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The public is invited to a memorial service for the late U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, a war hero, distinguished president pro-tempore of the United States Senate, and an effective advocate for the people of Hawai'i for more than five decades.
The Hawai'i Island memorial will be held tomorrow, December 27, at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo. Visitation will begin at noon with a service beginning at 1 p.m.
Led by Kahu Daniel Kaniela Akaka, Jr., the service will include remembrances by State Senator Malama Solomon; former State Senator Dwight Takamine, who is Director of the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Barry Taniguchi, President and CEO of KTA Super Stores; Monty Richards, Chairman of Kahua Ranch; Ka'iu Kimura, Director of the 'Imiloa Astronomy Center; and Mayor Billy Kenoi.
The Inouye family requests no flowers and no koden. They request instead that donations be made to the Daniel K. Inouye Fund at the Hawai'i Community Foundation, 827 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, 96813. Contributions may also be made online at HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org. The fund will continue to help organizations and causes that the Senator championed over the years.
Memorial Books Still Available at Mayor's Offices
Memorial books will be available through Friday, Dec. 28, at the Mayor's Offices at the Hawai'i County Building and the West Hawai'i Civic Center. The public is invited to sign the books and remember a man who did so much for the people of Hawai'i for so long. The books will be sent to the Inouye family.
The office is open weekdays from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call the Mayor's Office in Kona at 323-4444 or in Hilo at 961-8211
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Just got back from the BMW dealer where I managed to get a meter of the correct 8x13 fuel hose which I will cut to length and begin installing this afternoon. I also got the two fuel injector nipple caps (one of the old ones was split, btw---probably wasn't helping my situation) and two more BMW hose clamps to replace the ear clamps that were on the FPR side of things.
Unfortunately, the vacuum line and crankcase breather hose were out of stock so they are now ordered. Hope to have in hand either this Friday or else next Monday so the earliest I'll be back on the road is about a week from now.

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In my ubuntu i have this:
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Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap (assemblyref_index=2)
Version: 126.96.36.199
Public Key: b03f5f7f11d50a3a
The assembly was not found in the Global Assembly Cache, a path listed in the MONO_PATH environment variable, or in the location of the executing assembly (/home/nassaja/Desktop/js-builder-mono).
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Linux, Perl, GNU, Open Source, Ajax, Ubuntu 9.04
Check that you have these:
sudo apt-get install libmono-system-runtime2.0-cil
sudo apt-get install libmono-winforms2.0-cil
It work! but it very ugly )
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More mysterious and deep discussion of songwriting and home recording from your master - Dave Criddle - and slave - Tony Butterworth.
This weeks discussions
- A charity CD ??
Home Made Soundbooth (from John Poulton)
Covering your own songs in a different style
Revisiting Tunes
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Fly Fishing in winter in Colorado isn't limited to tailwaters and the tying bench. There are spring creeks in the Centennial State. Spring creeks that hold their fair share of brown trout. Tanner and his dog Gus had a day on one of those spring creeks. Enjoy!
Cold Dry: Winter Dry Fly Fishing from Yukon Goes Fishing on Vimeo.


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NASHVILLE – Senior center Adnan Hodzic scored 33 points and brought down 16 rebounds as the Lipscomb University Bisons defeated Austin Peay State University 104-101 in overtime Thursday night in Allen Arena.
In the first meeting between the two schools located less than 50 miles apart in nearly 50 years, the Bisons came back from being down five with 39 seconds remaining to tie the game on a layup by senior guard Josh Slater with 0.1 seconds left.
"I liked our guy's ability to keep competing," Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. "We were up the whole first half and they were up the whole second half. We keep battling and battling. I was proud of the way we competed and didn't give up."
Lipscomb was first to score in overtime as Hodzic put back a missed trey by Jordan Burgason. On the next possession Burgason hit a three to put the Bisons up 92-87. Hodzic scored layups on the Bisons next three possessions to give Lipscomb a 98-89 lead with 54 seconds left.
Tyshwan Edmondson hit two threes in the final 21 seconds to close the gap, but the Bisons connect on their final five free throws to secure the victory.
Hodzic simply dominated Peay with 33 points and 16 rebounds. He shot 12-of-15 from the floor and made all nine of his free throw attempts.
"I thought he was a monster in the paint," said Sanderson. "He got to the free throw line and made his free throws. He had some major rebounds in traffic. He seemed like he played better as the night went on and we needed every basket."
The Bisons almost gave the game away on turnovers committing 22 which the Governors converted into 29 points.
Both squads entered the contest with strong rebounding advantages to start the season, but the Bisons handily controlled the boards 42-32.
"Austin Peay was outrebounding their opponents by ten and getting 15 offensive rebounds," Sanderson said. "Tonight we played 45 minutes and they got nine offensive boards."
Lipscomb took its largest lead of the game, nine points, on a three by Josh Slater with 4:30 left in the first half. An 11-3 Peay run cut the Bisons lead to one point, 38-37, with 57 seconds left before halftime.
Peay's Melvin Baker hit a three with 10:54 to play to give the Governor's their largest lead of the game, 63-56.
The momentum shifted in the Bisons favor when Austin Peay's Josh Terry was whistled for an intentional technical with 48.4 seconds left. Hodzic had just made a layup to make it a four-point contest prior to the technical. Burgason made one of two freebies to cut the deficit to three, 85-82.
After two free throws by Austin Peay, Burgason connected from downtown with 29 seconds left to put the Bisons down two. The Governors then missed four consecutive free throw attempts.
Hodzic rebounded the last miss before passing off to Slater who drove for a right-handed layup to tie the game and force overtime.
Slater finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Burgason connected on five three-pointers to finish with 19 points.
Lipscomb shot 52.5 percent (32-of-61) overall and hit 34.5 percent (10-of-29) of its long ball attempts. The Bisons were 30-of-40 from the charity line. Austin Peay shot 52.2 percent and was 25-of-38 from the line.
Edmondson paced six Governors in double-figures with 21 points. Anthony Campbell had 20 points with ten of those coming at the free throw line.
The Bisons return to action Monday night in Waco, Texas, at 7 p.m. against the Baylor Bears. Jonathan Seamon and Benjamin Seamon will be on the call for the Lipscomb Sports Network.


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Coriander seed, known as "Med puk she", is used to marinate B.B.Q. meat like beef, chicken, pork or to make beef or pork jerky. This coriander seed is also used in making soup base, broth. Ingredients: Coriander seed. Weight: 3.5 oz. Product of Thailand.
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U.S. Marine-Led Task Force Trains Republic of Georgia Soldiers
By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Moor, USMC
Special to American Forces Press Service
KRTSANISI, Georgia, March 27, 2006 - A U.S. Marine-led task force marked the completion of training for two Georgian logistics battalions in a ceremony here March 24.
"I know personally many of the U.S. task force members feel this was the most rewarding thing they have done since they joined the U.S. military," said Marine Lt. Col. William McGowan, commander of the Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program task force. "They believe that helping Georgia, a country that not long ago was a stranger to the United States, is the right thing to do."
The U.S. European Command program assists and enhances Georgia's military capability to sustain its contribution to peacekeeping efforts in Iraq. In this round, the Marines trained logistics soldiers with the Republic of Georgia's 1st and 2nd brigades.
"Georgia is also helping the U.S. in many, many ways with the global war on terrorism. Both the United Sates and Georgia view one another as true friends today and for the future," McGowan said.
When deployed, the Georgian soldiers will be part of the international coalition providing stability operations in Iraq.
The Georgian soldiers started their training in January with squad-level tactics and battalion staff-level operations. The squad-level training included patrolling, weapons handling, convoy operations, military operations in urban terrain, and first aid, U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Roy Brady explained.
The staff training will help the Georgian staff handle command and control of their battalion, Marine Capt. Jason Richter, the training program's operations officer, said.
The language barrier was a challenge during the training, Brady mentioned. Few people speak Georgian outside the Caucasus region. The training had to be conducted entirely through a team of interpreters, which presented difficulties when communicating complicated military terms and concepts.
A primary effect of the program is that the Georgian army, along with U.S.-trained Georgian law enforcement officers, is more capable of securing Georgia's boarders, U.S. officials said. They added this keeps the Caucasus region off the ever-shrinking list of potential safe havens for terrorists.
