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Governments in the United Arab Emirates are spending billions of dollars in an ambitious, unprecedented effort to create cultural districts with world-class museums—along with a support system of creators, dealers, and collectors. But many Western art professionals wonder if this massive undertaking, launched at a dizzying scale and pace, can be successful.
The warm, emerald shallows of the Persian Gulf gently wash the shores of Saadiyat Island, and dolphins now play on the spot where the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is about to rise in a helter-skelter cubist silhouette against the sun-blazed sky. Currently a 27-mile-square expanse of flat, white sand off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Saadiyat Island is poised to dramatically change the landscape of art, architecture, and museums. With four world-class museums on the drawing board and another three in the planning, the island's $27 billion–plus cultural district is the linchpin of what may well be the most ambitious cultural agenda ever to take shape in such a limited time and space.The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by Frank Gehry, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi, designed by Jean Nouvel—the latter expected to cost upwards of $1.3 billion—are among the first major museums that will form a new global cultural hub in the tiny countries of the Gulf. The Gehry and Nouvel museums will be joined on the coastline by a performing arts center designed by Zaha Hadid, a maritime museum by Tadao Ando, and a national museum by Norman Foster, with the first phase of the cultural district to be completed as soon as 2012.But Abu Dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates in the UAE, is not alone in what amounts to a cultural arms race in a region rich with petro-cash, and eager to spend it on symbols of good taste and refinement. Dubai, whose ambitions and pace of development outstrip even those of Abu Dhabi, has announced plans to build several major museums, including one devoted to modern Middle Eastern art, designed by Amsterdam architect Ben van Berkel; another dedicated to the prophet Muhammad; and a universal museum, curated by three German institutions, for which the content has not yet been defined. Dubai cultural officials say the plan is to build at least eight major museums in the coming decade. And Qatar, a smaller but even richer country down the Persian Gulf from Dubai, intends to build 10 to 12 major museums in the next decade. The first major museum in that country of 800,000 opened in November in Doha. Designed by I. M. Pei, it is a soaring space devoted to Islamic art, floating in the waters of the Gulf."There is an explosive quality to the growth of cultural life in this region," said Roger Mandle, executive director of the Qatar Museums Authority and a former president of the Rhode Island School of Design. "It's like the birth of a civilization—Russia after glasnost, China after it opened up. There is a desire to enjoy the same opportunities as the rest of the world in terms of educational and cultural pursuits."This agenda has far-reaching implications for the world of art, creating new jobs for curators and conservators, a burgeoning market for dealers and auction houses, and unexplored territory for artists themselves. Headhunters are already reaching into the far corners of the art world to fill top jobs and midlevel curatorial positions at these embryonic institutions, even pursuing a kind of museum czar to head Saadiyat Island's cultural initiative. (The initiative extends beyond museums; the Metropolitan Museum's outgoing director, Philippe de Montebello, is already a special adviser to New York University Abu Dhabi.)But the implications for the region itself are more profound, and not without risk. The museums, UAE officials say, are part of a concerted strategy to lessen the emirates' dependence on oil revenue by creating a new income stream in the form of cultural tourism. It is not yet clear what impact, if any, the recent drop in oil prices and the bursting of an inflationary bubble in Dubai may have on government plans for museums.With its cultural district on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi hopes to nearly double the number of tourists visiting the country by 2012, from 1.7 million to 3 million a year. Dubai is seeking to attract 15 million tourists by 2015, hoping to re-create the success experienced by Bilbao, where Frank Gehry's landmark design for the Guggenheim branch drew millions."The audience will be any person interested in architecture, art, culture, and the experimentation of new art," said Rita Aoun-Abdo, the art and culture adviser to Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development Investment Company (TDIC), which runs the new cultural district. She was speaking outside an exhibit at the Emirates Palace Hotel devoted to the project. It features maquettes and scale models of the new museums, and a wall charting the statistical success of Bilbao: "9.2 million visitors, 1998–2006. Jobs = 4,355/year. ROI [return on investment] = 12.8%."Saadiyat Island is designed for people who will come from afar to see the marquee museums while enjoying golf, shopping, beaches, and five-star hotels.But there is also a longer-term strategy at work, articulated by on-message officials at all levels in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Qatar: to build institutions in the Gulf that will educate their people and create a new model of cultural exchange in the Middle East."We believe that culture is an integral part of educating our people," Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, told ARTnewsat an exhibition organized by Christie's. The sheikh is chair of both the TDIC and the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage. "One of the essential goals for us is to create a cultural bridge. In 20 years Abu Dhabi will be a beacon of peace and culture, an oasis of culture and peace."But many art professionals in the West wonder if this undertaking, launched at such a dizzying scale and pace, can be successful.Is it possible, some academics and art experts ask, to create an "oasis of culture" in a place that has no history of museums, no community of artists to speak of, no collectors, no donors, and where the local passions run to falcons and racehorses rather than to Pablo Picasso and Jeff Koons?"The important thing is to develop an audience in the Middle East," said John Martin, a London art dealer and the director of Art Dubai, an annual art fair hosting 65 galleries from around the world. "If that fails, then you'll have a bunch of white elephants. Big boxes."Those leading the Abu Dhabi enterprise agree that this is the crux of the challenge. But they say they are working intensively to build interest among the local populace with exhibitions like one last year of works by Picasso, curated by the Musée Picasso in Paris and visited by hundreds of Abu Dhabi schoolchildren. Other TDIC initiatives include establishing local art galleries, holding seminars on art-related topics, and sponsoring educational programs, so that by the time the museums open, Abu Dhabi will have a support system of art collectors, dealers, and artists to nourish them."I can build the most wonderful building. But if I don't give it the right spiritual meaning, you'll feel bored," said Bassem Terkawi, spokesman for the TDIC. "If we don't start work in the local community today, we'll have fantastic buildings, amazing collections, and zero visitors locally."Still other undefined challenges hover vaguely over the horizon. No one yet knows what will happen when Western cultural institutions are transplanted into desert Islamic societies in the throes of tumultuous social and economic change. What kinds of compromises will be necessary to allow Western museums, with their proud democratic traditions, to function in an Arabian context, with its proud desert traditions?Some wonder whether openly gay curators will feel at ease in a society that bans homosexuality. Or if Jewish scholars or artists might similarly feel out of place in countries where vilifying Israel is a norm, if less so than in other Arab countries.And what of artistic freedom? To what degree will the ruling families allow artists free rein to push the boundaries of their craft and their ideas? Or for curators to create provocative and innovative shows?Compromises will be necessary, said Kwame Anthony Appiah, a philosophy professor at Princeton University who writes frequently about cultural conflict. "If the Guggenheim wants to start with Mapplethorpe, it will have trouble," he says. Even so, he went on, "it's going to be interesting. So much of Western art before the Enlightenment is religious, and Christian. Will