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Saturday, February 11, 2012
The Tiger Comeback Has to Come Here
There are a lot of amazing, incredible, preposterous, make-your-jaw-hit-the-ground things that Tiger Woods has done over his career, but the amazing thing is a lot of them come full circle. The year Woods won his first major, a runaway at the Masters, he turned a horrible front nine into an incredible back nine to start the week and get his career going in a path nobody in the golf world had ever seen. His putt at TPC Sawgrass' famous 17th, winding and meandering towards the hole, was the same green that saw the first real Tiger fist pump, when he won his first U.S. Amateur in 1994. His wins at St. Andrews were both so similar it was scary, and it seemed anytime he showed up at Firestone the rest of the field might as well withdraw because their chances had disappeared.
But the one thing Tiger has struggled with in his career is coming back. No, it isn't just in his rehabilitation or personal life, I'm actually talking about on the golf course. The scouting report on Tiger was simple; when he had a lead, he'd win, and when he didn't, he'd lose.
That, of course, wasn't true when Woods won at Pebble Beach in 2000, the only time he walked away from the famous Pro-Am the victor. Tiger trailed by seven shots at one point on Sunday before he roared back, highlighted by a hole-out eagle on the 15th that showed a very similar fist pump to the one Tiger produced at TPC in '94.
But for the Tiger comeback (the actual one where he comes back from poor finishes and missed opportunities and a career that has hit the skids like nobody would have predicted), it has to come here. This is the sight of Tiger's greatest comeback, and one of the best of all time. This is the place he ran away from the field at arguably the greatest display of golf ever, when he won the U.S. Open by 15 shots. This is the most iconic golf course in the world, and he isn't just on a stage to win, but he's paired with Phil Freakin' Mickelson to top it off, the rival that we all mounted Tiger up against for all these years, fair or not.
It isn't just a great position, it is a perfect position. Four and one shot(s) back of some very Matt Gogel-y types that will have to deal with big crowds shifting as their hitting balls and putting out, Tiger isn't as much playing the competition as he is playing history.
What happens if Tiger can't make a comeback on Sunday at Pebble? Nothing really. It is just another missed opportunity to get that elusive PGA Tour win against more than a handful of players. But this opportunity, set for Sunday at Pebble Beach, is one ready for the history books. I just hope Tiger is ready to be the man again. I know we are.
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You sound like you're a golfer. If so, don't miss the Mayakoba Golf Classic - an exciting tournament that airs Feb 22-26. It's the only PGA TOUR event in sunny beautiful Mexico. http://bit.ly/xEqAMh
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The Acting Superintendent and Table Director of the Old Road Joe Bar Market, Julia Barney has called on the Liberian government to quickly intervene in renovating the unfinished market building.
Madam Barney said the condition of the market has deteriorated to an extend where the roof has got rotten and fallen due to the heavy rainfall.
She said that with the renovation of the market, it would make meaningful contribution to the socio economic growth and development of the community.
Madam Barney explained that since Representative Julius Berrian donated ten bundles of zinc months ago, they have found to begin the construction.
She also said that most market women are out of business due to the demolition exercise by the Monrovia City Corporation.
Madam Barney is calling on the government and Madam Mary Broh to come to their aid
"We are the one that make government and it is the responsibility of the government to carry on development in every sector and community," She said.

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California needs commitment to world-class education
The governor's proposed, across-the-board, 10 percent budget cuts have a variety of complex meanings for public schools. There are also some simple meanings they bring to mind in terms of the state and condition of our public schools. During my 20-plus years working in California's public schools, I have witnessed underbudgeted schools getting less and less of the essentials of a world-class education while the demand for results on mandated testing grows ever more ambitious and perhaps unrealistic.
This trend, which began with the passage of Proposition 13, has left California schools ranked 46th out of 50 states in level of money spent on schools. Our test scores are equally low in the national comparison. Comparing California students to international students is even more disheartening.
While much of the last 20 years' public rhetoric about education suggests it's not what we spend, but rather how we spend it, I know many problems in schools cannot be solved by prudent spending alone. Some schools spend their money more wisely than others and achieve marginally better results, but all are suffering from depleted budgets. All are struggling or failing to provide what are basic components of schools in other states: nurses, counselors, small class sizes, reading specialists, arts specialists, smaller administration-to-student ratios, librarians, etc.
We once had some of these things in California schools.
Cause of achievement gap
These cuts and the generally inadequate funding of California schools are a fundamental cause of the very achievement gap the state and federal government claim to want to shrink. Combined with a lack of funding from other social safety-net institutions, such as law enforcement, child protective services and healthcare, they embody a lack of political will to raise healthy and hopeful children.
Research clearly indicates that poor children and children of color are experiencing a greater gap in their relative achievement, opportunity and access, even as many in government pat themselves on the back for marginal, aggregate test score gains. Regardless of the test, scores tend to go up until, after several years, the deficiencies of that test become apparent. A new test is instituted and the process repeats. While this gives the appearance of improving schools, little is accomplished in the areas of innovation, transformational change or shrinking the achievement gap among various subgroups of students.
The public skewering of California schools as failing institutions is a smoke screen for interests that would rather not pay for public education, and if they have to, desire to do so at the lowest possible levels. This rhetoric suggests it's not what you spend, but how you spend, when, clearly, both issues are highly relevant.
In my mind, this is the time for schools, communities and citizens to use their votes and their money to fund public schools at world-class levels. Together, we can determine what our aims are, and we can facilitate and encourage innovation and creative change processes. This is the time for world-class funding and world-class hope.
It's time for the average citizen to realize the quality of public schools is directly related to the quality of their community and the quality of their local and state economy. We need to invest in the future and expect great things rather than cooking stone soup and hoping for a bouillabaisse.
Bridges to the future
Our model for public schools ought to conjure the image of a family saving for their child's future or a business investing in capital equipment and infrastructure. Our children are the bridges and roadways of the future.
Instead, we have chosen to fund education at emaciated levels, letting the grass turn to weeds and many minds turn to hopelessness and cynicism.
California has always produced a bumper crop of the best students in the world. They enter our world-class colleges and universities and go on to become the engine of the new economy and glue of our society. While this bumper crop of world-class students is large, it's a small percentage of all the students in our schools. Our often-cited goal of giving every child this type of achievement remains rhetoric and illusion. We are driving a V-8 engine on three cylinders and hoping to win the Indy 500 of world market competition and social engineering.
When you spend as little as we do on basic needs for children, things happen. Families with more resources to draw from seek rich experiences for their children's learning in the private sector. They buy private lessons, libraries, computers, sport team participation, vacations and private-school enrollment.
At the same time, the poorest children have fewer resources to deal with basic, more pressing needs like rotting teeth, hunger and reading help.
Our goal of achievement and college for all, while an admirable one, requires that we overcome the deep and long-lasting impact of poverty, racism, segregation and classism for every student in a one-generation time period.
Should we find it in ourselves and our communities to actually make headway toward this goal, I predict it will pay off in a period of wealth-making and community development like none seen since we rallied to defeat fascism in World War II and rebuilt our economy through the GI Bill and other educationally investing programs.
California is currently on the same track it has been in these many years since the passage of Proposition 13. It's a formula for economic disaster. We do not inhabit a trickle-down economy. We live in a creative-class economy that is measured and valued by patents and inventions. Whatever was left of the Golden Age of California Education has long since trickled away. We are now immersed in a creative economy where those who are educated and innovative succeed. They take their dollars, their talent, their technology and their tolerance and leave when things get too messy. They are not tied to state or even nation.
Children our nation's treasure
The Creative Class wants public schools that bring the arts and sciences and technology to their children. They want to be involved in the school and community and they want their children to have the best. What is needed, in my mind, is a collaborative wanting of these same essentials for all kids, regardless of whether the motivation for funding is altruistic, democratic, or self-interested; all three seek the same results because good schools beget good communities and good economies.
I suggest we find a level of funding that can provide every child, regardless of race, family income level or geographic location, with an education we often develop for students we label "Gifted and Talented." It should fund a school day rich with the arts, science, math and technology and full of hands-on, real-world experiences, with linkages to career and community.
The school day and year should also be highly interactive with universities and the business community. This is the sort of education we are trying to develop in our little district in Ventura County, using the meager resources we are provided. This is the type of education we believe will develop the creative and innovative skills and knowledge sets necessary to thrive, not just survive, in the 21st century.
It is time to do as Scotland has: Declare our children our state and nation's treasure. Let's begin by making sure our children's teeth don't rot, that they are well-fed, and they all can read and solve problems by the third grade.
Dramatic change required
This will cost more money than we currently spend. It will also require dramatic change in some schools that have continued to do the same ineffective things for decades.
