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Who are we to decide. Qaddafi is not the only despot in the world here.. If we kill him, will a radical Islamic ruler take place? If so it will be worse. Further more the unconditional compliance of the Geneva Conventions, and it's ROE'S is a bane to our military to function as force to be reckoned with.. I'm tired of US going into wars half cocked with out gaining total submission to our laws from those we invade. And tributes should be paid out for the blood we send over. If we have to go in an Islamic type country. Our soldiers should only carry 3 things. Gun, Knife, or a Whip, and have total power over these animals.. Let the International Red Cross do the rest.. Other wise STAY HOME!!!1
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On principle, I quite agree. And I would suggest that their children expeditiously be trained, equipped and SENT, along with their children's CHILDREN where that's appropriate.
Not to say the military would be able to make good use of them necessarily. In the case of our chickenhawks especially, I doubt they would be of much actual use in combat. But at least those surviving might have direct experience of WAR. The human costs of which, apparently, they have little gut-level knowledge of AT ALL.
We've tried entering into Civil Wars before. Many times. Always for our own selfish interests, and always citing our exceptionalism and "good intentions" divorced or distanced from perceived or real national interests. The ordinary results have been disastrous. I don't imagine it's a lesson that's lost on many HERE.
Remove considerations of Middle East Oil, would we be so actively involved in this latest conflict? Seriously?
I think we should aways step up when a country starts killing its own people. Someone in the world needs to speak for the people when governments will not. In Libya its a dictator that wants to hold on to his power so his family can have all that the world has to offer while his people starve. We should of put a stop to it sooner.
Now that we are helping the news needs to keep their mouth shut and quit trying to divided this country like they always do. The biggest problem we have in this country today is our News Media.
Send everybody in Washington DC especially the CIC!!
Right now it is just a rebel uprising, no different from the uprisings in South America . The US should not do any more in Libya than it did for the uprisings in South America or any other country.
we need to do whats in our hearts and defend freedom and democracy which is always costly but like someone else said there's children involved and the merciless killings going on. As a freedom fighter the US needs to do the right thing.
Considering the UN approved a "No Fly Zone" and the addition of "Take whatever action needed to protect innocent civilian lives from the forces of Mohamar Qadaffi" wording coupled with France's diplomatic recognition of the Libyan rebels it is highly probable France will view that as a mandate to insert the LEP Rgmt and use French jets to attack Libyan mobile AA and Armor advancing on Benghazi. France announced it would be taking action within hours immediately following the UN decision. This is basically a European and Arab League problem the US should proceed to assist any European / Arab League coalition operations in the area. However, it should not take a lead role or carry the lion's share of the financial burden.
We should stay out. It might have helped if we could have use a drone in the first day or two to take him out. But now it's a little too late.We would just make matters worse and drag the whole conflict out. My big question is this. The Arab League was the first to say that a "no fly zone" should be established. Well, we have been equipping and training all of these Arab countries for years. Why can't they take on the responsibility of policing their own instead of the US being a mercenary army for Muslims?
I find the numbers in the survey dead on. The US is still engaged in two costly wars, which we took the lead on with little world community support. Why even bother to have a United Nations and UN troops if its members and armed forces are not going to standup against such lethal abuses by a world government of its own citizens. America has taken the lead enough for a bunch of free loading countries who are unwilling to stand with us for democracy and freedom. I cannot justify to American families why they should sacrifice their fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters while the rest of the World community protects their resources, material, financial, and human by remaining on the sidelines! Time for America to be more protective of its resources, all of them!!
I can not believe the numbers for this survey. There are innocent men, women, children being killed for no other reason that they want to have a fair and decent government. And now there are 4 journalists missing, taken captive in a military that has no Honor, and a govt that lacks any Humanity. There needs to be a stop to hostilities and if the UN wont go in and stop the killing then we should.
We should bomb their gunnery emplacements and Air Force. We did it succesfully in 1981 and Gadaffai ran scared.


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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team will wrap the 2012-13 season Saturday, March 9, on the road at Stephen F. Austin. The Islanders are coming off a 51-49 victory at Northwestern State while the Ladyjacks have sealed a No. 7 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament. Brandi Huff's jumper off the glass with 50.5 seconds left lifted the Islanders' to their fourth victory of the season and third in Southland Conference action.
Saturday's game will mark the second meeting between the Ladyjacks and Islanders this season and 15th time in program history. Stephen F. Austin holds the all-time 12-2 series advantage. The Islanders are looking to bounce back from a 66-47 home loss to the Ladyjacks in the conference home opener in January.
Stephen F. Austin is coming off a 76-68 loss to Sam Houston State at home and enters Saturday's game with a 12-16 record, including a 7-10 record in SLC play while the Islanders are 4-24 and 3-14 in the SLC.
Head Coach Royce Chadwick is in his first year as the Islanders' Head Coach. Chadwick has 565 wins on his collegiate coaching resume.
•The Islanders clinched their fourth victory of the season on Thursday with a 51-49 thriller over Northwestern State.
•Brandi Huff tallied her sixth double-figure scoring game of the season with 12 points to pace the Islanders. Her jumper off the glass with 50.5 seconds helped lead the team to victory.
•Jessica Jammer tallied her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
•The Islanders' bench has outscored 12 of its last 13 opponents. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi outscored the Lady Demons' bench 30-4.
•Jammer leads the team with 8.3 points per game. She also leads the Islanders in conference play with 9.0 points per game.
•Jammer moved into fifth place in career blocks with 70.
•Verne'qua Taylor sits in fifth place all-time with 227 assists.
•Coach Chadwick has used 17 different starting lineups this season. On Thursday, he used the starting lineup of Janae Blount, Ashanti Plummer, Brandi Huff, Taryn Gregory and Verne'qua Taylor for the first time this season. 10 of the 12 active Islanders have started at least two games this season.
•Saturday's game will mark the final game for seniors Imani Dunn, Alisa Roberts, Jammer and Taylor.
The Ladyjacks and Islanders will meet for the 15th time in program history and second time this season in Southland Conference play. Stephen F. Austin lead the all-time series at 12-2.
The last time the Islanders and LadyJacks met up was on January 7, 2013, at the American Bank Center. The Islanders fell short, 66-47, to the Ladyjacks after putting together a late 7-2 rally. Brandi Huff recorded a career-high 15 points and Jessica Jammer chipped in 10 points.
Stephen F. Austin has dropped four of its six games but has sealed victories against Northwestern State and a two overtime victory over Southeastern La. The Ladyjacks have clinched their ticket into the Southland Conference Tournament and will be the No. 7 seed. Stephen F. Austin is averaging 62.5 points per game behind Porsha Roberts' 14.5 points per game. Roberts also leads the boards with 7.8 rebounds per game.
The Islanders were picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll after finishing with a 5-11 conference record last season.
Ashley Darley has made starts in 19 of the 27 Islanders' games and is second on the team with 7.8 points per game in 18.3 minutes per game. She has chipped in 39 steals apiece (14th, SLC).
Darling recorded a career-high 29 points vs. Sam Houston State and grabbed 11 rebounds. She posted a game-high 27 points at Oral Roberts, including 9-of-11 from the charity stripe. She scored 11 points and a season-high 12 rebounds vs. Lamar. Prior to that she tallied 17 points at UTPA and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Auburn. She also scored 12 points in both games against Colorado and Auburn in the Omni Hotels Classic. She chipped in four of the Islanders' season-high 18 steals. She led the team with 12 points at Lamar and at Central Arkansas.
