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Dec. 10, 2008 -- Thirty-eight percent of adults and 12% of children use complementary and alternative medicine, new data from a nationwide government survey show.
The survey marks the first time information on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by children has been collected at the national level.
Researchers with the National Institutes of Health and the CDC asked more than 23,000 adults about their use and 9,400 adults about their children's use of 36 non-vitamin or mineral CAM therapies, including herbal supplements, acupuncture, visits to chiropractors, massage therapy, mediation, and even yoga.
"I think this study highlights the growing acceptance of many of these therapies," pediatrician Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH, of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, tells WebMD.
Author of the book, The Holistic Pediatrician, Kemper says many treatments considered alternative just a few years ago, including probiotics for gastrointestinal complaints, are now widely recommended for children.
12% of Kids Use CAM
According to the survey findings:
- 38% of adults and 12% of children 17 and under used some form of complementary and alternative medicine in 2007.
- Children whose parents used CAM were five times more likely to use the therapies (24%) than children whose parents did not use them.
- Echinacea, often used for colds, topped the list of oral supplements most often given to children, followed by fish oil, omega-3, or DHA; combination herb pills; and flaxseed oil or pills.
- Children's use of CAM increased as their parents' education level increased.
Use of CAM was higher among teenagers (16.4%) than among younger children (10.7%), and white children were more likely to use CAM (12.8%) than black (5.9%) and Hispanic (7.9%) children.
Regionally, children living in Western states were most likely to use CAM (14.4%); those living in the South were least likely to use them (8.8%).
"Children are generally much healthier than adults, so 12% usage can be seen as quite high," says study co-author Richard L. Nahin, PhD, MPH, acting director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM's) Division of Extramural Research.
CAM Usage Among Adults
The latest survey suggests that use of most complementary and alternative medicine has neither increased nor declined significantly among adults over the past six years, Nahin tells WebMD.
An exception was mind-body therapies like acupuncture, deep breathing, meditation, massage therapy, and yoga, which were used by more adults in 2007 than in 2002.
As seen in earlier surveys, women were more likely than men to use CAM therapies, and higher education and higher income was associated with higher CAM usage among adults.
The survey also revealed that:
- CAM usage increased with the number of chronic health issues. Adults who reported the most health problems were about 2.5 times more likely to use CAM therapies than adults who reported no health problems.
- Fish oil, omega-3, or DHA topped the list of oral supplements used most often by adults, followed by glucosamine (used for joint pain), echinacea, flaxseed oil/pills, ginseng, combination herbal products, and ginkgo biloba.
- About 13% of adults said they practiced deep breathing, 9% practiced meditation, and 6% practiced yoga. About 8% reported having therapeutic massages or seeing a chiropractor during the previous year.
- Adults were more likely to use CAM when they could not afford conventional treatments.
- Back pain was the most frequently cited reason for using CAM among adults (17%), followed by neck pain (6%), joint pain (5%), and arthritis (3.5%).
Nahin says conventional medicine often has little to offer people living with chronic pain conditions like back pain, arthritis, and fibromyalgia.
"People use CAM for many different reasons -- philosophy of wellness, cost, or to treat chronic conditions that are not helped by conventional treatments," he says. "As we study these therapies it is important to keep this in mind."


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As a toddler I had a significant interest in trains since my dad and granddad both worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad in Texas.
When my dad died in 1961, my mom moved us from Palestine, Texas, to Logan, Utah.
My interest in trains remained, though, so much so that whenever I ran away from home, which was often, I would walk the railroad tracks instead of the streets and highways.
Much more fun…………
I used to think that maybe I would become one of The Boxcar Children.
When I came here to San Diego, walking the railroad tracks was frowned upon.
In fact, in some areas they will give you trespassing tickets if you don't cross the tracks at designated crosswalks.
Unfortunately, though, railroad tracks often separate the beaches from the cities, so one sometimes has to walk a mile or more to get to a designated crossing.
Thus, beachgoers, especially those with children or large surfboards, often park wherever there is parking (and there's not much!) and walk across the tracks, which is what I did recently when I came across the most interesting NO TRESPASSING sign.
From what I have read, the theory behind that NO TRESPASSING sign is that people are looking down so as not to trip on rocks and train tracks, so that is the logical place to put such a sign. Makes sense to me………….
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Venturi Schulze Vineyards
April 4, 2011 by Mike Carter
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For those well-versed in the local wines of British Columbia, and specifically Vancouver Island, the name Venturi Schulze is known for achieving excellence through natural processes. One of the oldest vineyards on Vancouver Island, they have been working diligently since 1988 to produce pure products: no pesticides, no herbicides, and no compromise in the vineyard or winery. Venturi Schulze had long relied on strong word of mouth and a dedicated local following to sell their fine wines. But they began to desire a brand and packaging that matched the sophistication of their wines.
Hired Guns Creative began the process by creating a new brand for the winery. The name of the winery had always been slightly problematic because of spelling and pronunciation challenges. However, after conducting some market research, it was decided that the name had significant mind share in their target market and renaming the winery would be detrimental. With that in mind, the focus became the refining of the Venturi Schulze name into the VS identity.
The design of their wine bottles needed to convey that their wines were something special; a typical wine label just wouldn't do. The bottles had to be interesting, eye-catching (to pop off a wine shop shelf), and needed to appeal to their target market (people aged 40+). They had to evoke the quality of the wines and the earthy, organic processes used by the winemakers. The bottles couldn't be about design trends, gimmicks, or humour - they needed to be classy and timeless.
A silk-screened bottle concept was created with a design that matches the quality of the wines and works with each of the 10-15 types of wine that they release each year. The new release of wines are in stores now and a new website and print materials are currently in the works.
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Some think the button-less iPod shuffle is just okay, and others see it as near-unusable, impractical and irritating. The Scosche TapStick adds buttons and supports normal headphones, in case you hated the shuffle but for some reason bought it anyway.
The TapStick is a case that moves the awkward headphone-based controls onto the front of the gadget where they belong, which in turn frees up the headphone jack to use any pair of 'phones you choose, not just the ones Apple packages in. In effect, while these features make the shuffle easier to use, they also remove everything that separates it from previous-gen shuffles.
The TapStick also costs $29, nearly half the price of the $79 shuffle itself, and for that combined $110 you've got yourself a player with no screen, incredibly basic controls, the worst sound quality in the iPod family, and you've lost the slick look of the uncased shuffle. You could double your memory and get a far more feature-packed player in the 8GB iPod nano for only $40 more! This might just be a lipstick-on-a-pig situation. [CNET]


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Unwavering NRA opposes any new gun restrictions
An unwavering National Rifle Association said Sunday that not a single new gun regulation would make children safer, that "a media machine" relishes blaming the gun industry for each new attack like the one that occurred at a Connecticut elementary school, and that a White House task force on gun violence may try to undermine the Second Amendment.
"Look, a gun is a tool. The problem is the criminal," said Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the nation's largest gun-rights lobby, in a nationally broadcast television interview.
LaPierre hardly backed down from his comments Friday, when the NRA broke its weeklong silence on the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
LaPierre's assertion that guns and police officers in all schools are what will stop the next killer drew widespread scorn, and even some NRA supporters in Congress are publicly disagreeing with the proposal. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., called it "the most revolting, tone deaf statement I've ever seen." A headline from the New York Post summarized LaPierre's initial presentation before reporters with the headline: "Gun Nut! NRA loon in bizarre rant over Newtown."
LaPierre told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that only those armed guards and police would make kids safe.
"If it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy," LaPierre said. "I think the American people think it's crazy not to do it. It's the one thing that would keep people safe."
He asked Congress for money to put a police officer in every school. He also said the NRA would coordinate a national effort to put former military and police officers in schools as volunteer guards.
The NRA leader dismissed efforts to revive the assault weapons ban as a "phony piece of legislation" that's built on lies. He made clear it was highly unlikely that the NRA could support any new gun regulations.
"You want one more law on top of 20,000 laws, when most of the federal gun laws we don't even enforce?" he said.
LaPierre said another focus in preventing shootings is to lock up violent criminals and get the mentally ill the treatment they need.
"The average guy in the country values his freedom, doesn't believe the fact he can own a gun is part of the problem, and doesn't like the media and all these high-profile politicians blaming him," he said.
Some lawmakers were incredulous, yet acknowledged that the political and fundraising might of the NRA would make President Barack Obama's push for gun restrictions a struggle.
"I have found the statements by the NRA over the last couple of days to be really disheartening, because the statements seem to not reflect any understanding about the slaughter of children" in Newtown, said Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent.
He said the NRA is right in some of the points it makes about the causes of gun violence in America.
"But it's obviously also true that the easy availability of guns, including military style assault weapons, is a contributing factor, and you can't keep that off the table. I had hoped they'd come to the table and say, everything is on the table," Lieberman said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said LaPierre was "so extreme and so tone deaf" that he was making it easier to pass gun legislation.
"Look, he blames everything but guns: movies, the media, President Obama, gun-free school zones, you name it. And the video games, he blames them," Schumer said.
But Lieberman didn't seem to be buying it. He said the NRA's stand on new gun rules means passing legislation next year won't happen easily.
"It's going to be a battle. But the president, I think, and vice president, are really ready to lead the fight," he said.
