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PENNY FOREMAN v. AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS, INC. ET AL.
Court: TWCA
Richard C. Mangelsdorf, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Automatic Systems, Inc. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
Stephen K. Heard and Adam O. Knight, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Penny Foreman.
Phillip P. Welty and Mary Taylor Gallagher, Nashville, Tennessee, for the intervenor/appellee CIGNA HealthCare.
Judge: CLARK
In this appeal, we determine the extent of Employee's disability as a result of her June 24, 2004, work-related back injury. Prior to this work-related injury, Employee had been treated intermittently for back problems since 1995. The trial court determined that the June 24 injury caused only a temporary aggravation of Employee's pre-existing condition and that this aggravation had resolved itself by September 7, 2004. On appeal, the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel agreed that Employee sustained only a temporary aggravation of her pre-existing condition. However, a majority of the Appeals Panel determined that Employee's temporary aggravation had not reached maximum recovery until November 2, 2005, and thus, Employer should be responsible for Employee's disability benefits and medical expenses until that time. Upon review of the record, we hold that the record does not preponderate against the trial court's findings. Accordingly, we reverse the Appeals Panel and reinstate the trial court's judgment.
JULIE A. BELLAMY v. CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC. and PAUL LUDOVISSIE
Court: TCA
Douglas B. Janney, III, Nashville, TN, for Appellant.
Robert W. Horton, Leslie Goff Sanders, Nashville, TN, for Appellees.
Judge: HIGHERS
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the trial judge erred by failing to exercise his role as thirteenth juror in denying Appellant's motion for a new trial. In support of her argument, Appellant urges this Court to consider comments the trial judge made in ruling on Appellees' motions for a directed verdict; the Statement of the Evidence, Response, Reply, and Surreply; and Appellees' proposed order, in which the trial judge struck certain language. Appellees, however, contend that this material is either not properly reviewable by this Court or does not bear on the issue of whether the thirteenth juror standard was met. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
GREGG BOLES v. TIMOTHY MOORE and MOORE FAMILY MEDICINE, PLLC
Court: TCA
Tony L. Maples, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Defendant/Appellant Timothy Moore and Moore Family Medicine, PLLC.
C. Tracey Parks, Lebanon, Tennessee, and Larry K. Tolbert, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Plaintiff/Appellee Gregg Boles.
Judge: KIRBY
This is a construction case. The plaintiff filed an action in general sessions court to collect money that he alleged that the defendants owed him under a construction contract. The general sessions court entered a judgment in the plaintiff's favor, and the defendants appealed to the circuit court. The circuit court also entered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. After the circuit court denied the defendants' motion for a new trial, the defendants appealed. We affirm, finding that the evidence does not preponderate against the trial court's findings.
CHARLES EDWARD CARPENTER, SR. v. MARY ALICE BOBO CARPENTER
Court: TCA
Robert L. J. Spence, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Charles Edward Carpenter, Sr.
Daniel Loyd Taylor and John N. Bean, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Mary Alice Bobo Carpenter.
Judge: KIRBY
This is a divorce case. The parties had a long-term marriage and enjoyed a high standard of living. The parties then filed for divorce. At the conclusion of the trial, the trial court adopted the wife's proposal for the distribution of marital property and ordered the husband to pay the wife substantial alimony in futuro and attorney's fees. The husband now challenges the distribution of marital property as well as the award of alimony and attorney's fees. Regarding the distribution of the marital estate, the husband argues that the trial court overvalued his law practice, undervalued the wife's counseling business, and failed to give the husband credit for several tax liabilities that he assumed. He further argues that the trial court awarded the wife an excessive amount of alimony and attorney's fees. We affirm in part as modified, determining that the facts as found by the trial court were supported by a preponderance of the evidence, and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in the distribution of marital property and award of alimony. We reverse the award of attorney's fees.
TAREQ DAJANI v. NEW SOUTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
CORRECTION: on page one, attorney Salvador M. Hernandez is added as counsel for appellee
Court: TCA
W.H. (Steve) Stephenson, II, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Tareq Dajani.
John R. Jacobson and Salvador M. Hernandez, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, New South Federal Savings Bank.
Judge: BENNETT
Consumer sued mortgagee-bank asserting a claim of negligence for mistakenly reporting to credit reporting agencies that his mortgage was in foreclosure. The trial court denied customer's second motion to amend his complaint based on futility and granted summary judgment in favor of bank. We affirm.
Court: TCA
William J. Butler, Lafayette, Tennessee, for the appellants, Ethel B. and David B.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Preston Shipp, Assistant Attorney General, General Civil Division, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services.
Judge: SUSANO
The trial court terminated the parental rights of Ethel B. ("Mother") and David B. ("Father") to their son, Derrick B. (the "Child"), who was 11 at the time of trial. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that several grounds for terminating Mother's and Father's parental rights existed and that termination is in the best interest of the Child. Mother and Father appeal, challenging the trial court's finding that clear and convincing evidence of grounds to terminate were established at trial. Mother and Father also challenge the trial court's finding that clear and convincing evidence was presented that termination of the parents' rights is in the Child's best interest. We affirm.
JILL MICHELLE FLOYD v. JOHN STEPHEN FLOYD
Court: TCA
Stephen W. Pate, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Plaintiff/Appellant, Jill Michelle Floyd.
Melanie R. Bean, Lebanon, Tennessee, for the Defendant/Appellee, John Stephen Floyd.
Judge: KIRBY
This is a divorce case. The parties were married for nineteen years and had three children, one of whom was a minor at the time of the divorce. The husband is a pilot with an irregular work schedule. On the first day of trial, the parties announced that they had reached an agreement concerning distribution of the marital property. On the third day of trial, the wife filed a motion to alter or amend the order distributing the marital estate, alleging that she had been mistaken about the value of the parties' interest in a piece of real property when she agreed to the division of property. The trial court denied the wife's motion to alter or amend. After granting a divorce to both parties, the trial court designated the wife as the primary residential parent and ordered that the husband would have a certain number of days of residential parenting time each month, to be selected by the husband at his discretion due to his irregular work schedule. The trial court denied the wife's request for alimony, finding that she did not need alimony and that the husband could not afford to pay it. The trial court also denied the wife's request for attorney's fees. The wife appeals. We affirm, finding that permitting the husband to choose his residential parenting days was not an abuse of discretion under the circumstances, that the trial court did not err in denying the wife's request for alimony or attorney's fees, and that the trial court did not err in denying the wife's Rule 60.02 motion to amend the order on division of the marital estate.
NHC HEALTHCARE, INC. v. BETTY FISHER AND AISHA FISHER, AS POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR BETTY FISHER
Court: TCA
D. Nathanial Spencer, Brownsville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Aisha Fisher, as power of attorney for Betty Fisher.
John B. Curtis, Jr., and Bruce D. Gill, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellee, NHC Healthcare, Inc.
Judge: KIRBY
This is an appeal of the trial court's confirmation of an arbitration award. The respondents are a mother and daughter. The daughter sought to facilitate her mother's admission to the petitioner nursing home. As part of the admission process, the daughter executed both an admission agreement and an arbitration agreement on behalf of the mother as the mother's power of attorney. The mother incurred over $50,000 in charges during her stay at the nursing home. The nursing home filed an arbitration action against the mother and her daughter, as power of attorney, seeking an award for the amount owed. Neither the mother nor the daughter appeared at the arbitration. The arbitrator awarded the nursing home the full amount claimed. Later, the nursing home filed a petition in the trial court to confirm the arbitration award. The trial court confirmed the award. The daughter now appeals the trial court's decision insofar as it held her individually liable for the amount due for her mother's nursing home debt. We affirm the trial court's confirmation of the arbitration award, but we also note that neither the final arbitration decision nor the trial court's order held the daughter liable in her individual capacity.
