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Kevin Tong's 'Rant' Posters Now Available!
For all you patient kiddies, today is the day you can order your own 'Rant' poster, designed by Kevin Tong. This is the image used on the shirt Kevin also designed us, and really, it's a work of art. This is getting framed and going on my wall. Check out the above video of Kevin designing the image for the Tshirt and poster.
These posters are limited edition. Only 200 have been printed. Once they're gone... they're gone. They cost $30 and you can order them here.
Poster specs: It's a 18 X 24 inch, four color, screen printed poster on 80 lb. Wausau Astrobright Cover Paper in an edition of 200, signed and numbered
Kevin Tong previously created posters for two other Tshirts he designed us: Fight Club and Invisible Monsters. The guy is really a genius. If you live anywhere in the California area, you have to visit one of his shows to see his other prints.
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Renegade Craft Fair Los Angeles
December 11-12, 2010
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N Spring St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
The first ever Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale in Los Angeles. With over 250 of today's finest indie-craft talents setting up shop for holiday shoppers. Admission is free.
Renegrade Craft Fair San Francisco
December 18-19, 2010
Concourse Exhibition Center- East Hall
620 7th St, San Francisco, CA
Check out over 200 of the nation's finest indie-craft talents for your last minute holiday shopping needs. Don't miss this incredible craft, art, design and DIY event! Admission is free.
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Directions: This WMA consists of 11 segments that can be viewed from three general areas along the west shore of American Falls Reservoir: AREA 1: from Aberdeen S on ID 39, at mp 15.4 turn L (E) on Beach Rd (1800 S); 2.8 mi. AREA 2: from Aberdeen, N on ID 39; pass mp 19; R (E) on Strang Rd (1400 S) for 2 mi to Midway Rd (2500 N); 2 CHOICES: 1) from this intersection, turn L (N) to go to AREA 2, 2) turn R to access AREA 3.
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The audacious honeycomb structure distinguishing the RedRev wristwatch, with its contrasting strap, is inspired by the body of a racecar.
With its distinctive rounded case and finish that calls to mind the dashboard of a Ferrari, this new member of the RedRev family has the unmistakable face with honeycomb structure and the grooved silicone strap inspired by the front grill of a racecar. The resolute racing spirit of this accessory is accentuated by the strong color effects created by the strap and all the red details contrasting with the black face. With the Ferrari Shield set at 12 o'clock, the new RedRev watch pays homage to the sports passion of Scuderia Ferrari fans and accessorizes all of their outfits with its incomparable grit.
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People don't tend to buy signs every day so they often have questions about the various signs we offer. However we deal with signs every day, so to try and make buying signs easier we've tried to answer some of the more common questions we deal with. We hope you find the following information helpful.
What is an A-Board?
The term A-Board refers to the shape of the sign, when viewed from the side you can see 2 boards joined at the top and with a strut between which forms the shape of a capital A. Most have a collapsible strut to allow for compact, flat storage.
Can I use A-Boards outside?
Some A-boards are more suitable than others for outdoors use but in general the answer is yes. The two main factors to consider are wind and rain, or how weatherproof do you need your A-board to be? If you plan to position your A-board in a sheltered area then you can opt for the cheaper and lighter A-Master boards or even the Budget A-Board. However those lighter A-boards will be less stable in stronger winds so we recommend our heavier Booster A-Board range where for example the smaller 20"x30" boards weigh in at 16kg and the larger A1 size weighs a sturdy 23kg. Most of our A-Boards have a water-resistant cover to protect your display from the rain. Although not waterproof enough to recommend them for use underwater they'll cope with even quite severe UK weather conditions.
If you want greater confidence against strong gusts of wind we would recommend considering one of our other pavement sign options such as a swinger sign.
Do I need to tell you what should go on the sign?
All our A-boards are sold blank. Some units allow you to insert posters while others are classed as permanent signage and will require special printing. All our A-boards come with details about the requirements for this printing however should you require assistance we are able to give recommendations or arrange printing on your behalf.
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Use Exterior grade posters printed on water and damp proof media
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It is condensation or humidity that spoils standard interior paper posters printed with water based inks used in exterior signs - few exterior signs are completly water proof only water resistant.
We do not recommend the use of standard paper interior posters printed with water based inks in metal exterior frames and a Boards for long display intervals.
This type of paper is prone to absorbing moisture.
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The federal government needs to take more steps to help states protect infants born affected by drugs such as opioids, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says in a new report released Wednesday
State agencies remain confused about a federal law requiring them to report drug-affected infants to child protective services – not to punish mothers but to help families and ensure the child's safety, the GAO says. Thirty-eight states said more guidance would be "extremely to very helpful," according to the report.
The GAO report was sparked by a 2015 Reuters investigation showing a growing number of newborns diagnosed with drug-withdrawal syndrome from opioids. Thousands of infants were sent home from hospital without the "plan of safe care" required by a 2003 federal law, the news agency found. (Read the Reuters investigation)
Reuters also found 110 cases of children since 2010 who were exposed to opioids while in the womb and who later died preventable deaths at home. Those deaths were largely accidental but typically at the hand of a parent battling addiction.
The report comes on the eve of a U.S. Senate committee hearing Thursday on opioids and children
Senator Robert Casey of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the children and families subcommittee, requested the report. He said he is drafting legislation for a grant program to help families dealing with opioid addiction.
"Every player in this effort has to be part of the strategy to focus on infants," Casey said in an interview Wednesday.
Absent a specific threat to a newborn's safety, the GAO found, some hospitals and state agencies don't want to inform child protective services about infants born with drugs in their systems, so long as the mother is taking prescribed opioids such as methadone or hydrocodone.
"Health-care providers tend to view child welfare involvement as punitive rather than a potential resource for the family," one state official told the GAO, the watchdog arm of Congress. Another said reporting those cases would "further strain limited resources" on "infants at low risk of abuse or neglect."
In a response contained in the report, the Department of Health and Human Services rejected the GAO's recommendation of greater federal guidance, saying it was already doing enough to advise states.
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Stephen Patrick, a Vanderbilt University pediatrics expert, is scheduled to testify at the Senate committee hearing. "Our efforts focused on pregnant women and infants impacted by the opioid epidemic need to be better coordinated and funded," Patrick said.
Former U.S. Representative Jim Greenwood, a Republican from Pennsylvania who proposed the 2003 federal law for babies born affected by drugs, said every state needs to ensure that those cases are reported to child protective services.
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Jansen, Dodgers reach $4.3 million deal
Closer's one-year contract clears Los Angeles' arbitration slate
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers reached a contract agreement with Kenley Jansen, their last arbitration-eligible player, for $4.3 million on Tuesday.
Jansen, the closer on a relief staff filled with them, was a light-hitting Minor League catcher four years ago when the Dodgers asked him to transition to the mound and save his career.
"You just look back, a catcher, struggling hitter, they put me on the mound and in nine months [reached the big leagues]," Jansen said. "It's unbelievable how stuff works that quick. The next thing you know, you sign a million-dollar contract. Pretty awesome. I just have to stay humble. I don't know what to say. I just have to improve myself every year."
Jansen had an arbitration hearing scheduled Feb. 18 in Tampa, Fla. He was seeking $5.05 million with the club offering $3.5 million. Jansen earned $512,000 without the leverage of arbitration last year.
"I tried my best not to let it distract me, but now that it's done, you feel relief and can focus," Jansen said.