Jessica Jammer has powered the Islanders' offense in conference play. She leads the team in scoring with 8.3 per game (28th, SLC) and has registered eight double-figure scoring games this season. She also leads the team in conference play with 9.0 points per game. Jammer leads the Islanders glass with 5.3 rebounds per game, which is good for 19th place in the SLC. She recorded her first double double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Northwestern State.
Freshman guard Janae Blount is third on the team with 7.4 points per game and has tallied 5.2 points per game in conference play this season. She leads the team with 29 three pointers.
She has scored eight double-figure scoring games this season. The Washington, D.C. native scored a career-high 21 points vs. Auburn and tied her career-high four three-pointers at the 26th Annual Omni Hotels Classic in Boulder, Colo. to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team.
Brandi Huff has stepped up for the Islanders as of late. She tallied back-to-back 12 point games vs. Nicholls State and Northwestern State. Huff is fourth in scoring with 6.3 points per game and is third on the boards with 4.3 rebounds per game. She is second on the team in conference play with 8.3 points per game.
Alisa Roberts is fifth on the team with 5.7 points per game. The senior tallied a season-high 16 points vs. Texas State.
Last season's SLC assist leader Verne'qua Taylor brought back her old ways vs. Texas State with a season-best eight assists and matched it vs. Lamar. She leads the team with 90 assists (3.2 per game, 9th, SLC).
Taryn Gregory recorded a season-high 13 points vs. Southeastern La. and a career-high eight rebounds. At Central Arkansas Gregory sank a free throw with 3.7 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Islanders to victory.
Marquesha Anderson-Sparks has been strong this season from the charity stripe with a .774 percentage (48-of-62). The junior made her first season start at Lamar and started against UCA where she went 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
The Islanders' bench has outscored 12 of its last 13 opponents. The Islanders tallied the 30-4 bench advantage over Northwestern State on Thursday. The team also notched the 25-11 bench advantage over Nicholls State and the 32-25 advantage over the Lady Lions. Prior to that, the Islanders tallied a 27-0 bench advantage over the Lady Demons and a 23-17 bench advantage at Oral Roberts. The Islanders posted a 28-4 bench advantage over UCA and a 31-11 bench advantage over McNeese State. The Islanders also outscored Sam Houston State's bench 31-17, Oral Roberts' bench 16-8 and followed it with a 21-13 bench advantage vs. UCA.
Royce Chadwick is the fourth coach in Islanders' history to make his debut on the sidelines. He holds 565 wins on his collegiate coaching resume and seven NCAA Tournament bids. Chadwick is familiar with the Southland Conference after coaching stints at Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State. Chadwick was named the Southland Coach of the Year in 1997. He has 28 years of experience coaching women's college basketball and four career wins in the NCAA Tournament. Roxanne White joins Chadwick on the sidelines as the Islanders' Associate Head Coach. Darren Brunson also made his Islanders' coaching debut this season as the Islanders Assistant Coach. Geoff Grawn is in his 11th season on the Islanders' staff as an assistant coach.


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PARKERSBURG — Nearly three years after a tornado touched down in Belleville and concerns over a lack of cell towers in that area were raised, the lack of cell towers still remains a problem....
As frustrating as it is for many rural residents, the wireless industry is 100% profit driven. That's been proven by the state 911 cell phone surcharge that paid to build some big towers in remote locations to entice wireless providers to install their equipment on them. It's pretty much a failed effort.
If there is not enough population and if the terrain is to rugged (which describes most of West Virginia) then the cell phone companies cannot justify the expenditures.
I have no idea what the solution is or if there is one but we shouldn't blame local officials for the problem. It's like that wherever there's too many hills and not enough people.
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You may want to google or Wikipedia Femtocell or look into a personal cellular repeater on Amazon various places in Belleville area i get 1 bar of cell service on my cell phone a cellular repeater would boost the signal tremendously in these areas. This type of equipment is fairly inexpensive and affordable to the consumer.
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It's not only Belleville, just take a look at any cell service coverage map. There's a blue strip along I-77 denoting cell service. Travel several miles east or west of the interstate and there's no service. Take Rt47, for most, cell service ends near Kanawha and I have no idea where it begins again, maybe Glenville. I know I was stuck on the side of the road 30 miles out and didn't get usable service until I reached the I-77 and Rt47 interchange. Large portions of Wirt and Calhoun counties have no cell service and the utilities are out almost every time the wind blows.
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Starting off with a decent Maze to get settled in, Page does a great job on his solo as does Trey. Paul finds the delay and tweaks the soundboard further during a nice Sparkle. Mike takes his time getting into a funky Foam which has a few rough spots, but otherwise nice and dynamic. A strange position for Buried Alive has Trey telling a story of his ancestry and family in attendance. They never really play the song proper, unless the recording was cut, which I heard no evidence of that. Moving on right into a good Glide so that Trey can truly appreciate his family being there. Ice also had a few rough spots, but not too bad. Bouncing was pretty standard and almost sounded like Trey was a bit out of tune. Rift was ok and was a little uneasy during the solo transitions in the middle. Golgi also had a few weak spots from Trey. The crowd dutifully quiets down for a nice Adeline before the Antelope closer. Antelope itself was anticlimactic for some reason and at the end Trey inexplicably says "eggplant"? Anyway, pretty good closer to an uneasy first set.
On to the second set with a functional bluegrass call in Poor Heart that was nicely done. Melt had a few problems early on, but nothing too bad. Reba, on the other hand, had rough spots all the way through and you could tell by the end Trey was happy to be done with that one as he calls out The Sloth. Haven't heard this one in a while and it sounds like they haven't either. YEM continues with the rough, sloppy playing tonight. Not sure if it was nerves, or gremlins in the equipment or what, but tonight is just not as tight as the Canadian shows were. The vocal jam out of YEM was cool and funny as usual. Lizards also proved to be an ambitious call, but failed to deliver the goods as the sloppy play continued. Monitor feedback was also present. The usual HYHU bookends a very sloppy Bike, complete with band intros and missed lyrics. Even Fishman is off tonight. Hood's intro contained signals and funny reggae style left over from Bike. Just kind of an average performance overall and for some reason Trey says "cheesecake" at the end. Precursor to Big Cypress' key word seven years earlier? Cavern makes for a good closer to a very uneven show.
The crowd complies once again to shush up for a cappella Memories. Nicely done. Sounds like Trey is teasing Contact for the crowd before rocking out a sloppy Fire.
Good energy tonight, but nothing seemed to go completely right with each song. Maybe tomorrow will be better?


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Tigers' wrestling coach Pete Baker hoped to have four attend this weekend's state tournament in Denver.
But in the regional tournament last weekend, just one qualified - Nick Wittrock.
Tonight, Wittrock takes to the mat to vie for the state title in the 120-pound weight class, which will require taking it from last year's champ, Discovery Canyon's AJ Rees.
Wittrock (28-9) comes into the state tournament high off his first-place finish in the 4A Region 4.
