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Agnieszka Radwanska has been in this position before; in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament, and one at which the draw has opened up considerably.
For the first time in 17 years, the top three seeds have all bombed out before the semifinals at Melbourne Park.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova fell in the fourth round, and Victoria Azarenka followed them out of the event in the quarterfinals, tormented by a magical display of touch and panache from Radwanska that had Wednesday's Rod Laver Arena crowd on its feet.
Standing now between Radwanska and the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup is a pair of final-four novices in Dominika Cibulkova – Thursday's semifinal opponent – and Eugenie Bouchard, and the brilliant but sometimes brittle Li Na, seeded one spot ahead of her at No.4.
It's something of a Groundhog Day scenario for the Pole, who just six months ago at Wimbledon found herself the favourite for the title among a quartet of unfancied players only to be pipped by 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki in the semifinals, 9-7 in the third set.
Radwanska refuses to consider the other semifinalists as less worthy title contenders or opponents, despite their lesser tennis resumes.
"I mean, of course, a couple seeded (players) are out. Doesn't mean it's going to be easier and you have a title right away. It means that other players are playing great tennis this week. That's why they beat the top seed players," she explained.
"Maybe top seeds are players who are more confident, especially in a grand slam, they make much more the semis and the finals. But it's still tough."
Thankfully, Radwanska has vast reserves of confidence built from a stellar Australian summer, a rich vein of form that gives her the belief that she can overcome those tough battles.
Her form at the Hopman Cup was exemplary in winning all four of her matches, and despite an opening-round loss in Sydney, she carried her Perth form into Melbourne, and is peaking, as the best players so often do, at the business end of the tournament.
Radwanska survived scratchy three-setters against Yulia Putintseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – player names associated more with consonants than titles – in the early rounds before ramping up her game in the last 16 to demolish giant-killing Spaniard Garbine Muguruza.
And then came her quarterfinal victory over Azarenka, snapping a seven-match losing streak to the Belarusian and sending the two-time defending champion tumbling out of the tournament in a fit of shrieking, anger and bewilderment.
"I really (had) nothing to lose. She was defending the title, not me. I was really trying to play my best tennis, go for every shot I could," Radwanska reflected.
"I'm just very happy because I really was playing great tennis … a lot of good rallies definitely, amazing points, and running forward, backwards, side to side for so many times.
"This is for sure one of the greatest matches (I've played) at the slam, especially here … I think especially the third set was unbelievable. I really cannot complain about anything."
In beating Azarenka, another streak was snapped – her three-year run of losing in the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park.
Now in her first Australian Open semifinal, Radwanska faces an opponent against whom she has won five of her six career meetings, including a 6-0 6-0 pasting in the final of last year's Apia International Sydney.
"We played so many matches against each other," Radwanska said of Cibulkova, whose connection dates back to when they were nine years old competing at junior events in central Europe.
"I saw her matches here. She was really playing great tennis, especially today (in beating Simona Halep).
"Going to try my best, for sure."
Radwanska will face Cibulkova in the second of the women's singles semifinals on Thursday afternoon.

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Brave New World is the second expansion released for Civilization V and brought many game enhancing features such as revamping late game ideologies, adding in a new tourism feature and much more. After playing this expansion I don't think I could go back to Gods & Kings ever again. There's just so many features that are perfectly integrated in to Civilization V.


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AVA, Mo. (AP) — A 33-year-old Arkansas woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend in a dispute over their three children.
KSPR-TV reports that (http://bit.ly/Hm2nHf) April Quick of Mountain Home, Ark., was sentenced Tuesday in the shooting and stabbing of 42-year-old Phillip Taylor, of Macomb, Mo. She also was sentenced in Douglas County Court to seven years for armed criminal action.
Quick and her roommate, 29-year-old Aimee Herring, killed Taylor on Sept. 10, 2010 at a rest stop between Ava and Mansfield.
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By 1st Lt. Clinton Cluster, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery
CAMP REDLEG, United Arab Emirates -- Camp Redleg in the United Arab Emirates was up a bit earlier than usual July 4 as 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, Steel Warriors celebrated the 237th anniversary of freedom, while deployed.
Despite being so far away, their moods were not dampened by the lack of fireworks, cold drinks and barbecues with family and friends.
Instead, members of the Steel Warrior Battalion were buzzing around the start point of an event they hosted an adventure race.
It was a grueling physical and mental challenge consisting of several physical tests and puzzles spread out across the camp. The event drew 23 teams of four, consisting of at least one officer, noncommissioned officer and Soldier. British and Australian coalition partners also provided teams to compete, some even set up a few stations to add their own touch to the race.
To kick off the event, Lt. Col. JP Maddaloni, 1-4th FA commander, gave a speech explaining the importance of the 4th of July and why it should be celebrated, quoting wise words from founding father John Adams: "It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
Following the commander's remarks, the race began in earnest. Teams quickly sprinted out the gate maneuvering the course through strategies they had devised prior to starting the race.
The teams started on Camp Redleg and strategized how they would attack the different obstacles to complete the event in the shortest amount of time. There were 11 stations in all, each tested brute strength, brain power, agility, endurance or coordination, but most importantly all stations required teamwork to succeed.
The stations included such obstacles as tire and generator carries, sled pulls, sign language challenges and a litter carry over a vehicle.
"It was a challenge, you could see who had the personal courage to keep going when it got tough and who stepped up to motivate everyone when guys were tired," said Spc. Zachary Ewing of B Battery.
Staff Sgt. Carl Schwander, also from B Battery, liked the way teamwork factored into the competition.
"This was a great way for Soldiers to get involved and demonstrate their leadership abilities," he said. "Everyone was equal on the team; if a specialist had the right idea, he could step up and take charge, it wasn't just NCOs and officers making all of the decisions."
One of the most popular stations ended up being the one hosted by the Australians. Teams had to run to the Australian compound to find the station and once there had to attempt several Australian-themed events, including tossing a rugby ball, shooting a mini basketball and playing "high jack."
2nd Lt. Christopher Rossi, platoon leader for the security force company, really liked the coalition contributions.
