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Foster City, CA — September 2, 2009 — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that it will present at the Kaufman Brothers 12th Annual Investor Conference and the 2009 Citi Technology Conference. Both will take place in New York, NY.
Keith Taylor, chief financial officer of Equinix, will present at the Kaufman Bothers conference on Wednesday, September 9th at 2:30 PM (ET). The conference will be held September 9-11, 2009.
Mr. Taylor will also present at the Citi Technology conference on Thursday, September 10th at 1:05 PM (ET). The conference will be held September 9-10, 2009.
A live audio webcast of these presentations will be made available on the Investor Relations section of the Equinix website at http://invest.equinix.com.
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Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the investor relations page of its website located at www.equinix.com. We encourage you to check Equinix's website regularly for the most up-to-date information.
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When Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that he was rescinding restrictions on women in combat, he dropped this provocative comment: "Our nation was built on the premise of the citizen soldier. In our democracy, I believe it is the responsibility of every citizen to protect the nation. And every citizen who can meet the qualifications of service should have that opportunity."
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As such, you will be in demand as an abstract concept (ENGLISH!!! NATIVE SPEAKER!!! WHITEY!!!) and not as an actual human being, nor as a professional with standards and expectations. 99% of what you are told will be lies. The other 1% will be guesses. Bad, uninformed guesses. The problem with EFL is this: English is spoken by Americans. Americans are believed to be complete morons. Ergo, if Americans speak English and they (who, remember are morons) can learn it, so can we. It's easy! It's fun! It requires no effort, no plan, no concentration. So the easiest way to make a buck, especially in East Asia, is to cash in on this line of reasoning. Teachers are looked at as a necessary evil that is essential to this grubby little enterprise but not liked or respected. Add to it that many TEFLers are running away from home (drugs, kids, booze, debt or if you hit the jackpot all of the above). So they have spines of gelatin and accept whatever is thrown at them because the alternative of going home is unthinkable. Believe nothing. Trust no one. Suspect everyone. Life doesn't get any better than this! P.S.: And just think, if you are the most unappealing male specimen alive you can go to many places where your passport will transform you into a 100% grade-A stud. Back to top peterpan13Joined: 21 Jul 2005Posts: 64Location: neverneverland Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:33 am Post subject: Guangho has made some good points to describe the current TEFL world. I accepted an overseas job early in my career after a telephone interview and then after I arrived, I actually went to the administration and asked if I was in the right place as everything was totally different to what they had described - and suddenly, I was unpopular with them for asking this question! 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I've fallen down on my responsibilities. I was passed the torch (or more literally, the flour) of keeping my coworkers well fed with baked goods when Kiesha left us for New York. (She passed on about 5 different kinds of flour to me on her last day. It was a good 15lbs worth of stuff.) That was about a month ago, and I have yet to bring in a single thing for them. For months, my fellow coworkers had become accustomed to having sweet treats nearly every week as Kiesha (52 Weeks of Baking) baked her way through the year, but in her absence, they've been deprived. I'm failing miserably. It's not that I haven't been baking! I have! It's just been for everyone else—friends, family, Boyfriend's coworkers. But nothing for my own. It's time to change that. I woke up this morning with the urge to bake, so today, fellow employees, you get goodies.
I didn't have a whole lot of time to put together my creation, so I went straight for Martha's Cookie Book. I have about 100 pages marked to try, but I always come back to Grammy's Chocolate Cookies. They're just so good. I debated whether to make them again or try something new, but then I realized, I'm not sure I've ever shared them with my coworkers, and I know I haven't shared them with you, so they practically are brand new! Grammy's it is! I just wonder who Grammy is. Can she adopt me?
Halfway through making them, I noticed they're a lot like the Snickerdoodles I just made. But they're so tasty, I don't even mind having 2 very similar cookies in a row. Normally I would follow the recipe directions and flatten the dough, although mine is usually more of a rectangle than a disk shape, wrap it in plastic wrap, then chill it for an hour before slicing it into 1 inch cubes to roll, but like I said, not a whole lot of time. So I just chilled the dough in the mixing bowl with a piece of plastic wrap pressed down on top for about a half an hour, and used my cookie scoop to measure it out. It made slightly smaller cookies, but not a terribly big difference overall. Also, in the past when I've made them, I used sanding sugar to coat the cookies. However, today I didn't check my supplies before I started, so when I went to roll the dough into balls, I found I wouldn't have enough for all the cookies, so I used granulated sugar instead. I miss the crunch the sanding sugar gives the cookies, but taste-wise, there's nothing different.
These cookies are rich, chewy, chocolately treats. They're so soft, they just melt in your mouth. It's almost impossible to have just one. It's a good thing I won't have them in my house very long between baking and sharing, because I can't help but grab a handful every time I see them. Before I realize it, I've eaten half the batch! But not today. These are for my friends at work. So for the first time ever, I will show some restraint, and share these treasures instead of eating them all. Okay, maybe I'll save just a few for myself… But that first one I already ate doesn't count.
And a side note to self: I'm apparently not the greatest multi-tasker. Baking while writing a blog post and talking on the phone is not the best idea. One batch of cookies got overcooked by who knows how many minutes because I never reset the timer after rotating halfway, and then somehow assumed I'd already removed the cookies from the oven even though I never got up off the couch… They're only slightly crunchy… Then as I'm putting the next batch in, my cell phone almost ended up in the oven with the cookies. Try explaining that one to the phone company. And then once again, forgot to reset the timer. It'll be a miracle if these cookies actually make it to work after all!
