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Newsday: Greg Logan reports goaltender Rick DiPietro had minor knee (meniscus) surgery on Tuesday. The article notes the latest procedure is not expected to interfere with the goaltender's rehabilitation from his hip surgery and he is expected to be a hundred percent before the opening of training camp but the club took a pro-active approach because the situation was bothering the goaltender.
Mr Logan speculates the surgery is on the same left knee he sprained during warm-ups before a home game against Toronto on Dec. 26.
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I don't know folks, article says DiPietro was on a radio program today and it also says the surgery took place today with the doctor's comments.
That radio program does not provide updates quickly. I'm sure we will get an Islander website release at some point.
Fair to speculate this is why Garth Snow again brought up Dubielewicz early season conditioning?
Feels like regular season to me with all the blogging today. Just wish it was for some good news.
Newsday reports minor knee surgery for DiPietro
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In 2015, Art Coviello retired as Executive Chairman of RSA, The Security Division of EMC. During Mr. Coviello's two-decade career at RSA, the company evolved from its roots in authentication and encryption to being a leader in the most important emerging areas of information security, including security analytics, identity, and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC). Mr. Coviello was a driving force in RSA's rapid growth during his tenure, increasing revenue from $25 million in 1995 to revenues of more than $1 billion in 2014.
In retirement, Mr. Coviello works with companies, industries, and governments to continue informing and shaping the evolution of security strategy to meet the challenges facing organizations today and tomorrow. Mr. Coviello's decades of expertise and influence have made him a recognized leader in the industry and he plays key roles in national and international cyber-security initiatives and is a regular speaker at conferences and forums around the world.
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text: Guardian Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Coast Guard Beach, Dare County, NC Arrival Date: 12/13/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: 9.66 kg (~21 lb) Case History In an effort to help North Carolina facilities overwhelmed by a large number of cold-stunned sea turtles that stranded in early December, nine sea turtles were transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on 13 December 2010. Guardian, a juvenile 7.1 kg Kemp's ridley, is one of two Kemp's ridleys received from NC. Treatment Guardian's heart rate was comparatively strong upon arrival at 36 bpm. This little ridley received a complete physical exam, antibiotics, fluids, and vitamin B complex during admission procedures. S/he initially refused to eat on her own, but we discovered s/he loves mackerel and shrimp and s/he's been eating well since 19 December. Updates 15 January 2011: Recent radiographs show that Guardian is currently clear of osteomyelitis, a bone infection we commonly see in ridleys and are currently treating Hyde for. Blood work values are fairly good with the exception of a slightly elevated WBC count. 8 February 2011: Guardian's body condition is excellent, and radiographs today confirmed this turtle is not suffering from osteomyelitis. Guardian is doing well! Release Date 05/07/2011 Release Location Ise of Palms County Park, SC


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At some point, we all need to rip a thin strip of wood for some project. Maybe you want to make some edge banding for a plywood shelf? Perhaps you need a runner for a drawer or jig? Whatever the project, there are a few tools and techniques to consider in order to cut thin strips safely on the table saw.
A Splitter Prevents Kickback
Of all the safety tips, one of the most important is to make sure you have your splitter or riving knife installed. A thin strip of wood is much more likely to bend or flap around as it comes off the blade. A splitter or riving knife will keep that strip from connecting with the back side of the blade and kicking the board back at you.
Use a Zero-Clearance Insert
When ripping really thin strips, there is a danger that they could fall down the gap between the blade and the table saw throat plate. Not only would this ruin the piece, but it creates the potential for kickback. In this case, make sure to make and install a zero-clearance insert for your table saw. This is a handy accessory to have for a variety of tasks, so it's worth taking the time to make one now.
Wider Strips Can Use the Fence
If the pieces you need to rip are not too thin, you can do so using the table saw's rip fence, as usual. Just set the fence to the width of the strip you want to rip and run the piece through. As you get to the end of the board, make sure to have a push stick ready. If your splitter has anti-kickback pawls or some kind of guard, you'll need a push stick that is long enough to push the piece past the back of the blade while still keeping your fingers well away from danger.
Use a Jig For Very Narrow Strips
It may be that you cannot move the fence close enough to the blade to get the thickness you want. The anti-kickback pawls might be in the way, you don't want to risk damaging the fence, or it's not possible to make a push block thin enough to control the strip as it goes past the blade. In these situations, it makes sense to build a ripping jig.
A thin ripping jig consists of two pieces: a short runner that rides in the left miter slot and a wider flatter piece with a slot cut in it and a point on the blade end. The slot allows the jig to move left and right, adjusting the width of the cut. The idea of a ripping jig is that the thin strip is cut on the left side of the blade. The majority of the board is between the fence and blade, where it is easy to control and the cut-off falls harmlessly away on the left.
For the jig to work, start with a board that has has parallel edges. So, first, prepare the board as usual. With that done, place the jig in the miter slot and adjust the distance between the blade and jig to the desired thickness of the cut. Slide the jig back so that it's in front of the blade. Now, place the board on the table with one edge against the jig and slide the fence up against the other edge and lock the fence in place. Remove the jig and run the board through the saw. Re-install the jig and repeat the process: board against jig, fence against board, remove jig and cut.
An Alternative: The Band Saw
If you don't have a table saw or you don't feel comfortable ripping thin strips at the table saw, the band saw is a viable alternative. Using the band saw can even have a few advantages. First, it doesn't have the kickback potential of the table saw. Second, stock can be pushed or pulled through the blade safely, reducing the need for push sticks. Finally, because the blade is quite a bit thinner than that of the table saw, there's lest waste, allowing more strips to be cut from a single board.
