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Scott Horsfall, California Leafy Greens Marketing AgreementAs we watched news coverage of the announcement of the Food and Drug Administration's publishing of the proposed produce food safety rule, two commonalities stood out.
The first was if Congress was going to provide adequate funding for implementation of this law.
The second was the lengthy amount of time it will take to phase in law compliance.
The coverage largely ignored the fact that while the Obama administration was finalizing the specific rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act, the U.S. produce industry has continued to move forward with efforts to protect public health by improving food safety.
These efforts include programs already in place today that require government oversight of food safety compliance.
Further, funding of these government oversight programs and inspections are provided by industry itself.
In California, leafy greens, tomatoes and cantaloupe producers implemented programs that require government inspectors to audit farms and packing facilities to ensure compliance with science-based food safety practices.
Producers of Florida tomatoes and Arizona leafy greens have implemented similar programs. Leafy greens and tomato producers began these mandatory programs about five years ago.
The California cantaloupe program was launched in 2012 and complements a government inspection program for quality and traceability that has been in place for decades.
Producers of these commodities are already well-accustomed to operating under a system where food is produced with mandatory government oversight to provide a safe product for consumers.
Simply put, this public/private partnership allows the government to handle the inspections and ensure compliance with food safety standards while the industry itself pays for mandatory government inspections.
It is a unique model that works quite well, especially in these times of state and federal government budget constraints.
Under the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, mandatory government audits are conducted for each LGMA member five times per year.
To achieve certification, members are required to achieve 100% compliance with all required food safety practices.
The food safety practices that must be followed are science-based, continually reviewed and tested through an open and transparent process with input from food safety scientists, industry members and regulators.


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Hull, Mikita are the best - but here come Toews, Kane
BY MARK POTASH email@example.com June 26, 2013 8:53PM
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 24: Patrick Kane #88 and Jonathan Toews #19 of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate next to the Stanley Cup after they won 3-2 against the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 24, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Updated: July 30, 2013 7:58AM
Let's not get carried away — Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita still are the two best Blackhawks of all time. But with two Stanley Cups in their first six seasons together, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have earned a special niche not only in Hawks history, but in Chicago sports history.
There might not be another town in America where championships are not necessary for validation of its heroes. The '69 Cubs are among the most beloved teams in Chicago sports history. The Dick Motta Bulls are revered by anyone who saw them play.
There are still more statues, honorary pennants and retired jerseys in this town of players who didn't win a championship in Chicago than those who did. Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins, Ron Santo, Greg Maddux, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Jerry Sloan, Norm Van Lier, Tony Esposito and Denis Savard still get an ovation every time they're shown (with Hull and Mikita) on the Jumbotron at the United Center. Jeremy Roenick and Chris Chelios would get the same treatment. For a little more than two years in the early 1970s, Dick Allen was more popular than any White Sox player before or since. He might still be today, to any Sox fan over 50.
After his first six seasons in Chicago, Michael Jordan had not won a title. And at the same point in his career, Walter Payton not only didn't have a Super Bowl ring, but he looked like he might never get one.
With two titles in their first six seasons, Kane and Toews have more championship hardware this early in their careers than every Hall of Fame or potential Hall of Fame player in Chicago besides Scottie Pippen, who had three NBA championship rings after six seasons with the Bulls.
And as dynamic duos go, Pippen was a clear 1A to Jordan's superduperstardom. Kane, 24, and Toews, 25, are equals, each with a Conn Smythe Trophy to his credit. Nobody's wondering if Kane is riding Toews' coattails or if Toews can win a title without Kane.
But it will take more than two Cups to overtake Hull and Mikita as the best Hawks tandem of all time. Like Toews and Kane, Hull and Mikita revived a moribund franchise — the Hawks had finished last or next-to-last in 11 of 12 seasons before Hull and Mikita became teammates in 1958-59. They won the Cup in 1961, when Mikita joined Hull as one of the team's top players. And for the next 10 years, they created an excitement — and demand for tickets — rarely seen in Chicago. One or the other led the NHL in scoring in seven of nine seasons from 1960 to '68. They combined to win the Hart Trophy four consecutive seasons as the NHL's most valuable player (Hull in '65 and '66; Mikita in '67 and '68). Kane and Toews have yet to win one.
What they don't have that Kane and Toews do is multiple Stanley Cups to their credit. They had their chance. The Hawks were in the Final and looking for back-to-back titles in 1962 against the Maple Leafs. With the series tied 2-2 and the Leafs using a backup goalie after Johnny Bower suffered a hamstring injury stopping one of Hull's 70-foot slap shots, the Hawks lost 8-4 in Game 5 in Toronto — and lost a one-goal lead in the third period in a 2-1 loss in Game 6.
With Hull and Mikita, the Hawks also reached the Final in 1965, losing 4-0 to the Canadiens in Game 7 at the Forum. And the Hull-Mikita era ended in dubious fashion in the dreaded 1971 Final when the Hawks lost a 3-2 series lead and a 2-0 lead in Game 7 to the Canadiens.
Kane and Toews play in a different era, on different teams, against different competition. But the difference is undeniable — when they had a chance to make a difference, they did. On Monday night with Game 7 looming against the Bruins, Kane artfully zigzagged his way into a scoring opportunity, and Toews threaded a perfect pass at the right time for Bryan Bickell's tying goal. The rest is history, with Toews and Kane earning their rightful place in Hawks history as the players who made it happen.
But the best Hawks duo of all time? Toews and Kane are well on their way. But it'll take more than two Stanley Cups to unseat the great Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita. They were that good.

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Playing a young wizard throughout the entire "Harry Potter" film series definitely has its privileges. But as Tom Felton discovered after filming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," not all the magic in the world was enough to secure the actor one of the wands he wielded as Hogwarts bad boy Draco Malfoy.
