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Secret pro-Kevin Rudd polling buried by Labor
- From: Herald Sun
- March 21, 2013
JULIA Gillard faces the most crucial 24 hours of her leadership as it emerged Labor polling taken on the eve of Kevin Rudd's political assassination revealed a rebound for the overthrown PM.
The polling, which suggested Labor could still have won an election in 2010 under Mr Rudd's leadership, was kept a secret from him, most senior ministers and the majority of the Labor caucus for fear it could have unravelled plans for the coup already under way.
The secret polling also contradicts the official Labor research used at the time to convince MPs to replace Mr Rudd.
The revelations come as former minister Joel Fitzgibbon last night warned that there was "unrest" among Labor MPs and the party faced being "wiped out" at an election, in comments that other MPs said had stirred up leadership tensions.
Mr Fitzgibbon, who is the Chief Government Whip but supports Mr Rudd, said "it's so obvious something's going on" inside the Government.
With Federal Parliament to sit today for the last scheduled session before the May 14 Budget, Mr Fitzgibbon appeared to start a countdown for a leadership change, saying it was a "silly concept" that Labor could make a switch between the Budget and the September 14 election.
The Government faces another disastrous day today. Draconian media regulations proposed by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy are in disarray.
Mr Rudd's numbers men also claimed the former PM had 47 solid votes, Ms Gillard 42 with the rest of the 102-member caucus undecided.
Ms Gillard's backers are claiming support of almost all 30 ministers, despite at least five well known to be backing a Rudd return.
It has emerged that while Labor officials had cancelled a round of scheduled polling the week before the June 24 coup, one had already been commissioned and was "in the field".
The survey was conducted by UMR research on June 22-23, 2010 in the marginal South Australian seat of Kingston. Results had started to filter back on the night of the coup.
They showed Mr Rudd well in front of Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister - 50 to 39 per cent.
More critically, the numbers showed the swing against Labor was nowhere near as dire as was suggested to MPs, with only a 0.5 per cent swing against the Government in that marginal seat.
Senior Cabinet sources confirmed no one had been told about the Kingston numbers, claiming they would have been seen as "inconvenient".
A spokesman for the PM said she had no knowledge of the Kingston numbers.
Several Cabinet sources now claim they believe the research shown to ministers and key MPs had been "cooked" up to support the case to dump Mr Rudd.
"Things weren't great for the Government then, but they were nowhere near as bad as what was being suggested internally," said a senior Cabinet source.
"There was certainly no case for changing the prime minister."
Julia Gillard: Three years of hanging on by a thread
June 24, 2010
Gillard becomes Australia's first female Prime Minister after challenging Kevin Rudd. The incident becomes known as the 'knifing' of Rudd.
August 2, 2010
The PM says it's time voters had a chance to see the "real Julia". The move backfires when people ask: if it's now time to see the real Julia, who was she before?
December 15, 2010
At least 30 asylum seekers die when their ramshackle boat breaks up after being tossed against cliffs in rough seas off Christmas Island. The incident reignites debate about boat arrivals in Australia.
January 2011
Gillard visits flood-ravaged Queensland, and is criticised by some commentators for lack of warmth. Her one-off flood levy to help Queenslanders recover is highly controversial.
February 24, 2011
Gillard breaks an election promise in announcing a carbon tax. Tony Abbott slams the announcement as "an utter betrayal of the Australian people".
March 21, 2011
Gillard cops flack when she reveals she is opposed to gay marriage and, despite being an atheist, that she thinks it's important for people to understand the Bible.
March 23, 2011
A carbon tax protest rally led by Tony Abbott in Canberra turns personal when anti-government demonstrators start chanting "ditch the bitch". Placards at the rally read "Ju-Liar" and "Bob Brown's bitch".
May 7, 2011
The Gillard Government announces it is close to signing the "Malaysia Solution". Issues surrounding human rights and unaccompanied children then dog the government.
May 18, 2011
The Prime Minister flicks the switch on the National Broadband Network on mainland Australia. Many commentators and the Opposition call it waste of money but Gillard says naysayers are out of touch.
May 30, 2011
The government suspends live exports after Four Corners exposes brutal mistreatment of Australian cattle in Indonesian slaughterhouses. Pastoralists' livelihoods suffer as their cattle remain in limbo.
June 15, 2011
Newspoll shows support for Julia Gillard has crashed to a record low of just 30 per cent. The figure is lower than Kevin Rudd's was when she replaced him.
September 27, 2011
Kevin Rudd adds fuel to leadership speculation when he makes a gaffe on ABC Radio: "I'm a very happy little vegemite being prime minister ... being foreign minister of Australia."
November 23, 2011
The mining tax is passed after parliament sits late into the night. The Opposition vows to repeal the tax if elected and accuses the Government of secretive "backdoor deals".
November 24, 2011
Canberra is stunned by a deal installing Peter Slipper, a member of the Queensland Liberals, as Speaker of the House of Representatives. It shores up the government's numbers but the ousting of Harry Jenkins, a popular and effective Speaker, is seen as harsh.
December 2, 2011
Gillard is widely criticised for "airbrushing" Kevin Rudd from ALP history at the party's National Conference in Sydney.
January 22, 2012
Gillard reneges on a deal with key independent Andrew Wilkie to introduce measures to tackle problem gambling. Wilkie pulls his support from the government in retaliation. The move puts a new complexion on the installation of Slipper as Speaker.
January 26, 2012
One of Gillard's key advisors is forced to resign after admitting he tipped off Aboriginal activists to incorrect reports that Tony Abbott wanted to close the tent embassy.
February 24, 2012
Kevin Rudd announces he will contest the leadership, saying Gillard has lost the confidence of the Australian people.
February 27, 2012
Gillard retains the top job after winning the challenge 71-31, but it comes at a cost as Mark Arbib resigns.
March 26, 2012
Queensland Labor is stunned with a landslide state election reducing the party to a rump in the parliament. Gillard says she respects the "shouted" message from voters, but rejects claims it serves as a warning to her own Government.
April 23, 2012
The PM is forced to defend her decision to appoint Peter Slipper as Speaker after allegations he abused his Cabcharge account and sexually harassed a former adviser.
April 29, 2012
Gillard accepts Craig Thompson's resignation and stands Peter Slipper aside indefinitely. She says the scandals have "crossed a line", but some commentators see it as another complete U-turn.
May 8, 2012
Voters were unconvinced by Gillard's 2012 Federal Budget offering $5 billion in cost-of-living offset measures to counteract the impact of the Carbon Tax.
May 9, 2012
Gillard said she was "deeply disturbed" that a three-year investigation by Fair Work Australia found suspended Labor MP Craig Thomson had spent almost $500,000 of union members' funds on prostitutes, fine dining, hotels, cash withdrawals, air travel and electioneering.
May 10, 2012
Gillard declared that US President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage would not change her own view on the issue.
June 21, 2012
About 90 asylum seekers were lost at sea after a boat capsized north-west of Christmas Island. Rescue attempts successfully pulled 109 out of the water.
June 28, 2012
A second asylum-seeking vessel sank, claiming the lives of at least four people. Merchant and naval vessels rescued 125.