The main downside to using the band saw is that the final cut tends to be a bit rougher than that of the table saw. To account for this, cut your strips a bit wider than you need and run them through the thickness planer. This not only cleans up the rough edge, it also ensures the pieces are a consistent thickness. If you're cutting a lot of strips, joint both edges of the board, cut a strip off each edge and the re-joint each edge with the jointer set at about 1/64 inch depth of cut.With these tips, it is possible to rip thin strips safely and consistently. What do you do to cut thin strips for your projects?


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Care, General Care Projects in Bolivia by Chris Turner
The best way to convey how I now feel about my time in Bolivia would be to tell you one fact. That fact being that every day when I get out of bed I miss Bolivia, and more specifically Cochabamba. However, I don't mean to mislead you into thinking I don't enjoy my life in England right now, yet it somehow just comes up a little short whenever I compare it to my South American experience.
This presents a stark contrast to how I felt on the 4th of March 2007, aboard a plane from Miami to La Paz, with my ipod and my friend Will as my sole link back to England. At that point, despite all the information received, I really had no idea of how my specific experience was going to be. Yet from the minute that we left the Jorge Wilstermann airport, my anxieties were alleviated by the minute. Upon arrival, we were greeted by Carmen Copa, who runs the Care Project that I would be working within. We were driven by taxi through the streets of Cochabamba (an experience in itself) until we arrived in Plaza Colon, the most picturesque and central of all the open meeting areas that are interspersed throughout the city. We were to be living on the 11th floor of the tallest residential apartment block in the city, with the Morales family (sadly no relation to Evo, the president of Bolivia).
At this point, I should make reference to the fact that the only Spanish phrase I knew was 'dos cervezas por favor'. Undoubtedly useful, but also somewhat limiting if our host family ran out of beer. As such, I was somewhat concerned about the fact that I was also aware that our host family were likely to speak little or possibly no English. However, from the moment we crossed the threshold we were warmly welcomed into the arms of a wonderful family. All of the members of the family that lived in the city were waiting for us in the kitchen and we were quickly introduced to 10 members of the family whose names I instantly forgot. Our room had an amazing view of the city and I swiftly felt my fears residing.
The next day I was taken to work for the first time, at the Centro Canarito. This is a day centre for children from the area surrounding 'La Cancha', the huge market that Cochabamba boasts. The Centre aims to provide educational support for the children, as well as being a place for the children to go to avoid them simply wandering the streets when their parents are working. Happily, I was accompanied on my first day by Carmen; else I would never have found the place. The Centro Canarito inhabits two tiny rooms on the edge of La Cancha, with no sign outside or any recognition of what goes on inside the heavy iron door that blocks the way to the centre. The children are looked after by four women from the local area, headed up by Nilda. It's worth noting that Nilda has the last word in all disputes between the children, and can be used as a very effective threat…as in 'If you keep doing that, we'll go and see Nilda'. Simple, yet effective.
The number of children that turn up varies daily, with almost five times more children registered than the normal turn out of around 40. My role varied between helping the children with their homework, playing football with those without studying to do, or trying to organise games for the younger children who don't attend school. Once again, the language barrier turned out no to be a problem, as the children had a remarkable way of conveying whatever they needed. I also learnt more from speaking to them than I could of from any classes or language books. The only slight problem was that they enjoyed talking in Quechua so that we couldn't understand. Sadly, my knowledge of Quechua is still non existent, and I remain convinced that it may in fact be a made up language, created solely to torment foreigners.
Cochabamba is a great base for trips to other parts of Bolivia, as well as other South American countries. Whilst you may not travel in style, you can be assured that each trip will be an experience as well as not too stretching for your wallet. My recommendations would be the mines of Potosi, the salt flats of Uyuni, the city of Sucre, and the jungle area surrounding Puerto Villaroel. Although, bear in mind that if any Projects Abroad workers suggest that you should enter the 'Senor Puerto Villaroel', male 'beauty' competition you should give a firm shake of your head and ignore them for the rest of the night. I however, ended up in my pants in front an entire village for a whole evening, competing against four other Bolivians for the title of 'mas guapo' (most handsome). To add insult to injury, I didn't even finish in the top three!
I had such a great time in Bolivia that we returned to the country twice more in the next three months we had set aside for travelling, and I honestly felt like I was leaving a new home when we finally departed. Cochabamba is a fantastic city with wonderful people and a culture that cannot fail but impress all. Whilst I was fortunate to be able to sample this culture for an extended period of time, I wish that it could have been longer. Anyone looking for a city that provides non stop entertainment, amazing food, enthralling people, and a great nightlife should have no hesitation in heading to Cochabamba.
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GeoGraphicsView is one of the central parts of the Marble API. Built on top of GeoPainter, it allows the user to interact with objects in a way that
In opposite to QGraphicsView the GeoGraphicsView ...
As a result it's not feasible to use QGraphicsView directly to create the GeoGraphicsView for several reasons:
There has been talk with people from Qt Software about the issues above. Some of the differences can be reduced. Most differences however will remain due to the very different nature of the targeted use case. By reducing differences we can however make it easier for developers to learn and understand both systems. If QGraphicsView and GeoGraphicsView would reach a point where they are close enough to each other it could even be considered that GeoGraphicsView would reuse the QGraphicsView implementation internally. However right now this rather looks unlikely.
Marble knows two types of MarbleGraphicsItems: some items, the GeoGraphicsItems, have a position in geo coordinates, and others, the ScreenGraphicsItems, simply hover in front (or possibly behind) of the globe independant from the globes position.
An example of a GeoGraphicsItem is a placemark. An example of a ScreenGraphicsItem are the FloatItems like the small compass, which resides in the upper right corner of the MarbleWidget by default. By the way, to make it a littlebit more complicated (at least for us), ScreenGraphicsItems can be children of any MarbleGraphicsItem with a position relative to the position of the parent item.
