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|2009-12-11, 12:35
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First off I actually get why you are all harsh on Episode 11. Quite frankly it deserved it. While it did make sense once you watch it a few times, it was all over the place and felt like Michael Bay was involved somehow (I wouldn't be surprised if Michael Bay found out about this series and decided to make it into a movie in the coming years. This is basically Transformers with Gender-Bending and high school girls fighting one another) This won't make a lot of sense to most people however, unless they have ADHD, which I actually have.
On the other hand, this is a gender-bending fanservice anime that also happens to have talking stuffed animals. Did you all HONESTLY THINK they were going to take it seriously in the end. Truth be told, it would have been interesting to see it taken a darker route, but it was never going to happen in the first place. Besides, this is the one episode in the entire season that had an action sequence that lasted over 3 minutes. Granted it didn't make sense but at the end of the day, the group did defeat Kaede and the White kampfers, though they did retreat all alive and intact, which pretty much signifies to me that there will be a second season down the road. I mean seriously, Kaede pretty much mutters something along the lines of "This isn't over" and then flies off Superman style with the white kampfers.
Natsuru finally knocked some sense into him and chose Shizuku, Mikoto, and Akane over Kaede. Sure it's a harem ending, but he did what most of us were hoping he would do.
This is the most fighting we've had in any episode, regardless of how stupid and random it is.
It's possible there will be a second season down the road the way it ends. There are some things left unanswered, most notably the moderators and not to mention the fact the white kampfers and Kaede get away.
Speaking of white-bracelet Kampfers...where the hell were the black-bracelet kampfers? Lol! Yes, I laughed at my lame joke.
Anyone else notice how useless the White Kampfers were? They got their asses handed to them twice. For all this going on earlier about saying they were these big, bad dangerous Kampfers, they were beaten faster than the Fallen was by Optimus in the last Transformers movie, and I stress twice.
The stuffed animal messengers singing. That was a Jump the Shark moment. It was an awful idea and just another reason why they really don't need the stuffed animals at all.
Anyone else notice that Natsuru didn't even join in one the fight when he broke from Kaede's grasp? For someone who is technically the main character, shouldn't he have at least fought in the battle to some degree.
A crazy and wrong way to end an anime the ending was. But damn was it funny as hell.
Also, in the eyecatch, why the hell were the messengers possessing the characters? O_o Do we need the Exorcist now or something?
With that being said, I like Evil Kaede. She's like a low-key lesbian Bond Villain and what makes it all the more hilarious is that her minions are so damn useless that the other group, which was never organized beat them to a torn clothing fanservice pulp. Now if only the multiple abridgers out there trying to abridge this series (myself included) would take advantage of Evil Kaede and make her as a Bond Villain spoof instead of ripping off better abridged series. . .
And another thing. I know I'm abridging the series for various reasons, but why did the other abridgers jump in on the bandwagon? Especially someone from Team Four Star who shouldn't waste his time abridging this in my opinion and go on and do better series? I mean, I understand 3 to 4 people doing it at first and it picking up more as the years pass, but as the series airs and 8-10 people decide to abridge it? Well, all the better to compete with them I guess lol. I always liked competition.
Overall, the series gets a 7.5/10 from me. The singing messengers and the messengers in particular are the only reason this didn't get an 8/10 from me.
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Honest Opinion.
Kampfer has been a lesbian booby fest.
The last 2 episodes showed that Kampfer has a story.
The last 10 mins (Starting when the girls powered up) went back to being a booby fest (Minus the lesbian).
So people got disappointed.
I LIKED Kampfer. It was exactly what I needed for a good laugh with a fairly nice Harem (minus one) ending.
The dolls singing was pretty dumb. The girls powering up was just to show off their underwear. But Evil Kaede? WOOHOO. But as someone said in their Post.
Kaede is not dead = -5 Hahahaha.
Ok honestly, Nyan koi is smarter than Kampfer. But I like both of them.
Kampfer's ending isn't as powerful as Seto No Hanayome.
But saying Kampfer is worse than Princess Lover? Gah. In PL they introduce a bad guy that is REALLY bad, yet at the end the hero just lets him go. In PL they introduce a 4 episode arc that concluded the series but did NOTHING about the overall story.
Yah, Kampfer isn't that great, but it's still GREAT!
|2009-12-11, 12:55
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I think the crowning moment of stupidity had to be when Kaede moved in to persuade Natsuru one last time, and he turned back into a guy. She then got grossed out and slapped him silly.
This is the same girl who was basically groping him at the beginning of episode 10 in order to brainwash him, right? Why would it suddenly be so disgusting now, but wasn't then?
This isn't even looking at all of the other stupid/silly instances, but this one really capped it off for me.
|2009-12-11, 13:09
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the ep was good until they faced the white kampher. they underestimated them so much. i didnt pay much attention to the fighting after. i glad they told most of the story behind the fights but it was not the worst ending ive ever seen. that prestigious award got to boobynauts: the animation aka dragonauts. did they even have a show down likr that in the novels?
|2009-12-11, 13:13
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The common consensus of the anime viewers (as also reflected in anime board comments, DB ratings, blogs etc) is as I wrote. Decent start, very strong middle, and a terrible WTF episode 11. It's not been "consistently bad" for the vast majority of anime fans. And pretending otherwise - particularly in the typical broad-brush-hits-all style which you/gg repeatedly exhibit when you're on your latest trolling spree - is, in my most humble opinion, indeed far away from mature.
But since when would that bother you? ^_^;
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Episodes 1 through 10, I see nothing wrong there. If there was a second season, it's possible the series could be saved. If Episode 11 alone caused the whole series to tank its reputation (if there was any to being with) they may decide not to continue on.
(Can't decide whether to continue past Ep 8 given the reviews)
(One thing's for sure. Now I need to check out the manga to see if it's any better.)
|2009-12-11, 13:44
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Manga is scantilated up to Mikoto arc if I remember right.
But I will say this. Kampfer comes from the same staff as Tsukihime and Hayate, but it's OBVIOUS they used the Eiken director for it :P
Edit : Sorry got it wrong, Kampfer is drawn by JC Staff but the story is from NOMAD
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I don't know why, but I'm suspecting this anime might at some point be licensed in the United States. With that being said, God only knows what they'll call it. With our luck it will either be called Warrior or Fighter or........Camper.....
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Though I wouldn't be surprised if the end of the manga and the end of the light novel series find themselves similar to the anime's ending minus the Jar Jar like stuffed animals singing some spoof of another song.
Then again, most people don't care about bad reviews. It's only opinions of professionals or etc and they're almost always....IGNORED!
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|2009-12-11, 14:12
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this show should have been 24 episodes instead of 12.
|2009-12-11, 14:21
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& yeah would have been nice if it was 24 episodes. A lot more time for more fun fluff.
|2009-12-11, 15:04
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I think Kampfer could had been made into a awesome long series, there was a lot of story line to tell and so many plots and paths that it could had followed but it got pissed upon with a rushed ending, I loved the art work and the colours and the whole feel of the show.
The fight with the white kampfers ended too fast.
I don't understand it, how can great shows like this end so fast but kiddy crap like Bleach and One Piece go on for 100s of episodes.
|2009-12-11, 15:11
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So what is the best to say about this "final" epsiode? It's open-ended and so you can hope for a better second season!
