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By James Hull and Ed Holliday
Point by James Hull
As a self-described "liberal with a slightly conservative bent," I have and always will have a modicum of respect for Gov. Haley Barbour's political savvy. He runs a well-oiled and highly organized machine, he says what he means, stands his ground and – as a journalist, I can attest – he is often accessible and candid in his remarks.
But that is clearly where the affinities end. As governor, I have been sorely disappointed in Barbour's politics and policies: Persuading thousands of rural and poor Mississippians to support Medicaid cuts, despite it being a policy adverse to their interests; refusing so long to support even a small tobacco tax hike, or even a smaller cut in the grocery tax; undermining the Campaign for a Healthy Mississippi; diverting Katrina housing funds for harbor-building.
Policies like these are, at best insensitive and at worse counter-productive to the health and growth of Mississippi. And now, he's just being down-right hypocritical in his opposition to a Choctaw Indian Casino near Laurel.
Why hypocritical? Because Barbour has, on several occasions, chastised Attorney General Jim Hood for securing outside legal counsel, and here he does the same thing to try and stop the proposed slots casino. This despite his Republican predecessor, Kirk Fordice, having signed the compact making the casino possible in the first place.
What makes Barbour even more hypocritical is that in order to have his way, he has to undermine his own conservative principles of less government and free enterprise. You see, the only reason Barbour is opposed to the casino is because he fears tax revenues will leave government-regulated casinos for the independent Choctaw establishments. But according to the conservatives' cornerstone principle of "free market enterprise," the government shouldn't be trying to control business, even if that control eventually benefits government.
It bothers me to no end when politicians let politics get in the way of little things like their principles. This is one of those instances. Barbour, a "small government" advocate, is willing to support government encroachment, even if it's in opposition to his own avowed conservatives "principles."
Counterpoint by Ed Holliday
Gov. Fordice allowed the Choctaws to build a resort destination. In addition to gaming there are meeting facilities, a water park, hotels, restaurants, golf courses and other facilities. A slots casino near Laurel is a far cry from a resort destination. As for the use of outside counsel, we must remember that most of the criticism is about the multimillion dollar fees that were awarded to campaign contributors of the attorney general.
Conservatives love to see great profit margins as long as pro-competition policies are in place. Great profit margins make better stock prices, pay better salaries and thus bring more income through taxes to the government. Such principles promote the drive for excellence, customer satisfaction and the pursuit of new and creative products. Gaming in Mississippi is, by law, not a free market – not just anyone can open a slots casino wherever they want.
You chastise the governor for policies toward the poor, yet the very people who will be hurt by less taxes coming to the state if the Choctaws open the Laurel slots shack will be those needing state services. The brilliance and breadth of Barbour's vision is in his acts as governor. Can you imagine how much worse-off our state budget would have been if the reduced grocery tax had been enacted? And surely a world class harbor on our coast that will provide great paying jobs for decades and the economic infrastructure for the entire state is best.
Barbour recently said, "I understand yesterday the attorney general implied that I was starting a war with the Choctaws, that I'm anti-Indian. You know my great-great-great-uncle Greenwood LeFlore IV would have found that kind of funny since he was the chief of the Choctaws 175 years ago."
Barbour has weathered disasters, natural and man-made, helped bring a world-class automobile manufacturing plant to North Mississippi, and he is right to protect the poor, the schoolchildren and our educational system by keeping the slots out of Laurel. Barbour is not only our governor he has become our devoted and effective Minko' (Chickasaw for chief). He is a proven leader who has made the tough decisions and has indeed been that patriot that "sees beyond the years." One day, I hope to say, that Barbour is not just Mississippi's Minko', but America's Minko' Holiitopa' (Chickasaw for President of the United States.)
Dr. Ed Holliday is a Tupelo dentist who has written two successful books. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com. James Hull is an award-winning consultant and journalist. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Two newly qualified lawyers are realising their ambitions with permanent positions at Williamsons Solicitors.
Rachel Stott, who lives in Beverley, has joined the family department working from the firm's Driffield office, while Hull-based Lucy Ordidge is in the industrial disease department.
Their careers have blossomed after a period of intense legal study and in-house training for the two 26-year-olds.
Ms Stott's interest in family law was nurtured in her years at the University of Hull, where she graduated in 2007, and then completed her LPC at the College of Law, York, a year later.
Her enthusiasm for family law was taken further while training at Williamsons Solicitors, first as a paralegal and then in her training contract, which she completed at the end of 2012.
"I have always wanted to work in family law and it has been my main motivation as I want to be able to help and protect those people who are in a vulnerable situation," said Ms Stott, who is offering a free 30-minute appointment to new private clients visiting the family department in Driffield.
Her case load covers most aspects of family law including divorce, domestic violence, residency and contact issues, in court in Hull, Scarborough and York.
Ms Ordidge joined Williamsons Solicitors at its Hull head office in 2010 for six months as a paralegal, officially qualifying as a solicitor in 2012 while on a training contract with the firm.
She is at the heart of the department's claimant side work, representing defendants with industrial diseases or conditions, such as hearing loss, in their negotiations with insurers.
Bill Waddington, Williamsons Solicitors, director, said: "Rachel and Lucy have already put in an immense amount of hard work to progress this far, not just in their studies, but while training with us. Both are clearly committed to their profession and should be able to look forward to bright, rewarding careers."
It's not all work for the two young women, as they spend much of their leisure time in sporting and outdoor activities, and, as keen runners, use their energy to raise money for charity.
Ms Stott, who lives in Beverley with her fiancée, and two lurchers, plays for the Williamsons netball team. While she regularly competes over 10km, last summer she walked the National 3 Peaks, and completed the Great North Run half-marathon supporting Candlelighters, the Yorkshire children's cancer charity.
Ms Ordidge, a vet's daughter from Malton, lives with her husband in North Ferriby, and is a member of the Countryside Alliance. She is currently preparing for May's Leeds half-marathon, and will be fundraising on behalf of Hull's Children's University, where she also hopes to act as a mentor.

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CROSS FORK - Kettle Creek Hose Co. is sponsoring the 40th annual Cross Fork Snake Hunt, this Saturday and Sunday.
Activities begin at 7 a.m. both days and include a motorcycle show and motorcycle games with cash prizes worth $850, raffle drawings for $15,000 in cash prizes, plus a horseshoe tournament, flea market, educational seminars, food and more. All ages are welcome and admission is free.
At the fire hall, visitors can eat three meals a day both days, buy tickets for $5,000 and $10,000 drawings, and pick up new firemen's T-shirts the hose company has for sale. Breakfast will be served from 7 to 10 a.m., lunch starting at 11 a.m., and dinner from 5 to 8 p.m.
All snake hunt proceeds benefit the fire company. For more information, contact Larry Hirst at firstname.lastname@example.com or 814-435-2218.
The seventh annual Cross Fork Ride-in Bike Show will be held Saturday, also at and around the fire hall.
The show is open to motorcycles in four classes: Vintage (pre-1980); American Stock; Metric Stock; and Custom. Cash awards will be given to the first-place winner in each class, and trophies to the first- and second-place winners.
Riders in the show are invited to participate in motorcycle games at noon including a slow-ride competition, agility contest, keg-roll race, blind-ball catch, and slalom. The winner of each event will receive a $50 cash prize.
A total of $850 in prizes are available and will be awarded at 2:30 p.m. Trophies
Riders can register between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The entry fee is $15 and includes a chicken dinner.
For more information, call email email@example.com or call 814-435-7355.
The show is sponsored by area businesses and individuals.
Weekend events include:
7-10 a.m. - Breakfast available
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9 a.m. - Registration for bike show
10 a.m. - Kids Pit
10 a.m.-noon - Registration for Horseshoe Tournament
11 a.m. - Lunch available
Noon - Firemen's Parade
1 p.m. - Kids Pit
2 p.m.- Kids Snake Race (9 years and under) and Kids Snake Challenge (10 years and under), both with awards. Entry fee is $3.
2 p.m. - Motorcycle show judging
3 p.m. - Kids Pit
5-8 p.m. - Dinner available.
7-10 a.m. - Breakfast available
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Noon - Fake Snake Hunt (16 years and under) with prizes for all participants and $3 entry fee; must preregister Saturday or Sunday morning.
1 p.m. - Kids Pit
2 p.m. - All snakes must be turned in for hunt.
3 p.m. -Fake Snake Hunt grand prize winner announced (must be present to win)
3 p.m. - Trophies awarded to snake hunters (longest rattler, male only, runner-up, most rattles, longest copperhead, longest snake of the hunt).
Educational talks and questions-and-answer sessions are planned for both days, and games, gun deals and a flea market will be open both days.
Snake hunters must register at hunt headquarters and have their provisional permit to hunt rattlesnakes and copperheads.


