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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Mr. President:
I have the honor to convey to you and to this distinguished gathering the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, who wished to have been with you to address you personally, but current circumstances in the region necessitated his presence there. He has given me the honor of conveying to you the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's position concerning what is the most important in regard to what is happening in our region and in the international arena.
Mr. President:
It gives me pleasure to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of this forty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly. It is an appreciation for you personally, and an appreciation of your country's important role, regionally and internationally. I am fully confident that your presidency of this session will be effective in realizing the objectives which the international community aspires to in these difficult international circumstances.
I avail myself of this opportunity to express thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, Mr. Joseph Garba, the president of the forty-fourth general assembly, who conducted its work, as well as the work of the special sessions during the past year, with efficiency, wisdom, and objectivity, for which he deserves praise and appreciation.
It also gives me pleasure to express thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his persistent and distinguished efforts in serving the cause of international peace and security, and his endeavor to develop the role and effectiveness of the United Nations Organization in realizing the high objectives for which it was established.
It also pleases me to welcome Liechtenstein to the membership of this international organization, coupled with our hope that her entry will consolidate the effectiveness and universality of joint international action, and our wishes to its friendly people for prosperity and progress.
Mr. President:
Here we stand today on the threshold of an overwhelming danger. Here is the situation teetering between the drums of war and the bells of peace. I cannot, coming to you from the heart of the Arab land, the cradle of Islam, the seat of the Two Holy Mosques, and the abode of the Messenger of God, but set out by saying "Peace be upon you", the call for peace and friendship which is exchanged by every Arab and Muslim when they meet.
How much we would wish that the march of peace, which accompanied the preceding session of the General Assembly, would have continued to proceed. Since the meeting here last year, glimpses of hope appeared and the features of a new international order emerged, whose pillar is cooperation between countries and whose foundation is understanding between peoples. The intifadah of the steadfast Palestinian people in the occupied territories was illuminating the road towards the hoped-for solution. It captivated the feelings of peoples and captured their consciousness. The Iraq-Iran war came to an end, we began to look forward to a new epoch of peace and concord in the Gulf region. Namibia won its independence. The trend began toward the elimination of apartheid in South Africa, and international conflicts began to move on the path of resolution. We carried the banner of establishing cooperation in the region, which is vibrant with suffering and hope so that states enjoy stability and peoples live in prosperity, but the catastrophe took us by surprise. And events that were never thought to be possible blew over the region.
We stand with you today from this international rostrum and grief overcomes us for what the State of Kuwait, a dear and neighborly sister state, is being subjected to.
We have listened, and you have listened, here, a few days ago, to His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, who conveyed to us in his historic statement a vivid and comprehensive picture of the catastrophe which befell brotherly Kuwait. The eloquent words of His Highness stirred the consciousness of everybody and evoked in this esteemed international gathering feelings of participation, firm solidarity and effective support.
Mr. President:
When the sudden aggression of the Iraqi regime dispersed the people of Kuwait, violated the inviolabilities, pillaged the assets and broke all the limits of trust; when it invaded and occupied the brotherly neighbor Kuwait, and amassed forces on the borders of Saudi Arabia: it was declaring war; when it deviated from the Arab order based on the Charter of the League of Arab States, and it deviated from the world order, when it violated the Charter of the United Nations Organization.
All peoples and governments of the world have rejected the aggression. It was condemned by the League of Arab States, and was deplored by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and was reproached by the Non-Aligned Movement. As for the Security Council, it has monitored the invasion and occupation, rejected it in all its dimensions from the first day until now, and taken the necessary resolutions to oppose this invasion and erase its effects.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken a firm stand rejecting this aggression, rejecting all that came out of it and rejecting all its effects. The rulers of Iraq bear all its results and consequences. Today, Saudi Arabia declares from this rostrum of international legitimacy, that it stands with the whole world in opposition to the continued occupation. And from here, we extend a salute of admiration and esteem to the people of brotherly Kuwait. And from this very rostrum, we declare firm rejection of the occupation by any state of the lands of another state by the force of arms. We declare our firm insistence on the immediate withdrawal of the Iraqi forces from the territories of Kuwait without any restrictions or conditions, the restoration of its legitimate government, and the withdrawal of the Iraqi forces from the borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mr. President:
We have exerted every effort to contain the dispute that transpired between the two brotherly and neighboring states, Kuwait and Iraq. Thus, the Kingdom hosted the eminent officials of the two countries at the Jeddah meeting. Our objective, arising from the national responsibility of the Kingdom and the dictates of its Islamic religion and the lofty Arab ideals, the objective was to arrive at a solution in a brotherly manner and understanding which would have prevented events from deteriorating.
The Kingdom was taken by surprise, regrettably, by the Iraqi regime's resort to the invasion of Kuwait and the flagrant aggression against its sovereignty, its people and its possessions. We were taken by surprise, again with deep regret, by the build-up which the Iraqi regime has brought in proximity to its international borders.
The Kingdom has risen above the wounds and the "injustice of kinsmen' - and preferred patience, hoping that the Iraqi leadership would reflect on and withdraw. But the Iraqi leadership continued the plans of aggression by declaring the annexation of Kuwait to Iraq, and amassed its armed forces in offense formations along our country's borders, thus violating conventions and laws after it had violated traditions and revoked promises, exposing the Kingdom's security to extreme dangers and threatening international peace and security.
We Arabs - we in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - do not break promises, and accept no threats. Thus, our leadership has taken the firm decisions that will ensure the protection of land and man, the protection of vital economic assets and the consolidation of defensive capabilities.
The Kingdom was particular, at the most critical and threatening time, to initiate its steps based on genuine commitment to conventions and treaties. For Saudi Arabia, who participated in the founding of the United Nations Organization, could find no alternative for self-defense except to rely on Article (51) of the United Nations Charter, and participated in the building up of the League of Arab States, could find no alternative in opposing the threatening invader but to rely on the Treat of Mutual Arab Defense. And as a founding member of the Arab Gulf States Cooperation Council could not find any alternative in facing the absorption of a sister Gulf state but to rely on the Gulf Cooperation Council Charter. The Kingdom, the founding state and the host of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, could find no alternative but to rely on the Charter of that organization. Our leadership has carried out their responsibilities and accounted for the anticipated development of events so that the Kuwaiti catastrophe would not recur and that it will not be taken by the surprise of adventures.
Arab, Islamic and other friendly states hurried to the support of Saudi Arabia's armed forces in performing the duty of defending the state and safety of the citizens.
We have assured that the presence of sisterly and friendly forces on Saudi territory is a temporary one. It was in response to our request. We assured and were sure that this is a measure for defense only; it was necessitated by circumstances that were concocted by the ruling regime in Iraq, and will come to an end by the reversal of the circumstances that made it necessary. In spite of this, we were very patient.
The Kingdom, in its persistent Arab desire for peace, participated with the Arab family in the search for an Arab solution. It responded to the invitation of President Mohammad Husni Mubarak, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to attend the emergency Arab Summit conference which was held in Cairo on the 19th of Muharram, 1411 A.H., corresponding to August 9th, 1990, which resulted in the desired Arab resolution.
But the government of Iraq did not respond. It displayed an arrogant behavior towards Arab and international legality by insisting on not reversing its annexation and occupation.
We the Arabs - we in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - wonder how an Arab solution can be reached on the ruins of another Arab state; and how to reach solutions when the government of Iraq has blocked all the roads; and how to join in the international march towards new international cooperation if we forgive the usurpation by an Arab of an Arab land. The acceptable solution to us is the one which is based on Arab legitimacy and on the Charter of the League of Arab States. It is one which comes from official institutions represented by the Arab Summit conference and the ministerial conference of the League of Arab States.
We the Arabs are people of friendship and of commitment - God honored us by carrying the message of Islam, we raised with humility and pride the banner of justice, helping the oppressed and rescuing the anxious. We stand above violating the rights of the neighbor and the sanctity of the brother, and pillaging for spoils. These are our genuine morals, and our magnanimous Islamic principles which define us, as Arabs and as Saudi Arabians. It is not acceptable or reasonable to apply to our behavior and actions as Arabs lower standards and formulae than those that other nations adhere to: for our nation has been endowed by God with the message, so it was the favored nation that has been raised up for mankind. It enjoins what is righteous and forbids what is evil. God has honored it with Islam; it carried the flame of civilization and knowledge to all nations and has spread the principle of mercy, sympathy, solidarity, justice and fairness among peoples. This nation must be an example in adhering to civilized and moral behavior emanating from its high ideals and principles.
