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Is Microsoft Scroogling Itself With Attacks on Google?
Michael Comeau
Scroogled.com is fascinating, but unlikely to work.
Volvo Trucks' commercial featuring Jean Claude Van Damme's
"Epic Split" video
is at 59.6 million views and counting on YouTube.
But contrary to popular belief, it wasn't the most interesting piece of advertising in 2013.
That title belongs to
(NASDAQ:MSFT) Scroogled campaign, which aims to turn the tide of public opinion against
(NASDAQ:GOOG) in the style of classic Washington DC attack politics.
serves as a central clearing house of everything bad you could possibly say about Google products and services, including but not limited to:
1. The limited functionality of Google Chromebooks, which can do very few things when offline and which can't run full-featured programs like Microsoft Office and
(NASDAQ:ADBE) Photoshop.
2. Google's scanning of emails and insertion of ads in Gmail.
3. The lack of an ad-free Google search for schools.
4. Sharing of personal information with Android app makers without a clear warning.
5. Google accepting payment from advertisers for improved placement on Google Shopping.
So if the Google cafeteria serves up some lousy tuna melts on Friday, believe me, it's going to end up on Scroogled.com.
Along the way, Microsoft provides comparisons to its own products, which are shown as warmer and fuzzier in comparison:
Microsoft is also running
, which compiles alleged Google misdeeds and describes itself as "your source for everything about the stark differences between what Google says and what Google does, and what you can do to take a stand against it."
Assuming It's All True
On Scroogled.com, Microsoft takes a few cheap shots here and there.
For example, it harps on about Chromebooks' inability to properly display Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, even though common sense tells us that anyone who cares about Office would never consider a Chromebook in the first place.
And as far as the privacy stuff goes, Microsoft was the first tech giant to cooperate with the government on the controversial PRISM program. (Google and others joined later.)
But for the sake of argument, let's say that everything Microsoft is saying about Google is 100% true.
Let's assume Google is the pure embodiment of technological evil, a Big Brother bent on getting its hands on all of our private information in order to serve up more lucrative ads.
The reality is...
Nobody Cares
In a world where privacy is truly valued, a
(NASDAQ:FB) with 1.2 billion users -- many of whom share all their personal information under their real identities -- would not exist.
What does Facebook know about me? Well, through what I entered on my profile, it knows my name, where I work, where I went to high school, that I'm single, and my religious views.
But what about the stuff I post? Well, if we include that stuff, Facebook also knows when my mother died, that I'm selling a used camera, the route I walk home, where I went on vacation over the summer, and that I use Tumblr more than Instagram.
That doesn't even include my private messages, which contain all sorts of juicy information about my personal life.
How many people voluntarily give up all their personal information on
(NYSE:TWTR), Facebook, Instagram, and
I think it's a lot.
Facebook grew users by 18% last quarter. LinkedIn's were up 38% to 259 million. And Twitter's rose 38% to 232 million.
A New Age
There's little chance that Microsoft's attacks on Google are going to work.
First, they're not new.
Gmail raised privacy concerns when it launched back in 2004.
Do you not remember headlines like
Perspective: Why Gmail Gives Me the Creeps
How about
Google's Gmail Faces Trademark, Privacy Challenges?
And you know what? At the end of the day, nobody cared. In fact, there was a feeding frenzy for Gmail addresses, which for a brief period were invite-only.
Unlike its competitors, Gmail was fast, efficient, and gave you a ton of storage. Its quality and the cool factor of the Google brand bought forgiveness.
And all along the way, Google has faced privacy challenges, and people have never stopped using its services.
The Silent Majority Is What Counts
Microsoft may do itself more harm than good with Scroogled, because it's whining about issues with Google that the silent majority just doesn't care or think about. Unless governments actually step in and proactively disrupt Google's business, this is all just a bunch of nagging.
There's also an issue of sour grapes. Google eats up so much of the Internet and mobile pies, and with Chromebooks, it's making
a preliminary run at tackling Windows
. Hardcore PC users laugh at the idea of Chromebooks gaining meaningful traction, but if you think about how people actually use computers these days (media consumption, social sharing, etc.), it's not out of the realm of possibility.
One thing to note, though: This campaign may show that Microsoft views Google -- not
(NASDAQ:AAPL) -- as its true enemy.
Do the Math
Ex-traffic acquisition costs, Google made less than $2 billion in revenue in 2004.
In 2012, it did over $40 billion.
Still think anyone cares about any of this privacy stuff?
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Qualcomm's Android-Capable Answer to Apple's iBeacon
Is Nokia Dipping Its Toe in Android Waters?
Will Apple 'Deck' the Competition's Sales This Holiday?
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The Atria Holiday Cooking Collectionby Ron Douglas Ann Pearlman Daisy Martinez Kim Mccosker
No matter what you're celebrating, we've got a great recipe guaranteed to brighten your table.There's no better way to celebrate the holiday than surrounded by good friends and good food. With that in mind, we present The Atria Holiday Collection, a free sampler featuring recipes from books by some of our favorite writers and chefs. Selections include: 4 Ingredients Christmas by Kim McCosker America's Most Wanted Recipes Just Desserts by Ron Douglas The Christmas Cookie Cookbook by Ann Pearlman and Marybeth Bayer Daisy's Holiday Cooking by Daisy Martinez Find out more about your favorite authors at Facebook.com/AtriaBooks or Twitter.com/AtriaBooks.
The Christmas Cookie Clubby Ann Pearlman
Ann Pearlman's irresistible debut novel provides the perfect ingredients for a fun and touching read about a group of women who gather each year to share a journey of friendship, hope, heartbreak--and recipes. Every year at Christmastime, Marnie and her closest girlfriends mark their calendars for the cookie exchange. Everyone has to bring a batch of homemade cookies and a bottle of wine, but this year, it's their stories that are especially important--the passion and hopefulness of new romance, the betrayal and disillusionment some relationships bring, the joys and fears of motherhood, the stress of financial troubles. On this evening, at least, the sisterly love they have for one another rises above it all. Celebrating courage and joy in spite of hard times and honoring the importance of women's friendships as well as the embracing bonds of community, Ann Pearlman's delightful novel speaks to us all.yal and disillusionment some relationships bring, the joys and fears of motherhood, the agony of losing a child, and above all, the love they have for one another. As Marnie says, the Christmas Cookie Club, if it's anything, is a reminder of delight. The Christmas Cookie Club is about the paths Marnie and her friends have traveled, the absolute joy they take in life and love despite the decisions they've regretted, the hard choices and amends they've had to make, and the sacrifices along the way. Ultimately, The Christmas Cookie Club is every woman's story. As you read about Marnie and her friends, their struggles and triumphs, what makes them laugh and what has made them cry, you'll see yourself and some of the ingredients of your own story. Celebrating courage and joy in spite of hard times and honoring the importance of women's friendships as well as the embracing bonds of community, Ann Pearlman has written a novel that speaks to us all.
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The Cookie Clubby Ann Pearlman
On the first Monday of December, every year, twelve friends gather in the evening with batches of homemade cookies wrapped in beautiful packages. They drink wine, they eat and they take turns telling the story of the cookies they have baked. Somehow these stories are always emblematic of the year that has just passed, as complicated and rich as our own lives. Lives full of sisterly love and conflict, yearning for babies and grandchildren, passion and disillusionment with men, a secret decade long affair, the loss of a job, the death of a child . . . These women are as imperfect as real women, made heroic by their ability to resolve conflict, to endure and support each other. The Cookie Club is as involving, heartwarming and uplifting a story as you'll ever read.
