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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2020 Jun 05
Fred Espenak
The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2020 Jun 05 is visible from the following geographic regions:
- Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
The diagram to the right depicts the Moon's path with respect to Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows. Below it is a map showing the geographic regions of eclipse visibility. Click on the figure to enlarge it. For an explanation of the features appearing in the figure, see Key to Lunar Eclipse Figures.
The instant of greatest eclipse takes place on 2020 Jun 05 at 19:26:14 TD (19:25:05 UT1). This is 2.7 days after the Moon reaches perigee. During the eclipse, the Moon is in the constellation Ophiuchus. The synodic month in which the eclipse takes place has a Brown Lunation Number of 1205.
The eclipse belongs to Saros 111 and is number 67 of 71 eclipses in the series. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moons descending node. The Moon moves northward with respect to the node with each succeeding eclipse in the series and gamma increases.
The penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020 Jun 05 is followed two weeks later by a annular solar eclipse on 2020 Jun 21.
Another lunar eclipse occurs one synodic month after the 2020 Jun 05 eclipse. It is the penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020 Jul 05.
These eclipses all take place during a single eclipse season.
The eclipse predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1). The parameter ΔT is used to convert between these two times (i.e., TD = UT1 + ΔT). ΔT has a value of 69.7 seconds for this eclipse.
The following links provide maps and data for the eclipse.
- Eclipse Figure - eclipse geometry diagram and map of eclipse visibility
- Saros 111 Table - data for all eclipses in the Saros series
The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2020 Jun 05 .


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SUMMIT, NJ - One of the growing problems in the country today is obesity. With fatty foods and fast food around every corner, people don't always make the best food choices. However, students at the Summit elementary schools showed eating healthy can be easy on Friday, Jan. 18, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's division of Food and Nutrition presented the schools with the Healthy Challenge award, which recognizes schools that promote good nutrition and physical activity.
With a packed auditorium of teachers and students, along with Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz, Mayor Ellen Dickson, Superintendent Nathan Parker, representatives from Pomptonian Food Services and state officials were on hand to congratulate the children.
The challenge is a voluntary national certification initiative that encourages all schools to take a leadership role in helping students to make healthier eating and physical activity choices that last a lifetime. The schools had to submit an application for the award based on certain criteria and they were among the 50 schools in the state to earn an award.
The Jefferson School was one of the five schools in New Jersey that received the silver award, which also earned the district $1,000. Brayton, Franklin and Lincoln Hubbard schools were recipients of the bronze awards and Summit received $500. Throughout the ceremony, students read poems and sang songs about eating healthy and teachers and administrators praised the children for their efforts.
Mayor Dickson, whose kids all went through the Summit school system, said she was quite impressed with what the youngsters accomplished. She encouraged the students to eat fruits and veggies every day and is excited for the community garden at Overlook Hospital as well.
"I want to thank you all for making Summit so proud of you," she said.
Ron Poles, the principal at Jefferson, said their goal was to help the students understand how important it is to eat healthy and stay in shape. In the 2011 – 2012 school year, the school changed the eating and exercising habits of the children and even asked them for input on what they would like to see different with lunch. Surprisingly, instead of junk food, many of the students said they wanted fruits and vegetables added to their meals, he said.
With the community garden on campus and serving breakfast for an hour each morning, Jefferson School is doing its best to keep the kids fit, he said.
"I thought it went well," he said. "The real crux of the message is a healthy lifestyle, good eating and good exercise."

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The Sailors have been pretty balanced offensively in taking the early lead, as Manon-Greskovics-Fuller has four kills while Kathleen Harris and Atlanta Moye-McLaren have three kills each. Setter Lauren Greskovics-Fuller has nine assists.
Krista Vansant has six of REV's seven kills. Service errors have plagued both teams, as Marymount has five errors while REV has two.


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Five days after Christmas, Virginia was the furthest thing from a national title contender.
The Cavaliers had just suffered a humiliating 35-point loss at Tennessee, dropping to a pedestrian 6-3. Players, coaches and fans were scratching their heads.
Joe Harris went searching for answers.
One day after the Nightmare in Knoxville, the senior sharpshooter reportedly drove to Tony Bennett's house to let the coach know the team would respond. Since that defeat, Virginia has won 19 of 21 games en route to winning the ACC regular season and tournament championships, winning the latter for the first time since 1976.
"I was just very disappointed with how the season had gone up to that point," Harris told the Roanoke (Va.) Times. "Something had to change, so I went out there and we talked for a little while."
A little while turned into four hours. Four hours has turned into a dominating stretch of basketball.
The Cavaliers (28-6) will face No. 16 seed Coastal Carolina (21-12) on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., in the second round, and a win would pit them against either Memphis or George Washington.
Favorite: Virginia
The Cavaliers are downright intimidating on defense. Their 55.3 points per game allowed are the fewest among all Division I teams, and their 38.5 field-goal percentage defense ranks ninth. Virginia limited Duke to 38 percent shooting in its 72-63 victory over the Blue Devils in the ACC title game Sunday.
Sleeper: Cincinnati
Harvard quickly became a trendy 12-over-5 upset prediction once the bracket was announced, but the Bearcats, led by American Athletic Conference leading scorer Sean Kilpatrick (20.7 ppg), possess the defense to give the Crimson fits. The 58.3 points per game Cincinnati allowed are the fifth-fewest in the country.
Upset alert: Providence over North Carolina
The new Big East isn't the old Big East, but winning the league's tournament — including a victory over Creighton in the title game — has the Friars feeling confident. Bryce Cotton, who scored 23.4 points per game during Big East games, could be the answer to North Carolina star guard Marcus Paige.
Bracket Breakdown
If you love a picture-perfect defensive stance as much as a lob dunk, this region is for you. Virginia, Cincinnati, Harvard, Michigan State and even N.C. Central are among the country's best defensive teams. Of course, third-seeded Iowa State — the second-highest scoring team in the tournament at 82.9 points per game — could make enough shots to escape the region.


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Super Rugby
Weepu extends Blues contract
ESPN Staff
July 21, 2012
World Cup winner Piri Weepu has signed on for another season with the Blues © Getty Images
World Cup winner Piri Weepu has signed a contract extension with Auckland-based Super Rugby outfit the Blues.
The scrum-half signed from the Hurricanes after he had played a major role in the All Blacks ending their 24-year wait for the World Cup. He only enjoyed a mixed debut season in Auckland in which questions were raised over his fitness and professionalism, but he made 15 appearances and scored 24 points.
He also retained his place in the All Blacks squad, though began all three Tests against Ireland on the bench, with Aaron Smith starting at scrum-half.
He wrote on his Twitter account, "It's official.... Sign, sealed, delivered!! Stay with the blues next season. #Happy."
Weepu's new contract means he is likely to play a major role under new Blues coach John Kirwan, but he will be without senior players Jerome Kaino, Benson Stanley, Isaia Toeava and Lachie Munro who have all journeyed to pastures new.
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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
February 2012
Driving Change in Technology
Public policy moves energy technology transformation
Researchers found two dominant factors that steer an energy technology transformation. Enlarge Image
Results: To steer an energy technology change you must understand the factors that can drive such a change. Scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland, working at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, found that domestic policy decisions and characteristics of the technology itself are the dominant factors in large-scale energy transitions. The researchers looked at past technology revolutions in biomass and nuclear energy systems in three countries. They found that public policies and regulations were powerful motivators to accelerate development and adoption of new technologies.
Why It Matters: Reducing greenhouse gases to limit climate change means societies must make tough decisions. So it makes sense to find the most effective ways to encourage those hard choices. How does a technology revolution happen? Why does one new technology "win" over another? Market influences may seem a clear and obvious choice. But decision-makers need to understand the forces of institutional, behavioral, and social factors as well. Knowledge of the influencing factors, viewed through the lens of history, will make the race to beat climate change easier.
"If we're going to get serious about solving climate change, we'll need a technology revolution. This study breaks new ground in understanding the forces that are most important to make the large-scale move to renewable energy technologies," said Dr. Elizabeth Malone, a research scientist at JGCRI.
Factor responses in the study show determinative rankings for all cases by their cumulative frequency. KEY, from the top down: MISC (miscellaneous); FIR (firm structure and organization); DEC (decision-making characteristics of the firm); REG (regulation); INT (international policy and foreign affairs); SEC (characteristics of the industry or sector); CC (corporate culture); TEC (characteristics of the technology); DOM (domestic politics, preferences, and policies). (Cumulative frequency = Σ respondents ranking this factor as "determinative." *There were no determinative rankings for regulation for Sweden Nuclear.)
Methods: Researchers looked to the last 50 years for examples of successful, large-scale transformations to low-carbon energy technologies. They identified two low-carbon energy sectors, biomass and nuclear energy, within three countries: Brazil, Sweden, and the United States. The research team first interviewed key players who had experience with these technology transformations and got their story. The team then addressed a ranking of influential change factors.
Examples of technology transformations stood out. In the U.S. and Sweden - but not in Brazil - post-WWII transformations took place in nuclear technology. In Brazil and the U.S., biofuels came to the forefront. In Sweden, communities shifted to biomass burning for district heating. In this comparative case study, the objective was to gain insight on whether any factors were influential across all technologies and whether any specific country situations may apply.
For the rankings, they identified nine influencing factor categories in large technological transformations from the research literature. After choosing representatives from each energy sector, they presented the participants with "factor" cards to sort into three categories, ranking the factor's influence.
Their results include narrative responses and the factor assessments. The results show a clear leading determinative factor: domestic policy. The research team also broke out each of the nine factors into sub-factors based on interview responses. In the U.S. after WWII, for example, large government subsidies in nuclear technology and strong regulations minimized the financial risks of construction and operation for private industry. In Brazil, to encourage use of biofuel, the government decreed that only ethanol stations would be open on weekends. These and other narrative histories supported the team's factor analysis by providing context to the study.
Major energy technology transformations depend on many non-economic factors. Understanding those factors, such as a strong national commitment to technology changes through domestic policy, can provide clear direction to reducing global emissions.
What's Next? Based on these results, researchers are investigating three new areas. First, they are analyzing the specific public policy actions government can take to promote domestic technology transformation. Second, they are assessing the effects of including alternative policy and technology specifications in the Global Change Assessment Model, a tool that models global human and natural Earth systems to understand global change. Third, they are investigating the degree to which newly promoted technologies resonate with national values.
Acknowledgments: This research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and conducted by Dr. Nathan E. Hultman of the University of Maryland and the Joint Global Change Research Institute, Drs. Elizabeth Malone and Paul Runci of JGCRI, Mr. Gregory Carlock of the University of Maryland, and Ms. Kate L. Anderson of JGCRI. The Joint Global Change Research Institute is a partnership between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland.
Reference: Hultman NE, EL Malone, P Runci, G Carlock, and K Anderson. 2012. "Factors in Low-Carbon Energy Transformations: Comparing Nuclear and Bioenergy in Brazil, Sweden, and the U.S." Energy Policy 40(2012):131-146. DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.064.


