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Extraordinary Meeting 12 April 2013
Outcomes of the Strengthened Export Controls Steering Group – Extraordinary Meeting: 12 April 2013
- The Steering Group is mandated by the Minster for Defence to advise 'whether the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, the regulations and the implementation arrangements are not more restrictive than United States export control regulations in relation to university activities'.
- To develop this advice, the Steering Group met on 12 April 2013 with US Government regulators from the Department of State and Department of Commerce, and two knowledgeable export control practitioners from theUSuniversity and legal sectors.
- This meeting enabled the Steering Group to gain a greater understanding of the US system, including its practical application in the university context.
- While the Australian export control system only regulates transfers from a person inside Australia to a person outside Australia, US export controls regulate:
- transfers from a person inside the US to a person outside the US;
- transfers within the US where non-US persons are involved (as release of technology to a foreign national in the US is "deemed" to be an export to the home country of the foreign national);
- transfers outside the US from US to a non-US person; and
- the re-export of US origin goods and technology within or from countries outside the US.
- The US university representatives noted that managing "deemed" exports (transfers between US and non-US persons working together at US universities – 4ii above) is a significant issue for US universities. The Australian legislation does not restrict the transfer of controlled technology to a foreign person inAustralia.
- Also, US military and dual-use export controls are regulated by multiple departments, with their own control lists, policies and processes. The US is working towards a single licencing agency and control list as part of its export control reform agenda, as a longer term measure.
- These vast differences in the design of US and Australian export control systems mean that it is difficult to make a direct comparison of these systems and their relative impacts on universities. It is also important for each country to develop a system that meets its own particular requirements, with a focus on managing risk and regulatory burden through working closely with stakeholder advisory groups from affected sectors.
- The Steering Group did identify some specific areas for further investigation. Australia's controls on publication appear more restrictive than the US dual-use publication controls, and the US system contains a greater number of exclusions and exemptions, both in terms of specific research exclusions and broader licence exemptions. The Steering Group will consider broader exemptions for dual-use technologies and a different approach to managing publication, drawing on the practice of other countries, including the US, and reflecting the specific circumstances of Australia's university and industry sectors.
Research exemptions or exclusions
- The US has a fundamental research exclusion which at face value seems very broad. However, the fundamental research exclusion may only apply to an accredited institution of higher learning, and the rules governing the fundamental research exclusion are complex. For example, within US universities export control regulations might apply to fundamental research where there is:
- Use of equipment or materials enumerated in the Commerce Control List or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (US control lists);
- language in the request for proposal or award documents identifies export control restrictions;
- there are restrictions on publication or on who might participate;
- proprietary information is being used in the conduct of the research;
- presentations at closed conferences or meetings; or
- contracts with government sponsors funding research with potential military applications.
- The limitations on the use of the fundamental research exclusion illustrate the complexity of US export controls relating to research and how US export controls connect to other broader mechanisms that protect information such as classification of information or protection of corporate research or intellectual property.
- Through its pilot studies, the Steering Group will determine the impact of Australia's new export controls on the university and research sectors, and may recommend that additional exemptions or exclusions be applied to reduce the burden on exporters of dual‑use technologies, particularly with regard to lower-risk activities. The intention would be to keep any exemptions or exclusions as clear and simple as possible, and to apply them across the board rather than limit them to specific sectors.
- The Steering Group noted that Australia appeared more restrictive in prohibiting the publication of controlled technology in comparison to the US. The USdual-use controls do not have a prohibition on publishing the design of or how to enhance a controlled technology on the Commerce Control List unless the research was performed under a government contract that restricts publication.
- While such publication is not subject to US dual-use controls, it may be subject to broader scrutiny as dual use research of concern. For example, in 2012 the US Department of Health and Human Services sought expert advice from the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity to inform the US Government position on publication of research relating to the H5N1 virus.
- The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is developing a supplement to the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research to consider dual use research of concern. The Steering Group agreed that this may be an appropriate alternative approach to managing publication of controlled technology and this could be tested through the pilot program. If successful the Group may consider the scope of the publications offence.
Institutional compliance frameworks
- The Steering Group noted that many US universities have well developed compliance frameworks. There is generally an area within the university that is responsible for compliance with export controls. These areas are relied upon by researchers to provide export control advice and assist with or submit export applications. They are also responsible for promoting export control compliance within the organisation.
- The Steering Group agreed there would be value in bringing people with experience of US best practice university compliance frameworks to Australia to share their experiences and lessons learned with the Steering Group and pilots.
- The Steering Group will, through its pilot program, consider broader exemptions or exclusions for dual-use technologies and an alternative approach to managing publications, for recommendation to Government.


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House Majority Leader (D-MD) Steny Hoyer spent the past twenty-nine years in Congress voting for deficit laden budgets, requesting federal funds for pork-barrel projects, spending other people's money, and increasing the public debt. Last week, Hoyer's speech at the Brookings Institution referenced "fiscal responsibility" even though Hoyer's political career epitomizes fiscal recklessness and irresponsibility.
Hoyer expects the American people to believe he possesses an insightful perspective into the fiscal calamity facing our country. Hoyer feigns concern over the public debt and his speech is duplicitous based upon his actions in Congress. Hoyer said:
Never in my decades in Congress have I seen a public so outraged by deficits and debt. But this moment of historic awareness is also a moment of historic opportunity. We can waste it in opportunism, in slogans and symbolic solutions—or we can rededicate ourselves to the painful, unglamorous, and indispensible work of fiscal discipline.
Hoyer implies the American public has finally awakened to Congressional irresponsibility, and because the people are holding the federal government accountable, Congress must finally act upon the public's outage. Hoyer's arrogance and presumptuous attitude towards the American people is why they are outraged. Hoyer admits he is motivated by public outrage not by some moral, fiscal, or constitutional imperative. If Hoyer was genuinely concerned with America's best interest he would have addressed the public debt and deficit spending long before public outrage motivated him to act.
Hoyer intends to create the illusion he is the proverbial white knight riding in to rescue the American people from financial ruin. Hoyer has the audacity to suggest he is going to rescue us from him. Hoyer's call for fiscal responsibility is a nothing less than a pompous, self-serving, arrogant politician recognizing his political future depends on how he can leverage a crisis to his own personal benefit. Steny Hoyer epitomizes everything hard-working, middle-class Americans despise in their elected leaders. Hoyer is nothing more than a Party hack.
Lest we forget Steny Hoyer and Nancy Pelosi had the temerity to publicly attack Americans for protesting against our government. Hoyer and Pelosi wrote an op-ed piece in USA Today criticizing health-care protestors and labeling them "Un-American". Hoyer and Pelosi went on to say:
Drowning out the facts is how we failed at this task for decades.
Drowning out the facts is precisely how Hoyer and his corruptible cronies on Capital Hill got America into this financial calamity. In a Huffington Post article Hoyer co-authored, he instantly shifted the burden on our children rather than placing the blame on Congress. The opening sentence of Hoyer's article is:
Everyday, our children are accumulating debt and interest they'll spend their lives paying off, curtailing their ability to meet challenges and invest in the future.
Hoyer begins by stating our children are accumulating debt. No Steny, Congress is accumulating debt and placing the burden on our children and future generations to pay it off. Congress is curtailing their future. Hoyer closed his argument with this statement:
That outcome can still be avoided, but only if we rededicate our country to responsibility.
Hoyer ends by asserting the American people need to be responsible. No Steny, the majority of Americans are fiscally responsible. If a family earns $50,000 per year they don't spend $75,000 per year, and then repeat that for ten consecutive years. Congress needs to rededicate itself to fiscal responsibility. The simplest way to do that is to uphold your oath to the Constitution and adhere to the original meaning and intent of the Constitution. Sadly, that's too much to expect from you.
Steny Hoyer arrived in Congress in 1981 when the public debt was less than $1 trillion. Hoyer, by virtue of affirmatively voting for annual budgets, is complicit in creating $12 trillion of public debt. Hoyer frequently and repeatedly requests earmarks for pork barrel projects which increase the public debt. Hoyer's had nearly thirty years in Congress to address our country's fiscal challenges.
Hoyer's solution to the self-inflicted debt burden does not resolve the systemic causes for the debt. Hoyer's solutions are to increases taxes and to increase the retirement age before people collect social security. Neither solution addresses the fundamental issue that the country is bankrupt. The country is $12 trillion in debt. Obama's ten year budget projection adds another $8 trillion to the debt. Lastly, there is the $58 trillion in unfunded Social Security and Medicare obligations owed. The United States of America is $78 trillion dollars in debt and Steny Hoyer is awakened from a 30 year slumber after being poked by an outraged public; and only then he concludes there is a problem. Steny is a quick learner.
Furthermore, Hoyer voted for TARP, the $787 billion stimulus bill, the Omni-bus spending bill which included 9,000 pork barrel projects, the 2010 budget consisting of a $1.6 trillion structural deficit, cap and trade, and nationalized health care. Perhaps Hoyer supports nationalized health care as that sector is one of the leading contributors to Hoyer's campaign since 1989. According to opensecrets.org approximately $17 billion in PAC donations were made to Hoyer's campaign. The top five sectors were:
Financial, insurance, and real estate: $2.9 billion
Labor: $2.7 billion
Health Care: $2.1 billion
Lawyers & Lobbyists:$1.7 billion
Miscellaneous Business: $1.2 billion
Hoyer needs to "man up" and take responsibility for his three decades of carelessness, fiscal irresponsibility, and reckless spending. As the saying goes there's no time like the present. My suggestion to Steny Hoyer is resign your seat in Congress. Today! That's what I call fiscal responsibility.

