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Cowboys CB Terence Newman just can't cut it anymore, admitting his night "wasn't the greatest" vs. the Giants. Neither was his season. Tim MacMahon Discuss
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Felix Jones, who had a 100-yard game against the Giants earlier this season, was a nonfactor. He finished with 30 yards on 11 carries, an average of only 2.7 yards a pop. It's not like Jones left a lot of yards on the field. He often had to work hard just to get back to the line of scrimmage. The dominance of the Giants' front seven and the lopsided score in the first half forced the Cowboys to become a one-dimensional offense, a worst-case scenario for Tony Romo.
Tony Romo's bruised right hand wasn't the reason the Cowboys lost. As poorly as the Cowboys protected him, Romo is fortunate he didn't leave MetLife Stadium with another injury. The Giants sacked Romo six times and pressured him several others. He still completed 29 of 37 passes for 289 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Laurent Robinson, plus a pick on a poor decision. The throw that will bother Romo for the rest of his life was a deep ball to a wide-open Dez Bryant on the first series. Romo overthrew him out of bounds..
This was one thing the Cowboys actually did pretty well. The Giants finished with 106 yards on 31 carries (3.4 per), and 29 of those came on an Ahmad Bradshaw run when the Cowboys were caught out of position at the snap. Brandon Jacobs, who had his only 100-yard game of the season in the previous meeting with the Cowboys, was a nonfactor. He gained only 16 yards on seven carries and was stuffed by Sean Lee on fourth-and-1. Linebacker Keith Brooking had a couple of tackles for losses in what could be the final game of his 14-year NFL career..
Eli Manning looks like an MVP against the Cowboys. A few weeks after a 400-yard performance, he completed 24 of 33 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. The Cowboys sacked him twice, which was an improvement over the last meeting, but Manning made easy pickings out of the secondary. The Cowboys couldn't stop Victor Cruz, who had six catches for 174 yards and a 74-yard touchdown on a simple quick out against Terence Newman. The Giants finished off the game by picking on Orlando Scandrick.
Rookie punter Chris Jones looked like he belonged for the most part. He averaged 42.3 yards on six punts, including 54- and 52-yarders. He pinned the Giants inside the 5 once and would have again if not for a knucklehead play by Alan Ball, who was flagged for being the first player to touch the ball after stepping out of bounds. Ball also let a loose ball slip right through his hands on what should have been an easy recovery of a muffed punt. The Cowboys hoped to get a boost from Dez Bryant in the return game, but that didn't happen.
Coach Jason Garrett supposedly delivered a great speech at the team hotel Saturday night, but the Cowboys certainly didn't look like an inspired team 24 hours later. Garrett also made a highly questionable strategic decision at a crucial point, calling a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1 in the red zone during the fourth quarter. You can't blame Garrett for going for it, but a guy who tends to get too cute went with the blandest play in the book. Romo had no chance to get a yard behind two backup guards and a backup-quality center.
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AES 256-bit hardware encryption, manageability, anti-malware software, and a well-designed tactile experience highlight the Defender 2000.
Even physically, the Kanguru Defender 2000 secure flash drive more than lives up to its name. It's solid and heavy enough that you could easily pull a David to an attacker's Goliath as a self-defense tactic. Toss in a tactilely pleasing alloy body, and not since Lexar's now-discontinued JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS has there been a drive that can rival worry beads for an in-hand experience.
The Defender 2000 has 256-bit AES hardware encryption and is both tamperproof and waterproof. It's also FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated, and is being evaluated for Level 3 as well as Common Criteria EAL2+. The security software client for entering passwords and configuring the drive launches from a CD-emulating partition, offers antimalware capabilities, and also supports Linux. Most drives that rely upon software for password entry support only Windows and OS X.
Kanguru ships the Defender 2000 in a variety of capacities, from a $69 4GB model to a capacious $499 128GB version–the only drive in our roundup that shipped with that large a capacity. All sizes are competitively priced. We tested a $129, 16GB model.
The Defender 2000 may be used on its own, or as part of a fleet managed by the company's Kangaru Remote Management Console, which Kanuru offers as either end-user software or an online service. The KRMC software is effective, providing options for forcing password length and strength, password expiration periods, number of attempts, and so on. A separate provisioning tool that the drives with your company. I did spot some minor software anomalies–including a very annoying warning to shut down the software before removing the drive–but the company promised fixes by the time you read this.
For a USB 2.0 drive, the Defender 2000 proved a sprightly performer. It wrote our 10GB batch of small files at 10.2 megabytes per second, and read them at 29.5 MBps. With a single large 10GB file, it wrote at 21.1 MBps and read at 31.3 MBps. The Defender 2000 was by far the fastest overall of the secure flash drives in our roundup–a real advantage when you want to get out of the office in a hurry.
It's not as sexy as the Imation Defender F200 with its finger-swiper, but the Defender 2000 is a far more affordable and, for most users, more practical purchase. It's an impressive product from a new vendor that's obviously been doing its homework.
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JACKSON, WYO – One woman faces a charge for hemp-derived cannabidiol oil despite its recent presence in local grocers
Article by: Robyn Vincent, Buckrail
JACKSON HOLE, WY – A woman driving through Jackson, Wyoming, on her way to Montana left with a life-changing souvenir. On July 8, Anita Maddux, 50, was charged with a felony for possessing a 10-milliliter sample bottle of cannabidiol (CBD) oil from Cid's, a Taos, New Mexico, health food store. Now Maddux could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine pending an August hearing.
Independent of that incident, local and state law enforcement showed up to Lucky's Market and Jackson Whole Grocer two weeks later to inform those stores that CBD products were illegal to sell if they contain THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis. Both stores have since removed those products from their shelves.
Most CBD oil sold in stores like Lucky's and JWG purport to contain .3 percent or less THC, an amount that does not have mind-altering effects as outlined in the 2014 federal Farm Bill. Third party lab analysis obtained by Buckrail shows that Maddux's CBD oil was under that threshold at .06 total THC.
Indeed, as other states loosen cannabis laws and federal lawmakers sponsor legislation to do the same, Wyoming remains a dubious place to possess a hemp-derived product with even trace amounts of THC. It is a felony offense in Wyoming to sell, buy or possess more than .03 grams of CBD oil containing any amount of THC. However, manufacturers maintain that if their product contains traces of up to .3 percent it is perfectly legal, sowing confusion for state residents and retailers.
At Cid's, Maddux worked as an herbalist in the health and wellness department where she received a sample shipment of CBD oil from Functional Remedies. The Colorado company's CBD oil was on the shelves at Lucky's Market in Jackson when she was arrested. Lucky's did not return several requests for comment nor did the attorney representing Functional Remedies, Garrett Graff of Hoban Law Group.
CBD is a non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis plants with a slew of reported health benefits. The Food and Drug Administration just approved it to treat epilepsy in the form of the new drug Epidiolex. (Wyoming does allow people with intractable epilepsy to use CBD oil under the care of a licensed neurologist.)
Cannabidiol may also treat everything from Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's to depression, anxiety, inflammation and pain, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's Expert Committee on Drug Dependence also recently said CBD does not have abuse or dependence potential.
CBD's potential health benefits continue to emerge. According to a July 30 study in Nature, mice with pancreatic cancer that were treated with CBD and chemotherapy lived three times longer than mice treated with chemotherapy alone.
