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http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/...Y&pageId=6.1.1 Steeler RB Charged for Domestic Incident in Cleveland Last Edited: Thursday, 11 Oct 2007, 8:09 PM EDT Created: Thursday, 11 Oct 2007, 8:09 PM EDT Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najeh Davenport has been charged with domestic violence, endangering children and unlawful restraint. SideBar Related Items Stories Contact Fox 8 Links Pittsburgh Steelers Website After investigating an early October domestic incident involving 29-year-old Najeh Davenport, the Cleveland Police department announced today that charges have been brought against the Pittsburgh Steeler's running back. According to Cleveland Police Lt. Thomas Stacho, Davenport has been charged with domestic violence, endangering children and unlawful restraint. Davenport is not currently in custody and will be given a chance to surrender to police on the charges. On Thursday, October 4th, at 8:52 p.m., Cleveland Police investigated a report of a domestic dispute at 1374 E.115 Street. According to Stacho, the incident involved Davenport and the mother of his 5-year old child, Anita Person, 27, of Cleveland. The dispute resulted from a custody matter involving Davenport's and Person's child. Cleveland Police received three 9-1-1 calls between 8:45 p.m. and 9:02 p.m. from individuals at the house where the incident took place. No arrests were initially made as officers were unable to determine the primary physical aggressor in the dispute. If convicted Davenport could face more than 1 year in jail, 6 months for domestic violence, 6 months for endangering children and 60 days for unlawful restraint. |
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Wonderful. :banging:
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great.........just great.
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we just talked briefly about domestic violence in my criminal justice class... i dont know how the officers would let him go if there was any physical evidence of abuse. they just dont do that.. even if its just a minor scratch or bruise now a week later they decide to press charges? c'mon now. this sounds like a publicity gag and even better since he is a steeler. if the officers felt she was in physical danger of him, they would have taken him in immediately.. again, this just sounds weird.
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this is terrible when players have time on there hands they do this kind of stufff
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:dang: this is just great.... but well, if he's really guilty he deserves it.
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It all seems very, very suspicious to me. If there was really something, then he would have been taken away a while ago. To bring it up now doesn't seem quite right. I hope Najeh has a damn good lawyer...
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heres the 9-1-1 calls again. http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_278143230.html |
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Its not very clear as to what happened, if he was violent towards his family then he deserves it. But as of now and the way the article is written, I am a little skeptical...
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"I want to go to Germany! " you said rather excited.
You love history and you've always wanted to visit Germany. Even though people say that's not the best place to vacation. You were so interested in it, but you were also interested in visiting where Prussia used to be. The lady gave you your ticket and smiled. You headed to the gate you had to be at and waited until they announced that it was time to board the plane. You sat in the seat next to the window and looked outside. About 20 minutes passed as they lifted off. You closed your (e/c) eyes and thought to yourself:
'We are over Eric, goodbye everyone.'
In a couple of minutes the flight attendant brought you and the girl next to you something to drink. You took a bottle of water and you began to think what you were going to do the moment you arrived. Walk around, find somewhere to sleep; you brushed off all of your thoughts and drifted in to a deep sleep.
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You rubbed your neck, the pain was killing you. After around 7 to 8 hours in a plane you finally arrived to your destination, Berlin. You picked your luggage and started walking towards the exit.
"I knew I should have brought some painkillers. This really sucks. Well at least I have enough money to survive. I think..." you murmur to yourself.
You had in your personal card around $15,000 and an additional $10,000 in your scholarship account. You began to calculate in your mind how much money you had in Euros, when suddenly…...
"Vatch vere you are going, frau!" said one of the guys you bumped into.
"Are you okay, frau?" the other asked.
You then looked up to see two very handsome— no scratch that, very hot guys looking over you. One of them had his hand extended towards you; he had slicked-back blond hair, baby blue eyes and a very serious expression. The other one looked like an albino, with silver white hair, red eyes and he looked like he was smirking at you.
"Y-yeah I'm fine. I am very sorry I crashed into you guys. I was kinda distracted…" you said while removing some of your (h/c) hair from your face and taking the blonde's hand.
"Kesesese~ If I vould of known you vere this hot, frau, I vould have helped you instead of my bruder." he said smirking.
You giggled and stared at both of them. Could they actually be brothers? And did you actually crashed into two very hot German guys while just arriving?
'This is going to be one hell of a trip' you thought while fangirling internally.
"Please forgive mein bruder's behaviour. He can be annoying at times. My name is Ludwig, nice to meet you, frau." He said politely.
"Zhe awesome me is not annoying, Vest. You have zhe privilege to meet zhe awesome Gilbert and zhis is mein awesome pet, Gilbird" he said pointing a small yellow chick that was sitting on his shoulder.
"My name is (y/n) and I just arrived from (country name). This is actually my first time here." You say smiling at them.
You could have sworn their eyes got a sudden sparkle when you said that. Before you knew it, Ludwig grabbed your luggage and Gilbert took your arm and dragged you. As for Gilbird, he was on your shoulder. You blushed and you didn't even try to fight it.
