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HERCULES -- The makeover of elected leadership in Hercules last year after voter outrage over financial mismanagement and claims of cronyism raised hopes that a new, hands-on City Council would unite to clean up the mess at City Hall and bring the city's long-delayed development vision to reality.
But that effort has been complicated over the past year by an increasingly bitter feud between two of the council members who led the city's political shake-up. Their battle has consumed staff time, required extra legal work by the city attorney, and created an atmosphere of tension and sniping at City Council meetings -- prompting one community activist to call the new council's behavior a "circus" during a public scolding this summer.
While the discord simmered, a new city manager was working to stave off bankruptcy and restore financial health amid probes by the State Controller's Office and the FBI into the city's financial dealings. It boiled over with the transfer of the mayoral gavel in December 2011 from Myrna de Vera to Dan Romero.
The feud between de Vera and Romero flared up anew in recent months, this time over the actions of an advisory committee formed initially to help search for a new city attorney and later charged with a variety of tasks related to ethics, conflict of interest, nepotism and cronyism.
Jeffrey Wisniewski, a longtime council watcher and the publisher of the website Waterfront Watch, blasted the council's behavior at its July 24 meeting.
"It might be entertaining to watch, but you're not doing the city's business," Wisniewski said.
"It's not in the interest of this city to play war games with this council's agenda. ... Please stop this circus."
This was not what most voters expected last year when they completed a City Council makeover that had begun with the ouster of two incumbents in November 2010. Two months later, a third and longtime councilman resigned, and in June 2011 voters recalled the last two members of the 2010 council, which had been accused of passive acquiescence to the financial dealings of then-City Manager Nelson Oliva and his steering of $1 million a year in city contracts to his family's consulting firm while the city plunged into deficit.
Unity fades
With five new faces in place, the council appeared eager to move on from the public embarrassment the city had suffered under the previous council. But unity among the new council members, who had railed against the actions of their predecessors, was short-lived, as the anger between de Vera and Romero over the mayoral succession spilled into other matters.
In the recent flap, critics accused the Citizens Legal Issue Ad Hoc Committee of violating state open meeting rules known as the Brown Act, while defenders dismissed the critics as proxies of Romero.
In between, de Vera has feuded with the new city manager, Steve Duran, and, more recently, complained publicly that she has been bullied by him and Romero. This newspaper has made a public records request for documents related to bullying.
The dispute over who should be mayor is recorded in a series of emails that this newspaper obtained pursuant to a unanimous council vote later in the July 24 meeting to waive attorney-client privilege and release official correspondence related to the Brown Act. (The emails can be found with this story at ContraCostaTimes.com.)
It originated around September 2011 and culminated Dec. 15, 2011, when de Vera made a formal complaint to City Attorney Patrick Tang alleging that Romero had violated the Brown Act by lobbying other council members to elevate him to mayor -- a charge that Tang, in a report three weeks later, found to be unsupported by the evidence. The Brown Act limits the ability of members of legislative bodies to consult with one another outside public meetings.
In between, de Vera had urged Tang to expedite his investigation, and afterward she expressed disappointment with Tang's findings, questioning his impartiality and lamenting "corruption, cronyism and incompetence" at City Hall. Tang issued a nine-point rebuttal of de Vera's objections.
In an email to this newspaper this week, de Vera said that under Romero's leadership, "Hercules is heading down to even deeper financial and ethical problems."
She also insisted that her complaints over Romero's ascension to mayor amount to a battle for truth and transparency, something that was sorely lacking with the city's previous leadership. "Hercules' destruction was caused by leaders who did not view their role as public servants," she said.
For his part, Romero said the filing of de Vera's complaint in December "couldn't have come at a worse time," given the city's struggle to keep out of bankruptcy at a time it also was in negotiations with a developer over the future site of a train station. "We were scrambling."
"It truly is an embarrassment that we had to go through this," said Romero, who insists he never lobbied any council member for the mayoral job. "This is Hercules' dirty laundry coming out. I just don't see that this benefits the city."
Council shake-up
The roots of the mayoral flap trace to January 2011, when then-Mayor Ed Balico resigned and then-Vice Mayor Joanne Ward became mayor Jan. 24. At the same meeting, Councilman John Delgado, who as the top vote-getter in the 2010 election normally would have preceded de Vera in the mayoral rotation, moved to appoint de Vera vice mayor; the council approved, 3-1. In June, after Ward was recalled, de Vera ascended to mayor, and Delgado became vice mayor.
Months before the annual council reorganization in December 2011, Delgado apparently had made it known that he wanted to wait until the third year of his term, or 2013, to become mayor, in accordance with the customary rotation. That left Gerard Boulanger, William Wilkins and Romero as possible contenders -- or de Vera herself.
"If the vice mayor (Delgado) was not ready to take the position due to personal reasons, I could continue as mayor since council procedures also indicate that a mayor serves one full year," de Vera said in her Dec. 20, 2011, statement in support of her complaint, recounting a September 2011 conversation with Liz Warmerdam, who was interim city manager then. "I suggested that I could continue for six months until the end of the fiscal year or until the end of 2012."
De Vera's statement was not included in the package supplied by City Hall but was provided to this newspaper by de Vera, noting the council's waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
At other times before December 2011, de Vera said she wanted Delgado to become mayor.
On Dec. 13, Delgado was reappointed vice mayor. Next, de Vera nominated Wilkins for mayor; he declined. Then, Boulanger nominated Romero, who accepted and became mayor by acclamation. Two days later, de Vera filed her complaint.
Romero said he had heard around September 2011 that Delgado did not want to be mayor.
"I asked (Delgado), 'Is that true?' and he said yes," Romero said this week. "So I said, 'I would like to be mayor.'"
Romero said he did not ask Delgado for his vote, and that he did not talk to any other council members about wanting to be mayor.
In her email Monday, de Vera said she has no regrets about launching her complaint against Romero, although in hindsight, she might have gone about it differently.
"I should have filed a complaint against the entire City Council, which violated the Brown Act," she wrote. "Then maybe Attorney Tang would have opined that there truly was a violation by the body. The cure and correct would have been to rescind the appointment and revote in public."
Romero said de Vera's Dec. 20 supporting statement, in which she describes her individual conversations about the mayoral succession with Delgado, Wilkins and Boulanger, "shows it wasn't me that violated the Brown Act; it was Councilwoman de Vera."
He said he has no intention of filing a complaint at this time but suggested that others may want to bring it to the attention of the District Attorney's Office or the Contra Costa Civil Grand Jury.
Contact Tom Lochner at 510-262-2760. Follow him at Twitter.com/tomlochner.

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Flood advisory issued for leeward Big Island areas
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for the leeward side of Hawaii Island effective through 5:15 p.m.
At 2:06 p.m., radar showed heavy showers and thunderstorms spanning from Puuanahulu to Honaunau, according to the service. Other areas noted in the flood advisory were Keahole Point, Waikoloa, Waikii, Kailua-Kona, Keauhou and Captain Cook.
Forecasters said the advisory may extended beyond 5:15 p.m.
The service cautions people to stay away from streams, drainage ditches and low-lying areas prone to flooding. Rainfall and runoff will cause hazardous driving conditions because of ponding, reduced visibility and poor braking action.


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Huffington Post UK, which had 5.4 million unique views in January, is launching a sports section
"We want to offer a really broad range of news and entertainment on the site and sport has been the one thing that's missing to this point," Carla Buzasi, editor-in-chief of HuffPo UK told Journalism.co.uk.
