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Comic books are full of make believe characters. No matter how much you want to believe that Batman or Spider-Man exist and are out there watching over you, it's just not true. As comic readers, we know they are just stories. Seeing familiar buildings and landmarks can give the comic a sense of realism. Driving over the George Washington Bridge in New York (where Gwen Stacy died) or passing by Alcatraz (which has popped up recently in the pages of Teen Titans and X-Men), you get that silent little nod to the comic.
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There often comes a time when the President has to make an appearance. Heroes sometimes are faced with dangerous threats to the country and the President sometimes has to give his thoughts on the situation or give thanks to the hero. Going back and seeing Superman talk to John F. Kennedy puts an immediate halt to the story. We know comic book characters don't age at the same rate we do. We can usually go back and read a story from years or decades ago and with a little sense of disbelief, we can accept that it's something that happened not too long ago. If a hero is talking to a President that is no longer in office (or even alive), that immediately dates the comic and makes the hero feel older. The same with President Obama appearing in today's comics. Eventually these stories will also become dated.
To prevent this, we sometimes get a generic President. A random guy is drawn and sometimes the face isn't even shown. Because we have places that don't exist in the real world like Metropolis or Latveria we don't have to have the actual current President depicted in comics. Drawing a generic President will prevent this problem until the day we finally get a female President.
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Readers theater is a familiar literacy strategy for children who can read independently; however, it can also be used with younger children who have not yet developed independent reading skills. The purpose of this article is to adapt the concept of readers theater for use with emergent readers. It focuses first on defining readers theater and its many benefits, particularly in the areas of literacy development. Finally, it includes suggestions for successfully implementing a readers theater program with young children.
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- McMaster, J. C. (1998). 'Doing' literature: Using drama to build literacy. Reading Teacher, 51(7), 574–584. Retrieved September 10, 2003
- Millin, S. K., Rinehart, S. D (1999) Some of the benefits of readers theater participation for second-grade Title I students. Reading Research and Instruction 39: pp. 71-88
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Early Childhood Education Journal
Volume 33, Issue 5 , pp 317-323
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UPDATE: As noted earlier, TNA star Bully Ray appeared at the House Of Hardcore 3 event in Poughkeepsie, New York on Saturday night. Ray showed up during the tag-team main event match featuring Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk vs. Sean Waltman & Lance Storm. Ray came to the ring after Dreamer and Funk won the match and beat both guys up with his chain.
During Bully Ray's return, it was announced that TNA will be taping One Night Only: Old School on Monday, December 30th at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. This is a historic arena from the old-school days of ECW. Tommy Dreamer vs. Bully Ray in a Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight was announced for the show.
ORIGINAL: The following just took place at Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore event in Poughkeepsie, New York:
Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk vs. X-Pac & Lance Storm
Waltman cut a promo and basically said he was going to beat up Funk because it was best for business. Lance said that in this building, he broke Dreamer's back and he has something just as evil set for tonight. He called out Angelina Love and Justin Credible, saying he was having them in his corner tonight.
Dreamer came out and got a great pop. Funk came out to Desperado and there was a huge, long Terry chant and standing ovation. Dreamer got choked up and hugged Funk.
Dreamer and Waltman tied up. Waltman crotch chopped him and Dreamer nailed a right hand. He hiptossed Pac, who tagged in Lance. Dreamer and Storm went back and forth. Dreamer caught him with a back elbow. Storm challenged Funk to get in the ring.
Funk tagged in and drilled Waltman and Storm with a bunch of punches and DDT'd Storm for a two count. Dreamer and Funk doubleteamed Storm. Funk went to the outside and attacked Credible, throwing him into the rails. He and Credible brawled to the back.
Meanwhile, Dreamer was beaten down and double teamed by both of their opponents. Funk returned to the ring with Beulah McGuillicuty. Waltman naile the Bronco Buster on Dreamer. Storm and Dreamer went back and forth. Storm worked him over. Funk tried to come in and help but the referee stopped him.
Dreamer came back with a double clothesline. Funk was tagged in and nailed a bunch of punches and headbutts. He put the spinning toehold on Waltman. Dreamer did the same to Storm. Dreamer and Storm battled to the floor. Funk got a trash can lid from somewhere and began beating Lance and Waltman with it. Dreamer tossed a trash can in and Funk walloped Waltman in the head with it several times.