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30 Amazing Cityscape Wallpapers Around the World
Visiting around the world reveals many amazing landmarks and cityscapes, from the classy New York City skyline to the romantic city of Paris. I am here today to present to you "30 Amazing Cityscape Wallpapers Around the World", that give you just a quick glimpse of our beautiful world we have to explore. Enjoy.
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Re: "Kenner mayor makes tax pitch," Metro, Jan. 27.
The firetruck was so old that the wheel fell off?
Wheels do not fall off firetrucks, or any other trucks, because they are old. Wheels fall off vehicles because they are improperly installed or not maintained for hundreds of thousands of miles. And firetrucks do not accumulate hundreds of thousands of miles.
It is disingenuous to blame age for such a failure, and that leads me to question the veracity of all else that was presented by the Kenner administration that wants to double the city property taxes.
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Now what: Zollars attributed the weakness to increased financial scrutiny at hospital customers and inconsistent sales execution. The company is restructuring its sales leadership to address the latter. Guidance also rattled investors. Full-year revenue outlook has been lowered to $100 million to $110 million, with non-GAAP earnings per share expected in the range of a $0.05-per-share loss to a $0.18-per-share profit. Analysts were modeling for $122.4 million in revenue and an adjusted profit of $0.42 per share.
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Robert A. Piper Sr., 69, Altoona, died Thursday at UPMC Altoona.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Clinton and Catherine (Hileman) Piper. He married Patricia C. Estright on June 1, 1968.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Robert A. Jr. (Beth) of Altoona; a daughter, Pamela M. Harker (Doug) of Altoona; two grandchildren: Jacob R. and Adam F. Piper; three brothers: Ken (Jolene) of Duncansville, Clinton (Tanya) of Hollidaysburg and Allen; and a sister, Doreen of Altoona.
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He was preceded in death by an infant brother.
Robert retired in 2005 as a subcontractor for Sears and was owner of R.A. Piper Remodeling. He was a member of Cannon Station Mennonite Church in Altoona and was a volunteer firefighter for the Allegheny Township Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and especially spending time with his family.
Friends will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Cannon Station Mennonite Church, 865 Burns Ave., Altoona, where a memorial service will follow at 5 p.m. by Pastor Jack Styer. Interment will be at Carson Valley Cemetery.
In Robert's memory, the family requests that contributions be made to UPMC Presbyterian, Center for Organ Transplantation, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582.
Arrangements are by The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona.


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FLINT, Michigan — An estimated $5,000 in copper was removed between Oct. 25 and Oct. 28 from several cooling units on a cell phone tower located on 12th Street.
A man contracted to check the area told police when he checked the area around 3 p.m. Oct. 28, copper had been stripped from cooling units.
The employee said he believes two cell phone companies — Verizon and Metro PCS — also own part of the tower area where copper was taken.


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MILL HALL - Although "Little Shop of Horrors" may not qualify as blood-thirsty entertainment, the strange-looking plant perched in its window has a unquenchable thirst for blood.
"Little Shop of Horrors," Millbrook Playhouse's third Main Stage attraction, offers remaining 7:30 p.m. performances tonight, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the old barn theater, located at 258 Country Club Lane.
The funny, gruesome spoof of '60s sci-fi disaster movies has been a favorite of community and college theaters for decades.
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Mark De La Cocha is shown as Mr. Mushnik dancing a tango with his assistant Seymour, played by Jake Novak.
In a scene from the Millbrook Playhouse production of "Little Shop of Horrors,"? Seymour is shown with his secret love Audrey, played by Rebecca Kuznik.
The "monster musical" tells the tale of a hapless floral shop assistant Seymour, who works for a blustery owner Mr. Mushnik and pines for his coworker Audrey.
After finding a little plant and naming it Audrey 2, Seymour inadvertently discovers that the strange plant has an appetite for blood. Business booms and Seymour's fame grows as the plant, now a foul-mouthed carnivore, promises him the girl of his dreams if only he will feed it more and more human flesh. Seymour's predicament quickly turns macabre when he witnesses Audrey's nitrous-sucking dentist boyfriend abusing her. From there, it's all downhill for the dentist, or more aptly, down into the alien life form's big mouth.
The score, composed by Alan Menken, with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, has some sounds of early rock 'n' roll, doo wop and even a bit of Motown. Despite it charms, Millbrook's production of "Little Shop ... " won't be everybody's cup of tea - or make that everybody's pint of blood.
Heading the cast is Jake Novak as the nebbish Seymour, who is very solid in both his conflicted character and his vocals. Not so for Rebecca Kuznick as Audrey. Although she nicely delivers "Somewhere's That's Green," Kuznick's Audrey is neither daffy nor nasal-voiced with not much if any Brooklyn lisp or accent. Her Audrey does display low self-esteem, but there is not much chemistry between her and her devoted protector. Marc De La Concha is funny as the spry Mr. Mushnik, always an audience favorite, even joining his proposed adoptive son Seymour in a catchy tango.
Jake Evans camps it up as Orrin, the sadistic, motorcycle-riding dentist who laughs himself to death, later appearing in Act II in a variety of brief roles. The fast-moving two-act musical has a running time of under two hours including a 20-minute intermission and contains, in addition to stage fog and strobe lights, a few sexual references, strong language and comic book variety of violence.
Millbrook's production is directed and choreographed by Todd L. Underwood, who gets good marks for the choreography, although some of his directing choices merit scrutiny. For instance, where "Little Shop ... '' calls for a trio of sultry street walkers, this production uses "street urchins," with a member of the traditionally female trio replaced by Philip Bolton, the funny Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz." There is no apparent reason for this switch but the trio does continually roam around the Skid Row shop commenting and cajoling. And their version of "(Skid Row) Downtown" - not the Petula Clark hit - is the show's most hummable tune.
The other musical number of note is the wistful "Suddenly Seymour," which is the show's signature song.
On a more major concern is how creative the director has gotten to create Audrey 2. At the beginning of Act II and throughout the rest of the show, the fully grown plant, standing 12-15 feet tall and played by Amy Lang, is harassing Seymour to "Feed Me."
Several in last weekend's audience laughed heartily at the human alien plant form, and it certainly is a novel twist on the traditional creation and staging of the man- and woman-eating plant.
If anyone is looking for a moral in "Little Shop ... ," it's easy to simply say be careful what you wish for. But moreover, "Little Shop..." also warns you to be be wary of who is doing the promising, because of the hefty price - maybe global domination - that may have to be paid.
Although there are heaps of dark humor and a funny - but not a happy - ending, "Little Shop of Horrors" is a tongue-in-cheek musical, often hilarious, which will satisfy most theatergoers as off-beat summertime entertainment.
For more information, contact the Millbrook box office at 570-748-8083 or visit www.millbrookplayhouse.org.


