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"Is This Only a Day Care Center?"
Sometime watch an early childhood professional when she's asked, "Is this a day care center...or do the children learn something, too?" Does she start to massage the bridge of her nose and reach blindly for the aspirin? If so, it's not because of the person asking the question. It's because she realizes that an opportunity lies before her. She now has a chance to expound on how children learn and what quality care really is! (Most early childhood professionals keep a soapbox nearby for just such moments.) Yet, she also knows that the questioner is waiting—eyebrows raised in anticipation—for a quick uncomplicated answer about future academic success.
She might consider giving this short answer: "We know that young children are learning all the time and we plan for it here." If there were time, she might want to add: "Just as children grow all the time, they learn all the time. You can't stop them from growing between the hours of, say, three and six. In the same way, children don't stop learning just because they're here for an extended day. Quality child care centers like ours (indeed, quality early childhood programs of all kinds) know that young children learn all the time, not just during special group activities or teacher-planned lessons. They learn while they're eating, talking, playing, and getting up from a nap. And it's the quality of all these experiences put together that makes an impact when it comes to later academic success. Learning then doesn't depend on whether this is a day care center, a child development center, or a pre-kindergarten program. Learning depends on our thoughtful understanding of—and attention to—everything that's happening."
Or, the child care professional could give a short answer something like this: "Our goal is to have them learn about themselves, others, and the world they live in." If there were only time, she might want to add: "Whether they attend a part-day or full-day program, children come with important questions. They may look at us wondering, "Are you a trustworthy adult? What do you think of me? What do I think of me? How will you treat my family? What's the world like? Will you help me figure it out?" No matter whether it's part-day or full-day, if it's a quality program the staff will be sensitive to these questions. And sensitive, therefore, to the needs of the whole child. They won't neglect children's intellectual and physical needs and they won't underestimate the importance of social and emotional learning. What children learn about themselves, others, and the world they live in, doesn't depend on whether or not this is a day care center. It depends on what we believe, what we do, and all that happens while children are with us. High-quality early childhood practices can be found in all kinds of settings."
"Is this only a day care...or do they learn something, too?" There's so much to say and sometimes only a few seconds to say it in. Like children, these answers take time. And, like children, they matter greatly.
Reprinted with permission for The Well-Centered Child, a reproducible newsletter.
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Curriculum Principles
- Curriculum is relevant, engaging and meaningful to children.
- Curriculum content reflects and is generated by the needs and interests of children.
- Teachers support and encourage positive relationships with children's families.
- Content meets NAEYC recognized standards of appropriate subject matter for each age group.
- Curriculum allows all children to engage actively, not passively, in the learning process.
- Curriculum provides opportunities for children to make meaningful choices.
- Curriculum addresses and meets children's physiological needs.
- Curriculum helps children feel secure, relaxed and comfortable.
- Curriculum helps children make connections between what they learn at home, school, and in the world at large.
- Curriculum emphasizes exploration and experimentation. It encourages creativity, reasoning, and problem solving skills. It gives meaning to process.
- Curriculum emphasizes the value of social interaction and provides opportunities to learn from others.
- Curriculum strengthens children's sense of competence and enjoyment of learning by providing experiences for children to succeed from their point of view.
- Curriculum encourages respect for the environment, property and people.
Long-Term Study of Adults Who Received High-Quality Early Childhood Care and Education Shows Economic and Social Gains, Less Crime
Washington, DC—November, 2004—A landmark,
long-term study of the effects of high-quality early care and education
on low-income three- and four-year-olds shows that adults at age 40
who participated in a preschool program in their early years have higher
earnings, are more likely to hold a job, have committed fewer crimes,
and are more likely to have graduated from high school. Overall, the
study documented a return to society of more than a $17 for every tax
dollar invested in the early care and education program.
The High/Scope Perry Preschool study was conducted over 4 decades by the late David P. Weikart, founder of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation; Larry Schweinhart, High/Scope's current president; and their colleagues.
"These findings can be expected of any Head Start, state preschool, or child care program similar to the program High/Scope coordinated and then studied," said Schweinhart. "Our teachers were well-qualified, they served no more than eight children from low-income families at a time, they visited these families as part of the program to discuss their child's development, and the classes operated daily for children three and four years old."
What makes the study unique is that the children in the study were randomly assigned either to receive the High/Scope Perry Preschool program or to receive no comparable program and were then tracked throughout their lives to age 40. At earlier stages, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation staff studied these same groups of children every year from age 3 to age 11, and again at ages 14, 15, 19, and 27.
Among the study's major findings in the educational area are
- More of the group who received high-quality early education graduated from high school than the non-program group (65% vs. 45%), particularly females (84% vs. 32%);
- Fewer females who received high-quality early education than non-program females required treatment for mental impairment (8% vs. 36%) or had to repeat a grade (21% vs. 41%); and
- The group who received high-quality early education on average outperformed the non-program group on various intellectual and language tests during their early childhood years, on school achievement tests between ages 9 and 14, and on literacy tests at ages 19 and 27.
"The preschool program's long-term effects were due to its shorter-term
effects on children's educational commitment and success," said report
coauthor Jeanne Montie, senior research associate at the High/Scope Educational
Research Foundation.
Weikart began the study in 1962 by identifying 123 young African American children living in poverty and assessed to be at high risk of school failure in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The researchers randomly assigned 58 of the children to a high-quality early care and education setting; the rest received no preschool program.
Among the study's major findings in the economic area are
- More of the group who received high-quality early education than the non-program group were employed at age 40 (76% vs. 62%);
- The group who received high-quality early education had median annual earnings more than $5,000 higher than the non-program group ($20,800 vs. $15,300);
- More of the group who received high-quality early education owned their own homes; and
- More of the group who received high-quality early education had a savings account than the non-program group (76% vs. 50%).
In the High/Scope Perry Preschool program, children participated in their
own education, by planning, carrying out, and reviewing their own activities
as part of their learning experience.
One of the reviewers of the study, Nobel-Prize-winning University of Chicago economist James J. Heckman, said, "This report substantially bolsters the case for early interventions in disadvantaged populations. More than 35 years after they received an enriched preschool program, the Perry Preschool participants achieve much greater success in social and economic life than their counterparts who are randomly denied treatment."
Among the study's major findings in the crime prevention area are
- The group who received high-quality early education had significantly fewer arrests than the non-program group (36% vs. 55% arrested five times or more); and
- Significantly fewer members of the group who received high-quality early care than the non-program group were ever arrested for violent crimes (32% vs. 48%), property crimes (36% vs. 58%), or drug crimes (14% vs. 34%).
"This study proves that investing in high quality pre-kindergarten
can make every family in America safer from crime and violence. Law enforcement
leaders know that to win the war on crime, we need to be as willing to
guarantee our kids space in a pre-kindergarten program as we are to guarantee
a criminal a prison cell," said Sanford Newman, president of Fight
Crime: Invest in Kids, an anti-crime organization made up of 2,000 police
chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and victims of violence.
A complete report on this study, Lifetime Effects: The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40*, is now available from High/Scope Press. The final chapter of this report, which includes a summary and frequently asked questions, is available for download in PDF format at www.highscope.org/Research/PerryProject/perrymain.htm. A transcript of an audio press briefing on the study results is available at www.highscope.org/PressRoom/PerryTranscript.htm. To view slides showing the Perry results through age 40 using Microsoft's PowerPoint Viewer, click here. (You may need to download and save the presentation to view it. After each slide opens, click on the slide to bring up the graphics.)
