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A whiner is never satisfied. When their PC is is in the spotlight, they complain they that the spotlights too bright, and when they're not in the spotlight they complain that they can't see. In they're minds they are always running at a deficit. Somehow, someone is always getting the better of them and making their little lives oh so difficult, and they want you and everyone else to know it.
Its unfortunate that some gaming groups are plagued with the whiner, and in some cases due to friendship or politics have to keep that person in the group. I have had to deal with it twice in my gaming history and I've developed some rules to help the situation.
1) Whining will get you a loss of XP - This one works with moderate whiners. No one likes losing XP or not getting the full benefits from a given encounter. This works well, and docking XP for being irritating in most cases quells the urge for whine.
2) The gamer time out - This one works with excessive whiners. You're being a whinny dick, go sit on the couch and shut up while we finish up here. The hope is that the person can see the error of their whinny ways and join in later. I have had success with this technique. I think its because its embarrassing for the person to be castigated in front of others, especially when you're at someones house to play a game for fun.
3) If you don't like it you can F**K OFF - This in my opinion is the only way to deal with the extreme incurable whiner. Absolutely no good comes from having them in your group.
Have you ever had to deal with a whiner at the table? What did you do to deal with it?


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Chocolate Chip Malt Cookies
- Prep: 25 min
- Cook Time: 9 min
- Total: 34 min
- Serving: Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Most people are familiar with Malt balls of Malted milk drinks, but many don't know that malt is made out of barley and is used in baked goods because it adds a natural sweetness. If you can't find it at your local supermarket, try to order online instead.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup malt powder
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease two baking pans with butter or cooking spray.
- In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until fluffy, but slightly grainy. Continue to beat while adding the vanilla and the eggs.
- Mix in the malt powder at a low speed until just mixed. Then, slowly add in the flour mixture continuing to beat until just combined; fold in the chocolate chips.
- Form cookies by taking a tablespoon of the dough at a time and placing on the baking sheet a few inches apart. Bake the cookies for about 9 minutes and then cool on a wire rack.
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Mrs. Edith L. Regrut, 66, of 2480 Lincoln Ave., Avona Heights, died Tuesday in Easton Hospital after being stricken in her home. She was the wife of Andrew Regrut.
She worked for the former Dixie Cup Co., Wilson, for more than 20 years until retiring in 1979, and previously for the former Chipman Knitting Mills, West Easton.


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Peter Watson
Jennifer Watson
Doug Hirano
Monica Vincent
Marina Vukosa
Peter C. Watson
Founder, Wealth Manager
Peter Watson founded Peter Watson Investments in 1991. He specializes in creating comprehensive, customized, wealth management strategies for his clients. Peter has extensive experience providing guidance and solutions for retirees and those about to retire. His counselling focuses on helping his clients avoid common financial mistakes, preserve their assets, increase their income, and reduce their income taxes.
Peter truly cares about his clients and in return they, through an independent survey, have rated Peter Watson Investments 4.9/ 5 in trustworthiness. He has been voted "Best Financial Planner" 12 times by readers of the Oakville Beaver.
In 1992 Peter started writing his column Dollars and Sense which appears in the Thursday edition of the Oakville Beaver. In 2008 he was inducted into the Sheridan College Business School Hall of Fame. Peter is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI); holds the Canadian Investment Manager(CIM) designation; and is both a Registered Financial Planner (RFP) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Peter completed his MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University. Peter's speaking engagements include Sheridan College Convocation as Keynote Speaker, Estate Planning Counsel of Halton, and The Financial Planning Annual Conference.
Peter provides investment advice and securities products through Aligned Capital Partners Inc., a member of IIROC and the CIPF. Click on Investments – ACPI for more information.
When not at the office Peter enjoys a good game of tennis and spending time at the cottage with family and friends.
Peter is available for speaking opportunities.
To ask Peter to speak, call him at (905) 842 – 2100 ext. 101 or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com
Jennifer Watson
BA (Business)
Wealth Manager, Business Development
Jennifer is passionate about helping clients achieve their financial goals. She meets regularly with clients and prospective clients to help them plan for, and move through, one of life's milestones: retirement. Her dynamic skill set focuses on developing, implementing, and monitoring comprehensive wealth management plans and performing cash flow projections. She also heads up the business development side of Peter Watson Investments.
Jennifer has a Business Management degree from Western University and has completed the Canadian Securities Course. She is currently attending Ivey Business School and is a MBA candidate for the class of 2018.
When not in the office, Jennifer likes to spend time at the cottage with family and friends, and whenever possible, she loves to travel. Jennifer has completed two half-marathons and is on the executive team for the Oakville Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals and Entrepreneur Group.
Jennifer is available for speaking opportunities.
To ask Jennifer to speak call her at (905) 842 – 2100 ext. 103 or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com
Doug Hirano
CFA, CFP, BMath
Wealth Manager
Doug is passionate about helping clients simplify and achieve their unique financial potential. With a 35-year career in financial services, Doug offers broad financial planning and investment experience. He believes it is crucial to first understand clients' current and future financial goals and life aspirations. This allows him to guide them to plan and reach their financial potential by facilitating consistently informed decisions. Doug's services include formulating strategies involving cash management, risk management, estate planning, and identifying tax saving opportunities.
"My services are tailored to a client's unique needs and I am committed to providing professional financial advice built on a foundation of trust and integrity."
Doug is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
Away from the office Doug enjoys sports and the outdoors. Tennis and golf are his greatest passions, but he also loves to travel the globe with his wife and family. Doug believes in giving back to the community and has recently contributed time to Volunteer Builders, an Oakville based not-for-profit organization whose central purpose is to design and build at least one structure each year for a worthy community-oriented recipient.
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Wealth Manager
With over 20 years in the financial services industry, Monica's enthusiasm shines when helping clients pursue their long-term objectives. As a financial planning expert, Monica has extensive experience formulating individualized financial solutions in cash and risk management, retirement planning, tax savings opportunities, and estate planning.
Monica is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI). She has a Bachelor of Education degree as well as a Business Administration diploma.
When Monica is away from the office she is busy with her two young boys and their dog. She enjoys sports, the outdoors, working in the garden, and travelling with her husband and children.
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Marina Vukosa
Client Services, Wealth Manager Assistant
With a background in banking and finance, Marina was one of the original staff members when Peter Watson Investments opened their doors in 1991. After years of service Marina took a hiatus to raise her family. She has been back in the office since 2013 putting her industry knowledge to work assisting the financial planners and client services. Marina loves that she recognizes many client names from the early years of the firm that are still loyal and happy clients of Peter Watson Investments. Her attention to detail, caring nature, and charming New Zealand accent, make her a delight to work with.
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"…melodic rock and roll, musical precision and restraint, explosive guitar energy and vocal agility…"
The Verve Pipe has been announced by the Community Enrichment Commission as the last piece of the puzzle to an impressive 14 band lineup for their 2016 events.
Kicking off the 2016 summer event series in style – The Verve Pipe is among the most popular bands to ever perform at Concerts in the Park. At this unique and free concert the band will primarily perform an assortment of kid's music from their two children's albums "Are We There Yet?" and "A Family Album". They will also mix in the Rock songs that made them famous. Local food and refreshments will be available on-site at affordable prices.
The Verve Pipe has been intact for over 20 years, tours internationally, has record sales in excess of 1 million, and has performed at some of the most popular venues and festivals. Don't miss this highly accomplished band – May 31st at 7pm, Lamar Park in Wyoming.