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Kate Messner's Sugar and Ice is due to be released in December 2010. I had the pleasure of reading an ARC (Advanced Reading Copy) of S & I this past week.
From Kate's Website:
Walker Books for Young Readers (December 2010)
For Claire Boucher, life is all about skating on the frozen cow pond and in the annual Maple Show right before the big pancake breakfast on her family's maple farm. But all that changes when Claire is offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity-a scholarship to train with the elite skaters in Lake Placid. Tossed into a world of mean girls on ice, where competition is everything, Claire soon realizes that her sweet dream-come-true has sharper edges than she could have imagined. Can she find the strength to stand up to the people who want her to fail and the courage to decide which dream she wants to follow?
I can't wait to read more from Kate Messner -- she's a talented writer and a treasure to the middle-grade genre. And she's contributed some strong new girl athletes to the fold.
When Sugar and Ice comes out in December, I would encourage everyone to grab a copy for their favorite girl athlete!


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On each day of this sacred week, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, processions of people traverse cities across Spain, typically from a town church to its cathedral. To foreigners, the men's outfits tend to be the most curious element of the tradition. These penitential robes consist of a tunic and a conical-shaped hood, and, depending on the brotherhood, may come in different colors ranging from kelly green to royal purple and, well, white. This costume tradition dates back to medieval times when those in the procession wished to mask their identity while demonstrating their penance.
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A wanted parolee faces new charges after a high speed chase through Shasta County. Police arrested Jose Juan Rabago, 28, who was wanted on several warrants for a parole violation.
The chase started just before 11 p.m. Tuesday when a Redding Police officer tried to make a traffic stop on a 1992 Lexus coupe in the 2200 block of Hilltop Drive in Redding.
The driver refused to yield and traveled down Interstate 5 at speeds exceeding 100 mph.
The right rear tire blew out, and disintegrated off the rim. The car reduced speed, but continued into the city of Anderson.
The pursuit continued on city streets until the car finally stopped on West Center Street near Ferry Road.
Police said the driver, Jose Rabago, an AB-109 parolee, was on parole for felony evasion. The passenger in the car Christina Cardenas, 39, was forced against her will to stay in the vehicle.
Rabago was arrested for felony evasion, false imprisonment, resisting or obstructing an officer and warrants.


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Todd Shapiro
AKRON — There were a number of girls who showed up to Akron's Logan Field on Sunday afternoon dressed in Medina uniforms, but once they stepped between the white lines, they looked and played nothing like the Medina softball team.
The Bees got off to a slow start and it only got worse in a 16-1, six-inning loss to Archbishop Hoban at the 2013 Spring Showcase sponsored by the Akron Racers.
Medina (8-4) played equally poor in all phases of the game, getting outhit 15-5, allowing the Knights to bat around in two innings and committing seven errors that led to six unearned runs.
"Some days you just don't have it, and today was one of those days," Medina coach Jessica Toocheck said. "Give Hoban credit. They hit the ball well and made plays when they needed to, but we withdrew when we should have stepped up, and that's when teams are going to take advantage of you.
"I hope it's a big wakeup call for the girls and that they come back ready to play going into this week."
The Knights (8-4) scored an unearned run in the first inning on a Johanna Nicodemus RBI single, then scored two more unearned runs in the second thanks to a misplayed two-out infield pop-up. Medina scored its only run in the bottom half of the second when Madison Loftis' RBI single scored Maria Vanadia.
The floodgates opened in the third inning, when Hoban scored six more runs due in part to three more Medina errors.
Hoban's Kate Boylan, a junior, struck out six while scattering five hits and also helped her own cause by going 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored.
"Everything was working really well for me today," she said. "My pitches were moving and I was using my screwball to get ahead in the count. A big part of our team is that everyone can hit, and it was another team effort for us today."
After the Bees got their first two batters on base in the third inning, Boylan settled down to retire 11 of the last 14 hitters.
Junior Megan Paradise (8-3) took the loss for Medina, which finished the weekend 1-2. The Bees defeated Akron Ellet 8-4 and lost 2-1 to Pemberville Eastwood on Saturday.
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Sewing for boys never crossed my mind when I started this hobby of mine. It's true that at the time I didn't have my two little trouble makers. Nevertheless I have selfishly sewn almost exclusively for myself until the beginning of this year when I made PJs for my hubby . Next on the list: boy clothes.
If you feel intimidated by sewing for boys, like I was, I would recommend getting this book:
The book contains 24 projects for beginners to advanced. Most patterns are for sizes 2 through 7 but there are some for 0-18 months as well.
I started with these comfy pants:
Buying pants for my tall and thin Victor is usually a challenge. The 2T's are a good waist fit but too short while the 3T's are loose but the right length. Adjustable pants do the trick. Making some myself seemed like another good solution.
I made the pants in size 2-3 but longer as in size 4-5 so Victor can wear them for a long while.
Next project: short sleeve raglan tee
The instructions are for a seam-on-the-outside, raw-edged tee but I prefer a finished look.
This book makes sewing for boys seem so easy and I will definitely try some other patterns.


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HERMON--- If you look at the numbers that Karli Theberge and Allessa Oakes have put up this season on the softball field, you may think they just graduated from Hermon high school.
The dynamic duo have a combined earned run average of 0.44 in 95 innings of pitching. With the bat, they have combined for a batting average of .545 with two homers, 50 RBI, 41 runs scored, and 17 stolen bases. The rest of class B will have two more seasons of facing Theberge and Oakes.
Theberge has only allowed one earned run in 51 innings in the circle, the lefty has struck out 57 in 51 innings Oakes has struck out 64 in 44 innings. She has allowed five earned runs in 44 innings. Both have a 7-1 record.
"We are fortunate to have two excellent pitchers on our team. Both girls have done a tremendous job this year leading their team from the circle. They both pitch with confidence and have had great support behind them,"Hermon coach Megan McCrum said. "Although different, one being right-handed (Oakes) and the other left-handed (Theberge) and throwing some different pitches they are both equally effective."
Theberge is a three time Eastern Maine athlete of the week winner. She has a batting average of .609 with one homer and 30 RBI. Oakes has a batting average of .491 with one home run and 20 RBI.
"Not only are they (Theberge and Oakes) great pitchers, but when not pitching they add great support on the field. They also are both disciplined hitters leading their team offensively, "McCrum said. "They have been there supporting one another and pushing each other every game to help make the team better."
The young Hawks have received senior leadership from Shaniah Haskell and Katie Kivler. Haskell has a batting average of .440 with one homer and 20 RBI, while playing solid defense behind the plate. Kivler has played solid defense in center-field.
"Our two seniors have done an outstanding job this year keeping our young team on track. Both catcher Shaniah Haskell and center fielder Katie Kivler have been leaders on and off the field,"McCrum said. "Each one has taken pride in leading their team during the regular season and hopes to end their season on a good note."
Hermon (14-2) outscored their opponents 188-12 in the 14 wins during the regular season. Both losses came against high powered Old Town. The Coyotes won 4-0 at Hermon early in the season, and 2-1 in the regular season finale at Old Town.
Sophomore Sydney Addessi has also come up big this season for the Hawks. Addessi has a batting average of .429 and leads the team with 25 runs scored.
Hermon is the number three seed in the class B tournament and will host the Winslow/Medomak prelim winner in a quarterfinal game on Thursday.
"Confidence has been our word of the year and everyday we have been working on stepping on the field with the confidence to succeed. We try to focus on our game and know that if we play the way we are capable of playing good things will happen. This has been our game plan all year and don't intend to change now,"McCrum said. "Whoever we face in the playoffs will be good and we know we just need to come with the confidence in our team and leave it all out on the field."
Gardiner and Old Town enter the class B tournament as the top two seeds. Gardiner clinched the top seed when they defeated Nokomis in extra innings in their regular season finale. That was the only loss of the season for Nokomis, who finished as the number four seed and will host Belfast in a prelim game.
Oceanside, Winslow, MDI, and Presque Isle will also host prelim games. MDI is the seven seed, but could be dangerous if they are able to get by a prelim contest against Camden Hills. The Trojans have five losses, four of those came by a combined eight runs against Hermon and Old Town.