P.S.- I finally got about 2 1/2 dozen to work in one piece. Well, mostly one piece. Some of them broke on the journey.. But everyone enjoyed them, so that's what really counts!
Grammy's Chocolate Cookies
From Martha Stewart's Cookies
Makes about 3 1/2 dozen
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar, plus more for rolling
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.
2. In bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat to combine. Reduce speed to low and gradually add in flour mixture; beat to combine. Turn out dough onto clean work surface and form dough into a flattened disk, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350F. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Roll each in sugar. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until set, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating halfway through. Remove from the oven and place sheets on a rack to cool for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies from baking sheet to wire rack to cool completely.
Grammy's Chocolate Cookies
3 comments:
- Kiesha Jenkins-Duffy said...
Nice work! I've already got my new coworkers spoiled after two weeks.
- August 27, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- oneordinaryday said...
Those cookies look delish. The granulated sugar still adds a nice sparkle to them. I like! : )
- August 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- How To Eat A Cupcake said...
Haha one piece or a hundred pieces I bet they were still delicious!
- September 1, 2009 at 2:25 PM


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"Factory" Farms of the Future (1961)
Remember when the term "factory farm" was synonymous with a positive way to produce food? Neither do I.
But this April 9, 1961 edition of Closer Than We Think (which appeared in the Chicago Tribune) treats the phrase as a part of humanity's natural progression in the advancement of science. I imagine what a different world we'd be living in if "FACTORY FARMED!" were plastered on food packaging rather than "ORGANIC!" or "ALL-NATURAL!" That world somehow seems just as plausible given a few historical and societal tweaks. Those giant tomatoes could have been pulled directly from John Elfreth Watkin's December, 1900 piece for the Ladies' Home Journal. And those monorail tank cars are certainly reminiscent of the high-speed freightways used to transport food in the 1958 Disneyland TV episode Magic Highway, U.S.A.
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Agriculture in the world of tomorrow will be so mechanized that farms will actually resemble factories. Crops and livestock will be raised on regular schedules under uniform and carefully controlled conditions.
"Sensors," those automatic control devices for today's wonder machines, will be adapted to the requirements of precisions agriculture. They will take the place of human judgement in deciding and reacting to soil conditions, crop maturity, moisture levels, weather forecasting, feeding needs, etc. Bendix researcher W. E. Kock has reported that instruments to do this already exist or will soon be developed.
A special thanks to Tom Z. yet again for being an invaluable resource for the Closer Than We Think series.
Previously on Paleo-Future:
- Closer Than We Think! Fat Plants and Meat Beets (1958)
- Farm of the Future (1984)
- Farm to Market (1958)
- Farmer Jones and the Year 2000 (1956)
- Technotopia of 2000 (1962)
- Closer Than We Think! (1958-1963)
- Corner Grocermat (1959)
- Closer Than We Think! Hydrofungal Farming (1962)
- What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years (Ladies Home Journal, 1900)


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First up is a public hearing on neighbors' appeal to the Zoning Adjustment Board's approval of the big Parker Place development proposed for the current Berkeley Honda dealership site on South Shattuck.
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by S.F. Jude Terror » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:04 pmAnonymous, you make several good points, but I think it's a generalization to say that the situations you describe are the only context in which the term friend zone is used. I'm sure that does happen, and it's reprehensible, but I'm not sure I agree that the term is inherently misogynistic as opposed to being used by some people in that way.
That being said, maybe I just don't know enough about the etymology of the word.
Are you aware of any research on the etymology of "friend zone" that you could share (not being sarcastic)?
by Keb » Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:05 pm
Would you like a little cheese with that self-righteous misinformed crock of horse shit?
The idea of the "friend zone" stems from rejection, yes, but it does NOT solely apply solely to men who feel sexually entitled to a woman because they befriend her.
Part of it stems from the emotional turmoil created by the rejection knowing that you're only so good and that you'll essentially never stand chance.with someone you feel strongly for. It's an added insult that person won't actually reciprocate romantic feelings but would like you to continue to provide the support for them as though the hurt is not really a thing that you should be allowed to feel.
"I don't feel the same way about you but I think we should still be friends." Is a very ignorant thing to say to a person. It shows that the rejecting party is actually quite selfish, wanting that person to keep up their level of emotional commitment to the relationship since they don't want to lose their support system.
The problem actually stems from people not knowing how to treat each other fairly or considerately. The best way to deal with being "friend zoned" is to walk away from that person and move on. It's true, but people will actually guilt you for walking away from the friendship. Even worse, some people hold out hope that the person will turn around and decide to date a friend because they are led to believe that some kind of relationship is better than no relationship at all.
It's not a misogyny thing despite what people want to turn it into. It's a miseducation issue. It's because we are learning right and wrong from movies, books and music that is over-idealized or skewed and applying it to everyday life. We're not learning life by living it, we're learning it by watching it, reading it and listening to it.
Gender equality doesn't mean everyone is treated the same. Gender equality means everyone is understood and treated accordingly. People need to be okay with others being hurt by rejection. It's part of life. There's no reason why anyone should torture another person.
A couple years ago, I met a girl, we became friends, I started liking her and she called me an awful person for it. Probably was the best thing that ever happened to me.
by guitargod694 » Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:21 pm
While all of the behavior you describe here is genuinely horrible behavior... it has fuck-all to do with the term "friendzone". Sure, some guys only do nice things for girls because they want to fuck them. And then that doesn't work out and they are pissed off about it. And yeah, maybe they use the term 'friendzone' to express their anger over the lack of sexual gratification they unjustly felt entitled to receive.