With relatively little funding and few U.S. troops acting only in a training capacity, the U.S. is helping its Georgian ally in the global war on terror to become a strong and stable nation. Georgia is a key land route between Europe and the Middle East. A strong Georgia means one less road for terrorists to travel, officials said.
In his closing remarks to the Georgian soldiers, McGowan said, "On behalf of the entire Task Force, I wish you Godspeed, fair winds and following seas. Semper Fidelis."
(Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathan Moor is assigned to the Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program.)
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Reminder of one of the greatest maritime disasters in the Adriatic has been preserved on the land and in the sea, it is a Greek ship already metion "Peltatstis" forever anchored to the sea floor, but his one detail still in daylight witnessed the tragedy. It is an anchor with "Peltastis" which was lifted from the wreckage of a sunken ship ...
From the ancient Phoenicians to recent times, more or less kept the same style of construction and the same intention, and are especially prevalent throughout the northern Adriatic. Tuners or wooden watchtower with a ladder, reminiscent of the days when the tuna was one of the primary fishing activities. Successful tuna fishing is guaranteed a good profit, and during World Wars virtually ensured the survival of the local population.
Remains of Roman villas
The remains of a Roman villa - a label that will help you with the similar mark to take the remains of Byzantine fortress, dating from the 6th century. But as soon as you let the view of Crikvenica, Selce and the surrounding landscape, you will be clear that this is now the dereliction "villa", had an additional function - it served as a watchtower. From here, the hosts preyed on thieves and attackers, who through the centuries have seen the end of this term.
Submerged wreck
On the night of 7th on the 8th siječnja 1968th sea, aided by the wind, and in his deep near Shiloh retired Greek cargo ship "Peltastis." Of the twelve members of the crew were rescued four. The captain's body was found in the wreck of the ship a few months later. "Peltastis" is still in one piece is in the upright position at a depth of 33 meters. The ship became a tragic one of the most popular diving destinations in Kvarner.


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David Scholnick, PhD
Course Information
At Pacific University, all faculty teach a variety of different courses. Typically, we do not use graduate teaching assistants, which means that your classes will be taught by professors and that you will have plenty of opportunities to get to know the faculty in your discipline.
Below I have listed some of the courses that I teach. We are always developing and trying out new classes, so the list may change now and then.
BIOL 202 | General Biology I
BIOL 470 | Animal Physiology
BIOL 145 | Marine Biology for Non-Science Majors
BIOL 345 | Marine Biology
Postdoctoral research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
PhD in Animal Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
Master of Arts in Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, University of San Diego, San Diego, Cali.
Areas of Research & Specialization
I am the associate professor of biology and was recently featured on the Discovery Channel (Daily Planet) with research students Nathan Gilpin (exercise science senior) and Kristen Dick (biology sophomore), examining Oregon lizards sick with malaria, collecting them and bringing to campus to better understand the disease and its impacts on animals in North America.
College of Charleston's Lou Burnett and I spoke to Today Show hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira and Al Roker about our research entitled "Shrimp on Treadmill"..The research started as a simple investigation on the impact of bacteria on shrimp and soon turned into an Internet sensation. Worldwide animals are at an increased risk of opportunistic pathogens. Elevations in temperature and increased areas of low oxygen suggest that pathogen exposure of lower vertebrates and marine invertebrates are escalating. The central hypothesis underlying my research is that infectious disease can compromise the respiratory systems of lower vertebrates and invertebrates and thereby limit the ability of animals to sustain and recover from normal activities. Working with colleagues at College of Charleston's Grice Marine Laboratory and Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina, we have demonstrated that in resting animals bacterial infection can compromise normal metabolic function. Following infection, aerobic respiration rates are down regulated and lactate levels increase in resting animals.
At Pacific University my students and I will examine the relationship between host and pathogen in lower vertebrates and invertebrates during activity and recovery. Studies will be conducted using local lizards that are infected with Plasmodium-the hemoparasite that causes malaria in a wide range of vertebrates-to determine if infected lizards have limited respiratory capacity.
Many lizard populations are regularly infected with Plasmodium which is transmitted via blood sucking invertebrates. Previous research has shown that many of the physiological disruption experienced by lizards are similar to those seen in humans. Infected lizards have reduced oxygen uptake, suffer from anemia, and have reduced fat stores.
My students and I will examine the thermoregulatory ability of infected and uninfected lizards at rest and following activity. Additional studies will determine changes in metabolism, recovery, and lactate in lizards exposed to the malarial parasite.
In a separate set of experiments, penaeid shrimp that typically inhabit estuaries and regularly encounter high temperatures and low oxygen levels will be used to examine whether bacterial infection can alter anaerobic pathways. In these studies, shrimp infected with pathogenic bacteria will be exercised on small treadmills and changes in lactate, oxygen consumption, and activity monitored. These experiments will indicate whether sublethal infection can suppress normal respiratory activity and limit recovery.
The goal of these studies is to better understanding how pathogens can impact respiration and thereby disrupt metabolic pathways during activity.
Published Works
Scholnick, D.A., N. Gilpin*, and R. Manivanh*. 2012. Disruptions to recovery metabolism in the fence lizards Sceloporus occidentalis infected with the malarial parasite Plasmodium mexicanum. Journal of Herpetology 46:643-647.
Scholnick, D. A. and V. Haynes*. 2012. Influence of hypoxia on bacteremia in the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister. Biological Bulletin 222:56-62.
Scholnick, D. A., T. Bates*, R. Manivanh*, S. McAlexander* and O. Savenkova*. 2010. Impact of malarial infection on metabolism and thermoregulation in the fence lizard fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Journal of Herpetology 44 (4): 634-640.
Scholnick, D. A., T. Bates*, R. Manivanh*, S. McAlexander* and O. Savenkova*. 2010. Impact of malarial infection on metabolism and thermoregulation in the fence lizard fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Journal of Herpetology (In Press).
Scholnick, D. A., A. E. Barabas* S. S. Cowan*. 2006. Influence of chloride on glucose export in marine crabs: Activation of glucose-6-phosphatase by chloride ion. J. Crustacean Biol. 26:510-514.
Scholnick, D. A., K. G. Burnett and L. E. Burnett. 2006. Impact of exposure to bacteria on metabolism in the Penaeid shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Biological Bulletin 211:44-49.
Petersen*, A. M., T. T. Gleeson, and D. A. Scholnick. 2003. The effect of oxygen and adenosine on the thermoregulation of lizards. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 76:339-347.
Burnett, L., N. Terwilliger, A. Carroll, D. Jorgensen, D. Scholnick. 2002. Respiratory and acid-base physiology of the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, during air exposure: Presence and function of a facultative lung. Biol. Bull. 203:42-50.
Wallert, M., J. Foster, D. Scholnick, S. Olmschnek, B. Kuehn, and J. Provost. 2001. Kinetic analysis of glucose-6-phosphatase: An investigative approach to carbohydrate metabolism and kinetics. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Ed. 29:199-203.
Nedrow, J. A., D. A. Scholnick, and T. T. Gleeson. 2001. Roles of lactate and catecholamines in the energetics of brief locomotion in an ectothermic vertebrate. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 171:237-245.
Scholnick, D.A. and T. T. Gleeson. 2000. Activity before exercise influences recovery metabolism in the lizard Dipsosaurus dorsalis. J. Exp. Biol. 203:1809-1815.
Wagner, E. L., D. A. Scholnick and T. T. Gleeson. 1999. The roles of acidosis and lactate in the behavioral hypothermia of exhausted lizards. J. Exp. Biol. 202:325-331.
Scholnick, D. A. and T. T. Gleeson. 1997. The influence of corticosterone and glucacon on metabolic recovery from exhaustive exercise in the desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 106:147-154.
Horn, D. B., D. A. Podolin, J. E. Friedman, D. A. Scholnick and R. S. Mazzeo, 1997. Alterations in key gluconeogenic regulators with age and endurance training. Metabolism, 46:414-419.
Scholnick, D. A. and G. K. Snyder, 1996. Physiological response of the tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudatus to hypoxia. Crustaceana, 69:937-948.
