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The government is warning Department of Defense employees if a federal budget is not approved before Tuesday, government pay and allowances will cease.
The government is warning Department of Defense employees if a federal budget is not approved before Tuesday, government pay and allowances will cease.
Fiscal Year 2013 ends Monday. If Congress does not pass a budget by then, agencies that are subsidized with appropriated funds will close. The military would have to work even without an approved budget and without pay, but most civilian employees would be furloughed immediately, according to a press release by Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
�Senior staffs, working with legal counsel, are determining which employees are designated to be handling excepted and non-excepted functions,� said Nat Fahy, the Marine Corps Installations East public affairs officer. �These personnel will not be paid during the shutdown, but will receive paychecks retroactively once appropriations are made available,�
Specialties that will not be affected by the government shutdown are those that are necessary to sustain and protect life and property to include positions critical to national security, public health, medical, power and more, Fahy said.
�Military training is also considered an excepted activity and will not be affected,� Fahy said. �Base officials are currently evaluating the list of all excepted activities and making adjustments to ensure the overall mission of the base is affected as minimally as possible.�
Some work sections with a high number of civilian employees may be impacted resulting in reduced customer service hours or military personnel assuming extra duties in their absence, according to Fahy.
In preparing for this possibility, the government is updating its contingency plans for executing �an orderly shutdown of activities� if appropriation is not approved, according to the Defense Secretary�s press release.
�We have worked to determine which of our activities may continue under these legal requirements,� Carter wrote. �Similarly, we have worked to determine which of our employees would continue to report to work in the event of a lapse in funding, and which employees would be placed on furlough.�
All of the decisions are subject to change depending on how long the appropriated funds remain unapproved, he added.
�The categorization of employees and whether or not someone is furloughed is not a reflection on the quality of their work, nor of their importance to our agency,� Carter said of furlough notices that would be issued on Oct. 1, if the budget is not approved. �It is merely a reflection of the legal requirements that we must operate under should a lapse occur.�
If the government is unable to issue payments for active or retired military, DOD employees, social security and disability, Marine Federal Credit Union will continue to post payrolls for members with direct deposit, according to a press release.
�It�s just the right thing to do,� said Craig Chamberlin, the president and CEO of Marine Federal Credit Union. �We share the dividends we make and it�s part of our obligation and fiduciary responsibility towards our members. ...We�ll eventually get our money back.�
The government shutdown, according to Chamberlin, should be short lived lasting only one pay period if he were to guess.
�The only caveat is that you have to have direct deposit coming in (before Oct. 1), Chamberlin said. �If you have direct deposit with us, we are going to post it whether the government sends us the money. You can�t just walk in off the street and expect to get money from us if you don�t have direct deposit with us.�
Navy Federal Credit Union is offering the same program if a government shutdown occurs. Wells Fargo would not confirm their participation. The American Federation of Government Employees, the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation and the U.S. Coast Guard could not be reached to discuss local impacts.
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Newman says post-flood economy will bounce
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says the economic impact of the recent floods will not be as bad as after the 2010-11 disaster.
He says the initial damage bill is $2.4 billion but says the impact on the state's major industries will be less severe.
"The state's economy, I don't think, has been hit hard," Mr Newman said.
"We saw much more disruption to the coal export industry last time, the ports and the rail links, and there have been problems on this occasion but not to the same significance as last time."
The state and federal governments have signed an agreement for billions of dollars worth of flood repairs.
Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says an existing national-partnership agreement has been extended to include the latest natural disasters.
Mr Nicholls says the Commonwealth has agreed to include social infrastructure such as parks and sporting fields.
But he says negotiations are continuing on extra funding to allow infrastructure to be rebuilt at a higher standard than before.
"Over the next two weeks we'll finalise a plan for how we can spend money to improve those sorts of facilities so that they are more immune and more resistant to floods and these types of disasters," he said.
The federal minister responsible for Queensland's flood recovery, Joe Ludwig, toured the flood-hit areas of Bundaberg today.
He says the state and federal governments are discussing a national partnership agreement to fund the rebuilding of damaged infrastructure.
Senator Ludwig says three levels of disaster relief funding have been activated but the Federal Government is yet to discuss long-term projects.
"That allows all the emergent work to get underway now," he said.
"What we then need to work through is once the clean-up been established, once people have assessed the damages, once people have worked through some of the real difficult issues, we can then work through what is the best possible response."
The cost of the summer's floods and bushfires to insurers has surpassed $670 million.
The Insurance Council of Australia says more than 65,000 claims have been made, the majority from Queensland.
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Twin blasts at Syrian university kill more than 80
BEIRUT -- Twin blasts ripped through a university campus in Syria's largest city on Tuesday as students were taking exams, setting cars alight, blowing the walls off dormitory rooms and killing more than 80 people, according to anti-regime activists and a government official.
The opposition and the government blamed each other for the explosions inside Aleppo University, which marked a major escalation in the struggle for control of the hotly contested commercial hub.
Activists said forces loyal to President Bashar Assad launched two airstrikes on the area, while Syrian state media said a "terrorist group" - the government's shorthand for rebels - hit it with two rockets.
Either way, the explosions shattered the relative calm of the sprawling, tree-lined campus, signaling the creep of Syria's civil war into areas that were previously spared the violence that has killed more than 60,000 people and reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble.
The competing narratives about what caused the blasts highlighted the difficulty of confirming reports from inside Syria.
The Syrian government bars most media from working in the country, making independent confirmation of events difficult. Both anti-regime activists and the Syrian government sift the information they give to journalists to boost their cause. And civilians stuck in the middle avoid talking to the media, fearing reprisals from both sides for speaking their minds.
Aleppo has been the focus of a violent struggle for control since rebel forces, mostly from rural areas north of the city, pushed in and began clashing with government troops last summer.
The university is in the city's northwest, a sector still controlled by the government. Both activists and the Assad regime said those killed in Tuesday's blasts were mostly students taking their mid-year exams and civilians who sought refuge in the university dorms after fleeing violence elsewhere.
The blasts caused widespread destruction, scattering rubble and more than a dozen flaming cars across a wide street near a dormitory, according to videos shot on site. The dormitory's windows were blown out and some of its walls were gone, revealing beds and other furniture inside.
Students and rescue workers combed the rubble, carrying away the wounded.
Images circulated by activists showed dead bodies lying in the street. The photos and videos appeared to be genuine and corresponded to other Associated Press reporting.
Activists said a government warplane carried out two airstrikes on the university. To support their claim, they circulated a video they said showed a small trail of smoke left by a jet. They could not explain why the government would strike an area controlled by its forces.
"We have no idea why the plane hit there, but it was very clear that it was a plane that struck," said an Aleppo activist reached via Skype who spoke on condition of anonymity due to security concerns.
Syria's state news agency said a "terrorist group" - government shorthand for rebels - fired two rockets at the university from an area further north. It did not give numbers for the dead and wounded.
The scale of destruction appeared inconsistent with the rockets the rebels are known to possess.
Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari told a UN Security Council meeting on combatting terrorism that "a cowardly terrorist act targeted the students of Aleppo University as they sat for their mid-term examinations." He said 82 students were killed and152 were wounded.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited students and medical officials as saying 83 people were killed, though it only had the names of eight of the dead. It said the death toll could rise because some of the 150 wounded were in critical condition.
The group, which relies on a network of contacts inside Syria, said it was unclear what caused the blasts.
