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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's family said it planned to appeal the sanctions imposed by the NCAA against Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The governing body's response: Don't bother.
Family lawyer Wick Sollers in a letter sent Friday to the NCAA said the Paternos would like to appeal the "enormous damage" done to Penn State, the community, athletes and the late Hall of Fame coach. He died in January at age 85.
But the NCAA quickly rejected their plan. "The Penn State sanctions are not subject to appeal," spokesman Bob Williams said.
The landmark penalties handed down last month included a four-bowl ban, scholarship cuts and 111 vacated wins from 1998-2011, meaning Paterno no longer has the most coaching victories in major college football.
The family said the NCAA acted hastily and without regard for due process, and that it accepted the results of the school's internal investigation without further review.
The report from former FBI director Louis Freeh said Paterno and three school officials concealed allegations against Sandusky dating back to 1998. Paterno's family and the three officials have all vehemently denied the conclusions.
Once a revered defensive coordinator, Sandusky is awaiting sentencing in jail after being convicted in June of 45 counts of sexually abusing young boys.
Penn State handed the Freeh report to the NCAA, which announced the harsh sanctions on July 23. Also among the penalties was a $60 million fine.
The school accepted the sanctions and signed off on a consent decree, with President Rodney Erickson saying later he didn't see a better option — the threat of the "death penalty," or the total shutdown of the football program, was hanging over the school.
A Penn State spokesman declined comment Friday on the Paterno family's intent to appeal.
Paterno's lawyer said the family had a right to file an appeal because it was named in the NCAA's consent decree with Penn state, as well as the Freeh report. The family said it hoped to formally submit an appeal and requested oral arguments before the NCAA's infractions appeal committee, its executive committee or other leaders.
"Furthermore, the NCAA and Penn State's Board (of Trustees) Chair and President entirely ignored the fact that the Freeh Report, on which these extraordinary penalties are based, is deeply flawed because it is incomplete, rife with unsupported opinions and unquestionably one-sided," Sollers wrote the NCAA.
Sollers called the sanctions possibly "the most important disciplinary action in the history of NCAA," but that it had been handled fundamentally inappropriate and unprecedented manner.
Michael McCann, director of the Sports Law Institute and a professor at Vermont Law School, said Friday he doubts the Paternos have standing to appeal.
"He's not alive, and his family itself would not seem to have any legal standing to challenge the NCAA," McCann said, "at least in terms of filing an appeal."


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City of Lincoln
Fire & Rescue Department
What's it Cost?
Your 15 Cents Worth
Out of every property tax dollar paid by Lincoln homeowners, only 15.64 cents goes to support City government.
Lincolnĺs fire service began in 1872 when about 50 men banded together to protect the City. A citizensĺ petition led to the creation of a full-time paid Fire Department in 1885. Today, Lincoln Fire and Rescue (LF&R) has 302 employees, including 269 Firefighters/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and 75 Firefighter/Paramedics. The departmentĺs mission is to provide the highest level of life and property safety to Lincoln residents through fire prevention, fire control, emergency medical services and public education. The department was one of the first in the world to receive accreditation in 1997, and it has retained that status ever since.
Over the past 15 years, the City of Lincoln has grown 21 percent in population and 24 percent in size. Over the same time period, the number of LF&R employees funded by general tax revenue has increased only 3.4 percent, from 252 to 269.
Since the department started ambulance service in 2001, the department has added 29 employees paid from the ambulance enterprise fund, not tax dollars. In 2004, four employees were added to support the federally funded FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) program.
The departmentĺs annual operating budget for the current fiscal year is $28.7 million. About $23.4 million is from general tax fund revenue. Ambulance user fees make up about $4.3 million, and the FEMA US&R program makes up about $1.0 million.
If the average household received a bill for fire services paid from general fund revenue, the bill would be about $18.97 a month. Hereĺs how it breaks down.
Emergency Services
Firefighting services account for more than 92 percent of the budget. To be the most cost effective, firefighters are cross-trained to respond to fire, rescue and medical emergencies as well as hazardous materials incidents. These same firefighters conduct fire prevention activities as part of an annual inspection of commercial and business properties. They also provide fire safety education for at-risk members of the community, including children and handicapped and elderly residents. LF&R has made a major effort to distribute smoke detectors in the community using grant funds and donations.
Each of the 14 stations houses one fire engine. Four stations also have an aerial ladder truck. Four people are assigned to each of these 18 vehicles: a Captain, a Fire Apparatus Operator, a Firefighter/Paramedic and a Firefighter.
Six of the 14 stations also house an ambulance staffed with one Firefighter/Paramedic and one Firefighter/EMT.
One station is the base for the hazardous materials response vehicle and air resupply unit.
Administrative Division
The Administrative Division, which accounts for 3.0 percent of the budget, includes payroll and personnel records, budget, policies and procedures, facilities construction/renovation and special projects.
Maintenance Division
The Maintenance Division, which accounts for 2.6 percent of the budget, is responsible for repair and maintenance of department vehicles and equipment.
Training Division
The Training Division, which accounts for 1.7 percent of the budget, is responsible for training, Firefighter apprenticeship programs and all phases of continuing education.
Urban Search & Rescue
The Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) program also known as Nebraska Task Force 1 (NETF1) is sponsored by LF&R and funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The US&R team consists of 190 active members from several agencies including; Lincoln Fire & Rescue, Omaha Fire Department, Nebraska Emergency Medicine PC, Ayars and Ayars, and many civilians including K9 handlers and their rescue dogs, structural engineers, and communications specialists.
Advantages of this program provides LF&R with specialized training for the US&R rescue equipment and allows LF&R access and the use of over $4.3 million dollars worth of specialized rescue equipment in the event of a major disaster in Lincoln. There are no local taxes or funds used for this program. All funding is provided by FEMA.
NETF1 first served in the aftermath of Hurricane Emily in 1993 and to date an additional 22 deployments that include the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the Pentagon and World Trade Center attacks in 2001, the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 and it most recent activations were two deployments to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Ambulance Transport Services
Six ambulances are staffed daily for emergency response. An additional five ambulances are available for standby duty and peak times when the regular units are already responding to medical calls. City ordinance requires that in cases of a life-threatening medical emergency, an LF&R ambulance must arrive on scene in 8 minutes or less at least 90 percent of the time. Each of the six front line ambulances is staffed with at least one Firefighter/Paramedic and one Firefighter/EMT.
What's it cost for Firefighter/Paramedics?
All associated costs of adding ambulance service to the fire department have been included in the user fees charged to patients transported, their insurance provider or Medicare.
The ambulance fund reimburses the general fund for costs related to housing ambulances and personnel assigned to the ambulances. Any surplus funds derived from the fire department ambulance transport fees stay in the fund to maintain a low operating cost for this service. Your money stays in Lincoln.

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The Artie-Brittany Relationship, commonly known as Artittany is the formerly romantic relationship and now friendship between Artie Abrams and Brittany Pierce.
They break up in the nineteenth episode of Season Two, Rumours, due to Artie calling Brittany stupid (because he felt hurt that she had cheated on him with Santana, and that he was the only person who never called her that).
Artie and Brittany rarely interact with each other during Season One (possibly because Brittany believes Artie to be a robot, according to an interaction in Season Two), though they are often dance partners for performances (ironically, in real life Kevin is one of the best dancers but on the show, although Brittany still is the best dancer, Mike is classed as the best dancer seen as Artie is significantly diminished due to him being in a wheelchair). Their first significant romantic interaction is in the episode, Duets. In Furt, they are officially dating. They break up in the episode Rumours after Artie calls Brittany stupid. Artie attempts to win Brittany back in Prom Queen, when he asks her to prom with a song, but he fails. Brittany turns him down even though she is seen enjoying the song. As of then, they are just friends.