Images: 'Harry Potter' stars through the years
"I actually asked for a couple of wands, but they were pretty tight on those and where they were going to be going. I did my best, but without much joy," Felton said in an interview Monday. "I did get one of Draco's rings -- he has a silver Slytherin ring -- so it was cool to get that. That sits on my mantle."
Fresh off the London premiere last week of the eighth and final chapter of the film series -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" -- Felton was in New York Monday revisiting his old friend Draco one last time as the film premiered in the U.S. Having completed filming before the first part of "The Deathly Hallows" was released last November, Felton said that it's been an emotional few days leading up to the release of "Part 2."
"It's kind of a bittersweet feeling. We've been waiting for this to come around and now it's all here in a flash of an eye," Felton said. "Overall, though, the feeling is that we're just excited to see the series end on such a high note."
At the very least, he said, reassembling the cast and filmmakers to say goodbye at the premiere hasn't been as draining as the last few weeks of filming.
"It was quite an awkward British ending, really. No one knew what to say to each other," Felton said. "But there was definitely a sense that something more important was going on that the years previous. Everyone wanted to give 110 percent to make sure this was the best one yet. That was the underlying feeling of everyone in the cast and crew. Needless to say, though, there was a sad undertone there because we all knew it was coming to an end."
Opening in theaters and on IMAX screens Friday, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," finds Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) in possession of the most powerful wand in the world with the Elder Wand.
Despite the odds against them, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) continue on with their harrowing quest to collect the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord, even though it will come at greater costs than any of them could have imagined. Draco, meanwhile, remains a reluctant follower of Voldemort.
Felton said the end of "The Deathly Hallows" was not only tough for the fact that the cameras were going to eventually stop rolling: places like Hogwarts castle -- a cinematic home away from home for Felton and his fellow actors for the past decade -- were about to come down in a spectacular fashion during the film's final confrontation.
"It was cool seeing Hogwarts getting blown up, yet it was sad because they were blowing up our old home," Felton said. "It was strange to say the least."
Looking Back
Like his fellow cast mates, the pending release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" has been a great time of reflection for Felton, a core cast member since the release of the first film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in 2001. The odd thing is, his introduction into the "Harry Potter" film universe all those years ago didn't start with an audition for Draco, but two other iconic characters in author J.K. Rowling's epic tale.
"I came in to audition for a few different parts at first -- they were just fairly open auditions and not for any specific roles to be cast," Felton, 23, recalled. "After a while I went in for Harry and they dyed my hair brown and gave me the scar, and I was reading for that. Then they gave me the ginger look and I read for Ron, and finally I ended up becoming blond for Draco, which has stuck for 11 years."
And, Felton added, he couldn't be any happier with the overall result.
"I'm not only very grateful that I got to be involved, but that I got to play a cool character like Draco -- and there are really no better actors to play Harry or Ron than Daniel and Rupert," Felton enthused.
Of course, there's been a slight downside to playing Draco as far as public perception is concerned. As one of Harry's major antagonists, Felton has experienced his fair share of playful scrutiny while emerging in public.
"I think I was 12 years old and I was presenting a children's BAFTA award where there were kids present, and I got up on stage and they just booed me," Felton said. "That sort of took me by surprise, but over the years I've learned to take it as a compliment."
SPOILER ALERT: Major plot details revealed for those who haven't read the final book.
Looking Ahead
Anybody who's read the "Harry Potter" books know that there is a future for Draco, who, as we learn in the epilogue set 19 years after the main story in "The Deathly Hallows - Part 2," has a family of his own.
And while Felton's days of fatherhood are far ahead of him, the actor said he can definitely see a time when he reads the "Harry Potter" books to his children -- and eventually show them the movies.
"I'm definitely going to read them the books first. These stories are going to be read to children for decades to come," Felton said. "Fingers crossed, that would be a dream come true to do that."
But then again, Felton realizes that he'll have to explain to them that once they see the movies, dad plays one of Harry's main antagonists.
"I can't wait to hear my little kids say, 'Oh, I hate Draco,'" Felton said, laughing. "That will be hilarious. They're going to hate me. They'll be like, 'Dad, you are so lame. I can't believe you did that.'"


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Blackhawks' penalty-killers contain Bruins
BY MARK POTASH firstname.lastname@example.com June 24, 2013 11:51PM
Updated: June 25, 2013 1:32AM
BOSTON — After a brief lull earlier in the Stanley Cup Final, the Blackhawks' penalty-killers were back on top of their game Monday to thwart an early Bruins flurry and prevent Game 6 from getting out of hand.
In desperation mode in an elimination game, the Bruins were on the attack early in Game 6. And the Hawks played into their hands by taking four penalties in a 15-minute span covering the first two periods.
Michael Frolik knew what was coming. ''We expect their best effort and most physical game,'' he said after the Hawks' morning skate at TD Garden. ''[The Bruins] have to do anything they can to do something, and we have to be ready for it and just play our game and be disciplined and don't take stupid penalties. It's going to be key. We have to be ready for the challenge.''
With the Hawks' top penalty group of forwards Frolik and Marcus Kruger and defensemen Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson carrying most of the load, the Hawks killed all four penalties. They seemed to get better as they went along. Jonathan Toews' tying goal with 15:36 left in the second period was virtually shorthanded — Toews fired a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask just as Andrew Shaw's penalty for roughing ended.
But it took awhile for the penalty-killers to get their feet on the ground. The Bruins' first power play was their best. After Johnny Oduya was called for hooking with 9:20 left in the first period, the Bruins attempted eight shots on goal, with two prime opportunities. Blocked shots by Hjalmarsson, Brent Seabrook and Keith helped quell that rally.
The Bruins were back on the power play after Michal Rozsival was called for high-sticking with 1:35 left in the first period. With Frolik's aggressiveness particularly effective, the Hawks limited the Bruins to one shot on goal — a point-blank slap shot by Rich Peverley that goalie Corey Crawford easily handled.
