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Congress leaders in Haridwar
want Harish Rawat as CM
Third force must to counter BJP, Cong: Observers
New Tehri to be a tourist place
Pranab ignores state in Budget: BJP
Woman dies in mishap
Speakers election acid test for CM
SFI holds protest over FDI in higher education
No move to float regional party with BJP support: Tamta
Training programme at FRI concludes
Yuva mandal team beat cricket association
Killer of 16-year-old girl held
Cong councillors meet Bahuguna
Two injured in road accident
Congress leaders in Haridwar
want Harish Rawat as CM
Haridwar, March 16 Though a majority of Harish Rawat supporters are camping in New Delhi, Congress activists here are refraining from protesting openly as they are doing in the Teen Moorti lane, Rawats official residence in the National Capital. City Congress chief OP Chauhan, who is assisting Harish Rawat in New Delhi since Vijay Bahuguna was declared Chief Minister, told The Tribune that as 17 MLAs were supporting the Haridwar MP the high command should reconsider its decision. We are with Harish Rawat as he was instrumental in steering the Congress to power in the Assembly elections in 2002 and this time too. Even in Haridwar where the Congress had never won in the past 20 years, Harish Rawat had emerged victorious with a record margin in 2009. At least the high command should have considered the 40-year-long political career, good image and experience of Harish Rawat before deciding on the chief ministerial candidate, said Chauhan, who along with other dissident legislators met party general secretary Ahmed Patel in New Delhi late last night. Dr Sanjay Paliwal, a former minister in the Narayan Dutt Tiwari-led state government, who is camping in New Delhi, said till Harish Rawat was made the Chief Minister of the state, they would continue to protest. An unfair treatment was meted out to Harish Rawat who had been serving the party with loyalty for the past 40 years. A large number of activists of the Youth Congress cell are also supporting Harish Rawat, owing to their proximity to his son Anand Rawat. Anand Rawat is the president of the Uttarakhand Youth Congress cell. Ravish Bhatija, chief of the Haridwar city wing, told The Tribune over the phone that it was a now or never situation for them as in 2002 Harish Rawat had quietly accepted Tiwaris appointment as Uttarakhand Chief Minister. But this time we would not let the high command ignore Harish Rawat once again. Unhappy with blatant defiance of Congress president Sonia Gandhis decision by the Rawat faction, Dr Santosh Chauhan, former Uttarakhand Women Commission chairperson and women face of the Congress in Haridwar, said discipline and development should be the priority of the Congress workers. She added in politics personal interests, ego and motives should always be secondary as no one was above the party. If seasoned party leaders openly disobey the directive of the high command, how can we expect the younger generation of Congress activists to obey our orders? The development of Uttarakhand should be our foremost motive. Vijay Bahuguna is a deserving candidate with a development vision for the state, said Chauhan. Chauhan was denied a party ticket from the Ranipur-BHEL seat allegedly under pressure from the Harish Rawat group. Braham Swaroop Brahamchari, a state PCC member and Harish Rawats bête noire, is supporting Vijay Bahugunas appointment as Chief Minister. Brahamchari said Bahugunas development-oriented approach would ensure wholesome development of Uttarakhand. He urged the dissident MLAs to cooperate in the smooth running of the Congress government in the state. |
Third force must to counter BJP, Cong: Observers
Nainital, March 16 With the loyalists of the Harish Rawat camp failing to budge from their position and the newly elected legislators having refused to turn up for taking the oath of office yesterday, the question doing the rounds is whether a new political outfit is in the offing in the state or not. Some of the reports appearing in the vernacular media have come out saying that the birth of an Uttarakhand Congress is on the cards and the outfit would become a reality very soon. There is also a section of political observers that are saying, Uttarakhand desperately needs a third force to counter the politics of the BJP and the Congress, the two mainstream political parties who are often accused of leading people of the state down. Perhaps this new outfit can be the third force that the state is looking forward to. On the issue of Rawats position, which is far from clear, observers and the sources in the Congress say that the leader is under tremendous pressure from his supporters not to bow to the whims and fancies of the party. His followers are in no mood to go on the back foot this time and have been saying that time after time Rawat and his supporters have been denied their due in the state politics. When the party was nowhere in picture, it was under Rawats leadership that it came to power in 2002. At that time, the party had chosen to make Narayan Dutt Tewari the Chief Minister while handing the olive branch of a Rajya Sabha tenure to Rawat. This cannot be allowed to be repeated, said one of the Rawat supporters. While Rawat has been claiming that he is a disciplined soldier of the party who would not go against it and would raise his discontent while still being in the party, the conduct of his supporters has been contrary. The reports of the top-level leadership of the BJP being in touch with him since the drama began once the name of Vijay Bahuguna was declared the Chief Minister has further fuelled all sorts of speculations. There is a farfetched line of thought that says that he might join hands with the BJP if some formula works out. Another speculation doing the rounds is that while his supporters would help Bahuguna prove majority on the floor of the house and also pass the vote on account, they might work against the interest of the party when it comes to the Rajya Sabha poll for one seat scheduled to be held in the end of the month. The Rajya Sabha poll is expected to be a litmus test for Bahuguna and the Congress would require the support of Independents and the BSP if it wants to send its candidate to the upper house of Parliament. A loss on this front would be a major embarrassment to Bahuguna. Observers say that the situation at this point of time remains fluid and everyone is keeping a vigil to see who blinks first, the Congress leadership or the Harish Rawat camp. |
New Tehri to be a tourist place
Mussoorie, March 16 New Tehri was established under the rehabilitation programme for residents of the old Tehri town that was submerged under the reservoir that was constructed to build the Asia's highest hydro-electric dam. The Tehri dam authorities had termed the New Tehri town as a tourist destination of the state but nothing substantial was done to attract the tourists until now. According to the MC President, New