Jansen said he wasn't worried about the arbitration process or what negative comments the club was prepared to make as part of its case.
Manager Don Mattingly complimented Jansen earlier in the week, saying the 26-year-old from Curacao had shown "a different strut and confidence" late last season, even though the club had acquired All-Star closer Brian Wilson.
"You like to see that in a guy late in the game," said Mattingly. "Kenley showed last year he's that guy. Obviously, Brian came back and he could have closed somewhere else. He knows the role, that Kenley is the guy."
Jansen took over for Javy Guerra as closer in 2012, but when Jansen was sidelined by an irregular heartbeat that required offseason surgery, the Dodgers gave Brandon League a three-year contract and Jansen came to camp last spring as a setup man again.
"Last year, I knew I could be a closer, but they had me coming in as a setup guy and I respected the decision they made," Jansen said. "I had to earn it back. I knew the heart issue kept me down. They had to get some insurance for the closer role. At the same time, now I know the closer role is mine and I never doubted myself that I can be that guy."
Meanwhile, the Dodgers have added another former closer, Chris Perez, to form what should be one of the more dominating bullpens in recent memory.
Jansen went 4-3 with a 1.88 ERA last year. In 2011, he set a Major League record by averaging more than 16 strikeouts every nine innings. He relies on a cut fastball that has often been compared to that of retired Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.


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Well, it has been a lively few weeks in our house.
And that's because since my last musings, my eldest son has managed to shatter his arm in three places.
In fairness, it wasn't his fault. He was tackled playing rugby at school, ended up falling awkwardly and then the next thing we knew, he was being X-rayed, bandaged up and stuck in a cast at our local A&E department.
It is the first time he's broken a bone and so naturally, is milking it for all its worth.
"Can you just get me...," "can I have...." and "my arm's hurting...will you...?" are currently the catchphrases that are the order of the day and can be oft-repeated.
However, to give the lad some credit where its due, he's not moaned once about being potted up, fortunately isn't in any pain and hasn't missed a day at school.
He's been getting on with life and trying to go about his everyday tasks as best he can, doing his homework, meeting up with mates outside school and yes, still managing to keep in touch with the outside world by messaging his pals on Instagram.
It seems his fingers work perfectly well if there's an exciting new video to watch on YouTube, but suddenly start mysteriously aching should the pots need clearing away after tea!
The down side is that it has ruled him out of playing for his junior football team until the New Year at the earliest - but again, he's refusing to be bowed by his injury, keeping his foot in but booting a ball gently against the wall after school and even getting up super early on Sunday mornings to go along and see his team-mates play, even though he's confined to the sidelines.
Touch wood, the only break I've ever had was a broken toe when I was a similar age, way back in the 1980s.
I'd like to say my injury was caused by something dramatic like wrestling bears or rock climbing, when the reality was I slipped and smashed it into the side of my parents' sofa.
With it being my toe, there wasn't a lot they could do with it and it was simply strapped to my other toe and left to mend on its own.
Obviously, I didn't use the situation to my advantage at all.
"Come on boys," my school sports teacher would say, "cross country run today!"
"I'd love to sir, but I think my toe isn't quite better yet...."
And I'd be packed off to 'study' (which in reality involved giggling at the cartoons in old copies of Punch) in the warmth of the school library while my scowling and quite rightly, disbelieving mates, would glare at me resentfully before being marched out into the freezing sleet and gales of January in Yorkshire for an hour's worth of lung-busting, mud-splattered hell.
Now, obviously I'm not advocating such slack behaviour, but I'll be interested to see if my teen, who doesn't even like rugby anyway, will be back on the school pitch as soon as the cast is off or his teachers will be hearing the cry of "sir, my arm hurts..," as winter kicks in!


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Portable stereo CD player with AM/FM radio and built-in Bluetooth for playback of audio from Bluetooth devices. Its modern, futuristic design highlights the top-loading CD player that plays audio CDs and MP3 CDs. Input connector for headphone/earphone and auxiliary connector for other audio devices.... <more>
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Multimedia stereo supports indoor/outdoor classroom activities and programs. Built-in microphone records student responses to help monitor their progress with lessons and reading practice. ABS plastic construction is durable to withstand the rigors of daily classroom use. Recessed speakers behind pr... <more>
Ematic CD Boombox with Bluetooth Audio & Speakerphone - Black. The Ematic EBB9224 CD Boombox with Bluetooth Audio & Speakerphone lets you enjoy great sound from CDs your smartphone or the radio whenever and wherever. Connect your phone computer or other Bluetooth enabled device to stream music.... <more>
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Portable CD player plays CD, CD-R/RW discs.20 track programmable memory.Analog volume control.Package Contents: BC112B Radio/CD Player BoomBox AC Power Cord
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Portable top-loading CD player with AM/FM radioBuilt-in stereo speakersTelescoping FM antenna and built-in AM antenna3.5mm audio line input for connecting MP3 players (players sold separately)Includes built-in AC power cable - also runs on 6 C batteries (sold separately)
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Bluetooth wirelessWireless range: 33 feetCD player: CD, CD-R/RWAM/FM radio (direct tuning)Aux in (3.5mm audio input)Top-load disc playerProgrammable tracksAnalog volume control2 digit red LED displayBuilt-in FM wire antennaBuilt-in AM antennaBuilt-in stereo speakersAC power input: requires an AC pow... <more>
The HamiltonBuhl MPC-3030 Top Loading CD Player offers superb functionality and heavy-duty design that will be hard to match for classroom use. The MPC-3030 features a programmable CD player and built-in AM/FM radio tuner. The clear LED display and pushbutton design provide greater ease-of-use when ... <more>
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The HamiltonBuhl MPC-5050 is built to deliver on the multiple media needs and demands of today's classrooms. This versatile boombox accommodates both old and new technologies! Play CDs, cassette tapes, FM radio, and with a built-in Bluetooth, wirelessly stream music through the boombox from your Blu... <more>
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The IBC233B built in Bluetooth technology allows you to stream music from your Bluetooth enabled device for unrivaled control of your listening experience. You can also listen to your favorite CDs, enjoy the FM radio, or utilize the audio line input to play music from non-Bluetooth equipped devices.... <more>
Top loading cd player cd-r/rw compatible led cd track display skip/search, forward and back repeat 1 or all programmable memory am/fm stereo receiver foldable carrying handle telescopic antenna stereo headphone jack auxiliary input jack for connecting ipod(r), mp3 or other digital audio players 120v... <more>
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AM/FM stereo radio with top loading CD player16/19 track programmable memory and LED digital displaySoft-eject CD cover and included play/pause, skip/search, and repeat functionTelescopic antenna and Aux-in jack with dynamic high performance speakers2 way power either DC battery or AC power, UL/ETL ... <more>
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Bluetooth(R) 2 microphone connectors Streams music from smartphones, tablets & other Bluetooth(R)-enabled devices Plays CD, CD-R/RW & MP3 discs Built-in MP3 playback from USB memory sticks Portable & powerful PA system & amp with two 6.3mm connectors for microphones or guitars AM/FM radio 3.5mm aux ... <more>
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I love you. I forgive you. You are a wonderful person. When you hear these words, they sooth and warm the heart because they have the power to heal. On the other hand, when we say, "I hate you. I will never forgive you. You are a liar", these words often hurt others, causing them to feel uncomfortable, unloved or angry because these words have the power to destroy.
