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Ener1 Wins Approval of $13.5 Million Bankruptcy Financing
Ener1 Inc. (HEVVQ), a maker of lithium-ion car batteries that filed for bankruptcy yesterday, won interim court approval to borrow $13.5 million to finance operations during its reorganization.
The company had sought permission to take $20 million from shareholder Bzinfin SA, controlled by Ener1 director Boris Zingarevich. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn in Manhattan today refused to approve all of Ener1's request.
"You have not persuaded me you should get $20 million today when the budget you presented shows a maximum usage of $13.5 million," Glenn said. The judge scheduled a Feb. 27 hearing to consider confirming Ener1's reorganization plan.
An Ener1 unit received a $118 million U.S. Energy Department grant to make batteries for electric vehicles and hybrids, which run on both electricity and gasoline.
"The demand for EVs, however, did not develop as quickly as anticipated, which in turn harmed the debtor's business, operating results, financial condition and prospects," Alex Sorokin, the interim chief executive, said in court papers. He was named to the position in November.
The New York-based company filed for Chapter 11 protection listing assets of $73.9 million and debt of $90.5 million.
Ener1's stock will be canceled and new shares will be given to Bzinfin and holders of long-term debt, under its plan.
Bzinfin's Stake
Bzinfin, a holding and investment company based in Russia, owns about 49 percent of Ener1's stock and is the largest shareholder, Michael J. Venditto, a lawyer for Ener1, said today in court. The stock was delisted by Nasdaq, he said.
Bzinfin is providing Ener1 with $81 million in total financing, which includes the debtor-in -possession, or DIP, loan to fund operations during Chapter 11 and the exit financing to complete the reorganization. In return, it will receive much of the equity in the company after it emerges from Chapter 11.
"I'm particularly sensitive to these issues where the DIP lender is going to essentially wind up owning the majority of the company," Glenn said before giving interim approval to the loan.
Glenn noted that three lawsuits by shareholders seeking class-action status have been filed against the company in New York. He urged Ener1's lawyers to be prepared to present evidence in case shareholders want to raise questions about the valuation of the company at the confirmation hearing.
The largest unsecured creditors listed are Liberty Harbor Special Investments LLC, with notes valued at $39.5 million managed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Itochu Corp. (8001), with notes valued at $10.3 million. Itochu, based in Tokyo, is affiliated with Ener1 director Greg Kasagawa, according to court papers.
The case is In re Ener1, 12-10299, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
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the subjectf says it all... I've got a great wireless modem thingy but I'm having to link it to my laptop via a cable because I can't figure out how to turn on the wireless on my dell studio...
Usually there is a function key to turn in on/off... but here I simply can't find it.
Does anyone know how to do it?
Thanks a lot for your helo
Don't know if this will help you at all but the wireless button on my Dell is F2
On my Studio 17, the wireless switch is on the left side of the computer.
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- NATO's ISAF says an investigation is being conducted into the "unfortunate incident"
- The airstrike in Logar province killed at least five Afghan soldiers and wounded eight
- ISAF expresses its condolences to the victim's families
Five Afghan soldiers were accidentally killed early Thursday in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, authorities said.
Eight other members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) were wounded in the strike in Charkh district of Logar province, Gen. Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for the Afghan Defense Ministry, said in an emailed statement.
NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the deaths from one of its operations, describing them as an accident.
"An investigation is being conducted at this time to determine the circumstances that led to this unfortunate incident," ISAF said in a statement, expressing its condolences to the victims' families.
"We value the strong relationship with our Afghan partners, and we will determine what actions will be taken to ensure incidents like this do not happen again," the statement said.
The deaths come as NATO is preparing to withdraw the vast majority of its soldiers from Afghanistan by the end of the year.
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, that the United States may pull out all of its troops if a new security deal isn't signed.
One of Karzai's brothers, Qayum, has withdrawn his candidacy for the presidency in elections scheduled for April, spokesman Mohammad Hamid Saboori said Thursday.
Qayum Karzai has endorsed former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul for the elections, the spokesman said.


