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JERUSALEM, Israel - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has taken time out on his current tour of the Midle East to phone Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Pompeo was in Israel on Wednesday after flying in from Kuwait where he repeated a call for sparring Gulf countries to make peace with Qatar. He alaso discussed the status of the Syrian and Yemeni wars with Kuwaiti authorities.
On Wednesday night, Pompeo put a call in to the crown prince, primarily to get an update on the Yemen War, from the Saudi perspective.
Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Gulf and other states in taking on the al-Houthi rebels.
Pompeo and the crown prince reportedly agreed on the importance for the recent truce, known as the Stockholm Agreement, to survive. Heavy fighting in some parts of the countries has persisted despite the truce, although casualties have been declining.
While in Jerusalem, the secretary was scheduled to meet with Israeli officials on critical regional issues, including countering the Iranian regime's influence and reaffirming the United States' unwavering commitment to Israel's security. He was also expected to discuss the Administration's dedication to monitoring and combatting anti-Semitism. While in Jerusalem, the secretary was also expected to participate in a meeting with Israeli, Cypriot, and Greek leaders to discuss key energy and security issues facing the Eastern Mediterranean region.
After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Netanyahu, in the secretary's presence, called on the international community to recognise Israel's 'sovereignty' over the dispute Golan Heights.
"Last week we uncovered efforts by Hezbollah, Iran's proxy, to build up a terror network on the Golan Heights, and you can all imagine what would happen if were were not in the Golan," the Israeli prime minister said. "We would have Iran on the shores of the Sea of Galilee." The secretary did not comment.
Pompeo's next stop on his tour is Beirut, in Lebanon.
In Beirut, Pompeo will meet with Lebanese leaders to discuss the political, security, economic, and humanitarian challenges facing Lebanon. The Secretary's visit, a sattement from his office said, will underscore U.S. support for the Lebanese people and Lebanon's legitimate state institutions.


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(visited by Glen Belbeck)
27-Aug-2002 -- After reading about the degree confluence project in GeoWorld's April 2002 edition, I checked out your website and was immediately interested. I am a land surveyor for an oil and gas company here in Calgary and found that I live only 10 km. from the closest confluence. To my disappointment, I discovered that the Foxs had already visited it this year, and it had been checked out in 1999 as well. But no one had been able to get to the roof! After a few phone calls and faxes, I was able to arrange with the owners to get access to the roof where the confluence is located.
Chris, the maintenance supervisor for this building and at least one other one in the area, was kind enough to make time in his busy schedule to show me into the building that morning just before lunchtime, guide me to the ladder leading to the roof, unlock the trapdoor and show me to where the confluence was thought to be located. My measurements confirmed that the "X" in the stones was within a few metres of where my Garmin Summit calculated it to be (+/- 6 metres accuracy at that time). We agreed that it was unusual for a confluence to be located on the roof of a building!
In the pictures you'll see lots of stones which cover the roofing material. In the distance is the downtown skyline of Calgary. There are almost 1,000 oil or gas companies in this city, and it is becoming a hub for transportation as well, which explains the growth in the warehousing business, such as the one at this confluence. Calgary's airport is the 3rd busiest in Canada with many connections to the USA, the west coast, Eastern Canada and the north.
My thanks to Beaulieu Canada for giving me the name and number of the owner's manager, and my thanks to the owners for being so accommodating of such an unusual request!

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Is Agile the new micromanagement?
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This question has been cooking in my head for a while so I wanted to ask those who are following agile/scrum practices in their development environments.
My company has finally ventured into incorporating agile practices and has started out with a team of 4 developers in an agile group on a trial basis. It has been 4 months with 3 iterations and they continue to do it without going fully agile for the rest of us. This is due to the fact that management's trust to meet business requirements with a quite a bit of ad hoc type request from high above.
Recently, I talked to the developers who are part of this initiative; they tell me that it's not fun. They are not allowed to talk to other developers by their Scrum master and are not allowed to take any phone calls in the work area (which maybe fine to an extent). For example, if I want to talk to my friend for kicks who is in the agile team, I am not allowed without the approval of the Scrum master; who is sitting right next to the agile team.
The idea of all this or the agile is to provide a complete vacuum for agile developers from any interruptions and to have them put in good 6+ productive hours. Well, guys, I am no agile guru but what I have read Yahoo agile rollout document and similar for other organizations, it gives me a feeling that agile is not cheap. It require resources and budget to instill agile into the teams and correct issue as they arrive to put them back on track.
For starters, it requires training for developers and coaching for managers and etc, etc... The current Scrum master was a manager who took a couple days agile training class paid by the management is now leading this agile team. I have also heard in the meeting that agile manifesto doesn't dictate that agile is not set in stones and is customized differently for each company. Well, it all sounds good and reason.
In conclusion, I always thought the agile was supposed to bring harmony in the development teams which results in happy developers. However, I am getting a very opposite feeling when talking to the developers in the agile team. They are unhappy that they cannot talk anything but work, sitting quietly all day just working, and they feel it's just another way for management to make them work more.
Tell me please, if this is one of the examples of good practices used for the purpose of selfish advantage for more dollars? Or maybe, it's just us the developers like me and this agile team feels that they don't like to work in an environment where they only breathe work because they are at work.
Edit: It's a company in healthcare domain that has offices across US. It definitely feels like a cowboy style agile which makes me really not wanting to go for agile at all, esp at my current company.
All of it has to do with the management being completely cheap. Cutting out expensive coffee for cheaper version, emphasis on savings and being productive while staying as lean as possible.
My feeling is that someone in the management behind the door threw out this idea, that agile makes you produce more so we can show our bosses we're producing more with the same headcount. Or, maybe, it will allow us to reduce headcount if that's the case.
EDITED: They are having their 5 min daily meeting. But not allowed to chat or talk with someone outside of their team. All focus is on work.
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Yankees waste no time turning page
Season is still young, but influx of new players making big impact
BOSTON -- How's that for turning the page? Nice going, Yankees. Way to put Wednesday's pine tar incident in your rearview mirror.
Maybe the Yankees didn't win this one for Michael Pineda on Thursday. They did just that, but maybe that wasn't their intent.
As expected, Major League Baseball slapped Pineda with a 10-game suspension for going to the mound in the second inning Wednesday with a glob of pine tar prominently displayed on the right side of his neck.
Pineda again said he was sorry that he'd let his teammates down as he began serving his suspension. Yankees manager Joe Girardi dutifully answered an assortment of questions about Pineda before Thursday's game, and he then gently reminded reporters all that really mattered was winning that day's game.
"I've moved on," Girardi said.
His players had, too.
The Yankees opened up some nice new story lines, and Pineda became a 24-hour firestorm after a 14-5 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
"You don't have a choice," Derek Jeter said. "You play every single day. There's going to be things that happen throughout the course of the year. Yesterday was kind of odd. I don't think I've seen that since I've been here."
To draw conclusions after 22 games is silly. On the other hand, we're in the silly business.
The Yankees ran their record to 13-9 and spent a 12th consecutive day atop the American League East. They're 5-2 against the Red Sox, who are 10-13 and in last place. They made five errors on Thursday, their most in 13 years.
Still, they're the defending champs and the team always atop the Yankees' list.
"They're the team to beat, bottom line," Jeter said.
One way the Yankees moved on from Wednesday was to hand the ball to CC Sabathia.
Sabathia's a huge part of the puzzle for the Yankees as he attempts to reinvent himself with diminished velocity. He probably takes on added importance with Ivan Nova undergoing Tommy John surgery.
"We'll step up," Sabathia said. "We have the guys in here to step up and make pitches and hold the fort down."
Sabathia went to the mound knowing the Yankees needed him to get deep into the game after Girardi was forced to extend his bullpen in the wake of Pineda's ejection.
Sabathia did just that, allowing two earned runs in six innings. With the Yankees leading by 12-2, he left after 106 pitches.
He worked his new game nicely, feeding the Red Sox an assortment of sliders and changeups, along with some 88-mph fastballs in allowing two runs in six innings.
There's something else about these Yankees that's impressive. Despite a significant roster overall, including the addition of four big-ticket free agents -- Jacoby Ellsbury, Masahiro Tanaka, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran -- they've had a close, cohesive feel almost from Day 1.
Again, the Yankees got the right kind of guys. They added veterans who've won and who understand winning. Baseball's clubhouse chemistry and teamwork sometimes gets overlooked, but it's absolutely critical to success. Players are thrown together for six months, and if they don't believe in a common goal and in one another, things can go south during tough times.
These Yankees came together quickly in Spring Training. Girardi helps that process by the professional environment he demands, and general manager Brian Cashman got guys who understood that the bottom line was the team.
"It always looks that way when you're winning," Jeter said. "Know what I mean? Yeah, I think guys have fit in. We have a lot of guys who have been around for awhile. They know what they're capable of doing. They know what their job is. They know how to help teams win. For the most part, I think we're happy with how we've done. There's always room for improvement."
Girardi said Jeter helped the entire team building thing along with the attention he got in Spring Training. First, there was his announcement that this would be his final season. Second, there were legitimate questions about how much he had left in the tank.
As we focused on Jeter, Beltran, McCann, etc., we are allowed to fit into the clubhouse and get comfortable in their new setting.
"I think sometimes it helps when there's a number of [new players]," Girardi said. "If the focus is not on one guy. You think about 2009 when we brought in everyone, the focus was not really on one guy, and I think it's similar this year, and I think it helps a lot. And I think Derek helped it out in Spring Training, I really do. For the most part, it's been a pretty smooth transition."
Jeter reminded reporters that there's a long way to go and that there might be some more strange stuff happen. All the Yankees have done is get out of the starting gates. On Thursday, they did a little more than that. They changed the talking points.


