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Liam Lloyd Warriner, a barman, was fined Tuesday by a Brisbane court a sum of 500 pounds for creating public nuisance.
He said the Queen was not entitled to "granny status" and warned he would repeat the act if US President Barack Obama were to make a visit to Australia.
He said his act was a political protest to show his contempt for the British monarch during her visit to Queensland in October last year, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The court heard that the man dropped his trousers and ran alongside the queen's motorcade for 50 metres, with an Australian flag clasped between his buttocks.
It was not clear whether the queen observed the act.
"I'm a proud anti-monarchist. What's uncivilised about it? We come into the world naked," Warriner said.
"Any self-important, self-propagating elitist, I will happily bare my buttocks to," he said.
"The queen represents where people can be born into importance. I don't think that any one family should have any more importance than any other family on this planet," he said.
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The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch in effect until 7:00 p.m. Monday evening including more than 50 counties.
Hail to 2 inches is possible, as well as wind gusts up to 70 mph.
In East Central Nebraska: Butler, Dodge, Polk, Saunders, and York Counties.
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DALLAS — Emphasizing that fuel efficiency was its core business, IdleAir, the nation's largest truck stop electrification (TSE) service provider, said during a news conference at the Great American Trucking Show here that it was continuing to expand its footprint at travel centers and dedicated fleet terminals in Texas.
Construction recently was completed for IdleAir's dedicated fleet facility with Transportation Services, Inc. ("TSI") in Mesquite, Texas, and construction is underway for expansion in Laredo, Texas on both the Flying J travel center and another major fleet terminal.
Since it emerged from bankruptcy three years ago under completely new management and with a new spelling for its name, IdleAir 34 now has 34 locations with 2,000 parking spaces and has the equipment for 5,000 more spaces.
Virtually all that equipment was retained when the former company removed its equipment from truck stops and travel centers throughout the U.S.
Company officials said here Thursday that it has signed up 40,000 drivers for the program.
They said 550 fleets that average over 200 trucks are also customers.
With no minimum usage requirements and new financing options, fleets can quickly realize significant fuel and maintenance savings with an easy solution that is customized to their operations, according to Jeff Maurer, chief listening officer at IdleAir..
Dedicated facility customers receive discounted pricing and a customized package of IdleAir services and support.
Fleets and owner-operators enjoy long-term savings by extending engine life and reducing wear and tear on diesel and battery APUs. Delivering inexpensive, seamless electric recharge solutions for battery systems, IdleAir integrates easily with other idle reduction strategies to help customers protect their investments in idle reduction equipment, he said.
"TSI has been an excellent partner. By combining their sophisticated, vertically integrated logistics operation with IdleAir's dedicated terminal solution, TSI is positioned to gain immediate savings as well as improved safety and driver retention," said IdleAir CEO Ethan Garber. "We are pleased to complement our expanding network of travel center locations with dedicated facilities at fleet terminals to deliver maximum savings and convenience to our customers."
Under the new management, IdleAir said it had streamlined its cost structure and modernized its product offerings to serve a broader audience with the features that customers want and prices starting as low as $1.49 per hour for the ConvoyTV+Power entertainment package.
IdleAir will open its first travel center with dedicated electrified pedestals at Cash's travel center in Port Allen, La. The installation at Cash's includes separate electrified rows that offer IdleAir's traditional overhead HVAC services delivered by IdleAir's recognizable yellow hose system.
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IDT Receives Prestigious Quality Award
Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 13:18 Written by TradersHuddle StaffSAN JOSE, Calif.-( Business Wire )-
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®) (NASDAQ:IDTI), the Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has received the 2012 Silver Award from Stack International, a renowned association of electronic equipment manufacturers.
Each year, Stack International recognizes consistent levels of achievement and overall performance meeting quality, delivery and service criteria. Out of only three semiconductor companies who receive an award each year, Stack International has recognized IDT with the Silver Award for its performance during the 2011 calendar year. This is the seventh quality award that IDT has received from Stack International since year 2000.
"Once again, IDT is honored to be recognized as a top-performing supplier," said Subramanyan Dakshinamoorthy, vice president of Worldwide Operations at IDT. "Our continued excellence begins with our commitment to quality. At IDT, we work carefully with all aspects of our supply chain to ensure the highest-level of quality, delivery, and service to meet or exceed our customers' needs."
"The entire Stack membership appreciates the accomplishments and support of these key suppliers during 2011," said Leon Rosenman, chairman of Stack International. "We celebrate their great achievements providing high levels of overall performance in meeting the Quality, Delivery and Service criteria of the Members of Stack International."
About Stack International
Stack International is an association of electronic equipment manufacturers who work together and with their suppliers in the precompetitive area of component evaluation and source certification in order to reduce the cost of component ownership.
Integrated Device Technology, Inc., the Analog and Digital Company™, develops system-level solutions that optimize its customers' applications. IDT uses its market leadership in timing, serial switching and interfaces, and adds analog and system expertise to provide complete application-optimized, mixed-signal solutions for the communications, computing and consumer segments. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., IDT has design, manufacturing and sales facilities throughout the world. IDT stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market® under the symbol "IDTI." Additional information about IDT is accessible at www.IDT.com. Follow IDT on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
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Justices Agree to Hear Case of "Little Donut Hole of Land with a Cross"
While most of us in the Eastern Time Zone were still rubbing the sleep from our eyes and dissecting whether Mickey Rourke got robbed last night (the Law Blog's take: he didn't), the folks down at One First Street, N.E., were busy churning out orders.
Of perhaps greatest note: The justices agreed to take up a fascinating case called Salazar v. Buono, on appeal from the Ninth Circuit. Initially, the lower courts — first a federal judge in San Francisco and then the Ninth Circuit — had ordered the federal government to take down an 8-foot cross mounted on federal land in California as part of a war memorial because, they held, the maintenance of the cross violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. This opinion was handed down by the Ninth Circuit in 2004.
However, while the first appeal was pending, Congress passed a law transferring the land into private hands. The lower court ruled the maneuver violated its original ruling, and in a 2007 opinion penned by Judge Margaret McKeown, the Ninth Circuit ruled:
That land exchange . . . would leave a little donut hole of land with a cross in the midst of a vast federal preserve. The issue we address today is whether the land exchange violates the district court's permanent injunction. We conclude that it does, and affirm the district court's order permanently enjoining the government from effectuating the land exchange and ordering the government to comply with the original injunction.
Click here for the Bloomberg story; here for the AP's take; here for the Ninth Circuit's 2007 opinion.
The current challenge, however, could turn on our old friend, standing. The appeal contends that Frank Buono, the Oregon resident objecting to the cross, lacks the ability to sue. The appeal also argues that the congressional land transfer obviated the constitutional problems.
According to Bloomberg, President Obama's solicitor general nominee Elena Kagan could well shift positions perhaps even withdraw the government's appeal.
"There's no question the Obama administration will change the perspective," said Marci Hamilton, a professor at Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law in New York, to Bloomberg. She said that, even if the new administration presses ahead with the appeal, "they don't have to put everything into it."


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Samsung announces curved Gear S smartwatch
3G on board
15 August 2014
Samsung buys SmartThings
Buying stupid things would be dumb
06 August 2014
Apple and Samsung declare patent truce
Until one of them starts firing rockets
28 July 2014
Samsung phone copies Apple and catches fire
How can you sleep while your beds are burning?
