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WASHINGTON -- California's top air regulator said Thursday her state could agree to the nationwide carbon-emissions standards that the auto industry seeks.
But the details of such a plan, which could supersede the attempt by California and 13 other states to impose their own rules, are likely to bring their own contentious debate, even as years of fighting over California's rules begins to ebb.
"I think we may be very close to being on the same page," said Mary Nichols, the chairwoman of the powerful California Air Resources Board. She and dozens of industry experts, environmental activists and private citizens testified during an Environmental Protection Agency hearing on California's request to set its own rules for tailpipe emissions.
The Bush administration denied the request a year ago, but within days of taking office, President Barack Obama ordered a review of that decision. The administration has sent strong signals in recent days that it plans to set nationwide greenhouse gas limits.
Among those speaking Thursday: Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, making a rare appearance by a sitting senator before a regulatory panel. Levin echoed the auto industry's case against a waiver for California, and calling for a nationwide standard built on the model of fuel efficiency increases Congress passed in 2007.
That legislation made it easier for domestic carmakers, whose sales are skewed toward pickups and SUVs, to meet increasing mileage standards. Levin said Thursday that if the nationwide standards the Obama administration is considering follow that same structure, he could support them.
But Nichols raised questions about that approach. She said the 2007 law may have gone "too far in terms of trying to protect larger, heavier vehicles."
Levin and representatives from auto dealers and manufacturers argued against the California request, saying it would establish an unworkably complex web of state-by-state regulations. But Nichols said approval of the waiver is the best way to pressure federal officials to set aggressive national standards.
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Apple is planning to open its FairPlay digital rights management (DRM) standard used on tracks purchased from its iTunes Music Store, according to /Tech/ sources. The publication says Apple is gearing up to make two announcements this week, making protected AAC files streamable via USB and the ability for third-party 'Made for iPod' manufacturers to license Fairplay for their own use. If true, the moves would result in more hardware with expanded functionality, such as digital output straight from iTunes, and built-in displays of previously protected track content such as album artwork. /Tech/ speculates that the move could be intended to keep Made for iPod companies on board as the appeal of more "open" players like the Microsoft Zune become stronger.


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Detroiters United and the Jason Richardson Foundation are hosting a youth empowerment day on Saturday.
The event will serve more than 400 at-risk youths and their families.
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Detroit Pistons Ben Gordon and Tayshaun Prince and Michigan State alum Jason Richardson are expected to attend.
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The prevailing attititude in the New York media is that Mike D'Antoni really likes David Lee. Admires his hard work, his commitment to improving his game. Wants to see him recognized for his efforts, and help him get a fat free-agent deal after the season.
So the reason D'Antoni has repeatedly left Lee on the floor during blowouts... the story goes... is to allow Lee to compile video-game stats. Y'know, like his 37-point, 20-board, ten-assist outing -- which came during a 128-117 loss to Golden State.
(And while we're on the subject... since when is this an assist? That highly-suspect dime -- Lee's tenth of the game -- was actually reviewed by the league and allowed to stand.)
Now, I buy the notion that D'Antoni lets Lee run up his numbers as a sort-of reward. And as a Lee owner in a couple of fantasy leagues, I endorse any and all opportunity for the guy to pad his stats.
But I can't help but wonder what Andray Blatche has ever done to merit that sort of opportunity? Check out this breakdown of the last 20 seconds of the Wizards' ten-point win over the Nets on Sunday, in which Blatche tries (in vain) to collect an utterly-meaningless tenth rebound to complete his first career triple-double.
This is the same guy who, just weeks ago -- told coaches he didn't want to re-enter a game after being called out for a blown defensive assignment.
Note to Flip Saunders: stat padding is a privilege, not a right.
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|Lol. Charlie, you scooped me just like Ben did with Manu! I was planning to post that Blatche vid as soon as I got a break in my experiment (or whenever my boss left, whichever came first). In addition to the humor of Blatche channeling his inner Ricky Davis, it did make it clear that he was stat-padding to the max. Which is actually a good thing for fantasy owners for this season, though it could overvalue him for next year.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - An eastern Kentucky coal mine operator who lied to insurance companies about the number of employees he had was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday.
Harold Simpson, who has operated mines in several eastern Kentucky counties, must also pay $1.5 million in restitution, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported on its Web site.
Simpson pleaded guilty to mail fraud in March after admitting he sent inaccurate payroll information to workers' compensation insurance companies. Simpson told the companies he had half the number of employees he actually did. By underreporting, Simpson saved money because the premiums are based heavily on the number of employees working at a site.