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From the Nesting Place mail bag::
We just bought a second home and are in the midst of fixing up our current home to rent.
We will be replacing kitchen cabinets, painting the interior and exterior. and replacing the carpet in addition to some minor touch ups and repairs. My question for you is, as a renter, what do you look for/what is most important to you? Do you view a rental property differently than one you would consider purchasing? Neutral paint and carpet? Storage? – We have a couple of outdoor storage units I would like to leave with the house and some shelves in the bathrooms I would like to leave for future tenants. Does it matter if all the appliances match? What would be an incentive for you – garbage service included, a discount for paying on time as opposed to a late fee, etc. What would be a deal breaker?
What great questions. Yes, I do look for different things in a rental than in a home we are considering buying. In some ways I'm more forgiving of a home we'd own because I know we can change things~sometimes we purposely look for a home we can fix up.
I also love the idea of getting a discount for paying on time instead of the usual punishment for paying late~the money exchange could still be the same, it just feels different.
What about you? Do you have pressing answers to any of those questions?


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Exo-Cages, Rollcages, & Building Basics
Average folks must think we're nuts when they see our rigs go whizzing by completely covered in steel tubing. Who can blame them? It takes a hard-core wheeler to really appreciate the beauty of a vehicle wrapped in steel tubing. So if you're new to wheeling and just don't get all the steel stuff, let us explain the basics of rollcages and exo-cages to you.
In the most basic of explanations, a rollcage is a protective steel frame of tubing built inside the vehicle to protect its occupants in the event of a rollover or accident. Rollcages are readily available from aftermarket manufacturers and off-road fabricators, but they will likely be called something else for liability reasons, such as sport cages or trail cages. However, even under a different name, many offer protection and safety.
There aren't too many manufacturers that sell exo-cages or kits. Exo-cages, which are built on the outside of the vehicle, are mostly one-off custom builds from specialty off-road shops. To the best of our knowledge, the only vehicles ever fitted with factory exo-cages are the Defender series built by Land Rover. Exo-cages offer some passenger safety but are generally added to a vehicle for body protection. They also work very well on tall or longer-wheelbase vehicles. The theory is that the longer the vehicle, the smaller the turning radius. The taller the vehicle, the more it will lean into obstacles, hence the need for additional body protection in tight spaces like narrow canyons.
If you are going to build or add a fully functional rollcage or exo-cage to your vehicle, you will be adding hundreds of pounds of weight and rolling resistance. A full interior rollcage with the addition of an exo-cage can add 200 to 500 pounds. Be prepared for a dramatic drop in fuel economy and performance. Also, keep in mind that the additional weight may take its toll on your suspension, requiring different spring rates, new shocks, or the revalving of your shocks.
The two types of steel used for rollcages and exo-cages are 4130 chromoly and DOM (drawn over mandrel) steel tubing. Welded-seamed tubing is not recommended. Tubing sizes will range anywhere from 1 to 2 inches. Chromoly is a high-strength alloy steel that contains chromium and molybdenum. It's a misconception that chromoly is lighter than DOM. Since it is stronger, smaller diameters of chromoly can be used. For example; 0.090-inch-wall chromoly has about the same strength as 0.120-inch-wall DOM tubing. When chromoly is welded, great care should be taken, otherwise it can become cracked and brittle. If you haven't welded chromoly before, consult a professional before attempting to build a cage that is there to potentially save your life. DOM steel tubing is a lot easier to work with than chromoly and is about half the price. A cage built with DOM tubing-properly welded, gusseted, and constructed-should be safe and strong enough for any four-wheel build. Quickly quenching chromoly or DOM steel can cause cracking and lamellar tearing. Both metals should be allowed to air-cool. Chromoly tubing thicker than 0.120-wall inch should be heat-treated after welding.
We have seen some pretty cool rollcages manufactured and custom built over the years. We like to think of a good rollcage builder as a fine artisan. Whether you are buying a cage or building your own, we highly recommend you do your research and choose wisely.


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The Week Ahead: Hot Stove hasn't cooled off just yet
Starting pitchers Jimenez, Santana, Arroyo among free agents yet to find new homes
Masahiro Tanaka is off to the Bronx, Matt Garza is heading up to Milwaukee, and all around the Major Leagues, teams are finishing up their offseason fan festivals and getting ready to pack trucks for Spring Training.
The week ahead will be one of literal and figurative transition, with the calendar changing to February and the boys of summer taking one more collective spiked step closer to reporting to their sun-splashed camps, which open in less than three weeks with the arrival of pitchers and catchers.
But don't think for a moment that there isn't a lot of unfinished winter business that will be attended to in the next seven days.
Take the remaining free-agent starting pitchers, for example. Ubaldo Jimenez, Ervin Santana, Bronson Arroyo and a host of other capable veterans remain available, and with Tanaka and Garza having helped define the market, it would make sense for some dominoes to fall neatly into place this week to give those pitchers the peace of knowing where they're going to play this season.
Who's interested in them? Well, the Blue Jays and Mariners seem to need at least one starter apiece, but it remains to be seen how much money they're willing to allocate. The Orioles have been mentioned prominently lately.
And it wouldn't be surprising to see a host of other teams jump in if Santana or Jimenez don't get the three- or four-year offers they are seeking and the price goes down with each passing day.
Reports out of Cleveland have speculated that Jimenez might return to the Indians on a one-year deal if he doesn't find the deal he wants.
And in Pittsburgh, the Pirates have effectively moved on from free-agent starter A.J. Burnett, who hasn't said if he'll pitch another year or retire. The Pirates have already decided to proceed toward Spring Training under the assumption that Burnett will not return, but they'll keep the door ajar if he changes his mind. Then again, Burnett could sign with a different team altogether.
In other words, things are hardly set in stone so close to the return of fresh-cut grass and the crack of the bat.
While it's becoming less and less likely that the Tampa Bay Rays will trade their ace, David Price, before the beginning of Grapefruit and Cactus League play, it would be unwise to make any assumptions about Tampa Bay's cagey front office. Price, after all, can become a free agent after the 2015 season and could bring a mega-package of prospects in a deal.
"Right now, David's a Ray, and I hope he stays a Ray, quite frankly," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said during the team's recent news conference announcing the signing of closer Grant Balfour.
"Love him, love having him. We keep talking about all of these different components within the clubhouse that make a difference. Who makes more of a difference than he does? With all these wonderful things that we're doing right now, to have him there to spearhead the starting rotation, what trumps that? I don't think anything does. In our world, anything could happen. There's no question about that. But I want to believe that David's going to be there, and hopefully he's going to be a Ray for a long time."
Other pitchers who could be with new teams soon, maybe even this week, include Arroyo, Chris Capuano, Barry Zito, Scott Baker, Jason Hammel, Tommy Hanson, Bruce Chen, Jake Westbrook and Paul Maholm.
Meanwhile, good position players abound, too. It will be interesting to see who signs shortstop Stephen Drew, outfielder Nelson Cruz and first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales at this stage of the game, since all are expected to command multiyear deals and high salaries.
Then again, some less expensive veterans are still around on the free-agent board, with Placido Polanco, Michael Young, Juan Pierre and Reed Johnson seeking employment.
Fernando Rodney, Joel Hanrahan, Andrew Bailey, Rafael Betancourt and Kevin Gregg could be the cream of the closer crop now that Balfour has landed the Rays gig.
But there's more relief help out there. Righties Luis Ayala, Kyle Farnsworth, Frank Francisco, Matt Guerrier, Carlos Marmol, Francisco Rodriguez and Brett Myers and lefties Mike Gonzalez, Oliver Perez and Rich Hill are all there for the taking as one pivotal offseason week begins.