"So (y/n), vhere do you vhant to start?" Ludwig asked while carrying your luggage.
"Ve should totally take her to vhere zhe awesome me vas born… PRUSSIA!!" Gilbert said proudly and Gilbird chirped happily.
"W-wait! I just got here and I don't even have a place to sleep s-"
"Don't vorry, frau. You can crash vith us!" Gilbert interrupted.
You and Ludwig both sweat dropped and headed outside where a cab was waiting for the brothers. Ludwig placed your luggage in the trunk and motioned for you to get in, he then followed. You blushed the moment you noticed you were in between the two amazingly hot brothers. But the moment was ruined when your phone rang.
"Hello? Oh hi mom and dad…Yeah I'm at Germany…Well the car is at the airport and yes I am fine…. Sorry I just wanted to get away from you know who… Yeah don't tell anyone where I am please…Yes I do have money and don't worry I'm safe…Yes, yes… Goodbye and Love you guys!" you hung up.
"Your parents?" both of them asked.
"Yeah, I kinda left to get away from someone, who I am actually scared of…" you said nervous.
"Vell don't vorry frau, ve vill protect you from zhis person." Gilbert said with an evil smile.
"Ja, you vill be fine." responded Ludwig.
"Thanks a lot." you smiled at them
You are blindly trusting a German and a Prussian you just met. Yeah, this was going to be the best trip ever.
~~~~~~~~~~~*Time skip brought to you by the non-existent Flappy Bird*~~~~~~~~~~~~
It had been almost two months since you arrived at Germany and that you had begun living with Ludwig and Gilbert. You must admit it was pretty interesting, they would be around the house shirtless and you just stared at their well-built bodies and they didn't even mind. Today you were extremely mad, someone had told Eric where you were and he kept calling you to find out if it was true. You kept ignoring his calls hoping he would not have to guts to come all the way from (country name) to Germany.
"Hey liebe, you seem mad. Is everyzhing okay?" Ludwig asked with a concerned look.
"No, my dear friend (friend's name) accidentally told Eric I was over here and now he is calling like a mad man." you said angrily.
Gilbert overheard what you said and came out of the shower with just a towel. When you saw him you tried your hardest to not nosebleed and to look away but failed miserably.
"Don't vorry, frau. If zhis Eric tried to get close to you, I vill make him regret it." Gilbert said with the same smirk he always wears.
"Thanks guys, but get ready Gil. I am starving!" you said pushing the albino back to his room. (Oh the privileges you had ever since you began living with them. Enjoy them!)
Once everyone was ready you guys headed to a café that was very popular and you all knew the owner.(We can all guess who XD) While the brothers talked about work matters you spaced out thinking about how was everything back home. When you guys walked into the café you guys are greeted by a familiar voice.
"Hola mis amigos!! And hello to you hermosa." said a very happy Spaniard, giving you a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Toni, table for three. Not sure what they are going to order but can I get (favourite dessert), please?" you said to the happy *cough*hot Spaniard. He had many cafés around the world. He was only going to be here this week so you were happy you got to see him.
All of you sat down, as the guys ordered their usual beer you waited for your dessert to come. Once it arrived you scarfed it down like there was no tomorrow. Ludwig and Gilbert stared in amazement. How could a girl eat so much and still have space for more? They didn't know but they didn't question it either. Ever since you came into their lives they learnt not to question things.
"(y/n), don't you think you eaten enough, frau?" Ludwig asked.
"Nah! I used to eat way more back home. Normally there would be buckets of ice cream at home and they would usually run out in less than 2 days. I just love food sooo much!" You said with your mouth a bit full.
"I completely believe you." Gilbert said rolling his eyes.
You sighed happily after you ate your 4th plate of (favourite dessert). The guys excused themselves for a moment to go to the restroom. You then looked outside the window and saw a very familiar face.
"Oh no…" you whispered. At the same time Eric looked inside the café and saw you. He opened his eyes really wide and ran inside.
"Hello, Welcome to-"
"No time buddy, I need to get my girl!" Eric pushed Toni and ran to you. Before you knew it he took your arm and tried dragging you outside.
"Let go of me, Eric!!" you shouted.
"No, you have any idea how long I have searched for you. Now you and I are going to the hotel room and go back home."
"NO! Let go of me!! I left because I didn't want to be with you!!" You shouted at Eric. He then stopped and looked at you with anger in his eyes, but he had a very creepy smile on his face.
"Oh I know why you left. I knew it all along. But I cannot let any other man put their hands on my precious girl. Especially when I want to make her mine." He smirked and slightly licked his lips. You begin to struggle; you had to get away from him.
"There's no point in running away, I will find you every time." He said tightening his grasp on your wrist. This cause for a low whimper to come from you lips.
Antonio ran to the restroom in search of his friend and his brother. He had to do something to save (y/n). He ran into the restroom and called out for Gilbert and Ludwig.
