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Portland continues its five-game road trip with the second game of a back-to-back after losing at Miami on Monday. LaMarcus Aldridge, the Blazers' leading scorer and rebounder, sat out his fifth consecutive game Monday, and his status remains uncertain. Aldridge had 36 points in Portland's 110-96 win over the Magic on Jan. 8. In that game against Orlando, Lillard, Batum and Matthews shot a combined 16 for 43 from the field. Batum, however, had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists for his fourth career triple-double. The Blazers are 11-6 in the second games of back-to-backs for a .647 winning percentage that is tied for third best in the NBA. The Blazers play their 19th and final back-to-back of the season to end this trip, at Atlanta on Thursday and Chicago on Friday.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
A fine example of the adventure game genre. Buying this game should be made law.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Corruption may not be much of an evolution of the series, and it's not without its flaws, but remains one of, if not, the biggest reason to own a Wii.
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
With wonderfully varied levels, colourful, cel-shaded graphics and mind-bending puzzles Zack & Wiki triumphantly makes its debut on Nintendo Wii.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
With spectacular presentation, highly entertaining Robot Wars style multiplayer and a lot of good hearted humour, the bear and bird are back. Comeback accomplished.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
It's not an epic adventure, like Phantom Hourglass, or polished platformer, like New Super Mario Bros., but in many ways Professor Layton is better than both those games.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut
If you've finished Professor Layton and you're looking for something that combines decent puzzles with a ripping yarn, this is well worth a gander.
Beneath A Steel Sky – Remastered
Whether you're an established fan of puzzle adventures or just a newcomer to the genre, Beneath a Steel Sky is an absolute delight.
Heavy Rain
If you want a true indicator of the PS3's abilities, and of the true potential of what video games can do, I can think of no better candidate.
Sly Collection
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I'm not the biggest believer in the psychological validity of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), but Oliver Stone sure does seem to be a good test case as he develops bad editing into an art form. "Natural Born Killers" was the first of his films made solely for the purpose of forcing people to go out and buy the CLV laserdisc and scan in slow motion so they could figure out what was going on. "U-Turn" is about the same. For his next project, Oliver plans to film an entire movie while jumping up and down on a trampoline.
Apparently, "U-Turn" was some kind of experiment. Stone wanted to prove -- during a time of escalating budgets -- that a movie with big stars could be made for a modest price (if you call twenty million modest). Well, in some perverted film-financial sense, you get what you pay for.
All the people in this film are such caricatures that dropping a bomb on the town of Superior, Arizona would have had all the emotional resonance of a Jimmy Swaggart confessional. Bobby Cooper (Sean Penn) is on his way to Las Vegas to pay a gambling debt when his car breaks down. He takes it to Darrell (Billy Bob Thornton) thinking he'll fix it, then wanders into town, where he promptly gets sidetracked by the sight of Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez). Sooner than he can say huevos rancheros, he's caught up in a murder plot involving Grace, her husband (Nick Nolte), and a few other actors making cameo appearances in one capacity or another.
Basically, the twenty million dollars and the genre give Stone a perfect excuse for making another bad film. I can imagine him saying something like "We were all limited by our resources...." This would be in character, since Stone's films prove he's not much of a filmmaker, but he sure is a good bullshit artist.
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On the soccer field, baseball diamond or basketball court, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes—often with Cruise's sister Cass, 41, in tow—always form a powerhouse family cheering squad for his sporty kids Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11. But on March 25 at a Little League game at L.A.'s Roxbury Park, Cruise was left to root for Connor's team, the A's, all by himself. Where were Katie and Cass? "At Katie's shower," explained the proud papa-to-be.
Make no mistake: Between the baby shower, diaper deliveries and Holmes's rounder-than-ever belly, Hollywood's giddiest expectant parents are expecting a special delivery soon. Not that the impending due date has slowed their high-octane schedule. Private jetting it up to the headquarters of high-tech giant Yahoo! in Sunnyvale, Calif., on March 21, Cruise, 43—a pal of CEO and former movie producer Terry Semel—waved his fiancée onstage to cheers from 1,000 employees. "She jumped right up there," says Yahoo! rep Heidi Burgett. "He patted her belly to the delight of everyone."
With the nursery in order—in January, Holmes, 27, picked up $20,000 worth of bedding and furniture at L.A.'s chic Petit Trésor boutique—the couple have been regularly visiting the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International and spending time with family, including Tom's mom, Mary, 69, and Katie's mom, Kathy, 59, both of whom attended Holmes's shower. On March 24, workers dropped off bags of diapers at the couple's L.A. mansion along with a poster reading "... but be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable." (The edict is likely a reference to Scientology's guidelines on birth, which include maintaining an atmosphere of serenity around a newborn.)
With the wait almost over, Holmes "is clearly happy," says Petit Trésor co-owner Nina Rioja. Like any first-time mom, she's learning as she goes. Shopping for her nursery, "she said, 'What do I need? I've never done this before!'" says Rioja. "She was so excited about everything."
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Improving community adaptation outcomes for youth graduating from residential mental health programs
A synthesis review
Editors note: There is a lot of fascinating research taking place at universities all across Canada. Far too often the results and implications of that research don't get disseminated beyond academic journals and conferences. The Faculty of Social Work wants to change that and will periodically bring you articles on interesting research that is being done in our faculty. This research was conducted by the Partnerships for Children and Families Project in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier (led by Dr. Gary Cameron) and was funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Childrens residential mental health programs represent a major investment of resources in helping children and youth with serious emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD), accounting for 25% of the expenditures made by childrens mental health agencies in Ontario (Office of the Auditor General, 2008). Successful adaptation to community living following treatment is difficult for youth with EBD, particularly for transition-aged youth. Leaving high school, choosing further education or training options, obtaining and maintaining employment, changing social networks, exploring intimate relationships perhaps leading to family commitments, and living independently are some of the critical transition demands facing these youth. In addition, youth who live in out-of-home placements lack many of the family supports that often provide stability during these times of change.
The focus of this synthesis review was to understand the capacity of systems of care and integrated program models to foster successful community adaptation for children and youth with EBD. Based on a review of "what works", several promising program elements are put forth as a proposed program configuration designed to encourage lasting improvements in community life outcomes for youth leaving residential mental health programs. Highlights of the synthesis review and an overview of the proposed program configuration are found in theexecutive summary. Links to the expanded discussion can also be accessed in the summary.
Funding for this research was provided by the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services Strategic Research Fund (2009-2010). This research was carried out by the Partnerships for Children and Families Project in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.