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On the 8,500 yard front of attack British forces were disposed as follows (right to left): flank protection at the southern extremity of the fighting line was provided by the 39th Division who were tasked with securing the difficult Tower Hamlets sector.
Immediately to the left (south of Polygon Wood) 33rd Division was to support I Anzac Corps attack, but as a consequence of the damage wrought by the German attack of 25 September Plumer significantly reduced the distance of their projected advance. I Anzac Corps (5th and 4th Australian Divisions) was to complete the capture of Polygon Wood and areas of the Plateau to its north. On the left of the Australians Fifth Army's V Corps (3rd and 59th Divisions) were to take Zonnebeke village and the uplands to the north (London Spur).
On the extreme left, XVIII Corps (58th Division) was to secure the northern flank of the offensive. The near five mile attack frontage was significantly narrower than that for the Menin Road Ridge battle; it was also to be correspondingly shallower in depth of advance. This more restricted scope reflected difficulties in getting the number of artillery batteries forward in the face of unsubdued German defensive fire.


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College Hockey:Two Hat Tricks Lead Bobcats
Cashman Breaks School Record For Assists In Win
HAMDEN, CT — Paced by Ben Nelson and Brandon Wong's hat tricks, the Quinnipiac Bobcats cruised to an 8-1 win over the AIC Yellow Jackets in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center.
They were the third career hat tricks for each player.
"A win is a win," said Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold. "I think the first three minutes we were ready to play and it was the key to the game."
Reid Cashman also recorded his 114th career assist in a Bobcat uniform, breaking the school record held by Brian Herbert.
Zach Kleiman got the start for the Bobcats, the first starter in net other then Bud Fisher for Quinnipiac this season.
"It felt great," said Kleiman. "I was nervous at the beginning but the team kept the shots to the perimeter."
Quinnipiac scored four goals in the opening five minutes, and five in the opening stanza.
Wong opened the scoring when he received a pass from Chris Myers and made a move to fake out AIC goaltender Tom Fenton. Wong went around the sprawling Fenton for the goal at 1:04.
The Bobcats took a two-goal lead on Nelson's 11th goal of the season. Jamie Bates and Bryan Letich added assists.
"We had to have our own jam," said Nelson. We don't want to build any bad habits with the next two weekends coming up."
Twenty seconds later the Bobcats took a three-goal lead. Mike Atkinson dumped the puck in from the neutral zone, where it was chased down by Dan Lefort. Lefort fed Eric Lampe behind the net, and he banked the puck off of Fenton's shoulder.
The fourth goal for the Bobcats made Quinnipiac history. Cashman sent a cross-ice pass to Nelson, who banked the puck off the crossbar for his second of the night. That assist moved Cashman into first all-time in assists at Quinnipiac.
There was no scoring in the second period, as the Bobcats outshot AIC 12-8.
Quinnipiac added three more goals in the third period. Nelson and Wong each got their third, and Mike Atkinson added a power-play goal.
AIC did get on the board with an even-strength goal by David Turco, his third of the season. Chad Richardson blasted a shot from the blue line, saved by Kleiman, but the rebound popped up into the air and fell in the crease, where Turco put in the rebound.
Kleiman made 14 saves in the win, while Dan Cullen played the final 3:27, making two stops.
"He [Kleiman] did a nice job and got the win," said Pecknold.
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Big Miracle Movie Reviews
User reviews on Big Miracle
this was one of the best movie i have saw in a long time - i laugh/ i cry a
and was hoping for a good end - all the actors / actotess played there parts very well -- was glad i got to see this one and now own it..
Everybody loved this film and I am here to say that I hated it and I do not think it is worth seeing in the theaters. The film was fake, stupid and extremely old-fashioned I was basically bored out of my mind for the whole time. If you really want to see a good film about animals and animal activism then turn on Discovery channel or watch a doc**entary. If you have children, I guess it is not a bad movie to see with them but if you are an adult then find something better to watch. It is one of those fell-good movies that are silly and incredibly fake and some people like that but I could not stand it.
I thought this film was alright and if you want to see a sweet movie about saving animals this is a film for you. The movie has many flaws like one dimensional characters and overall shallowness but it is also sweet and charming in it's own way. The film has a good story and a nice message and you can also see it with your whole family which is a big plus in my book. I thought that Barrymore was pretty good in this film and I could see that she was really passionate about the message of the film. I like that the film was sweet but not over the top emotional, I hate when films try to manipulate emotions of the audience and this film did not do that.
In my opinion this film was meant for children and children only so i will review it as children's film. I think it had a good message and it was sweet and charming (keeping in mind it is a film for kids) and I think children will be entertained. Now as an adult I found this film to be incredibly stupid, full of stereotypes and extremely annoying characters but my little nephew loved it and that is all that counts. I usually find Barrymore very annoying but she was actually alright in this film and overall the cast did a pretty good job. Overall, it is a great film for children but a terrible film for adults.
I know that the film is about a good cause and I should have eaten it up but I did not and I actually hated it and I do not recommend seeing it in the theaters. The movie is based on a true story but one could never guessed that because it is so overdone and silly. The actors in the film are all like caricatures and Drew Barrymore was probably the most annoying of all of them. The film is fake and there are no genuine moments or genuine emotions, everything is forced and manipulated and that makes me sick. It is a typical Hollywood movie that is looking to manipulate your feelings and take your money so I urge you to not see it in the theaters.
I liked this film and I think it is worth seeing in the theaters. The film was really sweet and inspirational, I liked that it focused on average people who try to do good and become better because of it. It is definitely a family film and you and your children will be able to have a good time watching it. The film is entertaining and charming and it has a good message that is not forced on the audience but comes naturally. I found myself very involved in this film and truly rooting for the characters. Overall, I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters.
I had a great time watching this film and I think it is worth seeing in the theaters. I think the film had a great message, it was well made and interesting and the cast was really good. The film also felt genuine and not forced and I always enjoy that. There are a lot of themes in this film and some of them are not explored to the fullest but overall this film is sweet and the cast is pretty great as well. The film can be a bit corny sometimes but I do not mind that in small doses and there were a lot of great things about this movie that balanced everything out. The film is predictable of course but it did not annoy me for some reason, I think because the message of the film is a good one and everything else falls into place somehow.
This is a drama about saving a family of gray whales in Alaska, the film is directed by Ken Kwapis and stars Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski and John Pingayak. I really liked this film and I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters. The film is genuine and very sweet and I had a great time watching it. This kind of movie is usually not my kind of thing but I was pleasantly surprised and I am happy I saw it. I think the film was lifted by great performances and because of that the characters were relatable and was rooting for them. There are some scenes in the film that do not work and needs some serious editing but overall it is a very good film.
Big Miracle, directed by TV vet Ken Kwapis, is usually one of those feel good family films that ratchets the sentimentality way up and falls completely flat. The characters each represent a different stereotype, where bad is bad and good is good. This film does have those moments, but underneath is something different: characters who aren't all good or all bad, who are actually affected in positive and negative ways. Based on a true story that takes place in the late 1980s (it's fun to see the archival footage of old nightly newscasters), Big Miracle tells the story of three whales off the coast of Alaska who didn't make it south quick enough to outrun the encroaching ice. A small time TV reporter played by John Krasinski, in a role I wish he would branch away from, gets the story out there, and soon, big time news, oil tycoons, Greenpeace activists, natives, the Russians and big city reporters converge to save the stranded whales. Yes, there are a lot of moments of swelling music and crying, but you also get, amazingly, character depth. Each of the characters helps out for their own, sometimes selfish, reasons. This might be off putting to some, but I found it made what could have been a syrupy movie much more interesting.
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Microsoft reopens 128GB Surface Pro online orders in US
Back in stock after being 'sold out' just hours after launch last week
TABLET NEWCOMER Microsoft has reopened online orders for its 128GB Surface Pro tablet, which is now back in stock in the US after having 'sold out' just hours after launch last week.
"Starting right now, you can visit the online Microsoft Store and place an order for the 128GB Surface Pro that will ship within 2-3 weeks, based on incoming inventory," Microsoft said in a Surface Pro blog post.
According to Microsoft's online store, a 128GB Surface Pro ordered on 18 February will ship 1 March.
However, Microsoft hinted that supplies of the tablet are low, meaning that it probably will sell out again soon.
"Once inventory is depleted, the system will show as 'out of stock' until new inventory is available to ship," the firm added.
Microsoft claimed it promptly sold out of its 128GB Surface Pro tablet when online orders opened on Saturday, 9 February, despite reports that the tablet hasn't been selling all that well.
Although it hasn't gone on sale here in the UK yet, US reports last week said that Microsoft's retail stores sold out too, as well as Best Buy and Staples.
Of course, it's unclear how many Surface Pro tablets Microsoft actually managed to shift that weekend, so it doesn't mean that its Windows 8 tablet is selling particularly well. It could be that Microsoft made only a small production run to test the waters.
Last week, handy technicians at iFixit cracked open the Surface Pro tablet just days after launch and awarded it a rock bottom one out of 10 repairability score.
Microsoft told The INQUIRER today that it "doesn't have any updated information to share" regarding the availability of the Surface Pro here in the UK. µ
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The American Peptide Society, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization founded in 1990, provides a forum for advancing and promoting knowledge of the chemistry and biology of peptides. The approximately one thousand members of the Society come from North America and from more than thirty other countries throughout the world. Establishment of the American Peptide Society was a result of the rapid worldwide growth that has occurred in peptide-related research, and of the increasing interaction of peptide scientists with virtually all fields of science.