"Gil, Ludwig! (y/n) is being dragged out by some stranger and he is hurting her badly, por favor ayuden!"
The brothers looked at each other and they knew who the stranger was. They ran out to find (y/n) on the floor being dragged by Eric.
"Hey, Schwein!! Let go of (y/n), or you vill have to deal vith both of us" said Gilbert furiously.
"Oh really, if she can't be mine then she can't be yours either!" Eric said taking out a gun and putting it to your head.
Since you moved in with the brothers, you tried to learn German to at least understand some of the things they said, you were a very curious girl. You did learn a few things and this was the perfect time to put it into practice.
"Hilfe, bitte!" you said in German to both of them. Eric hit you on the head with gun. You let out another whimper before your body went limp.
Gilbert charged at Eric and before Eric had time to react, Ludwig was behind him taking the gun away from his hands. Gilbert then picked you up and held you close. Antonio had already called the police and an ambulance, but Gil told him that the ambulance was not necessary. When Gil looked back at his brother, Eric was knocked out on the floor. Just then the police arrived and Eric was taken away. The paramedics tried to attend to you but Gilbert would not let go of you.
"Vest is she going to be okay?" Gilbert asked with tears forming up in his eyes. This was not like him. The awesome Gilbert could not be crying.
" Ja, she vill be okay." Ludwig said with a knot forming in his throat. Had he fallen for this girl that had waltzed into their lives? He could not be sure, all he wanted to see was (y/n)'s beautiful (e/c) sparkling eyes open.
After a couple minutes you opened your (e/c) eyes to find Gilbert and Ludwig watching over you. You blushed and smiled at both of them.
"Hi Luddy. Hi Gil." You said sweetly.
They both smiled at you and let you stand. You held the back of your head. It really hurt; you tried to remember what had happened. Then it all came back when you looked at the police car and saw Eric. You hid behind the two brothers and whimpered. They turned around and hugged you tightly and whispered sweet nothings in German to you. You closed your eyes and you began to process what was happening. Had you fallen for the two men who were protecting you? Not one of them, you had fallen for both and you could not choose one. You loved both of them.
"Ich liebe dich" they both whispered to you.
You didn't know much German but you knew what it meant. You blushed and looked at them as a light pink dusted their face. You could not believe that they both felt the same way for you. But now what? What were you going to do?
"I love you guys too." You whispered back and hugged each of them. You had a choice to make. You couldn't date both of them.
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Ceradyne is again reiterating its guidance of $0.60 per fully diluted share to approximately $1.05 per fully diluted share and sales from $380.0 to $430.0 million. On January 11, 2010, the company announced that its preliminary sales figure for 2009 would be approximately $401.0 million and gave guidance that the full-year earnings would meet or slightly exceed approximately $0.60 per fully diluted share (excluding special items). Based on the final results, sales for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, were $400.6 million, and earnings (excluding special items) were approximately $0.73 per fully diluted share.
Gross profit margin was 27.0% of net sales in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to 37.1% in the same period in 2008. There was a benefit from income taxes for the 2009 fourth quarter of $7.5 million, compared to a provision for income taxes of $8.9 million in the same period in 2008.
Sales for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, were $400.6 million, compared with $680.2 million in the same period last year. Net income for the year was $8.5 million, or $0.33 per fully diluted share, compared with net income in 2008 of $104.5 million, or $3.91 per fully diluted share. Net income for 2009 was favorably impacted by a tax benefit of $8.1 million due to a reversal of liabilities for uncertain tax positions, as well as the tax benefits from the expenses and losses due to the closure of the Bazet, France, manufacturing facility.
Net income for 2009 included charges for restructuring and impairment that had a negative impact by reducing fully diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.40 for the year. The charges for restructuring and impairment totaled $18.7 million during 2009, which included a pre-tax $10.3 million restructuring charge for the closure of the plant in Bazet, France, $2.7 million in other severance expenses, a non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of $3.8 million to write down the value of goodwill of the Ceradyne Canada reporting unit, and accelerated depreciation of $1.9 million resulting from a revision of the estimated useful lives of certain assets.
Gross profit margin was 25.4% of net sales for the full year, compared to 39.0% in the same period in 2008. There was a tax benefit of $8.1 million for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, compared to a provision for income taxes of $56.4 million in 2008.
"We are pleased that the fourth quarter sales and earnings allowed us to meet our revised 2009 guidance for Q4 and all of 2009," said Joel P. Moskowitz, president and CEO. "During 2009, our management took a number of actions related to the decrease in lightweight body armor sales, as well as to reflect the realities of the global economic downturn. As summarized above, these 2009 restructuring and impairment charges totaled $18.7 million and were partially offset by an $8.3 million tax benefit associated with these charges.
"Although we are still concerned regarding the global economic outlook, the 2009 decisions should lay the groundwork for our future growth predicated on Ceradyne's diversified advanced technical ceramic products and markets. We anticipate that there will continue to be less reliance on our military lightweight ceramic body armor, with increasing sales of our energy-related product offerings, particularly nuclear power plant applications and photovoltaic solar cell related components.