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Venue: Morelia Convention Center, Mexico
Universidad Autónoma de Mexico (Morelia)
Theme: "The Re-Enchantment of Nature across Disciplines: Critical Intersections of Science, Ethics, and Metaphysics "
Scholars from diverse disciplines, members of the Society and those not-yet members, are cordially invited to submit papers, panels, or special workshops on this theme, or any other subjects pertinent to the intersection of and relationships among what can be understood in various ways as "religion," "nature," and "culture " (for further information on the Society, and the affiliated peer-reviewed journal, which will publish high-quality work presented at this conference (see www.religionandnature.com/journal/).
The theme of this conference provides focused opportunities to explore and evaluate both new and established links among increasingly specialized areas within this emerging and exciting interdisciplinary field. We seek to critically evaluate the notions of scientific disenchantment and religious or spiritual re enchantment of nature, addressing the intersections between science, ethics, and metaphysics in environmental thought and
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We are pleased to announce the featured keynote speakers:
We invite papers that demonstrate interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts to analyze pressing issues of biological, anthropological, religious, ethical, historical, philosophical,
environmental, medical, linguistic, and political concern by producing new intersections of knowledge production. We also invite explicit critiques and evaluations of such interdisciplinary collaborations that identify the potential dangers and problems that may arise when crossing disciplinary, religious, and political boundaries.
Over the past thirty years, scholars have observed a potential paradigm shift from the disenchantment to a re-enchantment of nature, as scientists and humanists from diverse disciplines apprehend or construct values in nature, including those they construe as religious or spiritual. Contrary to the modernist idea of a secularized, disenchanted, and (often)meaningless world, contemporary environmentalisms have found in nature ultimate value and meaning. It may be that the Western (re)discovery of ethical and
moral principles in environmental thought and behavior may generate a greater respect for nature, eventually leading to sustainable subsistence and conservation practices, a possibility about which we invite critical reflection and research.
At the 2008 meeting of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture in Morelia, Mexico, we seek to critically explore and evaluate the notions of disenchantment and re-enchantment of nature, asking questions such as:
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Both individual papers (15 minutes)and full panels (1 hour and forty-five minutes)on these and related topics are welcome. Please also send suggestions you may have for less formal sessions involving workshops, roundtable discussions, film screenings, or other events. Younger scholars are particularly encouraged to suggest papers. The format for individual paper abstracts and session abstract is no more than 250 words. We suggest that session organizers provide their panelists with a list of questions to address in order to encourage integrated discussion. All paper and panel abstracts should provide three keywords.
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Play Family Feud at the Warner in April
If you survey 100 people about which game show they'd most like to appear on, the top answer might be "Family Feud."
Erie fans of the show will get their wish on April 6 at 7:30 p.m. "Family Feud Live" will take place at the Warner Theatre. Steve Harvey will not be on hand to host, but no matter. Those who attend will have a chance to win prizes.
If you want to compete, you must show up at the Warner office three hours before showtime. A random drawing will determine the contestants. Still, the show promises you can also win from your seat.
According to the show's news release, "all audience members have a chance to win hundreds of prizes at each show with Win-From-Your-Seat Cash Cards or by being chosen to come onstage as a lucky member of a Family Feud 'family' that tries to guess the most popular answers to nationwide survey questions."
Tickets go on sale Saturday at the Erie Insurance Arena box office, by phone at 452-4857 and online at www.erieevents.com. Prices range from $46.50 to $30.50.
John Sebastian, the former leader of the Lovin' Spoonful, is not coming to Erie. But you can get tickets for his April 10 show at the Palace Theater in Hamburg, N.Y., through the Erie Insurance Arena box office and online/phone options.
Sebastian still plays a lot of Spoonful songs in his set; a recent show included "Daydream," "Do You Believe in Magic?" "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," "Nashville Cats" and "Darlin' Be Home Soon," as well as "Welcome Back," the theme song he recorded for "Welcome Back Kotter."
Sebastian also likes bluegrass; he recorded an album with David Grisman that came out in 2007.
Tickets are $39. Also available: a $95 VIP option with tickets in the first two rows, a signed CD and poster, and a meet and greet after the concert.
Presidents Day delayed new-show announcements, so several rolled in after Dr. Rock's Concert Listings were updated. House of Blues in Cleveland has added the Internet (March 20); Railroad Earth (April 11); Eric Hutchinson (May 15); Chiodos, Emaroso, Hands Like Houses (May 21); and Needtobreathe (June 5).
Arctic Monkeys will play Pittsburgh's Stage AE Outdoors (June 17) and Cleveland's Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica (June 22). Tickets go on sale Friday.
Chautauqua Institution has added a few more shows, in addition to the previously announced Time Jumpers (Aug. 20). Jackie Evancho performs on Aug. 8, while Livingston Taylor, Tom Chapin and the Jammin' Divas team up on Aug. 20.
A Night in Old New Orleans on July 16 will feature several musicians from the Broadway production of "One Mo' Time," including singer-dancer Vernel Bagneris, clarinet player Orange Kellin and ragtime pianist Conal Fowkes.
Tickets go on sale April 1.
Don't miss "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" and guests Arcade Fire (tonight) and Justin Timberlake (Friday).


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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1996. The band's line-up includes founding member Josh Homme, alongside longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, lap steel, backing vocals), Dave… Read More
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Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Queens of the Stone Age.
1998 Birth Born in 1998.
2000 2 Years Old 2000's Rated R featured myriad musicians familiar with Homme and Oliveri's work and "crew" of sorts: among others, drummers Nick Lucero and Gene Trautmann, guitarists Dave Catching, Brendon McNichol, and Chris Goss contributed, and even Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, recording next door, stepped in for a guest spot on "Feel Good Hit of the Summer". … Read More
2001 3 Years Old 1 More Event
During the 2001 Rock in Rio show, bassist Nick Oliveri was famously arrested after performing on stage naked, with only his bass guitar covering his dangling genitals. … Read More
2005 7 Years Old 2 More Events
In 2005, Homme, along with Eleven multi-instrumentalist Alain Johannes and remaining band members Van Leeuwen and Castillo recorded the Queens' fourth studio album, Lullabies to Paralyze, a title taken from a lyric in "Mosquito Song" from their previous album. … Read More
2007 9 Years Old … In July 2007, Van Leeuwen stated the band had written new material, "still in its infancy" which Homme later suggested might be released as an EP. … Read More
2008 10 Years Old Following Natasha Shneider's death from cancer on July 2, 2008, qotsa.com was updated with a memorial message by Homme replacing the normal front page. … Read More
2011 13 Years Old 1 More Event
In March 2011, Homme stated, "Doing the rehearsals for the first record is really defining the new one. … Read More
2012 14 Years Old 1 More Event
The robots are back!" According to Homme, the album will be finished by the end of 2012. … Read More
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LG Electronics plans to sell 55-inch AM-OLED TVs later this year while no official prices has been announced there are plenty of rumours that is will be about US$ 9,500 similarly priced to the company's rival Samsung's 55-inch AM-OLED TV. An AM-OLED TV can be thinner than an iPad.