"I think including our coalition partners was a great idea. I'm glad we got to share this holiday with them and show them a little of our culture, and we got to learn about theirs to. I'd still take football over rugby any day though," he said.
When the dust settled, the British team came away with the gold, having completed the course in a little more than two hours.
The last team to finish was the other coalition partner team that participated.
The Australians triumphantly crossed the finish line at five hours, receiving the golden toilet seat award for last place.
After Maddaloni handed the trophy over to the British, he invited everyone back to the dining facility for a special 4th of July meal consisting of grilled steak, fried chicken, shrimp, crab legs and mashed potatoes to reward everyone for their hard work.
The Steel Warriors have had an exciting few weeks lately; including a visit from Maj. Gen. Gary Cheek, Third Army, US Army Central deputy commanding general.
Cheek came visited and discussed key issues with Soldiers, including sexual harassment and assault problems, reminding them that even though they are deployed they still need to be combating harassment and assault.
Cheek stated that he is looking forward to a safer Army than we have had in the past, and rewarded the Steel Warriors with challenge coins for their hard work and sacrifices.
"I appreciate that an officer of such rank would take the time to personally recognize the efforts of Soldiers here are camp Redleg. I that it is an indication to other Soldiers that we are not in the middle of nowhere on our own," said Sgt. Samuel Newsom.


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Brad Pitt's been wanting to bring the novel Peace Like a River to the big screen since 2002, when his production company Plan B bought the rights. The story follows an 11-year-old boy suffering from severe asthma as he embarks on a journey with his sister and father across the country in search of his older brother, who was charged with murder.
Production on the movie is now underway, with The Help's writer and director, Tate Taylor, helming the project. Pitt spoke about the movie at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, explaining the delay to Entertainment Weekly.
The first one was The Departed. The second one was this one, and it's just taken awhile for it to gestate and find the right guy to tell it.
Despite Pitt's enthusiasm for producing, don't expect him in the director's chair any time during his career. When asked if this was a possibility, he responded:
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I was always fascinated by fire trucks as a kid and even at 50 I still think they are pretty cool, so if I see a truck I take special notice.
Well I went out on a ride today and noticed a fire truck across the road. For some reason this one seemed a bit odd. As we passed on another I noticed what I thought was another cab on the back of the truck! I took a double take over my shoulder and it sure looked like a second cab.
I thought for sure I was seeing things. I got home and thanks to the internet, I found that these things are actually demo models. Made by a company named Spartan. They take them to expos and such to show off the various cab configurations.
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one of these My Little Pony spin offs. These birds had
long hair on their heads and tails, as well as little insignias
on their breasts. There was one variety called Fussy
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As demands of the academic year rise, so does stress and the behaviors that cause us to feel concerned. Assisting Students at Risk (ASR) is a program designed to help you help students who may be struggling. ASR provides a central location for reporting concerns you may have about an Ithaca College student.
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Welcome to the Guild!
The title is self-explanatory actually; I just want to say a warm Hello to all the wonderful map-makers here and a gianormous Thank you that this community exists.
I started a DnD campaign a while back (about 3 yrs ago) and all the maps I had were sketches on my campaign workbook, but with the help of the many tutorials here i know I'll make some changes.
I am a lurker for some time, wanting to post a map with my hello message. I won't post it here though, but in the Regional Maps forum.
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I don't often, if ever, agree with a single word that ever comes out of Button's mouth ...but the below quote is spot on!
And lest we forget...
Such antics give the 2nd-F1-career-Scummy another reason to approach his post-race interviewers with that seemingly now permanently fixed sophorific lop-sided grin of his ...and go into his now masterly denial-mode!!
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Judge Rules No-Fly List Violates Rights; GOP Turns Up Heat Over IRS Emails
Law Blog rounds up the morning's news:
'No-Fly List' doesn't fly: A federal judge ruled Tuesday the U.S. government's practice of putting passengers on a no-fly list violates their constitutional rights. [WSJ]
Phone-hack verdicts: Two former senior News Corp editors met sharply different fates in the long-running phone-hacking case, as the jury cleared Rebekah Brooks of all charges but found Andy Coulson guilty of illegally intercepting voice-mail messages. [WSJ]
Down to business: With only days remaining in its term, the Supreme Court is on track to at least partly dispel the impression that it's pro-business. [Reuters]
Cyber-arms: A so-called right to cyber-arms ultimately poses more threats than it mitigates, argues MIT cybersecurity researcher Josephine Wolff. [Slate]
Scotus questions lawyer: The Supreme Court wants an attorney who filed an appeal on mass murderer Michael Eric Ballard's behalf to explain why he apparently did so without his client's knowledge. [The Morning Call]
In the hot seat : Republican lawmakers are stepping up their criticisms of the IRS after hearings that continued Tuesday only added to recent questions about missing emails—and failed to put others to rest. [WSJ]
'Sip and spit': California lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow underage students to taste — but not swallow — alcoholic beverages under the supervision of instructors. [LA Times]


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An important step on the way to matting and framing the prints is placing interleaving tissue on the surface of the prints. Though resin-coated papers dry almost immediately, they still release a substance called glycol. The substance exists to help prevent clogging in the printer's nozzles, and while it won't damage the print, it can produce a fog or haze that appears on the surface of the glass.
To prevent this outgassing when a photo is framed, the interleaving tissue is placed on top of the print for a period of 24 hours. The release of the gas will be evident, as the interleaving tissue will display waves across its surface. Though cotton rag and swellable papers are less susceptible to this, it's a good idea to cover prints with this tissue to protect them until they have been properly framed and printed.
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A mat is an important element for exhibiting your prints. Besides giving a professional appearance to your image, it prevents contact between the photograph and the glass of the frame.
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Companies such as Light Impressions (www.lightimpressionsdirect.com) offer a wide selection of mats and frames that are excellent for photographs. Many are available in precut sizes or can be custom cut for off-size prints. If you're submitting your images to a professional framer, ask what materials are being used to mat and frame your photographs.
For Turner, the size of the mat plays a big role in how his images will be displayed.