Jesus heals many times just by saying a word or phrase. For example, today, in the 4th Sunday of Pascha John 5:1-15, Jesus heals the Paralytic by saying, "Stand up, take your mat and walk" (John 5:8). Later in today's passage, He says, "Sin no more" (Jn. 5:14). Jesus also said this to the Sinful Woman (John 8:11). Numerous times Christ said, "Your faith has made you well" (Mt. 9:22; Mk. 5:34; Mk. 10:52; Lk. 8:48; Lk. 17:19; Lk. 18:42) and "Your sins are forgiven" (Mt. 9:2; Mk. 2:5; Lk. 5:20; Lk. 7:48; See also Luke 13:12). Even the apostles accomplished healing through words only. In today's epistle (4th Sunday of Pascha; Acts 9:32-42) Peter said, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up and make your bed" (Acts 9:34).
Unfortunately, as much as words have the power to heal, they also have the power to hurt, injure, weaken and destroy. It seems incomprehensible to us that anyone could have been against Jesus. If we saw Him heal and teach today, surely we would sing Jesus' praises and follow Him wherever He went. We would hope so. However, just as words can build up, they can also tear down. And instead of rejoicing at the paralytic's healing, some said to him, "It's the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your mat." (Jn. 5:10).
How many times, after He performed a healing or a miracle, did people, like the Pharisees, Sadducees and scribes, criticize Jesus instead of praise Him or praise His healings or praise the people He healed? Sadly, this negative response occurred more often than nott. What effect did this have on others who heard this joyless criticism? Well, it certainly must have been discouraging and hurtful. We forget that it also spread to others, infecting their attitudes to such a level, that it created enough anger in others so that they sought to kill Jesus (Mt. 26:4; Lk. 13:31; Lk. 22:2; Jn. 5:16,18; 7:1).
In reflecting on the power that words can have to injure or heal, I would like us to consider the wisdom and guidance found in the Holy Scriptures and the Church Fathers.
St. John Chrysostom: You are a man and yet you spit the venom of a poisonous serpent. You are a man and yet you become like a raging beast. You have been given a mouth not to wound but to heal.
Shepherd of Hermas: Love truth and avoid anger or slander. Let your mouth speak nothing but the truth and uplifting words to each other. In the Lord there is no falsehood. Liars and slanderers would the Lord, they become like thieves who steal from the Lord because they do not return to Him the gift in the same way as they receive it, for they received a Spirit from Him that does not lie.
Proverbs 10:18-19: Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.
Psalm 141:3 : Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. (Presanctified Liturgy- Psalm verses as we chant "Let my prayer arise…")
Now, we know that at times we must offer words that seek to guide and correct others. So, the question is, "How do we offer critical words in a manner that will heal and not destroy?" In my pre-marital counseling with couples preparing for marriage in the Orthodox Church, I teach some skills that may be helpful to everyone.
First, we must remember the primary importance of the relationship. Whether we are a spouse, parent, child, parishioner, volunteer, co-worker, or supervisor (and many of us have multiple roles simultaneously), we are in a relationship with someone. When I say relationship, I'm not talking about a romantic one. Jesus' teaching about loving our neighbor and our enemy should help us remember the importance of the relationship itself. We do not exist as human beings in isolation. Therefore, we must be careful not to isolate ourselves and others through careless, hurtful words.
Second, we should speak assertively. This means using "I" statements and avoid "You" statements. What do I mean? Let's take a simple example. What's more effective, "Honey, I would like you to take out the trash" or "Hey you, take out the trash right now"? A more sensitive example could go one of two ways: "I know you had good intentions, but I was hurt when you said this and did that" versus "You are so mean and such a jerk." Speaking assertively helps us to own or feelings and attitudes without imposing them on others. Therefore, it is easier for the other person to accept and receive what we are trying to say.
Third, the way we experience people and situations is based on our perception. Sometimes, we do not see or hear accurately. Thus, we may respond with hurt or anger to words or actions that were not intended as such. What helps avoid this is to practice reflective/active listening. Here's an example: someone might say to us, "You are ignorant!" We then quickly retort, "I know a lot more than you do!" Instead of this, reflective listening would simply repeat back to the person, using an "I" statement, what we heard. "What I heard you say is that I am ignorant." What reflective listening accomplishes is twofold: 1) It confirms that indeed we heard the person accurately, thus allowing us to respond more appropriately; 2) It helps the other person to hear exactly what they said, thus enabling them to confirm that indeed what they said is what they intended. Considering this, the first person might then respond, "No, I didn't mean to say you were ignorant. I meant to say that sometimes I feel like you ignore me."
Fourth, when we feel we must offer a criticism it should be balanced with a compliment. In fact, because critical comments are usually so sensitive, many say that we should offer three compliments to every criticism. Offering several compliments before offering a criticism, communicates to the other person that we do indeed see and value their positive characteristics and behaviors. By doing this, we help them be open to the criticism. If we constantly are offering criticisms, and those of us who have children know this well, then people begin to tune us out and not take us seriously.
Fifth and finally, we must seek as best we can to be aware of our inner world. We must be conscious of our thoughts and feelings that constantly run through our heart, mind and soul. This is very important because often how we communicate with others is affected by our inner world. For example, the need to criticize may be driven more by our own thoughts than by another person's words and actions. If we are self-aware, we can practice discernment better, determining if voicing our criticism is really necessary and will ultimately be more helpful than hurtful.
Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews is the pastor of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Andrews is the past president of Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Christian Clergy Association (MEOCCA), and a volunteer chaplain with the St. Paul Police Department.


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New emails related to Hillary Clinton that FBI Director James Comey said prompted further investigation were found as part of an ongoing investigation into former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, NBC News and the Associated Press reported.
Law enforcement agencies have been examining online communications between Weiner, the estranged husband of Clinton aide Huma Abedin, and a 15-year-old girl.
NBC News and the AP reported the link to the Weiner case citing unnamed officials.
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The emails were found on a laptop that Weiner allegedly used to send inappropriate text messages and pictures to an underage girl, sources told NBC News.
Investigators also discovered Abedin had used the same laptop to send emails to Clinton and now they are checking those messages to see if there was any classified information on them, the sources said.
Asked at a Friday news conference about the email probe's link to Weiner, Clinton said: "You know, we've heard these rumors, we don't know what to believe."
The FBI informed Congress on Friday it is investigating whether there is classified information in new emails that have emerged in its probe of Clinton's private server. The FBI said in July its investigation was finished.
The disclosure, in a letter from Comey, came just 11 days before the presidential election and thrust a political liability back into the headlines that Clinton's campaign thought had been resolved and begun to recede from the minds of voters. The FBI couldn't guarantee its investigation would be finished before Election Day.
Comey said the new emails prompted investigators to take another look at whether classified information had been mishandled, which had been the focus of its criminal investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server.
Donald Trump on Friday seized on the FBI's decision to investigate new messages connected to Hillary Clinton's emails.
Trump opened his rally in Maine by saying he has "great respect for the FBI for righting this wrong."
He said the "the American people fully understand her corruption" and he hopes "justice will finally be served."
Trump, however, did not immediately mention Weiner.
Federal authorities began investigating the former New York congressman in late September after an online news outlet, DailyMail.com, published an interview with a 15-year-old North Carolina girl who said she had exchanged sexually explicit messages with him over several months.
Among other things, the girl said that during a Skype chat, Weiner had asked her to undress and touch herself.
Weiner released a statement acknowledging that he'd corresponded with the girl. In it, he apologized, saying he had "repeatedly demonstrated terrible judgment about the people I have communicated with online."