According to Paul Semenza, senior vice president of analyst services NPD DisplaySearch shipments of AM-OLED TVs may hit 50,000 unit by the end of 2012, and perhaps grow to 5 million units by 2015.
Chief Financial Officer James Jeong is reported to have stated recently that LG Display has a capacity to produce 48,000 OLED TV panels a month.


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Clothing Your Kids Challenge Day 1: Take Inventory
We are starting this challenge by taking stock of what your kids have and what they need in their wardrobe! Today's challenge is to clean out your kids' closets! Help your kids go through their closet and get rid of what they don't need. Clear out the old unworn clothes to make room for new items.
Do your kids have a lot of winter clothes from last year that still fits? When was the last time your kids' closets were clean out?
If you haven't signed up for the Clothing Your Kids Challenge yet, you can do so here!
I have very limited space so I go through my daughter's closet a few times a year. I weed out the stuff that doesn't fit or is super worn out and either Ebay it, donate it, or throw it out. There is no one in our family to pass it on to since she is the only girl :) She has some gloves and hats from last year that fit but nothing else.
We clean out the closets twice a year. After Christmas and right before school starts. We don't switch out clothes throughout the year, because it is cold and wet where we live 75% of the time. So, they either still need winter clothes or they layer a lot of what they have.
We keep whatever the kids have in there. We do this little trick where we hang the hangars backwards. So, after 6 months if there is a hangar is still backwards, we know they aren't wearing that particular piece of clothing and donate it, making room for anything new coming in.
I cleaned out my dd's closet just before school started then about a month ago I took out all summer and put in thicker long sleeve tops. Thankfully some still fit from last year. I love that, saves lots of money.
My kids are pretty slow growers so we often carry clothes for a few seasons.
We did clean out their closests about a month ago to see what we needed.
Yesterday purchased new boots for my daughter and one of my sons. The youngest son can wear the boots his brother wore last year. However, somehow we did misplace the coat my younger son should have grown into this year, so we purchased him a new coat.


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LQD Music or Liquid Music
Is One Division of Liquid Media. dedicated to exploring the realm of the Underground Electronic and Dance Music Industry... Showcasing some of the potential next generation talents and contributing with high quality & outstanding productions by its members.
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RayneHigh Baseball Jamboree This Weekend
The 2014 Annual Rayne High Baseball Jamboree will be held Friday and Saturday at Rayne's Gossen Memorial Park.
In addition to the hosting Wolves, also attending will be Crowley High, Church Point and Welsh.
Junior varsity action will begin at 4 p.m. Friday, with varsity games slated for Saturday.
Rayne will host Welsh at 10 a.m., followed by Welsh taking on Crowley at 11:30 a.m. The afternoon will see Church Point facing Crowley at 1 p.m. and the Wolves hosting Church Point at 2:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students.
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Can anyone tell me what settings are required before a Production Order can be dispatched in CM21? I have tried doing it by drag and drop method and also by hitting the Dispatch button, but I receive 'Invalid Function, each time.
I am fairly new to Capacity levelling, hence any advice on it will be highly appreciated. I have read the standard SAP document, but it doesnt focus on specific setting required!
Attached is a snap of our CM21 screen. We use 2 Capacity category (Labour & Machine)
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Hi Adi,
As this issue is related to the PP area, you would be better posting this question to the SAP ERP Manufacturing - Production Planning (SAP PP) discussion area.
Sorry we can't be of more help, we only cover the Clicksoftware products here.
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5 tips on turning friends, family into investors
Attorney Kevin Vela, a Texas lawyer who works with startups and small companies, offers tips for raising capital from friends and family.
- Be professional: Treat any pitches to friends and family just like you would if you were pitching in front of a group of outside investors or venture capital firm.
- Tell them everything: Investors have a right to know everything about the company they are investing in. Don't just sell them on the upside; also explain the risks. Use this as an opportunity to explain how you will mitigate the risks and differentiate from the competition.
- Think through your next round: Most startups go through two to three rounds of financing, so think through what will happen to your friends and family investors when you raise money again.
- Paper it up: Sure, it is not always cost-efficient to get a lawyer involved for a $20,000 investment. But remember that you are accepting someone else's money. Consider using a lawyer, no matter how small the investment.
- Keep them informed: After the investment, it's good practice to send weekly updates to your investors.
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OLADE, UNASUR Launch Joint Publication on Energy Integration in South America
8 June 2012: The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) have launched a joint publication on energy integration in South America and the role that UNASUR might play in that integration.
Titled "UNASUR: A Space that Strengthens Energy Integration," the publication was officially launched at a ceremony held 7 June 2012, in Quito, Ecuador, by UNASUR Secretary-General Maria Emma Mejia and OLADE Executive Secretary Fernando Ferreira.
The publication is divided into five parts. The first outlines the role UNASUR is developing for itself in energy integration, including the work of its South American Energy Council, as well as the Guidelines for South American Energy Strategy, the Plan of Action for Regional Energy Integration and the outline of the South American Energy Treaty. All three were approved at the UNASUR extraordinary presidential summit held in Los Cardales, Argentina, in 2010.
The second section describes the current energy sector situation among UNASUR member states generally, and in five specific areas: crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy and renewable sources. The third section offers a brief reflections on UNASUR's role in energy integration and on the challenges the region faces in energy policy.
The fourth section reviews developments in 2010 in UNASUR's work on energy, and general developments, regarding: hydrocarbons, electricity, renewable sources, energy efficiency, natural phenomena, energy and the environment, and climate change. The final section reviews 2010 developments among UNASUR members regarding energy legislation, regulation and policy regarding regulatory institutions, the electric sector, hydrocarbons, renewable energy, energy and the environment, and international agreements.
Although signed by Heads of State in 2008, the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty did not come into effect until 2011. The 12 UNASUR member States are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. [OLADE Press Release] [UNASUR Press Release (Spanish)] [Publication: UNASUR: Un espacio que consolida la Integración Energética]


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The Vanilla Pod at Poplar Grove Winery
At The Vanilla Pod Restaurant, our cuisine style is focussed on local and seasonal ingredients with an underlying emphasis on flavour. Key ingredients include fresh herbs which in the summer months are picked from the herb garden next to the restaurant.