Scholnick, D. A. and T. T. Gleeson, 1996. Regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism in the lizard Dipsosaurus dorsalis by fructose-2,6-bisphosphate. American Journal of Physiology, 271:R1447-R1451.
Scholnick, D. A., 1995. Effect of metabolic sensitivity to environmental variation on growth and reproductive potential in tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudatus. Biological Bulletin 189:22-28.
Snyder, G. K., B. Sheafor, D. A. Scholnick and C. Farrelly, 1995. Gas exchange in the insect tracheal system. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 172:199-207.
Scholnick, D. A., 1994. Seasonal variation and diurnal fluctuation in ephemeral desert pools. Hydrobiologia, 294:111-116.
Scholnick, D. A., G. K. Snyder and A. R. Spell, 1994. Acid-base status of a pulmonate land snail (Helix aspersa) and a prosobranch amphibious snail (Pomacea bridgesi) during dormancy. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 268:293-298.
Scholnick, D. A. and C. P. Mangum, 1991. Sensitivity of hemoglobins to intracellular effectors: Primitive and derived features. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 259:32-42.
* Indicates undergraduate researcher
Abstracts and Presentations
Scholnick, D.A., R.V. Manivanh*, and W.N. Nelson*. 2010. Effects of malaria infection on post-exercise thermoregulation and metabolism in the western fence lizard, SICB Annual Meeting, Seattle. SICB Annual Meeting, Seattle, P2.141.
Scholnick, D. A., V.N. Haynes*, and G. Nyerges. 2010. Influence of hypoxia on Psychrobacter levels in the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister. Integrative and Comparative Biology, SICB Annual Meeting, Seattle, P3.60.
Scholnick, D. A., R. Manivanh* and O. Savenkova*. 2009. The physiological consequence of malaria infection in the Western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Integrative and Comparative Biology, SICB Annual Meeting, Boston, P1.108.
Scholnick, D. A., V. Haynes*, and M. Schweitzer*, 2009. Hypoxia impairs antibacterial defense in the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister. Integrative and Comparative Biology, SICB Annual Meeting, Boston, P3.101.
Scholnick, D. A. and L. E. Burnett, 2005. Respiratory responses to bacterial exposure in the penaeid shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei during locomotory activity and recovery. Integrative and Comparative Biology PI.73.
Burnett, L., D. Scholnick and K. Burnett. 2005. Impact of bacterial infection on respiratory function in the penaeid shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. FASEB Journal 19 (4, Suppl. S, Part 1), A648.
Scholnick, D. A., K. G. Burnett, and L. E. Burnett. 2004. Impact of bacterial infection on respiratory function in the penaeid shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Integrative and Comparative Biology P1.73:331.
Scholnick, D. A. and A. Barabas*. 2003. The effects of chloride on marine decapod crustaceans. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42:1307.\
Petersen*, A., D. A. Scholnick and T. T. Gleeson, 2002. The effect of oxygen and adenosine on lizard thermoregulation. American Zoologist 41:340.
Wallert, M. A., J. D. Foster, D. A. Scholnick, S. M. Olmschenk, R. J. Kuehn, J. J. Provost, 2001. Kinetic Analysis of Glucose 6-Phosphatase: An investigative Approach to Carbohydrate metabolism and kinetics. FASCB proceedings.
Scholnick, D. A., L. M. Waters and A. L. Wolf*, 1999. The physiological consequences of claw autotomy in the stone crab Menippe mercenaria. American Zoologist 72A.
Scholnick, D. A. and T. T. Gleeson, 1998. Effects of prior exercise on metabolic recovery in the lizard Dipsosaurus dorsalis. American Zoologist 37:140A.
Gleeson, T. T., R. B. Weinstein and D. A. Scholnick, 1996. Influence of adrenal and pancreatic hormones on metabolic recovery from exhaustive exercise in an ectothermic vertebrate. The Physiologist, 39:A-26.
Scholnick, D. A. and T. T. Gleeson, 1996. Regulation of post-exercise skeletal muscle metabolism by fructose-2,6-bisphosphate and glucagon. The Physiologist, 39:A-26.
Scholnick, D. A. and T. T. Gleeson, 1995. Regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism in the lizard Dipsosaurus dorsalis by fructose-2,6-bisphosphate. American Zoologist, 35:99A.
Scholnick, D. A., 1994. Physiological and behavioral response of the tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudatus to hypoxia. American Zoologist, 34:32A.
Scholnick, D. A., 1993. Effect of fluctuations of O2, temperature and pH on metabolism and growth rates of tadpole shrimp. American Zoologist, 33:49A.
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Former northern Minnesota cult leader has sentence reduced
ST. PAUL-A former Pine County cult leader who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two girls at his camp near Finlayson in northeast Minnesota will see a six-year reduction in his sentence.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday cited a technicality in reducing 56-year-old Victor Barnard's prison term from 30 to 24 years.
Barnard himself had agreed to two consecutive, above-guideline, 15-year terms for sexually assaulting two girls at his River Road Fellowship in the early 2000s. But he later appealed, arguing that Senior Judge P. Hunter Anderson, in pronouncing the sentence, failed to cite any reasons for granting an upward departure from guidelines.
A three-judge panel of the appeals court noted that Anderson only filed a written departure report months later, after an appeal had been filed.
"Although we have no doubt that permissible departure grounds exist in this case, because the district court did not provide any departure grounds on the record at the time of sentencing, caselaw compels us to remand for imposition of the presumptive sentence," the court wrote. "We are obligated to follow the law."
Pine County prosecutors are planning an appeal.
Man sentenced to 10 days in jail for Bemidji school bus crash
BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Tennessee man who police say caused a May school bus crash the injured multiple children was sentenced to 10 days in jail Friday, Nov. 17.
Thomas Lee Nielsen, 30, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was charged with careless driving May 5, two days after he ran a stop sign at the intersection of Irvine Avenue Northwest and South Movil Lake Road in Bemidji and hit the bus. The collision caused the bus driver to lose control and swerve onto the soft shoulder of Irvine Avenue, where the bus rolled on its side in the ditch.
Multiple elementary-aged children were hurt in the crash. A 10-year-old Red Lake girl lost the use of a kidney, according to her mother, and another girl required plastic surgery to repair a large facial laceration.
Nielsen pleaded guilty to careless driving, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced Friday. Court records show that at least three people submitted victim impact statements.
Nielsen was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 80 of which were stayed, meaning that he will not have to serve that time unless he violates conditions of his probation.
Dayton's chief of staff to become St. Paul deputy mayor
ST. PAUL - St. Paul mayor-elect Melvin Carter has named Jamie Tincher as deputy mayor.
Tincher, currently the chief of staff for Gov. Mark Dayton, "successfully managed an executive office staff and complex budgets to achieve progressive policy victories for the people of Minnesota," Carter noted in a prepared statement. As deputy mayor, Tincher will be responsible for re-imagining city government to address structural inequalities and deliver high-quality services.
"Jaime is a proven leader, and will be an invaluable partner as we build a Saint Paul that works for all of us," Carter said.
Added Tincher: "Together we can re-imagine the way the City works to make a real difference in the lives of all the people of Saint Paul."
Tincher was named Dayton's chief of staff in February 2014. She previously served as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs.
"Jaime Tincher has been an outstanding Chief of Staff," Dayton said in a prepared statement. "She and Mayor-elect Carter will make a great team to serve the people of St. Paul."
Couple's death investigated as murder-suicide
SCANDIA, Minn.-The Washington County sheriff's office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Scandia.
Deputies on Sunday night discovered the bodies of Clarence Seefert, 66, and Melissa Seefert, 65, inside their house after responding to a call to check their welfare.
A gun was found at the scene, Sheriff Dan Starry said.
A family friend called police just before 10 p.m. out of concern after Clarence Seefert had not shown up for a meeting earlier in the day, Starry said.
"It's very sad. It's certainly a tragedy," Starry said. "You feel for the family, that's for sure."
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension also responded to the scene to help with the investigation.
The sheriff's office is not seeking any suspects in this death investigation and there is no threat to the public, Starry said.
Details such as the make and model of gun, where the bodies were found and who shot whom are not being released at this time, Starry said.
