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All Ages || $38: Advance GA* || $45: Day of Show GA
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::: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic :::
Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton revolutionized R&B during the '70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-'60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. The Parliament/Funkadelicmachine ruled black music during the '70s, capturing over 40
R&B hit singles (including three number ones) and recording three platinum albums. Born in Kannapolis, NC, on July 22, 1941, Clinton became interested in doo wop while living in New Jersey during the early '50s. . Basing his group on Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Clinton formed The Parliaments in 1955, rehearsing in the back room of a Plainfield barbershop where he straightened hair. The Parliaments released only two singles during the next ten years, but frequent trips to Detroit during the mid-'60s - where Clinton began working as a songwriter and producer - eventually paid off their investment.
The Parliaments finally had a hit with the 1967 single "(I Wanna) Testify" for the Detroit- based Revilot Records, but the label ran into trouble and Clinton refused to record any new material.
Instead of waiting for a settlement, Clinton decided to record the same band under a new name: Funkadelic. Founded in 1968, the group began life as a smoke screen, claiming as its only members the Parliaments' backing but in truth including Clinton and the rest of the former Parliaments lineup. Revilot folded not long after, with the label's existing contracts sold to Atlantic; Clinton, however, decided to abandon the Parliaments name rather than record for the major label.
By 1970, George Clinton had regained the rights to The Parliaments name: he then signed the entire Funkadelic lineup toInvictus Records as Parliament. The group released one album - 1970′s Osmium - and scored a number 30 hit, "The Breakdown," on the R&B charts in 1971. With Funkadelic firing on all cylinders, however, Clinton decided to discontinue Parliament(the name, not the band) for the time being.
Inspired by Motown's assembly line of sound, George Clinton gradually put together a collective of over 50 musicians and recorded the ensemble during the '70s both as Parliament and Funkadelic. While Funkadelic pursued band-format psychedelic rock,Parliament engaged in a funk free-for-all, blending influences from the godfathers (James Brown and Sly Stone) with freaky costumes and themes inspired by '60s acid culture and science fiction. From its 1970 inception until Clinton's dissolving of Parliament in 1980, Clinton hit the R&B Top Ten several times but truly excelled in two other areas: large-selling, effective album statements and the most dazzling, extravagant live show in the business. In an era when Philly soul continued the slick sounds of establishment-approved R&B, Parliament / Funkadelic scared off more white listeners than it courted. (Ironically, today Clinton's audiences are a cross-cultural mix of music lovers from 8 to 80.)
1978-79 was the most successful year in Parliament/Funkadelic history: Parliament hit the charts first with "Flash Light," P-Funk's first R&B number one. "Aqua Boogie" would hit number one as well late in the year, but Funkadelic's title track to "One Nation Under a Groove" spent six weeks at the top spot on the R&B charts during the summer. The album, which reflected a growing consistency in styles between Parliament and Funkadelic, became the first Funkadelic LP to reach platinum (the same year that Parliament's "Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome" did the same). In 1979, Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep" hit number one as well, and its album ("Uncle Jam Wants You") also reached platinum status.
During 1980, Clinton began to be weighed down by legal difficulties arising from Polygram's acquisition of Parliament's label,Casablanca. Jettisoning both the Parliament and Funkadelic names (but not the musicians), Clinton began his solo career with 1982′s "Computer Games". Several months later, Clinton's "Atomic Dog" hit number one on the R&B charts; it stayed at the top spot for four weeks, but only managed number 101 on the pop charts. Clinton stayed on Capitol for three more years, releasing three studio albums and frequently charting singles in the R&B Top 40. Clinton and many former Parliament/Funkadelic members continued to tour and record throughout the '80s as the P-Funk All Stars, but the decade's disdain of everything to do with the '70s - especially the sound of disco - resulted in critical and commercial neglect for the world's biggest funk band, one which in part had spawned dance music..
During much of the three-year period from 1986 to 1989, Clinton became embroiled in legal difficulties (resulting from the myriad royalty problems latent during the '70s with recordings of over 40 musicians for four labels under three names). Also problematic
during the latter half of the '80s was Clinton's disintegrating reputation as a true forefather of rock; by the end of the decade, however, a generation of rappers reared on P-Funk were beginning to name check him.
The early '90s saw the rise of funk-inspired rap (courtesy of Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, and Warren G.) and funk rock (Primusand Red Hot Chili Peppers) that re- established the status of Clinton & co. as one of the most important forces in the recent
history of black music. Clinton's music became the soundtrack for the rap movement, as artists from MC Hammer, to LL Cool J to Snoop Doggy Dogg depended heavily on the infectious groove of Clinton productions as the foundation of their recordings.
Along with the renewed notoriety and respect, Clinton's visibility and presence became familiar to a wider audience thanks to appearances in movies "The Night Before", "House Party", "PCU", and "Good Burger", hosting the HBO original series "Cosmic Slop", and doing commercials for Apple computers, Nike, and Rio Mp3 players. Clinton also composed the theme songs for popular TV programs "The Tracey Ulman Show" and "The PJs".
Clinton has received a Grammy, a Dove (gospel) , and an MTV music video awards, and has been recognized by BMI, the NAACP Image Awards, and Motown Alumni Association for lifetime achievement. Clinton's Partliament/Funkadelic was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
In reviewing Clinton's illustrious career and success as a producer / writer/ performer, perhaps his greatest achievement stemmed from his relentless dedication to funk as a musical form. Funk as a musical style had been around for what seems like forever, deeply rooted in the music traditions of New Orleans and the Blues of the Deep South.
Following the lead - and commercial success - of James Brown and Sly Stone, Clinton took Funk to new heights, blending elements of Jazz, Rock, Pop, Classical and even Gospel into his productions, eventually developing a unique and easily identifiable style affectionately called "Pfunk." Clinton's inspiration, dedication and determination resulted in the elevation of "funk" music to complete recognition and acceptance as a true genre in and of itself.
On February 16th, 2012 George Clinton added to his list of accomplishments a Honorary Doctorate of Music from the renowed Berklee College of Music.


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Chill CP-1000M 1KW ATX Strømforsyning
- Real 1000W Ultra Stable Output
- Modular Design (removable cables)
- 135 mm Ultra Silent Fan, 11 blades
- +85% Efficiency, <1W Standby
- Dual 12V High-Current Rails (2 x 40A)
- High-Grade 'Long-Life' capacitors
- Full black cable Sleeving
- Latest ATX 2.3 & EPS 2.92 Design
- PCI-Express V2.0 (6+2-pin)
- Quad Nvidia SLI & ATI CrossFire
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The Chill CP-1000M 1000W is a Hi-End Modular (removable cables) ATX Power Supply (PSU) offering extreme performance and industry leading silence for the most demanding users. No more excessive cables taking up valuable space and blocking airflow - You simply connect the number of cables needed for the system!. The modularity also offers much better flexibility for upgrades, expansions and future cable requirements which might come.
With 1000W Real Output rated at 50°C, this ATX 2.3 / EPS12V based Power Supply is capable of running the ultimate Duo/Quad Core based systems and hi-end 24/7 servers. It has full support for the latest PCI-Express V2.0 (6+2-pin) and even Triple/Quad Nvidia SLI & ATI CrossFire compliance for the ultimate gaming experience. Capable of reaching an amazingly +88% Efficiency, a remarkable low <1W Standbyconsumption, Active-PFC and of course a RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliant design, we truly care about the environment - and your electrical bill as well!. The high-end components used, combined with the effective design, will constantly keep output and voltage regulation tight and ultra stable, offering the best possible foundation for extreme overclocking and servers running 24/7.
The virtually silent operation conditions have always been a key trademark and continues to amaze noise enthusiasts around the world. The advanced thermal controlled fan management system, together with the huge 135mm ultra-silent fan, will always ensure the lowest possible noise vs. performance ratio in the industry. It will not just remain silent at idle/normal load like most other silent PSU's!. Secondly, it can even improve case airflow and lower system temperatures in general, as it does not get remarkable hot. Now this is True Power - No Noise!
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Will the Chill Power Supplies increase my system temperature due to the virtually silent operation?
No, our heat dissipation technology is superior to most conventional Power Supplies and will actually help reducing your system temperature and improve case airflow. Other Silent PSU's will have a higher chassis- and operating temperature and less good airflow, due to the reduced fan speed. Then you would just need additional case fans, that in return will result in higher noise levels. Pointless!
Does the Chill Power Supplies fit all computer cases and motherboards?
The latest Chill Power Supply series fit all cases and motherboards complying with the ATX 2.x standard. Older hardware, typically from before year 2003-2005, might be based on the older out phased ATX1.x standard featuring other specifications and a -5V rail among others. Check your documentation for requirements / compliance. Most of our older models features ATX1.3 compliance including a -5V rail (check output specifications / PSU label), but these models are no longer in production since mid 2006.
All of our 'Modular' based Power Supplies comes with extended 20/24-pin Main-ATX and ATX12V/EPS12V cable length, in order to offer better support for PC cases with bottom mounted Power Supply.
How does the RPM Monitor feature works?
Your motherboard has to support this feature. Connect the signal cable from the PSU to a 3-pin POWER/CASE FAN plug on the motherboard. Monitor software should be supplied with the motherboard or 3rd party. With this feature you will be able to monitor the fan speed of the built-in fan to ensure it is running properly and to get an idea of your current load/temperature conditions inside.
Can I count on the Voltages readings provided by the Mainboard/BIOS?
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Can I count on my 'Energy meter' when measuring PC Power / Standby consumption?
Unfortunately, most cheaper 'Energy meters' cannot measure inductive load from Switch Mode based products correctly. Computer Power Supplies, as well as most other modern home electronics like televisions, DVD / Blue-ray players, game consoles etc. are based on Switch Mode technology. On such products you will get incorrect Watt readings, especially for lower loads, such as Standby consumption.
Make sure your 'Energy meter' has inductive / Switch Mode support in order to get correct readings. However it does take expensive PRO equipment for fully accurate readings on Switch Mode based products.
All current Chill Power Supply models only have 0,4 - 0,9W Standby consumption. Please notice, that your motherboard and connected USB devices etc. also might have a standby consumption. You can normally adjust BIOS/jumper settings to prevent USB ports to be powered during standby and also disable Ethernet features like Wake-On-Lan (WOL) etc. which require standby power.
The Spar-O-Meter from the Danish Energy Saving trust can measure inductive load to some extend.

