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ART DIRECTOR CHERYL L. BLAHNIK: This 2011 Mazda MX-5 is the first convertible I've been in this summer, and the weather was perfect. So I jumped in, undid the latch and pushed the button to stow the power hardtop and I was off in this fancy Miata with a price to match. Seeing a Miata cost more than $30,000 does make you pause, but to be fair, there is a lot here, including the hardtop, leather seats and seat warmers.
Visually, the hardtop gives the Miata a buttoned-up look, but I was a little surprised that it didn't muffle out the wind noise better. It's still quite loud in the cabin with the top up. It doesn't really matter, though, because this car is meant to be driven with the top down.
The car feels nimble, and the combination of the six-speed manual transmission and high-revving, 2.0-liter four-cylinder make this car flat-out fun. There's decent jump off the line, and the quick steering response made this car perfect for dodging Michigan potholes and maneuvering through traffic.
Overall, this is a fun little car with nice features. However, the price does seem steep, and it's a far cry from the classic Miata concept of being fun and affordable.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: I would love to own one of these little roadsters someday--the car is pure enthusiast fun to drive--quick enough, agile in the extreme, stylish without being a snobbish, reasonably accommodating, and mechanically perfect. It's the kind of car that I'd be happy running through the gears and through the same series of curves all day long, without ever tiring of the exercise.
Everything falls perfectly into place for my five-foot-10-inch frame--clutch, steering wheel, shifter at exactly the locations needed to actuate each as needed without any extra reach needed and without feeling in any way encumbered. This is a little thing, but I appreciate the door-panel bottle/cupholders as a secure place to put your onboard liquids without compromising the forearm/elbow room aft of the shifter.
Did I mention that I never put the top down? I spent my overnight in the car during the height of one of Michigan's latest deluges, so I was glad to have the retractable hardtop solidly in place. This was especially true when easing my way through side-street flooding when big trucks and tall SUVs couldn't be bothered with my careful pace and blew by in the deeper water, creating waves big enough to swamp a rowboat. The MX-5 survived.
Though purists might opt for a soft-top MX-5, I can see the value of the convertible hardtop in safety and security, quieter roof-up driving and better roof-up exterior appearance. I'm sure it adds weight and raises the center of gravity a bit, and adds to the cost, but unless you plan to autocross your MX-5, those downsides are negligible.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: For the past couple of years, I've found myself getting out of every MX-5 that I drive saying that the Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky didn't stand a chance. Sure, those General Motors products had the standout looks, but it couldn't hold a candle to the refined drive quality of the Mazda. At least, that's in my opinion.
Everything on this car is so well tuned from the steering response and feedback, suspension, clutch-pedal take up and slick-shifting manual gearbox. It's hard not to drive the MX-5 hard because the car seemingly demands you to. Wringing out all 167 hp from the 2.0-liter four-cylinder and the enhanced induction sound of the engine is apparent and enjoyable to hear from behind the wheel.
This particular tester is equipped with the power-retractable hardtop, which is a good piece. Operation is quick and does add some additional insulation from sound and the elements for added practicality. It does add 82 pounds over the soft top, but the car still behaves like a Miata should even with that weight up high.
Simply put, driving a Miata is a pleasure--top-down on a sunny afternoon cruise or terrorizing a local autocross course. Throughout the years, Mazda hasn't diluted the formula for the Miata too much. Sure, there were some concessions to get a little bigger, but all things considered, it's still a lightweight. I hope a more powerful Mazdaspeed version gets here soon.
NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: With the weather finally warming up in Michigan, I was thrilled to get this 2011 Mazda MX-5 for a night, and I logged considerable miles on it. The hardtop looks sharp, purists be damned, and pulling the switch and pushing a button is a snap. This black paint job sort of toughens this Mazda mite up a bit, and it is plenty attractive to my eyes.
The six-speed is always a joy, running through the years and being rewarded with an interactive, energetic experience that Mazda and few others deliver. The interior is well-laid out; it's a small car so everything is within reach. I'm about five-foot-nine, so this roadster fits me well.
The steering has a solid feel to it, and the chassis is rock-solid. With just 2,600 pounds on its bones, the Miata, even in hardtop form, is still lithe and lean. The acceleration is strong, giving this car plenty of gusto.
Convertibles are simple pleasures, and this car offers a pure experience in that respect for enthusiasts.
ART DIRECTOR TARA KLEIN: I had the pleasure of driving this 2011 Mazda MX-5 on one of Michigan's nicest weekends this year. This compact convertible offers everything a driver needs--style, convenience and ample fun.
The sparkling black metallic paint glittered in the sunlight, giving this particular Miata more dimension. The simplicity of the exterior design allows you to focus on the sleek curvature of the basic forms, creating a classic look that should stand the test of time. While the controls and overall composition were a tad on the plain side for me, the interior was easy to navigate and featured bright white seats that resulted in a bolder look.
Operating the hardtop was a cinch. Basically one button and a few seconds was all it took to transform the Miata, and this led me to a more relaxing experience when under the few grey clouds that formed on Saturday afternoon.
Time spent driving this car made up some of the most fun I had throughout my weekend. Shifting through the gears was a pure delight, and the impeccable response of this car is impressive, to say the least. The ride quality, handling and overall experience that I had in this Miata find themselves ranked among my most gratifying, and I feel I won't be alone in that sentiment.
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I'll never turn down a blast in a Miata, even an overequipped, too-expensive one. It's still a joy to drive, still affordable. It's refreshing to jump in one every once in a while.
It's not a rocket, no. But it's quick, which is different than fast. It scoots from light to light with the best of 'em, and the gearbox is a pleasure--short and precise throws. The superb balance, the connection among driver, steering and road is among the best in the business with immediate reaction to inputs. It's easy to see why so many of these are raced. Could it be one of the world's best-handling cars? I believe that's the case.
Prices start at $23,110 for the soft-top. That's where my shopping would begin. Hard to believe it's more than 20 years old now.
EDITORIAL INTERN BRAD CONSTANT: Here's some important background information about my physical stature. I'm a lean and mean six-feet-one-inch tall and 185 pounds (on a good day). I'm not a big man, but I'm not small by any means.
This is my only issue with the 2011 Mazda MX-5: It's not made for taller folk such as me. I felt as if I was crammed into the Miata. I put the seat all the way back and adjusted the seatback so I had room to work the pedals. But this put my head far higher than I prefer.
But the fact that taller people have a beef with the Miata isn't anything new. The Miata is meant to be small and has been so since it debuted at the Chicago auto show in 1989. It was designed to be a small, lightweight roadster meant for those who loved minimal mechanical complexity and longed for a fun little car.
The Miata fits this mold perfectly. As Wes said, the balance and the connection between the driver and the road are outstanding. It responds perfectly and predictably to every driver input, which is exactly what I want in a little sports car. The brake pedal is neither too firm nor too soft, the throttle and clutch feel great, the steering is quick and the shifter throws are fast.
Needless to say, I enjoyed my brief stint behind the wheel of the Miata. The braking was excellent, the body roll was minimal and the handling was superb. On countless occasions I would downshift during braking for a corner, turn in, hit my apex as I hustled the Miata through the turn and get back on the throttle without worry. The car remained composed the whole way through.
I was also fortunate enough to drive the Miata with the top down. This took away the large blind spots, which I found very annoying, created by the hardtop. I also received a wonderful head massage because of my stature and seat position. Fortunately, I was prepared with my summer buzz cut, so the wind that whipped through my hair didn't stand a chance at giving me a bad hair day.
But regardless of my fit, the Miata is an exceptional car. I just wish Mazda could make one that was a little bit bigger.
2011 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition
Base Price: $31,720
As-Tested Price: $31,720
Drivetrain: 2.0-liter I4; RWD, six-speed manual
Output: 167 hp @ 7,000 rpm, 140 lb-ft @ 5,000 rpm
Curb Weight: 2,593 lb
Fuel Economy (EPA/AW): 24/26.3 mpg
Options: None


