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As this newsletter "goes to press," I shall be in India visiting businesses, cultural sites, and Jesuit schools with friends of the University, some of whom have ties to the country. This trip follows on the heels of a few days spent in Washington, DC attending sessions with Congressional delegations on Capitol Hill, meeting with presidents from the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), and celebrating a special alumni event honoring Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary Janet Napolitano. It was a very full few days with much to report back in the coming weeks.
In this message I wish to share a few highlights from my State of the University address, which I delivered to the campus community in February and is now available online. Reflecting on our accomplishments and opportunities, we are an institution of great momentum, and we have ample evidence of our mission-driven activities that reflect that momentum. One area is that of information technology and how it is affecting higher education. At Santa Clara, we have launched several pilot projects that leverage technology to enhance teaching and learning. To name a few, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics just launched the University's first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), offering a course in business ethics. Our newly formed Faculty Collaborative for Teaching Innovation has implemented initiatives with collaborative classrooms, mobile technologies, and in ongoing conversations with Apple. Without jeopardizing the student-focused and personalized education we have come to expect at Santa Clara, faculty and staff are spearheading projects that adapt technology to provide the best instruction possible for our students. Critical to the implementation and assessment of these projects will be investigating how enhanced technology fits within our Jesuit tradition of student-centered pedagogy. We will not compromise the best of our heritage; rather we will build on the opportunities before us so as to strengthen it.
In the area of research and our impact on public policy, over a year ago the Ford Foundation funded a research project to explore how Jesuit colleges and universities serve undocumented students. Fairfield University, Loyola University of Chicago, and Santa Clara partnered in this study. Our participation continued our University's long commitment to assisting undocumented students. The Ford Foundation funded this and other research to ground its public policy recommendations concerning undocumented immigration. As part of my trip to DC last week, I was present with the Santa Clara delegation of students and faculty along with other AJCU delegations when we met with Congressional leaders for the presentation of this research and associated recommendations. As President Obama and the Congress tackle the issue, I am pleased that Santa Clara has contributed to possible solutions that are humane and just. Such research provides the nitty-gritty work required to help our nation live up to its highest ideals.
These are just a few examples of growth and dynamic education that matter greatly to me. We are using the latest technology, the most recent research, the best training in our respective fields to build a more just, humane, and sustainable world. We have created momentum here, and we acknowledge these indicators of success at Santa Clara.
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Thunder Offense Helps NJM Donate $15kOctober 12, 2012 - Eastern League (EL) - Trenton Thunder Press Release
As part of the Safe at Home promotion, NJM made a $15,100 donation, based on $50 per run scored at Waterfront Park, to the Children's Home Society of New Jersey .
"It was an amazing season with the Thunder scoring so many runs and finishing in first place," said Thunder Director of Community Relations Patience Purdy. "But now thanks to NJM, all the excitement on the field is going to translate directly into assistance for New Jersey children and families in need ."
The 2013 season, the 20th in franchise history, will begin on April 4 at Portland with the home opener slated for Thursday, April 11 against Richmond. Season tickets and group outings are on sale now by calling 609-394-3300.
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I posted recently some thoughts on blogging, and I have been thinking a lot since. I have been chatting to contemporaries in the UK and also on my travels about how they make things work. Sometimes, as much as I love this, I find that the work that pays my rent takes so much of my energy that I have little left to pour in here. I never expected that when I went full time. The truth is, I am a full time food bod but not a full time blogger, and when recently I couldn't blog for 3 weeks because of other distractions, that really made me think.
I have also been talking to people in advertising and business. Like every other established blogger I get pitched to many times a day and often that is exhausting too, because it is rarely beneficial and almost never relevant. But that has become smarter too, and I have recently started having conversations with a couple of agencies who get blogging and bloggers and don't try to compromise them in any way when they work with them. What they want is great content that is associated with a brand, and they will work it out with a blogger so that everyone is happy. This takes time, but it is worth it.
The reality is this. Right now, as I ease into my eighth year here, I want it to be better and I want it to be the centre. I want to love it as much as I did in Year 1. I want to upgrade everything. I want to do videos, get a better camera, upgrade the design. To do this I need money.
Bloggers, blogging and money always feels a dirty subject, but why should it? You aren't surprised to see advertising and advertorials in your favourite magazines and newspapers. Why not apply that logic to a blog? Is it that bloggers aren't trusted to manage this, that this is always handled by an advertising team? Well, this way, that I am describing, I now have an advertising team, an agency that I have chosen to work with, I create content for them, and they help me work out which advertorials and brands work well with me.
So, the hope is this. By doing occasional advertorial work, I can support myself better, and have more energy to pour in here. That means: improved design and search functionality, more content, more recipes, more travel content (I want to do comprehensive travel guides that you can reference when you travel), and more recipe content from the times when I travel. I have so many recipes gathered from my travels that I have not had time to share with you here yet.
I know this won't bother regular readers, you have always supported me before. But I want to be clear and transparent. So when there is sponsored content, I will mark that clearly at the top. My first one, which will be published immediately after this, is a piece that I worked on for Hellman's Mayonnaise. The agency that I mentioned asked if I would be willing to work with them on an advertising campaign spread out across many blogs. They wanted me to come up with a list of my ten favourite sandwiches, make them, and photograph them. There was no steer on anything, everything was entirely my choice. I am really happy with the results and you will see it across the blogosphere as advertising, and also as my next post.
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On "The Talk" today, Billy Campbell sat at the table with the hosts — all dressed as their favorite characters from "The Hunger Games" — and talked about how he managed to get the role as the politician/suspect/potentially dead Darren Richmond in AMC's "The Killing."
Apparently, Campbell was about to take a sabbatical of sorts: "I hadn't had a job in awhile, and the universe was telling me that I gotta go sailing." When he got on the plane to Vancouver, with the plans of handing over his apartment to Colin Ferguson of "Eureka", he encountered a director for "The Killing," which was being cast at the time. The rest is basic cable history, as the clip shows.
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DENVER (AP) Legislation to criminalize posting intimate photos or videos of significant others to humiliate them has unanimously passed the Colorado House.