I believe these changes can come when we — as schools, communities and citizens — realize that we are all directly, financially and socially linked to the success of our state's children. How they do is the most important factor in how well we will do in the long run.
Other people's children are our future. In a sense, they will become our caretakers. They will take care of us personally, economically and socially as they steward the state, nation and survival of species on the planet.
Let us all make a commitment to move onward and upward toward a world-class education for every child — the same education we all want for our own children.
— John Puglisi, Ph.D., is superintendent of Mesa Union School District in Somis.
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Dan Savage's "It gets better" project is intended to help gay teens (and others who are the victims of school bullying), assisting them by providing perspective and hope. While this is certainly welcome publicity, and a large step in the right direction, Mike Jan (of CFI-Ottawa and HAO) points out that:
To gay teens, growing up and getting out on their own seems an eternity when their lives are living hells. We need to improve their lives while they are in school, not just promise them a rosy distant future.
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I can definitely feel the difference between riding near their corral and riding away from the trailer.
Our short ride yesterday was in and out, not a loop.
Nice loose reins....neck reined on the way in. Two hands and short tight reins on the way out. Had to hold her back just a bit.
Not that I mind, but my wife's quarter horse has to trot to keep up so I want her to dog walk.
This time we didn't stop at the trailer but went down the road and up the next trail for a couple of miles. Made her gait in a flat walk and put her into a running walk from time to time the whole way and sweated her up pretty good. Most of the time when we get back to the trailer my mare knows the ride is over......this time it wasn't.
I'm going to work on trying to convince her the ride isn't over just because she sees the trailer so there isn't any burning desire to get back to it. I'm thinking when see sees the trailer it means more work, not less.
I'm open to suggestions....


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Samsung WB2200F SMART Camera
Over the last few years, the Korean technology powerhouse entered just about every product segment you can think of and cameras were one of them. Unsurprisingly, they have really gone all out to prove that they can be top players in the digital imaging scene and have released quite a few innovative cameras along the way. As a testament that their cameras aren't just designed for casual photographers, they went ahead and brought out the WB2200F SMART camera.
Known as a Super Bridge Long Zoom camera, the WB2200F features an insane 60x optica! zoom that will bring photographers closer to their subjects without having to move. Other than the 60x optical zoom, this camera also features a 20mm Ultra Wide-Angle lens and 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor that promises to produce images with accurate colours and rich details. It is also capable of recording Full HD 1080p 30p videos, which can be easily viewed on the 3.0-inch hVGA LCD screen.
Another very unique thing about the camera is its dual-grip design that not only gives it a very professional appearance but also makes it very comfortable to hold. Much like other Samsung Smart cameras that came before it, it also comes with a slew of SMART modes that easily sets the camera to the best settings for different types of shots and subjects.
Being a SMART camera, the WB2200F also comes with the latest SMART Camera 3.0 connectivity features such as NFC and Wi-Fi. One of the newest features is the 'Tag & Go' feature that enables the camera to connect to a smartphones just by touching.
Canon PowerShot N100
As one of the leading brands in cameras. Canon doesn't just focus on their DSLRs and has produced some very good point-and-shoots that are affordable, portable and produce great images. Noticing the trend of selfies and users shooting in unique angles and perspectives. Canon released the PowerShot N that was design to meet these needs of casual users. So after a year. Canon has finally released a successor to the PowerShot N, the PowerShot N100.
While the PowerShot N didn't really come with a traditional digital camera form factor, the N100 comes in a design that resembles some of their older digital cameras. In its svelte little body, the N100 houses a 12.1-megapixel High Sensitivity CMOS sensor, the latest DIGIC 6 processor, a 5x optical zoom 24mm Wide-Angle f/1.8 lens that enables it to produce stunning image quality. Since it is now a norm when it comes to digital cameras, it can also record high-quality Full HD 1080p videos.
One of the main selling points of the PowerShot N100 like the device that came before it, is the three-inch capacitive touch, tilt LCD panel that enables users to capture images at unique angles, up to 90-degrees. Other neat features include the Dual Capture mode that creates a picture-in-picture effect by simultaneously capture a subject in the framed shot while a rear-facing sub camera, takes an image or video of the photographer.
Of course, the PowerShot N100 comes with a slew of connectivity options such as Mobile Device Direct Connect Button, Wi-Fi and NFC.


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It's difficult to win basketball games when shots aren't falling.
The Starkville Christian Cougars learned that lesson the hard way Friday night.
Starkville Christian's 33-25 lead at halftime could have been much more, then found out it wasn't enough as the Tupelo Christian Academy Crusaders rallied for a 59-52 win at the Cougar Cave.
The Cougars were outscored 34-19 in the second half.
"We had some trouble going into them and taking the ball to the basket and when we did, it didn't fall," said Starkville Christian boys coach Alex Thompson, who saw his squad miss 11 free throws. "It was one of those nights where they're not falling and it's hard to do anything about it."
Caleb Jordan's first of many baskets in the game helped the Cougars take a 7-2 lead with 3:25 left in the first quarter, but Tupelo Christian closed the gap to 12-10 at the end of the frame.
In the second quarter, Starkville Christian established a 24-16 advantage at the 3:37 mark on another score by Jordan.
Isaac Jamerson hit a shot with 15 seconds left in the second quarter as the Cougars maintained their eight-point lead at halftime.
The visiting Crusaders stepped up their game in the third quarter by outscoring SCS 19-4. Jordan Wyat had a 3-point field goal to give Tupelo Christian its first lead at 39-37 with 1:40 remaining in the third quarter, then Austin Slagle stepped up and hit another from long range to extend the margin to 42-37.
Slagle and Wyat combined for 42 points with Slagle getting 22 and Wayt adding 20.
"They are a good basketball team and had two guys that hurt us," Thompson said. "They stepped out and hit some 3's that ended up swinging the game pretty big."
Despite going down by 12 points at 49-37 early in the fourth quarter, the Cougars did manage to cut the gap back to five points a couple of times. A basket by Benjamin Jamerson brought SCS within 49-44 with 4:08 left and a 3-pointer by Josh Coggins kept the Cougars close at the end at 59-52.
The Crusaders scored the final points to end any hopes of SCS completing its comeback.
"They fought the entire game and I couldn't be anything other than proud of them for the way they played," Thompson said. "The ball just didn't bounce our way.
"We had four key contributors that didn't get to play (Friday night). That hurts, but we can't make any excuses. We had a chance, but just didn't make it happen."
Jordan had a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Thompson was pleased with the way Jordan and the other seniors kept the Cougars in the game.
"The seniors really stepped up for us with (Jordan), Benjamin Jamerson and Chris Horstemeyer," Thompson said. "Their leadership really helped. It would have been a lot worse without them out there."
Jesse Little had 22 rebounds for SCS.
Tupelo Christian also won the junior varsity boys game 27-20. Coggin had eight points for the Cougars.
The SCS teams host Winston Academy Tuesday.


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HSBC "lift" by Grey London
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By Arif Durrani, campaignlive.co.uk, Monday, 05 July 2010 10:05AM
Miller, aged 43, was previously chief financial officer of GMG and was named as incoming interim CEO on 23 April (assumed once McCall had left the group).
McCall's decision to leave the publishing group was revealed on 23 March and she left last month.
Miller assumes the permanent position at the helm of the group behind The Guardian and The Observer, with immediate effect.
Amelia Fawcett, chair of GMG, said: "Andrew is the ideal appointment to this role, following a rigorous recruitment process that produced a very high-quality shortlist of candidates.
"He has great financial acumen, an intimate understanding of GMG's portfolio and a full appreciation of our unique purpose and values.
"He knows how to drive successful digital transformation and has led large-scale financial transactions. Most importantly, he has the ability, desire and vision to lead GMG through the next stage of its development and to ensure a sustainable future for our journalism."
GMG posted pre-tax losses of £171m for its full financial year to 28 March, after double-digit falls in adspend and impairments following investments in Emap and GMG Radio.
