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1962 Willys Wagon - 10-KPosted in Project Vehicles on September 1, 2008
Hoby Hulbert's '62 Willys Wagon is no showpiece. It likely still sports the same vintage grease and grime it had under the hood 40 years ago. This wagon is a driver and Hoby has constantly upgraded and punished it in the mud pits near his Sylmar, California, home since he got it. It was nearly all-original when he started the build. Nine years of at-home driveway upgrades and $10,000 resulted in the giant Jeep he has today.
Chassis And Driveline
To get the lift needed to clear the massive tires, Hoby yanked the factory suspension. Up front he built mounts for 6-inch-lift Chevy leaf springs in spring-over shackle-reversal fashion. In the rear he built mounts for a set of custom leaf springs pillaged from an International Harvester Traveler, also a spring-over. Rancho 9000 shocks damp the bumps and a set of traction bars control axle wrap in the rear. The factory bellcrank steering was scrapped and replaced with full hydraulic steering complete with an industrial orbital valve and a Lion 2500 log-splitter ram. The Jeep rolls on 21/49-16.5 Super Swamper Irok tires mounted to 16.5x12 steel USA 6x6 double bead lock wheels. Hoby typically runs the tires at 10 psi in the mud.
The only thing non-stock on the Jeep when Hoby got it nine years ago was the '68 Chevy 327 V-8 engine that had been swapped in by the previous owner. Interestingly, today it's all that's left of the new-to-him drivetrain. The GM V-8 in all its greasy glory features camel-hump heads with 64cc chambers and a two-barrel Rochester carburetor. Behind the tired V-8 engine is an SM420 with nothing added to it but a few quarts of fresh oil. A short jackshaft transmits power from the truck tranny to a divorced Dodge NP201 transfer case. Home-built driveshafts with 1410 and huge 1480 U-joints spin into 2.5-ton Rockwell axles. The front axle features an Ouverson Engineering spool and the rear is stuffed with a Detroit Locker. A home-job pinion brake slows the front axle and the rearend is stopped with a USA 6x6 pinion brake. At the way back, a stainless steel fuel tank provides fuel to the powerplant.
Body And Interior
The original paint and body have been modified via crushing cars and a Sawzall. Two 5-gallon gas cans hang from the cowl and Krylon blue spray paint spiffies up a few parts. Three-bolt military tow hooks and a Warn 9.5ti winch reside up front. In the rear a receiver hitch helps with boggy extractions.
Inside you'll find a donated rollcage, '91 Honda CRX seats, a postal Jeep steering wheel, a broken Panasonic stereo, and the turn signal switch dangling from a few wires.
Good, Bad & What's It For
The truck is rough, but that's what makes it cool. It's easy duplicated by anyone with at least some junkyard, welding, and fabrication skills. And ya don't need a mint to do it. Hoby built the Jeep for the mud in the Azusa Canyon and Littlerock Dam off-road areas.
Hard Facts
Vehicle: '62 Willys Wagon
Engine: '68 Chevy 327 V-8
Transmission: GM SM420
Transfer case: Dodge NP201
Suspension: Spring-over (front and rear)
Axles: Rockwell 2.5-ton (front and rear)
Wheels: 16.5x12 USA 6x6 double bead lock
Tires: 21/49-16.5 Super Swamper Irok
Built for: Mud
Value: $10,000


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Competing in their first intercollegiate event, freshmen Robin Shin, Lauren Chilton, Molly Kozminsky, and Kirsten Hessler each finished in the top seven of their respective weapons at The Big One held this past weekend. Shin placed second in sabre, registering MIT's best outing since Caroline Purcell finished first in 1998 and 1999. Also participating in sabre action, Chilton claimed sixth place while Kozminsky ranked right behind her. Hessler led the Engineers' efforts in epee with a seventh-place finish. For the second time in her career, junior Cordelia Link led the field in foil action.
Rounding out the sabre squad was Elena Tatarchenko in 14th place, followed by Hareem Ahmad (28th), Laura Evans (31st), and Jennifer Allen (64th).
In foil, Jenna Caldwell captured 13th place as Julia Hopkins posted the next finish at 24th. Lindley Graham trailed three spots behind Hopkins while Shuchen Song and Ana Escalante placed 46th and 56th, respectively.
Following Hessler's seventh-place performance, Stephanie Shin claimed the 13th spot in the epee competition. Breanna Peterman finished 23rd while Sophie Monahan (29th) and Kristin Kuhn (36th) completed MIT's contingent.


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The Ten Commandments, Part I
January 31, 2014
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Judaic message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, January 31, 2014.
The Ten Commandments, Part I
The Sabbath has been so important to the Jewish tradition that it is mentioned in the Ten Commandments -Commandment # 4. What is interesting is that the Ten Commandments are mentioned twice in the Torah, but the wording of the commandment each time it appears is different! In Exodus (20:8), we are told: "Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy." However, in Deuteronomy, we are told "Guard the Sabbath Day to keep it holy."
Remember? Guard? How could it be two different wordings? Doesn't it have to be one or the other? "That was the
To help explain how there are two different words (Remember and Guard), the rabbis told a tale. The two versions can be understood by the parable of a King who handed his son a coin and a flask, and sent him to the storekeeper. On the way, the son broke the flask and lost the coin. So the King reprimanded his son and gave him replacements. "Take care that you don't lose these as you lost the others!" the King told him. In the same way, when the Israelites worshipped the Golden Calf in the wilderness, they lost the first Shabbat commandment, and didn't "Remember" the Sabbath. God gave them the commandment again and told them to "Guard" the Sabbath. miracle of the giving of the Torah," said the Rabbis. God said the commandment only once, but it could be heard in two different ways. In the "Lecha Dodi" that we say at the beginning of the Friday evening service, it says: Shamor V'Zachor b'dibbur echad: "Guard" and "Remember" in ONE WORD.
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December 17, 2017, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Historic Depot
For the fourth year in a row, Burlington will host the Carolina division of the Atlantic Coast S Gaugers. The ACSG build interactive model train displays. These displays are intricate and made to impress little kids and big kids.
The depot will host a special holiday themed exhibit spanning over a 2 week period. Find a night or day that works for your family/church group/school group or friends and come downtown to check it out!
Many businesses in our Downtown community are helping us keep the fun going by offering a special feature during the exhibit. This display will make little kids eye's light-up and make our more seasoned citizens relive their youth. Stop in and say Merry Christmas to our downtown community.
December 9, 2017, 9:00 AM - December 17, 2017, 5:00 PM @ Maynard Aquatic Center
This class has prerequisites.
Class participants must be able to:
* Swim 300 yards without stopping.
* Tread water for 2 minutes with hands out of the water.
* In under 1 minute and 40 seconds, lifeguard candidates must be able to swim 25 yards and surface dive to a 13ft depth, retrieve a 10lb brick, hold it with both hands while swimming it back 25 yards, and get out of the pool.
Additional competencies require good communication, teamwork, listening, and a can-do attitude.