Fifty-state data on state support for preschool programs can be found at http://www.nieer.org/yearbook/.


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French Internet piracy bill advances towards law
updated 01:20 pm EDT, Tue September 15, 2009
Could impose harsh measures on suspects
The French government has taken one step further towards enacting a controversial piece of Internet piracy legislation, says the Associated Press. A bill today passed through the National Assembly, having already gained approval from the Senate in July. Only one step remains before it becomes law, that being a third approval by a committee bridging both houses of parliament.
The bill takes a strict stance towards people accused of pirating music, movies and other digital media. If an alleged perpetrator persists in activity after e-mail warnings and a registered letter, they may then have their Internet connection cut off for up to a year, and/or face other penalities such as prison time or fines up to �300,000. The law is backed by music and movie companies, worried about preserving their current industries; it is opposed by civil liberty supporters, who say for instance that banning someone from the Internet shuts them off from an essential service.
Before amendments, the legislation was at one point considered unconstitutional because of a lack of oversight. Similar measures have been proposed in Britain.

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The current crisis in Syria is a multilevel foreign policy jigsaw puzzle.
The outcome of this crisis could have implications for the U.S. well into the future. As the leader of the free world for more than seven decades, the U.S. has taken charge in dealing with all such crises. President Barack Obama's administration might be the first one since Franklin D. Roosevelt not to maintain this tradition of American
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More than 2,300 noncommissioned officers will sew on new ranks this month, the Air Force Personnel Center announced.
While these airmen already know they were selected for promotion, the month they get promoted is based on seniority.
They were eligible to sew on their stripes as of Tuesday.
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There are two types of golf cart enclosures available in the market
- Storage Covers
- Drivable Enclosures
Golf Cart Storage Enclosures
There are many different types of golf cart storage enclosures. They come in
all purpose, designer and high-end series. The common golf cart storage
enclosures all have similar features such as: -
- One year warranty
- Handy Rear Zipper
- Water and U.V Resistant
- Elasticized Cord
- Durapel Water Finish
- Covers for 2 or 4 passenger golf carts
Golf Cart Drivable Enclosures
The drivable enclosures are when you are using the golf cart and are
available in zipper or hinged door.
Universal Zipper door golf cart enclosures are available in w/Vinyl
Windshield, w/rollaway windshield and w/acrylic windshield. Some of the common
features for these golf cart enclosures are: -
- Three or One Year Warranty
- Fits over roof
- Handy Zipper Slides
- U.V Resistant
- Can be set up in seconds
- Choice of colours or camouflage
For EZGO Yamaha and Club Golf cart, the Golf Deluxe 3-sided golf car
enclosure hangs from the top of the car roof uprights instead of draping over
the roof or requiring the custom installation of snaps. Other features include:
•Fits most EZG, Club Car and many Yamaha
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•Patented design hangs from roof uprights
instead of draping over the roof
•Protects riders against weather and wind
•Huge super-clear PVC windows with heavy-duty
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•Can be used as a storage cover
•Trunk lid and rear window roll up for easy
club access and ventilation in nice weather
•Side zippered doors can be held open with a
single clip
•Cinch and ratchet buckle makes it easy to
tighten the enclosure securely to cart's roof pillars
•Three year warranty
Hinged door golf cart enclosures are considered to be hassle free when
compared with zipper doors. It Installs easily and without drilling and is
available in several colors and fabrics. Manufacturing companies of hinged door
golf cart enclosures tend to cater to many of the mainstream brands such as:
Door Works Golf cart enclosure manufacturers (http://www.foreconcepts.com/)
have patented the hinged door enclosures for the golf carts.
When choosing a golf cart enclosure, you have to make according to how much
you want to spend verses how long you want it to last. Golf cart covers and
enclosures are like anything else the more you spend the better the product.
Most branded cart enclosures are quality covers. Although, the more expensive
covers do last longer due to the quality of the material, and due to custom
fit. Therefore, the manufacture is able to offer a longer warranty for custom
fit golf car enclosures.
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Publishers delay e-book releases to combat cut-rate pricing
updated 11:25 pm EST, Wed December 9, 2009
Titles held back four months past print shipments
Several major publishers have begun delaying e-book releases to combat the competitive price slashing of best sellers, according to The Wall Street Journal. Simon & Schuster is putting a four month hold on 35 titles scheduled for release next year, while Lagerdere SCA's Hachette Book Group is planning to take similar actions.
The surge in digital publishing has been aided by devices such as Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook. A variety of other devices are already on the market, with additional alternatives scheduled for release during the holiday season or early next year.
E-books have even established a strong presence on smaller devices such as the iPhone. While games had dominated the new App Store submissions for most of 2008 and 2009, e-books took the lead beginning in September.
"The right place for the e-book is after the hardcover but before the paperback," said Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy. "We believe some people will be disappointed. But with new readers coming and sales booming, we need to do this now, before the installed base of e-book reading devices gets to a size where doing it would be impossible."
While traditional book publishers are attempting to transform their business model to maximize profits in the age of e-books, magazine and newspaper publishers have been preparing to reinvigorate their segment by optimizing media for the latest mobile devices. Cond� Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp and Time recently announced a joint venture aimed at distributing their respective content through a common portal and optimizing publications for computers, smartphones and tablets.
Hachette will follow the same route as Simon & Schuster, maintaining a delay of three to four months before releasing digital versions of potential best-sellers. We're doing this to preserve our industry," said Hachette's CEO David Young. "I can't sit back and watch years of building authors sold off at bargain-basement prices. It's about the future of the business."
"Authors get the most publicity at launch and need to strike while the iron is hot," argued an Amazon spokesperson. "If readers can't get their preferred format at that moment, they may buy a different book or just not buy a book at all."
The pricing conflicts are not limited to current e-book offerings, as many best-sellers are now sold for $10 even as a hard-cover edition. The American Booksellers Association, a group representing many independent bookstores, recently accused several retailers of predatory pricing. The organization suggests outlets such as Amazon, Walmart and Target have been selling the hardcovers at a loss.
A book that retails for $35 typically carries a wholesale price of around $17.50. The ABA claims the retailers have not received special pricing, but are nonetheless selling each title at a significant loss in a pricing war designed to lure customers. The group is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the practices, including the pricing of print books and digital editions.
"What's been demonstrated is that next quarter results are better if you cling to the existing core business, that it's better to sell physical media than digital media," BigChampagne's Mr. Garland to WSJ. "But for how many quarters can you employ those tactics before they become an obvious strategic disadvantage? The digital marketplace today is devastating the traditional music business, regardless of piracy issues."


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The China Club Challenge Match is the premier Chinese sailing event for Chinese sailors, with 34 teams from around the country battling it out for the right to challenge the 2010 trophy holder. It is run on the waters off Xiamen in Fujian Province, which this time of year serves up good breezes every day, almost like clockwork.
Close Racing at the Final Fleet Racing Day - China Club Challenge Match 2011
The event is open to all sailors in China - including foreigners who live and work in the country - and has earned a reputation in recent years for good winds, tight courses, fair, unbiased umpiring and rulings, and good tight racing in the 'proper' spirit of sailing. We have even observed defeated teams crossing the line a few boat lengths behind the victors, and spontaneously raising their hands in applause for the victor!
