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Focus Series
Our unique Focus Series will explore planning with trusts, including the application of the Net Investment Income Tax, the effective use of special needs trusts, considerations in trustee selection, the use of Lifetime QTIPs, naming trusts as beneficiaries of retirement plans, employing CRTs and CLTs, recent cases involving fiduciaries, and using trust-to-trust transactions to rejuvenate irrevocable trusts.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 (2:00 – 2:50 p.m.)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark – Navigating Trusts Through the NIIT
Robert A. Romanoff
Trustee selection and trust design can dramatically affect the application of the Net Investment Income Tax under section 1411 to trusts. This presentation will focus on the application of the NIIT to trusts and will review strategies to avoid or minimize imposition of an additional 3.8% tax.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 (9:00 – 9:50 a.m.)
Special Needs—Special Trusts: What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Clients and You!
Bernard A. Krooks
Special needs trusts and special needs planning are becoming increasingly more complex and important. More and more clients have family members with special needs who could benefit from a properly constructed estate plan. Even high-net-worth clients are not immune from having to deal with these issues. This session will focus on the different types of special needs trusts available, when each should be used, and relevant tax considerations. Drafting tips, as well as traps for the unwary, will also be discussed.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 – Special Session I-A (2:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
Make, Remake and Remodel – Trust Design and Redesign to Minimize Taxes and Maximize Family Wealth
Robert A. Romanoff, Suzanne L. Shier
Trust design and the modification of existing trusts can at once accomplish significant tax savings, preserve family wealth and accomplish a client's non- tax wealth planning goals. This presentation will focus on the intersection of income tax, gift and estate tax, and non-tax objectives in drafting trusts and crafting strategies to modify existing trusts.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 – Special Session I-D (2:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
Sophisticated Special Needs Trust Drafting and Administration Issues
Bernard A. Krooks, Robert B. Fleming, Lawrence A. Frolik
This session will examine various options available to practitioners when drafting special needs trusts as well as how to address issues that arise during the administration of the trusts. The differences between first party SNTs and third party SNTs will be analyzed, along with recommendations on how to avoid problems during administration.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 – Special Session II-A (3:50 – 5:20 p.m.)
Review of the Past Year's Significant, Curious, or Downright Fascinating Fiduciary Cases (at least it seems to me)
Dana G. Fitzsimons, Jr.
This session will review recent cases from across the country to assist fiduciaries and their advisors in identifying and managing contemporary fiduciary challenges.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 (9:50 – 10:40 a.m.)
The Trustee Selection Minefield
Mark R. Parthemer
This session will explore key tax and non-tax considerations in navigating trustee selection to avoid adverse surprises by identifying optimal fiduciary appointments. Problems can arise under sections 2036, 2038, 2041; situs; self-dealing…don't blame the IRS (or others) if you aren't paying enough attention to avoid the dangers!
Thursday, January 14, 2016 (10:55 – 11:45 a.m.)
Diamonds in the Rough: Rejuvenating Stale Irrevocable Trusts Through Trust-To-Trust Transfers
Nancy G. Henderson
An existing irrevocable trust no longer serving a client's estate planning objectives may fall to the wayside and become stagnant. However, such old and cold trusts can be diamonds in the rough that simply need a little polish to shine again. This session will examine in-depth the use of trust-to-trust transfer techniques such as loans, guarantees, purchases, consolidations, distributions, joint investments, and preferred partnerships, among others, to rejuvenate existing inter-vivos and testamentary irrevocable trusts to assist the client in meeting his or her new estate planning goals.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 (11:45 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.)
Lifetime QTIPs: Why Should They Be Ubiquitous in Estate Planning?
Richard S. Franklin
Lifetime QTIPs are increasingly the strategy of choice for exclusion use, but these versatile trusts also facilitate minority interest valuation savings, asset protection, gift tax valuation protection, sales to defective "grantor" trusts, and more. This session will provide ideas for specific uses of Lifetime QTIPs and practical implementation guidance.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 – Fundamentals Program (2:00 – 5:20 p.m.)
The Nuts and Bolts of Charitable Remainder and Charitable Lead Trusts: Tax Rules, Drafting Guidelines, and Creative Planning Ideas
Michele A.W. McKinnon, Richard L. Fox
Charitable remainder and lead trusts offer significant income and transfer tax benefits, while enabling a donor to achieve philanthropic and personal objectives. Effective use of CRTs and CLTs requires an understanding of the applicable tax laws and the planning opportunities as well as careful attention to drafting and administration. For each type of trust, this program will address (1) the tax rules and the creative planning opportunities, (2) the IRS sample forms and appropriate modifications, (3) the application of the private foundation and unrelated business income tax rules, and (4) proper administration and tax filings.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 – Special Session III-A (2:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
IRD Meets DNI: Everything You Need to Know About Trusts Named as Beneficiary of Retirement Benefits
Natalie B. Choate
From the basics (how to title the account) to sophisticated tax planning (avoiding the separate share rule) to practical tips (which account do you pay the trustee's fee from?), make your retirement benefits-trust experiences less stressful and more rewarding.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 – Special Session III-B (2:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
A Deeper Scrutiny of the Trustee Selection Minefield
Mark R. Parthemer, Edward F. Koren
This session will further explore the tax and non-tax factors that should be considered in order to avoid adverse surprises in making fiduciary appointments. Don't blame the IRS (or others) if you aren't paying enough attention to avoid the dangers!
Thursday, January 14, 2016 – Special Session III-C (2:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
Lifetime QTIPs: Tax and Asset Protection Strategies and Post-Divorce Concerns
Richard S. Franklin, Barry A. Nelson
The panel will explore tax and asset protection uses of Lifetime QTIPs, analyze income tax and marital law consequences of divorce and compare Lifetime QTIPs to other estate planning alternatives.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 – Special Session IV-A (3:50 – 5:20 p.m.)
Problem Irrevocable Trusts: If It Is Broken, Then Do Fix It
Nancy G. Henderson, Michael M. Gordon
As a result of the passage of time and changed circumstances, trustees and beneficiaries of an irrevocable trust can become frustrated by constraints imposed under the trust instrument or applicable state law. This session will explore the various tools available to amend an otherwise irrevocable trust agreement to better fulfill the objectives of the grantor, to improve the trust administration and to maximize the value of the trust to the beneficiaries. The discussion will include judicial modification and reformation actions, mergers, divisions, non-judicial settlement agreements, administrative situs changes, and decantings.


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Pro: Where to begin? The living legend is one of the few entertainers to ever earn an EGOT - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award (although she has an asterix because the Tony was non-competitive). She's actually won two Oscars - one for best actress ("Funny Girl") and another for best original song ("Evergreen (Love Theme from 'A Star is Born'). She is also one of the few women ever nominated for a DGA Award for a movie ("Prince of Tides") and was the recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement honor in 2001.
Con: Word is the PG-rated "The Guilt Trip" is much sweeter and less raunchy than you might expect from a picture co-starring Seth Rogen, but the Anne Fletcher comedy would have to be a major surprise for anyone to take her candidacy seriously.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders at UTEP Miners
Dec. 19, 2010
Coach Knight - I thought we played well in the first half. We shot .500 from the field and made seven of our eight free throw attempts. In the second half, we missed a lay-up at the start and they came down the court and made two three-pointers with just over a minute off the clock. We would mount a comeback and they were able to hold the lead. I think we brought their lead down to five points on three or four occasions and they managed to extend the lead back to eight or nine points. Then near the end of the game, we had to foul and they made some free throws.
David Tairu - To start the game, it seemed like we would score and they would score. It felt like the whole first half was like that. One of us would get a small lead and then the other team made a few shots and gained a small lead. In the second half, we didn't shoot well and they did. Then at the end, we had to foul and they took advantage of that and held us off.


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Mailbox—that cool and hip email app which was released for iPhone—has just been updated to support the iPad. Those who have been hooked on the Mailbox app for iPhone app, which is now under the ownership of Dropbox, are sure to be pleased that there's now an iPad optimized version.
And what exactly do we mean by iPad optimized? Nothing spectacular, really. You've probably seen this in other apps which begun their existence on the iPhone and were later on given the iPad treatment; the Mailbox iPad app looks pretty similar to the iPhone app, with some changes made to make the app suited for the bigger iPad screen.
When it comes to features, the Mailbox app for iPad and iPhone are pretty much the same. So far, one different feature of the Mailbox iPad app is the two column format that shows what's in your inbox on the left side of the screen, and the contents of a highlighted email on the right side of the screen. Other than that, the apps are pretty much identical to each other.
