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This guide shows how to add Analytics to your Android app to measure user activity to named screens. If you don't have an application yet and just want to see how Analytics works, take a look at our sample application.
Required: Latest versions of Android Studio and Google Play Services
Set up your project
Update your project's
AndroidManifest.xml file to include the
INTERNET and
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permissions:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.analytics"> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/> <application android:name="AnalyticsApplication"> ... </application> </manifest>
Add the following dependency to your project-level
dependencies { // ... classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0' }
Add the following dependency on Google Play Services to
dependencies { // ... compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:10.2.4' }
Create global_tracker.xml
Create the file
with the following content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> <string name="ga_trackingId" translatable="false">${YOUR_TRACKING_ID}</string> </resources>
${YOUR_TRACKING_ID} with your tracking ID.
Add screen tracking
Here you'll send a named screen view to Analytics whenever the user opens or changes screens on your app. Your code should do the following:
- Provide the shared tracker via an Application subclass.
- Override the callback method for the foreground activity.
- Provide a name for the screen and execute tracking.
You should subclass
Application and provide a helper method
that returns your application's tracker.
/* * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package com.google.samples.quickstart.analytics; import android.app.Application; import com.google.android.gms.analytics.GoogleAnalytics; import com.google.android.gms.analytics.Tracker; /** * This is a subclass of {@link Application} used to provide shared objects for this app, such as * the {@link Tracker}. */ public class AnalyticsApplication extends Application { private static GoogleAnalytics sAnalytics; private static Tracker sTracker; @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); sAnalytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this); } /** * Gets the default {@link Tracker} for this {@link Application}. * @return tracker */ synchronized public Tracker getDefaultTracker() { // To enable debug logging use: adb shell setprop log.tag.GAv4 DEBUG if (sTracker == null) { sTracker = sAnalytics.newTracker(R.xml.global_tracker); } return sTracker; } }
Activity or fragment
Open the Activity that you'd like to track.
You could also track a
Fragment, but ensure that it
correctly represents a screen view.
Override the
onCreate method of the
Activity or
Fragment you want to track to obtain the shared
Tracker instance:
// Obtain the shared Tracker instance. AnalyticsApplication application = (AnalyticsApplication) getApplication(); mTracker = application.getDefaultTracker();
Override the appropriate method, such as
onResume for an
Activity or
onPageSelected for a
ViewPager to log when the screen changes.
Log.i(TAG, "Setting screen name: " + name); mTracker.setScreenName("Image~" + name); mTracker.send(new HitBuilders.ScreenViewBuilder().build());
Add tracking code to every
Activity or
Fragment that represents a screen.
Be sure to set a name inside every
Activity or
Fragment if you want to
differentiate between screen views for your app in Analytics. All activity
recorded on the shared tracker sends the most recent screen name until replaced
or cleared (set to
Send an event
To send an event, set the screen field values on the tracker, then send the hit.
The following example uses the
HitBuilders.EventBuilder to send an
mTracker.send(new HitBuilders.EventBuilder() .setCategory("Action") .setAction("Share") .build());
Next steps
- Read the Mobile App Implementation Guide to learn how to use Google Analytics to measure user interactions and answer questions about app usage.
- Review additional configuration options such as sampling, testing and debugging, opt-out settings, etc.
- If your app needs to collect advertising identifiers, enable advertising features for the app.


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Hurricane Iselle gaining strength as it nears Hawaii
Hawaii residents prepared for what could be the first hurricane to hit the state in more than 20 years as weather officials said Wednesday that an approaching storm appears to have strengthened and will likely maintain its speed as it heads toward the islands.
HONOLULU — Hawaii residents prepared for what could be the first hurricane to hit the state in more than 20 years as weather officials said Wednesday that an approaching storm appears to have strengthened and will likely maintain its speed as it heads toward the islands.
Hurricane Iselle loomed about 600 miles east of Hilo, spinning at about 85 mph, forecasters said. It previously had been expected to weaken significantly before reaching land.
The storm is expected to lash the Big Island on Thursday with damaging winds, heavy rains and high surf. It's now on track to remain hurricane-strength or weaken only to a strong tropical storm, said meteorologist Derek Wroe.
Hurricane Julio, meanwhile, swirled closely behind at about 75 mph. Forecasters expect it to slowly strengthen and pass north of the Big Island sometime this weekend.
Lixion Avlia, senior hurricane forecaster with National Hurricane Center in Miami, said the Hurricane Julio remained too far away to accurately predict its path.
Hawaii has been directly hit by hurricanes only three times since 1950, though the region has had 147 tropical cyclones over that time. The last time Hawaii was hit with a tropical storm or hurricane was in 1992, when Hurricane Iniki killed six people and destroyed more than 1,400 homes in Kauai, said Meteorologist Eric Lau.
"We've been lucky so far," he said. "So we just need to really take this threat seriously and make sure everybody is prepared."
The two Category 1 hurricanes, the lowest-level classification, have disrupted tourism, prompted flash flood warnings and led to school closures. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, meanwhile, signed an emergency proclamation allowing officials to tap into a disaster fund set aside by the state Legislature.
For travelers, Hawaiian Airlines waived reservation change fees and fare differences for passengers who needed to alter travel plans Thursday and Friday because of the storms. Hawaiian Airlines spokeswoman Ann Botticelli said hundreds of inquires poured in from customers seeking to change their flights.
Some travelers remained hopeful.
Boston resident Jonathan Yorke and his wife booked a Hawaii vacation with their two daughters last year. He has been watching the news to see how the storms could affect the two-week trip to Maui and the Big Island.
"We're all optimists, so we'll make the best of it," Yorke said.
Washington state couple Tracy Black and Chris Kreifels made plans to get married in an outdoor ceremony on the Big Island Saturday. They spent Wednesday getting a marriage license, adjusting plans and communicating with worried guests on the mainland.
"We see the rain as a blessing," Black said. "It will work out as it's supposed to."
It wasn't immediately clear what financial impact the storms would have on the state's tourism industry, a key economic driver.
Hawaii residents also have had to adjust. Many have been purchasing essentials such as water and other supplies. Stores have seen long lines this week as people brace themselves.
Some are voting early in primary elections that close Saturday. The elections include several marquee races, including congressional and gubernatorial races.
Also, education officials said public schools on the Big Island, Maui, Molokai and Lanai will be closed Thursday.
The storms are rare but not unexpected in years with a developing El Nino, a change in ocean temperature that affects weather around the world.
Ahead of this year's hurricane season, weather officials warned that the wide swath of the Pacific Ocean that includes Hawaii could see four to seven tropical cyclones this year.

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Read page 63 of Chapter 7: "Hide and Seek" from Persepolis Volume 2: The Story of A Return, Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel. The book is the sequel of Peresepolis 1: The Story of A Childhood. The graphic novel preserves Satrapi's simple yet vivid artistic style. It captured her adventure while she studied in Austria, the new experiences and taste of freedom, and the hardship that came with it. Persepolis Volume 2 also pictured how she finally had to return to her country, Iran, and continue her life there as an adult. She had a short-lived marriage. She decided to enter college to pursue her passion in art.