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MelissaLouise74 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 351 diseños de 87 diseñadores freelance.
SHINE A Modern Academy for girls
SHINE Academy for Girls is a exclusive, modern academy for girls in a large Australian capital city.
The curriculum promotes standards of excellence in life skill disciplines including:
Social Etiquette, Assertiveness, Self-Esteem, Emotional Resilience, Elocution and Deportment, Emotional and Social Intelligence
for girls aged 11 to 18 years.
Classes are held outside school hours.
You might describe it as a modern finishing school.
Parents and grandparents who see a need for refinement of their daughter's social etiquette and emotional resilience skills beyond what their daughter is learning at school.
The target audience's income level is moderate to high.
The logo image needs to be bold,clean-line, elegant, outstanding.
(no old-fashioned fonts)
Please do not take the word shine literally. Sparkles, stars, shining icons, etc are out.
It is an academy of substance. Think old English school or bank of repute.
The logo must attract the parents and grandparents, but also be attractive to the girls so that they will be proud to tell their friends that they are a student at SHINE Academy.
You may consider the style of a name plate on a door of a medical surgery with border(s),
(Colour preferences found at colorhunter.com)
Background colour of chocolate - darker than milk chocolate (#220F0A)
The accent colours could be a vivid aqua (#009FFF)
The text could be in white or cream.
I am not (too) attached to this colour scheme so if you have other ideas I am willing and open to consider them. I see aqua (no green tones) as the colour of hope.
The art needs to be in a vector format (Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator) layers intact so we can resize vector graphics without any loss of quality.
WINNER must provide:
a) A modifiable vector version of the logo in .ai, .psd or .eps (CMYK)
b) Web file format - .jpg (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
We need full intellectual rights to the logo upon payment.
Warm wishes and grateful thanks in advance to all who participate.
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America ReFramed "90 Miles" Probing and thoughtful, Juan Carlos Zaldvar's 90 Miles is a personal memoir that offers a rare glimpse into Cuba, a country as mythologized to Americans as the United States is to the rest of the world. The Cuban-born filmmaker recounts the strange fate that brought him as a teenage communist to exile in Miami in 1980 during the dramatic Mariel boatlift. Zaldvar uses news clips, family photos and home movies to depict the emotional journey of an immigrant father and son struggling to understand the historical and individual forces shaping their relationships and identities in a new country. D
10:30 pm
Visa Dream VISA DREAM tells the touching story of one family's experience gaining entry into the United States. Representatives from the U.S. Consulate demystify the visa process and illuminate the reasons why they approve some applications - and deny others. D
11:00 pm
Global Voices "When Hari Got Married" Hari, a 30-year-old taxi driver in the Indian Himalayas, is getting married to a girl he has never met but has fallen in love with over the mobile phone. D


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A Popular Design Classic: The Versatile Parsons Desk
Sure, it is ubiquitous. Sure it is basic. But I think it's beautiful, versatile, adaptable and often very affordable! Its the Parsons desk. It is just the right height (even for the very tall) and shallow enough to suit smaller spaces. And the desk's simple lines make it perfect for any kind of decor, from modern to traditional.
The Parsons table was designed by French designer Jean-Michel Frank in the 1930s while he was teaching a course at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design, then known as the Paris Atelier. The New York Times explains that, Frank challenged students to design a table so basic that it would retain its integrity whether sheathed in gold leaf, mica, parchment, split straw or painted burlap, or even left robustly unvarnished. What grew out of Frank's sketches and the students' participation was initially called the T-square table…
The key is that the table or desk's four flush square legs have a thickness identical to the thickness of the top.
Knock-offs of the original Parsons table are everywhere these days. The desk version is particularly popular. Mine is from West Elm, selling for $199 and up, but it is available elsewhere at an even cheaper price tag. There are versions sold at Overstock, Target and Walmart, though I cannot attest to their quality.
1. Zsa Zsa Bellagio. I love this double-duty home office with two parsons desks in shiny white separated by streamlined storage. On the right: Coco Kelley. This image has made the rounds many times but I can't resist. I love the mix of old and new and the yellow Parsons.
2. Identify This Multi-Functional Desk. The Parsons functions as an excellent sofa table if you have the space.
3. Casa Sugar.
4. Houzz. Double the fun with two desks lined up against the wall.
5. Houzz.
6. Cozy at the Computer: Using Arm Chairs as Desk Chairs. Who says the desk can't be in the bedroom
7. 6th Street Design School. I'm not a huge fan of the curtains but I love everything else about this room. The chandelier, the shelving and the kelly green. What a refreshing, upbeat setting for a home office.
8. Metropolitan Home via Anh Minh I'm not male. Nor am I young. But I still love this fabulous room designed for a young boy.
9. Made By Girl.
10. Lola Lina. It's a tiny little dining set -- too small for amazons like me--but it sure looks good.
11. Mimi and Meg. A nice reminder that you really can put furniture in front of a fireplace...and in front of a window. Cozy, warm and light.
12. Laura's Mid-Century Melrose Place House Tour. Not sure about the goth chandelier but the Parsons desk is perfect in this otherwise understated room.
13. Apartment Therapy.
14. Design Sponge.
15. Everything LEB.
Do you own a Parsons desk? Which room is it in? What do you use it for? Where did you get it and how is the quality?
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Hi everyone! My name is Kristen. I live in South Carolina and I pick my future puppy September 15th. I'm so worried right now that I do everything right but I'm sure once I get her everything will be fine.
My history - My mother passed away 2 weeks ago and I moved in with my father and we decided that we could use a puppy - for companionship and something to take our minds off of things. I have wanted one for 2 years but due to my mother's illness it was not an option for me to have excess exposures to infections.
I will be getting a blenheim baby girl and I can't wait. I have read a ton of information from this site already that has been very helpful. One question I have is what size kennel I should get. I want one of those wire ones that you can see through (but I'll get a cover for it). Any suggestions on that or anything would be nice.
It's great to meet you all and I look forward to chatting with you in the future!


