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The Implementation Committee under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) held its first meeting in Geneva on 5 June 2013.
Members of the Committee unanimously elected Attila Tanzi (Italy), Professor of International Law at the University of Bologna as Chair of the Committee, and Saghit Ibatullin (Kazakhstan), Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, as the Committee's Vice-Chair.
The Committee discussed its role and mandate and encouraged Parties to the Water Convention and other stakeholders to come forward and seek its assistance, support and facilitation to address difficulties in implementing the Convention and in order to prevent water-related disputes.
The launch of activities of the Implementation Committee is an important contribution to the International Year of Water Cooperation (2013), declared by the United Nations General Assembly. A unique advisory procedure, which distinguishes this body from other similar mechanisms, enables the Committee to engage with countries seeking to resolve water issues in a non-confrontational manner and also provides opportunities for the involvement of non-Parties in the procedure upon their consent.
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The Implementation Committee members include such outstanding lawyers as Johan Gerrit Lammers (Netherlands), Professor of International Law and former Legal Adviser at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Stephen McCaffrey (United States of America), Professor at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and former Special Rapporteur for the International Law Commission's draft articles on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses; and Attila Tanzi (Italy), Professor of International law at the University of Bologna and former Chair of the Legal Board of the Water Convention.
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The current season of "Louie" has been a lot of things: sweet, sad, scary, fantastical, poignant, revelatory, disturbing, riveting and even repellent.
What it hasn't been is consistently funny. Which just might be okay.
Louis C.K. caps the fourth and most fascinating season of his label-defying FX show Monday leaving us uncertain of – and unprepared for – what's next.
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The series, from the start, offered frequent shifts in tone – from the surreal whimsy of the first episode (a woman escapes a date with Louie by hopping in a helicopter) to his Season 3-ending impromptu trip to China, where he wandered into dinner with a friendly peasant family.
This season has upped the ante on the unpredictable. C.K. delayed the current run by nearly a year, presumably to recharge his creative battery. He apparently used some of that time to dig into the deeper, darker recesses of his comic mind, as he contemplated his relationships with women and his young daughters.
The second installment of the season served up the unsettling spectacle of Louie accidentally slugging a beautiful young model, who had just slept with him for reasons that remain unclear. In the next episode, he initially acted like a jerk toward an overweight woman with a crush on him, building to her heart-grabbing monologue about life as a "fat girl," written by C.K. and brilliantly delivered by Sarah Baker. ("Louie, you know what the meanest thing is you can say to a fat girl? 'You're not fat.'")
Louie struggled to deal with the turmoil buffeting his younger daughter, who, in the season's most frightening sequence, fled a subway car, making him live an urban parental nightmare. He later caught his older daughter, barely 12, smoking pot, kicking off the latest and most intriguing "Louie" yet: essentially a 90-minute flashback to his adolescence when he turned to weed to deal with his parents' divorce.
The show played like a raw, adult version of the old "ABC Afterschool Special" series, offering a painful look back at his fractured youth and giving insight into his ongoing daddy issues. Louie, who is trying desperately to be a good father amid his own divorce, is slowly discovering that restraint, acceptance and just being there might serve the girls best.
His parental/divorce anxiety played out most dramatically in a fantasy sequence – perhaps part wish fulfillment – in which he braves an epic storm and an array of New York lunatics to rescue his ex-wife and daughters from a Sandy-like catastrophe. The hurricane seemed oddly appropriate for a season roiling with emotional storms, most notably with Louie's ill-fated, short romance with a visiting Hungarian woman who doesn't speak English. They somehow communicated, movingly conveying the not-so-sweet sorrow of parting.
But Louie apparently doesn't understand the meaning of no. We're still processing the June 2 episode in which he clumsily but clearly tries to force himself on Pamela, his on-again-off-again love interest. "This would be rape if you weren't so stupid," Pamela told him. "You can't even rape well!"
She delivered the line like a joke, but it came out chilling – there's nothing funny about Louie (or anybody) as a would-be rapist. The scene proved all the more jarring, juxtaposed against an earlier monologue – the season's longest sustained comedy segment – in which Louie extolled women and decried "wife-beater" as the nickname of a T-shirt.
Where the show heads next is anyone's guess – "Louie" succeeds best in keeping viewers off-balance. C.K. is brave enough – or foolish enough – to let us visit places in his psyche that other performers would keep shuttered. He's not intent on making us laugh or even think as much as making us feel something.
As we await the final act of this season of "Louie" – back-to-back episodes about his relationship with Pamela – check out a preview in which she meets Louie's ex-wife and her significant other in a scene that oozes with awkwardness:
Jere Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.


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The gang over at TechSpot loaded up the newly released StarCraft II on what seems like a hundred different PC setups to determine what the best hardware setup for the insanely popular real-time strategy game is. Here are the results:
The good news is that basically any modern graphics card will be able to run the game very smoothly on Medium settings, so even if you're not someone with a water-cooled monster gaming rig, you'll be fine. This isn't the most graphically intensive game in the world.
But if you're in the market for a new card, want top-notch performance in the game without spending a boatload of cash, it looks like the GeForce GTX 460 is the card for you. It was recently released and can be found for about $US200.
Of course, you could always go for serious overkill with a beefier, more expensive card and be set for the next hot, graphically intensive game, but that one is up to you.
Be sure to hit up the full report for a whole boatload of info and details on their testing and results. [TechSpot]


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Kelly Clarkson Leaks New Track, 'What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)' [AUDIO]
Kelly Clarkson, who's seen several tracks from her upcoming album leak well before their release date, decided to take matters into her own hands this week.