At the Montrose meet, he won all his matches by points. First, he finished off sophomore Hunter Hall (13-25) of Durango, 14-7, before taking on junior Hayes McCracken (21-18) of Delta, winning 15-14 to move on in the bracket. Pueblo Centennial freshman Darian Manzanares (29-12) posed strong competition next, but Wittrock again tallied enough points, 7-4, to move on with the win.
Then came the battle against Montezuma-Cortez sophomore Levi Gross (22-9) for first place. Wittrock again won, 5-2, for first place in the tournament and a qualifying seed for the state meet.
That gives him a leg up this weekend.
"Where he fell on the bracket - there's no easy wrestling down there - but he has a pretty doable bracket for the semifinals," Baker said. "He should win both matches to get to semifinals."
Should Wittrock make it to semifinals, he'll face Rees, a senior, in a challenging match. Rees currently has just one loss - out of 32 matches.
"Can he win? Yeah, he definitely can win," Baker said of Wittrock. "I said it three or four weeks ago, I think Nick can be a state champion. But he's going to have to beat the returning state champion."
This week, the practice room has been home to just Wittrock and Baker, as Baker prepares his protege for the test of a lifetime. After a tough weekend, practice has been mostly stretching, cardio and a few minutes of wrestling.
Baker had hoped there would be more in the room this week, but Carlos Lopez, one of Baker's state hopefuls, was out with an injury the past few weeks, and lost in his first match at regionals.
"He was there, but he didn't show up, really," Baker said, showing a hint of disappointment.
Brayan Daniel, a senior and another state hopeful, didn't make weight - another disappointment for the coach.
Tyler Blackford got into a tough situation. Baker wanted him to wrestle at the 170-pound class, but Blackford isn't big enough to compete at the level he can at 160. So, the coach put him in one of the toughest weight classes at the regional tournament.
Blackford lost in the first round against Palisade senior Daniel Garner. Garner won by decision, 12-8. Blackford went on to pin Sierra's Emilio Garcia, but lost to his Pueblo Centennial opponent by pin.
"Tyler was in the hardest weight class in our region. It showed. The kids who beat him were really skilled wrestlers," Baker said.
Three other wrestlers, Alex Roque (138), Brandon Ramirez (145) and Parisa Rafie (152), lost in their first few rounds. Roque fought back in his second match, but eventually lost by pin to finish the fight.


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Today marks the rebirth of Java. Sun has announced their intent to release thesource code for Java under the GPL. If this isn't some of the bestnews in a long time, I don't know what is.
The freeing of Java
Sun isn't releasing all of the code. It seems there are partsof Java Sun doesn't own, and for which Sun hasn't been able tonegotiate releasing under the GPL. But, it appears this is a tiny bitof the code.
This is the most important announcement for free software in quite afew months. Java is a big part of many enterpriseapplications. Although the free software world has had Blackdown and Kaffe as a Java platforms, theyare not nearly as complete as the official Sun version, though bothare very good free software projects.
Now free software projects can use Java without worry or care. Coupledwith the most excellent SWTwidget set, Java isn't a bad choice for desktop applications. Theyhave provided a "classpath exception," meaning proprietary closedsoftware can include the Java libraries as they do now, without worryof GPL violation.
It will take a little while to get the source code released. Sun saysit expects a "fully buildable Java SE Development Kit (JDK) basednearly entirely on open-source code" to be released in the first halfof 2007. I'm not sure what "nearly entirely" means here, but I'mtrusting Sun on this, at least for now.
I don't question Sun's decision to free up Java. They have proven afriend to free software in the past. An inconstant friend, but afriend nonetheless. Their decision to use the GPL is pleasing andsurprising. Perhaps this signals a new direction in Sun's dedicationto software freedom.
There will be a lot of speculation that Sun is doing this in responseto C# and .Net. That may be their motivation. Or it might be that theyare finally conceding that free software is an excellent developmentmodel. It's done wonders for OpenOffice, for instance. Or it might bethey are finally giving in to those of us who have been asking themfor years to completely open up Java.
Whatever their reasons, this is a banner day. James, Jonathon, I thank you andall the others at Sun who have worked hard to release Java out intothe world. This is a contribution that will outlast any other of Sun'slegacies.
Blackdown and the GPL
First off a little comment: Blackdown isn't free software (nor open-source software if you care to be technical about the terms).
Now for the main part. I'm wondering if the GPL was the best choice, my thoughts heading towards the LGPL. From what I've heard, Java is rather prevalent in the proprietary software world. Putting Java under the GPL would prevent those proprietary vendors from using Java, and thus leave the door open for someone to create another proprietary Java. Is this what the "classpath exception" is supposed to alleviate? If not, discuss ;)
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Classpath exceptions
Mea culpa! You are completely correct about Blackdown. Thanks for pointing that out. I had forgotten the controversy around Blackdown years ago, and didn't do proper research.
The "classpath exception" seems to imply they are creating a linking exception similar to that of gcc's libgcc, which states simply you are not required to GPL your source code if you merely link against libgcc. This should put Sun's Java implementation on par with gcc, freedom-wise.
So, that's what the "classpath exception" is supposed to alleviate. At least, from what I can glean from the various statements made by folks like Jonathon Schwartz.
GNU Classpath exception
So, after a little more digging, I find that Sun intends to use the GNU Classpath exception, as in the same one used for GNU/Classpath and Kaffe.
So, there you have it. It's not just another variant, it's the exact same as everyone else using the GPL for free Java.
This changes things for me
Historically I have avoided Java in part because of the lack of freedom, and in part one of the consequences that lack of freedom, the lack of Java being able to be properly packaged, optimized, and integrated on a free operating system. However, I have wanted a cross-platform environment for building gui/management tools and certain types of services, especially one with as rich and complete a cross-platform "standard library" as Java offers. I had hopes the existing free Java's would fill this gap, and I think they were starting to get much more usable.
I did not seriously consider Mono because it actually offered the poorest code quality, least portability, and lowest performance, of several "free" implimentations of a .net system, and because while the core language spec is "free", the some of the key libraries that would have made it a fully compatible cross-platform solution were not.
SWT is fine, but what about Swing?
I may be a little out of date on Java, but the last time I looked into it, the most popular GUI environment for Java was Swing, but there was no drop-in free software replacement (so this was a frequent reason to have to drop packages).
Is Swing included in the collection of software Sun is releasing under the GPL?
I spent about an hour following links above, but I'm not able to figure this out. I think I just don't know enough about Java (and the alphabet soup surrounding it) to know. Questions like this are essential to figuring out what packages the new release will liberate.
Swing included in J2SE
I was unsure when I wrote this, which was why I mentioned SWT. That, and my preference for SWT over Swing.
Their announcement said they were releasing all of J2SE eventually, which includes the Swing libraries. So, assuming they really mean the entire J2SE environment, that should include Swing, and Beans (including CORBA), and the whole 9 yards.
I haven't been able to find an entire list of the libraries and whatnot, nor even a definitive timeline. But, I infer it does include Swing.
That's good news
Actually I prefer Python for my own projects, so my interest is mostly in what packages will be freed by this action. So I'm more immediately interested in the popular/common dependencies being free. Since many people used Swing, it's really good news that it is (most likely) included! Of course, I've heard that SWT is very good (possibly better than Swing).
IOW, I'm mainly evaluating this in terms of benefits to end users.
