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SanDisk Extreme II Solid State Drive (SSD): Even More Speed for Your Most Intense Applications
Blaze through your day and stay ahead of deadlines while extending the life of your PC with the SanDisk Extreme II Solid State Drive (SSD). With a simple upgrade to your laptop or desktop, this SSD will increase the speed and responsiveness of your computer, providing a significant improvement to your user experience.
- Exceptional read/write speeds for enhanced multimedia performance
- Solid-state architecture resists wear and data corruption
- Quiet operation
- Low power consumption
Exceptional Speeds for Enhanced Performance
Featuring SanDisk's cutting-edge solid-state architecture, the SanDisk Extreme II SSD can achieve sequential read speeds of up to 550MB/s**. It can also provide quick file transfers during video editing and data backup, thanks to the exceptional 510MB/s sequential write speed; and it delivers random read/write speeds of up to 95K/78K input/output operations per second (IOPS), enabling quicker data access. Your computer will boot up in seconds, load programs quickly, and blow through the most demanding next-gen games.
Smoother Gaming Experiences and Faster Multimedia Play
The SanDisk Extreme II SSD provides hiccup-free, smooth gaming with faster loading and quicker multimedia playback. Videos, programs, and anything else stored on the SSD will load faster, saving time and increasing productivity.
Reliable Design Extends Your Computer's Lifecycle
Unlike traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), the SanDisk Extreme II SSD has no moving parts, minimizing physical wear and tear. The drive is rated at 2.0M hours mean time before failure (MTBF)**.The SanDisk Extreme II SSD is designed to withstand shock and vibration giving it an additional layer of protection.
Low Power Consumption for Quiet and Cool Operation
The SanDisk Extreme II SSD uses much less energy than a traditional HDD**, placing less of a burden on your computer's power supply and cooling system. This SSD also runs more quietly than a hard drive, reducing your computer's total noise output.
Generous Storage Space
The SanDisk Extreme II SSD has enough room to store your entire collection of games and programs. It also provides plenty of space for backing up important personal data, such as photos, videos, and scanned documents.
Compatibility and Warranty
The SanDisk Extreme II Solid State Drive is compatible with SATA 6Gb/s motherboards and is backward compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s. It is backed by a five-year limited warranty
- Dimensions: 2.75 x 3.96 x 0.28 in. (69.85mm x 100.5mm x 7.0 mm)
- Operating temperature: 32ºF to 158ºF (0ºC to 70 ºC)
- Storage temperature: -67ºF to 185ºF (-55ºC to 85ºC)
- Interface: SATA Revision 3.0 (6 Gbit/s)
- Shock: Resistant up to 1500 G @ 0.5 m/sec
- Vibration (Operating/Non-operating) : 5 gRMS, 10-2000 HZ / 4.9 gRMS, 7-800 HZ
- Power Consumption (active): 0.22w
- Support: Five-year warranty
- Seq. Read (up to) 550 MB/s
- Seq. Write (up to) 510 MB/s
- Rnd. Read (up to) 95K IOPS
- Rnd. Write (up to) 78K IOPS
- MTBF: 2.0M hours
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- SanDisk Extreme II - solid state drive - 240 GB - SATA 6Gb/s
- Type
- Solid state drive - internal
- Capacity
- Form Factor
- 2.5"
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MBps
- Features
- Shock resistant
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 69.85 mm x 100.5 mm x 7 mm
- Localisation
- Latin America, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, United States
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 5 years warranty
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- Solid state drive - internal
- Capacity
- Form Factor
- 2.5"
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Features
- Shock resistant
- Width
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- Depth
- 100.5 mm
- Height
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- Drive Transfer Rate
- 600 MBps (external)
- Internal Data Rate
- 550 MBps (read) / 510 MBps (write)
- 4KB Random Read
- 4KB Random Write
- 2,000,000 hours
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- Compatible Bays
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- Included Accessories
- 2.5mm mounting spacer
- Localisation
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz has issued a statement on the alteration of photos in an admissions view book.
"Dear Colleagues, Students and Friends:
Last week you may have heard, or read, about an alteration of photos of Augusta State University athletes' uniforms that were included in a Georgia Regents University admissions view book -- now removed from use. And you will likely hear more in the days ahead.
So in case you are in doubt, let me be clear ... We messed up! And because at the end of the day the buck stops at my desk ... my team and I have to take full responsibility for this error.
The alteration not only represented an error in judgment, but demonstrated an insensitivity to our history, to GRU's history, rooted as it is in the long traditions and richness of our seminal universities, Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University.
And so firstly I want to assure all of you that this in no way represents a concerted effort to erase or rewrite history. In fact, similar photos of ASU athletics were used unaltered, proudly displaying the ASU logo, in other GRU publications prepared at about the same time as the admissions view book. We are proud of ASU's and GHSU's past accomplishments, and those that achieved them.
We should all recognize that the future of Georgia Regents University is being built upon the strong and rich histories of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University. We value this history, and we value the contributions of those who came before us. And as such I have made capturing, recording, and displaying our histories a priority of this administration.
Secondly, we must try to minimize the risk of these kinds of mistakes happening again. For starters, we are putting in place a policy that requires that all GRU publications, regardless of what unit they come from, to be routed through the Office of Communications and Marketing for production consultation and final approval. A greater number of eyes are required to ensure correct branding and positioning. And we are finalizing a template of approved logos and standards to ensure consistency across our enterprise.
Thirdly, and paradoxically, we all must understand that mistakes will and do happen. We have almost 10,000 employees in our enterprise, all working very hard. And we are all working very fast to do the right thing in a very dynamic environment ... not just by choice, but because we have to, for there are many pressing issues that need to be addressed as we become GRU.
The issues are myriad. Student recruitment has to accelerate for this fall ... and we are already six months behind our peers. SACS will be visiting our campus in the fall, and much is still required prior to their visit, including a strategic plan. Planning for new student facilities must occur now, for our fall students. We must operate at this very moment under one set of regulatory policies ... despite having two separate sets of policies in place. We must craft a single unified FY14 budget ... and it must be ready in two months. We must finalize our athletic logos and apparel for this coming season -- ensuring Augusta is consistently displayed on them. And much more ...
Much to do in a very short period of time ... This accelerating pace of change consumes a great deal of our collective energy, and mistakes are almost inevitable. However, we must strive hard to find ways to minimize their number, their impact and their repetition.
Finally, while we should welcome educated debate as we strive to build the next great American University, the degree of editorial irresponsibility exhibited by a few members of the media reduces the resulting discussion about what is inarguably one of the paramount ventures for the future of our community and for Georgia to the lowest possible levels. Conduct like this is clearly aimed to harm the image of our university, our city, and our students, staff and faculty without regard for the very hard ... and extraordinary work of the GRU community. And the many successes and triumphs we have had ... and continue to have, and for which we should be proud.
Please know that I am very grateful to each and every one of you for all you do for our university and health system. And I know you are as proud as I am to be part of such a great, innovative and transforming enterprise. A unique institution that produces the quadruple key benefits of educating our future generations, of producing discoveries that change our destiny, of providing care to many in need and of serving as a major economic engine to our community and beyond.
While we have had an extremely regrettable incident ... it was an isolated incident. But we must recognize that this likely will not be our last misstep as an organization, as we move through the very complex and arduous process of creating the next great American University. The only ships that don't make waves are those that fail to leave the dock. And as you all know, we have left the dock in a very big way.
We are on a journey to become a top-tier global institution, and we will do it through the continued engagement, collaborative thinking and focused determination of our faculty, staff, and students and of our alumni and friends. I thank you for your continued trust, support and hard work. Be proud!
Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA"

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Urban Agriculture is a growing global trend. This course examines urban agriculture as an issue of sustainability, social justice, public health, and vacant land. It explores the potential of urban agriculture in both the Global North and South to provide a safe and secure source of food to city residents. Major topics include sustainable agricultural practices, operational and spatial requirements, distribution systems, and access to fresh food. Using Philadelphia as a laboratory, the course explores its robust agricultural scene of community gardens, guerrilla gardens, and entrepreneurial farms, as well as its distribution system including programs such as City Harvest, the emerging Common Market, and established farmers' markets. The course will integrate lectures about sustainable agricultural practices with field trips to and hands-on work at community gardens and farms.
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Pope Tawadros II, the 118th pope of the Coptic Church of Egypt, leads the Easter Mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, late Saturday May 4, 2013. Egypt's Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the country's 85 million people, have long complained of discrimination by the state. They are the largest Christian community in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)


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Paul J. Buchanan, 63, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 in Duncan.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.
Walker Funeral Service is in charge of services.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Benedict Catholic Church Building Fund or a local hospice agency.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Sharks forward Ryane Clowe practiced Tuesday with the San Francisco Bulls, but for now is not ready to make the more serious commitment of playing with the ECHL team.