It was expected that the fleet racing element of the event would sort out the men from the boys. The breeze was providing a steady 20kts, and with some sailors on the J/80s for the first time it proved so, with some of the fleet opting to avoid the spinnaker. But with the committee boat recording 30+ kts in the gusts perhaps this wasn't surprising.
Spin outs were very much in evidence, with some skippers failing to keep their boats under the rig, providing some dramatic viewing for those on the spectator boats.
A busy time was had by the on-the-water judges who then were back sitting behind the table in the protest room for much of the evening, especially on day 1 when they left the venue at 2250h. Altogether around a dozen protests were lodged, but it could easily have been more as the racing was close, competitive and at times a little too combatative.
Having said that, boat damage and breakdowns were remarkably light considering the conditions, and the J/80s lent by built and lent by Hudson Yachts proved to be more than up to the task, and only two requests for redress due to gear failure were lodged in the entire fleet racing section of the regatta.
Not the flags you want to see - China Club Challenge Match 2011
Three days racing, 14 races, and the fleet whittled down from 34 to 16.
The event then shifted gear into the match racing phase with the round of 16 requiring 24 races in one day. Sounds incredible, but that is what the race management team managed to squeeze out on day four.
Race Officers Russ Parker and Tony Liu, along with umpires Al, Ewan, Peter and Tim certainly earned their corn on this day. with all of them on the water for every race.
The fleet were gradually whittled down to four semi-finalists from all over China - Sanya, Shenzhen, Ironrock of Xiamen (the hosts for the event) and Shanghai. Two matches later, Seawolf from Longcheer Yacht Club in Shenzhen emerged the winners of the China Club Cup Challengers Trophy, earning the right to sail against the defenders on the final day of the event.
In the lead - for now - China Club Challenge Match 2011
It was a bit of a David and Goliath event, with the defender Hudson Fei Peng (the J-80 builder) helmed by American professional sailor and President of Hudson Yachts, Jim Johnstone, against the team from Shenzhen.
Unfortunately for the part timers, the result wasn't the same as the biblical encounter, with Fei Peng successfully defending their trophy, although the amateurs from the south were hardly embarrassed by the 4-1 score line and never finished a race more than eight boat lengths down on the winners.
What an event. For the numbers people amongst you there were 34 teams, 72 races, 12 protests, too many blue, yellow and green flags to count (along with a couple of reds and blacks thrown in for good measure), a worthy winner in the challenger series and a fair and penalty free challenger/defender series. And just like Queen Victoria was told all those years ago – there was no second.
William Liu - Team leader of Challenger receives his trophy - China Club Challenge Match 2011


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The Hope Youth Development flag football league held a raffle and raised more than $300 recently.
On Super Sunday, the raffle was awarded to Quinndarius Dabney. Dabney plays on the Donaldsonville Gold 5-7 year old team. He won a signed NFL football by three New Orleans Saints players, a Saints flag, and a football bubble 90m machines. He and his mom were very excited, said Hope Youth Development Coordinator Mark Peters.
More than 100 kids combined participated in the league this year under the direction of Hope Youth Development.
Shawn Nelson of the Buffalo Bills NFL team visited on Super Sunday to talk to kids and sign autographs for them. Nelson played football at East Ascension High and Southern Miss before entering the NFL.
The Gonzales Saints Youth Football team played against Donaldsonville Youth Flag football team to show off their skills against each other. All kids received trophies, certificates, and McDonalds cookies for being good sports. The players were able to keep their flags.
"This year was awesome working with both sets of kids," Peters said.
Super Sunday marked the end of the five-week summer program.
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The Reason for Gingrich's Rise
The speaker's way of relating to voters is no gimmick, it's the source of his current strength in the race.
It became clear two minutes after Newt Gingrich won in South Carolina that citizens were about to be treated to a non-stop effort to portray his smashing win as the result of his attack on the media. A victory, we were informed by cable and network commentators, which Mr. Gingrich owed to his cleverness in finding ways to give the press-hating right-wingers in South Carolina the red meat they craved.
He'd won, we heard repeatedly, by insulting a fine reporter, CNN's John King -- pronouncements accompanied by no little handwringing and defense of Mr. King who had only done what any good reporter-moderator would have done in raising the question about the public accusations made by Mr. Gingrich's second wife. Mr. King, it turned out, was far more serene about events than the chorus of commentators mourning his alleged victimization by Mr. Gingrich.
The image of the speaker as a man who owes his current strength mainly to attacks on the press is now a standard tool of his opponents -- a caricature meant to offset certain realities about his rise. The sort of realities recognizable to considerable numbers of people in Iowa where polls had begun running heavily in favor of Mr. Gingrich from late November on in the wake of his debate performance there and elsewhere. Iowans heard, from Mr. Gingrich, not media attacks but bracing expressions of American values electric in their effect. That was why he kept rising in the polls.
That is, until, under the sheer weight of a nonstop, richly financed ad assault on behalf of Mitt Romney, they began to crumble as Mr. Gingrich was depicted, relentlessly, in the darkest terms. Then came South Carolina, and a debate, in which the speaker who had held those earlier audiences in thrall appeared on stage again, and in full voice. This time, to turn aside a journalist's effort to bait him with questions suggesting he was a racist, into a powerful affirmation of the right of all citizens of every race and status to hold a job, to earn money.
That was the standing ovation moment, and he had not reached it by attacking the press. That moment was his because he had given eloquent voice to core beliefs prized by most Americans.
The speaker has made his missteps in these forums. Among them we can count those little moments -- there were two -- of flirtatious deference, Monday, to Ron Paul and some of Dr. Paul's ideas which the speaker now discovers he can embrace. Not a pretty sight. There ought to be a way in which displays of realpolitik -- attracting the Paul voters -- come out looking better than this, if they're to be made at all. A dubious proposition.
Tonight's debate in Florida may be, as advertised, crucial to the outcome of the race there. But whether Speaker Gingrich knocks this one out of the park or he doesn't, one fact stands clear. He's survived this long against extraordinary odds and attained the challenger status he now holds not because of his nifty way of attacking the media, poor dears. He's here because he speaks to people in ways that assume their interest in ideas of consequence, and they know it -- they can hear. And because he speaks in ways that reflect a respect for their intelligence, and has much to say to them. They know that, too. This way of relating to voters is no gimmick. It's a condition of mind and one of bottomless value on a campaign trail.
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Erapitt what makes you so high and mighty, yeah maybe you go to a t14 or t50 school, and frankly you may have the connections to get you into some fancy law firm when you graduate. But I ask you what right you have to pose judgement on other people. These terrible sub 150's or other undesirables won't be sitting next to you at Yale or Stanford whereever it is you go. People don't always have the same resources or make the same decisions as others. If you are so concerned, and sure that the best someone is going to get is a position as a legal aide; then you should be happy, less competition for you. But remember when you get a job, when your arguing a case the judge or jury aren't going to care if you want to a 4t or top 15 school, also graduating from a prestigious school doesn't make you skilled by default. Spend more time bettering yourself instead of putting down other people, you'll find yourself happier and better at what you do. [name removed]
Are you people seious?I guess its reasonable if you're a URM, but even that's stretching it. Sub 150s should be eliminated altogether from the legal profession. HTH


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Traffic update: Delays at Markeaton roundabout after collision
Posted: February 28, 2013|
Drivers are being delayed at the Markeaton roundabout following a two-car collision.