Dreamer pulled Lance out to the floor. Everyone battled on the floor. Dreamer rang the ring bell on Storm's privates. Waltman choked Funk at ringside but was slammed into the guard rail.
Storm went for a superkick but Dreamer caught him and nailed the Spicoli Driver. Love broke it up and Dreamer grabbed her but Lance nailed him and held her. Love was going to attack Dreamer but Beulah attacked her and they had a catfight. Lance clotheslined Beulah and went to put the Sharpshooter on her. Dreamer threw him out and piledrove Love.
All this time, Waltman was beating Funk down outside the ring, then returned and nailed Dreamer, covering him for a two count. Funk tried to return but was caught up in the camera cord and snapped himself backwards.
Funk tossed a ladder into the ring. Funk did the airplane spin with the ladder and walloped Waltman and Storm. Funk drilled Waltman with the ladder and scored the pin.
Your winners, Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk!
The crowd chanted "Thank you Terry!"
Dreamer took the mic and said he has an announcement before everyone leaves. He said that they had a great show again thanks to the fans. He said a 69 year old man with a torn abdominal stole the show. Dreamer said that this will be the last time you see them tag and it's been a hell of a run from 1995 on, so thank you very much.
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They are known to throw high profile parties and birthday bashes, but Bollywood's most glamourous couple, actor Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri, it seems, have given it a miss this year.
If Gauri was reportedly in London on her birthday (October 8) with son Aryan as he's recently enrolled in a school there, then Shah Rukh too will be busy on his birthday on November 2.
It is learnt that the actor will be attending Think 2012, a three-day forum in Goa. The forum is known to provoke, discuss and debate on varied topics from different fields. He'll be keeping interesting company as names like the 'maverick mystic' Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, rockstar Bob Geldof, economist Nicolas Veron, 'cool Congressman' Salman Kurshid and young film gamechangers - Zoya Akhtar and Ranbir Kapoor, who are also slated to talk at the event.


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Earlier this week, I attended a seminar, Navigating The Recession, presented by Curt Feldman of Shepherd & Goldstein LLP, and Ed Nunes of TD Banknorth. I've had the chance to get to know each of them over the past year or so, and they really did a great job.
The focus of the presentation was on strategies that small businesses must undertake in order to ride out the present storm. Curt's first point was that change is necessary and unavoidable; that there are larger economic forces at work that impact us whether we like it or not. Doing nothing is not an option. Accepting the new reality, being proactive, setting a course and leading your team forward is essential to coming through this period. I couldn't agree more.
He then outlined four essential ingredients for navigating this recession;
Stabilizing the business involves things I've been very focused on with my clients as well; aligning costs with revenues, aligning inventory with prudent sales plans, and taking steps to maintain margins, both through negotiating sharper vendor prices and adjusting merchandise assortments to achieve sustainable price points. Revising the value proposition involves clearly understanding what it is that you represent to customers that they value, and reinforcing it. Clearly, customers are very value-focused right now, and are likely to be for a while, so price points must be sharp. But for most small retailers, the value proposition extends far beyond prices or merchandise assortments. For most, the value proposition hinges on a meaningful customer experience and personal interaction. Curt warns against perceived indifference. Put differently, every customer experience and interaction must be infused with passion and sincerity. If you add value to your value proposition, sales will follow.
Curt started his discussion of operation by focusing on inventory management, and for small retailers there isn't a better place to start. Once inventory has been brought into line with the new sales trends, it's essential that you don't turn around and speculate with inventory by increasing stock levels in anticipation of a rebound. Inventories should be increased only after the customer has clearly demonstrated that they're prepared to support those higher levels.
He also touched on the corrosive impact of discounting, both on margins and the value proposition. He introduced a fascinating table on the simple math of discounting. His example: a discount of 10% on 30% margins requires an increase in unit sales of 50% to generate the same profit dollars. My retail example: a discount of 20% on 50% margins requires an increase in unit sales of 67% to generate the same profit dollars.
