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Johnston hoping Ireland prove a point
Trent Johnston has admitted Ireland's hopes of playing in the next World Cup could tailspin if they suffer another capitulation when they meet Pakistan in tomorrow's second one-day international in Belfast.
Trent Johnston has admitted Ireland's hopes of playing in the next World Cup could tailspin if they suffer another capitulation when they meet Pakistan in tomorrow's second one-day international in Belfast.
Former Ireland cricket captain Trent Johnston reveals the latest positive news in Ireland's quest for inclusion in the 2015 World Cup.
Trent Johnston has urged the International Cricket Council's executive board to reopen the 2015 World Cup to non Test-playing nations or risk alienating a generation of players.
Trent Johnston discusses the ICC's controversial decision to exclude Ireland from the 2015 World Cup.
Veteran Ireland seamer Trent Johnston missed training today as he battles to recover from a knee injury in time for his team's make-or-break World Cup clash with South Africa on Tuesday.
Ireland are ready to wait until the last minute to see if experienced paceman Trent Johnston will be fit for Friday's Group B match against West Indies.
All-rounder Trent Johnston has warned the rest of Ireland's World Cup opponents that their giantkilling hopes did not end with victory over England.
Irish cricketer Trent Johnston has confirmed that he will not be retiring after this year's World Cup, writes RTÉ Sport's John Kenny.
Current Ireland captain Trent Johnston collected the International Player of the Year accolade at the third annual Cricket Writers of Ireland awards on Thursday night.
Ireland seamer Trent Johnston claimed three wickets but his side's progress was slowed by Zimbabwe's top order on day two of their Intercontinental Cup encounter at Harare Sports Club.
An injury-hit Ireland lost by 38 runs in the RSA One day International at a packed Castle Aveneue in Clontarf as Australia continued their unbeaten run against the Irish which stretches back to 1938 writes John Kenny.
Trent Johnston believes Ireland can be encouraged by the West Indies' warm-up defeat to New Zealand when they open their ICC World Twenty20 campaign against the hosts at the Guyana National Stadium.
Ireland cricketer and vice-captain Trent Johnstone discusses the mood in the Irish camp prior to the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Trent Johnston looks ahead to Ireland's ICC World Twenty20 campaign in the West Indies.
A 46 off just 30 deliveries by Irish captain William Porterfield helped Ireland's cricketers to a five wicket win over Afghanistan.
Ireland's grip on the ICC Intercontental Cricket Cup looks to have loosened considerably after they lost to Afghanistan on the final day of the four-day international at the Dumballa International Stadium in Sri Lanka, writes RTÉ Sport's John Kenny.
A century opening stand put Ireland in a strong position against Afghanistan on the opening day of the four-day first-class ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 match in Dambulla on Thursday.
Trent Johnston says that everyone stood up and were counted as the Irish Cricket Team arrive home following success in South Africa.
Ireland cricket captain Trent Johnston is hoping to repeat the highs of 2007 and help Ireland to qualify for the 2011 World Cup.
Ireland slid to a disastrous 7 wicket defeat to Zimbabwe 'A' in the second of their warm up games in Benoni.


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The assassination of Tunisian leftist politician Chokri Belaid by unknown gunmen has thrown this North African country into turmoil.
Tunisia was the site of the first blooming of the "Arab Spring." When its long-time dictator Zine El Abdine Ben Ali was overthrown by a massive popular uprising in January 2011, it was hailed as an example of a peaceful democratic transition from an entrenched authoritarian regime.
Before it became independent, Tunisia was a semi-independent monarchy until 1881, theoretically loyal to the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul. It was then taken over as a French "protectorate." That lasted until full independence in 1956, when Habib Bourguiba became the first president of a new republican government (the monarch, or Bey, of Tunis having been deposed). Ben Ali replaced Bourguiba in 1987 when the latter's health broke down. Ben Ali ruled with an iron fist until 2011.
After Ben Ali's overthrow, political tendencies that had been suppressed, but were still working underground for decades, immediately came to the surface and began competing for influence and power. These included, as in other Muslim majority countries, various parties defining themselves as Islamic, and secular leftist parties influenced by Marxist ideas, among others.
Chokri Belaid, a 49-year-old lawyer and poet, had been active in human rights protests against Ben Ali's government, and emerged as the secretary general of one of several socialist parties, the Democratic Patriots Movement. This party stands for democracy and defense of the interests of the working class and poor farmers.
Belaid's party went into the October 23, 2011, elections to the Constituent Assembly (a body charged with revising the constitution and preparing for general elections in June this year) as part of a "Popular Front" with several other left-wing parties, including the Tunisian Workers' Party (followers of Albanian leader Enver Hoxha), Tunisian Greens and others. The Popular Front parties won three seats in the Constituent Assembly, one of which went to Belaid's Democratic Patriots. However, Islamist parties got many more.
The Ennahda (or al Nahda, meaning "Renaissance") Movement, generally described in the media as a "moderate Islamist party," got 41 percent of the seats and, in coalition with two secularist parties, formed a government under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali of Ennahda. But the roots of the secular left appear to be growing in the labor movement, which has been highly critical of the current government's economic policies.
In the intervening year and a half, emboldened by the electoral showing of the Islamists, the more extreme fundamentalist Salafist elements in Tunisia have become increasingly aggressive toward moderate Muslims and secularists, with threats and violent attacks against individuals and institutions they see as un-Islamic.
On the other hand, the declining economic situation of the Tunisian people led to labor and economic protests, an ominous sign for the government in power because high unemployment among Tunisian youth had been a major factor in Ben Ali's overthrow. Belaid was particularly vocal against the Islamist violence, and criticized the Jebali government for not cracking down hard enough against it, and for continuing some of Ben Ali's neoliberal policies. He had received many threats, including a "fatwa" by a Salafist cleric calling for him to be killed.
Almost immediately after the murder, mass demonstrations, with participation far bigger than the small Democratic Patriots Movement, broke out in Tunis and other areas of the country. On Friday, the main labor union federation, the UGTT (General Federation of Tunisian Workers), whose unions have about a half a million members in this country of about 11 million people, called a general strike. The federation called off the strike at the last minute after the government yielded in talks with union leaders and promised to probe both the murder of Belaid and past arrests and harassment of unionists. Mass protests continued, including a large one at Belaid's funeral.
Every leading figure in Tunisia, from President Moncef Marzouki and Prime Minister Jebali to the leadership of Ennahda, as well as many foreign leaders, denounced Belaid's murder as a vicious act of terrorism, but this did not deter the angry demonstrators, who directed mass protests against Ennahda offices in various parts of the country.
The prime minister quickly announced that he was dissolving his ministry to form a new technocratic, nonpartisan one to prepare for new elections. However, the top leadership of his own party, Ennahda, repudiated this move, complaining that he had not consulted with them. Ennahda is described as a heterogeneous Islamist party, with Prime Minister Jebali representing a more moderate wing but with a Salafist presence also. Meanwhile, the Popular Front parties and others have pulled out of the Constituent Assembly in protest. The Constituent Assembly has been acting as a de-facto parliament in preparation for this year's general elections and was due to be dissolved anyway, a fact which may perhaps give more significance to the Ennahda repudiation of Prime Minister Jebali's announcement.
On Saturday, it was the turn of Ennahda's support base to carry out mass demonstrations, during which some sharply criticized France, the former colonial power which is, after Italy, Tunisia's second largest trading partner. The French ambassador was also called in for criticism by the Tunisian government because the French interior minister had made a statement that a rising tide of "Islamic Fascism" was threatening democracy in Tunisia.
At writing, President Marzouki's own secular party, the Congress for the Republic, has threatened to pull out of the ruling coalition, calling for a new government of national unity (but composed of political leaders, not technocrats.
Photo: Rally in Tunis, Tunisia, Feb 8. Amine Ghrabi, Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

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Insurance Australia Expands Asia Presence With Vietnam Buy
Insurance Australia Group has taken a further step toward boosting its Asian presence with the planned acquisition of a 30% stake in Vietnam's fifth-largest motor insurer.