Artie comments on how Sectionals will be an easy win for the club, while Brittany nudges him on the shoulder. Artie attempts to give her a high five but she turns around and high fives Santana, leaving Artie quite embarrassed. (Vitamin D)
Brittany gives Artie a high five after Artie's lesson on how to spin in wheelchairs. Brittany puts her hand on Artie's shoulder at the end of Proud Mary. (Wheels)
Brittany and Artie are seen sitting next to each other while watching the other groups perform and he nudges her when she waves at one of the members of Haverbrook School for the Deaf. And they are seen next to each other in the ending part of You Can't Always Get What You Want. (Sectionals)
While Rachel and Finn are talking about what they did the night before (their attempts to have sex with Jesse and Santana, respectively) Brittany can be seen stretching on Artie in the background. (The Power of Madonna)
Brittany admits to Artie that she has feelings for him, even though she's primarily using him to make Santana jealous and win the duet assignment Mr. Schue gave the New Directions. At first, he's confused and cautious of her advances, but after Brittany explains that she just really wants to get him in a stroller even though at first she thought he was a robot, and after she promises him to be his girlfriend, Artie accepts Brittany's offer. While at Brittany's house practicing their duet, Artie realizes that he still has feeling for his ex-girlfriend, Tina. In hopes of relieving him of his feelings, Brittany carries him out of his wheelchair, drops him on her bed and takes Artie's virginity. The next day in the cafeteria, Santana tells him out of jealousy that sex means almost nothing to Brittany. After that, Artie tells Brittany that he wants to end the relationship. Brittany is shocked, and tells him she really wanted to go to Breadstix with him and act out the famous scene from Lady and the Tramp. Artie explains to her that nobody thought he could even have sex after the car accident and her not caring for his feelings ruined the experience. Artie calls it quits and he and Brittany don't perform their duet. She watches sadly as Artie wheels himself down the hallway and Brittany goes to Breadstix alone, rolling the meatball and acting out the Lady and the Tramp scene alone. (Duets)
Artie and Puck become friends in this episode when Puck helps Artie try to look cool in order to fulfill Puck's community service. Artie looks longingly at Brittany, and reveals to Puck that he still has feelings for her. Puck tries to help Artie out by teaching him his ways of getting girls. They go on a double date with Brittany and Santana respectively. Artie tries to act cool during the date, by Puck's instructions. Artie acts disinterested towards Brittany throughout the date to make her interested. At the end of the date, Puck attempts to dine and dash, which Artie doesn't agree with. He pays for the dinner anyway to the dismay of Puck who insults Artie, and leaves with Santana and Brittany. It is unknown what happens with Artie and Brittany after this, but there is fanfiction. (Never Been Kissed)
When Tina asks Brittany if she is officially dating Artie, Brittany tells her to "deal with it." Brittany also says that Artie defending Kurt in the locker room was hot. At Burt and Carole's wedding, she rolls Artie down the aisle, sings with him, and dances with him during Will's rendition of Sway. They also sing together in Marry You. (Furt)
Artie wheels into an empty classroom to find Brittany standing in a corner, obviously upset. When asked why she says she feels stressed that Mr. Schue has asked her and Mike to be lead dancers at Sectionals, and she does not feel prepared. Artie gives her a "magic comb" and promises her that it will help her. She thanks him and kisses him on the cheek. He then takes her by the hands and promises her that they will win. Later, Tina passes Artie a rumor that Brittany and Mike are having an affair. Artie begins to believe this when he later asks Brittany on a date twice and she says no both times, and leaves quickly. Backstage at sectionals, Artie confronts her and asks her why she cheated on him. As it turned out, she wasn't cheating on him; she had just lost the magic comb. They share a passionate kiss after Artie tells her the comb wasn't really magic, but it was Brittany who was the magic herself. She then tells him that when she is on stage dancing at sectionals, it will be for him, not the crowd or the team. After the show is over while the audience applauds, Artie gives Brittany a high-five. (Special Education)Brittany still believes in Santa Claus, and Artie does not want to lose this, because it is a magical feeling to believe. He convinces the New Directions to pretend that Santa is real. So while the New Directions are at the mall, she asks "Santa" to give Artie, the ability to walk. Santa promises to, but Artie is visibly upset that Brittany might lose faith in Santa. When Coach Beiste, disguised as Santa, goes to Brittany's house to tell her that Santa cannot grant her wish, she becomes depressed and loses her Christmas spirit. (A Very Glee Christmas)
Artie sings his favorite love song to Brittany, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), with Mike (who dances for Tina). They are seen cuddling throughout the entirety of the episode, but especially during Santana's voice over. (Silly Love Songs)
The Justin Bieber Experience, including Artie, performs Somebody to Love for their girlfriends. Brittany is seen cheering Artie on excitedly. (Comeback)
Brittany and Artie spent most of their time together at Rachel's party. Brittany stripped and Artie said "That's my girlfriend, I love you, babe" while throwing money at her. When Brittany and Sam had to kiss for spin the bottle, Artie did not mind. He was seen laughing and watching happily as the two kissed. This was probably just because he was drunk. During Rachel and Blaine's performance of Don't You Want Me, they are seen making out. After the Blame It (On the Alcohol) performance, Brittany was playing with Artie's hair. (Blame It on the Alcohol)
Brittany tells Santana that she thinks she may be pregnant, Artie then finds out, but it turns out Brittany still thinks babies come from storks. Brittany tells Santana that when she's with Artie they talk about their feelings. When Santana admits that she loves Brittany, Brittany says that while she loves Santana, she loves Artie too, and she would be with Santana if weren't for him. Santana takes great offense to this. It can be implied from this interaction that while Santana is a lesbian, Brittany is most likely bisexual. Artie and Brittany join the Celibacy Club together and share a moment when Rachel is talking about love. (Sexy)
Artie and Brittany are also both on The Brainiacs, the school's academic decathlon team, along with Tina and Mike (Brittany was bribed with Dots when the team were one member short). However, her extensive knowledge on cat diseases helped them get to Nationals. They are seen together at McKinley while Kurt shows Blaine the school. (A Night of Neglect)
Brittany and Artie can be seen cuddling throughout the episode, especially while Santana's snarky voice-overs play in the beginning of the episode. (Born This Way)
After getting into a fight about Santana and Brittany's involvement with her, Artie gets frustrated and calls Brittany stupid. This really hurts Brittany, who then bursts into tears and says that he was the only person who had never called her that, then runs away sobbing. Because of this they break up. Artie then sings Never Going Back Again by Fleetwood Mac and longingly looks at Brittany, who is being comforted by Santana. (Rumours)
Artie sings Isn't She Lovely to Brittany while she was in cooking class, as a prom proposal and an apology. She declines the offer to go with him, because she really didn't like it when he called her stupid. At the prom they dance and take a prom photo together. (Prom Queen)
During Nationals they sing part of Light Up the World together and they sing My Cup (Brittany's original song) together, with Puck playing the guitar. Brittany also tells Santana that she (Brittany) loves everyone in Glee club and will be there when Artie takes his first steps, after they find an operation to make his legs work again, showing that they are still close friends. Brittany, Santana, and Artie are also seen laughing and sitting together during the last glee club meeting of the year. (New York)
Artie mentions the time Brittany took his virginity, saying it was exciting and how it had made him feel like a man (even though she got his name wrong 4 times during and after) to Rachel and Blaine. Brittany also thanks Artie with the others for directing West Side Story. (The First Time)
Artie, as the director of the television program, gives Brittany a solo number, Christmas Wrapping. Both Artie and Brittany sing a small part of Do They Know It's Christmas? together. (Extraordinary Merry Christmas)
When Artie is talking to Sue about how Becky sent him an inappropriate picture of herself, she mentions how Brittany also sent pictures of herself to him, which he claims was different. (Yes/No)
In the song It's Not Right But It's Okay it is shown that Artie and Brittany are sitting close together, when Brittany was saying "Cheetahs have the fastest land speed of any living animal." (Dance with Somebody)
Brittany sprays Artie with a wine bottle during Tongue Tied, and she and Santana kiss Artie on the cheeks. (Nationals)
After Artie and some of they New Directions, (the ones who are not graduating) sing In My Life Brittany along with Finn hug Artie. (Goodbye)
Brittany, Tina, Blaine and Wade are competing for the role of The New Rachel of New Directions. After performing Call Me Maybe in front of Artie, Artie tells Brittany, Tina, Blaine, and Wade that Brittany was a close second for becoming The New Rachel and that Blaine claimed victory. (The New Rachel)
