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On this encore presentation of "Speaking the Truth in Love," Fr. Thomas Hopko of blessed memory examines the roots of Pentecost—the coming of the Spirit—in Old Testament worship.
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Alexandra \a-lexa-ndra, alex(an)-dra\ as a girl's name is pronounced al-eks-AHN-dra. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Alexandra is "man's defender". Latinate feminine form of Alexander. Seldom used in the English-speaking world before the 20th century. Became very popular in Britain after the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) married the Danish Princess Alexandra in 1863. Used in the English royal family and its many branches. See also Alondra, Drina, and Olexa. Ballet dancer Alexandra Danilova; fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.
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Mach goes for two. The attacks in the men's race started immediately. U23 rider Angus Morton (Drapac Prosche) who had been aggressive in the previous race attacked once again. It didn't worked the first time so he went for it again on the third lap. This time, winner of the road race Paul Mach (BISSELL) and Jared Barrilleaux (CalGiant) followed the move and the break was born.
At the same time, the winds were picking up with crosswinds on the climb and headwinds on the backstretch after the descent on the corkscrew.
The chase was on as a 5-rider group was 40 seconds back and the field a further 60-seconds behind them. After a few laps, the catch was made making it eight riders off the front. Coming across were Yahoo! Cycling teammates Evan Huffman and Jonathan Patrick McCarty, Devan Dunn (Bahati Foundation), Steve Reaney (CalGiant) and Ben Jacques-Maynes (BISSELL). Team tactics and orders took over with some riders sitting in, but enough were working to maintain the gap.
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- The clubhouse boasts a championship golf course rated in the top 10 in the desert, free tennis (9 courts, lit for night play) lounge (open year round) and restaurant (open during high seasons or for special events). Also available is, at no charge, a full gym featuring a variety of exercise machines & free weights. The gym was renovated this year (2011) & has been equipped with the latest machines. Yoga & pilates classes are expected to be offered during high season. Our condo is less than a minute walk from two georgeous pools. One of the pool is equipped with washroom facilities. For entertainment & leisure activities, the Desert Falls is close to everything; shopping plazas, boutiques, theaters, galleries, and fine dining along the & the desert's famous Restaurant Row.


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Business Leaders on the Move in Hawaii – 8/13/14
Gabriel Kwiatkowski has been hired as a project engineer for Kapolei II Elementary by Kiewit Building Group Inc., which is projected to be complete in April 2015. He now will oversee the administrative and technical aspects of the Kapolei II Elementary project, which is being designed and built to LEED for Schools 2009 standards. He also will lead the quality management program and manage job-site personnel, safety measures, administration systems, budget, schedule development and maintenance.
Mark Linscott has been promoted to executive director of strategic planning and deployment with Kaiser Permanente Hawaii after serving several months in an interim role. He will continue to lead training and support of KP HealthConnect, Kaiser Permanente's leading-edge electronic medical records system. He also will be responsible for developing and executing strategic plans to advance information technology, service delivery and process improvement in the Hawaii region.
Kelly Sakai has been hired as a senior loan officer with Honolulu HomeLoans. She will specialize in residential mortgage loan origination. With 15 years in the mortgage industry, Sakai has expertise and knowledge from her many years of experience as a wholesale account executive as well as a retail loan officer.
Erica Dzikowski has been hired as senior loan officer with Honolulu HomeLoans. She will specialize in residential mortgage loan origination. She brings 14 years in finance and 10 years in lending experience to HHL.
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Trapster, one of the most widely used apps across all smartphone devices, is receiving a major update soon (no exact date has been set). The app mostly known for its ability to warn drivers of known local law enforcement hide out spots, will soon be bringing more helpful features: 11 new trap types, rotating maps, and better tracking to the Android app.
"The whole idea of Trapster is to keep drivers safe on the road. The new hazards help increase your safety on the road and keep you informed of any recent changes," said Sean Farrell of Trapster. "Also, we noticed that users like reporting traps and by adding more trap types, this gives users more opportunities to contribute to Trapster."