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Night at The Joe bonded cast of new 'Red Dawn'by Tal Pinchevsky
In the new movie "Red Dawn," an update of the 1984 Cold War version, a militia of teenagers is tasked with saving their small town from a North Korean invasion. The result is the kind of non-stop action that made the original so popular. But before shooting their first scene, the film's actors came together for an intense training regimen producers hoped would get them in shape.
"We did six weeks with Navy SEALs and two weeks with Marines," said actor Josh Peck, who in his role as local high school football star Matt Eckert also had a week of gridiron training. "It was hard. I don't know if I'd ever done a pull-up before. Now I can do a lot of pull-ups."
Following their combat training, the "Red Dawn" cast had to find other ways to develop on-screen chemistry. When filming started in Michigan, they did this by making numerous trips to a nearby mall and the local gym. Then, a month into shooting, Peck came up with the perfect way to cultivate camaraderie.
A longtime hockey fan and Los Angeles Kings diehard, it was only a matter of time before Peck gathered some of his co-stars for a trip to see the Detroit Red Wings play at Joe Louis Arena. Peck enlisted two of his best friends on the set, neither of whom had been to a hockey game before.
"We randomly got to go to a Red Wings game," Peck told NHL.com. "I went with Julian Alcaraz and Chris Hemsworth. I took them both to their first-ever hockey game. It was kind of cool to watch it through their eyes."
The first-timers enjoyed the experience, particularly Hemsworth, an Australian-born actor best known for playing Thor in "The Avengers." Enjoying an exciting game at The Joe was a fun break that offered an exciting outlet for a group that spent its days filming physically demanding action scenes.
"Chris was stunned -- especially at a game that is so fast-paced and takes so much athletic ability. We had a real good time and Joe Louis Arena is awesome," Peck said. "What better way to spend a Saturday night after filming than to go see the Red Wings?"
Alcaraz said, "It was really cool. The hockey game was a really awesome experience. It was like three buds hanging out. It was in Detroit and the Red Wings have their fan base that is hard-core. The environment just made it that much cooler. It was very memorable."
The idea to see an NHL game was a natural for Peck.
The 26-year-old had grown up a Kings fan and was thrilled to introduce two new friends to the sport he loves. The former child star ("Drake & Josh") saw years of fandom culminate this summer when his beloved Kings won the Stanley Cup for the first time. A fixture at Staples Center, Peck was in attendance when the Kings closed out their six-game Final win over the New Jersey Devils. He's still reliving the experience.
"I was there the night we won. It was sick. We couldn't believe it. We went to the Game 4 and thought that was where we were going to take it," Peck said. "It was electric. We couldn't believe this was the team that took it all the way."
"I was there the night we won...It was electric. We couldn't believe this was the team that took it all the way."
-- Actor and Kings fan Josh Peck on watching L.A. win the Stanley Cup
But before witnessing his Kings' historic Stanley Cup win, Peck was just enjoying a fun night with two of his co-stars. After the Red Wings game, they were invited to a birthday party held by some of the local "Red Dawn" crew. With filming set to continue the following morning, the group wasn't planning on spending much time reveling. But the evening took an interesting turn when a group of Red Wings players suddenly arrived.
"We ended up going to this after-party and a couple of the players showed up," Alcaraz said. "The friends that we were with said, 'Oh my gosh, the Red Wings are here.'"
Fresh off taking in their first hockey game, Hemsworth and Alcaraz had no idea they were in the presence of NHL talent. Peck, on the other hand, was smitten by the experience. But he never forgot his allegiances.
"I was thrilled," Peck said. "But I love the Kings."
Red Dawn opens nationally Wednesday.


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December 10, 2009
It's holiday time, and Dr. Phil and Robin invite you to celebrate with their family! With her new book, Christmas in My Home and Heart, Robin shares her favorite family traditions, recipes and decorating tips during the holiday season. Plus, see a star-studded performance, a surprise for some deserving kids and the year's hottest gifts!
Learn more about The Dr. Phil Foundation's Little Kids Rock Across America!
Funny Holiday Memories
From goofy pets to Santa mishaps, you sent in your funniest holiday photos. Robin and Dr. Phil show their favorites.
Check out these hilarious moments caught on film!
Heartfelt Family Traditions
Dr. Phil and Robin are joined onstage by their sons, Jordan and Jay, and Jay's wife, Erica. Robin reveals her favorite family traditions and shares her holiday decorating tips.
"She's got this holiday thing perfected."
Gift Giveaways
Still looking for the perfect gift? Whether it's for the technology addict, a grandchild or the lady in your life, see the McGraw family's favorite gifts this season!
Digital readers, diamond earrings, recordable storybooks … oh my!
To see a complete list of the companies and products featured on this show, click here!
Holiday Eats
There are two food items that define the holidays for the McGraw family. Find out what they are and get the recipes!
Dr. Phil shows off his cookie-eating technique!
A Time to Give
Robin and Dr. Phil share the importance of giving this time of year. Learn about the lessons in helping others they taught their sons. Plus, Robin and Erica deliver cookies and gifts to children in need.
"These kids need special things in their life."
Little Kids Rock Across America
In this economy, music programs have been virtually stripped from public schools, especially in the inner cities. See Dr. Phil's amazing surprise for a deserving organization, and learn how you can help! Plus, members of the bands Incubus, All Time Low and Red Hot Chili Peppers stop by for a jam session with kids who love music!
"The music is what really keeps me going."


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Payment Wars: How Merchants And Carriers Are Trying To Block Payment Systems They Can't Track
from the dangeorus dept
In short: CurrentC lets merchants (1) cut out credit card transaction fees and (2) get more and more data on shoppers. No wonder they want to block out other options.
But this isn't the start of such fights. Last year, mobile carriers like T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T sought to block Google Wallet in favor of a similar consortium of mobile operators, looking to create their own NFC payment system, which was unfortunately named ISIS until world events led the consortium to change its name to Softcard.
All of these moves should be concerning. They're clearly not being done with the consumer in mind. Nearly everyone who's played with Apple Pay has agreed that the system is a huge leap ahead for mobile payments in terms of ease of use. Instead, we're seeing giant organizations looking to team up to keep competitors out of the market. At the very least, this should raise serious antitrust issues. But it also demonstrates, in a different sphere, why net neutrality is such a concern. When you have large companies that can effectively collude to block or kill certain powerful and useful apps and services, it hinders and blocks important innovations, leaving consumers significantly worse off. Not only are they left with fewer choices and lower quality apps and services, but it also pushes consumers into services -- like CurrentC -- that take away their privacy.