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Focus on Rural Schools Offers Opportunity for Telepresence Intervention
Rural schools have recently captured the attention of the federal government, which has redoubled its efforts to improve education in these areas, according to a blog post on the Education Week website. Making up more than half of the nation's school districts, rural schools educate 23 percent of the country's children, the post said.
The schools in many rural areas face significant challenges. At the Department of Education's Rural and Indian Education Roundtable, held August 26 in South Dakota, teachers, education leaders, and families discussed the obstacles to quality education posed by extreme poverty, unemployment, cultural change, and difficulty recruiting and retaining quality teachers, according to the Ed.gov blog.
Though combating economic hardship requires a complex set of solutions, we know the only way to give the younger generation a chance at overcoming the hardships they face is to provide them with the education opportunities they need to gain access to college and vocational schools. On the education front, telepresence can make a huge difference. If education leader – nationally and lcoally – were to invest in telepresence technology for these rural districts, it could connect these students to people and places they would otherwise likely never reach.
I've shared before the examples of the Australian students on Mars and the Minnesota school children traveling back to pioneer days, but I'll share them again– they illustrate the potential for telepresence to expose rural students to absolutely anything they want to learn. With telepresence, students could take courses their schools can't provide, speak with professional mentors in faraway cities and towns, or converse across state lines with each other to share experiences and knowledge.
Telepresence can bring the world to learners everywhere, and it seems students in rural areas that struggle for resources could especially benefit. What do you think? Would telepresence and other collaborative technologies make a valuable contribution to rural schools?
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Over the past 35 years or so, evangelical interest in the classical spiritual disciplines has grown exponentially, thanks to the groundbreaking work of writers like Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, and Henri Nouwen. We increasingly understand, as Nouwen expressed it, that the spiritual life "involves human effort," a disciplined embrace of such concrete means of grace as prayer, silence, worship, simplicity, and service to others.
Gordon T. Smith, president and professor of systematic theology at Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alberta, applauds these developments within a tradition that, in its early years, had focused largely on evangelism and conversion. But what, he asks, is the underlying purpose of the spiritual disciplines? Why pray, worship, fast, or lead a simple life? In Called to Be Saints: An Invitation to Christian Maturity (IVP Academic), Smith offers an answer: We do these things to grow as believers, to become ever more holy.
Cultivating Our Union
Holiness is a loaded term, one with a checkered reputation. "Holy" people are often portrayed in film and books as mean, angry, self-righteous, hypocritical, screamingly judgmental, perfectionistic, emotionally stunted, and lifeless. Few of us would want to spend an evening with such people. And false holiness is especially unattractive (even though, in our honest moments, we know we often behave like the very people who drive us crazy).
Yet all of us have, at one time or another, encountered holiness with an attractive, loving face. For me, Julian of Norwich, Francis of Assisi, Billy Graham, Pope Francis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Mother Teresa come to mind. Most of us have been blessed with Christlike relatives, ...1


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The m4 error noted in the title and again below is another error I received quite awhile back with very little detail in the notes. I had mentioned that I resolved the error by uninstalling the x86_64 version of m4 and installing the i386 version. After further investigation I am sure the issue was not related to being 32-bit versus 64-bit but instead related to the m4 version instead. Below I describe note the error and how to resolve the error.


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This award was introduced in 2006 to honor members of both the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and HIMSS for their contributions to both professions and organizations
CHICAGO (January 15, 2013) – Paul H. Frisch, PhD, FHIMSS, received the 2012 ACCE-HIMSS Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award, a joint award sponsored by ACCE and HIMSS. The Boards of Directors of both organizations selected the recipient.
The award recognizes individuals who have best demonstrated leadership in promoting or implementing significant synergies between the clinical engineering and information technology professions. Award recipients also must be members in good standing of both organizations. Nominees for the award are honored for professional or technical contributions to the professions, such as research, development of a new process or product, a paper of significance, and "trailblazing' work in a new application of clinical engineering and IT.
"The American College of Clinical Engineering is very proud to support the selection of Dr. Frisch for this award. His work is an excellent model for the new direction that practitioners of clinical engineering need to take as more and more of the technologies we work with incorporate computer-based functionality and integrate with health IT systems. Dr. Frisch is to be commended for his forward-thinking leadership in our profession," says Jim Keller, President of ACCE.
Dr. Frisch has over 30 years of professional experience and contributions to the field; and is a long-standing of member of HIMSS & ACCE. He has educated clinical staff, administration and hospital thought leaders about diverse technologies and the synergies required to develop, deploy and manage complex systems in the healthcare setting.
As a faculty member and Chief of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Medical Physics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and a visiting professor at Binghamton University, Dr. Frisch is also a researcher. One of his research interests has been the transition of clinical devices from stand-alone to networked systems sharing and distributing information between clinical applications and devices. He has extensively researched how these devices have also moved to expand their functionality to use wireless technologies (WiFi, etc.) as medium for conveying this critical information. As these clinical devices and systems transition between the boundaries of engineering and information technology, it becomes critical for the industry to develop a strong synergy between information technologies and biomedical / clinical engineering.
To further demonstrate this complex interaction, Frisch designed the Intelligent Hospital™ Pavilion, an interactive exhibit first introduced at HIMSS11.This addition to the exhibit floor has helpedraise awareness of, and educated the healthcare industry on, the many applications of RFID and RTLS technologies integrated within clinical scenarios, including the required synergy between information technologies and biomedical/clinical engineering.
Dr. Frisch will be honored at the 2013 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition Awards Recognition Banquet on March 5, 2013, from 6:30 – 9 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans during the 2013 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition. Tickets for the dinner can be purchased on the HIMSS13 website.
"The connection and integration between clinical engineering and information technology come to the forefront with this joint ACCE-HIMSS award, as indicated by the accomplishments of this year's recipient Paul H. Frisch, PhD, FHIMSS. All of us at HIMSS congratulate Dr. Frisch for his ongoing contributions to the Society, and specifically, to HIMSS13, where he will speak at the Clinical Engineering & IT Symposium and has already provided his expertise for one of our large, interactive exhibits," says H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, HIMSS President & CEO.


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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- An Army judge is giving a military mental-health board access to an alleged al-Qaida deputy's secret CIA file, covering the time when agents waterboarded the man and subjected him to a mock execution with a power drill, to help evaluate whether he can go on trial.
Saudi-born captive Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, 48, is facing a death-penalty trial as accused mastermind of the Oct. 12, 2000, suicide bombing of the USS Cole off Yemen in which 17 American sailors were killed. The trial could start next year.
The prosecution persuaded Army Col. James Pohl, the judge, to order the mental-health evaluation by an undisclosed medical panel.
The examiners will include three or more physicians or clinical psychologists, Pohl wrote in an order dated Thursday but obtained by The Miami Herald on Friday. One must be a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist and none can be mental-health counselors who have already worked with Nashiri.
At issue is whether the man whom agents sought to break through waterboarding, threatening to rape his mother in front of him and staging his mock execution with a drill while he was naked and hooded is mentally competent to stand trial.
His defense lawyers have never argued he's too damaged for trial, but often argue in court that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder that's compounded by shackling and other current prison practices that re-traumatize him.
So the judge's order charges a two-star general at The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., which treats wounded U.S. troops, with assembling a team to diagnose Nashiri and answer two questions:
-- "Is the accused presently suffering from a mental disease or defect?"
-- "Does the mental disease or defect render the accused mentally incompetent to understand the nature of the proceedings against him or cooperate intelligently in or conduct his defense."
He wants their report by April 1.
In the order, the judge lets the mental-health board decide whether and how to shackle Nashiri during their meetings and authorizes the team to conduct "medical tests to determine the extent of any organic brain damage, if any, if such testing is medically indicated."
The board also gets to pore over, without asking, his four-year CIA file.
A case prosecutor, Navy Cmdr Andrea Lockhart, had argued in court that the panel could request "whatever material they need in order to conduct the inquiry per their judgment" -- leaving open the possibility that the mental-health board would decide competence without looking into his abuse at the CIA prisons.
The judge, however, affirmatively instructed the panel to review "relevant medical records and detention history of the accused, including classified records reflecting the nature of post-capture detention prior to surrender to Department of Defense detention."
The military only got custody of Nashiri in September 2006. From his capture in the United Arab Emirates in 2002, the CIA held him in "black-site" lockups in Afghanistan, Thailand, Poland, Morocco and Romania, according to a series of independent investigators, from the United Nations to The Open Society Foundation.
It was during that period that he was subjected to the so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" used during the Bush era but forbidden by President Barack Obama.
On Tuesday, survivors of the USS Cole attack expressed frustration at the limited news coverage of the hearings and that Nashiri's mental health was a focus.