Obama has said he wants proposals on reducing gun violence that he can take to Congress in January, and after the Dec. 14 shootings, he called on the NRA to join the effort. The president has asked Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and pass legislation that would end a provision that allows people to purchase firearms from private parties without a background check. Obama also has indicated that he wants Congress to pursue the possibility of limiting high-capacity magazines.
If Obama's review is "just going to be made up of a bunch of people that, for the last 20 years, have been trying to destroy the Second Amendment, I'm not interested in sitting on that panel," LaPierre said.
The NRA has tasked former Rep. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., to lead a program designed to use volunteers from the group's 4.3 million members to help guard children.
Hutchinson said the NRA's position was a "very reasonable approach" that he compared to the federal air marshal program that places armed guards on flights.
"Are our children less important to protect than our air transportation? I don't think so," said Hutchinson, who served as an undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security when it was formed.
Hutchinson said schools should not be required to use armed security. LaPierre also argued that local law enforcement should have final say on how the security is put into place, such as where officers would be stationed.
Democratic lawmakers in Congress have become more adamant about the need for stricter gun laws since the shooting. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California is promising to push for a renewal of expired legislation that banned certain weapons and limited the number of bullets a gun magazine could hold to 10. NRA officials made clear the legislation is a non-starter for them.
"It hasn't worked," LaPierre said. "Dianne Feinstein had her ban and Columbine occurred."
There also has been little indication from Republican leaders that they'll go along with any efforts to curb what kind of guns can be purchased or how much ammunition gun magazines can hold.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., noted that he had an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle in his home. He said America would not be made safer by preventing him from buying another one. As to gun magazine limits, he said he can quickly reload by putting in a new magazine.
"The best way to interrupt a shooter is to keep them out of the school, and if they get into the school, have somebody who can interrupt them through armed force," Graham said.
LaPierre also addressed other factors that he said contribute to gun violence in America, but he would not concede that the types of weapons being used are part of the problem.
He was particularly critical of states, which he said are not placing the names of people into a national database designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill. He said some states are not entering names into the system and 23 others are only putting in a small number of records.
The American Psychiatric Association responded to LaPierre's comments by saying that he seemed to conflate mental illness with evil at several points.
"People who are clearly not mentally ill commit violent crimes and perform terrible acts every day," said Dr. James Scully, chief executive of the trade group. "Unfortunately, Mr. LaPierre's statements serve only to increase the stigma around mental illness and further the misconception that those with mental disorders are likely to be dangerous."
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Shelley Lubben Former Porn Actress was born in 1968 and grew up in southern California. I am the eldest of three children and was born a strong-willed child with a "spirited" personality. The first 8 years of life my family attended a good church where I learned about God and Jesus. As a little girl, I knew and loved Jesus very much.
When I turned 9 years old things changed in our family. We moved to Glendora and left the church and friends we knew and loved. My parents stopped attending church and our family drifted away from God and each other. I grew up not having much of a relationship with either of my parents, although they were not bad people. Much of our our family time was spent sitting in front of the television. Our family loved to watch television. I still remember most of the episodes from the 70's and 80's shows. I watched a lot of television and from it began to develop wrong and harmful thinking. My Mother always said the tv was the best babysitter.
Growing up, I was different than other kids. I was highly creative and writing poetry and short stories at a young age. I was very frustrated because I had no place to channel my creative energy. My parents didn't involve me in extracurricular activities and most of the time I was very bored. At 6 years old, I wrote, directed, produced and "starred" in plays I put on at my school. My first grade teacher saw the creativity in me. She told my mother that she was amazed by me and she wanted to see where I was when I was in my 30's. She believed I would become a Hollywood actress or movie producer.
I was also peculiar in the fact that I began masturbating and had sexual tendencies at a very young age. I was sexually abused by a girl and her teenage brother when I was 9 years old and from then on had several sexual encounters with both girls and boys before age 18. Sex became confusing to me. Sex meant "love" to me as it felt good to be wanted by someone and receive attention but at the same time I felt dirty. I didn't recognize until later that I had been sexually violated as a child.
As a teenager, I looked for love in boys and alcohol and started having sex at age 16. My teenage years were filled with constant yelling and arguing between my parents and I. I had a mother who was often mad at me and a father who seemed busy to have a relationship with me. I don't remember anyone saying "I love you" during those years. My parents weren't bad people but I felt they didn't take much interest in me and I became a rebellious resentful teenager who acted out to get attention. But instead of get their attention, my parents preferred to maintain peace in the home. So I was allowed to do things like dress up as a playboy bunny at age 15. I was allowed to date boys they didn't know. At 15 I was allowed to go to a prom with an 18 yr old boy who got me drunk for the first time. This began a lifestyle of partying for me and I started hanging out at nightclubs using drugs at 16. My parents knew I had alcohol problems but they didn't know what to do with me. We attempted family counseling but it was short lived. So I went searching for a new family and found "love" in the wrong crowd, drinking alcohol regularly and getting high on marijuana. My parents went through a lot of anguish because of my actions, and finally–being at their wits end– told me to leave home at age 18.
I ended up in the San Fernando Valley with no food and no money. A "nice" man saw I was upset and told me how sorry he was. He put his arm around me and consoled me and then offered to help me. But then he told me he knew a man who wanted to have sex with me and he'd give me money. I was still in shock and so full of rage because my parents kicked me out that I didn't care anymore so I accepted his offer. I sold myself for $35 and a life of prostitution began for me.
Before long I met a madam who introduced me to the "glamorous" side of prostitution. She taught me every trick of the trade and how to manipulate men. At first it seemed exciting with men giving me money, jewelry and gifts but soon it became a life of slavery. I found myself having bizarre sex with strangers and began to hate it. Clients would do things like break condoms on purpose or follow me around and stalk me. One man tried to kill me and hit me with his truck. Another man carried a gun whenever he was with me and threatened to kill me if I didn't perform certain sex acts. Men made demands on me and I was constantly having to lie in order to get out of very frightening situations. I became a professional liar and could literally lie my way out of anything. I even lied my way out of several DUI's and several near death experiences. This is the standard for the sex industry and is the main survival tool for any stripper, prostitute or porn actress.
The sex industry lifestyle was getting worse and worse for me and I felt like I had no where to turn. Jesus kept tugging at my heart but I ignored Him. I figured, God wasn't taking care of me so I had to do what ever I could to survive.
This vicious cycle of working as a prostitute and exotic dancer in Southern California lasted for eight years. While working as a prostitute, I became pregnant three times from clients and it devastated me. A million questions formed in my mind each time. How could I let this happen? How would I take care of the baby? Should I have an abortion? Where could I turn to? I didn't even know who the fathers were for two of the pregnancies. Then I remembered Jesus and I begged Him, "Please help meâ€. God comforted me and I knew I could never kill a life so I kept my baby. Two of the pregnancies ended in miscarriage but one of them did not and I had my first daughter, Tiffany, at age 20. She is mixed with Asian and is very beautiful. I tried to go back to doing only exotic dancing, but prostitution crept up on me and was hard to resist, especially as a single mother.
After a few years as a single mother and working as a prostitute and dancer, I began to drink very heavily and developed a terrible addiction to alcohol and drugs. Tiffany grew up a sad little girl neglected and her innocence was often violated. As she grew older she realized strange men were "visiting" me and was angry with me. I use to make her hide in her bedroom while I "entertained" clients. She also saw me in "peculiar" relationships with women. She didn't totally understand it all but she definitely was subjected to living with a lewd wild woman. I was such a bad mother, that I use to give Tiffany a beeper and make her go to the park while I pulled tricks. She was only four years old.
I began to see myself as a complete failure. I lost all self worth and hated myself for being a horrible mother. I was so tired from always trying to survive. There was never any rest from the lifestyle. Men followed me home, slashed my tires, called me at all hours, came over drunk in the middle of the night, and even attempted to kill me. To function, I always had a big bottle of Jack Daniels on hand. Sometimes I'd go sit in a corner with my bottle and cry out totally drunk to Jesus, "Please help me!", but it seemed He wasn't there. Yet I always felt a strange "protection" around me.
As my painful journey progressed, I became involved in the adult film industry. I learned I could make quick easy money and it seemed safer and more legal than prostitution. Many of the prostitutes I knew were getting raped and sent to jail and I didn't want that to happen to me. Also by this time I was a hardcore alcoholic and drug user and pretty incapable of making rational decisions.
When I did my first adult film something very "dark" came over me. I could almost hear the devil say, "See Shelley, I will make you famous and THEN everyone will love you." A powerful strange force enabled me to perform at intense levels only to come off the high and find myself shattered from the shame and degradation. I loved the attention but hated myself at the same time. I loved to hear how great I was but hated the brutal sex. I began to do very hardcore movies and only more drugs and alcohol could get me through them. It was like I had something to prove to the world and to everyone who had ever hurt me and when the porn industry opened their big arms to me and invited me into their "family", I finally found acceptance. But the price I paid for family "membership" was the price of my own life. I sold what was left of my heart, mind and femininity to the porn industry and the woman and person in me died completely on the porn set.
