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O.J. Simpson attorney: Pistorius murder case dissimilar
- O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Shapiro downplayed police bungling in Oscar Pistorius case
- Simpson murder case trial by jury%3B Pistorius murder case to be decided by magistrate
- Shapiro says it will come down to whether magistrate believes Pistorius
Robert Shapiro, who once represented O.J. Simpson in the notorious murder trial of the mid-1990s in Los Angeles, said the Oscar Pistorius murder case in South Africa is very different except that both "have superstar athletes that are accused of killing beautiful significant others."
In an interview with MSNBC on Thursday, Shapiro responded to assertions that Pistorius is South Africa's version of Simpson, with both cases rife with accusations of police bungling.
"I really don't think the detectives are really going to be much of an issue in this case," Shapiro said, adding that he doesn't think forensics will be a key issue, either. "Pistorius is going to testify; Simpson did not."
The Simpson case was a classic, 'Who was responsible for the murder case?' The Pistorius case is a case of, 'What is it?' " Shapiro said. Pistorius has "admitted to doing the shooting so the question is going to be, 'Was it a premeditated murder or was it a justifiable homicide?' "
STORY:Lead detective replaced in Pistorius case
The case has had its shares of twists and turns. Thursday, it was revealed that chief investigator Hilton Botha is facing attempted murder charges stemming from a 2011 incident.
Mark Fuhrman, the detective who led the investigation in the Simpson case, said charges filed against Botha and mistakes in his testimony don't matter.
"So what?" Fuhrman told FoxNews.com.
"The defense attorneys are doing what defense attorneys everywhere do," Fuhrman said. "When you look at the facts, even omitting all the forensic evidence the police have produced, it's crystal clear.
"Here is what he admits: 'I shot my girlfriend.' And he has to admit he fought with her in the past, because the police had been there previously. That's really all you need to know here."
Among the ways the defense has tried to discredit the prosecution's case is by noting an autopsy showed Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius' girlfriend of three months, had a full bladder. The defense says that boosts Pistorius' claim that she had gone to use the toilet in the middle of the night. Iin an affadavit he says he shot her accidentally, mistaking her for an intruder.
"I've got news for them: When you're dead, your bowels and bladder relax," Fuhrman told FoxNews.com.
How this case will be decided is the main difference between South Africa's legal system and the USA's, Shapiro said. Simpson had a trial by jury. A single judge will decide Pistorius' case.
In South Africa, jury trials were abolished in the 1930s because of apartheid, Shapiro said. People could not get a fair trial because of the race relations that existed.
"The judge (in the Pistorius case) is going to make one decision. He's not going to say, 'Do I have reasonable doubt?' " Shapiro said.
"He's going to say, 'Do I believe what Mr. Pistorius is telling us? Do I believe that he actually felt that there was a burglar in the house? And that he reasonably believed that his life was in danger if he didn't take action and shoot through a closed door at an unknown target.' "


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text: TONIGHT I PRAY that you put all of your trust in the Lord your God and refuse to worry. For HE is your strength and your song when you are unsure and feeling like everything is going wrong. When the storms roll into your life and you are feeling helpless and unsure, look to Him!!! Take shelter from the storm in HIM. Wise is the one who understands the seasons. Storms don't last long. They quickly pass. "Look, here comes Jesus walking on the water, calming the storm. The Lord says, Be at peace." I pray that you stand on your faith in His Word, remembering that He is your strength and He can empower you to make it through any trial. As you walk with the Lord in faith you have one foot in heaven and one on earth… Trust HIM to carry you through this storm. In Jesus Name I Pray, Amen and Amen… I Love You All!!! God Bless You!!! ♥♥♥