The Hawks escaped the first period trailing 1-0 — the Bruins attempted 25 shots to only seven for the Hawks. They gained control of most of the play in the second period, but two more penalties gave the Bruins opportunities.
Shaw was called for roughing Tyler Seguin with 17:36 left in the period. The Hawks not only killed that penalty but ended up tying the game when Toews scored. Seabrook was called for tripping — a bit of a cheapie — with 14:48 left in the period to give the Bruins another chance. But, again, the Hawks did the job — aided by blocked shots from Frolik and Oduya.
The Hawks entered the game in a relative penalty-killing slump. They were 55-for-58 (.948) on the penalty kill in the first three series against the Wild (17-for-17), Red Wings (24-for-25) and Kings (14-for-16). But coming into Game 6, they had allowed four power-play goals and were 10-for-14 (.714) for the series.


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Boomer12k -
Several Captain Videos!
1949 Captain Video and his Video Rangers.
1951 Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere which is a Movie Serial.
And 1956 Captain Video and his Cartoon Rangers.
I only vaguely remember the name. So I downloaded the Serial awhile back. Another kids show from the early days of television!
jackpoint188 -
The First Sci Fi Drama
This show was obviously watched by Gene Roddenberry when growing up. Star Trek has a similar social context regarding other space cultures.
IanKoro -
The Outer Limits
"The outer limits" is not an uncommon phrase. Saying that the "Outer Limits" tv show was a reference to a line from this is like if they used the term "deep space", and saying "Deep Space Nine" was a reference to this show.
Anyways, it's a kids show, and very space opera-ey so it's not really all that great. Kind of entertaining, but not particularly special.
If you want great sci-fi from this time, find the Tales of Tomorrow episodes on here, or listen to the Dimension X, 2000 Plus, and X Minus One otr episodes.
ohsnapiam56 -
Everything old is NOT new again, thank God
When this was shown on TV, I guess it wasn't considered so bad because TV was so new. How else could something soooo dreadful have made it on the air? Was there a plot? But you have to admire any production company with the nerve to put this on. And Dr. Pauli...that actor really wanted to ACT didn't he? A window into yesteryear when viewers were more innocent and could ooh and ahh over stuff like this.
Philosopher Jay -
Back To The Future
I only knew of Captain Video from a particularly funny episode of "The Honeymooners" television series. In it, Ed Norton, Ralph Kramden's neighbor appears as a video ranger and seems to be a big fan of the show.
Two things struck me watching this episode. There is a reference to "The Outer Limits" which became a science fiction series in the 1960's. I guess the title of the show might have been a reference back to Captain Video. There is also a reference to a device that can turn people into atoms and reassemble them in another place in the galaxy. This is apparently the basis for the transporter beam on Star Trek, another science fiction show of the 1960's.
It is fascinating to see how the series influenced future science fiction television.
The ideological messages delivered in the middle of the show, one attacking communism and the other attacking discrimination were also fascinating.
The cowboy movie seemed to be integrated into the show, so I assume it was part of the broadcast.
A live show is quite difficult, the acting and direction seemed profession for such a small budget.
cathyftr -
After DuMont...there was Metromedia
Someone earlier had mentioned that DuMont is forgotten today. Sadly that is true and the smae thing can be more/less said about Metromedia. Some of those DuMont stations such as the "main" DuMont stations WABD/WNEW in NYC and DC's WTTG after DuMont became Metromedia. Metromedia wasn't a "Network" per-say but rather they did get into the syndication route. And the cost-cutting did continue. Soupy Sales who had a show sydicated through Metromedia in the 60s hs always claimed how low budget his shows were back then. Forgotten now but Metromedia for a time back in the late 60's actually had a record company..remember Bobby Sherman? Hard to believe such gems like "Easy Come Easy Go" and "Julie Do You Love Me" and Captian Video had ties LOL
But to be fair to Metromedia, they did at least spend some money in the 70s. Merv Griffin's talk show is still fondly remembered today. Then there was Bob McAllister's Wonderama. Metromedia spent some money on that too by having such guest stars appear on that show as Michael Jackson, Diana Ross even ABBA. With so many famous guest stars, never quite understood why Metromedia didn't syndicate this show to more stations than just within the 6 or 7 stations of the Metromedia family?
But Metromedia did some things that "didn't quite work out". Suceesful in doing the Ten O'Clock news format. Not so succesful in syndicating Maury Povich's talk show in the 70s ( back when he had "class" ), the magazine show from 1983 "Breakaway" and I am not even going to begin with "Thicke Of The Night" LOL
Anyway what was DuMont, later Metromedia..did lay the foundation for...FOX !! So when FOX turns 50 in 2036 and if they decide to do a retro special or whatever, I doubt they can really overlook DuMont and such shows like Captain Video.
Visaman -
The commissioner badly needs a throat lozenge, go to commercial...what we have no sponsor this week, egads!
BruceFrey -
wrong tv show appears in the middle
Be aware that about half way in, this episode of Captain Video is replaced temporarily by a few minutes of a TV western series. It is not clear to me if this was done during the airing of the program (i.e. the Captain Video episode was likely recorded by filming off of a TV monitor duirng the live broadcast) or during later duplication.
BoPo Bellsinger -
that Don Draper always looks so effin good, no matter what.
Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan -
I Don't Care what Anyone Says
This show is brilliant, weird, yet brilliant. I recommend this to anyone who likes their TV innovative, unique and non-mainstream. If you want "I Love Lucy" or some other bland sitcom, look somewhere else. If you want to see a 40's/50's TV series that is creative and full of imagination, then you'll enjoy this!
