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With over 100 different names attributed to him, Shiva is known to have the most complicated symbolism, qualities and representation of all the Hindu deities. Overall, Shiva is revered for three primary roles: the ideal yogi, the destroyer, and the doer of good.
The Ideal Yogi
Shiva is known as an insistent mediator, depicted in countless pictures and stories as sitting in prolonged states of deep undisturbed meditation. Shiva is known as Mahayogi, the ideal yogi, and he is known for his devote spiritual practices and for his amazing spiritual powers. These roles of mediator and ideal yogi are symbolized and enhanced by his third eye. One of Shiva's many names is Tryambakam, the three-eyed one and he is the only deity to have a physical third eye. This name signifies the deep and pure consciousness of the universe that pervades and transcends all time: present, past and future that Shiva manifests in his third eye. The third eye or sixth Chakra, located between the eyebrows, is known as the center of psychic powers, inner wisdom and higher intuition. When this eye is becomes activated and opened, a rich and magical inner world is revealed to the practitioner of yoga.
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Destroyer of Demons
In the form of Rudra, Shiva is the destroyer, one of the three main energetic principles (trimurti) of the universe. As Nataraja, Shiva is the divine cosmic dancer, symbolizing the dynamic forces of creation and destruction, as well as the harmonious balance of opposites. The trident Shiva holds symbolizes his power to destroy evil and ignorance. He uses these powers of destruction to protect his devotees from the harmful forces of lust, greed and anger. The light from Shiva's third eye is said to be so powerful that when Shiva opens it fire spews out, which he uses only to annihilate demons. These "demons" represent the many obstacles one encounters in meditation, usually one's own negative thoughts. Thus, Shiva's powers of destruction are always viewed as a positive and often necessary aspect of inner and outer transformation.
Doer of Good
Shiva is also known for his mercy and compassion. He grants boons, bestows grace and awakens wisdom in his devotees. In the form of Shankara, Shiva is known as the doer of good. Shiva is often shown holding the abhaya mudra, a boon- bestowing and blessing gesture. The cobra on Shiva's head represents the purifying and enlightening spiritual power (kundalini) that resides within everyone at the base of their spine. The holiest of the holy rivers, the Ganga, seen flowing from the crown of Shiva's head represents spiritual purification. The crescent moon on his head signifies Shiva's grace.


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Open House
September 1, 2019
This program has been cancelled.
Join us the first Sunday of each month for our popular Open House series. Enjoy a day in the beautiful Rocky Mountains and pick from a variety of free activities, including touring the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, receiving meditation instruction, listening to engaging dharma talks or simply relaxing on this serene and powerful land.
Bring a picnic or for a $10 donation, enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by our talented chefs.
Our open house schedule is as follows:
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Meditation Instruction
2:30 Stupa Tour begins with walk to Stupa
Come for any or all of the activities. Registration is not required, but it does help us to better prepare for your visit.

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Maritime Grey Stone on Maple
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Blending hues reminiscent of wind and waves, Maritime is an on-trend, exciting neutral cabinet paint* that is a flawless complement to many colors for a fresh, casual look. The addition of Grey Stone cabinet glazing brings additional depth and drama to this already exciting finish/color.
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A D.C. high school was evacuated and students were sent home following an acid spill Wednesday morning.
The muriatic acid was spilled when a contractor accidentally ruptured a line carrying the acid at Wilson Aquatic Center, which is adjacent to Wilson High School in Tenleytown.
The contractor was rushed to a hospital. A D.C. firefighter was also transported to the hospital, although the reason is unknown at this time.
Authorities evacuated the high school and aquatic center as a precaution. Muriatic acid is also known as hydrochloric acid; it is used to regulate the pH of swimming pools.
Hundreds of students waited outside at the nearby Fort Reno park before being moved to the nearby Alice Deal Middle School. Around 10:30 a.m., teachers told students they could go home for the day.
Dozens of D.C. Fire & EMS crew and ambulances were called to the scene. A chemical decontamination station was set up to scrub down hazmat teams going in and out of the aquatic center as they worked to contain the spill.
D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh asked the District Department of the Environment's hazmat team to evaluate the situation and conduct air and water quality testing to see if anyone beyond the school complex could be affected by the spill.
The pool will remain closed through the early morning swim Thursday but is expected to open later Thursday, officials said. Constituents will be contacted when the facility opens.
Hazmat team getting scrubbed down after leaving chemical spill at Wilson Pool. pic.twitter.com/Czmtrhae2u — Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) March 12, 2014
Students at Wilson High have been told to go home according to students now leaving the area. A huge cheer could be heard for blocks. — Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) March 12, 2014


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Online degree programs have come a long way since the early days of distance learning. Every year, more colleges and universities are putting courses online as a way to serve a growing population of students who want to get a degree but don't want to sacrifice quality or disrupt their personal lives to do it. For working adults and other students with serious commitments, the opportunity to get an online degree means they can enhance their education and improve their careers in ways that wouldn't have been possible just a few years ago.
That's where we can help. Our goal at OnlineDegrees.org is to give you the tools to find the best online degree for your personal and professional goals. From online-only colleges to traditional schools with online degree programs, we offer guides that will help you prepare for the future.
You Need a College Degree
A college degree remains one of the best ways to gain an advantage in the working world and set yourself apart in the eyes of an employer. Getting an online degree demonstrates not just mastery of certain skills but a willingness to commit to major projects and improve yourself and your abilities. What's more, studying through online degree programs means you're getting the same high-quality information as your counterparts at traditional colleges and universities. While a degree is never a guarantee for a job, it's still one of the best investments you can make for your future.
Working Adults Drive Higher Education Reformation
There are plenty of online degree programs to choose from, too. Associate and bachelor's degrees are popular ways to learn about a subject and gain experience that can be crucial when entering the working world. There are also master's degrees and online Ph.D.s available, too, for those students who've already achieved a certain level of education but want to see where postsecondary degrees can take them. The growing number of working adults looking to get an online degree has led to a dramatic rise in the number and quality of programs being offered. There's never been a better time for online education.
Online Degrees Become Legit
Accreditation is the process through which online colleges and universities have their services examined and vetted to prove they're offering high-quality classes to their students. This is the same thing that traditional colleges and universities do to prove their worth. As distance education has become more popular, it's become more important than ever for students to make sure they're attending a quality institution.
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We used the official Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey to estimate lifetime salaries for each of several hundred jobs and occupations. Since the primary purpose of the exercise was comparisons between degrees rather than exact predictions for individuals, we used a simplified model of career progression, in which holders of all jobs start near the lower end of the salary distribution for their occupation and receive raises in a steady fashion over the course of their working career. To reduce this salary curve to a single number, we used a net present value calculation with an assumed discount rate of 5%.
We solicited freelancers for their opinions on what degrees someone in each job likely had, and connected degrees to jobs when there was substantial agreement between our freelancers. To assign jobs to degree levels (such as associates' degrees, bachelors' degrees, masters degrees', and doctorates) we relied on BLS data, with a handful of corrections for data errors.
For comparisons between degrees, we used a weighted average of salaries for occupations with the highest degree of agreement among the pairings suggested by our freelancers. The BLS data includes many categories for managers: average salaries for these were calculated but are not included in the degree comparisons to avoid biasing the results based on whether the BLS had broken out a managerial category for a specific career or not.
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Sweet nibbles of butternut squash temper the bitter edge of radicchio in every bite of this healthful, satisfying pasta.
- Yield
- Makes 4 to 6 (main course) servings
- Active Time
- 30 min
- Total Time
- 30 min
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 1 pound butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 3/4 pound radicchio, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 (8-to 9-ounces) package pappardelle (preferably egg pasta), broken into large pieces
- 1/2 cup coarsely grated ricotta salata or Parmigiano-Reggiano (1 ounce)
- Melt butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, then continue to cook until it is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add oil, then nuts, and cook, stirring, until nuts are golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate.
- Add squash to skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden and just tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add radicchio and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until wilted and just tender, about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pappardelle in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (2 tablespoon salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta. Add pasta to radicchio mixture with 1/2 cup cooking water and toss over low heat until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Add more cooking water to moisten if necessary.
- Serve topped with nuts and cheese.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories441
- Carbohydrates53 g(18%)
- Fat21 g(33%)
- Protein12 g(25%)
- Saturated Fat7 g(37%)
- Sodium94 mg(4%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber4 g(17%)
- Monounsaturated Fat8 g
- Cholesterol71 mg(24%)


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When it comes to the NFL draft, getting tricked into an online relationship with a girl that didn't exist ended up being the least of Manti Te'o's problems.