The Australian insurance giant said in a statement to the stock exchange Tuesday it has entered a conditional agreement to acquire the stake in AAA Assurance Corp. in a deal worth less than 20 million Australian dollars (US$20.7 million). IAG would have the option to increase the shareholding to 49% subject to regulatory approval.
The buy is the latest in a flurry of deals announced by the insurer as it pushes to reach its goal to derive 10% of its gross written premium on a proportional basis from Asia by 2016–in a bid to tap the region's expanding markets as growth at home stagnates.
But analysts remain skeptical as to whether IAG has the expertise to build its Asian profile, and question whether the latest Vietnamese purchase would contribute significantly to the company's overall performance.
"We have previously indicated that we were targeting six markets in the region: India, China, Thailand and Malaysia, where we already have a presence, as well as Vietnam and Indonesia," said chief executive Mike Wilkins. "This investment will allow us to enter Vietnam's general insurance market, which has been growing at a compound rate of 25% per annum since 2009."
On Friday, IAG said it had won approval to buy Malaysia's Kurnia Insurans Berhad for A$480 million, making it one of the biggest general and motor insurers in that country. That follows on the heels of IAG's A$228 million buyout of New Zealand's AMI, and confirmation that it has taken a 20% stake in China's Bohai Property Insurance for A$100 million, its first foray into the Chinese market.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia analyst Ross Curran said he remained "unconvinced on the attraction of foreign motor insurance markets" and believed IAG would be better placed to "allocate scarce capital to strong domestic markets in Australia and New Zealand."
J.P. Morgan's Siddarth Parameswaran said he was " broadly supportive of expansion in relatively established, higher growth markets such as Malaysia, where IAG has a history," and where economic growth is likely to continue unabated.
But he questioned whether the overall strategy in more complex markets, such as China, would be able to deliver profits any time soon.
The Vietnamese investment is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed by June 2012, IAG said in Tuesday's statement.


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Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library Endowment
In 1967, Mrs. Randall (Jeanne) Murrill, was named to the newly-formed Board of Directors of the Carnegie Library (now the Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library) under the terms of a new tripartite agreement between the Wood County Board of Education, the Wood County Court, and the City of Parkersburg. This agreement established an independent five-member Board for the Library, previously governed by the Board of Education. Joel Stern served as first Board President, Don Northrup as Treasurer, Joseph Handlan as Secretary, Jack Poe as supervisor of building and maintenance, and Mrs. Murrill as supervisor of Personnel. Mrs. Murrill served on the Board from 1967 through 1971, and was instrumental in reactivating the Independent Friends of the Library Society, aiding and encouraging later expansion of services and facilities for the Library.
Though now a Florida resident, Mrs. Murrill's interest in supporting the Parkersburg area has continued over the years, and she established a permanent endowment fund with the Community Foundation to support the Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library's needs.
The Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library has a long history of serving local residents' needs, beginning with the first public services in 1891 in one room above a local bookstore. The original library collection numbered one thousand volumes and was available to approximately a hundred subscribers. Over one hundred years later, today's library holds over 258,000 resources in the main Emerson Avenue facility, over 35,000 in the Bookmobile, and another 35,000 through its satellite facilities in Waverly, Williamstown and in south Parkersburg. In addition to books, the library circulates videos, compact discs, computer software, pamphlets, and audiovisual equipment.
The first paid librarian earned just a few dollars weekly, working a few hours every other day and Saturday evenings. In addition to the extensive hours now offered by the Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library, programs such as RIF (Reading is Fundamental), films, story hours and tours are offered. Today's library provides satellite classes, teleconferences, personal computer and typewriter rental, Internet usage for adults and young readers, fax equipment usage and interlibrary loan services.
While times have certainly changed in the past century, one thing that remains is the need for additional supportive services for the Library to continue to maintain and to offer high quality programs and facilities for the public.


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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One senator warned of a panic. Another said things were going to be hot. Neither gave any details, but that didn't matter: Within minutes of their comments on the radio, hundreds of shops closed, schools canceled classes and seemingly everyone rushed home.
Port-au-Prince, a city of 3 million people, abruptly shut down. There were radio reports of injuries in the scurry home and even a few shootings.
This month's scare was an example of how Haiti's national grapevine, the teledjol — Creole for "telemouth" — can quickly add more chaos to this already messy country.
Haiti has long been vulnerable to radio-fanned rumors, driven by the lack of reliable information, widespread illiteracy and a government with a long history of being opaque. Now, there are new elements, including social media outlets such as Twitter adding to the fray, as well as what appears to be an orchestrated effort to undermine President Michel Martelly, who has been in office for nearly a year.
The latest rumors come at a delicate time in Haiti after Prime Minister Garry Conille's sudden resignation last month because of behind-closed-doors sparring with Martelly.
Perhaps the biggest piece of scuttlebutt is whether Martelly, a former globe-trotting musician who once lived in a gated suburb of West Palm Beach, holds dual nationality, which would make him ineligible for office under Haiti's Constitution. On March 8, he sought to quash the rumors as he held aloft eight old Haitian passports.
That wasn't enough to tame the teledjol that day. Sen. Joseph Lambert had already told radio reporters that Port-au-Prince would see a "panic" within 48 hours. He didn't say how he knew this and journalists didn't challenge him. The outspoken Martelly critic, Sen. Steven Benoit echoed that sentiment.
"There are too many things that can happen in the next couple of hours," Benoit told Scoop FM without elaborating.
By then, thousands of people spilled into the streets. Traffic snarled to a standstill. Radio reports of panic-related injuries and shootings followed.


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Jim Bianco ? Markets Will Benefit From Disastrous Fed Policy
September 25, 2012
by Robert Huebscher
Looming inflation
Bianco cited a number of statements by Fed Chairman Bernanke showing that the Fed intends to target 2% inflation, based on the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index. Bianco noted, though, that the basis for that target, according to Bernanke, is that it represents a consensus of other central banks.
Paul Krugman, who Bianco called the most influential economist in the US, has called for a higher inflation target. Bernanke's response was that would impair the Fed's credibility, which has been earned by maintaining low and stable inflation for the last 30 years.
For economists, the relevant question is if inflation will deviate from 2% and, if it does, what response the Fed will adopt, according to Bianco.
Although inflation is currently near that target, expectations are for higher inflation. The 10-year Treasury-TIPS breakeven rate was a 2.64% the Friday before Bianco spoke, which is the highest that measure has been in the last decade, according to Bianco. Another measure is the five-year, five-year forward rate, which measures inflation expectations over a five-year period, five years from now. This figure has spiked to nearly 3%, as high as it has been in several years.
"The market is telling us when you are going to get well in excess of 3%," Bianco said.
Another inflation-forecasting measure is the Philadelphia Federal Reserve survey of economists, but Bianco said that survey has not been updated since the Fed announced its latest round of quantitative easing.
During the question-and-answer period, Bianco was asked how inflation could occur in a weak economy – characterized by high unemployment, falling median income and an output gap in production. He said it would be "cost-push" inflation, because quantitative easing would drive up the price of commodities, such as oil, which – together with food – represent nearly a quarter of the CPI.
In addition, escalating rental rates – driven by fears of home ownership – would drive up the housing component of the inflation measure. Bianco said housing represents over 20% of the CPI.
The US can have rising inflation and high unemployment, as it did in the 1980s when both measures were at or near double-digits, Bianco said.
Disastrous quantitative easing
Bianco said he is part of the consensus, when it comes to the Fed's recently announced policy of ongoing quantitative easing: It will matter for the market, but it will do nothing for the economy.
"The Fed is boldly moving forward with a failed policy, and everybody is happy about it," he said.
But the Fed's policy is predicated on a wealth effect, and Bianco doesn't believe the desired result will ensue.