"That could happen," he said, "but I'm not saying I'll practice for a week or two and then I'm going to play."
Clowe said he contacted the team last week when the NHL canceled all games in November because of its ongoing lockout. Only a handful of his Sharks teammates have remained in San Jose, and he said he was looking for a more structured practice than the pick-up games they have been holding.
Clowe did note that he is in the final year of his current contract and that playing in the ECHL could be risky, presumably a reference to the chance of injury. Then he added that probably would less of a factor than the status of negotiations between the league and its players.
"At the end of the day, you still want to try and play," Clowe said.
Other NHL players have signed with ECHL teams. The Bulls lost a three-game series in Anchorage last weekend to an Aces team with Brandon Dubinsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Joey Crabb of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nate Thompson of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Bulls are playing their inaugural season at the Cow Palace. The team, whose next home game is Nov. 8, is 2-4-0-2.
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I posted this question on he Linux Mint forums as well but I figured I'd ask here too to double my chances of getting a response
I'm running Linux Mint Mate 32bit, and I have an Xbox360 as well as a PS3.
I've now installed PS3Media Server and managed to set it up properly so it streams to both devices.
However I seem to have a security issue.
In PMS I'm only sharing 2 folders (TV and Movies) and on the PS3, those are the only ones I see.
But the Xbox, for some reason is able to browse through the root folder "/".
Has anyone seen this problem before or would have a suggestion where to look for the problem?
Mind you, I am very new at this linux thing so some of your terminology may sound alien to me. (though a lot I can google)
Oh by the way, the PMS version I have is 1.50. I followed the instructions found here : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ps3MediaServer for the "Recommended" install.
I have yet to find out how to properly update to 1.72. I would download the tgz but I'm not sure what it does to dependencies.


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January 05, 2011
DOE Makes $184 Million Available for Advanced Vehicle Research
Plug-in hybrids such as the 2011 Chevy Volt could benefit from a new DOE initiative.
DOE announced on December 16 that it is accepting applications for up to $184 million over three to five years to accelerate the development and deployment of new efficient vehicle technologies. Funded projects will include advanced materials, combustion research, hybrid electric systems, fleet efficiency, and fuels technology.
The funding opportunity announcement addresses the development of key technologies required to achieve large-scale adoption of advanced vehicles such as plug-in electric hybrids and electric vehicles. Even as a new generation of electric drive vehicles enters the market—with the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf delivered to the first U.S. customers in December—advancements in batteries, power electronics, and lightweight materials are needed. In addition, extremely efficient vehicles employing improved combustion technologies, fuels, and waste heat recovery offer significant near-term improvements to conventional vehicles. Industry, laboratory, and university teams are expected to address the challenges.
The solicitation seeks to fill gaps in the existing program through the development of enabling technologies that will remove barriers and create new approaches in vehicle design. The new funding announcement focuses on eight approaches for improved vehicles: finding advanced fuels and lubricants to improve advanced combustion engines; making lightweight materials such as magnesium and carbon fiber more available; building a prototype of a vehicle that weighs half of current lightweight vehicles; developing advanced cells for electric drive batteries; create the next generation of power inverters and electric motors; improving the efficiency of thermoelectric devices to convert engines' waste heat to electricity; demonstrating fuel efficient tire and driver feedback technologies; and conducting laboratory and field evaluations of advanced technology vehicles. Applications for the solicitation are due February 28, 2011. Applications must be submitted through grants.gov and FedConnect. DOE will announce the selections by summer 2011. See the DOE press release and the Vehicle Technologies Program Web site.


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In the mornings and afternoons on Meeting Street, amongst the cars and trucks, you may see something unexpected.
Susan Carbone, a bookkeeper at Lancaster County Library, makes her daily commute from her home to the library on a Segway.
"I live in Lancaster, so the trip is only about four miles one way, and you can use it on sidewalks and cut corners to reduce the miles," Carbone said.
Jo Ann Koffman, 76, of Indian Land recently lost her husband of 55 years to Alzheimer's disease.
Boyd Koffman, 82, died May 21 after a long painful year for the Koffman family.
Koffman said her husband wasn't diagnosed with Alzheimer's until his death.
But it's a common problem among the elderly. One in eight seniors over age 65 and one in two over age 80 years have Alzheimer's, said Seth Zamek, owner/executive director of the Senior Helpers office in Fort Mill. About 5.3 million Americans have it.
Hummingbirds, which artist John J. Audubon called "glittering fragments of the rainbow," are once again darting around flowers and feeders in South Carolina, say state natural resources officials.
This year, shades of pink and orange are popular in everything from clothes to flowers. That's what makes the yard of Cynthia and Jerry Harper at 2657 Quiet Acres Road so appealing. It is filled with all the colors of summer including those vibrant pinks and oranges. Having a well kept yard filled with flowers has always been a passion for Cynthia. With flower gardens designed throughout the yard, Cynthia makes sure they are laden with a blend of color from perennials and annuals.
Melinda Myers
As gardeners well know, there are plenty of challenges our landscapes will face throughout the growing season. Heat, drought, pests and disease can take their toll on our plants, causing wilting, brown leaves, damaged plants and even plant death. Fortunately, gardeners now have a new organic tool for growing healthy, productive, and beautiful landscapes all season long.
Did you know that South Carolina is home to the largest old growth bottomland forest left in North America?
The Congaree Swamp National Park protects a primeval forested floodplain intermittently washed by the Congaree and Wateree rivers. This flooding carries nutrient rich sediment that feeds an amazingly diverse ecosystem, including 75 protected tree species and world record trees. Among the national champions is the country's tallest loblolly pine, standing as high as a 16-story building.
Gregory A. Summers
Katie Stogner is smiling a lot now than she was in February and there's a lot less of her to be smiling.
Stogner completed the grinding 12-week fitness challenge at Island Sun Fitness and Tanning, and the new mom is 32 pounds lighter. After giving birth to her son, Thaxton, on Dec. 7, 2011, she hoped to lose 30 pounds and exceeded her target.
Nita Brown
For the Lancaster News
The Lancaster City Fire Department came to the rescue in a different way for YouthBuild and Habitat for Humanity of Lancaster County on Friday, June 1. Hoping to beat the ugly weather forecast, a team of 15 city firefighters, working as volunteers, showed up early at the Meeting Street job site to set roof trusses on the new home under construction.
Twyla Tharp, a famous American dancer and choreographer, is quoted in her book, "The Creative Habit," as saying "... reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them, and you'll find out how big a prize you've won."
Michele Roberts
For The Lancaster News
Ah, to be in a garden in the cool of the day, with the fresh smell of the earth and plants filling the air. On Beaverland Farm on Hoke Road in Lancaster County, Robert and Lisa Bowers enjoy a bounty of the fruit of the earth – and all of the sights and smells that go with it – in a half acre garden on their property.
The garden began coming to life in February, Lisa Bowers said.
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No Monopoly Iron, No Saturday Mail – Maybe
Oh, the times they are a-changin'. Not only was the iron dumped from Monopoly, but if the U.S. Postal Service has its way, Saturday mail delivery will be going the way of the iron. The Postal Service announced it will stop delivering the mail on Saturday's beginning in August in a move it expects will save it $2 billion a year.
In a press conference this morning, the post office said short of an overhaul from Congress, it's out of ways to wring costs of out the system, Eric Morath said on the Markets Hub this morning.
In general, Congress would have to approve this move, and it has rejected it in the past. But the Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe this morning said the move is already legal, they do not need additional authority, because of the language in the so-called continuing resolution that is funding the government. "Based on the language," Morath relayed, "his lawyers say he can do this.
"Of course, Congress has several months to pass a law that says you can't do this."
Now, in an age of email, text messaging, and online checking, you might quietly chuckle at the travails of the postal service (founded in 1775! That's, like, before Beiber.) But it will affect more than just mail delivery. The postal workers, for obvious reasons, are against it, and companies like Netflix and Hallmark will be affected.
A Netflix spokesman said if the move helps the postal service survive, the company is fine with it, and that cutting Saturday delivery won't affect its business. Hallmark feels differently. The greeting-card company in fact has already hired new lobbyists to fight the move. They're talking to Congress, and that's where the fate of Saturday mail ultimately lies.
The postal service is a governmental agency, but it doesn't get any money from the government. So while it has a public mandate – to serve the citizenry – and federal oversight, it also has all the problems of a private company in the middle of a cash squeeze.
And the mailmen are getting squeezed. The agency lost $15.9 billion in its last fiscal year, the victim of technological change. People just don't write as many letters as they used to, if at all. It clearly can't go on losing that kind of money, and cutting out the Saturday delivery is just one move the service will have to make. For instance, they're already planning to cut half of the mail processing facilities, Morath said, including laying off employees.