I still can't believe it. They ruined almost the entire show in 15 minutes.
|2009-12-11, 15:27
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It's more like those people that insist that it has consistently been crap all time while the majority of people disagree with it should be contradicted. Otherwise they give bad advice to people who might want to know.
Besides, an anime is for those people who LIKE to watch it. Those who don't should get their kicks elsewhere. For example, I certainly wouldn't diss Koda's warm BL fringe shows, because they're certainly interesting for those who like the genre
Now, gg did the show, so they deserve some thanks for that, and if they want to dump on it, be my guest. I did enjoy the run, except for few select parts.
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The deadline to complete your tax return is January 31, with individual taxpayers facing a tough penalty regime if they file their return late. A fine of £100 kicks in from February 1. If the return has not been received three months later a £10 daily fine is imposed for up to three months. Further penalties are levied if the return is still outstanding at six months and 12 months.
Anthony Neary, a teacher, tried to fill in his tax return online in the UK in January 2009 but the required pin codes were sent to his registered address in Germany. They arrived late and he missed the deadline.
He has not filed a tax return since and now faces more than £1,500 in late fines. He said: "I understand that sending out codes to an unregistered address would be foolhardy in today's world but people do move. They made the first mistake by not accepting my change of address on the phone and compounded it with rudeness.
"Four years on I have still not managed to get anyone to explain to me why I couldn't simply register another address that day."
A spokesman for HMRC said: "The UK gives customers longer to file tax returns than most other countries, and will cancel penalties in certain circumstances that are beyond a customer's control, such as postal delays."
"We have tried to help [Mr Neary] a number of times by sending him replacement user codes but no returns have been received."
The authority said the penalties owed for the returns due before January 2011 – which now total £645.05 – will be scrapped if the returns are filed and no tax is owed. Mr Neary, 49, will still have to pay £909.73 for penalties incurred since last January.
In the past four years the number of people filing their self-assessment tax return online has almost doubled to 7.65 million.
The busiest day for online returns last year was January 31, when the tax authority received nearly 445,000 returns. Between 4pm and 5pm that day a tax return was being filed every six seconds.
To help ease any last-minute pain, here are five tips on how to avoid common mistakes when filing online:
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Cutting Yourself - Who Becomes a Cutter?
Most parents believe that their children are well adjusted and happy for the most part, and most parents are right. Yes, pre-teens and teenagers suffer through their trials but most make it through "none the worse for wear". However, there are those who only know how to deal with the hurt and pain by inflicting self harm, or cutting themselves.
Who Becomes a Cutter?
For the most part, people who indulge in cutting behavior are those who feel as though they have no other way to cope. Often, they may have intense emotions built up inside that they do not know how to release in any other way. The cutting behavior may be the only way they can attempt to release some of the emotional stress and tension. Also, most cutters are girls, but this not a rule.
Cutters may also suffer from some sort of psychological disorder as well, though this is not always the case. Some of these psychological disorders include depression, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and bipolar disorder. Other cutters may be dealing with alcohol or drug abuse. However, anyone who is feeling overwhelmed and lacks the appropriate coping mechanisms can become a cutter.
Signs Your Child May Be Cutting
As a parent, you have been watching your child grow from an infant and often know his/her personality fairly well. When children become pre-teens and teenagers, though, raging hormones may often have an effect on your once angelic child. Most teenagers begin to want to express their individuality and independence around this time. So, how do you know if your changing/child is cutting himself/herself?
When a child is engaging in cutting behavior, he/she often wants to hide the evidence. They may tell you that the cuts and scratches come from rough play, a pet, or some other benign incident. So, you will need to look further. Some signs to watch for include sudden secretiveness, small linear cuts on the body (forearms, upper arms, inner thighs, etc.), and mood changes such as depression or anxiety. Also, if your child insists on wearing inappropriate clothing for the weather (i.e. sweatshirt and jeans on a 90 degree day), he or she may have a problem with cutting.
If you suspect that your child may be cutting himself/herself, do not become overly upset or hysterical. The most important thing is that your child receives help, but he/she must be willing to accept the help as well. The first step in the 'help' process normally begins with psychotherapy. However, be sure to select a psychotherapist who understands and is skilled in this type of behavior.
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Tea Pouring Master & More
We've written a few times now about tea pouring experts. Yes, there really is such a thing. What they do is apparently called - at least according to an article in the Malaysia Star - the art of the long spout tea kettle. For more about Wang Chun (no, not the Eighties group - that's Wang Chung), a master of this art, look here.
Never heard of a "pud" before? Me neither, at least not until I read a recent article in Britain's the Sunderland Echo. After reading the article I still don't know exactly what a pud is, but it's an interesting piece nonetheless. It's about a unique and decidedly avant garde interpretation of the tried and true British standby - tea and toast - that involves a frozen "tea balloon" filled with Earl Grey ice cream. More here.
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Burger King and Carrols LLC is proud to announce Justin Shimer is a 2013 Carrols LLC Community Scholarship recipient. Shimer, left, is presented the scholarship by Sallie Shepard, store manager of the Vernon Avenue location. The funds for the scholarship program were raised through the efforts of the employees of the Kinston Burger King restaurants. Coupon books were sold to customers and all proceeds were donated to the scholarship fund set up to assist college students with their educational goals. Justin, son of Sandy and Jessica Shimer, is a 2013 North Lenoir graduate and currently attending N.C. State University, majoring in chemistry.
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Kudzu bugs are small insects (4 to 6 mm long) with mottled olive-green and brown color. They have piercing-sucking mouthparts and are considered strong flyers. Plants are damaged when the insect removes plant juices, which include nutrients and moisture from the veins. Besides kudzu, they are known to feed on soybeans, other bean species, wisteria and some vetches.
Entomologists from several southern states are working together to find more detailed information about control and host plants. Kudzu bugs are producing several generations per year. In Georgia, they can complete development from egg to adult in 6 to 8 weeks. When temperatures warm, the strong-flying adults emerge from overwintering sites and move into kudzu or wisteria where they reproduce. The insects do reduce kudzu biomass just as they do in Asia. In the southeast, the new generation of kudzu bugs will move onto soybeans in June and July where they can become an economic problem.
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Remember safe application of a pesticide includes making sure the product is labeled for use on the target. If spraying up over your head, do not forget to remove items such as children�s toys, pet food or water bowls. Fishponds, grills, outdoor furniture and hard surfaces need to be avoided when pesticides are used.
Products available include bifenthrin, permethrin and lamda-cyhalothrin. Wettable powder formulations of insecticides may produce better results. Treating is difficult without the proper equipment and care must be exercised.
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I see multiple, severe problems with this old question from 2008 and I am tempted to delete it outright -- primarily because the most highly voted answers read more like blog rants than actual "answers".
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Comparing basketball teams from different decades is a challenge-particularly when they were both so successful. Dick Degnon, SCU's athletic news director from 1962 to 1981, offers his perspective on the greatest basketball team in Santa Clara University history.
The late Coach Bob Feerick's nationally-ranked 1951-54 Bronco squads made three straight appearances in the NCAA playoffs, suffering a loss to Kansas in the 1952 semifinals in a season that saw the Broncos defeat John Wooden's UCLA team twice. Those SCU teams won nearly 70 percent of their games.
But it was the 1968-69 team, ranked second in both Associated Press and United Press International polls for most of that season, which was stronger than the Ken Sears-led 1952-53 squad.