Before her drive from New Mexico to Montana to care for her mother who has stage 4 colon cancer, Maddux placed the sample bottle in her bag and didn't give it another thought. Maddux uses CBD oil for her own chronic back pain—she has a missing disc between her L1 and L2 vertebrae. CBD oil, she said, had brought her some relief, though she took it only sporadically.
Classification and Confusion
Despite the WHO's recent findings, in the United States, CBD is a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning the federal government does not recognize its medicinal uses and considers it to have a high likelihood for abuse.
That classification hasn't stopped its proliferation.
CBD oil has fueled a multimillion dollar industry online and at health food stores across the country. In September 2017, the retail giant Target was the first mega-chain to dip its toes into the cannabidiol waters. It wasn't a pioneer for long, though. It pulled the products from its online shelves after just a few weeks. One month later, Lucky's made the leap, becoming the first chain natural grocer to carry CBD products.
So why are mom and pop health stores and some chain retailers carrying the products if they are illegal?
For one thing, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration hasn't been shy about its indifference.
"While CBD currently is still Schedule 1, with our limited resources marijuana has not been our highest priority," Barbara Carreno, a spokesperson for the DEA, told Buckrail. "It is not a priority like opioids or synthetics which are killing people."
What's more, Carreno said everything could change when the DEA schedules Epidiolex for medical use on September 24. A plant or botanical could have both uses that are legal and safe and uses that are not, Carreno said. As an example, she pointed to the opium poppy: "you get heroin and oxycodone from that."
Marijuana, meanwhile, "is a plant with many extracts, THC is one and CBD is another," she said. "CBD has a small amount of THC but it is very, very low."
But the overarching reason manufacturers are producing and selling these products en masse is because of the 2014 Farm Bill. That bill legalized the production of hemp under state pilot programs as long as those hemp products contain less than .3 percent THC.
Under the Farm Bill, 40 states have legalized hemp programs including Wyoming. Its program is slated to begin in 2019. That confuses matters because as Wyoming works to implement a hemp cultivation program, it is still illegal to sell or possess hemp products in the state if they contain THC.
The federal program has some legal experts arguing Maddux wasn't in the wrong. "As long as hemp was grown as part of a state pilot program (like Maddux's Functional Remedies CBD oil) then it is federally legal," said Jonathan Miller, general counsel to the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. That means Maddux "is allowed to take it across state lines," he said.
Miller called Maddux's case "unprecedented." To his knowledge, it is the first time someone faces a felony charge for carrying a vial of CBD oil. He pointed to cases where people were arrested for possession of both marijuana and CBD. The "CBD was thrown out," he said.
Wyoming cannabis law, Miller continued, is confusing. "It is quite unfortunate law enforcement would take that confusing law and charge someone for having a product that has virtually no THC and which the World Health Organization has classified as harmless," he said. "I would hope law enforcement was focusing instead on drugs that kill people."
On the national stage, Congress is moving in a direction that would remove hemp (cannabis containing less than .3 percent THC) from its classification as a Schedule I controlled substance. Sen. Mitch McConnell–R, Kentucky, is leading that charge with the 2018 Hemp Farming Act. It handily passed in the Senate 86-11 on June 28.
Wyoming, though, is fond of bucking national trends, especially when it comes to cannabis. The state has a tight grip on cannabis laws even as public opinion swings drastically in the other direction.
For example, more than 80 percent of Wyomingites say they want to see the legalization of medicinal marijuana and 60 percent oppose jailing people for marijuana offenses, according to a 2016 survey by the University of Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center.
Jackson Whole Grocer herbalist Heather Olson agreed with those sentiments. She also believes in CBD's long list of supposed health benefits and was unhappy to remove products from the shelves. "Not only is it thoroughly therapeutic, but it is also being studied for more of its health benefits," she said. There is a problem, though, with certain companies, she said. Officials from Wyoming's Division of Criminal Investigation told her some of the products they tested "were way above .3 percent THC."
But Wyoming's crime lab—where DCI tests substances—cannot actually test for specific amounts of THC.
The Un-wild West
Local law enforcement has been in contact with Wyoming's Division of Criminal Investigation since fall 2017 when Lucky's and Jackson Whole Grocer began carrying CBD oil. Jackson Chief of Police Todd Smith "reached out to us and asked us for some help because these products were being sold," said Ronnie Jones of DCI. "Then we discovered this was going on across the state."
Since then, Jones said DCI has been visiting retail stores and conducting investigations to confirm whether those CBD products contain THC.
Local law enforcement says as long as state law dictates it, they will enforce CBD's prohibition. "I am duty-bound to uphold those laws," Teton County Sheriff Jim Whalen said. "Clearly, if we were to talk philosophy, I might talk differently," he added.
Whalen did not seem convinced Maddux's felony charge would stick. He suspected it would be pleaded down and pointed to his department's lenient proclivities. "In terms of misdemeanors, we would prefer to write a citation and send people on their way, which is different than many municipalities."
Law enforcement is indeed "duty-bound" by laws set forth by the Wyoming Legislature. But cannabis advocates, like Laramie attorney and Wyoming House Minority Whip Charles Pelkey–D, Laramie, point to the state's law enforcement as a barrier to softening cannabis laws.
His colleague, Wyoming Rep. Stan Blake–D, Green River, "has introduced bills to make CBD oil readily available but we have gotten opposition from the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police that any THC is a violation of the law," Pelkey said.
It is true that sheriff and police associations throughout the country have pushed back against cannabis laws. Some point to Colorado's rising crime rates since that state legalized recreational marijuana in 2014, though it is unclear if the two are related. Police Chief Smith said the notion that sheriffs and chiefs could hold that type of sway in the Legislature is absurd. "Law enforcement inherits the law from the Legislature," he said. "We may get to testify our professional opinion but for any legislator to blame it on us is a cop out."
The Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police's stance on this issue, though, is hard to overlook. It actively lobbies the Wyoming Legislature against marijuana reform, including medical marijuana. The statewide interest group heads a campaign "There is no Debate" that holds community events and works with lawmakers and community leaders to propagate anti-marijuana messaging throughout Wyoming.
Its website warns that "many adults are also unaware of how marijuana harms lives, and are confused by misinformation on perceived benefits of medical use of marijuana."
Medical professionals, on the other hand, often have different feelings about medical marijuana and its potential uses. On Harvard Medical School's health blog, Dr. Peter Grinspoon acknowledged that medical marijuana is a subject of debate among doctors, researchers, policymakers and the public. But, he said CBD falls into its own category.
"Least controversial is … CBD because this component of marijuana has little, if any, intoxicating properties," Grinspoon wrote. "CBD-dominant strains have little or no THC, so patients report very little if any alteration in consciousness. Patients do, however, report many benefits of CBD, from relieving insomnia, anxiety, spasticity, and pain to treating potentially life-threatening conditions such as epilepsy."
I Fought the Law…
Back in Montana (where medical marijuana and CBD products happen to be legal), Maddux is biding her time caring for her ailing mother and going to job interviews. She does not dispute the reason why she was initially arrested, which had nothing to do with CBD oil.
On Sunday, July 8, Teton County Sheriff's Deputy Jesse Willcox noticed her expired California license plate and pulled Maddux over. She was also driving with an expired license and without insurance. Maddux said she has led a simple life and didn't have the money to address those issues before hitting the road. "My plan was to just get to Montana, to be with my family and take care of everything there," she said.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Willcox asked Maddux if she could pay an $850 fine for the tickets or appear in court on July 31. The affidavit stated Maddux said she could do neither. She didn't think that would land her in jail, Maddux said. "I have never been pulled over before. So I thought the best thing to do was just to be honest about my situation." According to the affidavit, however, Maddux started things off on the wrong foot. She "initially told Deputy Willcox she had [forgotten] her driver's license at a house where she was staying but later admitted her license was significantly expired."