True, it does have an "Ed Wood"-ness to it, but what's wrong with Ed Wood-ness? Like Ed Wood, the people who made this show were trying to create art but didn't have any money. But their love of creating TV helps this show overcome it's low-budget, resulting in a broadcast which can be enjoyed both as camp, but also as one of the most interesting and daring shows of all time.
videoranger -
Captain Video
I remember Captain Video and His Video Rangers with fond memories. Captain Video had special effects that were state of the art, even by todays standards. Special effects were so good that they looked real. Science fiction writers like Author C. Clarke and Jack Vance wrote and contributed scripts to Captain Video. I recall Captain Video as being well acted and very exciting.
jazzfan -
We had a DuMont Television Set.
That's the only thing I remember about DuMont. I was too young when the went off the air.
Robin_1990 -
RE: When Men Were Men and Space Ships Were Cardboard
Thanks for the review. "Captain Video" certainly is cheap, But is of huge historical interest, being the first Sci-Fi show. I've uploaded some other DuMont footage including an episode of "The Morey Amsterdam Show"....That show is interesting; Each episode was filmed on the same small set! DuMont was a low-budget network, But their programs, no matter how cheap, are so giddy and charming that it makes you wonder what would of happened if they had survived. DuMont created the first sitcom, the first soap opera and the first national "religous" show, So it's a shame they are forgotten.
I'm happy to say that the productions of NBC/CBS of the same period are much better! Come to think about it, Most of the other shows that aired on DuMont were better than this show too. I'm amazed it was never mocked on MST3K, Since this could use with some mocking. Still, although "Captain Video" is probably the worst show of it's time, It influenced better shows like "Star Trek", and it does have a certain charm to it. Again, Please note that most other shows of 1949 were much better.
barticle -
Captain Video
I don't think I ever saw this show when I was a teenager, because our family was too poor for a TV set. We could barely afford a radio. Maybe it's just as well I missed it. This show is a real treasure just because it's so really really bad. Was there any logical reason for the cowboy movie clips, other than to fill time? Come to think of it, I don't watch TV anymore at all because it's even worse now than it was then.
Eight Bit Bandit -
When Men Were Men and Space Ships Were Cardboard
I've previously seen part of this episode on YouTube; I look forward to seeing it in full when my download finishes sometime next year.
"Captain Video," for those out of the loop, was an ancient and primitive attempt at science fiction television. The hero - Captain Video - was billed as "master of time and space! Guardian of the safety of the world!" in the intro, set against music from "The Flying Dutchman" and a really bad picture of a mountainside. Seriously. That picture wouldn't sell as a postcard.
But that's the idea, because Captain Video has his secret base there, from which he launches his missions to stop the forces of evil, all of whom are really, really weird looking, and have plans of evil conquest that rarely make sense. I just finished watching "Back to the Future," and the allegedly whitebread world of the 1950s actually contained a lot of really weird s*** that didn't survive in the popular consciousness. When the Sixties came along and everyone under the age of thirty went out and bought tinted sunglasses and tie dyed their clothing, a lot of that earlier age was swept away. "Captain Video" was among those cultural touchstones lost in the shuffle.
Nobody remembers the DuMont network, either. "Back to the Future" is set in November 1955, and DuMont had already been gone several months by then. The network lived its entire life before the advent of videotape, and the handful of surviving episodes of its various programs - like this one - exist on kinescopes. Kinescopy was a ridiculous recording process that worked by actually filming a television set, thus capturing the ephemeral transmissions that would otherwise by lost in the void of space.
Everybody in the US grows up on "Star Wars," "Star Trek" and "The Twilight Zone" - the indoctrination generally happens when we are so young we don't even remember it. (I do, by the way, remember watching "Star Wars" my first time. We had rented it from the video store, and their VHS copy was so worn out it actually dissolved into static for awhile in the middle. Remember videotape? I was born in 1988.) However, there is no indoctrination for "Captain Video," and those of you who are now contemplating downloading it should know, if you don't already, that it's cheap. Really, really cheap.
The production values of "Captain Video" are a reflection of how totally broke DuMont was, each and every day that it clung to existence throughout the late Forties and early Fifties. DuMont was new - the Big Three, as we know them, were already well established in radio and were sending out feelers into TV. DuMont had nothing, and to be fair, it shows.
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Also while not directly spoiled, looking at the deck lists we can see that there are ally versions of Bifur, Dwalin, and Gloin. While this was pretty much expected, it gives us a better chance at assuming which sphere they belong too. If I had to guess id say they remain the same color as their hero versions were…still no sight of Oin although….(maybe he's the last spirit hero?!)
As for the player cards, I like the combo between the two of them but not sure I'd make the space for it in most decks. Dwarfs have better draw power through lore with Ori and legacy of durin, but I can see King under the Mountain having space in a Leadership spirit deck where you can use will of the west to replace the cards lost from the effect. To me! My kinsmen! Cards seems a little too situational but may be clutch for a necessary placement of Miner of the iron hills, erebor hammersmith, kili or fili, and even a well timed longbeard Orc slayer (ok so maybe this card seems better the more I think about it)
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This is a "self delivery" pack which has been designed specifically for National Science and Engineering Week 2013. The science behind fingeprints is well known! What is not so well known is the link between fingerprints and footprints. Right Angle Events have launched a new education pack called 'Toes for Turf' comprising at least 4 hours of fun teaching material linked to Key Stage 1-4 Mathematics.
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GHARYAN, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan rebels pushed deeper into government-held territory south of the capital on Wednesday, but their advance came as strains began to emerge in the Western alliance trying to topple Muammar Gaddafi.
Fighters in the Western Mountains, a rebel stronghold about 150 km (90 miles) south-west of Tripoli, built on gains made in the past few days by taking two villages from which pro-Gaddafi forces had for months been shelling rebel-held towns.
The rebels are still a considerable way from Gaddafi's main stronghold in Tripoli, while their fellow fighters on the other two fronts — in Misrata and in eastern Libya — have made only halting progress against better-armed government troops.