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The Key to Solving Password Headaches
Using a different password for every online site and service is critical to your cyber security. Personal Technology Columnist Geoffrey Fowler shows you how password manager programs can help keep track of all those unique logins.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... one rule extends it online ... use a different password for every single website and service ... that's a whole other passports ... I've got more than one hundred and fifty differ my kids are read ... except for some rare talents it's extremely hard for anybody remember that many of anything ... but you can if they do is get a pass from ... the Spartans held in a strong passwords every track of all ... for most people I recommend one called out ... what did you vote for a hazard manager ... first it used to be simple so you'll actually use ... especially larger password thing can answer them automatically ... houses a few clicks buying another information like credit card numbers ... second the cost of energy to work across devices operating systems ... Boeing's tablet PCs you name it ... actually can sing lots of devices ... for you have to pay a thirty dollars annual subscription fee ... other services like Cufer box when you sync up to twenty five across devices for free ... third ... asset managers must secure data ... Dashlane encrypt your data ... and never learned your password ... so even if a hacker broke into a service that is doing ... another service held one password goes a step further ... and never storage or stop on their servers at all ... but it needs to get more work to keep your passwords in sync across devices ... beyond exemptions as one of a security issue to look for ... two step authentication ... thank you and your password Fusilli dancer never changing code sent directly to your phone or email ... gasoline and other service of LastPass vote often ... the other the essentials ... of my favorite thing about the plane is as colorful security scorecard ... not


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How Alan Rabinowitz Came Into Being with Sketchnotes of Our Interview with the 'Indiana Jones of Wildlife'
"A Voice for the Animals" with Alan Rabinowitz has to be one of my prouder moments as a radio producer. I pitched Dr. Rabinowitz as a guest after hearing a speech pathologist (my sister-in-law) talk about him around the dinner table. It wasn't what she said about him that moved me, but the fact that her tone spoke of him with utter fondness.
When I first pitched Dr. Rabinowitz to our production staff, people were ambivalent at best. I don't know why, but I suspect it had something to do with doing an "animal show" that wasn't about pets. So then I did some research and presented our executive producer with a video of him speaking about his most intimate insecurities. Her response after watching it: she didn't think he was that interesting for our kind of hour-long public radio show. I was aghast. Defeated.
The more I thought about it, the more I thought she was wrong. So I made another push, and pitched him again to our host and driver of the program. She was indifferent, but, to her credit, said she'd do it because she trusted my instincts (I had pitched Joanna Macy earlier and hit it out of the park, so my On Being street cred was high).
When the day came for the scheduled 90-minute interview, she walked out of her office and said, "I don't think I'll need more than 50-60 minutes." Ummm, this was a bad sign. I swallowed hard. You see, when Krista says something like this, it usually means she isn't that interested or she doesn't think it's going to work out. Ugh.
What a producer doesn't want in a host he admires: indifference. If she isn't passionate about the interview, the conversation often lacks the energy and dynamism required to make it a great interview. So, I was stressed. Nervous. Anxious. You're only as good as your last success; I put my neck out there and knew if this one failed my next pitch would land with a dull thud.
Well, within the first five minutes during the sound check, before the interview even started, I knew it was good. And, more importantly, Krista knew it was good. And it became a difficult 90 minutes to cut down to 40 minutes.
The lesson for me: put yourself out there, trust your instincts, and believe that what you are fighting for is bringing a voice to your audience to be savored and treasured.
Here's the transcript of that keynote speech he gave at a workshop luncheon sponsored by The Stuttering Foundation:
"Nearly 20 years ago, I stood before the Prime Minister of Belize and convinced him to set up the world's first and only jaguar preserve. Ten years ago I sat with tribal headmen asking their help in setting up one of the world's largest Himalayan parks to preserve species of animals that few people have ever seen or heard of. A little more than a year ago, in March 2004, I sat with the military dictators of Myanmar and signed into law the world's largest tiger reserve, 8,500 square miles, an area almost the size of the state of Vermont. Four weeks ago I was meeting with the Presidents of Costa Rica and Panama, trying to convince these heads of state to be the first signatories to a ground breaking concept that would create a continuous natural corridor for jaguars from Mexico to Argentina.
For the last 25 years of my life, I have lived and explored some of the most remote places on earth. I have rappelled deep into caves chasing bats, I have captured and tracked bears, jaguars, leopards, tigers, and rhinos. I have discovered the second smallest, most primitive deer in the world in northern Burma, and then found its closest relative in the cloud forests of the Annamite Mtns between Laos and Vietnam. I have documented lost cultures such as the Taron, the world's only Mongoloid pygmies in the eastern Himalayas. I have been called the Indiana Jones of wildlife science by The New York Times and given lectures and talks all over the world, to crowds of thousands.
People often ask me, how do you do what you do, how do you have such confidence in yourself, what makes you special. I think of a little boy put in special classes for disturbed children because he couldn't get the words out the way others did. The boy decided that it was easier to just not speak to people at all. Instead he'd go home and sit in a dark corner of a closet spilling his heart out to turtles and chameleons. I never liked that word special.
How do I do what I do?
Catching jaguars and tigers, negotiating with presidents and dictators – that's easy stuff! The challenge for me has been living with the little stuttering, insecure boy inside, the boy who'd come home from school every day and yearn for the darkness and safety of his closet. I tell people now that stuttering has been a gift. And I believe that. But make no mistake about my words. It was a gift realized only after years of tremendous pain and suffering that I believe no young person should have to go through. I stuttered for as long as I can remember and as a child my blocks became so severe that my body would twist and spasm when I tried to speak. Often, I would make myself physically sick so that I wouldn't have to talk to or be around people. When I was in grade school in the NY public school system, I was called out of class each day to be placed in what the other kids called the retarded class. I once stabbed a pencil through my hand and had to be taken to the hospital so that I wouldn't have to read in front of the class.
The most memorable event in my childhood occurred when I was 15 and I wasn't able to say my last name to request my mother's groceries that she'd left for me to pick up at the supermarket. The cashier apologized to the people waiting behind me, explaining I was clearly mentally disturbed. So I exaggerated my spasms, imitating the way I thought a disturbed person might act, giving in to the fears and misconceptions of the people around me. I thought it would be easier. But when I walked out of that store, I knew that I had just cheated myself out of everything that I was and wanted to be. And I swore that I would never deny myself again. My life's goal shifted from wanting to be like other people to a determination that I would be better than everyone else. That became the driving force in my life, and I never looked back. Until now.
One of the most frequent questions I am asked is how I came to love animals so much. People expect many kinds of answers but never what I give them. Animals were the only things I could talk to as a child. Animals listened and let me pour my heart out. At some point in my youth I clearly remember realizing that animals were like me, even the most powerful ones I'd read about or see on television – they had no voice, they were often misunderstood, and they wanted nothing more than to live their life as best they could apart from the world of people.
As I grew into my teens, I got used to my stuttering and, like many stutterers, became very proficient at all the tricks to avoid situations I didn't want to deal with. My parents never knew quite what to do with me. In the early years, they simply believed I would grow out of what they called my shyness and tension. They thought I was too smart, or too excitable, but that eventually everything would work itself out. When they finally faced the fact that everything was not okay with me, I was already a teenager so we tried whatever seemed available – drugs, hypnotherapy, psychologists, and a host of speech specialists. Nothing seemed to help.
While I loved my parents, their greatest mistake was their denial of my stuttering and the belief that to talk about the problem with me or in front of me would only hurt me more. So they too became outsiders in my world. They were never there to hug me when the pain was at its worst. And they never came to sit quietly with me in the darkness.
All of the speech therapists I worked with basically told me I should accept who I was, stuttering and all, and move on. But that wasn't what I wanted to hear nor did it make anything any better. I refused to accept myself as a stutterer. I saw no reason why I shouldn't and couldn't be a fluent speaker despite no one seeming to encourage me towards that end. There seemed to be little literature on the subject at the time and there were no computers, no internet, no way to find out whether there were others out there like me and how they dealt with it. I was the only one like me I knew. So I lived in two worlds – the world of people where I stuttered, and my closeted world with animals where I did not.
One day, a fortuitous event changed everything. My mother overheard another woman talking in a bank and learned about Starbuck's clinic in Geneseo, NY. I was 18 years old, in college, never had a girlfriend, never went to a school dance, and never knew what it was like to speak a complete sentence fluently. Then my life again shifted.
During an intensive summer training program, Hal Starbuck, a severe and tortured stutterer himself, made me face the fact that I was a stutterer and would always be a stutterer. The difference, however, was that he promised to provide me with the tools and the ability to become a completely fluent stutterer. I was no longer helpless and floundering. I was in control of my speech for the first time in my life. God, what a feeling. This was when stuttering started to become a gift, although I still didn't realize it at the time. Through my life of stuttering I had developed a level of compassion, sensitivity, understanding, and strength that I am sure I would not have had otherwise. And now, as I fluently conveyed thoughts and ideas to other human beings, these other parts of my personality could surface to guide my behavior and interaction with others. I would only begin to understand and value this years afterwards. The important thing at the time was that I was in control. I had the tools to speak fluently. I could let my two separate worlds start to merge.
But learning to speak fluently, while feeling wonderful, didn't heal the scar tissue that had accured from all those years of suffering. I still wanted little to do with humans at this point and I still had a long way to go to figure out who I was as a person and where my place was in the world. And what I now realized was that those who spoke fluently seemed to have little to say that was of any interest to me. I left everything I knew behind as soon as I could, I ran as fast and as far as I could – combining a need I felt to pay back the debt I owed to animals with the desire to test myself, physically and mentally, to be lost in the wild, the dark closets of the world, among people whose language I couldn't speak and whose lives were so hard that they had no time to dwell on their own or others misfortunes.
I spent years living in the field with animals doing research, establishing new protected areas, and writing scientific papers and popular books of my experiences. My standing and reputation in my field grew, but that meant little to me. People tried to make me something I was not – someone special, a hero, an altruist. And yet I saw nothing of that in myself. I was a little stuttering boy, now a man, who simply ran to the furthest reaches of the earth to be with animals and try to feel whole.
But it became harder and harder to run away and isolate myself as the wild world and the wildlife I had come to love was being lost around me. Tigers killed for their penis, rhinos for their horn, gorillas for their paws, elephants for their skin. There seemed no way for these magnificent creatures to convey their pain and suffering to the human species that was wiping them out. I had to be their voice, and I would live my life trying to give them a home where no one bothered them – give them their own little space in the closet. But while I changed, the world did not so much. In 1986, upon the publication of my first book Jaguar, I was booked onto the Today Show with Bryant Gumbel, the number one morning show at the time. The publisher was thrilled because it meant the sale of many more books. The stipulation for my appearing, however, was that I had to promise, in writing, that I would not stutter on the show. I agreed. It was a challenge, and I knew I had the tools to be the completely fluent, articulate guest they wanted. It went well. And it reminded me why I ran from people in the first place, and why animals needed me so badly.
It has only been within the last few years that I have agreed to look back as I am doing now. To take the precious little time I have on this earth from my animals and my family, to talk about stuttering and my past. One reason is that I don't want other young people to go through what I went through. There is no need for it. The speech community has clearly gone through radical changes since I was a boy and organizations like the Stuttering Foundation of America have made it so that much more information on stuttering is available and stutterers have many more places to now turn for help. But we still have far to go. I am continually surprised to learn how little progress has been made in the knowledge and attitude of people towards stutterers.
My second reason for looking back is because my five year old son is a stutterer. I realized it the moment he started to speak. While we have a blue ribbon school system 45 miles north of New York City, I was shocked to learn how few speech clinicians and therapists knew how or even wanted to deal with stuttering. Many still see stuttering as a purely psychological malady while others believe it is not something that can be fixed. Few programs wish to deal with pre-schoolers because they are unable to clearly differentiate so-called normal disfluency with real stuttering, even though the data show that pre-school age is a crucial time to start addressing the issue of stuttering. And then there are the many concerned, well-intentioned clinicians and therapists I have met who have no written or visual materials on stuttering and little to no training on the subject. They still place stutterers in mixed groups of children with various kinds of handicaps.
Through my son, I became involved again with the world of speech therapy. I sat in on some of the private and group sessions offered to children with speech problems. I was surprised at how often I heard some of the same words that were said to me as a child – slow down, calm down, think before you speak – things that have little or nothing to do with the cause of stuttering. Sometimes I hear condescension or dumbing down in the voice of therapists or I see their eyes wander as the child struggles. I recall how quickly the walls went up when I was a child, realizing that the person talking to me had no idea who I was inside and would rather be somewhere else. Occasionally, I hear frustration and even annoyance from speech therapists and clinicians who are perhaps overly stressed, tired, or having a bad day themselves. I cringe when this happens. How well I remember the pain I'd feel as a child at not even being able to please even this one person who was trying so hard to help me.
I will always believe that stuttering is a special little gift granted to certain people in this world, a little key that opens up parts of the human psyche that would not have been opened otherwise. But every stutterer has to come to that realization in their own time and in their own way, if at all.
Nice words and thoughts do not negate the handicap that stuttering can create in young and old alike. I never wanted to hear that I was special, that it was no big deal, or that I should simply ignore people who do or say foolish things. I felt broken inside. I wanted people, especially my parents and the speech clinicians, to look me in the eye when I stuttered, or ask me how it felt when I couldn't get the words out. I wanted desperately for someone to tell me that they could help me be a fluent speaker. Don't believe it if a stutterer tells you that it doesn't matter to them.
The fact that all of you are here today clearly means that you understand or wish to understand stuttering much better than most other people. I applaud that. I hope you understand that you have the potential to empower stutterers with the tools that can change their life, and make them feel whole again. It is not an easy road for either the stutterer or the clinician. But if you are willing to journey the long, arduous, often frustrating path of helping stutterers, then you will help change the world for many young people. And your reward is that, in doing so, you will share in their gift."