Tapas style dishes of international and mediterranean flavours combined with fresh Okanagan ingredients make for a delightful exploration of contemporary cuisine. Visual presentation is as important as innovation in flavour with judicious use of spices and other seasonings being central to the dishes created by Executive Chef Bruno Terroso.
Our wine menu features the sophisticated tastes of the Poplar Grove Winery and Monster Vineyards which are perfectly paired with Vanilla Pod fare.
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REMEMBER the days when Kia was laughed at as being some cheap Korean attempt to take on the Japanese? It is amazing how far the company and its sister company Hyundai have come.
At the launch of the new Kia Cerato sedan in Dubai, communications guy Jungwook Wi showed a picture of the Kia range of 2002 and then one of 2013 and the change is amazing.
Today Kia is one of the foremost car makers in the world and is no longer in the shadow of Hyundai, with some of its models such as the Sportage being better than its Hyundai siblings.
With former Audi designer Peter Schreyer at the design helm it has morphed into a company that produces cars people are proud to own, rather than simply a mass manufacturer of cheap A to B vehicles.
Schreyer has taken over as the first non-Korean president of the company and it looks set to go from strength to strength.
"We have reached where we want to be in terms of design," said Wi. "Now we want to focus on changing perceptions of quality."
He pointed out that perception is still an issue for the brand, with many assuming that while the designs may be great, the quality is not up there with some of the European brands.
This year will be another busy year for Kia with the new Carens, Cerato hatch and Cerato Koup on the way. It will also unveil the new Pro_C'eed GT at the Geneva motorshow with a potent turbocharged engine to take on the Volkswagen Golf GTi as well as a new concept that could spawn a sporty crossover.
First up is the Cerato sedan which, according to product manager Ok-Hwan Park, is crucial for the brand as it accounts for 28% of Kia's global passenger car sales.
There are no real surprises in terms of the design. At the front you have that trademark "tiger nose" flanked by large headlamps and the LED daytime running lights that no self-respecting car maker seems to be able to do without.
The side profile has nice sculpted lines and at the rear there are huge upmarket looking tail lights in a high rising boot which has just a slight look of Ford Focus about it.
Inside you don't get any of these fake carbon fibre or aluminium inlays; it is all plastic, but it has been executed really well.
Soft touch plastics on the dash provide a slight air of premium quality and you get a long list of bells and whistles including a colour touch screen infotainment system.
It is angled a little too much towards the driver and is also susceptible to glare from the sun through the windscreen but it bolsters the value for money factor for which Kia is renowned.
With decent rear legroom and comfortable seats, the overall appeal of the interior is good. It aims to be more executive than funky and I may describe it as rather middle of the road, especially when compared to the external design.
When it arrives here in May, we will get both the 1.6 and 2.0l petrol versions featuring manual and automatic transmissions.
Neither is going to blow your hair back in terms of performance but then these are stylish urban vehicles where the power on tap will actually be perfect for most. The auto box is a bit of a screamer, but it came into its own in town where the revs were lower and it purred around relatively well.
Unfortunately the event management team at Kia either doesn't trust journalists on windy roads or, worse still, they don't trust their cars because they planned a 150km route on the highway where we turned left and drove a route of 150km back, again on the highway.
The only bends to be found were when entering or exiting a roundabout.
This means I cannot tell you anything about its handling. I am also a little unsure about its ride comfort. The highways in Dubai are so smooth it is tricky to tell whether the Cerato has great ride quality or whether it was simply the superb road surface.
That verdict will have to wait until it is launched in South Africa and faces up to our roads.
Like other Kia models, the steering is vague — perhaps they need to poach a steering engineer from Porsche, VW or BMW. Also, the paddle shifts on the auto are more of an attempt to follow a trend rather than being of any practical use.
It is a good overall package and as Kia continues its onslaught on the market I can see it increasing its market share to the detriment of rivals such as the Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.
Given South Africa's preference for hatchbacks I suspect many will wait to see what that looks like when unveiled later this year.


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11.03.08 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on November 3rd, 2008
T-minus one week until the first games…
- Pitt's Sam Young may be changing positions (from PF to SF) to shore up the Panthers' three-point shooting.
- Xavier's presumptive PG, freshman Mark Lyons, was ruled ineligible to play this season, putting XU in a pinch at the PG position unless IU transfer Jordan Crawford's waiver to play immediately is approved by the NCAA.
- AP All-Americans – Hansbrough, Harongody, Griffin, Collison, Curry
- Some exhibition games – Notre Dame, Louisville (who struggled), and Purdue.
- A fine interview with a player who almost pulled off one of the greatest first-round NCAA upsets ever. Here's a hint – Alonzo Mourning was involved.
- Parrish's non-BCS top 15 and all-americans. Jameson Fleming provides us with his nine sensational sophomores – where's Patrick Patterson, JF!?!
- In case you missed it, SI had an in-depth article outlining the mess that Tom Crean inherited at Indiana, including allegations of drug use and 19 "F"s on the Hoosiers' report cards last year.
- We're still not sure if this is a joke or legit, but the idea of PETA getting involved in a Memphis player's weight issues is simply bizarre.


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The rhetoric over Ohio Issue 2, the proposed repeal of the controversial Senate Bill 5, has escalated to nearly hysterical proportions. Campaigns on both sides of the issue are fueling the hysteria with sensational and oftentimes misleading information.
Hopefully, Ohio voters can sift through the information more rationally than it's being presented. If they do, then we are confident that Ohio's public employee collective bargaining reform will be upheld.
First and foremost is to understand that ''yes'' and ''no'' votes apply to the law, not the proposed repeal. So voters must decide that either yes, they are for Senate Bill 5, or no, they are against Senate Bill 5.
The law has many important benefits, the most significant of which is it goes a long way toward restoring the middle class taxpayers' control of their government with several empowering reforms. That control had been lost at the negotiating table where nobody represented local taxpayers.
A perfect example is Niles Board of Education candidate Christopher Doutt. Doutt was asked, if elected, would he represent Niles taxpayers or school district employees. After a lengthy pause, Doutt said, ''The community has to pay to serve the children.''
To prevent elected officials in Doutt's mold, and that is most since they are put into office with support from and allegiance to union members in their jurisdictions, SB5 implements reasonable protection against making taxpayers ''pay,'' as Doutt puts it, an unfair proportion. For example, it would require public employees to pay at least 15 percent of their health care premiums, a lot less than the average private sector worker that pays 31 percent. This does not impact state employees, who already pay 15 percent, but would bring tremendous relief to taxpayers in many Trumbull County communities where employees pay zero.
