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how come when i install arch, and then boot into windows later, my system clock is changed to like 8 hours ago. has this happened to anyone before?
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Let me guess, you live on the West coast ?! ;-) which is about 8 hours behind GMT.
You probably told the installer that your local clock is GMT whereas it is localtime, or vice versa. Or at least the configuration is in mismatch - weather you did it actively or not.
Arch does set the CMOS clock upon shutdown/reboot. It also reads it upon boot - so if the configuration is wrong, your clock will be wrong.
Do you actively know how you want your CMOS clock ? Then edit /etc/rc.conf accordingly, reboot and set it in the BIOS.
If you don't know what I'm talking about edit /etc/rc.conf so that the clock is in localtime and set the clock in Windows.
Also, search this forum for "timezone"
actually i live in the east coast (-5 hrs gmt). i will check what my rc.conf file says after my classes today and post it. i didn't change any of the time stuff from the defaults because they seemed to be ok.
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ok, well, it's set to localtime, but my timezone is set to canada/pacific, so i will change that. one good thing though is now that it's already installed, it doesn't seem to change the time in the bios when i load arch. everything should be ok now. i'll just change that pacific to whatever the eastern equivilent is.... which seems to be /usr/share/zoneinfo. thanks for everything.
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ok, scratch the working ok part. i just realized, it's not 8 hours behind, its 8 hours ahead! it is 950pm right now on monday and my windows clock says that it is 550am on tuesday. my rc.conf file looks like:
should i change localtime to utc?
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And what time is it really ?
What I would do now : decide for yourself if you want the CMOS clock in localtime or not. Your decision will probably depend on your Windows system. If you have WIndows98 (first edition) or earlier, you have no choice: CMOS should be localtime. If you have Win98SE or later then carefully check in your Windows system how you set it up. It *usually* wants it in localtime, but it can handle UTC, therefore check your configuration.
Now, you know how you want your CMOS/BIOS clock to be.
Now boot into Arch and edit /etc/rc.conf accordingly. Note, however that your TIMEZONE is incorrect. You probably want something like
Note, that the first automatically switches between daylight savings time, whereas the second does not necessarily. The value you give to TIMEZONE has to actually exist as a file in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ (I.e. no matter weather you live in Boston, D.C., Miami, Atlanta, Philladelphia you always choose America/New_York) !
Now that you have edited /etc/rc.conf correctly, I would boot into the BIOS and set the CMOS clock there correctly.
EDIT: links to 2 previous threads about this topic :
you could download ntp, and put:
ntpdate ntp.youreserver.net
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Yes, he could. But I first really suggest to clean up the "mess" :-) as I described. Especially, the setting of the clock in the BIOS. That way you really know what the BIOS clock is set to !
I have experienced this each and every time I install Arch. I make sure the time zone and such are correct before the end of the install and I boot for the first time. But I have seen this.
Yes, he could. But I first really suggest to clean up the "mess" :-) as I described. Especially, the setting of the clock in the BIOS. That way you really know what the BIOS clock is set to !
ok, i did what you said, but now my clock is showing 5 hours behind, which seems to fit the -500 for EST, but i don't want it to be 5 hours behind, because it's 5 behind EST, not 000, and i don't live in Hawaii! . how do i tell it to not change the bios clock? i'm looking at the date command, but im' not seeing what i need to do.
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well, the ntpdate thing that kakabaratruskia suggested worked, but i'd still like to know what else i could have done.
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I seem do have kind of the same problem. Every time I install Arch (it's been three times so far) my system (hardware) clock suddenly is set +1 hour. I figure it mismatches the daylight saving hour, calculated from the timezone info (Europe/Stockholm). It's annoying to have to set the time everytime I try out a new distro.
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CENTERLINE® Premium Test Sieve Inspection and Test Sieve Calibration CertificationAdvantech's Premium Sieve Certifications are an add-on service when you purchase a new sieve or can be performed on your existing sieves.
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apartment house, building having three or more dwelling units. Numerous early examples of this form of dwelling have been found in remains of Roman and medieval cities and in the 17th-cent. Pueblo villages of North America. Its most important development came with the Industrial Revolution. After 1850 crowded slums began to develop in the cities of Europe and the United States. Few good, low-cost multiple dwellings were built before World War I, but great progress was made in the development of more luxurious apartment buildings, particularly in Paris and Vienna. In the 1880s fireproof steel-frame construction, the improvement of the elevator, and the introduction of electric lighting made possible the rapid evolution of the apartment building. In 1901 New York City put into effect a tenement-house law; its purpose was to protect occupants against fire hazards and unsanitary and unsafe conditions.
Between 1919 and 1934 there appeared in Europe many commendable low-cost housing developments. Important examples are projects by Gropius at the Siemensstadt in Berlin, J. J. P. Oud's group at Hoek van Holland, and H. P. Berlage's apartments in Amsterdam. There has been government-subsidized public housing in the United States since 1937. A phenomenal increase in the building of apartments has taken place since 1921 in all the larger cities, reaching a peak in New York City, where apartments largely replaced private houses. In the mid-20th cent. a radical experiment in multiple dwellings called Habitat was designed for the Montreal Expo 67 by Moshe Safdie.
In addition to the traditional rental unit, contemporary apartments are available in a number of permutations. With cooperative apartments the tenants belong to a corporation that owns the building. In the condominium each apartment unit is owned separately and owner-tenants generally form an association to provide for apartment maintenance. The apartment hotel combines the accommodations of an apartment, including cooking space, with the services characteristic of a hotel. A greater sense of community is fostered in co-housing, where residents plan, develop, and manage a community, often comprised of apartments and town houses, that combines private quarters with common spaces. Apartment houses have spread to the suburbs of the larger cities, where they frequently include gardens, tennis courts, and children's playgrounds. Numerous apartment houses are constructed as living complexes for retired persons.
See S. Paul, Apartments: Their Design and Development (1967); E. Thompson, Apartments, Townhouses, and Condominiums (1975); D. Mackay, Multiple Family Housing (1977); and E. Cromley Alone Together: A History of New York's Early Apartments (1990).


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MINUS SPACE is delighted to present the summer group exhibition On Paper, highlighting several generations of artists innovating at the intersection of reductive abstraction and paper. The exhibition will feature a single work by seventeen established artists from the United States, Germany, New Zealand, and United Kingdom.
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Dennis Rodman Kicked Out of Cali Hotel
Dennis Rodman Kicked Out of Cali Hotel
In a shocking turn of events that could not have been predicted by even the great Nostradamus himself ... Dennis Rodman was kicked out of a California hotel on Friday for allegedly being drunk and disorderly.
We're told Dennis was staying at the Surf and Sand Hotel in Laguna Beach for the filming a UK TV show. Sources tell us he was drinking at the hotel bar and was asked several times by security to quiet down and stop bothering the guests.