Guy Endore-Kaiser, a TV writer in L.A., summed up the Postal Service's problems:
TERRIBLE NEWS: Starting this summer, the only way to send mail on Saturdays is going to be to do it instantly and free of charge online.
— Guy Endore-Kaiser (@GuyEndoreKaiser) February 6, 2013
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Since we introduced the ELIZA API several people have started developing their own Bots. Bots are computer controlled players that can accept invites and play other bots and human players like yourself. The only difference is in their names which are required to begin with ai_. That way no Bot can pretend being a human (Our very own flavor of the robotic laws).
The first bot was ai_ZappBrannigan. He is rather daft and was created by our own Bert as a proof of concept only. He has lost so many games by now that it is hard to gain any points from beating him (It is still good fun though).
Then there is ai_PuzzleBot who does not seem to accept invites at the moment but is normally quite responsive. It only accepts invites to un-rated games, though. ai_DavidBot is derived from ZappBrannigan and we not quite sure how it is different. There are several other AIs on the site in varying states of development.
I also know there is a ruby frame work in development to make bot development easier and there are several script that cover some aspects of a Bot's mind.
Which other Bots are out there waiting for testing? Let us know! If you want to play one simply invite any of the above to a game and you are set.


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Honda FCX Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Paces 2003 LA Marathon
Zero-emission automobile helps front-runners breathe easier
|LOS ANGELES, Calif, U.S.A., February 28, 2003 – The hydrogen-powered Honda FCX, the first and only fuel cell vehicle certified by the U.S. EPA for every day commercial use, will be the official men's timing vehicle for the 18th running of the City of Los Angeles Marathon presented by Honda on Sunday, March 2, 2003.
The FCX demonstrates Honda's commitment to producing zero emission automotive technology and the company's overall commitment to the environment. The FCX combines hydrogen and air in a "fuel cell stack" to create electricity, which in turn powers an electric motor that drives the car. The only emission to the process is water and heat, eliminating the exhaust fumes normally generated by an internal combustion engine. The city of Los Angeles mayor's office became the first commercial fleet customer for a fuel cell vehicle, taking delivery of the first of five FCX vehicles in December.
Hydrogen-powered vehicles can eventually offer a practical solution to the problem of automotive pollution while reducing the world's dependence on oil. The Honda FCX demonstrates that a hydrogen-powered vehicle can achieve practicality similar to today's cars. Two key areas that Honda is working to solve area lowering the cost of the technology and creating a practical hydrogen fueling infrastructure.


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Let's All Meet at the Dairi Burger and Cast the Sweet Valley High Movie
In our next life, can we please come back as her?!
On the set of a photo shoot on May 7 in NYC, Mrs. Ryan Reynolds looked very Parisian in her black newsboy cap, oversized cream sweater, black leggings, pointy-toe pumps, and fur handbag.
The chicest member of Pope and Associates, Olivia, err, Kerry is proving to be quite the fashion plate. On her way to Extra, the Scandal star donned a pleated patterned Marni skirt, a black short-sleeve Isabel Marant top, a pale pink Christian Louboutin bag, and our favorite, leopard-print heels.
The actress also seemed to be sporting the red streaks that she clearly can't get enough of from her Met Gala ensemble earlier this week.
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Hi! Has there ever been a cc holiday card? It wouldn't have to be the logo. It could be pretty or funny. I was thinking mostly I would like this so the money would go to the foundation. We have bought wristbands and have ordered t-shirts and sweatshirts to help raise money for this foundation. I would love to send out cards knowing that the profits would go to raise awareness and help research.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Since opening in 2009, the Viceroy Snowmass has quietly garnered one accolade after another, including being named the No. 1 resort hotel in Aspen/Snowmass in the December 2012 issue of "Conde Nast Traveler" magazine.
Hugh Templeman has been general manager of the Viceroy Snowmass since July 2010. As the Viceroy Snowmass kicks off the 2012-13 winter season, Templeman has a new accolade of his very own: He recently received his United States citizenship.
"The timing was perfect from the standpoint that it was an election year, and a lot was going on in the world from a business perspective," Templeman said. "Actually, prior to citizenship, I felt I couldn't say anything. Now you're part of the conversation, and I can say we, as in we Americans. I think it's an amazing thing."
Templeman's journey to the Viceroy Snowmass began in his homeland of Australia, where he was born, got married and had two children.
Working in the hotel industry, he found himself at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Bali in 1997, when he was promoted to a job at the Ritz Carlton in Dearborn, Mich. From Michigan, he was transferred to St. Louis, then he took a job with the Four Seasons organization in Dublin, Ireland, because he was promised an eventual promotion from food and beverage director to hotel manager.
He stayed as hotel manager in Dublin until 2009, when he moved to Santa Monica, Calif., to become the general manager of the Viceroy Santa Monica. He was excited to return to the United States and Santa Monica because he was only a 12-hour flight away from his two daughters, Scarlett (who will turn 20 in January) and Velvet Belle (who just turned 17). After only 93 days, he was moved to the company's Avalon hotel in Beverly Hills and then was asked by his bosses to temporarily take over the Viceroy Snowmass in Colorado.
"I met my wife Rebecca when I was working in St. Louis and we got married in Las Vegas," explained Templeman. "Rebecca said that she wanted to live in Colorado one day. At the time, I said she was nuts because I was a bike rider, and I'm a big guy at over 200 pounds. I was fine going around an oval, but the idea of going up and down in Colorado didn't appeal to me then. As fate happened, the opportunity came, and I fell in love with Colorado."
He had resisted in his earlier U.S. stay because he didn't want to give up his Australian citizenship. But while working in Europe, the law changed and it became possible to have dual U.S.-Australian citizenship.
"The process to become a citizen is very civilized," Templeman said. "It's cumbersome. There's a lot of paperwork, and a lot of checks and balances. But fortunately for me, I am married to a very organized human being. She was an amazing help."
He began the paperwork process this past April. You must prove most everything about your life with documents: Child support. Bank accounts. Since Templeman's mother had remarried and changed Hugh's last name from Boland to Templeman, that had to be documented. Taxes. Bank accounts.
Then there are interviews - his took place in Denver - and fingerprints and a background check.
Additionally, to become a citizen of the United States, you have to know our country's history and specifics about our political system. They give you a 30-page book with questions and answers. How many citizens can name: Who is the speaker of the House of Representatives? What was the last state admitted to the U.S.? How many representatives in the House of Representatives? Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
As general manager of the Viceroy Snowmass, Templeman has a daily meeting with staff. He incorporated his learning into staff meetings by asking three questions a day. Eventually, it all paid off in a final interview in Denver in September. And it happened so suddenly that Templeman didn't have his wife with him when they suddenly said he could be sworn in that afternoon. Along with 49 other people from 39 different countries, Hugh Templeman became a United States citizen.
"Taking citizenship turned out to be far more emotional than I had ever imagined," Templeman said. "I was born in Australia. Now, I was stating publicly this is my home: America. So on that day, it was a big deal. Going through the process with other people that were not as articulate or as educated, I realized what that meant, and it was a very reverent moment when you are pledging allegiance. I thought it was pretty cool, and I was very proud."
So stop into the Viceroy Snowmass this winter season and say hello to one of America's newest citizens. That is, if you can find him. In addition to bike riding and racing go-carts down in Grand Junction, Templeman has also become a skier.
Steve Alldredge is the former associate editor/reporter for the Snowmass Sun. He now runs a local communications company whose clients include Related Colorado. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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NH awaits Voting Rights Act bailout'
Unity — As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs arguments over a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, New Hampshire is seeking a "bailout" from having to comply with the piece of the landmark civil rights law in question. Unity is among the 10 towns in the Granite State required to "pre-clear" any changes in voting laws with federal authorities under Section 5 of the law.
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If your business or nonprofit has research needs that could be addressed by a well designed survey, you might be in luck.
Senior-level students in Applied Business Research at Southern Oregon University are seeking research projects for spring 2013. The students are prepared to design, implement and analyze a broad range of survey topics, including target-market surveys, employee benefit surveys, customer attitude and behavioral surveys.
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Sun Prairie, WI – June 9, 2010 – ClosER, FastER, BettER. It's what residents of Sun Prairie were promised and what has been delivered. On June 9th around 3:00pm, the St. Mary's Sun Prairie Emergency Center cared for its 10,000th patient, well before its one year anniversary of opening, and well ahead of what was expected.
"We knew there was an unmet need for emergency services in Sun Prairie and we are just ecstatic with the community support we've received," says Rebecca Jacobs, Interim Coordinator of the St. Mary's Sun Prairie Emergency Center. "We thought it would take some time for people to realize we're a 24/7 emergency center, but the community gets it and the patient stories we hear truly touch our hearts!"