Trapster has been growing every day. In fact, the company is averaging as many as 15,000 new users each day. Soon -- as in any day now -- Trapster will also surpass 9 million users. We asked Sean about what particular trends Trapster was seeing in new users,"We notice that new users use the app a ton! When users use other navigation apps, they tend to only use them when they need directions. Trapster users use the app every time they drive, because they want to be informed of potential road and wallet hazards ahead."
Trapster, is a lot like the location based service, Foursquare. Both experiences become fundamentally richer and more helpful, if more users contribute regularly. Sure, 9 million users might seem like enough people to make it work, but if only a couple thousand are contributing, then the service is falling short and its potential is not being fully realized. Sean explained to us, "New users love to get into the app and try out all of the features. Users want to mark all the potential traps in their area, and also vote on existing traps."
Dunno about you, but we're looking forward to avoiding more high ticket areas and experiencing some of the new Trapster trap types (say that five times fast). Especially "Ice on Road" trap; winter is upon us. Click on after the break to view all 11 new traps that are being added to the app. Also, be sure to check back soon, as we will post a review of the latest Trapster build (read our initial review here). Thanks, Sean Farrell!


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All is not well between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. Repeated overtures by BJP leaders to MNS chief Raj Thackeray have put a tremendous strain on the saffron alliance. Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari has met Raj on more than one occasion. It is learnt that a leading builder close to the BJP is also in constant touch with the MNS chief.
The BJP is of the opinion that unless the MNS factor is tackled, history will repeat itself. In 2009, several candidates of the saffron combine were defeated because of the presence of MNS nominees. In the prestigious South Mumbai constituency for instance, Bala Nandgaonkar of the MNS bagged a whopping 1.59 lakh votes which helped sitting Congress MP Milind Deora retain his seat. Similarly, in Mumbai North-West, MNS's Shalini Thackeray got 1.23 lakh votes which enabled Congress's Gurudas Kamat win the seat.
"Whether we like it or not, Raj has the capacity to inflict damage on our alliance with the Shiv Sena. This is a political reality which Uddhav Thackeray should recognise. We are not talking about forging a tie-up with the MNS, but discussing seat adjustments so that anti-Congress votes are not split. The problem is that Uddhav is so obsessed with Raj that he refuses to recognise the ground reality," a senior BJP leader told dna on Saturday.
Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai said: "It is still not clear what the BJP wants to do. The MNS too has not made its stand clear. We are adopting a wait-and-watch approach for now."
However, sources close to Uddhav accused the BJP of trying to bag maximum number of seats at the Sena's expense. They said Gadkari was trying to ensure that the MNS does not field any candidates against its nominees with a view of improving their chances of winning. "Gadkari has no problem if the MNS puts up its nominees against our candidates and thus, ensure their defeat," a Sena leader alleged.
For instance, the BJP is trying to make sure that the MNS does not field its candidate against Kirit Somaiya in Mumbai North-East where he is involved in a triangular fight with sitting MP Sanjay Patil of the NCP and Medha Patkar of AAP. The BJP is not concerned if Raj fields a candidate in South Mumbai since it would ensure the defeat of Sena candidate Arvind Sawant. In fact, the BJP tried very hard to get this important seat, which was earlier represented by its senior leader Jaywantiben Mehta. Malabar Hill MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha was supposed to be the BJP's nominee.
The Sena is extremely furious with its ally for making last-minute overtures to the MNS without keeping it in the loop. "The BJP is giving unnecessary importance to Raj who has become politically weak since 2009. Even a child knows that Raj is being backed by the Congress. By meeting Raj repeatedly, Gadkari and his supporters are giving a political boost to a person who has lost his credibility. The recent fiasco of Raj's agitation against toll tax is a classic example of not only his declining political clout, but also of his setting with the Congress government. Isn't Gadkari aware of these things?" a Sena leader asked.
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Book review: Yosemite spawned movement
'Seed of the Future' studies Yosemite's role
"Seed of the Future: Yosemite and the Evolution of the National Park Idea"
Dayton Duncan
Yosemite Conservancy; 224 pages; $27
To anyone who's stood in awe at the rim of the Grand Canyon or been struck by the grandeur of Yosemite Valley, it's hard to imagine that the protection of these American treasures wasn't always guaranteed.