Clarkson took to Twitter and gave her followers an unexpected treat: a free download of the title track from her upcoming album, 'Stronger.'
"Hey ya'll," Clarkson tweeted, "I heard that some versions of 'What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)' started showing up online. My new album 'Stronger' is out in 3 weeks (Oct. 24) and I want you to hear the real thing! Check it out!"
In the leakers' limited defense, it's easy to hear what they were excited about — 'What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)' is vintage Kelly Clarkson, with an anthem-like, instantly hummable chorus and lyrics about transcending the pain of heartbreak.
"You think you got the best of me / Think you had the last laugh / Bet you think that everything good is gone / Think you left me broken down / Think that I'd come running back / Baby you don't know me, cause you're dead wrong," Clarkson sings in the verses, before delivering the kiss-off in the chorus: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger / Stand a little taller / Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone."
'Stronger's' first single, 'Mr. Know It All,' currently stands at Number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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LOGAN, Utah (AP) Desmar Jackson scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Southern Illinois defeated Nicholls State 65-53 in the World Vision Basketball Challenge at Utah State.
Jeff Early also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Southern Illinois (7-3), which had a 42-29 advantage on the glass. Dantiel Daniels chipped in with 13 points.
Fred Hunter scored 14 points to lead Nicholls State (1-7) and Dantrell Thomas scored 13 points along with dishing out six assists.
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2008 Dodge Grand Caravan
The 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan is all new. It's a necessary redesign for Dodge, to remain the leader of the minivan pack. And it's a good one, with many improvements, including a new optional 250-horsepower V6 and six-speed transaxle (a minivan first), with fuel economy of just one less mile per gallon than the standard 175-hp V6 with a four-speed.
The wheelbase has been slightly extended and the stance has been widened. It's a couple inches longer and 18 pounds lighter. There's more headroom but it's no taller. Aerodynamics are better and it's quieter inside. The redesigned rear suspension delivers a good ride. Electronic stability control is now standard. The new Grand Caravan has earned five-star front and side crash ratings, and four stars in rollover ratings, from NHTSA.
The Grand Caravan is all about transporting people comfortably and safely, while keeping them entertained. Making the time pass quickly. Its designers focus on interior creature comforts, and they have succeeded with the '08 model.
The bells and whistles that make your Grand Caravan a mini rec-room are tempting, or maybe downright desirable, but they are expensive. You can get second-row chairs that swivel to the rear, and a table that pops up between those buckets and the third-row bench, for car-poolers to play gin rummy, or to eat indoors at a tailgate party. You can get a video system with screens on seatbacks, and wireless headphones and remote control. You can plug in your laptop. You can press buttons on the ceiling and watch in awe, or amusement, as the side doors and liftgate flip open and closed. Or you can fold it all up into the floor, and haul a stack of plywood or a load of hay.
The styling doesn't look radically new, but it's totally different. All the sheetmetal is new, as is the front fascia, rear fascia, and taillamps. The Grand Caravan looks more like a Dodge truck, now, in the nose at least. The hood is less sloped, and the new grille is the same chrome crosshair that fills our mirrors on the big Ram, Durango, and Nitro trucks.
The base 3.3-liter V6 gets an EPA-rated 17 City and 24 Highway miles per gallon.
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The 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SE ($21,740) uses the smallest of the three available engines, a 3.3-liter overhead-valve V6 mated to a four-speed automatic transaxle. Seating is two-two-three, with the Stow 'n Go (second- and third-row seats fold flat, into the floor) optional as part of a package ($3740). (New Car Test Drive uses manufacturer's suggested retail prices, MSRP, which may change at any time without notice.) The standard interior includes a four-speaker AM/FM/CD sound system and fabric seats.
The Grand Caravan SXT ($26,805) uses a 3.8-liter overhead-valve V6 with six-speed transaxle and Stow 'n Go standard. The interior adds overhead storage and pinpoint LED lighting.
Options for the SE include the G package ($1750) with cruise control, tinted side glass, rear climate control, and a bigger alternator. The H package ($3740 ) includes everything in the G package, plus YES Essentials fabric, second-row power windows and third-row power vented windows, 60/40 third-row bench, trip computer, heated mirrors, remote starting and adjustable pedals. There's also a Power and Remote Entry Group ($1995), including power sliding doors on both sides, power liftgate, eight-way power driver's seat, and driver's lumbar manual support. There's a Special Appearance Group ($995) with aluminum wheels, leather -wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, black roof rack and body-colored moldings; and there's the six-speaker DVD Entertainment System ($2120) with all the bells and whistles.
The SXT offers the L package ($2080) with heated seats for the first two rows, a MyGIG Multimedia Entertainment System, power liftgate and rear backup camera, plus other smaller things. The M package ($3785) includes hands-free phone, rear climate controls, second- and third-row window shades, cabin air filter, automatic headlamps, backup camera, backup beeper, and 17-inch aluminum wheels.
The N Package ($7290) starts out with the 4.0-liter single-overhead-cam V6 engine. Most of the rest of it is about deluxe entertainment. MyGIG, DVD screens for both the second and third rows, wireless headsets and remote control, Sirius radio, and an Infinity sound system with nine amplified speakers and subwoofer. The second-row seats swivel to face the third-row 60/40 bench seat, with an easily stowable table between them. The third-row seat folds into the floor, while the second-row quad chairs are removable.
Safety features that come standard on all models include electronic stability control, four-wheel-disc ABS with brake assist, and full-length airbag curtains. Side-impact airbags are not available. Grand Caravan received five-star front and side crash ratings and four stars in rollover ratings from NHTSA.
