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What can Brewers do at the Trade Deadline?
With the Brewers in the National League Central cellar, I'm a bit afraid to look, but let's see what is on your mind in this edition of the Inbox.
With [general manager Doug] Melvin already announcing the Brewers will be sellers this summer, who do you believe will be the guys getting shipped out?
-- @jakelannert on Twitter
With the Brewers in the National League Central cellar, I'm a bit afraid to look, but let's see what is on your mind in this edition of the Inbox.
With [general manager Doug] Melvin already announcing the Brewers will be sellers this summer, who do you believe will be the guys getting shipped out?
-- @jakelannert on Twitter
A misrepresentation of what Melvin said, but I get the point. It raised eyebrows when the GM told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this month that, "If we make any more trades this year, it's going to be for two or three years from now instead of now. I'm not going to be trading any young players to win games."
Melvin never said the Brewers would be sellers. But he did say they would not be buyers, which is perfectly logical and expected given their place in the standings, but it was sort of stunning to hear from the usually tight-lipped and open-minded Melvin. Chalk it up as a dose of real talk.
If the Brewers do go into sell mode, whom could they shop? Right-hander Yovani Gallardo would be their most valuable piece, considering he is pitching better and is signed through next season with a club option for 2015. (I asked Gallardo over the weekend in Cincinnati what he thought about the prospect of a trade, and you can read his response here.) Third baseman Aramis Ramirez is also signed through next year and, if he avoids a setback with that balky left knee and begins to hit for power again, looks like the Brewers' most tradable bat. First baseman Corey Hart should top this list, but his slow-healing knee/leg have ruined that prospect. The Brewers could also deal any one of their relievers -- from Francisco Rodriguez to even John Axford, who is pitching much better and, because he is now in his arbitration years, may be beyond what the Brewers want to pay.
Regarding timing: The non-waiver Trade Deadline is still six weeks away (July 31), but doesn't it seem like there is more advantage than ever in making the buyer/seller decision early? With the addition of the second Wild Card in each league, far more teams are either in "buy" or "wait and see" mode, and far fewer willing to trade away their pieces. I wonder if Melvin and the Brewers might try to make a deal early, if they opt to punt on 2013.
Will the Brewers consider sending [Wily] Peralta back to the Minors with other rotation options forthwith?
-- @morgjam on Twitter
I have not heard any talk of that. Peralta has been inconsistent at best and ineffective at worst (his 6.08 ERA is highest of baseball's 99 qualifying starters), but he is barely 24, and this is how it goes sometimes for barely 24-year-olds. I wonder if Brewers fans forget that because it has been so rare that a highly-touted starting pitching prospect starts a season in the rotation. Rookie All-Stars like Ben Sheets are rare. Justin Verlanders (17-9, 3.63 ERA in his first full season) are rare. More common are young pitchers like Tom Glavine (7-17 with a 4.56 ERA in his first full season) and Greg Maddux (6-14 with a 5.61 ERA and 4.3 walks per nine innings in his first full season). It takes patience, and considering where the Brewers sit in the standings, this is a good year to have patience and let Peralta figure it out.
If he does figure it out, at 97 mph with sink, he could be very good. He's got to learn to locate consistently, and maybe to keep his emotions in check amid jams.
Why did Clint Coulter get sent down to Helena today?
-- Sal B., New Berlin, Wis.
Coulter, the Brewers' top pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, tweeted the news that he had been sent to rookie-level Helena from Class A Wisconsin, an apparent demotion. But I'm told it was not a demotion at all, that the plan all along had Coulter spending the bulk of this season in Helena. Instead of confining him to the doldrums of extended spring camp all this time, the Brewers opted to send him to Wisconsin at the start of the season to let him play. Lucky guy, because extended spring is a grind.
The thinking was, unless Coulter absolutely ate up the Class A Midwest League, he would go to Helena once its short season began. And since he batted .207 with a .299 on-base percentage at Wisconsin, it's now time for him to go to Helena.
The early word on his catching is that he's raw but an extremely hard worker. The Brewers are still planning to keep Coulter at that position and see what they've got.
How soon will we see [Jimmy] Nelson or [Johnny] Hellweg in the bigs? Not much to lose in what is obviously a lost season.
-- @TSOneSeven on Twitter
The Brewers brass obviously disagrees. They feel there is plenty to lose by promoting one of those pitching prospects before he is ready, both in terms of service time and in terms of development. The Brewers have to get it right with those two, and don't want to risk the same sort of setback that befell Tyler Thornburg after he was yo-yoed during the second half of 2012.
Side note: Every time I talk to someone from the front office about the pitching in the pipeline, they say they see a number of future big leaguers, and I don't think this is just blowing smoke. If they are able to hit on some combination of Peralta, Thornburg, Hellweg, Nelson, Ariel Pena, Taylor Jungmann, Jed Bradley, Drew Gagnon, Brooks Hall, David Goforth, etc., they have the makings of a viable Major League pitching staff in the next two or three years. And we'll see how quickly this year's top Draft pick, Devin Williams, can rise. He traveled to Arizona on Monday to begin his professional career.
Are only Jean Segura, Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez safe at the Trade Deadline if the Crew becomes a fire sale? Then is 2014 another rough year?
-- @BeauBaehman on Twitter
If you have no intention of selling your house, and someone knocks on the door one day and offers you $10 million, don't you sell? Anything and anyone can be had for the right price.
What's the timetable on Braun's return?
-- @dekazel on Twitter
This could change based on what the doctors say, but I got the strong sense over the weekend that Braun will spend the minimum 15 days on the disabled list. If his hand heals with that rest, great. If not, then he may just have to play through it, like he'd been doing for several weeks before this DL move. Braun is eligible to return, by the way, in one week -- June 25 against the Cubs.
Any chance the Brewers will be interested in Travis Ishikawa, who recently asked the Orioles for his release?
-- @BrewCrewBall on Twitter
Doubt it. There's nowhere to play him in Triple-A, and if you want him for the Majors, it would be for his defense. The Brewers have been fine defensively at first base with Yuniesky Betancourt and Juan Francisco, though neither has done much with the bat. The Brewers think Francisco is capable of much more at the plate, and will give him some time to heat up while waiting for some kind of breakthrough for Hart.
Will the Brewers extend a qualifying offer to Hart for 2014?
-- @cgbryant24 on Twitter
If they do, they would have to be prepared for him to accept, aim for a healthy 2014 season and then hit the open market again. Considering how hard it was for Kyle Lohse to find a job after going 16-3 with a 2.86 ERA last season for the Cardinals, do you see many teams willing to surrender a top Draft pick to sign Hart after seeing him play at best a half-season?
Can anyone on the planet convince [Ron] Roenicke that it's OK for his pitchers to maybe just once or twice throw a complete game?
-- @detassler on Twitter
You don't think he wants to see a bunch of complete games? But he's not going to push a guy to a dangerous pitch count in a blowout game just to get a "CG" in the record book.
By the way, it's been 398 games, regular season and postseason, since a Brewers pitcher last threw a complete game. Yes, the Zack Greinke asterisk is noted.
Is Aoki a possible trade candidate, or will the Brewers try to sign him long term?
-- Scott M., Neenah, Wis.
Aoki is just like a player up from the Minor Leagues -- the Brewers own his rights for his first six years of Major League service. No need to sign him long term unless you do it for the cost certainty.
What's your favorite Haudricourt hat?