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Wolves will consider action against Joey Barton
Once again following a game involving Joey Barton we are discussing his actions and post-match comments rather than the game.
On this occasion, considering the game, that could be a blessing in disguise, but it is rather ironic that it's Barton who is accusing Karl Henry of 'always sticking his foot in and trying to hurt people' and being 'out to make a name for himself', when the QPR midfielder is well known for his bad tackles and has done nothing but shout his mouth off to everyone on Twitter since his falling out with the board at Newcastle, something which in turn has made him lots of headlines and taken up plenty of column inches in the newspapers!
And his latest rant on Sky Sports' Goals on Sunday will guarantee a few more column inches so Barton can continue to see his name in the papers for a few more days to come.
Anyway to summarise, the game is coming to an end and we have been well beaten. Karl Henry and Joey Barton have a little tussle and as ever, it's Barton down acting injured.
No foul was given by the referee and within seconds Barton is winking and blowing kisses at the crowd, reminding us the score is 3-0.
It's all good panto and I've got no issue with that at all, although obviously some will.
But you would think that once the final whistle had blown it would be all over, but nope, not when Joey Barton is involved.
'Kelvin Henry - he loves it, doesn't he, Always sticking his foot in and trying to hurt people. Why doesn't he do it when it is 0-0 in the game?
'He has gone out to make a name for himself in my opinion. He keeps doing these interviews saying he is this throw-back to this old-fashioned footballer.
'I've made challenges and I embrace the fact that there is a physical element to our game, but I think there is a fine line between being physical and actually going out to hurt people, to make a name for it.
'No-one knew Kelvin Henry before he started kicking lumps out of me in that game (last season against Newcastle).' Barton added.
Over the weekend Barton didn't just leave his anti-Wolves sniping to Sky Sports as he also tweeted: 'Wolves snubbed me' I read in this morning papers hahahahahaha....don't know what Mick's been smoking......#hesoffhisbarnet #porkypies
Vital Wolves Comment: Considering Barton is yet to be smacked across the knuckles for his online comments in the past, it is unlikely he will be told off on this occasion.
But you would think he could still be charged with bringing the game into disrepute regarding his comments over Henry, especially if Wolves do complain.
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University of Notre Dame Folk Choir to Accompany Football Team to Emerald Isle Classic
By Kate Morgan, Associate Director of Communications Office of Campus Ministry, University of Notre Dam
8/29/2012 (5 years ago)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
Thirty-four members of the University of Notre Dame Folk Choir will accompany the Fighting Irish to the Emerald Isle Classic where they will perform at the Welcome Home pep rally and the pre-game Mass. The Folk Choir will perform alongside a variety of acclaimed singers and ensembles, including Anthony Kearns, a founding member of the Irish Tenors; Anuna, Ireland's cutting edge vocal ensemble and the voice of _Riverdance_; and the High Kings, an Irish ballad group.
Notre Dame Folk Choir
By Kate Morgan, Associate Director of Communications Office of Campus Ministry, University of Notre Dam
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
8/29/2012 (5 years ago)
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Keywords: Dublin, Emerald Isle Classic, Notre Dame
NOTRE DAME, IN (University of Notre Dame) - Thirty-four members of the Notre Dame Folk Choir will perform at the Welcome Home pep rally on Friday, Aug. 31 and again at Mass on Saturday, Sept. 1 in Dublin before Notre Dame takes on the United States Naval Academy in the Emerald Isle Classic.
Dubbed "Notre Dame: A Welcome Home," the Friday event will incorporate elements of a classic Notre Dame pep rally with performances by legendary Irish musicians. The Folk Choir will perform alongside a variety of acclaimed singers and ensembles, including Anthony Kearns, a founding member of the Irish Tenors; Anuna, Ireland's cutting edge vocal ensemble and the voice of _Riverdance_; and the High Kings, an Irish ballad group.
Both the pep rally and the Mass will be broadcast live by RTE, Ireland's national television and radio broadcaster. The events will also be posted to RTE's YouTube channel following the game.
Navy hosted Notre Dame in the inaugural Shamrock Classic in 1996. The game drew more than 40,000 fans with an estimated 10,000 fans who traveled from America. This year's game will be held in Aviva Stadium, which seats nearly 50,000.
"We are thrilled to be able to accompany the team to Dublin," said Steve Warner, Notre Dame Folk Choir Director. "We had the privilege of joining the team on their first journey to Ireland in 1996. We couldn't be more enthusiastic about returning to perform with such talented musicians while watching the Fighting Irish take on Navy once more."
A program housed within the Office of Campus Ministry, the Folk Choir regularly provides music for the Sunday 11:45 a.m. Mass in the Basilica and for many University events. The ensemble is comprised of 60 musicians who use four-part vocal harmony accompanied by strings, flute, guitar, harp, organ, conga and bodhran (Irish drum). Primarily an undergraduate organization, the choir serves the University as one of its principal liturgical choirs.
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Posted: September 25, 2001 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
As the country grapples with the dual crises of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and the calls to support military retribution, the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) offers the university and community a chance to step back and carefully consider the alternatives available. "The Politics and Ethics of Violence: the Role of Force in International Affairs" is a four-part series of teach-ins beginning tomorrow that includes experts from communications, international affairs, sociology, and conflict resolution.
Tomorrow's panel includes professors Charles Hauss, Honors Program in General Education; Kenin Avruch, Sociology and Anthropology; and Tamra Pearson d'Estree, ICAR, discussing "What are the Origins and History of the Current Crisis?" ICAR director Sara Cobb will moderate the panel. [UPDATE: ICAR professor Terrance Lyons will moderate the panel.]
The bi-weekly teach-ins will meet in Johnson Center Assembly Room F [UPDATE: The location has changed to SUB II, Rooms 3 and 4] from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Future teach-ins will be held Wednesdays, Oct. 10, 24, and Nov. 7. Everybody is welcome to attend.


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Commodity markets jar Basin producers
Published 4:43 pm, Monday, August 24, 2015
Permian Basin oil and gas producers can sympathize with investors taken on the stock market's wild ride Monday.
"I checked in with my financial advisor this morning," said Steve Jumper, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Dawson Geophysical, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened the trading session with a 1,000-point plunge. After recovering much of that loss, the Dow posted a 588-point loss.
At the same time, crude prices, which were more than $100 a barrel last summer, fell below the $40 level to close at $38.24, the lowest since February 2009.
"It is very ugly for the U.S. oil business and oil exporting countries suffering from fiscal deficits. This cannot go on for long," said Steve Pruett, president and chief executive officer of Elevation Resources.
He predicts there will be bankruptcies seen this fall and next spring as banks conduct their October and April redeterminations of customers' borrowing bases.
Stephen C. Taylor, president and chief executive officer of Natural Services Group, agreed and said another source of pain will be oil price hedges of $80 and $90 a barrel expiring, forcing operators to accept lower prices for their production.
"We've had some rigs come off, but I feel like we need more rigs to come off. And we've seen some production roll off, but not as much as expected. That will happen with the decline curve," Taylor said.
"There's still a little more pain to go through before production comes off significantly enough that prices will start to come back up," he continued. His expectation is it will be sometime next year before a recovery is seen.
Pruett agreed, saying the consensus is oil prices will end the year around $50 to $55 a barrel and $60 by the end of next year.
"No one would be drilling now if they did not believe oil will return to $60 or more per barrel in 12 to 18 months," Pruett said.
Jumper said he believes there was some overreaction and panic in the overall market Monday, including crude oil and other commodities.
"The markets can be a little emotionally driven. Friday and today were driven by what traders think about China's growth," Taylor said.
Jumper, whose Midland-based company is publicly traded, said the yearlong decline in oil prices has had a bigger impact on Dawson Geophysical than the recent stock market gyrations. Falling oil prices have impacted exploration, production and and oilfield service companies alike, he said.
Taylor, whose company is also publicly traded, said concerns about China's economic growth parallel concerns about demand for crude oil, with traders believing one affects the other.
Dawson anticipates operating eight to 10 seismic crews this year amid expectations demand for seismic data gathering will be down not only this year but next year, he said.
"Two months ago, when oil prices were at $60, everyone felt a little better; but with $38 oil, the mood has changed. We just have to hunker down and weather the storm. We've been through this before; it's not something we enjoy, but we know how to get through it," Jumper said.
Dawson has very little debt and a significant chunk of cash on hand and, with the slowdown in demand, has little need for significant capital expenditures, he said. Long-term, the company is in good shape, but "short-term, it'll be a tough go."
Taylor said Natural Gas Services Group has significantly slowed fabrication of its natural gas compression units and has begun building up its cash reserves. At the same time, the company is benefiting from its large rental fleet of compressors, which brings in regular rental checks, he said.
"You just have to pull back on expenses and watch your 'Ps' and 'Qs,'" he said.
He compared the current decline to 2008-09, "except that was gas-driven; this is oil-driven," he said.


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Orlie H. Kirker, 92, of Liberty Township in Adams County, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown. He was born June 16, 1924 in Oliver Township. He was preceded in death by his parents, John William and Lena Pearl (McKinley) Kirker; wife, Mary Elizabeth (Coryell) Kirker; son, Roger Wayne Kirker; grandchildren: Elizabeth Ann Kirker, Shirley Jo Kirker and Sergeant James Roger Kirker; brothers: Everett, Milford, Ermine, Bob and Ralph Kirker; and sisters, Edith Mullins and Mildred Baldridge.
He is survived by three sons: James Orlie (Sally) Kirker of Woodsville, Texas, Dale Herman (Aline) Kirker and David Coryell (Glenna) Kirker, both of West Union; one brother, John Delmar Kirker of Dayton; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Kirker-Centers of Eaton; seven grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was the owner/operator of the former Kirker's Sohio BP Service Station at the Panhandle in Liberty Township for over 30 years and was a lifetime farmer.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Morris-Baldrige Post 583 in Cherry Fork. He was a member of the Cherry Fork Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ohio Veterans Home, 2003 Veterans Boulevard, Georgetown, Ohio 45121. The visitation is from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 at the Lafferty Funeral Home in West Union. The funeral service is at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Bill Cooper will officiate. The interment will be at Cherry Fork Cemetery in Cherry Fork. The Adams County Honor Guard will conduct a military service.