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Today there are many chuckles for crusty denizens of the Centre Right in a tour de force of Carter, Goff and the rest of the Labour rabble.
Here's the best one liner:-
What Cunliffe lacks in charisma, he makes up for in supreme self-confidence - a trait which fails to impress many of his colleagues who, to put it crudely, see him as someone who is up himself.The underlying message from Mr Armstrong appears to be that Labour is ******. Essentially, they possess neither the courage nor the tools to make the changes necessary for electoral success.
He pours cold water on their desperate adulation of Winston Peters by pointing out the obvious - Winston will take more votes from Labour than he will from National. Adolf suspects that Peters may finish up inviting a much diminished Labour into coalition as the junior partner. They suit each other.
And having enjoyed such a supreme breakfast, now comes the glass of sparkling champagne.
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|Taylor Twellman's opening goal at MLS Cup 2006 represented the New England Revolution's first goal in an MLS Cup final in three tries. It ended a scoreless drought of five hours and 46 minutes (113 minutes in MLS Cup 2002, 120 minutes in MLS Cup 2005 and 113 minutes in MLS Cup 2006).
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#3. Rapid Response (2006)
It was the most dramatic, heart-breaking, vivifying 72 seconds in MLS Cup history.
It was two teams that defined the decade – one with its titles, the other with its "agony of defeat" moments.
It was two strikers doing what they do best, two fanbases on opposite ends of the spectrum, two goals that will live forever in MLS Cup lore.
"It was, I think, one of those things that you'll remember forever," said Houston striker Brian Ching. "At least, I know I will. It doesn't get much bigger than that moment."
"That moment" was Ching's game-tying goal in the 114th minute, just 72 seconds after Taylor Twellman had put the Revolution up 1-0 off a slip pass from Khano Smith. The Dynamo were dead and New England just minutes away from ending their MLS Cup curse, but in the blink of an eye, the big Hawaiian was there to get on the end of a Brian Mullan cross and equalize.
"Teams are vulnerable right after they score, and we used that to our advantage," said Houston's Dwayne De Rosario, who knows a thing or two about game-winning postseason goals. "Right from the kickoff, I played the ball forward to Mullan. Mullan took one or two touches and played it to Ching sprinting to the box. It was great commitment from all the guys to tie that game and right after they scored, it took the momentum from New England and put them back on their heels. They were starting to feel the pressure. To go from such a high after scoring in a game like that to being tied in a matter of seconds, you can imagine what kind of feeling that was."
It was the ultimate gut-punch. The Revs went on to lose in penalties, and it's a defeat that stings to this day.
"I hate playing the shoulda, coulda, woulda game," Twellman says today. "2006 is the perfect example of that. Why wasn't there golden goal? Why did the ball deflect off of [Avery] John's head, over [Jay] Heaps' head onto Ching, wide open? All those questions linger and will continue to linger for the rest of my life."
For then-New England midfielder Jeff Larentowicz – who would eventually get a Cup with Colorado in 2010 – the wound probably isn't as raw. But it's still very real, if a bit of a blur.
"They played it wide, crossed it in, it deflected off Avery's head, and Ching is able to knock it in," Larentowicz said. "There was really no time to think about what happened until after the play. It all happened so quickly, I didn't really have time to soak it in."
There's been plenty of time for Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear to reflect on the goal over the past five years. And the bottom line? Sometimes you just can't beat good luck.
"It was the craziest 60 seconds, maybe in MLS Cup history," Kinnear said recently. "If you look at it, a little bit of luck because that cross by Brian [Mullan] got deflected and it fell perfectly to Brian [Ching]. When you look at what he does, his adjustment to the ball to get the right amount of power on it, it was an impressive goal. You need some luck along the way."


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Rays sting Angels again, post 4-game sweep
Anaheim, CA – The Tampa Bay Rays had their way with the Angels this season, the last example coming Sunday when they lit up Zack Greinke en route to an 8-3 win to complete a four-game sweep.
Matt Joyce hit a two-run single during Tampa Bay's four-run second inning, and Ryan Roberts added a two-run homer in the fifth to highlight an offense that outscored the Angels, 37-14, in the series.
Matt Moore (10-7) allowed five hits -- including two solo homers -- and two walks while striking out five in 6 1/3 innings to pick up the victory.
"It's a different game when you have early run support," Moore said. "I was able to attack with a few more fastballs. I was happy with the tempo and the way things went."
Tampa Bay took the season series, 9-1, and has won 11 of its last 13 overall.
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols each hit solo homers for the Angels, who have dropped seven of their last nine.
Greinke (1-2) was tagged for six runs on seven hits and four walks over six frames. His outing was the longest by an Angels starter in the series, as neither Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson nor Dan Haren made it past the fifth.
"They took it to us," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We have some good pitchers that are not performing to their capabilities."
A day after rallying from an 8-0 deficit, the Rays jumped in front with a four-spot in the second. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Elliot Johnson, who was plunked with a first-pitch cutter to force in the first run.
Greinke retired Desmond Jennings for the second out, but was high on a payoff pitch to B.J. Upton to push another run across.
Joyce capped the frame with a two-run single to right, and Roberts made it 6-1 in the sixth by hammering a 92-m.p.h. fastball into the Angels' bullpen beyond the left-field wall.
Moore made up for his fourth-inning gopher ball to Trout by getting the MVP candidate on an inning-ending flyout with the bases loaded in the fifth.
The rookie southpaw, who had not allowed a home run in 56 2/3 innings prior to Trout's blast, gave up another to Pujols in the sixth.
Carlos Pena chopped a double over a drawn-in infield to tack on two insurance runs in the ninth, and Erick Aybar ended the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom half.
Game Notes
The Rays finished up an 8-2 trek, tied for the second most wins on a road trip in franchise history ... This was Tampa Bay's first ever four-game sweep of the Angels .. The Rays are 36-15 in games started by a former Cy Young winner since the start of 2008 ... Moore is 5-1 in seven outings since the All-Star break ... Greinke struck out eight ... Tampa Bay heads home for a three-game series against the Royals, while the Angels have a day off before traveling to Boston for a three-game set.


