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Glory Of A Promise Kept
Spring hasn't quite sprung yet in Western New York, but we know it will.
Crops and green grass will grow. Flowers will bloom. It is the circle of life.
Today, Easter Sunday, Christians are reminded of a much more profound instance of new life.
We celebrate a time two millennia ago when Jesus Christ was crucified, was dead and interred – but rose again. The resurrection was the fulfillment of a promise made to followers of the Son of God. During his time on Earth he performed many miracles and convinced many people to follow him.
Many, including some of his most staunch supporters, had doubts. Certainly, they thought, he was a great man. But could he really conquer death?
He did, heralded by three simple words pronounced by an angel – He is risen.
Easter is a relatively low-key holiday, at least in comparison to Christmas. But for those who believe, there is no more important day in the year.
It is a time when we pause to reflect that our faith rests solely on what seemed to many in the time of Christ to be a fantastic promise. But the glory of this day – of the Christian faith – is that the promise was kept.
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Jack Pierson vs Barneys
I'm actually not sure who bloggy and Tyler Green are taking sides with in the Jack Pierson vs Barneys dustup. Barneys supposedly "forged," for its window displays, its own set of Pierson's "trademark" sculptures made out of found sign letters. Pierson is mad, and his gallery Cheim & Read wrote a pedantic letter to the clothier that stops short of asserting an actual intellectual property right but nevertheless accuses the retailer of a "fraudulent situation."
But given that those kinds of sculptures are commonplace--you see them in craft fairs, regional art shows, and T.G.I. Friday's-calibre restaurants--that's a bit like Duchamp writing an indignant letter to a urinal manufacturer. As long as the accusations of "fraud" are flying around, why doesn't Pierson have his gallery write an outraged screed to the stock photography company selling this royalty free image:
Or maybe sling a fraud allegation at painter Leslie Brack while he's at it?
MTAA at the big dance…
Update on Collaborative March Madness
Concept Trucking / Leisurearts just wrote to say -
"MTAA has made the final four as a number 11 seed! Your success was modeled/is hitched on George Mason University's in the NCAA tourney. I will be posting an updated bracket soon! Guess you better start rooting for the Patriots to win it all."
twhid adds:
I have had zero (or, more likely, negative) interest in this so-called March madness… until now! Go George Mason!
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The chart is updated. Check it out…
Counter-Surveillance Headdress
Become a Target of Heightened Surveillance
The purpose of the Counter-Surveillance Headdress, by Gloria Sed, is to empower the wearer by allowing him/her to claim a moment of privacy in the Big Brother world.
The design of the headdress borrows from Islamic and Hindu fashion to comment on the racial profiling of Arab and Arab-looking citizens that occurred post-9/11. The design of the headdress is thus a contradiction: while its goal is to hide the wearer, it makes the wearer a target of heightened surveillance.
The laser tikka (forehead ornament) is attached to a hooded vest and reflective shawl. The laser is activated by pressing a button on the left shoulder of the vest. When pointed directly into a camera lens, the laser creates a burst of light masking the wearer
Future of Television Conference
Satellite provider EchoStar has launched a mosaic video application (showcase) that will enable viewers to watch six TV thumbnailed video channels and access an interactive menu concurrently, reports CED Magazine.
Powered by OpenTV set-top software, the mosaic and interactive elements, offered on channel 100, follow some earlier work with the technology by EchoStar. In 2004, the DBS service provider offered mosaics to support the Summer Olympics and for coverage of the Presidential elections.
A mosaic thumbnail, once selected by a customer, will be transitioned to full-screen video.
Cable also has some grand plans for mosaic video applications. The Comcast Media Center and GuideWorks, the Comcast/Gemstar-TV Guide joint venture, are developing "video-rich navigation" enhancements for interactive program guides.
Cable has a technological advantage over satellite because signals can be sent two ways. Without a two-way path, satellite operators can offer simultaneous viewing of channels or provide VOD via cable PVR boxes. Programming can be downloaded and stored for later retrieval. That's what DVB-H does, too.
How long until WiFi, WiMax or DVB-H deliver multi-media for Playstation Portables? You decide.
Related DailyWireless stories include; IP-TV Networking, Bricklin Installs FiOS, The Verizon/Yahoo DSL Deal: $14.95, SBC Picks IP-TV Settops, The Free Triple Play, VDSL-2 Ratified, IPTV: Is It Soup Yet?, IP-TV Settops, Legislators: Don't Mess With SBC, DirecTV + WiMax?, Duopoly Laws, Mobile TV Expands, Video Search and Big Media Mobilizes.