I also risked becoming infected with the AIDS virus like other porn stars did. I played a crazy and deadly game of Russian roulette with my life. The industry did not and still does NOT enforce condom usage so STD's and HIV were and are still a high risk among porn actors and actresses. In May 2004, The Adult Industry Medical Foundation (AIM), which offers monthly voluntary testing of porn performers for HIV, announced that five pornography "actors†had tested positive for the AIDS virus. I was luckier than those actors. God had spared me from contracting HIV. I did however catch herpes, a non-curable sexually transmitted disease. I wanted to end my life. At the time I caught herpes, I had no help and no one to help me deal with the disease. But since AIM came on the scene, the organization claims to have lowered some of the spread of HIV in the adult industry and increased awareness among performers. But the truth remains, porn actors continue to risk their lives and spread disease. In an interview on Court TV with AIM founder, Sharon Mitchell, also former porn actress, admitted that among porn actors today there are "7% HIV, and 12-28% STDs. Herpes is always about 66%. People are medicated with acyclovir for herpes, which is very effective in preventing the herpes outbreaks. Chlamydia and gonorrhea, however, along with hepatitis, seem to stick to everything from dildos to flat surfaces to hands, so, pardon my expression, but we are usually up to our asses in chlamydia."
Nothing is more devastating than to receive a positive test for a non-curable sexually transmitted disease. I wanted to end my life.
I swallowed a number of prescription pills and sliced my wrists but it seemed no matter what I did, I couldn't die. The pain was overwhelming and I had terrible mood swings. One minute I walked around like a zombie and then the next minute I'd throw fits of rage, yelling and breaking things. I was mad at God, hated myself and hated my parents. Only alcohol and drugs could soothe my pain. I cried out to Jesus to help me and tried to give up the lifestyle but within a week I'd be back in the vicious cycle. I lost all hope and hated my life. I was completely hopeless and life was utterly meaningless. After becoming infected with Herpes, I quietly left the porn industry but went back to prostitution to survive.
In 1994 I met a man named Garrett. He was 22 years old and innocent compared to me. I told him I charged money to date. He pretended to need my "services" for a bachelor party so I gave him my card. He called me often to go out but I kept saying no. I wasn't able to have a normal relationship because my heart was completely black and cold toward all men. Later on though, for some GOD reason, I changed my mind and went out with him. We became friends instantly. As we spent time together, my broken black heart started to feel again. I remember feeling actual physical pain in my heart when Garrett tried to get close to me.
I tried to keep the relationship distant but it was hard because Garrett made me feel like a little girl again. He'd come over and we'd get high on meth and play checkers and cards for hours. We were like two little kids having fun. I hadn't had "fun" since I was a little girl. Garrett and I would talk about everything and one day we both brought up Jesus. Both of us grew up as kids loving and knowing Jesus Christ. I learned that Garrett was raised in a Christian home and grew up attending Christian school. For two people who met at a bar, this was an amazing "coincidence". I opened up about the trauma I had been through and he was there for me. He knew I did porn and was a prostitute but he felt so bad for me. He said He wanted to rescue me. I never met any man like Garrett. He saw something in me no one else did. He was a friend to a prostitute, just like Jesus. We knew God was working in our lives so we turned back to Jesus and got married on February 14, 1995.
Our new life together began as a total disaster. Garrett lost his job after we were married because he was high on drugs at work. We had to go on welfare and receive financial help. Everything got worse and the temptation for me to go back to the old lifestyle was overwhelming. But God had a better idea. Garrett joined the Army.
After basic training, Garrett returned a new man, free from drug addiction and on his way to Fort Lewis military base in Washington state. I became pregnant and gave birth to our daughter, Teresa, in 1997. I was able to quit drinking during the pregnancy but soon went back to alcohol.
Every time I held my new baby, I was reminded how utterly rejected I felt by my parents and all the men and women who abused me. God allowed me to feel the deep pain so He could heal me but I couldn't handle that pain. I grabbed alcohol instead. But the pain was getting worse so I went for counseling at the Army mental health clinic and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Impulse Control Disorder, Alcohol Dependence, Depressive Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I was prescribed zoloft, sleeping pills, lithium and counseling. I was given anger management videos to watch which only made me more angry! I went through the Army's substance abuse program but still drank. I was also diagnosed with early cervical cancer and told I needed to have surgery. The consequences of the sex industry were catching up with me. I wanted to give up. Nothing was working!! But God had a better plan.
God led Garrett and I to attend an awesome church called Champions Centre in Tacoma, Washington where we were taught how to live a champion life. The church is known for building Champions for life through the wisdom of God's Word. I was taught how to live a life where I could overcome ANYTHING because with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. With God, I had true forgiveness from all my sins and a chance to grow into a whole new person without being perfect first. That was a relief! I learned that God loved me unconditionally, regardless of my past, and even had a plan for my future. God had a plan for my life? It was like someone turned the light on for me.
In November, 1999, I gave birth to our daughter, Abigail, and though I drank alcohol during part of the pregnancy, God spared her life. After she was born, God FINALLY answered my prayers and took my alcohol addiction away. I began sobriety on April 9, 2000, and it was a very special time in my life. I started to hunger to know God more and to learn everything about being a "normal" woman. I started reading books on how to be a great mom and wife and how to cook and take care of my home. I watched other women to learn how they did laundry, how they dressed, how they talked to their husbands and their kids. I was a perpetual EAVESDROPPER for many years. I would be standing in the meat section of the grocery store and listen to the lady next to me describe how to cook a pot roast and then I'd run home and try it! I hung out in the grocery store just to learn!! Literally, I probably have over 100 mentors who don't even know how much they mentored me. I had to start ALL OVER from scratch and rebuild my life and learn how to be a normal person living in a normal society.
I also practiced God's principles in everything I did and began to experience real joy for the first time in over 10 years!! God also helped me learn web design so I could have a sense of accomplishment and use my creativity. I owned and operated my own web design business for 4 years. I also began attending college and am almost completed with my Bachelor's in Theology and Counseling degree.
Because I chose to follow Him wholeheartedly, He blessed everything I touched just like His Word promises:
Jn 13:17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
After walking in that first day to the Champion center broken and shattered, eight years later I walked out a Champion woman healed and excited to live life! God restored me from drugs, alcohol addiction, painful memories, mental illness, sexual addiction, sexual trauma, and the guilt and shame from my past. God took me out of the old life, offered me a new life, and though I couldn't see it in the beginning, I put my hand in His and took a chance on Him. That was the best choice I ever made!
God also restored my femininity and healed my sexuality, which is a major miracle for me. After doing prostitution and porn I lost ability to function sexually. The fact that I can enjoy a healthy sexual relationship now is an absolute miracle. God also healed me of the non-curable disease Herpes (HSV 1-2). I was part of a special military study for pregnant women with herpes at Madigan Army Medical Center in 1996 and when I was tested they said I couldn't be in the study because there was no Herpes virus in my blood. Even though I had become infected with Genital Herpes in the porn industry in 1994, the test came back negative! I also am cancer free as the doctors were able to remove all the cervical cancer. He's Jehovah-Rophe the God that heals us!
God also healed our marriage in a remarkable way. Garrett and I have a beautiful and loving relationship and are best friends!
God has done many other miracles in my family as well. Garrett has a great job so I am able to stay home and be a Mother and do outreach to porn stars and porn addicts.. Our three beautiful daughters are being raised as Champions. My eldest daughter Tiffany, who is now 20, has forgiven me and allows me to be a Mother to her. She has overcome many things in her life and now shares her story with others to inspire and encourage them. I am SO thankful I didn't have an abortion because Tiffany is a beautiful brilliant young woman with so much to offer. God also restored my relationship with my parents and brother. God is good!
As you can see, God has been working very miraculously in my life these past thirteen years. I did have to go through eight hard years of recovery. I had to make the choice to start my life over and believe what God said about me, not the lies of the devil or the lies I believed about myself. God became my true Father and He taught me how to love, forgive, and look to Him for my identity, not my past. I also learned how to live a successful life by practicing God's principles in everything. Whatever God's Word said about it, that settled it for me. I became a powerful new creature through the power of Jesus Christ, a Champion for life!
God now sends me out to proclaim to the world the reality of His awesome love. How He made each one of us in His image and that we are completely loved and accepted no natter what we've done. How He sent His Son Jesus to free us from drugs, alcoholism, sexual addiction, rejection and all the lies of Satan. I love to show the world, that YES God took a porn star and prostitute and made a Champion out of her. God is the best Father and wants all of His children to find their way back home to Him so He can heal them and raise them up to be Champions too. But it's a choice only YOU can make.
I also want everyone to know that whatever God did for me, He will do for you. He'll do this because He LOVES you and sent His Son Jesus in order to give you a whole new life. All you have to do is come to Jesus and learn from Him.
Mt 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Do you want rest for your souls? I know I did. I was sick and tired of being beat up by life. I was tired of living everyday in survival mode. I just wanted peace and to find real love but the world couldn't give it to me. I searched for love in men, in porn, in fame and riches, in drugs and alcohol and I STILL came up empty. All I wanted was a normal life. Then I discovered the truth:
Jesus came to give you life and give it more abundantly (John 10:10).
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Archive for Friday, May 7, 2010
Former prosecutor recalls Grissom case
May 7, 2010
Olathe To convict a man in the murders of three women occurring in areas from Wichita to Lawrence to Kansas City, Mo., it took many small details to create a big picture.
Paul Morrison, former Johnson County district attorney and Kansas attorney general, discussed Thursday how Richard Grissom Jr. was convicted in the murders of three women, without the bodies ever being recovered.