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RBC and Steve Yzerman help build a community of skaters in Cochrane The $10,000 RBC Play Hockey Grant to Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre is the most recent in a long line of contributions RBC has made to the Alberta hockey community. CALGARY, Aug. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - RBC Play Hockey Ambassador, Steve Yzerman, will welcome Cochrane's Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre to Team Canada's centre ice at WinSport to receive a 2013 RBC Play Hockey grant of $10,000. RBC Play Hockey is a wide-ranging, multi-year commitment to grow the game of hockey that to date has provided more than $1.5 million in grants to over 120 grassroots hockey programs across North America. "I have spent my life playing hockey and have seen firsthand the benefit this sport has on Canadian families," says Steve Yzerman, RBC Play Hockey Ambassador. "I am proud to be here today, on behalf of RBC, to honour the great people behind the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre. Their commitment will ensure increased access to the sport of hockey for the community of Cochrane with the goal of getting more people out on the ice enjoying this great game." Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre (SLS FSC) was awarded an RBC Play Hockey Grant to fund three unique hockey initiatives designed to introduce the game in a fun and approachable way. -- SLS FSC Play N Skate is public skating with a twist. During this time, toys, plastic sticks, pucks and nets are set up on the ice and kids age 3-6 can play while learning the basic elements of hockey. -- SLS FSC Hockey Kids. Kids new to hockey are given the opportunity to learn some of the finer points of skating, shooting, passing, and playing the game in a non competitive environment. -- SLS FSC Ladies Shinny. Giving females the opportunity to get out on the ice, this program introduces women to the sport and provides them the opportunity to develop their skills. "The RBC Play Hockey Grant enables us to introduce programs that we haven't offered before and to build on the idea that hockey should be open and accessible to everyone in our community," said Robin Mitchell, General Manager, Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre. "We can't thank RBC enough for giving us this opportunity to keep kids on the ice in Cochrane for years to come." RBC Play Hockey is a collection of programs and partnerships focused on helping build a nation of skaters, from ponds to podiums, so everyone can play hockey. Nearly 570,000 kids play hockey in Canada and the game continues to be a defining characteristic for Canadians. "The game of hockey relies on volunteers, coaches and supporters to help grow the sport and engage youth from a young age," said Mike Maloney, Regional Vice President, RBC. "At RBC, we're proud to support the hard work and dedication that helps make hockey happen in communities in Alberta, and across the country." As a premier partner of Hockey Canada, RBC is an official sponsor of the men's and women's national teams, the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship, and Canada's National Junior A Championship - the RBC Cup. RBC sponsors amateur sport in communities across Canada, from grassroots programs to national sport associations and elite-level athletes. For more information, visit rbcplayhockey.com. To apply for a grant or for more information about the RBC Play Hockey program, visit rbcplayhockey.com. SOURCE RBC Calgary Pamela Brown Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, RBC Alberta and the Territories 403.292.3372 (w) email@example.com To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2013/28/c8512.html CO: RBC Calgary ST: Alberta NI: FIN MED CHARITY -0- Aug/28/2013 18:00 GMT
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Elizabeth Colbert Busch: Not Just a Comedian's Sister
A Colbert might be headed to Congress sooner than we think! Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the older sister to comedian Stephen Colbert is looking to fill Tim Scott's South Carolina House seat this May. The longtime South Carolina resident wants to bring her big family upbringings and her business background to Washington — a longtime dream of hers. Although her brother is a household name and she's up against scandal-struck Mark Sanford, here are five things to know about Elizabeth Colbert Busch:
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Preliminary information has slipped out for what may be the Nokia 8900, the latest in the company's line of high-end cellphones. Correspondingly, it has a high-gloss black exterior, with metallic trim around the edges; the screen also appears to be relatively large for a non-smartphone product. Another unusual design feature involves its slider mechanism, which does not slide one section over another. Instead the phone "breaks" open, revealing a centrally-located numberpad.
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RENO, Nev. -- It's a day kids either love or dread, the first day of school. Today, they make the tough transition from summer break back into school mode.
They might feel overwhelmed with a new schedule, new teachers and a new class, but the key to surviving the first day is preparation.
It's not just the first day for kids, but also the adults from the bus drivers to teachers. They have all prepared to make sure your kids are in good hands. Faculty and staff want to make sure the kids feel safe and that they know what they're doing.
Superintendent Pedro Martinez says there are a few new things parents and teachers should expect this school year.
"It's going to be a lot more rigor, more non-fiction. In fact we're gonna teach geometry to kindergarten. In the past, we introduce it in fifth grade so our children are in for a treat but we're very excited," he said.
He also says that because there will be more material in the classroom, he hopes to provide more tools fro parents to get involved and reinforce what their children have learned in the morning.
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The Guardian on TBN's Holy Land Experience Theme Park in Orlando
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Reporter Tanya Gold, in classic British travel-writing snobbery mode, eviscerates the Crouches and their park--she calls Jan Crouch "an evil Dolly Parton," and lays on the insults almost as thick as Jan's mascara.
You almost feel bad for the people who go here (few, and almost all "elderly white couples," Gold asserts) until you remember--this is TBN Crazy Christian Land.
Gold chats with a shopkeeper "dressed like a first century Jew," who says she's never been to Disney World because God told her not to go. Why? Because it's full of "gays pawing each other."
"That is the thing about Religious Fundamentalists," Gold sighs. "Just when you think they are OK because they are well-mannered or kindly looking, or simply don't hit you with a stick, they remind you of their intolerance. Don't cross them, in a pun or anywhere else."
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Less than two weeks ago, 57 percent of Americans supported nuclear energy. Now, a plurality of Americans oppose building more nuclear plants to deal with our growing energy needs, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll.
It's a huge reversal in a short time, and shows the depths of our worries over what's happening in Japan. Just this past week, more than 300 people turned out in Pueblo to voice their opposition to a proposed nuclear energy park there. But now is not the time to be making long-term decisions about the future of nuclear power in the U.S. First, we still don't have all of the details about what's happening in Japan, how it might be avoided elsewhere, and exactly what the impacts will be to people, the environment and the industry. The first concern now needs to be helping Japan avoid a total meltdown. Then, when the emergency has subsided, cooler heads can debate the future of nuclear energy in the U.S.
We consider nuclear power one of the options needed as the U.S. strives for energy independence. But the industry needs to first survive this public relations nightmare, and then prove it can build safe, more efficient facilities.
Diagnosis: lame-duck disease. Former Congressman John Salazar's heart may have been in the right place when he doled out nearly $100,000 in staff bonuses, but unfortunately he was reaching into someone else's wallet. Salazar gave bonuses with unspent money from his House office account. However, that taxpayer money could have been returned to the Treasury. We don't argue with all bonuses for government employees, but even people back in spend-happy Washington, D.C., thought these were over the top.
What if we don't want to fall back? Only a politician would think he could change time, but Sen. Greg Brophy might be close. As we were all yawning after fiddling with our clocks, a Senate committee unanimously passed his bill to keep Colorado on permanent daylight saving time. Count us among those who don't understand the time- change nonsense every year. We're intrigued by his proposal. Arizona is on permanent standard time, and the state has managed to survive. Why not give it a try here?
And a tip of our cap to ... Alana Nichols, recently named Colorado Sportswoman of the Year. Paralyzed since she was 17, Nichols is not only one of the nation's finest Paralympic athletes, she's also an inspiration to all athletes.
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Just save them. Charge head coach Alex Jensen does not want to hear the various scenarios for clinching playoff berths and division titles.