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Non-reference coolers are quite popular and EVGA's Signature 2 series has always been a standout product in that respect. GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 runs at the same clocks as the GTX 670 FTW. The GPU is clocked at 1006MHz while the memory is at 1527MHz (6108MHz effectively). Note that reference clocks are 915/1502MHz for the GPU/memory. Higher clocks of course translate into better performance, but overclocked or not – the GTX 670 delivers a lot of bang for your gaming buck.
EVGA did a great job taking the GTX 680's design for its GTX 670 FTW and GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 graphics card. This ensures advanced power management, something that can be usefully when overclocking. Using the GTX 680's PCB allowed us to push the Power Target on EVGA's GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 all the way up to +145 percent. In comparison, the reference GTX 670's Power Target went up to +122 percent.
Added power and higher clocks don't mean much without proper cooling. The Signature 2 cooler delivers a great balance between noise and temperature. The card is cool and almost inaudible when working at factory overclock. The old GTX 670 FTW card is also silent, but there EVGA sacrificed a few degrees Celsius in order to keep noise down.
EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 is priced about €15 more than GTX 670 FTW which can be yours for €330. If you are looking for silence and also have in mind overclocking, than the added investment in the Signature 2 version is justified, as it will get you a very quiet graphics card that can support your 2560x1600 gaming habit.


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I'm a bit of a clafoutis addict. I've been known to make it 4 times in one week during cherry season. I love the dense custardy base so much that when I can't get my hands on cherries, I run off the rails into whatever's-in-the-fridge territory.
My go-to clafoutis recipe is this one (disclaimer: I've never actually used the kirsch). It calls for yogurt instead of the traditional heavy cream, allowing me to justify eating the whole thing myself over a couple of days. I suspect it's still not good for me, but that doesn't concern me, as the amount of joy it brings me is monumental.
When I make the savory version I leave out the cherries and vanilla, cut the sugar way down, add freshly ground pepper and other spices, and mix in vegetables and vegetarian sausage. Today I went a little overboard and started by melting butter into olive oil and slowly caramelizing some onions for what seemed like ages.
Meanwhile, I chopped red and green bell pepper, vegetarian sausage, and a zucchini, and set them aside. I made the clafoutis base, adding a lot of freshly ground pepper, hot paprika, sweet paprika, aleppo pepper, a little herbes de provence, a big splash of soy sauce, a lot of fresh thyme leaves, and 2 cloves of very thinly sliced garlic. Note that I didn't add any salt – between the soy and sausage there's plenty. At this point I decided I wanted more batter, so I added a couple of eggs and a bit more yogurt. No measuring, that's how I roll, I just adjusted the seasoning a bit to compensate.
When the onions finally caramelized I dumped the veggies and sausage into a buttered dish. Typically I use a clafoutis dish whether I'm making sweet or savory, but today I decided to make big tall pieces in a square glass dish. I poured the batter over the veggies and sausage, then strewed the onions around the top, and pressed them down with tongs so they were wet with the batter but near the top. This went into the oven for about 40 minutes, and voila.
It must be mentioned that clafoutis by definition involves cherries. The internet tells me that a clafoutis with any other fruit is actually a flaugnarde. I've bastardized the clafoutis one step further, so I guess this counts as a savory flaugnarde. I bet there's a proper name for what I'm making here, but I don't know it. If you know, do tell! Regardless, I highly suggest making a cherry clafoutis, or any kind of flaugnarde. In addition to being delicious, these make quite the convenient office breakfast the following morning.