Blaine and Artie sing Boys/Boyfriend to make Brittany feel better; however, this doesn't work at all. She is also on his lap for part of the performance of Gimme More. (Britney 2.0)Brittany asks Artie to be her vice-president when she runs for Student Council President. Artie agrees, saying he'd like to find a relationship that lasts more than a few weeks, then tells her not to be offended by that. Brittany is confused as to why she'd be offended, having forgotten that they dated. When she is upset that everyone thinks she will say something stupid in the debate, he tells her that she is not stupid but creative, and that her brain "exists in this magical other dimension where anything is possible," and that it is really amazing. Unfortunately, they lose the election to Blaine and Sam in the end. (Makeover)
Brittany says Artie (along with Sam) is hot topless or not. (Naked)
They sit next to each other in the choir room and during Nutbush City Limits, they are also seen holding hands at some point during the performance. (Diva)
In the choir room, Brittany, who has a new diva attitude demands to sing My Cup as a solo at Regionals and she sings a part of it along with Artie. During Brittany's goodbye speech, she mentions that Artie is like "the boy next door who builds robots and I take his virginity." (All or Nothing)
As Kitty is talking to Artie she mentions how his previous relationship with Brittany didn't last. (Love, Love, Love)
Both Artie and Brittany come back, along with the other alumni, to help recruit new members, for the revived glee club. They are both seen performing in Take On Me. Later on, they perform Problem, with Quinn and Santana. After the performance, they both talk to Kitty, Brittany listening to her, when she tells off Artie. They once again sing in Home. (Homecoming)
Brittany hires Artie as her and Santana's wedding planner. Artie also reminds Brittany that they dated in the past, but Brittany doesn't remember doing so. Both of them wonder about a theme for the wedding and, along with Blaine and Sam are part of the Wishin' And Hoping performance in Brittany's imagination. At the end of the episode Artie, along with Will, the other Alumni and New Directions show their support for Brittany and Santana by singing What the World Needs Now (What the World Needs Now)
There is a photo of Artie and Brittany at the prom from Prom Queen on Rachel's wall which was seen in Time After Time. (Transitioning)
Artie works on Brittany and Santana's wedding venue. During Brittany and Santana's wedding party, Artie sings Hey Ya! and Brittany starts to dance to this song. (A Wedding)
- Duets
- Sang Together (In a Group Number)
Solos with
|Time Warp
|The Rocky Horror Glee Show
|Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Quinn, Santana (album), and Tina
|Marry You
|Finn, Mike, Quinn, Rachel, Sam, and Tina
|The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
|A Very Glee Christmas
|Kurt (album), Quinn (episode), Sam and Tina
|I Love New York/New York, New York
|New York
|Finn, Mercedes, Rachel and Santana
|Light Up the World
|Finn, Rachel, Santana and Tina
- Related Songs
- Valerie by Amy Winehouse. (Special Education)
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) by Michael Jackson. (Silly Love Songs)
- Somebody to Love by Justin Bieber. (Comeback)
- Never Going Back Again by Fleetwood Mac. (Rumours)
- Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder. (Prom Queen)
- Dancing Queen by ABBA. (Prom Queen)
- Sang Together (In a Group Number)
Solos with
|Do They Know It's Christmas?
|Extraordinary Merry Christmas
|Blaine, Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Puck, Rachel, Santana, and Tina
- Sang Together (In a Group Number)
Solos with
|This Is the New Year
|Blaine, Jake, Marley, Ryder, Sam, Tina and Unique
- Related Songs
- Boys/Boyfriend by Britney Spears/Justin Bieber. (Britney 2.0)
- Celebrity Skin by Hole. (Makeover)
- Feliz Navidad by José Feliciano. (Glee, Actually)
- Shout by The Isley Brothers. (Girls (and Boys) on Film)
- Copacabana by Barry Manilow. (Guilty Pleasures)
- Sang Together (In a Group Number)
Solos with
|The Untitled Rachel Berry Project
|Blaine, Kurt, Mercedes, Rachel, and Sam
- Sang Together (In a Group Number)
Solos with
|Take On Me
|Kurt, Mercedes, Puck, Quinn, Rachel, Sam, Santana, and Tina
|Quinn and Santana
|Jane, Kurt, Madison, Mason, Puck, Quinn, Rachel, Roderick, Santana, Spencer, and Tina
|Wishin' And Hoping
|What the World Needs Now
|Blaine and Sam
- Heather Morris ships Brittany with both Artie and Santana, while Kevin ships all Artie-related ships.
- During the break between the seasons two and three, Heather said that Brittany was going to want Artie back in the first episode of Season Three. However, that didn't happen, because she wanted Santana.
- According to Brittany, Artie was the only person at McKinley who hadn't called her stupid until Rumours.
- When Artie lost his virginity to her, Brittany called him with the wrong name four times. (The First Time)
- In Sexy, Brittany is seen with a note in her locker that says "Brittany Luvs Artie 4eva."
- Brittany said that she likes pushing Artie's wheelchair and she wants to put him in a stroller.
- When they were at Breadstix, Brittany told Artie that she had been practicing pushing meatballs with her nose like in Lady and the Tramp.
- Brittany forgot twice that she and Artie dated. The first time in Makeover and second time in What the World Needs Now.
- During the party in Blame It on the Alcohol, Artie and Brittany switched shirts.
- Both have sung songs that are related to dancing by themselves.
- Dancing with Myself by Artie in Wheels and Dancing On My Own by Brittany. However, Dancing On My Own was only released and never featured on the show
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Defense & Foreign Affairs Special Analysis
Exclusive. From GIS Station South-East Europe. One of Albania's most radical supporters of jihadist terrorism, the former director of the Albanian Intelligence Agency, SHIK, Bashkim Gazidede, returned with his family to Albania on December 10, 2005, from Turkey, via the Turkish airline, THY. Gazidede served the Albanian Intelligence Agency from 1992 to 1997 with the full support of then-Pres. Sali Berisha. In 1997 he was the commander in the headquarters for the restraint of the 1997 events held in southern Albania. Gazidede left from Albania two days after the June 1997 elections and until 2001 was fugitive, charged with crimes against humanity during the 1997 events. Today he has been exempted from the charges. Gazidede is considered to be an extreme fundamentalist, and, based on reliable information provided to GIS, he retains close relations with extreme Islamists and with members of the international terrorist organization al-Qaida . He supports the Islamists in the Balkans and he is the main organizer for the transportation of volunteer Islamist Albanians to join the Chechnya terrorists. He had twice, in 1996, brought Osama bin Laden to Albania and Kosovo. Bashkim Gazidede had also proposed for the admission of Albania in the Islamic Conference. Gazidede left Turkey on December 10, 2005, the same day that US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert S. Mueller visited Ankara, and two days before, on December 12, 2005, US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Porter Goss visited Turkey. According to information retrieved from the Information Agency of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the past months, Albanians politicians have provided strategically significant "alerts" -- briefs -- to their illegal Intelligence agencies. The alerts not only concerned the gathering of information on KFOR and the Serbian Security Forces; they also provided tasking to the services to intimidate the Serbian population in Kosovo and to further expel them from the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. For that reason, the movement which created "Greater Albania" has also founded an illegal intelligence and security agency in Kosovo, called SHIK -- the same name as with the Albanian Intelligence Agency -- which is concerned with security issues. It was created by Hasim Thaci. Apart from Hasim Thaci, Xhavit Haliti and Kadri Veseli took part in creating SHIK and both are members of the main national Albanian Intelligence Agency. According to information retrieved by the Information Agency of UNMIK, Xhavit Haliti is the mastermind of the new Kosovo SHIK and he controls events behind the scenes. Hasim Thaci is the director of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and he was the former director of KLA. Kosovo's SHIK is supported by the political parties that control organized crime. These are the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) of Thaci, the Alliance for the Kosovo Future (AAK) of Haradinaj, the People's Movement for Kosovo and the Movement for the Liberalization of Kosovo. The headquarters of the "Governmental Intelligence Agency of Kosovo" is in Pristina, and is called the "Central Command". Moreover, many branch offices operate throughout the province and these are called regional branches. The director of the Central Command is Kadri Veseli, who comes from Kosovska Mitrovica and he is known as "Ljulji". In his absence, Hiljmi Recica is acting as deputy, and he is known as "Petriti". Central Command consists of the following departments: the Technical and Interception Department, which deals with the interception of cell phones; the Intelligence Department; and the Internal Security Department, which controls the agents. According to information retrieved from the Information Agency of