"The revolutionaries (rebels) now control Zawiyat al-Babour and al-Awiniyah after pro-Gaddafi forces retreated this morning from the two villages," Abdulrahman, a rebel spokesman in the nearby town of Zintan, told Reuters.
In Gharyan, a Gaddafi-held town that forms the gateway from Tripoli to the mountains, there was an undercurrent of tension as the frontline moves closer to the capital.
Libyan government minders brought a group of reporters to the town, which lies about 120 kilometers southwest of Tripoli and about 20 kilometers east of Kikla, which rebels seized from Gaddafi loyalists on Tuesday.
Despite an outward appearance of normality, numerous walls around town on Wednesday had recently painted over graffiti. The windows of one government building were smashed, the sign for another was riddled with holes.
While many traders and people on the streets were reluctant to talk to reporters, one shop owner said the calm in the area during the day was replaced by fighting every night.
"Two thirds of the people here are for the rebels," he told Reuters, giving his name as Mohammed.
Those willing to talk in front of the minders were strongly pro-Gaddafi.
"Sarkozy is stupid, he is fighting this war for petrol," a man called Yunis said in French, referring to the French president, villified by Gaddafi supporters as the driving force behind NATO bombing. "This is colonialism all over again."
The NATO military alliance, which has been pounding Gaddafi's military and command-and-control structures for nearly three months, has failed to dislodge him.
Libyan TV said on Wednesday a NATO bombardment had killed 12 people in a convoy in Kikla. A NATO official denied it.
Ties are becoming strained in the alliance, with some NATO members complaining that others have been reluctant to commit additional resources needed to sustain the bombing mission in the coming months.
Adding to the pressure, Republicans in the U.S. Congress are pressing President Barack Obama to explain the legal grounds on which he was keeping U.S. forces involved in Libya without the authorisation of Congress.
Speaking in London after meeting NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated that time was running out for Gaddafi and that the alliance was as determined as ever.
"I think there is a very clear pattern emerging which is time is on our side, because we have the support of NATO, the United Nations, the Arab League, a huge number of countries in our coalition and in our contact group," he said.
Rasmussen echoed those comments despite senior NATO commander General Stephane Abrial on Tuesday raising questions about the alliance's ability to handle a long-term intervention.
"Allies and partners are committed to provide the necessary resources and assets to continue this operation and see it through to a successful conclusion," Rasmussen said.
Russia's envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, said the alliance was "sliding down and being dragged more into the eventuality of a land-based operation in Libya."
In a theatrical show of defiance, Gaddafi was shown at the weekend playing a game of chess with a Russian official, but after weeks of ambivalence, Moscow has joined Western countries this month in calling for Gaddafi to step down.
Saad Djebbar, a former legal adviser to the Libyan government, told Reuters Gaddafi would continue to play for time and seek to demoralise and split the coalition.
"Gaddafi's mentality is that as long as my enemies haven't triumphed, I haven't lost," he said.
"The U.S. stance, that the major outside role should be played by the Europeans and Arabs, sends the wrong signal. Gaddafi will be very encouraged by it. His line is 'We are steadfast. We can wait it out.'"
Gaddafi has said he has no intention of leaving the country — an outcome which, with the military intervention so far failing to produce results, many Western policymakers see as the most realistic way out of the conflict.
The Libyan leader has described the rebels as criminals and al Qaeda militants, and called the NATO intervention an act of colonial aggression aimed at grabbing Libya's oil.
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Though under attack from NATO warplanes and rebel fighters, Gaddafi's troops have showed they are still a potent force.
A rebel spokesman in Nalut, at the other end of the Western Mountains range from Zintan, said Gaddafi's forces had been shelling Nalut and the nearby border crossing into Tunisia. The rebels depend on that crossing to bring in supplies.
On Tuesday, the rebels tried to advance in the east of Libya, setting their sights on the oil town of Brega, but they were unable to break through.
In Misrata, Libya's third-biggest city about 200 km (120 miles) east of Tripoli, rebels have been inching slowly west toward the neighbouring town of Zlitan along the coast road to Tripoli, but have repeatedly had to fall back under fire.
The rebels there have expressed frustration that NATO is not more active at taking out Gaddafi's forces there, and is not doing more to coordinate with fighters on the ground.
A Reuters correspondent in Misrata said there were no further advances toward Zlitan on Wednesday.
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger will visit the rebels in Benghazi on Sunday to offer "concrete support," his office said, the latest in a series of such visitors.


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Larry Heard is set to reissue two hard-to-find 12″s, originally released anonymously under the alias at the tail-end of the 1980s.
Stomp The Beat and 1990 were Heard's only releases as Gherkin Jerks, and both appeared on the short-lived Gherkin Records, also responsible for releases from Robert Owens, Rhythim Is Rhythim and Ron Trent. Stomp The Beat was issued in 1988: a six-track collection of spartan electro and discordant 4/4, it's especially notable for the wildly experimental house-meets-musique concrète closer 'Din Sync (Get Up And Do Your Thang)'. 1990, meanwhile, was issued in 1989, and is the richer, more polished of the pair – see the weightless 'Red Planet' or the starry-eyed proto-funky of 'Space Dance'. Both records were discontinued when the label shut up shop in 1991.
The new editions have been "digitally enhanced", and will be released on Heard's own Alleviated Records in association with Clone. Both are expected in late April.
