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Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary
Daily Press Briefing
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
September 3, 2009
Index for Today's Briefing
- Editor's note: This Briefing has been posted in two parts. Part 1 is at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2009/sept/128656.htm
- Iran is sending the wrong message by the confirmation of Iranian Defense Minister; a Suspect in the terrorist bombing in Argentina
- ArmorGroup investigation is ongoing; first investigator from DC has arrived in Kabul
- Amb Eikenberry has taken aggressive action over the last day or two; has interviewed 60 individuals yesterday and today; held a town hall meeting with the American Embassy community; he believes the Embassy is being well protected
- Secretary genuinely offended by what occurred; has directed all relevant agencies to aggressively take action; pledged to do everything necessary to keep Congress fully informed as to the findings of the investigations; additional people to be sent
- Increasing our presence in Camp Sullivan; better situational awareness; contractor has taken steps regarding alcohol
- The Ambassador has taken control and responsibility for what has happened there; he has directed has staff to aggressively investigate what is going on
- Anyone who participated in the kinds of acts depicted in the pictures will not be working for DoS; it is inconsistent with our values, with the terms of the contract; anyone in a supervisory role who participated or condoned the action will be removed from their current roles; we expect that there will be changes in the management of ArmorGroup
- DoS will look at this from top to bottom; Deputy Secretary Lew will be visiting Kabul
- DoS is investigation allegations that USAID money is ending up with the Taliban
- DynCorp told DoS it is not ready to take over aviation services from Xe because of issues of getting their helicopters into place; Xe will continue to fly until DynCorp is ready
- DoS is continuing to pay Blackwater under the terms of the contract; because DynCorp was not ready, there will be consequences for DynCorp
- U.S. continues to hope that those at Camp Ashraf and the Iraqi Government will continue to interact in a peaceful way; took question on U.S. view on possible UN monitoring
- Senator Mitchell had important meetings with Israeli officials in New York yesterday; will be going to the region in the next few days for further consultations
- U.S. looking to create conditions that allow formal negotiations to begin
- U.S. remains very concerned and in discussion with the Government of Pakistan regarding A.Q. Khan and the proliferation risk he poses
- U.S. calls on all parties to uphold the democratic process and to observe established election procedures and commitments; and to respond to results peacefully
- Ambassador Bosworth has personal commitments that will bring him back to the United States; Ambassador Sung Kim will meet with his Russian counterpart in Seoul
QUESTION: Iran – can we move on to another subject?
QUESTION: Since we're going to have --
QUESTION: One – what do you say to those analysts that say that the Administration's efforts on Honduras have actually been rather ineffectual? And isn't the fact that you've had to take these actions today an admission that what you've managed to accomplish over the last few months has been ineffectual?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, obviously, our objective has been the return of President Zelaya. That has not yet been accomplished. That said, we think that the diplomatic actions that we have taken have, in fact, been very effective in outlining for Honduras a path forward out of this crisis towards what everyone wants, which is, in January of next year, a new government in place and one that all of the people of Honduras can see as legitimate and can choose to support.
So that process is still ongoing, so we can make an historical judgment at some time in the future, but obviously, from June 28th, we have sent clear and – taken clear and decisive actions – suspending Honduras from the OAS, suspending assistance from the United States. We are taking these additional steps. It's fair to say: has the de facto regime done what we want, what the region wants, what President Arias outlined? Not yet. But this process continues. Our diplomatic efforts will continue. And we hope that both President Zelaya and commitments that we hope that he will make to the process – and we hope that the de facto regime will change its judgment, will sign on to the accords, and then the international community, through a variety of means, will support the process through which we will restore democratic, constitutional order to Honduras.
So I think at this point, we'd say this has been a difficult process. It is still ongoing. It's not over. But where we have been successful is in not only unanimity within the region – one or two countries accepted – that there's a clear path forward. We want to see a restoration of democratic, constitutional government in Honduras. We have a plan that has broad, international support, and that – and now today, we're taking additional steps to try to convince President Zelaya on the one hand, who has indicated he will accept the San Jose Accords, but in particular, to convince the de facto regime that their current strategy will not work, and to get Honduras out of the box in which it finds itself, they have to sign on to the San Jose Accords.
So this remains, in our judgment, a work in progress.
QUESTION: Can we move on?
QUESTION: A new topic?
MR. CROWLEY: New topic.
QUESTION: Yeah. Do you have reaction to the confirmation of the Iranian defense – the new Iranian defense minister --
MR. CROWLEY: We, the United States, have been awaiting a message from Iran, a message that they want to shift – take a new approach, take a fresh approach. We've been hoping that they would be willing to engage the United States and the international community to help to move forward, to resolve the questions that we have about their behavior, and including their well-known state sponsorship of terrorism.
We find today's action disturbing, and we think that for Iran, it is sending precisely the wrong message. And we certainly support Argentina's efforts to bring justice to the perpetrators of the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association in Buenos Aires, and we will continue to support that, but – so unfortunately, rather than taking a step forward to engage the United States and the international community, Iran today is taking a step backward by putting into a high office a well-known individual suspected of participation in a terrorist act.
QUESTION: A new topic?
QUESTION: Just to follow up on that?
MR. CROWLEY: Yeah.
QUESTION: There was a report in the Iranian press yesterday that the Administration actually sent a second letter to the supreme leader. Is that correct?
MR. CROWLEY: I am not going to comment about specific diplomatic correspondence from here.
QUESTION: So does that mean that it's – that you're just not commenting on the correspondence?
MR. CROWLEY: I'm not commenting.
QUESTION: So that means there was correspondence?
MR. CROWLEY: I'm not commenting, which means I'm not confirming or denying. I'm just saying I'm not commenting.
QUESTION: A new topic?
MR. CROWLEY: Well --
QUESTION: And is he a subsidiary --
QUESTION: I wanted to just follow up on the ArmorGroup Kabul story. Wackenhut, two days later, has put out a statement referring all questions to the State Department and saying they're fully cooperating with your investigation. I know it's still early, but have you been able to shed any light on these hazing incidents, and have they been cooperative with you? And also, has anyone been fired that's been involved?
MR. CROWLEY: Let me answer as many of those questions as I can remember. Obviously, the various investigations that we have are ongoing. I think the first investigator from Washington has arrived on scene in Kabul. But Ambassador Eikenberry has taken aggressive action over the last day or two regarding this incident. He has put almost every security resource that he has available on this case. They have interviewed some 60 individuals yesterday and today.
So in Kabul, first and foremost, they're trying to get an understanding of what happened, who was involved, how it could have happened, who either knew things, didn't know things. And Ambassador Eikenberry also today had a town hall meeting with the American community in Kabul to discuss the situation and --
QUESTION: The American Embassy?
MR. CROWLEY: The Embassy, yeah, the American Embassy community. And I think as part of his message to the American community, he continued to reassure them that notwithstanding this episode, that he believes and we believe that the Embassy is being well protected.
