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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on June 13 to invalidate Myriad Genetics' patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer just might go down as THE landmark legal decision in the history of the biotechnology industry. The debate over gene patents has been going on since the origin of the bioindustry and has always been marked by contentiousness, emotion, and acrimony. And why not? The stakes are huge!
What the Court actually ruled is that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented but synthetically produced DNA can. One lawyer I spoke to compared the ruling to King Solomon's decision to cut the baby in half. This is to say the lawyer believes the Court's ruling was driven by the U.S. Justice Department, which had come to the conclusion that all biotech patents were destined to be invalidated due to an ongoing and vigorous anti-patenting campaign by the ACLU and other groups opposed to patents. According to this legal expert, by at least allowing synthetically produced genetic material to be patented, the Supreme Court basically avoided throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
And while many people contend that basic research has been hampered by the restrictions laid down by those companies that owned various patents, another argument can also be made that life-saving research will now be stifled because, they maintain, the incentive for companies and investors to fund new research studies will be severely diminished. Does the ruling mean that many current patents based on naturally produced DNA will now be invalidated? If so, this will pull the technological, IP, and financial rugs out from under the feet of many life science firms. Indeed, one industry analyst I spoke to literally fears for the future of the life science industry, saying who is now going to sink big bucks into promising new biotech discoveries if there will no longer be strong patent protection for those discoveries and a significant financial return to those investors for their support?
What I am hoping for is that as things move forward some type of compromise is reached where patent-owning biotech companies and scientists working outside the industry without the benefit of patent protection realize that it is in the best interests of everyone involved, primarily patients, to work together in an equitable and fair fashion to discover, develop, and bring to market a wide range of innovative diagnostics and life-saving therapies.
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Why do some people have problems with authority?
My husband has a hard time dealing with Authority. I can't speak about other people, but I can explain his issue.
For him it is about respect. He doesn't understand that in order to get respect you have to give respect. He also doesn't understand that you do not have to like someone to respect them. He will not respect someone until they respect him first and it doesn't work that way.
because they dont like being told what to do
Because they bad !!
some people are not well trained in controlling people.
thats why when they have power in their hands, they dont know how to fully use it in the right way.
in the end they end up abusing it for their own selfish gain.
because it human nature not to be told what to do all of the time.. they think they know what is good for you even if its not so that why you have that problem!!1
Because they are independant free thinkers who don't like to be told what to do or how to live by other people's (usually the majority's) standards.
because oft times authority is wrong!
What makes you think I have a problem with authority?
It's authority that has a problem with me!
Some people are anarchists. Order and authority hold societies together. Usually people who don't like authority are druggies.
Surely it depends on the nature of the authority and how it interacts with the person in question?
Although if you're looking for a generalisation, I would say that if everybody conformed to the demands of authority there would be no space for dissidence in society, and this is necessary for the development of a democratic culture
becuase authority figures have the right to punish and some people (me for example) really hate that. so we like to push the envelope and see how far we can get.
i dont have a "problem", and your not the boss of me!
because they try throwing their weight around! i get along with authority if they give me my space & don't try to force any rules down my throat. but if they get in my face, act snobby & try putting the law down my throat, then there WILL be a problem!
A way smarter person then I said "Always Question Authority"
Albert Einstein
Gopher Syndrome? Didn't you know everyone has a Boss. Think about it.
Since they are the center of the Universe, they believe that THEY are the authority and cannot conceive that anyone would know better.
You mean like Eve eating the apple?
It is part of humanity.
As a child in school this person was picked on by others and was always looked down on.
This means as early as k-1 the problem started up and all the kids were kids of authority in his little world due to the fact maybe he was too shy and became afraid of reality and never developed good interpersonal skills.
so as an adult today he always has his or her guard up for any one of authority. The reason why this is my answer is this person sounds like my son who is now 25 years old and he has this same problem today. Every were he goes to work it's not long before he can not get along with his supervisor and usually quits his job in 6 month's to 1 year. My son developed ADLHD due to kids picking on him. My son was drug and alcohol free, so I know that was not a problem as he grew older.