Stomp The Beat
01. Don't Dis The Beat
02. Tar-Disc
03. Acid Indigestion
04. Midi Beats
05. Parameters
06. Din Sync (Get Up And Do Your Thang)
01. Meltdown
02. Blast Off
03. Red Planet
04. Saturn V
05. Space Dance
06. Strange Creatures
Gherkin Jerks - Din Sync
The Gherkin Jerks - Space Dance
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Baby Pop - U Know What Im Saying
Ron Trent feat Tkumah Sadeek - Cross Roads
Candi Staton - Hallelujah Anyway(David Penn Remix)
Candi Staton - Hallelujah Anyway (Ashley Beedle Yardism Vocal)
DJ Sotofett feat. Madteo - There's Gotta Be A Way (Vision Of Love Club Mix)
Naked Soul - Keep On Movin'
Hard Ton - FOOD OF LOVE (SPRINKLES' DEEPERAMA) video edit
Man Tear - Outside Amore (official video)
Man Tear - Outside Amore (12" Version)
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Parris Mitchell Project - All Night Long
Yousef feat. Alexander East- Think Twice (Fred Everything Lazy Vox Remix)
Yousef feat. Alexander East - Think Twice (Catz 'n Dogz Remix)
3 Chairs - Demi Gods
Nathan Adams - Falling (Louie Vega Eol Remix)
Elements Of Life ECLIPSE EPK
Boris Dlugosch feat. Roisin Murphy - Never Enough (Manuel Tur Remix)
Softwar - One Day (Detroit Swindle Remix)
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Armando - 151 (Original Version)
Jimpster - Hold My Hand


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Language Matters with Bob Holman
Wednesday | 8 p.m.There are more than 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks; hundreds will be lost within the next generation. Follow poet Bob Holman as he travels to a remote island off the coast of Australia to visit with aboriginal people who speak 10 different languages, then follow him to Wales where Welsh is making a comeback, and on to Hawaii, where Hawaiians are fighting to save their native tongue. This two-hour documentary asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?
Downton Abbey
Season 5, Episode 4 | Monday, 8 p.m.Lord Merton delivers a bombshell to Isobel, and Mary does likewise to Tony. Police suspicions deepen in an unexplained death. Robert and Sarah lock horns.
Front and Center
The Fray | Friday, 8 p.m.The four-time Grammy-nominated rock band performs hits from their past studio releases, including "You Found Me" and "How To Save A Life," and material from their fourth studio album Helios, released in 2014.
Antiques Roadshow
Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 | Sunday, 7 p.m.ANTIQUES ROADSHOW packed a trunk full of additional treasures from the eight cities that made up its Season 18 tour. ROADSHOW's bigger-than-ever 2014 season includes a second hour of never-before-seen appraisals, such as a collection of 1898 Mardi Gras invitations; Julia Child's copper pans, ca. 1960, that Child used on her TV show; and a German violin with a Sartory bow that is appraised for $25,000 to $27,000, with $20,000 of the value in the bow alone.
A Night of Giving
Thursday, Nov. 20 | 7 p.m.Showcasing Local Artists -- Supporting Local Public Television
Local artists include:
- Randy & Joy Turner from Larkfield Glass (Paris, IL)
- Jerry Rhoads (St. Joseph, IL) - Woodtuning
- Jeanette Huisinga (Casey, IL) - The Yarn Shop
- Pottery from Dwain Naragon (EIU Faculty)
This night of giving allows our viewers to give to their local public television station and in return WEIU will offer viewers a wonderful handmade thank you gift from a local artist.
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Scientists You Must Know
Tuesday | 8 p.m.This documentary celebrates three of this age's foremost scientists you've never heard of–Arnold O. Beckman, George Rosenkranz and Gordon Moore, pioneers whose seminal work makes possible some of modern life's fundamental tools. Tracing the paths of the Instrumentation Revolution, the founding of the integrated circuit and the formulation of the birth control pill, Scientists You Must Know presents stories of remarkable human endeavor, scientific achievement–and their founders' humility.
The Jewel in the Crown
Incidents at a Wedding | Saturday, 8 p.m.The arrangements for Susan and Teddie's wedding are threatened, but Merrick provides a solution. The Layton family gathers at Mirat, but what should be a happy occasion is overshadowed by unexplained incidents.
Stained Glass Windows of the Shenandoah Valley
Sunday | 9 p.m.A history of sacred stained-glass windows in small-town America. Included: an explanation of the symbolism within the windows and their religious significance.
Food Forward
Go Fish! | Wednesday, 7 p.m.By mid-century, 90 percent of the world's commercial fish may be tapped out. But we're not sunk yet. FOOD FORWARD sets sail with a different breed of fishermen who make their living on the water while treading lightly upon it. Meet old school fishermen in the Pacific Northwest reviving the tuna industry, young fishermen (and women) creating Community Supported Fisheries along the Eastern seaboard and the next generation of fish farmers in western Massachusetts.
Masterpiece: Mystery!
Inspector Lewis: The Lions of Nemea | Monday, 8 p.m.After a difficult start, Lewis and Hathaway seem to have settled back into their former relationship, and Maddox has become integral to the team. Their abilities are tested as they investigate the brutal murder of Rose, an American Classics student. Suspicion immediately falls on a young professor who had recently broken off an affair with her, but as the detectives delve further into the case, they only find more secrets and murky motives.
Bill Hill - Charleston, IL
"Education has been my life. Learning has been my life ... and it's so important that we have the educational programs offered by WEIU. The opportunities (for students) to get hands on experience is immeasurable."
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When Did You Start at WEIU? August 2006
What Does WEIU Mean to You? Local and national family-friendly radio and television.
Favorite Show on WEIU-TV: Hands down ... Heartland Highways! From the first time I watched, I was hooked; it takes me places in Illinois that I never knew existed. FYI: The hosts of HH (Lori Casey and Kate Pleasant) are as nice in person as they are on the show!
What have you learned while working at WEIU? That local is so important! WEIU has the opportunity to inform and involve the people who live in and around Central Illinois. The staff at WEIU take our jobs very seriously and we believe in communication with our viewers.