On the other hand, Java's less-than-perfect licensing was a major reason for me to pass it over as a language. Now that that is no longer an obstacle, I may well give it another chance. I think there are still a lot of good technical reasons for preferring Python for my projects, but there may be some room for Java (or Java/Jython) projects in my future.
I wonder how Kaffe/Sable/etc developers feel about this? After all, a major motivation for those projects was to 'liberate' Java, but there's little doubt that the original Sun Java will largely replace them now that it is free (and yet, would it have been freed if they didn't exist?).
Kaffe developer feelings
I interviewed lead Kaffe developer, Dalibor Topic, on my "Cutting Free" blog.
His feelings on the matter are interesting, and his expertise proves rather useful.
Cutting Free - Free Software at the cutting edge


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Press Release
Guests Can Enjoy All Nine Feature Films Nominated For "Best Picture" And 10 Oscar Nominated Shorts at Select Cinemark Theatres
PLANO, TX - January 24, 2014 - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the world's leading motion picture exhibitors, announced that Cinemark's OSCAR Movie Week will take place February 21-27 at select locations across the country. For one week only, Cinemark will showcase all nine Oscar nominated Best Picture films. In addition, all 10 of the nominated Best Live Action and Animated Shorts will show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 28-March 2.
A special bundled price of $40 is available to come see all 9 Best Picture nominations at a discounted price for select showtimes during the week. Customers can also see them on a single film basis at the regular admission price.
"Each year, Cinemark celebrates the Oscars by providing our guests with a unique program to enjoy the movies that have been nominated by the Academy for Best Picture," stated James Meredith, VP, Head of Marketing & Communications at Cinemark. "This new format, titled OSCAR Movie Week, gives customers more opportunities to see some of the films they may have missed, or to enjoy their favorites one last time on the big screen before the big night."
At the conclusion of the week, from February 28 - March 2, Cinemark will present the Academy Award nominated Best Live Action and Animated Shorts, with multiple showtimes at select locations. Tickets for the Oscar Shorts are $10 each. A full list of participating theatres and advanced tickets are available now at www.cinemark.com for both the OSCAR Movie Week and the Oscar Shorts.
The order and start times of the 2014 OSCAR Movie Weekare:
Friday, February 21: Gravity 3D 7:00pm
The Wolf of Wall Street 9:20pm
Saturday, February 22: Nebraska 1:15pm
Captain Phillips 4:00pm
12 Years A Slave 7:00pm
Her 10:00pm
Sunday, February 23: Philomena 2:00pm
Dallas Buyers Club 4:20pm
American Hustle 7:00pm
Monday, February 24: Nebraska 7:00pm
The Wolf of Wall Street 9:45pm
Tuesday, February 25: Her 7:00pm
American Hustle 9:50pm
Wednesday, February 26: Philomena 7:00pm
12 Years A Slave 9:30pm
Thursday, February 27: Gravity 3D 4:30pm
Dallas Buyers Club 7:00pm
Captain Phillips 9:45pm
The Oscar nominated Best Live Action and Animated Shorts will be presented as follows:
Friday, February 28: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Saturday, March 1: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, March 2: 2:00pm
The nominated shorts are listed below, but the order of presentation may vary.
Best Live Action Short Films
"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)" - Esteban Crespo
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)" - Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
"Helium" - Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
"Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have To Take Care of Everything?)" - Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
"The Voorman Problem" - Mark Gill and Baldwin Li
Best Animated Short Films
"Feral" - Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
"Get a Horse!" - Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
"Mr. Hublot" - Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
"Possessions" - Shuhei Morita
"Room on the Broom" - Max Lang and Jan Lachauer
Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 506 theatres with 5,794 screens in 40 U.S. states, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and 10 other Latin American countries as of September 30, 2013. For more information, go to investors.cinemark.com.


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Liverpool Message Board
Looks like Skrtel "should" be fit and full go for the weekend, and despite BR comments and my own reservations, particularly with a groin, Kolo has refused to rule himself out, and will have a late fitness test, today and possibly again Sunday. As great as he's been, I see that as a huge risk in a big game, where 3 subs are far more valuable than they were vs our first 2 opponents, and Notts, as we learned.
As for new CB's, turns out via a PSG spokesperson, about 10 days ago, they rejected a 9M bid for Mamdou Sakho, and the stories I'm reading here, are that we've offered 11M (rising to 12M) and Sakho is keen, but PSG will decide in the next day or so. Also, seems as if we've finally offered up what Sporting's valuation of Tiago Llori is, at around 7M. Those are really the only 2 I can see, since Alderweireld seems to join, and reject a new team each day, and I suppose Spurs could buy another player today. Papapdopolous seems a huge risk to me after coming off a bad knee injury and having not featured outside of friendlies this year. No point in bringing in a 75% fit player with 2 main CB's already in doubt.
Should we land Sakho, or Llori, god forbid both, then I'd expect Wisdom to go out on loan, but despite his shocker vs Notts, he just can't leave now, especially until Kelly can get fit, and with doubts over Cissokho. It's hard to imagine a team having so much bad luck, and injury at the back, at leas that I can remember..Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Reports here all saying the Sakho deal is £13m rising to £19m! Also, it is suggested both are having medicals today. I doubt very much that Kolo will play, if Skrtel is fit I would start him and let him have a dream send off match, can't be a much better way to say goodbye then a home match against Manchester United. That way, Kolo can be ready and fit for the end of the international break. The Yarmelenko story is nonsense as far as I can tell, when the press asked Rodgers about him he said "who?" then the reporter said his name again and he said "where does he play? Never heard of him!". Could be a smokescreen but he looked pretty sincere!
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Have to say I'm very surprised, and happy, after seeing a picture of Sakho at Melwood in an LFC training kit ahead of his medical/signature, along with another that seems to show both he AND Ilori walking into the Melwood facilities. Along with those two, it's sounding about a done deal for the loan of Victor Moses, and now we're apparently bringing in Shay Given to back up Mignolet, and then obviously discard of Jones I'd imagine..
Then for Mr. Yarmolenko.. I haven't got a clue, but for a player that so few know about, nor linked with any other clubs, seems so strange that it's being written over and over, even from the Ukraine.. I'm not getting my hopes up, especially if we manage to get in 4 more by Monday, but if his link to LFC is so random and strange, then it actually just may be true.. Fingers crossed I suppose, he does look good on film, and the little I saw at Euros..!!
Rodgers said Kelly won't be properly fit for a year! I trust the management to get the right guy in - Sakho has high level experience and the young lad is one for the future so I think there could be a possibility for both.
What intrigues me is the Yarmolenko rumours because he's right sided when Rodgers reckons we need a left midfielder so he can move little Phil into the middle.
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I think, from the little that I do know about Yarmolenko, he's capable of playing anywhere across that line of 3, and he's a big lad, with incredible speed. I noticed he's very comfortable with both feet, so converting to that left hand side (if even true) shouldn't be much of an issue, where he can cut in on his right, with Aspas lined up on the right cutting in on his left.. this presumably, again if true and if it happens, would be a temporary thing until his highness, Sir Luis Suarez returns.