But that doesn't mean that every time someone says they were interested in a girl and she 'friendzoned' him or 'put him in the friendzone' that they think of that girl (or all girls) as sex objects that have unjustly denied them the blowjob they deserve for listening to her problems. It just means she doesn't feel the same way about him and it's disappointing. He then has to decide if he wants to continue seeing that person in a platonic fashion, or stop seeing them all together.
Going after terms like that doesn't solve the problem. It won't magically make these men you speak of less misogynistic assholes if we all agree to stop saying 'friendzone'. It'll just make it take longer to explain a situation that happens all the time to men and women.
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by guitargod694 » Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:59 pm
In case it isn't clear... that isn't my opinion, but rather the hypothetical view of the hypothetical guy who uses the term "friendzone" in the sexist or misogynistic way the person I quoted was referring to.
by The Old Doctor » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:02 pm
If that were the rule...
by Keb » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:03 pm
by guitargod694 » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:04 pm
I know...
Apparently, as men, we all think it is. Or at least should be.
Which is why we so callously use terms like "friendzone'd" when our interest in a female is not requited.
by The Old Doctor » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:10 pm
I guess it's a generational thing, as I never saw it that way. You were either just friends or not.
by guitargod694 » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:19 pm
Me neither. It was just a way of saying "she isn't into you".
In fact, if anything, I see it as more of a pejorative to the person who has been "friendzone'd".
These guys that think they are "nice guys" and they'll just be around and be supportive and sooner or later the girl will realize that he's the one that's always been there for her and she was in love with him the whole time and just too blinded to see it.
When in reality, he should just be open and direct about his feelings and intentions. If she shares that interest, great. If not... bummer.
And I've seen that scenario over and over from girls and guys.
by Keb » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:44 pm
That's what I'm saying!
by oogy » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:47 pm
Feminists are dumb.
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I've previously blogged about the struggle same-sex couples face in their struggle to achieve "marriage equality." I've written letters to my congressional representatives in support of extending this fundamental right of marriage to same-sex couples. I've even blogged about the various levels of judicial review that guide courts' decisions in determining the constitutionality (or unconstitutionality) of particular laws passed by various legislatures in our great nation. Finally, we are able to look back a mere ten years to see that little, if any, has changed in the fight to achieve marriage equality.
Today, however, a voice from the past speaks out: the lead plaintiff in Loving v. Virginia has issued a statement in support of the right of same-sex couples to enter into civil marriage contracts. I say contract because that's exactly what marriage is, as far as the government is concerned.
There are many sites that will explain the separation between church and state but what is of paramount concern is that marriage has, and should always be, a contract between two persons. In most instances, this contract is a verbal agreement administered by a government official, witnessed by at least two persons not a party to the marriage contract. But enough about history -- for now.
In her statement, Mildred Loving puts it as no other could:
I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about.A number of other sites on the Internet have picked up on the anniversary of the landmark Loving case; however, to the best of my knowledge, no major news organization has picked up on Mrs. Loving's statement in supprt of marriage equality for same-sex couples (and all couples, regardless of whom they might be). I'm fairly certain that, given the loving nature of the Lovings' relations, if Mr. Lovings were still around (he was killed by a drunk driver back in 1975), he would share in her sentiments.
[Updated 2 November 2008] I've just re-read Ms. Loving's statement and, especially considering that she recently passed away, I feel that it is important enough, and moving enough, that her entire statement should be posted and shared with as many as possible. So here goes, the entire statement by Mildred Loving on the 40th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia:
Loving for All
By Mildred Loving*
Prepared for Delivery on June 12, 2007,
The 40th Anniversary of the Loving vs. Virginia Announcement
When my late husband, Richard, and I got married in Washington, DC in 1958, it wasn't to make a political statement or start a fight. We were in love, and we wanted to be married.
We didn't get married in Washington because we wanted to marry there. We did it there because the government wouldn't allow us to marry back home in Virginia where we grew up, where we met, where we fell in love, and where we wanted to be together and build our family. You see, I am a woman of color and Richard was white, and at that time people believed it was okay to keep us from marrying because of their ideas of who should marry whom.
When Richard and I came back to our home in Virginia, happily married, we had no intention of battling over the law. We made a commitment to each other in our love and lives, and now had the legal commitment, called marriage, to match. Isn't that what marriage is?
Not long after our wedding, we were awakened in the middle of the night in our own bedroom by deputy sheriffs and actually arrested for the "crime" of marrying the wrong kind of person. Our marriage certificate was hanging on the wall above the bed. The state prosecuted Richard and me, and after we were found guilty, the judge declared: "Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents. And but for the interference with his arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix." He sentenced us to a year in prison, but offered to suspend the sentence if we left our home in Virginia for 25 years exile.
We left, and got a lawyer. Richard and I had to fight, but still were not fighting for a cause. We were fighting for our love.
Though it turned out we had to fight, happily Richard and I didn't have to fight alone. Thanks to groups like the ACLU and the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, and so many good people around the country willing to speak up, we took our case for the freedom to marry all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And on June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that, "The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men," a "basic civil right."
My generation was bitterly divided over something that should have been so clear and right. The majority believed that what the judge said, that it was God's plan to keep people apart, and that government should discriminate against people in love. But I have lived long enough now to see big changes. The older generation's fears and prejudices have given way, and today's young people realize that if someone loves someone they have a right to marry.
Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the "wrong kind of person" for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people's civil rights.
I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about.
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Definitely need some tactics work. I'm also surprised at the lack of decisiveness in some of the passing. We were not afraid to knock it over the top last season, but it's all been on the ground this season. Due to this there is no real speed or incision in the attack.
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The result people will mostly talk about is Chelsea losing 3-1 to West Ham. I can already hear critics asking for the FSW's head soon when he just arrived last week.
We can start asking the question: who will be the next Chelsea manager? John Terry as a player-manager would be fun and reminiscent of Reggie Dunlop in Slap Shot (Dunlop, you stink! )
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Great victory by United today. Tactics were spot on and we kinda expected City would give a fight after trailing down 0-2. RVP is earning his United Legend status very quickly and I just love it.
The only people whom I was mostly furious about today were the officials (especially that wrongly disallowed Ashley Young goal which should have sealed the fate of the match at 0-3) and, of course, the City fans who displayed the uttermost lack of class in recent years for club football among the top leagues. Rio Ferdinand got cut by a coin thrown by some tosser among the City fans and that wasn't the first time idiots threw stuff at United players in this season.
If you ask me, the FA must take action even it that means the Etihad will be empty (just like the San Siro a few years ago) in the next 2 home matches. With popping flares and throwing objects in a stadium in a country where such behavior is not tolerated, City will have to pay.
We just hate City!
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As ever, Shitty lose in disgrace. Poor, poor attitude from their "fans". Must have been someone who recently converted.
Also I find it hilarious that the very same people who used to call van Persie a "rapist" just last year are now hailing him as their legend. Two-faced idiots. Nonetheless, we did get a nice sum from his sale and I am actually quite pleased to see United relying on him so much. Better hope he does not get injured, or you'll see another one-man attack in Rooney.
Love the Everton win over the scum over at the other side of North London. Everton's becoming a favourite of mine - won money off them the two times I bet on them.
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Did we ever say anything against Van Persie? I can sense some bitterness in the tone of the message sent by Arsenal fans there.
For the record, Rooney scored twice yesterday and we have Chicharito who already scored 9 goals in 17 appearances; not to mention we top the league in the different goalscorers department (15). So, I find it ill-placed to say our attack depends on very few players.
About City... have them play the next 2-3 home games behind closed doors and then have the riot squad ready to stand by corner flags. That should be quite enough of a punishment and a black eye to the club's image. BTW, such punishment (playing behind closed doors) has been brought down before in England.
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Chicharito's been playing off the bench and he's scored at least half of his goals as a substitute. He has not impressed playing from the get-go for me and the attack is only a two-man thing at the moment. The midfield's getting away with poor games at times thanks to the attack (unlike our ridiculous Arsenal side, who can dominate and still end up losing). Stats don't always mean everything because Rooney seems to be playing as an auxiliary AM these days - everything comes through him. Look at Arsenal's stats: they are not playing as badly as they look to be but the true representation is on the pitch.
Credit to RVP, jumping off the sinking ship to a team of higher quality. I can see why he's gone. Too good to play with the current Arsenal (not being sour grapes here) side.
Now I've got that issue aside...
What is wrong with this Arsenal side? Lost to Bradford on penalties? What have the players been doing on the training ground. The lack of urgency and cutting-edge is startling and we deservedly got dumped out unceremoniously. This whole team needs to wake up. Fourth place now seems like a pipe dream; I'm not even kidding.
That's what expectations can do to a team. Too used to being one of the top teams, and now getting upset by teams we should be punishing.
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About RVP, I wasn't sure about you but read a number of messages elsewhere, hence my question. I'm aware we had a few idiots of our own talking ill crap about him, but I'm still quite new into this particular thread unlike some. For that matter, I also say case closed.
If I look at the global picture about Arsenal, it's such an enigma. It's almost as if they forgot how to play an English game in an English league in order to win the battle of wills (even Germans know how to do that in the Bundesliga... you know, fighting spirit). I think time will soon come for the club to proclaim the divorce with Arsene Wenger. At age 63, no trophies to claim in the last 7 years and some dodgy investments (although Carzola is a very solid one so far), I don't think there's much of a chance for him to take this club back on track if he doesn't accept to add some fighting spirit in the roster (which I strongly doubt he will).
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Arsenal lack a solid English-based spine for the team. Jack Wilshere has only recently returned, as has Kieran Gibbs from injury, especially Oxlade-Chamberlain, with a stop-start season.
The only player who even looks to be fighting for the cause of the team is Jack Wilshere. Really determined, driven player who looks to make something happen with his ability. Many of the rest are just bottlers and it's disheartening to see the state of affairs at this point.
Walcott's contract situation isn't helping. Apart from the few teams who were already interested in him, I've seen rumours floating about that United themselves want to bring him to Old Trafford, though I'm not sure what for. He is unhappy to play wide and United have stocked full of strikers.
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A loss to lower division in Capital Cup is really frustating. Especially if you field your "almost" best XI.
28 shots, 8 shot on goal, and only one goal??
Clearly Wenger has lost his touch. Arsenal needs a new manager that can bring out fresh ideas. Please Kronke, approach Guardiola...
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Better players have to be brought in.
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02.05.13: The CCRI Knights men's basketball team traveled to Springfield, MA to play the Rams of Springfield Technical Community College for a Region XXI non-league game. CCRI defeated the Rams 95-54. With the victory, the Knights improve top 16-10 overall and 9-2 in Region XXI play.