You might want to give Mailbox a spin if you haven't done so yet. It looks neat and makes reading email on the iPad a bit more exciting.


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The 2014 Final Four NCAA basketball match-ups are scheduled for today, as all eyes will be focused on the heart of Texas. Interestingly enough, only one of the four teams here was predicted by many experts and fans, while the other three have defied the odds. The Florida Gators were many experts pick to win the NCAA Title, but the Huskies of Connecticut are poised to pull off an upset.
According to a Sportsline report on April 5, the last time the Gators lost was to the Huskies back on Dec. 2. Since then Florida has rolled off 23 consecutive wins. Florida may have been the No. 1 overall seed in this tournament, but they will have their hands full today vs. a Huskies team that is coming off a huge upset over Michigan State in last weekend's Elite Eight round.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan knows how to win. His climb to Wisconsin was a long one yet a very successful one. Now in his 13th season as the Badgers front man, Ryan has lead the Badgers to the Final Four for the first time. Winning a National Championship would look very nice on his already outstanding resume that includes four national titles at Division III Wisconsin-Platteville.
Bo does things his way, and most of the times his way works best!
''Frank Sinatra, wasn't that the song? We did it our way?'' Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. ''Everybody's doing it their way. If you're a coach and here's the landscape, you do it the best way you can.''
Both of the games should be classics.
UCONN may be a No. 7 seed and Kentucky a No. 8, but those numbers mean nothing now. If all four teams play their best, both of these games may come down to the final shot.
Here is a look at the Final Four facts:
- Game 1: Florida (-7) vs. UCONN -- 6:09 p.m. EST
- Game 2: Kentucky (-2) vs. Wisconsin -- 8:49 p.m. EST


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Did you know? The Syncopated Ladies, the only all-female tap crew, featuring founder and lead choreographer Chloe Arnold, her sister Maud Arnold, and fellow tap dancers Sarah Reich, Anissa Lee, Pamela Yasutake and Melissa Tannus have released their first video after their "So You Think You Can Dance Appearance".
The fierce ladies bring the heat to the desert in their latest tap tribute video set to Katy Perry's hit single "Roar." their first video release after winning the coveted "Crew Battle" on this season's "So You Think You Can Dance," and performing at judge Nigel Lythgoe's star-studded "Dizzy Feet" charity gala. Check out the video here.
Five quick facts about Syncopated Ladies:
- The Syncopated Ladies dance crew was created by world-renowned tap dancer and choreographer Chloe Arnold who was discovered at an early age by legendary choreographer Debbie Allen.
- Chloe has since gone on to perform on stages around the globe (in 21 countries and over 35 states), worked with celebrated artists including Beyonce, and appeared on national TV shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and "Boardwalk Empire."
- Most recently, she's choreographed an upcoming episode of HBO's "The Comeback," and Macy's current "Back-To-School" commercials airing nationally.
- Chloe formed Syncopated Ladies, the first all-female tap band, to bring more appreciation for tap to modern audiences, and to create a platform for women to be at the forefront of this beloved art form.
- The group has performed in Vancouver, Canada, at B.B. Kings in New York City, annually at their D.C. Tap Fest, at the Dancescape L.A.'s 10th Anniversary Showcase, and most recently at Nigel Lythgoe's star-studded "Dizzy Feet" charity gala.
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Federal Research:
DOE Is Providing Independent Review of the Scientific Merit of Its Research
RCED-00-109: Published: Apr 25, 2000. Publicly Released: May 30, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Energy's (DOE) merit review practices, focusing on: (1) what procedures DOE has established for performing merit reviews; and (2) whether DOE could document that it has followed the merit review procedures it has established.
GAO noted that: (1) both the Office of Basic Energy Sciences and the Office of Power Technologies have established procedures for merit reviews, setting out what types of review will be performed, who will perform the reviews, what criteria will be used in the evaluations, and how individual reviewers' comments will be used by those making award decisions; (2) the offices differ in the specifics, however, reflecting DOE's belief that a "one size fits all" approach is not appropriate in an agency with components that have such varying research objectives; (3) for example, since the Office of Basic Energy Sciences conducts basic research, it focuses its reviews on the merits of the science and the qualifications of the researchers; (4) in contrast, since the Office of Power Technologies conducts applied research, it focuses its merit reviews on research outcomes and management of the projects and programs; (5) these approaches are consistent with the Office of Science and Technology Policy's view that peer review practices should be flexible and tailored to agencies' missions and types of research; (6) on the basis of GAO's analysis of programs and more than 150 specific projects funded by the two offices in fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the Office of Basic Energy Sciences and the Office of Power Technologies documented that they were following the procedures they had established for merit reviews; and (7) all projects are reviewed except those that are provided project-specific funding through congressional mandates.
Apr 8, 2016
Federal Research:Information on DOE's Laboratory-Directed Research and Development ProgramGAO-16-486R: Published: Apr 8, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 8, 2016.
Jan 20, 2016
Federal Research Opportunities:DOE, DOD, and HHS Need Better Guidance for Participant ActivitiesGAO-16-128: Published: Jan 20, 2016. Publicly Released: Jan 20, 2016.
Sep 9, 2015
GPS:Actions Needed to Address Ground System Development Problems and User Equipment Production ReadinessGAO-15-657: Published: Sep 9, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2015.
Jul 30, 2015
Facial Recognition Technology:Commercial Uses, Privacy Issues, and Applicable Federal LawGAO-15-621: Published: Jul 30, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 30, 2015.
Mar 13, 2015
Defense Science and Technology:Further DOD and DOE Actions Needed to Provide Timely Conference Decisions and Analyze Risks from Changes in Participation [Reissued on March 13, 2015]GAO-15-278: Published: Mar 4, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 4, 2015.
Mar 2, 2015
Federal Research:DOE Is Addressing Invention Disclosure and Other Challenges but Needs a Plan to Guide Data Management ImprovementsGAO-15-212: Published: Jan 30, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 2, 2015.
Oct 3, 2014
Technology Transfer:Federal Laboratory Consortium Should Increase Communication with Potential Customers to Improve InitiativesGAO-15-127: Published: Oct 3, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 3, 2014.
Jul 23, 2014
Small Business Innovation Research:DOD's Program Has Developed Some Technologies that Support Military Users, but Lacks Comprehensive Data on Transition OutcomesGAO-14-748T: Published: Jul 23, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 23, 2014.
Jun 9, 2014
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education:Assessing the Relationship between Education and the WorkforceGAO-14-374: Published: May 8, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2014.
May 20, 2014
Nanomanufacturing and U.S. Competitiveness:Challenges and OpportunitiesGAO-14-618T: Published: May 20, 2014. Publicly Released: May 20, 2014.
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July 17, 2014
With an increase in visitors and outdoor activities, foot traffic tends to increase in people's houses during summer. That means your wood floors are subjected to more wear and tear, and additional cleanup may be necessary. But if you choose Anderson's Vintage Olde Paint collection, the durability of these engineered floors will withstand whatever the season throws at them.
Between pet stains, children's floor games and dirt tracked in from outside, you may be tackling a variety of stains and spills more frequently than usual. But with regular maintenance, be sure to choose equipment and materials that won't damage the finish on the hardwood.
With some finishes like the distressed look of Olde Paint on oak planks, scratches show up less, but other finishes may not fare as well. To ensure that moving out chairs from tables and occasional rearrangement of furnishings to make room for social gatherings don't damage surfaces, apply floor protectors under all furniture pieces that are likely to leave scrapes. Floor protectors also tend to help heavy pieces move more smoothly, so cleaning out of the way places will be easier.
Use only cleaning formulas that are recommended by Anderson to ensure that the finish won't be harmed. For everyday sweeping, it's best to vacuum because all the dust and grit between boards will be sucked out rather than left behind by a broom, recommended DIY Fix It. The floor-brush attachment on a vacuum cleaner is the best one to use.
Floor rules
To keep dragged-in dirt and water from being tracked indoors, Better Homes and Gardens magazine advised keeping welcome mats at all entries inside and outside the doors. When your kids are coming into the house with their friends, ask them to take off their shoes. Adults who see door mats will often use them without asking.
Limit toys and games to carpeted or non-hardwood surfaces to avoid marks. That includes pet toys, which may have rough edges that can mar your floors' finish. Keep the dog or cat toys in the non-wood areas and that's where they'll be likely to play with them.
It's also a good idea to keep your pets nails trimmed back so they don't cause scratches and scrapes on wood floors. If you can hear their nails tap on hard surfaces as they walk, you know it's time for a trip to the groomer.
Use area rugs in high-traffic sections of the house. They can be coordinated with the rest of your home design by choosing complementary colors and textures.