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Every so often I find a website that turns out to be far more interesting and useful than the ordinary. It is also interesting how these pages seem to be ignored by most lists and references. One of the FamilySearch Research Wiki volunteers posted a link that turned out to be one of these rarely mentioned sites just loaded with resources. The site is called Family History & Genealogy Resources from the BYU Family History Library.
There are literally hundreds of organized links from this one page. Some of the links are to resources I have either never seen or forgotten. It is site that should be on every genealogists list of go-to places to find organized information.
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Over the past few weeks, CPR's Arts Bureau has been collecting 30-60 second dance pieces created specially for the radio.
In our effort to explore what the traditionally visually-oriented medium of dance might look like—or rather, sound like–on the airwaves, we've solicited pieces from great local companies and institutions including Wonderbound, the CU Boulder dance department and the Colorado Ballet to represent the diverse Colorado dance community on our airwaves and online.
With the help of "This American Life" host Ira Glass and dancer-choreographers Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass, we will present a selection of pieces from our Radio Dances project during the inaugural episode of CPR's new arts show on Friday March 7 at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Here are some great examples of Radio Dances we've received:
For more Radio Dances, please click here.
Create your own Radio Dance! To find out more, click here.


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FEMGEN 146: The Politics of Epidemics (PUBLPOL 166)
When it comes to healthcare, whose bodies matter, who deserves care? How do scholars, activists, and patients confront and combat widespread healthcare disparities? This course explores prevailing epidemics of our moment (including HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, opioid addiction, and Lyme disease) in order to consider how infectious disease, moral panic, and national identity interplay across public health platforms, scientific research, and popular rhetoric. We will utilize intersectional frameworks to consider the histories, politics, and broader context of current epidemiological data and larger questions about doctor bias, the gender gap in pain, and cultural fears related to illness and the body. How do treatment, media coverage, policy, and access to care change according to population, location, and technology?
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ER, WAY-SI
2019-2020 Winter
4-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-ER, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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Notes: This class section has been cancelled!
FEMGEN 155: The Changing American Family (FEMGEN 255, SOC 155, SOC 255)
Family change from historical, social, demographic, and legal perspectives. Extramarital cohabitation, divorce, later marriage, interracial marriage, and same-sex cohabitation. The emergence of same-sex marriage as a political issue. Are recent changes in the American family really as dramatic as they seem? Theories about what causes family systems to change.
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 156H: Women and Medicine in US History: Women as Patients, Healers and Doctors (AMSTUD 156H)
This course explores ideas about women's bodies in sickness and health, as well as women's encounters with lay and professional healers in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present. We begin with healthy women and explore ideas about women's life cycle in the past, including women's sexuality, the history of birth control, abortion, childbirth, and aging. We then turn to the history of women healers including midwives, lay physicians, professional physicians and nurses. Finally, we examine women's illnesses and their treatment as well as the lives of women with disabilities in the past. We will examine differences in women's experience with medicine on the basis of race, ethnicity, sexuality and class. We will relate this history to issues in contemporary medicine, and consider the efforts of women to gain control of their bodies and health care throughout US history.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Horn, M. (PI)
2019-2020 Winter
5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 2
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 420-050 with Horn, M. (PI)
Instructors: Horn, M. (PI)
FEMGEN 156X: Language and Gender (LINGUIST 156)
The role of language in the construction of gender, the maintenance of the gender order, and social change. Field projects explore hypotheses about the interaction of language and gender. No knowledge of linguistics required.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Eckert, P. (PI) ; Gratton, C. (TA)
2019-2020 Autumn
4 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 7
09/23/2019 - 12/06/2019 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 160-124 with Eckert, P. (PI); Gratton, C. (TA)
Exam Date/Time: 2019-12-10 3:30pm - 6:30pm (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Eckert, P. (PI); Gratton, C. (TA)
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 2
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FEMGEN 157: Language as Political Tool: Feminist and LGBTQ Movements and Impacts (AMSTUD 157X, FEMGEN 257)
How does a social or political movement gain traction? For example, how did 20th-century movements of the disenfranchised, such as the Civil Rights movement, LGBTQ movements, or feminist movements, gain a voice and eventually enact change? In the mediascape of today, where everyone with access to a computer could have a voice, how does a movement change the national conversation? How do written and verbal choices of the movements impact their success and outreach to supporters? In this course, students will write and revise their own arguments in order to best understand the rhetorical potential in these movements¿ choices and to consider how those rhetorical moves are incorporated into political discourse. We'll examine the role of rhetoric, the use of argument to persuade, in social movements working toward social justice, party platforms, and public policy.
Last offered: Autumn 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 161: The Politics of Sex: Work, Family, and Citizenship in Modern American Women's History (AMSTUD 161, CSRE 162, HISTORY 61, HISTORY 161)
This course explores the transition from Victorian to modern American womanhood by asking how Native, European, African, Mexican, and Asian American women navigated the changing sexual, economic, and political landscapes of the twentieth century. Through secondary readings, primary sources, films, music, and literature we explore the opportunities and boundaries on groups of women in the context of historical events that included immigration, urbanization, wartime, depression, the Cold War, as well as recurrent feminist and conservative political movements.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Freedman, E. (PI)
2019-2020 Spring
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 4
03/30/2020 - 06/03/2020 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 200-203 with Freedman, E. (PI)
Instructors: Freedman, E. (PI)
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Section 02 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 1
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FEMGEN 169: Introduction to Intersectionality (AFRICAAM 169B, SOC 169)
"Intersectionality" is so popular, it's almost impossible to avoid: it was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2017, it was painted on signs at the Women's Marches, and it guides modern day social movement organizers. But what does intersectionality mean? What can intersectionality offer And what does it mean for research and social movements to be truly intersectional? The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the concept of intersectionality. First, we will delve into the works (chiefly from Black feminist scholars) that provide the foundation for today's concept of intersectionality. We will then explore, compare, and critique sociological research that applies (or fails to apply) an intersectional lens to its objects of study. Finally, we will investigate the use of intersectionality in social movements and outside academia. Throughout the course, we will prioritize reading, evaluating, and questioning sociological theory and research.
Last offered: Winter 2019 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 173: Gender and Higher Education: National and International Perspectives (EDUC 173, EDUC 273, SOC 173, SOC 273)
This course examines the ways in which higher education structures and policies interact with gender, gender identity, and other characteristics in the United States, around the world, and over time. Attention is paid to how changes in those structures and policies relate to access to, experiences in, and outcomes of higher education by gender. Students can expect to gain an understanding of theories and perspectives from the social sciences relevant to an understanding of the role of higher education in relation to structures of gender differentiation and hierarchy. Topics include undergraduate and graduate education; identity and sexuality; gender and science; gender and faculty; and feminist scholarship and pedagogy.
Last offered: Spring 2019 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 180: Gender Relations in Islam (RELIGST 180)
This course investigates the ways in which gender identities and relationships between men and women have been articulated, constructed, and refashioned throughout the Muslim world. Starting with problematizing the fixed notions of gender and sexuality, we map the attitudes toward these notions through visiting a diverse array of sources from the Qur¿an, Sunna, and legal documents to historical and anthropological case studies, literature, and film from South East Asia to Europe and North America. We examine the notions of femininity and masculinity in the Qur¿an, family laws, and attitudes toward homosexuality and transgendered populations. We read examples of ambiguous use of language with regards to gender and sexuality in Persian poetry and mystical traditions. We study the dynamic relationship between Islam and Feminism in the Muslim world. Finally, we witness the implications of these attitudes in our case studies and stories, from a divorce court in Iran to a wedding in Sudan.
Last offered: Autumn 2017 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 181A: Gender in the Middle East: Iran, Turkey, and Egypt (ANTHRO 181A)
This course explores the construction of gender in the Middle East. Drawing on the historical, sociological and anthropological research in the region, the course aims to question the stereotypes about the subordination of Muslim women and to offer students a systematic reading and analytical discussion of the political, economic and cultural structures that inform gender relations and practices in the region. The course starts with an examination of early Islam and religious sources with regard to women¿s status, then moves on to nationalist and modernization movements in the 19th and 20th centuries, and finally explores women¿s and men¿s lives in contemporary Egypt, Turkey and Iran. In this framework, we will pay special attention to Islamist mobilizations, family and sexual relations, as well as women's changing livelihoods and labor.
Last offered: Autumn 2014 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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CLARA JUNGMAN MALMQUIST Clara Jungman Malmquist is a third-year student at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts. The models who walked the runway in her debut collection—ornate and feminine creations with pops of gleeful color—were adorned with bright moustaches and eyebrows. … Continued


