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Your Turn, NH: Who would really benefit from repeal of stand-your-ground?
At the time, Gov. Lynch expressed concerns that drug dealers would murder each other and the police would be unable to prosecute them under the law. Others with more of a flair for the dramatic cried there would be blood in the streets. Those concerns have proved to be unfounded over the past year and a half as the people of New Hampshire have quietly gone about their business, avoiding trouble whenever possible, with many knowing that they are much less likely to become a victim of violent crime.
Senior citizens, women and others the violent criminal sees through his predator eyes as weaker and defenseless are no longer forced to endure beating, robbery and worse. They now have the right to use deadly force in self-defense.
That right is now under attack in New Hampshire because of a bill introduced by Rep. Steve Shurtleff, Democrat from Penacook. Rep Shurtleff's reason for repeal is "because something tragic might happen."
More scare tactics with little substance. Further, opponents of the stand-your-ground law have said you would not be able to sue if you were shot as an innocent bystander. But negligent discharge of a weapon is still a crime, and if you cause harm to an innocent bystander you can and likely will go to prison.
On the civil side, the courts interpret the law, so claims of exemption are nothing more than a gross exaggeration. So what is really behind the attempted repeal of stand-your-ground? As with most things political, follow the money.
Who will benefit from the repeal? With stand-your-ground, there are two protections afforded to the law-abiding citizen: the right of self-defense wherever you have the right to be, and freedom from civil suit if you are forced to defend yourself against a threat to your life.
If this law is reversed and you are confronted by a criminal while out of your home with no way for you to flee and are forced to use deadly force to save your own life, then you will first have to be judged by the police and prosecuting attorneys as to your justification. You will need an attorney to guide you through the process. It is likely a grand jury will be summoned.
Because you had no alternative but to defend yourself, then you will probably not be further criminally prosecuted. However, your real trial is just beginning as you are certain to be sued civilly by the criminal or the relatives of the criminal. The absolute best result you can expect is attorney's fees running into six figures. The worst result from the entire process is incarceration with total financial ruin and bankruptcy. Follow the money.
What the repeal bill does is throw New Hampshire citizens under the bus to the benefit of the trial lawyers. Indirectly some of the money it cost you because you were forced to defend yourself works its way back in the form of campaign contributions to those who took away your right of self-defense. Leave stand-your-ground alone and the people of New Hampshire will go about their business and walk the streets as citizens, not as potential victims.
Terry R. Phair is a retired financial manager in Greenland.
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WINDSOR, England -- A crowd of 30,000 cheered from the stands and a flock of sheep grazed nearby, as the Olympic lightweight fours semifinal got under way Tuesday afternoon at the picturesque Eton Dorney Rowing Center, a 400-acre park near Windsor Castle. Competing in the U.S. boat was Robin Prendes, a Cuban immigrant and Miami Coral Park High grad who got his start rowing early mornings in the mucky alligator-infested canals near Miami International Airport.
His parents, Rodolfo and Vicky Prendes, and his cousin, Joaquin, were overwhelmed by the occasion. Although Prendes boat finished fifth, eliminating it from medal contention, and he was understandably dejected, his family felt like placing a gold medal around Prendes neck.
The Olympic rowing regatta is a far cry from the Little Havana efficiency where the Prendes family lived for five years upon arriving from Cuba in 1995. Robin was 6 when they left Matanzas, and the Prendeses had just lost an 11-year-old son and promising swimmer, Rodolfo Jr., to leukemia.
We told Robin, We got to this country late, but you are the one who has the doors open, you have all the opportunities in the world, said Vicky Prendes, a patent assistant at a law firm. And look where he is, at the Olympics, with an economics degree from Princeton University. Its truly a miracle. In our minds, he is a winner, in life and in rowing.
Rodolfo Prendes, who runs a lawnmower/small engine repair shop, recalled his sons early days in the sport. He was turned away from established rowing clubs, and relegated to the worst lanes because he was unknown. But his determination, and the generosity of local coaches Rolando Serra, Roberto de Armas and Francisco Viacava paid off.
We think its important to show the Hispanics in Miami that, yes, you can make it if you want it bad enough, the proud father said. This is a rich mans sport, and we had no money. When Robin was first turned away from a club, he cried. At 15, he told us, I want to go to a good college. We told him we couldnt afford it. I took him to the muddy canals and said, There is money in there. Robin said, There is? Where? I told him, If you get up at 5 in the morning every day, I will bring you here youll see the money will show up. Coach Serra told him the same thing.
His mother, a former Cuban national team swimmer, told him if he rowed like they do in the movies, over and over, day after day, he would win races.
He woke up early every day and rowed. His friends made fun of him, joking that rowing was his girlfriend. His parents friends told them they were foolish for dreaming, that there was no future in rowing. By his senior year in high school, he had scholarship offers from Princeton, Cornell and Columbia. Last year, he was invited to live at the U.S. Olympic training camp in Oklahoma City.
He was a soldier, so focused, so disciplined, like a horse with blinders on, Prendes mother said.
That tunnel vision was evident Tuesday. After the race, he was in no mood to discuss moral victories for his young team, nicknamed Ivy League 4 because all four rowers ages 23-25 were Ivy Leaguers. Never mind that the Great Britain, Swiss and Dutch teams that advanced to Thursdays A final are experienced whereas the U.S. boat was thrown together four months ago. Prendes was not satisfied with the consolation B final, to determine sixth place through 12th.