Coach Dick Garibaldi's 1967-70 teams, which made the NCAA playoffs for three straight years, led by center Dennis Awtrey and the Ogden brothers--Bud and Ralph--posted a 73-12 record over the three-year span, including a school-record 20 straight wins. Those teams still hold more than 50 individual, game, or season records at SCU.
Ned McIver '51, SCU's game timer for 30 years, says the 1968-69 team featuring Awtrey, the Ogdens, and guards Terry O'Brien and Kevin Eagleson, was better than the highly successful early-'50s Bronco squads.
The NBA drafted three Bronco starters-Awtrey and the Ogdens- from the late-'60s powerhouse. Sears was the only player from the early-'50s teams to play NBA basketball.
"The '68-69 team could match up very well with our '51-52 team," said starting guard Dallas Brock '52.
Don Callejon '52, who has watched more than 600 SCU games since 1946, agreed, saying "There's no question that the Bronco teams [of the late '60s] were better than the '51-54 squads."
SCU's national basketball stature increased after winning the December 1968 Hawaii Rainbow Classic, in which the team downed 8th-ranked West Virginia, Houston, and Purdue. "We were over-achievers. Everyone had their own role," said Awtrey, who was recently enshrined in the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
Later that season, SCU broke seventh-ranked New Mexico's 21-straight home court winning streak by beating the Lobos 86-73 in a first-round playoff game. However, in the regional title game, SCU lost to UCLA in the midst of the Bruins' 10-year run as national champion. Prior to the contest, legendary coach Wooden complimented the Broncos by saying to Garibaldi, "We should be playing for the NCAA championship next month."
UCLA and SCU were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, entering the NCAA tournament. The next year, the NCAA revised its playoff structure so that the top-ranked teams would not meet in opening round play again.
While the teams of the late '60s may have been the best in school history, their winning percentage doesn't come close to the Broncos' 1917-18 squad, which didn't lose a game. Of course, they played only four.


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Theresa Major, 85, of Saylorsburg, formerly of Brookhaven, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at VNA Hospice House of Monroe County in East Stroudsburg.
Theresa was the loving wife of the late George H. Major, who passed away on Aug. 13, 2012.
She was born in Chester on Jan. 7, 1928, and was a daughter of the late Vincent and Mary (Iacono) Margera.
Theresa was a member of Our Lady of Charity Church in Brookhaven, where she was an active member and coached the Catholic Youth Organization for many years. She attended Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert.
She had worked as a supervisor for Bell Telephone in Chester. She also had worked as an assistant manager for Ship-N-Shore in Upland.
We have been blessed with the presence of Theresa in our lives. She will be deeply missed by her daughters: Ann Blackwell and her husband, John, of Saylorsburg, and Mary Ann Flasinski and her husband, George, of Aston; a sister, Mary Koller of Aston; and a brother, Philip Margera of Twin Oaks. She was the loving and gentle grandmother to her five grandchildren: Mary Gupta and her husband, Ram, of Downingtown; Jan Ostasiewski of Brookhaven; Christina Rodriguez and her husband, Sean, of Poway, Calif.; Lucia Blackwell of Pullman, Wash.; and Bridget Blackwell of Tallahassee, Fla.
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Each year thousands of military members volunteer to become explosive ordnance disposal technicians, a highly sought-after specialty for today�s military. All of them train at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, tucked into a 730-acre triangle cut from Eglin Air Force Base�s reservation.
EGLIN AFB � A handful of students huddled in a sand pit filled with bombs.
As their time began to run out, they inserted protractors, rulers and other small measuring tools around the shells of the .50-caliber explosives burrowed in the sand.
An instructor stood above them, calling out the minutes that had passed while the students worked to remove the bombs� fuses.
�Watch your thumb. Don�t stick it over the top of the barrel,� Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Chaney said. �Just because you�re moving quickly doesn�t mean you need to move inefficiently.�
The bombs were already deactivated, but the students were learning to shoot a piece of metal through the fuse to disarm them in case they weren�t.
�These are bombs that should have blown up but for some silly reason chose not to,� Chaney said. �They are removing the fuse so they don�t have to do anything else. They can just pick it up.�
Each year thousands of military members volunteer to become explosive ordnance disposal technicians, a highly sought-after specialty for today�s military. All of them train at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, tucked into a 730-acre triangle cut from Eglin Air Force Base�s reservation.
As improvised bombs became the leading killer of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the demand for EOD technician teams increased and the number of students at the school soared.
In 2001, the school trained about 600 students. More than 2,100 attended last year.
The students spend at least eight months learning how to locate and identify a wide variety of explosives and how to disarm them or make them explode safely.
When deployed, they help prevent countless casualties and injuries in the field, school officials say.
School days
On any given day, hundreds of students are busy studying, training and testing, as well as learning to use C4 and detonation cord to orchestrate safe explosions.
Large blasts shake the walls of the school�s buildings regularly. No one even flinches.
Most of the students sign up right out of basic training. Their average age is 19.
It is an intense course with a steep learning curve that requires precision and discipline. One in three students does not make it to graduation.
More than 200 highly skilled and experienced instructors teach the course, about 70 percent of which is hands-on instruction outdoors, rain or shine.
Student-to-teacher ratio in the field is between 5 to 1 and 1 to 1, depending on the risk level of the training.
While some students trained in the sand pits to defuse old bombs recently, others were across campus learning to rig C4 and detonation cord to explode 1.5-pound bombs safely from a distance.
�C4 is our style. It�s what we work with in the explosives world,� said Billy Martin, the school�s public affairs officer. �It�s very user friendly. We don�t want it detonating if it just gets jostled.�
Still other students were learning to look for bombs in run-down cars or shacks, or training in 75-pound bomb suits.
A veritable aviation junkyard features a wide variety of planes, including an old F-16 jet, that students use to practice looking for hazards such as unexploded ejection seats or weapons. A helicopter was dropped from several feet in the air to simulate a crash site.
One of the most practical divisions is improvised explosive devices, during which students get hands-on experience with bomb robots they can use to locate and disarm explosives.
�We do almost everything with robots now,� Navy Lt. Deward Cummings, one of the school�s instructors, said as he walked through the ground division of the course.
In that particular division, students learn what he called �traditional EOD work,� some of which was developed during World War II when the school began.
Technicians could be called on to use those skills in cases when the robots are not available or working properly.
The students were simulating what they would do to safely detonate a bomb.
They had to take measurements and specifications, make drawings and enter the information into a database to determine what the ordnance was. Then they rigged their explosives.
They simulated distances so they worked much closer to the explosive than they would in the field, but every other step was followed precisely.
Their tools were blasting galvanometers, blocks of C4, detonation cord and blasting cord. An electric blasting cap starts the explosive chain.
The IED training is whenstudents combine a lot of the skills they learned previously.
�This is the first chance students get to apply all the skill sets together,� Deward said. �That gets a lot of folks.�
�Fire in the hole!� one student shouted when he was ready to simulate the detonation.
�Boom,� an instructor said.
Making a difference
Students come to the school for different reasons, but many heard from other EOD technicians who are passionate about their career choice.
�Everyone who is in this line of work, they love it,� said 19-year-old Army Pvt. John Cosgrove.
Marine Sgt. Luther Sackett, 25, has been in the service for six years, but recently decided to pursue EOD.
He spoke about how he had worked with Army EOD technicians in Afghanistan. In one instance when they were dropping off a platoon, the technicians pulled out 26 IEDs from an area Americans had previously held.