Syria's crisis began with political protests in March 2011 and has since descended into civil war, with scores of rebel groups across the country fighting Assad's forces. The UN said this month that more than 60,000 people have been killed in the violence.
The explosions came a day after Syria's deputy foreign minister said Assad would not step down and was free to run in presidential elections scheduled for next year.
The statement was the most recent brushing off by Syrian officials of calls by Western countries that Assad step down and posed a new challenge to the United Nation's proposed peace plan.
Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said banning Assad from running would be against democracy.
"The president and many other candidates who may run will go to the people ... and be elected by the people," Mekdad said in English during an interview with the BBC. "The ballot box will be the place where the future of the leadership of Syria will be decided."
The international envoy tasked with Syria's crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi, has proposed a plan to end Syria's war with a cease-fire followed by the formation of a transitional government to run the country until new elections can be held.
Brahimi did not mention Assad by name, but said the transitional government would have "full executive powers" and would replace the Syrian leader.
Earlier this month, Assad dismissed calls that he step down and vowed to keep fighting.
The opposition says that Assad can play no role in a resolution to the conflict.
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi arrived on Tuesday in Iran, Syria's strongest ally in the region, to discuss the country's crisis.


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Bluffton moved to the second round of the Class 3A playoffs with a balanced scoring attack and aggressive defense Monday night against North Myrtle Beach.
Jennifer Giles led the Lady Bobcats with 16 points, Tibra Wheeler contributed 15 and Shakeria Kitty added 14.
Justice Hill and Alex Bailey scored 6 and 4 points, respectively.
And every point counted as North Myrtle Beach trailed most of the game but continued to erase Bluffton leads. The Lady Chiefs even took a 1-point advantage late in the third quarter before a Kitty layup put the Lady Bobcats up for good.
Taylor Allman's 22 points led North Myrtle Beach and all scorers for the night. India Farmer added 12 for the Lady Chiefs.
The loss ends the season for North Myrtle Beach with a 17-8 overall record. The Lady Chiefs were 7-3 in Region 8-3A.
Bluffton improved its overall record to 20-4. The Bobcats were 8-2 in Region 7-3A.
The win advances Bluffton to a second-round matchup at 6 p.m. Thursday against either Crestwood or Chapin.


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With "How To Train Your Dragon" finally taming "Alice in Wonderland" at the box office, the inevitable question is, will there be a "Dragon" sequel?
Cressida Cowell, the Scottish author who penned the popular children's book which became the hit movie, certainly sees the potential.
"I've written eight in the time it's taken them to make one movie," she says.
Like a dragon guarding a gold hoard, Dreamworks bought up the film rights to the books -- sealing the deal just before the the hype of the critically-praised film started in earnest.
"They bought them all before Christmas," says Cowell. "I think we're covered. They bought all of them."
Writer-director Chris Sanders said at the film's press day that if the film "was a success and embraced" then "there certainly is a potential for mining that world."
"Now that we have Vikings on dragon-backs, it opens a lot of worlds, " said Sanders. "There are many adventures these characters could get into together."


text: Book editor Julia Cheiffetz is royally P.O.'ed that Malcolm Gladwell's new book about extraordinary achievers, Outliers, does not include a single woman. "What about Virginia Woolf, Susan Sontag, Tina Brown, or Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo? What about Oprah?" Cheiffetz asks in the Huffington Post, before adding, "The omission of women in Outliers says more about the nature of 'big think' books than it does about Mr. Gladwell. Since the publication of The Tipping Point in 2002, we've seen a proliferation of books that present a single, shrink-wrapped idea as a means of understanding the world at large…until we get in the ring and start claiming our own big ideas in book form, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised if current discourse leaves us on the sidelines." [HuffPo]


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LOWELL, Mass. — Stephen King loves scaring people, but one student at University of Massachusetts Lowell tried to find out Friday what scares him.
"Spiders, snakes … my mother-in-law," the writer said with a grin.
The author of international bestselling books including "Carrie" and "The Shining" came to the college to talk with writing students.
English Department professor Andre Dubus III, another bestselling author and an old friend of King's, shared the stage for about an hour as students asked questions about their craft.
King told the crowd of about 125 students that his goal is to write stories that sizzle with emotion.
"I'm a confrontational writer. I want to be in your face. I want to get into your space. I want to get within kissing distance, hugging distance, choking distance, punching distance. Call it whatever you want. But I want your attention."
He got that Friday, plus some laughs.
Wearing jeans and a black T-shirt, the 65-year-old writer from Maine peppered his talk with profanity and promised students he was just a regular guy.
He said they shouldn't be in awe like he was when he was a University of Maine freshman and heard a talk from "Catch-22" author Joseph Heller.
"It's not like being U2, you know what I'm saying?" King said.
The author told students he knows where he gets his writing ideas about half the time, and his fascination for horror stories didn't come from childhood trauma.
During his lecture and in an interview later, King also talked about two books he's finished that will be published in 2013.
The author's crime novel "Joyland" will be out in paperback in July, followed in September by the book "Doctor Sleep," a sequel to his thriller "The Shining."
The story is set in a New Hampshire hospice, where now all-grown-up character Danny Torrance works.
King said he had reservations about writing a sequel, but people always wanted to know more about the little boy from "The Shining."
"People used to ask me, years later after 'The Shining,' what ever happened to that kid? … I'd say 'I don't know.' But it started to kind of kick around in my brain, you know?"
Because Torrance can read minds, King said he was intrigued by the idea of having the character work in a hospice as someone who helps people cross over from life to death.
The author encouraged students to be people-watchers and pick up on traits that would let them create their own characters.
King also warned them against becoming discouraged about publishers' rejection slips and said not to use notebooks for story ideas. He said the stuff that's worth writing stays in your head.
"My method for starting anything is I tell myself the story when I'm laying in bed at night, waiting to go to sleep," King said.
The no-notebook idea made an impression on sophomore Joshua Beverage, who said later he'd give the method a try. The 19-year-old creative writing major said he's been reading King's stories and seeing movies based on them since he was 8.
"I never thought I'd actually be in his presence. That was really big for me," he said.
Sophomore literature major Chelsea Graham said she was impressed King said it should be up to readers to decide what books are important to them.
"I liked how he said it's a good book when it sort of takes over your life," the 19-year-old said.
Dubus, who joined King on another UMass Lowell stage later Friday for a talk before an audience of 3,000, said the earlier lecture meant a lot.
"He gives these students the sense that the university is important, where they are is important, what they're doing is significant, and that they count," he said.
But for as much writing advice as King shared with students, the horror master also left them with some mystery.
"I've always wondered who I am when I write," King said, "because once I'm doing it, I'm not in the room with myself."
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There is a high probability that people with mental illness, when discharged from contemporary U.S. jails, leave more psychologically disheveled than when they were admitted.
The kinetics of such a model set people up to be perpetual visitors and permanent fixtures, mentally decaying behind mortar and block.
Lapsing into medieval solutions for mental health care has dealt humanitarians a spate of soured stomachs and a frantic search for effective remedies.
One highly publicized alternative is the criminal diversion task force programs throughout the United States.
In Amarillo, police officers volunteer to be in the criminal diversion task force and receive special training from Texas Panhandle Services on how to finesse crime scenes involving those who have a diagnosis.
Representatives of TPC in the criminal diversion task force are on call and dispatched to any crime scene that has a person with a psychological affliction.