The sports section – called Huffington Post UK Sport – is "going to be very much about the fans' opinions and we are hoping that after big matches people pile on, blog for us and leave comments on what's been happening", Buzasi said.
Buzasi anticipates a discussion around major sports such as football and rugby, plus more niche sports and those that form part of the London 2012 Olympics.
"We're really hoping we'll get people with a vast range of passions", whether for darts, synchronised swimming or hurling, Buzasi said.
The editor-in-chief suggested she would be blogging about beach volleyball after she attends the Olympic event.
The sports section of the site will be headed up by sports reporter Samuel Luckhurst.
"Samuel will be doing news stories, a few reports here and there but very much this is about the fans and their opinions on what's going on in whatever sport they feel passionate about," Buzasi said, explaining that bloggers who contribute are likely to be fans "in the stands watching rather than journalists on the ground".
HuffPo UK has been pushing out sport on Facebook and Twitter in preparation for the launch and as "that's the best place to get new users and to ensure that regular users are interacting".
The Huffington Post, bought by AOL last year for £195 million, does not pay its global network of bloggers.
The UK site, which launched with 300 bloggers, has expanded to 2,500 contributors.
Reflecting on the past eight months, Buzasi said: "We're so pleased with how the site is going, the brand's reputation is growing."
"Engagement is really increasing as well", with 8,000 comments in a day a fortnight ago.
The Huffington Post had 55.4 million unique views in January, according to comScore figures quoted by Buzasi. Of those 5.4 million were unique views to HuffingtonPost.co.uk, 3.3 million of which came from readers based in the UK.
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Skunk Hour
by Robert Lowell
Analysis: Brain Snacks
Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Lowell seriously objected to World War II and was imprisoned for several months in Connecticut on account of his protesting. He also spoke out against the Vietnam War, and was a civil rights activist (source).
Lowell suffered all his life from manic depression and endured a number of mental breakdowns for which he was repeatedly hospitalized (source).


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WATERTOWN, WI – Sophomore shortstop Emily Boogher was named the Association of Division III Independents (AD3I) Co-Player of the Year, while making the All-Independents First Team, and teammates; Emily Thompson (outfield), Rosa Lewis (pitcher) and Amy Dineen (utility) received Second Team honors.
Boogher hit an Association-best .566, recording a home run with 17 runs batted in, and 16 runs scored in 21 games started at shortstop. The two-time AD3I Player of the Week ranked first with an impressive .811 slugging percentage, and .635 on base percentage.
Junior outfielder Emily Thompson achieved First Team honors, finishing with the third-best batting average on the team at .351 (10th, AD3I), while scoring 20 runs (5th, AD3I) off 20 hits. Thompson ranked third in the Association with 10 stolen bases in 11 attempts, and sixth with a .439 on base percentage.
Lewis, a senior out of Yates City, IL, served as Maranatha's top two-way player and made the Second Team as a pitcher after recording the fourth-most wins in the AD3I (4) and struck out 27 batters, which ranked sixth in the Association. Lewis batted .360 (8th, AD3I) and had a .418 on base percentage and .480 slugging percentage.
Sophomore Amy Dineen also secured a spot on the Second Team as a utility infielder and started all 21 games played. Dineen posted a .890 fielding percentage and proved to be a reliable player, in her usual spot at third base. She finished the season with five RBi's and 10 hits.


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#Obamacare causing MORE Medicaid recipients to use emergency rooms. | RedState
Because I do not want anybody to pretend that any of this is actually a surprise. We were telling people four years ago that Medicaid was going to be a mess, from lack of doctors to overwhelmed emergency rooms. This was a known thing; and the people that argued otherwise then have demonstrated a remarkable lack of shame when it comes to their cheerleading now. And that's not my fault, or the GOP's fault, or the Right's fault either. This is, top to bottom, left to right, front to back, a Democratic party problem and a Democrat-themed disaster event.
Make them own it.
How, when most of the media won't even mention it?


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Unless we take care to clear the first principles of knowledge from the incumbrance and delusion of words, we may make infinite reasonings upon them to no purpose. We may deduce consequences, and never be the wiser.
David Berman
Source: Berkeley: The Great Philosophers (The Great Philosophers Series) (Great Philosophers (Routledge (Firm))), Pages: 42
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The true poem rests between the words.
Vanna Bonta
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When you label me, you negate me.
Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)
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It's only words, and words are all I have to take your breath away
Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb
Source: "Words" by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
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We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.
Ram Dass
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We believe we can also show that words do not have exactly the same psychic "weight" depending on whether they belong to the language of reverie or to the language of daylight life--to rested language or language under surveillance--to the language of natural poetry or to the language hammered out by authoritarian prosodies.
Gaston Bachelard (1884 - 1962)
Source: The Poetics of Reverie, Pages: 57..58
Words are merely utterances: noises that stand for feelings, thoughts, and experience. They are symbols. Signs. Insignias. They are not Truth. They are not the real thing.In fact, you place so little value on experience that when what your experience of God differs from what you've heard of God, you automatically discard the experience and own the words, when it should be just the other way around.
Neale Donald Walsch
Source: Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)
Contributed by: Gaia Team
Most human interactions are confined to the exchange of words — the realm of thought. It is essential to bring some stillness, particularly into your close relationships.No relationship can thrive without the sense of spaciousness that comes with stillness. Meditate or spend silent time in nature together. When going for a walk or sitting in the car or at home, become comfortable with being in stillness together. Stillness cannot and need not be created. Just be receptive to the stillness that is already there, but is usually obscured by mental noise.If spacious stillness is missing, the relationship will be dominated by the mind and can easily be taken over by problems and conflict. If stillness is there, it can contain anything.
Eckhart Tolle
Source: Stillness Speaks
I asked, "What are words?" The tenzo said, "One, two, three, four, five."
I asked again, "What is practice?"
"Nothing in the entire universe is hidden."
Dogen Zenji (1200 - 1253)
Source: Moon in a Dewdrop
Contributed by: Laurens
If I say you are a bad person I can almost see you worsen. Funny how my words for you have a way of becoming true in my mind.
Kare Anderson
Source: Say it Better blog - Kare Anderson
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Spain Cruises Past Irish in Euro Snooze
The Journal provides minute-by-minute analysis of this Euro 2012 Group C meeting between the Spanish and Irish. Neil McIntosh offers commentary on the match and ESPN2 telecast.
A cynic might bill tonight's Spain vs. Ireland match as the stoppable object meeting the movable object. The stoppable object is Spain, which frustrated many by lining up against Italy in its first game with no recognized striker -– just a narrow formation and three rather shot-shy advanced midfielders. The game finished in a draw.
Ireland, meanwhile, was efficiently bundled out the way by Croatia in its opener, losing 3-1 in a match that bore some of the appearance of a workaday English Premier League match.
We can expect Spain to be more attack-minded tonight. So here's the question: Will Spain rush to a record-breaking rout? Or can Ireland pull off a Chelsea and show the kind of disciplined defensive game the London side deployed to such great effect in last season's Champions League semifinal against Barcelona.
As Paul Hannon notes in his preview today, it would be one of the greatest shocks in the sport's history if Ireland pulled off a win here. On paper, even given Spain's mis-firing tiki-taka, you'd expect a big win for the world champion. You just never know.