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Check out these great and unusual facts, compiled by List 25, that you may have never heard before.
If you do not have time to watch the video we have written them out for you:
25. The average human spends 6 years of his or her life dreaming.
24. Ancient Romans submitted their significant or unusual dreams to the Senate for interpretation.
23. The Beatty Papyrus is the oldest dream dictionary in existence. It was written around 1350 B.C.
22. Birth order influences the world of progression of dreams. Men generally dream about more violence, and first-born females tend to have more aggressive characters. On the other hand, first-born males tend to dream about themselves in a more positive light than their younger siblings.
21. People who grew up watching black-and-white TV when they were younger dream in more monochrome settings while people who grew up watching color TV have more vivid and colorful dreams.
20. Visually impaired people dream too. Those who lost their sight later in life can see visual images in their dreams, while blind people who don't dream visually can dream in sound, smell, and touch.
19. We only dream of faces of real people we have encountered but might not remember, because people usually see hundreds of faces every day.
18. Between 18 – 38% of people say they have experienced at least one precognitive dream, and about 70% have experienced déjà vu.
17. Daydreaming, according to psychologists, may be related to dreams that occurred during sleep. However, they require different mental processes.
16. Within 5 minutes of waking up, half of dreams are forgotten. Within 10 minutes, 90% are forgotten. In just 10 minutes, however, people are more likely to remember their dreams when they are awakened during REM sleep.
15. Dreams of unpreparedness, falling, flying, and public humiliation come from common human anxieties and seem to transcend social and economic boundaries.
14. The inventor of the sewing machine, Elias Howe, said the cannibals who chased him in his nightmares held spears that looked like the needle he designed.
13. Falling dreams typically occur in the early stages of sleep. The muscle spasms of these dreams are called "myoclonic jerks."
12. Even fetuses in the womb dream. Even with the lack of visual stimuli, scientists think their dreams come from sound and touch sensations.
11. Experienced by 40% of the population, sleep paralysis occurs when a sleeper awakens and recognizes his or her surroundings, but is unable to move for up to one minute.
10. Around 70% of characters in men's dreams are other men, whereas women dream of an equal amount of men and women.
9. Plato believed that dreams originate in the organs of the belly. He described the liver as the "biological seed of the dreams."
8. Research involving students suggests that waking someone up at the beginning of REM stage of sleep can cause irritability and hallucinations, and can eventually lead to psychosis.
7. William Shakespeare used dreams to help develop characters and advance the plot in many of his plays.
6. The Greeks regarded dreams as messages from the gods, and would sometimes sleep in sacred places to conjure significant dreams.
5. Children tend to have shorter dreams than adults do, and 40% of them are nightmares. Scientists believe this is because dreams act as a coping mechanism.
4. Studies have revealed that animals (mammals in particular) dream just like humans.
3. Known as "Dream Incorporation," while sleeping you may include or incorporate sounds and stimuli from your surrounding environment into your dream. For example, if your brother is playing a loud guitar next door, you may dream you are at a concert.
2. The word "dream" is most related to the West Germanic "draugmus," meaning "deception," "illusion," or "phantom."
1. Toddlers do not appear in their own dreams until the age of 3 or 4.
Which fact did you find the most surprising? Comment below!


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Former Clemson linebacker Jonathan "Tig" Willard fashioned a successful Clemson career by being in the right spot at the time, even leading the Tiger defense in tackles last season.
Tuesday afternoon, while driving from South Carolina to the Tennessee Titans training camp in Tennessee, he was in the right spot at the right time again.
Willard signed a free agent contract with the Titans following the 2013 NFL Draft, and was traveling on Interstate 40 in Tennessee when he noticed trouble ahead of him on the highway.
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"I saw this car in front of me, and it had all kinds of black smoke coming out of it," Willard told TigerNet Tuesday evening. "I tried to speed up and get up next to the car to let them know the car was on fire."
Willard got up next to the car and noticed a female driver with three small children and a dog as passengers. He honked his horn and flashed his lights, finally getting the driver's attention and getting her to pull over.
"When she pulled over, the car was really on fire at that point," Willard said. "The driver, she acted like she was in some kind of daze or something. She told me that she didn't stop because she didn't think it was her car that was on fire. Another guy stopped, and we managed to get the kids and the dog out and get them to safety, and then I finally got the woman out."
By that time, the car was fully enveloped in flames.
"I was just glad that we got the kids and all of them out of the car," he said. "I was thinking that I was just doing what everybody else would do, but there were cars just going past us and no one else was stopping, so I don't know if that is what would happen or not."
Willard said the woman was thankful that he managed to her attention.
"She just kept thanking me," Willard said. "That car was just gone. It went up quick."
Last season Willard had 95 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, four quarterback pressures, six pass breakups, and one recovered fumble in 683 snaps over 12 games (12 starts). He also led the team lead in tackles, first hits, and tackles for loss.
Hood also writes for TigerNet.com, a USA TODAY Sports Media Group partner.
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Explore the aquatic playground and marine sanctuary that is Moreton Bay, Redlands Coast and Islands, encompassing 125 kilometres of stunning blue waters from Bribie Island in the North to the Southern Bay Islands of Redlands Coast.
Brimming with natural wonders and home to two of the world's largest sand islands - Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) - this diverse paradise is famous for its white sandy beaches, rugged coastlines and array of outdoor activities.
Nature lovers will be inspired to explore the assortment of habitats from the playful ocean life to the soaring sand dunes and abundant wetlands. These surroundings provide the perfect environment for all sorts of activities including sailing and cruising, snorkelling, sand tobogganing, four-wheel driving, bushwalking and much more.
The many bayside villages in the area are a mere 25 kilometres from Brisbane Central Business District and provide a charming community of restaurants, cafes, a winery commanding expansive bay views, independent art galleries, museums and bayside picnic spots.
For a special and unique treat, visit between June and October to see pods of whales putting on a show. This region provides the best land-based vantage points along the entire coast and is a base for the many cruises that get up close and personal with the whales.
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The following post is curated by Rebecca Morse, Associate Curator in the Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
LACMA recently received Untitled by Florian Maier-Aichen as a gift. The piece shows a mountainous scene with a dark sky and wispy clouds, and was created using infrared film. Inspired by the museum's new gift, Morse began to build a thematic exhibition around the topic of darkness, exploring the different approaches artists take when capturing nocturnal moments. Here, LightBox presents work from the exhibition and additional nighttime images from the LACMA collection uniquely curated for this post.
The night is a shadowy stage where narratives play out under a cloak of darkness. Details are difficult for human eyes to discern — designed, as they are, to witness the world as it appears in sunlight, not bathed in starlight. Perhaps this is the lure of the photographic nocturne: to capture an image in the dark and bring it into the light for scrutiny?
Now, Night in Day, a new exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, explores this ever-rich subject for photographic exploration.
The earliest nighttime photographs were images of the moon, made to demystify this seemingly magical orb dominating our night sky. When the dry-plate gelatin silver process became universal in the late 19th century, considerably reducing exposure times, photographs were not only made of the moon, but by the light of the moon. Karl Struss' The Ferry-Moonlight is a small platinum print that pictures light reflecting on the water as seen from a woman's perspective. With her back to us, she waits alone in the darkness, unaware of the photographer, and now the viewer, lingering behind her. This sense of apprehension is played up in Jack Delano's self-portrait, in which he pictures himself as a dark figure lurking in the background of a glowing city.
The city is a rich subject for the nocturnal photographer; it forms the grim backdrop for the midnight rambler in Larry Clark's Acid, Lower East Side. In the work of Todd Hido and Judy Gelles, suburban houses and mobile homes radiate with ambiguous warmth, leaving the viewer to guess what transpires inside. The glowing rectangle as narrative repository is employed by Hiroshi Sugimoto in Rubidoux, Drive-in, where the photographer has left the aperture open during the full run of a feature-length film, allowing the entire narrative to be absorbed by — or, perhaps to absorb — the screen.
Moonlit landscapes are a timeless subject and represent some of the most poignant nocturnal images. In Ansel Adams' Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, a remarkable balance between day and night is captured as the last glimmer of sun slips below the horizon and the moon rises over the valley. Nearly 65 years later, a visual kinship can be seen with Florian Maier-Aichen's Untitled, which coyly plays with the nocturne. Here, infrared film shot from a helicopter high above the Western mountains has turned the clear blue sky and lush foliage into an otherworldly, sunless landscape, creating a haunting reversal of day and night.
Indeed, this very reversal acts as a handy synecdoche of the exhibition as a whole -- Night in Day shows us that images made in the shroud of darkness, in unique ways, can be as revealing, complex and beautiful as those created in the light.
Night in Day runs at LACMA from May 3, 2014–Aug. 24, 2014
Rebecca Morse is Associate Curator of the Photography Department of LACMA