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West Seattle Crime Watch: Stolen mopeds, boats, shades…August 22, 2012 at 1:18 am | In Crime, West Seattle news | 12 Comments
Two West Seattle Crime Watch reader reports – both involving stolen items, from mopeds to boats to a pair of sunglasses. Both are ahead:
First, from "Z":
(Monday) night sometime an odd crime happened. I had 2 mopeds stolen from my back yard of my house near Dawson street off 35th ave. I just recently bought them (2 days ago). 1 was in running condition and 2 were parts bike that were in pretty rough shape. They left the good moped and took the 2 crappy ones' they didn't steal any thing else and there was other more valuable and easier to steal things. But here is the weird part, they left a light saber?!? My mopeds were missing and sitting on the ground was a light saber toy? The mopeds had seized-up wheels so they could not be rode or even rolled, they would have had to been carried. so someone young enough to play with Star Wars toys but strong enough to carry a non-functional moped came in my yard last night.
These are old Yamaha mopeds ( actually no-ped, they do not use pedals) Both yellow, I am thinking it was kids that stole them that probably realized they are junk. then ditched them. so if you see them or if your kids came home last night with a new moped, please let me know cause I really need them back!!!!
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I have a couple of crime updates for the Arbor Heights area (in/near the alley between 40th/41st and 102nd/104th).
My car was prowled Sat night/Sun morning as it sat in the driveway behind my house, off the alley. Stolen items – about 75 cents and 2 pair of sunglasses. Gas tank door was pried open and gas cap loose, but no gas stolen. The crooks may have gotten scared off though since the passenger seat was laying flat (possible hiding place). My neighbor's car may have been hit too since the gas cap was off, but I haven't reached him yet to verify. Both cars were off the alley, about 5 houses apart.
Also in the same area, 2 boats have been abandoned. Both were stolen and motors taken before they were dumped. One showed up around Friday 8/17 in the alley and the other 2-3 weeks ago at the end of the alley. Both have been picked up by the police.
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@Z: Someone who uses a light saber and can levitate a moped. A Jedi knight, probably gone over to the Dark Side.
Comment by Ted Diamond — 9:06 am August 22, 2012 #
If the mopeds didn't roll, then I'm thinking a scrap dealer. The light sabre clue points to a Jawa (sorry, couldn't resist).
Comment by Wendell — 9:36 am August 22, 2012 #
When is the gol dang city going to do something about inoperable moped rustling Jedi? I blame Obama.
Comment by Cranky Westie — 9:37 am August 22, 2012 #
Also from Arbor Heights: our neighbor had his truck broken into, right in his driveway, near the street. 37th and 107th.
Comment by Michael Waldo — 12:26 pm August 22, 2012 #
You can blame Obama if you want….Why not?? Everyone else blames him for things that he has no control over or are not his fault. Why shouldnt you??
Comment by Concerned — 12:28 pm August 22, 2012 #
Why is everyone blaming Obama? I still remember the good old days when everyone blamed Reagan.
Comment by Paul — 3:20 pm August 22, 2012 #
Z: Did you find any children's Spiderman sunglasses along with the light saber? That was the odd item stolen from my car. Brand new from Legoland, but really? Stealing a child's pair of sunglasses?
Comment by D-Mom — 9:47 pm August 22, 2012 #
Wow… I blame Bush! BTW don't ever let scrappers into your yard where they can see your aluminum ladder. That's how ours disappeared!
Comment by sydney — 9:56 am August 23, 2012 #
On Saturday, I found my car with a silver line spray painted from the tail light to the headlight. Luckily we caught it before it fully dried and we were able to remove the paint.
The most painful part about it is that my Father passed away in May and this was his car. It was pretty brutal to see.
Comment by Neighbor — 12:26 pm August 23, 2012 #
For what it's worth, I blame Obama for the following: My poor choices in breakfast cereals, Inferior quality in shoelaces, The loss of the Sovereignty of my Laundry room to coyotes (clearly a UN sponsored group of quadrapeds) and Inoperable moped rustling Jedi. I blame Bush for not mowing my lawn and for the mole under my arm with the strange hair growing on it. I blame Woodrow Wilson for my choice in shoes and women. Millard Filmore is responsible for food beginning with the letter "r". Thank you.
Comment by Cranky Westie — 10:18 pm August 23, 2012 #
Could the sellers of the moped parts be looking to sell them again. If they took something not workable?? Did they know that before they took it??
Comment by Don — 12:30 pm August 24, 2012 #
@Lynne — You may have had your fuel line slashed. That is what happened to my car not that long ago.
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FARGO – North Dakota's Democratic U.S. senators rank among the top quarter of those who requested the most earmark dollars in the now-stalled omnibus spending bill, according to an analysis by a nonpartisan watchdog group.
Sen. Kent Conrad today defended the earmark requests – which included funding for "worthy projects," like $9.5 million toward permanent flood protection for Fargo-Moorhead.
But, that funding – and the other earmarks requested by Conrad and retiring Sen. Byron Dorgan – now seem dead-on-arrival, just like the bill itself.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the $1.1 trillion bill last night, after learning he didn't have the GOP support he thought he had (and needed) to pass the bill.