When D.R. persisted, we're told police were called and seven uniform officers showed up and kicked him out of the hotel for good.
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A federal judge in Chicago shut down e-mail spammers who were peddling pills worldwide, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.
Spam e-mailers who sent out calls for "natural Viagra," weight loss products and other prescription drugs garnered more than 3 million complaints in the U.S. alone, according to court documents. It was an international scam spearheaded in New Zealand and Australia, with credit card transactions being funneled through Cyprus. The phony pills themselves came from India, FTC officials said.
"There is no dietary supplement that can permanently increase the size of the male body part," FTC spokesman Steve Baker said.
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Officials said that drugs the company shipped didn't include doctor's instructions or dosage information, and could have had too much or not enough actual medicine in them.
The company operated under several names and Web sites, including Murkmurk.com, according to court documents. On the Internet, the enterprise was known as "Affking," the FTC said. A man named Lance Atkinson, who lives in New Zealand, was cited as the leader of the spam ring.
The operation allegedly violated the CAN-SPAM Act, a federal law designed to restrict commercial spam. Among other things, it requires that unsolicited e-mails have opt-out links and clearly state their origin. The federal court froze the U.S. assets of the operation, and those involved could face criminal charges, Baker said.
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The Woodsman
Redemption is a complex thing. Our quest to find and observe it is even more multifaceted and often biased. We are drawn to stories where characters have redeeming qualities or, at the end of some relevant venture, find redemption in an act, thought, or belief. Usually this is something that your average person can relate to; a person coming into the dizzying territory of adopting a sense of selflessness or virtue—maybe making some wrong right. But who can relate to a story where someone who has done something as deplorable as molesting a child strives to find a way to redeem himself? Who even thinks they can sit through a film where this is obviously the end goal? Unfortunately the answer could very well be not many, but The Woodsman, should one feel comfortable enough with their own sense of self, is one of the finest stories about this quest that is not only overlooked, but avoided.
Kevin Bacon takes on the most dynamic role of his career thus far as Walter, a man just released from a 12-year prison sentence for molesting pre-teen girls. He finds work at a lumber yard run by Bob (David Alan Grier), who takes him on simply because he inherited the company and knows that Walter gave years of excellent service to his father. Though he has the jaded look of a man who has obviously come from prison, his coworkers are unaware of his crimes and don't care to pry except for Mary-Kay (played by singer-songwriter Eve), the office secretary who wants to know everyone's business and makes false friends in order to do so. In the midst of his daily routine Walter meets Vicki (Kyra Sedgwick), a spunky blonde struggling to hold her own in a male-dominated field. Her seen-it-all demeanor and harmlessly invasive conversation leads her to be his only confident and, in time, lover.Continue Reading


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Shelley D brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 46 Designs von 10 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
I used to run my own company but now work for a large corporation. Earlier this year I decided to bring together some my friends who run their own companies (there were quite a few)! to see whether they could offer each other mutual support, exchange perspectives and discuss topical issues. I am passionate about entrepreneurial businesses and believe bringing people together and building a community can help each person, in some way, to expand their horizons further and grow their businesses.
We are a group of friendly, hard-working entrepreneurs interested in helping each other out. We are growing through word of mouth, so every member already knows one or more people in the group. A special bond is created becasue we have a collective shared experience of being owner-managers. We want to appeal to other "like-minded-people".
We'd like a logo to represent our forum - "Like-Minded-People.biz"
We would love to have a logo that incorporates business people standing side by side as this represents the mutual support we offer each other. Here are a few pointers:-
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2. We like the idea of using "shadow figures" in the image of people standing side by side
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WASHINGTON — Advocates of using satellites to beam solar power from space to Earth hope U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign promise to develop alternative energy sources will help resurrect NASA's interest in the technology.
NASA has been without an official space solar power program since 2002, although a coalition of government and private industry volunteers has kept alive visions of demonstrating how the United States might one day draw energy from the sun and transmit it to Earth via microwave beams.
The volunteers were disappointed in December upon learning that NASA would not provide $55 million they had asked for to conduct a solar power beaming experiment they had devised for the International Space Station. The experiment's designers are hoping it will get another look by the Obama administration.
The experiment entails placing a system that includes traveling wave tube amplifiers, which amplify radio frequency signals, outside the space station on the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility. The amplifiers, donated by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, would be moved to another location on the space station to draw power from the station's solar arrays and beam them to Earth in microwave form.
While Obama has not identified space solar power as an alternative energy source he would pursue, advocates are encouraged by his appointment of longtime space solar power proponents Alan Ladwig and George Whitesides to senior positions at NASA. These advocates note that Obama's transition team specifically asked NASA about the space station power beaming experiment.
John Mankins, who worked at NASA for 25 years and managed the space-based solar power program, said NASA should play a part in U.S. attempts to achieve energy independence.
"I don't see how NASA or the space program can stand aloof from these [alternative energy] efforts," Mankins said. "Whether or not there's opportunity for space solar power, I think it's premature to say."
Mankins, who recently demonstrated for the Discovery Channel that a miniscule amount of power can be received from a 20-watt microwave beam transmitted over a distance of 92 miles (148 km), said the United States should conduct a thorough study of end-to-end systems needed for space solar power, followed by technology experiments and demonstrations. The last such systems study was done 12 years ago, he said.
The concept faces a major barrier, however, in the high cost of launching satellites large enough to transmit meaningful amounts of power to Earth, according to a white paper submitted by space solar advocate Charles Miller, president of Space Policy Consulting Inc. in Dayton, Ohio, to Obama's transition team in November. The white paper recommends establishing a national space solar power policy, assigning a lead federal agency and an incremental research program. The white paper said the cost of space solar power could be reduced if the United States develops more-affordable access to space and applies high-volume assembly line techniques to satellite construction.
Military space power
Alternative energy advocates are not the only ones interested in space solar power beaming; the U.S. military is also eying the technology as a possible means of delivering power to remote areas of the globe. The Air Force Academy, for example, has begun building two small satellites to test the concept of transmitting solar power from space via laser technology. That demonstration is expected to produce enough power to illuminate a single one-tenth-of-a-watt light emitting diode, or LED.
Slideshow: Space shots Meanwhile, the space station power beaming experiment has won support from Gary Payton, undersecretary of the Air Force for space.
Following a briefing on the proposed demonstration, Payton wrote Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's space operations chief, to say the space agency and Pentagon should begin exploring ways to collaborate on solar power beaming experiments.
"I believe it is time for NASA and [the Defense Department] to collaborate on a project to demonstrate safe space-to-earth transmission of solar energy is possible, and scalable to a magnitude that can enhance national security interests," Payton said in the Sept. 30 letter.
In December, however, top NASA managers directed work on the project within the U.S. space agency to stop.
Mack Henderson of Johnson Space Center in Houston, who has been NASA's lead on the space station demonstration, announced the decision in a Dec. 11 letter to members of the group.