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TACOMA - Trailing 14-7 late in the second quarter, Pacific Lutheran scored 35 unanswered points to defeat the host Puget Sound Loggers, 41-14, in a Northwest Conference football game played in the rain on Saturday afternoon at Baker Stadium.
The win improves PLU's 2012 season record to 5-2 and its conference mark to 4-1, while for Puget Sound it was the seventh consecutive defeat this season, five of them coming against NWC foes.
Puget Sound came into the game giving up more averages than 560 yards and 54 points per game, but it played opportunistic defense against a Pacific Lutheran offense that would end the game with five turnovers, including four interceptions. Those giveaways certainly kept the game closer than most expected through the first 2 1/2 quarters, but that was when the Lutes finally found their offensive stride.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Loggers made the initial touchdown on an 18-yard pass from Braden Foley to Kevin Miller, capping a nine-play, 74-yard drive. The Lutes came right back down the field in less than 90 seconds, Dalton Ritchey hitting Kyle Warner with a 42-yard touchdown aerial.
A PLU penalty on the ensuing kickoff gave the Loggers great field position at the Lutes' 45-yard line, and six plays later Foley found wide receiver and All-America candidate Adam Kniffin in the end zone for an 18-yard score.
Kelly Morgan made a big play on the kickoff return for PLU, taking the ball 43 yards to the Puget Sound 37-yard line. That set up a seven-play drive that Ritchey capped with a 4-yard toss to Brandon James, making the score 14-14 at the half.
Ben Kaestner and Connor Cummings ended two Puget Sound drives with interceptions in the first half, and a diving interception by Sean McFadden set up the Lutes at the UPS 29-yard line about five minutes into the third quarter. PLU took six plays - five of the running variety - to take its first lead of the game, that coming on a 4-yard run by Niko Madison.
Yet another PLU takeaway - the Lutes defense finished with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries - led to the next score. This time, Sam Lavis sacked Foley, causing a fumble that Derrik Larsen recovered at the UPS 10-yard line. Overcoming a holding penalty, the Lutes got into the end zone on Cody Pohren's 2-yard push up the middle, making it 28-14 PLU with 3:57 left in the third quarter.
Pacific Lutheran added two more touchdowns in the final period, the first coming on a shake-and-bake 24-yard touchdown run by Niko Madison to cap a 69-yard drive, and the final one coming on Doug Sullivan's 35-yard fumble return after Mychael Tuiasosopo sacked Foley and knocked the ball loose.
The victory was the 24th for Pacific Lutheran in the last 25 games against Puget Sound.
Pohren led a PLU running attack that ground up 251 net yards on 44 carries. Pohren, the senior back who came into the game with just 27 total carries, toted the ball 13 times for 100 yards. Madison added 61 yards on seven carries, and Ritchey had 47 yards on 10 attempts.
Ritchey had his struggles in the passing game, completing 12 of his 20 attempts for 136 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Warner finished with seven receptions for 115 yards.
Defensively, McFadden had nine tackles, Kaestner seven and Jordan Patterson six. The Lutes finished the game with five quarterback sacks, seven tackles for loss and the five takeaways.
PLU plays its final home game and also its last conference game of the season next Saturday, hosting the Whitworth Pirates at 12:30 p.m. at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.


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With the new school year fast approaching, children need to be ready by having the most up-to-date immunization record possible.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals says that ensuring children have received their necessary vaccinations is not only important, it's the law. "I want to remind parents of their responsibility, ensuring that their children receive the shots they need," sad DHH Secretary Kathy Kliebert. "Vaccination is a simple process with big rewards. These vaccines help keep children healthy, so they can spend more days in the classroom and out of the doctor's office." Louisiana law requires that children ages 4 and older who are entering kindergarten, pre-kindergarten or Head Start programs this year have proof they have received the following vaccinations: -a booster dose of Poliovirus vaccine (IPV) -two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine (MMR) -three doses of Hepatitis vaccine (HBV) -two doses of Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine (Var) -a booster dose of Diphtheria Tetanus Acellular Pertussis vaccine (DtaP) Children in Daycare need to be up-to-date with their age-appropriate immunizations, as well. Children who are 11 or older and are entering the sixth grade this year must have proof they have received all of the age-appropriate immunizations listed above, and at this age, children also need proof of receiving: -meningococcal (meningitis) vaccine -Tetanus Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis vaccine (Tdap) "When we don't vaccinate, we leave the door open for the return of diseases such as measles and whooping cough, which continue to be a threat to babies, children and adults in the United States," said DHH Immunization Medical Director Dr. Frank Welch. "School vaccination laws have helped eliminate major vaccine-preventable diseases. So, avoid the rush and take the time now to schedule your children for their back-to-school vaccinations." Parents should contact their child's doctor to have their child vaccinated. Children who are eligible to receive vaccinations at Parish Health Units are those that have Medicaid, those without insurance, American Indian/Alaskan native, or children who are insured but their insurance company does not cover specific vaccinations. "The health unit offers shots free for those with Medicaid and $10 vaccinations for those without insurance or whose insurance does not cover them," Bastrop Health Care worker Contina Boyt said. Those children who have insurance should contact their private provider for vaccination services. Parents may obtain copies of their child's immunization record from their child's physician or from a parish health unit or a Federally Qualified Health Center. To learn more about DHH, visit www.dhh.louisiana.gov. To contact the Bastrop Health Unit, call 283.0806.


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Employers in Western Australia are on the lookout for more than 2000 skilled Irish hospitality workers under the age of 30.
According to The Australian, The Australian Hotels Association estimates that there are nearly 1,500 unfilled positions for skilled hospitality workers on any given day in Western Australia and claims that a high number of workers are needed because of a fast turnover and new hotels being built in Perth.
Next month, state branch representatives will travel to Ireland looking to recruit young waiters, chefs, receptionists, managers, and housekeeping attendants.
While 30,000 Irish backpackers travel to Australia on working holidays every year, only 7 percent travel to Western Australia.
Bradley Woods, the association's chief executive, says they hope to persuade those considering a working holiday on the east coast of Australia to go west. The organization will present free seminars in Dublin on Oct 2 and 3 called 'Travel and Work Western Australia.'
"People will get information on Western Australia, find out how much they will get paid, and meet pub and bar owners, hoteliers and managers from hospitality businesses," Mr Woods said.
A video featuring Irish workers employed at West Australian pubs and hotels capitalizes on the warm climate and a booklet for worker explains the basics, including Australian slang.
It explains that in Australia, "thongs" are footwear, not underwear, and that the word "bogan" is "a person who takes little pride in their appearance" and "spends his days slacking and drinking beer."


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Gitzo developed the revolutionary Leveling tripod for photographers who need fast set up and leveling accuracy. Inside the Leveling tripod?s upper casting is a special free-rotating ball, similar to those normally used in our ball heads. The center column passes through this ball and can be inclined in any direction at any angle up to 15 degrees. The inclination and vertical movements are completely independent. This patent pending system is extremely useful for panoramic, architectural and wild life photographers or for bird watching. It allows the user to set the camera or scope perfectly horizontal easily and quickly when working on uneven ground. All new Leveling tripods feature important improvements over previous models. The upper casting is now modified with an additional third leg spread angle for an ultra low position that takes full advantage of the Ground Level Set. The center column is removable and the upper disc can be fitted directly to the upper casting. The Leveling feature also works in this Ground Level configuration. The upper disc is also new for all the Leveling tripods. The Power Disc now features two locking screws, one for the column and one for the head, granting a rock solid connection of the whole system. Also, removable rubber feet and column hook assembly have improved with a self locking system that avoids accidental loss. All Leveling tripods feature G-Lock, our leg locking system that increases system rigidity by 20% and allows quicker and stronger leg locking. G-lock is very important for shooting performance since it eliminates any possible give in the locking mechanism that may reduce image sharpness. All Leveling tripods come with a convenient anti dust bag for storage and packing. This textile bag is also an answer to environmental protection aiming to reduce the amount of plastic bags that global industry is introducing into the environment each day.
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I'm hoping someone can help, I installed the Community version 3.20 yesterday and my NIC was not detected during the install. I new what nic I had and found the driver and did an insmod and ifconfig for eth0 and added a route. The machine is a Dell GX260 with an internal e1000 NIC. In the console the interface is up and I can ping out and around. I can launch the webtool and login fine but the NIC info I entered at the command line is not seen in webtool and webtool doesn't think I have an eth0 interface. I tried to create an interface and webtool let me but it created eth1.
How can I rescan for the new hardware or make webtool recognize the interface is up and working?