PSALMS, INC. d/b/a KIRBY PINES ESTATES. v. WILLIAM PRETSCH
Court: TCA
C.J. Barnett, Memphis, TN, for Appellant.
Paul C. Peel, Memphis, TN, for Appellant.
John S. Golwen, Memphis, TN, for Appellee.
Colleen D. Hitch, Memphis, TN, for Appellee.
Judge: STAFFORD
Appellant nursing home appeals the trial court's award of a portion of the damages it sought from Appellee, the son of one of its residents. The Appellee had previously signed a guaranty to cover expenses that his mother could not meet on her own. At the initial hearing, Appellant failed to meet its burden of proof concerning damages, and the trial court re-opened the proof on its own motion to allow Appellant more time to produce the missing evidence. Finding that the trial court abused its discretion in so doing, and that, in the absence of the new proof, Appellant failed to carry its burden, we reverse.
IN RE ESTATE OF LUCILLE RAY HEIRS OF HOWARD RAY v. MAGDALENE LONG AND JOSHUA ("JOSH") TODD CREWS
Court: TCA
Judy A. Oxford, Franklin, Tennessee, for the appellants, Heirs of Howard Ray.
Randy Hillhouse, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, for the appellees, Magdalene Long and Joshua Crews.
Judge: KIRBY
This is a will contest. The decedent had three children, two daughters who survived her and a son who predeceased her. Two months before the decedent's death, she executed a will that left all of her property to her daughters and some of their family members, but left nothing to any of the six children of the predeceased son. After the decedent's death, one of the daughters sought to probate the will. The deceased son's children filed this petition to contest the will, arguing that it was procured through undue influence. After a jury trial, the jury found that the will had not been procured through undue influence and was, therefore, valid. The son's children now appeal the jury verdict. We affirm, concluding that the evidence in the record supports the jury verdict.
HENRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, OPERATING THROUGH ITS ADULT ORIENTED ESTABLISHMENT BOARD v. CHARLES REDDEN, d/b/a "The Foxy Lady" and d/b/a "The Sugar Shack" and ROGER INMAN d/b/a "The Office"
Court: TCA
A. Russell Larson, Jackson, TN, for Appellant Charles Redden d/b/a "The Foxy Lady" and d/b/a "The Sugar Shack."
Lee M. Greer, III, Paris, TN, for Appellee Henry County Operating Through Its Adult Oriented Establishment Board.
Judge: HIGHERS
In this appeal, we are asked to determine: (1) whether there existed sufficient evidence to support the circuit court's finding Appellant guilty of indirect criminal contempt; (2) whether the circuit court erred in finding Appellant "willfully attempt[ed] to circumvent the requirements of the Act and Injunction Order of the Court[;]" and (3) whether the circuit court erred in fining Appellant for fifty contemptuous acts when the exact number of such acts is uncertain. We affirm.
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BOBBY JOE ROLLINS
Court: TCCA
Christopher P. Westmoreland, Shelbyville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bobby Joe Rollins.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Mary W. Francois, Assistant Attorney General; Charles Crawford, District Attorney General; and Weakley E. Barnard, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WELLES
Following a jury trial, the Defendant, Bobby Joe Rollins, was convicted of aggravated robbery. For this Class D felony, he was sentenced to twenty-eight years in the Department of Correction as a Range III, persistent offender. In this appeal, the Defendant argues that the evidence presented at trial is insufficient to support his conviction and that his sentence is excessive. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
TYRICE L. SAWYERS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Tyrice L. Sawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, Pro Se.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Deshea Dulany, Assistant Attorney General; for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: MCMULLEN
The petitioner, Tyrice L. Sawyers, appeals from the Criminal Court for Davidson County's summary dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. Although he filed his petition more than fifteen years after his judgments became final, he argues that due process violations require that the statute of limitations be tolled. Upon review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Retention of Audio Recordings and Stenographic Notes of a Criminal Proceeding
TN Attorney General Opinions
Date: 2008-12-31
Opinion Number: 08-190
Constitutionality of 1978 Tenn. Priv. Acts Ch. 322
TN Attorney General Opinions
Date: 2008-12-31
Opinion Number: 08-191
State Contracts
TN Attorney General Opinions
Date: 2008-12-31
Opinion Number: 08-192
Maintenance of Effort: State Grants for Libraries and Emergency Communications Boards
TN Attorney General Opinions
Date: 2008-12-31
Opinion Number: 08-193
Constitutionality of Amendments to BEP's 'Maintenance of Effort' Provisions
TN Attorney General Opinions
Date: 2008-12-31
Opinion Number: 08-194
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He is preceded in death by his siblings Fred Cargile, Roy Cargile and Lee Cargile.
Quincy is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years Gerry Cargile; children Lee Cargile of Chester, Ca and Tim Cargile of Manteca; granddaughter Brandy; great-granddaughter Lacy Rose; and nieces and nephews; Sharon Cargile, Ronny Cargile and Danny Cargile.
Quincy retired from Sharps Army Depot after 22 years of service. After retirement he began his own back hoe excavation business developing Button Avenue for over 34 years. Quincy was considered a "workhorse" always looking for the next project or task that needed to be conquered. He was a very good business man who was honest in everything he did. He enjoyed fishing; traveling to Klamath and Eagle Lake with sons every year. He was a 62-year member of North Side Church of Christ of Manteca.
Services for Mr. Cargile are being held under the direction of P.L. Fry & Son Funeral Home of Manteca. Services are being held on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 10 a.m. at the North Side Church of Christ 660 N. Lincoln Ave. in Manteca. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to the North Side Church of Christ 660 N. Lincoln Ave., Manteca, CA 95336 or any charity of choice.
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Blackburn Rovers striker Ruben Rochina says he is open to an Ewood Park return
Blackburn Rovers striker Ruben Rochina is open to a return to Ewood Park next season despite top-flight ambitions.
Last Updated: 14/06/13 4:28pm
The 22-year old spent the second-half of last season on-loan at Real Zaragoza where he made 15 appearances, but he was unable to prevent them from avoiding La Liga relegation.
Rovers boss Gary Bowyer is hoping the Spaniard will be a part of his plans for next season, and Rochina says that it is an option for him.
"For me it is an option," he said in the Lancashire Telegraph.
"I still have two more years of my contract. The coach that is there now trusts me and has already told me that he counts on me.
"If Blackburn had been in the Premier League, I don't think I would have returned to Spain. I want to play in countries with football of the top level."
Zaragoza's relegation means a return to Spain could be unlikely for Rochina but he says he has enjoyed his time there.
"I'd like to stay, but also the possibility of England attracts me," he said.
"Zaragoza is a club where I've been very comfortable and they have welcomed me very well. The truth is that I am proud to have played there.
"But today it is very difficult to continue in the club's staff. It does not depend on me."


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A young advisor, originally from Spain, has an ambitious objective: to leverage his own experiences in the US and specialize in international clients. He's been busy laying the groundwork for his plan. But he isn't sure if he's on the right track.
For advice, we turned to our panel of experts: Chip Roame, managing principal of Tiburon Strategic Advisors, a Tiburon, Cal-based market research and strategy consulting firm for financial institutions and investment managers; Hellen Davis, president of Indaba Training Specialists, a management consulting and training firm in Treasure Island, Fla.; and Philip Palaveev, CEO of The Ensemble Practice, a Seattle-based consulting firm that helps advisors build multi – professional enterprises;
The situation:
Nine years ago, Jorge Padilla moved to the US from his native Spain to attend Winthrop University in South Carolina on a tennis scholarship. He didn't have any particular career goals.
He enjoyed finance and business and enrolled in the school's financial planning program. He got a summer internship at an independent advisory in Miami, Lubitz Financial, a three-advisor firm with about $150 million assets. After he graduated, he took a full-time job there, beginning in operations, "doing a little bit of everything," he says. Recently, he was made a junior advisor, working with the firm's principal to support her clients.
