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Vos T, PhD MSc
Astbury J, PhD
Piers L S, MBBS, MD, PhD, MPH
Magnus A, BEc. Ed. G.
Heenan M, PhD
Walker L, MSW
Webster K, BSW
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In the Australian state of Victoria, as is the case both nationally and in other countries around the world, intimate partner violence (IPV) is increasingly recognised as a human rights violation with serious health, social, legal and economic consequences (Australian Medical Association [AMA], 1998; Office of Womens Policy [OWP], 2002; Public Health Association Australia [PHAA], 2002; United Nations [UN], 2006; World Health Organization [WHO], 2002). Although much work remains to be done, in recent decades there have been significant advances in social and legal responses to men who use violence and the women and children affected by it (Department of Victorian Communities [DVC], 2005; Victorian Law Reform Commission [VLRC], 2006). However less attention has been given to primary prevention; that is to preventing violence before it occurs.
Although the causes of IPV are complex, factors in our social, cultural and economic environments play a significant part (Heise, 1998; UN, 2006; WHO, 2002). This suggests that there are prospects for preventing violence by addressing these factors.
The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) is an independent statutory authority which works in partnership with others to improve the health of all Victorians by addressing social, economic and behavioural factors contributing to poor health. In its work, it has adopted a public health approach involving the application of multiple and reinforcing strategies at a population level. With the primary influences on health often lying outside of the health care system (Wilkinson & Marmot, 2003), much of this work is undertaken in partnership with actors in other sectors, such as employment, education or sports and recreation. Significant health gains have been made through such an approach in addressing other public health issues. Prominent examples include tobacco control and road safety, where major reductions in avoidable death, injury and illness have been achieved through a combination of legislative reform, law enforcement, social marketing, organisational development, research and services and programs to support individuals.
VicHealth is currently seeking to apply this approach to the goal of reducing violence against women. This work is being undertaken as part of a program of activity aimed at promoting mental health, given the strong evidential link between poor mental health and exposure to this form of violence (WHO, 2000). Intimate partner violence has also been identified as a significant contributor to gender disparities in some mental health problems such as depression (Astbury, 2001). Critical to a public health approach is accurate data to determine the magnitude and health impacts of the problem concerned and to raise awareness to ensure that it is given appropriate priority. Data is also important for planning and for monitoring the impact and assessing cost effectiveness of interventions (Graffunder, Noonan, Cox, & Wheaton, 2004).
This study was conducted as a partnership of VicHealth, the Victorian Department of Human Services and researchers with expertise in addressing violence and in burden of disease methodology. The study had three primary objectives: (a) to document the prevalence of IPV; (b) to identify the health problems associated with this form of violence; and (c) to estimate the contribution IPV makes to illness, injury and premature death among Victorian women using burden of disease methodology.
Burden of disease methodology
Burden of disease methodology is an internationally accepted approach to estimating the impacts of particular health problems across a population, taking into account illness, disability and premature death. The burden of disease is a measurement of the gap between the current health status of a population and an ideal situation where everyone lives into old age free of illness and disability (Murray & Lopez, 1997; WHO, 2001). The advantage of this methodology compared with other commonly used health indicators (such as mortality or health service utilisation data) is that it enables estimation of all health risks, including morbidity and disability. Burden of disease measures are used extensively by governments, researchers, health planners and advocates world wide and provide a standard measure for:
Burden of disease estimates were first developed for Victoria in 1996 for 176 diseases and 10 risk factors (Vos & Begg, 1999a, 1999b). More recently, results were being updated to the year 2001, enabling an estimate for IPV to be included for the first time.
While the prevalence of IPV is notoriously difficult to determine, this study drew on the most reliable national population-based survey of its time. The Womens Safety Survey (WSS), conducted in 1996, involved face to face interviews with over 6000 Australian women (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 1996a, 1996b). Prevalence-based, rather than incident-based data for Australia were used since they involved larger numbers of women and hence provided a basis for a more precise estimate. To establish the type, severity and extent of health problems which have been found in research to result from violence, an extensive review of Australian and international studies and published and unpublished government reports and research was undertaken.
A peer reviewed paper providing a detailed technical description of the methods used to calculate burden of disease estimates can be found here (Vos et al., 2006). In summary, estimates of the contribution to illness, injury and premature death made by IPV were developed for each of the main health problems found in the review described above. These estimates were made using prevalence data from the WSS and data on the relative risk of adverse health outcomes through exposure to IPV. Most of these were based on the Australian Longitudinal Study on Womens Health (ALSWH), a study that began in 1996 and enrolled 40,000 women with the intention of periodically surveying them about their health over a 20-year period. Risk data for femicide were based on a study of a coronial data base conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology (Mouzos, 1999), and those for physical injuries were derived from a 5-year study of hospital emergency department data conducted in the Australian state of Queensland (Roberts, OToole, Raphael, Lawrence, & Ashby, 1996).
To find out how much of the disease burden can be attributed to IPV, these data sources were used to estimate how much less disease there would have been in the whole population if no woman had been the subject of IPV. This proportion was then multiplied by the overall estimates of the burden for each of the relevant diseases. The latest year for which these were available was 2001.These results were summed to calculate the burden of disease that occurs due to womens exposure to IPV. Statistical testing of the data and assumptions (described in greater detail in the technical paper referred to above) was undertaken to maximise the robustness of the estimates. This included sensitivity analysis.
The study focused on IPV perpetrated against women by their male partners, on the understanding that the health consequences of this form of violence are particularly acute for women owing to the gendered patterns of both the experience and consequences of violence. In particular, violence perpetrated by men against their female partners is more likely than that perpetrated by women to be part of a pattern of severe, prolonged and repeated abuse. Women victims are also more likely than their male counterparts to sustain injuries, to fear for their lives and to be sexually assaulted (ABS 2003; Bagshaw & Chung 2000; Statistics Canada, 2003; Flood 2003, Belknap & Melton 2005, Gordon 2000 cited in Flood 2006). While recognising that IPV occurs on a continuum of economic, psychological and emotional abuse through to physical and sexual violence, this study could only reliably consider physical and sexual violence owing to the paucity of data pertaining to other forms of violence.
Data from the WSS (see Table 1) indicated that almost 195,000 or 2.9% of Australian women had experienced recent physical or sexual violence (in the 12 months prior to the survey), while over one million or 17.0% had experienced past physical or sexual violence (over the life time). Prevalence was found to be higher in younger women than in those aged over 45 years.
Health outcomes
The large body of literature identified in the review of existing research demonstrates that IPV has wide ranging and persistent effects on womens physical and mental health (summarised in Table 2), with the impact over time of different types and multiple episodes of abuse appearing to be cumulative (Golding, 1999; Taft, 2003; WHO, 2000).
Table 2: Summary of known health outcomes of intimate partner violence
This form of violence was found to be associated with an increased risk of premature death and injury. Between 1989 and 1998, over 57 per cent of deaths in Australian women resulting from homicide or violence were perpetrated by an intimate partner, with women being over five times more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than men (Mouzos, 1999). Women experiencing IPV were found to be more likely to experience mental health problems (Parker & Lee, 2002; Roberts, Williams, Lawrence, & Raphael, 1998; WHO, 2000), with one study of women attending general practitioners indicating a fivefold increased risk of depression (Hegarty, Gunn, Chondros, & Small, 2004). Women reporting IPV are also significantly more likely to use medication for depression and anxiety (Campbell, 2002; Coker et al., 2002; Hathaway et al., 2000; Janssen et al., 2003; Loxton, Schofield & Hussain, n.d.; Resnick, Acierno & Kilpatrick, 1997).
There is also evidence that the mental health impacts of violence persist over many years, with women who have experienced violence in the past having lower rates of mental health problems than women reporting current IPV, but significantly higher rates than those who have never experienced this type of violence (Golding, 1999; Loxton, Schofield & Hussain, n.d.).