QUESTION: What about the question of whether anyone's either stepped down or been fired as of yet?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, on that, I would refer – we are interviewing people, so obviously, for the moment, we want them to remain on site so we can learn as much as we can about what happened, who was responsible, how could it happen. We have taken some steps --
QUESTION: I'm sorry, what – how could what happen?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, depending on how you want to provide – I mean, I'll talk first about the party or parties involving a set of individuals, describe it – "Lord of the Flies," as you described it, or frat party gone bad, however you want to describe it.
QUESTION: Right.
MR. CROWLEY: It was awful, it was disgusting.
QUESTION: But that --
MR. CROWLEY: The Secretary, in her morning meeting, had a lot to say about this. It's – she is genuinely offended by what has occurred. And she has directed all of the relevant agencies to aggressively take action.
She also pledged, because obviously, this has been – the other part of this, the status of the security contract and the security performance in Kabul has been of significant interest to the Congress, and she pledged, at the same time, we will do everything necessary to keep Congress fully informed about what we find out during these various investigations. We will be sending out additional people from Washington. The IG will also be looking at various components of this.
But regarding the disgusting incident that occurred at least in early August, if not previously, we've already taken additional steps – we've taken steps in terms of increasing our presence in Camp Sullivan so that we are – we have better situational awareness of what is happening there. I believe the contractor has taken steps in terms of – regarding alcohol, so that hopefully, these are – these incidents are in the past.
But we are – at multiple levels, we're trying to figure out what happened, how is it that key people would not have been able to see this. We are concerned about reports of intimidation. Where – there were genuinely, within the contractors' ranks, people who were concerned about this, tried to report it in various ways, and were able to do so. So there are a variety of things that we're looking at as we go forward.
QUESTION: So you're saying you suspect that – you think that there was more than one outrageous party?
MR. CROWLEY: I think that it's our judgment there were probably – undoubtedly more than one.
QUESTION: Just about the interviews, the investigator that came from Washington is doing the interviews, and that's a DS investigator?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, I think the interviews that I'm aware of involve the RSO and his people in Kabul. But we have sent out people from Washington. The first of the various individuals and teams that will be going there from here have arrived on site as well.
QUESTION: So the RSO that was supposed to have oversight over this Camp Sullivan is actually doing the interviews himself?
MR. CROWLEY: I'll give you some additional information offline, but I'm not going to talk about the specific – the Ambassador has taken control and responsibility for what has happened there. He has directed that his staff aggressively investigate what is going on. They are already doing so. But we will obviously keep on site those people who can help us understand what has transpired. But clearly, the behavior that was depicted in those pictures is unacceptable. Those who have participated in those – those who participated in those acts will be removed as we go forward.
But obviously, first and foremost, our current focus is to try to best understand what happened, and then the consequences will fall to those who have – are guilty of misconduct.
QUESTION: You mean you've already decided to fire the people who are depicted in the pictures?
MR. CROWLEY: The Ambassador – anyone who --
QUESTION: That's what you just said. For those who participated --
MR. CROWLEY: Anyone who – all right, Matt, let me – all right, you've asked the question, now it's my turn, okay? Anyone who participated in the kinds of acts depicted in those pictures should not and will not be working for the Department of State. It is inconsistent with our values. It's inconsistent with the terms of the contract. Anyone in a supervisory role who either participated in that action or condoned that action has forfeited their ability to serve in a leadership position. We recognize that, but the Ambassador has the ability, on his own authority, to send home anyone in – overseas who he believes is detrimental to the operation there.
Now – so those who we judge participated in this action will be removed from their current roles in providing for the security of the United States Embassy. That's – there will be a separate judgment over time as to what their future employment will involve, but anyone from our standpoint who either participated in this action, condoned this action, we believe will not serve the best interests of the United States going forward. And we expect, as we signaled yesterday, that there will be changes in the management of ArmorGroup.
QUESTION: Did you talk to the Afghan Government about this at all? Because there were some charges in this POGO report that Afghan nationals were mistreated, and their customs and traditions were disrespected.
MR. CROWLEY: Put it this way: I think that if anyone looks at those photos, lots of customs and values and standards have been violated here.
QUESTION: But I mean, there were specific charges that --
MR. CROWLEY: I mean, it – that gets to the point that Matt raised. I mean, irrespective of a formal judgment that we make regarding the performance of the contract or any legal steps that might be forthcoming, this violates our policies. This violated our values. This potentially compromised the important work of the United States Embassy in Kabul. We all find this abhorrent. And so on that basis alone, anyone who was involved in this, we feel has forfeited their right and their opportunity to work in that place for us, expressly because it not only is contrary to our standards of conduct, but it potentially compromises our standing with the Afghan people. And that's why the Ambassador is taking this aggressive action. We do expect that there will be changes. We do expect that those who are responsible here will be removed and taken out of the country and will find a new line of work.
QUESTION: P.J., just to follow up on Libby's question that I don't think you addressed, which was that the specific allegation in the POGO statement today saying that the whistleblower for this – for these events has apparently been forced down by the company. The company says it's contractually bound to refer questions to the State Department. So what do you have to say about that?
MR. CROWLEY: We will be looking at how this could have happened. We'll be looking at anyone who potentially tried to stop it. I mean, we'll look at all of the elements here, not only what happened within the contractor and his operation, but also what happened in the interaction between the contractor and the Embassy. We're going to be looking also at what – the reporting stream and oversight back here within the Department of State.
The Secretary made it clear to the Department and the leadership this morning: She is very displeased that this could have happened, and that this could have happened without our knowledge.
QUESTION: I understand that.
MR. CROWLEY: And that they're going to look at this from top to bottom. The Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew is in the region and will be visiting Kabul in the next couple of days. And I'm sure he will be fully briefed on this as he is there as well.
QUESTION: Can you confirm that one person was forced down or was fired or was not working there who was involved?
MR. CROWLEY: I will – I'm not going to comment on – obviously, on that particular subject, there are legal issues at stake there. I'm not going to go into them.
QUESTION: Can you tell me really quickly about the Xe subsidiary contract extension, the latest on that, and when DynCorp said it'll be ready to take over?
MR. CROWLEY: Just to put that in context, obviously, this week, we expected to see a transition from – on the aviation services contract from Xe, formerly Blackwater, to DynCorp. DynCorp told us in the last couple of weeks that they would not be ready to assume responsibility. Under the provisions of the existing contract, we have temporarily extended it so that the Embassy in Iraq can have access to the aviation services that it needs to do its important work. I can't predict how long this process will take, but we would expect it to be temporary and of relatively short duration, just a few weeks, we hope.
QUESTION: So is this temporary extension open-ended right now or --
MR. CROWLEY: Well, obviously, it's predicated upon DynCorp and being able to take over the operation. They've got some issues with getting their helicopters into place in Iraq to take over the mission. Blackwater will continue to fly until DynCorp is ready.
QUESTION: And this is one of these things where DynCorp will contact you when it's ready, or are you in constant collaboration with them?