Clarence Seefert had worked as a part-time snowplow driver for the city of Scandia since November 2013.


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Fear of what?
In the modern age of Google, you might have heard the word triskaidekaphobia, which means "fear of the number 13." But did you also know about paraskevidekatriaphobia, which means, specifically, fear of Friday the 13th?
If you are suffering from either of those fears today, then you are not alone. According to Wolfram MathWorld, a math-oriented wiki, paraskevidekatriaphobia is probably the most widespread superstition in the United States, possibly affecting tens of millions of Americans.
A 1993 British study compared data from traffic statistics and reported the risk of a hospital admission from a traffic accident in the UK can rise as much as 52 percent on a Friday the 13th. "Staying home is recommended," concluded the report.
So why are people traditionally afraid of the number that follows 12, since it is also a baker's dozen, which means free good stuff?
Fear of 13 in the Christian world first began appearing in medieval times, when people began drawing conclusions from the depiction of 13 people at the Last Supper of Jesus. The Crucifixtion of Christ also took place on a Friday, though not a Friday the 13th. But the connections may have started there.
In the Norse mythology, which also heavily influences English speaking countries, the story of the death of Balder, the beloved of all gods and son of the great god Odin, was slain at a dinner party in which 12 people were invited, but Loki, the trickster god, crashed the party, bringing the number to 13. The fact that Loki was the culprit only added to the horror. Interestingly, the name "Friday" comes from the name of the Norse goddess Freya, who was Balder's mother.
In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written in the late 14th century, the author makes special note of an unlucky event happening on a 13th of the month, and on a Friday to boot. By around 1800, the date had appeared in several popular publications as an unlucky day to start a new venture (beginning a journey, giving birth, getting married, moving, starting a new job, etc.).
The number combination still appears in modern fiction and modern mythology as the names of books, movies and television shows, all about horror or supernatural events. Though scholars agree the connections drawn to the arrest of Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, on Friday, October 13, 1307 by King Philippe IV of France, as popularized in Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, are a thoroughly modern interpretation.
While 13 may be a popular phobia here, there are many other cultures with number phobias.
Many Asian cultures, for example, share a cultural phobia to the number 4, and it is not uncommon for buildings there to lack a fourth floor, just as ours often lack a 13th floor.This originates in the Mandarin language, where the pronunciation of the word for "four" is very similar to that of the word for "death."
However you feel about numbers, or Fridays for that matter, stop in at the library next time you feel it's safe to leave the house and start a new adventure. We'd love to know you made it safe and sound.


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Video game toys, statues and props have become a huge part of the collectible market over the past few years. Gamers just can't get enough of their favorite heroes and villains and want a piece of them IRL. As such, action figures based on video games as well as RPGs and CCGs had a huge presence at this year's New York Toy Fair. From brand new lines like Funko's Magic: The Gathering figures to McFarlane Toys' continuation of Halo and Assassin's Creed lines, there are plenty of new looks to check out.
BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | NECA continues to create ridiculously detailed, gigantic quarter-scale versions of Batman. They've done Adam West and Michael Keaton, but now it's time for the version of the Dark Knight seen in "Batman: Arkham Origins" to make the jump. The massive figure will hit in May.
INFINITE CRISIS | Not one to keep himself limited to just one thing at a time, Batman will also pop up in "Infinite Crisis" featuring a variety of looks from various dimensions. DC Collectibles showed off Guy Gardner, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy from the game a few days before Toy Fair, but surprised show-goers with this Renaissance version of the Caped Crusader.
ASSASSIN'S CREED | In last week's TOYING AROUND, we reported the next line-up of Assassin's Creed figures from McFarlane Toys, but now thanks to Toy Fair we can see them! Connor with a mohawk, Assassin Adewale and Aveline De Gradnpre all make appearances, and McFarlane gave fans a look at series three figure Edward Kenway in Mayan Outfit which should be out in September.
BIOSHOCK INFINITE | One of the most popular games of last year, "Bioshock Infinite" offered video game fans hours of entertainment. NECA wants to bring that into the real world with some newly announced figures. First and foremost, the game's star, Booker DeWitt, is finally getting his own figure, but so is a 9-inch tall Benjamin Franklin Heavy Hitter Patriot figure to go along with the George Washington one. Now we just need a real, floating Columbia playset to complete the experience!
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA | Dark Horse Deluxe wowed Legend of Zelda fans at Toy Fair this year by showing off two figures based on "Twilight Princess." In addition to a 10-inch Link, they also have a foot-tall Ganondorf so the pair can continue their eternal struggle. Both toys ship in July.
FINAL FANTASY | Square Enix displayed a trio of Final Fantasy Static Art Minis at the show, all of which stand a few inches tall and are just the cutest things. The July-shipping initial batch includes Cloud, Tifa Lockhart and Sephiroth.
MAGIC: THE GATHERING | Funko's moving into the 6 to 7-inch action figure scale with their Legacy Collection offerings. One of the many new franchises to get the new treatment includes the classic collectible card game "Magic: The Gathering." The first wave includes Ajani Goldmane, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Jace Beleren, Liliana Vess and Garruk Wildspeaker.
METAL GEAR SOLID | We're not going to get into the chronology of the Metal Gear Solid games right now, but we are going to show this image of Square Enix's rad Snake Play Arts Kai figure based on the prequel game "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes." The highly articulated figure comes with extra hands, several weapons and a spare head with night vision goggles!
HALO | After years of putting out figures of all shapes, sizes and colors based on the variety of Halo games, McFarlane has no plans of stopping. At this year's Toy Fair, they displayed looks at a variety of prototypes including Knight and Didact from "Halo 4," "Halo 2" Master Chief and the Halo Xbox One Master Chief. The latter two will hit in July while Didact debuts in October followed by Knight in December.
HALO | If you like your Halo figures a bit larger, NECA has a Master Chief for you! The June-shipping figure stands a whopping 18-inches tall and comes with a variety of weapons. As you can see by the picture of the unpainted prototype, this one's still in progress, but we'll keep you posted as it gets finalized.
PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES | Diamond Select Toys announced two different lines based on the PopCap game series. First off, they'll have a MiniMates set that includes All-Star and Engineer Zombies along with plants Pea Shooter, Cactus and Marigold. For larger face-offs DST will also release Select scale figures that come in rival 2-packs consisting of Scientist Zombie with Pea Shooter, Soldier Zombie with Ghillie Cactus, Engineer Zombie with Chomper and All-Star Zombie with Dark Sunflower. Each toy comes equipped with a different bonus and will sprout up in stores this summer.
TITANFALL | One of the most highly anticipated games of the year, "Titanfall" allows players to run around as soldiers before hopping into giant mechs. Square Enix scored the license to make toys in the Play Arts Kai format and debuted this first piece, called Atlas, at Toy Fair!
Stay tuned to CBR News and Toying Around all week for more coverage from Toy Fair 2014 including collectibles based on Movies and TV shows!


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Stocking birdfeeders during the winter months can help the birds when their food supply is scarcer.
During these briefest days of winter, with the trees draped in snow, the brave little birds puff out their feathers to bear the cold.
Stocking birdfeeders can help the birds during these months when their food supply is scarcer. Watching the frenzy of the birds and the antics of the squirrels that visit the feeder can be amusing and educational, but feeding the birds is intervening in the lives of wild animals, and care needs to be taken so as not to inadvertently harm them.
Linda Cocca, coordinator of the Mass Audubon Wildlife Information Line, recommends using black oil sunflower seed, since almost every bird that will visit a feeder eats it. She says seed mixes often include a lot of waste. The cheap mixes can also include invasive, non-native seeds that can sprout under the feeders or be spread into wild areas through bird droppings, potentially harming native wild habitats.
She cautions that baked goods are not good for the birds, because they fill the birds up with empty calories. Suet provides healthy calories and will attract a variety of woodpeckers and nuthatches.
The seed should be fresh. Old or moldy seed can host Aspergillus fungi, which causes a serious respiratory disease in birds. High concentrations of birds around a birdfeeder can cause an accumulation of bird droppings where salmonella bacteria can grow and contaminate seed, which can be fatal to the birds.