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I did something dangerous today.
I decided to look at my old blog.
If you don't keep a diary/journal/blog, you're missing out on some great future laughs. Sometimes you'll look back on something you did and forgot about, and just think: Really?
Remember the person you were in 2010? You might laugh. It seems so recent, right? How much could you have changed since then?
My guess is a lot.
The blog I found was one of the bleakest, most depressing things I've read in recent memory. Good Lord. I really love life, and it feels like it's always been that way.
Not exactly. A couple posts made me cringe.
I wrote about how nothing gold can stay, the people I cared about didn't care about me and how reality will never be good enough. Here was my thought process on Christmas 2010:
"So it's Christmas. The day everyone gets tons of gifts and pretends to be 'thankful.' Fuck all of you."
Whoa. Who thinks like that? Who says that?
Apparently the 2010 version of me.
I also wrote about how I wasn't good at anything. I didn't think I had any talent. I penned to myself: "How can you expect anyone else to like you when you hate yourself?"
Yikes. Another bomb.
I don't remember ever being such a negative person, but obviously I was. A few bad things had piled up (struggling with not going to school, a serious car accident and getting thrown away by a girl), but I don't understand how I ever thought like that. My outlook couldn't be more different as of July 3, 2012.
If I had to pick one thing that changed, it'd be my entry into journalism. I joined the school paper and met someone who is one of my good friends today, Matt Parrino, my Senior Sports Editor. After about a month, he became my big brother and took me under his wing. Any success I've had to date in journalism is because of Matt.
It's my passion. It's something I really love. My life was headed so quickly and so far downhill before I joined the newspaper.
Here's a question: If you're mad at the world, are you doing what you love? If the answer is 'no,' why the hell not?
Go do it! It'll change everything.
God had His hand on my life the entire time. I think about all the times I could have died or been arrested or gotten in serious trouble, and I can do nothing but breathe deep and thank Him for taking care of me. For letting me go through those dark days and bringing me to today.
Tonight, as Andrew and I were driving home from our basketball game, we were groaning about our many injuries. He and I are going on 23 and 21, respectively, but we could barely move our legs. It was a pretty comical sight.
"We're such old men," he laughed.
I instantly thought about the blog and smiled.
Older? Undoubtedly.
Wiser? Infinitely.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." — Jeremiah 29:11


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It'll be interesting to see how the WHL addresses the boarding major Vancouver Giants captain Wes Vannieuwenhuizen picked up for his check into the end wall on Kamloops Blazers winger JC Lipon in the second period of Friday's match-up.
The league reviews all major penalties (outside of fighting) and routinely adds supplementary discipline.
Vancouver lost the game 6-0. It was a disappointing performance, with little fire or jump from the Giants. They had played well on their recent U.S. roadswing.
Vannieuwenhuizen didn't hit Lipon as hard as he could have, but he's been around long enough to know that he had him in a vulnerable position. As well, it's the kind of situation the league wants to rid itself of, and Vannieuwenhuizen could pay the penalty for that.
Meanwhile, Lipon got up right away and immediately got into a scrap with Blake Orban, Vannieuwenhuizen's defensive partner. Lipon even got the instigator penalty. How does that affect the decision?
Right now, the league is listing Vannieuwenhuizen as suspended indefinitely and, since they don't do video reviews on the weekend, he'll likely sit out Sunday's visit from the Seattle Thunderbirds.


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Believe it or not, mistletoe is not as romantic as you may imagine. They are actually parasitic plants that depend on other plants, or hosts, for energy. Despite their romantic holiday symbolism, mistletoe can actually present a threat to the life of your plants. Keep reading to find out how to get rid of mistletoe.
The Effects of Mistletoe Infection
Birds that eat mistletoe berries spread the parasite through their feces, which contains mistletoe seeds. Mistletoe infect their host by anchoring themselves to a plant's branches and absorbing its water and nutrients. They draw a lot of water from the host, which can desiccate the host during droughts. Mistletoe can cause the death of tree branches, and in worse cases, the death of the tree — although this would take many years.
Plants Prone to Mistletoe Infection
The plants that are most likely to be infected by mistletoe include:
– Maple
– Oak
– Other hardwoods
– Pine trees
– Other conifers, excluding juniper and cypress
How to Get Rid of Mistletoe
If any of your plants or trees are infected with mistletoe, take the following steps to get rid of it.
1. Trim and prune your plants at least 12 inches behind the mistletoe to prevent it from harming your plants. Mistletoe tend to grow on higher branches in trees, so it might be tricky to get them. We recommend hiring a professional arborist to climb the tree safely with the proper equipment.
2. This process will need to be repeated every year, as this does not cure the host plant entirely; it only expands the lifespan of your plant or tree. Do not over-prune the host plant, as this causes extra stress on the plant.
3. You may also try to cover the mistletoe with black plastic to cut it off from sunlight. Although it is unsightly, this will slowly kill the mistletoe. You can use an herbicide, but there is a large risk of damaging or even killing the host plant.
4. If the parasitic plant has infected most of the host plant, then it might be wisest to remove the host plant altogether and plant something new later.
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If you are having serious mistletoe problems, call an arborist to help you regain control of your plants. TalkLocal can connect you with the best arborists and tree removal services in your area who can help you control your mistletoe infestation. Talk Local is completely free, so try it out today!


text: Fresh off their collab with Nike, Japanese selectors Mighty Crown hook up with L.A.-based independent shoe company Clae on their next project. Mighty Crown takes Clae's McQueen model and dresses it up in grey tweed with hits of black suede — they even managed to throw in red and green contrast stitching for that extra flair. This release is limited to 300 pairs and is available now from mightycrown-store.com. [via Mighty Crown]