It is an honor to declare here the great appreciation and deep thanks of the Kingdom to its brothers in the Arab state, to brothers in the Islamic countries and to friendly states in the five continents exceeding twenty-six in number who came to the support of the Saudi Arabian armed forces. Our primary dependence is on God Almighty who protected it and its people from all harm. We rely on the faithfulness and dutifulness of our people, and then on the brothers and friends who speeded to protect peace on the land of amity and peace.
We have sought to build the strength of Iraq, and we are intent on the sustenance and preservation of this strength; but we desire a strong Iraq that protects the Arab countries and is a pillar of Arab national security, and not an Iraq that threatens the security of the Arab countries and works to destroy the bases of Arab order.
The Iraq which attacks a sisterly and neighboring country, which violates its sanctities, squanders its capabilities, and threatens the whole Arab order, cannot be considered a force for the Arabs. Rather it is, in reality, a source of sowing discord and division in our ranks, and a cause for spreading feebleness and weakness in the Arab body.
We cannot accept the adventure of the Iraqi regime to veil the glow of the principal Arab cause, the Palestinian cause. It pains us that attention is being diverted from the intifadah of the heroic Palestinian people, the steps to search for a just solution are retreating and the dangers of Jewish immigration to the occupied territories are passing without outcry or protest. It pains us more than the Iraqi regime, which claims a monopoly over the salvation of Palestine, is following the same Israeli method of occupying the land, dispersing the people and refusing withdrawal. Rather, it offers Israel an international justification to consecrate occupation and to empty the homeland from its people and replace them with immigrants. Thus, it is for Palestine that Iraq should withdraw from Kuwait and adhere to international legitimacy so that we can mobilize international legality to realize for the people of Palestine what will be realized for the people of Kuwait.
We have welcomed, no matter what the circumstances were, the speedy settlement finally reached in the situation between Iraq and Iran after a decade of war. We ask that it be followed by a similar step in the direction of Kuwait. It is not embarrassing for him who hastens to make peace with an adversary if he rushes to be responsive to a brother.
Mr. President:
The grave damages which were caused by the Iraqi aggression against Kuwait encompass economic, social and human dimensions whose effect is not confined to the Middle East region, but rather reverberates to include most countries of the world.
The solid international stand that was taken by the world community against the Iraqi aggression upon Kuwait and the firm solidarity which the countries of the world have demonstrated in standing up to this aggression and to what has accrued as results and effects must be accompanied as well by effective cooperation with the states that suffered as a result of the aggression, because they have adhered with fortitude, determination and persistence to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, especially those pertaining to economic sanctions and the embargo against Iraq.
Within the framework of this cooperation and based on the feeling of international responsibility, Saudi Arabia has adopted, in cooperation with its partners in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), an oil production policy that will compensate as far as possible for the interruption of Iraqi and Kuwaiti exports, and to exert the effort possible to maintain stable and reasonable prices.
The government of Saudi Arabia has given urgent monetary and developmental assistance to many of the countries affected by the Iraqi aggression. In addition to what was announced in the United Nations about extending support to Turkey, Egypt and Jordan, it hopes that this support will include Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, Djibouti and many other countries proven to have suffered.
The countries which honorably and firmly stood up to the Iraqi aggression and actively participated in implementing the measures of economic sanctions, and as a result have borne monetary, economic and social burdens, deserve to be the subject of appreciation and the care of the entire world community. Here, Saudi Arabia expresses its satisfaction for the steps taken by the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in their joint meeting which took place in Washington last week, to establish a coordinating group to assist the affected countries, and expressed their readiness to actively participate in this direction.
Mr. President:
We were hoping that we would be able to expound upon other critical issues in which we participated in addressing over the past few years: the continuous search for opportunities for peace in the Middle East, the international support for the heroes of the intifadah in the occupied territories, the Taif Agreement, and the hopes of Arabs in Lebanon, to a peaceful solution for Afghanistan, and to other common aspiration. But the preoccupation of the international community with the Gulf Crisis is almost monopolizing the efforts of the Security Council and the General Assembly to avoid a catastrophe. We all know how it began and we all hope that it will end on the basis of international legitimacy.
The international position is definitely clear. There is no ambiguity or vagueness in it. The successive Security Council resolutions have articulated it, and it was confirmed a few days ago by the foreign ministries of the five permanent members of the Security Council in their joint statement following their meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General.
There is no need for vacillation between word and deed or contradictions between declaration and implementation. There is no place for alternative proposals, or for the circulating initiatives which belong to the arena of wasted time. Decisive judgment on a sound position does not depend on the condemnation of invasion alone but on the proper choice of the solution; and the solution cannot be complete except by preventing the aggressor from reaping the fruits of his aggression. When Saudi Arabia declares its firm commitment to Security Council resolutions, it believes in the steadfastness of the international will; the solidarity of the international stand will force the rulers of Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait and lead to the restoration of the legitimate government.
Mr. President:
Forty-five years ago, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participated in the founding of an international order which arose from the shattered ruins of the Second World War. It participated in founding this organization, the United Nations, which emerged after the collapse of the League of Nations when the international will was enfeebled at the time from standing steadfast in the face of the usurping of one its member states.
If the situation in our region today evokes our concern, we look forward to the future with determination and hope. The Kingdom undertakes to participate effectively in the vistas that will open up a new international order.
In this critical phase, through which our Arab world is passing, we must learn the lesson from what happened to avoid its taking place again, otherwise tragedies will recur in a region full of probabilities. The wheel of time must continue to turn, the caravan must continue to march and the march must proceed.
In looking forward towards the future, we turn to our brothers in the occupied Palestinian territory, and to the dispersed Palestinian people who are scattered all over the world: and say, your cause is our cause. Let us rise in our hearts and by deeds above the Arab disputes and divisions, for they are the focal place and the axis of gravitation. We say to them - stand as a solid barrier against those who attempt to exploit your feelings or to feed on your wrath in order to harm the Arab body, your body. We say to them - support legitimacy, for it is the basis of your cause, the cause of all Arabs, and the base which guarantees your legitimate rights in liberating the land and establishing the state. We say to them today, and more than any other day - we should preserve firm solidarity.
We in the Arab world, in Saudi Arabia - our commitment towards the people of Palestine was not born today or yesterday. It was born with the first heartbeat of the cause. Our solidarity with these people will continue today, and tomorrow, until victory is achieved, for Jerusalem is the first of our two kiblah, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third after the Two Holy Mosques.
We regard the aspirations of our Arab nation for the realization of a better tomorrow as the first priority. We realize that this nation must invest all its material and human resources in the march towards development, prosperity and progress, and Saudi Arabia will exert all that it can for this objective. In our developmental progress, we did not fail to cooperate with our brothers in the Arab world and to fulfill our obligations towards them. We participated in the efforts for comprehensive Arab development even when our material resources were limited. And we had more available resources to offer a larger volume of development assistance before the outbreak of the Iraq-Iran war. That long war has consumed it. Despite the decline in the revenues which that war caused, it is the right of the Arab citizen to wonder today over the causes of the diminished Arab development efforts in realizing his aspirations and ambitions. Maybe we have a lesson to derive from the experience of Eastern European countries which proved that the malaise lies in the sterility of the structure of economic policies rather than in the lack of resources, despite their significance. The solution should come through developing these structures and through improving these policies while providing the necessary resources.
In the face of this reality, we are required today to reorganize the Arab house, and to organize the relations among us at the universal Arab level. We must search for the appropriate solutions to treat this fissure which has afflicted the Arab order, so it can restore its health and regain the required balance.
Perhaps the foremost issue which we should review is the method of economic cooperation among the Arab states. Although it is not our habit to boast about our assistance to our brothers, the lesson we derived from what has happened is that cooperation should be through Arab institutions which operate in a secure scientific manner which the Arab citizens perceives, touches and judges.
We are part of this world in which we live. The resources which God has endowed the Arab world with do not benefit us alone but should benefit the whole world at large.
While we, as Arabs, acknowledge the need for the world's cooperation, we believe it is necessary for the rest of the world to cooperate with us.
In the final analysis, our Arab world cannot be excluded from the accelerating new trends which are altering the balance of relations between states, nations and peoples. We are part of this world, which is turning away today from axis, tension and division. And we are with this world in its new endeavor to overcome crises, overcome unresolved problems and to build a new world which relies on cooperation, understanding, freedom and peace.
In this we begin with ourselves and bear our responsibilities towards our region and the dynamic word. It is a duty in which the responsible leader and the citizen participate. And while rulers handle the functions of states, and the citizen faces the problems of daily life, all of us must build the contours of the future path.