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November 22, 2012
Now that the Obama and Romney campaigns have closed their headquarters in Chicago and Boston, the attention of the political world is shifting to an office suite tucked behind the colonnades of the Biltmore Hotel complex here.
The suite is where former Gov. Jeb Bush manages his consulting business, his education foundation and, now, the (very) early decision-making process for a possible presidential run in 2016.
When former President Bill Clinton rolled through here while campaigning for President Obama, he speculated about Mr. Bush's intentions with Ana Navarro, a Republican strategist and friend of Mr. Bush. It was no idle topic for Mr. Clinton, given the possibility that his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, could seek the Democratic nomination.
When Senator Marco Rubio of Florida held a strategy session here to discuss his own political future last week, the question of Mr. Bush, a mentor, hung over the room; a decision by Mr. Bush, 59, to seek the Republican nomination would almost certainly halt any plans by Mr. Rubio, 41, to do so or abruptly set off a new intraparty feud.
Mr. Bush is said by friends to be weighing financial and family considerations — between so many years in office and the recession his wealth took a dip, they said, and he has been working hard to restore it — as well as the complicated place within the Republican Party of the Bush brand. Asked this week about whether his father would run, Jeb Bush Jr. told CNN, "I certainly hope so."
For now, however, "It's neither a 'no' nor a 'yes' — it's a 'wait and see,' " said Al Cardenas, the chairman of the American Conservative Union and a longtime friend and adviser to Mr. Bush. "It continues to intrigue him, given how much he has to share with the country."
After Mitt Romney's defeat by a Democratic coalition built around overwhelming support from Hispanics and other fast-growing demographic groups, many Republicans are looking for a candidate who can help make the party more inclusive without ceding conservative principles — and no one is the subject of more speculation at this point than Mr. Bush.
To his supporters, Mr. Bush is the man for the moment. His wife, Columba, was born and raised in Mexico. He speaks Spanish and favors overhauling the immigration system in a way that would provide a route to citizenship for people already in the country illegally but otherwise law-abiding.
Mr. Bush supports school choice and stricter performance standards, pitting him against teachers' unions but putting him in league with Republican power brokers like the Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Bush's education project, the Foundation for Excellence in Education, has support from major party donors like the Walton family and the hedge fund executive Paul E. Singer, and has attracted support from the Bloomberg and Gates foundations.
Mr. Bush opposes abortion, and he is no less an opponent of higher taxes than his brother, President George W. Bush, was in his two terms. However, he has refused to sign the antitax pledge of the conservative activist Grover Norquist, who helped lead the rebellion against his father when the elder President Bush broke his own "no new taxes" promise during his first and only term.
He could also benefit from what some Republicans see as a modest vein of Bush nostalgia, marked by a video shown at the Republican National Convention about his father, who is 88 and contending with a form of Parkinson's disease and declining health.
Any political future for Jeb Bush depends on whether that warmer tide will be enough to offset lingering bad feelings about the family brand after the presidency of George W. Bush, who continues to be criticized by many conservatives for presiding over bailouts and expanding the size of government.
Still, calls for Jeb Bush to enter the arena in a bigger way represent vindication of a sort. His family's longstanding advocacy for a more broad-based and "compassionate" Republican Party was largely ignored and eventually repudiated by the populist, small-government conservatives who held sway over the party after Mr. Obama's election.
George W. Bush's break with the populist right began midway through his second term over his support for a pathway to citizenship for some illegal immigrants, which grass-roots activists labeled an amnesty plan. His push for immigration legislation failed.
This year, even before Election Day, Jeb Bush was warning of what he called his party's "stupid" approach to illegal immigration. (Mr. Obama took 71 percent of the Hispanic vote, according to interviews with voters.)
"The day after the election, I started getting e-mails and texts from friends and others wanting Governor Bush to run and asking whether he would," said Justin Sayfie, a Florida lobbyist who served as an adviser to Mr. Bush when he was governor.
The calls for Mr. Bush to step forward have grown louder since Mr. Romney told donors that Mr. Obama won the election by giving "gifts" of government benefits to Hispanics, African-Americans and younger voters.
"That stupid comment that came out of Mitt Romney's mouth would never in a million years have come out of Jeb Bush's mouth because he doesn't think it," said Ms. Navarro, the strategist, who sees Mr. Bush regularly at the Biltmore, a gathering spot for local politicos. "This election result has made Jeb Bush's voice that much wiser and that much more needed for the Republican Party: What he's been warning about all along proved to be true."
After waiting his turn following his brother, Mr. Bush, who declined to be interviewed for this article, is not commenting publicly on the election's outcome. But he has assured friends that he will step forward as the nation again grapples with how to address illegal immigration. He is co-author of a book called "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution," to be published in the spring.
His complicated political considerations include the question of whether the country would consider electing another Bush.
"When do you think John Quincy Adams was able to put his father's unpopularity behind him?" Haley Barbour, the former Mississippi governor and Republican Party chairman, said during an interview last week in Las Vegas, where he was attending the annual meeting of the Republican Governors Association.
Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, to whom Mr. Bush has given advice, said Mr. Bush's brand is based on his record in Florida and his continuing policy work.
"The irony is the platform that he has is based more on his first name and what he did in Florida than what his last name is," Mr. Walker said in an interview.
However, Mr. Bush's friends say, his last name is not his biggest concern. Aside from financial matters, friends said he is also conscious of how a run would affect his family, especially the political prospects of his sons.
Jeb Bush Jr., 29, is a founder of a political action committee, Sun Pac, formed to promote and recruit conservative Hispanic political candidates.
George P. Bush, 36, has filed paperwork in Texas in preparation for a campaign to become land commissioner.
A few days after Election Day, George P. Bush was in Dallas for a fund-raising event for the Foundation for Family Literacy, a group started by his grandmother Barbara Bush.
After reading an excerpt from her novel "It's Classified" as part of the program, Nicolle Wallace, a communications director in George W. Bush's White House, addressed the young Bushes in attendance. After the election results, she said, "I'm counting on all of you."
Right there, cheering with the crowd, was the family's matriarch, the former first lady.
from: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/23/us/politics/jeb-bush-in-2016-its-not-too-early-for-chatter.html?pagewanted=all
Jeb Bush was born on February 11th, 1953 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_bush
February 11th, 1953
2 + 11 +1+9+5+3 = 31 = his life lesson = Controversy. Stirring things up. Throwing his hat into the ring. Getting into the mix. Things get out of hand.
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I wanted to set up a poll for this on the website, but that would require registering with another site to do something I could easily do on this forum.
I also tried setting up a poll in this here forum, but it seems like only 5 options are allowed. One option got cut off, and I wanted to include everyone that regularly appears in the comic.
Anyway, here's the list of characters. I'm only listing the ones that regularly appear, although your choices aren't limited to just the ones I list. Capice?
Dave Fizuth - the father
Aimee Fizuth - the mother
Kelli Fizuth - the daughter
Alex Fizuth - the son
Carlos Enrique - Alex's mouse friend
Dawn Morgenstern - Kelli's girlfriend
While you don't have to explain why you like a particular character, I won't stop you. Might help me out a bit... or just give us something for the sake of discussion.