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Monday Morning Offering: 3/11
Coffee in the Morning by George Mendoza
Good morning, good God!
In the spirit of this holy Lenten season, Lord,
I offer you a contrite* heart...
I don't understand the mystery of your mercy, Lord:
you love me even in my sins;
you never fail to see the good in me;
you always see what is to be loved in me;
you never cease to reach out, gently,
to rescue me from my selfish ways,
to bring me home to the embrace of your arms,
to mend what is broken within me,
to heal what is sick,
to forgive what is sinful...
I don't understand, Lord,
but I'm ever grateful for
the mysterious mercy you never fail to offer me:
and so this morning,
I offer you my contrite heart...
So great is your love, Lord, for each of us;
so exquisite the delight you take in us
even when we forget or tarnish or deny
the image of your beauty within us...
I return, Lord,
with a heart I sometimes try to hide from you
when I've marred your beauty
mirrored in my soul...
So, I offer you my contrite heart...
I lose sight of your goodness within me
and I fear that you see only what I see -
my brokenness...
So, I offer you my contrite heart...
I forget that you come to meet me
where I'm rough-edged
that you might smooth me;
where I'm rough,
that you might mend me;
where I'm broken,
that you might strengthen me;
where I'm weak,
that you might heal me;
where I've sinned,
that you might forgive me
and forgive me and forgive me once again...
And so I offer you my contrite heart...
And I know, Lord,
that sometimes I see in others
only their rough and broken edges
and I miss their goodness
- through which your beauty shines -
and so I offer you my contrite heart
with the hope of learning to see and love others
as you see and love them,
as you see and love me...
Forgive my sins, Lord,
and receive what's good within me:
be gentle in receiving the heart I offer you
for I offer you a broken and contrite heart...
Help me forgive those who have hurt me, Lord,
and to see the goodness within them,
to see what you love in them:
let me be gentle in receiving them
into my contrite heart...
Help me to trust in the mystery of your mercy, Lord,
in the mystery of your merciful and sacred heart...
I offer you my contrite heart, O God,
this morning, this day, this night
and in the week ahead...
*apologetic, humble, remorseful, repentant,
just plain sorry!
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Former Apple Chief Patent Counsel Richard Lutton, Jr. Joins Nest as Vice President and General Counsel
Nest Labs, Inc. (nest.com) announced today that former Apple Chief Intellectual Property Officer Richard "Chip" Lutton, Jr. has joined the company as
Palo Alto, California — 12. April 2012 — Nest Labs, Inc. (nest.com) announced today that former Apple Chief Intellectual Property Officer Richard "Chip" Lutton, Jr. has joined the company as vice president and general counsel.
"Chip has provided invaluable counsel as an advisor to Nest, and we couldn't be happier that he's decided to join us full time," said Tony Fadell, Nest founder and CEO. "New, disruptive companies are often at a disadvantage when it comes to defending their innovations, especially when established competitors are desperate to maintain the status quo. At Nest, we understand the importance of having a general counsel who is also an established, seasoned and well-respected intellectual property expert."
"I've worked with Tony for more than a decade – first at Apple and more recently as an advisor to Nest," said Lutton. "What he and the Nest team have built is incredibly inspiring – the company has been disruptive from day one and has no plans to slow down. I'm excited to help Nest drive and defend its innovative products and business culture."
Lutton is the former chief intellectual property officer of Apple Inc. In his ten years in the role, he was involved in all aspects of Apple's patent development, acquisition, licensing, enforcement and dispute resolution. He has testified before Congress and the Federal Trade Commission, and is a recognized expert in the legal field. Prior to Apple, he served as a judicial law clerk to Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and he was an attorney for Sun Microsystems, Micron Technology, and Arnold, White & Durkee. Mr. Lutton holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rice University.
About Nest
Nest is focused on addressing home-energy consumption with an elegantly designed solution – one that people will actually enjoy using. Founded by Apple alums Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, Nest brings together a world-class team with the broad backgrounds needed to deliver an amazing product that blends technology with ease of use. Nest is privately funded and based in Palo Alto, Calif. For more information, visit nest.com.


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We've got our eyes on the future, but every once in awhile, there's a piece of tech so awesome we can't help but want to turn back the clock.
For me, it's the telegram. But, texting does the same thing and is quick, convenient, and cheap, you say? To that I can only say, in classic telegram fashion, STOP. Does a text come by Morse code? Can you call it a cable? Is it hand-delivered? I think not.
So, is there any other obsolete tech you wish we were still using, despite the availability of more advanced tech? If so, let us know. Here's how:
What: So, what is this thing and what does/did it do?
Picture: Or it didn't happen. No, it probably did. Still, it would be nice to see.
Why: What is it about this tech that you want to bring back? Is it the sound quality (vinyl)? Having photos to tack up on a wall (Polaroids)? The use of all-caps imperatives to end sentences (telegrams)?
Whatever it is, tell us about it in the comments GO
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Walter Weber
Walter Weber, 92, died Sunday at Sedgwick Health Care Center in Sedgwick.
He was born Oct. 29, 1920, to David and Elizabeth (Reh) Weber. He married Dorothy Loewen on June 13, 1947, in Hillsboro.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, of Sedgwick; sons Charlie of Santa Clarita, Calif., and John of Lincoln Neb.; daughters Kathy Nichols of Lincoln, Neb., Beth Spencer of Odessa, Texas, and Becky Harms of Wichita; sisters Noreen Hein of Lawrence and Lois Groening of Hillsboro; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Jost Funeral Home. A memorial fund has been established with North American Baptist Missions in care of Jost Funeral Home.
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On New Year's Eve, I decided to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and go on a walking adventure around Charlestown. No, I was not inspired by "The Town" (though I did see and enjoy that movie). I was actually inspired by the loading docks I've often spied from the eastward vantage point of the 93 bus. I wanted to see the periphery of Charlestown beyond the tidy brownstones and monuments.
I took the bus to the top of the hill and walked (or nearly slid, given the poorly treated sidewalks) down toward what I now know is called the Medford Street Terminal, where I found the abandoned Revere Sugar Refinery. (I am fairly certain, thanks to this court finding, that it is the same Revere Sugar owned by Antonio Floriendo, who had connections to former Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos. Here are some photos of the recently demolished Brooklyn factory.) Charlestown used to be a hotbed of sugar refining, it seems. Here's how Revere Sugar looked back in the day (thanks to the BPL on Flickr):
It turns out that I visited the site on the 24th anniversary of its purchase by Massport. The signage on the fenced off area read: "Revere Sugar Site Demolition / Project Start Date: Jan. 19, 1995 / Projected Completion Date: July 22, 1996." Uh-huh. Adjacent to the Revere Sugar site was an abandoned rail way that local residents have appropriated as a rail trail of sorts. Lots of people were out walking their dogs. Nearby, I also saw some interesting graffiti scrawlings, like "C-Town" and "Townie 4 Lyfe," as well as a flag for the Northern Ireland Ulster Volunteer Force painted on a back fence next to the Irish flag.
I made my way back toward the tidy brownstones, procuring the most amazing breakfast sandwich ever at Zume's Coffee House (homemade English muffins, mmm) before heading over to Paul Revere Park, a new park (opened in 2007 as a byproduct of the Big Dig) which offers great views of the Charles River and a stunning from-below perspective of the Zakim Bridge.
Check out all of the photos from my Charlestown excursion:


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Thompson Square Cancel Show Due to Family Illness
Thompson Square have pulled out of Friday night's New Faces Show at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville due to a family illness. It's not clear if a new act will be named to replace the married country duo.
According to industry veteran Phyllis Stark, the couple has withdrawn due to the illness of Shawna Thompson's father. No further information about the severity or nature of the illness is available. The band hasn't said anything on their Facebook or Twitter pages, although Lady Antebellum announced that David Nail will fill in for them on this weekend's Own the Night Tour dates in Michigan and Indiana. "Shawna Thompson's father has been quite ill for a few months, and she needs to be by his side at this time," the post reads.
Hunter Hayes, Nail, Sunny Sweeney and the Eli Young Band are the other acts scheduled to appear at Friday's event, the close-out to CRS, which is an annual industry gathering in Nashville. The New Faces show is a platform to recognize up-and-coming artists with potential to carry country music to future generations. Last year, Lee Brice and the Band Perry were amongst the performers.


