an album, and it's an excellent set of prog-influenced folk-rock with a hazy, atmospheric sound distorted around the edges, combining acoustic and electric guitars, organ, analog synths, drums and Gonzalez's soft vocals into hypnotic, propulsive songs with echoes of German prog-rock, Ethiopian music and Gonzalez's own mesmerizing folk-pop. 9/8/2010 - Don Yates
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Megan Le wanted to kick start her college portfolio.
She took a Portfolio Preparation class through the Pre-College Program for High School Young Adults at Moore.
And then she took it again a second time.
"I wanted to create more pieces for my portfolio and I came out of the class both times with several pieces," Le said. "I work pretty slow, but with the pieces that I had also brought in from outside of school, my instructors gave me feedback and helped me improve. I saw what colleges wanted and didn't want. The class covered all spectrums of mediums, which was pretty cool."
Le, 17, also completed two Expressive Portraiture classes through the Youth Programs and discovered a newfound love for portraits.
"I got a lot of basic skills and I was surrounded by these really talented students and that really helped and reflected in my work as well," Le said. "We played off of each other's skills. I feel like I became a better artist.
"Before Moore I never had the chance to have a model sit in front of me so I could draw for hours, but it was really nice," she said. "In my own time I'm really busy and never have a chance to draw for three hours straight. At Moore, it was a really nice opportunity to sit in silence and get my work done."
Le, of Willingboro, NJ, is a student at Moorestown Friends School and learned about the Youth Programs from her art teacher. Her teacher, in partnership with Moore, was able to offer her a scholarship to attend the programs.
Le said she plans to take more classes at Moore this summer. She currently has an oil painting on display in the Youth Programs catalog.
"I'm thinking of applying to art school, but I might go into communications or media design," she said. "But primarily I'm a fine artist and I work with painting."
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