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Google victorious in US trademark & German copyright cases
Google scored a brace of legal wins in courts in Germany and the US yesterday, over two separate lawsuits brought against it. The search giant won a trademark court case yesterday in the US against foreign language education firm Rosetta Stone, which brought a lawsuit against Google's business practice of letting third parties …
Rights of appeal
"Rosetta Stone ... plans to appeal once the company has reviewed the court's written judgment."
See, I always thought the appeals process was for the situation when one party felt the legal process hadn't followed procedure, or other such technicalities. Now it's just for "we didn't like the opinion of this court, so we're going to find another."
That's Always Been the CASE(tm)
This is the way IT has always been. The Trick-or-Treat is to find the (mis)Application Executable of the rule of Law or the (mis)AInterpretation of Statute to Use the Force decision you want.
@AC 14:05, amanfrommars?
Why would amanfrommars post as AC?
Google has long since ceased to be a relevant search tool for me. If I search for Bloggs widgets, and they have a web presence then I expect THAT to be first on the list, not buried away below those opportunistic rivals who have bribed Google to list themselves above the EXACT search I have requested.
Does ANYONE still buy the benign Google crap? Its as greedy and avaricious as Redmond and has as little respect for its users privacy as the current UK govt . Simply put - its another multinational that cant be trusted and relies on the sheeple trusting them in return for an easy life where they dont have to think too hard for themselves.
Hand grenade - because the world would be a better place if a few were discharged around Googles operating hardware.
Not at MS level yet
Google has a looong way to go before it is "as greedy and avaricious as Redmond". It is easy to avoid using Google services if you don't like them, but you frequently find you pay for Microsoft in one form or other even if you prefer the competition.
@Da Weezil
I notice you didn't offer us any information about what you now use instead of Google.
Perhaps it's Bing? Or Yahoo search?
Just out of interest, I searched for "Bloggs widgets" on Google and got NO ADS AT ALL!!
that is all.
When has robots actually worked?
First many do not have access to robots.txt because they don't have access to the sites root. Or they do not have the expertise to cover all the bases. One shouldn't need to be an expert in web technologies in order to keep the fuckers at Google from profiting from your content.
From experience the least chink in the armour and even the well behaved bots are all over a site. Most of the buggers don't give a rats about robots anyway.
@Da Weezil
Works fine here, the error must be at your end ;)
does Google's response sound so much like it was written by someone from Microsoft? Actually, if you re-read the story and replace "Google" with "Microsoft", it's still totally believable.
Chocolate Factory?
I thought we were going with DataKraken. Okay, I didn't actually think this would get changed, but I still think it's far more appropriate.
Google does not charge to be higher on the search list.
There are a number of underhand tricks that 'dealtime' type sites use to get higher up the list - and google actively fights them. It's not in googles interest to have scams at the top of their search list.
This argument was about eg. searching for BMW and allowing Mercedes to pay to be a sidebar ad.
Image thumbnails
While I can see artists want to retain their copyright to make money on their work, the flip side is that the thumbnails permit people to be able to find their works; so as long as the thumbnail is too small to be useful for any other purpose, and that it links to the artist's website so you can see the picture (bigger, I would presume) plus options to purchase, then I can't say I have a problem with image search.
There is something Google does do... if I look for specific phrases, I can easily find *entire* copies of stuff I have written, sitting pretty on a server in <cough>China</cough>. Clear case of copyright infringment, but nothing to do with Google.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
And googlebot will not bother you again, nor drive any more traffic your way.
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"I wanted a bright and breezy country theme, with nothing looking too arranged," says Hannah. "We used sunflowers, because they're so gorgeous and unfussy, along with daisies, Chinese lanterns, chrysanthemums and grasses." The seasonal blooms were dotted around the paddock in jugs, teapots and glass bottles.
"I created tealight lanterns from jam jars covered with lace and string," explains Hannah. "My mum and younger brother made miles of bunting from old curtains and table runners from different fabrics to tie in with our autumnal colour scheme."
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October 29, 2009
Lacey, Washington — On Friday, November 6 at 4 p.m.,
Saint Martin's University will host the second of four lectures in its
2009-2010 Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture Series in Harned Hall
110 on the University's Lacey campus. The speaker will be Dr. S. Aaron
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Mineral Economics at Pennsylvania State University. His research
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Last night, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to consider reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Overwhelmingly, but not unanimously. Eight Senators–all dudes–voted against reauthorization, having forgotten that the people most likely to suffer from domestic abuse or sexual violence also vote. Why, according to "numbers," they even make up a majority of the American electorate.
Who are these dudes?
Ted Cruz (R-TX): His voting record will make a lot more sense when Texas secedes.
Mike Lee (R-UT): Utah, home 1.4 million women and one dude who voted against VAWA.
Tim Scott (R-SC): A woman governor appointed you! This is a very Republican way of saying thanks.
Marco Rubio (R-FL): At least this makes your Spotify playlist only your second-biggest embarrassment this week.
Mike Johanns (R-NE): Sen. Deb Fischer (the other R-NE) needs to have a word with you.
Rand Paul (R-KY): You've just earned the vote of some smelly mouthbreather who updates the "Ron Paul R4voluti0n" and "Misandry Is Real!" blogs from his basement. Hope it was worth it.
Pat Roberts (R-KS): This dollar-store version of Bob Dole is not nearly as cool as the real Bob Dole.
James Risch (R-ID): Congratulations on making us miss Larry Craig (R-ID).
If this keeps up, the next version of VAWA is going to classify any contact between women and these Senators as an abusive relationship.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Federal Election Commission says Sharron Angle's campaign didn't properly report hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions or $2.3 million in debts during her failed 2010 U.S. Senate bid in Nevada.