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I LOVE winter. A native of Canada, I grew up skiing, sledding and building snowmen. When it snowed, we donned our snowsuits, grabbed our 'crazy carpets' and ran to school so we could sled down the itty bitty little hill with our friends during recess. However, I now live in Southern California and the dream of a "White Christmas" (or any other snowy day, for that matter!) has long since left my mind. For the past few days, we have been waking up to crisp "winter" weather, but by mid-afternoon, we are shedding every piece of excess clothing just to stay cool in our 85 degree heat spell (rough, I know! lol).
However, despite our lack of winter, we still like to discuss and dream about snowy days filled with snowmen and winter fun at preschool. While this isn't really an "outdoor" activity, I just had to share it because it was so darn cute! The creative teachers in my young three's class introduced these "torn paper" snowmen and we've since displayed them in our front lobby. Not only are they SO CUTE, but it is a great fine motor activity, too!


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What's New in MySQL 5.7
Topics: Performance & Scalability, Full Text Search, GeoSpatial, High Availability, MySQL Enterprise Edition, Replication
MySQL 5.7 is the best release ever of the world's most popular open source database and provides a new, advanced feature set designed to enable those who are building the next generation of web-based and embedded applications and services. This whitepaper provides a guided tour through the key features and enhancements and provides examples and resources for drilling into the complete technical and implementation details. By reading you will gain an understanding of what sets MySQL 5.7 apart and ahead of earlier releases:
- 3x Faster Performance
- New Optimizer
- Native JSON Support
- Multi-source Replication
- GIS Spatial Extensions
- And other important enhancements
To conclude, there is a summary of how MySQL 5.7 can be implemented using best practices comprising software, support and services of the MySQL Enterprise Edition offering.


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- This spring, ground will be broken on a $3.25 million renovation of Military Park in downtown Newark. (New York Times)
- A federally funded survey has identified the top 10 cities for urban forests. (USA Today)
- San Bernardino's economic decline is having a negative effect on the city's urban parks, but residents are looking for ways to save them. (San Bernardino Sun)
- City Slicker Farms breaks ground on a new urban park and farm in Oakland. (East Bay Express)
- Locals push back against a proposal to build a shopping center in one of Sydney's most important urban parks. (Sydney Morning Herald)
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Effect of C1-esterase Inhibitor on Systemic Inflammation in Trauma Patients With a Femur or Pelvic Fracture (CAESAR)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01275976
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Futility and limited feasibility)
First Posted : January 13, 2011
Last Update Posted : February 4, 2015
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Trauma and major operation are associated with an excessive inflammation reaction due to tissue injury. This overwhelming immune response is considered to be a major risk factor in the pathogenesis of late inflammatory complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and sepsis.
The investigators hypothesize that administration of C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) will attenuate the humane inflammatory response and, thereby, reduce the risk of inflammatory complications due to surgical interventions in trauma patients with a femur or pelvic fracture
|Condition or disease
|Trauma Inflammation Sepsis Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
|Drug: C1-esterase inhibitor Other: Saline 0.9%
|Phase 3
Systemic inflammation in response to a femur or pelvic fracture and fixation is associated with complications, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). The injury itself, but also the additional fixation procedure give a release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, in particular interleukin (IL)-6. This results in an aggravation of the initial systemic inflammatory response, and will cause in some patients an increased risk on the development of inflammatory complications, like ARDS and MODS. Which can lead to higher morbidity, mortality and prolonged hospital stay.
Various strategies, such as damage control orthopedics, have been proposed to prevent these complications. Another strategy is to decrease the inflammatory reaction caused by the surgical procedure, and by interventions focused on inhibition of the innate inflammatory response. This will lower the risk of complications.
A promising candidate is the endogenously produced serum protein C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH). This protein is an acute phase protein, produced by the liver in response to inflammatory conditions. C1-INH is a major inactivator of the complement system, but important additional anti-inflammatory properties have been demonstrated. A previous study of from our laboratory showed that administration of the drug C1-INH significantly reduced the concentration of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, during human experimental endotoxemia. Treatment with C1-INH has been proven to be safe in treatment with humans, even in high dosages and in pregnant patients with C1-INH deficiency.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|11 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Effect of C1-esterase Inhibitor on Systemic Inflammation in Trauma Patients With a Femur or Pelvic Fracture
|Study Start Date :
|April 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2015
Active Comparator: C1-esterase inhibitor
C1-esterase inhibitor, 100 U/kg bodyweight
Drug: C1-esterase inhibitor
C1-esterase inhibitor 200 U/kg infusion over 30 minutes, just before the start of the femur or pelvic fixation operation.
Other Name: Cetor® (RVG 19303)
Placebo Comparator: Saline 0.9%
Saline 0.9%
Other: Saline 0.9%
Infusion, just before the start of the femur or pelvic fixation operation
- Delta Interleukine-6 [ Time Frame: 6 hours after C1-INH administration ]
- Cytokines and other markers of inflammation [ Time Frame: up to 12 days after C1-INH administration ]
- Neutrophil redistribution and phenotype [ Time Frame: Up to 12 days after C1-INH administration ]
- C1-inhibitor and complement concentration and activity [ Time Frame: Up to 12 days after C1-INH administration ]
- Hemodynamic response [ Time Frame: Up to 12 days after C1-INH administration ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Multi trauma patients
- Femur or pelvic fracture
- Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 18
- Age 18-80 yrs
Exclusion Criteria:
- Congenital C1-inhibitor deficiency
- Use of immune suppressants
- Pregnancy
- Known hypersensitivity for blood products
- Fixation of femur fracture with external fixation or osteosynthesis
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01275976
|University Medical Centre Utrecht
|Utrecht, Netherlands, 3508 GA
|Principal Investigator:
|Luke P Leenen, MD, PhD
|UMC Utrecht
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Prof. dr Leenen, L.P.H. Leenen, MD, PhD, UMC Utrecht., UMC Utrecht
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01275976 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 13, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 4, 2015
|Last Verified:
|February 2015
Keywords provided by Prof. dr Leenen, UMC Utrecht:
C1-esterase inhibitor
Systemic inflammation
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Organ Failure
Hip Fractures
Wounds and Injuries
Pathologic Processes
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Femoral Fractures
Fractures, Bone
Hip Injuries
Leg Injuries
Complement C1s
Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein
Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Complement Inactivating Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents


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"Buying a teen for sex is child abuse. Turning a blind eye is neglect."
That's one of the messages being posted on billboards throughout Los Angeles County starting this weekend, as part of a new public-awareness campaign to combat the worsening problem of child sex trafficking in the region.
Meanwhile, at the state Capitol, the "War on Child Sex Trafficking" legislative package is continuing to move forward. If approved by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, penalties for those who buy and sell minors for sex would stiffen starting Jan. 1.
County Supervisor Don Knabe said Friday at a news conference announcing the campaign in downtown Los Angeles that he hopes to change the public perception of children and teenagers getting involved in prostitution or pornography by choice.
"No child grows up wanting to be bought and sold for sex in the streets of their community," Knabe said. "They are victims, often forced into this life by brutal violence and threats.
"The true criminals are the scumbags that buy and sell young boys and girls for money and get off with a slap on the wrist."
On Friday, the county partnered with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Clear Channel Outdoor to launch billboards and digital displays at trains and train stations, buses and bus stops.
The ads show a child's bed, complete with teddy bears, and the words, "Teens sold for sex aren't prostitutes. They're rape victims." A second version says, "Being a prostituted teen isn't a choice. It's slavery."
Hoping to crack down on the pimps and "johns" who are exploiting the vulnerable, several state senators have assembled the "War on Child Sex Trafficking," including SB 1388, which would increase the financial penalties for pimps and johns.
"We're going to come after you," warned Senator Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, who authored the bill, which would also impose a mandatory jail time of at least 48 hours and a mandatory fine of between $1,000 and $50,000.
"Right now, it's a misdemeanor and up to $1000 in fines," said Daphne Phung, executive director of California Against Slavery, "but unfortunately, what happens most of the time is that they are cited and released."
"Quite frankly, current penalties for the solicitation of a minor are not making a dent in sex-trafficking crimes," said Sen. Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, who authored SB 982, which would make it a felony to pay for sex with a minor.
The other bills in the legislative package would allow the wiretapping of human-trafficking suspects and consider human trafficking as criminal gang activity.
"Jessica," who did not give her last name at the news conference, revealed she was exploited starting at age 12. "The men who bought and sold me and so many other young girls too often get off without any penalties," she said. "It's time for the real criminals to pay for exploiting young girls. We are not for sale."