Peptides are chains of amino acid residues with remarkable biological functions, ranging from hormonal regulation to antibiotic activities. Members of the American Peptide Society are involved in research in academia, industry, and government, covering all aspects of peptide chemistry, biology, and pharmaceutical science. Research topics include synthesis of biologically important targets, isolation and characterization of new products, structure-activity relationship studies, molecular diversity, de novo design, drug delivery, and the discovery of new pharmaceutical agents.
A major function of the Society is the biennial American Peptide Symposium. The Society also sponsors the Journal of Peptide Research and Biopolymers (Peptide Science), recommends awards to outstanding peptide scientists, works to foster the professional development of its student members, interacts and coordinates activities with other national and international scientific societies, sponsors travel awards to the American Peptide Symposium, and maintains a web site at www.chem.umn.edu/orgs/ampepsoc.
The American Peptide Society is administered by Officers and Councilors who are nominated and elected by members of the Society. The officers are Robert S. Hodges, President (University of Alberta); Tomi K. Sawyer, President-Elect (ARIAD Pharmaceuticals); Richard A. Houghten, Secretary (Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies); and Teresa M. Kubiak, Treasurer (Pharmacia & Upjohn Company). The councilors are George Barany (University of Minnesota); Charles M. Deber (University of Toronto); Gregg B. Fields (Florida Atlantic University); Lila M. Gierasch (University of Massachusetts); Murray Goodman (University of California-San Diego); Victor J. Hruby (University of Arizona); Barbara Imperiali (California Institute of Technology); Thomas J. Lobl (Coulter Pharmaceutical); Ruth Nutt (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Daniel H. Rich (University of Wisconsin-Madison); and Peter W. Schiller (Clinical Research Institute of Montreal).
Membership in the American Peptide Society is open to scientists throughout the world who are engaged or interested in the chemistry or biology of peptides and small proteins. Categories of membership include Active Member, Associate Member, Student Member, Emeritus Member and Honorary Member. For application forms or further information on the American Peptide Society, please visit the Society web site at www.chem.umn.edu/orgs/ampepsoc or contact Ms. Susan Henry, 713 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2S2, Canada; phone 780-492-6540, fax 780-492-1473, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By now many parents are at their breaking point with the weather. If you live in an area that has consistently seen rain, I feel for you. My kids want to play in our backyard so much, but with the massive amount of rain we have had, even on a rare sunny day the ground is still a swampy mess. I tried sticking rain boots on them and sending them out one of these said nice days, but I ended up having kids covered in head to toe mud. Scrubbing two kids and a bath tub was not in my plans that day.
The good news is that summer is coming. There will be plenty of days for the kids to get outside and get the stink blown off of them. Once they are out there, however, my kids are often looking around asking, "What should we do now?"
There are plenty of outdoor toys to keep kids busy while they soak up a little sun. Hearthsong has a great selection of outdoor toys that are perfect for kids of any age. Here are a few ideas to get us all in the warm weather mood!
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Sales Executive – French Speaking
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- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 26 Feb 2013
- Closes
- 25 Mar 2013
- Sector
- Advertising, Business Magazines, Conferences, Consumer Magazines, Customer Publishing, Digital / Online
- Function
- Sales Executive, Senior Sales
Sales Executive – French Speaking
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Ink is the global leader in connecting with travellers. We write, design and produce inflight magazines for more airlines than any other company in the world, as well as reaching a captive audience of hundreds of millions of travellers each year via Targeted Advertising (TAD) on confirmation emails, check-in emails, print-at-home & mobile boarding passes and onboard entertainment systems.
About the role
- Sales Executives sell advertising space into one of our inflight titles from the airlines French destinations
- Provide excellent customer service to maximise repeat bookings §Identify and create business opportunities to present to new and existing clients
About you
- Fluent in the French language both written and oral
- Resilient and driven
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Motivated, competitive and eager to learn
- Able to solve new problems quickly in a fast moving environment §Confident in your abilities
- Strong desire to learn, develop skills and succeed
- Accountable and responsible for your actions
- Naturally happy and positive
- Previous experience in media is not required.
- We're more interested in how you think and learn
Why Ink?
- Fast moving environment for a market leader in a growth sector
- Coaching and development programmes for all employees
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Mo Collins Movies and Career Information
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Maureen Ann "Mo" Collins is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was a cast member from the 4th season through the 9th season; she only appeared in fourteen episodes during season 9 due to contractual reasons. She returned to MADtv in the 10th season for one episode, and again when she made an appearance on the 300th Episode doing her popular character Lorraine Swanson.
- Mo Collins Movies before 2015
- Knocked Up 2007
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The quality of our instructors is what distinguishes The Core Academy from the competition. All of our lead SAT instructors attended secondary school in Vancouver, and graduated from top American universities. They are the perfect role model and mentor for our students. Click here for the Instructor Profile page.
Our great instructors attract the best of the best students to The Core Academy. Our students foster a great classroom atmosphere conducive to learning and assist each other throughout the exam preparation and college admissions process. Healthy competition among the students also helps motivate them, and drives them to try their best.
The Core Academy sources its class material from a combination of actual exam questions and lessons written by The Core staff members. The high quality and effective lesson material is one of the many reasons for our students' success.
The Core Academy boasts a phenomenal consulting team with years of experience in the field. We offer comprehensive Planning Consulting and Admissions Consulting packages to suit all of our students' needs. However, all Core Academy students receive continual guidance and assistance from the Academy staff and instructors throughout their academic careers, even if they are not specifically enrolled in our Consulting services.
The Core Academy opened its first location in 2006 near Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver. From the start, the Academy has always stayed true to its commitment to provide its students with the best test preparation service in the Lower Mainland.
After a hugely successful first year of operation, the Core looked to expand aggressively in order to bring our services to the most number of students as possible, and in 2008, the Core opened its second location in Surrey-Guildford.
In October 2010, the Core simultaneously opened 1 more locations: Vancouver-Kerrisdale.
Since its founding, The Core Academy has helped over 500 students gain admission into the most competitive American universities and private boarding high schools. With the help of our enthusiastic staff members, teachers, students and parents, we are extremely proud to be enriching the educational experience of hundreds of new students each, and every year.
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GreenManGo is open for guests from all over the world, wishing to explore city of Moscow. Our friendly staff will provide you needed information and assistance any time of the day.
Our hostel is located in the heart of Moscow, near the famous 3 railway stations, from where trains travel to the beautiful cities of Russia especially the cultural capital - St. Petersburg.
Take a walk or a ride in Bauman Garden near us. Our location offers a large variety of convenience stores, cafes and restaurants.
In our hostel, a large living room is always at your disposal, where you can use the internet and watch TV and take a rest, in the lounge-area. Our staff is ready to help and provide you with information at any time. We`ll try to make your stay in Moscow as pleasant and interesting as possible.
Our Facilities include:
Bed sheets and two bathrooms with 24hr hot showers are available.
Hostel is equipped with air-conditioning units.
We offer you a nice relax area with satellite TV, DVDs , books and magazines. And for gamers we`ve got Xbox 360. Wi-Fi is free and available through the whole property, those who have no lap tops can use our PC`s.
Cozy kitchen gives you opportunity to make a meal or a snack to your taste.
For any inquires on tours or bookings feel free to ask at reception.
From Krasniye Vorota Metro "Красные Ворота" (8 mins)
Take the exit towards Novaya Basmannaya Street "выход к Новой Васманной улице". If you are coming from the centre, this will be to your right when leaving the train. Cross the road in front of you and head straight along the left-hand side. You should pass over a railway bridge, and then after about 500m you should be able to see the Magnolia supermarket "Магнолия" on the corner. Turn left into 1st Basmanny Lane "1ый Басманный переулок". The hostel is in this building. After an archway you should be able to see the "GreenManGo" sign in the doorway. You're here! INTERCOM CODE IS 15#0039
From Leningradskiy station (arriving from St. Petersburg) "Ленинградский вокзал"
From Yaroslavlskiy station (arriving from most Trans-Siberian destinations) "Ярославский вокзал"
Use the underpass to cross the big main street towards Kazan' station (you should be able to see the old red building with "Казанский вокзал" written above it). Then follow the instructions below.
From Komsomol'skaya "Комсомольская" Red line (12 mins)
Take the exit towards Kazan' station "Выход к казанскому вокзалу"; if you are coming from the centre, this should be to your left when leaving the train. Exit to the street, turn left and walk around the station building. Head along Novoryazanskaya Street "Новорязанская улица" and take the second right into 1st Basmanny Lane "1-ый Басманный переулок". The hostel is in the last building on the left-hand side. You should be able to see the "GreenManGo" sign in the doorway. You're here! INTERCOM CODE IS 15#0039. Take the lift up to the 5th floor.
From Komsomol'skaya "Комсомольская" Circle line (10 mins)
Change to the red line using the escalators in the middle of the platform "переход к сокольнической линии", then follow instructions as above.
From the three Moscow international airports you can get to us by:
- Taxi, approximate tariff is 50 USD
- Shuttle bus, about 5 USD and 20-30 minutes (depending on traffic) to get to the nearest underground station
RUR100 from Domodyedovo or Sheremyetevo
- Airport express train (Aeroexpress), 12 USD and 35-45 min.


