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Before buying this check out the A580 review
This camera will really give good(?) photographic results only in manual mode, so dont buy it for any point and shoot use. The camera doesnt justify better quality lens (C.Z.), they are overkill for its abilities. It might have use as a not too high quality entry level camera to teach/learn manually setting before shooting.
I own it and I really wish I had the spent the small difference for Canon or Nikon. I do not recommend this camera.
I love it for the price it gives excellent pictures!Enough to play with for sharp loveable shootings.
Amazing camera in my opinion, Easy to use, good quality photos, what more could you want?
I bought this camera about 1 month ago… this is the cheapest DSLR with 18-55mm lens in Malaysian market RM1699 (US$560). Even though this camera does have any built-in editing functions or video recording function, it takes some good photos. So far, as a beginner in dslr, I love the camera so much. But I still use my DSC-HX1 for video recording.
You include a very nice review. But, I am not sure whether you should compare Sony A390 with Nikon D5000 and Canon EOS 550D. I don't they are direct competitors of Sony A390.
In Malaysia, the prices are: A390 (RM1699), D5000 (~RM1800+/-) and 550D (RM2299).
Maybe A390 can be a rival to Nikon D3100 (RM1759) and Canon 1110D (RM1699)
What do you think? Just my humble comments.
I didn't want or need another video cam. The 390 after checking out many sites and their sample photos of Nikon and Canon are no better, in instances not even close to picture quality. It appears that if you are to take photos Nikon or Canon will give you better pics instantly. They live on an old reputation, and they both are a little shaken by the relatively new kid on the block. My 390 with its movable view screen allows me to set the camera on the ground, without having to do it myself. It's a great camera and don't compare it to Nikon and Canon who have to bring out a new model every 2 or 3 months making your new Nikon obselete as you walk out the door of the camera shop. Too much Canon and Nikon hype. They can stick a high price on a lens because it bears their name. I owned a Nikon FM a classic but nothing great about its photos it took .Well its case was metal was about the sum of it's features.Photos are as good as the person who took them what ever brand and how it is used, It is only a tool to use to express an idea or moment, or how well you can use it. A cheap throw away in the right hands can be a wonderful pic and a very expensive Nikon will not make you a photographer
I bought my A390 less than 5 months ago with 18-55mm kit lens. I added a used Minolta 100-200 and then a Tamron 18-200mm. In good light this camera takes fantastic photo's but it all goes horribly wrong in low light. Auto ISO goes to 400 and then you're on your own jumping to 800, 1600 and finally 3200. There is a good reason for Auto ISO stopping @400, above this level the noise is horrendous and if you switch on the 'long exposure/high ISO' noise reduction your picture will be butchered beyond recognition.
OVF is very small and makes manual focusing difficult. Articulated screen is useful sometimes but hinders access to the OVF all of the time.
I almost upgraded to an A65 to solve my ISO problems but took a leap of faith and switched to an EOS 60D only this weekend.
I have mixed feelings about the A390, but the constant work at manual settings to overcome the ISO performance has thought me a lot about photography. I've shot over 6000 pictures with this camera and have lots to enjoy and post with pride.
I think A390 is a wonderful camera in that price. We don't have to compare each and every thing as some things are user based also. I think if you are new to photography, you can try this and you will be happy about your experience as it will not cost you as high as any nikon or canon camera.
It can be used for your home purpose, I mean as you go out on a tour and take pictures from a simple camera, you can use A390 sony camera and you would be delighted to see some fine photographs.
vijendra, As we learn and grow in the course of photography. I still believe the 390 to be a fantastic camera. but moving on I have chosen it to become my wifes camera and I have moved to the Sony 580. I will always be loyal to Sony, not Nikon or Canon
Sony a390 is an excellent camera both for beginners into SLR photography as well as professionals.
What i like most about it is:
i) The ability to perform well on various situations with just the internal flash.
ii) With my experience, i have not witnessed any re-cycling time like, what you often get from other SLRs especially, the Canon family. This means you won't miss an action as you won't be waiting for it to get ready. It is always ready for action.
iii) The sliding LCD which gives you comfortably various angle positions.
iv) On screen guide which is very helpful for beginners.
What i don't like about it is:
i) You get less time from its fully charged battery compared to other SLRs. That means you have to have extra batteries on standby whether you shall be using it for a few hours or the whole day.
ii) Not a very correct White Balance function.
Well I purchased this camera about one year ago.
1. great pictures
2. ease of use
1 Get white background on some pictures taken at the same time as others/
2. BIG problem, spots on pictures. Even after following recommendationsfrom the manual, they will not go away. I sent it to sony for repair on warranty, and they sent it back saying they cleaned it and it was ok. Well the same day I went out and took pictures and there was two dots, not so clear but there, It just kept getting worse and worse so I sent it back to them , costing me shipping charges again, I just talked to the service dept on repair and they said it was dust again/ They said that It was my fault that the camera was not cleaned good enough, well I did clean it according to their ionctructions in the manual and no luck dots even got worse. Now they will not do more, sending the camera and I am almost sure there is more that dust.
3. I would NOT recomment this camera and would give it a -1.
If anyone has had such a problem , I sure would love to know, so write it in this blog.
Sony Canada says the camera is fixed with their cleaning, what I say, is what are they using sandpaper ?
Just purchased one, and one feature I like is the absense of video capability. If I want video, I'll use a cam-corder. Adding video adds $$$ to the price. Of course I also prefer prime lenses to zooms and love my Leica M2… Sony kit lenses are not the best anyway. They stay in the closet. Dated? maybe - but happy with it. This is my second Sony DSLR. I have about worn the paint of an Alpha 100.
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Uribe was referring to drug trafficker's allegations that campaign strategist Juan Jose Rendon received $12 million from drug lords to negotiate terms of their surrender. Rendon denies the allegation, but the controversy led him to resign from Santos' campaign for re-election on May 25.
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The Law Minister made the remarks while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 124th refresher course for the Joint District and Sessions Judges and Equivalent Judicial Officers at Judicial Administration Training Institute in the city.
"For the first time, there'll be a clear definition and explanation in the constitution over 'misconduct' and 'incapability' of judges. Following the amendment, both parties will get equal opportunities to defend themselves," Anisul Huq said.
Reminding the judges about their accountability and responsibility, the minister said, "You'll have to regain people's faith in the judiciary."
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February 28, 2003, 06:56 PM
Can a Californian buy a gun at the Reno show? Do they have CA transfer dealers there? Do the guns have to be CA "approved?"
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February 28, 2003, 07:24 PM
I don't KNOW the answer to any of your questions, but I can make some guesses.
In Las Vegas, a pretty fair number of the gunshow exhibitors are from **********. If you want to buy something, the gun has to be transfered to a Nevada dealer. There is one dealer there that does nothing but transfers and the paperwork on all guns sold at the show. That's right, every gun sold at the show by a dealer goes through him and you have to pick it up the following week at his shop.
Based on this I would imagine that there will be plenty of ********** dealers at a Reno show considering it's proximity to **********. I would imagine that if you wanted to buy a handgun, it would have to be transfered to a ********** dealer or if the dealer happens to be from ********** you would have to pick it up at their shop with all applicable laws enforced. By the same token I have no idea what the laws are regarding the purchase of guns by out of state residents. I am almost positive that you can not buy a handgun out of state although I imagine it could be transfered to a dealer in your state, and I am sure that all laws regarding a purchase in your state apply. I know it used to be that long guns were OK for purchase by a non-resident, but I recently ran into a problem trying to buy a shotgun in Ohio. I was told that they can only sell to a resident of a state bordering Ohio. I don't know if this is a federal law, a state law, or the guy didn't know what he was talking about.