"Our strong year-end balance sheet with cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $240 million, will allow us to finance our growth or possible acquisitions from internally generated funds.
"On January 11, 2010, Ceradyne held an investors' reception entitled 'Ceradyne-The Global Path Forward.' The company displayed its military and non-military products, with the intent to demonstrate our commitment to a balanced global product line. In line with this strategy, we will begin construction this month of a new 218,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at an estimated cost of $34.0 million in Tianjin, China, to primarily support our Asian solar customers. Additionally, for the first time, we will also put in place Chinese manufacturing capacity for Ceradyne's ESK Ceramics' industrial, fluid handling, silicon carbide seals and bushings.
"Early in 2010, we have seen strong demand in China for our ceramic solar crucibles, which supports our decision to increase capacity. Also, we continue to see increasing interest related to nuclear power plant requirements for our neutron-absorbing 10B isotope, spent fuel rod storage products and special proprietary ceramics for nuclear fuel fabrication.
"In summary, we enter 2010 cautiously as our company continues to evolve. Although we have accelerated our defense-related technical and marketing efforts, additional body armor orders are uncertain. However, we are also focusing our efforts on a wide product base, with particular emphasis on solar, nuclear, and oil and gas opportunities."
For additional details, including an archive of a recent conference call discussing these results, visit www.ceradyne.com.


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Add a CommentI fell in love with the characters from the beginning. Honestly--who couldn't love Col and Riff? The next book is better as a hint to you all :)
An excellent YA steampunk alternate history that deals with the social class system of this parallel society. While we're not explicitly told what a juggernaut actually is, the Worldshaker seems to be a city sized moving tank. The elite live in luxury on the topmost decks, while the "filthies" toil at the bottom. Very similar to Metropolis. And like Metropolis, one of the elite (the heir-apparant) starts to question the status quo after he meets and falls in love with a "Filthy" named Riff. A lot of good themes, some likeable characters and a couple of nasty villians make this a very enjoyable read.
Col is an Upper Decks grandson of the Supreme Commander and was then named as his successor. As Col's grandfather gives him a tour of the juggernaut, Worldshaker, he sees the Filthies, a very lower class who live and work at the bottom of the deck, and are "dangerous and necessary" (p.8). But soon he meets Riff, a Filthy who isn't as filthy as she is. He starts to question the teachings of the Filthies. They are just the same as Col but not animals as he was told. As he helps Riff, he is caught in a series of events that question his loyalty. But he must choose whether to help the Filthies or to go back to his life as an Upper Decker and successes as the next Supreme Commander.
However Col is two years older than Riff, sometimes I feel that Riff is far older than fourteen. And yet Col is very naïve and sympathetic, and can be very childlike! But he becomes more mature as the story unfolds. Overall, the characters are very well written.
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Talking with someone who has played the MM game.When we traded with low volume for most of earlyafternoon above 45's and then took the quick plunge into43's he said it looked like an MM move to clean outstops.In other words MM sees bunch a stops below tradingrange and when volume gets REAL low they stop buying.This causes price to fall some, hits some stops andBANG. Get a domino effect knocking out more stops.Why? The MM then goes in and buys cheap shares beforeprice recovers.Shushkidude if you can't acceptthat MM's manipulate stock prices, then perhaps *you*need a bit of growing up to do.
I will be interesting to see if far has enough courage to answer your post.
billy, I still don't know how to get those to mess. boards, but I'm great at research.
for the false short propaganda artists to playwith. The Lucent and PeaPod deals will bring a shortmassacre soon. Shorting a undervalued stock like RDWR atit's bottom in an extremely hot sector is idiotic.Especially in December ,the best month for Streetperformance, pure short financial suicide. Read it and coversoon:http://www.lucent.com/press/1199/991108.nsb.html
Did you learn to read, or is some shortie readingto you and leaving out details. simply go toLucent.com, deal with Radware in plain sight baby. Then go tocompaqs site and see what they have to say about Radwarethen go to American Express financials and see thatthey list Radware in top 25 companies with highestearnings percentage and so on and so on. Nice try though.
<<Subj: This stock is history, Lucent dealscam By: Nec_sportster Date: 12/2/99 8:53am I've not been able to find one mention of theLucent deal from any other source other then RDWR.I've check as far back as two months on Lucent'sBB and others and nothing. I don't mean to hammerthis stock but I think the one's who beat thisstock up by talking it down have changed theirpositions and are now trying to talk it back up just sothey can dump it again. Get out and move on tosomething else.>>From Salomon Smith Barney:--SUMMARY:--RADWARE, Inc.--Server & Enterprise Hardware * RADWAREand Lucent announced on Monday, Nov. 8, a jointsolution of RADWARE's FireProof and Lucent's ManagedFirewalls products. * The combination of these twoproducts provide a tested solution of load balancing(RADWARE) and security (Managed Firewalls) for Websites requiring high performance and highavailability. * The solution has been deployed internally atAT&T Canada and we believe AT&T Canada could offerit as a solution to its customers. * This is avery good announcement. Partnering with Lucent shouldincrease RADWARE's visibility in the load balancingmarket, and is the type of partnership we talkedabout last week. We expect to see relationshipswith other companies announced in the future. *Rate RDWR a Buy (1S). Price target of $85. Expectshares to be volatile.