Tehri, Umesh Gusain, the MC is taking the onus of attracting tourists and decided to adopt several measures in this regard under which the beatification of chowks with the statues of gods and goddess began. He further said every chowk would be decorated and would have a statue so that it provided a pleasing look for the incoming
tourists. Gusain further said the Municipal Council was also planning to establish an eco-park similar to the one at Dhanaulti so that the tourists could spend a day more in New
Tehri. Gusain also informed the media that a proposal for establishing an eco-park in association with the Tehri Hydro Development Authority was also in the pipeline along with a deer park near the
Collectorate. President of the Himalayan Paryatan Sanghatan Kamal Singh Meher commended the efforts of the Municipal Council and also demanded that a lake view point at Doongidhar should also be developed so that the tourists could enjoy the scenic beauty of the lake from there. He also said the council should also install chairs and benches at the various bus-stops for the tourists and the local
commuters. Gusain said the town had immense prospect of becoming an important tourist destination and the Municipal Council was working towards achieving that goal and the results would be seen in near future. |
Pranab ignores state in Budget: BJP
Pithoragarh, March 16 Commenting on the Union Budget, Joshi said that the Congress Party, which has shed fake tears during NDA rule at the Centre, blaming that the NDA was neglecting the state, has shown its real intention that the party only wants to use the one crore people of the state for the political purpose only. "By not renewing
the industrial package, given during NDA regime, the Congress at Centre has also revealed its intention of not being the well-wisher of the state," said Joshi. The BJP general secretary said that the five Members of Parliament of the Congress from the state had been deceiving the people of Uttarakhand that if their government came to power in the state, the Centre would release a special financial package for the state, but the Union Budget for this year had shown that Centre did not care for the people of the state anymore. "Even in Rail Budget, the Union Railway Ministry had neglected the state fully it did not pay any heed to the demand of railway lines between Tanakpur and Bageswar, Dehradun and Kalsi and Doiwala and Hrishikesh. It also neglected the demand of a broad gauge line between Tanakpur and Pilibhit," said the BJP general secretary. The BJP general secretary lamented that Dehradun is the only state capital in the country which has not been linked with Rajdhani Express trains by Railways. " The border state of the country had been neglected by the Union Railway Minister this year," said Joshi.
Dehradun March 16 She was taken to a hospital where she died. The police has arrested bus driver Lalit Bhatt. Vipin did not suffer any injury.
Speakers election acid test for CM
Dehradun, March 16 The nervousness of the Congress that is dependent on outside support to first elect the Speaker on March 26 for functioning of the House that would convene on March 27 would be exploited by the BJP, which is readying to have a one-on-one with the Congress. The BJP is keen to field its candidate for election to the post of the Speaker that would put the fragile claims of the Congress to test. Our leaders are already in Delhi to participate in the parliamentary board meeting for selecting the name of the candidate for the post of the Speaker. We would also be putting up our candidate for the election to the Rajya Sabha as well, said a senior BJP leader. With a section of MLAs supporting senior Congress leader Harish Rawat not ready to drop the ante, the Congress is still groping in the dark about the actual number of MLAs in its camp. Even if the dissenters fall in line, the trouble for the Congress would be far from over. As of now the three Independent (Congress rebels) MLAs of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) have extended support to the Congress, but even if one of them abstains on March 26, when the election for the post of the Speaker would be held, the situation may go out of hand for the Congress. Besides, there is no certainty which side the BSP members would go, though they, too, have extended their support to the Congress. The survival of the Congress government depends on the election of the Speaker. With the political situation more in favour of the Independents, the situation is quite fluid, said a senior Congress leader. Though the Congress leadership is yet to declare its candidate for the post of the Speaker, the choice before the Congress, political observers say, is either to elevate the pro tem Speaker, Shailender Mohan to the post of Speaker, or bank on the experience of Uttarakahnd Congress president Yashpal Arya. However, sources maintain that it remains to be seen if Arya would accept the post of Speaker as sources maintain that he is keen on a Cabinet berth in the Bahuguna ministry.
SFI holds protest over FDI in higher education
Dehradun, March 16 The students also ranted slogans against Union Education Minister Kapil Sibal. District president, SFI, Abhishek Bhandari said the proposal mooted by the Union Government to bring in foreign investment in higher education must be stalled immediately. He said, The SFI had been demanding for long to increase the GDP share for education sector in the country . Instead the Union Government is planning to bring in FDI Bill which will not only make education costly for the middle and lower sections of the city, but also push the existing colleges and universities of the country for closure. District general secretary Amit Kumar said the few options left for the people of the poor strata to study in higher academic institutes would also finish with the entry of foreign investment in higher education which would not be tolerated. Those who participated in the protest included district secretary Shanti Prasad, Pankaj Badhthwal, Poonam and Pallavi
Shrivastav. |
No move to float regional party with BJP support: Tamta
Pithoragarh, March 16 The main spokesperson of Harish Rawat, defiant leader of the Congress, seeking his elevation as Chief Minister of the state, said that their intention was never to damage the party and to have connivance with the communal forces only to become a Chief Minister of the state. Rawatji has categorically denied several times that his fight is to get justice within the party rather than to weaken the party in the state and the nation, said Tamta. Asked if their group will vote for the Congress government at the time of vote-on-account motion on March 29, Tamta said that they hope to have an amicable situation on leadership of the government in Uttarakhand before that. We hope that the revolt of Uttarakhand congress legislature for justice to Harish Rawat, who has spent his entire political life in service of the party, will bring some fruits and the Congress high command will get an amicable solution acceptable to Rawat loyalists. said Tamta. |
Training programme at FRI concludes