Spain plays a striker! Chelsea's Fernando Torres replaces midfielder Cesc Fabregas, currently of Barcelona, formerly of Arsenal. Ireland also make just one change: Simon Cox of West Bromwich Albion, formerly of Swindon Town, replaces Kevin Doyle of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Starting 11 for Spain:
- 1 Iker Casillas
- 17 Alvaro Arbeloa
- 15 Sergio Ramos
- 3 Gerard Pique
- 18 Jordi Alba
- 16 Sergio Busquets
- 14 Xabi Alonso
- 6 Andres Iniesta
- 8 Xavi
- 21 David Silva
- 9 Fernando Torres
Starting 11 for Ireland:
- 1 Shay Given
- 4 John O'Shea
- 2 Sean St. Ledger
- 5 Richard Dunne
- 3 Stephen Ward
- 7 Aiden McGeady
- 6 Glenn Whelan
- 8 Keith Andrews
- 11 Damien Duff
- 10 Robbie Keane
- 20 Simon Cox
Polish and Russian fans came to blows before their game the other night, but the Spanish and Irish have taken the opposite tack. The two sides' supporters took over this city on the Baltic and turned it into a daylong party as they danced and drank arm in arm all afternoon. Everyone has gotten into the spirit of camaraderie — even alcohol sellers outside the stadium, who have taken an equal opportunity approach to the match.
I should mention that while this match is on ESPN, I'm watching on the UK's ITV.
Here's Exhibit A on the vibe here.
On UK TV right now, footage from the center of Gdansk shows large groups of happy Irish fans, all singing "Whoa, Trapattoni, he used to be Italian but he's Irish nowâ€
One of the most of interesting aspects of the game tonight will be the strikers on the pitch.
For Spain, the main man is Fernando Torres, who has had such a tough time at Chelsea since his £50m move from Liverpool. Things got better –- much better –- for him toward the end of last season, when he scored against Barcelona to help his side through to the Champions League final. But he'll want to continue his improvement with a goal or two against the Irish after squandering chances when he came on against Italy.
Ireland fields two strikers, although Robbie Keane will likely play a deeper role. He's been a great servant for Ireland, but hasn't scored in five games now. He'd love to add goal No. 54 for his country in what will likely be his last major tournament. Ireland's other striker is the least well-known of the trio, but a player who brings back happy memories for me. He was a brilliant young player at Swindon Town, a lower-league English team I follow, between 2007 and 2009. He scored 40 goals in two seasons, more than a few of which were quite spectacular strikes. Were he to score a dream goal against Italy, don't bet on it being anything other than a long-range screamer.
0-0, 1st Minute
Conditions in Gdansk look wet as Ireland get this match underway.
0-0, 2nd Minute
Straight away, Ireland's Simon Cox wriggles clear and fires off a long range shot that Casillas does well to save low to his right. Despite that, and contrary to my earlier expectation, it's Cox who is the deeper striker with Robbie Keane the out-and-out front man for Ireland.
1-0 Spain, 3rd Minute
Goal! What a spectacular strike from Fernando Torres! Iniesta makes a brilliant pass through from midfield to Silva, who's well-tackled by Dunne. But the ball breaks to Torres, who fires a powerful shot right through Shay Given's hands, high into the roof of the net.
1-0 Spain, 6th Minute
Silva fires in a low shot, but this time Given is able to gather the ball safely. Spain are able to zip the ball around this damp pitch -– it's already threatening to be a long night for Trapattoni's men. They're giving Spain a lot of time to pick their passes as they come forward.
1-0 Spain, 7th Minute
Another Spanish attack, and Fernando Torres, only a few yards out, is disappointed to sidefoot wide after having another chance laid on the plate.
1-0 Spain, 8th Minute
Ireland manage to get it up the other end and win a corner. Duff takes the corner from the left, but Dunne's header drifts wide.
1-0 Spain, 12th Minute
The game's settling down now, and Ireland are managing some possession, but so far they're managing to create only scraps. Spain, when on the ball, are their usual tiki-taka selves. Ireland are retreating to midway in their own half and trying to present a compact, hard-to-break-down unit. The Spaniards are able to find the occasional, arrowed through-ball low and right down the middle, just as they did for their goal –- another from Alonso just there caused momentary alarm before it was cleared.
1-0 Spain, 17th Minute
Pique hits a long-range shot that Given catches cleanly. But this Spain side looks keen to have a go from distance tonight, which is in contrast to some Spain and Spanish sides of late.
1-0 Spain, 20th Minute
With a clumsy challenge, Keith Andrews gives away a free kick within striking range of the Irish goal. The kick, taken short, is scrambled out, but Spain are starting to settle into a comfortable rhythm here and starting to turn the screw on Ireland.
1-0 Spain, 23rd Minute
Spain are pressing well when they're not in possession, and the Irish players don't look at all comfortable on the ball. Right now, Andrews gives the ball away midway inside his own half, Spain quickly play it into a dangerous area and Given does well to parry Iniesta's long-range shot.
1-0 Spain, 25th Minute
Spain wins a corner after Alba darts down the left side of the box and attempts to get a cross across goal. From the corner, Alonso's extravagantly long-range effort takes a deflection and goes over the bar. Another corner, from which Pique, unmarked but some way away from goal, sends his header wide. Ireland's poor marking at the set piece will be causing Trapattoni some concern. As will Ireland's lack of composure on the ball –- they're giving it away again and again.
1-0 Spain, 30th Minute
Tiki-taka, tiki-taka, tiki-taka…
1-0 Spain, 33rd Minute
With the half-hour mark now past, it's got to be said it's some kind of achievement that Ireland are only a goal down. It should be many more. Spain, via Torres and Pique, have squandered at least two good chances, but possession has been hugely in Spain's favor.
1-0 Spain, 35th Minute
The referee has just barged into Ireland's Keith Andrews, and handed possession back to Spain. The Irish are finding it hard enough without a 12th man, sir…
1-0 Spain, 38th Minute
The Spanish fans are ole-ing as Spain tap it around. But the Irish are able to give a huge roar back when a crunching tackle puts an end to the rather aimless Spanish play on the halfway line. Trouble is, Ireland has very few options when it comes to creating something when they win the ball back.
1-0 Spain, 43rd Minute
Ireland's going to be happier with the way things are developing as the half wears on. While Spain is seeing a lot of the ball, in the Irish half, it's not to great effect. The through-balls the Spaniards were finding earlier seem to have been closed down. Shots are being blocked, or simply prevented. But the problem of keeping possession remains — Irish time on the ball is way too fleeting. It's hard to see them keeping this up.
1-0 Spain, 45th Minute
Corner for Spain, and Given punches out the area. But Alonso's placed long-range shot goes wide.
1-0 Spain, 45th Minute
Glenn Whelan earns a deserved yellow card for a foul on Silva as he raced towards goal. From the free kick, the ball breaks to Iniesta, whose volley was dipping under the bar before Given got his glove to it. A good save, which also turns out to be the last action of the first half –- no time for the corner.
1-0 Spain, Halftime
It's been 45 minutes of near-complete domination by Spain. The world champions got an early goal to settle things in the fourth minute, and has since shown its class with a decent display of possession football, as you'd expect. But Ireland's defensive performance has improved as the half wore on, restricting Spain's chances and in particular closing down those deadly low passes which, early on, were cutting through the Irish defense. It's hard to see much changing in the second 45 minutes, unless Ireland can find a little more composure on the ball –- and a moment of magic from those undoubtedly talented front men. And as they tire, you'd have to imagine Spain might see things open up again.