But he also said he had "likely been the subject of a hoax" and provided an email, written by the girl to a teacher, in which she recanted her story.
Federal prosecutors in both North Carolina and New York were initially involved in the investigation, but agents in New York subsequently took the lead, according to a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after it was revealed he had been exchanging sexually explicit messages with multiple women. Abedin announced their separation in August following new sexting revelations.


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This is a TeX macro package for processing the output from Jade/OpenJade in TeX (-t) mode. You can download it from Sourceforge; http://sourceforge.net/projects/jadetex/.
This documents is based on a note by FC describing his experience installing JadeTeX with OpenJade 1.3 and teTeX 1.06 (on Unix). It has since been expanded and checked by SR and SP. It is aimed to people who have perhaps some experience using TeX and LaTeX, enough to write up technical reports using simple macros, but know little or nothing about format files or the particulars of the TeX distribution structure, and consequently have a rough time with JadeTeX…
This document relates to JadeTeX version 2.11 or later.
To use JadeTeX, you first of all should compile and install
OpenJade. The resulting openjade executable, used
with the
-t tex flag, will format an
SGML/XML file and yield a TeX output file. Using
jadetex or pdfjadetex, you can
transform this into DVI or PDF;
from DVI, you can use a program like
dvips to get PostScript output. This note describes
how to build and install the former two programs,
jadetex and pdfjadetex.
The TeX output file uses a macro package, JadeTeX, built on
top of LaTeX, just as LaTeX is a macro package sitting on top of
plain TeX. It is probably possible to just stick an
\input at the top of your
.tex file and use the JadeTeX macros this
way, but that would be slow since TeX would need to parse and
compile the macro definitions every time you format your
.tex file. So what we do instead is to use
TeX (actually, initex) to read in the LaTeX
format, followed by the JadeTeX package, once, and dump the
compiled image to what is called a 'format file.'
This is the same way that LaTeX is usually employed. Once the
format file is built and installed, it is easy to arrange for
TeX to read it in quickly and automatically when you process a
.tex file.
But, as ever, there are complications, relating to TeX's capacity restrictions. TeX is designed to use a fixed amount of resources to process documents; for example, there is a maximum number of strings that can be allocated, and a maximum stack size. If a processing run exceeds the default limits, TeX will complain and refuse to continue. Unfortunately, OpenJade's TeX backend tends to exceed these default limits.
Fortunately, though, there is no need to recompile your TeX
binary. If you are using teTeX (or any other Web2c-based
distribution) there will be a file called
texmf.cnf in your installation which sets
the capacity parameters and is consulted every time TeX is
run. By adding the right parameter settings here, you can
ensure that JadeTeX will be unlikely to run out of memory.
Where is
texmf.cnf? You can find it in the
web2c directory under
texmf tree... which begs the question, where
texmf? The most
straightforward way to find it is to make sure all the TeX executables
are in your
PATH; then do:
kpsewhich -expand-var '$TEXMFMAIN'
and it will
respond with the location of your texmf tree. As you can see, it is also
known as
$TEXMFMAIN, which is how I shall
refer to it in the sequel.
If for some reason kpsewhich is not in your
and you don't know where it is, here are some likely locations:
In a minute we are going to modify
texmf.cnf to
increase the capacities, then build the JadeTeX format file and install
the JadeTeX executable(s). You may have a command
hugelatex, a version of latex with greater
capacity settings than the usual one, which is named simply
latex. If so, build your format file
using hugelatex rather than
latex, so that JadeTeX inherits the `huge'
settings. Otherwise, make sure your latex is big.
In addition, if you make any changes to the literate source of the
JadeTeX macro package (see below), a normal latex
may not do.
First we need to update texmf.cnf to ensure that latex really is huge. Take a look at the top of the file. It will probably say:
%original texmf.cnf -- runtime path configuration file for kpathsea. % (If you change or delete `original' on the previous line, the % distribution won't install its version over yours.)If it says
% TeX Live texmf.cnfthen you can skip all this and proceed to the next section, as TeX Live is already set up for JadeTeX
If you have an `original', follow those directions and delete the string
original to ensure that
future upgrades won't obliterate your changes.
In the latter half of the file, you will find the capacity settings, which look something like this:
pool_size = 125000 pool_size.context = 750000Here,
pool_size is the name of the parameter in
both cases, but the second one is qualified with
.context, which indicates that this setting will be
preferred when using the ConTeXt macro package. We need to make similar
accomodations not only for latex but also
jadetex and pdfjadetex.
Unfortunately, we don't know the minimal required values for every
parameter and some of these values are probably
ridiculously high, but no matter ...
% latex settings main_memory.latex = 1100000 param_size.latex = 1500 stack_size.latex = 1500 hash_extra.latex = 15000 string_vacancies.latex = 45000 pool_free.latex = 47500 nest_size.latex = 500 save_size.latex = 5000 pool_size.latex = 500000 max_strings.latex = 55000 font_mem_size.latex= 400000 % jadetex & pdfjadetex main_memory.jadetex = 1500000 param_size.jadetex = 1500 stack_size.jadetex = 1500 hash_extra.jadetex = 50000 string_vacancies.jadetex = 45000 pool_free.jadetex = 47500 nest_size.jadetex = 500 save_size.jadetex = 5000 pool_size.jadetex = 500000 max_strings.jadetex = 55000 main_memory.pdfjadetex = 2500000 param_size.pdfjadetex = 1500 stack_size.pdfjadetex = 1500 hash_extra.pdfjadetex = 50000 string_vacancies.pdfjadetex = 45000 pool_free.pdfjadetex = 47500 nest_size.pdfjadetex = 500 save_size.pdfjadetex = 5000 pool_size.pdfjadetex = 500000 max_strings.pdfjadetex = 55000Add these to the end of the file, or wherever makes you happy.
Now let's build some format files. Under
you will find the files necessary to rebuild latex.
Copy them somewhere temporary and go there:
cp -R /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/config /tmp cd /tmp/configNow do this:
tex -ini -progname=latex latex.iniThis will produce a file
in the same directory.
Become root and put it in
$TEXMFMAIN/web2c. This
is where all the format files are kept. (You can delete the other copied
files from
config afterwards.)
mv latex.fmt /usr/share/texmf/web2c
Now just create a symbolic link from tex to latex:
ln -s /usr/bin/tex /usr/local/bin/latexWhen tex is invoked, it looks at the name
X it was invoked with, then loads the format
X.fmt from
$TEXMFMAIN/web2c before
it starts processing the document. So creating this symbolic link is all
that is needed to create the latex
Next, take a look at your OpenJade distribution. Under the directory
dsssl you will find the files necessary to build
jadetex and pdfjadetex, including a Makefile. Now become root and just do:
make installThis creates
jadetex.fmt and
pdfjadetex.fmt, puts them in
$TEXMFMAIN/web2c for you
(using kpsewhich to find
$TEXMFMAIN), and installs a few other
auxiliary files under
All that's left to do is to create the links:
ln -s /usr/bin/tex /usr/bin/jadetex ln -s /usr/bin/pdftex /usr/bin/pdfjadetex(changing the location of the binary directory to wherever your TeX is) and run mktexlsr so that your TeX distribution becomes aware of the newly installed files in
Finally, test your installation using the demonstration files in that directory:
openjade -t tex -d demo.dsl demo.sgm jadetex demo.tex pdfjadetex demo.texYou're done!
unicode.sty (or
dsssl.def, etc) can't be found. What did I do
jadetex.dtx. This is
the literate source for the format file and other files installed
To format it, use latex:
latex jadetex.dtxYou will get tons of overfull hboxes but if you are using a nice big latex, it will work. Formatting the batch file
will produce stripped sources
dsssl.def and
which can be compiled into format files as before:
latex jadetex.ins make -f Makefile.jadetex
quadding: #t), hyphenation must be on,
hyphenation?: #t, and a current language must
be selected (e.g.,
language: 'EN) for JadeTeX
to perform hyphenation.