We have always called for a unified Arab strategy which plans for a common future and avoids volatile reactions. We ask, from a position of responsibility, people of opinion and Arab intellectuals to participate in this endeavor, for they have to bear their responsibilities in supporting the new Arab order as the opportunity for education opens up in the Arab nation. Every Arab citizen and every responsible citizen - every official, has a duty and every intellectual has a place. We all have one objective which is a decent life for the Arab individual. The individual is the real asset and is the pulse of the nation for the future.
Mr. President:
In this very hall, the Kingdom participated with this distinguished gathering of heads of member states in the international declaration of children's rights. Our hearts were elated with the children as they stood with us innocently and enthusiastically - to declare by themselves the children's charter, the dream of today and the hope of tomorrow.
While we enter a new decade, with the world, a new decade that leads us to a new century which is the twenty-first century, we partake in confronting the concerns of today; we look forward to participate in making the dreams of tomorrow. We endeavor in our region to take steps for the revitalized Arab order to coincide with the new world order. We endeavor in our region for the gates of the new world to open up aspirations of states and the hopes of nations: a new world cooperating over understanding and justice. This new world which resolutely and persistently affirms the enduring rights of nations for independence on the soil of their land, rejecting the logic of force in annexation and the method of occupation. This new world that depends on magnanimous dialogue between nations refuses the logic of apartheid and the methods of oppression and expulsion. This new world with abundant resources around it, means of learning and modern scientific discoveries must ensure social and economic justice, which realizes progress and prosperity for nations and ensures security and stability for the world.
In this, we proceed from the United Nations Charter which we signed and complied with from the very beginning. We are still today faithful to that Charter.
We are with the Charter of the United Nations, with the Charter of the League of Arab States, with the Charter of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council, with the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and we are with the Charter of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We, the Arabs, we in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are with the world.
We, Mr. President, are with you.
May God's peace, mercy and His blessing be upon you.


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KitKat Coming To Your Verizon Galaxy S4 & LG G2!
We accept it, it's painful to wait while you know that it has been months since the latest Android version has been announced but your carrier hasn't been giving any hint of it. Seems like Verizon is ready to fix all that with official updates to the 2 flagships of 2013, the Galaxy S4 and the LG G2.
Verizon has been a slouch when it comes to update, but if if they really start rolling out updates the day the leak suggests, then things might change afterall. The G2's update file is 2GB in size, but no details on the S4 one. It's wise to sit tight for now and wait till the over the air updates start making devices pop on Verizon!
LG G3 Will Be Available In Gold, Confirms 2K Display!
The LG G2 recently got a gold variant immediately indicating how badly the company wanted to join the "Gold" game. So this time they start early, the LG G3 will be available in gold since launch time!
Compared to the G2′s box, the LG brand is more prominent than before. There is also a Global Mobile awards shout-out at the bottom, which we assume is in reference to LG picking up Most Innovative Device Manufacturer of the Year. Also adding to that, when asked about the rumored 2K, LG confirmed that the device would indeed be carrying a 2560*1600 resolution display.
Is This The Rumored LG G3?!
So it's been a while since we've been hearing that the G3 is in works and it is almost time we see some new leaks of hardware because software improvements are sort of obvious and keeping in mind that it is LG, those improvements wont be groundbreaking.
This picture is rumored to be the Japanese market version of the LG G3 and was leaked earlier today on twitter by @evleaks. Dubbed LG isai, the smartphone is headed to KDDI in Japan. We can see some common aesthetics like thin bezzels, rear volume keys, but this time around a more than ever cartoon-ish UI.
Just like the G2, the LG isai would be impressing with a QHD display in a smaller form factor. Are you excited for the G3?
LG G3 Will Come With A New Flat UI , 2K Display?!
The LG G2 was one of the most innovative pieces of hardware in the Android space last year and this year, it's about time for LG to announce it's new flagship, now since Samsung and Sony have both revealed their cards for this year.
While rumors point towards a launch in this quarter itself, June to be precise, we are still itching to see a glimpse of the hardware itself. Looking at the leaked screenshot above, we can pretty much confirm that LG is pretty much confirm it's going to follow the Flat style UI. And once again, a supposed G3 screenshot seems to confirm the phone's extended resolution. While we don't see the full 2560 x 1440 that those last pics were in, the 2048 x 1232 here is clearly beyond 1080.
Maybe thats because of the virtual on-screen buttons being cut off. We'll have to wait for some more information.
This Is LG's Android Wear Based Smartwatch!
Last month Google pretty much cleared the air about it's stand when it comes to Android wearable tech, they made it clear that just like the nexus line of devices, there will be OEMs that would make use of it's Android Wear platform designed for smartwatches.
The first set of OEMs included Motorola with it's more compelling Moto 360 and LG with its smartwatch that was aimed for the masses. The watch showcased in the photos is said to be a non-functional prototype, so that one cannot yet make out how the software is exactly laid out, hardware however is said to be the having the final dimensions.
It's also noteworthy that the G Watch will not feature any accessible physical buttons – we can see one on the bottom next to those contacts, but there's nothing on the edges, nor the watch's face. Are you excited about this one or the higher-end offering from Motorola?
Android Wear – Smartwatch OS Is Here! LG, Moto Announce Upcoming Watches.
Google dropped a large piece of news today and it's definitely what most of us, Android folks were watiing for – A version of Android specially designed for wearable tech – smartwatches.
With this announcement the wearable tech zone just got heated up and now, various hardware manufacturers are coming out of the woodwork to announce their own plans to create wearable devices. LG is the first one with their LG G Watch which is apparently tipped to release next quarter. LG also said it was "developed in close collaboration with Google," but stopped short of dubbing it a "Nexus" device.
Next in line is Motorola :
The company too announced it's smartwatch called the Moto 360, Motorola said that "all the core components are technically brand new," and we do agree the first glimpse that the video shows us does look quite appealing and quite Apple like with choice of materials.
There is no question that this is probably one of the biggest announcements in tech for upcoming devices this year!
First LG G3 Leak Confirms 2560*1440 Display?!
Now that Sony and Samsung are done showcasing the flagships of this year, all eyes are towards LG. The LG G3 will be a late comer in the league just like last year, but that doesn't stop it from getting leaked.
After Samsung came across as an overall average upgrade in the form of the Galaxy S5, LG is bent on taking their hardware to the next level. Early leaks suggest a bump in the resolution from the already satisfactory 1920*1080 to 2560*1440, that is Quad – 4 times HD! While the screenshots look so much alike to the G2, leaving their authenticity at risk, we would really give this one a green signal, since there have already been strong rumors about the resolution of the G3.
The LG G3 Is Coming In June!
This MWC saw major manufacturers like Sony and Samsung announce their flagship devices, LG on the other hand released several low-end L series devices and a G Pro 2.
Well, a new report says today that the LG G3 would be announced in June this year, while as usual we ask you to take this with a grain of salt. There are no other details, though the rumor talks about a new type of display on the flagship. If the information above is accurate, we may see the much rumored flagship.
Did this news bring you excitement.
LG G2 Mini Now Official – Has A Big, Low-Res Screen!
Rumors had it that LG was already working on a mini version of the popular G2 with the company itself posting a teaser on their official account last week, the device is finally made official and this is what it's got :
While we believed that the G2 Mini would indeed keep some high-end features of the G2, the G2 Mini has a 4.7-inch qHD display, and instead of a Snapdragon 800 runs an unnamed 1.2GHz quad-core SoC, an eight-megapixel main camera, 1.3MP front-facer, and 8GB of internal storage with support for microSD expansion.
The G2 then is far away from flagship specs on a mini phone. Sales should start from next month in select markets around the world, pricing is yet unannounced .
LG GPro 2 Announced Before MWC, With KitKat Onboard!
Not very long back we had clear renders of the LG G Pro 2 that was suspected to be announced by the company at MWC 2014. But, surprise surprise, LG just made it official in Korea today.
The LG G Pro 2, pretty much like the rumors features a 5.9-inch Full HD IPS display with 1080 x 1920 resolution and a slim bezel (screen-to-frame ratio of 77.2%), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.26 GHz coupled with the Adreno 330 GPU, and packs 3GB of DDR3 RAM, 16GB and 32GB internal storage options (expandable via microSD card), a 13.0MP optically stabilized camera, 2.1MP webcam, and a 3,200mAh removable battery.
Specification then are top notch, what's not so top notch is the UI which still is the same!


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Hayden Panettiere has been extremely busy with in recent weeks. In addition to starring in her hit television show, "Nashville", the starlet has recently made a high profile move out of the Los Angeles area. Panettiere rose to fame for portraying a peppy cheerleader is the breakout series "Heroes".
