Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead was absolutely brutal, and left audiences and the cast alike completely heart-broken. While I'm sure you're all still reeling from this latest punch from the writing team at The Walking Dead, distract yourself for a bit while you imagine this scenario: Rick and Beth. Rick and Beth together. What would their ship name be? Reth? Beck?
Okay, so maybe they weren't ever going to be together together, but according to an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Andrew Lincoln actually pitched an idea to the writers that had to do with a bit of a romance between Beth and Rick. Of course, by romance, I really mean that Lincoln thought it would be cool if Beth had a crush on Rick.
I actually pitched an idea, I think in season 3. I said, "I think Beth should have a crush on Rick. And Rick doesn't have a clue how to deal with it. And also, Carl is really upset about it. And then Hershel gets involved as well." And everybody ignored me as usual. But I thought it was quite a good pitch.
I know there was a section of The Walking Dead fandom that shipped Beth and Daryl. I'll be honest, I was never really on board with the Beth/Daryl courtship. (Caryl all the way!). I was far more of a fan of their friendship and brother/sister relationship. However, thinking of something with Rick and Beth? I think I'd be far more on board with Daryl winning her over.
Of course, Andrew Lincoln wasn't proposing that Beth actually dated Rick, it wouldn't have been more than a crush, but I'm still glad the writers nixed that idea. Beth certainly had a lot of teenage feelings and emotions during her first few seasons on the show, as well as some heavy ones, as we saw when she was suicidal. I feel like if the show was to add an unrequited teenage love story combined with an angry, jealous son, it would have added erroneous melodrama to the show.
However, I am getting a pretty great kick out of picturing Beth and Rick together on a typical Sunday evening, fighting off walkers; Beth singing, and Rick puttering around, worry about stuff and thangs, and trying to keep Carl in the house (I know he's moved past his days of wandering off, but I still like to bring it up as often as I can). I love you, Andrew Lincoln, and to me, you are perfect, but I'm glad they shot you down in this case.
The Walking Dead aired its mid-season finale on Sunday, and will not return to AMC until February 8.


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Andrea ZANZI
Ferrara, 10/04/1979
Andrea Zanzi won the PhD competitive examination in Padova. In 2003 in the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa) he has been declared eligible for the PhD in Physics with the general score 8/10. July 2003: He graduated in Physics cum laude at Ferrara University discussing a thesis entitled "Asteroseismology and extrasolar planets". From september 1998 to july 2003 he passed all the examinations of the degree in Physics at Ferrara University with the highest score (30/30). He worked at the University of Ferrara, at College de France (Paris), at the Physics institute in Padova, at the Physics Institute in Bonn (postdoctoral position). Then he have a position at the University of Ferrara to teach the exercises of advanced classical mechanics and of classical physics. He is member of the board of the examiners for both courses. He was member of the board of the examiners for classical physics at the University of Ferrara and he taught the exercises of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics at the University of Ferrara.
Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics
DOI: 10.4399/97888548890952
Chameleonic Equivalence Postulate and Wave Function Collapse
in Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics
Quantum Mechanics before the Big Bang in Heterotic-M-Theory

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Q: С # паттерн Adapter и MVVM public class ViewModelCreatContactInPhone
{
    DataBaseAdapter DBA = new Adapter();
    public ContactBaseFactory PFMB { get; set; }
    public DataBaseAdapter exp { get; set; }

    public ViewModelCreatContactInPhone()
    {
        exp = new Adapter();
        PFMB = exp.PFMB;
    }

    public void AddContactInPhone()
    {
        try
        {
            DBA.Add();
        }
        catch (Exception)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Ошибка при добовлении записи в базе данных.");
        }
    }
}

public abstract class DataBaseAdapter
{
    public ContactBaseFactory PFMB { get; set; }
    public abstract  void Add();
}

public class Adapter : DataBaseAdapter
{
    ContactSimDB CSB = new ContactSimDB();
    ConcreteCreatorContact CCC = new ConcreteCreatorContact();
    public Adapter()
    {
        PFMB = CCC.FactoryMethod();
    }

    public override void Add()
    {
        CSB.SpecificAdd(PFMB);
    }
}

Есть метод SpecificAdd(){}, который должен выполняться. Он не выполняется, потому что мое окно с dataContext-ом привязано к ViewModelCreatContactInPhone, и тут я создаю public ContactBaseFactory PFMB { get; set; }, так же это я создаю в DataBaseAdapter-е, а он уже не привязан с dataContext-ом.
Мне надо PFMB из ViewModel-и приревновать с PFMB из DataBaseAdapter в конструкторе написано ViewModel-и написано как я пробовал но почему то не получается. Как связать эти две PFMB?
Обновление
у меня есть ContactBaseFactory PFMB { get; set; } в ViewModelCreatContactInPhone, которое видно в окне WPF, то есть я в биндинге, например, texBox-а пишу
"{Binding Path=PFMB.PhoneNumber_Phone }"

Еще есть ContactBaseFactory PFMB { get; set; } в DataBaseAdapter, которого окно не видит, потому что dataCantext привязано к ViewModelCreatContactInPhone. мне надо ContactBaseFactory PFMB { get; set; }-ы  как-нибудь связать из обоих классов, чтобы Binding сработало.