By buying bonds, the Fed will depress interest rates, incenting investors to buy other fixed-income securities. As rates on those bonds are pushed down, investors will move into successively riskier assets, from corporate bonds to high-yield bonds to high-quality stocks to low-quality stocks. Indeed, investors could buy futures on crude oil, which would produce the cost-push inflation Bianco predicted.
Bernanke has also said consumers' confidence will grow and with that consumption. But, Bianco said, "that is absolutely not happening."
In order for consumer confidence to rise, Bianco said, two things must occur. First, wealth – particularly in the stock market – must surpass its previous peak. But the S&P peaked at 1,560 in October of 2007, and it is still below that level.
Moreover, that growth must be viewed as permanent. That's why the housing boom had a wealth effect; consumers perceived it as permanent growth. But consumers do not perceive the current increase in equity prices as permanent, Bianco argued, citing the fact that money has been flowing out of equity mutual funds over the last several years.
Bianco said the Fed is effectively betting that wealth in the stock market will "trickle down" into the real economy. "That is why I think it is ultimately going to be a disastrous policy," he said.


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The other side of mount Bromo East Java Indonesia
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Photo and caption by Binanda Hendarin
Captured with Canon 5D mark II, lens 24-70mm L USM. Since the eruption of the surrounding mountains, now it's became a desert of dust around mount Bromo, and because of the condition we had to wear a mask if we want to go to the top of the mountain.
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Florida Cools Relations With WellCare
Florida health officials took a few tepid steps yesterday to distance the state's Medicaid program from WellCare, a Tampa company that provides managed care to Medicare and Medicaid patients and was raided by state and federal officials last week.
Andrew Agwunobi, secretary of the state's Agency for Health Care Administration (and a former WellCare director) said in a statement that Florida would delay action on pending WellCare requests to expand its Medicaid business in the state.
But he added that his agency is "continuing to work with WellCare as a partner in Florida's Medicaid program." Agwunobi also said he was requesting a review of the state's Medicaid managed care contracting policies.
During last week's raid, timed to a board meeting and enabled by a federal search warrant, officials from the FBI and other agencies interviewed senior execs and board members and hauled off documents from WellCare's Tampa HQ. But it's not clear what they were looking for.
The stock has since fallen more than 70%, shareholder lawsuits have started to emerge and the SEC has requested documents from the company, the Tampa Tribune notes. And the Connecticut attorney general has said he has been conducting his own, unrelated investigation into WellCare's Connecticut operations "after receiving a whistleblower complaint — as well as public reports by Wall Street analysts alleging that WellCare was hiding and misreporting profits earned through its Medicaid programs."


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Genetic engineers restore natural resistance mechanism
Neuchâtel/Halle – Swiss and German plant researchers have restored a lost natural resistance mechanism in maize plants by means of genetic engineering. Their findings, which have been filed for patent, could eventually help prevent use of insecticides like chlothianidine that kill maize pests but also bees (Pnas 106(32), 13213-13218). After Ted Turlings (University Neuchâtel) and Joerg Degenhardt (Univeristy Halle) had transferred a gene from oregano into maize, the plants began emitting the allomone
(E)-beta-caryophyllene (EbC) from their roots. The compound attracts tiny nematodes that attack and kill larvae from the Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), the most damaging maize pest in the US.
The transgenic corn reduced numbers of Diabrotica beetles by 60%, as well as root damage in the plant. "The use of this indirect defense is an attractive strategy for increasing plant resistance to herbivores, and also for reducing the use of chemical pesticides," said Degenhardt, who pointed out that the EbC gene could be reintroduced through breeding as well as by genetic engineering. The advantages of the biotech method, however, are that it is faster than breeding and helps prevent alteration of important traits such as yield. The researchers are now looking at the most effective ways to make use of the nematodes and their response to EbC. After decades of breeding, most commercial North American strains of maize have lost the ability possessed by maize ancestor varieties to attract the natural enemy of the Western corn rootworm through EbC emission.


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Youth Track and Field in Gwinnett
Someone just recently posted a question about youth Track and Field in Gwinnett. It seems most times the schools are the best place to start. My son just started Cross Country for the first time at Norcross High School. He had a good time, ran at least 4 miles a day (sometimes 7-8) and competed on the weekends at different 5K events. He enjoined it and built up some great friendships – he intends to continue in the spring in track and fields and then run through the summer program with the other boys. By the fall he'll be ready for Cross Country again.
In the mean time to answer the youth running question. Outside of the high schools and some middles school you can try:
Registration for the 2010 Season Begins November 21, 2009. Registration will be held at Berkmar High School between 12pm-2pm. Download and complete registration forms off their site.
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Jackrabbit Club – 2090A Hwy 317 #422, Suwannee, GA 30024 404-545-8304 email@example.com The program is for kids 7-18. They are memebers of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the United States of America Track & Field Association (USATF)
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I believe they still are active in Norcross try their number 770-572-7885.
Try to contact the USA Track and Field Georgia Association at Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or 770- 977-1850 for Inez Finch. I've also emailed Inez for information – once I get it I'll post it online.
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Witchcraft is a practice which remains common in some parts of Africa. At its darkest, its rituals include violence against women and children.
When she was 17, Rose Nanyonga Clarke refused to join her family's use of witchcraft and instead walked from her Ugandan village to a new life.
She is now studying at Yale University School of Nursing. Last summer she organized a trip back to Uganda to retrace her 32-mile journey to freedom.
The trip had three goals: to create a scholarship fund for future Ugandan nurses, to raise funds for the International Hospital Kampala, and to raise awareness about child sacrifice.
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CHAFFEE -- Hazel Shell Schlosser, 96, died April 30, 2006, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau.
Born Aug. 23, 1909, in Grassy, daughter of the late Fulton and Tula Harrold Cooper, she was a beautician and had owned and operated Shell's Beauty Shop in Chaffee before retiring. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Chaffee, Chaffee Senior Citizens and Chaffee Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 3127.
On May 19, 1927, she married Virgil Shell who preceded her in death on Aug. 19, 1944. On March 27, 1959, she married Adam Schlosser who preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 1985.
Three brothers and one sister also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Dee Shell of Chaffee; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jackie Fowler of Chaffee, Maxine and Sidney Anderson of Kirkwood and Peggy and Paul Morey of Quincy, Ill.; one brother, Cline Cooper of Lake of the Ozarks; two sisters, Ina Williams of St. Louis and Iona McCutcheon of St. Charles; and 10 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled at 5 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee where funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Vyron Yount will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Baker Cemetery at Marble Hill.
Pallbearers will be: Mark Shell, Jesse Shell, Jim Fowler, Todd Morey, Ron Shell and Aron Shell.
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Casper, WY (AP) -
Members of a disbanded task force say Wyoming regulators should do more to fight potential ozone pollution in the Pinedale area.
The Upper Green River Basin experienced high wintertime ozone between 2008 and 2011. Weather conditions played a role in turning emissions related to gas production into ozone pollution.
A task force created to address the problem made recommendations to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. The department adopted the recommendations and the group disbanded last year.
Now, a report signed by seven of the group's 28 members says the state has made progress but can do more. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the group recommends curtailing emissions from gas-drilling rigs and equipment used to complete wells.
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American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
American Born Chinese Introduction
In A Nutshell
Imagine: you're one of a tiny handful of Asians (and by tiny we mean three) in a mostly white, suburban, American junior high school. All you want in life is to get with your crush, the super-popular, hot blonde, but you're nothing special as far as teenagers go. Plus, you're not just Asian; you're Chinese. Cue: a stream of classic Chinese stereotypes. Okay sure, technically you're Chinese-American, but do you think anyone at school, never mind Miss Hottie, understands or cares about that distinction?
Gene Yang's betting that, even if you don't understand, you still might care about what Jin, his teenaged boy protagonist, is all about. After all, what Jin goes through isn't all that different from what a lot of teenagers, especially those who feel like they're misfits, go through.