We hoped to be a little more competitive, he said. There was a bit of a crosswind so it pushed us to the side, and we were never able to get our rhythm. We were struggling to keep pace. Hopefully, if I keep rowing four years, Ill have a more clear head coming into this stage. It was a phenomenal learning experience.
He said he took a moment before the race to remember the American Barge Club in West Dade, the Miami Rowing Club in Key Biscayne and the Miami Beach Rowing Club, all of which played a part in his success.
Prendes didnt march in the Opening Ceremonies because he had to race the next day, and the rowers have been secluded at their own village near the venue. But they move to the main athletes village Aug. 7.
Theres this allure with the Olympics, and maybe Ill have more of that experience once I get to the village, but so far, it felt like another race, he said.
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NEWPORT Gwent Dragons were back for pre-season training yesterday just 23 days after ending their campaign on a high against Treviso at Rodney Parade, writes Chris Kirwan.
International players, Bristol and London Welsh are yet to finish 2013/14 but yesterday a small group of Dragons began preparations for next season by christening the region's new training base in Ystrad Mynach.
Those that featured in the Wales trial are excused while Taulupe Faletau and the 11-strong Junior World Championship contingent will not return until July.
Director of rugby Lyn Jones, who is currently in New Zealand watching the Under-20s tournament, told the Argus last month that his charges had a busy summer ahead.
"These boys need to bulk up," he said. "We need to be far more powerful, stronger, heavier and more dynamic than we are at the moment if we are going to challenge any side in the league."
The relocation will certain help the fuel bills of scrum-half Jonathan Evans, who hails from Cefn Hengoed up the road from the Caerphilly County Borough Centre for Sporting Excellence.
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"It will be great to have everything on one site and it can only improve us as a team and improve me as an individual.
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Seven killed and eight more injured in a mortar explosion at Hawthorne Army Depot late Monday night.
The United States Marine Corps reported Wednesday morning that another injured Marine has been reported bringing the total injured to eight. Renown Regional Medical Center says six of the patients it received are still hospitalized; three are in serious condition and three are in fair condition as of 8:50 a.m. Wednesday.
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During a live press conference from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2nd Marine Division Command General Jim Lukeman said the Marines had been training in both Bridgeport, California and Hawthorne for about the past month and that their routine training is not linked to any specific deployment. "We send our prayers and condolences to the families of the marines and sailors that have been killed and injured in this tragic accident. Our first priority is to provide them with the support they need during this very difficult time, and we're doing that right now."
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A general family assistance phone line is set up at Renown at 775-982-6060. Renown will also post updates of the conditions of those hospitalized on its website at http://www.renown.org/
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Republicans started this year thinking they would grab control of the Senate because they were only defending 10 of the 33 seats at stake on Election Day. That seems unlikely now thanks to controversial rape statements by GOP candidates in Missouri and Indiana, the retirement of popular Maine GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe, and strong races run by Democratic incumbents in Florida and Michigan.
Democrats seem certain to fall short of adding the 25 seats they need to take over the House, and at best may gain a handful of districts. With Republicans gaining governorships and state legislatures in the 2010 elections, the GOP was better able to draw new district lines reflecting the latest census to protect their incumbents and put Democratic House members in less friendly terrain.
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Aloha & thank you for your interest in our ocean & beachfront vacation rental, the Hale Makai "Ocean House". The Hale Makai is located in Hale Koolau, a family owned & operated group of ocean & beach front vacation rental homes in Honolulu, Hawaii located in the fishing town of Hauula on Oahu's North Shore near the Polynesian Cultural Center, Turtle Bay, Kualoa Ranch, and many other wonderful Oahu attractions. We are located approximately 45 minutes from Honolulu International Airport on the North East coast of Oahu; where the Koolau Mountains touch the Pacific Ocean. Our community of single family homes, small shops, and quaint restaurants is very different from the high rise retail/ tourist center of Waikiki. With hiking trails and unspoiled reefs, we offer a glimpse of the Oahu of yesteryear with convenient access to the night life and modern pleasures of Honolulu & Waikiki.
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The Hale Makai "Ocean House" is a direct ocean & beachfront vacation rental home on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii and offers breathtaking ocean & mountain views from every room. This is a spacious (1,500+ sf living area) 3 bedroom, 1 bath duplex home (downstairs) with porcelain tile floors throughout. The Hale Makai features a remodeled kitchen & bath with granite counter tops, full size stainless steel stove/range, built-in microwave, full size refrigerator, and all the cooking utensils you need to prepare complete meals. There is also a laundry room located directly in the home with private coin-op washer & dryer. The living area is richly decorated with warm tropical & plantation style furniture and enjoys direct ocean views. There are two queen size sleeper sofas in the living room which allows this vacation rental home to accommodate up to 10 guests, in addition to a dining area with teak dining table and seating for six. The master bedroom has wrap-around ocean views and is furnished with elegant and tropical teak furniture with a Sealy pillow-top queen size bed. The second bedroom also has a Sealy pillow-top queen size bed and heavy teak and tropical furniture for an elegant feel. The third bedroom is furnished with two Sealy pillow-top twin size beds. All areas of the home have ceiling fans, however they are rarely necessary as this home enjoys wonderful cool ocean breezes year around.