-- @akschaaf on Twitter
I once saw him haggle at the Philadelphia airport for a nice Kangol hat, walk away, only to run back to the gate to buy it anyway. That one is my favorite. I'm looking forward to having Tom back at the ballpark -- word is he's making a miraculous recovery from foot surgery and you will see his byline soon.
Thanks for the questions. See you next time.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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On Thursday evening, January 11, 1973 at 9:00 p.m., Americans stepped into the home of the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California. Chronicling the lives of its family members, the 12-hour documentary series made parents Pat and Bill Loud and their five children Lance, Delilah, Grant, Kevin and Michele Loud household names. During the seven months that they lived in front of the camera, viewers watched dramatic life events unfold, including Pat asking for a separation from her husband Bill, and the bohemian New York lifestyle of their gay son, Lance.
Unlike most documentaries of its day, An American Family had no host, no interviews, and almost no voice-over narration. Producer Craig Gilbert presented the family's daily life — as captured by filmmakers Alan Raymond behind the camera, and Susan Raymond covering sound — in the style of cinéma vérité. It was the most controversial and talked-about television program of its era.
PBS was then a fledgling "fourth network" joining CBS, NBC and ABC, and despite its non-commercial profile was looking for blockbuster hits, according to Bill Kobin, Vice President for programming at NET at the time. In the course of its 12 week run, An American Family riveted the country and drew in a record 10 million viewers a week. In the years since it was first broadcast, the series has become the subject of lengthy articles and reviews, including panel discussions with anthropologist Margaret Mead, who speculated that An American Family could be the beginning of a new way to explore the complexities of contemporary reality, "maybe as important for our time as were the invention of drama and the novel for earlier generations."
Now, 40 years since filming, the original filmmakers have edited a new 2-hour feature-length special capturing the most memorable and compelling moments of the landmark series. See for yourself why An American Family is one of the 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (TV Guide, 2002).


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John Hersey High School's Automotive/CAD/M&T students get hands on training with BDS Suspension products. BDS donated a Jeep XJ Cherokee 6.5" long arm kit for a class project. The class also added 33×12.50 Dunlop Mud Rovers on 15×10 Cragar Soft 8 Wheels. The students designed a custom front bumper using AutoDesk Inventor. They cut out the panels, their school logo, and Jeep with a CNC plasma cutter and then welded it together. Two auxillary lights and ¾" D rings were added. Future plans are to fabricate a back bumper and cut BDS into it. Both bumpers will be powdercoated and the cutouts will be backlit.
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text: « Return to Search Patients with Surgical Complications Provide Greater Hospital Profit Margins April 17, 2013 Contact: Mary Leach, 617-573-4170 BOSTON, Mass. (April 17, 2013) -- Privately insured surgical patients who had a complication provided hospitals with a 330% higher profit margin than those without a complication, according to new research from Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston Consulting Group and Texas Health Resources. Medicare patients with a complication produced a 190% higher margin. The findings mean that, for hospital managers, efforts to reduce surgical complications could result in substantially worsened financial performance. The study appears in the April 17, 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). "We found clear evidence that reducing harm and improving quality is perversely penalized in our current health care system," said Sunil Eappen, M.D., the lead author and chief medical officer of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. "It's been known that hospitals are not rewarded for quality. But it hadn't been recognized exactly how much more money they make when harm is done," said senior author Atul Gawande, M.D., director of Ariadne Labs, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at HSPH and a surgeon at BWH. An estimated $400 billion is spent on surgical procedures each year in the U.S. While effective methods to reduce complications have been identified, hospitals have been slow to implement them. Financial incentives may be a reason. The goal of the study was therefore to evaluate the hospital costs and revenues associated with having one or more major complications with surgical patients covered by four primary insurance types—private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-payment. The researchers analyzed data from 34,256 surgical inpatients discharged in 2010 in a non-profit, 12-hospital system in the southern U.S. They looked at ten severe, preventable surgical complications and the contribution margin—revenue minus variable expenses—per patient. A total of 1,820 procedures were identified with at least one complication. The results showed that, for privately insured patients, complications were associated with a $39,017 higher contribution margin per patient ($55,953 vs. $16,936). For Medicare patients, the contribution margin per patient was higher by $1,749 ($3,687 vs. $1,880). For Medicaid and self-payment, complications were associated with significantly lower contribution margins than those without complications. What that means, say the researchers, is that who pays for patients' care determines the financial implications of surgical complications. In this hospital system, private insurers covered 40% of patients, Medicare covered 45%, Medicaid covered 4% and 6% were self-pay, a breakdown that is comparable to the average U.S. hospital in 2010. Overall in this hospital system, complications were associated with a more than $8,000 higher contribution margin per patient. At safety-net hospitals, which treat patients primarily covered by Medicaid or self-pay, reducing complications could improve financial performance. However, the study shows that at most U.S. hospitals, programs to reduce complications would worsen their financial performance. "This is clear indication that health care payment reform is necessary," said Gawande. "Hospitals should gain, not lose, financially from reducing harm." The research was funded through support from the Boston Consulting Group and from Texas Health Resources. About Massachusetts Eye and Ear Mass. Eye and Ear clinicians and scientists are driven by a mission to find cures for blindness, deafness and diseases of the head and neck. Mass. Eye and Ear is the world's largest vision and hearing research center, offering hope and healing to patients everywhere through discovery and innovation. Mass. Eye and Ear is a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital and trains future medical leaders in ophthalmology and otolaryngology, through residency as well as clinical and research fellowships. Internationally acclaimed since its founding in 1824, Mass. Eye and Ear employs full-time, board-certified physicians who offer high-quality and affordable specialty care that ranges from the routine to the very complex. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals Survey" has consistently ranked the Mass. Eye and Ear Departments of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology as top five in the nation.


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October 30, 2008 – Washington, DC –The Marian Koshland Science Museum has joined hundreds of partners around the world to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 17 – 23, designed to inspire innovation, creativity, and imagination among young people in more than 75 countries. As part of that effort, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Koshland will host an Innovation Tournament open to all would-be entrepreneurs and display results of the museum's team in Stanford University's Global Innovation Tournament, a worldwide competition.
"The Koshland Science Museum is very excited about participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week," said Patrice Legro, the museum's director. "Many scientists and engineers are successful entrepreneurs because they share those qualities -- creativity, imagination, and innovation -- that are behind every great invention or endeavor. In these times, it's more important than ever to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship."
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Koshland invites everyone ages 13 and up to participate in a mock Innovation Tournament, the goal of which is to create something of value from ordinary objects such as paper clips or Post-it notes. Opening remarks will be delivered by Robert Litan, vice president of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation, one of the main sponsors of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Also on Wednesday evening, members of a team sponsored by the Koshland and the Science Centre Singapore will be on hand to display their results from the Stanford University's Global Innovation Tournament, a weeklong competition for teams of students from around the world. The team is comprised of students from the Academy of Science of Loudon County Public High Schools, Loudon, Va.; and the Hwa Chong Institute of Singapore.
Tickets for the Nov. 19 event are $7; $5 for students Advance purchase is recommended. For tickets or more information, call (202) 334-1201 or e-mail email@example.com.
The Marian Koshland Science Museum explores the complexities of science and brings current scientific issues to life for the general public through interactive, dynamic exhibits based on reports by the National Academies. Located on 6th and E Sts., NW, the museum is easily accessible by metro at the Gallery Place/Chinatown and Judiciary Square stops. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Tuesdays. For more information, visit the museum website.