Just save them. Charge head coach Alex Jensen does not want to hear the various scenarios for clinching playoff berths and division titles.
"It does absolutely no good to think past the next game," Jensen said.
Well, maybe here's a scenario he can get behind: The Charge travel to Springfield (Mass.) on Wednesday and can clinch a playoff berth with a win against the Armor.
A scenario Jensen wants nothing to do with? A Fort Wayne loss Thursday against Maine would also put Canton in the playoffs.
Barring a total collapse, an East Division title should be in the Charge's near future. Canton (27-18) holds a four-game lead on Erie and Fort Wayne (both 23-22) with five regular season games to play.
"We want to win every game, so we'd like to get (the playoff berth) out of the way and stay ahead in the East," Charge guard Kyle Gibson said after practice Monday at Edgewood Community Center. "You never know. Fort Wayne and Erie are making a push for the playoffs, so teams are still chasing us. It's not a done deal yet."
The Charge are 7-6 during their last 13 games. While not as consistent as they would like, the Charge feel they're in a good place to finish these two weeks strong. After Springfield on Wednesday, the Charge host Texas and Delonte West on Saturday. They head out West next week for a game at Los Angeles and two at Reno to complete the regular season.
"I'm pretty happy where the team is at right now," Gibson said. "I think we've progressed from where we started. There are a couple things we need to tune up defensively. But if we lock in on defense like we know how, I think we'll be pretty tough to beat in the playoffs."
A good sign for the Charge is the recent play of center Arinze Onuaku, who is rediscovering the form that made him a D-League All-Star earlier this season before a knee injury set him back.
During his last five games, Onuaku is averaging 18.0 points on 69.8 percent shooting and 10.4 rebounds.
"He's the best big in the league when he's active and moves," Jensen said. "... He's an NBA player, no question, in my humble opinion. But when he doesn't cover a lot of ground, it hurts us and himself."
The Charge split a pair of games in Sioux Falls over the weekend. After shooting 49.4 percent in a 100-82 win Friday, the Charge rallied from a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit Saturday to force overtime. They eventually lost 117-111 in double overtime, but Jensen liked the fight exhibited.
"It's a good character trait," he said. "A lot of teams would have rolled over and just tried to get their points."
Page 2 of 2 - A concern is Canton's generosity of giving the ball away. The Charge are averaging 20.8 turnovers during their last four games, including 25 in Saturday's loss. That is their highest total since committing a season-worst 29 in the fourth game of the year.
"That's on myself and Jorge," said Gibson, who shares the point guard duties with Jorge Gutierrez. "We need to put guys in the right spots and make the right plays with the ball."
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President Barack Obama, when touting the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare, said repeatedly that consumers would be able to keep their current insurance plans if they chose to do so. Since the Oct. 1 start of enrollment in Obamacare, millions of consumers have received notices from their insurers that their policies are being canceled.
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Millions of Americans are getting their health insurance cancelled under the Affordable Care Act and the Obama administration has known for about three years that this would happen, NBC News is reporting.
Between half and three-quarters of 14 million consumers who buy health insurance individually will receive a cancellation letter or its equivalent in the next year because their current policies don't meet the standards laid out by the new law, the news organization reports.
Of those who will be forced to buy new insurance, many will face huge price increases, NBC reports. ...


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I. The commercial driver license shall be marked "commercial driver license" or "CDL" or "nonresident commercial driver license" or "NRCDL" or "commercial driver learner permit" or "CDLP" and shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper-proof, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
- (a) The full legal name and current residential address of the licensee. A post office box number shall not constitute a current residential address;
- (b) The licensee's color photograph;
- (c) A physical description of the licensee including sex, height, weight, eye and hair color;
- (d) Date of birth;
- (e) Social security number, if requested by the applicant;
- (f) Any number or identifier deemed appropriate by the department;
- (g) The licensee's signature;
- (h) The class or type of commercial motor vehicle or vehicles which the person is authorized to drive together with any endorsements or restrictions;
- (i) The name of this state; and
- (j) The expiration date.
II. Before issuing a commercial driver license, the department shall ascertain from the commercial driver license information system and the national driver register (NDR) all available information pertaining to the driving record of the person to be licensed.
III. Within 10 days after issuing a commercial driver license, the department shall notify the commercial driver license information system of that fact, providing all information required to ensure identification of the person.
IV. The department shall maintain copies of all documents including, but not limited to, the application, commercial driver license issued, and any other documents pertaining to the licensee.
V. Within 10 days after suspending, revoking or cancelling a commercial driver license, the department shall notify the commercial driver license information system of that disqualification.
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Friday night, don't just sit at home like a fuddy duddy! Get out and dance with some of your closest friends you haven't met!
The Mississippi Gulf Coast's Rosco Bandana will be making their way inland to perform at Brewsky's.
With a unique indie, folk-rock sound, Rosco Bandana has been spreading its Gulfport roots around not only the state of Mississippi, but the southeast, too. ...


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February 2, 2012
While the energy service company (ESCO) industry has been active for approximately 30 years, it continues to evolve in response to business opportunities and economic trends. Today, newer service offerings, such as demand response and energy management software, enabled by intelligent metering and control systems that afford customers greater flexibility and control over their energy usage, are opening new opportunities for ESCOs. According to a new report from Pike Research, the ESCO market for energy efficiency project installations and services in the United States exceeded $5.1 billion in 2011. Driven by public policies that encourage a greater emphasis on energy efficiency to reduce costs and improve operations, this market is expected to continue to grow faster than the domestic economy and reach at least $13 billion in sales by 2020. Under a more aggressive scenario, the ESCO market could reach $16 billion by 2020, the cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts.
"The full impact of recent federal stimulus funding has yet to be realized," says research analyst Brittany Gibson. "But the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has directed billions of dollars into energy efficiency projects at all levels of government and in all geographic regions of the nation, driving increased investment and accelerating innovation among ESCOs."
The ESCO market predominantly takes the form of direct contracting between providers of energy efficiency services and equipment and government agencies, public institutions, and commercial customers – typically via performance-based contracts, wherein funding for individual projects is based on a promise of "guaranteed savings" to facility owners/managers. In particular, the federal sector's appetite for this energy service performance contract model is growing, helping give rise to a market structure dominated by a group of very large companies that specialize in these contracts. At the same time, project sizes are increasing as clients look for more comprehensive technologies and designs to address their energy consumption. Of particular significance for ESCOs is President Obama's 2009 executive order, which mandates that all federal agencies must achieve a 30% reduction in energy use by 2015.
Pike Research's report, "The U.S. Energy Service Company Market", describes the continuing evolution of the ESCO market, detailing drivers and barriers to deeper penetration of energy efficiency in the U.S. economy. The study focuses on the role that performance contracting is playing as a vehicle for financing efficiency projects for public entities that face budget and credit limitations, as well as the convergence of new technologies and service offerings into traditional energy conservation projects. Key industry players are profiled in depth and market forecasts extend through 2020. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the firm's website.