"It was a thousand little things that if you put them together, it painted a picture that was irrefutable, at least I think," he said.
Morrison was one of several local attorneys and judges who discussed major cases in case studies presented at the Johnson County Bar Association's Law Day events at the Johnson County Courthouse.
Morrison gave a presentation on the trial of serial killer Grissom with the aid of District Court Judge Kevin Moriarty, who at the time of the case was an attorney working on the defense team.
In 1990, a Johnson County jury found Grissom guilty in the first-degree murders of Joan A. Butler, 24, Overland Park, and Theresa Brown, 22, and Christine Rusch, 22, Lenexa.
Grissom's background
Morrison laid out a timeline of events, from Grissom's first murder of a Lansing woman when he was 16 — tried as a juvenile, he only served three years — to the 1989 deaths that put him in jail for four consecutive life sentences.
Morrison said Grissom used his job as a painter for apartment complexes to gain access to his victims. It is believed he first killed Terri Maness, a girl in Wichita whom Grissom had taken out on date a week prior, though he was never charged or convicted in Maness' death.
Then came the disappearances of Butler, then roommates Brown and Rusch, and even an attack on a Kansas City, Mo., woman who managed to get away from Grissom, though the attack wasn't linked to Grissom until nearly a year later.
"We were able to show that he was in a cycle; about every week, he was trying to kill someone," Morrison said.
Prosecutors faced even more challenges. A police officer found Butler's driver's license and bank card in a car Grissom had been using without getting a warrant to search the car first. There was Grissom himself: He was extremely intelligent, Morrison said, and like a chameleon, "the type that could sell ice to Eskimos."
Connecting puzzle pieces
It was other bits of evidence that led to the truth. Grissom was discovered driving Butler's car at a Lawrence apartment complex. Though he got away from police, they found Butler's blood in the trunk. And then there was a co-worker who stated Grissom had gotten into Brown and Rusch's apartment and gone through personal items.
"It's like if you're looking at a puzzle from six inches away — all those pieces don't look like much," Morrison said. "When you pull back and see all the pieces, they make a complete picture."
Grissom was later tracked to Texas, where a former girlfriend lived, and he was arrested at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Now Grissom is serving four life sentences. He has been shuttled among various Kansas prisons because his charisma has gotten him far with the guards in the past, Morrison said.
"He's such a massive escape risk. He gets moved every nine months," Morrison said.
Morrison said he didn't think Grissom would ever tell where the bodies of the women were, and given the extensive searches that have been done over the years, Morrison didn't think the bodies would ever be found.
"There's always been a school of thought that he buried the girls somewhere around the dam at Clinton Lake," Morrison said. "My personal opinion is that I think there's a good chance they're in a landfill — when something is put in a landfill, a couple of hours later, it's 200 feet down."
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We've had a couple of very interesting presentations on the OWASP London Chapter December 6th meeting. They are now available for download from the Chapter page or directly from here:
- Adrian Pastor: Cracking into embedded devices and beyond!
- Rodrigo Marcos: Blind SQL Injection: Optimization Techniques
Getting good turnout at OWASP London meetings is traditionally difficult. There were 13 people attending the meeting in September (the first meeting I organised) with 18 people showing up in December. (Is this a positive trend? Probably too early to tell.) Some other Chapters don't seem to have problems with low attendance (for example those in Belgium, Israel, New York, to name a few) but having 18 people turn up -- in spite of the horrible weather we've had on the day -- is a success in London.
I am sure there is no shortage of people in London interested in computer security but finding a way to get them to attend OWASP meetings still eludes us. Adrian, one of the speakers at the most recent meeting, shares the sentiment in his blog post. So does Daniel, who had started the Chapter and organised many of its meetings:
Having started the OWASP London chapter and sorted a few London meetings, I can tell you it's a damn hard job. The problem with London is that everyone is busy, and after a long day you often feel like going home and relaxing with the family/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend etc. It sucks, I wish it was more like the US side of things, but it's a price you pay for being in such an aggressive market.
I am sure of a few things, though: hard work and persistence are the essential ingredients. Our biggest problem, however, may be with the lack of proper marketing. I am guessing most of the people who would be interested in attending have no idea about the meetings at all. Oh, well. One more thing to add to my to-do list!


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Bahai Faith is BANNED in Most Countries
February 20, 2012 44 Comments
During the 19th century, Britain had firm control over India; at the same time Russia had been expanding south and east into Central Asia toward India, and a rivalry started between Britain and Russia over territorial and political control in Central Asia. The piece of land that was located between India and Russian holdings, included Persia, was a highly coveted region, where both Russia and Britain worked to gain influence.
Briefly, the situation was –
Support of the United Kingdom during the Constitutional Revolution,
Anglo-Russian convention which solidified boundaries that identified control between Britain and Russia in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet,
The occupation of Iranian territory during the First World War by the UK, Russia and the Ottoman Empire, as well as the coup d'état of 1921 which was backed by the British.
In such circumstances the Russian Government, to gain control over central Asia – especially Iran created a false Religion called as Bahaism.
The Bahá'í Faith and the Bahá'ís have had ties to foreign powers, and were agents of Russian imperialism, British colonialism, American expansionism and International Zionism.
Left to right : Leroy loas, Ruhiyyih Khanum, President of Zionist State Ben Zvi, Mrs. Ben Zvi, Amelia Collins, Ali Akbar Furutan, Abul Qasim Faizi and Israeli Government Officials.
Bahá'í teachings promote to be loyal to one's government and not be involved in politics but the fact is exactly contrary to what is preached. Baha'is are always involved in politics and seen with political leaders. They are known to have been involved in espionage activities in each and every country. This is the reason why they are banned in most of the countries. These countries found the followers of Bahá'í Faith, having dual loyalty and of being involved with foreign or hostile powers.
Some of these countries are:
The late PRESIDENT JAMAL ABDUL NASSER BANNED THE BAHA'I FAITH IN EGYPT IN 1960. His government found clear relationship between Baha'i Faith and Zionism. The President decree was as under:
Clause l: All Bahá'í Assemblies and Centers existing in the two regions of the Republic are hereby dissolved, and their activities suspended. Individuals, bodies and institutions are forbidden to engage in any activity, as was conducted by these Assemblies and Centers. The Minister of the Interior will issue the necessary instructions to bring to an end the activities of these Assemblies and Centers.
Clause 2: The properties of the Bahá'í Assemblies and Centers shall be taken over by officials appointed by the Minister of the interior. The Minister shall designate a guardian to be in custody of the funds, documents and papers owned by the said Assemblies
Clause 3: Any infringement of this law is an offence deserving imprisonment of a minimum of Six months, and/or a fine from 100 to 1000 Egyptian pounds.
Clause 4: This Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and will be enforced from the Date of publication.
The President of Indonesia in 1960 dissolved Bahai Adminstration and made every Baha'i activity illegal Recently in 2009 Bahá'ís were arrested in Indonesia on Criminal Charges of violating "The Law of Child Protection". The Bahá'ís were prosecuted under the Law of Child Protection 23-2002 trying to convert children of other faith as young as 9 to 10 years.
President Saddam Hussain not only dissolved Baha'i organization in Iraq but issued an order that any Baha'i activity will be met with death sentence. Following the Baathist coup in 1963, the then leaders drastically limited the freedoms previously guaranteed to the Iraqi citizens. The new regime began with attempts to prevent Baha'i activity in Iraq in 1967. This culminated in the decision of the Directorate of Civil Status No. 358 24 / 7 / 1975 that stopped registration of Baha'is in the records of civil status.
In May 1970, the Iraqi Government banned all Baha'i Institutions and Baha'i activities. In mid December 1973, an incident created a stir which engulfed the life of many Baha'is. In a government owned school, many Baha'i girls were secretly propagating the Baha'i Faith to other classmates. The girls reported the matter to the authorities that propagation of an Israeli based Faith is going on in the campus. The matter was reported to the Ministry of education. He ordered the investigation on the following day. The investigation revealed a network of Israeli based organization is behind it. The head Master was dismissed and the girl was arrested together with her three Baha'i classmates Almost fifty people were arrested in the course of next few months. A military court sentenced fourteen of them to life imprisonment, three to fifteen years and nine to ten years in jail. Further severe action was taken against suspected members of this organization involved in conversion and espionage.
The former USSR called Baha'is as Enemy of State. Surprising indeed from a country which nurtured the Faith initially.
In 1937, "NKVD" (People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs) outlawed about 40 Bahá'í communities existing at that time in USSR. From the 13th of October, all the members of the Bahá'í Spiritual Assembly of Baku and dozens of community members were arrested. All of them were punished for their illegal and anti State activities
The chairman of the Spiritual Assembly, Faraj Jaffargulu Gasimov (the nephew of the first Bahá'í from Salyan, Hadim Javad) and his wife, Fizza Muradova were imprisoned. The "NKVD" people called him "national enemy". Many were imprisoned and a few Baha'is were exiled to Siberia.
In October 1938 the building of the Bahá'í center was confiscated in Baku. Now there is a kindergarten in this building.
In November 1982, KGB started arresting the Bahá'ís. S.D. Asadova, I.F. Gasimov and I.G. Ayyubov were arrested. All their meetings were declared illegal and every Baha'i activity forbidden. Even the greetings on the phone "Allah'u'Abha" were forbidden.