Dehradun, March 16 Addressing the valedictory function of the training programme, Saibal Dasgupta, Deputy Director, ICFRE, hoped that the participants had developed some basic understanding and skills of EIA during the short-term training course. He gave away the certificates to the participants. The head of Forest Ecology and Environment Division, FRI, and the Course Director, Dr Laxmi Rawat, said during the course of the training programme, the resource persons gave their presentations on the EIA legislation, accreditation and procedure for EIA on consultant organisations in India and EIA notification 2006. A field trip to the Tehri Hydroelectric project was also arranged for the participants. Dr Mridula Negi conducted the valedictory function and also proposed vote of thanks. Dr Nirmal Ram and Dr Pramod Kumar, scientists from FRI, were also present on the occasion. Fifteen Environmental Scientists from eight institutes of ICFRE participated in the training programme. |
Yuva mandal team beat cricket association
Dehradun, March 16 The CAU team scored 121 runs at the loss of 10 wickets. Rahul was the highest scorer for the team with 60 runs. Ankur and Farman took 2 wickets each for the Yuva Sarafa Mandal team. The Yuva Sarafa Mandal team easily got to the target score ensuring a 7-wicket win for itself. Farman scored 40 runs. Honey, Tony and Amit of the CAU took one wicket each. |
Killer of 16-year-old girl held
Haridwar, March 16 The murderer, Pawan, resident of village Dalludhanaura, district Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh,was arrested near Shankaracharya Chowk on a tip-off from an informer in the afternoon. Pawan was a neighbour of deceased Nisha Kashyap, a student of class IX, Government School. Pawan killed her after he tried to molest her while she had gone just outside her home and was talking on her cell-phone, near vacant agricultural fields. When Nisha resisted by slapping Pawan, warning him that she would inform her parents about his advances, Pawan forcibly took her to nearby agricultural fields and killed her by pressing her neck. Signs of nail scratches were also found on the face of Pawan, indicating the resistance shown by Nisha before she was killed. After killing Nisha, Pawan also hid her cell-phone in the field. The police recovered the phone today from spot after Pawans disclosure. Kankhal station police officer Mahesh Joshi said that initially it was believed that three youths connived the murder of Nisha as they had had an altercation during Holi, as they tried to forcibly play with her. They had tried to close in with her in an inebriated condition. But as Pawans nature was found suspicious since that very day, the police also interrogated him, who, since then, was found missing. But today on an informers tip-off, he was arrested by the police. Nisha, daughter of Vijendra Kashyap, was found murdered on Thursday morning after she was missing from her home since Tuesday evening. After an intense search, her family members found her body lying in a vacant agricultural plot just adjacent to the house near the Haridwar-Kankhal bypass. Prima facie, too, her death appeared murder as sharp impressions on her neck and body were visible, indicating resistance from the deceased. A case was registered at Kankhal police station by Nishas father, naming three village youths - Ravi, Alok and Kamlesh - as suspected killers. This theory was, however, found untrue. |
Cong councillors meet Bahuguna
Dehradun, March 16 They congratulated him for his success and at the same time also apprised him of the problems people face during monsoon every year. Verma said the disaster management was poor in the city. During the rains, water entered many residential areas. He held the PWD and the Dehradun Municipal Corporation responsible for not doing the needful to give a relief to the aggrieved residents of the city. He urged the Chief Minister to identify affected areas and take timely action. Bahuguna gave them an assurance that their suggestions would be duly considered. Meanwhile, members of the Sikh Mahasabha and the Gurdwara Management Committees also met Bahuguna at Bijapur Guest House in the morning. President of the mahasabha Harpal Singh Sethi presented a sword to
Bahuguna. |
Two injured in road accident
Mussoorie, March 16 The local administration and the 108 EMRI ambulance service rushed to the spot and transported the injured to the nearest hospital in Mussoorie. According to the police, a Mahindra ultility vehicle (UP O7 L 9721), carrying government rations from Thatyur village, was on its way to Kua village when suddenly the driver, Jaiveer, s/o, Ami Chand, lost control of the vehicle, which turned upside down with all the loaded goods on the road, resulting in serious injuries. The other person, Dalebu, aged 65, who was also accompanying the driver, was injured grievously. The doctors at Mussoorie hospital said that both had received serious injuries but were out of danger. |
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Two things emerge, quickly and unmistakably, from Brin-Jonathan Butler's writing at The Classical: the guy loves boxing, and is hopelessly besotted with Cuba, not necessarily in that order. Often, his pieces have been as much about the latter as the former, but in the case of Guillermo Rigondeaux, the two-time Olympic gold medalist Cuban super-bantamweight who is currently the WBA's belt-holder in his division, Rigondeaux's sport and homeland are near-inextricable from each other. When Rigondeaux defected in 2009, it made an impact far beyond his weight class, exposing and reflecting and otherwise highlighting a host of conflicts and contradictions in Cuba's sporting culture.
It was, in short, a great subject for a movie. And Brin-Jonathan has indeed been working on Split Decision, a documentery about Rigondeaux, for over a year, shooting interviews with everyone from Freddie Roach to Rigondeaux himself, on three continents. His Indiegogo campaign, which is currently winding down, was designed in hopes that he could raise enough money to complete his editing and begin the arduous, expensive process of getting the film out there. I talked to him via email about why he chose this fighter and this country, what kind of movie he's trying to make, and how one goes about getting people to watch a movie about a super-bantamweight fighter, anyway. To contribute to his campaign, click here.
You've been chasing this story around the globe for some time now. What is it about Rigondeaux and his story that grabbed you like this? Is it something in him, or in the situation and how it has played out, or some combination of the two?
In 1520 the first slaves were brought to Cuba. By 2009, when Rigondeaux stepped into a smuggler's boat, another human being was bought and sold off that island. What captured my imagination was the failures in both the Cuban and American systems that not just permitted but encouraged this modern slave trade. So here was Rigondeaux with a choice between fighting for Fidel Castro in Cuba or Don King here in America. Hook, line, and sinker–I was a goner.