Armed with training, the mental health crisis team helps diffuse any mayhem and negotiates with the CDT police officers to determine optimal placement (jail, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment).
For example, a disoriented or floridly psychotic individual trespassing on private property could be ferried to the mental health hospital instead of being whisked away to the cold confines of city jail.
Advocates of criminal diversion believe that a person with mental illness has a better chance of receiving quality care in medical inpatient and outpatient settings as opposed to jail.
Greater accessibility to treatment along with peer support services like the Agape Center and National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas Panhandle decelerates the perpetual "revolving door," where people with mental illness recidivate back into the penal system.
If decriminalizing those with a mental illness is not morally penetrating, perhaps the checkbook speaks even louder. Some estimates reveal that it costs taxpayers 11 times more to incarcerate someone with a mental illness as opposed to fast tracking them to outpatient services.
People in the community say it's not their problem, but it already is, and has been for many years.
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A great introduction to Ajax, why it should be used, and common Ajax questions and answers.
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there is also a large and comprehensive database of 500 ajax scripts available with over at ajaxflakes's ajax scripts compound
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its funny can be made interesting by adding some more functions and also plz upgrade your link too
in and all i would give you 6 out of 10
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if youre not using it already, use firefox with the firebug extension and then you can see the browser requests/server responses in real time. it will also help debug any errors in your script.
edit: its been ages since i messed about with jquery but you dont need to be using onclick in your html like that. just digging around in some of my old files it should be done like this...
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What's on the Menu?
Good morning to everyone at the inaugural BioCities event, How Food Systems Shape Cities: Ecological and Economic Perspectives! The panel discussions at this event focus on issues affecting only more of us each day, as people across the world push further into urban environments. More than half of the human population now live in cities. We're happy to be on today's menu put together by our friends at Whole Foods Market + Neuman's!


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- 1 pound ground round
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 1 can (4.5 ounces) diced green chilies
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 envelope (1.25 ounces) reduced-sodium taco seasoning mix
- 1 jar (8 ounces) taco sauce
- Cooking spray
- 1 can (16 ounces) fat-free refried beans
- 2 cups (about 3 ounces total) coarsely broken baked tortilla chips
- 2 ounces finely shredded, reduced-fat mild Cheddar cheese
- 2 ounces finely shredded pepper jack cheese
- Shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, fat-free sour cream (optional)
Brown and drain ground round. Add onion, chilies, corn, taco seasoning mix, and taco sauce; stir to combine. Cook over medium heat until onion is tender (about 5 minutes); stir frequently. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Spread refried beans in bottom of baking dish. Spoon half of beef mixture evenly over beans. Top with 1 cup broken chips. Sprinkle with half of each cheese. Top evenly with remaining beef mixture then sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 6 hours, or overnight.
To bake, preheat oven to 350°F. Remove plastic wrap. Spray a piece of foil with cooking spray and place over baking dish, sprayed side down. Bake for 1 hour, or until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 cup broken chips.
Portion into 8 equal servings and, if desired, top each serving with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and fat-free sour cream.
Yield: 8 servings.
Serving size: 1/8 of casserole.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories: 398 calories, Carbohydrates: 42 g, Protein: 26 g, Fat: 14 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Sodium: 1,061 mg*, Fiber: 3 g
Exchanges per serving: 3 starch, 2 lean meat, 1 fat. Carbohydrate choices: 3.
*This recipe may not be suitable for people who need to lower their sodium intake.
This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.


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Earlier today, Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) announced plans to introduce legislation to ban the Treasury from minting high-value platinum coins and using said coins to get around the debt ceiling.
He says he does think that under current law such coins would allow the Treasury to circumvent the debt ceiling, but that he "couldn't believe" it is gaining traction as a serious proposal.
"I'm not a lawyer, so let me start with that. But the gentleman who is promoting it is the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution," the Congressman told Business Insider in an interview, referring to the idea that has been floated most prominently by Rep. Jerry Nadler.
"I assume that he has studied the legal ability to do this. But clearly if he chairs the Constitution Subcommittee, he's done his research. He's a smart man. And so therefore, I'm taking it at face value that the authority is there to allow the minting of a trillion-dollar coin, and that shouldn't be allowed."
The idea of minting a trillion-dollar coin has picked up as an option that would allow the Treasury to temporarily print money to pay the country's bills and work around the debt ceiling. It has turned into a Twitter campaign (#MintTheCoin), and supporters have created a petition urging the White House to mint it.
Walden took interest in proposing legislation to ban the option because he thought the idea of minting a platinum coin to work around the debt ceiling was a particularly absurd idea that exemplified "the problem of people in Washington not understanding the reality" of the national debt. Walden also thought that if the Treasury did mint the coin, it would lead to a "very inflationary" period.
"The notion that we could mint a trillion-dollar coin ... and all of a sudden, your debt issue is gone — it's so absurd and laughable, except people were being serious," Walden said. "This just has to stop. So that's why we're drafting legislation today."
What Walden is suggesting is not quite the issue — Nadler and others in the media have proposed issuing the coin to continue paying the nation's bills in the case that the debt ceiling is not raised. It is not being floated as an option to rid the U.S. of its debt. There's also some debate over whether it would lead to a period of massive hyperinflation.
Walden didn't get too specific when asked what he would demand from President Barack Obama and other Democrats in order to lift the debt ceiling. But he did say he subscribed to the so-called "Boehner rule" that demands one dollar in spending cuts for every dollar increase in the debt ceiling.
One exchange he said he would not accept: banning the trillion-dollar coin in exchange for a permanent elimination of the debt ceiling so that it would be automatically raised.
"It used to be done automatically without a vote, and that's part of why we have the debt level that we have — Congress could just spend and never be held accountable," Walden said. "Now, we're making Congress and the administration take notice of what their spending habits have done to the country, and that's a good thing in terms of turning this thing around."


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Happier New Year!..
Actually, anything this year will be an improvement. Too much death and destruction and wierdness of a bad kind. Lets move on...shall we?
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- mjlai said...
Thanks so much for the email. :) Can't wait to see new works from you.. your sculptures are an inspiration.
- January 2, 2007 at 10:14 PM
- Peter Konig said...
I can't wait to do something new too...have go get my butt in gear now that people might be watching.
- January 3, 2007 at 8:49 AM
- Scotty said...
I too appreciate the invite e-mail. You're works have always been inspirational for me.
I'll never forget one thing you told me a while back...
"You're gonna screw up...so accept it...learn from it, and move on."
You were totally right, and I've become a better sculptor because of it. Can't let fear of messing up stop us...just gotta get to it, and do it.
- January 3, 2007 at 4:13 PM
- Willem said...
Thanks for the invite.
These are fantastic. Very expressive and imaginitive and a nice contrast to your concept pieces.
I'll definately be keeping an eye on your blog =)
- January 4, 2007 at 11:25 AM
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Sacramento, Calif., Sep 11, 2013 / 02:01 am ().- California Gov. Jerry Brown should veto an abuse lawsuit bill that is "flagrantly discriminatory" and "targeted at the Catholic Church," says Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.
"Going after the Catholic schools today for cases of abuse that took place decades ago, while exempting the public schools – at a time when there is a serious problem with the sexual molestation of minors in the public schools – is irrational, discriminatory and grossly unjust," the Catholic League president said in a Sept. 10 letter to Gov. Brown.