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It would then return the samples to Earth for analysis in 2006.
The Stardust spacecraft was derived from the SpaceProbe deep space bus developed by Lockheed Martin Astronautics. This new lightweight spacecraft incorporated components which were either operating in space or flight qualified and manifested to fly.
The total weight of the spacecraft including the propellant needed for deep space maneuvers was 380 kilograms. The overall length of the main bus was 1.7 meters.
Science Payload
The Sample Return Capsule (SRC) was a 60-degree blunt body re-entry capsule for landing the returned sample on Earth. The capsule was encased in PICA and SLA-561 ablator materials to protect the samples stowed in its interior from the heat of re-entry. A parachute slowed its descent to the Earth's surface to prevent damage to the cargo of comet samples.
Propulsion - Because it was on a low-energy trajectory for its flyby of comet Wild 2 and return to Earth, aided by a gravity-assisted boost maneuver as it flew by the Earth for the first time, the Stardust spacecraft needed only a relatively modest propulsion system. This was provided by ultra pure hydrazine (N2H4) monopropellant.
Attitude Control - The Stardust spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized in all mission phases, following separation from the launch vehicle. Stabilization was accomplished using eight 0.45 kgf thrusters and eight 0.1 kgf thrusters mounted in four clusters of 4 thrusters each. The primary attitude determination was via the star camera and the inertial measurement unit (IMU), and was backed up by analogue sun sensors. The IMUs were needed only during trajectory correction maneuvers, and during the fly-through of the cometary coma when stars might be difficult to detect. Otherwise, the vehicle could be operated in an all-stellar mode.
The Stardust spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized in all mission phases, following separation from the launch vehicle. The primary attitude determination was via the star camera and the inertial measurement unit (IMU), and was backed up by analogue sun sensors. The IMUs were needed only during trajectory correction maneuvers, and during the fly-through of the cometary coma when stars may be difficult to detect. Otherwise, the vehicle can be operated in an all-stellar mode.
Command & Data Handling - The RAD6000 central processing 32-bit unit embedded in the spacecraft's Command and Data Handling (C&DH) subsystem provided computing capability for all spacecraft subsystems, including the payload elements. Electronic cards were provided to interface instruments and subsystems to the C&DH subsystem. 128 Mbytes of data storage was provided on the processor card, although the spacecraft used approximately 20% of this for its own internal programs. The rest of the space in the memory was used for science programs and data storage for sending back to Earth 600 megabits (Mb) of images taken by the navigation camera, 100 Mb by the Comet Interstellar Dust Analyzer (CIDA) instrument, and 16 Mb by the Dust Flux Monitor (DFM).
Telecommunications - Primary communication between the Earth and the orbiter was by use of the Deep Space Network (DSN) X-band (up/down) link and the orbiter's deep space transponder developed for the Cassini spacecraft, a 15 Watt RF solid state amplifier, and a 0.6 meter (2 ft) diameter fixed high gain parabolic antenna.
Power - Two non-gimbaled solar arrays were deployed immediately after launch. They provided 6.6 square meters of solar energy to power the Stardust spacecraft. One nickel-hydrogen (NiH2) 16 amp-hour battery using common pressure vessel (CPV) cell pairs provided power during eclipses and for peak power operations. The electrical power control electronics were derived primarily from the Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative (SSTI) spacecraft development.
Thermal Control - The thermal control subsystem used passive methods and louvers to control the temperature of the batteries and the solid state power amplifiers. Passive coatings as well as multi-layer insulation blankets were used to control other temperatures. Where needed, radiators were used to take the excess heat out of the spacecraft components to keep them at their proper operating temperature.
Structure - The Stardust spacecraft structure was in the form of a rectangular box, with approximate dimensions of 1.6 meters long by a square cross-section of 0.66 meters on each side. Panels used graphite fibers with polycyanate as face sheets and aluminum honeycomb as the core.
Redundancy - Virtually all spacecraft subsystem components were redundant with critical items cross-strapped. The battery included an extra pair of cells. A software fault protection system was used to protect the spacecraft from reasonable, credible faults but also had resiliency built into it so many faults not anticipated could be accommodated without taking the spacecraft down.
Whipple Shield - The Whipple shield shadowed the spacecraft to protect it during the high speed encounter with particles in the cometary coma. Bumper shields were composite panels which disrupt particles as they impact. Nextel blankets of ceramic cloth further dissipated and spread the particle debris. Three blankets were used in the main body shield, and two were used in the solar array shields. The composite Catcher absorbed all of the debris for primary particles up to 1 cm in diameter for the shield protecting the spacecraft main body.
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Episode 4 features interviews with hip-hop artist Curren$y Spitta and ganja growing guru Jorge Cervantes as well as a heaping harvest of cannabis cultivation information with a focus on the vital early-flowering stage plus "Strain of the Week" & Danny's answers to listener grow questions. Bonus: Our "Headshop Hit of the Week" phone-call and cannabis news with Nico Escondido.
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Every year, on the cusp of the opening of E3's doors, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo traditionally hold major press conferences that lead into their participation in the expo. With the exception of Nintendo, all of these companies held these press conferences today, the day before E3 officially opens its doors.
Here is a summary of what was said at the conferences today for those that don't have time to watch the entire conferences, or want to know if they have something worth looking at:
Scalebound - Xbox One exclusive revealed, appears to be a monster battle game
Crackdown - Xbox One exclusive revealed, related to Crackdown on the Xbox 360
Sunset Overdrive - Xbox exclusive revealed, comical third person shooter
Phantom Dust - Xbox One exclusive revealed, related to Phantom Dust on the Xbox
Ori and the Blind Forest - Xbox One exclusive revealed, 2D platformer with unique art style
Dance Central: Spotlight - Xbox One exclusive revealed, download only dance game for Kinect
Lara Croft: Rise of the Tomb Raider - First trailer revealed, release date estimated at holidays 2015
Inside - Revealed, first on Xbox, spiritual successor to Limbo
Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha (I am not making that title up)- Exclusive Dead Rising 3 DLC content revealed, arcade style co-op
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - gameplay content was shown, and the release date was given as November 4, 2014
Forza 5 - The Nurburgring racetrack was announced as free for all Forza 5 players today
Forza Horizon 2 - Announced as an Xbox exclusive coming September 30, 2014
Evolve - Gameplay teased and style (4 vs 1) shown
Assassin's Creed: Unity - Gameplay shown, team based co-op revealed
Dragon Age: Inquisition - Premiere content first on Xbox
Fable: Legends - Xbox exclusive, showed off co-op gameplay and playing as the villain
Fantasia: Music Evolved - Mentioned, but no gameplay shown
Project Spark - Game creator, Galaxies and Conker content revealed
Halo: Master Chief Collection - Xbox exclusive, HD and original versions of Halo 1-4, Halo: Nightfall digital series, and Halo 5 beta access, release date November 11 2014
ID@Xbox - Independent studio showcase and assistance
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Gameplay shown and fully explained
Tom Clancy's: The Division - Gameplay shown, new content will be Xbox exclusive
Dragon Age: Inquisition - Gameplay shown and explained
Star Wars: Battlefront - Mentioned but no gameplay shown
Mass Effect - Mentioned and conceptualized but no certain information given
Bioware - New intellectual property mentioned but not revealed, name TBA
Sims 4 - Gameplay and mechanics explained, Sim sharing revealed, release date September 2, 2014
UFC - Gameplay shown, Bruce Lee character model revealed
NHL 15 - Showcased but no gameplay shown
CriterionGames - New game mentioned but not revealed, name TBA, prototype gameplay shown
PGA Tour - Shortly showcased, no gameplay shown or mechanics explained
Madden 15 - Gameplay mechanics showcased, particularly for defense, release date August 26, 2014
Dawngate - Gameplay graphics showcased but mechanics unexplained, MOBA
Mirror's Edge Sequel - Conceptual gameplay footage shown
Fifa 15 - Gameplay graphics showcased, mechanics mentioned
Battlefield: Hardline - Game revealed, gameplay showcased, beta announced for play today.