As for the dynamics of the story beyond Rigondeaux, let me put it this way: one of the most fascinating details about Vincent van Gogh, that I think goes a long way with capturing the world's imagination, is the fact he couldn't sell what turned out to be some of the world's most valuable treasures. It's not all that hard to see why human beings are so receptive to identifying with his narrative. We all want to feel like we have loot to offer the world with what our lives mean. But Vincent and that brother of his were desperately trying to sell those paintings. Where Cuban athletes are concerned, 99% have turned down millions of dollars to leave. While that's a lot harder for us to understand, I was interested in giving it my best shot and seeing where it took me.
The Olympics are this quadrennial reminder that Cuba's boxing scene is for real, but for a great many Cuban fighters, that's about the only showcase they have. What do you think it was that made Rigondeaux so determined to leave, to fight professionally and on television? Was it as simple as wanting money and fame that he couldn't have in Cuba, or is there more at work than that?
Rigondeaux's story was a major turning point not just in Cuban sport, but in Cuban society on the whole. It was all over state television for months. Basically a referendum. Castro personally branded Rigondeaux a traitor and a Judas to the Cuban people, yet many Cubans I met felt enormous sympathy towards Rigondeaux's reasons for leaving. Of course they'd only tell me that in a whisper. So what you had with Rigondeaux was a canary in the coal mine for the entire system itself.
And here's where it gets interesting in terms of what it says about the US once he washed ashore: he choose to leave his wife and two kids behind despite an offer to get them out. Why was that? According to him, because he felt the Cuban system would look after them far better than America's system if boxing didn't turn out. But, bottom line, he wanted the opportunity America offered that Cuba didn't.
In your writing for us, it's clear that you're equally as enamored with Cuba as you are of boxing, or Cuban boxers, or most anything else. How does the culture of that country shape its sporting culture? What role does it play in forging Cuban fighters, and what role do you think it played in making Rigondeaux who he is?
Cuba is like 1984 if Charles Dickens wrote it. Politics and sport in Cuba is the ultimate high-wire act for any athlete. By Castro's design, there are no superstars in Cuba beyond the system itself. Cuban fighters were never just beating Americans in the ring, they were taking on America itself. I met piles of Cubans who said it was more fun pummeling Americans than anything they might have been paid to leave. There were dugouts in Cuba where you'd hear ballplayers laughing about how Canseco would have batted .230 in Havana while he was winning an MVP in the big leagues. Besides, when Cuban athletes turned down all that money to leave they were trying to say they were struggling for something more valuable than just money.
What's the endgame on the film? Like, what are your hopes for it, provided you can get the editing done and such? Where does one take a documentary about a super-bantamweight who's still obscure to most people outside of boxing circles?
If Castro died today he'd be the headline on the front page of every newspaper in the world. There are two big questions to answer: how in the world did he stand up to the power of the US for so long and what comes next? Sports are nice and easy to understand, which is why Castro was so intelligent in adopting them so heavily into his plans for the revolution. It's impossible to illuminate anything about sports in Cuba without throwing light on their culture. With boxing you're going right to the source: what are they fighting for? It's a little tricky asking that question without it holding up a mirror on yourself.
Part of the fun of making this film was the fact that an obscure little 122 pound boxer, with a funny name, from a scary crocodile-shaped island, happened to explore a lot of questions I understand a lot less now than when I started out as he attempted to navigate the 90 miles between his country and ours.
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We went back! While we were planning our trip to New York, I had asked Howard if there was a restaurant he wanted to try or return to. He enthusiastically reminded me that we had to put Ippudo on our list of eats. We had made a visit there for dinner last year, so I thought we'd go for lunch this time.
We went in with fingers crossed that there wouldn't be a huge line-up. Luck was on our side as we only had to wait about 5 minutes for them to set a table for us.
Shiromaru Hakata Classic: the original silky "Tonkotsu" (pork) soup noodles, toppped with pork loin chashu, sesame kikurage mushrooms, menma, red pickeled ginger, and scallions.
Akamaru Chashu: the original silky "Tonkotsu" (pork) soup noodles topped with Ippudo's secret "Umami Dama" miso paste, pork chashu, cabbage, sesame kikurage mushrooms, scallions, fragrant garlic oil, and chashu.
Are you able to guess who got which ramen? Regardless, they were just as good as remembered them to be.
We had to order the Lady M Mille Crepe Cake.
This was just as good as Howard remembered as well. Not for me though! Now that I've made the cake at home twice, I prefer my pastry cream filling! Uh-oh, this had caused a divide between Howard and I. Since he doesn't like our homemade version, he just might not be getting it for his birthday anymore! =P


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Running Time: 110
Company: New Sensations
Sydnee Steele, Alex (I), Tony Tedeschi, Alice (I), Rhett Bellingham, Jessica Darlin, Billy Glide, Raylin, Dru Berrymore, Ian Daniels
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Genre: Gonzo
Several uninflated chests and not a loser scene in the bunch make Vol. 38 eminently stockable.
The best news about this latest Video Virgins volume is the final scene. Raven-haired Syndee Steele really loves her Pocket Rocket, as evidenced by her low moans and facial expression. But when Tony Tedeschi starts to lick her inner thighs, heading for the Delta of Venus, Sydnee really begins to turn on, and once they're in mish posish, the lady is in ecstasy. Call this one "volcanic."
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COLUMBIA – Donations to campaigns on both sides of the Proposition B debate* continued to pour in during the latest fundraising cycle, but supporters still have more than 30 times more money than opponents.
Reports filed last week with the Missouri Ethics Commission show supporters' multimillion-dollar campaign is largely funded by the Humane Society of the United States and other national donors, while the opponents' more modest account is being financed mostly by Missouri agricultural groups.
