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Today's law enforcement officers, who are required to be highly knowledgeable about the law, will find this guide to be a valuable tool, bringing them up-to-date with developments in the law of arrest, search and seizure, police authority to detain, questioning suspects and pretrial identification procedures, police power and its limitations, and civil liability of police officers and agencies. Appendix contains the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. Table of cases lists every case referenced in the text.
Author Biography
Jeffery T. Walker is a professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Craig Hemmens is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Boise State University.
Table of Contents
|p. ix
|Results of Failure to Comply with Constitutional Mandates
|p. 1
|Civil Liabilities
|p. 2
|Civil Rights Actions
|p. 2
|Liability of Supervisors, Administrators, and Agencies
|p. 7
|Admissibility of Evidence
|p. 12
|p. 14
|Police Power and Limitations
|p. 17
|Police Power, Authority, and Responsibility
|p. 17
|Limits on Police Authority
|p. 18
|Bill of Rights
|p. 19
|Due Process of Law
|p. 20
|Effects of Broadening the Scope of the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause
|p. 21
|Protection of Rights via State Constitutions and Laws
|p. 21
|p. 22
|Police Authority to Detain
|p. 25
|General Considerations
|p. 25
|Consensual Encounters
|p. 26
|Terry v. Ohio Stop-and-Frisk Rationale
|p. 27
|Application to Off-Street Situations
|p. 33
|Application to Detention of Motorists
|p. 33
|Detention of Luggage
|p. 36
|Duration of the Detention
|p. 37
|Detention to Check Driver's License and Registration
|p. 39
|Detention at Police Roadblocks
|p. 40
|p. 42
|Law of Arrest
|p. 45
|General Considerations
|p. 45
|Statutory Authority to Arrest
|p. 47
|Definition and Elements of Arrest
|p. 50
|Arrest under the Authority of an Arrest Warrant
|p. 54
|Arrest without a Warrant
|p. 63
|Post-Arrest Probable Cause Determination
|p. 75
|Use of Force in Making an Arrest
|p. 77
|The Citation and Summons in Law Enforcement
|p. 81
|Arrest after Fresh Pursuit
|p. 83
|p. 84
|Search and Seizure with a Warrant
|p. 87
|General Considerations
|p. 87
|Constitutional Provisions
|p. 88
|The Exclusionary Rule
|p. 89
|Extension of the Exclusionary Rule to All Courts: Mapp v. Ohio
|p. 89
|Application and Modification of the Exclusionary Rule
|p. 90
|Seizure with a Valid Search Warrant-General
|p. 95
|Requirements of a Valid Search Warrant
|p. 95
|Execution of the Search Warrant
|p. 103
|Search of a Person on the Premises Where Such Person Is Not Described in the Warrant
|p. 110
|Return of the Warrant
|p. 111
|p. 112
|Search and Seizure without a Warrant
|p. 113
|General Considerations
|p. 114
|Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest
|p. 114
|Search with a Valid Waiver (Consent Searches)
|p. 125
|Search of Movable Vehicles and Objects
|p. 133
|Search after Lawful Impoundment (Inventory Searches)
|p. 137
|Exigent Circumstances Exception to the Warrant Requirement
|p. 140
|Plain View Searches
|p. 142
|Search of Premises Not Protected by the Fourth Amendment (Open Fields)
|p. 145
|Search by a Private Individual
|p. 147
|Standing to Challenge the Search
|p. 149
|Stop and Frisk
|p. 151
|Seizure of Verbal Evidence via Recorders or Microphones: Electronic Searches
|p. 158
|Airport Searches
|p. 161
|Search of Pervasively Regulated Businesses
|p. 161
|p. 162
|Questioning Suspects
|p. 165
|General Considerations
|p. 165
|The Free and Voluntary Rule
|p. 167
|Warning and Waiver Requirements (Miranda Rule)
|p. 170
|Exclusion Related to the Fourth Amendment
|p. 184
|Right to Counsel
|p. 187
|The Delay in Arraignment Rule
|p. 193
|p. 195
|Exceptions to Right to Counsel and Self-incrimination
|p. 196
|Admissibility of a Second Confession After an Inadmissible First Confession
|p. 199
|p. 200
|Pretrial Identification Procedures
|p. 203
|General Considerations
|p. 203
|Fingerprinting and Photographing Suspects
|p. 204
|Lineup-Self-Incrimination Challenge
|p. 206
|Lineup-Right to Counsel Challenge
|p. 206
|Lineup-Due Process Challenge
|p. 208
|Pretrial Photographic Identification
|p. 210
|Dental Examination
|p. 211
|Voice Exemplars
|p. 212
|Footprint Comparisons and Other Body Examinations
|p. 212
|Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Tests
|p. 213
|p. 214
|Appendix: Bill of Rights (First Ten Amendments) and the Fourteenth Amendment
|p. 217
|Table of Cases
|p. 221
|p. 233
|Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.


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Sixth-ranked UCLA opened MPSF Conference play by handing top-ranked Stanford its first loss of the season on Friday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion. Scores of the match were 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 29-31, 15-11.
Senior Robart Page's career-best 26th kill of the match ended the almost three-hour contest and improved the Bruins record to 4-1 on the season. The cross-court spike was the last of several fine plays by the 7-footer in the deciding set. Page's kill broke a 7-7 tie earlier in the set and his block assist gave UCLA a 12-8 advantage. A Page kill and another block assist set the stage for the final swing of the match.
In set one, UCLA struggled out of the gate and fell behind 13-9. Coach John Speraw called timeout with the Bruins down 18-14 to try to change the momentum of the match and the team began to respond. A kill by Page pulled the Bruins to within 22-19. Gonzalo Quiroga's kill made it 23-22 Stanford and the Bruins soon evened it up at 23 on an ace from setter Steve O'Dell. The Cardinal managed to secure the set with the final two points, but the Bruins had sent a message with the comeback effort.
Set two was a see-saw battle with 17 ties. The set was even at 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 before kills from Quiroga and Spencer Rowe sent UCLA ahead 23-21. Another spike from Quiroga had the Bruins up 24-21. Freshman Jackson Bantle closed out the Cardinal in set two with a kill.
In set three, Stanford grabbed the lead at 9-8 and was not headed until the Bruins took a 22-21 advantage on a kill by Quiroga. Rowe's swing put the Bruins up 2-1 in the match and handed the UCLA a 25-23 win.
Set four turned into an epic battle with the score being tied at each point from 18 through 29. Kills from Rowe and then Page leveled the match at 28 and again at 29, but the Bruins could not come up with the the big play at the end. The Cardinal kept the match alive with a 31-29 win.
An ace from O'Dell put UCLA in front 7-6 in set five. Stanford quickly tied it up at 7, but the Bruins began the pull away after that, taking a 9-7 edge on kills by Page and Bantle. UCLA never let the Cardinal back in the set and came away with a 15-11 decision on Page's 26th kill of the match.
In addition to Page's huge night, Quiroga added 19 kills and nine digs. Rowe finished with five blocks. Trent Kersten hit .500 on 16 attacks and added three blocks. Bantle totaled nine kills, two aces and eight digs. Ian Sequeira had a career-best 13 digs. O'Dell handed out a career-best 61 set assists and added four kills, two blocks and an ace.
UCLA improved to 4-1, 1-0 on the year and will host UOP on Saturday night in Pauley Pavilion at 7 p.m. in another MPSF encounter. Tickets will be available at the door. The match will also be televised by the Pac-12 Networks.