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Sanctions Sought Against Canada Over Unsustainable Polar Bear Hunting
Canada's Increased Hunting Quota Violates International Polar Bear Treaty
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity, a U.S. conservation group, today filed a formal request with the U.S. Department of the Interior to initiate trade sanctions against Canada for violating the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, a treaty among the five nations within the range of the polar bear. Over the objections of Environment Canada and the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group, the Canadian territory of Nunavut last fall quadrupled the number of polar bears to be hunted this season from the already-declining Western Hudson Bay population.
"The polar bear is already on an extinction trajectory because of global warming. Unsustainable hunting will push it over the edge," said Brendan Cummings with the Center for Biological Diversity, which successfully petitioned and sued to protect polar bears under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. "If we want to keep polar bears in the world, we have to dramatically cut greenhouse emissions and also reduce all the other threats to its survival, including overhunting."
The Western Hudson Bay polar bear population, which includes the bears who congregate near the Canadian town of Churchill each fall waiting for the ice to form, is among the most threatened by global warming and has declined dramatically in recent years: Only about 700 bears remain, down from almost 1,200 just two decades ago. In October, the territory of Nunavut increased the number of Western Hudson Bay polar bears that may be hunted from eight bears a year to 38.
The Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears prohibits polar bear hunting unless it comports with both "the best available scientific data" and "sound conservation practices." In objecting to the quota increase, the Polar Bear Specialist Group, an international body made up of the world's top polar bear researchers, said the hunt was "not sustainable," "contrary" to the best science, and "contravenes the intent" of the Polar Bear Agreement.
Under a U.S. law referred to as the "Pelly Amendment," the Center's petition today asks the interior secretary to find that Canada's continued hunting and polar bear trade "diminishes the effectiveness" of the Polar Bear Agreement. Upon such a finding, the secretary must then request that the president prohibit the import of Canadian wildlife products until the country comes into compliance with its treaty obligations.
"As the price and demand for polar bear skins increases, Canada continues to ignore the deep trouble polar bears are in," said Cummings, noting Canada is the only country that still allows polar bear sport hunting. "As home to the majority of the world's polar bears, Canada should be at the forefront of efforts to protect the species, not the biggest obstacle to the bears' conservation."
The Nunavut hunting decision was followed by Canada's decision in November to deny the polar bear endangered status under the country's Species At Risk Act.
Imports of polar bear skins into the United States are already prohibited under U.S. law. Sanctions implemented under the Pelly Amendment would prohibit the importation of other types of wildlife products from Canada.
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Chip Cravaack scored the biggest upset of 2010 when he beat entrenched Democrat Jim Oberstar in Minnesota's 8th District. Cravaack's constituents like his pro-mining, pro-economic growth policies, but he is anathema to environmental extremists and the Democrats are coming after him hard this year. I attended a lunch for Cravaack last week and donated to his campaign; we followed up with this interview:
The 8th, which encompasses northeastern Minnesota, including Duluth and the Iron Range, has long been a union stronghold. Cravaack's military background as a Navy pilot and his history as a leader of the airline pilot's union opened doors for him in the district; he is a hard-working Congressman and has a good shot at re-election. Chip's American Conservative Union rating for 2011 was 88%, so he is winning with a solidly conservative approach to the issues. If you would like to donate to Chip's campaign–please do!–go here.


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Thanks for still following me. Life sometimes gets in the way of all of the things we want to do, like blogging. I still plan on posting occasionally, but it will be few and farther between posts. But if your here, thanks for sticking with me!
It only took me about 10 minutes to pull it together. Cut your felt, pin it and sew it. Easy Peasy! The bow is not actually sewed onto the shirt. It is attached with a safety pin. That way I can take it off after Halloween and use the shirt as a layering shirt.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A welder died after sparking an explosion while using his torch on a crude oil storage tank at an eastern Utah well site, the state's largest oil producer told regulators.
Newfield Exploration Co. notified the Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining that the blast Tuesday night occurred during routine maintenance and killed a contract worker, said Jim Springer, a spokesman for the state agency. Another man was injured.
Killed in the blast was Tyson Boren, 28, of Neola, a welder for Boren Construction Co., said Uintah County sheriff's Cpl. Brian Fletcher.
Newfield's well pumper was taken to a hospital with injuries. Rusty Harris, 32, is expected to recover, Fletcher said.
Fletcher said some kind of welding was being done on the tank or a valve when the blast occurred near rural Myton, about 100 miles east of Salt Lake City. The tank contained a mix of crude oil and wastewater.
A medical examiner removed Boren's body Wednesday for an autopsy.
"It's a tragic event. Our thoughts are with the families," Newfield spokesman Keith Schmidt said. "We pride ourselves on a safe work environment and will be doing a full assessment of the unit."
Newfield Exploration Co., based at The Woodlands, Texas, produced 8.5 million barrels of crude oil in Utah during 2012, making it the state's top producer by far, according to drilling records.


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A 63-year-old man who lost his job after using a samurai sword to frighten a work colleague has had his eight-month prison sentence suspended by a judge.
The day before the offence Lockwood man Alfred Wilkinson had been involved in an altercation at W B White Foundry Ltd and Recorder Jonathan Sandiford was told that he turned up at the premises on Arthur Street, Brighouse, the next morning with the sheathed sword in the boot of his car.
Prosecutor Mehran Nassiri told Bradford Crown Court yesterdaythat Wilkinson's colleague had approached him with the intention of apologising for the earlier altercation, but the agitated defendant said they needed to sort the matter out.
Mr Nassiri said Wilkinson went with his colleague to the car and then took the sheathed sword from the boot.
"The defendant held the sword in both hands five or six inches from his colleague's chin and exposed about four or five inches of blade," said Mr Nassiri.
"The defendant then put the sword back in the car.
The worker made a complaint about being threatened and Wilkinson was sent home.
The incident was reported to the police and during his interview Wilkinson said he had taken the sword to work with the intention of scaring his colleague.
Wilkinson, a married man who lives at Lockwood Road, Huddersfield, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing before the magistrates court to possessing the offensive weapon in a public place.
Barrister Richard Gioserano, for Wilkinson, said, not surprisingly, he had been summarily dismissed by the company after the incident last October.
"He admitted taking the sword to work to try and settle a dispute with a colleague," conceded Mr Gioserano.
"He admits he took it out to try and frighten this man. He can't believe himself that he's tried to sort it out in this way."
Recorder Sandiford said the danger of such behaviour was that when somebody introduced a knife or sword the situation could escalate.
"That's why the court has to treat very seriously the fact that you took this samurai sword to work and got it out to make threats with it," he told Wilkinson.
The judge decided that he could suspend the prison sentence for 18 months but Wilkinson will also have to do 60 hours unpaid work for the community.
He also ordered that the samurai sword should be forfeited and destroyed.