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NEW YORK To get his latest gig, Phish founder Trey Anastasio successfully wooed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright over a plate of enchiladas.
The two men joined by their mutual friend, the lyricist Amanda Green met for the first time over Mexican food at a Chelsea restaurant. They were there to discuss the possibility of taking a huge step together turning the 1997 documentary Hands on a Hardbody into a stage musical.
Wright, who wrote I Am My Own Wife and the musical Grey Gardens, obviously knew about Phish, but confessed, I immediately associated them with their Ben & Jerrys flavor. Would Anastasio be able to win him over to be their composer?
When I sat down, he gave one of the most thrilling, impromptu dissertations on why the overture to Gypsy is one of the most seminal pieces of American theater music, Wright recalls. I almost chocked on my refried beans. I was like, This guy knows his stuff. In that one moment, I was won over 100 percent.
Asked about it, Anastasio admits he may have hoped to impress his dinner companions: I probably wanted them to know that I had a reverence for musical theater and that Ive loved the theater my whole life.
Three years later, the trios collaboration finally reaches Broadway after a stop at the La Jolla Playhouse in California last summer and lots of tinkering from a fairly obsessive trio.
Its been a whirlwind, says Anastasio.
Its been insane but really rather exhilarating, says Wright.
It was Wright who first rented S.R. Binders documentary about an endurance contest at a Texas car dealership that offered a free Nissan pickup to whoever could keep their hands on it the longest. The winner lasted 77 hours.
Wright instantly thought it had potential for the stage: It had swelling drama, quirky characters and explored the meaning of the American dream. Wright gave it to his friend Green, the daughter of lyricist Adolph Green whose most recent Broadway show was Bring It On.
She and Wright began to work on the musical but she still wanted to find the perfect collaborator to write the music. Her husband suggested the Phish frontman, whom Green had been writing songs with on the side.
The answer was right in front of my face, she says. Doug and I were both like, We want it to sound great. We dont want it to sound like Broadway-does-country or Broadway-does-rock. Trey just cant do a false move musically. It just sounds like we dreamed it would.
Anastasio threw himself into the work with the enthusiasm of a novice. Though he grew up in a home that revered show tunes and was regularly taken to Broadway, the jam band leader had to learn the hard way that what he did in Phish didnt translate to the musical stage.
In the theater, everything has to propel the journey of the character every lyric, every note, everything. In a concert venue, its different, he says. I expected it to be tough. I didnt expect it to be as tough as it has been.
Wright and Green credit Anastasio with the flexibility and bravery to know when a song isnt working, as he did just a week into previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
The collaborators cut the offending tune and then he and Green rushed into a dressing room and wrote a new song If She Dont Sleep for the first act in a mad spasm of inspiration, as Wright puts it.
Anastasio, who was obsessed with West Side Story as a kid, joked that he used to love poring over old photos of Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein lounging on couches as they collaborated on last-minute songs.
Now he was doing it himself, minus all that cigarette smoke. I always thought, Thats it. Thats the dream: Being locked in a room with a week left before opening night and to have to come up with a new song, he says.
His eclectic soundtrack built on work that Wright and Green had begun as they traveled to Texas to meet more than a half dozen of the original contest participants. So determined were the writers to ground their musical in real lives that they hired a private investigator to find as many as possible.
From those meetings came heartbreaking and moving portraits of desperate people needing the truck a man who lost his job after falling off an oil rig, an Iraq war veteran, and a Texas-born Latino who needs the truck so he can sell it and pay for veterinary school.
Its a musical I think about striving and about identifying dreams and going after them in a tangible and unapologetic way, Wright says. We hope that its funny and compassionate and surprising and that people see themselves in it no matter who they are and where they come from.
All these years after that first meeting over enchiladas, the collaborators who have worked six days a week on the show and begin texting each other at 7 a.m. say its been worth it.
After a morning interview earlier this week, they were due back at the theater for more tinkering. There was a patch of underscoring that wasnt landing and they wanted to fix it.
Im looking forward to playing live music again, Anastasio says with mock fatigue, anticipating his bands summer tour that starts in Maine in July. Its so much easier.


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Recent cases of minors in Taunton allegedly sharing sexual images of themselves with adults over the Internet and through mobile phones were shocking reminders of how technology could be used as a tool for exploitation.
Recent cases of minors in Taunton allegedly sharing sexual images of themselves with adults over the internet and through mobile phones were shocking reminders of how technology could be used as a tool for exploitation.
Last year, a Taunton High School teacher was accused of sexting — sending and receiving sexual images through mobile phones or the Internet — with three underage girls. Former Taunton High eighth-grade teacher Patrick Doyle, arrested in 2011 on the sexting allegations along with an accusation of having sex with a student, was freed on $150,000 bail but was ordered to wear a GPS tracking bracelet while waiting for his case to continue in Superior Court.
In December, a Raynham man was arrested for allegedly tricking several teenage Taunton Pop Warner Football players into sending images of their private parts over an Internet webcam service. Andrew DeMello, 22, of Raynham, is due back in Taunton District Court for a hearing on related child pornography charges on March 4.
For the experts in southeastern Massachusetts who deal firsthand with victims of such exploitation, the whole issue is somewhat uncharted territory.
"The whole exploitation and the use of technology is a relatively new phenomenon," said Michelle Loranger, executive director of the Child Advocacy Center of Bristol County, which provides a youth-friendly setting for forensic interviews as well as support for young victims. "One of the challenges is we are still trying to get a handle on the cause behind it, the level of coercion, the motivation, the exploitation behind it ... and the dynamic of the victim with their own self-esteem that contributes to them engaging in this type of behavior, and their need for attention."
While the topic is relatively new ground, there have been attempts to examine the prevalence of minors sexting with adults.
A study published last year by the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire in Durham found that, in cases of youth-produced sexual images that are known to police, 36 percent involve adults. The study is based on a survey of U.S. law enforcement agencies that handled an estimated 3,477 reported cases of youth-produced sexual images during 2008 and 2009.
Loranger said in many cases of teenagers who are involved in sexting with adults, the youth do not realize they are victims until after the case is reported and investigated. Loranger said any initial romantic or experimental notions among youth involved in sexting with adults typically turn into embarrassment and shame during the course of an investigation.
"The impact on the child ranges, in the reaction and the effects," she said. "From early onset of investigation when the child may have technically done this on his or her own volition, it's only after an opportunity to kind of step out of it to think, they realize, first of all, it was not a good choice and they come to the realization of their victimization at the hands of an adult. You see that a lot. Initially the embarassment and the shame of being a willing participant is kind of in the forefront. But over the course of time the process of being able to step out of it and receive some guidance that this is not okay, their victimization comes more to the forefront to them."
Of the known cases that involved adults, the study showed that 62 percent of adults who receive the images are then arrested and charged with crimes. The study also found that 38 percent of the adult offenders caught sexting with minors are older than 25, but 50 percent are young adults from ages 18 to 24. The study found that in 5 percent of the cases, police considered some minors to be offenders because they pursued sexual contact with adults. In 7 percent of cases, the age of adult offenders was unkown.
The authors of the study noted that these only were the cases reported to police. It is also possible that with the proliferation of camera-equipped mobile phones in the last three years that the numbers may have increased.
Loranger said one of the underlying factors surrounding the sexting problem is that most teenagers don't know that producing and sharing naked images of themselves is considered an act of child pornography. Loranger said in many cases when the age differential is very small between an adult and a minor, the situation may seem innocent to those involved, but she added that sexting in all cases is problematic because the image is permanent, possession of such images may lead to further abuse and the dissemination of any image of a naked minor is illegal in the first place.
"Despite all of those circumstances and scenarios, taking a picture of your naked body parts and sending them before 18 is still considered dissemination of child porn," Loranger said. "When it is disseminated to peers, it is based on more of innocence, although it is not a good choice. When you are talking about a child sharing a picture with a significantly older male there is clearly a level of coercion, enticement and, obviously, horrific choice-making by an adult."
While it may be illegal for minors to take and send nude images of themselves, further arrests studies by the Crimes Against Children Research Center reveal that in most sexting cases investigated by police, no juvenile arrests occurred. Among sexting cases that included aggravating or harassing activities by the youth involved, 36 percent resulted in an juvenile arrest, while the juvenile arrest rate was 18 percent in youth sexting cases without aggravating elements.
The UNH Durham study said that in 10 percent of reported cases of sexual images disseminated by a minor, the adults were 18- or 19-year-old high school students who belonged to adolescent peer groups that included minors. The study showed that 5 percent of the cases involving an adult involved minors who were sending sexual images to adults to solicit them for sex.