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Romance of The Three Kingdoms XI Universal Face Editor Guide
Supported Versions: English, Chinese/PUK, Japanese/PUK.
Important News: The guide is in text, if you are having difficulty understanding it please let me know, and or use the video guide below this sentence.
Video Guide: https://streamable.com/61yec
The video guide is present to show you that it should only take 30 seconds to put 1 portrait into the game.
Requirements: .NET Framework 3.5
Download: Click On The Link Below.
Note: Version 1.0.9 (English Translated & Modified) | Ask For Other Mirrors Via PM or Reply, Don't Quote The Post!
Virus Scan Results: As you can see they Say it has viruses, But it actually don't!
- RTKXI Universal Face Editor [Jotti Scan Results]
For General Information To Add To Exceptions Look: HERE
Translation Notes
What's New?
- English Language and Version is now available.
- Support for "Additional Officers" for the English Version, No need to move files.
KongMing Modding and Translations Credits:
- Killaz916/SolidSnake916: (Visual Guide / Editing / Modding / Team Leader)
- zilongz: (Completely Translating The Whole Language File)
- CaTigeReptile: (Correcting And Adding More Translations To The Language File)
- rampage333: (Early Translation Of Screenshots From Simplified Chinese To English)
Original Creator Credits:
This is a Translated Version of The San11 Face Editor by TTXS/Sandemo
Guides To Making Images: In Chinese Language
http://www.langya.org/bbs/showthread.php?t=50223 (No Account Needed)
http://game.ali213.net/thread-2158539-1-1.html (Account Needed)
Step 1: Download The Translated Head Editor ABOVE.
Step 2: Backup These files in each version you edit.
Note: It Isn't Required To Backup The Files (Use WinRAR to archive the file and compressing it will conserve some space, and keep it safe incase of mistakes, or if you want to revert it back to normal.
File 1 >> X: \ ### \ Media \ Face \ San11Face00.Fce
File 2 >> X: \ ### \ Media \ San11Res.Bin
File 3 >> X: \ ### \ Media \ San11PKRes.Bin
### = Directory Root, It could be San11 or RTKXI.
X = Drive Letter Game is Installed.
Step 3: Extract RTKXI Universal Face Editor.
Step 4: Launch San11Fac.exe & Select the directory where RTKXI.exe is.
Note: My directory is: D:\Program Files\Games\Koei\RTKXI\
Step 5: Once opened, you can either add head files to the Female TAB or the Additional Officers tab. We will skip the female Tab and explain additional officers tab because once you learn how to add to the additional officers tab you'll know how to add 30-50 to the female tab.
Step 6: In the bottom left corner it will say Young Portraits, click that and highlight Add Head File, than click "san11fac01.fce"
Step 7: Right click the large blue background on the left. And select Add Portrait(A), a black box will appear number 2200.
Step 8: Select the box and right click the big black box near the top right of the program. Select Open Image(O).
Step 9: Select a image you want, and than right click that image like you did that black box, and select Edit Highlighted Image(E).
Step 10: There are 2 boxes, one that will determine the portrait, and one that determines the smaller face, anything inside the boxes will show. So select them wisely. After save it and it will return you to the program. Now click Save Face To Slot(R).
Step 11: Right click the big image again and select Head Positioning, move the box to show what you want it show in the game. when your officer is talking. Than right click and select Head Positioning to get out of that window.
Step 12: Make sure the smaller faces are pointer outwards so left image is looking left and right is looking right. If they aren't Right click each one and flip them til they are looking outwards.
Step 13: Now right click the image on the left side in the blue background and select Critical Image(Z), you now can select any of the following or overwrite a existing one with a new one. Note: Every new portrait has 58 as the starter even for women. So make sure you change it, unless you want a guy image as your females critical lol..
Step 14: Now Your finished, just repeat the same steps, everything is basically self explained due to the new english translation, if you need any help please REPLY here or PM me. I'll make a better image or video guide in the future.


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N.O.V.A. 3 - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance full review
The protagonist of the N.O.V.A. games series tells his AI sidekick that this time, really, he's through. He's going to quit. But like any good Space Marine, he reloads his rifle and jumps back into the fray anyway. Such a moment fairly well encapsulates the N.O.V.A. series: It's a tired and clichéd sci-fi shooter franchise but hey, why stop now?
Like many of Gameloft's titles, N.O.V.A 3 for iPhone and iPad resembles a knock-off carnival prize version of a major console title: in this case, Halo. And while the comparisons are obvious—faceless Space Marine with a blue female AI sidekick, alien enemies and allies—Gameloft seems to take the core game aspects of the first-person shooter genre and not appreciate what people actually enjoy about them. See also Group Test: What's the best mobile game?
N.O.V.A. 3 sees series protagonist (and world-weary, sarcastic Space Marine) Kal Wardin back in action as he crash lands on Earth before being sent to retrieve several artifacts throughout the galaxy to atone for humanity's sins. The character seems exhausted by every encounter, waving off instructions from his AI sidekick and other characters like a man who has seen it all before. No, he doesn't need the alien to tell him where the engine room is or that he needs to find two keys—this is all old hat for him.
And even if you haven't played the other games in the series, you've pretty much seen it all before, too: There aren't many breaks in your constant slogging through sci-fi hallway after sci-fi hallway looking for a key, only to backtrack and do it all again after mowing down a new crop of the same three enemy types you keep confronting.
There's a dearth of cinematic moments, boss fights, or breaks in the repetitious gunplay. The nods to Halo seem to go as far as "look, N.O.V.A. also has an ancient space ship to explore," and "we have evil space aliens and rebel aliens too," and "our blue female AI sidekick is just as sassy." Unfortunately, the character development and wide-open levels of the source material are nowhere to be found here.
But really, plot, level design and character are trappings to an FPS. The main course is the shooting mechanic.
N.O.V.A 3: control scheme
Thankfully, Gameloft largely nails the control scheme. Moving and shooting is still a clunky enterprise on the iPhone and iPad, but the auto-aim function with the iron sight makes it a breeze to quickly dispatch enemies. Firing grenades, mines, missile launchers and rifles is fluid, a welcome reprieve from the usual stiff affair of most iOS shooters. The online multiplayer and in-game upgrade system speak to how much this series has evolved. After several years of developing games for the platform, it seems Gameloft has finally figured out how to create an enjoyable control setup for first-person shooter.
Yet, even praise for the control scheme comes with a caveat or two - the movement stick is too close to the sprint function on the iPhone, making it difficult to change directions and then sprint. And the iron sight will sometimes aim a quarter inch to the left for a period, ensuring that you miss every enemy you're shooting at.
But such a small bug is comparatively unimportant when seen among the litany of technical issues plaguing N.O.V.A 3. On my iPhone 4, I found lag, clipping, doors that wouldn't open, important dialogue that failed to trigger, unexplained deaths, and enemies that would spawn on top of the player. The checkpoint save system is essential because you'll have to replay certain segments simply because the mission critical event never occurred.
The iPad version has its problems, too, particularly if you're running the game on a third-generation model. Graphic effects that you see on other iPads—billowing smoke, for example—don't appear on the third-generation of the tablet, which also doesn't display the depth-of-field effect used on the iPad 2. It's a trade-off Gameloft apparently made to run the game on the new iPad's higher-resolution screen. Cnet reports a future update will let users pick between running the game at the higher-resolution or a resolution that lets you see all of N.O.V.A. 3's effects.
The single player campaign will take you nearly six hours, depending on how much you'll endure the restarts. On the plus side, setting up a multiplayer account through Gameloft Live and hopping online is a relatively simple and painless process. Just as the single player campaign has seen an improved set of features, achievements, and upgrades, so too has the multiplayer feature enjoyed a robust remodeling: the many modes, weapons, and achievements give players a real alternative to the single player campaign, for the first time making it not just a tacked-on bonus.
N.O.V.A. 3 - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance: Specs
- Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later