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International expert for Savita death inquiry team
An international expert in obstetrics and gynaecology will be appointed to the inquiry team investigating the death of Savita Halappanavar.
The inquiry will be headed by the Health Service Executive's director of patient safety, Dr Philip Crowley, and has also identified an international expert to join the team.
The full membership will involve a range of experts with different medical specialties who will be able to examine the range of care which Savita received.
Once the inquiry team is finalised, it will confirm the terms of reference for the inquiry.
The family of Savita will be consulted on the terms of reference of the inquiry into her tragic death.
The HSE said it is expected that both the team and terms of reference will be ready in a matter of days with Savita's next of kin involved in the process.
Earlier her husband said he was considering suing over her death in a Galway hospital.
Praveen Halappanavar said he would wait for the results of an investigation before making his decision.
"I am still in shock," he said.
Savita's parents also added their voice to the growing international storm over regulations governing terminations in Ireland.
Amid growing pressure on the Government, Praveen (34), an engineer with Boston Scientific in Galway, praised the support he has received "from all over".
"My main objective is that they should change the law. I know Savita won't come back but I hope that she will rest in peace, you know, if they change the law," Mr Halappanavar said.
Mrs Halappanavar (31), originally from Belgaum in India, died from septicaemia a week after she began to miscarry and asked for a termination at University College Hospital in Galway.
Speaking from her home, her mother Akkamahadevi and her husband Andaneppa Sangappa Yalagi have been highly critical of the regulations.
"The rules should be changed as per the requirement of Hindus. We are Hindus, not Christians," her mother said.
Her husband said he was looking forward to seeing the outcome of the internal hospital investigation and HSE inquiry.
"We are all curious really about what exactly went wrong and then maybe looking at putting some pressure to change the regulations," he said.
Mrs Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant when she arrived at the hospital on October 21 complaining of back pain. The couple were informed the baby she was expecting would not survive.
However, it was only on Wednesday, October 24, that the foetal heartbeat stopped and the foetus was removed.
Mrs Halappanavar's condition deteriorated and she died from septicaemia at 1.10am on Sunday, October 28.
Her husband recalled that she asked medics to carry out a medical abortion or induce her but were told it was a Catholic country and against regulations.
"They never mentioned anything about a risk to Savita until she was taken to ICU, all they ever focused on was the baby," her husband said.
"Basically everyone back home here (in India), her family and friends, everyone can't believe it in the 21st Century in a country like Ireland.
"The question they keep asking is why did they not straight away terminate her the minute they came to know that the baby won't survive. That is the question I have been asked again and again and again. I don't have the answer so they have to change that."
Mr Halappanavar also revealed she had planned to call her baby girl 'Prasa'.
One of her two brothers, Sanjeev Yalagi (32), a software engineer, spoke of his sister.
"She was a wonderful person. I'm saying this not just because she was my sister. She was a very wonderful person, she deserved to live," he said.
Her brother told how the family had believed Ireland would have more sophisticated medical treatment.
And he added that no one had contemplated such a scenario. "My sister had a belief it was a safe place to have a baby but it is very unfortunate. We believe even underdeveloped countries are more safe than Ireland."
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1: These Fukerin had small roots. I actually took these off the site for close to a year and now they should be fine.
2: Fukerin are hard to keep and get burned very easily. As you can see even I can burn them.
3: This Fukerin was once something else and transitioned over to Fukerin. It seems like it will now be stable.
4: This particular fukerin has a hatchet job on one leaf by yours truly as seen in the photos. (25.00 off for hatchet job)
We observe and treat our imported plants for at least 3 months before offering them to our customers. Chinese plants do not get watered and fertilized the same in China as in the US and it takes a long time for them to acclimate. For this reason alone you are much better off buying from us than direct.
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You save a lot of shipping just buying from us. The cost of shipping from China is high. We are shipping this plant for whatever the calculated shipping is for a plant of this size from us to you, and from just North of Boston, MA. not 6800 miles away.
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Bloomington, Idaho
May 8, 1945
Dear Father,
Happy Birthday to you and may you have many more of them.
I am sorry that I didn't get this letter to you on time for you birthday but it was remembered by us any way. I seem to have time for every thing else but writing letters.
I just got located to write you yesterday and Tom came over and wanted me to help him plant peas out in the Krogue field he is planting 10 acres of them. he sure likes the field.
How are you getting along wth your health and your job.
We have sure had a lot of sickness the last month the children have all taken their turns at being sick. Jean is sick now she has the flue and has surly fell of a lot in weight.
Blanche is giving the twins a birthday party today and they have just come from school and are trying to tell about the lickings the kids gave them in school today.
Well my pigs have just farrowed and I have at present 16 little ones they are nice pigs so I should have a lot of pork this fall.
I am still working on the railroad from 4-1 aloop at night. I guess I will be there about a month longer and then I will have to start the saw mill going. I expect to have a new chev. truck any day now it should be here.
I am also getting lots of bills for lumber from Pocatello. I can make quite a little by delivering it there.
Dad, of all the jobs I have had there is none like working for your self.
Have you heard from Dave lately, we haven't it is because we ow him a letter I sure put of my writing to any one.
Eugene Hart has just came back for the summer.
I thought that maby some of you would be down the first of the month. you had better all get on the buss and spend a few days up here with us.
Ermen Stevens is going to kill a pig today and want me to help scald it before I go to work. I'll bet you folks would like to have a pig in a locker down there now. I'll bet it is sure hard to get the things you need to eat down there. We will see what we can do about those conditions this fall. Well Dad I guess I will have to close it is about time to go to work and I can think of no more to write.
Tell mother and the rest Hello for me and to come up when they can.
yours truly
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Treasure Chest Thursday - 1945 Birthday letter from Son to Father
This week I received another packet of goodies that grandma Hazel had saved. I was excited to get a copy of two different wills among several letters. This letter that my grandfather wrote to his father was among them.
Posted by Leslie Ann at 5:29 PM
Labels: Piggott, Treasure chest Thursday
4 comments:
Nice letter from Matt, he knew to give all the news, abt. health, work and whatever was going on, like the status of the pigs. Where was his father living?ReplyDelete
I like the way he writes what was happening at the moment about the twins talking about school.ReplyDelete
I read the letter to mom last night, and she thinks his folks were living in Ogden, Utah at the time. She said she remembered the pigs too.
I really like the "scrapbook" type page you start out with. It makes for a very nice touch.ReplyDelete
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Gold Gloves and a Trip to Arkansas
Now that the off-season has begun and the hot stove will be burning for the next few months, I felt it necessary to talk about the two major Yankee headlines this past week–the Gold Glove Awards and the Yankees' visit to Arkansas to speak with big time Free Agent Cliff Lee.
Gold Gloves
Three Yankee infielders took home Gold Glove Awards on Tuesday. Robinson Cano won the American League Gold Glove for second base, the first time he has ever won the award. Mark Teixeira won his fourth Gold Glove (second with New York) and then there is Derek Jeter.
Jeter won his fifth Gold Glove and all I have been hearing since he won it is how much he did not deserve it; how his range is down, how he cannot move to his left, and how many balls get through the infield holes because he cannot get to them.
All true. I am not going to say Jeter is the best defensive shortstop in the A.L. because it's not really a fact. However, numbers do not lie, and that's why I think Jeter received the honor.
In 2010, Jeter secured a higher fielding percentage than any other shortstop in the A.L. along with committing the fewest errors (six) among any other shortstop in the league.
Honestly, I think those numbers won him the Gold Glove. It really wasn't because he was the best fielder. However, many people have been saying that he did deserve it because everything else he does (like leading the team) makes up for his lack of range.
And, in addition to his numbers, his ability to (after all these years) utilize his patented "Jeter spinning jump throw," which we did see at certain points this season. Case in point, May 26 in Minnesota.
For me, I look at Jeter's defense as a two-sided coin. I completely understand his critics' arguments about his defense. Did he deserve the Gold Glove? Probably not. Were his numbers better than the rest of the shortstops in the league? Yes, but there is still no denying his range is not what it used to be. The Yankee Captain now struggles at getting to grounders he could once reach in a flash.
When people criticize his defense, I tend to remember some of the better things he has done playing the field, such as:
· His backward plunge into the third base seats, Game Five of the 2001 American League Division Series vs. Oakland at Yankee Stadium; a catch which ended an at-bat by Terrence Long
· His infamous dive into the seats on July 1, 2004 at Yankee Stadium vs. the Red Sox to rob Trot Nixon of what could have been a game-changing RBI hit.
· His famous "flip play" in the '01 ALDS in Oakland. While out of position, Jeter flipped the ball to catcher Jorge Posada to nail Jeremy Giambi at home plate for a huge out.
The most telling aspect of these three defensive plays? The Yankees won all three of those games.
And if you ask Jeter, that's what he cares about most: the Yankees winning. The Captain could probably care less about individual awards and accolades. Not saying he probably does not appreciate it, but every season we hear him say the same thing: "We (the Yankees) need to win the World Series. If we don't accomplish that, it's a failed season to us."
Jeter cares more about the strength and the good of the team than he does himself, which is an admirable quality about him. He does not seem to pride himself on winning things by himself, but rather he takes honor in the team's overall success.
If you were to ask Jeter, he would certainly say he would have taken another World Series ring–for he and his team–over the Gold Glove this year.
I, for one, am proud to see a player exhibit that kind of morale. Jeter is a leader who wants the best for all of his teammates and not just himself. Congrats to Jeter, Cano, and Teixeira on winning the 2010 A.L. Gold Gloves.
Cliff Lee
Let the bidding, the rumors, and the possible offers begin.
The Yankees reached out to big-name free agent starter Cliff Lee yesterday, paying him a visit at his home in Arkansas. According to several reports, Yankees' GM Brian Cashman flew out to meet Lee, one of the Yankees' top off-season priorities.
Several reporters said the meeting was informal; almost a "meet-and-greet" if you will, which is not uncommon when a team is seeking a free agent. After all, communication is always important when it comes to making deals. Just ask the Red Sox when they wanted Alex Rodriguez at the end of the 2003 season.
Lee's agent Darek Braunecker said he probably will not make a decision until the winter meetings begin next month. Braunecker also stated that what happened during the ALCS probably will not affect Lee's decision on where he will pitch in 2011.
To refresh your memory, Lee's wife Kristen was apparently called names, taunted, and spat at during the ALCS at Yankee Stadium–all happening as Lee was dominating the Yankees on his way to helping the Texas Rangers claim the A.L. Championship.
According to reports, an apology for those despicable actions may have been given to Lee's wife when Cashman visited Lee yesterday.
Looking at the situation right now, I feel it will come down to Texas and New York for Lee; one or the other. It will be almost a proverbial "off-season ALCS rematch," but with the Yanks and Rangers competing for Lee instead of the A.L. title.
Lee has said that he would not mind returning to Texas in 2011, but what also has to be considered is the Yankees' aggressiveness.
There's no telling what kind of a deal Cashman and the front office will piece together; they sought Lee back in July and came within an eyelash of landing him in a trade, but were ultimately beat out by the Rangers. It's no secret that the Yanks want him.
Not to mention the fact that Yankee ace CC Sabathia is good friends with Lee off the field, going back to their days on the Cleveland Indians. He could certainly play a role in deciding where Lee ends up next season.
There are many Yankee fans who want to see Lee in pinstripes. Considering how he has owned the Yankees in the past and how valuable he could be as a number two starter, of course the Yankee faithful is going to want him in pinstripes. Sabathia and Lee have the potential to be the most lethal "one-two punch" in the American League, maybe in baseball.
Yet, there are those who do not want to see it happen. Even the most die-hard Yankee loyalists are arguing that it's not fair for the Yankees to spend the kind of outrageous money to land Lee in a signing–and in a lot of ways they have a valid point. Lee is going to ask for a Sabathia-like deal, probably lobbying for a huge contract with a number of years and a lot of money attached to it.
Is it really fair for the Yankees to go out and do that? Probably not, and I say that as a die-hard Yankee fan. They already spent a quarter of a $billion on three players prior to 2009, and that got them a championship.
It's just another reason there should be a salary cap in Major League Baseball. Payroll disparity is becoming more and more of issue as the years go by, and no, it's not fair. Teams like the Kansas City Royals, the Oakland Athletics, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Seattle Mariners could only dream of signing a free agent for big money and multiple years.
However…I am all for whatever makes the Yankees World Champions in 2011. And, although it really isn't fair, if Lee is going to help bring the title back to the Bronx, I say go for it; offer him the world and sign him.
Lee just better live up to the contract, should he get it. If he gets the big deal and they lose in 11 months…we are going to have a serious problem on our hands.
Right now I'd like to say some thank yous!
First off, thanks to the readers of MLBlogs for their support. Yankee Yapping was ranked no. 3 in October, surprisingly beating out a lot of the San Francisco Giant blogs, which really shocked me. I stopped blogging after the ALCS ended (call it depression, lol) yet still secured the number three spot.
So thanks for that everyone!!! No. 3 is the highest I've been so far. (If I ever make it to no. 1 it would be a miracle; it'd be extremely difficult to knock my good friend Jane off the top. She blogs every day and certainly deserves the no. 1 spot month in and month out!)
I'd also like to thank the North County News here in New York for giving me my first writing job. Last weekend I covered the local high school football game and submitted my first article as a freelance reporter.
I will be at it again this weekend, this time covering high school field hockey.
Yeah, I know, it's not exactly my dream–the press box at Yankee Stadium–but it's definitely a start. I understand the concept of working my way up and hopefully/eventually I'll be covering the Yankees; living out my dream and sitting in that press box with the rest of the writers.
Please check out my first article for the NCN and thanks again for all the support.
Go Yankees!!!