This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk
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- Asa Briggs is to stand down as VC
- Nationally there is a dispiriting narrowing of horizons
- Still experiencing financial uncertainty especially around UGC funding. High inflation is still a big problem, making it difficult to plan for the future as well as manage day-to-day running costs. There is anxiety about maintaining key university services eg maintenance, community services and student rents and there are fears that the lack of funding is undermining the University as a leader in the international field
- Building plans in Arts are delayed and there will be no new BIOLS school
- Some faculty are anxious about their research programmes in science, and the hours of teaching in arts. There are tensions in the spring term around the recruitment of enough full-time faculty to cope with teaching loads
- Academic salaries are pegged at eight per cent increase when most comparable professions get anything up to 30 per cent increase
- Student rents on campus are £7 per week for one room including heating. Council house rent for a three-bedroomed house is £5 plus heating. The University is facing heavy losses on rent
- Student grants are an inadequate £740 per year. Wages of the lowest paid have risen much faster. Grants have increased by 118 per cent over the past 10 years while the starting salary of clerical staff has increased by 310 per cent in the same time period. The possibility of a student loan to alleviate the problem and top up the grant is discussed
- Falmer House is a focus for Student Union activity: developing the refectory with a new late-night snack bar, extra seating and upgraded kitchens are planned, as is a new social facility to serve East Slope. All plans are awaiting go-ahead
- Accommodation is still a major problem and the guest-house agreement has now expired. The private rented accommodation market has shrunk. East slope first stage opens October 1974 to help alleviate the shortage, with the second stage to be completed in October 1975. There are a total of 1,650 places on campus and 246 off campus: 45 per cent of all students are in university accommodation
- A private donor has allowed the crèche to expand from 20 to 29 places and it is still being run co-operatively with paid staff and parents. It is seen nationally as a model for other universities, but demand outstrips the number of available places, likewise in the nursery
- The Gardener Centre is now six years' old and average attendance is up by 20 per cent. Funding is not secure but Arts Council is still providing support
- Student numbers are increasing but the rate of increase is slowing. It is predicted that by 1980 there will be no more than 4,400 students; around 1,000 fewer than originally planned
- There are student tensions in the autumn term
- The international nature of Sussex is emphasised with discussions on Britain, the EEC and Sussex's role within it; as well as continued research by AFRAS into the 'Third World'
- EURO differs from conventional European studies departments with their emphasis on languages but Sussex embeds language teaching in other subjects including literature, politics, and history. By 1974-75 the intention is to embed languages in a wider range of subjects
- The proposed merger between the University and the College of Education is being dropped with plans for the University to merge with Brighton Polytechnic instead
- Between 1968-69 and 1972-73 the proportion of Sussex's income from research grants and contracts was higher than that of any other university in the UK, ranging between 18 and 23 per cent. In terms of research income, Sussex ranked first in Education, fourth in Physical Sciences, fifth in Biological Sciences, eighth for other technologies and 11th for Engineering
- John Cornforth is awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
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The Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi on Friday fixed July 11 for judgment in a certificate forgery case brought against Gov. Gabriel Suswam.
Terver Khaki, a defeated PDP governorship aspirant at the primaries, dragged Suswam to court alleging that the governor forged his secondary school certificate.
Khaki also want the court to set aside the primaries on the grounds that it was marred by fraud, describing the primaries as "charade and stage managed".
When the case came up for adoption of addresses, the counsel to Suswam and PDP, Mr Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), argued that the plaintiff failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.
Okutepa, who urged the court to give judgment in his client's favour, submitted that the plaintiff did not tender any certificate to establish which of them was fake or genuine.
He said that the witnesses called by the plaintiff made contradictory statements, which did not amount to any proof to warrant the court to grant any of the reliefs sought.
According to him, the court has no jurisdiction to adjudicate over pre-election matters.
The counsel to INEC, Mrs N.D. Ter and the counsel to WAEC, Mr Godwin Enebeli, adopted the submissions of Okutepa and urged the court to strike out the case.
Mr Samuel Kargbo, the counsel to the plaintiff, said that his client had proved the case as required by law and demonstrated that the primaries were stage managed.
Kargbo urged the court to declare that the election was null and void, saying that there were 278 wards where election did not hold.
He further prayed the court to disqualify the governor and declare his client the winner of the primaries.


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Bradley Manning, the former Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and army reports, is expected to testify at his pretrial hearing.
Manning will appear before a military court in Maryland to avert a trial, arguing that he was subjected to "unduly onerous confinement conditions" and "unlawful pretrial punishment," reported NBC News on Tuesday.
It is expected that he will address how he was locked in a small cell alone for nine months at a military prison in Quantico, Va. He was also forced to sleep naked for several nights, which his lawyers have said is an illegal form of punishment, claiming that it can cancel his trial.
Manning's treatment has been panned by the United Nations rapporteur on torture, Amnesty International, and others.
"For nine months, he was kept in complete isolation from other prisoners," Manning supporter Jeff Paterson told NPR (National Public Radio).
"He had really no human interaction at all except for guards that would yell at him every five minutes saying, 'Are you OK?'" Paterson added. "Basically, it was a way to use the pretense of mental health concerns to literally drive him crazy."
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Homes for Sale in East and West Sussex
Are you looking to purchase a coastal real estate property or holiday home without breaking the bank? Sussex East & West are ideal locations to begin your search. Situated just 10 minutes from historic Lewes Beach, these two mobile home neighbourhoods are a 55+ Adult Active Community where residence can enjoy socialising at The Manor House community facility located on the site of historic Jones Farm homestead.
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Did not know what to expect - does what it says on the tin.
Had this product before. It really works. Leaves hair shiny and full of volume.
I've only been using this, with the shampoo, for two weeks, but my hair definitely feels thicker and stronger after washing, and there's less hair in my hairbrush. If you have fine, oily hair, don't leave the conditioner on for the four minutes recommended on the packaging, as this will make your hair feel greasy and weighed down. Apply mainly to ends and leave on for a minute or two.
Have only tried this product twice and found the quality of my hair is much improved however it doesn't give extra body as well which I would have liked it too.
Best shampoo I ever used,
still using and so far am impressed with the results
Delivery arrived very quickly. Well packaged, great service.
I've been using both the shampoo and conditioner for 2 weeks now and seen no improvement whatsoever in the condition or thickness. It actually seems to be going greasy within 24 hours.
Service brilliant, received items well packaged and in next post.
I did not find this value for money
prompt delivery, website easy to use.
Purposely waited until I had used full bottle before leaving feedback. Although hair feels soft and in good condition, it didn't feel any thicker than before before I started using it, so I was a little disappointed as obviously this was the main reason for purchase.
Order was delivered promptly but part was damaged. However replacement was sent when I advised
hair doesn't look or feel thicker
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- Velocity: 350FPS FPS (0.2 g BB) / Range 160-170 feet
- Barrel Length: 14.5 inches / 37cm
- Magazine Capacity: 150 Rounds
- Battery Location: Foregrip
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- Full Polymer Receivers
- Extra M120 Spring Included
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- Quick Change Spring System
- Battery storage in the Rear Stock
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The APS Urban Assault Rifle (UAR) will change the way you look at bullpup Airsoft guns. The UAR is extremely versatile, with options added to the configuration to make it more user-friendly. In the past, the term "bullpup" meant an un-ergonomic weapon platform that required learning new functions and movements to complete the same tasks on a standard weapon.
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APS is an airsoft manufacturer who has made some pretty awesome Airsoft AEGs over the years, and I've tested a few of them in the past. Their latest is easily their most unique, being that it is a completely original design, not based on any real gun out there. This compact bullpup design gives you a rifle length barrel in a short overall size. This Airsoft gun is practically designed to be a nearly perfect skirmish gun, and I'll be going over it's various pros and cons in this review, so keep reading for more info!
I ordered this Airsoft AEG through Airsplat, priced at $205.00. That price qualifies it for Airsplat's free shipping promotion for all orders over $89.00. The Airsoft gun was shipped out via UPS Ground, and it arrived 2 days later, safe and sound. The gun is available in black and tan, both priced at $205.00. This is a pretty awesome price for this all original design, as the gun can be utilized both in CQB and longer range engagements, and I'll discuss why a little later on in this review.
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This bullpup Airsoft rifle has some interesting features that really set it apart from other bullpup Airsoft rifles on the market. First and foremost, it is truly ambidextrous, and is easily able to be converted for left or right handed shooters. It actually has three magazine release buttons, two at the front above the trigger, and one at the rear near the magwell. This fixes an issue that I've had with other bullpup rifles where you have to awkwardly reach back to change your magazine, as you can just reach your trigger finger up above the trigger and hit the button from either side. It also has full M4/16 magazine compatibility, making it easy to adopt this Airsoft weapon platform if you're also an AR pattern rifle user. It's such a good original design that APS is in talks with a few real steel manufacturers to have it made for real!
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DRC: No electric infrastructure, no internet backbone?
By Tiego Tiemtoré for APCNews
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO, 21 August 2007
Within the perspective of making high-speed internet accessible to the Congolese people, the development of an Source: TechSoup Glossary and GenderIT.org">internetSearchTelecom.com">backbone in the Congo seems to be a necessity that could give an immediate boost.
