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Jonathan made up an email address claiming to be someone from our college working on a project and wanting to interview couples on tape. Reward was $25 gift card. I had no idea it wasn't really Jonathan on the other end, so I called him up to ask if he would be interested and then responded to the email.
I planned to meet the girls working on the project Tuesday afternoon (he said he had interviewed with them that morning). When I got there, I met Amanda who said her partner (the one who had been emailing me) could not make it for the interview. She wired me up and asked me a series of questions on tape about mine and Jonathan's relationship. Once we were finished she asked if I wanted to see Jonathan's interview from earlier in the day. Of course I said yes! I was watching the tape as he said a lot of sweet things when it came to the question, "Do you see a future with Kristen?" His response started out as, "Well...umm...ya know" and then the screen switched and he was staring right at the camera and said, "Kristen I know you are watching this. Turn around". I laughed thinking he was joking but I actually turned around to find him on one knee with a beautiful ring asking me to marry him. It was so wonderful, magical, and shocking all at the same time! I was totally surprised! My knees were shaking, my eyes were watering and I cannot express how happy I was. In the moments that followed, I only remember him holding me and a lot of I love yous and oh my words being exchanged.
To top it all off, he had made arrangements for a group of our friends to meet us at Ruby Tuesdays to celebrate the new engagement. Guess its good he knew Id say yes! ;)
So here I amengaged, happy, excited, and thrilled to see what God has in store for our future. I am going to marry the love of my life and I couldnt have asked for anything better than that.
OH and it turns out Miss Amanda the college student is actually a professional videographer. She played her part well, I must admit!
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On Thursday, the anime adaptation of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 will begin airing in Japan.
Crunchyroll, a US/UK streaming website, just announced that they'll be streaming the show with English subtitles.
I personally use Crunchyroll a lot, so I'm happy to see them pick up more stuff starting this spring, I'm looking forward to watching the Devil Survivor 2 anime even though I've not played the game since Europe just got the first game released on 3DS a week ago… …And it's almost unplayable due to bugs.
It's worth mentioning once again that Devil Survivor 2 is also seeing a 3DS remake that'll release later this year in Japan called Devil Survivor 2: Break Record.
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation is set to broadcast every Thursday starting on April 4, 2013 at 11:05a.m. Pacific Time for Crunchyroll's premium members, and April 11 for free members.
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P.S: I figured I might as well do some shameless plugging and mention that Me, Gregory Edwards and Marshall Henderson from Boss Dungeon/The Final Battle do a weekly Anime podcast where we'll be talking about shows including this one. –> Just Another Anime Podcast.

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SACRAMENTO — Fifty years ago, Republicans across America fought a titanic civil war for ideological supremacy. The decisive battleground was California. Conservatives won, and the party turned rightward.
It has veered in that direction ever since, especially in California, where Republicans have been battered bucking the natural blue tide.
There have been a few exceptions, most notably when the party followed the centrist Arnold Schwarzenegger. But GOP activists never really accepted him.
Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater's stunning victory over New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in the 1964 California presidential primary was an earthquake that dramatically altered the state's political landscape.
Now half a century later, there's a much smaller skirmish brewing that will determine the GOP standard-bearer for the fall gubernatorial election.
Nobody I've heard about truly believes either Republican contender has a prayer of beating Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
But the outcome of the June primary election could well mark a turning point for the California GOP, not unlike the Goldwater-Rockefeller brawl. One direction could lead to a dead end and party oblivion, another toward the center and expanded possibilities.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to equate the historic figures Goldwater and Rockefeller with Tim Donnelly and Neel Kashkari. Who?
But Donnelly vs. Kashkari is important simply because the party has sunk that far. These apparently are the best the California GOP can muster as gubernatorial candidates.
No Republican has been elected to statewide office since 2006. Democrats hold a supermajority in the Legislature and outnumber the GOP in the U.S. House delegation 38 to 15. GOP voter registration in California has fallen to under 29%, while the Democrats are at nearly 44%.
The Republican brand name isn't selling. And it could be affected — negatively or positively — by who leads the party ticket in November. So could the fates of GOP candidates for lower office.
Donnelly, 47, is a state assemblyman from the Lake Arrowhead area, an unabashed conservative and tea party favorite who founded a Minuteman border patrol chapter.
He's best known for being nabbed toting a loaded handgun in a carry-on bag while trying to board a plane at Ontario airport.
His stands on so-called social issues — immigration, abortion, same-sex marriage, guns — resonate with the hard right but don't reflect the views of most California voters.
Kashkari has said that if the GOP had "a deep bench of really talented people" seeking the governorship "I wouldn't be doing this. Since we don't have that bench, I feel like I have to go do this."
Spare me the politicians' common claim of self-sacrifice. Just say you'd like to be governor.
But Kashkari is absolutely correct about one thing: The absence of a strong Republican candidate opens the door for him and makes his bid especially important.
Kashkari, 40, is a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from India. An investment banker and former U.S. Treasury official, he was the federal bailout czar who headed the $700-billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.
Unpopular TARP may be political baggage. For Republicans, so is the fact Kashkari voted for Barack Obama in 2008, although he now criticizes the president. "His stimulus program was probably the most poorly designed piece of economic policy in American history," Kashkari told me.
The multimillionaire, who lives in Laguna Beach, calls himself a pro-growth conservative on fiscal issues and a social libertarian who supports same-sex marriage and abortion rights.