And if that doesn't grab you, how about the fact that American Born Chinese is a cool comic book (sorry, we mean graphic novel)—so cool, in fact, that it's won Yang a bunch of awards, including the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award (an American Library Association award, given to the best book for teens) and the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) for Great Graphic Novel award. Oh, and if you think the book is just for kids, think again: it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award too—the first graphic novel ever to be nominated for the award, we might add.
But we know you're not just about the awards. You're way deeper than that. So here's the deal: this book manages to do more than show the life of a typical Chinese American teen boy. It incorporates the Chinese folk tale of the Monkey King and parades through a bunch of classic stereotypes about Chinese people at the same time. And all to critical and humorous effect. That's not easy to do folks, and takes some serious storytelling skills, something Yang's got in spades in addition to his mad artistic talent.
Which is why American Born Chinese is a total favorite of high school English teachers. It's the holy grail of required English reading: it's relatable, current, deep and culturally diverse. And—of course—it's a fun read, too. What more could you ask for?
Why Should I Care?
Unless you somehow managed to skip those awkward, painful years spent as a teenager in school, there's just no way that you can't relate to Jin Wang's struggles to fit in at mostly-white junior high school. All right, maybe there is a way not to relate to Jin, but you would kind of need to try not to relate to him because, after all, who hasn't felt the pressure of needing to fit in?
If you're not convinced, here's another way to look at American Born Chinese: It's basically a John Hughes movie made into a comic, only instead of a white, teenaged misfit at the center, you get a Chinese American teenaged misfit.
Of course, that doesn't mean that somehow Jin's race doesn't matter. It completely matters because it's his racial background and the cultural stereotypes that surround that background which turn him into a social outcast at his school. Whereas a John Hughes character has to deal with differences in class or taste in clothing, Jin has to deal with something he really can't do anything about: his biological makeup.
And deal he does. Jin's journey through the novel intersects with the story of the Monkey King, a classic Chinese folk tale, as well as encounters with the thing he fears the most—his Chineseness—in order to show us how it is possible to survive the teen years and still turn out the better for it.
Jin's story isn't exactly pretty or simple. It is, however, deep and—we think—pretty inspirational in the end. Plus, can you really say no to a comic book? Yeah—we didn't think so.


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CHARLESTON -- Pauline Null Freeland, 90, died Nov. 27, 2008, at the Charleston Manor.
Born June 12, 1918, in Charleston, to the late Henry Lawrence and Susie Roach Null, she lived her entire life in Charleston. She and her husband pastored the Church of God of Prophecy in East Prairie and Charleston for a number of years. She had served as the assistant state secretary of the Church of God of Prophecy a number of years and was currently a member of the Bertrand Church of God of Prophecy.
On Nov. 14, 1936, she married the Rev. Charles Thomas Freeland who preceded her in death on Sept. 7, 2000.
Survivors include: two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Anita Freeland of Charleston and Danny and Tammie Freeland of Bertrand; one daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and William Lewellen of Baltic, Ohio; one sister, Sarah Housewright of Charleston; and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Cecil Holmes and Alfie Null; and two sisters, Jewel Schneider and Eathel Scheffer.
Visitation is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Ron Tate, pastor of the First Assembly of God Church in Sikeston, will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston.
Pallbearers will be: Ric Lewellen, Reid Miller, Tim Null, Johnny Schneider, Cully Donaldson, Allen Rogers and Mike Johnson.


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Benefit/cost analysis is a technique for evaluating programs, procedures, and actions; it is not a moral theory. There is significant controversy over the moral justification of benefit/cost analysis. When a procedure for evaluating social policy is challenged on moral grounds, defenders frequently seek a justification by construing the procedure as the practical embodiment of a correct moral theory. This has the apparent advantage of avoiding difficult empirical questions concerning such matters as the consequences of using the procedure. So, for example, defenders of benefit/cost analysis (BCA) are frequently tempted to argue that this procedure just is the calculation of moral Tightness – perhaps that what it means for an action to be morally right is just for it to have the best benefit-to-cost ratio given the accounts of "benefit" and "cost" that BCA employs. They suggest, in defense of BCA, that they have found the moral calculus – Bentham's "unabashed arithmetic of morals." To defend BCA in this manner is to commit oneself to one member of a family of moral theories (let us call them benefit/cost moral theories or B/C moral theories) and, also, to the view that if a procedure is (so to speak) the direct implementation of a correct moral theory, then it is a justified procedure. Neither of these commitments is desirable, and so the temptation to justify BCA by direct appeal to a B/C moral theory should be resisted; it constitutes an unwarranted short cut to moral foundations – in this case, an unsound foundation. Critics of BCA are quick to point out the flaws of B/C moral theories, and to conclude that these undermine the justification of BCA. But the failure to justify BCA by a direct appeal to B/C moral theory does not show that the technique is unjustified. There is hope for BCA, even if it does not lie with B/C moral theory.
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Work in the biomechanics of cell division and the cell biology of cancer has earned a Department of Molecular Biology scientist the Early Career Achievement Award from the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) at the University of Wyoming.
Assistant professor Jay Gatlin in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources received the honor Feb. 12 during the AES honors banquet in Laramie.
"Jay Gatlin's research accomplishments are absolutely amazing for a scientist at this stage of his career," said Bret Hess, associate dean of research in the college and AES director. "Having received a perfect score on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant and publishing results of his research from UW in Science are testaments to the quality of hiswork. The college is blessed to have a scientist of Jay's caliber."
University of Wyoming president Dick McGinity spoke to the audience and acknowledged the importance of the land-grant university's mission of boosting the state's economy and the general well-being of its citizens.
Gatlin joined UW in 2010. In 2012, Gatlin receive two NIH grants totaling more than $1.6 million. In 2013, he received a research award from the Marine Biological Laboratory. The grant paid for Gatlin and doctoral student James Hazel to conduct research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute laboratories in Massachusetts. Last November, Gatlin and his laboratory published a paper in Science – the most prestigious scientific journal in the United States.
"Although these remarkable accomplishments should command the utmost respect, Jay doesn't let them influence his attitude and demeanor," said Hess. "He is the same kind, likable person everyone has come to know."
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Life's A Beach: Eavesdropping In The Sand
"Sweetie, do you know what that is?" No response. "Look at that bird! You know what they call it?" Still no response. "It's a seagull!"
Gliding through a pine grove on cross-country skis, snow glistened in sunlight filtered by feathery boughs, icicles dangled from ledges, trees creaked, groaned and echoed in the hollows, crisp air stung the nostrils – we outdoor enthusiasts savor such bounties of winter, ample rewards for having to endure icy blasts to the face, slush, Stygian darkness and other insults to the senses for much of the season.
Three friends – Maggie Jones, Jennifer Herbst and Phil Plouffe, all of Mystic, as well as Jennifer's playful pooch, Smiley – joined me the other day on a short but sweet outing in Voluntown's Pachaug State Forest, a magnificent, 27,000-acre expanse of woodlands criss-crossed by miles and miles of trails and gravel roads that are ideal for hiking in spring, summer and fall, and skiing or snowshoeing in winter when conditions permit.
During last year's snow starvation I managed to get out on my skis locally only twice, which is why I was eager to hit the trail soon after last week's storm dumped up to a foot of powder through much of the region. When it comes to snow in our neck of the woods, the principle of carpe diem prevails; those who hesitate risk losing out on the chance to play for weeks, months, or perhaps an entire year.
We drove to a forest road called D.E.P. Trail off Route 138, just west of the tiny village, and parked our cars next to a steel gate blocking a well-traveled path.
"It's a little rocky," Phil observed. No matter – enough snow covered the ground to support skis, and so we scrambled past the gate and set out, with Smiley, unimpeded by cumbersome strips of fiberglass worn by his human companions, dashing to the lead.