February 28, 2003, 09:11 PM
normal long guns shouldn't be a problem.
The CA banned long rifle (AR's, AK's) stuff you will definitely have a problem. While not exactly illegal to sell it to you it's kinda a gray area similar to FAL parts kits.
Handguns is another story, you'll basically need to do an out of state transaction where you have them send it a FFL in CA and it needs to be CA approved.
I'm not a lawyer so I may very well be wrong.
Denton T. Young
March 1, 2003, 12:24 AM
When I bought a rifle at a Reno gun show, I didn't have to show any ID.
I know that you (Californian) can't bring home a handgun. The gun must be sent to a CA FFL.
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March 1, 2003, 01:50 AM
FWIW while making my last gun purchase in Nevada (Reno) before moving, I witnessed someone from CA purchase a Beretta 92. I could be wrong but it sounded like the gun was going to be sent to a local CA dealer where the proper paperwork had to be completed. I would assume the same laws apply for a gun show.
El Rojo
March 1, 2003, 04:18 PM
I tried to buy a K-31 from a Big 5 in Las Vegas. They said no sales to PRKers. I produced my C&R FFL. The guy said he would have to call the state hotline number. The stupid lady on the other line still said no! I am positive she didn't know what she was doing because there is no way the State of Nevada can stop me from using my Federal Firearms License to purchse C&R eligible guns. So I had my friend buy it and then I bought it from him. Idiots.
So based from my experience at Big 5, you might want to call the show promoter and try to get a better answer. It might just depend what idiot is manning the telephone up in Carson City that day.
March 1, 2003, 05:27 PM
So other than that, how did the K31 work out for you ?
El Rojo
March 2, 2003, 07:41 PM
Me? I love it. I ought to get a few more from AIM. If you boys and girls want a real surplus shooter, the K31 is it. Better than any of my other surplus guns. Heck if I put a scope on it I would think it would compete with the any of my firearms.
March 2, 2003, 09:14 PM
El Rojo,
I was under the impression that Big 5 doesn't sell C&R rifles directly to a Type 03 FFL holder.
El Rojo
March 3, 2003, 11:30 PM
Good point. I was told by one Big 5 clerk that they didn't He said everyone had to wait. I don't think he knew much about guns or gun laws. Went in another day and there were some younger guys in there. They seemed interested in guns. I re-asked the question and one of the guys seemed puzzled, the other guy said he thinks he remembers seeing "C&R" on the Big-5 Paperwork. So he looks, sees that having a C&R license is an exemption to the waiting period/backgroung check. He says it looks like you could use your license! Then he wanted to know more about the license, which I gladly told him about.
I think it depends on who is behind the counter and how much they know. If all else fails, talk to the manager. If that doesn't work, try a different Big 5.
March 4, 2003, 12:50 AM
I am almost positive you must be a resident in the respective state in which the sale is taking place. In this case, if you're at a Reno gun show, you must be a resident of Nevada.
For example, I can't go to Arizona, walk into a gun shop, pay $500 or so for a new 1911 and go home. If you could, everyone in California would be taking trips to Arizona just to get past the stupid 10-day waiting period.
Your best bet is if you know someone who lives in Nevada, have them buy it for you. Then they physically drive it over the state line to an FFL to transfer to you.
And yes, all guns must be CA approved. Bringing in a handgun (even through legal means) is still subject to the CA DoJ safety board for approval.
Is there any cost savings through purchasing out of state? I thought shipping a handgun involved quite a bit of cash.
March 4, 2003, 06:04 AM
How about if, you know, hypothetically, a Californian went to an out-of-state show or shop and purchased high (er, normal) capacity magazines and brought them back?
March 4, 2003, 10:37 AM
It's illegal to bring in hicap mags into California. Not illegal to buy them from say a Reno gun show. If you hypothetically brought them back, you need to turn them in to the proper authorities at some point in time. You may hypothetically of course, forget to do so. Thats why the standard capacity mag ban is ridiculous, hypothetically....
March 4, 2003, 12:54 PM
Forget 'hypotheses' - this thread is moving toward getting locked down. The HighRoad is not about breaking the laws - its about responsible ownership of firearms.
Any further discussions hinting at what are actually felonies will bring the old lock onto this thread.
I live in CA and was warned by those in the know to buy high capacity mags before 2000. Though I didn't know I would get _this_ into this hobby, I was lucky enough to get some in storage before the ban. Wish I'd bought more.
Is it worth a felony charge to have a few extra rounds? No way.
Does the law stink? Absolutely... but that's another thread.
March 4, 2003, 01:01 PM
Another question:
My dad has a few hicaps for his 4509; is it illegal for him to just give them to me?
March 4, 2003, 01:19 PM
He gave you those magazines in DEC 1999 right. No problem
March 4, 2003, 07:06 PM
Sven...sorry about that, no more hypotheticals
Saxonpig...do you know that for a fact that the FFL in other states must wait the CA mandated 10 day waiting period?
If so, do you have a cite?
El Rojo
March 4, 2003, 10:34 PM
You aren't breaking the law on the magazine ban if you have the magazines. And everyone knows you bought the magazines in 1985 when you were 7. You had such forethought then that you knew someday you would want an M1A and you bought the magazines then so they would be cheap and they would be grandfathered in. No one broke the law. You have had them since 1985. :rolleyes:
March 4, 2003, 10:54 PM
There seems to be a lot of misinformation about the possession of high cap mags. My husband and I were shooting at the local range a while back, using one of his rifles with a high cap mag. The range safety officer told us to be careful with that, sometimes they have LE types lurking around the range, and he didn't want to see us lose our guns. :what:
'Course, that set me back on my heels, and we stashed the high caps. Later, we were told it was perfectly legal to own and use them, we just couldn't buy and sell them.
El Rojo
March 5, 2003, 07:36 PM
You are correct, you can have all the standard capacity magazines you want in the State of California, as long as you bought them prior to December 31, 1999 or 2000 (heck I forget when, was it 2000 or 2001?). You just can't sell them, loan them, trade them, or transfer them to anyone else in the state unless you render them incapable of holding more than 10 rounds. You can sell them out of state. You can take them out of the state with you. But they can't remain in state.
This just hit me. Just like the registration of assault weapons, they are now property of the state. When you die, you won't be able to leave them in your will to a relative in state. They must be transfered out of state or destroyed.
March 7, 2003, 12:09 AM
Seems like every time I come back from Arizona and clean out my trunk I find some hi-caps mags that I've had for several years and forgotten about... :p
March 7, 2003, 12:30 AM
As Sven said:
Any further discussions hinting at what are actually felonies will bring the old lock onto this thread.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Phil Noble
A week after the Sandy Hook tragedy, I wrote a column for the SC Press Association calling on the states politicians of both parties to act to see what we need to do to keep our children safe.
Since then, the response has been overwhelming overwhelming silence and inaction from our politicians and overwhelming outrage about this silence from the citizens of our state.