"For the show, we experimented with different-sized mats," he says. "We tried a three-inch and a four-inch mat and just compared them, and then we looked at the frames. We're going to have a light gray wall for the show, and I didn't want the viewer to be too focused on the frame. So we went with a very simple frame and ended up picking a three-inch white mat."
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Scenes from a launch event at a Microsoft store (Credit: Getty Images)
Xbox One hit the streets last night with special midnight-launch events in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as a massive event at London's Leicester Square. Videogame fans camped out, stood in line, and in some cases dressed up as game characters as the long-awaited console finally made its way into users' hands.
Industry watchers are keeping their eyes peeled for the first signs of difficulty in the console's rollout. There's much at stake: Microsoft and Sony (whose rival console, PlayStation 4, released a week ago to massive sales) have been locked in mortal combat over dominance of the new generation, ever since the unveiling of both consoles at the E3 gaming convention last June.
[ Related: Gallery of Xbox One launch games ]
The last time Microsoft released a console, it was plagued by hardware problems. The Xbox 360's dreaded 'Red Ring of Death' crippled innumerable systems, and it's been estimated that the total failure rate for the 2005 console was as high as 54%.
Given that dubious track record, and the high stakes in the battle with Sony, Microsoft execs are surely eager to see a smoother rollout for the Xbox One. So far, it looks like their wishes are being answered – with a few notable caveats.
A number of day-one users are reporting errors with the system's disc drive – either an inability to read discs, and/or a terrifying grinding noise audible upon disc insertion.
Also, a global outage Thursday afternoon of the website Xbox.com stoked fears that the console's online functionality (including the multiplayer Xbox Live service) could be down on launch day. These fears don't seem to be completely allayed: around 11:30 PST the official Xbox support site posted a Service Alert listing "Social and Gaming" as "unavailable," but as we write this, it's been changed back to "up and running."
Other complaints are more subtle, such as reports that the Kinect voice recognition software is buggy and unreliable. This was already a known issue before launch, mentioned in many system reviews, including our own.
At this point, it's too early to determine a definite trend in either hardware or software outages on Xbox One. The most spectacular hardware failures (like that grinding disc drive) seem to be limited to anecdotal reports from a small percentage of users. Site outages are potentially more large scale, and more troubling. We'll keep you posted as more information rolls in.
Meanwhile, here's a sampling of tweets from those who have acquired an Xbox One:
Video games have reached an all time high. I just called an audible out loud. #madden #xboxone
— Joseph Laura (@Joseph_Laura) November 22, 2013
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Can I pump and give my daughter a bottle on only rare occasions or should it be consistent?
I am a stay at home mom so am able to breast feed my 5 month old daughter exclusively. However, I am interested in pumping and letting my daughter have a bottle every once in a while (If I want to go on a date with my husband, for example, and need to leave her with a sitter). Would this be ok, and if so, how do you start? I also don't want to stop breast feeding - by giving her a bottle could this make her refuse to nurse? Any information would be appreciated!
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I have breastfed all 4 of my babies and have given a bottle of pumped breastmilk on occasion. You should go out and enjoy a night with your husband! The best way to start is to pump after each nursing session. You may find that your morning milk is the most plentiful and you may pump less later in the day. You can store the pumped milk in the fridge for 1 week or the freezer for 3 months. Some babies do get what is referred to as nipple confusion. The sucking mechanism for breast and bottle are very different and some babies have trouble going back & forth. Fortunately after 4 children, I have never experienced this. And some babies may flat out refuse a bottle all together so you may want to practice with a bottle before your big night out...just to make sure baby will take it. Good luck and enjoy yourself!posted 05/06/2010 by sugar&spiceX3
I went to a breast feeding class yesterday and they said you should only not give a baby a bottle if you are breast feeding in the first four weeks of life to prevent nipple confusion. You are way past that point now! Its fine to do.posted 05/06/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
I like to pump and have a bottle with me when I go out just in case I don't get a chance to BF in public. My 3 month old is fine either way. He will readily drink from bottle when we are out. The best time to pump is when you are breastfeeding the baby. The mils comes out very easily. Don't worry about the baby not getting enough at that time. I have tried it with all my 4 kids.posted 05/08/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
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There was much talk surrounding the State Department's third-ranking diplomat, Bill Burns, attending nuclear talks with Iran Saturday in Geneva. But what, in the end, did all the speculation lead to? Not much, it seems.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack described the interaction thusly: "When his turn to speak arose, Ambassador Burns delivered a clear simple message: the United States is serious in its support for the package Mr. Solana conveyed in Tehran last month, the United States is serious in its support of P5+1 unity, and the United States with its P5+1 partners are serious that Iran must suspend uranium enrichment to have negotiations involving the United States... Ambassador Burns did not meet or speak with separately any member of the Iranian delegation."
In other words, despite the presence of the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, nothing new was really said on either side. The six hour talks yesterday ended in stalemate, when Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Iran would still not discuss freezing its uranium enrichment activities, which western countries fear are aimed at producing a nuclear bomb but Iran insists are for energy needs.
The US and its European partners are giving Tehran two weeks to come up with a concrete answer to the offer on the table - halt its nuclear activities or face tougher sanctions after talks ended in stalemate despite unprecedented U.S. participation.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today on state radio that the talks constituted a "step ahead," and that his country's official assessment of the talks will soon be announced - though he did not give a precise date.