After jumping out to a 19-4 lead within the first five minutes of the game which they extended to 42-25 by halftime. The Knights exploded with a 13-0 run to start the second half and never looked back outscoring the Rams 53-29 in the second stanza to cruise to the 95-54 victory.
All 12 Knights' players got into the scoring column as the Knights rolled over the Rams of STCC. The Knights got hot outside shooting form their back court: Tri-Captain Desmond Williams (Torrington, CT) scored 25 points including three 3-pointers with eight rebounds, three blocked shots, three assist, and two steals and Jerome Harris (Hartford, CT) added 18 points including four 3-pointers with five rebounds, two assists, and a blocked shot. The Knights had a strong inside power play from Tri-Captain Isaac Medeiros with 16 points, nine rebounds two steals and a blocked shot, floor general and Tri-Captain Bryan Yarce (Cranston, RI) had seven points while dishing out a game-high eight assists and swiped two steals and Rob Hazard (North Providence, RI) got the start and added nine points, including two 3-pointers. As a team, the Knights shot 42% from 3-pointland on 10-24 shooting from beyond the arc.
After the game Coach Rick Harris commented: "Nice team effort tonight. We played with urgency and passion and got a little bit better tonight as a team. The young men understand the importance of each practice and game at this point in the season. We want to make sure we do all we can to become the best team that we are capable of being. Most importantly tonight they had fun together and it was nice to see each of our players score. A coach cannot ask for more team play than that!"
The Community College of Rhode Island, New England's largest comprehensive community college, enrolls nearly 18,000 students in credit courses and thousands more in non-credit and job training classes. Its athletic program boasts 12 varsity programs and an academic support program for all student-athletes.
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Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the world's number one independent provider of data integration software, today announced it will release its first quarter earnings results on April 26, 2012, after the close of the market. The company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT to discuss the results. The call will be hosted by Sohaib Abbasi, chairman and CEO, and Earl Fry, CFO, chief administration officer & EVP, global customer support, and can be accessed on the company's Web site at http://www.informatica.com/investor.
Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) is the world's number one independent provider of data integration software. Organizations around the world rely on Informatica for maximizing return on data to drive their top business imperatives. Worldwide, over 4,630 enterprises depend on Informatica to fully leverage their information assets residing on-premise, in the Cloud and across social networks. For more information, call +1 650-385-5000 (1-800-653-3871 in the U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com. Connect with Informatica at http://www.facebook.com/InformaticaCorporation, http://www.linkedin.com/company/informatica and http://twitter.com/InformaticaCorp.
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Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Carlos González Vega, Manuel Mendoza, Sonia Nobre de Melo, Humberto 'Kiko' Olivieri, and Marco Tulio Socorro and directed by Tony Rodrígues and Rafael Suárez. This telenovela lasted 120 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.
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Tacolicious Summer Guest Chef Series
For the eighth year, Tacolicious is hosting our popular Summer Guest Chef Series at our Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market stand. Every Thursday features one of the city's top chefs slinging their take on a taco. All of the proceeds from the sales of each chef's taco benefits CUESA (the Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture). To date we've raised over $25,000. The lineup this year represents the diverse chefs of SF with food from Hawaii to Louisiana to Greece to India with a couple stops in between. Check out the line up on CUESA's website. June 29 – Arthur Wall of Bayou July 6 – Chris Yang of Aina July 13 – Tony Cervone of Souvla July 20 – Telmo Faria of Uma Casa July 27 – Michelle Minori of Barzotto August 3 – Kim Alter of Nightbird August 10 - Aaron London of Al's Place August 17 – Sujan Sarkar of Rooh All Tacolicious locations, including our farmers market stand, will be giving away Guest Chef Series "punch cards" for visitors to bring back each week. The market goers with the most punches will be entered to win a prize of a local farm tour for two, CUESA tote bag filled with market goodies, $25 in market coins and a Tacolicious cookbook.


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Thanks to The Avengers, a foundation for "Phase 2″ of Marvel's shared movie universe has been solidified. Next year, the solo superhero films Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 will build off that groundwork, followed by Captain America 2 in 2014 – along with other films that have yet to be officially announced. (Although, Ant-Man and Black Panther are both looking like strong contenders at the time of writing this.)
Production has begin on the Iron Man threequel, while the Thor sequel is slated to being shooting later this year. We previously heard rumblings that the second Captain America movie could likewise start filming before year's end. Now that the film has secured a director(s), there's a greater chance of that happening.
Marvel previously settled on a shortlist of directors for the Captain America sequel, including F. Gary Gray (who took a pass, in order to sign on for the N.W.A. biopic) and Adjustment Bureau writer/director George Nolfi. Variety is reporting that the job has instead gone to the left-field candidates who were included on that initial list: filmmaking siblings Anthony and Joe Russo.
The Russo brothers are best-known for their work in the comedy genre, having previously-helmed such films as Welcome to Collinwood and You, Me and Dupree. They've also directed such cult-TV comedy series as Arrested Development and the first two seasons of Community (which they also co-ran throughout Dan Harmon's time as showrunner).
It was originally reported that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was very impressed by the Russo brothers' "try-out" for the Captain America 2 directing job. Moreover, the siblings had already taken steps to avoid being branded as solely comedy filmmakers, seeing how they attached themselves to direct the Ciudad graphic novel adaptations (with Dwayne Johnson) prior to their interview for the Cap sequel.