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Bandits Announce Winter Skills Clinic, December 15
December 1, 2012 - National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) - Chicago Bandits News Release
Running from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. the Winter Skills Clinic will cover focus on hitting, fielding and base running as well as catching, throwing and multiple position specific skills.
Current Bandits players, Jenna Grim and Alisa Goler, will be the clinic instructors for the session. Grim, a graduate of Loyola University, is a catcher for the Bandits and is currently serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
A graduate of the University of Georgia, Goler made a name for herself in the NPF, winning the 2011 NPF Rookie of the Year as well as becoming an All-NPF Selection.
Grim and Goler will also be joined by former Bandits great Laura Harms, who spent six years in the NPF before retiring following the 2009 season. A graduate of Bradley University, she is currently the head coach of the Team Oak Stars 18U Gold Team.
The clinic will be split into two groups, beginning and advanced skills. The cost of each clinic is $50.
To register for the clinic, download the registration form below and return it via mail to Chicago Bandits, ATTN: Winter Skills Clinic, 27 Jennie Finch Way, Rosemont, IL 60018.
For more information about the Winter Skills Clinic, contact the Bandits office at 877-722-6348.
For more information about the Chicago Bandits, including upcoming clinics and appearances, visit www.chicagobandits.com or call the front office at 877-722-6348.
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S(He)-dom: freedom versus he-or-she-dom/ Mohini: god becomes enchantress, RADA Studios - reviewed on 20th November
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"Clothes don't define whether you're a man or a woman" he stated, directly addressing the audience. "Why are female toilets represented by the symbol of someone wearing a skirt?" questioned his (unnamed) dance partner.
Whilst these key ideas about gender and the perception of masculinity and femininity represented the warm heart of the work, its execution was severely lacking. Dancers stuttered over their speeches, the rap band Ajah UK's lyrics were inaudible and danced sequences appeared under-rehearsed. It was clear that both creators and performers had not had enough time to make S(He)-dom's interesting concept into the engaging and challenging piece that it could have been.
Completing the evening, Justin McCarthy's Mohini: god becomes enchantress was a much slicker affair. Performed by its choreographer, traditional dance sections were interspersed with textual and image-based slides telling ancient Indian stories. McCarthy's movements were effortless but I lacked the necessary South Asian dance knowledge to understand the meaning behind them.


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The small gap between the Chicago Marathon and the Olympic Trials doesn't worry him.
They are trying to raise more than the $4.3 million that was collected last year.
INDIANAPOLIS – 2008 Olympian Ryan Hall and his wife, 1,500m runner Sara Hall, who in 2009 started The STEPS Foundation, have been