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WARREN - The Trumbull County Educational Service Center's Saturday Enrichment Program is marking its 30th year.
The six-week program, which is held in the fall and again in the spring, offers children in second to sixth grade specialized courses in the fine and performing arts, computers and foreign languages.
Barb Acerra, supervisor of gifted and talented with TCESC, said each year about 560 students participate in the program.
Course offerings include French and Spanish cultural awareness, creative writing, ancient cultures, ancient art, drawing, watercolor, creative dramatics, cooking, math magic, typing, keyboarding, microcomputers and Mysteries of Science.
The program was originally started in 1980 by Jack Beard, a retired teacher who assists with the courses.
Acerra said programs that have been popular with students are offered twice a year with newer courses added.
"We try to change classes when we can and make them available when instructors can teach. We have had gardening and yoga for children,'' she said.
Beard said the program started in the 1980s when the state had just started funding gifted / talented programs. Previously such programs had to be paid for by districts on their own, he said.
"We had to start from scratch and got the parents involved in supporting us," he said.
Beard said he wanted to see the program get off the ground and let people see that the gifted and talented classes should be in the school districts.
"We have some really good teachers who offer their time instructing the students," Beard said, adding that he puts time into helping with the program.
Students often enjoy the programs and return each year.
"We have had students who started in second grade and continue all the way through sixth grade coming back every year," Beard said.
Riley Ranft, 9, of Warren, said he signed up for "Art Gone Green" which involves students using recyclable items for art projects.
"I was looking for some interesting way to spend my Saturdays and enjoy this,'' Ranft said.
Leslie Kraker, art instructor, said students made leprechauns out of creamer containers and will make piggy banks out of pop bottles and paper mache' as students learn about recycling.
Jenna Smith, 9, of Champion, said she liked sculpture and wanted to sign up for an artistic class.
"I think it is important to reuse things to save the environment," Smith said.
Ethan Deemer, 10, of Howland, said he enjoys the art projects but also learning of ways to help keep the environment safe.
Emma Kish, 9, of Howland, said she thought watercolor would be an interesting class to take. "I was ready for learning about watercolor," Kish said.


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Edward J. Welch, 92, of Springfield, Delaware County, a research chemist for the DuPont Co. who helped develop a rugged coating for pots and pans, died Wednesday, June 11, of pneumonia at Riddle Memorial Hospital.
Early in his career, Mr. Welch worked in the company's paints and coatings division, based at Marshall Laboratories in Philadelphia.
It was while working in Wilmington for the new product division in 1976 that he helped create Teflon II, SilverStone, a three-coat fluoropolymer application that made for a more durable finish on cookware than the nonstick coating Teflon, according to a company history. SilverStone was a hit with customers due to TV advertising, the company history said. Mr. Welch's name is listed on the patent, his family said, and he was proud of that.


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|Apr. 7 10:07 PM PT11:07 PM MT12:07 AM CT1:07 AM ET5:07 GMT13:07 10:07 PM MST12:07 AM EST9:07 UAE07:071:07 ET12:07 AM CT4:07 - Gortat logged 16 points and 12 rebounds in Wednesday's win over Brooklyn.
Analysis: Gortat had 21 points in his last outing and continues to be a solid source of rebounds. The center has notched double-digits in that category in nine of the past 11 games.
|Apr. 4 9:55 PM PT10:55 PM MT11:55 PM CT12:55 AM ET4:55 GMT12:55 9:55 PM MST11:55 PM EST8:55 UAE06:550:55 ET11:55 PM CT3:55 - Gortat scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting in a 114-109 loss to the Clippers on Sunday.
Analysis: Gortat, averaging 13.5 points, had a combined 26 in his previous three games.
|Feb. 29 7:46 PM PT8:46 PM MT9:46 PM CT10:46 PM ET3:46 GMT11:46 8:46 PM MST10:46 PM EST7:46 UAE (+1)04:4622:46 ET9:46 PM CT2:46 - Gortat had 18 points and 20 rebounds in Monday's win over Philadelphia.
Analysis: Gortat set a career high for rebounds in Washington's third straight win.
|Feb. 23 8:32 PM PT9:32 PM MT10:32 PM CT11:32 PM ET4:32 GMT12:32 9:32 PM MST11:32 PM EST8:32 UAE05:3223:32 ET10:32 PM CT3:32 - Gortat finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds on Tuesday.
Analysis: He has averaged 16.5 points and 11.1 rebounds in his last eight games.
|Feb. 20 8:48 PM PT9:48 PM MT10:48 PM CT11:48 PM ET4:48 GMT12:48 9:48 PM MST11:48 PM EST8:48 UAE05:4823:48 ET10:48 PM CT2:48 - Gortat had 14 points and 13 rebounds in Saturday's loss to Miami.
Analysis: Gortat has a double-double in six of his last seven.
|Feb. 18 8:23 PM PT9:23 PM MT10:23 PM CT11:23 PM ET4:23 GMT12:23 9:23 PM MST11:23 PM EST8:23 UAE05:2323:23 ET10:23 PM CT2:23 - Gortat finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds in Thursday's win over Utah.
Analysis: The center has five straight double-doubles while averaging 16.4 points on 61.0 percent shooting with 11.2 rebounds.
|Feb. 6 10:23 PM PT11:23 PM MT12:23 AM CT1:23 AM ET6:23 GMT14:23 11:23 PM MST1:23 AM EST10:23 UAE07:231:23 ET12:23 AM CT4:23 - Gortat had 21 points and 13 rebounds in the Wizards' 106-94 win over Philadelphia on Friday.
Analysis: Gortat was averaging 11.7 points and 9.0 boards over the previous six games.
|Jan. 20 8:47 PM PT9:47 PM MT10:47 PM CT11:47 PM ET4:47 GMT12:47 9:47 PM MST11:47 PM EST8:47 UAE05:4723:47 ET10:47 PM CT2:47 - Gortat notched his fifth consecutive double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday against Miami.
Analysis: Averaging 14.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and shooting 58.9 percent over that run, Gortat continues to be a sound option at the center position.
|Jan. 11 4:03 PM PT5:03 PM MT6:03 PM CT7:03 PM ET0:03 GMT8:03 5:03 PM MST7:03 PM EST4:03 UAE (+1)01:0319:03 ET6:03 PM CT22:03 - Gortat returned Saturday.
Analysis: Gortat missed three games because of an infection in his left knee.
|Dec. 26 7:10 PM PT8:10 PM MT9:10 PM CT10:10 PM ET3:10 GMT11:10 8:10 PM MST10:10 PM EST7:10 UAE (+1)04:1022:10 ET9:10 PM CT1:10 - Gortat scored 25 points and the Wizards beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-96 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.
Analysis: Gortat has 64 points and 35 boards in his last three games.
|Dec. 17 10:22 PM PT11:22 PM MT12:22 AM CT1:22 AM ET6:22 GMT14:22 11:22 PM MST1:22 AM EST10:22 UAE07:221:22 ET12:22 AM CT4:22 - Gortat had a season-high 20 points with 10 rebounds in the Wizards' 114-95 loss at San Antonio on Wednesday.
Analysis: Gortat is a presence in the paint for the Wizards, but he doesn't score consistently enough to be a major factor in fantasy. He's averaging 12.6 points on the season.
|Dec. 10 10:32 PM PT11:32 PM MT12:32 AM CT1:32 AM ET6:32 GMT14:32 11:32 PM MST1:32 AM EST10:32 UAE07:321:32 ET12:32 AM CT4:32 - Gortat posted 18 points and 13 rebounds in his return from a personal absence on Wednesday.
Analysis: He missed the previous three games but hit 7 of 10 shots in his return.
|Dec. 4 2:43 PM PT3:43 PM MT4:43 PM CT5:43 PM ET22:43 GMT6:43 3:43 PM MST5:43 PM EST2:43 UAE (+1)23:4317:43 ET4:43 PM CT20:43 - Gortat has returned to the team ahead of Wednesday's game against the Rockets.
Analysis: Gortat missed three games for personal reasons. He is averaging 12.0 points and 8.7 rebounds this season, and had three consecutive double-doubles before his absence. The Wizards are still depleted inside. Coach Randy Wittman says banged-up forwards Nene, Drew Gooden and Kris Humphries are unavailable Wednesday.
|Nov. 26 10:02 PM PT11:02 PM MT12:02 AM CT1:02 AM ET6:02 GMT14:02 11:02 PM MST1:02 AM EST10:02 UAE07:021:02 ET12:02 AM CT4:02 - Gortat had 17 points and 12 rebounds, both season highs, in Wednesday's loss in Charlotte.
Analysis: It was Gortat's third double-double in his last seven games.