Far Cry 4 - First 5 minutes of gameplay cut scene shown
Just Dance 2015 - Revealed community related features
Just Dance Now - Revealed with sample game played live, mobile app dance game
Tom Clancy's: The Division - New trailer shown
The Crew - Gameplay graphics presented, closed beta July 31 registration announced
Assassin's Creed: Unity - New trailer shown, full short mission of gameplay shown played live, Release date, October 2014
Shape Up - Game revealed, gameplay explained and a couple of the mini-games played live
Valiant Hearts - Game revealed, based on World War I letters, trailer shown
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege - Pre alpha gameplay footage shown, 2015 estimated release
Destiny - New trailer revealed, PS4 exclusive chance at trying alpha build, as well as other exclusive content
The Order 1886 - Early gameplay revealed, PS4 exclusive
Let It Die - PS4 exclusive from Suda 51 revealed
ABZU - PS4 exclusive revealed, from the creators of Journey
Little Big Planet 3 - PS4 exclusive, revealed and gameplay showcased, multiplayer with new playable characters, release date in November
Grim Fandango - HD Re-release revealed, Sony exclusive
Devolver Digital - Multiple games revealed as Sony exclusives
Diablo 3 - Exclusive Last of Us related content announced
Battlefield : Hardline - Game and exclusive content mentioned briefly
Disney Infinity - Avengers exclusive package announced
The Last of Us - Remastered version coming for PS4
Entwined - Revealed and gameplay shortly discussed, now available on PS4 store, arcade style
Bloodborne - New intellectual property from Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of Dark Souls, expected release in 2015
No Man's Sky - Revealed with trailer and gameplay teaser
Dead Island 2 - Revealed with trailer
Infamous: First Light - Revealed with trailer
Magicka 2 - Revealed with trailer
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Revealed with trailer
Mortal Kombat X - Exclusive gameplay revealed
Metal Gear Sold V: The Phantom Pain - Exclusive trailer re-revealed
Far Cry 4 - 7 minutes of gameplay showcased (available on Ubisoft website), revealed that players can invite friends to play even if they don't own the game
Batman: Arkham Knight - 5 minutes of gameplay and Scarecrow exclusive content revealed
Grand Theft Auto V - Release date for PS4 announced for Fall 2014, PS3 characters and progress transferable
Project Morpheus - Demos showcased
YouTube - Coming to PS4 later in the year, with instant gameplay share and upload capability
Twitch, Ustream - Coming to PS4 later in the year
Free to Play - Multiple titles shown in trailer
PlayStation Now - Open as a Beta in the US and Canada July 31 for PS4, with 100 PS3 titles available. PS3 and Vita will be added soon after
Vita - Multiple titles to be released
PlayStation TV - Allows access to PS4 from a second remote television and access to games and services, bundle revealed as well
Powers - Sony digital series about superheroes combined with a crime drama, available in December
Ratchet And Clank: The Movie - Coming to theaters 2015 along with a remastering of the original game
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Junior wing Adesuwa Ebomwonyi and the Green Wave won 20 games and earned a spot in the postseason for the fifth consecutive season in 2013-14.
May 9, 2014
Video Interview With Coach Stockton
NEW ORLEANS - When the final horn sounded on Tulane's 2013-14 women's basketball season, three significant chapters were simultaneously scribed into the Green Wave's annals.
First, the Green Wave closed out an era as a member of Conference USA and walked away as one of the most successful programs in the league's history. Secondly, a laundry list of success under head coach Lisa Stockton was extended as the Wave enjoyed another stellar campaign in their 20th season under her tutelage. And finally, a new chapter was opened as the team looks ahead to participating in the American Athletic Conference next season.
While the answer to "how will Tulane fare?" was answered with another outstanding effort on the hardwood, the questions at the beginning of the season was "who is going to lead the Green Wave?" Coming off a season saw Tulane post 20-plus wins and make the postseason for the fourth consecutive season, the 2013-14 team had to find a way to replace four graduated seniors - Olivia Grayson, Janique Kautsky, Brittany McDonald and Tyria Snow - as well as two would-be redshirt-juniors in Whitney Bibbins and Ashley Westby, who had their careers cut short due to injury.
The replacement came in a bevy of familiar faces and a pair of new ones. Spearheading the charge were third-year players Danielle Blagg, Tiffany Dale, Adesuwa Ebomwonyi and Jamie Kaplan. Also adding to the effort were senior Brooke Blankenship, redshirt-junior Katye Magee, junior transfer Brook LaFloe, sophomores Chinwe Duru and Tierra Jones, redshirt-freshman Morgan Rogers and the rookie duo of Courtnie Latham and Leslie Vorpahl. When the dust finally settled, Tulane completed the season 20-11, finished fourth in C-USA with an 11-5 league record and advanced to the WNIT.
"I think there were a lot of things to be proud of during this year," Stockton said. "Losing what we did going into this year, trying to know who's going to replace the players we lost, I think a lot fell on our junior class and a lot of good things came out of that. All four of them had very good years
"Danielle and Jamie Kaplan had breakout years. Adesuwa came on and really did some very special things, and obviously, Tiffany Dale has been a big part of what we've been able to accomplish these past three years. The emergence of our freshmen and how well they've played was really special. We were really happy with what people were able to give us and how they developed. When you're building a nucleus here, and we will return a large majority of this team, I think it gives us a lot to build on."
As a team, the Green Wave averaged 68.6 points, 41.1 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game. Blagg led a balanced Tulane offense with 12.0 points per game while Dale and Kaplan followed closely with respective scoring averages of 11.9 and 11.6. Dale paced the squad with 8.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and Kaplan led the Green Wave with 6.7 assists per contest. Ebomwonyi, meanwhile, headlined the defense with 1.5 steals per outing.
Tulane connected at a .416 clip from the field, hitting 757-of-1818 shots from the floor, and 152-of-468 tries from beyond the 3-point arc (.325), while allowing opponents to shoot .385 overall (708-of-1838) and .297 from 3-point land (170-of-573). Green Wave foes averaged 63.8 points, 37.2 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game in 2013-14.
The Wave opened the season with four consecutive wins, including wins of 25-plus points in each of the first three contests to post the first time in school history the team won as many games by more than 25 points. After dropping three non-conference games to opponents that participated in the 2014 postseason, Tulane rattled off five straight wins to improve to 9-3. One loss later, the Wave opened their C-USA slate with back-to-back road victories and went on to win nine of their next 12 games.
Tulane's 65-61 home win over Tulsa on Feb. 26 was a big one for the Green Wave as the team reached the 20-win plateau, and the team's overall body of work throughout the campaign earned the program a trip to the 2014 WNIT.
The 20-win season was the 13th time the team posted 20-plus wins - all of which have come under Stockton's direction. In addition, the trip to the WNIT was team's 16th overall postseason bid - 15 of which have been under Stockton's watch - and the fifth straight season the team played beyond the conference tournament.
"I think a 20-win season is your goal, and it's great to have five in a row," Stockton said. "The expectations for our team are that we expect them to go out and there win 20 games, to go out there and perform at high level. Going into this year, with our non-conference schedule being as high as it was, I wasn't sure how easy that would be for us but we did a nice job with that."
Along the way, four Green Wave student-athletes picked up individual honors, including Kaplan who claimed honorable-mention All-America recognition from the Associated Press after setting a Tulane single-season record with 209 assists.
In addition, Kaplan was named second-team All C-USA and All-Louisiana for her accomplishments on the court while claiming spots on the Capital One Academic All-District VI and C-USA All-Academic Team for her effort in the classroom. Blagg joined Kaplan on the all-conference and all-state team, earning second-team All C-USA and third-team All-Louisiana recognition, Dale was tabbed honorable-mention all-state, and Vorpahl garnered C-USA All-Freshman Team honors.
"Being named All-American is a tremendous and well-deserved honor for Jamie," Stockton said. "She played a lot of minutes for us during her first two seasons, but I felt that this year was really special. Her breaking the school's assist record, which was an incredible record that I thought would be tough to break, really says a lot about what she brought this year. Her ability to not turn the ball over and break presses really changed the way teams played us, and I'm glad that people outside of our program recognize her value.
"Tiffany Dale had a very good year for us. Danielle has certainly been a player for us that we've counted on over her years here. I think other teams have to come out and play Tulane and figure out how to control Danielle and how to keep her in check. Leslie Vorpahl is someone that we looked at as a point guard, but played her a lot at the one and the two. I was very impressed with her maturity and her savvy."
Tulane will officially become a member of The American on July 1, 2014, and that will mark the start of a new era of Green Wave athletics. The Wave will join previous C-USA members Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Tulsa and UCF as well as Connecticut and Temple.
A charter member of C-USA for the start of the 1995-96 season, the Green Wave posted a league-best 397 wins, including a 181-111 mark in conference play. In addition, the Green Wave won five regular-season conference titles and four tournament championships - both high-water marks in C-USA history.
"I look back on our time in Conference USA with great memories and what we were able to accomplish there," Stockton said. "Because of Conference USA, we were able to build a Top 25 program. You look at championships and cutting down nets, and you look back at all the different players that played here and were successful in Conference USA, but also played in the WNBA. It really enabled our program to grow, to get national recognition that we needed at that time.