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Enjoy relaxing on the direct beach & ocean front yard which opens up to the blue South Pacific only 15 feet away. The oceanside area has a picnic table & chaise lounge chairs. There is plenty of area for sunbathing on the beach or on the grassy yard. Watch spectacular sunrises while soaking in one of our hot tubs just steps away. Stroll down the beach to the Hauula beach park and coral preserve for some great snorkeling and swimming or take our ocean kayaks out for some adventure. Close by are world famous North Shore attractions such as the Hauula hiking trails & preserve, Polynesian Cultural Center, Turtle Bay Resort & Golf, Brigham Young University, Sunset Beach, Waimea Bay, Kualoa Ranch and the last unspoiled "Hawaiian" style towns on Oahu. Come enjoy your Hawaii vacation directly on the beach with this North Shore Oahu, Hawaii beachfront & oceanfront vacation rental home.
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For JU women, opener is another step in the process
It has been a while coming, but this weekend the JU women's rowing team can get out of practice mode as they travel to Hontoon State Park near DeLand, Fla., to meet Temple and Stetson.
Coxswain Savannah Rice will lead the women's 8 which will have Emily Close, Cat Plesko, Whitney Mathews, Jordyn Clary, Joanna Zachowski, Macee Dioneda, May Mosier and Abby Sierigk aboard.
In the women's 4, April Beck, Whitney Abshear, Samara Generals and Serena Summerfield will join coxswain Jordan Heylock.
"Everyone is pretty excited to finally get the racing under way,'' coach Kris Muhl said. Practice began about two months ago. "We've been hit with a lot of injuries this year so not everyone is traveling.''
Muhl said the team is looking at the initial race as a gauge for the remainder of the season.
"Temple is strong and we will see Stetson again at the end of the month when we race UCF (Central Florida) in Orlando.''
Muhl has been instilling ownership and accountability to the team and looks to stay focused on that this weekend.
"We want each race to be better than the last just as each stroke should be better or good as the previous,'' he said. "And, of course, you have to focus and finish the stroke you're on before you can take the next.''
Muhl will continuously analyze the team's performance, this week and beyond.
"To analyze improvement between races, we look to see if our puddles are further to the stern and if people are making and holding technical improvements as we gradually bring up our stroke rates over the next couple of months,'' Muhl said. "The puddles are the key indicator of boat speed and overall improvement.''
The focus, he said, needs to come from within.
"We have to keep the focus internal,'' he said. "What are we doing to get better, stronger, and faster? We row our race, get down the course as fast as we can and use the teams on the course at the same time as motivation.''
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Man investigated over Southend oyster picking
11:00am Tuesday 4th December 2012 in Southend
A MAN has been caught allegedly harvesting oysters from Southend's seafront to sell in London restaurants.
The Food Standards Agency is urgently investigating the unnamed man after he was spotted filling sack after sack with the shellfish.
The move is the first time someone has been accused of gathering oysters, which can contain deadly viruses and bacteria if they are not treated properly, to make money.
However, despite a concerted campaign from councillors to raise awareness of the supposed illegal trade in shellfish, bosses at Southend Council insisted the incident was the first they had come across.
Andrew Lewis, corporate director for enterprise, tourism and the environment, said: "This individual was deemed to be collecting more oysters than could reasonably be said to be for his own personal use.
"It was a substantially larger number than we have seen in the past."
In August, the Echo took photographs of oyster pickers on Chalkwell beach, working in an apparently organised operation.
While it is not illegal to collect oysters for personal use, any shellfish harvested from the sea which are destined for paying customers must first be subjected to a process which destroys any dangerous bacteria or viruses.
Our pictures sparked a flurry of concerns about potentially harmful oysters entering the food chain.
Council officers apprehended the man who is currently being investigated two weeks ago, following a tip-off about his suspicious behaviour.
The Echo understands they photographed him collecting sacks of oysters and tying them to a buoy in the estuary, where they were picked up by a boat and taken to shore.
It is thought the shellfish could have been headed for restaurants in London.
Under the Food Safety Act 1990, the man could be fined up to £20,000 or even jailed if he is prosecuted and subsequently found guilty.
Fisherman Richard Eves, who runs Leigh Fishermans Co-operative in old Leigh High Street, was caught with 400 untreated oysters in a fridge at his shop in September.
He was ordered to pay for the destruction of the oysters under the Food Safety Act.
Mr Lewis said: "The investigation is still at a very early stage, but the man is being investigated for possible food fraud."
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Shoebury_Cyclist wrote:posh tory food eh! only toffs can afford any of the other 24% BUT they are good for the enviroment just think how much sh4t a million oysters must filter out of the water hmmm tasty. bit like cyclists there are pros and cons...
76% of British oysters contain Norovirus. I wouldn't touch an oyster with a barge pole.
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DogsMessInLeigh wrote:Tx DMIL. I`ll try that, there are loads off the beach at the Castle pub as well! Some as big as one`s hand! Cheaper than Viagra?? lol
i have tried them a few years back when the first Chinese pickers appeared, i asked to look in his buckets and he gave me 5, took them home and steamed them added some chilly sauce...v/nice...and i lived to tell the tale, the council should send a private dick out and follow the trail bet they end up in the Chinese community and possible sold on, getting a bit sick of the pickers storys...either do something if its illegal or shut up.