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Backers and opponents of comprehensive immigration reform are still holding their breath to see the exact details of bipartisan legislation from House and Senate working groups, but the wait has made one thing clear: Everyone with a dog in the fight is more than ready to make their case once the bill makes its public debut.
Comprehensive immigration reform is complicated, with myriad issues to be untangled by lawmakers and their legislative policy staffers, who have been working behind closed doors for weeks. Numerous self-imposed deadlines for the group have slipped as they hash out thorny details, but lawmakers now say that they expect to roll out a bill by early next week.
Some questions the legislation will have to answer are obvious: What do we do with 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the country, and what penalties should they have to pay for breaking the law? How can we ensure that new immigrants bolster the economy without increasing unemployment for American workers? What does a "secure border" really mean?
Other issues may sound minor, but could mean the world to an individual who dreams of becoming a legal U.S. resident. Should we allow the brothers and sisters of current U.S. citizens to apply for green cards based on their family relationships? Should an undocumented seasonal agricultural worker be able to work his or her way to faster citizenship by spending a certain amount of time performing a high-demand job?
Each of these questions brings with it an army of lobbyists and Capitol Hill wonks. To understand the legislation that may eventually pass, you don't necessarily need to understand each one, but here's an overview of the arguments each side is dealing with for and against a comprehensive immigration reform bill:
The economic argument: Disputes about the potential economic impact of an immigration bill were one of the main reasons that similar negotiations fell apart in 2007. But this time, the Chamber of Commerce and labor unions have struck a deal on temporary workers, and business groups are eagerly lobbying for measures that would allow more highly skilled foreign workers to seek employment in the United States. While there's no consensus about how the legalization of undocumented immigrants will affect the overall economy, one recent study from a Republican group estimated that reform could raise economic growth by a percentage point, raise GDP by $1,500 per person and reduce the deficit by $2.5 trillion.
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Latinos rally in favor of comprehensive immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2013.
The faith argument: Conservative and liberal religious organizations are joining pro-reform groups by getting in the game on the issue of family visas, saying that it's unfair to make it difficult for family members of legal residents to join their families in America. Many faith groups, including the Evangelical Immigration Table, cite the Bible's Matthew 25:35, which reads: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in." Inhumane treatment of immigrants, these groups say, amounts to mistreatment of "a stranger" as embodied by Christ.
The social justice argument: Pro-reform groups argue that humane and fair treatment of those in the country illegally is simply the right thing to do, saying that undocumented workers are often subject to exploitation and stifling fear of deportation. Like pro-reform faith groups, they also argue that family unification is important and shouldn't be sacrificed in favor of more employment-based visas. Unions, LGBT organizations and groups like the NAACP are on board with the reform effort, saying they identify legalization for the undocumented as part of the larger fight for universal civil rights.
The political argument: With a few exceptions, the brain trusts of both parties see it in their interest to create some kind of path to citizenship. Latino and Asian immigrants -- both growing demographic groups in the United States -- make up a substantial chunk of the Democratic coalition, and Republicans note that their last presidential candidate won only 27 percent of the Latino vote. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll out Thursday showed that 55 percent of Latino adults strongly favor a path to citizenship.
The economic argument: Fiscal hawks worry that the immediate impact of having more legalized residents could drain the nation's resources. Conservatives on the Senate budget panel argue that the newly legal individuals will use up costly federal benefits; others say that even with wage protections negotiated by unions, temporary immigrant labor will lower wages for American workers and will keep those currently unemployed or underemployed unable to succeed in the job market. The Heritage Foundation, a premiere conservative think tank in Washington, is expected to release a lengthy report in the coming weeks about the impact of comprehensive immigration reform that will likely support those claims.
Rep. Xavier Becerra explains where the talks on immigration reform stand and which flash points are currently blocking a deal.
The Rule of Law argument: Many Republican opponents center on the Rule of Law argument, which holds that those who have entered the country illegally have broken the law and should not be rewarded for their actions with a path to citizenship. Proponents of that argument believe these individuals should return to their home country and apply for a visa through existing channels. They also argue that a path to legalization will incentivize more illegal immigration to the country. Some point to a 1986 bill, backed by President Ronald Reagan, which offered amnesty for immigrants who entered the country before 1982. Despite promises of tough enforcement measures, that bill is now viewed as a failure that prompted a wave of fraud and a surge of illegal immigration.
The political argument: Some conservatively aligned groups grumble that even if immigration reform passes, the majority of the votes against it will still be from Republicans, making Latino voters no more likely to embrace conservative candidates. They argue that new immigrants are naturally ideologically aligned with liberals; more legalization, these political thinkers say, just means more votes for Democrats in future elections.
The process argument: While lawmakers who are likely to ultimately oppose the bill usually cite the above arguments, they often do so within the framework of the legislative process. Some Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Republican Jeff Sessions of Alabama, have needled Democratic Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont for failing to schedule sufficient hearings on the matter. (Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio did the same, leading Leahy to lengthen the process during which the panel will consider the bill, but Sessions says the current plan is still not thorough enough.) Opponents of reform, often citing Obama's lengthy health-care bill, say that insufficient review of the legislation could be disastrous and that "months" of consideration will be needed. They will also fight for amendments to the bill, which Leahy has assured will be allowed but may face nearly united opposition from the bill's proponents.
Glossary of terms used in immigration debate
Why immigration reform has a better chance than guns
By the numbers: How America tallies its 11.1 million undocumented immigrants


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The 'Amy's Kitchen' Kid Tells All
'When i was little, I used to sneak over to my friends house to eat Jif peanut.'
Amy Berliner, the kid made famous by Amy's Kitchen, has just turned 21 and is about to start her junior year at Stanford. We figured it was time to catch up with her and see what frozen food celebrity is like, and whether she secretly craves Twinkies.
What's it been like having a frozen food line named after you for your whole life?
Actually, I don't know what life is like without having a product named after you. When I was little, it was really cool having my name on the box, and as I got older and realized it was good for people, and that made me happy. Certainly thankful that my name wasn't on an oil company or something. When I was like three or four, my best friend told me that the only way they could legally call it 'Amy's' on the package was to have a little piece of me inside every box, and that people secretly cut off little pieces of my hair at night when I was sleeping and put it in the food. And I thought, 'Oh, no!' l believed him. You don't have to print that.
Aw, I really want to. Any other early memories?
I remember being in the factory. Sometimes I'd get up really early with my dad, and I remember mixing the sauce with him. All I ever ate was the vegetable pot pie, because it was the only thing around. It was our first product. I actually had it this morning for breakfast. I eat real food for breakfast, otherwise I'm starving later.
Did kids tease you at all?
No, kids never teased me at all about Amy's. They thought it was cool. But they did tease me about being vegetarian. They tried to sneak meat into my food.
Have you been involved in developing new products?
I've done that my whole life. When I was little, my parents would say, 'Amy, invite your friends over for a taste test.' And the kids would say 'More salt,' or 'More cheese'. I interned at Amy's and helped develop Nacho Snacks, and suggested a new vegan product that's about to come out. I've helped my mom out with most photo shoots for new packaging, in San Francisco. I'd help with the design and go shopping with her for props.
What were the most unusual props you ever bought?
Nothing unusual, really. For the kids' meals, we just went into the attic and got out my old toy boxes. So if you look at the packages of kids' meals, those are all my old toys. I can tell you stories about all of them. Like one of the packages has a bobbing-head turtle. I have a whole collection of them; I used to go to Mexico every year and would buy them down there.
Are you a closet junk food junkie? Do you scarf down Twinkies?
When I was little, I used to sneak over to my friend's house to eat Jif peanut butter. My mom made me eat organic peanut butter, which never tastes the same. I loved it on Wonder Bread, not the organic sprout bread we had at home. Now it (Jif and Wonder Bread) grosses me out but I loved it then.
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
No. Good thing, huh? Otherwise, they'd have had to call it "Amy's and Fred's" or something.


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The iPhone 5 appears to be exhibiting odd touch behavior when it comes to consistent detection of multiple swipe events over time. On an iPhone 4S, you can begin rapidly swiping back and forth and iOS will easily keep pace, scrolling the view to match your mad swiping, even as you start angling towards the diagonal. On an iPhone 5, however, while vertical scrolling remains fine, rapid diagonal scrolling (approaching 45 degrees) will drop off, as though iOS simply tires of detecting the gestures. The issue was first reported by CMA Megacorp on Twitter, noting:
Slide finger back and forth diagonally on screen, input events drop out or stop altogether.
I was able to reproduce the behavior on an iPhone 5 with Mail.app, Contacts.app, and Tweetbot (though a couple of times in Tweetbot rapid diagonal swiping worked fine for without any drop off), Brushes (paint strokes stopped appearing), the iMore app, and more. I was also able to reproduce the same behavior on an iPod touch 5 using the same apps. Various devices were running iOS 6, iOS 6.0.1, and iOS 6.1 beta. That means it's not restricted to one control, like UITableView, or one version of iOS 6.
I was not able to reproduce the behavior at all on an iPhone 4S or iPad 4. That may indicate the issue is unique to Apple's new 4-inch, 16:9 in-cell display devices and/or the software driving them.
Due to the angle, rapidity, and consistency needed to trigger the drop, it's not a problem most apps or developers will ever face. Games and game developers on the other hand, could well encounter it.
Recombu produced the following video highlighting the behavior.
Source: @CMA_Megacorp via Recombu


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A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday closed 14 points lower following selling pressure in consumer durables, oil and gas, and information technology (IT) stocks.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,442.19 points, ended the day at 19,409.69 points, down 14.41 points or 0.07 percent from its previous close at 19,424.10 points.
The index touched a high of 19,478.01 points and low of 19,362.32 points intra-day. The BSE midcap index was up 46.23 points, while the smallcap index edged higher by 24.10 points.
The wider 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was down 9.40 points or 0.16 percent at 5,898.00 points.
The BSE consumer durables index was down 123.96 points. The oil and gas index ended lower by 61.54 points, followed by IT index down 50.19 points, capital goods index down 37.52 points, and media, entertainment and technology (TECk) index down by 30.57 points.
The healthcare index was up by 37.13 points, and so were the bank index 25.14 points, and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) index 11.63 points.
Among the gainers were HDFC, up 3.15 percent at Rs.863.35; Dr Reddy's Lab, up 2.51 percent at Rs.1,884.55; Cipla, up 1.73 percent at Rs.417.30; Tata Steel, up 1.35 percent at Rs.400.25; and Sun Pharma, up 1.10 percent at Rs.707.20.
The major losers were Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), 2.50 percent lower at Rs.1,236.30; NTPC, down 1.91 points at Rs.156.90; Bharti Airtel, down 1.46 percent at Rs.317.80; Maruti Suzuki, down 1.13 percent at Rs.1,492.95; and Mahindra and Mahindra, down 0.90 percent at Rs.928.45.
Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.39 percent, while China's Shanghai Composite Index closed higher by 1.07 percent.
European markets were flat with Britain's FTSE 100 down 0.28 percent. The German DAX was trading lower by 0.62 percent while the French CAC 40 index was down 0.68 percent.