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MIST Ultrasound Therapy Compared to United Kingdom Standard Care for the Treatment of Non-healing Venous Leg Ulcers
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01671748
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 24, 2012
Results First Posted : August 26, 2015
Last Update Posted : August 26, 2015
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|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|August 21, 2012
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|August 24, 2012
|Results First Submitted Date
|June 4, 2015
|Results First Posted Date
|August 26, 2015
|Last Update Posted Date
|August 26, 2015
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|August 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Wound area [ Time Frame: Weeks 1 to 13 (weekly) ]
Wound area is measured weekly using a digital wound imaging device. The wound boundary is digitally traced by a blinded assessor. Percentage and actual change in wound area between start of treatment (week 5) and end of treatment (week 13) is evaluated.
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01671748 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Health related quality of life [ Time Frame: Week 1 (start) and week 13 (exit) ]
Change in health related quality of life between start and end of the study is assessed using a validated questionnaire, the Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule (CWIS).
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|MIST Ultrasound Therapy Compared to United Kingdom Standard Care for the Treatment of Non-healing Venous Leg Ulcers
|Official Title ICMJE
|Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial of MIST Ultrasound Therapy Compared to UK Standard Care for the Treatment of Non-healing Venous Leg Ulcers.
|Brief Summary
|Chronic venous leg ulcers (VLUs) impact negatively on patients' quality of life. Standard treatment in the UK for patients with VLUs is compression bandaging or stockings. The MIST ultrasound system is a noncontact device which delivers low frequency ultrasound through a gentle saline mist directed at a patient's wound. This study aims to determine whether the use of the MIST device used in combination with standard treatments can improve healing of VLUs compared to UK standard practice. This will be assessed by measuring any reduction in wound size in the two groups after receiving 8 weeks of either Standard Care once a week or MIST combined with Standard Care three times a week.
|Detailed Description
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are wounds which are often chronic and difficult to heal. VLUs affect between 1 and 3.2 people per 1000; they cause pain, reduced mobility and impact negatively on patients' quality of life (QoL). Standard treatment for patients with VLUs is the application of strong, sustained compression with bandages or stockings. This pragmatically-designed study aims to determine whether the use of a device called MIST used in combination with standard treatments can improve healing of VLUs compared to UK standard practice. It will also show whether the MIST regimen improves participants' QoL and reduces the incidence of infection.
The MIST ultrasound system is a non-contact device which delivers low-frequency ultrasound through a gentle saline mist directed at a patient's wound. Patients (over 18 years old) will be invited to take part in this study if they have had a VLU for 6 weeks or more, which measures between 5 and 100 cm^2, and is not infected. Participants with diabetes must show good blood glucose control, and those with underlying chronic disorders which may affect wound healing will be excluded.
All study participants will receive four weeks of standard treatment once a week at a single clinic at the Wound Healing Research Unit (WHRU), University Hospital of Wales. Patients whose wounds reduce by more than 40% during this time will be withdrawn from the study. Remaining patients will be randomly allocated to either the active group or the control group to receive a further eight weeks of treatment. Participants in the active group will receive treatment with the MIST device three times a week, as well as standard care (change of compression bandage and dressings) three times a week. The control group will receive UK standard care (which is dressing and compression bandage change at least once a week). The participants' ulcers will be measured and photographed once a week, and the wound characteristics will be assessed. Changes in participants' health related QoL will be assessed using a questionnaire at the beginning and end of the trial. Wound recurrence rates 90 days after the end of the treatment will be assessed by telephoning patients.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Not Applicable
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Varicose Ulcer
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms
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|Actual Study Completion Date
|December 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|United Kingdom
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|Responsible Party
|Professor Keith G Harding, Cardiff University
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Celleration, Inc.
|Investigators ICMJE
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|Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
|Verification Date
|July 2015
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On Easter Tuesday, April 3, 1537, the companions held a theological discussion in the presence of Paul III while he ate dinner at Castel Sant' Angelo. Ignatius recalled the event: "Afterwards a number of cardinals, bishops and doctors of theology came in and discussed theology with them. Doctor Ortiz was among them, and other distinguished theologians. As a result, the pope was so pleased, and all those present as well, that they began to give them every possible favor. (Pope Paul gave them) permission to go to Jerusalem bestowing his blessing once, twice, and exhorting them to persevere in their projects. He gave them about 60 ducats in alms; the cardinals and other persons present gave them more then 150 ducats. To those who were priests the pope gave the faculty to hear confessions and absolve from cases reserved to bishops. To those who were not priests he gave dimissorial letters... whereby on three successive feast days or Sundays, any bishop could ordain them subdeacon, deacon and priest."
Here on Sept. 2, 1549 Paul III received in audience Peter Canisius who was setting out for Germany, and with him, ten Jesuit scholastics who were going to set up the College of Palermo.
At the time of the Suppression, Father General Lorenzo Ricci was imprisoned in Castel Sant' Angelo from Sept. 24, 1773 until he died there Nov. 24, 1775.