The UAR Government called Baha'is as "state within the state".
In 1937 Heinrich Himmler signed an order disbanding the Bahá'í institutions in Germany. In 1939 and in 1942 there were sweeping arrests of former members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Baha'is of Germany. In May 1944 there was a public trial in Darmstadt. The Bahá'ís were heavily fined and it's institutions continued to be disbanded.
Following the fall of Nazi Germany, and with American and British control of Germany, an American Bahá'í, John C. Eichenauer (a medic of the 100th Infantry division then at Geislingen) started searching for the Bahá'í community in Stuttgart. He drove through Stuttgart looking and asking for Bahá'ís and was able to find an individual. The next day saw the first meeting of Bahá'ís since their disbandment in 1937.
Two other American Bahá'ís, Bruce Davison and Henry Jarvis, in Frankfurt and Heidelberg respectively, also connected with the Bahá'í community in Germany. At the beginning of the partition of Germany there were about 150 German Bahá'ís in the American section and they became registered with the American authorities. The National Spiritual Assembly was re-elected in 1946. Needless to say, US was involved in establishment of Bahaism in post-war Germany. John C. Eichenauer, Bruce Davison and Henry Jarvis were established US secret agents.
The Iranian Authorities always believed that Baha'is are the face of Israel in Iran. It is a well known fact that the Bahai Administration has issued statements for the Baha'is of Iran to go and teach the Iranians and face whatsoever consequences came. One should ask the Baha'is "where is the obedience to government" principle of the religion in this case?
Bahá'ís held many prominent positions in Iran during the Shah regime. In the government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, half of the Shah's cabinet were Bahá'ís.
Shah's personal physician, Abd al-Karim Ayadi was a Baha'i. Amongst other Bahá'í who held position in the Shah regime was Asadullah Sanii. The then Minister of Defence, Parviz Sabeti, was raised in a Bahá'í family. The Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveida was a Bahá'í. The Baha'is agree that Hoveida's father was a Baha'i but say that Hoveida himself was not religious. Other Bahá'ís included Mahnaz Afkhami, who was the Minister for Women's Affairs and the daughter of a Bahá'í mother and Farrokhroo Parsa, another cabinet member .
More recently the Baha'is are being under strict surveillance in CIS countries like AZERBAIJAN, UZBEKISTAN, TAJAKISTAN etc. In fact Baha'is are being deported from Uzbekistan for secretly converting children under 15 years.
(Refer http://uzbekbahai.blogspot.com)
The 2009 Religion Law, passed under former President Kurmanbek Bakiev was aimed at curtailing the Baha'i Activities. It stated "If a community has "administrative centres located beyond Kyrgyzstan or having foreign citizens in its administrative body" it is classified as a "mission". This community must re-register every year and does not have legal status. It's registration can be refused if it posses "a threat to the state and social security, the inter-ethnic and ecumenical concord, health and morality of the population, or in other cases anticipated by legislation."
The Baha'i Faith is banned in Yemen since 2008. Many Baha'is were deported because of their conversion activities. Last year in Yemen four Baha'is were arrested by the Interior ministry for secretly propagating their religion. The three Baha'is of Iranian origin, Zia'u'llah Pourahmari, Keyvan Qadari, and Behrooz Rohani, were arrested in Sana'a, on the night of June 20, 2008. A fourth Baha'i, Sayfi Ibrahim Sayfi, was also arrested around the same time and was deported to Iraq.
According to the source close to the group, the men were arrested and taken to the national security headquarters' prison where they spent 40 days – most of the time in isolated cells – before being sent to Sana'a General Investigation Department.
Countries like SAUDI ARABIA, OMAN, JORDAN, MOROCCO also see Baha'is as hands of Zionists.
The Bahá'í Faith was banned in the 1970s in several countries like:
BURUND in 1974;
MALI in 1976;
UGANDA in 1977;
CONGO in 1978;
NIGER in 1978.
The world's largest democracy India with all its secular credentials has come out with "Anti conversion law" in its 11 states so as to prevent this very secret sect from deceptive propagation. The law states:
Prohibition of forcible or deceptive conversion
No person shall convert or attempt to convert, either directly or otherwise, any person from one religious faith to any other religious faith by the use of force or by inducement or by any FRAUDULENT means nor shall any person abet any such conversion.
Punishment for contravention of the provisions of Section 3
Any person contravening the provisions contained in section 3 shall, without prejudice to any civil liability, be punishable with Imprisonment to the extent of two years and fine up to ten thousand rupees.
According to a report published in India's leading Newspaper, The Hindustan Times in July 2006, as per a complaint filed in city court – the members of National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India were accused by their colleagues of using impersonations and forgery to clandestinely penetrate into prohibited defense establishment of the country and get hold of classified documents and supplied them to Israeli and Iranian spying agencies.
The Bahá'í Faith is not recognized in the People's Republic of China and North Korea and so there is no organized Bahá'í activity.
Even in countries such as Japan and South Korea, where there is religious freedom, the position of the Bahá'í Faith resembles that of Western Europe where Baha'is are only on paper.
In Morocco in 1962-1963, 15 Bahá'ís were arrested for their religious convictions; three were given death sentences and several others years of prison term at hard labor. There were months of diplomatic efforts which bore no results.
On March 31, 1963 during a visit to the United States and the United Nations, King Hasan of Morocco was interviewed on television. He addressed the audience saying that "Though the Bahá'í Faith was against good order and morals" that he would still pardon the death sentences. It is evident that he succumbed to the US pressure.
Arrest of Baha'is occurred again in 1984, due to their secret teaching activities and sending confidential reports to Israel. Bahá'ís have more recently been denied passports and can practice their religion only in private.
Last but not the least… strange indeed – Baha'is are not supposed to teach in Israel. There is a total ban. The matter is very mysterious that although Israel supports Baha'is in all aspects, yet why the State of Israel does not permit the Baha'is to propagate the Bahai Faith.
Quote : Whenever an Israeli citizen living in the West, irrespective of his background and religious affiliation, declares his belief and interest in becoming a member of the Bahá'í community ,he should be informed that the Faith is not taught in Israel and that there is no Bahá'í community there apart from those who are associated with the Bahá'í World Center. He cannot be accepted into the Bahá'í community if he is planning to return to Israel to reside there. If he plans to continue to reside outside Israel, his enrollment can be accepted, but he will then be subject to the same restrictions about travel to Israel as any other Bahá'í, in that he could do so only with the express permission of the Universal House of Justice.In any event, the Universal House of Justice should be informed of any such declaration.
(Letter from the Universal House of Justice, dated October 20, 1994, to several National Spiritual Assemblies)
This is why, should Jews wish to become Bahá'í even now, they need to leave Israel first.


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WEST COVINA – Councilman Mike Touhey wants City Hall open seven days a week to accommodate working people, at a time when civic centers are slashing hours.
In a Dec. 3 letter to City Manager Andy Pasmant, Touhey requests a "one-stop counter" in City Hall where a cross trained part-time employee works Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Touhey asked for the idea to be placed on the next City Council agenda.
This comes at a time when cities such as Covina are changing its hours and moving to a four-day work week to save money.
Below is the letter sent last week:
I would like to agendize a one stop counter for the next council meeting. A counter on the 1st Floor of City Hall where we have one cross trained Part-Time employee to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Also volunteer counter people to help the staff member similar to our SHOP Program. So residents can take care of business when they are off of work. Making City Hall more available for the people. City Hall open 7 days a week to serve you, I like the sound of it.
Friday 4 PM 9 PM
Saturday 12 PM – 5 PM
Sunday 12 PM -5 PM
I have had great concerns since we have gone to a 4 Day work week I think it's poor customer service for the Residents.
Mike Touhey


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Why we're buzzing about it: is the final book to Lauren Oliver's addictive trilogy and it just hit bookstores this week!
Requiem Delirium
What it's about: The series' last book, Pandemonium, left us such a cliffhanger! Despite the fact that Lena and Julian escaped back into The Wilds, and a new love is brewing between them, Lena is shocked to find out that Alex is still alive.
Yes, Alex,
a.k.a. Lena's first true love! However, Alex has changed. He's not the kind-hearted guy she knew, and he is especially not happy with Lena and Julian hooking up. While Lena deals with the emotions of her twisted love life, resistance fighters are planning a rebellion. A rebellion that could decide the fate of everyone.
Our favorite part:
We love that Hana is brought back in this book. We thought that Lena said
good-bye forever to her BFF when she ran away into the wilds, but the two might
get a chance to reunite.
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You'll love it if...
Obvi, if you heart Delirium and Pandemonium, this is already on your
book list. Now, if you're looking for a new read that jam-packed with action,
adventure, and a love triangle so twisted you'll start shaking with each page
turn, this is definitely the book for you. HOWEVER, it's very important you
start this series off at Delirium. Or
else, you'd find yourself so totally lost and confused.
Have you read the Delirium series? Who's your favorite character? If you were Lena, would you go for
Julian, or Alex?


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Shia LaBeouf Has A Small Weiner. Has, Not Is.
Shia LaBeouf codifies a Jewish stereotype, Broadway still hates Jeremy Piven, Larry King lives on despite being 132 and not having Carrie Prejean on his show, and Alicia Keys is dating some rapper guy.