-V tex-backend to
your openjade command-line.


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Rays to Get Their "Funk On" This Saturday
Oh how I had hope those gaudy and hideous fashion statements unveiled by Major League Baseball teams near the end of the 1970's would lie in a deep coma somewhere, possibly in an undisclosed cement covered grave, never to see the light of day ever again. But somehow one of those funky patterns and designs did rear its head again in a 70's inspired Tampa Bay Rays uniform.
The Rays decided to bring their own groovy edge and retro visions to life even though the ball club was not even a gleam in anyone's eye at that time. I do not even think vision of hit baseballs entered the minds of future Tampa Bay baseball pioneers Frank Morsani or Vince Namoli during the late 70's especially in this sunny region. So as the team takes the field this Saturday night for their annual 70's Night, with a post game concert by 70's icons "Earth, Wind and Fire", you can bet more than a few people in the stands will "be trippin' a bit" with flashbacks of some of those other MLB late 70's unfortunate uniform logos and designs of other franchises.
I had kind of hoped I would never again see some of the fashion mis-steps and funkadelic inspirations that hovered over baseball during the end of the 70's. From the Stove top caps of the Pittsburgh Pirates to the insane uniform worn by the Chicago White Sox whose short pants inspired uniforms just made he shiver after looking at the mangled knees of catcher Carlton Fisk's knees. But to be honest, funky lettering fonts and swaying word patterns were popular in those days especially off the diamond.
I commend the Rays for trying to get extra funky and into their 1970's groove thing and come up with a Rays "Turn Back the Clock" jersey top that would be a 1-of-a-kind and "must have" item. It will be extra special that each Rays field staff members' jersey will go up for auction on the Rays website after the contests to support the Moffit Cancer Center and the Rays Baseball Foundation.
But there are a few quirks that have caught my untrained fashion eye. The uniform's primary color (powder blue) seems to mesh consistently with another team that patrolled the American League East during the late 70's, the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brew Crew's road unis of that period seem to boast the same Rays flair as both jersey tops sport a portion of powder blue essence and both team's utilized the traditional 70's fashion item, the V-neck collar that seemed to be all the rage in that era.
But the Rays did divorce themselves from the total powder blue explosion on their uniform top by letting the chest and back region of the jersey be more of a royal blue separating these two teams a bit. But both uniforms sported powder blue pants with royal blue stirrups and white socks. Even the Rays retro baseball cap has visions of "Brew Crew" inspirations as both caps featured a yellow V-front panel with royal blue dominating the back and side panels of the cap.
The small bit of yellow trim that will fashion the Rays uniform number also plays nicely with the Brewers 1979 design. Thank goodness the Rays did not decide to use anything close to that hideous glove print design that sported the Brewers cap front. Rays decided on a more funkadelic "tb" on the cap with a Sun logo shining in bright yellow in the lower case "b" on the cap. The lower case "a" in the Rays embellished on their uniform front will also house a Sun design.
With the team having worn most of this area's professional baseball team's colors at some point during their previous 9 other "Throw-back" days, this meshing of the hypothetical past does have its own charm. The team will pay a bit of hometown homage to their St. Petersburg roots by having the City seal of St. Petersburg on their left jersey short sleeve.
Since it is a hypothetical design, and one that does seem to mirror a bit an actual AL East power at that time period, I can not only applaud the design, I might even buy a game used and autographed jersey through the auction on raysbaseball.com following the contest. I can't call this a Home Run by the Rays, but possibly it is a nice sacrifice squeeze in the bottom of the 9th inning against a rival. It could have been worse, the Rays could of adopted the "tux stylings" of the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs. Those kinds of tops were the rage at my prom in 1979.
If you might want to buy one of these interesting conceptual jerseys prior to game time on Saturday, you can call or visit any of the Rays Team Store at the Trop., in Tampa, or you can visit Raysbaseball.com and buy one online.


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Hello to everyone, first of all sorry for my bad english, I will try to explain my problem.
I am trying to make a simple program in c# that using the sofware FFMpeg: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ffmpeg
can extract some information from the output created from it.
So I just created a ProcessStartInfo(pathofffmpeg , parameters)
where parameters it's a string just like that:
" -i pathoffileandfile.avi"
All work fine if the directory or the file have just normal ascii code, but as per example I have to extract information from that file:
then I just get from ffmpeg an error because can't get the file E:\??????\Somefile.avi and as you can see the ?????? substitute the correct character of the path.
So I did another try, I went to my XP pc and change Locale to japanese, and try to execute the same command inside a BAT file or just from command prompt and that work !
ffmpeg parameters input expected to be codified into UTF-8 format and actually I tried it too as follow:
string Params = string.Format("-i \"{0}\"", @input.Path);
Encoding srcEncodingFormat = Encoding.GetEncoding("UTF-16LE"); // standard for string ??
Encoding dstEncodingFormat = Encoding.UTF8;
byte[] originalByteString = srcEncodingFormat.GetBytes(Params);
byte[] convertedByteString = Encoding.Convert(srcEncodingFormat,
dstEncodingFormat, originalByteString);
string finalString = dstEncodingFormat.GetString(convertedByteString);
string output = RunProcess(finalString);
where RunProcess it's that function
private string RunProcess(string Parameters)
//create a process info
ProcessStartInfo oInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(this.FFmpegPath, Parameters);
oInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
oInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
oInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
oInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
//Create the output
string output = null;
//try the process
//run the process
Process proc = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(oInfo);
//now put it in a string
output = proc.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
//Wait for exit
//Release resources
catch (Exception)
output = string.Empty;
return output;
Results, not working Any suggestion about what to do ?????


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By Caroline McGraw Dec 28, 2011 0
Loving Lamposts
"If you've met one autistic person … you've met one autistic person." So says the tagline for writer/director Todd Drezner's 2011 documentary, "Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic." The film explores the myriad ways in which experts, parents and caregivers alike view autism today. Is it a tragic disease, for which a cure must be sought? Or is it a gift disguised as a dilemma, as interviewee Sharisa Joy Kochmeister posits? Drezner, a proponent of neurodiversity with a column in the Huffington Post, casts a diverse group of individuals to speak about autism, and its effect on their lives. The film's title refers to Drezner's son, Sam, and his love of the lamppost circuit in Prospect Park, NY. "Loving Lampposts" combines scientific theory with personal detail, and has received numerous awards and accolades for its nuanced portrayal of autism.
AA16: First, I have to ask: How is Sam doing? Does he like school?
TD: Sam is doing very well. We were extremely lucky to get him into a school for kids on the autism spectrum, where there are eight kids in the class, three teachers, and speech and OT on site. The school has a relationship-based philosophy that is very much in line with how my wife and I try to think about autism. Sam is thriving there, and all of the staff seem to take joy in him while at the same time helping him to work on his challenges. As I said, we're very lucky.