17 July 2014
TSMC reportedly losing Apple and Qualcomm orders
Sorry, but 14nm sounds better
17 July 2014
Samsung releases second part of Alien commercial
Even worse than the first one
11 July 2014
Samsung investigates the use of child labour
So that's why it's called the Galaxy Mini!
10 July 2014
Only Samsung is interested in Super AMOLED displays
Sales slow as rivals snub technology
09 July 2014
Samsung to introduce Gear VR headset in September
Alongside Galaxy Note 4 phablet
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Brazilians snub World Cup to rob Samsung
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This is my first time to post on a message board…but here goes. I just had my first miscarriage, after 2 normal pregnancies/deliveries (my kids are 4 and 2). My pregnancy seemed to be going fine, but at 17 weeks 2 days I started spotting (pink). A day of rest stopped it. But 2 days later it started again (this time brown), so I went for a sonogram, which showed no heartbeat, and that the baby had stopped growing at 12-13 weeks. We had previously had a sonogram at 13 week 4 days which showed the baby at normal size, and with a heartbeat, so this seemed strange. We were/are devastated, though finding comfort and peace in the Lord. I opted for a natural miscarriage, so it was another week before I delivered the baby. I should have been 18 weeks 5 days when I delivered her. I have had 2 natural births with my kids (one a home birth) but this was way harder than those, I think because I couldn't relax, as well as obviously the emotional reasons. Everything came out and a sonogram later that day showed my uterus was empty, so no need for a d&c. I got to hold the baby, she was perfectly intact, and sure enough was only about the size of my palm, which lines up with the sonogram tech saying she stopped growing at 12-13 weeks. She had arms, legs, hands, feet, fingers, toes, facial features, everything (except strangely no ears...) We live in china so getting answers and explanations is hard/impossible because of their customs and the language barrier. The main question I have is…is it possible that my baby was still alive for awhile after the 13 week sonogram but just not growing? Because I really thought I felt her moving (from 11 weeks onward) and my belly was still growing. And I still felt pregnant, and had no bleeding until, like I mentioned, 17 weeks 2 days. I know it's also possible that she died right after that 13 week sonogram and my body just didn't start the miscarriage process for over a month. That doesn't explain the symptoms/lack of symptoms though. Just wondering if anyone else has had an experience like mine? Thanks for any imput...
Miscarriage at 18 weeks, baby stopped growing at 12-13 weeks
I have a d&c today. I haven't had much spotting at all. Maybe ill get some answers today. Again I'm so sorry you had to go thru this.
Me (37) DH (47)- after 3 m/cs and then IVF with PGD our family is complete :)
Good question. I delivered my son at 17w6d gestation and he was the size of about 15 1/2weeks according to dr. He obviously had died beforehand, but I did not think he had been gone that long.
I have heard other women say that they felt the baby move after death, and it was explained that it was the baby moving aroung due to the mom moving and not from baby.
I also have read that after a baby dies in the womb they tend to shrink a bit in size.
I hope this helps. I know it's hard. I decided to go into the hospital to be induced to deliver my baby boy after we found out by u/s that he had died. I got to hold him and I got footprints and I am glad I saw him even thouigh I was afraid to do so at first.
Take care.
6DS, 5DD, Angel David @18w 10-27-10, 9 m/c(2 sets of twins)
Looking for a rainbow after 7 losses in a row
Thanks ladies, your info is helpful. Like I said, it is hard to get answers from the doctors here. So sorry for your losses.
May you find comfort.
A,stillborn in 2011. MC may 2009. TTC since 2004 .BOY/GIRL.Twins! EDD Nov 8th 2013. Babies born on August 28 2013. In NICU now!!!!
To know I am not alone.
We conceived in March and were due December 3. At 18 weeks pregnant I woke up with wet underwear. I went to the bathroom and the placenta literally came out of me with my sweet little baby inside. It was no bigger than 2 inches long, but perfectly formed. I had a doctor's appointment a week before and heard the heart beat. Doctor confirmed after miscarriage that baby stopped growing 4-5 weeks ago. Thank you for posting your stories, it's comforting to know I am not alone in this tragedy, although I'm very sorry that you also had to go through this pain.Â
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Aug 14, 2012.. was one of the saddest days of my life.. i was 12 weeks 4 days.. this was my fifth pregnancy, i am 36 years old. I have a 15 mth old, little girl who was still nursing a few times a day. The doctors said it was fine to con't nursing, that it wasn't the cause of my spotting. I knew something wasnt right, ive never had any spotting with my other pregnancies. i spotted 3 times, started brown, went to red then back to brown. each time i went to the ob, and my baby heart beat was very strong 170's 180's. i had an ultrasound at 11 wks, my little peanut was very active, and i was told every thing looked perfect.. i had a vaginal scan, and the student tech was killing me, i went home and saw red more then the two times previously where is was just a sm amt. The doctor assured me i was ok, went in a few days later, strong fetal tones again.   i was going for the sequenial screen on 8/16 which i didn't make it too. Each time i spotted i had a burning back pain. when i got out of my car, and stood up i was gushing with blood, i drove myself to the family life center instantly, and the blood was just pouring out.. the top specialist did a u/s... my baby was just laying there peacefully on its back, no movement or heartbeat.. the Md said the baby just went, and my placenta was pulling apart, seen a huge hematoma (blood clot) inside.. i was soo sad, and just kept crying. the father got to the hospital just in time to see the u/s and baby as well. the whole pregnacy he wasn't supportive.. he cryed and felt bad.. i had to have an emergency D&C and be intubated during the process.. they were afraid i'd hemorrhage to dealth and lost to much blood. it was scary. a part of me wishes i could of naturally passed my baby so i could of seen him or her intact, but i was worried about my life.. the md was discussing having to take my uterous, i said i have 5 girls (twins)  at home that need me, do what ever you need to do.  my kids are 18, 13 1/2 old twins, 11, and 1.. i was happy that my youngest Grace would have a sibling to play and grow with..  i spent the next two days at urgent care and the er's.. they thaught i had pulmonary embolisms.. my lungs had partially collapsed causeing pain in my chest and when breathing.. the physical pain of this distracted me a bit from my loss.. i had prayed on my belly the night before, and was talking to God and my mother who had past last year when i was pregnant with Grace.. to watch over and protect my baby, i told God how grateful i was and blessed to love another baby.. and promised to love this baby as i do with all my others.. i really wish i could of had a pic of my baby from the u/s that day.. she/he looked just like my youngest baby.. i felt this baby was my boy... i wasnt as sick as i was with my last pregnancy, just soo fatigued.. i trust God does everything for a reason, and my angel is back in his arms.. soo sorry for any women who has to go through this. it is devastating..  being able to con't nursing my toddler and cuddle her has helped me.. God bless all this little angel souls.. we will see them again in heaven. xoxoÂ
ps you will go on an emotional roller coaster ride as i am, and question everything..  just know that the baby soul will be with you in spirit, and may one day come back to you or your family.  the first few days, i cryed and kept saying "why did you leave me, i wanted you" "God why did you take my baby away" as the prenancy hormones fade, i seem to be emotionally stronger, teary eyed and crying at random moments are less and less.. my baby was due Feb 22, 2012    i couldn't imagine still births or losing a baby/child...  my heart goes out to all of you
My son was the lenght of an average 15 weeker (he passed around 15w 4days...the last time I felt him move...) but his weight was low (only 6oz.) They told me it was b/c he had been gone a strech before the ultrasound. It was the worst day in my life to deliver him, yet I felt closure since we were able to hold him. Keep finding stregth in the Lord, he will get you through your hardest days.Â
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TORONTO -- Tyler Bozak scored twice to help the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Air Canada Center on Saturday.