"It is with heavy heart that I tell you that we have been asked to terminate all NASA's support on the [space solar power] demo activity. This direction was just received from management and I wanted to pass it along to you as soon as possible to avoid wasting any more additional work that you have most graciously been volunteering," Henderson wrote.
One member of the group, who asked not to be identified, expressed frustration that the program was canceled before the Obama administration took office.
"This is an opportunity for NASA to be involved in not only something that involves space but also energy and environmental issues," said one team member, who asked not to be identified. "I think NASA management was fearful that they were going to be handed this mission."
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Deputies said a woman reported Kevin Dippiro pointed the pistol at a woman's head inside Critters Pub in Deltona.
A Putnam County man, a convicted New York felon, was arrested after he was found with a .40-caliber pistol and a half-dozen knives at a Deltona bar, sheriff's deputies said.
A woman at the Critters Pub at 2946 Howland Blvd. in Deltona called deputies at 1:36 a.m. Thursday to report Kevin Dippiro, 42, of Lake Como, pointed the gun at a woman's head while inside the bar, investigators said.
The witness, a 31-year-old Deltona woman, said she overheard Dippiro and Wendy Johnson, 48, of Orange City, arguing. During the argument, Dippiro said, "Do you want me to shoot you in the head, (expletive)?" Dippiro then pulled a silver-colored handgun from his waistband, pointed it at Johnson's head and repeated the threat two more times, an arrest report shows.
The alleged victim, Johnson, refused to press charges and denied Dippiro pointed the gun at her head and that she was not dating Dippiro, deputies said.
However, when deputies were securing Dippiro outside the bar, they found the .40-caliber pistol hidden in his waistband by the small of his back, the arrest report states.
Deputies also found a half-dozen knives on Dippiro. The knives included two large fixed-blade ones, four folding knives and a multitool, sheriff's deputies reported.
Nine pills including Clonazepam, acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate were also found on Dippiro, investigators said.
Deputies discovered Dippiro is a convicted felon from Niagara County, New York, and charged him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and carrying a concealed firearm, Volusia County jail records show.


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A blast from the past, this Recipe Makeover of a 1930's supper dish combines soy, herbs and spices for a quick, flavorful meal.
Per serving: 292 calories and 6.9g fat.
Saves: 120 calories and 9.3g fat over a traditional recipe!
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Yield: 8 x sandwiches
Traditional recipes, although tasty, can be high in calories, fat and sodium. This healthier vegetarian soy recipe trades regular ground beef for soy protein, and uses lower-sodium products.
Place soy protein in medium bowl. Add 1-1/2 cups hot water and set aside 5 minutes to rehydrate.
Heat soybean oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent and browned. Add bell pepper, celery, tomato paste, re-hydrated soy protein and 3 cups hot water. Bring to a boil.
Stir in molasses, chili powder, cumin, oregano, vinegar, and salt. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove lid and bring to a boil. Boil 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Stir in spinach and ketchup and return to a boil. Remove from heat and spoon rounded 1/2 cupful onto bun.
* Textured Soy Protein (TSP) is also known as Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP).


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The Resuscitation Council (UK) Immediate Life Support (ILS) course was launched in 2002. It was developed in response to a demand from healthcare professionals who may have to act as first responders and treat patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team.
Each year, on average, 11,000 courses are held and 100,000 healthcare professionals are trained.
Who is this course suitable for? The ILS course is suitable for doctors, medical students, nurses, nursing students, midwives, healthcare providers such as physiotherapists, dentist and ambulance technicians. It may also be suitable for fire service technicians, police personnel and prison officers.
Learning outcomes The ILS course teaches the knowledge and skills to:
Course structure e-ILS courses are held at centres throughout the UK and are approved and certified by the Resuscitation Council (UK). This ensures a uniformity of content and standard regardless of the centre.
The e-ILS course is a half-day e-learning and half-day face-to-face and consists of skills stations and cardiac arrest simulations.
Assessment and Certification Assessment is continuous and is guided by the assessment forms provided for each core skill (e.g. initial resuscitation and assessment, and airway management). Copies of the assessment forms should be forwarded to the candidate with their manual.
Successful candidates receive a Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS provider certificate, which is valid for one year. The ILS course is recognised for up to 5 continuing professional development (CPD) points.
Pre-course preparation The manual is sent to candidates two weeks before the start of the course. Candidates are expected to have prepared for the course by reading the manual and completing the pre-course MCQ. Some centres may send candidates an MCQ paper which supports candidate learning.
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To include Armstrong, race for cancer charity drops sanction
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - Lance Armstrong competed in a triathlon Sunday after organizers dropped USA Triathlon sanctioning so he could take part in a race that raises money for cancer.
Armstrong is banned from events that follow World Anti-Doping Agency rules after he chose not to fight USADA charges of doping.
Armstrong finished the 70-mile swim, bike and run in 4 hours, 16 minutes at the Revolution3 Half-Full Triathlon, racing in a wave of about 50 fellow cancer survivors.
"This was a race that was built and designed to race money for cancer. So it was an easy decision," said Brock Yetso, president of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. "We had two individuals who decided they did not want to race based on our decision and 300 who said they wanted to. So I think numbers speak for themselves."
Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman founded the Ulman Cancer Foundation.
"He's led this organization to where it is today," Armstrong said at the finish line of Ulman's impact on Livestrong.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles in August for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs. He denies the charges but chose not to continue fighting them.
Sunday's race results will not count toward national rankings. College competitors are still able to use the race as a national qualifier event.
An estimated $100,000 in proceeds from the event will benefit the Ulman Cancer Fund, Yetso said. A speaking event with Armstrong on Saturday night raised another $30,000.
"I think he's a great inspiration for anybody," said Lennie Phillips of Kensington, Md., who survived brain cancer and competed in the special wave alongside Armstrong. "All of these allegations, whether they're true or not, I don't know, but he still had to go through all the treatments."


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Yves Saint Laurent is famed for revolutionizing the haute couture tradition and laying the foundations of modern women's wear. The wardrobe basics that he designed – pantsuit, culotte skirt, pea coat, blazer, safari jacket and tuxedo – shone with his innovative style and became classics. In Saint Laurent's stylistic vocabulary, music, art, performance, literature and impressions of far-off places were just as important as the new shapes he introduced.