Not surprisingly, when fans first learned that the series would be rebooted, many were eager to see Panettiere reprise her role. Unfortunately, it appears that the petite starlet will not be appearing in the series. She made this announcement in a Wednesday interview with "Cosmopolitan".
During the interview, she revealed that she has not been asked to be on the rebooted series. This revelation has sent shockwaves through the internet community. Many fans took to Twitter to express their outrage over the fact that she had not been asked back on the series. Yet, it should be noted that there is still a chance that producers will ask her to join the cast.
While there is little doubt that there are millions of fans that would love to see the starlet return to the series, she will have a busy schedule regardless. In addition to being busy with her television series, the "Cosmopolitan" interview revealed that she will be serving as a Neutrogena spokesperson. In addition to being a nice paycheck, this will make her more visible to her millions of adoring fans.
A Wednesday story by The Daily Mail revealed that the new series titled "Heroes: Reborn" is currently slated to hit the air sometime during the fall of 2015. While there are millions of fans that will eagerly tune into the first few episodes, do you think the series will suffer if Hayden Panettiere is not cast for her old role? Or, do you think that producers should opt for an all new set of cast members for the rebooted series?


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Magazine of the painting blogosphere.
Greg Cook reviews the recent exhibition Bernard Chaet: A Life in Art at Alpha Gallery, Boston.
Cook writes that Chaet's "impasto buildup of paint recalls the cement-like clouds of Marsden Hartley's raw, roughhewn late style, which he pioneered during summers at Gloucester in the 1930s. Chaet also seems to be channeling the vivid meaty textures of Boston Expressionist Hyman Bloom's corpse paintings of the 1940s—work which influenced him when he was a young student in Boston. But Chaet's colors are now filled with emotion, and effervescent."
Jenni Higginbotham visits the recent exhibition Bernard Chaet: Coastal Memories at LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Higginbotham writes: "Known best for his landscape paintings, the subject matter of Chaet's work challenges and celebrates the representational power of paint. A gushy slab of burnt sienna is a cloud on the sea's horizon. Oblong slathers of cadmium orange are rocks on a shore... For over 60 years Chaet has pushed the traditional logic of representational painting... Some of his recently completed paintings were begun in the 90's, so conventional wisdom such as 'don't overwork it' have little clout with Chaet."
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Botswana to ban wildlife hunting
Botswana is to ban the commercial hunting of wildlife from 2014 due to a sharp decline in animal populations.
The environment ministry said hunting zones would be replaced by areas where tourists could photograph animals.
The government said the ban would not affect traditional hunting by some communities.
The BBC reports that as much as a third of the world's elephant population lives in Botswana. Recent estimates placed the number at about 130,000.
Hunting concessions currently exist in the northern Okavango Delta and the parks of the Kalahari region, which is famous for upmarket safari lodges.
However, due to its seasonal nature, hunting now contributes only a minimal amount to the tourism sector, which ranks second to the diamond industry in terms of its revenue earnings, the ministry said.
The announcement was welcomed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
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Fresno State:(2009) Made two starts and appeared in every game in the midfield ... recorded an assist on Oct. 23 against Boise State ... has 12 shots and six shots on goal. (2008) Played in 17 games and started in 11 ... recorded an assist against Oregon State... had seven shots and two were on goal. (2007): Played in 20 matches, starting five ... has one assist against Northern Colorado ... took seven shots, four being on goal.
Placer HS: Lettered in soccer ... played club soccer for the San Juan Spirits.
Personal: Born May 16, 1989 in Oakland, Calif. ... parents are Ed and Linda Looney ... enjoys running, horseback riding and swimming ... favorite athlete is Ronaldinho ... attending Fresno State because of the coaching staff, players, atmosphere and the reputation of the athletic program ... graduated from Placer High School with a 3.83 GPA ... was recruited by Nevada, Sonoma and Hawai'i.
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5 thoughts on "NEIL HOWE DISCUSSES OUR 4TH TURNING"
Zero Hedge posted some interesting numbers of the deficit for the first two months of fiscal 2013. Almost 25% larger. I'm not familiar with federal spending and revenue cycles but, other than the election, what could explain such an alarming increase. Collapse in government revenues?
Increasingly it seems the only thing holding up the global financial system is Central Bank actions.
This is where I tend to disagree with Strauss and Howe. Nations do not decide their fates. An Aztec king had no inkling that several thousand miles away a Christian military victory over Muslim armies was sealing his fate in 1492. He ruled as he always ruled and his cruelty only bit him in the ass when the Spanish Conquistidores showed up.
Be that as it may, there is no doubt the global debt situation is in full blown crisis mode. It doesn't have to be an impasse in Washington that sets off the avalanche. Any nation in the G-20 could precipitate it. The world has loaded a gun and Central Banks can't seem to unload it and if can't be unloaded it will, somewhere at sometime go off.
flash analysis of Kneel Crowe stomach turning collectivism
Repug +Tea party value voters = bad joo joo
Compromise + Collectivism = last hope
Well, I *tried* to read the article at your link, but I was too distracted by "God's Doodle".
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Irene Culver, 95, Plains, KS, died Monday, September 12, 2011,
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She was born April 23, 1916 at Plains, KS, the daughter of
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She graduated Plains High School in 1934. She worked at the
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She was a member of the Christian Church, Plains, KS.
O?n May 18, 1947, she married Clyde Culver at Plains, KS,
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Kentucky's General Assembly convened in Frankfort on Tuesday for a special session to try and address the concerns of state workers who may soon have to pay more for health insurance.
Teachers across the state are threatening to strike on October 27th if a new healthcare plan announced by Gov. Fletcher last month isn't significantly changed. The plan would raise the amount of money teachers pay out-of-pocket for healthcare, and teachers say it would cut the services they're entitled to.
Teachers are asking the state to cancel the contracts Fletcher signed with healthcare vendors for next year's plan, but lawmakers aren't sure whether they can cancel the contracts, and what kind of financial penalty that might bring.
House Speaker Jody Richards (D-Bowling Green) said Tuesday that he would like to extend the current healthcare plan for another year, and have the state add more money in so that teachers can still pay the same.
Governor Fletcher said Tuesday that this is a problem he inherited, and that he is open to alternatives, and looks forward to working with the legislature to find a solution.
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Located in the scenic USC's Exposition Park in Los Angeles, Uforia Music Festival, brought together an eclectic mix of musicians to celebrate Latin and English culture. The festival hosted a concert spread across two stages featuring a wide variety of genres including rock, pop, electronic and Mexican music. Headliners included hip hop superstars, Nelly, Ludacris and Kid Cudi.
In addition, La Arrolladora Banda El Limon, Camila and Kid Cudi, were among the top tier of performers at the festival. Uforia Music Festival was an exceptional concert experience that united people from all different walks of life and ethnicities to come together to celebrate music- the world's universal language.
Nelly, an American rapper and singer-songwriter, shared his excitement to be performing at Uforia. After playing his late afternoon set, Nelly arrived at the media tent to enthusiastically show appreciation for being chosen to perform at the festival.
"The crowd is incredible," he says, "That is what music does- it brings everybody together. In a place like LA, that is so multicultural, it is an honor to be part of something that is so innovative."
Nelly sang some of his classic hits, such as Country Grammar and Hot in Herre. He also performed the lead single off of his 7th studio album, titled M.O., "Get Like Me," featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell.
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Two weeks already in Vietnam! Yes, we were amazed by the beautiful landscapes from South Vietnam with the Mekong Delta and its canals, the sunny beaches and turquoise waters from East Vietnam, welcoming people all around. All this till yesterday when we went for a trip in the mountains: in Pu Luong province and we went speechless. My words are too poor to describe the landscapes and the shades of green, yellow butterflies, waterfalls and the shaded paths up in the mountain…and the PEOPLE!
We were really lucky because when we entered the city Ninh Binh, Mr. Xuan, our tour guide and our host met us and took us in his hotel. From there to go for trip wasn't a long way. Some Spanish tourists that just came back from the trip, the reviews and the map definitely convinced us that we should go. And we went. I don't regret that, even the trip was a bit spicy for our budget, we overspend our budget but worth it – million times worth it!
I don't know with what I should start, I'm afraid that I will be redundant. To arrive at one of the destination took us 3 hours and a half. In the way we stopped for lunch-a delicious meal with rice, meat, eggs, vegetables and tofu. In the way we stopped for different spots where to take pictures and enjoy the nature. Initial plan was to walk more but because was so hot (more than 38 degrees) and very humid we went by car in a Hmong village (Vietnam has 54 minorities) and then we visited different families. We saw how people live, what do they eat, what is their daily routine or let's put it simply: how is life in a village (of a certain minority). It was so interesting to see how people are keeping their supplies of rice in the ceiling. Every time when they need it just take it and separate the rice of the straws, peels it in a special machine, winds the dust and then cook it.