University of Georgia's Peabody Archive selects SAMMA for videotape migration project
The University of Georgia's Peabody Archives has signed with Media Matters to use their System for the Automated Migration of Media Archives, or SAMMA, to migrate over 2,000 recordings submitted by local television stations around the United States for consideration in the annual Peabody Awards competition between 1973 and 1990. The project, funded by the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures

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For months, Keisha Grey has had a crush on Mr. King, the man who runs her pool cleaning service. He's a big, black Bull. One of the biggest she's seen. He's over six feet tall, and his muscles are so huge, his work coveralls barely fit. Since Keisha first laid eyes on him, she's wondered if his cock is as big as his biceps. Today, she's going to find out. Her plan to seduce him... more
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Today, there's a celebration. JonJon, one of the black bulls who love working white girls, just earned his real estate license! And what a better way to celebrate than hiring a "private dancer"! The fellahs bust open the bank by hiring one of this generation's greatest porn stars -- Keisha Gray. Keisha is beautiful and busty and always horny for big, black cock. Today the bulls... more
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It's a "Girl's Day" at Chanel Preston's beautiful home, and she's invited her "besties" -- Keisha Gray and Valentina Nappi -- over for a Jacuzzi Party! She's also invited her "BBC Crew", too! The party starts in the warm water on a clear, chilly day. Once the girls work the crew up using their willing mouths, it's back into the house, where all three girls lets the Bulls use al... more
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When it's time to worship the black man, it's tough to find two girls who are more enthusiastic to do such a thing than Keisha Grey and Britney Amber. And take a look at newcummer Jax Slayher! Jax looks like someone chiseled his 6'4" frame from stone, and his BBC sent Keisha and Britney into ecstasy! After Jax took turns in each of their cunts, he turned his focus to their tigh... more
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No matter how hot your girl is, sooner or later things get stale in the bedroom. Take Max, for example. He's got a great house and a beautiful girl and he's bored to tears. After all, how long can someone be expected to fuck in the missionary position with the lights off before it grows old? Max has had this talk with his girl, Keisha Grey about this, and now he's gonna get ser... more
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Keisha Grey is a black cock slut. This is common knowledge. What a lot of people don't know is, when Keisha gets bored -- and horny -- she dresses up like the slut is she and goes on the prowl. Do I have to say she's looking for black dick? Or that she'll walk into just about any establishment to get some? Today she strolls into a social club. One where she knows the black men ... more
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You're about to witness a porno match up of epic proportions. In one corner, Keisha Grey, hailing from Florida and one of the biggest names working Porn Valley today. In the opposite corner, the legendary Mandingo. Does the man with arguably the biggest dick in the history of porn really need an introduction? Keisha's here for one reason, and that's to test the boundaries of he... more
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If Keisha Grey hopes to become a top performer then she solidified that by taking a trip to an adult bookstore. The brunette with amazing tits has just found at, first hand, that condoms for white guys don't necessarily fit the sheer girth of the BLACK MAN. Keisha enters the glory hole only after hearing of it through the rumor mill. Her phone blows up as her mouth attempts to... more
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Keisha Grey, the busty brunette, makes her long-awaited return to the Dogfart Network! What's Keisha been up to since we last saw her? We discuss how the most phenomenal ass in porn stays humble in adult video. Have there been any times where new performers look to Keisha for advice? We bring in co-star Davin King to the interview. Davin shocks Keisha with some recent stories from her ... more
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Today is the day that Keisha Grey breaks her personal record when it comes to gangbangs. In fact, with six black bulls, this is Keisha Grey's biggest interracial gangbang! Before the festivities begin, we find her co-stars stud, Slim Poke, Sean Michaels, Chris Cock, Jon Jon, and Isiah Maxwell rapping to some of Slim's very own tracks. While they wait for Keisha to make her way to the sta... more
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What happens when you get three of the top-rated female performers on set? You're about to to find out! Keisha Grey, Valentina Nappi and Chanel Preston come together for an amazing for amazing interracial orgy! What did Valentina have to say about today's scene, while the other two were in make-up? And wait until you see Valentina and Keisha have a "twerk off" prior to the scene! Ricky J... more
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We begin our interview with Britney Amber talking about her ninth year in adult video. Today's scene will be Jax's Dogfart debut, which brings up the topic of Britney working with brand new male talent. Britney talks about how difficult it is being male talent in Porn Valley. We get Keisha Grey out of makeup and introduced to Britney Amber. This boy/girl/girl interracial anal scene is... more
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While over looking the Porn Valley, Keisha Grey talks about her return here at the Dogfart Network. The last time we saw Keisha Grey, she was getting her ass stretched by Mandingo for BlacksOnBlondes.com. Keisha is back for an interracial cuckold scene, and she considers herself the "cuck queen." Actually, any guy dating her is expected to be ok with Keisha bringing home another girl to ... more
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Keisha Grey is back at The Dogfart Network for her very first interracial blowbang. The busty brunette talks about how to get on her "booty call list" and what's going through her mind prior to meeting up with nine big, black cocks. Keisha Grey discusses what makes a "pretty dick" and how she politely turns down constant offers of dick. Minutes before the scene Keisha Grey talks about... more
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Take a step behind the curtain for Keisha Grey's return to Dogfart (after a rather raunchy trip to Gloryhole.com). We've paired her up with one of the all-time greats, Mandingo. Keisha talks about her personal life, so it's an intimate look into the life of one of the biggest porn stars today. After the wrap, Keisha shows her butt hole after Mandingo got through with it. Enjoy shower tim... more
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Keisha Grey is the type of girl we want to drop what we're doing just to get her to the fucking part of the day. Why's that? Trying to hold camera and interview her while packing a huge erection is as difficult as it gets. Keisha Grey is a well of knowledge and we know you'll love her. ... more


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Scott reproduced the email I sent to Marvin Kalb, explaining some of the reasons why we know the Dan Rather documents were fakes, here. My email to Mr. Kalb was prompted by his message to a reader, in which Kalb expressed agnosticism as to whether the documents were genuine:
Dear Mr. Thomas: I know you believe that the documents were forged. I have yet to see the evidence, which I presume you have and are willing to share. Not charges, please,…but evidence. Also, the point of Dan Rather's story was that the President received favorable treatment and thus avoided serving in Vietnam. Have you evidence to the contrary? If not, there is no need to respond.
Best of luck,
Marvin Kalb
As noted above, I wrote to Mr. Kalb with a brief summary of the evidence showing that 1) the documents were fakes, and 2) the underlying story–that President Bush had used "influence" to get into the National Guard, and had failed to fulfill his duties as a member of the Guard–was false. I got the following response from Mr. Kalb this morning:
Dear Mr. Hinderaker:
Thank you for your long, exhaustive email. You took the time to write it, and I appreciate that very much. If I responded point by point, I fear we would still end up at opposite sides of the issue. For me the key point is that President Bush had the opportunity, as did thousands of other young Americans to go to Vietnam, to fight for America there, many never to return. He chose the Texas Air National Guard with duty in Texas and I believe Louisiana.