NEW YORK (AP) ? When it comes to the NFL draft, getting tricked into an online relationship with a girl that didn't exist ended up being the least of Manti Te'o's problems.
That stinker of a game he played against Alabama? Now that's an issue. Same goes for that less than blazing 40-yard dash he ran at the combine.
Considering all the news involving Te'o since the calendar flipped to 2013, it seems like forever since he was leading Notre Dame to the national title game, playing linebacker like an All-American and cleaning up on the college football awards circuit.
Combine the good, bad and bizarre, and when Te'o gets selected might be the most intriguing part of the NFL draft that starts Thursday in New York.
"There's no doubt he'll be one of the story lines of the night," said former NFL player personnel executive Phil Savage, who works as the executive director of the Senior Bowl.
It's unlikely that Te'o, who turned down a chance to attend the draft, will be off the board during the first 15 or so picks, but come the back-half of the first round, expect plenty of Te'o talk.
Te'o figured to be a highly scrutinized player heading into this draft even before he became a tabloid news and daytime talk show fixation.
The 6-foot-1, 240-pound middle linebacker was the unquestioned leader of a Notre Dame defense that ranked among the best in the country and propelled the Fighting Irish to an undefeated regular season.
Te'o led the team in tackles and made seven interceptions, more than any linebacker in the country. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, and took home a trophy case-full of other awards.
At his best, Te'o was being touted by some draft prognosticators as a high first-round pick.
Then Notre Dame played Alabama for the national championship.
The Crimson Tide crushed the Irish 42-14 in South Florida and Te'o looked overwhelmed facing Alabama's array of future NFL draft picks along the line and in the backfield.
You could practically hear Te'o tumbling down draft boards with every missed tackle.
"No question he played poorly against Alabama," NFL draft consultant and former Dallas Cowboys general manager Gil Brandt said.
Then things got weird. It was revealed that Te'o's girlfriend, who supposedly died during the season, never existed. He had been the victim of an elaborate hoax. Catfished.
Aside from being publicly humiliated, the episode called into question Te'o's character, which until then had seemed exemplary. It was another hit to his draft stock.
The final blow came at the combine, where Te'o ran the 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds, making him one of the slowest linebackers there. He did better at Notre Dame's pro day about a month later, but the damage was done.
Te'o had seemingly gone from surefire first-rounder to maybe a second-round pick. Or at least that's the way it might have looked to those who follow the around-the-clock draft coverage on the Internet and TV these days.
Not so for Brandt, who has Te'o rated as the 20th-best player available.
"I wish he was just a little faster," Brandt said. Though his scouting report of Te'o also includes, "plays faster than his times."
Te'o's lack of straight-line speed could be a problem in man-to-man coverage, but both Brandt and Savage agree Te'o has shown good enough instincts to hold up well in zone coverage. As long he isn't limited to playing only running downs, Te'o can warrant a first-round selection.
"I think in some respects he's going to end up being drafted in the range that would have been expected regardless of what had transpired after the regular season," said Savage, who was general manager of the Browns from 2005-08 and also worked with the Ravens and Eagles.
"The vast majority of player personnel people saw him as a good player, but not as a great player."
Savage compared Te'o to D'Qwell Jackson of the Browns and DeMeco Ryans of the Eagles. Both were drafted early in the second round.
"(Te'o) did not have the explosive burst and hitting ability that you saw in Ray Lewis, Jon Beason, Jonathan Vilma or Luke Keuchly," Savage said.
Keuchly was taken ninth overall last season by Carolina and went on to become the defensive rookie of the year.
As far as character questions related to the fake girlfriend hoax, Brandt said that issue was put to rest when Te'o answered dozens of questions from reporters at the combine.
Brandt said he spent time with Te'o at the combine and came away impressed.
"I thought he was a very bright guy, quality individual. Everything about him I thought was upscale," Brandt said.
Savage said he didn't get a chance to meet Te'o, who turned down an invite to the Senior Bowl, but heard that his interviews with team officials at the combine went well ? and that teams did plenty of digging into his background.
Bears GM Phil Emery told the Chicago Tribune: "I found Manti to be a very good person, a very squared-away guy."
Savage figures there will be an initial media "circus" for whatever team drafts Te'o, and that team needs a plan to deal with it. Some teams might not feel it's worth the hassle, but ultimately the decision on whether to draft Te'o won't be much different from any other prospect.
"The majority of teams have evaluated him," Savage said, "and if he is the next best player on their board when it's their pick, they'll take him."


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Rubio thinks Bush did 'a fantastic job'
If Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) overcomes his objections and agrees to join Mitt Romney's 2012 ticket, I have a strong hunch this quote will become one of the more important tidbits of the year.
"George W. Bush, in my opinion, did a fantastic job as president over eight years."
In some Republican circles, many on the right choose to explain the spectacular failures of the Bush/Cheney era by saying the former president wasn't really a conservative, so his fiascos shouldn't be held against the conservative movement. After all, they argue, he was a liberal on spending, a moderate on immigration and education, a big-government advocate on entitlements like Medicare, and even a supporter of civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. Sure, Bush failed, the argument goes, but only because he wasn't a real conservative.
Indeed, go back and look at the transcripts from the Republican presidential candidates debates over the last year – when Bush's name came up, it was only to criticize his breaks with party orthodoxy on everything from deficits to No Child Left Behind to Medicare Part D.
But while that was the standard line for quite a while, the tide appears to have turned. Rubio thinks Bush did "a fantastic job"; the Republican National Committee believes the party's agenda in 2013 will simply be a warmed over version of Bush's policies; and Romney has surrounded himself with Bush's former aides and advisors.
To reiterate a point from the other day, this is exactly what Democrats wanted to hear. For Dems, one of the principal goals of 2012 is to persuade American voters not to go backwards. Bush/Cheney left all kinds of crises for Obama/Biden to clean up, and Democrats will urge the electorate not to return to the failures of the recent past.
Romney, Rubio, and the RNC are making Democrats' job easier.
I'm also left thinking about this in historical terms. In 1936, were Republicans running around telling voters that Hoover did "a fantastic job" and vowing to bring back his policy agenda? If not, why are Republicans praising Bush now?
Rubio's bizarre praise notwithstanding, Bush was one of America's worst presidents. He inherited peace and prosperity, along with a massive budget surplus and a strong national standing around the world. Over the course of eight years, Bush proceeded to have a reverse Midas touch, ruining practically everything he touched. His two terms and the events therein are, in retrospect, a sort of nightmare we're still struggling to overcome.
To think he did "a fantastic job" is to be out of touch with reality in borderline frightening ways.
Postscript: Follow up question for Romney, who doesn't return my calls: "Marco Rubio thinks George W. Bush did a fantastic job as president. Do you agree?"


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- Thomas Edison would swoon at the power and effect of cellphones (3/10/20)
- One liners; zingers (3/3/20)
- Harry and Meghan are not the only ones with titles (2/11/20)
- Some reflections on Christmas (1/17/20)
- Making sense of Christmas (12/13/19)
- Attention on deck; listen up (12/5/19)
- Prosperity vs. entitlement (11/18/19)
Christmas Village brings back many good memories
We have a Christmas village in our decorations that evokes memories for me. When it is arranged and the lights are turned on I become nostalgic for a world that possibly never existed.
Although I have never lived in a real village like it that is the way a village should be. I visualize the people in each building anticipating the coming of Christmas. When we were in Europe we visited a year-round Christmas village that evoked the same emotion. It was summer time and we had just crossed the Alps where snow was higher than our bus along the road and it was stacked in huge mounds everywhere.
Today economists and politicians are bemoaning that people are not spending enough for Christmas because many merchants and companies rely on such spending for as much as half or more of their annual income. Others are depending on credit card expenditures to help rescue the country from it current economic malaise and it just may not happen.
I wonder what Christmas has become.
I have been aware for more years than I like to remember that there are two Christmas celebrations. The spiritual observance has its flag bearer one Jesus, Son of God and Savior of the world and the secular has its flag bearer Santa Claus, reindeer driving, pipe smoking, red-suited purveyor of presents for children and adults around the globe.
From my perspective, Santa likely has the most disciples. It is said that the stages of man are you believe in Santa, you become Santa and then you look like Santa. As a child Santa received the emphasis in our house. In my family we have striven to maintain a balance between the two.
Many years ago BW worked part-time in a ceramic shop when she made the village. It reminds me of Christmas as a child and when our children were young. Perhaps as it was said about Norman Rockwell that he painted America not as it was but as he wanted it to be, I am caused to remember Christmas as I want it to be.