UNMIK, the main members of SHIK in Kosovo are Xhavit Haliti, Rexhep Selimi, Sabit Geci and Ljatif Gasi. In the headquarters of SHIK in Kosovo, there are approximately 60 personnel, working in three different departments. The first department is responsible for organized crime. Their aim is to expel criminal groups which compete with those of the Kosovo Albanian leadership (ie: essentially, the KLA). The second department is working on "anti-terrorism" issues and it mainly focuses on the Serbian organizations and non-Albanian intelligent agencies in Kosovo. The third department is responsible for counter-surveillance issues and intelligence, focusing on the gathering of information before the international organizations in Kosovo do. Also, SHIK pays 650 to 700 people for information services. SHIK used as a cover the private company KOBRA; however, KOBRA was forced to close by the decision made by the United Nations (UN) delegate in Kosovo. Therefore, SHIK created two new private companies, BESA SECURITY and BODI GARD. BESA SECURITY engages 50 people and BODI GARD 90 people, while the latter also provides physical protection services. The members of BODI GARD are lightly armed and their real mission is to become a Special Unit for SHIK in order to pressure the Serbs. The headquarters of SHIK in Pristina is in the Grand Hotel, while the regional branches are using the PDK offices of Hasim Thaci. Meanwhile, the President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, had founded his own Intelligence Agency in Kosovo. The Democratic Alliance of Kosovo (LDK) of Rugova owns the "Institute of Social Research", which operates as a security agency. This agency is similar to SHIK of Kosovo, although it is smaller. Based on information received by GIS, Rugova has now amalgamated his Intelligence Agency with SHIK. Nevertheless, the cells of the Intelligence Agency of Rugova are members of the former Governmental Security Force of Yugoslavia and their aim is to minister to the needs and interests of LDK, in other words Rugova. Furthermore, the Albanian Intelligent Agencies have clear missions. Their primary aim is to capture the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. According to information retrieved by the Information Agency of UNMIK, the command charged with capturing the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica is the "CELAT" group, a special terrorist group of the National Albanian Army (AKSH or ANA). The personnel in charge to accomplish this plan are Bekim Uti, who is the chief of "CELAT"; Ismet Haxha, a member of AKSH and the director of SHIK in Kosovska Mitrovica; and Nexhat Cubreli who is an associate of SHIK. "CELAT" is an extreme Islamist group. Bashkim Gazidede is the link between the Turkish Intelligence Agency (MIT) and SHIK of Kosovo and he retains very close relations with the leader of SHIK, Xhavit Haliti. Gazidede was using Haliti while he was the director of the Albanian Intelligence Agency, SHIK (1992-1997), and the latter was the link between the Albanian SHIK and Kosovo. On November 17, 2005, the Syrian security forces arrested the Albanian Xhavit Haliti in Damascus as a member of the international terrorist organization al-Qaida . Haliti had studied in Syria and he speaks both Arabic and English. Haliti was located by the Intelligence Agency of a Balkan country and there was evidence that he was gathering funds and he was recruiting volunteers in Europe in order to support the al-Qaida operations of Abu Musab al-Zarqawiin Iraq. Also, Haliti was very closely linked to the networks of the Chechnya mafia and he was gathering funds for the Chechen terrorist, Shamil Basayef, whose fanatic groups were supported by mujahedin volunteers coming from the Balkans. Also, Haliti was close linked with the director of al-Qaida in Europe, Abou Rabia. He even managed to incorporate his own extremist group consisted by Albanian mujahedin with the Abou Rabia network in Europe. The chief of this group uses the alias "Abou Abdallah", and the acronym AK, He comes from northern Albania. After January 2003, AK was in the Caucasus with Chechen terrorists and he had transported Moroccans mujahedin to support Shamil Basayef. In July 2003 he entered Iran with a Chechen terrorist group in order to assist the terrorists of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and this group was incorporated with the groups of "Allah's Lions", led by Zarqawi. On August 19, 2003, AK and the Chechen group undertook a terrorist attack against the UN offices in Baghdad; 21 people were killed and among them the leader of the UN mission in Iran, Sergio Vieira de Mello. A year ago, Xhavit Haliti, along with AK, had organized the assassination of the General Secretary of the Islamic community of Albania in Syria, a high-ranking cleric, Sali Tivari. Further, Xhavit Haliti had moved from Albania to Syria to meet with AK who was still in Syria. Haliti and his group tried to legalize their existence; hence they founded the Islamic party called "Mediu" in Albania, and they provided false ID documents for the four founder members. However, the application was rejected by the Court in Tirane. Sources, and public documents in the Balkans, and in particular in Albania, provide extensive evidence of their active and dynamic support of international terrorism. On December 12, 2005, the Albanian Government froze the bank accounts and assets of Abdul Latif Saleh, an important member of international Islamist terrorism and a close associate of Osama bin Laden. Abdul Latif Saleh has dual nationality, Albanian and Jordan. In the past he was the link between Jordanian extremists and Chechen terrorists. Information reveals that Saleh is in Kosovo and he is leading the new terrorist organization, "White Devils", with Bosnian Muslim volunteers and Kosovo Albanians. In the past, Bashkim Gazidede had close cooperation with Saleh. In 1996 Saleh had accompanied Osama bin Laden during his visits to Albania and Kosovo, via Turkey, from and to the airport of Adana and afterwards from Istanbul. For almost seven years, Gazidede stayed in Turkey and he was protected by MIT. He kept close relations and cooperation with the Chechen terrorist organizations based in Istanbul. Information reveals that he visited Georgia at least four times, where in the Pankisi Gorge, Chechen terrorists groups are located. Also, he retained and still retains relations with the networks of international Islamic terrorism around the world. The return of Bashkim Gazidede in Albania raises many questions, particularly at a time that Sali Berisha is back in power as Prime Minister of Albania. Gazidede was the former director of the disreputable SHIK and the most trusted person of Sali Berisha. Bashkim Gazidede has spent the first part of January 2006 in Kosovo, meeting with old associates and new members of Kosovo SHIK. He is also meeting with politicians just a few days before the beginning of the formal negotiations over the future status of Kosovo which will be held in Vienna.


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"Turn out the lights!" We all remember hearing that command from our parents. Now, as we repeat it to our kids (and ourselves), we understand its significance better. But despite skyrocketing fuel prices and diminishing resources, household energy use and its consequential pollution continue to climb. A few strategic shifts can reduce your home's impact on the environment -- we're talking thousands of pounds of greenhouse gas emissions -- while saving you hundreds of dollars on energy bills and more in taxes (learn more at energy.gov/taxbreaks.htm). The following savings estimates are based on national averages.
Upgrade Windows
Single- and even some double-pane clear glass windows can force heating and cooling systems to work overtime. Energy Star-qualified windows with insulating glazes, gas fills, and better framing materials deliver the best results.
Potential Annual Savings: $95 and 2,200 pounds of emissions
Go Low-Flow
To reduce hot-water consumption (and thus energy needs), federal legislation mandated improved showerhead efficiency for models made after 1994. Replace older models with ones that spray no more than 2 1/2 gallons a minute.
Potential Annual Savings: $145 and 370 pounds of emissions
Lose the Old Fridge
Refrigerators use more electricity than any other appliance. Older ones are worse, so give top priority to replacing a pre-1993 fridge.
Potential Annual Savings: $70 and 1,720 pounds of emissions
Fill the Dishwasher
Energy Star dishwashers can be more efficient than hand washing. Run full loads, air dry, and skip the prerinsing (most newer models don't need it).
Potential Annual Savings: $25 and 110 pounds of emissions
Adjust Your Water Heater
Lower your water heater's thermostat to 120 degrees to restrict heat loss. The exception: dishwashers. Check if yours has a "booster heater" for sanitizing 140-degree rinsing.
Potential Annual Savings: $450 and 215 pounds of emissions
Moderate the Thermostat
Lower the thermostat by just two degrees this winter to conserve energy without sacrificing comfort. Turn it down 10 degrees at night and when you're not home -- or install a programmable thermostat for automatic adjustments.
Potential Annual Savings: $100 and 500 pounds of emissions
Wash in Cold Water
About 90 percent of the energy used for a load of laundry goes to heating the water. Some stains demand hot water, as do bed linens (to kill dust mites). Wash all other loads in cold.
Potential Annual Savings: $300 and 330 pounds of emissions
Change Lightbulbs
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs consume a quarter of the electricity required by comparable incandescent bulbs and last up to 12 times longer. Maximize savings by changing at least five frequently used bulbs.