As for CB's, from more reading here, and seeing things printed over there, along with Rodgers sarcastic smile and "no comment", it seems Tiago Llori, could finally be completed as early as this weekend, with news suggesting he's in England for a medical and will watch the Manchester match.. I guess we'll see. I'd imagine his arrival, return to fitness of Skrtel, and good news on Toure, along with (not too reliable yet) gWisdom, gives us 5 CBs. The news of Aly and 6-8 weeks is a blow, and there's some suggestion we'd get Sakho also because he can play left back, but I just can't see us forking out 20M+ on two Cb's who are young but top quality and starting caliber, but who knows..
I don't rate him at all, but when pressed to action 2 years ago, Flannagan did ok, so if forced to LB, Glenda could go there, and with Skrtel/Toure fit, we've got experienced cover to help him, though not ideal, while Kelly is on the mend..


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A 101-year-old motorist died of injuries she received in an accident Tuesday afternoon.
Dead is Ova C. Rice, Rolla, who was driving a 1986 Lincoln Town Car east on Third Street at Olive Street.
The Rolla Police Department in a statement said a 2000 Nissan Maxima driven by Brooke L. Hobaugh, 18, Rolla, was traveling south on Olive Street at Third Street when it failed to stop at a stop sign.
The Lincoln Town Car struck the Nissan Maxima, diverting the Lincoln south on Olive Street. The Lincoln then struck a utility pole at Olive and Second streets.
Police were dispatched to the crash scene at 12:09 p.m.
Damage to the Lincoln was major; damage to the Nissan was moderate, police said.
Hobaugh was not hurt.
According to the Phelps County deputy coroner, Rice was airlifted to Columbia and passed away later in the afternoon as a result of injuries she suffered in the accident. The case has been remanded back to the Phelps County coroner's office for further review.
Her next of kin was notified.
Police were assisted by the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue, Phelps County Ambulance District, the Phelps County coroner's office and Rolla Municipal Utilities.
Investigation of the accident is ongoing, police said.
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Rare Diseases Backgrounder: Selected Examples of Orphan Drugs in Development
Selected Examples of Orphan Drugs in Development For Rare Diseases Backgrounder
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) – A group of inherited skin diseases where painful blisters and open sores develop in response to minor trauma. In severe cases, it can involve the eyes, tongue, and esophagus, and can produce scarring and disabling musculoskeletal deformities. One of every 50,000 live births is affected by some type of EB. A synthetic version of a molecule originally isolated from the thymus gland is a regulating molecule found in mammalian cells and plays an important role in the regeneration, remodeling, and healing of injured or damaged tissues.
Friedreich's ataxia – A genetic, neurodegenerative disorder that can affect many systems in the body. Onset of symptoms is usually between the ages of five and 15. About 50,000 people in the United States have the disease. It is characterized by muscle weakness and loss of coordination (ataxia) in the arms and legs; vision impairment, hearing loss, and slurred speech; aggressive scoliosis (curvature of the spine); diabetes or carbohydrate intolerance; and an enlarged heart (cardiomyopathy). These symptoms reflect the death of cells in certain parts of the nervous system as a result of cell (mitochondrial) dysfunction. Nerve and muscle cells are particularly energy-demanding and are, therefore, more prone to cell damage or death due to mitochondrial dysfunction. One medicine in development may be able to prevent cell damage and increase the production of energy within impaired nerve and muscle tissue by preserving mitochondrial function and protecting cells from stress.
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) – A severe form of childhood-onset epilepsy that is characterized by frequent episodes of seizures and, in many cases, abnormal delays in coordination of mental and muscular activity. Seizures usually begin before four years of age. Seizure types, which vary among patients, include tonic (stiffening of the body, upward deviation of the eyes, dilation of the pupils, and altered respiratory patterns), atonic (brief loss of muscle tone and consciousness, causing abrupt falls), atypical absence (staring spells), and myoclonic (sudden muscle jerks). There may be periods of frequent seizures mixed with brief, relatively seizure-free periods. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome can be caused by brain malformations, perinatal asphyxia, severe head injury, central nervous system infection and inherited degenerative or metabolic conditions. In 30-35 percent of cases, no cause can be found. An estimated 1,400 to 4,500 new cases of the syndrome are diagnosed each year in the U.S. One medicine in development increases anti-seizure activity by enhancing the inhibition activity of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter in the brain, of which patients with LGS have very low levels.
Sarcoidosis – A multi-system, autoimmune disorder characterized by the abnormal formation of inflammatory masses or modules (granulomas). Virtually any organ can be affected; however, granulomas most often appear in the lungs or the lymph nodes. Symptoms can appear suddenly but usually appear gradually. When viewing x-rays of the lungs, sarcoidosis can have the appearance of tuberculosis or lymphoma. One medicine in development targets specific proteins in the body's immune system to help control the development of inflammation. The medicine attaches to and blocks the action of these proteins.
Stomach Cancer – Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare cancer affecting the digestive tract or the abdomen. GIST is a sarcoma (a cancer of the connective tissue or supportive tissue, such as bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels and soft tissue), affecting about 4,500-6,000 people each year in the United States. It is believed to be caused by random, genetic mutations in the cell surface proteins called tyrosine kinase receptors. One medicine in development targets and inhibits multiple kinases involved in the formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis) and appears to inhibit tumor growth. It has also shown to prevent the proliferation of tumor cells lines while promoting cell death by directly targeting several oncogenic tyrosine kinase receptors.
Leukemia – Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) affects about 14,990 people each year in the United States, accounting for about one-third of all leukemia cases. CLL results from a mutation to the DNA of a lymphocyte, a type of white blood cell. This results in the replication and increase of abnormal lymphocytes in the blood which are unable to fight infection. The condition is not present at birth and scientists do not yet understand what causes the change in the DNA. A medicine in development targets the Bcl-2 protein, which appears to contribute to the resistance of cancer cells to chemotherapy. By reducing the amount of this protein in cancer cells, the medicine may enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
Cushing's Disease – Cushing's disease is a rare but serious hormonal disorder caused by a pituitary gland tumor that triggers the production of excess cortisol. It is relatively rare – affecting an estimated 10 to 15 of every million people each year – and most commonly affects adults aged 20 to 50. It affects women five times more frequently than men. Complications of the disease can include osteoporosis, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, lipid disorders, kidney stones, mental illnesses and cardiovascular complications. A potential medicine in development aims to control excess cortisol secretion and its debilitating complications. The medicine targets multiple subtypes of a receptor for the hormone that controls the pituitary gland. The same medicine is also in development for acromegaly, a related hormonal disorder that develops when the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone. There about 1,000 new cases of acromegaly diagnosed each year in the United States.
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American Bald Eagle - under government guidelines, commercial wind farms will be allowed to kill bald and golden eagles while operating their wind turbines.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A tired but smiling 85-year-old U.S. veteran detained in North Korea for several weeks has returned home.
He was greeted today by applause from supporters, yellow ribbons tied to pillars outside his home and the warm embrace of his family.
Earlier, Merrill Newman arrived at the San Francisco airport after turning down a ride aboard Vice President Joe Biden's Air Force Two in favor of a direct flight from Beijing. He emerged into the international terminal smiling, accompanied by his son and holding the hand of his wife amid applause from supporters. He spoke briefly to the assembled media, declining to answer any questions or discuss his ordeal.
He did say, however, he was "delighted to be home."
He thanked the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, and U.S. Embassy in Beijing for helping to secure his release.