One prevention method can be to have perch-feeders where the bird droppings fall to the ground. It is also helpful to not locate birdfeeders next to each other.
Cocca says it is important to clean feeders every two weeks, especially in the warmer weather. They can be soaked and scrubbed with a solution of 10 parts hot water and one part bleach, then rinsed with water. The birdfeeder should be completely dry before filling with seed. This method works best with plastic or metal feeders, not wood, which tends to retain moisture.
Cocca adds that the best food is the native plants where the birds can naturally feed.
Matt Pelikan, director of the Islands Program at The Nature Conservancy, says that the site of the feeders is important. Pelikan urges people to set up their feeders so there is a tree or bush close by for cover, but not "cat-pounce" close.
He recommends not having the feeders right outside of house windows, since flying into windows is a major source of mortality for birds. He leaves his screens up to soften the impact in case birds do fly into a window. Heated birdbaths will attract a greater variety of birds.
He also says that brush piles about 5 feet high will provide shelter and protection from predators. Pelikan believes the citizen bird counts are helpful with tracking bird populations and distribution over time and are definitely worth participating in.
Get your kids off the computer screen and engaged with nature by participating in Audubon's Focus on Feeders count Feb. 6 and 7. It is easy, fun and an educational activity for all.
Anne Mazar is an environmental advocate and a member of the Mendon Land Use Committee.


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A review has raised questions about South Africa's capacity to manage a nuclear fleet. (AFP)
South Africa's ambitious plans have far to go before six new nuclear power stations can be rolled out. This has emerged from the government's own assessment of the country's readiness to embark on nuclear fleet procurement.
Draft documents, dated late last year and seen by the Mail & Guardian, appear to be part of the government's preliminary preparations for an integrated nuclear infrastructure review, an assessment guide developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency to aid countries embarking on a nuclear power programme.
The review covers 19 infrastructure issues over three phases that a country should address.
They include the government's position on its commitment to develop nuclear energy, safety, management, legislation, funding and financing, safeguards, regulatory framework, radiation protection, human resource development, environmental protection, emergency planning, security and physical protection, radioactive waste and procurement.
The draft documents identify many gaps relating to these issues and questions over funding and skills feature prominently.
Regarding nuclear safety, one of the gaps identified was sufficient numbers of qualified staff "with appropriate education, training and retaining [sic]" for safety-related activities at each nuclear installation throughout its life.
Although the Cabinet recently named Eskom as the owner and operator of any future nuclear power stations, an appropriate funding solution for the power utility was identified as a problem in the draft documents.
Significant weaknesses
An appropriate model to ensure that the mandate of the national nuclear regulator was adequately funded and resourced was another gap identified.
Significant weaknesses were also highlighted under human resources. The skills for "structuring and negotiating the financing and procurement for [a] nuclear programme [were] not in place", it was noted, and a government skills audit for a nuclear build programme had yet to be completed. Qualified staff were "low on technical and industrial experience" and there was a "lack of experienced training instructors in all fields", namely technical, scientific and operator simulator trainers.
In terms of environmental protection, the current regulatory framework did not cover the protection of non-human species in the event of nuclear damage.
Gaps identified regarding radio-active waste included the resources of the regulator and the department of energy, which were deemed insufficient to cope with the workload arising from the proposed nuclear programme and ensure that appropriate processes and procedures were developed.
In terms of procurement, according to the documents, the specialised skills required for a project of this nature were absent.
The documents include an action plan listing the gaps, the actions required to address them and the parties responsible.
It is not clear how much progress the state has made in addressing these and other challenges identified.
Infrastructure review
According to a media statement released by the department of energy last month, it said the International Atomic Energy Agency would be leading an infrastructure review mission to South Africa in February next year. In preparation for this, nuclear stakeholders such as the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, Eskom, the regulator and key government departments, including energy and public enterprises, did a self-evaluation.
These entities are all part of the national nuclear energy executive co-ordination committee, led by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, South Africa's decision-making body for the nuclear programme.
The international agency held a workshop in late October to prepare these stakeholders for its February mission and to give stakeholders an opportunity to comment on the self-evaluation report.
The integrated nuclear infrastructure review was not intended to be an "external audit of the national infrastructure. Rather, it describes the sequential development through the three phases for each of 19 milestones", according to the statement.
Naming Eskom as the owner and operator of future nuclear stations is the strongest indication yet that the government will go ahead with its plans.
But there will be a great deal of public debate regarding the affordability of the programme.
Brian Dames, Eskom chief executive, said this week that the utility was pleased by the announcement, which had provided the company with a modicum of clarity over its future role. But the next step was "firming up" the decision, which required a determination by the minister of energy under the new-generation regulations that would set out allocations for nuclear energy.
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The first thing Eskom would be doing was looking at how to fund nuclear expansion, Dames said.
Eskom would only have a clearer understanding of the impact nuclear expansion would have on electricity tariffs after the funding solutions had been examined, he said.
But several civil society organisations are opposed to the expansion of South Africa's nuclear fleet. Greenpeace Africa and the South African History Archives announced at the weekend that they had laid a complaint with the public protector and the South African Human Rights Commission over Energy Minister Dipuo Peters's refusal to make the nuclear infrastructure review public.
Their request for its release under the Promotion of Access to Information Act was refused in October and Greenpeace Africa is considering taking the department to court, according to Ferrial Adam, the organisation's energy campaigner.
The minister refused the appeal on the grounds that the review was still in progress and the release of a draft report would be premature.
But Adam said it was clear the country did not have the skills or capacity to tender for, or to build, a fleet of new nuclear power stations. The lack of transparency "over such a large decision where we could be spending trillions of rands" could not go unchallenged, she said.
The department of energy did not respond to questions about the review, but in a previous response to the M&G about South Africa's nuclear status the department said it believed nuclear power was the "least-cost, non-CO2 [carbon dioxide] emitting electricity generation option". Any expansion of the country's electricity capacity would result in an increase in electricity prices "irrespective of the type of primary energy".
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I'm an apps guy. Since the App Store in iTunes rolled out, I've been downloading like a maniac. I knew there would be consequences, like slower backup during my iPhone syncing. Then, I synced for the first time after my iPhone was bloated with apps. A snail crept across the sidewalk faster than the syncing status bar. Seriously? Am I resigned to syncing my iPhone overnight so, hopefully, it will be ready to go by morning? Is there someone (or someones) out there who has wrested the baton from Apple's clutches and done what Apple should have in the first place by allowing syncing without backing up?? Read on to find out in this week's Tip!
Fortunately for those of us with BiSSD (Bloated iPhone Slow Syncing Disorder), there is a solution, brought to you by Michael Sitarzewski of Zerologic.com. In response to Michael's step-by-step procedure, another contributor to the Mac/iPhone community, Hendrik Holtmann, has also addressed this issue with a small app posted at eidac.com. Thanks to Michael and Hendrik, slow backups could be a thing of the past.
First, let's take a look at Michael Sitarzewski's method found at zerologic.com. Michael provides fair warning that his method will DISABLE the backup feature for your iPhone, meaning that when you sync, your data WILL NOT be backed up. He also suggests that backing up your personal data can be accomplished via MobileMe over-the-air syncing (and we all know how well MobileMe has been working, right?) or Time Machine.
In his own words, let's have a look at Michael's step-by-step from zerologic.com:
Seems easy enough. If you prefer to avoid making changes using Terminal, then Hendrik Holtmann's app may be more to your liking. You can read more about it and download it from eidac.de here, allowing you to enable or disable backing up your iPhone with just the click of your mouse. A link is also found on his site for PC users.
Armed with this knowledge from very knowledgeable contributors to the iPhone community (many thanks to both of you, Michael and Hendrik!), you can now proceed to sync your iPhone without fear of a lengthy, time-consuming backup. Backup when you WANT to. At least you now have the option.
That's it for this week's Tip. If you have a tip of your own that you would like to share with the rest of us, please leave a Comment or you can email me at: email@example.com.
Disclaimer: Tip o' the Week makes no guarantee, express or implied, that any tip found herein will be new or particularly useful to the reader (and please remember -- using the Tip above will result in NO BACKUP of your iPhone's data. You were warned! Caveat Emptor, baby!).