A Gift for My Sisterby Ann Pearlman
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Cole Fout went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI to lead the Eastern Hancock baseball team to a 15-6 victory over Edinburgh Tuesday.
Devon Wagoner also collected three hits with a pair of RBI and two stolen bases, while Austin Lacy (two RBI), Robbie Leffew (two hits), Brandon Ray (two hits) and Garek Ferguson (four runs scored) also aided the win for the Royals (5-9).
On the mound for EH, Tom Barton threw a complete game, allowing four earned runs on six hits with 16 strikeouts in seven innings.
The Royals will host the Indianapolis Kings home school program today.
Cathedral 10, New Palestine 8
The 4A No. 1 Irish (16-3) held off a solid effort from the Dragons (11-7).
Keegan Watson homered and had two RBI for host New Palestine, while Jason Hall-Manley also had a pair of RBI.
Connersville 9, Greenfield-Central 8
The Cougars fell to 10-6 with the loss, of which no details were provided. G-C (5-1 Hoosier Heritage Conference) hosts Delta (10-8, 4-6 HHC) Friday in a conference doubleheader.
Eastern Hancock 21, Alexandria-Monroe 10
Freshman Peyton West hit her first varsity home run as part of a three-hit, five-RBI day in the Royals' five-inning victory.
Savannah Patterson added three doubles and three RBI, Brooke Walden had three RBI and Allison Dickey collected a team-high four hits.
Walden pitched four innings and allowed four earned runs. All of Frankton's other runs on the day were unearned on two EH errors.
Frankton 9, Eastern Hancock 2
The Royals (12-3) were limited to three hits in a loss to Class 2A No. 12 Frankton on Wednesday.
Lexi Gray had a home run and three RBI for Frankton. On the mound, Tia Sharp recorded nine strikeouts in the complete-game effort.
Mt. Vernon 13, Delta 3
The Marauders earned their second HHC win of the season on Wednesday thanks in part to a pair of home runs from Rachel Davis.
MV improved to 4-12 overall and 2-3 in the conference.
Shelbyville 3, Mt. Vernon 2
The Marauders collected 10 hits in 29 at-bats and fanned only three times Tuesday, but couldn't get enough runs across the plate for a conference victory.
Hannah File (two earned runs, no walks) got the complete-game win for the Golden Bears (11-5, 5-1 HHC).
Boys golf
North Decatur 184, Eastern Hancock 200
Caleb Wallen (44) and Cole Allen (48) paced the Royals.
Mt. Vernon 167, Triton Central 193
Austin Alexander's 36 earned medalist honors for the Marauders, while teammates Oliver Mast (42), Jacob Ault (44) and Will Dant (45) completed the team victory.
Girls tennis
Rushville 3, Greenfield-Central 2
On Wednesday, Alli Frazier (No. 1 singles) and Emma Vowell (No. 3 singles) registered wins for the Cougars (4-6).
Frazier won in two sets (6-4, 6-2), while Vowell went the distance, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Shelbyville 5, Greenfield-Central 0
The Cougars dropped to 0-4 in the HHC on Tuesday.
Muncie Burris 4, Eastern Hancock 1
Sara Neff (No. 2 singles), in straight sets, was the lone winner for the Royals Wednesday.
Morristown 3, Eastern Hancock 2
Tuesday, Neff (No. 2 singles) and Caitlin Contreraz (No. 3 singles) scored straight-set wins for the Royals.


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WHO praises Saudi response to MERS coronavirus
June 11, 2013
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a press statement praising the Saudi response to the emergence of a new type of coronavirus in the Kingdom. A joint Saudi-WHO mission met in Riyadh from June 4-6 to assess the outbreak of the disease, which has been named Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and is thought to be distantly related to the virus that caused SARS. A total of 55 cases of MERS-CoV have been confirmed, including 40 in Saudi Arabia, with the remainder found in Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Tunisia, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. Thus far, the virus has caused death in 60 percent of patients.
After reviewing the Saudi response to MERS-CoV, the joint mission concluded that the Kingdom has done an excellent job investigating and controlling outbreaks. Saudi authorities took several important measures following the discovery of the virus in 2012, including instituting infection control measures in hospitals, increasing MERS-CoV surveillance, launching public awareness campaigns, reporting cases to the WHO, conducting epidemiological investigations to determine the source and path of the virus, and inviting international experts to assist in the process.
The WHO stated that the right prevention and control measures have been applied at this time and congratulated the Saudi government for its urgent, effective response. It called on all countries to increase surveillance efforts while attempts are made to investigate, control, and determine treatment options for MERS-CoV.


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Speaking at the progressive Center for American Progress Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blamed Tea Party racism for failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform, commonly seen as amnesty by conservatives, Breitbart.com reported.
According to Schumer, amnesty would have passed long ago were it not for the Tea Party.
"In a pre-tea party world, the Senate immigration bill would have been welcomed by House Republicans," he said. "However, the tea party rank and file know it's a different America. It looks different; it prays different; it works different. This is unsettling and angering to some."
According to Schumer, racism explains "why so many on the right vehemently opposed the Senate immigration bill, a bill that actually embodies many conservative, non-governmental principals: reducing our deficit by billions, growing our economy, creating jobs and spurring new entrepreneurial activity."
Conservatives, however, disagree, and have warned that passage of the so-called "Gang of Eight" immigration bill would destroy the country and ensure a Democratic Party majority for years.
House Republicans have not pushed the bill, saying it does little to secure the border while basically granting amnesty to the millions living illegally within the United States.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has indicated he is preparing to push amnesty in the House and GOP leaders are leading the way.
"House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) emerged Thursday to discuss how House GOP leadership plans to bring immigration legislation to the floor, while on House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)--the third highest House GOP leadership official--endorsed 'legal status' for illegal aliens on Wednesday," Breitbart.com reported.
House conservatives, however, are not sitting still, and are working on their own rival immigration principles to counter amnesty.
In his speech Thursday, Schumer went on to give his proposed "fix" for the solution.
As we reported earlier Friday, the New York Democrat said President Obama should bypass Congress and use the IRS to squash the Tea Party. He also suggested changing elections in a way that would prevent Tea Party candidates from running.
"It is clear that we will not pass anything legislatively as long as the House of Representatives is in Republican control, but there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies—we must redouble those efforts immediately," he said.
- Dem. Sen. Chuck Schumer: Obama should use IRS to curtail Tea Party
- Conservatives warn: 'Gang of Eight' immigration bill will destroy America
- Ted Cruz launches national petition to stop Senate immigration bill
- Amnesty bill lets DHS waive criminal activity by illegal aliens, not U.S. citizens
- Actor James Morrison: Christians shouldn't run for public office
- Chuck Schumer: Hey let's fly the rainbow gay flag at the Olympics instead of ours
- Chuck Schumer: Tea Party plotted Harry Reid's government shutdown for a year and a half
- Actor Steven Weber says conservatives should face 'Nuremberg-scale' trials
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- Portland school sees racism in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- Dry asparagus prompts allegations of racism against Missouri grocery store
- Nancy Pelosi: Violations of immigration law no reason for deportation
- MoveOn.org video: Saying 'illegal' immigrants fits definition of a hate crime
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Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab now only $499.99, comes with $60 credit for movie rentals
Ahead of its possible Android Honeycomb-powered tablet launches during CES, Verizon has decided to cut a cool $100 off of the price of the only Android tablet it's currently selling – the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
As such, the Galaxy Tab can now be yours for $499.99. What's more, you'll also be getting $60 as credit for movie rentals, from either Blockbuster or Samsung's Media Hub.