women be allowed to see paintings of Saint Sebastian with hardly anything on? These are questions that arise, and the list is endless. If they haven't been thinking about it, they're going to have to."In the UAE, officials say they have been thinking deeply about these very questions, and have laid the groundwork for the ambitious journey ahead.So far, there has been plenty to think about just to realize such daunting building targets. The Guggenheim, scheduled to be completed around 2013, will be a spectacular landmark built on a sandbar extending 50 feet out into the waters of the Gulf, visible from Abu Dhabi's urban center to the east as well as from both coasts of Saadiyat Island.The scale model on display at the Emirates Palace Hotel is a building defined by a series of giant cubes and cones leaning against one another. A shimmering blue tunnel forms the entrance, leading to a central gallery inspired by the traditional Gulf wind tower called a barjil.With 450,000 square feet of space, the Guggenheim will be the largest of the four initial museums under construction in Abu Dhabi. Much of the content of the collection is still being discussed, but one gallery will be devoted to Middle Eastern contemporary art and will feature artists living in the region. The permanent collection of acquired art and long-term loans will account for 130,000 square feet of the exhibition space, while 40,000 square feet will be devoted to temporary exhibitions.Aoun-Abdo, a vivacious Lebanese whose job it is to oversee Abu Dhabi's "cultural identity," has a background in consulting with Arab governments on developing cultural initiatives, though her primary training is in theater arts. From her perspective, Saadiyat Island is a laboratory for the creation of something never before seen."There is no analogy. It's something new, experimental," she said. "It won't be like the Guggenheim Bilbao, or New York. It will look like Abu Dhabi because of the collection, the involvement of Middle East and Arab artists. It's a lab. People who come from the outside with prejudgment need to forget all that and look again."The billion-dollar Louvre Abu Dhabi ($525 million estimated for the building, and another $747 million estimated for curatorial services and artwork) will quickly follow the Guggenheim, a universal museum for the 21st century in 260,000 square feet. The design proposed by Jean Nouvel is an elegant white dome made of Islamic-style latticework, creating a light-dappled experience for visitors below.But as for the contents and ethos of the museum, those creating the Louvre Abu Dhabi say it will be unlike the original Louvre, or any traditional universal museum. The Louvre Abu Dhabi will not be divided by section, whether Asian, Islamic, European, or modern and contemporary art. The work may be shown chronologically, but won't follow traditional categories."People will judge by the results," said Bruno Maquart, CEO of the French Museums Agency, a private company created specifically to work on the Emirates Project, which has been controversial among France's intelligentsia, who have protested that the country is selling its culture for petrodollars. Contents for the Louvre will be chosen from 12 French national museums, among them the Pompidou and the Musée d'Orsay—but a director won't be chosen until a year before its opening, according to Laurence des Cars, chief of the agency.Said Aoun-Abdo: "It has nothing to do with importing Western art. It's importing Western expertise and know-how to train people here, and create institutions that will be East to East, East to West, and national in scope."Thomas Krens, the former director of the Guggenheim and the senior adviser for international affairs at the Guggenheim Foundation, has been leading the effort to curate and plan the new venue. He will be working with Juan Ignacio Vidarte, the director of the Guggenheim Bilbao and the chief officer for global strategies at the Guggenheim Foundation, who is now responsible for day-to-day management of Abu Dhabi, including hiring a director and curators. One curatorial assistant has been hired thus far, Dana Farouki, who is working in New York, according to a Guggenheim spokesperson, but the director position is not close to being filled. Krens canceled scheduled interviews for this story.A spokeswoman for the TDIC said the organization is actively seeking a "leader" to head up the entire cultural district initiative, but that Krens is not a candidate.Fred Henry, a Guggenheim Museum board member who has been to Abu Dhabi some 30 times since 2005 advising the TDIC, said the goal is to create the right community around the museum. "This is about the role Abu Dhabi can play in the next 20 years in education and cultural basis," he said. "It's about a certain vision of the role that culture, education, and communication play in the larger world. They have a vision of their role in establishing peace and harmony in the world. As I see it, this is the foundation for doing that."But Henry notes that the challenges are significant. "They don't have schools, curators, writers, studios; they don't have enough of the stuff that exists in Berlin, Paris, Buenos Aires—you name it—that's in any vibrant art community that is viral and self-organizing," he observed. "And this is not something that Art Dubai or the TDIC develops. It has to be given nourishment and support, and come from a lot of sources."What I'd like to see in five years is a real art community," he continued. "Big institutions all by themselves are not enough."A number of Emiratis are watching these changes in the cultural sphere with something like suspicion. This is a society in the midst of historic social upheaval. Only 10 percent of the current United Arab Emirates population is native, with the rest coming from around the Middle East, Europe, and mainly South Asia, whose labor force feeds the country's insatiable construction needs.This demographic shift is fundamentally altering the DNA of a country that only 50 years ago subsisted on pearl and date farming. Today, one rarely hears Arabic in Dubai, a city that is a cacophony of ethnicities where no single culture dominates.Dr. Rima Sabban, a sociologist who has lived in Dubai since the 1990s, is among those concerned by the explosive growth. "As a sociologist, I'm so overwhelmed," said Sabban. "The communities don't interact. It's like wheels interacting on the surface only. All the wheels work together to create the great energy that moves the city, but we don't know where these changes are going."Hashim Sarhan, a sociologist from the University of Sharjah—in a neighboring emirate, which has its own art fair along with a biennial and a Museum of Islamic Civilization that opened last July—had a harsher perspective. "I don't know why the government of Abu Dhabi is trying to bring the Louvre here—that's European culture," he said. "What is the aim behind it? When other people want to see French and British culture, they'll go to Paris and London, not to Abu Dhabi."Sarhan sees the arrival of Western museums as cultural imperialism, pure and simple. The United Arab Emirates should nourish their local culture, in his view. "Why should we wear other people's clothes?" he asked. "We have to wear our own clothes. If we wear other people's clothes, we will not feel comfortable."The misgivings expressed by local observers are reflected by concerns among Western groups tallying the human cost
of such breakneck development.Human Rights Watch, the international watchdog organization, has documented the systematic exploitation of construction workers throughout the UAE, where laborers are packed into barracks and paid virtually save wages—$150 to $200 a month. In many cases the workers are essentially indentured servants, working to pay exorbitant fees to recruiting agencies who bring them there and confiscate their passports. This is against the law in the emirates, but the law is generally ignored, according to observers."What we want to see is the Louvre and the Guggenheim and NYU make public their commitments to not rely on exploitive, slavelike labor conditions," said Sarah Leah Whitson, the director for Middle East and North Africa of Human Rights Watch. (New York University is building a sprawling campus in Abu Dhabi, and will be granting degrees.)"We want them to commit publicly to say that anyone involved in construction of this project will be treated with fairness and dignity," she said. "And that they will verify that they have not paid recruiting fees or had their passports withheld, that they are given decent housing and a minimum wage."Aoun-Abdo and Terkawi of the TDIC said that Saadiyat Island officials have heard the concerns over labor standards, and responded. A village for 40,000 laborers on the island is opening in phases starting this month, Aoun-Abdo