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fatstatement.com needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 7 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Knappnytt / FatStatement
FatStatement is a young company producing buttons and dog tags with custom designs. We also produce the web comedy Knappnytt please see http://www.facebook.com/knappnytt and http://www.youtube.com/user/Knappnyttsganget
The target market for this project are fans to the show, you really have to see the show to understand it.
The project is about:
*designing a stickers pack fitting on an A4 with 1cm bleeds.
*It should be maximum 4 colours
*No Gradients/fadeouts please
*The A4 should contain at least 4 individual stickers and we believe a maximum of 8 indivudial stickers.
*The motives should show characters from the show (knatten, mullvaden etc) either alone or together with a text joke or similar.
*The style of the characters should preferably be "new style" knatten ie what you can see here: http://bit.ly/h6GrNO
Who wins? Is is really simple, we will choose maybe 3-6 runner ups and our fans get to vote on those. The one with the most votes wins.
You really have to understand the show to win this contest, so if you don't its better you do not submit to this contest.


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Rather than doing a thousand or so teeny-tiny blogs, I thought I'd wrap up my experience at the Club Industry East show with a few more thoughts and stories in one big blog:
On Friday morning, I attended two seminars, one by San Diego State's Ken Baldwin on university membership demographics and another by Tony Tamules of Orlando's RDV Sportsplex on the transition from personal trainer to club manager. Baldwin had some good information on student recreation centers, which I've been following closely the last few weeks. Tamules' seminar was based on leadership issues and could have been used at any type of convention, not just for the club industry.
Yes, Walt Disney, it is a small world after all. I ran into two people from my past at Club Industry East. I saw a friend from college who was at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort for a child life council convention. Heather is now a certified child life specialist at Virginia Commonwealth University's Children's Medical Center. The next day, I ran into a former college basketball player whom I covered at Emporia State in Kansas. Ryan is now a fitness consultant for ConocoPhillips in Oklahoma.
Pam, Jenn and I went to Magic Kingdom on Thursday night. The first ride we did was "It's a Small World After All." Jenn correctly pointed out that every racial stereotype was on display during the boat ride, although I speak for all of us in saying that the dolls were rather cute racial stereotypes.
Here's a little known fact about Disney World: There were plans to put it in St. Louis, MO, in Walt's native state. But the Busch family of Anheuser-Busch fame wanted to sell beer there, and Walt wouldn't have it, so he went to Florida. Here's a not-so-little-known rumor about Walt: He wasn't very fond of my people.
I didn't spend too much time touring the show floor, but it was pretty lively when I was there. I got my right thumb manicured and worked on my abs, which I can still feel now. The show floor had photo images of two Chicago Bears linebackers--Dick Butkus and Brian Urlacher--promoting massage chairs and fitness equipment, respectively. I remember seeing the women from the tanning booth walking around the show floor, not wearing a heck of a lot. There was also a woman in a white bikini/workout outfit at one of the equipment displays. I don't why I remember them; I just do.
The only good thing about flying out of Orlando two hours behind schedule was seeing the Space Shuttle Atlantis take off while I was on the airplane. (I even snapped a couple of photos. Pam and Jenn saw it from the ground, too.) Pros about AirTran Airways: XM radio, which allowed me to listen to a few ballgames on the way back home. Cons about AirTran Airways: They lost my bag, but luckily, they got it to me the next day.
As I was recuperating from a late night by flipping through channels on my couch the next day, I caught the end of "Celebrity Fit Club" on VH1. Our friend, Dr. Ian Smith, was on there, but he was having a tough time trying to restrain drill sergeant Harvey after Screech from "Saved by the Bell" (aka Dustin Diamond) challenged Harvey to a fight. This show had a much better ending than "The Sopranos" finale. I had seen a clip of this quarrel on E!'s "The Soup," and I never made the connection to Dr. Ian. Had I known, I would have definitely asked the good doctor about the profanity-laced tirade, which produced more bleeps than an SOS distress signal. Maybe we can get Screech to speak at the next Club Industry show.