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Ben Casnocha necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 99 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
I write a popular blog on entrepreneurship, books, current affairs, and education. I want to re-design the header graphic that appears on the blog and its thousands of posts (includes archives and going forward). Hence, this 770 by 100 pixel graphic will get a lot of eyeballs.
Goals for the header
Present a bold front header graphic for readers of my blog that emphasizes professionalism and energy. "Ben Casnocha" is the key phrase that ought to come through loud and clear.
Size Dimensions
770 pixels wide x ~100 tall.
Currently the blog has a light blue outside border. I am not committed to any particular color scheme for this header although sticking with the blue color would seem to make sense.
Currently the text of the header graphic text is:
Ben Casnocha: The Blog
Entrepreneur • Author • College Student
On entrepreneurship, books, writing, current affairs, education, and intellectual life
The new main text element, centered, should be:
Ben Casnocha
Near or underneath this main text should be: "Entrepreneur & Author"
There does not need to be any specific graphical element, but I leave this to your discretion. See Will Wilkinson's blog link below – there is the rise of birds / sky feeling that I find appealing. Other background elements that could be used in this case are:
• Brain / mind elements
• A round peg in square hole ("think different" concept): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oAB83Z1ydE
• Traveling / globe
• Computer / tech
• Books
Headers I like
I like the following blog headers:
• Will Wilkinson – this header has the rise of birds / sky feeling which I like. http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle
• Brad Feld - http://www.feld.com/blog/ - mountain design
• http://veerle.duoh.com/ - very catchy header
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Sony VAIO Z brings Quad SSD drive and dynamic graphics switching to Europe in March -- Engadget
Sony VAIO Z brings Quad SSD drive and dynamic graphics switching to Europe in MarchAnnounced at CES with a "late Spring" availability, we just got word that the Core i7-620M pumpin' VAIO Z series from Sony will be hitting Europe in late March. The Z's biggest claim to fame is its ultra-fast Quad SSD, a rather unique Sony innovation that writes data in parallel to four SSDs (up to 256GB total capacity in RAID 0) at speeds up to 6.2x faster than typical 5400 rpm laptop hard disks. Sony also fits the Z with a hybrid graphics solution that combines 1GB of NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with Intel HD graphics allowing you to automatically (or manually) switch between "speed" and "stamina" modes... presumably without requiring a logout if we're reading "dynamic" correctly. Rounding out the specs are 6GB of DDR3 SDRAM, 802.11n WiFi, integrated optical drive, and optional VAIO Everywair 3G mobile broadband module all stuffed into this 13.1-inch laptop with 1920 x 1080 pixel LED backlit display with 210 x 23.8-32.7 x 314mm and 1.43kg footprint. Power AND portability? Come give us a hug Sony.


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FORT WALTON BEACH � The next chapter in the Choctawhatchee High School award-winning band program has begun.
Monday morning, principal Cindy Gates announced that the school had hired both a new band director and a new associate band director.
Native Mississippian Jay McArthur will take over as director, and recent Florida State University graduate Brad Parks will serve as associate director.
�(McArthur) brings a lot of experience and credibility and stability to the program,� Gates said.
�(Parks) is first and foremost a music educator, and when someone tells me they�re going to start in the classroom, that�s the right answer.�
Gates and a hiring committee began conducting interviews for the positions Friday and said at the time that they wanted to find someone for the position as soon as possible without compromising quality.
�We wouldn�t be sitting here today if I had not found the right two people,� Gates said as she sat in the band room Monday morning with the new leadership team. �They both came out on top in the interview process at the end of the day.�
The announcement comes less than a month after former band director Chad Hannah announced he�d be leaving for personal reasons. Associate director Kelly Deklinski had previously turned in her resignation to accept a job elsewhere.
Deklinski, who helped select the new leadership team and is trying to show them about the program before her contract ends June 30, said she felt good about leaving the program in their hands.
�I feel confident in both of these guys,� she said.
Both men expressed excitement about joining the well-known program and said neither hesitated to apply when they learned about the openings.
�I knew this is where I wanted to be and I had the opportunity to take advantage of that,� said Parks, who competed against Choctaw as a band student at West Boca Raton High School.
McArthur said he�s been familiar with Choctaw�s band program for more than 20 years and even though leaving Mississippi was hard, he�s looking forward to the new challenge.
�I am aiming at keeping the kids excited about music,� McArthur said. �Right now what we�d like to do is start shaking hands with the kids.�
Prior to arriving at Choctaw, McArthur spent the last 11 years establishing and building a band program. In that time, his former school brought home two state championships and superior ratings.
He said he is as passionate about the concert band as the marching band and will focus on creating not just lovers of music but leaders of music.
McArthur said they are holding a meeting with students and parents at 7 p.m. June 25 to discuss both the band camp schedule and the future of the program.
One thing was certain, though, even on Monday. The elaborate headdresses the marching band is known for will not go away under the new leadership.
�I don�t see any reason to fix anything that isn�t broken,� McArthur said with a smile.
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Katie Tammen at 850-315-4440 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @KatieTnwfdn.


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The Other Side of the Vice Premier
There is an interesting story connected with the new Vice Premier of Israel, Shimon Peres.
The source for the story is Rabbi Yisroel Gellis, a renowned Jerusalem educator and historian.
About 15 years ago he arrived at the Jewish cemetery of the city Volozhin during a visit to Lithuania. His group paid a local gentile to clean away the debris which covered the tombstones. In the course of examining the now-visible monuments, Gellis noticed that one of them marked the grave of Rabbi Meir Persky. This was the man who was responsible for reopening the famed Volozhin Yeshiva after it had been closed by its heads as a result of the interference of the Russian authorities in its educational program.
Upon his return to Israel, Gellis wrote to Shimon Peres (born Persky) about the discovery of his grandfathers grave. Peres invited him to a meeting in which he revealed to him that his parents had lived in the town of Vishniva near Volozhin and asked Gellis to join him on his next diplomatic visit to Russia in order to direct him to his grandfathers grave.
When they arrived at the grave, Gellis relates, Peres put a kippah on his head and recited a few psalms of Tehilim. He also recounted to Gellis that when he was seven years old, his grandfather took him on a half-days journey in a horse-drawn carriage to the sainted Chafetz Chaim in Radin. Like any Jewish grandfather, Rabbi Persky asked the Chafetz Chaim to bless his grandson to become a gadol in Torah, a great Torah scholar. The blessing that Peres remembers receiving was that he become a gadol, a great man.
"I indeed became a gadol," confesses Peres, "but not a gadol in Torah."


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IRVING - DeMarco Murray's expression never changes much, even after the first 100-yard game in more than a year for the Dallas Cowboys running back.
The third-year back said he wasn't frustrated coming off a 25-yard day in Kansas City that led to questions about whether he was the problem in the running game, rather than the blocking or the scheme or something else.
On the flip side, Murray wasn't shouting "I told you so" when he ran through St. Louis for 175 yards last week, two years after he set a franchise record with 253 yards as a rookie against the Rams.
"Whether it's positive or negative, I don't read into it too much," said Murray, who will face San Diego for the first time Sunday. "All I'm doing is trying to work hard, and whatever they ask me to do, I'm going to try to do it. I'm sure the offensive line, I'm sure those guys aren't worried about anything, either."
Murray's right. Not much has changed for rookie Travis Frederick after getting a chance to dominate with run blocking like he used to at Wisconsin. And this year's first-round pick wasn't really thinking about the paltry 3.2-yard average per carry Dallas had before beating St. Louis and pushing that number to 4.3.
"Things like that, when you have game like that, that happens because you're getting better," Frederick said. "You take the bad things that you did during that game, which there were plenty of, and you better at that and hopefully take it into next week."
Murray was benched after a fumble in the last preseason game featuring mostly starters. While he had a decent game in the opener against the New York Giants, a rough day in the 17-16 loss to the Chiefs was a reminder that he hadn't gone over 100 yards since the 2012 opener.
Part of the reason for the drought was a six-game absence with a sprained foot last year - an injury that ended what would have been a 100-yard day in Baltimore when he had more than 90 yards at halftime. The Cowboys rushed for 227 yards that day.
Since then, Dallas had only three 100-yard games - as a team - before getting 193 in the 31-7 victory over the Rams.
"It's not always easy around the league to come out and say, 'We're going to run the ball and we're going to rush for 150 yards in the first half,'" coach Jason Garrett said. "It's unrealistic to think that. You have to keep banging away. You have to keep finding ways to run the ball whether it's a new personnel group, a new formation, a new this, a new that.
"It helps the offensive line. It helps the quarterback. It helps the receivers. It just helps everybody."
Tony Romo would second that. He had his fewest passing attempts since that St. Louis game two years ago, and still threw for three touchdowns. While he needs as many games like that from Murray to minimize his chances for mistakes, he doesn't necessarily think his back has to run wild every week to be happy.
"Every time we have him out on that field he helps our football team tremendously," said Romo, who has just one interception. "I know sometimes a game or two we want to jump to conclusions about individuals and about the team and go that way, but it's going to play out over a season with all of those things."
Frederick didn't see a different Murray this week either.
"You see it in practice every day," Frederick said. "He's a guy that goes and plays as hard as he can. This week things happened to open up a little bit and he was able to make some more plays. But he's a guy that's continually playing well. He didn't need a game like that to spark him to do something."
But maybe it could be a spark to a big season for Murray.