Power. No one likes to be mugged. Its just that some people voluntarily cede someone else to have authority over them. They perhaps believe that they themselves gave the authority to the government. But the government is over-reaching their authority, it is no longer by consent of the governed. And it has to be stopped or it will get much worse.
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physiognomist (plural physiognomists)
- One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality.
- 1836, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz, ch. 8,
- We shall never be able to claim any credit as a physiognomist again, for, after a careful scrutiny of this gentleman's countenance, we had come to the conclusion that it bespoke nothing but conceit and silliness, when our friend with the silver staff whispered in our ear that he was no other than a doctor of civil law.
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Professor Uhn Cho received her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa in 1982, and taught at Dongguk University in Korea until this spring, 2012. She is a renowned scholar whose work has crossed disciplinary and genre boundaries, and written numerous articles and books on Korea's class inequality, gender relations, family, and cultural sociology (many of which are available in English). Concurrent with her retirement, Professor Cho published Sadang 25, a 25-year long ethnographic study of the poor residents of the Sadang neighborhood, investigating how their family fortunes have been altered in the midst of dramatic economic change in Korea. She is also the author of the highly acclaimed novel House of Silence, a story of families suffering from having a family member who fled to Communist North Korea during the post-World War II era, and the director of the documentary film, A Nice Place on urban poverty in Korea, which was selected for the 13th International Women's Film Festival in Seoul.
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Top 11 Books for ToddlersBeth Anne Ballance
I'm a book nerd. I always, always have 3-4 books going at any given time and I simply cannot fall to sleep at night without reading a few words in bed. You know that kid that "ruined her eyesight" because she read with a flashlight under the covers until midnight when she was 7 years old? That was me.
20/650 eyesight these days, baby.
I devoured books, reading several levels above my age. When I was 8, the local news interviewed me when they found me curled up on my own in a bookstore while my mother grocery shopped next door (remember when that wasn't frowned upon in the '80s?). They asked me on camera whether I would rather have a toy or a new book & I said without hesitation, "A book." I bought a copy of The Little Mermaid that day. Then I joined Battle of the Books throughout middle school, where I read roughly 200 books per school year on top of my class reading requirements. I read in college even when I was sick of textbooks. I have four bookcases stacked to the brim with my favorites, including three separate copies of Gone With the Wind (one happens to be a first-year-in-printing edition).
Being a book nerd doesn't mean I have to wear a pocket protector, right? Gosh, I hope not.
I've worked hard to cultivate the same love of books for Harrison, reading to him from the moment we came home from the hospital. We read every night when we tuck him into bed and when he's at my parents house, his favorite activity is reading in the recliner with his grandaddy. Last night, he curled up in my lap before dinner and we read seven books in a row without pause; it makes my heart so happy!
I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for new book suggestions for him and figure it wouldn't hurt to toss out a few of my own. Here are his current favorite books:
Richard Scarry's 'Best Word Book Ever' 1 of 11No, really. It is the best ever. Loads of new words for Harrison to learn, things for him to point out, & even trucks & trains to keep him entertained.
'Knuffle Bunny' – Mo Willems 2 of 11A love story about lovies. Pretty much the best story for parents to remember what it's like to love a stuffed animal & the fear of losing it forever.
'Birthday Monsters' – Sandra Boynton 3 of 11Best read with funny voices, the monsters come in & destroy the day...or do they?
'Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash' – Barbara Odanka 4 of 11The rhyming can be a little tricky to nail in this one, but pigs as trash men & really cool art? Yes, please!
'The Little Engine That Could' – Walter Reton 5 of 11A classic story, but the clown in it can be kind of creepy.
'Chicka Chicka Boom Boom' – Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault 6 of 11You'll have this one stuck in your head forever. Then you'll YouTube the song & really have it stuck.
'I Stink' – Kate & Jim McCullan 7 of 11Garbage trucks! Harrison goes nuts for anything about garbage trucks. I'm not a huge fan of this one, but he loves it.