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FDA Approves Gattex® (teduglutide [rDNA Origin]) For Injection For The Treatment Of Adult Short Bowel Syndrome
BEDMINSTER, N.J., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NPSP), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering and delivering therapies that transform the lives of patients with rare diseases worldwide, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gattex ® (Teduglutide [rDNA origin]) for Injection, for subcutaneous use for the treatment of adult patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) who are dependent on parenteral support. Gattex will be available in the first quarter of 2013. For full prescribing information, please visit www.Gattex.com. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/59518-nps-pharmaceuticals-fda-approval-gattex-adult-short-bowel-syndrome-sbs"Gattex is a ground-breaking therapy that has been evaluated in the largest clinical program to date in short bowel syndrome," said Francois Nader, MD, president and chief executive officer of NPS Pharmaceuticals. "We are very excited about the opportunity to help SBS patients by offering this first-in-class therapy. The approval of Gattex is a crowning achievement for our company and the catalyst for our transformation into a premier orphan drug business. We are prepared for a successful launch based on productive interactions with payers, methodical patient identification, and the strategic development of our field-based commercial infrastructure. We have also launched NPS Advantage, our free support program that includes, care coordinators who will work closely with patients to help them understand the clinical characteristics of Gattex and navigate the reimbursement landscape." SBS is a serious, complex disorder in which the body is unable to absorb enough nutrients and fluids through the gastrointestinal tract to sustain life. SBS patients are commonly infused with PN/IV five to seven nights per week for up to 10 to 12 hours at a time, and in extreme cases, some patients could receive PN/IV for 24 hours a day. Long-term use of PN/ IV fluids can be associated with life-threatening complications such as liver damage, serious bloodstream infections, and blood clots.
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HOUSTON, Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today announced completion of its previously disclosed sale of a one-third minority participation in its Egypt oil and gas business to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation. After customary closing adjustments, Apache received $2.95 billion in cash. Apache will continue to operate the Egypt upstream oil and gas business."We welcome Sinopec as our new partner in Egypt; together, we will continue to deliver the tremendous hydrocarbon resources in the Western Desert at attractive rates of return," said G. Steven Farris, Apache's chairman and chief executive officer. "We also look forward to working together in other parts of the world. "With this transaction, Apache has completed $7 billion in asset sales in the process of rebalancing our portfolio toward assets with predictable growth rates and attractive rates of return," Farris said. Pro forma for the partnership with Sinopec, the previously completed sale of Gulf of Mexico shelf assets and previously disclosed asset sales in Canada, Apache's third-quarter 2013 production from North American onshore assets would have comprised approximately 56 percent of total production, up from 32 percent in 2009. Also on a pro forma basis, Egypt's contribution would have declined from 26 percent to 16 percent during the same interval. About Apache Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom, Australia and Argentina. Apache posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and copies of all press releases on its website, www.apachecorp.com. Forward-looking statements This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "believes," "estimates," "expects," and similar references to future periods. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future plans, expectations, and objectives for Apache's operations, including statements about our drilling plans and production expectations and asset sales. While forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by us that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, whether actual results and developments will meet our expectations and predictions depend on a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results, performance, and financial condition to differ materially from our expectations. See "Risk Factors" in our 2012 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of risk factors that affect our business. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this news release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future development, or otherwise, except as may be required by law. APA-E
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Much to her dismay, Miranda Clifford has no choice but to apologize to Neville Roscoe. Miranda had marched over to Neville's home intent on pulling her younger brother Roderick out of a den of iniquity only to discover that instead of gambling with London's most infamous gambling king, Roderick is the newest member of Neville's Philanthropy Guild: a select group of nobleman who use their business skills and wealth to support various charitable endeavors. Although Miranda is delighted to discover that the notorious sinner Neville has a saintly side, it doesn't mean she can afford to associate with him. Miranda's aunts have drummed it into her that one step off the path of respectability will ruin her life forever. But after one kiss from Neville, Miranda is no longer certain that a respectable life is all it's cracked up to be. When it comes to dishing up lusciously sensual, relentlessly readable historical romances, Laurens is unrivaled, and her latest Regency-set romance is guaranteed to hook readers with its irresistible mix of exquisite passion and dangerous intrigues. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews.


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THIS month, the Cooma Garden Club invited Bega Garden Club to join them for a day of garden visiting.
There were 22 people from Bega Garden Club and 10 people from Cooma Garden Club that met at Centennial Park in Cooma.
They began the day by making their way to Lyn Last's home, the President of Cooma Garden Club.
After they all got acquainted, the group then visited eight gardens in Cooma.
Some of the gardens they visited were Dawn McGowan's garden, Elanora Tonizzo's garden and Cooma Community Garden.
After a big day of visiting the beautiful gardens, the group drove to Claire and Han Neumeyer's for afternoon tea.
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High hopes for hemp
South Africa's building industry has taken another step forward. High up on a hill overlooking the sea in Noordhoek, Western Cape, stands the House that Hemp Built.
The first of its kind in South Africa, the building was constructed almost entirely of materials that could be grown on a few hectares of land within months.
The house belongs to Tony Budden, co-owner of hemp company Hemporium, who has been exploring and showcasing the product in South Africa since founding his company in 1996. He's been working on his remarkable home since 2005 and his idea has finally become concrete - or rather, hempcrete.
The house was conceived as a prototype for future projects in South Africa. Housing is one of the government's most pressing challenges, and building with hemp (Cannabis sativa) could make housing projects more affordable and more sustainable.
In four months one hectare of hemp can produce enough material for a strong and well insulated home that's suitable for the government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP).
And after harvesting the first crop, materials for another house could be grown on the same land.
Ideal eco-building material
Hemp is increasingly being recognised as an ideal eco-building material, especially in Europe and Britain, where authorities are using hemp in pilot homes in their housing and eco-estates.
When Budden started the project, his major challenge was to find a local contractor who had experience in building with hemp. The solution presented itself when he was approached by green architect Erwin van der Weerd, who was pioneering a new modular building system for which he wanted to use hemp.
At his Stellenbosch factory, Van der Weerd constructed panels for the hemp house's walls and transported them to Noordhoek, where it took a few days to assemble the house out of what looked like Lego blocks for grownups.
Modular building is much faster than the conventional process and could be effective in an RDP housing project, because all the work that requires technical expertise could be performed at a central location. Houses could be churned out at speed and would go a long way towards reducing the current housing backlog without affecting quality and safety.
Apart from its wooden frame, the House that Hemp Built is constructed mostly from the renewable plant. As far as possible, the panels' inside posts are made of reclaimed wood. Inside the panels are two layers of hemp insulation and, in addition to this, the walls are strengthened with hempcrete. This is a mixture of lime, water and hemp stalks; a by-product of the textile industry.