�If they weren�t there we would have had a lot more casualties than we did,� he said. �They are saving someone�s life, preventing someone from getting hurt or preventing something from being destroyed. I wanted to make a difference like that.�
Initially, the training is a challenge, Sackett said. Students said they didn�t know they were capable of learning so much so fast.
Eventually it comes together.
It helps that the instructors are able to share experiences they have had in the field, Sackett said.
In addition to combat zones, EOD technicians work at home � they were the first teams called in after the Boston Marathon bombings � at large events or for security for high-ranking officials.
Students say they hope to graduate and deploy.
�You want to be a part of something like this,� said Sgt. Jared Miller, a 30-year-old with six years in the Army who had just started the course. �We all just want to be techs. We want to deploy. That�s where you make a big difference.�
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Alright, the bridge mount glue has dried overnight and it's time to put it all together! My daughter was quite curious as to what those gears do. She was delighted to find she could move the table and the laser head by spinnging the 'baby' gears. Not only that but the baby gear spins the daddy gear. For those not in the know, that is the smaller gear spins the larger gear,.. not unlike reality :)
The Axis
After skim-reading some of the EMC2 documentation I think I figured out how to name the axis. EMC2 uses right-handed coordinate system. ( See section 9.2.1 of the User Manual. ). So making a quick drawing of this I can see that the table will be the X-axis, and the bridge is the Y-axis.
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Minecraft Features Detailed, Undergoing Denial of Service Attacks
There are six new block types (five of them have unique abilities), one new monster, a new dimension, and a couple of bug fixes. Once I get the portals working, I'll have something very interesting going and I'll spend the rest of the time leading up to the release adding new smaller features and polishing stuff.
Notch later explained on Twitter that "you will eventually be able to link servers with portals," though the timing of that feature is an emphasized "NOT SOON."
Persson's company Mojang Specifications has found an office and has grown to six employees with three programmers, a pixel artist, CEO, and a business developer.
Minecraft.net has also been coming under some Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Kotaku has dug up a 4chan post claiming to take responsibility for the attacks, but the authenticity is uncertain. According to the post, the attacks are happening because gamers want more frequent updates from Notch.
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Jeff Pruitt was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft with pick #710 in the 23rd Round ...led the team in stolen bases with twenty-four and triples with four, and drew the second-highest amount of walks this season with twenty-six ...scored one run and picked up a hit vs. Pepperdine (2/12) ... had two hits in three at-bats and stole two bases at Pepperdine (2/22) ... had two RBI's vs. Texas Tech (2/27) ... stole three bases vs. Texas Tech (2/28) ... hit his second triple of the season vs. San Jose State (3/13) ... stole his eight and ninth bases of the season vs. San Jose State (3/14) and BYU (3/17) respectively ... finished 2-for-4 with two stolen bases in game two vs. Columbia (3/21) ... stole four bases throughout the three-game series at Cal Poly (4/3-5) ... stole two bases, scored two runs, and batted 3-for-4 at Cal Poly (4/4) ... stole another two bases at USC (4/7) ... hit a double and his third triple of the season vs. Cal State Fullerton (4/9) ... stole two bases against Cal State Bakersfield (4/14) ... stole another two bases at Long Beach State, the seventh time this season he has stolen multiple bases in one game (4/18) ... hit 2-for-3 at Long Beach State (4/19) ... hit a double and a triple, and scored two runs vs. Pacific (5/15) ... scored another two runs vs. Pacific (5/17) ... stole his twenty-fourth base of the season at UC Davis (5/22).
Pruitt started in 19 of the 32 games he appeared in during the 2008 season ... in 63 at-bats Pruitt collected 16 hits and drove in three runs for the Matadors ... went 1-1 and drove in a run vs. Loyola Marymount (3/22) ... batted 2-3 and scored a run at USC (5/10) and against Portland (5/13).
Pruitt redshirted in 2007.
Pruitt earned seven letters for the Indians, four in baseball, two in basketball, and one in football.
Born January 21, 1988 in Los Angeles ... parents are Jeffrey and Janice Pruitt ... favorites include the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets ace Pedro Martinez, the movie "Rocky IV", and pizza ... likes to watch TV when he has time to relax ... best athlete he has competed against is Bryce Taylor... favorite website is ESPN.com ... major is journalism.


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Microsoft Update Trims USB AutoRun for Security
A special update released today by Microsoft changes the behavior of AutoRun on all versions of Windows except Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to adapt to the behavior in those new versions.
After applying the update (KB971029), users who insert a USB device will no longer see a menu option to execute programs on the device itself. The standard menu options, to view files on the device or play media, will remain, and behavior for CD and DVD media also remains unchanged.
The reason for this change is the increase in malware that abuses this feature to trick users into executing it. Such malware has been out for several years and was one of the most important features of the Conficker worm. Microsoft has been working to secure AutoRun while preserving it, and this is the latest tightening up of functionality. All USB storage, both USB hard drives and Flash media, are affected.
In fact, some USB devices may still use older AutoRun functionality. U3 class devices, typically high-end cryoptographic USB keys, will not be affected by the change.
The update is designated a "non-security" update because it doesn't meet Microsoft's definitions of a security update, but it is also classified as important. This means that it will be applied by default for users with recommended settings, both with Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services.
Microsoft has also created a Fix It to turn the feature back on.
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Stricken with a cancerous brain tumor in the autumn of his storied political career, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was facing a daunting treatment regimen with "good spirits," his doctors here said Tuesday, while his family and political friends struggled with the uncertain realities posed by the stark diagnosis.
Medical tests performed over the weekend revealed that the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat has a malignant glioma on the left side of his brain. About 9,000 malignant glioma diagnoses are made in the U.S. each year, and survival rates are bleak for severe cases.
Kennedy's doctors took care not to describe the tumor's size or state of advancement. They did say that preliminary tests showed that the tumor was in Kennedy's parietal lobe, a section of the brain crucial for speech comprehension -- and an area that would complicate any immediate efforts to remove the cancer in its entirety.
Kennedy was airlifted from his Cape Cod home to Massachusetts General Hospital after a seizure Saturday. His doctors said Tuesday that he "has had no further seizures, remains in good overall condition, and is up and walking around the hospital."
In the clubby Senate anterooms of Washington's Capitol, where Kennedy has held forth since 1962 after filling the seat vacated by his brother, President Kennedy, fellow lawmakers struggled with their emotions and memories.
Democratic senators emerged ashen-faced from their weekly luncheon after Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada broke the news. West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 90, wept from his wheelchair on the Senate floor when he tried to deliver a tribute. "Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you and miss you," Byrd said haltingly.
In the 28 years since he gave up his dream of a presidential bid, Kennedy has fashioned himself as the premier architect of across-the-aisle legislative dealmaking in the Senate. He was intimately involved in crafting and shepherding definitive healthcare, pension and immigration bills.
When necessary, the eight-term senator has transformed himself into an agile compromiser, one who coaxed fellow Democrats into backing President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" education bill.
Bush saluted Kennedy on Tuesday as "a man of tremendous courage."
The three leading presidential candidates, all fellow members of the Senate, also offered paeans. But Kennedy's illness may have the deepest effect on Illinois Democrat Barack Obama's campaign. Obama -- who won the Oregon primary Tuesday night after a loss in Kentucky to rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York -- has been endorsed by Kennedy and had planned for his presence on the campaign trail.