August 12, 2012
Gillard was forced into a major back-down by announcing the Government would nominate Nauru and Manus Island to be reopened as offshore processing facilities for asylum seekers.
August 18, 2012
It was revealed Julia Gillard had been under investigation when she resigned from her law firm Slater and Gordon in 1995. Questions had been raised about work she had done for her then boyfriend, a union boss accused of corruption.
August 23, 2012
The Australian reveals that Gillard admitted that the entity she set up for Wilson was a slush fund to raise cash for the re-election of union officials. Gillard breaks her silence, denying any wrongdoing and declaring the story is part of a sexist internet smear campaign.
October 9, 2012
A fiery speech by Prime Minister Julia Gillard slamming Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for being a misogynist gains global attention.
November 11, 2012
Wayne Hem swears in a statutory declaration that he made the Gillard payment and other payments after being instructed to do so by Bruce Wilson.
November 15, 2012
The Australian reveals that former AWU official Helmut Gries, who first raised concerns that union money may have been spent on Gillard's renovations, now doubts that version of events.
January 28, 2013
First bloke Tim Mathieson attracts the wrong sort of attention for the following comment: "We can get a blood test for (prostate cancer), but the digital examination is the only true way to get a correct reading on your prostate, so make sure you go and do that, and perhaps look for a small Asian female doctor is probably the best way."
January 30, 2013
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces a September 14 election date, initiating one of the longest campaigns in Australian history.
January 31, 2103
Former Labor MP Craig Thomson is arrested at his electoral office on the NSW Central Coast and is charged with 150 offences relating to allegedly fraudulent use of union funds at the Health Services Union.
February 2, 2013
Ministers Nicola Roxon and Chris Evans announce their resignations ahead of the election.
February 19, 2013
Greens leader Christine Milne announces the end of her party's minority government agreement with Labor over its failed mining tax. The Greens will continue to offer supply until the September election.
February 26, 2013
A Newspoll published in The Australian shows a five-point drop in support for Julia Gillard as preferred Prime Minister, giving Opposition Leader Tony Abbott a four point lead of 40 to 36 per cent. Last November, Ms Gillard enjoyed a 14-point lead in the preferred PM stakes.
March 3, 2013
Julia Gillard begins a five-day stay in western Sydney where she tries to increase her appeal with a disillusioned electorate through promises to tighten the rules around the 457 Visas, giving $1 billion for the WestConnex road project for the M4 and a $50 million promise of federal funds for the Warragamba Dam.
March 9, 2013
Stephen Smith's comments about federal Labor's woes having an impact on Liberal Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett's landslide victory reportedly leave the PM fuming. Similar comments made by ex- Labor Minister, Alannah MacTiernan about the electoral massacre Labor faced with Julia Gillard as leader days later, further inflamed the situation and sparked a fresh round of leadership speculation.
March 11, 2013
A Newspoll published in The Australian shows that Labor's overall approval support rose three points to 34 per cent while the Coalition fell three points to 44 per cent. Ms Gillard regained her lead over Tony Abbott as preferred Prime Minister 42 to 38 per cent. Later that day, several members of the public were booted out of the federal parliament during question for heckling the prime minister and calling her a "moll" and "Ju-liar".
March 12, 2013
Bill Shorten rules out taking over from Julia Gillard as Labor MPs meet to find a circuit breaker to the crisis around the party leadership. Meanwhile, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announces a raft of controversial new media reforms which the government wants to pass parliament by the end of the following week.
March 16, 2013
Labor MPs warn controversial media laws should be scrapped if they fail to pass parliament because they would be a dead weight ahead of an election.
March 18, 2013
Kevin Rudd surges ahead of Julia Gillard as preferred Labor leader according to a Nielsen poll. 62 per cent of voters named Mr Rudd as preferred Labor leader, over Ms Gillard (31 per cent). Labor's primary vote also drops back to 31 per cent.
March 19, 2013
Julia Gillard's key backers challenge Kevin Rudd's numbers men to "reveal names" after disputing their claims the former PM was close to having the numbers in caucus behind him to take back the leadership. Mr Rudd ruled out that he would run for the leadership by Friday.
March 21, 2013
Simon Crean calls on the PM to call a spill of all leadership positions to ''end the stalemate'', and Julia Gillard calls a ballot for 4.30 that day. Kevin Rudd announced he would not challenge for the leadership, and Ms Gillard was re-elected unopposed.
March 22, 2013
Cabinet ministers Chris Bowen and Martin Ferguson, senior minister Kim Carr, parliamentary secretary Richard Marles and three whips - Joel Fitzgibbon, Ed Husic and Janelle Saffin - all resigned in the wake of the botched attempt to roll the Prime Minister. Simon Crean was also sacked by Ms Gillard for his role in the attempted spill.
April 13, 2013
Simon Crean launches a scathing attack on the Prime Minister in the media, saying she has a "tin ear" for sound political strategy.
April 19, 2013
Newspoll survey results show 36 per cent of voters see Kevin Rudd as the best person to lead the Labor party, 29 per cent back Julia Gillard and just one in 10 per cent favoursWayne Swan.
April 23, 2013
New South Wales becomes the first state to sign up to the Federal Government's multi-billion-dollar Gonski school funding plan.
April 29, 2013
Kevin Rudd's supporters are incensed by a magazine article that depicts the former prime minister and his followers as saboteurs constantly undermining Ms Gillard, The Australian reports. The cover article in The Monthly was headlined: "The Saboteur, Kevin Rudd's Dirty War".
May 3, 2013
Australian authorities intercept an asylum boat carrying 184 asylum seekers and two crew – the largest boat arrival so far this year.
May 8, 2013
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet confirms tax cuts linked to the carbon tax will be ditched in the coming week's federal Budget after a drop in the projected carbon price.
May 8, 2013
A student lobs a sandwich at Julia Gillard as she visits as she Marsden High School in Queensland. Kyle Thomson, 16, was suspended for 15 days over the incident, which Ms Gillard dismissed as"a little act of high jinks".
May 14, 2013
The Budget reveals funds for families will be scythed by close to $5 billion as the Government sets out to harvest $43 billion in spending cuts over four years. Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey says: "Budget 2013 delivers more debt, more deficits, more taxes, more broken promises and more uncertainty from an incompetent Labor Government that can't be trusted."
May 15, 2013
Ms Gillard is reduced to tears in Parliament while introducing legislation to help finance the National Disability Insurance Scheme. "There will be launches not trials, permanent care not temporary help," she says. The legislation increases the Medicare levy by 0.5 percent to raise $3.2b a year.
May 30, 2013
A student throws a salami sandwich at Ms Gillard as she visits Lyneham High School in Canberra to announce that the ACT has signed up for the Gonski reforms. Reflecting on the incident Ms Gillard said the student "must have thought I was hungry".
June 7, 2013
An airforce plane spots a submerged boat hull 65 nautical miles northwest of Christmas Island, two days after an asylum boat believed to be carrying at least 55 men, women and children was first spotted. Over coming days 13 bodies are seen in the water, but no survivors.
June 11, 2013
The Prime Minister tells a 'Women for Gillard' function that an alternative government would be "dominated by men in blue ties", and that the Coalition would only give women minor roles and make abortion a "political plaything".