Lucent.com, there's an annoucement thereregarding the Radware Deal, and when your done with that goto Cobalt Networks (the new IPO now trading in150's) web page and see that they also use Radware andwhen your done there go to Compaqs site and see thatthey also use Radware, in other words READ.
I've not been able to find one mention of theLucent deal from any other source other then RDWR. I'vecheck as far back as two months on Lucent's BB andothers and nothing. I don't mean to hammer this stockbut I think the one's who beat this stock up bytalking it down have changed their positions and are nowtrying to talk it back up just so they can dump itagain. Get out and move on to something else.
Is a fibonacci support level one which initiatesthe great exponential spiral to heaven? If not well Ican wait another day, cause I am sittin onfundamentals and on the primordial green, apical fibonacciflowers! RDWR Long is the name of this song. Time to sendthis message wide. Gramps and the Yiddisha mafia willsoon thank me! OK altogether now we shall sing Israeilwar songs! The hills are alive with the sound ofmusic...
A great Fibonacci support at 41.684$.Seemy last mail.Don't even think aboutselling.Why?The price was down on positive! news (not so positiveas the market would like, but still positive news).The only way is up with RDWR, with lots ofvolatility.
<<Most people here are shorts or People whowant to get RDWR at cheap price. They trash the stockso it drops even more. I won't sell even a share.Just remember RDWR can jump 10 points in aday.>>That is pure non-sense. No stock drops just because afew people "trash" it. May be if David Tice does. Iam not short. I wish I were in the 80s. I have totell you, you are clueless about what makes a stockmove. I suggest that you read some technical analysisbook. How about the one by John Murphy?! Try it. Youmight learn a few things. You would become a betterinvestor. You would realize that buying this stock in the50s or 40s is only going to tie up your capital whichcan be put to better use somewhere else in themarket. Learn moving averages, price movement as itrelates to volume, etc. Try something different thanwhining about shorts, prudent investors, prudent traders,etc..Or may be some of you need hand holding from yourhero "Huntforprofit". Where has he gone? Disappearedsuddenly, hasn't he? I bet some you bought this stock basedon his prognsotications of >100 by the end of theyear.


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Quake-stricken Haiti bears scars six months on
The human cost of the earthquake in Haiti has been huge; millions were left hungry, their homes, schools and hospitals destroyed and their livelihoods taken away.
The earthquake - the most powerful to hit Haiti for 200 years - caused maximum impact as it hit the most densely populated area of the country.
A government assessment said the damage was all the more severe because it came after a period of relative stability, when people had begun to see their living conditions improve.
An emergency flash appeal launched by the international aid community within days of the earthquake quickly reached its $577m (£380m) target - but that target had to be revised upwards a month later when the full extent of the humanitarian operation became clear.
The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a new target of $1.5bn . The key aim was to provide an "environment for safe and healthy living for all affected people until reconstruction restores normality."
In April, the international community pledged a total of $9.9bn in immediate and long-term aid at a UN donor conference.
By July, 64% of the flash appeal had been met, according to OCHA, either in direct funding or in binding commitments to provide funding.
However, there are fears the humanitarian situation will worsen with the coming hurricane season. Emergency shelters made from tarpaulin are not substantial enough to withstand heavy weather and many temporary camps are also prone to severe flooding.
"With so many people still so vulnerable after the recent earthquake, a serious hurricane this year could be devastating," said Sarah Muscroft, head of OCHA in Haiti.
Aid workers are distributing and building "transitional shelters" which have steel or timber frames and provide more protection than tarpaulins and tents, but they take a relatively long time to construct.
Efforts are also hampered by the estimated 20 million cubic metres of rubble created by the earthquake. The latest OCHA action plan aims to clear 10% of the rubble but it will take 90 days and cost $120m.
EMERGENCY SHELTERS Consist primarily of tarpaulins and fixings such as rope and nails. Tents can also be used for emergency shelter but are less versatile than tarpaulins. Emergency shelters can be distributed quickly but offer only limited protection against heavy rains. |
TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS Simple timber or steel frame structures that provide better protection, privacy and space. Often have a concrete foundation and can last for years. Can be reused when people find permanent homes. Take longer to build but can be dismantled and moved if necessary. |
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Social services were inadequate before the earthquake with many children not attending school and 38% of the population over the age of 15 were illiterate.
Reconstruction money will be spent on providing free primary education for all, improving access to health services and reducing malnutrition.