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This morning, a slew of celebrated faces from the big screen and the Olympic-sized swimming pool went to the West SoHo space where Ralph Lauren presented his spring 2013 Spanish-themed women's collection.
Here's who was there, seated front row with the Lauren family for the show:
And, "the big get" Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. (Noticed he didn't have his grill on, just a very traditional Ralph Lauren suit, probably Purple Label, right?)
And here are Lochte, Dwyer and Wilde in their seats during the finale.


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I understand that tracker is no longer installed by default on the Ubuntu desktop. Nevertheless, I really like having a desktop search tool. (When I used to work with Windows XP I thought that Google Desktop was a killer app!).
I recently upgraded to Natty and reinstalled tracker. I noticed that the most updated version found in Universe (and on the Tracker stable PPA) is of version 0.8.17, yet looking at the Tracker website apparently the most updated version is 0.10, and they are working on 0.11. WOuld love to know if we should expect updates and if work is being done for integration with Unity.
I would also love to know if there are any real alternatives to have a desktop search tool which cleanly integrates with Unity (which has become default with Natty).


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By Michael Norton
BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick plans Wednesday morning to sign omnibus legislation aimed at reducing gun violence in Massachusetts.
An invitation being circulated Monday pointed to a 10 a.m. bill-signing ceremony at the Grand Staircase on the second floor of the State House. A Patrick aide confirmed the bill will be signed at that time.
Lawmakers in late July agreed on final details of the bill (H 4376), which received support from both gun control advocacy groups and the Massachusetts Gun Owners Action League. The National Rifle Association opposed the bill prior to its passage, telling lawmakers "it isn't difficult to imagine" ways for government officials to abuse discretionary licensing powers granted under the legislation.
The bill lays out a "suitability" process for police to petition the courts to deny a firearm identification card needed to use a shotgun or rifle, authorizes licensed gun dealers to access criminal offender record information, and increases the fine for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm. The bill also establishes penalties for gun dealers who fail to report a lost or stolen weapon.
Patrick has been clearing his desk of the thicket of bills sent to him by the Legislature in late July, when formal sessions ended for 2014. On Friday, Patrick signed legislation aimed at combating domestic violence (S 2334) and governing retainage payments on certain private construction projects (S 2271). An environmental bond bill, title-clearing legislation, and job creation bill await the governor�s signature, according to the governor�s website.
The gun bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services to create an online portal for private sales, a proposal that bill supporters say "will ensure that secondary sales are subject to proper monitoring and information sharing without placing an additional burden on gun owners."
The bill also requires local licensing authorities to trace any firearm used to commit a crime, brings Massachusetts into compliance with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and requires gun dealers to obtain a Criminal Offender Record Information check when hiring employees.
New crimes - assault and battery by means of a firearm and attempted assault and battery by means of a firearm - are also created by the legislation.
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter says he first called for the separate shooting statutes in 2006 and predicted the measures would "fill a critical gap" for prosecutors working cases involving non-fatal shootings where he says the "solve rate" is drastically lower than in fatal shootings.
In a late-July statement after the bill was enacted, Sutter said, "These new crimes will be much easier to prove than armed assault with intent to murder, and as a result, we will win more trials and achieve more pleas, and thereby create a greater deterrent to shootings and ultimately to reduce gun violence."
The deadly shootings of teachers and students at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school in December 2012 spurred calls nationwide for new gun laws.
The bill awaiting Patrick�s signature requires schools to develop plans to address mental health needs of students and staff, directs state officials to submit school construction blueprints to local police and fire departments, and requires schools to practice and evaluate medical emergency response plans each year.
Other provisions in the bill are aimed at ensuring that law enforcement officials have access to documents pertaining to the gun license applicants� health and criminal histories, including a provision requiring courts to report information pertaining to domestic violence, substance abuse and mental health.
More than 60 percent of all firearm deaths are categorized as suicides, according to the bill�s supporters, who note the bill requires state officials to collect analyze information on suicides and issue public reports. The bill also requires at least two hours of suicide awareness and prevention training every three years for all licensed school personnel.
In the early morning hours of Aug. 1, following final passage of the bill, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said lawmakers had "made history" and said he looked forward to Patrick signing the bill.
The bill does not disqualify individuals with a misdemeanor punishable by less than two years from acquiring a firearm, lowers fines for expired firearm identification cards, and allows FID cards to remain valid for longer periods of time while renewals are pending.
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Pope Francis on Sunday reiterated his call for peace in the ongoing crisis in Egypt saying" "we continue to pray for peace in Egypt together, Mary Queen of Peace pray for us" The Holy Father also remembered those who were killed in a ferry disaster in the Philippines this week and prayed for the families in their grief.
The Pope was speaking following the recitation of the Angelus prayer from the Papal Apartments above St Peter's Square.
During his Angelus address Pope Francis took his cue from Sunday's Gospel liturgy. He explained that the phrase contained in the Letter to the Hebrews: "Let us run with perseverance the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus", is an expression that we must emphasize especially in this Year of Faith. The Pope said that Jesus is the key to a loving relationship with God. He is the only mediator of this relationship between us and our Father in heaven.
The Holy Father then turned his attention to another phrase in Sunday's liturgy, which he said needed to be explained so as not to lead to confusion or misunderstanding. Pope Francis was referring to the words that Jesus spoke to his disciples "Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division "(Luke 12:51). "But what does this mean?" the Pope asked. He explained that "it means that faith is not something decorative, or ornamental, it is not there to decorate your life with a little 'of religion." No, faith, said Pope Francis, involves choosing God as the center of one's life, adding that God is not empty, he is not neutral, God is love.
Jesus, continued Pope Francis does not want to divide people from each other, on the contrary, Jesus is our peace. But he lays down the criterion: live for oneself, or live for God. So, said the Pope, "the word of the Gospel does not authorize the use of force to spread the faith. It is 'just the opposite: the true strength of the Christian is the power of truth and love, which leads to the renunciation of all violence." Faith and violence are incompatible".
At the end of his address, the Holy Father again stressed that faith is not something decorative but a force of the soul, before wishing those in St Peter's Square a lovely Sunday and a good lunch.
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African American and Latino Leaders Call on Eric Garcetti to Denounce Hateful Comments From 'Adviser' Kevin James
James endorsed Garcetti after calling immigrants "illegal alien thugs," comparing Obama to a Nazi sympathizer
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Los Angeles – Leaders in the African American and Latino communities today called on Eric Garcetti to denounce hateful comments made by right-wing shock jock Kevin James targeting both groups, and to apologize to those offended by the remarks.
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James, who endorsed Garcetti last month, has compared President Obama to a Nazi sympathizer, referred to immigrants as "illegal alien thugs", and said that Daffy Duck should be President Obama's obvious choice to replace Justice Souter because Daffy is black, disabled, "a member of the Hollywood elite," and "a professional victim."
When he accepted James' endorsement, Garcetti said he couldn't be "prouder to have his support," and said James would be an "adviser" on his campaign.
"This sort of rhetoric has no place in our civic dialogue and raises serious concerns about the kind of company Councilmember Garcetti is willing to keep for the sake of political expediency. It is imperative that these comments–and, more importantly, the fundamental worldview behind them–be renounced in the strongest possible terms. I would expect nothing less anyone who is running to be the Mayor of all of Los Angeles," said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
"I'm offended and disappointed that Councilman Garcetti has accepted Kevin James to be an advisor on his campaign after the myriad of inflammatory remarks James has made about minorities," said Congressmember Tony Cardenas. "This so-called advisor has labeled Latinos 'illegal thug aliens' and he's denigrated current efforts to bring a path to citizenship to more than 11 million undocumented immigrants. I don't know how Eric Garcetti can have a man that has made such defamatory remarks about Latinos and the immigrant experience as part of his team.
"Latinos and all minority communities need to demand that Councilman Garcetti have Kevin James rescind his offensive and demeaning remarks about minorities and immigrants in this country. And if Mr. James will not rescind his comments, then Councilman Garcetti should renounce Kevin James' endorsement because you cannot say you want to represent all of LA and then allow such comments to stand," Cardenas said.