Its time for all of us to take personal responsibility and call on Gov. Haley and demand she lead NOW. (More on how we can do this later.)
All over the country, our leaders are acting all around one central question: What must we do to keep our children safe?
From President Obama to local officials in places like North Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Rock Hill, a national dialogue has begun. There are lots of different ideas and solutions being offered some sensible, some controversial, and a few that are just plain nuts.. But heres the point all across the country, our political leaders are taking their responsibilities seriously by coming together to start a serious, no-holds-barred dialogue abut how we can keep our children safe..
All across the country, that is, except here in South Carolina, where the only sound coming from our state leaders is the studied silence of political cowardice.
Of course, a few have made some routine statements expressing regrets, but not one has called for a serious high level initiative to examine every aspect of the problem and determine what we need to do going forward in our schools, with mental health, with gun laws, etc.
Everything should be on the table, but Gov. Haley and our other state government leaders Democrat and Republican have refused to even call the meeting. And while our politicians are silent, our citizens are outraged. We have received more responses from our last column than from the past years worth of columns combined. Here are just a very few examples from the flood of emails and postings on our SC New Democrats website:
Ruth I am appalled by the total lack of empathy expressed by political leaders here in SC you dont have to be anti-gun to express outrage over such a horrible act.
Alice Please, whats it gonna take?
Vickey I lost my oldest son, 42, two weeks ago in Atlanta. He killed himself with a handgun that his roommate had purchased at a gun show. The roommate passed the background checks and kept the gun in a locker box in his bedroom. My son would never have passed a background check because he did have a long history of mental illness We also need to increase funding for mental health especially identifying problem children and adults so that people like my son and Adam can be helped or stopped before they kill themselves or others.
Carol if our leaders refuse to do anything to stop another Newtown occurring, we should remember this when we vote. We need to keep those childrens faces in our minds when election time rolls around. Governor Haley already has the hacking debacle on her record. Does she want her silence on this issue to be added to the list? How anybody who has children can remain silent is beyond my comprehension.
Powell I continue to be amazed at the selfishness of those who refused to consider small changes that will decrease the number of gun deaths among our young people. Thank you for speaking out. We all need to hold ALL of our friends, acquaintances, and representatives accountable for the results of this selfishness.
DJ As a former substitute teacher and a father who lost a child in tragic circumstances my question is Why wait for the politicians? TAKE ACTION petition to capture the mood of the people. Then bring that pressure to bear from that direction. Believe me, when politicians see that the tide of public opinion is flowing against them they will jump into action.
DJ is right. Its time for us to act.
Call Gov. Haley and demand that she convene a meeting of our states political leadership to deal with one basic question: What should we do to keep our children safe?
Her phone number is (803) 734-2100 and her fax is (803) 734-5167. There is a link on her Governors office website where you can send her an email.
We should contact all of our state elected officials, but Gov. Haley is the governor and it is time for her to lead.
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Eastern Conference
No. 1 Chicago Bulls (50-16) vs. No. 8 Philadelphia 76ers (35-31)
- Game 1: Today, 1 p.m., TNT
- Last 10: Bulls 7-3, won last three; 76ers 6-4, lost one.
- Major question: Can the 76ers find a way to score at least 95 points against the Bulls, who lead the NBA in fewest points allowed a game (88.17)? If they can, look out Chicago.
- Prediction: Bulls in 5. Even with Derrick Rose battling multiple injuries, the Bulls have enough to push past the Sixers.
No. 4 Boston Celtics (39-27) vs. No. 5 Atlanta Hawks (40-26)
- Game 1: Sunday, 1 p.m., TNT
- Last 10: Celtics 7-3, won two; Hawks 7-3, won two.
- Major question: Can the Hawks get over the notion they can't handle a seasoned team such as Boston and win games in the fourth quarter?
- Prediction: Celtics in 6. Atlanta has better talent, but Boston's Big 3, coupled with Rajon Rondo's play-making ability, gives the Celtics the edge.
No. 3 Indiana Pacers (42-24) vs. No. 6 Orlando Magic (37-29)
- Game 1: Today, 7 p.m., ESPN
- Last 10: Pacers 8-2, lost one; Magic 4-6, lost one.
- Major question: With Dwight Howard out for the season (back injury), can the Pacers put the slumping Magic out of their misery in a sweep?
- Prediction: Pacers in 5. The Magic will get one win because they can get hot for a game from long range.
No. 2 Miami Heat (46-20) vs. No. 7 New York Knicks (36-30)
- Game 1: Today, 3:30 p.m., WJET
- Last 10: Heat 6-4, lost two; Knicks 7-3, won three.
- Major question: Can the new-look Knicks, who defend and feed off red-hot Carmelo Anthony, put enough fear in the Heat to make them melt under the pressure of trying to win it all?
- Prediction: Miami in 6. While the Knicks are just as talented as Miami, LeBron James won't allow the Heat to fall this early in the playoffs.
Western Conference
No. 1 San Antonio Spurs (50-16) vs. No. 8 Utah Jazz (36-30)
- Game 1: Sunday, 1 p.m., ESPN
- Last 10: Spurs 10-0; Jazz 7-3, won five.
- Major question: Can the Jazz slow down MVP candidate Tony Parker, who leads the high-scoring Spurs? San Antonio is second in the NBA in scoring (103.65 ppg).
- Prediction: Spurs in 5. The Jazz fought and clawed just to get in the playoffs. Now they must take on the hottest team in the NBA.
No. 4 Memphis Grizzlies (41-25) vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers (40-26)
- Game 1: Sunday, 9:30 p.m., TNT
- Last 10: Grizzlies 8-2, won six; Clippers 6-4, lost two.
- Major question: Can the Clips go to Blake Griffin in the fourth quarter and pull out close games against one of the NBA's best defensive teams? Memphis is fifth in NBA in points allowed.
- Prediction: Grizzlies in 6. With Chris Paul, the Clippers are no longer a joke, but can't handle the talent, depth and hunger of the Griz.
No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers (41-25) vs. No. 6 Denver Nuggets (38-28)
- Game 1: Sunday, 3:30 p.m., WJET
- Last 10: Lakers 6-4, lost one; Nuggets 8-2, won four.
- Major question: Can the Nuggets speed up the pace to the point that their depth can keep them out of situations of Kobe Bryant having the ball in half-court sets in tight games?
- Prediction: Lakers in 6. If Denver can split the first two games in Los Angeles, the series will go seven games, but the Lakers, even without Metta World Peace, will gut it out.
No. 2 Oklahoma City Thunder (47-19) vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks (36-30)
- Game 1: Today, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
- Last 10: Thunder 6-4, lost one; Mavericks 5-5, lost two.
- Major question: Can the Thunder turn it up a notch, as championship contenders often do, in a series against the defending NBA champions, who knocked them out of the 2011 playoffs?
- Prediction: Thunder in 5. Dallas isn't playing with the edge it had a year ago and doesn't have an answer for the NBA's second-best tandem in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
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The city of Easton has had its share of financial hardships in the past but now the city is being awarded an "A plus" for its finances.
The upgraded bond rating was announced Monday.
So what does that mean for the city?
The city had to get a new bond rating before city officials could sell $6.5 million in bonds.
The money will be used to build the new city hall building but city leaders say the rating doesn't mean Easton has a bunch of money in reserve.