Each year I am transported out of time and place and find myself back on R.R. 1, Highland Township with my parents, sister and brother. I can still smell the cedar tree that dad brought in from the farm. Our house was decorated very simply as was the tree. I remember when mom got bubble lights. They were enchanting. There were never any presents under the tree until Christmas morning. The night before we were as sleepy as a Chihuahua on amphetamines. We couldn't sleep.
Much too early for mom and dad we tumbled down the stairs with eyes so large we could have been in a Disney movie. The tree was beautiful and the presents were even more so. What joy we had in simple gifts. I can still see the contentment in my mother's eyes as she watched us open our presents. Dad beamed as he seldom did. I wish we could return to those halcyon days.
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Certain kinds of texts ask for both descriptive and instructional writing: comic book scripting requires the writer to give the artist detailed, descriptive instructions while also crafting exciting dialogue and otherwise rich language. In this lesson, students encounter an authentic writing experience designed to get them thinking about their choices as writers and how they can best get their mental images out of their head and on the page. After exploring how comic books are made and learning terms and techniques associated with the genre, students write their own comic book scripts. They then pass their script to another student, who draws the script as close to form as possible based on the information the writer provided.
Although students interact with story elements such as plot, character, and setting as well as with the writing process in brainstorming and drafting, the major focus of this activity is on revision.
Comic Book Primer: This handouts gives an overview of the roles involved in creating a comic book, as well as the parts of a comic book.
Comic Book Scripting Techniques: This handout offers detailed directions and examples of how a comic book is scripted.
Comic Vocabulary Interactive: This online tool offers illustrated definitions of various vocabulary terms associated with the comic book genre.
Moffet says of sensory writing that "Whatever the material, it must already appeal to them [students]" (32). Comics are very popular with students, especially the various Manga series. Moffet recognizes scripting as a "flexible learning means that can very effectively teach many aspects of writing and discourse-more than teachers yet appreciate" (46). Teacher still need help recognizing the educational value of comics as well, so this activity can help educate every member of the classroom. Most comics today are produced via the DC Comics-style or "full script" style, where a writer completes a full script and then passes the work along to the visual artists. As well, Moffet asserts that "Practical tryouts remain for all scripts the best entrance into discussion and revision" (54), so we have a formula for an authentic writing activity that really packs a punch. Pow!
Further Reading
Moffet, James. 1992. Active Voice. (2nd ed.) Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers, Heinemann.
Carter, James Bucky, ed. Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2007. Print.


text: A Gamma-ray burst from the primordial universe sent astronomers reeling earlier this year with the most distant sighting yet. The burst was picked up by NASA's Swift spacecraft on April 23, 2009 at 3:55 EDT. E-mails and instant messages flew to observatories around the globe as astronomers raced to pin-point the fading afterglow. Dubbed GRB 090423, (get the year/month/day thing?) This burst measures in at a redshift of 8.2, or a distance of 13.035 billion light years. This hails from a time when the universe was a tender young age of only 630 years old, young, compared to our circa 14 billion year current age. The old record was a red shift of 6.7 set in September 2008. the current holy grail in cosmology is to break the "redshift 10″ barrier, which may well happen in the coming year. A gamma-ray burst occurs when a super massive star collapses into a black hole, briefly creating a hyper-nova in the process. Such events are the most luminous in the universe and are thought to have been common amoung first generation stars. Backup observations were provided by Italy's Galileo national telescope in the Canary Islands and the ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile.


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With the Labor Day holiday coming up this weekend, all Michigan school districts will welcome students back to the classroom next week.
Morenci classes will begin at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2.
HIGH SCHOOL—The biggest changes are the at high school with three new teachers.
Two years ago the high school switched to a trimester system, said principal Nate Parker, and last year brought curriculum changes due to new state graduation requirements. This year, he said, new teachers mark the change, with veterans Char-Lene Wilkins and Amy Philp retiring and Kim Mohr moving to the middle school.
Brandi Boswell will teach tenth and twelfth grade English classes. Twelfth grade English is a new class offered to meet state standards and will replace electives such as mythology.
Barb Bernath is serving as a part-time teacher, with classes in ninth and eleventh grade English and a new social studies class, global issues.
Jason Austgen joins the school district to teach science classes and algebra II.
Agriculture classes are not on the schedule this year, Parker said, after one class was scheduled each trimester last year.
That doesn't mean students won't have the opportunity to take part in FFA activities. Although LISD Tech Center classes are offered only to juniors and seniors, any high school student can enroll in an ag science course taught one night a week at the center and this will allow participation in the Tech Center's FFA chapter.
For more information, call the high school office at 458-7502.
Morenci started using the Honeywell Instant Alert system during the last school year, but a new feature will be added for the coming school year.
If requested, parents can be alerted any time their student is not in school.
To take advantage of the alert, Parker said, a parent must make the request on-line at the Honeywell Instant Alert website.
Notification of an absence, or other messages such as school delays and sports event cancelations, can be sent to a parent's telephone or computer.
High school students are encouraged to pick up their schedules at the school office before Sept. 2.
MIDDLE SCHOOL—Middle school class schedules are also available before the start of school, between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Orientation for fifth graders and other students new to Morenci Middle School is scheduled at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Principal Kay Johnson has given a lot of building tours in recent days. So far, there are 22 children enrolled who are new to Morenci schools. An average year is closer to 15, she said.
Morenci's sixth and eighth grade students will have mathematics classes with Kim Mohr who formerly worked at the high school. Mike McDowell, who retired last June, has agreed to come back to teach seventh grade mathematics on a part-time basis.
Before too long into the new school year, Morenci's fifth grade class will travel to Camp Mich-Ind-Oh for the annual camping experience. This year's camp is scheduled Sept. 9-12.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—At the elementary school, students will soon meet a new music teacher, Keith Filipek, who replaces the retiring KC Carter.
School information packets are available at the elementary office, but they must be picked up by a parent or an adult representative.
Information forms should be returned to the school no later than the first day of classes.
An open house is planned at 10 a.m. Thursday for developmental kindergarten and kindergarten students. Completed documents for enrollment should be returned at the open house.
All other students and parents are invited to an open house from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. It's also a chance for students to bring in school supplies and turn in registration information.
HEAD START—For information about the Head Start classroom at Morenci Elementary School, call 517/263-1118.
The federal program is free for families who meet income eligibility. Students must be at least three years old by Dec. 1.


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Tim Kearns necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
We are a mortgage loan origination company with hundreds of remote sales people. We are fun, innovative, sharp and precise in our business dealings and we have a relaxed corporate culture. Our people work largely off site via the web portal, MyLenny.com.
Independent Mortgage Originators and their Loan Processors.
We're seeking an updated home page, including a new http://www.MyLenny.com logo. The new logo should contain the "little guy" to the left. The font, style and colors can be different. Site should look very similar to http://www.ratealert.com but with different colors. We like the font and the look of Rate Alert, and encourage designers to model the new Lenny logo accordingly. Rate Alert is under the same ownership of MyLenny.com so don't worry about copyright.
The Success Pack components (Think BIG Work Small, MyLenny and Rate Alert) on the attached graphic, need to be included in the same area of the home page example but please rearrange and scale to fit for a cleaner look. Feel free to use same female graphic if necessary.
We are very much after a VERY similar look as http://www.RateAlert.com only with different colors and an updated MyLenny logo.
Avoid using blue.
Please DO create with a black background on the header. Encourage similar watermarking in header.
Text for sample video window, "My Pipeline...My Success...MyLenny!"
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I love the technology of the car but didn't like the narrower trunk space as compared to the older models of 528i. The overall look and style of the car is amazing but not worth the price of the vehicle.
BMW 5 Series Ratings, Reviews and Analysis
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I bought this particular car because I wanted a manual transmission. I previously had a 1998 BMW 540i also with a manual gearbox and sport suspension it had much more power however I prefer the 6 inline engine because the car is better balanced, has much better mileage and better maintenance record. Furthermore there is nowhere in the US where the full potential of either car can really be used legally.
Drivability is tops. Great feel, steering, suspension, handling, acceleration, and great fun to drive. Engine and transmission very strong and long lived. Other components are not reliable for longer run past 100k miles. For example, electronics, sensors, cooling system, bushings, and many other parts are not designed well, like plastic radiator tanks which fail.