But Padilla has his eye on a much bigger prize. Not only does he want to start bringing in his own accounts, but he's after a specific niche: working with international clients and addressing cross-border planning issues. He has a deep understanding of the kind of problems that need to be addressed from his own personal experience: Language barriers, unique terminology, an unfamiliar legal system and the complexities of establishing credit among them.
He started by reaching out to other professionals in the area who work with international clients, like attorneys with clients looking for help with foreign investments or immigration issues, as well as CPAs. The goal is to develop a team of professionals to provide comprehensive services to his future clients. Eventually, he'd like to start reaching out to professionals in other countries who serve the type of client he's looking for. Since he's fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, he'll focus on Spanish and South American clients.
Of course, there's much to learn. He's started a graduate program in international tax and financial services offered online through a San Diego law school. Padilla figures it will take him about a year and a half to complete.
He also has begun working with groups in the Financial Planning Association that work with advisors in other countries. For example, he's coordinated speakers with expertise in such areas as foreign direct investment or estate planning issues for non-US citizens. In addition, he plans to start writing articles on the subject.
His current firm fully supports the plan, and he still works there. When he starts bringing in business, he would receive a portion of those revenues. Initially, he'd get 50%. After that, the structure would change.
But that's all in the future. Realistically, it could be 3 to 5 years before he's established a reputation as an expert in the area. Says Padilla: " It will take time and a lot of determination."
The advice:
Chip Roame
At first I was worried when I heard" international clients". That's just most of the world. But narrowing it down to Spanish and Latin American clients, I think that's exciting. You can go after that market. So good for him for having a great target market. My opinion is segment marketing works if you do it right. But it's not about whether or not you have the background. It's all about execution.
I'm glad to see he's getting educated in international planning issues. The only question I have is that, taking this online, you are missing part of the benefit of the classroom: Interaction with other students studying a similar topic and with similar aspirations. You're also missing a humongous networking opportunity. If you're taking a similar course at a university in Miami, I'm sure there'd be a whole bunch of Latin American oriented people, lawyers, CPAs, and so on. You could meet hundreds of people that way. I'm not saying he should change schools. I know the program lets him work on Saturdays and at two o'clock in the morning. But it's an issue to consider.
He also should research and profile other firms doing something similar. I know of a firm in Phoenix that focuses on Canadian snowbirds. What have they done? What are their services? What's their website look like? What's their newsletter look like? Go learn everything about firms like that. You're not in competition with them. You're living 2000 miles away. But there are maybe 50 firms that already have been down this path you could study. I'd even call them up and say, hey, this is what I'm thinking of doing. Can you give me any advice?
And he needs to identify newsletters and magazines that Latin Americans with an interest in financial issues would read. Subscribe to them. Read them online. See who's advertising in them. Contact people mentioned in them. Write an article for them. Your phone's going to ring is what's going to happen. And find out what conferences and get-togethers they have. I just saw an ad for a conference on Latin American private equity in Miami. Guess who's going to be walking around there? If you want to find wealthy Latin American people, go to conferences titled things like Latin American private equity. You have to get yourself to locations these people will be at.
Finally, I'd consider starting a client advisory board. Even if his firm doesn't have any accounts that specifically meet his target, there might be someone who has some connections to his market. It could be a client with a Latin American CPA. The beauty of being with a successful firm is that there must be people with some connections he can tap.
Hellen Davis
I think he needs to have a relationship with a tax attorney or CPA on the other side. Even if somebody's here the United States they're usually not licensed in the other country to transfer assets. He's got to build some kind of relationship with tax professionals over there. He can't depend on guys in America. He can ask his clients for referrals. Ask them who they're dealing with over there.
You want to get these guys, ideally, as they're thinking about the move. I'm South African. And it took me about three years to come over and get my visa, transfer all my assets and so on. But I used an immigration specialist in Los Angeles. So I think that dealing with immigration specialists is a really good idea. That's the first point of contact for pretty much any immigrant coming over legally. He has to make some really good relationships with those guys.
The other people he should connect with are real estate professionals specializing in international business. When people with money come over here they usually don't want to rent. They've probably been here on vacation a few times and they want to buy a property. So he can establish relationships with realtors and ask them whether they know of anyone moving here permanently or at least for part of the year. People moving here from Latin America, the realtors are the first to know.
Another thing I would suggest is webinars. He can have his specialists overseas do webinars with the people who are thinking of moving or have just moved. You have 15 minutes with an immigration attorney, 15 minutes with a tax attorney, and a 15 minute Q&A.
Also he needs to set up a website in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. And list the advisors from both countries on the website. I've coached an advisor who didn't do this for the first four years and it cost him dearly. He only had it in English.
And he's got to start writing articles about the pros and cons of immigration. People are going to start on the web, getting educated. If his name starts popping up with white papers, blogs, he'll get a really good reputation. Also when he meets clients he can say I have a blog, I have some information you can read on my website. While he's getting educated now, I would say he should start blogging and writing white papers on pertinent topics that are generic enough that people would search them out on the web. The five biggest mistakes that immigrants make coming to the U.S. with their money. That type of thing. Those are the words people search for. They want to avoid making mistakes
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I think what he's doing is great. He's going to be very successful. He's found a definite niche market that requires special expertise and knowledge. I love niche business plans. They create a significant value added and allow advisors to compete against much larger competitors.
And I think he's chosen a fantastic market. I very much believe in it. In fact I live it. I'm keenly aware of all the tax issues, financial planning issues, cross-border movement of money issues that can get in the way of an expatriate living in the US.
He's on the right track with his plan to work with professionals. He might also try online forums for Spanish expatriates. Online communities often are a good way to approach a market. Also, the big four accounting firms probably have tax divisions that specialize in expatriate tax returns, preparing returns for Fortune 500 executives. It might be a good idea to network with them. They're very difficult to crack. But if he has a specific expertise than it might be possible.
The biggest challenge is figuring out a way to reach his market, to communicate to it, to make them aware he's a viable provider, someone who knows what he's doing. This market by definition is fragmented. Just because someone speaks Spanish doesn't automatically mean he will relate to a Latin American. Just because you're fluent in a language doesn't mean you understand the culture. I speak Russian. I would never become an advisor to Russian clients.
Still I think this is a great plan. He has the support of the firm. Certainly, it's going to take a lot of patience, but he's aware of that.


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This is pro football, so there is zero time to get sentimental.
In a sport where contracts are not guaranteed — and especially in the preseason — even players wearing the same uniform are trying to take the livelihoods of one another.
So there was no rendition of "Memories" sung by the Chicago Bears' defensive players when they saw Kyle Orton on Sunday night at Invesco Field at Mile High.
As defensive tackle Tommie Harris put it, when asked what it was like to play against a former teammate who's now a Broncos starter, "A quarterback is a quarterback."
Star linebacker Brian Urlacher wasn't quite so coldly dismissive, saying of his former teammate: "It was good to see him. I know he got hurt and I know he left the field. I hope he's OK. I've played against him in practice all the time, but this was live for a change."
Orton completed 12-of-16 passes against his former team, but the Bears did a nice job limiting the damage (96 yards) and pressured him into a couple of bad throws while winning the preseason game 27-17.
The Bears have always been known for their defense, but they might not need it to carry the team as much with Jay Cutler as Orton's replacement.
"We're just fortunate to have (Cutler) wearing our own uniform," Harris said. "Jay is Mr. Consistent. He's going to give you a great game every week. He's very poised. Nothing rattles him."
Urlacher said he's as excited as he's ever been for a season to start, with Cutler on board, but wants Chicago's defense to continue to be a big story. He wants to make Cutler's life as easy as he hopes Cutler can for the defense, with more breathing room on the scoreboard.