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December 2013
On December 26, 2013, the 15th annual festival of the Albanian Orthodox Youth "Sons of Light", under the care of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, was held in the amphitheater of the new "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral in Tirana.
Many different Orthodox youth groups participated in this festival, such as from: Tirana (the Choir and the Orchestra of Radio "Ngjallja-Resurrection"), Durrës, Berat, Vlora, Elbasan, Fikas (the villages of Elbasan), St. John Vladimir (Elbasan), Gjinar (Elbasan), the "Holy Cross" High Schools in Gjirokastra and in Sukth (Durrës), the Theological Academy in St. Vlash (Durrës), the School "Homer" and "Plato" from Korça, and children from the "Home of Hope" in St. Vlash (Durrës).
This festival was attended by Archbishop Anastasios, the Metropolitan of Berat, His Grace Ignatius, by the Bishops: Nicholas, Anthony, Nathaneil, and Asti and many young people, parents and believers.


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A Guide to the Grange In Texas Collection, [ca. 1873-1938]
Historical Note
The Patrons of Husbandry, or the Grange as they were more widely known, was a national agricultural, fraternal, and co-operative organization founded in 1867 to improve the economic and social situation of the United States' farm population. Grange membership grew rapidly following the Panic of 1873, turning the Grange into a political power. The organization opened schools, organized social meetings, and became a powerful political group, lobbying for free trade, better education, railroad regulation, and homestead protection.
R. A. Baird organized the first Grange in Texas at Salado in the summer of 1873. In October 1873, Archibald Johnson Rose helped arrange the first state Grange in Dallas, drafting its constitution and by-laws. Rose became master of the Texas Grange in 1880 and presided over a time when the Grange was one of the most powerful political forces in the state, despite its steadily decreasing membership. During this time the Grange created a variety of subordinate associations providing services to its members such as the Texas Farmer Publishing Association, which published the Texas Farmer; the Texas State Grange Fair, which operated an experimental farm and exhibit hall; the Texas Mutual Fire Insurance Association, which provided affordable fire insurance; and the Texas Co-operative Association, which stocked their wholesale stores and sold farm commodities. The Texas Grange's political influence began to decline at the turn of the 20th century and by 1950 had little power in the state.
Smith, Ralph A. "Grange." Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed December 16, 2010.
Smith, Ralph A. "Rose, Archibald Johnson." Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed December 16, 2010.
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. "History." The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. (accessed July 28, 2010)
Scope and Contents
Notes and a scrapbook comprise the Grange in Texas Collection, [ca. 1873-1938], which documents the history of the organization. The notes include information on the Grange's national and Texas beginnings; influence in local, state, and national politics; its work with farm families; and its decline to 1938. The scrapbook contains a printed pamphlet for Grange stores, an index to a report of the 1879 Texas State Grange Annual Meeting, and clippings on the 1930 National Grange Annual Meeting.
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Grange in Texas Collection, [ca. 1873-1938], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center's "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.
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And yet the evidence is now overwhelming that on all fronts, despite inevitable losses from time to time, it is we who are advancing and the enemy who is in retreat. The current mood on both sides of the Atlantic, in fact, represents a kind of curious inversion of the great French soldier's dictum: Success against the Taleban. Enemy giving way in Iraq. Al-Qaeda on the run. Situation dire. Let's retreat!
Since it is remarkable how pervasive this pessimism is, it's worth recapping what has been achieved in the past few years.
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Sounds like what happened after Tet. We stomped a hole in the enemy and it was called a disaster.
That being said I am still not sure Iraq is worth the cost in lives, resources and capital.
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text: Celebrations, Main Dishes Restaurant Style Steak Recipe If there is one thing I love, it is creating a restaurant experience in the comfort of my own home with a price tag that fits our budget. Father's Day is just around the corner one way you can really wow those amazing dads in your life is by creating this restaurant style steak recipe for an amazing culinary experience at home. Walmart wanted me to showcase a fun recipe you could create for Father's Day and I immediately thought of making Dad a delicious steak dinner. What says I love you more than a delicious New York Strip Steak or a beautiful Filet Mignon? Today's post is less recipe and more technique. The truth is, if you have a beautiful cut of meat, the last thing you want to do is mask that delicious flavor. A beautiful steak needs only to be dressed simply with a little oil, salt, pepper, and a butter finish to be more than worthy of your taste buds. I had hoped to have a beautiful picture tutorial for you, but this steak cooks so quickly that I am going to type out my tips instead. Even with the tomatoes and roasted asparagus as our sides, we still will have dinner ready in about fifteen minutes! That will be even less time than it would take to haul everyone in the car for a meal out, not to mention the incredible savings you will experience by dining at home. Here are my personal recommendations for creating that perfect steak for Dad! Pick the Right Type of Pan Since we are need to sear the steak and then finish it in the oven, you want to make sure that you have a pan that can do this task well. I love a good heavy-bottom skillet that does not have a plastic handle or a cast iron skillet for this job. I bought one of these Lodge Logic 12″ cast iron skillets a couple of winters ago and it has been so good to me over the years. This is definitely a work horse in my kitchen and it is also a great tool to use when outdoor grilling for delicate meats or when mixing up a big batch of fresh veggies so you don't have to cook in a hot kitchen in the summer. It has truly been the best $20 I have ever spent and I know that you will feel the same way especially after cooking your steaks on it. Let Your Meat Rest At Room Temperature It is really important that you don't put cold meat into your hot pan. I like to pull my steaks out about thirty minutes before I plan to cook them and leave them on my counter. This helps to heat your steak more evenly and helps prevent the risk of your meat drying out before you have finished cooking it. Get Your Pan Screaming Hot…Hotter Then You Think If you want a beautiful sear on your meat, you need to be sure that your skillet is hot enough to add that beautiful caramelization on your meat. Turn your heat up to high with nothing in the pan for at least five minutes. When you place your meat in the pan it should stick and you should hear a nice sizzle on the outside. That's exactly what you want to hear and see happening to your meat. Dry & Season Your Meat Well One of the best tools in your arsenal for creating the perfect steak is a paper towel. If you want a beautiful sear on your meat, you need the meat to be dry and not wet, otherwise you risk just having your meat steam in its own juices rather than sear. Dry the meat with a heavy-duty paper towel and then brush the steak with oil. I love canola oil and then season your meat simply with salt and pepper. Once your pan has to come to that screaming hot phase, drop your seasoned meat into the pan and let it sear for two minutes on each side. Don't Move Your Steak Once you have dropped it in, the first thing I know I want to do is to shift the meat and take a peek at it. Just don't. Let the meat get the golden sear it needs for two minutes on each side, giving it a beautiful crust on the outside, and keeping your meat perfectly pink on the inside. Butter Makes Everything Better A butter finish makes all dishes a little more beautiful, don't you think? A dab of butter is a beautiful finishing touch to the steak before sliding it into the oven to finish cooking. Avoid Overcooking A meat thermometer is your best friend. I still rely on mine for my steaks. I love my steak to be medium rare, but cook it to the consistence that you love the most. Keep in mind that Rare is 120 degrees, Medium is 125 degrees, and Medium Well is 130 degrees. Always Let Your Meat Rest If you cut into your meat right when you take it off the pan, chances are that all the juiciness will just pour out on your cutting board or plate. Cover your steak with a little tin foil and let it rest for ten minutes before diving in. I promise you will have a much more flavorful bite if you just wait the recommended amount of time. I hope these steak tips help you and a great accompaniment to this steak is my Simple Roasted Asparagus. You can slide this in at the same time and temperature as your steaks and it should be ready in 10-12 minutes. I also added a side of the warmed tomatoes from this tomato appetizer we created last week! Print Restaurant Style Steak Recipe Author: Adapted from Ina Garten Recipe type: Main Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 2 A beautiful restaurant-style steak, perfect for celebrating any occasion. Once you follow the tips & techniques for a perfect steak, you will save a bundle on special occasion meals out. Ingredients 2 (10-ounce) filet mignon (you can double this recipe, just make sure you have a large skillet so all the steaks have room) 2 tablespoons canola oil Salt & Pepper 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, optional Instructions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat a large, well-seasoned cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot, 5 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, pat the steaks dry with a paper towel and brush them lightly with canola oil. Combine the salt and pepper on a plate and roll the steaks in the mixture, pressing lightly to evenly coat all sides. When the skillet is ready, add the steaks and sear them evenly on all sides for about 2 minutes per side, for a total of 10 minutes. Top each steak with a tablespoon of butter and place the skillet in the oven. Cook the steaks until they reach 120 degrees F for rare or 125 degrees F for medium-rare on an instant-read thermometer. (To test the steaks, insert the thermometer sideways to be sure you're actually testing the middle of the steak. Mine took 4-5 minutes to come to medium rare) Remove the steaks to a serving platter, cover tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. 3.2.2704 Looking for more Father's Day ideas? Check out these Monster Cookie Bars & Monster Printable Cards for Dad, this chalkboard cookie jar you can personalize for your favorite guy, or this beautiful candy bouquet we created for our Dad last year!! Happy Father's Day! Pin It Published June 03, 2014 by: Amy Allen Clark is the founder of MomAdvice.com. You can read all about her here.