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Ron Bemis is the challenger to long-time 7th District Stalinist Democrat Jim McDermott. McDermott has consistently refused to debate Bemis and the reason is very, very clear. It might tend to give the voters a choice. McDermott made the mistake of appearing side by side with Bemis in October on KUOW and Bemis – how should I put this? – Bemis broke McDermott into little pieces intellectually and then ground the pieces into a fine powder. [You can hear it (and the extraordinary KUOW left wing bias) here.] No problem in Soviet King County, however.
There is a controlled press.
The Seattle Times has literally refused to cover the Bemis candidacy (!!!). They couldn't let word get out about a candidate that brilliant. To counteract the Times' bias against him (they are, after all, just another wing of the Democrat Party), the Bemis campaign purchased a quarter page ad in the Times Sunday October 28 edition. [Why shouldn't the local propaganda rag profit from its own misdeeds? (and thanks, McCain-Feingold)]
And why should our anointed Congressman-for-life, while taking advantage of franking privileges and the prerogatives of media-bequeathed eternal incumbency, have to give up the limelight of a debate just because he (technically) has an opponent for the office? What to do?
Enter the Freedom Foundation.
On Thursday, November 1, 2012 the Freedom Foundation [formerly the Evergreen Freedom Foundation], through its offspring, the Student Freedom Project (SFP) will host a McDermott "Debate."
But to Save Dr. McDermott* the indignity of having to face his opponent, Ron Bemis will not be invited.
*(Dr.? Yes, Martha, he's a psychiatrist – just look at that picture).


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Leather and luxury goods house Gucci was founded in Florence by Guccio Gucci in 1921. Achieving popularity for its luxurious luggage and accessories, Gucci expanded its operations to New York from Italy in the early 1950s in the wake of a riviera-glamour that travellers to Italy were bringing back to the United States and the increasingly popular interlocking 'G' monogram that had been introduced to canvas handbags and accessories.
The early 1990s saw young Texan designer Tom Ford take the helm at the house, overseeing all aspects of the brand. Inspired by the louche and exotic sensual glamour of the 1970s and incorporating a modern and sleek sexuality to his ready-to-wear collections for women and men, Gucci experienced a renaissance, expanding exponentially in terms of global stores and turnover aided by the creation of a number of cult accessories.
Gucci has been designed since 2005 by Frida Giannini who has maintained the house's luxe exoticism and introduced the company's reach to a broader global audience through the use of new digital and social media. Giannini has also introduced to the house a number of new fragrances including Gucci by Gucci and Flora.
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The getaway driver and another passenger were also sentenced to 25 years to life for their roles in the slaying of the La Jolla High School graduate. All were convicted of first-degree murder and robbery on Nov. 15.
The trio's sentencing by San Diego Superior Court Judge Kerry Wells took about five hours in a packed courtroom filled with Berki's parents, sister, friends and the mothers and family members of the defendants. One young woman was ejected for angrily muttering out loud.
Gunman Rashon Jay Abernathy, 19, said nothing before Wells imposed 25 years for murder, plus 25 years consecutively for using a gun in a homicide. Prosecutor Kristian Trocha asked for 65 years.
The driver, Shaquille Jordan, 19, and passenger Seandell Lee Jones, 19, who Trocha said initially held a gun to Berki and his girlfriend in the May 11, 2011 robbery, both expressed condolences to Berki's parents.
"His life was worth $600. $600," said Connie Berki, noting her son and his girlfriend were robbed of $600 after they answered a Craigslist ad to buy a computer during a Paradise Hills rendezvous with the convicted trio.
"Our lives are completely shattered and will never be the same," said Connie Berki. "What they took from me — there's no amount of money that could [replace] him."
Berki's sister, Monica, agreed.
"Losing my brother changed my life in so many different ways," she said. "It's a constant reminder of pain on a daily, hourly, and by minutes that remain."
Berki's girlfriend, Alejandra Faudoa, similary shared her own pain.
"Garrett was my first boyfriend, my first love," said Faudoa, now 20. She told the judge she often blamed herself for the tragedy.
Faudoa said she wished she had urged Berki to slow down and to not pursue the robbers. She was sitting next to Berki when he was shot in a cul-de-sac after he chased after the robbers to try and get a license plate number.
"This was not your fault," the judge told Faudoa.
Each defendant was fined $10,000 and ordered to pay $5,800 in funeral costs to Berki's parents and $600 to a Navy man who testified he was robbed one week earlier in a similar Craiglist computer-sale scam.
The 17-years-olds were ordered to stand trial as adults after their arrest. Wells turned down a lengthy motion for a new trial, in which attorneys argued there were errors over jury instructions.
Jurors deliberated nearly 15 hours over three days and the trio was convicted as part of the felony murder rule, which makes a slaying first-degree-murder if a victim is robbed.
"This case is exactly the type of case that the felony murder rule deters," said Wells.
Abernathy will likely have to serve a full 50-year sentence, which means he likely won't be eligible for parole until he turns 69 years old.
Attorney Will Rumble, who represented Jones, said his client and Jordan will have to serve a full 25 years before becoming eligible for parole. He unsuccessfully urged the judge to lower the verdict to manslaughter after saying a 25-year sentence was "cruel and unusual punishment."
Jordan said he should be sentenced "for what I did, not what I didn't do."
Afterward, Connie Berki said she felt relieved the sentencing phase was over, but told reporters "I'm a different person than before I lost my son. I don't think a parent who loses a child ever gets closure."
"I don't forgive," she said." I can't. I just can't. They chose what they did."


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I have a fairly easy question: Who is responsible for the connection between the street and the house? Is it Chorus or the homeowner?
To try and sum up the situation, our phone line stopped working at the same time as our neighbours'. Chorus guys came and took some measurements and diagnosed that the wire, which ran under a recently build driveway (note: the line have been working for at least 6 month after the driveway was put in) were broken. They pulled some really thin wires as a temporary measures to our property and the neighbours'.
We then had further issues and the came and replaced our temporary wire by an overhanging bigger wire (looks permanent).
Our neighbours though keep having issues and today a Chorus guy came in and told them that they'd have to pay to dig out along the driveway and put in a new connection as it was their responsability, etc..
After having heard all sorts of similar stories, I had been under the impression that Chorus was responsible for the connection all the way to the ETP box and that the homeowner was responsible for the internal wiring. Is it the case?