said, and contractors there will have to conform to the laws. "They will live in housing that conforms to international standards," she said. (Laborers more commonly live far from the big cities, in some cases in temporary barracks made out of shipping containers.)Whitson said the Louvre has been the most forthcoming in offering assurances on this score, and the Guggenheim and NYU have been less eager to engage the question, though Guggenheim officials are in talks with the nonprofit group."Since we are still at a very early stage in the project, there is not a lot to say yet," said Eleanor Goldhar, the Guggenheim's deputy director of external affairs. "We don't open until 2013 at the earliest." Frank Gehry did not return calls about labor issues in building his Abu Dhabi museum.Said Aoun-Abdo: "All our partners know what we're doing. I'm honestly not concerned about this."Terkawi said the royal family has committed to artistic freedoms at the new museums, even as local cultural and religious norms would need to be respected."There is no form of censorship to be imposed on any art displayed here. This is written into the agreements," he said. "However, we have found good partners who have a mutual understanding of both cultures. We have our culture, our social codes. Our partners will make sure that the displays will be in line with that—and it is normal to expect that."But he said the questions about Western norms reflect a "complete misunderstanding" of how the emirates regard such matters. "The UAE is one of the few places in the region where you see respect and tolerance for other cultures," he said.As regards homosexuality, gay people live in the emirates, but do so discreetly, he said. Jewish people live freely in the emirates, he insisted; some are "of high position." However, the Anti-Defamation League reports that an Abu Dhabi think tank (now closed) hosted a 2002 symposium challenging the reality of the Holocaust, where one speaker referred to Jews as "the enemies of all nations."Israeli participation is more difficult, said Terkawi, because the UAE has no diplomatic ties with Israel. "In special cases, Israelis have come to attend conferences here. They submit requests, and a decision is made," he said.Yoram Morad, the cultural attaché at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, did not address the question directly, but observed: "Any cultural dialogue will be more than welcome on our part."In the ruler's suite, beneath a soaring dome on the very top floor of the $5 billion Emirates Palace Hotel, the smell of frankincense wafted through the air, tended by veiled Nubian servants for the pleasure of the princesses of the Abu Dhabi royal family. Some 80 women, wearing designer outfits beneath their head-to-toe black abayas, sat in a circle in the traditional majlisstyle.The purpose of this gathering of the sheikhas with the wives of local ambassadors was high culture. They had come to hear a lecture by Paul Hewitt, an expert from Christie's, on great women collectors in the history of art. Hewitt carefully followed instructions to make no eye contact with the women as he told them about the art collections of Catherine the Great; Farah Diba Pahlavi, the empress of Iran; and Peggy Guggenheim.An hour or so later Sheikha Salama bint Hamad Al Nahyan and her daughter swept silently and grandly down to the ground-floor ballroom for a private tour of the exclusive Christie's presale exhibition: a famed Monet, Dans la prairie(1867), estimated at $25 million; Renoirs; some Warhols; contemporary paintings from China; and a multitude of monumental diamonds.Between the top and bottom floors, other cultural events were taking place. In the same hotel that week, Elton John performed in one auditorium, the Bayreuth symphony played in another, and Jeremy Irons presided over a musical evening featuring groups from around the world.Abu Dhabi is on a fast track to experience culture of all kinds, funded by the government's deep pockets. "They're going through the gradients of a cultural experience that we've gone through in decades—in literally minutes," said Hewitt, marveling at the pace. "But they have the education, the money, and the intelligence to do it."Last October Christie's held its first event in Abu Dhabi, following the lead of other auction houses such as Sotheby's, which began holding biannual sales in the region in 2006. The Middle East, led by the emirates, has become a huge market for the auction houses (see "An Emerging Market")."We've moved very, very fast here because of the appetite for the arts," said Jussi Pylkkínen, the president of Christie's Europe and Middle East. He noted that his auction house has quadrupled its sales in the Mideast since 2004.Abu Dhabi and Dubai are both buying art aggressively to fill permanent collections for their museums, but then so is Qatar, which made headlines last year when royal collectors reportedly purchased a Rothko for $72.8 million, a Bacon for $53 million, and a Damien Hirst for $19.2 million.Later in the evening, after the Christie's auction, a cocktail reception brought together the elite of Emirati high society. Abayaswere seen, but so were strappy party dresses, and Champagne was served despite the Islamic interdiction against alcohol and the presence of Sheikh Sultan of the royal family. Pylkkínen walked the sheikh and his advisers through the exhibition, pausing for a long time before the Monet."We are a young country, and we've made an extensive effort to develop our infrastructure over the last 30 to 40 years," explained Mubarak Al Muhairi, TDIC's managing director and one of the sheikh's top advisers on cultural development. "Now the government sees the moment to develop our human resources—education, culture. It's a reflection of the ambition of Abu Dhabi to develop its society while building culture. Thirty years from now, this will play a role in strengthening tolerance."Like many of his generation of the royal family, the 38-year-old Sheikh Sultan was educated in the United States—after getting a B.A. in architecture from the UAE University, he received a master's in international relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.What does he say to those who see Saadiyat Island as Abu Dhabi's attempt to buy its way into high culture? "It's not true," he responded in fluent English. "We have a clear vision of complementing culture with education. We believe in the benefits of developing culture, raising our overall standard of living, building world-class institutions for our visitors."Of course, we are realistic," he went on.


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USA Today, March 04, 2014This article highlights key findings from Pension Action Center Advisory Board member Christian Weller's recent report, The Financial Security Scorecard: A State-by-State Analysis of Economic Pressures Facing Future Retirees. Weller is also a Gerontology Institute Fellow and a professor for UMass Boston's Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs.
How to Monitor Your Pension's Health ›
U.S. News and World Report, January 20, 2014Ellen Bruce, director of the Pension Action Center at UMass Boston, discusses federal laws requiring private employers to issue yearly reports confirming their ability to make required payments to pensioners.
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CBS Chicago, September 27, 2013Sheet Metal Workers, Local 73, retirees are asked to pay for pension fund mistakes. The Illinois Pension Assistance Project, at UMass Boston's McCormack Graduate School for Policy and Global Studies, is cited as a resource for retirees seeking advice or legal help dealing with pension overpayments or underpayments.
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Forbes, August 27, 2013Ellen Bruce, director of the Pension Action Center at UMass Boston, says employers and workers alike realize there is a problem with the current pension system, which has no central fund where employers can send unclaimed 401(k) money and workers can look for money to which they believe they're entitled.
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Chicago Tribune, August 09, 2013A retiree, who is unsure of how to locate her pension, is advised to contact the Illinois Pension Assistance Project, part of the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston's John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.
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There are a lot of benefits to feeding your dog dry dog food, which we cover elsewhere in this report, but for the best balance in his or her diet, your dog should have wet food as well, say experts. Canned foods tend to be higher-protein than kibble, lower in carbs, and they're always higher-moisture (extremely important for cats, and to a lesser extent dogs).