On Tuesday 7 August 2007, the feasibility study for an open internet backbone in the DRC was officially revealed at the Francophone Digital Campus of Kinshasa (Cedesurk). This first independent study was carried out by Alternatives, in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre, the Congolese Posts and Telecommunications Office (Office congolais des postes et télécommunications - OCPT), the firm, Xit Télécom and the Sectoral Source: APC">ICTInitiative (Dynamique Multisectorielle pour les TIC).
With regard to the challenges, the participation of the national electricity company (SNEL), and also the difficulties related to this ambitious Congolese project, APCNews quizzed Alphonse Ntita, a specialist in ICTs and internet infrastructure issues, who is part of the ten or so researchers having worked on the implementation of the study.
APCNews: What is the current internet situation in the DRC?
Alphonse Ntita: In the DRC, there are currently 21 internet service providers, 12 of which use SVPC [1] technology, nine mobile video transmission with SVPC and one Source: Answers.com and Wikipediafibreoptic. Twelve of these ISPs are limited to the city of Kinshasa, seven serve between two and five provinces, and only two (also GSM telecommunications operators – used in mobile telephony) serve all of the country's provinces.
Policy in this domain is limited to granting of licences. To date, no other aspects are regulated, apart from those covered by the telecommunications law.
[1] A SPVC (Semi-Permanent Virtual connection) is a PVC or SVC type connection, which is used for call establishment and automatic rerouting. Source: Wikipedia
APCNews : What is the major challenge at the heart of the feasibility study?
AN: Carried out by an independent team of experts, the aim of the study is to propose an [internet] network, the least costly possible in terms of investment and operation.
The team of experts was made up nationals and foreigners specialised in ICT.
APCNews: What are the main recommendations of the study presented on 7 August 2007?
AN: We may accept three major recommendations:
- Recourse to SNEL's transmission towers as supporting structures and, where that is not possible [close to 50% of the area], following railway and road routes.
- The establishment of a network on the Wikipedia and Open Access Models: Options for Improving Backbone Access in Developing Countries (with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa), infoDev (PDF)">open access
- Use of ADSL [2] technology for the fibre itself. With regard to optoelectronic equipment, DWDM [3] and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia on Answers.com">ethernet [4] technology in a new-generation fibre optic network using DWDM for the backbone and ethernet for access networks;
[2] ADSL works on a classic telephone line to provide high-speed communications. However, since the speed of ISDN (the old system) is limited to 64 kb/s in both directions, ADSL technology enables an uplink stream (towards the server) at 640 kb/s, and a downlink stream (towards the client) at over 6 Mb/s. The kludge consists of using a part of the bandwidth not used for voice transport, enabling data and voice to be transmitted over the same line (concretely, one could telephone while surfing the net). ADSL is particularly appropriate for applications such as video-on-demand or on the web, that is for applications where the user receives more information that he sends. – Source: Wikipedia
[3] WDM technology originated from the idea of simultaneously introducing several streams of digital signals into the same optic fibre at the same modulation speed, but each one with a separate wavelength. – Source : Wikipedia
[4] Ethernet is a packet-switching computer network protocol. It is basically a local Columbia Encyclopedia on Answers.com and APC ICT Policy Handbook">network technologythat enables all the machines on a network to be connected to the same transmission line, made of cylindrical cables. – Source : Wikipedia
APCNews : What explanation can you give for the open access concept promoted by the study?
AN: It is a management mode which is flexible to implement, where several partners may develop and use a single network. This fits in with the management mode that the Congolese "government" in this glossary). As a general rule, "state" should not be capitalised.
Source: Governance for sustainable human development: A UNDP policy document (Glossary of key terms) and Wikipedia">stateaims to introduce through the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) concept.
APCNews: What place are you giving the national electricity company (SNEL) in this project?
AN: It is really a fundamental place because it must be acknowledged that these towers offer the least costly method for laying fibre optic. Moreover, you should know that with regard to these current projects, cable installation is automatically factored in. It therefore still needs to be done for the existing networks.
APCNews: What scenario would be conceivable in the event that SNEL does not wish to collaborate?
AN : There is no reason for SNEL refusing to collaborate. On the one hand, it is a State company which can only implement the policy imposed by the higher authorities and, on the other hand, fibre optic will bring in a little more revenue. However, in the unlikely event that it refuses, the implementing parties may resort to other support structures, namely railways, roads and even rivers.
APCNews: The results of this study will be proposed to the "state" in this glossary). As a general rule, "government" should not be capitalised.
Source: Wikipedia">government
Source: Wikipedia">government, the Congolese private sector, civil society, as well as international donors. How are you going to handle it, and what are your expectations?
AN: The first action is the organisation of the seminar on 4th August for governmental and private sector decision-makers, in order to make them aware of the importance of ICTs for the development of our country, make proposals to them on the best way of appropriating these ICTs for ourselves, and present our study report to them.
APCNews: Will a reduction in the digital divide in the DRC be via a multi-party initiative, as proved by this project?
AN: Effectively. You know, the problem is that each party to the process of implementing the information society has its qualities and deficiencies.
The government, although pursuing the common good, does not always have the means for its policy. Corporates, although effective, often neglect the common interest in favour of their shareholders' interests. Civil society, although it has generous ideas, suffers from a crying lack of means. We believe that civil society may be able to play a buffer role between the government and corporates, but in conjunction with them, and not in confrontation.
APCNews: What are the perspectives offered to the internet and ICTs in the DRC on the eve of the presentation of this study?
AN: We believe that if this study results in concrete implementation, the internet in the DRC will move from the phase of being an elitist asset – that it is at this time, to becoming an asset for broad consumption.
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Truck spilled oil, closed ramp from I-69 to I-465
Caused 2 accidents because of slippery conditions
INDIANAPOLIS - An oil spill created problems for motorists on a highway in Indianapolis on Sunday morning and early afternoon.
The Indiana Department of Transportation reported the spill has closed the ramp from southbound Interstate 69 to westbound Interstate 465 on the northeast side of Indianapolis around 11 a.m.
A driver with AL Warren Oil Company, Inc. was traveling onto the I-69 southbound ramp when he noticed diesel fuel was leaking onto the interstate, officials with the Indianapolis Fire Department said.
IFD estimated 285 gallons of fuel leaked onto the road. The driver stopped the leak by shutting off the valve.
Two accidents occurred because of the slippery road conditions of the spill, IFD said.
Officials said all people involved were treated on the scene and released.
Westbound lanes of I-465 were initially closed but had since reopened.
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The surname Boccanegra (Italian) or Bocanegra (Spanish) originated sometime in the 13th century AD, in northern Italy. The following information contributes to the origin, meaning and translation for this name.
So the mystic Draco was deemed "Boccanegra" (evil-speaker by the church)or was Francesco Grimaldi deemed "Boccanegra" ????
The origin of the surname Boccanegra is in fact–Evil Speak. The ancestors of this name were branded as heretics, alchemists, sorceresses, mystics, witches and warlocks.


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New row over use of Brabham name 4th June 2009, 23:11
Brabham is the latest former F1 team to be tipped to return to F1 in 2010, joining the likes of Lola and March. However the company that has submitted the entry for 2010 under the Brabham name is not linked to the man who founded the original Brabham team, three-times F1 champion Sir Jack Brabham. […]
1968 South African Grand Prix flashback 21st January 2009, 3:00
F1 Fanatic guest writer Andrew Tsvyk looks back at a time when the F1 season started on January 1st.
Pictures: 2008 Monaco Historic GP 14th May 2008, 7:00
It's the Monaco Grand Prix next and to get in the mood here's some fantastic pictures of great Formula 1 cars from the 1960, '70s, '80s and '90s in action in the 2008 Monaco Historic Grand Prix last weekend. Joris Meuffels kindly let me use a selection of these pictures he took including loads of […]
Top ten… F1 scandals 12th July 2007, 10:00
The eyes of the F1 world are fixed on the twists and turns of the Ferrari-McLaren espionage scandal. F1 is no stranger to controversy – here's ten of the juiciest from recent years…
F1 in the news 39: No Lewis Hamilton edition 15th June 2007, 10:00
Lewis Hamilton's rise to power in F1 has been stunning this year, but many are finding the media sensationalism a bit much to handle. So here's our antidote – Ten top stories from the press looking at other aspects of F1.
Watson surges to win from 17th in first Detroit race 14th June 2007, 7:00
Twenty-five years ago the F1 circus visited the United States three times in one season. The first ever Detroit Grand Prix was the second round in the USA that year.