Since this Congress hasn't approved a budget, lawmakers have passed omnibus spending bills to keep the federal government operating in the interim.
This latest spending bill drew a lot of scrutiny since it included more than $8 billion worth of earmarks – an already controversial practice, but especially, it seems, for a government trying to rein in spending.
Taxpayers for Common Sense analyzed all 6,700 earmark requests included in the spending bill and published a report today detailing which senator asked for how much for his or her home state.
Dorgan came in at No. 11 on the list for requesting 80 separate earmarks worth $166.4 million. (The New York Times and Greenwire noted Dorgan's prominence on the earmark list today, reporting it under the headline: "Departing Dorgan Brings Earmark Deluge to N.D.")
Conrad took the No. 25 spot – reportedly requesting funding for 68 earmark projects worth $139.4 million.
The figures include earmarks requested by them as individuals and requests with other members. (Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran topped the list by asking for 281 earmarks worth $561.1 million.)
North Dakota's congressional delegation has a history of bringing back notable amounts of earmark dollars to the state, and they've also routinely defended them as funding necessary to complete vital projects – like permanent flood protection.
In a statement this afternoon, Conrad said the lack of an omnibus bill before the congressional session ends means "a big loss for North Dakota," and he blamed Senate Republicans who backed off from their original support.
"What people need to understand is that eliminating earmarks won't save the nation one dime," Conrad said. "The money is still going to be spent. But now it will be Obama Administration officials – rather than North Dakotans – deciding how to spend the money. The question is, will those resources still go to these worthy projects in North Dakota?"
According to Conrad's office, the bill contained funding requests – aka earmarks – for the following water projects in North Dakota:
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- $3 million – Grafton flood control
- $2 million – Northwest Area Water Supply
- $7 million- South Central Regional Water District
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- $3.1 million – Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Irrigation Project
- $1.6 million – Mandan Raw Water Intake
- $1.7 million – Grafton Water Treatment Plant Improvements
- $1.4 million – North Prairie Rural Water District
- $1.6 million – Park River Water Distribution System Improvements
- $1.5 million – Grand Forks Water Treatment Plant
- $1.8 million- McKenzie County Regional Water Service
- $1.5 million – Greater Ramsey Water District expansion
The bill also included military projects affecting the state's facilities:
- $18,800,000 – Control Tower at Minot Air Force Base
- $16,500,000 – Central Deployment Facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base
- $11,200,000 – Readiness Center at Camp Grafton
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However, one way in which the costs are much lower this go-around is in the most significant way: This time, there was no loss of human life.
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Every time Batman is an option in a poll, he wins no matter how freakish the odds. I can't blame you for going that way since DC Comics apparently agrees, having had the Caped Crusader destroy the likes of Superman and Darkseid in the past. We're basically left with a situation like this, though, with Bats playing the part of "rock":
That's right, nothing beats Batman. That's just how it is. So instead, I bring you the ultimate matchup:
The two worlds of these alternate Batmen are fairly similar — dark, dangerous, and as realistic as their genres allow. I mean, this isn't "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" level of Bat-badness. Both characters are smart, ruthless, and effective.
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A Model-Selection-Based Self-Splitting Gaussian Mixture Learning with Application to Speaker Identification
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EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2004, 2004:312192 doi:10.1155/S1110865704407100Published: 27 December 2004
We propose a self-splitting Gaussian mixture learning (SGML) algorithm for Gaussian mixture modelling. The SGML algorithm is deterministic and is able to find an appropriate number of components of the Gaussian mixture model (GMM) based on a self-splitting validity measure, Bayesian information criterion (BIC). It starts with a single component in the feature space and splits adaptively during the learning process until the most appropriate number of components is found. The SGML algorithm also performs well in learning the GMM with a given component number. In our experiments on clustering of a synthetic data set and the text-independent speaker identification task, we have observed the ability of the SGML for model-based clustering and automatically determining the model complexity of the speaker GMMs for speaker identification.


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In this type of photography, definitely, we need high iso or fast wide lens, below 15mm FL.
I will share more later after doing some photoshop work with this kind of photography, and it needs very hard PP.
I am still learning for underwater model shot and I hope I will be better and better in the future.
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Many of you stuck with us through the long, long days of election coverage last week.
Well, most races were decided early on, but the battle for the Hattiesburg mayor's seat seemed to take forever.
But we still kept you posted, and picked up some tips and humor along the way, as we brought you results on Twitter as quickly as we could, then updated on the website when we had a few minutes to catch our breath.
It was a lot of work to read all of your tweets and answer your questions while we kept an eye on the vote count, but it also was fun as we saw some of you get really creative - reporting our Tweets on Facebook, tagging us in your posts and photos as election night wore on.