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A MyBet (SBR rating D+) player writes to SBR with an account complaint. The player registered to MyBet and made a first-time deposit of €80 before increasing his account to €368.71. The player tells SBR that MyBet refunded his deposit and closed his account after accusing the player of being connected to other account-holders. The player denies the charge.
MyBet is a Malta-based sportsbook. Malta sportsbooks have recently come under fire, as dodgy sportsbook owners gravitate to the country for their lax gaming restrictions. Recent Malta scam sportsbooks include Stryyke (SBR rating F), BetOnBet (SBR rating F), and BetAfterBet (SBR rating F). MyBet is one of the only Malta sportsbooks not on SBR's scam sportsbooks blacklist. MyBet had a rating of D+ initiated by Sportsbook Review on April 7th, 2011.
SBR will update this report.
A BetAfterBet (SBR rating F) player who lost £500 when the scam sportsbook went offline on March 3rd, 2010 has written in to Sportsbook Review. The player's hopes for redeeming his £500 were dashed when BetAfterBet had hit one year of being offline without resurfacing. A lone settlement was reported from a BetAfterBet player on May 10th of last year; a user reported receiving 75% of his €533 balance.
SBR received a total of 53 sportsbook complaints from BetAfterBet players who have never recovered the €40,000+ in funds owed to them.
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ComeOn is a Malta-based sportsbook which caters to the European market. Scam sportsbook operators often choose Malta base their operations due to the country's lax online gaming regulation. Previous scam sportsbook companies Stryyke (SBR rating F), BetOnBet (SBR rating F), BetAfterBet (SBR rating F) were based in Malta. | ComeOn sportsbook bonus complaints
BetAfterBet (SBR rating F) has paid a player €400 of his €533 balance. The player requested payment August 24th 2009. BetAfterBet went off-line on March 3rd 2010; 51 SBR readers reported over €40,000 owed by BetAfterBet at the time. The player accepted the settlement and considers his dispute closed. BetAfterBet paying only 75% of a small sum after 9 months gives fellow slow-paid players little reason to be optimistic.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating F) is still off-line with players funds. SBR received 3 sportsbook complaints from BetAfterBet players this week that were never paid their balances. These players are owed €1,592 collectively. SBR has 53 no-pay complaints on file from BetAfterBet players for €41,592
A BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) payment has been reported. The player had requested €400 on September 22nd. SBR currently has 50 outstanding slow-pay complaints which have been levied against BetAfterBet totaling over €40,000 in funds owed.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) is currently offline. The sportsbook has accumulated over 50 slowpay complaints for over €40,000 in player funds. The last reported payment by a BetAfterBet player was November 28th of 2009. BetAfterBet's only listed telephone number is "123-456-789", which is a phony line. BetAfterBet has not replied to SBR inquiries.
BetAfterBet's (SBR rating D-) 50th slow pay complaint has been reported. The Malta-based sportsbook has 50 outstanding slowpay complaints dating back to May 10th of 2009. BetAfterBet has declined to discuss the details of the slowpays to SBR. | View BetAfterBet forum discussion
A BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) payment complaint has been filed. This marks the 49th slow pay complaint levied against the Malta-based sportsbook since the fall of 2009. BetAfterBet owes a reported €33,881 to players with the oldest payout requested May 10th. BetAfterBet lists a phony telephone number on its website of "123-456-789", which has added to the belief that the sportsbook does not seek to follow through with player inquiries. Despite several communication requests by SBR, BetAfterBet has refused to comment on the collection of payment complaints creating reasonable doubt in player's minds that the wait for their funds is not near an end. SBR has built a case list of BetAfterBet complaints and will continue to make this list available to BetAfterBet as new complaints are filed. If a player has not yet done so, file a sportsbook complaint form.
Editor's update: BalkanBet is now operating as EFBet.
BalkanBet (SBR rating C-) has been added to the SBR sportsbook rating guide. BalkanBet's sportsbook has been in operation since June 7th of 2008. US, Maltese, and Macedonian residents are not permitted to open an account with BalkanBet. The sportsbook is located in Malta and licensed by the Loterries and Gaming Authority (LGA) of Malta. Players should be advised that multiple high-risk, slow-pay sportsbooks have emerged from Malta in recent years, such as the now defunct BetOnBet (SBR rating F), BetChance (SBR rating F), and slow pay sportsbook BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-).
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) slow pay #48 has been received. A player describes requesting payment of €832 mid-September. BetAfterBet has been largely non-responsive to SBR inquiries, providing only generic updates as to payment delays and refusing to discuss accounts in detail. SBR advises players who maintain balances at BetAfterBet to cease wagering until payments begin to go out. The amount owed by BetAfterBet is estimated to be €33,249 with the oldest payment request intiated on May 10th.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D) slow pay complaint #46 & 47 have been filed. A player requested a €7103 payment on August 6th and is yet to receive his funds. A second player requested €1200 last week. BetAfterBet now has €48,194 worth of outstanding slow pay complaints. Players are encouraged to submit sportsbook complaint forms.