Yet in the scramble for land in 19th-century America, preservation was an afterthought, and the idea of setting areas aside untouched for the enjoyment of future generations — particularly the general public — was unheard of.
When a grove of giant sequoias was found by settlers in Calaveras County in 1852, for instance, the newcomers were awed by the enormous, ancient trees — then began cutting down the grandest of them a year later.
So why hasn't every sequoia been turned into backyard decking? And why are there no condos overlooking Half Dome? How did we get from cutting down 1,300-year-old trees to setting aside land that can be enjoyed for just as long?
To author, documentary filmmaker and conservationist Dayton Duncan, the answer begins with a fortunate set of circumstances that brought some extraordinary people and ideas together to protect California's Yosemite Valley and nearby sequoias in the middle of the 19th century.
In his new book, "Seed of the Future: Yosemite and the Evolution of the National Park Idea" (Yosemite Conservancy), to be released Tuesday, Duncan tells the story of the people who championed the park, how it evolved, and how it sparked the birth of a national park system that now encompasses more than 400 parks (including San Diego's Cabrillo National Monument) and 84 million acres.
To be sure, Duncan isn't objective. He's an unabashed lover of the national parks and Yosemite and has a strong résumé as a conservationist. He served on the board of the National Park Foundation and was chairman of the American Heritage Rivers Advisory Commission. He's also a historian and writer — this is his 12th book — who was co-producer with Ken Burns and lead writer for the six-episode documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," broadcast on PBS in 2009.
To Duncan, the national park system is one of the greatest examples of what America has done right, and this book examines the seed of that idea, sprouted in the Sierra Nevada.
"I like to think that the park idea is basically the Declaration of Independence overlaid onto this land that we inhabit," Duncan once told an interviewer. "In other places they set those special places aside for the very richest in their society or for people who were of the nobility. But as Americans we rejected that, determining that this land belongs to everyone. … Americans realize that this is not just a birthright — it is a great gift and it's also a great responsibility."
So it's from that perspective that Duncan tells Yosemite's story and establishes its significance as the model for national parks not only in the U.S. but across the globe.


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Coming off of their worst streak of the season the Canadiens looked to right the ship hosting the Atlanta Thrashers at the booth. Before the puck dropped, the Habs honoured veteran referee Bill McCreary as he was refereeing his last game in Montreal. The fans gave him a nice ovation, but you had to wonder how long it would be for those cheers to turn into boos. The Thrashers were the first to go on the attack forcing Carey Price to make a stellar save in the process. Bryan Little made a nice pass from behind the net to a wide open Dustin Byfuglien in front of Price. Price read the play and made the key save to make sure that his teammates had a chance to get their offense going. The close call woke the Habs up as Brian Gionta just missed the far corner with a shot from close range. Continuing to add pressure the Habs forced Ondrej Pavelec to make a couple of saves, one from a Brent Sopel point shot and another from a streaking Scott Gomez.
A few moments later Atlanta received another golden opportunity when Eric Boulton found himself alone in front of price. He took his shot but Price made the big save look easy keeping the game scoreless. The Habs answered back as Michael Cammalleri entered the Thrasher zone on a mini breakaway with Ron Hainsey tailing him. Cammalleri's recent struggles continued however as he was unable to beat Pavelec with his shot. The Habs continued to apply pressure as Lars Eller tried to bank the puck off of the crowd in front of Pavelec. His plan partially worked as the puck bounced around in the crease but Pavelec was quick to spot it and covered it to get the whistle. At 8:20, the Habs got their first power play of the game when Rob Schremp got called for hooking. Montreal tested Pavelec with multiple shots on this power play and nearly scored towards the end of it when James Wisniewski's point shot nailed the post.
