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By Amanda Wicks
Chris Brown and his legal team are standing by their claim that Baylee Curran, the woman who called police on August 30 and reported that Brown pulled a gun on her, actually intended to set the singer up.
Related: Chris Brown's Accuser Vowed to Set Him Up: Report
Brown sent in an exclusive video statement to ABC News. "I cannot wait until the truth comes to light about this incident," he said. "My character is being defaced, and who I am as a person and my integrity. I'm glad that all my real supporters know me and they know the truth."
To back up Brown's assertion, his lawyer Mark Geragos shared a text message Curran allegedly sent her friend before calling police on Brown. She wrote about how angry she was at Brown for kicking her out, and how she intended to set him up by saying he'd drawn a gun on her.
Brown had been entertaining friends in his California home when he allegedly asked Curran and another woman to leave because she was looking at a piece of expensive jewelry he owned. When she didn't comply right away, Brown allegedly pulled a gun out and told her to go. After a lengthy stand-off, police arrested Brown for assault with a deadly weapon. He is currently out on $250,000 bail.
"There was a search that was done," Geragos said. "They went in and said that they had a description of a piece of jewelry. That jewelry was not found in the house. They went in and she said that there was a gun. As far as I know, the gun was not found in the house." Security footage also does not appear to corroborate Curran's story.
WATCH: @ABC News Exclusive: Chris Brown speaks out: singer maintains innocence in police standoff. snpy.tv/2cwg7UH—
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Anonymizer crashes everytime it attempts to run upon boot up after last upgrade around Nov 1, 2007 of the Anonymizer software.I purchased it from Zone Alarm. I only had about 2 weeks of use and now it is unusable.I wanted to attach there error message but this page only allows hyper link attachments not file attachments that are not html.This is what it says: Title of Message:
Anonymizer.exe application errorContent of message:
"Application has generated an exception that cannot be handled.Process ID: 0x97c(2428) Thread ID: 0x993(2456)Click OK to terminate the application.Click Cancel to Debut the application."
The program never opens.Attempt to debug in Visual Studio .net results in inability to display any code of Anonymizer.exe or any calls.
Any help would be appreciated greatly!Thanks.
Operating System:Windows XP Pro
Software Version:

subset: commoncrawl


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J. David Ake / AP
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 | 9:25 a.m.
The deadline for filing taxes is midnight Tuesday. Here are five things to consider as the deadline nears.
1. YOU MAY NOT FACE MUCH OF A DEADLINE: If you're due a refund — and about three-quarters of filers typically are — the April 15 deadline is no big deal. Penalties for late filing apply only to people who owe money.
2. WHAT IF YOU JUST CAN'T GET IT DONE IN TIME?: The IRS allows taxpayers to file for extensions, giving them an additional six months. However, those who owe money must pay at least 90 percent of the total by midnight on the 15th to avoid a failure-to-pay penalty.
3. IF YOU OWE, THE PRICE FOR FILING LATE CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL: The penalty for failing to file is generally about 5 percent of your unpaid tax bill for every month, or part of a month, you are late. It kicks in April 16. The maximum penalty is 25 percent of your original tax bill.
4. CHANCES OF GETTING AUDITED ARE LOWEST IN YEARS: Budget cuts and new responsibilities are straining the Internal Revenue Service's ability to police tax returns. It will have fewer agents auditing returns than at any time since at least the 1980s.
5. WHO IS MOST AT RISK FOR BEING AUDITED: Last year, the IRS audited less than 1 percent of all returns from individuals. Those groups getting the most attention were taxpayers who made the most money. People with incomes of $1 million or more were audited at a rate of 11 percent, and large corporations with assets over $10 million were audited at a rate of 16 percent.


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Type: Defect
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Completed
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: None
The issue is actually a bit subtle for example:
(defn foo "name")
is valid Clojure - however this doesn't work in ClojureScript. In this case ClojureScript generates the following:
function () { switch (arguments.length) { } throw (new Error("Invalid arity: " + arguments.length)); }
(defn foo "name")
function () { switch (arguments.length) { } throw (new Error("Invalid arity: " + arguments.length)); }
After talking to Rich the above really should not compile.
Here's a patch with the fn* validations I could think of. It seems to cause the compilation time to increase by a measurable amount, which I find quite surprising (even though it's to be expected that there will be quite of few fn* forms in CLJS sources). I'd love to know if it's just on my box (let's hope so). If validations really have that sort of effect, I'm thinking about refactoring the analyser so that they can be turned on (which should also be the default) and off (for particularly fast compilations).
Ah, wait, there's a minor typo in the commit message, I'll fix it in a second...
...um, no there isn't. Sorry for the confusion.
I am not totally sure what the original issue was but both CLJ and CLJS give a "Parameter declaration missing". Maybe this is resolved?


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5 Things You Missed On Instagram Last Night: Eminem And Odd Future Connect
You can only scroll through Instagram with one eye open like CBS for so long. Eventually you've gotta stop thumbing. Here's what you missed while you were catching Zzzs last night
Eminem, Tyler, The Creator and crew link up at the YouTubeMusic Awards
Photo Credit: Instagram/feliciathegoat


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OCEAN CITY — The City
Council is considering harsher penalties for violations of the town's helmet
law for rental scooter riders and passengers, after a huge spike in citations
in the first few days of July.
After more than 57
citations were written for helmet-less riders this past week, including 33 on
July 3 and 4 alone, Councilman Doug Cymek once again pleaded with colleagues to
consider further amendments to the town's helmet law, which requires helmets on
all town-owned streets.
"It's only a matter of
time before someone gets seriously hurt or killed on one of these scooters,"
said Cymek. "There have been too many instances of people riding without
helmets to believe that all these companies are passing helmets out to all the
riders as they are supposed to."
Last month, similar
concerns were raised about a proliferation of youths slaloming through Ocean
City on rental scooters without the required headgear, and a police
investigation seemingly found that all stores were in compliance with the
town's rule.
"We have found that most
of the rental companies are requiring that renters sign a form that says that
they will wear the helmet and shoes for the entirety of their ride," said Ocean
City Police Department spokesperson Jessica Waters. "So, when citations are
written, the violator is only the rider and not the company."
Still, many on the
council believe there are a few companies turning a blind eye to the law and
simply ignoring the town's helmet law, as well as the town's policy on renting
scooters post dusk.
"I've been seeing
scooters at all hours of the night and sometimes on the Route 90 bridge," said
Council President Joe Mitrecic. "I think that maybe we should consider
impounding these scooters for violations and maybe that will get the rental
owners to get their customers to keep the helmet on."
On July 3 and 4, the
OCPD handed out 33 citations for riders electing not to wear a helmet on resort
streets, and two additional citations for riders driving without a valid
Violators ranged in age
from 17-41, spread out at locations all over town, although the majority of the
infractions occurred in downtown and mid-town Ocean City.
Another problem that the
council faces is the fact that many who rent scooters and enter the flow of
summertime traffic on Coastal Highway are novice riders who may or may not know
how to operate a scooter efficiently.
"I pulled up behind a
group of about 12 or 15 kids, and none of them were wearing helmets, and it was
pretty obvious that they didn't really know what they were doing on those
scooters," said Cymek. "It was plain as the 'rent me' sign on the back of the
scooters that they were rentals, and I'm telling you, it is only a matter of
time if we don't resolve this quickly."
Mayor Rick Meehan said
that even though there has been a spike in the citations in the last week, he
says he is still encouraged by the amount of riders that he sees wearing
"The fact that the
citations are being written out shows that the police are out there and keeping
tabs on this situations, but we know that they can't be everywhere at once
either," said Meehan.
Sources say that a mere
handful of rental stores on the island are likely to blame, as the vast
majority have complied with the town's law.
However, some say that
it might be hard to determine whether a scooter rider simply removed the
helmet, if they were never offered it at all or if they were offered the helmet
and flat out refused it.
"I think we need to have
a work session and figure out exactly what steps to take next," said Cymek,
"but I fear that people are looking out for the almighty dollar and aren't
paying enough attention to safety or our law."


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Listed as 'Common' but another one I've never had here, I believe this is Gold Spot Plusia festucae. Nice find again
Thanks Crystal,
I seem to be doing ok with this new interest in moths I've suddenly developed!! All this in the garden with a torch!!... can't wait to get a moth trap and have a proper look at what I've got here!!... :-)
I'd say so! I look forward to seeing what you get as well when you are 'really' trying ..lol
Better start clearing some SD cards..... LOL
I am not an expert on moths, far from that, I only wan't to point your attention to that, apart from Plusia festucae, there is another very similar species that is fairly common - Plusia putnami. Also see this page. Don't ask me which species you have got - I said that I am no expert!
This is even more difficult (and interesting) than I ever imagined!!
Well Episcophagus, I've studied both Festucae & Putnami markings and I can see different similarities to both!!! That's really confused me! (I know it doesn't take a lot! LOL)
Ummmm, what to do next as I can't single out either of them!?......
Well, after trying everyithing (which I'm sure you haven't yet), there remains only one alternative: to give up...
A difference that you may have missed on this page (that is mentioned in my book on Noctuidae, and thus ought to be valid) is the shape of the outer edge of the forewing just behind the apex, which is convex (i.e. bulges outward) in festucae, but somewhat concave (bulges inward) in putnami (the apex of putnami thus appears more "pointed").
A thing that speaks heavily in favour of festucae is the time of the year,
I agree with Episcophagus (and nice link btw), they are VERY similar and the only reliable way to have a definitive ID would be to have it sent to someone for dissection, I am in no way suggesting that mind you.
There are however a few reasons this is more likely to be P. festucae, the most compelling would be the lack of previous records in Somerset both on the Somerset Moth Group site and National Biodiversity Network Gateway site for P. putnami, they are generally a northern species although there are a few scattered records in the south and what would seem a good few colonies in East Anglia. That's not to say its impossible to get a rare beast in your garden, it most certainly is.
The photos above would be very difficult to be 100% about an ID, but the smaller spots of P. festucae tend to be elliptical or tear shaped, which I believe these are, where as more round in P. putnami, the white at the tip/apex of the wing seems to cross over the 'cross line' with white scales toward the termen, which end abruptly in P. putnami at the 'cross-line'.
But really what does all that mean for you, well for official records (ones you want to send off to your county recorder), you'll need to send him/her photos and let them make the call. If you get into moths and get a trap this won't be your last questionable ID on species, there are many that can only be reliably ID'd by putting them to the chop, which is something I personally avoid (they don't care what they are..lol).
For your own use and for things like Flickr you may want to note that the ID is 'probably' or 'likely' to be etc.. or a good representation of this species or that species if they are ones that need the chop to be 100%.
Hope this all helps, and "Ummmm, what to do next as I can't single out either of them!?......" < Have fun!
Thank you so much to both of you, your replies are an education to me!!
I actually submitted the pictures to the chairperson of my local wildlife group who is up on this sort of thing having studied all wildlife etc in my village and surrounding areas for many many years and know his stuff! His shout is for a festucae which does get seen around here and concures with the comments relating to Somerset etc.
I have to say that this is all rather interesting and I've only just started!! Apologies in advance but I do feel that we will speak again on here very soon, probably due to the very next moth I see!! LOL.....
Once again many thanks to both of you for your very kind patience and toleration of 'keen' novice!