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Its early. Part of being a franchise player is playing day in and day out as a franchise player. DeKeyser has played 10 games. Kinda hard to anoint him as the franchise D man. Maybe if he is playing like this for the next 2-3 years, then I will believe you.
I'm not saying DeKeyser is there but the difference between their play since he's been here is glaring. Smith is panicky, makes poor decisions and takes even worse penalties. Danny makes the smart, simple play more often than not which is amazing for a guy ten games into his career.


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PC Hosts Two Language Competitions
The Liberal Arts Department hosted two language competitions last weekend at Phoenix College. On Saturday, April 14, students from Betty Fairfax High School, Bioscience High School, Camelback High School, Carl Hayden High School, and South Mountain High School participated in the Phoenix College World Languages Competition for high school students.
Students competed in poetry recitations, prose readings and the presentation of original skits in Spanish. Prior to Saturday's competition, students had submitted original short stories and video commercials. The entertainment portion of the closing program included students who sang in French and others who performed the traditional Mexican hat dance. The winners in all categories were announced at the awards presentation.
Congratulations to all the winners! This language competition has been an annual event at Phoenix College since 1989! Thanks to Delia Escalante for her work in organizing the event; she has dedicated her efforts to making this event a reality for many years.
Trino Sandoval, Constantino Lopez, Loida Gutierrez, Frank Luna, Virginia Betz and Paula Chalarca served as judges. Dr. Albert Celoza welcomed the students.
On Sunday, April 15, the PC Liberal Arts Department hosted the 23rd Annual Japanese Speech Contest. Students from high schools and colleges from around the state took part in the contest.
Students categorized by proficiency levels in the Japanese language, gave speeches evaluated by a nine-judge panel.
The Phoenix College Judo/Jiu Jitsu Club student members and a teacher from the Kenshin Dojo showed examples of Japanese sword dancing.
The ASU Japanese Student Association, Japan Exchange Program and other organizations provided exhibits; PC students Caitlyn Conner and Yadira Valentin served as emcees; and other PC volunteers helped in the event.
Dean Sharon Halford and Dr. Albert Celoza welcomed more than 50 participants as well as their teachers, guests and community members.
Yukari Takahashi, PC adjunct faculty in Japanese, coordinated the event and the Liberal Arts Department hosted this unique gathering together with the Consulate General of Japan, Los Angeles.