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On paper, the concept of a posse LP featuring underground fan favorites Sean Price, Guilty Simpson, and emcee/producer Black Milk on one album together sounds like a no-brainer. That's exactly what we get with Random Axe, a team-up of the three artists, presented by Duck Down.
However being that the three each have their own distinct sound and style, the crew certainly lives up to it's name, in this seemingly randomly selected super-group. Black Milk's production here is extra raw, as songs like "The Hex" and "Understand This" defy mainstream conformity, with abrasive loops and intricately chopped drum breaks. "Everybody Nobody Somebody" also stands out, as each emcee builds their verse around a word in the title, while "Chewbacca" invites Roc Marciano to spar with the fellas, on a track that salutes the famous Wookie from it's first line.
The non-conformist attitude of the lyrics and unprecedented rawness of the production will certainly appeal to heads' that are tired of the cookie-cutter formulas in hip-hop. However, we've seen many other albums over the years take a similar approach, but with better execution. Not to mention, the standard these artists set on their own projects is a challenge to live up to, whether it be Heltah Skeltah's Nocturnal or Black Milk's Album Of The Year. Another issue is that the emcees aren't quite equally yoked; Sean being the strongest, who seems to be holding back at times, in hopes to not overshadow his crew.
So while Random Axe may have somewhat of a Firm-like disappointment hovering above it, it still provides satisfaction in small doses. Given that today's hip-hop is merely a shell of what it used to be, many will enjoy it for what it is.
I don't normally post, but this and Monumental prompted me to comment. Personally, I think that HHS got this one right and gave Smif n Wessun a 1/2 @ too many. Guilty did his thing, but as many of you noted, Sean P held back on his rhymes and Black Milk gave us throw away beats…had he brought in Will Sessions to put some of those live instruments from Album of the year in on this, you'd have a 4.5 @ album immediately. Would have liked to see Tek, Buck, Starang, Royce and Elzhi on this as well…as opposed to some of the lesser known guests.
Monumental needed more moments like "Prevail" and "That's Hard". I thought Rae single-handedly yanked the album into the zone the fans wanted (Tek and Steele spit the best bars of the album right afterward), and Styles and Sean kept it there for another song before it dropped off…
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And go to North Dakota and Pennsylvania. In late February/early March. I'm pretty sure my lungs froze when I walked out of the airport and, you know, breathed.
I took the week to visit a dear friend from high school who is currently stationed at Minot Air Force Base and a college friend who was working in Altoona, Pa.
Only I would go to the great white tundra in winter.
But, why not Minot. Again. And Abbie had visited me in 'bama, that's friendship!
While Abbie and I were exploring Pittsburg and she showed me around Altoona, we decided to make a quick trip down to DC. Her family lives here and it's one of my favorite places on Earth.
At the time, I was unhappy with work, my town and well, a lot of things. Maybe it was all the winter weather. But, as we were walking around DC, (for hours!) I kept saying how much I wanted to be back in DC. Abbie said, Jenn! Enough! Move here already!
I hesitated and said I needed to finish things before I felt ready to move again. To counter that, Abbie had the most genius idea. Make a list of those things I wanted to accomplish, do them, don't add to the list and then move.
On the drive back to Altoona, we made my list. As soon as I got back to 'bama, I got to work.
I checked off nearly everything on that list.
And now a year later, I'm sitting in a Starbucks in the DC area.
I accomplished that list and moved to DC.
There were ups and downs, big ones. There was a phenomenal amount of uncertainty, questions, fear and so on. But, I stuck to that list and I also made a list of things in 'bama I wanted to see/do so I'd be able to walk away and not feel like I'd left things unfinished.
Things remain on that list, but a significant chunk was checked off before I left last fall.
Now, I train for half-marathons on the National Mall. I start at Lincoln, run to the Capitol and back, passing the WWII Memorial, Jefferson, Washington and the Smithsonian. Every time I make the route, dodging tourists, slipping in ice, cursing that I'm still running, I remember that it wasn't long ago that I was walking that same route and wishing to be exactly where I am now.
That thought always puts a smile on my face. I'm sure strangers think I'm some crazy person laughing at her own inside joke, but I don't care. I know I set a goal and I accomplished it.
Oddly enough, I always have the same feeling when I set my mind to travel to a country and when I find myself there, I stop, take a breath and just look around. Taking a moment to just take it in is one of my favorite parts of any trip.
Knowing that just about every time I set my mind to something I end up having one of these moments is a pretty great feeling. And makes me ready to keep making those lists, of things to accomplish and places to go. Because I know, eventually, I'll have a check mark beside each and every one of them.


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The library is located in the West Slope neighborhood on SW 78th Ave., about a half mile north of the Raleigh Hills Fred Meyer on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
By bus: Line 54 runs frequently and stops at the corner of SW 78th & Beaverton-Hillsdale. Lines 55 and 61 are infrequent commuter lines that stop at SW 78th & Brentwood. Use Trimet's Trip Planner to find the best route.
By bicycle: Find your way with a bike map of SW Portland [PDF].


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A proposal to redevelop the former Golden Casting Foundry site has received a major boost from federal tax credits that will enable private developers to build high-quality, affordable rental housing for low-income residents on the long-vacant property.
The City of Columbus partnered with private developers to seek the Rental House Tax Credits that will help the developers raise the necessary funds for constructing the Gateway Apartments project on a portion of the former foundry site. Last week, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) awarded the developers with the tax credits, which will provide a financing mechanism for the project. The credit is used to raise private equity investment for the construction of the development. In addition, IHCDA awarded a $500,000 soft second Development Fund loan to the project to help fund a portion of the project.
The $10.3 million Gateway Apartments project, being co-developed by Thrive Alliance and Jonesboro Investments Corp., will provide a 60-unit apartment complex with rent affordable to low-income residents. The developers are committed to environmentally remediating the property before construction.
"This project will provide high-quality, affordable housing for those with low-incomes in our community, and is therefore well-needed and very welcomed," Mayor Kristen Brown said. "The reality is that without the incentive of federal tax credits, the developers could not viably offer this benefit to our community. It's also a big bonus that the project will revive a blighted property and give another major boost to a neighborhood that we've made a priority to revitalize."
Mark Lindenlaub, Executive Director of Thrive Alliance, was approached by Jonesboro President Timothy Morgan at the request of Mayor Brown in fall 2013 to forge a partnership to accomplish the project. Thrive Alliance has renovated homes in the Lincoln Central neighborhood since 1989.
"We were excited that Mayor Brown thought we could help with this project," Lindenlaub said. "We are thrilled to receive this funding. This project will be a huge boost to the neighborhood."
The City of Columbus has pledged a 10-year property tax abatement and earmarked $55,000 in local Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to install curb and sidewalk improvements in the public right-of-way around the perimeter of the project site. Carl Malysz, Director of the City's Department of Community Development, said the City's financial commitment played a significant role in securing the award.
"The Rental House Tax Credits program is extremely competitive. There were 45 proposals submitted and only 15 received tax credit awards," Malysz said. "More often than not, the difference between receiving an award or not is an expression of how badly the community wants it."
Mark Stewart, Executive Director of the Bartholomew County United Way with its headquarters to the Golden Casting Foundry site, welcomed the apartment project to the neighborhood.
"The project will catalyze additional positive development in the area," Stewart said. "It will eliminate an eyesore and turn the site into a point of pride."