Finally, this is a time when every business must manage for positive cash flow. I strongly recommend a weekly or monthly cash flow plan, projected out at least 12 months, so any potential cash shortfalls can be addressed long before the situation becomes acute.
Ed spent time focusing on the challenges that small businesses are up against in securing credit in this environment, challenges that many small businesses are all too familiar with. My own concern through this period has been the risks associated with asset-based loans secured by retail inventory. These loans all too often create perverse incentives that can get a retailer into deeper trouble rather than bridge them to a more financially self-sufficient position.
The presentation was very detailed, so I encourage you to go through the slides. For more excellent information from Shepherd & Goldstein on Navigating the Recession, click here. Thanks again to Curt and Ed. Well done.
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On 10/30/13, CommonWealth REIT's 6 1/2% Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares (CWH.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4063, payable on 11/15/13. As a percentage of CWH.PRD's recent share price of $21.88, this dividend works out to approximately 1.86%, so look for shares of CWH.PRD to trade 1.86% lower — all else being equal — when CWH.PRD shares open for trading on 10/30/13. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 7.40%, which compares to an average yield of 7.53% in the "Real Estate" preferred stock category, according to Preferred Stock Channel.
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As of last close, CWH.PRD was trading at a 12.08% discount to its liquidation preference amount. It should be noted that the preferred shares are convertible, with a conversion ratio of 1.9231. The chart below shows the one year performance of CWH.PRD shares, versus CWH:
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Queens Residents Complain Horse Manure From Riding School Leaving A Stinky Mess
City Council member Karen Koslowitz's office said she will introduce legislation to require horse owners to clean up after their animals.
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The suspect, identified as Ibrahima Ragis, is wanted for three attacks on May 19, 28 and June 3. Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
Major Subway Disruptions In Queens Begin Saturday
From now until Monday, April 16, there is no Manhattan-bound service on the E and F lines between Parsons Boulevard and 71st Avenue in Forest Hills. The Transit Authority says it will make track repairs 24 hours a day until the 16th.
Three Suspects Wanted For Robbing Kinara Jewelers In Forest Hills
The NYPD is looking for three suspects wanted for a robbery at a jewelry store in Forest Hills, Queens. Police say the man who entered Kinara Jewelers proceeded to break a showcase with a hammer, taking about 12 watches in the process.
Voters In 9th Congressional District Say They Were Simply Fed Up With Democratic Way
"We've been asked by this district to send a message to Washington, and I hope they hear it loud and clear," Turner said.
AP: Republican Turner Marches Into Dem Stronghold, Takes Weiner's Seat In Congress
Retired media executive and political novice Bob Turner defeated Democratic state Assemblyman David Weprin in a special election Tuesday to succeed Rep. Anthony Weiner, a seven-term Democrat who resigned in June after a sexting scandal.
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Some constituents said Weiner's decision to quit was the right political decision, while others asserted the Democrat should have looked past the media circus and fought on.
Rep. Anthony Weiner Says Online Contact With Delaware Teen Not 'Indecent'
Weiner — through a spokeswoman — has acknowledged he had online contact with a 17-year-old girl in Delaware but said the communications were "neither explicit nor indecent."
Forest Hills Stadium, Former Site Of US Open, Denied Landmark Status
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission cited the dilapidated condition of the 15,000-seat stadium and its buildings in denying the designation.
Volunteers To Replace Trees Damaged By Tornadoes In Queens
City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said Macdonald Park in Forest Hills took a great deal of damage. "It looked like a war had been fought there. All of these beautiful trees had been blown apart in their crowns and were lying all over the place."
Police Arrest Man In Queens Muggings
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Can a high quality be maintained in our medical services if, as many believe, they must be vastly enlarged by government aid? OSLER L. PETERSON, M.D., spent six years in Europe as a staff member of the Rockefeller Foundation, studying the various government-supported health services, and is now a visiting lecturer at the Harvard Medical School.