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Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Education Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Vocational and Adult Education; Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report, 48973-48974 [2012-19947]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Vocational and Adult Education; Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report, 48973-48974 [2012-19947]
Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2012 / Notices institutions and the percentage change in FAFSA submissions for the last completed or almost completed application cycle. The ABM is also based on the application options available to students and parents. The Department accounts for each application component based on web trending tools, survey information, and other Department data sources. For 2013–2014, the Department is reporting a net burden reduction of 3,398,000 hours. The reduction is a reflection of the effects of simplifying FAFSA on the Web, which is utilized by the majority of applicants who apply for aid. Simplification of the application is demonstrated by (1) the average completion times for initial submissions and; (2) fewer corrections being made to the application. The projected average completion times for initial submissions has decreased by 11 minutes for 2013–14. In data reported in the 2012–2013 supporting statement, first-time filers using FOTW would take approximately 1.30 hours (78 minutes) to submit an application. The data from 2011–12 indicate that the same user would be able to submit their application in 1.12 hours (67 minutes), reducing their burden by .18 hours (11 minutes). Corrections are also projected to decrease by 760,696 responses for 2013– 14. Fewer corrections mean that more comprehensive and accurate data was captured in the initial submission of the application. Updated completion times were calculated for each component and have been used to estimate the burden, excluding the change in the applicant volume. The results demonstrate that the burden for all applicants would have decreased by almost 13 percent or 48973 3,758,702 hours, if the application volume had remained constant. If the Department had not simplified the application process, thus reducing the time required to complete the FAFSA, the new burden estimates would only need to account for the change in applicants. The 1.43% increase in applicants would result in an increase in burden of 347,945 hours. Accounting for both the increase in total applicants and the decrease in individual applicant burden, the net change is an overall decrease of almost 12 percent or 3,398,000 hours. The following Table shows the net burden change and total cost for applicants. The change in total annual responses is also listed in the Table. Total annual responses include the original FAFSA submission and corrections. TABLE 2—NET BURDEN CHANGE 2012–2013 2013–2014 Change % Change Burden disposition Accounting for change in applicant burden and change in applicants. 24,705,864 25,053,809 +347,945 +1.41 Total Applicant Burden ............... Total Annual Responses ............ Cost for All Applicants ................ srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Total Applicants .......................... 29,357,853 46,447,024 $234,804.24 25,959,853 46,099,007 $190,224.76 ¥3,398,000 ¥348,017 $44,579.48 ¥11.6 ¥.75 ¥18.99 The Department takes pride in the continued efforts to simplify the FAFSA submission process and the continued decrease in burden associated with the application process, even as the Department serves more students each year. The results confirm the significant improvements that have been made to the application process. The Department believes that these changes will lead to more students completing the FAFSA and will assist more students with their pursuit of postsecondary education through access to Title IV, HEA program assistance. The Secretary is publishing this request for comment under the Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Under that Act, the Department must obtain the review and approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before it may use a form to collect information. However, under procedure for obtaining approval from OMB, the Department must first obtain public comment of the proposed form, and to obtain that comment, the Department must publish this notice in VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Aug 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 the Federal Register. In addition to comments requested above, to accommodate the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Secretary is interested in receiving comments with regard to the following matters: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department, (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate of burden accurate, (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: August 2, 2012. Darrin A. King, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2012–19943 Filed 8–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Net decrease in burden. The 1.41% increase in applicants is offset by the results of the simplification changes implemented by the Department. This has resulted in an overall decrease in burden of 11.57% or 3,397,545 hours. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Vocational and Adult Education; Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used for interim and final performance reporting. The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form will also be used by grant recipients for other interim reporting such as quarterly or semi-annual performance and/or financial reporting. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 15, 2012. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Copies of the proposed information collection request may be SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 48974 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2012 / Notices accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ''Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 04912. When you access the information collection, click on ''Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–401–0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number when making your request. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8339. Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report. OMB Control Number: 1830–NEW. Type of Review: New. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 88. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,556. Abstract: The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form and instructions will be used by grantees to meet Department of Education deadline dates for submission of performance and financial reports for the Office of Vocational Adult Education office (OVAE) Division of Academic and srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Aug 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 Technical Education (DATE) discretionary grant programs, as required by the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR 34 CFR 74.51, 74.52, 75.118, 75.253, 75.590, and 80.40). The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used by OVAE discretionary grant recipients in lieu of the ED 524B Grant Performance Report and instructions because the ED 524B is not compatible with OVAE–DATE's new Perkins Information Management System. Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit interim performance reports, usually annually, for each year funding has been approved in order to receive a continuation award. The annual performance report should demonstrate whether substantial progress has been made toward meeting the approved goals and objectives of the project. OVAE also requires recipients of ''forward funded'' grants that are awarded funds for their entire multiyear project up-front in a single grant award to submit an annual performance report. The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used for interim and final performance reporting. In both the annual and final performance reports, grantees are required to provide data on established performance measures for the grant program (e.g., Government Performance and Results Act measures) and on project performance measures that were included in the grantee's approved grant application, in order to demonstrate project success, impact and outcomes. The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form will also be used by grant recipients for other interim reporting such as quarterly or semi-annual performance and/or financial reporting. Dated: August 9, 2012. Darrin A. King, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2012–19947 Filed 8–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Applications for New Awards; Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283B); Correction Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: On June 6, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FR 33564) a notice inviting applications for new awards using fiscal year (FY) 2012 funds for the Comprehensive Centers program (2012 notice). The 2012 notice erroneously listed deadline dates for intergovernmental review under Executive Order (EO) 12372 and its implementing regulations in 34 CFR part 79. The Secretary had decided to waive the EO 12372 review of the 2012 notice, as authorized under part 79, but the notice did not reflect that decision. The Secretary made the decision to waive this review because we would otherwise not be able to make timely grant awards for the Comprehensive Centers program for FY 2012. We are correcting the 2012 notice to remove the requirement that applicants submit their applications for intergovernmental review. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fran Walter, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202–0001. Telephone: (202) 205–9198 or by email: fran.walter@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We make the following corrections: 1. On page 33564, first column, under the heading DATES, we are removing the last sentence, which reads ''Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 4, 2012''. 2. On page 33567, second column, under the heading ''3. Submission Dates and Times'', we are removing the last sentence, which reads ''Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 4, 2012''. 3. On page 33567, second column, under the heading ''4. Intergovernmental Review'', we are removing the second sentence. Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of
Vocational and Adult Education; Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance
SUMMARY: The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be
used for interim and final performance reporting. The Perkins
Discretionary Grant Performance Report form will also be used by grant
recipients for other interim reporting such as quarterly or semi-annual
performance and/or financial reporting.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Copies of the
proposed information collection request may be
accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 04912. When you
access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to
view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the
information collection. The Department of Education is especially
interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department;
(2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3)
is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to
this notice will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance
OMB Control Number: 1830-NEW.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 88.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,556.
Abstract: The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form
and instructions will be used by grantees to meet Department of
Education deadline dates for submission of performance and financial
reports for the Office of Vocational Adult Education office (OVAE)
Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) discretionary grant
programs, as required by the Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR 34 CFR 74.51, 74.52, 75.118, 75.253,
75.590, and 80.40). The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report
will be used by OVAE discretionary grant recipients in lieu of the ED
524B Grant Performance Report and instructions because the ED 524B is
not compatible with OVAE-DATE's new Perkins Information Management
System. Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit
interim performance reports, usually annually, for each year funding
has been approved in order to receive a continuation award. The annual
performance report should demonstrate whether substantial progress has
been made toward meeting the approved goals and objectives of the
project. OVAE also requires recipients of ``forward funded'' grants
that are awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in
a single grant award to submit an annual performance report. The
Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used for interim
and final performance reporting. In both the annual and final
performance reports, grantees are required to provide data on
established performance measures for the grant program (e.g.,
Government Performance and Results Act measures) and on project
performance measures that were included in the grantee's approved grant
application, in order to demonstrate project success, impact and
outcomes. The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form will
also be used by grant recipients for other interim reporting such as
quarterly or semi-annual performance and/or financial reporting.
Dated: August 9, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.


