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KenyaThe situation in Kenya is the International Criminal Courts (ICC) fifth investigation. In March 2010, Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) II authorized the ICC prosecutor to open an investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Kenya in relation to violence that followed Kenyas 2007 presidential election, which killed over 1,200 and displaced 600,000.
This was the first time that the prosecutor used his propriu motu powers to initiate an investigation without first having received a referral from a state party or the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Kenyatta, Ruto and Sang on trial for crimes against humanity
The trial of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and broadcaster Joshua Arap Sang began on 10 September 2013.
They are suspected of planning and organizing crimes against humanity against perceived supporters of the Party of National Unity (PNU) predominantly from the Kikuyu, Kamba and Kisii ethnic groupsduring the 2007-08 post-election violence. Visit our Ruto/Sang trial webpage.
Charged with planning and organizing crimes against humanity against perceived supporters of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) predominantly from the Kalenjin ethnic groupduring the same period, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was due to face trial on 5 February 2014. However, ICC judges have rescheduled the start of the trial to 7 October 2014. The new date is intended to allow the Kenyan government time to comply with its obligations to cooperate with a prosecution request for the presidents financial and phone records, which it believes are crucial to its case.
Read our Kenyatta factsheet for more information.
Opening of the investigation
On 26 November 2009, the ICC prosecutor sought authorization from PTC II to open an investigation in relation to the crimes allegedly committed during the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya.
On 18 February 2010, pre-trial judges requested clarification and additional information from the prosecutor in order to decide whether to open an investigation. On 3 March 2010, the prosecution filed its response to this clarification request.
On 31 March 2010, in a majority decision, PTC II held that there was a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation and that the situation appears to fall within the jurisdiction of the Court.
Judges issue summons to appear for six suspects
On 8 March 2011, PTC II issued summonses to appear for Ruto, Henry Kosgey (a prominent ODM politician) and Sang [case one], as well as for Kenyatta, Francis Muthaura (a former head of civil service) and Muhammed Ali (a former police commissioner) [case two], in relation to their alleged roles in the 2007-08 post-election violence. They made their initial appearance before the Court in April 2011.
Judges confirm admissibility of the cases
On 31 March 2011 the Kenyan government challenged the admissibility of the cases before the Court pursuant to Article 19 of the Rome Statute, requesting that the two cases be declared inadmissible, and arguing that the adoption of the new Constitution and associated legal reforms have opened the way for Kenya to conduct its own prosecutions for the post-election violence.
On 30 May 2011, PTC II rejected the Kenyan governments challenges. On 30 August 2011, the ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed this decision.
Charges confirmed against Kenyatta, Muthaura, Ruto and Sang
On 23 January 2012, PTC II decided to move the cases against Ruto and Sang, and Muthaura and Kenyatta to trial following confirmation of charges hearings held in September and October 2011. The trial against Ruto and Sang started on 10 September 2013 and is ongoing before the Court.
The judges declined to confirm charges against Kosgey and Ali. The decisions were made by a majority of the Chamber, with Judge Hans-Peter Kaul dissenting.
On 9 March 2012, PTC II rejected the applications of the four suspects for leave to appeal the decisions to send their cases to trial.
On 24 May 2012, the Appeals Chamber unanimously rejected the appeals of the four regarding the challenges to the ICCs jurisdiction over the Kenya situation.
Charges against Muthaura withdrawn
On 11 March 2013, the prosecution withdrew all charges against Francis Muthaura stating that a critical witness recanted a significant part of his evidence and was dropped from the witness list.
Two trial chambers established
On 29 March 2012, Trial Chamber V was constituted to conduct the upcoming trials. However, on 21 May 2013, the ICC Presidency assigned the Ruto/Sang case to Trial Chamber V(a) and the Kenyatta case to Trial Chamber V(b).
On 26 April 2013, Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert had been granted a request to be excused from Trial Chamber V due to her expected workload. She was replaced by Judge Robert Fremr.
Lawmakers vote to withdraw from Rome Statute
On the eve of the opening of the Ruto/Sang trial in September 2013, Kenyan lawmakers supporting termination of the cases against Kenyatta and Ruto voted to withdraw from the Rome Statute, to repeal domestic legislation dealing with international crimes and to end cooperation with the Court. The Coalition has expressed strong opposition to the plan.
Kenyan civil society in the firing line
Kenyan civil society has been at the forefront of calling for justice for victims of Kenyas post-election violence, supporting the ICC process and actively opposing political attempts to stop the cases. Their support has come at the price of intimidation and a diminishing space in which to operate.
Arrest warrant for journalist for witness interference
On 2 October 2013, Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) III made public an arrest warrant against Kenyan journalist Walter Barasa for interfering with witnesses in the Kenya cases.
ASP adopts new rules on presence of accused at trial
In November 2013, the ICCs governing body - the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) - adopted changes to the Courts rules to allow those mandated to fulfill "extraordinary public duties at the highest national level" to request excusal from presence at trial and to be represented by their legal counsel. The Coalition has questioned the process that led to the changes.
Prosecutor requests adjournment of Kenyatta trial
On 19 December, the ICC prosecutor requested an adjournment of the trial date of 5 February 2013 in the Kenyatta case following the withdrawal of two key witnesses.
A defense request to dismiss the case due to the lack of sufficient was rejected by the judges. The start of the trial has been rescheduled to 7 October 2014.
The new date is intended to allow the Kenyan government time to comply with its obligations to cooperate with a prosecution request for Kenyattas financial and phone records, which the prosecution believes may hold crucial evidence. A status conference was held on 9 July 2014 to discuss progress on the matter.
ICC prosecutor drops charges against Kenyatta
On 5 December 2014, the prosecutor decided to drop charges against Mr. Kenyatta, two days after ICC Trial judges rejected another request for further adjournment. The prosecutor stated it had no alternative given the state of evidence but stressed the possibility of bringing a new case in the future if new evidence should appear.
Consequently, ICC Trial Chamber V(b) terminated the proceedings in the case of Mr. Kenyatta on 13 March 2015.
Background to the ICC investigation
Kenya ratified the Rome Statute in 2005 and became a state party to the ICC. By becoming a state party, Kenya accepted the jurisdiction of the Court over war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed on its territory or by one of its nationals, thereby opening the door for the prosecutors investigation into acts which are not being investigated and prosecuted by national authorities.
On 16 July 2009, the prosecutor received six boxes containing documents and supporting material compiled by the Waki Commission, an international commission of inquiry established by the government of Kenya to investigate the post-election violence that occurred between December 2007 and February 2008, following the presidential elections. The documentation included a sealed envelope containing a list of suspects identified by the Waki Commission as those most responsible for the violence.
The prosecutor also received information from Kenyan authorities on witness protection measures and on the status of legal proceedings carried out by national authorities. So far, national attempts at addressing the post-election violence have resulted in the establishment of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission and discussions in the government to use the regular judicial apparatus instead of a specially constituted tribunal. Constitutional amendments that would have established a special tribunal, as recommended by the Waki Commission, failed to achieve the requisite consensus in parliament, which meant that the Kenyan Government missed the deadline for initiating prosecutions by the end of September 2009, a deadline agreed upon by both the ICC prosecutor and the Kenyan government delegation that visited the ICC on 3 July 2009.
On 3 September 2010 in Nairobi, ICC Registrar Silvana Arbia exchanged letters on the necessary operational and legal framework for the Court to conduct its work in Kenya.
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In honor of the approaching inception of the 2011 Chinese Year of the Rabbit(wHole). Ive posted the first part of the Film: a Thin Skin or Membrane series. Its going to be Beautyful New Year! This year goes to 11!!!