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Smartphones 2011: Shop By Budget
Shop by Budget:
Budget Buyer: Less than $100
Rebates, discounts, special offers, and even refurbished models give those looking for bargains a good selection of smartphones for less than $100, including a few models that are free with a service contract.
Motorola Citrus
Motorola Mobility Inc.
Free with Verizon service contract
This Android smartphone's key features include a 528 MHz processor, 2 GB of RAM, a 3-inch touchscreen with a virtual keyboard, and a 3 MP digital camera. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible.
LG Quantum
LG Electronics
Free with AT&T service contract
The Quantum runs the Windows Phone 7 operating system. Key features include a 1 GHz processor, 16 GB of internal memory, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, a slide-out mini QWERTY keyboard, and a 5 MP digital camera with 5x zoom. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatible.
Samsung Intercept
Free with Sprint service contract
This 3G Android phone can be used as a mobile wireless hotspot. Other key features include a 800 MHz processor, 3.2-inch touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keypad, 3.2 MP camera, and GPS and navigation. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatible.
Blackberry Curve 3G
Research In Motion
$49.99 with Sprint service contract
This entry smartphone runs the Blackberry OS. Key features include a 624 MHz processor, 2.4-inch screen, QWERTY keypad, 2 MP camera, and GPS. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible.
Dell Venue Pro
$99 for 8 GB version with T-Mobile service contract
This Windows Phone 7 smartphone combines a large touchscreen with a slide-out keypad. Key features include a 1 GHz processor, 8 GB of memory, a 4.1-inch touchscreen, a 5 MP camera with LED flash, and GPS. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible. Some Windows Mobile software apps included. 16 GB version available.
Mid-Range: $100-200
The largest selection of new smartphones can be found in the $100-$200 range when purchased with a service contract.
Palm Pre 2
$149.99 with Verizon service contract
HP's latest Palm smartphone runs the webOS operating system and compatible software apps. Key features include a 1 GHz processor, 16 GB of memory, a 3.1-inch touchscreen, slide-out keyboard, 5 MP digital camera/camcorder, geo-tagging of pictures. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible. Wi-Fi hotspot supports up to five devices.
HTC EVO Shift
$149.99 with Sprint service contract
The touchscreen of this 4G Android phone slides out of the way to reveal a QWERTY keypad. Key features include an 800 MHz processor, 2 GB of storage, 512 MB of RAM, a 3.6-inch sliding touchscreen, a 5 MP camera/camcorder, and GPS. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible. Can serve as Wi-Fi hub for up to eight devices when connected to 4G network at extra monthly cost.
Atrix 4G
Motorola Mobility Inc.
$199 for phone with AT&T contract; $499 with laptop docking station
This versatile full-featured Android smartphone can plug into an optional docking station to function as a notebook PC. Key features include a 1 GHz dual core processor, 16 GB of memory, a 4-inch HD touchscreen with a virtual keyboard, front and rear cameras, and a biometric fingerprint reader. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible. Can serve as a Wi-Fi hub for up to five connected devices with some plans. An optional docking station includes a full-size keyboard and 11.6-inch screen.
Samsung Galaxy S 4G
$199 with T-Mobile service contract
This 4G Android phone's key features include a 1 GHz processor, 16 GB of storage, a 4-inch touchscreen with a virtual keyboard, a 5 MP digital camera/HD camcorder, GPS, and mobile video calling. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible. Can serve as a Wi-Fi hub for connected devices.
High-end: More than $200
The most expensive products are either top-of-the line smartphones boasting the latest technology or phones sold in an "unlocked" version, without a service contract.
iPhone 4 32 GB
$299 with service contract from AT&T or Verizon
This version of the iPhone includes 32 GB of storage. (A 16 GB version is available.) Key features include an A4 processor, 3.5-inch HD widescreen touchscreen, virtual keyboard, front and rear cameras, a 5 MP digital camera/camcorder with LED flash, and GPS with photo and video tagging.
Nokia N8
Nokia USA
$449 for unlocked phone
This smartphone is compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile GPRS/EDGE networks. Key features include the Symbian operating system, a 680 MHz processor, 16 GB of memory, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, dual cameras including a 12 MP camera/camcorder with 2x digital zoom, LED flash, and HD video recording capability, and GPS navigation. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatible.
This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the products in this category. NAR doesn't evaluate or endorse these products and isn't responsible for changes in product info. Prices are the vendors' suggested retail prices and are subject to change.


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VACAVILLE — An early Sunday morning, residential fire destroyed a garage and a pickup truck parked in the driveway.
The Vacaville Fire Department at 3:46 a.m. received a call that a fire was underway at 243 Hemlock St. Firefighters extinguished the fire in about 26 minutes.
"It was stopped at the garage," Battalion Chief Phil Sanner said. "The home was relatively untouched."
Sanner estimated the damage at $100,000 to $150,000. No one was injured. The cause of the fire as of Sunday afternoon was still under investigation, he said.
Although the residents might technically be able to still live in the house, they received help with shelter from the Red Cross, he said.
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Five Bulldog softball players named Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald NAIA All-Nebraska
SEWARD, Neb. – Senior Amanda Beeson headlined the list of Concordia University softball players named to the Omaha World-Herald's NAIA All-Nebraska squad. Beeson was placed among four pitchers on the team while Regan Doiel, Brittany Hudler, Amber Topil and Julia Tyree all received honorable mention from the Omaha World-Herald (complete team listed below) for the GPAC tournament runner-up Bulldogs.
Beeson, also a second team all-conference choice, shined in her senior season. She went 19-11 with a 2.55 ERA in 200.1 innings of work. The Waverly, Neb., native also led the GPAC with 189 strikeouts – the second highest single-season total in school history.
After hitting .308 with a home run and 29 RBIs in 48 games at catcher, Topil also received honorable mention all-conference. Doiel batted .321 in 47 games and led the team with 16 stolen bases. Hudler topped head coach Todd LaVelle's Bulldogs with a .342 batting average and three home runs. Tyree led Concordia with 38 RBIs to go along with her .325 average in 48 games.
All-Nebraska NAIA team
C Kayla Randel, Nebraska Wesleyan, .359
1B Kelsey Hoehler, Hastings, .362
2B Ashley Wohlers, College of St. Mary, .347
3B Shelbi Hatfield, College of St. Mary, .418
SS Kayla Ritzdorf, Midland, 333
UT Shelby Kindelin, Bellevue, .378
DP Sydney Robertson, Bellevue, .373
OF Ashley Gigax, Bellevue, .358
OF Jennie Sayker, Midland, .348
OF Nichole Diaz, Doane, .341
SP Kelli Fisher, Bellevue, 18-6
SP Amanda Beeson, Concordia, 19-11
SP Taylor Erlenbusch, Hastings, 16-9
SP Sammy Hislop, Midland, 15-11
Honorary captain: Ashley Gigax, Bellevue.