"Joining The American is definitely a change for us, but athletics has changed so much, and we are excited to go to a new league that has a lot of former members of Conference USA. All but two of those teams were Conference USA members who were a part of the league when it was at its height, and I look forward to starting again."
So while Tulane's chapter on C-USA came to an end and another opens with the joining of a new league, there is yet one more tale to be completed for the upcoming campaign as the rising senior class of Blagg, Dale, Ebomwonyi and Kaplan will look to leave a lasting impression on the Green Wave fan base.
Over the previous three years, the quartet has helped Tulane post an overall record of 67-31 (.684) and three consecutive trips to the postseason. The foursome has seen its contribution to the program increase each season and have now accounted for 47.1 percent of the team's scoring total (3022-of-6419 points), 45.4 percent of the team's blocked shots (199-of-438 swats), 44.8 percent of the team's assists (691-of-1541 dimes), 42.5 percent of the team's rebounds (1705-of-4014 boards) and 40.7 percent of the team's steals (358-of-879 thefts) since the start of the 2011-12 campaign.
And while Stockton has been more than happy with the quartet's contributions, she was quick to issue a challenge of sorts for her standouts as they head into their final collegiate season.
"I think that the junior class has probably made as much of mark here in their careers as any class I've had," Stockton said. "They've been a big part of our rotations and our success. Individually, their resumes are not complete. And it's not going to be complete until they get this program to the NCAA tournament.
"I think they are very competitive, each of them brings so many different things, and they are hungry for it. A new conference is a new challenge, and I think that those four players probably have to lead the way in getting us there and getting us to that level. The competition in this league is definitely tougher, and how we meet that challenge depends on our leadership and how much our players push each other. I do think this group is hungry for doing something they have never done."
The rising seniors, however, are not the only experienced players coming back for the 2014-15 season. The team is expected to return 10 of 12 letterwinners from a year ago, the Green Wave will return 2083-of-2128 points (97.9 percent), 1258-of-1274 rebounds (98.7 percent), 494-of-501 assists (98.6 percent), 247-of-253 steals (97.6 percent) and 129-of-131 blocks (98.5 percent) from the 2013-14 campaign.
In addition, forward Paije Hall is expected to return to form after missing her true freshman season with an Achilles injury while Tulane will welcome the talents of incoming freshmen Kolby Morgan (New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian HS) and Caylah Cruickshank (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College).
"We have Paije and her strength in the middle returning from an injury," Stockton added. "I think our needs were addressed with this class. That was our goal going in. They both had great years and I think they are all very excited about coming in here. Kolby was Player of the Year in high school this year and had a super season, and you get the experience of our Canadian player who's played a lot of minutes and probably plays as hard as anybody I've seen play.
"We're excited about adding them to this group, it's going to be tremendously competitive, and I think that's going to be our big goal for the summer, trying to integrate everyone and get the maximum potential out of all of our players."
Danielle Blagg
Second-Team All-Conference USA
Third-Team All-Louisiana
Louisiana Player of the Week (12/23/13)
Brooke Blankenship
Conference USA Academic Medalist
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Tiffany Dale
Honorable-Mention All-Louisiana
Tulane/DoubleTree Classic All-Tournament Team
Adesuwa Ebomwonyi
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Tierra Jones
Tulane/DoubleTree Classic All-Tournament Team
Jamie Kaplan
Honorable Mention Associated Press All-American
Second-Team All-Conference USA
Second-Team All-Louisiana
First-Team Capital One Academic All-District 6
C-USA Women's Basketball All-Academic Team
Tulane/DoubleTree Classic Most Valuable Player
Conference USA Academic Medalist
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Courtnie Latham
Conference USA Academic Medalist
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Katye Magee
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Leslie Vorpahl
Conference USA All-Freshman Team
C-USA Freshman of the Week (1/13/14)
C-USA Freshman of the Week (11/25/13)
Conference USA Academic Medalist
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Ever since the standing record-holder for the Guinness Book of World Records "World's Tallest Dog" -- Gibson, a Great Dane in California -- passed away, Tucsonan David Nasser has been trying to get his dog George recognized as the tallest dog in the world.
In November, another California Great Dane named Titan was given the title as Gibson's successor, after Nasser apparently was unable to qualify due to problems with measurement and paperwork. Nasser and a team of George's fans have since waged a publicity campaign, trying to get the Tucson dog named as the true tallest dog.
Yesterday that effort was rewarded as the Guinness organization announced that they have named George the World's Tallest Dog, and also gave him the title of Tallest Dog Ever. Guinness officials certified George at 43 inches tall, beating out Titan's officially recorded height of 42.25 inches.
Giant George and his owner made an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show on February 22nd, and George even has his own website. According to the site, George was born on November 17, 2005, weighs about 245 lbs., and sleeps by himself on a queen bed. Nasser told KOLD-TV that he got George as a 7-week-old puppy.
See more photos of George on his site and on the Arizona Daily Star site.
Guinness World Records is launching a search for record-holding pets in these categories:
- Longest Ears on a Dog
- Smallest Dog (Length)
- Oldest Dog
- Smallest Cat
- Oldest Cat
For more information or to enter your pet for consideration, go to guinnessworldrecords.com.
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Awesome movies are sometimes made in foreign markets. Unfortunately, not enough American audiences see them, so these films are occasionally remade in English (a popular example: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"). Director Spike Lee recognized the craze behind Korean film "Oldboy" and recently remade it with Josh Brolin in the lead role, but his presentation changes some of the most memorable moments from the original film that earned its cult classic status.
After a drunken, poorly behaved evening, Joe Doucett (Josh Brolin) disappears from society. He has been kidnapped and placed in a kind of prison in the appearance of a hotel room. Trapped for twenty years, Joe has no idea who arranged his torment or for what purpose but watches time pass on a TV (obviously focusing on Spike Lee's interest in events) and finds himself accused of murder. Also, he watches interviews of his daughter and her adoptive parents. Joe eventually begins to better himself by exercising and giving up alcohol. When his twenty year sentence ends, Joe is curiously freed and finds help in the form of a young aid worker/nurse, Marie Sebastian (Elizabeth Olsen). But Joe quickly learns that his freedom is just another part of the game of vengeance arranged by his captor. Joe then must solve the puzzle of where he was kept in order to find his captor and, even more important, realize his past mistake that inspired his punishment.
The original film, by Chan-wook Park, has a very different style compared to Spike Lee's more modern presentation ten years later. Chan-wook Park's gritty film had a dirtier feel, as if the audience was witnessing a private horror story. Lee's "Oldboy" has bright, popping colors and great visuals, but it emphasizes the unreality of the tale. Sean Bobbitt's cinematography is the only improvement in the remake, but his imagery is too attention seeking to allow the craziness to dominate on its own. Also, Lee's villain in the form of the usually wonderful Sharlto Copley is an offensively stereotypical gay man depicted as extra slimy and perverted. In the original, you actually feel a smidgeon of sorrow for the captor.
Comparing the two, it is unclear what motivates Spike Lee's remake. Most of the film feels choppy, as if much was left on the cutting room floor, so the story lacks drive. References to the original are constant, especially the most memorable scenes (the squid, toy wings), but Lee refuses to use them as plot devices. Their presence is a wink to fans of the original, but they actually become frustrating as they serve no purpose other than to remind us of the original, demanding a comparison. What is left is the violence and grotesqueness of the story, exaggerated and embraced in Lee's vision. Whether or not the film is worth seeing boils down to this: do you want to see Josh Brolin beat up a ton of guys with a hammer and his fists?
Rating for Spike Lee's "Oldboy:" C-
Rating for Chan-wook Park's "Oldboy:" A- (beware: it contains the grossest scene this viewer has ever witnessed)
For more information on Lee's film or to view its trailer, click here.
Lee's "Oldboy" was released on blu-ray and DVD earlier this month.
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Arab MK: Hunger Strike Could Spark Intifada
The ongoing hunger strike among Palestinian Authority terrorists in Israeli prisons could spark a third round of "intifada" violence against Israel, Arab MK Jamal Zahalka said Saturday.
Zahalka spoke at a rally in support of the prisoners held in the Israeli Arab city of Kfar Kana. He said Israel is now experiencing "the calm before the storm," but that everything could change if a prisoner dies.
The hunger strike terrorists are demanding that Israel reinstate privileges they enjoyed before the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit. Zahalka expressed support for their demand, arguing that the terrorists' situation should have been restored to what it once was when Shalit was released.
Ten of the hunger strike prisoners have needed medical attention.