MR. CROWLEY: We are in – obviously --
QUESTION: It seems just so ambiguous, I guess, is what --
MR. CROWLEY: No, it's not ambiguous at all. I mean, actually, this is a standard procedure. DynCorp is taking over an operation. DynCorp has told us it's not ready. We're obviously going to stay in continuing contact with DynCorp to monitor what is happening to get its helicopters in place and its operations underway. There is a standard clause in the contracts that we have that if we have to extend an operation for a period of time, we can do so. And we notified Blackwater, and Blackwater will continue to operate until DynCorp is ready. But obviously, we want to see this process move forward as quickly as possible. We expect it will be done in a relatively brief period of time. And we'll stay fully focused on DynCorp as they move towards taking over.
QUESTION: Who's paying for the extension?
MR. CROWLEY: Hmm?
QUESTION: Since DynCorp wasn't ready, who's paying for the extension of the Blackwater contract?
MR. CROWLEY: Obviously, this will have consequences in terms of the contract that DynCorp signed. But, obviously, we're continuing to pay Blackwater under the terms of the contract. But, obviously, because DynCorp was not ready and – there will be consequences for DynCorp.
QUESTION: P.J., can we switch back to Afghanistan and a different issue, please? Are you familiar with Global Post's story – and there are others out there as well – about allegations that AID contractors – or money from AID is ending up with the Taliban for protection?
MR. CROWLEY: I've heard that report. We are concerned about it. I think there's an – we've already confirmed there's an investigation underway. Obviously, we want to see the aid that is flowing into Afghanistan moving in – towards constructively improving the security situation, the economic situation in Afghanistan. Any diversion of funds for any reason makes it that much more difficult for us to achieve our objectives in Afghanistan. We're very concerned about any kind of diversion.
But this is, I think, an indication of where we do, within a very difficult environment, closely monitor the flow of aid. And when we do find that there's been a diversion of aid to whatever party for whatever reason, we take those allegations seriously and we'll fully investigate them.
QUESTION: Just to be clear, have you found – have you confirmed any diversion?
MR. CROWLEY: I don't – we're obvious – we're looking at it. We're aware of the allegation, and we're looking at it.
Samir, all the way in the back.
QUESTION: Can you give us a readout on the – about the Secretary's meeting today with Senator Mitchell?
MR. CROWLEY: Obviously, Senator Mitchell had important meetings with Israeli officials in New York yesterday, and I think the senator both updated the Secretary on his ongoing discussions with the parties. Senator Mitchell will be going to the region in the next few days for further consultations with all of the parties involved in the peace process.
QUESTION: Are you close to figuring out the scope of the settlement freeze?
MR. CROWLEY: I'm sure the senator updated the Secretary on the discussions that he has. I'm not going to detail them for you.
QUESTION: But I just – would it be correct to say that the Administration is looking for a settlement freeze of about six to nine months?
MR. CROWLEY: I think the United States is looking to create the conditions that allow negotiation, formal negotiations, to begin. We hope to reach that point and the end of this particular phase of the process in the next few weeks. But beyond that, where we are in the process, I think we – as we've said, we think we have made progress. But, obviously, there is still work to be done.
QUESTION: Can I --
QUESTION: P.J., just to close this one --
MR. CROWLEY: Sure.
QUESTION: Do you have any comment on Israeli media reports that under the agreement that's under – or under the formula that's under discussion for a settlement freeze, that Israeli construction in Jerusalem would continue, that Israel would complete 2,500 settler housing units already under construction, that Israel would be allowed to construct public buildings in settlements, but that Israel would freeze all other West Bank projects for nine months?
MR. CROWLEY: I'm not going to comment on any stray voltage that is out there regarding things that we may or may not be discussing. Just to make the larger point, obviously, there are responsibilities that all of the parties have, and there are things that all – we expect all of the parties to bring to the table as part of our efforts to get these negotiations underway.
QUESTION: Just quickly?
MR. CROWLEY: Sure, go ahead.
QUESTION: I guess, you know – I mean, obviously, we've all been reading those Israeli media reports, and we have our own understanding of what may be going on. I'm having some hard – I'm having a bit of a hard time reconciling that kind of outcome with the statements that the Secretary herself made earlier this year, where she said we demand a freeze to settlements, no more natural growth, no more this, no more that, which was a pretty clear and definitive line in the sand that she'd draw. And what – it seems like what you're emerging with is a rather fuzzy little, you know, line that fades out over time there. So I'm just wondering --
MR. CROWLEY: Welcome back from vacation, by the way. (Laughter.)
QUESTION: Maybe things changed in the last three (inaudible).
MR. CROWLEY: No. I mean, nothing's changed, except remember what we're trying to do here. We're trying to get to negotiations. We're trying to negotiate terms that are acceptable to all of the parties that tell them there is a level of commitment and political investment in moving to negotiations and then moving to a successful completion of those negotiations. Ultimately, it's up to the Israelis and the Palestinians to judge, based on what each side comes to the table with, is this enough to get the negotiations started? And then, if so, we have to make sure that there is sufficient support in the region so that both sides are encouraged to move ahead with those negotiations.
So as to who's putting what on the table, what counter-offers, what counter-counter-offers, ultimately, the proof here is whether we get to a point where the Israelis, based on commitments they've made in the past, say we're prepared to do this; Palestinians, based on their obligations and commitments in the past, have said we're prepared to do this; and then, if there's adequate support so that we all have confidence that we can move forward, that'll be a collective judgment. It won't be based on any one particular ingredient. Our objective here is to get to the negotiations.
We're in difficult discussions, detailed discussions that will help us assess and then present to all the parties – is this enough to move to negotiations? And the answer – the collective judgment of the Israelis, the Palestinians, the United States, others in the region, will either be yes or let's keep at it. And so notwithstanding all of these reports, keep the focus where it belongs, on is there a sufficient investment by all of the parties that gives us confidence that a negotiation can be started and successfully completed.
As to where we are in the process, George Mitchell when he was here a while ago said, hey, in a negotiation, people always stake out a variety of positions. Will that be the final position? Who knows? We have brought our own views into this process. And as we've said, our views of what's necessary has not changed. But, ultimately, the calculation will be up to the parties, along with the United States, to judge that whatever is offered, is that enough to get us started?
QUESTION: Do you think you'll make a goal of doing it by the start of UNGA or around UNGA?
MR. CROWLEY: We'll see.
QUESTION: Can I change the subject?
MR. CROWLEY: Sure.
QUESTION: Gabon.
MR. CROWLEY: You've been very patient.
QUESTION: Oh, sorry. Go ahead.
QUESTION: A court in Pakistan has restored restrictions on A.Q. Khan. Do you think this satisfies your – addresses your concerns about him?
MR. CROWLEY: We remain very concerned and we remain in discussion with the Government of Pakistan to clarity what these – what the situation is.
QUESTION: So this step is not enough, from your perspective?
MR. CROWLEY: Obviously, we are greatly concerned about the proliferation risk that he poses, and we continue to talk to Pakistan about it.
QUESTION: There's another question on the UN. The G-8 members are informally discussing about reforms at the Security Council and its expansion programs. What's the Administration's stand on it, and do you favor the expansion of permanent and non-permanent members?
MR. CROWLEY: Whatever our stance on UN reform is very, very complicated. (Laughter.)
Go ahead.