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"Immigrants are not illegal alien thugs. They are mothers, fathers, daughters and sons trying to realize their dreams in the United States. Kevin James' comments are offensive to Latinos and to anyone who values mutual human dignity and respect, and they mock the idea of creating a path to citizenship for immigrants who have made America their home. I am deeply disappointed that Eric Garcetti has made Kevin James an adviser on his campaign, and I join other leaders in demanding that Mr. Garcetti immediately denounce James comments," said Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
In 2008 James Compared President Obama to a Nazi sympathizer on national television, commenting on a statement by former President George W. Bush.
Later, in a Town Hall column, James made the comparison to Daffy Duck. James has also referred to comprehensive immigration reform as "crap" and "a lie."
James' mayoral campaign was also propped up with $600,000 from right-wing billionaire Harold Simmons to a conservative group supporting James. Simmons, has called Obama a "socialist" and "the most dangerous man in America."
"How many more divisive, debilitating, and shamefully offensive comments should we have to bear from Kevin James?" asked Bishop Noel Jones of City of Refuge Ministries. "Kevin James endorsement and apparent relationship with Eric Garcetti eliminates any doubt that the people's choice for Mayor should be Wendy Greuel."


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Deep Blue - the largest great white ever seen in the world!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8raLJHzWqVA 350 great white sharks identified so far in the bay that we dive in and visibility that can exceed 125 feet. Your adventure includes opportunity for virtually unlimited diving between our submersible and surface cages. 2 shark wrangling platforms and generally lots of surface activity. Natural interaction from the submersible cages. No blood, chum or oil any of that stuff needed to provide the best experience in the industry. 25 guests maximum with 4 cages.
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It may be everyone's dream and hope to have one's own business so as to be the boss or employer instead of being the employee or worker who has to face the pressure given by the employer. Having a business is similar to being an entrepreneur. However, setting up a business is definitely not easy as it requires huge capital as well as
Finance: The Great Depression of 2009
Introduction to finance
Finance can be defined as anything and everything related to monetary matters. It is the science of management of money. It deals with businesses, cash, stocks, shares, debentures, non-liquid assets, funding; almost anything that comes to your mind when you think of money and property. Investments, credits, loans; all fall within the expanse of the word. It is the major factor which decides the power and position of a nation globally; and it is the most dynamic one too.
The Beginning
But never before has the finance world seen a greater turmoil and lesser stagnation than today. There was a similar depression in the year 1929, which stretched for around 10 years in various countries, and caused major economic downturns everywhere in the world. However, the economic problems today are greater in expanse and magnitude.
Classification of Risks
Risks are classified in various ways. One classified is based on the extent of the damage likely to be caused. Critical or Catastrophic risks are those which may lead to the bankruptcy of the owner. It would happen if the loss is total, like in a tsunami, wiping out everything. It can also happen if the deceased person was heavily in debt. Important risks may not spell doom, but may upset family or business finances badly, requiring a lot of time to cover. The adverse effects of an economic recession are one such. Less damaging are unimportant risks, like temporary illness or accidents.
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Rangers receive C Chris Gimenez on waiver claim from Oakland A's; Designate LHP Michael Kirkman for assignment
RHP Scott Baker officially signed to minor league contract
San Antonio, Texas - The Texas Rangers today received catcher Chris Gimenez (pronounced JIM-ehn-ehz) on a waiver claim from the Oakland Athletics. To make room for Gimenez on the 40-man roster, the club has designated left-handed pitcher Michael Kirkman for assignment.
Gimenez, 31, was acquired by Oakland on a waiver claim from Tampa Bay on December 20, 2013. He was in major league spring training camp with the A's, batting .242 (8-33) with 3 doubles, no home runs, and 3 RBI in 25 games. Gimenez has seen action in 143 major league games with Cleveland (2009-10), Seattle (2011), and Tampa Bay (2012-13), batting .199 at the plate. Primarily a catcher, he has also seen action in the majors in the outfield, as well as at first base and third base. Gimenez hit one of his 6 career big league home runs in Arlington.
Kirkman has spent his entire professional career in the Rangers organization since he was selected by the club in the 5th round of the 2005 June draft. He is 2-5 with a 5.17 ERA over 82 career appearances in the majors, all with Texas. He had a 5.25 ERA (7 ER/12.0 IP) with 8 walks and 12 strikeouts over 5 games this spring. The Rangers have 10 days to trade, release, or outright Kirkman to the minor leagues.
With these moves, the Rangers still have a full 40-man roster plus three players on the 60-day disabled list.
BAKER JOINS RANGERS: The Rangers also formally announced today that right-handed pitcher Scott Baker has been signed to a minor league contract. He is expected to open the season with Triple-A Round Rock. Baker, 32, spent the entire spring in Seattle's major league camp as a non-roster invitee, going 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA (9 ER/12.0 IP) in 4 games/starts for the Mariners. He was released on Tuesday, March 25. He had 'Tommy John' ligament replacement surgery in April 2012 while in the Twins organization and returned in September 2013 to make 3 starts with the Cubs. He has a career record of 63-48 with a 4.15 ERA over 163 games/159 starts in the major leagues with Minnesota (2005-11) and Chicago-NL (2013). Baker, who pitched at Oklahoma State University, had career highs with 15 wins and 200.0 innings for the Twins in 2009.


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Each object that is controlled by password policy advertises the subentry that is being used to control its policy in its pwdPolicySubentry attribute. Clients wishing to examine or manage password policy for an object may interrogate the pwdPolicySubentry for that object in order to arrive at the proper pwdPolicy subentry.
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Maple Grove, MN- The Preserve at Rush Creek
The Preserve at Rush Creek is a mix of homes from different builders around the Twin Cities. It has numerous walk-out lots, many backing up to a scenic wetland. The entire neighborhood is nicely landscaped and has finished sidewalks. Located just 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and within walking distance of lakes and parks.
Located just to the southwest of the neighborhood is Rush Creek Golf Club which has been open to the public since 1996. Rush Creek Golf Club is an award winning 18-hole championship course which has hosted many national events including 3 LPGA events and most recently, the 2004 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. In addition, Rush Creek was voted "Best Public Golf Course" in 2001 and 2002 by Citysearch.com.
Children in this neighborhood attend Rush Creek Elementary, Maple Grove Middle, and Maple Grove Senior High Schools. The Preserve at Rush Creek neighborhood is near The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes and The Fountains at Arbor Lakes which include movie theaters, fine dining, retail stores, and boutiques all within a walk-able setting!
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - 2 questions Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in 2 questions Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Vietnam View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message NutriaboyJoined: 05 Jul 2011Posts: 3 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:51 am Post subject: 2 questions Hi: I just moved to Ho Chi Minh City and have two questions. What types of martial arts are available here? Specifically is there an art that is most strongly associated with Vietnam? I have seen Taekwondo schools but that is all so far. Also, can anyone tell me of a small boutique coffee roaster? Someone who takes high quality beans and roasts them on the premise and sells the beans or grinds them for customers. I am currently drinking the number 3 of a brand I got at Co-op mart. It is not that good and leaves a sour after taste. Thank you. Back to top I'm With StupidJoined: 03 Sep 2010Posts: 432 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:30 am Post subject: Vovinam is the only one I've heard of. Back to top deadliftJoined: 08 Jun 2010Posts: 267 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:15 am Post subject: Vovinam is a local martial art, but from what I've seen it's mostly choreographed or highly stylistic moves, and less about sparring. Most sports clubs have judo, karate, and/or Aikido, but language may be an issue. RMIT has an Aikido club, run by students, where English will be of a high standard. There's also the Fight Factory kickboxing/MMA club. Back to top bludevil96Joined: 07 Aug 2006Posts: 82 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:54 am Post subject: Question 1 There is a kung fu school on Trang Quang Khai St. District 1. near Dinh Tien Hoang St. I see them practice outside everyday as I get home from work. They do it in the front yard of a small Temple. Just look for the ceramic tiger in the front. Dir: 2 Ba Trung--->Tran Q. Khai. about 50yds on right before Dinh Tien Hoang Cheers Back to top Beautiful LoserJoined: 29 May 2011Posts: 80 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject: I've never seen one, but I'd try one of the shops that sell sound equipment, if I were looking. Back to top robfirJoined: 14 Apr 2012Posts: 23Location: Bournemouth, Dorset, England Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:30 am Post subject: I've seen two shops that have coffee beans and a grinder on display, I've no idea where roasting might have occurred though. Both are in Phu Nhuan, one is near the river at 12AB Cu Lao, one's 317/6E Phan Xich Long. I don't know anything about coffee, but hopefully one of those is worth your time! They're very close by each other. Back to top TRHJoined: 27 Oct 2011Posts: 340Location: Hawaii Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:24 am Post subject: Re: 2 questions I know what you mean about bad supermarket coffee. My wife who does not drink coffee bought something terrible when I first came to live here but I now drink Bao Minh which is from her hometown. I would guess they are just a roaster because they sure don't grow coffee in the Delta. It is very smooth and somewhat sweet so I can drink it with no sugar (không đường.) without the aftertaste you mention. Unfortunately I have never seen it sold in HCMC. My general advice, based on how I used to operate as a corporate manager, is to find a coffee you like by trying different coffee shops then ask them what brand they use. Rarely would any Asian person ask them that as it seems to be something they just don't do, but for you to ask will be OK. We are just uncouth anyway. Then just look for that brand in the stores. Just for fun I did a little internet search for coffee wholesalers/exporters and found a place in Binh Thanh District that seems to sell granite, construction equipment, and coffee. An interesting combination. 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1 killed, 5 hurt in head-on crash
Felix Sierra Rosa pronounced dead at scene
One person was killed and five were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash in Polk County late Monday night, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
A pickup truck driven by Michael Sisco Sr., 58, of Lake Wales, was traveling the wrong way on State Road 60 in Lake Wales when it slammed into a Chrysler PT Cruiser about 11:10 p.m.