The news comes at a great time for Easton.
In just two years the city has increased its bond rating from an A- to an A+.
"We've been working hard to make the right decisions for the right reasons and we're excited not only about this outside, positive review," said Sal Panto, mayor of Easton. "But also about the amount of development taking place in our city neighborhoods."
An A+ rating means lower interest rates, and lower insurance premiums for the city of Easton.
The rating service, Standard and Poor's, issued the new rating last week.
A report from the company cited Easton's good financial management practices, and city leaders have increased the reserve account each year since 2010.
"It doesn't mean we're rich," added Panto. "It doesn't mean we have bags of money in the bank, we don't. But what we have is living within our means."
In 2008, Easton was on the verge of Act 47, basically a bankrupt city.
Panto credits the city council and the city controller with making tough decisions regarding the budget.
Now the city is seeing those decisions pay dividends.
"All of this is so that the city is attractive for people to invest in and create jobs," said Glenn Steckman, city administrator of Easton.
The $6.5 million in bonds for the new city hall go out for bid Wednesday morning.


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Columbiana took it on the chin against Kirtland in its Division V opening-round playoff game two weeks ago.
Despite the 49-8 loss, Columbiana football coach Bob Spaite has a strong opinion of who is going to win in the Division V regional final tonight between Crestview and Kirtland at Warren's Mollenkopf Stadium.
"Believe it or not, I really think Crestview is going to win," Spaite said. "People say 'How can you say that?' Because (Columbiana) played rather well against Crestview. Against Kirtland, we didn't play well at all."
Spaite said the reason behind his pick is because of what Crestview brings to the table.
"I just think what Crestview does is harder to stop if you haven't seen it or are not used to it," Spaite said. "Their offense is really hard to stop for all four quarters. It's harder to stop than what Kirtland does.
"Now, don't get me wrong. I think Kirtland is a very good football team. If Crestview can't get them in third-and-long and make them throw, they're in for a long night."
Spaite said that he thinks the Rebels have a significant advantage at quarterback with Adam Coppock.
"If it turns into a game where they're both shutting each other's offenses down, I think Coppock is the better quarterback," Spaite said. "I think (Kirtland coach Tiger) LaVerde would tell you the same thing. He admitted to me that the first three or four weeks of the season that they had a quarterback derby. They really weren't sure of who they were going to use. He pretty much said the offense has been a work in progress all season."
The 'work in progress' has worked out quite well though. Running backs Christian Hauber and Damon Washington have put the Kirtland offense on their shoulders and have done great things. The passing game really hasn't been a concern because the Hornets have not needed to do it that much.
Spaite said comparing the two teams is hard to do though because they don't have similar styles on defense or offense.
"Defensively they're a little bit better than Crestview, but I think offensively Crestview is a little bit better than them," Spaite said. "It's hard to compare though because they both have such contrasting styles. Crestview's offense looks for creases and seams. Kirtland's offense wants to create cavities."
Special teams could be one area where the Rebels could outshine the Hornets. Against Columbiana, the Hornets' kick coverage was sloppy to average at best. The kicking game was nothing to write home about either.
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Spaite said that he still thought Kirtland had problems turning the ball over even though the Hornets did not do so against the Clippers. It remains to be seen if Crestview will able to exploit that weakness.
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The Girard Free Library wants voters this November to approve an additional 1.5-mill continuing operating levy.
If approved, the levy would provide the library with an additional $218,694 a year that would help it remain independent of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library system, library officials said. The levy would cost $45.94 per year for the owner of a $100,000 home.
"This is going to help them keep the library doors open and help keep the library in Girard as a Girard entity, where the public has control over its library," said Linda McKernan, member of the Girard Political Action Committee.
The committee began discussing a levy about eight months ago following years of funding cuts from the state.
According to library Director Rose Ann Lubert, the library has lost more than $350,000 in state funding over the past three years, which has led to staff layoffs and a decrease in hours of operation.
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The appearance of the levy on the ballot marks the first time in its 90-year history that the library has asked for help from the public, she said.
"It's just a domino effect. We've struggled without the funds," Lubert said.
If the levy is not approved, the library could face additional downsizing or even lose its status as an independent association, Lubert said.
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KOLKATA—India's plans for economic overhauls were thrown into disarray, along with its government's prospects for survival, as a crucial ally of the ruling coalition said it would withdraw over plans to let foreign supermarkets operate in the country.
The Trinamool Congress has decided to leave the government over plans unveiled last week, said Mamata Banerjee, the party's head and the chief minister of India's West Bengal state. An entrance of big foreign supermarkets, she said, would hurt small-time Indian retailers.
"Our ministers will go to New Delhi on Friday and submit their resignations," Ms. Banerjee said Tuesday. "We are sorry, but we had to take this hard decision."
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's governing United Progressive Alliance, which relies on Trinamool's 19 seats to form its Parliamentary majority, isn't likely to fall immediately. Parliament isn't in session and won't meet again until December. His Congress party, which forms the core of the UPA, may be able to rely on independent parties to stay in power even if the opposition calls for a no-confidence vote in December, analysts say.
Still, Trinamool's defection adds to political turmoil in India and could imperil the economic measures taken by the government last week, which also include allowing greater overseas participation in India's airline and broadcasting sectors, as well as boosting diesel-fuel prices to lower subsidies. The measures are being closely watched not only by foreign firms, but also by global investors who see a vital India as an important factor in spurring global growth.
Last year, under pressure from Ms. Banerjee, the government suspended an earlier decision to let foreign supermarkets such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Carrefour SA open in India.
Investors fear the government could again change direction, although Mr. Singh vowed over the weekend not to do so. Calling the overhauls crucial for India to reverse a bleak economic outlook—the country's growth rate is below 6%, its lowest in nearly a decade—he cautioned that failure to adopt the measures could cause a "collapse" of growth to around 5% annually.
The government doesn't need Parliament's approval for the latest measures. But getting other legislation through Parliament without Ms. Banerjee's support is likely to be even trickier. The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and smaller regional parties also have opposed the reforms, threatening a nationwide strike Thursday.
Any government backtracking, meanwhile, is likely to draw criticism from investors and ratings agencies, who say the measures are crucial to attract foreign capital and restore growth.
"If the Congress party succumbs to the blackmail, it'll give out a very wrong signal," said B.G. Verghese, a political analyst at the Center for Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank. "It'll just show that if enough pressure is mounted, the party can be forced to go back on their reform agenda."
A Congress party spokesman, Rashid Alvi, wouldn't comment on whether the government would reconsider its position. But he said it had "respect" for Trinamool and would discuss the overhauls further with the party in the days ahead.
For foreign retailers, India may present even greater longer-term challenges, however. Even if measures to open India's retail sector become reality, firms are likely to face other impediments to investment—including archaic laws, rickety infrastructure and difficulty in buying land, industry participants say.
Added to that, the government last week gave India's 29 states the power to opt out of the retail measure, and a number of states have accepted that offer. Only nine states—with fewer than half of the country's 1.2 billion people—have so far said they will permit investments. Foreign retailers are further restricted to opening only in cities with more than one million people, a rule aimed at protecting smaller Indian retailers.
"There are a lot of challenges," said Thomas Verghese, chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry's national committee on marketing. "You will see real results only over a period of four to five years."