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I've been spending a lot of time on the Album Rescue Project, in which I'm removing someone else's old photos from a 1920s-era paper album and putting them into a new, acid-free album. This past weekend, I undertook a similar project using some of my own photos from a much more recent, but just as damaging environment.
About seven years ago, before I really got into scrapbooking and learned about photo-safe materials, I decided to compile photos from my younger years that were in various sources into one album. I simply went to Michael's and purchased a standard photo album with magnetic pages.
Big mistake.
These days I know better, of course, but I only recently had the chance to dismantle that album and rescue the photos. I was shocked to see how much the pages in the album had been altered in only a few years. Notice the yellowing around the edges? That yellowing doesn't just stay on the page — it can affect your photos too. Imagine how bad magnetic albums are that have been sitting around for 20 or 30 years.
Magnetic albums aren't magnetic at all. The pages have adhesive on them. The adhesive is acidic (aka very bad for photos). It also makes the photos very difficult to remove in many cases, which can cause curling or tearing if you do succeed in removing them.
I really have no idea why these albums are still on the market. Do yourself a favor — if you have any photos that you care about in magnetic albums (and let's face it, if you put them in an album to begin with, then you care about them), take a few minutes to remove the photos from those albums as carefully as you can. Find an acid-free, photo-safe container in which to store them until you can find a better permanent environment to house them. Creative Memories, for which I am a consultant, has several solutions for this purpose. Please contact me if you'd like to learn more about their available options.


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CHICAGO -- Individuals who
collected unemployment insurance in 2012 can take control of their
tax preparation and request the 1099G form electronically, according
to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
to be notified when the form is available electronically can be made
at the IDES website. Once there, view Tax Information/1099G Form on
the left side of the landing page, next to the Payments section.
Individuals who have not established a username and password to
manage their account will first be prompted to do so.
Accessing the form electronically speeds the tax preparation
process because individuals can obtain the form at their convenience
and not wait for it to be mailed. Should the form be misplaced,
individuals can access the document again without contacting the
The 1099G is needed to complete state and federal tax returns.
The form is available for the last seven years.
The IDES is increasingly using email to communicate information
to workers and businesses. Its email-blast list includes more than
850,000 addresses provided to the department. The effort builds off
previous successful email blasts, such as those that informed
veterans of job fairs.
The IDES will not use email or other electronic communication to
seek personal or banking information. IDES emails include links to
IDES content, and that content is clearly labeled. If an individual
receives an email that claims to be from IDES, seeks sensitive
information and encourages a reply, it should be viewed
The emails will not replace official correspondence between IDES,
employers and workers at this time.
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The IDES is charged with putting people to work. There are more
than 120,000 job openings at
the revamped IDES employment website that links job seekers with
ready-to-hire employers. This no-cost, online career resource allows
individuals to create multiple resumes that emphasize different
talents and allows businesses to search for specific skills. The
keyword-matching technology increases the likelihood of a successful
new hire. Illinois JobLink emphasizes Illinois jobs, scrapes other
commercial job boards and compares favorably with private efforts
that cost hundreds of dollars for a single advertisement.
For more information on the department's no-cost human resources
recruitment services, business leaders should call 877-342-7533.
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Woot lol well I'm not changing the list anyways
Maybe but im not familiar with either shows, could you go into it a bit more with the feel of it?
Thanks for asking, but I'll pass in this case. Sorry if it inconveniences you in any way.
Reverie is only going to be 10 chapters confirmed
Your critque of sanji's portrayal this arc was on some top tier shit lol. How did you do it? practice?
Have you seen this amazing video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ10...iD02w&index=52.
Thoughts? i think its fucking amazing.
Keep up the God's work, son. You are appreciated. Honestly, it's pretty disappointing that people are focusing so much on the ol' switcheroo when there are far more interesting things to be discussing right now. I just re-read Zou and man oh man, does the future of these next arcs look incredibly bright.
What do you think of the timeskip as whole of OP? do u really think its dissapointing? i find it hard to believe that oda's writing drop drasictically after delievering the amazing marineford.
Great job on being a senior member
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When night falls on Thursdays at the Museum, a group of people carrying sketchpads and charcoal enters the doors and heads to the animal halls. For over 30 years, Stephen C. Quinn, an artist in the Museum's Exhibition Department and an expert on dioramas, has led a special evening course on Animal Drawing that teaches students the art of drawing nature using the Museum's famous dioramas and displays. This spring's session will begin on Thursday, March 15. Below, Quinn answers a few questions about the course.
What are some of the topics covered in Animal Drawing?
Stephen Quinn: The course focuses mainly on mammals, with a few birds and dinosaurs included as well. We start with skeletal anatomy and superficial muscles that aid locomotion, working our way to protective coloration and ending with dinosaur-bird evolution. I tell my students to think of themselves as naturalists rendering nature as it is outdoors. The Museum's dioramas are so accurate in anatomical detail that it's no different than drawing animals in the field; they're such great illusions of nature that you can be transported to the places they re-create.
You've taught this course for over 30 years. How has it changed over time?
Quinn: People who really love animals have always attended the class, but more and more people interested in dioramas as art are joining. There are veterinarians, comic book cartoonists, wildlife artists, and medical illustrators. And there are first-timers. I would say my students have always been passionate about conservation and see this artistic expression as a means to convey that mission.
Which animals are the hardest to draw?
Quinn: The hardest animals to draw are also the most alluring. Any protective coloring or patterning is the most difficult. People are captivated by the stripes of zebras, the spots of leopards, and the patchwork of giraffes, but they can get so caught up in the pattern that they forget about the animal. And they're falling for exactly what nature is trying to do. Those patterns are meant to dominate and break up the form of the animal so that it becomes less perceivable. As a solution, I tell my students to render the zebra stripeless and draw the form of the animal first. Then, they can fill in the pattern later.