To go down the Rabbit Whole is to lovingly surrender ones concepts of self and reality and fearlessly become a student of the vast mystery of beingness. Ill see you all for some Tea 4 Two (4Tea2) down there! Love and Peace

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Tottenham vs Chelsea 1:45pm
Aston Villa vs Man City 4pm
Fulham vs Cardiff City
Hull City vs West Ham
Man United vs West Brom
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Swansea City vs Arsenal 6:30pm
Stoke City vs Norwich City2:30pm
Sunderland vs Liverpool 5pm
Everton vs Newcastle 9pm
LONDON. Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will put their Premier League title credentials to the test when they renew their rivalry at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
Both teams made a raft of new signings during the close season and have made steady starts to the new campaign ahead of the 149th encounter between the two London clubs.
An injury-time goal from Paulinho gave Spurs a 1-0 win at Cardiff City last weekend that took them level on points with Arsenal at the top of the table, while Chelsea are two points back following a 2-0 victory over Fulham.
The game will not want for sub-plots, with Portuguese managers Andre Villas-Boas and Jose Mourinho due to face off for the first time since they ended their collaboration at Inter Milan in 2009.
Villas-Boas failed to emulate his former mentor during an unsuccessful eight-month stint at Chelsea between 2011 and 2012, but in Spurs he has found a club with its eyes on the same prizes.
Spurs have conceded only one goal to date, in a 1-0 loss to Arsenal on September 1, and Villas-Boas says such parsimoniousness will stand them in good stead for the visit of his former team.
"What we're seeing this season in the Premier League is that it's tight at the top. I would expect a tight encounter," said the Spurs coach, whose side crushed Aston Villa 4-0 in the League Cup in mid-week.
"We've looked solid at the back; not just clean sheets, but the amount of opportunities allowed. We'll have to show that ability again."
Chelsea centre-back David Luiz, who has made just one league start under Mourinho, says it would be wrong to attach too much importance to the touchline duel between the managers.
"It's Chelsea and Tottenham, not just Mourinho and Villas-Boas," the Brazilian told the Chelsea website.
"It'll be a fantastic derby. Everyone will watch this game, everybody wants to play this game. Tottenham have a great team."
Arsenal saw a run of 10 consecutive away wins come to an end in 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup on Wednesday, but they prevailed on penalties to maintain their recent momentum.
Arsene Wenger's side are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions, but on Saturday they visit a Swansea City side smarting after their League Cup defence was ended by second-tier Birmingham City.
Manchester United reacted to their 4-1 derby humiliation at Manchester City last weekend by eliminating Liverpool in the League Cup and the champions will hope to get back to winning ways in the league by defeating West Brom.
The crushing loss to City left the champions five points below Arsenal in eighth place, but centre-back Jonny Evans says he has known darker days at Old Trafford.
"I have been on the training ground where the atmosphere has been worse than it was when we came in the day after the (City) game," said the Northern Irishman.
"We had no complaints at the weekend. Everyone was honest in their assessment that we didn't apply ourselves the way we should have.
City continued their goal-scoring form by avenging last season's FA Cup final loss to Wigan Athletic with a 5-0 League Cup win over the Championship side in mid-week, ahead of a trip to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Montenegro striker Stevan Jovetic opened his account for City with a brace and will hope to keep his place in the starting line-up at Villa Park.
The post-Paolo Di Canio era continues for Sunderland with a home game against Liverpool on Sunday, when caretaker coach Kevin Ball will once again be in charge of first-team affairs.
Liverpool can call upon last season's top scorer Luis Suarez for the first time in the league this season, after he returned to action in the mid-week loss to United following a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
Meanwhile, Everton will put the last unbeaten record in the division on the line when they play host to Newcastle United at Goodison Park on Monday.
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Earlier this month, I wrote a column suggesting that the 22 members of the Arab League, at their summit in Beirut on March 27 and 28, make a simple, clear-cut proposal to Israel to break the Israeli-Palestinian impasse: In return for a total withdrawal by Israel to the June 4, 1967, lines, and the establishment of a Palestinian state, the 22 members of the Arab League would offer Israel full diplomatic relations, normalized trade and security guarantees. Full withdrawal, in accord with U.N. Resolution 242, for full peace between Israel and the entire Arab world. Why not?
I am currently in Saudi Arabia on a visit -- part of the Saudi opening to try to explain themselves better to the world in light of the fact that 15 Saudis were involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. So I took the opportunity of a dinner with Saudi Arabia's crown prince, and de facto ruler, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, to try out the idea of this Arab League proposal. I knew that Jordan, Morocco and some key Arab League officials had been talking about this idea in private but had not dared to broach it publicly until one of the ''big boys'' -- Saudi Arabia or Egypt -- took the lead.
After I laid out this idea, the crown prince looked at me with mock astonishment and said, ''Have you broken into my desk?''
''No,'' I said, wondering what he was talking about.
''The reason I ask is that this is exactly the idea I had in mind -- full withdrawal from all the occupied territories, in accord with U.N. resolutions, including in Jerusalem, for full normalization of relations,'' he said. ''I have drafted a speech along those lines. My thinking was to deliver it before the Arab summit and try to mobilize the entire Arab world behind it. The speech is written, and it is in my desk. But I changed my mind about delivering it when Sharon took the violence, and the oppression, to an unprecedented level.
''But I tell you,'' the crown prince added, ''if I were to pick up the phone now and ask someone to read you the speech, you will find it virtually identical to what you are talking about. I wanted to find a way to make clear to the Israeli people that the Arabs don't reject or despise them. But the Arab people do reject what their leadership is now doing to the Palestinians, which is inhumane and oppressive. And I thought of this as a possible signal to the Israeli people.''
Well, I said, I'm glad to know that Saudi Arabia was thinking along these lines, but so many times in the past we've heard from Arab leaders that they had just been about to do this or that but that Ariel Sharon or some other Israeli leader had gotten in the way. After a while, it's hard to take seriously. So I asked, What if Mr. Sharon and the Palestinians agreed to a cease-fire before the Arab summit?
''Let me say to you that the speech is written, and it is still in my drawer,'' the crown prince said.
I pass all of this on as straightforwardly as I can, without hype or unrealistic hopes. What was intriguing to me about the crown prince's remarks was not just his ideas -- which, if delivered, would be quite an advance on anything the Arab League has proposed before -- but the fact that they came up in the middle of a long, off-the-record conversation. I suggested to the crown Prince that if he felt so strongly about this idea, even in draft form, why not put it on the record -- only then would anyone take it seriously. He said he would think about it. The next day his office called, reviewed the crown prince's quotations and said, Go ahead, put them on the record. So here they are.
Crown Prince Abdullah is known as the staunchest Arab nationalist among Saudi leaders, and the one most untainted by corruption. He has a strong Arab following inside and outside the kingdom, and if he ever gave such a speech, it would have a real impact on Arab public opinion, as well as Israeli. Prince Abdullah seemed to be signaling that if President Bush took a new initiative for Middle East peace, he and other Arab leaders would be prepared to do so as well.
I also used the interview with the Saudi leader to ask why his country had never really apologized to America for the fact that 15 Saudis were involved in 9/11?
''We have been close friends for so long, and we never expected Americans to doubt us,'' he said. ''We saw this attack by bin Laden and his men as an attack on us, too, and an attempt to damage the U.S.-Saudi relationship,'' the crown prince said. ''We were deeply saddened by it and we never expected it to lead to tensions between us. But we've now learned that we respond to events differently. . . . It is never too late to express our regrets.''
As for the ''axis of evil'' and reports of a possible U.S. military strike against Iraq, the Saudi leader said: ''Any attack on Iraq or Iran should not be contemplated at all because it would not serve the interests of America, the region or the world, as there is no clear evidence of a present danger. Iraq is contemplating the return of the inspectors, and the U.S. should pursue this because inspectors can determine if Iraq is complying with the U.N. resolutions.''