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2013 was VinDiego's debut year hosting its wine and food festival against the San Diego Bay at the peak of spring. This year they plan to do it again. April 4-5th, 200 wines from 75 prestigious wineries will be poured for San Diego connoisseurs to swirl, sniff, and sip.
Expecting a sellout crowd of over 2,500, the sprawling Liberty Station will play host. Located in Point Loma, Liberty Station first began as a naval training station built in the 1920s that was recently renovated and re-purposed as a community and art centre. The backdrop is a proud relic of San Diego's military history and future.
VinDiego Wine & Food Festival is excited to exhibit yet another proud piece of history to the forefront, the California viticulturist tradition. Bringing wines in from all over the state to center stage VinDiego welcomes labels like The Hess Collection, Trinchero, Solterra, and Heitz Cellar to this year's festivities.
Of course wine does not shine quite as brightly without being paired alongside delectable plates. San Diego's top chefs and restaurants are also showcasing their culinary craft: Jake's Del Mar, Barleymash, and Solare are just a few.
Tickets are sold separately by day and event ranging from $55 for designated drivers upwards to $125 per ticket.
Proceeds from the events' silent auction benefit their charity Freedom Station that helps severely wounded medically discharged young Marines and Sailors transition from military life to the tough new challenges they face in civilian life.
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Four years after Heather Marks was scouted, she debuted on the Givenchy runway at Paris Fashion Week. The same season she walked for Anna Sui, Burberry, Marni, Chanel, Dries Van Noten, and Louis Vuitton in New York and Milan, as well as Paris. From that point, Marks' career took flight and she began to be be booked for numerous fashion shows and other gigs. Amongst the top designers that Marks has worked with are: Christian Lacroix, Viktor & Rolf, and Salvatore Ferragamo, amongst others.
In 2006, the Canadian model walked at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She is most famed for her big eyes and doll-like appearance.
Marks' modelling career has flourished both on the catwalk and off. In 2004, she was chosen to be the face of Moschino and also starred in advertising campaigns for names like Levi's, D&G, and Ann Taylor. Marks has also featured in campaigns for Anna Sui (2005), D&G (2006), Lacoste (2007), and more.
Marks has an English Bulldog called Otis. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and dog; and once a year takes a relaxing trip to her private holiday cabin in Shuswap, British Columbia.


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Martin Freeman returns as the title character in the fantasy sequel "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are among the all-star cast in the dysfunctional-family drama "August: Osage County." Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro are two boxing rivals who come out of retirement to settle a score in "Grudge Match." These are among the films that premiere on demand from April 7 to April 12, 2014. (Check with your cable or satellite provider for a lineup of on-demand channels on your system.)
Here is a list of those movies and their on-demand premiere dates:
April 8, 2014: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (Same day as DVD; weeks before Netflix and Redbox releases; available in 3-D), Rated PG-13.
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (played by Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Also starring Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving and Evangeline Lilly.
For more info: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" website
April 8, 2014: "August: Osage County" (Same day as DVD), Rated R.
"August: Osage County" (based on Don Letts' award-winning play) tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Ewan McGregor, Abigail Breslin and Chris Cooper.
For more info: "August: Osage County" website
April 8, 2014: "Grudge Match" (Same day as DVD; weeks before Netflix and Redbox releases), Rated PG-13.
Oscar winner Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone star as old boxing rivals who come out of retirement for one final match. De Niro and Stallone play Billy "The Kid" McDonnen and Henry "Razor" Sharp, two local Pittsburgh fighters whose fierce rivalry put them in the national spotlight. Each had scored a victory against the other during their heyday, but in 1983, on the eve of their decisive third match, Razor suddenly announced his retirement, refusing to explain why, but effectively delivering a knock-out punch to both their careers. Thirty years later, boxing promoter Dante Slate Jr. (played by Kevin Hart), seeing big dollar signs, makes them an offer they can't refuse: to re-enter the ring and settle the score once and for all.
For more info: "Grudge Match" website
April 8, 2014: "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" (Same day as DVD), Rated R.
"Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" is a spinoff, not a sequel, to the "Paranormal Activity" horror movies. In "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones," a demonic spirit is plaguing young people in Oxnard, California.
For more info: "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" website
April 8, 2014: "Walking With Dinosaurs" (Weeks before Netflix and Redbox releases), Rated PG.
In "Walking With Dinosaurs," the voice talents of Justin Long and John Leguizamo take you on a thrilling prehistoric journey the whole family will enjoy. In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest of the pack (a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi) embarks on the biggest adventure of his life. As he tries to find his place in a spectacular world filled with fun-loving friends and a few dangerous foes, Patchi will discover the courage he needs to become the leader of the herd and a hero for the ages.
For more info: "Walking With Dinosaurs" website
April 8, 2014: "Justin Bieber's Believe"
"Justin Bieber's Believe" (his second documentary film to be released in theaters) shows Bieber on stage and on stage. Bieber's struggles with fame are also discussed in the movie.
For more info: "Justin Bieber's Believe" website
April 8, 2014: "Black Coffee" (Same day as DVD)
Robert (played by Darrin Henson) picked the wrong time to meet his soul mate! After being fired from his own father's company, he feels like his luck has run out – until Morgan (Gabrielle Dennis) enters into his life. Just as things start to heat up between them, trouble brews as Morgan's ex-husband (played by Lamman Rucker) vows to get her back and Robert's gold-digging ex-girlfriend (played by Erica Hubbard) returns with an agenda of her own. With the help of his cousin (played by Christian Keyes), Robert's about to find out how much good can come out of a bad situation in this charming romantic comedy about finding common grounds.
For more info: "Black Coffee" website
April 8, 2014: "A Field in England" (Same day as DVD), Rated TV-MA.
England: 1648 A.D. A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil (played Michael Smiley), an alchemist, forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia. As it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field. "A Field In England" is a psychedelic trip into magic and madness from writer/director Ben Wheatley.
For more info: "A Field in England" website
April 8, 2014: "The Machine" (Before theatrical release)
Two computer programmers fall in love as they create the first-ever piece of self-aware artificial intelligence, designed to help humanity. But things go terribly wrong when the British government steals their breakthrough and teaches it to become a robotic weapon. Starring Toby Stephens, Caity Lotz, and Denis Lawson.
For more info: "The Machine" website
April 8, 2014: "Hot Guys With Guns"
Danny Lohman is an actor who takes his homework a little too seriously. Pip Armstong is his ex with a trust fund and a knack for finding trouble. Together they enlist the help of a jaded private investigator named Jimmy Peppicelli to break up a crime spree, sending shockwaves through Hollywoood's Velvet Mafia. Reputations, careers and lives are all above the line and in deep, deep danger. Starring Brian McArdle, Marc Anthony Samuel, Darryl Stephens and Kamar de los Reyes.
For more info: "Hot Guys With Guns" website
April 8, 2014: "The Organic Life"
In 2010, lured by rich soil, a tight-knit community, and a close proximity to San Francisco, filmmaker Casey Beck and her boyfriend, Austin Blair, moved to Sonoma, California, where he became a full-time organic vegetable farmer. Set amidst the rolling, grape-covered hills of the Sonoma Valley, "The Organic Life" is Austin's story, and by default Casey's story, about his first year at Paul's Produce, a local organic vegetable farm.
For more info: "The Organic Life" website
April 8, 2014: "Putzel"
For some, life is an adventure filled with opportunities to excel and places to explore. For Walter Himmelstein, a young man endearingly known as Putzel, life literally doesn't go beyond his family's fish store and his community on the upper west side of Manhattan. In this heartwarming comedy, Walter's aspirations of taking over his uncle's smoked fish emporium are disrupted by the arrival of Sally, who becomes romantically involved with his about-to-retire and very-married uncle. Starring Jack T. Carpenter, Melanie Lynskey, John Pankow and Susie Essman.
For more info: "Putzel" website
April 11, 2014: "Dancing in Jaffa" (Same day as theatrical release)
In the documentary "Dancing in Jaffa," renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine returns to his hometown of Jaffa, Israel, nostalgic for the streets of his youth but nervous and dismayed by the strong current of racial animosity that now serves as the norm. Fueled by his belief in dancing's power to build self-esteem and social awareness, Dulaine brings his popular Dancing Classrooms program to three diverse, Jaffa-based schools where he teaches ballroom basics to the ethnically mixed population of children. Dulaine selects the most focused dancers to train for a citywide competition, pairing Palestinians with Jews, putting many of the children's and, more pointedly, their families' beliefs to the test. As Dulaine's passion for dance and no-nonsense style of teaching rubs off on the reluctant children, the competition offers the perfect window into their lives.
For more info: "Dancing in Jaffa" website
April 11, 2014: "Joe" (Same day as theatrical release)
"Joe" is a gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption that erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown's novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green, the film brings Oscar winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble — until he meets a hard-luck kid played by Tye Sheridan, who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector.
For more info: "Joe" website
April 11, 2014: "Hateship Loveship" (Same day as theatrical release)
Johanna Parry (played by Kristen Wiig) is a profoundly shy, unadorned woman who is hired by Mr. McCauley (played by Nick Nolte) as a housekeeper and a primary caregiver to his granddaughter Sabitha (played by Hailee Steinfeld). Despite her outgoing nature, Sabitha carries wounds from the death of her mother years before, complicated by the circumstances of that death for which her grandfather still blames her father, Ken (Guy Pearce), a hapless recovering drug addict with a certain ragged charm. In an act of mean-spirited rebellion, Sabitha uses technology to foster a pseudo-relationship between Johanna and her father, never dreaming of the potential harm to either party. Sabitha doesn't understand that Johanna is not a demure cut-out, but rather a woman for whom the phrase "still waters run deep" could have been coined. The young girl's interference provokes Johanna to indulge in something long missing from her life: the dream of a future and a home of her own.
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Sess boost for boss
by Kate Smith
Manager thrilled to secure midfielder's services.
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill is delighted that Stephane Sessegnon has signed a contract extension at the Stadium of Light.
The Benin playmaker put pen to paper on a new deal earlier today and O'Neill admits that securing the midfielder's services is just as important as any other signing he has made this summer.
Sessegnon has signed a contract extension with the club, which will keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2015.
The former Paris Saint Germain star arrived on Wearside 18 months ago where he became an instant hit with Black Cats fans.
The Benin International was named as the club's official Player of the Season last year after topping the goal scoring charts.
Following the announcement, O'Neill told safc.com: "I'm very pleased that Stephane has extended his contract."
"Maybe in the light of some of the players who've come into the football club just recently, he might have had a look at that, I don't know.
"I'm just very, very pleased Stephane has signed because he is a very talented player.
"We're delighted to keep him."