Hempcrete continues to strengthen as it gets older and harder, and the spaces between the stalks create additional insulation. The walls are plastered with hemp screed which is similar in formula, but with more lime and some sand.
Some walls in the house are made from hemp chipboard, for which Budden negotiated with Chinese suppliers to develop a board that used an eco-binder instead of formaldehyde. These pioneer technologies are not cheap and, with the imported materials, the costs of the hemp house are comparable to a conventional building of the same size.
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Honda apologizes for data breach at Canada unit
Sunday, May 29, 2011
TOKYO (AP) — Honda Motor Co. has apologized for a security breach involving a hacked database of customers in Canada.
Honda said in an online statement the cyberattack exposed names, addresses and vehicle identification numbers. But the breach did not involve data that "would typically be used for identity theft or fraud" such as birthdates or credit card information.
The Japanese automaker is notifying customers by mail. Kyodo News agency said Saturday about 280,000 accounts could be affected.
Honda says it is "working diligently" to strengthen data security. A data breach late last year involved millions of U.S. customers who had registered on Honda's websites.
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text: These complex naked landscapes are made from one body each Culture 31 July 13 by Liat Clark Desert of Sleeping MenCarl Warner A British photographer has created a landscape series based entirely on the naked form, and he's set his sights on a follow-up that will one day feature the intimate bumps and valleys of the famous. "What I would really like to do is make bodyscapes of famous people, as it would be a very different and quite intimate form of portraiture," Carl Warner tells Wired.co.uk.Warner has been playing with visual trickery for years with his infamous Foodscapes series -- picture seas made of salmon and rocks made of potatoes. Having nailed the artichoke and the courgette, Warner set his sights on the human form which, it turns out, comes with its own creative challenges."Veg is more fiddly as it wilts and dries out, but there is so much more I can do with it, whereas the human body is quite limited in terms of the shapes and compositions that can be achieved."This was made harder by the fact that all the bodyscapes seen in this article, are each made from shots of just one person. Each composition is either a single shot of one contorted nude volunteer, or a composition of different angles of the same body stitched together using Photoshop. "I usually have an idea of what I want to achieve beforehand and I make a sketch to show my subject what I am trying to achieve." Warner uses light and shadow to build a more deceptive picture, each of which takes anywhere from a few hours to days to makes. "I love the fact that this 'pleasant deception' makes people smile, but I also love the way in which my work changes the way in which we look at things like the food we eat or the bodies we live in." It's also good fun for a game of identify the anatomy, despite some of the names being a bit of a give away, Pectoral Dunes included. Latest on wired.co.uk


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Lower Downtown Denver will get long-awaited access to a grocery store under a plan by King Soopers to open an outlet at 20th Street and Chestnut Place.
"That is really good news," Denver City Councilwoman Judy Montero said.
The King Soopers will be part of an apartment project in the Riverfront Park neighborhood northwest of Coors Field and northeast of Union Station.
The store is scheduled to open in late 2014 or early 2015.
Downtown residents and business boosters long have sought a full-service grocery store. Grocers have held off, awaiting sufficient population density provided by residential development in the fast-growing LoDo, Central Platte Valley and Ballpark neighborhoods.
"It's an area certainly in need of a grocery," King Soopers spokeswoman Kelli McGannon said. "Long-term growth there will make it a viable business decision for us."
King Soopers has not yet determined the size and style of the store.
"We no longer are building stores that are one-size-fits-all," McGannon said. "The store will be reflective of that Denver urban neighborhood."
In recent years, King Soopers' approach has been larger stores at suburban sites and smaller stores in urban areas.
The grocer recently opened a 30,000-square-foot store — smaller than the chain's full-size outlets — at South University Boulevard and East Hampden Avenue.
The store is part of the Fresh Fare concept launched by Soopers parent Kroger Co., with an emphasis on prepared foods and local, organic produce.
The new Central Platte Valley store will be part of an apartment and retail complex to be developed by Denver-based Nichols Partnership.
The closest existing stores to downtown are a King Soopers at 14th Avenue and Speer Boulevard, and a Safeway at 20th Avenue and Washington Street. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage operates a store in the Central Platte Valley at 2375 15th St.
Whole Foods reportedly is looking for a downtown Denver location. Target also is scouting downtown for a site in its new line of City Target stores designed for high-density urban areas.
Staff writer Jeremy Meyer contributed to this report.
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Like many New Zealander's, I'm proud of my country. We make the best wine in the world, we own some of the best scenery in the world, we are champions at rugby, emperors at cricket, we care for one another, we are friendly, and we are naturally creative.
Yet there's one part of my culture that I'm not proud of: Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is an odd, yet incredibly common phenomenon in New Zealand. In short, people with TPS will to cut you down with words when you declare an ambition to succeed, or when you state an accomplishment. It's something all New Zealanders have grown up with, and it's part of our culture.
"Who would do such a mean and hurtful thing?" you might ask? Sadly, it's likely to be your friends, your family, or your workmates. Someone who is on an even footing with you. A good example would be in a typical New Zealand workplace where there are, say, 10 staff who all get along (more or less). Then, one of these kiwi staff declares that he or she would like to (as a random example) live in Italy for 5 years.
There will be some workmates that will say, "Wow, that would be a dream, to learn the language, eat the food, and drink the wine!" but unfortunately there would also be the immediate detractors. Even though this man/woman's dream of living in Italy doesn't affect the workers in the slightest, a percentage of these workers would offer passive-aggressive remarks such as, "I couldn't do that, it's so dirty there," or perhaps, "My sister holidayed in Italy for 3 months and hated it. It was horrible for her – but I'm sure you'll do fine".
These Tall Poppy Syndrome exchanges happen every day, right across the country. But why? Why would the people in that workplace example say such negative things to a fellow co-worker? I mean, it's just a harmless future ambition, and the person's goal doesn't affect them at all.