It was originally expected that the Sun Prairie Emergency Center would care for its 10,000th patient around September 1, but that goal was exceeded by nearly three months! With a city population in the mid 20,000's, this means more than one in three people in Sun Prairie has been cared for or knows someone cared for by the dedicated staff within its first year of opening.
The Center which opened on July 1, 2009, employs certified emergency nurses and 100% board certified emergency physicians. It's Wisconsin's only satellite emergency center and is conveniently located near the intersection of Highway 151 and Reiner Road. The innovative 13,500 square foot building was built on a 17 acre parcel, with future growth in mind. It features 10 treatment rooms - including a fire truck-themed room for pediatric patients, a helipad for transport to Madison hospitals and an InstyMeds machine(a 24 hour prescription vending machine). It's also proof-positive of how successful a project can be when people truly listen to the needs of their community.
"The city of Sun Prairie approached SSM Health Care of Wisconsin several years ago with a vision for an emergency center never imaging quite how successful it would be," says Patrick Cannon, Sun Prairie Administrator. "We look forward to partnering with them in the future to continue to meet the health care needs of our rapidly growing community."


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Snapped by AFP/Getty photographer Paul J. Richards during yesterday's McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony, this photo of World Food Programme Ambassador Christina Aguilera getting — ahem — vetted by Hillary Clinton leads The Superficial to wonder: "How long has Bill Clinton been able to assume control of Hillary's body?"
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1 - This Week at EBCL
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7 November 2010
A lot has happened in the past few weeks. Shortly after Dan Strickman returned to his duties in Beltsville at the end of September, Kim Hoelmer, the new EBCL Director, arrived in early October, and is settling into his new position. Scientists and technicians are busy tying up the season's research, as well as preparing for meetings here at EBCL and abroad - all this amidst a background of autumn colors and Indian summer weather.
In an exciting research development, Walker Jones (now at ARS Stoneville, MS) has successfully reared a European egg parasitoid collected by Marie Roche on the stink bug, Piezodorus sp., from a pestiferous stink bug in the U.S. It's still early, of course, but perhaps we have a new biocontrol agent for American stink bugs. Time will tell.
In October Dominique Coutinot organized and hosted a meeting at EBCL attended by Xavier Langlet (French Ministry of Agriculture), the French national expert for organic farming and for alternative pest controls, and about 10 other researchers from several agencies, including INRA and CSIRO. The meeting was an opportunity for key researchers involved in biological control in the south of France (Montpellier, Toulouse and Antibes) to discuss upcoming French regulatory changes dealing with the introduction of non-indigenous macro-organisms into French territory for scientific purposes. Tours of local containment facilities, including EBCL and neighboring CSIRO quarantines, were also conducted. The essential goal of the visit was to help ensure that the needs of the biocontrol community will be preserved under the new French regulations. Issues raised in the meeting will be summarized in an official report that will be consulted during development of new legal documents relevant to biological control next summer. Obviously, this meeting was critical for the continued success of EBCL programs, and Dominique deserves accolades for his foresight and leadership in the French regulatory arena.
Coordinated by Marie-Claude Bon, EBCL staff members have been busy preparing for a two day meeting next week at EBCL when we will host scientists from two INRA research units in Antibes. INRA is the French government's agricultural research organization – roughly equivalent to USDA-ARS. Scientists at Antibes and EBCL share a number of common research interests and targets, and this meeting will be an opportunity for everyone to meet, exchange ideas, and initiate future collaborations of mutual benefit.
Last week EBCL hosted a visit by 32 M.S. students from SupAgro, the French agricultural research and teaching institute in Montpellier. Two of EBCL's technical staff, Matthew Augé and Mélanie Jeanneau, joined EBCL scientists in presenting their research and answering students' questions. The visit by SupAgro students (who receive degrees in Plant Protection and Environmental Studies and who are searching for 6-month research internships next summer) is an annual event that provides a pool of well-trained and highly motivated interns for EBCL scientists, as well as increasing the visibility of EBCL to the French research community. This year's visit was organized by Marie-Claude, and we appreciate her leadership in managing this visit by the largest-ever group of SupAgro students.
René Sforza just returned from two joint meetings last week - the Western Regional Biological Control Meeting (W-2185) and the Northern Rockies Invasive Plant Council meeting on Invasive Species in Natural Areas – both held in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. René gave a progress report on medusahead, French broom, and the European grapevine moth, and met with collaborators to discuss these projects. EBCL cooperator Massimo Cristofaro (BBCA, Rome) discussed genetics and behaviour of thistle flea beetles. Dan Strickman, Director of the ARS Overseas Biological Control Laboratories, also attended and gave an overview presentation on the ARS overseas labs.
In other news, EBCL recently hosted visits by several scientists. Christelle Geudot, a post-doc in Peter Landolt's lab (ARS Wapato), spent a day discussing chemical ecology research with Livy Williams and others at EBCL. Gavin Ash, a plant pathologist at the Wagga Wagga campus of Charles Sturt University in Australia, visited to discuss collaboration and sabbatical opportunities at the lab. Régis Babin (CIRAD-Montpellier), who conducted his Ph.D. studies in Cameroon on cocoa mirid biology and management, visited with Arnaud Blanchet, Marie-Claude Bon, Livy Williams and Kim Hoelmer, also to discuss potential collaborations. At EBCL we always appreciate visits from stakeholders, researchers, and students, so if you're ever in the south of France and can pull yourself away from the wine, cheese, and beaches for a few hours, stop by and see us!
That's all the news that's fit to print from EBCL - till next time, Livy and Kim
Livy Williams, III
Research Entomologist
Kim Alan Hoelmer, Ph.D.
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Greg Monson, West Market President at KleinBank announced the hiring of Mitch McKay as Vice President of Business Banking in Montevideo. In his announcement, Monson stated, "Mitch's 16 years of extensive lending background and previous business relationships will be very beneficial to our customers in the Montevideo area."
Mr. McKay's most recent role has been as the Vice President of Lending at Harvest Bank in Atwater, MN. Prior to that, he was Branch Manager at Citizens Bank of Clara City in the Granite Falls Branch and Commercial Loan Officer at Yellow Medicine County Bank of Granite Falls, MN. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from SW Minnesota State University in Hotel/Restaurant Management/Finance, and has a long term commitment to service. His volunteering involvement includes President of the Stina Leiseth Memorial Foundation, YME Sting Volleyball Booster, Granite Falls Foundation, Atwater Economic Development Authority (EDA), and a former President of the Granite Falls Chamber of Commerce.
About KleinBank
The Klein family entered banking in 1907 when C.H. Klein first bought stock in First National Bank of Chaska. Today, with assets totaling over $1.6 billion and a financial team of 400 dedicated employees, KleinBank is Minnesota's largest family-owned state bank and a 2011 recipient of the Minnesota Business Ethics Award and a 2012 recipient of the Minnesota Family Business Award. With 19 branches, KleinBank offers a broad array of financial services to individuals, families and businesses including Online Banking at www.kleinbank.com.
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Say you've devoted every minute of the past two years to turning your barbecue dream into a smokin' success. Then what? If you're a mere mortal, you turn the reins over to someone else for a while and take a much-needed vacation. If you're Paul Reddick, you decide to open a second, much larger restaurant. "I've still got an itch to scratch," says the former high-tech sales manager whose Smoking Pig BBQ in North San Jose is attracting 'cue fiends from Oakland and Sacramento. By that, he means he needs a larger venue where he can showcase more of his Southern recipes in one room and blues music in another -- without the music drowning out the diners, and vice versa. He's found a huge restaurant space in Fremont, and he's aiming for a late August opening. Stay tuned. (And not to worry: His original joint is staying right where it is.) Details: www.smokingpigbbq.net.
A summer's meal: California's native freshwater fish and produce will star at the "Eating California" Summer Solstice benefit June 22 at Middlebrook Gardens in San Jose. The annual event raises funds for student internships at the on-site ELSEE (Environmental Laboratory for Sustainability and Ecological Education). Menu highlights include grilled sturgeon with parsley pesto and tomato-lemon coulis, blackened elk with elderberry jus, and a root vegetable terrine. Desserts will be created by Chef Matthias Froeschl of Naschmarkt in Campbell. Details: Tickets are $75; wine is extra. Seating in the garden is limited; for tickets, go to www.middlebrookcenter.com/elsee. The event runs from 6-10 p.m. at Middlebrook, 76 Race St., San Jose.
Dining deals: Two dozen restaurants will offer special prix fixe menus for San Jose's fifth annual Dine Downtown promotion June 21-30. Among them are a couple of recent arrivals on the dining scene, the casual Cafe Stritch (with a $20 menu) and Nemea Greek Taverna (a $50 menu). Again this year, the private Silicon Valley Capital Club is participating ($40 menu), giving nonmembers a chance to check out the sky-high dining. Details: http://sjdowntown.com/dinedowntown.