Unfortunately, we were not the first to venture onto fresh snow, and the start of the path had been fairly well trampled by boots as well as rutted by ski and canine tracks. Oh well, you can't have everything. Those of us who prefer to stick closer to home and ski for free rather than drive for hours and pay to schuss on groomed, commercial trails must take what we can get.
Whenever the path diverged, though, we heeded Robert Frost's advice and chose the road not taken, a policy that for the most part served us well until, inevitably, the trail disappeared among a tangle of fallen trees.
"What should we do?" Maggie called, peering in my direction.
As unofficial expedition leader who has periodically tramped and skied the territory, it seemed logical that I would be the one consulted for route advice – except that my navigationally challenged sense of misdirection is compounded by a propensity for willy-nilly exploration. This can be, and has been, a dangerous combination.
"Uhh, it looks like the trail should keep going toward that valley," I said, waving a ski pole, "but I absolve myself of any responsibility."
"Does anybody have a smart phone with GPS?" Jennifer asked.
"I don't even have a dumb phone," I replied.
"I think we should keep going," Maggie decreed.
I'm pretty sure British explorer Robert Scott must have uttered those words more than a century ago during his ill-fated race to the South Pole, but we deferred to Maggie, who is executive director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center in Mystic and a devoted outdoorswoman.
"It looks just like the trail at Manituck," she explained, referring to a nature preserve in Stonington where a storm had knocked over a number of trees. "All the blowdowns are blocking the trail. We just have to get past this section"
And so we slowly picked our way over and around toppled trees, wondering how long we should continue before giving up and backtracking. To amuse us, Maggie related the story of a woman who had been out cross-country skiing a number of years ago, slipped on a log and impaled herself on a sharp branch.
"Was she killed?" Jennifer gulped.
"No, but she had horrible injuries, crippled the rest of her life …"
"I see a fence!" I cried.
Sure enough, a hundred yards ahead a metal gate extended between two trees. Beyond it: a snow-covered gravel road that eventually led to our cars. We would wind up covering six or seven miles, except for Smiley, who likely zig-zagged at least twice that distance.
As we merrily skied ahead, we credited Maggie's determination and sense of direction.
"That was fun. I'm glad we didn't turn around," she said.
"Me too," I said. "Every outing should have a little angst, a little uncertainty. Otherwise it wouldn't be an adventure."
Note: A few weeks ago, when I wrote about a new ordinance on Long Island banning clotheslines in front yards, an alert reader noted I inadvertently mixed up the towns of Glen Cove and Great Neck Village, N.Y. Since the reference was based on a kayak trip around Long Island I made years earlier, I attribute the error to water on the brain. Mea culpa.
"Sweetie, do you know what that is?" No response. "Look at that bird! You know what they call it?" Still no response. "It's a seagull!"
All right, technically my buddy Spyros "Spy" Barres and I weren't hanging 10 toes off the end off boards while riding waves at Westerly's Fenway Beach on Thursday, but we were surfing.
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A refreshing breeze cooled me despite a blazing late-afternoon sun as I scrambled up the final rocky slope to the 4,121-foot summit of Maine's Saddleback Mountain earlier this week, but I paused for only a moment to gaze at the glorious,...
Anyone who has ever attempted to grow vegetables soon realizes it is a true labor of love, with particular emphasis on the labor.
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While kayaking the other morning I spotted a small, dark object poking above the lake surface 100 yards or so ahead, and I was pretty sure it was the head of a turtle until I drew closer and realized the sad truth: just another beer...
Shortly before the start of the late-great Rose Arts Road Race several years ago, a 10.47-mile running competition over the hills of Norwich considered one of New England's toughest courses, my friend Bob and I decided to jog a couple miles...
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Robert Guerrero and Marcos Maidana are negotiating to fight Aug. 27 in San Jose, Calif., not far from Guerrero's hometown of Gilroy.
"We'll see if we can finalize it. We're working on it," said Golden Boy Promotions CEO Ricahrd Schaefer, both fighters' promoter
Guerrero, coming off a sensational decision over Michael Katsidis on April 9, would have to up from 135 pounds to 140 for the fight.
The two-time titleholder is considered a big lightweight. He weighed 138 when he outpointed Joel Casamayor last July, the most Guerrero has weighed for a fight.
Maidana defeated Erik Morales by a majority decision in his last fight on the same card as Guerrero-Katsidis. Morales' remarkable performance in defeat overshadowed the Argentine's victory.


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By Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe, Army Reserve CommunicationsJuly 23, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. (July 23, 2013) -- Army Reserve Soldiers are very resilient because they learn to juggle many different parts of their lives, a general officer told a group of mental health counselors.
Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Margaret Wilmoth spoke to the American Mental Health Counselors Association July 20, during their annual conference. In addition to being a general officer in the Army Reserve, Wilmoth is the dean and professor of the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions at Georgia State University.
She talked about the Army Reserve's approach to mental health, focusing on rehabilitation and resilience programs like the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment program and Comprehensive Soldier Fitness.
Army Reserve Soldiers have to be flexible and resilient to manage family, community and their civilian career and military careers, Wilmoth said.
"We have a four-legged stool that we balance as Army Reserve Soldiers," she said.
This balancing act offers Soldiers an advantage, she added. Being active in several different communities helps them build a strong network of social support sources, which develops greater resilience.
"We are part of you," Wilmoth said. "We get our strength from you."
Army Reserve units tend to be a close-knit group, because they can work together for many years. Some Soldiers spend their entire careers in one unit, she said. As a result, they often turn to their Army Reserve network for support.
"It's been my Army Reserve friends I have turned to in my times of need," Wilmoth said. "Leaders need to be out and about and get to know their service members. We talk a lot to our Soldiers and we get to know each other in very personal ways."
But, Soldiers do not go to their units every day. Army Reserve Soldiers sometimes travel long distances from home to attend drill, she said.
"In the Army Reserve, we tend to come from outside communities to our Army Reserve unit," Wilmoth said.
As a result, it may be a neighbor, a church member, a medical provider or someone else in a Soldier's home town support network who may help identify a problem, she said.
"You all see us more than our Army Reserve colleagues, even though we are more bonded with them," she added.
As a result, resources in their home communities provide essential support, Wilmoth said.
Soldiers are likely to seek and be seen for help in the community where they live, she added.
There may not be a military treatment facility nearby and the Soldiers may not be eligible for care when not on duty. Similarly, military chaplains are a great resource for Soldiers to talk to about mental health issues, but the Soldiers may need additional support when they return to their home towns.
Wilmoth urged the health care professionals to get to know the units and visit Soldiers regularly to keep open lines of communication about community resources.
"We're trying to do all we can do in the services to identify all the Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines who might be at risk," she said.
Some programs include:
• The Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, which helps build resilience by providing Soldiers with a personal snapshot of strengths and weaknesses in different facets of their lives. It helps Soldiers to focus on things that can help them build resilience.
• Post-Deployment Health Reassessment, which engages with Soldiers through a series of mental health assessments to identify post-traumatic stress, suicidal tendencies and other behavioral concerns. This helps health care professionals understand what stressors affect the Soldier and determine the best method of support. Additionally, there is an annual heath screening called a Periodic Health Assessment, which helps identify any issues each year.
• The Ready and Resilient campaign, which integrates and synchronizes multiple efforts and programs to improve the readiness and resilience of Soldiers -- active duty, Reserve, National Guard -- Army civilians, and families.
Other supporting programs, specifically the Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces, or EPO, and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, referred to as ESGR, include those that help a Reserve Soldier find and enhance employment opportunities.
"Eight years ago, we started EPO," Wilmoth said.
The program links employers with their Soldiers to help them understand the schedule of a Reserve Soldier, to include battle assembly, deployments and other commitments, while also highlighting the training and motivation they bring to the civilian job.
ESGR also helps by keeping employers informed of reserve component Soldier rights and employer responsibilities.
"They are a fabulous resource for us," Wilmoth said. The "My Boss is a Patriot Award" helps reserve Soldiers acknowledge supportive employers.