I've lived in Europe for a year and a half now, and there's barely a trace of TPS here. Additionally, I have a plethora of American & Canadian friends on Facebook and the support I get from them is breathtaking. I could say I want to build the world's fastest desklamp and they'd say, "Go for it buddy!", and they would mean it too! A large percentage of my New Zealand friends however would question "Why would you do that?" or "I don't want to bring you down, but…", which is immediately followed by them trying to bring me down.
But why? Where on earth does this party-pooping syndrome come from?
Wikipedia states that Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is a pejorative term primarily used in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and other Anglosphere nations to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.
But Wikipedia still doesn't answer the question, why? Is it jealousy, or perhaps is it a fear of being left behind with the pack? Additionally, why is it so embedded into kiwi culture?
Sociologist Max Weber thinks that TPS is a social mechanism New Zealanders use to equal the playing field. Kiwis use it subconsciously to keep eachother at a similar level. That notion makes sense because in my experience those who are affected by TPS don't actually mean any harm to their victim/friend when they launch these small, but thinly veiled attacks. They simply want them to stay at the same level as the group. It's so strongly a part of New Zealand's daily culture we think it's harmless.
We're wrong. Of course harm is being done.
Tall Poppy Syndrome runs through our blood in New Zealand and we teach it to our kids. They use it, and they teach it to their kids. Want to buy a nice car? "A friend had one of those, and it broke down 3 months later". Want to make a career of being a pilot? "Wow. That's a big decision. It's really hard, and the pay's quite low but I wish you the best". Want to start a home business selling something? "Be careful, most small businesses fail in the first five years – just saying". Want to convert a car to run on electricity (an absolute TPS magnet)? -In my personal experience there were just too many to list here!
After undertaking the seemingly unusual act of converting my car to run electricity I've put up with enough attempts to cut me down to last seven lifetimes. Maybe that's why I'm trying to do something about it.
So what can we as a nation actually do about this awfully common social disease? Easy: Learn to know when you're about to use it, and stop dead in your tracks. That's all! I know this works because I've learned to use it to break free from this destructive curse myself. Catch yourself as the thoughts get to your mouth and freeze. Think about the person, and think about what you're about to say – or type – into Facebook.
Catching yourself enough, and saying something positive instead might seem foreign and strangely unfulfilling at first, but it gets easier and it gets better with time. Before you know it, it'll feel awesome to boost people – even if it means they'll succeed ahead of you.
When you learn to start dishing out the support, instead of the snide comments or gentle insults, your friend base will grow, and people will start to feed it back to you as well.
Just imagine what you could achieve if everyone around you stopped cutting you down, and encouraged you to grow, learn, and prosper. We are New Zealanders; we have everything we need to be proud of ourselves, our country, and our dreams.
Think what you could be doing now if your friends, family, and colleagues stopped asking, "Umm, are you sure?" each day, and started telling you "Go for it!" instead.


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Federal Data Analysis: Obama Administration Denied Records Access
Legal exceptions cited as justification for withholding materials.
Published: Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 8:46 p.m.
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WASHINGTON | The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
The administration cited more legal exceptions it said justified withholding materials and refused a record number of times to turn over files quickly that might be especially newsworthy. Most agencies also took longer to answer records requests, the analysis found.
The government's own figures from 99 federal agencies covering six years show that halfway through its second term, the administration has made few meaningful improvements in the way it releases records despite its promises from Day 1 to become the most transparent administration in history.
In category after category — except for reducing numbers of old requests and a slight increase in how often it waived copying fees — the government's efforts to be more open about its activities last year were their worst since President Barack Obama took office.
In a year of intense public interest over the National Security Agency's surveillance programs, the government cited national security to withhold information a record 8,496 times — a 57 percent increase over a year earlier and more than double Obama's first year, when it cited that reason 3,658 times. The Defense Department, including the NSA, and the CIA accounted for nearly all those. The Agriculture Department's Farm Service Agency cited national security six times, the Environmental Protection Agency did twice and the National Park Service once.
And five years after Obama directed agencies to less frequently invoke a "deliberative process" exception to withhold materials describing decision-making behind the scenes, the government did it anyway, a record 81,752 times.
"I'm concerned the growing trend toward relying upon FOIA exemptions to withhold large swaths of government information is hindering the public's right to know," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "It becomes too much of a temptation. If you screw up in government, just mark it top secret."
Citizens, journalists, businesses and others last year made a record 704,394 requests for information, an 8 percent increase over the previous year. The government responded to 678,391 requests, an increase of 2 percent over the previous year. The AP analysis showed that the government more than ever censored materials it turned over or fully denied access to them, in 244,675 cases or 36 percent of all requests. On 196,034 other occasions, the government said it couldn't find records, a person refused to pay for copies or the government determined the request to be unreasonable or improper.
Sometimes, the government censored only a few words or an employee's phone number, but other times, it completely marked out nearly every paragraph on pages.
The White House said the government's figures demonstrate "that agencies are responding to the president's call for greater transparency." White House spokesman Eric Schultz noted that the government responded to more requests than previously and said it released more information. "Over the past five years, federal agencies have worked aggressively to improve their responsiveness to FOIA requests, applying a presumption of openness and making it a priority to respond quickly," Schultz said.
Sunday was the start of Sunshine Week, when news organizations promote open government and freedom of information.
The chief of the Justice Department's Office of Information Policy, which oversees the open records law, told the Senate last week that some of the 99 agencies in the past five years have released documents in full or in part in more than 90 percent of cases. She noted the record number of requests for government records, which exceeded 700,000 for the first time last year, and said decisions are harder than ever.
"The requests are more complex than they were before," director Melanie Pustay told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The government's responsiveness under the FOIA is widely viewed as a barometer of its transparency. Under the law, citizens and foreigners can compel the government to turn over copies of federal records for zero or little cost. Anyone who seeks information through the law is generally supposed to get it unless disclosure would hurt national security, violate personal privacy or expose business secrets or confidential decision-making in certain areas. It cited such exceptions a record 546,574 times last year.
"The public is frustrated and unhappy with the pace of responses and the amount of information provided," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said at the same congressional hearing. "There's a common reaction for anybody who has any experience with it that it doesn't function well."