Potential Annual Savings: $60 and 770 pounds of emissions
Unplug Electronics
Many household appliances continue to suck electricity even when switched off; nationally, this creates the annual emissions equivalent of 17 power plants. Minimize leaks by unplugging idle electronics.
Potential Annual Savings: $200 and 480 pounds of emissions
The Next Step
Want to reduce your eco-footprint and energy use even further? Consider replacing outdated small appliances like TVs and DVD players with energy-efficient models. In doing so, Americans could prevent more than 25 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions in a year -- equivalent to taking 3 million cars off the road. Granted, you can't replace every gadget. But when you're looking to buy, choose products with a label from Energy Star (energystar.gov). Some bear higher price tags, but lower operating costs make up for the difference over time.
Savings calculated from data provided by the EPA Global Warming Resource Center, Energy Star, the Rocky Mountain Institute, and the Alliance to Save Energy.
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According to Nero of Arte Sonora, a Portuguese music and pro audio magazine, Peruvian drummer and percussionist Alex Acua (pictured below) who played with the fusion/prog jazz band WEATHER REPORT and performed/recorded with Elvis Presley, Peter Gabriel, THE CULT, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea makes a guest appearance on "Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH.
"Heritage" will be released on September 20 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt and was recorded earlier this year at Atlantis studios (formerly Metronome studios) in Stockholm. Mixing duties were handled by Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE) and kerfeldt. Longtime collaborator Travis Smith also worked with kerfeldt to create, design and execute the album's artwork, which can be seen below.
"Heritage" will be released in several configurations that will certainly incite the interest of OPETH's legion of fans, known for their passion for collecting and collectibles. The album will be released as a standard version; as a special edition loaded with extras; as a box set exclusive to the Roadrunner and the band's own official Omerch webstore; and as a double LP. There is something for every OPETH fan, thanks to this variety of options.
"Heritage" track listing:
01. Heritage
02. The Devil's Orchard
03. I Feel The Dark
04. Slither
05. Nepenthe
06. Haxprocess
07. Famine
08. The Lines In My Hand
09. Folklore
10. Marrow Of The Earth
The first single and video from "Heritage" will be the song "The Devil's Orchard".
OPETH made its live debut with keyboardist Joakim Svalberg (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLENN HUGHES) at the 10th annual Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival on June 10, 2011 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville.
OPETH will embark on a North American headlining tour in September with support from fellow Swedes KATATONIA.
Keyboardist Per Wiberg, who joined OPETH in 2005, was relieved of his duties in April as part of a mutual decision with the remaining members of the band.


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Animal Disease Emergencies (ADE)
Animal agriculture is essential for the U.S. and Iowa's economy. Animal disease emergencies (ADE) are livestock diseases of high consequence or foreign origin that would cause severe production losses, illness and/or death in animals and possibly humans. These diseases would have serious economic consequences and could be devastating at the local, state and national level.
Rapid detection and response will be needed to stop the spread of any of these diseases. This will require coordination and cooperation between local, state and federal agencies. Preparedness at the local level will greatly aid in the response and recovery efforts needed to protect animal health, human health and our economy.
The Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University, with funding from the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management and collaboration with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, has developed a number of educational materials and training tools to help local communities prepare for and response to an animal disease emergency.
To find out more about how to use these materials to help your county prepare for an animal disease emergency, read the "Guide to the Materials" document.


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1. It's not stupid, uniting orc lovers, create orc textures and training orc guys and that kind of stuff is not stupid.
2. Where else than in toribash will you find orc ?
He keeps talking to me like this everywhere on the forums ._. I think it's offensive, is that a good reason to report him?
How would an orc org be more nonesense than an anime or dota org ? ._.
Another way to make it more meaningfull would be making it an art org and at the same time an org that gives out items (like orc sets and 128x heads +orc themed texture) to newcomers. Kinda like unicef helps children in africa :P
Maybe even a very newcomer friendly org that gives out orc sets to every new member and then trains and teaches those newcomers about toribash in a mentor student style, i've always wanted to do that anyways ^^
How about the orc org as an art thread based around orc themed textures ?
There is an org for textures? XD sry i didn't know


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You wish it weren't true, but "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is just another standard biopic consisting of historical re-enactments set to a soaring, emotional score. For some, that will be enough. But when you're talking Nelson Mandela, it woefully underserves a man who sacrificed 27 years of his life in prison before finally rising from the ashes to set his people free.
You wish it weren't true, but "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is just another standard biopic consisting of historical re-enactments set to a soaring, emotional score. For some, that will be enough. But when you're talking Nelson Mandela, it woefully underserves a man who sacrificed 27 years of his life in prison before finally rising from the ashes to set his people free.
This is big stuff, but director Justin Chadwick ("The Other Boleyn Girl") approaches it like he's profiling an entertainer, much like "Ray" hit all the highlights of Ray Charles' life without ever exposing what made the man tick. It's doubtful you'll learn anything about Mandela that you don't already know: that he was a lawyer, a womanizer, a boxer and finally an activist before rising to be South Africa's first black president.
Idris Elba ("The Wire") accepts the unenviable task of bringing the recently deceased icon to life and does an OK job, but the accent never seems right. Nor does the gangly Elba resemble Mandela. Making his job even tougher is the disembodied presence of Morgan Freeman, who just four years ago created an indelible Mandela in the vastly superior "Invictus." Where that film wisely covered one event in Mandela's life, it fully captured the essence of the man and his mission. "Long Walk to Freedom," based on Mandela's 1992 memoir and adapted by William Nicholson ("Gladiator"), does none of that.
It rushes from scene to scene futilely trying to cram in more than two dozen key events from Mandela's life. His failed first marriage, his union with second wife, Winnie (a superb Naomie Harris), the birth of his children, his non-violent protests, as well as the acts of terrorism that landed him in jail. The most intriguing moments occur when he's behind bars, as he fights to survive and carry on his fight from a dank, secluded penitentiary on Robben Island.
There's no denying the film contains a certain amount of uplift. How could it not? But it almost always seems manufactured, especially with Alex Heffes' intrusive score consistently dictating how we're supposed to feel. What legitimately gets to you is the handful of scenes of innocent, unarmed blacks being shot like cattle by South African troops, a practice both Britain and the U.S. indirectly condoned.
It's for that reason that "Long Walk to Freedom" is a must-see for youngsters, who likely have no notion of the inhumanity that was inflicted upon people simply due to the color of their skin. Most importantly, they should know that these senseless acts of violence weren't exclusive to South Africa – that they also shamefully occurred in the southern United States as well. Still, you can't escape the sense that "Long Walk to Freedom" should have been a whole lot better than it is, because if anyone deserves a four-star bio, it's Nelson Mandela.
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and disturbing images, sexual content and brief strong language.) Cast includes Idris Elba and Naomie Harris.
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Reviewed by Arron P. (age 11)
My favorite part was when Troy signed a contract for 11 million dollars to play for the Dallas Cowboys. The character that I thought was interesting was Troy because he never gave up. This story reminded me of when I moved and things changed. I thought that it was good because I learned more things about Troy Aikman.
I recommend this book because it tells you never to give up. Anyone who likes Troy should read this book because it talks about his life. I think readers will like the part when they talk about Troy growing up. I recommend this book for boys ages 8-12 because that age loves to read about football players.


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In my latest Decent Films Mailbag, a reader responds to my review of Maleficent:
The fact that you see the removal of Maleficent's wings as a representation of rape or genital mutilation, in my opinion, exposes to me your "master of suspicion" attitude toward the film. The removal of her wings need not be so much a representation of spiritual rape as a death of innocence of a young girl by a man suffering from selfish concupiscence. Isn't this indeed the state of reality we live in today in our society?
Maleficent's innocence was stolen and she hardens her heart. The visualization of this when she sits upon her throne (which appears to be a rib cage; she is hiding inside her heart, queen of her own heart) and builds up the wall of thorns to prevent any other from entering. Can't we all relate to this? Haven't we all been wounded so deeply that we close our hearts?
The scene where her heart begins to soften while observing the innocence of Aurora. She is overcome with memories and puts Aurora into a sleep because she is not ready to open her heart again. It's too painful to remember her lost innocence.
I truly am extremely disappointed in your review and the fact that you have shed such a negative light on to a movie that I see has such theological relevance.