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Michael Jordan's Bobcats are the NBA's most surprising team so far this season.
Charlotte (6-4) has won five of its past six games and is one win away from matching last year's win total.
The turnaround is impressive considering the Bobcats finished last season 7-59 and with the worst winning percentage (.106) in league history. They lost their final 23 games of the season.
But under the direction of defensive-oriented coach Mike Dunlap, they've been competitive and have developed a knack for closing games. Charlotte is 5-0 in contests decided by four points or less - and without much NBA experience on the roster.
That's doesn't bother Dunlap.
``The most important part is to sell your system and what you're doing with a purpose,'' Dunlap said. ``There's nothing like wins to help that out.''
If players had any doubt about Dunlap's style, the six wins have helped eliminated that.
What Dunlap has been preaching is defense, which meant a summer full of intense workouts, some of those lasting as long as four hours.
He knew the Bobcats wouldn't be the most talented and or the most experienced team in the NBA - not even close, in fact - so he wanted to be better conditioned than anyone out there and use his team's young, fresh legs to his advantage.
``I think our defense is getting better and I'm selling that first and foremost,'' Dunlap said. ``We have a ways to go with it. It's far from where it needs to be but it's getting there and we have the numbers to prove that.''
Charlotte is allowing 98.8 points per game, but they rank in the top ten in the league in steals (86) and blocked shots (76). They're forced 14.6 turnovers per game.
``Coach Dunlap, it all starts with him,'' said second-year point guard Kemba Walker. ``He's a real tough guy, really intense. We all feed off him.''
On Wednesday night the Bobcats led Toronto 98-97 with 28 seconds left.
The Raptors had four shots on their final possession, but the Bobcats blocked two of those and withstood a furious final few seconds to win the game.
If Dunlap needed to emphasize a point about defense winning games this was it.
``I think it just shows what kind of toughness we have from the point guard all the way up to the center,'' said rookie guard Jeffery Taylor. ``We have a lot of tough guys who know how to win games.''
The Bobcats are still extremely young, particularly with guard Gerald Henderson out with a foot injury.
Right now their starting five consists of two rookies in Taylor and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the No. 2 overall pick who has had an immediate impact averaging 11.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Forward Byron Mullens, who sat for two years in Oklahoma City before being acquired last year in a trade, is essentially in his second season like Walker.
The only starter with significant experience is center Brendan Haywood, who was claimed off waivers from Dallas.
But the Bobcats are getting quality play off the bench from offseason acquisitions Ramon Sessions and Ben Gordon, two scorers brought in to give the team some needed experience down the stretch in tight games.
Both have provided a huge boost with Sessions averaging 16.3 points per game and Gordon 13 points per game, second and third best on the team.
``It's an interesting group because we are young and I think there's an exuberance and a little bit of being excited about the game of basketball, and I think the veterans have picked up on that,'' Dunlap said. ``It's been a joy to coach them and I think we're learning as we play each game. That exuberance is an intangible.''
That exuberance is evident in Walker, who has developed into the team's leader and flourished working alongside Sessions in practice and down the stretch in tight games.
Walker is averaging 18.8 points and 5.5 assists per game.
Despite being 6-foot, Walker is fearless driving to the basket and has improved in his ability to finish.
``He's our quarterback,'' Dunlap said. ``We're developing him. He's setting the culture for us. There's a lot on his plate, but he can handle it. When he was coming out of college a year ago I thought he was the best player in America.''
Just how long the Bobcats are able to keep things up remains to be seen.
The Bobcats have some quality wins against Dallas, Milwaukee and Minnesota, but have yet to play the league's elite teams like Miami, Oklahoma City and the New York Knicks.
That may be when the true test comes.
When it does, Dunlap hopes the foundation for success has been established and the Bobcats will be confident enough to compete with the best.
``We're trying to build a winning culture here, and every win helps,'' Dunlap said.


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A single LED is not bright enough.
I don't think that's the case Lefty. There is certainly room for discussion on the possibilities.Having an arduino clone drive LEDs, that's easy.Leds as bright as "as bright as police dashboard lights or a flashing aviation light on a skyscraper rooftop." ?Have you ever seen the aviation strobe lights on tall buildings used for FCC compliance, how big and heavy they are and the power they consume? And to be placed on a $5 foam glider such that it's flight characteristics are not negatively effected. Cough, choke, give me a break. The OP's specifications are fantasies.Writing a sketch to read from progmem and output morse code, that's pretty straightforward. There's been examples of character to morse code creation sketches posted. Having a sketch that can accept serial data and store to EEPROM for reading out, also not too hard, that's what I was doing with my scrolling message board.Downloading a new sketch which contains a morse code message to be flashed, can be done via simple TTL serial interface from a master board, an FTDI type interface that is plugged in as needed (low card cost), or RF module can be added for Fio type downloading with a higher card cost. I'd opt for plug in & download serially to EEPROM personally,with wireless as an option, and maybe a switch to ensure RF is turned off when not being programmed. 315/434 MHz receiver/virtualwire, or a nrfl2401+ transceiver (SPI interface), both add about $5 in extra hardware modules.
Quote from: Zxen on Feb 01, 2013, 05:25 pmA single LED is not bright enough.There are some pretty bright individual LEDs out there.
You get 20 20,000mCD LEDs, that's gonna be pretty damn bright.I couldn't take 3 of them at 20mA, had to tone way down to like 2-3mA.http://www.dipmicro.com/store/LED5W


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ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Nestle has removed beef pasta meals sold under its Buitoni brand from sale in Italy and Spain after finding traces of horsemeat, becoming the latest victim of a food scandal still spreading across Europe.
The world's biggest food company, which said as recently as last week its products had not been affected by the scare, said the decision to withdraw the products came after tests over the weekend showed traces of horse DNA in batches of meat used to prepare the meals.
Nestle spokesman Chris Hogg said on Tuesday the withdrawals would have no material financial impact on the company. "These are chilled pasta products that do not have a long shelf life so there are very low levels of inventory," he said.
Hogg said Nestle was not attempting to estimate the level of impact the recall would have on the reputation of its brand.
The scandal of horsemeat in products labeled as beef has spread across Europe since last month, prompting product withdrawals, consumer concerns and government investigations into the continent's complex food-processing chains.
A fifth of adults said they had been buying less meat as a result of the discovery, according to a poll conducted by research company Consumer Intelligence and published on Monday.
Swiss-based Nestle withdrew two chilled pasta products, Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini, in Italy and Spain. Lasagnes à la Bolognaise Gourmandes, a frozen product for catering businesses produced in France, will also be pulled, it said.
The group said tests had found more than 1 percent horse DNA in the products. It was not immediately clear whether the tests had been carried out by Nestle or by a third party.
"We have informed the authorities accordingly," Nestle said in a statement. "There is no food safety issue."


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Hey y'all, Honey Boo Boo may be suffering from the croup (an awesome, barking cough), but it's not stopping her from getting in the generous, gift-giving spirit. Today, the family announced on their Facebook page the dates that TLC will start airing their holiday specials. Yes, that's right, our prayers have been answered. There will be a Honey Boo Boo Halloween special, a Honey Boo Boo Thanksgiving special, and a Honey Boo Boo Christmas special heading our way any day now. Set your DVRs for ...
Sunday, January 6, 2013, at 9 p.m./8 central on TLC.
Seems a little, uh, late, doesn't it? A Halloween special on January 6 is like Christmas in July. It just doesn't make sense. And, assuming these specials are aired a week apart, a Turkey Day themed episode on January 13 and a Christmas episode on January 20 just seems odd.
But odd is what the Honey Boo Boo clan does best, so who am I to judge? They march to the beat of their own, redneck drummer and probably shun things like "calendars" and "timely programming."
Everyone, including m'self, just needs to redneckinize that these specials are gonna be hella late, OK? OK. Cool.
Looking forward to the Honey Boo Boo specials?
Photo via TLC.com


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2019/2020 ( ANNUAL ) The BSEB 10th exam was conducted in the month of March- April 2019/2020 by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB).
The BSEB was set up for holding and conducting an examination at the end of the Secondary School stage. Every year, BSEB conducts Annual Secondary School Examination during February/ March and Supplementary School Examination during August/ September on the basis of course/ syllabus as prescribed by the state Government.
The Bihar School Examination Board is established for holding and conducting an examination at the end of the Secondary School stage, for prescribing course of studies for such examination and for carrying out such other objects and duties as may be considered necessary for the purpose as stated in the Act, Rules and Regulations of the Board.BSEB 12th Commerce Result
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This is just a heads up to all the people (maybe like 3 or 4) who use this forum...I will be shutting down this message board and moving to another one at Razorpixel.com. It's a much more reliable message board, and not nearly as slow as the one for Keenspace. You'll have to register, but hey, it's free so it should be no big deal.
Anyway, see you in the forums!