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Whitney Duncan Divorcing, Denies Affair Scandal
'Survivor: South Pacific' castaway and country singer Whitney Duncan is denying that she engaged in a scandalous affair -- and that she cheated on the husband no one knew she was married to while on the island. Sources claim that the blonde beauty was already in the process of divorcing, so it's technically not cheating.
Duncan reportedly began seeing 'Survivor' castmate Keith Tollefson while filming, and last week it was revealed that she has been secretly married to musician Donny Fallgatter, as of Aug. 1, 2010. The couple told friends and family that they were engaged before she left in May to film the show, never revealing the true legal state of their union. It begs the question: Why did Duncan and Fallgatter keep things a secret from those close to them? It's a puzzling situation, that's for sure.
Us Weekly reports that an unnamed source says, "Whitney and Keith did not expect to fall in love on the show, but they did. She is divorced and never lied to her ex about falling for Keith. She told him the day she returned from 'Survivor.'"
Divorced? PEOPLE reports that divorce proceedings took place as recently as Nov. 8 in Centerville, Tenn. Final paperwork is needed before the divorce is finalized. Duncan is technically still married.
Tune in to 'Survivor: South Pacific' tomorrow night at 8PM ET on CBS to watch Duncan in action on the series. She's not been an incredibly active contestant on the show throughout the season. Perhaps she was too preoccupied with her romantic off-camera life.
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The advent of high-speed networks and affordable high-capacity storage breathed new life into that once fickle online service file hosting. Unlike the old BBS and FTP services, today's file hosting employs Web 2.0 standards to display an intuitive interface. It can handle a wide range of file formats, and it has become consistently reliable.
In this article, I examine one of the most popular such services: Dropbox. I'll look at what this service offers and how it interacts with its users. And after going over its SDK, I'll explain how to use it to build a custom service client. In the process, I'll demonstrate how to log into a user's account, how to move files to and from that account, how to do a query, and how to manage the account.
For reasons of length, all sample code is written with Cocoa and Objective-C in mind.
Overview of the Service
Dropbox is the brainchild of MIT graduates Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. Established in 2007, the service gives users a place to store their files online. It lets users access those same files from any locale or platform. Dropbox is a cross-platform service, requiring only an AJAX-enabled Web browser to use.
A Dropbox account comes in two flavors. A free account entitles users up to 2 GB of space. Users can earn more storage space, up to a maximum of 8 GB, by inviting other users to join Dropbox.
A paid account entitles users to more storage space, from 50 GB to 1000 GB. Paid users get preferential treatment in terms of support and features. At the time of writing, both free and paid accounts offer the same feature set.
The typical Dropbox account uses the familiar file/folder metaphor to organize its user data (Figure 1). Above the file/folder list is a button toolbar, showing the possible actions users can make on their accounts. Above that toolbar is a sequence of tabs, each tab linked to a separate panel view.
Figure 1.
By default, the account gets two folders: Photos and Public. A click on the toolbar button New Folder adds an empty folder to the account. Setting a folder's check-box, then clicking the button Share a folder prompts for a user's e-mail address, inviting that user to share the folder. A click on a folder displays that folder's contents.
Accessing a Dropbox account with a Web browser has specific limitations. Some actions, for instance, take more steps on the browser than on the desktop. Consider the act of renaming a file. On Dropbox, a rename action takes about four steps. On Mac OS X, it takes at least two.
Then there is the lack of keyboard control. On the Windows desktop, a Ctrl-C copies a file; a Ctrl-V pastes that copy into the desired folder. This is not possible with the Web browser, which prefers a pointing device.
Finally, drag and drop support is minimal at best. Users can move a file to a folder by dragging. But if the desired folder is inside another folder, the same drag action does not cause a drill-down. Moreover, dragging a file or folder to the desktop does not start a download action.
Clients to the Service
To address the limits of the Web browser, Dropbox provides software clients for most major platforms. These clients enable users log into their accounts and access their files. But they do not provide access to the full range of Dropbox services. To get the right client for a given platform, go to http://www.dropbox.com/install.
Each Dropbox client brings its own user experience. Consider the OS X client (Figure 2). It runs as a background process. It has its own menu on which it lists the commands for controlling the process.
Figure 2.
The OS X client adds its own folder to the user's home directory. In that folder, it recreates the file/folder structure from user's account. The client keeps both folder and account synchronized. So, files added to the account will appear on the folder. Files removed from the same account will be removed from the folder.
Not all Dropbox clients are as transparent or as integrated as the OS X client. The iOS client, for instance, is a separate application. To use it, users may have to end their current app process. The clients are not scriptable. They cannot be controlled using an applet or a shell script. This makes the clients difficult to integrate with databases or SCM.
These Dropbox clients use SSL to connect securely with the user account. But they do not encrypt files on the fly. If a file is unencrypted to start, it stays unencrypted after being stored on the account. The same clients do not perform diffs, and they do not authenticate files copied to or from the account.
In short, these official Dropbox clients provide only a basic backup/restore feature. If users want other features, they will need a custom client solution.
SDK for the Service
To help developers write a custom client, Dropbox provides an SDK. This SDK defines a standard interface for linking with a user's account and for managing its files. It uses HTTPS as its network protocol, and renders each protocol command in REST. The SDK is available for five major languages.
With the SDK, we can add a new folder to the account or rename an existing one. We can upload a file to a specific folder or download it from the folder to the client platform. We can even query for details about a specific file or folder on that account.
At the time of writing, the latest stable version of the SDK is 1.0. Each SDK package has a different minor version depending on the target language. For instance, the ObjC package has the lowest version of 1.0.0. The Android and Java packages have the highest one at 1.2.2. It is not known if the version difference reflects the amount of work spent on the SDK package or the priority of support for that package.
Preparing to Link
Before we start building our custom client, we must register the project with Dropbox. Steps to register the client are available at this URL: http://www.Dropbox.com/developers/apps.
Registration gives us two developer keys with which to enable a Dropbox session. Registration does require a valid Dropbox account. Each developer key should contain only alphanumeric characters. Any other characters will mean an invalid key. To check the keys, we could use the
NSCharacterSet class as shown in Listing One. Here, we have the keys rendered as constant
NSString objects. We create an instance of
NSCharacterSet, one with only alphanumeric characters; then we invert that instance. Next, we use the instance method
rangeOfCharacterFromSet: to check each key character against the inverted set. If the method returns a valid
NSRange object, the key in question is invalid.
Listing One
NSString* tKey1 = @"thisiskey123456"; NSString* tKey2 = @"thisiskey987654"; NSCharacterSet *tSet; BOOL tErr; // define the character set tSet = [[NSCharacterSet alphanumericCharacterSet] invertedSet]; // validate the keys tErr = ([[tKey1 rangeOfCharacterFromSet:tSet].location != NSNotFound]); tErr = tErr and ([[tKey2 rangeOfCharacterFromSet:tSet].location != NSNotFound]); if (tErr){ NSLog(@"The keys are invalid."); } else { NSLog(@"The keys are valid."); }
Listing Two shows how we prepare a controller object to support Dropbox. This controller class,
FooDrop, declares the private property
pOut_ in its
@interface block. It also declares the accessor
dboxClient with which to link to that property. Both property and accessor are instances of
Listing Two
@interface FooDrop : NSObject <DBLoginControllerDelegate, DBRestClientDelegate< { @private DBRestClient *pOut_; } // -- property:accessors @property (nonatomic, retain) DBRestClient* dboxClient; // -- see Listing Three @end /* -- -- FooDrop.m -- */ @implementation FooDrop // -- property:accessors @synthesize dboxClient = pOut_; - (void)awakeFromNib { // set and validate the developer keys // -- see Listing One // create a session DBSession *tDBx = [[DBSession alloc] initWithConsumerKey:tKey1 consumerSecret:tKey2]; tDBx.delegate = self; [DBSession setSharedSession:tDBx]; [tDBx release]; } @end
Next, in its
@implementation block,
FooDrop defines its
awakeFromNib method. This method runs after
FooDrop is loaded from its xib bundle. The first half of the method sets and validates the developer keys as described in Listing One. The second half creates an instance of
DBSession using the factory method
initWithConsumerKey:consumerSecret:. It sets
FooDrop as the delegate and passes the
DBSession instance to the class method
setSharedSession:. This makes the
DBSession instance available to other objects in the project, provided they import the
Dropbox.h header.


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The Grand Jury
By Gregg D. Thomas and Carol Jean LoCicero
I. Florida's Grand Jury Structure
II. Secrecy and Disclosure
III. Florida's Statewide Grand Jury System
IV. The Federal Grand Jury Structure
Both the Florida and federal judicial systems employ grand juries. Because those systems are similar, the Florida grand jury system will be discussed first. At the conclusion of this chapter, the Florida statewide grand jury and the differences present in the federal grand jury system will be noted.