It doesn't make sense to try to put both in the same scene. Managing the GeoGraphicsItems could be done in a GeoGraphicsScene. This would work exactly as described above. The ScreenGraphicsItems could be managed in a ScreenGraphicsScene. Perhaps it is possible to use a QGraphicsScene for this. All these Items should be rendered to the same view, the MarbleGraphicsView.
Using QGraphicsScene could lead to some problems, most of them are due to the fact that Qt developers probably don't expect that somebody messes in different ways in their code compared to what it was designed for. Perhaps it could be possible to switch between these two options.
Some of the main benefits that we would like to take advantage of from the Qt Graphics View Framework are:
The QGraphicsView input model integrates the passing of mouse events based on the position of the mouse event, passing mouse events down through a stack of items and the ability to have a standard implementation of Drag and Drop.
If you are not familiar with the Qt Graphics View Framework check out its documentation.
Also a problem with the current way things are done in marble is that we have adopted a QVariant style Typing system for the GeoData classes. This is very effective ( and very fast ) for the current implementation of marble but does not allow for extension of the system by 3rd party developers for things like plugins. If we adopt the QGraphicsItem system then we will be passing pointers to objects around which will adhere to the C++ Run-Time Typing System and will not lose any Class/Inheritance information when passed around the Marble system (e.g. passing from the GeoParser to the model).


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WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., said he believes his pro-marijuana bill may be gaining steam in Congress as more states approve its use in some manner.
His legislation, Respect State Marijuana Laws Act, would shield from federal prosecution people acting within their states' marijuana laws, whether for medicinal purposes or for adult recreational use, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
"The prospects are much better now," said the conservative Rohrabacher, whose co-sponsors include Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., a liberal.
The House last year rejected, on a 262-163 vote, an effort he led to block use of federal funds to prevent states from implementing medical marijuana laws.
A recent Pew Research Center poll indicated respondents, by nearly 2 to 1, said they believe the federal government should not enforce federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana in states where it is legal.
"If people of the states recognize what a waste of limited resources this is, then the federal government should respect what the people of those states want for their own criminal justice system," Rohrabacher said.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia allow marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes. Colorado and Washington state opted to allow recreational users to possess an ounce of marijuana.
Several more states are considering measures that would allow medical marijuana or its recreational use.
Gil Kerlikowske, President Obama's drug czar, recently said at the National Press Club the Justice Department's responsibility for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act, which classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, the same category as heroin and LSD, "remains unchanged."
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My favorite part of the story is when the Lorax tells children to spend less time in the shower, like 4 minutes, because it's a great way to save water. The Lorax is my favorite character in the story because he tells important advice about how to keep the Earth clean. This story relates to my life because I always recycle things like cardboard, cereal boxes, milk bottles, juice packs, magazines, water bottles, cans, and paper.
The pictures in this story help me understand what's going on. I think you should read this story because it educates you about taking care of the Earth by recycling.


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In an attempt to generate extra revenue for Burbank's cash-strapped transit programs, the City Council has signed off on a plan to plaster buses with advertisements.
The City Council last week directed officials to draft a two-year contract with mobile advertising services firm Titan Outdoors, just weeks after voting to pursue a ban on mobile advertising vehicles, which in recent months came in the form of brightly colored roving vans that were advertising topless maid and massage services.
The vans caused a stir among local residents and city officials who called them eyesores, prompting the planned crackdown. Considering that the City Council, though, appeared ready to cover city buses with ads just weeks later struck some residents last week as hypocritical.
"We have an issue with someone who owns their own vehicle doing it, but as long as were making a profit, we'll put it on our vehicles?" David Piroli said. "Do we think it should be on the street or don't we?"
Mayor Dave Golonski said the advertising vans were "particularly obnoxious" because they were parked, not because of the content.
"They're taking up parking spaces, so we are losing valuable parking, essentially to provide an advertising space for a business," Golonski said.
But Councilman David Gordon — the lone vote of dissent for the city bus proposal — said he felt the action could expose the city to litigation, particularly given its stance on the roving van ads.
"Should it turn out, for example, that we were to move ahead with this and our BurbankBus makes a significant revenue stream for the city, and yet we've legislated that other people that are trying to make a living on their vehicles are not allowed to do it in the city…I don't think that's necessarily a fair thing," Gordon said.
With regards to potential litigation, Golonski assured the council and audience members that the ad van ban would be written such a way as to dodge potential lawsuits.
"I'm sure our city attorney will craft an agreement that keeps us out of litigation," Golonski said. "I think this is foolish to turn down this potential opportunity."
Without the income generated by the advertising, Burbank the city would be forced to slash transit services, he added. Under the terms of the proposed agreement, the city would pocket half the net revenue generated from the advertisements.
While Titan Outdoors refused to agree to a minimum revenue guarantee, it said Burbank could gain up to $144,000 from the program, although its more likely to see between $24,000 and $144,000, city officials said.
That the city's 28-bus fleet only runs at peak morning hours and afternoon hours — a fact that turned off other marketing firms approached about providing the service — could hamper ad sales.
While council members Jess Talamantes and Emily Gabel-Luddy were hesitant to support the proposal without guaranteed revenue, Golonski said the alternative was zero revenue.
"What we're talking about is a means to achieve some additional revenue to mitigate the ongoing structural deficit in our transportation funds that pay for these transit services," he said.
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There are two versions of the Skiing Merit Badge design. One with brown skis and one with blue skis.
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|Skiing is a discontinued merit badge. Skiing Merit Badge begun in 1938 and merged into snow sports in 1999.
Merit badge requirements
To earn this merit badge doing downhill (Alpine) skiing, a Scout must:
- 1. Tell the meaning of the Skier's Responsibility Code. Explain why it is important to follow this code.