'Taking the Lead' – RH Disney 8 of 11A flap book of Cars 2 - if you've seen the movie, then you know the plot. But it's still fun for toddlers!
'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!' – Mo Willems 9 of 11Finally, my kid gets to say "no!" & it's totally cool. I love how he can interact with me while we read this one!
'The Blue Train' – Unkown 10 of 11It makes noise. be ye warned. There's also versions about trucks & planes & stuff. They all make noise.
'Angelina Ballerina' – Katharine Holabird 11 of 11Okay, Harry's never read this one. it's MY favorite from when I was a little girl.
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Kid Icarus: Uprising for 3DSOn: 3DS
The classic franchise returns after a great absence.
Kid Icarus Uprising studio has been closed
The studio was formed in 2009 by Masahiro Sakurai, with the help of investment by Nintendo and Sakurai's Sora studio.
Kid Icarus director defends control scheme
Kid Icarus Uprising was received pretty well, but its control system proved too problematic for some gamers. However, the game's director Masahiro Sakurai isn''t sure how this could have been improved.
Additional Kid Icarus AR Idol Cards coming to Europe
Kid Icarus: Uprising will soon be extended with the release of additional AR Idol Cards in Europe, Nintendo has announced.
Mass Effect 3 smashes one million first month sales in the US
Mass Effect 3 sold over one million copies during its first month on sales in the US, topping the video game chart for the five week period ended March 31, 2012, the NPD Group has revealed.
3DS hardware sales boosted in Japan by Kid Icarus
The Nintendo 3DS saw a 50 per cent boost in sales last week thanks to the launch of long-time coming Kid Icarus: Uprising, Media Create reports.
UK Video Game Chart: FIFA Street too strong for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
FIFA Street holds on at the top of the All Formats All Prices UK video game chart, despite a 44 per cent dip in sales and a busy week of new releases.
Kid Icarus not available at GAME and gamestation
GAME and gamestation will not be stocking Nintendo's 3DS action title Kid Icarus Uprising, Nintendo has confirmed.
Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer details revealed
Nintendo has revealed new details on the different multiplayer modes in Kid Icarus: Uprising, including information on StreetPass functionality.
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Kid Icarus: Uprising, one of the first games to be shown off for Nintendo 3DS, will finally be released in the UK on March 23, Nintendo has announced.
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Take Five with Mark Zandveld
Bassist, producer, and composer Mark Zandveld was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is the director/ coordinator of the jazz quartet of the American singer/composer, Deborah Carter, to whom he is married. They produced five CDs together. They tour often abroad for concerts, jazz festivals, jazz club tours, and seminars in many countries like The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, USA, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Russia, Lithuania, Colombia, Austria, Canada, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Malta, Turkey, France.
Besides that, Mark initiated his own instrumental group Zandscape, for which he composes all the material.
Mark started studying the guitar at the age of thirteen. A few years later he switched over to the bass. He began playing in various rhythm & blues bands as well as backing up various well-known artists such as Arthur Conley, Candy Dulfer. In his mid-twenties he went off to Hollywood to study at the renowned Bass Institute of Technology, receiving the award of Yamaha Bassist of the Year, at the end of his course.
Returning to Europe, he played and recorded with several R&B, funk, and jazz groups and artists. Mark also has been teaching bass guitar and music theory in schools and various seminars throughout Europe, as well as teaching privately.
In recent years Mark has been involved in programming and producing various vocal jazz concert- and session-series in Holland.
Electric and acoustic bass guitars.
Teachers and/or influences?
I studied with Jeff Berlin and Bob Magnusson at the Musicians Institute, but I'm mostly self-taught. Influences range from bassists like Steve Swallow, Jaco Pastorius, Ray Brown, Anthony Jackson and Dave Holland to other musicians, bands and composers like Pat Metheny, Bill Evans, Yellowjackets, Gary Burton and Weather Report.
Your sound and approach to music:
As a jazz bassist who plays acoustic and electric bass guitar, I strive to function like an upright player. Depending on the musical setting, I do like to open things up and and get melodic. When the material is more groove-oriented, I like to find a place somewhere between old-school soul and a more contemporary Jimmy Haslip/Anthony Jackson approach.