- Shia LaBeouf more or less told Playboy that he (incidentally) doesn't have the biggest tool out there. Thanks, man, like they don't already know about us. He also tried the "put a pillow under her butt" (?!) move he learned from watching porn, and it didn't work out too well. [P*r*z H*l*on]
- Some Broadway actor tells Jeremy Piven he's still not welcome around these parts. Okay, so he was the guy who replaced Piven off-Broadway in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig way back when, but still: solidarity, brother![Page Six]
- Once role-model to young women everywhere Alicia Keys is dating Swizz "Swizzy" Beats, and Beats' soon-to-be ex-wife is very much making it a part of what's probably going to be an excruciating divorce. Anyway, this is what a Swizz Beats produced song sounds like. Rap music! [R & M]
- E! wants to know what Kate Gosselin needs a bodyguard. Honestly, it's kind of a good question. Why the fuck does Kate Gosselin need a bodyguard? How 'bout those kids, no? [E!]
- Everyone wants to play Frank Sinatra in Scorsese's recently announced biopic, speculation immedietly goes to DiCaprio, blah blah blah. Johnny Depp, James Franco, etc. You get the idea. [Page Six]
- TMZ got all up in Larry King's grill about Miss California - you know, the homophobe? - being too hungover to make his show, and he was like, I could give a shit about Miss California. But I could give you this! Blaw! And he totally wrecked the TMZ guy's noise with a nasty ripping of ass, which, really, is what everyone should do to TMZ people. [TMZ]


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Hot Pintos and Cheese Dip (Texas Trash) - made from refried beans and onion, sour cream, cream cheese, taco seasoning, red sauce and both pepper jack and cheddar cheeses.
Hot Pintos and Cheese Dip (Texas Trash)There's a dip that's being passed around Facebook called Texas Trash Warm Bean Dip. I have no idea why it has that name, but it passed by my timeline so many times that I decided to give it a whirl. I mean if you love beans, and especially refried beans and bean dips, how can you lose with beans and cheese, right?
Of course, I made my own adaptations - exchanging out monterey jack cheese for pepper jack to get a little more kick in there, I made my own taco seasoning rather than use a packet because I always have those individual seasonings on hand but rarely have packaged taco seasoning. I also prepared a homemade red sauce because it was such a sensible addition and then it just seemed fitting to rename it hot pintos and cheese dip since that's what the overall taste reminded me of! You can easily shortcut this with substitutes such as a small can of enchilada sauce (about 10 ounces) and a packet of commercial taco seasoning.
I had everything else I needed to make it on hand, although everything I did have on hand was either fat free (the refried beans) or lower fat (cream cheese and sour cream) products. The dip came out perfectly fine despite that, though a little more thin than if I had used full fat products. Once out of the oven it does thicken up a bit as it sits, so while I recommend at least trying it with the regular full fat ingredients first, it's perfectly acceptable using the lower fat products as well.
As I have mentioned here many times, I do recommend shredding your own cheese off of the block. Preshredded cheeses are convenient and they certainly have their place - to sprinkle on cooked eggs, on tacos, in burritos or to simply top off dishes as a garnish, even for pizza, to name a few - but for cooking, I prefer using block cheese and shredding it myself. Preshredded cheese contains fillers, stabilizers and other non-cheese stuff such as starch to help keep the cheese from sticking together, but it also dehydrates the cheese and when you take away moisture from cheese, it does affect the way that it reacts to longer exposure to heat. Freshly grated cheese melts more evenly, is more smooth and has a creamier texture, so while I do occasionally use preshredded cheeses for convenience, my preference when cooking with it is always block cheese.
I do keep a variety of block cheeses on hand and the best way to keep them fresh is some kind of vacuum sealer. There are many available today from the larger but compact models, to the handheld, {affil links} which because of space constrictions in my tiny, galley style kitchen, is I use personally.
If you're a bean dip lover, you will love this and especially if you love pintos and cheese, which I do. The taste of this bean dip is simply phenomenal and it's sure to be a perfect addition to your Super Bowl party menu. Check out that link for many, many more ideas for your party, from beverages, to appetizers, potato skins to sandwiches and sliders, wings and more!
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Recipe: Hot Pintos and Cheese Dip (Texas Trash)©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 15 min |Cook time: 30 min | Yield: About 10 to 12 servings
For the Dip:
For the Taco Seasoning:
- 1/2 tablespoon of butter
- 1/2 cup of chopped onion
- 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup of sour cream
- 2 (16 ounce) cans of refried beans
- 2 cups of freshly grated cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 cups of freshly grated pepper jack cheese, divided
For the Red Sauce:
- 2 teaspoons of chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon each of paprika, cumin, coriander and Creole or Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) can of tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon of hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons of chili powder
- 1 teaspoon of cumin
- 1-1/2 teaspoons of granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup of water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish; set aside. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of butter in a skillet and saute onion until tender; set aside to cool slightly.
Beat together cream cheese and sour cream in a large bowl. Add all of the taco seasonings and combine well. Mix in each can of refried beans separately, stirring until combined; add the onion. Spread evenly into the bottom of the baking dish. Whisk together the sauce ingredients and pour evenly over the top of the beans. Sprinkle the top with 1-1/2 cups of each of the cheeses. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes, or until cheese in melted and slightly browned. Remove and top with remaining cheeses while hot. Serve with tortilla chips.
Cook's Notes: As always in cooking, I recommend shredding your own cheese rather than using preshredded cheese. One packet of commercial taco seasoning and a small can (approximately 10 ounces) of enchilada sauce may be substituted as well as lower fat products, however, the dip with be less thick with lower fat and fat free products, although it will thicken as it sits. May be halved. A ceramic baking dish will help to keep the dip warmer for a longer period of time.
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Collecting Driver's Bio-Info or My Fav Use Case at CeBIT 2017
CeBIT 2017 is currently taking place in Hanover. This year's partner country Japan comes up with exciting exhibitors in their own pavilion (Hall 4). One of them is NTT DATA Business Solutions' parent company; the NTT Group. They focused on use cases and scenarios that will move humanity forwards in the near future. While walking through the booth and having an SAP focus, due to my position, I discovered a scenario that really got my attention in detail.
Collecting Driver's Bio-Info Connected with SAP System
Urban living is trending, no doubt. Public transports are key for the infrastructure within urban sprawls. The mobility index of the average worker is increasing. When traffic density is becoming more complex it is vital to make sure that drivers and operators of public transports are in excellent health to cope with it.
This is where the smart shirt comes in. HITOE® Sensors complected with the garment capture electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate and electromyogram (EMG) of the driver permanently and pass these information on to the SAP system. By doing this, the fleet manager on duty is able to monitor driver's condition permanently. Even fatigue can be measured through.
SAP brought this scenario to the market as SAP CTS, Connected Transportation Safety. From the process perspective there are three steps: monitor, analyze, action. These steps are processed on the SAP Cloud Platform. Connected through the platform are the HITOE® sensors, the smart vehicle terminal as well as various 3rd party systems for maintenance and environment information. Thanks to SAP Fiori the UX is providing mobile access and its user friendliness is awesome. The solution comes along with a web app for the fleet manager and a mobile app for the driver.
Worker's Bio-Info Could be Applicable in Various Areas
Experiencing this scenario I started thinking about further possible applications. Immediately, I had lots of areas in my mind where this case could work out: patients in healthcare, truck drivers, crane operators, airline pilots, workers in dangerous areas, e.g., mining.
Too often I am reading that digitalization is up to replace employees by technology. But working safety supported by technology owns outcome for both, workers and employers. It is crucial to identify fields that could be supported by technology from bottom-up. Therefore I am sure that we have to open our minds for disruptive thinking. Phrases like "We have always done it like this." or "They want to control and monitor us." are not beneficial. The other way round, enterprises are in charge of building trust they probably have lost in recent years, e.g., by establishing honest dialogue and sustainable objectives instead of measures that only overtop the EBIT short term.
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Grand Theft Auto Wii?Grand Theft Auto 4 has been and gone, and it was the game everyone hoped it would be. Sales matched expectations on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 by selling millions, and the world had Grand Theft Auto fever for a long while. Since that crazy launch in April, things have since died down, but not for long at least, as rumors are circling that the runaway success that is the Nintendo Wii could be getting its own version of the mega franchise.
The first rumblings come from a French gaming website that claims that a Grand Theft Auto Wii is already in the works and that the game could use the same engine that was used for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on Playstation 2. What's more, they claim that the game could be revealed next spring ready for a late 2009 release. How Rockstar would incorporate the Wiimote without getting the game banned is another thing, but with over 25 million sold so far, there is a market out there on the Wii crying for another hardcore game.
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime recently came out saying he would love a Grand Theft Auto Wii and that relations with Take-Two are excellent at the moment due to the recent announcement of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown for Nintendo DS. Speaking to MTV Reggie said:
"A GTA on the Wii is all based on what Rockstar and Take Two want to do. And again, from our standpoint, if they build a bottoms-up game that takes advantage of what we do well, I'd love to see it on the platform."
It's only a matter of time before the world sees Grand Theft Auto on the Wii. How crudely, how violently, and how offensively the Wiimote will be used is beyond us, but be prepared, Grand Theft Auto is going to terrorize the Nintendo Wii.
TGR Verdict: Very Likely
PSP-3000 in the Works?