Marvel heads clearly (hopefully?) know something that everyone else does not, since Captain America 2 will be more grounded and darker than its predecessor – as it deals primarily with Steve Rogers' (Chris Evans) attempts to carry out missions for S.H.I.E.L.D. in the modern-day landscape. As it stands, the Russo brothers have been deemed worthy to carry out that task.
Sandy Schaefer blogs at Screen Rant.


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Storm water runoff can be a big problem in summer during heavy thunderstorms. As the water rushes across roofs and driveways, it picks up oil and other pollutants. Municipal storm water treatment plants often can?t handle the deluge of water, and in many locations the untreated water ends up in natural waterways. The EPA estimates as much as 70 percent of the pollution in our streams, rivers, and lakes is carried there by storm water.
To reduce the excess water runoff, many towns are encouraging businesses and homeowners to install rain gardens in their yards. Rain gardens are specially constructed gardens located in low areas of a yard where storm water can collect. The idea is to have the water naturally funnel to this garden. The rain garden collects water runoff and stores and filters it until it can be slowly absorbed by the soil.
The garden?s size and location depends on the yard. The ideal situation would be to locate the garden in a natural depression. You also can funnel water from downspouts on gutters into the garden. The soil should be well drained so the water doesn?t sit in the garden for more than two days. A special ?rain garden? soil mix of 50 to 60 percent sand, 20 to 30 percent topsoil, and 20 to 30 percent compost is recommended. You can dig this mixture into the soil to depth of 2 feet before planting.
The most difficult part of building a rain garden can be plant selection. Plants need to be tough enough to withstand periodic flooding, yet attractive enough to look good in the garden. Deep-rooted, low-care native plants, such as asters, and tough non-natives, such as daylilies, are best. If properly designed, the rain garden can consist of a blend of attractive shrubs, perennials, trees, and ground covers. Planting strips of grass around the garden and using mulch also can help filter the water.


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The wiki is being retired!
Documentation is now handled by the same processes we use for code: Add something to the Documentation/ directory in the coreboot repo, and it will be rendered to https://doc.coreboot.org/. Contributions welcome!
Note: This page is work in progress!
- 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
- Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
- Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
- Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start
- Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
- Supports a wide variety of hardware and payloads
- Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...
Possible Advantages
- Some BIOSes don't enable hardware virtualization features (AMD / Intel), thus you cannot use that feature of your hardware (e.g. for XEN, KVM, etc).
- Some BIOSes don't enable HPET (can be used by Linux for enhanced power-saving features, e.g. on laptops), see linuxpowertop.org.
- TPMs...
All of this is (or can be) fixed in coreboot, as it's open source. With a proprietary BIOS you're dependant on the good-will of the vendor to fix these issues.
coreboot features proprietary BIOSes usually lack
- Boot from NAND Flash (and other nonstandard media), which most proprietary BIOSes don't support
- Debugging output on the serial console
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Some anecdotes where coreboot saved the day
- The "Press F1 to continue" error on a cluster (without a single keyboard attached).
- Improved Fan control behaviour: http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2007-May/021128.html
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Shame on the Excalibur.....
The student newspaper at York University in Toronto prints an opinion piece praising the suicide attack on the Yeeshiva in Jerusalem.
It's no wonder why Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav Kook School was attacked.Of course, they are free to publish whatever they want. But, what does it say about their judgement by printing such an article? I am sure that Osama Bin Laden and anybody from Al-Qaeda would love a forum in the Excalibur....but that doesn't mean they should print it.
I'm not surprised that Ala'a Hisham Abu Dhaim targeted Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav Kook School in Jerusalem.
Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav Kook School is described as a religious camp that links Judaism with Zionism. This makes it very different from any other anti-Zionist Orthodox school in Israel.
This institution established a program known as the "yeshivat hesder". The word "hesder" means the settlement of a curriculum that combines Talmudic studies with military service.
In other words, this school has direct connections with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and its graduating students are those whom are committing a holocaust in Gaza in the Palestinians eyes.
This school strengthens the idea on its students and graduates of the land of Israel from the Euphrates to the Nile, as well as the need to make this land a "religious land," which means there should not be any right to return for the Palestinians that were expelled from their land.
The school has around 500 students aged 18 to 30. Many of its past graduates went on to found other similar religious schools in the West Bank settlements which are described as racist among the Orthodox Jews.
In the eyes of the Palestinians, it was the IDF who started the holocaust in Gaza, and the Palestinians are simply targeting the source of that attack.


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The Spartans For Athens, Sparta is a frightening place that turns its children into fighting machines. Worse still are Sparta's women: liberated, independent, opinionated, they take an active part in sport, race horses and chariots, celebrate nudity and wield power in the absence of their men. They are unique in the ancient world -- and an affront to Athenian notions of femininity. When war between Sparta and Athens finally comes, it rages for decades and splits the Greek world until on the island of Sphacteria, the reputation for fearlessness of Sparta's famed warriors is shockingly undermined. Part 2 of 3G
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The Spartans The war between Sparta and Athens reaches a brutal and bloody climax in Sicily. Sparta finally emerges as victorious. Now the most powerful city-state in Greece, Sparta is an imperial power. But under the fascinating, flawed King Agesilaus, the dreams of the Spartan utopia come crashing down. By setting out to create a perfect society protected by perfect warriors, Sparta makes an enemy of change. Part 3 of 3G


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I shoot UW with a Nikon D300 in Sealux CD300 housing and domeport 180F with fish eye Nikkor DX 10.5. I would try with a wide-angle linear zoom l (no fish eye, and therefore immediately I reject the Tokina 10-17). Sigma 8-16 I think has some good features: I read good overall and optical performance and also a minimum focusing distance of only 24 cm, which should eliminate the need for additional lenses. Someone in the forum has experience? Thank you.