Your dream band:
I'm working with singer Deborah J. Carter, and have my own project Zandscape, for which I compose as well. Can't wish for more!
Favorite venue:
I love playing festivals and theaters in Spain. The outdoors concerts in beautiful weather and historic settings are very fond memories. But I also enjoy playing weekly in Bethany's Jazz Club in my home town, Amsterdam!
Your favorite recording in your discography and why?
My favorite recording is usually the latest CD. Which for now is my project, Zandscape. On this album, for the first time I wrote all the music and and chose the instrumentation with vibes and guitar accompanied by bass and drums. We got to explore interesting harmonies and create an original sound.
The first Jazz album I bought was:
Gary Burton, The New Quartet (ECM).
What do you think is the most important thing you are contributing musically?
After playing with vocalists for decades, I'd like to consider that a speciality. That said, I've been getting very positive comments on the instrumental tunes I wrote for Zandscape, so my focus is shifting towards composing now.
CDs you are listening to now:
Gary Burton/Pat Metheny, Quartet Live! (Concord);
Meddy Gerville, Sobat' ek lamour;
Al Jarreau, Accentuate the Positive (GRP);
Gal Costa, Gal Costa canta Tom Jobim (Sony BMG);
Jimmy Haslip, Red Heat (Unitone Recordings).
How would you describe the state of jazz today?
The jazz scene nowadays seems very much alive. Musician all over the world embrace the music and add there individual and/or national flavor to it. I like the interesting mixes that are the result of that, like the flamenco jazz in Spain, or some European/Arab blends I've heard.
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Will Smith is still trying to get his Hurricane Katrina film "American Can" off the ground for Columbia Pictures, but Denzel Washington might take over starring duties to help it all happen sooner rather than later.
In an online report posted late Tuesday (June 28) on the blog Vulture, which is the online entertainment arm of New York magazine, movie "insiders" are quoted as saying Smith's decision to star in M. Night Shyamalan's "One Thousand A.E." meant he would have to further delay "American Can" -- or find a new leading man.
Enter Washington, who has been offering notes on the project and, assuming Smith and the suits at Columbia Pictures agree it's "a good match," could assume the lead role, Vulture reports.
Smith would remain a producer on the film, which is being developed through his Overbrook Entertainment shingle.
In development since 2007, "American Can" will be inspired by the post-Katrina experience of residents of the Mid-City factory-turned-apartment-complex, which took on 11 feet of water after the storm, stranding dozens. Washington would play a character based on 6-foot-7 former Marine John Keller, who has been credited with fending off looters and caring for dozens of residents who were too frail to evacuate.
"Blind Side" director John Lee Hancock, who has helped write the script, is in line to direct. At least some of the movie will be shot in New Orleans, according to Overbrook executive Jeff Sommerville in a 2009 interview about the film.
"American Can" would be Washington's second notable post-Katrina foray into New Orleans. His 2006 thriller "Déjà vu," directed by Tony Scott and distributed by Touchstone Pictures, was the first major-label feature film to shoot in the city after the storm - bringing welcome commerce to the still-waterlogged city as well as sending a message that New Orleans was again open for business.


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Our former defender, who was back at White Hart Lane recently to play in Ledley King's Testimonial, made his first competitive appearance in a Lilywhite shirt when we travelled to Upton Park on the opening day of the 1999-2000 campaign.
And although a first half strike from Frank Lampard consigned us to a 1-0 defeat on that occasion, the former Wimbledon centre-half believes we're capable of faring better when we kick off the forthcoming season with an identical fixture.
"I think it's going to be tough," said the 41-year-old, who scored four goals in 146 appearances for us before departing for Charlton Athletic in 2003. "For me it's about how Spurs learn from the game at West Ham in May.
"If the players can learn from that, maybe stop the service in to Andy Carroll up front, then they've got every chance of winning."