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Of the many "church" words that often make us cringe, we find ranked highly them the word "confess". Chances are, when you hear it, you have an impulse to stick your fingers in your ears and sing the national anthem. But it's an important word. In fact, it's a GREAT word – provided it is understood correctly and lived out appropriately. So just what DOES the Bible mean by the word, "confess"? And why is it important and even necessary for us to have learned how to confess in a Biblical sense?
As far as how the word itself goes (as used in the Bible), the word "confess" is a Germanic/English rendering of two Latin roots… "con-" (meaning "with") and "-fess" (meaning to "say"); the Greek word from which this comes is "homologeo" which literally means "same word" and should usually be interpreted as to "acknowledge" or "agree with".
While it's entirely possible that you don't really care about the ins and outs of translations, etc., you very likely DO care about the bottom line. The word translated in the Bible as "confess" involves an utterance of the mouth and outward acknowledgement of truth. It means, in a spiritual sense, to speak out. But what is it that one is speaking out?
Well, for starters, saying "I'm sorry" is NOT confession, nor is asking for forgiveness. These things might be attached to confession, but they are not confession in of themselves. For me to confess, I must openly AGREE WITH GOD about Who God is, and about my sinful nature. It means to declare that God is really God, and is the rightful Lord of both the world and of my life. "…If you CONFESS with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one CONFESSES and is saved" (Romans 10:9-10 ESV).
Moreover, confession candidly admits the wrongs that I have done, the hurts that I have contrived, and the sin that I have committed. I do not rationalize these things, nor do I excuse them. I simply own up to what I've done and what I've said, taking responsibility for them. Although this doesn't necessarily mean airing all the details of our dirty laundry, it DOES mean that we no longer deny the corruption within our fallen hearts, that we "fess up" to God in prayer, and even learn the art of admitting our faults and failures to those we've hurt or to whom we are accountable.
And as bad a rap as confession gets, we would be making a terrible mistake to dismiss it as archaic or irrelevant, and hence miss out on its blessing. In a purely pragmatic sense, confession allows me to address destructive habits and attitudes that may characterize my own life and sets the stage for both change and release from cycles of failure and injustice towards others. Furthermore, confession opens the door to the restoring of relationships that have suffered because of the wrong I may have said and done.
But MOST importantly, confession is a manifestation of my openness to God's grace when I admit that I have broken His divine commandments and violated His trust (whether outwardly and obviously, or secretly in the hidden places of my heart and mind). Through confession, I make no excuses for my sin and instead throw myself on the mercy of the highest court of all: the Judge Who eternally rules. In confessing my sin to Him, I allow His forgiveness to wash me and make me new. "If we CONFESS OUR SINS, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9 ESV).
Real confession cannot happen only inside your mind or heart but must ultimately somehow be articulated by the mouth… largely because SPEAKING the truth realigns the direction of one's heart and will with that of the Father's. But even so, there isn't any sort of "script" to this… each example of "confession" in the Scriptures has its own flavor and is unique to each individual that Jesus called to Himself.
Consider Peter who fell at Jesus feet and confessed, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" (Luke 5:8) and then confessed to Jesus that He was indeed, "the Christ of God" (Luke 9:20). Or Zaccheaus who said to Him, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold" (Luke 19:8 ESV). Or the sinful woman of Luke 7 who stood behind Jesus at a Pharisee's home and was so choked up by His accepting her in spite of her past that she could only weep and then wipe His feet with her tears in heart-wrenching humility. Or even the Samaritan woman of John 4 who also ultimately AGREED with the Lord when she appealed to her fellow villagers to, "Come, see a Man Who told me EVERTHING I EVER DID".
Even the thief on the cross beside Jesus "confessed" when he recognized the Lord of lords and King of kings for Who He is, even as Jesus hung dying on the cross of Calvary. "One of the criminals who were hanged railed at Him, saying 'Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!' But the other rebuked him, saying 'Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we justly, for WE ARE RECEIVING THE DUE REWARD OF OUR DEEDS; but THIS MAN HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG.' And he said, 'Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom'" (Luke 23:39-42 ESV- emphasis mine).
Again, confession of sin is NOT the same things as saying "I'm sorry" and, of course, any efforts on our part to justify or excuse our sin would be extremely offensive to Him. It's interesting to note, by the way, that our word for "apology" comes from "apologia" which means "defense" and refers to a plea in which one attempts to clear oneself of guilt. Be that as it may, the Biblical principle is this: inasmuch as we defend or rationalize sin, seeking to justify ourselves, we will fail and fall short of God's glory.
But, in contrast, when we "confess", we agree with God that He is holy and just, and that we are, in fact, "poor in spirit". When we can bring ourselves to do this, we can then expect Him to deliver on His promise to give us the "kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3). So let us each then learn to pray honestly to the One Who knows our hearts anyway. And let us also seize the joy and victory He intends for those "who shall confess Jesus before Men, for Jesus will also confess us before the Father Who is in heaven" (from Matthew 10:32).
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On September 12, the Commission filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio charging Brian E. Haylor of Avon, Ohio, a former division controller for Ferro Corporation, with violations of the antifraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and with aiding and abetting Ferro's violations of the reporting, books and records and internal control provisions of the Exchange Act.
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Ford said Tuesday that the Focus was the world's No. 1 best-selling car in 2012, with 1.02 million sales — a healthy lead over the second-place Toyota Corolla's 872,774. The automaker cited registration data from well-known consulting firm R.L. Polk.
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"Toyota sold 1.16 million Corolla vehicles globally in 2012, compared to 1.02 million Focus nameplate registrations recently attributed to R.L. Polk by Ford Motor Co.," spokesman Mike Michels said in an emailed statement. "Corolla sedan alone sold 1.08 million. Corolla registrations attributed to Polk come up short by nearly 300,000 units. This discrepancy is glaring, and we have requested clarification." Hours later, Polk responded. "The Polk data reported by Ford earlier this week is accurate based on the single nameplate 'Ford Focus,' " said Anthony Pratt, Polk's vice president of forecasting for North and South America, in a statement to Cars.com. "The data does not include any rebadged vehicles or platform derivatives for Ford Focus or any other vehicle nameplate versions."
But wait. Toyota's sales tally would seem to include sales in nameplate only, too. The automaker says it counts anything with "Corolla" in the name as a Corolla sale. That includes overseas models like the Corolla Altis and Corolla Axio sedans, the Corolla Fielder wagon and the Corolla Rumion hatchback. Toyota says it does not count Corolla derivatives like the Matrix, the Scion xB or the sold-overseas Toyota Auris.
Why are the numbers nearly 300,000 sales apart? It's possible that Toyota counts cars like the Corolla Rumion, which is basically a rebadged xB, while Polk does not. It also goes to show how registration and sales data often differ. One counts the number of cars that new-vehicle owners register; the other counts the number that dealers sell.
"The data is based on new-vehicle registrations compiled from more than 80 countries around the world, representing 97 percent of global new-vehicle volumes," Polk's Pratt said. "Although Polk data is primarily registration-based, it may incorporate sales volumes where registration data is unavailable. Polk does not report on or track global sales data, so [it] does not comment on [automaker] sales claims."
Toward that end, Toyota claims that even if you counted just Corolla sedan sales, you'd arrive at 1.08 million — which still edges out the Focus. "It's a different way of counting chickens, evidently, but we've pulled out all the data, and there's no way to get to the number they reported based on information we have," Toyota spokeswoman Toni Honsowetz told us.
Ford, however, stands by Polk: "According to Polk global new-vehicle registration data, the Ford Focus is the best-selling global vehicle nameplate," Ford sales analyst Erich Merkle said. "And it's based on approved global new-vehicle nameplate registration data." Focus sales include the Focus sedan and hatchback as well as a Focus wagon ("Estate") sold in some international markets.
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TV Guide Magazine has a new interview with the saddened executive of As the World Turns, Chris Goutman. The head honcho ATWT spoke to if ATWT would find a new home, the sudden impact of the cancellation, and the reality of it all. Here are some interesting and telling excerpts below!
Goutman on cable shows such as Dexter having lower numbers than ATWT and considered a hit: "It's a world out of whack right now. We're delivering 2.5 million at a time where there are so many more choices of programming. That's still a lot of folks but not enough for a broadcast network. Daytime is a tough marketplace. Hopefully we'll find a home elsewhere."
On TeleNext trying to pull off a miracle and save ATWT since they were unable to do so with GL:
"You have to be realistic about it. To try to sell anything nowadays is a huge effort but I think the window of opportunity for ATWT is a lot larger than it was for GL. If there is any blessing to be found in this, it's the timing of our cancellation. P&G has a wider range of opportunities simply because they have a jump start on selling this elsewhere. There are opportunities at the beginning of the calendar year that didn't exist for GL because it got its cancellation notice in April. I don't know a lot about it. That's not my bailiwick. That's up to others. All I can do right now is to try to do a good show and keep everyone focused and excited and proud of their work."
On the loss of the show at this time, when such heritage cast members are still with it:
"That's why it doesn't feel like it's time for this show to go. The identity remains. The families are still with us. When other shows have been cancelled they've sort of turned themselves inside out and become something different. They've tried to reinvent themselves or they have huge turnovers in cast. ATWT has been true to itself and that's why it feels like, wait a second, this show is still vital! I know we've been [vaguely] threatened by cancellation but it didn't feel like something that could happen at any second, which GL unfortunately had to live with for a number of years. What happened to us felt so sudden."
On the lingering perception that P&G programming is for old folks:
"It is weird to me that there is that perception. Sometimes I think we're the best kept secret. But what can you do? We're going to continue to stay relevant. We have Liberty [Meredith Hagner] coming down with leukemia and we're going to get into the whole stem-cell issue with her mom Janet [Julie Pinson], who is Catholic. We'll be presenting many points of view on that. Meredith is leaving us but the role of Liberty will be recast. We're also bringing on a new young man for Liberty, and we'll be aging the character of Faith so that she'll be a pivotal member of the Snyder household. We have great stuff for Luke [Van Hansis] and Noah [Jake Silbermann]. It is absolutely imperative that we regenerate our young group of characters if ATWT is going to have a life elsewhere. Going back to the days of [creator] Irna Phillips, it has been the signature of ATWT to tell youthful and relevant and timely stories. That's not going to stop now."