Obama called Kennedy "a fighter for his entire life." Clinton said he was "one of the greatest legislators in Senate history." And John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, hailed Kennedy as the Senate's "last lion" and its "most effective member."
In their terse assessment of Kennedy's condition, released midday Tuesday, the doctors at Massachusetts General said his immediate treatment would "be determined after further testing and analysis." Dr. Lee Schwamm, vice chairman of neurology at the hospital, and Dr. Larry Ronan, a primary-care doctor, added that the "usual course of treatment includes combinations of various forms of radiation and chemotherapy."
Neither doctor speculated on Kennedy's chances of survival. While malignant gliomas are among the most common forms of brain tumors, they are not easily eradicated, several neurosurgery specialists said.
"The median survival figures are not great -- typically no more than 14.6 months" for the most pronounced malignancies, said Dr. John S. Yu, co-director of the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
In standard cases of malignant gliomas in the parietal lobe, Yu said, patients would receive a seven-week course of radiation and chemotherapy. If an MRI showed no improvement at that point, cancer specialists could consider surgery -- a delicate procedure that could drastically affect a patient's ability to speak and understand language.
There also are several aggressive experimental options, said Dr. Keith L. Black, chairman of the neurosurgery department at Cedars-Sinai. Those include the use of Avastin, a drug that blocks the formation of new blood vessels that nourish the tumor, or therapeutic vaccines aimed at activating the body's immune system to fight the malignancy.
Kennedy's chances for recovery could be adversely affected by his age. "Generally, older than the age of 55 is associated with the worst prognosis," Yu said. But, he added, Kennedy's agile mind could provide an edge. "People who are in good mental shape tend to do better."
The Kennedy family did not comment on Tuesday's medical report. Since the seizure Saturday, Kennedy's wife, Vicki, and five children and stepchildren have been at his bedside. Other friends and family -- including Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President Kennedy, have been spotted entering the hospital.
A throng of media vans, television crews and reporters camped outside Massachusetts General on Tuesday night, awaiting any updates on the senator's condition. An Associated Press photographer allowed inside the hospital earlier in the day emerged with a shot of a relaxed Kennedy joking with relatives.
Down the block from the hospital, crowds of people in green jerseys and sweat shirts made their way to Fleet Center for a Boston Celtics game. Many said that the news of Kennedy's brain tumor had put a damper on the night.
"It's just sad that this has to happen to an individual who has had so many tragic events in his family," said Spencer Macalaster, 51, a Boston businessman. "They have had more than their share."
Blessed by the political fortunes of its sons, the Kennedy dynasty also has known crisis: the World War II air crash that killed Kennedy's oldest brother, Joseph; the 1963 assassination in Dallas of JFK, and the 1968 fatal shooting of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles as he celebrated a victory in California's Democratic presidential primary.
"After everything his family suffered, he made such a wonderful success of his life and his career," said Kenneth R. Feinberg, who was Kennedy's administrative assistant in the late 1970s. "It's inconceivable to those of us who have worked with him to think of any public policy without his counsel."
Kennedy has had repeated brushes with mortality during his 46 years in the Senate. In 1964, he survived the crash of a small plane that killed an aide and the pilot as it was landing at a Massachusetts airstrip. Pulled from the wreckage by fellow senator Birch E. Bayh II (D-Ind.), Kennedy suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding. He was aboard another small plane that was struck in the air by lightning in 2006 and had to make an emergency landing.
In one of the darkest moments of his life, in 1969, Kennedy's car veered off a bridge between Chappaquiddick Island and Martha's Vineyard. Mary Jo Kopechne, a campaign aide, drowned. But Kennedy left the scene and did not call police until the next day. Dogged by questions about his conduct and his relationship with Kopechne, he later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was given a suspended two-month jail sentence.
Kennedy's Senate term is not up until 2013. Under Massachusetts law, if he were to resign or die, a special election would be held 145 to 160 days after his seat was vacated.
Already, Boston political junkies were speculating over likely successors. The names on the Democratic side included Kennedy's nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy II, a former congressman and head of a nonprofit energy firm; Martha Coakley, the state's attorney general; Rep. Edward J. Markey and former Rep. Martin Meehan. Republican possibilities include former GOP presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney or former Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey.
But for most of the Boston residents milling around Massachusetts General on Tuesday night, Kennedy's Senate seat still belonged to the man who over the years had made it uniquely his.
James R, Holland, 64, is a conservative who disagrees with Kennedy's policies on illegal immigration and taxes. But he was quick to say that he hoped to soon see "that Kennedy smile" again.
Braun reported from Washington and Hayasaki from Boston. Times staff writer Thomas H. Maugh II in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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Crop circles: Glimpsing recent local CDs
Robin Wynn, Broken Sky
Fair Weather Bums, FWB
Sun-Dried Opossum, Back Up
For an artist, having a CD is a sign of a certain level of confidence. It says to an audience that they have completed a phase of writing and are ready to give it to the public in a set form. Many times it's a relief, the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new phase in writing.
But no matter how an artist feels, laying down a CD is a gamble. A good disc can propel an artist's career ("Hey, I heard a copy of that disk, I'll check them out!"), or a bad one can be an artist's demise ("I heard they were good, but then I got a copy of their disk. Whew! Do they stink!").
Here are a few CD's that came across my desk in the last month. There's something noteworthy about each one, but in the end it all comes down to taste. If you haven't tasted the recorded local music scene in a while, here are a few offerings you may want to look for.
Artist: Robin Wynn
Album: Broken Sky EP
What it is: Acoustic female singer songwriter dripping with melancholy and redemption.
The good: We are dealing with one accomplished singer-songwriter in Robin Wynn. These are well-crafted songs that flow in feel and theme to create a complete EP. Wynn is quite the poet, with lyrics straying far from contrived or clichéd. Mark Goldstein (guitars, keys) and Stuart Gunter (drums, percussion) provide an appealing backdrop, never overshadowing Wynn.
The bad: Robin Wynn has a gorgeous voice, and her lyrics are very revealing and heartfelt, but after a time the music becomes a bit boring. I'd love to see her jump out emotionally and let the feelings that created the words shine through in her performance.
Notable songs: "Broken Sky," "Hate How I Love You So"
Artist: Fair Weather Bums
Album: FWB
What it is: Three-piece Bluegrass/Americana ensemble with three-part male harmonies.
The good: Andy Thacker takes up mandolin duties here and is nothing short of astounding. This guy's a treat. I have yet to hear a project of his that's less than impressive. FWB nail it with the harmonies. The lyrics paint pictures of everyday nostalgia and weave tales engaging and inviting. This is another solid offering from Mountainside Studios.
The bad: Peyton Tochterman plays one hell of a guitar and writes one hell of a song, but there are moments in some of his tunes where he gets lazy and lets a line or two slip out that's... well... mediocre. The song writing is so strong that the weaker lines stand out in sharp contrast and detract from the piece as a whole.
Notable songs: "Old Wild River," "Scootin' Rasputin," "Keswick Special," "Old Judson"
Artist: Sun Dried Opossum
Album: Back Up
What it is: Sing-a-long hard Southern Rock-n-Roll
The good: Sun Dried Opossum is one tight ensemble. Lots of folks try to keep the classic southern rock style alive and fail miserably. These guys, on the other hand, keep the music heavy and fun with massive guitar solos and hard choppy riffs without watering down or being overly cheesy. These guys are here to rock the party. Period.