The FEC on Monday accepted the findings of auditors that Angle's campaign failed to file or timely report 169 contributions totaling $243,750. Regarding the debt, the FEC noted Angle's campaign amended disclosure reports to "materially correct" the reporting of debts and obligations in response to interim findings by auditors.
Monday's report makes no mention of whether Angle could face civil penalties, but FEC guidelines say the commission could pursue enforcement action under a separate proceeding.
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Swift on the heels of the Lanvin for H&M craziness, H&M opened their largest store in the world in Las Vegas on Saturday. It's not just anywhere in Las Vegas, either – it's in the Forum Shops at the mighty Caesars Palace.
And if you thought the UK flagship Regent Street branch was impressive, wait till you walk into this one (y'know on your next gambling rampage) – straight from the marble corridors and classical statues of Caesars to a 50-foot high atrium with spinning disco balls and mannequins hanging from the ceiling, a video screen on the back wall and a DJ perched on a platform 15 feet above your head.
The opening day queues were positively Lanvin-esque: plucky Americans started lining up at 2am, and by 6am – the same time as most people were leaving Caesars after a night of partying – the line was 1000 strong. By the time the shop opened at 10am, the queue was 50m long, four people deep, stretching back to one of the Forum Shops' main attractions – a moving statue show of the Neptune myth (it's Vegas, remember). Crowd control was at the max – staff let in just 800 people at 10am, and then 200 per hour after that.
The diehards didn't go unrewarded – the first 1000 shoppers received a voucher in the shape of a casino chip, nabbing them anything from $10 to $500 off their purchases, and the store was (and still is – they're ongoing) full of opening deals, from dresses for $10 instead of $35, leopard print coats for $65 instead of $130, and, for the boys, corduroy jackets for $20 instead of $70. Little wonder people were taking advantage – a little bird told us that they took $300,000 on day one.
The biggest surprise of the day, though? The fact that nobody seemed too interested in the Lanvin for H&M collection. Not because there wasn't any stock – the Vegas store was originally scheduled to open in November, so a batch had been reserved for its opening. And even at the VIP party held the night before (with showgirls, jugglers and a Lady Gaga lookalike doing the rounds), the Lanvin collection had been the only thing off limits. It was the last place in the world (not counting eBay, of course) where you could get your hands on it, and it was expected to sell out immediately.
But no, the collaboration that sold out in a flash in every other city sat on the rails for the whole of opening day. We even went back to check yesterday, and found plenty of stock left, and were told there was even more out the back. As one member of staff remarked to us, "It's a bit high fashion, isn't it? It's very London, very New York, but it's not very Vegas is it?"
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Ballet Beautiful - Cardio Fat BurnMary Helen Bowers
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I received a copy of this ballet workout to preview. The workout is done in a large bright and airy with a large picture window, and the quiet classical piano music in the background helped sent the tone. The chapters are Warm Up, Core, Upper Body, Lower Body & Total Body. The workout begins with stretches, not a warm-up: Demi-plies, demi-plies with tendus, plies, and plies with tendues. The tendus change to leg lifts, then we pedal our feet on the floor to stretch them. The comes the first cardio allegra interval: sort of jump and extend one leg for a while, then the other, like a dancey, jumping half jack. I wasnt crazy about jumping like this.
The next section is abdominals. We begin on our back with legs in the air, feet and toes pointed toward the ceiling, then lift and lower our hips, first at tempo, then faster pulses. The instructor gives good form tips, such as try to keep your legs straight up rather than bringing them toward your face. We pause for a brief stretch before beginning what she called a modified bicycle (which reminded me of the Pilates move where you dip your toe into water.) Then sit up for quick mermaid side stretches before doing some graceful c-curve sit-ups. The section ends with a cardio interval, the same dancey jumping half jack.
The arms segment begins in a seated position, leaning on left hip with left palm on floor beside you, lowering and lifting the torso by pushing against floor (side push ups.) We hold in the down position for pulses (OUCH!) then just hold in the down position (double ouch.) Next comes seated tricep kickbacks with palm pushing toward back wall. Then its a quick stretch and do it all again on the other side. The section ends with the same cardio interval.
Inner thighs is next, where we lie on one side with hips stacked one over the other. Place the top foot on the floor either in front or behind the lower leg, then begin lifting and lowering the bottom leg. After doing the other side, its on to the cardio interval.
The last section is mostly stretches seated forward fold, spinal twist, pigeon pose, wide leg forward fold, mermaid side stretch, and childs pose.
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The United Nations is a galvanizing force in setting new international standards and commitments to protect and promote women's human rights especially those at risk of violence, or facing poverty. But the UN's capacity to support national implementation of these international agreements is woefully underfunded and inadequate. This has limited the potential for women around the world to fully enjoy their rights in practice.
The four small UN agencies exclusively dedicated to women's issues lack the necessary status, funding and country presence to enable the wider UN system and national authorities to fully implement their obligations. Other, larger UN agencies, sometimes can make a difference, but advancing women's human rights and gender equality is usually a small part of their mandate. And none of these agencies are adequately supporting the important work of women's human rights defenders.
In September 2009, after years of persistent campaigning by women's human rights advocates around the world, all 192 member states of the UN General Assembly finally adopted a resolution agreeing to the creation of a consolidated and stronger UN agency for women.
"The General Assembly has at last taken decisive action to create a new gender equality entity on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Beijing women's conference in 2010. It is a great victory for women's rights as well as for the coalition of women's and other civil society organizations. Now we must ensure that it is a robust and transformational body, capable of advancing the realization of women's rights on the ground, urgently and effectively."
- Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director, Center for Women's Global Leadership, USA.
In order to achieve this, the agreed new women's agency urgently needs sustained political commitment from all governments and immediate, substantial funding to ensure its effective establishment and success.
A global network of over 300 women's, human rights and social justice groups representing millions of people, are campaigning for a new strong UN agency for women to effectively support the protection and promotion of women's human rights. Show your solidarity for women worldwide and sign the global petition to the President of the UN General Assembly!
As the representative of all 192 UN member states, the President of the UN General Assembly, His Excellency Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, can help to prioritize the establishment of the new UN women's agency, making sure it becomes fully operational in 2010 - the 15th anniversary year of the Beijing World Conference on Women.
The new agency for women must have:
- World coverage and the necessary country presence and strong policy and programmatic mandate to effectively improve the lives of women worldwide.
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This is the first of a two-semester course sequence. In this class, students learn a systemic way of thinking. The course focuses on the open-ended, part/whole nature of all the systems with which social workers interact: the individual, family, small groups, community, and society. We look at how each system is interdependent, has its own structure and continually affects larger and smaller systems. Additionally, students learn theoretical explanations for oppression and related inequities in society, plus we consider how to evaluate these theories through the lens of human rights and social justice. We use a case to illustrate the application of systems thinking to an oppressed group and the communities that are formed as an adaptation. The case also relates to the concept of capacity building and facilitates an analysis of the bi-directional nature of change between the community and the individual.
The course also focuses on human development from infancy through late childhood in the context of families and communities, using a risk and resilience lens. We also explore concepts of primary prevention and early intervention. We introduce the concept of trauma, looking at the impact of domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect on young children and their families. We also examine family and community supports as promotional factors of well-being in light of the central role of early attachment and research in neurobiology. In addition, we include content on immigrants, linking an investigation of risk and protective processes among children and the schools, families, and communities within which they are embedded.
SOWK 6209 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3 credits)
This course, the second in a two-semester sequence, looks at the promotion of well-being, human rights, and social justice, including the roles of social supports, life stressors, coping strategies, and resilience factors within the life course development of adolescents, adults, and older adults. At each of these stages we examine the roles of risk and protective factors in the bio-psycho-social and ecosystemic environment. We approach the topic of death and dying from a life-course perspective, and we examine spirituality as a resource for coping and resilience. We also examine how immigration and the refugee experience affect developmental pathways. At the end of the course, students are able to identify and discuss existing risks and strengths of individuals, families, and communities at different points in the life course during adolescence, adulthood, and late adulthood.
Prerequisite: SOWK 6208 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
SOWK 6801 – Social Work Practice in Research I (3 credits)
This is the first of a two-semester course sequence. In this class, students are introduced to social work research, covering the scientific method from the development of a researchable hypothesis to the point of data collection. The course focuses on social work problem formulation, provides a basic introduction to methodology, and also includes selected research experiences. The material covers the following areas: developing a researchable question; the values and ethical and political issues involved in developing that question; narrowing and specifying the question; sampling; design; data collection; and measurement techniques. Each topic is addressed through readings, lecture material, and practical application. The practical application is usually related to the class research project.
SOWK 6802 – Social Work Practice in Research II (3 credits)
This course, the second in the two-semester research sequence, continues to teach social work research through a combination of didactic and experiential methods focusing on human rights and social justice. Students also continue learning how to understand and evaluate social
work research. In addition, they work on the class research project, with an emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of the data collected. Through this work, students learn how research informs practice, and practice informs research.
Prerequisite: SOWK 6801 – Social Work Practice in Research I
SOWK 6321 – Generalist Social Work Practice With Individuals, Families, Groups, and Communities I (3 credits)
This is the first of a two-semester course sequence. This course covers generalist social work practice skills in the beginning phase of the helping process with individuals, families, groups, and organizations. Initially, students learn and practice basic communication and interviewing skills that are essential to the helping relationship within all system sizes. Following the introduction of these basic skills, students learn the tasks and skills required in the beginning phase of practice, including preparation, engagement, first interview skills, and case documentation. Students then learn the process of collecting and organizing data from individuals, organizations, and communities using a strengths perspective. The course also introduces the process of analyzing and synthesizing this data for the purposes of identifying promotive and risk factors, problem formulation, and assessing the level of client economic, political, physical, mental, social, spiritual, and educational well-being. We also examine and practice steps that ensure a collaborative contracting process that link assessment to intervention and evaluation.
SOWK 6322 – Generalist Social Work Practice With Individuals, Families, Groups, and Communities II (3 credits)
This course, the second in a two-semester sequence, continues to build the skills of generalist social work practice with individuals, families, and groups. The course begins by examining the common structureof social work practice, which includes the beginning, middle, and end phase with multi-level practice (individual, family, group, organization, and community). We discuss in detail the skills and interventive roles relevant to the middle and end phases of intervention with individuals, families, and groups, while adding knowledge and skills involved in the beginning phase of working with families and groups. The course also emphasizes the practice and application of generalist social work skills through the use of role-playing and other interactive exercises based on case examples representative of the client populations with whom the students work.
Prerequisite: SOWK 6321 – Generalist Social Work Practice With Individuals, Families, Groups, and Communities I
SOWK 6006 – Social Welfare Policy and Services (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the underlying values, assumptions, and philosophical perspectives as well as the social, economic, and political factors that have influenced the development of this country's social welfare system, including its goals, policies, and programs. Content from this course is intended to help students: 1) learn the history, mission, and philosophy of the social work profession and the evolution of social welfare policy; 2) develop a beginning understanding of major social policies that have been created specifically to address the needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities—particularly those that live in poverty; 3) be able to apply to practice the policies and services rendered by local, state, regional, national, and international agencies using comprehensive frameworks with special attention to human rights, equity, and social justice; 4) understand that improving well-being is the goal of effective policy change; and 5) recognize policy implications for social work practice.