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Shoebury_Cyclist wrote:posh tory food eh! only toffs can afford any of the other 24% BUT they are good for the enviroment just think how much sh4t a million oysters must filter out of the water hmmm tasty. bit like cyclists there are pros and cons...
76% of British oysters contain Norovirus. I wouldn't touch an oyster with a barge pole.
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Some may recall the 2005 scandal involving Sony BMG Music, which was accused of secretly including a rootkit in music player software that came with music CDs. The rootkit was designed to protect the copyright by limiting the consumers' access to the CD but it also amounted to a major security breach.
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Come visit with the Toledo Zoo, who will do a program from 10-10:30 a.m. and a preserved animal display and activities from 10:30-noon.
The YMCA swimming pool will be open for swimming during the entire festival. Swimsuits must be worn in the pool and a parent or adult must accompany all swimmers in the water.
A variety of crafts, displays and resources, clown entertainment and giveaways will also be featured.
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The elementary classroom is evolving. From number two pencils and spiral notebooks, students in one Port Charlotte grade school are now using electronic tablets in the classroom.
Holding their Nooks for the first time, a class of first graders is eager to learn what the tablets can do.
"There are apps for education," explains Lisa Carter, a digital manager from Barnes and Noble, who developed the Nook.
Instead of looking at the chalkboard, these students at Myakka River Elementary are learning with hi-tech tablets.
"It has lots of books on in it," first grader Beau says in amazement.
His teacher applied for a grant and the 12 Nooks arrived Thursday. This is the county's first classroom to use Nooks on a regular basis.
Older students access laptops in class and the school is using iPads to teach math courses.
"We know children are very excited for technology and the Nook is just one more venue for them. So we hope to increase the amount of books kids read and increase their love of learning," says Debbie Carney, the Myakka River Elementary Principal.
With so much competition for kids' attention, these hands-on, interactive Nooks can capture their interests and help them learn at the same time.
"It can actually be a great tool in the way that it helps with their learning abilities and also at their own pace," Carter says.
To help unlock the power at their fingertips, the pros at Barnes and Noble came to class to teach the children how to use the nook; although the students didn't need much help.
"Kids right now are digital natives," Carter points out.
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"The books don't read to you, the books that are over there, this does," the first grader says while holding the tablet.
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The Centers for Disease Control says abuse of prescription drugs is one of the leading causes of accidental death in the U.S.
The American College of Physicians issued new guidelines to better educate both physicians and patients on the dangers of drug addiction. It suggests doctors first consider non-addictive pain killers.
When addictive narcotics must be prescribed doctors should carefully think about the dosage.
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It's been three years since Steven Spielberg's last effort behind the camera, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," and we'd rather not talk about it, but it looks like the director is gonna win his way back into our hearts this year twice over. Once, with the sure to be Oscar bound "War Horse" and then again with the pretty fun looking "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn."
As you know, the film made a big splash earlier this week when a teaser trailer was revealed to thumbs up approval from around the web. And now we have a new international version, which more or less plays the same but gives us a bit more time and scenes with Tintin's trusty sidekick, Snowy. We've heard some grumbling about how the dog looks in the film, but we think he's fine and seems pretty naturally integrated along the mo-capped cast.
Starring Jamie Bell, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, Andy Serkis, Mackenzie Crook, Tony Curran, Daniel Mays, Sebastian Roche and Gad Elmaleh, the film hits theaters in Europe on October 26th, before getting a U.S. release on December 23rd (though we expect that latter date to change). Check it out below.
taptup | May 21, 2011 7:51 AM
I agree with you: I'm not sold at all with the motion capture CGI and it would have been perfect in traditional animation...but that wouldn't be successful, unfortunately, in these days of 3D and FX drug.
But I was thinking more of the characters, the story, and that special sense of true adventure that we don't see on a screen since Indy III.
Brody | May 21, 2011 3:35 AM
Oh man, Indy III. What a terrible movie. I like that dryer below complains about Spielberg losing "it" after Schindler's List, when he was cranking out and/or producing mountains of plastic, formulaic shit for a decade, beginning in 82.
I get that Tintin is considered a valuable property to market overseas, but it's a bit like Hollywood took a beloved bit of their culture, digested it, then shit it back on a plate for them covered in Cheez-Whiz and ranch dressing. Bon appetit!
Brody | May 21, 2011 2:39 AM
@taptup, of course I know about the world famous classic character of Tintin.
Anyone that is familiar with the elegant, flat coloring and clear details of Herge wouldn't recognize anything familiar in this teaser, which attempts photorealism, depicting his characters as plastic toys in a semirealistic world. This objectively seems like the same approach taken in the awful Astro Boy CG adaptation, or any of Zemekis' terrible CG mocap movies. There's no apparent advantage to this needlessly expensive approach, over, say, filming the movie in live action.
It's a disappointing (lack of) stylistic approach, robbing the charm of the source material in a convoluted, overwrought process for no discernible reason.
Rashad | May 21, 2011 2:30 AM
"all his movies have lost that sense of childhood wonderment."