IPV was found to increase the risk of women engaging in practices and behaviours harmful to their health, including the use of tobacco, non-prescription drugs, amphetamines and solvents and risky levels of drinking (Golding, 1999; Quinlivan & Evans, 2001; Roberts, Lawrence, OToole, & Raphael, 1997; Roberts, Lawrence, et al., 1998; Roberts, Williams, et al., 1998). Women reporting IPV were found to be more likely to have had an abnormal pap smear and to report having a vaginal or endo cervical infection (Quinlivan & Evans, 2001) and to have a higher risk of complications of pregnancy and birth (Quinlivan & Evans, 2001; Taft, 2002). This is a particular concern given data indicating that some 42% of Australian women reporting that they have been exposed to IPV at some time in their lives were pregnant at the time of the violence (WHO, 2000).
Contribution to burden of disease
Using the burden of disease methodology described above (see Figure 3), it was found that in women under the age of 45 years of age, IPV is responsible for an estimated 7.9% of disease burden. It is less for women over 45 years of age (1.5%) and 2.9% in women overall (i.e. when all ages are combined). The greatest proportion of the disease burden is associated with mental health problems. Depression, anxiety and suicide together contribute 73% of the total disease burden associated with IPV. Harmful health related behaviours, including tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use, accounted for another 22% (see Figure 1).
IPV was found to be a greater risk for ill-health among women aged under 45 years than seven other major risk factors included in contemporary burden of disease estimates, including body weight, high cholesterol and high blood pressure (see Figure 2). It was more than twice the risk of the next most important factor, illicit drug use, which contributed to less than 4%. For all ages combined IPV was associated with more disease among women than alcohol and illicit drugs (see Figure 3).
Study limitations
Burden of disease estimates are derived in part from prevalence data. While the best available data sources were chosen, existing measures may under estimate the problem, with studies showing that compared with other forms of violence, women are less likely to disclose IPV or to name the act as violence (Lievore, 2003; WHO, 2002). This is particularly the case for women from non-English speaking backgrounds (Lievore, 2003). Women from non-English speaking and Indigenous backgrounds and women with disabilities were under represented in the prevalence data used in this study. These groups may be particularly vulnerable to violence or its impacts (Mouzos & Mikkai, 2004; National Crime Prevention, 2001, Rees & Pease, 2006). Their under representation also worked against comparing the burden experienced by these groups with the burden for all women. Both the prevalence data and burden of disease estimates only included physical and sexual violence, with the result that the health impacts associated with other forms of violence were not included despite evidence of their health consequences (Coker et al., 2002).
Calculating the burden of disease associated with a risk factor involves using data from different sources. In many areas of health care, data collection is imperfect or sources of data are not directly compatible. This was also the case for data pertaining to IPV. However, the strength of burden of disease methodology is that it provides a standard framework for addressing these issues so that plausible estimates can be made from the available information. The data issues encountered in this study and the steps taken to address them are discussed in greater detail in the technical paper available here (Vos et al., 2006).
The WSS, from which prevalence data was derived, was the most recent reliable data source at the time of the study. However, it was somewhat dated and an assumption of the study was that prevalence had not changed between 1996 and 2001. Some questions in the WSS have since been replicated in the Personal Safety Survey (involving both male and female respondents) conducted in 2005 (ABS, 2006). Data used in our study are not directly comparable with those published to date for the Personal Safety Survey. However, between 1996 and 2005 there were no sizeable changes in the proportion of women reporting exposure to all forms of interpersonal violence over the lifetime.
Implications of findings
The findings of this study are a stark indication of the impact of IPV for womens health and human rights, and present significant challenges for communities, service providers and governments. Addressing this issue will be important not only to reduce the contemporary health burden but also that of future generations, given evidence that IPV also has an impact on the children of women exposed (Edelson, 1999). Increasing the attention given to IPV is clearly warranted. The findings also suggest the importance of building the knowledge and skill base amongst health care providers to respond to those affected by the problem, especially in settings concerned with substance abuse and reproductive and mental health.
Given the prevalence and serious health consequences documented in this study, efforts to address IPV should not be limited to improving responses to the victims and perpetrators of violence. Rather there is a need to strengthen efforts in primary prevention through strategies implemented at the population level. Work currently being undertaken by VicHealth indicates that the prospects for the effectiveness of such an approach are promising (VicHealth, in preparation).
Primary prevention is particularly critical given not only the size of the burden but also its composition. Mental health problems, which account for nearly three- quarters of the IPV disease burden, comprise a substantial proportion of the total disease burden of both developed and developing nations (Mathers & Loncar, 2006). Depression alone is predicted to be among the top three contributors to global disease burden by 2030 (Mathers & Loncar, 2006). A reduction in IPV prevalence is not only likely to result in health gains in this area, but also in respect to other risk behaviors in which IPV is implicated and which themselves contribute to high rates of chronic disease (e.g. tobacco and illicit drug use). For its part, VicHealth is continuing to work with others to strengthen the application of a public health approach to the primary prevention of IPV. Activities include a partnership with the Victorian Government to develop an evidence informed framework to guide policy and program development in this area, intervention research to build the evidence and knowledge base for primary prevention, periodic community attitudes surveys to inform media and educational activity, a small grants program to support communities and organizations to undertake primary prevention activity, and an organizational development and media program being undertaken in partnership with Victorias largest sporting code, the Australian Football League.
Through this approach VicHealth hopes to complement efforts being made to prevent the reoccurrence of violence and to mitigate its effects with sound strategies implemented across sectors to prevent it from occurring in the first instance.
Thanks are extended to the group of researchers at the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland who are conducting the Australian Longitudinal Study on Womens Health.
This study was funded by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.
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UFC 148 Preview: 10 Facts About Saturday's Event
Typically this post only features eight facts, but seeing at UFC 148 is the biggest card of the year it only seems fitting that it deserves the biggest facts list of the year.
The event is headlined by a middleweight championship bout pitting Anderson "The Spider" Silva against Chael Sonnen for the second time and can be seen on live on pay-per-view (PPV) in the United States and Canada.
1 – The 315 day layoff between Anderson Silva's last fight at UFC 134 and this bout at UFC 148 is the longest of his UFC career to date.
2 – Tito Ortiz has the most UFC fights in the history of the organization at 26. All but one of his professional fights have taken place inside the octagon.
3 – Neither Anderson Silva nor Chael Sonnen has ever been knocked out. Sonnen's lone TKO loss came via stoppage due to cuts.
4 – Gleison Tibau comes into UFC 148 on the longest winning streak of his UFC career at three fights.
5 – After having his first six UFC fights ending by knockout or submission, Demain Maia has gone to decision in his last seven fights. Maia will also make his welterweight debut at UFC 148 after competing in his first 19-bouts as a middleweight.
6 – In the first Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen fight, at UFC 117 in Aug. 2010, Sonnen landed a modern UFC record 320 total strikes. In second place is Georges St-Pierre's 310 total strikes landed on BJ Penn at UFC 94.
7 – Nine out of 10 of Melvin Guillard's losses come via submission (one armbar, two triangle chokes, three guillotine chokes, and three rear-naked chokes). His opponent, Fabricio Camoes, owns seven career submission wins.
8 – With 17-straight wins, Khabib Nurmagomedov is on the longest win-streak of any fighter on the UFC 148 fight card. Anderson Silva comes second with 15-straight wins.
9 – Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin have competed on the same card in three of their past four bouts.
10 – Anderson Silva's triangle choke submission of Chael Sonnen at the 3:10 mark of the fifth round at UFC 117 was the latest stoppage ever in a UFC fight.
Mike Bohn, founder and lead writer of FightCove.com, wrote this article. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @FightCoveMike. Also, follow @FightCove on Twitter and "Like" Fight Cove on Facebook.

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Cavities and waveguide-cavity coupling in a three-dimensioanl layer-by-layer photonic crystal
Kohli, Preeti (2005) Cavities and waveguide-cavity coupling in a three-dimensioanl layer-by-layer photonic crystal. Masters thesis, Iowa State University.