Edit: The correct outstanding amount owed is €32,418 - conversion error.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) has paid a player €1000 for a payment requested on September 7th. There are still 45 outstanding slow pay complaints levied against BetAfterBet for a combined €39,891 owed in player funds,.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) has paid a player €429.05 which was requested August 10th. BetAfterBet has come under fire in the past two months by racking up 46 slow pay complaints. €40,891 is currently owed to those players. SBR will continue to update the BetAfterBet report as new information becomes available. SBR encourages players being slow paid by BetAfterBet to file a sportsbook complaint.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) has continued to rack up slow pay complaints. The 47th payment complaint levied against BetAfterBet was submitted to SBR this morning. A player describes requesting €461 on October 31st. This brings the total owed by BetAfterBet up to €41,320. Players are advised not to place their BetAfterBet funds in action while the sportsbook is in slow pay mode. | BetAfterBet forum discussion
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) has paid a player €350.07. The player requested payment on August 10th. There are currently 46 outstanding slow-pay complaints levied against BetAfterBet totaling €40,859 in player funds. | BetAfterBet forum discussion
BetAfterBet (SBR Rating D-) declines to discuss the 47 cases of slow-pay which have been reported to SBR. BetAfterBet has asked that players launch complaints with the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta (LGA), a tactic that has been employed in the past by sportsbooks with diminishing resources. SBR has asked BetAfterBet to reconsider their decision. This report will be updated as soon as more news comes in.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D-) players have filed 47 slow-pay reports with SBR via the sportsbook complaint form. The total amount owed to players is £41,209. In the longest standing complaint a player requested payment May 10th and has not received his winnings. BetAfterBet has made contradictory comments to players regarding the reason for the delays, and has yet to acknowledge SBR's requests to discuss player issues. BetAfterBet's rating has been lowered to D-.
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D) has paid a player £1,732. The player originally requested payment August 10th. BetAfterBet has addressed the ongoing slow-pays accrued in recent months and provided unusual reasoning for the delays:
View full BetAfterBet response
BetAfterBet (SBR rating D) slowpay reports continue to flood the SBR mailbox. As of today BetAfterBet owes €23,924.60 to 24 players. BetAfterBet has blamed the delays on having to manually process payments requested via their software, and on the number of payments which have been requested.
BetAfterBet payment complaints have not slowed down since SBR began reporting on the Malta-based sportsbook September 18th. Nine new slowpay complaints have come in against BetAfterBet, bringing the total owed to players up to €22,924.60. BetAfterBet has been downgraded to D.
SBR asks owed BetAfterBet players who have not contacted SBR to fill out the sportsbook complaint form.
New BetAfterBet (SBR rating D+) slowpays have been reported. This brings the total to ten complaints with €13,037.62 owed to players. Players are advised to cease wagering activity with the unrated sportsbook until the complaints are addressed and resolved by BetAfterBet.
The Malta-based sportsbook also lists a couple of fake customer service numbers on its website, "If you wish to give us a call you can do so free of charge using any of the numbers listed below. International 123 456 789/ Spain 123 456 789..".
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BetAfterBet statement: "There is currently a delay due to the withdrawals being processed manually. This has caused a backlog and our finance department are trying their best to work through it and have all payments effected as soon as possible. Please rest assured that you will receive the funds as soon as the transaction is processed. Unfrotunately, at this stage we have not been provided with a specific date. Once again we apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding and patience with this matter"
A payment complaint has come in against unrated sportsbook BetAfterBet. The sportsbook website claims that the company is owned by Bonobet Ltd., which operates in Malta and is licensed by the LGA of the Malta. Many slow-pay and scam sportsbooks have originated from Malta in recent times. BetAfterBet offers no phone number for customer support, but can be reached via live chat and email.
The BetAfterBet account holder who filed the sportsbook complaint form indicates he joined BetAfterBet in December of 2008 and made his first deposit of 98 Euros. The player deposited via Moneybookers. On August 17th of 2009, his first payment request was made for 830 Euros. No payment has been received.
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Bill ensures paid family leave for Calif. workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state's paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the Legislature.
The legislation would protect workers who use the California Paid Family Leave insurance program, which allows qualified employees to take up to six weeks off with partial pay. Supporters say nearly 37 percent of workers who needed the leave did not apply for the benefit for fear of being fired, angering their employers or hurting their chances at promotion. They cited a 2011 study by the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research based in Washington, D.C.
"This is a right that employees pay into," said Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, the author of SB761. "So all the bill says is you can't retaliate for people taking it."
The leave is part of the State Disability Insurance program, which is funded through employee paycheck deductions.
Employer groups including the California Chamber of Commerce and the California Restaurant Association oppose the bill. It would transform an employee-paid insurance program meant to replace lost wages into a protected leave of absence, a move that increases costs to all employers, especially small businesses, said Jennifer Barrera, a lobbyist for the chamber.
Barrera noted that the state already has existing job-protection laws.
"When you are out on a separate statutory leave of absence or an employer-provided leave of absence, you can access these wage replacement benefits to compensate you if it's an unpaid leave," she said. "By itself, it is not an independent right to a leave of absence from work."
California established the Paid Family Leave program in 2002 as a way to allow parents time to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child, or to care for a seriously ill family member. An estimated 13 million California workers who are covered by the disability insurance program also have some coverage for paid family leave, according to the state's Employment Development Department.
Generally, an employee will receive 55 percent of his or her wages, and the six weeks of leave does not need to be taken all at once.
Employee advocates say the existing system needs to be expanded because only half of California's workforce is covered by other job-protection laws, even though almost all private employees in the state contribute to the Paid Family Leave program through the short term disability payments taken out of their paychecks.
"Everyone who pays into the tax is covered by the Paid Family Leave Act, but that act doesn't contain an anti-retaliation provision," said Julia Parish, an attorney with the San Francisco-based Employment Law Center, which is sponsoring the bill.
While Family Paid Leave is intended to replace some lost wages, supporters say the program has a hole because not all employees have the same job protections if they want to take it.