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A few months ago I wrote about the dangers of the Microsoft shared-source license (Linux Journal, December 2001, /article/5496), calling the shared-source license a Trojan horse. By merely looking at Microsoft's code, you could potentially "infect" your own software, leaving yourself vulnerable to a copyright infringement lawsuit by Microsoft. A reader responded that I was applying a double standard—that the exact same problem exists with the GPL. "For companies developing traditional proprietary software", he wrote, "the act of merely looking at GPL code can put them in exactly the same position that they would be in if they looked at Microsoft shared-source licensed code." Even worse, he claimed, the "infection" clauses of the GPL would require that the entire proprietary work that uses GPL code be licensed under the GPL, or the GPL portion removed. His analysis of the GPL is only partly correct. He is confusing three different scenarios.
1. Suppose a proprietary software company has licensed code under the GPL and then includes the GPL code in its derivative work software. The company has agreed to the GPL license and must honor its terms. A court might impose a "specific performance" remedy requiring the company to distribute the proprietary derivative work, including publishing the source code, under the GPL—typically is referred to as "GPL infection", but here it was a risk intentionally accepted by the company.
2. Suppose the proprietary software company does not agree to the GPL license but uses the GPL code anyway in its proprietary derivative work. Under the copyright law, the company may be forced to pay damages and to stop using the code in its derivative work, but the remedy of specific performance (e.g., publication of the source code) probably would not be available. This is not GPL infection; it is simply copyright infringement.
3. Suppose an employee of the proprietary software company, without authorization from or knowledge of his or her company, intentionally or otherwise incorporates GPL code into a proprietary derivative work. (In law, if the act is intentional the employee is said to have engaged in a "frolic and detour".) In this scenario, the company probably will not be liable for willful infringement, although it must stop using the infringing software. Again, there is no GPL infection, merely an infringement.
The creators of proprietary software should indeed exercise caution. Incorporation of someone else's copyrighted code into a software product (even when unintended) can have undesired consequences, including the potential for expensive copyright infringement lawsuits, large damage awards and injunctions against further distribution or sale of the infringing software.
Every company that produces software must engage in safe development practices. That includes making sure that the development staff understands how important it is not to copy someone else's software before reviewing with an appropriately skilled attorney the terms under which that software is obtained. If a company wants to protect the proprietary nature of its software, it must be careful to avoid infection from other proprietary software as well as from free and open-source software. The burden of implementing proper safeguards, including management time spent training staff and securing the workplace—as well as the attorney time to review licenses—are costs of doing business, which must be factored into the price of the software.
These cautions also apply to the creators of open-source and free software. Simply because software is going to be distributed for free doesn't mean that it can't be stopped cold by an infringement lawsuit.
Here are a few safeguards I recommend to my clients:
Obtain a signed copyright assignment or an explicit license for every third-party contribution to your project with language such as the following: "The undersigned author(s) hereby represents and warrants that the software is original and that he/she is the author of the software."
If contributed software was written by an employee of another company, the express permission of that company to use the software should be obtained. The Free Software Foundation recommends an Employer Disclaimer of Rights that authorizes the employee to assign the software "for distribution and sharing under its free software policies".
If employees have been exposed to third-party software that is proprietary and whose source code is not available for copying, it may be appropriate to assign the employees to other projects rather than risk an infringement (or theft of trade secrets) lawsuit.
As a lawyer, it is my duty to be cautious and to warn of risks. But as an advocate of free and open-source software, I also want to back off from sowing fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) more widely than is reasonable.
The goal of open-source development is to encourage the sharing of code and to avoid secrecy. Developers of proprietary software may need to be cautious about being exposed to other companies' source code, but the developers of free and open-source software should copy freely from other free and open-source software—within the constraints of the contributors' licenses. The result will be better software for all.
Legal advice must be provided in the course of an attorney-client relationship specifically with reference to all the facts of a particular situation and the law of your jurisdiction. Even though an attorney wrote this article, the information in this article must not be relied upon as a substitute for obtaining specific legal advice from a licensed attorney.
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Asus 7800 GT Extreme fan speed?
does somebody run that card and could maybe comment on fan speed/noise? I'm planning to buy a PC equipped with that card, but a line in a review on Toms Hardware
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"Once the graphics driver has loaded, the fan slows down considerably."
So according to them, fan speed might be software controlled, and I'm anxious it might run at full speed all the time on Linux ...
Thx a lot, Bruno.