Global Entrepreneurship Week / USA is sponsored nationally by the Kauffman Foundation and the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence; founded globally by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Make Your Mark campaign; sponsored globally by NYSE Euronext, IBM and Ernst & Young; and, supported by JA Worldwide, Endeavor, Entrepreneurs' Organization, DECA, YPO-WPO, and National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. To view a complete list of participating countries or to learn more, visit www.unleashingideas.org.
The Global Innovation Tournament is an "Apprentice-style" competition open to student teams around the world. Teams submit their video project online, and Stanford will then judge and select global winners. For more information, visit www. eweek.stanford.edu/global2008.


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If you arrived at NBCSN's Pro Football Talk on Wednesday for the debate on whether Brett Favre belongs on the Packers' Mt. Rushmore, hopefully you stayed for the interview with legendary Packers lineman Jerry Kramer.
Kramer, a member of the Packers' Super Bowl teams of the 1960s, remains a compelling and inspiring figure, decades after his playing career ended. And in sharing some of his favorite memories of coach Vince Lombardi, Kramer induced goosebumps.
"He believed that anything was yours provided that you were willing to pay the price," Kramer said. "There's a price to pay for achievement, there's a price to pay for success. Sometimes it's blood, it's always sweat, sometimes it's tears, sometimes it's difficulty, but he believed in the human spirit. He believed in the drive, the hunger, the burn, the want, the fire, probably more important than the intellect, the want to. And he had a great energy himself and he had a great vision of where he wanted to go and what he wanted to do.
"One of his favorite sayings was, 'All the rings, all the color, all the money, all the display, all the trophies linger only in a memory for a short time and are soon gone but the will to win, the will to excel, these are the things that endure and these are the things that are far more important than any of the events that occasion them. So develop in you the will to win, the will to excel.'"
That's enough to make me run through a wall. Or at least to bounce off it trying.
To fully appreciate the words, you need to hear them as delivered by Kramer, in a voice that (as PFT co-host Erik Kuselias recognized) sounds a lot like John Facenda. Indeed, Kramer even threw in a "frozen tundra" at the end for good measure.


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Before: Sarah and Sam Want a Light and Bright Family Room
Name: Sarah and Sam
Challenge: Sarah and Sam want to add dimension and personality to their family room without compromising the airiness of their space
Meet Sarah, Sam, and their adorable daughters, Rebecca and Abigael. They moved into their home a few years ago, but had too much going on in their hectic lives to finish decorating it. Sarah found herself overwhelmed by the volume of space in her family room, and was afraid to venture beyond beige. For his part, Sam worried that adding color would make this generous room feel smaller. They painted the walls a "safe" beige, but found themselves still wanting more. This summer, Maxwell is teaming up with Glidden® paint to help Sarah and Sam make their family room feel as vibrant and lively as the girls who inhabit it.
This is our first home and we love it. We moved here at a difficult time for us and we haven't been able to spend too much time decorating, although we've talked about it a LOT. We feel like this room needs color to add dimension, give it a nice vibe, and also because the kids put their little hands all over our walls ;)
Working with Maxwell, Sarah and Sam considered an olive green color for the walls before realizing that blue was already a recurring color in their home, in addition to reflecting the open skies outside their windows. They've focused on three blue hues – which is your favorite?
In a few days, we'll show you the big reveal. Which color would you pick? Tell us in the comments!
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The chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents on Friday released a statement defending his colleagues, some of whom were accused by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of trying to micromanage embattled UT President William Powers.
Since Monday, when Dewhurst grew emotional while defending Powers and accused regents of "character assassination" against Powers and his family in the Senate, Chairman Gene Powell has spoken with him several times, the statement said.
"I informed him of my belief that some statements made in recent days, particularly about members of the UT System Board of Regents, surely had to be the result of misinformation and were either incorrect or inaccurate," Powell said in a statement. "I know my fellow regents; they are outstanding individuals and I stand behind them fully."
Dewhurst this week accused two or three regents of attempting to usurp Powers, who was appointed in 2006. He could not immediately be reached for a comment on Powell's statement.
On Wednesday, House and Senate lawmakers established the Joint Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence and Transparency to probe the leadership concerns, and Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, filed a bill to clarify the roles of regents in Texas higher education institutions.
Then on Thursday, Gov. Rick Perry appointed two new regents – Ernest Aliseda of McAllen and Jeff Hildebrand of Houston – and reappointed a third, Vice Chairman Paul Foster of El Paso, whose terms expire in 2019. The new appointees replace regents whose terms were up this month.
"I was also pleased to hear Governor Perry's announcement yesterday of appointments to the Board of Regents," his statement read, "and we look forward to having these outstanding individuals join us in conversations during their Senate confirmation process."
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They remade "Total Recall," but the first look at "The Last Stand" proves that you can't replace Arnold Schwarzenegger.
While the action star-turned-politician makes an appearance in this weekend's "The Expendables 2," he makes his true, leading-man return in Korean director Jee-Woon Kim's American debut, in which he plays a border-town sheriff nearing retirement.
PHOTOS: 'The Expendables 2' Premiere in LA
The plan for relaxation gets waylaid, however, when a drug cartel makes the very careless mistake of deciding that, with all the unpatrolled land along the American-Mexican divide, it has to choose the small, arid patch the hulking lawman has sworn to protect, no matter the cost in blood or vehicles.
He's joined in the film by Forest Whitaker, Luis Guzman, Genesis Rodriguez and Johnny Knoxville (obviously). The action thrill ride roars into theaters in January.
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Well-being and education "go together"
BBC |July 5, 2012
People who are better educated are more likely to say they are satisfied with their lives, a study suggests.
And they are more likely to say that the things they do are worthwhile, according to research by the Office for National Statistics.
The study is part of a £2m project launched by the prime minister to try to measure people's happiness and well-being.
It does not say education necessarily leads to happiness.
The researchers point out that many other factors affect the way people feel, including someone's age, health, income and job.
The study also shows that over time, the UK's population has become better-educated.
Between 1993 and 2011, the proportion of adults aged 16 to 64 without any formal educational qualifications has more than halved from 27% to 11%, it says.
Meanwhile, the proportion with a degree or equivalent qualification has more than doubled from 11% to 24%.
Among people with A-level or higher qualifications, 81% rated their overall satisfaction with life as seven out of 10 or more.
And 85% felt similarly positive about how worthwhile they felt the things they were doing were.
Among those who left school with no qualifications, 64% rated their happiness with life as seven out of 10 or higher.
The researchers also quote from a study of the British Household Survey which found that people who were learning part-time in evening classes or in other ways were more likely to rate their well-being as high.
And they point out that in England, while three-quarters of children from the richest families achieve five good GCSE passes (A* to C), only one in five from the poorest homes do so.
The report is one in a series about well-being from the ONS.
It is part of £2m national consultation launched by the prime minister in autumn 2010 aimed at working out how best to measure the nation's happiness.
David Cameron said he wanted more research on what mattered most to people, saying this could help shape future policy and gauge the effect of government action on people's well-being and quality of life.
The Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair had also looked at the idea of creating what is often called a "happiness index".
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For the seventh year in a row, Hope College has enrolled a record number of students.
The college has 3,238 students this year, a dozen more than last year's record total of 3,226. It is the 10th time in the past 11 years that Hope has set an overall enrollment record.