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Donatella or BitchFace?
Patrick Dempsey showed up at the Whitney gala last night without his scowly wife. Replacing her on his arm was none other than Donatella Versace who…well… you know what I'm about to say, I don't have to say it, because all of you are feeling it: she's raping your eyes.
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|Thiel CS2.4 Loudspeaker Review
|Friday, 25 June 2010
Page 1 of 2I reviewed the stand mounted MCS-1 a while back (link) and it was my first experience with a Thiel loudspeaker. I found out why Thiel had built a reputation of building superb sounding, neutral, and coherent speakers for 30 years. Their products are designed and built in Lexington Kentucky and all are all based on the cutting edge designs of the late, great Jim Thiel, who sadly passed away last year at the age of 62.
I was so impressed with the MCS-1, which was a large monitor, that I was very interested in hearing one of their floor standers. I was offered the CS2.4, second from the top of the line CS3.7, which sells for roughly $12,000. The CS2.4 retails for $4900, but varies depending on finish. My review sample arrived in a beautiful Black Ash. The CS2.4 was first introduced roughly seven years ago and has been reviewed favorably ever since. In this age of two year product cycles, the CS2.4's longevity definitely caught my attention.
The CS2.4 is technically a three way speaker with 1" tweeter mounted coaxially inside a 3.5" midrange cone, both driven by a single voice coil. Both the drivers feature anodized aluminum diaphragms. The 8" inverted dome aluminum woofer is driven by a heavy magnet and works in conjunction with a 7.5" by 11" oval passive radiator. Pretty unique design. I don't want to get too technical in this review, for as you read on, you will find out this is one very special loudspeaker. All the techinical specs can be found on the Thiel website. I will say that the CS2.4 shares the design characteristics of the other high end products in the Thiel line up. This means time alignment and phase coherence, of course, as well as rigid, non resonating cabinets.
Set Up and Listening:
The 2.4's are heavy, weighing in at around 75 lbs each. Moving them around is generally a two person job. The front baffles are sloped, as with the other floor standers in the line. The level of workmanship is just incredible, and is really right up there with speakers costing many, many times more. The finish is sublime and the quality of the binding posts and cabinetry is top notch, if not as good as it gets. The set up instructions are excellent. Thiel recommends plenty of space around the speakers, I was able to give them about about two feet from the front and side walls. That is not optimal, but I had to work within the confines of my listening room. They also advise using the supplied high quality bolted spikes to decouple from the floor, which they say will improve imaging. Thiel generally recommends no toe in, but I found that a slight amount of toe in, say, 15 degrees, improved the center imaging and really did not reduce the soundstage. Other than that, it was pretty straight forward.
I also should mention that Thiel recommends about a 100 hour break in period before any critical listening, which I adhered to. I then used them with the Rogue Atlas Magnum I had here for review. I felt the bass was a little under damped, and suspected that something I had heard about the bigger Thiels may be true, that they really prefer higher current solid state amps. I swapped out the Rogue and installed the Marantz SM-11S1 and the results were utterly glorious. Maybe glorious is an understatement. It is almost as if the CS2.4's and the SM-11S1 were made for each other. I honestly have not heard too many combinations this synergistic. My Audio Research amps and my Harbeth's come to mind, and I remember hearing some Krell Evolution amps and Magnepans that were a match made in heaven. The Thiel and Marantz combo is the best sound I have heard in my room, hands down.
Specifically, the soundstage was enormous, deep, and wide. But, and this is the clincher, it was so natural and relaxed. I have heard some audiophiles gripe about tweeters made of stiffer, metallic materials, but I think that is misplaced. I have heard many speakers that employ various materials including, diamond, carbon fiber, ceramic, and aluminum. I believe it is a matter of design and implementation, not materials. The CS2.4's high frequencies were so sweet, so extended, and so smooth, I was really just awe struck. There was not a hint of glare, or peaky treble.
As matter of fact, what had me involved in long, late night listening sessions was the overall excellent, balanced presentation of the Thiel's. They were, to my ears, superb across the whole spectrum. No matter what kind of music I played through them, no matter the volume level, they never broke a sweat. They seemed to be on easy street the entire time. By this I do not mean they were laid back or polite, or not musically involving. Quite the contrary, they were extremely engaging and wonderfully rich, yet a crystal clear window into the program material. The bass performance deserves special note, being tuneful, articulate, weighty and just plain perfect within the overall balance of the speaker.
In regards to resolution, I don't think I would be out of line by saying this was as close to the state of the art as you will get unless you have got some very deep pockets. And let us assume a lot more money can buy you more resolution, it would probably be at the expense of something else; like musical enjoyment or tonal balance.
I found myself loading up discs that covered a wide variety of genres, not in an effort to "test" the CS2.4's, but because the performance was so consistent and engaging, I did not have to "stack the deck" with certain types of music. The CS2.4's are not specifically rock, jazz, classical, or pop speakers; they are just great speakers. I am always amused when I read reviews that conclude that some very expensive pair of speakers favor certain types of music. That would be a deal killer for me.