To understand why this level of fairness needs written into law, simply look at how contracts have changed this year. Even though the law is on hold pending Issue 2, many local unions such as Youngstown State University, Howland Local Schools and other government employees have trended toward higher shares of health care. Before SB5, this level of cooperation between unions and taxpayers was rare.
Another common sense change is the law requires government workers to pay at least 10 percent of their salaries toward their pensions while continuing to have the taxpayers contribute far more than that, up to 24.5 percent for some. In the private sector, the average worker does not have a pension and receives far smaller contributions from employers toward retirement plans (4 percent on average) and Social Security (6.25 percent).
Despite campaign ads to the contrary, SB5 does not address public employee wages except it eliminates the automatic longevity increases, nor does it address what government workers receive in retirement. The law does encourage merit raises similar to what President Obama proposed for teachers in 2009.
No one denies the value of police officers, firefighters and teachers in any community. But in today's world there is a limit as to what a community can afford, and someone has to have the courage to stand up for that limit. There are many other government jobs, meanwhile, with private sector counterparts - secretaries, mechanics, clerks, data entry, custodians, groundskeepers, garbage collectors, etc. - in which the public workers enjoy disproportionately higher and better wages and perks.
Local governments already spend too much of their budgets, in some cases more than 80 percent, on salaries and benefits. That doesn't leave enough money to buy the tools workers need to do their jobs. Liberty Township, for example, has six snow plows, but shrunk its work force to five drivers. The amount of money Liberty taxpayers spend on salaries and benefits has not decreased.
The size and cost of Ohio's local governments is unsustainable. Ohio's middle class taxpayers need relief. They need a yes vote on Issue 2.


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Walt Disney World guests will soon be able to give the gift of "The Force."
This year's series of Star Wars Weekends will come complete with special gift cards.
Photos: See Disney stars on Hollywood's walk of fame
For the first time, Disney's Imagineers have created four unique Star Wars-themed cards.
Each card will feature a hidden Mickey.
The cards will be made available over a four-week period. Skywalker Mickey debuts May 17, Darth Donald is available May 24, Yoda Stitch goes on sale May 31 and Darth Goofy will be sold beginning June 7.
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SMOOTH SUCCESSION, BUT JOHN FOULSTON's DEATH SLICES 50p OFF ATLANTIC's SHARES
18:30, September 30 1987
The death of John Foulston, killed late on Tuesday in a 150mph crash at the Silverstone racing circuit, has robbed the UK computer industry of one of its most charismatic characters. Outspoken and controversial, he frequently upset rivals to his Atlantic Computers Plc with his comments and agressive business approach. Just 10 days ago, he told Computergram International that Meridian, the new Inspectorate International-owned leasing group formed from CPS Computer Group Plc and United Leasing Plc, was all PR and not much action and that fellow competitor, IBL Plc, appeared to have dropped dead in the UK. Foulston did not, however, confine himself to sounding off about fellow lessors. He reserved especial contempt for IBL's stockbroker Rowe and Pitman. Convinced that IBL's financial structure made it a dangerous proposition, Foulston publicly stated that the company was not ready to be floated and accused Rowe and Pitman of failing to understand the leasing business. Subsequently, he said that Rowe and Pitman had been guilty of a brazen example of hype at a time when you could float a rubber duck. Such comments and the residual value accounting policies of Atlantic brought Foulston into regular conflict with the City. Ironically, he died just as communications between the two were beginning to improve dramatically. Helped by acquisitions and, importantly, by Atlantic's adoption of a more conservative approach to residuals, the company's share price stood at 740p before Foulston death was announced, a tripling of the price of nine moths ago. John Foulston started his career at the ill- fated Itel Corp before moving on to become one of the most successful salesmen at Memorex in the early 1970s. He founded Atlantic back in 1975 with the help of a UKP50,000 bank loan, building into the biggest independent leasing company in Europe with expected pre-tax profits this year of over UKP40m. As a result of its success, he was able to afford to indulge his passion for motor sport. He rescued the decaying Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Snetterton racing circuits in a UKP5m deal last year and set about restoring them to their former glory. Ironically, he died testing an old Indianopolis McLaren at Silverstone, a track he did not own. His death comes just a year after IBL chairman Phil Coussens lost his family in a helicopter accident. John Foulston's biggest legacy is to leave a company well geared to further expansion. Contrary to popular belief, Atlantic was not a one man band, Foulston having taken great care to build up a strong management team at all levels. Tough, decisive and entertaining, especially at others' expense, Foulston will be missed not least by his new found friends in the City. They wiped 50p off the share price on the news of his death yesterday morning, a sign of how much they had come to respect him.


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Important Anti-War Films That Reveal the Uncensored History of the United States
Lester Holt's Big Lie About the Commission on Presidential Debates Is a Problem in U.S. Politics
Police Killings Won't Stop
Pundits Say Donald Trump 'Blew It' and Hillary Clinton 'Won'—but What Do They Know?
Donald Trump's Debate Performance Won't Give His Dedicated Supporters Any Second Thoughts
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When I was visiting abroad recently, my non-American friends were quite candid with me: They see my country as increasingly intolerant, violent and inhospitable.
Deaths at sea and a chaotic refugee influx reflect the failure of European Union leaders to settle on a common immigration policy, one of Italy's top elected officials tells ProPublica.
"Greece or Italy, sell me an island," Naguib Sawiris tweeted. He even suggested a name for the new country: "Hope."
This year's Venice Biennale, called "All the World's Futures," showcases a growing community of politically engaged artists, who not only reflect the beauty and brutality of the world, but might actually change it.
Beppe Grillo, the comedian-turned-populist-leader of Italy's second largest political party, has called for the nationalization of Italian banks and an exit from the euro.
We can't say Gore Vidal didn't warn us.
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While the whole world was busy talking about Crimea, something remarkable happened in Venice.
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An Italian student protester faces possible sexual assault charges after a photograph of her kissing a riot cop during a demonstration against the construction of a rail link became a symbol of peaceful protest.
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The tragedy Sunday draws spotlights to the growing problem of sweatshops in Europe exploiting immigrant laborers, just another part of the region's struggle to handle legal and illegal immigration.
AP/Alessandra Tarantino
The right-wing Forza Italia politician who controlled Italian politics for the past two decades has been banned from the country's parliament. Berlusconi, however, claims the Wednesday vote responsible for ridding him of his seat is a "vendetta by the left."