The documents in Rather's story were faulthy, fake, fogeries,–choose your word. They were no good, at the end of the day. That was lousy journalism, and evefryone knows that–that's the easy part of the issue. The rest…well, you go your way, I'll go with the young men I covered who went to Vietnam for their country. We can disagree.
Good luck.
Marvin Kalb
Which seemed to me to change the subject rather dramatically. So I responded as follows:
Mr. Kalb, thank you for responding. I am glad that you acknowledge the falsity of the documents as well as–I think–the falsity of the underlying story.
President Bush has never claimed to be a war hero. That said, he served. The duty he performed was both difficult and dangerous. Does he deserve as much credit as those who got shot at in Vietnam? He says he doesn't, and I agree. On the other hand, he deserves more credit than those who could have volunteered but didn't, and as a result didn't serve at all–like, for example, me.
But service in the National Guard isn't what the Kerry campaign and CBS criticized Bush for. They accused him of using some nefarious "influence" to get into the Guard, and of not fulfilling his duties once he got there. Those accusations were false, and the documents that supposedly proved them were, as you acknowledge, fakes.
Thanks again for your response.
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Genomics & Genetics Weekly -- As a teenage student athlete, Emily Bates hated never knowing when the next migraine would strike, disrupting her schoolwork, practices and competitions.
Now it's payback time.
The BYU chemistry professor will publish research this week in Science Translational Medicine that identifies mutations in a gene that makes people more susceptible to migraine headaches. The study is the first demonstration of a genetic cause for the common migraine and is an important step in the search for a cure.
"I had migraines really frequently and severely," Bates said. "I would lose my vision, vomit uncontrollably - it would wipe out an entire day. I decided then as a high school student that I was going to work on migraines, that I was going to figure them out and help find a cure."
Her last migraine happened the day before a marathon she planned to run in October 2003. Though her migraines eventually stopped, she didn't.
After earning a Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard, Bates did post-doctoral research with a team of geneticists led by Louis Ptacek at UC San Francisco's medical school. This gene hunting party worked with two families that appeared to have a dominantly inherited form of the affliction.
The researchers zeroed in on genetic mutations these families had in common - mutations that affect production of a protein known as casein kinase delta. To test whether this was a cause or a coincidence, Bates designed an experiment to determine whether the same genetic trait led to migraine symptoms in mice.
"All sensations become amplified with migraines, including touch, heat, sound and light," said Bates, who continued work on the project when she took a position at BYU in 2009.
The researchers observed this heightened sensitivity in the migraine mice in very subtle ways - from the warmth of a tiny light and the pressure of a single hair-like filament (see also Headache and Migraine).
"It's a molecular clue," Bates said. "Now we can try to figure out what this specific protein affects in the body and how that is involved with migraines."
Nearly 12 percent of Americans experience at least one migraine each year. Women are three times more likely to suffer from migraines.
Thankfully a teenage girl decided to use her brain to fight the headaches.
"There haven't been a lot of people working on migraine research, mostly because it's so complex and unpredictable," Bates said. "This represents a lot of work to find and see the differences."
Keywords for this news article include: Neurology, Headache and Migraine, Brigham Young University.
Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. Copyright 2013, NewsRx LLC
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Cuana Media needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 16 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
Cuana Media
Cuana Media is a consulting company providing valuable social media research and strategies to businesses seeking to develop a broader marketing presence in the ever changing and expanding digital landscape.
The target audience is Small businesses.
Ideally I want a site that is very easy to navigate and clearly conveys that we are social media company. I don't want the main site to have a lot of photos - very minimalistic is the look and feel I would like.
I'd like the website to be more artistic that gives more of a relaxed but professional feel rather than totally business focused.
The winning design will be the most unique, we don't really want something generic and looks like other sites.
Black and white
Please make sure that you look at our logo and that it fits with the website design - logo attached to this contest.
contains our contact details - at the bottom of the page
I'd like to convey through any means you see fit the fact that we are a social media company, through images or any other means.
I don't want images of people
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2. Contact us
3. Portofolio
4. HomePage
I don't want a lot of information presented to people who arrive at our site - You can see examples of the types of sites I like from looking at the list of sites below.
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Kick Back in Pantone Inspired Style: PANTONE HOTEL Opens in Brussels
A Work of Art in Itself, the PANTONE HOTEL Brussels Inspires Guests with Colorful Design and Décor
BRUSSELS, Belgium and CARLSTADT, N.J., May 19, 2010 – Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on color, today announced the opening of the PANTONE HOTEL™ in Brussels. Centrally located just steps from Avenue Louise, a glamorous shopping and business district named for a king's daughter and now a muse to modern-day designers, the boutique PANTONE HOTEL combines a chic, colorful design aesthetic with comfortable, well-appointed guest rooms. The lobby and rooftop terraces are destinations unto themselves within a bustling city center famous for its artistic, culinary and political history.
The PANTONE HOTEL is perfect for cosmopolitan adventurers as well as small corporate meetings and business conferences, cocktail receptions and special events. The PANTONE HOTEL will awaken guests' senses to an array of colorful delights and playful surprises. Designed by Belgian interior designer Michel Penneman and Belgian architect Olivier Hannaert, each of the hotel's seven floors are enlightened by different color palettes to complement guests' emotions with distinctive hues – whether vivid or subdued.
Through a licensing partnership with British developers, the PANTONE HOTEL is part of PANTONE UNIVERSE®, an expanding line of colorful, design-inspired products for consumers. From PANTONE Chip inspired mugs created by W2 to Sonia Spencer cufflinks and Alpa stationary and bags, the hotel offers the largest selection of PANTONE UNIVERSE products worldwide, all available for purchase at the hotel.