AA16: What prompted you to make "Loving Lampposts"? What do you think is the film's core message?
TD: I had been involved in editing some documentaries and was looking to make a film of my own. At around the same time, Sam got his diagnosis. His ritual of visiting lampposts seemed to me to be a good way of getting at some of the bigger questions about autism. Although there are lots of good documentaries about autism, most of them focus on on an individual autistic person or a group of autistic people. I thought there was room for a film that explored how society thinks about autism at a time when it's more well known than ever before.
Then, too, I was aware that Sam does not have some of the most stereotypically difficult behaviors associated with autism. While the ideas of neurodiversity appealed to me, I wondered whether I could find families whose children were more challenging in some ways who also believed in neurodiversity. I was happy to find that I could.
I think the film's core message is simply that autistic people can lead meaningful and productive lives both in spite of and because of their autism. The film suggests that we put aside our obsessions with "cures" and "recovery" and focus on how best to support autistic people to reach their full potential, whatever that may be.
AA16: Was there a particular scene or storyline that surprised or touched you during the filming process? (For example, I was deeply moved when Sharisa Joy Kochmeister typed, "Autism is a gift disguised as a dilemma.")
TD: I was also very much affected by Sharisa's story. She was one of the earliest subjects I filmed, and it was very eye-opening because the difference between outside appearances and what's happening inside her is so great. Seeing such a "low functioning" person who was actually so brilliant really brought home that some of the ways we think about autism are not fully accurate. I was glad that I filmed Sharisa so early because I kept those lessons in mind as I continued shooting.
I was also blown away by Lyndon, the 60-year-old with autism, and his almost 90-year-old mother, Lila Howard. It's awe-inspiring to see how much Lila did to give Lyndon an independent life at a time that there was no support for autism. It makes you realize how lucky we are today.
AA16: "Loving Lampposts" features an incredible range of individuals with differing abilities and beliefs. How did you choose your interview subjects?
TD: That diversity was deliberate. As I said, I wanted to explore the various ways that society is thinking about autism today, and so I wanted to get as many perspectives as possible. I filmed at two autism conferences early on—one that had much more of "recovery" focus and another that was more aligned with the neurodiversity perspective. That allowed me to get some very different views of autism early on in the process.
After that, I was focused more on individual stories. I wanted to be sure to include autistic adults because I think they are too often left out of the conversation about autism. And I wanted to find children at different points on the spectrum. Some people contacted me after the film website went up; others I knew from their own writing on the Internet or elsewhere. I was lucky in that nearly everyone I approached agreed to be in the film.
AA16: Did conflicts ever arise during the filming process due to the differing perspectives on autism?
TD: I never brought together people with very different views for a single filming session (I wasn't necessarily opposed to that; it just didn't work out.) Although I interviewed people I disagreed with, I tried to bring up my disagreements respectfully. There are a lot of shouting matches on the Internet about these sorts of issues, and I wasn't interested in making the movie version of that. I wanted each person to have a chance to tell his or her own story, and I've been gratified since the film came out to see a number of people commenting that the film is respectful of all viewpoints.
The only minor issue I had was with a doctor I interviewed who was very nervous about signing the release to be in the film. Apparently, he had done interviews in the past and then found that they had been edited to make him look like he was saying something he didn't say. He ultimately signed the release and appears in the film.
AA16: What was the most difficult part of the filming process for you personally?
TD: Even though I was making a film that was very personal to me, I was usually able to focus on the filmmaking challenges rather than the personal issues. So I worried about raising the money to complete the film, about how to combine the many different voices into a coherent film, and about who would see the film when it was finished. Because I filmed a wide array of people rather than focusing on a small group for a long period of time, I was able to avoid becoming too emotionally invested in any particular story. I think that was helpful, and certainly there is plenty of stress in making a documentary without also worrying too much about how your subjects are doing every day.
AA16: In your Director's statement, you mentioned seeing Sam progress in ways you couldn't have imagined two years ago. Can you give us an example?
TD: There are quite a few since it's now been more than two years since I wrote that. One example is how Sam uses pretend play. He never used to do any pretend play, but now he does it fairly elaborately. He acts out complicated games of "school," where he is the teacher and his toys are the students. He uses this kind of play to review and process his feelings about what's happening at his real school, and that's also a skill he didn't have previously. We've always assumed that his emotional life was as complicated as any other child's, but he wasn't always able to express it. He's made real progress in being able to show the rest of the world how he's feeling.
AA16: "Loving Lampposts" has received numerous prestigious awards, accolades and positive reviews. What's been your experience of the success of the film? Has it changed your life in a significant way?
TD: Of course, when you make a documentary like this, which is arguing for a particular point of view, you hope that it will resonate with audiences. So it's been very gratifying to hear from many people that the film strikes a chord with them. I've received many messages from parents telling me that the film has helped them to feel better about their own parenting decisions or has helped them decide to make a change. I've also heard from a few autistic adults thanking me for making the film. I feel like the film has made a difference to people, and I really can't ask for more than that.
AA16: What do you consider the most challenging issue facing individuals with autism today?
TD: That's a very hard question to answer because, as we both know, no two autistic people are alike. I think many autistic people, particularly adults, struggle to get the services they need. There's a huge focus on children, which is understandable, but services largely end when people turn 21. That's going to be more and more of an issue as children who were diagnosed in the late 80s/early 90s get older. Beyond that, I think our society is still struggling to come to terms with autism. I think it's important that we come to realize that while autism is a serious disability, it is possible to live a meaningful life with autism. So much of the dialogue about autism is about making it go away. That's not helpful to autistic people. The sooner we can move beyond that, the better things will be for all people with autism.
AA16: In a recent Huffington Post column, you made a great point about the fact that many so-called "autistic" behaviors are considered inappropriate, yet we perceive them as such because we don't understand them. If you had to hazard a guess, why do you think Sam visits his lampposts and loves them as he does?
TD: Sam values consistency, as many autistic people do, and I think that was at least part of the appeal of the lampposts (although he still likes lampposts, we've stopped doing the circuit of lampposts that is described in the film). They are always in the same place, looking the same, and doing exactly what Sam wants them to do. In fact, one of the cameramen who worked on the film suggested that lampposts were for Sam a less challenging version of adults. He likes adults, but like any person, they can sometimes be unpredictable. Lampposts are not. I don't know if that theory is true, but it seems plausible. Other than that, I've come to appreciate the aesthetics of lampposts—they really are nice to look at—and I assume Sam likes them as well.
AA16: What are you working on now?
TD: Good question. In part, I've had some opportunities to speak at film festivals and at more autism specific conferences. This has been good promotion for the film, and more importantly for the ideals of the film.
Beyond that, I'm trying to find a topic for a new documentary. It's a bit of a challenge. Making a documentary about autism was an obvious and personal choice, and there's not another topic as obvious as that for me. I'm mulling over some ideas and will hopefully get started on a new film soon.
AA16: As a dad, what are you most proud of about Sam?
TD: I don't think I'm hugely different in this area than the parent of any other child. I am proud to see Sam become more independent, to learn more about the world, and to better negotiate his place in it. It's harder for him than other kids and the progress may be slower, but I'm no less proud of him for doing it.