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Tabor to host joint band concert
Tabor College Symphonic Band and Garden City Community College Band will perform a joint concert at 7 p.m. Monday in the Tabor College Chapel.
Tabor band director Daniel Baldwin said the consortium will play pieces by Leemans, Debussy, Tschesnokoff, Reed and Higdon, and other hymn tunes.
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Reminder - Cookout For The Cure on Oct. 12th
By ODU Athletics
Oct. 1, 2003
NORFOLK, VA.-- The Old Dominioni University Lady Monarchs and Lady Monarch Pride will join forces with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and area hospitals to sponsor a Cookout for the Cure on Sunday, Oct. 12 at ODU's Whitehurst beach at 2 p.m.
The event will feature Lady Monarch Head Coach Wendy Larry and the 2003-04 Lady Monarchs. Tickets are $40 and include a door prize ticket, two drink tickets, live entertainment, and a menu featuring seafood, barbeque, side dishes, and desserts. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Komen Foundation Tidewater affiliate.
Tickets are available at the ODU Athletic Administration ticket office at 683-5484, and Chesapeake Health, Obici Hospital, Riverside Health System, Sentara Cancer Services, Sentara Virginia Beach General and Curves for Women. The deadline for purchasing tickets is Thursday, Oct. 9.


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When she was 11, we had the talk...you know, the birds and the bees...S-E-X.
I survived. She survived.
After discussing the science and mechanics of it all, I knew as a believer, that wasn't going to be enough. I would have to take it a step further. She needed to understand His glorious design for all the crazy things happening to her body. His beautiful purpose for sex within marriage. I knew she would have to know her worth...her value in God's eyes.
If not, this world would eat her alive.
I introduced her to the concept of purity and my desire to take her away for a weekend to discuss it in depth.
She looked at me like I had no less than 3 heads, so I told her to just let me know when she felt she might be interested in learning more...and we left it at that.
She is now 13, and recently she let me know that she was ready.
I ordered Passport 2 Purity, booked a hotel in Nashville, and spent 3 glorious days eating copious amounts of Chipotle and sour gummy worms in bed with my girl.
We hit the vending machine, and the day old lobby coffee, more times than I care to mention.
It was a total blast.
I won't go into all the details out of respect for her privacy, but I do want to share my love for this program.
I am super picky about how I approach this stuff with my kids.
I do not want them to be turned off to the truth of God's word simply because I picked a hokey method in which to do so.
I've seen Christian curriculum, that although well meaning, I myself have a hard time reading, never mind expecting my teenagers to be able to relate.
I'm sorry, but I just don't think, "you shouldn't have sex until you are married" is enough. In fact, the statistics prove it's not.
Did you know that 80% of single Christians will not wait until they are married to have sex?
Let's face it...the stuff our kids are facing is tough. Brutal even. They are bombarded sexually left and right. They need to hear about the hard stuff. And they need to hear it from you, mom and dad.
I was so stinkin' impressed with Passport 2 Purity and how relevant the content was.
The activities for each session were the highlight of the program according to my "hands-on" learner.
They were fun...but most importantly, they were applicable to what she had just learned.
I may have nearly died of embarrassment...at least twice. And I am pretty sure that when I get to heaven, I will be receiving an extra jewel in my crown.
In fact, I'm counting on it.
What a precious time spent with my beautiful girl...laughing, crying, and talking about the really. hard. stuff. that she will face in life.
We wrapped up our weekend with a little antiquing in Historic downtown Franklin.
I raised her right.
And a purity ring.
I pray this was a weekend that she never forgets. I know I won't.
Talk to your children about their purity. Equip them with the power of 'decisions made' before they find themselves in situations they can't handle.
Think you can't afford it? You can't afford not to.
Think you don't have time? Make time.
You won't regret it. :)
Family Life is offering a special discount to my readers. Go to their website and enter the code P2PMOMS to receive a 20% discount on all Passport 2 Purity products.
* Just a head's up. We choose not to promote "dating" {in the typical sense} in our home so when we came to the last section titled "Crossing the Date Line," I only used the things that applied to our family's goals. You can personalize this program to meet your needs if you listen ahead of time.**
** I did not receive compensation for my opinion or endorsement of this product. Family Life did not ask me to review this product. I believed in it so much, that I asked them if they would offer a discount to my readers and they obliged. :)
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Sardinella brasiliensis
Sardinella brasiliensis, (Brazilian sardinella or orangespot sardine) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella. S. brasilensis are extremely hard to distinguish from Sardinella aurita and are combined in most studies and catch estimates. They spawn in coastal areas during late spring and summer. The most dense spawning periods are in December and January. From 1973–1990 the catch in Venezuela was down from 228000 tons to 31000 tons.[1] These fish are present in the Western Atlantic (including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, West Indies all the way down to Brazil[2]
|Brazilian sardinella
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S. brasiliensis
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|Sardinella brasiliensis
(Steindachner, 1879)
Sardinella janeiro (C. H. Eigenmann, 1894)
Distinguishing featuresEdit
The standard length of these sardinella is around 20 cm. S. brasiliensis is similar to their close relative S. aurita but S. brasiliensis have two peak spawning seasons. It is important to differentiate this species from S. aurita. Some of the features that make them unique include the anterior gillrakers (see List of ichthyology terms) which are curled down on the lower limbs of the second and third gill arches. They both have 8 rays on the pelvic fin and have 2 fleshy appendages along the outer margin of the gill opening with many scale stripes (striae) on the top of the head.[2]
Monitoring corruption in retailEdit
It is common for retailers to substitute Sardinella brasilensis and closely related species for anchovies in commercial markets. In order to combat this false advertising scientists are developing an efficient method of testing mitochondrial DNA of these fish using the Polymerase Chain Reaction. The inaccurate representation of packaged fish is a potential safety hazard to consumers.[3]
- ^ Matsuura, Yasonubu (1998). "Brazilian sardine (Sardinella brasiliensis) spawning in the southeast Brazilian Bight over the period 1976–1993" (PDF). Rev. Bras. Oceanogr. 46 (1): 33–43. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b Whitehead, Peter J.P. (1988). Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Rome: United Nations Development Programme. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-92-5-102667-0.
- ^ Sebastio, P; P Zanelli; TM Neri (March 2001). "Identification of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus L.) and gilt sardine (Sardinella aurita) by polymerase chain reaction, sequence of their mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, and restriction analysis of polymerase chain reaction products in semipreserves". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 49 (3): 1194–9. doi:10.1021/jf000875x. PMID 11312834.
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ORRVILLE -- Margaret Forbes, 90, died Dec. 20, 2012, in Orrville.
She was born Aug. 9, 1922, in Millersburg, to Olus P. and Blanche Simon Forbes. Margaret worked her whole career at American Dairy Farmers.
She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary 282 for more than 69 years, holding various posts including president and was a member of the Past President's Parlay. She was also president of Wayne County Salon 372 of 8/40, was a charter member of the Orrville chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, founded in 1947.
She was a faithful member of Order of Eastern Star 308 for more than 55 years and held the title of Worthy Matron. She also served in various other capacities, including secretary and chaplain. She was a life member of Orrville Christian Church, where she taught Sunday school, sang in the choir and participated in senior trips.
Surviving are a niece, Susan (Danny) Lord of Florida, and a nephew, Blake (Elizabeth) Forbes and son, Tony, of New Mexico.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Gordon Forbes.
Memorial services will be Friday, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m. at Orrville Christian Church, 925 N. Elm St., Orrville, with lunch to follow.


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We hold regular meetings on the first Friday of the month. Meetings are held at the Prospect RSL (Wilcox Ave, Prospect, SA). At meeting nights, pipers are able to play both piobaireachd and light music to those in attendance, or alternatively come along for a listen. However, participation is encouraged. Any person is free to play (including visitors), and they are free to play all styles of music. Entrance is a gold coin donation towards the supplied supper.
Coming Meetings
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Tutorial Nights
Tutorials for those wishing to learn piobaireachd are given throughout the year (generally the first friday of every second month). Tutorial nights are completely free. Experienced pipers will be there to provide tuition on specific tunes to groups of varying levels.
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