Under the separate California Family Rights Act, which mirrors the federal Family Medical Leave Act, people employed by businesses with 50 or more workers can take an unpaid leave of up to 12 weeks if they have to take time off because of a serious medical condition of a family member or to care for a newborn or adopted child. Their jobs are protected for the 12-week duration.


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SAN JOSÉ, CALIF. - The Santa Clara County Vector Control District confirmed on August 16 that adult mosquitoes collected from the 95035 ZIP code areas of the city of Milpitas tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).
The detection of mosquitoes infected with WNV has prompted the scheduling of a mosquito fogging treatment in the surrounding area, in an effort to prevent human cases of WNV. Weather permitting; the ground fogging is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, at 11:00 pm, and is planned to last for several hours.A live map can be viewed below.


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Cleanliness is diligence in keeping one's body as well as objects and places in one's responsibility clean. It both applies to keeping something from becoming dirty, and to active cleaning or washing whenever something has become dirty.
Uncleanliness is the opposite of cleanliness, usually considered a bad and undesirable trait. Children are usually taught cleanliness in various aspects of life, and may get reproved and/or punished for uncleanliness (for example, for soiling their nice new clothes).
Cleanliness phrases
- "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" is a common phrase that describes humanity's high opinion of being clean.
- In the Boys Scout's, a scout takes an oath of honor to be clean in the Scout's Oath (or Promise). Between brave and reverent, cleanliness is number rleven among twelve honorable traits that a scout honors in the oath. The ideal states that the "Scout keeps his body and mind fit and clean. He goes around with those who believe in living by these same ideals. He helps keep his home and community clean" (American Boy Scout's Oath 2007).
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- More information on this topic is available at [ Wikipedia:Cleanliness ]
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The restaurant offers a MenuPad at each table for guests to choose their food. The pad includes wine pairing suggestions as well.
Lunch will be served from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dinner is served daily from 4 p.m. until closing.
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'Bad Teacher': Ari Graynor closed the door on TV, 'never set out to do comedy'Add to Favorites | Bad Teacher
Zap2it: Though "Bad Teacher" is your first starring television series, were other shows pitched to you as your prominence in movies started to rise?
Ari Graynor: Last year, I had a few offers ... but when I hear those things like, "We've wanted to work with you for such a long time," I think, "Really?"
I think I just wasn't sure how much I wanted to open that door. A few years before, I probably didn't know if people were interested because I had the door closed completely and said, "I just don't want to do TV." I didn't read anything; I just wasn't interested. Then I thought, "You know what? It feels silly to be saying 'no' to a whole world of possibility. Let's see what's out there." I thought this show was a really special opportunity, and I'm just so glad I did it.
Zap2it: How have you found being perceived as someone who specializes in sassy, humorous characters?
Ari Graynor: I've been doing a lot of comedy, which is wonderful, but I never set out to do comedy. Lately, I've felt a little locked into that world, since people forget that actors who do funny things can also do not-funny things.
The most exciting thing about film or plays or TV is to take a situation or a character or a world and just show it from a slightly different place. "Celeste and Jesse Forever" is a movie that sort of changed my life, in terms of the people that I met making it ... phenomenal actors who also are creating their own stuff. That's the new way of the world.
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Address by Annelise Oeschger, President of the Conference of INGOs at the
1021st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies, 12 March 2008
Secretary General,
Allow me to begin by thanking the Chair very much for providing the Ministers' Deputies with our 2007 activity reports and a series of other documents reflecting the work of the INGO Conference and the growing recognition it enjoys both inside and outside the Council.
I should also like to thank the Secretary General, Terry Davis, for the regular dialogue he maintains with the INGO Conference.
My statement here today will focus on three areas that illustrate the political role which the INGO Conference can play, complementing the action of the Council of Europe's other pillars:
- Supporting civil society in Europe;
- Implementing the Council of Europe's fundamental values;
- Stepping up the partnership with Council of Europe bodies and the European Union.
I will conclude by giving some details of the ongoing reorganisation of the INGO Conference and its thematic activities.
1. Supporting civil society in Europe
Among other things, we seek to ensure that national and local NGOs benefit from the advances we have achieved at European level.
We have therefore recently set up an Expert Council on NGO law tasked with supporting both NGOs and the authorities in their efforts to create an environment conducive to the activities of organised civil society. The first subject it is addressing concerns the issues related to setting up NGOs. In October, it is due to submit a report to the INGO Conference, which will then decide on any action to be taken. I will keep you informed of developments. Naturally, your Recommendation Rec(2007)14 on the legal status of NGOs will be an essential guide here.
As you are aware, following the Third Summit, we launched regional conferences of NGOs aimed mainly at leaders of national NGOs, the first of which were held in Warsaw in 2006 and Kyiv in 2007. Their purpose is to involve more NGOs in implementing the Council of Europe's core objectives, while also facilitating networking and the exchange of best practices.
In this connection, I would urge you to visit the website of the brand new Communication Platform for NGOs (www.non-gov.org), a powerful tool available in English and Russian designed to enable NGOs to publicise their activities, establish partnerships and boost the impact of the Council of Europe's work.
At these regional conferences and other more specific meetings, we will draw up the Code of Good Practice for Civic Participation, further to the request made to the INGO Conference at the Forum for the Future of Democracy in Stockholm/Sigtuna last June.
Support for civil society in Belarus is an area where we continue to be active on a regular basis. This has involved welcoming representatives to our sessions, organising seminars in neighbouring countries and the adoption of a resolution last January calling for support for human rights defenders in the country. In this connection, I should like to thank the countries which support our work here through voluntary contributions and other specific efforts.