2-0 Spain, 49th Minute
Goal for Spain! That has to sink Irish hopes. Given parries another long-range effort but can only deflect the ball toward the penalty spot. There, Silva is waiting. It seems as if the Manchester City man has all the time in the world to side-foot the ball low to the left.
2-0 Spain, 51st Minute
The goal was typical of Ireland's problem here: The attacking move that brought the goal came after they'd given the ball away, again, inside their own half. Ireland's inability to hold on to the ball is proving to be their undoing.
2-0 Spain, 55th Minute
Given dives athletically to his left to make a simply outstanding save from a near-in Xavi volley. But it must be said: Spain's second goal has continued a broadly unhappy tournament for the Ireland keeper. He didn't have a good time against Croatia, and although Torres smashed the ball for Spain's first tonight, it did go over Given's head and through his hands. Given is an outstanding keeper who's had a fine career in the EPL. It's harsh to say, but he's not met his own high standards in this tournament to date. Mind you, he may have a few chances to redeem himself as this match continues. It's entirely about Spain now.
2-0 Spain, 59th Minute
We're watching slow-mo replays of Silva's goal while Ireland's Keith Andrews gets some attention from the physio. It really was a lovely, composed strike. He slalomed his way past a challenge before sending it through two pairs of Irish legs, and Given didn't see it until late. It was a very cool strike.
2-0 Spain, 63rd Minute
Busquets fires oh-so-narrowly wide -– even Given thought it was in, it appears. But it remains 2-0.
2-0 Spain, 65th Minute
Martinez comes on for Alonso, who's been impressive tonight. You'd think Alonso is being kept fresh for challenges ahead, but Martinez is hardly a shabby player to bring on. Either side of that substitution, Ireland is having its best spell of the game: McGeady just fired across a good cross from the left that caused some trouble in the heart of the Spanish defense. But a subsequent corner comes to nothing, after St. Ledger concedes the foul.
2-0 Spain, 68th Minute
This is good for the Irish: They've managed to apply some concerted pressure on the world champions and certainly look more comfortable on the ball now (aided by Spain not pressing as hard as in the first half). Spain also retain a constant menace on the break. Ireland can't afford to over-commit to an attack, lest Spain's speed of foot and thought catches them out to make things even worse.
3-0 Spain, 71st Minute
Goal for Spain! No sooner had I finished typing the last update than McGeady was robbed of the ball on the halfway line. Torres, racing through from there, was fed the ball, and he made no mistake. Cool and composed -– the Torres we've seen at the end of last season, rather than the bundle of uncertainty of earlier –- he shot low past Given. Ireland are now, for certain, headed home. It's going to be about keeping the score respectable.
3-0 Spain, 74th Minute
Torres comes off to a huge ovation to be replaced by Cesc Fabregas. Torres has been impressive tonight -– took two of his three chances very well indeed and worked very hard for the cause. Several moments in recent months have been called the Chelsea man's turning point, so let's just say his turnaround in form continues. Given how bad things were, it's appropriate the turnaround happens over months, not minutes.
3-0 Spain, 75th Minute
The ball comes to Keane on the left of the Spanish penalty area, and he gets a good low shot away to Casillas' left. The Spanish keeper manages to parry it away.
3-0 Spain, 80th Minute
The brilliant Iniesta, who has really pulled the strings for Spain in midfield tonight, is replaced by Santi Cazorla.
4-0 Spain, 83rd Minute
Well, that's just an outrageous goal from Fabregas. There's a Spanish corner on their right, which they take short. Fabregas appears to be the only man moving ahead of the front post. He gathers and thwacks a blast of a shot across Given. You can hear it thundering off the far post and can see it bouncing into the net. Given looks utterly fed up.
4-0 Spain, 88th Minute
I'm a Scot, so this game is taking on recognizable form for me: This Spain team is gliding around the park, the players looking as if they inhabit a different world from the scurrying Irish players chasing after them and the ball. I've seen this before. Yet the only noise in the ground, at the moment, appears to be the somewhat mournful singing of the Irish fans. It's a remarkable support.
4-0 Spain, 93rd Minute
Spain play things out, with only fleeting moments of Irish possession breaking up the Spanish dominance. To be honest, it's been a bit like that for the entire match: Spain showed their class, Torres continued his return to form and Ireland had a horribly difficult night. For the Irish, Italy awaits, but they'll be playing for pride only. They know they go home after that. For Spain, this morale-boosting victory keeps them on track for the next stage.
4-0 Spain, Final
Thanks, everyone, for watching with us, and for your comments. Hats off, in particular, to the Irish fan who has proposed a rematch –- in rugby. Now there's a match against Spain that the Irish should win comfortably.


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I would like to point out for the readers, if they are not already aware (as clearly the local media doesnt see fit to make the issue of this that it should) that Attorney General Sorrell is one of seven state attorneysgeneral suing the EPA to further restrict the use of wood-burning heat sources.
Apparently, it has not occurred to him that many rely on this inexpensive source of heat in an area where a substantial amount of heat is needed in the cold winter months. What, I would ask, is the purpose of further strangling struggling Vermonters? Perhaps those that struggle to pay their bills in this crumbling, doomed economy are not his true concern? Does he truly believe that stopping the use of wood heat would have any impact on global carbon emissions?
First of all, China is the planets biggest pollution problem, and like it or not they do not care. Second, the generation of electricity and transportation are the two biggest sources of carbon emissions in the nation (non-fossil fuel combustion accounts for 6 percent of total emissions nationwide).
So we will further increase our reliance on foreign oil (because we know the EPA is already strangling the economy by restricting domestic production) or well heat with electricity (the biggest polluter)? More senseless legislation, in the name of the environment, that will (at best) be a net zero change in emissions.
At the worst, well end up creating more emissions, while still expanding an already dysfunctional government bent on controlling every aspect of your life while running the economy into the ground. I would challenge Mr. Sorrell to go door to door in rural Vermont and explain his intent in this suit. Better yet, I would urge everyone to reach out to him and express their opinions, as I doubt he will have the nerve to seek them himself.
He may not respect our opinion, but he should still have to hear it.
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Wasabi is a variety of green horseradish, the powder has a sharp flavor that's a bit hotter than the familiar white horseradish.
Wasabi powder provides a nice change of pace from chiles. It provides heat, but has more of an herbal overtone and dissapates more quickly. You can also use it as a substitute for Dijon mustard, or as a flavoring in home-made mustards.
Combine equal parts of wasabi powder and warm water to make wababi paste, similar to the familiar sushi accompaniment. You can also make an easy wasabi cream sauce in the same manner, just add warm cream until you reach the desired consistency.
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The Shelley Wasatch Winter Feis is the annual Irish dancing competition hosted by the Shelley School of Irish Dance. This year's event was held on February 4, 2012 at the Kearns High School in Kearns, Utah. Adjudicators from Ireland and the United States oversaw events for first-time competitors through adults.
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New competitive Irish dancers, called First Feisers, from the Shelley School, Genevieve Shelley (under 6) and Savannah Gedris (under 7), each won both the reel and light jig competitions. Julia Steed, also from Shelley, won the First Feis single jig for the under 7 age group.
In the Open Champion competitions, Acadamh Rince Irish dancers seemed to own the podium. In the under 13 event, Paige Crandell, Alexis Farnsworth and Moira Turner, all from Acadamh Rince, took the Top 3 spots. Two Acadamh Rince dancers - Kylie Farrenkopf and Shannon Beckerin - placed first and second in the under 15 competition.