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Rita Ora Parties With Harry Styles of One Direction
Ah, to be a fly on the wall at this party! Rita Ora hung out with One Direction heartthrob and cougar hunter Harry Styles at G-A-Y in London, where she also performed.
Ora performed her hits 'R.I.P.,' 'Roc the Life' and 'Facemelt' for an enthusiastic crowd who jumped on command. Despite everyone being there to see her, Ora's modesty showed when she announced, "My name is Rita Ora. Thank you so much for having me again!" Girl, the whole world knows who you are! She also gave plenty of props to her band, specifically calling out her drummer, Dexter, for his hard work.
Ora looked every bit the rock star, rocking her signature ruby red lipstick and blonde waves with black thigh-high leather boots, an oversized tee and very short shorts.
Ora posted a photo post-show with Hazza and a pal, both of whom sported goofy sunglasses in the shot. Look at those smiles — too cute! We guess Styles likes Ora's cover of 'What Makes You Beautiful.' Here's hoping for a duet someday! (And hey, Harry? We hear Rita's single now — go get her!)
Watch Rita Ora Perform 'R.I.P.,' Facemelt' + 'Roc tha Life'

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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2004 Media Releases
Candidates on the November 2 general election ballot will face off in three debates Thursday evening, September 23, at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 11th and "M" streets. The public is invited to attend the debates. The schedule is:
Lancaster County Commissioners are elected on a county-wide, at-large basis.
Timers will be Danja Pegram-Siders, Lincoln-Lancaster Women's Commission, and Jan Gauger, League of Women Voters member and a representative of the North 27th Business and Civic Association. The debate coordinator is Sharon Nemeth of the League.
Parking is available at the church parking garage, which is entered from 11th Street, and at a lot directly across from the church on 11th Street, which has a $1 fee. The debates will take place in the church's dining room, which can be reached by entering the church's west doors. Church members will have mail-in registration forms, absentee ballot request forms and election information brochures from the Lancaster County Election Commission at the west entrance.
The debates will be taped for showing on 5 CITY-TV, the government access cable channel. The schedule will be available on the City web site at lincoln.ne.gov. The debate will also be available through video-on-demand through the Web site.
The League of Women Voters of Lincoln-Lancaster County are sponsoring the debate with Aging Services/Lincoln Area Agency on Aging, the Lincoln-Lancaster Women's Commission, the North 27th Business and Civic Association and Saint Paul United Methodist Church. Funding for the Congressional debate is provided by debate co-sponsors and the League of Women Voters of Nebraska Education Fund. Funding for the airing of the County Commissioners debates is provided by the League of Women Voters of Lincoln-Lancaster County Education Fund.


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They have nothing to do with bases-loaded home runs. Nope, the Grand Slambovians are all about music, some of it folk, some of it rock, much of it with a tad of craziness. Let�s call it folk-raucous. The band makes a triumphant return to the Center for Arts in Natick on May 30.
Frontman Joziah Longo spoke with me before the Slambovians� last visit to town, and recalled how he first became acquainted with guitars.
"My dad always played guitar. My grandfather played it, too," he said. "They were working-class musicians who played on the weekends to make extra money, and I came up expected to play. From the time I was little my dad would sit me down on his knee, and have my little arm strum his guitar. I couldn�t reach the neck, so he had me strumming while he changed chords, and he�d get me to sing songs with him."
Years later, after being in many bands, Longo met flutist Tink Lloyd. They eventually started playing original music together, and now she�s the band�s accordionist. These days a typical Grand Slambovians show will get underway with a set list that serves as sort of a guide to what they�ll be doing.
"But a lot of times, even if we do make a set list it�s more like one of those balance bars on a tightrope," said Longo. "In between I�ll just pick things out of my head, even things that the band doesn�t know, that I used to do with my dad."
That means that there�s a chance the TCAN set will have plenty of originals and perhaps a tune by Hank Williams or the Beatles. It�ll also be a good time and place to pick up a bag of some Slambovian coffee.
"The coffee came about from us trying to create our own brand that we could drink without getting burn-out on the road," said Longo. "We created a hybrid between a couple of the major loves of coffee that we�ve tasted over the years, then we put our own spin on it and we mixed them. Ours is a dark roast and a medium roast mixed. It�s all about the buzz, and the flavor is awesome. We sell it at shows, and you can get it online."
The Grand Slambovians play at TCAN, 14 Summer St., Natick, at 8 p.m. on May 30. Tickets: $25. Info: 508-647-0097.
Early word on the JP Music Festival
The fourth annual JP Music Festival, featuring all kinds of Jamaica Plain-based performers playing all sorts of music � it could easily range from medieval to garage rock � doesn�t take place till Sept. 6, but fundraising for the free event is already underway. One of the coolest ways promoters are finding money to help put on the show is the Art 4 Music Silent Auction, set for June 1 at James�s Gate, 5 McBride St., in JP, from 2-5 p.m. A suggested donation of $10 gets you access to bid on paintings, photography, illustrations, mixed media, jewelry, pottery, and lots more, all from local artists and organizations. The festival is always a blast. If you come by and pick out a nice piece of art, you�ll be helping to make it happen. Info: www.jpmusicfestival.com.
Upcoming clubs and concerts
News Jersey rockers the Feelies, who have shown the world how to break up and get together, then break up and get together again, play the Sinclair in Cambridge on May 30. The Brazilian instrumental group Chorodas 3, made up of three sisters and their father, performs at Amazing Things in Framingham on May 30. Singer-songwriter-instrumentalist and all-round jazz man Bobby Caldwell takes the stage for two nights, May 30 and 31, at Scullers in Boston. Veteran folkie Eric Andersen makes a long-awaited return to Club Passim in Cambridge, also playing the same two nights, May 30 and 31. A great night of blues, along with doses of jazz and rock, takes place at the Regattabar in Cambridge on May 31, courtesy of David Maxwell�s Maximum Blues, when the front of the room will be filled with Maxwell on keys, Sugar Ray Norcia handling harmonica and vocals, Monster Mike Welch on guitar, and the rhythm section of Marty Ballou on bass and Per Hanson on drums.
Club Passim in Cambridge is hosting a show made up of many music genres: Klezmer, Scottish, jazz, Latin, and funk among them, when Ezekiel�s Wheel Klezmer Band and Alba�s Edge get together there on June 1. You�ll feel like surf�s up at T.T. the Bear�s in Cambridge on June 1. Tsunami of Sound is bringing along the Cameo Girls Go Go Dancers. Also playing: Low Cut Connie and Gretchen and the Pickpockets. The lovely Lydia Loveless is a little bit country, a little bit punk. She plays the Sinclair on June 2, with Old 97s opening. The Boston-based acid blues trio Bees Deluxe has a release party for their new album "Trouble in Paradise" at Johnny D�s in Somerville on June 4.
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Sounds Around Town: Coffee and a show
They have nothing to do with bases-loaded home runs. Nope, the Grand Slambovians are all about music, some of it folk, some of it rock, much of it with a tad of craziness. Let�s call it folk-raucous. The band makes a triumphant return to the Center for Arts in Natick on May 30.