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Sleepy people, rejoice! An extra second of sleep is coming your way this week
Need some extra zzz's? Fret not! This week you will be able to sleep in a whole extra...second.
Tuesday evening, atomic clocks that will usually read, 23:59:59, will switch over to 23:59:60, before starting Wednesday with 00:00:00. This is necessary to help the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the system that guides most international civil times systems, keep up with the Earth's rotation.
Head of the Time and Frequency team at Australia's National Measurement Institute, Michael Wouters, told Mashable Australia that the reason for the leap second is due to the difference between UTC and astronomical time.
If all of this sounds familiar, it's because the same thing happened three years ago in 2012, although the timing is just happenstance. The date really doesn't mean much, as long as it occurs at the end of the month. Typically leap seconds happen in either June or December.
However, if you happen to be on the internet at midnight, don't freak out if it goes array. Back in 2012, several sites experienced technical difficulty as the servers weren't able to handle the extra second.
But just think, you get an extra whole second to sleep!
Nevertheless, the Earth is a crazy and wonderful place, an extra second to sleep, and all of these natural wonders! Click through the pics below to see some of the breathtaking views Mother Earth has to offer.
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Why is the SF DA trying a 14-year-old as an adult?
by Tim Redmond
On June 24, 2103, an SUV pulled up near a Muni shelter at West Point Road and Middle Point Road in Hunters Point. According to video images later collected by the police, someone got out of the vehicle and, standing near the rear of it, fired 23 shots with a 9 millimeter gun into the shelter, killing Jaquan Rice, 19, and injuring his 17-year-old girlfriend.
And despite what can only be called shaky evidence, presented by two homicide officers whose actions were unorthodox and whose accounts were sometimes contradictory and often strained credulity, Judge Andrew Cheng ruled Jan. 3 that Q should be held for trial – as an adult.
That's right: In San Francisco, where the district attorney claims to be a progressive, seeking humane approaches to criminal justice, a 14-year-old boy is facing hard time – as an adult.
"I don't think that's ever happened in San Francisco," public defender Jeff Adachi told me. "At the very least, it's extremely rare. And it's outrageous that this child would be tried as an adult."
I haven't heard back from District Attorney George Gascon. Adachi told me that Gascon had promised the young man would be moved to juvenile court after a preliminary hearing, and maybe he will.
But I sat through the preliminary hearing, and Deputy DA Sarah Hawkins wasn't talking about sending the child to juvenile court, where he would be part of a very different criminal justice system. She was busy introducing evidence that Q was old enough to be tried as an adult.
(I am following what used to be considered standard journalistic practice, and not naming a juvenile in a criminal case. Other news outlets don't seem to care about that any more. I still do.)
Derrick Hunter and Lee Sullivan weren't in the courtroom when the charges against Q were presented. Both have been indicted by a grand jury – another route to bringing a case to trial.
A preliminary hearing isn't a trial – there's no jury, and the judge doesn't determine guilt or innocence. The standards of evidence are looser. In the end, the judge determines whether the charges should be dismissed or whether there's enough evidence to send the case to trial. The rules are very favorable to the prosecution.
Still, the evidence presented at the hearing cast a tremendous amount of doubt on whether Q was involved in the crime.
Witnesses' stories change
On the afternoon of the shooting, two young girls – we will call them Y and E – were in a bedroom overlooking the intersection of West Point and Middle Point, watching movies. They were, according to police testimony, some 50 feet away. Neither of the juvenile witnesses testified at the preliminary hearing, and they didn't have to: Their statements, and the statements of the officers who talked to them, fit the criteria for evidence in a preliminary hearing.
According to the evidence presented by the prosecution, the two girls identified Q as a shooter. One said he was firing from the open driver's side window, and that someone was shouting "mob, mob, mob," an apparent reference to a Hunters Point gang.
Lee spoke to the police at least seven times – and every time, her story was different. She said she'd loaned the car to someone named "Man Man." Later she said she loaned it to a guy named "Smooth." She didn't admit for a long time that Sullivan, her boyfriend, was among those who borrowed the vehicle.
"It's abundantly clear that she changed her statement over and over and over again," Young noted in her closing argument.
And before she fingered Q and Derrick Hunter, the police offered her immunity from any prosecution: Young noted that, in a statement, Lee said that the cops had told her they "didn't care if she shot the Pope" – they weren't going to charge her with anything.
Neither of the two girls gave a positive identification of Q when first asked. E said, when shown a photo lineup, that Q "looked like" the shooter, but she also said he was firing from the driver's seat – odd, since the young man has never learned to drive. And video evidence clearly shows the shots coming from outside the vehicle.
Y at first ducked down when she heard the gunshots, and if she got a look at the shooter when she later went to the window, it was only for a brief moment, the testimony showed.
But in a remarkable situation that defies normal police procedure, the two witnesses were left alone in a room at the Hall of Justice before their interrogation – and Sgt. John Burke somehow left his notepad, with Q's name on it, in the room with them when he walked away.
Under questioning by Young, Burke at first said he couldn't recall what happened with his pad. But Young produced video taken in the interrogation room that showed Burke leaving the notes on the table – and Y picking them up and reading them, and whispering to E that "his name is Q."
Although the homicide investigators said that the girls had identified the suspect, Young went through the transcripts and showed that, at best, they had "glanced" at someone – and got the details all wrong. The killer clearly wasn't firing from the driver's seat. "We know they didn't see the shooting," Young argued. The girls described, for example, the shooter wearing a brown and black sweatshirt – "and nobody else saw that."
They said nobody jumped out of the car, that the shots were fired from inside – but a video shot from a nearby camera clearly showed the killer outside the van. "The shell casings are all in one area," Young noted – and that area is consistent with a shooter standing behind the vehicle.
"Inspector [John] Cagney and Sgt. Burke testified to statements that are contradictory," Young said.
Young – an experienced defense lawyer who has seen it all in court – seemed astonished that a judge could take this case seriously. "Does anybody care about the Constitution and the protection of minors?" she asked. "It's as if nothing matters except the outcome and the goal [of the prosecution]. If we don't respect our process, we might as well just move this operation to Iran."
There were other anomalies: Hawkins failed during the evidentiary part of the case to introduce a birth certificate showing that Q was in fact 14 and could be tried as an adult. But on the morning when final arguments were to be presented, she asked the judge to accept that new evidence "as a housekeeping matter."
Young objected, saying she hadn't been given any notice that this new evidence would be entered after that phase of the case was closed. "I know for a fact that there are at least two birth certificates" for Q, she said.
Judge Cheng ignored that objection and allowed the birth certificate – a critical piece of evidence, since if Q wasn't yet 14 at the time of the crime, he by law would be treated as a juvenile – entered into the case file.
"Does anybody care about the Constitution and the protection of minors?" she asked. "It's as if nothing matters except the outcome and the goal [of the prosecution].
Young noted: "The DA seems to believe that the evidence doesn't have to be credible, that cops can lie, that we can call critical allegations 'housekeeping' matters."
I called and emailed Gascon's media people, and nobody got back to me by the time I was ready to post this story.
"The DA seems to believe that the evidence doesn't have to be credible, that cops can lie, that we can call critical allegations 'housekeeping' matters."
Kids are not adults
There are good reasons why 14-year-olds typically aren't tried as adults. State Sen. Leland Yee, a child psychologist, has introduced a number of bills limiting sentences for juveniles, noting: "Children have an extraordinary capacity for rehabilitation. The neuroscience is clear; brain maturation continues well through adolescence and thus impulse control, planning and critical thinking skills are still not yet fully developed."
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, who chairs the Public Safety Committee, told me that the Legislature has pushed to limit the ability of prosecutors to charge people as young as 14 as adults. "They can legally do it, but we've tried to say you shouldn't do it," he said.
I spoke to his mother, Leona Hunter, and she told me her son had a 3.0 average – in middle school. He has never seen a high school. He was arrested in June, shortly after finishing eighth grade, and has been incarcerated since.
"He really liked to fix up bicycles," she said. "He would make bikes and give them to other people."
I wasn't on the scene when the murder happened. I wasn't in the van, and I have nothing to go on except what I heard in court. But it seems pretty clear that the police did some very funky stuff to get the case this far, that the judge and the DA allowed some very dubious testimony to influence their decisions – and that, whatever Q did, he doesn't belong in an adult prison for the rest of his life.
"He has no felony priors," Young told me. "He has no record that would justify this. I have to say, I think that race was a factor here.
"I hope that I never have to see a prosecution like this again in the City and County of San Francisco."
"He has no felony priors," Young told me. "He has no record that would justify this. I have to say, I think that race was a factor here.
Tim Redmond, long time editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, is now writing from his own independent site, 48 Hills: The Secrets of San Francisco, where this story first appeared.
14 thoughts on "Why is the SF DA trying a 14-year-old as an adult?"
Sarah Baker
The idea that a 14 year old can be tried as an adult is based on a fallacy. This idea has been used in law forever or at least as long as the common law has been used. However, studies have shown that human brains continue to develop well into the twenties. That development is in the frontal lobes where the concept of consequences is formed. A child of 14 does not have the maturity to fully understand the consequences of their actions.
This child was also in the company of adults which should be considered. What has happened to the idea that it is the fault of the adults and not the child. They may look tough and act tough, but they are still children.↓
It's ridiculous to try a minor as an adult. Even when crimes committed by minors are as heinous as any adult crime, it's still a minor. Perhaps special sentencing enhancements for violent crimes, like murder and aggravated assault are warranted, but should not be placed with adults of similar criminal backgrounds.
I suspect there will come a day when states then feds overturn or revise such sentences.↓
There's more to this kid than what was said in this article. This boy went to my daughter's middle school, he at one point enlisted fellow gang members to come to the school to jump another student that he did not like. He laid out a plan to get him alone so he and his 4 friends could beat the boy. He was constantly in fights and attacking other students. I did wish that the school administration warned parents that there was a lot of gang activities surrounding this child.
There is no where in the system to deal with violent minors when the parents, teachers, school administrators couldn't careless. Schools can't even hand minor disruptions in school.↓
John Mulligan
Right, because if we try to discipline them Eric Holder will say we are "pushing them into the school to prison pipeline," as this article explains: http://sfbayview.com/2014/eric-holder-arne-duncan…↓
Not all BLACK kids are in gangs!!!!! The man who was killed was a bully. He was a grown man who violently beat up on children between the ages of 8-15. There are many videos of this online. Search "Pistol Popping Dutch" and see what comes up. This thugs was on his way to a early grave anyway.↓
Friend of family
It saddens me to see when children make mistakes as children, cops make mistake as adult , harras, african american kids and adults, people like you want to bring in things that are irrelevant when a child has the right to change, but with your mentality your not open, but this kid is not in a gang, he very social, remember 2 or more is consider gang with black girls or boys, with white people their friends. This child keeps his grades and that incident it wasnt him the girl had a brother to come up to the school to attack him, as para at sfusd the issue is a child who is not fully developed what are the actions of the adults who played a role in this matter. Children should not be tried EDUCATE them.↓
Please keep us up to date on this story.↓
Reason, Voice Of
Rebecca Young is married to a convicted murderer in the SLA–the outfit that kidnapped Patty Hearst. So let's not start talking about extreme viewpoints here.↓
What about the victim? What about the family members of the African American man who lost his life to this senseless violence? We have to take control of our community. Right is right and wrong is wrong. WE are killing each other. Let's not put our heads in the sands of denial.↓
He was expelled from Hoover middle school and James Lick was forced to take him.↓
@Parent, Q was not expelled from Hoover. He transfered to Lick because he was the victim. A Mexican girl called her gang banger brothers to the school to stab him. She tried to lure him into a vacant lot but the principal of the school foiled the murder attempt. The girls brothers were arrested for the crime. Get your facts straight before you talk about what your "daughter" told you. The principal was also fired because he had knowledge of what was gonna happen. Ask your daughter does the principal still work there, better yet call the school and see if they will tell you why he was fired.↓
Friend of family
Q- is 14, we ask for the truth from everyone. But Judge Cheng wants to be come an appellate court judge so he clearly ignored the law, Detective's Cagney and Burke said they did not follow the law in arresting this young man, their are procedures for minors, and Cagney said he didnt follow the rule or the card with the steps, Burke I can't recall↓
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Research Project
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Growth-related changes in skeletal prognathic (Class III) craniofacial structure in late adolescence were investigated in relation to serum and urinary levels of growth factors including growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), osteocalcin (OC), procollagen-III-peptide (PIIIP), pyridinoline (PYR) and Deoxypyridinoline (Dpyr).The subjects were evaluated on the basis of serial lateral cephalometric X-rays, hand bone X-rays, and serum or urinary levels of growth factors.The results were as follows :1. There was no significant difference in serum and urinary concentrations of growth factors or mean increments of craniofacial measurements between Class III and Class I subjects in late adolescence.2. There was no correlation between serum levels of growth factors and craniofacial measurements.3. The mean increments of mandibular size correlated strongly with levels of OC,PIIIP,Pyr and Dpyr.These results suggested that the levels of growth related factors were similar in patients with moderate mandibular prognathism and persons with normal occlusion. Furthermore, it was suggested that OC,PIIIP,Pyr and Dpyr were sensitive markers of the remaining amount of craniofacial growth in late adolescence.
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In case you haven't been paying attention, it's almost time for the next chapter in the Back to the Future franchise. Telltale is applying its talents to continuing the story of Doc Brown and Marty McFly in its trademark episodic format. The first installment should launch on PC toward the end of this month, picking up the story after the events of the third movie.
Previously, we'd seen how the game looks in still shots, and now we can all check out what the game actually looks like in motion. See the embedded video below for some additional detail on production as well as in-game video.
PlayStation 3 and iPad versions are also in development, but won't be launching until a little later on next year.