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Roo Teams With Fox TV, Agence France-Presse and Chat the Planet: The online video aggregator ROO Group (OTCBB: RGRP) has signed a list of new content partnerships with Fox Television Stations, Agence France-Presse and Chat the Planet, a provider of web video featuring global issues. The company has been trying to build a collection of news content available for syndication on the web. Specifically, with FTS, ROO users will have access to daily local and regional news from 24 Fox owned-and-operated affiliates, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and DC. For AFP, ROO will start an International channel that includes both English and German news video. Separately, ROO will also run a series from youth-aimed social net Chat the Planet called "Hometown Baghdad," which focuses on three young Iraqis struggling to survive the war. Release
CW Promotes Shows With Free iTunes Downloads: The CW hopes to draw more viewers to its fall TV lineup by offering free downloads of its shows on iTunes. Some of the new shows getting the full episode treatment on iTunes include Life is Wild and Aliens in America. Season premieres of returning programs also available for the free iTunes downloads include Everybody Hates Chris, Supernatural and Girlfriends. All those shows will be free for a week after they've aired, then the price goes to the usual $1.99 each.
CBS (NYSE: CBS) Interactive Debuts Original Horror Series: A spoof of mock-training films created by CBS Interactive, How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills is streaming 6 new episodes per week for three weeks for free on www.DodgeTheKills.com, as well as on CBS.com and syndicated through the CBS Audience Network.
Gemstar-TV Guide Debuts Online Video Index: Now that all the major TV networks are offering their fall primetime lineups online, Gemstar-TV Guide's is bringing its online video guide out of beta. The online video guide, which also comes with a newsletter, covers independent and professionally made video content from roughly 55 broadcast, cable network and other major entertainment-focused sites. Release
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Just wondering if anyone has tried using new Java 7 language features with Android?
I know that Android reads the bytecode that Java spits out and turns it to dex. So I guess my question is can it understand the bytecode of Java 7?
If you are using Android Studio, the Java 7 language should be enabled automatically without any patches. Try-with-resource requires API Level 19+, and NIO 2.0 stuff are missing.
If you can't use Java 7 features, see @Nuno's answer on how to edit your
The following is for historical interest only.
A small part of Java 7 can certainly be used with Android (note: I have only tested on 4.1).
First of all, you could not use Eclipse's ADT because it is hard-coded that only Java compiler 1.5 and 1.6 are compliant. You could recompile ADT but I find there is no simple way to do that aside from recompiling the whole Android together.
But you don't need to use Eclipse. For instance, Android Studio 0.3.2, IntelliJ IDEA CE and other javac-based IDEs supports compiling to Android and you could set the compliance even up to Java 8 with:
This only allows Java 7 language features, and you can hardly benefit from anything since a half of improvement also comes from the library. Features you could use are those which do not depend on the library:
catch (Exc1 | Exc2 e))
And these features cannot be used yet:
try-with-resources statement — because it requires the non-existing interface "java.lang.AutoCloseable" (this can be used publicly in 4.4+)
... "yet" :) It turns out that, although Android's library is targeting for 1.6, the Android source does contain interfaces like AutoCloseable and traditional interfaces like Closeable does inherit from AutoCloseable (SafeVarargs is really missing, though). We could confirm its existence via reflection. They are hidden simply because the Javadoc has the
@hide tag, which caused the "android.jar" not to include them.
There is already as existing question How do I build the Android SDK with hidden and internal APIs available? on how to get those methods back. You just need to replace the existing "android.jar" reference of the current Platform with our customized one, then many of the Java 7 APIs will become available (the procedure is similar to that in Eclipse. Check Project Structure → SDKs.)
In additional to AutoCloseable, (only) the following Java 7 library features are also revealed:
That's basically all. In particular, NIO 2.0 does not exist, and Arrays.asList is still not @SafeVarargs.


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New Media Poetics: Contexts, Technotexts, and Theories
Adalaide Kirby Morris, Thomas Swiss
MIT Press, 2006 - Literary Criticism - 425 pages
New media poetry—poetry composed, disseminated, and read on computers—exists in various configurations, from electronic documents that can be navigated and/or rearranged by their "users" to kinetic, visual, and sound materials through online journals and archives like UbuWeb, PennSound, and the Electronic Poetry Center. Unlike mainstream print poetry, which assumes a bounded, coherent, and self-conscious speaker, new media poetry assumes a synergy between human beings and intelligent machines. The essays and artist statements in this volume explore this synergy's continuities and breaks with past poetic practices, and its profound implications for the future.
By adding new media poetry to the study of hypertext narrative, interactive fiction, computer games, and other digital art forms, New Media Poetics extends our understanding of the computer as an expressive medium, showcases works that are visually arresting, aurally charged, and dynamic, and traces the lineage of new media poetry through print and sound poetics, procedural writing, gestural abstraction and conceptual art, and activist communities formed by emergent poetics.
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Skip to comments.Miami Dolphins may add Black Eyed Peas' singer Fergie as limited partner
Posted on 10/14/2009 7:31:14 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Thought the Dolphins were done adding celebrities to their ownership group?
Apparently not yet.
The Dolphins are working on a deal to bring Fergie on as a limited partner, and NFL owners during their meeting in Boston on Tuesday approved the Black Eyed Peas' singer as a potential owner.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
Who wants to root for a bunch of guys with 'Flipper' on their helmet?
I met a girl down at the disco.
She said hey, hey, hey yea lets go.
I could be your baby, you can be my honey
Lets spend time not money.
I mix your milk wit my cocoa puff,
Milky, milky cocoa,
Mix your milk with my cocoa puff, milky, milky riiiiiiight.
They say Im really sexy,
The boys they wanna sex me.
They always standing next to me,
Always dancing next to me,
Tryin a feel my hump, hump.
Lookin at my lump, lump.
U can look but you cant touch it,
If you touch it I'ma start some drama,
You dont want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
So dont pull on my hand boy,
You aint my man, boy,
Im just tryna dance boy,
And move my hump.
I think she should be prohibited from ownership. After all everyone knows that black eyed peas is just like saying watermellon or fried chicken, racists to the core!
How are they gonna fit all those hollywood egos in the owner's suite
I think we should all protest, this is outrageous. lol.
The one guy from Black eyed Peas punched a gay man (Perez Hilton.) That's guild by association. The NFL should look into this.
So you can record a song entitled "Let's Get Retarded" and get cleared as an NFL investor, but you can't be mean to Donovan McNabb and the sports hacks?
I got a virus warning on that page
ironic humor?
Funny you say that, but have all these singers and entertainers been "vetted" by the NFL to ensure they don't have any divisive statements or songs? Uh, NOPE!
I like Serena Williams, but I think her tirade at the US Open should have excluded her from ownership in the NFL - I mean she threatened PHYSICAL VIOLENCE to an official, but the NFL thinks this is okay. Threats to officials! Vulgar OFFENSIVE language! For her, no problem!
But Rush, who didn't even say the quote, is not ownership-worthy because some people may be offended. HUH?!?!?!
They're selling off pieces of the Dolphins like Bugsy sold the Flamingo.
Watch the classy skank shake her crab infested ass at children on NBC Morning show:
So just to understand how this works at the NFL.
Hit & run drivers ok, Drunk drivers ok, Murders ok, Guy's that beat up their women ok, Guy's with drug problems ok,
A team owner being lead around on a leash by 2 well known race bating, shakedown artist ok,
Conservative radio talk host being smeared and lied about for daring to invest in the above group. Bad
What a Country this placed has turned into
I'll bet it's not because of her keen business acumen.
Begging your pardon, sahib. No self-respecting crab would go near her.
Her crabs have crabs
A lot of skanks own the Miami Dolphins: Jennifer Lopez and her skeletor husband, Marc Anthony; Venus and Serena Williams; Gloria Estefan and now maybe Fergie. The owner is also courting Jimmy Buffet to be one of his partners.
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SLAM! The door shut. He looked at me, eyes staring triumphantly into my soul. Funny thing was, it was a girl's room.
"You're mine," he half-sneered, half-commented. His shameless, cold-blooded eyes smiled at me, like he was eyeing a particularly juicy piece of meat. Then he reached for me.
Thirty minutes later, I was still sitting on the dirty bathroom floor where he'd tossed me aside. The predator had left without a trace. Nothing but a ruined dress and invisible emotional damage was left. The tears flowed from my eyes, only a miniscule portrayal of the grief and shame I felt inside.
You always hear it happening to other people. Never you. But when it does, it's like someone dumps a bucket of ice water on you in winter. You never expect it, yet it's always waiting, watching. It breaks promises, shatters hopes, and crushes dreams like a rose under a stampede of cows.
I'd been raped.
It started out all right. I wished my friends a happy Valentines Day and daydreamed the day away. Not only did I have the most AWESOME date for the dance that evening, but they were going to have heart-shaped cookies in the cafeteria! I received four valentines from secret admirers (I knew who three were) and as I rode home on the bus, I couldn't wait for that evening.
I primed and polished, primped and pampered, scrubbed and rubbed. I zipped, puffed, painted, washed, dried, styled, fretted, restarted, ect, ect. Finally the time came. I grabbed a few dollars for the admission and headed out the door. Just so all you guys know, it's part of the ritual of getting ready for a big event to make a big deal out of getting ready. It's a girl thing.
I gracefully slipped out of my dad's (recently "car-washed"), big white work truck. The silver accents in my black, fluffy trim caught the light and my, sleek yet flattering, red dress screamed "Hey! Look at me! You're not the only ones who can look good!" A relatively short, "soccer-boy" lean, brown-and-blond shaggy-haired guy took my hand as we walked into the loud auditorium.
We were 'fashionably late', so a slow song was already starting up. He gracefully took my hand (I'm guessing all the plays and Singsations last year helped a bit) and we slow-danced as graceful as two leaves floating gently through the air. However, all good things can't last. The song ended and another fast-paced, rap song started up. Yuck.
I excused myself from the dance floor and headed down to the cafeteria where I got a drink and sat down with a couple of my friends. Eventually we started acting like three drunk old dudes at a bar. It was hilarious. Eventually I had to pee, so I bade them farewell and headed up the stairs.
A guy that looked familiar (at the least) stopped me in the hallway. "What's up?"
"The ceiling. May I pass please?"
"Where are you headed?"
"…The bathroom…" I said cautiously. He said nothing more but followed me as I finished my trek up the stairs. As I turned to walk into the bathroom, he opened the door, pushed me inside, came in himself, and locked the door.
"What is your problem?!?"
"You a virgin?"
I didn't like where this conversation was headed. "I was raped when I was little…"
"How'd it feel?"
I REALLY didn't like where this conversation was headed. "I felt kinda guilty, like it was my fault… He hurt me."
"Great. So you know what to expect."
By this point I was starting to get the feeling that I really should be leaving. So I made a move to go to the door, but he blocked my path.
"You're mine."
He grabbed me and ripped at my black sparkly fringe. I called out "Edward! Edward help me!" The door was too thick and by my third cry, he had covered my mouth. I could only watch as more destruction of my body and heart was committed.
As the culprit left, I found no strength to stand from where he tossed me aside, having gotten what he wanted. I had no strength to call out for help; just enough to mutter his name as he opened the window and escaped into the night.