With the Habs coming close, Atlanta responded when Schremp and Evander Kane tried to beat Price in close. Price continued his brilliance as he stopped the first shot and robbed Kane on the rebound when he overextended his arm and snagged the puck all while falling to his back. Price made one more save on Blake Wheeler before watching his teammates finally score one at the other end. The play started when Roman Hamrlik took a shot on Pavelec. With his teammates crashing the net Hamrlik poked the puck away from Pavelec's glove in the crease. The puck then bounced off of Jeff Halpern on trickled to the other side of the crease. Hamrlik never abandoned the play and skated around the back of the net so he could tap it in on the other side. The goal was perfect example of what hard work can do for a team as 11 seconds later they scored another. This time Mathieu Darche was the recipient as he beat Pavelec in front after accepting a nice pass from Gomez.
Montreal continued their momentum as they controlled the majority of play for several minutes. At 18:19, Travis Moen and Chris Thorburn decided to have a tilt. The fight was more or less a draw as Moen got the early advantage but Thorburn responded towards the end. After the fight Montreal went back on the attack with Gionta leading the way. The Habs did not score a third goal but their fore-checking allowed them to leave the period with a 2-0 lead.
The second began with a lot of broken plays with both goalies making relatively easy saves. That was until Benoit Pouliot skated his only good shift of the game allowing himself to get two good shots on Pavelec which were stopped. After more broken plays, P.k. Subban and Wheeler forced good saves out of both goalies keeping the score the same. At 7:07, Montreal once again got caught for too many men on the ice, a penalty that they lead the entire league in. On the ensuing power play the Habs did a good job of correcting their mistake as they killed off the penalty not allowing Atlanta to set up in their zone. After the kill Gionta got robbed by Pavelec from close range, but the hard work from his line caused the Thrashers to take a penalty of their own.
With the exception of the first shift, Montreal failed to capitalize on their power play as Atlanta controlled the puck for most of the power play. Atlanta gave the Habs a second chance when they took another penalty but just like the previous power play the Thrasher controlled the puck for most of the two minutes. After the two failed power plays, both teams exchanged the puck creating odd man rushes. The defense held up on both ends causing the odd man rushes to become a non factor. Atlanta put pressure in Montreal's zone for the final minutes of the period but once again the defense held the fort and the Habs left for the dressing room with a 2-0 lead.
The Habs were first to attack in the third when Pavelec made a nice toe save on Halpern. Price continued to be sharp at the other end when he made saves on Tobias Enstrom, Thorburn and Schremp respectively. Things started to get a little rough as Atlanta tried to push their weight around in an effort to crawl back into the game. This led to Gomez and Kane taking offsetting minors followed by another set of offsetting minors to Subban and Hainsey. Moments later with the faceoff in the Habs zone, David Desharnais made a quick pass to Gionta who started to sprint up the ice. Gionta took a shot from his mini break away but Pavelec met him with a save.
At 8:35, Price's shutout bid got taken away from him when the referees missed a crucial penalty that led to the goal. Entering the Habs zone Boulton's stick hit Hal Gill in the face as he was pursuing the puck. Gill lost sight of the puck as he was holding his face and Boulton skated past him before feeding the puck to Nik Antropov who put it past Price. Gill went directly to the referees and showed them the cut near his eye lobbying for a penalty and for the goal to be disallowed. After a lengthy conversation the two referees and the two linesmen decided that the goal would count as none of them saw the high stick. This is a perfect example of why the NHL should implement the coach's challenge. On this particular play the referees would have been able to clearly see on the replay that Boulton's stick did indeed hit Gill in the face and Price's shutout would have been preserved.
A few minutes later the referees tried to make up for their non-call when they called a weak penalty on Atlanta. Montreal had a better power play this time around and almost scored when Wisniewski's point shot caused a scramble in Pavelec's crease. Pavelec located the puck and froze it to end the threat. The Habs failed to capitalize on their power play as Paul Mara got called for slashing giving the Thrashers a chance to tie it. Little tried to do his best as he tested Price three time in a row but he was met with a save each time.