His comments come in response to S.B. 131, a bill now headed to the governor's desk that would lift the statute of limitations on abuse lawsuits only for private institutions, but not for public schools.
Donohue said the bill is "indefensible" because under its provisions "no one who was abused in public schools before 2009 can sue the teacher, the school, or the school district, but if someone was abused in a Catholic school when JFK was president, he can sue the teacher (if he is alive), the school, and the diocese."
Last Friday, the state senate passed the bill by a vote of 21-8. Gov. Brown has until Oct. 13 to sign the bill into law or veto it.
The legislation would lift the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits against private schools and private employers who failed to take action against sexual abuse by employees or volunteers. It would allow alleged victims younger than 31 to sue employers of abusers, extending present age limit for alleged victims presently set at 26 years-old.
However, the bill specifically exempts public schools and other government institutions from lawsuits. It also exempts the actual perpetrators of the abuse from civil action in some cases, while leaving their employers vulnerable.
"Does anyone doubt that a bill that applied only to the public schools, exempting all private ones, would be roundly condemned? So should this bill," said Donohue.
He rejected claims that contemporary Catholic institutions are "rife with sexual abuse," citing data from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice saying that most clergy sex abuse took place between the mid-1960s and the mid-1980s.
Donohue said that about 90 percent of California children attend public schools, where thousands of cases of sexual abuse are alleged each year. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing says action is taken in about 800 of these cases.
Donohue pointed to an "outrageous" recent sexual abuse scandal at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles, where several teachers enticed their young students to play extremely lewd sex games.
The scandal resulted in the dismissal of 100 teachers across the public school district. An audit found that the district failed to report teachers accused of sex abuse and faulted California public school districts' poor communication in informing other districts about employees accused of misconduct.
Donohue also contended that attorneys were the "big winners" in abuse lawsuits filed against Catholic institutions in the past decade, taking hundreds of millions in fees.
Nearly 1,000 claims – some dating back to the 1950s – have been filed against the Catholic Church in California since a 2003 exemption to the statute of limitations, with legal awards totaling to $1.2 billion.
Donahue charged that if the latest bill is enacted, dioceses will be forced to take money from parishes and schools, "hurting innocent Catholics, many of whom are not wealthy, so they can pay for claims so old that no one can reasonably disprove them."
Kevin Eckery, a spokesman for the California Catholic Conference, told CNA June 11 that the Catholic Church in California can no longer rely on insurance policies and sales of property and other assets to meet the costs of any new lawsuits.
A new round of lawsuits could force dioceses to close schools, he said. Lawsuits could force the Diocese of Stockton to declare bankruptcy.
Other private institutions such as the YMCA, the YWCA, and the California Council of Non-Profit Organizations have also opposed the bill.
The Wall Street Journal has criticized the bill as a "nonprofit shakedown" that targets the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, and the "political enemies" of the legislature, in which Democrats hold a supermajority of seats.
The Catholic Church has implemented "stiff penalties" for abuse offenders and mandates suspected abuse reporting, Donahue said. Catholic schools now require abuse prevention training, while most public school districts do not.
He compared the bill to allowing the National Guard to police a low-crime neighborhood, while ignoring other communities.
"Catholics in California are wondering what in the world is going on when lawmakers are giving the public schools a pass when those same schools are the source of most of the problems," he said.
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Romania's Government Has a Witch Problem
The Romanian government is trying to pull the country from recession, and part of the plan is to start taxing witches. In turn, witches are casting spells on the president using dead animals and cat feces. That doesn't sound good.
Today, about a dozen witches are converging on the Danube River to place a hex on the government for the action it took on Saturday, whereby witches are now required to pay 16 percent income tax. One witch told the AP that "evil will befall them." Another witch who is particularly upset, Queen witch Bratara Buzea (pictured), is preparing to cast a spell made up of cat shit and a dead dog: "We do harm to those who harm us. hey want to take the country out of this crisis using us? They should get us out of the crisis because they brought us into it."
The president of Romania, Traian Basescu, is already highly superstitious and wears purple on Thursdays because, by invoking the "violet flame," the president and other government officials believe they are warding off evil spirits and spells. If wearing purple is the only course of action to thwart a hex, then maybe all of this just isn't worth it? How much money can the government really collect from witches anyway?
Today is a bad day to be a Romanian politician. But they can find solace by looking to the Violet Flame:
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Good idea .....also I have the same hex wrenches as you. lol
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Mountains cant stop me
they have tried
I have had to buy a second set... wore out a few on the first set and did not want to be without when I sent them in for replacement.
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That said I really hate this build. It has too many good things that I'd love to do and might even be able to do, but I know I won't get around to it. I'm glad somebody can.
Alt-248 on the number pad = °
Don't feel too bad... you can live vicariously through me. lol
I have something to add to the rear bumper LED re-wire...
The leads cannot be bent at a 90 tight to the LED. It must be bent a couple-few millimeters off the LED so that it will snap into the bumper when you are done.
If I were smarter, I would have snapped a pic of this BEFORE I gooed them in.
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Oh, I forgot to mention that it looks great too. Is there a jealousy smiley?
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haha you guys crack me up. nice build Jimmie. enjoy seeing people build and mod things up so i can get some ideas of my own for later use. keep them coming.
Living life.
Rebuilt the shocks today... while I was in there I also installed PN 5461, Variable damping kit. I used piston 3, 50wt oil, and a few drops of 10k in the rear shocks.
So far, I like it!
But, I did not get to test it out for too long... darn guide wires!
BTW, these really do not corner well with only the rear axles installed. lol
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While I have it apart, I am going to be placing foam body washers (PN 4915) where the shafts meet the differentials and transmission.
>>Part link would be going to "Buy Traxxas" site if it was working...
clicking the link at the top of the page leads directly to Google.
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I have the ball end ones, Jamann.
Though I have thought of grinding them down to create straight ones...
On my RC parts search I found this: http://www.hobbypartz.com/libaprforcar.html
The description is not that clear... at least not to my fuzzy brain... is this a LVC?
(I think I need more sleep lol)
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I have a LVD EVX2... a buddy of mine is adding LiPo to his Stampede and asked me to spend his money for a charger, a LiPo, and the support equipment like a LVA/LVC. Currently he is running NiCd... NiCd!!
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Well he is in for a pleasant surprise
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Mountains cant stop me
they have tried
Or a smoked XL5. lol
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Got to work on it for a little bit today...
Just realized I can mount my fan this way for the ESC. lol
Finally have 4WD!! (and I remembered to install foam washers)
Had to do a little work on the Traxxas wheel for the GT3B radio... it was giving me more throw to the right than it was to the left. I had to shorten the steering post and drill for a screw to come from the top to line it up properly. (don't worry, you cannot feel the hole through the foam) My wedges from before were not working... but now I have 491 increments to the left and 490 increments to the right. Stock is 398 increments to the left and 397 increments to the right... so I have a little more throw with this wheel compared to stock.
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Does anybody make aluminum tops and bottoms for the stock Traxxas shock bodies?
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Had some time this morning...
Maybe now I won't loose as many body clips.
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Thanks happy... from what I can tell these have only the top cap and not the bottom??
My caps came in!
Here is how tight the Rx box is before the cap...
Here is how tight it is after the cap.
Unfortunately, it does not stop the lights from flickering, but at least they do not go off!