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Kevin DeWayne Lee
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: January 1, 1971 in Mobile, AL
High School: C.F. Vigor
College: Alabama (school history) (Lee college stats)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 1 (13070th overall since 1950)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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Temple Grandin is a star, a TimeMagazine top 100 Hero and an inspiration to millions worldwide. Since she started writing and speaking about autism, the number of people diagnosed with it has skyrocketedbut so has the research that is transforming our understanding of the autistic brain. Now she brings her singular perspective to a thrilling journey through the autism revolution. Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, she introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scans from numerous studies. We meet the scientists and self-advocates who are introducing innovative theories of what causes, how we diagnose, and how best to treat autism. She highlights long-ignored sensory problems and the treatments that might help them, and warns of the dangers of politics defining the diagnosis of autism spectrum. Most exciting, in the science that has begun to reveal the long-overlooked strengths conferred by autism, she finds a route to more effective mainstreaming and a way to unleash the unique advantages of autistic people. From the "aspies" in Silicon Valley to the five-year-old without language, Grandin understands the true meaning of the word spectrum. The Autistic Brainis essential reading from the most respected and beloved voices in the field.


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Long layovers can often times make you go a little insane and drive you to sleep, read, eat, walk around, or just about anything else you can think of. But how many of us have thought of making a music video? That's exactly what Richard Dunn did when recently stuck in the Las Vegas Airport, and it turned out to be pure genius, per Gawker.com on June 10, 2014.
Dunn ended up having a flight seriously delayed recently and he was stuck overnight in the Las Vegas McCarran Airport. No-one else was really around and he didn't know what to do. He could have gone back into town to gamble or party, but he chose to do something else.
With his iPhone and a roll of baggage tape, he decided to film his own video rendition of Celine Dion's cover of "All By Myself" from 1996. The results were completely and totally epic.
He had a little help making the video, but not in the form of other human beings. He used a wheelchair, his luggage, the escalator, moving walkways, some check-in desks, and even a giant turtle.
"I had a person behind a ticket counter give me a roll of luggage tape before she left. I then used a wheel chair that had a tall pole on the back of it and taped my iPhone to that. Then I would put it on the moving walkway for a dolly shot. I also used the extended handle on my computer bag and taped the iPhone to my handle. I would tuck different stuff under the bag to get the right angle. For the escalator shot I had to sprint up the steps after I got my shot so the computer bag didn't hit the top and fall back down. Quite fun!"
Dunn said that it took him only about three hours to shoot the lip sync of the video as his wife simply watched on. She wasn't surprised at her husband's antics as he said, "Over the years she's seen many, many crazy projects of mine."
While there may not have been many other passengers in the airport, it wasn't totally empty. Dunn said he got some strange looks from janitors and other staff as he danced around the Las Vegas Airport.
Make sure to watch through to the very end as the final scene is brilliant and shows that Dunn is a "maniac."
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is it me....
or is the demo land battle kinda hard
i think it just be that i suck but i dont think they give u enough stuff to build.
this is my first game like this but its ok.
o and when u highlight a ship to find its weakness i dont like how it only shows pictures they should have names too cuase expecually on land u never now wat type of turrent it is.
I remember first playing EaW demo as well. The land battle was hard at first, but you will get the hang of it eventually. And it will become more simplistic.
Use the civilians to capture the other reinforcment posts and then land more troops fast and furiously. Use chewy to capture the AtAt and you'll win in no time. Also use a bombing run to take out the power generator so the laser towers wont work.
To reach the power generator you must go up the map through the right side and then enter the base from the back.
Once you get the AtAt and the power is out it is only a matter of mopping up the enemy. :D
k thanks
i read my first post and it sounded like i was just downing the game but dont get me wrong i think it is a pretty cool game.
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Google has been one of the big dogs when it has come to the mobile revolution, but they've been lagging behind a bit when it has come to making Google Docs completely mobile friendly. Google is looking to change that with their announcement that Google Docs are becoming edit-friendly on Android and iOS devices.
Up until now, Google Docs have been read-only on these two major mobile platforms. Editing looks to be as easy as tapping within a text field and editing to your heart's content. Android's voice transcription is supported and changes show up in "near realtime" to others checking out the document. Adding new documents also looks to have been recently added as well.


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Bhutan Glossary
Bhutan Holiday makers can't find much in the way of Bhutanese phrase books on the web, so its quite possible that the following is the best resource available! Very, very few foreigners manage to learn more than a couple words of Dzongkha, National language of Bhutan and any effort will be sincerely appreciated. You might even get local prices at the hotel bar, especially if you can speak little local language.Hello = Kuzu Zangpo (La) – This is the basic greeting, regardless of time of day. "La" denotes respect and is extra polite.
Bhutan = Druk Yul
Thank you = Kadinchey
Yes = Ing
No = Men
Good luck = Tashi Delek
Delicious = Zhimbe If something is very delicious, say "Name Same Shimbe".
How are you? = Cheu ga de be yoe?
I'm fine = Nga leshembe yoe.
I = Nga
My = Nga gee
I'm from America = Nga America le ein.
You = Cheu
Where are you from? = Chee ga tay le mo
A meal = Dto
Have you eaten? = Cheu dto zaigah
I'm hungry = Nga dto khe chi
Pretty girl = bum Jarim Du
Do you have a girl/boyfriend? = Cheu luh aru garu yeh gah
Let's be friends = Nga da choe charo bay gay
I love you = Nga cheu lu ga
See you again = Log jay gay
Water = Chu
River = Chu
Mango juice = Am chu kuleh juice
Milk = Ohm
Sugar = Goram
Butter = Ma
Meat = Sha
Beef = No sha
Pork = Phak sha
Chili Peppers = Ema
Chili Cheese = Ema Datsi
Mouth = Kha
Nose = Happa
Eye = Mitto
Belly = Phow
Ass = Abou
The hot chilies I ate make my ass burn = Ema sawachen abou tsaome.
Where is the toilet? = Chopsa gateh mo
I like Bhutan = Nga Druk lu gai.
Mother = Ai
Father = Apa
How old are you? = Cheu gi loh gam chi mo
Tomorrow I'm going to… = Naba …. Jo ni.
Black Necked Crane = Thung Thung kar mon.
Animal = Semchen
Cat = Jili
Dog = Rochi
Goodbye = Legshombay joen