- 2. Explain the procedures use to report an accident to your local ski patrol at the area you usually ski.
- 3. Show how to use and maintain your own release bindings and explain the use of two others. Explain the international DIN standard and what it means to skiers.
- 4. Explain the American Teaching Method and a basic snow-skiing progression.
- 5. Explain and discuss the following:
- (a) Five types of Alpine skis
- (b) Telemark skis
- (c) Snowboards
- 6. Name five major ski organizations in the U.S. and explain their fuctions.
- 7. Explain the parts played by strength, endurance, and flexibility in Alpine skiing. Demonstrate excercises and activities you can do to get fit for skiing.
- 8. Do the following:
- (a) Present yourself properly clothed and equipped for Alpine skiing. Discuss how the clothing you have chosen will keep you warm.
- (b) Demonstrate two ways to carry skis and poles safely and easily.
- 9. Demonstrate how to ride one kind of ski lift and explain how to ride two others.
- 10. Explain the international trail-marking system.
- 11. On a gentle slope, demonstrate some of the beginning maneuvers learned in skiing. Include the straight run, gliding wedge, wedge stop, side step, and herringbone maneuvers.
- 12. On slightly steeper terrain, show linked wedge turns.
- 13. On a moderate slope, demonstrate five to ten christies.
- 14. Make a controlled run down an intermediate slope and demonstrate the following:
- (a) Short-, medium-, and long-radius parallel turns
- (b) A slide-slip and safety (hockey) stop to each side.
- (c) Traverse across a slope.
- 15. Demonstrate the ability to ski in varied conditions, including changes in pitch, snow conditions, and moguls. Maintain your balance and ability to turn.
To earn this merit badge doing cross-country (Nordic) skiing, a Scout must:
- 1. Tell the meaning of the Wilderness Use Policy. Explain why each skier must adopt this policy.
- 2. Explain why every skier must be prepared to render first aid in the event of a skiing accident. Tell the first aid measures for shock. Show how to apply splints.
- 3. Discuss hypothermia. Tell about symptoms and what action must be taken in the event of hypothermia.
- 4. Show your ability to select, use, and repair, if necessary, the correct equipment for ski touring in safety and comfort.
- 5. Discuss the basic principles of snow craft, including avalanches.
- 6. Demonstrate the basic principles of waxing for cross-country ski touring.
- 7. Discuss the differences between cross-country skiing, ski touring, ski mountaineering and Alpine skiing.
- 8. Explain the parts played by strength, endurance, and flexibility in Nordic skiing. Demonstrate excercises and activities you can do to get fit for skiing.
- 9. List items you would take on a one-day ski tour.
- 10. Present yourself properly clothed and equipped for a one-day ski tour. Discuss the correct use of your clothing and equipment.
- 11. Demonstrate the proper use of a topographic map and compass.
- 12. Show a degree of stamina that will enable you to keep up with an average ski-touring group your age.
- 13. On a gentle, packed slope, show some basic ways to control speed and direction. Include the straight run, traverse, side-slip, step turn, wedge stop, and wedge turn maneurvers.
- 14. On a cross-country trail, demonstrate effective propulsion by showing proper weight transfer from ski to ski, pole timing, rhythm, flow and glide.
- 15. Demonstrate your ability, on a tour, to cope with an average variety of snow conditions.
- 16. Demonstrate several methods of dealing with steep hills or difficult conditions. Include traverses and kick turns going uphill and downhill, side steps, pole drag, and ski=pole "glissade".
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MACON, Ga. - Mercer controlled the A-Sun field winning seven of its 10 A-Sun matches. The Bears success translated into individual success as the Bears collected a plethora of regular-season awards, headline by senior Heather Manting winning the Defensive Player of the Year award, the Atlantic Sun Conference office announced on Tuesday.
All told, five Bears made either the First-or Second-Team All-Atlantic Sun squads and added two more to the All-Freshmen team. Manting's defensive teammates, goalkeeper Jean Worts and Kacie Hudson earned First-Team honors along with midfielder Meghan Castaldo. Mercer's freshman midfielder Olivia Tucker earned a pair of honors capturing the Freshman of the Year award and a spot on the Second-Team All-Atlantic Sun lineup. Tucker is the one of three freshmen to earn a spot on the one of the two All-Conference teams. Ali Meek rounded out the Mercer contingent honored, joining Tucker on the All-Freshman team.
Manting is the first Bear to win Defensive Player of the Year in the six year history of the honor. She anchors the league's best defense from her center back position, allowing just 0.54 goals against average this season (ranking at ninth in the nation through the week of October 20, 2008). She has scored six career goals for the Bears, and chipped four assists this season.
Head coach Grant Serafy became the fourth A-Sun women's soccer coach to win multiple awards and first to win in back-to-back awards after leading the Bears to their first regular-season title. Mercer earned just its second bye in the Atlantic Sun Championship since the field expanded to six teams in 1997.
Kennesaw State, the regular-season runner-up to Mercer, earned its fair share of honors placing defender Jessica Kalonji, midfielder Beth Meadors and forward Rachel Baer on the All-Atlantic Sun First-Team. Baer finished the season second in shots, first in shots per game, third in points, second in points per game, second in goals and first in goals per game in conference play.
Jacksonville senior Keri Zwikker made history by landing on her fourth-straight All-Atlantic Sun First Team. No A-Sun women's soccer player had achieved this feat in prior to Zwikker. In her Jacksonville career, she ranks second on the program lists in goals, 49; assists, 24; and points, 122. Zwikker leads the team in goals (nine), assists (six) and points (24); and added a pair of game-winning goals to her credit.