"Paris has the Champs Elysées, Barcelona has the Ramblas and New York City has Fifth Avenue," said Lisa Herbert, executive vice president at Pantone. "On Avenue Louise, international labels commingle with Belgian goods of all kinds against a backdrop of elegant mansions and modern business towers, all bordered by chestnut trees. Pantone is right at home in the heart of this vibrant city center, having long been synonymous with color and design in all walks of life, from high fashion and interior design to corporate branding."
The guest rooms are works of art – white walls and bedding provide a clean, crisp canvas for saturated pops of vibrant color. Adding to the artistry, rooms feature photographic installations created by renowned Belgian photographer Victor Levy that include a spectrum of vibrant PANTONE Colors to create a unique ambiance in each room. The 59 affordably priced rooms and suites empower guests to transform their travels by selecting a room that complements their mood through color. The rooms and suites are patterned after one of seven distinct PANTONE Color palettes and include inviting bedding, LCD TVs and central air conditioning; many also offer unparalleled views of Brussels.
Two custom, top-floor meeting rooms are available for private events and other functions. Meeting rooms can accommodate up to 20 people and are equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual and technical equipment. Ideal for summer cocktail parties or events, the rooftop terrace, complete with its own bar, can be rented for private functions of up to 100 guests. PANTONE Color consultants are also available by appointment for informal color consultations or to present educational seminars on color psychology and trends.
Rooms and packages can be booked by visiting www.pantonehotel.com.
About PANTONE UNIVERSE
The PANTONE HOTEL is part of PANTONE UNIVERSE, an expanding line of colorful, design-driven products to touch and tempt consumers. PANTONE UNIVERSE products available for purchase at the PANTONE HOTEL include iconic PANTONE Mugs by W2, a bath and body line by Hypro Cosmetics, casual clothing for men and women by Gentryportofino, cufflinks and keychains from the Sonia Spencer Accessories Collection, stationery and bags by Alpa, and folding chairs and metal storage boxes by Seletti.
About Pantone
Pantone LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, has been the world's color authority for 45 years, providing design professionals with products and services for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity. Always a source for color inspiration, Pantone also offers designer-inspired products and services for consumers. More information is available at www.pantone.com.
About X-Rite
X-Rite, Incorporated, is the global leader in color science and technology. The company, which now includes color industry leader Pantone, develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color solutions through measurement systems, software, color standards and services. X-Rite's expertise in inspiring, selecting, measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color helps users get color right the first time and every time, which translates to better quality and reduced costs. X-Rite serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical. For further information, please visit www.xrite.com.


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Drigney needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 152 designs submitted by 35 freelance designers.
Navicon Advisors
Navicon Advisors is a new national firm with a team driven approach to providing consulting services to the real estate development industry (primarily in the multi-family arena). The name Navicon is a play on the idea of providing services to "navigate through the construction and development process"
Real estate developers and investors
This logo must translate well to multiple uses, web page, stationary, business cards, vehicle signage, etc. Other than that, be creative.
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Beginning with LiveCycle ES2 Service Pack 2 (22.214.171.124), LiveCycle supports just-in-time provisioning of users that don't yet exist in User Management. Just-in-time (JIT) provisioning creates new users dynamically in User Management once an authentication provider has successfully authenticated their credentials. Additionally, relevant roles and groups are assigned on-the-fly to the new user.
We have published a new TechNote that you can read to understand and implement this feature. This TechNote discusses the following:
- The need for JIT user provisioning
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If only life were as simple as it used to be. Posting items a few times a week, tossing out updates, securing art, and making it all read like a short, pithy little stories. Not so much these days.
But, there is news to share, which means it's time for a long overdue post. As if having a baby and producing, publishing, and marketing a book in one year weren't enough… we've decided to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee. I've accepted a job to be the managing editor of a pub called Nashville Lifestyles — my family and I leave Boston in just 4 short weeks.
Now, if you've read the book, you might be thinking, "Gee, that sounds an awful lot like the career she left way back when to go do this oyster thing." And yup, that's definitely true. But… and there is a big "but" here… things are different now. (His name is Charlie – aka: Poseidon — and if you haven't met him yet, he's pretty adorable.) Charlie is a major reason why I've decided to take this job and we, as a family, need to make this move. Not only will this move get us much closer to all of Charlie's grandparents, but it will bring some much-needed stability and yes, even a little bit of sanity to our lives.
We've been talking about a move to the South for years. For as long as Dave and I have been together, actually. Our parents are in Hilton Head, SC and Knoxville, TN. My sister is in Charlotte. We've always talked about raising our kids in the South and as soon as Charlie arrived, we knew we needed to make that happen pronto. This opportunity came up midway through the summer and after a phone interview and a whirlwind trip to the NL offices, I was offered the job and the decision was made. It's time. After 11 years in this city, I can honestly say that it is officially time.
The past year has been a trip. We went from living this non-stop, deliciously crazy, excitement-filled life to one that was suddenly dictated by a very sweet (and handsome) but very demanding little blonde dude. He's always up for an adventure, sure. But letting his mom drop everything to go work on a farm or, ahem, giving her the luxury of sitting down to dwell over the nuances of blog post? Nuh-uh. The kid is not having it.
This is, of course, all completely fine because a year into Charlie's life, I can tell you that whatever he is doing, or picking up, or jabbering about, or pushing around with sticky fingers, or pulling himself up on, or watching, or sleeping in, or even breathing near is WAY more intoxicating than that old life we left behind. (I guess that's what all the fuss is about.) It is hard to imagine anything better in the world than our life with him. Even if that means life without Boston.
This year has taught me a few things about myself. The first, and biggest lesson, is that I desperately need structure. Structure makes me a better person, a better wife, and a better mom. It gives me the confidence that tomorrow will go smoothly and that Charlie will be a happier kid because of it. This new job will give me structure, as well as a creative outlet; it will give me a magazine to craft, and shape, and edit, and enjoy…much like a book would, only shorter and with more to offer the world on a regular basis. This job is a very good thing and I can't wait to get down there and get started.