Programs like EPO and ESGR help service members get jobs, but they also encourage businessmen to talk to other businessmen about the value of hiring Soldiers, she added.
For medical care, Army Reserve Soldiers are eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select, which provides affordable healthcare to those who are members of the selected reserves, Wilmoth said.
"It's very good," she said. "It's very inexpensive."
Soldiers don't have to deploy to be eligible, she added. TRICARE Reserve Select is available to them soon as they join.
For 180 days before, during and for a 180 days after a deployment, reserve-component Soldiers are eligible for active duty TRICARE. At the end of that time, Soldiers can elect TRICARE Reserve Select, the Veteran Administration or their civilian insurance.
Families, too, have many resources available to them, Wilmoth said.
"Active duty spouses serve, but so do reserve-component spouses," she said. "Family members do make adjustments."
To this end, the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration program can help, by giving spouses and children a place to go and learn about resources available to Reserve Soldiers and their families, the general said. These programs are available for all the services pre- and post-deployment. They help build self-reliance and reintegration skills.
Also, Strong Bonds weekend programs for married couples can help rebuild the marital unit after a deployment. Programs are available for single Soldiers, as well.
There are programs for youth, too. There are about 700,000 children of Army Reserve Soldiers, and they often have needs that make them unique in their communities, Wilmoth said. For example, because Reserve families often do not live on or near a military base, their children might be the only ones in the school who are dealing with a deployed parent.
One resource for youth is mentioned military summer camps, geared for children and teens, she added. They can meet and interact with other youth who can relate to their challenges.


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Last week's article noted that even the strongest temptations cannot overwhelm a person's desire for the good. The fire of the good always burns.
However, in the face of strong temptation, it may not burn brightly. Temptation must be overcome. So how does one do that?
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When Catholics begin using the new Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent, they will find an "awesomeness" to the new translation that maybe wasn't as present in the previous incarnation, said Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.
The new translation will mark the shift from using principles of "dynamic equivalence" to "formal equivalence" on the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27. Its aim is to improve the liturgy, said Prendergast.
Eleven years after it was established, Corpus Christi Parish is getting ready to build its first church – a magnificent 4,400-square-metre facility for 1,500 people.
The new church will cost $16 million, which Father Jim Corrigan is hoping to raise through a pledge campaign.
Vancouver – The effort to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide that was lost in Parliament in 2010, moved to the courts Nov. 14, but pro-life forces are fighting back.
On Nov. 14, in Vancouver, the B.C. Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Carter vs. Attorney General of Canada, that challenges Canada's laws against assisted suicide and euthanasia.
On Nov. 25, the 38,000 staff and students in the Edmonton Catholic School District will recognize Holodomor (Ukrainian Famine-Genocide) Memorial Day.
Holodomor remains the greatest mass murder of civilians undertaken during peace time. Despite this infamy, Holodomor is still a little known and little understood event.
EDMONTON – No matter how dreadful the crime, how appalling the sin, Doreen Trudeau remains convinced that Jesus' forgiveness is greater.
Trudeau, 66, is known in Edmonton for her work with seniors. She visits patients at various hospitals and care centres and takes them Communion. For 16 years she has been active with the Legion of Mary, participates in Bible study at St. Andrew's Parish, and loves spending time with her three adult children and two grandchildren.
With a title like The Future of Religion in a Secular Age the evening of high-minded talk on the campus of the University of Toronto might have been an invitation to religious hand-wringing.
The new atheists, religious illiteracy, technology, loneliness, multiculturalism and community breakdown were all on the agenda.
EDMONTON – Just in time for the onset of winter, needy students in Slave Lake are the recipients of new, warm winter coats provided by the Knights of Columbus.
The Alberta-Northwest Territories Knights raised more than $19,000 from 34 councils across the jurisdiction to provide 150 coats to students in five elementary to junior high schools in the town that was ravaged by fire last May.
VANCOUVER – Although Canada has traditionally had a healthy relationship between Church and state, Catholics need to remain alert to protect religious freedom, says Vancouver Archbishop Michael Miller.
There is a secularist agenda that "basically wants to privatize religion and leave it restricted to the private sphere," Miller said in a telephone interview Nov. 10.
Past studies have shown that those who attend religious services at least weekly tend to live longer and healthier lives.


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Hi SDN,
in our SRM System, SRM Server 5.5, WAS700 ABAP, we get ST22 Short Dumps concerning "shared objects".
This is the Dump Short Analysis:
Runtime Errors SYSTEM_NO_SHM_MEMORY
Date and Time 19.08.2008 12:20:50
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No more memory for 2516576 bytes in the shared objects memory.
What happened?
The shared objects memory is full or an area management specified
memory limit has be reached.
In heard, that "shared objects" is part of the new WAS 620, 640, 2004s, 700 ... releases
What are exactly these shared objects. And how can we avoid the dumps?
We have an instance profile parameter set:
abap/shared_objects_size_MB 100
Apparently this is not enough... Are there any recommendations?
thanx, matthias
Take a look at [Note 972757 - Occurence of the SYSTEM_NO_SHM_MEMORY runtime error|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/972757] for further information. You should investigate what is using the shared objects memory, it may be an error in a application. The note will help to determine this.
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In creating the 2011 Ninja 1000, Kawasaki combined the frame, engine and suspension of its Z1000 standard motorcycle with the bodywork of an open-class sportbike. MSRP is $10,999.
The manufacturer revealed the model today at the Intermot show in Germany, and will do the same later today at its dealer meeting in Las Vegas. The company also will reveal to dealers the 2011 Ninja ZX-10R, ZX-10R ABS and the Vulcan 1700 Vaquero bagger.
In the press release for the Ninja 1000, Kawasaki notes that the bike's type is nothing new: a sportbike that blends top-shelf engine and handling performance with comfort, practicality and good looks. Kawasaki has built plenty over the years, from the original Ninja 900R of the 1980s, to the ZX-11 of the '90s, and the ZZR1200 of the past decade.
"For 2011, an all-new model slots into this legendary and ultra-capable category," Kawasaki says. "Like the original, which debuted to an amazing chorus of press and customer kudos back in 1986, the new Ninja 1000 offers an alluring blend of capability and technology, from the very latest racetrack components, to astounding engine and chassis performance, and to cutting-edge styling."
Again, the core motorcycle — frame, engine, suspension — is the Z1000. Kawasaki engineers then added bodywork along with a host of features.
The 1,043cc, DOHC, liquid-cooled, 16-valve inline four-cylinder has a long-stroke design and is mated to a six-speed gearbox and electronic fuel injection. "The real magic of this engine is its flexible, midrange-heavy thrust," Kawasaki says. "At seemingly every rpm, the Ninja 1000 engine produces the sort of smooth, instant-on thrust many hard-core sportbikes just can't match."
The digital fuel injection features a quartet of 38 mm Keihin downdraft throttle bodies that work with an advanced ECU, oval subthrottles and a cool air intake system that routes fresh air to the airbox via ducts at the front of the bike. Kawasaki says a balance shaft driven off the crankshaft keeps the solidly mounted engine smooth, while a 4-into-2-into-2 catalyzer-equipped exhaust system offers "a pleasing growl without being overly loud along with the cleanest possible emissions."
Like the Z1000, the Ninja 1000 features an aluminum frame similar in design to that of the ZX-10R. The lightweight cage curves over the engine, cradling it from above and bolting solidly to it in three places, with a rubber-backed fourth mount provided for added vibration isolation and torsional rigidity. This design allowed engineers to keep the waist of the bike very narrow for "superb rider interface and high levels of comfort and control." The main frame and swingarm pivot pieces are cast as a single unit, with welds eliminated wherever possible for seamless aesthetics.