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Do you ever get the feeling Manny doesn't actually like boxing? Between his political career, his singing career, and his not having broken a sweat in the ring in three years, it seems like there's always something he'd rather be doing.
In what's becoming something of a Vegas tradition for him, Pacquiao hit the stage at the Mandalay Bay to perform some songs off of his two albums, along with old standby "La Bamba." He looked nothing like a man who had just gone 12 rounds, but maybe that's because he easily could have gone 20 more.


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Mr. Colby wrote:If this team wants any shot at competing in the playoffs, it's going to have to shed some of the dead minutes.
27, 48, 10 have to go. 46 maybe too.
I hope you meant 44 instead of 46. Vitale is EXACTLY what we need on our 4th line. Not Adams. And Orpik is absolute garbage as a defenseman now, and I was an Orpik fan. Vokoun is also poop. Instead of paying Johnson ~1 million, we got another Brent Johnson at 2.5 million. Not great.


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NEW DELHI – Rituparno Ghosh, who directed award-winning films mostly dealing with the dilemmas of India's urban middle class, has died of cardiac arrest at age 49.
Ghosh shot to fame with his first film, "Hirer Angti" or "The Diamond Ring," in 1994. Then followed a string of Bengali-language movies that earned him 12 national film awards, including for best director.
Press Trust of India quoted his family as saying Ghosh died Thursday at his home in the eastern city of Kolkata.
Ghosh directed about 20 feature films overall, earning critical acclaim at international film festivals including in Locarno, Switzerland, and in London.
His 2007 creation, "The Last Lear," was in English and centred on a retired actor who is persuaded to return to cinema to reprise the lead role in a production of Shakespeare's "King Lear." Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan starred in the film that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
Bachchan tweeted remembrances of Ghosh early Friday, calling him a "brilliant director" and a "sensitive artistic mind."
Shekhar Kapur, director of the 1998 Academy Award-winning period film "Elizabeth," tweeted that he was "shocked by the passing of Rituparno Ghosh." He described Ghosh as a "hugely creative explorer on film."
Indian character actress Kiran Kher said Ghosh was a marvelous director and that his death was a "huge loss for Indian cinema."


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The core of the hourlong show from Osnes — who will star in the new Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella in 2013 — is composer-lyricist Yeston's 1991 song cycle December Songs, inspired by Franz Schubert's cycle Die Winterreise. The 10-song, 35-minute exploration will be book-ended with other numbers by the Tony-winning Yeston — among them "New Words," a cabaret staple by the writer known for Nine, Grand Hotel, Titanic, Phantom and Death Takes a Holiday.
Osnes, who was a Best Actress Tony Award nominee for Bonnie & Clyde, is in the hands of music director Fred Lassen, her conductor when she stepped into Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific and for her recent turn as Maria in The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall. (Her Broadway appearances also include Grease and Anything Goes.) The all-Yeston program at the intimate club below Studio 54 features a quartet of other players, in addition to pianist Lassen.
It was Yeston himself who suggested the pairing of Osnes and December Songs. (Osnes met him when she appeared in a reading of his Off-Broadway musical drama Death Takes a Holiday.) She told Playbill.com that the December Songs experience "flexes new muscles" for her because she's playing "a very mature and solemn journey" — and it's rare to assume a dramatic character in a club setting.
In Schubert's Winterreise ("Winter Journey"), a young man wanders through the Austrian forest; in December Songs, it's a young woman in Central Park.
The range of the piece excites her, Osnes said, noting the work's hints of classical, legit-opera and (in the case of the song "My Grandmother's Love Letters") almost "folk." "I am thrilled that Laura has chosen to sing an evening of selections from my work," Yeston told Playbill.com on Nov. 26. "She is so gifted as a brilliant actress and singer, and her range is so wide — from comedy, to romance, to heartbreak, from pop to semi-classical. I think her show at 54 Below will be a wonderful journey, and in her rendition of the December Songs — accompanied by a quintet — she will make them utterly her own, and give them a unique and indelible stamp."
54 Below is at 254 W. 54th St., Cellar Level, next door to Studio 54.
The 54 Below cover charge is $35-$45, with a food and beverage minimum of $25. Performance times Laura Osnes Sings Maury Yeston are Nov. 27 at 8:30 PM; Nov. 28 at 8:30 PM; Nov. 29 at 8:30 PM; Nov. 30 at 8:30 PM and 11 PM; Dec. 1 at 8:30 PM.
Doors open at least an hour before show times. Check 54below.com for exact times.
Laura Osnes, Len Cariou, Leslie Uggams and Bob Stillman Preview 54 Below Concerts
December Songs was commissioned by Carnegie Hall for its centenary season and introduced by Andrea Marcovicci at Weill Recital Hall. A piano and voice recording of Marcovicci's work is no longer widely available, though PS Classics released a French and English recording of it, performed by French chanteuse-actress Isabelle Georges. Harolyn Blackwell also recorded the cycle on a 1997 disc ("Strange Hurt"), which has been discontinued.
In 10 songs, Tony Award-winner Yeston (Nine, Titanic, Grand Hotel) tells a story of love lost, of the struggle to move on, and of the resilience of the human spirit, as PS Classics co-founder and producer Tommy Krasker billed it for his earlier CD.
At the time of its premiere in 1991, Yeston wrote, "Die Winterreise is the greatest song cycle ever written. It has a contemporaneity that never goes away, and what I hope to do is to create a modern equivalent, to paraphrase the ethos of Die Winterreise, with its ambivalence, its major/minor duality, and its natural images that are metaphors of the character's internal state."
In 2002, December Songs was reconceived as a ballet by Lynn Taylor Corbett and presented at The Carolina Ballet.


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Just a few family photos to remember the wonderful people in our lives. Click on the photos for a larger view.
Summer watermelon at the Jensen's. From left to right: Norma Jensen, Phyllis Jensen, Audrey Jensen, and Ruth Jensen. Photo was probably taken about 1926 (Audrey appears to be about 3 yrs old and was born in 1923).
Jensen clan on front porch of home on Pleasant View Drive. From left to right, front row: David Butler, Jay Butler, Glena Jensen, Joseph M. Jensen, Reinhart T. Kowallis; back row: baby Cheryl Kowallis, Norma (Jensen) Kowallis, Wayne S. Butler, Phyllis (Jensen) Butler, Ethel Jane (Chamberlain) Jensen, Ruth Jensen (hiding behind Glena and Grandpa Joe), Lamar Jensen, baby Karla Garner, and Audrey (Jensen) Garner.
Hiking in Pine Canyon below Ben Lomond Peak in the Wasatch Mountains. From left to right: Jay Butler, Phyllis (Jensen) Butler, Audrey Jensen, and Norma Jensen.
Lamar Jensen, Norma Jensen, and Joseph M. Jensen at their home in Pleasant View, Utah.
Glena Jensen as a young teen-ager in Pleasant View.
Grandma Ethel (Chamberlain) Jensen with granddaughter Karla Garner.
Cousins playing with straw hats -- Cheryl Kowallis and Karla Garner.


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Mention 2003 to supporters of the San Jose Earthquakes and they invariably recall The Greatest Game in MLS History — the Quakes stunning comeback from a 4-goal deficit to defeat the LA Galaxy in the first round of the playoffs. That epic win, so wonderfully chronicled by ESPNFC.com's Jeffrey Carlisle, is often credited as the catalyst for San Jose's MLS Cup championship run.
Or so the narrative goes.
Before the Earthquakes even had a chance to travel to the Home Depot center and play for the MLS Cup against the Chicago Fire in the title match, they had to get past the Kansas City Wizards in the one-game Western Conference Championship. And if beating the Galaxy is considered the greatest MLS game ever, the stunning result against the Wizards ranks not too far down the list.