Recalling his Tottenham bow in the same fixture 15 years ago, Chris added: "It was enjoyable and before the game I was really looking forward to it.
"It can be tough at Upton Park – especially when Spurs go there – and so it was one of those games that you're really looking forward to but at the same time a bit apprehensive of as well.
"I'd been at the Club all pre-season and when the season starts you just want to get the shirt on and play in a proper game rather than all the pre-season matches.
"Obviously it was disappointing to lose the game 1-0. It was a really tight match, they got the goal and unfortunately we couldn't score in reply.
"I thought I did OK in the match to be honest. It was a time for me to just get used to playing with the boys and the whole responsibility that goes with playing for Tottenham."
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"I think that he needs help and that attention needs to be put to his health," drummer Joey Kramer tells PEOPLE.
And Kramer says he isn't referring to the broken shoulder Tyler sustained when he fell off the stage during a concert in August.
Asked if he thinks there is something else going on with Tyler, he says, "I do."
Recent reports in the Boston Herald and online suggest Tyler, who battled drug addiction in the '70s and '80s and checked into a rehab center last year to detox from painkillers, may be partying again.
Though Kramer would not say whether he has seen Tyler use drugs recently, he says he is concerned because the singer has "isolated himself."
Says Kramer, "He's got some bad influences in his life right now and he's making poor choices."
Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford tells PEOPLE, "His behavior is spinning out of control."
Tyler's bandmates say they haven't spoken to him in weeks, but last Tuesday, he unexpectedly showed up at a concert given by Joe Perry. Tyler performed one song with Perry, then took off without saying goodbye.
"I don't know where he is and what he's doing," says Whitford, who admits he, too, is "concerned about [Tyler's] well-being and his health."
Cancellations GaloreThough the band had been touring earlier this year, Whitford says that Tyler's behavior has been "erratic" and "unpredictable." He notes, "It wasn't an overnight change. It's been progressively getting out of hand."
The result? "Loads of cancellations, canceled tours, and canceled dates," says Whitford.
For his part, the singer has said he wants to focus on his own brand and possibly record a solo album; he is also working on a memoir. In an August interview with Rolling Stone, he maintained he was not on drugs and said he was "as sober as can be" when he fell off the stage.
On Monday night, he was spotted at The Pump Energy Food in New York City, where he ordered a fresh-squeezed juice made of carrots, beets and ginger. The following night, he attended a John Mayer concert with girlfriend Erin Brady. "Steven was having fun, getting into John's music, and loving the attention from his fans," says a source.
A rep for Tyler says, "He's concentrating on his book right now while his shoulder heals."
Meanwhile, Kramer, Whitford and bandmates Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton are considering looking for a new lead singer.
"It's hard for me to imagine getting on stage without Steven," says Kramer, who hopes that Tyler will rejoin them in the future. "He needs to take care of his health first and get help in order for there to be a future for an Aerosmith that includes him."
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Jones is African-American, and history has bequeathed to him a guarded feeling of separateness and a yearning for redemption. As a post-modern artist, he sifts through the past searching for tools and adornments -- a ballet step, for instance, or Romantic music. Primarily, though, Jones is a man of deep sentiment who builds his dances by recalling the attachments that have colored his perceptions of the world. Dancing a solo, he remains connected to his loved ones and to society.
When his "Blind Date" returned to the Alexander Kasser Theater, on Thursday, Jones began and ended the edited version of this remarkable dance-theater piece portraying a character who struggles to overcome a cigarette habit. "Blind Date" is an epic study recalling America's founding in Enlightenment values and questioning our country's addiction to war, patriotism, marketing strategies and religion -- yes, all that -- but this marketplace of ideas, as bustling and as filled with winking signboards as Times Square, ultimately reduces to a single person's dilemma. Everyone can relate to his tug-of-war between cravings and rational choice, between reliance on willpower and faith in God.