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With first place in the Golden State Athletic Conference on the line, NAIA No. 9 Westmont College defeated No. 8 The Master's College women's basketball 68-57 Tuesday at TMC.
Kelsie Sampson scored a game-high 26 points with 11 rebounds, while reigning Women's Basketball Coaches of America NAIA Player of the Year, Tugce Canitez, added 14 points and 14 rebounds, as the Warriors snapped TMC's 17-game winning streak and moved into the top position in the GSAC.
"The streak speaks to our character," said TMC head coach Dan Waldeck. "We never talked about the streak, or about winning. We talked about getting better."
For the Mustangs (17-1 overall, 4-1 GSAC), the loss comes after the best start to a season in school history.
The Warriors (14-3, 5-0) controlled a 13-9 lead with 10:56 to play in the first half after a 3-pointer by Celina Gougis capped an 11-2 run.
From that point, neither team separated itself, as the score was 31-29 at halftime.
Sampson, Canitez and Gougis led the way for Westmont as they scored 10, seven, and seven points respectively in the first half. TMC's leading scorer this season, Jacquelyn Marshall was held scoreless at the break.
"Uncharacteristically, we didn't move the ball as well as we usually do," Waldeck said. "But it's never been about one player. We're a team, and I thought she played well tonight."
Early in the second half, Whitney Best knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Mustangs a 33-31 advantage.
But Sampson answered and put the Warriors back in front by scoring six straight points to make the score 37-33.
Sampson finished shooting 12-of-19, after hitting 5-of-11 shots in the first half.
With 15:34 to play in the game, Marshall ended the 6-0 run with her first basket to cut the deficit to 37-35.
But Westmont responded on its next possession as Esther Lee scored from behind the arc to bump the lead back up to 40-35.
TMC threatened the lead with 8:21 left in the game as Marshall hit a 3-pointer to bring the score to 52-46, but the deficit proved too much for the Mustangs to overcome.
Marshall finished with nine points and nine rebounds on 3-of-12 shooting.
Lena Rivera led the Mustangs with 12 points, while Best finished with 11.
"It took a really great effort to come out with a victory," said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. "We said that if we give effort all game and if we continue the consistency, good things would happen."
With the victory, Westmont extends its winning steak to seven.
TMC will be in action at home on Thursday against La Sierra.
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Langston Hughes would have approved.
With the movie "Black Nativity," director Kasi Lemmons takes Hughes' gospel-infused play from 1961 and replaces its "Go Tell It on the Mountain" roots with a rap and R&B urban sensibility. It is modern, it is strong and it works. The film opens locally Wednesday.
"Making the movie really had to do with my interest in the source material," said Lemmons, explaining how the "Eve's Bayou" director came to make a Christmas movie. "I had grown up with 'Black Nativity,' it was part of my childhood, and it spoke to me, even without me really remembering it.
"It was the memory of it, how it made you feel – it was so vibrant and emotional for me."
Much has happened in the 50 years since Hughes filled a traditional-style Christmas pageant with black performers and a chorus of gospel singers as the heavenly host. Even stage productions over the years have updated its songs and settings.
Lemmons takes it further, putting the play within the larger framework of a troubled family shattered by bad choices and a refusal to forgive.
"I wanted to make something that was contemporary and at the same time, timeless," Lemmons said. "Kind of like a time capsule, where what you show is very specific, but it's also universal."
And, as an artist inspired by the work of Hughes and other Harlem Renaissance writers since she was a child (she named her daughter after Zora Neale Hurston), she saw this as a way to share her enthusiasm for them.
"I wanted to make a movie with the spirit not just of 'Black Nativity,' I wanted a modern Langston Hughes homage," she said.
Mentions of Hughes and nods to his poetry show up throughout the film, starting with the name of its young hero, Langston Cobb, played with low-key intensity by Jacob Latimore. When the teen arrives in New York City to stay with his estranged grandparents, a minister and his wife, one of the first things he learns from his grandfather as they drive down 125th Street is, "Langston Hughes said he would rather be a lamp post in Harlem than mayor of Georgia."
The grandfather is played by Forest Whitaker. Angela Bassett plays his wife, and Jennifer Hudson is their daughter. Lemmons' last film, "Talk to Me," in 2007, starred Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor. All five have either been nominated for or won Academy Awards, except for Ejiofer, who is almost certain to get nominated this year for his starring role in "12 Years a Slave." Whitaker could be there, too, for his lead role in "The Butler."
So, does Lemmons now insist on Oscar-worthy actors for her films? She laughed at the suggestion and praises her luck.
"When you're putting together your wish list for a cast, you reach pretty high," she said, "and I happened to get them all!"
And should Whitaker and Ejiofer wind up as Oscar contenders this year, she will be rooting for both.
"I am so ready for that!" she said. "I am a huge fan of Chiwotel, and he so deserves this, and Forest is ... I can't describe the way I feel about him, he's such an actor's actor's actor, and a real star."
Another role in her film was easier to fill, that of the pawnbroker who catches young Langston trying to do the wrong thing and sets him right. He is played by Lemmons' husband, Vondie Curtis-Hall.
"Our people had a lot of back and forth to get him," she joked. "Not really. It's more like, 'Who am I going to be?' He's just wonderful, he comes alive on screen, and it's such a good scene. People always respond to him on screen."
Perhaps the most difficult part to cast was the teenager, Langston. She needed a young actor who could act and sing on the level of Hudson, who plays his mother, and feel comfortable in the film's musical context. Latimore worked out better than she could have hoped, she said.
"He has extreme comfort in his own skin. I was a child actor, but I did not have the facility of some of these kids out there now," she said. "I'm really interested, as a director, in showing this age and exploring it. They are so easily misunderstood, so maybe I helped bring something out. But it was mostly him."
And then there was finding a way to get them all to their personal Bethlehem.
As the film approaches its climax, an exhausted Langston dreams of a New York City nativity while his grandfather preaches of peace, love and forgiveness.
The vision for the scene came to her early on in writing the film.
"I wanted New York City to be an important part of the piece, and so it was important that Bethlehem be New York, too," Lemmons said. "I mean, what fun! We'll make the road to Bethlehem start in Times Square."
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As many of you know I have been having problems with getting my images to appear on Facebook for quite some time now.
During this time I did everything I could think of to make them appear. I did not even know why they disappeared.
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I read everything I could find on Facebook's Open Graph which is the Facebook program that is responsible for communicating with our blogs.
No matter how much I read or studied I still did not understand Open Graph. I always felt like I was trying to learn Greek or some really difficult language.
Now I thought I did pretty well to know some HTML and I have played with PHP but Open Graph was completely over my head.
I even tried several Open Graph Plugins but they did not do the trick. My images still did not show up.
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I finally figured out how to make my images upload to Facebook with the help of Ashvini. If you do not know, Ashvini is the creator of ShareJuicePro. This is a fabulous plugin that really does work with Facebook Open Graph.
It turned out that my .htaccess file had some code in it that needed to be removed. This was code that I had not put in the .htaccess file. I am not sure how it got there but it had been place there by another program of some sort.
Once I removed the code Facebook was able to communicate with my blog and find the images. That was a huge relief.
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I was so excited when my images started appearing again. I could not have done it without the help of Ashvini.
I would highly recommend the ShareJuicePro plugin. It actually takes the place of several plugins as it has multiple functions. One of those functions is making it easy for a blog to communicate with Facebook. Which at times seems to be a very difficult thing to make happen, at least it was for me.
Ashvini is also very helpful and really knows the meaning of customer service. Now not all of my problem was with using his plugin but he was great. He responded quickly and answered all of my questions and helped me set up his plugin correctly.
All my frustrations came to an end in a matter of a few emails.
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> Please advise: Holster a UPS.45
June 24, 2004, 02:51 PM
Anyone here have a favorite or recommendation on a carry holster for a fullsize UPS.45?
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June 24, 2004, 03:01 PM
That's a big dude... I just picked up a Hoffner's ITP 1 for my '9 that was pretty reasonably priced, correctly delivered the 1st time, and promptly delivered - I'm thinking 10 or so days order to receipt...
My only gripe is that it's 'adjustable' for cant, but didn't come with a 'locking' washer, to hold the belt loops secured in one position. A quick trip to the shed and that was remedied.
A word of caution, if you still have the safety on the USP, watch out for the kydex bodyguards(the part of the plastic that shields your body from the top/back portion of the gun). I had one and the bodyguard eventually broke off... I eventually went to the LEM trigger w/ no levers, but I still like the feel of leather better.
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June 24, 2004, 03:50 PM
I had a Milt Sparks for mine but it was the Compact 45. I sold it and carry the Fedex 9 now ;)
June 24, 2004, 03:53 PM
Hmm, a UPS-45??? Ae they big brown and boxy looking? :D Seroously though, I've been using a Blade Tech paddle holster with adjustable cant for a little while and like it just fine. I tried using a Dillion pancake holster for a while but it doesn't stay open very well when the gun is drawn so reholstering can be a problem.
June 24, 2004, 04:17 PM
I have three. Two Blade Techs one hip and one IWB. And, a Milt Sparks VMII! I like the Milt Sparks the best.
June 25, 2004, 01:41 AM
safariland has many. just download their fit guide from their web site. it is a pdf file that is easy to download.
bianchi also has a black widow that is good.
I have a safariland 328-93 hk holster made from safari laminate. it is good.
the usp .45f is a very tough pistol for me to conceal. I have to wear a black nylon adidas jacket or a canvas light jacket. I'm 6'1 and a very lean 190 pounds. a covering garment is a must.
I will be getting the hk p2000sk in 9mm when they come out. I will probably be able to carry that IWB with an untucked shirt.
June 25, 2004, 06:43 AM
I have a Bianchi #7 pancake holster for mine. Very comfortable for carry, and no problem concealing it under a light jacket.
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According to Ives, the organized retail theft of goods is a gateway crime that often leads the Bureau to major crime rings that use the illicit proceeds to fund other organized crime activities like health care fraud, money laundering and potentially even terrorism.
In many instances, organized retail crime groups target several retailers in one day moving from state to state stealing and re-selling merchandise through fencing operations such as flea markets, pawn shops, Internet sites and swap meets. These groups often steal thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at a time with the intent to resell it for profit. The most popular items targeted by these groups are goods in high demand commanding up to a near-retail resale price, such as designer clothing, gift cards, over-the-counter medicines, electronics, batteries and infant formula.
These thefts force retailers to increase prices to cover the losses, and also threaten public health when crime rings tamper with items such as infant formula or medication by extending expiration dates or repackaging and relabeling the items.
According to the NRF Organized Retail Crime Survey released in June, 89 percent of retailers reported that they were victims of organized retail crime in the past year.
NRF has been cultivating relationships with local and federal law enforcement agencies across the country and supporting Federal legislation which is key to protecting both retailers and consumers against the massive economic costs and very real public health and safety risks posed by organized retail crime.
We thank Special Agent Ives for his leadership on this important issue and for the Bureau's effort in putting these bad actors out of business.
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Argentine defaulted bond holders demand 'strict neutrality' from the IMF
A group of Argentine sovereign defaulted bond-holders have blasted the IMF for its announced intention of filing an amicus brief in support of Argentina before the US courts stating that "there is no role for direct involvement by the IMF in this matter" and any intervention by the IMF "favouring Argentina's request would also clearly violate the Fund's strict commitment to neutrality".
The American Task Force Argentina, AFTA, Chair Robert Shapiro, following news of the IMF plans issued the following statement:
It has been reported that the IMF is considering filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Argentina's refusal to honour its contract with bondholders under NY law. Any court filing by the IMF in this matter seems very ill-advised. The Court has not asked for the IMF views, in fact, it has not even asked for the U.S. Government's views. For that reason, the U.S. Government has determined not to get involved at this time. In any event, this is a private lawsuit based on a contract dispute in which the only issue facing the Supreme Court is the interpretation of U.S. federal statutes. There is no role for direct involvement by the IMF in this matter.
An intervention by the IMF favouring Argentina's request would also clearly violate the Fund's strict commitment to neutrality, which prohibits IMF involvement in disputes between its members and third parties. The Fund has faithfully adhered to this principle for decades. Breaking this bedrock policy could only tarnish the Fund's reputation for impartiality.
It should also be noted that the party the IMF seeks to support, the Argentine Government, has said it will not obey the U.S. Supreme Court if it upholds the rulings of the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals in favour of Argentina's bondholders. This is an astonishing assertion, given that in its bond contract Argentina pledged to abide by New York law, to submit itself to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, and to irrevocably waive its sovereign immunity. For the IMF now to unilaterally step into this U.S. judicial proceeding, on behalf of a nation that has explicitly said it will not respect an adverse finding by the highest court of the United States --the most important member and largest funder of the IMF-- would set a troubling precedent that could only harm the IMF.
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The pedigree of South African cricketers has never been in question; it's just that they lose it in the mind.
New Delhi: South Africa's World Cup ride is nothing short of Nelson Mandela's 'Long Walk to Freedom' but while Madiba managed to overcome all the bumps on road to freedom from apartheid, his cricket team is yet to master the art of manoeuvring past pot holes that always do them in at the ICC World Cups.
The pedigree of South African cricketers has never been in question; it's just that they lose it in the mind when it comes to managing the pressure in the cooker.
But it's high time that the Proteas shrug off the 'chokers' tag like a snake giving up its skin and pull over the champions jacket come April 2 when the winner will be crowned in Mumbai.
No South African, cricketers or fans, would invite Toms peeping into their unceremonious exits in major ICC events but it could be a psychological exercise to look at what went wrong and learn what not to do in such close finishes.
The foreword to South Africa's infamous World Cup history was penned down in the 1992 edition in Australia, when South Africa first savoured an ICC event after coming out of the apartheid. But an interesting fact about the ensuing chapters of that book is that South Africa have number 'one' central to their misfortune.
It was the semifinal against England in 1992, rain came and Mr. Duckworth and Mr. Lewis presented the Proteas with cricket's most bizarre scenario. They were asked to make 22 runs off 'one' ball. "Somebody pinch me," Brian McMillan (who was batting at that time) must have said.
Then came England in 1999. Again the semifinal, but this time against Australia. Needing nine to win off the last over, Hansie Cronje's team had just one wicket left to play with. But Lance Klusener's two boundaries off the first two Damien Fleming balls hushed the Aussies in the crowd.
A close run-out call brought the 'oohs' and 'aahs' out but what happened after that was a silent death.
Klusener almost took his team through, until Allan Donald was found biding the dust in the middle of the pitch, running as if he was blind-folded by the Aussies who were all inside the 30-yard circle. Donald was run out, it was a tie; and since the South Africans had lost to Australia during the league phase, the Kangaroos went through to the final.
It was a tie in 1999 and it was tie once again in 2003 in front of the home crowd, although heavens opened up this time only to wash away an African dream from becoming reality.
That number 'one' once again kept South Africa from qualifying for the 'Super Six' stage. A team really has to be unfortunate to lose like that.
Rain was in the air but South Africa had things well under control with Mark Boucher until he committed a howler on the last ball before rain came pouring down. The wicketkeeper defended it, thinking that they were ahead of the cut-off score at that time. Instead, they were bang level with Sri Lanka and had Boucher scored 'one' more run, his team would have been through.
But that's how things stood. South Africa were out of the World Cup, at home. The only solace was that they had to drive back home instead of boarding a flight.
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NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah, 2008, JIM RICHARDSON, National Geographic Stock.
HAYING, Nebraska, 2004, JIM RICHARDSON, National Geographic Stock.
NEVADA COWBOY BRIAN MORRIS, 1970, WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD, National Geographic Stock.
AMERICAN INDIAN BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER, Oregon, 1997, WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD, National Geographic Stock.
RODEO, Nebraska, 1998, JOEL SARTORE, National Geographic Stock.
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National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West, a collection of iconic Western images gathered by National Geographic over a span of some 125 years, will open in 10 museums across the U.S. on October 27, 2012.
National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West represents the first time a photography exhibition of this magnitude has opened at so many U.S. venues simultaneously. The exhibition presents a powerful and nuanced portrait of the West over more than a century, and it's exciting that the medium of photography allows multiple openings across the country for greater impact in sharing the combined vision of such an important group of photographers.
Participating museums include:
- Booth Western Art Museum
- Buffalo Bill Historical Center
- Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
- Gilcrease Museum
- National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
- National Geographic Museum
- National Museum of Wildlife Art
- Rockwell Museum of Western Art
- C.M. Russell Museum
- Stark Museum of Art
Learn more about this exhibit at www.photographsofthewest.org.
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> wpasuppliant-udeb. Looking at (for example) openssl, it has the udeb
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That sounds pretty good.
Please just mail the patch to the debian-boot list for review and
We should discuss and finalize the patch here before it is filed against the
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"I drank so much I thought I was going to blow chunks."
por MF 05 de Setembro de 2002
1. An expression to summarise a bad personal experience.
1. Person 1: "I met this girl and she just used me for a free meal."
Person 2: Man that must blow chunks.
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To spew hairy chunks on the floor
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A little-known English nun who helped to hide Italian Jews from the Nazis in wartime Rome is being considered as a possible saint.
Mother Ricarda Beauchamp Hambrough, who died in 1966, is credited with playing a vital role in saving the lives of more than 60 Jews by smuggling them into her convent.
Her order, the Bridgettines, have now applied to the Vatican for permission to open her cause for sainthood.
If granted, she will become one of four British women whose sainthood cases are under consideration by the Church.
Ricarda was born Madaleina Catherine in London in 1887 and became a nun in Rome in 1912.
She took the religious name Ricarda and was soon chosen as assistant to the Bridgettines' abbess, Mary Elizabeth.
After the order opened its new headquarters in Rome, war broke out and Ricarda and her fellow nuns concentrated on helping the victims of the conflict.
Pope Pius XII secretly ordered the religious houses of Rome to shelter Jews after the Gestapo seized 1,007 Jews during a sweep of the city on October 16, 1943.
Mother Ricarda and Mother Mary Elizabeth, who was later recognised by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Gentile, willingly gave refuge to scores of Italian Jews, Communists and Poles fleeing in terror from the Nazis.
A source within the Bridgettines has confirmed that Ricarda was at the heart of the enterprise in hiding refugees.
Ricarda's efforts to save Jewish lives is bound to feature strongly in persuading the Vatican that she is a saint, as it was also a factor in her abbess's own swift elevation to beatification in 1999.