June 12 2013
Kevin Rudd wears a blue tie on the campaign trail, but laughs off suggestions that it was a deliberate jab at Ms Gillard saying: "Like most blokes in the country I have no sense of fashion."
June 12 2013
A menu is leaked from a LNP dinner showing a dish dubbed "Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail" with "small breasts and huge thighs". Ms Gillard says the menu is "grossly sexist and offensive".Ministers who attended the dinner deny seeing it, and restaurant owner Joe Richards eventually takes responsibility, saying it was never intended for distribution.
June 13 2013
South Australia becomes the third state or territory to sign up for the Gonski reforms. Others continue to hold out on the school funding changes ahead of the Prime Minister's June 30 deadline.
June 19, 2013
As Gillard plans a trip to Indonesia to discuss asylum seekers with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Opposition spokesman Scott Morrison blames the"failed Labor government" for 12,743 people arriving by boat this year.
June 21, 2013
Kevin Rudd leaves himself some wriggle room ahead of a possible leadership switch refusing to rule out a tilt at the top job and saying only: "I don't believe there are any circumstances in which that will occur." Cabinet Minister Gary Gray says Mr Rudd and his supporters should "put up or shut up."
June 25, 2013
The Australian Women's Weekly releases its cover image of Gillard sitting in an armchair, with her dog Reuben at her feet, as she knits a toy kangaroo gift for the pending Royal baby. As she posed, she reportedly told her staffers: "This feels slightly absurd".
June 25, 2013
Julia Gillard tells a tense meeting of the Labor party caucus that MPs need to focus on Australia's future, not on themselves. Meanwhile reports suggest Greg Combet told Kevin Rudd 18 months ago that if a leadership change was to happen, he wanted to be Treasurer as part of the deal, and polls show Labor is on track to lose up to 35 of its 71 seats at the election.
June 26, 2013
As leadership speculation reaches a frenzy, Julia Gillard calls a 7pm spill, saying "this is it" and whoever loses should quit politics. Kevin Rudd wins 57 votes to 45 and true to her word Ms Gillard says she will not contest the next election.
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John Creighton of Grafton Posted at 12:41 PM March 21, 2013
There was certainly no case for changing to Julia Gillard. A person of no integrity, real world experience or judgement.
Michael W of Sydney Posted at 9:44 AM March 21, 2013
Your own Newspoll results published 21 June 2010 (Labor losing out in marginals) and 28 June 2010 (Julia Gillard restores ALP vote in first Newspoll as prime minister) tell a very different story...
jonathan b of act Posted at 9:36 AM March 21, 2013
You might not be a fan of Kev''s but he is so much better for the Labor Party at this moment that Julia. Simon Crean would be a better choice too.


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End of the Year Wrap-UpApril 13, 2010 at 3:22 PM
The 2009 lady oak soccer team set two major goals before the 2009 season started. First, they wanted to reach the NCCAA regional tournament, a goal they met when they faced Cincinnati Christian in the Mid-East Regional game on November 16. Second, they wanted to improve on their goal difference from the 2008 season of -30, a goal they also met.
"We did well" said first year coach Gerald Nichols "Getting to regionals was a rallying call for the girls and many stepped up for the team" The team Goal difference rose to -17 "We have a lot of work to get that one on the positive side, but this is a great start"
Many fresh faces, combined with some familiar ones, allowed the Lady Oaks to improve upon their previous season. Among those familiar faces was Sophomore Megan Nanney, the Lady Oaks leading scorer. Nanney played in all thirteen games, scoring 8 goals. A trio of players played in every minute of every game, the Lady Oaks' lone Senior Nichole Tsimekles, as well as Sophomores Kerrie and Kyndal Thompson played 1175 minutes each.
Sophomore Goalkeeper Kaci Weatherholt also played every minute of the thirteen games. Weatherholt, the only keeper on the Lady Oaks roster, posted two shut outs to go along with a 2.46 goals per game average. She was also able to stop 3 penalty kick during the season. "Kaci was one of the most improved players on the squad, last year her GPGA was 4.19."
Among the new players to OCU, Freshman Midfielder, Jamie Goldsberry played an important role in the midfield, "her versatility helped us when we need help at forward or defense." Forward Ciara Leslie also contributed greatly to the team's progress, Leslie was the second leading scorer with three goals. Holding down the center defense along with Tsimekles was Karrin Bryant from Princeton. These, along with upcoming recruits will help to build on what the Oakland City University Women's Soccer team has accomplished over the years and, hopefully, will continue to improve the tradition that is Lady Oaks' Soccer.

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Holy sweet tooth settle down before I replace you with a veneer!! Mine is out of control right now, so I made a trip to the store to pick up some chocolate chips. One of my favorite sweet tooth fixes is about a tablespoon of chocolate chips with a couple dried cherries. It does the trick every time! So why not bring those two together for a sweet snack to help me out? :)
This new bar recipe comes at the perfect time. With the school year at it's half way point, it is time for something new and exciting in my girls lunches. Something sweet, but still healthy and filling, and as always, easy to make. Two of our favorite snacks — homemade granola and quinoa protein bars collide to create this new and very tasty snack!
Oat flour is high in protein, fiber and iron, so I prefer to use this over rice flour when I'm making something gluten-free. Though, most flours should work well in this recipe, so feel free to substitute what works best for you. The same goes for the milk. I prefer Almond Milk since it's one of the few non-dairy alternatives without carrageenan, but any milk would work.
Hope your sweet tooth is satisfied! Happy Friday.
|Chocolate Cherry Quinoa Bars
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 1/2 cups cooked and cooled quinoa
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/3 cup chopped dried cherries
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life Foods minis)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
- 3 dates, pitted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Add the oat flour, quinoa, cherries, chocolate and salt to a medium bowl.
- Add the almond milk, dates and vanilla extract to a blend until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and mix well.
- Lightly grease an 8×8 baking dish (I used coconut oil), and spread the batter evenly.
- Bake 25 – 30 mins, until light brown on top and cooked through


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Roger tested to the limit
Roger had to show his very best tennis today to reach the semi-finals in Halle. He saved a total of five match points before edging past Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-7, 7-6 and 7-6 in 2 hours 46 minutes today.
Unbeaten on grass since losing to Mario Ancic in the first round of Wimbledon in 2002, Roger was given a real fright in the second set tiebreak. Rochus twice came within a point of chalking up a memorable win after winning the first set tiebreak 7-2.
After staving off the danger, Roger took the tiebreak 11-9 on his third set point to level the match after one hour and 51 minutes. Rochus refused to wilt under pressure and went 4-2 up in the third until Roger finally produced the goods to keep alive his hopes of a fourth successive title here by winning the tiebreak 7-5. The result left the triple Wimbledon champion just two matches away from equalling Bjorn Borg's 41 consecutive wins on grass.
Hopefully he can summon whatever is left of his reserves to push over the line and over Haas.
Already we see Nadal couldn't make it, retiring with
Crickey! Good on ya!
Good luck playing Tommy Haas in the semifinal.
Welll,well,well...what an incredible match yesterday...It´s just incredible how you can manage to win matches so hard as this...