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Deeply cleans and conditions and restores damaged hair.
Product details
A glorious and detoxifying blend of Matcha Green Tea & Wild Apple Blossom which enriches the hair and scalp with antioxidants and nutrients for a deep clean.
This nutrient rich butter masque deeply conditions the hair and aids in restoring damaged hair.
How to use
Work masque into clean, wet hair and massage through to the ends.
Leave on hair for 2-5 minutes.
Rinse thoroughly.
Use once or twice a week.
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A year ago, tech venture capital investor Robin Chan — who has funded Twitter, Square and Foursquare, among others — put together a secret plan to stage what he calls a "coup d'etat" that would have rescued BlackBerry.
The plan was codenamed "BBX": Chan hoped to raise $6 billion, and then approach BlackBerry with this takeover plan, outlined in a PowerPoint deck on the following pages.
BBX — which we noticed when it was mentioned on The Verge — would have replaced BlackBerry's management, and ditched the phone's operating system. In its place, Chan would have the company use an Android "fork," meaning a version of Android with some of BlackBerry's own tweaks and styling on top.
The plan didn't get enough backing and came to nothing.
Here's how Chan and his team envisioned the takeover of BlackBerry. You can download the deck in its entirety from Slideshare.


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MSNBC.com is now NBCNews.com.
NBC News became the full owner and operator of MSNBC.com and other properties on the MSNBC Digital Network Friday as part of a deal that ends a nearly 16-year online marriage between Microsoft and NBCUniversal.
NBC News President Steve Capus said MSNBC.com was being immediately renamed NBCNews.com and MSNBC TV would launch a separate digital home for the cable channel's on-air brand in 2013. The financial terms of the deal were not announced.
The 50-50 joint venture agreement between NBCUniversal and Microsoft dated back to 1996, back when Microsoft dominated the technology industry. Microsoft sold its stake in MSNBC TV in 2005, but had retained half ownership of the website.
"When MSNBC.com launched over 15 years ago, it set the standard for how people consume news online—creating trends and leading the marketplace," NBC News President Steve Capus said in a statement. "Today, NBC News enters a new phase of its history better positioned to compete and grow in a digital environment, as well as deliver consumers and clients a multi-platform news experience unlike anything else in the industry. We'd like to thank Microsoft for everything they've done for this partnership and for helping us build these properties into what they are today."
All of NBC News' digital businesses will now be housed under a new division called NBC News Digital overseen by Vivian Schiller, the Chief Digital Officer of NBC News.
Under the terms of the deal, NBC becomes the full owner of: MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, NightlyNews.com, BreakingNews.com, Newsvine.com, EveryBlock.com, theGrio.com, NBCLatino.com, EducationNation.com, as well as their associated news apps. The transition out of the joint venture agreement is expected to take two years, NBC News reported.
"Some really talented journalists have passed through the doorway of msnbc.com and taken us to the point where we have something that is an outstanding set of properties, and we value them to such a degree that we decided that we wanted to own them outright," Schiller told NBC News.
NBCNews.com will also partner with NBC's Owned Television Stations (which includes this site; Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal) to provide users a wide offering of local, regional, national and international news, the network said.
While commentary on MSNBC TV has skewed liberal in recent years, the website of MSNBC.com has been non-partisan.
"No one will dispute that we have a bit of a brand confusion right now with cable as a commentary product and msnbc.com as a comprehensive news site," Jennifer Sizemore, vice president and editor-in-chief of the digital network, told NBC News.
Microsoft said in a statement that the new deal would allow them to offer "more original and third-party content," All Things D reported.
"The agreement we reached with NBC releases Microsoft from its exclusivity with NBC, which will allow us to not only continue featuring content from NBC on MSN as we do today, but also provide Microsoft new flexibility to deliver fresh and innovative news products across Bing and MSN," Microsoft said.
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Chapter One ~ Longing
1. Longing
I'm going to try to set this down faithfully, without concern about whether what I write is literature, or if the dangly earring he wore from one unpierced ear at the fire circle should symbolize latent homosexuality or a mystical connection to the unseen forces that shift beneath our world.
The beginning, I suppose, was the night Eddy instant messaged me that he had just taken psilocybin, caffeine, methylenedioxy, and methamphetamine. "I am ecstatic," he wrote. It turned out later to be a pun, because after much frantic messaging back and forth, he revealed that methylenedioxy and methamphetamine are the ingredients of the drug Ecstasy. I expressed alarm, of course, and concern. I asked why he was doing two very powerful drugs at the same time. I warned him about unpredictable interactions. And I think now that if he could have predicted what was going happen next, he wouldn't have taken Ecstasy and magic mushrooms together, or separately.
Then again, perhaps he would.
That's the source of my anger, the acrid anger that underpins my sadness about my son. Even knowing the path they would set him on, even knowing that he would lose his backpack, his passport, his driver's license, his cell phone, his money, his place to live, his ability to communicate, his coveted chance to go to UC Berkeley, his personality, and his mind—even knowing all that, he might still have taken those drugs, driven by a deep curiosity, a dissatisfaction with the status quo, and that sense of invulnerability and longing for adventure that impels so many 18-year-old boys.
But, of course, he couldn't predict the outcome. He couldn't even accurately predict my reaction that night. "I'm so glad you aren't like other mothers," he typed. "My friends (was it Jean who first led him over the brink? Was it Carlos? Was it a stranger, some random drug user he met at College of San Mateo and brought back to the eco-commune to get high?) wouldn't dream of telling their parents what we are doing."
As it turned out, I was like other mothers after all. I scolded. I complained. I was angry and afraid. I criticized him continually until he signed off of Instant Messenger, ending our communication. But I didn't do anything more. I didn't rush to his apartment. I didn't call the police. I didn't insist he enroll in a drug treatment program, or move back home with us. I didn't manage to protect or save him. So perhaps I was unlike other parents, after all.
"I'm so sorry this is happening to you." Karen said three months later, leaning a little closer to convey her sincerity, extending a hand to cover mine. "I hope you are getting help for yourself."
We were in the dining hall at Mendocino Family Camp. The room was full of close to 130 dusty and tangled people, talking and laughing over dinner, clattering their plastic plates, eating at huge, heavy wooden picnic tables with bulky benches to match. There were parents with children, single mothers with babies, packs of teenagers, corps of adults, sisters, brothers, lovers, friends. Our small group of women sat together at the end of the table closest to the front door: my sisters Jean andJane were there, my friend Karen, and Jen, a woman I'd seen every summer at camp for years, but still didn't know very well. All eyes were upon me until Karen's "camp boyfriend" Steve came up with a plate of food and squeezed in next to her on the bench.
The table was littered with the implements of dinner: white and tan plates of industrial-strength plastic, shiny silverware, little red plastic cups, and big, clear serving bowls full of food. There was beef stew in thick brown gravy, steaming corn bread and bowls of butter mixed with honey to spread on top, crisp green salad with fresh purple beets. Plastic pitchers of water, cranberry juice, and iced tea were scattered about, along with squeeze bottles of three kinds of homemade salad dressing: bleu cheese, ginger sesame, balsamic vinagrette. Besides all this bounty, vegans and vegetarians could go into the kitchen to get servings of nut loaf and vegetable stew. The camp was renowned for its food.
"Is this your cup?" I asked Karen, indicating a small, red, empty container. "Yes," she nodded. "This one?…This one?..." lifting up each of the tiny receptacles arrayed around her plate like a small brigade. She nodded each time, a smile sneaking behind her lips. She must be planning to drink some of every beverage being served that night, or, more likely, had bottles of red and white wine stashed beneath her seat. "Well, maybe I can snag this one for myself," I announced, reaching down the table into another social group to grab a cup when no one was looking. I filled it with water and settled back on the bench.
Jen, a woman who sometimes sat alone in the lodge reading before a small bank of lights aimed at her face in a therapy meant to alleviate depression, resumed the conversation. "I saw Eddy yesterday," she said brightly. "I was just relaxing in the lodge, and he approached me. 'Might I inquire what you are reading?' he said. Very polite. I told him and we had a conversation of about two or three minutes. Frankly, I was flattered that he wanted to talk to me, since we hadn't had much interaction in the past. Here was this good looking young man coming over to talk to me. He seemed fine to me," she beamed.