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Barthwell watch
Posted on August 24, 2014 by Pete
Just because we have a time-honored tradition here of not letting her get away with it…
Barthwell maintains call for tough-minded drug policy
Former federal drug policy official Andrea G. Barthwell, MD, who now directs addiction treatment centers in Illinois and North Carolina, pulled no punches in an Aug. 24 talk at the National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD) when discussing today's policy landscape. While Barthwell's talk sought to make sense of the many changes occurring in substance use service delivery and payment systems, she left no doubt that she sees harm reduction and legalization initiatives as a significant threat to the field and the families it serves.
Citing data about the negative consequences of marijuana use among young people, Barthwell used several stages of her presentation to criticize initiatives to legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use.
Of course, she did.
She said the mindset of legalization supporters can be summed up as, "We intend to legalize all drugs."
Well, yeah. As opposed to what? Supporting the unregulated black market like she does?
23 Responses to Barthwell watch
Pricknick says:
Damn Pete. Just going to the site and seeing the name "Behavioral Healthcare" with the small print under it "The Business of Treatment and Recovery", was revolting.
If it were not a business, they'd have nobody listening to them.
I learned something new very recently, that being if someone with an M.D. at the end of his name and wants to become a board certified addictionologist he calls the American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders
Dr. Drew behind this? He calls himself that. I see they have an ISP address (bellsouth.net)… not a huge budget here, or stealthy on purpose to hide their funding.
I think that it's unlikely that I'll be getting over this migraine anytime soon. I suppose I really should start wearing a safety helmet. I'm going to put this one in the "it sure looks like everyone and anyone have decided to shit on the prohibitionists" category:
Don't Be a Lab Rat' teen pot campaign coming to Boulder — but BVSD wants no part
/snip/
Boulder Valley School District, for one, already has announced it will not participate in the campaign.
"We had concerns about the use of human-scale rat cages being an effective tool for getting 12-to-15-year-olds to understand the risks involved with their developing brains," BVSD spokesman Briggs Gamblin said.
Superintendent Bruce Messinger emailed all district principals prior to the launch of the cages in Denver, informing them that the BVSD administration would formally oppose "Don't Be a Lab Rat" on the grounds that "a human scale 'rat cage'" may not be the most effective prop for the campaign's message.
"No BVSD school campus will be made available for the temporary siting of the 'rat cage' or distribution of campaign materials," he wrote in the email.
It seems whoever came up with this campaign not only doesn't have theory of mind (how others, especially young black men, would take the cage as a prison cell) but also fall for the "developing brain until 25" theory, which I've been thinking about a lot lately.
If this "theory" is not checked, this tool could be used to continue the infantalization of people until even later in their lives. (Two small examples, driving laws mean that one can't have a full driver's licence until well into their twenties, and my 81 year old father being carded for buying a bottle of wine south of Boston last week.)
Odd. They still let you enlist at 17, though. Funny that when it's hard to rent a car under 25, let alone drink.
I see prohibitionist commenter Thee Leviathan is a "a local government attorney" which enforces my thesis that he's shitting bricks over his job security. Well, welcome to the rest of the country, bub. Are government employees somehow special?
ZullenWijGaan says:
"The increasing use of military equipment by local police is a symptom of growing authoritarianism, not the cause. The cause is policies that encourage police to see Americans as enemies to subjugate, rather than as citizens to "protect and serve." This attitude is on display not only in Ferguson, but in the police lockdown following the Boston Marathon bombing and in the Americans killed and injured in "no-knock" raids conducted by militarized SWAT teams."
http://original.antiwar.com/paul/2014/08/24/ferguson-the-war-comes-home/
You're not allowed to bring bags into Fenway Park now.
Every former drug czar and DEA administrator,TMK,is vested in some industry that feeds off the war on drugs…how long before main stream media starts asking them about that?
Now I have to make a list of former DEA admins and drug czars listing their new careers.
We know Dupont is a drug screen king,Barfwell is rehab,,McGaffery is drug screening,Tandy is a lobbiest for Motorola/Phillips on saliva testing machines,,Walters is running a survey company "Monitoring the Future",,sounds like he contracts through SAMSHA.
Add more as you find them
DEA Administrators
John R. Bartels, Jr.
October 1973-May 1975—-Law Firm
Peter B. Bensinger
February 1976-July 1981—Bensinger became president and CEO of Bensinger, DuPont & Associates
Francis M. Mullen, Jr.
July 1981-March 1985—After retiring from DEA on 1 March 1985, Mullen became the director of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission
John C. Lawn
July 1985-March 1990—In 1998, he was serving as the chairman and CEO of The Century Council, a national organization dedicated to fighting alcohol abuse.
Robert C. Bonner
August 1990-October 1993—On June 24, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Judge Bonner as Commissioner of the United States Customs Service, later known as U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He announced his resignation from that position on September 28, 2005, having served four years which included the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the transfer of the Customs Service to that department, and retired on November 25, 2005
Thomas A. Constantine
March 1994-July 1999—Constantine has been active in a number of police organizations including the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). He was elected to and served on the Board of Officers for the IACP from October 1992 to April 1994, and he currently serves as a member of the IACP Executive Committee and as Chairman of the IACP Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee.
Donnie R. Marshall
June 2000-June 2001—Independent Security and Investigations Professional
Washington D.C. Metro Area Security and Investigations
Asa Hutchinson
August 2001-January 2003—In early 2005, Hutchinson founded a consulting firm, Hutchinson Group, LLC with partners Betty Guhman and Kirk Tompkins, in Little Rock and accepted a contract for a one-year position with Venable LLP in Washington, D.C., as the chair of its Homeland Security practice. Hutchinson ended his contract with Venable LLP in March 2006 to focus on his gubernatorial campaign and his consulting firm in Little Rock. In January 2007, Hutchinson rejoined Venable.
Karen Tandy—On October 22, 2007, she announced her retirement from the DEA, and took a position with Motorola. Tandy is senior vice president of Public Affairs and Communications. Ms. Tandy serves as Motorola's top public policy spokesperson on issues related to global telecom policy, trade, regulation, spectrum allocation, and country relations
ONDCP Admins
Bennett is a member of the National Security Advisory Council of the Center for Security Policy (CSP). He was co-director of Empower America and was a Distinguished Fellow in Cultural Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation. Long active in United States Republican Party politics, he is now an author, speaker, and, since April 5, 2004, the host of the weekday radio program Morning in America on the Dallas, Texas-based Salem Communications. In addition to his radio show, he is the Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute. Further work at the Claremont Institute includes his role as Chairman of Americans for Victory Over Terrorism (AVOT). He was also a political analyst for CNN until his termination in 2013.
Bob Martinez
After leaving the governor's office on January 8, 1991, Martinez was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the cabinet rank position of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (or "Drug Czar") where he served until January 20, 1993.
Since then, Martinez has served as a consultant to Florida-based businesses and law firms[11] and is a political analyst for Bay News 9 television. He is a trustee of the University of Tampa, and a director of the Hillsborough Education Foundation, Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo and the Tampa Bay History Center, all local nonprofit groups involved in some way with education.
Lee P. Brown
Brown was the first African American to be appointed Police Chief to the City of Houston, and served from 1982–1990. He was first appointed by Mayor Kathy Whitmire. There he implemented methods of Community Policing.
Brown is a co-founder of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). Brown is chairman and CEO of Brown Group International, http://bgi-intl.com/, which is a business solutions organization.
Barry McCaffrey
In October 2004, McCaffrey was elected by the board of directors of HNTB Corporation to serve as the board chairman of a newly formed subordinate company, HNTB Federal Services. In January 2008, McCaffrey was elected to board of directors of The HNTB Companies, an employee-owned organization of infrastructure firms with 63 offices nationwide—known and respected for their work in transportation, tolls, bridges, aviation, rail, architecture and urban design and planning.
John P. Walters
No info on present employment
Gil Kerlikowske
On August 1, 2013, President Obama nominated him to serve as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. On March 6, 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmed as the first permanent commissioner for the agency that oversees both customs and immigration officers at the country's ports of entry and the Border Patrol since before Obama took office in 2009.
Servetus says:
Moral panics have a half-life. Prohibition is well past its halfway mark and is clinging to an ever-descending curve of social respectability. Andrea Barthwell needs a new clown act if she expects to keep her addiction clinics in Illinois and South Carolina operating at full capacity.
Drug legalization and regulation is a problem for Ms. Barthwell, a black Republican who once set her sights on running against Barack Obama for U.S. senator from Illinois. As a promoter of a massive addiction fraud in the form of drug clinics designed to persecute marijuana consumers wrongly diagnosed as addicts, her career ambitions conceive of no bounds. Along with other political hacks who began in politics as drug prosecutors, for example, Dan Lungren (R-CA), Rudy Giuliani (R-NY); she sought to use the drug war and its victims as a means to achieve wealth and political power. Thankfully, the anti-drug avenue to career advancement no longer exists for ambitious politicians. Nixon's ghost continues to fade.
Ms. Barthwell's categorical or essentialist thinking on drug use implies she has no imagination. She can imitate, but not create. So no new clown acts for her. Act III of her comedy is likely to be written by someone else who exhibits a superior sense of humor, someone likely to subject her and her colleagues to civil and criminal charges of human rights violations. Andrea Barthwell probably won't be laughing much when it happens, but the rest of America will be.
If I end up having to wear a girlie man wrist watch I'd much prefer to wear a Hello Kitty over a Barthwell watch every day of the year.What's next? Calvina clocks that skip from 4:19 to 4:21?
It seems that not many days go by lately without something make me ponder the proverbial Chinese curse of living in interesting times. Well there's no doubt that we're in that particular soup but since it's a curse I keep thinking that means that something bad is going to happen. But it's just struck me…it isn't us who have been cursed.
Cartoonist Jim Morin takes a look at how marijuana is advertised.
Mr. Morin is not channeling Kev-Kev or Stupidpatrick. But it appears that he is doing his part to make their lives more interesting.
Jim Morin has been with The Miami Herald since 1978. The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist says that the most important requirement of "editorial" cartoons is that the drawing take a point of view, humorous or not.
I think I won over my father with that technique. I just sat and watched CNN with him for a few hours and counted the pharma ads, then we watched Hockey Night in Canada and I pointed out the beer and car ads.
Add a little lecture on Bernays and some Terry O'Reilly, and then told him about The Partnership of Pharma for Drug Free Kids (formerly America) and beer baron Hickenlooper and then he realized the fraud. (Which for an accountant, is worse than sin.)
FRIENDS OF NIDA says:
Tired of hippie-types causing dissent and trouble in the serene gardens of your TREATMENT clinic?
Well, don't fret, because Andrea Grubb Barthwell welcomes you to join and donate to Friends of NIDA.
We at Friends of NIDA understand the importance of enforced treatment and of course supporting MORAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
We'd love to have you and your wealthy friends donate money to our cause. And, of course NIDA is set up to allow and accept donor-sponsored research. Feel free to contact us with your check and demands. Scientists looking to support the ideals of "harm reduction" NEED NOT APPLY.
Remember as Moral Entrepreneur's we can become "Rule Creators" or "Rule Enforcerers." Either choice will help keep money and human fodder flowing to our clever business model backed by congress.
Couch, the above is NOT snark. I wish to god it was.
As Servetus pointed out in his comment, Andrea is a BLACK REPUBLICAN. That mental pathology is a crazy outside my pay grade and I'll just leave it at that.
SC head slap to Yuma County Sheriff:
Court: Yuma sheriff must return card holder's medical marijuana
The Supreme Court has refused to overturn Arizona court rulings ordering the Yuma County sheriff to return marijuana that was seized from a woman with a California medical marijuana authorization honored by Arizona.
The justices' order was issued without comment Monday in the case of Valerie Okun, who had marijuana in her car when a Border Patrol agent stopped her and her husband in Yuma County, Ariz., in 2011. -snip-
State of Arizona v Okun is a dictionary picture worthy example of government abuse of power. Why do I call it abuse? Because the frackin' issue had already been laughed out of both State and Federal Courts in City of Garden Grove v Felix Kha, 157 Cal. App. 4th 355; 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 656 (2007) The facts in the cases are all but identical.
The State of Arizona had absolutely no reason to think that they could get a friendly ruling whether in Court or on appeal. Why in the world would anyone think that the response of the SCOTUS would have been different in 2014 than it was in 2007? Were they just plain incompetent and unaware of the existence of the ruling in Kha?
Yes, this was the second time that this specific issue was in front of the SCOTUS and the Court wasn't even interested in hearing arguments. Justice Roberts summarized and spelled out the Court's opinion. B-O-R-I-N-G!
Also see: State of Arizona v Valerie Okun, Case No. 1 CA-CV 12-0094 (AZ Ct. App., Div. 1, Jan. 10, 2013)
JAMA: Medical Cannabis States Possess Lower Rates Of Opiate-Induced Fatalities
props to Paul Armentano for posting this.
DdC says:
Is MMJ The Answer To USA Painkiller Epidemic
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread28245.shtml
Thinking Clearly says:
This has so much bearing on the drug war, and the DEA and other related agencies, it makes SOD look tame:
How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google
http://tinyurl.com/o3rwfmf
I just read it and I am currently trying to wrap my head around the ramifications of it, but I thought I would share.
Is Barthwell on the SAM train? You know, Stupid Attempts at Marketing? (Or is it Sabet's Attempt at Moneymaking?)
And yes, all drugs should be legal and regulated. At this point it's clear what I observed twenty years ago: opposition to legalization is more about job security than public good.
It appears that the Grubb lady is a wanton trollop!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2004/07/15/lewd-past-mars-barthwell-ill-senate-overtures
At the drug policy office, Barthwell oversaw national efforts to prevent and treat drug abuse. She won bipartisan praise after being nominated by President Bush in 2001.
The report says her staff had "the highest regard for Dr. Barthwell's credentials and knowledge, but … almost uniformly stated their fear and discomfort with what they consider to be unusual behavior patterns and displays of temper."
The lewd and abusive behavior finding stemmed from a Dec. 19, 2002, staff gathering. Barthwell made comments about a staff member's sexual orientation after the staff member misspoke in an earlier conversation, the memorandum said.
"Dr. Barthwell made reference to this staff member sitting on men's laps. A kaleidoscope pointed upward was placed on a chair by Dr. Barthwell as the staff member was about to sit down," it said.
"Dr. Barthwell suggested that the staff member would want to cut the cake available for the gathering because the knife was 'long and hard' and he might 'enjoy handling it.' When the cake was cut, Dr. Barthwell referred to the pieces as 'most' or 'beefy' and she said to the staff member, 'I know you like it big and meaty."'
A sex addict in the 'addictionology' field. Colour me surprised.
In my world, adultery is exponentially worse than drug dealing. Breach of marriage contract, goes to character.