Sophomore Tessa Gavilsky represents the lone Stetson Hatter on the All-Atlantic Sun First Team. This season, she broke the Hatter single-season record for points with 25 after collecting a goal and an assist in a win against Lipscomb on Oct. 19. The forward already ranks fifth in Stetson history in goals (16) and assists (11), and places sixth in points (43). Thanks to Gavilsky's quick feet the Hatters gained berth for the third time into the tournament as the sixth seed. In both prior instances, 2003 and 2005, the Hatters upset the third seed and advanced to the semifinal round.
Jessica Rix joins Gavilsky as the only other sophomore on the All-Atlantic Sun First Team. She anchored Belmont's defensive line and helped the Bruins rack up six shutouts this season. She netted an overtime penalty kick against Jacksonville to close out Belmont's conference season with six wins for the second consecutive season.
The conference kicks off its premier women's soccer event at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday when No. 4 Jacksonville faces No. 5 ETSU at the KSU Soccer Complex in Kennesaw, Ga., followed by a 7:30 p.m. showdown between No. 3 Belmont and No. 6 Stetson. Top-seeded Mercer and No. 2 Kennesaw State await the winners in the semifinals. Saturday's championship match will begin at 6:00 p.m.
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November 4, 2018
1. Every Breath
Nicholas Sparks
Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
2. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
The sequel to "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" follows Annie on her heavenly journey.
3. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver
Intertwined stories of two families who live in different centuries on the same street corner in Vineland, N.J.
4. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult
The lives of patients, doctors and activists intersect when a gunman holds them all hostage in a woman's health center in Mississippi.
5. Ambush
James Patterson and James O. Born
Michael Bennett discovers that an assassin is targeting him and his family
6. Holy Ghost
John Sandford
Virgil Flowers investigates shootings in a Minnesota town following an attempt to revive its ailing economy.
7. The Witch Elm
Tana French
After Toby Hennessy retreats to his family's ancestral home, a skull discovered in the backyard exposes his family's past.
8. Vince Flynn: Red War
Kyle Mills
When the Russian prime minister plots to invade the Baltics, only Mitch Rapp can stop him.
9. Winter in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand
Irene Steele uncovers her husband's secret life on a Caribbean island following his death.
10. When We Were Young
Karen Kingsbury
The reality of Noah and Emily Carter's marriage is different from the one curated for their social media followers.
11. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
12. The Clockmaker's Daughter
Kate Morton
A century-old mystery at the Birchwood Manor on the Thames connects the lives of an archivist and artist.
13. Desperate Measures
Stuart Woods
The 47th book in the Stone Barrington series.
14. Alaskan Holiday
Debbie Macomber
A Seattleite cook stuck in remote Ponder, Alaska, grapples with her feelings for the local swordsmith.
15. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami
The discovery of an unseen work in an artist's attic unleashes a series of bizarre occurrences that a painter must navigate.
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New defense contract awards totaling nearly $200 million in recent days could mean tens of millions per year in revenue for two Southeast Michigan companies to improve existing military equipment."I'm on cloud nine. This is a game-changer and it's going to double the size of Loc Performance (Products Inc.)" in Plymouth, said company President Lou Burr, of the company's new contract worth up to $161.6 million from the U.S. Army Tacom Life Cycle Management Command in Warren. "It's a big deal for us, but also for the Army, because we think the savings for them versus how these awards were made before could be as much as 20 to 40 percent." Burr said Loc Performance, a maker of driveline suspension systems for tanks and other military vehicles, was making about $45 million a year in revenue before this award, and could add $50 million of new business next year to fulfill the new contract. The company was the winner among four online bidders for a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Army contract to provide new shock absorber kits, track kits and suspension support system components for as many as 1,080 Bradley Fighting Vehicles by June 2018. Burr estimated the company will need 50 to 60 employees by next year, starting with a few program team members for the Bradley contract in the coming weeks and new production employees in another three or four months. The company plans to produce about 40 percent of the components in-house, Burr said, with the rest coming from other suppliers. Morristown, N.J.-based Louis Berger Group Inc. will coordinate with Loc on installing the upgraded equipment on the Bradley at four separate Army depots. "These are upgrades to regain lost capability," Burr said. "Because the Bradley has added a lot of armor and other systems that made them heavier in recent years, this new equipment is supposed to help restore some of the lost speed and mobility." BAE Systems Inc., the original manufacturer of the Bradley, was one of the other three bidders on the contract earlier this year that lost to Loc. "Although we are disappointed that we were not selected for the latest Bradley engineering change proposal contract, we remain a committed partner to the Army on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle," BAE External Communications Manager Megan Mitchell said in a statement. "BAE Systems is a life-cycle provider for the Bradley and we will continue to support the Army in their future modernization efforts." Also this week, Ann Arbor-based Arotech Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTX) announced that its subsidiary First Ann Arbor Corp. Inc. has a new change order award on a previous contract worth up to $36 million to reconfigure 28 software training suites through 2016 to adapt to new Army directives. Some $20.4 million of the new award is funded, to make changes to the company's Virtual Clearance Training Suite program, with another $15.6 million in options. "It is important to train as you fight; because you fight as you have trained," Executive Vice President Kurt Flosky of Arotech Training and Simulation said in a statement. "We are very pleased to receive this extension to our existing VCTS program."
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OMAHA, Neb., May 22 (Reuters) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial abortion clinic in the state for allegedly providing substandard care and improperly administering drugs.
Bruning, a Republican who received support from anti-abortion groups during a run for the U.S. Senate last year, argued in the petition to the Nebraska Board of Nursing that Lindsey Creekmore delegated the care of 11 women who had abortions at Bellevue Health and Emergency Clinic in suburban Omaha between January 2011 and March 2012 to unlicensed staffers.
Bruning also asserted in the disciplinary petition that Creekmore failed to adhere to guidelines in administering the narcotic painkiller Fentanyl, Pitocin, which induces labor, and Versed, a potent sedative.