QUESTION: P.J., on Iraq, the Iraqi Government and Camp Ashraf, there's still tension going on between them. Their families and relatives have been on a hunger strike in front of the White House for about two months now. And today, some U.S. military officers were at the Foreign Press Center talking about the responsibilities of the U.S. towards those people. What exactly does the SOFA agreement talk about with respect to the Camp Ashraf residents there that the Iraqi Government has actually undertaken?
MR. CROWLEY: I'm – this is a complicated issue. We have stated many times that the action by the Iraqi Government to extend its sovereignty to Camp Ashraf was an appropriate step; however, it was a step that was done badly and that this was an avoidable tragedy. And – but the responsibility for the protection of those at Camp Ashraf is an Iraqi responsibility. We continue to hope that this can – going forward this can be done in a peaceful way, and we hope that both those at Camp Ashraf and the Iraqi Government will continue to interact in a peaceful way.
QUESTION: What about the agreement between the U.S. and those people? Is that in any way – has it been considered into the SOFA agreement or talked about?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, I mean, under the SOFA agreement, the responsibility passed to the Government of Iraq, and we continue to hope the Government of Iraq will work constructively and peacefully with the people at Camp Ashraf.
QUESTION: Just one more on that, actually.
MR. CROWLEY: Sure.
QUESTION: The group today at the press conference was calling for some sort of UN monitoring force to go in and protect them. They don't feel that the Iraqis are going to do so. Is that something the U.S. would support?
MR. CROWLEY: I can't – I'll take that question. If we – if we have a view on that, I – we will let you know.
QUESTION: I have a question on Gabon.
QUESTION: (Inaudible.)
MR. CROWLEY: What?
QUESTION: After this?
MR. CROWLEY: Yeah, we're poised to start that call as soon as we finish here.
QUESTION: Is it just going to be a call? It's not going to be someone here?
MR. CROWLEY: I think it's going to be a call.
QUESTION: Well, can I just ask on that? Can we – can you hold off on that for 20 minutes or so --
MR. CROWLEY: Sure, you can --
QUESTION: -- after this is done?
MR. CROWLEY: At this end of this, you tell me what time you want it to start, and we'll tell them what time to start.
QUESTION: And you'll (inaudible), right?
QUESTION: No. (Laughter.)
QUESTION: No. I have a question on --
QUESTION: Yesterday, Ian took a question on the U.S. position on the Egyptian candidate for UNESCO. Do you have an answer to that yet?
MR. CROWLEY: If we took the question, did we provide an answer yet?
STAFF: No.
MR. CROWLEY: No. (Laughter.)
QUESTION: No? Do you know when you might provide that answer?
QUESTION: When they develop a position.
QUESTION: I have a question on what's going on in Gabon.
MR. CROWLEY: Okay.
QUESTION: There was obviously a lot of violence in the wake of the election where the former president's son is claiming victory. Will the U.S. recognize his son as the winner? Do you think these elections were free and fair, or what are the discussions with the Gabonese?
MR. CROWLEY: The voting process was relatively calm. It was free of violence. International observers have noted some irregularities. But we call on all parties to uphold the democratic process and to observe established election procedures and commitments. And we urge Gabonese authorities and citizens to respond to the results peacefully.
QUESTION: So, basically, you're accepting the election as free and fair?
MR. CROWLEY: I don't think that we have reached that judgment yet, because I don't think the process is done yet.
QUESTION: Thank you.
QUESTION: Why isn't Ambassador Bosworth going back to Seoul to meet with his Russian – with the Russian envoy?
MR. CROWLEY: Are we done or we not done?
QUESTION: No, no, I'm asking it.
MR. CROWLEY: Okay. What?
QUESTION: Why is Ambassador Bosworth returning to the States before meeting with – and will not --
MR. CROWLEY: I think, as you were informed yesterday, Ambassador Sung Kim will return to Seoul. Ambassador Bosworth is in China. He'll be going to Seoul next. But later on, in their trip, Ambassador Sung Kim will meet with his Russian counterpart in Seoul.
QUESTION: And why won't Ambassador Bosworth be there?
MR. CROWLEY: Ambassador Bosworth has – will return to the United States.
QUESTION: Why?
QUESTION: Well, if you go to the Tufts web site, you will see the reason.
MR. CROWLEY: I understand that.
QUESTION: It's --
MR. CROWLEY: Ambassador Bosworth has personal commitments that will bring him back to the United States. That said, we have a deep bench when it comes to North Korea. And this is not a policy that depends on any one individual. Steve Bosworth is – will contribute significantly to our understanding of where we go from here. Ambassador Kim will do the same thing. We have Ambassador Goldberg, who continues to work on 1874, and we have others within the Department and the White House who are also fully engaged on policy formulation in North Korea.
QUESTION: So you don't think --
MR. CROWLEY: Our Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell is focused on this. The NSC director Jeff Bader is focused on this. So we have an A-team that is focused on North Korea. Steve Bosworth is an important player on that team, but he's one among many. Steve is out there right now doing what we need him to do, which is to consult with our partners in the Six-Party process, and others are doing the same thing. So if you've got a starting pitcher like Steve Bosworth, you've got a number two starter like Sung Kim, we are very well equipped when it comes to people who can effectively help us develop our policy on North Korea.
QUESTION: I have a question.
MR. CROWLEY: Sure.
QUESTION: Do you agree with Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi that --
MR. CROWLEY: I doubt it.
QUESTION: No, I mean, what do you think of his proposal that Switzerland should be divided – wiped off the map and divided between Italy, Germany, and France?
MR. CROWLEY: You're right; we disagree with the colonel on that assessment.
QUESTION: Well, I mean, are you concerned, on a larger issue, that when Libya takes over the General Assembly this year, that there are going to be a lot of these types of initiatives that are the whim of Muammar Qadhafi and not necessarily relevant to international affairs? Your UN ambassador warned against that.
MR. CROWLEY: And I'm sure I share the UN ambassador's point of view.
QUESTION: Well, I'm serious --
MR. CROWLEY: Look, we – the UN is a valuable institution. It has lots and lots of members, some of those members are well lead, some of those members are a work in progress.
And --
QUESTION: I'll take it.
MR. CROWLEY: And as to what fanciful kinds of ideas will emerge in the next session, we'll wait and see.
QUESTION: Thank you.
(The briefing was concluded at 3:52 p.m.)
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Against all logic, sometimes a movie just works with the masses and then it gets a sequel that defies logic even more. "A Haunted House 2" will hardly be mistaken for high art by any stretch of the imagination but it manages to generate some genuine laughs if only because it is actually spoofing some slightly better movies then they did the first time out.
Having exorcised the demons of his ex, Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) is starting fresh with his new girlfriend (Jaime Pressley) and her two children. However after moving into their dream home, Malcolm finds that the forces that torment his life have never really left and he is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.
While these movies will never even rise to any sort of memorable status inside the sub genre itself, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that "A Haunted House 2" does actually generate some genuine and legitimate laughs as it runs us through its scenario one more time.
Director Michael Tiddes and the writing team of star Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez are never going to get accused of reinventing the wheel, but there is something to be said about having the right chemistry and the right feel for the material. The narrative never gets bogged down at any one moment or linger on any one joke. It moves at a rapid fire pace, and if one joke doesn't land or evoke any kind of a reaction out of the audience it will only take a split second or so before it is trying out the next gag.