The exhibition is divided into four themes: "Masterful Pencil Strokes," where the designer's idea is followed from the original sketch; "The YSL Revolution," where feminized versions of men's attire rub shoulders with seductive apparel; "The Palette," which shows how traditional rules of colour harmony were reversed in new contrasts inspired by cross-fertilization; and "Lyrical Sources," which explores the historical, literary (Proust, Oscar Wilde, Louis Aragon, Jean Cocteau…) and artistic influences that were interpreted and translated by this genius of couture. Throughout his career, Yves Saint Laurent expressed his personal tastes and the paintings he admires by transforming painting into fabric. Some of his models take up the visual sensations of Impressionism, while others liberate the expressive power of some of the great names and movements of modern art: Mondrian and Poliakoff in 1965, the Pop Art dresses in 1966, Picasso in 1979 and Braque in 1988. Born in 1936, Yves Saint Laurent spent his childhood in Algeria. Moving to Paris in 1954 to take design courses at the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture, he caught the eye of Christian Dior and was hired as his assistant the following year. He took the reins of the House of Dior after the master's death in 1957 and swiftly rose to triumphant fame with his Trapeze line. In 1958, he met Pierre Bergé, then a theatre director and stage producer, who went on to manage his career. With Bergé's help, Saint Laurent founded his own maison de haute couture. On January 29, 1962, he unveiled his first collection under the Yves Saint Laurentlabel.
On January 7, 2002, Yves Saint Laurent announced to the press his retirement and the closure of his maison de haute couture. On January 22, a crowd of 2,000 admirers from around the world gathered to celebrate his career at a valedictory fashion show staged in Paris. Since stepping down, he has worked with Pierre Bergé managing the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, which holds a remarkable collection of more than 5,000 ensembles and 15,000 objects that trace the history of the House of Yves Saint Laurent.


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Playful bearded dude necklace, complete with gold watch.
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Somebody sent me this and I couldn't stop laughing . . .
OK some revenge here: http://animalsbeingdicks.com/post/9331991980/kitteh-gymnastics
This one is great too . . . http://animalsbeingdicks.com/post/8820925837/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nutI went through all of them, some of them really had me crying.
Thanks for the laughs... Here's one for ya... http://youtu.be/mYE4XSMTAmU
I don't think it's the animal being a d!ck there. Probably an older brother
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Ed Zapletal, the publisher of Moorshead Magazines, has announced today that his newest magazine, Discovering Family History, is closing with the March/April 2010 release.
It had been in production over two years, but as he has put it in his news release, "Although DFH was selling very well on the newsstands, with the stores taking an increasing number of copies each issue, we weren't simply able to get the new subscribers numbers to increase at a fast enough rate".
It is always sad to see a publication end its run, but as Ed says, the numbers to keep it in existence were just not there.
However, Family Chronicle and Internet Genealogy are going along just fine, and expect them to be around for a long time.
This year, Family Chronicle is 15 years old, and Internet Genealogy is five years old.
Over the years, I have written a number of articles for Ed in all three publications, and appreciate the chance to have written for DFH, as well as the other magazines.
I wish Ed and Rick and the staff at Moorshead Magazines continued success.


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Cornish pasty
Reawaken childhood memories of summer holidays with Sara Buenfeld's eat-by-the-sea favourite, the Cornish pasty
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per pasty
- kcal1174
- fat68g
- saturates35g
- carbs114g
- sugars7g
- fibre6g
- protein34g
- salt1.96g
For the pastry
- 125g chilled and diced butter
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- 125g lard
- 500g plain flour, plus extra
- 1 egg, beaten
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For the filling
- 350g beef skirt or chuck steak, finely chopped
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
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- 2 medium potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced
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- 175g swede, peeled, finely diced
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- 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper
Rub the butter and lard into the flour with a pinch of salt using your fingertips or a food processor, then blend in 6 tbsp cold water to make a firm dough. Cut equally into 4, then chill for 20 mins.
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Mix together the filling ingredients with 1 tsp salt. Roll out each piece of dough on a lightly floured surface until large enough to make a round about 23cm across – use a plate to trim it to shape. Firmly pack a quarter of the filling along the centre of each round, leaving a margin at each end. Brush the pastry all the way round the edge with beaten egg, carefully draw up both sides so that they meet at the top, then pinch them together to seal. Lift onto a non-stick baking tray and brush with the remaining egg to glaze.
Bake for 10 mins, then lower oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and cook for 45 mins more until golden. Great served warm.


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When the Broncos lost two starting centers, quarterback Peyton Manning stepped up to find a new one.
Manning told the Denver Post that after centers J.D. Walton and Dan Koppen got hurt, front office boss John Elway asked Manning to be the one to coax Ryan Lilja out of retirement.
"Hey, look, we just had a bad string of luck there between J.D. and Dan," Manning said. "John asked me about Lilja. I told him he's as good a teammate a quarterback can have. So John said, 'Why don't you reach out to him to see where he is?'"
Lilja blocked for Manning on the Colts' offensive line from 2004 to 2009, and now Lilja will block for Manning again in Denver. Lilja retired at the end of last season, but he began to reconsider recently, and the Bears had also contacted him.
"I'm glad to have Ryan as a teammate and glad to be reunited with him," Manning said.
And Elway is glad that Manning can serve as not only the Broncos' quarterback, but as an assistant to the general manager.


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No. 2 Nadal to face No. 8 Gasquet in US Open semis
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[September 05, 2013]
(AP) -- There's video evidence out there that Rafael Nadal did, indeed, lose a tennis match to Richard Gasquet.
OK, so it was half a lifetime ago, and it was at a tournament in Tarbes, France, for kids 14 and under.
"Last time I beat him, I was 13," Gasquet said. "It was a long time ago."
Reminded of that match, Nadal smiled and said, "I lost 6-4 in the third. Yeah, I remember."
As professionals, it's been a different story: Nadal is 10-0 against Gasquet heading into their U.S. Open semifinal Saturday.
When Gasquet looks up a clip of that long-ago encounter on YouTube, he said, "I can see I'm winning against him, so I don't believe it sometimes."
Based on the way Nadal is playing at the moment, it is hard to believe many players could beat him. A year after skipping the U.S. Open because of a bad left knee, Nadal powered his way back to the semifinals by overwhelming 19th-seeded Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday night.
"I'm sure that's the way I have to play to keep having chances to be successful in every surface, but especially on this one," the second-seeded Nadal said after improving to 20-0 on hard courts in 2013. "I was able to do it today. I hope to be able to do it in two days."
He never faced a break point and has not lost a set through five matches. Hasn't even lost a single service game so far, a run of 67 holds.
This latest win lasted 1 hour, 40 minutes, and it really was over after 22 minutes. That's how long it took Nadal to dominate the first set, not only winning every game but also 24 of 29 points, including all seven that lasted 10 strokes or more.
"I played great the first set," Nadal said. "It's my first set so far this year 100 percent."
That's really saying something, considering that he is 58-3 this season with nine titles, including his record eighth championship at the French Open in June.
"He was up very quick," said Robredo, who is 0-7 in Grand Slam quarterfinals, "and then there was nothing else to do. He was too good."