Derbyshire police were called to the incident at about 5.25pm.
A spokesman for the force said the collision had caused traffic to build up around the island. He said the incident had caused minor injures.
There is slow traffic on the A52 Borrowash bypass inbound in Derby between the A5111 Raynesway junction and Pentagon Island.
There is congestion on the A601 St Alkmund's Way in Derby city centre at the A6 King Street junction.
Traffic is also slow on M1 northbound betwen J29, A617 Chesterfield and J29a, Markham due to an accident. There is congestion to J28, A38 Alfreton.
Motorists should be aware that traffic is heavy on the A5111 Osmaston Park Road northbound in Derby between the Spider Island and the A5250 Burton Road junction.
There is very slow traffic on the A5111 Kingsway northbound in Derby between the A516 Uttoxeter New Road junction and Kingsway Island.
Traffic is slow on the A61 Sir Frank Whittle Road in Derby as well as on the A38 northbound between Palm Court Island and Little Eaton Island.
All major routes now cleared.
A FOX on the A52 caused a driver to swerve, causing an accident which has closed one lane.
The crash, between a Rover 25 and a Toyota Yaris, did not cause any injuries but traffic is very slow due to the lane closure.
A police spokesman said a dead fox was removed from the scene. He was unable to say whether the fox was already dead, or had been running across the carriageway at the time of the crash.
There is heavy traffic on the A6 King Street and along St Alkmund's Way due to the ongoing bridge repair works.
Very heavy traffic eastbound A52 heading into Derby. There have been reports of queuing cars from the Shell garage.
There is heavy traffic on the A52 westbound into the city.
There is also heavy traffic on the same road heading eastbound at the same point.
There has also been an accident between a car and a motorcycle on Wetmore Road, Burton, between Wharf Road
and the A511.
The M1 slip road at junction 24 has now been cleared.
Traffic is very heavy on the Sir Frank Whittle Road heading to the Pentagon Island.
THERE is heavy traffic on all routes into the Markeaton Park island.
There is slow moving traffic on the southbound A38 towards the roundabout.
Further north the A38 is also slow heading northbound to the Little Eaton island.
There is also stop-start traffic between junction 25 and junction 24a.
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We decided to interrupt and ask Russell what he thought was going to take Best Picture.
Amani and her sister Nada interrupt each other excitedly as they explain the history of their culture.
He will interrupt his subjects with gruff asides or profane exclamations.
Can it be that Republicans have finally learned not to interrupt your adversary when he is destroying himself?
It was fine for us to film him as long as we were spontaneous about it and it did not interrupt the organic flow of his routine.
There was no chance for Mr. Rogers to answer or to interrupt me.
I am loth to interrupt you, Clary; though you could more than once break in upon me.
Once a mass of steel plating fell only yards from him, but it did not interrupt his search.
The story was not yet finished; but George's impatience caused him to interrupt it.
A Dutch frigate of forty guns refused to interrupt their progress, although offered a reward.
c.1400, "to interfere with a legal right," from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere "break apart, break off," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.), and compare corrupt). Meaning "to break into (a speech, etc.)" is early 15c. Related: Interrupted; interrupting.
1957, originally in computers, from interupt (v.).
1. An asynchronous event that suspends normal processing and temporarily diverts the flow of control through an "interrupt handler" routine.
Interrupts may be caused by both hardware (I/O, timer, machine check) and software (supervisor, system call or trap instruction).
In general the computer responds to an interrupt by storing the information about the current state of the running program; storing information to identify the source of the interrupt; and invoking a first-level interrupt handler. This is usually a kernel level privileged process that can discover the precise cause of the interrupt (e.g. if several devices share one interrupt) and what must be done to keep operating system tables (such as the process table) updated. This first-level handler may then call another handler, e.g. one associated with the particular device which generated the interrupt.
2. Under MS-DOS, nearly synonymous with "system call" because the OS and BIOS routines are both called using the INT instruction (see interrupt list) and because programmers so often have to bypass the operating system (going directly to a BIOS interrupt) to get reasonable performance.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Uphold the Constitution: Allows Indefinite Detention
Posted By Washingtons Blog On May 1, 2014 @ 1:30 am In Legal,Think Tank,War/Defense | Comments Disabled
Painting by Anthony Freda: www.AnthonyFreda.com [1]
Pulitzer prize winning reporter Chris Hedges – along with journalist Naomi Wolf, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, activist Tangerine Bolen and others – sued the government [2] to join the NDAA's allowance of the indefinite detention of Americans.
The trial judge in the case asked the government attorneys 5 times whether journalists like Hedges could be indefinitely detained simply for interviewing and then writing about bad guys.
The government refused to promise [3] that journalists like Hedges won't be thrown in a dungeon for the rest of their lives without any right to talk to a judge.
The trial judge ruled [4] that the indefinite detention bill was unconstitutional. But the court of appeal overturned [5] that decision, but in a way which limited the NDAA to non-U.S. citizens [6]:
We thus conclude, consistent with the text and buttressed in part by the legislative history, that Section 1021 [of the 2012 NDAA] means this: With respect to individuals who are not citizens, are not lawful resident aliens, and are not captured or arrested within the United States, the President's [Authorization for Use of Military Force] authority includes the authority to detain those responsible for 9/11 as well as those who were a part of, or substantially supported, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners—a detention authority that Section 1021 concludes was granted by the original AUMF. But with respect to citizens, lawful resident aliens, or individuals captured or arrested in the United States, Section 1021 simply says nothing at all.
Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the case, holding [7]:
The appeals court said the challengers had no standing because they could not show the provision has any bearing on the government's authority to detain U.S. citizens.
The court ignored the fact that the co-sponsors of the indefinite detention law said it does apply [8] to American citizens, and that top legal scholars agree [9].
The courts' Orwellian reasoning may sound – at first blush - like it might be a good thing. After all, both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court said that there's no indication that the indefinite detention provision will be applied against U.S. citizens.
However, by refusing to strike down the law and insist that any future laws explicitly exempt U.S. citizens, it leaves discretion in the hands of the executive branch.
The effect of the decision will be to allow the U.S. government to kidnap and indefinitely detain U.S. citizens who protest or dissent against the government … and the courts will never hear any legal challenge from the prisoners. The detainees will not get to say:
Hey, the Supreme Court said the indefinite detention law isn't written to apply to U.S. citizens, so you have to let me go!
After all, prisoners can be held under the indefinite detention bill without trial, without presenting evidence, without letting the citizen consult with a lawyer, and without even charging the citizen.
So – if you're thrown into a hole somewhere – no one will even hear your side of the story.
Chris Hedges noted [10] in November:
If [the indefinite detention law] stands it will mean, as [the trial judge] pointed out in her 112-page opinion, that whole categories of Americans—and here you can assume dissidents and activists—will be subject to seizure by the military and indefinite and secret detention.
If you think Hedges is over-the-top, keep in mind that – in 1972 - the CIA director relabeled "dissidents" as "terrorists" [11] so he could continue spying on them … and nothing has changed [12].