John Cook, the incoming new editor at the Intercept, the online magazine founded by investor Pierre Omidyar, said his experience under the open records law was "abysmal" but not especially worse last year than previously. "It's a bureaucracy," Cook said. "As often as it's about trying to keep data from falling into the hands of reporters, it's the contractor looking for ways to reduce the caseload. It's just bureaucrats trying to get home earlier and have less to do."
The AP could not determine whether the administration was abusing the national security exception or whether the public asked for more documents about sensitive subjects. The NSA said its 138 percent surge in records requests were from people asking whether it had collected their phone or email records, which it generally refuses to confirm or deny. To do otherwise, the NSA said, would pose an "an unacceptable risk" because terrorists could check to see whether the U.S. had detected their activities. It censored records or fully denied access to them in 4,246 out of 4,328 requests, or 98 percent of the time.
Journalists and others who need information quickly to report breaking news fared worse than ever last year. Blocking news organizations from urgently obtaining records about a government scandal or crisis — such as the NSA's phone-records collection, Boston bombings, trouble with its health care website, the deadly shootings at the Washington Navy Yard or the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi — can delay uncovering significant developments until after decisions are made and the public's interest has waned.
The government said the average time it took to answer a records request ranged from less than one day to nearly two years. AP's analysis showed that most agencies took longer to answer requests than the previous year, although the White House said the government responded more quickly and did not immediately explain how it determined that. The Pentagon reported at least two requests still pending after 10 years and the CIA was still working on at least four requests from more than eight years ago.
The AP's request to the Health and Human Services Department for contracts with public-relations companies to promote Obama's health care law has been pending for more than a year. Requests for files about the Affordable Care Act and the IRS's treatment of tax-exempt political groups have languished in government offices for months. Similarly, the AP has waited for more than 10 months for emails between the IRS and outside Democratic super PACs about tea party groups.
[ Online: U.S. government FOIA performance data: foia.gov/data.html; Example of heavily censored Justice Department document: tinyurl.com/p44ub6c ]
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Book by: bobber41
Genre: Science Fiction
Something of a Prologue
Have you ever had one of those days, or weeks, or months, where something or someone triggers some type of fantasy to form unbidden as you go through your life? One of those that just linger for a while then fades away to the background, only to resurface again at some later date, even more detailed than its predecessor was. I would like to think that we all have had them at one time or another. Then without warning something triggers it back again. You are doing something that requires little thought directly, so your mind starts to wander.
I've been in that situation many times throughout the years. Whether it was mowing the yard, sitting a midnight watch while in the service, while working on a machine for hours on end, or just sitting out on the deck smoking a cigarette, watching traffic go by. Little events around your life shape these little fantasies, add to them, and reinforce certain parts of them. They continue to grow of their own accord. This is one of those little fantasies.
It began back in the seventies when I was in the service. Sitting watch one of those nights in the Antarctic Ocean, on an Icebreaker delivering supplies to the stations there. The midnight watch was always the best in my opinion, it was quiet and there was almost no one around to bother me at those hours. The cold war was for all intents over, there was still some minor sword rattling. The Vietnam War for those of us here was also over. My childhood memories of emergency drills in school were still fairly intense. Get under your desk, stay away from windows, and don't look at the light. Movies were finally getting scary with better special effects. Shows like the Twilight Zone and The Outer limits, had started to fuel our imaginations; there were a lot of those 'what if' questions floating though our minds back then.
We were sitting off of McMurdo station, at the time the largest station in Antarctica. Might still be, I don't keep up on it anymore. But I was sitting there between the radio room and our Amateur Ham Radio Station, occasionally chatting with some operator half way around the world, or answering some message from some other ship on the radio. I was just off of the quarterdeck of the ship watching the snow softly fall, looking at the lights from McMurdo, when the shelter came to my mind looking out at the station. I went into the Radio room and grabbed a pad of paper and laid out my bomb shelter, we didn't call them Fallout shelters back then.
A select few of us crewmen were taken on a tour of the station. I was included for only one reason. Some of the scientists that had travelled down there with us liked me. I still don't know why, well actually I do, I was the radioman they came to when they wanted something sent out, a message to a wife, or a report to a university. My watch was the only one that always had some form of communications going. Back then there were few satellites, we still were sending a lot of messages by Morse code, or by teletype machines. Keeping communications was hit-and-miss most of the time. Radio signals were not all that great of a way to keep in touch at the bottom of the world. God thinking about it now, I feel real ancient suddenly.
Anyway, I was the one guy they went to when they wanted a message to get to someone. I used regular military channels when I could, fishing boats or Ham radio operators, when I couldn't go through regular channels. It didn't matter to me; I always managed to get their messages out. They always knew where and when to find me and they would. We often chatted at length because of the time for one thing, and because I would always listen to them intently and ask questions, trying to learn whatever I could from them. It seemed funny to me at the time, the sailors on the ship didn't want to associate with them, because they were snobs. They didn't want to associate with us because they thought we were assholes who treated them like shit. I didn't care one way or another at the time. I talked to anyone and everyone; they seemed to respect that about me.
The tour was the birth of the story that goes with the shelter. Meeting some of the scientists at the station, listening to them, hearing their thoughts on the buildings there and what they liked and disliked about this or that, also about how they dealt with the different people they had to live with during the cold winters down there buried under the snow, unable to leave the buildings for months.
Now my mind is wandering again. So back to the story, although I have to admit some of those late night conversations were rather interesting. But my shelter was born that night, taking some of what I had seen on our tour of the station, and my imagination I had it almost completed by the end of my watch that night. Over the years it would come back at different times and I would add this or that. It never really stopped changing; it just slightly grew from the original design just to accommodate later thoughts. I have to admit though a lot of those changes included the tunnels to the different places. We just didn't have things like solar panels or wind turbines back then. All that really changed was what was inside of the shelter. As technology changed, it changed what was in it. What really changed the most was when they started having lotteries. It made a lot more possible. It started the real 'what if I won' idea that we all seem to have at times.
As I said the story began on that tour and has been changing like the interior of the shelter has. The part of it that struck me later is all of the characters in it are based on people that I have met throughout the years and their personalities have led to them being included in the story. I may not have been friends with them all, but there was something about the way we talked, that made me remember them all through the years. Some are still friends others have gone different ways.