After failing to score on their abbreviated power play the Thrashers continued to press looking for the tying goal. With a little more than a minute to go, Pavelec was called to the bench. Andrei Kostitsyn took advantage of this as he scored his 20th of the season from a long range to restore the two goal lead. Atlanta pulled Pavelec again but they were unable to do anything with the extra man giving the Habs a much needed victory. After a quick celebration many of the Habs player's skated over to McCreary to shake his hand in a show of respect prompting the fans to give him one last standing ovation.
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Falk, of South Florida, developed the scheme when he went on a trip he had actually paid for four years ago, authorities said. The scam took advantage of a loophole in the Walt Disney World reservation system. Investigators say they would book a hotel room with a valid credit card and then when they arrived they would charge the room to a pre-paid debit card that was worth only $1 to $2.
They would then charge theme park tickets and other purchases during their stay to their rooms, according to authorities.
The men would stay below a limit Disney had of how much could be charged to rooms so their deceit would be unnoticed.
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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - "Victory" has never smelled so sweet - or at least that's what they would have you believe at the shop selling Gaza's newest fragrance named M75 after a long-range Hamas rocket.
It's a bold move by the "Stay Stylish" shop in Gaza City's upscale Rimal neighbourhood, but one that store owner Abu Ahmed expects to pay dividends. "We came up with the name M75 for a new perfume in the shop as a symbol of the rocket of the resistance, and the victory of Gaza," he told AFP.
The M75 rocket was among several long-range missiles Gaza militant groups fired into Israel during an eight-day conflict last month, which ended with a ceasefire between Hamas and the Jewish state. The conflict killed at least 174 Palestinians, including more than 100 civilians, and six Israelis, four civilians and two soldiers, but many in Gaza felt Hamas emerged from the violence victorious.
The goal of the perfume is "to promote and market our products, and its only natural to use something like a victory to market our goods," added Abu Ahmed, who declined to give his full name. "We want to send a fast message to people about this perfume to market it as quickly and easily as possible," he said. "People are proud that we were able to hit Tel Aviv and Jerusalem with this M75 rocket and this name is much talked about and liked by people here."
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Natalie Morales: "The Reverend Jesse Jackson is praising a plan offered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Chavez says he will offer the U.S. cheap heating oil for poor communities as well as cooperate with U.S. anti-drug efforts. The two men are meeting in Caracas. Jackson has called on President Bush to condemn remarks by Pat Robertson who suggested Chavez should be assassinated."

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Latouche's house was empty on Tuesday when NewsChannel 3 stopped by. A "No Trespassing" sign was posted on the front door.The case is currently under investigation right now.
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The calendar was not always this crammed. Fifteen years ago, there were only the major uptown galas, identity-based operations like NewFest, and a smattering of diehard experimental showcases. With the rise of Sundance, the commercialization of Indiewood, the advent of DV technology, and an increase in college film courses, the explosion of indie productions fed the development of an unprecedented number of new festivals. In the early '90s, a festival's yearly submissions numbered in the hundreds; by the end of the decade, even midsize events might receive thousands.
While the cultural market has made these events possible, are all festivals really necessary? The question may seem rude or absurd (particularly posed by a writer who, to disclose fully, had a decade-long former engagement as a director of the New York Underground Film Festivalas guilty as anyone for adding to the fray). After all, cinematic abundance and a world-class arts culture are reasons many of us choose to live in New York in the first place. But quantity does not always mean quality, and with increased competition for audiences, press, and sponsorship, it's a question that festival directors would do well to ask themselves: Does this festival need to exist?
"The question does come up a lot," says NewFest head Basil Tsiokos, yet "for an audience like ours, its not just about the pure love of cinema. Gay people want to see these films together." Still, while his festival's mission remains unchanged, Tsiokos has seen a shift in audience attitude. In the era of Logo and Brokeback Mountain, he reports, "the crowd has gotten more selective. Back in the day, we showed whatever was available. Now, we reject a lot more films. And if the audience sees a stinker, they are more vocal."