Played less than a week later, the conference final pitted the top two teams in the West against each other at Spartan Stadium. The "We Believe" banners, iconic images from the match before, hung proudly from the imposing walls that surrounded the band-box of a pitch. A crowd of greater than 16,000 filed into the stands not sure what to expect, but still buzzing from the triumph over the Galaxy. They were about to witness an encore.
Led by the league's MVP and Golden Boot winner Preki, the Wizards arrived in San Jose having not beaten the Quakes in four attempts during the regular season. Former Quake Jimmy Conrad and future Quake Nick Garica anchored the back line for Kansas City, while U.S. international goalkeeper and 1994 World Cup hero Tony Meola stood between the posts. The Wizards knew they had to diffuse the momentum and enthusiasm still brimming in the Quakes players, and they did just that in stifling the potent San Jose attack in a cagey first half performance.
The tense back and forth affair continued after intermission as neither side could break through. And then, just shy of the hour mark, Russian import Igor Simutenkov fired the visitors into the lead. Once again, the Earthquakes faced a deficit in the playoffs and had to find a way to get back into the game. Not lacking in confidence, the Quakes quickly answered the call.
Playing in an advanced position, defensive rock Troy Dayak got things started on the equalizer with a pass to the wing that reached Landon Donovan. The Earthquakes starlet eschewed an attempt on goal and directed a slide rule pass across the area that was directed into the back of the net by Manny Lagos. The celebration on the field and off served to break the silence that had descended on Spartan Stadium. Momentum had shifted back in favor of the home side.
And then the Earthquakes went down a goal again, this time via Chris Klein. The Wizards midfield mainstay, who now plies his trade as president of the LA Galaxy, momentarily sucked the air out of the game. The emotional toll of the week before almost seemed to be too much to overcome. But these never-say-die Earthquakes — before there was even a never-say-die label attached to them — refused to quit, and, with the crowd urging them forward, completed a masterful comeback.
With less than 10 minutes left in their season, the Quakes stormed into the attack and created the tying goal. Ian Russell, who continued his role that season as a super-substitute, collected a ball along the tight confines of the left sideline and broke the ankles of his defender to create a passing channel into the penalty area. The current Earthquakes assistant coach was a pivotal member of those earlier teams, and his purposeful cross exemplified everything about Russell's desire for success.
Meanwhile, bursting in from the opposite side of the area, fan-favorite Brian Mullan stepped in between the two central Kansas City defenders and stabbed home the equalizer. The iron-man midfielder's career had blossomed since arriving from LA in a trade ahead of the season — he started every game that season for San Jose — and the most important goal he would score as a Quake sent the crowd into rapture. Destiny was certainly on the side of the Earthquakes.
The proceedings remained undecided after 90 minutes, and the match entered extra time. For the second time in less than a week, all that stood between the Earthquakes and postseason progression was a Golden Goal. The Wizards fought valiantly for the first 15 minute session, and much of the second to stave off the Quakes in that effort. The specter of penalty kicks to decide the winner haunted the otherwise riveting affair. That is, until Donovan settled the match once and for all.
The Golden Goal, a feature of knockout games in MLS that sadly is no more, provided the ultimate reward for a team willing to go all-out to win in extra time. The gravity of such a potential game-winning goal only added to the tension felt on both sides. The Earthquakes, only six days removed from Rodrigo Faria's Galaxy killer, had to wait almost the entire 30 minutes of extra time to see another one, but when they did, the manic exultation was every bit as impressive.
Less than 3 minutes showed on the scoreboard clock when the Quakes struck, and that the goal came through team MVP Donovan seemed only fitting. With 12 goals on the season — twice more than anyone else on the team — Donovan produced in the most dramatic of ways: a moment of technical excellence in the box and a memorable Golden Goal.
A long clearance ball from goalkeeper Pat Onstad was poorly cleared by the Wizards defense, and midfield maestro Ronnie Ekelund kept the play alive. Ekelund headed the ball out to Donovan as part of a give-and-go before springing the 21-year old forward in on goal. The Danish Gangster put the hit out on the Wizards, and Donovan delivered the fatal blow. San Jose's claim as the Best in the West and its quest to reach MLS Cup had been fulfilled.
The Quakes famously completed the club's second season as MLS Champions with a convincing 4-2 victory over the Fire in the MLS Cup final. Ekelund got that match started with a superb free kick goal and Donovan chipped in a brace as part of an MVP performance. And it all came to be via an amazing November week at Spartan Stadium, in two of the most amazing games in Earthquakes history.
Robert Jonas is a writer for CenterLineSoccer.com and SJEarthquakes.com. Send him feedback on Twitter: @RobertJonas


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I get a lot of requests for crock pot recipes, so I decided to experiment with dry beans in my slow cooker. I was prepared to call it a loss if they didn't turn out good. Boy was I was pleasantly surprised! The beans cooked to perfection and this couldn't be easier. I'm excited to make some of my other dry bean recipes in the crock pot now that I know how good they came out. Crock pot recipes tend to need more seasoning, I found seasoning the beans the last hour of cooking allowed for maximum flavor.
Slow Cooked Black Eyed Peas with Ham
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Servings: 8 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 4 pts
Calories: 161.4 • Fat: 1.6 g • Protein: 9.3 g • Carb: 29.2 g • Fiber: 6.7 g
8 oz smoked lean ham steak, diced (or a ham bone would be perfect)
1 pound dried black-eyed peas, rinsed and soaked overnight
2 bay leaves
1 tsp olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, diced
1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and diced
1 jalapeno chile, seeded and minced
1 tomato, diced
1/2 tsp chili powder (I used chipotle)
1-1/2 teaspoons cumin
salt to taste
1 tsp ground black pepper
Soak peas overnight in 6 cups of water. The next morning, drain peas and add to slow cooker. Add 4 cups of water, bay leaves and ham. Cover and cook on high 6 hours or until the beans are tender.
After 6 hours, in a large frying pan, add oil and sauté onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalapeño pepper, and tomato until soft, about 6 minutes. Add to the slow cooker and season black eyed peas generously with salt, cumin, chili powder and black pepper. Cover and cook on high 1 to 1 1/2 more hours. Discard bay leaves and serve.
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Last week: Sabrina got voted off and Carrie Ann acted like she'd been shot in the gut when Tom announced it.
Tonight is "fusion" night, aka you got your peanut butter in my chocolate. Oh, and there's going to be some sort of dance marathon. We start with the pros doing essentially a "Latin" melange.
During the staircase introduction, Shawn walks down with both Derek and Mark, which is kind of cute. And Kirstie's done up like a beer wench/pirate. Heaven help us all.
First up is a montage from the judges which I will sum up in a short sentence for you: Fusion is mixing two dance styles, which may be quite different from one another, in a single routine. There. I just saved you about 5 minutes of fluff.
Apolo Anton Ohno & Karina Smirnoff: Paso Doble/Cha Cha
During rehearsal, Apolo makes the point that, like in racing, it doesn't matter if you lead the first six laps, it's all about where you finish.
The weird thing about fusion night, I just realized, is going to be music that works for both styles. Anyway, Apolo is wearing a white jacket, with no shirt on underneath and his hair is so '90s it's ridiculous. Oooh, about halfway through the routine, there's a spotlight and a jet of steam and Apolo rips off his jacket. Apolo's got some GUNS, y'all.
Len says it's "Like looking in a mirror" to see Apolo shirtless. Len says it wasn't safe and it was crisp and clean and ends with "Apolo Ohno? I'm saying 'Oh, yes.'" Bruno compliments his jete and I like it when Bruno actually talks about dance. Carrie Ann points out that this is the first time Apolo's ever taken off his shirt during a performance. I hadn't realized it, but she's right.