When Sony released the PSP all those years ago, it was selling like hotcakes, though that started to die down. Things weren' helped by the glut of new software and publishers not creating original games for the handheld system, but that has started to change as of late: the PSP has had a major sales spike in Japan, the US, and Europe, thanks to such games as God of War and Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core. The UMD format hasn't taken off exactly for movies as Sony hoped, but it's still not dead with Sony releasing more movies on the format. With PSP now riding, high surely there isn't a need for a new model. Right?
Rumors have been circulating this week of a leaked image of what can only be described as a new PSP model called the PSP-3000. Kotaku picked up on some alleged photos of the new PSP from the message boards over at PSPChina.net. What boards over at PSPChina claim is that Sony is already hard at work on the 3000 model and that it will come with a built-in microphone, updated buttons (the old Home button has been changed to the PS button), a few cosmetic changes and possibly, but unlikely, cell phone support. The built-in microphone can be seen in these alleged pictures right next to the volume buttons.
Kotaku posted up more images showing the PSP-3000. It looks incredibly like the PSP-2000, but with certain noticeable cosmetic changes. CVG thought it would be good to get a comment from Sony on these leaked photos, but were greeted with a "no comment." My better judgment says that these pictures are indeed fake, but looking at them more and more, they do seem more convincing. If there were to be a new PSP model, we probably wouldn't hear about it until TGS, but don't get you're hopes up just yet.
TGR Verdict: Unlikely
Tekken 6 Heading for Xbox 360
Tekken is one of, if not the, most defining fighting game franchise on the Playstation, so it comes to no surprise that when Tekken and '360' are said in the same sentence, it's going to start a huge stir. This time, it's Namco that has cast doubt over Tekken 6's exclusivity; as you can see from this magazine image here, Tekken 6 producers Suzaki and Ryuichi were asked by gaming magazine GameEX if the game will be exclusive to the Playstation 3, to which they responded:
"No, it hasn't been determined yet as of the moment, but we are developing it for the Playstation 3 so you can play it."
When asked if that means it will be available on Microsoft's Xbox 360, they responded:
"As of this moment, we have no idea."
This generation, Namco has been great supporters of the Xbox 360 with games such as Ace Combat 6, Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia. With Soul Calibur 4 just a week away from release and Namco releasing multiple Xbox Live Arcade games including the Arcade-exclusive remake of the original Soul Calibur, it shouldn't come as a surprise if Tekken 6 does go multiplatform.
In the same interview, they stated that the game will be coming out this Christmas, so if there were to be a Tekken 6 Xbox 360 and it was to be coming out at the same time, they would need to announce it pretty soon. I think the Soul Calibur 4 sales figures will be an indication if Tekken 6 makes its way to 360: if the 360 version manages to outsell or be on par with the PS3 version, then you very well see Tekken on 360. TGR will get to the bottom of this one by getting in contact with Namco, but until then…
TGR Verdict: Likely


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Handbook:Server Operation:Sending Faxes
One of the many reasons for using HylaFAX is for the ability to submit faxes from any networked computer, in any order, and in any quantity. HylaFAX will work away at them without anyone ever walking to a fax machine, and better yet, nobody will be wasting their time watching paper pass through it... page after page after boring page. If there's a busy signal or no answer, HylaFAX will try later, no need to remember in a few minutes. HylaFAX remembers its job well.
HylaFAX server must interact with a client program of some kind to receive its faxing instructions. These client programs may reside on another computer, on the same system as HylaFAX server, or (as in most cases) a combination of client programs both on the HylaFAX system and off work together for proper fax sending.
This section deals with several different approaches to this task. However, it is advisable to at least understand the basics of the HylaFAX client programs themselves, as sent-fax problem debugging and troubleshooting is best done at that level first. The essential HylaFAX client programs with which to be familiar are: faxcover(1), faxmail(1), faxrm(1), faxstat(1), and especially sendfax(1). A good reading would also include hylafax-client(1).
For another HylaFAX client list, see Client_Software
*NIX Clients
- HylaFAX itself, of course! Read sendfax(1). Typical usage would be something like:
'sendfax -f "email@example.com" -R -r "faxsubject" -c "coverpage comments" -x "Recipient's company" -d "Recipient@1234567" tofax.ps' where email@example.com is a valid e-mail address for the sender, 1234567 is the number where to fax, and tofax.ps is the image file to be faxed. Standard HylaFAX-compatible file formats are ASCII, TIFF, PostScript, and PDF (in versions newer than 4.1beta2). Be aware that sendfax is capable of handling multiple -d options and that only the options that precede it apply to that instance of the -d. In most cases the -d option is the last option that should be used.
- SuSEFax - See the printed SuSE manual for SuSEFax information.
- tkhylafax is a popular Unix/X11 tcl/tk interface to HylaFAX. Get it at ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/contrib/tkhylafax. See a screen shot here.
- ksendfax - http://ksendfax.sourceforge.net/. RPMs are available at RedHat's ftp, also.
- GFax - http://www.cowlug.org/gfax/. Front End Gnome Fax Software For Linux. Requires Gnome 1.2 or newer such as the Helix release.
Windows Clients
- HylaFSP - A simple, user-friendly client for faxing from Windows 2000/XP. HylaFSP plugs directly into Microsoft's own 'fax services' and includes support for coverpages (via Microsoft's coverpage editor), local and shared contacts, and generates high-quality TIFF output for great looking faxes. Homepage is at http://www.ifax.com/products/hylafsp.html.
- HylaFAX-Client - http://www.swt-online.de/hylafax/index_eng.html - Free 30 day evaluation! Full Featured. Now ready for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Terminal Server 2003/2008.
- WHFC - Free, open-source, one-step-install fax client supporting cover pages, view sent/received log on fax server, printer driver, etc. See http://whfc.uli-eckhardt.de/ for documentation and installation information.
- RelayFax - RelayFax is a commercial product sold by Alt-N Technologies. It has its own fax-server software, but because it uses an email-to-fax method, the RelayFax client software may be used in conjunction with a HylaFAX server using sendmail and procmail. See http://www.hylafax.org/howto/clients/RelayFax.html for more information.
- Cypheus from Bodo Noering is for Windows. It is quite versatile, feature-rich, and has been well-supported. Cypheus serves well as a fax administrator utility. Get it from http://www.cypheus.co.uk/
- Respond and adiXein - Uses a Samba share on the HylaFAX server to send print jobs to the faxing scripts. See http://www.boerde.de/~horstf/ for Respond and http://www.adixein.com/fax for adiXein.
- Winprint HylaFAX is a GPL Windows print monitor designed to send its output directly to a HylaFAX Server. Install takes a few steps but isn't hard. Supports sending only one print job, no cover page, no way to view/cancel fax jobs. See: http://winprinthylafax.sourceforge.net/.
- w2hfax - This client has no updates since 2000 and crashes in the latest Python 2.5. Instead, try WHFC or in the cross-platform section, Pyla or one of the Java clients. w2hfax is a versatile HylaFAX client, allowing sending files directly or sending a fax via printer driver; view incoming and outgoing fax; cancel and delete fax from the incoming, outgoing or sent folder; viewing job details; and address books. See http://w2hfax.sourceforge.net/.
- Frogfax - Frogfax is a free HylaFAX Windows Client with advanced features like HylaFAX Monitor, Fax Notify, Phonebook and Fax Report. Available in Italian and other languages; a tool to translate in other languages is also available. See http://www.frogfax.com/.
Mac Clients (Max OS X)
- MacHylafax - see http://www.machylafax.com
- HylaFSP for Mac OS X - A simple, user-friendly client for faxing from Mac OS X. See http://www.ifax.com/products/hylafsp.html.
Mac Clients (System 9 and earlier)
- MacFlex - see http://homepage.mac.com/robthedude/MacFlex/
Note: MacFlex requires the use of the "old" protocol/ports. /etc/init.d/hylafax (on some OSes) needs changes. See http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2000-08/msg00356.html and http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2000-08/msg00409.html. There may be security issues with this configuration, however. See http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2000-08/msg00421.html.
- SDFax - SDFax is a commercial print driver for the Macintosh computer. The print job is formatted in either PostScript or TIFF formats and is sent via e-mail to a fax server in the Internet TPC Fax Project. See http://www.sdesign.com/sdfax1x/mac_os/.
Cross-Platform Clients
- Pyla is a GPL Python client similar to WHFC. See: http://www.teamsw.it/pyla/.
- Hermes is a web-enabled browser-driven client run from a web server. See: http://www.hermesfax.it/en/index.html.
- JHylaFax is a platform independent Java client licensed under the GPL featuring a Swing user interface. See http://jhylafax.sourceforge.net.
- gnu.hylafax - The gnu.hylafax package is a pure-Java implementation of the HylaFAX client protocol. The gnu.hylafax package can be used to implement a HylaFAX client that will run on any Java-supporting system. See http://gnu-hylafax.sourceforge.net.
- Bernd's SendFax.java - See http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5469.
- YajHFC is a platform independent Java client with support for faxing documents in PostScript, PDF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF and HTML format,polling faxes,support for generating cover pages from templates (in PostScript, HTML and (with a Plugin) XSL:FO or ODT format),phone book (entries can optionally be read from SQL databases or LDAP directories), runs under Windows, Linux and Mac OS X (other platforms if a suitable JRE is available). See http://yajhfc.berlios.de/.