Also, anyone who has purchased a Galaxy Tab during the last two weeks of 2010 for the previous price of $599.99 can head back to the store they got it from and they will be given a refund of $100.
Even at this price though, Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Tab is still $100 more expensive than Sprint's and T-Mobile's contract offerings, and with the imminent onslaught of Android tablets that will be announced at CES, it may be better to refrain from taking advantage of this offer.
Still, if you absolutely must have a Samsung Galaxy Tab, and must have it on Verizon, they do have a deal that's a lot sweeter than what they were offering just a few days ago.
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Russia's acquisition of Crimea has Germany uneasy about its dependence on Russian natural gas. Now Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) can pat itself on the back for deciding to acquire significantly more LNG liquefaction capacity than its big oil peers by 2017. Europe's gas situation is very complicated, but Shell is shaping up to be a big beneficiary of the current German-Russian angst.
Will liquefied natural gas solve Europe's problems?
Putting natural gas on boats and shipping it to Europe in order to avoid Russian pipelines sounds like a surefire way for Europe to solve its problems. Yet between 2014 and 2015, the majority of Germany's new utility generation is expected to come from coal and wind. Their combined new capacity of 8.7 GW is significantly more than the 0.5 GW of new natural gas.
Beyond the fact that Germany is trying to shift away from gas altogether, the world LNG market does not work in Europe's favor. Europe's LNG import prices are high, but Asia's and Latin America's import prices are higher. Based on March prices it makes much more sense for Qatar to ship its LNG to China where it can fetch $19.60 per mmbtu versus Spain where it would fetch $15.85 per mmbtu. Given German industry's revolt against high energy prices, growing German coal usage, and the potential for rising gas prices to push more consumers into renewables, don't expect Germany to willingly boost gas prices anytime soon.
Things have gotten so bad in recent years that some European LNG import terminals report to be operating at 10% of capacity, and in March Spain became Europe's biggest LNG exporter by simply reexporting its LNG imports.
At the end of the day, unless Europe is willing to pay roughly 25% more to compete with Asian LNG prices, don't expect Europe's LNG capacity to supplement Russian gas.
LNG might not save Europe, but Shell doesn't mind
Shell's LNG assets are only nominally present in Europe. It does have a regasification facility in Spain, but its assets are focused on Asia and the Americas. The net benefit of the Russian instability is that countries are realizing the importance of having a diversified gas supply structure. Nations have been reminded that having access to LNG in the event of a Japanese nuclear disaster or Russian supply constraints gives peace of mind, even if the LNG assets are not heavily used. Since Shell is focused on liquefaction assets, it does not mind who it sells LNG to; it only cares that someone is buying.
LNG is already a big help to Shell's bottom line. In the first quarter of 2014, Shell's integrated gas portfolio provided $3.2 billion in earnings, or 59% of its upstream earnings. Since its downstream operations posted losses of $1 billion, Shell's integrated gas portfolio provided 70.9% of its overall Q1 2014 income.
Shell is one of the best LNG plays
In 2017 Shell is expected to have more equity LNG liquefaction capacity than its next three biggest competitors: ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), Chevron (NYSE:CVX) , or Total (NYSE:TOT). Shell's profit margin of 3.7% is thin compared to ExxonMobil's profit margin of 7.9%, but as a play on LNG growth Shell is in a better position. Shell is weighted toward natural gas with comparably small liquids production.
In Q4 2013 ExxonMobil produced 2.235 million barrels per day (mmbpd) of liquids, while Shell produced 1.539 mmbpd. Similarly Chevron's profit margin of 9.8% and Q4 2013 liquids production of 1.726 mmbpd are above Shell's comparable numbers.
Total's profit margin of 4.6% is above Shell's profit margin, but Total's Q4 2013 liquids production of 1.142 mmbpd is less than Shell's production. Shell is more slated toward natural gas than Total, as Shell's Q4 2013 gas production of 9.925 billion cubic feet per day (bcfpd) far exceeds Total's gas production of 6.260 bcfpd.
LNG will really help Shell over the next decade
LNG's margins are not sky-high, but the recent Russian instability is cementing the LNG market as Shell's growth opportunity. LNG import facilities offer an easy way for a nation to diversify its energy sources in the midst of an unstable world. Big LNG projects are expensive, but at least Shell has a solid growth path ahead.
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Our favorite blogger, MODG writes, "Ning Hao bitches, I need some help from the best online shoppers in the 'nets. I'm OVAH diaper bags. I'm ready to combine my purse and diaper bag into one fantastical bag. I'm going to get one of those purse organizers to make it more functional because I want an actual adult bag without the word "diaper" in front of it. Here's the kicker...we cloth diaper. Cloth diapers are HUGE. So at any time I'm carrying around 2 of those bad boys, a spare baby outfit, tupperware of baby foods, drink, paci's, wipes, changing pad, an old plum and some fermented grapes. So needless to say I need a big bag. But I don't want it to be dumb. I'm still a moderate hippie, so no LV carryalls. HELP a sister."
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1 - Ju Ju Be Behave Totebag ($185): Animal free, earth friendly, machine washable material in lotsa urban-y dark colors.
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A Very Brooklyn Thanksgiving
Nona Brooklyn assembles a potluck feast of recipes from the borough.
Nona Brooklyn talks to a dozen-ish BK chefs to get recipes for a Thanksgiving feast you won't have to brave holiday-scheduled subways to enjoy. Green mole turkey is courtesy Jacques Gautier at Palo Santo, while Mile End chimes in with a recipe for Brussels sprouts with walnuts and green apple; beverage picks come from Bierkraft and the Natural Wine Company. [Nona Brooklyn]


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The U.S. Supreme Court, acting without comment March 27, refused an appeal of a stipulation in the 1996 Welfare Reform Act that denies food stamps and disability benefits to residents who live in the United States but are not citizens.
A group of non-citizens in Chicago sought to overturn a decision by a federal judge and the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that supported the claim that the federal government is not required to give all aliens the same benefits as citizens.
The Supreme Court acted appropriately in refusing to hear the appeal, which is based on the illogical assumption that non-U.S. citizens are eligible to receive the same governmental assistance provided to citizens - citizens who are also taxpayers.
Opponents of the ruling contended it violated the equal protection rights of immigrants and that the federal government was denying welfare benefits to "lawful permanent residents."
"Permanent residents" should become U.S. citizens.
Welfare benefits should not be used as a financial incentive for individuals to migrate to the United States.
Immigrants should be afforded every opportunity to better themselves and their families, and in addition, to become U.S. citizens.
Welfare benefits should be allocated to those suffering a financial hardship and who also make the effort to improve their situation.
Rather than issuing a ruling against immigration, the Supreme Court took the necessary steps to aid individuals in this process.
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Kierra Lee-Dunson
Sept. 13, 2013
ELON, N.C. -For the first time since 2009, the East Carolina volleyball team has collected more than two wins in a season as the Pirates swept NC Central, 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-19), for their third victory of the year. Under the direction of first-year head coach Julie Torbett, the ECU volleyball team hit .228 in the contest and limited the Eagles to a .000 attack percentage.