Honorable mention: Alyssa Matoba, Taylor Mohler, Katy Shupe, Bellevue; Mariah Gibson, Leah Kipfer, Jamie Zimmerer, College of St. Mary; Regan Doiel, Brittany Hudler, Amber Topil, Julia Tyree, Concordia; Ellie Doughty, Heather Ramirez, Sam Valadez, Doane; Haley Burge, Dana Manibusan, Heather Sabata, Hastings; Kortney Wallick, Midland; Chaley Hamilton, Rachel Kubik, Betsy Reimer, Nebraska Wesleyan; Cheyenne Dalrymple, Halle Holloway, Devon Massengale, Anna O'Gorman, Peru State; MacKenzie Bush, Brittany Rayls, York College.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal (right) greets Rep. Jerome Dee Richard, I-Thibodaux, after his speech to a joint legislative session Monday in the House chambers in Baton Rouge.
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For more on the session, go to www.thetowntalk.com, click on "News" and then click on "Legislature."
BATON ROUGE -- Many state lawmakers said they heard nothing new in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's speech to open the 2010 legislative session Monday, and they're not sure whether the governor's plans are all good.
Jindal laid out his plans for legislation to combat a number of state problems, like getting drunk drivers off the road and capturing child predators who use online contacts, and to set guidelines for how he wants lawmakers to deal with budget problems. The main focus is no new taxes.
Jindal said deep budget cuts threaten state services and jobs, but they also provide a chance to change the way Louisiana does business.
"It is our job to give our people a new Louisiana so our children and our grandchildren can pursue their dreams without leaving home. I know we've got enormous challenges, but these are enormous opportunities," Jindal told a joint session of the House and Senate.
Rep. Chris Roy Jr., D-Alexandria, said he believes Jindal "hit a lot of the right issues," especially "getting people an education to avoid going to prison. It costs a lot to keep people in prison."
Roy said the governor "set a good optimistic tone" for solving budget problems.
Asked about Jindal supporting legislation that says the recent national health-care legislation doesn't apply in Louisiana and a lawsuit that challenges the law's constitutionality, Roy said "constitutional arguments are very, very difficult." As an attorney, he said, it's an issue best left to the courts to decide.
"The governor and the attorney general decided this was an issue to bring to the courts," he said. "I respect that decision."
Rep. Herbert Dixon, D-Alexandria, who earlier joined a Legislative Black Caucus press conference opposing the legislation and lawsuit, said he and other members "feel this (lawsuit) is an exercise that is not warranted. The federal health-care law is going to withstand any legal challenge, so the state should be paying more attention to problems we need to solve."
Black Caucus Chair Rep. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, said Monday that the lawsuit filed by Louisiana and other states is "self-serving" to politicians who don't want to extend coverage to people who can't afford health insurance.
"It's unconscionable that our governor and attorney general would fight against affordable health care," Barrow said. "We will fight for the people of this state to assure that citizens of this state have access to affordable health care."
The LLBC is filing what Barrow called a "friend of the court" brief presenting a counter argument.
Dixon said he did like the governor's position on increasing the Jobs for America's Graduates program that encourages students to stay in school and receive a regular diploma or general education development , or GED, certificate.
He said he realizes that the state needs to downsize, but instead of "doing more with less," Dixon said he agrees with Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Fannin that the state will be "doing less with less."
"The state's no different than a family. You have to do things differently when there's less money," said Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner. "But I'm sure the people that are going to get cut aren't going to look at it as an opportunity."
Jindal said lawmakers need to unlock some of the state funds that are dedicated to specific programs, ease the ability to tap into state trust funds in difficult budget years and tie dollars to performance standards.
"There were a lot of familiar themes in the speech," said Rep. Rick Gallot, D-Grambling, chairman of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee. "I think it's clear he's drawn a line against generating additional revenue (through tax increases), so if he's prepared for the consequences of starving education and other state services, well, he's the governor."
House picks Robideaux
Also on the opening day of the session, the House chose Lafayette Rep. Joel Robideaux as its No. 2 leader after an unusually public battle over a title that for decades has hinged on behind-the-scenes negotiations.
Robideaux, an independent, defeated Democratic Rep. Noble Ellington of Winnsboro in a 53-48 vote for House speaker pro tem that split parties and caucuses.
---The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Beware The Deadly Deer
Every season presents the potential for paradise or peril.
While out for an early morning run the other day a frigid gust to the face instantly coated my eyelashes with crunchy icicles.
"Whoa! I think that's No. 8, or maybe No. 7," I said to my buddy Bob, who, unlike me had wisely donned sunglasses before we set out.
"You know, the Fagin Coldness Scale," I reminded him.
I couldn't see his face because we were loping side-by-side, and anyway he was wearing dark glasses, but I'm sure Bob rolled his eyes. Over the years of running together we've learned to put up with each other's inane observations.
Short of dashing indoors and soaking your head in warm water, the fastest cure for frozen lashes is to remove the gloves and cup your hands over your eyes while exhaling onto your palms – but in extreme conditions this maneuver can induce frozen fingers, which as I recall rated No. 6 or 5 on the FCS.
Pick your poison: If you don't sacrifice digits while thawing out eyelashes your eyelids get stuck, which rates even higher on my coldness scale.
Years ago I devised the FCS to measure the relative effects of gelidity, modeled after the Beaufort wind force scale.
Developed in1805 by Francis Beaufort, an Irish Royal Navy officer, this scale references observable effects of wind speed, often with descriptions that convey force more colorfully than simple numbers.
For instance, so-called "light air," rated No. 1 on the Beaufort scale, produces ripples without crests on the ocean surface, while on land slowly drifting smoke indicates wind direction, but leaves and weather vanes remain stationary. Higher on the scale, No. 5, a "fresh breeze" of 13-17 mph creates many whitecaps and small amounts of spray, while on land branches of moderate size move and small trees in leaf begin to sway.
As wind intensifies the seas heap up, spray reduces visibility, huge waves crash, shingles rip from roofs, trees snap – and by the time you reach the end of the scale, No. 12, a hurricane with winds exceeding 74 mph, the sea is completely white with foam and spray, while on land windows smash, sheds and barns topple, and debris and unsecured objects are hurled about.
I've never reached No. 12 on my FCS, in which you basically turn into a contemporary version of
Otzi the Iceman (a.k.a "Frozen Fritz,") the well-preserved natural mummy of a man from about 3300 BC, found in 1991 in a glacier of the Otztal Alps near the border between Austria and Italy – but I'm pretty sure I've gotten to 10 or 11. Various stages en route to these levels include having spit freeze before hitting the ground, involuntary shaking as if you were operating an invisible jackhammer and explosive outbursts of profanity.