Up front is a stout 41 mm inverted fork that's fully adjustable for spring preload, rebound and compression damping. In back is a horizontal back-link shock system featuring a damper mounted nearly horizontally above the swingarm for mass centralization and heat resistance. The gas/oil shock is adjustable for both spring preload and rebound damping. "As a package, the Ninja 1000's suspension is designed to provide the rider with clear communication of what's happening at the contact patches, while still taking enough edge off the bumps to provide a comfortable ride on longer trips," Kawasaki says.
Race-spec dual 300 mm petal-type rotors up front are squeezed by radially mounted calipers pressurized by a race-spec radial pump master cylinder. In back is another high-tech disc setup.
Kawasaki combines the racy, full-coverage bodywork with a manually adjustable, three-position windscreen. Integrated front turn signals, a ZX-6R-spec front fender, a stylish tail section, a wildly styled exhaust system and a full-featured instrument panel help complete the look.
Comfortable ergonomics result from handlebars mounted higher than on a supersport machine. Also, the pegs a touch lower. "All of which makes the Ninja 1000 a capable medium-haul tourer, and certainly a sportbike you could spend the day aboard without undue strain," Kawasaki says. "To sweeten the day- or weekend-trekking deal even more, Kawasaki offers a line of optional touring-oriented accessories, including hard-case saddlebags, a top trunk, heated grips and more."
Click here (or go to page 2 below) for Kawasaki's summary of the Ninja 1000's features and benefits, as well as its list of specifications.
Posted by Arlo Redwine
2011 Kawasaki Ninja® 1000
Features and Benefits
Key Features
- 1,043cc inline-four with DFI® offers serious torque
- Lightweight aluminum frame is narrow and tuned to transmit optimal feedback to the rider
- Fully adjustable inverted front fork has settings designed for sporty performance and ride quality
- Placement of horizontal back-link rear suspension contributes to mass centralization
- Radial-mounted front brake calipers combine with the radial-pump front brake master cylinder to offer superb control and feel
- Sleek, supersport styling gives the Ninja® 1000 a distinctive look
- Relaxed, upright riding position contributes to all-day comfort
- Larger fuel capacity offers substantial range
- Windscreen is adjustable to three positions, allowing for optimum wind and weather protection
DOHC, 16-valve, 1,043cc Engine
- Liquid-cooled inline-four offers true open-class power from idle to redline, making it easy to harness for experts and novices alike
- Bore and stroke dimensions of 77.0 x 56.0mm offer an ideal balance of peak power and low- and mid-range flexibility
- 38mm Keihin throttle bodies cram the air/fuel mixture directly into combustion chambers via downdraft intakes for maximum power
- Oval sub-throttles help keep the engine slim, and a slim midsection allows an ideal bike/rider interface for maximum comfort and control
- Engine's rev limiter comes into play "softly," providing usable overrev character since power doesn't drop off suddenly at high rpm
- The engine's relatively low crankshaft position allows a moderately long stroke without adding engine height
- A secondary engine balancer, driven off a gear on the sixth web of the crankshaft, eliminates excess vibration and contributes to rider comfort
Cool Air System
- Intake system routes cool air to the airbox via ducts in the fairing, minimizing performance loss due to heated intake air
- Duct positioning – close to the rider – allows the intake howl to be heard and enjoyed
- Airbox resonator reduces noise at low rpm and enhances intake sound at higher revs
Exhaust System
- The exhaust system features a 4-into-2-pre-chamber-into-2 layout. Silencer end-caps maintain the quad-style image
- Main and pre-catalyzers ensure cleaner emissions
- Thanks to the under-engine pre-chamber, silencer volume is reduced, and silencer weight is low. Exhaust system offers excellent mass centralization and contributes to a low center of gravity
Slim-type Fuel Pump
- Slim-type fuel pump features an integral fuel gauge
- Fuel tank design and slim-type fuel pump minimizes dead volume inside the tank; fuel capacity is 4.0 gallons
- Supersport-style full-fairing bodywork gives the Ninja 1000 a distinctive, head-turning look, and also offers plenty of wind and weather protection for short-tour ability
- The fairing's slat-style leading edges direct wind around the bike, allowing the fairing to be narrower at the middle
- The fairing flares at the rear, keeping hot engine air from hitting the rider's legs
- Original design front turn signals are integrated into the fairing and are attached to the inside of the fairing with rubber mounts that minimize damage if the bike falls over
- ZX-6R-spec front fender contributes to excellent aerodynamics and racy looks
- Slim and compact tail cowl moves mass physically and visually toward the front of the bike
- LED taillight features red LED bulbs and a red transparent lens
- Slim rear fender gives the bike a light-looking rear end
- Windscreen is manually adjustable for optimum wind/weather protection
- Windscreen has three available positions spanning approximately 20 degrees and ranging from sporty to maximum wind protection. Adjustment can be done by hand (no tools required) by depressing the release button below the instrument panel. Windscreen adjustment should always be done with the bike stopped
Aluminum Backbone Frame
- Aluminum backbone frame is similar in concept to the Ninja ZX-10R's, and helps make the bike narrow and easy to grip with the knees for maximum rider comfort and feedback
- The frame is lightweight and highly rigid, and uses the engine as a stressed member for solid handling and optimum stability
- Frame elements are tuned to transmit optimal engine feedback to the rider
- The frame's five-piece construction consists of steering stem, left and right main frames, and two cross pieces. The two main frame components have open C-shaped cross sections
- Welds were eliminated wherever possible for simplicity and appearance; the frame beams and swingarm brackets are single die-cast pieces
- The new frame uses four engine mounts, three of which are rigid, one of which (the upper rear crankcase mount) is rubber
- Rear subframe is a three-piece aluminum die-casting assembly that's light, strong and optimizes mass centralization
- The sub-frame is an example of form and function combined, negating the need for side covers and allowing underseat narrowness for a shorter reach to the ground
Horizontal Back-Link Rear Suspension
- All-new rear suspension design positions the shock unit and linkage above the swingarm where it's less exposed to exhaust heat and contributes to mass centralization
- Visible from the outside, the horizontal monoshock contributes to the Ninja 1000's ultra-sporty appearance
- Linkage characteristics are the same as those of a standard Uni-Trak® system: Wheel movement versus shock stroke is the same ratio
- The shock features stepless rebound damping and spring preload adjustability for a custom-tuned ride
Fully Adjustable 41mm Fork
- The Ninja 1000's inverted fork is adjustable for compression damping, rebound damping and spring preload – and is protected from harm by a cool-looking shroud
- Settings are designed for both sporty performance and ride quality
- Separate, raised handlebars contribute to the sporty, comfortable riding position; bar stays are mounted to the fork tube tops, which extend above the top clamp
- A thick urethane seat provides a high level of rider and passenger comfort
- Tapered-type grips, like those used on supersport models, offer a more direct feel
- Ninja ZX-10R-style footpegs with knurled surfaces offer good grip, direct feel and control, and no-nonsense looks
- The passenger footpeg brackets incorporate convenient luggage hooks
- 300mm front petal-type brake discs are gripped by opposed four-piston radial-mount calipers. (Caliper piston size is 4x30 mm)
- A radial-pump front brake master cylinder contributes to the superb control and feel offered by these high-end calipers
- The rear brake is a single piston, pin-slide caliper gripping a 250mm petal-type disc. The caliper is mounted below the swingarm, and located by a torque rod
Large-Volume Fuel Tank
- Five-gallon (19L) fuel tank offers substantial range
- Steel construction facilitates use of magnetic tank bag
- Tank shape (flared edges and a trim shape at the back) allows riders to easily grip tank with their knees
- Sporty instrument panel features a large analog tachometer and multi-function LCD screen. It's a design based on the ZX-6R's unit, but which features original graphics and coloring
- Functions include speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, odometer, clock, dual trip meters and warning lamps
- Hazard switch located on left bar pod
2011 Kawasaki Ninja® 1000 Specifications*
- Engine: Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
- Displacement: 1,043cc
- Bore x stroke: 77.0 x 56.0mm
- Compression ratio: 11.8:1
- Fuel system: DFI® with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles
- Ignition: TCBI with digital advance
- Transmission: Six-speed
- Final drive: X-ring chain
- Rake / trail: 24.5 degrees / 4.0 in.