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Frank Bruni (AP photo/Yanina Manolova)
Even given the precipitous decline in both the circulation and the influence of all print media, the New York Times op-ed page remains the most prestigious perch in all of journalism. It's a mystery, therefore, that it is treated so casually by those in charge of its composition. The Times can hire almost anyone its editor and publisher want, and yet—with a few obvious exceptions—they appear more comfortable settling for mediocre writers and thinkers who merely flatter the prejudices of the politically powerful.
I could make my case with a number of Times columnists, but today's exhibit is Frank Bruni, who is as clear an example of "failing upward" as can be found in the upper reaches of print journalism.
Bruni was named to the op-ed page in 2011 following the departure of Frank Rich, and he occasionally adopts a cultural approach to politics, though his default position is a Maureen Dowd–like obsession with the personal-as-political. He has been the paper's restaurant critic and its Vatican correspondent, but he became best known to political readers for his coverage of the 2000 election and the Bush presidency, which often read as if written for Teen Vogue. He focused, laser-like, on the candidates' personal mannerisms—often going to the trouble of inventing them—to the near-complete exclusion of the policy implications of their potential presidencies. In his book on the 2000 campaign, he recorded precisely how many seconds George and Laura Bush danced at each of their inaugural balls, but next to nothing that might help the reader judge what Bush would do as president the following day. Typically, Bruni blamed the public for this choice, arguing, "Modern politics wasn't just superficial because the politicians made it so. It was superficial because the voters let it be."
Bush nicknamed Bruni "Panchito" and repeatedly told him he "loved" him and that he was a "good man." Bruni more than earned this affection. In his front-page coverage of Bush's first 2000 debate with Al Gore, Bruni complained—I kid you not—of the latter's correct pronunciation of the names of the combatants in the former Yugoslavia, during which he was, according to Bruni, "barely able to suppress his self-satisfied grin." Got it: Gore, the showoff pronouncer, did suppress the "self-satisfied grin" that Bruni imagined, but just barely? Later, in his book, Bruni described Bush at that debate as "at best mediocre…vague," demonstrating "an eerie blankness" and making "ridiculous statements," all of which led Bruni to conclude "that Bush was in the process of losing the presidency," though he somehow managed to mention none of this in the Times, when it mattered.
Bruni's coverage of the Bush presidency often veered beyond reality into his own fervid imagination. During Bush's trip across the border to Mexico, Bruni imagined the presidential boots "peek[ing] out mischievously" from beneath his trousers. When Bush met with Tony Blair, Bruni discerned in the president "an irreverent, towel-snapping" attitude together with a "playful dynamic" between the two men. When Bush met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Bruni wrote: "Rarely have the two nations' leaders so surpassed the limited expectations of their meeting."


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I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
That poem written by Alfred Joyce Kilmer, better known as Joyce Kilmer, in 1914 is, unfortunately, all most Americans remember today about Kilmer which is regrettable, because he was a devout Catholic and an American patriot and he deserves better than relative historical oblivion. Continue Reading


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EEOC and OSHA Ask: Is Your Workplace Transgender Neutral? UPDATE
I recently wrote about OSHA's plan to develop and distribute information to ensure transgender employees have safe and adequate access to workplace restrooms. This week, OSHA issued "Best Practices - A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers," with the stated Core Principle that "[a]ll employees, including transgender employees, should have access to restrooms that correspond to their gender identity." The OSHA Guide notes the following:
- An estimated 700,000 adults in the United States are transgender - meaning their internal gender
- Identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (e.g., the sex listed on their birth certificate)
- Restricting employees to using only restrooms that are not consistent with their gender identity, or segregating them from other workers by requiring them to use gender-neutral or other specific restrooms, singles those employees out and may make them fear for their physical safety.
- Under OSHA's Sanitation standard (1910.141), employers are required to provide their employees with toilet facilities.
As for Best Practices, they include:
[A]ll employees should be permitted to use the facilities that correspond with their gender identity.
The employee should determine the most appropriate and safest option for him- or herself.
The best policies also provide additional options, which employees may choose, but are not required, to use such as single -occupancy gender-neutral (unisex) facilities and multiple-occupant, gender-neutral restroom facilities with lockable single occupant stalls.
Regardless of the physical layout of a worksite, all employers need to find solutions that are safe and convenient and respect transgender employees.
The OSHA guidance goes on to note that employees are not asked to provide any medical or legal documentation of their gender identity in order to have access to gender-appropriate facilities. Also, no employee should be required to use a segregated facility apart from other employees because of their gender identity or transgender status. Finally, employees generally may not be limited to using facilities that are an unreasonable distance or travel time from the employee's worksite.
While these are being presented as "Best Practices," the reference to the Sanitation standard as well as the listing of federal, state and local laws that reaffirm the principle of providing employees with access to restroom facilities based on gender identification make clear the direction OSHA is heading. Employers would be wise to plan ahead to address these issues proactively.
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We've all been there. A friend or family member posts something sad on Facebook. Someone's having a bad day, their dog died, they were laid off from their job, a loved one passed away, someone has cancer or is going through surgery, etc. In these instances, the Facebook 'Like' button just doesn't seem appropriate, does it?
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To be fair, Facebook gives you plenty of opportunity to write a comment to your friend or family member that's going through a difficult time. However, in our hurried lives, we sometimes don't have the time to write a comment, so up until now the 'Like' button is the only option there for us to show support. But it just doesn't seem appropriate for some Facebook posts, does it?
Apparently, Facebook has heard this concern. On September 15, 2015, Facebook King Mark Zuckerberg hosted an in-person town hall Q&A at Facebook where he answered questions from people around the world. One of those questions just happened to be on this very subject, "We need to have more options than just a 'Like' button. Why don't we have other options like 'I'm Sorry,' 'Interesting,' or 'Dislike?'" Zuckerberg's response showed a thoughtful response: they're working on it.
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Now, Facebook is all about community and they don't want to create a medium that could perhaps be used for evil (i.e. someone starting a "Dislike" war on posts). So, like every good business, Facebook is carefully looking at the options and will be releasing the solution to the non-Like button concern soon.
What Does This Potential 'Dislike' Button Mean for Marketers?
The potential Facebook 'Dislike' button has everyone talking. For marketers this is going to be a great way to monitor a brand's advertising efforts, allowing marketers to collect consumer data that can be used to improve targeting efforts.
While users may be focused on the emotion behind the Dislike button, marketers will reap benefits from the data it will offer. For example, if a person dislikes posts from a company or brand, that brand may not want to target him or her with advertisements.
However, a competing brand may want to advertise to that user. An example of this might be a person who 'Dislikes' a Coke post, so an ad for Pepsi can be served up an instead. Brand marketers can choose to show ads to users based on their Likes – and now, in all likelihood, their Dislikes. Brands that target Facebook users with ads are going to be able to get valuable data from the disliked posts, making it easier to get user sentiment so they can serve users with content they'll be interested in.
The potential alternatives to the 'Like' button can also help brands turn the 'Dislike' button to their advantage – allowing them to have a conversation with customers to hopefully help salvage the relationship.
Facebook is definitely looking out for its consumers by looking at adding alternatives to the 'Like' button, but if you're a Facebook marketer, this could also be a huge new opportunity for you, too.
Are you planning to take advantage of whatever 'Dislike' or 'Empathize' button Facebook unveils? Let us know how in the comments.