I'm always glad to hear that someone has appreciated or benefited from a movie I criticized. I have no need to persuade everyone to see movies the same way I do, and no wish to deprive anyone of any enjoyment, enlightenment or edification they have received while watching a movie, no matter what I thought of the movie.
For what it's worth, shortly after I received your email, Angelina Jolie gave an interview in which she confirmed that both she and screenwriter Linda Woolverton were "very conscious" of the force of Stefan maiming Maleficent by hacking off her wings as "a metaphor for rape." So far from being suspicious, I wasn't even criticizing or judging the film on that ground. It was an observation, not an accusation. I did say it was "a pretty dark subtext for a PG movie," but that was by way of parental advisory, not criticism.
However, we can't (or at any rate I can't) watch a movie like Maleficent without comparing and contrasting it with its source material, the story of Sleeping Beauty, particularly in Disney's 1959 animated film. (This is something I could have brought out more clearly in my review. For what it's worth, my review written within 12 hours of seeing the film, which is not ideal. I like to have at least a day to chew over a film before writing my review.)
A revisionistic retelling like this — particularly one that ties in so closely in some ways to the previous telling — demands to be seen through the lens of what biblical scholars call "redaction criticism." This basically means asking what was changed, added or deleted in this retelling of the story, and what those changes suggest about this particular storyteller's intentions, outlook and attitude toward the prior version of the story.
Seen through that lens, what stands out to me is this.
- An entirely good character in the animated film, King Stefan, has been turned into an entirely unsympathetic, cruel, ambitious monster of a man. His motives are important: He horrifically victimizes Maleficent, not out of malice, but out of ambition for power in a patriarchal system. (Note that the old king has daughters but no sons, so his heir will be, not one of his daughters, but the random man to whom he gives his daughter's hand in marriage. In this patriarchal world the princesses matter only as a prize to be won and a stepping-stone to the throne.)
- Maleficent herself — one of the most iconically evil, even satanic characters in all of Disney history, the self-professed "mistress of all evil" in league with "all the powers of hell" (with a raven called Diablo), who turns into a dragon and does battle with a Christian knight bearing the cross on the "shield of virtue" and wielding the "sword of truth" — has been turned into a basically sympathetic victim and heroine.
- Prince Philip, perhaps the most iconically heroic male character in any Disney animated film ever, bearing allegorical arms evocative of Ephesians 6, has been reduced to a useless walk-on and a comic prop with absolutely nothing to contribute or accomplish. No dragon-fighting, no Christian warrior armor and certainly no true love's kiss.
- The three good fairies who support King Stefan against Maleficent — silly and incompetent in the original, but still capable of effective action at times, from countering Maleficent's curse to freeing Prince Philip from captivity and equipping him with his magical armor — are now completely incompetent and useless. Not only does the third good fairy's interrupted gift no longer matter, Maleficent herself must actually protect and care for Aurora from infancy, or she would have died many times over.
The cumulative effect of all these changes is to invert the moral world of the original story: The satanic villain is actually the victim heroine; the traditional, patriarchal cultural system that condemns her is actually evil. If this isn't quite sympathy for the devil, it's only one step away from Gnostic-inflected stories, such as Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, in which Satan is characterized as a heroic rebel against a tyrant creator-god figure (the ultimate patriarch).
Even though Maleficent is a heroine, she is still presented as a satanic figure. Her iconic horns (which Disney artist Marc Davis, who designed Maleficent, explicitly says were inspired by the traditional look of the devil, to "frighten everybody half to death") are present even before Stefan's betrayal. Her raven, called Diablo in his animated form, is here called "Diaval" — a name that looks like a portmanteau of "Diablo" and its English cognate "Devil."
Added to this, I can't help seeing this film partly in light of Woolverton's last revisionist fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland: an exercise in what I've called "Squelched Girl Syndrome," i.e., the gender feminist narrative of how patriarchal society systematically robs young girls of their specialness.
Maleficent seems to me to express a similar point of view. If, say, Prince Philip, Stefan's wife or the good fairies had been stronger characters, or if the film had held out redemption to Stefan, I might have seen it differently.
None of this invalidates the elements you saw in the film or the experience you had of it. I am suggesting, though, that your positive experience of the film in some measure owes more to your own worldview and perspective than to that of the filmmakers or to the film itself.
If you disagree with some or all of this, that's okay. No one has to agree with me. I'm not the pope of movies. There is no pope of movies. Even the pope isn't the pope of movies.
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With automated testing comes many different layers of testing. For new developers this can be a bit overwhelming. Take for example the other day at work when a developer came to me and asked what type of test should they write for a code change they did.
This question got me thinking, with all the different layers of testing out there, how does someone new to automated testing know what tests to create?
So I decided to sit down lay out what the different layers of testing are and when you should use them. This isn't a complete list, however I feel this is a good base for a new developer to get started in automated testing.
Test Types
- Unit test – Testing an individual method's logic, by removing all outside dependencies. You would use frameworks like NUnit and VS Unit Testing Framework to accomplish this.
- Integration Test – Testing two or more methods together, testing the dependencies between the methods. You would use frameworks like NUnit and VS Unit Testing Framework to accomplish this.
- Functional Test – Testing a scenario end-to-end from the presenter to the database and back again. This type of test tests the entire application just below the GUI. You would use frameworks like Cucumber and MSpec to accomplish this.
- GUI Test – Testing the user interface of a form. GUI test should just test the GUI, not the underlying business logic. You would use frameworks like Selenium and Coded UI Tests to accomplish this.
When to Use
Here are some scenarios you may encounter and what tests you would use.
Method Change in Service Data Access Layer
- Unit Test - need to be written against the method
- Integration Test (Optional) – written to verify that the data coming back from the database is valid
Method Change in Data Access Layer
- Unit Test – need to be written against the method
- Integration Test – written from the data access layer to the service layer and below
Method Change in a Presenter (MVP model)
- Unit Test – need to be written against the method.
- Integration Test – written from the method to the data access layer and below.
- Functional Test (Optional) - If the method is in a presenter, then a cucumber test will need to be written that will do an end to end test from the method.
Change to a Form (Strictly a UI change)
- GUI Test – against the change.
Deciding to begin testing you code is a very rewarding experience. It can also be a very overwhelming experience. Armed with this information I wish you well on your wonderful journey into automated testing.


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Kind reader William Annis noticed how clumsily i copied a line in the kill ring in my last screencast. I went to the beginning of the line (
C-a), killed it (
C-k) so i got it in my kill-ring, and yanked it back (
C-y). Admittedly, a bit cumbersome, my only excuse being that i have this keystroke sequence hardwired in my nervous system from the dawn of my emacs times; approximately the same epoch when i put in my .emacs this setting to make
kill-line eat also the final carry return:
(setq kill-whole-line t)
But, as William notices, there're better ways of copying the current line. A quick one would be:
(defun jao-copy-line () "Copy current line in the kill ring" (interactive) (kill-ring-save (line-beginning-position) (line-beginning-position 2)) (message "Line copied"))
which can be easily extended to take as a prefix argument the number of lines to copy (with 1 as the default)
(defun jao-copy-line (arg) "Copy lines (as many as prefix argument) in the kill ring" (interactive "p") (kill-ring-save (line-beginning-position) (line-beginning-position (+ 1 arg))) (message "%d line%s copied" arg (if (= 1 arg) "" "s")))
Assign the new function to a handy shortcut, and you're done. These functions have the additional benefit of leaving the point untouched.
Next thing you'll do after using your new shiny shortcut will most probably be yanking those lines somewhere. And it may well happen that they'll be mis-indented in their new location. A relatively quick way of realigning them is to take advantage of the fact that after a yank the region is set to the yanked text and use
indent-region, which is bound to
C-M-\. But i prefer to let Emacs do that for me, using this piece of advice in my .emacs:
(defadvice yank (after indent-region activate) (if (member major-mode '(emacs-lisp-mode scheme-mode lisp-mode c-mode c++-mode objc-mode LaTeX-mode TeX-mode)) (indent-region (region-beginning) (region-end) nil)))
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If you're looking for a wet and wild ride you'll find it rafting in Queenstown.
Rafting on both the Shotover and Kawarau rivers offer amazing views, crystal clear waters and heart-pounding white water rapids.