I was glad Jen thought Eddy seemed fine, but not relieved, because I knew he could seem fine for a few minutes, to strangers, whom he was more interested in talking to lately than friends; friends were much quicker to notice the empty loop of his language, the strange connections, the pulpy bruise of his brain.
"I saw him in the shower yesterday," said Steve, who had worked with Eddy in the kitchen every summer since he was nine years old. "He seemed pretty out of it."
I nodded and cringed.
"I asked whether he was coming to Labor Day Camp and he said he hoped so, if he wasn't in jail."
Steve paused to look at me closely, his bright blue eyes piercing through thick, wire-rimmed glasses. His eyes were too large, floating behind their lenses; his face was sprouting white whiskers.
"I told him, 'We better hope that doesn't happen,'" Steve continued. "'What makes you think you might be in jail?' He was vague and didn't really have an answer. Then I started telling him about some of the horrible things I've seen in jail."
Steve works as a guard at the Solano State Prison, when he isn't the camp cook. He used to be head chef at the landmark Nut Tree restaurant on Highway 80, just outside of Sacramento, which occupied a huge complex that included a souvenir store, a mini railroad for the children, and even an airport for small craft. But when the Nut Tree closed to make room for a shopping mall, he quit cooking and got a job in the biggest industry in California, which has the highest rate of incarceration per capita in the world--a statistic that does not comfort me.
"Then he asked me why I didn't do something about it. But that's like asking a bank teller to do something about capitalism," Steve said a little defensively. "What am I supposed to do?"
I shook my head and shrugged my shoulders. There was nothing he could do.
"What drug is Eddy taking?" Steve asked next. "Do you know?"
I took a moment to answer. Everyone looked at me and waited. A red-headed woman who had been aligned with another group towards the center of the table leaned her left ear in closer to hear my response.
"Well, we don't know, exactly. He keeps changing his story. But he told us a month ago that he'd been using crystal meth."
"Oh no," Steve's voice dropped. "Unfortunately, that's one of the worst. We get some crystal meth addicts in there, and all we can do is lock them in a cell by themselves. When they go through withdrawal, they defecate over themselves and everything else."
I felt a sharp pain bloom in my still-tender chest as I thought of Eddy's lovely 18-year-old body curled up on a cot in a prison cell. Brown eyes with a starburst of green around the pupils. Skin the color of red tea with cream. Slender fingers with wide, spatulate nails like his father's, adorned near the cuticles with pale white half moons. Hands like that could catch babies in a labor room; fix delicate equipment with fine, shiny tools; or hold my own when I'm afraid. Wisps of facial hair, a recent addition to his gypsy good looks, seemed paintbrushed on in small patches near his earlobes and on the crest of his square but slightly lopsided chin.
Eddy wasn't in the dining hall. He hadn't been coming to meals all week. He'd told me, the few times I'd run into him since we'd arrived, that he couldn't handle the crowds. That meant he was outside in the redwood forest, in the dark, barefoot since he'd forgotten to pack his shoes and lost the pair of flipflops I had gone into town to buy him. Perhaps he was huddling alone by the hammock he'd strung between two trees above the creek, chasing scary thoughts around in his brain; or perhaps he was sitting near the campfire being stoked for the sweat lodge, worrying the other teens with his circular, unanswerable questions; or perhaps he was seeking out the company of a stranger, as he had done a month ago in Santa Cruz, walking up to a random dwelling and asking whoever answered the door if he could come in and talk.
"Just remember, in 10 or 20 years he'll get through it," Steve was saying, bringing my attention back to the table. I choked down a laugh. Was that supposed to reassure me? Ten or 20 years? I wasn't sure I would make it through the next day. "I did drugs when I was his age," Steve went on. "I even had to move home with my parents for awhile. And look at me. I made it. Let's face it, we all did."
But Eddy hadn't "done" drugs for at least a week, unless you counted the marijuana he was undoubtedly smoking with the cadre of potheads at camp, and still his brain wasn't working normally. Steve didn't know that. And Steve didn't know about my schizophrenic cousin, who committed suicide by jumping from a water tower at a mental hospital when he was 25; about my father, whose crazy bipolar binges sometimes delighted and sometimes terrified me as a child, but always embittered my long-suffering mother, who checked out via breast cancer when she was just 55; or even about the way I feel when walking my bike on the Peninsula Avenue overpass in San Mateo—the one with too-narrow sidewalks and unreasonably short railings separating pedestrians from the traffic hurtling past on Highway 101 below—how my heart always beats too quickly, and I avoid looking down into the traffic because of a kind of hungry longing. It isn't just that I am afraid of accidentally falling. I'm also afraid that I might suddenly be overtaken by an urge to jump.
Done with talking, chest aching, I stood to take my plate to the dishwashing station in the kitchen.
"I'm so sorry this is happening to you," Karen said again as I left the table. I smiled my thanks to her, but felt annoyed. But this isn't happening to me, I thought irritably. It's happening to him.
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Eugene Abram Foster, the scientist turned historian who single-handedly smashed through over a century of denial by scientifically linking the family trees of Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, died July 21 at UVA Medical Center.
Foster, 81, a pathologist at UVA Medical School and later Tufts University New England Medical Center, was also well known as a civil rights activist. But it was a retirement project suggested by a friend, his decade-ago DNA study on the descendants of Hemings and Jefferson, that created a firestorm.
"It was kind of astonishing," says lawyer/author Annette Gordon-Reed. "He's a scientist who entered into history."
Gordon-Reed had just published her own Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy when Foster's work appeared November 1998 in the weekly scientific journal Nature. Combining historical accounts and DNA evidence, Foster concluded that at least some of Hemings' children must have been fathered by the third president, confirming 19th-century allegations while debunking Jefferson family protests to the contrary.
"It established that the story that the Jefferson family consistently told for 150 years was not true," says Gordon-Reed, referring to a tale that Carr nephews had fathered Hemings' very-Jefferson-looking children. "DNA testing," she says, "ruled out the Carrs."
"We were most surprised that [Monticello head] Dan Jordan and that crowd were so delighted," says Jane Foster, who was married to Gene for 56 1/2 years. "They'd come to the same conclusion. Jefferson was always there when she got pregnant."
Long-time civil rights activist Eugene Williams remembers Gene and Jane Foster as a team pushing to eliminate desegregation–- and Charlottesville was still a segregated town when they moved here in 1959. Williams describes Jane as the more vocal one. Gene, says Williams was "the pusher–- he was in the background."
Bronx-born, Foster attended college and medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, where he met his future bride. The couple lived on Indian reservations in South Dakota and North Dakota, where their first two children, Susannah and Ethan, were born. Third child Rebecca was born in Boston.
Foster's greatest joys, says Jane, were his career as a pathologist and his children, whom he wanted to be happy and productive. He died surrounded by his family.
"I don't think he was a proud man," she says. "He loved life, he loved me, he loved the kids, and recording for the blind." In the past year, the couple discovered online film company Netflix, and rediscovered the joy of watching movies.
"They're great people," says son-in-law Brian Pusser. "All they ever did was try to figure out how to make the world a better place for other people." And of their 56 1/2-year-marriage, says Pusser, "It takes a pretty serious partnership to last that long."
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This is very sad news for those of us who remember Dr. Foster from his years at Tufts. He was a mentor and teacher to us all, both in pathology and in our lives, and a true friend. He will be missed.
One of the kindest most ethical human beings I've ever known. His wise council will be missed.
May his family be blessed.
I hope he is correct about Mr. Jefferson. On her deathbed his wife, a widow when he married her, hypocritically forced him to swear before their assembled family, that he, at a vital and young age, would never remarry.
Thomas Jefferson is the true Father of Our Country: Author, Founder and Prophet.
One hopes Eugene Foster was fully aware of his subject's greatness. Any man can only sympathize for Sally Hemmings would have been the envy of all American women of her day. American's should be grateful that The Founder was blessed with male heirs as well. He was the best of us all. If we awake to his G-d given prophetic truth, Bush and his faction of traitors, ensconced at The University as well, will no longer be permitted to live among true Americans.
I was fortunate to work with Dr. Foster on his DNA study. He contacted me after he read my 1990 book, "Down from the Mountain" about the Hemings family. His wife and he were so gracious to entertain me in their home. I have many fond and grateful memories of him. What a loss!!