And during the week before, some of you participated in our tweet chats with the Hattiesburg candidates, and we thank you for joining in.
Now that you are getting more used to using social media in a useful way, we hope to do a lot more of these kinds of things when important issues come up throughout the year.
And, if you have a subject you'd like us to explore on social media, I'd be glad to hear your ideas.
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The photo sharing website, Flickr, recently upgraded its free photo storing and sharing to one terabyte of storage. That's a one with 12 zeroes after it.
That's a lot of storage being offered for free. It would take the average person years, maybe decades, to use that much space.
Flickr, for those of you who haven't used it yet, also allows you to organize your photos into sets, share them with individuals and groups, and meet other people who share interests similar to yours in the same subjects.
So, if you are a photographer, I highly recommend checking out this great deal.
Social meetup
I hope you can join us at our next social media meetup, which will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at T-Bone's Records and Cafe, 2101 Hardy St., Hattiesburg.
We will talk about how to use social media during an emergency such as a tornado or hurricane.
I shared some ideas in my column last week, but we will get more in-depth at the meeting.
Before the meeting take a look at our hurricane preparedness guide at www.hattiesburgamerican.com/hurricaneprep, too.
Let me know if you have questions in advance or if you have suggestions for topics to discuss at future meetups. I look forward to seeing you Thursday.


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Texas A&M president does Johnny Manziel's "cashin' out" touchdown celebration
Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin is set to step down in January but he will go down as one of the most liked, and most fun, presidents not only at A&M but around the nation.
From his lovable bowties to his rendition of both the "dougie" and "bernie" dances that were popular a couple of years ago, Loftin is constantly taking pictures on campus with students as some sort of a local legend.
Late Thursday night photos surfaced of Loftin asserting himself as A&M's most popular figure with a photo of him doing the same "cashin' out" hand gesture that has become both a custom among A&M football players (Johnny Manziel specifically) and a talking piece around the nation.
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Loftin poses with students outside of A&M's Memorial Student Center on gameday doign the same hand gesture Manziel has helped make famous.
While Manziel is not doing the signal to refer to making or having a lot of money, he is borrowing it from rap artist and friend Drake who does the gesture in his music videos. The student on the left is doing the OVO hand sign which stands for Drake's record label titled October's Very Own.
Loftin is very much current with his hand gestures. This may look familiar from last Saturday's game against Rice.


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Hitachi Capital digging in for the future growth in Trowbridge (30/05/2013)
- Hitachi Capital cuts turf on new development at White Horse Business Park
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We had some discussion regarding the nature of their relationship and I found those very interesting.
HK had a really good post that sparked my interest in talking more about their relationship:
Will they end up as a couple, will they remain friends, or will they end up with a brother/sister relationship?
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OC Roundup: Baseball team blanked in doubleheader
There was plenty of sun to be found Saturday.
"That was the best thing that happened to us today," Olympic College baseball Ryan Parker said.
The Rangers got nothing going offensively in a doubleheader at Everett, losing 2-0 and 8-0. OC had nine hits, all singles.
Allen Hewey was the tough-luck loser in the opener. He pitched a complete game, allowing three hits. Kingston graduate Daniel Orr plated both runs for Everett with a double in the first inning.
In the second game, the Rangers fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, which was more than enough for Everett.
Parker said the lack of offense was partly due to a lack of luck — "We had probably six or seven line drives right at people," he said — and partly due to his team pressing. The Rangers have lost nine of their last 10 games.
"We're trying to do too much," he said.
OC (10-16 overall, 1-9 in NWAACC) hosts Everett today for a doubleheader at 1 p.m.
ALSO: The OC softball team dropped a doubleheader against Bellevue, losing 3-1 and 13-3. Box scores were not available.
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The Lento Photoelectric Smoke Alarm to be such a clever product. No longer a boring circle, the Lento is a fly on the wall that is not only practical but also eye-catching. "Safety can be beautiful," is the belief of the creator of this smoke alarm, Jalo Helsinki. Their innovative Lento is bound to be the first smoke alarm that you will want to show off to your friends and one that you will not easily forget.


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October 25 - 29, 2006
Jihlava, Czech Republic, somewhere in the Space
Even though the documentary filmmakers will still have to go through the long process of negotiation with TV networks, a number of commissioning editors have already come up with specific offers.