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1. To authorize the legal sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption only within the City of Gilmer.
2. To authorize the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate holders only within the city.
The council also approved ordinances calling for a May 10 election on the two issues.
The council approved calling its general election for that date, also. Council seats of Districts 1, 4 and At-Large are up for 2-year terms, and there is also a special election for a one-year unexpired term for a second at-large seat, which was created and filled for the first year by appointment last May.
The council also voted to make a joint election agreement with Gilmer ISD.
All election-related actions passed unanimously.
If no one files but the City Council incumbents, then the city could cancel that part of its election.
The incumbents, William Hornsby, Brenda Jeffery, Michael Chevalier and Teathel Hollis, had filed to run as of Friday morning.
However, the "wet-dry" election would still have to be held, City Manager Jeff Ellington explained.
The deadline for candidates to file was late Friday, after the press deadline for this issue.
Ellington said that under state law, once the petitions are certified as having an adequate number of registered voters, the council had no choice but to call the elections.
"A lot of people don't understand that," Ellington said.
Under state law, 35 percent of the number of registered voters who voted in the last governor's race had to sign the petition for it to be certified. That number was 1,096.
City secretary Kathy Hoover, who is the city's top election official, certified that at least 384 registered voters had signed the petitions.
The council also approved allowing the Police Department to purchase computer hardware and software at a cost of about $32,000.
They also approved the annual request from the Gilmer Area Chamber of Commerce to pay for an ad in the 2014-2015 Northeast Texas Tour Map from the city hotel-motel tax. A portion of the tax is designated for tourism.