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A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association is once again putting Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) in the spotlight. Last summer, women participating in a study on HRT were told to stop taking it after researchers found it was linked to heart diseases, stroke and cancer. Now a study found it could be linked to Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. One local doctor says this should not be a reason for women to stop HRT.
"If you're on HRT, you should see your doctor to make sure you're only using it for a short period of time: less than 5 years. It can treat symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness, but you need to see your doctor to find out if you're on the lowest possible dose." Dr. Thomas Petroff, D.O., DeWitt Women's Health.
Some experts say the number of women that faced the probable risk was so small (60 in a study of 4,500), women are highly encouraged to see their physicians before they stop HRT completely.
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What Is Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Doctors usually prescribe HRT, which combines estrogen and progestin (a form of progesterone). Estrogen can and should be used alone (estrogen replacement therapy or ERT) for women who have had their uterus, including the cervix, removed (by hysterectomy).
Estrogen alone comes in many forms. You can use the pill or tablet form, vaginal creams, vaginal ring insert, implants, or shots. There are also patches that stick to the skin.
The body absorbs estrogen from the patch through the skin. Progestin usually is taken in pill form, sometimes in the same pill as the estrogen. It is also available as an IUD (intrauterine device), a vaginal gel, and shots.
The form your doctor suggests may depend on your symptoms. For instance, estrogen creams are used for vaginal dryness.
The vaginal ring insert treats vaginal dryness and may help urinary tract symptoms, such as problems holding urine. Pills or patches, however, are used to provide additional relief from menopause symptoms such as hot flashes or to prevent bone loss.
There are different schedules for taking HRT in pill form. You could take estrogen every day for a set number of days, add progestin for 10-14 days, and then stop taking one or both for a specific period of time.
You would repeat the same pattern every month. This cyclic schedule often causes regular monthly bleeding like a light menstrual period.
Or you could take estrogen and progestin together every day of the month without any break. This continuous pattern can stop monthly bleeding after about six months of treatment. However, problem spotting may continue for longer. Talk with your doctor about the schedule that is best for you.
The Pros and Cons
Source: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/agepages/hormone.html (National Institute on Aging).


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How many shifters are expected to run this year?
by Craig Blackwood » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:16 pm
I am thinking of purchasing a group 1 shifter. How many guys usually come out on an average raceday. Am I wasting my money? It looks like Rotax is the most competitive class. I have never run at NTK and I need some help in finding a class. I would like to run at least 2 times a month.
- Craig Blackwood
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by Brandt Lucido » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:21 am
Craig, we are trying to build up the shifter class this year, I Know of 4 regular guys that have already been comming to the Outlaw races,and 3 jr 125 shifters that are there now. We welcome anyone who wants to be a part of it. I don't know your experience level but generaly shifter drivers have had prior karting experience. The stock 125 class weight is 385lbs.
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by David McCullough » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:43 am
I hate to be the bad guy, but if you are a newbie to kart racing you need to start in a different class than Shifter. Shifter karts are a handful at the NTK track. Do you have any racing experience? I raced SCCA for too long and find Shifter karts to be a lot of work on and off the track. Yamaha powered karts are the best introduction to kart racing because it allows you to learn at your pace. That's why the Kart School uses Yamaha powered karts. There's more to racing than just driving. Shifter karts are very heavy and hard to manage by one person, these karts are hard to start by your self, just getting it on the stand is a pain. And the main thing MONEY, you will spend more if you decide to race a Shifter than a Yamaha. After having said all this, I own 3 shifter karts, so I know a bit about them. Call me if you what more info, David @940-368-6208
- David McCullough
by Craig Blackwood » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:00 am
I have sprint kart, midget, and sprint car expirience. I know there will be a learning curve, but think I can handle it. I just want to compete in a class that is competitive. Since its' just for "fun" ha-ha.
- Craig Blackwood
by Brandt Lucido » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:49 pm
OK David the bad guy,I would be willing to bet you that i have spent less on maintanance than you have on your Yamaha. Nicholas my son who now drives the stock shifter ran a 3 hole and 4 hole Yamaha for two years and between the rebuilds ,chains and clutches it wasn't that cheep. These 125 stock piston can be bought at your local honda dealership for about $60 dollars,and i can put it togather without a professional builders fee..We have run aprox 28 races last year ,between road racing and sprint i have put 3 pistons in,one of these really needed it the other two we just for insurance!Come on stock is the way to go!!!! Our chains are $19 and we don't hardley wear them out,no clutches to worry about almost bullet proof.Thats why stock moto is so attractive to us.Brandt Lucido
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by Jordon Musser » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:51 pm
Pick up a a stock moto shifter and come race with us!
We have 4-5 guys that are commited to it this year, and that number is growing rapidly. And if I might say so myself.. 2 of the top NTK drivers run stock moto
Brandt- check your email.. what sprockets for road racing 17 and 18?
We have 4-5 guys that are commited to it this year, and that number is growing rapidly. And if I might say so myself.. 2 of the top NTK drivers run stock moto
Brandt- check your email.. what sprockets for road racing 17 and 18?
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by David McCullough » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:18 pm
Sorry guys, I didn't mean to get your dander up. As far as racing, I'll pass, been there done that. As for the money spent you're right, but you are an experienced kart guy. I was just hoping to let a newbie have a little fun without getting in the way. You must admit a shifter kart is a big learning curve! I've learned my lesson, I'll stick to playing with my Grandson on his Animal.
- David McCullough
by Brandt Lucido » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:23 pm
Dave,it not so hard ,look at the Jr class 12 to 15 yrs old S5 class,if they can do it you and your granson can. I know what it is really all about for me is spending time with my son Nicholas. I don't know what other sport or activity i coiuld have found that would have put us togather week in & week out either on the road traveling to another track or just practicing at NTK like this past Sunday. They grow up fast as we all know and to get my racing kicks and be with him is a double bennifit. Hope everyone is having just as much fun as we are.Brandt Lucido
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djdee2005 wrote: Okay, basically, what it says is that the black out is the latest event in a chain of events that includes the deregulation of utilities. Part of FDR's legacy was affordable, reliable, utilities. King Bush I abolished these regulations. The intention was to allow companies like ENRON to profit wildly by bilking customers by making them pay high prices for electricity that they can't get from another source. It worked. "Regulation reform" was presented as an anti-trust, free-market move to place an outdated, unnecissarily restrictive "communist" set of regulations. Voters, first in California, then Texas (under Bush Jr.'s watch), then New York were buffaloed into voting for deregulation with the promise of, (in Cali's case, at least) a 20% decrease on their power bill. What they got, instead, was a 300% increase. (Whoops! Ha, ha, go get your electricity somewhere else, suckers.) Deregulation also means that they don't have to do much maintenance on the equipment, and if they do, well, the federal government will pay for it, so don't sweat it.
Clinton made an attempt to fix the mess in California by imposing some re-regulation, but the first thing Dubya did when he got into Al Gore's office was shoot it down. Gov. Gray Davis has tried to fight for some re-regulation, too, and was making some serious progress, until recently. Guess what's at the root of the California recall mess? Yep. They're trying to get rid of Davis before he screws everything up and puts things back somewhere near where they were when there was leadership that actually gave a shit about the common man.


text: European metal is a crowded landscape. In a genre choked with also-rans and soundalikes, every band tries to boast their worthiness as a product of their values, their image or their virtuoso guitar talent. Sirenia, the gothic band from Norway, attempts to stand out by placing all their chips singularly on vocal prowess and a sense of the moment. It's risky roulette to play when the fans expect certain tropes to be part and parcel, but through this lens we are introduced to "Perils of the Deep Blue."


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Miller 'devastated' at inquiry row (From Congleton Guardian)
Miller 'devastated' at inquiry row
3:15am Tuesday 8th April 2014 in © Press Association 2014
Maria Miller has admitted she "let people down" as she struggles to cling on to her Cabinet job amid a growing Tory backlash.
The Culture Secretary broke her silence after nearly a week of dire headlines to insist she is "devastated" about the criticism she received from the Standards Committee.
In an article for local paper the Basingstoke Gazette, Mrs Miller said the last 16 months had been "difficult".
"I have unreservedly apologised for the way I handled and approached the inquiry," the MP wrote.
" I am devastated that this has happened, and that I have let you down."
With more Conservatives breaking ranks to express concern about David Cameron's determination to cling on to his minister, allies launched a furious counter-attack accusing the press of a "witch-hunt" because of her role in shaping a new regulatory system.
Mrs Miller's parliamentary aide Mary MacLeod texted colleagues asking them to speak up in her boss's favour, before touring broadcast studios.
"In some of the newspapers it has been like a witch hunt where they don't like the work that Maria has done on Leveson and gay marriage," she told Sky News.
"Therefore what they are trying to do is to find a way to get her out of the job."