During the first day of pitching, the biggest interest was expressed in the Belarusian project Robinsons of Matsinsari. by Sari Volanen from the Finnish broadcaster YLE, by the Estonian station ETV, and the film would also be suitable for support from the Jan Vrijman Fund or Polish TVP Kultura. Besides that, Robinsons of Matsinsari were also personally selected by Fleur Knopperts, the director of the IDFA Forum, to take part in the Europe's most important pitching session. Franz Grabner said a clear "yes" to Cash & Marry–a Croatian-Macedonian-Austrian co-production, and the subject matter of A. C. Confidential and its experienced Bulgarian producer Martichka Bozhilova persuaded Danish distributor Charlotte Madsen, German TV ARD/MDR and Austrian ORF. Regular guest of the Forum, Belgian commissioning editor Wim Van Rompaey from Lichtpunt is interested in the Hungarian film Our School, Dutch TV AVRO together with German broadcaster ARD/WDR and Austrian ORF will talk about the support of the Latvian project HOMO@lv and, once it is finished, the Croatian film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs could enter Danish and international distribution. Jana Boková's project Waiting in Buenos Aires was interesting for Hungarian MTV and some support was promised also to three Slovak films - Searching by Juraj Lehotský and Marko Škop, Exporting Progress by Dana Rusnoková and Afghan Women behind the Wheel by Sahraa Karimi. Photo: Panel of TV commissioning editors
During the 2nd day of the Forum's public presentations, the biggest interest was garnered by the upcoming film of Elena Tihonova and Dominik Spritzendorfer Elektro Moskva that was also voted the "Best Pitch" of the pitch workshop that preceded the final presentations. Elektro Moskva will start negotiations with Finish YLE, Estonian ETV, German ARD/WDR or Danish distributor Charlotte Madsen. The Hungarian project Zahnmekka should be co-produced by Franz Grabner from ORF, Claudia Schreiner from MDR, Hungarian MTV, and the film will be distributed by Charlotte Madsen. The Polish-German co-production Kopan might get support both from the German broadcasters in attendance and Polish TVP. Estonian ETV is interested in the Polish film Celuskin, Claudia Schreiner from MDR and Czech TV will negotiate with the Slovak project by Jana Saková. Other East European projects received–besides getting specific advice as to which TVs and funds to approach–also contacts to TV commissioning editors who could enter the projects at a later stage. Photo: Elena Tihonova and Dominik Spritzendorfer - Elektro Moskva
According to the main tutor of this year's pitch workshop, Director of Expert Docs and Dutch TV AVRO's representative, Marijke Rawie, the East European Forum's projects have gone through an immense development and improvement since she visited Jihlava 4 years ago. East European films have left their narrow local focus while keeping their specific values. The final list of projects that manage to attract support will be known in several months and will be posted on the website of the Institute of Documentary Film: www.DOKweb.net. All the projects that will be completed with the support of European televisions will be screened by the Institute of Documentary Film at future editions of the East European Forum.
For six years, the East European Forum has been one of the two focal points of the industry section at the Jihlava IDFF. This year the Forum hosted more than 70 documentary professionals from all over Europe. It is the first event that gives East European documentary filmmakers the opportunity to meet Europe's leading commissioning editors. At the Forum, directors and independent producers pitch their documentary projects. With the founding of the East European Forum, the region of Central Europe has received the first alternative to the existing models of funding that rely only on state funds and local broadcasters. Since its establishment, the Forum has become a prestigious meeting place for film professionals and, since 2001, it has hosted approx. 312 East European filmmakers and producers, 40 TV representatives and dozens of international distributors, buyers and festival programmers. Thanks to the Forum, over 22 films have been completed since 2001. Photo: Tue Steen Muller and the Pitch Workshop participants
In the last two years, the proportion of TV representatives from Eastern and Western Europe has been shifting so that this year, the Forum was attended also by the representatives of East European TV networks: Katarzyna Malinowska (TVP, Poland), Claudie Nedelcu (TVR - Televiziunea Romana, Romania), Marek Šebeš (Czech Television), Andras Monory Mesz (MTV, Hungary) and others.
Sari Volanen (YLE), Claudia Schreiner (MDR), Charlotte Gry Madsen (DR TV), Marijke Rawie (ExpertDocs, on behalf of AVRO), Franz Grabner (ORF), Wim Van Rompaey (Lichtpunt), Christiane Hinz (ARD/WDR), Marek Šebeš (Czech Television), Andras Monory Mesz (MTV), Katarzyna Malinowska (TVP), Claudie Nedelcu (TVR - Televiziunea Romana), Rada Šešič (Jan Vrijman Fund)
LECTURERS OF THE PITCH Workshop:
Tue Steen Müller, Fleur Knopperts (IDFA Forum), Uldis Cekulis (Vides Filmu Studio), Steven Seidenberg (De-Caf), Marijke Rawie (ExpertDocs), Sibylle Kurz (Pitching & Com. Skills), Alexandre Cornu (Les Films du Tambour de Soie, PROCIREP's Television Commission), Filip Remunda (Director, producer) Photo: Bojana Papp and Daniel Beres pitching
GUESTS of the EAST EUROPEAN FORUM
Heidi Gronauer (ESODOC, Italy), Sean Farnel (Hot Docs, Canada), Andrew Solomon (Sunny Side of the Docs, France)
Open Programme – Panel Discussion OLD-NEW NEIGHBOURS
As part of the accompanying programme of the East European Forum, the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) held an overview panel discussion Old-New Neighbours that addressed important issues with regard to five Central European countries: What documentary trends have emerged in your country over the last ten years? In what ways have the production conditions changed? What role do local broadcasters play in the support of documentary cinema? How many documentary films are made as international co-productions? How does the film policy work in your country? What major films have been made in your country in the last ten years?