The bad: Sun Dried Opossum really limit themselves in two arenas. One: every song except one (I believe) is an all-out party rocker. The group shows no emotional depth in the music. This carries on to the next point: the songs are pretty much about drinking, girls, parties, consequences of drinking, more girls and drinking away the pain. Emotion? Depth? Naw.
Notable songs: "Spend My Money," "Ode To Dickey," "Vida"


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Just after Tahoe, we went straight to Iowa for an extended visit. Many afternoons were spent at the pool because, in case you've never been to Iowa in July, it's freaking hot!
Iowa time was wrapped up with a family wedding. Here we with Mike's brothers, their ladies, and his mom, all dressed up.
August brought a Montana trip for a wedding on my side of the family (please forgive my lack of pictures of both wedding parties, I had to trim 3 months down somehow!).
I absolutely love this photo of 2nd cousins. Wish we all lived closer.
With September came the beginning of work for me and Mike and "school" for Selah. As much as I miss the heck out of her each day, she loves it. Most mornings, she puts her "pack pack" on and waits by the door.
Mike and I have enjoyed the minimal time we get together. It's been a gorgeous Fall in Colorado, like always, and we've gotten out to climb, hike, mountain bike, run, a little bit of everything. His XC schedule takes up most Saturdays and my on call schedule takes up pretty much the rest of them, so our time is limited. It's all or nothing for us--we have lots of time off (summers, holidays), but when we work, we work a LOT. We're trying to figure out a healthy balance and it has proven quite challenging.
I have run 4 races since Tahoe, 3 of which were 5K's, 2 of which I actually won overall, and 1 where I got 2nd overall with the jogging stroller. The 4th was a half marathon in Denver. I know that doesn't sound consistent with feeling slow and heavy, but the competition was minimal at the races I won. The new 5K stroller PR is 23:00, also a small local race.
Family photo op at the Denver Rock N Roll Half Marathon. I PR'd with 1:37:49, but that was only good enough for 25th in my age group! Of over 9000 half marathoners, 1257 were women age 25-29. Mike ran 1:20:59, good for 3rd in his age category.


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Looking for James Robb born 1760s in Scotland (possibly Kincardineshire)
Mr great great grandfather was James ROBB who was born in 1815 in Laurencekirk, Scotland. He moved to New Brunswick where he married Ellen COSTER. Was a university lecturer at the University of New Brunswick. Died in 1861.
James' parents were Charles ROBB and Elizabeth PATERSON (born 1788) married in 1814. Charles was born in 1786 in Laurencekirk and was a medical doctor.
Charles ROBB's parents were James ROBB and Isabel CARNEGIE but I have been unable to find any more information about them.
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.
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Who is Lucie Walker? Even Lucie herself can't answer that question after she comes to, confused and up to her knees in the chilly San Francisco Bay. Back home in Seattle, she adjusts to life with amnesia, growing unsettled by the clues she finds to the selfish, carefully guarded person she used to be. Will she ever fall in love with her handsome, kindhearted fiance, Grady? Can he devote himself to the vulnerable, easygoing Lucie 2.0, who is so unlike her controlling former self? When Lucie learns that Grady has been hiding some very painful secrets that could change the course of their relationship, she musters the courage to search for the shocking, long-repressed childhood memories that will finally set her free.


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Ok, I've never shared how to unlock badges on Foursquare. Since people are always stalking me to ask about how because obviously I'm a Foursquare freak, let me say this first before I get on this tutorial for a badge that has been elusive for some time.
If you don't want to know how, don't read on. But it's doubtful you can unlock this on your own otherwise, since this badge was introduced during SXSW 2010 (that's the South by Southwest music festival). And most of you not reading this might never get it.
See it was called the Groupie badge because apparently at the event, you had to collect the business cards from people that work at foursquare. Each one has a different symbol on the back and there are 6 different symbols. Once you get all 6 you go to a special site and put them in and then you get the badge.
Now, you have to click the cards with the badges on it - IN SEQUENCE. The sequence should be in this order that you have to click.
Simple isn't it? Please leave a thanks here in the Comments if you got the badge... and do let me know if you want to know how to unlock other badges. I'll try and help out what I can.


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The four missions located within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park had many things in common: they brought within their control nearby Indians who, in return for accepting religious instruction, were taught modern technological skills and the ways of life necessary for meeting the ruling Spaniards on their own terms. They were also protected from other, more aggressive tribes in the region. The routine established at the several missions was similar. All Indians were expected to work at a variety of tasks such as farming, ranching, and carpentry. Each mission traded or sold goods to the nearby villa and presidio, sometimes making great profits on foodstuffs and cattle (some 3,000 in a typical herd), which were raised mainly for their hides. The following activities explore the impact of Spanish colonization in more depth.
Activity 1: Comparing Spanish and English Colonial Policy
The history of the Spanish colonization of America is fundamentally different from that of the original English colonies. Have the students use a U.S. history textbook to compare Spanish and English approaches to (1) the treatment and education of native peoples, (2) ways of making a living, and (3) enforcement of religious practice. Ask them to present their findings in a chart. Then hold a classroom discussion in which the students debate the pros and cons of each country's policies.
Activity 2: Researching the Columbian Exchange
Smallpox was only one of the diseases that took the lives of thousands of American Indians. In 1739 at Mission San José, only 49 of its 300 Indian inhabitants survived a smallpox epidemic. Europeans also contracted the disease, but because it had long been a part of their ecosystem, many were immune or suffered only mild cases. Considerable literature is now available on the "Columbian Exchange" and the "Seeds of Change." Have students choose a disease or food product that was exchanged and make a short presentation to the class that explains why the product or disease was "exchanged" and how it impacted both the native population and the Spanish settlers. A useful bibliography appears in Alfred Crosby's The Columbian Voyages, The Columbian Exchange, and Their Historians (Washington, D.C.: American Historical Association). See also the middle-school and high-school versions of Sharryl Davis Hawke's and James E. Davis's, Seeds of Change (Palo Alto, CA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.).
Activity 3: Researching the Community
Each community has a religious history of its own. Have the students conduct research on their own community to discover which religious groups were among the first settlers, how powerful they were, how long that religion dominated the area, which religious groups followed, which remain predominant, and which can no longer be found in the community. The students should then compare their community's experience with that of San Antonio. Finally, ask students to compare the architectural styles of the local Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Protestant churches; synagogues and temples; Islamic mosques, etc., with each other and with the photographs in the lesson plan. Hold a classroom discussion based on the results of the student's research.


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HARLEM — The beating of an SUV driver in front of his family by a group of motorcycle riders after a high-speed highway chase Sunday has residents of Upper Manhattan and The Bronx saying "I told you so."
Residents from Harlem, The Bronx and Washington Heights and Inwood have long called the packs of motorcycles and illegal dirt bikes a nuisance with the potential to turn violent.
"This is something that we feared and now that it has happened, the city has to step up and go after these bikers," said Rafael Salamanca, Jr., district manager of Community Board 2 in the Bronx.
"They are putting too many people's lives at risk for their entertainment and they don't care."
Kimberly Watkins, a Harlem resident and fitness instructor, said she has been trying for years to be heard on the issue, to no avail.
"So many people have tried to prevent this," she said.
"Instead, we've just been given the runaround and told to go to community board meetings."