I'm thinking of one long night years ago on Camel's Hump in Vermont, in which the temperature inside a dilapidated shelter where some friends and I hunkered down dipped to about 20 below zero and a water bottle that I had placed inside my sleeping bag next to my body nonetheless froze solid.
On another occasion, some of these same friends and I climbed New Hampshire's Mount Washington in February when the mercury plunged to about 30 below and the wind howled above 100 mph. There's no point in calculating wind chill in those conditions, because it applies only to exposed skin, and you'd have to be really reckless to leave even one square inch of flesh uncovered.
On a separate Mount Washington excursion in comparably Arctic conditions I accompanied a madcap band of meteorologists from the summit weather observatory to the base by riding plastic sleds down the Auto Road. I hadn't planned on this adventure and didn't think to pack a face mask.
As I recall by the end of that wild 7.6-mile descent, when I'm sure we hit speeds in excess of 30 mph, it took a few hours for my face to thaw out sufficiently so I could speak English rather than some unintelligible, aboriginal language comprised of numb-jawed mumbles.
A few years ago I spent a week in late January, mostly alone, as winter caretaker at a near-mile-high hut in the White Mountains, and occupied myself in the sub-freezing darkness by waving my arms and pacing for hours around an unlit wood stove (fuel was in extremely short supply).
At least I was warmer than the time I flipped my kayak in an ice-choked river without wearing a dry suit. A friend with matches managed to get a fire going long enough for me to dry out and resume our voyage.
Friends who don't share my passion for winter recreation sometimes ask, "How can you stand the cold, and I answer, "I can't." In fact, I hate being cold.
Even now, seated at my computer near a roaring wood stove I'm wearing fleece pants, polypropylene jersey and a wool sweater.
As I've often remarked, there's no such thing as bad weather – only inappropriate clothing. Like many of my friends who savor the outdoors, I literally am a man for all seasons.
During my forays into the mountains in winter I don an expedition parka, double-insulated plastic mountaineering boots with supergaiters, Gore-Tex wind pants, a heavy balaclava, ski goggles, neoprene face mask and overmitts containing chemical handwarmers. For the most part I remain comfortable.
I once spent a night in a blizzard in a bivvy sack – basically, a cross between a tent and a sleeping bag – and actually managed to get some sleep.
We are now entering the coldest part of the coldest season, and I'm looking forward to heading north soon to the mountains – with, of course, appropriate clothing and adequate gear.
I've taken a course and have been certified in ice-climbing, and own crampons, an ice ax and other equipment, but for the most part I enjoy simply tramping around woodland trails, following animal tracks in the snow and embracing elegance underscored by winter's rich contrasts.
The booming echo of cracking lake ice shatters the night stillness like a rifle report; during the day trees creak and groan; ravens squawk and jays shriek shrill alarms. Boots crunch. Amid so much seemingly lifeless gray, cardinals flit by like crimson darts; jagged icicles glitter in slanted sunlight from emerald boughs of spruce and hemlock.
Before long, skunk cabbage and crocuses will poke through the snow, maples will drip sap and peepers will begin their cacophonous vernal chorus.
We have only a few weeks to savor the season, so get out there and enjoy it – and stay warm, my friends.
Every season presents the potential for paradise or peril.
While biking through the hills and along the shore of Mystic and Stonington the other day with my friend Spyros "Spy" Barres and son Tom, I began to regret that I neglected to bring along a water bottle.
It's finally happened: I've grown so accustomed to the roar of the leaf blower that I now longer recoil and curse at the first sonic blast of fall, but simply shake my head and sigh.
Imagine strolling to the tip of one of Connecticut's most magnificent natural habitats, Bluff Point Coastal Reserve in Groton, and instead of gazing at tidal marshes, salt ponds and sweeping, unspoiled view of Fishers Island Sound,...
When we last left Tom and Steve, they were paddling through muck and mire (though mostly sparkling water) in northeastern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Here is the second and final installment describing...
Gusty blasts that shook our tent during the night blew away thick clouds and rain showers, bringing morning sunshine that sparkled on Cherokee Lake when my son Tom and I crawled from sleeping bags last week.
After tramping more than a month some 700 miles along the fabled Continental Divide Trail, Mystic native Hilary Sueoka and her boyfriend, Dan Stedman, who started hiking April 22 at the U.S.-Mexican border, finally rambled from the...
By the time Phil Warner and I hit the water in his lightning-fast tandem kayak last Sunday for our team's leg in the Josh Billings Runaground Triathlon in Lenox, Mass., we had already spent a good part of the morning lugging gear...
En route to a hiking expedition in Nepal's Himalayas a number of years ago, my wife and I took a detour to India and spent a day bouncing along on a bus from New Delhi to Agra to tour the Taj Mahal.
Whoosh! ... Whoosh! … Whoosh! …
Waterford police looking into burn incident at Ballestrini's Child Care Center
Saudi Arabia plans to build the world's tallest skyscraper at 3,280 feet
Zuckerberg, wife pledge 99% of their Facebook shares to charity
Stonington looks into acquiring 4.4 acres of state land in Mystic
Veteran unemployment rates in northeast have improved in recent years


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Mark and Tiffany elevate an item usually landfill-bound after dinner into an energetic art piece that no one wants to spill on. Designing and screenprinting a one-time-use placemat marks the dinner as extra-special, while the illustration and colors remind us we came here to have fun. This is the second item of Mark and Tiffany's wedding materials; their invite is here.
These pieces were designed to be used as placemats at our upcoming wedding reception in September. We are getting married in Palm Springs and wanted to incorporate location specific landmarks as well as all of the fun activities we are having at the ceremony/reception. These elements include riding on a golf cart, having a food truck, music, cupcakes, drinks, and most importantly — us. We combined them all into one explosion of fun.
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In this paper, we focus on the generalized 3D magnetohydrodynamic equations. Two logarithmically blow-up criteria of smooth solutions are established.
Keywords:generalized MHD equations; blow-up criteria
1 Introduction
We study blow up criteria of smooth solutions to the incompressible generalized magnetohydrodynamics (GMHD) equations in
with the initial condition
Here , and are non-dimensional quantities corresponding to the flow velocity, the magnetic field and the total kinetic pressure at the point , while and are the given initial velocity and initial magnetic field with and , respectively.
The GMHD equations is a generalized model of MHD equations. It has important physical background. Therefore, the GMHD equations are also mathematically significant. For 3D Navier-Stokes equations, whether there exists a global smooth solution to 3D impressible GMHD equations is still an open problem. In the absence of global well-posedness, the development of blow-up/ non blow-up theory is of major importance for both theoretical and practical purposes. Fundamental mathematical issues such as the global regularity of their solutions have generated extensive research and many interesting results have been established (see [1-5]).