It is with particular commitment that I now turn to the last subject which I wished to mention under this heading, namely our action in the Russian Federation. In October 2003, we began organising seminars in various regions of Russia bringing together national and international NGOs with representatives of the authorities. The focus of the discussions was always the issue of improving the relations between NGOs and the authorities, on the basis of practical experiences, in particular in the social and education sectors. From 2006, the seminars looked particularly closely at Russian legislation on NGOs. Last December, together with our main partners, ie NGOs, including both organisations traditionally close to the authorities and also other more critical ones, and representatives of the highest Russian authorities, we took stock of the ten seminars that had taken place. There was unanimous agreement that the process had been a success – because all partners had had the courage to be frank, take account of the experience and views of the others and take a step forward together towards an ever-larger area of freedom where all parties can act without fear for the common good. The participants therefore agreed jointly to draw up a three-year activity programme to ensure the continuity and consistency of the INGO Conference's action in Russia.
2. Implementing the Council of Europe's fundamental values
Here our role is to make our position clear and take practical action to defend and promote the Council's values through direct involvement of civil society – and have no qualms about tackling controversial issues.
One such issue was the question of sects and cults, which was the subject of a study day held in June 2007 on my initiative. The meeting showed that the activities of some organisations pose a threat to the core values defended by the Council of Europe. What is particularly dishonest is the way in which the very same groups invoke freedom of conscience, expression and association to protect their practices. As the INGO Conference, we have a duty to be particularly vigilant with regard to such groups – but, without your clear-sightedness and your determination to protect the Council of Europe and its member states from the harmful influences of sects, our possibilities would be very limited.
You invited us to play a very active part in the preparation of the White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue, for which we are grateful. The co-operation has been very fruitful and I therefore sincerely hope that the White Paper will be adopted as soon as possible. We are going to continue our efforts here through practical projects to promote intercultural dialogue such as the study day on the rule of law and intercultural dialogue on 26 June.
Promoting social justice in Europe remains one of our priorities. On 17 October, World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty, we organised a working seminar on human rights and extreme poverty with participants – most of whom were themselves facing poverty and exclusion – from Alsace and southern Baden, as well as Moldova, Romania and Russia. There is no need for me to tell you how shocked the guests from those three countries were to discover that, even in the Strasbourg region, individuals and families were living in utter destitution and suffering isolation and, indeed, contempt.
3. Stepping up the partnership with Council of Europe bodies and the European Union
Here I will begin with our partnership with the Committee of Ministers: I am particularly pleased about these annual exchanges with you and this year I should also like to thank the Chair of the GR-DEM, Ambassador Eberhard Kölsch, for inviting me to carry forward the discussions at the rapporteur group's meeting on 12 June.
Since 2005, the INGO Conference has helped raise the Council of Europe's profile by organising a meeting with and for civil society in the country holding the Chair of the Committee of Ministers. The next such meetings will be held in Bratislava on 25 and 26 April 2008 and in Stockholm in autumn 2008.
Likewise, at your request, the INGO Conference is playing an active part in organising the first Annual Exchange on the Religious Dimension of Intercultural Dialogue to be held in Strasbourg on 8 April.
We also have the task of expanding our co-operation with the Parliamentary Assembly, further to its adoption on 23 November 2007 of Resolution 1589 and Recommendation 1820 on co-operation with the Conference of INGOs, which we regard as a key stage in the recognition of our position within the Council. I have already been able to discuss their implementation with the Assembly President, Luis Maria de Puig.
With the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, we are in the process of drawing up a memorandum of partnership on relations between NGOs and local and regional authorities.
In its own way, the INGO Conference is also helping to implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union as regards civil society. For instance, it is playing an active role in the process of setting up the Fundamental Rights Platform of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. I must say that I greatly appreciate the dialogue we have with the European Union, which is represented in Strasbourg by Ambassador Luisella Pavan-Woolfe.
Having described the three areas which I wished to bring to the Committee of Ministers' attention, I will now give you some details of the reorganisation of the INGO Conference.
I do not wish to hold you up with the ins and outs of our internal projects. I would just say that, at the end of 2006, I initiated a major process of restructuring the INGO Conference, which we will have to vote on at our sessions in April in June. The aims are as follows:
- to make the action of the INGO Conference clearer and more effective;
- to confirm the INGO Conference's role as a political player in Europe;
- and to strengthen the ties between the Council of Europe and civil society in the member states.
It is obvious that if these measures are to have a real impact the INGO Conference needs a secretariat with more staff and a substantial budget for action on the ground. I would ask you to take that into consideration during the negotiations on the 2009 budget.
This will be my last address here. Next year, you will be able to welcome my successor. I should therefore also like to take the opportunity to thank the Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs for its constant support for the INGO Conference.