Creekmore has been employed at the clinic since September 2009, and has been the only nurse working there since April 2011, according to the petition.
The clinic is run by Dr. Leroy Carhart, a friend and colleague of Wichita, Kansas, abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, who was murdered in 2009.
Bruning says Creekmore's actions endangered the health and safety of the women who had abortions at Carhart's clinic. A disciplinary hearing is set for August 5.
It was not clear what impact Creekmore's possible removal would have on the clinic.
Carhart is a prominent supporter of abortion rights, and has challenged laws restricting so-called partial-birth abortions in court. Nebraska law bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Bruning's petition makes no mention of the state's law.
The state nursing board is a division of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. (Reporting by Katie Shubert; Editing by David Bailey and Paul Simao)
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Paul Ryan rolled out the latest version of his vision for America Tuesday, laying out a plan to balance the budget within a decade by slashing Obamacare, Medicaid and Medicare while accepting the higher income tax rates embedded in January's "fiscal cliff" deal.
The 10-year fiscal blueprint, which relies in part on an implausible repeal of President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul, projects savings of $4.63 trillion over 10 years, yielding a surplus of $7 billion by fiscal 2023.
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The Wisconsin Republican's budget is dead on arrival in the Democratic-led Senate, but it is an enticing political weapon for both sides because it creates an agenda for the GOP that is so clearly at odds with that of the president and his allies in Congress.
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Its push to redefine entitlement programs and keep tight caps on annual spending ensure that it will drive both the policy debate in Washington and the parties' early efforts to draw campaign-trail contrasts in advance of the 2014 midterm election.
Ryan called it "an invitation" to the White House and Senate Democrats to discuss options for a balanced budget.
"We believe that we owe the American people a balanced budget," he said. Democrats like the clearly poll-tested term "balance," too — rather than bringing the spending and revenue in line, they want to take what they call a "balanced approach" to reducing the deficit that includes tax increases and budget cuts. Ryan released his plan just hours before Obama was set to meet on Capitol Hill with Senate Democrats, who are on the verge of releasing a budget proposal that would raise $1 trillion in revenue over the next decade.
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That's better, they believe, than slashing spending as the only means for reducing annual deficits.
"Our opponents will shout austerity, but let's put this in perspective," Ryan wrote in an op-ed posted to The Wall Street Journal's website Monday night. "On our current path, we'll spend $46 trillion over the next 10 years. Under our proposal, we'll spend $41 trillion. On the current path, spending will increase by 5 percent each year. Under our proposal, it will increase by 3.4 percent."
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Democrats say they can't wait to hang copies of the Ryan budget around the necks of Republican candidates on the campaign trail.
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In a Monday conference call, Guy Cecil, executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said his organization would go after Republicans "on the air, on the ground, in the mail and online" over the budget.
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Which one of these will get your vote(s)? I'm still deciding.
Crash Landing Glenn
Cloak and Dagger Evil-Lyn
Mini-Comic Trap Jaw
Cameo Khan
Mask of Power Demon
Which one of these will get your vote(s)? I'm still deciding.
Crash Landing Glenn
Cloak and Dagger Evil-Lyn
Mini-Comic Trap Jaw
Cameo Khan
Mask of Power Demon
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Probably Evil Lyn...
I'll most likely vote for Marlena. I can't say that there's any one character on there that I'm really wanting over the other.
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Most Wanted: Slave Girl, Lizorr, T-Rex, Great Black Wizard, rest of New Adventures, MOP Demons, Dream Mistress.
Most Wanted Filmation: Ileena, Twiggets, Dragoon, Widgets, Dark Dream, Lady Valtira, Count Marzo, Chimera.
No Slave Girl? Watch us hurl!
A barbaric world without slave girls? That's truly barbaric!
Hands down, Illumina.
Plus, she'll be perfect alongside Strobo!
I wouldn't be opposed to any of the others, but she'll get my vote.
No comment.
Crash landing Glenn is going to get my vote. They are all good choices and well see then all eventually.
You just read a post from the head Honcho of Nerds On A Couch!
Crash Landing Glenn - this one seems like one that they wouldn't do otherwise, so I could see someone voting for it, but we already have a Captain Glenn, so... unless they would fix the eyes, but that's no guarantee.
Cloak and Dagger Evil-Lynn - this one seems completely unnecessary. We have a dagger, we have cloaks, the only thing would be that EITHER she'd come with a hooded head a la Skeletor, OR they'd design a hood that the head could snap inside. Either way, we already have TWO Evil-Lyn's, and unless she came full 200X'd out... I don't see it.
Geldor - Awesome, but mini-comic, and I think this would just guarantee him sooner than later.
Mini-Comic Trap Jaw - another variant, so see above.
Illumina - I really feel this will be the only way to get her.
Songster - same as above, but it's more for humor, and I feel this would bring more wrath from the fans than satisfaction.
Camo Khan - If the only difference as paint deco, I don't see how this would be demanded.
Mask of Power Demon - I feel this is another that would be pretty cool, but it's only one and I thought there were two. It'd be a shame to get one and not the other.
I feel that Geldor and Illumina are going to be the top two, and my vote would be for Illumina.
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My daughter's Hebrew name is Shira.
Geldor! (where's Hawke???) Well maybe I should be glad Hawke isn't on the list.
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as i said in the other thread they brilliantly covered they're collective backsides with this. no matter who wins fans will be annoyed and mattel get rid of a bunch of characters they had no intention of making
bravo guys bravo
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Wouldn't it suck if everyone voted for EL on the assumption she'd be 200x under the cloak and she was just a cheapo BGEL style repaint? I think TG should give some specifics of what we'd get before we vote.
Haven't voted yet but I'm leaning...