So let's go for ride shall we. I have to admit that for those only interested in the story, you probably want to skip the first chapter. The first chapter is strictly on the shelter construction, layout, and possibilities for stocking it. The actual story starts in chapter two. However, if you do that, you might want to look at the last page of the first chapter for the image of the shelter so you can at least get an idea for what it looks like before you get lost like Bob did on his long nights.
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Though temperatures outside are still frigid, soon enough stores will switch over to their spring and summer lines, which means seeing swimsuits and shorts on the racks when you're still bundled up under scarves and mittens.
Uniqlo, which has called Garden State Plaza in Paramus home for about three months now, just released its spring/summer lookbook. It features a lot of pastels and prints, and is almost like a modern take on country club style.
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As good as the Flyers were Tuesday, in what resembled a playoff game against Eastern Conference powerhouse Tampa Bay, there's a hill to climb.
And the Flyers can't afford to let up against Florida tonight at Wells Fargo Center, nor can they allow a 7-1 rout over the Panthers in their last meeting to influence how they start the game.
"We're at the bottom pack of the league and we need to move up in the standings," Laviolette said. "You do your best to prepare and guard against that happening. The reality is, if you look at the standings, it's still a wakeup call."
The Flyers remain the 12th seed in the East. The good news is, they are just one point out of a playoff spot, with the Islanders holding down eighth spot with nine points.
Wayne Simmonds remains "doubtful" for the game, according to general manager Paul Holmgren (see story). He is recovering from a concussion suffered last Friday in Washington.
It would seem ill-advised to risk further injury to Simmonds without first having some contact with his own players in a practice setting. That hasn't happened.
The Flyers did everything right against the Lightning. If they open with a similar type of attitude and follow through defensively, they have a chance to build their first, three-game winning streak.
"I would certainly like to take that ratio you just threw out there," Laviolette said. "I don't think there are any guarantees. You can always rely on what you're seeing.
"If your team goes out and plays the game a certain way and at the end of the night you look in the mirror and are satisfied with the effort and determination and execution of everything you did, you'd hope that the ratio comes into play somewhere close. We need to continue playing that way.
"I'd like to see that. [The effort] needed to be improved in a lot of games from where it was. It wasn't good enough. [Tuesday] it was better. I still think there is room to grow.
"Tampa has been pretty stingy defensively. When you face teams that have been tough defensively, those chances and wide-opens game are not as easy to come by. You have to fight for everything … We need to try and continue to grow and build off that."
Ilya Bryzgalov is expected to make his third straight start in goal. He was again dominating on Tuesday and has been the Flyers most consistent player this season.
Around the NHL, few people realize how good Bryzgalov has played given where the Flyers are seeded.
A few more goals, and the Flyers would be right up there with the conference leaders as some of these losses would have been victories.
"Bryz was solid again," team captain Claude Giroux said of Tuesday's effort. "If we keep working like that, we're gonna give ourselves a chance to win every game."
Flyers need to keep playing like they did vs. Lightning
As good as the Flyers were Tuesday, in what resembled a playoff game against Eastern Conference powerhouse Tampa Bay, there's a hill to climb.


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The begin by noting that despite stressing that his comments were not levelled at any economy in isolation, with Carney set to take over the reigns at the Bank of England in 2013, they feel that it is hard not to deduce that he may ask for this very change in mandate when he arrives in London.
The UK inflation target was introduced in 1992 following the UK´s exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism and current Governor King was one of the architects. Also, in an under reported speech given in October 2012, King said, "it is far too soon to bury inflation targeting."
As King illustrated in that speech, UK inflation history, pre and post targets suggest that they have been extremely successful. King claims that inflation was the single biggest problem for the UK in the twenty years preceding the adoption of the target and that over the history of the target, it has averaged at 2.1%, practically the same as the inflation target.
However, they note, it is one thing to point to this occurrence, and quite another to credit this to inflation targets. All G7 countries had extremely favourable inflation experiences over the same time frame and not all of them had inflation targets. Moreover, even if inflation targeting is a helpful regime under which to credibly move to a low inflation state and build a low inflation reputation, that does not make it the only post transition policy that can be considered.
So whilst it may well be that for many developing or small countries an inflation target is a helpful policy tool, for much, if not all of the G7, they believe it is worth considering whether inflation targets have passed their policy ´best by´date.
However, despite King´s previous comments Carnell and Knightley suspect that he may be closer to Carney´s position than is maybe appreciated. Indeed, talks between King and the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer on modifying the BoE´s mandate have been going on for some time. They write, "For example, King's Stamp lecture speech goes a long way in suggesting changes and modifications to the current system. And perhaps part of the reason this speech does not seem to have made many waves with the UK media is that it is a bit dense for public consumption."
Nevertheless, they have summarised as follows:
Buried in language about "agents" long-term misconceptions about future incomes and prices is the notion that rigid inflation targets may be inconsistent with long term stability in asset prices and that in such circumstances, monetary policy is an ineffective ´mop´ for cleaning up the subsequent mess.
They believe that perhaps a little economic instability is a good thing. This is a view which is advocated by BoJ Governor Shirakawa and forms the idea behind recent books by Nassim Taleb. It is the belief that economic volatility can invigorate an economy over the long term. Furthermore, long periods of stability can lead to far more damaging crisis. In short, they write that monetary policy should not exist to try and smooth the business cycle out of existence. Claims by the ill fated former UK Chancellor Gordon Brown, to have eradicated the business cycle from Britain, now look not only incorrect, but ill-advised.
The final example King gives, which they feel is less relevant to the current debate, is that the monetary response to crisis can itself generate inappropriate risk taking, as yields fall and agents seek higher returns. This too can generate future crisis and unsustainable asset responses and perhaps what is exactly being seen in the US now, as house price growth has recovered to rates in line with disposable income, whilst monetary policy easily continues to be ramped up. They regretfully suspect that the seeds of the next disaster may already have been sown in the US.