Don´t worry about the difficulties you are having.we all know that the transition between clay and grass is h
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Mymetics vs. malaria
Epalinges – Swiss Mymetics S.A. has sucessfully completed Phase Ib testing of its promising malaria vaccine candidate, which targets both the liver (sporozoite) and the blood form (merozoite) of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The vaccine was tolerated well by 40 volunteers, with no discernible safety issues and an observed high sero-conversion rate. The new drug induced a long-lasting antibody response in 70% of the subjects on day 180 against the AMA-1 antigen, which controls merozoite invasion of red blood cells (see p. 44). Additionally, 83 % of the volunteers responded to the CSP-1 antigen (against the sporozoite) on day 365 after two injections. The study, which was performed in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and Pevion Biotech Ltd at the Bagamoyo Research & Training Centre in Tanzania, lays the basis for clinical Phase II development of the vaccine candidate.


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On this page I like to share with you a mixture of inspirational quotes, stories, and videos.
Mother Teresa's Words to Live By
Mother Teresa's Words to Live By
The verses below reportedly were written on the wall of Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta, India, and are widely attributed to her.
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.
If you ever think you've had a bad day or a bad week, just remember this guy!


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sun 05 dec 2010 20:00:15 witte de withstraat
my film page doesn't work in safari any more
i just went to check my 'films' web page, which i don't do that often ... found out that when you click on a movie in safari, it tries to play but can't. and the same page works fine in firefox and in parallels/windows IE. so that's pesky.
the page uses a javascript command 'QT_WriteOBJECT_XHTML' and it always used to work fine in safari. so something has changed -- maybe the new safari wants a different QT plugin and dislikes my continued use of QT7.
what else is going on ...
i guess it's been a month since i started painting again, finished a fourth one, it's called 'we have too much alarm' after that dream i had. but i'm not satisfied with it. i would try again, but i'm out of canvases. if it hadn't snowed so hard on saturday george and i would have driven to the art shop and bought some more 1m square canvases.
i'm feeling lovelorn again lately. falling in love with girls who don't want me. first i was sweet on ewa, and more recenly my smittenness with nieke was reawakened.
an online friend suggested i might have better luck with women if i pick on someone closer to my own age. yeah like i choose them from a pulldown menu or something. it's just something that happens to me, really. i very rarely fall in love, only with people who radiate to me.
monday ewa is cooking dinner at jon's house, then on tuesday i have a dinner appointment with nieke.
on the 19th i'm sposed to help henryk and daniel film some poetry at eijlders.
i keep hearing stories about people whose central heating goes out in amsterdam. it's scary, i don't want it to happen here. today it was not so cold as previous days.


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"Fun intermediate singletrack on East McCarty Hill."
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|2,107'642 m Low
|7% Max Grade (4°)
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DescriptionRain Trail and Sidewinder provide the complement to Big Merlin, being located on the other side of the East McCarty Hill ridge.
Rain Trail starts from the parking lot on East McCarty Hill, one of the best places to park if you don't want to start at the bottom of the hill.
Rain Trail got its name because it rained every work day scheduled for its construction, but it hasn't suffered from that, providing nice flow as it surfs the contour on its way out the ridge. After it meets a cut-across short cut that goes to the road and Big Merlin, the trail drops through some fun switchbacks before climbing back up to cross a snowmobile trail.
Once it crosses the snowmobile trail, it becomes Sidewinder as it continues its journey along the ridge. After a short climb, you'll see the junction for the Eagle Trail. Go past that (but ride Eagle later - it's awesome!) and continue until the trail merges with Dead Dog Loop.
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MUMBAI: Swiss bank UBS AG plans to set up transaction banking capabilities in India as part of its strategy to reorganise its business model, said its new head Aashish Kamat.
"In India, we realise a strong corporate banking model carries more weight. We are going to set up transaction banking capab ility, which mitigates you from the credit perspective," Kamat, managing director and group CEO, India, UBS AG, told ET in an interview.


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About the CSUPERB-I2P Early-Stage Biotechnology Commercialization Challenge
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The 2014 CSUPERB-I2P Competition Package is now available (see What's New box to the right). The 2014 Call for Teams is now open!
Program Description
The CSUPERB Idea to Product (I2P®) Competition is an early-stage biotechnology commercialization competition for CSU students. The I2P® Competitions were designed and pioneered at The University of Texas at Austin by engineering professor Dr. Steven Nichols and colleagues. As they explain it, "the phrase Idea to Product refers to applying creative thought to a technology ("Idea") and developing a market application ("Product") for that technology." The I2P® competition culminates at the Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.
One hallmark of the I2P® program is that students with no previous experience in biotechnology commercialization can be competitive. Competition CSU teams pair science/engineering students with business students. Symposium registration, lodging, meals and travel reimbursements (up to $150) for finalist team members (4) and one faculty mentor will be provided by CSUPERB and the 2014 Challenge sponsors.
2014 Competition Schedule and Deadlines
March 4, 2013: CSUPERB -I2P® 2014 Competition Package Released
March 18, 2013: First Informational Webinar (noon to 1 pm). Email CSUPERB for webinar login and call-in information.
September 30, 2013 (5 pm pacific time): Deadline for team points-of-contact to email CSUPERB expressing intent to compete
October, 2013: Second Informational Webinar for competing teams (TBA)
October 21, 2013 (5 pm pacific time): CSUPERB - I2P® teams submit final team rosters to CSUPERB
November 4, 2013 (5 pm pacific time): One-Page Summaries due
November 18, 2013: Finalist teams selected and notified. Finalist teams and mentors register for the 26th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium (Santa Clara, California)
January 8, 2014 (5 pm pacific time): Five-Page Team Summaries due
January 9, 2014: Private Presentations with Preliminary Judging Panel at Santa Clara Marriott
January 11, 2014: Public Presentations to Finals Judging Panel during session of 26th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium
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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Unified Port District commissioners are scheduled to discuss a proposal by a local group to host the America's Cup in 2017.
The commissioners have included the discussion on the agenda for their meeting Tuesday.
It's a preliminary step. If the commissioners decided to proceed, they would direct the port staff to begin discussions with America's Cup officials.
SEA San Diego has proposed that the 35th America's Cup be sailed on San Diego Bay in August 2017. The group organized an America's Cup World Series regatta in November 2011 and a regatta in the RC44 class in March 2011.
America's Cup officials are looking for alternatives to San Francisco, which hosted the America's Cup in September.
The America's Cup was contested three times off San Diego from 1988-95.


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- —¿has leído el libro? —solo unas páginas salteadas have you read the book? — "I just skipped through it" hizo unos cuantos ejercicios salteados y dejó el resto he skipped through a couple of exercises and left the rest
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State officials say that federal nose-counters overlooked 1.5 million California residents in the 2010 census, a mistake that could ultimately cost the state billions of dollars in federal money over the next 10 years and even a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. —JCL
Los Angeles Times:
California officials estimate that the U.S. Census Bureau failed to count 1.5 million of the state's residents, a discrepancy that if true could cost the state billions of dollars in federal aid over the next decade and perhaps an increase in its representation in Congress.