The total includes 808 first-time students, the third-highest total in the college's history. Hope had a record number of first-time students last fall with 819.
The student body consists of 1,301 men and 1,937 women from 42 states and 30 foreign countries.
The enrollment by class, with last year's class in parentheses, is: freshmen, 830 (847); sophomores, 836 (745); juniors, 665 (718); seniors, 822 (825); and special students, 85 (91).
Students transferring to Hope from other colleges and universities total 71, compared with 57 in 2007. There are 95 students in off-campus programs, compared to 125 last year.
The largest representation is from Michigan with 2,249 students. States represented with 10 or more students include Illinois, 388; Indiana, 120; Ohio, 76; Minnesota, 46; New York, 41; Wisconsin, 36; California, 32; New Jersey, 24; Iowa, 23; Colorado and Florida, 19 each; Pennsylvania and Texas, 12 each; and Missouri, 11.
Foreign countries represented in the student body include: Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam and the West Bank.
Hope College was chartered in 1866 and is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The college offers courses in 90 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.


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That Didn't Take Long: Right-Wing Media Revive Perjury Smears Against Perez Labor Nomination
Right-wing media are again alleging [1] that President Obama's potential Department of Labor nominee, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez, may have committed perjury in connection with the right-wing's New Black Panther Party voter intimidation non-scandal [2]. But the internal Department of Justice (DOJ) report [3] that they are citing to support these claims actually (once again [4]) debunks these accusations.
The right-wing claim that political appointees within the Department of Justice (DOJ) improperly directed the outcome of the New Black Panther Party fiasco [5] has already been repeatedly disproven [6], most notably by [7] DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and now by [8] DOJ's Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The discredited accusation, initiated by right-wing activist J. Christian Adams [9], was revived in 2012 by his discredited [10] associate, Hans Von Spakovsky [11], after a federal judge awarded [12] attorney's fees to a conservative advocacy group that had obtained emails relating to this case through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Von Spakovsky immediately analyzed [13] the opinion, saying of statements from the judge relating to Perez's 2010 testimony on the New Black Panther Party case to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights:
But what is most disturbing about this court order is that it strongly suggests that Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez essentially lied in sworn testimony... A less diplomatic judge might have said that Perez testified falsely in his hearing testimony before the Commission on Civil Rights. In other words, he may have committed perjury if he knew his statements were false when uttered.
Now that Perez's Labor nomination is being floated and following the release of the Inspector General's review of the Justice Department's Voting Section (which is overseen by Perez), National Review Online columnist John Fund revived Von Spakovsky's accusation, calling the 2010 testimony "clear dishonesty [14]." Describing Perez as "loathsome," the American Spectator likewise informs [15] its readers (again [16]) Perez "may have committed perjury[.]"
Over at Fox News, right-wing columnist Michelle Malkin added her own spin about Perez's "blatant[] misleading." From the March 13 edition of Fox News' Hannity:
But the court opinion [12] and internal DOJ reports the right-wing media are citing do not support these smears.
According to Judge Reggie Walton, emails recovered through the FOIA request "reveal that political appointees within DOJ were conferring about the status and resolution of the New Black Panther Party case in the days preceding the DOJ's dismissal of claims in that case, which would appear to contradict Assistant Attorney General Perez's testimony that political leadership was not involved in that decision." The opinion did not conclude that Perez intentionally misled the Commission or committed perjury when he testified [17] in 2010 that "political leadership" was not "involved in the decision not to pursue this particular case any further than it was." At worse, the judge noted that Perez apparently was not aware of every single action involved in the disposition of a case that pre-dated Perez's tenure at DOJ.
Department of Justice officials, including Perez, have repeatedly [18] and publicly [19] explained that career attorneys within the department routinely report to their political supervisors on the progress of their cases. The fact that the emails to which Judge Walton referred demonstrate "political appointees within DOJ were conferring about the status and resolution of the New Black Panther Party case" with subordinates is wholly unremarkable. This standard operating procedure is consistent with Perez's testimony that "political leadership" did not direct the truncation of the case.
Indeed, the OPR report [4] investigated the same evidence [20] Judge Walton did and directly examined the false allegation of improper political influence in the handling of the case. OPR concluded [4]:
Based on the results of our investigation, we concluded that [DOJ political appointees] did not commit professional misconduct or exercise poor judgment, but rather acted appropriately in the exercise of their supervisory duties...We concluded that [the] decision to dismiss three of the four defendants and to see more narrowly-tailored injunctive relief...was based on a good faith assessment of the law and facts of the case and had a reasonable basis. We found no evidence that partisan politics was a motivating factor in reaching the decision.
The OIG report [3], which had the benefit of reviewing the evidence anew and Judge Walton's opinion, reaffirmed OPR's findings even though it cited the judge for the proposition that although "we did not find that Perez intentionally misled the Commission[,]" his testimony "did not capture the full extent of that involvement." More importantly, as described in Perez's official response to the OIG report (included in Appendix A), OIG confirmed that "political leadership did not direct the outcome of the case." As the OIG report clearly explains [3]:
[Perez] stated that the context of his testimony was responding to allegations that political appointees had exercised "undue influence" or "put a thumb on the scales of justice" during deliberations over the NBPP matter, and that these incidents did not reflect conduct of that type.
Senior officials in the Department obviously are not required to recuse themselves from cases with potential political implications merely because they are political appointees. Based on our review of documents and the testimony, we did not find evidence to conclude that the political appointees approved the decision for improper partisan or racial considerations.
To be clear, there are no rules prohibiting political appointees [] from participating in such decision-making. To the contrary, involvement by senior Department officials in decision-making on specific matters, particularly potentially sensitive cases like NBPP, is both routine and appropriate.
Two formal investigations later, we know claims that Perez is involved in "perjury" are still baseless, as are accusations that political appointees within DOJ improperly concluded the New Black Panther Party investigation. Unfortunately, with Perez's possible nomination on the horizon, right-wing media still seem to enjoy the smears.
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The Kentucky hammer totally ripped off the Texas Hammer, and I won't let this go dammit!
I imagine that the true hammer wouldn't let the matter drop either so he switched names. But why the batting ads? seriously I think he needs to man up in some tackle gear. I personally find an offensive lineman much more intimidating and powerfull than some babe ruth wannabe at the plate.


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Evelyn Lozada Rivals Eric Williams and Royce Reed Speak Up About Domestic Dispute With Chad Johnson
Eric Williams, former NBA player who appeared with Evelyn Lozada on "Basketball Wives," has taken to his Twitter account to make light of her recent domestic dispute that took place with new husband and NFL veteran Chad Johnson.
After Johnson was arrested for allegedly head-butting Lozada, Williams tweeted about creating a new reality television show centered around the lumps on both of their heads. While Williams has been the butt of many jokes because of the lump on his head that formed into a keloid after he was stabbed, he joked about Lozada's recent injury, months after her feud with his estranged wife, former 'Basketball Wives' star Jennifer Williams.
"Hey @EvelynLozada I bet that knot on your head (is) more shinier than mine," Williams tweeted. "Hey @EvelynLozada, lets do our own show, called '2Bumps you can't get enough.' We're good @hisknotThensaid, said he needs a companion."
Williams also used Lozada's catch-phrase "you're not about that life," to mock her on the social networking website.
"Evelyn Lozada I thought you were 'About that Life,' but I see you're #knot about that life," he tweeted.