When Is Progesterone Anti-Cancer? When Is It Pro-Cancer?
Below is text from an important paper by Mohammed et al. published in journal Nature on July 16, 2015.
There is compelling evidence that inclusion of a progestogen as part of hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of breast cancer, implying that PR signalling can contribute towards tumour formation1. However, the increased risk of breast cancer associated with progestogen-containing hormone replacement therapy is mainly attributed to specific synthetic progestins, in particular medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), which is known to also have androgenic properties2. The relative risk is not significant when native progesterone is used3. In ERα+ breast cancers, PR is often used as a positive prognostic marker of disease outcome4, but the functional role of PR signalling remains unclear. While activation of PR may promote breast cancer in some women and in some model systems, progesterone treatment has been shown to be antiproliferative in ERα+ PR+ breast cancer cell lines5, 6, 7, and progestogens have been shown to oppose oestrogen-stimulated growth of an ERα+ PR+ patient-derived xenograft8. In addition, exogenous expression of PR in ERα+ breast cancer cells blocks oestrogen-mediated proliferation and ERα transcriptional activity9. Furthermore, in ERα+ breast cancer patients, PR is an independent predictor of response to adjuvant tamoxifen10, high levels of PR correlate with decreased metastatic events in early stage disease11, and administration of a progesterone injection before surgery can provide improved clinical benefit12. These observations imply that PR activation in the context of oestrogen-driven, ERα+ breast cancer, can have an anti-tumorigenic effect. In support of this, PR agonists can exert clinical benefit in ERα+ breast cancer patients that have relapsed on ERα antagonists13.
Breast cancers are typically assessed for ERα, PR and HER2 expression to define histological subtype and guide treatment options. PR is an ERα-induced gene14 and ERα+ PR+ HER2−tumours tend to have the best clinical outcome because PR positivity is thought to reflect a tumour that is driven by an active ERα complex and therefore likely to respond to endocrine agents such as tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors10, 15. While ERα+ PR+ tumours have a better clinical outcome than ERα+ PR− tumours4, clinical response to ERα antagonists can vary, even among tumours with similar ERα and PR status15, 16, and recent evidence suggests that PR may be prognostic, but not predictive17. Some ERα+ PR− tumours that are resistant to one class of ERα antagonists gain clinical benefit from another class, suggesting that in a subset of ERα+ PR− breast cancers, the lack of PR expression does not reflect a non-functional ERα complex. It has been proposed that the non-functional ERα complex theory cannot completely explain PR negativity18. An alternative hypothesis is that other factors contribute to the loss of PR expression, which consequently influences breast tumour responses to ERα target therapies.
Given the controversial and complex interplay between the ERα and PR pathways in breast cancer, we explored the possible functional crosstalk between these two transcription factors and the implications for clinical prognosis in ERα+ disease. Ligand-activated ERα and PR protein complexes were purified to ascertain interplay between these two transcription factors. Asynchronous ERα+PR+ MCF-7 and T-47D breast cancer cells were grown in stable isotope labelling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) growth media, which contains sufficient oestrogen to elicit maximal ERα binding to chromatin19. Oestrogen treatment is required to induce detectable levels of PR in MCF-7 cells, but not in T-47D cells20. The two cell lines were subsequently treated with vehicle or one of two progestogens: native progesterone or the synthetic progestin R5020. Cells were cross-linked following hormone treatment and endogenous PR was immunopurified followed by mass spectrometry, using a technique we recently developed called RIME (rapid immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry of endogenous proteins)21. Under oestrogenic conditions, progesterone treatment induced an interaction between PR and ERα in the MCF-7 and T-47D cell lines, in support of previous findings showing a physical interaction between these two nuclear receptors22. In addition to ERα, progesterone treatment induced interactions between PR and known ERα-associated cofactors, including NRIP1, GATA3 and TLE3 (ref. 21) in both cell lines (Fig. 1a). As expected, treatment with natural ligand decreased interaction between PR and chaperone/co-chaperone proteins such as HSP90 and FKBP4/FKBP5 (Fig. 1a). The same findings were observed when R5020 was used as a synthetic ligand (Extended Data Fig. 1). Interestingly, when ERα was purified under the same treatment conditions, PR was the only differentially recruited protein in both cell lines (Fig. 1b). Moreover, the interaction between ERα and known ERα-associated cofactors was not differentially affected by progesterone treatment. A list of all interacting proteins under all experimental conditions is provided in Supplementary Table 1. The progesterone-induced ERα–PR interaction was confirmed by standard co-immunoprecipitation experiments in both MCF-7 and T-47D cells (Fig. 1c). We conclude that activation of PR results in a robust association between PR and the ERα complex. However, it remains unclear what effect this may have on ERα/PR DNA binding or what the primary DNA tethering mechanism may be (Fig. 1d).