Traditionally, grand juries served as a shield between unjust prosecution by the state and the individual. Grand juries serve dual functions. The grand jury's primary role is to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to justify indicting an accused individual. 1 To make such determinations, a grand jury also serves as an investigating body with subpoena powers. 2 In Florida, a grand jury indictment is required only to try a person for a capital offense; i.e., one where the death penalty may be given. 3 Otherwise, the state attorney has concurrent authority to file a formal accusation of the commission of a crime (an 'information'). 4 The information is used routinely to charge individuals in Florida. In addition to capital cases, grand juries often are utilized for controversial cases such as those involving alleged wrongdoing by public officials.
I. Florida's Grand Jury Structure
A grand jury must consist of between 15 and 21 persons. 5 Grand jurors are appointed for one term of court, normally five to six months of intermittent service. 6 The concurrence of 12 grand jurors is necessary to indict an individual. 7 Whether or not an indictment is returned, the grand jury may issue presentments or reports recording their findings. 8 In Florida, grand juries may investigate and report on official misconduct and matters generally concerning the public welfare – even if no criminal activity is suspected.
The grand jury must be distinguished from the petit or trial jury. The petit or trial jury normally consists of six members 9 (12 in capital cases and in cases of land condemnation). 10 The trial jury is the body which determines the ultimate guilt or innocence of the accused following a trial. Unlike the trial jury, however, the grand jury simply makes a predicate determination of whether there is probable cause that a crime has been committed and that the person accused committed the crime. In contrast to the trial jury's strict standard of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, 11 this probable cause standard has been defined as 'a reasonable ground of suspicion supported by circumstances strong enough in themselves to warrant a cautious person in the belief that the named suspect is guilty of the offense charged.' 12 In essence, the grand jury merely initiates a criminal prosecution.
In practice, the prosecuting attorney selects those cases he believes warrant prosecution. The prosecutor then determines whether to proceed by indictment or information. If the prosecutor is required to or chooses to seek an indictment, he then presents his case to a grand jury by interrogating the witnesses he has subpoenaed and presenting other evidence relevant to the alleged offense. The grand jurors themselves also may question witnesses and request additional witnesses or evidence. After that evidence is presented to the grand jury, it decides whether there is probable cause to indict the accused. The accused is not given the opportunity to present evidence in his defense or cross-examine witnesses at the grand jury phase. If the accused is subpoenaed to testify before a state grand jury, that testimony cannot be used against him at trial.
Persons appearing under subpoena before a grand jury are absolutely privileged from liability for libel and slander in conjunction with testimony given before the grand jury. 13 Grand jury witnesses, however, are subject to conviction for the crime of perjury. 14
Whether or not an indictment is returned, the grand jury subsequently may issue a report or presentment. That report will contain the grand jury's findings and may make recommendations. Florida Statutes Section 905.28(1) (2012) provides a mechanism for redacting or suppressing presentments which name unindicted individuals:
A report or presentment of the grand jury relating to an individual which is not accompanied by a true bill or indictment is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and shall not be made public or be published until the individual concerned has been furnished a copy thereof and given 15 days to file with the circuit court a motion to repress or expunge the report or that portion which is improper and unlawful.
That provision is intended to prohibit the release of presentments until the expiration of the 15-day period (if no motion to repress is filed) or the resolution of a motion to repress occurs. The Second District Court of Appeal in Tribune v. State (In re Grand Jury Investigation, Spring Term, 1988), 528 So. 2d 51, 53 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988) (hereinafter 'Afendoulis'), held that motions to repress or expunge and proceedings concerning such motions are secret.
In essence, the grand jury is the prosecutor's mechanism. In large part, the prosecutor is the only official present. The presiding judge rarely participates in a grand jury session. In fact, the judge normally appears only to resolve legal issues which arise (for instance, questions concerning witness immunity).
II. Secrecy and Disclosure
Historically, grand juries proceed in secret. The grand jury session, deliberations, and voting are closed. 15 The courts so jealously guard that veil of secrecy they have closed proceedings merely ancillary to the grand jury session. In Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Doe, 460 So. 2d 406, 409 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984), the court held that the grand jury statute required closure of ancillary hearings conducted out of the grand jury's presence, but while the grand jury was in session. As discussed, the court in Afendoulis determined the grand jury statute mandated closure of motions to repress and hearings on the motions. In sum, although most of the interests in grand jury secrecy are protected if the grand jury session itself is closed, the courts have been receptive to arguments which urge that the cloak of secrecy be extended beyond the grand jury session itself. That cloak, however, does not exempt criminal investigative records compiled independent of, and prior to, a grand jury session, although presented to the grand jury, from disclosure under the Florida Public Records Act. 16
The United States Supreme Court has enumerated the policies underlying grand jury secrecy:
- The fear that witnesses will not come forward voluntarily if their identity is not protected;
- The fear that witnesses will be less likely to give full and frank testimony if their identity is known so that they become subject to retribution or inducements;
- The risk that the indicted will flee if indictments are made public prior to arrest;
- The danger that a potential defendant might influence the votes of grand jurors; and
- The protection of the reputation of an individual who is accused but not indicted by the grand jury. 17
Florida Statutes Section 905.24 (2012), codifies those policies and mandates: 'Grand jury proceedings are secret, and a grand juror or an interpreter appointed pursuant to s. 90.6063(2) shall not disclose the nature or substance of the deliberations or vote of the grand jury.' Although there are no criminal sanctions which apply to a violation of that section, the courts routinely rely on that provision to deny access to grand jury-related matters.
In addition, Florida Statutes Section 905.27(2012) prohibits grand jurors, state attorneys and all other court personnel from disclosing to anyone, except under certain narrowly-specified circumstances, the testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury or other evidence received by it. The statute declares it unlawful:
for any person knowingly to publish, broadcast, disclose, divulge, or communicate to any other person, . . . in any manner whatsoever, any testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury, or the content, gist, or import thereof, except when such testimony is or has been disclosed in a court proceeding. 18
In effect, the statute attempts to prevent the press and grand jury witnesses from forever publishing truthful information concerning merely the gist of a grand jury witness' testimony. The United States Supreme Court, however, deemed this statute unconstitutional insofar as it applied to witnesses speaking about the nature of their own grand jury testimony after the investigation has been completed. 19 Florida Statutes Section 905.27 (2012), no longer should impede state grand jury witnesses from discussing with reporters their grand jury testimony, especially once the grand jury proceeding has concluded.
Reporters also are free to observe the coming and going of witnesses into the grand jury room. Normally, the state attorney, who guides, counsels and strongly influences the conduct of the grand jury, announces, in general terms, the subject of the grand jury inquiry. Often leaks occur and the diligent reporter may gather information from sources close to the grand jury, the grand jury's target and the court's files themselves.
Of course, there are potential risks involved in publishing grand jury-related information. Privacy rights may be implicated. For example, if a grand jury witness' testimony containing derogatory or very personal information concerning an unindicted individual is published, the individual may have an action for invasion of privacy or negligent violation of the grand jury statute – especially because the state has declared as a matter of public policy that such information is secret. 20 The United States Supreme Court, in 1988, addressed a case concerning the publication of statutorily confidential rape victim information. 21 The majority held that as long as the information is obtained lawfully and is of public significance, the First Amendment supersedes the statutory limitation. However, the state may be able to proscribe such a publication when its interest is shown to be very compelling and there are no less drastic means of achieving the result. 22
The greatest risk is the probability the reporter will be subpoenaed to reveal the source of a leak and risk contempt should she refuse to divulge the source's identity. For example, Florida Statutes Section 905.17(3) (2012), prohibits anyone from being present while the grand jurors deliberate and vote. That section also proscribes the release of the notes, records, and transcripts of a grand jury. An intentional violation of those provisions constitutes indirect criminal contempt of court. 23 If information is leaked to the press, the prosecutor or the court might seek to punish the source by contempt.
The Florida Supreme Court has addressed similar situations on two occasions. 24 Both times the court decided that the newsgathering process and the need to protect confidential sources of information outweighed the state's interest in a possible prosecution. In fact, in Morgan v. State, 337 So. 2d 951, 956 (Fla. 1976), the Florida Supreme Court overturned a contempt citation involving a reporter who refused to divulge the name of the individual who leaked a grand jury presentment in contravention of Florida Statutes Section 905.24.