SOWK 6901 – Field Practicum and Integrative Seminar (9 credits)
Students participate in this required integrative seminar, which meets 15 times over the course of the academic year, while completing their fieldwork assignment. The purpose of the seminar is to assist students in combining what they learn in the classroom with what they learn in the field. In addition, the seminar provides students with a forum where they can share their experiences in the field and classroom, learn about ways social workers function in different settings, work toward the development of increased self-awareness, receive additional knowledge to supplement their academic and field experience, and learn to mutually support one another. The Field Practicum and Integrative Seminar are structured as a capstone course integrating competencies from both their social work coursework and the broader Fordham University undergraduate core curriculum. Through this course, students will be prepared to enter into agency-based social work practice as well as advanced social work education.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Kiwifruit 101
Whatever the magician did, the magic sure worked. She had a kiwifruit after lunch and another after dinner. Now, she wants kiwifruit every week - "I prefer the Gold one", she declared. This, coming from someone who previously refused even a single bite of it, not even the thin slices on cream cakes! My jaw just dropped.
As if it wasn't enough, she went on to rattle off trivia on kiwifruit - like, "Did you know 1 kiwifruit has the same amount of Vitamin C as 2 oranges?" or "Did you know that 1 kiwifruit has the same amount of potassium as 1 mango?" And so on, and so forth. Argh, if only she could rattle off her facts the same way for her upcoming year-end exams!
Next, she demonstrated the correct way of eating a kiwifruit - slice it in half and using a spoon, eat only the soft flesh around the core. My goodness! Now she is teaching me kiwifruit etiquette.
Whatever the case, I am thankful. I wish more companies would reach out and get kids interested in their fruits and veggies like this ... so kudos to ZESPRI. Yes yes, I know ... it's soft sell and vested interest for them, but the end result is a child who wants to try a new fruit and ends up enjoying it (without her mother having to do any persuading).
That, my friends, is what I call a win-win-win situation. Kiwifruit, anyone?
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I love zespri's !! They are a bit sweeter & more yellow in colour. We can buy them in our supermarkets.ReplyDelete
Mygoodness, I'm learning new things about the kiwifruit! I never knew it had twice the amount of Vitamin C of an orange :P Good on them for reaching out to kids. Maybe I should try using it on the non-fruit-eating mister :PReplyDelete
p/s: It feels good to be able to drop by after a hectic week of Raya baking!
You daughter sounds so sweet!!ReplyDelete
I have tried the Gold one and I have to admit, it's sweeter. I think the Gold Kiwi is now taking a storm even in London!! I saw at all supermarkets!!
lucky... how 'come my daughter never comes home with kiwi fruit?ReplyDelete
I might have to steal a kiwi from my daughter's stash since she's sleeping!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 at 11:54 AM
i just love the golden kiwi too. you can buy it from NTUC at $4.10 in a pack of 4. syReplyDelete
Sounds like the magician from ZESPRI can teach Ronald McDonald quite a few things.ReplyDelete
Sophie! I must get more of that golden ones :)ReplyDelete
ovenhaven: Z, it's soooo good to have you back!
mycookinghut: Thanks, LM! Kiwi taking London by storm! Wow! Love your Greece holiday pics, BTW.
Justi: LOL!
Ninette: LOL!
SY: Thanks for the tip! Even provided the pricing!
Nurit: LOL, yes!
- AnonymousSeptember 19, 2009 at 4:14 PM
My whole family loves the golden zespri! BUT, they cost more than the green ones BUT supposedly higher in vitamins and all...I normally wait like a *cheapskate* for Fairprice to have them go on sale at $3.95 (betw U.P$4.15 - $4.45, depending on which supermkt) before I load up on the punnets of golden zespri! ;pp Cheryl :)ReplyDelete
Cheryl: I shall wait like a "cheapskate" too! LOL!ReplyDelete
Hello - I grow gold kiwifruit in New Zealand for Zespri. It is great to see our lovely kiwis being appreciated and good to see Zespri getting in early to build up another generation of loyal consumers! Thanks for the blogReplyDelete
Kia Ora! Anna, thank YOU. People like you are the unsung heroes. Please do drop me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com and tell me more about your kiwi farm / what you do!ReplyDelete


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TVA ash spill recoveryWatch as Steve McCracken, general manager of the Kingston Ash Spill recovery site talks about how heavy equipment operators are building a containment wall, which will cost $25-50 million. The wall is being built to enclose a 200-acre space for ash sediment and should withstand an earthquake.
HARRIMAN, Tenn. — Streets of empty houses sit with dark windows around the glittering coves of the Emory River.
A glance away, giant earth-moving machines scoop, pull and push ash, the unwelcome trespasser that nearly three years ago belched from a failed landfill to ooze over 300 acres and the river. As the machines reshape the muck, massive tankers continually sprinkle water to keep dangerous silica floaters out of the air and out of people's lungs.
One by one, more than 180 homeowners packed up and left, saying they had come to fear that even if they survived health threats they could barely pronounce, their land values and financial futures could not.
"We have to be out by mid-January," said Gary Topmiller, whose two-story brick house sits on a cul-de-sac with the-once picturesque river wrapping around it.
Now his view is the gray horizon of a disaster cleanup.
"A Realtor has told me, 'Your property's not worth anything,' he said. "So we decided to get out before we got stuck here."
Just up the street, holdout Charlotte Strandberg doesn't have the harsh view of the landscape unless she turns her head.