While some people encouraged Williams' remarks on Twitter, others questioned if the former NBA player was being too hard on Lozada. However, Lozada seems to be familiar with Williams' Twitter rants and commented on them last year after viewers watched him throw a drink on his estranged wife, Jennifer.
In an interview with VH1, Lozada made it clear that she does not follow Williams on Twitter and spoke about him using the social networking website for attention.
"If you look at his Twitter feed, half the time it's like 'What are you talking about?' I don't follow him and the only reason I see certain things is because people re-tweet and then you see it," Lozada told the network that will broadcast her upcoming reality show documenting her wedding with Chad Johnson. "People have been saying things to him like 'Oh, you're an a–hole,' commenting on the bump on his forehead which is always a topic of convo, so…he looks nuts. I don't know if he's on defense mode or if it's because he likes the attention. I don't know."
While Williams had no problems speaking out about Lozada on the social networking website,
Royce Reed, Lozada's rival on "Basketball Wives," insisted that the alleged domestic violence situation was not amusing.
"FYI I don't bask in another person's misfortune. It's sad people think I'm laughing or amused," Reed tweeted. "I'm not. There's nothing funny about it period! #Human."
Lozada reportedly pressed charges on Johnson for allegedly head butting her, and the veteran NFL star was recently dropped by the Miami Dolphins after the dispute.


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"I think we took a wrong turn back there Goldie. Yup - so on the count of three, we both back up and go right at the same time and get turned around. OK ... - ... wait - what is "three?"" - The Stuck."Another pair spending time in Chico's and Zoey's outside covered area in the rain while the inside quarters get the daily cleaning and food refreshing treatment" - RG the Explainer.
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8 comments:
- Crafty Green Poet said...
what an adorable photo!
How do you explain the concept of three to bunnies though?
- October 24, 2012 at 12:12 AM
- anonymous said...
Two ears and a fluffy tail.
- October 24, 2012 at 1:20 AM
- speedyrabbit said...
hehehe...two ears and a fluffy tail....hehehe love it!Speedy thinks you're very funny
- October 24, 2012 at 6:33 AM
- brandi b said...
Two ears and a tail! Cute! Remember Watership Down? Rabbits could only count to five and anything more was called "Hrare" meaning Thousand or Many.
Dangit! Bunnies RULE!
What are they hiding under, RG?
- October 24, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Rabbits' Guy said...
Fans. Need to take them to storage r the winter.
- October 24, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- anonymous said...
Gonna store the broom, too, RG,? Are you, huh? I'm glad one FAN will ask the hard questions no matter what you do to the others.
- October 24, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- bunnits said...
Haha! Funny, cute comments. Adorable boxed in buns.
- October 24, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Rininta said...
Wow nice holland lop rabbits.
- October 24, 2012 at 10:24 PM
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Gov. Deval L. Patrick is working all sides to build support for his plan to increase state income taxes and cut sales taxes, putting up a website Wednesday with maps showing local transportation and school projects that would be funded with $1.9 billion in new state revenue.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick is working all sides to build support for his plan to increase state income taxes and cut sales taxes, putting up a
website Wednesday with maps showing local transportation and school projects that would be funded with $1.9 billion in new state revenue.
The website launch, which is a somewhat novel approach by a governor trying to advance pending legislation, follows a series of talks with business groups and community leaders by the governor and his top aides making the case for the steep revenue hikes.
Mr. Patrick also ramped up his pitch for the tax plan at a closed meeting with House Democratic leaders and distributed printed copies of the local project maps broken down by legislative districts to each representative and senator.
Mr. Patrick acknowledged lukewarm response by lawmakers and the public since outlining the proposal in his budget last month. It calls for raising the income tax from 5.25 to 6.25 percent and lowering the sales tax from 6.25 to 4.5 percent.
But the governor said the merits of additional transportation and education spending — and arguments for a generational responsibility to do so — may still win out.
"I think it is natural and right for people to warm up slowly to tax increases," Mr. Patrick said. "People tend to like the part of the proposal that cuts the sales tax, but less so, the part that raises the income tax. It's totally natural, especially when the expectation in the culture at large is that government wastes money," he said.
But he said the state has cut personnel, closed loopholes in pensions and saved billions with reforms and cost-cutting in recent years. More cost-cutting will not build new roads or schools, he noted.
"We turn to taxes because roads and schools are the kind of things we do together. We all have a stake in this," Mr. Patrick said. "This is about growing jobs and opportunity."
The governor said he is not getting the sense that Democrats in the Legislature are ruling out the tax hike plan, and some of the state's business leaders expect some form of tax hikes from the Legislature this year.
House and Senate Democratic leaders have not said where they stand on tax hikes this year, but have yet to embrace the governor's proposal.
William Vernon, state director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses, said a survey of some of that group's 8,000 members in the state found 92 percent opposed to the proposal.
Mr. Vernon said the state's small businesses pay the bulk of their taxes through the income tax.
"They are overwhelmingly opposed to the governor's plan," he said. "If you are talking about raising the income tax rate, that is coming right out of their pockets and coming out of their business, from their point of view."
Mr. Vernon said businesses in the state already feel they pay a lot for schools and transportation compared to other states and are skeptical about how new tax revenue would be spent.
He said some of the transportation plans including development of new commuter rail lines are "pie in the sky, dream world stuff."
Still Mr. Vernon said, "I think they are going to enact some taxes. That is what I expect to happen. I have to be realistic."
The governor said he believes the public has not "fully appreciated" that only those making more than $60,000 would see their taxes go up.
"If you make $60,000 or less your taxes under this plan, total taxes, would either stay the same or go down. If you make $60,000 to $100,000 your total taxes would go up a couple hundred bucks," the governor said.
The website features maps of the state broken down into the 200 House and Senate districts that show transportation and school projects that may be funded if the tax increase is approved.
"The site will enable everybody to see what we get for these investments and to some extent what we give up if we choose not to invest. The choice is ours," Mr. Patrick said.
Mr. Patrick's website is www.mass.gov/governor/choosegrowth.


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This section describes the different functions that you need to define when you create a simple UDF. Section 28.4.2, "Adding a New User-Defined Function", describes the order in which MySQL calls these functions.
The main
xxx() function should be declared
as shown in this section. Note that the return type and
parameters differ, depending on whether you declare the SQL
XXX() to return
INTEGER, or
REAL in the
CREATE FUNCTION statement:
STRING functions:
char *xxx(UDF_INIT *initid, UDF_ARGS *args,
char *result, unsigned long *length,
char *is_null, char *error);
INTEGER functions:
long long xxx(UDF_INIT *initid, UDF_ARGS *args,
char *is_null, char *error);
REAL functions:
double xxx(UDF_INIT *initid, UDF_ARGS *args,
char *is_null, char *error);
DECIMAL functions return string
values and should be declared the same way as
STRING functions.
functions are not implemented.
The initialization and deinitialization functions are declared like this:
my_bool xxx_init(UDF_INIT *initid, UDF_ARGS *args, char *message);
void xxx_deinit(UDF_INIT *initid);
initid parameter is passed to all three
functions. It points to a
structure that is used to communicate information between
functions. The
UDF_INIT structure members
follow. The initialization function should fill in any members
that it wishes to change. (To use the default for a member,
leave it unchanged.)
my_bool maybe_null
xxx_init()should set
xxx()can return
NULL. The default value is
1if any of the arguments are declared
unsigned int decimals
The number of decimal digits to the right of the decimal point. The default value is the maximum number of decimal digits in the arguments passed to the main function. For example, if the function is passed
1.345, and
1.3, the default would be 3, because
1.345has 3 decimal digits.