Dave Ratzlow, director of programming of Brooklyn International, claims that despite the hundreds of films at Tribeca alone, "there are still quality international films that don't show in the city. I see the role of a film festival continuing to fill that vacuum," he says. But he has encountered occasional "resistance from production companies to show at film festivals, because there are so many festivals and distribution is so small." Smaller events often face booking fees; one French film showing this year initially asked for $1,000 to play. Tsiokos has encountered similar demands. "If your film's box office will be hurt by a single screening," he says, "you shouldn't be distributing that film."
Both festivals report losing premieres to Tribeca, but neither claims this is significant. Over the years, Tsiokos thinks, premieres have become less important, even if launching a distributor's title can't hurt (as NewFest will with THINKFilm's Strangers With Candy, or BIFF will with IFC's Factotum). But festival competition isn't helping anyone, either. "I don't want to make it sound like I'm against festivals," Tsiokos says, but "a lot of people have this sense of 'Let's put on a show.' It's not that easy. Eventually, they'll get weeded out."
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The rumble, whistle and chug of Merrill Lehman's handmade train can't be missed as it weaves its way around trees on the Shafter property he owned for 45 years, its red caboose shining in the afternoon sun.
Lehman, 78, has been building his train for the past 25 years. But after selling the property, he and his wife, Adele, are moving to a smaller house in Bakersfield next week and are the 2-6-0 Mogul. The asking price is $250,000.
"We have a lot of good memories here, but it was time," said Adele, 78.
Lehman started building the train after he purchased a general train building plan, but he made it six times larger.
With green, deep purple and brass colors, the train seats 24 people and runs on a gasoline engine. Traditionally, the Mogul type locomotives ran on steam. More than 11,000 Moguls -- named after the Mogul Empire in India -- were built between 1860 and 1910 and were generally used on freight trains.
The engine, tender, caboose, wheels and embellishments were hand cut and welded to fit.Multiple pieces of the train came from junk yards and some Lehman doesn't even remember where they came from.
The steam whistle came from an old steam boat, the engine's bell is a former ship's bell and an ornament on the front of the train was metal baby cup his children used.
The selling price includes not only the train but five switches, three signals, a sound system, a smoke stack and about a half-mile of track. He has received one offer, but is unsure how "concrete" it is.
"I have no idea how much I've spent on it over the years," Lehman said. "It was just a hobby so I never tracked the money."
The tracks around the 4.2-acre property weave around orange, pine, eucalyptus and sycamore trees, planted to give the train "a forest" to travel through, Adele said.
The route also runs across a small homemade bridge, and through a barn and tunnel.
Lehman made the tunnel out of two abandoned box cars that were on his property. He used a crane to put the two side-by-side, connected them and then opened up both ends before running tracks underneath.
He often takes family, friends, church members and garden party attendees on rides. There is no apparent weight limit, as Lehman said he has taken capacity loads of adults at a time.
The train is Lehman's favorite project, but isn't his first, despite not having any professional mechanical training.
He previously restored and sold antique cars, including a 1909 Cadillac, built a gazebo and tinkering with a variety of other items.
"He's always building something, so why not a train?" said Adele. "Whenever I see him drawing I know that something new is coming."
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Jones and Fenlator are in 11th place after 2 of 4 bobsled runs
Or at least it seemed that way until Jones made the Olympic team over two veteran brakemen who both accused the bobsled federation of choosing celebrity over competence.
"I should have been working harder on gaining Twitter followers than gaining muscle mass," said Emily Azevedo, who has 2,002, or 387,000 fewer than Jones.
"I feel this year there was a certain agenda," said Katie Eberling, also left off the Sochi team.
Those cries may reignite if Jones and Fenlator, in the USA-3 sled, don't dramatically improve in the final two runs Wednesday. While their push times weren't outstanding, Fenlator took some of the blame for her driving and the sled getting sideways in their second run.
"I'm still learning, which I would prefer not to have happen at an Olympic Games," Fenlator said. "I won't give up the fight."
"Yep," Jones tweeted a few hours after Tuesday's heats, "my heart is hurting."
A former track athlete, meanwhile, moved a step closer to a medal in the Winter Olympics, a step closer to history. Her name just isn't Lolo Jones.