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As usual, my hopes were high for Rabenstein. Although I was really enjoying working on a route in Cogne called Jedi Master. But as my itinerary dictated, I needed to depart for another World Cup competition.
Basically, Rabenstein, should not be written up as an event in my life. If on any day of my life I fell off a climb 5 meters up into air, I would just get back on and have another try. It would not take up any space in my psyche.
But this fall holds the emotional turmoil of having traveled thousands of kilometers, trained for many hours, raised hundreds of dollars, representing women, Canadians, the old athletes, the fat athletes, mountain guides, etc. I fucking disappointed them all and threw away all that hard work in a matter of seconds.
Unfortunately, this "non-event", is wreaking havoc on my ego. I desperately wanted to stay in Europe and climb a route that I am inspired by and send it. My ego doesn't understand bad luck.
Bad Luck = losing your 60 year old dad in a car accident. My self-esteem took a 2 year shit-kicking from that event in 2006.
Why does bad luck = thinking you are a horrible person when you are not in control of all the variables?
I am climbing harder than I have ever climbed in mixed climbing.
Last year, I didn't have any structured training and I got my best result at World Cup.
This year, I trained, put in tons of effort and got a very low ranking. It seems ludicrous; like a bad dream.
I recently stumbled upon (thanks to my sister, Erica) a woman named Kristen Neff who writes about Self-Compassion. I am only just scratching the surface of this fantastic concept that is a little foreign to me. *grin*
So again, I will share the highlights of my last weeks and take the focus off my failure.
1. Sending a route called Pink Panther M9 in Ueschinetal, Kandersteg, Switzerland. A beautiful venue in the Swiss Alps with an hour and a half approach.
2. Sending a route called le Zebra at le Zoo M10 (downgraded to M9 i think?) I really enjoyed sending this route on my 3rd try. Very rewarding for me. The video cuts out just after the second crux. I played on this route with Kendra Stritch.
3. Working on a 5 pitch route called Jedi Master M11 (D8) in Cogne, Italy with Maxime Turgeon (climber and photographer) and Stephanie Maureau
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After years of tension between Colombia's executive and judicial branches, newly-elected President Juan Manuel Santos has extended an olive branch to the courts and taken steps to bolster the power and legitimacy of the judiciary.
Colombia's judicial weaknesses are arguably some of the greatest obstacles to stability and effective governance today in a nation still struggling with paramilitary violence, the bitter legacy of a drug war, and the vestiges of a guerrilla insurgency. Underscoring the problem, Mr. Santos has launched a number of reforms in his first half-year in office, placing him in stark contrast to a predecessor who clashed repeatedly with the courts.
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Santos has quickly moved to relieve the tension and support the courts, which emerged from the Uribe era emboldened but defensive. He has addressed corruption in the lower courts, formed the judicial reform commission to pursue changes in the judicial structure, and – most critically, some say – taken steps to balance power between the executive and judicial branches and back away from criticism of high-level prosecutions.
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"Can you go to a court in [Colombia] down the street and bring grievances and have faith that the system is going to work? I would say no," says Luz Nagle, a professor at the Stetson University College of Law and a former judge in Colombia. "The reality is there is still a lot of corruption in Colombia."
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One bright spot in the judicial system, Professor Nagle says, is the Constitutional Court – the highest arbiter of constitutional issues. It gained popular support by upholding individual rights during the Uribe era and shocked international observers by denying Uribe a third presidential term.
Limiting Uribe's tenure was essential for upholding democracy and is a signal that Santos must work with, and not against, the judiciary, says Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa, a Constitutional Court justice from 2001 to 2009.
"It showed that Colombia, though it has many problems, is a country that has rule of law and that the principle that the Constitution is the superior law of the land is respected by the winners and the losers, even if the losers are very powerful," says Mr. Cepeda, now a law professor who serves as a prominent adviser to the reform commission.
Santos's efforts appear well-intentioned, Cepeda says, but the judicial system is now on close guard.
"I agree that President Santos wants to create a constructive climate between all the branches of government. It is his political style and that has been very good for the country, but that doesn't mean that either the Supreme Court or the Constitutional Court in the exercise of their functions will approach issues with deference to the executive," he says.
Eduardo Cifuentes Muñoz, another former judge on the Constitutional Court and the author of many of its most progressive decisions, is also wary of Santos' overtures, particularly of his attempts to rearrange power-sharing between the courts and the executive branch.
In standing up to Uribe, "the judiciary finally won the battle against the president" – momentum the courts do not want to give up, he says.
Santos, after all, was Uribe's Minister of Defense, and his relationship with judiciary is far from cozy. His judicial reform commission, for one, has yet to reach a consensus, months after final proposals were to be introduced to Congress. The government and the courts remain divided over proposals to overhaul the body that oversees internal judicial administration, and many worry that other reforms paper over serious problems with judges at lower levels, such as a lack of training.
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by Mike Masnick
Fri, Nov 5th 2010 9:01am
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costa rica, google maps, nicaragua
You would think that military professionals would rely on something other than Google Maps in determining where countries have their borders. However, down in Central America, there's apparently been something of an international incident, after a Nicaraguan military commander, using Google Maps as his guide, brought his troops into Costa Rica. He insists that he was just following what Google Maps said, and that he never intended to go into the neighboring country. Yet... the report also notes that there was a Costa Rican flag there, which the Nicaraguans took down and replaced with their own flag. You would think, at that point, that everyone involved might double check to make sure they were on the right side of the border. After raising their own flag, the Nicaraguans apparently set up camp, cleaned up a nearby river (nice of them) and then dumped sediment into Costa Rican territory (not so nice of them). If this truly is an honest mistake, then hopefully nothing more is made of it, but it sounds like Costa Rican citizens are quite upset about the whole thing, leading Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla to go on TV to ask citizens to "be calm... amid the outrage that these events provoke within us."
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:Lobo Santo (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:05am
If we ever needed undeniable proof......that Google is bringing about world change, we now have it!
Dark Helmet (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:22am
Re: If we ever needed undeniable proof...As for Google, you'd think a company that's part of the Council on Foreign Relations might...you know...get the borders thing correct....
Henny, 5 Nov 2010 @ 4:46pm
Re: Re: If we ever needed undeniable proof...Well yeah... lines and borders... for years they had some highways over my hometown lake. in reality, there is not even a small bridge.
btrussell (profile), 6 Nov 2010 @ 4:04am
Re: Re: If we ever needed undeniable proof..."This morning, after a discussion with the data supplier for this particular border (the U.S. Department of State), we determined that there was indeed an error in the compilation of the source data, by up to 2.7 kilometers. The U.S. Department of State has provided a corrected version and we are now working to update our maps."
http://searchengineland.com/google-maps-uncle-sams-to-blame-costa-rica-nicaragua-border-5498 1
Yogi, 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:17am
WTFSeems like TechDirt has decided to copy The Onion's business model...I mean, this can't be for real, can it?
Xander C (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:53am
Re: WTFhttp://searchengineland.com/nicaragua-raids-costa-rica-blames-google-maps-54885
Unlike the Onion, this actually DID happen: http://searchengineland.com/nicaragua-raids-costa-rica-blames-google-maps-54885
Christopher Gizzi (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:35am
Next time... blame the GPS device.And just say it told you to zig when you should have zag'ed.
Anonymous Coward, 6 Nov 2010 @ 2:34am
Re: Next time... blame the GPS device.Reminds me of when it told me to take a "slight left". Wondering what a "slight left" was, I paid close attention to that section of road....and found that it was actually a "slight right" that I wanted to take instead.
Thus I took the right rather the left...and people sue companies for mistakes like this because they're incapable of something resembling thought.
Jim Gaudet (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:40am
Living in Costa RicaIt's funny that all of sudden there is news about Costa Rica in the "tech" world. Any news, will get people trying to get that traffic.
But thanks though, because since this crap with Nicaragua, I am getting a lot more traffic to my site..
Mike C. (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:45am
A little more info...A few little tidbits I learned when I was vacationing in Costa Rica in 2009. First, they have no military and thus no way to "fight back" if necessary.
Second, Costa Rica has an illegal immigration problem with Nicaraguans coming over the border for day labor. The Costa Rican folks I talked to about it actually had quite a bit of resentment towards Nicaragua because of this. Add in a strong feeling of national pride on the part of the average Costa Rican and their anger isn't much of a surprise to me.
Jason, 5 Nov 2010 @ 9:47am
That's all folks!Google: I toldja you shoulda taken that left at Albaquoikie!
Michael, 5 Nov 2010 @ 10:11am
Military Leader?"He insists that he was just following what Google Maps said, and that he never intended to go into the neighboring country"
Is anyone else concerned that this guy is some kind of military leader? Did Nicaragua stop teaching it's military how to use - you know - a map and a compass?
Can we make sure they do not have any weapons that can reach us? I'd hate to find out they are guiding their bombs with something they found in a Fruit Loops box.
Berenerd (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 10:12am
So George bush is in the clear...all he needed to do is say "Google maps said there were WMDs in iraq!!
chris (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 10:59am
trusting Google maps!!I tentatively trust my TomTom for an accurate map. The military trust Google maps! They have my local pizza place on the other side of the road!
They should have looked for the dotted line on the ground, that would have told them
Hey ho
Yogi, 5 Nov 2010 @ 11:08am
WTFSeems like TechDirt has decided to copy The Onion's business model...I mean, this can't be for real, can it?
Jim C, 5 Nov 2010 @ 11:54am
Taking advantageI would consider it more likely that the commander was told there was an error in the map and decided to take advantage of it.
TtfnJohn (profile), 5 Nov 2010 @ 12:36pm
It's Nice To Have Google Maps To BlameThe commander in this incident seems a bit less than competent if he used Google Maps at all for any of this.
On top of that, I'm willing to wager the troops were ordered in there to clean up the river regardless of the international border.
It all just seems far too tidy an operation to "make a mistake" and just happen to have brought along all the equipment needed to do a river cleanup.
Of course, it's just so handy to be able to blame this on Google Maps!
manifesto, 11 Nov 2010 @ 3:40pm
Re: It's Nice To Have Google Maps To BlameThe commander in charge is apparently Eden Pastora, and if that's the case, is far more competent than he's letting on. This whole Google maps thing is just a pretext. There's a long history of territorial dispute along the San Juan River and this is just a country with a history of military aggression as well as border disputes with its neighbors north AND south, provoking a neutral country into some sort of stand-off.
Feralnostalgia, 5 Nov 2010 @ 12:40pmsomebody didn't check to make sure they were using the right datum...oops.
Anonymous Coward, 5 Nov 2010 @ 12:47pma lot of this information is not accurate, please check
Jake, 5 Nov 2010 @ 1:02pmI'm fully prepared to believe that the Nicaraguan armed forces resorted to Google Maps to stretch out their undoubtedly meager budget, but their subsequent actions suggest that this statement is what's known in journalistic circles as a " barefaced lie".
Hayden hughes, 5 Nov 2010 @ 2:24pmWOW. I'm at a loss for words.
Anonymous Coward, 5 Nov 2010 @ 3:51pmThe first thing that happens when a screwup is made, is to blame some one else for your fault.
I would dearly hate to know that a military leader for my country was not able to navigate terrain. How else are you going to get where you need to go?
Depending on civilian infrastructure to do the job won't work if the first thing that happens is jamming air waves and internet traffic. Jamming is one of the first things done in a war scenario.
It is very obvious that this military leader has no business being a leader, because he is incompetent.
Johnny Corrales, 5 Nov 2010 @ 3:55pm
Costa Rica - Nicaragua BorderIf this is a accidental invasion, why do the nicaraguans are still in Costarican soil.
Ortega and Pastora had their own agenda, an messing up with a country without army is easy for them.
Johnny Corrales, 5 Nov 2010 @ 3:55pm
Costa Rica - Nicaragua BorderIf this is a accidental invasion, why do the nicaraguans are still in Costarican soil?
Ortega and Pastora had their own agenda, an messing up with a country without army is easy for them.
Costarrican, 5 Nov 2010 @ 5:34pm
What did you expect?Come on... They do not even know where they are standing. What did you expect from a country with a low education rate and even lower culture?
Anonymous Coward, 5 Nov 2010 @ 7:44pmstupid Nicas
Jon Noowtun, 6 Nov 2010 @ 2:13amThis is just more evidence of how EVIL Gargle is!!!!! The entire company should be thrown in jail and their snooping web sites burned!!!!!
indyjones, 7 Nov 2010 @ 6:39amI see the Ortega brothers/Sandanistas are at it again. Shouldn't surprise anyone.
al590, 11 Nov 2010 @ 10:12pm
wrongthey weren`t cleaning the river, they were making it deeper, and they throw the sediments to Costa Rica.
Gutter Cleaning Auckland, 9 Oct 2013 @ 8:14pmMistakes happen, but that is pretty huge. I hope everyone forgives one another.
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October 17, 2012 7:00 - 8:00 PM
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For Fall 2012 the theme for the Common Read was Learning Through Difference and our selected text was The Other Wes Moore: One Name Two Fates (2011) by Wes Moore.
"The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his." ~Wes Moore
For Fall 2012, the Common Read was integrated into learning activities for 15-week and S1 in-seat sections of FRSM100: Career and Education Seminar. Other students, faculty and community members are encouraged to purchase the book and participate in university-wide activities related to the Common Read initiative.
2012 Common Read Schedule of Events
October 17, 2012 Keynote speaker—Wes Moore
7:00-8:00 p.m. Public presentation by Wes Moore in the Student Center at Davenport's W.A. Lettinga Campus.
This event will be streamed live to audiences at other Davenport campuses, including:
- Saginaw -- Room 166
- Warren -- South Building, Room 16
- Kalamazoo -- Room 3
- Battle Creek -- Room 107
- Holland -- Room 101
- Livonia -- Room 119-121
- Midland -- Room 110
- Lansing -- Room 204 (due to limited seating, contact email@example.com to RSVP)
- Flint -- Room 103
Davenport University is proud to partner with the Caledonia Branch and Kentwood Branch of the Kent District Library System to extend opportunities for community members to participate in the Common Read. For more information, contact: Dr. Terri Tomaszek at 616-554-4719 or via email at email@example.com.
Co-Chairs and Committee Members. This event is coordinated by a team of faculty, administrators, staff, and librarians (both DU and community).
- Rhae-Ann Booker (co-chair)
- Judy Bosshart
- Cheryl Cammenga (Branch Manager, Kentwood Branch of Kent District Library System)
- Colleen Coughlin
- Keri Dutkiewicz (co-chair)
- Elizabeth Guarino-Kozlowicz (Branch Manager, Caledonia Branch of Kent District Library System)
- Jodi Hicks (co-chair)
- Linda Hood
- Karen McLaughlin
- Sally Page
- Andrea Shacks
- Angela Smith
- Wayne Sneath
- Terri Tomaszek (co-chair)
- Sharon Vriend-Robinette
- Jessica Wright
- Lauren Zemaitis
- Sabrina Zoppa
Wes Moore Presentation for Use in DU Classrooms
To retrieve the URL for the Wes Moore presentation given on campus Fall 2012 for use ONLY by DU Faculty ONLY in DU classrooms only, please go to the Instructional Resources page.