Because those weren't meant to be childlike? God forbid he makes films that aren't suitable for the whole family
BradZuhl | May 21, 2011 1:38 AM
I'm psyched to hear a new John Williams score. And actually, between this and War Horse, it'll be TWO new John Williams scores by the end of the year.
gonad | May 21, 2011 1:10 AM
Crystal Skull nuked the fridge the moment douche-face Shia joined the cast. But Spielberg will deliver the goods this year, and Armond White will die of a multiple orgasm while watching War Horse.
dryer | May 20, 2011 12:23 PM
Id be surprised if Speilberg can actually pull this off, the man hasn't been the same since he took a sour detour after SCHINDLERS LIST; all his movies have lost that sense of childhood wonderment. just look at AI, MINORITY REPORT & the infamous CRYSTAL SKULL. Its a sad day when Lucas appears the better person in the sand box.
taptup | May 20, 2011 11:52 AM
People who know a little about Tintin, and see the potential for this movie.
Brody | May 20, 2011 11:19 AM
"Revealed to thumbs up approval"? All the reaction I saw to the awful teaser was that it looked like more of the same kind of CG corpsemation that Zemeckis has inflicted on us for years...
Seriously, who thinks this looks good?


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SAN DIEGO - San Diego police Monday searched for a man who fled the scene after crashing into a fellow motorist in Sabre Springs, leaving the other driver with several broken bones.
The hit-and-run in the 11000 block of Poway Road was reported at 9:12 p.m. Sunday, according to San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros.
A 55-year-old woman driving a Ford Taurus south on Sabre Springs Parkway was struck in the intersection by a man driving a dark colored Chrysler 300 east on Poway Road, he said in a statement.
The woman suffered broken ribs and a broken hip, according to the officer.
Police found the Chrysler abandoned several miles away. The driver was described as having a beard, Delimitros said.


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Cease-fire begins between Israel and Palestinian militants, ending fiercest fighting in years
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies.
The Egyptian-sponsored deal delivered key achievements for all involved. It promised to halt years of Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israel and ease border closings that have stifled Gaza's economy, and it affirmed the emergence of Egypt's new Islamist government as a key player in a changing region. But vague language in the agreement and deep hostility between the combatants made it far from certain that the bloodshed would end.
News of the truce, announced in Cairo and reached after furious diplomacy that drew in U.S., U.N., European and regional diplomats, set off ecstatic celebrations in Gaza, where thousands poured into the streets, firing guns into the air, honking horns and waving Palestinian, Hamas and Egyptian flags.
In Israel, small demonstrations were held in communities that were struck by rockets. Protesters said the military should have hit Hamas harder and some held signs demanding security and denouncing "agreements with terrorists."
Leaders on both sides used tough language as they prepared to engage in indirect negotiations on a future border arrangement through Egyptian mediators.
With Gaza deal, new role for Egypt's Islamist leader: guarantor of quiet between Hamas, Israel
CAIRO (AP) -- The Gaza cease-fire deal reached Thursday marks a startling trajectory for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi: an Islamist leader who refuses to talk to Israelis or even say the country's name mediated for it and finally turned himself into Israel's de facto protector.
The accord inserts Egypt to an unprecedented degree into the conflict between Israel and Hamas, establishing it as the arbiter ensuring that militant rocket fire into Israel stops and that Israel allows the opening of the long-blockaded Gaza Strip and stops its own attacks against Hamas.
In return, Morsi emerged as a major regional player. He won the trust of the United States and Israel, which once worried over the rise of an Islamist leader in Egypt but throughout the week-long Gaza crisis saw him as the figure most able to deliver a deal with Gaza's Hamas rulers.
"I want to thank President Morsi for his personal leadership to de-escalate the situation in Gaza and end the violence," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who met Morsi Thursday, said at a Cairo press conference with Egypt's foreign minister announcing the accord.
"This is a critical moment for the region. Egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a cornerstone of regional stability and peace," she said.
Long road out of recession makes for tough Thanksgiving journeys; travelers hit by high prices
CHICAGO (AP) -- Millions of Americans piled their families into cars, hopped on buses and waited out delays at airports Wednesday as they set off on Thanksgiving treks that many said required financial sacrifice, help from relatives to come up with airfare and hours searching online for deals.
Accepting that the road out of the recession will be long, many said they've become savvier or at least hardier travelers -- resilient enough to brave a day-long drive with the kids or a long haul by bus instead of flying. Others adjusted their travel schedules to try to save money, flying on less popular days or to airports that were a bit farther from their destination.
The weather, along with the economy, handed setbacks to some. Heavy fog shrouded Chicago, causing more than 1,600 delays or cancellations in and out of its two airports and sending ripples around the nation.
And at New York City's Penn Station, a power failure in a switching system halted all trains for more than an hour at the height of the evening commute. It caused delays of 90 minutes or more on Amtrak and two of the nation's busiest commuter railroads.
The effects of Superstorm Sandy added to the hassle for travelers on the East Coast.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns, citing mental health problems, acknowledges federal probe
CHICAGO (AP) -- Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon's son went on a mysterious medical leave while facing separate federal investigations.
Just two weeks after voters re-elected him to a ninth full term, Jackson sent his resignation letter to House Speaker John Boehner, citing his ongoing treatment for bipolar disorder and admitting "my share of mistakes."
The House Ethics Committee is investigating his dealings with imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and for the first time Jackson publicly acknowledged reports of a new federal probe believed to be looking into his possible misuse of campaign money.
"I am aware of the ongoing federal investigation into my activities and I am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators, and accept responsibility for my mistakes," he wrote, adding "they are my mistakes and mine alone."