On Tuesday, the Census Bureau released national and state population figures that declared California to have 37.3 million residents, 10% more than in 2000. That growth — based on mailed-in surveys and door-to-door interviews by census takers — roughly mirrored the nation's, but meant that for the first time since California became a state in 1850 it did not grow enough to add another member to its congressional delegation.
But according to the state Department of Finance, the state's population was 38.8 million on July 1. That figure is drawn from birth and death statistics, school-enrollment data, driver's license address changes, tax returns and Medicare enrollment, a set of data points that provides a "more refined" picture of the population, according to H.D. Palmer, a finance department spokesman.
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Speaking at GrowCo in NOLA next week
Inc Magazine is hosting their GrowCo conference Mar 5-7, 2012 in New Orleans, at the Hyatt Regency. I'm looking forward to attending and listening to President Clinton and others speak. I will be speaking on a panel on Tuesday afternoon, Mar 6 at 2:30 PM called "Where's the Money". Here's a brief description on the session, click the link to go to the site.
Where's the Money?
Where's the money? That's the question a lot of us are asking when it comes to gaining access to capital during this economic recovery. No matter what stage your company is in, having sufficient capital is a top priority. We have gathered business owners and angel investors to tell you where to look for funding; the hot industries and ideas receiving a surge of financial backing; and the creative ways entrepreneurs are securing capital and …


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Scott must focus on Florida businesses
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When I first heard that Governor Rick Scott had taken five international trips around the world, I got nervous. With Florida cutting back on everything, I thought, who is paying for these trips? I knew that these trips were expensive and there was no way that the Florida Legislature would approve funding for these trips. As I did my research, I found out that Enterprise Florida pays the bills for these trips. There also is a charge to the different companies that go on the trips, and their cost is $1,000 per person to register, plus travel and lodging. Now I was feeling pretty good, because I felt that Enterprise Florida was the economic development organization for the State of Florida, and the financing of these trips were not being funded by taxpayers money. Then I realized that Enterprise Florida was a public-private partnership, and they will receive $16 million dollars from the Florida Legislature. This state organization has also funneled millions dollars of taxpayers money into private businesses and the information is kept secret from the public. There is a 61-member board and many of the companies that sit on the board have benefited from the large incentive packages. Integrity Florida is a watchdog organization in the state that is accusing Enterprise Florida of having conflicts of interest and secrecy. Last year, state data showed that Florida has signed incentives contracts worth $1.7 billion since 1995, with businesses promising to create 225,000 jobs. In reality, the companies created only about a third of those jobs. The question becomes, What happened to all the money? Florida lawmakers are beginning to ask for more information and while Enterprise Florida released a report, but the numbers were not clear. Scott, who is an appointed member on the Enterprise board, and on the executive committee said, Transparency is key, but confidentiality is a crucial part of the business world. The governor has taken five international trade missions to Panama, Israel, Brazil, Canada, and most recently to Spain. He takes a delegation of business and political leaders and they have discussions with the political leaders of other countries, hoping to entice them and their companies to do business in Florida. It is very difficult to establish if these missions are benefiting Floridians and if foreign companies reinvest their profits back in the state of Florida. Many minority organizations believe that a portion of the money spent on incentive packages, should be directed to low-income communities. Florida needs to invest at home and provide start-up capital for innovative companies and organizations in their own communities. Roger Caldwell is the CEO of On Point Media Group in Orlando.By Roger CaldwellMiami Times contributor, firstname.lastname@example.com


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The Throckmortons re-enact 15th Century Medieval England, demonstrating medieval cooking, archery, crafts and much more...
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Mother's Day two-for-one weekend special at WaterTower Theatre
What are you doing with Mom on Mother's Day weekend? If you're thinking of taking her out to the theater, WaterTower Theatre has a deal. They're offering a buy one, get one free ticket for All My Sons Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Mother's Day Sunday at 2 p.m.
Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning 1947 play, which the company is presenting in the centennial of Miller's birth, not what you'd call upbeat. But it's timely, taut and thoughtful and will bring back memories of America in the post World War 2 years. You get the deal by calling the box office at 972-450-6232 and using the promo code BOGO.
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Continues through Sunday at WaterTower Theatre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison. $20-$40. 972-450-6232. watertowertheatre.org.
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Tex-Mex Flour Tortillas
Recipe by Homesick Texan
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup warm milk (warmed in microwave for 45 seconds)
In a small bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together dry ingredients and oil. Slowly add milk and stir until a sticky ball is formed. Transfer the sticky ball to a well floured surface. Knead 2 to 3 minutes until dough is firm and soft. Place dough ball in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
One at a time, place one ball on a floured surface. Pat the ball out into a circle then roll it out with a rolling pin until it is thin and about 8 inches in diameter. Be careful not to overwork the dough or it will be stiff. Keep rolled out tortillas covered until ready to cool.
To cook, heat a heavy skillet over medium heat. Place one tortilla in the skillet and cook about 30 seconds per side. You will know when it is time to flip when the top begins to puff up. *Be careful not to overcook these.
*Leftover tortillas can be wrapped in foil or plastic and stored in the refrigerator for 1 day. To reheat, warm them up in a dry skillet over medium heat or wrapped in foil and put in a warm oven.


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The South Tahoe freshman football team continued its winning ways with a 36-12 victory over Wooster High on Thursday.
Jacob Bernal and his big offensive line led the way as Bernal racked up 250 yards and four touchdowns, two of which were more than 50 yards apiece. Noah Jackson carried the ball well when replacing Bernal. Jackson scored a touchdown on a play called the slice, which head coach Scott Shehadi is known for calling early and often.
The defense dominated the Wooster offensive line as they maintained heavy pressure on the quarterback and wide receivers who couldn't get past the jam of cornerbacks Diego Rogers and Noah Jackson. Linebackers Andrew Hererra and Danny Carranza played physical football, causing havoc in the backfield as blitzes came from every direction disrupting the Wooster spread attack.
"This defense is very good and disciplined" said defensive coordinator Tony Sunzeri. "They are tough, physical and their goal on every play is to hit hard and get the ball back into our offense's hands."
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Life is certainly an endless circle of possibilities; whenever we see an ending, it's always likely to find a new beginning. The artistic world seems filled with an inherently frustrating series of roadblocks, derailing finely tuned plans for new directions. Some individuals see this as an ending point to further artistic work and simply stop any forward motion. Creative minds look past ending points though, always finding new and inspiring directions that insure artistic continuity. This forward-looking attitude may not also find the easiest path, but it creates new beginnings for musical projects.