"One of our goals this season was to win more matches than we did in years before," Torbett said. "We accomplished that tonight. But, we still have more goals that we set for ourselves that we would like to achieve."
The Pirates (3-5) were led offensively by senior opposite hitter Nicole Willis and sophomore outside hitter Torre Blake who registered nine and seven kills, respectively. Willis finished the match hitting .300 with four digs, two blocks, a pair of assists and a service ace, while Blake posted an impressive.462 attack percentage (seven kills, one error, 13 attempts). Sophomore middle hitter Kierra Lee-Dunson had four kills on seven attempts with just one miscue to hit .429 in the contest, while freshman Ashley McRae contributed a match-high .750 hitting percentage with three kills on four attempts.
Senior libero Shelby Beasley was solid on defense as she collected a match-high nine digs in the victory. Junior Zarah Cecich ran a balanced offense as she tallied a match-high 19 assists. Cecich also notched four digs, three kills, and one block assist.
"We had a lot of solid performances," Torbett said. "Nicole (Willis) played really well. She led the team with nine kills and hit .300. Ashley McRae had a great showing hitting .750. Kierra (Lee-Dunson) and Torre (Blake) also had strong efforts offensively hitting .429 and .462."
East Carolina got things going quickly in the first set as the Pirates took an early 3-0 lead over the Eagles (0-10). After breaking a 3-3 tie on a kill from Willis, ECU went on a 7-1 run to take a 10-4 advantage. The 7-1 run sparked an offensive surge for the Pirates and ECU extended its lead to as many as eight points on four separate occasions before winning the set by nine (25-16).
The Pirates hit .333 in the second frame and forced the Eagles into a negative attack percentage as they hit -.125 in the set. ECU's offense only committed three attack errors, while NC Central's collected seven miscues and just four kills. After an early 2-2 tie, Willis gave the Pirates the lead for good after she knocked down a kill to put ECU up 3-2. East Carolina enjoyed a sideout percentage of 84 in the frame and cruised to a 25-13 win.
The third and final set was the most competitive as ECU and NC Central tied the set four times and exchanged leads twice early in the frame. After breaking a 4-4 tie, the Pirates took a nine-point lead on two separate occasions, however, the Eagles would not back down. NC Central threatened and came within five (21-16), but ECU managed to hault the Eagles' rally and take a 25-19 victory and earn the sweep, 3-0.
NC Central's Kalin Russell led the Eagles with six kills on 10 attempts with just two errors to hit .400. Alice Genna led the defense with nine digs to go along with eight assists, two block assists and a kill, while Melissa Rabell Pineiro also added eight assists in the loss.
"Getting the first win of the tournament started us off right," Torbett said. "We have two tough matches tomorrow, so starting off with a win is important. It's definitely a confidence booster."
The Pirates will wrap up the Phoenix Classic Saturday, September 14, with a pair of matches against Gardner-Webb at 10 a.m., and host, Elon, at 7 p.m. Live stats will be available for all of the matches.


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Flavouring substances
Apart from some preliminary studies on emulsifiers and stabilisers, colouring matters and preservatives used in foodstuffs, the Council of Europe Partial Agreement's main achievement in this field concerns flavouring substances. It was in fact a pioneer in the elaboration of lists of flavouring substances acceptable for use in food, begun over twenty years ago.
Flavouring substances and natural sources of flavourings ("Blue Book")
These lists were published, until the third edition of 1981, in a single book entitled "Flavouring substances and natural sources of flavourings" (more commonly known as the "Blue Book"). The fourth edition is divided into two volumes. Volume I of the fourth edition, which was published in 1992, concerns exclusively the toxicological evaluation of chemically-defined flavouring substances. The Committee of Experts on flavouring substances has engaged in a major toxicological evaluation of the safety-in-use of over 600 natural flavouring source materials, the conclusions of which will be published in the second volume. In view of the time required to complete this large task, it was agreed that reports should be published at regular intervals covering the source materials so far evaluated. A 1st report Volume II containing 101 source materials was published in 2000.
A 2nd report on natural sources of flavourings, containing about source materials will be published by the end of this year.
The 1st report on active principles (constituents of toxicological concern) contained in natural sources of flavouring (October 2005) was published in 2006
The chemically-defined flavouring substances are classified according to their chemical structure. Within each chemical group, the substances are listed by their principal name and ascending Council of Europe number. The 896 substances are coded into substances which could be added to food for human consumption without hazard to public health and flavouring substances temporarily acceptable in foodstuffs, that is to say, those for which there did not exist enough toxicological data for a definite safety-in-use assessment.
A number of substances having flavouring properties and submitted by industry could not be evaluated at all since insufficient toxicological and/or technological information was available to assess their safety-in-use.
An agreement was reached in 1990 between the Council of Europe and the International Organisation of Flavour Industry (IOFI) to ensure the confidentiality of certain data submitted for evaluation during five years prior to the publication of these data. This agreement is designed to encourage submission of new artificial and nature-identical flavouring substances by a particular manufacturer and which are only known and used by that manufacturer.
Smoke flavours, thermal process flavourings, etc
A specific set of Guidelines for the transmission of smoke flavours to food was published in 1992. The guidelines, intended for manufacturers and control authorities, include proposals for the establishment of limits for potentially toxic smoke flavours and contain requirements to ensure that the necessary safety standards for the protection of the consumer are respected. In parallel a brochure was published in 1992 aiming at informing the consumer on the smoking process and health aspect of using smoke flavourings as food ingredients. It also gives guidance on ways to minimise the possible formation of substances of danger to health .
The emergence of biotechnologies in the flavouring industry has highlighted the need to make recommendations concerning conditions for the production and use of the flavourings thus produced. Accordingly, Guidelines for flavouring preparations produced by enzymatic or microbiological processes were published in 1994.
Guidelines on thermal process flavourings, which are prepared for their flavouring properties by heating food ingredients, were published in 1995.
Furthermore, Guidelines for flavouring preparations produced by plant tissue culture were published in 1998.
There is close co-operation between the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on flavouring substances, IOFI and representatives of flavour manufacturers in Europe and the United States. Hearings between the Council of Europe experts and representatives of flavour manufacturers are organised frequently on the above-mentioned activities.
Meeting records of the Committee of Experts on Flavouring Substances
51st session (Strasbourg, 8-11 April 2003)
52nd session (Strasbourg, 18-21 October 2004)
53rd session (Strasbourg, 12-14 April 2005)
54th session (Strasbourg, 11 – 12 October 2005)


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All insurance matters are catered to with a couple of firms available closeby. Flat hunters may well find the flat they like, via the neighborhood rental property operator. If you are hungry there are a few restaurants serving the area. Get down to the local department store for a wide choice in shopping.
Rest assured, there is at least one doctor in the area. If you are struggling to make ends meet the Social Services are here to help.


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Video: 'Big Dog,' 'The Custodian' visit Coach Keady
Legendary Purdue coach Gene Keady, currently an assistant at St. John's, attended Wednesday night's Michigan-Purdue game at Mackey Arena. And he had a couple distinguished visitors track him down during the first half. Former Purdue stars Glenn Robinson and Brian Cardinal found Keady's seats and visited the coach for a few moments. Watch the encounter here.