Amelia Walker from Shelley won the under 17 event, with three Acadamh Rince dancers - Rachel Jepsen, Camille Ensign and Sarah Brewster - rounding out the podium. In the 17 & Over category, Cara King from Scariff won, while Carolyn Webber from Acadamh Rince and Taylor Jones from Shelley placed second and third.
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But in fact, people of all sorts, organizations and brands are working in this new space...and it's still new. Plenty of time to figure out what to do with it. I like an open-ended social network like this, one that lets the users figure out what it's for, and over time (like that Twitter thing did).
Pinterest revolves around photos and video. Many of them are indeed from "lifestyle" brands in fashion, retail, art, decorating, food and related areas; some are shared by consumers and some by the brands. But you can help this new service push the envelope a bit. Try these ideas for expanding your subject matter on Pinterest, keeping in mind it's not for aggressive promotion and sales, and more about who's sharing what you've got:
- Concerned about diversifying a profession? If your goal is to increase the position of young people, women, or underrepresented minorities in your professional association or membership, start a Pinterest board showing notable examples as well as new members who fit that bill. Let your members see who looks like them.
- Promoting a particular group of inspiring role models? I've got a series on famous speeches by women over on The Eloquent Woman blog, and I'll be pulling their photos together to show the diversity and variety of women speakers on The Eloquent Woman Index, a collection of those speeches.
- Raising money for a cause that convinces people by showing results, literally? If your donors are inspired to give based on laying eyes on your overseas operations, those compelling faces of hungry children or some other visual, put it on Pinterest. Or, try this: Show the old office equipment you need to replace, the too-small kitchen at your shelter, the things for which you need to raise funds. The more concrete the picture, the better the understanding of your need.
- Got a niche lifestyle angle that's small to your overall cause? The National Wildlife Federation is all about getting you outdoors, and one of its crossover boards on Pinterest combines a lifestyle activity with wildlife: Gardening for wildlife. Smart combo.
- Want to reward volunteers? AARP shows its employees in volunteer situations on Pinterest--a nice recognition, as well as a corporate social responsibility message.
- Got alumni and students? One standard board suggested by Pinterest is a "My Favorite Places" board, and universities, schools and colleges will find that users are already pinning their own photos of your campus on their boards. Why not give them a supply to repin--and be sure to include not just the money shots of your stadium, but photos of those special places on campus, in different seasons?
- Working in a field we can't normally see? If you're in radio, behind the scenes on TV, backstage at the theater, in the museum storeroom, in the library book repair room or some other hidden-from-view place, give us the behind-the-scenes tour.
- Creating art, music, architecture, theater? Everything from your ads and posters to your most recent designs has a place here. Show photos from performances, views of the place you create, and more. See more ideas in my post on social media for the visual artist, which covers Pinterest and more.
- Convening or planning meetings and events? Everything from room arrangements to place settings or famous speakers can go on your Pinterest board.
- Running a study abroad program? Get those traveling students to post photos--a great way for prospective students to sample what happens.
- Holding a retreat or workshop? Let me see those beachfront photos at your hotel, or a class or session in action. You might add a note about why it worked for you, while you're at it.
- Promoting a mentorship program? Get mentors to pose with mentees, in the setting where they are getting help--offices, conferences, workplaces. Ask both of them to post to Pinterest.
- Want your students/customers/partners to feel at home at your campus/HQ/offices? Give us the tour, inside and out. Who greets you at the door, what size are the meeting rooms, where are the best places to grab lunch?
- Selling or leasing business real estate, short-term offices or other facilities? Put those PDFs away and post room layouts and views, interior and exterior. In Washington, plenty of meeting facilities talk about great views from their conference rooms, but you could show me that money shot of the Washington monument, couldn't you?
- Got a great view from your roof, meeting room or front steps? Any organization at a location can post the views from its building as well as of its building. Just turn around.
- Maintain a "wall of fame" for your well-known clients? This might be the new wall of fame--nice way to show with whom you are rubbing elbows.
- In the business of beds? Hotels, hospitals, assisted living communities and vacation condo rentals all can put Pinterest to use showing what they look like from the inside, with an emphasis on special features, redesigns, and facilities. Don't forget to show those upgrade suites, special-use facilities or other things that make your place unique.
For business owners like me, or those wishing not to share so widely, there are other options involving Pinterest's private boards. One college professor I know who's leading a study abroad in London wants her students to compile photos that capture what London means to them, then winnow them down to one choice that sums up the semester. I suggested she ask them to share the draft selections on private boards, one per student, giving herself an easy way to share and react to the photos during the term; then, when the final choices are made, all students can pin their photo in one Pinterest board for the end of semester project. This Hollywood stylist talks here about using a private board on Pinterest to hear from clients who want her to react to potential outfits for events; she deletes anything on a shared board that she wouldn't recommend, leaving the right choices. (I may try that with public speaking trainees wanting advice on what to wear.)
Finally, start with some searches. You may find (as in the #6 example above) that the fans are there ahead of you and showing you what they want, in which case, you can give them that, only more/better/more conveniently. And explore the idea of inviting collaborators on some of your boards. I suspect that's where the action will be on this site, once we figure it out. Don't forget to put a "Pin It" button near photos, videos and articles on your website pages, to make it easier for those items to be shared.
Finally, start with some searches. You may find (as in the #6 example above) that the fans are there ahead of you and showing you what they want, in which case, you can give them that, only more/better/more conveniently. And explore the idea of inviting collaborators on some of your boards. I suspect that's where the action will be on this site, once we figure it out. Don't forget to put a "Pin It" button near photos, videos and articles on your website pages, to make it easier for those items to be shared.
How are you using Pinterest? Share your ideas in the comments. Need some basic tips on how to use Pinterest? Mashable's your friend.
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Members of the Springfield and Harmony Fire Departments rescue one of several victims trapped in a bus from the Creative Learning Workshop Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 on Interstate 70. The bus collided head-on with a semi-truck carrying a tanker trailer. Four people were killed in the crash. (AP Photo/Springfield News-Sun, Bill Lackey)


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This Date In Flyers History: October 15
Monday, 10.15.2012 / 12:00 AM ET / News
By This Date in Flyers History
His second assist in the game came on a third-period power play goal by Rick MacLeish. It turned out to be his 800th career point in the NHL.
At the time, Clarke became just the 23rd player in NHL history to reach the 800-point milestone.
He would finish his 15-year NHL career, playing entirely for the Flyers, with 1,210 points, which is the most in Flyers history by over 300 points. It also ranks and 42nd most on the NHL's All-Time Points List.
- The Flyers own an all-time record of 9-7-2-1
- John LeClair scored his 12th and final hat trick as a member of the Flyers in the team's 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. In his Flyers career, LeClair recorded four of his 12 hat tricks against the Canadiens.
- Born on 'This Date' are Flyers Alumni: Jerome Mrazek (1975-76).


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The Ducks ranked No. 2 in the NHL and No. 8 in all of professional sports (all 122 teams in the NHL/NFL/MLB/NBA) in this year's ESPN The Magazine "Ultimate Standings" Franchise Issue. The poll is based primarily on a national fan survey with respect to all facets of the organization.
This marks the third time since 2007 the Ducks have been No. 1 or No. 2 in the NHL AND in the top eight in all of pro sports. Anaheim has been in the top eight of the NHL and the top 23 in all of pro sports in six of the last seven years.