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Hello and welcome to the inaugural issue of my "Commissioner on a Mission" newsletter. Some of you may recall that I created the "Commissioner on a Mission" program when I served on the Miramar City Commission.
In November, with your help and support, I made the successful transition to Broward County Commissioner, but my mission remains the same: bring economic development to our region, create jobs, assist small businesses, enhance public transportation, and ensure quality public services. I pledge to provide the leadership that is necessary to help District 8 residents through these difficult economic times and position us to take advantage of economic prosperity in the future.
I am a native Floridian and was raised in south Florida, got married here and am raising children here. I founded and operate a successful home healthcare business in Broward County and I have a vested interest in this community. I have gathered and continue to gather as much information as possible to assess how Broward County can best serve the people of District 8.
I have served as your County Commissioner for four months now and I believe I bring a fresh approach to government.
Here are a few issues I want to bring to your immediate attention:
I plan to use this newsletter as one way to better communicate with you, but I invite you to visit my website at www.broward.org/commission/district8 to find useful links to topics such as small business development, human services, foreclosure assistance, affordable housing, bus schedules, park and library hours and locations, etc.
My staff works very hard to accommodate District 8 residents with whatever questions or concerns you may have. Torey Alston is my Chief of Staff and excels in legislative analysis and public policy. My administrative coordinator is Kelly Pierson and she is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the office.
It is important that there are always open lines of communication between you and me. My competent and accomplished staff is here to provide you with quality service. I'd also like to hear your ideas and concerns. You can call my office at 954-357-7008 or send an e-mail to email@example.com. It is a privilege to serve you!
Sincerely, Barbara ShariefBroward County CommissionerDistrict 8
Barbara Sharief, her husband and children at her swearing-in ceremony. November 2010
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Commissioner Sharief presents a proclamation to the Commission on the Status of Women members in honor of Women's History Month. March 2011.
Commissioner Barbara Sharief speaks to a reporter in Tallahassee after testifying before the Florida House Health and Human Services Committee.


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Tuna Steak in Mustard Crust
Recipe by:
Skip Laskody from Harris Teeter
16 oz. fresh tuna, cut into 2-8 oz pieces
4 oz. dijon mustard
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 pinch cumin
1 pinch mustard seed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pinch thyme, chopped
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch kosher
1 pinch black pepper
Combine the seasoned breadcrumbs, cumin, mustard seed, garlic, thyme, cayenne, salt pepper in a mixing bowl. Brush the tuna slices with dijon mustard and spread the breadcrumbs over the mustard. Saute tuna in butter and oil on medium high to the desired degree of doneness.


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HEU secures two new Pharmacy Technician Supervisor benchmarks
On December 6, the Hospital Employees' Union and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) signed an agreement on the content and wage grids for two new Pharmacy Technician Supervisor benchmarks.
These newly negotiated benchmarks cover the work of regulated Pharmacy Technician Supervisors, who have the responsibility of supervising regulated Pharmacy Technicians.
The new benchmarks and pay grids are Pharmacy Technician Supervisor I (grid 35, hourly wage $26.41, which is $1.04/hr higher than the Pharmacy Technicians they supervise); and Pharmacy Technician Supervisor II (grid 38, hourly wage $27.43, which is $2.06/hr higher than the Pharmacy Technicians they supervise).
"The parties are still in discussions regarding how the benchmarks will be implemented for current Pharmacy Supervisors," says HEU classifications representative Loni Mezzarobba. "The issue of implementation will be addressed in the parties' Final Settlement and Implementation Agreement which will be negotiated early in the new year."
There are three other outstanding issues for our members working in the pharmacy classifications, which will be discussed again in January.
- Wage grids for the Pharmacy Supervisors III and IV benchmarks are still in dispute. These benchmarks represent the supervision of non-regulated Pharmacy Technicians (now called Pharmacy Assistants by employers).
- The title change for the Pharmacy 1, 1A, 11 and 11A benchmarks will be further discussed, as the title "Technician" is restricted to regulated Pharmacy benchmarks.
- And an interim grid level for Pharmacy Supervisors, who are in the process of becoming regulated and are also currently supervising Pharmacy Technicians, remains outstanding.


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So this weekend for Vincent's party I made some killer meaty nacho dip with homemade tortillas, which are insanely tasty! While frying up the tortillas, we all thought how amazing would these chips be with cinnamon and sugar, well after Easter Vigil at almost midnight we fried some up! It was mostly a treat for my hubs because he fasted from Holy Thursday to Easter Vigil on Saturday night...I can not even IMAGINE not eating for one day! I have been pregnant or breastfeeding ever since I became Catholic so I have not really fasted.
Anyways way off topic...let's get back to business!
I know your mouth is watering right?....YUMMMM!
Here is what you will need:
Tortillas (fajita size, chopped into 4s)
Cinnamon & Sugar
2-4 cups of Oil, (I used corn oil because I had a ton of it!)
Heat your oil in a pan, for about 5-10 mins- to check out sprinkle some water in it, if it crackles you are ready to go!
Drop in as many tortillas that will fit, get ready to flip within about 10 seconds, then allow to set for 10 seconds and plop them out onto a plate covered with paper towels, sprinkle immediately with cinnamon and sugar!
It may take a few time to get them perfect but once you get in the groove you will figure out how long they need to be in the oil for!!
I hope you love them as much as me! My husband about died when he ate them! They are so easy and tasty!
If your feeling a little frisky, sprinkle them with powdered sugar!
I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!!
PS Vincent got a ton of play food for his birthday... how cute is this little box!
Until next time. Stay Classy. xoxo