Jackson, 47, disappeared in June, and it was later revealed that he was being treated at the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal issues. He returned to his Washington home in September but went back to the clinic the next month, with his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, saying his son had not yet "regained his balance."
M23 rebels vow to take all of Congo, as army troops and police defect in Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- Pressing ahead with their seizure of cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the M23 rebels said Wednesday they are fighting to control all of this sprawling country and to topple President Joseph Kabila's government.
Following their capture of the strategic city of Goma a day earlier, the rebels took the nearby town of Sake on Wednesday as they moved toward the provincial capital of Bukavu.
"Kabila has to go. We want our country back," said M23 Col. Vianney Kazarama to cheers from thousands gathered at the Goma stadium. "We are now going to Kinshasa. No one will divide this country."
Nearly 3,000 Congolese army soldiers and police defected to the rebels in Goma on Wednesday and turned in their weapons at the stadium rally.
Even as the M23 rebels consolidated their gains, the presidents of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda called on them to give up the territory they now control.
Sandy victims gather with friends, strangers for subdued Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) -- The things that Marge Gatti once cherished are lying on what's left of her deck, spattered in mud, like a yard sale gone awry.
The white fur coat she bought for $80 at an auction. Family videos. A peach-colored glass creamer from England. Books she never got a chance to read.
The stuff is ruined, just like her sodden Staten Island home, which was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters and will be demolished in the coming weeks. Of all things material, Gatti has nothing.
And yet, on Thanksgiving Day, she will be counting her blessings.
"My sons are alive. They were trapped here," said Gatti, 67, who lived in the beige home down the block from the Atlantic Ocean for 32 years. "I'm thankful that I have all my family. And that my friends are still here, you know? We're all friends now. There's no strangers in life anymore."
Mammograms lead to overtreatment, do little to curb late-stage breast cancers, study concludes
Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been treated for cancers that never would have threatened their lives, researchers estimate.
Up to one-third of breast cancers, or 50,000 to 70,000 cases a year, don't need treatment, the study suggests.
It's the most detailed look yet at overtreatment of breast cancer, and it adds fresh evidence that screening is not as helpful as many women believe. Mammograms are still worthwhile, because they do catch some deadly cancers and save lives, doctors stress. And some of them disagree with conclusions the new study reached.
But it spotlights a reality that is tough for many Americans to accept: Some abnormalities that doctors call "cancer" are not a health threat or truly malignant. There is no good way to tell which ones are, so many women wind up getting treatments like surgery and chemotherapy that they don't really need.
Men have heard a similar message about PSA tests to screen for slow-growing prostate cancer, but it's relatively new to the debate over breast cancer screening.
Seeking finicky holiday customers, stores offer incentives to make shopping cheap and easy
NEW YORK (AP) -- This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way.
It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts up to 70 percent to lure shoppers during the busy holiday period. But the ease of ordering online and the sluggish economy changed that. Americans are no longer impressed by discounts alone. Now they want their shopping just like their fast food: not only cheap, but convenient too.
That means they're no longer afraid to walk away from the cashmere sweater with the perfect fit if the store is crowded. They're unwilling to buy those suede pumps in just the right shade of blue if shipping costs extra. And they cringe at the prospect of carrying around paper coupons; they'd rather pull them up electronically on smartphones.
Retailers from Wal-Mart to Macy's are doing everything they can to make it easier for more finicky shoppers to spend during the holidays. Several are opening on Thanksgiving Day. Some are offering free layaway and shipping. Many are matching in-store prices with cheaper online deals. Others are allowing shoppers to buy online and pick up their merchandise in stores.
It's the latest effort by stores to court shoppers like Patty Edwards of Bellevue, Wash. Four years ago, Edwards made all of her holiday purchases online through Amazon because she thought it was the easiest way to shop. But this year, she plans to go elsewhere because stores are offering more shipping options.
Letters found in former Denver pharmacy show glimpse into life at WWII internment camps
DENVER (AP) -- Some letters arriving from Japanese-American internment camps during World War II were very specific, asking for a certain brand of bath powder, cold cream or cough drops -- but only the red ones. Others were just desperate for anything from the outside world.
"Please don't send back my check. Send me anything," one letter said from a California camp on April 19, 1943.
The letters, discovered recently during renovations at a former Denver pharmacy owned by Japanese-Americans, provide a glimpse into life in some of the 10 camps where 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry, including U.S. citizens, from the West Coast were forced to live during the war.
They were written in English and in Japanese, expressing the kinds of mundane needs and wants of everyday life, such as medicine as well as condoms, cosmetics and candy.
About 250 letters and postcards, along with war-time advertisements and catalogs, came tumbling out of the wall at a historic brick building on the outskirts of downtown. The reason they were in the wall and how they got there are a mystery, particularly because other documents were out in the open.
Jack Taylor, 'Sir Jack' to King James, toast of basketball after scoring 138 to set NCAA mark
How did Grinnell's Jack Taylor wind up with 138 points in a game?
Well, he did miss 56 shots, more than he made. And he didn't play for four minutes.
Otherwise he would have scored even more.
As it was, Taylor shattered the NCAA scoring record by 25 points Tuesday night in the Pioneers' 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible in Grinnell, Iowa.
Taylor hoisted a mind-boggling 108 shots, one every 20 seconds. Layups, fadeaways and 3-pointers (27 of those) were all working in a display that had the NBA's basketball royalty buzzing a day later, from Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant to Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Metrosafe dispatchers tell WDRB News that a child was found with a BB gun on a JCPS school bus Thursday afternoon.