Illumina - 55%
Lyn - 30%
Khan - 10%
Geldor -5%
Where's the rest of the Vintage New Adventures?
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Man, this is a tough one. I really want Geldor, but I've always wanted Camo Khan too.
Most wanted: Starburst She-ra, Lodar, Vintage Toy Catra, Lady Slither, and the Great Black Wizard!
You know who.
Cloak and Dagger Evil-Lyn, of course!
200X dress, Snow cloak and hood and possibly more accessories, combined with Battleground Evil-Lyn parts can give us the ultimate Evil-Lyn we've always been asking for! Out of all of those choices, that's probably the one people will use the most. Which character in that list gets more displayed than a 200X Evil-Lyn in your group of Evil Warriors?
"Cloak and Dagger" Evil-Lyn®
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When we did a new Evil-Lyn® in 200X colors, fans and customers asked for a more specific version that also included her new tunic. To deliver on this request, we propose this slightly different version of Evil-Lyn® from the 200X series when she was in allegiance to the Snake Men™. She would use the 2.0 female body buck with a single new hooded head, and include an all-new tunic and removable cloak. To create the "ultimate version" of 200X-colored Evil-Lyn®, customers could swap the new hooded head with either the helmet head or non-helmet head from Battleground Evil-Lyn®, much as Bubble Power™ She-Ra® and original She-Ra® can be mixed and matched. This is another figure we may possibly get to in our very limited variant slots, but if she wins the contest, fans just get her that much quicker!
I like Illumina, but my desire for a more 200X-looking Evil-Lyn oversteps her.
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The Official 200X Sorceress vs 200X Evil-Lyn 2 Pack Support Thread
The Blonde Teela Thread
Sagitar (Jetlag) Azdar Belzar Chazdar 200X Evil-Lyn 200X Teenage Prince Adam 200X Teenage Teela 200X Sorceress General Rattlor (MYP) 200X King Randor and Queen Marlena 200X Battle Armor King Randor and Battle Armor Queen Marlena Ice Armor He-Man WMD Roboto
it is going to be Geldor for me
The Official 200X Sorceress vs 200X Evil-Lyn 2 Pack Support Thread
The Blonde Teela Thread
Sagitar (Jetlag) Azdar Belzar Chazdar 200X Evil-Lyn 200X Teenage Prince Adam 200X Teenage Teela 200X Sorceress General Rattlor (MYP) 200X King Randor and Queen Marlena 200X Battle Armor King Randor and Battle Armor Queen Marlena Ice Armor He-Man WMD Roboto
Can someone explain the appeal of Camo Khan to me? And if someone wants it, why not just dab blotches on your regular Khan fig? Isn't that the only difference?
MGM: thanks for the clarification. I'd be all over that.
The Mask of Power Demons !!!
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Call me crazy, but I want Songster!
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NOT Illumina...I mean I'm voting for Geldor.
I am torn, I think Songster would be hilarious as a figure. If Cloak and Dagger Lynn has a hood then I might have to go with that. Illumina or Geldor are close behind
Need to think about it some more
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I'm voting for Illumina!
I posted about this in the other thread, but Toyguru said a while back this is more of a "who do you want to see first?" kind of deal. He could take it back, I suppose, but he did say it!
I, personally, will be very disappointed if a REPAINT or variant of a character we have 1 (or even TWO of) wins this once-in-a-LIFETIME vote where we can get a *NEW* character that has lots of tooling and not a different coat of paint.
In my honest opinion, the only real voting candidates are:
- Illumina
- Geldor
- Songster
- Mask of Power Demon
Again, ALL of these will probably get made. Mattel was in contact with Doug Howard (Songster) but he "couldn't talk about it." The others are very high on want-lists. Geldor won the German fan vote, with Illumina close behind. He did very well on the .org too and is one of the easy-to-make mini-comic characters.
Illumina, on the other hand, will probably never be made unless she wins this Fan Vote. Mattel said they couldn't do her originally, until fans kept asking them about her. Then, eventually they said they COULD do her, but NEVER would. Then, we were told "management" didn't want her made (and her name and appearances were always incorrect when mentioned by Mattel...including the MVC company name who made the 200X comics).
It's been a major "battle" just to have Illumina become a POSSIBILITY of being made as a MOTUC figure. After all of this, Toyguru's newest "Green Goddess" blog entry mentions how Mattel does not want to make some characters from MOTU media because then fans have the rights to use those characters in their personal play and stories. VERY bizarre thing to say, but I 100% believe that was talking about Illumina (again). It goes in line with the earlier "we don't want to make her" mentality.
Also, the character selection was done purposely to split the customers votes. They put characters on their that they obviously are making to take votes away from other characters on the list, which is rather sneaky.
Take part in Illumina Day! Let people know who she is and help get her in MOTUC.
You can join the Illumina Facebook page here!
I'm not voting for a variant. And the MOPD, while cool, is still more of a nameless creature to me. I'll be going with:
Wait? I can't vote for all three? Well, one of those...lol!? Let me get back to you...
Marlena in white spacesuit... as long as it isn't a straight repaint and has a new helmet.
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You can buy this light for < £69 at Merlin cycles at the moment.
Niterider have introduced the Lumina series to replace its older MiNewt offering, which we liked a lot last year. The Lumina 500 I'm reviewing here sits in the middle, between the 650 and the 300. You'll have worked out that those numbers stand for the light's lumen output.
The Lumina is a self-contained light; the battery is in the light unit, and recharges through a micro USB cable, which is included. It weighs 174 grams, including the bracket.
The light has 5 modes: high, medium, low, flashing and walk. Switching between them with the single button is less than intuitive: push once to switch the light on, in low. Pushing again will up the brightness to medium and then to high, and then cycles back through. Hold the button down for 2 seconds to switch the light off. Hold the button down for 3 seconds for flashing (from off or any of the other modes). Push the button once for walk mode, then you cycle up through the other modes again. Not a biggy, I soon got used to it.