The Old-New Neighbours panel accompanied the tenth edition of the Jihlava IDFF, with its challenging slogan for this year: "Never been better!" Is this really the case? Audiences discussed these questions together with representatives from the following countries of Central Europe: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. Photo: Old-New Neighbours panel
East European Forum - besides its strict focus on the creative documentary film from Central and Eastern Europe - distinguishes it self from the other Pitching Forums in Europe also by its locations. After the last year's edition that took place on the border line between home and the exile, this year's Forum was sent to the Space. To the Space where it has NEVER BEEN BETTER... Where the documentaries are born, exist and multiply...where the tv representatives bring the support in the spaceship and where the authors swim in the stardust. The motto Never been better provoques many questions while Mr. Spock is not the one to answer them. Photos: commissioning editors of the East European Forum 2006


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13 year old, 15.3 hh Quarter/Arab mare I'm thinking of purchasing. I would pretty much only trail ride with her, and am thinking of trying some longer-distance rides in the future, when I get into better shape. But if there's something you notice that would be either a benefit or a hindrance to other disciplines, feel free to share. And definitely point out any flaws, major or minor. Thanks!
Shoot--I didn't realize the grass was so deep when I took the photo. I could try to get a better one at the PPE, I guess.
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Hawks put Okung on IR, add new tackle
The Seattle Seahawks have placed Pro Bowl tackle Russell Okung on the injured reserve/designated to return list with a toe injury. To take his place on the roster the Hawks signed rookie tackle Caylin Hauptmann away from the Cleveland Browns practice squad.
Hauptmann had signed with Cleveland as an undrafted free agent after April's draft. He played in college at Florida International, starting 37 straight games at left tackle.
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COVENTRY— A local man died from his injuries last week after being hit by a vehicle on Nov. 23.
Lt. John Shields, spokesperson for the Coventry Police Department, explained that on Monday, Nov. 25 Erik Johnson, 43, of Coventry passed away at Rhode Island Hospital after being struck two days earlier by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Coventry girl.
Police stated that Johnson was walking on Washington Street after 6:30 p.m. when he was hit by the car. He suffered a serious head injury.
The girl, whose name will not be released because of her age, was taken to Kent Hospital and released.
Shields said the accident is still under investigation and no charges have been filed.
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Zuma says he is ready to govern
The embattled African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Jacob Zuma has told businessmen he is ready to govern South Africa, the Sunday Times reported.
The ANC remains the dominant political party in South Africa, 13 years after it led negotiations that ended white rule. If Zuma is elected leader of the party next month, he is almost certain to become the country's president in 2009.
Zuma was quoted as responding to a question at a private business function by saying: "If I am asked, I will be ready for the task."
Zuma was acquitted of rape last year but could still face charges of corruption. His association with increasingly vocal trade unions have raised concerns in the business community.
But he has been meeting the business community in a new charm offensive designed to reassure them that he will not steer away from policies that have delivered an economic boom.
In the run-up to the ANC conference in December, regions have to choose their preferred candidates for the top party post and the race is gathering speed.
Although Thabo Mbeki is constitutionally barred from a third presidential term, there are no such limitations in the ANC statues and he put himself in the running for the post, which would give him power to handpick the country's next president.
In results already in, Mbeki leads the race with nominations from North West, Western Cape, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. Zuma has the nod from Mpumalanga and Free State, an ANC spokesperson said.
He said nominations from other provinces would trickle in during the day and the final results would be in by Monday.
Zuma has portrayed himself as a man of the people, enjoying wide support from powerful unions and the ANC rank-and-file.
Mbeki is seen as a consummate political tactician inside his ruling ANC but has been accused of stifling dissent. His pro-business policies are credited with yielding one of the most prosperous eras in South Africa's history.


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Thursday, June 02, 2011
Plan A for Our Move
My husband has already moved 1700 miles away into temporary housing and started work right after being offered the job. That leaved me and the kids back home with all our usual life plans happening (homeschooling, homeschool co-op, Boy Scouts, lacrosse).
I am to juggle homeschool lessons, extra-curriculars for the kids, my normal load of volunteer work and do all the move prep and sell the house. The project also includes some home repair work from water damage from ice dams that hit our area hard this last winter (the claim is still in process and we can't start the work yet). Then the kids and I will pack up everything and move. Buy a house which will be our new Texas home.