It's hardly artful filmmaking and storytelling, as I don't think throwing as many gags against the wall and seeing what sticks could be defined as a style, but for these guys it works as they successfully get the tone of the films it is making fun of. While gagging on the found footage is getting a little tired it mixes in enough fresh elements from films that people will recognize in order to keep its head above water and at least attempt to not being repeating themselves.
Make no mistake, Marlon Wayans is a very smart guy and he has a formula that works and quite frankly it works pretty darn well. He's a good anchor, simultaneously playing the straight man and the wacko all at the same time. The rest of the ensemble rotate around him as the hilarity and insanity ensue, there's hardly any character development, but seriously who needs it.
"A Haunted House 2" isn't exactly... you know...good, however it is fun enough so that you don't feel like you wasted your time 87 minutes later either.
2 out of 5 stars.
"A Haunted House 2" is now playing at theatres all across the country, please check with your local listings for show times.

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A Harrisonburg woman charged in connection with break-ins of vehicles at a local fitness center pleaded guilty Monday in Rockingham County Circuit Court.
Rachael Compton, 20, of Harrisonburg, pleaded guilty to one felony count of receiving stolen property.
As part of a plea deal, Judge T.J. Wilson sentenced Compton to a two-year suspended sentence.
The case against Compton's co-defendant, Amanda Sheffer, is pending.
Sheffer, 21, is charged with three felony counts of grand larceny.
She too appeared in circuit court on Monday, but her plea hearing was postponed until July 15.
Police say the break-ins happened at the Sentara RMH Wellness Center, 2500 Wellness Drive, located off Stone Spring Road, during several days in January.
In some of the cases, police say, the victims' car keys were taken from inside the center where patrons place them while exercising. Police say it's unclear how many vehicles were broken into, but electronics and miscellaneous items were reported stolen.
This is the second time Sheffer has been charged with grand larceny.
On Aug. 19, Sheffer pleaded guilty to four felony counts of grand larceny and received a roughly eight-year suspended sentence.
Sheffer also faces a probation violation. Albertson could revoke some or all that suspended sentence if he finds she violated her probation.
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MYRIAD people watched the ogoh-ogoh competition at Soka Indah Restaurant & Bungalows on Monday (Mar 4). Aside from local community, domestic and foreign tourists also thronged to witness the unique cultural performance. Soka Beach tourist area renowned for its beauty instantly turned into a sea of people.
The competition inaugurated by Deputy Regent of Tabanan, Komang Sanjaya, was marked by the beating of gong and attended by the expert of the arts and culture, officials of Tabanan County and witnessed by Deputy Regent of Kebumen, Cilacap, and Deputy Regent of Banjar Negara, Supeno.
A total of 18 pieces of ogoh-ogoh participated in the first competition. Those works of art were the result of creation of customary youth clubs across Central Selemadeg, East Selemadeg and Kediri subdistrict. Each participant showed off complete attraction along with the theme and story featured.
Managing Director of Soka Indah Restaurant & Bungalows, Arnantyo Naresyworo, said the competition was a medium of coaching to young people, an effort to preserve the art and culture and a complement to tourist destination in Tabanan. "The event is also intended to promote the tourist area of West Tabanan having huge potential," he said.
The event, he added, also served as a medium to build the character of the nation. Sometimes, young people lost their pride in the works of our ancestors. Current generation preferred Hollywood films to shadow puppet, Western music to traditional music such as rindik, gender and gamelan as well as modern dance to traditional dance.
On that account, the ogoh-ogoh having become a work of art should be preserved. Tawur Kesanga exorcism rite was intended to create a balance between the negative and positive forces, so that the figure of bhuta kala would inspire the youth to realize a creative imagination popularly known as ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon).
According to him, the facts drove him to keep the ogoh-ogoh that would be displayed in the museum including the audio visual and photographs depicting all the activities related to Nyepi celebration. "Ogoh-ogoh will be showcased in the museum. In the future, we will make ogoh-ogoh from recycled materials," said this man vigorously.
From all the participants were chosen three winners that were entitled to win cash prize of IDR 10 million for first position, IDR 7 million for the second position and IDR 5 million for the third position. Meanwhile, the other participants received consolation prizes. (BTN/015)
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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. Thich Nhat Hanh
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close. Pablo Neruda
Love…is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other everyday. Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding
What most people call loving consists of picking out a woman and marrying her. They pick her out, I swear, I've seen them. As if you could pick in love, as if it were not a lightning bolt that splits your bones and leaves you staked out in the middle of the courtyard. They probably say that they pick her out because-they-love-her, I think it's just the siteoppo. Beatrice wasn't picked out, Juliet wasn't picked out. You don't pick out the rain that soaks you to a skin when you come out of a concert. Julio Cortázar
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I have loved you all my life, it has just taken me this long to find you. Unknown
I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything. F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Come live in my heart, and pay no rent. Samuel Lover
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Visionary-Yet-Practical Idea to Build Wind Turbines on Power Line Towers Wins Metropolis Magazine's Next Generation Design Prize
A French team of an engineer and two architects have won this year's prestigious Metropolis Next Generation® Design Prize for "Wind-it," a design to place wind turbines inside existing high-voltage electricity pylons.
The winners are Julien Choppin, 31, and Nicola Delon, 31, partners in the Paris architecture firm Encore Heureux, and Raphaël Ménard, director of Elioth, a 20-person conceptual and experimental research arm of the large French engineering firm Iosis Group. They were judged to have best met the 2009 Next Generation Prize Challenge: "Fix Our Energy Addiction." The prize carries an award of $10,000.
Wind-it answers one of the greatest challenges to the development of wind power: where to site wind turbines. The winning design uses existing infrastructure—the towers and pylons that dot the more than 157,000 miles of high voltage power lines in the U.S.—to locate their turbines, which can be stacked within already sited structures. Moreover, Wind-it solves the problem of linking energy generation and electricity transmission by co-locating them.
"Wind power is great in theory, but NIMBY concerns have hampered its deployment. I'm proud that our Next Generation Prize winner provides such an elegant solution to a thorny problem," said Metropolis publisher Horace Havemeyer III. "Julien Choppin, Nicola Delon, and Raphaël Ménard have combined technical authority with design imagination that is audaciously simple."
"The team that created Wind-it exemplifies the best of what designers can do when they turn their attention to the issues of sustainability and clean energy, says Metropolis editor in chief Susan S. Szenasy. "When presented with the challenge to 'Fix Our Energy Addiction,' the design community responded with entries that were inventive, profound, knowledgeable and imaginative. The design community has an important role to play in the reconstruction of our planet."
"This seemingly simple proposal demonstrates genius on two levels. It significantly reduces wind turbine costs by using the extensive network of existing electricity distribution poles, while also overcoming many of the legal obstacles to sighting and constructing new wind turbine systems," notes competition judge, Philip White.