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This thesis examines the fundamental characteristics of defect cavities in three-dimensional(3-D) layer-by-layer photonic crystals (PCs). Photonic crystals are engineered materials in which a 3-D periodic variation in the dielectric constant is used to prevent propagation of electromagnetic waves within a range of frequencies, thus creating a photonic band gap. By introducing a cavity defect within the periodic structure of the crystal, narrow transmission bands are formed within the photonic gap. This can be viewed as photonic resonant tunneling, in which photons tunnel through PC cladding layers surrounding the cavity. The transmission modes correspond to the resonant frequencies of the cavity. Using a microwave-scale photonic crystal structure, we studied the effects of changing cladding layer thicknesses on resonant frequencies and the quality factors (Q) of measured transmission peaks. We found that, for a given cavity size, the quality factor increased with increasing cladding thickness, indicative of better photonic confinement within the cavity. Also, the peak transmission level decreased with increasing cladding thickness. Both of these results are consistent with resonant tunneling behavior. We also studied the effect of changing the cavity size, while keeping cladding thicknesses constant. We found that the resonant frequencies changed very little as the cavity sizes changed. Again, this is consistent with the theoretical picture of cavities within PCs. We also studied coupling between waveguides and cavities, in which electromagnetic radiation would travel down a waveguide within a PC, couple to a nearby cavity, which would, in turn, couple to a second waveguide. By studying variations in the placement of the coupling cavity with respect to the two waveguides, we were able to find conditions that would lead to almost 100% transfer from one waveguide to the other, within a narrow band of frequencies. These results suggest that waveguide-cavity coupling may be a useful component for building complex photonic waveguide networks within a photonic crystal.
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OLEAN, NY - Police officers never know when they're going to find themselves in a situation where a life is on the line and they have to think and act quickly.
Earlier this week an officer in Olean found himself in exactly one of those situations. It happened when he came upon a burning home at 3 a.m.
Two On Your Side's Scott Brown has this story of his bravery and a special reunion.


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This is part of a story about a dragonrider named Nysandra Tapling and her constant scaled companion Grakoth. This is actually taken from somewhere in the middle…apparently my muse did not want me to start from the beginning. It's a little unpolished so if it's a wee bit confusing, that's why.
So it seemed that Nys's duties, as she was first told by the recruiter, were to be that of a messenger. She was secretly relieved at this fact, for she knew that just as her short and roundish figure would earn her no glances from men, it was equally troublesome when it came to hand-to-hand combat. What swordsmanship she had learned in the scant few weeks of her military training were scarcely competent; she knew just enough to keep herself alive for a few minutes against a single enemy. And she was not even able to handle a standard longsword, instead using a short sword that was more to her stature. Apparently growing up on a horse farm doesn't help when it comes to fighting, she said one day to her wild-dragon Grakoth as they were flying high in the clouds on yet another errand.
Grakoth's deep chuckle echoed pleasantly in her mind and for the umpteenth time since she had met him, she was very eternally grateful for his companionship. In the end it did not matter if her melee skills were less than stellar, only that Grakoth could out-fly and outmaneuver the enemy's dragons. There was only one that ever seemed to be able to keep up paces with them, another wild-dragon with blue scales so dark they were almost black. The Desari rider of that dragon donned black and other darkly-coloured clothing during the night and wore vividly white cloth when the hot sun was at its brightest. Always was his face hidden under a full face mask, but so were all the other enemy dragonriders. Nys's head too was shrouded in cloth when she flew with Grakoth, partly because she enjoyed the anonymity that she had grown familiar with when they had flown in the Races. However, mostly it was to help keep the harsh mountain wind, and any debris it carried with it, out of her mouth and eyes.


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Since the 9/11 attacks, no book has provided a satisfactory answer as to WHY the attacks occurred and who was ultimately responsible for carrying them out - until now.
This story, too, is raising questions like that of the Aurora incident some weeks back. How the mainstream media ignored the witnesses stating they saw someone take a cell phone call and exit through the back door, etc. Same here, some guy who was inside said 4 white males all dressed in black came in ... nope, no coverage.
Tragic, but this has signs of a false flag to wage yet another battle over the second amendment to get the American people to disarm and subdue to the coming New World Order.
This tragic incident doesn't smell, it wreaks of another FBI "domestic terrorism" setup, as they are apparently leading the investigation. Humm .....
and maybe even to wage another battle over the second amendment, for the purpose of distraction. But our fear, and the fact that we might begin to shoot everything that moves, might serve their purposes better.
But if they play the disarmament card (which has historically been played, before the act of mass murder by government) the only one's whose arms they will be able to confiscate will be the upstanding, law abiding citizens who actually gave up all their personal information, fingerprints, etc. for the right to bear arms. That will still leave ALOT of weapons out there.
Maybe 'Disarmament' is a false flag too? Or maybe it's a 'kill two birds with one stone' thing. Disarm the people who carry arms for the sense of survival and personal security, while allowing those that carry arms for more nefarious purposes their weapons?
I am not a fan of guns. I would vote for Total Disarmament, but that would mean the MIC would have to give up theirs too, and that ain't happening! My God, they are elite members of the Nuclear Club for Christ's sake. And I don't think for one minute that they are, in the least bit, threatened by a gun carrying populace. They would laugh at the 'citizen militia' while they shoot them with an ultrasonic blast that would drop them to their knees, or whatever other high tech killing device they have in their arsenal.
So, maybe 'Disarmament' is a false flag too?
Amardeep Kaleka, son of president of Sikh Temple: multiple shooters of Caucasian descent.[Link][Link]
Amardeep Kaleka, whose father was killed at the Sikh Temple, is a co-producer of a film on the UFO-alien Disclosure Project, Sirus [Link]
"The Southern Poverty Law Center, a group that has studied hate crimes for decades, says on its website that Page was a frustrated neo-Nazi who had been the leader of a racist white-power band known as End Apathy." [Link]A Revealing 2010 Interview [Link]
Dark Knight Film has references to the Sikh religion, and apparently some parts were filmed in an ancient Sikh Temple. [Link]
Also, the alleged shooter recently moved to a street called Holmes Avenue in Cudahy, WI [Link]
[off topic] Is it just me or is Mark Zuckerb3rg [Link]related to James Holmes? [Link]
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(SPLC **) "Heidi Beirich, director of the center's intelligence project, tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that her group had been tracking Page since 2000, when he tried to purchase goods from the National Alliance, a well-known hate group." [Link]
(ADL) "He founded bands and joined in others, with names such as Definite Hate, End Apathy and Youngland that were affiliated with Hammerskins, one of the oldest and largest skinhead organizations in the country, says Mark Pitcavage, director of research for the Anti-Defamation League, which tracks such groups."[Link]
Is the Sikh Temple shooting in Wisconsin another PSYOP killing? Or, is someone trying to send a message to a certain director presently working on a very important and groundbreaking film on UFO disclosure? Or, is it both? Or, neither?
A new film presently being directed by Amardeep Kaleka and due out in late 2012 promises to blow the lid off of UFO secrecy and what is so important about this subject. "SIRIUS" is the name of the film and Dr. Steven Greer and his Disclosure Project witnesses are featured in this expose'.
Amardeep Kaleka's father and president of the temple, Satwant Singh Kaleka, 65, was shot while trying to tackle the gunman, CNN reported. Amardeep's mother was also at the temple, but escaped the massacre. On the day of the shooting, Amardeep reported that it was a well-coordinated attack and that there were multiple shooters, according to his sources who were there.
Dr. Steven Greer just announced on July 28th, 2012 that he knows of someone who has the deceased body of an Extraterrestrial Biological Entity (EBE) and they were soliciting more funds to analyze the remains to prove it is not from this planet and include that information in the upcoming film. This would be Earth-shattering news if true! Someone trying to suppress something this important could be the reason why this shooting was done.
So, don't believe the hype that is being put out about this shooting. It has all the earmarks of a targeted assassination to prevent certain people from completing very important work and releasing paradigm changing information.
Witnesses in the Holmes case said there were two shooters. The govt is resorting to murder to get rid of the second amendment - just like it resorted to murder on 911 to bring about a police state.