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How Do You Get Clients To Buy Retail Items?
When we are introduced to a new product, first we'll try it on ourselves and our families. If we like it, then we proudly display it in our salon. When our clients ask what we think of the product or how well it works, we can truthfully say it's a good product.
Rhonda Masters, Nail Masters, Mexia, Texas
I have come to the conclusion that 100% personal use when possible and product knowledge are the key to retailing. I try to use every product I retail. People really trust our opinions and knowledge about the products we sell.
Jennifer Waller, Hair Artistry, Dinuba, Calif.
I explain the product's ingredients, features, and benefits to my clients. I also give free samples of the product to my clients or have them try it during the service.
Rhonda Bellfield, Clamorous Nails, Lombard, Ill.
Learn and fully understand the features of the products you are retailing. Find out what benefits the products can offer your clients. Act as if you're the client's consultant. With your good product knowledge and excellent service, your clients will respect your recommendations and respond to you favorably.
Danny Nguyen, L'Amour Nails, San Antonio, Texas
Many products, such as top coat, are an easy sell because clients want their nail polish to last long without yellowing in-between visits. A lot of clients will buy home maintenance nail care products so they don't have to come into the salon as often.
Kandice Astamendi, Performance Nails/House of Arnol, Glendale, Calif.
I show my clients what products work best for their type of nails and stress that preventative nail care, such as using cuticle care products, is important. I don't push retail on my clients but let them make their own decisions.
Joan Cherry, Shear Pleasure, John Day, Ore.
We don't sell anything we don't think works. Product knowledge is important so you can be comfortable with what you're selling. Since clients have different nail care needs, you need to make sure the right product goes to the right client.
Cyndi Hogan, Delightful Digits, Tucson, Ariz.
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"With the amount of snow we have it's looking pretty good," said Snowbird's Marketing Director Dave Fields. Already 434 inches have hit the ground in LCC and Snowbird has a 143-inch base.
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That's why I told Ryan to hop on the Snowbird Spring Pass Deal. It's on sale NOW- $499 or $299 starting April 1. I did the math (hopefully correctly; I suck at math) and the pass pays for itself after seven and four times, respectively. Now, I ask you- Can you ski more than seven times between now and close? If you only went out every Saturday that's 13 days or $38/day. Not bad, huh? Go to Snowbird.com and click on the click to the Spring Pass Sale to order online. You'll have to click "season passes" under the ticket categories to see the Spring option.


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WSU CAREER: As a JUNIOR (2013-14), competed with third varsity eight, varsity four and varsity eight boats…finished fourth with varsity four in the Grand Final at San Diego Crew Classic…rowed with the varsity four in all three sessions at the Clemson Invite…helped boat to a fourth-place finish in the first session, a second-place finish in the second session and a victory in the third session… helped the varsity eight boat with a sixth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, along with a sixth-place team finish…at NCAA Championships, helped the varsity eight boat finish 15th overall as team placed 14th…named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention…fall of SOPHOMORE (2012-13) year, member of junior varsity eight…in the spring, rowed with second varsity four and third varsity four…notched win with junior varsity eight boat at Portland Fall Classic…helped third varsity four defeat Gonzaga in dual action…received Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention…rowed in the varsity four boat during the fall season of her FRESHMAN (2011-12) year…out-stroked Gonzaga and Oregon State in their respective duals in the second varsity eight events…win against Oregon State helped the Cougars capture third consecutive Winchell Cup.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in basketball, track and field, and rowing at Methodist Ladies College…rowed all four years in high school under coach Peter Kupeis…as a junior in 2009, placed 12th at the National Championships and placed first at the Head of School Girls Regatta…placed first at the Victorian State Championships and Head of the School Girl Regatta as a senior, and rowed at the national championships in 2010, placing second.
PERSONAL: Born Alexandra Louise Waddell…February of 1993…parents Steve and Sheena… brother Lachlan…enjoys cooking, netball, swimming, and spending time with friends…pursuing a double major in kinesiology and psychology at Washington State.


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With an endless array of cheery colors and shapes, there's a daylily for every garden.
'Star Struck' Daylily
'Star Struck' is a late-blooming hybrid bred by Oakes Daylilies that received a 1998 All-America Selection honor. It's large, sunny yellow blooms and ruffled edges will brighten up any spot in the garden.


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RTR-50 for Windows has been updated.
This update program (from here referred to as "this program") for "RTR-50 for Windows" corrects known operational problems. We ask that our customers using RTR-50 download this program and update as directed.
The software version will be updated from Ver 1.11(US) to Ver 1.20(US).