Newman was detained in late October at the end of a 10-day trip to North Korea, a visit that came six decades after he oversaw a group of South Korean wartime guerrillas during the 1950-53 war.
Last month, Newman read from an awkwardly worded alleged confession that apologized for, among other things, killing North Koreans during the war. Analysts questioned whether the statement was coerced, and former South Korean guerrillas who had worked with Newman and fought behind enemy lines during the war disputed some of the details.
North Korea cited Newman's age and medical condition in allowing him to leave the country.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel says Afghan's defense minister has reassured him that a security agreement with the U.S. will be signed in a timely manner.
Hagel met with Bismillah Khan Mohammadi during a visit Saturday to Kabul, the Afghan capital.
Hagel also tells reporters that he doesn't think that more U.S. pressure would be helpful in trying to persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign the agreement.
Karzai has tentatively endorsed the agreement and a council of tribal elders has said it should be signed by the end of the year, as the U.S. has demanded.
Karzai says he wants his successor to decide after Afghanistan's April elections.
The deal would allow U.S. troops to stay in the country after 2014 to do training and some counterterrorism missions.
Without a signed agreement, all U.S. troops would leave at the end of next year, along with all foreign forces.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is letting companies seek authorization to kill and harm bald and golden eagles over 30 years without penalty.
The reason is to aid in renewable energy development.
The wind energy industry asked for the change. It will provide legal protection for wind farms and other projects that get a permit and do everything possible to avoid killing eagles.
Companies already can apply for 5-year permits to injure, harass, or kill bald and golden eagles.
But despite an AP investigation and federal studies documenting eagle deaths, not a single wind energy company has obtained a permit as required by law.
Conservation groups are aligned with the wind industry on other issues.
They say the decision sanctions the killing of an American symbol.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A magnitude-4.5 earthquake recoded in central Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey has been followed by two smaller earthquakes.
No injuries or damage are reported.
The USGS says the magnitude-4.5 quake was recorded at 12:10 p.m. Saturday near Arcadia, about 14 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The agency reports that temblor was followed by a 2.8-magnitude earthquake at 1:26 p.m. about 10 miles northeast of Oklahoma City and a magnitude-3.1 tremor at 5:58 p.m. about 6 miles northeast of the city.
Marty Doepke (DEP'-kee), the general manager of Pops Restaurant in Arcadia, says there was no damage at the restaurant from the magnitude-4.5 quake -- but that customers and employees were initially surprised, then went back to watching the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State football game.
The strongest earthquake on record in Oklahoma is a magnitude-5.6 on Nov. 5, 2011.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Doctors are reporting a major advance against leukemia and other blood cancers.
They say an experimental treatment, gene therapy, is giving strikingly high success rates in tests on more than 120 patients with various types of leukemia, lymphoma and other blood and bone marrow cancers.
The treatment involves removing certain white blood cells from a patient, altering them in a lab to contain a gene that attacks cancer, and returning them to the patient.
In one study, all five adults and 19 of 22 children with one type of leukemia had a complete remission, meaning no cancer could be found after treatment, although a few have relapsed since then.
Doctors will describe the studies at an American Society of Hematology conference that began Saturday in New Orleans.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The California health exchange is giving the names of tens of thousands of consumers to insurance agents without their knowledge.
The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that the state provided names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses to insurance agents.
Those consumers had researched coverage online but didn't complete an application and didn't ask to be contacted.
Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, says the information was shared to ease the process for consumers. The exchange was set up in response to the federal Affordable Care Act.
It has been struggling with a surge in applications ahead of a Dec. 23 deadline to have insurance in place by Jan. 1.
Nearly 80,000 people have signed up in private health plans and an additional 140,000 people qualified for the state's Medicaid program through Covered California.
WASHINGTON (AP) --President Barack Obama says he believes the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are 50-50 or worse but he says the recent nuclear deal is the best strategy for preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
At a Washington think tank forum Saturday, Obama said the deal prevents Iran from advancing its nuclear program for six months. He said that over that time, the world will test Iran to see if the crisis can be resolved diplomatically.
Obama said the agreement halts and rolls back central elements of Iran's program. It compels Iran to eliminate higher-enriched uranium stockpiles, stop adding new centrifuges and cease work at a heavy water reactor that potentially could produce plutonium.
The president also acknowledged some tactical differences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But Obama said U.S. and Israeli bottom-line goals are the same.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend a Tuesday memorial service in South Africa honoring Nelson Mandela.
The service will take place at a stadium in Johannesburg.
The Obamas will be accompanied on Air Force One by former President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush. Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, along with former President Jimmy Carter, will also attend memorials for Mandela in South Africa.
A state funeral for Mandela will take place Dec. 15 in the anti-apartheid leader's hometown.
Mandela died Thursday. He was 95.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) -- Americans are remembering those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
Several thousand people who gathered Saturday at Pearl Harbor observed a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the minute the bombing began 72 years ago. They were joined by about 50 survivors of the attack.
The Navy and National Park Service co-hosted of the public ceremony.
The current U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., said the U.S. remembers Pearl Harbor and is vigilant.
Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia, choking back tears at times, spoke of his father who served in the Navy during the war. In his keynote address, Cleland called him "my hero."
Cleland also specifically addressed the Pearl Harbor veterans who returned. He said " thank you for teaching us all how to survive."
Cleland, who lost both legs and his right arm fighting in the Vietnam War, is currently secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission. The commission is responsible for managing overseas cemeteries for fallen American troops.


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Church Notes: March 29, 2013
Published: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 10:39 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 10:39 a.m.
Choir performance planned for tonight
A performance by the Rejubilation Evangelical Community Youth and Adult Choir is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at the Thibodaux Civic Center, 310 Canal Blvd.
Annual program begins tonight
Performances of Victory Life Christian Center of Lockport's annual "My Redeemer Lives" are scheduled for 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday at Central Lafourche High School's auditorium, 4820 La. 1, Mathews. For information, visit www.victorylifeonline.org.
Church service focused on men
An annual men's day service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, 4928 N. Bayou Black Drive, Gibson. The Rev. Hayward Sims of St. Luke Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Baptist Church is the service's guest speaker.
Church to hold morning service
A 27th annual outdoor Easter sunrise service is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. Sunday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 2085 St. Mary St., Thibodaux.
The service includes releasing of white doves, a re-enactment of Mary Magdalene, Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and Salome walking to the tomb of the Risen Christ. The Rev. Michael Bergeron will celebrate the Mass. Participants can bring lawn chairs. Coffee and donuts will be served after Mass in the church hall.
Healing service planned for Sunday
A healing and deliverance service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Ramada Inn, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma. Bishop A.L. Dowdell and the Rev. Joyce Dowdell of Auburn, Ala., are the service's guest speakers.
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It's not even on the ballot yet, but people are already lining up in support of and opposition to a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment that would legalize same-sex marriage.
The amendment would define marriage as "a union of two consenting adults not nearer of kin than second cousins, and not having a husband or wife living." It includes a provision that no religious institutions would be required to either perform or recognize a marriage.
If approved, Ohio would become the 10th state to legalize same sex marriage.
To 22-year-old Little Hocking resident Anthony Hennen, that sounds like the right way to go.
"I would prefer government to get completely out of the business of saying who can and can't get married," he said. "My main concern is about equality before the law rather than determining any sort of religious definition of it."