Whether dry or canned food is the right type is a matter of circumstances and your pet's eating habits. Mike Sagman at DogFoodAdvisor.com suggests that mixing the two types of food -- topping the kibble with some canned dog food -- "makes an especially tasty choice."
The very best canned dog foods are meat-rich and free of fillers, by-products and artificial preservatives. Fromm Family Gold Salmon and Chicken Pate (Est. $2.75 for a 13-oz. can) is a prime example. Every ingredient is USDA-approved (that means it's exactly the same food humans eat). All Fromm Gold flavors are grain-free and use very simple recipes. For example, Fromm Gold Salmon and Chicken Pate contains wild salmon, chicken, chicken broth, a few veggies, vitamins and chelated minerals (for easy absorption), and that's it. Other varieties -- Chicken Pate and Duck and Chicken Pate -- are similar.
That's ideal for dogs, experts say. All Fromm Gold dog food flavors earn the highest possible rating at DogFoodAdvisor.com -- and customers at Chewy.com say their dogs absolutely love it (even picky, sensitive-tummy dogs). Fromm is made in the USA and has a clean recall history, which pet owners appreciate.
Runners-up are made just as carefully -- but with less meat and more water than found in Fromm Gold dog food, so you'll probably have to feed more. Both are already slightly more expensive per ounce than Fromm Gold, too.
Dog owners actually enjoy cracking open a can of Halo Spot's Stew Succulent Salmon Recipe (Est. $3.35 for a 13.2-oz. can) or Weruva Human Style Bed and Breakfast (Est. $4 for a 14-oz. can). Both look and smell as good as (or better than) canned soup for humans, reviews say. Both list meat as their first ingredient (salmon for Halo, and chicken for Weruva) followed by whole foods like eggs and veggies (Halo also adds some rolled oats). Both dog food brands are recall-free. Both foods also rate well with expert reviewers, especially Weruva, which earns a perfect 5-star rating at DogFoodAdvisor.com
Those concerned about pesticides, additives or artificial ingredients should consider an organic dog food. Among those, Newman's Own Organics Beef & Liver (Est. $2.25 for a 12-oz. can) wows reviewers: It's made of organic, free-range beef and liver and very little else. That's pretty similar to "a dog's natural ancestral diet," says Mike Sagman of DogFoodAdvisor.com. The beef is sourced from Uruguay, which raises some concern in some user reviews we spotted. However, the company notes that Uruguay is noted for being Mad Cow Disease free and has regulations in place that prohibit the use of growth hormones or antibiotics.
Newman's Own's other flavors have a great nutritional profile, too, Sagman says (although some include grains). Organic ingredients set Newman's Own apart -- and so does the company's philosophy. All profits are donated to animal charities, and Newman's Own has a clean recall history.
Doctors Foster & Smith Fish & Potato Formula (Est. $2 for a 12.7-oz. can) isn't organic, but it does promise "no artificial preservatives, colors, or by-products." It's grain-free and very meat-rich, like Newman's Own Beef & Liver.
But Doctors Foster & Smith doesn't have a stainless safety record. It was caught up in the widespread 2007 recalls due to melamine-tainted ingredients from China (the brand recalled one flavor of dry dog food, but no canned foods were recalled).
Neither food is perfect: Both contain carrageenan (a thickener linked to intestinal inflammation) and sodium selenite (instead of the safer selenium yeast). Doctors Foster & Smith Fish & Potato also contains garlic powder, which is controversial because garlic has been linked to rare cases of Heinz body anemia in dogs.
One issue that concerns some pet food advocates is the use of BPA (bisphenol A) to line the cans themselves to prevent the food from coming into contact with the metal. BPA is also used in most cans that contain food for human consumption -- such as soups and vegetables. However, while the levels of BPA used to line dog food and other cans are deemed to be safe by the FDA, high levels of the chemical has been linked to cancer, reproductive problems and other diseases in humans.
Unfortunately, finding large-size BPA-free cans has become a challenge in the canning industry. Even makers of pet foods that previously certified that all of their cans are BPA free, such as Weruva, have had to withdraw that statement as their suppliers can no longer make that guarantee to them in regards to its 14-ounce cans. If that's a concern, Weruva and Halo dog foods are available in BPA-free cans in smaller, 5.5-ounce sizes.
Elsewhere in this Report:
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10/10 would hit.
This resolution is an injustice.
it is this pose highest☆ヾ(゚∀゚)ノ゙☆
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Gorgeous pose here and I do love those pretty blue shoes.
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Water service restored to Coors Field for Sunday's split double-header
Broken pipe was installed in the early 1900s
Denver Water crews were able to get water flowing to Coors Field overnight and were working early Sunday morning to repair and clean up Blake Street ahead of a split double-header.
Around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, a 12-inch water main broke sending water flowing onto Blake Street between 20th and 21st streets.
The restrooms in the stadium were not working and the Rockies had to limited concessions because of the water main break.
After a 30-minute delay, the game was canceled.
Denver Water crews brought in heavy equipment and started digging up the road.
The pipe was installed in the early 1900s and it was unknown what caused it to break, according to Denver Water.
Water service was restored to Coors Field around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
Saturday's match against the Cincinnati Red will be made up Sunday at 7:10 p.m. as part of a split doubleheader.
Fans with a ticket for the canceled game can use their tickets for the evening game, but cannot use them for the previously scheduled game at 2:10 p.m.
Rockies still plan to retire Todd Helton's number 17 prior to the afternoon game in a ceremony scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.
Fan's can also exchange Saturday's ticket for another comparable seat at another game later this season.
There will be no cash refunds for tickets.
Ticket exchanges will be accepted at the Coors Field Ticket Office and all Rockies Dugout Stores, the team said.


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The Buffalo Sabres looked like they could be a serious Stanley Cup threat in the first period. Now they're looking like a serious threat to fall asleep and lose this one altogether.
Caps prospect Madison Bowey could face supplemental discipline for high hit, possible slur
Capitals prospect Madison Bowey is in trouble. The 21-year-old could face supplemental discipline for a pair of incidents that occurred in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Eastern Conference Final on Friday night.
The Hershey Bears defenseman was tossed from the game for delivering a high hit to the head of Toronto Marlies forward Kasperi Kapanen. The 19-year-old was shaken up on the play, but was able to skate off the ice on his own.
Bowey also appears to use a homophobic slur as the on-ice official is escorting him off the ice (the incident was caught on camera).
Here's some footage of the hit:
Bowey was tossed from the game.
The hit might not be extremely vicious, but it's unnecessarily high. The possible slur definitely doesn't improve his odds of escaping without a suspension.
Earlier this season, 'Hawks forward Andrew Shaw was suspended one game by the NHL for using a homophobic slur during a game.
'I felt a huge pop': Bishop suffered an ankle/shin injury in Eastern Conference Final
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop revealed he had strained ligaments in his ankle/shin area, which ultimately put him on the sidelines for the Eastern Conference Final.