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Who Studies Language Teaching?
April 19, 2011
The language teaching programs at the Monterey Institute attract a colorful hodgepodge of individuals, each with a compelling backstory. A Bulgaria native fluent in Spanish? A dual-language elementary school teacher enlisting in the Peace Corps? An astronomy-major-turned-world-traveling-polyglot?
Watch students Eliz Tchakarian, Emily Quade, and Derek Yiu tell their stories of how getting a Master's degree in language teaching became the next step in their unique lives.
Learn more about the Teaching a Foreign Language and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programs.


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Panthers follow win over W-DC with loss to LOW
The Park Rapids-Menahga-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley boys hockey team picked up its first Mid-State Conference win of the season, but couldn't pick up its first Section 8A victory after splitting games last week.
Sam Coborn's three goals and three assists led the Panthers to a 7-1 conference win over Wadena-Deer Creek at Long Prairie Thursday night.
On Saturday, the Panthers gave up four second-period goals in a 5-1 section loss to Lake of the Woods at Walker.
The split left the Panthers with a 1-1 record in the conference, an 0-2 record against section teams and a 2-3 overall record.
Coborn leads Panthers to win
Coborn's two goals and two assists in the second period broke open a close game and led Park Rapids past the Wolverines.
Coborn and Ian Johnson assisted on a goal by Kyle Kanten at the 9:37 mark as the Panthers claimed a 1-0 lead in the first period. W-DC held a 15-7 edge in shots in that period.
Coborn set up Lucas Maves 24 seconds into the second period and scored at the 3:07 mark to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead. Kanten assisted on Coborn's goal. Coborn set up Johnson for a power-play goal at the 5:26 mark before scoring his second goal of the game at the 14:22 mark. Levi Erickson and Johnson had assists on Coborn's second goal.
After W-DC closed the deficit to 5-1 early in the third period, Coborn completed his hat trick at the 7:35 mark. Johnson and Benson Ringle had assists on that goal. The Panthers concluded the scoring when Zach Strandlie set up Johnson for a shorthanded goal at the 10:24 mark.
Goalie Cody Brumbaugh made 29 saves for the win as W-DC fell to 0-2 in the conference and 2-5 overall.
Park Rapids 1 4 2.....7
Wadena-DC 0 0 1.....1
FIRST PERIOD: 1, Park Rapids, Kanten (Coborn, Johnson), 9:37. Penalties: Park Rapids 1, WDC 0.
SECOND PERIOD: 2, Park Rapids, Maves (Coborn), :24. 3, Park Rapids, Coborn (Kanten), 3:07. 4, Park Rapids, Johnson (Coborn), 5:26. 5, Park Rapids, Coborn (Erickson, Johnson), 14:22. Penalties: Park Rapids 2, W-DC 3.
THIRD PERIOD: 1, W-DC, Swanson (unassisted), 4:39. 6, Park Rapids, Coborn (Johnson, Ringle), 7:35. 7, Park Rapids, Johnson (Strandlie), 10:24. Penalties: Park Rapids 2, W-DC 0.
GOALIE SAVES: Park Rapids (Brumbaugh) 15-6-8-29. W-DC (Isola) 6-6-5-17; (Janson) x-x-6-6.
Second period sparks LOW
Ian Sugden's pair of goals in the second period sparked LOW to its first section win of the season.
After a scoreless first period, goals by Travis Mollberg and Sugden within a span of 6 seconds gave LOW a 2-0 lead.
Johnson and Coborn set up Erickson for a power-play goal at the 11:03 mark as the Panthers cut LOW's lead in half.
Sugden and Wade Holen followed with back-to-back goals in a span of 32 seconds to give LOW a 4-1 lead after the second period.
Isaac Bitter's goal early in the third period concluded the scoring.
Brumbaugh took the loss, making 27 saves before being replaced by Scott Smith in the third period. LOW improved to 1-2 in the section and 3-2-1 overall.
Lake of the Woods 0 4 1.....5
Park Rapids 0 1 0.....1
FIRST PERIOD: No scoring. Penalties: LOW 1, Park Rapids 0.
SECOND PERIOD: 1, LOW, Mollberg (Bitter, Debilzan), 9:11. 2, LOW, Sugden (Mollberg, Bitter), 9:17. 1, Park Rapids, Erickson (Johnson, Coborn), 11:03. 3, LOW, Sugden (unassisted), 13:25. 4, LOW, Holen (unassisted), 13:57. Penalties: LOW 4, Park Rapids 2.
THIRD PERIOD: 5, LOW, Bitter (unassisted), 6:06. Penalties: LOW 3, Park Rapids 4.
GOALIE SAVES: LOW (Lyon) 8-13-4-25; Park Rapids (Brumbaugh) 15-10-2-27; (Smith) x-x-7-7.


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Australian Carbon Trading Scheme Commences: All Emissions Are Not Local
Australian carbon trading took another step forward last month when the first carbon credits under the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme were issued. The national carbon trading program has been in the works for six years, politically supported by a Labor-Green coalition government; the first three to five years of the program will see a government-fixed price for carbon, to transition to a market-derived price later.
The first credits actually issued were to three big polluters: Alcoa of Australia Ltd (the mining/refining subsidiary of the American aluminum company), and two to Queensland Nitrates Pty Ltd for production of ammonia, and ammonia nitrate. The three were given a total of 6.37 million free carbon credits under the Jobs and Competitiveness Program, an "assistance program" to companies that "produce significant carbon emissions but are constrained in their ability to pass through costs in global markets." This is still being determined, but depending on their category, industry will receive credits for 66 to 94.5 percent of their emissions to start with, assistance which will be reduced by 1.3 percentage a year.
The carbon market in Australia has been gearing up for quite some time; there are already 55 different Australian carbon-offset providers listed in the Carbon Offset Guide. There are dozens of brokers, retailers, exchanges, with support for reforestation, renewable energy, and methane capture. Some of the companies started scoping out biomass in 2004 to get ready. You can hire someone to measure your footprint; you can buy and sell offset forests like you were playing Settlers of Catan. There's even Carbon Jar, for individuals who want to measure their footprint with an online game.
Australia has the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the world, largely due to their use and reserves of coal (which is being dug out of the ground apace and shipped across Asia). One good thing that's going to come out of this is universal and heightened awareness of the carbon cost of everything. You simply can't have a national market that affects industry and not have it make its way into popular culture as well – the fierce political debate over the "Carbon Tax" has ensured that.
Article continues at ENN affiliate, Triple Pundit
Australia Coal Export image via Shutterstock


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I am working on an encryption program. There are two versions. One is text encryption and the second is binary encrytion. The text encryption is fairly simply. The downside to the text version is that is only works on text files. One the other hand, I cannot get the binary encryption program to work.
There are two problems. First, I cannot copy complete raw data from any file and save it into a character array. I have tried giving the array a specific size and I have tried dynamically allocating the size of the array based on the size of the ifstream.
ifstream openFile;
openFile.open(x, ios::in | ios::binary);
openFile.seekg(0, ios::end);
size = openFile.tellg();
char *temp;
temp = new char(size);
openFile.read((char *) temp, sizeof(temp));
The code above does work, however, "sizeof(temp)" always output a 4 even if its subscript is 1000. the char * does not affect it because I saw the same number even if I use:
char temp[100];
How do you read raw data (binary) from any file and save it in memory so you can make specific encryption and then write it back in binary mode?


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With an improving economy, a shortage of listed homes and low interest rates, many people are eager to buy. Sellers, in turn, are raising prices.
Here's how the housing market is playing out in Orange County and elsewhere:
• Homes for sale are scarce. In early January, Orange County hit an 8 1/2-year low of 3,161 homes for sale, according to ReportsOnHousing.
• Real estate investors are absorbing many homes on the market. They often rent them out. "All these buyers are sucking up the inventory," says Jeff Stokes of Coldwell Banker Previews International in Newport Beach. "The investors buying homes now is (at) the highest I have seen in my 28 years in real estate. There seems to be a feeding frenzy in certain sub-markets, especially the lower end."
• Home prices and sales soared in 2012. They reached the highest points since the housing bubble burst, DataQuick Information Systems reported. The median price of Orange County homes hit $470,000 in December, the highest median since June 2008. "Buyers on the fence were drawn back into the housing game by amazingly low mortgage rates, a brighter jobs outlook and, in some cases, a renewed sense of urgency," said DataQuick President John Walsh.
• Nationwide, home prices increased more than 8 percent year-over-year in December. Irvine-based data firm CoreLogic said the gain was the largest since May 2006.
• In January, Orange County had a 9 percent year-over-year increase in home values. That's according to a national housing market analysis by John Burns Real Estate Consulting in Irvine.