After he deemed her "a flight risk" because she could not pay the fines and was likely to not appear in court, Willcox arrested Maddux. It was her first encounter with the law. A July 30 background check on Maddux showed she has no criminal history.
At Teton County jail, personnel found her CBD oil and used a NIK test to determine the presence of THC. NIK tests are "rudimentary," as Smith put it, however. They only confirm the mere presence of THC, not the actual amount. The oil, then, was sent to Wyoming's crime lab for "analysis" and Maddux sat in jail for roughly 36 hours. She was released on a $1,000-dollar bond.
Life has already changed for Maddux. To help pay for an attorney, she sold her Toyota Tercel for $550 and is now relying on the generosity of friends to make ends meet. Maddux worries the volunteer and service work that has become a large part of her identity will no longer be an option if she is convicted of a felony. She worked as a disaster relief volunteer in Haiti after its 2010 earthquake and in the Philippines after its 2013 typhoon.
She also volunteered as a yoga instructor teaching yoga to inmates in Oregon prisons. Maddux's experience in Jackson has her wondering about some of those inmates and their predicaments. In other words, had she lacked the resources and life experience to question what happened and obtain a lawyer, Maddux said she could have slipped through the cracks of the legal system.
While local law enforcement seems confident a felony will not stick on her record, Maddux said in the meantime she agonizes about her August 16 hearing. Her life "has been thrown into upheaval."


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DJIBOUTI: Migrants risk all for "better life"
OBOCK, 16 November 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of migrants traverse the road
between Djibouti's capital, Djiboutiville, and the coastal town of Obock
carrying little more than a bottle of water and the hope that they are
heading towards a better life. They pass through an arid landscape strewn
with volcanic rock that sustains little life besides the occasional
pastoralist and his goats. Temperatures average around 34 degrees Celsius in
winter and in summer can reach 52 degrees.
It is just one leg of a journey that, for most, started in Ethiopia or
Somalia and for the fortunate ones will end with a well-paid job in Saudi
The migrants, mostly young Ethiopian men aged between 18 and 30, tend to
underestimate the risks of such a journey. In September 2011, the Djibouti
government reported that around 60 corpses of Ethiopian migrants had been
found near Lake Assal, a saline lake about 120km west of Djiboutiville.
Whether they died from drinking contaminated water or thirst and exhaustion
after being abandoned by their smugglers is not known, but Bjorn Curley,
associate protection officer with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Djibouti,
described their fate as "a symptom of the dangers these people face while
making this journey through one of the hottest, most inhospitable areas in
the world."
Jamal Yimar, a mason from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, survived an
eight-day trek to Djibouti only to be robbed on the road to Obock of the
10,000 Djiboutian francs (US$57) needed to pay a smuggler for his passage to
"Here it is miserable for everyone," he said, standing outside Obock's main
mosque with about 50 other Ethiopian migrants who sleep there at night. "I
have to beg to eat."
Yimar worked for five months to save the money for this journey but is
optimistic about his chances of replacing the stolen cash, crossing to
Yemen, a country beset by internal
> conflict, and reaching
the Saudi border.
"After some time the problems in Yemen will disappear," he said. "Look at my
hands - I can work hard, and there [in Saudi Arabia] they pay a lot of
Too many to detain
Rather than deterring migration, Curley of UNHCR says the unrest in Yemen
may have made it easier for smugglers to operate. Over 60,000 migrants
arrived there between January and August 2011, double the number that
arrived during the same period in 2010. Obock's relative proximity across
the Gulf of Aden has made it a popular departure point.
In this sleepy port town of about 8,000 inhabitants, groups of migrant men,
and the occasional woman, are easy to spot, resting in the shade of the
mosque, washing their clothes off the pier or walking towards a large patch
of scrubland on the outskirts of town where many of them sleep.
According to
497&name=DLFE-1333.pdf> research by the Danish Refugee Council in January
2011, others are kept out of sight in smugglers' homes or on isolated
stretches of coastline north of town.
Between July and October this year, a Migration Response Centre on the
outskirts of Obock, operated by the International Organization for Migration
(IOM) in conjunction with a local NGO, Association pour la Reinsertion et le
Development d'Obock (ARDO), registered 2,500 migrants. Many more are thought
to have bypassed the Centre, where staff offer water, medical referrals and
assistance to the few wishing to return home, but no food or overnight
Omar Fradda, Obock's prefect (top official) puts the number of migrants
passing through his town every year at 30,000. "Before, we gave them
breakfast, lunch and dinner and paid for boats to take them back to
Djiboutiville [from where they were deported], but now it became too many,"
he told IRIN.
He receives no additional money from the government to cover the costs of
detaining, feeding and transporting the migrants. "How can we arrest them?"
said a local police officer, "There are too many, and more every day."
Migrants like Yimar, who have been robbed by bandits or their own smugglers,
depend on the charity of local people for food and occasional paid work
carrying loads from boats in the harbour, but there are limits to how much
the town's small population can give the constant stream of hungry migrants.
"Before, they gave us something, but now [that] our numbers are increasing
they don't give anymore," said Melese Fantay, from Ethiopia's Amhara region.
He has spent the last 40 days sleeping rough outside the mosque and begging
for food after a smuggler he had paid his last 1,350 Ethiopian birr (US$78)
to take him to Yemen disappeared with the money.
The influx has also strained the resources of Obock's hospital, where head
doctor Helem Arbahim Hassan estimates that 10 out of the 40 out-patients he
sees every day are migrants, mostly suffering from ailments caused by their
difficult journey, such as malnourishment, malaria and foot injuries.
More seriously, since June about 100 migrants have been admitted as
in-patients, mostly suffering from cholera. "They get it from drinking
contaminated water," Hassan said. "Sometimes they collapse on the road and
an ambulance picks them up and brings them here."
Deaths at departure points
Many migrants travel part of the way to Obock by car or truck, but Osman
Keno, 21, an electrical engineering student from Ethiopia's Oromia region,
made the entire journey on foot over three weeks, travelling with a group of
32 others he met on the road.
He said they often went for days without finding water and when they did,
filled as many containers as they could carry. A porridge called "besso",
made from barley flour, water and sugar, was the only food they had.
Keno's parents did not know where he was until he phoned them from
Djiboutiville and asked them to send him some money. He and his fellow
travellers had each paid a smuggler 2,000 birr (US$116) to get them to
Yemen, but had no idea when they would leave.
While they talk to IRIN from the patch of scrubland outside town where they
have been waiting for the past three days, a local man carrying a stick
approaches and the migrants, who include two Somali women, hurry towards
The man arranges them in rows, counts them several times with his stick and
then divides them into two groups. Bags of bread and bottled water are
distributed. It seems departure is imminent and they will soon be
transferred to one of the isolated stretches of coastline north of Obock.
"It is while here that they have no access to food, safe drinking water or
shelter from the sun," said the Danish Refugee Council report. Migrants
often wait between three and five days for favourable sea conditions to
cross to Yemen.