In her article, Mrs Miller again insisted that the committee had dismissed "all allegations against me".
But she made no reference to independent standards commissioner Kathryn Hudson - who recommended she repay £45,000 but was overruled by the cross-party group of MPs, which reduced the sum to £5,800.
"Separately, I have already apologised and repaid an over-claim of my expenses, having myself drawn the committee's attention to the matter immediately I was aware of it," Mrs Miller wrote.
The minister is looking increasingly isolated, with the Prime Minister likely to face questions on the row in the Commons tomorrow and later at a meeting of the Tory backbench 1922 committee.
Former Commons speaker Baroness Boothroyd said Mrs Miller should quit "as a matter of honour" because of the damage she had done to Parliament.
"She is bringing Parliament into disrepute," Lady Boothroyd said. "I think the vast majority of people in this country, if they were asked, would have the same feelings that I have."
The furious peer - a Labour MP before becoming Speaker - said she was "outraged" at the way Parliament had been treated by Mrs Miller.
"I am annoyed, I am very angry. I love Parliament, I have cherished it, I have tried to develop it," she said.
"I feel somewhat outraged that people treat it in this way, quite frankly".
Parliament had been trying to repair the damage done by the expenses scandal in recent years and "this does not help at all", the peer told BBC Radio 4's PM.
She said: "I think it is a matter of honour, a question of honour, quite honestly. People in the past, leading members of government, leading Members of Parliaments have resigned. I think it is for Mrs Miller to have done likewise. I'm sad to say that I regard it as an error of judgment on the part of the Prime Minister that he didn't quietly say to her 'I think it is time to go, thank you for your services, but I think it is time to go'."
Anxiety on the Tory benches has focused on Mrs Miller's "perfunctory" 32-second apology on the floor of the House last Wednesday and her obstructive approach to the commissioner's inquiry.
There are fears the row could reignite public anger over expenses and undermine the party's prospects in forthcoming local and European elections.
Mrs Miller's article in the Gazette was 178 words long, compared to the 79 words in her apology to the Commons.
Tory MP Mark Field told BBC Radio 4's the World at One: "There is this whole public perception here that, rightly or wrongly, the Standards Committee as it is currently constituted is somehow open to being nobbled by senior Government members. In many ways it is that public perception that is so damaging here.
"It led to what many people regard to be an unacceptably perfunctory apology from Maria Miller. The important thing now is that we try and regain trust and it's very clear that the current system of having the Standards Committee, it is now unfit for purpose."
Another Conservative, Zac Goldsmith, expressed surprise that Mrs Miller was still in her job.
"It would be the Prime Minister's decision who he surrounds himself with. I am surprised that Maria Miller hasn't stepped down," he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire show.
"This is a decision for her to make or it is a decision for David Cameron to make."
Fellow Tory MP Philip Davies said the continuing row over Mrs Miller was "extremely damaging" for the Conservative Party and needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
"Whether she resigns is a matter for her but obviously the whole thing is extremely damaging for the Conservative Party, it's damaging for Parliament as a whole and politicians - we all get tarnished by the same brush," he told BBC2's Daily Politics.
"It's damaging for the Government, for the Prime Minister. The sooner the matter is resolved, the better."
Yesterday work and pensions minister Esther McVey distanced herself from Mrs Miller, saying "it wouldn't be how I would have made an apology". And backbencher Jackie Doyle-Price, whose Thurrock seat is one of the most marginal in the country, said Mrs Miller should not expect colleagues to speak out in her favour.
Labour leader Ed Miliband also sought to increase the pressure, warning that the Prime Minister had serious questions to answer.
"He's got serious questions to answer about Maria Miller's failure to co-operate with the initial inquiry," he said in his first public comments on the issue.
"The ball is in his court - he's got to answer those questions about her status in the Government."
Pressure for reform at Westminster was strengthened after the three outside members of the Standards Committee - brought in to improve the way MPs are held to account - called for a "fundamental rewrite" of the existing code of conduct.
The three lay members complained that the issue was not taken seriously enough - with some committee meetings having to be abandoned because no MPs turned up - while the system allowed politicians to "ignore the spirit of the law".
But despite the PM's declaration yesterday that he was open to further reform, the Leader of the Commons Andrew Lansley warned MPs that making the standards watchdog fully independent would compromise parliamentary privilege and make the job harder to do.
Dozens of petitions calling for Mrs Miller to resign have been rejected from the official government website.
The e-petitions site lists around 60 proposed titles appealing for people to condemn the minister, but gives various reason why they cannot be hosted - including that it is a "party political" issue and a matter for the parliamentary authorities.
Labour MP Ian Mearns told the Morning Star newspaper: "It seems disgraceful in a democracy that over 60 petitions have been blocked. There should be an opportunity for people to voice their concerns."
A petition on the change.org website urging Mrs Miller repay £45,000 or quit has now attracted nearly 180,000 signatures.
Leader of the Commons Andrew Lansley was asked on the BBC's Newsnight programme whether he thought Mrs Miller would resign. "I don't think so. I hope not," he said. "From my point of view I think she is a good culture secretary."
Mr Lansley said it was the "Prime Minister's prerogative whether a minister has his confidence". He argued that the committee's report did not "disclose any dishonesty", but conceded that the MPs had "differed" with the standards commissioner on the "interpretation of the rules".
Pressed on how long he thought Mrs Miller would stay in her job, he replied: "I think that is an unreasonable question to ask."
Mr Lansley said he wanted to see a "simpler" code of conduct for MPs, but things had already changed since the scandal of 2009 and the public could have "confidence".
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RM says...
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cosmick says...
Did you know a woman with 4 children stole 4 pack beans from supermarket got community service 1st offence.
Still we are all in it together.
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varteg1 says...
If I trawled the Internet I could probably find dozens, if not hundred,s of cases instances of fraudulent activities for far less sums involved, where the fraudster has been jailed or severely sanctioned somehow, yet here we have a person who is supposed to be above reproach being supported by colleagues in her apparent fraud. At least, apparent to millions through the self same media she would have hamstrung with legal restrictions.
I hope Bercow's left leaning wife gives him severe earache for his refusal to have the matter investigated thoroughly.
If she has any socialist principles at all, his head will not hit his pillow without her castigation of his refusal ringing in his ears all night long.
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welshmen says...
If we want a fresh start and to stop this and other shameful practices by this and other Governments then we need to support change by Voting for Ukip at the next general election, I would prefer the BNP but i fear the Media and the BBC have done a character assassination on the BNP with out a chance of a rebuttal by the BNP, yet I still believe their day will come when the British people get fed up of floods of unskilled foreigners coming here.
The same Media will also try and destroy UKIP, but what the Media can't change is you've seen the man in action and how he destroyed the second in charge of our Country, simply by just telling the truth, something this Government and others find impossible to do, all you LIBLABCON voters, you have experienced what your Parties have done to our Country, I would urge you for your kids future make the difference and vote Ukip....
Labour voters of Wales, your Party, except for the NHS, have inflicted more damage on Wales than any other Political Party, Blair had a chance to rebuild Wales after Thatcher closed the Pits and Steel Works but failed, he and Jack Straw were more interested in flooding our Country with unskilled Immigrants and spending £Billions fighting wars that were nothing to do with our Country, he also liked lining his pockets with
The Labour Party your parents voted for are long gone, vote for the Purple and Yellow rosette this time around, lets get control of our Country BACK before we lose it for good....One thing we all have in Common on here is, we all Love our Country, Great Britain....
3:22pm Tue 8 Apr 14
Keith B says...
Mrs Miller seems to represent a constituency from which many will commute to London on a daily basis - so how can she seriously justify a home in Wimbledon and another in Basingstoke. Indeed the tube from Wimbledon Common to Westminster will take about the same time as the Express from Basingstoke to Waterloo - about 10 minutes walk from Parliament.
So the second home does seem to be milking the system. On the other hand, two homes and a travel pass for somebody like Charles Kennedy who represents the Isle of Skye, does seem pretty reasonable. And it's about what is reasonable that people are judging our politicians on.
I've no doubt Mrs Miller is hard working, does long hours and probably doesn't see what she was doing was anything that she wouldn't have done in her previous career in advertising and marketing. It was for the shareholders to approve her package. But that's the crux of it - the rules are different when you become a politician taking public money.
I'm not sure if she is guilty of fiddling - I suspect she was simply doing as others were doing before the expenses scandal hit the headlines. Many journalists expenses claims over the years will also not stand up to much scrutiny - so maybe they should stop throwing stones in glass houses - but she does seem to be particularly arrogant and dismissive of us ordinary folk who have to stick to rules that she sanctions from the cabinet table.
Should she resign? Why - they'll only put somebody else in her place who will continue the policy she pursues. But as a figurehead, she is too damaged to continue and if she really believes in this Government she'll go simply to save it more embarrassment.