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Depending on the sensor used the card the fan might be temperature controlled and in case of all 7800 cards it is adjustable in software. For instance try nvclock (CVS version required) to do this on 7800 cards. (more support for 7800 cards will follow soon)
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Thanks a bunch to you both for your much welcome answers. Reassuring to know that this small still important issue works resp. can be controlled on Linux either.
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Pre-recruitment training camps for tribals Police going all out to help tribal youths, says SP
WARANGAL: Tribal youths in the agency areas who feel neglected have been extended a helping hand by the police in the district.
For scores of tribal youths, who have been waiting for a job opportunity, the special recruitment drive by the police has come as a gift. The department has decided to recruit 900 constables, mainly for the proposed 15th APSP Battalion.
More than 1,100 candidates from different corners of the district are aspiring for jobs in the Police Department. Since the eligibility is only a pass in Class nine, more candidates have applied to test their luck. However, they are completely unaware of the process and the method to prepare for the test.
Superintendent of Police Soumya Mishra giving a thought to the problem has directed the officials to conduct a pre-recruitment training for these tribals at various places in the district. Accordingly, in Kothaguda forest area, the police conducted a pre-recruitment camp from November 23 to December 3 for 96 tribal youth.
With 1,145 candidates securing eligibility for the physical efficiency test scheduled to be held from December 18 to 21, the district police are running pre-recruitment training camps at Kothaguda and Gudur for 240 candidates; at Tadvai agency area for 145 candidates; Pasra police training 114 candidates for the recruitment test and at Narasampet, the police were training 34 tribal youth for the APSP 15th Battalion constable recruitment test.
Lack of guidance
Speaking to The Hindu , SP Soumya Mishra said unlike in the urban areas, these tribal youth lack proper guidance and coaching centres. "We decided to help them. Employment opportunities are becoming rare.
Once these youth secure a job, they are settled for a lifetime. They badly require a little help which we are extending," she added.


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- The luminaries were created by tearing a brown grocery bag into small pieces and using a foam brush and Aleene's Collage Pauge to layer the pieces over the glass until the glass is covered. Be careful not to layer too heavily, you want to see the pretty candle glow peeking through.
- I used vintage encyclopedia paper and wrapped it around the center of the jar. I used acrylic paint to stamp over the paper using large foam stamp motifs accented by smaller butterflies, circles, etc. Simple jute or black hemp makes an easy accent to complete this rustic look.
- If you want to something a little more festive for St Pat's Day, try using heart shaped punches to create cardstock clovers. Marvy Uchida makes a great variety of these in all shapes and sizes.
- Layer festive colors of tissue paper over the dark green clovers using the collage pauge. This would be a great project to do with kids and a terrific way to celebrate St Patricks Day!
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Love this site! And so many good ideas, especially for us in the later part of our lives. My brain feels inspired and I look forward to starting one of the many projects. Thank you so much.
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@juneisbel and @lisawright01: Tea lights, as mentioned by @Iceni should be OK - the sand will protect the bottom of the jar from the heat of real ones, as well as giving the jar a bit of weight to stop it falling/getting knocked over too easily. I don't know how fire/flame resistant (if at all) Aleene's Collage Pauge is, but if you put the paper on the outside, that shouldn't be a problem. If you do put the paper on the inside, you'd be best-off using battery-operated tea lights. If a light isn't bright enough, you can remove the plastic 'flame' and/or use several per jar (which would NOT be recommended for real tea lights!).
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! Tea lights of course! Put a bit of sand in the bottom of the jar.
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How do they light up! What do you use?
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How do they light up? I'm sure you cannot put live fires in these jars.
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MIAMI Once again, the United States could only watch as an opposing pitcher celebrated at the World Baseball Classic.
This time it was 38-year-old right-hander Nelson Figueroa, who became the pride of Puerto Rico on Friday night when he led his team into the semifinals and eliminated the Americans, 4-3.
After Figueroa threw his last pitch to end the sixth inning, he leaped off the mound with a hoot like a kid at recess, then ran to catcher Yadier Molina to share a hug.
"We were supreme underdogs against that lineup," Figueroa said. "It was motivation to show them what kind of pitcher I was."