For arguments that have no fixed number of decimals, the
decimalsvalue is set to 31, which is 1 more than the maximum number of decimals permitted for the
FLOAT, and
DOUBLEdata types. This value is available as the constant
NOT_FIXED_DECin the
mysql_com.hheader file.
decimalsvalue of 31 is used for arguments in cases such as a
DOUBLEcolumn declared without an explicit number of decimals (for example,
FLOATrather than
FLOAT(10,3)) and for floating-point constants such as
1345E-3. It is also used for string and other nonnumber arguments that might be converted within the function to numeric form.
The value to which the
decimalsmember is initialized is only a default. It can be changed within the function to reflect the actual calculation performed. The default is determined such that the largest number of decimals of the arguments is used. If the number of decimals is
NOT_FIXED_DECfor even one of the arguments, that is the value used for
unsigned int max_length
The maximum length of the result. The default
max_lengthvalue differs depending on the result type of the function. For string functions, the default is the length of the longest argument. For integer functions, the default is 21 digits. For real functions, the default is 13 plus the number of decimal digits indicated by
initid->decimals. (For numeric functions, the length includes any sign or decimal point characters.)
If you want to return a blob value, you can set
max_lengthto 65KB or 16MB. This memory is not allocated, but the value is used to decide which data type to use if there is a need to temporarily store the data.
char *ptr
A pointer that the function can use for its own purposes. For example, functions can use
initid->ptrto communicate allocated memory among themselves.
xxx_init()should allocate the memory and assign it to this pointer:
initid->ptr = allocated_memory;
xxx_deinit(), refer to
initid->ptrto use or deallocate the memory.
my_bool const_item
xxx_init()should set
xxx()always returns the same value and to
• const_item is an input/output parameter. It comes in as 1 (true) if and only if all UDF arguments are known to be constant throughout the query. That is, const_item will come into init as true only if there are no NULLs in the args array.
• If const_item is returned non-zero (true), MySQL may assume that your main function returns the same value for all calls in this context, and only call your main function once. (Or it may call your main function multiple times anyway, as I have noticed. If you care to optimize this, you should cache your return value instead of recalculating every time.) Otherwise (const_item is zero upon return), your main function will be called for every row.
This means that, in the common case where your return value is only dependent on the arguments, your init function shouldn't touch const_item at all. You should only change const_item if:
• You might return a different value even with the same args, in which case you should set const_item to 0 (false). Random number generators or sequence number functions would be examples of this.
• The values of certain constant args will cause your function to return the same value regardless of the remaining non-constant ones, in which case you should set const_item to 1 (true). (If your return value is always the same, and independent of the value of *any* args, you should check if your function is pointless.)


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Django Unchained gets May China release after issues resolved
Quentin Tarantino's violent slavery revenge fantasy, Django Unchained, will be released in China in May, its U.S. distributors said on Friday, and a Hollywood source said additional cuts had been made after Chinese authorities halted the film's initial roll out this month.hollywood Updated: Apr 27, 2013 18:26 IST
Quentin Tarantino's violent slavery revenge fantasy, Django Unchained, will be released in China in May, its U.S. distributors said on Friday, and a Hollywood source said additional cuts had been made after Chinese authorities halted the film's initial roll out this month.
The movie was pulled from theaters in China minutes into its debut screenings on April 11 for technical reasons, according to a Shanghai movie theater official. The Chinese government censors all movies before they can be released. Scenes that contain nudity, politically sensitive issues, as well as extreme levels of violence, must be edited
out before the film receives a go-ahead from the authorities.
"We are delighted that audiences throughout China will be able to experience Django Unchained beginning Sunday, May 12th. There is tremendous excitement, anticipation and awareness for the film and we thank the local authorities for quickly resolving this issue," Columbia Pictures said in a statement. Columbia declined to comment on what changes, if any, had been made or why the movie, the first work by Tarantino to be shown in the increasingly important Chinese film market, was pulled from movie theaters in China earlier this month.
Anticipation was high for the April opening of Django because of reports that it would have only minor cuts by Chinese censors, despite Tarantino's reputation for violence.
When its was pulled from movie theaters, Chinese media quoted industry insiders as saying the cancellation was probably due to some nudity that may have escaped initial attention. A Hollywood source close to the film said on Friday that additional cuts had been made for the newly approved Chinese version but declined to elaborate on what they were.
The film stars Jamie Foxx as a slave-turned-bounty-hunter who wreaks revenge on slave plantation owners while on a mission to free his wife. It features Tarantino's trademark style of extensive graphic violence, along with dark humor, and in one scene Foxx's character is strung upside down wearing only a skimpy cloth. China has become the largest international market for Hollywood films, with its box office takings for U.S. films growing by 36 percent in 2012, according to a Motion Picture Association of America report in March.
Django Unchained, won two Oscars in February for Christoph Waltz's supporting actor turn as a dentist who became a bounty hunter, and for Tarantino's screenplay. Columbia Pictures is a unit of Sony Entertainment.
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Orioles closer Jim Johnson wrestled with his decision to decline an invitation to play for Team USA in this spring's World Baseball Classic.
The right-hander was honored to be considered, but believed being in Orioles spring training would best benefit his 2013 season.
It's a difficult choice for many who have been invited to participate in the WBC.
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones had always wanted to represent Team USA, so when he was invited to play, his decision was a little easier.
Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez would like to represent Mexico in the WBC, but wants the Orioles' blessing before he accepts an invitation to pitch in the WBC.
Then, there's Johnson, who is coming off the best season for any Orioles closer in team history. Last spring training, Johnson was slowed by lower back stiffness and didn't pitch in a game until March 14. That played a prominent role in his decision to not pitch in the WBC.
"Last year I had a rough spring training and this year I didn't want to have to rush to get ready to pitch in the WBC," Johnson said. "You're asking guys to be getting ready for the first week of March. To me, that wasn't the best option."
Gonzalez, who threw 220 innings last season between winter ball, the minors and major leagues, said he'd love to pitch in the WBC. He skipped winter ball this season to rest. But he wants the Orioles to be OK with it. He said Team Mexico is OK waiting for his decision.
But this spring is also important for Gonzalez as he tries lock up a starting rotation spot.
It's a tough decision. Most players consider representing their country as an honor, but at what price considering it forces players to be in game shape much earlier? The schedule affects pitchers, who build up their pitch count gradually over the spring, the most.
"For me, I don't think I would have been doing any parties any good whether it was myself, the Orioles or the USA team," Johnson said. "But again, like I said before, it was a great honor. Things just didn't like up. Hopefully next time I'll be in a better position to help out. I'm looking forward to that opportunity in the future."


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Britney Spears is looking good, and she has no problem bragging about her toned figure. The singer shared a shot from a recent photo shoot with photographer Jeff Lipsky on her Facebook account, showing her posing while wearing nothing more than a cropped sweater and black underpants. "Been working hard this Summer," Britney wrote. "So ready to bring it for the next round of Piece of Me shows next week." We got a glimpse of Britney's fit frame earlier this Summer when she released a sexy sneak peek of her new lingerie collection, The Intimate Britney Spears, which will be available in September. Aside from working out and preparing for the next round of her Las Vegas shows, Britney has also been making headlines after she joked with former Crossroads costar Zoe Saldana about doing a sequel to the cult favorite. Brit teased Zoe about it on Twitter after the actress defended the singer during an interview for being one of the only "big, big celebrity" that she had met who remained humble.