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HSN719 - Assessment Methods for Nutrition and Physical Activity Research
Unit details
|2018 unit information
|Enrolment modes:
|Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
|Credit point(s):
|EFTSL value:
|Cohort rule:
H511, H517 and H714 students: enrol via Cloud (online) mode.
|Unit chair:
Katherine Livingstone
|Incompatible with:
|Contact hours:
Campus: 5 x 2 hour seminars per trimester
Cloud (online): 5 x 2 hour cloud (online) seminars per trimester
This unit provides an overview of methods of measuring food intake, physical activity, energy expenditure and body composition at the individual and population level. Practical activities are undertaken to gain a strong understanding of issues in analysing and interpreting data relating to nutritional and physical activity status and body composition. The uses and limitations of each of the assessment methodologies are critically evaluated. Reference standards and Australian norms for nutrition, physical activity and anthropometry are examined. The interpretation of dietary, physical activity and body composition survey data is addressed along with an examination of the theory and practice of validation and measurement error.
Assessment task 1: Three cloud (online) multiple choice quizzes (15 questions each) 20%
Assessment task 2: Written report (1500 words) 30%
Assessment task 3: Major assignment (3000 words) 50%
Prescribed texts
Gibson, R.S. 2005, Principles of Nutritional Assessment, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Unit Fee Information
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Karen Russell is the author of the story collection St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves and the novel Swamplandia!, both published by Knopf. Recently she was selected by the National Book Foundation as one of their "5 under 35″ and by The New Yorker as one of their "20 under 40." She is the Writer in Residence at Bard College.
KR: Robin, [If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This is] so rich, and fed by so many different streams of life experience—the stories may be "short," relative to, say, "The Brothers Karamazov," but they have all the insight, heartbreak, and complexity of the best novels. In your acknowledgments, you mention that it took you eight years to write the ten stories in the collection. Do you feel like the gestation period for the stories has something to do with their emotional depth?
RB: In part, I think the whole process took a long time because I never set out to write a story collection. I wrote each story as its own thing without focusing on how it would fit into a manuscript, so I didn't feel hurried to finish a book. And I am remarkably inefficient. I honestly think I throw out a good 80% of what I write. On a less logistical level, I think that some of what you call complexity and depth – thank you, Karen! – comes from a childhood spent trying to figure out the familial complexities into which I was born. So many of my stories deal with aftermath, years of history echoing down, and I can see now that I grew up with a sense of a household still trying to deal with its own history. Maybe this is true of all families, but in mine anyway, the stories from the past seemed to loom incredibly large and I was always aware that my parents and my grandmother, who lived with us, were carrying the legacies of these complex narratives within them. There had been deaths before my birth that were still being grieved, injuries and illnesses from which people had never recovered. I know that isn't unique and my preoccupation with those things is probably the strange part, but for better and worse, I have always been obsessed with the question of how personal history determines the present moment.
KR: Your characters felt very real to me, some more real than many people I know, as though they had a secret life beyond the page. I got the sense that every one of them casts a shadow, has a past and will have a future. How much do you know about your characters when you sit down to begin a draft? Do you draft out biographies for them? Or do their histories, quirks and preoccupations become clearer to you as you write?
RB: My characters definitely reveal themselves to me in process. Going into a story, I know almost nothing about the people, the events, the reason it feels urgent to me. And I like that. Characters develop in a kind of conversation that takes place between actions or plot elements that occur to me as I go along and the responses the characters have to those which then in turn spark on more plot developments. In the sort of stories I write, the story grows out of character, meaning the people do things because it makes some kind of psychological sense to me that they would, but the characters also evolve to serve the story. Like so much of fiction writing it's a messy and inexact process.
KR: So many of the stories in this collection focus on an emotional or spiritual blind spot—their characters' inability to accurately see themselves, or their failure to fully apprehend a lover, a parent, a child, or, in the case of the title story, the neighbor who lives behind your cunningly-erected fence. I'm thinking of the sort of intimate one-upmanship of the conversation between Clara and her ex-husband, Harold, in "Immortalizing John Parker" or Jeremy's startling discovery in "A Country Where You Once Lived." How can we be so wrong in our judgments of those to whom we are closest—our parents, our children? What blinds these characters; in your opinion, what prevents them from truly seeing one another?
RB: I honestly think it's just how we all bungle through life. We make mistakes We assume we know what's going on and we don't. Every person carries a vast number of secrets, even people who don't think of themselves as secretive. We withhold from one another as a kindness or to be in control of some situation or because we don't want to violate someone else's confidence. Or because it's not even theoretically possible to tell someone everything you know. So much of life is conducted in this kind of strange murky darkness. I think I may be more attuned to that than some people or I may be naturally drawn to it as an area of narrative potential, but I think it's a condition that exists for us all. What's amazing to me, and continually beautiful, is that we manage ever to connect to one another at all.
KR: Memory, in your stories, felt suddenly so precious and so terrifyingly fragile to me. These characters suffer losses in the present, but often it's their version of the past that is most at risk. In "Immortalizing John Parker," there is a wonderful dinner scene between Clara and her ex-husband where reminiscing becomes a heart-stoppingly dangerous activity: "Harold has just taken from her a part of George she thought she held…as effortlessly as she has just rewritten decades of Harold's life for him." Is this a loss or a betrayal that you wanted to explore in the collection–how even the past can be taken from us?
RB: Definitely. And also how it can be preserved and how we conspire to create the past. In "Immortalizing John Parker," Clara robs her former husband of his version of events, but she also offers to preserve John Parker for his wife, agrees to try and keep the past alive that way. In "Tableau Vivant," Jean and her daughter tell and retell the story of a shared evening to one another because doing so preserves a moment of happiness. It's a kindness they give each other. I think there's something inherently hurtful to someone saying "Really? That's not how I remember it at all." It strikes a very deep chord. I imagine that we all want to believe we are reliable witnesses to our own lives. Maybe because it makes time itself seem more like something we are able to hold.
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This is is now available in paperback. Read the rest of the interview in the back of the book.
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Ike showing progress, but no date for return
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
ATLANTA -- It is impossible for Terry Collins to know for sure. But from everything the Mets manager reads and hears, he believes Ike Davis is making genuine progress at Triple-A Las Vegas.
"They say he's made real good strides," Collins said Thursday, one day after Davis went 2-for-2 with a double, one RBI and three walks in a game at Tucson. "The report was he's listening, trying everything that they're asking him."
That list is long. Specifically, in Collins' words, Davis is "trying to calm the hitch down, not have it so big." He is "trying to keep his upper body back, behind the baseball a little bit more." Davis is also "trying to keep his head in a little bit better" and prevent himself from lunging at the ball. He is "keeping his front hip in, instead of having it fly," and is gripping his bat slightly differently.
For a professional hitter used to routine, changing any one of those things can be difficult. Davis, for example, has operated with a pronounced hitch in his swing for years, but the Mets now consider it a major flaw that he needs to correct.
So altering all those things at once is a massive undertaking, and no one is quite sure how long it might last. All the Mets know is that they are encouraged by the early progress of Davis, who has two singles, two doubles, six walks and only one strikeout over his last 14 plate appearances with the 51s. Though he has yet to show much power at Vegas, his on-base percentage in nine Minor League games sits at .439.
"When he starts swinging good, that's when he'll be back," Collins said. "I don't have any date. And as I said when we sent him out, I don't think it's going to happen overnight. It's going to be a process of getting comfortable with what he's working on."
Promotion of Torres paying dividends for Mets
ATLANTA -- The Mets moved small mountains to promote Carlos Torres from Triple-A Las Vegas last week, designating pitcher Collin McHugh for assignment -- a transaction that ultimately resulted in the trade for Eric Young Jr. -- and optioning Greg Burke to the Minors.
So far, Torres is proving why, living up to the glowing scouting reports from Vegas. Striking out four over 2 1/3 shutout innings of relief on Wednesday, Torres extended his scoreless streak to 4 1/3 innings since joining the Mets, with five strikeouts and one walk.
"I'm just trying to do my job to help out this team -- throw strikes, try to get out of jams, whatever [manager Terry Collins] needs," Torres said. "I feel like some of my pitches have gotten better. My cutter is a little sharper, my curveball has a little more depth. So it seems like my stuff has gotten a little sharper. I just need to keep working on it."
One benefit Torres gives the Mets is his ability to pitch multiple innings as a true long man, though Collins has not decided how the former starter best fits into his bullpen mix.
Worth noting
• The Mets rewarded three of their prospects for strong first halves with Class A Savannah, promoting catcher Kevin Plawecki, first baseman Jayce Boyd and closer Bret Mitchell to Class A St. Lucie, one step up the organizational ladder. Outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who made the South Atlantic League All-Star team along with those three, did not earn a promotion.
• Eric Young Jr. batted leadoff Thursday for the second straight game, this time sliding over to left field to accommodate Juan Lagares in center. Young, a switch-hitter who batted right-handed against Braves lefty Mike Minor, is a marginally better career hitter from that side of the plate.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Manhunt continues for suspect in shooting of NC detective
Brandon Devone Smith, 30, was identified Friday morning as the suspect in the shooting
By F.T. Norton
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The hunt continued Friday for a Southport man wanted in connection with shooting a law enforcement officer in Creekwood on Thursday.
Brandon Devone Smith, 30, was identified Friday morning as the suspect in the shooting, which injured Detective Michael Spencer of the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office.
Spencer underwent surgery Thursday and was recovering Friday after being hit once in the leg. The detective, who was originally identified as a member of the New Hanover County Gang Task Force, is a member of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.
Spencer and a Wilmington Police Detective who is also part of the task force left their vehicle and attempted to speak with two men they had spotted in a "suspicious" vehicle on Emory Street, said sheriff's office spokesman Sgt. Jerry Brewer.
"Once approached by the detectives, the passenger of the vehicle began shooting at the officers," he said. That shooting took place in a grassy common area separating the homes on Emory and 30th Streets.
The Wilmington police detective returned fire on Smith, who immediately fled, prompting a massive manhunt that continued into Friday.
Brewer added there was no evidence Smith was injured during the shootout.
Warrants were issued charging Smith with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a government official. Smith's last known address is 718 N. Lord St. in Southport, Brewer said.
While the hunt for Smith continues, the Wilmington Police Department has placed its detective involved on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal review.
A police spokeswoman would not identify the detective Friday.
In a release, Police Chief Ralph Evangelous said that while the detective seems to have followed protocol, a review of every officer-involved shooting is necessary per department policy.
Anyone with information about Smith is may contact the sheriff's office at (910) 798-4162 or submit a tip on the department's website, www.newhanoversheriff.com. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward up to $5,000 to anyone who can provide information leading to Smith's arrest.
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Can you try to locate the Sanskrit paragraph which is the equivalent of this paragraph:
Moreover, while a Bodhisattva either actually contemplates those deep stations, i.e., the three doors to deliverance, or become desirous of contemplating them, he should in his mind form the following aspiration: "For a long time those beings, because they have the notion of existence, course in the apprehension of basis. After I have won full enlightenment I shall demonstrate dharma to those beings so that they may forsake the erroneous views about a basis." As a free agent he then enters into the concentration on emptiness, on the Signless, on the Wishless. A Bodhisattva who is thus endowed with this thought of enlightenment and with skill in means does not midway realise the reality-limit. On the contrary, he does not lose his concentration on friendliness, compassion, sympathetic joy and impartiality. For, upheld by skill in means, he increases his pure dharma more and more. His faith, etc., becomes keener and keener, and he acquires the powers, the limbs of enlightenment, and the path. [377]
I need to know the Sanskrit words for the words that are bold-faced above that is: friendliness, compassion, sympathetic joy and impartiality
And here is the Sanskrit scripture for your ease of reference.
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London - Stevie Wonder has donated $100,000 to help a little girl fight cancer.
The soul legend called 10-year-old Jasmine Faulk up on stage and presented her with a giant cheque while he was performing at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles last Saturday (15.12.12).
Stevie then serenaded Jasmine - who is battling an aggressive form of paediatric cancer known called Alveoler Rhabdomyosarcoma, which affects muscle tissue - with a heartfelt rendition of 'Isn't She Lovely', her favourite Stevie song.
The delighted girl grabbed the microphone and shouted, "I love you Stevie!", before giving him a big hug.
Jasmine's father, a Hermosa Beach police officer, has been privately employed by Stevie since 1997.
A post on Jasmine's blog jasminefaulk.com - which was created by her uncle - thanked the 62-year-old musician for his generosity and his amazing gesture.
The online entry read: "She (Jasmine) attended Stevie Wonder's 17th Annual House Full of Toys Concert that her daddy works as security and not only did she enjoy the show as always, she was a part of it! At one point during the show Stevie Wonder called her up on stage, told her story, and sang her favourite song of his, 'ISN'T SHE LOVELY'. He then ended by so kindly giving her foundation an incredible donation!!! (sic)"
Last week, 'Anger Management' star Charlie Sheen donated $75,000 to Jasmine's cancer fund last week after learning about her tragic story through his stunt double Eddie Braun, who had donated $25,000 himself.
The father of five was touched by her courage after meeting her police officer dad, telling him: "No parent should have to watch their kid go through that."
Charlie subsequently wrote a generous cheque for the police department's fund to raise money for Jasmine, who needs over a year of expensive medical treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation. - Bang Showbiz