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SEE all the Wimmera sports stars nominated for the 2013 Sports Star Of The Year title.
Jenny McRae – Golf
The first nominee for 2013, Horsham golfer Jenny McRae won the Victorian Senior Women's Golf Championship, in Horsham.
McRae has been one of her club's most consistent performers over a long period of time, highlighted by the fact she is a 14-time Horsham Golf Club ladies champion.
Ashley Bolwell – Shooting
Could it be a second Sports Star Of The Year award for Ashley Bolwell?
The Mockinya clay target shooter finished third at last year's National Championships in Perth, earning selection in Australia's five-man shooting squad for next month's World Championships in New Zealand.
Levi Burns – Golf
Young golfer Levi Burns held his nerve in the Horsham Golf Club's A Grade championship.
He fought off reigning club champion Scott Boschen, coming from a shot down to force a playoff and win on the first playoff hole.
Ken Bald – Croquet
Kalimna Park croquet player Ken Bald has had another exceptional year, and could be in line to add to his 2011 triumph.
Bald competed in his ninth Eire Cup – Australia's annual state tournament – was at one stage in the world's top 20 players and represented Australia at the prestigious MacRobertson Shield in New Zealand.
Jess Radford – Volleyball
It's been a big year for teenage volleyballer Jess Radford, winning silver with Victoria's under-19 women's team at the National Junior titles in Canberra.
She also guided Horsham to its maiden division one Country Championship title, gaining All Star Seven selection.
Darcy Tucker – AFL Football
Another prodigious sporting talent is Horsham teenager Darcy Tucker, one of 30 AIS-AFL Academy level one scholarship recipients for 2013.
Tucker impressed for Vic Country under-16s in their national title win last year, also making his senior football debut with Horsham Saints and TAC Cup debut with North Ballarat Rebels.
Jordie McAuliffe – Netball
Kalkee netballer Jordie McAuliffe won her nomination for her efforts as vice-captain of Victoria's gold-medal winning team at the School Sport Australia Netball Championships last year.
The gun all-rounder also made state finals in athletics, cross country and girls football, and participated in representative basketball.
Anna Bush – Athletics
Star junior athlete Anna Bush claimed five gold medals at the School Sport Victoria Greater Western Region track and field championships.
The Horsham Little Athletics member earned an invitation to attend a nation training camp in Canberra, and qualified for the SSV State Championships and All School Championships.
Craig Kelly – Shooting
Central Wimmera clay target shooter Craig Kelly was selected as part of the five-man Victorian team for April's Nationals in Wagga Wagga.
He won two titles at the Victorian Clay Target Association State Trap Carnival, taking the high gun honour and winning the points score event.
Steffi McDonald and Sacha McDonald – Tennis
Up-and-coming tennis stars Steffi and Sacha McDonald (unrelated) were joint nominees in December, after playing a key role in Wimmera winning the Foundation Cup for the first time.


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Penbroke RoadBallsbridgeDublin 4, County Dublin
The hotel has a heated indoor/outdoor pool & whirlpool, fully equipped gymnasium and saunas. The hotels large deluxe bedrooms are appointed to the highest standards. The amenities include one award winning restaurant - Raglans, which serves international cuisine. For more informal dining the Coffee Dock is open 23 hours a day. The Dubliner Bar and the Library Cocktail Lounge exude a warm Dublin atmosphere. Jurys Cabaret (May-Oct) Access to Riverview Health and fitness club.


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This is an open, one-stage, international competition to design a unique structure that advances conservation and celebrates the natural and cultural heritage of Hawai`i via the performing and visual arts. To reflect the modern era of computer-aided design, encourage a wide range of graphic responses, and minimize the use of resources, the competition will be conducted using digital processes (i.e., no boards required)!
The Malama Learning Center Competition presents a rare opportunity to design a hybrid sustainable architecture to shelter an exciting mix of educational activities. The Center is intended to become a premier location for conservation and arts activities. The site is a highly visible three acre parcel at the entry to a new $75,000,000 high school in the City of Kapolei, an entry way to the stunning Leeward Coast of O'ahu. The location is on the coastal plain -- in close proximity to The Nature Conservancy's Honouliuli Preserve, which spans 3,700 acres on the southeastern slopes of the Wai'anae Mountains.
The Architectural Program calls for a building of approximately 25,000 square feet. The heart of the Malama Learning Center will accommodate a multitude of individual and group functions. The new Center will nurture conservation and the arts by housing: classrooms, conference rooms, and smaller spaces throughout the complex to provide space for formal and informal teaching, meetings, and workshops; a performance and lecture hall seating 300; a dance studio; studios for "artists and scientists in residence," and exhibits about conservation activities and the visual and performing arts. The Center will also have an outdoor amphitheater for larger performances, suitably designed for the ideal climate of Hawai`i. The Center will have an extensive conservation program that includes: hands-on training for students, volunteers, and professionals in field-based conservation techniques; shadehouses to grow native plants; a sterile laboratory for micropropagation; a specialized conservation library; and administrative offices. A native Hawaiian ethnobotanical garden and native plant nursery will be focal points of the landscaping, with areas where people can sit and enjoy the plants in ambient surroundings. Green, sustainable technology will be the running thread throughout the Malama Learning Center.
Program Objectives
To design a joint-use facility that:
• provides an interdisciplinary and holistic platform -- blending environment, culture, arts, science and technology under one roof,
• reflects the "project-based learning" educational approach of Kapolei High School (a design/build school established in fall, 2000) where students of all ages will experience an integrated "curriculum" in spaces that are flexible and regenerative to nurturing the whole person,
• is a gathering place for the community where they learn to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and values of caring for the land and sea and be inspired through the creative arts,
• leads students and adults to pathways to conservation (e.g. as researchers, volunteers, conservation professionals),
• showcases innovative and inspirational conservation projects throughout the state,
• models sustainable architecture for Hawai`i,
• can be constructed within an anticipated budget of $4-6 million.
For the full competition program kit, click here.


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Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series
Brent Green
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 7:30pm
Lecture Hall
Co-presented with the San Francisco Film Society. Free and open to the public.
San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco,
Artist Bio
Brent Green is a visual artist, filmmaker, and storyteller working in the Appalachian hills of rural Pennsylvania. Green has crafted his rickety folk-punk style, in which he applies new technologies to staunchly DIY roots, into everything from an animated feature film (Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, 2010) to a hacked LCD and steel animation machine (To Many Men Strange Fates Are Given, 2012) to an in-progress film combining live action and photography collage (Anatomical Maps With Battle Plans). His films have screened, often with live musical accompaniment, at MoMA, New York; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Sundance Film Festival. Visit Green's website at http://site.nervousfilms.com
To Many Men Strange Fates Are Given is on view September 15–October 20, 2012 at Steven Wolf Fine Arts in San Francisco, presented by the San Francisco Film Society's KinoTek program.
About the Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series
SFAI's Visiting Artists and Scholars (VAS) lecture series provides students and faculty—as well as the wider Bay Area public—with direct exposure to major figures in contemporary global art and culture. It creates an open forum through which SFAI's students are challenged to go beyond basic canonical approaches to the study of art and to discover a global perspective that encourages conceptual and comparative approaches. In addition to the public lectures they give, visiting artists and scholars regularly engage with students in an immediate and active way, by teaching intensives or by participating in seminars, critiques, or colloquia.
All VAS lectures begin at 7:30 pm in the Lecture Hall on SFAI's 800 Chestnut Street campus. For a complete schedule of SFAI's lectures and events, please visit www.sfai.edu/events
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
SFAI's exhibitions and public programs—a component of which is the Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series—are supported in part by the Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund. The Winfred Johnson Clive Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Painting Practices are funded by the Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation. The Richard Diebenkorn Teaching Fellowship is funded by the generosity of the family of Richard Diebenkorn.


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Pictures of red, yellow and blue puzzle pieces surrounded a simple message Jordan Latham read whenever he glanced at his wrist: I love someone with autism.