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A Vision of the Future
A First-Person Account of the Horrors of CMV Retinitis
To see or not to see? That is the question which has been haunting me since I was first diagnosed with Cytomegalovirus retinitis three years ago.
Being HIV-positive for almost 15 years, I was more familiar with the list of potential opportunistic infections (OIs) than the lyrics to Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Even though the idea of developing any opportunistic infection was daunting, unthinkable, horrific, one stood out for me as being particularly cruel: CMV retinitis. The cold fact that this insidious virus could rob a person of his or her vision was outrageous to me. My attitude was unwavering: I swore I would rather be propped up in a corner somewhere -- as long as I could see what the hell was going on.
As if on cue, CMV descended upon me one night at a dance club, like some unwelcome suitor. The mirrored disco ball appeared to be unusually effective, for I was suddenly experiencing an extraordinarily intense light show. Being totally drug-free, I was immediately struck with that "uh-oh" feeling.
After rushing home to check my vision for "holes" using the Amsler grid, an ophthalmologist confirmed my deepest fear. It was CMV.
Oh, how I wanted to be stoic and brave like Bette Davis in Dark Victory, but instead I was terrified. I felt no intrinsic kinship with Stevie Wonder or Helen Keller. I wanted to see!
The time had come for me to get a grip, get real, and fight. A two-week induction period with IV ganciclovir (twice-a-day infusions using a port-a-cath which I had flippantly referred to as my "little insurance policy") was followed by maintenance therapy (IV infusions three times weekly). It was so disheartening to be dependent on that IV pole and that incessant drip, drip, drip.
Determined not to let CMV cramp my style, I tenaciously continued to take trips and to visit friends and family, my IV paraphernalia dutifully in tow. Although I've tripped over many an orange pylon in many a strange city, and live in constant fear of falling into a manhole, I try to carry on undaunted.
During my travels, I became quite adept at hanging my IV bags and tubes on any available hooks, hangers, and lamps. Sometimes I would catch glimpses of myself in hotel mirrors -- applying Betadine to my port, swabbing it off, or flushing it out. This person, this patient, could not be me! I might as well have been looking at that repugnant creature from Alien.
Over the past two years the retina in my affected left eye has detached twice. It was reattached once utilizing cryogenics (freezing), which didn't work. Devastated, I had to rally all the strength I could muster to try again. The second time, a gas bubble was used to push the retina against the posterior wall of my eye. The body's natural fluids eventually replaced the gas. After I suffered much trepidation, it stuck.
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The burden is on the traitors who committed 9/11 because it is patently obvious this was but one more of their serial treasons, fully consistent with Our Founders' "Whig Interpretation of History."
Rockefeller-Bush's forming what is now Roman Catholic "Big Oil" on unredressed murder and arson in 1870's Cleveland;
Rockefeller-Bush's illegal creation of the unconstitutional Federal Reserve money franchise; Rockefeller-Bush's finance of Nazism and Hitler, out of the Roman Catholic collection plate funds at what is now the Iraqi State Bank, the Rockefellers' family bank - Chase Manhattan/JPMChase;
Rockefeller-Bush's use of the Roman Catholic CIA and FBI to assassinate John and Martin to use us as papal catspaw in Rome's latifundial estate of Vietnam;
Rockefeller-Bush's cheating into office a homosexual, draft-dodging psychopath, through only the Roman Catholic votes on the Supreme Court; Rockefeller-Bush's employment of the State of Israel's Mossad's false Jews to effect the destruction of the World Trade Center, an Act of War against the New Israel, America, the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy, received by The Founders and our ancestors.
The burden of Justice is on the American People.
By G-d's grace, Iceland is not closer to the Deity than we.
Death for Treason
The Creed in Context
An exploration and realization of the Founder's prophetic vision: America; and,
Mr. Jefferson's philosophy - Whiggism, the political, economic, and spiritual fundament of America - the "world revolution" of which Dr. King, Mr. Jefferson's twin American Prophet, spoke - enshrined in The Creed's three mottoes:
E Pluribus Unum: The People - in awareness and rejection of "pseudo aristoi" - sovereign individuals, the yeoman artisanry, one new Nation, "The Garden of the World," into which all nations of the world flow; as,
Novus Ordo Seclorum (The New Secular Order): Supplanting for all time History's default system of rule, caesaropapism, in whatever guise, faction, or iteration, the Ancien Régime's "Old Sectarian Order" fascist plutocracy; by,
Annuit Coeptis: "divine Providence blesses our [righteous] endeavors." The Creator, G-d of the universe, in covenant with The Founders and the Electorate, the Origin and Source of all our blessings: Justice pursued, Evil abolished, and Righteousness established - American Exceptionalism.
"...a faction has entered into a conspiracy with the enemies of their countryto chain down the Legislature at the feet of both..." The Founder to James Madison, March 1796
"What a conspiracy this, between Church and State!" To Major John Cartwright, June 5, 1824
Proof of "Bi-Partisan" Fascist Plutocracy's usurpation of the People and Constitution of America
Thomas Jefferson : Writings: Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters (Library of America), Thomas Jefferson, Merrill D. Peterson(Editor)
The Radical Politics of Thomas Jefferson, Richard K. Matthews
The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams
Unholy Toledo: The True Story of Detroit's Purple-Licavoli Gangs' Take-over of an Ohio City, Harry R. Illman (Walter Annenberg's uncle, Moses, was two levels above Al Capone in America's Organized Crime network)
The journal of the Switchmen's Union of North America, Volume 10, p. 265 (Rockefeller built Standard Oil - what is now Roman Catholic "Big Oil" - on unredressed murder and arson)
Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler (Council of Bishops at Fulda; The Vatican; Vatican banker Rockefeller; Prescott Bush)
The Catholic Church and Nazi Germany, Guenter Lewy
CIA colonel E. Howard Hunt's legally probative deathbed confession of Treason and Murder for which there is no Statute of Limitations, corroborating 'Hunt v. Marchetti' Federal District Court Jury's judgment.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Burden of Proof
The burden is on the traitors who committed 9/11 because it is patently obvious this was but one more of their serial treasons, fully consistent with Our Founders' "Whig Interpretation of History."
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Suprised I haven't found this post before. Great info usually gets removed before themasses could digest it.
- December 27, 2013 at 12:39 AM
- Lynne Kelley said...
I'm sharing it because I have been a truth seeker since 911 concerning government...And I have found it by way of effort and the Holy Spirit. I don't know how you have found this out Will, but I'm glad because I cannot stop the Revelations that I am hearing from that effort. Just amazing how all of the pieces fit together now. Ty L
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Google and Asus unveiled the Nexus 7 at the end of the last month, a tablet that runs the latest version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. While shipping has begun in the US, most Europeans will have to wait until September as Asus Italy has confirmed not long ago that the 16GB will hit the shelves early that month.
Asus Netherlands confirms Nexus 7 arrival this September as well, but they also revealed interesting bits of information regarding Asus tablet series firmware upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
According to TabletsMagazin[NL], Asus, through one of its officials representatives at a press conference in the Netherlands, told them that not all of their tablets will get a software update to the latest version of Android. The Eee Pad Transformer TF101 and Eee Pad Slider SL101 are unlikely to receive Android 4.1 according to the same source. Its a tough decision and a really bad news for those owning such tablets.