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If Pope Francis' recent humanitarian statements and gestures are part of a public relations effort to repair the ailing image of the Catholic Church, it may be working. Researchers say more than half of Italian priests interviewed reported a rise in the number of people in the pews since the new pontiff was seated.
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The Pentagon is using your tax dollars to turn Italy into a launching pad for the wars of today and tomorrow.
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Summer used to be the season of infidelity in Italy. Now, with the European Union enforcing strict measures as a result of the economic crisis, affairs are no longer so simple to maintain.
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After years in absentia, retired CIA operative Robert Seldon Lady reappeared out of nowhere on the border between Panama and Costa Rica. And then—poof!—he vanished a second time. Not another news story was heard here in the U.S.
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In the days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began arresting, without charges, Japanese immigrants in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii who were on government lists as possible threats to national security.
A look at the day's political happenings, including some major new developments in the IRS targeting scandal and President Obama's take on whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
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Here's a modest idea to break the gridlock, the stupidity, the meanness, the partisan lying and irresponsible ineffectiveness of modern Washington. We should consider returning to the Middle Ages.
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Default on the public debt, nationalization of the banks, and a citizen dividend could save the Italian economy.
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At the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, governments are trying to get their hands and handcuffs on the Internet; some scientists have posited that homosexuals inherit the trait from their opposite-sex parent; meanwhile, Italy's disgraced Silvio Berlusconi prepares to run again. These discoveries and more after the jump.
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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to four years in prison Friday. Meanwhile, he awaits trial on charges that he paid for sex with an underage prostitute.
In the wake of the 2008 crash and the widespread government-imposed austerity that followed, high levels of long-term and youth unemployment across the globe are in danger of becoming fixed, according to an annual report by the International Labor Organization.
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Tally the fatal, unhappy costs of runaway capitalism. Across Europe, businessmen unable to cope with the world made by the 2008 economic crash are taking their lives.
Our civil liberties and First Amendment rights are threatened by the Supreme Court's decisions in the Julian Assange case; if Mitt Romney's father was still around, he'd probably endorse Obama; meanwhile, Fox News is ruining the GOP. These discoveries and more after the jump.
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Once again, European leaders convened for a eurozone pep rally on Tuesday, meeting up in Brussels to see if their economic resuscitation efforts in recent months are paying off and if Greece will stop hogging all the attention anytime soon.
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At the close of an economic summit that appears to have failed to rescue Italy, Spain and more of Europe from sinking deeper into a mire of recession, Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott prefigures the collapse of the euro as a unifying currency of the European Union. (more)
As France and Germany have become the self-appointed leaders of the eurozone's financial crisis recovery initiative, President Nicolas Sarkozy brought German Chancellor Angela Merkel in for a meeting in Paris, during which they decided, as Sarkozy said, "What has happened must never happen again."
John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has powered his way through political crises with all the subtlety and grace of a battering ram, but in the end, he couldn't fix Italy's foundering economy. So, Il Cavaliere (The Knight) is about to lose his occupazione (job).
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Either Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in serious denial mode or he's about to pull off a recession-defying stunt of unprecedented proportions, as pressure is mounting for the embattled PM to follow the fresh example of his Greek counterpart ... (more)
Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China
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The stock market opened with a strong start on Friday, with the major averages up more than 1 percent following a good day for world markets on Thursday.
Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE
Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City
Always in deft command of the many nuances of international relations, Stephen Colbert suggests, in this clip from Tuesday's "Colbert Report," that Italy's beleaguered Berlusconi ought to take his bunga-bunga show on the road ... to Egypt.
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The Italian prime minister will face trial for allegedly paying a 17-year-old girl for sex, among other charges. If convicted, Berlusconi could get up to 15 years in prison, which might please the hundreds of thousands of Italian women protesting his behavior toward women.
AP / Elio Desiderio
A humanitarian emergency has been declared in Italy after boatloads of migrants from revolution-racked Tunisia began arriving on a tiny Italian isle in the Mediterranean.
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Following a long-standing tradition of creative Italian resistance, activists are planning to adorn Silvio Berlusconi's villa with condoms, as well as performing parodies set to the soundtrack of "Grease," to protest the prime minister's most recent alleged sexual escapades.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has officially been placed under investigation for allegedly paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl, providing even more fodder for criticism of the scandal-addicted Italian executive.
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's political rap sheet is already quite appalling, from alleged under-age sexcapades to anti-Semitic jokes. But new allegations by state prosecutors have added another blotch on the billionaire's bill: He's accused of buying votes to stay in power.
AP / Salvatore Laporta
Italy is facing fines from the EU for failing to take out the trash. No, we're not talking about Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. We're talking about the tons of garbage that have choked the streets of Naples for years.
All of the populated (or formerly populated) world possesses its own past in ruined or replicated or restored form, capable of generating awe among the people of our time. But some live on because the crafts of the past continue to provide sustenance.
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Ruth Orkin
A Hollywood brat (her mom was a silent film actress), Orkin biked across the country as a teenager, joined the WAACs in World War II and later worked for Look and LIFE. She always took a camera along. The result is a lot of family snapshots, some memorable celebrity pictures (Marlon Brando as a brooding Brutus, a prestardom Woody Allen), some magazine essays and several color views of Central Park from A World Through My Window, her best work. (Viking, $35)
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24 hours: Stuff for Milwaukee's weekend to-do list
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The 2013 Wisconsin State Polka Festival kicks off Friday afternoon and runs all weekend at Olympia Resort in Oconomowoc, with some of the region's favorite polka-meisters performing. »Read Full Article
Skylight finds power of human spirit in 'El Cimarron'
Esteban Montejo, a onetime Cuban slave who lived to be 113, loved trees and the forests that held them. It's therefore no accident that Lisa Schlenker's scenic design for the just-opened Skylight Music Theatre production of "El Cimarrón" — Hans Werner Henze's musical adaptation of Montejo's remarkable autobiography — revolves around a massive tree.
Trees, Montejo continually suggests, are not just alive. They're also analogous to people, with their shadows expressly linked in his autobiography to human spirits. »Read Full Article
Doc Severinsen charms during return to MSO
Doc Severinsen returned to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Pops stage Friday evening with trumpet and flugelhorn in hand.
The former MSO Pops conductor appeared as a soloist on a program of jazz standards led by conductor Steven Reineke. The program featured soprano Ashley Brown and an MSO augmented by five saxes and a four-piece jazz combo. »Read Full Article
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Legislative Alert
House Introduces Stimulus with COPS, Byrne-JAG Funds
By Meredith Mays, Legislative Representative, IACP
n late January, the House of Representatives introduced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a piece of legislation aimed at stimulating the U.S. economy. Included in this legislation is $4 billion to support state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies: $3 billion for the Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program and $1 billion for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) hiring grants.