As the former City center labored through his freshman season at Xavier two years ago, the bracelet kept him connected to home. An identical blue bracelet served the same purpose for Jordan's father, Orlando Latham, as he longed for his family from an Army base in Iraq.
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Back in Baltimore, Rhonda (Jordan's mother) wore the same bracelet, as did Joseph Bundy, her teenage nephew who came to live with the Lathams in their West Baltimore home after his mother -- Orlando's sister -- died in 2007.
And then there was Myles, an affable computer whiz with a love for watching movies and singing in talent shows at his high school in Northeast Baltimore. Myles' yellow bracelet displayed a message different from those worn by the rest of his family members: I have autism.
The close relationship between Jordan, 21, and Myles, 19, was a major reason the elder Latham brother left Xavier a year-and-a-half ago to transfer to Loyola. Jordan's return to Baltimore has benefited the reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions -- he's the starting center on a Greyhounds team that has matched the best start in program history (9-3) -- and most importantly, his family.
"Were you happy when I came home?" Jordan asked Myles during a trip back to his childhood home this month.
"Yes," Myles said confidently, a substantial grin breaking out across his face as Jordan nodded approvingly.
A brain development disorder characterized by struggles in communication, social interaction and repetitive behaviors, autism affects more than 2 million people in the United States alone, including approximately one out of 54 boys. Myles speaks with assurance, but the words come out "in bits and pieces," Jordan said. "He knows what he's talking about, but he can't really say everything like he really tries to."
But for as long as Jordan can remember, the relationship between Myles and him has transcended simple chatter -- even during the year when they were 500 miles apart.
Growing up
The two youngest Latham brothers -- Orlando Jr., 32, lives in Beltsville with his wife and two daughters -- were inseparable growing up. Jordan would do his best to include Myles in every activity he could. When Myles played baseball at his first school, Jordan would run around the bases with his younger brother after a hit.
"We were real close. Going outside together, dressing up, dressing alike, spending time with each other. This is my biggest fan right here," Jordan said. "Wrestle, play-fight, everything like that. Everything like normal brothers would do."
From a coordination standpoint, Myles was like any other elementary school-aged kid. But the youngest Latham sibling's condition was evident in his struggles to communicate with others. He didn't start speaking until he was 7.
"Some [autistic] kids don't speak at all, not because they have a disability, but because they don't want to talk to adults," Rhonda said. "We used to always ask Jordan when they were by themselves, 'Is Myles talking to you?' He would say no."
As Jordan grew into one of this city's best youth basketball players, Myles became a fixture at Mount Royal and other local gyms. When Jordan's teammates asked about his younger brother, he offered a simple explanation about autism and never had to address it again.
"People I grew up with in AAU, everybody fell in love with him," Jordan said.
Added Rhonda: "All of Jordan's basketball friends, to this day, they know Myles. Everybody knows Myles. Myles has always traveled with us. He probably has been on even more basketball trips than me."
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Ingram Smith and Bud Elliott are back for their weekly (in season) talk of where the FSU football program stands.
Interesting time to be a fan of the Florida State Football program.
Football team continues to go through staff turnover, the latest being RB Coach Eddie Gran. There are also rumors of current LB coach Greg Hudson being re-assigned within the program.
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The 30th Annual Labor Day Festival in Olive Branch, Illinois kicked off Monday.
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Who is he? A local doctor that's been practicing in Northeast Ohio for years.
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FAQs - Weapons
Q: What changes have been made to South Australian Weapons Laws?
The law has been changed to prohibit manufacture, dealing in and possession of certain weapons called prohibited weapons.
These laws are not about firearms: they are about other weapons.
The law revised and strengthened old laws about having weapons.
Q: Why have the laws been changed?
To make our community safer by reducing the number of things in the community that are designed to be used as weapons to kill or injure people and which are easily concealed and carried.
Q: How will the laws make our community safer?
The new laws make it an offence for a person to have prohibited weapons, unless he or she is exempted in special and limited circumstances. Police may confiscate these weapons and charge people who have them. The law allows Police to act before the weapon has been used against anyone.
Some exemptions require these weapons to be kept in a safe and secure manner.
Q: Who has initiated these laws?
There has been a demand from members of the community and the police all over Australia to restrict possession of weapons, particularly the types of weapons in our new laws.
The South Australian Government and most other State and Territory Governments decided that their laws about possession of weapons should be made tougher. The South Australian Attorney - General has been responsible for developing South Australian laws in close consultation with the Police. The laws were supported by all parties in the South Australian Parliament.
Q: Will the police be given more powers to enforce the laws?
No. The police already have the authority and powers to enforce the laws.
Q: Will the police take action against people for having a fishing knife or one of the many tools that people use for work and recreation?
The short answer is no, unless they are carrying it offensively or without lawful excuse.
Very few things that people need for fishing or as tools are prohibited weapons. For example, if a person is carrying a screwdriver, hammer or a fishing knife offensively, or without lawful excuse, then the police can take action. For example, it is highly unlikely that a person would have a lawful excuse for having a fishing knife in a nightclub at 2 am. This has been the law for a very long time. It has not caused problems for law abiding citizens who have fishing knives and other things that they reasonably require for their work or recreation.
The very few people who genuinely need something that is a prohibited weapon for their work or lawful recreation should make enquiries about whether their possession is exempted by the Act or Regulations and, if necessary, apply for an exemption.
Q: What does "carrying a weapon offensively or without lawful excuse mean?"
Anything can be an offensive weapon if it is carried with the intention of hurting someone or if it is being carried in a threatening way. This is what is meant by carrying something offensively. So a bottle, screwdriver, baseball bat, garden stake or even a pen can be treated as an offensive weapon in some circumstances.
Q: Do the laws add more regulation to ownership and use of guns and knives?
The laws in relations to weapons are not about guns unless a gun is carried offensively or without reasonable excuse.
There will be no new restrictions on ownership of most knives - only on certain types of knives that are declared by the Regulations to be prohibited weapons. These are knives that are designed as weapons to be used against other people and which are easy to conceal and carry.
The limited groups of people who are permitted to have a prohibited weapon may have to comply with some conditions that are designed to protect public safety, and will have to keep it in a safe and secure manner.
Q: Do people who have prohibited weapons have to store them in locked cabinets?
There is no law that says every prohibited weapon must be kept in a locked cabinet. People who have prohibited weapons will have to work out what is safe and secure in their own circumstances. As a matter of practice and common prudence, people like shopkeepers and museums who display these items to the public will need to keep them in a secure or locked situation.
Q: How can people bring themselves within the law?
It is the responsibility of each individual person to find out whether the article that they own is a prohibited weapon.
If you do have a prohibited weapon:
If you apply for exemption:
Q: How can a person confirm the status of an object and whether he/she is exempt?
If you are in any doubt, you can call the Weapons Hot Line on 7322 3346 or take the object to a police station for advice. The Police will tell you whether it is prohibited and, when you tell them why you have it, whether you are exempted. Some people may wish to consult their lawyer.
Q: What are prohibited weapons?
These weapons are prohibited weapons:
Full written descriptions of these weapons are set out in schedule 2 of the Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Regulations 2000.
Illustrations of some of these weapons are in brochures available from the Police and Attorney-General's Department and in Council offices and public libraries.
These items are dangerous articles:
Full written descriptions of these items are set out in Schedule 1 of the Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Regulations 2000.
Q: How will people who make prohibited weapons and people who deal in prohibited weapons be affected?
People who make prohibited weapons, whether commercially or as a hobby, and people who deal in any prohibited weapons need to make sure they are exempted before continuing to do so. If they are not exempted by the Regulations, they will need to apply for a special exemption. They should also obtain information about the conditions with which exempt people need to comply.
People who make or deal in prohibited weapons need to know that the law does not exempt them if they:
Such people will need to apply to the Police for a special exemption if they want to make or deal in prohibited weapons. The Police will look at the circumstances of each case.
Manufacturers, including people who make prohibited weapons as a hobby or craft, must notify the Police and provide up-to-date details of whom they are and where they are. This includes companies and company directors. They must also keep some records.