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There are all kinds of therapy.
For example, I attempted
the old fashioned hip kind of therapy with a psychologist dude who sat boorishly
sketching pictures of circles and letters.
He nodded and grinned. He adjusted his stupid glasses around his ears.
He glanced at his sparkling watch. He peeked inside his Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual.
He muttered stuff like,
"Today is a gift; that's why we call it the present," and "Your sister isn't coming back, and "When
my mother-in-law passed away at 82, we concentrated on joyful times."
Thus, all I could observe plastered to his forehead following
those sessions were…
Dumb Ass. Idiot.
Asshole. Indifferent.
Freidan Freak.
How could I possibly respect a man with those dreadful words
wedged to his head in neon lights?
How could I trust a man who compared my sister's unspeakable
murder to his 82 year old mother-in-law who died in her sleep?
After that, I tried "Wine
It was good for a while, worked for a while.
I felt anesthetized and sedated. Sort of like how a butterfly must feel when
pinned through its thorax.
That's no damn life. That's a miserable damn life. Especially without the wings.
So, I couldn't become
an alcoholic after all. I mean, even
after a bottle per day ( I waited until 5 pm because of the guilt) nothing
transformed or erased my weeping, bleeding organs.
In case you haven't received the memo, mourning is merely born and doesn't fucking DIE.
And red wine, even
the good kind, cannot drown out the
loneliness or the missing or the shadows of a despicable act.
They are all still stinking of rot and decay in the
mourning morning.
Okay, let me start
What I'm trying to articulate is this: Nothing can truly save you unless you want to
be saved in the first place.
There are no shortcuts.
No treatments for the ill-fated— unless she opens herself
wide open to something greater than herself.
As for me, I
I tried to walk around the flames, but realized quickly that I needed to walk
directly through the fire.
It hurts. It hurts
like something inexplicable, unexplainable, undeniable.
But I'm walking.
I'm breathing.
I'm holding God's hand.
Now and again, at the
most unexpected, surprising times, I
feel the warmth of the entire sun pouring upon my face.
And I smile… because I know everything's going to be
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Success with Behavior: Fewer Temper Tantrums After Vision Therapy
... we butted heads everyday about doing homework for at least 1 to 2 hours a day. ... Now it's like a completely different person coming home.[More]
... homework is not a battle game any more.[More]
He can read! ... Temper tantrums have decreased significantly![More]
... he says he can keep up with his teacher better because he can see better... I think his attitude changed because he is not so frustrated and he can now keep up.[More]
She can now do her reading without throwing a fit. I wish we'd done Vision Therapy sooner.[More]
he doesn't get upset about doing homework at night anymore. ...Before completing Vision Therapy, he would fall to the ground during that exercise and say he "couldn't do it." [More]
Last school year she yelled, screamed and cried when she had to read. ... she had all Cs and Ds, which she worked very hard to get. Since VT, she is now getting all As and Bs.[More]
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Our home life was not the best at times. When Caitlin came home from school, we butted heads everyday about doing homework for at least 1 to 2 hours a day. Then when she did finally do it, it took her one and a half hours, and that was with our help. Now it's like a completely different person coming home. She loves to read now and is getting A's and B's in school. All her grades have improved since we've been in Vision Therapy.
Before we started Vision Therapy, Andrew detested doing homework. His step-father and I would have to argue with him daily. After Vision Therapy, he seems more in tune with what he is doing and homework is not a battle game any more. He still gets stumped every now and then, but he doesnít get as frustrated as he used to. Vision Therapy has got him going in the right direction.
Since Vision Therapy, my son is able to read without making up words. He can read! In the past, he would never read the newspaper, directions, or signs. He does now! His spelling has improved significantly. He would avoid the computer, now he doesn't. He plays catch now, and before he wouldn't. Temper tantrums have decreased significantly!
Since Joel began Vision Therapy, we can see that his behavior is improving in school. Along with this, he says he can keep up with his teacher better because he can see better with his glasses. We used to get a bad report from the teacher approximately 1-2 times a week. I think his attitude changed because he is not so frustrated and he can now keep up. Reading has become easier for him.
Tracey had struggled with her reading and homework through kindergarten and 1st grade, and it was getting worse in 2nd grade. When the fits started, I knew there was a real problem. She had never thrown a fit before. Tracey's self-esteem was going quickly. If something didn't change, she would never complete school or be able to attend college.
Since Vision Therapy, Zach's (age 7) handwriting and spelling continue to improve. He now gets 90-100% on spelling tests. His concentration is better and he doesn't get upset about doing homework at night anymore. He also reports that changing focus back and forth when reading something held in his hand and then up on the wall is "easy." Before completing Vision Therapy, he would fall to the ground during that exercise and say he "couldn't do it."
Vision Therapy has helped to give Tiffany confidence in herself. Before VT, she had a very hard time reading. What she read, she did not comprehend. It took us three hours every night to do simple school work.
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Search warrant may explain why woman was lying in street when killed
Mary Moore, son killed in separate crashes in West Allis
There are new developments in the investigation into the deaths of a mother and son killed in separate crashes 10 days ago in West Allis.
Mary Moore died after a car struck her and kept going. Her son, Thomas Olson, died in a crash as he rushed to the hospital to see his mom.
At the time of her death, it wasn't clear why, but Mary Moore was lying in the street when an alleged drunken driver struck and killed her. Police have been trying to figure out why.
WISN 12 News reporter obtained a search warrant that offers a troubling explanation.
Now Moore's sister, Martha, has learned that police suspect Mary's ex-boyfriend hit her with his car and left her in the street.
According to a search warrant, patrons at Capt'n Nicks tavern said Moore and her ex-boyfriend, Kerry Olson, were drinking and arguing before they left. A surveillance camera out front spotted Olson's car pass by one minute and 22 seconds before the car police said killed Moore.
The search warrant said police tracked Olson's car to his Waukesha home, where they said, "White fibers were located tangled inside the damaged area of the rear driver side bumper. A suspected human hair was also located in the bracket of the rear driver side tail/brake light."
WISN 12 News uncovered court records dating back nearly two decades that suggest Olson's conduct with Moore has been violent. In 1994, she got a temporary restraining order after telling a judge, "He has knocked my teeth out, with his fist, punched me in the head, causing severe bruising, kicked me in the head with steel-toed shoes. I saw him kill a kitten with a scissors as part of a 'sacrifice.'"
"Yes, she loved him, but they weren't together, Like I said, they weren't together," Martha Moore said.
The couple had two sons together. Now Olson's son, Thomas Olson, is dead and so is Thomas' mother. Martha Moore is reluctant to comment on Kerry Olson.
"I think he's the one who's just going to have to live with it," Martha Moore said.
Olson is not in custody. West Allis police are waiting on results from tests on the hair and fiber evidence taken from the car.
They declined to comment on the investigation because it's ongoing although they are still asking that anyone with information on that night's events contact the West Allis Police Department.