But it will not be easy. I am not ready to say goodbye to this place or the people, who have become my family here. We are deeply rooted in this city: in its restaurant culture, music scene, media, and literary world. In its people, its politics, and yes, even its sports. We love this city and we always will. It will be forever burrowed inside of us and influence all that we do.
But all of this makes the move even more exciting for both of us. The promise that we will get to know a new city and hopefully have the opportunity to fall in love with it just as deeply as we did with Boston has re-energized us. Dave will be making his way in Music City — a dream he's had since he first started teaching himself guitar in Knoxville — and returning to his home state. I will be going back to a full-time career in media, a world I've missed (albeit sporadically) since leaving it that fateful day so many years ago. Yes, we'll be closer to family but we will also be closer to a life that we've always wanted for ourselves.
The only real question that remains is: Where will I get good oysters down there? Oyster bars? Brasseries? I'm open to suggestions…or perhaps a promise from my friends at Island Creek that they will one day open a Southern version of ICOB. A land-locked girl can dream, can't she?
For now, stay tuned. There is more news to follow (soon, actually) and plenty more oyster eating to be done.


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Diego Boneta From 'Rock of Ages' Rocks the MTV Movie Awards – Hunk of the Day
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I know we missed another week on this post, but here we go again. Last week wasnt too bad. I had some good runs, some bad runs. But last night I think I might have broken my toe - walking through my basement and not paying attention I slammed it into a large metal beam we have laying on the ground down there. It still hurts and is still a bit swollen - not sure how it will feel during my run at lunch today.
Otherwise, still going, and hoping to start moving more into Barefoot running over the next month.
MIlestones this week (not sure how accurate this is because somebody sorted the list and all the retired runners were moved up into the list with the other runners. I just dont have time to fix it right now. I have removed the link to the spreadsheet though until I get it worked out.
mikeburlingame - 19 months
lorrieg - 10 months
favre3xmvp - 9 months
Father Russia - 9 months
Jill_B - 200 days
Captain Atom - 7 months
Strings n 88 keys - 7 months
Kathyrunning - 4 months
jb944 - 3 months
Chicago RnR 1/2 Marathon
90 days for me today and I'm feeling good.
Last week was a major victory for me - my highest mileage week ever, my longest run (12.09) ever outside of the half, and I passed my goal of 1000K for the year. I guess I need new goals . . .
Not much to report -- still hanging in although some days I have felt like not running. Odd to feel that way but I think it is because of the marathon training. I am just tired and am ready to cut back a little on the mileage.
Hope everyone has a good week -- and congrats to those reaching milestones!
I fly.
Today may be the end of my streak. I'm sick as a dog and I'm not sure I can muster the strength to run.
MTA: I ran 1 mile. Now I'm going to go die.
Bring it on.
MTA: I ran 1 mile. Now I'm going to go die.
And you earned it Feel free to puke if you want to too.
In it for the long run..
"It's not who wins the workout..."
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Still going, but not many miles since my race is a week out. Continuing to stress more about working on the house than thinking about the race - I have 8 people coming to dinner a week after the race. Spent many hours in the car yesterday and today driving to the coast for a memorial service for an 81 year old cousing.
In other words, lots of thing to take my mind off running.
Marathon Maniac #991 Half Fanatic #58 Double Agent #22 It's a perfect day and I feel great!
432 and going strong, but today's chilly damp fall-ness has me bummed about the upcoming dark and wet days. I think this year I will do more indoor running.
Get off my porch
Thanks guys. I just spoke to the director of my sons' school and there is a stomach bug going around. At least it's only a 24 hour thing, I'm feeling MUCH better today. Still weak though. Hopefully I'll be able to do at least 4 later... we'll see.
MTA: Got 2 in on the treadmill and had to stop before I fainted. I think not eating anything but Jello is not fuel enough for 4 miles of running. I'll try to get the rest in tonight. Ugh.
Nice work everyone, especially Jill gutting it out literally
My mileage is down but the streak is being maintained. I really need to cut something out of my busy life so I can run more!
I'm feeling good so far as I approach 4 months. Taking it easy this week (2 mile runs) in prep for the Smuttynose Half on Sunday. Weren't there some other streakers that were doing that race? Wanna meet?
I will be there. Depending on the weather, I should be wearing a red "Winchester Highlanders" running shirt and dark blue shorts, with some yellow running shoes. If it is cold/raining I will probably have on a throw-away long sleeve shirt from some other race though.
I should be lined up somewhere near the back with a tall guy with a beard and a hat on (I have been helping him and his wife train for this race for a few months now).


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A young Middlebury College professor of history, Freidin recently recalled that he was trying to escape the world of academia. On the suggestion of a colleague, he and a fellow professor took an overnight bike trip through Vermont.


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|enough is enough (STOPPING TREATMENT)
Sep 9, 2006
Hi Doctor Bob,
I've been reading your forum ever since I was diagnosed, but never needed to write in because, yes, the answers really are in the archives! (Remember this people).
But now I've decided I've had enough. My meds have failed, and I've had every side effect possible. I hardly even recognize myself in a mirror thank to lipoatrophy and am really thin from wasting and throwing up. Hepatitis is just ridiculous, PN's a pain and anemia's getting really boring. And I'm STILL not undetectable.
So I'm sendiing the rest of my meds to a charity that sends them to the third world, and am going to try to live whatever time I have left in a better way. I want to live again before I die. I hope to recover my zip and maybe this general health improvement will really be better for me. I want a good quality of life, even if it is shorter.