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The need for a legal instrument for
the protection of marine and coastal environment of
the Western Indian Ocean Region from land based sources
and activities was envisaged by Contracting Parties
in decision CP2/1 of the Second Conference of Parties
(COP2) which was held in Port Louis, Mauritius in 1999.
As per decision CP2/1 an ad hoc Legal
and Technical Review Working Group was authorized to
review the Nairobi Convention and its protocols; and
to explore the development of a protocol on land based
sources and activities (LBSA protocol).
The proposal for the development of
the LBSA protocol was endorsed by Contracting Parties
in decision CP3/6 of the Third Conference of Parties
(COP3) which was held in Maputo, Mozambique in 2001.
Subsequently, during the Fourth Conference
of Parties (COP4) which was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar
in 2004, Contracting Parties in decision CP4/7 authorized
the review and updating of the Nairobi Convention text
and the development of a new protocol on land based
sources and activities.
During the COP4 meeting the WIO-Lab
Project entitled Addressing Land-based Activities in
the Western Indian Ocean (referred to as "WIO-LaB) was
The Regional Legal and Technical Review
Task force began the revision of the Nairobi Convention
text and the development of the draft LBSA protocol
in 2005. At the inception meeting of the regional task
force that was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the
outline of the draft LBSA protocol was presented and
the process of development of the protocol outlined.
With the facilitation of the WIO-LaB
project the Amended Nairobi Convention text and three
successive drafts of the LBSA protocol were developed
through a participatory consultative process with national
legal and technical experts, national focal points to
the Nairobi Convention, UNEP and sister organizations.
Subsequently, the documents were further
discussed during the second and third meetings of the
Regional Legal and Technical Task Force in Diani Kenya
in March 2006 and in Dar es Salaam Tanzania in February
The drafts prepared were presented
to the Fifth Conference of Parties (COP5) in South Africa
in November 2007, at which decision CP5/4 noted the
revised Nairobi Convention text and the third draft
LBSA protocol, and requested the Secretariat to organize
negotiations to finalise the texts of the two proposed
instruments and to convene a Conference of Plenipotentiaries
to adopt the same by December 2009.
The Secretariat for the Nairobi Convention
organised the first formal Legal and Technical Review
Meeting on the revised Nairobi Convention text and the
third draft LBSA protocol in Cape Town South Africa
in November 2008. Subsequently, with further inputs
from the member countries a fourth draft of the LBSA
protocol was prepared and negotiated by legal and technical
experts, in Mombasa Kenya in June 2009 and endorsed
by national focal points to the Nairobi Convention in
Mombasa, Kenya in December 2009. The Focal Points proposed
that the two instruments be adopted during the upcoming
Conference of Plenipotentiaries.
Pre- Conference Meetings
Prior to the COP6 meetings two regional meetings were organised back to back with COP6. These included:
Associated Meetings
During the COP6 meeting sessions, the WIO Regional
Stocktaking Meeting was held on 29 March 2010
in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop considered progress
made in the implementation of all the GEF projects
under the International Waters portfolio in the Western
Indian Ocean region.
COP6 Meetings
The Sixth Conference of Parties meetings was organized
in two segments:
A parallel NGO/Stakeholders' Forum was held
on 30 March 2010 to deliberate on the implementation
of the Strategic Action Programme.
The Nairobi Convention Secretariat launched two documents namely:
Ministers responsible for the environment and other
government delegates represented all the
10 states that are Contracting Parties to the Nairobi
Convention. International and regional experts, representatives
of regional, national and local non-governmental organizations
and members of the civil society were also in attendance.
The Nairobi Convention Secretariat expected the
Sixth Conference of Parties (COP6) to lay the foundation
for the development of a common vision from the lessons
learnt from on-going GEF projects and through experts.
With this new vision and approach, there was anticipation of increased
visibility and efficiency in the implementation of the