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text: Braxton Bragg (1817-1876) was a U.S. Army officer who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). Bragg entered the war in 1861 and was promoted to full general after General Albert Sidney Johnston's death at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. As commander of the Army of Tennessee, Bragg conducted operations in Kentucky and Tennessee, withdrawing after the Battles of Perryville and Stones River in late 1862 and early 1863. Bragg later achieved the most significant Confederate victory in the Western Theater at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, but was defeated by General Ulysses S. Grant at Chattanooga. Replaced by Joseph E. Johnston in December 1863, Bragg later served as an advisor to Confederate President Jefferson Davis and as commander of the coastal defenses of Wilmington, North Carolina. After the Civil War Bragg worked as a civil engineer in Alabama and Texas. He died in 1876 at the age of 59.


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Our Biketober celebration may have drawn to a close (although we've still got amazing bike deals on our site), but that can only mean that Movember is upon us! And we mean that quite literally! So what's Movember, you ask? It started off as joke by a group of Australian friends who all agreed to start the month of November clean-shaven and then see who could grow the best moustache in a month. But it has grown (can't avoid these puns, sorry) since then to be a worldwide movement to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, with a focus on prostate cancer awareness and research (the number one cancer affecting men).
Here at Performance HQ we've formed our own Movember team, a group of guys channeling their inner Tom Selleck to help raise awareness of men's health and just generally look dapper in the process. Here they are at the start of the month, clean-shaven:
And lest you think otherwise, we can't forget that we as cyclists have a long tradition of mustachioed glory to live up to, from the early days of the penny farthing:
To mountain bike pioneer Gary Fisher's fantastic facial hair:
And multiple-time American time trial champ Dave Zabriskie:
So we hope you'll join us in giving Movember a try–you might end up with a new look, and hopefully spark a conversation about men's health and prostate cancer in the process.


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Depending upon where they fall in the income bracket, U.S. consumers have been yanked in opposite directions by diverging forces in 2013.
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As Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has discovered, low and even middle income consumers have been spooked by higher gas prices and the expiration of the payroll tax holiday, which is projected to sap $125 billion from disposable income in 2013.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, wealthier Americans are experiencing a windfall created by a stock market flirting with all-time highs and a dividend boom fueled by cash-rich corporations.
"The consumer does face a tug of war," said Josh Feinman, global chief economist at Deutsche Bank's (NYSE:DB) DB Advisors.
This bifurcated dynamic may mean tough times ahead for discount retailers like Target (NYSE:TGT) but a potential opportunity for higher-end companies like Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN).
"It's having divergent influences on various segments of the consumer space that's for sure," said Russell Price, senior economist at Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP).
Payroll Tax Hike Pain
Overall, retail sales inched up just 0.1% in January from December to a seasonally-adjusted $416.6 billion.
Economists blamed the slow growth in part on the expiration of the payroll tax holiday as part of the fiscal cliff compromise at the end of 2012. The expiration caused payroll taxes to jump to 6.2% from 4.2%, shrinking Americans' take-home pay.
Forecasts are for the jump in payroll taxes to drain about $125 billion in total disposable income in 2013.
"It is a hit to disposable income. This was not unexpected. This was a temporary tax cut. I know people who live check to check don't see it that way," said Feinman.
It's too early to tell precisely how much impact the payroll tax hike will have on consumer spending.
An internal document leaked to Bloomberg News revealed that executives at Wal-Mart believe February sales have been a "total disaster" due to a "potent one-two punch" of increased payroll taxes and delayed tax returns.
"It's not like it gave a tremendous shot in the arm to consumer spending so I don't know that it will cause a nosedive. I think it's a temporary negative," said Feinman.
Gas Prices Creep Higher
At the same time, Americans have been struggling with a number of other economic obstacles, including rising gas prices.
According to AAA, the national average price of gasoline is now $3.78 a gallon, up 44 cents, or 13%, from just one month ago.
Price said every 10-cent increase in the nationwide gas price can subtract $13 billion from consumers on an annualized basis.
George Williams, a father of eight who lives in Elizabeth, N.J., is feeling the pressure from higher payroll taxes and gas prices.
"I need to spend less but I have to make sure the house is full and the kids need clothes," said Williams, who works as a bus driver for Gray Line, a sightseeing company.
Financially stressed consumers are less likely to buy goods from Target or splurge on a family dinner at the Olive Garden, which is owned by Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI).
Equity Rally, Housing Recovery
On the other hand, affluent Americans are benefiting from an overall improvement in their finances, especially in the real estate and financial markets. These windfalls are offsetting higher marginal tax rates on high earners.
After plummeting during the financial crisis, the housing market is finally showing signs of life, with home prices in January up 12% year-over-year to an average of $173,600, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The equity markets are also generating solid returns as the S&P 500 climbed for seven consecutive weeks before dipping a bit last week. The broad index has rallied about 10% over the past 12 months and remains near all-time highs.
At the same time, corporate America has been raising dividends with a flurry in an effort to put to work an estimated $1.23 trillion in cash and short-term investments sitting on S&P 500 balance sheets.
Dividend Boom
This month alone big-name companies like Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), 3M (NYSE:MMM), UPS (NYSE:UPS) and Xerox (NYSE:XRX) have all unveiled plans to raise their dividends.