Banned! Ground effect 7th June 2007, 7:00
The last in our series looking at F1 technologies that were banned looks at one innovation that the governing body were surely right to get rid of. Indeed, had they stepped in more quickly to rid the sport of ground effect cars, a series of terrifying crashes might have been avoided – and lives might […]
Debate: Are 2007 F1 cars ugly? 4th June 2007, 7:00
Every F1 car is an exercise in function over form. But sometimes the by-product of ultimate speed is automotive beauty. Most F1 fans can reel off a list of the F1 cars they found the most attractive. Today's cars are distinctive for being peculiarly narrow – as demanded by the regulations – and bristling with […]
Beltoise scores his only win – and BRM's last – at Monaco 24th May 2007, 7:00
The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was in many ways a strange affair. It produced the debut victory for a man who would never win again and the circuit was in a state of flux.
Banned! Four wheel drive 10th May 2007, 15:00
Several teams dabbled with four wheel drive cars before the technology was outlawed but all struggled to get enough of an advantage from the technology to justify the sacrifices made on other parts of the car. Often it was only when four-wheel drive power transmission was paired with other technologies that would be banned – […]


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Are you a Diva in Training? Or perhaps a Miss Bossy Pants? Or maybe you just like to Gleek Out. Whichever fits your Glee personality, there is a nail polish
Our Time Gala Honors 'The King's Speech' Writer David Seidler
Last night celebrities and supporters got together to celebrate the important work of Our Time, an organization that uses the arts to improve the confidence and communication skills of children
Pamela Anderson Buys Vivienne Westwood 70 Acres Of Rainforest
Celebrated fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is getting quite an unconventional gift from her friend Pamela Anderson for her 70th birthday. 70 acres of endangered rainforest in Peru. No, it's not
Lucy Liu Discusses The Fight Against Human Trafficking
Actress and UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu penned an article for USAID about the illegal trafficking of women and how young girls can be saved from such an awful fate. Liu
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Date: Saturday, July 19th at CVG
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Contact Cindy for more information regarding the class.
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Contact me about upcoming workshops on polymer clay sculptures, relief mold fabrication and hand-made cast-paper sculptures. In addition come and explore "Art Dolls" by making both water-based and polymer clay dolls, complete with their armatures, and soft textile sculpture.
Figure drawing sessions are being organized for West Sound artists. The plan is to hold them on alternate Thursdays from 5:30-8:30 pm (doors close at 5:15; call the number below for entry). Cost is $18 to cover model expenses. The location is the basement studio of Amy Burnett's gallery at 4th and Pacific. If interested please call Juan Rodriguez, the organizer: 360 551-0616.


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Schiff base
A Schiff base, named after Hugo Schiff, is a compound with a functional group that contains a carbon-nitrogen double bond with the nitrogen atom connected to an aryl or alkyl group.[1] Schiff bases in a broad sense have the general formula R1R2C=NR3, where R is an organic side chain. In this definition, Schiff base is synonymous with azomethine. Some restrict the term to the secondary aldimines (azomethines where the carbon is connected to a hydrogen atom), thus with the general formula RCH=NR'.[2] Schiff bases can also be referred to as imines.
The chain on the nitrogen makes the Schiff base a stable imine. A Schiff base derived from an aniline, where R3 is a phenyl or a substituted phenyl, can be called an anil.[3]
Schiff bases can be synthesized from an aliphatic or aromatic amine and a carbonyl compound by nucleophilic addition forming a hemiaminal, followed by a dehydration to generate an imine. In a typical reaction, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether reacts with o-vanillin:[4]
Schiff bases are common enzymatic intermediates where an amine, such as the terminal group of a lysine residue reversibly reacts with an aldehyde or ketone of a cofactor or substrate. The common enzyme cofactor PLP forms a Schiff base with a lysine residue and is transaldiminated to the substrate(s).[5] Similarly, the cofactor retinal forms a Schiff base in rhodopsins, including human rhodopsin (via Lysine 296), which is key in the photoreception mechanism.
An example where the substrate forms a Schiff base to the enzyme is in the fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase catalyzed reaction during glycolysis and in the metabolism of amino acids.
Coordination chemistry[edit]
Schiff bases are common ligands in coordination chemistry. The imine nitrogen is basic and exhibits pi-acceptor properties. The ligands are typically derived from alkyl diamines and aromatic aldehydes.[6]
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Chiral Schiff bases were one of the first ligands used for asymmetric catalysis. In 1968 Ryōji Noyori developed a copper-Schiff base complex for the metal-carbenoid cyclopropanation of styrene.[7] For this work he was later awarded a share of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "Schiff base".
- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "azomethines".
- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "anils".
- ^ Jarrahpour, A. A.; M. Zarei (February 24, 2004). "Synthesis of 2-({[4-(4-{[(E)-1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylidene amino}phenoxy)phenyl imino}methyl)- 6 -methoxy phenol". Molbank M352. ISSN 1422-8599. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ Eliot, A. C.; Kirsch, J. F. (2004). "PYRIDOXALPHOSPHATEENZYMES: Mechanistic, Structural, and Evolutionary Considerations". Annual Review of Biochemistry 73: 383–415. doi:10.1146/annurev.biochem.73.011303.074021. PMID 15189147.
- ^ R. Hernández-Molina, A. Mederos "Acyclic and Macrocyclic Schiff Base Ligands" in Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II 2003, Pages 411–446. doi:10.1016/B0-08-043748-6/01070-7
- ^ H. Nozaki, H. Takaya, S. Moriuti, R. Noyori (1968). "Homogeneous catalysis in the decomposition of diazo compounds by copper chelates: Asymmetric carbenoid reactions". Tetrahedron 24 (9): 3655–3669. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91998-2.


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Satellite Carrier Rocket Launched in India
| New Delhi, April 22 (KCNA) -- A carrier rocket loaded with three satellites was launched in India on April 20.
The rocket launching was successful, a space research institute of the country said, adding that the three satellites were put on space 822 km away from the earth.
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Frank-Thomas Grogan '10 was selected as one of three student directors to participate in the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC) Student Director Initiative. Danielle Frate '08, a Visual Arts major, won the "Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region I Runner-Up for Outstanding Student Poster Design" award for her poster design for Eastern's production of "The Women."
Seven Eastern students were candidates for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition: Luke Boyd, Joey Dias, Shane Kegler, Kamilah Lindo, Kerri Panciera, Lisa Steeves and Erin Williams. Seven other students-Casey Bessette, Ben Friedman, Frank-Thomas Grogan, Craig Harlow, Megan Harris, Michael Lessard, and Jenna Podeswa--were eligible for the NETC (New England Theatre Conference) Partner Award for their role as acting partners of those competing for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition.
Boyd, Dias, Grogan, Kegler and Lindo were chosen to perform in "6X10s," six original plays lasting ten minutes each. "We were the only school to have so many of our students cast in these shows," said Ellen Faith Brodie, performing arts professor and director of theatre at Eastern. "More than 100 students auditioned for 20 parts and five of those parts went to Eastern students."
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He is the grinning boy in the video flashed around the world, the one police say clubbed a homeless man with a baseball bat.
He is 17, his days now spent writing to an ex-girlfriend from the Broward County Jail:
Tom Daugherty is the youngest of the three teens charged with beating three homeless men for sport, killing an Army veteran who made his home on the streets of Fort Lauderdale's arts district.
The Jan. 12 attacks stunned a community, but court records and interviews show these teens had long been troubled.
Daugherty dropped out of high school, fought with his father, shuttled between homes in South Florida and Tennessee, and was diagnosed with a "mental health issue" just before the crime, according to friends and Daugherty's attorney.
Billy Ammons, 18, had been the target of at least 10 police complaints -- some filed by his mother, who told police she could not control her defiant son.
Brian Hooks, 18, bragged openly about beating up homeless people, friends later told investigators.
At least six friends told investigators that some or all of the teens had "beat up bums" before Jan. 12. That night, friends told police, the teens were high on liquor and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax.
"I told them, `One time, you're going to get busted,'" friend Johnny Aiello, 17, said in an interview with the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "I knew they were going to take it too far."
Joey Griffith was with them the night they did, police said. Griffith, now the prosecution's key witness, described the night of Norris Gaynor's murder in an interview with the Sun-Sentinel.
"I thought we were just going down for a ride on the beach," said Griffith, 16.
Then, he said, Hooks and Daugherty started talking about beating up a homeless person.
"I was shocked," Griffith said. "I should have just punched all of them and stopped them from doing it."
Instead, Griffith said, he stayed in Ammons' black Chevy Blazer during two of the beatings and then went home after they drove back to Ammons' house. Scared, he said he went straight to sleep.
After security camera footage of the beatings hit the news, more than 100 people came forward -- friends, co-workers, teachers, assistant principals and an athletic director.
They tried to reconcile the violent images with the teenagers they thought they knew: working-class kids who fused their friendship in South Florida's outdoors, fishing for tarpon and wahoo in the ocean and Intracoastal, wakeboarding in west Broward canals, playing paintball and partying.