- Front tire: 120/70 ZR17
- Rear tire: 190/50 ZR17
- Wheelbase: 56.9 in.
- Front suspension / wheel travel: 41 mm inverted cartridge fork with stepless compression and rebound damping, adjustable spring preload / 4.7 in.
- Rear suspension / wheel travel: Horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping, adjustable spring preload / 5.4 in.
- Front brakes: Dual 300mm petal-type rotors with radial-mount four-piston calipers
- Rear brakes: Single 250mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper
- Overall length: 82.9 in.
- Overall width: 31.1 in.
- Overall height: 48.4 in.
- Seat height: 32.3 in.
- Curb weight: 502.7 lbs.
- Fuel capacity: 5.0 gal.
- Color choices: Ebony, Candy Fire Red / Ebony
- Warranty: 12 Months
*Specifications are subject to change.


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Ravindra Jadeja (68) scored his maiden fifty in 10th Test. His previous highest was 43 against Australia at Delhi in 2012-13.
Jadeja's fifty means that out of 22 players in this match, now 21 have scored at least a 50 in their Test career. The only player without a fifty in this Test match is Ishant Sharma.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (52) became first player to cross 50 thrice in a series while batting at number nine or lower.
During his innings Bhuvneshwar also completed his 200 runs in the series. With 11 wickets already on his name, Bhuvneshwar became first Indian and only the eighth player in Test annals to aggregate 200 runs and 10 wickets in first two Tests of a series. Others to do so are: England's Billy Barnes, Australia's George Giffen, South Africa's Aubrey Faulkner, Pakistan's Mushtaq Mohammad and Wasim Akram; and New Zealand's Daniel Vettori.
Bhuvneshwar has now scored a fifty and taken a five-wicket innings haul in back to back matches. He had scored 58 and 63* besides taking 5 for 82 at Trent Bridge. He is only the third player after England's Ian Botham and New Zealand's Richard Hadlee to score a fifty and take a five-wicket haul in consecutive Tests.
India gave England a victory target of 319 runs. Of the previous 20 instances when India were defending a fourth innings target of 300 or more, they won 11, drew 8 and lost only one. The defeat came at Perth in 1977-78 when Australia chased down a target of 339 with two wickets to spare.
Only once before have England chased down a target of 319 or more in the fourth innings – against Australia at Melbourne in 1928-29.
Alastair Cook has now played 27 innings without scoring a hundred. This equals his worst such streak in Test cricket. Cook had a sequence of 27 innings between March 2008 and 2009 when he did not reach three-figure mark even once. However, on that occasion Cook's average was 37.19 as against 23.62 in the current streak.
Cook, however, completed his 4000 runs in Test matches in England during his innings. He became eighth batsman to accomplish this feat.
Cook was dismissed off the bowling of Ishant Sharma for the eighth time in his Test career. Ishant now holds the record of dismissing Cook on most occasions along with Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson.
The catch of counterpart Alastair Cook gave MS Dhoni his 58th dismissal against England. He has now made most dismissals for India against a particular country. Interestingly Dhoni himself hold the previous Indian record, with 57 dismissals against Australia.
MS Dhoni has never lost a Test defending a fourth innings target of 100 or more. Of the nine such occasions India won four, while five were drawn!
Stats Highlights: England vs India, 2nd Test - Day 4
Bhuvneshwar emulates Botham and Hadlee after scoring a fifty and registering five-for in consecutive Tests
Ravindra Jadeja (68) scored his maiden fifty in 10th Test. His previous highest was 43 against Australia at Delhi in 2012-13.
Report: England vs India, 2nd Test - Day 4
Jadeja, Ishant help India nose ahead against England
Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar exhibited some great counter-attacking batting to help India set a daunting target of 319 for England in the second Test at Lord's. In reply, England lost four of their batsmen in Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell and Alastair Cook to end Day 4 at 105/4.
Jadeja set the ball rolling by trapping Robson lbw before Tea. Ballance and Cook then tried to rebuild but Shami got the breakthrough and Ishant grabbed two quick wickets to send the English captain and Bell back to the dressing room.
Mohammed Shami after being reintroduced into the attack got a wicket off his first delivery when he had Ballance (27) nick the ball to Dhoni.
In the next over, Ian Bell found his off and middle-stump rattled by Ishant with the delivery that came in.
It was then Joe Root's turn to take guard while the tall Indian paceman hit the deck hard and asked questions off the batsmen. His next scalp was Cook who had trudged on for 93 balls to score 22. Ishant had the England skipper edge the ball to his opposite number leaving the team struggling on 72 for four.
With three quick wickets, India were in a commanding position. Root and Moeen Ali rallied on to take England to 105/4 at stumps under overcast conditions.
Earlier, building on the platform laid by Murali Vijay (95), Jadeja scored a quick-fire 57-ball 68 while Bhuvneshwar made 52 off 71 to take India to 342 in the second innings. After playing a possibly game changing knock, Jadeja claimed Sam Robson early in the innings while Ishant Sharma dealt couple of severe blows in a stingy spell to push the hosts on the back-foot.
Resuming on 169/4, Vijay and Dhoni added 33 to the overnight score until the latter departed. Grafting runs watchfully, the pair had kept the England pacers at bay. However, Liam Plunkett ended their partnership on 79. The pacer induced an edge off Dhoni's willow and Bell took the catch in the slips.
Stuart Binny then hurled Moeen Ali towards mid-off and followed his captain back to the dressing-room for naught. Cook covered good ground to take a running catch and leave India on 203/6. With two wickets off consecutive overs just before drinks, the Indian innings again needed stabilizing. Vijay who had held the innings together even as he lost partners at the other end was tasked with stitching another partnership to keep India in the game. He was joined by Jadeja in the endevour.
But, this time it was the opener, who was inching towards the opportunity to have his named carved on the honours list fell five runs short of a much-deserved century. Having battled it out in the middle for 246 deliveries, he returned edging James Anderson to the wicket-keeper.
With the lead on 211, Bhuvneshwar Kumar would have returned a bit before Lunch had Joe Root caught the ball as it flew over his head in the slips. The Jadeja-Bhuvneshwar pair then took India to 267/7 at Lunch.
Jadeja continued his onslaught post lunch and posted his maiden Test fifty. In the following over he hit Anderson straight over his head for four as he continued to add valuable runs to the total. While Jadeja entertained with fire-works, Bhuvneshwar too scored at a quick pace in the crucial partnership, which became the highest for the innings. The duo hit the boundary at will as they milked the opposition attack and seized the momentum.
With the partnership on 99, Jadeja attempting to pull Stokes only managed to send the ball high in the air and Cook running backwards took the catch. Ali followed up with the wicket of Mohammed Shami. In the next over, Bhuvneshwar dismissed Stokes to the long-on boundary to reach his third fifty in four innings. But in the pacer's next over, he nicked the bowler to second slip bringing an end to the Indian innings.
Brief scores:
Day 1: Ind 1st inn 290/9 in 90 overs (A Rahane 103, B Kumar 36, J Anderson 4/55, S Broad 2/79)
Day 2: Ind 1st inn 295 all out in 91.4 overs (M Shami 19, B Stokes 2/40); Eng 1st inn 219 in 86 overs (G Balance 110, B Kumar 4/46)
Day 3: Eng 1st inn 319 all out in 105.5 overs (L Plunkett 55*, B Kumar 6/82); Ind 2nd inn 169/4 in 63 overs (M Vijay 59*, MS Dhoni 12*, L Plunkett 2/23)
Day 4: Ind 2nd inn 342 all out in 301.1 overs (M Vijay 95, R Jadeja 68, B Kumar 52, B Stokes 3/51); Eng 2nd inn 105/4 in 46 overs (Moeen Ali 15*, J Root 14*, I Sharma 2/13)