Detailed plans include:
I will work by myself to declutter the house. The goal is to lessen the items we own because we will have less storage in our new home due to the different housing situation in that state. We probably will own a smaller home so we won't need all this furniture either. I am to do this work in between all of our normal life stuff.
Working to finalize the insurance claim.
After the claim is finalized, I will hire workers to come in to paint, repair some sheet rock, replace some damaged carpeting and replace some wallpaper, while we are actively living in the house (with the cats too). We may do some extra redecorating to help the house look better for showing for sale.
We may also put a new roof on, that's undecided at this point.
After the roof, I will design and install new gardens for the foundation plantings to finish the landscaping project started last year.
I will work to get the house completely show-ready and cleaned to be spotless for the house to be photographed for the Internet real estate listing and ready for in person open houses and showings.
We will live in the house until it sells which will be a challenge to keep it spotless with sons who are aged 11-13 (who eat about six meals a day).
The plan is to live as normal juggling sleepovers and summer camps and visits with friends and gardening and throwing birthday parties and everything else.
What's Already Done
At the time I'm writing this I have done major decluttering in the unfinished basement of stored items (but it's not finished yet) and a huge under-the-eaves closet space. I've decluttered my bedroom, the sitting room, the dining room, the kitchen, and all four bathrooms. Still to be done are the kid's bedrooms, the playroom/art studio and the family room. I've done that alone with minor help from my kids.
I have donated multiple truckloads of items to a charity thrift shop, books to a library book sale, and I have thrown away a lot of stuff.
A volunteer has stepped up to take over my Boy Scout Troop volunteer job. I have already begun training her.
The Autumn
Homeschooling will restart right after Labor Day. I don't know if the kids will be living in Connecticut or Texas so I am feeling totally confused about where to sign them up for activities.
In order to establish ourselves in the Texas homeschool community I need to know where we'll be living to see what types of activities are available. I need to have a real Texas address in order to join some homeschool groups and one group I looked into even requires a face to face interview before they'll decide if we can join the group (!). That's even more strict than the telephone interview I already had!
Today a real estate agent proposed a Plan B. I am thinking this over. My husband is flying home for a visit this weekend and we will both meet with her for her to pitch her tactic to him. If we abandon Plan A for Plan B I'll blog to tell you what Plan B is.
I am feeling completely overwhelmed and out of sorts.
Honestly I just want to be together as a family again. This odd living in limbo mode while trying to do major projects while also living our regular pace of life is just not working out.
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- Pamela Hunt Cloyd said...
Oh I can relate to every bit of this! My husband is in the Navy and we move every two years. For a few moves, he had to start his job early and we were apart for several weeks or months at a time.
Be very, very good to yourself. Living in limbo is not a job for punks. But you will learn so much about yourself. Stock up on books that provide comfort, have chocolate on hand at all times, keep your regular routine if you can, and give yourself lots of breaks. It will all get done. And the elation of all being together again will knock your socks off!
- Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 3:38:00 PM CDT
- KC said...
Oh, Christine -- I'm feeling overwhelmed for you and I don't have to do all that! I don't have any advice, only sympathy. -- Krystal
- Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 10:36:00 PM CDT
- At-Home Mama said...
Hey there! I've been reading your blog for a little while but am just now shouting out. I must say that you are very inspiring in your moving endeavor. I am in a very similar situation as my fiance is moving where he just accepted a job and I have to get everything together here before I can join him. Reading your story gives me some "umph" to face my move optimistically. Thanks!
- Friday, June 3, 2011 at 11:52:00 AM CDT
- luv2ski said...
HI Christine,
Hang in there. I know you to be an incredibly organized and motivated person, so I know that you will accomplish everything that you set out to do.
I agree that you should be very kind to yourself. Take breaks, and remember to have fun. (I really like the "keep chocolate on hand at all times" suggestion!)
And please remember to use the telephone as a support tool. Call anyone you know with a positive outlook and sympathetic ear when you need a kind word.
Your boys will learn so much from you and your husband during this transition time, about perseverance, goal setting, family values, and planning for future activities that, if it were me, I wouldn't even worry about setting up formal homeschooling until you've all reunited in TX. They won't be losing educational time, they'll be gaining wisdom beyond their years and will adjust to their studies more easily when life is more settled. As for interviews for home school groups,
I think that you can trust that everything will work out for the best in its perfect time. Breathe deep.
Our best to you, your hubby and the boys. Brenda
- Friday, June 3, 2011 at 12:01:00 PM CDT


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For me, spring cleaning means cleaning the windows, painting areas that are worn and donating items that are no longer needed. Many times that includes moving furniture around in order to do some deep cleaning. However my favorite part of moving furniture around is that it can include redecorating.
Let me explain.