The houses are from wood with bamboo roof and underneath, people are keeping the animals: buffalos, caws, chickens, ducks, goats, dogs etc. Usually, in Vietnam the families have 1-2 children in the city area and in the countryside 3-4 children or even more. After they get married the young couple stays with the parents (in some minorities with the girl parents and in others with boy's parents).
In the villages, people are eating mostly rice and vegetable because they can't afford all the time to buy meet. Those who are growing animals around the house eat the meat from their own animals. If the family doesn't have a fridge and if they cut big caws or pigs they will sell a part from the meat (it's almost impossible to keep it all because of weather conditions). Almost everyone has a piece of land where they will grow mostly rice or peanuts, manioc or other vegetable. No matter how far or high up in the mountain they live, people have a motorbike. It's a very easy way to reach the city or a bigger village down the mountain.
In Laos or Cambodia people in the countryside have a tak-tak to work their land; in Vietnam all the families have a buffalo or a caw to help them work their rice fields.
The minimum salary in Vietnam is around 100-120 USD and the medium salary is 150 USD but sometimes it can be much higher, depending of the work and kind of job. In the villages people are living mostly from farming or trading crops and hunting.
We stayed overnight in a Tay minority village (not Thai from Thailand- but is the name of the Vietnamese minority) in a family with 5 members: the mother of the boy, the young couple and their two daughters (the youngest one only two weeks old). The house was from wood with bamboo roof consisting from two rooms: a very large room where the family had a TV, a place for fire (used to boil tea and water) and a second room that was the kitchen (with a fridge and a stove) where they are preparing the food. I don't know the names of the food that the family cooked for us but I know for sure that was delicious.
To reach the house where we slept we walk for at least five km up the mountain passing through different villages, speaking and greeting the locals. Our guide is a very sociable person and he knows almost everyone on the route so we stopped at a family to drink some tea and have a rest. Before reaching our final destination we went in a waterfall to cool down after walking through the sun for quite a time.
Second day we started very early in the morning, personally I woke up at 6.10 am and went for a short walk through the rice fields and streams to feel the freshness of the mountain. The house was situated at 800-900 m altitude. From there we could see the rice fields tiered down the mountain. My eyes couldn't believe how beautiful is the panorama, all that green and its shades with trees, flowers and yellow butterflies.
For lunch we went for other family, actually only the brothers because the parents died few years ago. The boy and the girl cooked for us and we ate together. They cut a rooster and prepared it with pumpkin. Before lunch we went for other trip down and up the mountain through the rice fields, stopping at different families, visiting their houses and drinking green tea.
We found out about the weeding traditions and funeral traditions. The weeding party in Vietnam is at least for two days but if the family is rich can last for longer. Again, depends how wealthy is the family – they will go for a restaurant or they will make the party at home. At the funerals, the deceased is kept in the house for two days and then buried in a cemetery or if is a village in the mountain they will be buried in the back garden. The defunct family will prepare food and give it for the people that came from far away for the funerals.
I'm afraid that because of so many details the reader will get bored so I better stop here. The general idea is that Vietnam is breathtaking and we didn't reach yet Sa Pa, again one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam and in the world. The trip and our tour guide was as a cherry in the top of a cake (the cake was very delicious but we couldn't feel the taste entirely – beautiful places in South Vietnam but many buses and very long distances).
Those two days I felt blessed that I'm one in few billions on this amazing planet: EARTH! (let's cherish it!!!)
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May 9, 2004
UCLA (26-23) dropped a 9-2 non-conference contest to Arizona (25-20-1) in front of 431 fans at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Wildcat starter John Meloan held UCLA to only two hits in a complete game performance. He struck out six batters and walked two.
After the Wildcats put up four runs in the top half of the first inning, three of which came from a Moises Duran home run, UCLA put up a run of its own with a solo home run from Preston Griffin.
Arizona would pull away from the Bruins in the following innings, scoring two in the second and one in the third inning. In the fifth, a two-run home run from Trevor Crowe stretched the Wildcat lead to 9-2.
Ryan McCarthy would post the other UCLA run with a solo round tripper in the seventh frame.
Wes Whisler would shut down the Arizona offense in the late innings, allowing only two runs on one hit in the final four innings of action. He also struck out three batters.
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SEATTLE- The Washington Huskies were able to overcome a 15 point deficit in the second half of Thursday night's game against the Ducks behind an inspiring effort from Jill Bell.
Following a mediocre first half of play with six points and two rebounds, Bell went on a tear in the second half producing 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Huskies to victory. With 10:59 left in the contest, Bell scored five baskets in the Huskies next six possessions to bring the Dawgs back within one point, 47-46. On the following Oregon possession, Bell earned one of her two blocks of the game, a crucial one, swatting the ball three rows back in the stands with 8:01 left to play. Upon the inbound, Oregon then turned the ball over and eventually the Huskies would tie the game at 51-51 with 3:14 left off an Andrea Plouffe three-pointer from point guard Emily Florence.
The Washington women held strong on defense the following possession, keeping Oregon from scoring. On offense, Bell stepped up to grab the rebound off a missed jumper and put it back up for two points, giving Washington a 53-51 lead, their first since the Huskies led 13-11 with 11:25 left in the first half. UW never turned back, as they would lead the rest of the way and go on to win 61-55 in an instant inter-conference classic.
"Jill (Bell) asked to come out, and twice I asked her if she was ready to go back and she said no, but I put her in anyway and she responded," said Washington head coach June Daugherty. "She was a little winded and we run those sets to isolate her in the post and she did a good job of seeing it they were going to double team her at that point and try to find the open player. I thought not just her scoring but her rebounding was phenomenal, she got the stops what we could not get in the first half against their size."
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On a nearby rooftop, the Futuresmiths and Cir-el watch him fly away. Cir-el asks when she can say hi to him, but the Futuresmiths tell her soon. She then asks if he is her dad, won't he want to know she is alright. They agree, but still insist that it is not the proper time. The trio vanishes in a flash.
Back at their apartment, Clark talks to Lois about the public's recent comments about him. Lois tells him that even super-eavesdropping is still eavesdropping, and if he doesn't want to here it then he shouldn't listen. Suddenly, Clark grabs his discarded uniform, puts it on and soars out of the window, only to return a moment later. Lois yells at him for always leaving without saying anything. Clark apologizes, and then hears a mention of a robot and Superman. He streaks out of the window, yelling back that he's off to Swan Falls, and he'll be back in time for the Metro Awards.
Arriving at the falls outside the city, Superman lands and begins to ask the man why the robot M-Nine was after him, when the man turns around and sees Superman. It is a different guy. The man proceeds to tell his friends about the time Superman saved him during the B-13 crisis. Superman apologizes for eavesdropping, but the man just says that it must be great to be able to hear everything. Superman tells him that actually it is hard to filter it all out, when suddenly he hears someone call for help. One of the kayakers accidentally slips too close to the falls and begins to plummet over. Soaring in, Superman fishes him out, but not soon enough.
Across town, the officer attacked earlier makes his way into the city yard. There he meets with another man who asks if he's got the goods. Officer Peyton responds that he does, and starts to hand them over when suddenly the robot busts through a mountain of trash towards them. Peyton dives out of the way, but the robot says that he is the betrayer of everyone. The other man pulls out a gun and fires off a few rounds at to robot before M-Nine can swat the man aside. M-Nine turns to find Peyton is his car and fleeing the scene. In the next moment the robot is in pursuit.
Back at the falls Superman performs CPR on the wounded man until his heart starts beating again. As he takes off into the sky, he tells the assembled crowd that there is always justice.
Peyton rushes to lock the door and urge his pregnant wife away from it when suddenly M-Nine's fist plunges through it. The robot charges into the house when suddenly Superman grabs him and knocks him through a window and back outside. Holding the machine to the ground, Superman asks why the robot is after him. Peyton confesses in the background that he sells the social security numbers of perps to the mob. Superman asks if that is why M-Nine is after him, but M-Nine says it is because he made him.
Behind them, Peyton asks if he made the robot, but M-Nine says that Peyton didn't. His unborn child did. The robot produces a picture of the family together, complete with a young boy. His son invented the technology that turns men into machines, and makes them into slaves. The robot raises his fist up to kill the couple, but Superman pulls the robot's head off. Peyton asks what he can do to repay Superman, and Superman just tells him to turn himself in.