Soldered the cap directly to the Rx.
Rx all closed up.
Rx box all closed up.
The motor has to be removed to have room to flip the Rx box on its' side to work on it; but it keeps the wires out of the way once it is in place.
I finally made it to the hardware store for some aluminum flat bar...
I should be able to make a BEC battery mount tomorrow.
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I was trying to figure out how you had so much room on that chassis!
.............. *oh* no motor
Nice, I like how you soldered the cap in place too!
Weren't you getting larger caps?
I was hoping these 10 for $3 caps would work... as you can see, I do not have much room. All the space below the Rx is filled with a BEC, Rx switch, harnesses, and excess wire. As a matter of fact, it takes me about 10 minuets to close it up... if one wire is out of place, the lid will not shut.
In all honesty, the LED's will hardly be used so this really does not matter.
Also, when this BEC goes, I am going to need one that can handle more amperage; yet be about the same size and still have some type of LVA.
I forgot to mention that when I was disassembling the Rx box I pulled a little hard on the antenna... I attempted to solder it back on, but I only have about 15' of range. -Good thing I bought an extra! (and that they are only $15)
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That is all I am really looking for... a top and bottom cap. I am hoping that this will help stop the leaking... I know I am over-tightening the plastic, but it has such a small sweet spot! Just a little loose and it leaks.... a little too tight and it leaks. lol
Thanks for taking the time!!
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Jimmie; put a small bead of ATV sealant on the cap threads and see if that helps with the leaking, be careful not to get any in the hole in the cap. Just an idea after I have used the stuff for a few things that have leaked. One being shocks on my Pede.
Or take the cap and go see if you can find a O ring that will fit.
Teflon tape maybe worth a shot too
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Mountains cant stop me
they have tried
Thanks for the tips!!
I will be sure to do something next time I take the shocks off.
My new radio came in today... the one I ordered to replace the one that was messed up while soldering... and it doesn't work!
I have filed a defective part claim with pictures... hopefully I do not have to send it back as that would not make any sense; unless they are paying shipping. lol (yeah, right!)
What happens is that the screen comes on, but there is no information:
Other than that...
the grip is smaller than the GT3B
the DR button is difficult to operate
Hopefully I can get a functioning radio soon!!
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hey jimmie
why do you have the foam body washers on the diff outputs?
is it to stop the oil/grease going out or the dirt coming in?
The dirt from coming in.
If oil or grease is coming out; the washers may slow it down, but this is definitely now the way to fix it.
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Finally got a response back from the claims department...
They want the radio shipped back to them at my cost; but at least it is to an USA address.
Now I am trying to get them to tell me if they will either send me a another radio or simply give me store credit.
Store credit will not make any sense at all... it is a $35 radio that costs about $20 to ship. Between shipping the broken one to them and shipping the new one to me I will have $30 into the new one... when I can fix the old one myself for free.
If they are willing to ship me a replacement, that I will to do for $10....
What's wrong with the radio is the screen is bad. I have a "parts" GT3B that I cut the screen out of today and when I line up the pins in parallel with the bad one, the GT3B screen operates as is should with the GTX3 software... meaning I can solder the good screen in place of the bad screen for next to nothing.
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For cheap cost of the radio I would keep in and replace that screen if you can do that and you are sure it will work.
Not getting a diffident reply from them on whether they will replace it or give store credit But then again they may be very well aware of people like you that alter the radio and that is what they are looking for. IF you opened it up my bet is to keep it and fix it, but $35 to some is worth fighting over.
Destroyed twice that much in parts to try and get my rear steering going, witch by the way I feel I have accomplished tonight.
Waiting for new parts to show up on Thurs. hopefully.
Since I can fix it faster than they can ship it... I may just fix it.
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Well... I gave it a shot tonight; I am not 100% pleased with the results, but I can see most of the screen. I am not sure if it is my soldering or if the circuit board itself has some issues. lol I know that it works great on the screen readout I was testing it on, but when the Enter dial is turned, parts of the screen will dim and flicker.... oh well. I may just order a GT3B sometime and throw the top board in the GTX3... no big hurry as I can see enough of the screen to figure out what is going on.
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Here ya go Jimmie.....Hot racings Shock Upgrade kit.
Both top and bottom along with adjustment screw.
I use almost nothing but hot racing's stuff when it comes to alum parts and have been very happy with their stuff.
No bottom...
It has a top, adjuster, and a spring retainer... but no bottom for the shock body.
I agree on HR's parts being quality... I have their knuckles on my MERV and like them.
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This may be the ticket!
I wonder what their dimensions are??
Normally I wouldn't care, but I have the stock shocks set up just the way I like them with the variable dampening kit.
A little research got me some dimensions, 16mm was consistent for the diameter, but the length varied from 95mm to 110mm... Stock is 87mm according to the manual and I couldn't find anything on diameter.
I will keep looking... there has to be someone on this forum that has these!
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They'd look pretty sheckshe in the Summit! I wanna know the spring rates compared to stock double-orange. I see it says 20lb springs, but what does that relate to in regards to the stockers....
Never mind, I Just found this:
120mm Travel
Dot Color Spring Rate
Silver 28.0 lb/in (4.9 N/mm)
Pink 30.8 lb/in (5.4 N/mm)
Blue 33.7 lb/in (5.9 N/mm)
Purple 36.5 lb/in (6.4 N/mm)
According to the numbers, the stock Summit springs are a 5.4N/mm which puts them to 30.8lbs which MEANS the springs that come with these shocks are 1/3 less stiff. I want stifffffer.
I just remember I have double-orange springs waiting for me at the LHS right now hahaha!!!
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DOT (Department of Transportation but your are in Canada so that my not appy) does not apply to Traxxas GTR shocks. According to Traxxas
5444 Spring, shock (red) (GTR) (5.9 rate blue) (std. rear 120mm)
5445 Spring, shock (red) (GTR) (6.4 rate purple)
5648 Spring, shock (red) (long) (GTR) (4.9 rate double yellow stripe)
5649 Spring, shock (red) (long) (GTR) (5.4 rate double orange stripe)
All the ones on buy Traxxas above these(7 other spring rates)are to short(without any adjustment down on the spring adjustment collar) for the Summit, I found that out the hard way.
Summit springs start at the blue dot here http://buy.traxxas.com/default.php?c...91_12835_12559
is what I was told by CS a while back after ordering two sets to short.
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I'm eager to see final product and videos of it running. Thanks for your input on the servo too I ended up ordering one
I really don't have that much work left to get it running... it is just kinda hard to find the time when you are watching 3 kids under the age of 4 all by yourself! Someone always needs some kind of attention. lol
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People Issues, Policy Uncertainties Headline Power Industry Concerns
Panelists Agree: Whatever Keeps You Up at Night, What Really Matters Is What You Do About It
When asked what business worries keep them up at night, a panel of power industry executives at ABB Automation & Power World this week in Houston responded with a range of predictable concerns, from the aging workforce to worker safety, from cybersecurity to the nonexistent U.S. federal energy policy. All agreed, however, that what you were worried about didn't matter as much as what you did about it.
The panel discussion was moderated by Allen Burdett, ABB's senior vice president for business development, and included Mike Heyeck, senior vice president for transmission at AEP, Paul Wyman, general manager, smart grid solutions for Lockheed Martin, and Ron May, senior vice president of DTE Energy.