Daniel Ellsberg notes that Obama's claimed power to indefinitely detain people without charges or access to a lawyer or the courts is a power that even King George – the guy we fought the Revolutionary War against – didn't claim [13]. And former judge and adjunct professor of constitutional law Andrew Napolitano points out that Obama's claim that he can indefinitely detain prisoners even after they are acquitted of their crimes is a power that even Hitler and Stalin didn't claim [14].
After the Supreme Court published its decision, Tangerine Bolen wrote [15]:
The Supreme Court has made it abundantly clear, first via Citizens United, then most recently via McCutcheon v. FTC, that corporations are "persons" whose "free speech" must be protected at all costs – including the cost of democracy – while our rights – the rights of living, breathing people, the fundamental right of due process and our fundamental rights of free speech and association – those no longer matter. They are to be trampled.
Under the war on terror, the United States government has trampled upon the fundamental human rights of people around the world since 9/11. The Bush administration manufactured a false war based on carefully crafted lies, false evidence and sickening manipulation. In the wake of that war, our courts prefer to continue to defer to a disingenuous national security narrative that has arisen out of the lies, paranoia, and incredible lawbreaking of our own government, including kidnapping, torturing, indefinitely imprisoning, and assassinating people with impunity – all of this against both reason and international law.
We are no longer a nation ruled by laws. [She's right [16].] We are nation ruled by men who have so steeped themselves in a false narrative that at the same time they are exponentially increasing the ranks of terrorists, they are destroying the rule of law itself. It is madness upon madness – the classic tale of becoming the evil you purport to fight while believing you remain righteous.
We have tried to stand up to this madness: we are outnumbered, outspent, and outgunned – a David intrepidly fighting a Goliath that spans the planet and has the power to shape our "reality" – thus shaping what the courts even see. We have sacrificed greatly to do this – and yet we would do it all again.
Article printed from The Big Picture: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog
URL to article: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/05/supreme-court-refuses-to-uphold-the-constitution-allows-indefinite-detention/
URLs in this post:
[1] www.AnthonyFreda.com: http://www.anthonyfreda.com/
[2] sued the government: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/01/pulitzer-prize-winning-reporter-sues-government-over-indefinite-detention-bill.html
[3] refused to promise: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_victory_for_all_of_us_20120518/
[4] ruled: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/18/local/la-me-gs-national-defense-authorization-ruling-20120518
[5] overturned: http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2013/07/appeals-court-overturns-indefinite-detention-limits-168560.html
[6] limited the NDAA to non-U.S. citizens: http://images.politico.com/global/2013/07/17/hedgesca2opn.html
[7] holding: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/28/us-usa-court-security-idUSBREA3R0YH20140428
[8] does apply: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/11/co-sponsors-of-the-national-defense-authorization-act-bill-does-apply-to-american-citizens-and-could-be-used-send-them-to-guantanamo-indefinitely.html
[9] agree: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/12/constitutional-expert-president-obama-says-that-he-can-kill-you-on-his-own-discretion-he-can-jail-you-indefinitely-on-his-own-discretion.html
[10] noted: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_last_chance_to_stop_the_ndaa_20130902
[11] relabeled "dissidents" as "terrorists": http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/02/u-s-government-labels-dissent-terrorism.html
[12] nothing has changed: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/09/does-the-government-only-label-bad-guys-as-terrorists.html
[13] King George – the guy we fought the Revolutionary War against – didn't claim: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/02/daniel-ellsberg-obama-bush-cheney-rumsfeld-and-senators-voting-for-indefinite-detention-are-enemies-of-the-constitution.html
[14] Hitler and Stalin didn't claim: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/12/obama-claims-more-tyrannical-powers-than-hitler-or-stalin.html
[15] wrote: https://www.facebook.com/tangerine.bolen/posts/10152388281854674
[16] She's right: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/01/americans-lost-constitutional-rights.html
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Uzbekistan: Officials mum on terror trial
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In Uzbekistan, justice may not be blind, but officials in the judicial system seem to turn mute when asked for details about legal proceedings.
The third session of a trial involving suspects accused of carrying out terror attacks last May is believed to have occurred on September 23. Basic details of the proceedings could not be confirmed, however, because officials won't, or can't, answer the fundamental questions of journalistic inquiry: who, what, when and where.
President Islam Karimov earlier vowed that the trial would be open and media-accessible. In practice, officials are treating the case as they would a state secret – neither confirming, nor denying, its existence.
At least 12 defendants are said to be accused of a playing role in the attacks, sources inside Uzbekistan have told EurasiaNet. However neither the names of the defendants, nor the exact charges against them, can be confirmed.
Judge Abdukhokim Turaev, a criminal courts judge in Andijan District Court, is said to be presiding over the case. Lawyers for the accused are believed to be state-appointed, and are not from Andijan city.
Reached by telephone, various Uzbek authorities would not confirm these details. All who spoke by phone seemed well-versed in the art of evasion.
"We don't deal with those cases. Address the questions to the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan," a spokesperson at the General Prosecutor's Office in Tashkent said on September 18.
An employee at the Supreme Court, reached on September 22, actually stated that a trial session would take place "tomorrow," (i.e., September 23) But then the official darted back behind the wall of obfuscation.
"I can't give you the name of the judge," the official said. "I don't know how many people are accused. You can address the questions to the Tashkent District Court because the case is under its [jurisdiction]. But they won't tell you anything because although this case is under their [jurisdiction] the trial will be held somewhere else, I don't know where. I can't give you their phone number because I am not supposed to."
A representative of the Tashkent District Court would neither confirm nor deny the case is under its jurisdiction and advised that any faxed request for information would take at least three days to process.
A spokesperson at Andijan District Court, where the trial is supposedly being held, said: "I can't give you any comments by phone. How do I know you're for real? If you want comments, you have to come to the court and ask questions."
Finally, the Ministry of Justice completed the run-around circle by referring EurasiaNet back to the General Prosecutor's Office. "We don't deal with those cases. It is not in our competence. You should address the questions, I don't know, maybe to the General Prosecutor's office?" a spokesperson for the Ministry suggested on September 22.
An attempt was made to contact President Islam Karimov's office. But no one in the administration could be reached for comment.
An independent source inside Uzbekistan provided unconfirmed information about the case against the accused terrorists. According to the source, trial sessions occurred on September 9 and 16, prior to the scheduled session on the 23rd. "It is very hard to get in [to the court]," the source said. "The relatives don't talk much either, they are scared. I know only that 12 people are accused, but I can't say on what charges."
"Each accused person is allowed to have three relatives in the court room, that's a lot of people for a small Uzbek court room," the source continued. "The lawyers are from the peripheral districts and not from Andijan. I've seen the lawyers and the relatives of the accused talk, and the lawyers were asking relatives to gather papers for the case. Nobody knows anything."
Human rights observers who made formal applications to attend the trail have not received responses.
The Islamic Jihad Union, reputedly a splinter group of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), claimed responsibility for the May 26 attack on a border outpost in Khanabad and a suicide bomb in downtown Andijan.
"We will find the sponsors of those who were involved in this," Karimov said in the aftermath of the attacks. On June 4, Uzbek media outlets reported that he had instructed his Prosecutor General to prepare for "an open and fair trial".
Prosecutor General Rashid Kadyrov said back then that he would ensure "the creation of conditions for broad trial coverage in both local and foreign media." But since then, actions appear to have diverged from words.