The Ducks ranked No. 1 in the NHL and No. 6 in pro sports in "Bang for the Buck," which measures whether fans are getting their money's worth.
Below is the ESPN The Magazine report:
No. 8: Anaheim Ducks
2013 Ultimate Standings
By Jeff Gold | ESPN The Magazine
Last year's rank: 37
Title track: 17
Ownership: 13
Coaching: 34
Players: 37
Fan relations: 24
Affordability: 26
Stadium Experience 40
Bang for the Buck 6
Here's how you get the season off to a good start: offer free hot dogs and soda to every fan who shows up to watch the first day of training camp. Then when practice is over, have the head coach field questions from the audience. That's how the Ducks engendered some positivity on the first day after the frustrating lockout. And once the season began, the Ducks performed well, winning the Pacific Division before a disappointing first-round exit from the playoffs. All of which contributed to the Ducks' coming agonizingly close to winning the "Stanley Cup of franchise rankings," only to be narrowly edged out by the Penguins. Considering Pittsburgh boasts arguably the two best players in the league, that's an impressive feat.
The Ducks -- No. 1 among hockey teams in the bang for the buck category -- are always thinking about entertaining their fans. When Teemu Selanne recently announced he was returning for a 21st season, the Ducks didn't simply send out a press release and go through the standard protocol. Rather, they posted a YouTube video of him struggling on the golf course, then deciding that he wasn't quite ready to hang up the skates. We're waiting to find out what refreshments will be offered to fans who show up to watch him participate in his final training camp.
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If you're in need of a new wardrobe but low on cash, try shopping this weekend's Zonta Club of Marietta semi-annual Unique Boutique clothing and accessories sale.
Bargain prices range from 50 cents to $10 for the gently used (and many never used) men's, women's, and children's clothing, belts, purses, shoes, scarves and other items.
"And we have something new this year. Misti Sims, who owns Little Black Dress Events in Parkersburg, heard how our boutique helps women and she is donating about 200 formal and prom gowns for the sale," said Sharon Coffman, president of the local Zonta Club.
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Marsha Brletrick-Ward checks out a two-piece outfit that will be among thousands of pieces of new or gently-used clothing and accessories for men, women and children on sale during the Zonta Club of Marietta's Unique Boutique Friday and Saturday.
She said the gowns will be sold for $10 each.
In addition, Angie Siegfried, owner of Change of A'Dress on Front Street in Marietta has donated several large totes of new clothes that will be sold during the Unique Boutique, Coffman said.
"It's spring and there are lots of weddings coming up, so it's perfect timing to offer these dresses and gowns," she added.
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- What: Zonta Club of Marietta Spring Unique Boutique clothing and accessories sale.
- Where: Frontier Shopping Center beside Tractor Supply.
- When: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
- Clothing donations: Gently used or new men's, women's and children's clothing and accessories may be dropped off at the sale site from 6 to 8 p.m. today and Thursday.
- For more information contact Chris Lisk at 376-9330 or visit the website at zontaclubofmarietta.webs.com
Every spring and fall the local Zonta Club, part of an international organization with a mission of advancing the status of women, receives clothing donations from the community that are sorted, priced and placed on racks or display tables by club volunteers.
Donations of clothing and accessories will be accepted today and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the sale location next to Tractor Supply in the Frontier Shopping Center.
Proceeds from the sales help provide scholarships to help with expenses for area women who want to attend college.
Marsha Brletrick-Ward of Marietta, a past recipient of a Zonta scholarship, was helping sort and hang clothing Tuesday in preparation for the weekend sale.
"I was ecstatic to receive the scholarship," she said. "Books and transportation are so expensive. But it helped me earn a liberal arts degree in math from Washington State Community College.
Chris Lisk, publicity chair for the Zonta Club, said there's always a good turnout for the Unique Boutique and the sale generates around $4,000 to support the scholarship program.
"We receive a lot of good donated clothing throughout the year for this sale," she said. "My whole sun room and a storage building at home were full of bags of clothing people donated over the winter months. And spring is a good time for the sale because many people are cleaning out their closets this time of year."
Lisk noted some of the clothing items have never been worn and still have the original store tags on them.
"But we sell everything for $10 or less," she said. "Purses, including many designer bags, sell for only 50 cents. I found a Coach designer purse for 50 cents one year. And they sell for more than $100."
All shoes will also sell for 50 cents at the boutique, Lisk added.
T-shirts and shorts sell for $1 and dresses, coats, jackets and two-piece outfits will sell for $5.
"We're also pulling clothes for a plus-size rack this year," Lisk said. "And there are plenty of clothes for men, too."
She said the Zonta Club of Marietta is 54 years old this year, and the Unique Boutique sales have been held for at least 30 of those years.
Coffman encourages everyone to come early in order to get the best selection.
"Last year we already had people lined up at the door at 4 p.m. when the Friday sale started," she said.


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Pink roasted Vension Medaillons
on chanterelle sauce with home-made fried grated potatoes, red cabbage and cranberry-apple
for 4 people
- 780 g vension entrecôte
- salt, pepper from the mill
- thyme
- 400 g fresh chanterelle
- 1/4 l beef broth
- 1/8 l cream
- 1/8 l white wine
- ½ onion
- salt, pepper from the mill, parsely, laurel leaf
- etw. Fett
- 500 g potatoes (waxy)
- 2 yolks
- 50 g flour
- salt, nutmeg, pepper, fresh herbs
- 1 red cabbage (approx. 1 kg)
- 1/8 l red wine
- juice of 1 orange
- butter, salt, pepper, laurel leaf, cloves
- 2 apples (Elstar)
- 100 g cranberries
Clean the chanterelles and roughly cut them. Gently roast them with a little fat and the onions until all the liquid is gone. Taste and deglaze with white wine. When the liquid has boiled down again, add some flour. Infuse the beef broth, boil it again, add the cream and fresh parsley.
TIP: Stir a piece of cold butter into the sauce until it is completely melted.
Grate the raw potatoes and drain them. Cut the onion into small pieces and then mix all the ingredients togehter. Fry little, cookie-shaped pieces in hot oil until they are of a golden colour.
Cut the cabbage into 4 pieces, wash it and further cut it into little strips. Sweat the cabbage in butter oil, then add the red wine and the orange juice. Taste it and steam it until the cabbage is soft.
Cut the vension entrecote in pieces of equal size (approx. 60 g), softly tenderise and taste it. Roast it in a pan or on the grill until it is pink inside.
Wash the apples, cut them in two halfes and take out the core. Roast them in the ofen for approx. 10 min. at 200°C and then fill them with the cranberries.
Put the medaillons on a plate, pour the chanterelle sauce on half of it. Place the fried potatoes and the cabbage next to it. In the centre of the plate, place the apple and decorate it with fresh thyme.
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This online scissor lifts (mobile scaffolds) training and certification course follows the regulations set forth in OSHA 29 CFR § 1926 Subpart L Scaffolds Safety Standards for Mobile Scaffolds, commonly called Scissor Lifts.
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OSHA 29 CFR § 1926.454 Training requirements states:
This section supplements and clarifies the requirements of § 1926.21(b)(2) as these relate to the hazards of work on scaffolds [scissor lifts].
(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold [scissor lift] trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.
It will take a MINIMUM of 2 hours to complete this OSHA Scissor Lift Safety Training online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.