Email-To-Fax Configuration
- faxmail - faxmail is a HylaFAX client program which takes an electronic mail message on standard input and converts it to PostScript in a form that is suitable for transmission as a facsimile. Read the man page: faxmail(1). In order to use faxmail as an email-to-fax gateway, typically some degree of "sendmail mangling" must be done. See http://www.hylafax.org/howto/clients/sendmail-faxmail-mangling.html and http://www.hylafax.org/howto/clients/faxmail-nonrandom-host.html for more information.
- email-to-fax with procmail - If procmail is your mail delivery agent (MDA), then you can easily configure it to handle outbound faxes by setting up a dedicated user account for faxing out and placing appropriate recipes in that user's $HOME/.procmailrc file. Outbound faxes are then e-mailed to this user account. This is how the above-mentioned RelayFax client works, which already has a simple generic email-to-fax capability built-in.
Faxing From Samba
It is possible to send a (Hyla)FAX by printing to a Samba-defined fax-printer using a Windows client. This is the recipe:
1. Make up your document (text, pictures, whatever) on a Windows (-alike) client.
2. ANYwhere in your text, specify the fax number you want to send the document to, i.e.:
Fax-Nr : 012-345-6789
3. Print, using a Postscript driver, to the printer on your HylaFAX server system.
4. As soon as the fax has been sent, you will be notified by email. If a failure occurs, an email will be sent to you too.
- Prerequisites:
1. We assume you have a "standard" *NIX and HylaFAX setup.
2. You have a standard Windows-like client i.e., 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000. OS/2 will also work fine, as long as it supports drive sharing.
3. You use the Samba package to share system resources with the clients - and it is working fine already, meaning that you can log-on as a client.
To setup do the following:
1. Put the following lines in
/etc/printcapand delete (if applicable) any other faxprinters:
faxlp:\ :lp=/dev/null:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd:\ :if=/var/spool/hylafax/bin/sambafax:\ :sh:sf:mx#0:
Note: due to some UNIX history the directories
contain the same information, so you use the one that is already present on your machine.
2. Store this script as
/var/spool/hylafax/bin/sambafax, or in the
/bindirectory of your HylaFAX tree (but then adjust the path in printcap). Make sure the script is executable, using "
chmod +x sambafax".
3. restart lpd and samba
4. On your client, install a new printer with a postscript driver (like an Apple Laserwriter) to print to \\YOURSERVER\faxlp
5. Create a fax using your favorite wordchewer and take up a line like:
Fax-Nr : 012-345-6789
and print to your new faxprinter.
Note 1: The sambafax program will look for the following syntax in the
...text>FAX-NR<1 or 2 spaces>:<1 or 2 spaces><fax number><text...
The search is case-insensitive. The first non-nummeric, non-dash in the fax number will terminate the number.
- Note 2: If you print with a Postscript driver, the output sent to the HylaFAX server is ASCII, a lot of control sequences, and your text in-between. Some printer drivers break up the lines in your text (because postscript does not care about CRLF's). If that happens, the faxnumber will not be located. If using the Windows Apple Laserwriter driver, use the EPS Postscript option.
- Note 3: for the same reason, the textual makeup must be the same for the complete FAX-NR line!
If there are any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to contact Ignace Suy
email@example.com
He has provided a sambafax web-site at: http://www.purpel3.nl/sambafax/. Please refer to it for the most up-to-date information. If you are working with it, drop him a line. Update 7/13/2008: that website was not being maintained. You may find an archived version of that website at http://web.archive.org/web/20070305223445/http://www.purpel3.nl/sambafax/. There also appears to be a successor to sambafax - salsafax that is on that website.
Sambafax is now suited to run under the printing systems lpd, LPRng and CUPS. For CUPS the installation is somewhat different. Refer to the website above.
Faxing via IBM AS/400
Although a true HylaFAX client for AS/400 is not available (more tests with the gnu-hylafax java client are scheduled), you can send facsimiles as print jobs to the HylaFAX server. To do this, some things have to be done but for now a little note.
I tested this with Red Hat Linux but using a different distros will not present to much difficulties. The feedback that I received from earlier version of this howto is that most of the people are not AS/400 experts which is not a problem but some language that I use in the steps for AS/400 setup make sense in that platform. Ask if you needed any explanation.
AS/400 procedures:
1. Create an output queue like is presented here outq.txt and be sure that LPD package is installed and running.
Note: In outq.txt you will find the follow line Workstation costumization object....: LINUXOUTQ2
This applys only for specific national character map like portuguese, italian ,etc,etc. AS/400 use EBCDIC internally and needed a little help to know that linux use ASCII ;-). Any table can be modified but I sugest changing the 860 map table.
1. Check if you have enscript installed.
2. Check if lpr is installed and running.
3. Add a printer.
4. Modify the entry for that printer in printcap to match the script as400pscript where the job from AS/400 is redirected to create the fax and hylafax is called. Read carefully the script, you will save yourself time and headashes. Here is my printcap for guidance,
lp:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :cd=/var/spool/lpd/filters:\ :if=/var/spool/lpd/filters/as400script:\ :lp=/dev/null:
Note: The PATHs applies to RH7.x. Don't forget to restart lpd deamon.
Last notes: If you want more control accessing lpd services in the linux box, use LPRng package. The as400script, by default, merge the text from AS/400 with a file where is stored the company logo. If you only want send text, disable the merge text+companylogo process (read carefully the as400script). When merging logos with text, remember, you MUST create the logo file in EPS, Encapsulated Postscript, format.
This was done with Red Hat 7.0, lprng 3.7.4, kernel 2.2.16-22, keyboard pt-latin1, AS400 V4R5.
Improvement: Rob Sherman changed the as400script to enable multi-page faxing,i e,if you needed same
fixed text(only) in every page. If you are good in postscrip, doing this for graphics it will be easy.
Read carefully the script and place the ACKFORM.hdr file in $PATH/enscript/. Pay attention
that in AS/400 you must specifie your job as ACKFORM. In the as400script2 the ACKFORM.hdr file is invoqued here
/usr/bin/enscript --fancy-header=$FNAME where in FNAME is stored the hdr name file, ACKFORM.
This section was contributed by
Pedro Roçadas, procadas at Yahoo com.
Pedro thanks Giulio Orsero for his assistance on this task.


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SAN JOSE — San Jose State had better not have any issues finding motivation when it faces Fresno State on Friday.
The Spartans (5-6, 4-3 Mountain West) have a chance to effectively end the Bulldogs' chances of BCS glory, but more important can keep their own hopes of a second straight bowl berth alive.
So how can a team that's struggled defensively all year beat a team with one of the best offenses and quarterbacks in the country?
"We've got to play hard, got to be focused, got to come out with fire and energy," SJSU coach Ron Caragher said. "We don't have to be super heroes to win this game. "
Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr leads the nation in passing yards per game, and the Bulldogs (10-0, 7-0) are in the top five in scoring and total offense. They have as good a trio of wide receivers as there is, led by Davante Adams (Palo Alto High), the national leader in touchdown receptions.
The silver lining for SJSU is that it has fared better defending the pass than the run and has the luxury of facing its own standout quarterback, David Fales, in practice.
"It's kind of the best situation we could be in, to play a team like this. Something we're used to playing week in and week out," linebacker Keith Smith said.
The defense still practices mostly against the scout team, and on Monday, strong-armed No. 3 quarterback Joe Gray joined the scout team to better simulate Carr.
"It was definitely a better look," cornerback Bené Benwikere said. "It gave us a much faster pace because Joe Gray has a little stronger and quicker release, a little bit closer to Carr's."
This is only the third time SJSU has hosted a nationally-ranked Fresno State team, but the Spartans won the previous two meetings. SJSU beat then No. 23 Fresno State 42-7 in 1990 to capture the Big West Conference title and also beat the No. 19 Bulldogs 45-41 in 1986 — a game Sports Illustrated later named the college football game of the year.
This is the first time since 2006 the teams have met in the regular-season finale for both, and SJSU won that game 24-14 on its way to the New Mexico Bowl.
"A win over Fresno State would go a long way," he said. "I'm optimistic."
Several factors would be in play. Five Mountain West teams (Fresno State, Utah State, Boise State, San Diego State and UNLV) are already bowl eligible. SJSU, Colorado State and Wyoming can get there with wins this weekend, although only CSU is favored.
There are six bowl spots for the Mountain West, and beating Fresno State would knock the Bulldogs from BCS contention, thus denying a seventh bid for the conference.
If eight become eligible, those joining SJSU on the bubble would be UNLV, Colorado State and Wyoming — all teams the Spartans beat.
UNLV can sew up its berth if it beats San Diego State on Saturday to get to 7-5, but otherwise none of those fellow bubble teams would have a decided edge on SJSU, and several factors could help the Spartans.
The nationally-televised game against Navy — despite the loss — was entertaining and showcased the star power of Fales. Plus, a win on national TV against Fresno State would certainly draw some attention.
Bleymaier is the former Boise State athletic director and could have some influence in securing a Famous Idaho Potato Bowl bid, the bowl that has the last choice for selecting a Mountain West team.
Follow Jimmy Durkin on Twitter at Twitter.com/Jimmy_Durkin.
Friday's game
Fresno State (10-0, 7-0 Mountain West) at SJSU (5-6, 4-3), 12:30 p.m. CBSSN