Makers must put an identifying mark on every item made.
Exempted manufacturers may sell or otherwise supply a prohibited weapon only to adults who are permitted by the law to have one (eg to people who are exempt.) They may not supply a prohibited weapon to anyone who is under the age of 18 years.
Q: What are the penalties for prohibited weapons offences?
Some examples are:
There are other penalties for offences relating to firearms. Also, a person who has an article with intent to use it, or to let someone else use it, to either kill or harm another person, commits a very serious offence and can be sentenced to up to 10 years imprisonment. If a person uses a weapon in committing a crime of violence, tough penalties apply.
For any of these offences, the Court will usually also order that the weapon be forfeited. It will then be destroyed.
Q: What kind of people might be exempt from the new prohibited weapons offences?
People who have a prohibited weapon will need to find out more than this. You should not rely on what your friends tell you about this. You should make your own enquiries and make certain for yourself.
It is important that people know that exemptions do not allow them to have a prohibited weapon anywhere they like or to use it for whatever purpose they like. Exemptions are designed to allow those people who have a genuine purpose for having a prohibited weapon to have it for that purpose only. For example, people who are allowed to have a prohibited weapon because they reasonably require it for work or recreation or sport will not be exempt from criminal liability if they have it with them in other circumstances, such as taking it into a night club, hotel or to a party. Collectors will be exempt only for as long as they comply with conditions.
Exempt persons include those who reasonably require prohibited weapons:
Subject to compliance with conditions set out in the Regulations:
Manufacturers, including people who make prohibited weapons as a craft or hobby, and persons dealing in prohibited weapons may do so under strict conditions.
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How to Create Lasting Brands
There are certain brands that are ingrained in every consumer's mind: Coke, Colgate, Apple, Toyota, Pampers, etc. Every one of these brands was carefully designed with one thing in mind: to build a brand that lasts. Smaller, non-public companies can learn a lot from the branding techniques of larger corporations. Follow these guidelines to build a brand that really lasts:
Rule #1 – The Brand Is in the Consumer's Mind
A lot of people think that the brand is in your logo, your slogan or your marketing materials, but that is not the case. Your brand, your real brand, is in the mind of your consumers.
One great example is Kia, the car manufacturer. For most people, Kia in their minds is "the cheap, not very good car." It doesn't matter that Kia runs thousands of commercials every year "branding" their cars as adventurous, reliable, etc. Their real brand is still that, the cheap, probably not very good car compared with others on the market. But if it is all you can afford, then it is still a brand that people are willing to consider. Now think Lexus. Luxury, a high standard, and so on. Yet it is made by Toyota, certainly not one of the most 'glamorous' or high-end car brands.
The whole point of branding is to deliberately construct the associations your customers have when they think of you and your company.
Rule #2 – Be Known for One Thing
Don't try to be a generic brand and number one in everything.
Let's use the auto industry as an example again. The auto industry would be extremely difficult to get into. It would cost so much money at such a high risk to try and build a strong enough new brand to generate sales in the auto industry that just about no one does it.
However, when Tesla Motors came along, they didn't try to build a number one car. They didn't try to compete with any of the large brands. Instead, they set out to do one thing: to create the best luxury or sports 100 percent electric car. Shortly after they launched, every Tesla dealership was backlogged with orders. Their S car was recently named Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year, no mean feat for a brand that many people have never even heard of.
There are many examples of being specific to a niche to help build brand. For example, "Miller Light" was a number one brand when they didn't try to be a generic beer, just the number one light beer. The list goes on and on.
Rule #3 – Be Consistent with Your Brand
A brand that changes every year, or even every few years, is bound for obscurity. A brand whose logo conflicts with its message, or a brand whose color is inconsistent with the brand's emotions, is also bound for obscurity. Your brand needs to be consistent throughout every part of your business. The logo, the typography, the tagline, the "feel" of the commercials, the corporate culture and so on, should all be streamlined to one coherent message.
Coca Cola is a great example of this. Their brand is that no matter where you are, or who you are, even a polar bear, it's cool and fun to drink Coke.
McDonald's is a poor example of this. They have tried to position themselves as healthy by adding salads and running commercials about what a healthy choice their happy meals are, but everyone knows they are not health at all. They try to position themselves as the place to take the family, but many parents now tell their kids not to eat at McDonald's. They have tried to compete with Starbuck's via McCafe's complete with lounge chairs. McDonald's has a confused brand, which has hurt their sales.
To create a brand that lasts, make sure you know what your message is. Make sure that one message is clear and concise. Then make sure all your advertising materials and everything else about your company matches up to that branding message.


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Five candidates interviewed Monday night for the Chester Consolidated School District's vacant Board of Education seat, and in the end, the board selected Dr. Nathan Treff to fill the vacant seat.
"The Board considered five very qualified and interested applicants. After carefully considering each candidate's answers to the Board's questions, as well as their statements of interest and their resumes, the Board ultimately selected Nathan Treff," Board President Kerri Wright said. "We are eager to work with Nathan and are excited at the unique perspectives he will bring with him to the Board."
Treff joins the new blood brought in at the reorganization meeting at the beginning of the year, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Laura Fishman at the end of December.
Fishman's term on the board does not expire until the reorganizational meeting following the 2013 November election and Treff will now be serving out that term.
"At the next meeting, which is Feb. 11, we would swear in the new person," board secretary Mary Jane Canose said. "They would take the oath of office, do some paperwork and start that day."
Treff has an 8-year-old, a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old in the district and said during his interview that his work as a scientist could play a big role in his participation with the board in terms of analyzing data and the research of existing data.
Treff said desire to join the board stems from his love of Chester.
"I have three young children; I'm interested in becoming involved in the community," Treff said. "It's one of the reasons I chose to live here—the school system. There's an openness that everyone has and all the support that everyone gives each other."


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Japan Criticized For Radiation Policy
August 17, 2011 by UPI - United Press International, Inc.
TOKYO, Aug. 17 (UPI) — A cancer center chief said Japan's method of designating individual homes as radioactive due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster is faulty.
Director Masamichi Nishio of the National Hospital Organization Hokkaido said designating hot spots on a house-by-house basis "is not reasonable" since radiation levels are influenced by living conditions, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Wednesday.
"As the aim of designation is to recommend evacuation, all households living in an area where average radiation levels are high should be designated for evacuation," Nishio said.
One resident of Fukushima Prefecture, Morio Onami, said his family was told to evacuate their home because of high radiation while his son's house next door was found to be okay.
The decision to designate a house as a hot spot is based on radiation levels measured at entrances and in the middle of gardens.
However, the threshold can differ depending on what month the measurements were taken, experts said.


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Petra BuchananASTRA CEO
It is well known that the subscription TV (STV) sector in Australia attracts talent because of its progressive outlook. Those involved in the industry are not only free to innovate, but to take risks, utilise the latest technologic advances and develop relationships with subscribers that cannot be achieved through a purely commercial advertising based model.
Each year the ASTRA Industry Excellence Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of those involved in the promotion and innovation of STV. The awards, which are judged by a panel of senior STV marketing specialists, acknowledge the talents of a wide cross section of the industry including operators, production houses, media, advertising and creative agencies.
Finalists have now been announced for a number of categories that include: platform marketing: Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign for Subscription Sales or Subscriber Retention/Extension and Most Outstanding Use of STV for a Consumer Advertising Campaign program and channel promotion: Most Outstanding On-Air Program Promotion, Most Outstanding Off-Air Program Promotion, Most Outstanding Channel Image Spot, Most Outstanding Multi-Media Production, Most Outstanding PR/Communications Campaign, Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign Under $50,000 and technology: Most Outstanding Use of Technology.
The finalists should be congratulated for their efforts and success in promoting the industry. The winners will be announced at the conclusion of the ASTRA 2012 Conference on 22 March 2012, providing a conclusion to what will be an exciting, informative and thought provoking day. An excellent line-up of speakers including Donna Hay and Tiffany Cherry at the 2012 Women in Television breakfast, innovation keynote Mike Quigley, Chief Executive of NBN Co., international keynote Jeff Shell, President of NBCUniversal International and FOXTEL CEO, Richard Freudenstein will address the ASTRA 2012 conference attendees around the theme Driving Change.