"What is most important in any company is people," said AEP's Heyeck. "We have in our company the same kind of human performance initiative that the nuclear power industry has. We've been working on the issue of the aging workforce for fifteen years, with a co-op program for young engineering students. We've found that the key to the program is that you have to hire them…otherwise you and your company are poison at that school."
Lockeed Martin's Paul Wyman agreed. "Our primary customer is the federal government, and we are often sending people into harm's way. We have to make sure that we provide the backup and in-country service and support that will keep them safe. We just did an early retirement program, and 600 of our older workers left. This allowed us to make room for younger people to be promoted. We also do co-op, as well as an engineering leadership program, and we support STEM education projects as much as we can."
Ron May from DTE Energy said, "DTE as Detroit Edison has been around 100 years, and our Michigan Gas subsidiary has been around 150 years. All of our ongoing activities are generated by the employees that we have. Programs are in place to train and maintain our workforce. "For example," he said, "in 2009 we weren't laying off, even when General Motors was in bankruptcy. Our people are an asset. Our safety rating is an OSHA-recordable 0.7, where the general construction industry for example is 5.0, and where the nuclear industry is 0.1. Basically we are doing very well, but not as well as we want to be on safety."
ABB's Burdett quoted a lobbyist friend of his saying, "In my 40 years as a lobbyist inside the beltway, this is the most dysfunctional government I have ever seen." Burdett pointed to a lack of a national energy policy as an example.
Ron May responded that no cogent energy policy hurts long term investment. "We don't know what long term policy will be, so we don't know what to invest in," he said. "We need decisions on oil policy, nuclear policy and grid investment."
Heyeck agreed, "But as Joe Hogan said in his keynote this morning, this is not a problem; it is an opportunity. We have all-time record coal exports. We have good penetration in most states for renewables. The states have taken charge of setting energy policy. I don't think we are as dysfunctional as your friend thinks. I am a student of history, and when you think back to the Jackson v. Adams campaign, and the others, it isn't any more dysfunctional than it was back then—we just hear about it 24/7 from the media. Texas is an example of what you can do when regulatory agencies and requirements are pared down. They wanted many gigawatts of wind power, and they went out and did it. This is an example of government not being dysfunctional."
"We support any regulatory climate," Paul Wyman interjected, "that exists. Our customers drive our investment decisions. If we wait for the federal government to make policy before we make investments, we'd never get anything done."
"What about NERC (National Electrical Reliability Corporation)?" Burdett asked.
Heyeck responded, "Reliability is in our blood at AEP. Conceptually, the NERC CIPs are okay, but they are way too prescriptive. If NERC becomes more like the nuclear industry, we may have an asset here, but we are early in the process. Ron May agreed. "We don't have a transmission company at DTE, but we all have a sense of urgency toward the CIPs and other reliability requirements. What we need is an even-handed smart mechanism for ensuring reliability."
"What about cybersecurity?" Burdett asked. "You are all high value targets."
"Oh, we get attacked," Wyman said. "Over 400 times a day. But what's significant? We have to create systems and tools that can filter threats that don't matter and concentrate on those that do. We are confidentially threat-sharing with 17 utilities including AEP, with NIST and with NERC. But as far as the CIPs are concerned, we have to remember that compliance does not always equal improved security."
May agreed. "We get attacked all the time. Cyber- and physical security are very important, especially in our nuclear plants."
"This is a continuing battle," Heyeck said. "We have to watch out for control systems, and the government has to talk to us in a quicker way. The more reliant we become on technology, the more we have to design new mechanisms against cyber attacks, solar storms and whatever. We can't stand still."
"What keeps me up at night?" Heyeck said. "Nothing. It is all about what you're doing about it." Wyman agreed. "Mitigation strategy is critical," he said.
"For me," Ron May said, "dealing with what keeps me up at night is all wrapped around what we do about it. The drivers are customer satisfaction and customer service and how to keep making it better."


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Government Officials and Private Industry Leaders to Gather at SeniorNet's May 19th Celebration on Capitol Hill
SeniorNet Launches New Initiative Called "Seniors Back to Work"
WASHINGTON, May 04, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leaders from IBM, Microsoft, Verizon and AT&T will join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Foundation, the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, and other prominent non-profit retirement and aging groups for SeniorNet's official Silver Anniversary celebration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on May 19, 2011.
"We are excited to be celebrating our 25th year by adding computer training to more senior assisted living facilities and announcing our new Seniors Back to Work effort," said Leslie M. Smith, SeniorNet board chairman and IBM Business Development Executive.
As part of SeniorNet's 2015 roadmap, many of its major sponsors are supporting--with the latest technology and free tuition access--a new initiative that will be explained in detail at the event. Called Seniors Back to Work, the program is a new learning module for SeniorNet's (www.seniornet.org) online webcampus designed specifically to help adults over 55 who have retired or been forced out of the workplace during the recent economic downturn. It will allow them to acquire the computer skills that are an important element in finding and landing a job in today's market.
The celebration will begin at 5:00 p.m. EDT at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Room 106 where refreshments will be served. Members of the media are cordially invited to attend.
The speaker lineup includes prominent Native American leader Don Rodgers, Chief of the Catawba Tribe; Jack Stevens, chief of the Division for Economic Development for the U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development; James Thurston, senior policy program manager for Microsoft; Albert Morales, general manager of strategy and transformation in Global Business Services for IBM Corporation; Ted Childs, founder of Ted Childs, LLC; a representative from AT&T and a keynoter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.
SeniorNet has provided adults over 55 with computer skills and Internet training for 25 years in classrooms across the country. In March, the organization launched an affordable online learning center (www.webcampus.seniornet.org) with more than 300 courses that is designed for the homebound, those with limited mobility or anyone who wants to improve their computer skills from home 24/7.
About SeniorNet SeniorNet (www.seniornet.org) is the nation's premier and most respected nonprofit organization specializing in computer and Internet education for adults over 55. Since 1986, SeniorNet has empowered more than one million Boomers and Seniors by providing encouragement, lifelong learning opportunities and new worlds to explore via the Internet. Based in Herndon, Virginia, it has approximately 8,000 members. SeniorNet is staffed by more than 3,000 volunteers and has almost 65 Learning Centers in the United States, including Indian Reservations and underserved areas.


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After a decade of denial, Lance Armstrong has finally come clean: He used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
The disgraced cyclist made the confession to Oprah Winfrey during an interview taped Monday, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on Winfrey's network.
The admission Monday came hours after an emotional apology by Armstrong to the Livestrong charity that he founded and took global on the strength of his celebrity as a cancer survivor who came back to win one of sport's most grueling events.
The confession was a stunning reversal, after years of public statements, interviews, and court battles in which he denied doping and zealously protected his reputation.
Winfrey tweeted afterward, ''Just wrapped with (at)lancearmstrong More than 2½ hours. He came READY!'' She was scheduled to appear on ''CBS This Morning'' on Tuesday to discuss the interview.
Even before the taping session with Winfrey began around 2 p.m., Armstrong's apology suggested he would carry through on promises over the weekend to answer her questions ''directly, honestly, and candidly.''
The cyclist was stripped of his Tour de France titles, lost most of his endorsements, and was forced to leave the foundation last year after the US Anti-Doping Agency issued a damning, 1,000-page report that accused him of masterminding a long-running doping scheme.
About 100 staff members of the charity Armstrong founded in 1997 gathered in a conference room as Armstrong arrived with a simple message: ''I'm sorry.''