Still, she says, she's concerned. But at 72, the widow of one year is also sentimental.
• 5.4 million cubic yards [or 1.2 billion gallons]: spilled ash
• $1.2 billion: Estimated final cleanup cost
• 180: Properties purchased
• 80 feet: Depth of underground retainer wall
• 11 miles: Length of walls within walls in the 2-mile enclosure
• 450: Cleanup workers onsite daily
• 14,000: Tons of coal consumed daily when Kingston plant is at full power.
She cherishes the small log home she and her husband helped contractors build in a curl of the Emory River 20 years ago.
"I love it here," she said. "But I understand why they [neighbors] are all going."
The Kingston wall
When the spill happened in December 2008, the walls of a 50-foot dike holding the ash above the river simply melted one evening after days of rain.
In a split second, the mountain-shaped landfill stuffed with decades of waste from making coal-fired electricity rolled like a tsunami across a river inlet and into a nation's awareness.
Experts and engineers differ on exactly what happened and how, but the general consensus is that a layer of ash piled too high and too wet on a poor foundation just couldn't hold.
Just who is responsible, and how, is playing out now and in coming months in a federal courtroom in Knoxville.
Meanwhile, six days a week, 450 workers a day toil on the cleanup that TVA estimates will cost about $1.2 billion. The cleanup workers outnumber the 300 employees inside the Kingston power plant making electricity for 670,000 homes.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has scooped away about half of the 5.4 million cubic yards of ash containing arsenic, selenium and other toxic compounds.
TVA has shipped more than 3.5 million cubic yards of ash and sediment by train to a landfill in Alabama. That ash was dredged from the Emory River.
But the remaining ash — what's still on land — will be moved back into the failed "dredge cell" that was and will be treated as a landfill.
This time, it will be held in place by what the contractor has told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be one of the longest and largest underground retaining walls ever engineered.
Work to build the two-mile, circular wall began in July. The wall will surround about 200 acres, but it will be invisible.
Steve McCracken, general manager of the Kingston ash spill recovery site, describes the engineering feat as really totaling 11 miles because it will be walls within walls within walls.
In some places, the walls will reach 80 feet deep to anchor in the bedrock below the river.
"It looks like a railroad track," says McCracken, pointing to a diagram.
And it will withstand an earthquake of 6.0 from the East Tennessee seismic zone or 7.6 from the New Madrid fault line near Memphis, according to Craig Zeller, EPA's Kingston cleanup project manager.
Estimated to cost between $25 million and $50 million, the wall will entomb the remaining ash. It will be capped with clay and topsoil from a nearby farm that TVA bought from Terry and Sandy Gupton when the ash contaminated their pastures.
After it is covered and seeded, the one-of-a-kind landfill will never be used again.
"This is where the engineering took us," said Zeller. "This is a very unique closure, and most ash sites will not be closed out this way, but because of the issue here, this one is being closed out to a higher standard."
Tomorrow's Park
Despite the moves, the lawsuits and the cleanup, it will be a long time before the full impact of the spill will be clear.
The utility is self-funding, so ratepayers in the seven-state region will pay the tab with higher electric bills. TVA already has acknowledged that ratepayers are spending about 69 cents a month for the cleanup.
TVA also has announced plans to develop public recreation areas and ballparks, greenways, walking trails and boat ramps on the properties it has purchased.
And the utility has pledged to convert to dry storage for coal ash at all of its 11 coal-powered plants in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
In the Knoxville courtroom before the trial began, the judge agreed that as a federal agency, TVA is protected from some liability claims for punitive damages, personal injury and emotional distress. He has allowed claims for property damages, trespass and nuisance to go forward.
TVA also contends that under Tennessee law it has no legal duty to keep its reservoirs and shorelines safe for the plaintiffs' recreational use and enjoyment.
And the utility has said plaintiffs have not shown that ash particles were transmitted to their properties in "concentrations sufficient to cause property damage and/or personal injury or to constitute a taking."
While hundreds of people have stakes in the court fight, the first trial will deal only with liability. A Nov. 1 trial will individually decide any damages.
TVA continues to say it is "committed to restoring the Kingston area."
The utility is providing health screenings on request to affected residents, and giving $43 million to a Roane County foundation for community betterment.
"This is looking better already," said McCracken last week, overlooking the cleanup site. "And it will be better still."
Pam Sohn has been reporting or editing Chattanooga news for 25 years. A Walden's Ridge native, she began her journalism career with a 10-year stint at the Anniston (Ala.) Star. She came to the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 1999 after working at the Chattanooga Times for 14 years. She has been a city editor, Sunday editor, wire editor, projects team leader and assistant lifestyle editor. As a reporter, she also has covered the police, ...
Where have all the Chicken Littles gone? Especially that moron wearing the gas mask? The activists filling sample jars? I thought by now, as we were told, the Tennessee river would be dead and our drinking water would be permanently contaminated by the mercury and radiation that would flow downstream after the spill? Maybe the media can learn something? Careful who you give coverage.
One does wish all this spill can just be swept into skip bins and the damage erased instantly, but it will definitely take a lot of time, effort and money to clean up the place and restore it to its former glory.
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The Pink Pineapple Yoga & Surf Hideaway
The Pink Pineapple is a boutique yoga and surf hideaway in Bali which caters for between one and five guests at any one time. We provide tailor-made seven night stays (typically Friday to Friday), that are specifically built to maximise your time on the island and to suit your individual needs and experience level
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HSC-BCD Stories - Jan/Feb 2010
Record Front Page
Return to the front page of this issue of the Baylor Dental Record Online.