Proposition B is on the ballot as a result of an initiative petition. It would establish new regulations for licensed dog breeders in Missouri regarding the design of kennels; minimal veterinary care; access to food, water and the outdoors; and numbers of breeding animals allowed.
Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, the primary organization leading the campaign in support of Proposition B, has collected more than $3.2 million. The Humane Society of the United States sponsored the initiative and has donated more than $2.18 million.
The campaign working against Proposition B, the Alliance for Truth, has raised almost $86,000.
The disparity in donations, however, isn't a reliable measure of how the vote will go on Nov. 2, MU political science professor Marvin Overby said.
"There is no guarantee that the campaign with the most money will prevail," Overby said. "They may spend the money foolishly."
The campaign supporting Proposition B has produced commercials promoting the initiative and has said it plans to air them in every Missouri television market. They also can be found online at YouTube.com. They show St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa and a veterinarian with the Humane Society of Missouri urging people to vote yes on Proposition B.
Overby, however, said he has not yet seen a Proposition B television ad. Those who search for them online probably are predisposed to voting yes, he said.
"You aren't reaching people who haven't thought about it already," Overby said. "The pro group is going to have to spend some of that money to educate the public about the issue."
Opponents of Proposition B also have a presence on YouTube.
Barbara Schmitz, campaign manager for Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, said the supporters' television commercials have begun and are already helping the campaign.
"Since the commercials began airing, we have seen a very significant response," Schmitz said. "We are getting calls from viewers who were not aware of the problem in Missouri, and we have seen an increase in donations."
Still, Overby said Proposition B might be an issue that few Missourians care about.
"There aren't tens of thousands of Missourians donating a hundred dollars apiece," Overby said. "You have a lot of people who will support it because they have this warm and fuzzy feeling about it, and you are going to get a whole lot of people out there who just don't know much or don't care much about the issue."
The 118 donations to Missourians for the Protection of Dogs that came from state residents or organizations total almost $282,000. Twenty-one of those donations were for $100 or less. Donations from Maryland ($1.7 million) and New York ($590,547) far exceeded Missouri contributions.
Eighteen donations to the Missouri Alliance for Truth from residents of the state are for $100 or less, but donations from Missouri residents and organizations together total almost $82,ooo.
Karen Strange, president of the Missouri Federation of Animal Owners, said she doesn't think the Humane Society of the United States is being honest about the true motive behind its campaign.
"Essentially what they are claiming is that they have no intent of targeting agriculture, but they have attacked agriculture in other states," Strange said. "We have every reason to believe that they will be back to target further agricultural interests."
Roman Schroeder, operations manager of the Alliance for Truth, said his campaign plans to advertise, but he did not give details about how they plan to do so. His ideas about the Humane Society targeting agriculture are aligned with Strange's.
"There is no one in agriculture that is for this initiative," Schroeder said.
Campaign contributions for Missourians for Animal Care show support from agriculture organizations. The committee is against Proposition B and supports the Alliance for Truth. Their campaign donations come from the Missouri Soybean Association, the Missouri Dairy Association, the Missouri Pork Association, the Missouri Egg Council and other agricultural groups. Together, they were the only donors to the campaign.
The Missouri Egg Council, based in Columbia, donated $5,000 in July. Executive Director Jo Manhart said she was more than willing to donate when she heard representatives of the Missouri Pet Breeders Association speak against Proposition B. Manhart fears her industry will be targeted next and said she thinks the proposition aims to put family-owned breeding operations out of business by setting standards that are too high.
While questioning the motives behind the ballot measure, Schroeder wanted to stress that opposing Proposition B doesn't mean endorsing puppy mills.
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Just booked the 4-night Bahamas cruise on the Disney Dream, Sunday 24 February 2013. We've cruised on the Magic and Wonder but this will be our first 'short' cruise, to see how we like the new larger ship when compared to the 'originals'. Can't find a thread for this cruise but surely I'm not the only DIS member on board? If there's anyone else out there, please stop by and say hello.
Hi I was beginning to think we were the only people booked on this cruise! We've been on a few Disney cruises, on the 'classic' ships. We're doing this one to see how we like the new ship design.
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I was hoping someone else would want to do a fish extender group. We will be cruising with our 5 year old daughter for her birthday and I know she would just love finding fun treats at her door. How do we get a group started?
How sweet! I have no idea how the FE groups thing works.. but please make sure to tell me your state room number so we can make sure to get her a birthday surprise! Five is an awesome year! My DD is 7... when we adopted a super special needs baby we worried that she sometimes felt that she was second fiddle. So Hubs and I make sure she gets a Mommy and Me vacation each year. We have done WDW a few times, now it's time to DCL!
Surprise!!!! I am very excited to plan our cruise. I think we will have a blast. I am looking forward to planning.
We're booked on this cruise as well, also the shortest cruise we've ever been on, planned some days at Disney World after the cruise as well. There will be 6 of is (Floyd and Kelly, our sons Donald (13) and David (10), Davids friend Chelsea (also 10) and our granddaughter Ava (5) ) So far thats it, but we may be bringing one of our older sons friends also.
We are going, too to celebrate by 40th birthday!!!! We are up for FE, too. It will be DH, DD (6) and me in one cabin and my mom in another.
Lots of celebrations.. awesome! Our group will be teensy.. just me and Abby (7). As such, we may not be doing any excursions at all. I would love insider tips and to connect with y'all on here or facebook so I can start getting ideas for FE gifts. OH! Also, I will be driving in from MS and staying the night before in a hotel.. so before you spend an arm and leg for transport to the port, holler at me... we will have 5 extra seats in the minivan.
Has anyone else noticed that both the Walt and Roy Suites are available for our cruise? I thought these were generally booked well ahead and rarely available. Seems a shame to leave them empty ...... all I need now is a (very big) lottery win!
I will start the list! Email me your username, names of everyone in the cabin, ages of the kids and your cabin number. Email is hhroth at gmail dot com.