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The Consumer Healthcare Products Association on Tuesday applauded Tennessee state Rep. Tony Shipley, R-Kingsport, after his legislation — H.B. 1257 — passed out of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, Tennessee Rep. Tony Shipley, R-Kingsport along with representatives from Food City and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, announced the expansion of Tennessee's statewide Anti-Smurfing Campaign.


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What happened next would test even the strongest of people. Rekisha's time at home was short lived as she slipped into severe heart failure and required an emergency left ventricular assist device (LVAD) heart pump, to support her heart function prior to having a future transplant. Following this surgery, Rekisha was required to move into the hospital until a transplant became available.
"I had two nurses assigned to be with me at all times," she says. "I never even left the heart failure wing because it was too risky."
Just 32 years old at the time, Rekisha had been away for the majority of her newborn son's life, and had celebrated her other five children's birthdays and her wedding anniversary in a hospital bed. Unsure of whether a donor heart would arrive in time, doctors warned her to get her affairs in order. Instead, Rekisha began planning her Christmas and New Year's celebrations. Just as she had known that something wasn't right with her health before, she was now confident that she would be around to celebrate the holiday season with her family.
Once again, Rekisha's instincts were right. The week before Christmas, she underwent a successful heart transplant.
Nearly a year later, Rekisha is back to taking care of her family, but has made significant changes to her lifestyle.
"My life is not "go, go, go" all the time like it was before," she says. "I rest more, eat better and take some time for myself."
Rekisha also takes time to educate other women about being their own health advocates.
"I think we all get used to doing too much and learning to ignore minor ailments or fatigue because that is what women are programmed to do," she says. "I tell everyone I know to pay attention to any changes in your health and see as many doctors as necessary to be sure your voice is heard."


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Probably everyone remembers drawing pictures as a child with a round red featureless Sun in the top right of the page. A closer look at the Sun's surface, however, reveals that it is packed with intricate granular patterns. These dots that appear and disappear every five to 10 minutes are shedding light on a long-standing mystery regarding the nature of the Sun.
The Sun in art
Since time immemorial the Sun has been worshipped as a god. In old Japan, the sun was worshipped as the sun goddess Amaterasu. Although there was some variation between different nations and regions, the Sun god was seen as a tempestuous and fearsome presence rather than a gentle being. Hard as it is to imagine nowadays, in ancient Mexico many people's lives were sacrificed as offerings to the Sun god.
The artist Taro Okamoto, who enjoyed great success in Japan during its economic boom, is said to have been strongly influenced by the Sun-worship ceremonies of the Aztecs of ancient Mexico. He first learnt about these when he went to France in his twenties to study in Paris. Okamoto, who was captivated by vivid reds from his boyhood, subsequently produced many works that either used reds that evoked blood or had the Sun as their theme.
"Ever since I was a small child, I always loved reds. Not bright, cheerful, care-free reds, however, but tempestuous reds that evoked blood. ... I had the impulse to dye my whole body red. I have always felt that this blood red itself is evocative of life and that this is my color."
Bino juryoku by Taro Okamoto
(The quotes are original Nikon translations)
Many of the works of Okamoto—who asserts that "Art should not be 'beautiful'," "Art is an explosion!"—enable us to re-examine the origins of humanity. His work may also be attributable to the fact that the Sun is an entity which cannot be ignored when relating human history.
Naturally, the Sun has not only an effect on the Earth's climate; it also has a major influence on human activity- for example, explosions known as Sun flares emit high-energy particles to which astronauts could be exposed, and they affect the condition of the ionosphere, disrupting radio communications.
There are still many unknowns, such as how sunspots are formed, how sun flares occur, and how the rarefied plasma known as the corona that surrounds the Sun acquires energy. Intense research into these unknowns is underway.
Black footprints on the Sun
Have you ever seen sunspots? As the name suggests, sunspots are areas on the Sun that appear as black spots, like moles. In ancient China it was said that there were black crows living on the Sun. Galileo Galilei was the first person to observe sunspots through a telescope. Since then, there have been many recorded sightings throughout human history, and these have proved useful in tracking solar activity.
Sunspots are an indicator of the Sun's degree of activity. Many people have probably heard it said that the Sun is relatively inactive, as there are currently few sunspots. What then are these sunspots?
First, the reason why sunspots appear to be black is that they are lower in temperature than the surrounding areas. The temperature of the surface of the Sun is as high as 6,000 ºC; however, the black sunspot areas are believed to be cooler, with temperatures in the region of 4,000 ºC. Why are the black sunspot areas lower in temperature? This can only be explained in terms of what is taking place inside the Sun.
Vast amounts of energy are generated in the Sun's core. The Sun consists of a number of layers- just like an onion. The energy that is generated in the core reaches the so-called convection zone at the Sun's surface through the so-called radiation zone, which encloses the core. In 2006, high-resolution images that showed the surface of the Sun came through from the satellite Hinode. The situation around the sunspots is extremely interesting, and is worth taking a closer look at. The surface (granules), on which the grains around the sunspots are tightly arrayed, is boiling due to the heat from below. In contrast, this is not the situation in the black sunspot areas. This is because powerful lines of magnetic force are emitted from the sunspots, preventing the convection that occurs outside the sunspots from taking place. This is why the temperature of the sunspots does not reach the same high levels as the areas around the sunspots.
Observed using visible light, the sunspots appear dark. When observations are carried out using X-rays, however, it is the corona vertically above the sunspots that shines the brightest. In X-ray images of the Sun, the sunspot areas can be clearly and distinctly identified from the corona vertically above them.
Small magnetic fields that envelop the Sun
In her time as a graduate student at the University of Tokyo, Ryoko Ishikawa has been conducting research into the vertical magnetic flux lines (or vertical magnetic fields) that extend up and out from the surface of the Sun. She chose this research theme while a third-year undergraduate at Kyoto University, after being shown images of the Sun. There is a great deal that is still not known about the Sun and she became interested in it because it is such a familiar part of our lives.
It was known that around sunspots there were magnetic fields perpendicular to the surface of the Sun that extended upwards. However, the images that were sent back by the satellite Hinode in 2007 revealed hitherto undiscovered horizontal magnetic fields all over the surface of the Sun.
The lifespan of these small horizontal magnetic fields is interconnected with the dots that boil up on the surface of the Sun, and which appear and disappear every five to ten minutes. It was realized that these magnetic fields were emanating from the surface of the Sun in accord with the flow of matter coming to a boil.
The mechanism behind these horizontal magnetic fields, which have short lifespans and physical lengths (first discovered in 2007), has yet to be discovered. Ms. Ishikawa, who is in the vanguard of this research, believes that there are two possibilities. One is that the horizontal magnetic fields are formed out of the magnetic fields generated by the sunspots. The other is that the numerous magnetic fields appearing on the surface are representative of the magnetic fields generated when convection of matter takes place on the surface. From any standpoint, the latter possibility is the more convincing.
This is because horizontal magnetic fields at the edges of sunspots and horizontal magnetic fields at a distance from sunspots are generated at roughly the same frequency. This will probably provide the opportunity to solve a major long-standing mystery surrounding the Sun, as explained below.
Why the outer layers of the Sun are hotter than the source of the heat
While the surface of the Sun has a temperature of around 6,000 ºC, the zone above the surface (known as the chromosphere) is at 10,000 ºC and the zone above this (known as the corona) is at 1,000,000 ºC. In simple terms, it is like the lid of a saucepan (which is much further away from the flame) becoming hotter than the base of the pan. This has been a great mystery to Sun researchers.