"The genius of the proposal is that it solved probably the biggest issue of wind production," says Alexandros Washburn, New York's chief urban designer and a judge for the Next Generation competition, "which is where to locate these very large structures. By incorporating them into transmission towers, which are already located and of the same scale as wind towers, the idea of how it looks on the landscape is very cleverly integrated."
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Starting this week, citizenship forms for children of American parents born outside of the U.S. and passport applications will now feature gender neutral areas making it easier for gay and lesbian parents to obtain passports for their children.
The change, which began Monday, will use the title of "parent" instead of "mother" and "father." The new language will also show up on Consular Report of Birth Abroad forms, an official record confirming that a child born overseas to an American parent can become a citizenship at birth. "These improvements are being made to provide a gender neutral description of a child's parents and in recognition of different types of families," the department said in a December statement.
Jennifer Chrisler, the executive director of Family Equality Council, which led the effort to change the forms, applauded the new forms.
"The updates remove significant challenges for the two million children being parented by lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) parents," Chrisler said in a statement on Wednesday. "The new forms prevent denial or delays for accessing fundamental aspects of American citizenship, and send a positive message of inclusion in American life for children with same-sex parents. We are grateful to both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama for prioritizing this change."


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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
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- 1 teaspoon of salt
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Mathieu was high at LSU — a lot.
Mathieu, a 2011 Heisman Trophy Finalist who missed the 2012 season after coach Les Miles booted him off the team for a failed drug test, told one NFL coach that during the course of his LSU career he failed more drug tests than he could count.
"I quit counting at 10. I really don't know," Miles told the NFL coach, according to USA Today.
Yet Mathieu was suspended once for a drug-related offense and then dismissed last year. There were no other suspensions during that time, especially during the height of his epic run to the Heisman Trophy ceremony.
"If he flunked 10 tests before they suspended him, it shows that he got no kind of help," the coach told USA Today on the condition of anonymity.
[Also: Arizona State AD upset with Notre Dame over possible game cancellation]
There's really no excuse for this. Mathieu needed help and LSU should have cared more about the player than his game. Why did it take so long for LSU to finally do something?
Mathieu went into rehab following his dismissal but was arrested for marijuana possession in October. That's when he decided to get clean for good. He became a regular student at LSU, attended games, class and worked out on his own to put himself in a position to woo NFL scouts.
According to USA Today, Mathieu told coaches stress contributed to his drug use. That stress will only be exacerbated in the NFL where he has access to more money and a slew of bad influences.
"The stress isn't going away," the anonymous coach told USA Today. "It's clearly going to go up. They've got to deal with that."
[Also: Sue Paterno opens up about Penn State's Jerry Sandusky scandal]
If a team does take a chance on Mathieu, he'll likely be subjected to stringent drug testing and counseling until he can prove that he's truly cleaned up his life – all the things LSU should have done the minute it realized Mathieu had a problem.
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Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) - HBW 2, p. 486
French: Perdrix rouge
German: Rothuhn
Spanish: Perdiz Roja
Taxonomy: Tetrao rufus Linneaus, 1758, southern Europe = north Italy.
Previously placed in superspecies with A. chukar, A. philbyi and A. barbara; now considered to be more distant from the reconstituted superspecies of A. magna, A. graeca, A. chukar and A. philbyi. Population of Corsica has been separated in race corsa, but usually included in rufa; race australis described from Gran Canaria (Canary Is), where species is introduced. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) - France, NW Italy, Elba and Corsica.
- hispanica (Seoane, 1894) - N & W Iberian Peninsula.
- intercedens (A. E. Brehm, 1857) - E & S Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Is.
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Two birds on the ground looking around. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp intercedens)
Jesús Laborda 18 June 2012 3 years ago 51 sec 4.4
Adult on a hay stack Locality Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France (ssp rufa)
Alain Fossé 25 May 2009 7 years ago 31 sec 4.4
An adult bird walking on the ground in different directions Locality Castrejon Reservoir, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Juan Sanabria 31 October 2006 8 years ago 31 sec 4.3
A bird going to drink. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 18 June 2009 6 years ago 51 sec 4.3
A bird standing and looking to the sky at the end. Locality Osera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp intercedens)
Jesús Laborda 16 April 2008 7 years ago 40 sec 4.3
Foraging on the ground and running; introduced sp. Locality The Colesbourne Inn, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 21 June 2013 1 year ago 1 min 15 sec 4.2
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Locality Secà de Balaguer, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Marc FASOL 28 April 2015 47 weeks ago 4.8
adult on the ground
Locality Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Stefan_Thiel 31 March 2014 2 years ago 4.7
Adult with chicks.
Locality Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp intercedens)
Fran Trabalon 14 June 2014 1 year ago 4.6
A bird on the ground.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp intercedens)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2012 3 years ago 4.5
A shy bird on flowered meadows
Locality Finca Doña Catalina, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Marco Valentini 6 April 2016 5 weeks ago 4.4
Red legged partridge on a rock
Locality La Cañada Observatory, La Cañada, Ávila, Castile and Leon, Spain
juan 14 December 2013 2 years ago 4.1
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Calls of chicks. Locality Manzanera, Teruel, Aragón, Spain
(ssp intercedens)
Carlos Fabregat 28 June 2009 6 years ago 4
A male singing in territory. Locality Montgai, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
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It might be hard to believe, but the National Hockey League doesn't want to let Jim Balsillie into the club. No, really.
The league made it official yesterday -- admissible in court, even -- when its board of governors unanimously rejected Balsillie's ownership bid for the Phoenix Coyotes after meeting with bidders in Chicago. Instead, the board approved the competing bid of Chicago White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, whose bid is for less money, but would keep the team moored in Phoenix.
Personally, I'm just shocked they didn't go with the guys who wanted to play some of the games in Saskatoon.
This is not the end of anything, or the beginning of anything. It was a procedural nicety, even if the meeting itself between Balsillie and the board's executive committee wasn't terribly nice. Since Balsillie, the co-CEO of Black-Berry makers Research In Motion Inc, had dragged the battle for the franchise into Arizona bankruptcy court -- with the intention of moving the team to Hamilton, over the league's objections -- the NHL had to avoid the appearance of dismissing the billionaire out of hand, while Balsillie wanted to demonstrate the fix was in from the very beginning.
Which, of course, it was. For starters, the meeting was in Chicago, and was conveniently held before the U. S. Bankruptcy Court's scheduled auction on Aug. 5 for bidders seeking to keep the team in Glendale, Ariz. At present, only Reinsdorf's US$148-million bid has been registered for that auction.
Moreover, sources familiar with the meeting told the Post's Theresa Tedesco that it was a remarkably contentious affair, with governors taking turns lambasting Balsillie for his failings, real or imagined.
Sources told Tedesco that during the 90-minute meeting, deputy commissioner Bill Daly peppered Balsillie with questions about his withdrawal from buying the Pittsburgh Penguins for US$185-million in 2006.
Former Nashville owner Craig Leipold, now the owner of the Minnesota Wild, accused Balsillie, who offered US$238-million for the Predators in 2007, of using the team's trademark without permission, and of destabilizing the already-fragile hockey market in Nashville by selling season tickets in Hamilton.