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But under the surface Humphrey is angry. Angry in the same way that the whole world is angry, angry about how people like Nick seem to have got away with causing a financial meltdown that affected everyone, but still manage to bank their bonuses.'
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by Matt Webb Mitovich | April 5, 2010 at 10:37 AM | TV News
This week on 'Saving Grace' (Monday 10/9c), as the TNT drama continues with its final season, Oklahoma City is abuzz with talk of the "Angel Cop," speculating that Grace (played by Holly Hunter) must be an angel to have miraculously survived her recent fall from a high-story building.
Oh, of only knew that Grace herself might not be wielding wings, but merely has friends in high-ish places.
'Saving Grace' Announces Final Season
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The U.S. Copyright Office today released its report outlining priorities and special projects the office will tackle over the next two years. Many of the issues included in the report are incredibly important to the music community. As we are all too aware, the digital age has created great complexities within our copyright system. The issues that the Copyright Office has put forth in its report demonstrate its leadership in tackling these complexities and finding appropriate solutions. The report serves as a useful template as we look forward to a future where our copyright system incentivizes creators and innovators and fairly compensates rights holders. We commend Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante for this useful report and we look forward to working with her and her office on these thoughtful priorities and projects.
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Okay, should those those accused of white collar crimes be treated different than those accused of other felonies?
The way defendants in a case of alleged corruption in the Pennsylvania Legislature has raised the ire of a defense attorney. Attorney Joshua Lock, of Harrisburg claims the defendants were subjected to "mindless, even medieval cruelty " by the prosecution.
The offending action: Parading defendants in handcuffs past the media.
Senior Deputy Attorney General K. Kenneth Brown II defended the action saying: "A felony is a felony, and if it is a felony, you get cuffed. The law makes no distinction for white collar crimes, and neither do we."
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MAUPIN, Ore. — Helix posted its first win of the season here at the South Wasco volleyball tournament Saturday.
The Grizzlies dropped a 20-12, 20-12 match to South Wasco to open pool play but responded with their first win as Helix dominated Spray 20-4 in the first set and took the match with a 20-15 win in the second set.
The Spray win advanced the Grizzlies to bracket play where they were matched with Central Christian, the No. 1 from the other pool.
Central Christian prevailed 25-11 and 25-20 to end the Grizzlies tournament run.
"We served 90 percent today," Helix coach Tammie Parker said. "We were pleased with that. The kids keep improving. We took a big step forward in the Central Christian match."
The Grizzlies return to Big Sky conference action with a visit to Echo Tuesday.
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This March, I am facilitating a climbing and wellness adventure retreat in Hueco Tanks, Texas and I wanted to personally extend an invitation to members of the GOOD community.
Hueco is widely considered to be the Mecca of American bouldering. Home to some of the most remarkable land masses, Native American rock art, rare wildlife and abounding structures, Hueco's natural environment is unique to the world.
We will spend our days hiking and climbing in the sunshine. We will learn proper techniques for warming up, cooling down, and mastering real rock. We will enjoy farm-fresh breakfasts, mountainside picnics and hearty dinners prepared by a private chef. We will spend our nights in a Spanish-style villa, with warm beds and hot showers. We will receive targeted bodywork from a sports masseuse. We will roast marshmallows, sip brandy and partake in wellness workshops under the stars. We will pose for professional portrait photography. We will reconnect with nature and we will play.


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While the urea-injection system won't come online until the 2009 model year, the kids over at Inside Line managed to smuggle an E320 diesel into the Golden State for testing. The seemed to like it quite well, calling it a better value than the E350, even with the $1K price premium over the gasoline model. But they… »


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Joseph Pratt, Keynote Speaker
Ten UH colleges are partnering with the Bertelsmann Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to driving social change, to learn about and discuss the six Megatrends that are shaping our future. The Megatrends are featured in Bertelsmann's recently published thought-provoking book Megatrends in Global Interaction. The UH Future Day event—the largest to be held in North America—includes a morning panel discussion on energy and natural resources with experts from academia, government, industry, and global consulting.
Following a lunch with UH keynote speaker Dr. Joseph Pratt, specialist in the history of the petroleum industry, the UH Policy Debate Team will posit their views on the role of federal and state government in bridging the gap between the growing demand for energy and energy production.
Cross Country South Central Regional meet
UH Men's Basketball vs. Florida A&M
Above the Line — Dynamic Equilibrium at the Water's Edge
2-Day Symposium - November 8 & 9
Conference Participants:
Michael Rotondi, RoTo Architects, Los Angeles, California
Kulapat Yantrasast, wHY Architecture, Los Angeles, California
Thomas Colbert, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
J. David Waggoner, III, FAIA, Waggoner and Ball Architects, New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Arq. Flavio Janches, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Andrés Rodolfo Ferrari, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jeff Carney, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Diego Sepulveda Carmona, Technical University, Delft, The Netherlands
Jonathan Tate, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ann Yoachim, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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A lecture and concert by Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Juilliard-trained concert pianist Dr. Richard Kogan Richard Kogan has a distinguished career both as a concert pianist and as a psychiatrist. He has been praised for his "eloquent, compelling, and exquisite playing" by the New York Times, and the Boston Globe wrote that "Kogan has somehow managed to excel at the world's two most demanding professions."
UH Women's Basketball @ Mississippi State
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Q From Peter Thomson: Why in the UK, is the main street called High Street?
A We have for so long in Britain called the main shopping street of a town by this name that it is now a generic term to describe shops that cater to the needs of the ordinary public: "With juice bars springing up everywhere, juicing seems to have hit the high street"; "To make a high street shop look like a Prada shop you have to spend a lot of money".
We have to go back a very long way to search out its origin. In Old English, the word high meant something excellent of its type or of elevated rank or degree (we still have terms like high society, high priest and high sheriff that are based on it).
Very early on, high began to be applied to main roads. The first example is highway, recorded from the early ninth century. This referred to a main road between two towns or cities, one that was under the special protection of the monarch as an essential communications link (hence the later phrase the king's highway to refer to such important roads).
Around the year 1000 high street started to be used in the sense of a substantial thoroughfare, whether in country or town (street has rather gone down in the world — it used to refer to a road of some consequence, usually one so important that it was paved, a rarity at the time). As medieval towns often grew up (or were deliberately created) alongside such main routes in order to provide lodgings and otherwise tap the possibilities for trade presented by passers-by, the name High Street in time became the name of urban roads containing shops, and hence the main retail centre of a town.
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Everything you need to understand or teach The Cay by Theodore Taylor.
"The Cay" is a children's novel by Theodore Taylor which revolves around eleven year-old Phillip Enright's quest to return to the United States during World War II from a Dutch-held island. The ship on which Phillip travels is torpedoed, and Phillip must rely on an elderly, black West Indian man to get him to safety in spite of a prejudiced upbringing. As such, "The Cay" deals with important themes such as coming of age and friendship.
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|Iloprost in the management of peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes mellitus.
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|Diabetic complications in the lower extremities, especially those secondary to diabetic macroangiopathy, have increasingly become a clinical emergency, given the high prevalence and progression of the disease. Until recently, the only approach to treating advanced stage disease was medical therapy and major amputation; however, the advent of revascularization procedures has radically improved the prognosis of patients with critical lower limb ischemia. In this setting, iloprost holds a dual position: as first-choice therapy in patients ineligible for revascularization and as complementary therapy in candidates for surgical or endovascular revascularization.