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I traded a Bassman head for my Time guitar in the mid-1990s and knew next to nothing about the guitar (just that some guys somewhere in Vermont made them) until a friend pointed me toward this forum recently. So, first of all, thanks so much for putting this together. It's great to get some history.
My guitar is a blue GS8 with a brass nut (the base of the neck with the pickguard off reads GS8X-151 1/83 - the last number could be 1/03, but I think 1/83 is right). I've used it in folk, rock, indie, punk bands since and recorded with it for years. It shows up on my band's (Vermont rock/folk group, Farm) albums, but electronics trouble have taken it out of action recently. The electronics look more straightforward than some of the other models I've seen on this forum (just pickup selector, master volume, and individual pickup volume and tone knobs). It's got some battle scars on the finish, lots of chipping, but I've always loved the feel, sound and the look of this guitar. Any specifics about this guitar or model (when it was built, etc.) would be great if anyone has them to share.
Some electronic connection problems have cropped up in recent years, so any schematics would also be greatly appreciated. I'd love to work out the kinks so I can really start using it again but I hesitate to dive in without wiring diagrams at the very least.
The case is original with the Time logo stenciled on, but the handle broke over the years from the sheer weight of this beast. I replaced it last year with braided speaker wire. Works well so far. The bridge was replaced with a smaller tune-o-matic style bridge. It needs work to return to its former glory, but it'll definitely be worth the effort.
I've attached a photo, but hopefully I'll get better ones at some point.
Thanks again for this forum.