Bozak scored a shorthanded goal 3:44 into the third period when he poked the puck away from Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall and raced in against goalie Jimmy Howard on a breakaway. Bozak lifted the puck on the backhand over Howard's glove hand for his seventh goal of the season.
Bozak made it 4-1 with an empty-net goal with 1:47 left. Jonathan Bernier made 25 saves for Toronto, which won its second in a row since a 9-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
The Maple Leafs saluted their fans afterward after not doing so following a 5-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
Leo Komarov gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead Saturday with his second goal of the season. Komarov picked up a loose puck from Mike Santorelli and skated in against Howard. Komarov's shot went off defenseman Jonathan Ericsson past Howard with 8:21 left in the first period.
Tomas Tatar tied the game 1-1 with 9:32 left in the second period with his ninth goal of the season. Tatar one-timed a pass across the attacking zone from Xavier Ouellet past Bernier. Tatar's goal was his fifth goal and seventh point in the past five games. It was the first NHL point for Ouelette, a defenseman playing his sixth game.
Maple Leafs defenseman Roman Polak sustained a lower-body injury after he delivered a check on Tatar before he scored and did not return. Polak's left ankle was caught underneath Tatar as he went down to the ice; he was helped off by teammates.
Peter Holland made it 3-1 with his fifth goal of the season with 4:22 left in the third. Holland stole the puck from Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist and took it all the way in on Howard and snapped a wrist shot to the blocker side for the goal.


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Story by Josiah Wilson, Defense Media Activity
65 years ago today the Berlin Airlift began, bringing millions of tons of food and supplies to German citizens living the in the isolated, Allied-occupied sector of West Berlin.
During this time of the Cold War, the Soviet Union occupied East Berlin with hopes of controlling the whole city. They attempted to reach this end by blocking food and supplies from West Berlin in hopes that the population would starve, businesses would fail and residents would turn to the East Berlin Soviets for assistance. In response to this, the Truman administration joined with Allied forces to organize the Berlin Airlift and bring supplies by airplane to the western part of the city. With only two runways in West Berlin to work with, Allied forces devised a flight plan that delivered millions of tons of food and supplies to West Berliners for over a year.
Retired Navy veteran Charles Devonshire was a pilot during the Berlin Airlift. In this interview with the Air Mobility Command Museum, he gives an account of his experiences during this unique humanitarian mission.
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Workout Finisher: Metabolic Cardio Mix-Up
Let's face it, most guys finish their workout routines with a few sets of curls or hanging abs and call it a day. You see them sitting around chatting with their buddies talking about the deep burn, while you're gearing up for your metabolically spiking workout finisher. You've fasted all morning and just finished the main part of your workout. Your body is a fat burning furnace and you're gonna make the most of it.
This metabolically spiking finisher will kick your calorie burn into high gear during and after your workout, thanks for the EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption) phenomenon. Basically, it takes energy to return your body to its pre-workout state, thus increasing your metabolism for hours after your workout. The result? A bigger, fitter, stronger you.
The metabolic cardio mix-up incorporates sprints with body weight exercises for 10-minutes of
hell fun. Perform the circuit below as many times in a row in 10-minutes. Perform twice a week with the aim of getting more work done in the 10-minute time frame.
Set up a treadmill at a level 5.0 incline and at a speed you can maintain for 15-seconds. Leave the treadmill on during the entire finisher (use the handrails to jump on and off).
Get a TRX ready on a pull up bar for suspension pushups, grab a 5kg slam ball and a skipping rope.
1) 15-second treadmill hill sprint (incline level 5.0)
2) 15 suspension pushups
3) 10 split lunge jumps per side (perform alternating)
4) 5 pull-ups
5) 15-second treadmill hill sprint
6) 50 hops skipping rope
7) 5 tuck jumps
8) 15 suspension mountain climbers per side
9) 20 jumping jacks
10) 10 overhead medicine ball slams
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Sanofi's Newest Biotech Buy
Faced with looming generic competition for drugs representing 50% of its revenues, Sanofi-Aventis said today that it is spending some $400 million to up its share in Regeneron, a biotech with no products on the market.
Sanofi already owned 4% of the company. By buying 12 million newly issued shares at $26 a piece (a roughly 50% premium to yesterday's closing price), Sanofi is upping its stake to 19%. The company will also pay $85 million up front as part of a research deal, and fund up $475 million more research over the next five years.
Essentially, another routine day in the drugs business: An old, big pharma company faces the loss of patents on a bunch of big drugs, doesn't have a whole lot going on in the pipeline, and really wants to get to the promised land of biotech riches.
In this case, Sanofi was already collaborating with Regeneron on its drug Aflibercept (VEGF Trap), a cancer drug in late-stage trials for prostate and lung cancer. The drug uses a mechanism similar to that used by Genentech's cancer superstar, Avastin.
As part of the new deal, Sanofi and Regeneron plan to bring two to three biotech drugs into the pipeline each year, Sanofi Vice President of Research and development Jean-Claude Muller said in a conference call, according to Dow Jones.
They'll start with a drug that's in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis. They also plan to collaborate on a second drug (an antibody to Delta-like ligand-4 (Dll4), if you must know) that affects the body's ability to grow new blood vessels — the same function targeted by Avastin and VEGF Trap.


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Former Methuen Mayor Sharon Pollard Fined $4,000
For Funneling $200K in Mitigation Funds to Non-Profit She Co-Founded
According to the Disposition Agreement, in 2004, Brooks Pharmacy agreed to give Methuen $650,000 to mitigate traffic problems created by a new store on Howe Street. Pollard instructed Brooks Pharmacy to pay $450,000 to the city and $200,000 to the Festival of Trees. When the City Council formally accepted the $450,000 payment from Brooks Pharmacy in September 2004, Pollard did not disclose the $200,000 payment she arranged for the Festival of Trees. In spring 2005, Pollard appeared before the City Council to answer questions that had arisen about the $200,000 payment. In June 2005, the Festival of Trees returned the $200,000 it had received to the City. Pollard testified that she believed that the City had already addressed traffic issues in the area and that the funds should go to a variety of civic projects, including wall restoration.
Section 23(b)(2) of the conflict law prohibits a public employee from using or attempting to use her position to secure for herself or others an unwarranted privilege of substantial value not properly available to similarly situated individuals. By instructing Brooks Pharmacy to give $200,000 to the Festival of Trees, Pollard used her position to secure for the Festival of Trees an unwarranted privilege. Section 23(b)(3) prohibits a public official from knowingly or with reason to know acting in a manner which would cause a reasonable person, having knowledge of the relevant circumstances, to conclude that anyone can improperly influence or unduly enjoy the public employee's favor in the performance of her official duties. By acting as mayor on a matter in which a private organization she co-founded had a substantial financial interest, Pollard violated this section of the law. The Disposition Agreement notes that "the appearance of impropriety was exacerbated by Pollard not notifying the City Council of the $200,000 payment or obtaining the City Council's consent of the payment" to the Festival of Trees.


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I did a forum search, and couldn't find any posts on this. Anyway, I'm playing as a level 22 duelist and recently have been trying out the Warlord's Mark curse. It's supposed to give about 3% life of physical attacks, but it seems to be doing nothing, save for he endurance and flask charges when I kill an enemy.