Why should someone become a member of WEIU? This is an easy question. If you value family friendly television and radio, then you should be honored to support your local television station. Where else can you have such amazing programming? Turn to WEIU-TV to enjoy educational children's programming, travel around the world and discover music, dance, food and entertainment. In addition to that, tune in to stay informed on what's going on around our community with a LIVE news broadcast Monday-Friday at 5:30 p.m., and watch our local programs such as Heartland Highways, The Paw Report, Four Rivers Ag Report, Being Well, @ Issue, and Hobbies, Crafts and Collectibles. The WEIU radio station is Hit-Mix 88.9. Most days there is LIVE on-air talent from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. Hit-Mix plays the widest variety of the biggest and best artists, and they play a little bit of country as well!
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Jamie Miller - Downtown Effingham
Jamie Miller looks back at the long history of the downtown Effingham business district, from multiple generations running the same stores to the new entrepreneurs and events keeping the downtown the center of a vibrant community.
Jamie would love for you to tune in to Effingham: This is Our Story on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. We hope you'll join us!
Leonard Greenwood - 76 Truck Stop
Find out why the 76 Truck Stop is the reason Effingham is a truck hub. Longtime employee of the 76 Truck Stop, Leonard Greenwood, describes the atmosphere and happenings of the 76 Truck Stop in its prime and how it impacted Effingham then and now.
Leonard would love for you to tune in to Effingham: This is Our Story on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. We hope you'll join us!


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"The winters are hard," Ned admitted. "But the Starks will endure. We always have."
–George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Registration has begun for the 2013 Regional Championship Season, and that means it's time for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game players around the world to start exploring new decks and testing their strategies.
However, those who would be future champions would do well to mind the examples set by the champions of the past. When you compete in a tournament for A Game of Thrones, you'll want to build and bring the best deck possible, but winning the Iron Throne takes more than simply owning the right cards. For years, the game's champions have exemplified talent, innovation, intuition, and sportsmanship. The latest World Champions were no exception, and today the Hall of Heroes celebrates three 2012 World Champions for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game!
2012 A Game of Thrones: The Card Game World Melee Champion – Mathieu Hosatte
2012 A Game of Thrones: The Card Game World Joust Champion – John Bruno
2012 A Game of Thrones: The Card Game World Overall Champion – Derek Shoemaker
The 2012 A Game of Thrones: The Card Game World Championship
During the first FFG World Championship Weekend, held last November at our headquarters in Roseville, MN, players gathered from around the globe to vie for the Iron Throne. The field was a truly impressive collection of top-quality competitors, including multiple Regional Champions, National Champions from France and Spain, and a handful of former World champions.
House Martell dominated most of Friday's Melee as a dozen players from the D.C. meta arrived with copies of a powerful deck built around the combination of Hellholt Engineer (Called by the Conclave, 53) and The Scourge (On Dangerous Grounds, 55). In the end, however, it was the Dragons of House Targaryen that conquered the field with blood and fire. The Melee format has traditionally proven more popular in Europe than in North America, and it was French National Champion Mathieu Hosatte who carried the day. With a plot deck designed to broker early deals and a Dragon deck designed to rush to power, Mathieu earned the title of 2012 A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Melee Champion.
Mathieu Hosatte during the 2012 A Game of Thrones World Melee Finals
The Martells may have been the most popular of the Great Houses during the Melee, but they took a back seat to the Starks during Saturday's Joust. Eighty-one of the world's finest players competed, seeking to navigate their way through the day's battles, intrigues, and power challenges in order to earn a place in the final confrontation. In the end, the field narrowed to two former World Champions, John Bruno and Erick Butzlaff. Erick had beaten John earlier in the day with his Stark Kings of Winter deck, but the finals saw John take great advantage of the experience he gained against the deck. His Targaryen deck was built around the Knights of the Hollow Hill agenda and provided him all the tools he needed, at the times he needed them, during the finals, and John Bruno walked away from the table with his second A Game of Thrones: The Card Game World Championship, this time as the 2012 Joust Champion.
Erick Butzlaff (left) and John Bruno (right) during the 2012 A Game of Thrones Joust Finals
Winning the War
"I have won every battle, yet somehow I'm losing the war."
–Robb Stark, A Storm of Swords
House Stark may have collapsed under Robb Stark's rule, but it enjoyed a resurgence in the 2012 A Game of Thrones: The Card Game World Championships. Not only were the Starks the most popular of the Great Houses over the course of the weekend, but they claimed the ultimate prize. Derek Shoemaker made great use of their military strength to claim the Iron Throne as the 2012 A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Overall World Champion!
Derek began playing A Game of Thrones during its CCG era but was unable to participate in many tournaments at that time. Since his return to the game, he has proven not only his quality but also his understanding of Northern tactics. At the 2012 World Championships, he claimed the Iron Throne with a pair of Stark decks, taking third in the Melee with a Stark Siege of Winterfell deck and placing in the Top 8 of the Joust with a Stark deck built around the agenda, Knights of the Realm (Kings of the Storm, 39).
Now, as a World Champion, Derek has earned the right to work with the LCG team to design a card for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. Of course, he wants his card to benefit House Stark!
"I came up with a few good ideas that Nate French and I seemed to like. However, instead of picking one of them and trying to push forward, I tried to roll them all into one, and it came out poorly. So for right now, I'm working to come up with a single good idea that is more streamlined."
2012 A Game of Thrones World Overall Champion Derek Shoemaker
Hallowed in the Hall of Heroes
FFG offers its congratulations to each of the 2012 A Game of Thrones World Champions and to Derek Shoemaker, the newest member of the Hall of Heroes!
You can learn more about Derek Shoemaker, Mathieu Hosatte, and John Bruno by visiting their places of honor on FFG's website.