Why would the recent discovery of horizontal magnetic fields lead to the resolution of this problem? The explanation lies in the fact that if the energy needed to raise the temperature of the upper corona to 1,000,000 ºC is calculated, it corresponds to exactly the amount of energy that would be emitted if the entire surface of the Sun were enveloped in horizontal magnetic fields. Although the individual magnetic fields are small, the amount of energy produced is vast. Ms. Ishikawa believes that this energy may be the energy source that is heating up the corona.
Although the Sun is so close by and sunspots have been known of since olden times, the mechanism behind them is still in the process of being revealed. How will a new image of the Sun affect us?
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Ryoko Ishikawa, doctoral candidate in astronomy, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo / April 2010


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If you're heading off on an NT adventure, or you just want some handy hints on what to see and do around town, this is the place. Find maps, itineraries, visitor information centres and up-to-date weather advice.
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Discover misty waterfalls and lush waterholes, hit the trail in a 4WD, or take it nice and slow and wander through Litchfield National Park on foot.
Visit at sunrise or sunset for the spectacular sight of this 348-metre high monolith transforming from ochre to burnished orange and intense red.
Join one of hundreds of 4WD treks, flights, bush tucker expeditions, Aboriginal-guided walks, fishing safaris or national-park guided tours in NT.
From cascading waterfalls and ancient rock art to giant crocodiles and exotic birdlife - Kakadu and Arnhem Land will change how you see the world.
Venture from place to place creating your own itinerary, or choose from three long journeys: The Red Centre Way, The Explorer's Way and Binns Track.
Appreciate the breathtaking beauty of the NT's wilderness by exploring it on two feet. You'll find some of the best bushwalks in the country.
Saltwater crocs, the most famous of the Territory's creatures, can be seen in rivers and billabongs in the Top End or at wildlife parks around NT.
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A witness in the city of Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has mentioned how he spotted an alien intruder in his house, on the 13th of November, 2012 at 2:00 AM. This report has been obtained from a testimony included in the database of Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), which was filed by Roger Marsh, PA MUFON, on behalf of the witness.
Mr. Marsh mentions that the witness called him and requested him to file this report on his behalf.
The witness begins the report by mentioning the time of the incident and how he was awaken by his dog.
"I was asleep at approximately 2 a.m. when I woke to the sound of my dog barking. It was his style of barking when someone is at our door. The dog was in my bedroom with me at the time."
The witness then tells us what he saw, when he looked through the doorway of his bedroom.
"When I looked up, I looked across the bedroom, through an open doorway, and into an adjoining hallway. The only light on at the time was the light available from a computer. In the hall area, less than 20 feet from me, I saw an entity of some sort. "
He also describes the size and color of the alien entity.
"The object or entity, from my observation point, seemed to be about two feet wide and less than four feet tall. It looked gray in color."
After that, he describes how the entity moved away from him and disappeared.
"In a matter of about two seconds, it suddenly moved away from me and out of my line of sight. It could have moved into a bathroom where a door was open, or it could have continued down the hallway and out of my sight area."
The witness further tells us about his initial reaction to the incident, and how he tried to make sure that everything was fine at his home.
"I immediately felt as though an intruder was in my house, and I immediately retrieved my gun, and went into the hallway. At this point, I did not see the entity again. I checked all of my windows and outside doors, and nothing appeared to be disturbed. "
The witness then describes the reaction of his dog, after the entity had disappeared.
"My dog appeared to calm down again shortly after the incident."
Finally, the witness describes how he had never encountered such an entity in the past. He also tells us about what the entity appeared to be.
"I have no history of this type of incident in my past, and do not know exactly what it was I observed; but it did appear to be intelligent."
The above quotes were edited for clarity.
MUFON requests the readers to keep in mind that many reports of UFO and alien sightings can be explained scientifically as natural phenomenon.


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College Hockey:Bjugstad hat trick leads Minnesota over St. Cloud State
MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Bjugstad scored three times, including twice early in the third to break open a tight contest, to catapult No. 1 Minnesota to a 5-0 win over St. Cloud State on a snowy Saturday night in front of 10,044 at Mariucci Arena.
Minnesota goaltender Kent Patterson stopped all 30 shots he faced to earn his sixth shutout of the season, breaking the team record he had shared with former Hobey Baker winner Robb Stauber.
"It's not often a guy gets a hat trick and kind of gets upstaged, but tonight that's the case, with Kent being able to put his name in the record books," said Minnesota coach Don Lucia. "[It's a] great accomplishment by Kent to get his sixth shutout."
Bjugstad's hat trick is the first of his career for the Minnesota sophomore, whose 21 points (13-8-21) in 14 games already exceeds his 20-point total (8-12-20) in 42 games as a freshman.
"I had a little bit of puck luck tonight; I didn't have many shots," said Bjugstad who did, in fact, score on all three of his shots on goal in the game. "Fortunately, my teammates made some good plays and I just put it on net."
"[Bjugstad] was huge tonight," said Lucia. "It was nice to see him respond, because he was probably responsible for a couple of those goals we gave up last night.
"That's what you want to see an elite player do, is come back and put forth an effort like that tonight."
With the Gophers (11-3-0, 9-2-0 WCHA) leading 2-0 early in the final period and SCSU's Joey Holka off for interference, Bjugstad one-timed a Nate Schmidt pass from the bottom of the left circle, beating Huskies' goaltender Ryan Faragher, who was helpless on the play.
It was the type of play missing from Minnesota's arsenal in last night's 4-3 SCSU win in St. Cloud, but that issue was addressed earlier in the day.
"[The coaches] took Schmidt in today to watch video, and they noticed that I was pretty open last night," said Bjugstad. "We practice [one-timers] pretty much every day, so I'm working on it and it's kind of working out."
"We talked to 'Schmitty' about opening up his left eye on the power play, because [Bjugstad] was open a couple times last night and 'Schmitty' ripped it to the net," said Lucia. "Today he did a good job of finding him, and Nick made a couple of really great shots."
After Minnesota defenseman Mark Alt put the Gophers up 4-0 just 31 seconds later, Schmidt found Bjugstad in nearly the same spot as he had previously. This time however, Faragher was there but was unable to smother Bjugstad's five-hole shot.
"The key for us, we felt, was to have a good first period, and we missed that key," said St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko. "They came out hard, and we just didn't have a lot of jump. But I thought in a lot of ways we played way better than last night."
It was the first time in nine career games in which Faragher, who also made 30 saves, had given up more than four goals. Faragher made the save of the night however, robbing Minnesota's Taylor Matson with a spectacular left pad save as the Gophers' captain attempted to finish a short-handed two-on-none break just 31 seconds into the third period.
"He's a great goaltender," Bjugstad said of Faragher. "We realized we had to stay away from his glove; he had a hot glove last night. We did our best, and we got five goals, which was fun."
A night after scoring a goal and two assists in SCSU's 4-3 victory on Friday night, St. Cloud State junior captain Ben Hanowski was the Huskies' most active player, registering a staggering 11 of his team's 30 shots on goal.
Bjugstad put the Gophers up 1-0 with his 11th goal of the season at 8:13 of the first period. The sophomore center received a Zach Budish pass in the Huskies' zone, split SCSU defensemen Kevin Gravel and Taylor Johnson, and beat Faragher over his left shoulder off the cross bar from the right circle.