In northern Manhattan and The Bronx, residents and motorists have long complained about packs of dirt bikes and motorcyclists who run red lights, perform stunts, ride on the sidewalk and bully motorists and pedestrians.
In Harlem, pedestrians have been hurt by the vehicles. In the Bronx last year, Eddie Fernandez was killed when the dirt bike he was riding was rear-ended by police during a chase.
"When I walk with my son in his stroller, and I hear them coming, I completely stop because I don't know if a biker is going to ride on the sidewalk, or simply lose control while pulling a stunt," said Harlem parent and author Stacy Parker Le Melle.
Police have said they don't chase dirt bike and motorcycle riders because it encourages reckless riding that endangers the public. Instead, they have taken to raiding the locations where the bikes are kept. Some riders say police have even begun using netting to ensnare riders.
Dirt bikes and ATV's are illegal on city streets because they lack required safety parts such as lights and turn signals. Drivers of the vehicles are subject to arrest. Illegally modified and unregistered motorcycles are also of concern.
Law enforcement officials monitoring social media heard about Sunday's ride, which was organized by HollywoodStuntz over social media such as Instagram and Twitter, and disrupted it by having checkpoints at the city's bridges and at staging areas.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said 55 motorcycles were confiscated and 68 summonses were issued.
That didn't prevent the incident where police say Alexian Lien, 33, who was riding with his wife and their 2-year-old daughter in a black Range Rover, rear-ended one of about two dozen motorcycles on the Henry Hudson Parkway at about 2 p.m. near 125th Street.
The motorcyclists became enraged and swarmed the car. Lien stopped before speeding off and rolling over three motorcycles in the process.
The motorcycle riders gave chase. After Lien exited the highway at 178th Street near St. Nicholas Avenue, motorcyclists began bashing the SUV's windows. Lien was pulled from the vehicle and slashed in the face and beaten while his family watched.
One biker, Edwin Mieses, has been hospitalized with two broken legs and family members fear he may be paralyzed.
Two of the bikers involved in the incident have been arrested. Allen Edwards, 42, of Jamaica, Queens was arrested Tuesday for reckless endangerment and criminal mischief but the Manhattan District Attorney's Office says he will not be immediately prosecuted while the investigation continues.
The Manhattan DA criticized the NYPD for charging Edwards before the investigation was complete.
Christopher Cruz, whose motorcycle was rear-ended by the SUV when Cruz tried to slow traffic, is facing charges of unlawful imprisonment in the second degree and reckless driving. He is free on $1,500 bail.
A Harlem motorcycle rider who asked that his street name of "Al Capone" be used, said he appealed to police brass in Harlem the week before Sunday's ride for a police escort for the riders to prevent the type of incident that occurred.
"If it had been a permitted ride it would have been organized, it would have been a procession, it would have been different," he said.
Capone and Benjamin "Benmore" Charles, also a co-founder of Bikelife, said the incident makes the need for some sort of bike park even more clear.
But that goal seems further off than ever.
On Wednesday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. called for a new city law that would heavily fine gas stations that allow illegal dirt bikes and ATVs to fill up their tanks "to shut off the fuel that drives the recklessness that has taken control of our streets," Diaz said in a statement.
Salamanca said a bike park could be a long-term solution but steps need to be taken now to protect public safety.
"The people of New York City and my district are looking for an immediate answer to this issue," he said. "What happened this weekend was totally unacceptable."


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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
December 16 - Thomas Becket, Martyr, Champion of the State, Enemy of the State
It's hard to classify where Thomas Becket fits into the question of State and Church. For much of his career, he was a friend of the powerful in England. The king and Thomas were fast friends for many years and Thomas even served as a foster father to one of Henry's sons. As Thomas rose through positions of power and influence within the Church, he garnered yet more attention from the powerful and respected. Yet, he continued living the life of a servant of the Kingdom by taking care of the poor and disenfranchised that had been created by the very systems he was so involved in. Thomas' story is a conflicted one even at its more heroic parts. For years, people have tried to gloss over his early affection for the State as being a matter of cunning or somehow less corrupting than it may appear to be yet it cannot be doubted any longer that Thomas defended and encouraged the king even as his actions drew the ire and disrespect of the people of the Church.
Yet, there is more to the story. The reach of the State began to increase even more and to take advantage of the clergy of England. Now that Thomas was the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry hoped to command him and further cement his power over the clerical and Church leaders in his kingdom. Yet, now Thomas balked. He resisted Henry's suggestions and refused to be directed to serve the State's whims any longer. At first, Henry felt there must be a misunderstanding but Thomas' refusals only continued as time went on. Henry called for leaders to sign the Constitutions of Clarendon and swear their allegiance first to the British empire and secondly to the Church. Thomas was conflicted yet refused to sign. For this decision, he suffered condemnation from those he had been ingratiated to and learned to love and please. As the crisis continued, he eventually excommunicated those who sided with Henry and the State over the Church. In these actions, it seems Thomas made his choice as to who would be his master--yet it is not hard to imagine that all of this was a challenging decision for the man who had rested in the king's own courts. Thomas was forced to flee the king and ended up in Normandy.
When Henry heard of the newest volley of excommunications and Church actions, he remarked from his sick bed: "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" What was intended to be a remark was interpreted as a command and a group of four knights went forth to find and judge Thomas. When they arrived at the worship service that Thomas was presiding over, they left their weapons outside and ordered Thomas to come with them to be judged by king Henry. He refused and they retrieved their weapons. As Thomas proceeded to the sanctuary for the vespers service, he was assaulted and killed by Henry's men. He died quickly as the men were trained by the State to exact the king's commands even against those who had been near and dear to the king.
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The Big 12 Conference has named 215 student-athletes to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Track & Field Teams, the league office announced.
A total of 137 individuals were recognized on the women's team (107 first team, 30 second team), while the men's team featured 78 student-athletes (59 first team, 19 second team).
On the men's side, Greg Bostick and Blake Niccum (Baylor) were nominated with 4.00 grade point averages. For the women, 11 individuals represented with a perfect GPA: Annelle Meals and Erika Schiller (Kansas State), Jacy Bennett (Oklahoma), Brooke Gritters, Clara Telford, Caitlin Way and Kendra Woodson (Oklahoma State), Tiffany Tarver and Caitlin Waters (Texas Tech), and Aubrey Moskal and Kelly Williams (West Virginia).
Oklahoma State paced all men's teams with 17 total selections, while Baylor had the most honorees on the women's side with 27.
Combined, 166 student-athletes earned first team distinction, while 49 comprised the second team.
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Eastbourne Eagles' manager Trevor Geer was left bursting with pride after his side recorded their second win in three days with victory over Belle Vue Aces.
The Eagles turned around a ten-point deficit to take the points with a 47-45 final lead thanks, in large part, to a second consecutive exceptional performance from Timo Lahti.
Geer said, "I couldn't be more proud of every one of the lads tonight and as for Timo (Lahti) and yet another match winning performance, well I think we truly have a star in the making.
"For a time it appeared that the Aces might hold all the cards and having gone 10-points up, there was a possibly that they might have run away with things.
"But the lads got their heads down, got stuck in and thanks to that stunning run of 5-1's in the closing stages, that is what saw us through.
"Seriously, I couldn't be more delighted."
The home side looked to be heading to victory as they amassed a 10-point advantage by the conclusion of heat six courtesy of maximum points inspired by their own guest Chris Harris.