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Industry Leader: An Interview With Tammy Ann Arnett From Pet Flys
Posted: Jun 26 2012
Pet Flys Dog Carriers have been the dog carrier of choice for the smart small dog owner on the go since 2003. Commpany founder Tammy Ann Arnett has navigated the rocky waters of starting a successful company and achieving growth in a competitive dog supply industry through a recession. We've always been huge fans of Pet Flys airline approved carriers and soft dog blankets, as they effortlessly combine style and comfort. We recently had an online chat with Tammy, to get her perspective on dog carriers, the small dog supplies business and what lies ahead for Pet Flys Dog Carriers.
Q: Thanks for visiting with us Tammy.
Thank you for inviting me.
Q: Have you always been a small dog fan?
No…not at all, in fact I always had larger dogs such as German Shepherds, Dalmatians or Mutts (and they were always BIG mutts =). Then in 2002 I rescued a little Min Pin and named him Monkey Boy. After that the love was on for small dogs as well.
Q: What were you doing before you started Pet Flys.
Most of my career was spent in the Los Angeles Garment District. I started in the '80s selling shoulder pads during an era where absolutely EVERYTHING had shoulder pads… think of those classic TV shows like Dallas and Dynasty. So shoulder pads were very good to me! Then I progressed from selling trim items to selling services such as silk-screening, embroidery, high frequency transfers and piece goods (fabric). During this time I also designed and developed a product line that included woman's clothing and household pillows. And when time allowed, I managed to fit in some freelance designing.
Q: What inspired you to create Pet Flys?
I needed a travel carrier for little Monkey Boy and what was available in pet stores was either super expensive or lacked any imagination. I thought to myself that I should make some really "cool" carriers for in cabin airline travel that were stylish yet still affordable.…and I did just that. I was fortunate to have amazing contacts within the garment business and with my knowledge of product development it was not difficult to combine those two ingredients to develop the first Pet Flys carriers.
Naturally, Monkey Boy became my muse and spokes-dog.
Q: Your designs are always one step ahead of the others when it comes to style, and yet they are not "too out there", ensuring that they are always good sellers. How do you balance your design considerations with the needs of the market?
Now that is funny because there are people who think some of our designs are way out there! One of our first Pet Flys carriers was the "Happy Skull" (since retired) and there was resistance in some of our more conservative States. In fact, they wanted to order the carrier without the skull design. But that was before skulls became more widely acceptable. We even have an "American Werewolf" carrier now…no, not for your pet werewolf…but inspired by the current vampire/werewolf craze. But, I don't design for someone who is content to follow the herd. I design for someone who wants to be different and express their love for their pet in a fun, funky and functional way.
Q: How has the dog carrier business changed over the years?
Obviously the economy has changed over the last ten years since I began Pet Flys. A lot of people had to redesign their budgets and the pet category on that list took a hit. Styles, colors, and designs will always change but now people also look for products that are "Made in America" and "green" so buyers are slowing becoming more and more socially conscious. That said, some of our hard-sided carriers are too intricate for cost effective manufacturing in the USA. Yet we always try to have our products finished here or add some accessory like a blanket or pillow made locally.
Q: What is your advice to folks when they are shopping for a dog carrier? What should they consider before placing an order?
It really depends on if you will be using your pet carrier only for flying or if you also want your carrier to double as an around town tote. Multifunctional carriers are the key; our "Snuggle Bug" can be used as a car seat, comfy tote or a bed at home. I think most people are looking for a carrier that CAN be used for flying but is also discrete enough to carry Fido into a store or restaurant and remain incognito while looking hip and fashionable. There are so many options. However, when considering a carrier just put yourself in your dog's paws; is the carrier comfortable, is there enough ventilation, is it roomy enough, are you able to remain upright while being toted around…and most importantly…will you look really cool in it and get all the ohhs and ahhs you deserve.
Q: We know that you are very active with dog charities and causes.
Our "Perfect World Pet" toys help to support the efforts of Pets of the Homeless.
A portion of the profits of each sale of the toy goes to providing food, shelter, and veterinary care for these animals. Also, we have our popular "Bow Wow Bindi" rhinestone decorations that help support "Last Chance for Animals" and can safely be worn by all animal and humans alike. For more information on either of these charities please visit their websites;
Q: Are there any interesting new trends emerging when it comes to dog carriers?
Since so many people love taking their dogs wherever they go, it becomes more important to develop lighter weight carriers and totes with plenty of room for a water bottle and cell phone. You just never know when your petite star will get a call from their agent.
Q: Thanks again, Tammy.
Thank you!


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Description: Safavieh updates the classic solid shag carpet with Florida Shag, a truly unique collection of sculpted patterns created from a raised high and low pile. Designs range from abstracts to animal prints, floral and vine motifs, damask swirls and scrolls in stunning fashion colors. Power loomed of long-wearing polypropylene, Florida Shag rugs combine beauty, easy care and outstanding performance. Graceful reeds appear to be carved in the contemporary Willow Shag rug crafted with a new high and low pile sculptural weave.
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Safavieh's award-winning original collections range from the finest antique reproductions to the most fashion forward, contemporary rugs. Safavieh offers a wide variety of transitional area and accent rugs of both Oriental and contemporary designs. Safavieh also produces a variety of rug designs from American Country styles and 19th and early 20th Century European Art.
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Free Shipping to Contiguous United States - We do not ship to Alaska, Hawaii or the Caribbean Islands at this time.
Oversized items - Orders that ship freight may take up to 2 weeks from shipment date to be delivered. You will be contacted by the trucking company to schedule a delivery appointment.
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Description: This inviting rug with a faux braided pattern will create a warm and inviting area wherever children gather for discussions and circle time.
- Collection: Whimsy
- Brand: Joy Carpets
- Material: 100% Stainmaster® Nylon
- Weave: Machine Made
- Styles: Kids Rugs
- Origin: USA
- Available in the following sizes: 7' 8'' x 10' 9''
The picture on the internet is not representative of the rug we received. We ordered the green one for our son's room and it was a lot darker and had black outlines. We ended up returning it immediately and ordering another rug.
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