III. Florida's Statewide Grand Jury System
Florida Statutes Section 905.31 (2012) creates a statewide grand jury. The statewide grand jury is comprised of 18 members, 15 of whom constitute a quorum. 25
The purpose of the statewide grand jury is to enable the state to combat organized criminal activity that involves more than one county. 26 Through the Act, the Legislature sought to improve the evidence-gathering process for crimes which cross county lines. 27 A statewide grand jury, like a county grand jury, may return indictments and issue presentments. 28
The Governor may petition the Florida Supreme Court to impanel a statewide grand jury '[w]henever the Governor, for good and sufficient reason, deems it to be in the public interest to impanel a statewide grand jury.' 29 No comparable mechanism exists in the county grand jury system. The Governor must state the general crimes or wrongs to be investigated and the fact that those activities affect more than one county. 30 The Florida Supreme Court may, in its discretion, impanel a statewide grand jury pursuant to the Governor's request. 31
Florida Statutes Section 905.395 (2012) prescribes penalties for disclosure, broadcast or publication of the 'proceedings or identity of persons referred to or being investigated by the statewide grand jury.' 32 The additional secrecy provisions concerning county grand juries also apply to statewide grand juries. 33
IV. The Federal Grand Jury Structure
Federal grand juries are organized under the supervision and direction of the chief judge of a federal district court. They are comprised of between 16 and 23 members. 34 The concurrence of 12 members is required to return an indictment. 35
Several differences exist between the federal and Florida state grand jury systems. First, an indictment from a federal grand jury (versus an information) must issue before an individual can be tried for any felony offense arising under federal law. 36 Federal grand juries lack the civil investigative power accorded Florida grand juries except in one narrow area of investigative responsibility granted special federal grand juries.
Special federal grand juries may be impanelled by the chief judges of the various federal districts to investigate criminal activity. 37 The special grand juries are utilized to conduct lengthy and complex investigations. They are authorized to submit reports:
- concerning noncriminal misconduct, malfeasance, or misfeasance in office involving organized criminal activity by an appointed public officer or employee as the basis for a recommendation of removal or disciplinary action; or
- regarding organized crime conditions in the district. 38
The secrecy rules attending a federal grand jury are less stringent than those pertaining to Florida grand juries. As in Florida, no person other than the grand jurors themselves may be privy to the grand jury's deliberations or the vote of any juror. 39 Jurors, attorneys, and other court personnel attending the grand jury are prohibited from disclosing the testimony and other matters occurring before the grand jury unless directed to make such disclosure by the court in certain limited circumstances. 40 Unlike Florida, federal witnesses, however, are generally free to announce their own testimony and other occurrences in the grand jury room while they were present. 41 A federal prosecutor may reveal internal deliberations within the prosecutor's office, as long as he or she does not directly reveal grand jury proceedings. 42 In certain limited circumstances, a federal judge may limit the extent of a witness' freedom to speak regarding grand jury matters. The court has discretion to determine whether or not an indictment shall be kept secret until the defendant is in custody or permitted to post bail. 43
In addition, a court has the discretion to permit or prohibit the disclosure of grand jury materials. 44 In 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and vacated an order from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida compelling the disclosure of grand jury transcripts in the Aisenberg case. 45 In 1997, the Aisenberg's child was abducted and to date, remains missing. 46 The Aisenbergs were indicted and charged with making false statements of material facts to law enforcement officials and six counts of making false statements to law enforcement official during the initial missing child report and subsequent investigation. 47 Ultimately, the indictment against the Aisenbergs was dismissed. 48 Consequently, the Aisenbergs moved for an award of attorney's fees and the disclosure of the grand jury transcripts to support their claims for attorney's fees. 49
The district court ordered a wholesale disclosure of all of the grand jury transcripts in the Aisenberg case. Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e)(3), a district court has inherent authority to require the disclosure of grand jury material in narrow and exceptional circumstances.50 The Eleventh Circuit reversed and vacated the order and held that the district court abused its discretion by ordering the disclosure of the grand jury transcripts because the Aisenberg case was not an exceptional case and the Aisenberg's failed to meet the requisite burden to overcome historical and well-settled grand jury secrecy principles. 51 Specifically, the Aisenberg's did not show a compelling and a particularized need for disclosure, that the need for disclosure was greater that the need for continued secrecy, and that their request was structured to cover only the material needed. 52 As a result, the court ordered the grand jury transcripts to remain sealed.
1 Fla. Stat. 905.16 (2012).
2 See Fla. Stat. 905.185 (2012).
3 Fla. Const. Art. I, Sec. 15(a).
4 Id.
5 Fla. Stat. 905.01(1), Fla. Stat. (2012).
6 See Fla. Stat. 905.095 (2012).
7 Fla. Stat. 905.23 (2012).
8 Fla. Stat. 905.165 (2012).
9 Fla. Const. Art. 1, Sec. 22.
10 See Fla. Stat. 913.10 (2012) and Fla. Stat. 73.071(1) (2012), respectively.
11 15 Fla. Jur. 2d Criminal Law Sec. 1881 (2013).
12 14 Fla. Jur. 2d Criminal Law Sec. 58 (2013).
13 19A Fla. Jur. 2d Defamation & Privacy Sec. 87 (2013).
14 See Fla. Stat. 905.27(1)(b) (2012).
15 Fla. Stat. 905.24 (2012).
16 Tribune v. State (In re Grand Jury Investigation, Spring Term, 1988), 543 So. 2d 757, 759 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989).
17 Douglas Oil Co. v. Petrol Stops Northwest, 441 U.S. 211, 218-19 (1979).
18 Fla. Stat. 905.27(2) (2012).
19 Butterworth v. Smith, 494 U.S. 624, 626 (1990).
20 See The Florida Star v. B.J.F., 499 So. 2d 883 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986), rev'd 491 U.S. 524 (1989).
21 The Florida Star v. B.J.F., 491 U.S. 524, 526 (1989).
22 Id. at 541.
23 Fla. Stat. 905.17(4) (2012).
24 Tribune Co. v. Huffstetler, 489 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 1986); Morgan v. State, 337 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1976).
25 Fla. Stat. 905.37(3) (2012).
26 Fla. Stat. 905.32 (2012).
27 Id.
28 See Fla. Stat. 905.34 (2012).
29 Fla. Stat. 905.33(1) (2012).
30 Id.
31 Id.
32 Fla. Stat. 905.395 (2012).
33 See Fla. Stat. 905.34 (2012).
35 Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(f).
36 U.S. Const. amend. V.
37 18 U.S.C. 3331, et. seq..
38 18 U.S.C. 3333(a).
39 Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(d).
40 Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(2)-(3).
41 Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(2).
42 See In re Sealed Case, 192 F.3d 995, 1002-04 (D.C. Cir. 1999).
43 Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(4).
44 See United States of America v. Aisenberg, 358 F.3d 1327, 1349 (11th Cir. 2004).
45 Id. at 1331.
46 Id.
47 Id. at 1332.
48 Id. at 1334.
49 Id. at 1335-36.
50 Id. at 1347.
51 Id. at 1349-52.
52 Id. at 1350-51.
Gregg D. Thomas is a member of the law firm Thomas & LoCicero PL in Tampa and South Florida. Mr. Thomas graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1976, where he was executive editor of the Law Review. Before joining Thomas & LoCicero, he was a partner at Holland & Knight LLP for 22 years and clerked for two federal judges in the Middle District of Florida. He chaired the 1987 Media Law Conference and represents various media clients throughout Florida. In 1990, Mr. Thomas successfully argued Butterworth v. Smith, a United States Supreme Court case concerning the First Amendment rights of a reporter who was subpoenaed before a Florida grand jury and then silenced for life about his testimony. The Court's unanimous decision ensures that the government cannot silence reporters.
Carol Jean LoCicero is a partner in the media law firm of Thomas & LoCicero PL in Tampa and South Florida. She received her J.D. with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1986, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. Ms. LoCicero has represented various media interests in attempts to gain access to grand jury-related matters and participated in a case before the United States Supreme Court, which resulted in a declaration that Florida's permanent ban on speech by grand jury witnesses is unconstitutional. Her practice includes access to court records and proceedings, defamation, invasion of privacy, reporter subpoenas, Public Records Act and Sunshine Act litigation, and trademark matters.
Authored by the Media & Communications Law Committee, the handbook serves as a resource guide for members of the media about topics in the legal profession.
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Ocean Health Memore is specially formulated to help enhance optimal mental performance, concentration & alertness throughout the day.