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Alaska At Your Own Pace: Traveling at Your Own Pace
Arbor House Publishing, 1998, $16.95
By Bernice Beard, F93208
Discovering Denali: A Complete Reference Guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, Alaska
IUniverse Star, 2004, $16.95
By Dow Scoggins
Milepost: Trip planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories (57th edition)
Morris Communications Company., 2005, $24.95 ($34.95 Canada)
By Kristine Valencia
RVing Alaska by Land and Sea
2001, $17.95
By Bill Moeller, Jan Moeller
The World-Famous Alaska Highway: A Guide to The Alcan & Other Wilderness Roads of the North
Fulcrum Publishing, 2000, $21.95
By Tricia Brown
Details routes and driving conditions in western Canada and Alaska.
RV basics, buying
At Your Own Pace: Traveling Your Way in Your Motorhome
Arbor House Publishing, 1997, $16.95
By Bernice Beard
Frommer's Exploring America by RV
Hungry Minds, Inc., 2000, $16.99
By Shirley Slate, Harry Basch
How to Buy an RV — and Save Thousands
Cottage Publications, 1996, $12.95
By Don Wright
King of the Road: The Beginner's Guide to RV Travel
Remington Press, Ltd., 1993, $12.95
By Ted Pollard
The New Encyclopedia for RVers
RoVers Publications, $8.95
By Joe and Kay Peterson
Recreational Vehicles: Finding the Best Buy
Bonus Books, 1996, $9.95
By Bill Alderman Jr. and Eleanore Wilson
The RV Book
Scotwrite Publications, 2000, $19.95
By Andrew James McLean
A guide to selecting and operating an RV. Includes directory of casinos and NASCAR Winston Cup tracks.
The RV Buyers Survival Guide, Edition II
RV Publications, 2002, 23.95
By Rob Randall
Covers the RV buying process, including selection and the negotiating process. Step-by-step approach to buying an RV — at a fair price. Large type size.
The RVers' Bible: Everything You Need to Know About Choosing, Using, & Enjoying Your RV
Fireside, 1997, $22
By Kim Baker and Sunny Baker
RVing Basics
Ragged Mountain Press, 1995, $14.95
By Bill and Jan Moeller
Tips on buying, driving, trip planning, campgrounds, preparing an RV for the road. How to use an RV's electrical and other systems.
301 Ways to Make RV Travel Safer, Easier, and More Fun
Arbor House Publishing, 2001, $16.95
By Bernice Beard
Beginner's Guide to Converted Coaches
Transportation Trails, 1992
By Larry Plachno
The Bus Converters Bible: How to Plan & Create Your Own Luxury Motorhome
Winlock Publishing Co., 1996, $49.95
By Dave Galey
How To Build Low Cost Motorhomes, 2004 Edition
RV-Busconversions.com, 2004, $29.95
By Louis C. McClure
Bus conversion manual
Modern Intercity Coaches: A review of Over-the-Road Coaches and Manufacturers Active in the United States and Canada from 1953 to 1993
Transportation Trails, 1997, $62
RV Camping in State Parks
Roundabout Publications, 2007, $17.95
By D.J. Davin
RVer's Guide to Corps of Engineers Campgrounds
Roundabout Publications, 2007, ($18.95)
By Jane Kenny
Big Rigs Best Bets
K&E Big Rigs Publishing, 2001, $9.95
By Ken and Ellie Hamill
Campground directory for those who own large RVs and travel in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
Casino Camping: Guide to RV-Friendly Casinos
Roundabout Publications, 2006, $14.95
By Jane Kenny
Colorado Campgrounds: The 100 Best and all the Rest
Westcliffe Publications, $24.95
By Gil Folsom
Don Wright's Guide to Free Campgrounds: Eastern Edition
Don Wright's Guide to Free Campgrounds: Western Edition
Cottage Publications, 2002, $18.95 each
National Park Service Camping Guide
Roundabout Publications, 2001, $12.95
By William C. Herow
Covers 118 National Park Service camping areas by state.
RV Adventures in the Pacific Northwest: A Camping guide To Washington, Oregon & British Columbia
Rolling Home Press, 2000, $14.95
By Mike and Terri Church
Explore Canada: The Adventurer's Guide
Firefly Books, 2004, $24.95
By Marion Harrison and Peter Thompson
Spirit of the Open Road: The Essential Reference Guide for Canadian RVers
By Peggi McDonald
WE Publish! 1997, $15.95
The Cell Phone Handbook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Wireless Telephony (But Didn't Know Who or What to Ask)
Aegis Publishing Group, Ltd. 2002, $14.95
By Penelope Stetz
Mr. Modem's Internet Guide for Seniors
Sybex Inc., 2001, $19.99
By Richard A. Sherman
Stay Connected: A Guide to Modem-Friendly Campgrounds
Cruising America, 2001, $20
By Cindy Michaels and Mike Hinkle
Telecom Made Easy: Money-Saving, Profit-Building Solutions for Home Businesses, Telecommuters and Small Organizations
Aegis Publishing Group, 2001, $19.95
By June Langhoff
America's Most Scenic Drives : On the Nation's Highways and Byways
Life, 2004, $24.95
By Editors of Life magazine
Coasting: An Expanded Guide to the Northern Gulf Coast
Pelican Publishing Company, 2003, $15.95
By Judy Barnes
Day Trips from Orlando: Getaways Approximately Two Hours Away
Globe Pequot, 2002, $14.95
By Janet Groene
Fun With the Family in Ohio
Globe Pequot Press (fifth edition), 2004, $12.95
By Khristi S. Zimmeth
Great Eastern RV Trips: A Year-Round Guide to the Best Rving in the East
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2000, $16.95
By Janet Groene
Great RV Trips: A Guide to the Best RV Trips in the United States, Canada & Mexico
Fulcrum Publishing, 1998, $16.95
By Charles L. Cadieux
Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast: Your Guide to the Lighthouses of California, Oregon, and Washington
Voyager Press, 2000, $29.95
By Randy Leffingwell
Little-Known Southwest: Outdoor Destinations Beyond the Parks
Mountaineers Books, 2001, $16.95
By Don and Barbara Laine
"Mission of Mercy"
L & A Publishing, 2011, $30
By Leonard Afremow and Anita Afremow
Relates a four-month, 10,000-mile charitable adventure through Mexico and all seven countries of Central America. A primary purpose of this trip was to distribute more than 1,500 pounds of clothing, school supplies, games, books and toys to more than 1,000 needy children. Includes 364 color pictures.
Smithsonian Book of National Wildlife Refuges
Smithsonian Institution Press, 2003, $39.95
By Eric Jay Dolin
Standing Rocks and Sleeping Rainbows: Mile by Mile Through Southeast Utah
Great Vacations! Inc., 2000, $18.95
By K. E. Rivers
Walt Disney World for Mature Travelers
St. Martin's Press, 1999, $29.95
By Kerry Smith
99 Days to Panama: An Exploration of Central America by Motorhome, How A Couple and Their Dog Discovered this New World in Their RV
Brindle Press, 2005, $24.95
By John and Harriet Halkyard
Support Your RV Lifestyle
Pine Country Publishing, 2006, $19.95
By Jamie Hall
Support Your RV Lifestyle: An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road
Pine Country Publishing, 2002, $19.95
By Jaimie Hall
The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures: Internships, Extraordinary Experiences, Seasonal Jobs, Volunteering, Work Abroad
Ten Speed Press, 2002 $21.95
By Michael Landes
Road Work: The Ultimate RVing Adventure
Flying Horse Press, 1997, $15.95
By Arline Chandler
Information for those who work part-time or full-time while RVing.
RVing for Fun and Profit
Harris Group, Inc., 1996
By Tom and Mary Lou Magee
Workamper News
Bimonthly magazine advertises employment and business opportunities for RVers. A guide to working while camping.
Europe By Van And Motorhome
Campbell Shore, 2001, $16.95
by David Shore and Patty Campbell