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Queen Camilla Throws 'Glamorous' Party & Invites Two of Meghan Markle's Racist Haters
By Princess WeekesDec 19th, 2022, 12:51 pm
With the Harry & Meghan docuseries on Netflix doing such big numbers, you'd think the royal family would do its best to avoid having anything racist come up in the media—yet Queen Consort Camilla broke bread with two horrible men.
On December 16, the Daily Mail reported that Queen Camilla had a "glamorous private party" attended by Piers Morgan, Jeremy Clarkson, Claudia Winkleman, and Dame Judi Dench among others. Morgan himself happily tweeted about it:
Fun lunch! And delicious food @AngelaHartnett ? pic.twitter.com/6R91VVsIf9
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 17, 2022
Now, Piers Morgan being invited was already a red flag since he has been loud and proudly racist toward Meghan Markle for "ghosting" him. He even walked off of his own show when he got pushback from his mixed-race co-host, Alex Beresford, who called out Morgan for constantly harping on and dismissing Meghan.
The real kicker was the inclusion of Jeremy Clarkson, best known as the former host of the show Top Gear. Clarkson's history was controversial enough—that is, until a passage from an article Clarkson wrote resurfaced in which he said, "Meghan, though, is a different story. I hate her. Not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level. At night, I am unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her." He wrote this for The Sun.
Jeremy Clarkson can't sleep at night, grinding his teeth, dreaming of the day when Meghan Markle is made to parade naked through the streets of Britain while crowds chant "SHAME!" and throw shit at her. And they say misogyny is dead. pic.twitter.com/D1de5nyBYr
— Dr Charlotte Proudman (@DrProudman) December 17, 2022
When this passage resurfaced, Clarkson addressed it in a tweet: "Oh dear. I've rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I'm horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future."
I find it so chilling that Clarkson addresses the Game of Thrones reference while ignoring that he said he hates Meghan Markle "on a cellular level," and more than Rose West—a serial killer and child molester. (Who is still alive, by the way.)
This is not only disgusting, but it's another example of how the British media's harassment of Meghan Markle has been completely over the top, toxic, and haunting. To be compared to a serial killer and child molester for being a mixed-race woman who "stole" a 30-plus-year-old man from his deeply entitled family is completely beyond the pale. And for Camilla to host Clarkson AND Morgan at an exclusive party was shameful. That this happened so soon after the racist incident with the former Head Girl and confirmation that the threats against Meghan and Harry were viable, it feels like—rather than take any of this criticism as a chance to grow—the royal family has been fumbling in the public eye. While they might still be generally popular in the UK, the fact is that this stuff will impact how the royal family is viewed in a broader sense—especially in the Commonwealth they're trying to keep together.
(image: Kirsty O'Connor, WPA Pool / Getty Images)
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I had considered seeing a chiropractor before this, but I never did because of my fear. I figured that someone who specializes in back pain would probably tell me the worst news I wanted to hear. It is kind of ironic how fear works that way! Anyway, I knew that I had to see one because I needed answers, and more importantly I needed relief. I was still able to walk, but there was pain in my lower back when I did.
Bending over to pick anything up off the floor was something I could no longer do, and even getting up from a chair required a bit of extra time because of the pain. I finally made the decision to face my fears, and I contacted the chiropractor that I still see today. I was impressed with him from the start because he could tell I was afraid, and he addressed that. He assured me that chiropractic care is about holistically healing the body rather than pushing pills or scheduling surgeries, and that gave me the confidence I needed to go through the testing and then treatment plan he came up with. It worked too, because after several months, I felt like I had not for at least ten years. I feel great today too!