I realize that WM does not work for spells, or for elemental damage. I've even tried hitting cursed enemies with melee basic attack, carefully watching the numbers on my HP orb, and they don't increase when I hit. Is this a bug?


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May 22, 2002
California Announces Summer Energy Conservation Plan
California Governor Gray Davis announced in early May the state's plans for continued energy conservation this summer. The governor's plan includes a continuation of the state's "Flex Your Power" media campaign, as well as a new program with 1,100 retailers to promote energy efficient lighting, appliances and equipment. The state also plans to help agricultural users install energy-efficient pumps for irrigation and other uses. See the governor's press release.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) reported in mid-May that the state should have sufficient electricity supplies this summer, so long as consumers continue to use energy efficiently. Although the CEC doesn't expect consumers to repeat last summer's achievements, it is counting on consumers using less energy than they did in 2000. See the CEC press release.
The CEC might expect less conservation this summer, since a CEC report issued on May 21st showed that a major motivator last summer was "to stop energy suppliers from overcharging." On the other hand, there are reasons to expect continued energy savings, since 19 percent of Californians installed compact fluorescent light bulbs and 17 percent bought energy-efficient appliances. Other common actions were to turn off lights and appliances when not in use, to reduce air conditioner use, and to shift some energy use to off-peak hours. See the press release and other documents on the CEC Web site.


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© 2010 Declan S
Metro 2033, based on the novel of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky, is a survival horror first person shooter that sees you as Artyom, the young protagonist gallivanting about post-apocalyptic Moscow trying to save his city from a dangerous new threat – The dark ones.
The people of Moscow have been pushed underground into the Metro (subway) system, due to the fact that the air on the surface is now unbreathable without a gas mask, and to make things worse, it is also populated by a plethora of mutants of various species, each of which has its own set of abilities.
Artyom, a strapping young lad, is given the small responsibility of saving the metro systems; luckily for him, the task comes with on the job training.
• The Metro 2033 Underground
The goods:
What Metro 2033 has going for it most is its atmosphere, and its storytelling. Like any good survival horror game should, Metro 2033 creates a dynamic and chilling atmosphere. From the very first scenes in the game, Metro 2033 provides an authentic representation of what it may be like to live in the aftermath of a disaster.
Families line up hopelessly behind barriers trying to be processed, with makeshift shanties a plenty and lost children crying for their mother. Each stop along the Metro system really has its own personality, and it is great just to walk around each station, immersing yourself in the melancholy world of the metros.
Unfortunately, this lasts all of 45 seconds, as most stations seem to have about 4 bedrooms which accommodate hundreds of people. It would have been nice to make the stations a little bigger at some points.
It is also a major disappointment that 90% of people are too stroppy to speak to you in stations, and instead of a game such as Fallout 3 where almost everyone is willing to tell you their life stories, most of the metro dwellers seem to simply ignore you.
The atmosphere on the surface of Moscow is fantastic as well. A feeling of lingering death is certainly present, and you quickly learn that if it moves, you kill it. Any humans you do find on the surface will most likely be raiders looting old buildings.
You have to constantly be on your toes; around the corner there will always be a Nosalis ready to pounce or an anomaly ready to destroy all in its way. The surface missions get even eerier later on in the game when you have to make your way through the skeletons of old Soviet buildings, clearing out its new mutated inhabitants.
Flashback scenarios, most reminiscent of the television series Cold Case, are also present. One such example is when Artyom comes across a derelict playground, and suddenly the screen becomes vibrant with colors, complete with little children playing on all the equipment, before reverting back to the arctic winter of a deserted Moscow.
These flashbacks are most definitely under-utilised, and although I am sure there were more, the playground example is the only one that comes to mind once completing the game.
Another fantastic feature which adds to the atmosphere is the inclusion of the whole gas mask system, which you will need whenever you are above the metros.
Not only will you have to continually check your watch to see how much air you have left, not unlike a system which a scuba diver may have, but you will also have to continually replace your mask to replace the cracks that appear after getting into scraps with enemies – when your mask finally smashes, you have a precious few seconds before watching Artyom slowly choke to death.
While both the idea of the watch/monitoring your air and having your mask crack may seem like a cool idea, they are rarely used, and to see both results I had to sit there and force my character to choke to death.
•The Last Russian
Even on hard there are so many gas masks and filters around it never gave me any trouble. It definitely would have added to the game if you were in a constant struggle to find your next breath of fresh air, although at the same time if that was the case I would probably be complaining about how scarce the filters/breathing masks were, so go figure.
Possibly the greatest draw to Metro 2033 is the storyline. It is nice to play a game where I don't have to decide what happens; it is all done for me. At the start of every chapter an excerpt of the novel is read and foreshadows what is to come in the chapter ahead.
The story also has a nice variety to it, ranging from sneaking through a war between Communist Reds and Nazis, to recovering an old Soviet missile, to running handcuffed through a station trying to evade soldiers. Unfortunately Metro could probably be beaten in less than 5 hours on easy, and doesn't really have the replay value of games such as Fallout 3. Nevertheless it does have one of the best stories of any game on the 360.
The Bads.
Unfortunately, Metro 2033 certainly does fall down in quite a few areas. Firstly, the developers thought a great idea would be to make a flashlight that you have to charge yourself, to add realism or something.
However a full charge, which takes about 15 seconds of you tediously pressing the trigger button, only lasts for about a minute worth of flashlight anyway, so you end up walking around most of the time with a 10% strength flashlight reminiscent of something you may buy at a $2 shop.
The game is fairly glitchy in some areas, and at times I found myself stuck behind something I had just jumped into, having to reload a checkpoint which was quite annoying. A real disappointment was that despite having such an intricate and intriguing world, there were about 5 different types of mutant enemies, and of the 5 you will spend the majority of your time fighting just one, the Nosalis.
To compliment the generic enemies, Metro 2033 loads out with a bunch of generic guns as well. You can have a pistol with a silencer, a long barrel and a scope, a machine gun (with a silencer or a scope), or a 'generous' range of two different shotguns.
As well as this there is also a (butter) knife, throwing knives or grenades. Generally in shooting games having a silencer makes bullets weaker, yet in Metro 2033 guns with a silencer seem to shoot rubber bullets, which makes for a very annoying experience.
However Metro's biggest fault which almost outshadows all of its great features is its terrible stealth system. Many sections in the game give you the option to sneak around with silenced weapons and throwing knives, night vision stealth suits, the ability to turn off lights etc, one would think this would be a good experience. It isn't.
As soon as one enemy catches a glimpse of you everyone within a 5 mile radius knows exactly what dark hole you are hiding in. Run up behind an enemy and stab him with your (butter) knife? Nice try – He will call for help and you will have 30 screaming Russians down your throat.
As someone who has played many games such as Splinter Cell and Hitman, and likes to take a stealthy approach, I was horrified at just how badly the stealth sections were implemented into Metro, and this nearly ruined the game for me.
One final flaw worth mentioning is its highly flawed ammo trading system. The general gist of it is that in the world of the metros, currency is now void, and instead goods are priced in amounts of High Grade ammunition. Its shiny, they look like coins so this starts off alright.
Where it gets tricky is that your machine gun can actually shoot these bullets for extra damage, so you literally fire away your money. However the way they implemented this is fairly dismal. Firstly, your regular "Dirty" ammo doesn't really look that different from precious currency to begin with, so it is hard to distinguish between the two when you are first starting out in the game.