Another obstacle to building up retail stores, experts say, will be the difficulty of acquiring land in India, where companies often have to get multiple permits from various government agencies, and different states have different laws on land acquisition and zoning. The poor quality of roads, warehouses and cold storage facilities could eat into foreign operators' profit margins.
A maze of taxation—such as local road taxes, sales taxes and others levies—could further add to costs, other observers said. "It all adds up to a whole lot of documentation and taxes, and adds up to the challenges," said Vasant Nangia, managing director of Fossil India Ltd., a unit of the global retailer. He said the lack of availability of trained manpower could also slow investments.
India's current political instability comes after a difficult few months for Mr. Singh's Congress. The government has faced increasing calls from the opposition BJP to resign amid allegations that its process of allocating coal blocks to private companies was corrupt. Mr. Singh has denied wrongdoing and blamed the BJP for causing disturbances.
To regain the initiative, the government last week unveiled its economic measures, among the most significant overhauls since India opened its economy in 1991. Since then, parties from across the political spectrum, including Ms. Banerjee's, have protested.
Ms. Banerjee's party has opposed the move to open retail to foreigners since last year, arguing it will drive local Indian retailers out of business.
"The livelihoods of about 500 million people in India are tied to the retail sector. If we don't oppose foreign direct investment in retail, where will these people go? How will they survive?" Ms. Banerjee said Tuesday. She added that she wouldn't be held responsible if her actions caused early elections. The UPA government, whose second term began in 2009, must hold national polls in 2014.
Trinamool has one federal cabinet member, Railway Minister Mukul Roy, and five junior ministers, who Ms. Banerjee said will be leaving their positions Friday.
Congress is likely hoping to draw on the support of the Samajwadi Party in the event of a no-confidence vote, said Sanjay Kumar, a fellow at the India-based Center for Study of Developing Societies, a think tank.
The Samajwadi Party isn't formally part of the Congress's United Progressive Alliance coalition government but it often backs the government.
A spokesan for the Samajwadi Party, Ram Gopal Yadav, refused to say what role it would play. "The Congress should not take our support for granted," he told NDTV, an Indian cable news channel.
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"A superstore can be a terrifying place," says an Australian news reporter. Which is why the Swedish superstore IKEA has created a calming respite for the more easily frightened sex: Månland, a grown-up male's playground inspired by Småland, IKEA's popular kiddie drop-off haven. In Månland, virus-encrusted plastic balls are replaced by big screen TVs showing sporting events, and bossy, young female employees are replaced by subservient, young female employees delivering snacks. There are also video games for those who need to get out a little physical energy between lolls on the couch.
The concept is special for Father's Day (Australian), and seems to be meant as sort of a joke. But as Irin Carmon points out at Jezebel, there are a few issues with this kind of humor.
"The problem with the men-as-children meme is that it's self-fulfilling, particularly in conjunction with the idea that men are no good at household tasks and only women can do stuff like laundry. Some men may prefer playing video games to buying a couch or cleaning the kitchen, but women probably would rather do a lot of other things too."
I'll say. Why should women be expected to actually enjoy the five-hour marathon of physical labor, emotional drain, and promise-dashed-upon-the-rocks that is IKEA shopping?
Because we live in a world of gender stereotypes, in which women are thought to gain pleasure from acquisition and decoration, while men are thought to gain pleasure from…sitting on their asses and being fed snacks by women they're not married to. Oh, and lest you think this might be actually empowering to women, assuming they have the financial and physical wherewithal to buy the family furnishings, the Australian news reassures wives that their husbands "will be returned in time to pay and push the trolley."
Though I do tend to be the person who gets us out the door to IKEA, I'm also the one who's most wrecked by the experience. I can't remember a time I went there without feeling like I needed to follow up the visit with a stiff drink, a bubble bath, a good cry, or all three at once. Which is why I prefer a different solution to the toll a trip to IKEA can take on a relationship. My Swedish friend told me that back at home, IKEA provides free marriage counseling to customers.
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#2. Look Who's Talking Plus Some CGI Becomes Baby Bob
The 80s were a crazy time. The Cold War wasn't quite over, Vanilla Ice had a career, and people thought solving Rubik's Cube was a sign of intelligence. And out of this insanity came a story about a single mom and a baby and John Travolta. Whatever. This is the talking baby movie. Bruce Willis did the voice of the baby, pairing him with Travolta years before Pulp Fiction. As revealed by the trailer below, Look Who's Talking had a lot less sodomy, murder, and use of the n-word.
At first television tried to adapt this movie for real with the loosely related series Baby Talk. Tony Danza was the voice of the baby and Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the movie, helped adapt it. That's not what we're talking about here, though, because this is an article about unofficial adaptations and/or "steals."
Enter Baby Bob, which is pretty much the same thing as Look Who's Talking, but with the added effect of crappy CGI to make it look like the baby's lips were moving. So, yeah, a talking baby show. I wish I could show you a clip, but I can't find one. But don't worry, Baby Bob and his amazing CGI technology went on to do a Quizno's commercial, so I think you'll see you didn't miss much.
#1. Any Which Way But Loose Inspires BJ and the Bear
In 2012, we all thought Clint Eastwood went off the deep end a little bit with his now infamous empty chair speech to Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention. But those who'd followed his career closely had probably seen signs much earlier on. Specifically, 1978's Every Which Way But Loose. The story of a trucker/fighter and his best friend, an orangutan, named Clyde. The movie, and the fact that it was made, is a testament to why cocaine is such a dangerous drug.
Against all odds, Every Which Way But Loose was a massive hit, and people in TVLand started talking:
"The kids love orangutans!" said one thoughtless douchebag at a meeting.
"No," said another. "They love truckers."
"Gentlemen," said their boss, snorting blow off the back of a small Bolivian prostitute. "Why chance it. Get me a show about a trucker AND an orangutan!"
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The show ran from 1979 to 1981, and starred Greg Evigan before he appeared in My Two Dads and TekWar. Bear went on to throw poop.
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Update, 11:45 a.m.:
Readers are telling me that if you're a Time Warner customer, you can watch the practice on NHL Network which is apparently free this month.
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The Rangers have announced that MSG Network will telecast live coverage of the Rangers practice at Citizens Bank Park, today at 2:30 p.m., hosted by Al Trautwig.
…really great job by MSG covering every angle of the Winter Classic including practice. Too bad Time Warner customers won't be able to watch.
In other television news, the NHL says the final episode of HBO's 24/7 has been moved to Thursday, January 5th.
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SALEM — Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, SJFMC, a non-profit community and migrant health center serving Salem, Atlantic and Burlington counties, will join hundreds of organizations across the country on Sept. 25 in the celebration of National Voter Registration Day.
On that day, SJFMC will make staff available at each of the health center sites to help register or re-register voters ahead of the statewide voter registration deadline.
The Salem office of SJFMC is located at 238 E. Broadway.
Members of the community are invited to stop in to any of the health center to register to vote on Sept. 25 and up until the registration deadline.
For additional information, call 609-567-0200.
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TRENTON – Thunder manager Tony Franklin pleaded again for patience with Manny Banuelos.
That, at times, can be tough especially with Trenton losing for the 12th time in 15 games this month, 4-3, to the Reading Phillies yesterday at Mercer County Waterfront Park.