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The other day, my husband asked our kids to clean the play room. It should have taken them less than half an hour. Instead it took f-o-r-e-v-e-r (according to one of my children). They'd clean for a minute, then collapse on the floor in exhaustion. I mean, it takes a lot of effort to pick up a Barbie shoe. Then they would harp on each other for not working hard enough. Or for having too many Hot Wheels. Or for dumping the box they'd just filled with those crazy making, itty bitty rubber band thingies.
And they left the room at least a septillion times each. "I'm tired", "Can we be done?", "This is taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r!", "So-in-so isn't doing anything! And I've picked up at least three Barbie shoes…it's…not…FAIR!".
At one point my husband said, "It is a lot easier to clean the room if you're IN the room".
"That's a blog post," I said.
You know, I'm thinking about writing about 75% of the day. The other 25% is spent trying to remember what I was doing before I traveled to La-La-Writer Land or trying to help my kids with their math homework (oy!).
When I'm thinking about writing, I often have fear in my periphery. Can I do this? Who do I think I am writing a novel about __________? Who told me I could do this? They were lying. Why would someone tell me I could do this when I. Can. NOT!?!?
Other times, I'm avoiding writing. Yeah. I do that some times. I check Facebook to see if anybody liked my status update. I read the comment sections of news stories. I search the house for chocolate. I check to see if anybody wrote a review of one of my books on Goodreads. I text somebody. Take an Instagram picture of my coffee mug.
Then there are days when I go to Starbucks, thinking it will spur me on to write more. But then I spy on the people there, wondering why that woman is ALWAYS smiling and nodding like that or why one guy is coughing so much (and hoping he keeps his icky germs to himself). Then I look up when Cheez Whiz was invented because THIS is important to know right this very NOW!
In short. I have writing days that resemble the way my kids clean a room.
It's easier to clean a room when you are IN the room.
It's easier to write a novel when you are…well…IN the novel. When you are focused, hands on the keyboard, file pulled up on the screen, characters and plot in mind.
I suspect this is true for all of us, writers or not. It's easier to get our purpose accomplished if we're actually there and ready.
So, here I go to work on my writing for the day…
Wait…what's that? A guy ordered from Starbucks in a Slingblade voice? Shiny puppies? There's going to be a Comedy Central Roast of Justin Beiber? Or is it Bieber? Where's my chocolate…


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Moms today are some of the smartest, most educated consumers around. They have to be. With so much misguided advice swirling around about which products to buy and which ones to avoid, moms don't know who to trust anymore. Yet, more than anyone, they deserve to have confidence that the products they buy and use in their homes are safe for their families.
It's clear that parents, consumers and manufacturers are ready to take a huge step toward re-building that confidence by reforming our country's decades-old chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In its place, we need a federal system that gives the EPA the authority it needs to take action to protect children, families and the environment from exposure to potentially toxic chemicals.
What some concerned parents may not realize, however, is that Congress has a bipartisan, comprehensive and sensible solution already on the table. It's called the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA), and it is our best opportunity to date to finally pass meaningful TSCA reform legislation and bring our nation's chemical laws up to date with the 21st century.
It's important that moms know that protecting sensitive groups, especially pregnant women, infants, and children, is a core part of the proposed CSIA. What the CSIA also accomplishes that no other bill has been able to in the past is protection for all Americans as well as built-in support for innovation, economic growth, and job creation by manufacturers. These aren't mutually exclusive – and in fact, they are twin priorities that all Americans can get behind.
Just take a look at the headlines and comments, and you'll see some of the many reasons the CISA has received widespread support from organized labor, businesses of all sizes, environmental groups and former EPA officials from both Bush and Clinton administrations. Chief among them:
- The CSIA will require that, for the first time, all chemicals in use today be evaluated for safety by EPA. Many have already undergone review and approval by EPA but some chemicals that were on the market before TSCA was passed in 1976 haven't received a systematic evaluation;
- It will require EPA to focus first on chemicals where there is the greatest need. This will ensure that the public and regulators have important answers about chemicals with the greatest potential to affect health or the environment, sooner;
- It will make it easier for the EPA to require manufacturers to conduct additional testing on their chemicals;
- It will require that EPA make more information about chemicals available to the public.
There's a lot of misinformation flying around about the CSIA. Frankly, some of it is being circulated by groups that will benefit in some way from a continued stalemate. But we shouldn't let inertia and small concerns, which can be resolved if there is a true commitment to reform, get in the way of a very big step forward toward enhancing the safety of all Americans.
We're glad to see others continuing to call for reform and acknowledging that the CSIA is the best chance to achieve it. Hopefully, these calls will help shake the bill loose from the logjam in the Senate and get meaningful chemical reform moving through Congress — and straight to the President's desk.


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|Click on the photo to view it in large size on black background.
Also remember about my post-processing challange: http://hdrphotographer.blogspot.com/2013/10/post-processing-challenge-monastery-in.html.
If you're interested in taking panoramic photos yourself, you can read my tutorial about creating them.
And finally something completely unrelated. I added "Top 5 This Week" section on the right side of the blog in which you will see the most popular (considering number of views) posts from last 7 days. Normally the posts in this list are found useful or informative by a large number of viewers so if you're interested in photography take a look at them from time to time.
Technical details:
Camera: Canon 5D MK II
Lens: Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS USM
Focal length: 24 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure time: 1/200 s ("middle" exposure)
Number of exposures: 7 x 3
E.V. Step: 2.0
Flash used: no
Tripod: no
Filters: circular polarizing filter
Technique: HDR, tone-mapping, luminosity masks, panorama
Software: Magic Lantern 2.3, Photomatix Pro 4.2.7, Lightroom 5.0, Photoshop CC


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Archive for the 'RFID' Category
RFID Tags Have Arrived.
The RFID tags arrived today. The guys over at Metal Craft sent me several sample packs of their RFID tags. I am thoroughly impressed with the quality. I will be writing a longer article soon as I am investigating all of the technologies they incorporate into their tag construction as well as the readers they reference in the technical documentation.


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This giant book Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery is 714 pages of body parts as envisioned by Taschen, one of the finest publishers of books on art, graphic design, architecture, pop culture and other quirkery. If you are an anatomy nut, you will find the gorgeous detail of the book's intricate full color plates very satisfying indeed. Just look at the veins on that brain! And so that's what a cross-section of the spine would look like! Also interesting in Taschen's catalog: Aesthetic Surgery, all about, well, trying to improve on what nature gave ya. It's out of stock, but you can still look at the fascinating and sometimes grotesque pictures.
Big ol' Body BookJune 11, 2009
One Response to "Big ol' Body Book"
June 12, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Fantastic illustrations! Good find!


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Making Enquiries Into Claims: When Do Claims Become Final?
Prior to Self-Assessment (SA) officers were obliged to give a decision about the validity and admissibility of the claim on receipt and, as a result, claims achieved finality.
The SA legislation does not explicitly include the concept of claims becoming "final". It does not say that an officer has to give a decision about a claim nor does it include the concept of an officer accepting a claim. Instead, the legislation allows certain actions to be taken within set time limits.
Once a claim has been made it can only be changed by:
- The customer amending it within the amendment window.
- An officer amending it to correct an obvious error or amending it at the conclusion of an enquiry into the claim. The latter may involve an amendment, an assessment or a settlement by contract.
- A discovery assessment that is raised after the enquiry window has closed. This is a separate assessment to recover the tax and does not change the claim itself.
- A supplementary claim made under section 42(9) TMA 1970. These supplementary claims are made to correct an error or mistake and must be made within the time limit allowed for making the original claim. Similar to the discovery assessment, they do not change the original claim and are treated as a second claim.
So, a claim will normally become final when it is no longer possible to amend it or enquire into it, that is unless there is
- a later discovery or
- an error with the original claim is established.
For SA customers who are required to file the return by the normal filing date, that will mean the claim will typically become final on the first anniversary of 31 January following the end of the year of assessment (22 months).
However, the vast majority of customers paying tax via PAYE do not get SA tax returns. Despite this they too will get finality at the 22-month point for in-year claims. But, as the law stands
- other claims carried forward automatically, or
- put in into the code number before the start of the tax year on the basis of preliminary information given by the taxpayer
do not become final at that point. HMRC is entitled to enquire into such claims at any time up to 5 years 10 months after the end of the tax year. This time limit will change on 1 April 2012. From that date HMRC will only be able to enquire into such claims up to 4 years after the end of the year of assessment.
This position will continue to apply where
- a code number for one tax year is simply applied for the next year and
- the taxpayer has provided no information for the later year and
- it is later discovered that relief is not due or
- the amounts given were excessive.
This will also be the position if HMRC discover that any preliminary information given by the taxpayer was incomplete or misleading.
But, outside of cases of specific discovery, once 22 months after the tax year have elapsed, HMRC will not, as a matter of routine, issue tax returns or other forms simply to check claims details in code numbers for the tax year.
Individual cases will only be looked at where information comes to hand that suggests there has been incomplete disclosure or fraudulent or negligent conduct.
This assurance is intended to give taxpayers who do not normally get tax returns the same finality arrangements as those who do get returns.