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Posted by BrianBoru at 4/5/2009 2:56 AM EDT Continuing their improbable run through the NCAA Tournament the Michigan State Spartans upset the Connecticut Huskies in the first game of the Final Four. The Spartans, an industrious group of athletes who precisely exemplify the personality of their head coach, Tom Izzo, terrorized the Huskies at their own game. Izzo's players are both feisty and selfless, forming a cohesive unit of success. No player demonstrates those traits better than suffocating defensive wizard Travis Walton. Walton is a thankless player who dutifully accepts the unenviable assignment of guarding the opposing team's best offensive player. A perfect example of this came during the second half in which Walton draped Huskies forward Jeff Adrien. Drawing the ire of the prickly Adrien while committing the foul, Walton was not baited into fisticuffs with his counterpart. Instead, he wisely opted to allow his play do the talking. Oh, he certainly barked at Adrien, letting him know he wasn't going to stand for being blatantly shoved to the floor, but he realized that his stifling defense had crept into the mind of his opponent. And that alone was ample retribution. Across the way Jim Calhoun must have been puzzled that his team, sporting such a generous amount of high-flying athletes, could be rendered helpless by the unheralded Spartans. And that's what Michigan State does to you: they take you entirely out of your game plan. You want to run? Well, we will just put a stop to that. How does lockdown man-to-man defense, complete with a wave of fresh reinforcements off the bench sound? That's the beauty of a Tom Izzo team - they can adjust. Izzo cleverly chose to play up-tempo early, thereby eliminating shot-blocking force Hasheem Thabeet from the game plan. Tugging at his shorts early and often, Thabeet could not keep up with the accelerated pace of the game. Fittingly, the play of the game belonged to Detroit native Durrell Summers. Racing up the court after collecting a rebound, Summers had one defender between himself and the basket – Huskies forward Stanley Robinson. Watching the play unfold I expected Summers to fling a layup over the outstretched arm of Robinson. He didn't. Soaring above the flailing Robinson - Summers threw down a powerful dunk. Luckily, Robinson's arm managed to escape injury. In the evening's second Final Four contest…the North Carolina Tarheels cruised to an easy victory over the Villanova Wildcats. The Wildcats performed as poorly as I've seen them play all season, connecting on just five three-point shots in 27 attempts. Too often the Tarheels probed the unusually porous 'Nova defense. Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds reverted to a spell of cold shooting and poor decisions which have plagued him throughout periods of his career. Having watched Reynolds during several games this year, I am reminded of former Notre Dame guard Chris Thomas. Just as Thomas was, Reynolds can be both terrific and maddening in the same game. Of course, without Reynolds' heroics against Pitt, the 'Cats would not have been in the Final Four. Villanova is a small team whose success is predicated upon their tremendous quickness and ability to defend, as well as hitting from the outside. Despite out-rebounding the Tarheels, the Wildcats allowed too many crucial offensive rebounds to fall into the hands of their opponent. Perhaps the most alarming statistic of the evening: seven rebounds credited to North Carolina's Bobby Frasor. Frasor, a pedestrian backup guard, out-hustled the Villanova players on several key possessions - each time when it seemed the Wildcats were set to take off on a run. Darting through defenders all night torpedo-like point guard Ty Lawson controlled the game throughout. Lawson is the best player remaining in the Final Four. In fact, Lawson was probably the best player entering the NCAA Tournament. I'd give him the slight nod ahead of Blake Griffin because point guards tend to directly influence the course of the game more than forwards. In any event, it will be interesting to see how well he handles the relentless defensive pressure he will face on Monday evening. Michigan State will run scores of players at him in hopes of breaking North Carolina's spirit. For if you can take away Lawson, Carolina is mortal. Prediction: North Carolina will win by four.
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Posted by BrianBoru at 4/5/2009 2:56 AM EDT
Continuing their improbable run through the NCAA Tournament the Michigan State Spartans upset the Connecticut Huskies in the first game of the Final Four.
The Spartans, an industrious group of athletes who precisely exemplify the personality of their head coach, Tom Izzo, terrorized the Huskies at their own game.
Izzo's players are both feisty and selfless, forming a cohesive unit of success. No player demonstrates those traits better than suffocating defensive wizard Travis Walton. Walton is a thankless player who dutifully accepts the unenviable assignment of guarding the opposing team's best offensive player.
A perfect example of this came during the second half in which Walton draped Huskies forward Jeff Adrien. Drawing the ire of the prickly Adrien while committing the foul, Walton was not baited into fisticuffs with his counterpart. Instead, he wisely opted to allow his play do the talking. Oh, he certainly barked at Adrien, letting him know he wasn't going to stand for being blatantly shoved to the floor, but he realized that his stifling defense had crept into the mind of his opponent. And that alone was ample retribution.
Across the way Jim Calhoun must have been puzzled that his team, sporting such a generous amount of high-flying athletes, could be rendered helpless by the unheralded Spartans. And that's what Michigan State does to you: they take you entirely out of your game plan. You want to run? Well, we will just put a stop to that. How does lockdown man-to-man defense, complete with a wave of fresh reinforcements off the bench sound? That's the beauty of a Tom Izzo team - they can adjust.
Izzo cleverly chose to play up-tempo early, thereby eliminating shot-blocking force Hasheem Thabeet from the game plan. Tugging at his shorts early and often, Thabeet could not keep up with the accelerated pace of the game.
Fittingly, the play of the game belonged to Detroit native Durrell Summers. Racing up the court after collecting a rebound, Summers had one defender between himself and the basket – Huskies forward Stanley Robinson. Watching the play unfold I expected Summers to fling a layup over the outstretched arm of Robinson. He didn't. Soaring above the flailing Robinson - Summers threw down a powerful dunk. Luckily, Robinson's arm managed to escape injury.
In the evening's second Final Four contest…the North Carolina Tarheels cruised to an easy victory over the Villanova Wildcats.
The Wildcats performed as poorly as I've seen them play all season, connecting on just five three-point shots in 27 attempts. Too often the Tarheels probed the unusually porous 'Nova defense.
Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds reverted to a spell of cold shooting and poor decisions which have plagued him throughout periods of his career. Having watched Reynolds during several games this year, I am reminded of former Notre Dame guard Chris Thomas. Just as Thomas was, Reynolds can be both terrific and maddening in the same game.
Of course, without Reynolds' heroics against Pitt, the 'Cats would not have been in the Final Four.
Villanova is a small team whose success is predicated upon their tremendous quickness and ability to defend, as well as hitting from the outside.
Despite out-rebounding the Tarheels, the Wildcats allowed too many crucial offensive rebounds to fall into the hands of their opponent.
Perhaps the most alarming statistic of the evening: seven rebounds credited to North Carolina's Bobby Frasor. Frasor, a pedestrian backup guard, out-hustled the Villanova players on several key possessions - each time when it seemed the Wildcats were set to take off on a run.
Darting through defenders all night torpedo-like point guard Ty Lawson controlled the game throughout. Lawson is the best player remaining in the Final Four. In fact, Lawson was probably the best player entering the NCAA Tournament. I'd give him the slight nod ahead of Blake Griffin because point guards tend to directly influence the course of the game more than forwards.
In any event, it will be interesting to see how well he handles the relentless defensive pressure he will face on Monday evening. Michigan State will run scores of players at him in hopes of breaking North Carolina's spirit. For if you can take away Lawson, Carolina is mortal.
Prediction: North Carolina will win by four.