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Something has Changed
Dec 10th
Something has changed. Last week my wife said to me, "I think I'd like to get a gun." By which she meant a gun she can carry with her. If my wife were from Texas, this might not be surprising. But she is from Australia, a country which for two decades… more »
Umpqua Immorality
Oct 6th
I don't often write about gun issues; there are more than enough pro-2nd Amendment voices out there to cover that beat and, I admit, some part of me wishes it would vanish as a political issue. (I say that as someone who owns about a dozen guns, from… more »
BluCore discount on AR-15 armorer's course for my listeners
Apr 28th
For anyone who has, or is thinking of getting, an AR-15 (or M4) rifle, you really should know its details of how it works, how to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair it. If you're interested in getting the best possible single-day training about your… more »
Greg Brophy: Civil Disobedience Against Unconstitutional Gun Restrictions
Mar 15th
Colorado State Senator Greg Brophy (R-Wray), in debating the Michael Bloomberg-pushed "high capacity" gun magazine ban in Colorado, announced that if the bill becomes law, he will not obey it. Neither will I, and I imagine many thousands of other… more »
A small victory for gun rights and common sense
Mar 8th
Although the corpse of Colorado House Bill 1226 is still warm, it appears to have died the death of a miscreant which should never have been born, one of a raft of anti-gun rights bills being put forward for final vote in the Colorado State Senate… more »
Colorado anti-gun legislator has criminal record
Mar 7th
Making the news today due to a blog posting by Media Trackers is the story that Rhonda Fields, one of the leaders of the assault on gun rights by Democrats in the Colorado state legislature, has a criminal record: http://colorado.mediatrackers.org/2013… more »
Ross on the Sean Hannity radio show, March 4, 2013
Mar 5th
On Monday, I had my first opportunity to be a guest on the Sean Hannity radio show. It was a lot of fun as the conversation started off about Colorado Democrats' radical anti-gun agenda but then moved to the topics of legalized marijuana, Amsterdam, and… more »
Amanda Collins and Kim Weeks, Champions for the 2nd Amendment
Mar 4th
Today as I visited the Colorado State Capitol in Denver to witness the spectacle of Democrats pretending to care about testimony regarding their raft of anti-gun rights bills, I had the opportunity to meet two remarkable young women. Kim Weeks (from Co… more »
Ground Zero for Gun Control
Feb 20th
Colorado, the site of the Columbine and Aurora mass shootings, is now ground zero in the national debate over "gun control." Last Friday, the State House of Representatives — controlled by Democrats after yet another dismal election showing by the GOP… more »
Jason Mattera ambushes Mayor Bloomberg
Jan 30th
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Harpur College scholar Ricardo René Larémont says it's hard to overstate the impact of the Arab Spring: Everything that we thought we knew about the region has been upended. Larémont, a professor of political science and sociology, has been an advisor to the U.S. and European governments on political Islam in North Africa and the Sahel.
He has drawn several key conclusions about the revolutions that spread from
Tunisia and Egypt to Libya and beyond:
Youth in North Africa and the Mideast will be the most important players in these new democracies.
Conservative, non-violent Islamist parties will win the support of about half the population in these new democracies.
The new Islamist parties will have to learn to negotiate with secularists to govern effectively.
Declining fertility rates and improving levels of education will result in increasing stability for the region.
The United States should welcome the growth of democracy in northern Africa and the Mideast.
Several years ago, Larémont received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S.Navy Office of Naval Research to study political and religious ideologies in North Africa and the Sahel, a region that lies between the Sahara and tropical Africa.
It is in part his understanding of this region that distinguishes him from other analysts, says J. Peter Pham,director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, a Washington, D.C., think tank. "There aren't that many people out there in the field who work with a more holistic understanding," Pham says.
He points to an essay Larémont coauthored in 2006 for Military Review,the U.S. Army's professional publication and obligatory reading for high-level officers. The 11-page academic article, titled "Political Islam in West Africa and the Sahel," reminded everyone of the relevance of the Sahel. "What's unique about him is not only a great sensitivity to the context and nuance of what's going on, it's also research that's grounded in practical implications,"Pham says.
One question that interests Larémont is whether moderate and Islamist youths can work together as they did in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
"What we're seeing emerge is that the
narrative of al-Qaida, which was used to recruit people to engage in violent activities, has been undermined by both the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions that were peaceful," he says.
Larémont's view is that the hardest of the hard core have been swept away. Moving forward, the moderate Islamists and the secularists are going to have to negotiate for the construction of the new democratic state, he says. The question that lies before us, then, is can they actually negotiate and form a society and a state that embraces two tendencies that are somewhat oppositional?
He sees the beginnings of that in Tunisia. There's hope on the leadership level, Larémont says. What we don't know yet is what's happening at the grassroots youth level.
Some of what Larémont sees is encouraging, particularly his demographic analysis of North Africa. While we are in a period of crisis now, what I predict is that 20 years from now this will basically pass, he says. Fertility rates are dropping rapidly in the region.
For example, Tunisia's fertility rate — the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime — is 1.8, below the replacement rate. If the fertility rate is 2.8 and higher, the economy simply can't catch up with a burgeoning population, Larémont says. If the fertility rate drops to 2 or 1.9, that means that as long as the economy continues to grow, it will be able to satisfy demands.
In addition, levels of educational achievement are rising in North Africa, particularly for women, which enables them to exercise more control over their fertility. Larémont predicts stability in most of these countries except for Egypt. The large population and troubled tourist economy there will pose serious challenges to its new government.
Larémont sees the Arab Spring as a positive development for the United States and its interest in democracy around the world. These are movements that were initiated by ordinary citizens who are basically saying they have had enough of authoritarianism, he says. It looks a lot like the Eastern European revolutions of 1992. In that way, it's a very good thing for us.
There will be challenges as American analysts work to understand the dynamic between the secularists and the more moderate Islamists, Larémont says. The assessment that has to be made is whether you're going to yield more results working with these democratic movements or working to sustain authoritarianism, he says.
Larémont worries that domestic crises will prevent U.S. leaders from focusing on the situation in Africa and the Middle East. "But even while we focus on this home front, we have to realize that there are things happening overseas that may affect our security." Larémont says.
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At one end of town and up the hill a little i has limited but nice views. I was here only 1 night. Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms were a good size and beds were comfy. The kitchen is a good size and well equiped. Breakfast is normal, lots of bread, but the eggs are a good touch, raw eggs you can cook.
The lobby is relaxed with a few books, a good area to chill out but not entertaining, no TV, so you need to get out and about. Free internet and wifi. There is also an area out the back where you can sit and relax.
The only down side to this place was the location of the bathroom, the rooms are upstairs, so you have to go through the lobby down stairs to get there.
Over all, a good, clean, relaxed hostel.
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Bob Colacello was editor of Andy Warhol's Interview from 1970 to 1983. During that time he also ghost wrote Andy's books, sold Andy's art, organized Andy's social life, and published a mock society column in Interview called OUT. He is a longtime Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair and the author of several books, including "Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up" and "Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House."
His talk, "Working With Warhol," will recollect his years as one of the Pop artist's closest collaborators, as well as grapple with the meaning and significance of the Warhol oeuvre and phenomenon from a contemporary point of view.