I just changed our reservation to the 23rd on the Magic out of Galveston.. for 120 more dollars we got 2 more nights.
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This is nice! Its got a great a flow starting from 'o'. The last stroke on the 'N' maybe could go the same way as the rest? But overall this jumped out at me straight away. Very nice work and showcase too.
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text: Choices Chapter 3: TestAN: Sorry for the wait I got sidetracked by a new oneshot/songfic I'm working on. 'Dirty Mind' by Halestorm, if you listen to the song you can easily figure out what the fic will be about.Anyhow most of the next chapter was actually supposed to be part of this one but as I hit the end of it, it just didn't fit right. Even now I think this chapter is choppy ..And I've rewritten parts of it many, many times Suggested Listening: We'll Sleep When We're Dead by Blessthefall; Ordinary World (Duran Duran cover) by REDChapter Three: TestDespite all the drama of the past few days, things were rather calm and silent for Matt. He couldn't understand it, but he felt like something needed to happen now. That the silence just couldn't stay.Though silence may have been the better alternative should Mello want to go back to attacking him. His stomach was sporting a rather nasty bruise and was tender. Or rather, it hurt like hell at the slightest touch.As if he hadn't


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ONE OF THE SINGLE greatest frustrations for small businesses in America is limited access to capital. A few years ago, entrepreneurs could approach traditional banks with business plans, projections, and a good credit history, and secure reasonable financing under favorable terms in short order. Today, the requirements for underwriting the same loan are so difficult that conventional bank lending is limited to a much smaller percentage that qualifies. This reality is causing a necessary shift in the lending environment.
Traditional banks will begin to see loan requests diminish more and more as entrepreneurs and small businesses pursue alternate sources for capital. One emerging source is private placement capital from individuals who prefer to loan capital to small businesses at higher interest rates than they have been receiving from bank deposit accounts or investment accounts. With the proper presentation and disclosure of the small business performance and opportunity, a private individual often finds the premium interest rate provided by the small business a welcome change from current traditional alternatives. In some cases, these lending programs can grow into opportunities for permanent investment into the small business. The interesting point about this new lending option is that banks may diminish their lending portfolio while simultaneously reducing their customer deposit accounts with those who choose to fund these loans.
The larger scale opportunity for funding is with venture capital resources that often search for emerging businesses that present an opportunity for a substantial return in a specific timeframe. These sources often prefer a business that has been around long enough to establish some element of momentum or proof of concept. Each source may have different business sectors in which they specialize because of their core expertise. If your business is within their core focus and meets the guidelines they target for scale and future potential, there may be a good fit. The fundamental point to remember is that they are often interested in a 20% annual return on their investment. This means that either through interest, dividend or equity sale, they like to fund a program where they can see substantial financial results in 3-7 years. The key to using these sources is related to the strength of the financial opportunity if these funds are provided. Rapid growth models with large payoffs upon execution are typical for these sources of capital.
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Nano-sensors Based on Nanotubes: Deformed-nanotubes transport | |
Authors: | A.A. Farajian, B.I. Yakobson, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe |
Affilation: | Tohoku University, JP |
Pages: | 339 - 341 |
Keywords: | nano-sensors, nanotubes, electronic transport |
Abstract: | The main purpose of the present work is to establishing a correspondence between mechanical deformation and transport properties, which is presumably useful in nano-sensor applications. As a byproduct of this study, the potential differences in the mechanical behavior of armchair and zigzag tubes, as well as that of armchair-zigzag junctions, is also revealed. It is concluded that a significant change in conductance usually is accompanied by severe deformations. For large bending angles a gap widening is observed for both the semiconducting and kink structures. It is observed that I-V characteristics indeed depend on the bending angle, hence the possibility of usage as nano-sensor. |
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El Obelisco or Monumento a los Próceres de la Independencia is a monument in Guatemala City, Guatemala built in 1935 under dictator Jorge Ubico and designed by Rafael Pérez De León. It commemorates the independence of Central America. the 18-metre high, 221-ton stone structure is situated on a huge roundabout called Plaza del Obelisco "Obelisk Square", where the Avenida Reforma, Boulevard Los Próceres, Avenida Las Americas and Boulevard Liberacion meet. - The neoclassic Palacio de La Reforma once stood at this place, until it was destroyed by the earthquakes of 1917/1918 [1]. In 1950, under president Juan José Arévalo, a flame of liberty was installed by the column.
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RicochetRoller coaster
Published: May 28, 2007 A standard wild mouse that one may see in many parks throughout the world. For Carowinds, Paramount arranged the ride and its surroundings to make one feel as if they were on the boardwalk at a North or South Carolina beach. A fun ride which may even give the rider a jolt of airtime.
Maybe there's something I don't know about why it's called Ricochet, but the theming is so weird it's sort of insane. They might be related and I just don't know, but fish, these things that say "hey y'all!" on the cars, and "Ricochet" sure don't seem related. I guess it sort of has to do with a boardwalk, but the weird characters still don't make since. But the ride itself really sort of hurts during the turns but the rest isn't that bad.
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A superb love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen Still Life with Bread Crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women. Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life. Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined.
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Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of seven novels: Object Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine, Every Last One, and Still Life with Bread Crumbs. Her memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, published in 2012, was a number one New York Times bestseller. Her book A Short Guide to a Happy Life has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at The New York Times she won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, Living Out Loud and Thinking Out Loud. Her Newsweek columns were collected in Loud and Clear.
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February 13th, 2013 at 3:00pm by John Spence
ETF Trends Editor Tom Lydon appeared on Yahoo Finance Breakout Wednesday to discuss the rising wave of Japanese equities and how investors can access the market with an exchange traded fund that also hedges against currency risks.
The Wisdom Tree Japan Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEArca: DXJ) captures the rally while hedging against a depreciating yen.