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While on my little vacation in the warm and sunny climes of Las Vegas I decided it would a neat idea to throw myself off the top of the Stratosphere. Let me explain that a bit, lest you think I have a death wish. The Stratosphere is an 1149 foot tall tower, the 9th tallest freestanding structure in the US. That's tall. In 2010 they installed a ride called SkyJump. They harness you to an enormous cable that's hooked to a very large spool. You jump. And fall. 855 feet. It's not quite a free-fall, the cable sees to that. It is however, horrifying. I have a terrible, paralyzing fear of heights. This was an attempt to scare myself out of that. Not sure how that worked out but when's the next time I can honestly say I jumped off a building?
After that we wandered Freemont Street a bit and then made our way home. On the way home we were looking for somewhere to stop for razors and Wal-Mart came into view. We were all fairly on board that we weren't interested in stopping there because it's a terrible corporation. That lead to an enormous drawn on discussion on what company owns what, who we won't buy from – on and on. In my searching last night I came across this infographic which nicely details ownership of brands.
A huge majority of major brands are controlled by just 10 multinationals. A French blog Convergence Alimentaire put the infographic together. While the information is slightly out of date (Pringles was sold to Kellogg's in February) it's quite eye-opening. It's also very nicely produced. Check out the image below – click on the picture to get the full size version. (We'd hope that many of you reading are buying outside the box, as it were, but some of this stuff is just impossible to avoid purchasing.)
Think that trend is limited to just food? Nope. Six companies control over 90 percent of media outlets. There were 50 in 1983. Automobile and truck manufacturers? VW owns thirteen brands worldwide. The rest of industry is equally tied together. How about your money? Mother Jones reported that 37 banks merged into four in just about two decades. While I'm sure corporations would love to expound on the virtues of economies of scale, the truth is that less competition and more of the products you buy day in and day out come from fewer and fewer sources.


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State governments are projecting a collective deficit of at least $32 billion next year, which is less than half as much as this year's aggregate red ink, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, D.C., think tank which researches policies that affect low-income people.
But the Center's report is not good news. It expects the collective deficit figure to grow as more information becomes available, and it foresees a fourth straight year of program cuts, tax and fee increases, and other budget-balancing maneuvers.
"The state fiscal crisis is not over. It is unlikely that this will turn around very much until we have some significant increases in employment and a better recovery in the stock market," said Iris Lav, the Center's deputy director.
Lav said most states are experiencing moderate tax revenue growth, but that this growth isn't strong enough to cover state obligations. She said next year's budget problems are due mostly to state lawmakers' heavy reliance on one-time fixes to balance their budgets over the past few years.
These one-time fixes include the $20 billion that moderate members of Congress secured for states in return for backing President George W. Bush's $350 billion tax cut program. The temporary fixes also include deferred pay raises for state employees, money from the 1998 legal settlement with tobacco companies, and accounting tricks that shift revenues from one year to another.
"The states by and large are projecting reasonable revenue growth. So a lot of these new deficits are the result of carry-forward problems, where the states have done something to cause themselves a future hole," Lav said.
The Center's report includes data from 21 of the nation's largest states. Analysts at the Center expect the collective deficit figure to grow by a few billion dollars as more states unveil budget figures for fiscal year 2005, which begins July 1, 2004, for all but four states.
Although deficit problems vary greatly from state-to-state, the highest-income states continue to be plagued by the largest deficits, mostly due to the decline in capital gains taxes from the slumping stock market.
For example, California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) will have to grapple with an $8 billion deficit next year, roughly 11 percent of the state's budget, according to the Center's report. Another wealthy state, New Jersey, faces a $4 billion deficit next year, about 17 percent of the Garden State's budget.


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text: This public sculpture is an exercise in tedium, which seeks not to celebrate the end of the world but rather to embellish its significance through the use of physical and formal elements. This piece above all is a celebration of misappropriated practicality and our society's inherent need to overindulge in the absurd and unnecessary. This piece is additionally a commentary on our ephemeral status on earth and the notion of its own potential demise. Consider it a sacred and secure defense for an intangible and indefensible idea. If there was ever an attempt to protect our selves against that which we cannot predict or rationally observe and critique with our own senses and vast excesses of wealth and technology, than it is manifested within this sculpture. Simply put "indefensible space".


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Sarahsville, Ohio
Sarahsville was formerly the county seat of Noble County, Ohio.
In 1829, Benjamin Thorla established Sarahsville. Residents named the community after Sarah Devolld, the wife of John Devolld, one of the town's earliest settlers. Sarahsville remained relatively small, but the community still became the Noble County seat of government when the county was established in 1851. In 1858, Noble County residents moved the county seat from Sarahsville, which is located in the northern part of the county, to Caldwell, a more centralized spot. By 1880, Sarahsville claimed 249 residents. In 1884, a fire destroyed most of the town, but residents rebuilt the community. By 1902, Sarahsville had three churches and several tobacco warehouses. At this time, most residents earned their livings in local coal and iron mines, as farmers, as oil workers, or excavating salt. As iron and coal deposits began to decline in the early twentieth century, many residents began to leave Sarahsville, finding employment in Ohio's larger cities. In 2007, the town claimed only 193 residents.
See Also
- Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: C.J. Krehbiel & Co., Printers and Binders, 1902.


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All Films.All Above Board.NOW INCLUDES TV SHOWS & TV LISTINGS
Gory horror sex comedy. In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into the town of Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, the women begin turning into zombies. Should they accept this new turn of events or make a naked stand against encroaching zombification?


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For some time I have been receiving the following message
"Out of memory at line (insert number of your choice up to about 700)"
Today I recived another one of these and I then tried to open a program that I have installed to take a screenshot of it. Then the following appeared for the first time
"Insufficient system recources exist to comlplete the requested service"
Then the following following
"Out of memory"
"Exception Oxe06d7363 occured in the application at location Ox7c812aeb"
The last time I did a defrag there was over 30% free space on the machine.
Could someone please tell me the significance of this and wether there is a problem and if so how to fix it.
I am running Windows XP Home and would be happy to provide any other information you need


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Bowling as a unit has been key to India's success in the ongoing Test match against South Africa, feels Ishant Sharma, who finished with excellent figures in the first innings.
Ishant picked up 4/79 while Zaheer Khan ended with figures of 4/88 to bowl out South Africa for 244 in the first session on Day 3 of the opening Test.
"We bowled well in the first innings," said Ishant adding, "In India, only two fast bowlers operate and there aren't too many overs to bowl because the wickets back home help spinners more." (Highlights)
The lanky pacer said that the pace unit didn't bowl badly in England or Australia either but there wasn't enough runs on the board. "If you look at the way we bowled in England or Australia previously, we didn't bowl badly. There weren't enough runs on the board."
Ishant said he and his colleagues bowled well in partnerships and came out with an aggressive mindset.
"Hunting in packs always helps and that's exactly what has happened over here. Now we are bowling in partnerships and bowling aggressively. We bowled as a unit and it is because we are all of the same age (save Zaheer) and there is a nice bonding among us. All three of us pacers bowled well. As fast bowlers, we backed each other."
"As a bowler there will be days when things won't go one's way and one needs to be ready to accept that. But some days will be good for someone and bad for someone else. We will try to hunt as a pack in the second innings and that's more important than trying to bowl individually," he added.
Ishant admitted that the pitch had a lot of assistance for the seamers.
"There was enough assistance in the wicket for our bowling. The South African bowlers bowled outside the off-stump. We bowled into the stumps, because we thought there could be more purchase from the wicket. We believed in ourselves and stuck to the plan. We bowled in the right areas, and bowled patiently," the pacer said.
Ishant was also happy with the return of Zaheer and said that the left-arm seamer has been a big help.
"It is nice to see him back in the side. The amount of confidence he gives you while you are bowling, telling you where you lack. It's important for fast bowlers to know these things" he said.
"Shami and I are still young and we can't rectify all the mistakes while we are bowling. So his (Zaheer) presence helps us, because he is someone who tells you that 'if you do this then you are going to get more from this kind of track'," Ishant added.
At close of play, India had taken a 320-run lead in the Test with eight wickets still in hand. When asked if India would declare anytime soon, Ishant said: "I think declaring the innings is the call of coach and captain. It's more about time now than runs."
We bowled well as unit: Ishant Sharma
Bowling as a unit has been key to India's success in the ongoing Test match against South Africa, feels Ishant Sharma, who finished with excellent figures in the first innings.