How much of the UK could you see in a weekend? When you think about it, little old Britain isn't that big, and if you really did fancy cramming a lot into your staycation this year, you could! Sure, you could have a relaxing weekend away. Sometimes though it's just fun making like a tourist, getting your skates on and heading on a whistle-stop tour of your own country!
Want some inspiration? Our 5 Routes around the UK should give you some real food for thought!
Taking in the best of cosmopolitan Scotland, our first route includes time in both Glasgow and Edinburgh – and even some time across the border in beautiful Northumbria too! From the thrilling nightlife of Glasgow, right through to the breath-taking scenery of walks along the Northumbrian coast, this is a great way to experience a little of everything the region has to offer. Our hotels in Edinburgh are among our most popular – and whilst you could easily spend a whole weekend in the Scottish capital, we reckon the city's famous Zoo and Castle are the most worthy landmarks for a visit!
Exploring the North-East's finest cities, our second route includes some of our favourite short break destinations. With a wealth of great sights to see on this trip, we'd urge you to have a selfie stick handy! Is there any more iconic landmark in the North than Antony Gormley's Angel? When you reach the historic half of the route, be sure to take a look at our fabulous hotels in York to make your stay extra special!
Our North-West exploration route has a little of everything too – from cosmopolitan Liverpool, to historic Chester to the beautiful countryside of Snowdonia in Wales, here you'll get the full UK experience! Looking for new and iconic ways to travel? With the Mersey Ferry and Snowdon's Mountain Railway both highlights on our route, this is the one for you. If you only book one hotel however, make it one in Chester; the Roman city has several gorgeous places to stay, perfect for hauling back your shopping to, and as a base for visiting the UK's favourite Zoo!
The shortest geographically, our fourth route still manages to squeeze a lot into a weekend – don't forget, you can add rail to all of our breaks to make your journey even easier! The beautiful heritage cities of Oxford and Bath share a kindred spirit – both are must-see short break destinations, and worthy of the time in their own right. Bristol – the biggest city in the region – can be anything you want it to be; with fabulous leafy regions and country houses, and an exciting city centre too, there's much to see and do here.
From historic to contemporary, the South-East coastline trail offers a trip through some of the UK's most significant places. From the historically influential Canterbury Cathedral to the country-defining site of the Battle of Hastings, history-lovers are sure to love the first half of our fifth route! Round it off with a good old trip to the UK seaside – Brighton is about as good as it gets. From great shopping on the Lanes to family-friendly fun on the Pier, for our money there's nowhere nicer to wind up on a short break!
Off on one of our routes or your own UK Weekend Break? Tell us your favourite UK icon in the comments section below!


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Karisia, a pastry chef, and Peter, a psychologist, tied the knot at Santuario de San Antonio, followed by a reception at Whitespace.
Karisia Acuña Bitong and Peter Yatco Gatmaitan talk about every detail that led to them exchanging vows at Santuario de San Antonio.
Tell us how you met. What were your first impressions?
We were set up on a blind date by one of my best friends, Lexi Schulze Testa, and our mutual friend, Ana de Ocampo, in 2015. We had dinner at People's Palace and went for drinks at Blind Pig. It was a seven-hour first date! I thought he was a bit serious but quite interesting and very smart. I liked that he was so tall—I was wearing three-inch heels and he still towered over me.
What do you appreciate most about each other and about your relationship?
I love how Peter instantly became a part of my family. He got along with everybody right away—my nieces and nephews took to him instantly, and that was a definite plus. Peter liked that I'm very close to my family and he says that's one of the reasons he fell in love with me. As cheesy as it sounds, it probably had a lot to do with timing and destiny. I always thought I would know when I was finally with the right person—it was the third time I saw him (he had ordered a cake from me) when I thought, "It's him." I think it's because we both knew what we wanted and weren't playing games anymore. We are able to talk to each other about anything and everything, which is so important. We make each other laugh and we make it a point to always go on date nights.
He had been talking about getting married, but I always pushed it aside as I decided I wouldn't think about it until he asked me. It was my nephew's baptism that day and we were having merienda at Cirkulo. My mom and I arrived together and when we entered the function room, my nephews and nieces rushed to hug and kiss me. I looked around and saw my whole family and all my best friends, a little bit confused. It was when I saw Peter's dad that I started crying. Peter had prepared a video, and when it was over, he made a speech, got down on one knee, and gave me his mom's ring. It was perfect.
Favorite moments from your wedding?
My mom and I decided to hold hands while walking down the aisle as that was what felt right and most comfortable. I remembered to walk very slowly and tried to look at everyone who was there. It was very emotional as I saw the people I love most so happy for me. Later, Peter surprised me with a song number, Alamid's "Your Love." I was speechless. I also loved dancing with my nieces and nephews and my girlfriends.


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El Mons Vinogradov és un abrupte massís muntanyenc localitzat sobre la zona del mar lunar en la qual s'uneixen l'Oceanus Procellarum (al sud-oest del massís) i el mare Imbrium (situat a l'est).

Posseeix tres cims primaris, amb altituds compreses entre 1000 i 1400 m per sobre de la superfície circumdant. A l'est d'aquesta elevació es troba el cràter Euler, i al sud-est s'estén una àrea de terreny abrupte fins a arribar la serralada dels Montes Carpatus, que formen la frontera sud-oest de la Mare Imbrium.

Les coordenades selenogràfiques del Mons Vinogradov són 22,4 Nord i 32,4 Oest, i té un diàmetre envolupant màxim de 25 km a la base.

Deu el seu nom actual a Aleksandr Pavlovitx Vinogradov, encara que la formació era nomenada anteriorment com Euler Beta (β), o Mons Euler.

En l'abrupte terreny just al sud-est d'aquesta muntanya es localitza un conjunt de cràters minúsculs, els quals la UAI ha assignat nom. Apareixen llistats en la taula que figura a continuació.

A l'oest de Natasha apareix una esquerda coneguda com a Rima Wan-Yu. Al sud del brocal d'Akis es troba la Catena Pierre.

Vegeu també
 Llista de cràters de la Lluna
 Selenografia

Referències

Bibliografia

Enllaços externs

 LTO-39C2 Mons Vinogradov — Mapa topogràfic ILP del massís i el seu entorn.
 Mons Vinogradov. LPI. Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon.
 Mapa LROC

Montes a la Lluna
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The star of Kamen Rider Den-O will provide his voice in the 3D CG animated movie based off the long running game series.
Since 1986, Dragon Quest has been a staple of the JRPG scene, selling over 76 million copies of its games worldwide, with the most recent installment, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, set to come out on the Nintendo Switch later this summer. The film's story and design is based on the fifth installment in the franchise, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride .
Fans of tokusatsu know Satoh best as the main character Ryotaro Nogami in 2007's Kamen Rider Den-O. He has since gone on to become a successful actor, appearing in several live action movies such as BECK, Rurouni Kenshin, and Inuyashiki to name a few. Satoh recently made a surprise return to the franchise in 2018 with Kamen Rider Zi-O's winter movie, Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER.
Dragon Quest: Your Story is set to hit theaters in Japan on August 2nd, 2019.