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MARTINSBURG - Authorities seized 132 dogs from a residence in Berkeley County Tuesday as a result of an animal cruelty investigation.
The case is still being investigated by the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department and warrants will be forthcoming for the owners of the canines, according to a press release issued Tuesday night.
The dogs were seized during a search warrant that was executed on a residence located at 64 Slate Lane in Falling Waters by Deputy Michael St. Clair, an investigator with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department, and Berkeley County Animal Control officers. Some of the canines were found to be underweight and dehydrated. All the canines were transported to Berkeley County Animal Control for housing and to be cared for, police said.
On Tuesday, St. Clair had received a complaint from Animal Control Officer Donna McMahan advising that she had received several complaints about dogs being mistreated at the residence in Falling Waters.
Every time officers would go to the residence, the owners would refuse to let them inside to check on the welfare of the animals, police said.
McMahan also told St. Clair that the Humane Society of the United States sent her a report. The report stated that the Humane Society answered an advertisement on Craigslist that listed puppies for sale by the owners. When members of the Humane Society went to the address, the owners never let them inside the residence and only brought the puppies to the door for showing, police said.
The report stated that there was a foul odor coming from the residence and when the door was open the Humane Society members could see feces on the floor. They saw approximately 10 to 12 dogs loose in the residence, and the canines had feces on them as well, police said.
The Humane Society purchased one of the puppies and took the animals to the Shenandoah Veterinary Hospital. According to the veterinarian's report, the puppy was underweight and was suffering from dehydration and "heavy intestinal parasite burden," police said.
The puppy also had lesions on the abdomen due to matted feces within the animal's coat, as well as fleas, police said.
Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact St. Clair at 304-267-7000 or Berkeley County Crime Solvers at 304-267-4999.
- Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182, or email@example.com