Bishop was stretchered off the ice after suffering the injury in the first period of Game 1 versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, and never returned to game action, meaning back-up Andrei Vasilevskiy had to take over the starting duties for the duration of the series.
"When I went down, I felt a huge pop. I thought somebody two-handed me in the shin. Once I felt the pop and then it was a bunch of pressure and pain, I thought my leg broke," Bishop told reporters.
"I pretty much strained all the stuff in my shin and ankle. I was coming back and it was getting better. I was able to skate there at the end but going down in the butterfly and those movements — like going up against the post — it was still really painful and I just wouldn't have been effective."
Bishop estimated he was getting close to a return, but still a "week or so" before he could play with the pain.
"It was getting there. Just tough timing."
Bishop, 29, has one more year remaining on his current deal that comes with a cap hit of $5.95 million and is slated to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season. Vasilevskiy, 21, played well when called upon in the post-season and has one year remaining on his deal. He's slated to become a restricted free agent after next season.
Lightning GM Steve Yzerman acknowledged that at some point, a decision on their goalies will probably be necessary, either for salary cap reasons or perhaps a potential expansion draft.
"We've got two outstanding goaltenders. I know that," said Yzerman.
Added Bishop: "If you look around this league right now, you need two goalies to win."
Yzerman: 'I think the best thing for this team is Jonathan Drouin being on it'
Talk about a whirlwind season for Jonathan Drouin.
The talented forward, and third overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, went from the center of a well documented controversy for a public trade request to a pivotal component for the Tampa Bay Lightning in its playoff quest that fell just short of a Stanley Cup Final berth after a Game 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Final.
The 21-year-old Drouin, recalled from the AHL when Steven Stamkos was taken out of the lineup with a blood clot, scored five goals and 14 points in 17 playoff games. And, based on the comments of general manager Steve Yzerman to reporters, he'll be a regular on this team when the 2016-17 season begins in the fall.
Drouin has one more year remaining on his entry-level contract before he's a restricted free agent, as per General Fanager.
Funny how some things can change.
The Drouin trade request was one of the more contentious — not to mention ongoing — storylines this season. But it could be that both sides have since resolved their differences.
"I definitely want to be here," said Drouin, as per the Tampa Bay Times. "I love the way this ended, I guess with this different and weird year. But the way this finished and it's definitely somewhere I want to play."
In this case, the best deal was the one Yzerman never made. Even as speculation and reports and rumor circulated the situation for weeks leading up to the trade deadline.
"He makes us a better team. Simple as that," Yzerman told reporters. "He can do things — a talented young player that's only going to get better.
"I think the best thing for this team is Jonathan Drouin being on it."
Penguins enter Stanley Cup Final as favorites over Sharks: online bookmaker
The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, were last in the Stanley Cup Final in 2009, when they hoisted hockey's silver chalice.
The San Jose Sharks are in uncharted waters, having never been here before, and that includes Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, both veterans of more than 1,000 regular season games played.
Perhaps that's why the Penguins, one of the marquee NHL teams given their generational super star Crosby, are -135 favorites to win the Stanley Cup, according to online bookmaker Bovada on Friday. The Sharks were listed as +115 underdogs.
The Penguins, a force in the NHL since a coaching change in mid-December, became the betting favorites to win it all following their series win over Alex Ovechkin and the rival Washington Capitals in the second round.
Game 1 of the final goes Monday in Pittsburgh, where the Penguins will start with home ice advantage.
So far in these playoffs, the Penguins have gone 7-3 at Consol Energy Center. The Sharks are 5-4 on the road, where they actually started 3-0 following the first round against the L.A. Kings.
Right now, the Sharks possess the top three point producers in these playoffs in Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski (the leading goal scorer with 13) and Brent Burns, while Phil Kessel — as part of that dynamic HBK Line — is fifth in the league and leads the Penguins with 18 points in 18 games.


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|Numéro de publication
|Type de publication
|Numéro de demande
|Date de publication
|26 avr. 1983
|Date de dépôt
|7 janv. 1982
|Date de priorité
|22 janv. 1981
|État de paiement des frais
|Autre référence de publication
|Numéro de publication
|Yozo Iida, Soichi Nakamura
|Cessionnaire d'origine
|Nippon Kogaku K.K.
|Exporter la citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Citations de brevets (2), Référencé par (4), Classifications (15), Événements juridiques (7)
|Liens externes: USPTO, Cession USPTO, Espacenet
The present invention relates to video cameras and more particularly to an optical finder system for video cameras of the type having a tri-color separation color filter.
With a known type of video camera which is called as a single-tube or two-tube type, a tri-color separation color filter such as a so-called color stripe filter or a mosaic filter comprising a combination of two color stripe filters is arranged at the image pickup surface of a pickup device such as a pickup tube or a solid-state image scanner or sensor to produce the desired three primary color picture signals.
As a result, where an object to be picked up consists of fine stripes or has a cross stripes pattern, the picking up of such an object results in the generation of Moire fringes (interference fringes) on the picture and this makes the picture extremely unsightly. In the case of a video camera equipped with an electronic viewfinder employing a CRT, the operator can confirm the generation of the Moire fringes through the finder and thus the operator can take the necessary action to eliminate the Moire fringes. However, video cameras of the type having an optical viewfinder have a disadvantage that the operator cannot confirm the generation of Moire fringes and thus the operator cannot take any effective action allowing the recording of an unsightly picture without knowing it.
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a video camera equipped with an improved optical finder system.
In accordance with the present invention there is thus provided a video camera including an optical finder system having an optical member disposed near a focussing or imaging surface to traverse the finder optical path and onto the surface of which is projected the image of an object to be picked up, and the optical member is formed with a special pattern which is substantially the same or similar to that of a tri-color separation color filter positioned at the image pickup surface of an image pickup device. The special pattern of the optical member is required only to have the similarities to the pattern of the color filter with respect to the pattern density and direction so that Moire fringes are simultaneously formed on the focussing surface of the finder while Moire fringers are formed on the image pickup surface by the image of the object in cooperation with the pattern of the color filter. In this case, the Moire fringes generated at the two places need not be identical with each other.
The invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an optical arrangement of a video camera according to an embodiment of the invention.
FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C are plan views showing examples of a tri-color separation color filter having different patterns.
FIG. 3A is a partial enlarged plan view showing an exemplary pattern structure of the focussing screen shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3B is a sectional view looked in the direction of the arrow line III--III of FIG. 3A.
FIG. 4A is an enlarged plan view showing another example of the pattern structure of the focussing screen.
FIG. 4B is a sectional view looked in the direction of the arrow line IV--IV of FIG. 4A.
FIG. 5A is an enlarged plan view showing still another example of the pattern structure of the focussing screen.
FIG. 5B is a sectional view looked in the direction of the arrow line V--V of FIG. 5A.