Secondly, instead of having a clear toggle between shooting your "currency" and "dirty bullets"; tapping the reload button while your cartridge is full triggers the other types of bullets to be loaded. The problem with this is in the heat of the moment whilst fighting, it is extremely easy to accidentally switch to your money and shoot away all the currency you have been collecting for the last 3 chapters.
I was sorely disappointed when trying to purchase a mean looking sniper rifle only to realize I had about 6 high quality ammo and some breadcrumbs left in my pocket, despite knowing I had hundreds only a level or two earlier.
The only saving grace is throughout the game you won't ever need money as for one there are so little guns in the game that buying bigger and better isn't that important, and secondly by the time the better guns are available in stores you have usually already been given them at some point in the story anyway.
In short Metro 2033 has the makings of a great game, but there are a few major things that let it down. It is by far still worth playing, yet it is just disappointing that it could have been so much better. I would be surprised if a sequel doesn't pop up in a year or so.


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Over 75 percent of North America's gadwall population winters along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coasts. Gadwalls frequent the coastal marshes in these states and typically rank first or second among all duck species in terms of number harvested. Despite their significance to hunters in this region, waterfowl biologists have a relatively poor understanding of gadwall habitat use, regional and long-range movements, and over-winter survival rates. Gadwalls spend extensive time feeding during the winter, hence habitat quality and quantity and disturbance maybe important factors influencing choice of wintering areas, regional movements, and over-winter survival rates. Consequently, the Gulf Coast Joint Venture (GCJV), Ducks Unlimited (DU), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Louisiana State University have initiated a cooperative research effort to better understand winter movements and survival of gadwall. A pilot research study was conducted during fall and winter 2006-2007 to assist with the development of a full-scale study during 2007 – 2009. Results of this research will be used to evaluate current GCJV conservation strategies that focus on restoring habitats to attract and support wintering gadwalls.
1) Estimate habitat use by female gadwalls during winter in coastal Louisiana.
2) Quantify large scale movements of female gadwalls during winter in coastal Louisiana.
3) Document spring migration corridors, chronology, and indicated breeding areas of female gadwall that winter in coastal Louisiana.
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By Wayne Sheets, Contributing Business Writer
The last count I made showed a total of 42 Elkins and Randolph County merchants participating in the "It's $2 Good" advertising and "shop locally" economic impact campaign. Several merchants are offering specials, along with other promotional opportunities, with the use of the $2 bills.
According to Robert Morris, executive director of the Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, the program is doing quite well. It is, however, producing some interesting and rather humorous situations many of which result from not fully understanding the program and others from never having seen $2 bills before.
According to some merchants at Tuesday's Downtown Merchants Meeting, some people are refusing to accept the bills out of fear that they are not legal tender. A customer at one of the banks supposedly asked to exchange the $2 bills for "real money." Another, after receiving several $2 bills at the drive-through window immediately went to the parking lot, went inside and asked to exchange the bills for money that could be spent outside Randolph County.
The program is supposed to show how local shopping with $2 bills supports the local economy and how the money stays in the community, but some merchants fear that the bills are being hoarded. Supposedly, many people have never seen them before and are collecting them rather than putting them into circulation as was hoped.
Whether the program proves how much of the money ($2 bills and all the rest) stays in the community remains for the most part speculation, but the stories coming from the campaign are fun to hear.
Merchants are beginning to discuss ideas relating to Christmas shopping. While the season is still some two and a half months away, it is time to start thinking about advertising and special shopping hours. If you have an idea you'd like to share with other merchants, you are welcomed to do so at the next and succeeding meetings. The next meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 12 at Ceramics with Class located at 203 Davis Ave. The merchants usually meet every other Tuesday morning, but with the Forest Festival being in full swing on the next regularly scheduled meeting it was postponed a week.
While we're on the subject of Christmas, the Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, will be on Dec. 3, beginning at 6 p.m. More information will be forthcoming.
Trick or Treat for the Elkins downtown area will be on Friday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. What a great time to offer specials since many adults will have their children in the downtown stores.
Many folks are wondering what the construction in progress at the All Veterans Memorial is all about. Well, according to Ed Griesel, a concrete pad is being poured to better facilitate and support future functions at the memorial. This would provide a level and reliable surface for serving refreshments.
We hear many, many comments about how the people who run the Mountain State Forest Festival "take over and install their own form of government" during the week of festivities often times to the dissatisfaction of local residents. I hear many people say that they are "getting out of town that week to get away from the hassle and confusion." Personally, I think this is counterproductive although it's everyone's choice. Things do get hectic during the week and traffic does become a headache for the locals who know the traffic patterns and get aggravated and grumpy because of the delays caused by out-of-towners. Put yourself in their place and perhaps courtesy and patience might come a little easier.
Anyway, back to the actions of those who plan, organize and "pull it all off."
Those who have been associated with the festival know that it is a tremendous undertaking involving everything from traffic control, to security, to the prevention of blocking businesses with activities such as the carnival and countless other details. Garry "Short Pants" Schoonover, who loves to wear shorts during the summer and said he'd wear them year around if he could, has been associated with the annual event for "more years than he likes to remember." He offered his take on the actions of the planners and organizers at Tuesday's merchants meeting hoping that those there at least would have a better understanding of how things work.
"There are a thousand and one things that have to be considered when planning each event," Schoonover said. "It's not that the organizers are dictatorial in their planning - it's a matter of compromise. Changing the daily pattern of things to accommodate a particular function always irritates someone for the convenience of others. They (the organizers) do everything possible to keep inconveniences to a minimum but simply cannot eliminate all of them.
"Traffic arteries and flow for emergency response vehicles are a prime consideration. Preventing the blockage of priority services and businesses must be considered and dealt with."
Alluding to the many changes that have taken place in the old railyard, he said, "There have been many changes in the physical layout of the downtown area in the past few years necessitating the relocation of several things - one of the main ones is the carnival. Because of the addition of the American Mountain Theater and the Railyard Restaurant, much of the carnival that used to be located on Railroad Avenue has had to be resituated. This has and continues to irritate some of those who live or have businesses in that area. It can't be helped. The carnival brings in money to cover the cost of many of the activities that are provided without charge.
"The festival people work very hard with everyone involved to make the event as enjoyable and irritation free as they possible can," Schoonover said. "They deserve the consideration and latitude needed to make the most festive event of the year in Elkins a success and enjoyable for everyone."
While I and many others that I've talked to disagree with the "findings" of the economic impact study of a few years ago, the festival is undeniably a tremendous economic boost to the local economy - perhaps partly responsible for helping some businesses remain open during the lean months of January through April each year.
Everyone has the right to do what they consider best for themselves, of course, but to leave town during the most festive event of the year does not seem to me to be the best way of supporting our community.
I, as are many others in our community, am saddened that we lost Don Smith as our general manager and publisher of The Inter-Mountain. Don and his lovely wife, Samantha, were longtime residents of the community and took an active part in the preservation and promotion of its cultural and economic heritage and worked hard to assure its economic future. He gave me the opportunity to write this column, an opportunity for which I will be eternally grateful and I thank him for that.
I welcome our new leader, Heather Goodwin Henline, to our community. I will do everything in my power to support her and wish her every success in her new assignment. Sometimes it's hard to make the adjustment to change but with new people come new ideas. Welcome aboard, Heather.