On Thursday, demonstrative Dominicans dominated the All-Star-laden U.S. squad. The Americans endured a scoreless streak of 14 innings spanning the two defeats, and Figueroa limited them to two singles in six shutout innings.
The Americans have still not won the WBC - or even reached the final - in three tries.
"When you play double-elimination, it's a crapshoot," manager Joe Torre said. "And Figueroa pitched his tail off tonight."
J.C. Romero escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and retired the final four batters for his first save. Center fielder Angel Pagan caught the final out, triggering a pileup of Puerto Rican players behind the mound.
"When I caught that ball, I was thinking about my country all the way," Pagan said. "We overcome what everyone expected. I think nobody expected us to be this far, but it's about what we believe, and we believe we can go all the way."
The Puerto Ricans advanced for the first time to the semifinals, which begin Sunday in San Francisco. They'll play the Dominican Republic on Saturday in the final game in Miami, which will determine seedings for the championship round.
Two-time defending champion Japan and the Netherlands round out the final four.
Figueroa (2-0) has a modest 20-35 record for six teams in nine major-league seasons, with his most recent big-league game in May 2011. He pitched in Triple-A last year but dominated the best of the U.S.
"I don't throw very hard, but I pitch inside," he said. "It was a great exhibition of what can be done without a plus fastball. It was an opportunity to demonstrate that good pitching beats good hitting."
It helped him that the U.S. team was again without WBC RBI leader David Wright, who missed his second game in a row because of a strain on the left side of his rib cage.
Figueroa allowed only a single by Brandon Phillips in the fourth and a single by Jimmy Rollins in the sixth.
"He kept us off balance. He was hitting his spots," said Phillips, who will now rejoin the Cincinnati Reds in Goodyear, Ariz.
"I didn't want to go back to Goodyear. I wanted to go to San Francisco so bad. It stinks, man."
Puerto Rico lost to the United States 7-1 on Tuesday, then staved off elimination Wednesday, rallying from a 3-1 deficit in the eighth inning to beat Italy.


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The Alternative Minimum Tax threshold increases to $74,450 for a married couple filing a joint return, $48,450 for singles and heads of household, and $37,225 for married individuals filing separately. The AMT originally was passed to make sure that people weren't using loopholes to avoid paying taxes. Since it is not automatically adjusted for inflation, millions more taxpayer would be affected if Congress didn't approve a patch every year or two to effectively make an inflation adjustment. Taxpayers with incomes above the threshold could be liable for the AMT, which excludes some deductions.
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I noted a couple of weeks ago that Have I Got News For You had made a little bit of history a fortnight ago with its first ever episode with more women onscreen than men. I don't know if we'll have to wait seventeen more years until all the guests are female again, but this series does appear to be on course to set a new record for women guests.
At the moment, this series has featured 18 guests, of which nine were women. There are four more shows after this, and if each of them has a female guest (in accordance with BBC policy), there'll be at least 13 out of the 30 in total. That'll be 43% of the total, the highest HIGNFY has ever managed for a series. (The current record is the first ever series, where 37.5% of the guests were women) If just one of those women guests is the host, there'll have been an equal number of male and female hosts in this series. This series' four women hosts already matches the highest number achieved by series 42 in 2011.
With just a couple of other female guests this series, they could finally reach a 50-50 balance of woman and men this series, and maybe that'll be the shape of things to come. Of course, they could attempt to redress the historic imbalance of male to female guests, and the current rate of 19 shows a year with three guests on each, it'd only take them around 15 years to get there.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A history curriculum must; a mesmerizing memoir of a Ukrainian heroine--a covert OUN operative during World War II,
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Although numerous stories from that sad saga known as World War II exist, neither do many expose the horrendous inflictions of brutality endured by the Ukrainians as they were subjected to Communism and Nazism, nor do they herald the heroism of many in the face of adversity. This is the true story of one such heroine. This wrenching wartime memoir by Luba Komar is told as a first-person narrative, and gives her firsthand account of life as a covert OUN operative in the Ukrainian Resistance Movement in Western Ukraine during the Soviet and German occupations of Western Ukraine during World War II. Not only is this a very poignant, personal autobiography, but also it's a very important historical recount from that period of Ukraine's history.