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Menifee Lakes Plaza
I received the following e-mail from Helen Alexander regarding the "Menifee Lakes Plaza" located on the corner of Newport Rd and A...
I received the following e-mail from Helen Alexander regarding the "Menifee Lakes Plaza" located on the corner of Newport Rd and Antelope Rd...
Hi Steve:
At a meeting last week at Palmilla HOA, a representative from Markham development Management group Inc gave a presentation on the project specification for the Menifee Lakes Plaza on Newport and Antelope Rds North West.
This strip is going to contain retail, and restaurants, a Hotel and a gas & convenience store.
The Gas station ( I think a Chevron) is going to go in first. There will be stop lights at Pampas and another one a Palmvilla. There will be no left turn from Balsa.
There will be an entrance from Newport but the exit will be from Antelope.
I have a rendering diagram but I do not have a scanner to send this on to you.
The Hotel is being built as a condition for the use of this property - in conjunction with the Menifee Lakes golf & country club.
There appear to be 9 pads - a large major store and 2 smaller major stores.
We are all hoping for a good restaurant!!
For further information
41635 Enterprise Circle North
Temecula CA 92590
James R Bach Project manager
I thought Menifee residents would be interested in this info.
Thanks for an informative site.
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On Saturday, May 10, 22 adorable four to six year-old boys and girls gathered at the Concord Elementary School for a chance to win the title of the 2014 Little Miss & Mr. Strawberry and a chance to be in the annual Troy Strawberry Festival. This year, the winners are 5-year-old, Jayla Leeland and 6-year-old, Matthew Waller.
This years' event was sponsored by Marsh Supermarket and judged by the decision was grueling for the judges, Linda Duncan, Sue Danworth, Becky Pappas, and Dee Manhan. Sally Riechert interviewed the children and questioned and promoted discussions.
Contestants are limited to the first thirty entries and must be residents of Miami County. This years' theme was "Home Grown Berries" and the contestants had to compete in an outfit representing the pageant theme. This year, 22 contestants competed for the role of Miss & Mr. Strawberry.
The children were interviewed by Riechert and asked questions about their favorite things, pets, siblings, family vacations and other things. Of course, some responses were something only the little ones would say. Cameron Clint, 5 yrs. old was asked about her beautiful dress. She said, "My daddy made it." Josie Line held up a photograph of her little sister and told the audience that when her sister, Megan was born, the doctors said she wouldn't live. Now, she is doing fine. Ryan Goldberg, 4 yrs. old was asked what she was proud of and she responded, "I ride a bike without training wheels." Little Addison Spear, 4 yrs. old made the crowd chuckle with her response to questions as "I don't care."
Other contestants sang songs and recited poems. Some told jokes like Taylor Shafer, 4 yrs. old said, "What do you do with an egg when it breaks? Duct-tape it." Matthew Waller wowed the crowd with two magic tricks.
This year's winners were:
Best costume- Taylor Shafer – 4 yrs. old
3rd Place Mr. – Triston Tredwell – 5 yrs. old
3rd Place Miss- Josie Line – 5 yrs. old
2nd Place Mr. – Brody Staplton – 6 yrs. old
2nd Place Miss- Alexa Deaton- 6 yrs. old
1st Place Mr.- Matthew Waller – 6 yrs. old
1st Place Miss- Jayla Leeland – 5 yrs. old
Waller and Leeland will replace last year's winners, Willow Miller and Conner Haywood for a year of fun of being an ambassador to the city.
Be sure to check these cuties out during the Troy Strawberry Festival parade and throughout the festival scheduled for June 7-8. Just follow the painted strawberries. This year, the festival will be held downtown and at the levy.
For more information regarding the Little Miss & Mr. Strawberry Festival, contact chair person, Sally Riechert at the festival office, (937)339-7714.


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The petite mother and her two young daughters ahead of me in the check out line had shopped carefully through the busy grocery store. I noticed them earlier not for their Muslim attire but rather the girl's active curiosity and good manners and their mother's calm grace and reserved but friendly smile.
When the woman's turn came, the checker's smiling cheerfulness instantly turned to a frowning hostility as forceful as cold water from a fire hose. The woman and her girls weren't shocked nor did they return the hatred. Who they really were was just carefully tucked away and replaced with the blankness that is often mistaken for a lack of intelligence and emotion in many cultures. The three females had transformed themselves with an ease born of too many brushes with prejudice.
The store's checkout clerk was entitled to her opinion; perhaps Islamic terrorism had touched her in a very personal way. But prejudice, no matter the target, is as powerful a weapon against a free society as any bomb.
Those who employ terrorism to destroy a society and replace its values with their own understand the benefits to their purpose of racial and cultural discrimination. Prejudice in any form squeezes the heart of a society and all of its people with a sly and steady grip that slows the pulse of vibrant life, erodes positive values and chokes a hopeful future. The ultimate destruction comes not from "Them" in a blazing flash but with subtle surety at the hands of our own surrender to unreasoned fears like prejudice and racism.
Prejudice is born of ignorance and fear. It can be blunt like murder for color, secret as festering resentment or sly as the smiling face of a hateful heart. No one, regardless of where or when or how they stand upon this planet is exempt from its reach. To one degree or another, we all tend to distrust what we do not know, hold tight to keep what is "Ours" and defend, against "Them", with bared teeth the place upon which we stand. Positive stewardship of our lives and those who rely upon us is fair and responsible behavior. But when color, religion, nationality and past victimization are used as excuses for unreasoned hatred and aggression, both victim and perpetrator alike are diminished.
That truth travels down every age of Man's history through the stories of individuals and societies who forgot or did not accept its lessons. Our time is no different. The evil of Adolph Hitler's Reich took root in a society that forgot its values and increasingly tolerated cynical racism and prejudice disguised as self-preservation. Today, when we focus stereotyped fear and hatred upon those among us who only appear to be different, a similar path is before us.
Yes, my friend, it is possible here - but only if you and I let it happen. Our enemies believe that we will.


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Accomplishing one of the most outstanding feats of courage and daredevilry, tightrope artist Philippe Petit shares to the world his experiences (and lack of pitfalls) in one of the most outstanding documentaries made in recent years. What sets director James Marsh's film apart from most documentaries is the methods he uses to play with his audience. As if both Petit and Marsh were both shameless exhibitionists, the film holds no punches when it comes keeping the audience on the edge of their seat in the same manner Petit can walk above a city on the edge of death. It is obvious that when you watch the film that Petit survived multiple stunts, but it is still very remarkable how the filmmakers trick you into thinking that this "artistic crime of the century" could go wrong at any time. This is because Marsh designs this as a heist film. It is more than a simple chronicling of the event. It is exactly how Petit trained for it is in his mind as if breaking into a bank and dancing all over them.
Edited into a non-linear fashion, the film starts with tense black & white dramatizations of the men sneaking into the Twin Towers while crosscutting to interviews (back in normal color digital video) of Petit and all of his merry men. This of course was not the first time Philippe Petit made headlines. He tightrope-walked between the two extending towers of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Sydney Harbour Bridge a couple years earlier. Both are obviously overshadowed by his 1974 tightrope act that, unlike his two previous illegal stunts which created mostly unrest for the city's officials, brought an entire city into the clouds with him. You will hear everything from the madcap stories of how they constantly prepared, all the ingenious ways of disguising their research whenever they visited the location, the strange collaborations they all had to make in order to get pass securities, and bizarre methods they had to implement to set up a tightrope (did I mention they had to use a bow and arrow to fire one end of the tightrope to the other building?... oops... just had to let that one out to give a taste for those who have not seen the film yet).
One of the most interesting arguments against the "merry men's" efforts is that no one actually brought a movie camera to the top (it was left with Petit's girlfriend who filmed the performance from below), but in the opinion of this reviewer, I felt it was enough for me to see stills of the actual walk because my imagination (based on the reality of it) can fill in the rest of the gaps (literally) without any trouble. It can be quite understandable that none of Petit's French and American cohorts had the stomach to constantly hide behind a camera in the event that something could go very wrong at any time, but it is riveting to know that nothing went amiss (according to them). When several interviewers questioned Marsh as to why the Twin Towers' destruction 27 years was not mentioned anywhere in the film, Marsh appropriately explains that Petit's act was "incredibly beautiful" and that it "would be unfair and wrong to infect his story with any mention, discussion, or imagery of the Towers being destroyed." I totally agree.


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Through the @VietnamBlogs Twitter feed, I came across the �Antidote to Burnout blog, written by American architect Mel Schenck, who lives & works in HCMC. I was fascinated to read this description of why he came to Vietnam. Though he has come here to live & I only return obsessively & though he is drawn to HCMC & I am drawn to Hanoi, we share an admiration for the energy & creativity & openness of Vietnamese society. �From his architectural perspective, Schenck writes:
�I believe the Vietnamese have an innate sense of good design that creates sophisticated vibrant colors, patterns, sounds, smells, and tastes in the urban environment. Yes, there is messiness and chaos in Vietnamese urban life, but I sense that is a manifestation of the high energy level. By the time the Vietnamese make the urban environment more orderly and convenient, it is likely the energy level will have decreased with that progress.
This strikes me as both true as description & insightful as analysis. Schenck the�architect�is naturally naturally interested in Vietnamese modernist buildings whereas Duemer the poet is more interested in the amalgamation & layering of old & new structures & the inventiveness of the vernacular. There a lot of�gorgeous pictures of new buildings on Antidote to Burnout. I admire them (both the pictures & the buildings), but I don't love them. Here's what I love, at least from the outside:
Americans in Vietnam seem to be either "northerners" or "southerners," preferring either Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi. Personally, I much prefer Hanoi, with its old trees, many lakes, twisting streets, & admittedly crazy traffic; but I know plenty of people who prefer HCMC, which is certainly more cosmopolitan (Westernized) & international–it's a port city, after all. The usual formulation is that Hanoi is the political & cultural capital & HCMC the commercial capital & that's true as far as it goes. There are no doubt deeper differences–HCMC is more Catholic though at the same time more open to the wilder forms of the Cult of the Holy Mother (though�come to think of it this makes sense.) In the south, perhaps it's the religion that is vernacular & layered, like the architecture in the north.