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This training is intended as an overview of the Safety Standards for mobile scaffolds (commonly referred to as Scissor Lifts) providing explanations of the various requirements set by OSHA. The approach is to cover hazard identification, avoidance, and control, along with practical information on safe work practices.
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Retraining is required in at least the following situations:
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Affordable housing: Builders finding difficult to make profits in low-cost housing space
December 6, 2012
Ahona Ghosh , ET Bureau
In 2008, Jaithirth 'Jerry' Rao set up Value and Budget Housing Corporation (VBHC) to build low-cost houses â€" of below Rs 10 lakh each â€" for the urban poor. Four years on, VBHC has completed the first phase of its maiden project in Bangalore, and sold 400 apartments. However, it has marginalised the low-cost premise it started out with. Low-cost houses make up only 15% of a VBHC project; 75% of the units cost Rs 13 lakh each and the remaining 10% cost Rs 18 lakh each. Market players term these higher price points â€" which target those seeking bigger, better houses and having the ability to pay a little more â€" as 'affordable housing'.
Low-cost Aakash Tablet 3 to have SIM card slot, faster processor and Android & Linux platforms
January 1, 2013
Urmi A Goswami , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: The next edition of the low-cost Aakash tablet will have a SIM card slot, a faster processor, higher memory capacity, and will be able to function on both the android operating system and Linux . But IIT Bombay, which is spearheading the effort, would like to ensure that improved offerings don't result in a higher price for the tablet. The tablet is available for students at subsidised rate of 1,130 while the government purchases it at 2,263. The initial plan is to roll out 50 lakh units of Aakash 3 tablet and a global tender is expected to put out in February.
Design is critical to performance, costs of low-cost tablets: Milind Shah, MD, Wish Tel
November 23, 2012
Shelley Singh , ET Bureau
Low cost tablet computers are flooding the market. The good part is that they will help take computing to the masses. However, questions remain on how good are sub-Rs 5,000 tablets. ET spoke with Milind Shah , managing director, Wish Tel , which is among the players in the low cost tablet market. Excerpts from the interview: At what price points do you have your entry level tablets? Our entry level multi-touch tablet is at Rs 4,999 and single touch is Rs 3,500.
Delhi government to build 72,000 low-cost flats for slum dwellers in next 2 years
February 24, 2012
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has decided to construct 72,000 low-cost flats in next two years for allotment among slum dwellers and economically weaker section, in tune with its plan to make the national capital slum-free. Top officials involved in the mega housing project said the ground work for construction of the low-cost flats has already been started and agencies involved in it have been told to expedite process of various clearances. Delhi government's premier infrastructure agency DSIIDC will implement the project which has been conceived as part of government's ambitious goal of making the city slum-free in next three to four years, they said.
HZL to ride tough times on low cost ops, strong cash position
February 20, 2009
ET Bureau
MUMBAI: At a time when global zinc majors are struggling to survive, Hindustan Zinc is expected to ride through the tough times on the back of its low cost operations and strong cash position. "Even as zinc prices bottom out in the wake of declining output amidst slowing demand, we see HZL as an outperformer. We believe HZL is undervalued with 24 years mine life, volume growth, low cost ops and strong cash position," said a recent research report by Enam Securities. Global demand is expected to further slowdown in 2009, led by EU and US; though traction in demand from China would partially offset the decline.
Budget 2012: Real estate welcomes allowing ECBs for low cost affordable housing
March 16, 2012
Bhim Yadav , Chief Executive Officer - Falcon Realty Services (P) Ltd "We welcome the Finance Minister's decision to allow External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for low cost affordable housing projects as this will give a much needed boost to the affordable housing segment. This will further help in bridging the demand supply gap in the affordable housing segment. Also setting up of the Credit Guarantee Trust Fund to ensure better flow of institutional credit for housing loans is an excellent impetus which will have a great impact on the prospective customers going for affordable homes.
India needs investment of $2 billion for low-cost cold chain tech
November 19, 2014
NEW DELHI: India needs $ 2 billion investment to set up low-cost and energy efficient cold chains in the country, Agriculture Ministry Radha Mohan Singh said today. In a meeting with a Canadian delegation, led by Premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall, Singh discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors between India and Canada, an official statement said. Discussing investment opportunities in cold chain sector, Singh said: "India is in need of low-cost/energy efficient and ecological sustainable cold chain technologies requiring an estimated investment of $ 2 billion.
Drug pricing policy: Price differences between common medicines and their low cost versions
October 8, 2012
ET Bureau
The Supreme Court last week directed the government to quickly come up with a timetable for implementing its long-pending drug pricing policy , which proposes an expanded list of 348 essential medicines whose prices will be regulated. It also asked the Centre not to alter the existing pricing system for essential drugs . Some analysts have interpreted this observation as retention of cost-based pricing, something which the pharmaceutical giants oppose as it cuts their profi ts. Divya Rajagopal lists the huge differential that exists between the prices of some common branded medicines and their low-cost versions:
Low cost tablet Aakash generates a lot of enthusiasm in US: Kapil Sibal
October 19, 2011
NEW DELHI: HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today said the low cost computing device Aakash has generated a lot of "enthusiasm" among the American public and several companies there have evinced interest to associate with the project to further raise its efficiency and productivity. The Minister, who returned yesterday from a week-long trip to the US where he attended the first ever Indo-US higher education summit , said details of the product were also shared with the World Bank which suggested spreading it among the students world-wide.
Low cost tablets flood market again with Wishtel launching two tabs
March 23, 2012
Gulveen Aulakh , ET Bureau
Wishtel launched two tablets costing between Rs 4,000 and Rs 5,500 on Friday, becoming the third company to introduce low-cost tablets within the week. Ira, the seven-inch Andoid tablet supports more than Indian languages besides HD video, wi-fi and 3G. The tablets have an in-built memory beginning from 2 GB that can be expanded to 32 GB. Wishtel will sell through 350 distribution and support centers, targeting end users such as students, homemakers and corporate executives.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), in cooperation with Tots in Mind Inc., of Salem, N.H., is announcing the voluntary recall today of about 20,000 (and 85 in Canada) Cozy Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana Kits.
Clips that attach the tent to the top of the playard can break or be removed by a child. A child can lift the tent and become entrapped at the neck between the rigid playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent, posing a strangulation hazard.
CPSC is aware of a death of a 2-year-old boy in December 2008 in Vinalhaven, Maine. The boy was found hanging with his neck entrapped between the playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent that had been partially tied by pieces of nylon rope and partially attached by clips. The tent was tied to the playard because the child was able to pop off the clips. Apparently, the child became entrapped while attempting to climb out of the playard. In three other incidents, children were able to remove one or more clips and place their necks between the tent and the playard. The children were not injured.
The dome-shaped white-colored mesh tent is designed to fit over playards as small as 28 inches by 40 inches or as large as 31 inches by 44 inches to contain a child. There are 12 plastic clips to secure the base of the tent to the top rail of the playard through button holes along the bottom of the tent. The tent has a zippered side for putting in and taking out the child.
This product was made in China and sold at Walmart, Amazon.com and various baby and children's stores nationwide from January 2005 through February 2010 for about $60.