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Fourteen years of visits to the Washington coast have provided John Skelly with the opportunity and inspiration for this photo album.
Most shots were taken at or near Copalis Beach by Ocean Shores, WA with some taken at Ruby Beach near Forks, and others taken at Yellowbanks and Sand Beach near Cape Alava.
Included are sand images both familar and surreal, bubbles in the surf, dunes flora, winter scenes, sunsets, shellfish and more.
An avid hiker and photographer, John Skelly has prowled the Olympic and Cascade mountain trails of Washington state and its wild coastline in search of unusual and inspiring nature scenes and vistas.
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Tourist tax included Room.
Prices with breakfast * 1 or 2 people
Details and location
The bedrooms are distributed over 3 houses next to the sea, in an 18th century residence built on the Genoese model by the local landowner. Garden and flower-filled patios installed around a beautiful swimming-pool overhanging the sea and the marina. Please note two floors have no lift.
- Well-being area; swimming-pool, outdoor jacuzzi, hammam, massages, beauty treatments.
- Open all year round by appointment.
- Table tennis, bowls.
- Unlimited Wi-Fi and internet point free for hotel guests.
- Basic catering available in season. (Salads, pizza, grilled meats...)
- Private parking, closed from 23:30 to 7:30. (Depending on the season)
- Direct access to the marina 300 m. Sea front.
- Sandy beach: 300 m.
- Breakfast: €14, served from 7:30 to 10:00am on the patio or in the dining room.
- Apartments available for 2 to 8 people. Please ask us for availability.
- Small, well-trained pets allowed: €3/night
- Shortened stay will be full due
- Deposit to be paid depending on the length of your stay; 30% on booking.
Immediately close by:
Ask "Solenzara Marine Service" for your boat hire prices
Tel: 06 07 05 18 46 ERIC.
Marina. Diving club. Restaurants, groceries, shops, doctors, pharmacy, bookshop, bank, post office...
Walking, horse-riding and maritime excursions. Canyoning, via ferrata… Watersports. Tennis club.
General sales conditions, cancellation :
1. A customer confirmation involves the full approval of the below "general sales conditions" of La Solenzara hotel.
2. Reservations are considered firm only after receipt of a written confirmation from the customer (by email, mail, or fax) with his deposit. The deposit amount is 1 night for stays under 3 nights or 30 % of the total booking for stays over 3 nights. The reservation will be followed by a confirmation from the hotel keeper.
3. The deposit is deductible at the end of the stay, only if the agreement has been fully respected.
4. All modifications or cancellations of a booking must be sent in writing. Changes or cancellations made by phone will not be taken into account.
5. In case of cancelled booking, the deposit will be fully kept by the hotel keeper and won't be paid back. Except for exceptional case (illness, accident) : more than 56 days before arrival date 30 € for fees. Between 56 and 28 days before arrival 50% of deposit + administrative fees. Between 28 days and arrival day the entire deposit will be kept by the hotel keeper.
6. Shortened and interrupted stays, whatever the reason, must be paid in full by the customer. Customers have to pay the stay in full in accordance with the exact terms of their reservation and the confirmation of the hotel keeper. Any service not used by customer (meals ...) for any reason whatsoever won't be paid back.
Room occupancy
7. Rooms are available after 3.30 pm arrival date (or sooner if inocupied the day before) and must be free before 11.00 am departure day. In case of longer stay, the current day will be invoiced.
8. The customers who have to leave the hotel before 8.00 am have to pay the previous evening.
9. The non-taken meals (breakfast, half or full board or hotel packages) won't be deducted from the invoice.
10. Drinks are not included in rates.
11. Prices are per day (unless otherwise stated in our offers), per stay for "hotel packages".
12. The competent courts in case of dispute are those of Ajaccio (Corsica).
13. La Solenzara hotel expressly reserves the right to cancel any stay.


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Higher share of consumer expenditures going to homeowner expenses
December 08, 1998
The share of annual expenditures allocated to owned dwelling (or homeowner) expenses--mortgage interest and charges; property taxes; and maintenance, repairs, and insurance--increased from 1989 to 1995. In 1989, 10.3 percent of total expenditures went to owned dwelling expenses; by 1995, that figure had risen to 11.6 percent.
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Each of the three spending components in the owned dwelling category increased its share of total expenditures during the period. The total share for property taxes increased the most, up eight-tenths of a percentage point.
Mortgage interest payments and charges, the largest component of the category, increased its share by almost three-tenths of a percentage point. Maintenance, repairs, and insurance expenditures also increased its share by three-tenths of a percentage point during the period.
These data are a product of the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey. Additional information is available from "Owned Dwelling Expenditures by Region", Report 924, October 1998.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Higher share of consumer expenditures going to homeowner expenses on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1998/dec/wk2/art02.htm (visited June 26, 2016).
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I was curious how their 1st pick in each years draft worked out.
In '67, you had Griese who lasted 14 years.
In '71, the Phins had to give up a pick for Shula, who lasted for 26 years.
in '83, it was Marino's 17 years.
And you had Tim Bowens and Richmond Webb lasting 11 years each.
So, here's what's interesting - even taking out Shula - the trend is that players spend less time with the team. That's partly an NFL trend due to salary cap, but clearly there's some root cause related to how well Dolphins picks do.
In 8 years, the Dolphins traded their 1st pick for something.
Interestingly, Miami has only expended their first overall selection on a QB twice, and both worked out well.
They've picked (or traded for) a RB 10 times (including the two picks they gave up for Ricky), and most had short-lived careers in Miami
6 times they've gone for a receiver, and with the excpetion of McDuffie, they were short-lived as well.
Note on the graph that Shula's last year was 1995. Only Patrick Surtain and Daryl Gardener have exceeded the 5 year mark. (Though of course the jury's still out on Carey, Ronnie, and Allen in terms of longevity)
It does go to show that Miami hasn't hit a lot over the last decade or so...