It happened near the corner of 36th St. and Grand Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. The incident involved bus no. 0326 from Ramsey Middle School.
A JCPS spokesman tells us the bus driver became aware that a student had a BB gun, or "toy" gun in his possession. The student gave the bus driver the gun without any incident. No one was hurt. No students were evacuated from the bus.
Louisville Metro Police responded to the scene and the child was taken into custody. Jefferson County Public Schools is now handling the situation.
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On Saturday, American Lindsey Vonn's impressive Super-G run wasn't good enough to top Andrea Fischbacher of Austria. Vonn, who was aiming to win all speed skiing events in the 2010 Games, ended up with a bronze medal.
Fischbacher finished with a time of 1:20.14. Tina Maze of Slovenia, a relative underdog in the event, won the silver medal by finishing 0.49 seconds behind. Vonn ended the event 0.74 seconds behind.
This is the 21st medal of the Games for the United States, which still leads in the overall medal count.


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Pianist Russell Sherman of the New England Conservatory faculty performs a program of works by Chopin, Debussy, Schoenberg, and Scriabin on May 10 (originally scheduled for September 29, 2013). In these notes on the earliest work he has programmed, Sherman finds 24 ways in which the pianist's storytelling art was revolutionized by Chopin.
Frederic Chopin
24 Preludes, Op. 28
I. The cycle begins with a brazen display of the mother key (C major) in the breathless meter of 2/8. No sallow introduction to the ball, but a dithyramb of wild exuberance, frenetic joy—yet suffused with the rich counterpoint of rhythm and line, uncorking the champagne, that only a wise Master can know and reveal.
II. From the lair of Mussorgsky, prophetic omens delivered over stony, wretched basses that progressively disintegrate—into a macabre entropy resolving, fantastically, to a tonic chord deus ex machina. The third and fourth bars of the treble line disclose the not-so-secret primary motive (or rather melodic shape) which threads the cycle.
III. By the brook, Wohin, an innocent rejoinder to the prior tremors. The contradictions are falling into place. No simple sequence of balanced entities will suffice. Equilibrium will be based on the disparate insights only an inspired madness can provide.
IV. A two-note cantilena expires at the hand of a death-inviting bass. The soul glides gratefully, with one gasping rattle in bars 16–18, to its peaceful demise. Thus destined, the sentiment is calm and unashamed.
V. A remarkable "sleight of hand" in that essential melodic fragments are gently dislocated off the pulse, giddy and heedless of the whirling sixteenths. The whole flirtation lasts but a moment—and abruptly cadences with a grand jeté off the stage.
VI. The sadness, the unbridgeable gulf, is sadly (for the pianist) echoed by the impossible task of matching the untethered LH melody with a RH formula that only once (bars 7–9) breaks from its obstinate rhythmic duty. The exotic interval of the seventh on the third beat of bar 22 exquisitely and eerily adumbrates the seventh at the close of the twenty-third Prelude.
VII. Cinderella's doll is alive and well. Her slippers are yellow, but judging from the original pedaling, they do not touch the floor.
VIII. A grand guignol of passion, yet acutely aware of the supernatural hints and vibrations. The main voice is plunged into the midsection of the instrument, but levitates by grace notes imitating an octave above within the figuration. The harmonic onslaught is ferocious, as though seeking quarter-tones to vent its chromatic wrath.
IX. The great gates of Warsaw, a homeland at once invincible and Herculean in its resistance to foreign invaders.
X. The schematic flutterings of a distraught bird, landing on the branch of a distant mazurka—in a "harp of shadow" (Milosz).
XI. A piece of no consequence—only insofar as tender entreaties of the soul have no effect on the real world. It barely exists, but without it there is no existence.
XII. A sinister, lacerating scherzo of defiance and doom. Premeditated: it takes no prisoners.
XIII. In the eye of the hurricane, a barcarolle. An enveloping languor detoxifies, cleanses—and revels in the disembodied tonality, last of the sharp keys. The middle section is the purest of odes, to a love beyond love.
XIV. The cycle descends into undifferentiated anarchy. The violence, not from anger but of the unknown, is exemplified by a music unparalleled in its Cyclopean gaze: every note of the piece but the last has the same rhythmic duration, and every note of the piece is in the same clef. The two hands play the same pitches, an octave apart, throughout. All that remains is vibration and terror.
XV. Only a mythical Beatrice can lead us back from the underworld. Her raiment is embroidered with Burgundian sixths.
XVI. A tempestuous Etude which brings us back, soberly, to the task of playing the piano. The piano, that complicated box of a labyrinth of a machine—can it also be a spokesman for good and evil? What other human activity affords so much range and immediate impact? Gives so much chance to soar and delineate, instruct and pierce? Pity one has to move one's fingers too. So much Sisyphus for a touch of heaven.
XVII. Another (pre-Ravel) apotheosis of the waltz, or in this case, the ball. The decor is sumptuous, the harmonies verdant, and Andre Gide remarked that no music could be more joyous than the two middle episodes. Yet despite the grandeur, one always feels the tension between individual soul and the unreachable communion of satisfaction.
In its last statement, the theme becomes indistinct memory, spectral and sotto voce; in the bass the great bell of Time unseduced, reminds.