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Apr 21
21+ $7 A group of touring West Coast Hip Hop acts combines with CT's finest. Hosted by the brilliant Joey Batts. Dj Mo Niklz on the tables all night Self Suffice- CT, Positive, spiritual hip hop repping in his home town. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTXuh3ehQTg Awol One Awol One of the Shapeshifters has been instrumental in the indie scene of LA since the inception of his group with 2mex and Existereo, The Shapeshifters. He is also an accomplished author, artist and graphic designer who runs his Brainheart Company out of Ponoma. He has performed with Eminem, Sublime, Atmosphere, Barrington Levy and made music with legends like Krs One, Xzibit, B Real and indie stalwarts like Slug and Aesop Rock. Hes toured Europe, Canada and the US extensively for nearly 2 decades as a solo artist & with group projects and continues to release critically acclaimed, groundbreaking work in a variety of fields. www.awolonemusic.com www.fakefourinc.com/artist/awol-one Owl Hours album http://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/owl-hours Gel Roc A Southern California native, Gel Roc is an emcee primarily known for his abrasive lyrics along side his EX2 (E Times Two) cohorts. A veteran street artist, Gel's roots stem from b-boy, graffiti, and hip hop culture of the 80's & 90's. In 2006, he released his first solo album titled, "Laws & Flaws" and in 2010, Gel Roc and Mascaria released an avant garde named, "The Void". Gel Roc also collaborated with Escape & DJ Drez on solo album "Beautiful Tragedy" in 2011. Gel has also performed with KRS-One, Mass Men, Awol One, Abstract Rude, Freestyle Fellowship, 2Mex, Xololanxinxo, Orko Elohiem, The Shape Shifters, Alien Nation, Massive, Daddy Kev, DJ Hive, Deeskee, Psycho Realm, L*Roneous, Global Phlotations, Escape Artists, Ellay Khule and Riddlore of Project Blowed, Tree Dusk Muir, Roach The DJ, Joe Dub & Megabusive. http://www.alphapuprecords.com/artistpage.php?ArtistID=53 gelroc.abolanorecords.com Cloaks (Awol One & Gel Roc) Rule By Secrecy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95yCIn52u6Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player Invisibility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjiQ8jhq384&feature=youtube_gdata_player MINE+US mine+US (prounounced 'minus') hails from a small Petri dish of a town in the neo-conservative state of Arizona. Like most american born kids he spent most of his time as a child listening to crappy pop tunes and being a good little consumer. Though as mine+us grew older he began to develop a secret distaste for society and its oppressors. This disgust grew into hatred for authoritative teachers and fake friendly smiles. mine+US is promoting his latest album with DJ Hoppa 'Everything is A-OK'. Record Label http://brokencomplex.com/artists/mineus/ "Detox" video -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkdeftPRMYY "Everything Is A-OK" video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8SP17PUCkc ERASERFASE Eraserfase is a Los Angeles based producer/emcee that is currently promoting his debut full-length "Obseletism". In the last year he toured with artists such as Del The Funky Homosapien, and Awol One. With a captivating live show, Eraserfase showcases supreme live production techniques with laid back grooves that blend into his quick and intricate rhyme patterns. http://www.eraserfase.com/ https://soundcloud.com/eraserfase "Obsoletism Album Trailer" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzw-rgD4MLE
Mar 19
DJ DMONIC'S Birthday Bash is gonna take over Evangelo's and The Underground in Santa Fe off the plaza. A night of Hip-Hop explosion.
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HH4YN and RRP Presents: "Relax: It's Just HipHop" To start off the year we have guests from Las Cruses/L.A./Dallas/Arlington to come rock it with us. So we invite you to come check out some local and out of state HipHop artists. Live Performances By: Mine Us eraserfase Sivion Hunter The One Flotation Spewcataclism Dj Tape Mastah Steph Centrifik Sir Kutta Dufrane (Beat Set)
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The Mets hit the 40 game mark following last nights loss against the Yankees with a 19-21 won-loss record. Essentially 25% of the season is now complete. My hopes were up when the Mets finished April four games over .500. That nice start quickly vanished at the start of May and now they're looking to be right in line with the past 6 years. Only once since 2008 have the Mets not finished the first 40 games 1 game game above or below .500. Last year seems to be the anomaly.
- 2013 – 16-24
- 2012 – 21-19
- 2011 – 19-21
- 2010 – 19-21
- 2009 – 21-19
- 2008 – 21-19
Offense vs. Defense
There were a couple of situations during the first month that indicates the Mets are conflicted regarding the preference for players that are better on offense or defense. Ike Davis was traded to the Pirates a couple weeks into the season, the presumed better defensive player, essentially giving the starting first base job to Lucas Duda, the presumed better offensive player. However, over the last 30 days, Davis (.284 Avg. / 1 HR / 7 RBI) is hitting better than Duda (.236 Avg / 1 HR / 9 RBI), which is about the time the trade was made. Duda's defense has been better than expected of late turning some nifty double plays at first base, but that still doesn't put him on par with Davis defensively. Only time will tell which option was best, but my preference would have been to keep Davis over Duda.
On a similar topic, the Mets chose to start Juan Lagares in centerfield over Eric Young a few weeks into the season. I wrote about this last month and still believe Lagares is the better option in centerfield for both offense and defense. However, Young started all 4 games in the Yankees series. It's hard to ignore the affect Young has on a game with his speed. He causes havoc every time he gets on base… if only that happened more often! As I said, Lagares as the presumed better defensive player, yet he's also hitting better at this point in the season with a .296 Ave. Young is hitting .236. Seriously, the Mets are playing the lesser player from both offensive and defensive perspectives. This doesn't make any sense.
Replay has been used a lot to start the season… and I'm a big fan. The Mets have requested a replay 5 times during the first 40 games, resulting in 2 plays overturned. Both overturned plays extending an inning and runs scored following the replay. I'm all for the right calls being made as often as possible. Even better, this just shows how the right call can result in an extended inning. Or, worse, could have stalled an inning if the bad call was not overturned.
The Walk-off
Joker got a hold of me earlier this week to voice his displeasure with the antics that occur around the league after a team wins as a result of a walk-off hit. A player gets a walk-off hit, he gets to first base, the rest of the team mobs the player, and he gets pie in the face during the on-field post-game interview. I, for one, have grown to accept these antics following a game winning hit… outside of the pie-in-face. I'm not sure if anyone has noticed, but baseball is not the most exciting game. I don't even join fantasy baseball leagues because the season is just so long. I can only imagine how hard it is for
millionaire players to go out there every day. They do call it the dog days of summer for a reason. With that, I'm open to players getting a little overly excited following a game winning hit. There's not hurting anyone.
Regular Season Baseball vs. Playoff Basketball / Hockey
Baseball is alive and well on TV in the NY area. The Mets and Yankees played a 4 game series that also corresponded to NBA and NHL playoff games featuring NY area teams. The combined ratings for the Mets vs. Yankees games were higher than either of the NBA and NHL games. Granted, having the Mets and Yankees play against each other is doubling up on NY teams, but we're also comparing them to playoff games in other sports. I have a suspicion that a Knicks vs. Heat game would have resulted in better ratings, but that's just me thinking out loud (or in writing). Here's the info from Tuesday night for the Rangers vs. Penguins win or go home game 7:
… and here's the info from the Nets vs. Heat game 5 clincher.
Baseball wins!
On a side note…
There are just a few TV shows on my watch list. It's so small, I can write them here; NCIS, NCIS LA, Criminal Minds, and Hawaii 5-0. How I Met Your Mother is now over and off the list. It seems like every season Criminal Minds ends on a high note… and this year was no exception. I was at the edge of my seat the whole episode Wednesday night. It probably helped that I was led to believe one of the main characters was going to die, but it turned out one was just leaving the show. I'm glad they have yet to kill off any of the main characters. They just figure out a way for the character to make an exit. Anyway, it was a spectacular season finale.