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The West Michigan Lake Hawks, West Michigan's ABA team, kicked off another season on Sunday with a home game at Reeths-Puffer high school against the Oakland County Cowboys.
The Hawks are in their fourth season in the league and have found success quickly, winning back to back North Central Division champions. They hope to repeat as champs once again this season, but more importantly they hope to continue to have a positive impact on the city of Muskegon.
General Manager Andre Johnson says that will always be the teams main goal.
"We want to give you a professional level of basketball but at the same time try to give back to the community through our student athletes to let them know there's dreams that you can actually accomplish through education and we're trying to do that trough basketball."
And while this might no be Dr. J's ABA there's still shades of the old league in this new model.
"It's a pretty high scoring game, fast paced, lots of dunking," Johnson said. "So it's pretty exciting and we try to get the crowd involved as much as possible."
The season stretches from November 6th until March 5th and for more information on the team you can check out LakeHawksBasketball.com


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Retreat to SaliMar, a peaceful and creative escape in Second Life. In this artistic space, you'll find art exhibits, sculptures and other imaginative surprises.View this destination »
Fondazione Isabella e Walter Madoi
Explore a space devoted to Italian artist and sculptor Walter Madoi. Established by his Foundation, this official space features highlights from his massive collection of oil paintings, sculptures and fresco projects.View this destination »
Renaissance Gallery
As the name suggests, this gallery showcases artwork from the late Middle Ages, when artists like Leonardo and Botticelli were at their peak. Small, but a must-see for fans of this period.View this destination »
Moya Art Galleries
Patrick Moya is a French contemporary artist keen on expressing himself through the diffusion and transformation of his name and image. Many examples of his colorful work can be found at his Second Life galleries including photography, painting, and sculpture.View this destination »
Ouvroir: Chris Marker
Chris Marker, celebrated French photographer and film director, invites you on a tour of his work, led by his longtime guide, Monsieur Guillame, an orange cat who pops up to assist you on your travels.View this destination »
The Aho Museum
Located on the Northwestern Michigan College campus, this gallery features regularly rotating exhibits from a variety of artists. Outside is an intriguing selection of sculpture, and the adjoining Ars Simulacra island plays host to the work of many creative NMC artists in SL.View this destination »
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Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea admits Sir Alex Ferguson's rotation policy is forcing him to up his game in training.
De Gea kept his place for victory at Newcastle United on Sunday.
He said: "I am working flat-out every day because I need to regain the confidence of the coach.
"For me, a training session is a match and after that it is necessary for me to show what levels I can achieve in games.
"I ended last season satisfied with my work for Manchester United, but it is quite normal to go back to zero at the start of the following season.
"I don't believe I have been at the top in the last couple of months but with each game I am rediscovering my level.
"I accept the manager's decision. If he considers Anders as No.1 it is not a problem for me I only want to problem for me and I only want to maintain my challenge for the position.
"I am young and it isn't easy to be the No.1 at United, even though that was the case last season. Now I just want to repeat that.
"I am confident enough to order around my team-mates, even though they are older than me. The manager says that, in the area, I am the boss!
"I always dreamed of succeeding at a club like United. From the moment I arrived, I knew that it wouldn't be easy. This is not a simple club. It has huge power and support all around the world."