However, it was the Eagles, fueled largely by Lahti's input, who knuckled down and won the day thanks to a glorious trio of 5-1's in heats 12, 13 and 14.
The Lifestyle Eagles traveled to Belle Vue's Kirkmanshulme Lane stadium on Monday evening with Mads Korneliussen of King's Lynn as a guest rider in place of Joonas Kylmakorpi.
The Aces opened with a 4-2 with guest Chris Harris blasting around the outside of Eagles own stand in, Mads Korneliussen, on the run in to lap two to take an untroubled win. Meanwhile, Ales was destined to win the battle of the Dryml's, the Czech Republican comfortably outpacing brother Lukas to record an early advantage for the home side.
Heat 2 and misfortune was set to strike the Sussex side, Denis Gizatullin sliding off on the second turn to necessitate a race stoppage, partner Timo Lahti doing well to lay his bike down to avoid running into his fallen colleague.
At the second time of asking Lahti nipped sharply through on the inside of Australian Josh Grajczonek down the first lap back straight but was unable to make any inroads on Linus Eklof's early lead, a second successive 4-2 to the Manchester men seeing them lead 8-4.
Patrick Hougaard was an all the way winner of race three but Eagles Simon Gustafsson and Cameron Woodward ensured that the distance between the teams would not increase as they tucked in neatly behind the Dane, defying the every attempt of Pole Artur Mroczka to get on terms.
Four-points still the difference and that was how it remained as Lahti, the hero of Eagles home win against Swindon at the weekend, posted a gate to flag victory in the fastest time of the night so far.
Unfortunately, Lewis Bridger was unable to match the Finn's pace and trailed the field throughout, Aces Charlie Gjedde taking second place ahead of team mate Grajczonek for a further 3-3 that moved the scores to 14-10 in favour of the hosts.
The 4-point margin extended to the half dozen mark as Belle Vue secured a third 4-2 in heat five. Again Korneliussen was sharp from the start but this time it was Mroczka who was that little bit sharper, the Pole keeping the Eastbourne guest at bay throughout the four laps.
Hougaard remained in third with Lukas Dryml again struggling at the rear of the field, the scoreline moving to 18-12.
The Aces then took a giant stride towards a first win of the season as Harris and Ales Dryml combined for a big 5-1 to stretch their advantage to double figures, 23-13 in heat six.
Harris took control of the race from the off with his Czech Republican partner close on his heels. Bridger's attempts to get on terms were destined to end in disaster as he took a tumble on the second lap leaving Gizatullin to give fruitless chase to the home pair.
Still the Eagles refused to lay down however and although Gjedde was set to take the win in heat seven, emerging clear of the field following a rather robust second bend, the visitors would take a 5-3 advantage from the race as Gustafsson, sporting the black and white helmet signifying a tactical ride, rode home in second with Eastbourne skipper Woodward following in third ahead of Eklof to narrow the margin to 8-points, 26-18 once more.
The Eagles further eroded the difference in the next as Lahti posted a second seemingly untroubled win, this time at the expense of Ales Dryml. This time the elder Dryml had to look lively to remain ahead of brother Lukas who battled past Grajczonek in the early part and then maintained pressure on his sibling for the remainder of the course.
Nevertheless it had proved a second successive advantage to the visitors, the scores narrowing to 6-points 28-22 with Eagles far from out of the contest.
Bridger rediscovered the winning touch in race nine, a fast start seeing him outpace Hougaard and Mroczka to secure a share of the spoils, the resultant 3-3 seeing the 6-point disparity, now 31-25 remain in place.
The Aces were set to exert further control on the contest however as they secure a fourth 4-2 from the ten races so far ridden, Harris again coming from the back to deny early race leader Woodward in heat ten.
With Gustafsson suffering a fall on the first bend of lap three, Ales Dryml was gifted third place and with it, the heat advantage, one that saw the scores move to 35-27 with just five races remaining on the card.
A tapes offence for Gjedde at the start of heat eleven offered Eastbourne a lifeline, one that they gratefully exploited though maybe not to the extent that they would have liked. It was announced that the Dane would go off the 15 metre handicap mark but having failed to beat the two minute time allowance, it ensured that only three riders would make it back to the start line.
Eklof seemed set to upset the Eastbourne apple cart as he led from the start but Korneliussen was to prove the hero of the moment for the visitors as he scorched past the Aces reserve heading into the final lap. Try though he might, Lahti was unable to mimic that manoeuvre and he followed on in third place, the 4-2 again narrowing the scoreline to 6-points, now 37-31.
Eagles might have hope for further rewards from the twelfth as Gustafsson and Lahti lined up alongside Mroczka and Grajczonek. However, that wasn't how events looked set to pan out as the Pole hit the front only to be joined by his partner who found a way past the Finn entering lap two, leaving Gustafsson stranded at the back.
Fortune was destined to favour the Sussex side as Mroczka lifted and fell, thankfully remaining uninjured, coming out of turn two, necessitating a further race stoppage.
This time, the Eagles duo would take control and full advantage of the situation, Gustafsson and Lahti leaving the tapes side by side to deny Grajczonek and slash the difference to just 2-points, 38-36 with just three races remaining.
Much depended on the outcome of heat thirteen and although the Eagles duo were set to get the drop on their opponents the race was quickly called to a halt as Harris lost control and took a nasty tumble heading into the first bend.
The Team G.B. rider was duly disqualified handing the impetus back to the visitors and they weren't destined to disappoint as Korneliussen led from the outset with Bridger coming through to join him, having demonstrated a superb outside pass of Gjedde on the approach to the final lap.
The 5-1 saw the Eagles lead for the first time on the night, the Aces slender 2-point advantage being mirrored to one in favour of the Sussex side, the scores now standing at 41-39 with just two races left on the card.
Indeed, jubilation was just about to be unleashed amongst the visiting contingent as Lahti capped a fantastic performance throughout the night by teaming up with Woodward for not only a third successive maximum 5-1 for the Sussex side but also the one that secured overall victory and a guaranteed three Elite League points.
Indeed, the Eastbourne duo had hit the front in the initial running of heat fourteen but with little explanation forthcoming, the race was called to a halt, an unsatisfactory start being cited.
It was to matter little however, and as the tapes rose for a second time it was Lahti and Woodward who again established control, leading all the way from the chasing Hougaard and Eklof to wrap up the match for the Sussex outfit.
Korneliussen was an early leader of the final race but his advantage was to be shortlived, Gjedde and Harris blasting past before the end of lap one to have the last word for the Aces, the 5-1, their second of the match reducing the final margin to just 2-points, 47-45 in favour of the victorious Eastbourne 'Lifestyle' Eagles.
The victory cements Eastbourne's position in second in the Elite League table.
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Aces : Chris Harris (Guest for Rory Schlein) 11+1(5), Charlie Gjedde 9(5), Patrick Hougaard 7(4), Ales Dryml 6+1(4), Linus Eklof 5(4), Artur Mroczka 4+1(4), Josh Grajczonek 3+1(4),. – 45
Eagles : Timo Lahti 16(7), Mads Korneliussen (Guest for Joonas Kylmakorpi) 10(5), Simon Gustafsson 8+1(4), Cameron Woodward 6+3(4), Lewis Bridger 5+1(4), Lukas Dryml 1(3), Denis Gizatullin 1(3). – 47


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