Hennen said his main concern is that everyone is treated the same in the eyes of the law.
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Text of the proposed amendment
Be it Resolved by the People of the State of Ohio that Article XV, Section 11 of the Ohio Constitution be adopted and read as follows: Section 11. In the State of Ohio and its political subdivisions, marriage shall be a union of two consenting adults not nearer of kin than second cousins, and not having a husband or wife living, and no religious institution shall be required to perform or recognize a marriage.
Text that would be repealed
Section 11. Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.
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"It's not necessarily a partisan issue or anything like that. I think it's one of the fundamental rights of any individual in the United States," he said.
Coal Run resident Joan Barton, 55, said if the issue appears on the ballot she will vote against it because she believes marriage is sanctioned by God and defined in the Bible.
"Marriage is for a man and a woman. It is not a union of two men or two women," she said. "Sure it can be a family, but it's not a marriage."
Expanding the definition of such a union is "taking the sanctity of marriage and making it little," Barton said.
The amendment is aimed at extending rights to homosexual couples while respecting people's religious beliefs, said Ian James, co-founder of FreedomOhio, the organization backing the amendment.
"Ultimately, Ohioans want to be fair," he said. "They want a couple, regardless of their gender ... to be able to care for and protect their families."
Meanwhile, Cincinnati-based Citizens for Community Values is readying its own campaign to defeat the amendment. CCV President Phil Burress declined to discuss their potential strategy, but noted that last year the organization traveled to all 88 of Ohio's counties, promoting the message "Vote Your Values" and delivered voter guides to approximately 10,000 "conservative" churches.
"If people of faith show up to vote, then they win every time," he said.
Backers of the proposed amendment must submit at least 385,245 valid signatures to the Ohio secretary of state by July 3 to place the issue on the November ballot.
James did not reveal how many signatures have been collected so far but said the effort is "very far along" and gaining momentum after U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, of Ohio, became the first Republican senator to endorse same-sex marriage. He also pointed to polls showing changing attitudes toward same-sex marriage, including one commissioned earlier this month by the Columbus Dispatch that showed 54 percent of respondents back the proposed amendment.
"This thing is a rocket ship. It's not going to stop," James said.
Burress questioned that momentum, however, pointing out that the ballot language for the amendment was approved last year.
"I find it very interesting that they're still collecting signatures in the first place," he said.
Burress spearheaded the 2004 campaign to amend the constitution with language defining marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman" and prohibiting the creation of arrangements that attempt to replicate the effects of marriage for unmarried individuals. He said it was easy to collect far more valid signatures than were required.
The 2004 measure passed with the support of 62 percent of Ohio voters and a majority in every county except Athens, according to the secretary of state's website.
And today, "we're much more organized than we were in 2004," Burress said.
James said FreedomOhio has taken its time preparing for the signature drive and he's confident there will be plenty of valid signatures collected.
"It's a monumental task. It's an all-volunteer effort," he said.
While many expect the issue to appear on the November ballot, that decision hasn't been finalized. James said the three factors they're considering are whether they can gather enough signatures, whether polling indicates they can win and whether they have the resources to conduct an effective campaign. The answers to the first two are yes, he said; the third will be reassessed in June.
Burress said some people are concerned that delaying the vote until the fall of 2014 - constitutional amendments must appear on general election, not primary, ballots - will provide a boost for Gov. John Kasich's re-election, much like the 2004 measure benefited President George W. Bush.
James said other races are not a factor in FreedomOhio's decision.
"This issue does not get filed to hurt or help any party," he said. "The issue is filed only to help families best protect and care for themselves." In some cases, hospital visitation policies do not afford same-sex partners the same rights as married spouses. There are also more than 1,100 statutes in which marital status is relevant, dealing with tax breaks for married couples, Social Security survivor benefits and, for federal employees, health insurance and leave to care for spouses,
according to the Associated Press. Those rights are also not given under civil unions.
Burress described marriage as "the cornerstone of America" and said that "if you destroy marriage, you destroy America."
"That argument means that you should be able to marry whoever you want - your brother, your sister, your cousin, whoever," Burress said. "Is that what they want?"
It's not, James said.
"That's not what we support. If someone else supports that then that's their prerogative," he said.
The Morgan County Democratic Party recently endorsed the amendment. The chairwomen of Washington County's Democratic and Republican parties said Wednesday that neither group had discussed it yet in their meetings.


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New: Solid-State Drives Across Sun Systems Portfolio
By BigAdmin team on Mar 11, 2009
Sun is integrating SSDs across the Systems portfolio: Blades, CMT, x64 servers, etc. Try the Sun Flash Analyzer to see how SSDs can accelerate system performance. For more info on improving power and space efficiencies with Sun SSDs, see the Sun Flash Storage page. Or watch Ray Austin, Group Marketing Manager of Open Storage, explain the benefits of SSDs in a Sun Servers video on the Tech Resources page.


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David Tepper: My Fears Have Been 'Alleviated'
David Tepper, the hedge-fund manager who spooked some investors last month when he said he was "nervous" about the markets, said many of his concerns have been "alleviated" thanks to the ECB's unorthodox moves.
Mr. Tepper, who runs $20 billion Appaloosa Management in Short Hills, N.J., struck a cautious note at an investor conference last month. He said he was worried about slow U.S. growth and the risk of a worsening global economy unless the European Central Bank took aggressive action.
Sure enough, the ECB on Thursday reduced interest rates, pushing the deposit rate into negative territory, and announced a series of other measures designed to boost bank lending and keep ultralow inflation from gaining traction.
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It all appears to be good enough for Mr. Tepper.
"Bottom line is all of those things alleviated, one by one by one to a certain extent," Mr. Tepper told CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 100 points in the final trading hour, on pace for yet another record high.
"[Tepper] has more to do with stocks doing better than the ECB reflation trade," said Andrew Brenner, head of international fixed income at National Alliance Capital Markets in New York. "Makes sense. Equity short base and apathy still at high levels."
The comments mark an about-face for Mr. Tepper, who last month stressed how nervous he was about the markets. "The market is kind of dangerous right now," he said in May at the annual SALT conference in Las Vegas. "It's a tough market."
Mr. Tepper at that time offered a bearish and blunt stance on Europe, describing the ECB as being "really, really behind the curve."
"They're waiting, waiting, waiting," he said. "The ECB better ease in June, I'm nervous."
The Dow dropped 167 points on May 15, the day after Mr. Tepper made his cautious comments in Las Vegas.
Mr. Tepper's warnings were especially notable because he built his firm, and fortune, with concentrated wagers on certain assets appreciating. Though at times he has made bearish investments, he is best known for scoring huge paydays owning bank investments in 2009 and going big on U.S. equities, including airlines, in 2013.
Last month he advised investors to hold some cash in case the market heads lower.
One month later, it appears he's not so worried anymore.
–Rob Copeland contributed to this report.


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St. Mary's School junior varsity and varsity volleyball teams recently competed in the KISL (Knoxville Independent School League) end-of-season tournaments held at the Episcopal School of Knoxville and Grace Christian Academy, respectively.
The junior varsity and varsity teams earned third and second places in the tournament, respectively, and both teams ended the season third place overall in KISL league play.
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Hi. PMS is almost perfect.