A minivan is not a stone that lends itself to sculpture. A description of the overall shape of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan wouldn't sound too much different from a description of the 1982 model. People don't buy minivans so others will look and say, "That's the new minivan. Some styling!"
So the styling of the redesigned 2008 Grand Caravan doesn't represent a sea change. But it is clearly different. It looks fresh, as the old styling is ubiquitous. All the sheetmetal is new, as is the front fascia, rear fascia, and taillamps.
It's more aerodynamic, although it seems boxier because of the nose, which now looks more like it's in the Dodge family. It's attractive in a SUV-ish kind of way. The hood is less sloped than before, and it bears character lines. The grille is more upright, making the Dodge crosshair grille look more like a Dodge truck, especially in chrome.
The pillars are fractionally thinner, although because they're black and the glass is tinted, you'd never notice from the outside. Sixteen-inch wheels are standard, an increase over the previous 15s. They're boring looking, but the optional five-spoke 17s are better.
The wheelbase of the new Grand Caravan is 1.9 inches longer, and the overall length stretched 2.5 inches, so the overhangs are about the same. The front track has been widened by 2.5 inches, and the rear by 0.8 inches, without widening the vehicle at its sides. However the roof has been widened by 6 inches, allowing more overall interior room. Interestingly, the front track is now wider than the rear, a reversal from the previous generation.
Interior Features
Dodge Grand Caravan leads the minivan field when it comes to interior convenience, capability and versatility. Chrysler has been working on these things for a long time, and they haven't been afraid to be creative.
Our test model was a base Grand Caravan SE with the $3740 H package, the $1995 Power and Remote Entry Group, and the $2120 DVD entertainment system. Also the $995 Special Appearance Group; add them all up and you could almost buy a Chevy Aveo just for the cost of the options.
The H package includes Chrysler's YES Essentials fabric for the seats, designed for the soccer-mom lifestyle, meaning it resists stains and odors left behind by dirty, smelly children. We quite liked the looks and feel of ours; and the black vinyl trim and satin aluminum-look plastic might be cheap but it isn't ugly. While these fabrics can be easy to clean, dog hair still has a way of sticking into them, so those who haul canines may still be better off with leather.
Six 10-year-old members of our soccer team liked the video player, during the 90-minute drive to the game. The DVD was a snap to play, unlike, for example, those in some expensive Audis. Put the DVD in, press Play, and you have a miracle: it works. The screen drops down from the ceiling, so the driver loses some visibility in the rearview mirror. There's also a convex "conversation mirror," which might also be called the looking-at-your-kids-while-you're-yelling-at-them (without having to turn around) safety mirror.
The second-row bucket seats slide rearward to ease access to the third row, so there's less fighting and yelling about stepped-on feet. Or they flop forward with one lever. Don't get your foot caught on the seatbelt or you might end up face-down on the rear bench. You will want the optional LED pinpoint lighting for back there, for your children to read by so they don't fight or bug you while you're driving.
Stow 'n Go works, too. For a fairly simple invention, it's a masterpiece. In just a minute or so, and without having to refer to the manual, we dropped the second and third seats flat into the floor. We used our hands, although power retraction is optional for the third-row bench. Picked up a long leather couch at the used furniture store. From soccer bus to cargo van, in 60 seconds. We don't need no Dodge Sprinter van. Well, maybe if we want to load the whole team of 10 kids. One of them would have to drive.
If you don't count Stow 'n Go, the overall interior volume in the Grand Caravan isn't necessarily class-leading. In a Car and Driver comparison test with four other minivans, the Dodge (third overall) scored no firsts in space behind the front seat, middle seat or rear seat.
The instrumentation is good, black on light gray lettering, with big divisions so you can read each 5 mph. Our option package included a digital information display (it showed an average of 19.1 miles per gallon for one week of city and highway driving), but the button to change the information is in a terrible position, most easily (but treacherously) reached by your left hand through the three-spoke leather steering wheel. Otherwise you have to lean forward, reach around the wiper stalk, and fumble for it, which isn't a whole lot safer. Other information includes distance to empty (about 400 miles on a tank of gas), compass, outside temperature, and estimated time to destination. We never figured out how the van knew where we were going, especially when we ourselves didn't always know.
Still more useful information available on the dash includes: low coolant, low washer fluid, low oil, fuel cap ajar, door ajar, fuse fault, ESP off, and cruise control on. A tire pressure monitor is optional.
The leather-wrapped shift lever sticks out just to the left of the center stack, an efficient location. It's a manual automatic transmission, so the sturdy lever might be reached often to shift gears; ho
Driving Impressions
We don't think we've ever tested a vehicle in which we had so many interior notes and so few driving impressions. But maybe that shouldn't be surprising. The Dodge Grand Caravan is a transporting machine, not a driving one.
The main thing is, on the road, it's safe and stable. Electronic stability control is standard, and it activates fairly early.
Our SE test model had the smallest of the three engines, the 3.3-liter making 175 horsepower at 5000 rpm and 205 pound-feet of torque at 4000 rpm. For the way we drove it during our week, which we believe is the way most Grand Caravan owners drive, it offered enough acceleration and speed. The 3.3-liter can be fueled with E85, an ethanol mix.
Higher performance is available in the SXT, with the 3.8-liter making 197 horsepower, or the new aluminum SOHC 4.0-liter making a big 240 hp. These engines only get one less mile per gallon, still on 87 octane, so it's something to seriously consider. Also, the 3.8-liter and 4.0-liter use a six-speed transaxle, compared to the four-speed in our SE with the 3.3-liter.