"We're not a bunch of gangbangers," said Aiello, whose friendship with Hooks brought the trio together. "We've got the life that most kids would want."
All three teens remain in the Broward County Jail, awaiting trial on murder charges. Their parents declined to comment for this story. Some said it was too painful to talk. Others said they had no answers to give.


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Preventing Workplace Harassment
May 16, 2011
Dear Faculty and Staff,
Hartwick College is committed to providing a working and learning environment that is healthy and inspiring. It should go without saying that such an environment must be free of all forms of harassment.
Our community actively embraces this principle. Because we not only abide by federal, state, and local laws against harassment, but also promote their intent, harassment training will be mandatory for all Hartwick employees. Training is required within 30 days of hire and every three years. This training will assure that all faculty and staff have the information they need to encourage standards of professional, harassment-free behavior for and between all members of the Hartwick College community.
I am pleased that we are partnering with United Educators to provide you with an interactive computer tutorial on Preventing Workplace Harassment. The information and guidelines outlined in the online educational module are clearly designed to increase your awareness of what harassing behavior is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you see it. This tutorial will satisfy your mandatory training requirement. Should you have any questions, please contact Director of Human Resources, Suzanne Janitz.
Thank you for your partnership in assuring that our campus is a healthy, harassment free environment.
Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich
Hartwick College Harassment Policy
Directions for Training:
To access the course, follow the web link below to UE's online training with EduRisk Solutions Learning Resources. The institution code below will validate your eligibility to take the course.
United Educators- Preventing Workplace Harassment Program: http://www.edurisklearning.org/
First-time users should select the link to create a new account on the right side of the screen:
a. Create a user name, provide your first and last name, email address; select the department and position that closely matches and select your position role.
b: Enter the Institution Code of : 2148-SE37-XY12 (this is case sensitive)
c. Click on Register. You will receive an email with your user-name and temporary password. To complete the registration process, return to UE through the link provided in the email and update your password. You will have access to the harassment training program applicable to your role at Hartwick College. Preventing Workplace Harassment Training #113.
Use your user-name and password each time you log into the learning resourses using the link provide above.
Please note that if you already have a UE issued website account, you will need to go through this registration process to access the training for Hartwick College.


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The Big One
By awoodall
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 12:17 am in Night Owl.
…is this weekend. Buy your tix now to see the Sac City Rollers square off against the Bay Area Derby Girls for the first ever Saturday and Sunday in Davis. The stakes: The title of California champion.
Participating leagues include the Sac City Rollers, Bay Area Derby Girls, Sacred City Derby Girls , Angel City Derby Girls, Bakersfield Rollergirls, Central Coast Roller Derby, Orange County Derby Girls and the Port City Roller Girls. Leagues were chosen based on their Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA.org) status and include sanctioned and non-sanctioned leagues. What's not to love about gals who call themselves names like "Taxi Scab"? This is an all ages event and tickets are available for $15 (full day) and $25 (weekend).
The tournament schedule: Saturday — Opening ceremony begins 12:45 p.m.
Round Robin Play: 1 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Sunday — Semi Finals: 9 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
The championship: 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony to follow. Visit www.thebigoneca.com for a complete schedule and all the details.
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Bird making recovery at Salmonier Nature Park
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The injured great horned owl, just before being loaded onto a PAL/Innu Mikun Airlines flight, bound for Salmonier Nature Park.
An injured great horned owl is making a recovery at Salmonier Nature Park, thanks to the good will, and quick thinking, of several Labrador residents.
Frank Phillips, who used to be the province's regional ecologist for Labrador, was at home in Northwest River Sunday, when he received a call from a Goose Bay resident. Phillips was told that a gentleman had come across a hurt owl on the Northwest River highway (Route 520), and needed some help.
Even though Phillips recently retired, people still call him up when there's a situation involving local wildlife.
"Oh I still get lots of calls at home and stuff like that…injured animals, poaching reports; you name it, I get it all," says Phillips.
Phillips and his son Anautak drove up the highway and met with the man who found the injured creature. After seeing the bird and it's surrounding, Phillips assumed that it had hit a wire between the fibre optic poles and injured one of its wings.
Although the owl couldn't fly, it could still dodge around the willows to avoid Frank and his son from putting a blanket over her.
"We actually had a bit of a difficult time catching it because. It was running through the thick willows faster than we could almost. So it's quite healthy, just can't use its wing," says Phillips.
After finally getting a blanket over it, the owl calmed down. Phillips and Anautak put the bird in a cardboard box and brought it home for the night. For supper, the two men gave it moose meat to feed on.
The next morning, Phillips' eldest son, Joseph, transported the owl to the provincial wildlife office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, where it was put into a proper cage.
Phillips knew that the best option for the owl to get treatment was at the Salmonier Nature Park, located on the Avalon Peninsula. But how would they be able to transport it there? Phillips decided to see if Provincial Airlines/Innu Mikun Airlines could provide transportation.
He quickly got on the phone with Tom Randell, managing director of Innu Mikun Airlines, who agreed to give the injured owl a lift.
By 12 p.m. that same day, She was on her way to Salmonier Nature Park. Later on, Rodney Collins, an animal care technician at the Park, emailed Phillips and others about the Owl's health.
In the email, Collins said that the owl had lost 32% of its body weight, but that he should be able to treat the bird's injured wing. He also congratulated those who helped the animal make it to the Park in its time of need.
"…I found some blood on the wrist of the right wing and when I
extended it the bird reacted. I was actually glad to find this injury
because I know now what happened to the bird that caused it to be
emaciated and it is something that we can treat not like a disease etc," wrote Collins.
"Everyone deserves a pat on the back for their efforts. I was amazed how
fast the arrangements were made and carried out. It may have made the
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AMES, Iowa Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads scanned his four-year to-do list.
Lots of important items been checked off.
Several remain unmarked including two noteworthy ones centering on the numbers seven and four.
To wit: The Cyclones (6-5, 3-5) enter Friday's 2:30 p.m. ABC-televised Big 12 senior day game against slight favorite West Virginia (5-5, 2-5) in quest of their first seven-win regular season and first four-triumph in-conference campaign.
"In addition to the senior game, we're playing for a lot of things," Rhoads said. "A lot of things this program has not accomplished yet (under him) and this senior class would like nothing more than to put their name all over that kind of a season."
In Rhoads' first season, ISU had a chance to notch a seven-and-four double in the regular season finale at Missouri. The Cyclones lost, 34-24, but went on to beat Minnesota in the Insight Bowl.
Last season, ISU achieved win number six in week 10, but dropped remaining regular season games at Oklahoma and Kansas State before losing to Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl.
So No. 7 is a very big deal.
As is No. 4.
"And (it's) within our grasp," Rhoads said. "It was talked about as much going into the Kansas game (a 51-23 win last week) as getting victory number six because you can't achieve any of that without getting the sixth first. But things that we can still attain are four Big 12 wins. Haven't done that. Seven regular season wins. Haven't done it. Chance for an eight overall win season. Haven't done it. Chance for a top half, top six finish in the Big 12. Haven't done it. All things that are great motivation for our kids."
Beating a high-powered, but floundering Mountaineers team also could enhance bowl possibilities.
Players talk of getting somewhere warm, like San Diego and the Holiday Bowl.
Rhoads spoke of something else when asked for his postseason thoughts.
"I prefer a medium-sized bowl," he said, tongue-in-cheek. "I don't like my cereal to overflow when I eat."
West Virginia's Geno Smith-led offense tends to upset stomachs and cause heads to hurt.
The Mountaineers rank fourth in the FBS in passing offense at 344.8 yards per game.
They're eight in scoring offense (40.8 points) and ninth in total offense (510 yards).
"It's going to be a challenge for everybody," said senior cornerback Jeremy Reeves. "The main thing is tackling and playing smart."
That and scoring.
West Virginia's offense has racked up 38, 34 and 49 points in their past three losses.
And whether it's overnight sensation Sam Richardson starting at quarterback for the Cyclones or someone else, it can't become a game of catch up.
The Mountaineers field the nation's lowest-rated pass defense, which yields an average of 364.6 aerial yards per game.
Richardson shrugs at the statistic.
"We have to prepare for them like they're the best defense in the country," Richardson said. "That's my mindset."
Rhoads likes that approach every game, no matter what milestones seem ripe for the plucking.
"When you hit that line, hit it hard," Rhoads said. "Take the field 'all in,' and 'give it up.' That's what we ask these kids to do."