And, finally, a little unknown fact about skim milk. Did you know skim milk naturally has a light blue tint, which is changed to white by added powdered milk? Really, skim milk is actually blue! I was stunned to find this out. And with that I'm now done for the day.


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Lecture, discussion. Placing women's experiences at the center of interpretation, this course introduces basic concepts and perspectives in Women's Studies. Focusing on women's history and contemporary issues for women, we will examine women's lives with a particular emphasis on the ways in which gender interacts with race, class, sexual orientation and ethnicity. The central aim is to foster critical reading and thinking about women's lives; the ways in which the interlocking systems of oppression, colon ialism, racism, sexism, ethnocentrism and heterosexism shape women's lives; and, how women have worked to resist these oppressions.
Critical Perspectives in Women's Studies
Arlene Avakian
Tuesday, Thursday 11:15 - 12:30 pm
Introduction to the fundamental questions and concepts of feminist thought and to the basic intellectual tools of analysis by which women's experience may be reviewed and analyzed across race, class, and sexuality and within the structures of contemporary global power and in the context of North American domination and the "new world order."
Career and Life Choices for Women (2 credits)
Karen Lederer
Monday 12:20 - 2:00 pm, pass/fail
Development of a systematic approach to career, educational, and life planning. Emphasis on prioritization of values and subsequent life choices. Elements of self exploration include: distinguishing between choosing a major and choosing a career; identifying and expanding areas of career interest; identifying current skills and skills necessary for career of choice; relating knowledge, interests and skills to career goals; and current issues for women in the workforce. Career planning skills include budgeting, writing resumes and cover letters, interviewing and use of various resources. Women's Studies students or seniors only.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Studies Seminar Series
Thursday, 1 credit, pass/fail
Mandatory attendance at Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Studies Brown Bag Series weekly. To receive credit, students must participate in discussion at the Brown Bags and complete response sheets on three of the presentations. Registration at the first Brown Bag. For more information, call the Program for GLB Concerns at 545-4824.
Women and Health Care
Jan Raymond
Tuesday, Thursday 2:30 - 3:45 pm
Topics include: the history of women and healing, medical education and women, midwifery, sterilization, gynecology and obstetrics, unnecessary surgery, menstruation, and philosophies of health and health care. A critical examination of health care as it affects women, using interdisciplinary sources.
Theorizing Women's Issues
Jan Raymond
Tuesday, Thursday 11:15 - 12:30 pm
Central to any tradition are the issues and controversies that help construct the theory of a tradition. Focus on a variety of feminist issues and controversies -- among them the construction of gender, race, and sexuality; feminism and men; the internati onal trafficking in women; violence against women; pornography; lesbianism; African-American feminism and women's resistance to oppression. These issues form a nucleus from which to think about: 1) What is theory? 2) Is theory important for feminism? 3) W ho are our theorists? 4) How is gender related to the components that help construct it, namely race, class and sexuality? 5) What is the importance of an international perspective? 6) How are theory and practice interrelated?
Writing for Women's Studies Majors
Kathy Lebesco
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:15 am
Junior Year Writing Requirement. Modes of expository writing and argumentation useful for research and writing in a variety of fields. This course will attempt to acquaint students with the many genres of writing within Women's Studies. It will be structu red around a set of readings selected to represent a large variety of stylistic approaches, e.g. scholarly writings in a number of fields, book reviews, film reviews, polemical journalistic writing, reportage, letters-to-the-editor, personal and self-refl exive prose, newsletter prose, conference reports. The readings will be short, and each will be intended to serve as a model of its kind to be analyzed, emulated, and/or critiqued. This course is only offered in the Fall semester.
Women, Men and Journalism
Karen List
Tuesday, Thursday 11:15 - 12:30pm
This course looks at issues surrounding the participation and portrayal of women in American journalism from colonial to contemporary times. It focuses on women journalists and the obstacles they have faced as well as on coverage of women from the 18th ce ntury through today in the context of the news-editorial aspect of newspapers, magazines, and broadcasting. Parallels are drawn with other groups, including African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. [This course is also cross-listed as JOURN 395A]
Representations of Women: Film and Social Change
Beheroze Shroff
Wednesday 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Screenings: Wednesday 5:30 - 8:00 pm
From Salt of the Earth to Daughters of the Dust, we will analyze women's images and spaces in cinema from different parts of the world. We will explore different ways of reading and interpreting film and social change. We will cover a range of issues -- r esistance strategies, marriage and society, aging, sexuality, women's roles in the family and the rewriting and rediscovery of history. Reading will include issues of race, class, gender, sexuality and feminist film theory. Essays and articles on film the ory and feminist film analysis will be used in order to define the cinematic language or style of these films through which women are portrayed. Cross-cultural analysis of various characterizations which recur in Third World cinema. This course may be cou nted toward the Women of Color Requirement for Women's Studies majors and minors.
Caribbean Women: Feminization of Development
Alex Deschamps
Monday, Wednesday 3:35 - 4:50 pm
This courses is intended as an analysis and synthesis of current scholarly thinking, policy practice, and activist experience about women and the process of change, development, and transformation in the Caribbean. Placing Women As Center moves beyond the concept, theory and practice of "integrating" Caribbean women in the development process. Women's triple roles (productive, reproductive, and community management) emerge as central elements of women's activities in both their individual daily lives and their collective social movements. Students will engage in case study analyses of (1) The Domestic Domain and the Community, (2) The Intersection of Reproduction and Production, (3) Popular Education in Practice, and (4) Economic Roles in both Urban and R ural sectors. This course may be counted toward the Women of Color Requirement for Women's Studies majors and minors.
The Social Construction of Whiteness and Women
Arlene Avakian
Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 - 10:45 am
Designed for students who have some familiarity with the historical, economic and political bases of racism, this course will explore the social construction of whiteness, its interaction with gender, and the historical and contemporary political resistan ce to white privilege focusing primarily on the US. Goals of the course are: (1) to gain an understanding of the historical, economic and political forces responsible for the construction and maintenance of whiteness; (2) to explore the mechanisms which i nsure that whiteness is experienced as the norm and not as a race; (3) to explore the critical role of gender in the construction of whiteness; (4) to foster students' ability to position themselves on the multiple axes of race, gender and class and to he lp them gain an understanding of the role they play in maintaining the privileges they have; (5) to help students explore effective action to challenge white privilege.
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Jenny Spencer
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Movieland Wax Museum
Last weekend I got a chance to visit the Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, CA. They have 100s of different celebrities made out of wax, all the well known celebrity and movie stars are there. It's a efinantly a good place to visit, if you are into movies, the level of details on those wax stars is amazing. Check it out if you are in the traveling in the area.
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What's playing this week?
I love going to the movie theaters, this week the movie Bolt, Twilight, The Betrayal and Special opens in the theaters. The Betrayal according to online reviews is supposed to be a good flick. It's a educational/general interest film about United States involvement in Laos, during the 1973 vietnam war. I'm checking this one out for sure. Bolt is an animated movie, great for kids, I'll probably wait for it to come out dvd or I'll just watch it on my satellite dish when its comes out. Special is some drama flick, not really sure what it's about, so I'll probably wait till it comes out on dvd to watch it. Anyway, I'm going to watch some NFL now, talk to you guys later.