"Several deaths at the departure point have been reported by new arrivals
over the past year. Many new arrivals in Yemen need medical treatment for
severe dehydration and acute diarrhoea, and some arrive very ill from having
drunk sea water," the authors said.
Death at sea, either from boats capsizing in bad weather, suffocation or
from smugglers forcing passengers off overloaded boats, is another
significant risk. Some of the migrants spend their time in Obock learning to
"I'm not afraid," said Keno. "My parents want me to come home but I don't
want to go back there, ever."
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The Obama Curse strikes again: Detroit Tigers lose the world series
Not only did the Detroit Tigers lose the world series, they lost spectacularly, with the Giants winning in a solid four game streak. I predicted this outcome a few days ago, not because I know anything about baseball (I don't), but because I am familiar with the Obama curse. As Rush Limbaugh has been pointing out for years, if Obama backs something (a business, a climate summit, an Olympic games venue), it goes down in flames.
On Wednesday night, Obama appeared on Jay Leno's Tonight Show. There, in response to Jay's question about the World Series, Obama turned his back on the Golden State that has filled his campaign coffers and told America that he was rooting for Detroit's team (keeping in mind that Michigan's electoral votes are up for grabs):
I will say, I've spent a lot of time in Detroit lately, and I didn't want to let Detroit go bankrupt. So in this particular World Series, I might be a little partial.
Once Obama voiced his support for the Tigers, their defeat was assured. The Giants played marvelously, that's true, but they should also send a word of thanks to the President. Without the benefit of the curse he laid upon the Tigers, they might not have won.
Those Obama voters who are Detroit Tigers fans might want to rethink their support for the President. It's really not nice what he did to their team.


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Our handmade clay shawl pins are individually decorated which makes each a unique item. Even though we carefully fire each piece in the same manner, variation occurs and gives unique qualities to the piece.
These are the largest versions we make. They were designed for use with fibers that have some body to them...wool for example...felted anything for another. While we call the item a shawl pin, it can be used as a ornament for a sweater, a hat adornment, some have used it as a bag closure and some as a closure device for the skirts and light kilts.
The colors and iridescence on the pieces are hallmarks of LickinFlames. The shawl pin takes several weeks to dry and then the finishing can take place. When the shawl pins are removed from the kiln and cooled, each is washed, dried and an appropriate brass (also made by LickinFlames) stick is chosen to finish the piece. Approx. 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches
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If the winner comes to Cork to collect their prize, we will lavish them with hotel accommodation, meals, drinks and VIP access to the literary stars at the Cork International Short Story Festival (18 - 22 September 2013).
- First Prize: €2,000 (*approx $2602.11/£1700.04), publication in the literary journal Southword, AND a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat.
- Second Prize: €500 and publication in Southword.
- Four other shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a publication fee of €120.
- original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer
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text: What does it take to be a top business leader? Age-old qualities still apply but they will need to evolve in a changing world, say our experts. We spoke with Bob Gandossy, founder of the Top Companies for Leaders survey, and Ronald Heifetz, director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, for their take on what strategies a leader of the future should master.


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A nerve root block (or a facet block) is the placement of a needle and injection of a combination of local anesthetic and steroid into the sheath surrounding a nerve root in the spine. A block is performed to determine if a specific spinal nerve root is the source of pain and reduce inflammation around the nerve root thus decreasing or relieving the pain. Franklin Moser, MD, director of Neuroradiology, heads our team of imaging physicians, nurses and technologists who specialize in this procedure.
Why Has My Doctor Ordered a Nerve Root Block?
The facet block is a diagnostic test to localize the source of your pain by determining if your pain responds to the injection of medication. Alternatively, this procedure is used to treat symptoms arising from facet joint arthritis.
How is the Nerve Root Block Procedure Performed?
The precise location for the needle placement is determined with imaging guidance. You may experience brief, temporary sensations of pain or an electric shock sensation down the leg. Iodinated contrast is injected to confirm the location of the needle tip.
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Unfriendly people.
Bad drivers.
Incompetent customer service reps.
These are a few of my least favorite things. In fact, they're downright annoying.
Now, I'm normally known for my overly optimistic attitude and flashy smile. Hell, I write about happiness for a living. But encounters with irritating people are enough to turn this peppy rebel into a defensive, rage-filed driver who expects all call center responders are out to get me. It's awkward and uncomfortable.
But you get annoyed with other people, too.
(Yeah…I caught ya.)
Remember that airline worker who wouldn't put you on the flight you desired? Or the Wendy's employee who always puts pickles on your sandwich even though you specifically asked them not to? I saw you pounding your steering wheel in a fit of rage as you tailgated that 90-year-old World War II veteran who was driving 10mph under the speed limit.
Or wait, was that me?
Either way, it's pretty clear that other people have a way of getting under our skin.
So we huff and we puff. We bitch and we moan. We yell at people for not doing what we expect them to do. Because you know that you're right and that they're wrong. You refuse to back down.
But here's the catch, darlin'…
All of that huffing and puffing? It's not going to blow down their incompetently built house. Getting frustrated is not helping your case. It's actually killing you.
And it makes you look fat.
Unfortunately, you cannot and will never be able to control the people around you.
(I'll give you a second to mourn the death of that idea.)
Now…I do have some splendid news. There is one thing that you can always control: Your reaction to the situation.
I bet that if you take the following advice, you may even find yourself empathizing with that evil airline employee whose life mission, it seemed, was to trap you in Fargo, North Dakota for the rest of your life.
So, the next time that you come across an annoying person, sit down, take a deep breath, and remind yourself of the following:
- Everyone has pain.
- Everyone has fear.
- Everyone has a dream.
All anyone is ever trying to do is avoid the first two and accomplish the third.
And if…
…you consider other people's hopes and dreams instead of stewing in angry frustration over something that they did, then you will undoubtedly want to help them.
…you remember that everyone experiences pain, stress, and anxiety, then you might just feel less lonely and more connected.
…you imagine what scares a person the most, then you will surely feel humbled.
…you read these 9 tips for dealing with difficult people, then you will feel armed and protected. (Number six is my favorite).
Instead of adding fuel to the fire, let's try to make the world a better place, shall we?
Here are 9 super-simple things that you can do to brighten someone else's day. Who knows? It might even brighten your own.
- Pay for someone's coffee (c'mon, it's a dollar).
- Leave your server an 80% tip.
- Tell someone that you are proud of their work.
- Hold the door open.
- Write an inspiring message on a piece of scrap paper and leave it on a table in a coffee shop or on someone's windshield.
- Tell someone that they can go in front of you in line.
- Bake cookies for your neighbor.
- Send a birthday card to an old friend.
- Drop a dollar bill on the sidewalk.
For more ideas, I suggest watching the movie, Amélie. And I also suggest reading this piece that shows you 10 small ways to make the world a better place.
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How They Trained
Rare archival footage shows Army pilots learning to fly Jennies in 1917.
Years ago, an aviation enthusiast in England sent me a letter asking if I knew of any World War I aviation documentary films in the United States. He said he'd already contacted the Pentagon and the U.S. Embassy in London, and was told that none existed. He found that hard to believe, as did I.
So began what has turned into a two-decade-long, on-again, off-again search for historic documentary footage related to WWI aviation.
Even though the film cameras of the day—heavy wooden boxes with crude, brass-encased glass lenses, metal hand cranks, and ungainly tripods—were cumbersome, they did manage to record many key events of the Great War. In fact, from 1914 to 1919, the major combatants exposed millions of feet of 35-millimeter film. Unfortunately, due to film decay and disposal practices, only a small percentage of the footage can be found today.