He choked up during a 20-minute talk, expressing regret for the long-running controversy over performance-enhancers had caused, but stopped short of admitting he used them.
''Heartfelt and sincere,'' is how Livestrong spokesman Katherine McLane described his speech.
Armstrong later huddled with almost a dozen people before stepping into a room set up at a downtown Austin, Texas, hotel.
The group included close friends and advisers, two of his lawyers, and Bill Stapleton, his agent, manager, and business partner. They exchanged handshakes and smiles, but declined comment when approached by a reporter. Most members of that group left the hotel through the front entrance around 5 p.m., although Armstrong was not with them.
No further details about the interview were available immediately because of confidentiality agreements signed by both camps. But Winfrey promoted it as a ''no-holds barred'' session, and after the voluminous USADA report — which included testimony from 11 former teammates — she had plenty of material for questions. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart, a longtime critic of Armstrong's, called the drug regimen practiced while Armstrong led the US Postal Service team, ''The most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.''
Armstrong also went after his critics ruthlessly during his reign as cycling champion, scolding some in public and waging legal battles against others in court.
Betsy Andreu, the wife of former Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu, was one of the first to publicly accuse Armstrong of using performance-enhancing drugs. She called news of Armstrong's confession ''very emotional and very sad,'' and got choked up when asked to comment.
''He used to be one of my husband's best friends and because he wouldn't go along with the doping, he got kicked to the side,'' she said.
"Lance could have a positive impact if he tells the truth on everything. He's got to be completely honest."
In addition, former teammate Floyd Landis, who was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title for doping, has filed a federal whistle-blower lawsuit that accused Armstrong of defrauding the US Postal Service. The Justice Department has yet to decide whether it will join the suit as a plaintiff.
The lawsuit most likely to be influenced by a confession might be the case Armstrong brought against Britain's Sunday Times. Potential perjury charges stemming from Armstrong's sworn testimony in the 2005 arbitration fight would not apply because of the statute of limitations. Armstrong was not deposed during the federal investigation that was closed last year.
Armstrong is said to be worth around $100 million. But most sponsors dropped him after USADA's scathing report — at the cost of tens of millions of dollars — and soon after, he left the board of Livestrong.
After the USADA findings, he was also barred from competing in the elite triathlon or running events he participated in after his cycling career. World Anti-Doping Code rules state his lifetime ban cannot be reduced to less than eight years.


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A handsome addition to your Le Creuset collection, this sturdy trivet lifts a hot casserole or baking pan safely above the tabletop. Crafted in France, it has a rose-window design that provides an elegant note at the table.
- 9" diam., 1 1/4" high.
- Cast iron coated with durable porcelain enamel.
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- 2 lb. 3 oz.
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- Enamel can chip or crack if dropped or banged on hard surface.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Lisa from Le creuset trivet I bought a couple of trivets. 1 was a Le creuset and the other I got at William Sonoma. I loved the look and was excited to use them. However I found when I put the pans on top on the trivet it was slippery and I was afraid the pan would slide off.Date published: 2019-03-20Rated 5 out of 5 by Laurienda from Beautiful trivet Delicate design on cast iron! Works like a charm and looks so lovely on the table. I have two of them and use them often to hold my heavy LC pots as they come out of the oven. Many compliments!Date published: 2016-06-24Rated 5 out of 5 by JessB1983 from Beautiful Trivet This trivet does its job and looks good doing it! The quality is what you can expect from Le Creuset.Date published: 2014-08-26Rated 5 out of 5 by sshelley from it's beautiful! I love the way it looks and the size is perfect. I got the green ( to go with with my creuset pots) It's perfectDate published: 2013-05-23Rated 5 out of 5 by jennifred from awesome trivet Sturdy, heavy, and beautiful. Great with Le Creuset products!Date published: 2013-05-15Rated 5 out of 5 by MichFoodie from Intricate Beauty Most beautiful trivet I've purchased. Weighty and purposeful, a significant addition to any kitchen. I use it primarily to disperse heat from my Le Creuset teakettle. My trivet is always out and never stored. Love it!Date published: 2012-11-17Rated 5 out of 5 by Jackkie from Nothing About This Trivet Will Disappoint I received this as a gift in red to match my Le Creuset pans and it is an excellent product. It works equally well with all the different sizes and shapes of Le Creuset I own. Not only does it beautify the table, it protects and performs exactly as it is intended. There is nothing about this trivet that will disappoint.Date published: 2012-05-02


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I'm going to be in the process of moving for a while, but I'll try to come in later, if that's okay.
Hey man you have me if you post it up I've decided I'm serious about trying to come back finally. HOPEFULLY I don't die out like I usually do.
Iono, things just slowly died out, quite a bit I blame Krystin's power trippin' for. It's hard to say, but we're trying to get things moving again.
I'll check it out, possibly tomorrow after work. I need to post my own up as well.
hey man thanks. i dunno how long I'll be back... things look dead :-/ and i say that as nice as i can. what happened? i don't remember it ever being this dead. Btw if you want! I did post up a quest. I felt the need to be with Strider lol.
but thats cool man, I remember back in the day when I was a mod lol...
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text: The 92nd edition of the Opera Festival at the Arena in Verona will start on 20th June and finish on 7th September. For the 2014 Festival 6 different operas and 3 special events will be presented, for a total of 54 performances. The 2014 Festival will open on 20th June at 9 p.m. with a new production of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball). The opera, which has not been performed in the Arena since 1998, will be directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi. For all 7 performances, the Veronese conductor Andrea Battistoni will direct the orchestra. Repeat performances: 27 June at 9 p.m. – 11, 19, 24, 31 July at 9 p.m. – 8 August at 8.45 p.m. Georges Bizet's Carmen which in 2014 celebrates 100 years since its first performance in the Arena, will open on 21st June at 9 p.m. The director and scenographer will be Franco Zeffirelli, the costume designer Anna Anni. Two conductors will alternate: the Hungarian Henrik Nánási (21/06 – 4, 8, 25/07 – 1, 7, 14/08), who will be making his début in the Arena, and Julian Kovatchev (26/06 – 10/07 – 29/08 – 3/09). Repeat performances: 26 June at 9 p.m. – 4, 10, 18, 25 July at 9 p.m. – 1, 7, 14, 29 August at 8.45 p.m. – 3 September at 8.45 p.m. Verdi's Aida, the opera which is synonymous with the Arena, will once more be presented in its two versions. From 28th June at 9 p.m., for 10 evenings, the futuristic version will be staged. The brainchild of the Catalan team, La Fura dels Baus, it was specially created for the Centennial Festival. The directors will be Carlus Padrissa and Álex Ollé, production assistant and choreographer, Valentina Carrasco, scenographer Roland Olbeter and costume designer, Chu Uroz. The conductor also for this opera will be Julian Kovatchev. Repeat performances: 3, 6, 8, 15, 20, 23, 27, 29 July at 8 p.m. – 3 August at 8.45 p.m. From 10th August Aida returns for 7 performances in the not-to-be-missed edition inspired by the original production of 1913 directed by Gianfranco de Bosio and choreographed by Susanna Egri. For the first three performances, the conductor will be Daniele Rustioni (10, 16, 24/8), making his début in the Arena, then the baton will pass to Fabio Mastrangelo (26, 31/8 – 4, 7/9). Repeat performances: 16, 24, 26, 31 August at 8.45 p.m. – 4, 7 September at 8.45 p.m. On 5th July at 9 p.m. Turandot by Giacomo Puccini will go on stage under the skillful direction of Franco Zeffirelli, widely appreciated for his extravagant scenography and ably assisted by Oscar prize-winner for costumes, Emi Wada. All 7 performances will see Daniel Oren on the podium. At 10 p.m. on 17th July a gala concert will be held, with Plácido Domingo as protagonist under the conduction of Daniel Oren, singing Verdi's most famous arias in Plácido Domingo sings Verdi. At 10 p.m. on 22nd July an eagerly anticipated evening dedicated to dance: ballet returns to the Arena with the show Roberto Bolle and friends. The protagonist of the evening will be leading dancer Roberto Bolle, who will be joined by international stars of classical dance. The conductor of the Orchestra of the Arena di Verona will be Julian Kovatchev. At 10 p.m. on 9th August Carl Orff's Carmina Burana will be performed under the direction of Andrea Battistoni. At 8.45 p.m. on 15th August Puccini's Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) will make its début for the season. This edition, using the successful set design of Franco Zeffirelli will run for 6 evenings. The orchestra will be conducted by Marco Armiliato. Repeat performances: 22, 27, 30 August at 8.45 p.m. – 2, 5 September at 8.45 p.m. On 23rd August at 8.45 p.m. the final opera on the programme, now a tradition, will be Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) with Francesco Micheli's successful staging being used for the fourth time. The scenography is by Edoardo Sanchi, the costumes by Silvia Aymonino and the choreography by Nikos Lagousakos. The conductor for all three performances will be Carlo Montanaro, making his début in the Arena. Repeat performances: 28 August at 8.45 p.m. – 6 September at 8.45 p.m. All these performances will engage the Orchestra, Chorus, Corps de ballet and Technical staff of the Fondazione Arena di Verona, as well as numerous mime artists and walk-ons. There will be a change next year: the starting time of the performances will be brought forward by 15 minutes. For the months of June and July the performances will begin at 9 p.m., in August and September at 8.45 p.m. The three special performances on 17 and 22 July and 9 August will start at 10 p.m.