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The Jacksonville Humane Society and Animal Care and Protective Services are asking the community to step up and adopt or foster. Each shelter is at maximum capacity with over 1,000 animals looking for homes. If puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats are not adopted soon, the shelters will be forced to euthanize. The city of Jacksonville achieved a no-kill status in the first quarter of 2014. That could all change if something doesn't happen soon for the pets presently sitting in shelters seeking a new forever home. Action News first reported this plea to spread the word and help save lives.
Pet Adoption is the New Trend
Adopting a new friend is the hottest trend out there in the animal welfare world. If you're looking for love and are having no luck with Match.com take a ride down to the local shelter and adopt a furry companion. The perks outweigh the commitment. Pets don't talk back, they always want to play, cuddling is the best option every night, and all they require is some food, water, shelter, and unconditional love. To me that is a bargain for the low adoption fee of $20. All pets come fully vetted including spay/neuter.
Fostering Saves Lives
If you can open your home to a pet in need by fostering, you will help save a life. The next Mega Adoption event to occur at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds on July 18-20th, 2014 will adopt out many of the 1,000 pets looking for love. Fostering a pet right now until that Mega Adoption Event will be a lifesaving action. Fostering not only helps the pet waiting for a new home, it opens a spot for the pet still needing rescue. Be in action in your community by giving back and fostering a homeless pet today. The Jacksonville community is your city. Take responsibility for where you live to make it a better place. Everyone and everything will benefit.
Be the change you wish to see in the city. Get out and adopt, pass this story forward helping spread the word or open your home and foster a pet in need. Heck, you just might find your new best friend, wouldn't that be a gift and a blessing!
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Many people in the world have practiced shamanism for 50,000 years in many different forms. Our modern religions come from shamanic traditions. They themselves maintain the traditions which merely seek to reconnect human with the Spiritual world and seek answers from that world. The name given to the unseen sacred is up to the individual. The "shaman" is "one who knows" and one who connects with God, the trees, or a great stillness of wisdom.
Shamanic healing draws from the ancient wisdom of indigenous peoples the world over. Within this framework, problems and unhappiness come from a loss of energetic power, fragmentation within the Soul, or disconnection from one's own spiritual guidance, intuition, and the greater world of the sacred. These issues can lead to feelings of depression or lethargy, anxiety, and relationship problems. Many people would say their lives are "just fine" but lack meaning and feel beyond their control.
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Man linked to attack on 17-year-old female Comic-Con attendee arrested
SAN DIEGO - A man accused of attacking a 17-year-old Comic-Con attendee this past weekend had been with the girl at the convention, according to authorities.
San Diego Harbor Police took 29-year-old Justin Kalior into custody early Sunday morning. The department issued the following information regarding Kalior's arrest:
"Harbor Police arrested a 29-year-old man early Sunday morning, July 27th in a hotel at 333 West Harbor Drive. He was booked into San Diego County Jail at 11:20 a.m. on charges of sexual contact with a minor and contributing to the delinquency of minor. The victim, a juvenile female, was transported to a hospital for evaluation and treatment. The Harbor Police Investigations Unit is handling the incident. This investigation is ongoing."
10News learned the teen was a cosplayer -- one who dresses up in costume to portray a character -- and she came to the event dressed as a female version of Roger Rabbit with bright red wings and bunny ears.
Several posts on websites dedicated to cosplayers initially reported that the teen was found unconscious and bleeding on the side of a road near the San Diego Convention Center. One person claimed the girl was last seen running off after having a disagreement with friends.
Harbor Police told 10News on Monday that the victim and suspect left a party together inside a Marriott hotel room at about 11 p.m. Saturday after a noise complaint shut down the party.
Sources told 10News security found the girl unconscious and bleeding in the hotel's poll area at about 1 a.m. Sunday.
Harbor Police Sgt. Todd Rakos said the victim, who was visiting from Lake Elsinore, "had some significant injuries" from the attack.
Rakos added that the girl and the suspect "knew each other. They were together for the day at Comic-Con."
While police haven't revealed her injuries, family members say she suffered bleeding of the brain, but is now doing much better.
The teen's father told 10News, "She's out of the woods and feeling better every day."
In fact, she's talking, but her memory of the night is fuzzy.
"It's what's making this investigation somewhat difficult," said Rakos.
Initial media reports said the teen had been beaten, but detectives have yet to confirm that.
Right now, Kalior is just facing sexual assault accusations, although police haven't revealed what led to that arrest.
The charges come amid national headlines looking at sexual harassment policies at Comic-Con.
A group called Geeks for CONsent put out a video of harassment stories from Comic-Cons, then gathered 2,800 signatures demanding an official sexual harassment policy at the San Diego event.
Comic-Con officials say sexual harassment is already covered in their code of conduct.
Kalior, who is from the Los Angeles area, made bail. If charges are filed, he will make his first court appearance on Aug. 5.