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Healthy smiles will increase in the D.I.S.D. thanks to HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry, Oral Health America and Trident.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A frisky 9-month old Labrador-beagle mix named Klondike could hold the secret to how to preserve endangered species of foxes or wolves.
That's because Klondike is the first canid pup born from a frozen embryo in the Western Hemisphere, according to researchers at Cornell University. Canids encompass species such as dogs, foxes and wolves.
In the study, researchers from Cornell's Baker Institute for Animal Health and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, artificially inseminated a beagle using sperm from a Labrador. The resulting embryos were frozen and implanted into another beagle.
Nine months ago, the surrogate mother gave birth to Klondike, the first puppy born from a frozen embryo in the Western Hemisphere.
The researchers pointed out that timing the transfer of frozen canine embryos is particularly difficult since dogs are able to sustain a pregnancy only once or twice a year.
"Reproduction in dogs is remarkably different than in other mammals," explained Alex Travis, Baker faculty member and director of Cornell's campus-wide Center for Wildlife Conservation, in a Cornell news release.
This type of frozen embryo technology may someday help protect endangered canids, such as the red wolf, he added.
Cryopreservation, the process of freezing materials such as fertilized eggs, could help scientists repopulate these animals before they become extinct
"We're working to understand these differences so we can tackle issues ranging from developing contraceptives to preserving the genetic diversity of endangered animals through assisted reproduction," Travis explained.
The research was funded in part by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Cornell's Baker Institute and the Smithsonian Institution.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more information on assisted reproductive technologies.
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When running from show to show and writing endless beauty reports during New York Fashion Week, we bumped into the lovely Charlotte Tilbury so took some time to chat A/W trends from the lady in the know...
What do you reckon is the biggest new beauty movement for AW?
In my opinion it's pale skin, no blusher and lipstick with full on liner. Oh and Avatar's influence so those very lifting cat-like eyes which go up toward the temples.
What is your hero product of A/W2010?
Lashing of mascara, individual lashes, lipliner and beige lipstick.
What style do we most need to get to grips with next season?
The three Ls: lipstick, liner and lashes.
Who is your beauty muse/hot new model of the season?
Lindsey. She's got a heart shaped face and looks like a roman painting. She's the new face on the cover of Life magazine and the new face of fashion.
What's in your kit today?
My Anya Hindmarch make-up and wash bags have changed my life! They're like pencil cases but chic. They're black with gold zips and have lots of different compartments that are labelled for each section, just beautiful. Guerlain's Super Aqua day cream was introduced to me by Natalia Vodanova. It's great for when the girls step off a long haul flight because it instantly puts a youthful glow back into skin. I'm using Lancome's Genifique the serum, eye cream and cream, it's amazing. I'm also taking Minimi Mor DHA Omega 3 supplements from The Hale Clinic, they have given me back my thick hair after having a baby. I also love put the Shu Uemura eye patches which are great for getting rid of puffy eyes.
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PKD patients will suffer from pains and discomforts. The pains in back, abdomen and flank are the most common ones. In most cases patients can have oppressing feelings or dull pains in back and belly. The pain will become worse after physical activities, long time walking or siting and it can be alleviated after bed rest.
The pains are caused by increased intension of the renal capsule or stretching of the blood vessels and nerves of the renal pedicle due to the progressive enlargement of these multiple cysts. The enlarged cysts and kidneys will also oppress surrounding tissues and organs and cause pains and discomforts.
The pains will become more obvious along with age and it is more common in the female. Acute pain or if the pain is sharpened suddenly, it usually indicates cyst rupture and bleeding, kidney stone or urinary tract obstruction due to the blood clots and infections. Large cyst in the liver can also cause pain in the lower right rib.
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LEGACY: Fannie Cole Clark
- Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
As an elementary school teacher, Fannie Cole Clark noticed that one of her pupils would often fall asleep during classes. Rather than belittle her student, Clark pulled him aside and learned that he was helping support his family by throwing newspapers before daybreak.
Taking matters into her own hands, Clark bought a mat and each morning allowed the student to take a nap in the back of the room. She also worked with him privately, helping him catch up on assignments. As a result, the student went on to excel in his studies.
" Fannie Clark approached every task with passion and enthusiasm – whether it was teaching in the classroom, producing a music concert, or hosting pre-election forums to enable citizens to hear directly from candidates from all political parties," said her niece, Janas Jackson. "She was also keenly sensitive to the needs of others."
A renowned educator, musician, recording artist and community activist, Mrs. Clark passed away last Saturday (Sept. 21) at Baptist Hospital East following a brief illness.
For Dr. Nzinga Ajanaku and numerous others, Mrs. Clark's death was devastating.
"When I heard about it, I was like 'Fannie, are you sure?'... But I know what death is and she served her purpose here."
Mrs. Clark established the Tennessee Mass Choir, a gifted group of singers and musicians known for combining gospel music, spirituals and drama in their praises to God. Ajanaku was part of the choir.
"Fannie was one of the most talented, brilliant, creative people I've ever known," Ajanaku said. "She was one of the most loving, nourishing person you would want to meet. ... She was so modest. She never wanted to be out front and stayed in the background. She was a producer, a creator, a director, and a writer. All of that came natural to her."
In an effort to create an opportunity for young people to display their unique talents, Mrs. Clark founded the Fannie Clark Singers in the 1970s. The group recorded two albums and received local and national recognition for their inspirational messages, versatile repertoires, and success in creating music that resonated with persons of all ages.
Later came the Tennessee Mass Choir. Under Mrs. Clark's direction, the choir produced a CD titled, "We Beheld His Glory," and performed at myriad high-profile events, including the Memphis in May Sunset Symphony; the Titanic Exhibition opening ceremony and the Southern Governors' Regional Convention.