4:02pm Tue 8 Apr 14
whatevernext2013 says...
bmoc55 wrote:so if you commit a crime say in london only the people of london should have a say as to your guilt ,in law a crime is a crime every were in the uk ,that is unless your an MP on the fiddle ,i wonder if a person on benefits fiddled the same amount would you be so happy to let them off with it ???
The only people who really have the right to say whether she should stay or go are her constituents.
4:04pm Tue 8 Apr 14
marccohen53 says...
5:14pm Tue 8 Apr 14
cosmick says...
bmoc55 wrote:Not so my taxes go to make up some of that money.
The only people who really have the right to say whether she should stay or go are her constituents.
I hope she stays, nothing any person can do to help the UKIP party more than this fiddler.
Just make sure you all support UKIP and vote for change.
For your kids and the sake of our country.
5:53pm Tue 8 Apr 14
UKIP Kiddie says...
6:50pm Tue 8 Apr 14
Martha Gunn says...
Resignation is no longer enough - she should repay ALL of her "expenses".
In the meanwhile UKIP ratings just go up and up.
11:13pm Tue 8 Apr 14
Bob49 says...
a party whose manifesto it's leader claimed was barmy
a party that bleats about the Euro gravy train, but has a leader who trousers £2m from ..... Europe
Hypocrites and fruitcakes


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Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 8:12 p.m.
Your article by Rick Rousos says Magistrate Judge Mark Pizzo criticized pepper spraying juveniles in jail and said more supervision was needed to prevent it ["Judge Against Pepper Spraying Juveniles," March 29.]
Kids are different from adults, but teenagers are out of the kids division at 16 and do not have to attend school. Teenagers are not kids, but pre-adult. They are much larger in size and strength than kids.
Webster's Dictionary defines supervision as critical watching and directing. This is why the teens end up in jail — they don't accept supervision at home.
So why does Judge Pizzo think they are going to accept it in jail? If family, schools, church and friends have not been able to get the teen to accept obeying rules and regulations, how can one think being in jail makes them compliant without some discipline measures?
Trying to make teenagers kids doesn't help them or society. The teen years are the fast track to being adult. Childhood is behind them.
Today's society is hard on those who enter adult life unprepared, certainly when they cannot tolerate supervision. How are they going to hold a job?
What is adequate training for rebellious teenagers? When one is rebelling against society, it is a hostile environment within itself.
The person is full of hostilities, and meets everyone and everything with this attitude. This is what Sheriff Grady Judd seeks to break down the barriers of in teens.
To accept rules and regulations set up by society, and take responsibility for their actions and their lives. Sheriff Judd is aware he gets them after everyone else has failed. If he fails, they go from jail to prison.
The victory comes in being able to continue trying to help our troubled teens, not as kids, but prepare them for becoming adults.
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STOCKTON - For years, county officials have put off a decision whether to reduce the number of beds at San Joaquin General Hospital or to spend tens of millions of dollars replacing San Joaquin General Hospital's Old Tower, an 80-year old building deemed seismically unsound by the state.
On Wednesday, a hospital advisory board stopped short of endorsing a staff recommendation to scrap plans to replace the 1932 building in favor of investing in the hospital's newer inpatient building while expanding outpatient care.
The Interim Board of Trustees would have made a recommendation to the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, which has the ultimate authority over the public hospital.
Instead, the advisory board directed staff to come back with more information, including different options as well as how letting go of the bed space would change the future direction of the hospital.
Steve Bestolarides, both a member of the Board of Supervisors and the chairman of the advisory board, said he wasn't comfortable with the proposed recommendation, yet.
"Because we don't address in the recommendation any transformation of the central business model we're going to be recommending to the board (of supervisors)," he said. "Simply saying we can't afford a capital project is only halfway there. I think we need to recognize some kind of plan within the constraints of the capital that we have."
Because of state earthquake-safety laws, there's a 2020 deadline to vacate the tower, which houses services including obstetrics, neonatal-intensive care and 25 beds for the medical/surgical unit. At a cost of $1.5 million to $2 million per bed, it would take from $60 million to $120 million to build the 40 to 60 beds it would take to replace the facility.
That is money the hospital doesn't have, Chief Executive Officer David Culberson said. Operating losses at the hospital, compounded by anticipated funding drops from the state and uncertainty from health-care reform are other reasons not to replace the Old Tower.
And the newer tower is not that new. Built in 1997, it requires at least $30 million in maintenance over the next five years, he said.
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I've made this tasty chili with leftover turkey, ground turkey (like you see in the photos), and even leftover chicken, and all the versions were delicious. Whether or not you need it for a Thanksgiving leftovers idea, this is a great chili recipe to add to your collection, but please, please, please don't skip the lime juice. That's the secret ingredient that makes this chili over-the-top good.
(Ground Turkey or Leftover Turkey and Pinto Bean White Chili with Lime was updated with better photos, November 2014.)
Leftover Turkey (or Ground Turkey) and Pinto Bean White Chili with Lime
(Makes 4-6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
1 onion, diced into small pieces (about 1 cup diced onion)
2 tsp. olive oil (plus more for sauteing ground turkey if using)
2-3 tsp. minced garlic
1 can diced green Anaheim chiles with liquid (4 oz. size, or use a 7 oz. can if you like it spicy)
1 T dried cilantro (optional but recommended)
1-2 tsp. ground cumin (I used 2 tsp., but I love cumin)
1 tsp. Mexican oregano (I wouldn't substitute Greek oregano for this, but you could use dried marjoram)
1/2 tsp. ground Epazote (optional but recommended)
2 cans pinto beans with liquid
1 quart (4 cups) homemade turkey stock or homemade chicken stock (or use canned broth)
1 cup water
2 cups diced leftover chicken or turkey or 1 lb. cooked ground turkey
3 T fresh squeezed lime juice
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
grated Monterey Jack cheese or Four Cheese Mexican Blend for serving, optional
fresh chopped cilantro or sliced green onions for serving, optional
If you're using the ground turkey, add that and simmer 15-30 minutes longer. If you're using diced leftover turkey, add that but simmer only 5-10 minutes more. (If you cook the chili too long after you add the diced turkey, the meat breaks apart too much.)
Add fresh lime juice and season to taste with salt and fresh ground black pepper right before you serve the chili. Serve hot, with grated cheese melted on top and sprinkled with fresh chopped cilantro or green onions if desired.
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Airmen who complete the eight-week basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
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You lose your keys, your cell phone...some may say even your mind. But what about your voice?
It happened to one woman in Harlem.
News 12's Meredith Taylor shows you how she got it back.
Trish Wheeler likes to have good conversation. That includes even telling her cat to fetch.
But without help, it's hard to come by these days.
"I noticed it would just skip out, total numbers, total words, total letters," Trish says.
Trish has a condition known as spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder.
"It forces you when you speak to sound like you're under a lot of stress, and some people will...[sound] like they are being strangled," says Dr. Gregory Postma, a voice specialist at MCG.
While only about 15,000 people have SD in the United States, the disorder affects family members and friends too.
Trish was worried about her nursing job at MCG.
"The difference in one letter can make or break the medication. The dosage, the 'oh-point-something'. If you left off 'oh-point', the dosage is wrong," Trish says.
After examining Trish, Dr. Postma recommended botox injections--a temporary fix, but, without surgery on the vocal cords, a treatment that will have to continue for a lifetime.
"Well, it's exciting because she stated after she had the first injection, botox injected in involved muscles, her friends were saying, 'Your old voice is back!'" Dr. Postma says.
Right now, Dr. Postma's still working on the right dosage. But with his help, Trish can now do all the things she couldn't do before.
"I really feel like had I not found out about the treatment...I probably would have given up," Trish says.
High stress still bothers Trish when she talks--she even admits our camera made her a little stressed.
She will go back for another treatment soon when her voice starts to leave her again.
But Dr. Postma has to be careful. Even though a higher dosage lasts longer, too much can be dangerous.


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Oscar Nominations 2014: 'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' Lead All Nominees
A philosophical science-fiction film, a comedic 1970s-set crime film, and a searing slave narrative dominated Academy Award nominations Thursday.
"Gravity" and "American Hustle" received 10 Oscar nominations and "12 Years a Slave" got nine, including best picture, positioning the trio as the leading contenders for Hollywood's top movie honors.
In what has been one of the most crowded and competitive Hollywood awards seasons in recent years, however, six other best picture nominees can't be counted out. The others are the Somali piracy story "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club," about the AIDS crisis, futuristic romance "Her," comedic road trip "Nebraska," "Philomena," starring Judi Dench as a woman searching for her long-lost son, and "The Wolf of Wall Street," about financial scam master Jordan Belfort.