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Does anyone know where to meet men now a days? Every where I look, all I find is losers. If you guys have some good ideas on where to find them, shoot me an email! Oh, and I would prefer white collar workers not some guy working for some rope hardware company.
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As you guys probably now I live in LA, around here the real estate prices have been hit pretty hard so I've been looking at Los Angeles Houses at houses.com to find some good deals.
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online tonight with david lawrence interview
i was interviewed on david lawrence's "online tonight". we chatted about a lot of things, ipod-like interfaces on mobile devices, advertising, pocket pcs, robots, the geek gym. visit their site and listen (hour 2).
also, check out this month's wired article
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pov shoes revisited (persistence of vision)...
...so i made a pair of shoes last year or so that spell words in the air as you walk or run. i'd really like to find someone who is in the shoe world and see what they think, awhile back i wrote up what these are, how they work and have some video too.
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Michael Serrimge departs from my band
a Dear friend steps in After 2 albums and several years of highs (and a few lows) surfing the world's couches together, Robb Surridge has decided to move on to other things. Though sad at the news, everyone involved with the High Lemmings wishes him all the best for the future. His contribution and personality will definitely be missed. Good luck Robb, we love ya! The High Lemmings will, of course, be retiring his number and raising his jersey at an upcoming show. Until a permanent new Jesus-figure/drum animal is found, the High Dials are thrilled to have old friend and celebrated drummer George Donoso III of the Dears lending his liver, energy and stylish chops to the rhythm section. Nice one
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Okay Boss What's up? Can't Post this comment under Brett's post
As long as it's not [. . .] the filthy Red Wings
Grim - as much as I'd like for it not to be true, I don't think you have anything to worry about; though as for a Canadian team - give the Senators their due - I watched Ray Emery in Juniors and he can be unbeatable.
Ugh. This is what I waited for two years to see
Brett - as a long suffering (and recently rewarded) Wings fan I can only offer this advice. The SCP are a cruel wench just waiting to rip out your heart. Do not succumb. Find other things to amuse you during the brutal two monthy journey. The best teams often do not even make the Finals. Let it go.
Now after I kick the dog, smash my fists into hard objects and scream to release the pent up frustration I hope to see a reasonable effort from the Wings tonight; however if they should lose (and it is better than 50-50 they will despite the vaunted "road record") God Willing my life will continue.
BTW - most of this is convincing myself that "it's just a game . . . it's just a game . . " I don't evern like me after a Wings playoff loss. My kids know to givbe me a wide berth.
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1. Amiket is a potential billion market opportunity fro the cancer pain path and even more fore the broader path neuropathic pain. "Make No mistake about it!", Talley stressed.2. Epicept have taken a more precise step for the FDA-meeting: SPA-protocol and fast track application for - Amiket aswell! Very good news, probably after communicating with interested parties at the negotiation table. After a deal, Big Pharma takes the leading role here, concerning that application.3. Still - Ceplene phase III to start before year end. 4. Above the credit and new expenditures, Epicept is financed for at least one year.5. News today that Denmark also have been given Ceplene a price, USD 68 824 for one whole treatment! (Remember Talley hoped for 40 000+ two years ago.)
I sure Tally is pleased as he can keep getting his salary and free shares!Why don´t you mention the most important point! The reverse split? Did the AM vote for or against?
Epicept have the possibility to make such a reversed split before next summer.1. But given news from my first post there will not be any reversed split.2. Your emphasis on this reversed split from the substance of the CO starts to have some peculiar,funny shadow. Hanging, over you.Get rid of the goast, MID. Do not under estimate the reader of this board, many of us have been in the stock market for 20-30 years.


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Update: From USA Today's report on the issue's story: In the story by Zeb Wells, Todd Nauck and Frank D'Armata, Spider-Man stops the Chameleon from spoiling Obama's swearing-in. At one point, Spider-Man says he mistook Vice President-elect Joe Biden for the Vulture (a vintage Spider-Man villain).
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IRVINE, Calif. - The final Revive Your Ride! promotion for the year begins Nov. 1, and it includes two new prize packages for retailers, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council.
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Sighting Basics
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|Date Submitted
|Date of the Event
|See unknown lights on game cameras. saw stationary star like object omitting lights shooting from it. camera catches fog like things all the time and streaks of light is ongoing.
|lights photo
Sighting Location
|United States
Sighting Specifics
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|101-500 Feet
|Sighting Duration
|Object Features
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Sighting Details
I did not put down the dates because the dates on the first game camera was not set correctly. There have been numerous pictures taken by different game cameras that I've put out that catch funny looking lights as well as fog like things we cannot understand. I first put out the camera to try and catch something that was getting chickens that were caged. I have pictures in my laptop of these funny looking lights. One is kinda like a small spinning object. I've kept 2 of these photos of the one that was spinning. There are pictures of streaking lights, one a mule is staring at. It was in the middle of the night. There are so many different types of things that seem to be going on. One night I called my boyfriend that was at his house at the noted address and ask him what he was doing and he said laying here in bed watching lights shoot out of what looks like a star. He said I was sure missing a light show. I hurried over to his house and saw the same thing happen only twice. He said it had been continuous before I arrived. I layer in bed starring at this star like thing that was above the tree line for over 2 hours and I finally went to sleep because it was just sitting there doing nothing. There is a security light near where this was happening and it was located above and to the west of the security light. There are no other lights where this thing was. The fields I filled out above describe not one sighting but this one plus all the other streaks of light we see on the game camera. There are several I have of a fog like object taken in the pen I had the game camera located in. I was still trying to catch whatever had been taking the chickens. I moved it around several times and seemed to always get something weird on it. One picture shows large lights like something from way above is shining down on the area of his house, pens and shop, like four or five illuminating., like four or five fingers of light coming from the sky. I also have one picture that shows four lights or funny illuminating right in front of the camera between the chicken pens and the game camera. We have also seen an orb of some kind bouncing around in the bed of my new pickup truck when we parked and were checking out the pickup bed camera. Seeing how it worked. It was dark, parked in front of his (boyfriends house) and stationary. This light basketball size object was in the bed of the pickup moving around then out of the pickup bed when he turned on the camera that shows the bed of the pickup���.we both freaked out as to what it was. I really don't know what all these things are that we've been catching on my game cameras but it doesn't seem to matter what camera I put out it catches streaks of light and some appear to be coming from not only the side of the camera, across the field of view, but also from the ground up. One pic shows his mule looking at one of these streaks. The next picture shows the streak in a different place like these streaks of light are moving and are all around his place, in front yard, in the pens, etc���.He was working in his large shop one night and saw a flash of light and thought wow there's a thunderstorm coming up he thought it was lightening. Then he walked out the door to see and one went right by him very fast. He was telling me about it and said not only do the cameras catch these funny things but I saw one in person. So���.There was only one time there was a stationary object that had shooting objects coming from it. The other times are ongoing that show light objects that my camera catches. The fog looking thing it took picture after picture of and I have them here on my laptop. I can send these to you as well as some of the other funny looking lights. I didn't have the dates written down so just filled in the above with any time. The camera I have on his front porch right now has the date and time set correctly. The pic's of light streaks on it will be correct. It is like we are in a vortex or whatever black hole or something where these things are happening because it is ongoing. I finally think it is time to share whatever is happening with you. Game camera pictures. The below pictures on #2 and #3 have the correct time and date. Picture 6 I have numerous pictures taken in sequence til it is daylight and the last one the camera got was after it got light. i have many more pictures, still hunting one in particular.
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