Banuelos, who came to town being trumpeted by Baseball America as the Yankees' No. 3 prospect, lost his third straight start to fall to 3-4. The lefty walked a career-high five batters and fanned six while allowing three runs on five hits.
"He's a 20-year-old young pitcher with a lot of talent that's still trying to find his way," Franklin said. "That's not Nolan Ryan out there. He's not an accomplished and polished pitcher. He's got some things to learn as most of these guys do. The expectations are high and they are high because he is talented. It takes time to get all of those things in line.
"He's going through the growing pains of trying to be a better pitcher at another level. I think he is capable. It hasn't happened the way we had envisioned it happening ... but he 20-year-old. Don't rush it."
Banuelos walked Shane Victorino and allowed him to go to third on Freddy Galvis' single. Banuelos had Galvis in a rundown, but when Victorino broke both runners were safe. Michael Spidale followed with the run-scoring hit for the 2-0 lead.
Melky Mesa doubled and scored on Damon Sublett's infield hit in the second, but Reading got the run back in the sixth on Fidel Hernandez's RBI single. The Thunder loaded the bases in the ninth, but they settled for one run on Jose Pirela's sac fly.
B.J. Rosenberg (3-4) earned the win while Justin Friend recorded his sixth save.
Banuelos is still looking for his first victory since June 28. Jon Heyman of SI.com reported yesterday that the Yankees have interest in Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez. But for it to get done, the Rockies want catcher Jesus Montero and either Banuelos, Ivan Nova or Dellin Betances, so while the results haven't been there, many around baseball still like his Banuelos' future.
"Like I said, I know the expectations are high, but he's a young kid," Franklin said. "You can't expect that polished outing every time he goes out like he's CC Sabathia. And I think people are wrong when they kind of expect those results from him all the time."
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Potential is the essence of everything we do. As an organization, we strive to create a culture where our employees can reach their full potential: generating results that make a real difference in the lives of the poor, as they actualize their career and growth aspirations.
Every 18 months we conduct an Employee Engagement Survey in which we ask our staff members to describe our culture as they experience it in 3 words. Here's an unfiltered word cloud of their responses, a realistic glimpse into what you will likely experience when you join our team of highly motivated employees, volunteers and partners:
Why Grameen Foundation?
Build your career at Grameen Foundation
Why Grameen Foundation?
Be an innovator
Reducing a daunting challenge like global poverty requires commitment, flexibility, and a willingness to experiment. Our staff members demonstrate this, and much more as they tackle both day-to-day and long term work challenges. We leverage data analytics, emerging technology, hands-on field implementations, and a desire to constantly iterate on both internal processes and client products in our work approach.
Come join Grameen Foundation to gain a breadth of experiences, as you work on one of society's most pressing issues.
Work with the best and brightest, dedicated to eradicating global poverty
One of the joys of a career at Grameen Foundation is working alongside incredibly dedicated, talented, passionate and smart professionals. Employees enjoy the sense of collegiality, the ability to tap into expertise across the organization, and the chance to learn from one another.
Here's just a snippet of the attributes employees use to describe their colleagues at Grameen Foundation: passionate, dedicated, infectious enthusiasm, intelligent, pragmatic, committed, 'willing to go the extra mile', open minded, fun.
Grow your global reach and network
If you're working at Grameen Foundation, you're likely to have virtual meetings with colleagues across several continents on any given work day. Given our deeply-rooted commitment to working closely with local communities and partners, Grameen Foundation has teams in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the U.S. (Seattle, and Washington DC).
With cross-area integration being a key part of our strategy, teams are often spread across regions. Making it likely that you will be collaborating with someone across the globe, and supporting partners and clients in various parts of the world.
Experience a flexible, results focused work environment
Flexibility at Grameen Foundation isn't restricted to a program or an option—it's a way of life. With a strong results-oriented work environment, our staff gets feedback based on the results they generate. Each year, our employees set challenging goals for themselves, and strive to deliver aligned and measurable outcomes. Our staff has a strong sense of ownership over their work, and they enjoy the autonomy to define their work schedules and timings.
We understand that the life needs, interests and priorities of our employees are varied and unique to each of them, and we find that our culture rooted in flexibility and trust allows them to create room for what work/life balance looks like in their particular context.
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As a fast-growing organization—with work spanning the fields of technology, agriculture, health, finance, product design, and data analytics—our employees enjoy access to a variety of growth opportunities. You're likely to find options and avenues whether you want to learn new skills, work across different disciplines, or find a niche to master.
We actively encourage our staff members to identify and reach for opportunities that will expand their capabilities. Employees can leverage our dedicated development planning process to partner with their managers and craft a growth plan. Organizational leaders make sure they are aware of their staff member's aspirations, so they can personally broker access to stretch experiences as they become available.
Access to mentoring, coaching and on-demand training
Grameen Foundation has an annual mentoring program open to all employees. Participants in the program are matched with both internal and external mentors based on their development goals and preferences. Mentees own and drive these learning relationships. Past participants describe four key benefits of the program: access to career guidance, support and availability of a sounding board, ability to get a broader understanding of Grameen Foundation work, and availability of objective feedback.
Our staff has access to a global online portal with on-demand learning offerings from premium content providers, like Harvard Manage Mentor and GlobeSmart. We are constantly augmenting these offerings with both in-house and sourced content.
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Huntingdon Valley's Catharine Sibel knocked off third-seeded Monica Anne Pedano of Springhaven in a first-round upset in the Women's Golf Association of Philadelphia's 111th Match Play Championship yesterday at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Delaware County.
Sibel, seeded 14th in the 16-player Championship Flight competing for the Glenna Collett Vare trophy, posted a 4-and-2 win and earned a berth in today's quarterfinals against Philadelphia Cricket Club's Alison Shoemaker.
In other first-round highlights, top-seeded Laura Ladden of Whitford started her bid for a seventh title with a 5-and-4 win, and former champion Liz Haines of Merion slipped past Commonwealth National's Karen Siegel, 1 up.


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Six Going On Seven
Six Going on Seven's current lineup first appeared in 1995 under the name Puppet Show. Clearly, the band had seen Spinal Tap. The name Six Going on Seven was inspired by drummer Will Bartlett's nephew, who happened to be six years old going on seven at the time. It was a humble beginning, but with the first show under their belts and armed with a new name, the Sixes were hungry for more. The next gig was with big deal indie rockers Girls Against Boys, a considerable step up. That show led to a seven-inch on Boston based Hydrahead records. Word of this great new band soon spread to New York, and caught the attention of Some Records, a then incipient label started by Walter Schreifels of Quicksand, Sam Siegler from CIV and friend Matt Pincus. Some viewed Six Going on Seven as its dream come true: a trio whose singer played bass (the Police?) with the energy of a midwestern emo-core outfit and the singing and songwriting ability of a truly great indie band. Meeting through a mutual friend, Boston producer Brian Mcternan (Texas is the Reason, Promise Ring), Some and the Sixes hit it right off. Mcternan recorded the band's first album for the label in September 1997 at ex-Skid Row member Dave "the Snake" Sabo's studio in New Jersey. Self-Made Mess received rave reviews, backed up by strong national record sales. With a solid album to support, the band took the show on the road, doing two national tours, playing dates along the way with the The Promise Ring and Jimmy Eat World as well as the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Rocket From the Crypt.