That night, as Lois gives her acceptance speech for the Metro Award, she sees Clark walk in. She thanks him as well. As she sits down she asks if he heard the speech, and he tells her that he heard every word.
Story - 3: This was a decent self-contained story with some bonuses. It was nice to see someone actually dealing with the fact that Metropolis is full of stuff from the distant future and the implications of that. Seeing Superman coming and going while talking to Lois was also a nice touch, as was his suit being compressed Silver Age-style, but don't you think Lois would have mentioned something about him doing that already? She's been dealing with it for years. It was also cool to see him use a super smell. As corny as it may sound, there is no reason that every other one of his senses would be augmented except this one (he better not start licking things though). However, there were a lot of holes in this issue too.
First off, Superman is the only person in the world that can fly? Let's see, that's right. Except for Superboy, Supergirl, the Eradicator, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Sentinel, Hawkman, and Starman; and that's not even considering the fact that they've invented flight suits as well like every Lexcorp trooper, Steel, and Booster Gold (and yes I know he's from the future) just to name a few. I understand what Seagle is trying to go for here, but it's just not going to work in the DCU. Second, it's going to get really annoying by issue 195 if every time he uses a power it says it. I liked it in the 10-Cent Adventure because that was a special case. However, if we get a box that says "Flight" every single time his feet aren't touching the ground I'm not going to be happy. Then there is the fact that he doesn't ask the officer why the robot was after him when he was right there, and yet he leaves his wife to go and question a man whom he heard talking about a robot to ask that question. Why didn't he just ask it in the first place? Then I had an issue with the fact that the robot claims to be a real person made into a robot, and then Superman snaps his head off. I realize that he was incredulous about his claim, but he should have checked into it. The robot is from the future after all. The constant dissent from the general populace is also going to get old. People like Superman. They always have and always will. They tried doing a loss of trust thing after Dominus (shudder) and that fell flat. I don't want to have to read about people hating Superman every month because in the DCU, pretty much everyone likes him. That's the point of Superman.
I'm not going to comment on Cir-el just because I don't know where it is going. In a few issues maybe we'll know more, but until then I'm going to wait it out.
Overall, the issue had a solid premise, but it just didn't work out. The numerous gaps in reason didn't help any either. I read Seagle's interview and saw what he is trying to do, and I don't think it is going to work. One of the main concepts of the post-crisis Superman has been that he is a man first, and this new emphasis on his alien status isn't going to work. Mark Schulz did the whole sci-fi Kryptonian slant already, and he did it better than this. I'm hoping Seagle's work improves because I really haven't been impressed yet.
Art - 3: The art also did little for me. Superman's facial expressions always look vacant and awkward and I really don't like the way his muscles look. I did like the multiple shots to show the super speed, as well as some of the non-standard poses that we aren't used to seeing him in. One of my favorite shots was Clark putting on his uniform and leaving again on page ten. The art has potential, but I think the muscles and the facial expressions need work.
Cover Art - 2: And the same problems from inside apply to the cover too. Superman's expression looks blank, and his muscles are way to overdone. It doesn't look natural at all. They also incorrectly colored his cape above the right shoulder. Either that or his shoulder is bigger than his head. Combine that with the fact that there isn't a background (what's with the yellow filler in the back?) and the fact that he could be attacking M-Nine or tearing apart a random piece of metal and you get a cover that has a lack of background, isn't that representative of what's inside (unless you already know what the issue is about), and has Superman in an awkward position with a back expression. That pretty much covers everything we need for a poor cover.
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College Hockey:Elmira Blanks River Falls, Moves on to Title Game
MIDDLEBURY, VT — The Elmira College Soaring Eagles are headed to their fourth national championship game after downing Wis.- River Falls 3-0 in the National Semifinals of the 2009 NCAA Division III Womens Ice Hockey Tournament.
Elmira improved to 24-4-1 on the season and River Falls dropped to 20-6-3.
Kayla Coady, the 2009 Laura Hurd Award winner, sparked the Soaring Eagles offense 1:36 into the game with a power play goal. The senior forward beat River Falls goaltender Cassi Campbell to her blocker side and the Soaring Eagles never looked back from there.
It was a bit of relief when we got that goal because it made it easier knowing putting the puck in the net early was possible and wed be able to rally around that if needed later in the game, Coady said.
Campbell kept River Falls in the game making numerous key stops to keep the Elmira offense at bay including robbing Lauryn DePaul of a tap-in goal late in the first period off a feed from Coady on a two on one.
However, Campbell could only do so much and eventually Elmira added to their lead late in the second period when Jamie Huntley scored her 19th goal of the season to increase the Soaring Eagles lead to 2-0.
Huntley received a pass in the slot from Lauryn DePaul and flipped a quick shot on goal as she spun around and seemingly surprised Campbell with a lot of traffic in front of the net blocking her vision.
I actually didnt even see it go in, Huntley said. I just caught the puck on my backhand and then spun around and shot it and didnt realize it went in until Kayla threw her arms up.
Elmira added the dagger 1:29 into the third period when Melanie Henshaw tallied her seventh goal of the season off an assist from Jenna McCall.
Senior goalie Allison Cubberley picked up her 21st win of the season and 10th shutout. With the win, Cubberley passed Edith Racine for the Elmira College all-time wins for a goaltender. She also increased her career shutout total to 22, also a new team record.
Its pretty exciting, Cubberley said. My whole career Ive been hearing about Edith Racine so its nice knowing Im up there in the statistics with her.
First year Elmira coach Greg Fargo said he was pleased with his teams performance and couldnt be happier being a part of the Soaring Eagles getting back to the National Championship for the first time since 2005.
I thought it was a good hockey game, Fargo said. It was a well played game by both teams for the most part. There was a feeling out period for a bit in the beginning but we were able to get a power play goal early and settle into our game plan and that was key.
The Elmira special teams and in particular the penalty kill were outstanding for the Soaring Eagles. Elmira killed off all nine power plays that River Falls had including two five on three opportunities.
The penalty kill has been huge for us all year, Fargo said. In any special teams situation, regardless of whether we are up or down a player, were confident with no matter who we have out there in the ice. We were able to gain and sustain momentum throughout the game because of the five on three kills.
River Falls coach Joe Cranston said that his team didnt have the extra step that they had for most of the season and especially the stretch run where the Falcons were unbeaten in their last 11 games.
First off, congratulations to Elmira, Cranston said. They played a really good game and were moving their feet all game. As far as my team, we just didnt have that step that weve had all season. We didnt make any plays or play with a sense of urgency and Elmira did that.
We just did not make good decisions. I dont know what it was but it seemed like when we got the puck we were tired and needed to get a line change. Thats something we havent seen all year. We didnt make good decisions on power play and you have to do that to be successful; it just didnt feel like we did that today.
River Falls best opportunities came at the end of the first period when the teams were finally able to play five on five for an extended period of time. Through the first 15 minutes of the first period, one team was on a power play for a majority of the time.
The only time we played our game was the second half of the first period, Cranston said. Elmira filled the lanes well and clogged up the ice. We didnt make quick enough decisions with the puck. We were on our heels waiting for something to happen and we didnt take advantage of the big ice while Elmira did.
Elmira moves on to Saturdays National Championship game at 7 p.m. where the Soaring Eagles will be looking to win their third title. River Falls will play in the third place game at 3:30 p.m.
Its a great feeling to be moving on to the finals, Coady said. Weve aspired to do it all four years here but weve come up short though. Its great to get the opportunity to finally do it and with the team we have, its a definite possibility to win and were really excited to play.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A total of three players from the Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team received National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Central Region honors as announced by the NSCAA. Tesho Akindele and Alex Nass were named to the First Team while Philip Wilson garnered recognition on the Second Team.
Akindele, a sophomore forward from Thornton, Colo. (Northglenn H.S.), was a Daktronics First Team All-American for the second consecutive season. A Daktronics First Team All-Region selection, Akindele finished the season ranked sixth in Division II total points (43), seventh in total assists (11) and ninth in total goals (16). Akindele was also a unanimous First Team All-RMAC pick.
Nass, a junior midfielder from Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Poudre H.S.), was a Daktronics Second Team All-American selection. A Daktronics First Team All-Region and All-RMAC selection in 2011, Nass ranked fourth in the RMAC in assists (tied – 8) and points (tied - 22) and sixth in goals (tied – 7).
Wilson, a senior midfielder from Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield H.S.), earned Daktronics Honorable Mention All-American honors. Wilson scored seven goals (tied for sixth in the RMAC) and tallied five assists earning both Daktronics First Team All-Region and All-RMAC honors in his final season.