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IFAC Recognizes Mervyn King's Contributions to Accountancy Profession with International Gold Service Award
Nov 14, 2012 | Cape Town, South Africa | English
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) today presented its International Gold Service Award to Professor Mervyn King. IFAC President Göran Tidström presented the prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the accountancy profession, during IFAC's annual Council Meeting.
In his remarks, Mr. Tidström highlighted Mervyn King's substantial contributions to corporate governance and integrated reporting. In particular, in his role as chair of the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa, Mr. King has demonstrated extraordinary foresight and dedication, pioneering the drafting of the international benchmark for corporate governance guidelines known as King I (now King III), which have been lauded for their inclusive and integrated approach. King now presides at the center of the integrated reporting movement, chairing the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), which has been charged with drafting an internationally accepted integrated reporting framework. Prior to the IIRC's formation, King led the accelerated development of such a framework for South Africa, when the country, in 2010, became one of the first in the world to require publicly listed companies to produce integrated reports.
"It is my privilege to present the IFAC International Gold Service Award to Mervyn King here in his home country, where his work in corporate governance and integrated reporting has made South Africa a role model for the rest of the world," said Göran Tidström. "His leadership and achievements have set the bar higher, challenging the profession worldwide to grow and evolve. His contributions have forever changed the way businesses measure and report on their performance, for the betterment of the accountancy profession, the global business community, and society as a whole."
King's illustrious and varied career also includes his work as an attorney, arbitrator, mediator, and advisor. He served as a judge in the Supreme Court of South Africa for two years and as the South African judge at the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration in Paris for nine years. He has received numerous academic accolades, including being named Professor Extraordinaire at the University of South Africa in the College of Economic and Management Sciences. He holds an honorary doctor of laws from the University of the Witwatersrand, in addition to numerous honorary appointments and other awards.
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Buescher laments campaign finance system; new push for in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants
LAMENTING THE SYSTEM: The country's system of campaign finance is "completely, irretrievably broken," said former Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher. In a talk to Garfield County Democrats Monday evening, Buescher called for a better system to disclose donors to 527-type campaign organizations, according to The Glenwood Post-Independent.
IN-STATE TUITION BILL: Two Democratic lawmakers in Colorado announced a bill to allow certain students, children of undocumented immigrants, to pay in-state tuition at state universities and community colleges, Fox News Latino reports. "I believe this is one of the great civil-rights causes of our time," Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, said.
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LOAN PROGRAM REBOUNDS: Pitkin County's once highly-anticipated Energy Smart loan program, which fizzled before its planned launch last year due to resistance from federal mortgage providers, is on the cusp of finally bringing renewable energy, efficiency improvements and retrofits to local homeowners, The Aspen Daily News reports.


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RAUTENBACH, C. The modern-day impact of cultural and religious diversity: "managing family justice in diverse societies". PER [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.1, pp.01-34. ISSN 1727-3781.
This contribution deals with the modern-day impact of cultural and religious diversity and comments on some of the viewpoints to be found in Managing Family Justice in Diverse Societies.The topics dealt with in this publication create a greater awareness of the challenges family diversity presents, and illustrate that an attempt to adopt a single definite strategy to manage diversity would not be the right approach; rather that each and every situation should be managed according to its unique context.
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A Hampton Landmark
By Mike Bisceglia
Seacoast Scene, Wednesday, May 11, 2011
[The following article is courtesy of Seacoast Scene.]
The family has managed to keep the Old Salt Restaurant, Hampton landmark, a fresh and delightful experience for each and every patron on each and every visit.The Old Salt's lunchtime motley crew (R-L): Brad Durbin, Michelle O'Brien, Gladys Mitchell, Judy Perkins, Maureen Mazurkiewicz, Samatha Bowley, Chris, Mondello, Mike Higgins, Jane Lee, Sarah Powers, Joe Higgins, Katie DiComes, and Cris Barnes.
It takes a certain kind of magic to keep love strong and vital for over a quarter century. The Higgins family still has it, and it shows. The family has managed to keep the Old Salt Restaurant, a Hampton landmark, a fresh and delightful experience for each and every patron on each and every visit.
The original Old Salt, meaning "Old Sailor", was a guesthouse on J Street at Hampton Beach. Nancy Higgins, the proprietor, purchased and named the establishment in 1976. Originally from Southborough, Massachusetts, Nancy and her family spent numerous summers at Hampton Beach before deciding to call Hampton home.
In 1986, Nancy purchased the Corona House, a small restaurant located at 83 Ocean Boulevard. She promptly renamed the establishment The Old Salt Eating & Drinking Place. The Higgins family greatly improved the establishment, and the restaurant quickly gained a reputation for great food and a comfortable atmosphere. On June 16, 1999, tragedy struck. A fire started on the building next door and quickly claimed the Old Salt and numerous other businesses. Some 200 firemen from 23 communities were called in to fight the inferno. Fortunately, no lives were lost, but the fire brought an abrupt end to The Old Salt. . . at least for the moment. The family immediately rebounded, and opened for business in the Whale's Tale, located in the Hampton Beach Casino Complex, only two weeks later.
On February 21, 2001, the family purchased Lamie's Inn, located in downtown Hampton. Lamie's, originally a home built in 1740, was the perfect setting for the new Old Salt. On March 28, 2001, the restaurant opened for business. The nautical theme of the restaurant and bar area, coupled with the colonial décor of the Inn, was the perfect match.
Over the years, Lamie's Inn and the Old Salt Restaurant have attracted thousands of visitors from all over the world. Locals and celebrities have found the Higgins family hospitality to be genuinely warm and inviting.
"We do all that we can to make our guests feel comfortable and welcome," said now-owner, Mike Higgins. "I can often be found visiting our patrons at their tables. Their smiles are genuine, and I know they are certainly pleased with the service they receive here."
Nancy Higgins passed away three years ago, but the tradition of providing true hospitality and quality food and beverages still live on with Mike and his wife Liz, brother Joe and his wife Karen, and sister Kathi Taylor. Nancy's grandchildren, Tanya, Katrina, Morgan, Karsan, Jake, Andre, and Garrett are training for the future.
"We want to provide all who visit here with a terrific experience," said Kathi, "but we can't do it alone. There are 90 people on our regular staff, and it grows to over 120 during the summers. We really believe that our staff is our family. They do all they can to make our guests feel as though they have been invited to a special occasion in their honor."
"I really love it here," said Tatiana Tureatca. "I came from Russia in 2005. I became an American citizen and began working here immediately. Mike and the rest of the Higgins family know I don't return to visit my family in Russia very often, so I have become part of the family here. All of us who work here are family!"
Ellen Cyr, a waitress of 10 years from Newmarket, knows she is appreciated. "The Higgins family values us. All of us here feel it. They recognize the service we provide, and they let us know. Do I love it here? You bet!"
"I've been at the Old Salt for seven years," said Pam Saulnier. "I just know I love everything about the Old Salt. Certainly, the Higgins family is tremendous, but the customers are just top-notch. They love the all-you-can-eat fish and chips, our anniversary specials, Sunday brunch, and even our own canned clam chowder. This is a home to me. This is family."
"This anniversary is a special occasion for us," said Mike. "It's not everyday that a business can celebrate 25 years in existence. And, with today's economy, that speaks volumes. We do have some special anniversary festivities being planned. There will be more information coming out on those events soon."
The Old Salt. . . come for the food and feel the magic!Tatiana Tureatca feels she is a part of the Old Salt family.Pam Saulnier finds the Old Salt very accommodating ... a perfect place to work.Ellen Cyr, a 10-year veteran of the Old Salt, enjoys the atmosphere and camaraderie.