The video camera shown in FIG. 1 comprises a pickup unit including a phototaking or imaging optical system 1, a finder optical system 2 and a pickup tube 3. The phototaking optical system 1 comprises a variable magnification lens system 4 and focussing lens system 5. A beam splitter 6 which is disposed in the optical path of the phototaking optical system 1 introduces a part of the image beam into the finder optical system 2. The finder optical system 2 comprises a reflecting mirror 7, a field lens 8, relay lenses 9 and an eyepiece 10, and the beam from the beam splitter 6 is passed to the eyepiece 10. The light from the object which was passed through the phototaking optical system 1 is focussed onto a focussing or imaging surface F0 and it is also focussed onto each of primary and secondary focussing or imaging surfaces F1 and F2 in the finder optical system 2. A tri-color separation color filter 100 is disposed on the focussing surface F0 and thus the focussing surface F0 corresponds to the image pickup surface of the pickup tube 3. Disposed adjacent to the primary focussing surface F1 is a light transmitting focussing screen 200 having formed on the surface thereof a predetermined regularly arranged three-dimensional pattern for the purpose of focussing detection and Moire fringe detection.
Usually, the color filter 100 on the focussing surface F0 includes a fine stripe pattern such as shown in FIG. 2A or a fine mosaic pattern 120 or 130 such as shown in FIG. 2B or 2C. The mosaic pattern 120 is formed by combining a color stripe filter of vertical stripe elements and a color stripe filter of lateral stripe elements so that the vertical and lateral stripes cross each other at right angles, and the mosaic pattern 130 is formed by combining two color stripe filters in such a manner that their stripe elements cross each other at an angle θ.
FIGS. 3A to 5B show some exemplary forms of the three-dimensional pattern formed on the focussing screen 200.
The three-dimensional pattern 210 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B is formed by regularly arranging fine quadrangular pyramids, and the three-dimensional pattern 220 is formed by regularly arranging fine elements each having a square base and a top forming a part of a sphere. The three-dimensional pattern 230 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B is formed by regularly arranging fine quadrangular pyramids having curved edges. As will be seen from these Figures, each of the three-dimensional patterns comprises a pattern of a plurality of stripes extended in different directions. For instance, the three-dimensional pattern 210 includes vertical stripes 211, lateral stripes 212 and oblique stripes 213 and 214. Assuming now that the color filter 100 of FIG. 1 has the pattern 110 of FIG. 2A, the three-dimensional pattern 210 or 220 including vertical stripe elements is selected for the pattern of the focussing screen 200. Where the color filter 100 has the pattern 130, the three-dimensional pattern 210 or 230 is selected for the focussing screen 200.
With the construction described above, when an object made up of fine vertical stripes or a mosaic pattern is picked up so that Moire fringes are produced on the image pickup surface of the pickup tube 3, Moire fringes are also produced on the focussing screen 200 formed with the previously-mentioned regularly arranged three-dimensional pattern and thus the operator can confirm the production of the Moire fringes through the optical finder. Of course, the focussing condition can be observed by means of the focussing screen 200. In order to produce on the focussing screen 200 Moire fringes which are identical in direction and pitch with the Moire fringes produced on the image pickup surface of the pickup tube 3, it is preferable that the stripes of the color filter 100 are identical in direction with those of the three-dimensional pattern and also the pitch P1 of the color filter stripes is the same with the pitch P2 of the stripes of the three-dimensional pattern (assuming that the object images on the focussing surfaces F0 and F1 have the same magnification). However, if the object is to simply confirm the presence of Moire fringes, the two patterns need not be identical in direction and pitch and it is sufficient that the patterns are approximately the same in these respects. While, in this embodiment, the focussing screen 200 is disposed near the primary focussing surface F1 in the finder optical system 2, it may be disposed near the secondary focussing surface F2. Further, while, in this embodiment, the three-dimensional pattern is formed on the focussing screen 200, it is possible to prepare a separate optical member having a pattern which is identical or almost the same with that of the tri-color separation color filter 100, attach it to the focussing screen 200 to be integral therewith and dispose them near the primary focussing surface F1 or the secondary focussing surface F2 in the finder optical system 2. Alternatively, the focussing screen 200 and the optical member may respectively be disposed on the primary and secondary focussing surfaces F1 and F2.
With other types of video cameras such as three-tube type, while no optical Moire fringes will be produced since no tri-color separation color filter is used, when an object made up of vertical stripes or a mosaic pattern is picked up so that the frequency of the luminance signal approaches the color subcarrier frequency of 3.58 MHz, the luminance signal is detected mistakenly for the chrominance signal and thus Moire fringes are produced. While the occurrence of Moire fringes due to such signal transmission factors is known, in accordance with the present invention Moire fringes will be produced in the finder system even in the case of Moire fringes other than those caused by the use of a tri-color separation color filter as mentioned previously and thus operator can confirm the Moire fringes.
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|30 mai 1961
|Betr Slaboratorium Fur Rundfun
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|6 juin 1978
|Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
|Optical low pass filter
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|25 juin 1985
|Nippon Kogaku K.K.
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|21 déc. 1990
|3 nov. 1992
|Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
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|Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
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|Classification internationale
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Russia Web Firm Negotiates Autonomy
MOSCOW -- Russia's most prominent Web player, Yandex NV, is in discussions to give a state company veto power over changes in its ownership while ensuring independence in other areas, amid growing Kremlin calls for more control over major local Internet companies.
In recent weeks, President Dmitry Medvedev and other Russian officials have highlighted what they call the "strategic" nature of major Russian Internet companies, warning that foreign control over them could be a security concern.
But Russian laws limiting foreign investment don't cover the sector, leaving it in a murky middle ground where rules aren't clear and sensitive deals can be blocked on technicalities, industry officials say.
Yandex officials said they hope their approach will provide a transparent, simple mechanism for Russian authorities to exercise a veto over any significant change in Yandex's ownership without ceding any other powers to the state.
"We understand the government has concerns," said Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh, who is also a major shareholder of the privately held company. "Our main goal is to create a transparent scheme we can explain to shareholders."
Yandex's other major shareholders include management and several Western investment funds. While the authorities are concerned primarily about foreign takeover, Yandex has also expressed fears that a local buyer also could threaten the company's success. Last year, a local tycoon with close ties to the Kremlin sought to buy a stake, but Yandex was reluctant, and the deal fell through.
Russia's leading search engine, Yandex is well ahead of global giant Google Inc. in local market share, according to industry analysts. The proposed deal would be the first of its kind.
Despite its tight grip over national print and television media, industry officials say the Kremlin has generally remained true to its public pledges not to try to block Internet content. But officials are increasingly concerned that a major local player could wind up in the hands of foreign investors.
Foreign investment in search engines and social networks is "inevitable," Mr. Medvedev said earlier this month. "We need to watch this, because these are questions of security," he added.
Official interest in the Internet -- which is now used by an estimated 50 million Russians -- has stepped up since Mr. Medvedev became president a year ago, industry officials say.