I only have one question. I do get along quite well with my doctor, but do you think he's likely to agree to continue monitoring my general health? Do I still need to take up an HIV specialist's time? I haven't asked him yet and would appreciate your reaction if one of your patients took this decision. Not that I'll change my mind, but I'd like to be prepared.
I'm not just giving up. I have fought this for 10 years, and given it everything I had. I intend to continue to do so, but want to feel better.
Thank you for this wonderful service. You are not just one of the good guys, but one of the best guys!
Your friend Jess
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Hello Jess,
We are always in control of our own destiny and free to make our own choices regarding if and what therapies we are willing to take.
"Quality of life" has to be an essential part of any treatment equation, although unfortunately it often seems to have second-class status when treating significant illnesses like AIDS or cancer. What would be my reaction if one of my patients wanted to discontinue therapy for the reasons you elaborated in your post? I would continue to offer my assistance in whatever way I could. If I felt the patient had made a wrong decision based on inaccurate information, I would do my best to enlighten him or her. If I felt he made the wrong decision because he was depressed or was not thinking clearly, I would work on those issues. Ultimately, as I said before, the decision belongs to the patient. And even if I would have chosen a different path, the physician's duty is to help, to inform and to serve.
That said, looking specifically at your situation, you state, "I'm not giving up. I have fought this for 10 years, and given it everything I had. I intend to continue to do so, but want to feel better." That statement sends up immediate red flags to me indicating that the "quality of life" component in your treatment regimens has not received the attention it deserves.
Should you continue to "take up an HIV specialist's time?" Absolutely. You need a competent and compassionate HIV specialist now more than ever, one that will work with you and help you with the priorities you have set. "I want to live again before I die. I hope to recover my zip." You report "my meds have failed and I've had every side effect possible. I hardly even recognize myself in the mirror . . . lipoatrophy . . . wasting . . . throwing up . . . hepatitis is just ridiculous . . . PN's a pain . . . anemia's getting really boring, etc." Chances are your HIV specialist may be almost as frustrated as you by not being able to drive your viral load down and allow immune reconstitution. You'll need to refocus his efforts, advising him what is most important to you and what options (and potential consequences of those options) you have to choose from. Many of the things you list can be treated very effectively anemia, nausea, vomiting, pain and even fatigue. Ideally the best therapies target the underlying cause of the symptom. But if your HIV and/or hepatitis are not responding to your meds, then symptomatic therapies are available that can greatly improve each of those annoying conditions. Ultimately, if those come under control, you may even consider trying to knock your viral load down with a more user friendly drug regimen or even a drug still in clinical trials that appears to have fewer side effects. If your current HIV specialist isn't willing to work with you, I would suggest you seek a second opinion. Often a second opinion can offer additional insights or treatment options another specialist may not have considered.
Jess, your body may be taking a beating at the moment, but I can certainly tell your spirit is still strong and vibrant. I firmly believe the human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it, including HIV! I also believe we often measure life in the wrong dimension length! It should instead be measured in depth.
Feel better, Jess. I'm here if you need me.
Your friend,
we will overcome, not a question!
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Afrobarometer, Africa's widely-respected polling organization, found that 68 percent of Africans doubt the secrecy of their ballot. In other words, a majority of Africans are skeptical about what they think is a key element in elections. As Afrobarometer points out, that skepticism is surprisingly high in established democracies, such as Senegal (89 percent), Kenya (80 percent), and South Africa (68 percent).
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Skiing began in mid-November, but for most of the first half of the season it was an almost impossible job to keep the trails covered, with every small drop of snow followed by a driving rainstorm. Still, Mike Hussey and his crew worked long hours to make sure there was always something to ski on.
There is something about evergreens bent and laden under a thick quilt of fresh snow. Especially spruces and firs and hemlocks. To say it was a feeling of waiting would not be quite right. Waiting so often implies impatience. But the woods were not impatient. Rather it was a feeling of tranquility.
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It's not easy being a high-performing school district in an affluent community.
The La Cañada Unified School District, whose students have the second-highest test scores of any K-12 district in the state, is facing several financial challenges.
While California voters passed Proposition 30 in November to support public schools, La Cañada Unified leaders are concerned that the higher sales and income taxes required to pay for the measure might harm fundraising efforts by the La Cañada Educational Foundation. The foundation raises more than $2 million a year for summer school, teachers' salaries and more.
Tax changes that would go into effect Jan. 1 if the federal government does not steer clear of the "fiscal cliff" pose additional burdens.
Finally, a shift in the way California funds programs for English-language learners could take a bite directly from the La Cañada Unified budget.
When Gov. Jerry Brown reveals his proposed state budget next month, he is expected to pursue a new school funding model known as the weighted student formula. The formula provides additional money for school districts with high numbers of English-language learners and low-income students who qualify for free or reduced-cost lunches.
La Cañada has relatively few students in either category.
La Cañada Supt. Wendy Sinnette said during a Dec. 4 school board meeting that she thinks the governor's goal "is a good one." But she also said it made some districts winners of increased funding and others losers, and that La Cañada Unified would be one of the biggest losers.