In conclusion, I should like to make three suggestions to you:
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Zhu, Z; Levene, M; Cox, IJ; (2009) Query Classification Using Asymmetric Learning. In: 2009 SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE APPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL INFORMATION AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES (ICADIWT 2009). (pp. 518 - 524). IEEE
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Understanding the meaning of queries is a key task which is at the heart of web search. Classification of users' queries is a challenging task due to the fact that queries are usually short and often ambiguous. A common approach to tackle the problem of short and noisy queries is to enrich the queries. Various enrichment strategies have been proposed that are based on either pseudo-relevance feedback or secondary sources of information. In general, pseudo-relevance feedback based algorithms exhibit superior performance. However in this case query classification can only occur after performing the retrieval, as the result set is needed to apply pseudo-relevance feedback.Since some applications may prefer to perform query classification prior to, or in parallel with retrieval, there is a need to improve the performance of query classification based on secondary sources. In this paper we present a hybrid strategy, in which training is based on pseudo-relevance feedback, but testing is based on a secondary source, specifically Yahoo's "suggested keywords". These keywords are based on co-occurrence data across queries. The classifier which is built offline with training data, makes use of the top-n results during training, but not cluing testing. Thus, there is an asymmetry between the training and testing data. We compared the classification using symmetrical and asymmetrical approaches on a large AOL search log. Symmetric training and testing using queries enriched with Yahoo keywords yielded a microaveraged F1 score of 44%. Asymmetric training (enriching with the top-10 Google snippets) and testing (enriching with Yahoo suggested keywords) increased the F1 score to 46%. This is comparable with a symmetric approach based on feedback of the top-2 pseudo-relevant documents, in which a similar number of enrichment terms is added.
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|2nd International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies
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I've had that problem before… I remember it having to do with the ALL-IN-ONE-SEO pack or something. I'm not too sure, but have a look at this.
Tried it. No effect at all.
I've gotten it to work a bit better now.
I essentially "ported" my theme from the HTML website I made last spring into wordpress using the tutorial on this (css tricks) site. So, in other words, my theme is build on top of the Stakers theme.
I suspect that something in the functions.php of the Stakers theme is preventing SEO Ultimate (I also tried the All In One SEO Pack plugin, same deal) from modifying the titles of pages. I don't understand why, if someone can let me know that would be great.
More importantly now though, is there a way to customize the $seperator? I'd like it to be '-' or '—' rather than the default '|' but I have no idea where or how to modify this.
I've only ever used all in one SEO. You can easily change to '-' or '—'. Why not give it a try?
In the functions.php for my theme it uses '$seperator' and by default that appears as '|' and I don't know how to change it. I'm not sure what you meant.
Looks similar to SEO Ultimate without as many features.
Anyway, my last question is about changing the $seperator and not related to SEO.
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Like Jamy said, my issue was similar to this but it was the SEO Pack.
Bob, thank you for solving my problem!
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posted at 11/25/2008 7:14 AM ESTDid someone on this board actually, seriously suggest trading Tom Brady to the JETS, for leon washington and a 2nd round pick? Trading the best quarterback of all time would be stupid, trading him to the Jets would be moronic, and trading him for a 3rd down back and a decent draft pick would be, without question, the worst personnel decision in the history of professional sports.
posted at 11/25/2008 7:17 AM ESTIt's a "honeymoon" feeling!
I think that is what is driving this talk more than anything else. Now, ESPN First Take has taken up the topic!
Think of it folks... when Brady went down, a lot of you echoed doom and gloom about who can step in, Cassel or O'Connell. There was even hope TB could return in time for the playoffs, that's how bad it was. Many wanted O'Connell versus Cassel. For the first few weeks, the doom and gloom continued. Cassel was pounded by many here who are now praising him. I recall just a few weeks ago how many here were crying about Cassel's inability to throw the long ball or "touch" pass, having overthrown Moss on many open situations. Now, after two weeks in a row in which Cassel seems to have found "the touch", we are talking trade Brady! Let's see what happens if/when he throws a stinker or two in the remaining 5 weeks. And those stinkers cause the Pats to lose their chances at making the playoffs. That pendulum is now swinging in favor of Cassel (the honeymoon phase) since Brady, being out of sight, not necessarily mind, is an unknown commodity for next season.
How about we give it a year? I can see the points made that many teams will give up a lot to have a Brady on their sidelines and that "a lot" can serve the Pats team extremely well for its future. IMHO, Brady is one of those players whose play has given this franchise the label it could be considered one of the greatest in the company of the Steelers, Cowboys etc. I think he is one of those rare players who is an "untouchable" for trade. He has given back so much to the team to allow it to build what it has now, that to trade him would be a tremendous slap in his face.
posted at 11/25/2008 7:42 AM ESTsurfinsox: no need to throw insults! Are you a cab driver from NY?
You seem to know it all, so we'll just end it here because you obviously have educated everyone on exactly what will happen.
You are crazy if you think the Pats let Cassel walk out the door without getting something in return for him. That is the sole reason why THEY WILL franchise him, so they can trade him for picks.
Whether they keep or trade Brady/Cassel, the Pats are in excellent positioon to take advantage of this whole situation as they will be able to get some attractive draft picks when they wheel & deal one of them.
posted at 11/25/2008 7:49 AM EST[Quote]
Texas: Good info and very much on target for this discussion.
I am as big a brady fan as you will find (my dog's name is Brady, my son has a fathead of Brady on his wall, my family all have Brady shirts, etc). That said, I realize that the NFL is a business. If the Patriots feel that locking up Cassel to a long term contract while trading Brady for a wagon-full of draft picks is in the best interest of the team, they will do it in a heart beat! PERIOD! It is very important for Kraft to have a QB that is a good role model for the community and Cassel fits the mold the same way Brady and Bledsoe did for years.
Either way... If the plan is to keep Brady, the Pats are going to get SOMETHING for Cassel. They make shrewd business moves and will NEVER let Cassel walk out the door without getting SOMETHING for him!
Like Jerry Seinfeld suggests: ROOT FOR THE SHIRT![/Quote]
Fools seldom differ.
If anyone here thinks the it would be good "business" to let Tom leave then I've got some magic beans to sell you.