In early 2012 prisoner Khader Adnan went on hunger strike. After his health declined, Israel agreed to set him free. A female terrorist used similar tactics and was released to Gaza.
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A John Paul crucifix fell and crushed a man to death during a ceremony Thursday in the province of Brescia, in northern Italy. The victim in the fatal accident was identified as 21-year-old Marco Gusmini, according to a report from Huffington Post UK today.
Gusmini had been posing for photographs with a group of friends when he heard a rustling from the structure, which soon collapsed on top of him, killing him instantly. As reported by the local media, the John Paul II crucifix was apparently brought down by strong winds. Though others were saved by running away in all directions, Gusmini, unfortunately, ran in the wrong direction.
The Jesus Christ statue on the cross is six meters high and weighs 600 kilograms and the crucifix was curved and fixed to the ground with cables, Raw Story reports. Another man is said to have been injured in the accident, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
The BBC reported that several onlookers, including a group of children, witnessed the horrific accident. Although the incident is indeed a tragic one, it is not the first of its kind. In 2004, the Associated Press reported that a 72-year-old woman had been crushed to death by a 7-ft-tall metal crucifix in the town of Sant'Onofrio in the southern part of Italy.
The cross was dedicated to John Paul II's visit to the area in 1998. Pope John Paul II, who died in 2005, will be declared a saint at the Vatican on Sunday. Initially installed in the Rigamonti stadium in 2005 and later transported to Cevo, the cross was designed by sculptor Enrico Job.
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Tucson , Ariz. ?C The Arizona womenˇ?s basketball team played its annual Red & Blue scrimmage, falling to the Blue Team, 73-41, on Sunday afternoon in McKale Center.? The Blue Team was made up of Arizona's male practice players.
ˇ?We played some good guys, but we didnˇ?t compete the way we should be competing,ˇ± head coach Joan Bonvicini said.? ˇ?We need to play hard, and play to win.? I donˇ?t care who we play, we just need to play harder and we didnˇ?t do that today.? There were some moments that were good, but there is still a lot that we need to work on.ˇ±
As a team, the Wildcats shot 28.6 percent (16-56) from the floor and pulled down 14 offensive rebounds.? The Blue Team shot 48.4 percent (31-64) from the field and out-rebounded the Wildcats 47-29, but committed 16 turnovers.
Individually for Arizona, senior Ashley Whisonant led the team with nine points to go with four rebounds and four assists.? Senior Jessica Arnold and junior Beatrice Bofia added six points apiece, and junior Amina Njonkou posted six points and five rebounds.? Sophomore Rheya Neabors finished with five points and five rebounds.
The Blue Team was led by junior Matthew Duniganˇ?s 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field, and junior Chris Young posted a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to go with a game-high six steals.
Arizona hung close with the Blue Team in the opening minutes with the score tied up at 4-4, but an 11-0 scoring run over the next 3:08 by the Blue Team put the Wildcats in a hole.? Arizona cut the deficit to 17-12 on a three-pointer by Arnold, but another 7-3 run gave the Blue Team a 24-15 advantage.? The Blue Team led Arizona 37-26 at halftime, shooting 53.6 percent (15-28) from the floor while holding the Wildcats to a 34.5 percent mark (10-29).
The Blue Team started hot out of the gates in the second half, racing out with a mini 8-4 run to go up 45-30.? The Wildcats cut the lead to 45-33 on a trey by Whisonant at the 14:42 mark, but the Blue Team responded with a 10-0 run over the next 2:28 to take a commanding 55-33 lead.? The Blue Team cruised from there, holding Arizona to 15 points and a 22.2 percent shooting percentage (6-27) in the second half for a 73-41 win.
Arizona will next face Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, Calif.) in an exhibition game on Monday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in McKale Center.


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March 24, 2016
Campus plays host to Academic WorldQuest, a global knowledge competition
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Dr. Stephen Nelson explains why American higher education still matters
March 22, 2016
Emmanuel Boakye-Appiah, '16, shoots videos for VH1, and much more
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New charging lockers give students a 'KwikBoost'
March 18, 2016
Biology students and local residents learn about sea turtles
March 16, 2016
One Button Studio allows for the creation of professional presentations
March 15, 2016
Largest Job & Internship Fair, Career Fair for Educators scheduled for April
March 14, 2016
Institution lands in study's top 20 in the U.S.
April 21, 2016
Plan aims to increase affordability of college, drive degree completion
April 21, 2016
New project brings river conservation to local schools
April 21, 2016
Dr. Peter Saccocia has been studying hot springs on the ocean floor much of his career. Thanks to a three-year grant from the National...
April 21, 2016
New faculty member takes 'student success' to heart
April 20, 2016
Ceremony held to dedicate residence hall to Dr. Jean Stonehouse
April 19, 2016
Striking the right notes with students and area schools
April 19, 2016
A passion for change and the willingness to work for it
April 19, 2016
Forging closer connections with a community in Trinidad
April 19, 2016
Drs. Martina Arndt, Kimberly Fox, Laura Ramsey, Pam Russell and Michael Young are seeking answers
April 19, 2016
A teacher-scholar introducing students to a world of culture
April 30, 2015
Campus speaker deals with difficult but important topic
April 29, 2015
Visiting writer delivers lecture, remembers late BSU professor
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Summit aims to safeguard opportunities and open doors
April 13, 2015
Job and career fairs draw hopeful students
April 5, 2015
Comedians share with students importance of being open minded and accepting
April 1, 2015
Area students get a taste of various professions
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Afro-American Alumni Association marks 25th anniversary
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All government employees are protected by the U.S. Constitution against irrational discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, some measure of protection already exists under Title VII based on gender, which has been held to include gender identity and expression.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and several courts have interpreted Title VII to protect transgender employees, and the EEOC has interpreted Title VII to cover sexual orientation discrimination. The Supreme Court has held that the EEOC's interpretations of Title VII are entitled to "great deference."
YES, South Carolina has a criminal law that punishes people with an HIV diagnosis specifically for nondisclosure of HIV status prior to sexual conduct. A violation of this statute is classified as a felony.
YES, in recent years, there has been at least one criminal prosecution for HIV nondisclosure in South Carolina.
YES, South Carolina also has laws that criminalize or enhance penalties for biting, spitting and/or throwing bodily fluids or substances (such as urine or excrement) if a person has been diagnosed with HIV, despite the fact that none of these activities presents any real risk of HIV transmission. In South Carolina, these laws only apply in the correctional setting.
NO, South Carolina does not have laws that enhance penalties for HIV-positive people involved in commercial sexual transactions, but that does not mean that a prosecutor could not argue for an enhanced sentence in such a situation based on the defendant's HIV-positive status, if the prosecutor has access to that information, or attempt to bring separate charges under an HIV-specific nondisclosure statute or the general criminal laws.
Any person. SC Laws § 20-7-1680.
May be granted in some jurisdictions. No appellate decisions. Results likely vary by county and by judge. Anyone considering petitioning for a second parent adoption should contact, or have their counsel contact, Lambda Legal.
Post-Obergefell, it seems that S.C. Code Ann. 63-9-1110 may allow second parent adoptions: "Any person may adopt his spouse's child, and any person may adopt a child to whom he is related by blood or marriage."
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In our quest to understand trading options for income, we often consider re-entering a trade after profitably managing a winner. That is, immediately placing another Strangle in the same underlying, at the same risk level, after closing a profitable trade. The expected advantage of capital redeployment is that we are more efficiently utilizing capital, and thus improving our profits.
A short Strangle is an undefined risk option strategy in which an OTM (out of the money) Call option is sold while concurrently selling an OTM Put option, resulting in premium received. The max gain is the premium; the max loss cannot be determined which is why this is called an undefined risk trade. A one lot Strangle requires just 2 options to be sold (1 option per leg). When trading low cost underlyings, like ETFs, the Strangle offers the opportunity to bring in more premium than is practical with an Iron Condor (IC).
To determine if capital redeployment helps, Tasty Trade recently conducted a test over five years of five ETFs: EWW, GLD, IWM, SPY, and TLT. The test criteria was: initiate a Strangle at the beginning of each month if the IV Rank (implied volatility) exceeded 50; the risk level is 1 SD (standard deviation) for a POP (probability of profit) of 68 percent; close the trade when 50 percent max profit is achieved, then initiate another Strangle at 1 SD if the DTE (days till expiration) is 15 or greater (this trade is closed at 50 percent max profit; else held till expiration). As a basis for comparison, the initial trade is held through expiration.
The results: the P&L on the initial 50 percent max profit trades generated a P&L of $3,372.50 vs. $7,594.50 when the P&L of the second trade is added; this compares to $6,534.50 for base (holding the initial trade through expiration). The average percent winners of the initial trade is 91 percent, which is the same for the second trade as well; this compares to 87 percent for the base.