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College Hockey:Decade First: Oswego Tops D-III Poll Again as New Year Commences
Lakers Nab 19 of Possible 20 First Place Votes; After Series Sweep by Hamline, Adrian Plummets Down Rankings as Amherst Replaces the University of Wisconsin-Superior in Top 15
MINNEAPOLIS — Not unanimity. But awfully close.
Thats the position — top ranked, with 19 of 20 first place votes — the Oswego Lakers find themselves after the first USCHO.com Division III poll of 2010. It is their fourth consecutive week atop the rankings.
The second and third ranked teams in the country — Oswegos SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh and Norwich, one of only two undefeated teams remaining — are the same. The Cadets siphoned off the only stray first place vote.
Due to the previously unbeaten Bulldogs getting swept at Hamline, Adrian fell five spots to ninth while its slayer, now 8-1-2 on the season, ascended three spots to seventh.
In positions four through six, St. Norbert (previously fifth), St. Scholastic (seventh) and Elmira (sixth) either gained or held ground after Adrians two losses.
After shutting out Babson and besting Southern Maine, 5-2, Middlebury remained eighth nationally.
Along with Norwich, Williams College is the only other undefeated team in Division III. Their 6-0-1 mark moved them up a slot to No. 10, directly behind previously unbeaten Adrian.
Gustavus Adolphus sweep of Marian (4-3, 5-3) earned them the No. 11 ranking while Curry fell three spots after getting blanked by new-No. 3 Norwich and dropping a 3-2 decision to New England College.
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls ascended a rung to No. 13, while previously unranked Amherst and Wentworth (down two spots) round out the top 15 teams in the country.
Idle UW-Superior dropped out of the national rankings.
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by Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor at Large
When I visited my home town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after the Great Flood of 2008, I was most saddened by the personal detritus—photos, papers, awards and certificates—mingling with the trash lining streets and smashed up against fences. Those photos and papers were evidence of lives completely dismantled, the souls of households swept away.
In the Southeast this week, that deep post-disaster melancholy is again palpable. The tornadoes that ripped through Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia killed more than 340 people (200 in Alabama alone) and left untold devastation. Entire neighborhoods were reduced to splinters, NPR reports. Thousands of people lost their homes. Photos and marriage certificates may seem like small change in the face of such disaster, but I suspect that's not the case when it's the last surviving photo of your grandma.
After she found pictures from Smithville, Mississippi--100 miles away from her home--Patty Bouillon started a Facebook group to let people post scans of photos and documents they've found while they clean up from the tornadoes.This excellent use of social networking is also a stirring memorial to those who lost everything as the ruthless storms picked up entire households and flung their contents far and wide.
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Five Perfect Minutes of Baseball
The 2011 Major League Baseball season had started approximately 260,632 minutes before midnight struck Wednesday night. Just five minutes later, and the fates of two teams would be decided by swings of two bats 1,060 miles apart.
There was a beauty in the sudden turn in events on Wednesday, which sent Tampa Bay and St. Louis to the playoffs and put a coda on the epic collapses of the Red Sox and Braves. Millions of different scenarios had to play out perfectly for it all to happen, from the short-term (a rainstorm in Baltimore allowed for a delay just long enough to keep the Orioles-Red Sox game on pace with the Yankees-Rays) to the long-term (Dan Johnson's journey from Oakland prospect to Japanese baseball player to Tampa Bay reclamation project put him in the batter's box in the bottom of the ninth as a pinch hitter). There were multiple heroes involved, and when you ask 10 people to re-tell the story of what happened, you'll get 10 different starting points. "Over five hours on a Wednesday night in late September," Yahoo's Tim Brown writes, "when baseball was supposed to be quietly ironing its bunting and hoping people soon would be paying attention again, the game willed itself to incomprehensible greatness."
It began in Houston (the last of the four games to begin, but the first to finish) where St. Louis pitcher Chris Carpenter, who began the season 1-7, threw a two-hit complete game shutout, striking out a season-high 11 players and beating the Astros 8-0, guaranteeing the Cardinals at least one more day of baseball on the season. Their fates were now in the hands of the Braves, who were locked in an extra-innings battle against the Phillies. Atlanta had led 3-2 in the ninth before closer Craig Kimbrel, who set a record for saves in a rookie season, walked three batters and gave up the tying run on a Chase Utley sacrifice fly before being pulled.
The Cardinals stayed in the locker room in Houston watching the game, but decided to leave for St. Louis—the site of a would-be one-game playoff—as the game dragged into the 12th inning. Moments after the ESPN booth had announced the Cardinals' decision, the Phillies rallied and put up a run in the top of the 13th, so the Cardinals decided to stick around. Champagne was rolled out. Walls in the clubhouse were covered in plastic. The Braves once again failed to capitalize and the Cardinals were in the playoffs. They had made up a 10 ½-game deficit in a month. "Some folks look at the bright glare of a playoff hunt as if it were a scalding heat lamp (see: Atlanta Braves). Others bask in the warmth of the intense pressure and act as though it's some soothing morning sun. That," the Post-Dispatch's Bryan Burwell writes, "would be the Cardinals. Nothing bothered them, including the pressure of this final drama-filled night. So now the miracle continues."
In the American League, there was an eerie parallel to the National League action, as the Yankees were blowing out the Rays 7-0 in the 8th, while the Red Sox were beating the Orioles 3-2. And then the absurd happened. Tampa Bay, lifeless for hours, rallied against Yankees pitchers Boone Logan and Luis Ayala, scoring six runs in the inning. "Stop the presses," Daniel Barbarisi wrote in the Journal's live blog. "Suddenly, something dramatic is actually happening here." In the bottom of the ninth, down to the team's last strike, Dan Johnson, batting .108 with one home run on the season, sent a Cory Wade pitch off the right field foul screen to tie it. "In one of the most unbelievable comebacks I or anyone around me has ever seen," Barbaresi wrote, "the Rays just tied this game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning."
In Baltimore, with the rain stopped and the Red Sox leading, 3-2, in the bottom of the ninth, closer Jonathan Papelbon gave up a two-out double to Chris Davis, followed by another double to Nolan Reimold. A batter later, Robert Andino—the Red Sox Killer who will certainly get plunked by several Boston pitchers next season for saying how happy he was to see them go home crying—hit a low fly ball to left that Carl Crawford just missed catching. Crawford's throw to home was off, and the Orioles were 4-3 winners. (That's Carl Crawford, the platinum-level free agent the low-budget Rays never had a prayer of re-signing last winter.) Back in St. Petersburg, the score flashed on the stadium scoreboard and the crowd went batty in the middle of Evan Longoria's at-bat. With a Yankees win, the Red Sox would still have life in the form of a one-game playoff. "Yankees fans rooting against the Yankees, Red Sox fans rooting FOR the Yankees," SB Nation's Tom Lorenzo tweeted. "This is wild."
Four pitches later, Longoria hit a home run to left, bringing the lunacy to a new level. And just like that, the Rays were in and the Sox were out. Pick your hero from a crowd of many. "It was the kind of night made for telling and retelling. The American League wild card on the line, and two of the craziest finishes happening almost simultaneously," John Romano of the St. Petersburg Times writes. "Rays 8, Yankees 7. Orioles 4, Red Sox 3. Miracles 2, logic 0." Sports Illustrated's Joe Sheehan was similarly awestruck. "Baseball reminded us that no matter what we think we know, we just don't know anything," he writes, "and we love the game for it."
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The wild card chase wasn't the only drama in baseball on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Jose Reyes, in the hunt for the first batting title in New York Mets history, hit a bunt single in the first inning and was promptly removed from the game to finish his season with a .337 average. Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, also in the hunt for a title, would have needed to go 3-for-4 later on Wednesday night to beat Reyes. (He went 0-for-4.) Fans in Queens were not happy, as this could have been the shortstop's final game in Orange and Blue, and they rained boos on him as he exited. "Jose Reyes' potential final game with the Mets," Mike Puma of the New York Post writes, "turned into the kind of fiasco only this franchise could manufacture."
Steve Politi of the Star-Ledger defended the move, saying that Reyes was the lone reason to watch the Mets this season, and should have been given this decision to sit. "Reyes made a decision to put himself in the best position to win the first batting title in Mets history, and somehow, many of those same fans are sickened and angry," Politi writes. "Who would it have benefitted for Reyes to go 1-for-3?" On the flip side to Politi's argument is the one proffered by Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times, who noted that exaclty70 years ago Wednesday, Ted Williams was staring down a double header, trying to protect his .400 batting average. If he'd sat, he would have ended the season at exactly .400. But Williams reasoned that if he didn't play out the season, he didn't deserve the title, so he suited up for the doubleheader. "Williams went six for eight, including a home run and a double," Dwyre writes. "He ended up with a .406 average. Exactly 70 years have passed, and nobody has hit .400."
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There are fun toys and then there are fun toys. Chip Patterson of CBSSports.com has worked up an interactive map tool that allows users to select a team ranked in the AP Top 25 and see its average rank is by state or region. The end result is getting to see where voters are over-or-underrating schools against the national average. For instance, there are plenty of Boise State haters hailing from South Carolina (average rank of six, even though their AP rank is four), and Georgia Tech's biggest boosters? They come from Colorado, where voters there have them 14th (the AP has them at 21). What does it all mean? We're not quite sure, but it's fun and it's free. Tinker with it yourself here.
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Don't make me go all Ana Benson on you guys... Vote. Now.
— Jessica Scheppers (@JSchepp77) July 10, 2013
For those who may not be aware of the story, Anna Benson allegedly attempted to raid her soon-to-be-ex husband's apartment on Sunday night with a gun while wearing a bulletproof vest and demanding money. On Monday, Benson was arrested and booked on trespassing, assault and gun-possession charges, and on Wednesday, The New York Post reported these new details of the incident, including how Kris Benson escaped the situation and Anna Benson's explanation for wearing the bulletproof vest.
Former Mets pitcher Kris Benson calmly fled from his gun-wielding, bullet-proof-vest-wearing wife after she asked him for a cigarette light, according to 911 recordings made public today.
Crazed "Baseball Wife" Anna Benson allegedly confronted the right-hander Sunday night at his Georgia house and then asked for a smoke, allowing him a base path out of this jam.
"She told me to go get a lighter for her to smoke a cigarette," Kris Benson told a 911 dispatcher. "When I left the room, I just did a beeline for the basement."
As for Anna Benson's explanation.
Anna Benson told The Post yesterday that she still loves the former Mets pitcher.
"I'm a good girl, a nice girl,'' insisted the buxom ex-stripper, who now says she wants to start a bulletproof-vest company. "I would never hurt [Kris]. I am still in love with him."
Obviously this is a very troubling situation, and perhaps even one that shouldn't be made light of given the frame of mind Anna Benson appears to be in these days.
That said, I did get a chuckle out of Ashley Scheppers' tweet originally and don't believe it was intended to be callous in any way. Her husband has an opportunity to be an All-Star this season, something I'm sure she didn't believe was possible considering his role as a middle reliever — all five candidates in the AL Final Vote are relievers, for the record — and perhaps in her enthusiasm she did get a little carried away.
Hey, it happens. I'm not going to hold it against her.
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