A staunch community activist, Mrs. Clark hosted voter education forums for citizens at her home for 25 years. Regardless of political party affiliation, race or background, all candidates seeking public office were welcomed to share their vision and platform.
She also served on the Whitehaven Economic Development Corporation, the Methodist South Hospital Board of Directors, the Memphis Branch NAACP's Gala Operations Committee, and was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Her work in the areas of music, education and community service earned her numerous awards, including, the 2013 Ruby R. Wharton Community Service Award; the Memphis Convention and Bureau Award; United Music Heritage, Inc. Pioneer Award; National Coalition of 100 Black Women 's "Women of Wisdom" Award; United Way Campaign Award; the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Award; and the Love Thy Neighbor Award.
As a result of her devoted service to the community, then-City Councilwoman TaJuan Stout-Mitchell recommended that a portion of Lakeview Road in Whitehaven be renamed "Fannie Cole Clark Road." Today, the street sign bearing her name stands at the intersection of Lakeview and Craft Roads.
Mrs. Clark was born in Lake Cormorant, Miss. – the youngest of eight children of the late Rev. Thomas Cole and Fannie Mae Miles Cole. Her husband, J.B. Clark, five siblings and a great-grandchild, preceded her in death.
She leaves four children: Pastor Derek V. Clark (Tara) of Memphis, Mignonette Clark Durham (Howard) of Carrollton, Texas, Jackie B. Clark and Jason T. Clark, both of Memphis; three sisters: Garnitta Cole Jackson of Memphis; Rebbie Cole McDonald of Milwaukee, Wisc., and Eleanor Cole Thomas of Chicago; three sisters-in-law: Dr. Angela Louque (Gene) of Nuevo, Calif., Dr. Patricia Clark of Raleigh, N. Car., and Anita Clark of Los Angeles; 10 grandchildren: Arielle and Darius Aldridge, Diara Clark, Deanna Clark Plunkett (Kevin), Jaylen Clark, J'Aundra Clark, Jazmyn Clark, Min. Timon Clark, Jason Rhodes and Janay Rhodes, and great-granddaughters Katlyn Plunkett and Layla Mays.
Visitation will be Friday (Sept. 27) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Rejoice in the Covenant Church,
2931 Ridgeway Rd., with the funeral service on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church at 70 North Bellevue.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in honor of Mrs. Fannie Cole Clark be sent to: Rejoice In the Covenant Church, P.O. Box 770357, Memphis, Tenn. 38177.


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Despite the bitter cold, over 150 constituents, community leaders, and elected and appointed officials gathered for a luncheon hosted by the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Port Washington-Manhasset at the George Washington Manor to hear North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman deliver his second State of the Town address. In summary, Supervisor Kaiman said, "The state of the Town of North Hempstead is good. In fact, it is great and getting better all the time."
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Your parries do not affect the boss' swing timer. In fact, they speed up your own swing timer. The only time that it could have any affect on the target's swing timer is if your hasted attack is parried. However, per point dodge rating beats parry rating and the slight parry haste does not overcome this gap. That is why people say to not stack parry rating over dodge rating. Anyone that says to not stack parry rating because it speeds up the target's attack speed is just wrong, nothing more.
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Collier, an award-winning children's author and illustrator, was guest speaker at the annual June Fox Lecture
Saturday, April 13, 2013
"As educators, that's what you're doing," Collier told a packed audience in the University Hall Amphitheater on Thursday evening. "You're planting seeds. Just be patient. Keep encouraging and keep cheerleading, and that seed is going to grow into a tree one day, and it's going to bear fruit. Our children are watching all the time."
Collier was the guest speaker at the 17th Annual June Fox Lecture held in honor of former Lesley University Dean June Fox, which was presented by Lesley's Graduate School of Education and the Evelyn M. Finnegan Children's Literature Collection.
During his talk, titled "It starts with a seed," Collier took the audience back through his childhood in Maryland, and went on to describe the moment his desire to become an artist was ignited by a special high school art teacher. He went on to win a scholarship to the Pratt Institute in New York City, and after graduation, he pounded the pavement with his portfolio for seven years, undeterred, until he was finally picked up by a publishing house.
"I knew I had a story to tell," he recalled.
Collier's unique style of painting incorporates water colors and collage, and he has illustrated numerous children's books, including "Martin's Big Words," about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and "Rosa," about Rosa Parks, by Nikki Giovanni, which won a Coretta Scott King Award and a Caldecott Honor Award.
"Bryan Collier is one of the most dynamic illustrators working in the field of children's literature today," said Associate Professor Mary Ann Cappiello, who introduced Collier to the audience and praised his nonfiction picture books as a powerful teaching tool.
Collier explained his artistic process for his books, from the idea and research stage up through the hundreds of illustrations he creates.
"Making picture books is so encouraging to me because there are so many stories that haven't been told, which is why I have a blast trying to figure out a story in a new way," he said. "There is just so much that I have to say and I want to have the opportunity to say."
For "Rosa," as with all his books, he worked to study his subject deeply, cutting through layers of myth and assumption about the Civil Rights figure.
"She was tired and wanted to sit down; that's all they told us," he said, reflecting on history lessons in school.
To learn more, Collier traveled to Montgomery, visited Rosa Parks' home, met with her childhood friend, explored a city bus from the 1950s, and saw where she worked.
"She was a pillar in the community, a well-known seamstress," said Collier. "There was no music playing, no dramatic lighting – it was a day where she said enough is enough."
Collier, who drew a standing ovation from the audience at Lesley, fielded a number of questions about his process, his inspiration, and ways to foster children's artistic expression in an era of cuts to arts education.