The four-speed automatic with overdrive shifted smoothly and wasn't overworked by our suburban demands. Theoretically, the more speeds the better, but it depends on the programming; in some cases, more speeds means more snatches or rough spots. Certainly, with a six-speed the acceleration from a standing start will be crisper.
Also, theoretically, a manual mode allows smoother transitions because the driver can choose when he or she wants to shift. Our four-speed had a manual mode, controlled by reaching toward the center stack and notching the shift lever from side to side. But we found little need or occasion to use it, because minivan driving occasions demand less sporty performance. However, with more miles and more demands, we might change our tune. Chrysler invented the manual mode 10 years ago, and it's good to have.
Suspension-wise, the redesign has changed leaf springs to coil springs in the rear, and brought a new twist-beam rear axle with a track bar, not independent. (A Trailer Tow Package includes self-leveling shock absorbers.) Despite being less sophisticated than other minivans, the ride is good. Our SE didn't bounce, wallow, or strike any notes of discomfort, during three hours with six kids in the back, and more hours driving alone over freeway and city streets. Our $1995 Power and Remote Entry Group option included a power driver's seat with adjustable lumbar support, which complemented the ride.
The brakes are plenty big, and although the Grand Caravan is no heavier than the competition (some 300 pounds lighter than the Honda Odyssey), its stopping distance from 70 mph was the longest among the five minivans tested by Car and Driver magazine.
The redesigned 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan offers substantial improvements at a lower price. The 3.3-liter V6 with 175 horsepower is fine, while the optional 3.8-liter and 4.0-liter engines make more power with almost the same fuel mileage. The transmission and ride are both smooth. But it's the interior where the Grand Caravan leaps high hurdles. There's little left wanting, from storage space, to lighting, to options like a DVD system and sound system with hard drive, and tables for the passengers to sit around. But the best optional feature is Stow 'n Go, allowing the rear seats disappear into the floor for carrying cargo. The Grand Caravan's versatility is unmatched.
Sam Moses filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com from the Columbia River Gorge.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Dodge Grand Caravan SE (21,740); Grand Caravan SXT ($26,805)
|175-hp 3.3-liter ohv V6; 197-hp 3.8-liter ohv V6; 250-hp sohc 4.0-liter V6
|4-speed automatic; 6-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|frontal airbags, side air curtains, electronic stability control, ABS with brake assist
|Safety equipment (optional):
|Basic warranty:
|3 years/36,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Windsor, Ontario; South St. Louis, Missouri
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Dodge Grand Caravan SE ($21,740)
|Standard equipment:
|air conditioning, power front windows
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|YES Essentials fabric, cruise control, tinted side glass, rear climate control, 160-amp alternator, second row power windows and third row power vented windows, 60/40 third-row bench, trip computer, heated mirrors, remote starting, adjustable pedals, power sliding doors, power liftgate, 8-way power driver's seat, driver's lumbar manual support, aluminum wheels, leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, black roof rack, body-colored moldings, six-speaker DVD Entertainment System including MyGig Multimedia with a 20-gig hard drive
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|front-wheel drive
|3.3-liter liter ohv V6
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|175 @ 5000
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|205 @ 4000
|4-speed automatic
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|17/24 mpg
|121.2 in.
|202.5/78.7/68.9 in.
|Track, f/r:
|65.5/64.8 in.
|Turning circle:
|39.1 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|39.8/57.0/40.6 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|39.2/64.8/36.4 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|37.9/48.7/37.6 in.
|Cargo volume:
|141.0 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|1800 Lbs.
|Suspension, f:
|Suspension, r:
|tubular axle, coil springs, track bar
|Ground clearance:
|6.1 in.
|Curb weigth:
|4321 lbs.
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc with ABS, Brake Assist
|Fuel capacity:
|20.0 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of January 21, 2008.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 800-4ADODGE - www.4adodge.com
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Mike D'Antoni was Lakers' fall guy; who rises up now?
For anyone who didn't understand why Mike D'Antoni might have wanted out before, it took only 40 minutes after news of his resignation as Los Angeles Lakers coach first broke to become painfully clear.
That's how long Magic Johnson waited before he danced on D'Antoni's coaching grave, the Lakers legend sending a tweet heard 'round the basketball world that said everything about why this partnership was so problematic. D'Antoni's seat hadn't even cooled, and Johnson was bringing heat.
"Happy days are here again!" he wrote, drawing 20,000 retweets and 11,000 favorites in the first hour. "Mike D'Antoni resigns as the Lakers coach. I couldn't be happier!"
Actor Lee Majors once made being The Fall Guy in Los Angeles the job that everyone wanted, and there was a time when being Lakers coach was the coolest gig around too. But this is a different time for the fallen franchise, and D'Antoni's fall-guy role was something far more unsavory.
This Lakers fan base that followed Johnson's lead throughout the D'Antoni tenure never forgave him for not being Phil Jackson. He was the surprise hire back in November 2012, when everyone from Kobe Bryant to the equipment managers to the Staples Center parking attendants were talking as if Jackson's return was imminent. D'Antoni absorbed much of their angst and took the blame for their demise, with the Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash injuries coupled with Dwight Howard's departure via free agency setting the stage for the worst season (27-55) since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1960.
So as was first reported by USA TODAY Sports on Saturday, D'Antoni kept pushing for Lakers management to pick up the 2015-16 team option on his contract as an unofficial way of providing hazard pay for this job. They only wanted to ensure that he'd be back for next season, but he wanted to avoid the lame-duck status and all the criticism that likely would have come with it.