Matt Cassel is not 1/10th the QB Brady is, he is a backup at best, any team that picks him up as a starter based on this years performance will be blowing their money. Unfortunately we will not make the playoffs this year, actually it's not unfortunate because it will only prove the point how great TB is. Remember what Tom did with no supporting receiving corps, we won SB's. He was given great receivers and he turned in a Hall of Fame Year. Branch, is a nobody without Brady. Brady as it has been said before by all his teammates is the hardest working man on and off the field, first to show up last to leave. Kraft will not let him go, BB would go before TB.
posted at 11/25/2008 8:04 AM ESTTrading Tom Brady would be looked back on as the buiggest mistake in Patriot history but since Belicheck and Kraft are smarter then all of us this will never happen so Im not worried. We should trade Cassel for a few picks but Brady will be given all the chances in the world to take his job back as he should be.
posted at 11/25/2008 8:27 AM ESTAgain, never say never.
Brady is the biggest sports hero ever in these parts, on a par with bird, arguably bigger and better BUT, if the right deal is presented why not trade him?
By the right deal, I'm talking a herschel walker deal; 5 proven players, first and second round picks for three years running along with a third and more. Maybe we could get that and more from a QB desparite NFC club like Chicago or the rams.
The beauty of it is, we can make that trade and still have, what certainly seems to be, the best young QB in the game!!! We'd be crazy to not consider offers of this caliber.
posted at 11/25/2008 8:34 AM ESTTrade Tom Brady to Notre Dame Charlie needs some help haha
posted at 11/25/2008 8:42 AM ESTYou can say "never say never" till your face turns blue but i will still be right here saying this trade will NEVER happen. I would bet you my entire life savings that Tom Brady finishes his career in NE
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posted at 11/25/2008 9:02 AM EST
IF again, that`s a big IF...the 49ers were a good club right now that could possibly be a serious SB contender..than MAYBE brady might contemplate the idea of moving back to the bay area and become the saviour by bringing back the old 49er glory. as it looks now, the kind of quality that would require will take another few years...and who will be the coach in SF? the situation would have to be perfect for a brady deal to be made. therefore i just don`t see that happening.
posted at 11/25/2008 9:08 AM EST1st they have to franchise matt..then lets talk about whether or not we should try to keep him in foxboro. the way that cassel is playing he is proving to be the kind of QB that the Steelers wanted from benR when they drafted him.
posted at 11/25/2008 10:19 AM EST
Almost 4 years ago the Patriots walked off the field after winning the superbowl.
It has been almost 4 years since this team won. The clock is ticking on an aging defense where the ability to impact the game on that side of the ball is questionable.
Therefore it is very approrpiate for fans to discuss the possibility of trading Tom Brady, if there is someone in place who can execute the offense, and if by trading Tom Brady, the franchise can continue to be a contender for the NFL championship.
I have not seen enough of Matt Cassell to honestly say we can live without Brady, however, Matt is obviously a quick study and continues to improve his play in each game.
Certainly if Matt Cassell leads this team into the playoffs and is able to win a game or two then I think the possiblity of trading Brady must be put on the table.
How is it possible that Matt's numbers are as good as Brady's numbers were when he took over for Bledsoe?
Could it be about the system and not so much about the individual player?
This is a plug and play franchise.
posted at 11/25/2008 10:23 AM ESTm
posted at 11/25/2008 10:32 AM EST[Quote]LOL no Iam not a Cab Driver from NY.....
But come on Delux your smart guy,
14 mil if they franchise Cassel, thats 14 mil for 1 year on the back up QB.... now it could go 2 ways, Cassel excepts the Tag and gets his 14 mil or they work out a deal and bring back cassel, but at what price? 8 to 9 mil a season? because he will get 8 - 9 mil as a FA... Like I said only way they Franchise him is if they know by Feb Brady wont be back for 09....
Cassel is in the drivers Seat, not the Pats, Cassel is going to get paid either way, and IMHO it wont be in NE because the Pats have to look at the other needs of the team... like the Defense
ps. sorry for the insults[/Quote]
Surfin: No worries on the insults. I apologize for calling you a NYC cab driver lol!
Yes, that's a lot of money to franchise Cassel but keep in mind, if they do indeed franchise him it will likely be with the intention of trading him - which means they wont be on the hook for the money.
posted at 11/25/2008 10:43 AM ESTTrade Brady then Cassel is injured. Keep both ala Motnana and Young. Admittedly Cassel is a lot more nimble! This whole conversation is making me very nervous!
posted at 11/25/2008 10:53 AM EST
very tough question, its a buisiness and the best thing for the team long term would be to trade him. how much longer will brady play? 3 or 4 years maybe? will he be the player that he was before his knee injury? most likely not. has brady been an active participant in the offseason? not last year. if the patriots were to trade brady they could get 3 first round picks, or something close to that. cassel is becoming a good quarterback, maybe never what brady was but he is good. you don't play like he has by being lucky. he hasn't played as a starter in 8 years and he can only improve more. the problem with the patriots is defense. they need young atheletic guys that can play, they need help everywhere. brady is the best player to ever put on a patriot uniform, it may seem cold to trade him but the nfl is a buisiness the patriots could get multiple 1st round picks for a player who may only play for 3 more years or so.
posted at 11/25/2008 11:07 AM EST[Quote]Delux, but isnt that money already on the books? example: lets just say they do tag Cassel for 14 mil, then sign wilfolk, is there going to be enough money to sign their draft picks or other FAs that could help our Defense?