XVIII. Great spasms of despair, expletives undeleted. Curses, chains, shrieks woven into a compositional tapestry that celebrates the appoggiatura and as well, the Master who can divine sense from agony.
XIX. An essay in delirium, but balletic and serene. Everything tumbles, or spires, to an ozone where harmony meets gladness—courtesy of the eternally benign E flat major tonality now in tremulous heat. How radiant, but cool. How kind, but self-sufficient.
XX. An ode to grave formality, or to the formality of the grave. The king is dead, long live his biographer.
XXI. A melody so beautiful it can't be repeated, only dissolved into rapturous chant. As though it were possible to have music for solo violin and organ, a universe where intimacy and glory are brethren.
XXII. The rats are leaving the sinking ship. A cry of anguish, of courage, hovers over the wreckage. The plea for redemption is scorned.
XXIII. Pastoral digression. A windmill turns, children are playing, complete amnesia.
Gide is beside himself, and says that the E flat (seventh to the tonic) in the penultimate bar, and subsumed in the final chord, is like the "tip of a camouflaged ear."
XXIV. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse ride again. Contrary to T. S. Eliot's prediction, the world ends with a bang, not a whimper.


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Fall 2014 textbook list
The Fall 2014 ECE textbook list is available online for students.
Current Prerequisites & Course Offering
For current prerequisites for a particular course, and to view course offerings for a particular semester, see the Virginia Tech Course Timetables.
ECE 5104 RF & Microwave Engineering and Applications (3C)
A review of basic electromagnetics. Transmission lines, waveguides, microstrip lines, striplines. Microwave networks and impedance matching, Smith chart, S-Matrix, ABCD matrix, transformers. Microwave filters. Active RF components. Microwave amplifier design. Microwave systems. Microwave Integrated Circuits (MIC). RF Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) components. RF components for wireless sytems. RF components for ULtra Wideband (UWB) systems.
What is the reason for this course?
RF and microwave components constitute important parts of the communication system. Many of the students at the graduate level lack the fundamentals of microwave components, their design and integration in the overall system. Combining the design concepts and the role of microwave components in different state-of-the-art application areas in one course may be of interest to students in the communication and electromagnetic areas. The course builds on the fundamentals that are covered in the prerequisite course. However, some topics in the prerequisite course are reviewed for completeness.
Program Area: Electromagnetics.
Prerequisites: 4104 or equivalent.
Why are these prerequisites or corequisites required?
ECE 4104, Microwave and RF Engineering, or equivalent courses on electromagnetics and circuits.
Department Syllabus Information:Major Measurable Learning Objectives:
- Describe the operation and analyze the performance of basic microwave components
- Design basic microwave components to meet certain specifications
- Analyze microwave systems and assess the impact of microwave component performances on overall system performance
- Assess qualitatively and quantitatively the role of microwave components in the application areas of MIC, MEMS, wireless systems and UWB systems
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|Introduction, Review of Basic Electromagnetics
|Transmission Lines, Waveguides, Microstrip Lines, Striplines
|Microwave Networks and Impedance Matching, Smith Chart, S-Matrix, ABCD Matrix, Transformers
|Microwave Filters
|Active RF Components
|Microwave Amplifier Design
|Microwave Systems
|Microwave Integrated Circuits (MIC)
|RF Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) Components
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No change in London threat level
The Metropolitan Police say there has been no change London's threat level despite a 40% increase in the number of officers at today's Marathon.
– Chief Supt Julia Pendry, Gold commander for the Marathon
We have worked with organisers, partners and other emergency services throughout the preparations for this year's marathon to ensure that we have the right plans in place.
Following the terrible events in Boston, we are providing additional visible reassurance to the public in what is naturally a worrying time.
I would stress there is no change to the threat level to London and nothing at this stage to link the Boston bombings to the London marathon.
Nevertheless we want to do all we can to help provide a secure environment in which the runners, spectators and volunteers can enjoy themselves."
The public are being urged to ensure they take good care of their belongings in order to avoid police responding to reports of unattended items.


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In another thread, a post caught my eye and rather than derail that thread, I'd post the comment here and ask for comments. The writer said about the Berkeley Hills RR that:
"The host club was wise to ban a category 5 field from the race."
Maybe the comment was aimed at the difficulty level of the Berkeley Hills race. And I've noticed other races, like Merco, where there is no accomodation for Cat 5s, and the discussions about mixing Cat 4s with Cat 5s in many races, particularly Master's race groupings.
But let's be realistic, what's the difference between Cat 4 and Cat 5? Ten race STARTS? Heck - show up and pay your money at all of the Early Birds and you too can be a Cat 4 (like me). Personally I don't mind 4/5 groupings since I too am new and my friends who've joined me in trying racing this season are still mostly 5s. I only upgraded because of races that won't let me join in without being a Cat 4.


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The Durham School of the Arts is the top-ranked public high school in North Carolina, according to a report from U.S. News and World Report.
Carrboro High School is ranked No. 2, according to the report, and Northwood High in Pittsboro is No. 6.
The highest-ranked school in Wake County was Middle Creek, at No. 7. Cary High School also made the Top 10, at No. 9.
Leesville (No. 16), Wakefield (No. 17) and Millbrook (No. 18) were also ranked among the top 20.
The list of top 100 schools did not include magnet school Enloe, highly regarded Raleigh Charter or Broughton High School.
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