Money spent on infrastructure will include training in building techniques to reduce risks, restoring the road and telecommunications networks.
Before the earthquake, unemployment was running at 30%. Trade, tourism, transport and communication were all badly affected by the quake and so efforts will concentrate on economic growth to create new jobs, as well as improving working conditions.


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MEXICO CITY — An army special forces deserter whose brutality and paramilitary tactics helped transform a small group of drug cartel enforcers into one of the world's most feared international criminal organizations was gunned down by Mexican marines outside a baseball stadium in a state on the border with Texas, officials said Tuesday.
Hours later, a group of armed men raided the funeral home where Heriberto Lazcano's body was lying, hijacked a hearse and disappeared into the night with the corpse of the man who led the Zetas in a reign of terror over swaths of Mexico running from the U.S. border south to Guatemala, officials said.
The theft of the body in the northern state of Coahuila added a bizarre and embarrassing twist to the take-down of the most significant drug lord since President Felipe Calderon launched his strategy targeting cartel leadership and released a list of the 37 most wanted in 2009. Calderon noted Tuesday that 25 on that list have been killed or arrested.
The body's disappearance demonstrated the unchecked control that drug gangs maintain over large parts of many Mexican states six years into a struggle that shows little sign of abating.
Independent analysts said they expected Lazcano's death to throw the Zetas into disarray, setting off a violent power struggle inside the cartel as its relatively autonomous local cells decide whether to ally with other cartels or align with the Zetas' remaining boss, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, a man considered even more ruthless and brutal than Lazcano.
The killing will also probably intensify the Zetas' war with the country's other dominant criminal organization, the Sinaloa cartel controlled by Mexico's most-wanted man, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
At the center of the two cartels' struggle is Nuevo Laredo, a violence-torn city across from Laredo, Texas. More freight crosses there than anywhere else along the U.S.-Mexican border, making it one of the most valuable smuggling routes in the world.
"There will be a shootout at the OK Corral over Nuevo Laredo," predicted George Grayson, an expert on the Zetas and co-author of "The Executioner's Men: Los Zetas, Rogue Soldiers, Criminal Entrepreneurs and the Shadow State They Created."
Calderon stopped short of unreservedly declaring Lazcano dead, but he said evidence clearly indicated the Zetas founder had been slain.
The president also praised the marines, the security force responsible for most of the highest-profile take-downs of top level drug bosses in Mexico. Many of those operations were launched in cooperation with U.S. officials, who see the marines as more trustworthy and competent than other Mexican military and law enforcement agencies.
In an emailed statement, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said only: "We have seen reports of the possible death of Heriberto Lazcano. We are awaiting confirmation of those reports."
Under Lazcano's leadership, the Zetas carried out many of the most notorious crimes of Mexico's drug war, which had at least 47,500 deaths before the government stopped releasing official figures in September 2011.
Among atrocities the Zetas are blamed for are the massacre of 72 migrants in the northern state of Tamaulipas in 2010; the escape of 151 prisoners in 2010 from a jail in Nuevo Laredo; the recent flight of 131 prisoners in the city of Piedras Negras; and the killing of U.S. ICE Agent Jaime Zapata in 2011 and U.S. citizen David Hartley in 2010 on Falcon Lake, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Zetas are also believed to be behind the killings of hundreds of people who were buried in mass graves at the site of the 2010 massacre of migrants.
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The backfield is the area of an American football field behind the line of scrimmage. The backfield or offensive backfield can also refer to members of offense who begin plays behind the line, typically including any backs on the field, such as the quarterback, running back, and/or fullback.
There are many rules which differ for play in the backfield as opposed to play in front of the line of scrimmage. A forward pass can only be legally made from the backfield. Most running plays begin with a handoff in the backfield.
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Game 1: Wednesday, December 29th | ||
Pacers | 90 | Final |
Wizards | 104 | |
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Game 2: Friday, December 31st | ||
Wizards | 86 | Final |
Pacers | 95 | |
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Game 3: Tuesday, February 22nd | ||
Pacers | 113 | Final |
Wizards | 96 | |
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Game 4: Wednesday, April 6th | ||
Wizards | 112 | Final |
Pacers | 136 | |
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Coverage: CSNB
7:00 PM ET, February 22, 2011
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
WASHINGTON -- As Roy Hibbert stood at his locker after another victory, it was suggested to him that the Indiana Pacers were becoming fun to watch.
"A month ago, you wouldn't be saying that, would you?" Hibbert answered. "We have fun out there. Everybody touches the ball."
And, on this night, everybody scored.
All 12 players who were active got in on the fun Tuesday night as the Pacers piled on the fast-break points to open the season's homestretch with a 113-96 rout of the lifeless Washington Wizards, whose games are becoming so joyless that even the players can hardly stand them.
Indiana led by as many as 26 and broke a two-game losing streak to improve to 8-3 under interim coach Frank Vogel, who has the scoring on the rise and the victory total as well. The Pacers, despite sitting five games below .500, hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and moved within a half-game of seventh-place Philadelphia as the focus turns toward the postseason now that the All-Star break is over.