text: Quebec Premier Pauline Marois stands to support a motion regarding the controversial values charter at the Parti Quebecois Convention in Montreal on Sunday. Christinne Muschi/Reuters/Landov hide caption toggle caption Christinne Muschi/Reuters/Landov Parallels With Echoes Of France, Debate On Religion Divides Quebec November 14, 2013 The Canadian province has proposed a "secularism charter" that would ban government workers from wearing religious symbols. Supporters say it would preserve gender equality and the separation of church and state. Critics say the measure curbs religious freedom. The issue has echoes of a debate that's played out in France twice in the past decade.


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Let's face it, kids can be picky eaters. However, that doesn't mean you have to give up the tasty holiday foods you love. If you're entertaining, you might just want to offer a few alternatives for the 12 and under crowd. We've got a complete menu of no-fuss alternatives for the kids (but good luck keeping the adults away from these).
- Trail Mixin' Treat: Have each kid decorate a plastic bag with holiday stickers. Then set out bowls of cereal, dried fruit and other treats taking up space in your pantry and let each child make their own trail mix to snack on until dinner.
- Edible Evergreen: Kids will want to eat veggies when they're shaped like a Christmas tree. Cut a head of broccoli into florets and spear each stalk with a toothpick. Stick them into a Styrofoam cone until the entire surface is covered. Then use the same technique to add "ornaments" like cherry tomatoes, carrots and bell peppers. Provide a bowl of snow (commonly known as ranch dressing) for dipping.
- Mini Main Course: Here's a twist on meatball sliders. Turn puff pastry into fun shapes with the holiday cookie cutter of your choice like a gingerbread man or star, then cook according to the directions on the package. Use a toothpick to secure it to the top of cooked meatballs. Finally, give it holiday color by drizzling with pesto or marinara.
- Something on the Side: Peel potatoes and slice them width-wise. Now get out those cookie cutters again and create fun holiday shapes. Toss with olive oil and the herbs and spices of your choosing, then roast them in the oven as you normally would.
- Hot Cocoa Companion: Have kids create edible snowmen by sticking three marshmallows onto a wooden skewer. Then get creative like a licorice scarf, pretzel arms and a peanut butter cup hat. Use an edible marker (found anywhere cake decorating supplies are sold) to draw on a face and buttons. These go great with hot chocolate.
Final Tip: Give drinks the holiday touch. Use red food coloring to dye water, then fill ice cube trays halfway and freeze completely. Fill them the rest of the way with green food coloring, freeze, and you've got two-toned ice cubes. Mix water with diced mint or shaved peppermint and freeze to give the adult drinks some festive flair, too.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
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In this activity, you will identify the grade-level themes, topics, or concepts in your basic curriculum areas, and plan instruction to meet the needs of all of your students.
Most school districts have required curriculum topics and themes to be taught at each grade level. While children should have equal access to the grade-level curriculum, they may require different levels of instruction and support in order to be successfully engaged. Teachers must first determine what materials support the curriculum topics and then sort the materials into levels of difficulty. They must also identify which instructional practices will support the literacy development for all their students.
In order to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of your students:
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text: Though the nickname is catchy, calling Minnesota the land of 10,000 lakes is actually a misnomer. There are closer to 11,842 lakes scattered across the state. Take full advantage with a healthy regiment of fishing, tubing, sailing, wakeboarding, jet skiing and kayaking. Rumor has it there is one recreational boat for every six people in Minnesota, so choose your friends wisely. After drying off, shop `til you can't see straight at the Mall of America, where over 520 different shops and a handful of indoor theme parks are sure to inspire plenty of good old fashioned consumerism. Catch a play or live musical performance in the Twin Cities. Be one of the last fans to see the Vikings play football at the Metrodome before it's demolished following the 2010 season. History buffs shouldn't miss a visit to see Jeffers Petroglyphs. Several of the ancient pictures date back to 3000 B.C. and help tell the story of Minnesota`s native tribes. Minnesota`s diversity warrants its broad appeal, so whether you`re keen on landing a keeper walleye or re-inventing your wardrobe, you won`t go home empty-handed.


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Oh nail art. We love you, but recently we haven't had a lot of time for you. Work, family, life, stalking Emma Stone — you get the picture. Between the hectic nature of the season and the fact that we're just plain lazy, we've fallen a bit behind on our nail art game.
Enter Julie Kandalec, a celebrity and editorial manicurist based in NYC, who came to our rescue with what might be the simplest nail art fake-out of all time. Using shatter polish, she simply employs a few different brushstrokes to create a host of entirely new looks. Finish it off with a simple swipe of topcoat and — ta-da! — nail art. Genius, we say. Not to mention the fact it helps give your shatter polish — which, let's face it, kind of has a limited life span in terms of how often you use it — new purpose.
Check out Julie's easy tips and then take to the comments to share your own best lazy-girl nail secrets.
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it's been a while since I've last been here, but Freesco was just running fine and dandy up till last night.
Here's the problem:
I have been using a certain user to send my mail via Freesco with Exim (exim_4.20_phbc50) without problems.
But since last night, this user is not allowed to send messages anymore.
I've tried sending mail with other valid usernames which works perfectly.
Hence, I thought it would be a problem with this particular user.
So I deleted and then added the user via the setup menu, via de web control panel and via the commandline, but nothing seems to work. Everytime I try to send mail with this account, I get the following error in my logs:
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Aug 9 13:05:13 - exim[12848]: 2010-08-09 13:05:13 login authenticator failed for 172.16.0.1 [172.16.0.1]: 535 Incorrect authentication data (set_id=username)
where 172.16.0.1 is my host pc running Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.6
and "username" is faked to cover up the real username I'm using.
I even removed and added the account from my Thunderbird, but without luck.
I also removed and reinstalled the Exim package, but also without result.
Now here comes the weird part.
If I log in my webmail (webmail.cgi) via my browser I am able to login with this username without problems!
The only difference is that the server is set to "localhost" in my webmail, however, if I change this to my mail domain, it still works.
Go figure?!?!
Does anybody have any clue as to what the problem could be?
I've been googling this error all day now, and still didn't find a solution.
Thanx in advance
I forgot to mention that it's only sending mail through Exim that isn't working for this one particular user.
Receiving the mail via Teapop works perfectly with the same user account.
Also, mail send to this useraccount is being received by Exim correctly too.