In both cases, Balsillie was blocked from buying the teams and moving them to Hamilton. In the Pittsburgh case, Balsillie withdrew after the league imposed a long list of last-minute conditions, including a seven-year non-relocation clause.
Sources also told Tedesco that George Gillett, the outgoing owner of the Montreal Canadiens, hammered Balsillie for telling a Frenchlanguage newspaper in November of last year that the Canadiens were for sale, claiming that Balsillie's comments destabilized the franchise and directly contributed to Montreal's failure in the playoffs.
Gillett, of course, is in the process of selling the team.
The governors also raised questions about Balsillie's chief strategist, lawyer Richard Rodier, and RIM's recent penalty from the Ontario Securities Commission for backdating stock options.
Before the meeting, Balsillie also received a lengthy letter from the league requesting information about his activities and relationships with other NHL teams and owners, including a list of all the clubs that he has approached in the past or who have solicited his interest in purchasing a team. The questionnaire also inquired about any involvement Balsillie had in the investigation by Canada's federal Competition Bureau into the NHL's relocation policies and practices in 2007.
When it was all over, the NHL rejected Balsillie, citing Article 3.5 and NHL By-Law 35, which allows the league to say no to prospective owners due to financial shortcomings or defects of character. Since Balsillie is a billionaire, and his financial situation was not discussed in the meeting, the NHL is obviously citing a deficit of integrity.
This is rather rich for a league in which several owners have relocated their operations to prison, not the least of whom was Nashville Predators minority owner Williams (Boots) Del Biaggio III. The NHL hand-picked Del Biaggio, a Bernie Madoff-type fraud, over Balsillie in Tennessee.
If you didn't think this was personal, you have obviously not been paying attention. NHL head office doesn't like Jim Balsillie. The league's owners don't like Jim Balsillie. Commissioner Gary Bettman, for all his soothing words, would probably enjoy strangling Balsillie with piano wire, if he got the chance and nobody was looking.
And Balsillie doesn't particularly care, so his people will likely get even more adversarial than they already have. In a statement, Balsillie's spokesman made reference to the fact that the NHL unanimously approved Balsillie for ownership back in 2006, and quoted the words of Judge Redfield T. Baum, who is in charge of the bankruptcy case.
"Absent some showing by the NHL that there have been material changes in PSE's circumstances since 2006, it appears to the court that the NHL can not object or withhold its consent to PSE becoming the controlling owner of the Phoenix Coyotes," Judge Baum ruled on June 15, citing the name of Balsillie's front company.
The NHL's basis for such a change in circumstances, presumably, was laid out in that meeting yesterday. Whether that matters in the courtroom is another matter. If Reinsdorf's offer is found wanting by the court on Aug. 5, there will be an auction for buyers seeking to move the team. And then, those guys who want to play some of the games in Saskatoon -- along with the guy who wanted to ship the team to Toronto, and who had designed his own uniforms -- well, that would really be their time to shine.


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Idaho Open II
February 16, 2013
This meet will be open to all college athletes and teams, open/unattached athletes and high school athletes. Please submit entry marks from the 2011-2012 season to properly seed events. All accepted entries will get to compete.
All entries must be completed through DirectAthletics.com
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Meet Schedule
Idaho Open II
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
8:30 a.m.
Men's Heptathlon 60m Hurdles
10:00 a.m.
Women's 3,000m
10:15 a.m.
Men's 3,000m
10:30 a.m.
Men's Heptathlon 1,000m
10:40 a.m.
Women's Mile
10:50 a.m.
Men's Mile
11:30 a.m.
Women's 60m Hurdles
11:40 a.m.
Men's 60m Hurdles
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Women's 400m
12:05 p.m.
Men's 400m
12:20 p.m.
Women's 60m
12:25 p.m.
Men's 60m
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Women's 800m
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Men's 800m
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Women's 200m
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Field Events:
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TV One Announces Black Music Month Schedule
*TV One will mark Black Music Month in June with a lineup of movies, music and new episodes of "Unsung," the network announced. Each Saturday night throughout the month, TV One will feature a concert with some of the top names in music, including Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan and Usher. On Monday nights at … Continue reading TV One Announces Black Music Month Schedule


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HUDSON — The last time Medina's boys lacrosse team squared off with Hudson, it controlled every statistical category except one.
That one, however, was the final score.
The Bees squandered a fourth-quarter lead and dropped an 11-10 heartbreaker in triple overtime to the Explorers on a rainy night at Ken Dukes Stadium.
This time, the teams will meet tonight at 7 in Hudson with a trip to the Division I state championship in Westerville on the line.
"We're not prepared to do that again," Medina coach Pat O'Brien said of the letdown. "We played a tough game the last time, but had some real defensive breakdowns. We're going to use that to our advantage."
For the Bees, the appearance in the state semifinals will be their second in as many seasons since O'Brien returned to the sideline, while the Explorers will be making their sixth trip in seven years.
All that aside, Medina will have to slow down a midfield-oriented Hudson team to earn its first state final bid in nearly a decade.
Standing in the Bees' way is 6-foot-4, 180-pound All-America midfielder Rob Lynott. The University of Massachusetts recruit has 52 goals this season, along with being among team leaders in assists (27), points (79) and groundballs (123).
With Lynott and attackers Andrew Circelli (51 goals) and Patrick O'Loughlin (team-best 33 assists), the Explorers can score in bunches.
"They're a real strong midfield team," O'Brien said. "Their attack isn't their main thing, but they get the ball to the right guys. They're predominantly a midfield-driven team and we struggle with that."
Hudson is coming off a 14-8 regional final win over Solon, the lone team to beat the Explorers this season, and it was defense that sealed the deal.
Behind the play of 5-foot-9 goalie Tyler Zickel, who stopped a school-record 24 shots, the Explorers were able to avenge a 13-12 double-OT loss to the Comets in April.
Playing on a grass surface at Dante Lavelli Field, the Bees will need to be on their toes and make the most of their possessions to come away with a victory.
"What we have to do is control the groundballs," O'Brien said. "Playing on grass like their field, it's a big hump. Standing on one side of the field, it will make you look a foot shorter from the other side of the field.
"It's always a different situation, but it is what it is."
Medina is no stranger to difficult situations. It overcame a three-game losing skid midway through the season — the Bees fell to state-ranked Upper Arlington, Hudson and North Canton Hoover — to win five straight since.
But no matter what happened almost a month ago when these squads met, O'Brien feels if his team comes out and plays its game, it should be just fine.
"It's going to boil down to who has the hot hand," he said. "If we can make Lynott nervous and stay in his hip pocket and keep everyone else in check, we should be OK."
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WHO: Medina Bees (13-4) at Hudson Explorers (19-1)
WHAT: Division I state semifinal
WHEN: 7 o'clock
WHERE: Dante Lavelli Field, Hudson
AT STAKE: Winner advances to state championship game against Cincinnati Moeller-Worthington Kilbourne winner Saturday night at Westerville Central.


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Katy Perry Claims Russell Brand Gave Notice of Divorce via Text
By John Clark
Several months after their divorce rocked national headlines, Katy Perry and her former spouse Russell Brand are making waves with a series of new allegations.