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text: On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, Li, Bo wrote: > Doug have got many valuable points I think. > The current application using MPI or OPENMP on a multi-core machine runs in simple SMP way, which means nearly nothing done for multi-core optimization. IMHO, at least multi-core processors equips with different internal inter-connection from general SMP system. We can put much data exchanging operations done on one socket and the external bandwidth can be used for any other threads. > For SMP systems or multi-core systems, main memory bandwidth can be the critical bottle-neck. In some of my experiments, 8 cores can eat all of them and in extreme cases, 4 cores eat up and you can hardly find any improvement from 4 cores to 8 cores. In these conditions, data transferring should be planned well and done in an efficient. > By the way, I prefer to use OPENMP on a SMP system and MPI between boxes in a cluster. Multi-core processors saved me much money for the same peak performance, but tuning or optimization can help us do better. > Regards, > Li, Bo More to the point (and perhaps more useful for cluster/systems engineers) -- as one adds cores to a CPU without increasing the bandwidth of the memory it shares or otherwise multiplexing the pathways to that memory, it is almost inevitable that a memory bottleneck will appear. It seems reasonable to probe that memory bottleneck as directly as possible with e.g. multiple copies of stream or stream-like benchmarks that also permit shuffled/nonstreaming/random access to memory blocks for varying sizes and strides of read and written data to get an idea of the BASELINE rates and nonlinearities as one runs over the cache boundaries and so on. This gives people without access to a quad core at least the opportunity to meditate on whether or not there is any hope of it being useful, to them, compared to (say) a dual dual core or two single processor dual cores with a network connection. A quad core CPU "is" a little mini-beowulf in some sense and faces very similar issues when one contemplates its task scaling, and just as network-based IPCs are the crux of the issue for COTS cluster design it seems that core-to-core and/or core-to-memory latencies and bandwidths in different load configurations are at the crux for multicores, where putting LOTS of cores on a single die can just make things MUCH worse. (Remembering that the task scaling curve can easily turn DOWN if you put too many CPUs on a task with inadequate IPC capacity.) Has anyone published a simple set of these numbers? One would expect to be able to understand most other benchmarks in terms of them... rgb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Eadline" <deadline at eadline.org> > To: "Ruhollah Moussavi Baygi" <ruhollah.mb at gmail.com> > Cc: <beowulf at beowulf.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Intel Quad-Core or AMD Opteron > > >> Multi-core, I lie awake at night thinking about this stuff. >> There seem to be no quick answers. >> >> The thing that amazes me about multi-core is how many people >> consider the performance of a single process to be a good measure >> of total processor performance. If you are going to by a quad-core >> CPU to run one process at a time, then this is good test >> otherwise it is like predicting performance of your code >> on cluster by running it on the head node as single >> serial job. >> >> Over the past 8-10 months I have had the chance to test >> Intel quad-core, AMD dual core (soon I'll have some Barcelona's) >> and here are my conclusions. The details of what I found are >> in my columns in Linux Magazine, which is slowly making its way >> to the LM web site (and eventually ClusterMonkey): >> >> - how well multiple processes run (use memory) on quad-core >> is very application specific. I have a simple test script >> that calculates what I call "effective cores". I have seen >> these results range from about 2-7 on a dual socket quad-core >> Intel system (8 cores total) and a quad socket dual core AMD >> system (8 cores total). >> >> - running a single copy of the NAS FT benchmark on a clovertown >> was much faster than a comparable Opteron. But, running a parallel >> MPI version of FT on 8 cores showed the AMD system to be faster. >> >> - on Intel quad-cores where the process is placed can have >> large effect on performance. This is largely due to the >> fact that you have four dual core woodcrests each with it's >> own cache. Naturally, if you have four processes running >> it is best if each one gets its own woodcrest. To the OS >> the all look the same. Other than Intel MPI, I don't >> know of any other MPI that attempts to optimize this. >> Open MPI has some processor affinity but it is >> not all that sophisticated (yet). >> >> - again depending on the application, GigE may not >> sufficient to support the amount of traffic that >> multi-core can generate. So if your code ran >> well on GigE, it may not on a multi-core cluster. >> Things like IB or Myrinet 10GigE may be needed. >> >> Please note, I am not trying to pick a winner, were that >> even possible. I want to state that more than ever testing >> your code(s) in parallel on these systems is critical if >> you want to get optimal performance. >> >> One other thing I found as well. I recently ran the NAS >> parallel benchmarks on a dual socket quad core Intel system >> (8 cores total) using both the OpenMP (GNU 4.2) and MPI (LAM) >> libraries. Anyone want to guess what produced the best results? >> >> -- >> Doug >> >> >>> Hi everybody, >>> >>> As you may be aware of, Intel has reduced the price of its Quad CPUs, >>> dramatically. >>> >>> Does anyone have any experience using Intel Quad-Core CPUs in a Beowulf >>> Cluster? >>> >>> Do you prefer these ones over AMD Opteron? >>> >>> Essentially, are Intel Quad CPUs having really FOUR cores? Are they really >>> 64-bit processors, as Opterons are? >>> >>> Thanks for any comment on each of my questions. >>> >>> Wishes, >>> rmb >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best, >>> Ruhollah Moussavi Baygi >>> >>> >>> !DSPAM:46cc246327668298414181! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >>> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >>> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >>> >>> >>> !DSPAM:46cc246327668298414181! >>> >> >> >> -- >> Doug >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -- Robert G. 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Two children are without their mother after police say a Hamshire man shot her multiple times in the 156000 block of Heckaman Loop in Hamshire, Texas.
According to a press release, at approximately 10:44 a.m., a man advised police his next door neighbor had just come to the front door and admitted to shooting his girlfriend.
Jefferson County Sheriff spokesman Rod Carroll said the suspect tried to give his children, twins around three years old, to his neighbor who locked the door and called 911, shaken at the sight of the man's bloodied children.
"It scared the hell out him," Carroll said.
Police were able to track the suspect — a man they later identified as James Martin Chaney, 44, of Hamshire — to a local gas station where he was taken into custody without incident. Chaney's two children were found inside the vehicle unharmed.
Police later found the children's mother, Tina Gail Aubey, 42, of Hamshire, deceased inside the home with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Recorded Outside Amongst The Bugs!
I had an opportunity to record some videos this weekend. While I was doing that I decided 'why not film me recording the audio intro for Episode 82 of my podcast?'
So, here it is!
This was the first time that I used my iPhone 4's memo feature. The audio sounds pretty good huh? I stripped the original audio for the video with the audio from the iPhone 4, to make it sound as clear as possible.