In conclusion, re-entering a second trade to increase capital redeployment did improve the P&L by $1,060 (or 16.8 percent) compared to the base. There were only 75 trades during the five year period (across five ETFs), and the second trade brought that number up to 128 (an additional 53 trades) without regard to IV Rank. It would be interesting to see the results without the IV Rank requirement.
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Defender looking for more of the same against Bolton.
John O'Shea would like to see Sunderland extend their run of good form at the Stadium of Light when Bolton visit in the FA Cup with Budweiser.
The defender believes after a tough game at the Reebok Stadium to earn the replay, Sunderland have what it takes to progress to the next round.
O'Shea said: "The big advantage in the cup is getting a home tie. We've got that on Tuesday, the first game was tough but we fought back to get the replay.
"You can't underestimate Bolton; if you do you'll be caught out.
"We need to take the game to them, be positive and cause them problems just like we did against West ham and we'll be looking to do that."
O'Shea added: "Hopefully we can build on Saturday's win with a victory in the FA Cup replay."


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For the first time since UH Mānoa's Center for Pacific Islands Studies' BA program began in 2011, the senior capstone ran as a course (PACS 401) rather than as a one-on-one project with faculty. PACS401 requires BA candidates to complete community-based research projects and give presentations on their processes and outcomes. Lola Quan Bautista and Julie Walsh designed the course ...Read More »
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By Leilani Tamu, 2013 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence They say that every journey begins with a first step. But in my experience, every journey begins with a connection. When I think about my three months at UH Mānoa as the 2013 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence, it is the connections that were made, nurtured, and treasured that ...Read More »
The Kanak Awakening: New book about nationalism in New Caledonia
The Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) is pleased to announce the publication of a new volume in its Pacific Islands Monograph Series (PIMS) — The Kanak Awakening: The Rise of Nationalism in New Caledonia by David Chappell, UH Manoa History Department and CPIS affiliate faculty. This study examines the rise in New Caledonia of rival identity formations that became increasingly polarized in the 1970s and examines in particular the ...Read More »


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Dr. Holly Andersen director of education and outreach at the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Dr. Jennifer Haythe, a cardiologist at the Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, offer women seven simple steps to reduce their risk of developing heart disease.
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3. Put down the cigarette. The single best thing you can do for your health is to stop smoking. Even smoking just a few cigarettes a day more than doubles your risk of heart disease. Your risk begins to fall within a few months after you quit and returns to the level of nonsmokers within 3 to 5 years regardless of the amount smoked.
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5. Get on the Mediterranean diet. This means eating primarily fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts; replacing butter with a healthy fat such as olive oil; using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor your food; eating red meat a few times a month and eating fish and poultry at least twice a week. You can also drink red wine in moderation if you like.
6. Get a good night's sleep. You should try to sleep an average of 7-8 hours every night. Lack of sleep increases your blood pressure, induces stress, increases your appetite and slows down your metabolism
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Leapin' lizards! It's leap day, that once-every-four-years bonus day that's really weird for babies born on February 29—but pretty exciting for women anxious to pop the question to their sweeties.
First, the baby thing. The Los Angeles Times reports folks born on leap day (that's a 1 in 1,461 chance, FYI) usually celebrate on February 28 or March 1. Among them? Rapper Ja Rule, singer/actress/TV personality Dinah Shore and actor/underwear model Antonio Sabato Jr.
And then, the marry-me thing: The Washington Post reports that, according to Irish legend, when a woman proposes on leap day, the guy has to say yes. See 2010's rom-com Leap Year, starring Amy Adams.
So, there you go. Instead of thinking of today as a day of work without extra pay, think of babies and engagements and consider this an extra day to laugh and love. We'll leap to that.
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I must confess I feel changes in the air … More and more couples are ready to make their relations official, so wedding season is in full bloom. If you belong to those trendy brides I would like to share with you top 5 spring-summer 2009 bridal gown trends:
- flowers
Dresses with flowers are all things fashion this season. Such designers as Carolina Herrera and Vera Wang made accents namely on flowers. Would you like your wedding dress to be with a flower?
- black and white
What an unusual combination for a bridal gown. However, in this particular situation you will look formal and elegant. Be careful and don't use too much of black.
- ruffles
Ruffles have always been romantic and they are the best way to have a traditional beautiful wedding. Ruffles are so feminine.


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Malnutrition, alcoholism and poor oral hygiene greatly increase risks for pneumonia.
What to do.
Malnutrition and its devastating consequences.
Malnutrition can greatly increase pneumonia, mortality and morbidity in children, adults and older citizens. Alcoholics are at bigger risk of vitamins deficiency.
Pneumonia was 4.8 times as common in malnourished versus nourished patients. Older individuals and institutional patients in nursing home are also severely affected.
The Research was published in the journal of respiratory medicine in 2010.
Nutrition for all ages:
Good source: proteins, vitamins A, C, B complex, minerals, omega-3 fatty acids like flax seeds oil, cod oil, garlic, thyme- rosemary spices and probiotics as lactobacillus rhamnosus. All are necessary to reduce the bacterial infection load in the lungs and improve higher survival rate.
The use of herbal preparation or aromatherapy can help during cold weather to heal infectious lungs.
Helpful herbs:
Glycyrrhiza glabra has many benefits for the lungs. It is anti-inflammatory and eases coughs. It is not recommended for people suffering from thyroid, high blood pressure, heart, liver and kidneys disorders.
Verbascum thapsus, a common wild plant tones the respiratory tract. It fights inflammation, heal irritated tissues and eases cough.
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The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.
Although every Relay For Life is different, there are certain traditions at all Relays, no matter where they are held. These traditions help participants celebrate, remember, and fight back.


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Liouville's Theorem states that every bounded entire function must be constant. Does it work in real analysis? Justify your answer! I asked it because Liouville's Theorem is proved by complex analysis.
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Actually it does work in real analysis. The question is only which condition replaces the "entire" because it is certainly not true for all real-valued functions (take $\sin(x)$ as Chandru states). However, if a real-valued function $f$ is harmonic which means that:
$$\frac{\partial^2f}{\partial x_1^2} +\frac{\partial^2f}{\partial x_2^2} +\cdots +\frac{\partial^2f}{\partial x_n^2} = 0$$
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Take $f(x)=\sin{x}$. clearly $|f| \leq 1$ is bounded and entire but is not constant


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It's one thing to maintain that attitude when you're at the height of your powers—or at least grown up enough to be at peace with your looks; carrying it off during your insecure cookie-cutter teen years is another. "I was really gawky as a teenager," says Libby Edelman, 58, cofounder with her husband of the shoe line Sam & Libby. "I thought curvy was the only thing that appealed to boys and I was never going to be a hot babe. It took me until my thirties to realize what I have, how to accentuate it and enjoy it. That only happened when I stopped trying to dress like everyone else and settled on my own style, which is classic with a twist." Consider it revenge of the non–prom queen: The lankiness that caused grief back then now gives Edelman a Katharine -Hepburn–like aura of grace and style (evident in the April 2012 issue of More, or at more.com/libby-edelman). "I love how I look so much more now than I did when I was younger," Edelman says. Marie Josee Lafontaine, a makeup artist with a silvery pompadour and an androgynous aesthetic, concurs. "As a teen, I was just as awkward as other girls, and fashion wasn't on my radar. It wasn't until my twenties, when I was working in Paris, that I developed my 'simple chic' look. I credit a designer called Irie with helping me understand how practical yet elegant cuts brought out the best in me. And now I still rock that look: tight jeans or pants, loose tops, boots, a jacket, paired with simple jewelry and my vintage man's Rolex."
Other women, like Elizabeth Musmanno, the forty--something founder of the Musmanno Group and president of the Fragrance Foundation in New York City, were lucky enough to own the power of their looks early on. "As a teenager, I had my mom sew clothes that made me stand out, whether they were jodhpurs or metallic jumpsuits," she says. "I had a certain 'I don't care' attitude. I was never going to be the blue-eyed, blonde, buxom girl. But I liked the way I looked. And I liked the guys who were attracted to someone like me." Vivian Diller, PhD, author of Face It: What Women Really Feel As Their Looks Change, points out that women who relied on more traditionally feminine attributes like lush hair, full breasts and thick lashes for their self-esteem often have a harder time later on because these are all assets that diminish with age. "Good posture, a great smile, the ability to engage someone with your eyes—these are attributes you can maintain for life," she says.