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24" walnut slab stool #1024
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This stool is hand-rubbed with three coats of a natural finish made in USA, from linseed oil, high density pine rosin (bi-product of paper mills), and citrus solvent (bi-product of the citrus industry). This finish maximizes grain resolution and helps to illuminate the exquisite character of the wood. The high surface density of the pine rosin allows for more resin per square inch and the finished product is rich in color, durable, and easy to care for.
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Jersey Boys -- HD Movie Trailer - Official Warner Bros. UK
Official first trailer for "Jersey Boys" -- in UK cinemas 20 June 2014. From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys." The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs that influenced a generation, including "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Dawn," "Rag Doll," "Bye Bye Baby," "Who Loves You," and many more. These classic hits are now being embraced by a new generation of fans through the stage musical, which has been running on Broadway for more than eight years and has also enjoyed successful tours around the globe. Starring in the film, John Lloyd Young reprises his Tony Award-winning portrayal of the legendary lead singer of The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli. Erich Bergen stars as Bob Gaudio, who wrote or co-wrote all of the group's biggest hits. Michael Lomenda and Vincent Piazza star respectively as Nick Massi and Tommy DeVito, two original members of The Four Seasons. Oscar® winner Christopher Walken ("The Deer Hunter") stars as mobster Gyp DeCarlo. Oscar® winner Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby," "Unforgiven") directed "Jersey Boys" from a screenplay and musical book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, song music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. The film is produced by Eastwood, Graham King and Robert Lorenz, with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tim Moore, Tim Headington, Brett Ratner, James Packer and Steven Mnuchin serving as executive producers. The behind-the-scenes creative team was led by Academy Award®-nominated director of photography Tom Stern ("Changeling"); Academy Award®-nominated production designer James J. Murakami, ("Changeling"); Oscar®-winning editor Joel Cox ("Unforgiven") and editor Gary D. Roach; and costume designer Deborah Hopper. Warner Bros. Pictures presents a GK Films Production, a Malpaso Production, "Jersey Boys." The film will be distributed beginning June 20, 2014, from Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.


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Female genital mutilation: integrating the prevention and the management of the health complications into the curricula of nursing and midwifery
A student's guide
This manual is for use by students to help them acquire knowledge and skills needed to prevent female genital mutilation (FGM), and to provide health care to girls and women with FGM complications. The manual provides strategies for involving individuals, families, communities, and political leaders in the prevention of FGM. It prepares students to manage clients with FGM during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, by providing a step-by-step guide to assessment, counselling, referral and the opening of type III FGM.


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Consensus Report
National Land Parcel Data: A Vision for the Future (2007)Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Land parcel data (also known as cadastral data) provides geographically-referenced information about the rights, interests, and ownership of land and are an important part of the financial, legal and real estate systems of society. The data are used by governments to make decisions about land development, business activities, regulatory compliance, emergency response, and law enforcement. In 1980, a National Research Council report called for nationally-integrated land parcel data, but despite major progress in development of land parcel databases in many local jurisdictions, little progress has been made towards a national system. Therefore, this National Research Council report was sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management, the Census Bureau, the Federal Geographic Data Committee, the Department of Homeland Security, and Environmental Systems Research Institute, to look at the current status of land parcel data in the United States. This report concludes that nationally-integrated land parcel data is necessary, feasible, and affordable, and provides recommendations for establishing a practical framework for sustained intergovernmental coordination and funding required to overcome the remaining challenges and move forward.
Key Messages
- Although the benefits and needs for nationally consistent parcel data are much more clear and urgent than in 1980, there has been little progress toward the recommendations of the 1980 report. While a great deal of parcel data has been digitized at the local level, 30 percent of individual parcels still need to be converted, and there has been little progress toward an integrated national set.
- Coordination at the state level is a necessary element of nationally integrated land parcel data and could logically be a part of the NSGIC/FGDC Fifty States Initiative.
- Since the federal government is the largest land management agency, complete parcel data for federal lands are needed for a national data set. Therefore, it is necessary for the federal government to develop and maintain an inventory of its own property.
- The ability of the Census Bureau to release just building address point locations could serve a multitude of uses and would have major economic benefits while not revealing confidential information about individuals. The availability of address points could dramatically improve emergency 911 systems across the nation and provide a starting point for parcel data in rural parts of the country.
- The committee believes, first and foremost, that there is an urgent need to clarify and enforce federal agency responsibilities for land parcel-related geospatial data under OMB Circular A-16.
- The committee concluded that complete national land parcel data are necessary, timely, technically feasible, and affordable.
- The committee found that a significant digital parcel data divide exists between various counties. In many parts of the United States, parcel data exist only as lines on paper maps stored in a local courthouse.
- There is a need for the federal government to maintain an inventory of tribal trust land; however, there are unique issues and requirements associated with tribal trust parcels.
- There needs to be a better understanding of the interrelationships between land parcel data and the following OMB A-16 mandated data themes: Buildings and Facilities, Cultural Resources, Governmental Units, and Housing. This would provide for better integration of the data themes and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.
- To create trust among the stakeholders and address the technical and legal issues identified in this report, a national program for parcel data must have a comprehensive and accountable business plan.