American WWI films were shot in Europe, as history happened, by courageous soldier-cameramen with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The films that found their way to the States after the war were moved to the National Archives in the late 1930s. Today they are considered official records of the U.S. government and are preserved at the Archives as part of the world's largest film collection, with holdings of over 360,000 reels, most of which reside in College Park, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C.
Unfortunately, very few of the motion pictures show airplanes in action. Of the thousands of WWI-related reels in the Archives, I discovered only 71 titles that document any aviation activities. And half of those consist of only a few scenes.
Still, there are a few gems. Aviation Training in the United States, which runs about 11 minutes (see "Video Gallery" at right to watch the film), includes the only known footage of U.S. Army pilots training "over here." Army cadets are shown undergoing flight instruction, and there is extensive footage of a Curtiss "Jenny" airplane in flight. The film was shot primarily at the recently reopened Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, in 1917 and 1918, and was loosely re-edited by the Army in 1936.
Not only is the film in superb shape after 90 years, it includes a number of rare scenes. It's the only film I've found that shows the Artillery Spotting Classroom in use. Cadets in the specially designed classroom would sit high above a large battlefield diorama and survey simulated artillery hits on "enemy" targets. The cadets would then check their maps, identify the location of the hits, and practice sending correction reports to the battery command post via Morse code.
Another sequence shows a cadet's first solo flight, starting with a complete preflight check of a JN-4 Jenny. The student is then seen in the Jenny's rear cockpit as the instructor on the ground waves goodbye, the engine is gunned, and the airplane begins to roll. Then, as the Jenny lifts off and climbs, we see an exceptional view of the cadet (shot from a camera in the front cockpit). (I doubt the person doing the flying was a cadet—this one looks way too calm to be on his first solo. More likely, for safety's sake, an instructor posed as the student.)
The last noteworthy sequence features aerial views of a Jenny as it taxis and takes off. Two Jennies are seen in mock combat, and one of them does a loop. As the cadets watch from the ground, the Jenny completes three loops and a single flat spin. An instructor grades the aerial demonstration as the Jenny flies upside down. Next is an aerial view from a Jenny as it follows another Jenny low over some hangars and lands on the field. This is the only known WWI-era footage showing both aerial and ground perspectives of the Jenny doing aerobatics.
We're lucky to have it, along with other holdings in the Archives collection, such as Warriors of the Air, Scenes of the French Army Air Service, and Activities of Balloon Companies in the AEF, 1918. Because of films like these, I can say to that enthusiast in England whose letter started me on my hunt years ago: "Have you ever seen a squadron of DH-4 'Liberty' bombers taking off on a mission over the trenches? You can now, in glorious black and white!"
A retired U.S. Air Force officer, Phil Stewart has been a historical film consultant, TV producer/director, multimedia manager, and author for more than 30 years. His new book, War Wings: Films of the First Air War, describes in detail the 71 WWI aviation films in the National Archives.


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The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine will continue at Mary Free Bed Hospital in Grand Rapids on Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. with a look at knee injuries.
Dr. Timothy Henne, who is a physician with River Valley Orthopaedics of Grand Rapids, will present "Advances in the Management and Rehabilitation of Meniscal Injuries in Athletes" at the hospital, located at 235 Wealthy S.E. in Grand Rapids.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The meniscus is the shock-absorbing cartilage of the knee. According to Henne, rehabilitation approaches have traditionally treated every "meniscus tear" in the same way, leading to treatment recommendations that are either overly protective or overly aggressive. Henne will focus on combining physical examinations, MRIs and arthoscopic findings to recognize tear patterns and tailor treatment.
The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine, which features a variety of topics, is designed for health care professionals with an interest in physically active patients, and is intended for students, educators and clinicians alike. It is co-sponsored by Shoreline Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Associates of Grand Rapids, GRSportsCenter and the college.
All lectures in the series begin at 7 p.m., and will be presented either at the college or at Mary Free Bed Hospital in Grand Rapids.
Additional information about the Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine may be found online at https://hope.edu/academic/kinesiology/athtrain/ dlssm/index.html


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Pennsylvania Ranks 28 for Equal Pay
With Equal Pay Day upon us, a new study finds not much has changed since the inception of the event in 1996. On average, women in Pennsylvania make 77.4 cents for every dollar men are paid according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. The number was at 73.8 cents in 1996.
"At that rate we are estimating that the pay gap would not close until over 40 years from now," said the partnership's Director of Workplace Fairness Sarah Crawford.
The gap grows for women of color. The study finds African American women are paid 70 cents for every dollar men make, "and that amounts to a loss of over $14,000 per year. And Latino women in the state fare even worse… with pay being 57 cents on the dollar," said Crawford. That, she said, amounts to $20,000 a year.
Equal Pay Day is held around this time in an effort to show how long into the new year women must work to catch up with what men made in the previous year. The study tries to put a different yardstick to the gap. It estimates that if women made as much as men they would be able to purchase an additional 2,690 gallons of gas or pay mortgage and utilities for an additional eight months.
The Gap Grows for Mothers
The study from the National Partnership for Women and Families reports a "motherhood bias" that goes beyond dropping pay for mothers. "Where women with children are generally paid less than women without children, what we see with men is quite the opposite," said Crawford. "Men with children actually on average are paid a bit more than their counterparts without children."
The partnership is pushing for the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which the group says would close important loopholes in the nearly half century old Equal Pay Act. The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed in the the U.S. House in each of the last two sessions but fell two votes short in the Senate in 2010. The measure has not come up for a vote this year.


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It's What My Aunt Said--So It's True
I gave her a couple of suggestions that fit what she had already obtained. I also suggested, that for the time being, she put the aunt's story aside and focus on what information was stated in the records. Sometimes stories are true. Sometimes they are just stories. The truth often lies somewhere in between. But it's best to focus on what the records actually say instead of trying to make them say something else.
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It is very tempting to believe those family stories but they are not always based on facts. If I pass those on to others I always say they are undocumented stories, not facts.ReplyDelete
Yep, we need to look at those stories skeptically, she said, just before the research proved that everything her elderly cousin said was right on the money. 8-]ReplyDelete
Oh, this is so true about one of my great-great-grandfathers. I honestly think he just told his kids a bunch of stories about his origins. The records do not support any of the several dramatic stories about his childhood. So far as I can document, he was raised by an older, childless aunt and uncle when he lost both parents He was not a stowaway on a ship, not the bastard child of a rich man, and not the unwanted child of a rich man's daughter who embarrassed the family by getting pregnant. The one constant in these stories is the surname he was supposedly born with, but so far, I have found no connection at all to any people of that name...ReplyDelete
- Mary Anne Price, Tallahassee, FLMay 21, 2012 at 10:56 AM
As a Registrar for DAR, I have had to explain this a lot to applicants whose papers I work on. They have trouble understanding why we have to have documentation to prove dates, places, and names (although some of your other tips help explain variation in names on various documents and gravestones).ReplyDelete


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Published December 19, 2017
What do Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have in common? In addition to being phenomenally successful tech entrepreneurs, they all relied on mentors to help grow their companies.
As a small business owner, it's tempting to believe that you don't have time for mentoring because you're too busy building your business. But that's short-sighted thinking. In reality, a mentor is a critical ingredient in business growth and the time you invest now can pay big dividends when you exit the company.