Minnesota doubled its lead just 44 seconds later when Haula crossed the St. Cloud State blue line, drew two defenders to him, and flipped a soft saucer pass to Jake Hansen, who was all alone in the left circle and forced a wrist shot between Faragher's pads.
The Gophers had one more golden scoring opportunity in the first when Matson and Nate Condon created a short-handed two-on-one with Johnson the lone defenseman back for the Huskies, but Johnson thwarted the play before Condon could get a shot off at 13:05 of the period.
Minnesota's 2-0 lead after one period marked the first time in five games the Huskies have been held scoreless by the Gophers in the first period. Since going 0-6 against Minnesota in 2008-09, St. Cloud State had outscored the Gophers 10-3 in opening periods en route to winning four of the last five meetings between the schools.
That score held up after a mostly uneventful middle period in which the Huskies outshot Minnesota 13-9. Play was interrupted at 17:55 when Nic Dowd's blast from the high slot knocked Patterson's mask from his head and onto the ice.
With just 1:25 to go in the second, Minnesota sophomore forward Seth Ambroz had to be helped to the bench after an open-ice hit in the Huskies' zone by David Eddy. The ensuing scuffle between Eddy and Minnesota defenseman Ben Marshall earned each five-minute majors for grabbing the facemask, with Marshall receiving an additional minor for cross-checking.
"We had a tough time with their speed all weekend," said Motzko. "To counter that, we have to make plays. We iced the puck a bunch, we dropped a lot of passes, which you can attribute to their pressure. It was difficult for us to handle."
St. Cloud State (6-6-2, 4-3-1 WCHA) returns home next weekend to host Nebraska-Omaha in a Saturday/Sunday series November 26-27, while Minnesota travels to East Lansing, Mich. to face Michigan State on Friday and Saturday, November 25-26.
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|Joint Statement Congratulating Premier Gordon Campbell on his Re-Election
Joint Statement from Union Of BC Indian Chiefs, First Nations Summit and BC Assembly of First Nations
May 13, 2009
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – British Columbia's First Nations leadership today congratulated Premier Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberal party on their electoral victory.
Mr. Campbell and his party have earned the trust and support of British Columbians to continue to govern the province.
We look forward to continue working in partnership with the Premier and his government on issues of common interest, particularly as the Premier and his government implement the Reconciliation and Recognition legislation.
We applaud the Premier for his vision and commitment as this is much needed and positive legislation. The legislation has been years in the making and fulfills commitments that the provincial government and First Nations entered into in 2005 through the New Relationship Agreement.
Fundamental to that relationship was a new era of co-operation where Aboriginal title and rights are recognized; where each other's laws and responsibilities are respected; where both Aboriginal and Crown titles and jurisdictions are reconciled.
Not only will the legislation provide for the recognition of Aboriginal rights and title by the Province without requiring proof or strength of claim, it will help pave the way for long-term economic certainty and stability, based on sustainable practices and joint decision making.
The legislation will also establish mechanisms for shared decision making in regard to planning, management and tenuring decisions over lands and resources.
Another benefit of the legislation is that it will facilitate and lead to the completion of revenue and benefit sharing agreements between First Nations and the Province.
The legislation will also facilitate the re-building of Indigenous Nations and will make it clear that First Nations and not the Province will be responsible for and determining what constitutes an Indigenous Nation.
We must remember that the legislation will not change the past, but it will create a better future by allowing us to move away from systemic, institutionalized denial of Aboriginal rights to full recognition of those rights in law.
We are confident the election of Premier Campbell and his government will make that goal a reality.
The First Nations Leadership Council is comprised of the political executives of the BC Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Summit, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs.
The Council works together to politically represent the interests of First Nations in British Columbia and develop strategies and actions to bring about significant and substantive changes to government policy that will benefit all First Nations in British Columbia.
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Kano. He is probably the Earthrealm character who has the most varied and well-traveled background. To start with, his mother was American and she orphaned him in Japan. The MK novel states he was actually born in Japan and the name "Kano" is a popular Japanese name. This could mean that one (or both) of his parents was of Japanese descent, and that might help to explain why his American mother was in Japan when she abandoned him.
Despite his genealogy and his having been raised in Japan, Kano has an Australian accent, strangely enough. Now how did that happen?
The MK novel says Kano was 5 years old when the Black Dragon discovered him. He was survived by stealing from American soldiers and natives alike and it so happened that one day he stole from a member of the Black Dragon, who admired his skills and took him in. Scientifically, we know that a child's accent is heavily influenced by the speech they hear when they are about 5 to 7 years old. So it stands to reason that, since Kano's parents were out of the picture, the member of the Black Dragon who took him in spoke with a heavy Australian accent which Kano adopted.
Aside from being of American descent, originating from Japan, and having an Australian accent, Kano has traveled to, and subsequently became wanted in, thirty-five countries. The novel says that in addition to this, he has also been deported from both Japan and America. He was most likely deported from Japan on the grounds that his parents were not legal residents of Japan (although it is possible his father was, but he had no part in Kano's life). Similarly, Kano was not born in the United States so if he were, say, suspected of engaging in illegal activity but could not be convicted of any wrongdoing, he would have faced deportation.


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"Starting tomorrow he's going to go to visit Florida, New Mexico State and UNLV," Wendy Sparks said. "The next week he wants to take a visit too. I'm not sure where he's going to visit next but he wants to make his decision next week."
Gonzaga and Oregon State, according to Sparks (mama), are on a list for visits as well. The reality is a decision is in the near future so the process is more like speed dating. By mid-January at the latest, Birch will need to be enrolled in a new school.


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College Hockey:2004-05 Lake Superior State Season Preview
Ask any coach in the league about Lake Superior State, and he'll tell you that they play hard. They compete for 60 minutes, skate and execute well, take the body and finish their checks — and absolutely cannot find the back of an opponent's net.
Like any head coach, Frank Anzalone demands that his players buy into his way of doing things. After being rehired by the Lakers at the start of the 2001-02 season, Anzalone made it clear that his brand of Laker hockey was the only one for sale in Sault Ste. Marie, and a significant housecleaning ensued. Some players left voluntarily; some players ran away as quickly as they could. Some were simply told they weren't Laker material.
The result has been an interesting experiment in college hockey. The Lakers play in a hockey fishbowl, and the fans are as exacting as Anzalone. The pressure on Laker hockey players to perform is tremendous, and there's a lot riding on the success of this hockey team.
"There's a lot of enthusiasm around Sault Ste. Marie and on campus," says Anzalone. "When we are doing well, the media can give us good representation in the news and that can help attract students to Lake Superior State."
Any wonder these guys are gripping the stick a little tightly?
The Platform
When Anzalone was rehired, he saw himself not only as the new head coach, but as someone who had to remake every aspect of Laker hockey, someone who had to toss out the old and rebuild the program from scratch if LSSU was to be competitive again.
Whether or not this was necessary is immaterial. The result is a program that feels as though it's just three years old, and Anzalone himself talks about the program in terms of how far the players have come from that zero starting point three Septembers ago.
"The outlook of our players is more positive than it has been in the last few years," says the coach. "Their commitment to training and being in shape is the best it's been in the past few years.
"For us to do better this year, we have to win at home on a consistent basis and we have to do better on special teams."