The eighth-seeded Gasquet, who was born 15 days after Nadal in June 1986, took a far more circuitous route to his first major semifinal in six years. After needing five sets to get past No. 10 Milos Raonic in the fourth round, Gasquet again went the distance Wednesday, edging No. 4 David Ferrer 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 over nearly 3 1/2 hours.
Gasquet might find some hope from knowing he was 1-8 against Ferrer before Wednesday.
Then again, Robredo went from 0-10 against Nadal to 0-11 against him.
"I know he's the favorite of the match," Gasquet said about Nadal. "Nobody will say I'm the favorite."
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There's no doubt who was expected to win Thursday's pair of men's quarterfinals: No. 3 Andy Murray plays No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka in the afternoon, while No. 1 Novak Djokovic faces No. 21 Mikhail Youzhny at night.
Aside from the seedings, Murray is the defending champion in New York and also won Wimbledon this year. Djokovic is a six-time Grand Slam title winner, including at the 2011 U.S. Open, and was the runner-up to Murray 12 months ago. Neither Wawrinka nor Youzhny has ever reached a major final.
The women's semifinals are Friday, with No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 5 Li Na, and No. 2 Victoria Azarenka vs. 83rd-ranked Flavia Pennetta. Williams owns 16 major titles, Azarenka two, and Li one. Pennetta will be making her Grand Slam semifinal debut a year after having right wrist surgery.
Nadal's 12 major trophies include the 2010 U.S. Open, and he has reached at least the semifinals the past five times he entered the tournament. Nadal did not come to New York in 2012, part of about a seven-month absence due mainly to a left knee problem.
No sign of that Wednesday.
It took Robredo 39 minutes to finally win a game, the ninth of the match, and some fans stood to applaud, probably hoping for a more competitive evening of tennis. At the changeover moments later, the videoboards in Arthur Ashe Stadium showed Donald Trump in his suite, and the cheers turned to boos.
With loud grunts, Nadal announced his violent, uppercut forehands, and they cut through the 20 mph wind, thick with spin, landing right near lines.
Through two sets, Nadal compiled a 19-2 edge in winners -- the final tally was 28-10 -- and that forehand of his also forced Robredo into plenty of errors. Actually, every aspect of Nadal's game worked.
One backhand lob was curled so well, Robredo tossed his racket up in the air toward the ball, knowing he had no chance of reaching the perfectly placed shot.
Nadal played at the French Open and Wimbledon with tape below his left knee, but not at the U.S. Open. He looks healthy as can be, covering the court well and tracking down shot after shot by his opponents.
A reporter asked Nadal whether he thinks he could beat Djokovic if they meet in Monday's final.
"If I don't play (a) great match against Richard," Nadal replied, "I will see the final on TV."
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More than 25 years ago, Dallas businessman Mike Myers established the LeCroy Scholarship for high-achieving students from the Dallas Community College District who personify the leadership, community involvement and spirit of his friend – former DCCCD Chancellor R. Jan LeCroy. Since then, Myers' tribute to LeCroy's legacy continues through the inspiring stories and accomplishments of past and current recipients of the annual scholarship.
This year's honorees are no exception. Those students, who are campus leaders among the seven colleges in the DCCCD system, also serve as role models for their peers, volunteers in their communities and organizers who work to serve others.
They have inspired other students, as well as DCCCD faculty, staff and administrators; as a result, six students have been named 2016-2017 LeCroy Scholarship recipients by the DCCCD Foundation for their outstanding leadership and academic achievements.
The 2016-2017 scholarship recipients, the colleges they attend and their chosen fields of study are:
Olivia A. Barron of Dallas, Richland College, nursing;
Metin Butler of Dallas, Richland, business;
Mayra Cruz of Dallas, Brookhaven College, journalism;
Agustin Enriquez of Garland, Eastfield College, economics;
Ashleigh Horton of Dallas, Brookhaven College, marketing; and
Sharon Mburu of Richardson, Richland, nursing.
Three DCCCD students are returning LeCroy Scholars for 2016-2017:
Andrea Carrizales of Mesquite, Richland College, human rights;
Sofia Correa of Irving, El Centro College, nursing; and
Cristal Herrera of Irving, El Centro College, nursing.
Olivia A. BarronFrom backstage to mainstage, Olivia discovered her passion in theater in spite of moving several times during her adolescent years and growing up in a single-parent home with limited finances. Taking theater arts classes in her high school and being cast in a variety of productions helped build her confidence and fueled her desire to help others. "I have always had compassion toward others and an inclinations to help people," said Olivia, who graduated as valedictorian from ALPHA Academy in Magnolia, Texas, last May; she will be majoring in nursing at Richland College this fall. "My aspiration for becoming a nurse mainly stems from my goal to help others. I only hope that I can inspire people and, in return, be inspired by them." Throughout high school, Olivia served as a tutor to her peers, especially those in the theater program, to help boost their self-confidence on stage. She also held several leadership roles and responsibilities in theaters activities and productions in which she was involved. She took AP courses and served in school organizations, such as the Thespian Club, the Junior World Affairs Committee and the school's new book club. Oliva also received a Chemistry Award for Tutorial Attendance and a Texas History Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Metin ButlerMetin, a 2016 graduate of J.J. Pierce High School in Richardson, learned to develop his leadership skills and devotion to community through his involvement with the Boy Scouts of America. He earned BSA's highest rank, Eagle Scout, and received the World Conservation Award as well as other skill-based merit badges. As part of the requirements to earn his Eagle Scout badge, Metin led a team of other scouts on a conservation project that involved building tables and benches from scratch for the Richardson Independent School District's Environmental Studies Center. "It took good planning and communication skills to lead the other scouts to help with this project," said Metin. "There are many skills that you have to learn which involve the outdoors, like first aid, communication and pioneering. I received the rank of Eagle Scout when I learned all these skills and did all the requirements that made me a good leader." Scouting also enabled Metin to participate in BSA's National Youth Leadership Training and to hold various leadership positions in summer activities. Apart from his involvement with Boy Scouts, Metin excelled academically at Pierce, where he was on the school's honor roll and was a member of the National Honor Society. He devoted 63 hours of volunteer service for the honor society by tutoring children, hosting events and participating in other activities for Richardson ISD. He also played trumpet for the school band and participated in athletics. Metin, who aspires to build his own corporation one day, will attend Richland this fall and major in business.
Mayra CruzMayra, a journalism major at Brookhaven, dreams of working as a foreign correspondent for
Time Magazine and writing about injustices in other countries, especially those in developing nations. "I dream of traveling the world and shedding light on issues the public may not fully be aware of," Mayra says. "I hope my writing not only captures my readers' attention but inspires them to act out against injustices." In spite of holding two jobs to make ends meet as a full-time student, Mayra has maintained a 3.66 GPA during her studies at Brookhaven. She was selected for the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for two-year colleges and has been dedicated to helping other students who face similar hardships she has confronted. Myra also has immersed herself in volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, where she helped build homes for low-income families. "Building alongside future homeowners from beginning to end has changed my perspective in life," she says. "It has caused me to focus on what I have and be truly grateful for all of the blessings I received versus dwelling on what I don't have."