Aside from the location and scenery, there are a few differences between the two rivers you can raft on in Queenstown. These include the grade of rapids, the amount of rapids rafted and the swimming ability needed by participants.
Shotover River – The Shotover River is graded 3-5 (5 is the highest grade commercially rafted in the world), therefore it's a more exciting river to raft, harder to navigate and with a higher risk of falling out the boat. The rafting grade is generally higher after a prolonged and heavy spell of rain or during the snowmelt in spring. There are more rapids on the river, compared to the Kawarau including a section through the 170m long Oxenbridge tunnel, a remnant from the gold rush days. Your adrenalin will be pumping as you hit rapids with humorous but scary names like Rock Garden, After Shock, Sharks Fin, Toilet, Pinball and Jaws. You need to be a fairly comfortable swimmer to raft this river.
The drive to the start of the Shotover River rafting trip is via the Skippers Canyon Road, famous for it's incredible twists and turns, tight corners and exciting cliff edges - this trip that is an adventure in itself. The narrow dirt track road offers spectacular views over the river you will be rafting down.
Kawarau River – The Kawarau River is usually graded 2-3 (however it is occasionally graded 2-4 at higher water levels), therefore it's easier to navigate and there is less risk of falling out. There are flat stretches of river between the rapids where you'll have the opportunity to race your friends on the other rafts or jump out and swim. The Kawarau River is a much deeper and bigger river, flowing through some spectacular Central Otago scenery. A trip on this river is a good option if you're a less confident swimmer. There is also a family option for rafting this river.
Trips with various rafting operators in Queenstown operate daily throughout the year and take approximately half a day with 1.5 to 2 hours on the river. Transport to the river is included.
For more information about rafting in Queenstown visit http://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/information/rafting-and-riversurfing/


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By Jon Walk
Anyone who follows 47-year-old Spring, Texas-based Richard Tramm on Twitter quietly witnessed the happily married father of two draw a line in the virtual sand on Friday, November 9.
"IRONMAN Texas 2013 goes off in 190 days and I plan to be there and ready to go on race day," tweeted Tramm.
It may not sound like much of a reach for an age group athlete who reduced his time the most—by almost three hours (from 16:35:49 to 13:41:06)—of the 243 who completed the first two Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas events, and had set PRs in four straight races.
But consider that Tramm was just two weeks removed from a four-day ICU stay—the result of being hit from behind on a training ride by a vehicle's side mirror. He had five broken ribs (with many more bruised), a clavicle with four breaks and a broken scapula.
"I knew that the Oilman race was out [for him], and I feared that perhaps all racing could be," says Tramm's training partner Karen Felicidario, the 100-mile trail finisher who will be attempting her first IRONMAN on Saturday.
But Tramm is known amongst his friends and family for a positive outlook: One which was cultivated as he transformed himself in 2006 after a resolve to get healthier following his 40th birthday. Although Tramm can't remember his exact weight, he likes to say the number 290 wasn't just the name of the highway to Austin.
"I had my annual checkup with my doctor and kind of got that standard talk about being overweight … and some of the things I could expect if I developed diabetes," he remembers. "It helped me realize that it wasn't the direction I wanted if I wanted to be around to see my daughters and one day their children grow up."
Over the next two years, Tramm diligently progressed from local 5Ks and 10Ks to a 30K in December 2008. A year later, he had completed a community sprint triathlon, which starts in the same waters as Saturday's IRONMAN Texas, and had two half-IRONMAN finishes under his belt.
An IRONMAN was a logical progression and with one in Tramm's backyard to be announced any day, he began contacting groups and coaches. He settled on The Woodlands' Michelle LeBlanc, the founder of OutRival Racing, the official coach of Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas.
But she wasn't completely sold.
"Richard was almost a client I didn't take on because he seemed very unserious on paper," says LeBlanc, last year's 35 to 39 age group winner at IRONMAN Texas. "Yet he's turned out to be my most improved and one of the hardest, most disciplined (triathletes) that I've worked with. He taught me early on as a coach not to put limits on athletes even if their current fitness suggests otherwise."
Thanks to Tramm's enthusiasm for triathlon, and LeBlanc's guidance, he started last year's IRONMAN Texas at 175 pounds – about 40 percent of his weight when he started late in 2006.
And it was that enthusiasm that helped ensure his remarkable recovery from the recent accident. His doctor wasn't sure that racing again so soon would be possible, but told Tramm that if he did the work required to heal, recover and restore his body, there was a chance.
"That became my driving motivation," Tramm says, who was back in action by early April, completing IRONMAN 70.3 Texas in Galveston in 6:13:04.
Tramm's post-recovery training has included more basework and less intensity than usual. And this weekend will be the first race in a long time at which he's arriving with no pre-conceived notions of pacing or goals.
"I'm 100 percent committed to completing that course on that day and at this point, it doesn't matter what I've been through," he says. "[My goal] will be to go – and finish."


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Beyonce broke down and cried onstage when addressing the assembled crowd of Beyhivers at her show in Portugal. What happened? What made the singer, actress, designer, mother of Blue Ivy and all-around diva get so emotional?
Bey was performing the 132nd and final show on her Mrs. Carter World Tour in Lisbon on March 27. While talking to the crowd, Queen Bey broke down and cried because she was overwhelmed with love for her fans and for what she does for a living.
The singer's voice cracked a little and she got choked up. While she flashed that "Beyillion" dollar grin, she also shed a few tears. "In the past year, we've been through so much together," she said lovingly. "The Super Bowl. Shooting the video. All of these shows. When I first started the tour, my baby was not even walking yet. I just want you to know that I am so lucky."
Bey neglected to mention the many hair cuts she has been through in the past year, as well. It's sort of a moot point, since Bey always looks faboo, with long hair or a pixie cut.
She crossed her heart at the 1:50 mark and began crying, but smiled through her tears.
Yes, we admit, we got choked up, too, since Bey's display of emotion was so genuine and from a pure place -- one of love.
"Thank you for allowing me to have a career," she declared, while nodding. "When I fall, you lift me up…and I just want to give you my life."
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Oct. 13, 2007
Courtesy Western New England Sports Information
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Junior quarterback Stephen Toth came off the bench to toss two touchdown passes and sophomore running back DeRon Brown rushed for a game high 138 yards and another score as MIT won its first football game of the season with a 26-21 victory at Western New England College on Saturday afternoon.
The Engineers are now 1-5 overall and 1-3 in the New England Football Conference (NEFC) Boyd Division. The Golden Bears fall to 2-5 and 0-4 in the division after suffering their fourth consecutive loss.
WNEC took a 7-0 lead on its first possession when freshman quarterback Justin Paroby, making only his second appearance of the season and first collegiate start, fired a 32-yard scoring pass to sophomore receiver Cliff Carpluk on the opening play of the drive and 1:41 into the contest following a short punt.
Toth, who entered the game in the second quarter when freshman Brian Doyle left with an injury, fired a three-yard pass to junior back Robert Utz on fourth-and-goal to tie the contest with 8:20 remaining in the second quarter. Sophomore back Marcus Patten intercepted a pass that gave the Engineers the lead for good along with a 13-7 lead at halftime when Brown rumbled 25 yards at the 2:25 mark of the period.
The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter with MIT senior back Thomas Scotton going two yards in with 6:39 left, followed by a nine-yard run by WNEC junior back Jordan Capitanio on the next possession with 3:38 remaining.
Toth again came through with another big play hitting junior tight end Thomas Franklin with a one-yard pass on fourth-and-goal only 72 seconds into the final stanza for a 26-14 lead.
Western New England College came back, pulling within five when Capitanio (20 carries, season high 126 yards) tallied his second touchdown on a one-yard run on fourth-and-goal with 2:43 left in the game. MIT punted on the next possession and the Golden Bears took over on their own 12 with 1:11 remaining in the contest.
Sophomore quarterback Tim Hegarty, who shared time with Paroby, had a key 13-yard completion to sophomore receiver Cliff Vaillant on a third down play that moved the ball to the MIT 48. A late hit on the out-of-bounds play gave the Golden Bears a first down on the Engineers' 33. Hegarty, however, threw three incompletions, the last one in the back of the end zone on the final play.
WNEC totaled 386 yards as Hegarty (10-for-22, 96 yards) and Paroby (6-for-12, 95 yards) combined for 191 yards. Each quarterback, however, threw a pair of interceptions. Sophomore receiver Rob Chiaccio finished with seven receptions for 76 yards.