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Weber County (Utah). County Commission Publications
Dates: 1975-
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
These are pamphlets, leaflets, studies, proposals and similar material printed by or for Weber County or any of its departments, subdivisions or programs, and made available to the public, or the last manuscript report if not published. Holdings include "Weber County. . . Yesterday Today and Tomorrow" (1975) and "Department of Aging and Volunteer Services - Programs, Services" (n.d.)
Chronological by year
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Dragon Citrine Wealth Tree
In Feng Shui, it is recommended to keep most of the citrine stones in the wealth corner of your house. It is usually the far left corner from the main entrance door of your house. They will make a nice decoration to your home, as they will blend nicely and will be a center of constant soothing energies directed toward the other objects of your interior. Larger crystals always make the best impression, however, the smaller ones also look nice if tastefully displayed.
In conclusion, citrine is a powerful cleansing tool. It carries within the power of the Sun, and as such, it is very creative. It will disperse and ground all negative energies and cleanse all your chakras. It purifies your astral and mental body. If you have problems turning your thoughts into words and emotional expression put on a piece of nice citrine jewelry. This stone will reduce your anger and diminish your fear of responsibility.
The Citrine tree is a wonderful tool to attract more growth in money, wealth, prosperity, career luck and success. Powerful symbol of growth in wealth. Citrine does not require cleansing. Use in the wealth corner or office. Powered by the Sun, Citrine warms, cleanses, and energizes. Highly protective, Citrine makes a great tool for transmuting negative energy. Citrine heightens self-discipline, attracting professional success and wealth. Most often associated with the Solar Plexus Chakra, Citrine can also be used to cleanse all Chakras. Citrine will help support the energy of a family environment at work or at home.
A Golden Dragon can be a great feng shui cure for wealth and abundance. A Feng Shui Dragon is considered an extremely powerful protector, it represents success, wealth, prosperity, power, good luck in love, and spiritual growth. Dragons guard your home, they bring strength and fortune, and surround you with protective energy. A dragon figurine or a dragon statue is a powerful enhancer for luck in business. The dragon is a very important symbol in feng shui because it is believed to create precious celestial Chi and bring good fortune into our homes and workplaces. We should use the figure of the dragon to encourage balance in our lives and the space that surrounds us. Dragons are a very powerful 'Yang' symbol which can manifest itself as fearlessness and courage. Dragons are considered the most powerful gift you can give to a loved one, since they are symbols of power and love and exude positive energy and power. They bring wisdom to the elderly and honor to the family, and they protect children from harm.
A dragon figurine can be displayed in the Career Area, or the East of your home's Bagua, to attract success and wealth. Although Dragons provide very auspicious energy wherever you place them because they can embody any element, particularly water or fire, they are the most powerful when placed on the East. The Dragon can be placed anywhere in the home except bathroom, garage or closet.


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Choosing the Right Indoor Wall Fountain
This article contains information about indoor wall fountains and their advantages, along with a few tips for their proper maintenance.
DecorDezine Staff
Indoor wall fountains are an excellent way to get nature right next to you in your house or in your office. Keeping conventional art pieces is a good way to decorate any space, but one tends to forget about its existence in a couple of months. However, with a fountain close to you, you will always be greeted by its gentle noise and beauty that is bound to make you feel good deep inside.
Making the Choice
I guess the easiest decision that you have to make is whether you want one. The difficult part begins after you have decided that you do need one, as you will have to choose and pick a fountain from a wide range available.
Before you go to store and get very confused, it would be wise if you envision as to what you want. One of the first things that you should decide are the placement of the fountains. You could decide if you want to place it in a corner or along the hallway, in your favorite room, where you gather and enjoy an evening with friends and family, or your study where you need to work and be at peace mentally. You could even decide a place for the fountain depending on Feng Shui or Ch'i if you believe in these sciences that advice as to how to fill your house and life with positive energy. See! The list is endless and if you decide to go to the store before making up your mind, you sure are going to end up a really long time at the store trying to decide.
The advantage with indoor wall fountains is that they can be used in almost all places. They often come with a contemporary look and are made using metal, slate, or stones, and have a great impact on increasing the aesthetic look of the room, in which they are placed. Depending on how big a wall fountain you require, you can choose between a one, two, or three paneled fountain. Further, they are also available in both horizontal and vertical styles. A vertical one would be ideal for a room with high cathedral like walls, while a horizontal one would be apt for a long hallway with low ceiling. However, if your requirements are much smaller, then you can also buy smaller fountains that will be perfect for entryways and small offices. It is very important that you choose a rightly shaped and sized one or the entire set up will look very awkward. You can take advice from the professionals who work for the stores and they will be able to guide you.
Once you have decided on the size and the type that you require, you will next have to think about the highlight. No doubt, the fountain will make an impact on its own, but if you do try to change the décor around it a little, the transformations that you will find at the end of the day in the room will be phenomenal. Alternatively, you can decide on choosing one with halogen lighting that will help accent the flow of water, thereby increasing its beauty enormously.
Maintenance is the easiest step, as minimum attention is required. You have to ensure that water is refilled periodically and the fountain is wiped clean once every few days. It needs to be cleaned to remove traces of any algae growth or mineral deposit, once in two months.
Some of the other things that you should ensure is that you should never turn on the fountain without water in the basin, as this heats up the pump and can lead to damage. You can place rocks at the bottom of the fountain, as it will reduce the sound of the water and the amount of water that is splashed. Usage of distilled water will prevent accumulation of mineral deposits.


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Implementation costs will no longer incur an unauthorised payment charge under RDR adviser-charging rules after HM Revenue & Customs shifted its stance on the issue.
However, concerns remain about the impact that providing "wider pensions advice" will have on a member's tax-free cash and how the rules will be applied for consultancy-charging through group schemes.
Earlier this month, Money Marketing revealed HMRC is planning to rewrite adviser-charging guidelines after insurers raised concerns that including implementation costs would result in a 55 per cent unauthorised payment charge.
A redraft of the guidance, seen by Money Marketing, says implementation fees can now be included in the overall cost of advice and so will not incur an unauthorised payment charge under adviser-charging.
But uncertainty remains over how consultancy-charging, which is not specifically mentioned in the guidelines, will be applied for group schemes.
Syndaxi Chartered Financial Planners managing director Robert Reid (pictured) says it remains unclear how a consultancy charge can be applied if only a proportion of the employees advised decide to join the pension scheme.
He says: "This redraft has not addressed the real issue on consultancy-charging. If you advise 100 employees on a GPP and only 50 join the scheme, it is not clear that HMRC will find it acceptable to levy joiners for the cost of advice given to non-joiners. If this remains the case, then consultancy-charging simply will not work in practice."
The redraft also creates a distinction between an adviser charge relating to lifetime annuity advice and a charge relating to "wider pensions advice", such as drawdown.
Under the proposed rules, a quarter of the costs relating to wider pensions advice would be taken from the client's tax-free cash while any costs for advice on the lifetime annuity would only be taken from the member's remaining fund.
Reid says: "This almost puts an IFA off looking at the total range of things available at retirement. On the one hand, we have pressure from the FSA to consider all the options for clients but if we do that, it will have a direct impact on the individual's tax-free cash."
A HMRC spokesman says: "The draft guidance was sent to the ABI for review and we are currently considering its comments.
"We are expecting to make some changes to the draft guidance as a result of the helpful feedback we have received.
"HMRC will consider as a separate matter whether guidance is needed about commercial payments for consultancy- charging by a non-occupational scheme not normally being regarded as unauthorised payments made to or in respect of the member."