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a leader in nationwide efforts to ease the burden of cancer. Through the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC), CDC works with national cancer organizations, state health agencies, and other key groups to develop, implement, and promote effective strategies for preventing and controlling cancer. CDC provides funding and assistance to help states, tribes/tribal organizations, and territories collect data on cancer incidence and deaths, cancer risk factors, and the use of cancer screening tests. Public health professionals use the data to identify and track cancer trends, strengthen cancer prevention and control activities, and prioritize the use of resources. CDC develops communication campaigns and materials designed to teach health professionals, policy makers, the media, and the public about cancer prevention and control.
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) was originally established as the American Society for the Control of Cancer in 1913, and became the ACS in 1945. ACS is the voluntary organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. It conducts and supports programs of research, education, and service to the cancer patient. The Society's immediate goal of saving more lives is served through educating the public about prevention and early detection of cancer, the importance of prompt treatment, and the possibilities of cure, through educating the medical profession to the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and through direct service to the cancer patient and the patient's family. Public education activities include a toll-free cancer information services publication of a variety of pamphlets, educational programs conducted in schools and communities, and presentation of materials in the mass media. The Society has a comprehensive professional education program designed to motivate physicians, dentists, and nurses to use the best cancer management techniques. The Society conducts service and rehabilitation programs for cancer patients and their families. ACS supports cancer research through several types of research grants and disseminates the research results. ACS has 17 divisions as well as over 3400 local units.
Review Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009
American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) was founded in 1970 by a group of parents whose children had been diagnosed with cancer. They came together to lobby for more research, and to support each other through the diagnosis and treatment of this life threatening disease at a time when very few children survived. Today, ACCO is one of the largest grassroots, national organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with cancer and their families. ACCO has over 40 local affiliate organizations across the country providing direct services to the families in their communities.
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Founded in 1985 as a non-profit organization, the Council's mission is to provide non-biased information on treatments and options for men, women and children experiencing hair loss. For its membership, AHLC has developed into a communication and information forum through which professionals can exchange their expertise in different areas of hair loss specialization.
Review Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Cancer Care is dedicated to helping people face the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Cancer Care provides free professional support services including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help to people across the country. Since its inception in 1944, Cancer Care has offered help and hope to thousands of people with cancer, their family members and friends, as well as healthcare professionals. Cancer Care's services are available to people of all ages, with all types of cancer and at any stage of the disease. All services are provided by professional oncology social workers in three ways: online, on the telephone and face-to-face at Cancer Care locations.
Review Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Cancer Hope Network is a nonprofit organization established in 1981. It provides support for patients and families dealing with cancer and cancer treatments. The program offers personal one-on-one support for people undergoing all treatments for cancer. The support is provided by over 300 trained and certified volunteers who have survived the treatment themselves and understand the fears and concerns the patients encounter. The Network's services are free and confidential.
Review Date: Friday, January 09, 2009
The Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (CARF) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt not-for-profit
organization formed in 2001 as a result of one person's experience with scarring alopecia (cicatricial means scarring). When the patient realized that little is known about such disorders, she decided, with the help of her doctor, to initiate a grassroots effort to raise funds for research to find effective treatments and a cure, to support education and advocacy, and to raise public awareness of these rare diseases. CARF funds are available to support research that will enhance our knowledge about this difficult group of diseases.
Review Date: Thursday, September 09, 2010
This is a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to adults age 18 years and over, its mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families battling terminal illnesses. This organization serves all fifty states from one small office based in Santa Barbara, and a satellite office in Los Angeles.
Review Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) is dedicated to assisting you, whether you are newly diagnosed, in treatment, recently completed treatment, are years beyond or are living with metastatic breast cancer. We are also here for your family members, caregivers, friends and healthcare providers to provide breast cancer information and support.
As a national education and support organization, our goal is to improve your quality of life and help you take an active role in your ongoing recovery or management of the disease, regardless of educational background, social support or financial means.
Review Date: Friday, December 31, 2010
ManageCancer.org is a service provided by Christina's Garden, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to assist those battling cancer. Their free cancer resource website provides cancer patients and their loved ones with information and links to valuable resources to assist with finances, medication and doctor schedules, communication, support, assistance, education, travel, housing and more. They also provide suggestions on ways that loved ones can help.
Review Date: Friday, March 22, 2013
Founded by and for cancer survivors, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) advocates for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer and provides tools and resources that empower people to advocate for themselves. Patients empowered with information and tools can receive optimal care by making their needs known to their doctors and care teams. Provided at no cost to the survivor, NCCS offers publications and resources such as the award-winning Cancer Survival Toolbox®, a self-learning audio program created by leading cancer organizations to help people develop essentials skills to meet the challenges of their illness. NCCS strongly believes in evidence-based advocacy that reflects the needs of all cancer survivors to effect policy change at the national level. By advocating for patient-centered, coordinated care through treatment planning and care planning, NCCS is ensuring that the needs of cancer survivors remain at the center of healthcare policy.
Review Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008
The mission of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) is to raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer. The Coalition is committed to improving the survival rate and quality of life for women with ovarian cancer. Through national programs and local Chapter initiatives, the NOCC's goal is to make more people aware of the early symptoms of ovarian cancer. In addition, the NOCC provides information to assist the newly diagnosed patient, to provide hope to survivors, and to support caregivers.
Review Date: Wednesday, September 07, 2011
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of 11 agencies that compose the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The NCI is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. It coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 03, 2011
The DES Cancer Network is an organization that addresses the special needs of women who have had clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina and/or cervix -- a cancer linked to exposure to DES before birth. The DCN is an international support system that gives members access to one another and to information about clear cell cancer. Membership is available to any individual interested in participating in the work of the DES Cancer Network.
Review Date: Friday, May 01, 2009
The Oral Cancer Foundation is a national public service, non-profit entity designed to reduce suffering and save lives through prevention, education, research, advocacy, and patient support activities. OCF is also a public service charity designed for advocacy and service, created to promote change in both the public and medical/dental professional sectors. OCF contributes to the reduction of suffering, permanent physical damage and disfigurement, and death caused by this disease through (1) public and professional awareness, (2) prevention through lifestyle changes, (3) early detection initiatives, (4) education, (5) improved treatment modalities, and (6) sponsorship of research. A FREE and anonymous patient / survivor discussion forum is open to the public, where those currently fighting oral cancer and their families can gain insights and inspiration from those who have been there before them. It is closely monitored for appropriateness of information posted there.OCF has a FREE RSS oral cancer news feed which you may subscribe to on this site, which is updated several days a week with the latest research information, and human interest stories related to the disease drawn from literally hundreds of sources. It is a valuable resource for patients, students, and practicing medical and dental professionals.
Review Date: Monday, October 17, 2011
The Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative (CARES) was founded in 1999 as a partnership between Scott Hamilton, Olympic ice-skating champion and cancer survivor, and the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute where he was treated. CARES was created to promote cancer awareness while raising significant funds for cancer research.
Key components of CARES include 4th Angel Mentoring Program – designed to match newly diagnosed patients with trained volunteers who are also cancer survivors and to match a caregiver of a cancer survivor to a current caregiver of a cancer patient; Chemocare.com – a unique website designed to help patients better understand the chemotherapy experience; Research Funding and Annual Ice show and Gala – the primary fundraising event for CARES.
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Africa is Rising for Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera looks white hot as she performs at ThisDay's Africa Rising Festival at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old working mom sat down at the festival with People and dished about having more kids, how she's balancing work and being a mom to baby Max.
On more kids for her and husband Jordan Bratman: "Absolutely, we'll definitely have more kids."
On how many kids they want: "I don't know. We'll play it by ear."
On balancing work and motherhood: "I'm in love with my life. But Mama has to work, Mama has to do a job. I think it's important to share what I love – what makes me me – with my son. So. I change diapers and I breastfeed him and I play with him and then I work. I want to show Max everything about me."
On how baby Max inspired her new album: "It's all about color and life. Everything's a playground for him. Everything is color and fun."
On getting her Beautiful body back: "Working out. Trying to eat as healthy as possible. I'm a junk food queen."
30+ pictures of Christina performing at the Africa Rising Festival…