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The exam 100-101 ICND1 is an essential component to earn CCNA certification in routing and switching track. Network professionals who earn CCNA routing and switching demonstrate their proven skills to install, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot switched and routed networks. The CCNA routing and switching focuses on network infrastructure and professionals gain a thorough understanding in core networking domains including wireless access, network security, and network connections in bran offices via Wide area network (WAN).
ICND 100-101 Exam - Associate Certification
Those who take and pass exam ICND1 100-101 earn the CCNA certification successfully. With CCNA routing and switching certification in hands, a professional demonstrate his skills which are required for working with EIGRP, frame relay, OSPF, ACLs (access control lists), IP, VLANs, serial line interface protocol, and Ethernet. Besides this, a CCNA certified professional also has the ability to carry out successful management of Cisco appliances with IOS v15, to tackle cisco licensing, and carry out extensive troubleshoot related tasks.
CCNA 100-101 Exam - A Core Component of the CCNA Certification
CCNA ICND 100-101 along with another exam is a mandatory requirement to earn CCNA credential.
The exam 100-101 ICND1 (Interconnecting cisco networking devices part 1) is the exam which is actually associated with the Cisco certified entry network technician certification and is a component to achieve the Cisco certified network associate (CCNA)- routing and switching credential. Preparation for this exam can be done by registering for the training course: "Interconnecting cisco networking devices part 1" (ICND1). The exam is designed to test the abilities of a candidate for carrying out successful installation, operation, and troubleshooting of a small branch network of an office. The exam covers the areas including operation of IP data networks, IP addressing, IP services, LAN switching technologies, IP routing technologies, fundamental troubleshooting, and network appliance security.
Exam Topics
Major topics to be covered in CCNA routing and switching exam 100-101 ICND1 include LAN (local area network) design, WAN (wide area network) design, OSI model, internet protocol addressing, routers, routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP), VLAN (virtual local area network), WLAN (wireless local area network), network management, network security (including access control lists, ACLs).
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The exam 100-101 CCNA along with the CCNA routing and switching certification stays valid for three years, after which the professional must recertify and pass the exam again according to the latest syllabus and course in order to enjoy the status of a CCNA routing and switching certified professional. Following recertification options are available:
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The undergraduate experience is life changing. During your undergraduate years you will grow socially and intellectually in powerful ways. We offer three pieces of advice to our undergraduate students:
Be proud of yourself. You have made a powerful decision to go to college, and the University of Colorado Boulder is an excellent school. Take a moment to be proud of yourself.
Reach out to your professors. Don't be an anonymous student, a name and number in a gradebook. Instead, make the most of your time here by going to your professor's office hours. Your visit needn't be about your academic performance, although you certainly can ask for help. Simply asking your professors what they want and telling them why you are in their class will open up your education.
Don't give up. It's hard to finish a degree. It wouldn't be valuable if it were easy. Remember, you are in college to take risks and to learn about yourself and the world. When things look bleak, take stock of what you can learn, and move ahead.
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The newest limited edition flavor from See's Candies has just been released in stores this past Friday, the 16th! I would have gotten this post out sooner if I had been home to receive my free samples of the new flavor: Coffee Walnut Caramel. I had gone out of town for a long weekend and thankfully the chocolates were waiting for me upon my return! These are not available by phone or online ordering, so if you have a See's Candy Store nearby, you're in luck!
These chocolate sound like a tasty mouthful, don't they?. Coffee, walnuts and caramel? That's a lot of stuff right there! I opened up my sample box and was greeted by rows of lovely, square, chocolates with beautiful rippled tops from the milk chocolate enrobing. Picking one up, it's much heavier than I expected, and much taller too. Usually these sort of chocolates are about 1/2 inch tall of so, these are more like 3/4 of an inch. Impressive to say the least. The smell is sweet, creamy and very inviting.
Picking up a piece in my had, the chocolates are well formed. I take a bite and find that the texture is dense, like a thick and chewy fresh fudge. The caramel isn't watery or flowing but more solid, again, like fresh fudge.
The caramel is wonderful thick and chewy, and not the least bit sticky. it has nice toasted sugar notes with a well rounded buttery taste. the coffee flavor is seamlessly blended in, and you get a good roasted, nutty, coffee taste mixing in with the buttery sweetness.
The walnuts are large chunks sprinkled in the caramel. they are extremely fresh with a nice, meaty chewy to them. They have that buttery, nutty, slightly tannic flavor and it's awesome. The milk chocolate coating proves a flavor that binds all the elements while adding a nice sweetness to it.
A really awesome and flavorful chocolate bonbon here. These are going to be really popular when I share them with friends.
CONTEST: Ok, I have a gift certificate from See's to give away! It's for one pound of these chocolate, and can be used in their stores or by phone at (800-895-7337). So how do you enter? Please comment on this post by Friday at noon, EST and share your favorite See's flavor if you have one. I'll choose a winner randomly from those who enter. Best of luck!
Rating: Will Buy Again
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text: I am using Ubuntu One Clients on different platforms and it's all working very well, as there are Win 7 PCs and ubuntu 11.10, where it is integated already. Now i'm trying to add my mobile, which i thought would not be a problem, as my mobile, a nokia N9, runs on MeeGo, linux in fact. Could there be a chance to get a client for MeeGo? Android and iOS are existing, so could it be a hard challenge? I also thougt about switching to dropbox, because clients for Windows, Ubuntu and MeeGo are available at dropbox, but as a linux-fan i would of course wait for a ubuntu One-Solution. all i could find was a project at google, you can find here: http://code.google.com/p/meego-u1/ unfortunately i am ony a user not a developer.


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Credit Suisse & the Oversight Crisis
From Arindam Nag of Dow Jones Newswires:
Credit Suisse's mispricing of some of its structured credit products will put further pressure on regulators to force banks to pay more attention to their risk management systems.
When the going is good it's easy to forgo necessary investments in information technology and non-profit centers like controls. Investors put further pressure on bank managements to reduce their non-compensation expenses so that net earnings maintain their upward trend, but there's little doubt that overall the financial sector's risk systems and oversight capabilities haven't kept pace with growth in assets.
Writing down assets due to market deterioration is one thing, but taking a hit as a result of trader errors or fraud reflects an aggressive culture that's worrying to investors.
Since the start of the year we have seen fraud at SocGen, writedowns at AIG and now markdowns at Credit Suisse: in all three cases investors are left wondering whether these institutions have the right oversight mechanism to correctly handle the volumes of structured and quantitative finance products that come their way.
Credit Suisse impressed the market last week with its disclosures, raising the bar for the entire industry by revealing gross positions in most of its holdings. But now it says it has identified mismarkings and pricing errors by a small number of traders, errors caught by its internal controls team in the last week.
This wasn't an act of a single trader, but a group. It may reduce the risk of fraud but highlights a potential communication gap between those in charge of internal control teams at group level and individual teams. Combine that with some negative market moves and it has led to $2.85 billion of markdowns in some asset backed positions in its structured credit trading business.
What's worrying is that an internal probe is still a work in progress and the bank may even have to restate its 2007 earnings.
Banks are notorious for not making interperiod announcements unless it discovers a bad fraud leading to huge losses. Credit Suisse could have kept quiet about it as well, but one of its bond issues is closing today, making this disclosure mandatory.
But when banks are only readying numbers for periodic disclosures, they can resort to various methods of creative accounting to limit the damage to the bottom-line. Moving assets between Level 2 and Level 3, deliberately keeping writedowns in some assets low. Or in some cases not disclosing any exposure at all.
Doubts over Credit Suisse's controls come at a time when it is trying to regain investor confidence after years of underperformance among peers. It has succeeded to a large extent, avoiding the huge subprime-related writedowns one has seen with UBS.
Tuesday's markdowns don't significantly change this theme but it will put pressure on the bank to curb its risk appetite for the time being. Its average daily Value-at-Risk in the fourth quarter of 2007 was 176 million Swiss francs, compared to 95 million Swiss francs in the previous quarter and 70 million Swiss francs in the previous year.
What's difficult to assess is how much has Credit Suisse has invested in back office and controls infrastructure and non-financial staff that help keep the bank a safe place.
Some of these functions are outsourced and won't show up directly in the filings. But "other operating" expenses is a good indicator. For Credit Suisse this item rose from 9.23 billion Swiss francs in 2005 to 9.5 billion Swiss francs in 2007, a 3% increase. Goldman Sachs' total non-compensation expenses rose 57% to $8.19 billion with expenditure in communications and technology alone rising to $665 million from $490 million in 2005.
Credit Suisse' internal review isn't yet over. The much-waited rerating of the stock vis-a-vis its peers will have to wait for now.