Scores: Carrie Ann: 9; Len: 9; Bruno: 9
Before the results, Tom reminded us that the votes carry over to next week. And then added that there will be a double elimination next week. Another thing to blame on Sandy.
And then we get a brief parody of a political campaign ad. So. Much. Fluff. tonight.
Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke: Rumba/Samba
In rehearsal, Cheryl finds a way to very tactfully and diplomatically suggest to Emmitt that he needs to rehearse more so there won't be any missteps. We get to see Emmitt at home in Dallas and his children are adorable.
Emmitt is head to toe in shocking pink and he somehow makes it work. That's a manly man, there. I'm impressed with myself for being able to pick out the samba bits from the rumba bits in this routine.
Bruno says it was a "smooth and balanced blend" and goes on and on about how difficult it is to combined those two styles and that Emmitt did it effortlessly, despite some shoulder problems. Carrie Ann felt like his hip action was good, but his upper body needed work. Len jokes that he wore pink so he could take over for Emmitt in case of injury, but he's glad he didn't have to do that because he wouldn't have done it as well.
Scores: Carrie Ann: 8.5; Len: 9.5; Bruno: 9.5
Whoa, Carrie Ann really didn't like his upper body movement.
Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Quickstep/Samba
Kirstie got very emotional last week. And then she points out that a lot of times, the person that wins the mirrorball isn't the best dancer. And that she feels like she has good things to contribute to the show.
She collected stuff to send to the East Coast for Hurricane Sandy victims and I appreciate the sentiment but the Red Cross wanted cash more than anything else. But, heart in the right place, blahblah.
Oh, ok, apparently Kirstie's outfit is supposed to be "medieval French maid." Huh. And Maks is the prince. They're dancing to Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" (the "You can feel it all over" song) which is a perfect kind of choice for this fusion thing.
There are parts when it's clear Kirstie has no idea what she's doing and Maks is pushing her into the right moves. I applaud Kirstie's pluck as much as anybody, but she's really outlasted her deserved time on this season.
Carrie Ann says of Kirstie, "This is hard because your heart is so pure and so wonderful." If Carrie Ann were Southern, that would've been a "Bless your heart." She points out that the second half of the song fell apart. Len said the routine had good movement but that there were "one or two incidents." He calls it "an admirable effort." Bruno talks about her losing timing but that it's always great to watch her.
Scores: Carrie Ann: 8; Len: 8; Bruno: 8
Which even Kirstie admits is "generous." At least she can laugh at herself.
Kelly Monaco & Val Chmerkovskiy: Cha Cha/Foxtrot
There's a "Bachelor-style" interview with Val talking about his feelings and emotions and blurgh. And then Kelly says cryptic things that if you want, you can interpret as "OMG Kelly & Val are totally hooking up!" Or not.
Val And Kelly are gradually removing pieces of each other's costumes as the routine progresses. What's up with all the stripping tonight? Wow, can Kelly twist and turn. I'm amazed she's not dizzy.
Len says they captured the smoothness of the foxtrot with the crispness of the cha cha. There's a move that Len mentions he's impressed Val put in and Kelly executed. Bruno points out a small loss of balance but says it was very good. Carrie Ann says it was a difficult routine but overall really beautiful.
Scores: Carrie Ann: 9; Len: 9; Bruno: 9
Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani: Tango/Cha Cha
Melissa and Tony were ecstatic over their scores last week. Tony's doing something different with his hair lately and it's cute.
Apparently one of these dance styles is on the toe and the other is on the heel. Yeesh. That would be confusing.
Melissa's hair looks like she stuck her finger in a light socket. And, maybe not coincidentally, that's what the singer's voice sounds like too. Oh, hey, Melissa disappears behind a cloud of steam and reappears wearing a much smaller dress. Again with the losing of clothing. She's also wearing these weird stretch top over-the-knee boots? It's like she's got on stockings that end in boots? Oh wait, I'm supposed to be looking at the dance.
Bruno says the shapes in the tango were great and that the overall routine gave him a Beyonce vibe. Carrie Ann calls her a star. Len says the two styles were beautifully defined and that the fact that they switched back and forth between the two styles made it a true fusion.
Scores: Carrie Ann: 10; Len: 9.5; Bruno: 9.5
Shawn Johnson & Derek Hough: Tango/Paso Doble
Mark dances with Shawn during rehearsals, but it's unclear at this point which partner she'll be dancing with. I think I finally figured out what's weird to me when Shawn talks, she doesn't move her mouth very much, so it's like she's always talking the way I do when I take a bite of food that's too hot.
Derek's doctors haven't cleared him to dance, so Shawn is partnered with Mark tonight. I would think these two styles are easy marry because they have a similar sort of performance sensibility, even if their tempo and posture is different.
Carrie Ann says the two styles were executed perfectly. Len says they have his vote and Bruno says it was flawless.
Scores: Carrie Ann: 10; Len: 10; Bruno: 10
I get that Shawn is technically a good dancer, but she gives me Kristi Yamaguchi vibes in that she doesn't seem to have any sort of personality that interests me. I mean, nice, but boring.
Gilles Marini & Peta Murgatroyd: Argentine Tango/Samba
Gilles says this is the most difficult yet because the samba is out of control and the samba is "still." To relax himself Gilles goes and shoots pictures with a UFC fighter, where they're both shirtless. Whatever works for you, man. (Apparently they've been friends for a long time and the picture is a cover shoot for a muscle magazine.)
They're dancing to that a song that samples a disco song that bastardizes a piece of classical music: perfect for fusion. Oooh, their samba rolls look great. And let's see, so far, Gilles has lost his jacket and his tie and now Peta's unbuttoned his shirt. DId I miss the amendment to the thesaurus wherein "fusion" is synonymous with "undressing"?
Len gives him a well done and Bruno salutes them. Carrie Ann wants him to work on his arms more, but she did think it was a fantastic fusion.
Scores: Carrie Ann: 9.5; Len: 9.5; Bruno: 9.5
Before we get to the swing dance marathon, we get an unpaid ad for the Utah dance community. My favorite thing out of Utah is still their chapter of the Flying Elvises in "Honeymoon in Vegas."
The up and coming dancers in Utah are being choreographed to do a fusion routine. They're in black, there's a lot of dry ice, and no one's wearing shoes -- so you know what that means? This is Serious Dance That Is Like Art. And then it gets all strobe lights and I close my eyes to avoid a headache. Ooh, part of someone's costume has fallen on the floor -- mind the debris, kids.
Ohmigosh you guys -- Mark gets up after the routine and faces the audience in a way that totally says, "I give you this -- my body, my dance -- as my art. I am grateful to you as you should be grateful to me." He's so insufferable.
This show tonight could probably have been 90 minutes long -- there's more filling in this thing than your average Twinkie.
Swing Dance Marathon
Apparently, whatever couple lasts to the end gets 10 extra points on their score. The judges will knock couples out. Maks admits that they won't have stamina on their side. Gilles has ridiculous floppy hair in rehearsals. Kelly lands literally flat on her face practicing a trick -- it looks like it really hurts but she plays through the pain.
So each couple is in an individual spotlight. Kelly & Val are wearing red canvas high tops. Apolo's rocking some plaid pants with suspenders.
Kirstie and Maks are the first ones out. That almost feels like a mercy elimination so Kirstie doesn't fall down dead. They get 4 points.
Emmitt & Cheryl are doing a lot of lifts, and why not? He's strong enough. The same goes for Val & Kelly.
Gilles and Peta are next out. I blame her horrible fringed pants. They get 5 points.
Tom points out, "Emmitt & Cheryl putting a lot of bank in the 'upside down theory.'"