Full of positive energy and thoughtful insight, pianist and bandleader Arturo O'Farrill has spent a lifetime moving forward musically regardless of potential roadblocks. O'Farrill spent his childhood surrounded by music, a result of his father Chico's high profile work as a composer and arranger in the jazz world. As a child, he was exposed to his father's employers like Dizzy Gillespie, Machito, and more, until he eventually found inspiration in a Miles Davis recording. He dove into a passionate exploration of jazz, finding camaraderie among his peers and wisdom within a community of experienced players. Just out of high school, O'Farrill caught the ears of contemporary jazz composer Carla Bley, leading to an inspirational tenure in Bley's employment. Before and during his time with Bley, O'Farrill actively avoided any relationship with Latin music, a fact that would soon change. After leaving Bley's band, O'Farrill found work in his father's jingle business, which required him to play strictly around the clave. A growing friendship with bassist Andy Gonzalez also convinced O'Farrill of the importance of a Latin music study. As his interest in the music grew, he helped instigate a return to creative writing and recording for Chico. Three critically praised albums brought Chico's creative music back into the public's attention, and connected O'Farrill with trumpet player Wynton Marsalis. Many discussions between O'Farrill and Marsalis led to the creation of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, a big band dedicated to Latin Jazz under the support of Jazz At Lincoln Center. The band established a serious repertoire, held numerous concerts, and released the popular release Una Noche Inolvidable. After several years though, Jazz At Lincoln Center reached a point where they couldn't support the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and O'Farrill's group parted ways with the iconic jazz institution. Unwilling to let the band disintegrate, O'Farrill formed a non-profit organization, the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance, which supported the group's continued existence. With a new support group, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra commissioned new works, explored new artistic territory, toured internationally, started innovative educational programs, recorded respected albums, and won a Grammy. The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance also supported O'Farrill's dream of taking Chico's music back to Cuba, a goal that the elder O'Farrill never accomplished. With a new lease on music and life, O'Farrill continues to move his group into a promising future.
Despite doors closing, O'Farrill consistently found new ways to explore exciting artistic directions, providing the world with new outlooks on Latin Jazz. From the cutting-edge work of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra to his continued support of Chico O'Farrill's rich repertoire of jazz compositions, O'Farrill stands as an important advocate and artistic trailblazer in the Latin Jazz world. In Part One of our interview with O'Farrill, we looked at his childhood surrounded by Chico's music, his discovery of jazz, and his rejection of Latin music. Part Two of our conversation turned towards O'Farrill's influential tenure with Bley, his work in Chico's jingle business, and his renewed interest in Latin Jazz. Part Three of our discussion focused upon O'Farrill's role in the resurgence of Chico's music, the creation of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the group's first album, Una Noche Inolvidable. Today, we dig into the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra's departure from Jazz At Lincoln Center, the establishment of the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance, and the Chico O'Farrill Orchestra's trip to Cuba.
LATIN JAZZ CORNER: The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra left Jazz At Lincoln Center in 2007 and you created the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance – why did you leave and what has the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance meant to you?
ARTURO O'FARRIL: We really left because Jazz At Lincoln Center built a huge facility and was very much in fiscal distress. I could see the writing on the wall two or three years before it happened. They actually approached me and asked me if I would be the "Latin person" there, but with their orchestra or have a smaller group – there were a couple of ideas. I could see the financial distress and I could see that Wynton was really worried that his beloved institution would go under.
So he came to me quite honestly and said, "We can't do it anymore, we can't afford it." I said to him, "Have we failed you in any way?" He said, "No, you've done an extraordinary job and brought the highest level of artistic quality and standard to our stage." He was very pained about it and very beautiful, very generous about it. I said, Wynton, "Can we count on you for your support? We'd like to continue this. Can we count on you for the repertoire that we've already built? The wardrobe that we have, the recording, and the hard drives?" Wynton said, "Yes, of course. Anything that we can do – anything."
So we went out, I got a board of directors, and I created a non-profit organization called The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance. Not only have we survived, we've actually done better on some level since we left Jazz At Lincoln Center. We've actually traveled more internationally. We've recorded what I consider better albums. We got a Grammy, which was quite an honor. What's really important is that we've taken some of the frustrations that I felt being a part of Jazz At Lincoln Center, acted upon them, and created a solution.
One of the things that I always felt was lacking is that educationally, there was very little emphasis placed upon this music. Now, we've actually begun to plant residencies in inner city schools in New York City. We go, give kids instruments, instruction, and ensemble experience. This is different than the lecture/demonstration model that is so popular with so many institutions. We take kids under our wing, visit them weekly, sit with them, and present them with instruments; it's a different thing than coming in, doing a show, and leaving. That has always been my desire educationally and we've actually been able to do that with the Alliance.
We've been able to uphold a performance season, which I vowed we would never stop doing. We're doing things that are very interesting – we're presenting some cutting edge stuff. We commissioned Vijay Iyer's first big band piece. We did a concert of Miguel Zenón's music in a big band setting. We did a concert called CubaNola, which is an exploration of the common roots of jazz and Latin music in Cuba and New Orleans. We had the great Donald Harrison come and lead us on this journey. We're doing amazing programming. We've explored the music of Randy Weston with his big band music. We've explored the music of Edmar Castaneda. It's consistently been an amazing performance season.
We're exposing our audiences to the idea that Latin Jazz is not just mambo. It's not just salsa and it's not just samba. One of the first things that I did at Jazz At Lincoln Center was name the band the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. Of course, everybody said, "I thought it was the Afro-Cuban Orchestra." I made really clear that I just wanted to get away from the model. The truth of the matter is that some of the best music in jazz is being created by pan-Americans. If you really just limit yourself to Cuba and Brazil, and maybe Puerto Rico, you're doing a tremendous disservice to this music. There's some unbelievable Peruvian music, Colombian music, . . . I could go on and on and on about the things that I'm discovering.
I do not in any way shape or form try to be an expert or even pretend to be a spokesperson – I am a student. I'm a babe in the woods. I'm going out and learning things about my people and my music that astounds me. Some of the instrumentation in Honduras, some of the dances in Puerto Rico – there's stuff that I think is such a vital part of this experiment called the New World or the African Diaspora.
I really believe that the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra is a prototype for the orchestra of the future. It's an orchestra that is not limited to genre or institutional jazz. It reflects a more accurate picture of what jazz is.
The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance is bigger than just the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra or Arturo O'Farrill. It is something that helps create a framework in which a future for this music exists. Long after I'm gone, I would hope that this music continues to be explored, that people continue to erase the divisions, and that people continue to embrace the true pan-American vision of this music. I want there to continue to be a vehicle for young musicians, composers, and visionaries.
So we've worked very hard to support the music and not just our needs. One of the first things that we did is extend our organization to other bands. One of the first things I did is extend an invitation to the Mambo Legends, to Pete Rodriguez, Jr., and more. I said, "We're a resource for you, if we can help in any way, let us know." That's really counterintuitive to most jazz organizations, which tend to be very insular and very cloistered. We're all worried about funding, but if we don't all watch out for each other, then what little we have will be taken away.
LJC: It's such an important mission
AOF: It's always a choice. So many institutions will say, "We're having our one Latin concert tonight out of our jazz concert season." They do this instead of integrating and synthesizing these essential roots together and creating a more accurate picture of what this music is. Our forefathers understood the synthesis, but somehow we've gotten away from that model.
New Orleans and Havana had a lot of commerce at the turn of the century. There was a lot of cross influencing and a lot of cross populating between the two cities. It's no surprise to me that the music of early nineteen hundreds had so much in common. It's no surprise to me that so many of the rhythms are so similar. Yet, we define jazz and Latin Jazz as separate entities. It's crazy to me.
The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and its parent organization The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance are just amazing. Without two hundred people on staff and without billions of dollars and endowments – without any help what so ever, just a small, dedicated group of people – what we've been able to do is astonishing. I've got an incredible board of directors who have extended themselves in ways that I can't imagine. We've got beautiful fans. Symphony Space has been very good to us.