"The idea is, with the Nikkei up 20%, the DXJ is also hedged against the yen falling, which is down 14% during that same time, so you're short the yen as well," Lydon explained to Breakout. [Japan Currency-Hedged ETF Hauls in $2 Billion]
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The committee considered a number of factors not directly related to the SNAP allocation that influence the type of foods purchased with SNAP benefits. These factors—incentives and restrictions on benefit usage, eligibility rules for retail outlets, and nutrition education—are examined here only in the context of how they might influence the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the goals of increasing food security and access to a healthy diet. However, the committee recognizes that these factors are not directly linked to defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments. Further, in carrying out its charge, the committee was asked not to consider revisions to the TFP. As a consequence, the committee derived no conclusions or recommendations from the following discussion that would directly alter the TFP.
Purchase Restrictions
SNAP places few limits on the use of benefits. As discussed in Chapter 2, eligible foods include any food or food product for home consumption, as well as seeds and plants (FNS, 2012b), but SNAP benefits may not be used for the purchase of hot foods or any food sold for on-premises consumption. Nonfood items, such as tobacco products, pet foods, soaps, paper products, medicines and vitamins, household supplies, grooming items, and cosmetics, also are ineligible for purchase with SNAP benefits.
Several times in the history of SNAP, Congress has considered placing limits on the types of food that can be purchased (FNS, 2012b). However, it was concluded that designating foods as luxury or non-nutritious would be administratively costly and burdensome. In addition to Congress, cities and states have expressed interest in limiting the use of SNAP benefits to purchase certain foods and beverages (Barnhill, 2011). Because the criteria for SNAP purchases are federally regulated policies, however, any state that wishes to impose its own restrictions must apply to USDA for a waiver. To date, USDA has not approved any applications for waivers.
The discussion below illustrates the complexity of the issue of potentially restricting purchases made with program benefits. Potential impacts on participants' dietary intake and nutritional status must be weighed carefully against concerns about program administrative complexity and program access, as well as participants' freedom to make their own purchasing


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"but is it as dangerous as their odd looks are telling me? ... being a woman and sailing alone? "
Forget the woman thing, Poseidon and the other gods aren't going to cut you any more or less slack based on gender. Sailing alone is inherently more risky than sailing with more hands, simply because, well, you're alone! If you fall overboard, there's no one to notice. If the boom cracks you on the noggin, there's no one to fetch help. Is that dangerous? Well, compared to what?
I'd call it a personal choice and as long as you're comfortable with it, that's your decision to make. And enjoy.
The NJ shore can be a rough place in bad wx, if the wind or seas are coming in and you're in the shoal areas, the water can be much rougher than you think, so give it due respect. On the bright side, there haven't been any reports of piracy off NJ for many years now.
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The best thing it to do a mental run-through of the docking process before you even leave the dock. Then on the way in, while you are still in free water, lay out whatever you will need so that when you do get near the dock, it is all at hand. You'll need to keep enough way on so you don't lose control, but I've never been ashamed to come in dead slow, even painfully slow, rather than go CRUNCH. The phrase is "with all deliberate speed", i.e. as fast as you can SAFELY handle it, there's simply no reason to rush, ever, for anyone.
If you'd rather get some practice in private, you can take a 2x4 or stick of PVC pipe (capped at both ends) out to an isolated spot, throw it overboard, and use it as your "practice dock". Nothing much to hit, no audience to applaude, and when you've gotten the hang of it, just pull it back on deck and take it home. (A mooring whip or other stick will help you get it back again.) A "lunch hook" or any simple weight will keep it anchored well enough for what you need to do, so the current doesn't move it and you both.
For safety solo, I'd suggest wearing a PFD (as a courtesy to the SAR folks who can't go home until they locate you) and once you get near 4PM, having a personal strobe or other bright light on it as well, since that's close enough to need one if you go over and no one notices for a couple more hours. A handheld VHF in the cockpit, a cell phone in a ziplock bag or EWA pouch...and if you don't file a float plan, at least leave a note on your dashboard that says "Gone sailing...overdue by 9PM" if you're parked someplace reasonably secure. If you're sailing from someplace with a dockmaster, etc. then giving them the float plan and dropping off the occasional cold beverages is another good way to do it.
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Ralph Nader is running for President – again. Well, he is not actually running for President – he is running for wackiest looney to have ever achieved notoriety. His sad story began with legitimate consumer safety studies that changed the way people view transportation. He changed the world of auto making – and in the process lost his reality bearing.
This man forever changed America and the world. He has almost single-handedly rescued consumers from abusive Corporations. And he discredits a lifetime of work with silly insignificant political forays. Like Ron Paul, he has enough of a radical following to drain votes from more legitimate candidates.
Here is an interview of Nader by Bill Maher:
This guy, Nader, is an astute observer of strategies and courage – but he fails to understand how he can be most effective in the political arena.
Nader became famous when he qualified the dangers of automobiles, and particularly the Volkswagon Beetle – but what has be become?
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No need to buy a Google Phone for Google to discover the phone, its user interface and its programs. Simply install the emulator for Windows comes with the SDK. Here's how to install and use. Step 1: Preparation System The Android emulator is included with the SDK for the platform. While the kit itself is fairly large and somewhat obscure for a neophyte, the emulator itself is a small application that displays a virtual phone on the screen and is able to run on this virtual phone Android applications submitted by that. - Download the Android SDK. - Once the file is downloaded, click the right mouse button and select Extract All from the menu. The archive was untar then. Once unpacked, the kit employs nearly 270 MB on the disk. - Open the folder "Android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1". Locate the Tools folder and note the full path to this folder. Under Vista, right click on the Tools folder while holding [Shift] button, then select "Copy as path" to store the path. - Right click on My Computer (XP) or Computer (Vista) and select Properties. Under Vista an additional request to click on Advanced System Settings. - Open the System Settings tab click Advanced and then Environment Variables. - In the System Variables section, locate the Path variable. Double-click it. - The field value of the variable, place the cursor at the end of the line, enter ";" (without the quotes) and add the path to the Tools folder (or in Vista, press [CTRL] + [V] to paste the path stored above). - Click OK three times. - Restart the PC to take into account the change. |
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- Today at 5 is the deadline to submit bids for the next Hideki Irabu.