Being in this business, I see a lot of new home décor items all the time, and thus I get the urge to redecorate. So rather than purchasing a lot of new items, I usually go around the house and take items from one room and move it to a different location. I am never satisfied with the way it looks, until I feel that I have created the best scenario for that space. For example, I recently took everything down from the fireplace and even removed the screen, as I could no longer get it clean. This changed the look (without hurting my wallet).
I then took the picture that was over the sofa and moved it to the mantel, and continued playing "musical chairs" until I had changed the artwork and mirrors of the three rooms. (I never even had to make new holes in the walls, as the nails could stay where they were. I took down some items that I thought were too busy and gave some away and used some outdoors. I noticed the "new" look is to paint part of the rusty looking ironwork with bright colors, which really brings out the shape of the ironwork.
I then looked at the mirror I had in my dining room and thought I could make it look French Country by adding drywall paste with a little tint of paint; this will add texture and soften the look. I recall doing these same things almost 30 years ago. If I recall correctly, that was a time when painted items were prevalent as well. It seems we get tired of color and so we go to a neutral color — often a light, medium or dark brown. After that has run its course, we see color everywhere and then we will get tired of color and go back to neutrals. (The whitewashed or reclaimed wood work is a new softer version of brown.)
So go around your house and see if there is anything you would like to freshen up with some paint. A lot of objects have great "bones" or shapes that a fresh coat of paint, decoupaging or texturizing would bring to life. If you are afraid to paint something that you own, a purchase from a garage sale or secondhand store is a great place to start. If you need ideas, Pinterest is the place to look for inspiration.
So perhaps before the summer heat, now is the time to refresh and redecorate on literally just a few dimes. You will be surprised at how much a little paint can add to your décor and brighten up your rooms. Paint and moving items around can bring new life to your old house.
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|Two distinct channels of olfactory bulb output.
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|PMID: 22841316 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|Rhythmic neural activity is a hallmark of brain function, used ubiquitously to structure neural information. In mammalian olfaction, repetitive sniffing sets the principal rhythm but little is known about its role in sensory coding. Here, we show that mitral and tufted cells, the two main classes of olfactory bulb projection neurons, tightly lock to this rhythm, but to opposing phases of the sniff cycle. This phase shift is established by local inhibition that selectively delays mitral cell activity. Furthermore, while tufted cell phase is unperturbed in response to purely excitatory odorants, mitral cell phase is advanced in a graded, stimulus-dependent manner. Thus, phase separation by inhibition forms the basis for two distinct channels of olfactory processing.
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Paleo Friendly Chicken Wings!
Chicken wings every now and then won't kill a caveman. Especially if they're prepared like this!
1 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon thym
1/2 teaspoon paprika powder
1/2 teaspoon sage
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
1 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2kg chicken wings
olive oil spray
Preheat oven to 220°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Combine flour, onion powder, garlic powder ,paprika powder, peppers and herbs in a large plastic bag.
Spray chicken wings with oil. Add one-third of wings to almond flour mixture. Shake until well coated. Place onto prepared baking trays. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
Spray chicken with oil again. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until crisp and cooked through. Serve with a fresh green salad!
What is the Paleo Diet?
The Paleo diet (abbreviation for Paleolithic diet) is a diet which is inspired by the manner in which our ancestors ate. More specifically, it is inspired by our ancestors from the Paleolithic age (approximately 2,600,000 to 10,000 years ago).
Scientific research shows that the human genome has only evolved 0.01% in the most recent 10,000 years.
Our eating habits have however changed multiple times, now including many products that our 99.99% still Paleolithic genetic build-up was never supposed to eat! The basic assumption of the Paleo diet is that the by eating the foods that our body is supposed to eat, healthyness and quality of life increases.


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Barkley is a fourth-year starting quarterback for a traditional Heisman power that also happens to be a prime national title contender. He's coming off a junior season where he threw a Pac-12-record 39 touchdown passes on his way to a sixth-place finish in the Heisman tally. He has extraordinary name recognition and is clearly set to be one of the faces of college football in 2012.
The current narrative surrounding his candidacy is that he turned down the NFL to help complete the revitalization of a program hit hard by NCAA sanctions. USC is launching an innovative campaign on his behalf and marquee games against Oregon, Stanford and Notre Dame will help him to stake his claim with the Heisman electorate. He's got the best receiving corps in college football to catch his passes, so he should put up huge numbers.
He'll need to manage the pressure of being the front-runner and the expectations that go with it, and USC will have to make sure voters don't take him for granted the way they did Andrew Luck last year. Like Luck, he may lack in the excitement category, but the significance of the Trojans putting forth a viable candidate so soon after the Heisman Trust vacated Reggie Bush's award won't be lost on many voters.
Barkley is the clear front-runner for the Heisman, but he is by no means a lock to win.
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