"We're rotating a lot of guys in and out and we're getting to the football and being aggressive," Urlacher said. "The tackling's not great now, but we'll get that fixed up and when we get into our game plan for Green Bay (the season opener), it's going to be exciting."
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before you say "$15 transfer fees", which does make sense from a business standpoint, why dont they actively try to save servers with dangerously low/inactive numbers?
sure, some of these people might transfer, but that doesnt solve the problem. CRZ is a band-aid. why not merge servers when it would benefit everyone? better AH economy, more people and in turn more guilds to raid/pvp with, more people to actually do content with.
so why are they so hesitant to merge servers when they are open to the idea of CRZ?


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We all know by now, Blac Chyna is having the next Kardashian with Rob Kardashian. We also already know pregnancy weight gain is a real thing. But apparently, even pregnant women aren't above receiving criticism.
Over the weekend, while in Miami, Chyna, whose real name is Angela White, received criticism about her pregnancy fashion choices. But she wasn't going to let them slide.
She noticed a photo of her on a celebrity Instagram post and responded by saying, "To all you people out there with negative comments and insecure words (obviously because you have nothing else to do but criticize the next), I AM HAVING A BABY! Exactly what do you expect to see?! If I walked out in makeup and heels everyday to be beautiful to your means I WOULD BE MISERABLE AND UNHAPPY which are two vibes I refuse to transfer to my little one. If I comment on ya'll pics and go in on them tired ass weaves or unblended contours i'll be wrong, right? It'll be tragic! So stop playing and Put Some Respeck on My Name."
I'm dead at the "unblended contours" because I can't count how many times I've seen these Instagram make-up obsessed women with the most unbearable contouring on their face. So she definitely has a point.


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hostility toward children by passengers
In the unlikely event I ever have enough loose change lying about to afford to take my girls with me on a cruise some summer, I wouldn't be having them stay in a kid program. No knocking the program - I just want to spend time with my kids. I wouldn't sneak them into adult-only areas or activities. I would imagine these would probably be HAL or maybe Celebrity ships, from what I've had recommended.
What I wonder is, how much hostility I should expect from other passengers upon seeing my kids in the main dining room or at a talk or (G rated) concert? I've read quite a bit of anti-kid venom here, as if all children were hooligans or Eloise rampaging through the Plaza.
I'd call it more frustration that wild kids can ruin the relaxation they paid thousands for rather than hostility.
Never seen anyone get physically or explicitly verbally abusive about kids. More likely people will just talk about the parents being incapable to control their kids, or purposefully ignoring them regardless of how they act. The parents of wild children seem to just let them roam so as not to spoil thier vacation not caring it effects others.
Calm well behaved kids are welcome anywhere including formal nights in the dining room or shows in the theater.
Glad to hear that if the youngsters behave, people are OK with them at dinner, formal night, lectures, etc.
However some youngsters love the kids programs and adults do need a bit of time away from the kids.
I have never seen any issues at dinner or in the theaters, ever! The only time I have seen frustration is poolside....younger kids in the pool being kids, and, the constant splashing, & kids in the hot tubs.
If you do cruise with your kids, honestly, I wouldn't let the few who may be annoyed, effect you...it probably won't be happening.:D
Same here, never seen hostility. Personally I wouldn't want young children at out dinner table in the MDR but most families dine together anyway so this has never been an issue. Do think about the kids clubs the children love them & it will broaden their minds & outlook to mix & adapt. My son is exactly the same as you by the way.
My kids have been to some kids club type things on land and do enjoy them a good bit. Kids in pools are into splashy fun - I do like the idea of adult-only pools and venues.
Sorry, I guess I was paranoid.
From what I've heard most people try the kids program on day 1 and it's the kids who want to go back after that, not the parents trying to get rid of them.
Nothing wrong with a couple hours of vacation break here and there if they like it.
I wouldn't worry too much. In 35 cruises I have yet to have a real problem with kids. The only real problems I've had are with older people who really need to practice what they preach in regards to behaviour.
I wouldn't disregard the kids programs. I know my granddaughter loved it when we went on Carnival. We still had plenty of time with her but she also enjoyed being with kids her own age and doing some fun "kid" activities.
Take care and enjoy the cruise.
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Today, please welcome Alternative Parent Blogger Jenny McGrath! Many thanks to Jenny for providing today's guest blog.
I had always liked writing, especially as I became older and more confident in the way I viewed the world. I also became much more confident and determined to write about my views and beliefs in the hope that something I write may be a positive read for someone out there in this world. I have gone through many changes in my life, yet I am only 27 years old. Sometimes I feel as if the old me who was in those darker places had read my experiences and understood that things can change, it could have made a difference in how I felt in darker times.
If something I wrote gave comfort to even one person who is lost and helped them get back to where they want to be or to move on to the next chapter in their life, then I would be immensely content with that.
I currently write a blog I set up on blogspot, called, The 'alternative' Parent… I use the inverted commas, because I don't think people should be labeled alternative for believing what they believe or living how they live. I mean, the world is so diverse and dynamic. For me, where I live, this seems to apply to raising your child outside religion (whilst respecting those who are of a religious faith), or vegetarian (just an example of some things I am about) amongst positivity and encouragement being such important ingredients to raising children.
At the moment through my blog and my own facebook promotion of myself, I have had amazing opportunities to guest blog for two amazing parenting sites and been featured on another mothers' website . I am still amazed at how much interest I have gained, along with some really inspiring and supportive messages I received to my articles.
I like to think of my project as an honest approach into the somewhat unknown. As a first time mama, I have overcome many tough times, many sad times, but have come out of it to the happiest of times. Sometimes it can be the best experience of all to put pen to paper, to write about life experience.
I also want to write about and acknowledge many things people are afraid to talk about which cause a stigma, making such things difficult to talk about… and continuing the circle. Things like miscarriages, bullying, post-natal depression and so forth.
I myself came out of many a lonely day and a teary night to the other side that many, very sadly, don't. But there are still times when my mind goes back there, and the after effects of the lowest of times, are hard to shake even now.
So, this all comes into my parenting writings. I know that what we experience in younger years can echo for so many years into adulthood. Regarding our children, we should choose our words carefully. We should stop and look ahead at decisions we make now, as to how it may affect their future self.
In all, I want to write about parenting from the point of view of a new mama, who was once a child, once an awkward, lonely teenager, once a mess. Someone who knows who she is. Who still has dark days. But who is able to thankfully rise up, out of the quick-sand like emotions that can drag you down, and not want to let go of your mind.
I have a realistic approach to the world we live in… and like I said, if my writings can make one person out there, see a brighter tomorrow from their darker today, through my experiences… and my honesty, then my own hard times were worth stories to tell.
I like to write about such things in a positive way, because the world has so much dark, many people forget there is so much light. And we are capable of so much more good than bad.


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The Expendables
Genre: Action, War
103 minutes
Sylvester Stallone leads an eclectic band of fearsome mercenaries contracted to take down a Latin American dictator, and end up finding themselves along the way.
For better or worse, The Expendables is everything you expect it to be in spades. Sold exactly how it is, it's a predictable piece with buckets of violence and only sprinklings of story and creativity. For all the fun and camp that the movie brings to the table, I can't help feeling like they could have done more. It's really more of a buddy film between Stallone and Jason Statham than an ensemble cast, and most of the other characters on the team are severely underused. Instead of a super-group of real characters, the other four members of the Expendables are undeveloped caricatures. Jet Li in particular is given third billing, but is hardly used to the best of his potential. Dolph Lundgren, another famous figure from the 80s, gives an absolutely terrible performance on-screen, chewing up lines like so many pieces of tree bark. Surprisingly, the film's only saving performance comes from Mickey Rourke, who plays a mentor figure to Stallone's troubled leader. The rest of the cast give similarly quirky but one-dimensional readings, which doesn't totally detract from the experience, but it's definitely noticeable throughout.