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The UFC 135 press push is in full swing. The main event of the card sees former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson take on current champ Jon Jones. Both men made an appearance last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live to hype up the card.
Sitting alongside Dr. Phil, Jackson and Jones exchanged the usual and expected barbs with the UFC championship sitting on Kimmel's desk.
Here's part 1, part two is after the jump:
I couldn't help but get hung up on Jones while watching the video. He continues to strike me as incredibly phony. Now, before someone yells at me about "being a journalist" and how I'm not supposed to have opinions; I'm a blogger, not a journalist and my job is to speak honestly.
Jonathan Snowden has a theory on why many fans are rejecting Jones:
Mixed martial arts has always been different than traditional sports. We're told the fighters are just like us. Regular folk, college graduates, achievers who just happen to work harder and have scary levels of dedication and pain tolerance. Jones is a departure from that. He's so obviously gifted that the standing narrative doesn't fit. Jones' isn't a story of hard work and dedication. It's a tale of physical gifts. He's not just like the rest of us - he's been in the spotlight since he was barely out of his teens. In short, Jones is MMA's first mainstream athlete in the worst sense of the word.
But that isn't it for me. I've been a huge sports fan for my entire life, growing up in the era of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James and a host of others whose athletic gifts seemed so far beyond what we'd seen in their sport as to transform the way the game was played.
I'm also a lifelong boxing fan and spent years worshiping Roy Jones Jr. Like "Bones," Jones ran through the competition until he lost by DQ. Jones was close to stopping Montell Griffin, before Griffin took a knee but the ref's slowness jumping in and Roy's aggressiveness led to him landing two late, illegal blows and being disqualified.
Gifted athletes are something I generally embrace so it's not a matter of that he breaks through expectations with his gifts. With Jones there is just something "off." I can't quite put my finger on exactly what it is yet, but there is just a sense of overwhelming phoniness every time I watch him in a situation like this.
In the cage, from bell to bell, there are few men I'd rather watch work than Jones. In public appearances I'd rather watch just about anyone.
Follow after the jump for part 2 of the video.
SBN coverage of UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 15, 2012 – The San Francisco Chronicle|SFGate.com 56th Annual International Auto Show presented by AutoTrader.com will offer Bay Area residents their first opportunity to see the new 2014 model vehicles from the world's major manufacturers, all in one place.
Supported by the California New Car Dealers Association, the International Auto Show will open on Thursday, November 28 (Thanksgiving) and run through Monday, December 2 at Moscone Convention Center.
The San Francisco International Auto Show is northern California's premier, largest and most spectacular auto exhibition. It is the only auto show held regionally that lures the dazzling high-tech manufacturer displays. The show, which will feature more than 600 vehicles representing the work of 38 manufacturers for the year 2014 and beyond and will include exhibits in the north and south halls as well as the Gateway Ballroom, filling the 1.2 million square foot Moscone Center. It is expected to attract approximately 300,000 spectators making it the largest exhibition of any kind in the greater Bay Area and the second largest auto show in the western United States.
Among the manufacturers exhibiting their 2014 vehicles are: Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep, KIA, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Lotus, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Ram, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Smart Car, Scion, Subaru, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.
In addition to the 2014 model vehicles, the Auto Show will feature: Ride and Drive opportunities from several manufacturers, the Future Car Expo with alternative fuel vehicles and technology; Exotic Sports Cars; the Academy of Art University Classic Car Collection; the SF Auto Salon with tricked-out vehicles and aftermarket products plus displays from AutoTrader.com, the Ferrari Club of America, Dominator Hot Rods; an auto accessory booth area and much more.
Show hours are:
Thursday, November 28 – Sunday, December 1: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Monday, December 2: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Shambhala Art Salons are an opportunity for community to gather together in the spirit of generosity; sharing our own or others artwork, discussing the creative process, and how that might (or might not) fit in with a meditative discipline, as well as exploring the notion of True Perception and Dharma Art: art that expresses sacredness or truth. All are invited - whether or not you regard yourself as an artist. Art offerings are not required nor do they have to be your own creation. If you can, bring a drink or snack to share.
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Even With NYFW Approaching, A Night Off For India-------
The list of hosts was a mile long: David Byrne, Parker Posey, Prabal Gurung, Paper's Mickey Boardman, Bonnie Morrison. And is that Matthew Modine? Yes it is, over there in the baseball cap.
The occasion, as these occasions often are, was goodwill. The above (and several more) were pulling their weight at the Tribeca Grand last night, raising funds to build a women's health center in Rajasthan, India. And despite the early-in-the-week Tuesday night, the party was packed with well-wishers (and open-bar frequenters) all evening long. More than a few bleary-eyed designers even left the work room for a rare night out—despite being now officially in the frantic run-up to New York fashion week. (Buzz among the editors centered on the season's first NYFW save-the-dates, which began arriving yesterday afternoon.) Host Gurung and Fenton/Fallon jeweler Dana Lorenz both had work left to do—the latter even planned, post a single cocktail, to head back to the studio—but the cause was too good to miss. Why? Chalk it up the charms of the subcontinent. "I went to India, and people either love it or hate it," Boardman (left, with Posey), dressed in a vintage leopard-print blazer, explained. "The minute I stepped off the plane, I thought, baby's home!" Baby was in good company.
A Bit Of Sunday Joie De Vivre-------
Looking for Shala Monroque any given Sunday? Try Café Gitane, her go-to brunch spot. But it was at the Crosby Street Hotel where Monroque (pictured, right), along with Bonnie Morrison (pictured, left), stylists Lisa Tobias and Julie Ragolia, and a mix of fashion girls, stopped for a bite (and a mimosa) to celebrate their new appointments as Joie's "Sunday Girls." The contemporary label tapped the ladies—along with Elettra Wiedemann, Harley Viera-Newton, and Pamela Love—to offer their secret spots and favorite haunts for the label's new City Guides, which will accompany its Fall 2010 lookbook. And the brunch dress code? As you'd expect, this isn't a slumming-in-sweats crew, though the talk did turn toward the athletic; hitting the gym seems to be a preferred Sunday pastime. "Joe Zee took me to a hip-hop class and I had to leave within the first 15 minutes," Morrison confessed with a laugh. "Everybody knew the steps and had their special moves or whatever, and of course Joe goes every week, and then there was me." Monroque empathized. "I went to a ballet class the other day and I'm not going back. In New York, you have ex-professional dancers next to you in class!" Word to the wise, New Yorkers. But they won't be the only ones to benefit from the wisdom of the City Girls; Joie will eventually select ambassadors in L.A., London, and Paris to share their trade secrets, and will donate $1,500 to each girl's charity of choice.
Nancy Gonzalez By The Book-------
It was a book party for Assouline's new Nancy Gonzalez tome, and the evening found company creative director Santiago Gonzalez (above, center) in a somewhat literary mood. When pressed for an update on the label's fall offerings, he pooh-poohed such a seasonal mentality. "We don't believe in seasons," the Chanel-clad dandy told us. "We make objects. We're not exactly fashion, and we don't want to be." So what will we see, then? In lieu of description, he rushed to fetch the only inspiration he permits his design team: a reproduction of conceptual artist Robert Barry's 1971 piece It has a beginning, order, limits, possibility, structure, which is, literally, a sheet of paper typed with a list of words. "It has a beginning, order, limits, possibility, structure, continuity…" he read off rhapsodically."It's beautiful because it's about everything that's our collection. It's very perfect."