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Google Gmail Upgraded To 2GB - Plus Google Gulp!
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In celebration of one year of service, Google plans to raise the capacity of its popular email service to 2GB. If 1GB was big enough then this is almost ridiculous, but it doesn't stop there. After the company finishes upgrading all the users to 2GB it will be slowly adding more space. Google has stated that a few users have actually been close to reaching the 1GB cap and the company wants to stick to their motto of not deleting a single email. Google also took the opportunity to state that their email service will remain in the beta phase for now and that plans for new features could hold back an official release. If Yahoo!, MSN, and the rest had a hard enough time trying to keep up with free 1GB email offering, looks like they are they really have their work cut out for them now. Anybody want a Gmail invite? Click here.
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For one of a number of possible reasons, the Sony Playstation Portable is just not selling out in the United States. Sony predicted they would sell 1 million PSP's by or on launch date. They've sold roughly half a million since launch one week ago, and stores are not experiencing widespread shortages. Whatever the case, it's an amazing piece of tech gadgetry, so go out and pick one up. They're in stock. They're shiny. You won't be disappointed. We do not work for Sony.
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With the fiscal cliff surmounted, at least temporarily, a new Congress sworn in and Republicans licking their self-inflicted wounds, it is tempting to theorize that a new political reality has taken hold in the nation's capital — one where the American economy won't be taken hostage by the House GOP and Washington won't bounce around from one trumped-up crisis to another.
The best evidence of this would be the lopsided and bipartisan votes in favor of the final tax package approved by both the House and Senate. Permanent higher taxes on the rich, something that seemed impossible one year ago because of Republican intransigence, are now the law of the land. A majority of Americans supported this policy when they cast their ballots for President Barack Obama in November, and, finally, Congress seemed to notice.
But it's also quite possible that this was merely a one-time aberration involving a sufficient number of conservatives finally recognizing that plunging the nation into a recession isn't good for anyone — not for debt reduction, not for job creation and especially not for their chances of re-election. Within a matter of weeks, the familiar stalemate and mutually assured destruction of the past may reassert itself by means of the debt ceiling.
President Obama recognized this and said something worth noting after the tax bill was passed: "While I will negotiate over many things, I will not have another debate with this Congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already racked up through the laws that they passed."
While some have suggested that "this Congress" renders the statement moot (Mr. Obama's remarks having been made before new members were sworn in), we think the meaning is clear. Congress is welcome to start spending less money, but refusing to pay its outstanding bills — which is what refusing to raise the debt ceilings represents — is off the table.
We strongly agree. Just as an individual who is overextended doesn't start economizing by refusing to pay the mortgage, Congress can't jeopardize the nation's credit like some terrorist with a gun to his own head. Want to reduce the deficit? Stop spending so much money. Negotiate a long-term deal — a "grand bargain" — that steers the U.S. toward a reasonable, sustainable balance of taxes and spending.
It's clear Republicans are counting on the debt ceiling as leverage to get Democrats to agree to bigger spending cuts. But we've seen that strategy before, and here's how it ends: economic uncertainty that causes businesses to withhold investment and reduces consumer confidence, and a lowered U.S. credit rating that raises borrowing costs ($18.9 billion so far from the last go-round). What it definitely does not lead to is a rational, long-term strategy for addressing those issues Republicans claim they want to focus on, like reform of the tax code or entitlement programs such as Medicare.
House Republicans and Fox News commentators may scoff at Mr. Obama's line in the sand, but we suspect the public feels exactly the same way after the long, painful negotiations over taxes. Should Democrats fail to deliver needed spending cuts before the midterm election, they are certain the pay the price in 2014 and perhaps in 2016 as well.
If, however, Republicans overplay their political hand and drag the nation deeper into a financial crisis by refusing to raise the debt ceiling between now and mid-March (or taking similar self-destructive actions in the months to come), voter anger will be directed at them. Give the public some credit as scorekeepers — they read more than GOP talking points, as New Jersey Gov. Chris "Give my own party hell over Sandy aid" Christie might say.
We don't deny that the nation's debt situation requires some unpleasant medicine. And we have doubts over Democratic resolve to face up to the challenges facing popular programs like Medicare and Social Security. But holding the debt ceiling hostage is playing with fire that could prove even more destructive to the U.S. and world economies than the fiscal cliff. It's simply the wrong instrument to use as political leverage.
If the House Republicans fail to recognize this fact, Mr. Obama should not negotiate, he should circumvent. That may even require embracing fanciful-seeming, alternative measures postulated by experts — minting trillion-dollar platinum coins among them — to preserve the nation's fiscal integrity. Anything would be better than the U.S. defaulting on its debts.