It's surprising how straight he shoots the movie, but it adds to the hilarity of every exchange. The editing seemed a little unpolished, and it isn't helped by the awkward moments between actors that litter the film. Statham and Stallone have the best chemistry during the movie, and the other characters are limited to a couple choice moments. Randy Couture, former UFC champion, has a surprisingly high number of lines, but unfortunately makes his scenes more awkward than humorous. Still, if you love cheesy one-liners, expect the Expendables deliver with every punchline. The writing isn't Shakespeare, but the sheer ridiculousness of the dialogue will have you in stitches.
It's fairly apparent from the start of the film that the budget went into the special effects department, and rightly so. Every explosion fills the screen, and every action scene is over the top. It's intentionally excessive and every sequence one-ups the last. The camp is obvious, but it feels completely self-aware. Stallone knows his audience well, and plays up each stunt to the biggest spectacle it can be. The fight scenes are fantastic, fast paced and high energy. The choreography wasn't the most sophisticated ever, but it worked well for the subject matter. Switching quickly between hand-to-hand combat and blazing gun battles, the action is completely satisfying in every hot-blooded aspect. It takes a while to get the payoff for what you pay to see, but I believe that in the end, The Expendables is well worth the price of admission.


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Christmas is almost here, and that means only one thing, CJ Pony Parts is having an End of Year Blowout Sale! There is no better time of year to buy, because we have DRASTICALLY reduced prices on just about everything we sell! As we say every year, this is the sale you have been waiting for!
Now through Monday, December 20th, you will be able to save up to 30% on over 25,000 Mustang parts and accessories! You get up to 30% off our already low prices, as well as FREE SHIPPING on standard ground orders inside the contiguous United States. This really is the deal of the year!
1. What are the dates for the sale?
Now through and including Monday, December 20th, 2010.
a. 25% to 30% - Many of the t-shirts, decals and some sheet metal.
b. 10% to 20% - Most items fall into this category.
c. 5% Off Select Wheels & Tires!
d. Exclusions - Gift Cards, Special Orders, Edelbrock Superchargers, Used Part Requests and anything that does not show a sale price online.
No, you get the same great pricing any way you choose to order the parts from us.
No. Normal free shipping rules still apply to contiguous United States orders.
This sale is up to 30%. That means the discounts vary from 5% to 30%. Instead of completely excluding an item, we tried to give a smaller discount if possible. We figured 5% to 25% was better than nothing. Unfortunately, not all vendors wanted to participate in our sale. There are just a few parts that did not receive a discount.
The sale price will show up online in RED.
Yes, but not likely. Prices will be changed if:
a. A mistake was made by CJ Pony Parts.
b. Our vendor has given us a huge price increase.
c. Our vendor has given us a huge price decrease.
No, just because a black dash pad is included in the sale doesn't mean a red one is automatically included. You need to check the price on the exact part that you are looking for.
Everyone is eligible for this sale.
Yes, backordered items will still receive the discount.
No, the sale is not retroactive. We will not give a discount on parts already purchased. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you.


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Every now and then a commenter will rise from the ranks of the internet comments toilet bowl after demonstrating that he's one of the biggest, baddest turds around, a floater that simply can't be flushed, and attention must be paid. PFT Commenter is such an unflushable turd. You've probably read his scorching HOT TAKES at places like our football humor site, Kissing Suzy Kolber, and SB Nation. And while he usually reserves his white-hot commentary for football, there are times when he simply cannot not weigh in with an opinion on something. The debut of AMC's Better Call Saul is such a time.
Hate to break it to you but the reviews are in. It has already bested its little brother after only two episodes.
Breaking Bad was a ok show but it was weighed down with all the heavy-handed drama and "me-first" scene-stealing by Bryan Cranston, when there were many other more importent things happening in the show that never even saw the light of day. The most compelling storylines in Breaking Bad were the dymanic relatonship between Skyler and Marie, and especially Marie being an kleptomaniac and her obsesson with purple. These were storylines that were never resolved as was Hanks hilarous and show-stopping fascination with minerals.
Better Call Saul is every thing Breaking Bad was except its only about a hundred times better. Why do you think Vince Gilligan decided to end Breaking Bad before all these loose ends were tied up? Because he was sitting on a much better idea in Better Call Saul. People in the television industry have already begun to realize this which is why Cranstons reduced to making corny Esurance commercals during the Superbowl. He's in the Wilford Bremly diabetus portion of his career and he knows it. Breaking Bad jumped the shark the second I stopped watching it.
Why Breaking Bad gets a pass into the televison hall of fame despite the fact that it relied on gimmicks like cinematography and supsense will always be beyond me. Awards and ratings dont mean a shows good= theyre meaningless statistics like measuring a runningbacks speed or a Presidents IQ. Leading the country isnt about who's got the bigger brain for taking the SATs folks, its about who can ACT with the most guts- something we've all learned to well in the past 15 years.
Another thing that people forget is that Bryan Cranston was on Seinfeld as Dr. Whatley the dentist who converted to Judaism for the jokes and he was also the dad from Malcolm in the Middle. Bob Odenkirk has no such sordid television past to distract viewers from appreciating his current role. I can't be the only one who kept waiting for Cranston to ask Jessie for a schtickle of muriatic acid, or that maybe that there would be a wrinkle where we found out that little Stevie grew up to be Walt Jr., and television audiences everywhere couldn't help myself from anticipating a dream sequence where Walter's three-waying Skyler and Jane Kaczmarek whlie Reece films it and uploads the money shot to youporn. Talk about distracting.
I can already hear the naysayers coming out of the woodwork to tell me that I cant offer up a legitimate critique of Breaking Bad just because I never watched all of it. I wasnt around when Hitler was alive, does that mean I need to say he was good because I didnt see him with my own two eyes? Goes both ways.
Besides, Better Call Saul is a great television show already. As we burn through episodes one and two on our DVRs its becoming more and more evidence that America will one day look back at Breaking Bad like we now look at the one-time Supergroup Destinys Child. Bob Odenkirk is Beyonce, and lets be honest Bryan Cranston is going to be left like Kelly Rowland selling reverse mortgages during B-list soap operas and trying to make a living off his one-hit wonder: "Say My Name."
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August 29, 2005
Sharon accuses rival Netanyahu of "losing his cool"
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
on Monday launched his strongest public attack on the man
opinion polls show could unseat him as Likud party leader,
saying Benjamin Netanyahu panics under pressure.
television, without giving any examples. "In any stressful
situation he immediately panics and loses his cool."
Netanyahu's spokesman was not immediately available for
comment. Israel Radio said Netanyahu, who led Israel from 1996
to 1999, will announce on Tuesday he intends to challenge
Sharon for the Likud leadership.
Opinion polls have shown Sharon, 77, in deep political
trouble in the right-wing Likud over the now-completed
evacuation of 9,000 Jewish settlers from the occupied Gaza
Strip and a corner of the West Bank.
Surveys indicate Sharon, branded a traitor by settlers he
once championed, would lose an expected party leadership
showdown with Netanyahu, 55, who resigned as finance minister
in protest at the pullout.
Netanyahu, a former commando who has won a reputation for
toughness in media interviews, received a political boost on
Monday when a Likud tribunal opened the way for the party's
hardline Central Committee to convene.
Political commentators predicted the Central Committee
would meet in late September and schedule a leadership vote for
late this year or early in 2006, giving Sharon relatively
little time to try to bridge the gap with Netanyahu.
Sharon is scheduled to attend the World Summit at the
United Nations in New York in mid-September, when he is likely
to receive international accolades for the first removal of
Israeli settlements from land Palestinians want for a state.