One of the first things that I did when we left Jazz At Lincoln Center was to determine that we would never be beholden to another institution financially again. We are separate from Symphony Space. We are not part of their funding. Every concert that we perform, we raise our funds and we pay our musicians. We pay for our educational programs, and we commission pieces. The commissioning rate is very simple – everybody gets the same money and it's very low. But people love us. The musicians that come to work for us, sometimes they give it back. We're talking about the cream of the crop, the most interesting young musicians – they come to us and they say, "We'd love to play for you. We understand the mission, we get it." I'm very, very grateful.
LJC: You took the Chico O'Farrill Orchestra down to Cuba last years . . .
AOF: A lot of people get confused between the Chico O'Farrill Orchestra and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, they're two separate entities. The Chico O'Farrill was my father's orchestra; it sat directly under his watch. It's been in residence at Birdland for fifteen years. When I went to Cuba in 2002 to perform, a huge chunk of my heart was torn away when I realized how broken hearted my Dad died, because he never got to return to Cuba. So I dreamt that we'd have the chance to give him peace and bring a measure of justice to the world by bringing Chico's music back to it's home and performing his masterpieces on his native soil. The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance really supported and administrated the details of taking the Chico O'Farrill Orchestra down to Cuba.
Our trip wasn't about going down there and showing how great we are and how great we swing. Our trip was about going down there and giving thanks, to return a son, and pay homage to a people who changed forever the face of our music. In essence, it makes the statement that without Cuba; there would be no jazz. Without Cuba, there would be no Chico O'Farrill.
LJC: Did you feel like people knew about Chico and his music? How was the reception to the band?
AOF: The Cuban population, especially the jazz and Cuban music followers – know all about Chico. In fact, one of the things that motivated me to make this trip, now over eight years ago, was the fact that I went around asking people if they remembered Chico or if they had any response to him. Much to my surprise, I found that the average music person not only knew who Chico was, but they felt that he was one of Cuba's great heroes. So we, with great delight, had the privilege of performing four times in the festival. We closed the festival – the final concert was dedicated to the orchestra and Chico's music.
One of the highlights of my life was the closing number of the closing concert of the Havana Jazz Festival. I wrote a special piece for this occasion, called "Fathers And Sons, From Havana To New York And Back." It was a tribute to my father, Bebo Valdés, Elis Marsalis, a tribute to my children, and the children of Afro-Cuban Jazz. We had my sons on stage performing with six extraordinary Cuban young people and Chucho Valdés. It was an astonishing evening, a real milestone in my existence. I was able to pay tribute to Chico, to Chucho, to Elis, and to young people everywhere. I called it Fathers And Sons, but it's really a tribute to mothers and daughters too; it's a tribute to families, a tribute to the lineage that extends all the way back to Africa and gives us all a voice today.
Make sure that you check out all five parts of our in-depth interview with pianist Arturo O'Farrill:
Part One digs into the influence of his father Chico O'Farrill, his passionate exploration of jazz during his youth, and his rejection of Latin Jazz music.
Part Two looks at O'Farrill's tenure with composer Carla Bley, his love for modern jazz, and his rediscovery of Latin styles.
Part Three explores O'Farrill's role in the resurgence of Chico's music, the establishment of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and their first album Una Noche Inolvidable.
Part Five wraps up our interview with the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra's album 40 Acres and a Burro, talk about the musical trajectory of O'Farrill's sons, and peering into the pianist's future.
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Saudi Arabian Shares Gain as Companies Release Earnings Results
Shares in Saudi Arabia, the Arab world's biggest stock market, gained as companies started to release quarterly results.
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co., a unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. rose to the highest level since May 2. Almarai Co., the kingdom's largest food producer by market value, gained the most since June 16 after announcing an 8.7 percent increase in second-quarter net income. Jarir Marketing Co. gained the most in a week after reporting an 8.4 percent gain in quarterly earnings.
The Tadawul All Share Index advanced 0.4 percent to 6,859.59 at the 3:30 p.m. close in Riyadh. The index had declined as much as 0.7 percent during trading today.
"The market is waiting for the results of the leading companies," Turki Fadaak, the head of research at Albilad Investment Co. in Riyadh, said today. "The market will be on a flat path until more corporate results are released."
The Saudi market fell in early trading today after U.S. stocks declined for the week after American employers hired fewer workers than forecast in June, showing the labor market is making scant progress toward reducing joblessness. The unemployment rate held at 8.2 percent.
With concerns about slowing economic growth, the European Central Bank reduced its benchmark rate to a record low, while ECB President Mario Draghi said the cut may only have a limited effect on the euro-area economy. China also lowered rates in a bid to expand investments and consumption.
"There is a very uncertain global backdrop," said Jarmo Kotilaine, chief economist at Jeddah-based National Commercial Bank. "We will get a steady trickle of bad news, which will depress markets. It is very hard to see a clear trend emerging."
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer gained 6.9 percent, the most since March 5, 2011, to 185 riyals. Almarai gained 1.2 percent to 65.25 riyals. Jarir, Saudi Arabia's largest stationery and electronic products retailer, rose 0.7 percent to 150.5 riyals.
Saudi Arabia's stock exchange is the only Gulf Arab bourse open on Saturdays.


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Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
The list below includes all pages in the category "Benedictus". This includes independent works that were specifically designated 'Benedictus' by their composers in a title or subtitle. See also Masses.
Pages in category "Benedictus"
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Government Potholes on Road to Recovery
The private economy looks to be revving up to motor through the next couple quarters. The public sector will be a big pothole along the way.
Although Thursday's revisions to first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product lowered the top-line annualized growth rate, the details offer a better profile for future growth. That's because the slightly slower pace — now 2.4% from 2.5% reported earlier — largely reflects less inventory accumulation over the winter. According to the Commerce Department's new figures, real inventories grew by $38.3 billion last quarter, less than the $50.3 billion reported a month ago.
Demand from businesses and consumers held up, despite higher taxes. Plus, housing growth while revised lower still stood at a healthy 12.1%.
Monthly indicators suggest spending by households and companies will continue to rise this quarter, although perhaps not as strongly as in the first quarter. Because inventories aren't excessively large, companies will need to satisfy growing private demand by lifting output and hopefully payrolls.
Then there is the public sector.
Federal spending dropped at an 8.7% annual rate and state and local governments shrank by 2.4% (the 13th decline in the past 14 quarters).
The government sector subtracted almost one percentage point from GDP growth last quarter, although that's an improvement from the 1.41-point drag in the fourth quarter of 2012. But there are more minus signs ahead.
The federal sequestration began in March, covering only one month of the first quarter. With no resolution on that situation and debate about the debt ceiling still to come, Washington looks to remain a drag on the economy heading into the summer.
Federal Reserve officials have commented on the fiscal drag.
New York Fed President William Dudley has cited estimates that changes in tax rates and government spending will subtract 1.75 points from total 2013 GDP growth.
"Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth," said the May 1 statement from the Federal Open Market Committee.