Features & Benefits
Gingko Biloba - enhance concentration and alertness
Korean Ginseng - enhance reflexes and reduce tiredness
Lecithin and fish oil - nourish the body and assist in thinking ability
Gurana Seed - maintain overall alertness, adding vitality and a general feeling of well-being
Adults: Take 2 soft gels daily in the morning after meal, or as prescribed by your doctor.
Active Ingredients Per Soft gel
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Korean Ginseng 50mg
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Gurana Seed 100mg
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One Republican talking point throughout the budget debate has been: we'll support Gov. Brown's plan to put a measure extending temporary tax increases if the legislature agrees to put another measure on the ballot that would cut taxes by the same amount.
But, as Brown political advisor Steve Glazer noted today during a public radio debate in Northern California, no Republican has introduced such a measure in the legislature. Republicans should do that. The party looks unserious, since it won't agree to a tax extensions measure or to any cuts.
If the GOP were serious, Brown might be wise to take them up on it, despite expected opposition from Democrats and interest groups. As the former Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. president Joel Fox argued here, a tax cut measure is unlikely to win. And Brown would then have a chance to get the tax revenues he needs in June -- instead of waiting for a November ballot initiative, or offering Republicans changes to pensions or the budget process that are unpalatable to Democrats.


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This week brought us a new app from Google that's actively trying to make the world a better place, one day at a time, one dollar at a time. That app is One Today by Google, and it's the top app of the week. We've also got a new voice activated personal assistant, the ultimate travel-log app, a new way to meet people online, and a way to keep your business and personal lives separate, at least as far as phone numbers are concerned.
One Today by Google (Free)
Google may be a company hell bent on taking over the entire world, but it's always quite possible that they'll be benevolent and merciful new overlords, ushering us into a new age of peace and prosperity! At least, that's what you might conclude thanks to their new app One Today by Google. Probably the most noble app to be put out by such a massive company, One Today brings a different nonprofit group or project to your attention every single day, and asks that you donate one single dollar to the cause, hopefully sharing that donation with social media and getting larger chunks of change to the people who are trying to make the world better. We're all philanthropists in Google's new world order! But seriously. This is great stuff, and I'm glad to see it.
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Speaking of awesome futuristic scenarios that we've all seen in movies, haven't you always wanted your very own AI assistant and companion? Well… Indigo from Artificial Solutions is a pretty close alternative for now. Like the beloved Siri on iOS, Indigo is a voice enabled personal assistant that actually chats back at you. It'll look up directions, let you leave notes and reminders, find restaurants and showtimes, and most importantly, play YouTube videos, let you update Facebook, and also read, tweet, and retweet on Twitter. As with any app this advanced, there are plenty of kinks to work out and bugs to squash, but just because this isn't quite Cortana from the Halo games series doesn't mean it isn't really cool!
The Traveler (Free)
The Traveler from Frog Baby Apps is looking to be the ultimate app for documenting any and every vacation you ever take, from family road trips to nowhere USA to gallivanting tours across Europe and the rest. The app will let you record video and take photos, sketch things you see and leave notes, and even record your paths, replaying them and showing any photos, videos, or sketches you take at the context appropriate times. Talk about a literal walk down memory lane. This is a great concept and should definitely be downloaded by anyone who travels with regularity.
Swoon (Free)
People have had to figure out all new ways to date and find that significant other in the Internet age, and 'Swoon: who's crushing on you?' is just the latest in a long line of OKCupids and lesser OKCupids. Breaking things down to a basic level of face shots and primary interests, you can play a little game of 'hot or not' and like or pass on various people in your given area anonymously, and you can even message each other in-app if it turns out that you and someone else 'like' each other's profiles. The app is super buggy at the moment, but it's a neat idea worth checking out if online dating is your scene.
SendHub: Free Business Phone (Free)
SendHub from InfoReach is the latest in a long line of apps that seek to make business communications easier, while also keeping your personal number as personal as possible. Offering a voice over internet alternative phone service, you can make a free business line in any area code, text and call right from the app, plus enjoy nifty features like call forwarding, group texting, voicemail, and the rest. It's also got a few bugs skittering about in its system, but it works quite well as is, and is definitely a great place to look if you want to keep your business and personal lives separate.
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The wireless floor mat can be placed under a throw rug or welcome mat. It will send a signal to a DC-1000 receiver whenever someone steps on the mat. It could be used at the front door to notify you when visitors have come to the house or alongside a bed to notify a caregiver when a patient tries to get out of bed. It has a wireless range of up to 1000 feet* between the mat and the receiver. The receiver will sound a chime and flash a light to notify you that it has be triggered. The mat operates on 2 CR2032 batteries(included). The wireless floor mat alert comes with one DC-1000 receiver.
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As someone recently pointed out, it's been forever since I updated my blog. It's not for lack of material - trust me, current society provides plenty of material for rants . . . but more for a lack of time on my part to put words to my rants and find the time to post them.
Picture it - August 1, 2006. I decide to write a rough draft of a manuscript in 30 days. My goal: 50,000 words. I met the goal in 14 days - rough draft, beginning to end, and more than 50,000 words. I knew it was possible to do this in 30 days since I did it last November. I did not realize I could do it in 14 days. The words on this project have flowed from Day 1. The clarity of vision is unbelievable. I cannot remember a time when the words flowed so easily, or when a project consumed me so completely. I think about this project all the time. Hell, I dream about this project. I keep a pad of paper in the car with me and a journal next to me in bed. I jot down notes at stop signs and red lights, and in the parking lot before coming into the office. I wake up in the middle of the night, reach for the journal, and more notes. It is incredible.
August 15, 2006 - I begin the 'first' draft of the project. I start to revise the chapters, make sure things flow, omit needless sections, and make additions if needed. My original goal: a chapter per day. The problem: the story wasn't finished, or at least it was, but there was another story waiting to be told as well . . . a sequel, perhaps, but from different perspectives. Now those words consume me as well, the notes in the car, in the middle of night, a quick email to myself, and pieces of paper scattered everywhere. I revise a chapter in the first manuscript and then work on the new manuscript.
This project is different. This project is everything. This project is what I know, fact and fiction melded together. Where is the fact? Hidden in the fiction. Where is the fiction? Woven over the fact.
Some might say, and others might not, why start a new project before finishing the first? Because the second project is only an extension of the first project, but from a different perspective. Two ideas: the first 50,000 words was Part 1, and the second 50,000 (or more) would be Part 2. Then, it made more sense just to separate into two manuscripts. It makes sense. It does not diminish what I accomplished in two weeks time. Writing is a process. A rough draft is just the bones of the finished project. It changes. Characters are created. Characters are eliminated. What I first imagined for a character sometimes changes totally by the end of the rough draft, the first draft, the second draft, and how many ever drafts come into existence before the end. Part 1 (aka Book 1) told one story. Part 2 (aka Book 2) tells another story, filling in some gaps, but showing things from a different perspective.
All I know, is this project consumes me like no other. It is the breath I breathe day after day. It is the last thing I think about at night and the first thing I think about in the morning. The project gives me goosebumps.
So, my rants may suffer, I may not post for a long time to come, but it is not because I do not care, it is not because my subject matter has diminished - like that will ever happen, it is because right now there is nothing but the project that flows through my mind almost every second of every day. It is a good feeling.
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As someone recently pointed out, it's been forever since I updated my blog. It's not for lack of material - trust me, current society provides plenty of material for rants . . . but more for a lack of time on my part to put words to my rants and find the time to post them.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 12, 2018) -- This past weekend during the SCCA® Midwest Division Convention in Independence, Missouri, the 2017 Member of Excellence Award was presented to Ron and Monica Shaw, of the Des Moines Valley Region. This award is given to SCCA members who provided a great contribution to the Club during the previous 12 months.
Members of the SCCA since 1991, the Shaws have been an integral part of racing in the Midwest Division for many years. Without them, some events simply would not have been possible. They have volunteered as corner workers, race chairs, flag chiefs, course marshals, communicators, worker coordinators and more. The couple travels many, many miles for Club race weekends. They have arranged their business hours around Club events and have a level of passion that is very rare.
The SCCA Member of Excellence award, chosen by the SCCA Board of Directors, is presented to volunteers who show the greatest commitment to SCCA motorsport activities. And while it's an honor to receive the recognition, the prize is pretty awesome, too. Winners are provided up to $5000, funded with a 20-year private endowment by an anonymous SCCA member, to attend any motorsport event in the world.
The Member of Excellence Award has only been given out 10 times.