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Numbers 22-24 New International Version (NIV)
Balak Summons Balaam
22 Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab and camped along the Jordan across from Jericho.
2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, 3 and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.
4 The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, "This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field."
So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River, in his native land. Balak said:
"A people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6 Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed."
7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.
8 "Spend the night here," Balaam said to them, "and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me." So the Moabite officials stayed with him.
9 God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
10 Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message: 11 'A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.'"
12 But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed."
13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's officials, "Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you."
14 So the Moabite officials returned to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
15 Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16 They came to Balaam and said:
"This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, 17 because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me."
18 But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the Lord my God. 19 Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me."
20 That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."
Balaam's Donkey
21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials. 22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road.
24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path through the vineyards, with walls on both sides. 25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat the donkey again.
26 Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat it with his staff. 28 Then the Lord opened the donkey's mouth, and it said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"
29 Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now."
30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?"
"No," he said.
31 Then the Lord opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.
32 The angel of the Lord asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.[a] 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it."
34 Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, "I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back."
35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you." So Balaam went with Balak's officials.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. 37 Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn't you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?"
38 "Well, I have come to you now," Balaam replied. "But I can't say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth."
39 Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth. 40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and gave some to Balaam and the officials who were with him. 41 The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal, and from there he could see the outskirts of the Israelite camp.
Balaam's First Message
23 Balaam said, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me." 2 Balak did as Balaam said, and the two of them offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
3 Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you." Then he went off to a barren height.
4 God met with him, and Balaam said, "I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram."
5 The Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this word."
6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials. 7 Then Balaam spoke his message:
"Balak brought me from Aram,
11 Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!"
12 He answered, "Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?"
Balaam's Second Message
13 Then Balak said to him, "Come with me to another place where you can see them; you will not see them all but only the outskirts of their camp. And from there, curse them for me." 14 So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah, and there he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
15 Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I meet with him over there."
16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this word."
17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials. Balak asked him, "What did the Lord say?"
18 Then he spoke his message:
"Arise, Balak, and listen;
21 "No misfortune is seen in Jacob,
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, "Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!"
26 Balaam answered, "Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?"
Balaam's Third Message
27 Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come, let me take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there." 28 And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, overlooking the wasteland.
29 Balaam said, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me." 30 Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
24 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not resort to divination as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness. 2 When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him 3 and he spoke his message:
"The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
5 "How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
6 "Like valleys they spread out,
"Their king will be greater than Agag;
8 "God brought them out of Egypt;
"May those who bless you be blessed
10 Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam. He struck his hands together and said to him, "I summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times. 11 Now leave at once and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded."
12 Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell the messengers you sent me, 13 'Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord—and I must say only what the Lord says'? 14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come."
Balaam's Fourth Message
15 Then he spoke his message:
"The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
17 "I see him, but not now;
Balaam's Fifth Message
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message:
"Amalek was first among the nations,
Balaam's Sixth Message
21 Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message:
"Your dwelling place is secure,
Balaam's Seventh Message
23 Then he spoke his message:
"Alas! Who can live when God does this?[i]
25 Then Balaam got up and returned home, and Balak went his own way.
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The Connecticut state Senate passed legislation last week that would hold police officers in the state personally liable for violating a citizen's First Amendment right to videotape their actions. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield).
According to The Day, a Connecticut newspaper, Coleman cited the 1991 Rodney King beating as an inspiration for the legislation. The proposal was also prompted by a 2009 incident in which "a Catholic priest was arrested by East Haven police while recording officers harassing Latino business owners." A federal investigation resulted in charges being filed against four police officers.
"Sometimes we become aware of incidents where police officers have been overzealous or abusive and not act in a very complimentary way towards the citizens who deserve to be served and protected," Coleman said.
The Connecticut bill, which still must pass the state's House of Representatives, is part of a trend toward increased legal protection for citizens filming police officers in the line of duty. At least one appeals court has recognized that citizens have a First Amendment right to record the actions of on-duty police officers in public places. But police officers often enjoy "qualified immunity," meaning that liability for police misconduct falls on the city (e.g. taxpayers) rather than on individual officers. Sen. Coleman's proposal would change that, giving police officers a stronger incentive to respect the constitutional rights of Connecticut citizens.
The proposal includes several broad exemptions. Officers are not liable if they have a reasonable belief that their actions are necessary to enforce the law, protect public safety, preserve the integrity of a crime scene, or protect the privacy of crime victims or others.
The Senate rejected an amendment that would have added an exception for arresting someone whose actions "inconvenience or alarm" a police officer. Critics argued that such a broad exemption would render the legislation toothless.


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A judge ruled Tuesday that a teen accused of burglarizing the home of Orlando Bloom must stand trial.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Darrell Mavis made his ruling in the case of Alexis Neiers after a 90-minute preliminary hearing that included testimony by two police detectives.
Neiers, 18, is accused of being part of a group that targeted the homes of Bloom, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities.
However, Neiers, who is filming a pilot for a reality television show, is accused only in the burglary at Bloom's house. She previously pleaded not guilty to the July break-in.
"The prosecution has one version of the facts, we have another," said attorney Jeffery Rubenstein, who represents Neiers. "We look forward to our day in court so the truth can come out."
Four other people were accused of burglaries that prosecutors said netted $3 million in stolen goods. Their arraignments were scheduled for Wednesday.
In a short interview on cable network E!'s Web site, Neiers said she was eager to put the matter behind her.
"I just learned my lesson that I need to make some better friends and some better decisions as far as my friends go," she said.
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Paulino, Moustakas lead Royals over Yankees 6-0
Kansas City on road for 9 games
Felipe Paulino is becoming quite the regular at blanking the New York Yankees.
Pitching out of trouble with ease, Paulino pitched shutout ball against the Yankees for the second time in 17 days. Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur backed him with two-run homers, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 6-0 win Monday night in the opener of a nine-game trip.
"Paulino, since he's been back, has been dynamite," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
After starting the season on the disabled list due to a strained right forearm, Paulino allowed four hits over six shutout innings against the Yankees on May 5. He then lost 5-0 at the Chicago White Sox and got a no-decision with seven scoreless innings against Baltimore.
On a rainy, misty evening, Paulino (2-1) became the first starter to pitch shutout ball against the Yankees in consecutive outings since Boston's Josh Beckett on April 10 and May 14 last year, according to STATS LLC. He allowed six hits in 6 2-3 innings, struck out eight and walked two, sending the Yankees to their sixth loss in seven games and helping the Royals to their fifth straight road win.
"It's a boost of confidence for our team, having him pitch the way he's been pitching for us," Moustakas said. "He came out today against a great offense, the Yankees, and gave us a chance to win. He put up zeroes the entire time, and that's all you can ask for out of your starting pitcher."
Paulino stranded runners at the corners in the first when Raul Ibanez fouled out. The Yankees loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but Robinson Cano took a called third strike on a slider, Alex Rodriguez struck out swinging on a fastball and Ibanez flied out to the left-field warning track.
"When I go bases loaded, I go to myself: 'OK, let me go aggressive against this guy, and that's what I did," Paulino said. "These guys are real smart. I tried to mix up my pitches, try to mix it up all the times and they guessing all the time and that's real good for me to mix up my pitches."
Batting cleanup for the first time in his big league career, Moustakas homered in the first inning off Hiroki Kuroda (3-6), a drive that clanked high off the right-field foul pole.
"I hit it pretty good off the bat. I knew it had enough to get out. I just didn't know if it was going to stay fair or not," Moustakas said. "It started off pretty straight and ended up hooking toward the end, and thank goodness it hit the fair pole."
It came in his first career game at new Yankee Stadium.
"It's really cool," Moustakas said. "Coming into this park, you know all the history behind old Yankee Stadium and the kind of things they brought. Just to play in this stadium is awesome. It's cool to go out to the Hall of Fame out there in center field and see all that stuff and all the great players that have played in this organization."
Eric Hosmer added an RBI double in the third, and Francoeur homered into the visitor's bullpen in the seventh on Freddy Garcia's second pitch of the night - just Francoeur's second home run of the season.
"I was confident of the approach I was going to have," he said. "It feels good right now. I feel great and I feel comfortable."
Irving Falu scored on Garcia's wild pitch in the eighth,
Kuroda allowed three runs, seven hits and three walks in 5 1-3 innings, failing to retire the side in order in an inning.
New York's bats fizzled once again, going 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position with five strikeouts and a foulout. Booed repeatedly by their increasingly impatient fans, the Yankees lost for the sixth time in seven games. At 21-21, they have their worst record at this point in the season since they started 20-25 in 2008 - the only time since 1994 that New York failed to make the playoffs. The Yankees are tied with Boston for last in the AL East.
"It's very frustrating," Rodriguez said. "We've talked about it over and over again. You can't really describe it. It's not a lot of fun obviously going out and not getting the job done. But at this point, nobody's going to feel sorry for us."