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Excerpted and adapted from "When the Beat is Off," Stroke Connection January/February 2004 (Last science update April 2014)
An estimated 15 percent of strokes are a result of untreated atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib), but most people don't know what AF is – much less know if they have it. AF occurs in an estimated 2.7 million Americans and is the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). AF dramatically increases the risk of stroke – approximately five times over the general population.
To the beat of a different drum
The heart has four chambers. The bottom two, called the ventricles, are thick, powerful pumps that force blood back into circulation.
- The upper two, the atria, serve as collecting chambers for the returning blood from the lungs.
- The muscles of the atria are not thick because the atria only transport the blood to the ventricles next door.
- To contract and pump, the atria and ventricles must receive electrical stimulation.
- In a normal heart, a steady electrical impulse travels from a node in the atrium to the ventricle, signaling their successive contractions.
- Atrial fibrillation is a condition in which the atria quiver (or fibrillate) instead of fully contracting.
- Instead of a steady electrical impulse, a virtual blitzkrieg of electrical energy storms the atria.
- As a result of this quivering, only a portion of the atria's blood is released into the ventricles.
Think of an atrium as a wet kitchen sponge. A few short squeezes would get only a little water out – even if you squeeze the sponge multiple times. But one hard squeeze (contraction) would empty the sponge more efficiently.
When blood has the opportunity to pool, it also has the opportunity to clot. If a blood clot forms in the atria, it can be pumped out of the heart, to the brain, blocking off the blood supply to an artery in the brain, causing a stroke. This type of stroke is called an embolic stroke or some doctors call it a cardioembolic stroke. Watch an animation of atrial fibrillation.
Healthy atria contract 60-80 times per minute, but fibrillating atria quiver at 300-400 times per minute.
Essentially, the heart of an AF patient works as if it's enduring a marathon, even if the patient is relaxing in a chair. Because of the overactive heart, symptoms of AF most commonly include fatigue, lightheadedness, shortness of breath and even fainting. Some atrial fibrillation patients feel a "flopping" or pounding sensation in their chest. Some patients don't feel a thing.
- The AV node serves as a "gatekeeper" for all of the electrical pulses going through the atrium.
- The electrical pulses are delayed at the AV node before they are allowed to move into the ventricles and signal them to contract.
- In AF, the AV node does its best to protect the ventricle from extra electrical impulses, but it can't stop all of them.
- As a consequence, the ventricle beats more often than it should – giving rise to the noticeable symptoms of breathlessness and fatigue.
Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation
As with many health conditions, the prevalence of AF increases with age. According to the Mayo Clinic, fewer than one in every 100 people in their 50s has AF, but about 10 out of every 100 in their 80s experience it. The most common cause of atrial fibrillation is longstanding, uncontrolled high blood pressure and heart disease. Additionally, atrial fibrillation is the most common complication after heart surgery.
An entire spectrum of seemingly unrelated conditions can send the atria into "overdrive." Other contributing factors include:
- Hyperthyroidism
- Heart valve disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Cardiomyopathy with weakened heart muscle
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD/emphysema or asthma)
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Cigarette smoking or stimulant use (such as caffeine)
- Periods of extreme stress or fatigue can trigger episodes of AF
- Diabetes
- Sleep Apnea
- Heart Failure
Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Avoiding atrial fibrillation and subsequently lowering your stroke risk can be as simple as foregoing your morning cup of coffee. In other words, some AF cases are only as strong as their underlying cause. If hyperthyroidism is the cause of AF, treating the thyroid condition may be enough to make AF go away.
Doctors can use a variety of different medications to help control the heart rate during atrial fibrillation.
"These medications, such as beta blockers and calcium channel blockers, work on the AV node," says Dr. Andrea Russo of University of Pennsylvania Health System. "They slow the heart rate and may help improve symptoms. However, they do not 'cure' the rhythm abnormality, and patients still require medication to prevent strokes while remaining in atrial fibrillation."
In Terms of Stroke Prevention
Most AF patients have to seek other treatments, primarily anticoagulant therapy (Warfarin) and/or radiofrequency catheter ablation.
- Warfarin is a rather high-maintenance drug.
- It is also the most effective for patients with non-valvular AF.
- Warfarin patients reduce their stroke risk by 65 percent versus patients on no medication.
- Patients taking aspirin reduce their risk by 45 percent in comparison.
"Because Warfarin is such an exacting drug, it requires monthly blood tests and doctor visits to ensure proper dosage," says Dr. Russo. "More frequent monitoring may be required during the first few months. Excessive bleeding can occur in patients who suffer injuries, and care must be taken to avoid unnecessary trauma, such as contact sports."
- Other medications may be used to stop atrial fibrillation and return the heart to normal rhythm and maintain it.
- "These medications work directly on the tissue of the atrium," says Dr. Russo.
- "Although they may be reasonably effective in some patients, they need to be started in the hospital on a monitor due to the potential for causing other abnormal heart rhythms is other areas of the heart."
Patients whose heart rates cannot be controlled with drugs (or patients who simply don't want to take drugs) have to take other measures, such as targeted radiofrequency catheter ablation, a non-surgical procedure with a menacing name.
This procedure involves:
- Making an electrical "road map" of the heart.
- Pinpointing the abnormal electrical signals.
- Abnormal heart tissue is then destroyed with heat from radiofrequency energy, disconnecting the tissue from the current.
- This ends the atria's electrical storm and consequent fluttering.
Radiofrequency energy is also used to destroy an overactive AV node in AV node ablation. "This procedure requires implantation of a permanent pacemaker and does not affect the fibrillating atria," says Dr. Russo. "It only affects the electricity going into the ventricles. Because the ventricles no longer receive rapid signals from the atria, they don't have to work as hard and the symptoms of breathlessness and fatigue go away. Even after undergoing this procedure, patients must continue anticoagulant therapies since the atria continue to fibrillate and clots can still form."
The last type of Ablation is Called Pulmonary Vein
- The goal is to remove the arrhythmia "triggers," which are in the pulmonary veins in some patients, and thus maintain normal heart rhythm.
- This lengthy procedure is an option for patients who have very frequent symptoms despite medications.
- "The ideal candidates," says Dr. Russo, "are younger patients who do not have a lot of other underlying heart disease."
The good news is that with these advances in technology, plus the use of Warfarin, AF patients can reduce their risk of stroke, and lead active, satisfying lives.
Read more about the important connection between high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and stroke.
For more information about living with AFib, be sure to also visit our website: Heart.org/AFib
This content was last reviewed on 04/30/2014.


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I really debated on typing this blog today. But Its been something on my mind for a long time now. And since its my blog, I suppose I can type just about whatever I want. ( Within reason ). Well, ever since I started this season off by trying to snag as many baseballs at the stadiums as possible, Ive noticed that Ive gained the attention of a lot more fans than usual. I try to be as friendly as possible when I go to games. I try to be courteous, and respect while Im there. I pick up after myself, and Im careful with what I say because I know there are children, elderly, and other fans around me. When I go to baseball games I dont have that sense of feeling that the players, and staff owe me anything. I dont feel obligated towards anything at the ballpark except a good time. I want to have as much fun at the baseball game as possible. I dont whine when I dont get my way, I dont complain when the umpires blow calls, or when my favorite players strike out. I just laugh, and continue seeking fun.
Now this blog entry isnt directed towards the children at the games. Its really kind of directed towards anyone that shares this attitude. Mainly adults. Mainly the adults because I see it more with them than anyone else. Im not sure when this unwritten rule was established or when it became so popular but Im rather kind of tired of it. Honestly, there isnt anything I can do to change it. All I can do is complain about it on my MLB Blog. Im talking about those adults ( most with their own children ) that think that everything at the baseball game is obligated towards the children. It doesnt matter if its autographs, baseballs, being the first to run the bases, the free giveaways, the promotions, or the best seats in the stadium. There are adults that go to these games that think its all for the children. Its not.
I guess I see it more now because everyone at the stadium wants a Major League Baseball. Everyone does. Some are more adament about getting one than others. Some have a very relaxed attitude about it. " Ill get one if I get one. If not, so what." But people like me that want as many as I can get at a stadium, and Ill go to great lengths to getting them. Mind you, I'd never push or shove or steal from anyone. But if I can find the best position at the ballpark to get them, Ill hold my ground until its time to move on. I was at Busch last week on Thursday, and I was fortunate enough to snag four grounders that came my way as I perched on the third base line. I had a whining father/son duo behind me that were crying to the baseball players to throw them a ball. It never happened because of their pathetic attempt to get one. But after I snagged my fourth the complaining started to get directed at me. Like I had something to do with their unsuccessfulness at retrieving a baseball. In a way, I guess I did. I had the prime spot for all the baseballs that came down the third base line. But I planned it that way. I was the first person into the stadium. I invested an entire day to this. So shouldnt I be entitled to keep the baseballs I caught? After all I caught them.
If a small child reached out and shagged a ball in front of me, I wouldnt be upset. Kudos to you kid for getting out there before I could. My point is all these young kids around me make absolutely no attempt to get a baseball. They just stand on the base line waving their hands, or shlumped over the wall waiting for a lucky toss. Hey, theyre kids. So what..? That doesnt make me any less of a fan. That doesnt make me any less obligated to try and field a sharply hit ground ball my way, and if I catch it keep it for myself. I dont have to give the ball away because Im an adult, and Im surrounded by little children that can barely see over the wall to even see that ball coming. If I were to give away one ball then the kids around me would look at me like Im some kind of ball boy here to catch, and give away baseballs to them. You want a ball? Get down there and get one. Thats all Im saying. If these adults think that baseball is just for kids, then maybe the father of the child should bring his glove, and get down on the baseline, and start to try and get his own kid a ball. Not rely on some stranger to shag them for their kids. Get real. How many times do you see unsupervised children on the walls with parents up in the aisles drinking beer, and laughing with friends? I see it everytime I go to a game. Yet, Im supposed to give up baseballs that I catch.
In my short lived ballhawking career, I have assisted four children ages five and below with catching a baseball. Where was the mother? Not at the game. Where was the father? Happily sitting in his seat drinking a beer. I feel like saying something. " Hey buddy, this is your kid. Not mine. Put the booze down, and come help him catch these baseballs." The last kid I helped catch a baseball he could barely see over the dugout. His father was three rows back encouraging him from afar. He'd tell his little boy to get his glove on, and hold it up. Wave to the players, and ask for a ball. So the players would toss this rowdy bunch of kids a few balls, and luckily for the youngster beside me the ball got loose from the pack, and rolled into the dugout. Finally the ball was tossed again, and the same thing happened. I watched this entire thing unfold. Those kids already had a handful of baseballs tossed to them. So I interjected and told the player to throw the ball to this little kid beside me. I caught the ball, and handed it over. Looking over my shoulder at the father, oblivious as to what was going on. Shame.
Anyway. Enough ranting for one day. My whole point of this blog ( and I may even delete it ) is that those adults out there that bring their kids to the games should probably interact more with them instead of relying on guys like me and other fellow ballhawkers to step in, and make sure these youngsters get a baseball. If I had a son or a daughter, thats exactly what I would be doing. Id be down on the field level teaching my kid the names, and numbers of these players, and teaching my child how to get these baseballs from the players. For those parents/adults out there that participate with their kids at the games I couldnt have more respect for you. One day when your child gets older, and theyre able to come to games on their own they will ballhawk too.