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Pay Agent Shoots Down Large Expansion of Locality Pay
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A number of federal employees who are expecting a slightly larger pay raise in 2017 than the overall average raise will be disappointed.
The Federal Salary Council recommended expanding existing locality pay areas to include a number of new areas. Some areas did not include any or had only one or two federal employees working under the GS pay scale.
Expanding locality pay areas is effectively a way of providing a pay raise through an administrative process. It also does not raise questions in Congress or create publicity about a pay raise.
Proposed Expansion of Locality Pay
The Salary Council referred to these areas as "proposed new areas of application…." Some of these new locations would have been included in separate locality pay areas. Others would have been added to existing locality areas. The recommendation was to implement these in 2016.
In Raising Federal Employee Pay By Expanding Locality Pay Areas, we listed new geographic areas the Salary Council was recommending adding to the locality pay system.
The Federal Salary Council consists primarily of federal union representatives. It generally recommends more inclusion in existing pay, more locality pay areas and more money for the locality pay areas. The decision to accept or reject Salary Council recommendations is up to the President's Pay Agent.
Adding Burlington, VT and Virginia Beach, VA
The Pay Agent's report for 2017 locality pay nixed many of the latest recommendations for expanding pay areas. The Pay Agent did decide to include Burlington, Vermont and Virginia Beach, Virginia as new locality pay areas as recommended.
These cities will not be added in 2017. The regulatory process will take awhile to complete. These two new areas will likely be included as new pay areas in 2018.
Adding Areas Adjacent to Existing Locality Pay Areas
The Salary Council wanted to ignore the number of federal employees working in an area as a way of deciding to add new areas. The Pay Agent rejected this and again concluded "…we will not adopt, as currently presented, the Council's recommendation to eliminate the GS employment criterion."
So, "[B]ecause the GS employment criterion will continue to apply, there is no reason to increase the commuting interchange threshold for adjacent single counties."
What About Adding to Existing Locality Pay Areas?
The Salary Council recommended adding a number of other counties and "micropolitan" areas. That would have expanded the locality pay system while reducing the "Rest of the US" pay category. For a listing of this large number of new areas, see Raising Federal Employee Pay By Expanding Locality Pay Areas and 100+ "Rest of U.S." Locations Recommended for Federal Locality Pay.
The Pay Agent did not go along with this large expansion of locality pay areas. Here is the conclusion of the Pay Agent in its latest report:
The Pay Agent believes any such "Rest of U.S." locations considered for inclusion in a separate locality pay area should be evaluated consistently and in the context of the GS employment criterion not being eliminated. Individuals concerned about locations that are bordered by multiple separate locality pay areas and remain in the "Rest of U.S." locality pay area may provide testimony to the Federal Salary Council on locations of concern.
The Federal Salary Council has been routinely recommending an expansion of the locality pay system. It is a way of raising salaries of many more federal employees. To paraphrase the omnipresent GEICO insurance ads: "That is what they do."
The Pay Agent considers the recommendations. It often rejects the proposal after noting its appreciation for the Salary Council's "continuing evaluation of analytic methods used in the locality pay program…"
The Salary Council has been influential in adding new areas to the locality pay system. Burlington, VT and Virginia Beach, VA will be added in another year. Birmingham, AL and San Antonio, TX are likely to be added in one or two more years. In 2016, more than 102,000 federal employees were added. This was done by establishing new locality pay areas as a result of the Salary Council recommendations.
The federal administrative system allows continuing efforts to make incremental changes without legislative approval in many areas. In the area of federal pay, the consistent efforts by the Salary Council have paid off. Each year, they conclude there are large pay disparities harming federal employees. Each year, they recommend adding locality pay areas. Over time, they have been very successful. No doubt, many federal employees appreciate their efforts. A small raise can result in a substantial amount over time.
© 2020 Ralph R. Smith. All rights reserved. This article may not be reproduced without express written consent from Ralph R. Smith.
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Ralph Smith has several decades of experience working with federal human resources issues. He has written extensively on a full range of human resources topics in books and newsletters and is a co-founder of two companies and several newsletters on federal human resources. Follow Ralph on Twitter: @RalphSmith47
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Clash City Rockers/Jail Guitar Doors – The Clash (1978)
"'Clash City Rockers' is a song and single by The Clash. First released in February 1978 with the b-side 'Jail Guitar Doors,' a re-worked version of a song from Joe Strummer's pub rock days. It was later included as the opening track of the belated US version of the band's eponymous debut album.The song was first played live at Mont De Marsan (Landes – France), in August 1977 and recorded the same year in the band's October and November sessions at CBS Studios. Following an argument at the end of the band's Get Out of Control Tour, Paul Simonon and Mick Jones were not on speaking terms, leaving Joe Strummer as a middle-man, relaying instructions and insults from one to the other. In December, producer Mickey Foote (Joe Strummer's old sound-man from the 101'ers and producer of The Clash and 'White Riot') increased the speed of the tape for the finished master of the song after manager Bernie Rhodes decided the song sounded 'a bit flat.' This technique, known as 'varispeeding,' rendered the song one semitone higher in pitch. Strummer and Jones were in Jamaica at the time. When they heard the finished result, Foote was sacked. With the exception of the 2000 re-issue of the US version of The Clash, the original version of the song (at the proper speed) has been used on every re-release since. …"
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Top 10 of the 2010s: No. 4, Nate's Great Comeback
As we come down the homestretch of the final 10 days of the 2010s, SI Wolfpack Maven takes a look back at the past 10 years in NC State sports and counts down the Wolfpack's top 10 moments of the decade.
Today is Dec. 28, 2019.
With four days remaining, it's time to check in on Moment No. 4: The remarkeable comeback from a near-fatal car accident of All-ACC linebacker Nate Irving:.
Irving established himself as a tough, tenacious and determined linebacker during a 2008 season in which he finished with 80 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and four interceptions -- including one for a touchdown against Clemson.
Those qualities proved to be valuable -- and perhaps life-saving -- off the field as well when Irving was nearly killed in a car accident driving back to campus from his home in Duplin County a month before the start of preseason practice in 2009.
Irving later said he was "blessed to be alive" after suffering a collapsed lung, broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder and a compound fracture in his leg. But he not only survived the crash, he worked his way back to health and all the way back to return to football in 2010.
And he was even better than before.
He led the Wolfpack with 93 total tackles while serving as the captain of an NC State defense that ranked third nationally in sacks and fourth in tackles for loss. He had four sacks and 19 tackles for losses.
Eight of those TFLs came in a game against Wake Forest, setting an FBS single-game record. He was also named the Walter Camp National Defensive player of the Week for his 16-tackle performance in a win at Georgia Tech.
His comeback and the performance that followed it earned Irving the ACC's Brian Piccolo Award as its most courageous player, an honor he shared with Boston College linebacker and cancer survivor Brian Herzlich.
He went on to be drafted in the third round by the Denver Broncos and played five seasons in the NFL.
"One of the most rewarding things I've experienced as a coach has been seeing Nate Irving come back so strong and enjoy so much success," then-coach Tom O'Brien said at the time. "He has been a tremendous leader for our team this year with his play on the field and his attitude off the field and is one of the reasons the 2010 team will always be a special one for me."
Top 10 NC State Sports Moments of he 2010s
No. 10: Dennis Smith Jr, and the Wolfpack upset Duke at Cameron
No. 9: State's extra inning tradition at the ACC baseball tournament
No. 8: The revitalization of Reynolds Coliseum
No. 7: Women's basketball 21-game winning streak to start 2018-19
No. 6: Swimmer Ryan Held's gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics
No. 5: Wrestler Nick Gwiazdowski's back-to-back national championships
No 4. Football star Nate Irving's remarkable comeback from a near fatal car wreck
Don't forget to check back on Sunday for moment No. 3
Who's next at Duke once Coach K decides to hang it up?
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Juston Burris Feels Right at Home With Panthers
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ACC Announces 10-Plus-1 Schedule Format For Football
The ACC's Board of Directors, in a move that was somewhat unexpected move, adopted a schedule format for the 2020 football season. The bigger surprise is that NC State won't have to play Clemson in the league's 10-plus-1 format. Read more


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SDS Inishowen Surf School offers surf coaching to adults, children, corporate groups and private groups situated in Inishowen, County Donegal.
Located in Inishowen, County Donegal, SDS Inishowen Surf School has been running since 2004. It caters for schools, teams, business groups, parties, conflict resolution groups, cross border groups, locals and people on holidays. Inishowen has some of the most consistent waves in Ireland because of its exposure to South, West and Northerly swells. It also can prevail of South, West and Easterly wind directions where as most of Ireland can only use East winds and Westerly swells.
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