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A small tribute to those from the Top Gear world who left us this year
Posted: 31 Dec 2013
Allan Simonsen (1978 - 2013)
A violent accident on the third lap of this year's Le Mans 24 Hour Race claimed the life of Danish GT driver Allan Simonsen. Simonsen, aged 34, had previously scored third and second places in GT2 in seven appearances at Le Mans, and this year - partnered with fellow Danes Christoffer Nygarder and Kristian Poulsen in a GTE Aston Martin Vantage - he was looking for the win in the GTE-Am class. Earlier in the week, he had driven his team to pole.
The fatal accident, the first during the 24 Hours at Le Mans since 1986, cast a pall over a race which the dour weather and a record number of laps behind the pace car did nothing to banish. At the flag teams buzzed Aston Martin's pits as Tom Kristensen, one of the overall winners in the Number Two Audi R18 e-tron quattro, led another works Aston Martin over the line and dedicated his team's win to compatriot Simonsen.
On his Twitter profile Simonsen's biography simply read: "Professional Racing Driver. Living the Dream."
He was very much part of the driver's community in Monte Carlo - Jenson Button was among the local drivers who paid tribute. And there was never any shortage of team-owners looking to secure Simonsen's services: he lived to race and would travel 30-plus weekends in a year to race, including Europe, America, Asia and Australia, where he was a regular in the V8 Supercars. Alongside Kiwi Greg Murphy he finished third at Bathhurst in 2011.
His career started auspiciously in single-seaters. Simonsen won the Danish Formula Ford series at the age of 21, before transferring to Formula Palmer Audi and then German F3 and British Formula Renault. He then took a year out before confronting the decision all drivers have to at some stage: keep throwing money at single-seaters, or start earning in in GTs.
His results were solid, winning the Australian GT championship in 2007 in a Ferrari F430, and taking the runners up spot the following year. He finished seventh in the Le Mans Series GT2 class in that same F430. But it was his switch to Aston Martin that put Simonsen at the front the GT grids.
When Simonsen's death was confirmed by the Le Mans medical centre, it was at the express request of his family that the team continued the race. To his wife Carla, young daughter and family and friends, we extend all our sympathy.


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Activists continue to protest Western & Southern's treatment of the Anna Louise Inn, which has been helping women in the Lytle Park neighborhood for more than a century. CityBeat last week reported the details of Western & Southern's failure to purchase the property when it had the chance and the company's subsequent attempts to force the Inn to leave the neighborhood anyway.
The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition, released a statement on Saturday describing the protest banner as proof for local and national leaders that Western & Southern's actions won't be tolerated. The statement read: "We will continue to up the ante until you stop attacking the hard-working women of the Anna Louise Inn."
Josh Spring, executive director of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition, said in an email to CityBeat that the plane flew for two 30-minute stints on Sunday. Spring said protesters distributed 2,000 flyers outside the tournament's gates and that the people who learned what Western & Southern was doing generally expressed frustration. The banner was made possible by contributions from several local organizations, including Occupy Work and Wages, Amos Project, the Homeless Coalition, SEIU Local 1, Mount Auburn Presbyterian church and other concerned citizens and groups.
The banner asks people to go to stpws.com to learn more. The website redirects to www.southernwestern.net, which is the site where activists finally were able to publish a satirical video parodying a Western & Southern spokesperson proud of his company's attacks on the Anna Louise Inn. The video was originally posted in June to YouTube and Vimeo, but was removed for copyright infringement shortly after Western & Southern found out about it. Western & Southern didn't return CityBeat's calls back then asking whether or not W&S was involved in forcing the removal of the video. The website includes a change.org petition asking Western & Southern to stop suing the Anna Louise Inn.
Cincinnati's Historic Conservation Board is scheduled to hear arguments on Aug. 27 that could lead to a conditional use permit and allow the Anna Louise Inn to move forward with a renovation Western & Southern stalled by suing the Inn. It will take place 3 p.m. on the seventh floor of 805 Central Ave.
Read this week's CityBeat cover story on the issue here.
Not that anyone really gives a [expletive] what Hank Williams, Jr., thinks about politics, but the country singer has gotten himself canned from Monday Night Football for saying insensitive things about subjects he doesn't know that much about. Williams yesterday told Fox & Friends that John Boehner's golf game with President Obama was "one of the biggest political mistakes ever," comparing it to "Hitler playing golf with (Israeli leader) Benjamin Netanyahu," and then explaining that Obama and Joe Biden are "the enemy."
The Enquirer's top two sports editors are resigning from the newspaper.
Assistant Managing Editor/Sports Barry Forbis and Deputy Sports Editor Rory Glynn announced their resignations last week in separate emails to fellow staffers.
Forbis, whose resignation becomes effective April 4, is leaving to join Fox Sports as a deputy managing editor in Los Angeles.
In his email, Forbis wrote, "I'll be working with Jason Whitlock, Jen Engel, Bill Reiter, Greg Couch, Reid Forgrave, Mark Kriegel and A.J. Perez, not to mention a bunch of old friends. It's a talented group, the job pays pretty well, and, uh, it's L.A., so I'd have to consider it even if everything were perfect here. It's not, of course, but you know as well as I do the challenges we have faced and the challenges you will continue to face."
Forbis also thanked his co-workers, adding, "I want you to know how privileged I feel to have worked with you. I've worked with a lot of great sports departments. I don't know of any who did more with less. You guys are better at just plain getting it done than any group I've worked with."
Glynn announced his departure in an email to the sports staff, which was then forwarded by another person to the entire news staff. The resignation apparently becomes effective Friday.
In his email, Glynn wrote, "Last week, I told Barry … that I've decided to resign at the end of the month. Barry knows this is something I've been wrestling with for months now; bless his persuasiveness, he's talked me out of it on a couple of occasions. But it's time."
Glynn added, "You all don't need me to go on about the challenges we all face. I'll just say the ever-growing demands of this job and the demands of raising four kids are difficult to balance, and if sometimes I've focused too much on the first, now I choose to focus on the second."
Online Sports Content Manager Nick Hurm will replace the editors on a temporary basis.
As part of reductions mandated by its owner, The Gannett Co., The Enquirer has laid off about 150 workers during the past two years. Also, employees have had to take five unpaid furloughs during the past three years.
Occupy D.C. protesters built some type of structure in a park Saturday night, and police on Sunday notified them that they didn't have a permit and took it down, arresting dozens in the process. It was a pretty nice structure, though.
Manrique, a 27-year-old adult club dancer from Silver Spring, Md., pleaded guilty to the crime Wednesday in Allegheny County District Court, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Originally, she was charged with making a false report to police. Chapman was with the team when guests of the William Penn Hotel found Manrique tied up with cloth napkins and crying in his room. She told police she'd been held up by a man impersonating a hotel maintenance worker there to fix a running toilet. That story didn't hold up under lengthy interrogation, though. So she shifted to Story B, that a male stranger who had stolen her wallet outside a nearby CVS store forced her to let him in the hotel room — lest he hurt her girlfriend back in Maryland — and ransacked it. She failed a lie detector test. Chapman didn't believe her either. He told police he thought she was in on the crime.
Because of the plea, the public will never know what really happened. Manrique was ordered to pay a $164 fine and was released. The case paperwork doesn't say if the jewelry was actually stolen. Nor does it explain what Chapman was doing with $200,000 worth of jewelry on a road trip to Pittsburgh in the first place.
Local subscribers to Time Warner and Insight cable woke up today without access to WLWT-TV (Channel 5) after the station and companies failed to reach a new retransmission agreement. Instead, the cable companies offered Channel 2 from NBC affiliate Terre Haute, Ind. The Enquirer is all over the story, reporting that Todd Dykes and Lisa Cooney in the morning were replaced by someone named Dada Winklepleck in Wabash Valley, Ind. Don't worry: 30 Rock will still be on your new local Indiana station. Visit mywabashvalley.com for further details about additional programming. Or you can just hook up an antennae and get WLWT in hi-def for free.
Anyone in the market for a school building? Cincinnati Public Schools is adding four closed buildings to a for-sale list in an attempt to raise the capital necessary to complete an overhaul of its in-use buildings as part of its Facilities Master Plan. The new buildings on the list are Central Fairmount, Kirby Road, North Fairmount and Old Shroder schools.
Ohio brought in $23.5 million during the first seven weeks of legalized gambling in the state.
Mitt Romney says he's not hiding anything in his offshore accounts. The proof: He doesn't even know where they are, so they're technically hidden from him, too.
Barack Obama is in Iowa apparently setting up an issue on which to debate Romney later this fall. Obama is pitching an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for households earning less than $250,000, while Romney wants to extend them for rich people, too.
The FDA went against the advice of an expert panel, deciding not to require mandatory training for doctors prescribing long-acting narcotic painkillers that can lead to addiction.
Three-hundred-square-foot apartments in New York City? Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked developers yesterday to try to make them work.