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On the classroom experience: The diverse experiences Fletcher students and faculty bring to the classroom have broadened my global perspective by adding a personal dimension to the international issues we examine in class. It's one thing to learn about territorial disputes in the South China Sea through legal textbooks and journal articles, but quite another to discuss them with a Southeast Asian diplomat who knows the challenges of negotiating such disputes firsthand. These personal perspectives make it clear to me that international relations is ultimately about how individual people shape, and are shaped by, processes and events. As a result, I'm aware every day that international issues are both more complex and more meaningful than they could ever be rendered on a page.
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Excitement Over B&N/Microsoft Teamup Is A Bit Premature
from the what-exactly-is-the-plan-here? dept
But, of course, that hasn't stopped some from getting really excited about this. B&N stock shot upwards in response, though perhaps it was just because investors were happy that the company was able to "unload" the Nook. But, then, you see comments like this:
"With the new Windows rollout, there are so many things you can do with the Nook beyond e-reading," Glickstein, who is based in New York, said today in a telephone interview. "Now that Bill Gates and Microsoft are in on the tech side, it's absolutely compelling."Of course, you could do lots of things with the Nook beyond e-reading that have nothing to do with Windows. Tying the Android-based platform to anything having to do with Windows seems like a step backwards, not forward. Also, er, someone should tell this guy that Bill Gates retired four years ago. But, you know, why would anyone who's in charge of analyzing these kinds of things be aware of little facts like that?


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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I guess you could use that character on Star Trek: Voyager as a literary reference. The blonde whose people only live 7 years or so and are fully adult both mentally and physically by age 2. I don't remember the specifics.
If we can suspend our disbelief to allow for a fully mature foxy looking ( ) lady to be summoned out of nothingness with full mental faculties and a pre-loaded "worldview decision matrix" ... we can allow for her to become entangled with someone else who understands the way she is.
points for the Dark Nanoha parody sig.....
|2006-01-30, 19:36
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Vampie Walrus. Big fangs
Join Date: Oct 2004
Decagon - Well, since Zaphira is ageless you could count his age based on the last time he was summoned which would be what? A month? LOL. Arf becomes the pedo here then.
Flo - You are genius! Rep awarded. I need to swap out my sig because it's outdated so I'm sending you a PM right now requesting to use your's. I can picture her transformation scene but I'm pretty sure explaining what I picture would get me banned. It involved a lot of barbed wire and chains.
Vexx - I agree. I meant her and Zephiris' appeared ages. I'm reminded of the infamous "Dizzy, the hottest 3-year-old you'll ever see" discussion.
EDIT: Sorry, Flo. I must only give you rep in spirit as I need to spread it around first. Hmmm... Quick, let's all say something insightful!
|2006-01-31, 04:35
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The Necessary Evil
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Peeing on Stinku's Grave
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|2006-01-31, 07:04
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Vampie Walrus. Big fangs
Join Date: Oct 2004
Sorry, Shaolinx. It would suit you better, because of your avatar but I just like it too much to part with it. Perhaps you might want to use:
But if that's no good then PM me and maybe we can work out some sort of trade. It really would look better with your sig.
As for Hayate, I always thought her and Yuuno would make a good pair. That is if he could ever get by Vita.
In other news, that Nanoha A's DVD came with a pretty cool feature. The audio CD enclosed includes some BGM but also has tracks of all the things the inteligent devices say on the first DVD. This is great for making Nanoha games or other fan materials because there's no BGM getting in the way.
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Sound Stage 1: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical A's
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Suzuka and Hayate encounter each other.
Suzuka: I think I'll go buy a drink for myself.
Signum: Let's see... where shall we go next?
Shamal: Our last choice to end the visit should be the outdoor onsen/spring/bath.
Viita: How about the sauna?
Hayate: Hm, let's see.
Suzuka: Huh, Hayate-chan?
Hayate: Oh Suzuka-chan! I'll introduce you. This is the youngest child Viita.
Viita: Um, er... I'm Viita. Nice to meet you.
Suzuka: Good evening, I'm Tsukimura Suzuka. Nice to meet you too, Viita-chan.
Viita: Yeah.
Suzuka: Good evening to you too, Signum-san, Shamal-san.
Signum: Yes.
Shamal: Is Suzuka-chan here with someone too?
Suzuka: Yes I am.
Hayate: Oh, what a wonderful coincidence. It feels like it was almost fated.
Suzuka: It really is amazing
Hayate: Oh Suzuka-chan. Do you have any plans after this? If not, let's have dinner together?
Suzuka: Oh. I'm here with a friend's family and we plan to go out and eat together. Would you like to come with us?
Hayate: Oh sorry. We already dinner ready.
Viita: We have oden waiting in the pot!
Suzuka: How nice, Oden.
Shamal: A pot of deliciousness.
Hayate: I guess next time then.
Signum: Sometime in the near future.
Suzuka: Oh, I can go any other time, please call me.
Viita: Hayate's onabe is really delicious!
Hayate: Viita! Don't put pressure on me!
Suzuka: Oh, I'm sorry. Making you all stand while we talk. Um, sorry Signum-san.
Signum: It is nothing to be concerned of.
Hayate: I guess I shouldn't keep you here if you're with friends. When I get home, I'll send you an email.
Suzuka: Right, I'll introduce you to my friends properly next time.
Hayate: I look forward to it.
Shamal: Okay, see you latter Suzuka-chan.
Signum: Please escuse us.
Viita: See ya.
Hayate: Until next time.
Suzuka: Okay!
|2006-01-31, 11:41
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I desire Tomorrow!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: As far away from reality as possible
Age: 36
Poor Fate... I mean, Nanoha's got Yuuno, Amy's got Chrono... Even Suzuka has Hayate and Hayate has 3 girls attend her EVERY need But poor Fate is out of the loop... Find her a man I say Pass another 6 years and I volunteer
|2006-01-31, 11:48
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People... as much as I find the idea of any of the characters pairing up rather cute... I am somewhat disturbed that you're doing so, with full knowledge of their age. If they were older, yeah sure... but I'm getting impression you mean while they're still 9 years old.
It's making me feel a bit uncomfortable.
|2006-01-31, 12:08
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I desire Tomorrow!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: As far away from reality as possible
Age: 36
Everyone is allowed to pair people, it's not necessary that doing so implies a sexual relationship. Plus, my "attend her EVERY need" was adult humor of a situation, since the phrase can be misinterpreted but they DO attend her every need, they help her, and all that stuff. As was the HayatexSuzuka remark I am allowed to humor, right?
And yeah, even if they were 6, I am allowed to pair them, after all they ARE more or less the same age, so why not? And yes, I meant the pairings I said even if they were 4
And if you're uncomfortable about my Fate remark, I remind you that I said "pass another 6 years" and taking the ending into account, that would make her an adult, so I can volunteer then
People need to chill out. But you should look into it, getting the wrong impression from something is the interpreter's fault. So, no offense, but I suggest you purify your mind a bit
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