Traveler's Guide to European Camping: Explore Europe With Rv or Tent (Traveler's Guides to European Camping: Explore Europe with RV or Tent)
Rolling Home Press, 1999, $19.95
By Mike and Terri Church
First We Quite Our Jobs: How One Work-Driven Couple Got on the Road to a New Life
By Marilyn J. Abraham
Full-Time RVing: How to Make it Happen
Gypsy Press, 2000, $14.95
By Sharlene "Charlie" Minshall
Fulltiming: An Introduction to Full-time RVing
Maxwell, 1991, $9.95
By Gaylord Maxwell
Live Your Road Trip Dream: Travel for a Year for the Cost of Staying Home
RLI Press, 2004, $17.95
By Phil and Carol White
Living Aboard Your Recreational Vehicle: A Guide to the Fulltime Life on Wheels
Ragged Mountain Press, 1993, $15.95
By Gordon and Janet Groene
Movin' On: Living & Traveling Full-Time in a Recreational Vehicle
R&B Publications, 1999, $16.95
By Ron Hofmeister, Barb Hofmeister
Take Back Your Life! Travel Full-Time in an RV
Bernham-Collins, 2000, $19.95
By Stephanie Bernhagen, Paul Jones
General interest
Watch It Made In The U.S.A.
Avalon Travel Publishing, $21.95
By Karen Axelrod and Bruce Brumberg
Visitors guide to factory tours
"RVers — "How Do They Live Like That?"
OceanView Publishers, 2005, $19.95
Lou Stoetzer, Ph.D., and Judy Farrow
Examines RVers and the RV lifestyle
Choose the Pacific Northwest for Retirement: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget
Globe Pequot Press, 1999, $14.95
By John Howells and Richard Harris
Info about taxes, health care, culture, recreation in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
The Complete Legal Guide to Senior Care
Sphinx Publishing, 2002, $21.95
Brette McWhorter Sember
Cooking Aboard Your RV (second edition)
Ragged Mountain Press, 2004, $14.95
By Janet Groene
Fantastic Discounts & Deals For Anyone Over 50!
Cold Spring Press, 2003, $9.95
By Janet Groene
Healthy Highways: The Traveler's Guide to Healthy Eating
Ceres Press, $18.95
By Nikki and David Goldbeck
Guide to finding health food stores, vegetarian restaurants and organic product along your route. Listings organized by state and city, with directions.
Hiking with Your Dog: Happy Trails
Mountain N 'Air Books, 2002, $10.95
By Gary Hoffman
NPR Station Directory: A Traveler's Companion to National Public Radio
Arrowhead Publications, $5.95
By William Hutchings
Lists more than 740 National Public Radio stations.
Over the Next Hill: Seniors Living in North America: An ethnography of RVing
Broadview Press, 2001, $19.95
By Dorothy Ayers Counts and David R. Counts
Anthropologists live the RV life, report research
Radio on the Road: The Traveler's Companion
Arrowhead Publishing, 2002, $16.95
By William Hutchings
Lists more than 15,000 stations in U.S. and Canada.
The RVer's Friend: National Diesel & Parking Directory
By Tracy Brice (Editor) and Robert De Vos (Editor)
TR Information Publishers, 1999
Travel Writer's Guide
Communication Unlimited, 2002, $17.95
By Gordon Burgett
RV Having Fun Yet? Comic Adventures in a Recreation Vehicle
Oldfield Publishing Company, 1994, $12.95
By Ray Parker
Veteran TV comedy writer takes a funny look at the RV lifestyle.
Seniors' Rights: Your Legal Guide to Living Life to the Fullest
Sphinx Publishing, 2004, $19.95
Brette McWhorter Sember
ShapeWalking: Six Easier Steps to a Healthier Life
Hunter House, 2002, $14.95
By Marilyn Bach, Ph.D.
Stretching, fitness and walking routines that can be done in a coach or anywhere; special section focusing on anti-osteoporosis workouts.
Steeles on Wheels: A Year on the Road in an RV
By Mark and Donia Steele
Capital Books, 2002, $15.95
Home on the Road: The Motor Home in America
Smithsonian Books, 2000, $24.95
By Roger B. White
A land transportation historian recounts the history of America's fascination with mobile dwellings.
Homes on Wheels
Rutgers University Press, 1980, $12.95
By Michael Aaron Ruckland
RVs: The Drive for Independence: The Illustrated Story of RV Travel and Camping in America
National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, 1997, $24.95
By Janet Groene
Colonial Mexico: A Guide to Historic Districts and Towns (2nd ed.)
Moon Travel Handbooks, 2001, $21.95
By Chicki and Oz Mallan
Exploring Baja by RV
Wilderness Press, 1996
By Walt Peterson, Michael Peterson
Mexico by RV: A Step by Step Guide to R.V.'ing in Mexico
SunSeeker Publications, 2000, $19.95
By Kathy Olivas
Mexico's Colonial Heart
Wanderlust Publications, 1995, $1995
By Mike Nelson
A guidebook for motoring in Mexico
Traveler's Guide to Camping Mexico's Baja
Rolling Homes Press, 2004, $14.95
By Mike and Terri Church
Clueless About Cars: An Easy Guide to Car Maintenance and Repair
Firefly Books, 2004, $14.95
Subject is car maintenance but much pertains to RV drivetrains.
By Lisa Christensen
RV Electrical Systems: A Basic Guide to Troubleshooting, Repair, and Improvement
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 1994, $21.95
By Bill and Jan Moeller
RVers' Guide to Solar Battery Charging: 12 Volt DC—120 Volt AC Inverters
Aatec Publications, 1987, $12.95
By Noel and Barbara Kirkby
Travel resources
Along Interstate 75 (13th edition)
Mile Oak Publishing, 2004, $23.95
By Dave Hunter
Attractions, maps, tips for driving this route.
Bureau of Reclamation Lakes Guide
Roundabout Publications, 1999, $9.99
By William C. Herow
Digest of Motor Laws
Automobile Association of America (AAA), 2005, $13.95
A guide to the motor vehicle laws of the United States and Canada.
Availble from AAA Traffic Safety Department, 1000 AAA Drive, Heathrow, FL 32746-5063. Also available at local AAA offices.
FMCA North American North American Road Atlas & Travel Guide
FMCA, Mapquest.com Inc., 2005, $14.95
Map symbols indicate locations of campgrounds, Flying J Travel Plazas, Wal-Mart stores, Sam's Club stores and Cracker Barrel restaurants.
Havens For Travelers
Agape Publications, 2000, $14.50
By Walter W. Lynn
Information on 409 conference centers, monasteries, abbeys, and YMCAs that provide overnight accommodations. Of them, 164 offer RV capabilities.
I-75 and the 401: A Traveler's Guide Between Toronto and Miami
Boston Mills Press, 2002, $9.95
By Christine Marks
Mountain Directory West and Mountain Directory East
R&R Publishing, 2002, $14.95 each
By Richard W. Miller
For truckers, RV and motorhome drivers: provides locations and descriptions of hundreds of mountain passes and steep grades.
Rest Areas & Rest Areas & Welcome Centers
Roundabout Publications, 2001, $9.95
By William C. Herow
Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States
Traveler's Guide, 2005 (ninth edition), $12.95 postage paid
By J. Scott Kappas
Traveling with Kids
Fun With the Family in Pennsylvania: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids (fourth edition)
Globe Pequot Press, 2002, $12.95
By Emily Paulsen, Faith Paulsen
Have Grandchildren, Will Travel: The Hows and Wheres of Glorious Vacations with Your Children's Children
Pilot Books, 1997, $9.95
By Virginia Smith Spurlock
PassPorter Walt Disney World 2005: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Journal, Organizer, And Keepsake!
Passporter Travel Press, 2005, $21.95
By Jennifer Watson and Dave Marx
Unique travel guide, planner, organizer, journal. Ideal for kids.
Traveling with Pets
Pet E.R. Guide: A Directory of 24-Hour and After-Hour Veterinary Facilities in the United States
Trailer Life Books, 2008, $19.95
By Melinda Lord
Camping and RVing with Dogs
Desert Winds Press, 2005, $24.95
By Jack and Julee Meltzer