Sharon's political predicament has spurred speculation he
might opt to break away from the Likud, which he helped to
found, rather than face defeat in the party vote.
"Netanyahu is likely to win the (Likud) primary, probably
in late November -- and Sharon must decide what to do. I think
he will choose to form another party and run separately,"
political commentator Hanan Crystal said on Israel Radio.
"He could decide to go to the ranch, but that is difficult
to believe," Crystal said, referring to Sharon's possible
retirement to his sprawling homestead in southern Israel.
But some polls show Sharon, who enjoyed strong public
support for the Gaza withdrawal, would have a better chance
than Netanyahu of winning the next general election, which must
be held by November 2006.
Sharon could use those figures as leverage within Likud.


text: Hi, Chris Pinnock (on CC line) reported the problem that on a freshly installed NetBSD system (in his case 1.5.3_ALPHA), the daily insecurity report will report /etc/mk.conf as missing. If I've understood correctly, this is because that file is listed in basesrc/etc/mtree/special. NetBSD 1.5.3_ALPHA does not ship that file (it's not in the set lists, not in the basesrc/etc/ directory, and not installed after a "make release" in the $DESTDIR/etc/ directory). However, the file and its format *is* documented in mk.conf(5). Further digging reveals that /etc/mk.conf would not be part of any -current snapshot either, for the same reasons as above. I'm wondering whether this is intentional, or whether we should be shipping a mostly-empty /etc/mk.conf which simply contains a pointer to the manual page. Regards, - H=E5vard


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Learning to live together
In some ways, living in a space station is like being stranded on a desert island. A crew of two or three astronauts has to survive far from home for weeks or months at a time.
If their mission is to be a success, they have to learn to live and work together as a team. This is not easy when they may have known each other for only a year or two.
ESA astronauts come from many different countries. They have to fly with astronauts from the United States, Russia and Japan. All of these space travellers have different languages, different customs and different ways of looking at things.
Crew members have to learn to share jobs such as cleaning and repairs. They also have to talk over problems and agree how to overcome them.
Fortunately, astronauts can now send e-mails and talk to their families over video links. The isolation is also broken by regular deliveries of mail and visiting crews.
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text: Lee Hunt <dl.hunt at virgin.net> wrote: : Can anyone point me to any web sites that will give me the reverse : complement of a genomic sequence : lee If you have installed my program DAMBE, you can just read the sequences and click "Sequences|Get complement sequences". I have released a new version of DAMBE with many enhancement and a comprehensive help system. The software is available from my web site: http://web.hku.hk/~xxia/software/software.htm DAMBE is an integrated software package for retrieving, organizing, manipulating, aligning, graphically displaying, and analyzing molecular sequence data. Many tools for comparative sequences analysis and extensive tests of alternative phylogenetic hypotheses have been implemented. Although DAMBE is mainly for molecular sequence data, allele frequency data can also be used by DAMBE for calculating genetic distances or phylogenetic reconstruction. DAMBE runs on Windows 95/98/NT (including the MACs that installed the virtual PC software). Two installation problems have been addressed by Microsoft and I have included the links to the Microsoft solutions related to DAMBE installation. Best. Xuhua ================================================================== Dr. Xuhua Xia | Tel: (852) 2857 8239 (lab) Dept. Ecol. & Biod. | Tel: (852) 2975 5629 (office) Rm 603, T.T. Tsui Building | Fax: (852) 2517 6082 The University of Hong Kong | Email: xxia at hkusua.hku.hk Pukfulam Road | WWW: http://web.hku.hk/~xxia Hong Kong | ==================================================================


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Going to Miike Snow tonight, so I'll pee at the Varsity...
The Varsity is an amazing place... I walked in there last Wed for Janelle Monae. But I didn't attend the show because I ended up working OT that night. Pretty much through this weekend I'm trying to rack up the hours to have every last bit of $$$ for Coachella. This week I'll blow that extra $$$ on shows in MPLS lol, including Miike Snow. Any shows you're hitting up before the fest?
Hey, I saw your post. I have like no money and nowhere to stay. I'm willing to put my sleeping bag on the floor on the ground somewhere and just sleep there. What do you think?
Happy 1,000 posts, woo
Well now I'm pissed that people are being randomly banned from TinyChat. WHAT. THE. FUCK. Get over yourself (selves?).
its all good buddy. no rush :D
You couldn't wipe the grin off my face if you tried right now! :) 26 more days...who wouldn't be smiling from ear to ear? If you're camping, I hope we meet You'll see the light show goin' on at our tent and you're welcome to drop in and say "hey!"
flying into LAX the Tuesday before the fest... hitting up any shows in MPLS before?
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SEX/NUDITY 6 - A man returns home to meet his cleaning woman, they kiss passionately, begin pulling off each other's clothing, and the scene ends (two young men watch them through binoculars).
► Three young boys (they look to be about 8) watch pornography channels on television in several scenes (we see women's bare breasts). Two young men watch a young woman swim in a pool and remark on her beauty (she is wearing a bikini). Young woman wear low-cut tops and short skirts that reveal cleavage, bare shoulders, bare abdomens and bare legs, and a woman wears a low-cut tank top that reveals cleavage. A young woman takes off her clothes (she is wearing a bikini) and dives into a pool while two young men watch her. A young man watches a young woman through the window of her bedroom while she undresses (we see her bare back); he then leaves the room. A young man watches a girl wearing very short shorts. A young man watches a TV show with women wearing tiny bikinis.
► A young man watches a man bring a woman home from a date, the man serves her wine, he tries to kiss her, she refuses, she dances for him, the man cuts a price tag off her dress with a knife, and they kiss.
► A young man and a young woman kiss, they lie back on his bed, and another young man videotapes them. A young man and a young woman kiss, she lies back on his bed and they continue to kiss. A young man picks up a young woman and kisses her neck.
► A young man leans in to kiss a young woman and she pulls away. A young woman stands behind another young woman and smells her hair.
► A young man's mother is described at "hot." A young man tells his father that he is having a child and that he is moving away with his girlfriend (he is joking).
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - A car slams into a stopped car on a road, it is thrown into the air and flips over, and slides on its roof (we see the two passengers in the car with bloody head and face wounds); another car then slams into the side of the overturned car, killing one of the passengers (we do not see the victim but we see the expression of the other passenger when he realizes what happened).
► A man with a knife holds a woman while slashing at a young man who tries to stop him; the man is then stabbed in the leg and then in the abdomen with garden shears and pushed back into a pit filled with water. A man twists another man's neck, breaking it.
► We see blood splatter and spray onto plastic sheeting that covers a window, and we hear a scream.
► A man slams a woman against a wall knocking her unconscious, and strikes a young man in the face using a bat; the two men struggle, and one man punches the other, binds his hands and feet, and drags him into a house. A young man punches his teacher in the face (we see him with a bruised eye).
► A young man falls through floorboards into water where dead bodies float (we see their gray-tinged and bloated faces) and the young man screams and struggles to get out (he eventually does). We see dead and decayed bodies wrapped in plastic in a passageway, pinned between beams of wood. We see photographs of dead bodies from serial murders.
► A young man sees a recorded image of another young man who looks like he is dead, causing him to panic (the young man is not dead but he is playing a prank on the first young man).
► A young man finds a woman bound, gagged, and hanging by the hands from a rafter. A young man with a baseball bat charges into a man's house looking for his friend, whom he fears has met an unhappy end. A young man is frightened when he thinks a man has discovered him in his house, and he runs screaming and knocking things over.
► A young woman jumps on a man's back and scratches his face with her nails (we see blood), and a young man pushes the man over a banister and onto a flight of stairs.