AA16: Again, thank you, Todd! As the sister of a young man with autism, "Loving Lamposts" was a deeply moving experience for me. It had me remembering details from my childhood that I'd forgotten, like seeing D.A.N newsletters on the coffee table. In remembering those things, I realize that I grew up with one view of autism, and that I—and my family—have moved to a different place now. Thanks to your film, I can see how much my parents and I have grown and changed because of my brother, Willie. We have come through so much together; Willie has had some difficult behavioral challenges and still engages in self-injurious behavior. Yet there have always been those shining moments wherein we can see Willie. And what we see is incredible. His small victories are my victories, too, and I'm so proud to be his sister.
TD: Thanks. I'm glad to hear the film meant so much to you.


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A 24-year-old man was killed Sunday night after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle, according to the Fort Smith Police Department.
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Police said 24-year-old Daniel De Jesus Lopez Diaz died as a result of his injuries.
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With tonight�s Powerball jackpot at a record $500 million, people didn�t deliberate too long before buying a ticket, or a string of them. They should put a lot more thought into what they�d do if they win, say experts in financial matters.
Michael E. Spears, CRPC, a financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial Services of Kinston, advised Powerball winners should take three to six months to �reassess the new reality� of their situation.
�If it were me personally, I would want to keep a tab on how much I have changed and how much my lifestyle has changed, and to also understand who my true friends were � because you�ll gain a lot of friends after winning that much money,� Spears said.
He suggested that anyone who receives a sudden financial windfall, such as a lottery prize or an inheritance, should �seek trusted counsel� from an attorney, certified public accountant or financial advisor.
Spears said winners should work to build a cash reserve, pay down credit card debt and put money toward retirement or education funds.
He also urged them to watch out for scams, and heed the saying: �If it�s too good to be true, it probably is.�
Chris Henderson, an attorney with White & Allen of Kinston, who specializes in estate planning, also encouraged winners to �sit tight,� and assemble a team of financial and legal advisers.
�It�s human nature when you get a windfall, and if it�s that big, you may be apt to spend or splurge,� Henderson said.
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A lot of people around Kinston already know what they�ll do if they hit the jackpot.
�(I would) buy me a new house because I�ve always wanted my own home,� said Melba Roberson of Kinston. �I would also help someone that�s in need if I hit the Powerball.�
Debbie Rouse of Kinston had a similar idea.
�I�d make a whole lot of people happy,� she said as she purchased a ticket from the Kangaroo gas station on Plaza Boulevard.
Cornell Sutton of Kinston said he�d buy a house but also �invest some of the money.�
Susan Singleton of Seven Springs also said she�d invest, but in paying off some debt.
�I�ll pay off everything my mother owes and everything my brother owes,� she said, laughing. �I�d give some to a charity that I want to give to and have fun with the rest.�
�When you�re talking about a multi-million dollar jackpot � let alone half a billon dollars � you�re talking about a life-changing event,� said Chris Bushnell, digital communications specialist for the Lottery.
Bushnell said winners have 180 days from the time of the drawing to claim their prizes. He explained that time gives winners the ability to get their affairs in order and consult with a lawyer or financial adviser.
Once winners claim the jackpot, Bushnell said Lottery officials advise them �to have the one press conference, share the story of what it�s like to win the jackpot and then take a nice long vacation and let everyone move on to the next big story.�
If they�re also tempted to quit their jobs, Henderson advises against that
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How much: Jackpot of approximately $500 million. Winners have the option of taking a lump sum payment, or receiving their prize money in annual annuity payments over 29 years. A single winner choosing the cash option would take home more than $327 million before taxes. The Lottery withholds 25 percent of the winnings for federal income tax and 7 percent for state income tax.
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"Choosing the right paint color can be an emotional journey for many people, and Valspar is continuing to offer new ways to make that experience easier," said Paula Shikany, director of marketing, Valspar. "With the Love Your Color Guarantee, we hope to take some of the apprehension out of the color selection process and give consumers the peace of mind they need to find a color they will love."
To introduce the Love Your Color Guarantee program, Valspar will launch a multi-platform, integrated marketing campaign. New television spots will premiere on April 11 and will be supported by advertisements featured in national print home, lifestyle and entertainment publications including House Beautiful, in addition to daily print newspapers including USA Today. Digital and banner advertisements, as well as signage in Lowe's stores nationwide, will help spread the word about the Love Your Color Guarantee.
Valspar is also engaging consumers directly via social media with a "Love Your Color Guarantee" sweepstakes on the Valspar's Facebook page. From April 12 through April 25, fans of Valspar Paint on Facebook will have the opportunity to submit entries stating what else in life they wish was guaranteed, for a chance to win a personal color consultation with Valspar spokesperson and famed designer Genevieve Gorder. The grand prize winner will receive Valspar Signature Colors with Hi-DEF Advanced Color System™ paint in the colors Ms. Gorder personally recommends for their home during the color consultation. (See Official Rules at www.facebook.com/ValsparPaint for complete sweepstakes details. No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes.)
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To help fans choose from Valspar's 3,000 color choices of free samples available, designer Genevieve Gorder has curated an exclusive Valspar spring 2012 color palette. Genevieve's palette includes twelve of her favorite Valspar hues for the home: Amber Rose, Sweet Shadows, Woodlawn Sterling Blue, Sable Calm, Soft Silk, Moonbeam, Bangkok Rust, Baked Clay, Luscious Green, Classic Navy, Spring Moss and Gold Seal.
"Valspar Paint is committed to bringing the transformative power in color to everyone, what better time to try on a new color than at the start of spring," said Gorder. "I'm all about experimenting with different paint colors to find the ones that give a room the right personality. The sample giveaway gives everyone a chance to find the colors they love for their space."
Each free sample kit from the Connect to the Power in Color Giveaway contains one eight-ounce sample can, miniature roller, paint tray, coordinating color chips and a coupon for $5 off a gallon of Valspar Paint at Lowe's® stores nationwide.
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SET 1: Daniel Saw the Stone > Saw It Again, Punch You in the Eye, Army of One > Chalk Dust Torture[1], Wilson[2], Mike's Song[3] > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Mellow Mood > Ghost -> Mountains in the Mist, Pebbles and Marbles, You Enjoy Myself[4] -> Chariots of Fire[5] > Loving Cup
SET 3: 46 Days, Julius > The Lizards, Secret Smile > Run Like an Antelope
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Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Stash, Reba, My Friend, My Friend[1], Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, I Didn't Know[2], David Bowie[3]
Set 2: Buried Alive > Halley's Comet > It's Ice > Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus
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I know, I know, I have been away for a while now. Did you guess I was busy? Well, you are right in doing so. It seems, "Busy" is not quite an excuse for a mom, rather a state of life and more so if one has school going kids. No, I get it, let's just say a mom is busy no matter what and everything else has to somehow fit in.
I sound dramatic, don't I? Indeed! It was a big milestone for my little one as she started pre-school last week . My life is busier than before with my new job as the resident chauffeur and yet, I will get to have "my" time while she is away. So it is a win-win for both of us and hopefully it means many more frequent posts for you too..
Anyhow, I am glad to be back and this time, with a beautiful fruit combo in a healthy dessert and a guest post for a special friend.
A personification of her blog's namesake, she is bubbly, she is enthusiastic and is the sweetest blogger I know of. Our friendship sparked off over a weekend of web photography session by Penny De Los Santos, virtually of course. And as we were learning together miles apart, it didn't take too long before we started bonding over tweets. This to me (and many bloggers might probably agree) is one of the most beautiful gifts of blogging. There are some really lovely people to befriend and help you in the food blogging world.
And I am so thankful to blogging for having found me this wonderful friend. I only hope we can meet in person too someday.