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Authorities found human remains in a crocodile and it is the discovery is linked to a missing 62-year-old man. The man had been fishing with his family when he was snatched off his boat by a crocodile. CNN shared the details on Monday.
The man's wife, son and daughter-in-law watched in horror as the crocodile pulled the man out of the boat, and sadly they were unable to save him. Due to the remote location of the incident, the wife and daughter-in-law had to drive for two hours before they could get cellphone reception and alert authorities.
Park rangers and officers searched the area throughout the weekend, using boats and a helicopter, and eventually two large crocodiles near the area of the incident were spotted. Rangers shot both animals, and the human remains were in one of the crocodiles. At this point the man's name has not been released.
MSN News shares that the crocodile was more than 15 feet long, and the two animals were found about a mile from where the man had been pulled from the boat in Kakadu National Park. This is actually the second deadly crocodile attack in the area this year, as a 12-year-old died after an attack in January.
Few other details regarding the family involved have been revealed, though clearly this is a heartbreaking tragedy for them. The Northern Territory Police Force shared an update on their Facebook page regarding the tragedy, sharing that their thoughts are with the family during this time. The statement indicates that the human remains in the crocodile are indeed those of the 62-year-old man, and they will prepare a report for the Coroner.


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The new compact SUV from Citroen, the C4 Aircross, seems to have all it takes to be successful in one of the most competitive segments of the market. After its official launch at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, the model will hit the showrooms by the beginning of the summer in both front- and all- wheel drive configurations, and the 'buzz' it has generated on the internet is indeed quite promising.
The engine range of the Citroen C4 Aircross include 3 units, all of which will come with start-stop system and Euro5 homologation. There will be a 1.6-litre with direct injection producing 115 hp with 152 Nm of peak torque; a 1.6 HDi delivering 115 hp and 270 Nm coupled with a 6-speed gearbox and a 1.8 HDi credited with an output of 150 hp with 300 Nm of maximum torque. The first one is the 'greener' option of the lot, with just 119 g/km of CO2 emissions, but it is also the only one that will be available with the front-wheel drive configuration only. Besides, a 2.0-litre unit with direct injection homologated for the Euro4 standards will also be made available outside Europe. This engine is produces an output of 150 hp with 198 Nm of peak torque and can be coupled to either a 5-speed manual or a CVT gearbox.
The C4 Aircross measures 4.34 meters in length, 1.8 meters in width and 1.63 meters in height, and has a boot capacity of 442 litres. Inside, the model offers good cabin space which has been designed to accommodate 4-5 people and to provide them all with the same kind of comfort of a saloon car. Standard equipment include Navidrive sat-nav with touch-screen, rear view camera, Keyless Access & Start and a pretty nice Rockford sound system.
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Field Hockey Downs Saint Joseph's, 2-1
Oct. 12, 2003
AMHERST, Mass. - Sophomore Jaime Bawden (Penticton, British Columbia) scored at the 43:08 mark and it turned out to be the game-winner as the University of Massachusetts field hockey team (3-10 overall, 1-1 Atlantic 10) defeated Saint Joseph's University (4-9, 0-2), 2-1, this afternoon at a cool and damp Garber Field. With the win, the Minutewomen snapped an eight-game losing streak.
UMass came flying out of the gates right away as freshman Gina Sanders (Morgan Hill, Calif.) blasted two shots just wide of the cage in the first minute of play. Saint Joseph's then had a couple of scoring opportunities three minutes later, but UMass junior goalkeeper Christine Tocco (Reading, Mass.) made two saves.
At the 9:09 mark, UMass senior Kristin Hopwood (Lexington, Mass.) fed a pass into sophomore Katelyn Woolfrey (Somerset, Mass.) on a penalty corner. Woolfrey faked a shot and then passed to Sanders who ripped a shot past Hawk goalkeeper Courtney Huff. It was Sanders' first career goal and Woolfrey's first assist of the season. Saint Joseph's had its best scoring opportunity of the first half when Katelyn O'Brien stole a pass deep in the Minutewomen zone and sent Nicole Antonini in alone, but she whistled a shot wide of the cage.
Antonini had a golden opportunity to tie the game at the 17:41 mark of the second half but her shot off a penalty corner was saved by Tocco. UMass took a 2-0 lead at the 43:08 mark off a goal similar to the first one, Hopwood passed to freshman Marije Tigchelaar (The Hague, Netherlands) on a penalty corner. Tigchelaar faked a shot and passed to Bawden who beat Huff for her second goal of the season. It was Tigchelaar's second assist of the year.
Saint Joseph's got on the board at the 61:58 mark when O'Brien got the ball just on the UMass side of the field and fed a long pass to Lauren Luft. Tocco came way out of the net to cut down the angle, but Luft was able to get the ball around her and net her second goal of the season. SJU then had a chance to tie the game late in the game, but O'Brien's shot off a penalty corner was stopped by Tocco.
Massachusetts out-shot Saint Joseph's, 14-12 in the game and held a 4-3 edge in penalty corners. Tocco and Huff each made six saves.
UMass will begin a four-game road swing on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when it travels to New Hampshire. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.
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A new committee with some familiar faces registered with the city of Amarillo on Tuesday as the first step in trying to put together enough signatures to force an election on the city's ban on using hand-held cellphones and other devices while driving.
This is the third committee registration since October with the same goal. Robert Taliaferro and Dora Meroney are on all three filings, while Scott Price has been on the last two. New names on the current filing are Andy and Michelle Knevelbaard. Headings on the filings have changed from "We the People" to "Friends of Amarillo" to "Lead Amarillo."
The Knevelbaards' and Price's telephone numbers are unlisted. Taliaferro has refused past requests for comment. Attempts to contact Meroney were unsuccessful.
The first committee never turned in its signatures, but the second committee turned in the signatures collected on the first petition. City Secretary Frances Hibbs found there were almost as many invalid signatures turned in as there were valid ones and that the signatures were collected before the second committee existed.
The city charter and state law govern the petition process and require the signatures be from registered voters of the city after a committee registers.
However, some signers were not registered to vote or were residents of area counties from Wheeler County on the eastern border of the Texas Panhandle to Quay County in New Mexico, according to a memo from Hibbs to City Manager Jarrett Atkinson. Other reasons for rejecting signatures included people were under the age of 18 or they were duplicate, illegible or signed by another person.
Also, some of the petition sheets weren't notarized with a pledge the collector of signatures saw them signed.
There were 1,976 valid signatures and the threshold to force an election was 3,920 based on the election turnout before the signatures were gathered. Since then, there has been another municipal election in which turnout was down, making the current threshold 1,509.
Signatures expire 180 days after they are written, according to information from City Attorney Marcus Norris.