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Thierry Henry celebrates with team mates after scoring a last-gasp winner at the Stadium of Light in his final Premier League game
Steph Clark, Sports Reporter / / Sunderland
SOMETIMES you just can't avoid a fairytale ending in football and unfortunately for Sunderland, they were on the receiving end as an Arsenal hero bid farewell in style.
Having made a return to Arsenal at the beginning of January after leaving the club in 2007, Thierry Henry signed off from his glittering Premier League career in perfect fashion.
The Gunners icon is set to return to the New York Red Bulls this week after a brief loan spell during the MLS close season.
But before his imminent departure the Frenchman rolled back the years with a well-taken finish to complete Arsenal's comeback at the Stadium of Light.
His injury-time goalsent the travelling fans into raptures, while the home supporters could only look on in disbelief that their side had squandered a 70th minute lead courtesy of James McClean after Aaron Ramsey had levelled five minutes later.
As Arsenal jubilantly waved goodbye to one of their all-time greats, Sunderland were forced to say goodbye to their unbeaten home record under Martin O'Neill.
The Black Cats were unbeaten in seven games in all competitions on Wearside prior to Saturday's defeat, but O'Neill refused to criticise his players despite being in a fantastic position to stretch that run to eight games.
The Black Cats boss was right though, because for most of the afternoon his side more than matched Arsene Wenger's men.
As is expected from a side known for their sleek passing game, the Gunners were happy to knock the ball about without creating many clear chances.
But with the same side that completed 120 minutes against Middlesbrough, Sunderland became understandably leggy as the game wore on and that, along with a loss of concentration, proved their downfall as a win turned into a draw, and then a defeat.
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O'Neill may have been at fault for leaving it until the 87th minute to bring on a fresh pair of legs, but with Arsenal in Champions League action on Wednesday night, the Black Cats boss hopes the roles will be reversed when the sides meet again in the fifth round of the FA Cup this weekend.
At least a certain Frenchman will be nowhere near Wearside.
While he believes Henry shouldn't have been allowed space in the box to score the winner, O'Neill chose to praise his players for their form over the last two months - they've won seven of their last ten in the Premier League - rather than criticise them for squandering their lead.
"I thought we didn't deserve to lose the game," O'Neill said. "It was a big effort by the team, but it wasn't a great goal to concede for out point of view.
"When you get to that stage we were very tired. I know that from the extra time. Perhaps the positions will be reversed next week when they play midweek and we get a rest.
"I have not complaints about the team. The last couple of months heart and soul have gone into the game. You can learn from this for next week.
"Henry has been terrific and he has not done too badly second time around, but he shouldn't be able to score from two yards out from a lob into our area.
"We can draw breath now. I have no criticism of the team. The boys just need a bit of energy again which we will get in the week.
"It is genuinely disappointing to lose. If you are not going to win it in the end, do not lose it."
The opening 45 minutes proved to be a pretty quiet affair with Arsenal happy to keep possession without creating much and Sunderland content to try and catch the visitors out on the break.
But six minutes before the break, Sunderland felt they should have been awarded a penalty when Per Mertesacker handled Jack Colback's cross after the defender had lost control of the ball.
Appeals erupted around the Stadium of Light, but referee Neil Swarbrick, who was in a great position to see the incident, waved play on.
After his let-off in the first half however, Mertesacker's fortunes turned when he gifted Sunderland a 70th minute breakthrough.
The German defender collapsed in agony as he tried to control a routine pass, leaving McClean to pounce on the loose ball and finish with a low sweeping shot past Wojciech Szczesny.
The goal had followed the Black Cats' best spell in the game, which had seen Szczesny make two fingertip saves to deny Craig Gardner's long-range efforts, but less five minutes after Sunderland had taken a deserved lead Arsenal drew level.
Aaron Ramsey was introduced in place of Mertesacker, who had to be stretchered off, and three minutes after coming on he equalised with a first-time shot that bounced off both posts before going in.
The equaliser seemed to sap any energy the Black Cats had and with his side back in the game, Wenger brought on he fresh legs of Andrey Arshavin.
Henry had already entered the game in the 66th minute and despite previously barely threatening, the Frenchman popped up with a neat finish to win it as the clock ticked 91 minutes.
The tired legs of Phil Bardsley and James McClean failed to stop Arshavin's lob cross into the box and there waiting between John O'Shea and Michael Turner was Henry to guide the ball past Simon Mignolet.
Having watched the 34-year-old condemn his side to defeat, O'Neill admitted afterwards that Henry was in the top five Premier League players of all time.
He said: "He is one of the greats without question. His impact on the Premier League has been fantastic. He has won everything with Arsenal.
"He's had massive impact on the game and had a glorious time here. He doesn't have the same pace as he used to, but he is still a very fine player.
"He has been a great, great player. No question. To me one of the top five who have played since Premier League began.
"He is 34 now. Didn't Ryan Giggs just sign a new one-year contract? And look at Scholes, even older. You wouldn't be surprised if he comes back again."
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Beauty and the Beast
Recent studies of marine life have shown both the wonders and likely horrors that are facing our oceans. The Census of Marine Life is a decade-long global study examining the diversity of marine life from polar to tropical regions and involves thousands of marine scientists from many countries. Although the full report is due the end of this year, some preliminary findings have been released. Over 5,000 new species have been discovered and research suggests that many thousands of additional species are lurking somewhere in the briny depths. New species range from hairy crabs to sponges that contain anti-cancer drugs.


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That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum
America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy by Francis Fukuyama
Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy by Stephen M. Walt
Diplomacy Lessons: Realism for an Unloved Superpower by John Brady Kiesling
On Human Rights: The Oxford Amnesty Lectures 1993 edited by Stephen Shute, edited by Susan Hurley
Marching in Place by Michael Duffy and Dan Goodgame
The Ruses for War: American Intervention Since World War II by John Quigley
The Shape of the New Europe edited by Gregory F. Treverton
Guardians of the Gulf: A History of America's Expanding Role in the Persian Gulf by Michael A. Palmer
The Imperial Temptation: The New World Order and America's Purpose by Robert W. Tucker and David C. Hendrickson
The Outlaw State: Saddam Hussein's Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis by Elaine Sciolino
Lines in the Sand by Deborah Amos
Mr. Bush's War: Adventures in the Politics of Illusion by Stephen R. Graubard
George Bush's War by Jean Edward Smith
Sound and Fury: The Washington Punditocracy and the Collapse of American Politics by Eric Alterman
The Commanders by Bob Woodward
It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and Peter Petrie
Illusions of Triumph by Mohamed Heikal
Desert Shield to Desert Storm: The Second Gulf War by Dilip Hiro
Triumph Without Victory: The History of the Persian Gulf War US News and World Report
On Strategy II: A Critical Analysis of the Gulf War by Colonel Harry G. Summers Jr.