Agustin Enriquez"I am a student aspiring for the great opportunities life has to offer," said Agustin. His actions speak louder than his words, considering his extensive contributions to the community, his involvement at Eastfield College and his career aspirations. Raised in a family who has faced financial strife and has sought assistance from various food banks in the community, Agustin has devoted approximately 450 volunteer hours to help those who face similar circumstances. Over the last two years, he has volunteered at the NETWORK of Community Ministries Inc., a non-profit organization in Richardson, Texas, which provides assistance to people in need with the goal of helping them achieve long-term independence and an improved quality of life. His tireless volunteer work and leadership recently led him to become the youngest person in the organization's 31-year history to be promoted to shift coordinator. In this role, he supervises a team of volunteer receptionists, food pantry workers and intake specialists who register and assist families for the non-profit's various services.
Apart from his volunteer work, Agustin is an active leader at his college. An economics major, he founded the Economics Club at Eastfield and serves as its president. The club traveled to Washington, D.C., this summer to visit the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) and also to meet members of the Federal Reserve Bank's Board of Governors. Agustin also serves as a senator for Eastfield's Student Government Association; chair of the Strategic Planning Committee; and co-chair of the Campus Issues Committee. He is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Agustin also earned Eastfield's first President's Volunteer Service Gold Medal Award. He has his career goals mapped with precision: first, work for the IMF and become a chief economist; after 10 years with the IMF, move into the private sector and eventually form his own firm after several years working for a corporation; and then become an elected city council member while running his firm.
Ashleigh HortonAshleigh's unwavering commitment to serve others has shaped her long-term aspirations to become an elected official for the state of Texas. An active leader at Brookhaven College and in the community, Ashleigh was elected president of Region II for the Texas Junior College Student Government Association, which promotes the cause of community college students at local, regional, state and national levels. As president, she has presided over meetings for the region (which encompasses 13 colleges in north Texas) and has managed several committees that address various student issues. She also served as senator, parliamentarian and vice president for Brookhaven's SGA over the last two years. Ashleigh has been instrumental in planning and executing numerous events and activities for SGA. She has volunteered in school events – such as the SGA Angel Tree during the Christmas holidays and the campuswide Halloween party – and has played a vital role registering students to vote during the presidential election in 2014. As a Brookhaven College Student Ambassador, she helps incoming students with their transition to college during campus orientation.
Ashleigh also serves as speaking committee chair for the Campus Activities Board, a student organization at Brookhaven that seeks to involve more students in planning events and activities for their peers on campus. Her work with the board involved hosting presidential debate watch parties and partnering with Concerned Veterans for America in phone bank events to ask U.S. veterans throughout the country about issues and concerns that impact them. Ashleigh also has devoted many volunteer hours for nonprofit organizations and at community events, such as the North Texas Food Bank, the Trinity Trash Bash and the 50th anniversary gala for the Dallas County Community College District. She also has volunteered during the past two years in the office of Judge Bill Metzger, who serves as justice of the peace for Dallas County, Precinct 2, Place 2. Metzger, who recently completed his term on the DCCCD board of trustees, also served as Ashleigh's mentor. A marketing major at Brookhaven and a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Ashleigh plans to pursue a career in commercial real estate. However, her career goal underlies her true passion as a servant leader. "I want to become a Texas State Representative and possibly a senator," Ashleigh states. "I will strive to develop a career in politics, serving my community to fulfill their varied needs and interests to the best of my ability."
Sharon MburuFrom feeding homeless veterans to boxing toys for less fortunate children, Sharon has focused on helping others in spite of personal obstacles. The first member of her family to attend college, she has had to cope with the absence of her father during her senior year at Richardson High School. Her father traveled back to their native home in Africa to assist relatives after Al-Qaida terrorists attacked and burned the land her family left for her grandparents. As a result, Sharon's family was surviving on one income; she started working to help pay the bills. In spite of financial setbacks, Sharon is driven to achieve her long-term career goal of becoming a nurse practitioner with the help of her LeCroy scholarship. "I am determined to change the trajectory of my family," Sharon stated. "I want to receive a college education because I want to better my future and also accomplish goals neither of my parents ever had the opportunity to accomplish." A recent graduate from Richardson, Sharon will attend Richland College this fall and major in nursing. She has participated in a variety of charitable causes, including making and packaging 1,700 sandwiches for the Homeless Veteran Services of Dallas) through Upward Bound (a pre-college program for economically disadvantaged high school students). After her first experience with Upward Bound peers, she continued her volunteer work for HVSD, helping the organization double its output of meals and putting together an assembly line to make packaging the food more efficient. Apart from HVSD,
Sharon has volunteered for Marine Toys for Tots (for which she worked with a team to box toys for children in need) and the North Texas Food Bank. In school, Sharon took Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) classes, which prepares students for college readiness and success. She also participated in the Afrik Club, an organization for people from Africa who contribute to the community; the Teen Advisory Board Club, which organizes events for the Richardson Public Library and for which she served as president; the Interact Club, a service organization that provides humanitarian services to the community; and the National Honor Society. An honor roll student for most of her high school career, Sharon also received the 85 Challenge Superstar award, given to students who maintain a grade of 85 or higher in all classes throughout an academic year.
Students selected as LeCroy Scholars receive full tuition and books for up to six semesters. All recipients attend any of the seven colleges in the DCCCD system: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake or Richland.
The LeCroy Scholarship was established with a grant donated through the Mike Myers Foundation in 1988 to honor LeCroy, who passed away in 2013; he served as DCCCD chancellor from 1981 to 1988. The program was the first major student recognition and incentive scholarship created for DCCCD.
Myers, who currently serves as chairman and president of Myers Financial Corp., took an active role in the selection process with LeCroy when he was alive. Myers continues to carry on his personal involvement with the program, along with Nancy LeCroy, the late chancellor's wife. They interview finalists and help with the selection of scholarship recipients, as well as personally mentoring those students throughout the year – providing valuable insight and advice to help LeCroy Scholars succeed in school and in their communities. Myers and Nancy LeCroy develop a close relationship with the scholars through planned cultural, political and social events scheduled throughout the year, including an annual holiday gathering of former and current LeCroy Scholars.
For more information, contact Kathye Hammontree in the DCCCD Foundation office by phone at (214) 378-1536 or by email at


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Alliances with Indian Universities Expand Global Reach
The college has recently forged alliances to partner with two leading universities in India on bilateral faculty and student exchanges,Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
"India is a priority for Kent State," observes Mark A. James, Ph.D., professor and chair, Environmental Health Sciences. "Working with Jyotsna Misra, Kent State New Delhi manager, we identified institutions in India that complement our efforts in public health. The goal is to expand the focus of our global health initiatives beyond Latin America," he explains.