When the software update to Jelly Bean will begin rolling out is unclear at this point, but we are making an optimistic prediction for October (three months from now). We've contacted Asus UK for an answer on this matter and we will get back to you as soon as we receive more details.
Update: Asus Germany denies that their colleagues from the Netherlands have made such a statement about TF101/SL101, adding that they only confirmed Android 4.1 upgrade for TF201/TF300/TF700 tablets and that it is just pure speculation. According to their current information TF101 and SL101 users will enjoy Android 4.1 upgrade too. Here's the whole statement made by Asus Germany on their Facebook page.
"Wir müssen dies klar dementieren. Die Kollegen aus den Niederlanden haben keine Aussage über TF101/SL101 getroffen, sondern lediglich bestätigt, dass die TF201/TF300/TF700 ein Jelly Bean Update bekommen werden. Der Umkehrschluss, dass TF101/SL101 kein JB Update erhalten werden, ist falsch und reine Spekulation. Nach aktuellen Kenntnisstand werden auch Nutzer der älteren TF101/SL101 in den Genuss eines Android 4.1 Updates kommen."


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A year later, Choi not part of LPGA rivalries
NAPLES, Florida (AP) — Na Yeon Choi finished last year by winning the LPGA Titleholders and buying a new house at Isleworth outside Orlando. She was No. 2 on the money list with nearly $2 million. She was No. 2 in the world. She was the U.S. Women's Open champion.
One year later, Choi was missing from the conversation.
Inbee Park won three straight majors and last week clinched LPGA player of the year, the first South Korean to win that award. Suzann Pettersen has challenged Park and has a chance this week to win the LPGA money list. Stacy Lewis, who rose to No. 1 earlier in the year, has a slim lead in the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average.
As for Choi?
She gave up the lead on the back nine at St. Andrews and tied for second behind Stacy Lewis in the Women's British Open. She was runner-up in the HSBC Champions in Singapore. And those were the highlights. Choi has failed to win a tournament, has slipped to No. 6 in the world and is No. 9 on the money list.
Choi has won at least $1 million the last five years. She needs $80,000 at the Titleholders to keep that streak going.
"I think I put a lot of pressure on myself at the beginning of the season," Choi said Tuesday. "I started the season No. 2 in the world, and I really, really want to be No. 1. But I think I got too much pressure, too much to think about — winning a tournament or about the results and lower scores."
Choi's solution is to go back to being a rookie. That means working harder and not worrying about results. As a rookie, she had no fear.
"But right now, I'm kind of scared to play, too much thinking, too much worry about," she said. "So I really want to go back to how I started golf, or when I came to the LPGA Tour, that kind of demeanor."
SPIETH TO SHERWOOD: Jordan Spieth's first round of the year was a pre-qualifier to get into the Monday qualifier at Torrey Pines. His last round will be at Sherwood Country Club, a last-minute alternate to the Christmas holiday bonus known as the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods.
Spieth was selected as an alternate Tuesday to replace Brandt Snedeker, who is being extra cautious from a slight knee surgery from when he lost his balance on a Segway during a corporate outing in Shanghai.
The World Challenge is Dec. 5-8.
Spieth never needed that qualifier for the Farmers Insurance Open. He got in on a late sponsor's exemption, missed the cut, and then headed off to the Web.com Tour. His plans shifted to the PGA Tour in March, and the results were amazing — enough money to secure a card, a win at the John Deere Classic to instantly get his card, No. 7 in the FedEx Cup standings and a spot in the Presidents Cup.
Sherwood will be a bonus.
INKSTER TO THE BOOTH: Juli Inkster's closest friends in golf have always worried about whether she could ever retire. This might be a step.
Inkster is one of three additions to the Golf Channel's cast of on-air talent for the 2014 season. The others are Karen Stupples, already a strong voice of golf for the BBC, and Paige Mackenzie.
Inkster, the 53-year-old Hall of Famer, is not giving up on golf. She will work five events for Golf Channel, starting with the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic in May.
Stupples will work at just over a dozen tournaments as an analyst and on-course reporter. Mackenzie will be the co-host on "Morning Drive" and contribute to news programming while continuing to play.
RULES OF THE GAME: Annika Sorenstam is one of the few players who has gone through a USGA rules seminar and taken the test, and it would seem to raise a question. If golf is their livelihood, shouldn't all tour players go through the seminar to know the rules of the sport they play?
Steve Stricker might have had the best explanation.
"We're playing for a lot of money," he said.
There is golf, and there is tournament golf, and while they are played the same, it's different. Even the highest-rated rules officials who have scored 100 on the test have blown calls, such as Trey Holland at the 1994 U.S. Open at Oakmont involving Ernie Els.
There are 34 rules. There are more than 1,200 decisions. With so much at stake — either money or prestige — players would rather put a decision in the hands of the experts, whose word is final.
"We can always call one of the officials out of the woods," Stricker said.
"That's a week out of their life," Slugger White said when asked why more players don't go to a rules seminar. "If you went to a rules school and you're coming down the stretch in a tournament, they'd call every time. They don't want to make a mistake."
White is the PGA Tour's vice president of rules and competition. When he played the tour, he gave himself a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 in his rules knowledge.
FIRST LADY: The PGA of America has selected Annika Sorenstam for its "First Lady of Golf Award."
The award began in 1998 and is given every other year to a woman who has made significant contributions to promoting golf. That goes beyond Sorenstam's 89 worldwide wins and 10 majors. Since retiring five years ago, she has developed a teaching academy, golf course design firm, financial-planning group, an apparel collection and a foundation geared toward teaching children a healthy lifestyle through fitness and nutrition. She also has a junior golf program.
Sorenstam, a mother of two, is the first international woman to win the award. She will be honored Jan. 22 in Orlando at the PGA Merchandise Show.
"I have been so fortunate through my life to have people who helped pave the way for me to work hard and exceed my goals on and off the course," Sorenstam said. "I truly feel like I am living a dream and want to help the next generation do the same."
SWANN'S WAY: Lynn Swann is the latest board director for the PGA of America.
Swann helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, after playing on a national championship team at Southern California. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Swann, a member at Augusta National, joins the board Saturday at the PGA's annual meeting in San Diego. He will serve a three-year term.
"I came to the game late in life, but hope over the next three years to help the PGA bring golf to so many more people early in life," Swann said.
DIVOTS: Nick Price has added a tournament to his schedule, all because his son (Greg) took up golf eight months ago. They will play the PNC Father-Son Challenge for the first time on Dec. 12-15 at The Ritz-Carlton Club in Orlando. "I just want him to enjoy it," Price said. "If he enjoys it, he'll want to do it again." ... Charles Howell III, who had five top 10s a year ago, already has three in five tournaments this year. ... The Players Championship raised $7.1 million for local charities, beating last year's record $6.5 million.
STAT OF THE WEEK: The Official World Golf Ranking board has approved ranking points for the new PGA Tour China series next year. The winner of the China events will get six points, or the equivalent of 19th place at The Players Championship.
FINAL WORD: "You're witnessing the best player on the planet at the minute, for sure. I don't think there's anybody to go up against him." — Ian Poulter on Henrik Stenson, who won three of his last seven events to claim the FedEx Cup and Race to Dubai.