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Keep on Juggling, What Choice Do You Have?
The Way We Live Now: doing the upper-middle class juggle. We're juggling baby! Can you keep a wife, a kid, a mortgage, a commute, and a second job in the air without dropping any? We'll watch you try!
It's called "The White Collar Shuffle," and it's America's hot new dance craze. You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, and then you try desperately to maintain your pre-recession quality of life by picking up a second job. It's funky but you just might find that once you start, you can't stop!
Of course, working two jobs these days to the point of mental exhaustion is considered a blessing. Shit, at least you're not a teacher—$10 billion wasn't enough to create any new jobs for them. Or you could be a worker at a Mott's factory—they've been forced to go on strike just to not get their pay cut, and everybody who drives by them is probably screaming "I got da Mott's, whatta you got?!" And they have to admit that dim prospects for the future is what dey got.
If you want to escape the juggling life, there are only a few options left for you. You can become a vulture, feeding on the dessicated corpses of near-dead mortgages; you can join the ranks of the "unbanked," on the theory that check cashing services will be worth the extra expense when all the banks get burned in the coming revolution; or, you can join the circus, as always. (Though not without juggling skills).
No matter how bad things get, at least you can always count on Wal-Mart's low low prices. OR CAN YOU?


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American National Election Study: 1985 Pilot Study (ICPSR 8476)
Principal Investigator(s): Miller, Warren E.; National Election Studies/Center for Political Studies
This study is part of a time-series collection of national surveys fielded continuously since 1952. The election studies are designed to present data on Americans' social backgrounds, enduring political predispositions, social and political values, perceptions and evaluations of groups and candidates, opinions on questions of public policy, and participation in political life. This pilot study was designed to test instrumentation for the 1986 and 1988 National Election Studies. Special content areas emphasized in the pilot are: political knowledge, group membership, identification of elderly (aged 60 and over) Blacks and women with these social groups, attitudes toward racial issues, and opinions on traditional moral values. In order to experiment with question wording and formats, two forms were used in both waves.
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Miller, Warren E., and National Election Studies/Center for Political Studies. American National Election Study: 1985 Pilot Study. ICPSR08476-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08476.v2
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Subject Terms: African Americans, candidates, congressional elections, domestic policy, economic conditions, foreign policy, government performance, morality, national elections, older adults, political affiliation, political attitudes, political campaigns, political efficacy, political issues, political participation, presidential elections, public approval, public opinion, public policy, racial attitudes, Reagan Administration (1981-1989), social networks, social values, trust in government, voter expectations, voter history, voting behavior, women
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1985-11--1986-01
- 1985-11--1986-01
Universe: Respondents from the AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY, 1984 (ICPSR 8298).
Sample: The sample was designed to insure proper representation of interest in politics and had two components: a normal cross-section plus a supplement designed to produce an oversample of the elderly such that there are 100 cases aged 60 and over in the dataset.
Original ICPSR Release: 1986-04-28
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Owning numerous Division I offers and from the likes of Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Louisville, Memphis (Tenn.) Melrose junior William Gross has taken in a few visits this spring. The 6-foot-2 and 190-pound quarterback caught both SEC programs in the Magnolia State this spring, including a trip to see Ole Miss' spring game.
"I went to Ole Miss for their spring game and it went pretty good," said Gross, who threw for 1,885 yards and 22 touchdowns and also rushed for 843 yards and nine scores last year. "They impressed me a lot. I liked how their coaches communicated well with their players. The most enjoying part was watching their quarterbacks. I played against Barry Brunetti in high school but this was my first time seeing him in college and he impressed me a lot."
Earlier this month, Gross also made a return trip to Starkville to check out the Bulldogs in spring practice.
"I went to Mississippi State and I plan to go back there next month and also go to their summer camp," said Gross, who also attended MSU's first junior day. "Out of everybody that has offered or interested in me, they are the program sticking out the most because of the way they run their offense. I just love their offense and their offensive sets.
"Plus, their offensive guys have been together now for a couple of years and you could see they rarely missed a beat in practice. They go hard and I love that."
Behind the Bulldogs on his favorites' list is another SEC program, said Gross.
"Kentucky is also standing out to me behind Mississippi State," said Gross. "I like their coaches and their head coach is very young and he understands me well. I still want to see more of them and I hope to do that this summer.
"I guess the other schools in my Top 5 would be Vanderbilt, Memphis and then Arkansas State. Colorado is also starting to show some interest and I want to see how that goes, too."
Later this spring and summer, Gross already has a full plate of visits to camps and combines, including a pair of Elite 11 camps.
"I have two Elite 11 camps that I have been invited to and one is in Atlanta and one is in Texas," said gross. "I may also go to a Nike combine, too. I am going to camps, too, at Mississippi State, Louisville and LSU. I told Coach K (MSU assistant Les Koenning) I was coming to one of their one-day camps and then I will go to LSU for their camp the next day. LSU's camp is a three-day camp but I will only be there for two days since I promised Coach K I would be at their camp."
As far as his collegiate decision, Gross said that choice could be known after he opens his final prep campaign.
"I really don't have a set time frame right now," noted Gross. "My mom and family want me to do it at one of those Elite 11 camps next month. But I told them I have a lot more visits to take and schools to see after those camps. So it will probably be my senior season when I decide."


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Padres' Tejada hits 300th career home run
Shortstop becomes 22nd active player to reach plateau
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
Tejada's go-ahead, two-run shot came off Dodgers pitcher Ted Lilly. It stood as the winning margin, helping to move the Padres back into first place by a half-game in the National League West.
"I'm pretty happy in this situation," said Tejada, who became the 22nd active player to reach the 300-home run plateau and 129th player overall to reach the milestone. "I'm not a home run hitter. I just go and swing and try to hit the ball hard. I'm more happy not with the 300, but that the 300th got the win. This is a great night for the Padres."
The home run was the eighth for Tejada since he joined the Padres on July 29 in a trade with the Orioles. He hit seven home runs in 97 games with the Orioles.
Tejada has hit his eight home runs with the Padres in 48 games, including his first home run with San Diego on Aug. 3 against Lilly at Dodger Stadium.
Padres coaches could get shot to manage
LOS ANGELES -- Three members of Padres manager Bud Black's coaching staff could be in line for, at the very least, interviews this offseason for a handful of Major League managerial openings.
San Diego bench coach Ted Simmons, first-base coach Rick Renteria and hitting coach Randy Ready could potentially be in line for interviews for openings in Seattle, Atlanta, Florida and other teams that might be looking for a new manager in 2011.
Black couldn't be happier about it.
"I hope they do," Black said. "We have a lot of guys who are qualified and equipped to be managers."
Renteria, who handles baserunning and outfielders for the Padres at the Major League level, is highly thoughts of in the industry. Ready has interviewed for openings in Seattle and Houston the past two winters and Simmons, well, he's had just about every other job in baseball and wants to manage.
"I've done everything but manage," Simmons said. "This is my third year as the bench coach [second with San Diego] and after three years, either you do it [manage] or forget about it."
Simmons, who was an eight-time All-Star catcher, said he'll let the regular season finish before he pays to much attention to where vacancies might be.
"If you're serious about managing ... it doesn't matter where you do it," Simmons said.
Gwynn vows to stay true to his hitting style
LOS ANGELES -- Last offseason, Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn decided to try to hit with more power, focusing on driving the ball instead of doing what had worked well for him in the Minor Leagues.
"I was trying to go out and drive the ball and do stuff that wasn't a strong suit for me," Gwynn said Wednesday. "You are what you are. And there's nothing wrong with just being an on-base [percentage] guy, hitting the ball consistently.
"This season, I got away from what I was good at."
Gwynn, who has been limited in recent weeks after having surgery to repair a fractured hamate bone in his right hand, is hitting .211 in 280 at-bats. Last season, he hit .270. He is also a career .275 hitter in the Minor Leagues with a .349 on-base percentage.
Gwynn accepted responsibility for getting away from being the kind of hitter that he has always been. He had success last season and wanted to expand on that. That backfired as he never got in good offensive rhythm due to the fact that he tried to be something that he wasn't.
"My swing has never been longer in my career than it was this season," said Gwynn, the son of the Hall of Fame outfielder by the same name.
Gwynn missed 23 games while on the disabled list from Aug. 19-Sept. 13 but used that time to pick the brain of several hitters on the team, like veteran Matt Stairs.
"Anyone who was willing to talk to me, I listened," Gwynn said. "I was still able to get something from that time."
Padres outfield prospect to test infield
LOS ANGELES -- Padres outfield prospect Daniel Robertson, who hit .300 this past season for Class A Lake Elsinore, is giving the infield a shot during instructional league in Arizona this month.
Randy Smith, the Padres' director of player development, said the organization is looking at Robertson, who was drafted in the 33rd round out of Oregon State in 2008, in the infield to "increase his value by creating versatility."
Robertson, a midseason All-Star with Lake Elsinore, hit .300 this season with six home runs, 61 RBIs, 30 steals and had a .375 on-base percentage. He hit .377 for short-season Eugene in 2008 and .296 for Class A Fort Wayne in 2009.
Robertson would likely begin next season with Double-A San Antonio.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Bigger 'N' Better Than Ever
Beyond being only one year away from when The History Channel says the world is going to end, 2011 marks a centennial for both Chevrolet and GMC. For Chevrolet, it's the 100th birthday, and for GMC, it's the 100th anniversary of the GMC logo's first appearance. It's a sure bet over a century ago when both brands were in their infancy, no one in their wildest dreams could have ever imagined the loyal following the trucks would amass. A good example is Brothers Trucks' 13th Annual Show and Shine held each year to thank its customers for their patronage.
The event took place at Canyon RV Park, west of Brothers' Corona, California, headquarters on a 63-acre, tree-lined site along the banks of the Santa Ana River. On July 10, GM truck enthusiasts from all over the western states rolled to meet with each other and show off the improvements they had made to their trucks since last year. The less I write means more room for truck photos, so I'm going to cut this short, and we'll get down to the real nitty-gritty. For information about Brothers 14th Annual Show & Shine, don't go to the History Channel because they'll be toast. Instead, check out www.brotherstrucks.com. CCT