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Most people are planning on sticking to their New Year resolutions, and according to the reports Kim Kardashian is no different. According to Health India on Jan. 4, Kim plans on making 2014 her year to get in the best shape of her life. She was spotted hitting the gym on Jan. 3, in her work out attire and sporting no make-up and a wad of cash in her hand.
The reality TV star made the headlines after losing her baby weight from her daughter, North. She posted a booty-licious picture of her on Instagram that created quite the waves with fans and haters alike. According to Kim, this year she plans on dropping the last ten pounds and getting even more 'fit'.
Kim told People she followed the Atkins diet to lose her baby weight, so since it worked so well, we can speculate that is how she plans to shed the last ten pounds and get 'more fit'. Not only is she making news for her weight loss goals, but for her massive rock. That is her engagement ring.
On Dec. 31, she posted a picture of North holding a ring that barely fit in her tiny hand and said, "It's been an amazing year."
Don't forget to watch the all-new season of Keeping up with the Kardashians premiering on Jan 19 only on E! Check your local listings for the channel.
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"Arrow" season 2 airs its "The Odyssey" episode on Wednesday, March 5, with "The Promise," which is all about Oliver and Slade, both in the past and the present.
Unwanted houseguest This "Arrow" episode picks up right where last week's left off, with Oliver shocked to see Slade in his living room, meeting with his mother. Slade has made a contribution to Moira's campaign, and he's done a pretty good job of charming her. Tensions are high, and Slade even dares to propose a toast "to friendship." He also asks if the family spends a lot of time on water after pointing out a boat on display and then calls Oliver a brave soul and understands that the time on the island must have been hell for him. Ouch.
While Moira asks Slade about his personal life, Oliver sits quietly, giving him a death glare. When Slade says he lost someone a few years ago, Oliver tells him to move on and comes across as just plain rude to his mother, who apologizes for his manners. Oh, if she only knew. Oliver's death glares continue as Thea begins giving a tour of the art in the house, and Oliver calls Felicity's cell so everyone in the lair can listen. That's when Sara realizes Slade's alive, and everyone springs into action. "That might work," Sara says of the biggest gun Diggle can find in the place, and she makes sure she can trust Mirakuru-powered Roy out there. "Please save Oliver," Felicity calls after them.
Diggle gets in position with the gun, while Sara enters the house through the second floor and Roy walks in the front door to get Thea and Moira away from Slade as calmly as possible. That just leads to a battle of the handshake when Roy and Slade meet, and when Sara joins them, claiming she didn't want to interrupt the tour, Slade calls her the girl who came back from the dead and gets in another comment about having a special someone. Slade chooses to leave, and Oliver walks him to his car, but someone takes out Diggle before he can take the shot. So what does Slade want? He's there to fulfill a promise he made to him five years ago. As the episode ends, he sits in front of computer screens, watching Queen mansion, thanks to the cameras he set up on the tour. Oh, and he doesn't have his eyepatch on, so there's a nice visual of his empty eye socket.
About that promise… Before they can take the freighter, Oliver needs to get some archery practice and training in, and he does get better. The night before they put their plan into action, Oliver and Sara burn the box of Mirakuru before joining Slade for a toast – to taking the freighter (Sara), getting off the island (Oliver) and Shado (Slade). Oliver makes Sara promise to tell his family he wasn't the same stupid kid who got on the boat if he doesn't make it, and she asks him to tell hers that she died on the boat so they'll remember her the way she was. Oliver's guilty conscience invades his dreams as he prepares to kill Ivo so he doesn't tell Slade what happened, and he sees Shado attack him for not choosing her.
The next day, Oliver lights an arrow and lets it fly, but misses his target and blames the breeze. Take two, and it's a hit. Slade tells Oliver that when they first tried to get off the island it was as strangers. Now, it's as brothers. Oh well, too bad that doesn't last long. The bonfire is lit, Ivo's men know he's there and Oliver's captured. After a brief return to a cell, Oliver ends up in Ivo's chair and is given truth serum to give up Sara and Slade's location. He tells Ivo they're in the engine room, but once there, a flashback shows that Sara had given Oliver something to counteract the truth serum, so all he had to do was recall his pre-island self and act stoned to sell it.
Slade and Sara parachute onto the freighter while everyone's busy below deck looking for them, and Sara gives Oliver his bow and arrows. He had the hood, Slade has the mas, and it's time to get to work. But Slade makes sure to tell Oliver not to kill Ivo; he wants to do it himself.
All hell breaks loose, there's gunfire and there are explosions, Sara frees everyone from the cells and deals with a guy who's not exactly happy to see her, and Ivo radios Jessica to tell her that he found a cure. (Too bad for Ivo she needs that cure to follow the conversation.) Oliver interrupts that conversation, but Ivo knows it's harder than it looks to kill an unarmed man. When Oliver brings up him killing Shado, Ivo tells him he had a choice. Oliver may hold himself responsible as well, but that doesn't mean he won't kill him. But what will Slade do since he's behind Oliver and now knows? Uh-oh. Trouble.
Oliver tries to explain himself to Slade, but it's too late. Ivo runs while Slade and Oliver fight, and while Sara's able to get off the freighter and back to the island with other escapees, Oliver isn't so lucky because Slade actually grabs his leg as he's jumping overboard and pulls him back onto the freighter. It's back into a cell for Oliver, and the freighter is now Slade's – and after what he does to the captain, no one's about to argue with him.
Slade has Ivo and Oliver brought out in front of one another and forces Ivo to show him how he killed Shado by pointing the gun at Oliver. But he doesn't have him kill him. Instead, he cuts off his hand. As for Oliver, "Killing you now would be a mercy," Slade explains to his former "brother." "You cannot die until you have suffered the same way that I have suffered. Until you have known complete despair and you will. I promise."
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The latest Clean Energy Trends 2014, issued today, found that the world installed 36.5 gigawatts of new solar energy last year, which was more than the 35.5 gigawatts of wind energy for the first time. Record levels of new solar deployment in China, Japan, and the U.S. combined with a down year in the wind industry to create this crossover. The report was produced by the clean-tech research and advisory firm Clean Edge, Inc.
The global clean-energy picture for 2013 was a classic good news-bad news story. The global solar market saw double-digit growth (15 percent). The growth in solar and a modest uptick in biofuels' market size, however, were not enough to overcome the wind industry's lackluster performance. As a result, combined global revenue for solar PV, wind power, and biofuels held nearly steady at $247.6 billion, down just slightly from $248.7 billion in 2012.
Despite dazzling growth and rising stock prices in some sectors, especially solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment, downward trends, policy issues and finance hurdles are affecting the industry as a whole.
"The adoption of clean energy is set against a bigger-picture context that finds many of the world's largest energy-using nations struggling with critical choices for their energy future," said Ron Pernick, Clean Edge co-founder and managing director. "Climate disruptions, smog alerts, planned and unplanned nuclear power shutdowns, and resource scarcity are all driving significant change, accelerating the double-digit adoption growth of solar PV, hybrid and electric vehicles, green buildings, and other clean-tech solutions."
Clean Edge projects that solar, wind, and biofuels will expand from $247.6 billion in 2013 to $397.8 billion within a decade
Solar photovoltaics grew to $91.3 billion from $79.7 billion in 2012, with a record 36.5 GW installed globally. This includes modules, system components, and installation. PV panel costs were steady last year, dropping to $2.50 per watt installed. That stands in contrast to 2011 and 2012 when PV panel costs plummeted more than 20 percent each year.
Even though the wind industry added 35.5 GW of new capacity in 2013, it was well below the previous year's record 44.7 GW. It was the weakest performance for wind energy since 2008. New installation of wind power fell to $58.5 billion from $73.8 billion in 2012 in contrast with the growth of $11.6 billion in solar.
The report also found that biofuels (global production and wholesale pricing of ethanol and biodiesel) rose slightly, from $95.2 billion in 2012 to $97.8 billion last year. Global biofuels production remained constant at 31.4 billion gallons, with average prices increasing slightly.
.On the downside, venture capital investments in U.S.-based clean-tech companies fell 25 percent in 2013 dropping to $4.4 billion from the $5.8 billion invested in 2012, according to data provided by Cleantech Group. Some of the VC financing slack was made up by the continued rise of large corporate and project finance deals. Google invested $3.2 billion to acquire the smart thermostat maker Nest in early 2014. Goldman Sachs' invested $500 million to finance SolarCity's PV installations. Wells Fargo has pledged to invest $100 million in tax equity financing in SunEdison projects.
Since 2012, Congress has worked hard to discourage development of clean energy. It has cut incentive programs for clean energy established under the bush administration and the first two years of the Obama administration. It extended the wind tax credit, but only for a year. Congress, particularly the Republican-controlled House, has made a statement that it prefers investment in fossil fuels and pipelines over clean energy. This has created uncertainty that has chilled investment.
Clean Edge, Inc. was founded in 2000 as the world's first research and advisory firm devoted to the clean-tech sector. The firm delivers a suite of clean-energy benchmarking services including stock indexes, utility and consumer surveys, and regional leadership tracking. SolarCity was one of the sponsors of the Clean Energy Trends Report.
Given the rapidly rising costs of catastrophic weather events due to climate change, perhaps governments, including our own, will realize that investment in all sectors of clean energy is no longer an option.
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As Al Gore, Bill Bradley, George W. Bush, and numerous other presidential candidates take to the campaign trail they will debate everything from taxes to gays in the military. One thing they will not debate, however, is the US constitution.
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