Mentors drive business growth
I routinely encounter small business leaders who think mentoring is only useful for young entrepreneurs and fledgling business owners. Although a mentor can be extremely valuable for first-time owners, there is evidence that the mentoring process serves a much bigger purpose: business growth.
In a recent study of its user base, the online mentoring platform, MicroMentor, found that mentored businesses increased their company revenue by 83 percent compared to just 16 percent revenue growth reported by non-mentored businesses. Furthermore, mentored businesses reported an 83 percent survival rate compared to a 74 percent survival rate for non-mentored small businesses.
At BizBuySell.com, I have a front row seat to the business-for-sale marketplace, and this year we've seen a record number of small businesses change hands. I'm encouraged by the number of first-time buyers and veterans acquiring companies. However, I also know that some of these new owners will struggle to achieve significant growth because growing a business is never easy, even in a strong economy.
Mentoring gives your small business an edge. Obviously, the presence of an engaged mentor doesn't guarantee growth. But it's much more difficult to grow your company without a seasoned, well-connected mentor by your side.
How a mentor can help grow your small business
A good mentor is an encourager who is passionate about your success. Your mentor won't tell you what to do. Instead, he or she will actively listen to your ideas and work with you to make those ideas a reality. In many instances, the realization of those ideas will increase revenue and ultimately make the company more valuable to acquirers.
Over the years, I've learned that no two mentoring processes are the same. Small business owners usually develop personal relationships with their mentors, and those relationships evolve over time. Yet from the outset, the relationship you establish with your mentor needs to align with your business goals and the outcomes you hope to achieve from the mentoring process.
After you find the mentor that's right for you, there are several things you can expect to receive from the mentoring relationship:
Advice. Many small business owners find it helpful to recruit a mentor from within their industries. Although it's probably not a good idea for your mentor to be a direct competitor, a mentor from outside your geographic territory or market niche can help navigate industry-specific challenges and offer advice about strategies that they have used to achieve growth in the industry. Advice from mentors based on years of experience may help you avoid some of the mistakes they have already made.
Perspective. Whether you admit it or not, your emotional attachment to the business can cloud your judgment. Your mentor isn't personally invested in the business - they're invested in you. Your mentor brings an outside perspective that can identify your blind spots and help you make decisions that generate business growth.
Networking. Most mentors are happy to make their networks available to the people they mentor. Depending on the situation, your mentor may be able to facilitate connections with partners, vendors or even prospective customers - another reason why it's helpful to recruit a mentor with experience in your industry.
Accountability. A good mentor asks hard questions and holds you accountable for following through on actions that will grow the business. To make the most of the mentoring relationship, look for a mentor who will challenge your decision-making rather than someone who simply agrees with everything you say.
Understanding. Small business ownership can be a lonely career choice and many owners lack someone they can confide in when the going gets tough. Your mentor can provide a listening ear because they've walked in your shoes and can offer insights that senior employees or family members can't.
Finding a small business mentor is easier than it seems. In association with the Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE offers an easy-to-use online tool for finding a mentor in your industry or geographic area. Female small business owners can also locate a mentor through a national network of Women's Business Centers (WBCs) that provide female business owners with the tools they need to succeed.
Trade and industry associations can also be a valuable resource for locating a mentor capable of helping you achieve your business goals. If you're interested in recruiting a local mentor, consider checking in with the Small Business Development Center or Chamber of Commerce in your area.
On the whole, small business owners are a unique breed of individuals who want to mentor and give back to the business community. Someday, you may be asked to mentor another small business owner and when that day arrives, be generous with your time and remember how important your mentor was in helping grow your business.
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Chapter 4
Israel and Judah are called to repentance—Jeremiah laments for the miseries of Judah.
1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
2 And thou shalt swear, The aLord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
3 ¶ For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, aBreak up your fallow ground, and sow not among bthorns.
4 aCircumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
6 Set up the astandard toward bZion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the cnorth, and a great destruction.
7 The alion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy bland desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8 For this agird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce banger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry awind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up as aclouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are bswifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
14 O Jerusalem, awash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
19 ¶ My abowels, my bowels! I am bpained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
20 aDestruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my btents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 For my people is afoolish, they have not bknown me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do cevil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was awithout form, and bvoid; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.
27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full aend.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not arepent, neither will I turn back from it.
29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be aforsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with aornaments of gold, though thou brentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy clovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of aZion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.


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Here is the show link for the 23rd August 2014: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/matrixfile ... -injustice
Show time: 12pm EST (5pm GMT)
Call-in number: 718-506-1454
I will go over last weeks nuggets of gold before getting into this weeks topic which is going over my experiences with the US (in)justice system.
My first foray into the world of the abysmally corrupt justice system in America happened in 2007 and was due to a low speed rear end accident. I was eventually 'arrested' for not having a valid 'driving license' in Illinois.
That began my 3 year fight to stay in America. From that point on I began learning about the 'law' and the corrupt justice system on an exponential learning curve. I got to work with people like Lawyer Dude (who is now deceased), Marc Stevens and Tony King, as well as using something that Tim Turner came up with.
I will go over all these items in great detail on the show and go over the pitfalls of doing the various actions that I learnt about.
Examples of what I used in my court cases will be up on my forum under todays show date.
Nuggets of Gold
- When asking questions designed to pierce the social veneer, the time taken to answer is what you are looking for. The longer the time taken the lower on the tone scale the individual is.
- If you ever get a ticket or something of that nature go to court before your hearing to get used to the atmosphere and lessen your fear of appearing before a judge.
- Stay clear of Marc Stevens. He takes money from people with providing the requisite service.
- When you enter a courtroom you have no idea what is going on inside it. For example, when you enter a courtroom you are entering a foreign jurisdiction.
- Assistance of counsel, as stated in the United States Constitution, is NOT the same as being represented by a lawyer (called a public defender when provided by the court).
- In a traffic ticket case they will try and give you a bench trial. DO NOT ACCEPT THIS. DEMAND A TRIAL BY JURY.
- When given a verbal agreement by a lawyer insist on getting it in writing right then and there so that there is a RECORD of it otherwise it is your word against theirs.
- If you know the statutes for your state you can end up being more comfortable dealing with any law enforcement officer or agent of the government for that area.
- When you don't know the law you leave yourself open to abuse by enforcement officers.
- To void ANY legal document of contract you sign your name and put the words UNDER PROTEST right by it on the left.
- Going to court, no matter what the reason, is detrimental to your health.
DuPage Case Sept. 2007
1st try - Lawyer Dude 2nd try - Marc Stevens Response to above by Illinois 3rd Try - David Myrland 4th Try - Tim Turner's Negative Averment mentored by Wendy in Tennessee 5th Try - Motion to Dismiss from an actual Lawyer - Tony Davis in Austin, Texas 6th Try - Appointment of Trustee and RoPoA (recission of Power of Attorney) 7th Try - Sent in a Certified Promissory Note State of case is that it is inactive and I have never plead anything!