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Did US law enforcement agencies miss a chance to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings? That's a question lawmakers are asking in the wake of further revelations regarding what the FBI and CIA knew about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder bombing suspect killed last week in a shootout with police, and when they knew it.
In particular, some US legislators want to know why Mr. Tsarnaev wasn't questioned or otherwise investigated after he came back from a six-month journey to Russia in 2012. It now appears that prior to the trip Russian intelligence told both the FBI and CIA that Moscow suspected Tsarnaev was a follower of radical Islam. His name was added to a US watch list as a precaution. But US officials took no further action following his return.
"Boston is becoming to me, a case study in system failure," said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina during a Thursday meeting with reporters.
US officials themselves caution against a rush to judgment. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a conference Thursday that Americans should not "hyperventilate" before all the facts are in.
"The rules were abided by, as best as I can tell at this point. The dots were connected," he said during a public address to a Washington convention on intelligence.
US investigators are still looking at whether Tsarnaev met with or was influenced by or received training from religious extremists during his six-month trip to Dagestan and other restless areas of Russia's northern Caucasus region
According to an account provided to the Associated Press by US officials, Russia's internal intelligence service conveyed a message about Tsarnaev to the FBI on March 4, 2011. The Russians said that Tsarnaev was a follower of radical Islam and had changed drastically during the past year. They asked whether American intelligence had any further information on him.
The FBI then opened an inquiry into Tsarnaev's activities. Because of this, his name was added to a Department of Homeland Security watch list used to screen people at airports and other border checkpoints: the Treasury Enforcement Communications System, or TECS.
FBI agents found nothing on Tsarnaev in their existing files. They investigated whether he had visited online sites promoting radical Islam. Eventually they interviewed Tsarnaev and his family members. They found nothing connecting him to terrorism and asked Russia for more detail. When none was forthcoming the FBI closed the review in June 2011, according to the AP account.
Then in September 2011, the Russians contacted the CIA with the same questions. They gave the US foreign intelligence service two possible birthdays, two ways his name might be spelled, and a look at how his name looked in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.
CIA officials decided that Tsarnaev's name should go into another watch list, the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE), which is compiled and overseen by the National Counterterrorism Center. Crucially, Tsarnaev's name was spelled differently in TIDE than it was in FBI files.
In January 2012, Tsarnaev traveled to Russia. Just prior to his departure, the TECS database generated an alert due to his flight reservation, according to AP. That alert was shared with customs officers. But by then the FBI probe into his activities had closed. Plus, when the airline submitted his name for screening, his name was misspelled, so at that time no further alerts were issued.
Tsarnaev returned to the US in July. His name on the flight reservation generated another TECS alert that was shared with Customs. But he was allowed to pass without questioning because at that point the FBI had not found any reason to be suspicious of his activities.
The bottom line appears to be this: Homeland Security was aware of Tsarnaev's travels, due to TECS alerts. But the FBI and CIA really were not. His name had not set off an alert from the TIDE watch list due to different spellings.
Upon his return to America Tsarnaev began to engage in suspicious activities, Senator Graham said on Thursday. But no alarm bells went off.
"The suspected radical Islamist, the person we got warning letters about, is openly on the Internet for months talking about killing Americans and engaging in radical jihad against the United States, and we were unable to connect the dots and pick that up," Graham told reporters. "The rest is history."
But DNI Clapper in his Thursday address to the C4ISR Journal Conference pointed out that just being in a database is not by itself indicative of "current nefarious behavior." US agencies repeatedly asked Russia for more intelligence on Tsarnaev's activities, and received none. At the time the FBI would have had no reason to reopen an investigation it considered closed.
And it is not as if US intelligence has only a few dozen, or even a few hundred, suspicious people to track. The US government's TIDE list of suspected terrorists has about three-quarter of a million names. Nor is the list particularly discriminating – it includes everything from the name of at least one 2-year-old to a record for Ford Motor Company, according to security expert Marcy Wheeler's Empty Wheel blog.
"This is the problem with over-collection of data: it adds a bunch more hay to the haystack for the time you want to start looking for a needle," writes Ms. Wheeler.
And it is not as if the FBI is supposed to tromp on civil liberties in its rush to find that needle. US agencies face tight restrictions that govern their investigations of terror suspects on US soil, writes former FBI counterterror agent David Gomez in Foreign Policy Magazine.
To do more than it did, the FBI would have needed to have reasonable suspicion that Tsarnaev was breaking the law or presented a documentable threat to national security, according to Mr. Gomez. That's meant to protect US citizens from overly intrusive government interference.
"The FBI did not bungle the Tamerlan inquiry. It followed the law," writes Gomez.


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The Bill O'Brien era in Houston hasn't included a lot of action yet. That changed Tuesday with a big-name veteran cut.
The Texans have released two-time Pro Bowl tight end Owen Daniels, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. The Texans made the move official Tuesday afternoon.
Daniels broke his leg last year and was scheduled to count $6.25 million in cap space in 2014. This news will save Houston $4.5 million.
As of Monday, Daniels had no idea if he would be released. He expressed being open to restructuring his contract, but the Texans clearly wanted to go in a new direction.
Perhaps that direction will be from their own roster. The team could re-sign Garrett Graham, who narrowly cracks our Top 101 free agent list.
Daniels was a steady player for Houston over the past eight seasons, with five campaigns of more than 500 yards. It wouldn't be a surprise to see him land with Gary Kubiak in Baltimore as a backup to Ravens starter Dennis Pitta.
In the latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast," the guys study the free agency picture with the help of NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport.


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Designed for gas station under-canopy applications, the Mini 300 LED Gen-2 luminaire offers various mounting options, including single and double skin and surface mount, as well as three retrofit kit choices. According to the company, the luminaire can eliminate up to nine lamp maintenance cycles and features a 100,000-hr life at 25°C, and 42,000 hr to 100,000 hr at 40°C. Additionally, the product is available in 32 and 48 LED configurations, with symmetrical and asymmetrical distributions. Color temperatures include 5,700K with a 70 CRI and 4,000K with a 65 CRI.
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Haven't bought stuff for a while but still frequently check up converter board availability.
Surprised to see that many boards are low in stock, especially the NG1000 and GD1000 which I've been primarily using. Once they're sold out, when will these be restocked?
Also the SOB1000 is also gone from the list and only the SOB400 remains. What's going on here??
And, how come some low-current drivers (eg. NG500) and those ultra-expensive drivers (eg. GDuP) are still plenty??


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'A Picture of War is Not War', we read in Hito Steyerl's iconic film November (2004), an essayistic Super 8 film tackling the definition of terrorism constructed around the figure of the artist's best friend Andrea Wolf, who was killed as a terrorist in 1998 in Eastern Anatolia after she joined the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party). Mixing documentary...
There has been a flurry of triennial and biennial art activity in Japan this year. The Aichi Triennale opened in Nagoya this August, sparking a national debate about the shutting down of a display of formerly censored works—the result of public backlash against a burnt image of Emperor Hirohito and a statue commemorating the women forced into...
Hans Hartung and Art Informel at Mazzoleni London (1 October 2019-18 January 2020) presents key works by the French-German painter while highlighting his connection with artists active in Paris during the 50s and 60s. In this video, writer and historian Alan Montgomery discusses Hartung's practice and its legacy.Born in Leipzig in 1904, Hans...
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