"We can't give up games that we're supposed to win," said Danny Granger, who had 21 points and 10 rebounds. "We're really trying to move up to either the seven or the six seed, which we can do. It's just a matter of putting a lot of wins together."
If they could only play a team like the Wizards every night, the playoffs would be no problem. Washington was blown out at home for the second straight game and has lost 13 of 16, and the players are starting to call each other out.
"Guys didn't bring no effort," said Andray Blatche, who scored 21 points. "They outworked us on every possession. For a minute out there, it seems like guys didn't care after a while -- like we just gave in to a team that we're definitely much better than them if we compete. But nobody brought heart with them."
Added John Wall, the rookie co-captain: "This game we didn't fight at all. It's getting old."
Indiana sure had plenty of fight. Tyler Hansbrough, member of Vogel's so-called "Goon Squad" that comes off the bench to give the game a more physical edge, added 17 points in 21 minutes. Hibbert had 16 points and four blocks, and Darren Collison had 11 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Pacers, who had scored all of their 26 fast-break points by the end of the third quarter. They would have broken their season high of 28 if they hadn't started taking their time because they were so far ahead.
"There's a lot of talk around the NBA about the super-teams and the powerhouses and all that," Vogel said. "We don't have any of those super-superstars, but we've got 15 guys that can play, and our depth is going to win us a lot of games."
The Pacers are scoring about 10 points per game more under Vogel than they did under Jim O'Brien, who was fired Jan. 30, but a defense allowing 102.5 points under Vogel had been an issue. That was less of a concern against the Wizards.
Young shot 4 for 15. Wall, coming off his 22-assist, MVP performance in the rookie-sophomore game at All-Star weekend, had 10 assists and eight rebounds but shot 5 for 15 and committed six turnovers. JaVale McGee, who put on a show as runner-up in the slam dunk contest, rammed home an alley-oop from Wall to open the scoring but finished with only five points to go with eight rebounds.
The Wizards didn't make a 3-pointer until the fourth quarter, were outrebounded 46-36 through three and had their bench outscored 48-25 by the Pacers' reserves. Indiana shot 45 free throws to Washington's 26.
The Pacers had their sloppy moments, but any thought of a competitive game started to evaporate with a 10-0 run late in the second quarter and a 15-3 spurt to open the third. Indiana outscored Washington 65-38 over the second and third quarters, with the Wizards committing 12 turnovers during that span -- or exactly one every 2 minutes.
"We get down and gritty," Hibbert said. "We can play hard, block shots, protect the paint. No more of this run down the court and within the first 3 seconds jack up 3s. That's for the birds right there. We're out here trying to win games now."
Game notes
The Wizards played without Kirk Hinrich, who had an MRI on his right calf. Coach Flip Saunders said the results show it's "just a bruise." ... Young returned after missing the Orlando game with a sore right knee. ... The Wizards declined to re-sign G Mustafa Shakur, whose second 10-day contract expired. ... Vogel was an advance scout for the Wizards during the 2006-07 season.
Team Stat Comparison
Points | 113 | 96 |
Rebounds (Offensive-Total) | 13-51 | 10-49 |
Assists | 14 | 22 |
Turnovers | 15 | 20 |
Steals | 10 | 4 |
Blocks | 9 | 3 |
Fast Break Points | 26 | 23 |
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 22 (2/0) | 33 (1/0) |
Largest Lead | 26 | 5 |
Top Performers
Game Leaders
Points | D. Granger 21 | A. Blatche 21 |
Rebounds | D. Granger 10 | J. Wall 8 |
Assists | D. Collison 6 | J. Wall 10 |
Steals | J. McRoberts 3 | A. Blatche 2 |
Blocks | R. Hibbert 4 | J. McGee 1 |
Team rosters: Indiana | Washington |
Next 5 Games
Indiana | Washington |
02/23 DET 7:00pm 02/25 UTAH 7:00pm 02/27 PHX 12:00pm 03/01 GS 7:00pm 03/02 @OKC 8:00pm |
02/23 @PHI 7:00pm 02/25 @MIA 7:30pm 02/26 DAL 8:00pm 02/28 CHI 7:00pm 03/02 GS 7:00pm |
Complete Schedule: Indiana | Washington |
Research Notes
The Pacers have scored at least 100 points in 11 straight games (all since interim head coach Frank Vogel took over). It's their longest such streak of 100-point games since a similar 11-game streak that spanned 2 seasons from March 28-October 28, 2009. |
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Union Institute & University offers scholarships to a variety of external groups of students based on employment or community college graduation. Effective 2013-2014-Winter term starting 01/06/2014 for new Union Institute & University students the award will be the same for all articulation groups enrolled in the BS and BA degree programs. The scholarship amount will be $100.00 per credit hour for the first thirty credit hours of registration (minimum time in program) providing a total scholarship amount of $3,000. This new scholarship model will allow improved student service by simplifying tracking and awarding of these scholarships and by eliminating multiple adjustments to student aid and tuition accounts.