Apolo & Karina are next to get the boot and get 6 points. With only four couples left, the couples can move around the entire stage, employing what Tom calls "floorcraft"(rhymes with warcraft).
Emmitt & Cheryl are next out and get 7 points. Which is a shame, because Emmitt just did a mighty fine "worm."
Tom's commentary cracks me up -- although it'd be even funnier to have Jim Nantz doing it golf style.
Shawn & Mark are the next to go, getting them 8 points.
Is there something to the final two being the skinniest female celebrities?
Kelly & Val are the next to go and get to add 9 points to their total. That is a TREMENDOUS boost for them.
Melissa & Tony, then, are the winners and get 10 points and a moment with the dance floor all to themselves. And then the whole ballroom gets covered with red, white, and blue balloons because elections, patriotism, USA USA USA.
Scoreboard, with the individual routines and swing dance marathon points combined:
Melissa & Tony: 39
Shawn & Derek: 38
Kelly & Val: 36
Emmitt & Cheryl: 34.5
Gilles & Peta: 33.5
Apolo & Karina: 33
Kirstie & Maks: 28
So what did the swing dance do for/to the couples? Well, it pushed Kelly & Val from a tie for 5th to 3rd. Gilles & Peta went from 4th to 5th. And Melissa and Shawn switched places atop the leaderboard.
It's pointless to speculate at this point who might go home, because there will be more scores next week.
And if you're reading this and you haven't already voted, get out there and vote for something even more important than a mirrorball trophy.


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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � Four fallen soldiers are being remembered at New Hampshire's second Medal of Honor ceremony.
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From John Judis in TNR, fascinating regional breakdown of the House vote:
All in all, 85 Republicans voted for the Senate resolution and 151 voted against it. The opposition was centered in the Old South. Southern Republicans opposed the measure by 83 to 10. The delegations from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina were unanimously opposed. As one might expect, the bill got support from five Florida Republicans, including Republicans from Cuban districts.
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I'll do the math for you. Take out the Confederate States of America and the House Republicans actually backed the compromise by a 62-36 margin. Not. Even. Close, in other words.
So I was more right than I even knew when I wrote "A Confederacy of Madmen" the other day. The South is out of step with the rest of the country and yet routinely and repeatedly holds us hostage so that somehow our national political priorities and values reflect Southern beliefs and mores far, far more than they ought to.
But over time I think the South will make itself less relevant and powerful if it keeps behaving this way. As it becomes more of a one-party state, it becomes less of a factor. Barack Obama doesn't have to worry about the South when he endorses gay marriage, because he knows he's not topping 40 percent down there anyway. So the rest of us keeping moving forward. The South can block some things, but eventually even that power will wane. It's a close call as to whether it will happen in my lifetime, but I do hope to live to see the South totally marginalized in American politics. It will be a fine day for this country.


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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the remote patient monitoring market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Intel-GE Care Innovations™ with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for its advanced yet clearly targeted offerings in remote patient monitoring.
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Wonder what you would find if you frisked US Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Obamacare?
Answer: Steven Crowder breaks it down.
Although Steven Crowder uses humor to address the serious issues facing our country, the Obamacare waiver problem is bigger than you might think. Explain this to me: Why are the same people (liberals and organized labor unions) that fought for Obamacare now seeking to be exempt from it?
The Heritage Foundation reports:
The answer, of course, is that if everybody could escape from government-designed health insurance, then everybody would. And besides, the HHS Web site explains, "Annual limits waivers are temporary. In 2014 annual dollar limits will be prohibited and mini-med plans will no longer be necessary." Viola. Since they're prohibited, nobody will want them anymore.
The Daily Caller reports:
To date, the Obama administration has issued more than a thousand health care waivers to organizations desiring a year-long exemption from the law's coverage requirement.
"Democrats continue to tout the benefits of the health care reform, yet some of their biggest political contributors such as labor unions are filing for waivers," said Ensign. "The more than one thousand waivers that have already been granted should send a strong signal of how economically damaging this law is, and now more than ever we need to work toward full repeal."
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Edit: This feature has since been removed from Warlords.
Have you seen the latest news for healers? They took away our Hymn of Hopes, our Innervates, and stuff.
Actually, they gave Innervate back. Have a gander at the latest section from the patch notes:
Active Mana Regeneration (New)
Another part of the changes to healing is providing a way for them to better manage their mana. There are ways to spend more mana for more healing but, we're also adding methods for healers to trade extra time or healing or more mana to use later in a fight when they really need it.
- Innervate has been redesigned to now have a 2-second cast time with no cooldown, and causes the Druid to gain 2.5% of maximum mana every 4 seconds for 8 seconds. Spending any mana on a healing spell will cancel this effect.
- Crackling Jade Lightning's channel duration has been reduced to 4 seconds.
- Stance of the Wise Serpent now also causes Crackling Jade Lightning to cost no mana, and restore 2% of the Monk's maximum mana if the ability is channeled for its full duration.
- Divine Plea has been redesigned to be instant cast with no cooldown, and consume 3 Holy Power to immediately regain 7% of maximum mana.
- Atonement is no longer triggered by Penance.
- Penance now also refunds 1.1% of the Priest's maximum mana each time it deals damage.
- Chakra: Chastise in addition to existing effects, now also causes Smite and Holy Fire to restore 0.75% of maximum mana each time they are cast instead of costing mana.
- Telluric Currents is now a passive ability for Restoration Shaman and causes Lightning Bolt to restore 1.25% of maximum mana each time it is cast instead of costing mana.
- Glyph of Telluric Currents: This glyph has been removed.
Huge, yes? Our combat regeneration has evolved quite a long way. During vanilla, we had to work with the 5 second rule: Stop doing anything for 5 seconds to unleash the full power of our mana regen. Then we went to a model where classes had different abilities to use on cooldown (while other classes just didn't have to worry about mana at all). More changes are being worked with now to shake things up.
What happened to Druids?
I can see Druids are understandably upset with how Innervate's going to work now. It was originally supposed to be removed but now it's back. Are Druids really supposed to just sit there for 8 seconds and not do anything while Innervate does what it does? Any healing spells automatically interrupt it. But if you cast your damage spells, you're negating the damage you're regenerating.
Doesn't make sense.
Unless you consider that Wrath isn't going to cost you any mana.
Now you've got something to do while you wait for Innervate to gas you up. Spam that Wrath! But know that you can always cut Innervate off at anytime with a healing spell. Useful for those unexpected emergencies that tend to flare up during raid combat.
What happened to Priests?
Out of all them, the Priest mana abilities are the most interesting. And I say that not because I'm a Priest. I'm just that biased. Because Priests are the master class.
I'm a little concerned about the Penance one. It's normally used on cooldown for me. There's almost always someone that can benefit from a fast burst heal. So to use that on a hostile target instead of a friendly is concerning. Can't quite place my finger on the why.
The Holy Priest side of things is going to be even more engaging. Now I have to actually bind a key to the Chakra: Chastise stance specifically. Priests will need to really get used to Chakra dancing. There were times through this expansion you can get away with being a little lazy and be in the non-optimal Chakra. But with the removal of Hymn of Hope, you have to pay attention and ensure you're in the right stance or else you're not going to have any mana left to do anything.
What's this mean for healers overall?
Much of the regen mechanics are designed to give healers key decisions to make. Do I continue to burn through my mana reserves? Or should I take a moment now and risk raid integrity and regenerate mana? If you're not already communicating with your other healers now, you need to start. Practice with mana potions or something. Raids in Warlords will typically be rocking 4 to 5 healers at most. If a Resto Druid needs to stop healing for a bit, the rest of the healers need to know. That's 20% to 25% less healing power during those brief seconds. It helps to know the encounters inside and out. When are the less stressful parts of the encounter? When is the most stressful part? At what stage should I ensure I have a sufficient amount of mana reserves remaining? Not sure how tightly tuned the next raid instances will be, but you're going to have to practice doing some DPS.