While confidence and a heady dose of personal style certainly help when it comes to aging, there's no denying that genetics plays a big role in the Handsome Woman's midlife victory lap. "The more defined, dominant cheekbone that may be less attractive in youth will stand up better over time," says New York plastic surgeon Adam Kolker. Dermatologist Patricia Wexler likens it to having better scaffolding, with more architecture for sagging skin to hang on to: "Strong bones, particularly in the cheek and jaw, help maintain the integrity of the face against the effects of gravity." Those with weaker facial structures have less support for the extra, sagging skin that inevitably comes with age, making them more prone to jowls at the jaw or deep folds beside the nose and mouth.
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It's not all the luck of the jaw, though. The Handsome Woman may affect a look of effortless elegance, but beneath it a fair bit of maintenance is going on. "Even if you've won the genetic lottery, you still need to practice discipline and balance," says Judith Sills, PhD, author of Getting Naked Again. "These women have acquired the lifelong habit of taking care of their health, watching what they eat and exercising. They still make the effort. But they balance it by gracefully letting go of the excessive enhancements of youth, whether it's piling on too many accessories or wearing too much makeup, so that they can let who they are shine through."


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Shayne Lamas is in a coma following pregnancy complications that led to the loss of her unborn child on Monday. US Weekly reported the information on Lamas Feb. 10. Paramedics were reportedly called to her home in Orange County after she collapsed. The doctors are saying she was bleeding internally near her uterus. They took her to surgery but were unable to save her pregnancy. Lamas was 16 weeks along.
Lamas is best known for her time she spent on "The Bachelor" and was the season 12 winner, chosen by Matt Grant. When that relationship didn't work out she met and married Nik Richie. Richie is founder of the celeb website The Dirty.com. The couple have a daughter together, Press, who was born in 2011. Richie announced last month that they were expecting their second child.
While Lamas remains in a coma and is not breathing on her own, reports state that doctors feel optimistic she will make a full recovery. Her husband and her father, actor Lorenzo Lamas, are at her side.
Nik went to his blog to say the following, "I'm going to take some personal days off from the blogging world. Unfortunate things happen to good people. I'm not the best person in the world, but I love my wife and my family. Shayne is my good person. She is my support and my smile. I found you and I never want to let you go. We will overcome."
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A website has a slideshow of images, for example:This link Since the slideshow is automatic, is there anyway to save those images automatically into a folder? either by a browser plugin or by some scripting languages ?
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As another skull-baking Texas summer heads towards the finish line, Austin metal gets a boost with an album release party from Houston's own Pasadena Napalm Division, the regional supergroup comprised of members from Force Fed, Dead Horse, and DRI's Kurt Brecht. With DRI on regular tours, it's less often that a PND show comes to town, so this is one you won't want to miss. The Lost Well (formerly Frontier Bar) is a fun but relatively intimate room that has proven itself metal friendly, and even though it's on the East Side, it's at a safe distance from the regular hipster haunts.
If you're not convinced, consider the fact that the show is old-school in the best tradition, with only four worthwhile bands on the bill and a five-dollar cover charge. No time or money will be wasted, though at that price, plenty of attendees probably will be at the end of the night. It's a killer lineup in the name of a good time, so show your appreciation and go!
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FAQ On Men's Health Issues
Can drinking make your brain shrink?A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, has found that moderate drinking can decrease brain volume over time. How much drinking, you ask? Even light to moderate drinking can, over time, make your brain smaller. The researchers aren't sure how decreased brain volume affects your ability to think, though. They are also uncertain whether drinking — and a smaller brain — will make you more or less likely to have a stroke later in life. Does this mean you should give up your daily glass of red wine? That's entirely up to you, but remember that small amounts of alcohol can lead to better heart health.
Can drinking permanently affect your memory?Drinking a lot can definitely affect your memory. A 2005 study by the St. Louis University School of Medicine found that chronic drinking might lead to learning and memory defects.
"The learning and memory deficits we found in our mice that received eight weeks of alcohol followed by three weeks of withdrawal affect all types of learning and memory," said Susan A. Farr, associate professor at the university. "That is, they are global. We found deficits in every type of task we tested the mice in, from complex to simple tasks. Our study is the first to show that drinking for a duration as short as eight weeks produces lasting deficits up to at least 12 weeks after the cessation of alcohol."
But mice are mice and people are people. To replicate the study on a human scale, you'd have to drink six to eight beers or one bottle of wine a day every day for six years. Then, says Farr, you might experience learning and memory problems for up to nine years after you quit. Still, you'd be wise to avoid binge drinking; it will definitely save your brain.
Does coffee build your enamel?A recent study by an Italian research team has found that coffee keeps the bacteria Streptococcus mutans off your teeth. The bacteria produce acid, which breaks down your enamel and leads to cavities. How does coffee accomplish this task? The compound trigonelline, which gives coffee its bitter taste, makes your teeth slick — so slick that the bacteria can't stick. So have that extra cup; it could lead to better dental health.
Why does red wine stain certain people's teeth?Red wine — or any alcohol, for that matter — contains a lot of acid, which can eat away at your enamel. It's also dark, and like most dark beverages — including coffee and tea — it stains. The longer it takes you to finish a glass of wine, the greater the effect it'll have on your teeth. A recent study at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa found that professional wine tasters, who rinse their mouths with wine up to 120 times a day, have some pretty intense dental problems. Not only were their teeth stained, but they also had far more cavities than others in their age group.
How can you counteract the effects of wine on your teeth? Don't brush. It sounds crazy, but brushing right after you finish a glass or two of wine could do more harm than good. The acid in wine makes tooth enamel soft — soft enough that toothbrush bristles can scratch it. If you're drinking wine, drink water with it. It also helps to eat some cheese, which provides minerals for your teeth and neutralizes the acid.
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A 65-year-old Palm Coast man was killed Sunday morning on Belle Terre Parkway when a pickup pulled out in front of him, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Thomas Gerald Trudell was riding his Honda Goldwing north in the inside lane of Belle Terre at 9:50 a.m. when a Chevy truck driven by Juan Manuel Godoy, 53, of Palm Coast "failed to observe" the motorcycle and attempted drive east across Belle Terre from Pine Grove Drive, the FHP said. The motorcycle crashed "just behind the driver's door," according to the initial report.
Trudell, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Neither Godoy nor his passenger, 51-year-old Maria Patricia Trudell, suffered any injuries, the FHP said.
Both toxicology reports and charges are pending.
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2015 is a special year for the Seed Co family, as we mark an amazing 75 year journey which has seen us grow from humble beginnings to Africa's largest seed company. We look back from 1940 when the Rhodesia Seed Maize Co-operative Company was formed and trace our life to date, where Zimbabwe Seed Maize Co-op Company Limited has stood the test of time, through various challenges and stand proud of our evolution.
Just like our predecessors, today we continue to ask ourselves the question…Why do we exist as a company? We exist so that we come up with new varieties that farmers can benefit from. These may be varieties inclined towards disease resistance, varieties adaptive to the changing weather patterns and ultimately increased yields. That's always our number one aim, to continually better our seed and make a difference! Over the years, we have maintained a customer oriented focus which has seen us develop seed that is responsive to our farmer needs across all our regional operations...Read more
Our footprint is expanding
In 1997, we established our own operations in Zambia and in the same year acquired a 51% share in the Mozambican seed company, SEMOC (Sementes de Mocambique). In 2000, Seed Co International Limited was formed in Botswana and Seed Co Malawi was established in the same year in order to assist with development in Malawi. In 2001 a joint seed business, Syngenta Seed Co was established in South Africa with Syngenta seeds.
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This year the company celebrates a very important milestone, 75 years of providing Hybrid Seed solutions to the African farmer.
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New Legislation To Be Made,ISLAMABAD: A new law is enacted for the trial of terrorists currently held by the armed forces in the tribal areas, Geo News reported on Monday.
Subject to the penalties as severe as the regulations suspended death, life imprisonment, 10 years' imprisonment may be granted depending on the nature of the crime while the special detention facilities will be established for terrorists.
Sources told Geo News correspondent Ali Asim Rana Law News titled 'Action Regulation civil power in 2011 "was introduced to take action against terrorists held in Swat and other tribal areas.
The law will take effect with the decline in February 2008 that will apply in the tribal areas administered by Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa.
A board consisting of two civilians and many military officials deal with cases relating to violation of human rights.
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Investigation reports and other documents will be acceptable by the courts and the testimony of officials of the armed forces will also be acceptable and it will be sufficient to establish a crime.


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Some days, all we want to do is to sit on our couch with a bag of potato chips from Art's & Mary's and watch Bridget Jones's Diary. Is that too much to ask? We think not.
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