Peter Michaels, who manages money for very high net worth individuals at Toh Michaels Private Wealth Management, cautions that dividend yields remain low. The overall dividend yield on the S&P 500 is just 2.06%, compared with a long-term average of 4.5%.
Still, Citigroup (NYSE:C) estimates that total S&P 500 dividends soared 24% year-over-year in January, the strongest growth pace of any month other than December when companies raced to accelerate dividend payouts before the fiscal cliff caused tax rates to rise.
Citi said total personal dividend payments could soar about $100 billion in 2013 and rise by a cumulative 25% in 2013-2014.
"The direct impact will be highly concentrated among the top 10% of consumers measured by wealth or income," Steven Wieting, Citi's director of economic and market analysis, wrote in a note to clients. "Among other important drivers such as wealth gains, this suggests a relatively more robust outlook for the highest end of consumer spending activity despite tax hikes."


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The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
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STEWART, Iain (Milton Keynes South)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Taipei Representative Office
Address of donor: 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation, food and travel within the country with a total value of £3,810
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Date of visit: 3 -9 September 2013
Purpose of visit: As part of the All- Party Parliamentary Group on Light Rail, to study light rail and high speed railways systems in Taiwan and potential trading links between Taiwan and companies located in Milton Keynes.
(Registered 10 October 2013)
9. Shareholdings
(a) From 4 May 2013, shareholding in SuitLink Ltd, an on-line social media company. (Registered 7 May 2013)


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT women's track and field team placed second with a team score of 172 at the NEWMAC Women's Track and Field Championships hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute this past weekend. Wheaton College captured the crown by edging out the Engineers by 14.5 points. Julia Espel closed her career with a pair of All-Conference First-Team selections while Erika Erickson, Gwendolyn Johnson, Christine Fanchiang, and Meri Silberstein received Second-Team plaudits. For the second time in his career, head coach Paul Slovenski was tabbed for Coach of the Year honors.
Espel finished first in the 3,000 steeplechase and the 5,000, with times of 11:30.30 and 18:48.02. In the steeplechase, Alisha Schor, Jennifer Gaugler, and Karen Kinnaman claimed third through fifth place. Schor turned in a fine performance in the 5,000 as she finished fourth in 19:24.61. Elizabeth Walker ranked eighth with a time of 20:44.62.
In the 1,500, Erickson was the runner-up as she posted a time of 4:59.61. She also placed seventh in the 800 at 2:27.38. Kristen Burrall and Caroline Gorman claimed fourth and eighth place in the 1,500. Johnson paced MIT's contingent in the 10,000 as she recorded a second-place finish in 39:19.61. Right behind her was Nancy Benedetti who logged a 39:31. 91. Betsy Eames was the third scoring member of the squad as she finished seventh in 41:27.16.
Leanne Veldhuis had the top performance for the Engineers in the 100 hurdles as she finished fifth in 16.35. Silberstein was the source of Tech's scoring in the 100 dash by placing fifth with a time of 13.42. Jacqueline Greene recorded a pair of sixth-place finishes in the 200 (27.63) and the 400 (61.22). Andrea Staid and Alisha Lehman ranked fourth and fifth in the 800 with times of 2:25.41 and 2:26.01. Veldhuis and Silberstein finished right behind each other in the 400 hurdles, claiming sixth and seventh place.
Fanchiang claimed second place in the pole vault with a height of 10'11.75". Allison Brown was three spots behind her as she cleared 9'6.25". Silberstein earned the Engineers' second All-Conference honor in the field events by finishing second in the long jump with a distance of 15'8.25". Karen Davie and Fanchiang both recorded distances of 15', resulting in rankings of sixth and seventh, respectively. Davie went on to post a team-best 32'7.75" in the triple jump for fifth place. Silberstein finished seventh with a leap of 31'9.25".
Aline Thomas captured third place in the hammer throw (135') and fourth place in the shot put (35'11.25"). Kay Furman was fourth in the hammer (123'7") and sixth in the discus (99'6"). Chi-Fong Wang led the way in the javelin with a third-place toss of 122'10". Mirat Shah and Victoria Hsu finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Veldhuis, the lone scoring representative in the high jump claimed eighth place with a height of 4'10.25".


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Elisa Nesbitt of Butler and David McAfee of Cranberry Township were united in marriage July 29 at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The Rev. Scott Stevens officiated. A reception followed at the LeMont in Pittsburgh.
The bride is the daughter of Dr. Scott and Susan Nesbitt of Butler. Parents of the bridegroom are Robert and Carole McAfee of Cranberry Township.
The honor attendant was Rosel Nesbitt of Butler. Bridesmaids included Sarah McDonough of Pittsburgh, Alisa Vuong of Seattle, Amanda Rosales of Roslyn Heights, N.Y., and Brittnee Shaffer of Beaver Falls.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH (WOIO) - The Franklin County Coroner tells 19 Action News that Ariel Castro's next of kin will claim his body today.
As of 1 p.m. Thursday, the coroner was preparing the body to leave. She did not have any details where the body was going for funeral arrangements.
The convicted kidnapper and rapist used a bed sheet to hang himself in his cell on Tuesday night at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, OH in Pickaway County.
Castro was sentenced on August 1 to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, for kidnapping and sexually assaulting Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus while holding them captive in his Seymour Avenue house for over a decade.
According to Reporter Ed Gallek, no prison guards or employees have been put on any kind of leave or suspension in wake of Castro's suicide - yet.
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