"When I got on that line," Williams said, "I knew something good was going to happen because I was jumping out of my skin. That's a feeling I hadn't had for a while in track and field. Knowing what that feeling means, it means going fast."


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Ronny Tong Ka-wah QC, SC (Chinese: 湯家驊; pinyin: Tāng Jiāhuá; born 28 August 1950 in Hong Kong) is a Senior Counsel and also Queen's Counsel and current member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the New Territories East constituency. He is also a member of the Civic Party Executive Committee.
After graduating from Queen's College, Hong Kong, he studied law at the University of Hong Kong (LLB) and St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BCL). He was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple and received top marks in the Bar Exams.[1] As a member of the Article 45 Concern Group, he entered the spotlight as a legal expert when half a million Hong Kong people took to the streets in 2003 to protest against the proposed Article 23 anti-subversion bill that was later shelved.
During the voting of 2012 constitutional reform package, as a moderate Pan-democrat, Tong intended to vote for the package, but was required to cast the same vote as the rest of Civic Party to oppose it.[2]
In 31 August 2014, Tong criticized the decision of Beijing on Hong Kong political reform, stated that he would vote against it, casting severe doubt on the government's ability to win the two-thirds majority a reform package will need in the Legislative Council. He cried as he reacted on a live Cable TV programme. "It is the darkest day in the road for democracy," he said. "I am disheartened … I don't see a future for moderates in Hong Kong politics." A moderate reform plan he drew up - under which the public would not be allowed to nominate chief executive candidates - received a cool response from his allies. The barrister said he would think carefully about the next step in his political career after a decision from Beijing that was "more undemocratic than I could imagine"."I thought there would be [some] chance for future dialogue," he said, referring to when pan-democrats were invited for talks with Beijing officials last month. "But now, I don't see any chance."[3]
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- ^ "LegCo to debate a motion on constitutional reform". Government of Hong Kong. 7 Jun 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Moderates on both sides of political divide gripped by pessimism". South China Morning Post. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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New Delhi, April 21 In a move that could mark a major shift from its current focus on total IT outsourcing in the coming quarters, HCL Technologies today said that it is betting big on investments into "utility computing".
"Total IT outsourcing will become extinct fast and so when the economic slowdown ends it may not come back to the same shape and size. It is important to invest in the next big idea – utility computing, cloud computing and SAAS…HCL is ahead in that race," the HCL CEO, Mr Vineet Nayar, said.
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Asia-Pacific business has been falling (it has dropped 2.5 per cent in constant currency), while business from the US rose and now contributes 61 per cent to the overall revenues, up from 55.3 per cent in same period previous year. The company's headcount stood at 54,026; 2298 gross additions were made this quarter.
Revenue from the core software services business grew 53 per cent from a year earlier to Rs 2,143 crore in the just ended quarter. Revenue from its remote infrastructure management services was up 51 per cent to Rs 432.8 crore. The BPO services revenue was up 27.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 285.7 crore.
"In HCL, we decided 18 months back to de-grow the voice-based component of the BPO business; it did not fit into the company's long-term integrated strategy," he said, adding that the contribution of the voice-based business was down to 6.5 per cent of the overall revenue.
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Obama Picks John Kerry for State
Will he glide through the nomination process?
With Susan Rice out of the running, a senior administration official announced earlier today that Senator John Kerry has been tapped to take the reins from Secretary of State Clinton at Foggy Bottom.
An elder of the Democratic foreign-policy establishment, Mr. Kerry, 69, has long coveted the job of secretary of state. He built close ties to Mr. Obama, giving him the keynote speech assignment that helped begin his national political career at the Democratic convention in 2004 and becoming an early Senate supporter of Mr. Obama's presidential run.
Mr. Kerry has carried out several diplomatic missions for the Obama administration, helping to persuade President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to agree to a runoff election in 2009. Early in the administration, he also tried to engage President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who has waged a brutal crackdown on his own people as he fights to cling to power.
No announcements have been made about nominations for Secretary of Defense or the CIA, which will give everyone another couple of days to be really civil about the speculation.
Kerry Is Pick for Secretary of State [NYT]
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