So when she asked me if I could guest post, my instant reply was "Of course, I'd love to!
She is none other than the girl with bright eyes and a big smile, my good friend Kanakana Saxena of Sunshine and Smile
Blogging from the sunshine state of California, Kankana, a Bengali and a newly wed showcases recipes that she's tried to woo her doting husband, though she claims he is a better cook! She comforts you with her laid back easy-going conversational style and stories from everyday life. Paapri Chaat, Whole wheat carom seed crackers, Gobi Manchurian, Watermelon cooler are some of my favorites among her vegetarian food fare.
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Enter Empress R.A.W
The Empress R.A.W is definitely a trendsetter with her own sense of style. Her lyrics are animated with a mix of street, conscious and a hint of soul. She is carving a niche and a lane of her own which will be hard to imitate.
(Femcee void? Enter Empress R.A.W)
Where She's From: The music industry is lacking---there's a huge void of femcees. Enter The Empress R.A.W. "I want to fill that void," she says.
She was born Wilameana Jones and raised in Miami, FL., by parents of Jamaican descent. For the past six years she has been grinding through the music industry destined to make her mark as the next big female rap superstar. "My music is directly influenced from my diverse background and real life experiences," she says. Her sound is three-dimensional, a sharp unique hip-hop edge with a southern and Caribbean twist. Some call her style reggae crunk.
In 2003 The Empress R.A.W. moved to Atlanta from Florida to take advantage of the fast growing music scene there. She had her first guest appearance on Killer Mike's hit single, Akshon, all while she worked briefly as an intern at Stankonia studios. She next moved on to Jagged Edge's JOI studios when she transferred from Florida A&M University.
She recently earned a bachelor of arts and sciences Journalism degree concentration in Public Relations from Georgia State University. "It was at this university where I learned how to use pro-tools and recorded my first mix cd entitled Boot Camp Vol.I. with special appearances from Killer Mike, Roc D., EVAL styles, and Naira," she recalls. "Da M.V.M.T, make visions move today, was my follow up mix cd which commanded attention from my peers." Her third mix cd, Hidden Gem, included a bonus dvd that gave a brief description of my goals and aspirations.
Where She's At: Her fourth mix cd/dvd Hidden Gem II:The Sequel gave you a glimpse into her world, which allowed viewers a chance to get up close and personal with the artist. Up to date she has pressed up and distributed 5,500 copies of her music. "I am the Empress because I hold my own imperial title. I had to make visions move today in order to gain respect as an upcoming female artist,� she announces.
The Empress R.A.W is definitely a trendsetter with her own sense of style. Her lyrics are animated with a mix of street, conscious and a hint of soul. She is carving a niche and a lane of her own which will be hard to imitate. "In the last few months I was featured on several up coming artist projects and appeared on many stages throughout the Atlanta underground scene," she says. She writes from experience and wants to be able to serve as a positive role model for the youth.
Where She's Heading: Her goals stretch further than being a local success. "I want to be a global success, a entrepreneur, business woman, model, actress, spokesperson, everything this industry has to offer,â€? she confides.Â
"I'm waiting for people to catch up. I been doin my thing all by myself and getting my name out there with minimum help. With this next mix cd, Against the Grain, I expect to see big results because I've learned from my past mistakes. Now I'm ready to make an impact! �
Streets beware the Empress is coming. Look out for her new smash single Candi Lova, with the highly anticipated mix cd, Against the Grain hosted by Dj Aaries, coming to a hood near you real soon.
For more information about The Empress R.A.W please visit myspace.com/empressraw and www.empressraw.com
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Farmingdale State - 9, Brockport State - 8
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Junior designated hitter Ryan Levine (West Babylon, N.Y.) hit a one out walk off RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to lead Farmingdale State to a 9-8 victory over Brockport State this afternoon. The Rams improved to 2-0 on the season, while the Golden Eagles fell to 1-1.
Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the second inning, junior third baseman John Speelman (Farmingdale, N.Y.) hit a one out single to right and advanced to second on a Brendan Sullivan (Plainview, N.Y.) infield hit. Senior centerfielder Edward Bergmann (East Meadow, N.Y.) hit an RBI single to left in Farmingdale State's next at-bat to cut the deficit to 5-4.
After Brockport extended their lead to 6-4, Bergmann again pulled the Rams within one in the fourth with an RBI single to second base. Junior shortstop Anthony Alvino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) tied the game at 6-6 with an RBI single to center field. Farmingdale State added two unearned runs and opened up an 8-6 advantage.
In the top of the eighth, pinch hitter John Craig (Clifton Park, N.Y.) hit an RBI sac fly, before a game-tying double through the left side by left fielder Colin Grande (Clifton Park, N.Y.)
Junior second baseman Tom Rydzewski (Franklin Square, N.Y.) led off the bottom of the ninth with a single to center and advanced to second on a stolen base. After a Dalton McCarthy (Manorville, N.Y.) groundout moved Rydzewski to third, a pair of intentional walks loaded the bases with one out. Levine's sacrifice fly to left scored Rydzewski and led Farmingdale State to the 9-8 non-conference victory.
Bergman was 4-for-5 at the plate with 2 RBI and two runs scored, while junior right fielder Michael Marino (Franklin Square, N.Y.) was 2-for-3 with a run batted in.
The Golden Eagles were led by junior catcher Shawn Peake (Liverpool, N.Y.) who was 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Sophomore pitcher Alex Weingarten (2-0) (East Rockaway, N.Y.) earned the win after throwing two scoreless innings in relief. Senior pitcher Chris Dragone (Hicksville, N.Y.) allowed one run and three hits over four innings of work.
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Our fields of research have grown through the years and the School has helped establish Flinders as a significant innovator in research. The programs of research contain staff, visitors and postgraduates and are dynamic in nature.
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Quote:The term Eskrima is the Filipino spelling which comes from the Spanish word esgrima, "fencing". Arnis is thought to derive from the phrase arnés de mano, Spanish for "harness of the hand". The origin of the name Kali is not certain, although some suggest it is related to the traditional weapon called a kris, keris, or kalis. Another explanation is that the word is a portmanteau of the Filipino words kamot, or kamay meaning hand or body, and lihok, meaning motion. This explanation may be a more recent innovation, retroactively fitting an acronym to the existing name.
Quote:well the words themselves are different..I dont know what arnis means but kali = weapon and escrima = stick
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Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Biometry and Evolutionary Biology, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
How will marmots fare as climate change reshapes the French Alps? And what can they tell us about how humans will fare?
Dr. Aurélie Cohas has always appreciated marmots. Now she's an expert on how they live with each other and their Alpine environment.
"I was born very close to the French Alps, so I have always been familiar with marmots," Dr. Cohas told Earthwatch. "When you enjoy hiking and being in the mountains, they become like your best friends. Later on, I studied biology, and I knew that I wanted to work with animals and study their behavior. I found that marmots are an amazing species to work with. They are social animals, meaning that they interact with individuals of the same species in a cooperative way. Marmots offer unique opportunities to answer intriguing and highly debated questions, such as why sociality evolved."
"I usually have quite a big team. I really enjoy being in the field because the best way to share with people is to make them part of your work," says Dr. Cohas. "Once people start to get involved, they really want to know more. They want to make progress in the project and put their own stamp on it, and I think this is good. You cannot keep science for the scientists only."
Join Dr. Cohas and her research team in the field.
Recording biometric measurements.