The statement on one of my outstanding cases (I have never 'appeared' in court or been arrested - even though there is an arrest warrant out for me) that has prevented anyone from arresting me: "For each public servant or corporate official that joins or becomes a part of this action apart from those already named (Police officers, State Troopers, State Attorneys, Judges, Jailers/Prison guards/officers, Detention/correctional officers, or any other person - corporate or human – that trespasses or attempts to trespass against me) – One million dollars per instance ($1,000,000.00)"


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(un'gyoo-lit) [L., unguis, a hoof; -atus suffix meaning
provided with]
Literally, "ungulate" refers to any animal with hooves - a hoof being an enlarged toenail (see below). However, in practice, the use of the name "ungulate" has been inconsistent. While it was originally used to refer to the orders Artiodactyla (even-toed) and Perissodactyla (odd-toed) - the "true" ungulates - over time the term expanded to seven different extant Mammalian orders . . . some of which have no hooves whatsoever! This broadening of the definition was based on presumed family relationships - relationships that recent advances have shown to be artificial. As a result, ungulate is now understood to have no taxonomic significance, and its definition has returned to its original descriptive roots: a mammal with hooves.
COUNT THE HOOVES: some ungulates and their feet.
What is a HOOF?
A hoof is really just a modified toenail. Hooves, claws, and nails are all composed of two structures: the unguis (a scale-like plate; our finger- and toe-nails) and the subunguis (a softer layer, found as a very fine layer on the underside of our fingernails) which connect the unguis to the pad of the digit. Unlike claws and nails, hooves are the principal point of contact between the legs and the ground - as a result, ungulates are said to have unguligrade limbs.
In ungulates, the tough unguis encircles the tip of the digit as a cylinder, enclosing the subunguis within in. Since the unguis is harder than the subunguis, it does not wear down as quickly, resulting in a firm (sometimes sharp) leading edge to the hoof. The pads of the digits lie behind the hooves - these pads touch the ground in perissodactyls and some artiodactyls, while only the hooves bear weight in other ungulate artiodactyls (notably the Suiformes and Ruminantia).
In many artiodactyls, only the central two digits touch the ground. The lateral digits are often reduced (if they are present at all) and only touch the ground in soft terrain. Because of this, these lateral digits are called "false hooves" or "dewclaws".
Why hooves?
The development of hooves illustrates a major innovation in the evolution of a cursorial (running) lifestyle, pushed on early ungulates by fast-running predators. Hooves have such an extensive structure because they support all of the body weight of ungulates. Why is this important? Since only the hooves touch the ground, the rest of the parts of the foot have essentially become parts of the leg, substantially increasing the length of stride. Modern ungulates have taken this to the extreme: the metapodials (the bones between the wrist/ankle and the digits) are often as long as the other parts of the legs. Raising the heel and digits off of the ground also increases the number of joints which move the legs forward - this increases the rate of stride. Coupled together, these two factors have given modern ungulates the speed needed to survive, an evolutionary imperative which would not have been possible without the development of hooves.
UNGULATE: A mammal with HOOFS or HOOVES?
The 1964 Edition of Webster's Dictionary gives the plural of hoof as "HOOFS, rarely HOOVES". Over the past few decades, usage patterns of the plural forms of hoof have changed: the online Merriam-Webster's Dictionary (2006) gives the plural as "HOOVES, also HOOFS." Officially, either is correct!
is an UNGULATE?
The Historical Perspective
Anatomy and paleontology have historically been the main tools used to determine evolutionary affinities. The two orders of true ungulates were grouped together early on, on account of their similar leg structures and (of course) their hooves. Even the names of the orders - Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla - were created in tandem, implying that the number of toes was the main difference between the even- and odd-toed ungulates.
Since the hoof was the defining character of the ungulates, feet were the focus of researchers trying to decipher their origins. The large flat nails of elephants, hyraxes, and sea cows - collectively called the "paenungulates" ("almost ungulates") - were thought to represent an evolutionary intermediate between traditional claw-like nails and true hooves. Originally placed at the base of the ungulate lineage, continued research suggested that the paenungulates were more specialized than the true ungulates, nesting them firmly in the ungulate family tree . . . thereby requiring that the definition of ungulate be expanded.
Anatomical studies and fossil findings connected these five orders (along with several extinct groups of ungulates) to a single common ancestor - the early ungulate order Condylarthra from the Paleocene Epoch (65 to 54.8 million years ago). It also became apparent that Condylarths had evolved into other mammals as well, namely the aardvark (Tubulidentata) and the nail-less whales and dolphins (Cetacea). Because of the (presumed) common ancestry of these orders, a taxonomic infraorder - Ungulata - was created, encompassing all descendants of Condylarthra . . . and as a result, the definition of "ungulate" was expanded to include animals without a single hoof!
UNGULATE: The Modern Definition
For many years, "ungulates" were grouped together based on a relationship to an extinct ancestor, not on the basis of hooves. The morphological family tree (above) was the accepted classification of mammals, and was continually being fine-tuned as new fossil evidence was uncovered. (The position of cetaceans next to Artiodactyla was only resolved in the late 1990s). However, recent advances in molecular technology have painted a vastly different picture of how the different groups of mammals are related, relying on similarities in genetic codes rather than appearances. While the first few studies were greeted with skepticism, the consistency of genetic markers has caused a paradigm shift in modern mammal taxonomy (see the Molecular Tree below). This has had two major implications for ungulates:
While the order Cetacea was thought be from a Condylarth lineage, the strength of this tie was not realized until genetic research found a strong affiliation with hippopotamuses. In fact, based on genetic markers from several genes, it has been determined that Cetacea is actually a SUBSET of the order Artiodactyla. Merging two well-defined orders together challenged many established beliefs, and only recently has the result been widely accepted. While some authors have proposed renaming the order "Cetartiodactyla" to reflect the new combination, the general consensus is that the order should retain the name Artiodactyla (which has priority), with cetaceans nested within.
Molecular research has also caused the Ungulata to evaporate from mammalian phylogenies. As seen in the family tree to the left, the members of the former infraorder Ungulata are now widely spaced apart. The "true" ungulates - Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla - remain closely allied, although these groups are far more closely related to pangolins (Pholidota), bats (Chiroptera), carnivores (Carnivora), and insectivores (Eulipotyphla) than they are to the paenungulates. Based on molecular AND fossil evidence, the branch of the tree containing the true ungulates arose on the continent of Laurasia, and hence, they are titled the "Laurasiatheria". As for the paenungulates, although they are no longer associated with the true ungulates, they DO have a strong evolutionary relationship with each other. These four orders, along with the the elephant shrews (Macroscelidea) and tenrecs and golden moles (Afrosoricida), form the "Afrotheria", so named due to an evolutionary history in Africa.
But what of the Ultimate Ungulate Page?
When this website first started, Ungulata (without cetaceans) was still accepted as a taxonomically-based (if paraphyletic) grouping. Even as the close ties between cetaceans and ungulates were established, their specialized nature meant that there were never any plans to add these "distant relatives" to the Ultimate Ungulate roster. Cetaceans still represent a highly specialized group of mammals, and, even though they are now included within an ungulate order, their presence here would make very little practical sense. Similarly, there is little justification for including the (unrelated and un-hoofed) paenungulates on an ungulate website (perhaps the Paenultimate Paenungulate Page will come into being in the future!?). Which leaves us with the true ungulates: "Artiodactyls" and Perissodactyls; two groups of large, herbivorous animals equipped with hooves. Although they no longer form a good taxonomic group, their similar biologies makes it convenient to continue using the name "ungulate" in a descriptive sense. UltimateUngulate.com is thus focussing in on TRUE ungulates with HOOVES, returning to the initial definition of ungulate, first put in place when humans started classifying animal life!