"The biggest thing we can do as parents and educators of children is to figure out an arena that's conducive to creating art," said Collier. "We need to let them discover that voice of artistic prowess that's built in. Just cheer them on. Let them discover and find their way. What you'll end up with is a young person that trusts themselves."
The June Fox Lecture program started with the presentation of three scholarship awards to Lesley students:
- The June Fox Scholarship was presented by Dean Jack Gillette to Grace Vaughn, who is in the Early Childhood Master's Program and is an intern in the Collaborative program with Belmont Day School.
- The William Dandridge Book Award was presented by Assistant Professor Barbara Steckel to Erin Fyfe Yang, a Specialist Teacher in the Reading Licensure Program.
- The Mario Borunda Book Award was presented by Associate Professor Benjamin Mardell to Jaclyn Bentinck-Smith, who is in the Early Childhood Master's Program.
The lecture was followed by a reception and art exhibit of Collier's work in the University Hall Atrium.
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Important lessons on journalism were learned this week when a student editor at a local Christian college defied his college's president to get news out.
Alex Green, editor-in-chief of the Bryan College Triangle, planned to publish a story when he found out that one of his Biblical studies professors, David Morgan, had left the university after being charged with attempted child molestation.
Morgan was accused of meeting two underage girls at a gas station in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., by officers in an FBI sting. He resigned this summer. An official statement from the college gave a benign reason for his departure, saying he left to "pursue other opportunities."
When Green, 22, got the police records, he waffled about what to do with them. He discussed it with other student journalists, with his advisors and, finally, with the college's president. Bryan President Stephen Livesay decided to kill the story. The president said the school didn't know if the charges against the well-respected teacher were true.
But rumors were already circulating on campus, Green said.
"A lot of students had misinformation," he said. "They had a little bit of the story and some had even filled in the gaps with things that were not true. We wanted to present the facts and dispel some of the rumors."
So on Monday he used his own money to print 300 fliers that he spread around campus.
The decision took two months to make, and he had no idea what it would trigger.
"Honestly, I had no idea the power that I was about to yield. I didn't expect it to go off campus," he said.
Bryan College and Green learned this week what all news men and women know. The truth can be tough to swallow, but it always gets out.
Livesay seemingly forgot that the First Amendment guarantees free speech and a free press, but he made another blunder. With public records, the Internet and social media, few things are secret these days. And it's better to present the facts than hide them.
His actions ultimately made the college look a lot worse than if the school paper had published the story. That's because the story of Green's fliers went viral. Fast. Journalism bloggers wrote about it, and even the widely read Huffington Post covered the controversy.
Now, not only the students of Bryan College know about the arrest, but so do an untold number of people who've read it on the Web. And the school has a black eye for appearing to have tried to cover up the arrest.
In a statement, Livesay said the student paper falls under his administration's authority because it is produced as part of a class and student journalists receive academic credit.
All papers fall under someone's authority — an owner, a corporation, shareholders, even nonprofits in some cases — but the legitimate ones still are free to publish the news. Bryan's student editors and reporters won't learn about journalism if they are taught to whitewash news or, worse, ignore it.
In the end, Livesay did something commendable — and uncommon — he admitted he may have been wrong.
"In hindsight, this may have been a mistake," he wrote in the statement, which was released after the story went viral. "We believed we were doing the right thing to protect the privacy of a man charged, but not convicted, of a crime. ... If we have upset or offended anyone relating to this situation, we apologize."
Journalism is about making difficult decisions.
Sometimes it's about publishing stories you wish you didn't have to, the ones that make your community look bad or the arrest of someone you know or the fact that your kid's school got bad test scores. But journalists cannot pick and choose. They cannot treat some people or situations differently because they have a personal connection.
And they have to see the story through. If Morgan is proven not guilty, then that should be news as well.
Green learned a hard lesson about making those difficult choices.
After he distributed the fliers, he said he realized he'd hurt people. He also realized that journalists have a tremendous platform but that there are enormous consequences.
"Free speech can be dangerous, and I don't think I understood the gravity of it or the power of it," Green said.
Green took a bold step. He did the right thing. He may not realize it, but he illuminated something essential about the role of the press. If he keeps showing such guts, he'll make a fine journalist.
Alison Gerber is the managing editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Reach her at email@example.com. Send suggestions to email@example.com.
But journalists cannot pick and choose
Unfortunately, journalists do too often pick and choose. Another place, different characters, there would have been no hesitation. The story would have run from morning to night, and seemingly endless days.


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A big pan of paella is the perfect choice when cooking for a crowd. All you need to round out the meal is fresh bread and a green salad.—Jane Montgomery, Hilliard, Ohio
24 Servings
Prep: 55 min. Cook: 35 min.
3 pounds uncooked skinless turkey breast, cubed
4 pounds uncooked chorizo, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
Johnsonville® Hot Ground Sausage
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups tomato puree
1 cup white wine
chicken broth
5 cups water
4 cups uncooked long grain rice
3-1/2 cups chicken broth
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon saffron threads
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 bay leaf
2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3/4 cup pitted Greek olives
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
In a large skillet, cook turkey and chorizo in oil in batches until
browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
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In the same skillet, saute onions and red pepper until tender. Add
garlic and cayenne; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in tomato puree and
wine. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until
Transfer to a stock pot. Stir in the water, rice, broth, salt, thyme,
saffron, bay leaf, turkey and chorizo. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat;
cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
Add shrimp; cook for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Remove
from the heat; discard bay leaf. Stir in olives and parsley. Yield:
24 servings (1 cup each).
Nutritional Facts:
1 cup equals 536 calories, 26 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 159 mg cholesterol, 1,430 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 39 g protein.
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