► We see a dead and dismembered deer wrapped in plastic. A man drags something wrapped in bloodstained plastic down a flight of stairs and into his garage.
► A young man watches a man and a woman in another house: he sees the woman running frantically through the house and screaming, the man grabs the woman from behind, and the young man panics.
► A young man chases several boys who have pulled a prank on him: the young man's at-home incarceration ankle bracelet begins to beep, he panics and runs back home, and police officers arrive at his house and force him to his knees.
► A young man and a young woman jump from a second story window into a swimming pool (they are uninjured). A man pokes a baseball bat through a door nearly hitting a young woman who's sitting on the other side.
► A young man breaks into a garage, complains of an odor, describes it as smelling like rotting flesh and says he sees blood and hair wrapped in plastic. A man talks about how he is going to kill a young man and a woman. A man gets into a young woman's car, confronts her about following him, and speaks to her in a threatening manner (she is frightened). We hear many news reports about a missing woman and the efforts to find out what happened to her.
► A father yells at his daughter and she becomes upset. A woman yells at her son in frustration. A little boy rides a big wheel on a street, and his mother chases him in a panic. While he is watching someone through his window, a young man jumps when a woman touches his shoulder from behind.
► A man speaks threateningly, and as it turns out it is to a rabbit in his garden (he picks it up and carries it away).
► A young man answers his door, stomps on a bag filled with feces and in flames, and smears the goo on the porch floor and his sock. A young man eats a large quantity of peanut butter and chocolate and he acts as if he is going to vomit.
PROFANITY 4 - 2 obscene hand gestures, 5 sexual references, 16 scatological terms, 14 anatomical terms, a young man speaking in Spanish uses a word that sounds like an anatomical term and repeats it many times, 4 mild obscenities, name-calling (stupid), 16 religious exclamations. [profanity glossary]
SUBSTANCE USE - Young men and young women drink what looks like alcohol at a party.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Death of a parent, fatal car accidents, grief, guilt, anger, rage, infidelity, temptation, house arrest, pornography, serial murder, "ding-dong-ditching," boredom, conforming, friendship, being the "new kid," voyeurism, jealousy, paranoia, single parenting.
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Re: CHARLES H. CUNNIFFE
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Jeanne Cunniff Foussard 8/26/09
This message concerns James E Cunniff my grandfather. I now have a copy of the birth certificate for James Cunniff and he was born James Fitzpatrick Cunniffe born on 12 Sept. 1871, son of Patrick Cunniffe and Thirza Widderson. Edward must be James's confirmation name. I also have a copy of the marriage certificate of Patrick Cunniffe and Thirza Widderson dated Dec 23rd 1863 in the parish church of Hollis Croft England. Patrick's brother, Bernard was a witness to the wedding.
I find Thirza's family name spelled Widdeson and Widderson on different documents.
I now have fairly complete listings for all the Cunniffe family members who remained in England and Wales (many pages) thanks to a second cousin, Audrey Warner, who lives in England.


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Paul Marks, chief technology correspondent
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In a move that promises to bring the advantages of computer aided design (CAD) to genetic engineers, the first computer model of a complete bacterium has been produced in the US. It means researchers will soon be able to modify models of an organism's genome on a computer screen - or create artificial lifeforms - without the risks of undertaking wet biology in secure biosafety labs.
The pathogen is called Mycoplasma genitalium, a bacterium implicated in a number of urethral and vaginal infections. The bug was ripe for modelling say researchers at Stanford University in California, because it has the smallest genome of any free-living organism, with just 525 genes. By contrast, the popular lab pathogen E. coli has 4288 genes.
The modelling was undertaken by bioengineer Markus Covert and colleagues. To get the raw data for their model, they undertook an exhaustive literature review - spanning 900 research papers - to allow them to program into their model some 1900 experimentally observed behaviours and molecular interactions that M. genitalium can take part in during its life cycle.
In software terms, they found the behaviours of the 525 genes could be described by 28 algorithms, each governing the behaviour of a software module modelling a different biological process. "These modules then communicated with each other after every time step, making for a unified whole that closely matched M. genitalium's real-world behaviour," claims the Stanford team in a statement. Their research appears in the journal Cell (doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.05.044).
Such models will ultimately give biologists the freedom to undertake "what if" scenarios common in regular engineering - changing parameters in a genome design, say, like a civil engineer adjusts the width of a bridge deck on a computer to see what happens. As well as being experimentally useful, allowing artificial organisms and synthetic lifeforms to be created virtually (harming no-one), they could also boost biosafety by preventing accidental creations of lethal pathogens. In 2001, for instance, researchers in Australia accidentally created a lethal strain of mousepox.
In a commentary article in Cell, systems biologists Peter Freddolino and Saeed Tavazoie of Columbia University say they hope the work will soon be extended to more commonly used lab bugs like E. coli - but also warn that the technique's accuracy has yet to be demonstrated. It is unclear, they say, "how well overall behaviors will be predicted from a collection of separately obtained parameters" gleaned from hundreds of research papers.
But the US National Institutes of Health, which funded the modelling work, is excited. It believes the model a major step towards finding "new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of disease", says James Anderson, an NIH program director.


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surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
The surgical procedure to remove the bony arch or lamina from one or more vertebrae.
Origin: From lamina + -ectomy
A laminectomy is a surgical procedure that removes a portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina. At its most minimally invasive, the procedure requires only small skin incisions. The back muscles are pushed aside rather than cut and the parts of the vertebra adjacent to the lamina are left intact. Recovery occurs within a few days.
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A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.
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The Samhain's Sirens Will Rise and Sing Again
About a month and a half ago, Kallan Kennedy, asked me if I would like to participate on a project that would celebrate the approaching Witches' New Year. I almost said no. If you've read my blog lately, you already know that I had enough on my personal and professional plates to need at least 31 extra hours on each day. But for many reasons, I said yes…
The most important of my reasons for accepting Kallan's proposal, might be explained by Kourtney Leaf's take on this holiday. She said, "Samhain is my connection to those I've lost. Young, old, friends, family, even those I may not have known in life. Samhain is about respect, remembrance and most of all love." http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/ I needed to be nudge into a place where I could fire up the new and say goodbye to the old. In the brilliant words of Renee Olson aka Sosanna, "The 31st is a day of celebration and new beginnings. As Mother Earth changes her robes and prepares for winter, this day is a rebirth, a catalyst for the New Year." http://confessionsofamodernwitch.blogspot.com/
I was also inspired by the magic of All Hallow's Eve. That which Danielle Suplicki acknowledges as "Fondest childhood memories, fearless joys and make believe. Grinning jacks, cackling witches and the dead dancing all eve. Threshold of a new year, time of in between: the magics of Hallowe'en!" http://thewhimsicalcottage.blogspot.com How do you say no to that? Or seeing it through the eyes of Rommy, I wanted to be part of anything that truly celebrated the "time to revel in imagination and examine the dark places of it at leisure. [I needed to join a group that wanted to help the world]. Remember that [Halloween] is a 'between time' as well; [that] imagined is not necessarily unreal."
For most witchy-hearted people, Sam Curtin included, "The day of October 31st is not only a holiday. For [her], it's a time when the air is full of magic, the veil is thin, and the energy is abundant." http://anthrobum.blogspot.com/ A time when neither home relocation nor hurricane can keep magical blood from singing in the veins and dancing until the Earth Mother smiles. Bella Foxglove said it well, "Samhain means many things to this atypical witch, but I can say with confidence that Samhain represents the doorway in which I step through to finally return to myself each year." http://bellafoxglove.blogspot.com I needed to be me again, and I stepped through the veil.