The Sports Car Club of America®, Inc., founded in 1944, is a 67,500-member motorsports organization that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both Club and professional levels. With headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, the SCCA annually sanctions over 2,000 events through its 116 Regions and subsidiary divisions. Much of the SCCA's activities are made possible with support from the following Official Partners: Chevrolet, the Official Truck of the SCCA; Hawk Performance, the Official Brake Products of SCCA; Mobil 1, the Official Oil of SCCA; Sunoco, the Official Fuel of SCCA; and Tire Rack, the Official Tire Retailer of SCCA. To learn more, please visit www.scca.com.


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DWTS Season 9, Week 8 – Media from the Home Stretch (Part 2)
Say what you want about LaToya, but she's actually doing a reasonably good job with these interviews – Access Hollywood
Oh, this is too bad – from People.com:
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text: In 2010, the premiere of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's En Atendant – a choreographic and musical exploration based on the Ars Subtilior – was presented in Avignon in the Cloître des Célestins. This subtle polyphonic mannerism from the 14th century was centred above all on the intensity of expression – that of an 'expectant' humanity amid the political and religious chaos of mediaeval society. The work is 'a faraway mirror of our time' for the choreographer, who has chosen to have her dancers move on an empty earthen stage in the twilight, to the rhythm of interlacing voice, recorder and hurdy-gurdy. En Atendant – a refined form of poignant density, carried by the intense presence of bodies moving from day to night – continues with its dawn version, Cesena. This diptych will once again be performed outdoors to open the season.


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I don't think there's a magic formula- don't try to learn too much, recycle and check usage carefully.
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Hi there
The thing I would like to focus mostly on right now, is to increase my vocabulary. So therefore I would really like some advice and help on this matter.
So do any of you, have any special tips or tricks? Or I would very much like to just hear your way of doing it!
Or do you know any games that will help you achieve the task? (know it might sound a bit silly, but you never know)
Hope to get some advice!
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I don't think there's a magic formula- don't try to learn too much, recycle and check usage carefully.
There are many ways to expand your vocabulary. My way to learn new words is to translate about 5-6 words a day into my native language and try to remember them immediately. However, if you don't check those words tomorrow, you will certainly forget them and when you face them again, you will be frustrated because it sounds familiar but you can't exactly figure out the meaning. So, don't t stress yourself with too many words. Movies may also be a useful aid.
What I did to learn new words is I wrote them down on a sheet of paper with translation in my native language (or sometimes drew a small picture against a word) and hung the sheet on a shelf. I also used the same kind of sheet at work and stuck it to a door of my locker. Thus, words were always before my eyes and sooner or later I memorized them. Besides, listening to movie soundtracks and audiobooks was of great help to me.
I was not looking for a magic bullet. I was merely interested in how people did this and by learning about their methods I mihgt be able to get better myself.
As for me the best methods to memorise new words are formulate suggestions with them and afterwards use them in writing letters. Even though, sometimes those letters can 'sound' artificially mostly people understand the meaning and it's the main!
I don't know what level of English you already have, but I can tell you my favorite trick to pick up "practical" vocabulary.
I am learning Italian at the minute, and trying some "visual learning" tricks.
I started on small scale. I stuck a little card with the word for "door" on a couple of the doors in my flat. A card with the word for "window" on the window. Only a couple of cards, at first, dotted around my flat.
And when I looked out of the window, I muttered the word. When I walked through the door, I muttered the word.
Over time I added more notes and cards. My phone had a card on it. So did my computer.
Gradually, the words sunk in. So then I got more complex. The cards on the doors also told me the name of the room behind the door. I would add a post-it note next the "hinges" and one near the "doorhandle".
At first, the word on the small mirror on the wall in the bathroom, and on the full-length mirror in my bedroom was the same. Then I looked up slightly more accurate words to explain the difference, and updated the cards.
Then I added small stickers on the buttons on my phone with the numbers written on them in Italian.
On my different bits of my different computers, I added words for "screen" "monitor" "laptop" "powerpack" and so on. I started sticking words on things on my desk at work. I had a "photograph" on my desk at work. Now it's a "photograph of my family on holiday" in a "silver frame".
The disadvantage of this method is it does have a bias towards teaching you lots of nouns.
There are some good ways to pick up some verbs, though.
We have these great clever phones at work with big screens and twenty menu options. It turned out I could set mine to display in Italian. Lots of practical vocab right there about transferring calls, putting people on hold... all great "real life" stuff. Most mobile phones will let you set their display into another language too. I did think about setting the photocopier menu to Italian at work too, but I decided people might get annoyed with me!
When I was at uni (studying French) and bought my first ever laptop, I bought a French one. Everything, from the Start menu onwards, was already in French. There was a learning curve, although it wasn't as steep as I had expected. It's amazing how much we navigate on a computer from memory! But it was a great way to learn what words the French used for all those computer functions (Save, Edit, Rename, Justify... all kinds of things!) and believe me, it came in useful later. I'm not suggesting buying a new computer! But could you set up something like Microsoft Word in French? One programme you know well and use a lot?
Keeping a diary (or perhaps a blog) in English might help. Even if you set yourself a small target of say 50 words a night, trying to talk about different things about your day will force you to look up new words and ideas. I wonder if you could start a diary thread on this site? Then you would get people helping and correcting you, and offering suggestions.
In order to find new vocabulary you have to be talking/writing in the language, to figure out what words you need. Keep talking, talking, talking! Listening to movies and music isn't a bad idea but it is passive rather than active, because if you don't understand something then it is too easy to ignore the problem. Actively talking or writing doesn't let you do that as much!
There's no "magic" way to learn and remember new vocabulary, but I have found it helps me personally to try and absorb the words into my real life and give them context and solidity. I have never been good at rote learning from lists. That's why the very visual methods I mentioned above have been helpful for me.
Well i think the one of the best way to improve the vocabulary if you want to start from the scratch is take a GRE vocabulary building work book..which had a collection of more than 500 most impressive words...
and if you had already done that ..then the best you can do is to go through some international magazines and newspapers as they also use some very new international words and then you can browse Internet or may be this forum for there meanings and synonyms..and similarly you can also follow the international news channels as they also used high power vocabulary ..this small steps will make your personalty different from others..believe me i had also used these techniques and today i had gained a lot...
Happy leaning ...Thanks
Another way is to read a lot and when you come to a word you don't know, look it up. This is supposed to also help with grammar and recollection abilities.


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Building and running the Lyo OSLC Test Suite
See Lyo/prereqs.
Clone the Lyo OSLC Test Suite git repository
This example assumes EGit is being used
- Open the Git Repositories view in Eclipse and click the Clone Git Repository icon
- Use git://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/lyo/org.eclipse.lyo.testsuite.git as the URI. User/Password are not required.
- On the Branch Selection page, select the master branch
- On the Local Destination page, specify a location or accept the default and click Finish
The repository should now show up in your Git Repositories view
Import Eclipse projects from the git repository
- In the Git Repositories view, right click org.eclipse.lyo.testsuite and select Import Projects
- Select the Import Existing Projects wizard and click next
- Select org.eclipse.lyo.testsuite.server
Configure the OSLC Test Suites
The test suite config directory contains sample configuration files for different implementations of providers. Currently there are config files for the Reference Implementation for OSLC (RIO) implementations as well as some IBM Rational products such as Rational Team Concert and Rational ClearQuest. We are looking for config files for other implementations if you would like to contribute one. Just open a Bugzilla for the Lyo project and attach your config file.
This example will show configuring to test the Lyo Change Management (CM) reference implementation.
- open config/rio-cm/rio-cm-setup.properties
- typical properties which would need to be configured are the baseUri (the URI of the OSLC providers catalog resource) and the user/password
- For the CM RIO provider running on the same system as the test suite, the property file is fine.
Running the OSLC Test Suite
The test suite is run by running an Eclipse JUnit launch for test class org.eclipse.lyo.testsuite.server.DynamicSuiteBuilder. DynamicSuiteBuilder uses the information in the config file to determine the version of the tests (OSLC V1 or OSLC V2) and which test classes to include in the run. The config is passed to the test suite run with the -Dprops argument in the launch. The test suite project contains several launches already configured to run the suite based on the sample configuration files. We will run the launch to test the RIO CM provider.
Note: In order to run against RIO CM, you will need to build and launch the CM reference implementation following the instructions here.
- Select Run->Run Configurations and select JUnit
- Select the Test RIO-CM launch. Go to the Arguments tab and verify the config file location is correct
- Click Run
- The test suite should run fairly quickly and you will have results in the JUnit view of Eclipse similar to this:
- Failures will have an exception indicating the root cause of the failure.
See the test suite description for areas where we are planning improvements.