City planners envision a future in which the young, the cash-poor and empty nesters flock to such small dwellings — each not much bigger than a dorm room. In a pricey real estate market where about one-third of renter households spend more than half their income on rent, it could make housing more affordable.
Droughts in 18 states have made the price of corn go up, and the soybeans are hurting a little bit, too.
Sitting less adds two years to U.S. life expectancy.
A new study found that babies are healthier when there are dogs in their homes.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game will take place tonight in Kansas City. The Reds' Joey Votto is a starter, while Jay Bruce and Aroldis Chapman are also likely to play.
A new study has found high levels of arsenic in fruit juices that millions of kids are drinking because there's pictures of actual food on the label. Too bad government regulation is just a big waste of money that hurts the economy.
A full 10 percent of the juices tested by the magazine had arsenic levels higher than what is allowed in water by the Food and Drug Administration.
"What we're talking about here is not acute affects," Urvashi Rangan, director of safety and sustainability at Consumer Reports, told TODAY. "We're talking about chronic effects. We're talking about cancer risk. And so, the fact that 10 percent of our samples exceeded the drinking water standard underscores the need for a standard to be set in juices."
Consumer Reports tested 88 samples of apple and grape juices sold around the country. Included among those tested were popular juices like Minute Maid, Welch's and Tropicana.
So much for glory days on the gridiron. Playing pro football makes it far more likely than normal a brain can turn into mush. And there's elevated likelihood these once powerful bodies will shut themselves down with Lou Gehrig's disease.
Disturbing new data from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health lab in Cincinnati says retired NFL players are dying from Alzheimer disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at rates four times higher than the U.S. population. Other neurodegenerative diseases kill retired NFL players at about twice the norm. The study appears in this month's issue of Neurology, a medical journal affiliated with the American Academy of Neurology.
Overall, retired football players live longer and are healthier than most Americans, especially the linemen. But some of the players who passed, caught and defended are clearly beset by excessive amounts of neurodegenerative disorders later in the lives.
Former quarterbacks, running backs, fullbacks, receivers, defensive backs, linebackers and safeties comprise the biggest group of former players who suffer. All were in the so-called "speed" positions, players who took hits that included high-acceleration head impacts.
For the pro football study, the Cincinnati-based research team looked at health records of 3,439 retired NFL players who had five seasons in the league between 1959 and 1988. The researchers tracked down 334 death certificates across the nation. Of those, 17 had a neurodegenerative disorder listed as the cause of death; 14 had been in speed positions.
(Cardiovascular disease claimed 126 of the ex-NFL players; cancer took 85).
The NIOSH team said their findings add to a growing collection of evidence that shows football players face an increased risk of neurodegenerative disease. Most previous studies have focused on long-term health effects of repeated concussions. Besides finding increased death rates from Alzheimer's, ALS (which often is called Lou Gehrig's Disease) and Parkinson disease (about three times the national rate), the Cincinnati scientists raised an entirely new concern. They said football players have elevated death rates from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is a pathologically distinct neurodegenerative condition. It sets in years after head-knocking and is linked to a progressive decline in neuron functioning. It can change the ability to think and makes it difficult to move about because the brain doesn't work as it should.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which goes by the
initials CTE, isn't reported on many death certificates because the
diagnosis has only been recently recognized.
Everett J. Lehman was lead author of the study; others who worked on it were Misty Hein, Sherry L. Baron and Christine M. Gersic. The researchers said their findings cannot be applied to other professional sports. And the team says more information is needed about the impact of football injuries:
"Because our cohort was limited to longer-term professional players, our findings may not be applicable to other professional and nonprofessional football players. However, recent autopsy studies have reported pathologic findings of CTE in college-age and professional football players with relatively short playing careers. We did not have data on player injuries and conductions. If chronic mild to moderate concussion is an actual risk factor for neurodegenerative mortality, the magnitude of the risk may depend on the intensity and frequency of brain injuries incurred over a number of years. … Finally, we did not have information on environmental, genetic or other risk factors for neurologic disorders."
NIOSH did not say it found a cause and effect for the higher than normal number of Alzheimer and ALS deaths. But the scientists said they had no doubt "that professional football players are at an increased risk of death from neurodegenerative causes."
A local music teacher says Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy offered him a job and then rescinded the offer after asking him if he is gay. Jonathan Zeng says he went through the school's extensive interview process, was offered a position and then called back in for a discussion about religious questions in his application, during which he was asked directly if he is gay. Zeng says he asked why such information was pertinent, and an administrator said it was school policy not to employ teachers who are gay because they work with children and something about the sanctity of marriage. When contacted by local media CHCA released the following statement:
CHCA keeps confidential all matters discussed within a candidate's interview. We're looking into this matter, although the initial information we have seen contains inaccuracies. We will not be discussing individual hiring decisions or interviews.Cincinnati's deficit isn't going to get better any time soon, according to a new report.
The Reds drafted high school pitcher Nick Travieso in the first round of the MLB draft on Monday. Here's a rundown of their other picks Monday and Tuesday.
Senate Republicans yesterday blocked a Democratic bill calling for equal pay in the workplace, and the Dems are going to stick it in their faces during this year's campaigns. From the AP:
As expected, the pay equity bill failed along party lines, 52-47, short of the required 60-vote threshold. But for majority Democrats, passage wasn't the only point. The debate itself was aimed at putting Republicans on the defensive on yet another women's issue, this one overtly economic after a government report showing slower-than-expected job growth.
"It is incredibly disappointing that in this make-or-break moment for the middle class, Senate Republicans put partisan politics ahead of American women and their families," Obama said in a statement after the vote.
"Even Mitt Romney has refused to publicly oppose this legislation," added Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. "He should show some leadership."
The Washington Post wonders whether Mitt Romney can use Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's template for surviving a recall election to try to win the presidency. It involves "big money, powerful organization and enormous enthusiasm among his base." Exit polls in the state suggest Obama is ahead, however.
China wants foreign embassies to stop releasing reports and Tweeting about its poor air quality.
Gonorrhea growing resistant to antibiotics? Rut roh.
Dinosaurs apparently weighed less than scientists previously thought. Adjust paper-mache Brontosaurus as necessary.
Facebook is considering letting kids younger than 13 use the site.
The Boston Celtics took a 3-2 series lead over the Miami Heat on Tuesday and could send Bron Bron and Co. back home on Thursday.


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The Dutch language, previously the majority language spoken by the inhabitants, and the official language of Flanders, are the official languages in the area. However, St. Genesius is in severe linguistic flux, as, of the very few municipalities in Belgium not overwhelmingly either French or Dutch-speaking, it is one of the most evenly divided between the two languages. A relative majority of its present residents are Francophone, albeit only by a small amount. As in several other municipalities on the periphery of Brussels, in the 1960s linguistic facilities were given to local French-speaking residents. These mostly stemmed from Francophone workers employed in the neighbouring Brussels migrating to the area. These 'facilities' allow them the right to obtain and submit official documents from the local administration in French, as well as to conduct business with the authorities in the language of their choice. The regionalization of Belgium has maintained that compromise, though politicians representing French-speakers have interpreted these facilities as a permanent right for Francophones in the Brussels periphery. The Flemish viewpoint is that these facilities existed temporarily in order to assist those French-speakers who already had come to live there, to better integrate in the Flemish region, and eventually learn the Dutch language.
Today, this particular municipality remains a controversial topic of local and national politics. A considerable number of Belgian French-speakers would like to see it integrated into the Brussels Capital Region, thus creating a common border between Wallonia and Brussels, as a consequence of the majority of residents who are Francophone. Politicians such as Elio Di Rupo counterpose this in response against Flemish demands to the extension of regionalisation to matters that are still administered federally. The reassignation of the area is strongly opposed by most Flemish people, their politicians and their institutions, who argue that the borders of Belgium's regions, like those of member states in the USA, should not be changed simply because many people move from one state to another. They see the incorporation of the territory into the Brussels as a threat to the language and cultural rights of Flemish residents, and that a precedent could be set that would invite further Francophone migration to other municipalities with facilities. They also view this tendency as the extension of an already prevalent Francophone influence on the capital region. Conversely, some Francophone politicians regard the proposal as best protecting their language rights - the extremist Flemish party Vlaams Belang proposes the withdrawal of these facilities and imposition of Dutch as the sole language of the area. Likewise, the most extremist Francophone party FDF encourages French speakers to never to use the Dutch language anywhere in Belgium, in order to make Belgium French again, like a few centuries ago. The population of the town, however, would not want the regional borders to be tampered with. Most of them chose to live in Flanders rather than Brussels for various reasons, such as lower taxes, lower crime, and lower corruption, and fear that handing their town over to the government of Brussels would force them to move again. The same sentiment is felt in other towns with facilities.