In a recent interview, Perry claimed that Brand notified her of his intentions to filing for divorce through a casual text message, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Sources say the 28-year-old singer told Vogue magazine during a recent chat that she hadn't heard from Brand, a 38-year-old actor and comedian, "since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011.â€
While admitting that her former husband was a "very smart†and "magical†man, Perry said she found her husband entertaining until "he started making jokes about me and he didn't know I was in the audience, because I had come to surprise him at one of his shows.â€
The use of his wife as a source for jokes may have triggered the beginning of end for the couple, who met in 2009 at the MTV Movie Awards, according to sources.
Perry and Brand married in 2010, but contacted a divorce attorney shortly thereafter. Sources say they officially split 14 months after their marriage, claiming that they suffered from irreconcilable differences.
The pop singer, however, does not pin all the blame on Brand. During her Vogue interview, Perry admitted that she was also "on the road a lot†and thus had to "claim my own responsibility,†despite the fact that she "tried to come home as much as I could.â€
Perry also noted that the conspicuous absence of Brand from her documentary, "Katy Perry: Part of Me,†wasn't edited to remove her husband at the time. Rather, he was simply absent for the lengthy shooting of the film.
"I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can't necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let go and I was like: This isn't because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that,†noted Perry, somewhat cryptically.
While the couple's breakup was painful, Perry has moved past the divorce and is pursuing acting work in addition to her tireless efforts on the pop music scene. According to reports, Perry will provide the voice for Smurfette in "Smurfs 2,†which will be in theaters soon.
As for her love life, Perry told sources that she's not in a relationship, but that she believes she "will be loved again†because she knows that she's "worth it.â€


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"This is a brief photographic presentation of a fast and furious trip through England and Scotland from September 3-17, 2006. One of the highlights was Stonehenge which was really pretty with both sunrise and with the full moon setting. We were able to go to the Inner Circle. I had been looking forward to going to Stonehenge, and I loved it!
This is a tour that ranges from Stonehenge and the Avebury stones dating back over 3,000 years, medieval castles, Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, and Alloway, the birthplace of Scotland's own Robbie Burns, to modern day London and Edinburgh.
3,000 years in two weeks. It was fun".
Miranda is 12 years old. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona and is now in the 7th grade at Boyle County Middle school. When she is not dazzling the judges in gymnastics, she plays clarinet and soccer (not necessarily at the same time),is on the Quick Recall Team in school and inexorably adds to her considerable trove of bling-bling. She lives with her parents, Thomas and Nadine, and her sister, Sydney, in Danville Kentucky.
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How'd you like to be the judge of Nancy Grace? (But can she dance a lick?)
by Ed Bark on August 30th 2011 at 4:55 am
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She won't be favored to win. But however long it lasts for her, acerbic, corkscrew-mouthed Nancy Grace certainly won't go quietly into the night during this fall's 13th edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Let the amazing Grace jokes begin, with the 12 new celebrity contestants required to dance either the Viennese Waltz or the Cha Cha Cha on the Sept. 19th season opener.
Grace, an ultra-outspoken victim rights advocate and host of HLN's Nancy Grace, is best known of late for branding accused but acquitted child killer Casey Anthony the "Tot Mom" throughout her exhaustively covered murder trial. She broadly smiled for starters when introduced as a Dancing celebrity on the second of two live announcement segments bridging Monday night's Bachelor Pad. But Grace got down to brassier tacks during a brief "press conference" in which a lapdog for ABC's owned-and-operated New York station asked if she'll feel more pressure as a dancer than as a news anchor.
"I think it will probably be a lot easier to report on the live news than to be the live news," she said. "Such as fallin' on your booty. So let's try to avoid that."
There will, of course be other competitors, but perhaps none with Grace's built-in ability to strip wallpaper at 20 feet with an accusatory glare. It's hard to imagine her not coming to verbal blows with judge Len Goodman or Bruno Tonioli -- or both. Which is why viewers likely will keep her around until at least the halfway point in the interests of good theater if not great dancing.
Other intriguing celebrities announced Monday include actor David Arquette (who remains very publicly separated from wife Courteney Cox); LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) rights activist Chaz Bono (who will dance with a female professional partner); U.S. women's soccer team goalie Hope Solo and Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest, who apparently is counting on either a continued NBA lockout or an early eviction.
But the early sentimental favorite clearly is Iraq War veteran J.R. Martinez, a latter day actor on ABC's All My Children who remains visibly scarred from serious combat wounds suffered in 2003. All told, Martinez has undergone 33 different surgeries, according to network publicity materials. He has been a motivational speaker since 2004.
Also in the mix are talk show host/actress Ricki Lake; stylist Carson Kressley; singer Chyna Phillips; model Elisabetta Canalis; reality TV star/actress Kristin Cavallari and Rob Kardashian, who's currently overshadowed by sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloe.
It's always risky picking four finalists, because someone invariably comes out of nowhere to emerge as a contender or winner. But I'm gonna go with a closing quartet of Hope Solo, David Arquette, J.R. Martinez and Ricki Lake.
The first viewer vote-off will be on Sept. 20th. The show's reigning champ is Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward.


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Gushiku Studios has posted three Box2D tutorials to Youtube. They primarily deal with applying collision filtering for interesting effects for games and apps.
The first video is a tutorial detailing how collision filtering works via category and mask bits in Box2D. You can find that video here.
The next video demonstrates an approach to implementing one-sided platforms using sensor fixtures. You can find that video here.
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It's a crowdsourcing contest:
The Draper Creamery in the new Whole Foods Market South Valley is asking fans to create their own ice cream flavor—bourbon and bacon? beet and basil? coffee and cashew? It's up to you, but Jamoca Almond Fudge already belongs to another brand.
TThe winner will receive "celebrity status" – a photo and bio in the creamery, $100 gift card and—best of all, because ice cream in hand is better than picture on wall—10 pints of ice cream.
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Normally these are $25 for 10 (But they're seriously the cutest)…..
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What is good emotional health?
Emotional health is a way of being; it allows for empathy and compassion, courage in the face of fear, anger but anger tempered in such a way as to reflect positively on the sender.
Individuals who have emotional health "know" their thoughts and feelings as well as the actions they take. Such a person is considered responsible and open.
Their openness is to their God, a personal openness of their mind, feelings, and soul. They trust God above all, and pray often, knowing he/she needs the Lord in their life.
Healthy emotions are linked to a their physical condition and as well as an appropriate spiritual life.
A healthy individual with a good emotional life recognizes stress and has learned ways to cope. Chances are this person feels good about themselves, and has great relationships.
Some events in life may disrupt that emotional life, such as being fired from a job, or grieving over a loss of a loved one, even a happy event such as their own wedding could set them into a tailspin. And they may develop physical symptoms as well as psychological ones, telling them that something is wrong, that something has triggered an upheaval or disturbance. It may be calling attention to itself so that insight may be sought, or even so the person will get help with emotions.
I will discuss how to have a good emotional life in upcoming articles. Of course much of what I have to say here is peppered with my own wisdom or even opinion. Take what you want, and leave the remainder please.