- Mets and Glavine still talking. The deadline for Glavine to pick up his option is Nov. 10. The deadline to file is Nov. 11. Teams and free-agents can start talking money Nov. 12. Some time around then this should get sorted out. Then a press conference at Shea. Maybe the first of many.
- They are still talking with reliever Chad Bradford and they also want Orlando Hernandez back.
- Second base is a hole and the options are incumbent Jose Valentin, plus Mark Loretta, Julio Lugo and Adam Kennedy.
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Following the release of Some Are Lakes, Land of Talk joined Broken Social Scene on a North American tour where in addition to opening the show, Powell joined the collective on stage nightly and left critics taking note. With the release of Cloak and Cipher, it's clear that Powell and company took the power of these live shows and focused them into a more complex, textured and sophisticated musical composition.
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Case Examples Illustrate Vulnerabilities That Could Result in Improper Payments or Overlapping Benefits
GAO-13-386: Published: Apr 3, 2013. Publicly Released: May 3, 2013.
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What GAO Found
GAO found examples of improper payments and indicators of potential fraud in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) program, which could be attributed, in part, to oversight and data-access issues. GAO found examples of claimants' receiving overlapping FECA and unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, which may be allowable under certain circumstances, but could also be erroneous. GAO also found that FECA program requirements allow claimants to receive earnings, and earnings increases, without necessarily resulting in adjustment of FECA compensation. For example, of the 32 FECA case files reviewed, GAO found five instances where an individual's wage-earning capacity (WEC), which is used to determine FECA benefits, was not adjusted even though the individual earned substantially more than the wage that was originally used to calculate the WEC. In addition, two FECA claimants continued to receive privateemployment salaries that were not subject to their WEC calculation. This is because, as currently written, program procedures allow claimants to receive increases in earnings, in certain circumstances, without adjustments to FECA compensation, and current law allows for claimants' earnings from dissimilar concurrent private employment at the time of injury to be exempt when determining FECA compensation. As discussed below, GAO identified challenges related to oversight and data access, which could result in improper payments or overlapping benefits.
GAO found that the Department of Labor (Labor) did not conduct a timely review of the medical activity reports of 4 of the 32 FECA claimants and did not complete a timely review of the employment activity reports of 2 claimants, which could potentially result in an improper payment or be an indicator of potential fraud in one case where a claimant did not respond to repeated Labor requests for the employment activity reports. Labor has taken some steps to enhance oversight of the program, such as developing measures to improve the periodic review of claimants' documentation.
- GAO found that 8 out of 32 claimants underreported employment wages in comparison to the state's quarterly wage (QW) reports. Labor does not have authority to directly access Social Security Administration (SSA) wage data to verify claimants' reported income; consequently, it relies on periodic selfreporting of income. GAO has previously identified this as a potential vulnerability that could increase the risk of claimants receiving benefits they are not entitled to. To address this, Labor proposed legislation allowing the agency to match SSA wage data with FECA files, but the proposal is still pending.
- GAO identified 19 cases where claimants were receiving overlapping UI and FECA benefits totaling over $1.3 million. Four of these 19 claimants received more income from combined UI and FECA benefits than they would have received from their federal salary alone. Four of the five selected states in our review require the offset of UI benefits against FECA compensation payments. Because Labor does not have a process to share necessary data with states to identify overlapping FECA and UI payments, a mechanism to share FECA information with the states would help provide reasonable assurance that payments are being made properly.
Why GAO Did This Study
In fiscal year 2012, the FECA program made more than $2.1 billion in wageloss compensation payments to claimants. FECA provides benefits to federal employees who sustained injuries or illnesses at work.
GAO was asked to examine whether examples of improper payments, potential fraud, or overlapping benefits could be found in the FECA program. This report identifies examples of these issues, what factors may contribute to these issues, and how, if at all, Labor could address them. GAO matched QW and unemployment files from five selected states with FECA payment files for the period of July 2009 to June 2010. GAO identified 530 individuals who received concurrent FECA compensation payments and wages of at least $5,000 between July 2009 and June 2010. GAO also identified 50 individuals who received concurrent FECA compensation and UI benefits of at least $5,000 each during the same period. GAO randomly selected up to seven recipients from each state for an in-depth review, for a total of 32 QW and 19 UI cases, respectively. These examples cannot be generalized beyond those presented. GAO also reviewed Labor's policies, guidelines, and procedures for managing claims.
What GAO Recommends
GAO recommends that the Secretary of Labor develop an effective mechanism to share FECA compensation information with states to help identify whether claimants are inappropriately receiving overlapping UI and FECA payments. In addition, Congress should consider granting Labor the additional authority it is seeking to access wage data to help verify claimants reported income and help ensure the proper payment of benefits. Labor agreed to study the feasibility of sharing compensation information with the states.
For more information, contact Stephen M. Lord at (202) 512-4379 or email@example.com.
Matter for Congressional Consideration
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Matter: Congress should consider granting Labor the additional authority it is seeking to access wage data to help verify claimants' reported income and help ensure the proper payment of benefits.
Recommendation for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Recommendation: The Secretary of Labor should assess the feasibility of developing a cost-effective mechanism to share FECA compensation information with states, such as reporting information to the National Directory of New Hires, to help identify whether claimants are inappropriately receiving overlapping UI and FECA payments.
Agency Affected: Department of Labor
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