However, I cant solve two issues which prevent me to use it flawlessly and without being occasionally crazy.
The renderer is Philips TV (37pfl3507). I found the profile on this forum, it is properly recognized and I can browse shared media.
Aspect ratio:
When I play a streamed movie, the Philips TV shows it in an original aspect ratio (so usually as a smaller picture in the middle). And I have only two options - let it like that or press full screen button - the width and height are both scaled to the whole screen and a movie looses its original aspect ratio. Most of my movies are not 16:9, but they vary from 21:9 to even 4:3. I tried to put many commands to mencoder custom option window, but nothing has forced the movie to scale while keeping OAR. Could someone give me a tip? I have tried so many custom options found on the Internet or in this forum, and nothing worked for me. Either it didnt do anything with AR, or a movie wasnt played at all, or the TV showed "unsupported format".
Negative buffer:
Even when I want to watch windowed movies, sometimes after pressing the play button, the screen shows a movie name, then goes black and it stays like that - nothing starts. When I check the PMS status window, the "transcoding buffer status" shows negative values, like -1 billion MB. In that case I must quite PMS and then the temporary frozen TV starts to work again.
What is this caused by?
My movies are in so different formats and contain differently encoded audio and video tracks, so I didnt find any pattern in that. For example: two mkv files are played well and two arent - even if they all contain lets say h264 video and AC3 audio track.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It's been one month since a 28-year-old was murdered at a North Augusta apartment complex. To this day, family friends still don't know who did it or why.
A dozen people showed up at the apartment complex on Saturday to hand out fliers with Travis Smith's picture and reward information. They are asking anyone who knows anything not to be afraid to speak out.
"Do the right thing for Travis Smith," is what the fliers that now hang on doors all over Ridgeview Manor Apartments are asking you to do.
"That's what keeps us up at night, that's what worries us," said Smith's sister Tyesha Simmons. "Just the fact that we don't know anything."
Smith was murdered just one month ago in apartment 417 and his family still doesn't have any answers.
"We don't know why," Simmons said. "We don't have a clue of who did it. That's the really hard part."
"At the end of the day, when you lay down in that bed, you're still asking yourself why," added Monique Toole, who is the mother of Smith's 9-year-old daughter.
On Saturday, family and friends filled the apartment complex posting fliers on doors, windows, mailboxes and more.
"I don't wanna forget that this happened, because if we let it sit on the back burner, nothing's ever gonna get done," Simmons said.
"We trying to keep it up, because if you just stop, you'll forget," added his aunt Johnnie Mae Mims.
A witness says two black males wearing hoodies approached Smith and fired a single shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"They took away a lot," Simmons said. "They took away a father, a brother, a friend. They took away a good person, a person who didn't deserve this. A piece of our community is gone, a piece of our family is gone."
"To tell your child that her daddy's gone and he'll never see him again -- that's just heartbreaking right there," Toole said.
Now they're asking the community for help.
"If anybody knows anything please, please tell somebody," Mims said.
"Just come forward," Simmons said. "You can call Crime Stoppers, you can remain anonymous, but please do this because it could have been someone in your family and you would want somebody to do the same thing for you."
Investigators say they are still working on leads, but have nothing new to report. They are working with Crime Stoppers and a reward is being offered for useful information, but so far, they haven't received any responses.


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When 19 children hiked to the top of Mount Cupid on Loveland Pass last weekend, it wasn't just a casual outing. Each hiker dedicated his or her ascent to a loved one, pushing themselves to make the summit in their honor.
The hikers were all participants in the Keystone Science School's Legacy Camp, a program created to help children dealing with the loss of an immediate family member. The camp lasts for three days - Friday through Sunday - and aims to create a safe, comfortable place where the children can be themselves.
Legacy Camp, a part of the Keystone Science School, was started last year when the need for it was brought to the attention of the Keystone Center staff. According to the Legacy Camp website, at least 32 children in Summit County have lost an immediate family member within the past two years.
"We don't want it to be a cry camp," said Joel Egbert, camp director at science school. "The idea is to give them strength through their legacy, and telling their story and being proud of the pieces of their life and their family that make them who they are."
The camp accepts children as young as five up to age 17. It is staffed completely by volunteers, and offers an extraordinary one-to-one ratio of campers to adults. Aside from the usual camp activities, children have constant opportunity for discussion, either one-on-one with a counselor, in small groups or with the whole camp. Topics of the discussion aren't necessarily focused on loss or grief, however, but whatever the campers feel like talking about.
"We don't push discussion about loss, but we're here to support them if it does," said clinical director Stacey Smith, who is a licensed professional counselor. "Kids are allowed to talk about whatever they want to talk about - what happens during the day, or the loss they experienced, or another event that's occurred in their life."
The purpose of the discussions and the camp is to give the kids a support system, and a method of dealing with their loss in whatever way works best for them.
"The most beneficial thing for these kids and families is knowing that they're not alone, that there are people in the community who know what they're going through and are there to support them however they want them to support, and to be there," Smith said.
The success of the camp cannot be denied, and has insured that it will continue throughout the year, with an event each planned for winter, spring, summer and onward. About half of the campers last weekend were returning, which the Keystone Science School encourages.
"We encourage that," Egbert said. "Over time, the more they get comfortable with our staff, the more they open up. ... About half of them are returning. We're hoping that the culture wears off on other kids and makes them feel comfortable."
Both campers and volunteers have given positive feedback about the camp.
"All of the staff members are volunteering their time," said Smith. "It's the coolest thing. I've had problem finding therapeutic staff members. I think that that's even more powerful about it."


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About the Book
In southern Greece in 2004, a close-knit group of archaeologists searches for the buried traces of a formidable ancient power. A student running from a failed marriage and family, Ben Mercer is a latecomer to their ranks, drawn to the charisma of the group's members—to the double-edged friendship of Jason, the unsettling beauty of Natsuko and Eleschen, and the menace of Max and Eberhard. But Ben is far too eager to join the excavation project, and there is more to the group's dangerous games and dynamic than he understands. And there are things that should always remain hidden.
A novel of astonishing grace and power from award-winning author Tobias Hill, The Hidden brilliantly explores the secrets we keep, the ties that bind us, and the true cost of fulfilling our desires.
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Critical Praise
"[A] high-stakes, propulsive narrative. . . . The novel's ideas are explored with stylish rigor and a rare boldness made all the more powerful by its surprising lyricism. — New York Times Book Review
"The ingenious plot twists of THE HIDDEN are satisfying to follow, and the book's constant sifting of the present through the past is done with admirable intelligence. But what lingers more than anything are these quick, sure, playfully notational passages. You don't often see writing as lively as this." — The Guardian
"Apart from everything else that this novel is a beautifully paced thriller, a meditation on loss, guilt, obsession...it is also one of the finest novels written so far about this, our age of terror." — The Observer
"Hill keeps the tension building to a climax which features the most unpleasant final image I've come across in a long time. Quite brilliant." — The Independent on Sunday
"[An] elegant, sinister novel…Grippingly good." — Marie Claire (UK)
"[T]his is a wonderful novel: elegant yet savage, restrained yet full-throttled, illuminated by the sort of brilliance that leaves you short of breath." — Daily Telegraph (London)
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 10/13/2009
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 0.829 in (d)
- Pages: 368
- List Price: 14.99 USD
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