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NEWPORT BEACH – The Orange County Community Foundation issued a report Thursday showing that residents of a county widely perceived as affluent also face huge challenges in basic needs, ranging from health care and housing to education and food.
The nonprofit, which helps direct money and other resources to service providers throughout Orange County, also announced a plan to make it easier for anybody to donate to specific local charities. By spring, the group's new website (ConnectOC.org), will provide the public with a searchable database of some 600 fully staffed local nonprofits.
"The whole point of ConnectOC is to motivate and inspire all residents to get involved in meeting the needs of their local communities," said Shelley Hoss, president of OCCF, which since its founding in 1989 has granted $225 million.
Those needs are detailed in the organization's overview of Orange County, a six-month effort that for the first time pulls together previously reported statistics from numerous public agencies and private organizations.
The group's findings, released to coincide with National Philanthropy Day, but first made public Wednesday night at the Newport Beach-based foundation's annual meeting, include:
•Nearly half of Orange County students live in families making the equivalent of $40,000 a year or less.
•A worker earning minimum wage would have to work 133 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom apartment. (A separate report released this week by the California Association of Realtors concluded that just 1 in 3 Orange County households can afford to buy a median-priced, single-family home.)
•One in 3 O.C. residents lacks access to essential health care services.
•Only 55 percent of third-graders read at a proficient level.
"Some of these results were surprising, even to professionals like us who work in the philanthropy field," Hoss said.
There are more than 750 community foundations in the United States, and last year OCCF was the 10th most active grant maker, Hoss said.
Much work, however, needs to be done to close the gap between the county's most fortunate and those facing such challenges as eating regular meals or receiving even basic medical care, OCCF officials say.
"I don't think the general public knows the deep needs of Orange County, particularly in health care," said Mike Mussallem, chairman and chief executive of Edwards Lifesciences, which employs more than 2,500 in Orange County.
"Most people think of Orange County as a mecca of healthy, vibrant people, and will be surprised to learn from ConnectOC that half of our adults and a quarter of our teens are obese, or are approaching obesity, or that 1 in 3 residents do not have access to the health care they need."
Mussallem partners with OCCF for his philanthropic efforts and was involved in reviewing the report before it was published.
"I applaud OCCF for taking on the task of really trying to understand the needs of our community," he said. "The data… shines a flood light on the real issues that are facing Orange County, and I believe that with this information comes a responsibility to act boldly and make positive changes."
The organization partnered with global consulting firm McKinsey & Co., which worked pro bono, to compile and analyze the data for the report.
In addition to statistical overviews, the report showcases the work of local nonprofits. Some of the agencies highlighted work in what the OCCF describes as "safety net" issues of shelter, food and employment.
Among those helped by OCCF-related organizations is Tammy Philbin, 51, of Huntington Beach.
Philbin, whose husband died 22 years ago, is the sole caretaker for her developmentally disabled son, Robby, 27. Earlier this year Philbin, who has no health insurance, was diagnosed with stage 4 uterine cancer. She says doctor visits quickly ate up her $11,000 in savings.
Two hospitals declined surgery unless she paid for everything upfront. Philbin's Social Security pension and state-paid monthly salary for taking care of Robby at her home are too high for her to qualify for Medi-Cal or county-run medical services for the indigent.
She turned to Share Our Selves, a Costa Mesa-based nonprofit whose services include food, clothing, emergency financial aid and medical care.
Share Our Selves paid for Philbin's surgery and continues to foot the bill for her ongoing cancer treatment.
"I was blindsided," says Philbin, born and raised in Orange County, about the cancer diagnosis. "SOS has been great. I've never been one to ask for help, but they mean the world to me."
The Orange County Regional Center also has stepped in to provide nursing care for Robby eight hours a day as Philbin continues her chemotherapy treatment. Philbin says her prognosis is poor; remission is the best she can hope for. But she says she's determined to remain with her son and care for him as long as she can.
Officials at OCCF hope that by providing a central place for all county residents to learn about critical needs, and by providing a blueprint for how they can make a difference, people like Philbin can get help.
Said Mussallem: "What gives me optimism about the future of Orange County is that once aware of critical issues facing our neighbors, our engaged community leaders can and will create innovative solutions that will change lives."
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Creator: Williamson, Stephen D. Series: Working paper (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Research Department) Number: 405 Abstract:
A model is constructed where banks provide access to a communication technology which facilitates trade. Bank liabilities may coexist with alternative means of payment in equilibrium, and there exist regions of the parameter space where banking dominates the payments system and where physical exchange media dominate. The model is consistent with some observations concerning the role of the banking system in economic development, and with characteristics of banking crises. In particular, in early stages of economic development: 1) rapid output growth is accompanied by an increasing share of banking in transactions activity and 2) there are recurrent banking "panics" where reductions in measured aggregate output coincide with increases in the use of alternative means of payment relative to bank liabilities. In later stages of development, growth slackens off, the share of banking in the payments system stabilizes and the economy is less likely to be subject to banking panics.
Palavra-chave: Financial panic, Banks, Banking panics, Communication cost, and Communication technology Sujeito: G21 - Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages and O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes


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This section describes the LDML syntax that MySQL recognizes. This is a subset of the syntax described in the LDML specification available at http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/, which should be consulted for further information. The rules described here are all supported except that character sorting occurs only at the primary level. Rules that specify differences at secondary or higher sort levels are recognized (and thus can be included in collation definitions) but are treated as equality at the primary level.
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The Bitter Taste of Tamarin or Launch of the JavaScript Wars?
September 30th, 2008 by enefekt
I've been trying to at the very least write one post a month, so I'm going to sneak my September in here.
I always thought the Tamarin project was a nice example of an open-source move by Adobe. The JS-Harmony project definitely threw some cold water on some idealistic visions.
This Reg article apparently cites some bitterness at least for one person at Adobe regarding the fruitions of the open source contributions.
I'll tell you what I think, that Adobe's contribution helped stoke the JavaScript wars we're seeing right now. And no matter how much Tamarin is sliced and diced, I think many will benefit from it.
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James Comey is deputy special counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee. According to Time Magazine in March 2016: "In 1996, after months of work, Comey came to some damning conclusions: Hillary Clinton was personally involved in mishandling documents and had ordered others to block investigators as they pursued their case. Worse, her behavior fit into a pattern of concealment: she and her husband had tried to hide their roles in two other matters under investigation by law enforcement. Taken together, the interference by White House officials, which included destruction of documents, amounted to 'far more than just aggressive lawyering or political naiveté,' Comey and his fellow investigators concluded. It constituted 'a highly improper pattern of deliberate misconduct.'"
However, Comey is not in charge of the case, and his superiors decide not to press charges against Bill or Hillary Clinton in the matter.
In 2013, Comey will be appointed director of the FBI, which will make him the de facto head of the FBI's investigation into Clinton's emails that starts in 2015. (Time, 3/31/2016)


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Highlights: Raptors, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Upland Birds, Waterbirds, Waterfowl
Access: Snow may limit vehicle access. Access free of charge.
Directions: From Riggins, US 95 S for 9 mi to Pollock; 3 spots to look for Mountain Quail: FUZI RD: parallels US 95 to the E; N terminus is at US 95 mp 186.2, and S end is at US 95 mp 185.3; DENNY CREEK ACCESS RD: heads E from Fuzi Rd, ~0.1 mi N of Fuzi Rd's southern end. SLAUGHTER GULCH: US 95 S to mp 183.9; R (W) onto FR 624. Check draws for quail.
Description: Mountain Quail are in the area all year, but easiest to see in the fall. Along the Little Salmon River, look for Common Merganser, Belted Kingfisher, and American Dipper. In ponderosa pine areas, White-headed Woodpecker have been seen. In spring and summer, watch for Say's Phoebe, Western and Eastern Kingbirds, Yellow-breasted Chat, Western Tanager, Lazuli Bunting, and Pine Siskin. Denny Ck Rd is also good for Wild Turkey, Gray Partridge, and Chukar.
More Information: BLM (208) 962-3245Salmon River Chamber of Commerce (208) 628-3778
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The police in Philadelphia are taking an ingenious step in an attempt to slow down motorists: deploying 3D speed bumps. Rather than going through the painstaking task of installing real speed bumps, the Philly police are simply laying down flat plastic "speed bumps" that mimic the real thing, all in an effort to fool drivers into slowing down — at least once. Upon first glance, these speed bumps aren't very convincing. But we're sure while traveling at a good 30 or 40 mph they look significantly more realistic.
If you're just going to lay these all over town, we don't think drivers will be fooled more than once or twice. But if the police were to combine these virtual 3D speed bumps with, say, real ones, drivers might just slow down rather than trying to distinguish real from fake. What would be even better is a graphic that looks like one of Philly's numerous street vendors. "Wata A Dolla! Ahhhhh!" [Portable Gadgets]