When , (1.1) reduces to MHD equations. There are numerous important progresses on the fundamental issue of the regularity for the weak solution to (1.1), (1.2) (see [6-18]). A criterion for the breakdown of classical solutions to (1.1) with zero viscosity and positive resistivity in was derived in [9]. Some sufficient integrability conditions on two components or the gradient of two components of and in Morrey-Campanato spaces were obtained in [10]. A logarithmal improved blow-up criterion of smooth solutions in an appropriate homogeneous Besov space was obtained by Wang et al.[11]. Zhou and Fan [15] established various logarithmically improved regularity criteria for the 3D MHD equations in terms of the velocity field and pressure, respectively. These regularity criteria can be regarded as log in time improvements of the standard Serrin criteria established before. Two new regularity criteria for the 3D incompressible MHD equations involving partial components of the velocity and magnetic fields were obtained by Jia and Zhou [17].
When , , (1.1) reduces to Navier-Stokes equations. Leray [19] and Hopf [20] constructed weak solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations, respectively. The solution is called the Leray-Hopf weak solution. Later on, much effort has been devoted to establish the global existence and uniqueness of smooth solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. Different criteria for regularity of the weak solutions have been proposed and many interesting results have been obtained [21-25].
In the paper, we obtain two logarithmically blow-up criteria of smooth solutions to (1.1), (1.2) in Morrey-Campanato spaces. We hope that the study of equations (1.1) can improve the understanding of the problem of Navier-Stokes equations and MHD equations.
Now we state our results as follows.
Theorem 1.1Let, , with, and. Assume thatis a smooth solution to (1.1), (1.2) on. Ifusatisfies
then the solutioncan be extended beyond.
We have the following corollary immediately.
Corollary 1.1Let, , with, and. Assume thatis a smooth solution to (1.1), (1.2) on. Suppose thatTis the maximal existence time, then
Theorem 1.2Let, , with, and. Assume thatis a smooth solution to (1.1), (1.2) on. If
then the solutioncan be extended beyond.
We have the following corollary immediately.
Corollary 1.2Let, , with, and. Assume thatis a smooth solution to (1.1), (1.2) on. Suppose thatTis the maximal existence time, then
The paper is organized as follows. We first state some preliminaries on function spaces and some important inequalities in Section 2. Then we prove main results in Section 3 and Section 4, respectively.
2 Preliminaries
Before stating our main results, we recall the definition and some properties of the homogeneous Morrey-Campanato space.
Definition 2.1 For , the Morrey-Campanato space is defined by
where denotes the ball of center x with radius R.
Let , we define the homogeneous space by
where is the space of all functions in with compact support. is a Banach space when it is equipped with the norm
where the infimum is taken over all possible decompositions.
Lemma 2.1Letandp, qsatisfy. Thenis the dual space of.
Then there exists a constantsuch that for anyand,
The following lemma comes from [21].
Lemma 2.3Assume that. For, and, , we have
The following inequality is the well-known Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality.
Lemma 2.4Letj, mbe any integers satisfying, and let, and, be such that
Then, for all, there is a positive constantCdepending only onn, m, j, q, r, θsuch that the following inequality holds:
with the following exception: ifandis a nonnegative integer, then (2.2) holds only for a satisfying.
3 Proof of Theorem 1.1
Proof Let . We multiply the first equation of (1.1) by and use integration by parts. This yields
Similarly, we obtain
Summing up (3.1) and (3.2), we deduce that
By using Lemmas 2.1, 2.2 and (2.2), we have
We apply integration by parts, , Lemmas 2.1, 2.2 and (2.2). This gives
Similarly, we obtain
Substituting (3.4)-(3.6) into (3.3) yields
Owing to (1.3), we know that for any small constant , there exists such that
By (3.7), we obtain
It follows from (3.8) and Gronwall's inequality that
Applying to the first equation of (1.1), then taking inner product of the resulting equation with and using integration by parts, we get
Similarly, we have
Combining (3.10)-(3.11), using , and integration by parts yields
In what follows, for simplicity, we set .
Using Hölder's inequality and (2.1), (2.2), we have
Similarly, we have
Inserting (3.13)-(3.16) into (3.12) yields
Gronwall's inequality implies the boundedness of -norm of u and B provided that , which can be achieved by the absolute continuous property of integral (1.3). We have completed the proof of Theorem 1.1. □
4 Proof of Theorem 1.2
Proof Let . Multiplying the first equation of (1.1) by and using integration by parts, we obtain
Similarly, we get
Summing up (4.1) and (4.2), we deduce that
Using Lemmas 2.1, 2.2 and (2.2), we obtain
Similarly, we obtain
Combining (4.3)-(4.7) yields
Thanks to (1.5), we know that for any small constant , there exists such that
By (4.8) and (4.9), we obtain
Equation (4.10) and Gronwall's inequality give the estimate
From (4.11), estimate for this case is the same as that for Theorem 1.1. Thus, Theorem 1.2 is proved. □
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
LH and YW carried out the proof of the main part of this article. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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'Enduring' peace far off
HAIFA, Israel - Despite Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's call for "an enduring cessation of violence," warfare between Israel and Hezbollah raged Tuesday.
Israeli artillery, tanks and warplanes targeted Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon and bombed their strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs -- the first airstrikes there in two days -- while Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into northern Israel, as it has done almost daily for two weeks.
Many here do not expect Rice's vision of an enduring peace to develop anytime soon.
"Israel has turned the strategic equation -- with the support of the United States -- to eliminating Hezbollah," said David Bukay, a professor of political science at Haifa University.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Rice yesterday in Jerusalem, after her surprise stop in Beirut on Sunday. Afterward, a diplomatic solution to the conflict seemed as distant as ever.
Rice also met yesterday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at his Ramallah headquarters in the West Bank.
"The suffering of the people in Lebanon, in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank is beyond the endurance of any human being, and an end must be brought to this suffering," Abbas said, with Rice by his side.
Rice then headed to Rome for a summit on the crisis in the Middle East.
A U.S. American peace plan "is not put together yet," said Assistant Secretary of State David Welch, offering reporters traveling with Rice the first window into closed-door diplomatic efforts in Beirut and Jerusalem. "Our purpose here is to work methodically to get it," Welch said.
It was the clearest signal from Rice's team so far that it could take weeks, if not longer, to broker a deal.
"Israel is determined to carry on its fight against Hezbollah," Olmert told her.
"As you know, we are not fighting the Lebanese government, and we are not fighting the Lebanese people. But Hezbollah is a brutal terrorist organization, manipulated, operated, sponsored, financed, equipped and inspired by countries which are not interested in any major development in our part of the world," he said.
Rice said that, in spite of "extremely difficult circumstances" that include urgent humanitarian needs in Lebanon, the region must find an "enduring" solution.