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I didn't take too many pix. Well, a lot of the pix I took turned out to be crap. Anyway, feel free to look at the wasteland that is my flickr account.
The trip to Dallas started out on the Thursday before the con. Picked up my good friend Xero from his place and set off for adventure. After a boring drive(the scenery that is) we hit up the Sheraton and unload Xero's goods. Xero spent the night with the Applegeeks gang while I spent some time with my friend Vivi and her BF. We went to dinner at some sushi place where I ate my first and perhaps last piece of sushi. After loitering in the parking lot, Team Vivi and I part ways and I head off to spend the night at my friend Pog's place.
After about having around 4 hours 'o sleep Team Pog and yours truly head out to lunch for some sandwiches. It was good. We part ways and I head out to the con... about 5-6 hours late. Hotel parking was FULL. No self parking... no valet. I had to park in some garage 2.5 blocks away. Luckily, the hotel held on to my bags while I parked a million miles away from civilization.
After checking in, I head to the alley where I set up the goods. To my surprise, I end up placed next to Endling. I also end up sitting next to Camilla d'Errico who was very nice and very popular. Later on that evening I got to hang with the Applegeeks crew and Xero. Very cool cats. The next 2 nights I spend with Xero =)
Saturday hits. Stuff gets sold. Day goes by. Evening is here and the fun really starts. I am told that dinner plans are iffy so I find myself going to the super-fun Mall Of No McDonalds where I spot my good pals Dave and Blain. I join them along with a Mr. Brion for dinner and some talk about crack and cocaine. It is then decided that we watch Pixar's UP at midnight.
We get lost in downtown. We venture out to the nearest mall. We get lost at the mall. We obtain candy and pizza. Movies starts. Everyone(Dave) cries. Movie ends. We go "home".
I head up to the hotel room aiming to get a good night's rest, for I must get up early to check out. "F that," the hotel gods scowled. 3 or 4 of the WORST fire alarms blare along with what can only be described as satan himself with a megaphone yelling inside your ear hole. Xero and I were ready to murder.
Sunday afternoon comes and I head to the alley for the last few hours of the con. Everyone says goodbye to each other with the hugging and whatnot. Finally, Xero and I hit the dusty trail back to where ever it is we live.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
A -Kon Overview
I didn't take too many pix. Well, a lot of the pix I took turned out to be crap. Anyway, feel free to look at the wasteland that is my flickr account.


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"Cap and trade" is the rage today as a primary solution to global warming. But the European Union's struggle with this approach indicates it has an uncertain future. This is because global warming, at its core, is not a technology or policy problem. It is the greatest failure of thought in human history.
Attempts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions will fail unless people first alter their thinking and behavior.
Earth is warming because humans, primarily in industrialized nations, suffer from systems blindness. We have failed to recognize the effects of our insatiable use of fossil fuels, massive resource consumption, and huge emission of waste, including greenhouse gasses, on the ecological and social systems we depend on for life. That blindness threatens all life forms today and in the future.
Overcoming systems blindness requires a shift to what can be called "sustainable thinking." A growing number of private and public organizations and everyday citizens have shown that it is possible to think sustainably. They use a four-step process: discover, dream, design, and act.
Their first step is to discover the greenhouse gas emissions produced through all aspects of their activities. They start by assessing the emissions directly produced through their home and business energy use, travel, and waste. They then identify the emissions they create indirectly, including those generated throughout the entire life cycle of the goods and services, including food, purchased or used.
Discovery is often a life-changing experience. People become aware of the profound impacts of their activities on the climate and other people.
Albuquerque, N.M., and Portland, Ore., have completed greenhouse-gas "inventories" of the amount and sources of emissions generated directly through internal city operations and by the broader community. Some cities have begun to assess the emissions from products manufactured elsewhere that are used locally.
Xerox and DuPont are just two of the many private companies that use "life-cycle assessments" to quantify their carbon footprint.
Regular people are also doing it, such as those that attend the Climate Master program developed by my organization at the University of Oregon. Through this 10-week program, participants are taught how to think systemically and discover the full range of their emissions. Small towns such as Corvallis, Ore., big cities such as Denver, and individual groups in Maryland are now considering launching Climate Master programs.
The next step is to dream of new ways to lower our carbon footprint. Dreaming starts by envisioning what an ideal low or carbon-free condition would look and function like.
Dreaming leads to the design stage, where innovative ways of achieving the ideal are planned. Albuquerque established the nation's first municipal capital budget set-aside specifically dedicated to energy reduction and renewable energy projects. Portland developed a climate action plan through extensive community involvement. Xerox established the "Energy Challenge 2012," which involves the entire company, engages its full business value chain, and integrates climate protection into core business strategies and practices.
The last stage is acting. Start by increasing energy conservation and efficiency. Make behavioral changes – such as turning off unused lights, TVs, and computers – routine. Add extra building insulation. Use public transportation or walk more. Install green technologies, from CFL or LED bulbs to more efficient motors. After all possible efficiencies have been captured, shift to renewable energy.
In Portland, more than 40 high-performance green buildings have been constructed and more than 10,000 multifamily units and 800 homes have been weatherized. Albuquerque now gets 20 percent of its energy from wind.
Thinking sustainably produces impressive results. Emissions from city operations in Albuquerque have been reduced by 58 percent; Portland's have dropped 16 percent since 1990, Xerox's by 18 percent through 2006, and DuPont's by 67 percent. Climate Masters has slashed emissions by an average of two tons per person.
Hundreds of other organizations are beginning to think sustainably. The State of Florida, for example, recently completed a statewide emissions assessment. More than 850 mayors have signed the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement that, among other actions, commits cities to inventory their emissions. IBM and Bayer have each reduced emissions by at least 60 percent since the early 1990s, collectively saving more than $4 billion.
Stabilizing the climate will ultimately require an 80 percent cut in emissions, so emissions trading and many other reduction strategies will be needed. But, no matter what the approach, these pioneers have shown that success ultimately depends on overcoming systems blindness and thinking sustainably.
• Bob Doppelt is director of the Climate Leadership Initiative at the University of Oregon, writes a global warming column for two Oregon newspapers, and is the author of "The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How to Create a Positive Future for the Climate, The Planet, Your Organization and Your Life."