Gonzalez, of course, is a noted art appreciator—and just as noted art acquirer. The showroom, where the Gonzalezes, mother and son, sipped Champagne with the likes of Bonnie Morrison, Adam Lippes, Carlos Mota, and Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, is beautifully appointed: a Campana brothers chair here, an exquisite marble table there. A recent trip to Art Basel in Miami yielded a few more purchases, but despite the festival's party-happy reputation, nothing more scandalous for Gonzalez himself than an early bedtime. (The better to prepare for the next morning's appointments, of course.) Judging from the crowd—most of whom looked as if they'd regard a trip to the 57th Street showroom as a jaunt downtown—scandal usually keeps its distance from Nancy Gonzalez and her upper-crust clientele. Well, with some perhaps justifiable exceptions. "Darling," crowed one partygoer to Santiago on her way into the elevator, with a quick kiss on the cheek and a rearrangement of her décolletage. "If you are missing a few bags, I have stolen them in my boobs!"
Open Mouth, Insert Crystal Stiletto-------
Steps away from his Meatpacking District boutique, Christian Louboutin's high-end glassware experiment is now under way at the 18th-floor bar at the Standard formerly (well, still) known as the Boom Boom Room. It's billed as Le Rituel and consists of the designer's take on the traditional Champagne flute—a 5.5-inch crystal stiletto—accompanied by a bottle of Piper-Heidsieck Brut.
Inspired by a not-so-sanitary off-menu offering at nineteenth-century Parisian cabarets, Louboutin's pairing went on sale at Colette last month. Saturday, Piper-Heidsieck previewed it for an extremely limited North American audience that included Zani Gugelmann and Bonnie Morrison.
Priced at $1,000, it's a concept that's bound to appeal to free-spending foot fetishists. To their disappointment on Saturday night, Jessica Stam and the other PYTs assembled at the Standard were raising a glass the old-fashioned way.
Dusting Off "Survive" To Help Others Survive, Too-------
Last night's "Hold Your Head Up High" fête, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, Bronson Van Wyck, Celerie Kemble, Amanda Brooks, and Moby, benefited the domestic- and sexual-abuse outreach nonprofit WomensLaw.org, so what better anthem could there be for the event than disco evergreen "I Will Survive"? The guest list included Alice + Olivia's Stacey Bendet, Christopher Meloni, and Helen Lee Schifter, but the real draw was Gloria Gaynor, on hand to "relaunch" her famous single in the group's honor. In tribute, all assembled were decked out in enough sequins, faux Afros, platforms, and headbands for a visit to Studio 54.
"I never get to see live music in New York!" Bonnie Morrison said as the opening band, featuring chanteuse Laura Dawn and Moby on bass, took the stage. Architect Richard Meier considered dancing, but thought better of it as a crew of guys with feathered, light-up Trojan helmets surrounded him. Onstage, Moby hopped from bass to guitar and then back to bass for the disco diva's much-awaited appearance. "Let's do this!" Gaynor cooed before belting out her iconic single. Afterward, Moby chatted about how it all came together. "We all wanted to be part of a band and so we just started playing together," the musician said. How about Gloria? "Oh, that was random," he explained. But pretty spectacular nonetheless.
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How Well Do You Know Liam Payne?
We've already dished the facts on Niall, Harry, Louis and Zayn. But there's still one Brit band member that we've gotta go gaga over...Liam Payne! In celebration of the special One Direction: A Year In The Making hitting the tube this Saturday, we're telling it all about Liam. Plus we're giving Directioners (that means you!) the chance to test their smarts on Liam and the rest of the band in the ultimate 1D IQ test! So study up these fun facts about 1D's most sensible member (factoid numero uno!), and get yourself ready for the sweetest special of the summer. There's only one day left, after all!
Fun Facts About Liam Payne:
Birthday: August 29th
Middle Name: James
Favorite Color: Purple
Home Town: West Midlands, England
Pets: He loves turtles and used to own two named Boris and Archimedes.
Biggest Fear: Spoons!
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Hidden Talent: Beatboxing
Did You Know?: He once asked a girl out 22 times before she said yes!
So, who's ready to quiz it? Come on, you know you wanna show your stuff! Your brain is totally overloaded with 1Derful facts, and it's about time you put all that knowledge to good use. And when you're done acing the test, make sure not to miss the rockin' special, One Direction: A Year In The Making, hitting a tube near you this Saturday night at 8/7c!
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Year Built: 1988
Square Footage: 1100 sq ft
Lot Size (Acres): 8.96Rooms: 5; Bedrooms: 1
Baths: 1; ½ Baths: 1
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Katherine Ann (Wiser) Chavez, 66 years of age, of Holdrege
Funeral Services for Katherine A. (Wiser) Chavez will be conducted from the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with Mr. Daryl Wyatt officiating. Following the traditional funeral service, cremation will take place and a private family inurnment will be held at the Prairie Home Cemetery at Holdrege at a later date.
Katherine Ann (Wiser) Chavez, 66 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 at her home in Holdrege. Katherine was born April 28, 1947 in Kearney, Nebraska, the third of four children born to Jack J. and Violet Ann (Anderson) Wiser. She received her education in schools across Arizona, Louisiana and Nebraska, moving several times due to her father's work. Katherine graduated from Holdrege High School with the class of 1965.
In May of 1968, Katherine was united in marriage to Thomas Chavez and to this union one daughter, Adrianna was born. Over the years, Katherine worked in the bookkeeping field, where she was employed by Bierman's Repair, 1st Security Bank, the Phelps County Assessor's office, and Erickson's Electric. Katherine then moved to Arizona and Texas, working at a Gas and Shop, J.C. Penney's, and the Play House Toy Store. In 1982, Katherine returned to Holdrege, where she was employed by the Aten family and Roy and Mary Pearson providing housekeeping duties for several years, until she retired due to her health. The job she enjoyed most was being a hands-on Grandma, taking care of her grandchildren.
Katherine attended and was a devoted member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Holdrege. She enjoyed board games, crossword puzzles, was an accomplished seamstress and had a special place in her heart for animals, especially her cats.
Besides her grandparents and parents: Jack and Violet Wiser, Katherine was preceded in death by a sister, Karen Joyce Wiser in infancy.
Katherine is survived by her daughter, Adrianna Fulmer and her husband, James Scott Fulmer of Holdrege; five grandchildren: Nikolos, Zaiden, Kiera, Aizyn-Reine, and Yazlyn Fulmer; two brothers: Darrell Wiser of rural Holdrege and Jim Wiser and his wife, Ann of rural Wilcox, Nebraska; and nieces and nephews: Jodi Elgan and her husband, Steve of Holdrege, Michael Wiser and his wife, Tiffany of Holdrege, Joel Wiser and his wife, Sabina of Denver, Colorado, and Jesse Russo of Ft. Worth, Texas; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held on Monday, October 14, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.
A memorial has been established in Katherine's honor and kindly suggested to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Holdrege.
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The first release of the offseason. Mardy Gilyard has been cut, according to the Chiefs.
The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent wide receiver Mardy Gilyard according to Gilyard's twitter account.
The Philadelphia Eagles released wide receiver Mardy Gilyard to make room for the newly acquired Greg Salas, who the team acquired off of waivers, the team announced Friday afternoon.
Other than a Mardy Gilyard hamstring injury, the Eagles escaped Sunday without any health issues.
The Eagles big 24-23 victory over the Ravens today did not come without a price- this team will be limping into Arizona next week. Jason Kelce, Jeremy Maclin and King Dunlap all had to go into the...
Jeremy Maclin was the only player who was in Sunday to miss practice today as he continues to recover from a hip pointer. Andy Reid says that he's getting better and has not ruled out Maclin for...
The Philadelphia Eagles cut 2011 second-round pick Jaiquawn Jarrett to make room for free-agent wide receiver Mardy Gilyard on Tuesday.
The Eagles have cut ties with their 2nd round pick from last year, Jaiquawn Jarrett. Mardy Gilyard has been signed to take his place on the roster.
Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin suffered a hip pointer in Week 1 and also has a hip flexor strain. No word on whether or not he will play next week against the Ravens.
With Riley Cooper definitely out for next Sunday and Jeremy Maclin now dealing with a hip flexor injury, the Eagles were down to only 3 healthy WRs. That may be changing quickly as WR Mardy Gilyard...
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