"That means we cannot return to a status quo ante, in which extremists at any time can decide to take innocent life hostage again, by using their missiles or using their capabilities," she said.
"It is time for a new Middle East, it is time to say to those who do not want a different kind of Middle East, that we will prevail, they will not."
There was no "new Middle East" yesterday, however.
In Haifa, air-raid sirens wailed all day and into the night -- six times before noon. Sixteen medium-range missiles hit downtown Haifa and residential areas, shattering windows in buildings, cars and a bus. Ball bearings packed into the rockets peppered buildings and bridges.
A 15-year-old girl was killed and two dozen people were wounded in the day's strikes on northern Israel.
"The goal was very clear ... to kill civilians. They are targeting only civilians in Haifa," said Olivier Rafowicz, a senior Israeli Defense Forces spokesman, at one of the rocket-blasted sites. "The Israeli army and the Israeli state have to continue to fight and eradicate this cancer whose name is Hezbollah."
Israeli troops sealed off a Hezbollah stronghold yesterday and widened their foothold in southern Lebanon, but officials said Israeli bombs killed six people in a south Lebanon town and two U.N. observers in a border outpost, with two other peacekeepers feared dead.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the strike on a clearly marked U.N. border outpost was "apparently deliberate" and demanded Israel investigate. A bomb dropped by an Israel warplane scored a direct hit on the post in the town of Khiyam, near the eastern sector of the border, U.N. officials said.
The victims were from Austria, Canada, China and Finland, U.N. and Lebanese military officials said. It was not immediately known which two were confirmed dead.
Israel's U.N. Ambassador Dan Gillerman expressed his "deep regret" for the deaths and denied Israel hit the post intentionally.
"I am shocked and deeply distressed by the hasty statement of the secretary-general, insinuating that Israel has deliberately targeted the U.N. post," he said, calling the assertions "premature and erroneous."
Israeli commanders said they would not push deep into Lebanon but were determined to stop Hezbollah missiles that have continued despite Israel's punishing raids on Hezbollah targets. Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, issued a taped television message saying guerrillas would now start firing rockets deeper into Israel.
Yesterday marked a month since the start of what is now a two-front war between Israel and Islamic militants. On June 25, an Israeli soldier was captured by Hamas militants in Gaza, prompting an Israeli offensive there. Two weeks into that flare-up, Hezbollah snatched the two other soldiers.
In that month, the crisis has spiraled far beyond anyone's imagining.
Mahmoud Komati, the deputy chief of the Hezbollah politburo, told The Associated Press here that the guerrilla group's leadership had not expected a massive offensive when it snatched the two Israeli soldiers.
"The truth is -- let me say this clearly -- we didn't even expect (this) response ... that (Israel) would exploit this operation for this big war against us," he said.
Instead, he said Hezbollah had thought Israel would respond to the soldiers' capture by snatching Hezbollah leaders in commando raids and that negotiations for a swap would start, giving Hezbollah the chance to try to win the release of Lebanese prisoners held by Israel.
He called the Israeli assault "unjustified" and said Hezbollah would not lay down its weapons.
Experts here agreed with Rice's assessment that a quick end to the violence will only lead to worse problems in the region.
"If there is a cease-fire now, Hezbollah is the ruler of Lebanon," said Yigal Carmon, president of Middle East Media Research Institute, which tracks and analyzes media reports and political statements throughout the Arab world.
Carmon believes any true solution must go beyond simply pushing Hezbollah beyond a buffer zone in southern Lebanon. "The root of the problem is the flow of weapons from Iran through Syria," he said, adding that Hezbollah's "missiles will keep coming from the north."
He questioned the value of a buffer zone between Israel and Lebanon to be controlled by an international peace-keeping force. "When they see the strength of Hezbollah, what army will want to be there to fight Hezbollah?" he asked. "Israel has to be there now to protect the country."
Carmon believes the conflict could easily spread into a wider war involving Syria and Iran if the issue of Iranian weapons is not addressed. "This is about the rise of Iran to regional hegemony," he explained, adding that concerns about such a prospect are why Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan are not supporting Hezbollah.
Bukay said the Bush administration understands the regional consequences of Israel's fight against Hezbollah, which he deems one of the world's most lethal terrorist groups. He called the battle "the first step of the free world's fight against Iran as part of the axis of evil."
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Marc Jacobs is always one to tell it like it is but rarely reveals all. Recently, Fern Mallis, best known for establishing New York Fashion Week, interviewed Jacobs at 92nd Street Y for latest installment of talks featuring fashion icons. From hot flings to fashion gossip, the twosome got candid while surrounded by an intimate group of fashion die-hards. Jacobs even dished about one of his closet fashion friends Victoria Beckham. "She was on the cover of an English newspaper with a counterfeit [graffiti LV] bag," he said. "That's how I met her. I sent her a real one."
Beckham's embarrassment wasn't the only juicy info the famous designer shared. Just because he has 33 tattoos on his body doesn't mean he can't needle point, a craft his grandmother taught him when he was a teenager. Apart from countless fashion pieces and fragrances, he literally has no idea how many fragrances he has, perhaps needlepoint cushions will be his next big release. Maybe they'll appear at his next costume party, where he dressed up as a camel toe last year. Jacobs also chatted about his workout regime and his after-shower-selfie shot he snapped in a mirror for his boyfriend prior to arriving to the interview.
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Sony CEO chimes in on iPod, iPhone
updated 12:15 pm EDT, Mon March 19, 2007
Sony CEO on Apple and PS3
Sony could have preempted the iPod years in advance, the company's CEO Sir Howard Stringer has revealed in a still-unaired TV interview. The chief observed that despite the company's major delay in entering the digital music player business, it had actually co-developed technology that would have beaten Apple and potentially changed the fate of the Walkman, which has suffered ever since the iPod's introduction in 2001..
"In 1997 we were working with IBM on electronic music distribution and could have put this out five years earlier [than Apple]," said Stringer. "But we couldn't get our people to understand software. And we are a music company. They saw digital media, panicked and didn't like it."
Isolation at Sony was a particularly dire problem even up until 2005, the CEO noted. Upon taking the helm, the company head complained that most of the product lines were trapped into "silos" where divisions were reluctant to ever share information with each other. Software -- essential for developing a digital music player -- was barely a factor, Stringer said.
The executive believed, however, that Apple was behind the curve in terms of phone development, noting that the iPhone came well after Sony-Ericsson first focused its attention on music playback.
"The good news is that Steve Jobs spotted a trend that we've seen," he said. "The [iPhone] is a convergence device, between music and a phone. We are all building variations on the same theme. We have sold plenty of Walkman phones, especially in Europe."
Even so, Stringer was careful to avoid a repeat exhibition in the phone industry of the same overconfidence that many have said resulted in the concession of the digital music business to Apple. "I would never sit up here and say I'm not worried about Steve Jobs," he said. "I wouldn't bet against Steve."


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