But Johnson shouldn't be so quick to do his happy dance. With or without D'Antoni, the Lakers are still in the toughest of spots.
They have a roster to build around the aging and ailing Bryant and – largely because of Bryant's two-year, $48.5 million extension that begins next season – limited tools with which to do it. They have a front-office group in general manager Mitch Kupchak and executive vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss that is still finding its way in this post-Jerry Buss era that began with the late owner's Feb. 2013 passing. And now, they have a coaching search that will change nothing of the fact that their rebuilding challenge is one of the most daunting in the league.
It was immediately unclear whom the Lakers have eyes for now, but the usual suspects will likely apply. Former New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott is doing television work for the team and was always a favorite of Jerry Buss during his Lakers playing days. Former Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins is widely respected and certainly smart and tough enough to handle the rigors of this rebuild.
Former Lakers assistant Ettore Messina, a globally-respected coach who's currently with CSKA Moscow, has had people within the league wondering for quite some time if this might be the year he lands an NBA head coaching job. Kurt Rambis, the former Minnesota Timberwolves coach who was once on that unofficial short list of candidates to replace Jackson during his days in Los Angeles, was an assistant under D'Antoni and could slide over to the top position during this trying time.Kevin Ollie's rise through the coaching ranks has been noticed throughout much of the NBA, and the former player who led the University of Connecticut to a national championship in his second season could be the kind of hot commodity who's perfect for this challenge.
Whoever it is, D'Antoni will no doubt wish them well. He's not the fall guy anymore.


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Impact on food security of the month-long conflict will resonate for some time
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hunger levels in areas of South Sudan hardest hit by conflict could reach emergency levels in the coming months, experts predict, as fighting disrupts harvests and insecurity triggers the looting of U.N. food stocks.
The World Food Programme said the impact on food security of the country's month-long conflict will resonate for some time, even if a political resolution to the fighting is found soon.
"So far WFP estimates that 10 percent of its food in the country has been looted – enough to feed some 180,000 people for a month," the agency said in a statement on Monday.
"WFP fears that the impact on food security will be significant for some time even if the political negotiations are successful."
WFP and other agencies pre-position stocks in almost 100 sites around South Sudan because 60 percent of the country is inaccessible by road during the rainy season.
"The looting of food and other assets from a number of our compounds and warehouses around the country, most recently in Bentiu on Thursday, greatly complicates our relief efforts," WFP's regional director, Valerie Guarnieri, added.
The town of Bentiu in oil-rich Unity State was retaken by government forces on Friday.
South Sudan is experiencing its worst crisis since independence two years ago, with 395,000 people displaced since fighting broke out on Dec. 15. As the conflict continues, only just over half of those in need have received any aid, the United Nations said in its latest update.
It is harvest season in the impoverished country, where around 78 percent of the rural population are farmers. As fighting rages, many have abandoned their fields.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) estimates that the worst affected areas – Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states – are at 'crisis' hunger levels, or phase three out of five on a scale where five equals famine. In coming months, hunger levels could reach phase four or 'emergency' levels, it said.
These areas are mostly oil-producing regions and the focus of the fiercest fighting between the government and rebels. The markets in Bor and Malakal, the main trading hubs in Upper Nile and Jonglei, have been destroyed.
The fighting, often along ethnic faultlines, has pitted President Salva Kiir's SPLA government forces against rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar, bringing the world's youngest state close to civil war. Due to the heightened risks, transporters of food supplies have increased their prices.
"Truckers asking for much more pay," Toby Lanzer, the U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator, tweeted on Monday as WFP negotiated with them to carry 2,000 metric tonnes of food to Abyei, which is hosting thousands of displaced people.
"It's getting costlier to get our job done."
Looting of humanitarian assets, mainly warehouses and offices, has been widespread.
On Friday, the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said around 20 vehicles owned by the U.N. and humanitarian agencies have been commandeered by rebels in the towns of Bor and Bentiu.
"This is unacceptable. I call on the leader of the anti-government forces, Riek Machar Teny, to instruct the forces under his command to stop this practice, to make sure that looted assets and goods, including vehicles, are immediately returned," the head of UNMISS, Hilde Johnson, said.
Food insecurity was a major challenge for South Sudan even before the conflict, with 4.4 million people out of a population of around 11 million facing hunger, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
"The conflict is affecting major supply routes, displacing traders and leading to rising food and fuel prices, along with the breakdown of local markets which are crucial to rural farmers, fishers and livestock-dependent populations," it said on Monday.
South Sudan is very fertile, but conflict hampers its ability to feed itself. The planting season for maize, groundnut and sorghum starts in March.
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Wetumpka, Alabama
Sometimes people in Wetumpka, like anywhere else, become overwhelmed financially and will need protection and relief. You may need an experienced Wetumpka bankruptcy attorney to sort out your options. When people feel overwhelmed, they often go into a period of denial and their fears will hold them in bondage and keep them from acting on a timely basis. If you have not been sleeping well because of being overwhelmed, it is time to come see us. Ignoring the problem will often make it worse as people fall further behind on their debts and face lawsuits, foreclosures, garnishments, liens on their property or a Sheriff's sale of their belongings.
Our firm is dedicated to helping people "get out of the hole." We examine your financial circumstances and develop a strategy designed to provide debt relief. This may or may not include obtaining bankruptcy protection depending upon your circumstances. Because bankruptcy is such a powerful tool in creating relief, it is often the correct choice once the circumstances have gone too far. People considering bankruptcy want to learn more. That is why we have devoted so much of our web site to providing bankruptcy information to people like you are investigating your options.