The men's soccer team (11-7-1, 8-5-1 RMAC) posted its eighth-straight winning season while making its 12th straight appearance in the RMAC Tournament.


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Nov. 8, 1999
TEMPE, Ariz.- Past Sun Devil baseball greats will converge on the Arizona Biltmore's Adobe Golf Course Friday, Nov. 12 for the Arizona State Baseball Alumni Golf Tournament.
Former ASU standouts such as Larry Gura (1967-69), Don Wakamatsu (1982-85), Blas Minor (1987-88), Mikel Moreno (1995-98), 1999 All-American Andrew Beinbrink (1996-99) and former ASU head coach Bobby Winkles (1959-71) are a few of the names comprising the 144-player field.
"This is a great way for our alums to come together, enjoy each other's company and reminisce," says ASU head coach Pat Murphy. "Each of these players helped create one of the greatest traditions in college baseball. Our rich history starts with them."
Says Winkles: "I'm thrilled to be there to see a lot of the old-timers that played years ago. I haven't seen a lot of the guys that played for me in awhile, although we do keep in touch. It will be a great day for all of us."
Tournament play gets underway with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. The event is planned in conjunction with Arizona State's homecoming festivities, as baseball alumni will also tour Packard Stadium and attend a tailgate prior to the Nov. 13 ASU-Stanford football game.
For more information, contact the ASU Baseball Office at (480) 965-3677.


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I know you saw my posting before... Well I have been trying to manage my sugar with diet, which I think has been okay as far as high sugar goes for the most part. My body lets me know when its too high or too low I don't feel good. My midwife just told me to limit my sugar intake which isn't very helpful since obviously you need to watch how many carbs you eat as well. I haven't had any cake, ice cream, cupcakes, candy etc etc in the last week, as hard as that is to never have any. Every morning when I wake up I always feel insanely tired, and my blood sugar will be around 60 which is considered low. Well this morning I had a normal breakfast (but I guess too much for me) because I felt so tired. I had one single size yogurt (which I ate because my sugar was too low), one small quesadilla, and some bacon. Well then my blood sugar was almost 150 an hour after eating that. I tested it because I felt tingly in my muscles and super tired again. Then two hours after eating I tested again because it was high and it was 80.... so I can't figure out if I have high sugar problems or low sugar problems, or both. Either way its making me feel like crap. I called my midwives office again and explained the situation, saying I am really just not feeling good, and about my blood sugar and everything. This was to the medical assistant. She agreed to write me in for 2:15 tomorrow but she said she has to talk to my midwife about me taking the glucose test tomorrow and call me back, so hopefully she says yes this time. The assistant seemed to really think that she should do the test. I don't think there is any point going to an extra appointment if she says no. I think this is just more of an update then asking for advice. I don't know what to do that if its not diabetes and its a low blood sugar problem I am scared they won't do anything :/ I would like to see a dietician and see how to manage the problem the best either way.
Update: She agreed and is doing my test in two hours (:
Update: I got my result and its 130. My midwife uses 140 as the cutoff even though I know so many dr's use 130 as well. She also drew my blood 5 minutes late, as well as the fact that since the drink started making me feel like crap after only a few minutes I don't think she drew my blood at its highest sugar point, which is what she said she was trying to do. So I don't get the three hour test. I really wanted to pass and be lower than that or fail.


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powerup at cloud city
any idea to how to get the powerup at cloudcity. The AWing is too damn fast...
Hit brakes, dive into the powerup, nose up REAL fast and power outta there before a stray Interceptor comes along. Or you could just crash into the powerup, depending on whether you are using IAMDOLLY or not.
At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi.
At last we will have revenge.
This is a hard powerup to get safely. You have to brake the A-Wing hard and the angle of approach is critical. Too shallow and you'll never reach the bonus, too deep and you'll crash for sure. It takes practice, what else can one say. Redwing is right, you need to pull up hard and fast once you nab the prize.
Gold Squadron. The brightest star of the Rebellion Fleet!
The best approach for me is to the right of the city, make a hard left corner and slowly (brakes) snatch the bonus. Then as was said, pull up HARD and to the right to fly out of the city.
Experiment with different approaches.
I did as Rogue Renegade said and it worked
Hey, that's great!
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." (Rev. 1:8)
ya i usually go by the short buildings so i can get a good angle
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Cashew Butter Balls
Inspired by the Tasting Table Test Kitchens
It was one of my favorite food newsletters that put the idea of a cashew spin on one of my favorite cookies into my head last winter, however, in the end, I preferred my go-to formula (with slightly less nuts and slightly more flour) to theirs as mine crumbles less. I also nixed the nutmeg, added some vanilla and replaced the granulated sugar with powdered sugar, but kept the name because I love it too much to part with it. I also give a flaky salt option, because I think a faint crunch of salt contrasts wonderfully with sweet cashews.
Oh, and (big and!), I adapted the recipe for a one-bowl assembly in a food processor, yay. If you don't have one, grind your nuts in whatever you have around (mini-grinder, coffee grinder, etc.) to a powder (I find grinding them with a bit of the flour makes them less prone to turn to a nut butter), then whip the butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the vanilla. Whisk together the ground nuts, flour and salt separately and mix them into the butter mixture until just combined. Chill and scoop as directed below.
If you'd like to make the recipe as TT suggests, use 1/4 cup more cashews and 1/4 cup less flour and only move them from tray to sugar to cooling rack with the gentleness of feathers. Once they cool, they'll firm up enough that they're less fragile, although I still wouldn't recommend them for shipping. Nope, you'll have to keep them for yourself.
Makes about 40 cookies
1 cup (145 grams) raw cashews
2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon table salt, or a heaped 1/4 teaspoon sea salt flakes
1 cup (2 sticks or 230 grams) unsalted butter, softened slightly, cut into chunks
2 cups (240 grams) powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Heat oven to 350°F and toast cashews in a single layer until a shade darker, about 10 to 12 minutes. About halfway through the toasting time, toss the nuts around to redistribute them for even coloring. Let cool completely. You can hasten this along by transferring them to the freezer for a few minutes.
Place cooled cashews, flour and salt in the workbowl of a food processor. Clear the kitchen of toddlers and others sensitive to loud noises, then grind the mixture to a fine powder. Pour mixture into a bowl and set aside briefly.
Add butter and *only* 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar to the empty food processor and run the machine until the mixture is creamy and combined. Add the vanilla and mix. Add the nut-flour mixture and pulse the machine until it is just combined. Scrape the soft cookie dough back into the bowl that held the nut-flour mixture, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate it until firm, about an hour.
[Do ahead: You can chill it in the fridge for up to 2 days, or in the freezer for longer.]
Heat your oven back to 300°F. Place remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in a wide bowl. Using your hands, scoop tablespoon-sized (about 1-inch round) balls of the chilled cookie dough into your palms and quickly roll them into little balls. Place them evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet an inch apart. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until they feel dry on the outside, but still quite soft. (Don't fret!)
Let cool on sheets for a few minutes, then gently roll the hot cookies in the powdered sugar before transferring them to racks to cool completely.
Cookies keep in an airtight container for at least a week, probably two, though never at my place. They can be frozen for as long as you trust your freezer. They occasionally benefit from a fresh coating of powdered sugar before serving.
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If you haven't had much time to work on your tan, don't fret. There are a few self tanners out there that can give you a nice and even, natural-looking color, in little to no time at all. These particular self tanners are streak-free and so easy to apply too. Use them at home, or take them with you while you're traveling and leave the dangerous tanning salons behind.
Sublime Bronze™ Towelettes for Body by L'Oreal Paris. Do you remember a product called TanTowel? Well, L'Oreal came up with its own version of self-tanning towelettes that work just as well but cost a fraction of the price. You simply wipe the tanning towelette all over your body for a beautiful, streak-free tan. It only takes a few hours to see the result and the towelettes moisturize your skin with vitamin E, as well as exfoliate with a mild alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA) derivative. Sublime Bronze™ Towelettes are also quick drying and leave a pleasant, citrusy smell on the skin.
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Settlements Knocking out Plaintiffs in Trial Over Refinery Explosion
From sugar to oil: In 2005, a lethal explosion at BP's Texas City refinery occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with flammable liquid hydrocarbons. The excess liquid and vapor hydrocarbons then were vented from the drum and ignited at the startup of the isomerization unit — a device that boosts the octane in gasoline. Alarms and gauges that were supposed to warn of the overfilled equipment did not work properly.