James visited the schools in mid-September 2012 to explore potential opportunities discussed during months of online exchanges laying the groundwork for cooperation. His first stop was the School of Health Systems Studies at Tata, where he conferred with Dean C.A.K. Yesudian and identified several areas of mutual interest for collaborative proposals. Within a month, Yesudian stopped at Kent State while on a professional visit to the United States and met with senior administrative leadership, public health and nursing faculty and graduate students. He also visited the College of Podiatric Medicine, exploring mutual interest in preventive care for diabetes and complications of the disease. In addition, Yesudian spent a day at GOJO Industries, Inc., partner with Kent State on a hand-hygiene global-sustainability project that might be of benefit in India. "Plans call for Tata to send students here and vice versa for at least three-week periods," says James. "This will be an excellent entrée for longer-term projects," he says.
During the September trip, James also met with representatives of Jawaharlal Nehru University, which joined Kent State in submitting a grant application to the United States-India Educational Foundation to fund bilateral faculty and student exchanges. "This type of joint activity is exactly what we're seeking with international partners," says James. The grant proposal is for a three-year bilateral exchange. In year one, Kent State students and faculty will go to India; Indian counterparts will come to Kent State in year two; and in the third year of the exchange, representatives from both institutions will collaborate on work in Indian villages.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 15 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Asian Americans Public Affairs Assocation
I'm a volunteer working with an Asian-American California organization called the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA) that sponsors annual voter education forums and voter registration drives that is in great need of not only remaking their existing web site (http://www.apapa.org) but also launching a initial a local version of a San Francisco Bay Area chapter web site.
We are trying to create a site for bringing together locally elected officials, candidates for the 2010 election cycle, and Asian American community members (see PowerPoint wireframe mockup) for those in the SF Bay Area. The current http://www.apapa.org web site could use a makelift, but because there is someone already updating/maintaining it, it would be hard to do a complete switchover right away. So I'd like a new design to be used as a template for the Bay Area Chapter, which could then be adopted by the organization as a whole.
Further down the road, I would like to use the website to create a robust volunteer management system for all the events/activities that occur not only locally but also state and nationwide.
We're focusing on spotlight elected officials and/or candidates running for the 2010 election cycle, Asian American San Francisco Bay Area Voters, and corporate sponsors.
1. The first category is to provide information about events to community members. It should advertise activities/events that are going on in the SF Bay Area.
2. The second group is targeted at Asian Americans who may not have even registered to vote or want the basics to be more civically engaged. It should reflect a compelling vision of the importance of being involved. For more background information, see a writeup here by one of our members: http://www.apapa.org/pdf/2008/plant…e_seed.pdf
3. The design should have youth/student appeal since this is the group that the organization is trying to have more people. But everyone is in agreement that it has to look professional given our need to attract corporate sponsors for funding purposes that APAPA is the largest grass-roots organization for politcally-involved Asian Americans.
4. Finally, the fourth group of people is to encourage officials (and candidates) to disseminate more info to their constituents. We want the web site to be an extension of what's already being done with the voter education and voter registration drives. It should be a site where issues can be discussed/and information about candidates is included.
1. The front page (see wireframe0.ppt) should be more action oriented. APAPA often advertises about events, fundraisers and most importantly issues that required my sending email to my representative. The front page should immediately grab people and give them the ability to do stuff right then and there (sign-up, find elected representative positions, participate in an e-mail campaign, RSVP to an event, etc.)
2. The other sections (wireframe1.ppt) that will be more content-based. Page 4 is used to demonstrate how there will be a page dedicated for elected officials/candidates by aggregating their Twitter feeds. We do want to have the ability to do a monthly spotlight on a prominent APA community member.
3. This organization is non-partisan, so colors with just blue or just red should not be used. But if you use either of colors, use a combination that is balanced.
4. APAPA already has a logo, but any touchups/improvements would be welcomed. It looks sort of stale to me. I would more than welcome a logo redesign if it would help accentuate a more modern look.
5. Right now the existing apapa.org web site is being updated by simple HTML. We use no content management system, so keep in mind we're working with very basic tools for updating the site.
Regardless, please be creative with your suggestions! The PPT docs are only meant to help provide a general direction.


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Homecoming Weekend at St. Bonaventure University begins Thursday, Feb. 6, and lasts for the duration of the weekend.
The university will be hosting several events for alumni, allowing for plenty of opportunities to catch up and reminisce with old friends.
"Homecoming Weekend has been an ongoing university tradition for almost 40 years," said Connie Whitcomb, director of the Career and Professional Readiness Center. "It's the time where alumni, of all ages, are welcomed back to campus and is the perfect opportunity for our current students to connect and reconnect with alums. For current students, hearing from alums always helps their confidence for what will come after graduation."
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Tammy Bruce Flip-Flops On How She Would View Obama If Bin Laden Were Killed During His Watch
In September 2009, conservative radio host Tammy Bruce came up with a scenario in which she claimed she would change how she viewed President Obama. She said she would look at Obama "differently" if Osama bin Laden were captured or killed during his presidency. At the time, Bruce's animosity toward the president and his family was well documented. Indeed, she had spent the months since his inauguration denigrating Obama, his policies, and his supporters. On one such memorable occasion, she said of the first family: "We've got trash in the White House."
But on September 17, 2009, she told Bill O'Reilly:
BRUCE: [I]f we captured Osama bin Laden and Zawahiri and the one-eyed Sheikh, the three stooges over there in Pakistan somewhere -- if Barack Obama captured those guys or killed them, I would be looking at this man slightly differently.
She then followed up in predictable fashion: "But ultimately it comes down to his inability to govern and the fact that he seems to have, it seems to me, some malevolence towards this country which is unabated."
But since news of bin Laden's death, there's been no hint that Bruce has changed her views even "slightly." She has repeatedly tweeted variations of an argument that Obama did not deserve any credit for bin Laden's death. At one point, she even wrote: "Ok I'll give Obama credit -- he's a master at putting people out of work. Why stop at bin Laden?"
In a series of posts on Twitter the day after Obama's announcement, she wrote:
That night, as a guest on Fox Business' America's Nightly Scoreboard, Bruce continued her attacks.
Just as in her tweets, Bruce claimed that the mission was "the antithesis of what Obama has been stating he wants" -- that's false -- and repeated her assertion that "this was a completely military action." She went on: "It needed to happen this way, so on one hand you've got arguments that would have made this entirely impossible this weekend, and then giving credit to the man who would've made it impossible. And, you know, I'm thrilled it happened of course, all of us are, but that's the bottom line." She later accused the Obama administration of having "no foreign policy."
The next day, she called Obama a "malignant narcissist" :
Bruce's vehement attacks on Obama stand in stark contrast to more rational conservatives who have indeed credited Obama for what they call a "gutsy" decision.