High chucks out 500 lumens, as stated above; medium emits 250 lumens, low 150 lumens and walk mode 40 lumens to get you home. I found Niterider's claimed battery life figures to be about right at 1:30 hrs on high, 3 hrs on medium and 5:30 hrs on low. Walk should give you up to 18 hrs, useful mostly to get you seen in the dark. Flashing mode flashes faster than most, and certainly gets you noticed in traffic.
The blue-lit button turns red when the battery capacity drops down to about 15-20%. I found there to be plenty of battery life remaining to get you home on medium or low. Charge time is around 5-6 hours; the indicator LED will turn from red to blue when the battery's thirst is slaked.
The beam pattern is useful for seeing, but not that great for being seen from the side - there isn't any side visibility. The brightness is mostly focused in the middle of the beam. This is great for riding on road, though for off-road riding I found the spread isn't quite wide enough to look ahead effectively. It's a shame there isn't a helmet mount available for the 500 - you only get one with the 650.
I found medium mode was plenty for most of my commute on dark lanes, switching to high only for long descents. While on paper 1.5 hrs of battery life is limited, I think the 3 hours on medium is the figure to look at, making this one more than a light just for commuting.
The bracket is well designed and clamps solidly on any diameter handlebar, and the light clips on securely too. The light can rotate through 360 degrees on the handlebars, which is useful to direct the beam out of the way of oncoming riders/vehicles/pedestrians.
Niterider warrants the light for the lifetime of the light for mechanical components, 2 years on electrical components and 180 days on rechargeable batteries.
Excellent focused beam, great battery life and a neat unit make this a great light for the money
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Make and model: Niterider Lumina 500 front light
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the light is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Niterider says: "Smaller...Lighter...Brighter sums up the new Lumina Series. Building off the widely popular Cordless Series, the USB rechargeable Lumina raises the bar for self contained lights. Available in three models, the Lumina 350, 500 & 650, guarantees there's a light to match both your budget and performance needs. Luminas feature a new, lightweight body combined with increased thermal properties, ensuring a brighter, longer lasting LED. All Luminas feature a newly designed handlebar mount making certain it remains rock solid whether on the trail or pavement."
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the light?
Run times
High: 1:30 hrs
Med: 3:00 hrs
Low: 5:30 hrs
Walk: 18:00 hrs
Lumens: 500
Battery: 1x Li-ion
Charge time: 5:30 hrs
Flash mode: yes
Weight: 172 grams
Light levels: 4
The light is well made and feels robust.
Getting between the different light levels is not massively intuitive. I think this could be simplified. I soon got used to it though.
The clamping system is rock solid.
I didn't have any problems in the downpours we've been having. Niterider do make it clear though that while the light will perform in wet weather conditions, it will be damaged if submersed in water.
I found the run times to be pretty much bang on what Niterider claim: 1:30 hrs on high. Recharging takes around 5-6 hrs.
Plenty bright enough to cycle on dark lanes on high. Flash mode flashes a bit quicker than most other lights I've tried, and definitely gets you noticed. The beam pattern works well for seeing, but there's hardly any side visibility.
The manufacturers don't make any claims as to how many recharges the battery should last, so I can't comment on that. Other than that, while I haven't used the light long enough to properly comment on durability, there's no reason to think it won't be really good.
174 grams, including bracket, for a light that's bright enough in any conditions.
At £100 retail, or down to £75 if you shop around online, for a light that is bright enough in any conditions, I think that's really good value.
Tell us how the light performed overall when used for its designed purpose
While the battery life is too limited for those really long night rides, it is a self-contained light and within that limitation it works really well.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the light
Solid handlebar bracket, light weight, really bright.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the light
Navigating through the light modes is a bit convoluted.
Did you enjoy using the light? Yes.
Would you consider buying the light? Yes.
Would you recommend the light to a friend? Yes.
Anything further to say about the light in conclusion?
The Niterider Lumina will light your dark night rides for up to 3 hours, but take a second light for side visibility.
About the tester
Age: 32 Height: 1.78m Weight: 76kg
I usually ride: All of them! My best bike is: Cervelo Dual
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
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I have a series of files I need to rename which all have the pattern " (*)" in them. Eg;
001 (1).txt
002 (1).txt
003 (2).txt
My desired output is to rename the files to 001.txt, 002.txt, 003.txt. Note the real files vary in length and extension type (this is my test batch).
I have searched the net and SE and come up with the following which gives me the desired output in the terminal.
ls *\(*\)* | sed 's/\(.*\)\( (.*)\)\(.*\)/mv & \1\3/'
mv 001 (1).txt 001.txt
mv 002 (1).txt 002.txt
mv 003 (2).txt 003.txt
However once I pipe it to sh I get the error below.
sh: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `('
sh: line 1: `mv 001 (1).txt 001.txt'
I know it has to do with the
\( (.*)\) section. I've tried escaping the internal parentheses but then that doesn't give me the desired output. I've also searched for regex ways to say search for the whitespace followed by any 3 characters but have had no luck.
I know there are easier ways to achieve what I want but I went with sed as thus far it was the only thing I could vaguely understand. Very much appreciate any input into getting the above line working and then considering easier approaches.


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Washington (CNN) -- A day after formally beginning his second term, President Barack Obama on Monday takes part in the full trappings of his inauguration by reciting the oath of office in front of a crowd expected to number between 800,000 and 900,000 people.
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CNN: http://tvpc.com/Channel.php?ChannelID=21061
MSNBC: http://tvpc.com/Channel.php?ChannelID=21062
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8aatTuUEtko
Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
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