A passenger in the PT Cruiser, Felix Sierra Rosa, 60, died at the scene.
The driver Felix Rosa, 47, was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital.
Anna Rosa, 70, was airlifted to Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Lucy Liggett, 83, was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, and William Liggett, 55, was taken to Lake Wales Medical Center with minor injuries.
The driver and passengers in the PT Cruiser were all Mulberry residents.
Sisco was taken to Lake Wales Medical Center.
According to deputies, impairment appears to be a factor in the crash.
Witnesses told police they saw a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on S.R. 60 about a mile before the crash.


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Compact, Stand-Alone Pulse-Heat System
The SMR features a Pulse Heat power output which provides controlled temperature ramp-up to reflow temperatures, reducing thermal shock risk and unwanted heating of adjacent solder joints. The system can be used for the removal and installation of small SMD's, thermal wire stripping, resistance soldering of wires to connector cups, lap repairs for conductors and traces and removal of conformal coatings. The SMR system comes standard with PACE's TS-15 StripTweez Handpiece (see image at left) for thermally stripping wires.
LF-15 LapFlo/Thermopart, CT-15 ConducTweez, TW-15 ResisTweez and TS-15 StripTweez Handpieces are cordless and rapidly attach to a single quick-connect Universal Power Cord. Switching from one Handpiece to another rakes under 2 seconds!
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The rural Midwest economy continues to remain healthy, indicates the monthly survey of 10-Midwestern bank CEOs conducted by Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss. After declining during the summer drought, the rural Mainstreet economy in January remained above growth neutral for a fourth straight month, he says.
The Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI). which ranges between 0 and 100 with 50 representing growth neutral, dipped to a still solid 55.6 for January from December's healthier 60.6. Over the past three years, the RMI has averaged 55.8. "Our survey results indicated that the rural mainstreet economy continues to expand at a moderate pace. Rural, agriculturally dependent communities in the region appear to have shed the negative impacts of the 2012 drought," observes Goss.
However, some bankers expect the national economy to weigh on the region. According to Dale Bradley, CEO of The Citizens State Bank, Miltonville, Kan., "A downturn in the overall economy will also affect our farm economy. I expect both to be negative in 2013." Likewise, Jim Eckert president of Anchor State Bank, Anchor, Ill., reports small town businesses are signaling that the recession is not over.
Farmland: After rising above 80 for two straight months, the farmland-price index slumped to a still-healthy 71.5 from December's 82.5 and November's 83.9. This is the 36th consecutive month that the index has risen above growth neutral. The farm equipment-sales index declined to a solid 63.8 from 67.0 in December. "Despite continuing drought conditions in much of the region, growth in farmland prices, cash rents and farm equipment sales remain strong," says Goss.
This month bankers were asked the impact of continuing drought conditions on rural mainstreet economy. "Contrary to my expectations, more than 60% of bankers anticipate only a moderate negative to no impact if the drought continues for 2013. Furthermore, approximately 80% of bank CEOs report the drought has had no impact on farmland prices," notes Goss.
When asked about sustaining economic damages from a continuation of the drought for 2013, 50.8% expect livestock producers to be the most negatively affected. Approximately 38% of the bankers anticipate that crop farmers will sustain the largest negative impacts. Approximately 11% expect business linked to agriculture and ethanol producers will experience the most negative impacts of a 2013 drought.
The monthly survey represents an early snapshot of the economy of rural, agriculturally and energy-dependent portions of the nation. The Rural Mainstreet Index covers 10 regional states from Colorado to Illinois focusing on approximately 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300.
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Indoor tanning exposure linked to more cases of cancer than smoking
More than a third of adults in Western countries have been exposed to indoor tanning at some point, according to an analysis of past research.
Based on those exposures, the study authors calculate the number of skin cancers that can be blamed on indoor tanning each year exceeds the number of lung cancers attributed to smoking for the countries studied.
"What we knew is that indoor tanning is linked to skin cancer," Dr. Eleni Linos said. "What we wanted to find out is how common is exposure in the United States and internationally."
Linos is the study's senior author and a dermatologist at the University of California, San Francisco.
The World Health Organization (WHO), the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Dermatology have come out against indoor tanning in recent years.
In 2009, WHO labeled tanning devices as high-level carcinogens, which puts tanning on par with tobacco use as a public health threat.
In 2007, a working group affiliated with WHO found that people who used tanning beds before their 30th birthday were 75 percent more likely to develop melanoma - the deadliest form of skin cancer.
That added risk translates to about seven more women out of every 10,000 developing melanoma. For example, one past study showed that 24 out of 10,000 women who regularly used tanning beds developed melanoma compared to 17 out 10,000 women who rarely or never used them.
Previous research has attempted to estimate the number of people exposed to indoor tanning devices in individual countries, but Linos and her colleagues wanted to know estimates for people around the world.
"We basically wanted to see how big a problem this is for our population," Linos said.
For the new analysis, the researchers compiled data collected between 1986 and 2012 as part of 88 previous studies. The studies included data from almost 500,000 people in the U.S., Australia and 14 countries in Eastern and Western Europe.
Overall, they found that about 36 percent of adults and 55 percent of college students reported exposure to indoor tanning sometime in their past. The proportion was smaller for teens - about one in five.
Younger people, however, were more likely to be actively indoor tanning with about 43 percent of college students and about 18 percent of teens reporting use in the past year. That compared to about 14 percent of adults.
In all age groups, women were more likely to report indoor tanning use.
The researchers estimated that about 419,000 cases of basal and squamous cell carcinoma and almost 11,000 cases of melanoma each year are attributable to indoor tanning.
For perspective, they point out in JAMA Dermatology, about 363,000 cases of lung cancer are attributable to smoking each year in the same countries included in the study.
While people are much more likely to die from lung cancer than most skin cancers, people don't appreciate the costs of those skin cancers, said Brenda Cartmel, a cancer prevention expert from the Yale Cancer Center and the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut.
For example, she said the cost to Medicare may increase when the large numbers of young people who use indoor tanning become elderly.
"We really don't know what's going to happen to these people who are exposed to indoor tanning now when they get to be 60 or 80," Cartmel, who wasn't involved in the new study, said.
"(The study) is very timely in its publication as many states that don't yet have indoor tanning bans for minors are working toward getting that legislation passed," she said.
Currently, at least 33 U.S. states and the District of Columbia regulate the use of tanning facilities by minors, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
"I think it's important for people to realize that it's a class one carcinogen," Cartmel said. "I don't think people who indoor tan realize that."