I gotta say, that I was literally eaten alive by all those bugs flying around there! I'm still suffering a crazy amount of mosquito bites. I may consider doing stuff like this more.
What do you think?
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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning leaves U.S. Magistrate Court at Fort Meade, Md., on Tuesday.
Raising the hackles of some attorneys who work on transgender legal issues, defense attorneys for Bradley Manning apparently intend to make an almost novel legal argument -- that the Army private was suffering from gender identity disorder when his alleged crimes were committed -- if his case proceeds to court martial as expected.
In the first five days of Manning's preliminary hearing at Fort Meade, Md., prosecutors and defense attorneys have both presented evidence that Manning, accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret government documents to the WikiLeaks website, was wrestling with gender issues in the period leading up to the publication of the documents.
The defense stated Saturday that Manning, 24, had written to one of his supervisors when he was stationed in Iraq before his arrest and said he had concluded he was suffering from gender identity disorder, which is classified as a medical disorder in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. He included a photo of himself dressed as a woman in the letter and said the issue was affecting his ability to do his job or think clearly.
A defense attorney and a witness also stated that Manning had created a Facebook profile and opened at least one email account using the name "Breanna Manning," which the attorney described as an "alter-ego."
As the hearing continued Tuesday, prosecutors presented testimony indicating that Manning had used another soldier's laptop to order a book on female facial reconstructive surgery from Amazon.com that he had shipped to his Potomac address.
A search of Amazon.com for the term "female facial reconstructive surgery" returns just one title, "Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman."
Also Tuesday, Manning's attorneys did little to challenge testimony by prosecution witnesses tying Manning to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and other electronic evidence collected in the case.
Manning is charged with aiding the enemy and violating the Espionage Act. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
If Manning's case does go to court martial, his attorneys will apparently be just the second defense team to attempt to use a gender identity disorder as at least a partial defense in a military case, according to Jack King, a staff attorney with the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys specializing in mental health issues.
The only other case on record, he said, involved Karen Davis, a Navy electrician's mate, second class, formerly known as Charles Marx, who was prosecuted in the mid-1980s "for wearing women's clothing (a skirt, nylons, a women's blouse, a bra, women's fashion jeans, nail polish, a purse, and a wig) on numerous occasions while at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard."
In appealing her court martial in 1988, Davis' attorneys argued that such conduct was not illegal. They also stated that, while living as Marx, she had been diagnosed by several Navy psychiatrists as having gender identity disorder and that cross-dressing was therapeutic.
The military appeals court allowed her dishonorable discharge to stand for the reason that cross-dressing was "prejudicial to good order and discipline and discrediting of the Armed Forces."
King said such a case would be unlikely today, given the greater understanding of gender identity disorder.
"Now, if a person could show that because he or she believed themselves to be a member of the opposite sex they had an irresistible impulse to cross-dress, they would in all likelihood qualify for a medical discharge," he said.
Several attorneys who work with transgender legal issues said they were not aware of a gender identity disorder defense being raised in a civilian court, and King said it's easy to see why not, noting that such a diagnosis "doesn't prevent you from knowing right from wrong." The disorder is most often raised in criminal proceedings as part of an overall insanity defense, or by expert witnesses arguing that a defendant is so mentally damaged that he or she should be committed, he said.
And several lawyers who work with transgender clients indicated they were not happy with the direction that the Manning proceedings have taken.
"We don't think that being transgender, if he in fact is, has anything to do with him breaking the law," said Kylar Broadus, an attorney with the Transgender Law and Policy Institute. "Obviously the charges are serious and we don't want the trial to be sensationalized or detracted from by him being transgender."
"Our opinion is there is no correlation between anything he has done and gender identity disorder," agreed Dru Levasseur, a transgender rights attorney with Lambda Legal.
"This plays into stereotypes that are not true," he continued. "There are a lot of people with gender identity disorder fighting for their lives to be respected and understood as human beings who need equal access to the law. This type of scenario just confuses the situation."
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Security camera video obtained by CNN from the Westgate mall in Nairobi provides chilling new details of the attack last month that claimed the lives of at least 67 civilians and soldiers and injured many more.
During hours of video from the first day of a four-day siege, only four attackers are seen, all of them men, CNN reported.
A man lying in a pool of blood attempts to crawl to safety. A gunman shoots him again.
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In between searching for victims, the attackers are seen talking on their cellphones and kneeling in prayer. The Shabab, the Somali militant group that claimed responsibility for the attack, tweeted at the time that it was in contact with the gunmen as they battled Kenyan security forces.
Although the details provided by Kenyan officials have varied, they initially reported that as many as 15 gunmen may have taken part in the attack, five of whom were killed. The video appears to raise questions about the official accounts.
There were also reports of the possible involvement of a British woman. At Kenya's request, Interpol issued a red alert for the arrest of Samantha Lewthwaite, dubbed the White Widow by Britain's tabloids, who is believed to have links to the Shabab. But in the video reviewed by CNN, no female attackers are seen.
As reported by the Los Angeles Times's South Africa bureau chief, Robyn Dixon, the brutal assault was designed to show Somalia and the world that the once embattled Shabab, which has waged a long-running rebellion, are far from defeated. Its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, warned that there would be more attacks,
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The petitioned article relative to establishing a Heritage Commission and a Heritage Fund which was submitted for inclusion in the Town Meeting Warrant will not appear thereon since the Supervisors of the Checklist found that of the 27 signatures submitted, one was not that of a registered voter and two signatures did not match the signatures of the registered voters as they appear on the voter registration cards. In order to be eligible for inclusion on the warrant, a petition is required to have the signatures of at least 25 registered voters.
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The Madbury Community Club will meet on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall.There will be a Book Swap: each participant will have an opportunity to review the book she has brought, and each person should be going home with a book new to her to read.
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