I'm going to miss just relying on Hymn of Hope and Shadowfiend. As if we didn't have enough to do already. Didn't exactly sign up to DPS. I just want to stare at health bars and do what I do best: Heal players, not spend part of my time DPSing because I have to.
Eh, I have no doubt I'll probably change my mind later when I can give the game a spin. Until then, I'll just keep on griping.
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After the keynote this morning, Aidan Finn gave a really interesting session on Windows Server Storage Spaces and Scale Out File Servers. He walked through building the solutions in his demo step-by-step to give people an idea of how easy it is to get started.
After Aidan's presentation, it was my turn to get down and dirty and shake with datacentre automation in my 'Service Automation Using System Center' session. I first spoke about getting your automation processes properly mapped out and including the right teams to plan the process. Then I went into a demonstration that incorporated System Center Orchestrator, Service Manager and Windows Azure Pack. Thankfully my themed Windows Azure Pack Tenant Portal went down well and I received some nice attendee comments during lunch about it:
The 'New Hire Onboard' process that I automated was made possible using System Center Orchestrator and Service Manager integrated into Windows Azure Pack. The secret sauce to surface the request management in the WAP Tenant portal was delivered using the awesome new GridPro Request Management - check it out here: http://www.gridprosoftware.com/en/products/requestmanagement)
After lunch, Damian Flynn took to the stage and gave a full overview to the audience on how all the System Center components integrate with each other and then he went into the Windows Azure Pack Framework and all it's moving parts - a very enjoyable session for the attendees with the 'F Bombs' dropped kept to a minimum ;)
The final presentation of the day saw Aidan get back up for more heckling as he spoke about this time on Hybrid Cloud using Microsoft Azure. Some really interesting demo's delivered to the audience configuring public-cloud VM's and virtual networking on the fly.
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Craigslist Peek is a Google Chrome and Firefox Extension for Craigslist, kijiji (US), eBay Classifieds, 58 同城 and Facebook Marketplace listings page. Craigslist Peek shows Post and Image Preview.
- Google Chrome Extension / Web Store https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/craigslist-peek/knpehhedikdgkbmhgagpcpcbclaidlmf (new features and issue-fixes first come here in Chrome and then in Firefox after month or so)
- Firefox Addon : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/craigslist-peek
- Safari Extension version coming soon. Both Firefox and Google Chrome versions works in Mac, use them for the time being.
I created this from my other Craigslist extension for cars section. And hence Suggestions feature in the cars and motorcycle section.
- Short description under listing
- Images under listing
- Multiple Cities listing. Widens your search area to include neighboring cities.
- Photo gallery
- Suggestions in cars & motorcycle section
- Minimum model Year filter cars & motorcycle section
- Auto refresh. Shows new posts on top. New post counter.
- Expands messages in craigslist Discussion forums (beta)
- Filter craigslist search results (beta)
- Split listing to Multiple Columns (chrome)
- Fold / expand listing. Quick toggle fold posts. (chrome only)
- User can customize looks of it to their taste
I removed some features to keep it simple and practical. Later on I might add some features for particular categories of Craigslist.
Seems new changes in Facebook Marketplace are identical to how I was changing Facebook Marketplace with this extension, so now disabled other stuff and only doing image preview in this.
It looks like some sites (Google News : http://news.google.com and others) have now adopted similar concept to what I been doing in Craigslist Peek and Forum Preview. In these when a person clicks on a Post, it opens in a new-browser-tab. This saves you from clicking Back and re-loading the listing after viewing Post.
Usage Tips:
- Enable / disable multiple cities or auto-refresh in Settings according to your need.
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[date 2010-04-09] Version 0.329
* New posts counter on top.
* Improved adding multiple cities for listing
* Support for eBay's Kijiji to eBayClassifieds change.
[date 2010-04-04] Version 0.305
* Restructured code a bit.
* Now it allows to show multiple cities listing.
* Added auto refresh of listing every few minutes.
* few new options in Settings screen.
[date 2010-03-01] Version 0.165
* Restructured code a bit.
* Fixed one odd case where it wasn't working.
[date 2010-02-14] Version 0.150
* Added Suggestions (for Cars/motorcycle section only) feature to Gallery mode also. It adds red border around images of ad that the buyer might want to be extra careful about.
* Fixed couple of bugs regarding default settings and image spacing in gallery mode.
* Just checked some similar ff extensions and found that there Settings screen is almost similar to mine.
[date 2010-02-09] Version 0.140
* Fixed couple of bugs regarding click in gallery mode.
[date 2010-02-06] Version 0.135
* Now image preview works on Kijiji listings also.
[date 2010-01-04] Version 0.105
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JMP® 14 advances the analytics workflow
Newest version of JMP ® eases data access, cleanup, organization, modeling
The latest version of JMP® statistical discovery software from SAS provides users new opportunities for faster, deeper insights across the entire analytics workflow: new ways to connect to data sources, new tools to streamline data cleanup, and more options for data visualization and designed experiments. And with JMP Pro 14, the advanced analytics version of JMP, users have new tools for predictive modeling. Both JMP 14 and JMP Pro 14 are released today.
"When a new JMP version is released, it's the professional equivalent to opening birthday presents. And with JMP 14, we're getting a lot of new toys," says Kevin White, Applied Statistics Group Leader at Eastman Chemical Company.
"As our tables get more numerous, our data gets bigger and our models have more features to encapsulate, we look for improvements to organize, contain and model," said John Sall, co-founder and Executive Vice President of SAS and head of SAS' JMP business unit. "With the release of JMP 14, there are new ways to do all this." Sall marks the launches today with the keynote speech "Projections and Encapsulations" at Discovery Summit Europe in Frankfurt.
JMP® 14 highlights
- JMP Projects to organize files and manage multiple open windows with a drag-and-drop tabbed interface.
- New Recode tools and automated routines to get data ready for analysis more quickly.
- Multiple file import to quickly and accurately combine hundreds – or even thousands – of files into one JMP data table.
- Graph Builder improvements including the new packed bars chart, which combines elements from treemaps and Pareto plots; finer graph customization; and easy creation of custom error bars.
- Interface to Python to connect to Python, send data, execute Python code and return data to JMP for analysis or visualization.
- HTTP Request to communicate with external web servers through JSL. Addition of JSON parsing functions makes it much easier to get web data into JMP.
- A-optimality criterion in Custom Design for putting different emphasis on groups of parameters through weighting.
- New Multiple Factor Analysis for sensory analysis to help identify groupings of similar products and detect outliers that can skew results.
- Drift detection, Goal Plot, three-way chart calculations and numerous UI improvements in Process Screening platform.
- Bayesian Inference for Fit Life by X.
JMP® Pro 14 highlights
- New Functional Data Explorer to understand, clean, align and build models from sensor streams or batch process data.
- Discriminant analysis in Text Explorer to dig deeper into text.
- Validation column in Text Explorer for use in a predictive modeling workflow.
- More distributions, including more censoring, and multinomial response in Generalized Regression to build models for diverse data.
- Ability to publish recode columns to the Formula Depot
- Improvements to K-NN and Naïve Bayes. K-NN adds model selection, and both add profilers.
Early response to JMP® 14 and JMP® Pro 14
"The completely revised JMP Projects offers a very powerful capability for organizing and sharing your work."
– Beatrice Blum, Statistician, Procter & Gamble
"I can't imagine a more productive tool for real-world analytical problems and, just as important, the real-world need of convincing end users to act."
– Sig Mejdal, Special Assistant to the General Manager for Process Improvement, Houston Astros
"The Generalized Regression platform is easy to use and fast. And the ability to create test/validation variables on the fly is great."