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Golf Tournament Benefits Texas Scottish Rite for Children in Frisco
Ebby's Frisco Office invites you to participate in its 10th-Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Stonebriar Country Club on Tuesday, September 25. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from the event will benefit Texas Scottish Rite for Children in Frisco. Recognizing the growing need, Texas Scottish Rite is building a new ambulatory care center in Frisco, at the corner of Lebanon Road and the Dallas North Tollway.
"Ebby Frisco is proud to partner with Texas Scottish Rite for Children, which cares for children with orthopedic conditions, as well as certain related neurological and learning disorders, regardless of the family's ability to pay," says Kristi Davis, sales manager of Ebby's Frisco Office.
Sponsorship of Ebby's 10th-Annual Ebby Frisco Charity Golf Tournament offers a great experience for players while also providing an opportunity to advertise their company, says Davis. Most importantly, all support will be directly donated to Texas Scottish Rite for Children in Frisco. This is a tax-deductible event.
"Participants in the tournament will enjoy an exceptional golfing event," says Davis. "There will be raffles, food, drinks and prizes – all in a fantastic environment that will be enjoyable for all."
Golf sponsorships and team registration are still available for the tournament. For more information, visit ebbyfriscogolftournament.org.
"Even if you don't golf, you're invited to come to the awards dinner, as well as the live and silent auctions at Stonebriar Country Club," says Davis. "It's sure to be a fun time benefiting a great cause, and is only $35. You may also attend the silent auction only for a $10 donation."
To learn more about this event and Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Frisco, visit ebbyfriscogolftournament.org.
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A fiscal cliff-themed cold open kicked off this week's episode. The subject alone indicated it wasn't the most exciting material we've seen, but Jay Pharaoh shined in his relatively new role as Barack Obama, and Bill Hader wowed as John Boehner. His emotional performance mainly consisted of just standing there, but something about the sullen, despondent expression on his face — punctuated by the occasional meek nod — was just hilarious.
Pharoah once again nailed the vocal nuance of the Commander in Chief as he shed light on a lesser-known fact from the ongoing fiscal cliff debate: Boehner gets bullied by his fellow Republicans. They've placed rubber snakes on his desk, pushed him into the Congressional ladies' washroom (naked from the waist down) and even hazed him with a fake pizza party scenario. It was pity, Obama explained, that prompted him to finally give in and let the Republicans get what they wanted.


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"When I opened my bathroom drawer to a curling iron cover I'd created, a business idea sparked—The Curling Iron Bag. The Curling Iron Bag allows you to store and pack away those irons while hot…�
Where She's From: Entrepreneur Cenita Johnson's career has traveled – or flown – through many interesting paths. After High School, this former model entered the US Air Force and served as an Electronics Technician for three-and-a-half years.Â
She decided to pursue a modeling career after being approached by people in the fashion industry. "Despite starting a modeling career at the relatively late age of 23, I managed to carve out a fruitful career working with top agencies such as The Wilhelmina Agency, Elite Models, LA Models, and others,� she recalls to The Black Star News. "I worked throughout the US in catalogs, runways, national commercials, as well as television and film appearances.�
Cenita also walked the runway ramps in Paris, France. When she decided that retirement was near, she slowed her career to complete a B.S. in Human Relations and Business. "A phone conversation with my dad about his patented invention inspired me to search my home for an idea to create,� she recalls. "When I opened my bathroom drawer to a curling iron cover I'd created, a business idea sparked—The Curling Iron Bag. The Curling Iron Bag allows you to store and pack away those irons while hot,� she explains. "I initially created the bag for myself after many frustrating years of burning items in my model bag, the bathroom drawer, and luggage.�
Cenita then made a few and test marketed it amongst the hairstylist and models at my runway shows and photo shoots. After a great response, she purchased a sewing machine, taught herself to sew and the rest is history.
Where She's At: Cenita has retired from modeling – although it's hard to believe looking at her photo – and now devotes her energy to marketing and growing The Curling Iron Bag, which is the rage of Tinsel town. "It's been purchased by Hollywood's TV and film hairstylists, as well as, starlets such as Kimberly Elise, Kimberly Finnigan and Vanessa Williams,� she adds. Cenita also find time to write a weekly inspirational blog and is an empowerment public speaker.
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- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
- 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water, as needed
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In a food processor, pulse together the flour and salt. Add butter and pulse until the mixture forms lima bean-size pieces. Slowly add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until the dough just comes together. It should be moist, but not wet.
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Nia 52 Moves: Energize the Move Routine
The focus of this routine is energizing. The intent is to energize all 52 Moves and dance them your body's way.
Energize the Moves: The Workout is a Classic Nia routine that develops the base, core and upper extremities through repetition and personalization of the 52 Moves. This routine focuses on dancing and expressing the 52 Moves in your body's way, shifting from one move to the next every 60 seconds. Seasoned students will love the challenge of testing their skills, while new students will love the opportunity to learn and practice the moves in their own time. This fun and challenging routine is designed to be easily adapted to other music for variation and repeated practice. The soundtrack includes voice-over cueing for each upcoming move, allowing you to practice and dance with whole-body attention. For teachers, Energize the Moves: The Workout improves your own craft and technique, making your delivery of all Nia routines even more powerful and fun!


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