Last fall, Russian antitrust regulators blocked Google's purchase of an Internet-advertising company. People close to that deal said government officials privately expressed concern about selling control of a major local player to Google.
The Communications Ministry is working up security criteria to determine where foreign ownership might be restricted; a spokeswoman endorsed Yandex's proposed approach as "one form of defense for the state."
In Yandex's plan, it would sell to a state company a "golden share" entitling it to block any shareholder from acquiring more than 25% of Yandex. The shareholder would have no other rights.
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- El SalvadorAgricultureFunding via Apoyo Integral
ZenaidaPhilippinesFoodFunding via Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)
Na Tau 38 G...VietnamAgricultureFunding via Entrepreneurs du Monde - Anh Chi Em
Mujeres Activas De Candia Loma Group
The group president, Ms. Petrona G., lives with her husband and children. She owns a small in-home general store. Also, thanks to Fundación Paraguaya's microfinance program, she has been able to obtain non-prescription reading glasses so that she can resell them, thus generating more income for the household expenses.
These women are all very grateful to Fundación Paraguaya because thanks to their previous loans and to the constant training sessions, they are able to generate their own income and help provide a better quality of life for their families.
Ms. Petrona wishes to obtain this loan to purchase winter clothing to sell to her demanding customers, thus generating more money for the household.
La presidenta, la Sra. Petrona G. vive con su marido e hijos, posee una pequeña despensa en su domicilio, también gracias a el programa de microfranquicias de la Fundacion Paraguaya pudo acceder al kit de anteojos sin receta para la reventa y así generar más ingresos para el sustento de su hogar.
Todas ellas están muy agradecidas con la Fundación Paraguaya porque gracias al crédito que percibieron en etapas anteriores y a las constantes capacitaciones pueden generar sus propios ingresos y así ayudar y dar mejor calidad de vida a sus familiares.
La sra. Petrona desea poder adquirir este crédito para poder comprar ropas de invierno y vender a sus exigentes clientes, generando mayores ingresos para su canasta familiar.
Additional Information
About Fundación ParaguayaFundación Paraguaya is a financially self-sustaining social enterprise that promotes entrepreneurship in urban and rural areas through microfinance, education programs, and more. Its focus on agriculture has helped many farmers boost their crop yields. And a number of other borrowers have taken out loans to start and grow social businesses that have helped deliver eyeglasses, medicines and other helpful services in their local communities.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
About Paraguay
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 6 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
- Monthly
- Pre-Disbursed:
- Mar 18, 2011
- Listed
- Apr 19, 2011
- Currency Exchange Loss:
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- BurundiFoodFunding via Turame Community Finance, a partner of World Relief and HOPE International
Songambere ...BurundiFoodFunding via Turame Community Finance, a partner of World Relief and HOPE International
Gororoka GroupBurundiFoodFunding via Turame Community Finance, a partner of World Relief and HOPE International
Umwete Group
He has been selling Primus, Amstel and lemonade drinks for 4 years.
He is on his seventh loan with Turame. With the Kiva loan that he receives, he is going to increase his capital and buy a large quantity of Primus, Amstel and lemonade drinks, to resell to make more.
In the coming years, he would like to buy a plot of land and build a house, and see his children study.
Il fait le commerce des boissons Primus, Amstel, limonade depuis 4ans.
Il est à son septième crédit à Turame. Avec le crédit KIVA qu'il obtient, il va augmenter son capital et acheter une grande quantité de boissons Primus, Amstel, limonade, à revendre pour gagner plus.
Dans les prochaines années, il voudrait acheter une parcelle et construire une maison, et voir ses enfants étudier.
Additional Information
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
About Burundi
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 12 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
- Monthly
- Pre-Disbursed:
- Dec 12, 2012
- Listed
- Dec 17, 2012
- Currency Exchange Loss:
- Possible
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- Nov 17, 2013


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Bedlam basketball notebook: Defensive plays highlight OSU's finish
When it got to crunch time Saturday, with the game in overtime and begging for someone to make a decisive play, Markel Brown and Marcus Smart each produced turning points on the defensive end.
First, with the Cowboys owning an 80-79 lead, Brown stripped OU's Sam Grooms for a steal, leading to a Michael Cobbins layup that bumped the lead to three.
"It's all scouting report," Brown said. "I knew he was going to try to get the ball back to his left hand, once he had it in his right hand. Once he put it in his left hand, I tried to make a steal for it, and he tried to hurry up and bring it back to his right.
"I don't think he thought I was going to do that, and he lost the handle and I was able to get it."
On the Sooners' next possession, Steven Pledger was set up on the wing, in position for a potential tying shot. Pledger had already fired in three 3-pointers as part of his 18 points, but as he caught the ball and rose to fire his attempt, Smart managed to tie him up, forcing a jump ball with the possession arrow pointing OSU's way.
"I knew at the time they needed a 3," Smart said. "And I knew once he got it, he wasn't giving the ball up, he was going to try to take it. I just timed it perfectly, went up with him and made sure I got ball and didn't foul him.
"He's a good player, he could have easily pump-faked me, got me in the air and drew a foul. But you know, it was all instinct. I waited for him to leave his feet, and I left when he did and timed it perfectly."
Pledger got off to a rough start against the Cowboys, going 1-for-6 on his first six attempts. Then he heated up, draining his next six.
The senior ended the game with 18 points, pushing him past Oklahoma great Blake Griffin on OU's all-time scoring list. Pledger's 1,283 points ranks him 18th.
Saturday's game featured the biggest — and rowdiest — crowd of the season at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Officially a sellout, additional general admission tickets were also sold, resulting in an overflow that had some fans standing on the inner concourses.
"They gave us a lot of support," said Cowboys sophomore Le'Bryan Nash said. "They helped us out a lot. When the momentum changed, you could see the crowd change it. It got louder and louder. Sometimes, I couldn't even hear myself. I'm trying to talk to my teammates and I couldn't even hear myself.
"It was a big crowd. And it really motivated me to play harder."
OSU coach Travis Ford took doughnuts to students who arrived in the morning and received constant updates about long lines forming outside the arena.
"It was a difference for us," Ford said. "Make no mistake, the crowd and the atmosphere was a difference for us, especially in a game like this where I didn't think we were playing great. We needed that extra and they gave us that extra. It was exciting to see. I think they saw a good game."
Junior reserve Cam Clark is known for giving Oklahoma a lift.
Usually it's with a burst of points. Saturday, Clark registered only one field goal, yet grabbed seven boards, the second-most for the Sooners behind Romero Osby's game-high 15.
For the second time, Ford donned an orange blazer, ala late Cowgirls coach Kurt Budke.
And for the second straight season, it was the fashion statement in a Bedlam home win.
"In honor of Coach Budke," Ford said. "That's why I do it. Definitely, that's why I do it."
Brown signed off on the look.
"I like it," Brown said. "It's a fly jacket. "It represents a very respectable man here in Coach Budke. I like it. I wish I could wear it out there on the court."