Ten people sued BP over the explosion, which caused 15 deaths and scores of injuries, in Texas state court. Yesterday, a day after the plaintiffs rested their case, lawyers told Judge Susan Criss that six of the 10 plaintiffs had settled. The remaining plaintiffs are Luis Garcia, 26; Esteban Huerta, 57; Charles Pinder, 50; and Olivia Palton, 42. Here's a report from the IHT.
The amounts of the latest settlements weren't disclosed. There are 19 pending claims out of 4,000 filed since the explosion, according to David Salyer, BP's main lawyer handling settlements. Settlements are paid from a $2.1 billion fund BP earmarked to resolve blast-related litigation.
In a related criminal matter, today, the Houston Chron reports that, next week, District Judge Lee Rosenthal will conduct a hearing on a proposed plea deal concerning BP's criminal liability in the matter. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Rosenthal to rule on the deal, which calls for BP's North American products division to plead guilty to a felony violation of the Clean Air Act, pay a $50 million fine and be on probation for three years.
Brent Coon, a Beaumont attorney, is representing the six individuals who settled in the civil case as well as two who didn't — Garcia and Huerta. Houston attorney Lance Lubel represents Pinder and Palton.


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The U.S. Commercial Service can help your company export to Israel, the largest U.S. export market in the Middle East!
Israel's dynamic and diverse market offers U.S. exporters opportunities in a wide variety of sectors. Its high-tech, pro-American business community is familiar with U.S. business norms, and a multitude of U.S. firms are already doing business in Israel. Take advantage of the opportunities through the Commercial Service!


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Still looking for something fun and fabulous to do this Saturday? Then, come out to WELLNESS ROCKS from noon to 5pm, at The Sophia Center for Goddess Study, 6034 Smoke Ranch Road in Las Vegas!
This FREE event features over 20 premier wellness and holistic lifestyle experts and practitioners and has something for everyone. "Wellness Rocks is a spinoff from last year's Holistic Health Fair," says event founder Katricia Kelly (www.bodykandyproducts.com) "This year we have 2 new organizations benefitting from Wellness Rocks: The Sophia Center for Goddess Study and the food bank at First CME Church."
Saturday's lineup includes the following attractions:
- 12noon - 1pm: Face Painting
- 12pm-3pm: Sherbert Stand
- 12:30pm-1:30pm: Nutritional Talk with Mindi Anderson
- 4pm-4:30pm: Astrology & Dreams with Cathy Pagano
- 12-4:30pm: Raffles, Raffles, Raffles!
"Wellness Rocks will truly be an event for the entire family to come to for a day of wellness," Kelly says. "We see ourselves accomplishing an event that will keep the public coming back for more!'
We've been promised triple digits this weekend in the Las Vegas Valley; so, imagine experiencing a cool event that embraces your Zen, nourishes your soul and restores your spirit! Imagine...and then take that first step into your Wellness!
For more information about WELLNESS ROCKS, contact 702-772-6025.
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When Salesforce.com was founded in 1999, there were many skeptics who scoffed at the company's business model, which was to sell software that's managed and hosted offsite. It turned out to be the way of the future, and was a harbinger of what's today known as software as a service (SaaS).
One of the executives who helped grow Salesforce into a household name in software for customer relationship management, former president Steve Cakebread talked with Government Technology about what the future might hold for government as the world increasingly adopts SaaS and cloud computing.
Cakebread was Salesforce's president and chief financial officer until January 2009, and had worked in other capacities for the company since 2002. He currently serves on the board of directors of Ehealth.com and SolarWinds, and is a business adviser for Xactly, a maker of sales performance management software. He also consults on SaaS implementations.
This week the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to move the city's 30,000 employees to Gmail. In your role as a consultant, what's it been like to help move an organization to Web-based mail?
It's been an interesting experience, on the one hand. One of the places, we took a survey of employees and we found 75 of the 100 employees use Gmail at home. So we thought, "Hey, not a problem, let's just go and put this in." And you think they've readily adapted, but then you run into issues of getting Google Apps to BlackBerrys and iPhones, and doing the data transitions. We're through all of that, and it works reasonably well -- except then Google has their infamous seven-hour outage, which doesn't help much. It's kind of weird: People forget their Outlook and e-mails go down on occasion too, but for some reason when it's in the cloud and it goes down, everyone kind of whines about it. My argument is that just means you're using [the cloud] more than you ever thought you did.
Beyond e-mail, how big a future do you think cloud-based software and services have in government?
The municipalities have always been a great opportunity. For example, the city of Los Angeles wants to serve their constituency by [allowing them to use the Internet] to look at property tax records or deeds of trust, and stuff like that. Clearly there are huge opportunities for things like that. I think there's a sophistication with the major SaaS players -- Salesforce, Google, and others -- whereby the security and privacy is reasonably assured, or no less assured than the infamous employee who walks out the door with everybody's Social Security numbers on their laptop, and the laptop gets stolen. The municipalities look like a great opportunity, even down to Google Apps [picked] for the city of Los Angeles. The question is, why not do it? Once you get it in and get people moved over, it's a fairly sophisticated solution. Yeah, there are nuances in Outlook that, after 20 years, people may or may not wish they had. But Google will get those over time.
It's an obvious point, but government officials are concerned about the privacy and security of public data. What's the SaaS industry doing, as a whole, to address those types of concerns?
"In most agreements that you write -- except for some stories about Facebook, where it can get a little cloudy -- it's really clear that typical contracts between a SaaS provider and a customer, like L.A. or General Motors or whoever, is that the content (the data that resides in the solutions) is owned by the customer, not the supplier. That's been pretty much the standard


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No. 6 Cornell Rallies to Beat Princeton 3-2 in Game 1 of ECAC Playoffs
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ITHACA, N.Y. (2/28/14) - No. 6 Cornell rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat Princeton 3-2 t Lynah Rink on Friday afternoon, taking Game 1 of the ECAC Quarterfinal series.
Princeton (14-12-4) took a 2-0 lead on back-to-back power-play goals within 25 seconds but Cornell (21-5-4) scored three goals in the first nine minutes of the third period to take the lead and the win.Senior Sally Butler scored the 5x3 goal on a rebound at 7:47. Junior defender Ali Pankowski got the puck across the blue line from senior Rose Alleva and led a shot go from the left point. The puck rang off the near post and Butler capitalized on the weak side.
On the next shift, a blocked shot went to the stick of Pankowski at the point. She traded passes with Butler on the right side before finding freshman Hilary Lloyd at the far post who banked in the goal at 8:12.
Sophomore Kimberly Newell made a number of solid plays. She denied Jessica Campbell on a 1x1 less than a minute later and thwarted a short-handed breakaway by Taylor Woods.
Freshman Paula Voorheis got the start for Cornell, after Lauren Slebodnick was delievered the loss in goal last week. She was kept busy as well, denying Brianne Mahoney's break and shot by Kelsey Koelzer on an odd-man rush.
Jillian Saulnier started the Big Red run at 2:06 of the third with an unassisted backhanded goal. Campbell tied the game 3:17 later on a backdoor feed from Woods. It was Campbell that also scored the game winner at 8:52. Saulnier won the face off back to Alyssa Gagliardi. Gagliardi found Campbell on the wing and she skated in to slip the puck under Newell for the lead.
Princeton pulled Newell for the extra skater but wasn't able to get the equalizer. Butler had Princeton's final chance with a one-timer that stretched Vooheis across the paint.
The teams will meet again tomorrow at 2 p.m. Princeton is in a must-win situation in the best-of-three-series.


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Things to see and do - Constanza
Leaving for Dominican Republic
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Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central : Michelin's recommendations
The Cordillera Central, whose peaks reach over 3 000m, provides a refreshingly cool picture of lush vegetation, a welcome contrast to the arid plains of the coast. Constanza is the garden and orchard of the Dominican Republic, while Jarabacoa, with its tumultuous rivers, waterfalls and pine forests, is paradise for sports and nature lovers: trekking, canyoning, rafting and mountain biking. The ascent of the Pico Duarte is the highlight of the green tourism of the Cordillera Central, home to several national parks with stunning landscapes.


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The Student Leadership & Civic Engagement Office provides a variety of leadership and service programs for current students at the university. Additionally, the office also collaborates with the Vice President of Student Affairs to offer a for-credit leadership course. If you are interested in more information regarding the course, please email Allison Foster.
Programs are specific to individual leadership and service as well as support for registered student organizations. It is our hope that the resource will aid our students and organizations in achieving great success!
- Service Trips
- Emerging Leaders Experience (ELE)
- Leadership On Demand
- Leadership Conference
- Student Organization Support