Generally, debt relief options include the following:
- Borrowing money from a bank or credit union to pay-off other higher interest debts. The problem with this option is qualifying for the loan and being able to afford it.
- Credit counseling repayment plans generally ask creditors (mostly just credit cards) to accept a lower interest rate to get debt paid-off more quickly but unfortunately for about the same amount of payment that is difficult to pay now. Our experience is that such plans have a high failure rate and result in very poor credit scores. Some creditors will not participate and may be prompted to sue since the credit counseling plan may indicate to them a person is going under.
- Debt settlement scams are all over the internet and radio. If you attempt one, make sure they are licensed by the Alabama Securities Commission. It may still be a scam but at least that affords some protection. In our view, debt settlements do not work well on a monthly payment basis but can work with lump sums. You are welcome to schedule a "Strategy" appointment and discuss that with us.
- Working with your creditors is often dangerous because each creditor wants their money and they don't care whether what they demand leaves you enough to meet your other obligations.
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy is an effective tool for unsecured debts which do not have collateral. Examples include credit cards, medical bills, lawsuits, and small loans. People are limited in how much property they can keep in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy but the notion they will lose everything is a common misconception. Most people lose nothing in a Chapter 7.
- Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a 3-5 year repayment plan which may or may not pay anything to unsecured creditors depending upon your circumstances. Chapter 13 has the benefit of addressing more types of debt such as being behind on house payments or car payments, back child support and taxes. Often a Chapter 13 is easier to start because the attorney fees are placed into the plan.
The bankruptcy court location for Wetumpka, Alabama is in Montgomery, Alabama. The office we have which is most convenient to our clients from Wetumpka, Alabama is in Prattville, Alabama. Wetumpka is 19 miles from our office in Prattville.
Some of our Wetumpka clients prefer our Prattville office while others prefer our Montgomery office.
Our Montgomery office is located at 4220 Carmichael Ct., N., Montgomery, AL 36106 and is easy to get to in that it is located right off of Carmichael Road (near I-85 and Eastern Boulevard) where a number of people see various doctors in Montgomery. For a free appointment, call (334) 260-0500 or contact us online to schedule.
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Although debt can feel like an insurmountable problem, especially when you're also worrying about shelter and housing, an experienced Wetumpka Alabama bankruptcy attorney can evaluate the facts and give you long-term solutions to your troubles. Our firm serves clients in south-central Alabama from our offices located in Montgomery, Prattville, and Troy. Call us at (334) 361-8550 or contact us online to schedule a consultation.


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Just in time for Mother's Day, Genie Francis and Ted McGinley are back as newlyweds Peyton MacGruder and King Danville in "Notes from the Heart Healer," premiering Saturday, May 12 at 8/7c, on the Hallmark Channel (and re-airing throughout Mother's Day weekend). The couple is celebrating their first anniversary when they are surprised by an abandoned baby on their doorstep.
(As an added Mother's Day tribute, Hallmark Channel's Facebook page — facebook.com/HallmarkChannel — is inviting viewers to share heartfelt messages, notes and photos of moms who have healed a heart! Post your #HeartHealer tribute today and tell us Hallmark and why your mom was magical and how she healed your heart! #HallmarkChannelCountdown #HeartHealer)
I spoke with the "General Hospital" alum recently, and she told me all about making this third film in the "Notes" series and how much fun it was to step into Peyton's shoes again.
Daytime Dial: Back in 2007, when you made "The Note" for the Hallmark Channel, did you have any idea what a hit it would be — ranking as one of the network's highest-rated film series of all time — and that it would spawn two sequels?
Genie Francis: I had no idea. I knew it was a wonderful movie. I loved the script when I first read it. I was so thrilled to get that job. And then we were all shocked that it did as well as it did. It was like this huge, unexpected wonderful success, and then, of course, they continued it on into a franchise.
DD: What was the filming experience like this time? Was it easy to get back into the swing of it?
GF: We worked very fast. We shot the whole thing in 14 days. I was amazed that we were able to shoot the entire movie with one baby (instead of twins, as many productions use), which I didn't think could be done. I'm always impressed how well cast these movies are. The level of talent, the talent pool they have in Canada (where the series is filmed) is just amazing, and it's beautifully cast every single time. It's a perfect Mother's Day movie.
DD: One of the things I like about these movies is while each is a continuation of the previous one, they also can stand on their own as individual movies.
GF: I think that's true of all three of them. You don't have to have seen the others to enjoy any of them. They do stand alone yet somehow go in perfect line with the others. It's a difficult thing to do. I don't know how they pulled it off, but they did.
DD: How do you feel about the premise of Peyton and King celebrating their one-year anniversary, and then this baby is dropped into their laps and we see how they deal with it?
GF: I thought that was terrific because they are later on in life, and even though it's a new marriage, she has things that she hasn't done. She has unfinished parts of her life. They're an older couple, so for her to say to him, "You know, I've got to do this," it's got to take him aback. What's cool about it is that through this experience, Peyton learns that not only does she want to be a mother, but she starts to believe that she can be. She starts to forgive herself for who she was in her youth and realizes maybe she's not so bad. His willingness to do it speaks of how much he loves her and how strong that marriage really is.
DD: I know forgiveness is a big theme of this movie; what are some other things you hope the viewer takes away from it?