Bank officials, Fed-watchers and investors are debating on when the central bank will begin to taper its bond-buying program. The machinations in Washington will be a significant factor in any discussion that takes place around the FOMC's big oval table–more so than the committee members want.


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BayHawks' Head Coach Lands NBA Job
Treloar named Phoenix Suns Director of Player Personnel
Erie, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 –
Erie BayHawks head coach John Treloar is leaving his position with the team to serve as the Director of Player Personnel for the Phoenix Suns. The Suns announced the appointment today and the move is effective immediately.
"It truly is bittersweet, but is exactly what the NBA Development League is about and that is developing not only players for the NBA, but coaches and staff as well," said BayHawks majority owner Steve Demetriou. "We could not have asked for a better coach and person to lead the BayHawks in our first two years and this promotion is a testament to John's accomplishments. We wish him and his family continued success."
"It has truly been a pleasure to live and work in the Erie community for the last two years," said Treloar. "My family and I appreciate the opportunity that Steve Demetriou, Owen McCormick and the ownership group has given us, without them I would not have been afforded this opportunity to work in the NBA. I also want to thank Matt Bresee and the office staff who work so hard behind the scenes to make this franchise one of the best in minor league sports."
Named as the team's first head coach in June, 2008, Treloar led the BayHawks to an overall record of 48-52, including a 27-23 mark and playoff berth in the inaugural season, followed by a 21-29 finish last year.
Prior to joining the BayHawks, Treloar was an assistant coach at Louisiana State University. He also served on the coaching staff of Bob Knight at Indiana University and coached in the Continental Basketball Association and internationally in Germany and Venezuela.
Assistant Coach Ben McDonald will remain in his position and the team has already begun a nationwide search for Treloar's replacement.
The team opens the season on Friday, November 19 when they face the Springfield Armor at 7:00 pm at the Tullio Arena. Season tickets and group experience packages can be purchased by contacting the team at 814-790-5600.
The Erie BayHawks are the NBA Development League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors. The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2009-10 season, the league featured 16 teams – including the debut of the Maine Red Claws and the Springfield Armor, while a new team, the Texas Legends, will join the League for the 2010-11 season. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.


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It may not come as surprising news to many of you that the United Nations doesn't approve of our Second Amendment. Not one bit. And they very much hope to do something about it with help from some powerful American friends. Under the guise of a proposed global "Small Arms Treaty" premised to fight "terrorism", "insurgency" and "international crime syndicates" you can be quite certain that an even more insidious threat is being targeted – our Constitutional right for law-abiding citizens to own and bear arms.
What, exactly, does the intended agreement entail?
While the terms have yet to be made public, if passed by the U.N. and ratified by our Senate, it will almost certainly force the U.S. to:
Enact tougher licensing requirements, creating additional bureaucratic red tape for legal firearms ownership.
Confiscate and destroy all "unauthorized" civilian firearms (exempting those owned by our government of course).
Ban the trade, sale and private ownership of all semi-automatic weapons (any that have magazines even though they still operate in the same one trigger pull – one single "bang" manner as revolvers, a simple fact the ant-gun media never seem to grasp).
Create an international gun registry, clearly setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation.
In short, overriding our national sovereignty, and in the process, providing license for the federal government to assert preemptive powers over state regulatory powers guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment in addition to our Second Amendment rights
Have no doubt that this plan is very real, with strong Obama administration support. In January 2010 the U.S. joined 152 other countries in endorsing a U.N. Arms Treaty Resolution that will establish a 2012 conference to draft a blueprint for enactment. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged to push for Senate ratification.
Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton has cautioned gun owners to take this initiative seriously, stating that the U.N. "is trying to act as though this is really just a treaty about international arms trade between nation states, but there is no doubt that the real agenda here is domestic firearms control."
More from contributor Larry Bell;
Although professing to support the Second Amendment during her presidential election bid, Hillary Clinton is not generally known as a gun rights enthusiast. She has been a long-time activist for federal firearms licensing and registration, and a vigorous opponent of state Right-to-Carry laws. As a New York senator she ranked among the National Rifle Association's worst "F"-rated gun banners who voted to support the sort of gunpoint disarmament that marked New Orleans' rogue police actions against law-abiding gun owners in the anarchistic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
President Obama's record on citizen gun rights doesn't reflect much advocacy either. Consider for example his appointment of anti-gun rights former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels as an alternate U.S. representative to the U.N., and his choice of Andrew Traver who has worked to terminate civilian ownership of so-called "assault rifles" (another prejudicially meaningless gun term) to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Then, in a move unprecedented in American history, the Obama administration quietly banned the re-importation and sale of 850,000 collectable antique U.S.-manufactured M1 Garand and Carbine rifles that were left in South Korea following the Korean War. Developed in the 1930s, the venerable M1 Garand carried the U.S. through World War II, seeing action in every major battle.
As an Illinois state senator, Barack Obama was an aggressive advocate for expanding gun control laws, and even voted against legislation giving gun owners an affirmative defense when they use firearms to defend themselves and their families against home invaders and burglars. He also served on a 10-member board of directors of the radically activist anti-gun Joyce Foundation in Chicago during a period between 1998-2001when it contributed $18,326,183 in grants to anti-Second Amendment organizations.
If someone breaks into your home when you are there, which would you prefer to have close at hand: 1) a telephone to call 911, or 2) a loaded gun of respectable caliber? That's a pretty easy question for me to answer. I am a long-time NRA member, concealed firearms license holder and a regular weekly recreational pistol shooter. And while I don't ordinarily care to target anything that has a mother, will reluctantly make an exception should an urgent provocation arise. I also happen to enjoy the company of friends who hunt, as well as those, like myself, who share an abiding interest in American history and the firearms that influenced it.
There are many like me, and fewer of them would be alive today were it not for exercise of their gun rights. In fact law-abiding citizens in America used guns in self-defense 2.5 million times during 1993 (about 6,850 times per day), and actually shot and killed 2 1/2 times as many criminals as police did (1,527 to 606). Those civilian self-defense shootings resulted in less than 1/5th as many incidents as police where an innocent person was mistakenly identified as a criminal (2% versus 11%).
Just how effectively have gun bans worked to make citizens safer in other countries? Take the number of home break-ins while residents are present as an indication. In Canada and Britain, both with tough gun-control laws, nearly half of all burglaries occur when residents are present. But in the U.S. where many households are armed, only about 13% happen when someone is home.
Recognizing clear statistical benefit evidence, 41 states now allow competent, law-abiding adults to carry permitted or permit-exempt concealed handguns. As a result, crime rates in those states have typically fallen at least 10% in the year following enactment.
So the majority in our Senate is smart enough to realize that the U.N.'s gun-grab agenda is unconstitutional, politically suicidal for those who support it, and down-right idiotic—right? Let's hope so, but not entirely count on it. While a few loyal Obama Democrats are truly "pro-gun", many are loathe to vote against treaties that carry the president's international prestige, causing him embarrassment.
Also, don't forget that Senate confirmation of anti-gun Obama nominee Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Many within the few who voted against her did so only because of massive grassroots pressure from constituents who take their Constitutional protections very seriously.
Now, more than ever, it's imperative to stick by our guns in demanding that all Constitutional rights be preserveLarry Belld. If not, we will surely lose both.
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