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT women's volleyball team blanked NEWMAC rival Smith College (25-9, 25-12, 25-19) and first-time opponent Framingham State University (25-18, 25-20, 25-16) in a home tri-match on Saturday afternoon. Earlier in the day, Smith battled Framingham State for a 22-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-11 victory.
MIT def. Smith College, 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-19)
Senior Tatiana Berger (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) racked up 14 kills, a .394 hitting percentage, and three blocks for MIT (12-5, 3-1 NEWMAC). Seniors Emma Gargus (Columbus, Ohio) and Kristine Bunker (Falmouth, Mass.) both registered six kills and three blocks. Junior Jenny Astrachan (Austin, Texas) also chipped in six kills while senior Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.) notched five kills and two blocks. Senior Sharon Hao (San Jose, Calif.) and freshman Tori Wuthrich (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) collected six digs apiece as freshman Jennie Glerum (Redmond, Wash.) earned seven aces. Junior Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) rounded out the Engineers with 32 assists and four digs.
Senior Rosa Drummond (Rye, N.H.) led Smith (9-5, 2-3 NEWMAC) with five kills as sophomore Mei-Li Smith (Cypress, Calif.) totaled nine digs and three kills. Senior Bethany Ashworth (North Falmouth, Mass.) finished with 11 assists and seven digs while junior Kristi Hammond (Yona, Guam) notched four digs and three kills.
Smith College def. Framingham State University, 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-11)
In the back-and-forth battle, Drummond amassed 16 kills, eight digs, and four blocks as senior Paige Sarlandt (Cloverdale, Calif.) racked up 14 kills, a .464 hitting performance, and five blocks. Hammond had 12 kills, eight digs, and four blocks while Mei-Li Smith compiled 17 digs, nine kills, seven assists, and two aces. Freshman Julie Voorhees (Ramona, Calif.) collected 14 digs, followed by sophomore Chelsea Orefice (Springfield, Mass.) with nine. Ashworth recorded 36 assists and seven digs while freshman Lauren Shaffer (Downey, Calif.) added three blocks.
Freshman Alycia Rackliffe (Feeding Hills, Mass.) paced Framingham State University (11-4) with 15 kills to go along with two aces and two blocks. Freshman Julia Wan (South Deerfield, Mass.) generated 12 kills, a .312 hitting percentage, 11 digs, three aces, and two blocks as senior Andressa Fernandes (Framingham, Mass.) posted seven kills and 10 digs. Sophomore Danielle Girard (Tivoli, N.Y.) collected a team-high 16 digs in addition to seven kills and two aces while sophomore Annie DeLoid (Plymouth, Mass.) recorded three aces. Juniors Maribeth Martin (Barnstable, Mass.) and Morgan Drew (North Easton, Mass.) shared setting duties, dishing out 26 and 15 assists, respectively.
MIT def. Framingham State University, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-16)
Berger paced MIT with 16 kills and added six digs and two blocks as Bunker produced 10 kills, a .562 hitting performance, and two blocks. Hunt tacked on eight kills while Astrachan had six kills and two aces. Glerum picked up three more aces as Hao chipped in two of her own. Wuthrich paced the Engineers with 11 digs while Gagnier registered 38 assists and two aces.
Rackliffe led Framingham State with eight kills as Girard tallied five kills, a match-high four aces, and four digs. Wan registered five kills and six digs while junior Courtney Wilbur (Braintree, Mass.) tacked on eight digs and two aces. Martin totaled 13 assists in addition to four digs and two aces as Drew closed the day with nine assists.
All three teams return to conference play next week. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, MIT will travel to Clark University while Smith will host Emerson College in a pair of NEWMAC tilts. Framingham State resumes MASCAC play on Wednesday, Oct. 2 as it will have a home match with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.