GF: Well, what I love most about Peyton is that she gets involved and she brings everything up as sort of a philosophical or spiritual question like: "Why did I get this baby on my doorstep? I've got this baby, but I can't stop thinking about the mother. Maybe if I can get to this mother, I can prevent her from ending up like me." She always finds a way to make lemonade out of her lemons in life, from the bitterness in her life, and that's a great quality. And she's confused. She asks the big questions, like, "What's best for this baby?" It's a struggle for Peyton, but there's been a healing for her in that she knows that she's got it in her to be a good mother.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Interview: Genie Francis Gets a Mother's Day Surprise!
Just in time for Mother's Day, Genie Francis and Ted McGinley are back as newlyweds Peyton MacGruder and King Danville in "Notes from the Heart Healer," premiering Saturday, May 12 at 8/7c, on the Hallmark Channel (and re-airing throughout Mother's Day weekend). The couple is celebrating their first anniversary when they are surprised by an abandoned baby on their doorstep.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Interview: Catching Up with Virginia Williams
USA Network's hit legal drama "Fairly Legal" is finally back tonight
for its second season with 13 all-new episodes. The show centers on the
law firm of Reed and Reed, which was founded by Kate Reed's (Sarah
Shahi) father, and is now being run by her stepmother, Lauren Reed,
after her father's death. Lauren is sharp, shrewd, hard as nails, and is
pretty much the same age as Kate ... so, you can see where a lot of the
conflict lies.
I spoke with Virginia Williams, who plays Lauren, and she is anxious and energized for fans to finally get to see the show's new season. With almost a full year between seasons one and two, you can bet viewers are more than ready for a new offering of "Fairly Legal," which airs Fridays on USA at 9 p.m. EST.
Celebrity Extra: With such a long hiatus between the seasons, you must be excited to finally be premiering season two!
Virginia Williams: Yeah — and it's fun to see how excited the fans are getting. I think a lot of people forgot about the show, understandably. What's great about this season is, as good as last season was, I think this season is going to be just exponentially better. It's tighter, it's funnier, it's wittier, and it's lighter. It's just a better show all around.
CE: What can you tell me about season two?
VW: I'm trying to figure out how to phrase it without giving too much away. I think it's pretty obvious for us to even have a season 2 that Kate has to come back to work at Reed and Reed. With the relationship between the girls, we get to see them come together a lot more. They don't have such an antagonistic relationship, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily going to see eye to eye. They still are extremely different characters. They're the odd couple. They're always going to look at the world through really different lenses. I think one thing that was missing in season 1 that we get to see in season 2 is how much they both respect what the other one does. They both get that they are each great at their jobs, they just do their jobs completely differently.
It's fun to watch them come together and then grow apart, and come together and then grow apart, but they're these two women who are essentially two sides of the same coin. They both love justice and in doing the right thing, they just look at it in different ways. Lauren's lens is always true in the eyes of the law. She truly fights for what she believes in, and she believes that the law is king. Kate believes that since humans made up the laws and humans are flawed, she works to do what she feels is the right thing despite what the law says.
CE: The character of Lauren could easily have been pretty one-dimensional, but with your portrayal of her and with the benefit of an excellent writing staff, you've really brought out her different facets and dimensions.
VW: Thank you. I've worked very hard as an actress to bring dimensionality to her. She absolutely could be played extremely one dimensionally, and on paper she can look like a trophy wife who's money-grubbing and in it for the wrong reasons. I do feel that season 1 sometimes wrote to that, but a lot of the time, it was my own personal struggle when trying to bring that. The writers have written to her facets more, which is really great. We get to see Lauren at home for example. Everything still revolves around Reed and Reed — the show is about the law firm — but we do see glimpses of Lauren at home: coming back from a jog, going on a date, having a resemblance of a life outside of work. We get to see her with her hair down, literally and figuratively. Those are things I'm really excited about, and this next season we get to see some of the little colors of her.
The most fun characters to play as an actor are the ones who hold their cards really close to the vest, and we only get to see little glimmers of their fears and insecurities. That is really what I love about her. I was really drawn to this character because I thought, "How fun would it be to constantly pile on the layers?" Which is what I find I do with her. I just constantly try to pile on the layers, and if two or three of them come through and the audience sees them, great! Then you've done your job well. But I wanted to play someone who is very guarded, and can only show little bits and pieces. I think it's a really fun thing to play. She's like a volcano always ready to explode. At least through season 1 that was kind of how I played it, with all the pressure that was on her.
Through season 2, she's still quite guarded and protective and exacting and stylish and brilliant and all these great things that I love about her, but she's a lot more comfortable with her position. This allows me some flexibility as an actress and how I play her, which I'm really happy for. I think last season was about Lauren proving to everyone else that she was capable and that she wasn't just a trophy wife — she could get the job done and could lead the firm. This season we see that she not only is extremely capable, but the firm ends up being better off than it was even before Teddy died. She comes into her own a bit, and the confidence that comes with that allows her to loosen up just a little bit.
CE: You shoot the series in Vancouver — how do you like it up there?
VW: I love shooting there in the summer. We shot the first season through the summer, and Vancouver became one of my top-three favorite cities in the world. Absolutely love it. But (laughs), as a Southern girl, I'm not so fond of shooting there in the winter.
CE: What else does this season have in store for Lauren?
VW: We get to see Lauren moving on from the death of her husband, which is nice. As early as episode three we see Lauren going on a date, and by the end of the season, we have a bit of a cliffhanger story line — a love story line. This season Justin and Lauren get to work together a lot, which is really fun. And there's definitely a love-triangle story line with Kate and Justin and Ben.
CE: I read that Meatloaf is a guest star this season. How great is that?