Every team can improve with better physical conditioning and better defense of the home barn. What remains to be seen is what, specifically, the Lakers can or will do to score more goals.
The Candidate
There's no question that the dominant player on the Laker squad is sophomore goaltender Jeff Jakaitis (1.96 GAA, .936 SV%). Down the stretch last season, Jakaitis kept the Lakers in games they otherwise had no business keeping close, one-goal losses to teams like Michigan State, Ohio State, and Miami. His conference goals against average was second lowest only to MSU's Dominic Vicari, and no one had a higher league save percentage.
If Jakaitis got just a little bit of help on the other side of the puck, the Lakers might have the ability to threaten for first-round playoff home ice.
Red or Blue?
"I think our defense is a little bit better and it's more mature," says Anzalone. Alex Dunn, Ren Fauci, Steve McJannett, Ryan Reid — hardly household names, but solid, respectable upperclassmen who make up the core of a good defensive unit.
But defense isn't the Lakers' problem.
"Up front, we're always going to have that little annoyance of putting the puck in the net," says Anzalone. "I'd like to see us able to score some of those dirty goals that helped us years ago."
While that little annoyance is a problem for more than one CCHA squad, the lack of scoring has haunted the Lakers under Anzalone's tenure, and a frequently flashing goal light at the correct end of the ice would be a welcome change this season in Abel Arena.
The Lakers play disciplined hockey and were the least-penalized team in the league last season, but even Anzalone notes that this particular distinction didn't seem to lead to anything of significance — certainly nothing in the win/loss column. But maybe this discipline will be a bonus in a season when the NCAA is redoubling efforts to crack down on infractions.
Another bright spot for the Lakers is leadership. Seniors Bo Cheesman and Matt Violin are the kinds of kids any coach would want on his squad. They get it done "not only on the ice, but in the classroom," says Anzalone. "We all know that if the best player isn't good in the classroom, that creates a deficiency in his game."
And at an academic institution where the men's ice hockey players are supposed to be not only good citizens of the campus but ambassadors for a school that is struggling to maintain enrollment and stay fiscally healthy, in an ice hockey program that has been rebuilt from the ground up in recent years, Cheesman and Violin — the only two seniors on the squad — are priceless.
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman pitched more than two innings in a big league game for the first time, allowing one run over three innings of the Cincinnati Reds' 9-4 loss to a San Diego Padres in a game between split squads Wednesday.
Chapman revived a split-finger fastball while allowing four hits, including a homer to Andy Parrino.
The Cuban defector is being converted into a starting pitcher and he is competing for the fifth spot in the Reds' rotation. He is the only left-hander among the group.
Todd Frazier, who is competing for role backing up third baseman Scott Rolen, had a two-run double off Clayton Richard for the Reds.
Richard, who didn't pitch after July 4, pitched three innings in his second spring game., Richard allowed two runs on two hits and struck out two. Richard had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder.


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Live From Celebrity Reflection: First Impressions on Suites, 'See-Through' Showers and Cabin Stuffing
October 11, 2012 | By Adam Coulter | 5 Comments
5 Responses to "Live From Celebrity Reflection: First Impressions on Suites, 'See-Through' Showers and Cabin Stuffing"
Hans Galutera
October 12th, 2012 @ 11:11 am
We are so proud of our work on Celebrity Reflection with the Signature Suites and Reflection Suite including the Grand Foyer, Passport Lounge and the evolution of the ever popular Martini Bar Lounge!The Reflection Suite recently won an award for the Society of British Interior Designers in London which will be held at the House of Lords in the Palace Westminster.
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December 6th, 2012 @ 2:53 am
We have been Cruising regularly on Celebrity Ships for the last 12 years, cant wait to get aboard "REFLECTION".
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December 7th, 2012 @ 11:52 am
If you are a smoker the ship makes you feel like you are in time out. The toilet paper was as cheap as it could be. Those are my complaints. The ship is beautiful. The food delicious. The staff was wonderful and the inaugural cruise was fun fun fun.
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I can understand why there is no smoking on balconies! We have just got back from a cruise on Azura in the caribbean and se had smokers next to us on the balcony on the second week which meant we got smoke on our balcony and even in our stateroom if we did not keep the door shut. So much of the time we could not use our balcony! Also, the hacking cough spoiled the peace of our balcony. Perhaps you should cruise on AZURA!!
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What happened to that beautiful woman with the purple scarf on the first picture? Is this a comedy site here??
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Red Bird & the Bear! LbNA # 40882
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Once upon a time there was a Winnebago Indian boy named Red Bird. He was named after the famous war chief Wanig-suchka which means red bird in English. Red Bird could not hunt with the men in his village until he spent the night alone in the woods as a sign of his bravery.
For his special night, Red Bird packed his bedroll, knife, bow and arrows, and a flask for nina, the Winnebago word for water. His bedroll was made from the hides of two animals killed by his father in another hunt. The Wapiti skin would be his bed and the Bison skin would be his blanket. Red Bird prepared his Pinto named Loomis and set out to scout the lake and the woods.
Red Bird traveled on Loomis until he passed under a small over-pass. To the East was an area where other scouts had left their horses to rest, so he decided to do the same. The scout walked northeast along the main trail and saw a small lake. To his right was a small bridge which he crossed. He decided to take the high trail and scout the area to the east-southeast. Wishing for a look-out point, he continued on the high ground. After a short walk, the trail forked and Red Bird decided to stay on the trail closest to the setting sun. Along the trail he saw wood violets and snacked on some wild strawberries. To the young scouts surprise, the trail descended. Wishing to sleep on high ground, he chose to continue on the north bound pass. Wanting to remember these crossroads, Red Bird counted his steps as he walked up the rising trail. At 120 steps he found a mighty oak tree. He decided that this tree would serve as a safe place to sleep and did not go up the hill any further. It is at the base of this mighty oak where Red Bird placed his gear and settled down for the night.
The next day a bear woke up Red Bird by pushing him off his bed roll. The hudj, Indian for black bear, began to bite and claw at the young scout. The boy had to get to his bow and arrow and kill the bear or suffer a cruel death himself. With his heart racing, he scrambled to get to his gear. With not much time to spare, Red Bird took aim, shot and hit the bear in the heart. Within minutes the boy became a man.
Now Red Bird had to drag the carcass back to his village for a feast. He went southward back toward the crossroads he saw the previous day. The battle left him hot and thirsty so he went west toward the lake for some water. After he filled his flask, the scout returned to his pinto for his journey home.
Upon Red Birds return, his people cheer and say haho which means welcome. They will use the bear meat for food and the hide for clothing. But first they will celebrate the young scouts bravery. And from now on, Red Bird will be allowed to join the hunt with the other men in the village.
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David Naylor <naylor.b.david <at> gmail.com>
Hi, I'm sure you all know that translating pypy requires a large amount of RAM. It has been my experience that GCC also uses a large amount of RAM when compiling, about 4G. Is it possible to get python/pypy to stop once it has written the source files and then to run that build process separately, thus avoiding having both pypy and gcc in memory at the same time? This is on FreeBSD/amd64: # gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: amd64-undermydesk-freebsd Configured with: FreeBSD/amd64 system compiler Thread model: posix gcc version 4.2.2 20070831 prerelease [FreeBSD] I've observed similar behavior using other versions of gcc. Clang does not exhibit this problem. Regards, David