Students already covered by an articulation scholarship agreement registered for 2013-2014-Fall will continue to receive the scholarship benefit that was in place when they matriculated. When a student receiving scholarship funds from a prior articulation agreement fails to register for one term he/she will switch to the new single model articulation scholarship upon returning to registered status. The total scholarship amount from previous awards plus the new scholarship will be limited to $3,000.
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Old articulation scholarships will be honored for students registered 1314-F until they graduate or stop out. New students or those returning 1314-W who have been not-registered will have the new articulation scholarships described above.
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With a vision to engage, enlighten, and empower adult students in a lifetime of learning and service, Union Institute & University created the Women in Union scholarship program in 2009 to support women in their efforts to earn a college degree. Recipients are single, head-of-household mothers—and in some cases, even grandmothers—who urgently need financial assistance to return to their education to make a better life for themselves and their families. By earning a BS/BA college degree and providing for their families these women are improving their children's futures, serving as a change agent within their lives, as well as a role model for academic success.
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You can't take any chances when your book signer is the focus of a fatwa.
On this last Friday in January, Bombay-born novelist Salman Rushdie, in hiding and under guard since the Ayatollah Khomeini put a bounty on his head in 1989 for blaspheming Islam, has popped down to South Florida to sign copies of his new book, The Moor's Last Sigh.
Since September the 48-year-old Rushdie has been on a worldwide -- albeit unusual -- tour to promote the novel, his first since The Satanic Verses occasioned the death sentence. (The Iranian government has declared that the late ayatollah's decree isn't binding, but officials have refused to formalize that assertion by putting it in writing.) He has kept his itinerary secret, showing up at bookshops with little warning and no advance publicity. Kaplan himself didn't hear of Rushdie's plans until earlier in the week, when he got a call from a publicist at Pantheon Books, Rushdie's publisher, inviting him to the Delano hotel for a private dinner party for Rushdie and a handpicked guest list of local writers and literary types.
"They told me he was only going to be in town for a day and he might drop by the store. Then yesterday I found out he would be coming," recalls the slim, quiet Kaplan. Rushdie's people sent an advance man who cased the store to ensure the best possible security precautions. "It's been fairly low-key," Kaplan says. "We had Jimmy Carter here last year, which was a little more intense."
Kaplan had made a few phone calls to friends and members of the media, requesting that they discreetly spread the news by word of mouth, and by 10:00 a.m. twenty people have shown up, including novelists Bob Antoni and John Dufresne. Kaplan asks the small crowd to form a line for the signing. Novelist Fred D'Aguiar, lugging a stack of Rushdie tomes, gets the first spot.
"This is great, Mitch," says the just-arrived Sonny Mehta, president of Pantheon, a division of the publishing leviathan Random House. "So how are things? The book is selling?"
"Yes," Kaplan replies. "The book is selling."
Someone spots the guest of honor. "Here he is! Here he is!" a woman gushes. Flanked by two stone-faced bodyguards and trailed by his publicist, Rushdie sweeps through the door and smiles widely at the scene. Slightly paunchy, he is cloaked in black, from T-shirt to blazer to pants to shoes. Cameras flash and the crowd shifts for a better look.
"Well," Kaplan offers once the author has settled himself into his chair and the guards have positioned themselves on either side of him, "I'll start to bring in some people."
"Yes, people," Rushdie replies, his eyebrows arching upward above heavy lids. "Absolutely."
But before Kaplan guides the first in line into the room, Miami Herald columnist Liz Balmaseda steps forward and introduces herself, thrusting out a hand to be shaken and a book to be signed. "How are you doing? How's freedom?" she blurts.
"Oh, it's wonderful," Rushdie replies. "It's everything it's cracked up to be!"
Then the signing begins, Kaplan leading in visitors a few at a time, under the careful scrutiny of the security men. The author is disarmingly pleasant.
"We interrupted watching you on Donahue to come here," one confesses.
"Any chance you'll be here next month?" asks another.
"No, alas, I'm only here today."
"Would you make this out to Connie?"
"It's my pleasure."
Clutching four copies of The Moor's Last Sigh, Bob Antoni introduces himself. "Yes, right, Divina Trace," Rushdie says, leaning back slightly to behold the younger writer. "I read your book. But I got rather disappointed because there was this whole row about what your passport was." (A few years back Rushdie and Bill Buford, at that time editor of the literary magazine Granta, named a list of the top up-and-coming writers from the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Antoni, a native of Trinidad, was initially selected for the list but was dropped when it was learned he was a U.S. citizen.) "I really wanted to have your book on my list, but the nationality thing got in the way."
As Rushdie chats and signs, Sonny Mehta and Pantheon publicity director Suzanne Herz converse with Kaplan. "He's really enjoyed meeting people and talking to them," Mehta says. "It's the first time he's been able to do this in eight years in this country."