VW: Yes! Unfortunately I didn't have any scenes with him, so I didn't actually get to work with him. I've been singing "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" for well over a month. We have some really, really great guest stars this year: Mark Margolis and Betsy Brandt, who are on "Breaking Bad," will be on the show. I get a lot of really good stuff with Mark Margolis. He's just outstanding and mortifying and scary as hell, which is great to work with. I know all of production has been very pleased with who we've had and what they've brought to the table. It's going to be a great season!
Interview: Catching Up with Courtney Thorne-Smith
Courtney Thorne-Smith
is no stranger to comedy. While she may have had her big break starring
as Allison Parker on nighttime soap "Melrose Place," she really honed
her acting chops on shows like "Ally McBeal" and "According to Jim." For
the past few years, she's co-starred on the CBS hit comedy "Two and a
Half Men," playing Jon Cryer's on-again, off-again girlfriend, Lyndsey
Mackelroy. I spoke with Courtney recently about being on a
headline-making sitcom, and how the cast and crew are leading up to the
show's ninth season finale on May 14.
Celebrity Extra: You've been working pretty much nonstop in Hollywood since 1986, and when "According to Jim" ended after eight seasons, I thought you would take a little breather from series television. What made you decide to jump back in with "Two and a Half Men"?
Courtney Thorne-Smith: It wasn't really jumping back in — it was sort of like I put my little tiny toe in. The first season I was on, I did only two episodes, and then I did about 10 last year and about 10 this year, so it's nice. When [my son] Jack complains about me working I say: "Sweetie, I work 10 weeks a year and most of those are half-days. So you really don't get to complain." This schedule is ideal for being a mom. I get to go to work and be this absolutely insane character and do these crazy things that I've never gotten the chance to do before, and then I come home and make Play-Doh and cookies.
CE: Tell me about your character, Lyndsey, and her relationship with Alan, played by Jon Cryer.
CTS: I said to somebody the other day who was asking me about Alan and Lyndsey, "I love their relationship so much because of their honesty." They are two people who look at each other and say, "Seriously, we're just not going to do any better." They're settling, and I just love the honesty. They've said it to each other several times: "Really? Do we have options? We'll just stay together. Why not?" That just makes me laugh.
I also love the scene earlier in the season when Lyndsey is dating a younger man but decides she wants to be with Alan. She tells him: "I want to be with you because you'll never leave me for a younger woman because you can't get one." But it was said with this joy and this love. How great is it? We don't have any options, so let's just be together.
CE: How did you feel about coming onto this established hit sitcom? Were you anxious, excited, scared?
CTS: Oh, terrified. When I signed on, it was only for two episodes. But I've known Jon for a long time, and I've been a fan of his too — he's just the greatest guy. I thought, worst-case scenario, I get to watch Jon do his magic for a few weeks and then go on with my life. But I'm still on — and I'm lucky because I get to go in and work, and then I get to come home and be a mom. It's been the most surprisingly wonderful career opportunity I've ever had.
CE: How was the transition from Charlie Sheen to Ashton Kutcher?
CTS: It was surprisingly smooth. Everybody wondered, "What's going to happen?" The writers wrote a really good character for Ashton that he just stepped right into. The cast, crew and writers are all so solid that all they had to do was add another character to the mix. People miss Charlie as a person because he's wonderful and funny and smart and sweet, but they got Ashton, so it's a win/win. All the people here are such extraordinary pros that it was pretty seamless.
Live Chat with Roger Howarth
Fans of ABC's hit drama "General Hospital" will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from Emmy winner and Fan Favorite Roger Howarth (Todd Manning), who will be up on Twitter at @generalhospital, during the East Coast broadcast of the show on WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 from 3:00-4:00 p.m., ET. This event kicks off General Hospital live twitter chats with cast members throughout the month of May. In the episode tomorrow, Todd returns to Port Charles to help his daughter Starr.


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First use databases and directories to gather basic information on the target Foundation or Organization:
BBB Give.org:
The Better Business Bureau Analyzes the financials of many charities and organizations.
http://bbb.org/ (National Charities)
https://www.bbb.org/stlouis/ (St. Louis Charities)
Economic Research Institute (ERI)
Gives brief financial snapshots of many Foundation and gives access to their 990 filings.
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Guidestar: Gives a brief overview of nonprofit organizations, including 990 access, financial information, and programs. Also, the Grants Explorer feature allows you to search for Foundations and shows which organizations it supports.
What's a 990? A 990 is a form that nonprofits have to file with the IRS. This file is a good way to see where a nonprofit is getting its funding and what the Organization is spending it on. One can also use the 990 to find contact information for the organizations' board members. One thing to note is that Organizations that make less than $9,000 do not have to file a 990 with the IRS, and therefore may not be listed.
For more information read "How to Read the 990 form" by the Nonprofit Coordinating committee of New York https://www.npccny.org/form_990/
To get the 990 file search by Organization or Foundation name in the following databases:
Economic Research Institute (ERI)
Gives brief financial snapshots of many Foundation and gives access to their 990 filings.
Foundation Center:
Secretary of State Database:
http://www.statelocalgov.net/50states-secretary-state.cfm (National)
https://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/csearch.asp (Missouri)
Check local newspapers for events or other information related to the Organization:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (Available through the Library's Database)
Bizjournal: Search business journals of many major cities
Check the Nonprofit trade journals for any mentions and for industry trends:
Search by entering your nonprofit's name in the keyword search to find articles that mention your desired organization
Charity Navigator News:
Capital Research Center:
Search CRC's Searchlight database for online resources on corporate giving to non-profit organizations.
On Philanthropy News:
Check the Web
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