MIT gained 336 yards (265 on the ground) with Toth completing 4-of-5 passes for 52 yards, including a 47-yarder to senior receiver Ulzie Rea on a third-down play that helped set up the Engineers' final score.


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A Phemale Phan's Baker's Dozen
Once again, it's that time of year when I stoop to objectifying the male posterior in order to provide entertainment for my female readers (see here and here for last year's installments of eye candy).
While scouring my meager stash of photos from this past season for the ideal buns, I recalled the Baked Goods Rating Scale, hereafter referred to as the BGRS. The BGRS was devised by a very good friend who shall remain nameless (just in case she doesn't want her name linked in public to my admittedly juvenile undertaking). I hope I'm remembering it correctly.
The BGRS ranges from Crumbs….
…all the way to Kaiser Rolls (with Pancakes, Biscuits, and Buns in between).
[OK, men, the pictures of food are over, so if you want to stop reading now, that's fine.]
I'm happy to report that most of the Phillies fall within the ideal Biscuit/Bun range, with only one veering dangerously close to Pancake territory.
See if you can identify this baker's dozen of buns:
Just in case you were wondering, no, I don't stalk the players around with my big lens. 🙂 These are cropped from normal pictures that I took from my seat.
So how many do you know? Let me know in the comments section!


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Friday, December 2, 2011
But it was also a big day for poetry. I had work in two online magazines that "went live" yesterday, and I will link to those in a moment, but first I'd like to share with you "Reindeer," by Sarah J. Sloat.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the public domain photos of real reindeer/caribou.
Sloat's poem comes from the new issue of YB, dedicated to Animals! My animal poem in this issue, "Too Late," has a calico cat in it.
To make it a Random Coinciday in the blog, as well as a Poetry Someday, Sloat and I also appear together in the new issue of Umbrella, which is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Click the umbrellas to enter the issue and find the marvelous offerings! Here's the page with my 2 poems.
And if you are looking for holiday gifts, keep in mind that reindeer poop makes great tree ornaments! And necklaces. Oh, yes, there's a lot you can do with reindeer poop! Check it out at the Miller Park Zoo!
9 comments:
- ron hardy said...
I especially love the calico cat poem Kathleen. Many strays where I used to live. Lots of conversation.
- December 2, 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Kathleen said...
Thanks, Ron. My first pet was a calico cat.
- December 2, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Maureen said...
Thank you for sharing your poems with us. I also really liked "Too Late".
Have a lovely weekend.
- December 2, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- Dale said...
I have been ignorant of many human things,
even of myself, though I studied philosophy
and was warned.
Oh my.
All the poems wonderful, including Sloat's: I don't know her. Or didn't, rather.
Poetry continues to be the astonishment of my later years. Thanks you, and everyone! xo
- December 2, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Kathleen said...
Thanks, Maureen! Thanks, Dale, and I hope you will seek out Sarah Sloat's work. She is in many online magazines and has two chapbooks out now, and another one coming! Her blog is on the right in my blogroll: the rain in my purse.
- December 2, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Collagemama said...
The reindeer poop helped me get up the courage to ask you if you could make the links in your posts open in new windows. When you add a link there's a little box to check that says "Open this link in a new window." It would make it easier to get back to the blog after surfing around in the poems.
Text to display:
Link to:
Web address
Email address
To what URL should this link go?
Test this link
Not sure what to put in the box? First, find the page on the web that you want to link to. (A search engine might be useful.) Then, copy the web address from the box in your browser's address bar, and paste it into the box above.
Open this link in a new window
- December 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM
- Kathleen said...
Good idea, and thank you for the instructions. If I can follow them, I will surely do it. There's some hope, as I managed to follow instructions and put together a Christmas tree today. Sort of. After first putting the middle on the bottom. The detail about crawling backwards in "Grasshopper and the Ant" is true. So many things have been affected since....
- December 2, 2011 at 8:33 PM
Thanks for the mention Kathleen. It's lovely sharing space with you. My favorite of yours was "Grasshopper and the Ant."
- December 3, 2011 at 4:27 AM
- Kathleen said...
Thanks, Sarah. My mom likes that one, too!
- December 3, 2011 at 7:40 AM


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March 11
Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed. That can make life a garden. ~ Goethe
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ~ Douglas Adams (born 11 March 1950)
- selected by Kalki
- 2006
- Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. ~ Douglas Adams (born 11 March 1950)
- selected by Kalki
- 2007
- Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple ways too, have it in some form and in some degree. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission. If we abandon that mission under stress we shall abandon it forever, for stress will not cease. Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that is the essence of our being. None can define its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries. ~ Vannevar Bush
- proposed by Kalki
- 2008
- The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it. ~ Vannevar Bush
- proposed by Kalki
- 2009
- All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others. ~ Douglas Adams
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2010
- Perhaps if only once you did enjoy
The thousandth part of all the happiness
A heart beloved enjoys, returning love,
Repentant, you would surely sighing say,
"All time is truly lost and gone
Which is not spent in serving love."
~ Torquato Tasso ~
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2011
- I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day. ~ Douglas Adams
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2012
- We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying. ~ Douglas Adams
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2013
|There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
|~ Douglas Adams ~
- proposed by bystander
- 2014
|We puzzle as to whether the universe is bounded or extends forever; whether, indeed, it may only be one universe among many. We speculate as to whether our universe began in a vast explosion, whether it pulsates between utter compression and wide diffusion, whether it is self-renewing and thus unchanged forever. And we are humble.
But science teaches more than this. It continually reminds us that we are still ignorant and there is much to learn. Time and space are interconnected in strange ways; there is no absolute simultaneity.
|~ Vannevar Bush ~
- proposed by bystander
- 2015
|One Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change, a girl sitting on her own in a small café in Rickmansworth suddenly realized what it was that had been going wrong all this time, and she finally knew how the world could be made a good and happy place. This time it was right, it would work, and no one would have to get nailed to anything.
Sadly, however, before she could get to a phone to tell anyone about it, the Earth was unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, and so the idea was lost, seemingly for ever.
|~ Douglas Adams ~
~ So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2016
|Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on subjects of their own choice, in the manner dictated by their curiosity for exploration of the unknown.
|~ Vannevar Bush ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2017
|In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
|~ Douglas Adams ~
~ The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ~
- proposed by bystander
- 2018
|Advances in science when put to practical use mean more jobs, higher wages, shorter hours, more abundant crops, more leisure for recreation, for study, for learning how to live without the deadening drudgery which has been the burden of the common man for ages past. Advances in science will also bring higher standards of living, will lead to the prevention or cure of diseases, will promote conservation of our limited national resources, and will assure means of defense against aggression. But to achieve these objectives — to secure a high level of employment, to maintain a position of world leadership — the flow of new scientific knowledge must be both continuous and substantial.
|~ Vannevar Bush ~
- proposed by bystander
- 2019
|Science, by itself, provides no panacea for individual, social, and economic ills. It can be effective in the national welfare only as a member of a team, whether the conditions be peace or war. But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world.
|~ Vannevar Bush ~
- proposed by Kalki
Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:
|This must be Thursday... I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
|~ Douglas Adams ~
~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ~
Ranking system:
- 4 : Excellent - should definitely be used. (This is the utmost ranking and should be used only for one quote at a time, per person, for each date.)
- 3 : Very Good - strong desire to see it used.
- 2 : Good - some desire to see it used.
- 1 : Acceptable - but with no particular desire to see it used.
- 0 : Not acceptable - not appropriate for use as a quote of the day.
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? ~Douglas Adams
- 3 not every quote needs to be paraphrased Lyle 15:26, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 19:21, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 08:08, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 UDScott 20:01, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Ningauble 22:44, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there. ~ John Barrowman
- 2 Zarbon 04:42, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 22:27, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Ningauble 22:44, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
The pioneer spirit is still vigorous within this nation. Science offers a largely unexplored hinterland for the pioneer who has the tools for his task. The rewards of such exploration both for the Nation and the individual are great. Scientific progress is one essential key to our security as a nation, to our better health, to more jobs, to higher standard of living, and to our cultural progress. ~ Vannevar Bush
Better defence than shield or breastplate, is holy innocence to the naked breast. ~ Torquato Tasso