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SAP customers must act by 30 September if they want to move off more expensive SAP "customer specific maintenance" from extended maintenance for older products, they have been warned.
SAP customers must act by 30 September if they want to move off more expensive SAP "customer specific maintenance" from extended maintenance for older products, they have been warned.
In a blog on softwareinsider.org, Ray Wang, an analyst and CEO of Constellation Research Group, says that despite the support window ending in March 2013 for extended maintenance, SAP is requiring organisations to serve notice by 30 September to move off customer specific maintenance.
Key products impacted by this deadline include SAP ERP 2004 (ECC 5.0), SAP NetWeaver 7.0, SAP CRM 6.0, SAP SCM 5.1, SAP SRM 6.0, SAP Netweaver 2004, and SAP R/3 Enterprise (4.7), among a number of others.
In his blog Wang said, "In the past SAP has taken a hard line on the notification date and customers need to immediately take action should they wish to have the maximum support options available to them."
While SAP will tout many benefits of customer specific maintenance, he said, "most" customers can expect a big increase in support fees, no new tax and regulatory updates, no new fixes, no new support packages or direct upgrade paths for new releases, and no SLA's for service and support.
Wang said the increase in support fees for most customers do not justify the benefits delivered.
Wang said customers should explore third party maintenance. Companies such as Rimini Street provide third party support for SAP products. The analyst said filing notice before 30 September also improved negotiating leverage for 2013 maintenance contracts.
SAP customers should also resist the temptation to consolidate contracts. Consolidation means you can't renegotiate licenses in increments, said Wang, and it eliminates options to sell used SAP software in Europe for credit.
Wang stressed that customers on SAP's Business Suite 7 have a longer maintenance support window as those products will be supported with mainstream maintenance until 2020.
SAP may be hoping the issue of support contract costs for older products will become less of a source of friction as large numbers of users are upgrading to newer versions.
The UK and Ireland SAP User Group member survey, for instance, found that just over three quarters (76 percent) of members were now using ERP 6.0, the latest version of SAP's core ERP business suite.
The figure for ERP 6.0 take up the previous year was 69 percent. "More members are realising the functionality and support benefits of upgrading to the latest release," said the SAP User Group in May, when the survey was published.
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May 5, 1912: Mrs. J. J. Brown writes own story of the Titanic disaster
There seems no doubt that Mrs. J.J. "Margaret" Brown, now known as "Unsinkable Molly," took charge of an oar — and her lifeboat — and was helpful to fellow passengers as Titanic sank in the North Atlantic and in the weeks after.
But her real heroism may have come in the clear-eyed accounts she gave of the sinking, which have provided much of the iconic images of Titanic's final moments we still discuss today.
At the time, The Denver Post described this as "especially" for the paper. Perhaps we can write that off to competitive hyperbole. In truth, Brown had told her story to others, including a long interview with the New York Times published two weeks earlier. The full account that made her famous was published at the end of May, 1912, in the Newport Herald. All versions were consistent in her recollection of being dropped into a lifeboat by two men with the words "you are going too," and her eerie description of hearing the orchestra gradually fade out as Titanic slipped into the ocean.
She did save particular venom in this piece for Joseph Bruce Ismay, chairman of White Star Line, who came to be known by some as "Coward of The Titanic." He was aboard the ship, managed to get in a lifeboat, and then sealed himself in a cabin aboard the rescue ship Carpathia, never interacting with the other rescued passengers. The next year, he resigned from White Star and largely faded from public view for the rest of his life.
Chuck Murphy, The Denver Post
April 11, 2012
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Tells of Action on Board Fated Vessel When Seriousness of Wreck Was Made Known to All.


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The writeshop that formed the basis of this book was co-organized by the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, the LIFE (Local Livestock for Empowerment) Network, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature–World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (IUCN–WISP) with the support of the Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG).
Throughout the world and over centuries, small-scale livestock keepers and pastoralists have developed animal breeds that are well suited to their local conditions. These breeds are hardy and disease-resistant; they can survive on little water and scant vegetation. They can continue producing meat and milk in areas where modern, imported breeds succumb without expensive housing, feed and veterinary care. They enable people to earn a living in otherwise inhospitable areas, and embody valuable genetics for future breeding efforts. Nevertheless, these breeds are in danger of disappearing, pushed out by modern production techniques and out-competed by exotic breeds. Finding niche markets for their products is one possible way of ensuring the survival of these breeds, and enabling the people who keep them to earn more from their existing lifestyle.


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Bravesteel, do you have a standard stat block format you want to use for monsters or NPCs? I've used something like this in the past:
Spider: AC: 6 [13] HD: 2+2 HP: 9 DMG: 1d6 bite SAV: 18 HDE/XP: 5/240
Special: Poison bite, save vs poison or 1 hour of weakness, unable to fight.
Also, I generally write in plain text and would use a markup language for adding styles/layout if I had to, do you care what format you get submissions in? I know you will be doing your own layout, so perhaps plain text is ideal so you can just copy/paste it into whatever you are using?


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The Home Advocate. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, January 25, 1869
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PARIS (AP) — About 60 Greenpeace activists mounted the roof of a nuclear reactor in eastern France on Tuesday, staging an hours-long protest against this country's reliance on atomic power — before police dropped down by helicopter onto the hulking gray structure and detained them.
Activists hung a banner reading "Stop Risking Europe" next to one of the reactors at the Fessenheim plant near the German and Swiss borders. France's oldest nuclear plant, Fessenheim has become a flashpoint for anti-nuclear campaigners who say it is unsafe and should have been closed long ago.
Greenpeace France said in a statement that the activists had come from 14 countries across Europe "to denounce the risk to Europe from France's nuclear power," and to promote other energy sources.
France relies on nuclear power more than any other country for its electricity needs. President Francois Hollande has promised to reduce the proportion but plans to close Fessenheim have dragged on.
Two police helicopters and some 200 officers were dispatched to the site, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said on BFM television. By afternoon, all the activists had been taken down and brought to police stations for questioning, said Cyrille Cormier of Greenpeace France.
Nuclear safety agency ASN said the intrusion "has not had any impact on the safety of the facility." Utility Electricite de France, which operates the plant, says the activists were unable to get inside any of the buildings at the plant.
After police took down the banner from the nuclear reactor, another group of activists unfurled a banner on speedboats on the nearby Rhine. "We want to show that even if you take one banner down, the problem isn't going away," Cormier said.
The protests come a month after Greenpeace dumped a truckload of coal at the doorstep of France's presidential palace. The group wants European countries to commit to raising their percentage of renewable energy use to 45 percent by 2030.


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Parashoot Stan: ex-Rare dev & Conker designer reveals new iOS game
Chris Seavor worked at Rare for almost 20 years before leaving in 2011 to create his own iOS game Parashoot Stan. Eurogamer has spoken with Seavor – who was lead designer on Rare classic Conker's Bad Fur Day – about his new creation.
It's the first game from Seavor's new studio Gory Detail and it follows an imaginative young boy called Stan who reads comic books based on a war, and then finds himself endlessly flying through a sea of airborne hazards. It's a distance-attack game like Canabalt where the aim is to keep Stan falling for as long as possible.
Seavor said of the premise, "We stuck with an endless runner format, but we wanted to do something slightly different with it and try and bring a bit of humour into it. I'm old school, so that way of doing the graphics, going back to Killer Instinct and Donkey Kong with the rendered stuff to give it a personality and character. That was the premise of it.
"We're not going the Conker route of profanity, although it's a little bit gory. It's comic book gore. And maybe a little bit of innuendo but it's low-key."
Here's the first teaser trailer:
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Navy Yard Locked Down After Shooting, and More
What's News: Authorities are pursuing an "active shooter" at the Washington Navy Yard as number of injuries mount. Italy begins to lift capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship. Global stocks and bonds rally after Lawrence Summers withdraws name for Fed job. Joanne Po reports. Photo: AP
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