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Sri Lanka: Follow up to LKA31926.E of 28 June 1999 regarding the treatment of persons convicted of drug trafficking in Sri Lanka and/or abroad; penalties for drug trafficking and drug offences in general (1998-1999)
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The following information was provided by the Director of the Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association in correspondence dated 18 October 1999:
Currently the major proportion of those in prison (approximately 42%) are for illegal drug related offences. The prison authorities classify them as either users or peddlers/traffickers. This classification is dependent upon the quantity seized on the person. An amount of heroin less than 1 gram on a person would make such a person a user, while anything over would make the person a peddler/trafficker.
Further, this classification might also depend on whether the person is able to pay the fine imposed for possession.
There is no difference between the treatment of a person convicted for an illegal drug offence or any other offence. In all instances convicts undergo 47 hours of work per week in carpentry, tailoring, masonry, printing or weaving workshops, or cooking, cleaning, etc. A prisoner is also entitled to early release for good behaviour.
While there are several prisoners in death row, there have been no hangings for several years. There has been some debate recently, on the reintroduction of capital punishment. It is most unlikely that this will happen.
The Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance of 1935, most recently amended by Act No: 13 of 1984, is the principal statutory enactment. Under this Ordinance, acts considered crimes include possession, consumption and manufacture of illicit drugs (including any process in producing, refining or transforming them). It is also a crime to sell, give, obtain, procure, store, administer, transport, send, deliver, distribute, traffic, import or export such drugs, and aid or abet the commission of such offences.
The penalties for drug offences range from fines to death or life imprisonment. The penalty of death or life imprisonment may be imposed for the manufacture of heroin, cocaine, morphine or opium or trafficking, possession, import or export of a minimum amount of (a) 500 grams of opium, (b) 3 grams of morphine, (c) 2 grams of cocaine; and (d) 2 grams of heroin. The fine or imprisonment may also depend upon the quantity of the drugs, the gravity of the offence and the jurisdiction of the Courts.
This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
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WASHINGTON It's a perfect 10 for the Washington Capitals, whose superstar woke up in a sleepy game to score the goal that kept the winning streak alive Sunday.
Fittingly, it was Alex Ovechkin who found the net with 6:26 remaining in the Capitals' 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, giving Washington a franchise record-tying 10th consecutive victory.
"It's kind of fun and it's kind of good," Ovechkin said. "But we don't want to stop."
The reigning two-time league MVP slid on one knee and into the boards to celebrate his 35th goal of the season, a shot from the slot that beat Mike Smith to the stick side. The score rescued the Capitals after Washington blew a two-goal lead with a rare third-period meltdown.
"It was a quiet game," Washington coach Bruce Boudreau said. "Once they got the two goals, it got everybody's blood going again. ... Ovie, you could feel on that shift that he sort of just said 'OK, it's time I did something.'"
Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich also scored for the Capitals, whose double-digit run matches the team mark set Jan. 27-Feb. 18, 1984. Washington, which has outscored opponents 47-21 over the 10 games, can break the record Tuesday at Boston.
"The number 10 is pretty tough to get to," Boudreau said. "I told the guys it's something that you might go your whole career again without getting again, and so enjoy it."
The league's top-scoring team has turned the Southeast Division race into a laugher and is within one point of San Jose for best record in the NHL. Seven of the 10 wins have been by two goals or more, but Sunday's victory showed the Capitals also can win when they're far from their best.
"Every team wants to come in a make a statement and say 'We're the team that knocked these guys off,'" Laich said, "so we're getting teams' best efforts every single night. We're in special territory right now, and a chance to make history in our next game, so we've got to be prepared."
Jose Theodore, returning after missing two games with a lower body injury, made 25 saves for Washington.
The Capitals were leading 2-0 when Martin St. Louis made a nice deflection to pull the Lightning within a goal with 15 minutes to play. Just 7 seconds later, Backstrom was whistled for tripping, Washington's first penalty of the game.
Tomas Fleischmann compounded matters during the penalty kill committing a hooking penalty out of frustration seconds after losing the puck. The Capitals killed off 23 seconds of 5-on-3, but Steven Stamkos' one-timer with Fleischmann in the box tied it with 12:18 remaining.
Tampa Bay's rally proved fruitless when Ovechkin scored, an overdue breakthrough in a game in which the Russian forward had 11 shots blocked before they reached the net.
"It's devastating, but we've got to grab some positive out of this third period, some momentum going into the next game," St. Louis said. "I thought we showed a lot of character coming back like that."
The Lightning's final scoring opportunity was rebuffed when Vincent Lecavalier was kicked out of the faceoff circle in Washington's zone with 2.4 seconds to play. Lecavalier argued the call and was sent to the penalty box for unsportmanlike conduct, moving the faceoff to Tampa Bay's end.
Lecavalier blamed the Capitals for influencing the linesman.
"Their guys basically intimidated him to kick me out," Lecavalier said. "That's what got me upset."
The Lightning were the last team to beat the Capitals, a 7-4 victory on Jan. 12 during which Ovechkin challenged Lightning forward Steve Downie to a fight before Washington's Matt Bradley intervened on behalf of his teammate.


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In recent months, Asterisk has transitioned into the mainstream. More and more businesses and universities are embracing Asterisk as an open source PBX replacement to traditional phone systems.
Digium, one of Asterisk's strongest backers, recently won a global distribution deal that should allow the IP PBX to accelerate its worldwide acceptance.
Similar to Red Hat's early business dominance of the Linux market, Digium is the company to beat in the Asterisk industry. But startups are helping to build out an Asterisk ecosystem.
Dell, for one, partnered with Fonality -- an Asterisk backer -- to promote IP telephone gear earlier this year. And now Worxbox is wisely attaching the unified communications label to its Asterisk efforts.
After all: Anything that says "unified communications" these days grabs the attention of media and customers.
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To provide a production quality Open-Source Unified Communications Server that's easy to build, configure and manage.Let's keep things in perspective: Cisco and Microsoft are dominant. And their respective unified communication platforms are gaining traction. A tiny organization like Worxbox isn't going to topple the networking establishment anytime soon.
But if you look at Asterisk as an ecosystem -- rather than a single company -- you begin to see how an open source movement can grow ... and grow ... and ultimately rival closed-source options.
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Dolores Kathryn Lundt died Feb. 17, 2013 at the age of 85.
Mrs. Lundt was a resident of Oakhurst for many years until she moved to Apple Valley four years ago. Previously, she lived in Southern California.
She was born Feb. 21, 1927 in Upper Darby, Penn. to Hobart and Helen Mart.
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Jesse Williams (Jackson Avery) wore a tux yesterday. Enough said.
The Grey's Anatomy actor was seen at the The Butler premiere in New York City last night (August 5), looking dapper in a fitted tux and bow tie. Welcome to Swoon City, Grey's fans!
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If you weren't before, we can guarantee these pics will get you really excited to see this blue-eyed babe back on your small screen in the fall!
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