Meticulous notes kept by Luba Komar as she recorded her thoughts and feelings during that time enabled her daughter, Christine Prokop, to capture her voice--both the horror of the events and the music of the Ukrainian language--as years later, she translated and excellently edited her mother's memoirs. The writing is crisp, the imagery and alliteration throughout are compelling, the story is riveting.
The very informative Foreword is written by Myroslaw Prokop, writer, publisher, himself an ex-resistance leader, and husband of the author. His professional input adds a dimension of insight to our knowledge. He elaborates that Luba was one of the few resistance fighters whose journal survived--in it, Luba narrates vividly her experiences and her assignments. Although several sections of Luba Komar's memoirs have been previously published in Ukrainian journals, this is the first time that her "work has been translated into English, and the first time all of her memoirs have been brought together in one publication." This memoir takes on additional gravitas, therefore, since not only have few materials been published about this period of Ukrainian history, but also very little of it was published in English.
Her husband explains in his Foreword: "Prior to this war, Western Ukraine had been under Polish occupation since 1920, while Eastern Ukraine came under Soviet occupation shortly after the Russian Revolution of 1917. In Western Ukraine, under Polish rule, native Ukrainians were considered second-class citizens, and access to higher education was limited. Polish was instituted as the official language of Western Ukraine."
In September, 1939, the Poles were pushed back by the Soviets as they advanced into Western Ukraine. Within a short time, the Soviets shattered all organized forms of Ukrainian social and political life. Political parties were forced to disband (although, under Polish rule, they had operated legally); Ukrainian cultural and scientific organizations ceased to function; youth and women's groups were dissolved; press outlets disappeared; and, a wide network of Ukrainian cooperatives was destroyed.
Although the Soviets destroyed all legal forms of organized Ukrainian society, an illegal nationalist movement managed to survive in Western Ukraine--this was OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists). Dedicated to an independent Ukraine, OUN had operated underground during the previous Polish occupation. So, as the Soviets occupied Western Ukraine in 1938, OUN continued its covert activities. The Soviets turned their attention to the destruction of OUN only after they had disbanded all legal Ukrainian organizations; this wasn't an easy task, however, since OUN had had years of experience in underground activity (during the previous Polish occupation). OUN organized cells, promoted a Ukrainian national consciousness, and issued clandestine publications.
As background, in the Preface, the author states that she was born in Ukraine in 1919 during a historic time which had witnessed the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Revolution, and World War I. Her father was a Ukrainian Catholic priest (in Ukraine, they're allowed to marry before ordination). Luba describes her adolescent life in Western Ukraine as sweet, notwithstanding the omnipresent danger from the Poles. Western Ukraine was dominated by Poland, and Ukrainian villagers were always at risk of having their lands, crops, or cattle confiscated. They lived in a constant fear of Polish military or police raids.
At age ten, Luba's parents sent her to Lviv for schooling. Since under Polish rule, higher education for Ukrainians was very limited, she had to wait until the Soviets gained control of Western Ukraine before she was allowed, at age nineteen, to attend Ivan Franko University. Luba loved her studies, and it was while attending Ivan Franko University that she met the leaders of the Ukrainian Resistance Movement and was introduced to the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), a group struggling for the independence of Ukraine. And, it is while Luba is a university student that her memoirs begin.
Experience Luba's arrest, interrogation, imprisonment, and more interrogations culminating in the Secret Trial of the 59. Learn of her sentence. Discover how she and others put scratches on a prison wall--what did they signify? Follow Luba's journey into exile and her escape. Learn how Luba Komar became a covert courier for OUN and later a radio operator in the Ukrainian underground. Extremely riveting reading is enhanced by an appendix which lists NKVD Archival Documents, a glossary, and endnotes.
Five stars plus for riveting reportage of actual events--a rare firsthand account of the Ukrainian Resistance Movement in Western Ukraine during World War II. Scratches on a Prison Wall not only merits serious scrutiny and study, but also should be in libraries worldwide--both personal and public. Please visit my profile page on Amazon.com to see many more reviews and over 600 photos of Ukraine.
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