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New Parent Mistakes
It can be nerve-wracking being a new parent. You worry you won't do everything right. Guess what? You won't! Every parent makes mistakes. But there are some common parenting mistakes that might be avoided if you just know to watch out for them. The following slides will discuss some common mistakes new parents make, along with suggestions to avoid making them.
Mistake No. 1: Panicking Over Anything and Everything
A lot of new parents panic at normal things babies do, such as vomiting, crying, or even bowel movements. They wonder if their baby is eating enough or too little, having too many or too few bowel movements, spitting up too often, crying too much. Remember, babies are more resilient than we often realize. Talk to your pediatrician for the things that you really should be concerned about and don't sweat the small stuff.
Mistake No. 2: Not Letting Your Infant Cry It Out
When babies cry, it's a normal parental reaction to want them to stop. We feel like something is wrong and as parents we need to fix it. But crying is part of being a baby. Your baby could be perfectly fine: well fed, clean diapers, rested – and they will still cry. Often, it's ok to let your baby cry it out. However, if your infant cries for more than an hour, or the crying is associated with a fever, rash, or persistent vomiting, call your pediatrician.
Mistake No. 3: Waking Baby Up to Breastfeed
You do not need to wake your baby to breastfeed. If the baby is sleeping through the night, it's best for the baby – and mom – to sleep as well. The baby can breastfeed in the morning.
Mistake No. 4: Confusing Spit-Up and Vomit
Understand the difference between spit-up and vomit. Spit-up may be projectile but it generally comes out of the mouth easily, often with a burp. This is generally not a concern and is normal. Vomiting is more forceful, and it can be more frequent. If your baby has a gastrointestinal virus, he or she may vomit every 30 to 45 minutes. Contact your pediatrician if your infant is vomiting.
Mistake No. 5: Not Sweating a Fever in a Newborn
The normal temperature of babies may range from about 96.8 to 100.3 F. However, if your infant is three months of age or younger, and has a fever of 100.4 F (38.0 C) rectally or higher rectally, it is considered a medical emergency by many pediatricians. Infants' immune systems are not developed enough to fight off many infections. See your pediatrician or go to an emergency department if your newborn has a high fever.
Mistake No. 6: Not Properly Installing the Car Seat
Make sure you install the baby's car seat properly. For new parents, this can seem like a monumental task, but it's important to make sure it's secure. Many local fire stations or Babies "R" Us stores will help you install the seat correctly.
Mistake No. 7: Neglecting Oral Care
Oral care is important even for infants. There are a few steps you can follow to care for your baby's incoming teeth. Once the teeth have erupted through the gums, don't give milk in bed as this increases the risk of developing cavities. Use wet gauze to clean your baby's gums and you can start using a soft children's toothbrush at one year of age. Make sure your child gets adequate fluoride. Most public water systems are fluoridated, but if your town's water is not, ask your dentist about supplements.
Mistake No. 8: Ignoring Your Marriage
Take care of your relationship so you can better care for your infant. Many couples find their focus after a new baby shifts to the baby, naturally, but they neglect their relationship. Having a healthy relationship is more important than ever when you have a newborn added to the family. Stay connected with your partner.
Mistake No. 9: Fighting Too Much (or Too Little) in Front of Your Baby
Be careful about fighting in front of your infant. Even babies who are just a few months old can sense the negative vibes of parents arguing. Snapping at each other after a stressful day is common, but if things start to get intense or conflicts become more frequent be conscious of expressing your anger in front of the baby.
Mistake No. 10: Trusting Unreliable Sources for Parenting Advice
The internet can be a great source of information for new parents, just be careful that the web sites you visit are reputable and credible. WebMD.com, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are all trusted sites that will provide useful information when you need it.
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Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.
Both sources declined to go on the record because they were not authorized to speak.
The goal would be to begin broadcasting before the November presidential election. That would give the network plenty of time to provide political coverage geared toward Hispanics, who are considered influential swing voters in states like Florida, New Mexico and Colorado.
Univision is the nation's largest Spanish-language media company, and it has long prided itself on its Spanish-language content. In recent years, officials have quietly acknowledged that in order to maintain and expand viewership, they need to provide content to second- and third-generation Latinos who speak English as their first language.
Univision officials and ABC News spokesman Jeff Schneider declined to comment on Monday.
The move comes in response to the 2010 census, which showed U.S. born Latinos made up nearly 60 percent of the growth in the nation's Hispanic population over the last decade.
The proposed deal also reflects the stepped up efforts of mainstream media companies to target Latinos. Fox News added its Fox News Latino website in 2010 and Huffington Post now has an online Huffpost LatinoVoices site. Meanwhile, NBC Universal has increased the cross-pollination between its NBC News division and that of its Spanish language network, Telemundo.
Top Telemundo news anchor Jose Diaz-Balart has anchored NBC News and MSNBC programs. NBC also recently unveiled its NBC Latino tumblr website in English. Univision News also has a tumblr English site, and a small but growing social media presence.
Jorge Plasencia, vice chair of the National Council of La Raza and CEO of the Hispanic marketing firm Republica, which includes Univision among its clients, said he believes that a news channel in English would fulfill a niche.
"There's nearly 50 million Latinos in the U.S. They do want to know what's going on in Mexico, Puerto Rico and all over Latin America. The major networks don't cover that news," he said. "It's hard for those networks to go into those issues in depth because they're trying reach all of America."
Univision and other Spanish-language networks have provided significant coverage of Latin America for their viewers. Plasencia believes second- and third-generation Latinos are still interested in that coverage, but they want it in English.
For Latinos who live in cities like Los Angeles, New York and Miami that have large Hispanic populations, local broadcasts often have Latino anchors and cover stories that are particularly relevant to the Hispanic community. But the national broadcasts are lagging in that type of coverage, he added.
"That's why I think this and Huffpost LatinoVoices exist, because there's an appetite," Plasencia said.
Last month, SiriusXM Radio's Cristina Radio channel launched a new all-English political show, hosted by top Democratic and Republican Latina analysts, as well as a bilingual foreign affairs program out of Washington. Other online news sites are continuing to pop up.
Voxxi, a new Hispanic online news magazine, was throwing its launch party Tuesday at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Plasencia noted that the controversy over Arizona's Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, over his aggressive efforts to seek out illegal immigrants, has received significant coverage on Spanish-language networks but not so much in English.
"This network will take our issues and make them mainstream because many other people besides Latinos may be watching," he said.
Roberto Suro, a professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, says finding the right audience may be tricky.
"There are several assumptions here. Is there room for another all-news channel? And within the Hispanic market, is there enough demand for an all-news channel?" Suro said.
Already CNN, Fox and MSNB compete in English. CNN en Espanol provides 24 hour coverage in Spanish.
The new channel would reflect the growing trend toward more niche audiences, but he added that the English-speaking Latino market is much more diverse than the Spanish-language market, Suro said.
"There's a longstanding effort to try and create content for English speaking Latinos," Suro said. "This is a very broad population segment, and the question is, "what is the identity? Is it heavily Hispanic, all about news about Latinos? Or is it who delivers the news? It's an elusive brand."
AP Television Writer Lynn Elber and AP Business Writer Ryan Nakashima in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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The boat looks like a Wauquiez Centurion which were built around 1973, I believe to a Holman and Pye design. I really like this type of boat, with fine lines they typically sail well and have a nice motion, even when the going gets rough. The downside for such characteristics is space, especially interior volume.