Several of the nine have performed modestly at the box office so far and are sure to look for a boost in the coming weeks, including "Dallas Buyers Club," "Her," "Nebraska," "Philomena," and "12 Years."
Best director nominees were Alfonso Cuaron for "Gravity," Steve McQueen for "12 Years a Slave," Alexander Payne for "Nebraska," David O. Russell for "American Hustle" and Martin Scorsese for "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Last year, "Argo" was the first movie to win best picture at the Academy Awards without being nominated for best director since "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990.
At the Golden Globes on Sunday, "American Hustle" was named best comedy or musical film while "12 Years a Slave" won the trophy for best dramatic movie. However, Mr. Cuaron took home the prize for best director.
Despite the heavy competition for best picture, Thursday's nominations helped clarify the race simply by eliminating a few movies also considered serious contenders. "Saving Mr. Banks," about the making of "Mary Poppins," the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," and historical drama "Lee Daniels' The Butler" weren't nominated in any high profile categories.
Other snubs included Tom Hanks in "Captain Phillips" and Robert Redford in the lost-at-sea story "All is Lost," both of whom were considered likely best actor nominees, and Emma Thompson as Best Actress for her role as "Mary Poppins" creator P.L. Travers in "Mr. Banks."
The Academy Awards ceremony will be held on March 2, hosted by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres.
Here's a complete list of the 2014 Oscar nominees:
Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Christian Bale in "American Hustle"
- Bruce Dern in "Nebraska"
- Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave"
- Matthew McConaughey in "Dallas Buyers Club"
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Barkhad Abdi in "Captain Phillips"
- Bradley Cooper in "American Hustle"
- Michael Fassbender in "12 Years a Slave"
- Jonah Hill in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
- Jared Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club"
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Amy Adams in "American Hustle"
- Cate Blanchett in "Blue Jasmine"
- Sandra Bullock in "Gravity"
- Judi Dench in "Philomena"
- Meryl Streep in "August: Osage County"
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Sally Hawkins in "Blue Jasmine"
- Jennifer Lawrence in "American Hustle"
- Lupita Nyong'o in "12 Years a Slave"
- Julia Roberts in "August: Osage County"
- June Squibb in "Nebraska"
Best animated feature film of the year
- "The Croods" Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
- "Despicable Me 2" Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
- "Ernest & Celestine" Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
- "Frozen" Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
- "The Wind Rises" Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Achievement in cinematography
- "The Grandmaster" Philippe Le Sourd
- "Gravity" Emmanuel Lubezki
- "Inside Llewyn Davis" Bruno Delbonnel
- "Nebraska" Phedon Papamichael
- "Prisoners" Roger A. Deakins
Achievement in costume design
- "American Hustle" Michael Wilkinson
- "The Grandmaster" William Chang Suk Ping
- "The Great Gatsby" Catherine Martin
- "The Invisible Woman" Michael O'Connor
- "12 Years a Slave" Patricia Norris
Achievement in directing
- "American Hustle" David O. Russell
- "Gravity" Alfonso Cuarón
- "Nebraska" Alexander Payne
- "12 Years a Slave" Steve McQueen
- "The Wolf of Wall Street" Martin Scorsese
Best documentary feature
- "The Act of Killing"Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
- "Cutie and the Boxer" Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
- "Dirty Wars" Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
- "The Square" Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
- "20 Feet from Stardom" Nominees to be determined
Best documentary short subject
- "CaveDigger" Jeffrey Karoff
- "Facing Fear" Jason Cohen
- "Karama Has No Walls" Sara Ishaq
- "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life" Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
- "Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall" Edgar Barens
Achievement in film editing
- "American Hustle" Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
- "Captain Phillips" Christopher Rouse
- "Dallas Buyers Club" John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
- "Gravity" Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
- "12 Years a Slave" Joe Walker
Best foreign language film of the year
- "The Broken Circle Breakdown" Belgium
- "The Great Beauty" Italy
- "The Hunt" Denmark
- "The Missing Picture" Cambodia
- "Omar" Palestine
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- "Dallas Buyers Club" Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
- "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" Stephen Prouty
- "The Lone Ranger" Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- "The Book Thief" John Williams
- "Gravity" Steven Price
- "Her" William Butler and Owen Pallett
- "Philomena" Alexandre Desplat
- "Saving Mr. Banks" Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- "Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
- "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2"
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
- "Let It Go" from "Frozen"
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
- "The Moon Song" from "Her"
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
- "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson
Best motion picture of the year
- "American Hustle" Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
- "Captain Phillips" Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
- "Dallas Buyers Club" Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
- "Gravity" Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
- "Her" Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers
- "Nebraska" Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
- "Philomena" Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
- "12 Years a Slave" Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers
- "The Wolf of Wall Street" Nominees to be determined
Achievement in production design
- "American Hustle" Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
- "Gravity" Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
- "The Great Gatsby" Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
- "Her" Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
- "12 Years a Slave" Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
Best animated short film
- "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
Best live action short film
- "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
- "Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)" Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
- "The Voorman Problem" Mark Gill and Baldwin Li
Achievement in sound editing
- "All Is Lost" Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
- "Captain Phillips" Oliver Tarney
- "Gravity" Glenn Freemantle
- "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Brent Burge
- "Lone Survivor" Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
- "Captain Phillips" Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
- "Gravity" Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
- "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
- "Inside Llewyn Davis" Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
- "Lone Survivor" Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
Achievement in visual effects
- "Gravity" Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
- "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
- "Iron Man 3" Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
- "The Lone Ranger" Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
- "Star Trek Into Darkness" Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
Adapted screenplay
- "Before Midnight" Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
- "Captain Phillips" Screenplay by Billy Ray
- "Philomena" Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
- "12 Years a Slave" Screenplay by John Ridley
- "The Wolf of Wall Street" Screenplay by Terence Winter
Original screenplay
- "American Hustle" Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
- "Blue Jasmine" Written by Woody Allen
- "Dallas Buyers Club" Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
- "Her" Written by Spike Jonze
- "Nebraska" Written by Bob Nelson
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Definition of quantity in English:
noun (plural quantities)[mass noun]
1The amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement: the quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled
More example sentences
- The total quantity of materials required to complete the development will be about 1.25 million cubic metres.
- A consensus was reached during the workshop that both the quality and quantity of raw materials were a source of great concern in the leather industry of the Eastern and Southern African region.
- We estimated the total quantity of protein in the gland by using the BioRad color photometric method.
amount, number, total, aggregate, sum, quota, group, size, mass, weight, volume, bulk, load, consignment, expanse, extent, length, area;
quantum, proportion, portion, part;
dose, dosage
1.1 [count noun] A certain, usually specified, amount or number of something: a small quantity of food if taken in large quantities, the drug can result in liver failure
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- 'This operation is not about finding a large quantity of drugs but to reassure the public and take out middle level dealers,' he said.
- So far, officers have executed 18 search warrants throughout the north and south of the county, seizing a substantial quantity of controlled drugs.
- Drugs, large quantities of cash, weighing scales, clingfilm, mobile phones and several vehicles were seized.
1.2 (often quantities) A considerable number or amount of something: she was able to drink quantities of beer without degenerating into giggles [mass noun]: many people like to buy in quantity
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- Locally, some traders have bought quantities of genuine Livestrong bands and are selling them on at a profit.
- The fatal fraud was the result of his action in buying quantities of shares in a distilling firm in an effort to shore up the share price.
- Mass quantities of Harlequin Valentine ship today from Dark Horse, just in time for Valentine's Day.
an amount, a number, a good number/few, a lot, a large amount, (a) good/great deal;
quite a number, scores, many, considerable amounts, plenty;
several, numerous, countless, innumerable, ample, copious, abundant, plentiful, considerable, substantial
informal a pile, piles, oodles, tons, lots, loads, heaps, masses, stacks, scads, bags, more … than one can shake a stick at
British informal lashings, a shedload, shedloads
North American informal gobs
vulgar slang a shitload
2 Phonetics The perceived length of a vowel sound or syllable.
Example sentences
- In speech, this feature is reflected in phonological quantity.
- In phonetics, the sense of movement in speech consists of the stress, quantity, and timing of syllables.
- This study investigates the realisation of phonological quantity in the dialects of Modern Swedish, based on a corpus containing recordings from 86 locations in Sweden and the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.
3 Mathematics & Physics A value or component that may be expressed in numbers.
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- Another important quantity is the clustering coefficient C of a vertex.
- Those ratios are the same for both quantity and value.
- De triangulis is in five books, the first of which gives the basic definitions: quantity, ratio, equality, circles, arcs, chords, and the sine function.
3.1 [count noun] The figure or symbol representing a quantity.
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- The heat absorbed or released in a reaction depends on a quantity called enthalpy, represented by the capital letter H.
- The quantity w represents the average fitness of the population at equilibrium.
- An ellipse is a flattened circle, and the degree of flatness is indicated by a numerical quantity called eccentricity, abbreviated e.
Middle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus 'how great, how much'.
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