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The Aspen Music Festival has added six guest conductors to its 2010 summer series — one replacing Edo de Waart and five stepping in for David Zinman.
Citing irreconcilable differences with festival executive head Alan Fletcher, Zinman abruptly announced April 9 that he was stepping down immediately after 13 years as music director.
Because this year's edition of the summer series begins July 1, festival leaders had to scramble to find conductors who could fit in an Aspen stop on just a few months notice.
Overall, they managed to find an impressive line-up of substitutes. The Aspen debuts of two of the best known — Jaap van Zweden and Manfred Honeck — should generate considerable interest.


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Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, LeBron James recorded a triple-double and the U.S. men's team stomped into the semifinals of the Olympic men's basketball tournament with a 119-86 win Wednesday night over Australia.
Seeking a gold medal to match the one they nabbed in China four years ago, the Americans will meet Argentina in the semis. The U.S. beat Argentina in Beijing, avenging a loss to the South Americans four years earlier at the Athens Games.
The U.S. clobbered Argentina by 29 earlier in this tournament.
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Down by 14 at halftime, Australia opened the third quarter with an 11-0 run that put a shiver in the U.S. squad. But Bryant made consecutive 3-pointers — he finished with 6 3s — and Kevin Durant drove hard to the basket for a vicious dunk to help the Americans regain control.
James finished with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.
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OsmoDevCon 2013 preparation update
OsmoDevCon 2013 is getting closer every day, and I'm very much looking forward to meet the fellow developers of the various Osmcoom sub-projects. Organization-wise, the catering has now been sorted out, and Holger has managed to get a test license for two ARFCN from the regulatory body without any trouble.
This means that we're more or less all set. The key needs to be picked up from IN-Berlin, and we need to bring some extra extension cords, ethernet switch, power cords and other gear, but that's really only very minor tasks.
There's not as much formal schedule as we used to have last year, which is good as I hope it means we can focus on getting actual work done, as opposed to spending most of the time updating one another about our respective work and progress.


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Kirk LaPointe
Party: Non-Partisan Association
Age: 56
Date of Birth: Dec. 12, 1957
Place of Birth: Toronto
Current job: Publisher, Self-Counsel Press, adjunct professor of journalism, University of B.C.
Education: Ryerson University (journalism), New Toronto Secondary School
Residence: UBC campus
Spouse: Mary Lynn Young, associate dean at UBC
Divorced from: Denise Rudnicki, former CBC TV host
Children: 3, two with Rudnicki, one from Young's previous marriage
Political history: First foray into elected politics; longtime journalist
Volunteer history: Current president of the Vancouver Minor Softball Association, board member of Frontier College (literacy) former member of Canadian Centre for Faith and the Media
Career history: More than 30 years in journalism; former managing editor of The Vancouver Sun, executive editor of the National Post, senior vice-president of CTV, former CBC ombudsman and host on CBC Newsworld; still blogs on media ethics and issues
Notable personal history: Raised by his single mother in what he called poverty conditions
Notable endorsement: Conrad Black once called him a "presentable young man"
Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson
Party: Vision Vancouver
Age: 48
Date of Birth: September 18, 1965
Place of Birth: North Vancouver
Current job: Mayor of Vancouver
Education: UBC, Colorado College, Carson Graham Secondary School
Residence: Downtown Vancouver
Spouse: Amy Robertson (separated)
Children: 4, including one adopted
Political history: First elected mayor 2008; former NDP MLA, Vancouver-Fraserview 2005-2008
Volunteer History: Tides Canada, director 2002-2004
Career history: Co-founder of Vancouver-based juice company Happy Planet (since sold). According to his Facebook pace, early on he "cowboyed in the Cariboo and sailed the Pacific for 18 months, accompanied by his wife. They settled in New Zealand, where he was attracted to, and began, farming as a trade." They returned to Fort Langley and farmed, where he started Happy Planet. In 2004, after being a Tides Canada director, he ran for the NDP provincially in Vancouver-Fraserview, acting's the party's critic for small business and as the co-chair on the caucus climate change task force. He ran for mayor in 2008, defeating NPA challenger Peter Ladner.
Notable personal history: A distant relative of Canadian medical hero Norman Bethune, who brought modern medicine to rural China during the Chinese Revolution; hence his middle name
Notable endorsement: " I heard his passion and I said you should go for it because you have a lot to offer because you're a unique person going into politics." - Joel Solomon, who became Robertson's mentor


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You know, video games will rot your brain. They're filled with nothing more than gratuitous fish abuse, LEGO toilet humor and references to pornographic cannonballs—or so this week's most potentially offensive video games might lead us to believe.
Those warnings of erotic ammunition and trout slapping come courtesy of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, the people who update us on the daily on video games' suggestive themes, intense violence and use of alcohol references. Let's take a look at the ESRB's newest video game ratings to see how we'll be offended, irked and affronted by video games in the coming weeks and months.
Let us begin with the potentially offensive adventures of Harry Potter and friends in their LEGO forms. What could possibly upset parents and impressionable young children in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7? Traveller's Tales' brand of slapstick humor, notes the ESRB, including "a skeleton creature burping; a character floating from a geyser in a toilet; a wizard covering up after his pants are zapped away." Should pants-zapping require its own unique descriptor?
Somewhat surprisingly, another LEGO-based title warrants mention in this week's list of offending games. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars features a cinematic moment I never expect to see in the Star Wars universe: "One cutscene depicts a character struck in the face with a baby's soiled diaper." Wait, I take that back. I forgot Jar Jar steps in poop in The Phantom Menace. But who wouldn't want to forget?
Speaking of feces, Assassin's Creed: Revelations is both offensive and educational—offendutainment?—in its teaching to us even more foreign language potty talk. Notes the ESRB: "The game also contains the word 'sh*t' and a*s,' in addition to Greek/Italian equivalents (e.g., 'm*rda' [sh*t], 'm*laka' [a*shole], 'c*zzo' [d*ck])."
Card carrying PETA members may want to skip this section. Rapala for Kinect, in which you are the fishing rod, is not kind to fish. "In some sequences, players perform punching/slapping motions to weaken their catch," writes the ESRB. "Successful strikes are accompanied by colorful light effects and vocal encouragement (e.g., 'Punch It!' and 'Slap It!')."
If the blood, gore and torture of (the already-long-released) Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga doesn't rub you the wrong way, the ESRB points out that the dialogue might: "During the course of the game, players can engage in suggestive dialogue and name-calling; some of the more pertinent examples are as follows: 'I'll see you in pieces once more, prostitute of the pervert,' 'At least you still have your collection of erotically engraved cannonballs,' and 'Everybody loves her cute behind. Only it's strictly 'look, but don't touch.'"
Erotically engraved cannonballs? I really hope there's a texture for that.
Finally, here's a Battlefield 3 fact that I was unaware of. Yes, it's violent, with blood splatters and explosions and people dying left and right. It's a first person shooter! But did you know that (spoiler alert?) "This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a U.S. Marine soldier who is on trial for treason."?
So, is that how the disparate set pieces of Battlefield 3 tie together? Sounds good to me. See you next week for more dangerous video games... if you can handle it!
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In KDevelop, when you change the name of a variable, a function or the definition of a function, a little message appears below the editor (see image). In this instance it says "Declare function 'get' as: 1 public cv::Matx34f". However, I can't read this because the background is ?brown? and the text is black.
This changed after upgrading to Kubuntu 11.10. Before that it used to be a light blue background.
How do I get that old background back? I tried under Setting>Editor>Fonts&Colors but there are thousands of options. I also tried under system settings>appearance. No luck either.


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