In a letter sent to the House of Representatives expressing support for these provisions, the IACP stated, "The IACP strongly believes that, by restoring funding for these critical programs, Congress will significantly strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies to combat crime and violence in our communities."
The House action follows a Senate hearing on the need for law enforcement assistance funds in the stimulus package.
"We must act quickly and decisively to shore up state and local law enforcement, or face a reversal of the great strides we made to reduce crime in the 1990s," said Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary during its first hearing of the 111th Congress.1
The Judiciary Committee held the hearing, titled "Helping State and Local Law Enforcement in an Economic Downturn," to provide evidence for why additional funding for state, local, and tribal agencies should be included in the stimulus package currently being considered by Congress. There were several witnesses at the hearing, including Commissioner Charles Ramsey of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Police Department (and former chief of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department) and Chief Michael Schirling of the Burlington, Vermont, Police Department. Each presented arguments why funding for state, local, and tribal agencies is in dire straits and should be increased immediately.
Commissioner Ramsey said, "With cities and states universally scaling back their police operations, infrastructure, reducing or cancelling academy classes, cutting back investigative and patrol overtime, slowing their financial investment in technology and implementing hiring freezes for sworn and civilian positions, all of us, police, local, state, and federal government, have a stake in ensuring that public safety for the citizens in this country is not compromised."2
Chief Schirling provided a perspective from small to large cities, where most of the U.S. population lives. He said, "This economic turmoil has caused concern for public safety resources because maintaining safe communities is arguably one of the key elements of economic vitality and growth for any community."3
Congressional leaders have stated that they hope a stimulus bill can be worked out and presented to the new U.S. president in early spring, at the latest. The IACP encourages readers to urge their representatives to increase state, local, and tribal funding in any economic stimulus plan.
To aid in this task, the IACP has established the Legislative Action Center (LAC) online at http://stage.capwiz.com/theiacp/home/ . Using the LAC, readers can write their members of Congress; find a congressional directory; and get information on national, state, and local elections. The IACP encourages members to write their elected officials on issues important to the law enforcement community.
IACP Endorses Holder, Napolitano
The IACP recently announced its support for the nominees for U.S. attorney general, Eric Holder, and secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Arizona governor Janet Napolitano, respectively.
In a letter sent to President Obama, IACP president Russell B. Laine wrote of Holder's background and how it will allow him to foster and enhance the crucial partnership among federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. President Laine wrote, "The IACP believes that Mr. Holder's years of service have clearly demonstrated he has the qualifications and experience necessary to be an effective leader of the U.S. Department of Justice."
President Laine continued, "Mr. Holder's broad base of experience provides him with a unique perspective on criminal justice issues. His service as both Deputy Attorney General and Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia gives him a thorough understanding of the crucial roleplayed by state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies."4
Laine also sent a letter to President Obama endorsing Governor Napolitano's nomination as DHS secretary. In the letter, President Laine expressed that the governor's years of service in state government clearly demonstrate her qualifications; she has the experience necessary to be an effective leader of DHS.
President Laine wrote, "The IACP believes that Governor Napolitano understands the crucial role played by state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and will be a leader in coordinating federal, state, local, and tribal homeland security efforts."
IACP Encourages President Obama to Retain FEMA within DHS
President Laine also recently encouraged President Obama to retain the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) within DHS. Some have expressed a desire to make FEMA a stand-alone agency—a change that the IACP strongly opposes.
In a letter to President Obama, President Laine said, "It is the IACP's belief that removal of FEMA from DHS will erode the ability of our nation's public safety agencies to develop and implement a coordinated and integrated emergency response effort."
President Laine concluded his letter by stating the IACP's continued commitment to work with both Congress and the administration to increase and improve U.S. emergency response capabilities, adding, "FEMA must play a central role in these efforts, and it is our belief that separating FEMA from the Department of Homeland Security will fragment and weaken our efforts in this critical area." ■
1"Statement of the Honorable Patrick Leahy, United States Senator, Vermont, January 8, 2009," Helping State and Local Law Enforcement during an Economic Downturn, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=3611&wit_id=2629 (accessed January 22, 2009).2"Testimony of Charles H. Ramsey, January 8, 2009," Helping State and Local Law Enforcement during an Economic Downturn, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=3611&wit_id=7558 (accessed January 22, 2009).3"Testimony of Michael E. Schirling," Helping State and Local Law Enforcement during an Economic Downturn, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=3611&wit_id=7557 (accessed January 22, 2009).4IACP, letter to Senator Patrick Leahy, December 19, 2008, http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/111thCongressExecutiveNominations/upload/121908-InternationalAssociationOfChiefsOfPolice.pdf (accessed January 22, 2008).Top
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXVI, no. 2, February 2009. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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'No Entry' sequel not called 'Be Positive': Anil
The sequel is rumoured to have all the actors from the previous film
New Delhi: Evergreen actor Anil Kapoor has dismissed rumours that the sequel to his 2005 laugh riot No Entry is named 'Be Positive' after the often repeated phrase by his character in the outing.
"No. It's not called 'Be Positive'. It's called No Entry Mein Entry," Anil clears the doubt.
The sequel too has producer Boney Kapoor and director Anees Bazmee.
Rumours are rife that the original male cast of Salman Khan, Anil and Fardeen Khan will be seen in double roles in the Part II.