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Virtua Fighter 2
Look what Santa brought!Biggest Sale Ever."The Virtua Fighters are back and ready for round 2 in this fighting classic!…The world's best martial artists have gathered to test their strength in the World Fighting Tournament. Choose your fighter and challenge your opponents in the arena! The perfect fighter, Dural, waits for you at the end of your journey - Do you have what it takes to become champion? Choose your champion!Play as one of eight classic fighters across eight themed stagesBlitz your opponentsEach fighter has over 25 unique and deadly moves to take down the competition Fight unfairUnlock the final boss, Dural, as a playable combatantChallenge your friendsCompete against a friend and earn bragging rights with Bluetooth Peer-to-Peer multiplayer(Bluetooth required – available only for 2nd generation or better iPhone & iPod touch and 3.x OS)"


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Developer boot camps on track
Prepare yourself for a surge in the US-style developer "boot camps" that have become companions to the start-up phenomenon. Increasingly common in San Francisco and New York, intensive vocational courses around key technologies are starting to appear in Australia, led by small independent educators eager to pump out entry-level developers to satisfy hungry entrepreneurs.
Recent entrant "Sydney Dev Camp" hopes to train a new generation of Ruby on Rails developers with its 10-week program. Ruby on Rails is a popular web development framework based on the Ruby programming language that is slowly gaining momentum in the corporate world.
Organiser Danila Davidson calls the camp "an intensive training experience" for 20 students. It's a nine-to-five, five-days-a-week journey from no formal coding experience to enough web-application-building competence to start a new career.
Ms Davidson has witnessed several of these camps in action in the US and feels the time is right for the Australian scene. "We have an entry-level [developer] shortage in Australia," she says. "We believe that Australia is right for this now.
"Ruby on Rails is the kind of framework which allows people to build web apps fast."
It is hoped that this and the short, intense timeframe, with an emphasis on team-based programming, will create a programmer who knows enough "to get stuff done quickly". Participants will be encouraged to connect with established special interest developer groups to network, seek advice and continue to learn from experienced practitioners.
The camp will involve industry mentors and create networking opportunities for students to present themselves to potential employers. The goal is instant employability.
This just-in-time training approach is not aimed at turning out multi-disciplined computer science graduates, rather it is aimed squarely at vocational programmers based on current generation web development tools such as HTML5, Javascript and Agile methodologies.
I spoke to some university lecturers about these boot camps. There was a sense of scepticism, not that it was not possible to teach a person the basics of a language in 10 weeks, but that there is no regulation behind the set-up of these camps. Is there any oversight? How are complaints resolved? Is the syllabus tested? Are the teachers qualified?
There is no shortage of short courses on particular programming languages offered by any number of universities and TAFEs. What additional benefits can intense boot camp experiences provide beyond a short course?
Last week at a Smart Services CRC conference there was lunchtime discussion that in the US, one of the fastest growing entrepreneurial demographics is retirees: retired professionals with time, experience and capital means to start funding online projects that scratch their own itches. They have a unique perspective on gaps in products and services for people of their age and ability, a market that is only getting bigger and is mostly ignored by youth-oriented start-ups. Could these boot camps create a talent pool that is eager to join with experience to create the next wave of killer web apps? The next tech bubble in Florida?
Regardless of the destinations of the boot camp graduates, private developer schools say there is an unmet developer demand and they hope their intense brand of training will answer the call.
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Leinster 21-28 Clermont Auvergne, Heineken Cup
Cotter eyes Heineken Cup final
ESPN Staff
December 15, 2012
It was a pulsating clash at the Aviva Stadium © PA Photos
Clermont Auvergne head coach Vern Cotter called on his side to continue their impressive run of form on the European stage and book their place in the Heineken Cup final after he saw his team dispatch Leinster 28-21 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Clermont were knocked out of the Heineken Cup at the semi-final stage of last year's tournament to Leinster but Cotter's team have now secured back-to-back wins over the Irish giants and, in the process, have seemingly secured their spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The Top 14 side are eight points clear at the top of Pool Five and Cotter wants his men to end the season with some European silverware.
"We intend to go the whole way," Cotter said. "It's a game of rugby - it doesn't always go the way we want, but our intention is to go as far as we can.
"Last year we lost a semi-final in Bordeaux. Goodness knows what would have happened if Wesley (Fofana) had scored that try (in the last minute of the semi-final against Leinster). We didn't get a crack at the final. We would like to get there and see if we can get over the line and take the title. That is our firm intention."
But while Cotter can start planning for the latter stages of the tournament, Leinster boss Joe Schmidt admits that his side need a miracle if they are to reach the quarters.
"Miracles happen in sport, I guess, but mathematical long shots very seldom come into being," admitted Schmidt. "I don't think we have the same depth as some of the big-spending French clubs. It's hard to take defeat two weeks in a row, with the amount of effort the players put in.
"The other challenge for champions is they always look pretty good when they are on top. It is how they come back from adversity that is the real challenge."
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Mosquito Spray Map for July 23
The Richardson Health Department has scheduled two days this week to spray portions of the city in order to lower mosquito populations and help prevent the spread of the West Nile virus. The spraying events have been scheduled due to a positive mosquito pool result and a positive report of a person infected with West Nile.
Weather permitting, the spraying will occur according to the following schedule:
Mosquito Spray Map for July 25
If wind speeds of greater than 10 miles per hour are sustained, Health Department staff may postpone spraying until weather conditions are more favorable.
Richardson schedules spraying events between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. to limit exposure to people who may wish to avoid contact with the pesticide used to control mosquito populations. The City utilizes an ultra-low volume fogger that disperses pesticide at a rate of 6 oz. per minute; which is effective at impacting mosquito populations and is sensitive to the environment.
Spraying to control the population of mosquitoes and the spread of the West Nile virus is a last resort, and is part of a comprehensive plan the Richardson Health Department follows to control the mosquito population. All areas of the city are continuously monitored, and further sprayings will be scheduled based on mosquito surveillance used to monitor the spread of the West Nile virus.
The Richardson Health Department schedules mosquito sprayings based on positive findings of West Nile in mosquito traps placed around the city or if a human case is confirmed. Once located, the area around the positive finding is targeted for spraying in an attempt to help limit the spread of the disease. However, spraying is only a measure to help limit exposure, and health workers urge people to maintain vigilance in protecting themselves when going outside.
To protect from mosquito bites, people are asked to follow the Four D's of protection:
The West Nile virus is caused by a bite from an infected mosquito that's already carrying the virus, but not all mosquitoes are capable of carrying or transmitting the disease. In North Texas, the risk of being bitten by an infected mosquito is greatest from July to October. Not everyone who gets bitten by an infected mosquito will get the virus, and it's rare for people to become very sick if they do develop symptoms from the disease.
Symptoms of West Nile virus vary depending upon the person who becomes infected. People who do develop symptoms usually suffer from mild "flu-like" illness. Rarely, symptoms may require medical care or hospitalization. The people who are most susceptible to the disease are the very young, the very old and those with weakened immune systems.
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Be careful with OSX
The 7 days I did have my Cowon was amazing, really smooth O/S, fantastic codec support including DivX and FLAC. The features they had built in were stunning, the touch screen was so responsive and the sound from the Cowon was out of this world, beat the crap out of iPod piss-poor excuse for audio. I was using a pair of Etymotic Research ER4Ps, the sound was like nothing I have ever heard before, it was just stunning. Take it from someone who has shot their hearing to pieces at loud metal gigs.
I really liked Cowon stuff but the J3 I had did not play nice with my Mac. OSX would simply see the FAT32 filesystem, write to it and corrupt it, the J3 would see the corrupt files and format itself wiping out my media. It is an acknowledged problem by Cowon when trying to use some Cowon units with OSX, you can get problems.
When Cowon and OSX play nice together, I will certainly go back to Cowon.


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Last night, I had Alice's Restaurant running through my head and started wondering where the Arlo Guthrie of the current generation is. Protesting Viet Nam was such a huge part of the music business 30 years ago.
Then I realized that there might be a modern counterpart - I hardly ever listen to any radio that could be called popular modern culture, just boring old CBC.


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WASHINGTON -- A panel discussion this Thursday morning on Capitol Hill will focus on the breakdown of the federal budget process and offer possible solutions that could put the country on a more responsible fiscal path.
The non-partisan Concord Coalition and Rep. Reid Ribble of Wisconsin, a member of the House Budget Committee, will host the program. Panel members:
Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy of Third Way
Ed Lorenzen, senior advisor for The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition
Gordon Gray, director of fiscal policy at the American Action Forum
Steve Bell, senior director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center
The program, entitled "Fixing the Broken Budget Process," will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Room 210 of the Cannon House Office Building.
Discussion topics are expected to include past problems with the budget process, the federal debt limit, mandatory spending programs, pay-as-you-go rules, enforcement mechanisms, the possibility of two-year budget cycles, and other ways to promote a longer-term focus as elected officials develop tax and spending plans.
WHAT: Panel Discussion on "Fixing the Broken Budget Process"
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 20
WHERE: Room 210 of the Cannon House Office Building
HOSTS: Rep. Reid Ribble and The Concord Coalition
For more information contact Ben Ritz at The Concord Coalition: [email protected] or at (831) 334-5673.
Media Contact: Steve Winn, [email protected], 703-254-7828
The Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to fiscal responsibility. Since 1992, Concord has worked to educate the public about the causes and consequences of the federal deficit and debt, and to develop realistic solutions for sustainable budgets. For more fiscal news and analysis, visit concordcoalition.org and follow us on Twitter: @ConcordC


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I have a wonderful opportunity to have run-ins with nature's creatures.
Most days I see the usual cardinals, doves and squirrels. But some days I get an extra special treat when I run across a woodpecker or even an owl, my favorite animal.
Today for the first time I saw a white-marked tussock caterpillar. If you've never seen one of these before, you must look at the video.
The insect is common to the Eastern region of North America. I was amazed at this little creature's physical appearance.
The most remarkable quality is it's antennae. But it also features humps in the middle of its body and a large tail. All throughout, it has many different colors.
But just because these insects look interesting, doesn't mean they aren't harmless to people and plants.
When it's in a group, the insect can devour trees like Oak, elm, birch, hickory and some fir and spruce.
After eating for about a month, the caterpillar starts pupating. Then, two weeks later, an adult moth emerges from the cocoon to mate and lay eggs.
As a precaution, I would recommend against touching or carrying these caterpillars. They have been known to cause rashes in young children, resulting in further illness.
The hairs will likely cause some pain in most people.
But take some time, watch the video and become able to identify this creature.