This holiday of ours, is as complex as the souls that celebrate its mysteries. Take Loren Morris' words as an example, "When I was a child, I was horribly skinny and geeky. On Halloween, I could be something else; someone else. Today, Samhain is for introspection, shedding masks and being myself." http://www.etsy.com/shop/SagasCottage. This is a season for all. Eliora says, "The spirit of Samhain represents the magickal thread flowing throughout my CRAFTwork. The magick of Samhain is that It truly embodies the facets of my Path: Beginnings/Endings, Death/Rebirth, Joy/Sorrow, Darkness/Light, Desire/Gratitude."
Kallan, The Samhain's Sirens Amazon—trust me, she won that title—shows her October 31st passion through her "Samhain Season Alphabet Stew: Ancestors, Bonfires, Caramel, Decorations, Evanescent, Fae, Ghosts, Hallowed, Imbibing, Jocularity, Keening, Lamentation, MorRhiogan, Necromancy, Occult, Pumpkins, Quickening, Ravens, Spooky, Traditions, Unicity, Vaticinations, Witches, Xenagogue, Yearning, Zoomorphic." http://mypaganworld.blogspot.com/
You are probably wondering, what about you Magaly, what makes All Hallow's Eve special for a Wicked Witch Writer? Well, you've already read the answer. If not reread the last six paragraphs. I love and rejoice in the diverse and uncanny energies of the Witches' New Year because it embraces new and old, flesh and spirit, man and nature; it takes the monotony of black and white and blesses us with beautiful grey sparkles that inspire people to celebrate life, death, and the joys that take place in-between. http://pagan-culture.blogspot.com/
On behalf of all the Samhain's Sirens, I want to thank you for dancing to the beat of our witchy song. And do mark your calendars; next year, when the veil begins to thin, when Nature's dress claims those beautiful golds, oranges and reds, and when everything seems possible, the Samhain's Sirens will rise and sing again ;-)
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We want to thank you all one more time for your wonderful participation and support. Please do keep in touch with us either through our individual blogs, emails, Facebook and/or Twitter. We look forward to being with you again next year.
From Kallan to all of the Sirens: Thank you all. What we dreamed up in the Summer, has come to it's fruition in the last Harvest of the Season. You are awesome. Here's my song for all of you:


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In line with what Merkel hinted at early and appropriately early for the US close, the FT has just put out a headline with regard to a new set of stress tests (yes those ever-so-trustworthy self-inspected exams) to better understand the impact of a larger than expected Greek haircut. This makes sense given the market trading massively below prior stress test or PSI levels but perhaps the craziest thing is what this is supposed to achieve - remember its not so much Greece per se as the message that a restructuring sends to any and all indebted European nation...cue EUR at week's high levels?
From the FT: EU Banks face new 'Greek' stress test
European Union finance ministers have asked the bloc's leading bank regulator to test the strength of Europe's banks on the assumption of a big writedown on Greek sovereign debt.
The move, a tacit admission that the European Banking Authority's two previous rounds of bank stress tests were not sufficiently robust, came as Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said she was prepared to recapitalise her country's banks if necessary. She suggested she wanted to discuss joint EU-wide bank support efforts at an EU summit in two weeks.
"We're under the pressure of time and I think we need to take a decision quickly," Ms Merkel said after meetings with the European Commission in Brussels.
According to senior officials involved in the process, the EBA has been instructed to provide a country-by-country breakdown of how much new capital banks would need in the event that Greece's bonds were written down.
And so on.
This time the Stress Test will work, and Spock will be found, damn it Jim!


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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 5, 2017 - Ohio has become the seventh state to pass SUNucate legislation, a nationwide effort led by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA). With Governor John Kasich's signature, Ohio joins the states of Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Utah and Washington who have also approved similar measures this year.
The law, which is supported by the Ohio Dermatological Association (ODA) and ASDSA, eliminates barriers prohibiting students from possessing and using over-the-counter sunscreen by exempting these products from requirements implemented by broad reaching "medication bans," such as the need for a physician's note or prescription. ASDSA thanks ODA for bringing this important issue to Ohio's statehouse, as well as both the legislature and the Governor for their support of this effort to help protect children from skin cancer.
"SUNucate has achieved great success and media attention in the last few months," said ASDSA President Thomas E. Rohrer, MD. "These achievements will help educate the public on skin cancer prevention and the real risks associated with too much exposure to harmful UV rays."
The push for SUNucate legislation was initiated by dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons and members of the media who noted that children were being required to bring a prescription from a physician in order to possess or use sunscreen at their school or camp (sunscreen is classified as an over-the-counter drug by the FDA). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Preventive Services Task Force both believe that children should have access to sunscreen and other sun-protective measures in order to reduce the risk of skin cancer.
"Ohio's acceptance of this legislation boosts our proactive efforts for skin cancer prevention," said ASDSA State Affairs Chair Terrence Cronin, Jr., MD. "We hope more states will introduce this bill to continue to raise awareness of the risks associated with harmful sun exposure."
ASDSA has worked with multiple groups as part of its SUNucate Coalition to garner attention for this important effort designed to protect school-aged children. Encouraging states to allow for the regular and routine use of sunscreen at schools without a prescription is key to reducing skin cancer in the United States. To find more information on SUNucate visit asdsa.asds.net/SUNucate.
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Anthony will test market
Knicks' scoring leader opts out of final year of deal to be free agent
Published 11:40 pm, Monday, June 23, 2014
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Carmelo Anthony "loves being a Knick" but is headed for free agency because he wants to explore his options, his agent said.
Anthony had a Monday deadline to terminate the final year of his contract and had already informed the team he would do so. He will be able to negotiate with teams starting July 1.
"Carmelo loves being a Knick, he loves the city and the fans," Leon Rose said. "At this stage of his career he just wants to explore his options."
The best one financially would be to return to New York, which can offer him an extra year and around $25 million more than any team under NBA rules.
But Anthony has said his priority at this stage of his career is to contend for championships, and the Knicks are coming off a 37-45 season and have little ability to upgrade the roster this summer because of salary cap rules.
Teams such as Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Miami have all been mentioned as teams that could be interested in the All-Star forward, and all are playoff teams with established stars already on the roster.
Anthony would have earned $23.3 million next season had he chose to play out the final year of his deal. Knicks president Phil Jackson had told Anthony it may be a good idea to consider that, but Anthony had repeatedly said his preference was to become a free agent this summer, and he reiterated that to Jackson, general manager Steve Mills and new coach Derek Fisher during a recent meeting in Los Angeles.
Anthony averaged 27.4 points and 8.1 rebounds last season. Both Jackson and Fisher have said they hope the two-time Olympic gold medalist stays, but will be prepared if he doesn't.
"I'm not losing sleep over it, but I'm definitely concerned about the idea of a guy going into free agency. It only takes one bidder out there that has the ability and can ruin your hopes and your chances," Jackson said recently.
"We will survive it. That's what I've said and we'll go forward. But this is a guy we recognize his talent."
In other Knicks news, prosecutors say New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton is expected to plead guilty in a felony gun possession case in exchange for being sentenced to community service and a $5,000 fine. Felton was in a Manhattan court Monday, when prosecutors outlined the agreement. The plea date is to be set at a June 30 court session.
Spurs: Tim Duncan has decided to exercise the option on his contract for 2014-15 and will return next season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The person requested anonymity because an official announcement has not been made.
Clippers: With a $2 billion sale of the team hanging in the balance, a judge suggested Monday that the terms of a family trust are clear enough to remove Donald Sterling as a trustee and allow his estranged wife to sell the team without his consent. But by the end of a hearing in probate court, Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas agreed to allow lawyers to submit written arguments and scheduled a hearing for June 30 ahead of the trial.
Cavs: Tyronn Lue is joining the Cavs as an associate head coach on new Cleveland coach David Blatt's staff.
Nuggets: Forward Darrell Arthur and point guard Nate Robinson have exercised their contract options for the upcoming season.