Iam not sure what the Cap room is for next year but imagine 14 mil would take a chunk and what is the Guarantee that someone will take Cassel for 1 year at 14 mil in a trade??..... [/Quote]
It certainly does get complicated but the Pats dont necessarily have to resign Wilfork before next season as they can always sign him up during the season.
I'm sure they can squeeze Cassel in on the books temporarily until they wheel & deal him - then he would be off the books.
Man, it gives me a headache just thinking about it but I'm certain BB/Pioli have every intention of taking advantage of the situation. You don't develop a QB like this for several years and then let him walk out your door - especially with the franchise tag at your disposal that will allow you to deal him for something in return.
posted at 11/25/2008 12:34 PM ESTYOU MORON. Look who Cassel is throwing to vs. how Brady was throwing too.
How is it possible that Matt's numbers are as good as Brady's numbers were when he took over for Bledsoe? Could it be about the system and not so much about the individual player?
posted at 11/25/2008 12:41 PM ESTThe Pats will franchise Cassel and trade him for a first round draft pick and two third round picks. Then, the $14 million won't hit the Pats salary cap.
Robert Kraft owes Brady the success of his franchise and he knows it. Just look at the interview he gave yesterday about Brady. While Kraft doesn't get in Bill way a lot, he would not allow this to happen. This is not the same case as with Bledsoe in 2001.
And, stop comparing Brady to Cassell. Cassell has already lost as many regular season games this season than Brady lost in the past 2 seasons.
Comparing Brady in 2001 to Cassell this year is crazy. Brady had no weapons. Cassel has a QB dream weapons!
posted at 11/25/2008 12:51 PM ESTBill Romanowski is saying the pats will trade brady.he is saying this on his radio show,but he is also part of fox.i know the pats have done things to make us scratch our heads,but I just cant see them tradeing brady.I wouldnt know how to react if they did.
posted at 11/26/2008 12:53 AM ESTBrady for Mc Nabb, straight up. And the Eagles will throw in Andy Reid as well, just to get him out of town.
Remember, you heard JAR say it first.
posted at 11/26/2008 2:48 AM EST[Quote]
Brady isnt going any where, you dont trade a HOF QB in his prime to keep a very good back up QB... Iam not taking anything away from Cassel he has done a great job up till now but he is NO Tom Brady, not even in the same league! If you honestly think so then you need to put down the bottle and get some help! Iam sure there are AA meetings in your local area....[/Quote]
Well said. Bill Romanowski can say he dates hot chicks but just because he says it doesn't make it true.... the facts are these.... Cassel is a good backup, had 2 great weeks, PATS won't make the playoffs, Cassel will NOT be franchised and Brady will be back on top and next season all you dingdongs will act as if you never ever contemplated a Brady trade. Jesus just think about what you are saying ...trade Brady, there would be a riot by the actual fans at Gillette, season ticket sales would plummet, PATS without Brady would be like Indy without Jughead.....
Just think of how rediculous that statement is... no matter, it WONT HAPPEN...EVER
posted at 11/26/2008 2:51 AM EST[Quote]The Pats will franchise Cassel and trade him for a first round draft pick and two third round picks. Then, the $14 million won't hit the Pats salary cap.
Robert Kraft owes Brady the success of his franchise and he knows it. Just look at the interview he gave yesterday about Brady. While Kraft doesn't get in Bill way a lot, he would not allow this to happen. This is not the same case as with Bledsoe in 2001.
And, stop comparing Brady to Cassell. Cassell has already lost as many regular season games this season than Brady lost in the past 2 seasons.
Comparing Brady in 2001 to Cassell this year is crazy. Brady had no weapons. Cassel has a QB dream weapons![/Quote]no cassel isnt brady,but you can compare there first seasons.other then moss,and welker our offense is no greater then 2001.
antwan smith-287-1,290yrds rushing-12td,s
david patten-51rec-816yrds-5tds
troy brown-101rec-1,290yrds-5tds
these are pretty good stats for under rated players.I agree there is no compareing cassel to brady,but you can compare there stats in there first year starting.
posted at 11/26/2008 2:52 AM EST
So long as Cassel continues to improve I think the Pats would trade a healthy Brady under and one of three scenarios.
First scenario could be a block buster deal that includes multiple 2nd and 3rd round draft picks plus a proven probowl type O-linemen of the type BB likes.
Second scenario is if Brady has let on to BB that he no longer wants to play in NE.
Third is if Brady wants a contact extention with terms that exceed BB and Piolis preception of his value to the team.
Personaly I think Brady will be our QB untill his skills start to deminish (3-6 years?)and then he will be traded to some last place team looking for star power to fill the stadium.
posted at 11/26/2008 3:37 AM EST[Quote]Pats franchise Cassel, no doubt. Then they trade him to the Vikes, Lions, Bucs, etc. Hopefully get a number one, but more likely a number two and conditional future. Then they can trade their own number one to Oakland for Nsmndi Oshumghdksncdn.
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That's right we have not won in almost 4 years. Even a dummy knows that. And guess what else, we lost last year the same way we won, a play here and a play there.
The defense could not stop the G-Men when it counted. And that high powered offense with Brady at the helm could not score enough point to beat the Giants.
The notion that fans should not even discuss trading Brady is ridiculous, "after all we are not communists"
And I am not saying we should trade Brady. But this is a good situation to be in. The BU QB is starting to mirror the play of the starting QB. I hope that Cassell plays great the rest of the season abd then a decision can be made and it will include a lot of possibilities. Maybe Cassell gets franchised and then traded as some have suggested. Maybe Brady's knee is shot and he will not be ready to play next year.