– Dick De Veaux, C. Carlisle and Margaret Tippit Professor of Statistics, Williams College
"JMP is an indispensable asset for any scientist, engineer or data scientist who works with data. JMP turns lifeless data into living information."
– Cy Wegman, President, SY64 LLC
"With JMP 14, I see innovation in a number of areas but am particularly excited about the advances with Text Explorer and the new JMP Projects capabilities."
– Greg Nelson, CEO and founder, Thotwave
"The new Between and Within Sigma Capability analysis in the JMP 14 Control Chart Builder is a game changer for validation in the pharmaceutical industry."
– Per Vase, Managing Partner, NNE
A fully functional 30-day trial of JMP is available free on the JMP website.
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Once all was quiet throughout the house the vine's tendrils slowly spread out. Within an hour it had crossed the kitchen floor, dividing and multiplying as it went.
As the clock in the hall struck twelve it was halfway up the stairs twisting and wrapping itself around the bannister as it went. Its bulkiness was beginning to slow it down but its thirst for blood spurred it on. The smell of the humans asleep in their bedrooms was intoxicating.
As the sun rose it rested outside the children's bedroom, its thirst momentarily quenched, before continuing the search for more food.
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While we love the idea of cord-free portable music, stereo Bluetooth headsets are often maligned with poor quality audio. Or at least, that's how it was in the past. Nowadays you can find stereo Bluetooth headsets with excellent sound quality, rivaling that of dedicated wired headsets. One such example is the Nokia BH-905, which is one of a few stereo Bluetooth headsets we know to come with multimicrophone active noise canceling. This results in absolutely fantastic audio quality, and the call quality isn't too shabby, either. That, combined with a comfortable fit, makes the Nokia BH-905 one of the best stereo Bluetooth headphones out there. The Nokia BH-905's price is rather hefty however, at $394 retail.
Measuring 7.09 inches long by 6.10 inches wide by 2.32 inches thick, the Nokia BH-905 is an over-the-ears style pair of headphones that is meant for serious audio listening; it's not quite slim or lightweight enough to be used in the gym or on the running trail. The BH-905 has a cushioned leather-clad headband connected to two cushioned earpads via two extendable plastic stems. The earpads can be rotated so that they lie flat, which makes the headphones a bit more compact and portable.
We found the overall fit to be quite comfortable. The plastic stems are curved outward slightly, which looks a little goofy when worn, but they do provide a snug and secure fit. The earpads, though they are a little small, feel soft and comfortable when pressed against our ears. The earpads don't work as well as full-size earcups when it comes to shutting out environmental sound, but they do a pretty good job. Because the earpads are pressed up to your ears all the time, there is also a chance of ear fatigue, especially if you wear the headphones for a long period of time.
Most of the BH-905's controls are housed on the right earpad. Above the Nokia branding is the multifunction call button, while the play/pause control is underneath it. The track shuttle controls are on either side. The control labels are etched into the metal surface, so you can find them by feel. They're quite easy to press as well.


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In this tutorial I will explain pattern brushes in Illustrator. Creating pattern brushes can save time and is a great technique to add to your design skills. After this tutorial you will be able to create great pattern brushes to add to your design arsenal. Lets get started!
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Tutorial Details
- Program: Illustrator CS4
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 - 2 hours
Reference Images
First we need to find some reference images. Search though image web sites for a nice gold chain reference. It can be any size, all we're doing is looking for a chain to reference for its shape and shadows. This chain image is a good reference, it clearly has shadows and highlights that we can duplicate.
Step 1
Place your reference image, File > Place. Double-click layer one in the layers palette, then name the layer "chain reference." Check Template and Dim Images To: 70%. You can chose to dim your image to any percent, this is just my personal preference.
Step 2
Create three new layers and name them: "Highlight," "Shadow," and "Midtone." Make sure they are in the same order as below. Keeping your layers well organized is a great habit to have, it tends to make things run smoother.
Step 3
We're going start with our midtone layer. Select the Pen Tool (P) Then select a yellow #EFD225 fill and deep brown #332E15 stroke. We are going to trace the chain in two sections. With a fill and stroke selected we won't be able to see what we are doing so we need to switch to outline view. Select View > Outlines (Command + Y). Now trace two paths. Make sure you trace the two sections of chain that meet in the middle. Where the two paths meet keep them on the same path or as close as possible.
Step 4
Now we can look at what we have so far. Select View > Outlines (Command + Y). Select the two sections hold Alt + drag to duplicate. Make sure to hold Shift so the sections don't move up or down. Select the right bottom section and send to back (Command + Shift + Left Bracket key).
Step 5
We need to separate our fill and stroke. Select all four sections of the chain, then go Object > Expand > Stroke. While the four objects are still selected, apply Object > Ungroup (Command + Shift + G).
Step 6
Now we need to place the fill and stroke on separate layers. Select all the expanded strokes. Make sure not to select the fills. Copy the expanded strokes Edit > Copy (Command + C). Delete the expanded strokes after they have been copied.
Step 7
Create a new layer, name it "Trapping." Select the "Trapping" layer and Edit > Paste in Front (Command + F).
Step 8
We need to get rid of the excess brown that is over lapping. There area a number of ways to do this, but in this case the Knife Tool will be the quickest. Select one section at a time and use your Knife Tool to break apart the excess brown.
Step 9
Now the excess brown can be selected on its own. Select the excess brown sections and delete them.
Step 10
Now you should have an image similar to this. A midtone layer containing only the yellow fill. A trapping layer containing the expanded stroke. Make sure you are saving after major steps.
Step 11
Lets add some detail. Only focus on the middle link. The two side links are place holders, we will be deleting them later. Using your reference image as a guide, add some details to the "Trapping" layer, as I have done below. You can add more or less depending on your image.
Step 12
Now add shadows (#B09132) and highlights (#F6ED55). Be sure the correct layers are selected.
Step 13
Now we can delete our place holders. Select the two outer sections and delete.
Step 14
Select the entire chain link and Alt-drag. Hold Shift to keep it from moving up or down. While the new chain link is still selected use Object > Transform > Transform Again (Command + D) two times. Now you should have a total of four links.
Step 15
This will be the overall appearance of our chain. You can add more detail here if desired. At this point save this as a separate file. Keep it as your working file in case you ever want to come back to it and make alterations. Now we are going to place our guide lines where the chain will repeat. Make sure you place the guides in the same spot on each end of the chain.
Step 16
Now we are going to create a clipping path over the chain. Select the "Trapping" layer. Now use your guides to create a box over the chain.
Step 17
Select > All (Command + A). Then go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make (Command + 7). When you create a clipping mask it will put everything on one layer. That is why we saved the file with layers as a working file.
Step 18
Now using the pathfinder select Divide.
Step 19
Drag the entire chain into the brushes palette and select New Pattern Brush.
Step 20
Select OK.
Step 21
Now you can use the (B) Brush Tool or (P) Pen Tool to create a seamless chain.
Final Result
Now you have the skills it takes to create pattern brushes in Illustrator. Have fun making your own!
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EIFL's Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) is inviting applications for a new award – for public and community libraries that empower women and girls through information and communication technology (ICT).
- · The call is open to public and community libraries in developing and transition countries
- · The prize includes US$1,500 and the opportunity to publicize your service widely.
- · The deadline for submitting applications is May 8 2013.
- · Applications will be accepted in English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Click the link for further details and information about how to apply http://www.eifl.net/eifl-plip-innovation-awards
EIFL-PLIP launched the call to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th. It is the fifth award in EIFL-PLIP's exciting series of Innovation Awards. Read more about other awards and winners at http://www.eifl.net/eifl-plip-innovation-awards