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Besides swiftly becoming one of Israel's leading academic institutions, the Inter-Disciplinary Center in Herzliya has also become a beacon thanks to the iconic annual Herzliya Conference – organized by the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), and the IDC's International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) – a joint forum that organizes seminars, workshops and forums for policy makers from all over the world. Alongside its program in Political Psychology and Decision Making (POPDM) and the workshop series on "Improving Public Policy in Israel" – these represent the core within the IDC's prestigious MA Program in Government. This is where the next generation of Israeli and global leaders, scholars and educators are being educated.
Students at the program study with leading lecturers in the field and gain an all-encompassing introduction to the State of Israel. Theofani Tzakiri from Greece is a Merit Scholarship student. In addition to learning key theories, models, and concepts in government, she receives the analytical and practical tools needed to conduct policy-relevant research and deal with policy dilemmas, challenges and problems. "Studying at IDC is a lifetime experience," she says. "The cultural and social student mix creates a beautiful and fascinating background that needs to be experienced; and the warm and welcoming environment provides a home where I can study and work peacefully to acquire the knowledge and skills I need to focus on issues of international concern."
Many of IDC's graduates have found positions at the UN, in Israeli government offices, international security consultancies and NGOs, or have continued to prestigious PhD programs abroad. Students network with leaders, policymakers and colleagues from dozens of countries around the world. They meet with heads of state, foreign ministers, negotiators, journalists, and others. And they even go on field trips to peace-keeping forces in the region (UNDOF, UNIFIL), and visit NATO headquarters in Brussels. The IDC's prize-winning debate club, college-associated public advocacy groups and the development of entrepreneurial skills are amongst the many extracurricular activities that nurture leadership.
Eric Schorr was a member of the 2013 IDC Hult Prize team that participated in the Semi-Final Competition in London; he is currently working at the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response in Jerusalem. "I've been passionate about counter-terrorism for most of my adult life," he says. What I loved most at IDC was how the professors, research, and projects we did highlighted aspects of the subject I had never thought about before. It's a truly unique program in terms of graduate studies."
When IDC's founders established Israel's first private university, their goal was to create an institution where personal achievement is fostered alongside social responsibility, and where academics are studied alongside practical, hands-on training and experience. Thus, IDC's involvement with the community, as well as its interaction with the myriad of enterprises located in the nearby Herzliya Industrial zone have become a model now emulated in many other institutions.
Diplomacy MA student, Ayal Feinberg – a Trinity College graduate, believes that "the single greatest feature of IDC-Herzliya is its people. The classroom environment, created by a combination of remarkable faculty and eager students, allows for unparalleled intellectual growth. Whether pursuing a degree with the goal of becoming a practitioner or continuing on to academia, you will leave IDC with all the tools necessary to be a success."
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By now you've probably heard that Michael Bloomberg refuses to take a salary for his services as mayor, paying himself just $1 a year to run New York City because he's got so much money that the pittance that we would be able to pay him is so insignificant he doesn't even want to bother with having to go to the bank and cash the check.
Newly elected councilman Peter Koo has taken the concept a step further. Koo still collects his salary, he just cashes his check and gives all of the money away! That's right, when other politicians say that they are happy that they could get the money to pay for this or build that, what they really mean is that they were perfectly happy to take your taxpayer money and find something to spend it on, but all the same they are fond of referring to it as "their" money.
But when Koo says that he was happy to pay for some pet project in his district or help out a local non-profit, he really means it. Granted, Koo's salary technically comes from taxpayer dollars as well, but once payday rolls around, those dollars belong to him. Indeed, last week Koo made good on a campaign promise to donate all of his salary to worthwhile organizations in the district, beginning the process of handing out bags of cash.
Hey Councilman Koo, as long as you're just giving away the money, we have at least one staffer at the Pol Position who lives in your district and wouldn't mind a handout this holiday season – a couple thousand should suffice. Just get in touch with us and we'll give you all of the pertinent financial routing numbers.
But seriously (we know, Pol Position, serious? Even we're laughing as we type), but kudos to Koo for the gesture, he could just keep the money and bath in it or use it to light his cigars even he doesn't necessarily need it. Koo owns a string of pharmacies in the Flushing area, and apparently business is good. Very good.


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Fort Pickens in Florida was a backwater of the Civil War. Built in the 1830s on a barrier island to protect the entrance to Pensacola Bay, Union forces manned it at the start of the Civil War, and unlike Fort Sumter, Pickens would stay in Union hands for the entire war despite at least one determined Confederate assault that tried to take it in October 1861.
Like other Union military posts Fort Pickens became a magnet for slaves desperate to be free. As described in the March 10 edition of Civil War Emancipation, when confronted with the arrival of fugitive slaves seeking sanctuary on March 12, 1861, the then commander of the post, Lt. Adam J. Slemmer, promptly turned them over to the authorities in Pensacola. He reported to his superiors:
On the morning of the 12th instant four negroes (runaways) came to the fort entertaining the idea that we were placed here to protect them and grant them their freedom. I did what I could to teach them the contrary. In the afternoon I took them to Pensacola and delivered them to the city marshal to be returned to their owners. That same night four more made their appearance. They were also turned over to the authorities next morning.
Slemmer's action of refusing sanctuary to the slaves was consistent with the Fugitive Slave Act–under the law escaped slaves had to returned to their owners and Slemmer followed the law. Major Robert Anderson, when confronted with a runaway slave around the same time at Fort Sumter, did exactly the same thing. He sent the slave to the authorities in Charleston to be returned to his owner.
By late June 1861, Slemmer had left Fort Pickens for another assignment, and the fort was under the command of Col. Harvey Brown. A grizzled veteran of the regular army who had served since his graduation from West Point in 1818, Brown certainly was no weak sentimentalist. Yet when confronted with the arrival of escaped slaves his reaction was quite different from his predecessor. On June 21, 1861, he reported, "I shall not send the negroes back as I will never be voluntarily instrumental in returning a poor wretch to slavery but will hold them subject to orders."
Certainly, Brown's action was consistent with the new contraband of war policy. The slaves making their way to Fort Pickens were almost without doubt the property of disloyal slaveholders, and so subject to seizure. It also made military sense for Harvey Brown to offer sanctuary to slaves that had made the difficult journey to the fort since they were his best source of intelligence about the Confederate forces organizing themselves against him in Pensacola. Far from the North and reinforcement and resupply, local slaves were Brown's only allies. Yet his description of a slave as a "poor wretch" also is highly significant. It reveals a grudging sympathy for them as human beings. For a four decade veteran of the Mexican War and many campaigns against Native Americans to empathize with slaves in June 1861 is quite remarkable. Clearly, in the three months from March to June 1861 something had changed.
Source: http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/OR-S2-V1-C4.html#e13