Consumers should immediately stop using the playard tents and contact Tots in Mind to get free replacement clips. Replacement clips will be available in late August or early September 2010. Contact Tots in Mind toll-free at (800) 626-0339 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.TotsinMind.com
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Narrow Focusing: Why the Relative Position of a Good in its Category Matters More than it Should
France Leclerc
University of Chicago - Marketing Management
Christopher K. Hsee
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Joseph Nunes
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Marketing Science, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 194-205, 2005
This research examines whether a low-ranking member in a high-status category (e.g., a low-end model of a high-end brand) or a high-ranking member in a low-status category (e.g., a high-end model of a low-end brand) is favored, holding the objective qualities of the items constant. Brand equity research suggests that the quality of a brand is more important than the ranking of a product within a brand. Our research documents a robust ranking effect - whereby a high-ranking product in a low-status category is favored over a low-ranking product in a high-status category even when information on competing categories is made available. We explain this effect in terms of narrow focusing and evaluability, and we identify boundary conditions of the effect.
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In final Tweets, murdered Dallas woman said she had stalker, received death threat
There remains many unanswered questions about Deanna Cook's final minutes in her southern Dallas home Friday morning.
We know authorities believe Cook called 911 as her ex-husband, Delvecchio Patrick, was attacking her yet again. We know that Dallas police officers went to the home and left when they got no answer at the door. We know that Cook's family, including her two teenage daughters, found her dead body in her flooded home two days later.
We also know from some of Cook's final Tweets that she apparently knew her life may be in danger. This is her last Tweet, which she posted hours before her death on Friday:
Tru! Thats why I made the First move, Now Dude say He Gone KILL me. Wouldn't be so bad if he ain't (cont) tl.gd/isvsa9
— DEANNA COOK (@DIVASEXYDALLAS) August 17, 2012
The complete text reads: Tru! Thats why I made the First move, Now Dude say He Gone KILL me. Wouldn't be so bad if he ain't tried 3 times before, But I'm Gods Child ain't never scared..RT @Tyrese: How many people have u heard complain, complain, complain abt the drama w/ their man or girl.. But yet they are STILL IN THE RELATIONSHIP??
The previous day, Cook posted this:
Morning World! Headed to work hoping when I get off my home won't be broke in, I got a Stalker…
— DEANNA COOK (@DIVASEXYDALLAS) August 16, 2012
It's not particularly surprising that Cook feared someone may be after her. Patrick had assaulted and threatened her many times in the past, according to public records. But the Tweets offer a chilling look at Cook's mindset in her final days and hours.


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BELGRADE, Maine (AP) — Police say a Maine man's car got all wet when he stopped on the road for a bathroom break.
Chief Deputy Everett Flannery of the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office says 32-year-old Mark Leighton of Oakland stopped at a boat landing on Salmon Lake in Belgrade on Wednesday evening because he had to go.
Flannery tells the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/12fjZIq) that Leighton was going to the bathroom when he heard a splash, turned around, and saw the car in the lake.
Flannery says it appears Leighton pulled the emergency brake but forget to put the car in park.
The car was pulled from the lake by a tow truck.
No one was hurt and no charges were filed.
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Twins in training
Kellen & Connor Jones bring sibling rivalry & support to Development Camp
Thursday, 07.8.2010 / 4:14 PM MT / Development Camp
By Jen Sharpe - edmontonoilers.com
Twins Kellen & Connor Jones conduct one of many joint interviews during Oilers Development Camp. (Photo by Andy Devlin / Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club)
For camp invitees Kellen and Connor Jones, the competition goes a little deeper than who can clear the goal-line fastest.
The Joneses are identical twins and for the past two years have played with the BCHL's Vernon Vipers. Their hockey resumes were nearly identical up until June 26, when Kellen was selected by the Oilers in the seventh round of the NHL Entry Draft. Connor was not drafted.
The situation could have tainted the twins' brotherly love, but both players insist that their bond remains strong.
"First thing I thought about, I was just really happy for him," Connor said about hearing his brother was drafted. "He deserves everything -- all his rewards and everything that's happened so far -- so I was just real proud of him and real happy for him."
The support stretches onto the ice as well. Despite being placed on opposite teams for Thursday's scrimmage, Connor had trouble seeing his bro as the enemy -- part of the time, anyway.
"I think I hit three guys out there and I think it was the same guy. I made sure I finished my checks on him," Connor said with a grin. "But I messed up one time. I fed him a perfect pass but he was on a different team so it didn't work out too well."
"It's pretty funny," Kellen added. "I kind of know what he's doing every time. But it's lots of fun. I love playing against him as well as with him."
Although they don't always jive on the ice, the Joneses agree that this week's camp was a positive experience.
"It's a dream come true to be in an NHL dressing room," Kellen explained. "Skating with guys like (Jordan) Eberle and (Taylor) Hall, seeing those guys work, it's pretty cool being around them. Everything from the facilities to the coaches, it's pretty awesome. It's been a great experience so far and it's been lots of fun."
It's pretty funny. I kind of know what he's doing every time. But it's lots of fun. I love playing against him as well as with him. - Kellen Jones, about playing with twin brother Connor"We're trying to learn everything," Connor added. "We've never really been around guys like this before, Simon Bennett (Oilers Strength & Conditioning Coach) and stuff like that. We're learning lots of stuff from those guys."
Following Thursday's on-ice session, the twins were anticipating a turn at bat and in the field at Edmonton Capitals batting practice with the rest of the prospects. As expected, sibling rivalry transcends the sport of hockey.
"He's a better pitcher and I'd have to say I'm a better hitter," Kellen insisted.
"He's a pretty good hitter, but I think I could get him," Connor countered. "I know exactly where to put it so he doesn't hit it, so I think I can get him."
After a few hours on the ball diamond, the twins return to the ice Friday for the final day of Development Camp.


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Jim over at Dark Sword Miniatures has very kindly answered a few questions we posed to him once the announcement was made, and we're sharing them here. You may also want to drop by "Not a Blog", where George has posted about the miniatures, and where Jim has provided some extra details.
Will these be limited edition miniatures, or are any limited edition miniatures envisioned?
There will be some limited edition pieces in the range, but our hope is to make these available to as many GRRM collectors as we can.
Looking at your store, certain figures tend to be sold in boxed sets. Will that hold for these? If so, about how many figures could be expected in a boxed set, and is there an estimated price point as of yet (either for individual miniatures and/or boxed sets)?
These miniatures will be released as blister packs / singles to start. Boxed sets could possible come later with about 6 miniatures per boxed set. We have found the most people prefer to pick and choose which miniature they purchase and sometimes do not want an entire boxed set.
Any plans for Daenerys's dragons to be depicted?
We will FOR SURE be doing the dragons. We will do the baby dragons, mid-sized dragons and of course depict them once they get large enough to ride.
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Investigators are trying to figure out who vandalized a Forsyth County elementary school overnight Wednesday.
Several windows were broken and some fire extinguishers were set off at Old Richmond Elementary School in Tobaccoville, said Theo Helm, spokesperson with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
Nothing appears to have been taken from the school, Helm said.
The school is working with investigators, but so far officials have no idea who may have done it.
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Exide Technologies Inc. operated a lead smelter in Frisco for many years, and has had no EPA violations for at least 10 years. Its location became a concern in 2003 due to residential development that now reaches far beyond Frisco. In November 1991, an area around the plant was declared to be in nonattainment because its lead emissions exceed the 1978 federal air quality standard.
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SIKESTON -- If you don't know the person visiting your home, be cautious.
That's the message the Sikeston Department of Public Safety is sending to area residents.
Over the last two weeks Sikeston DPS has received three reports of a subject stealing purses or wallets once inside the home with the resident, said Sgt. Jim McMillen, public information officer.
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