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Monday, September 24, 2012
Visiting New York, speaking at the Santangels conference
I am in New York on 25 October presenting at the Santangels Review investor forum. I am thrilled.
I know only a few of the other speakers - but I will tell you how I found the name of one.
There was an attendee - a very clever woman at a Goldman Sachs commodity conference in Asia. When asked about her the response was - she is fabulous. Really clever. Not Jane Siebels - but really clever.
I had never heard of Jane Siebels (and I still really don't know anything about her) but I gather that far-and-wide in that field she is considered the benchmark.
And I have been invited to speak at the same conference as the benchmark.
The other speakers look just as intimidating.
Good thing I like a challenge.
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Congratulations. An interesting group they've put together for this. I look forward to hearing what your latest impressions are of our city, if you have the time and inclination to form any.
- September 25, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- Garry Prendiville said...
Best of luck at the conference John, hope you get the chance to see a bit of NY as well
- September 25, 2012 at 4:57 PM
As the confo bio has you billed as a fraud/short secialist I assume tha is what you will be talking about - can I [perhaps cheekily] suggest that you make materials from the confo available afterwards.
- September 25, 2012 at 5:47 PM
Maybe you are thinking of this woman? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-19/farmer-s-daughter-haugerud-reaps-riches-on-drought-struck-corn.html
- September 26, 2012 at 6:37 AM
Best wishes, John; it's a great place to visit and I'm sure you will be a hit!
- September 26, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- Kid Ing said...
Good hunting John! Will you be having any lunches or such for your NYC-based readership? We had emailed about a few shorts (WWWW) in the past and it would be great to meet. Hope to see you in NYC.
- September 27, 2012 at 8:16 AM
you bio-pic isn't up to scratch. Have at look at the photos for all the other speakers. It doesn't matter that you're an Australian - you need to present a sharper image.
- September 28, 2012 at 3:13 PM
John - check out all Jason Jiang's transactions over the years, taking short exposure to FMCN stock. Buying Capped Calls on it and then pushing out the expiry dates if the stock tanked.
- September 29, 2012 at 3:15 AM
Just avoid Chinatown, please! ;-)
- October 12, 2012 at 6:09 PM


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Hair-Razing for Beantown Babies
There have been some close shaves at Gillette Stadium, and maybe none closer than Liberty Bay Credit Union staffer John Krupcheck got earlier this month.
Krupcheck, a veteran IT employee at the $626 million Liberty Bay in Braintree, Mass., agreed to have his head shaved for the annual 2013 Buzz Off for Kids' Cancer event, held at the New England Patriots' home field to support Boston Children's Hospital.
This year was Liberty Bay's second in the Buzz Off and donations have totaled $12,500, including the $2,500 raised at the hair-razing, along with in-branch efforts.
"John's participation was great," said Kelly Amato, a vice president at the 24,000-member Liberty Bay. "He's been a part of the Liberty Bay family for a long time, which made it easy to get support from members and employees."


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Sun takes Falklands ad in Argentina
The Sun newspaper has published a full-page advert in an Argentinian paper warning the country's president to keep her "hands off" the Falkland Islands.
It follows an open letter from Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, published as an advert in the Guardian and reported in other UK papers, in which she called for the islands to come under Argentine sovereignty.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the residents of the Falklands must decide their own future, with a referendum on the islands' political status to be held in March.
The Sun's response to Ms Kirchner - printed in English language paper the Buenos Aires Herald - refers to the 649 Argentine and 255 British military personnel killed in the invasion of the islands 31 years ago.
The advert - printed in Spanish and English - claims Argentina's invasion was in "direct conflict" with the UN principle of self-determination. It describes claims that Argentina was stripped of the islands as "unfounded" and points out that British sovereignty dates back to 1765.
The advert concludes: "The islands have never been governed by or formed part of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Argentina. Until the people of the Falkland Islands choose to become Argentinian, they remain resolutely British.
"In the name of our millions of readers and to put it another way: 'HANDS OFF!'"
David Cameron rebuffed claims by Ms Kirchner that Britain is a colonial power and that the islands should be handed over.
Mr Cameron told her she should "listen" to the result of a referendum to be held on the island, and if the people chose to remain British they would have his "100%" backing.
"The future of the Falkland Islands should be determined by the Falkland Islanders themselves, the people who live there," he said. "They're holding a referendum this year and I hope the president of Argentina will listen to that referendum and recognise it is for the Falkland Islanders to choose their future, and as long as they choose to stay with the United Kingdom they have my 100% backing."


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Wright to take part in Chatting Cage Thursday
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Third baseman David Wright will headline MLB.com's first Chatting Cage event of 2013 on Thursday afternoon. Fans can log on to MLB.com/chattingcage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET to ask Wright questions live via web cam. Fans can also tweet questions by using the hashtag #chattingcage.
Wright, who recently signed an eight-year, $138 million contract that should keep him in Flushing at least through 2020, is currently training with Team USA in Arizona for the World Baseball Classic. More details on his live video chat are available at MLB.com/chattingcage.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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An FC Dallas team made up of mostly Under-15 Pre Academy players is currently in Poland touring the country while playing games against Polish sides. For more information on the trip, click here.
Thank you to FCD U15 assistant coach Jesse Suarez for the updates!
Click here for a gallery of pictures from the games against MKS Blekitni Wronki - click here for day 1 & day 2 updates - click here for day 3 & day 4 updates
By Jesse Suarez
Day 5:
Tuesday April 30
Day five was a day to go shopping and sight-seeing. We started the day with a light training session working on stretching, technical skills and a possession game. Our goalkeepers were trained by a special guest coach Mr. Maciek Kowal.
Thereafter, we headed to Poznan to visit the Plaza of Stary Rynek, which is a place where the Polish people shop, dance and eat. We took pictures, purchased items for the families and spent hours enjoying the scenery. We also visited the soccer stadium Lech Poznan Stadion Na Ulicy Bulgarskiej, that hosted the UEFA cup and Europa League games where the Lech Poznan pro team plays. We were hosted by the Sporting Director of Lech Poznan, Mr. Piotr Barlog. Back at the hotel, the boys watched the semifinals of the champions league between Real Madrid vs. Borrusia Dortmund, then had to pack because we were leaving the next day.
Day 6:
Wednesday May 1
The boys were all packed by 8:00 am and left for Poznan by 9:00am for our first game. They were well rested and it showed in our performance against Warta Poznan 96-97's.
The first goal came at the 18 minute when Jason Saco-Vertiz dribbled past the back line and took a shot to the far post which was blocked by the keeper. The ball was left in front of the net and Teague Loughmen scored. The second goal came in the second half when Alejandro Martinez slipped a pass by the defense and Richard Tapia ran on to it to score the goal.
FC Dallas 97 Pre academy - 2
Warta Poznan 96/97's - 0
FC Dallas XI: Charlie Furrer, Eric Davies, Phillip Ponder, Pablo Ocampo, Alex Lim, Bernie ZuaZua (Irving Dominguez 52) , Alejandro Martinez, Duncan James (Daniel Kiser 47), Jason Saco-Vertiz, Weston McKennie, Teague Loughmen (Richard Tapia 47)
Teague 18' (Jason Saso-Vertiz)
Richard 68' (Alejandro Martinez)
The second game our 96 team played vs Warta Poznan 95-96' and they won 3 to 1. In the first half, Brent Mandelkorn took a right footed shot past the keeper outside the 18 yard line to score a beautiful goal. The second goal was scored by Sergio Lara who intercepted a back pass to the keeper and scored. Warta got a free kick goal right after which Krystian Lukaszyk scored. The third goal came after a great challange by Jeff Whiters who won the ball against their defense and Christian Ramirez first-timed a shot from about 25 yards and scored.
FC Dallas 96 Pre Academy - 3
Warta Poznan 95/96's - 1
FC Dallas XI: Matthew Karasinski, Kody Korleski (Livano Salas 56) , Ryan Jakszta, Antonio Trespalacios, Clay Ritterhaus, Brent Mandelkorn (Irving Dominguez 75), Reese Schattle, Martin Salas, Sebastian Gordillo (Jeff Withers 69), Christian Ramirez (Bernie ZuaZua 75), Sergio Lara
Brent 39' (Unassisted)
Sergio 48' (Unassisted)
Christian 71' (Jeff Whiters)
Warta Poznan
Krystian lukaszyk- 50'
After the game we drove two hours away to the city of Slesin where we will be staying the rest of our trip. Once we arrived at Wityng Hotel, coach Molina had a recovery session next to the beautiful lake. Now the boys are watching Barcelona against Bayern Munich.
Dobranoc (Good night in Polish),
Jesse Suarez