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Shared Waters Partnership
The Shared Waters Partnership (SWP) works to prevent conflict over shared waters by building trust and promoting cooperation.
It does so by working to strengthen multi-stakeholder platforms, improve efforts to align diplomatic and development work and build capacity to create robust, responsive institutions in cooperative shared water management.
The key objective of the Partnership is to establish a multi-stakeholder platform to increase political will and strengthen riparian country commitment to regional processes that advance cooperation in regions where water is, or may become, a source of conflict.
Specifically, the Shared Waters Partnership:
- Performs technical studies on the linkages between water resources and conflict and the benefits and costs of cooperation on shared waters.
- Facilitates shared strategic planning and donor-riparian dialogues.
- Holds high level government events, such as parliamentary conferences, to build multi-country awareness of shared water body issues.
- Supports processes to enable and finalise regional frameworks.
- Promotes regional data sharing and harmonisation exercises.
- Promotes the development of shared water and environmental databases and analysis activities to enhance transparency, build participation and trust.
- Develops scenario modelling tools to allow regional parties to better understand transboundary waters in a broader context of peace, security and economic development.
- Builds capacity of transboundary water institutions in dispute resolution, public participation and management.
The Shared Waters Partnership is a component of UNDP's Transboundary Waters Programme and is implemented by the UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI (WGF) and the UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre.
Visit the Shared Waters Partnership page at the Water Governance Facility website.


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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Michael Phelps began his quest for Olympic history with a world record.
Phelps, the 19-year-old swimmer who hopes to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in Athens, broke his own world mark in the 400-meter individual medley with an electrifying swim Wednesday night in the first final of the U.S. trials.
His time of 4 minutes, 8.41 seconds eclipsed the record of 4:09.09 he set at last year's world championships in Barcelona.
Phelps was off the pace through his first leg, the butterfly, but made up for it and then some in the backstroke.
The crowd began chanting "Go! Go! Go!" each time he poked his head above water during the breaststroke. Finally, everyone rose to their feet as he finished things off in the freestyle.
When Phelps touched the wall, he quickly jerked his head around to get a look at the scoreboard. When he saw the record, he pumped his left fist and wagged a finger.
"I'm here," he said. "I might as well try to swim my best."
Phelps took it easy during the morning preliminaries but still put up the best time, 4:16.11. That was merely a tantalizing preview of what was to come less than eight hours later at the temporary pool set up near the picturesque Long Beach harbor.
Two other finals were held Wednesday - impressive performances in their own right but overshadowed by Phelps' record.
Klete Keller won the 400 freestyle with an American record of 3:44.19, more than 2 seconds ahead of Phelps' mark set in August. Larsen Jensen settled for second at 3:46.56 - also lower than the previous record.
In the women's 400 medley, 15-year-old Katie Hoff swam the second-fastest time in American history, 4:37.67. She tired a bit on the final freestyle leg, just missing Summer Sanders' 12-year-old national record of 4:37.58.
At the Athens Olympics, Phelps will attempt to break one of sport's most hallowed marks - Spitz's seven golds at Munich in 1972.
It's a daunting task in this age of specialized swimmers.
First, Phelps has to get through the trials, where he is scheduled to swim six individual events.
The grueling schedule has him competing for seven consecutive days, usually in the morning and evening.
Call it a warmup for Athens, where Phelps also is likely to swim on two or three relays.
He was relieved and excited to get the first event out of the way in Long Beach.
"The trials are probably more stressful than the Olympic Games," Phelps said. "To get that first one in the books is definitely satisfying."
The two individual medleys, in which the swimmers use all four strokes, seemed his safest bets for Olympic gold. Phelps also holds the world record in the 200, where he has the five-fastest times in history.
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No that is not what the draft is about. You have a good draft when you pick talented young players. How they turn out down the road is another story all together. This was a great pick for us in this draft.
BTW Vol already has Mantha listed as 6-5/206. So yes he is growing. Yes I understand EVERYONE lies about how big guys really are. But he was listed as 6-3/190 on most draft sites, IIRC the RW site has him as 6-4/190, but now his Junior team lists him as bigger. This is a good thing.
Nastasiuk is also off to a good start with Owen Sound. 2 G and 2 A in 4 games so far. He has also grown. Listed as 6-2/196.
Ya I saw that too, if he can get to 230 pounds, he can be a serious power forward


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Built to Last
Team Mortorq from Beverly Hills High School won two prestigious awards recently at a robotics competition: The Entrepreneurship Award and the Autodesk Visualization Award for animation.
The Entrepreneurship Award recognizes a team which, since its inception, has developed the framework for a comprehensive business plan in order to scope, manage and obtain team objectives. The team should also display entrepreneurial enthusiasm and the vital business skills for a self-sustaining program.
The Autodesk Visualization Award for Animation recognizes excellence in student animation that clearly and creatively illustrates the spirit of the first Robotics Competition.
The Beverly Hills High team also was scheduled to compete in Las Vegas.
Sherman Speaks
Nearly 200 visitors, community leaders and members of the local Iranian Muslim media gathered at the The New JCC at Milken in West Hills March 26 to hear speakers address the growing threat of Iran's nuclear program.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Sam Kermanian, secretary general of the Iranian Jewish Federation, were panelists at the event.
Sherman, a member of the House International Relations Committee, discussed upcoming measures Congress will be taking to combat Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
"It is unlikely that we can stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," Sherman said. "Iran is subject to economic pressure and we must use our maximum economic and diplomatic steps to slow down and stop their ability to get these weapons."
Kermanian's discussion focused on the beliefs and core goals of Iran's current regime to impose its fundamentalist Islamic ideologies on the West by use of force. Following their speeches, both speakers answered questions from the audience concerning Iran. Also in attendance was Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine. -- Karmel Melamed, Contributing Writer
Ain't That a Kick?
Gold and silver were the colors of the day for New JCC at Milken's Kenshokan Martial Arts Academy last month. The American Judo and Jujitsu Federation held its national convention and freestyle championships in San Ramon recently and in the youth division, Tyler Mclean came away with second place. Program instructor Gregory Poretz, who came back from a stunning upset in 2005 in last place was able to make a clean sweep of the black belt division and take the gold.
Sensei Poretz, Mclean and the rest of the Kenshokan will be training to defend their titles in 2007 in Santa Rosa.
For more information, visit www.kenshokan.com.
What a Woman!
Community volunteer Mollie "Lee" Welinsky was honored as the 47th Assembly District Woman of the Year by Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) recently in celebration of Women's History Month. Each year, the California Assembly honors women who have demonstrated leadership and extraordinary community service within their districts. Welinsky has been involved in the 47th Assembly District community for 50 years, beginning in 1956 as a member of the Culver City Planning Commission. Welinsky was a member of the Culver City Landlord/Tenant Mediation Board and the Culver City Planning Commission. She also worked for the Santa Monica Rent Control Board for more than 10 years.
"I am proud to honor Ms. Welinsky whose tireless efforts serve as a model for community leadership and service," Bass said. "She illustrates the responsibility that each of us should commit to in order to make a difference in our community."
Welinsky has also been a driving force in the Democrats for Israel, an organization officially chartered by the California Democratic Party. As a longtime member and leader, she has spearheaded the organization in becoming prominent voice in the community.