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The law firm of Wohl & Fruchter LLP has commenced an investigation into the proposed acquisition of Duff & Phelps (D&P) (NYSE: DUF) by a group of private equity firms consisting of The Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group (the Private Equity Firms). On December 31, 2012, D&P announced that it had entered into an agreement for the Private Equity Firms to acquire the company for $15.55/share in cash upon the recommendation of a special committee consisting of independent directors. All members of D&P's senior management team will remain employed by, and invest in the equity of the company following the closing of the transaction. Wohl & Fruchter's investigation concerns the fairness of the process used to approve the acquisition and whether approval of the acquisition was improperly motivated by any conflicts of interest. Additional information is available at http://www.wohlfruchter.com/cases/duf. Persons with relevant information, and DUF shareholders with questions about this investigation, are invited to contact our Firm by calling 866.582.8140, or contacting the attorney below. About Wohl & Fruchter Wohl & Fruchter LLP represents plaintiffs in litigation arising from fraud and other fiduciary breaches by corporate managers, as well as other complex litigation matters. Please visit our website, www.wohlfruchter.com, to learn more about our Firm, or contact one of our partners. This release may be deemed to constitute attorney advertising.
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Did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie secretly marry on Christmas Day?
Did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie become "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" on Christmas Day? The unconfirmed rumor du jour has Hollywood's No. 1 celebrity couple spiriting their brood off to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean to swap "I dos." The Dec. 25 ceremony allegedly took place at designer Donna Karan's Parrot Cay estates, suggests the Telegraph, and those in attendance were said to have included Brad's parents Jane and William Pitt, and his brother Doug and sister Julie. A representative for Pitt's management team did not return a phone call and an e-mail seeking comment Wednesday. And reports about the nuptials all include plenty of caveats including "maybe," and "possibly" and "might-have-but-might-not-have-so-don't-blame-us-if-it's-not true." Full story: Did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie secretly marry on Christmas Day? | PHOTOS: Celebrity portraits by The Times
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Approximately 11 crimes were reported - many of which took place while the victims were in their homes – in the vicinity of Furmanville Avenue between 76th and 78th streets. Some of the break-ins also occurred on Juniper Valley Road.
Brooklyn resident Michael Watts, 37, was arrested for four burglaries in Middle Village, while Middle Village resident John Lease, 21, was arrested with three juvenile accomplices in unrelated heist. All were charged with burglary, according to the 104th Precinct.
Meanwhile, three individuals were arrested for a burglary in Glendale with the assistance of a Glendale resident. The arrested individuals were identified as Jonathan Rios, 29, James Jenkins, 21, and Calvin Covington, 45.
Police say unlocked doors and windows in the normally quiet community provided easy access for the thieves, and vacant houses due to summer vacationing also aided in the spree.
Captain Christopher Manson of the 104th Precinct said some break-ins could have been avoided.
"If you have valuables, be careful and just keep them out of the house," Manson said, saying that some people often leave an upwards of $16,000 in their dresser drawers. "That's what safe deposit boxes are for and that's what bank accounts are for."
He added that residents going away on vacation should put their lights on timing systems and avoid leaving an easy access point for criminals.
"People who own ladders, don't leave them in the back yard," he said. "I can't tell you how many burglaries we've had where the person walks into the backyard, puts the ladder up to the second floor and they go right up and burglarize the house."
Robert Holden, president of the Juniper Park Civic Association, said the civic is in talks with the Queens district attorney and the 104th Precinct to create a block watch and civilian patrol to focus on petty crime.
"The cops did catch most of them and the captain promised to keep it up, but we have to lock everything and not keep our windows open when we sleep at night," he said.
Although many in the community are sleeping more soundly this month, residents across the borough have taken the warnings seriously and are prepared.
"This does not mean we should put down our guard," said Glendale Civic Association President Kathy Masi. "What happens in Middle Village usually happens in Glendale, and we are making efforts to stay safe."


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BEAUMONT, Texas – A 33-year-old Port Neches, Texas man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Christopher Dale Harrison pleaded guilty on Nov. 19, 2013 to production of child pornography and was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield.
According to information presented in court, on Apr. 18, 2013, a federal search warrant was executed at Harrison's Port Neches home. During the search, agents located and seized an external hard drive and a cell phone from the home and a camera owned by Harrison that had been recently pawned at a local pawn shop. Forensic examinations of the items revealed they contained images of child pornography. Agents were able to determine that the images containing child pornography on the camera were taken at Harrison's residence in Port Neches and involved a child younger than 18 years of age engaged in sexually explicit conduct and that Harrison had persuaded and ordered this minor to engage in this conduct.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, HSI-ICE, the Port Neches Police Department, the Beaumont Police Department, and the Orange County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Englade.


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PFF Says BU Helps Terrorists By Not Handing Over Students To RIAA
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This set off quite the rant from Sydnor, who claims that this now means that BU's network is a "safe harbor" for "terrorists, pedophiles, phishing-scheme operators, hackers [and] identity thieves" by giving them a "get out of jail free" card. This is similar to those silly and easily disproved arguments from years ago that open WiFi would allow criminals to all get away with any online crimes they wanted.
This makes two faulty assumptions that Sydnor either knows and ignores, or is ignorant about (neither of these are good options). First, it assumes that all of those other activities wouldn't leave any other trail. That, of course, is ridiculous. Your network usage is hardly the only bit of information all of those other criminal uses leave. Second, it assumes that every person on a network is easy to identify. In fact, it's quite difficult to establish, with any degree of certainty, who a particular IP address belongs to. Thanks to a variety of different factors, an IP address is not at all a good identifier of who is doing something online. This has been one of our problems with lawsuits relying on such info. It's notoriously unreliable, leading to many bogus charges (collateral damage to supporters like Sydnor, apparently, but not to those of us who believe in actually having evidence before accusing someone of a crime). It also does not mean, as Sydnor claims, that BU network administrators are "incompetent." It just means they're honest.
But, rather than face up to any of those facts, Sydnor skips over them and goes for the emotional charge:
Perhaps the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security should explain the broader implications of this ruling to BU before clumsy efforts that coddle student piracy help get someone defrauded, molested, or killed. BU's IT Department might also consider the potential legal implications of acts that tend to conceal the identity of lawbreakers.Yes, or perhaps anyone with a bit of common sense could explain to Sydnor how networks work and the difference between not being able to identify a user vs. "concealing the identity of a lawbreaker." Apparently, based on Sydnor's twisted reasoning here, any network operator who cannot identify each and every user on its network may be guilty of being an accessory to a crime. Sydnor, who rushes to point to legal precedents supposedly (though often not really) supporting his position at every opportunity, somehow misses out on the right to anonymity which has been established many times in court. But why let little things like facts and reality get in the way of claiming that a reasonable response from BU sysadmins is going to lead to a safe haven for terrorists and pedophiles and criminal charges against BU network operators?