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Leg of Lamb loves kiwi artist Rohan Wealleans. From his Waikato Contemporary Art Award-winning flayed paint 'vaginas' to his B-grade inspired Horrorgamis and delicate millefiori style paint-chip arrangements, the artist's vivid imagination delights… but sometimes offends.
A bout of illness meant that Wealleans was unable to perform a paint ritual at this year's Asia Pacific Triennial at the Gallery of Modern Art in Queensland, so the artist sent his twin brother, Shane, instead. Decked out in a formal Polynesian suit, Shane's improvised performance incorporated bastardized haka moves, attempts at Te Reo and a series of clicks that remotely resembled the dialect of the South African Xhosa tribe. Needless to say, it's difficult to watch.
In the latest issue of Art and Australia curator Emma Bugden described Wealleans as "a white man whose work behaves badly in a climate of correction, and in doing so makes us think about the question of permission". This show of cobbled indigeneity, while in keeping with the artist's penchant for fictionalised characters (and even worlds), pushes appropriation to the limit.
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Santorum claims two are in cahoots, Rand Paul would be "honored" to be VP pick
Paul Joseph Watson
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Special comment from Alex Jones: Ron Paul is an intelligent man of total integrity. I am willing to wait and see how this all shakes out before passing judgment. However, just the idea of Paul's campaign working with Mitt Romney to do some kind of political deal seems like a bad idea, and my initial reaction is that it's unlikely to come to fruition.
The suggestion that Ron Paul and Mitt Romney are in cahoots because Paul is in the frame to be Romney's VP pick has again surfaced following last night's Republican debate in Mesa, Arizona, after which Rick Santorum claimed the two were coordinating attacks against his candidacy.
"You have to ask Congressman Paul and Governor Romney what they've got going together," Santorum told reporters. "Their commercials look a lot alike and so do their attacks."
Santorum's campaign strategist John Brabender repeated the charge, stating, "Clearly there's a tag team strategy between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. For all I know, Mitt Romney might be considering Ron Paul as his running mate. Clearly there is now an alliance between those two and you saw that certainly in the debate."
This is by no means the first time that the notion of Ron Paul becoming Romney's VP has been mooted.
As we reported earlier this month, GOP strategist Jack Burkman put his reputation on the line during an appearance on Fox Business when he boldly predicted that Ron Paul would be on the Republican ticket as a result of a brokered convention.
"The likely leader will be Romney, but he won't have enough delegates to win," Burkman told Judge Andrew Napolitano, forecasting that Romney would pick Paul as his VP because "Gingrich and Santorum have extremely high negatives, nobody in their right mind would want them on the ticket."
"I am now affirmatively predicting that Ron Paul will be on the ticket, I'll lay odds," emphasized Burkman.
The idea of Paul being subordinate to Romney, an establishment type with flip-flopping political positions, has split Paul supporters, with the majority of them seemingly hostile to any kind of deal being done that could compromise Ron Paul's legacy as a rock when it comes to standing by his principles.
However, others might suggest that Ron Paul maneuvering himself into a position where he will be one step away from the office of President in a potential Romney administration merely represents a smart political ploy, a way of beating the establishment at their own game. After all, Rand Paul's successful Senatorial campaign, after which he has proven his stripes as a champion of liberty, was achieved partly by pandering to establishment Republican rhetoric on a limited number of issues such as the Iranian nuclear issue.
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When reporters asked Rand Paul, a Tea Party favorite, what his response would be if Romney approached him with the offer of VP, he hardly poured cold water on the idea.
"I don't know if I can answer that question, but I can say it would be an honor to be considered," said Senator Paul.
Ron Paul campaign chairman Jesse Benton has also promoted Rand Paul as a suitable VP. "Any Republican should be looking at Rand Paul as a potential running mate, because he's the smartest guy in the room. And he has tremendous credibility with conservatives. Any Republican should have Rand Paul on his short list," Benton told the Dallas Morning News.
While Ron Paul himself would never endorse Romney, some have speculated that the GOP establishment has infiltrated the Paul campaign in a desperate bid to prevent Paul from running third party. Certain Paul campaign officials are ready to "sell out" on huge areas of Paul's platform – such as non-interventionism – in the belief that it will give them a seat at the table in a Romney administration.
For their part, the Romney campaign has completely dismissed the idea of an alliance with Ron Paul.
"If ever there was an iconoclast who got up there and said what he believed, it's Ron Paul," said Stuart Stevens, Romney's chief strategist.
"The President of the United States's political action committee is now running ads that are just like Rick Santorum's. Is Rick Santorum coordinating with the President of the United States? I don't think so," Stevens added, labeling Santorum's claims "whiney silliness" and a means of distracting from legitimate criticism of his conservatism.
Given the overwhelming amount of evidence that suggests the Republican establishment is trying to cheat Ron Paul out of being able to build the kind of momentum that could see him challenge Romney, has the Paul campaign attempted to one-up the system by pulling off such an audacious political stunt?
What do you think? If in fact Ron Paul is coordinating with Romney as a shortcut to securing an influence in the next administration, whether through his son Rand or himself being in line for the VP slot, is this a necessary evil where the rewards outweigh the costs, is it a clever political move, or does it represent an abrogation of the principles that helped build the Ron Paul Revolution in the first place?
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show and Infowars Nightly News.
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A 54-year-old Atlanta man was killed Wednesday morning when he was run over by a front-end loader at a construction site in South Walton County.
SANTA ROSA BEACH � A 54-year-old Atlanta man was killed Wednesday morning when he was run over by a front-end loader at a construction site in South Walton County.
The accident that killed Moises Orella Ramos occurred at 6:45 a.m. on an access drive to Topsail Apartments on Dune Lake Circle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Freeport resident Iran C. Covarrubias, 25, was operating a 2005 John Deere L22 Loader at the site when Ramos walked in front of it and was run over, according to a news release from the FHP. He was pronounced dead at the scene by rescuers from the South Walton Fire District.
Crews have been working on the $23 million apartment complex since October 2012. The apartments are being built by Dominion Partners of Birmingham, Ala.
Al Worthington, CEO of Dominion Partners, said he believes Ramos was working as a carpenter. He said the construction crew was subcontracted to Multicon Construction of Atlanta.
�Obviously, we are all very saddened,� Worthington said. �I�m not sure exactly what happened. Everyone there is doing everything they can to make it a safe site. It appears to be somewhat of a freak accident.�
Worthington did not know whether Ramos' death will halt construction, but said there likely will be additional precautions put in place and more safety inspections.
Jeff Romeo, acting director with the Jacksonville area office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said OSHA had been contacted about the accident and an inspector had responded to begin an investigation.
Employers are required to report an accidental death within eight hours, Romeo said. The OSHA investigator will review what happened, how it happened and whether safety hazards were involved.
Responsible parties could be subject to a citation from OSHA. Romeo said the investigation could take up to six months.


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Is Apple's Smart Watch Three Years Away?
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Corning's (NYSE:GLW) bendable Willow Glass has been a central subject of the buzz about the iPhone maker potentially creating a smart watch. Corning chief technology officer Pete Bocko told The New York Times earlier this month that the thin, flexible glass would be just the component needed to create a device to wrap around a cylindrical object, such as a human wrist.
However, the company has now delivered news that will put a dampener on aggressive timeline predictions for the launch of such a watch.
Corning president James Clappin told Bloomberg on Thursday it would probably take at least another three years before companies can start making flexible displays using the new Willow material. The glass can be made in a roll similar to newsprint and will eventually be used to make curved or flexible displays, he said.
"People are not accustomed to glass you roll up," Clappin said. "The ability of people to take it and use it to make a product is limited."
Clappin did add mysteriously that his company was putting "a lot of effort" in teaching "very big name" customers how to handle the glass spools.
Corning has already sent out samples of the flexible glass to manufacturers of phones, tablets, and TVs, and it may be used this year in some simple products, such as a flexible barrier for solar panels or as a thin film behind some touch panels.
Apple is said to have a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch-like device, and main manufacturer, Foxconn, has reportedly already been briefed about the product. Meanwhile, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is reported to be working on eyeglass-embedded computers to be introduced in 2014.
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