Justice for All
Progressive Jewish Alliance's (PJA) community dinner March 19 at the Westside Jewish Community Center was a smashing success. Every expectation was exceeded with more than 320 people in attendance, and more than $100,000 in funds raised. Doug Mirell's acceptance speech for the Isaiah Award was very moving and very funny. Dick and Lois Gunther were surprised and delighted to be honored for their founding of The Jeremiah Fellowship, PJA's innovative project that trains 20-somethings to be the next generation of Jewish social justice activists.
Prayers of Healing
Temple Beth El of San Pedro held a special "Service of Healing" April 1 to join the community in prayer for the health of loved ones, whether they themselves needed healing or wanted to bring a healing presence to those in need. Rabbi Charles Briskin, the spiritual leader of Temple Beth El, describes the one-hour experiential service as an "opportunity to touch the spirit and bring healing to the soul through meaningful music, meditation and prayer."
Cantor Ilan Davidson provided the music, and Judith Sommerstein, a Jewish chaplain intern, offered lessons and stories from Jewish tradition to enable all to better cope with the struggles for health and healing.
Never Again
"Do not stand idly by -- save Darfur" was Ambassador Koby Koomson's message to the audience that filled the sanctuary at Tarzana's Temple Judea recently. The gathering sponsored by Jewish World Watch (JWW), a local project aiming to bring attention to human rights violations around the world, came on the heels of a gathering of 150 rabbis outside of the United Nations calling for international action in Darfur.
"We know the heart of the stranger, because we were the stranger," Temple Judea's Rabbi Donald Goor told the audience.
This was his congregation's first communal event focusing on Darfur, joining other local Jewish efforts for the cause.
"The media have always conveyed the message that Africa doesn't matter and reports overwhelmingly on the negative. It's a continent that has been relegated as mysterious," said Koomson, a Washington, D.C.-based business consultant and formerly Ghana's ambassador to the United States.
"We need to find common ground; what binds us rather than divides us," Michael Wissot, the event's organizer and a Temple Judea representative to the JWW Community Action and Response Committee, told The Journal. "By expanding dialogue, we will be able to shed greater light on the different sectors of commerce and create win-win opportunities."
"So many read about it and pretend it's not my problem; it's far away," Koomson told the crowd. "The world will buy a ticket to see the movie and have tears, then go back to their lives." -- Melissa Maroff, Contributing Writer
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Hi everyone,I'm just very bored. Tired of South Dakota weather. I have a daughter and hubby that are sick. So I am tired of playing games, and have no one to talk to. They have been sleeping on and off all day. Just made three dozen m & m cookies and some ginger bread.
We had about 10 minutes of snow on one day and that was it. So, we're still hoping to get some :).
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I miss the snow... im in Florida now, but I used to live in MO.
We just got our second dusting of snow this winter. And I mean a light dusting. It covered the ground and that was it. Sorry to hear you are drowning in snow. I'm happy with the amount we've gotten so far but wish we could get a little more.
I just moved from the sough to Michigan and I am loving the snow. I grew up with it in michigan and am happy to see the seasons again. When you live in a state thats just hot all the time, you get bored with the same thing every day, yes you can go outside and do stuff you cant in michigan in the winter, but you also can't do things you can here in the winter.
Go ice skating, make a snow fort witht he kids, make a snowman, snowball fights. Go shopping, Go to the library, take the kids to a museum and they can learn stuff. We homeschool so we have loads of ideas. Go bowling, Call a gymnastic place and see when open gym is, they can run around and have fun. Go to an indoors bounce house. if you apart of a gym or ymca, theres a bunch you can do there, Also look at what event your local rec center or library has.
We also do alot with family, call cousins or friends and see what they are doing, maybe yall can come up with something.
i am WI and i also am very very bored! i am so bored that yesterday the Gurney's seed catalog came in the mail and i thought i would going to cry with joy......LOL oh who i hate winter.
I'm in Palm Beach....the weather is great, here. LOL
I hope everyone gets well, soon, at your house.
What snow? lol I am in West MI and we got a little bit of snow last night for the first time all year! Crazy weather!


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EEAS Building, 9A Rond Point Schuman - 1000 Brussels
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Prior to the establishment of CELAC, the Rio Group was an important framework for dialogue between the EU and LAC.
The Rio Group was originally established by six Latin American countries in 1986 as a political forum to facilitate the discussion of topics of common interest. The Group eventually expanded to 23 countries including all Latin American countries plus the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Guyana, Haiti, and Cuba has joined. The remaining Caribbean countries were represented by one of the full Caribbean members.
The Rio Group dialogue with the EU was institutionalized in 1990. Until the creation in 1999 of the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit process, the EU-Rio Group meetings were the sole framework of political dialogue between the EU and the Latin American countries on key issues for the partnership (human rights, poverty reduction, peace and security, drugs, etc).
The EU and the Rio Group met at Ministerial level met approximately every two years alternatively in each region and on alternate years to the EU-LAC Summits.
The last EU/Rio Group Ministerial meeting took place in Prague on 14 May 2009. It concluded with the adoption of a Joint Statement addressing the key themes of the meeting: 1. renewable sources of energy: a sustainable approach to energy security and climate change and 2. recovery of financial stability and growth of the world economy. It also adopted a declaration of solidarity and support with the countries most affected by the Novel flu virus, particularly Mexico.
The Rio Group merged with CALC ("Cumbres América Latina y Caribe" – internal LAC Summits) in 2010, under the framework of CELAC , which now represents the whole region in the dialogues with third countries and regional groups.
Joint Declaration on the Novel Flu Virus
In the margins of the EU-RIO Group Ministerial meeting, several sub-regional meetings took place:
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EU-CELAC Summit (10-11/06/2015) - Bilateral meetings
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LIVE EU-CELAC Business Summit - Opening session
LIVE EU-CELAC Summit (10-11/06/2015) - signing ceremony
LIVE EU-CELAC Summit (10-11/06/2015) - arrivals (main feed)
EU-CELAC Summit (10-11/06/2015) - bilateral meetings
The EU-CELAC Summit takes place on 10 & 11 June 2015 in Brussels.


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Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Geraldine O'Rawe, Saffron Burrows
Charm is given a very good name in this adaptation of Maeve Binchy's winsome coming-of-age novel set in 1950s Ireland.
Driver and O'Rawe, ribbons of college colors draped proudly around their necks, leave their provincial hometown to attend a university in Dublin. There they reestablish ties with grade-school classmate Burrows, who introduces them to O'Donnell, a handsome premed student and star of the rugby team. The slightly overweight, plainspoken Driver is immediately smitten but fears she doesn't stand a chance next to slender, beautiful Burrows. O'Donnell, it turns out, is attracted to Driver's frankness—"you're solid," he tells her—and anyway, the conniving Burrows isn't interested in college boys.
Circle of Friends cuts hilariously between anthropology lectures about sexually permissive cultures and scenes of the three young women trying to decide just how far they can—and want—to go with their beaux in a still rigidly Catholic society. Burrow's cruel, self-centered decision in this regard changes both the course of Driver and O'Donnell's romance and the friendships in the circle. Circle of Friends, which so easily could have become cloying, has a sweet, unforced ingenuousness. (PG)
Picks and Pans Review: Circle of Friends
updated 03/20/1995 AT 01:00 AM EST
•originally published 03/20/1995 AT 01:00 AM EST