Storm over Iraq by Richard P. Hallion
Needless Deaths in the Gulf: Civilian Casualties During the Air Campaign and Violations of the Laws of War
Ethics and the Gulf War by Kenneth L. Vaux
Just War and the Gulf War by James Turner Johnson and George Weigel
But Was It Just? Reflections on the Morality of the Persian Gulf War by Jean Bethke Elshtain and Stanley Hauerwas and Sari Nusseibeh and Michael Walzer and George Weigel
Against the Fires of Hell: The Environmental Disaster of the Gulf War by T.M. Hawley
The Fire This Time by Ramsey Clark
Deterring Democracy by Noam Chomsky
The Gulf War and the New World Order edited by Haim Bresheeth, edited by Nira Yuval-Davis
War and the Media by Philip M. Taylor
Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War by John R. MacArthur
The Media and the Gulf War: The Press and Democracy in Wartime edited by Hedrick Smith
A Search for Enemies by Ted Galen Carpenter
Designing Defense for a New World Order by Earl Ravenal
Defense for a New Era: Lessons of the Persian Gulf War by Les Aspin and William Dickinson. the House Armed Services Committee
From Hiroshima to Glasnost: At the Center of Decision, A Memoir by Paul H. Nitze, with Ann M. Smith and Steven L. Rearden
Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years by McGeorge Bundy
Au Revoir Les Enfants a film directed by Louis Malle, screenplay by Louis Malle
The Israeli Connection: Who Israel Arms and Why by Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
The Lobby: Jewish Political Power and American Foreign Policy by Edward Tivnan
Reagan's America: Innocents at Home by Garry Wills
Report of the President's Special Review Board by John Tower and Edmund S. Muskie and Brent Scowcroft
The Tower Commission Report with an introduction by R.W. Apple Jr.
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu, translated by Richard Nice
Caveat: Realism, Reagan, and Foreign Policy by Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser, 1977-1981 by Zbigniew Brzezinski
Hard Choices: Critical Years in America's Foreign Policy by Cyrus Vance
Thinking About National Security: Defense and Foreign Policy in a Dangerous World by Harold Brown
The Heights of Power: An Essay on the Power Elite in France by Pierre Birnbaum, translated by Arthur Goldhammer
The Wheat and the Chaff by François Mitterrand, translated by Richard S. Woodward, translated by Concilia Hayter, translated by Helen R. Lane, With an introduction by William Styron
Problems of Contemporary French Politics by Dorothy Pickles
Years of Upheaval by Henry Kissinger
White House Years by Henry Kissinger
Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia by William Shawcross
Resistance in Vichy France: A Study of Ideas and Motivation in the Southern Zone 1940-1942 by H.R. Kedward
Decade of Decisions: American Policy Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1967-1976 by William B. Quandt
Israel: The Embattled Ally by Nadav Safran
Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order, 1940-1944 by Robert O. Paxton
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Birkett, Graham retain Dusi titleComment on this story
Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham won the final stage of the Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon on Saturday to clinch the 61st edition of the race at Blue Lagoon in Durban.
The pair led from Caversham near Campbells Farm portage early in the first stage on Thursday and never looked back for the remainder of the race, coming through the final stage in two hours, 15
minutes and 17 seconds for an overall time of 7:43:02.
They also became the first pair in 22 years to claim back-to-back K2 titles.
World marathon champion Hank McGregor and Len Jenkins were a distant second, completing the race in 7:51:58, nearly nine minutes behind the winners.
Pre-race favourites Thulani Mbanjwa and Sbonelo Zondi finally had a trouble-free day and were rewarded by finishing on the podium after they crossed the line third in an overall time of 7:54:24.
The duo, who had been bidding to become the first black pair to win the race, had all sorts of problems on the opening two days Ä
the first was overshadowed by a broken rudder and broken seats, while the second saw them tipping over in a massive pool at Marianni Foley.
It became close to impossible for Mbanjwa and Zondi to catch Birkett and Graham in the final 35-kilometres stage between Inanda Dam and Blue Lagoon.
It did not deter them, however, from hunting down McGregor and Jenkins as they closed what was nearly a six-minute lead down to a mere few seconds, before tiring towards the end to finish two minutes, 26 seconds behind.
Abbey Ulansky and Robyn Kime won a lopsided women's race in a record time of 8:41:59.
The title holders shattered the previous record of 8:46:03 set in 2008 by Ulansky and former partner Alexa Lombard. They finished 24th overall.
Dusi queen Ulansky, previously known as Abbey Miedema, also equalled the record of most wins by a woman in the race's history, moving to eight alongside Marlene Loewenstein in both singles and doubles categories. – Sapa
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Robert Higgs - Crisis, Leviathan, and the National Security State
Recorded: Thursday, February 27, 2014
"Crisis, Leviathan, and the National Security State" by Robert Higgs was a speech sponsored by The Future of Freedom Foundation February 15, 2014 at the 2014 International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington D.C.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: TelevisionIssues: Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Economic Policy, Free Speech, Freedom, Government Power, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privacy, Terrorism and National Crises
Civil Liberties and Security in an Age of Terrorism
Recorded: Thursday, July 18, 2013
Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism: A special evening with our "Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminars" students and featured by C-SPAN's Book TV. Watch this eye-opening, timely discussion on the recent revelations of systematic government spyingincluding NSA accessing of phone records, USPS photocopying the exterior of all mail, and the dangers posed to liberty and security by these and other such unchecked and unconstitutional powers.
Experts: Anthony Gregory, Robert Higgs, Mary L. G. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Privacy, Terrorism and National Crises
Full Video of The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Full Video of The Independent Institutes 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011.
Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs
Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa
Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future
Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
Experts: Leszek Balcerowicz, Price V. Fishback, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, Jorge Quiroga, David J. Theroux, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Mario Vargas Llosa, Lech Wałęsa, Yuri Yarim-AgaevType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privatization, Property Rights, Terrorism and National Crises
Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
From fingerprinting to criminal sentencing, from lawyer licensing to judicial selection, and from eminent domain to wealth transfers via class-action lawsuits, how do perverse incentives impact the law and what reforms would create a more just and efficient legal system?
Experts: David D. Friedman, Alex Kozinski, Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Law Enforcement
Edward López with David Theroux on the New Book, The Pursuit of Justice
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Independent Institute Research Fellow Edward Lopéz, Associate Professor of Law and Economics at San Jose State University and editor of the new Institute book The Pursuit of Justice, talks with Institute President David Theroux about the faulty incentives at the heart of government legal failures and whether market-based alternatives can provide viable solutions to the serious problems caused by the bureaucratization and politicization of the law.
Experts: Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Law Enforcement, Privatization
Robert Higgs Interviewed: The Expanding Pork for Military Pay and Towns
Recorded: Friday, August 27, 2010
Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs is interviewed by Scott Horton of Antiwar Radio on the widening gap between public and private sector pay, the increasing affluence of military towns compared with others, the disappearance of traditional checks on government power, and the predation and incremental ratchet effect of expanding governmental powers that increase temporarily during wartime but never really recede.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Economic History and Development (U.S.), Government Power, Labor and Employment, Terrorism and National Crises
David Theroux on the Arizona Immigration Law
Recorded: Thursday, July 15, 2010
David Theroux discusses the Arizona immigration law on The Neil Asbury Show.
Experts: David J. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Immigration, Law Enforcement
Robert Higgs Interview on Growth of Big Brother
Recorded: Friday, July 9, 2010
Senior Fellow Robert Higgs talks about his book, Neither Liberty nor Safety: Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government, on The Holistic Survival Show with Jason Hartman. Higgs sheds light on the history of institutionalized violence implemented by a bloated federal state, caused by a misguided faith in larger government to ensure a freedom from fear. The Necessary and Proper Clause? People have been trying to loosen the bounds of the Constitution virtually from the time it was ratified to the present, Higgs cautions.
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