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Could not Fault Farnham- Wonderful
I booked a one night stay here with OH( including dinner)
It was excellent value for what we paid.
Grounds: Beautiful woodland setting. We parked our car and were picked up immediately by the shuttle bus.
Hotel: Entrance is fabulous, with a nice atmosphere and staff incredibly pleasant. We were checked in promptly.
Rooms: Rooms were large with everything catered for, beds very comfortable, robes and slippers were provided. Mini bar even had champagne, room had all the usual hairdryer iron etc, flat screen tv. Rooms had a modern feel with lots of mood lighting. Our room had a beautiful parkland view. Bathroom was spacious with a lovely bath and seperate shower.
Food: We ate our dinner in the Botanica restaurant service was excellent and staff very pleasant( even though it was very busy). A slight problem with my main course was rectified promptly. For a "hotel" restaurant it had a lovely service. Breakfast served to the room was lovely the next morning, again a great choice available.
2 lovely bars to choose from( one in recption- a bit small)
and a cellar bar which is lovely .
Spa facilities: Supposedly the biggest in Ireland. Was truly luxurious with beautiful views, iced water and fresh fruit available. Staff were very friendly. Did not have a treatment but will the next time.
Overall a wonderful experience and the best hotel I have stayed in Ireland to date. Can't wait to return
Just returned from a fabulous weekend at this hotel. Staff could not have been nicer or more helpful and the facilities and room were also fantastic.
The customer relations manager really went out of his way to ensure we had the nicest break possible and boy did he achieve this!
The room could have been warmer, the temp. control didn't seem to react. Pool could also be a little warmer in the winter.
All in all fantastic weekend and really couldn't fault this hotel, a lovely treat.
Great for a girlie weekend away!
This is just the place to escape to for a girlie weekend away! I went with three close friends and we had a brilliant time.
The Spa facilities were superb, really top class and very fung shui.
You could tell that a lot of money had been spent on the hotel and the facilities and it showed. We had a couple of treatments each which was an extra cost but to be honest, there's a lot of 'free' facalities in the Spa , so you dont neccessarily need to opt for special treatments. The treatments can work out very expensive but the therapists are very well trained and friendly to deal with.
The pool is amazing although it could have been hotter, especially when you swim outside and the air around your head and shoulder is Arctic-like! There's an inbuilt jacuzzi in the pool which isn't great, we would def have preferred a hot tub or jacuzzi which was seperate as the pool wasnt that warm and so the overall effect isnt the same.
In the hotel, our bedrooms were very funky and stylish and we had great views over the rolling countryside, you really feel that you are away from it all. The restaurant was good for breakfast but evening dinner was good but not excellent. The restaurant decor and lighting needs to become more decadent for evening dining.
What I would really suggest is to explore the hotel as we found some great rooms off reception that are completely empty but absolutely top class in terms of presentation and style. There's a cellar bar called 'Wine Goose' which we missed completely so the hotel needs to advertise all its facilities internally a bit better. Apparently there's another great relaxation room with a large red soft in the shape of lips which we also missed so make sure you do a proper exploration of 'the what's behind this door?' approach.
I do agree that there is some areas that the hotel needs to 'tweak' .As its only been open two months, there are the mandatory teething problems but if you can oversee them, then I would def recommend it as a place to escape from it all.
As a sure sign of my approval, my siblings and I are clubbing in for a Christmas present for our mother to stay there for a weekend away with her croonies... that says it all!!
Not so great radisson.
This hotel is the worst radisson I have been in.
It is poorly laid out and the room we were offered at 4pm {this is earliest check in} did not have views of the countryside as they state on the website ,it had views of tarmacadam. Which we declined.This hotel is extremely lacking in athmosphere no evening entertainment and the restaurant resembles a travel lodge. It has not been graded yet , but they are selling it as a four star hotel. They have a long way to go to reach four star standard ,no hairdryers in changing rooms of health spa and a number of facilities still under construction.And they need to do something about the ridiculous check in time.Maybe they will get these problems sorted over time but at the moment I would give this hotel a wide berth.On a positive note the staff were very polite and friendly and were doing their best with a new hotel that has opened for business before it was ready. Avoid for a while at least.
The hotel with the 'wow' factor!
We have just returned from a two day spa break at this wonderful new hotel. Having stayed at several of these sorts of hotels in Ireland I must say this one ticks all the boxes. Fresh, interesting, bold and exciting, an oasis of calm in the middle of lets face it .... nowhere. And you know what ... thats exactly what we wanted!
The hotel itself is very big, over 150 bedrooms and it really epitomises old meets new. To be honest it shouldn't really work in theory but it does! The bedrooms are exquisite and very modern. No expense has been spared - large rooms, massive bed, flat screens, shower and bath, trendy fixtures and fittings. Above all there are fantastic views over the estate and being autumn I felt it was the perfect time of year.
The spa though is nothing short of amazing. Fresh and new, it really does offer so much to the person who just wants to chill for hours. The inside/outside pool is amazing and there are lots of buttons to press activating jacuzzi jets, bubbles and a few other little surprises. Some of the spa facilities weren't open and running for the duration of our stay but that did not have a negative impact on our enjoyment of the place. It only opened in September so they are still ironing out niggles.
There are very few things this hotel can improve on. The staff are lovely, if still finding their feet in several areas, but I'm sure this will be enhanced in the coming months. The only thing that we had issue with was the food. It was very 'hoity toity' and wouldn't suit a lot of people. With the golf course opening next year I would expect there to be many a hungry golfer looking an irish fry or a cheeseburger and chips at the 19th hole. Instead he will find a limited and way to fancy menu greeting him. Can't see this working frankly. We counted three different sets of couples, who were looking for a bite, pick up the menu and set it down again. In my opinion this is not a kids friendly hotel in that there would be nothing to suit them here either. Don't be expecting nuggets and fish fingers guys!
However, with that said we had a fantastic time here, one of the best we have stayed in, in my opinion, and we look forward to coming back here in the not too distant future.
Just back from a wedding W/E and had a ball. Beautifull hotel beautifull rooms and beautifull grub.
The Car park located 150 yards from the hotel is a bit strange especially in poor weather as you would need to know that the hotel run a shuttle service. But still a bit awkard - it is not as if they have not enough space !!!
Great hotel but might be worth waiting a few months before visiting
My wife and I have just returned from the hotel after a very relaxing two day break for our wedding anniversary. The hotel is only officially open for 2 weeks now. We had originally booked because of the spa but got a phonecall two days before we were due to visit to let us know the spa wasn't open yet. This was very disappointing but the hotel arranged to give us an upgrade to one of the rooms in the original estate house which are very nice.
There are some lovely walks on the estate but bring some old shoes as they are a bit muddy. When the golf course is finished I'm sure the grounds will look fantastic but for now it's a little bit of a building site away from the hotel building.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner is served in the Botanica restaurant. Breakfast is very good, usual buffet selection. Dinner was nice but menu is not that extensive and is reasonably pricey so we just ate there one night and one night in Cavan town (ventuno, a nice Italian on Bridge St (no licence))
As the hotel is only newly opened there are a couple of downsides. There is no food available yet outside lunch/dinner hours as their room service option isn't up and running. Also the spa is still being worked on and looks like it won't be ready for a few weeks yet (mid Sept?).
One of the interesting points which is a first we've found in an Irish hotel is the parking area is a little distance away and is served by a shuttle bus.
Overall would recommend it for a relaxing breakaway in the country but it's worth waiting a few weeks to iron the new hotel feeling and for the spa to open.
Outstanding hotel, extremely well managed
I had the pleasure of attending the hotel as part of a wedding party and stayed overnight.
The hotel itself is an amazing project, as the previous reviewer noted the original facade of the estate house has been preserved and the new structures have been built to a contemporary design that compliments the original buildings superbly. While there was some construction work still ongoing, mostly to the area that will become the golf course, this didn't disrupt us at all. The rooms restored from the original house are very grand and provide the ultimate in country lounging!
The rooms themselves are spacious and well appointed. The furniture was modern and comfortable. The bed gave me the best nights sleep I've had in a long time, very comfortable. The bathrooms again are well layed out and the fixtures add to the feel of luxury in the rooms.
The reception area is a large, open plan affair and the staff there appeared attentive and professional throughout my dealings with them. The food presented was of a very high quality (especially impressive when cooking for 150+ people) and the table service was again very professional and unintrusive.
The following day we had the chance to take in the grounds of the hotel, which are impressive on their own. The place is very tranquil, as you might imagine considering the huge parcel of land it sits in. Not many hotels can boast acres of forests and private lakes. All in all our stay at the hotel was a delight. A true retreat in the fullest sense of the word and I would not hesitate to recommend it.
Beautiful new Hotel
I stayed for one night at this brand new hotel (and soon to be leisure centre/conference centre and golf course). I was there as part of its first wedding party - the hotel does not officially open for another week or so yet.
Located on the grounds of the former Farnham Estate just 3 kms outside Cavan Town it truly feels like getting away from it all. The original facade of the old mansion and some of the rooms remain. The main reception/guest rooms and banqueting areas are all brand new, cool marble, glass and light wood with both a retro and mediterranian feel to it.
Staff on the day were friendly, courteous and efficient. The food was excellent and despite the fact that this was their first 'do' everything went like clockwork.
The bedrooms are very impressive with a large very comfortable double bed dressed with wonderful linens and goose down duvets and pillows. Great shower , large flat screen tv and accessories. There will be free internet access but it wasnt working during our visit.
The one drawback was the heat... it was about 30 degrees outside and there wasnt a breath of air in the bedroom. No AC as yet in the bedrooms! ,
So, top marks, I will be interested to read further reviews when it gets going. Checkout website at (---) for some photos etc.
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... see some incredible sights, and have an incredible time. Even after the most stressful day of the week, God still made sure we made it home to our adopted grandparents, enjoy his Holy Mass, and had one of the best nights in Ireland with the best people around. Leaving this place was incredibly difficult but I know I'm just beginning on an amazing journey God has in store for me over the next four months.
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... us the rest of her village. We then visited her local pub that had only room for about 5 people inside. Mary asked if we took a drink and the answer was yes. We had a couple of drinks. Back to Mary's for a beautiful dinner and many stories (most about Bomber) into the late evening. Mary then got a phone call from her publican friend that she had heard Moose and Squirrel were headed for Dublin and maybe for Scotland. We needed to leave early in the morning. Boris ...
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text: On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:33 AM, wren ng thornton <wren at freegeek.org> wrote: > Mark P. Jones wrote: > >>> Why not do like haskell and say > >>> > >>> S typevar typevar > >>> > >>> instead of S<typevar, typevar>? > >>> > >>> Like Either Integer String > >> I'm very much in favor of the whitespace application syntax. > >> > >> Because this isn't Haskell. > >> > >> In the BitC use domain, it is important to be able to take full > advantage of the native calling convention. Because of this, arity is part > of type. That is, the types: > >> > >> int x int -> int > >> int -> int -> int > >> > >> are not the same. > >> > >> I would actually prefer to use the currying syntax myself, and if > someone can show me how to make that work I think I would adopt it. > > > > This seems to be confusing the syntax of the type language and the > > syntax of the expression language. > > Exactly. > > There are reasons to prefer curried functions by default at the > value-level, and there's no reason that has to reflect implementation > details. This is one of the primary failings of OCaml/SML in my opinion, > whereas GHC has shown that compilers can be smart enough to > automatically uncurry the implementations when appropriate. But this > discussion is neither here nor there. What you do at the value level is > not the same as what you do at the type level. > > At the type level, what benefit does the S<x,y> syntax offer? Even if > you offer curried type constructors, there's no efficiency tradeoff > between using curried vs uncurried, because the types are erased at > runtime. Moreover, because types are erased, there are no constraints > from native calling conventions; we can call native types whatever we > like. Once you start getting nested type expressions, things like (S (D > x (Q y) z) are a lot easier for both human and machine to parse than > S<D<x,Q<y>>,z>. > > Wherever possible, simpler is better. > > -- > Live well, > ~wren > _______________________________________________ > bitc-dev mailing list > bitc-dev at coyotos.org > http://www.coyotos.org/mailman/listinfo/bitc-dev > I agree and think that this should be the case in the type level. I think this is a type centric manner, rather than an implementation centric manner. What's the problem with this implementationally? Hard to generate a hard call to a runtime function if it's curried? Why can't we stick it inside a continuation all the same? Kris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.coyotos.org/pipermail/bitc-dev/attachments/20100806/f3c5eb04/attachment-0001.html


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So many of my friends are travelers. Some have studied abroad in the past, some are abroad now, or some have just traveled a lot on their own. I try to live vicariously through them, as if hearing about all their adventures will transfer some of their coolness to me. As excited as I get to hear their stories, I feel pangs of jealousy when I think about how little of the world I've experienced. My way of coping is by trying to take in as many tips and recommendations as I can so that when I finally can travel the world, I will make the most of every moment.
My friend Anne is one of those people who has been everywhere. She was born in England, lived in California for a while, moved to Singapore, studied abroad in Madrid, should I keep going?
One time we were talking about Madrid and I asked her what spots I absolutely have to see. To my surprise she just kind of laughed at me.
"Most people have these set ideas of what to do in a country. The way they talk it's like you can consume the essence of a place by following some very specific formula of where to go and what to do. I guess that works for some people, but I like to go with the flow. You can never predict what will make that trip special, it'll just happen.
"When I was in Prague with some friends, one of our goals was to meet real people from Prague, which was very hard because Prague is full of tourists. We saw all the sights and had a good time, but I didn't get a feel for what Prague is really like.
"On the train back we made friends with this girl from Prague and she was hilarious and so much fun. If we hadn't randomly ended up on the train with her, we wouldn't have had a real conversation with someone from Prague. It was a small part of that trip but it still sticks out in my mind. I guess my point is you can only do so much planning for a trip because in all likelihood, your best times will be the parts of your trip that are unplanned."


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