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A traveler without observation is a bird without wings. ~Moslih Eddin Saadi Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period. Still widely quoted, and recited by Iranian schoolchildren,[1] he is recognized not only for the quality of his writing, but also for the depth of his social thoughts. (via Wikipedia)
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Haitians frustrated three years after quake
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Consul general says funds should go to government NGOsA silent march and mass were among the activities held last weekend in commemoration of the third anniversary of the earthquake that shattered the lives of the people of Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. But there were other events of note as well including a panel discussion that included the Honorable Francois Guillaume, Consul General of Haiti in Miami and one of Haitis most celebrated engineers, Jocelin David. In North Miami, a city whose mayor [Andre Pierre] is Haitian-born, political leaders gathered to talk about what still needs to be done in Haitis rebuilding process. And young adults, many of whom are Haitian, participated in the third annual Save Haiti Bike Ride from Miami to West Palm Beach. It has been three years since a 7.0 earthquake destroyed most of Haitis capitol, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding cities, killing an estimated 300,000 people while leaving another million-plus homeless. Today, after withstanding an outbreak of cholera and two recent storms, some 400,000 Haitians remain in makeshift tents, clinging to survival. Marleine Bastien, executive director of Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc./Haitian Women of Miami, was the coordinator of the march. She says her emphasis now rests on securing President Barack Obamas signature on legislation that would approve a Haitian Family Reunification Program. The Obama administration renewed the Cuban Family Reunification Program in 2010 under which over 30,000 Cuban beneficiaries have been paroled since 2009, she said. Haitian-American advocates for nearly three years have urged Obama to create a similar program for Haitians. Haitians could then wait for a green card safely here rather than in devastated Haiti. Three years ago, the president pledged his support to speed up the recovery in Haiti. Today, Haiti remains in need and her people still suffer. Guillaume points to the need for funds donated towards Haitis recovery to be placed in the hands of the government not in the accounts of over 560 NGOs [non-governmental organizations]. Over the years the international community had lost confidence in Haitis government due to the problems we had over the past 15 to 20 years, he said. But this is a different Haiti and a much different leadership. Only one percent of all pledged dollars have gone directly to our government and only 56 percent of the pledged dollars have been distributed. President Michel Martelly and Prime Laurent Lamothe have shown that they are more than capable of directing Haitis future. But we encourage people to visit Haiti and see what its like for themselves. Much has been done even though often times what you will read is what has not been accomplished. David led an insightful discussion on the role that techtonic plates have had on the island and the importance of following more strict building codes. He added that because Haiti rests on a series of faults, that the likelihood is great for future earthquakes as severe as that in 2010.
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#2. How to Be Part of a Coherent Sequence of Events
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Cracked: I'd like to remind you of something that happened in a past life.
Spider-Man: Ah, so you're a new age supervillain. Next you'll be throwing homeopathic pumpkin-bombs with a robotic arm powered by "bad chi."
"Two." Two quips before it gets annoying.
Cracked: Once, back when you looked more like the guy from Seabiscuit and less like the only likeable character in The Social Network, you were talking to Mary Jane outside your house. But then she got in a fancy car driven by her boyfriend. So you decided to buy a car to impress her, but they were too expensive. So you entered a wrestling competition, but the owner stiffed you on your prize money. Because of that, you let a thief escape with his money. Because of that, Uncle Ben died. There's a very clear sequence of events that anyone paying attention can follow.
For comparison, last week you fought Electro, who was mad at you for missing his birthday. After you defeated him, you went home and watched TV for a while. Then you decided to investigate your father's disappearance because you were mad at his briefcase.
Spider-Man: So what you're saying is that if my life were a movie, it wouldn't make sense.
Cracked: If your life were a movie, it wouldn't just "not make sense." It would be infuriating. It would have audience members crying into their popcorn and hurling whiskey-spiked Slushees at the projector. They'd throw tantrums in the aisles as overblown and ridiculous as Leonardo DiCaprio gets when he's trying to win an Oscar. They'd be so desperate for answers that they'd kidnap innocent drug dealers and force-feed them hallucinogens until they thought they were Spider-Man, and then interrogate them. That's what bad movies do to people.
Spider-Man: Actually I think most people handle this kinda thing differently.
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"That was a disappointment, but it was nice to spend time as a family."
"Good thing we have emotionally fulfilling existences outside of watching superhero movies!"
Spider-Man: But you're right. This is like when Harry Osborn needed my blood to save his own life, but I wouldn't share it with him for some reason, even though sharing my super-blood to save a friend's life is a pretty straightforward superhero thing to do. Which makes it even weirder that I spent so much time convincing everyone that Harry and I were old friends. It's almost like I'm ...
Oh, God. I didn't realize this but ... I'm an asshole.
Cracked: You're an asshole!
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Spider-Man: It's not just that certain scenes don't make sense -- it's that the ones that do make sense are completely ignored.
In the first movie, I made a promise to Uncle Ben to pick up Aunt May from work, but I forgot, and because of that, Uncle Ben died. So the lesson I learned there is that it's important to keep my promises, right? Nope! Because later Captain Stacy dies and makes me promise (again!) to stay away from Gwen, and my final words in the movie are that the best kinds of promises aren't worth keeping. I've learned nothing, because I'm an asshole.
Brimming with anger, Spider-Man struggles against the ropes that hold him in the chair. The wood creaks, but I don't notice.
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"Electro," apparently.
Granted, I couldn't really have seen that coming -- but later I let Gwen Stacy come help me fight Electro, and then she dies, too. Seems like a pretty obvious lesson there: "Don't involve other people in my crime fighting, because they'll die." With great power comes great responsibility. I've learned that three times now -- has it sunk in?
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Spider-Man: I am Spider-Man!
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Cracked: No, Rick -- none of this is real!
Spider-Man: It is real! I'm an asshole! And the world has to know!
Spider-Man explodes from the chair, scattering wood shrapnel around my apartment with such force that debris embeds itself into the drywall. In a flash (or however long it takes me to stop crying underneath my couch) he's gone. I don't know where he went next.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition in adults that can result in pain, tingling, and weakness in the affected hand. Both hands are often involved. The most common initial treatment is wrist splinting. When splinting is ineffective, steroid injections are often given and provide relief. However, it is difficult to know whether steroids are really the reason for improvement because the condition sometimes gets better on its own. When symptoms persist, surgery is performed. Although such surgery usually resolves the condition, it is associated with short-term pain and limitation of use of the operated hand as well as increased medical costs.
To see how often patients who received steroids decided to have surgery compared with those who received placebo.
111 patients aged 18 to 70 years with the carpal tunnel syndrome who had no previous steroid injections.
The researchers treated patients in a way that neither they nor the patients knew whether methylprednisolone (a form of steroid) or placebo was being injected. The researchers followed patients for 1 year after injection to assess whether injecting steroids helped some patients feel better and avoid surgery.
Patients who received methylprednisolone injections were less likely to report pain, numbness, tingling, and other symptoms when evaluated 10 weeks later compared with patients who received placebo. One year after injection, somewhat fewer patients who received steroids had surgery compared with those who received placebo. However, the benefit was not large because 3 out of 4 patients who received steroids still had surgery within 1 year.
Only patients who had not improved with wrist splinting were enrolled in the study. Patients with severe weakness and loss of sensation and pregnant women were not included.
In patients with the carpal tunnel syndrome who have been treated unsuccessfully with wrist splinting, a steroid injection into the carpal tunnel space often provides relief in the short term and enables some patients to avoid surgery. However, most patients who respond to steroid treatment will still decide to have surgery within 1 year because of persistent symptoms and limitations in hand function.
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