Company members get to tell stories, and contribute movement phrases, including the Turkish dancer, Asli Bulbul; Leah Cox with her dream of "the perfect day"; and Taiwanese dancer Wen-Chung Lin. The singing of anthems expands the work's international scope. Despite their diverse backgrounds, these people can unite in ways that preserve their identities. A dance company, or a nation, is different from the line of identical "sitting ducks" projected on a screen. We do not have to resemble the anonymous platoons marching off to war, but can be heroes in peacetime.
Jones forces the audience to play an active role in assembling "Blind Date." With its questioning tone and its fragmented, modern structure, the work becomes whole only in each viewer's mind. Provocative images of bare-breasted women, plus music that ranges from Tuareg throat-singing to orgiastic R&B, are inducements to make that effort.
On Saturday, the dancing became even more personal in "As I Was Saying," an evening of Jones solos and mirror dances for Cox and Donald Shorter Jr., adapted from the 1996 work "Duet." Stopping and starting, both to conserve energy and to allow viewers to savor the beauty of his physique, Jones, 55, glided through a series of images in a dance that, like a striptease, gradually uncovered his artistic roots.
Jones portrayed himself here as a kind of fulcrum. Movement balanced the spoken word, while voice-overs represented seesawing influences: the white avant-garde of composers John Cage and Morton Feldman alternating with the black vernacular of Jones' late mother, Estella. Yet with the help of lighting by Robert Wierzel that knocked out bodies in silhouette or seemed to make his flesh translucent, Jones also encouraged viewers to look past the color of his skin.
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Soomaaliyeey toosoo
|English: Somalia, Wake Up
National anthem of Somalia
|Ali Mire Awale
|Yusuf Haji Aden, Ali Mire Awale, 1947
Soomaaliyeey toosoo (Somali: Soomaaliyeey toosoo; "Somalia, Wake Up"[1]) was the national anthem of Somalia from 2000 to 2012. It was succeeded by Qolobaa Calankeed, which was adopted in August 2012.[2]
Soomaaliyeey toosoo is a well-known Somali song that dates from the early 1940s. According to the Somali government, it was written by Ali Mire Awale in 1947.[3] However, some sources suggest that it was written by Ali Mire Awale and Yusuf Haji Adan[4] sometime in the 1940s.
It was sung to mark independence day on July 1, 1960, and was regularly performed by children in the mornings at schools. Soomaaliyeey toosoo was officially adopted in 2000.[5]
On August 2012, following the endorsement of Somalia's new Provisional Constitution, Soomaaliyeey toosoo was replaced as the national anthem by Qolobaa Calankeed.
|Original Somali lyrics (1947)
Soomaliyeey Tooso
Toosoo isku tiirsada ee
Sharcigaa isku kiin tolayoo
Tiro ari ah oo dhaxalaa
Tuldo geel ah oo dhacan baad
Qaran aan hubkuu tumayo
Hadba waxaan la taahaayoo
Hadba waxaan laa ooyaayoo
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- Somalis wake up,
- Wake up and support each other
- Support your country
- Support them forever.
- Stop fighting each other
- Come back with strength and joy and do be friends again
- It's time to look forward and take command
- Defeat your enemies and unite once again.
- become strong again and again
See also[edit]
- History of Somalia
- Flag of Somalia
- National anthem of Somalia (1960-2000), national anthem 1960-2000
- Qolobaa Calankeed, national anthem 2012-present
- ^ "Somalia - National Anthem". CIA. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ Worldstatesmen - Somalia
- ^ Somali Government Archived November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The Camel in Somali Oral Tradition" by Axmed Cali Abokor ISBN 91-7106-269-6
- ^ http://www.nationalanthems.info/so.htm


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A James Island letter carrier has been arrested for the second time in about a month on the charge of sniffing canned air.
Timothy Edwin Hampton, 33, of Blaze Lane, faces another count of using aromatic hydrocarbon after his Postal Service supervisor called Charleston police Tuesday.
Hamptons arrests have come during a period in which Charleston officials considered adopting the state statute that outlaws sniffing the compressed air commonly used for cleaning electronics. City Council members passed the ordinance during a meeting last month.
Two deaths reported since 2009 in Charleston County have been attributed to huffing, according to the coroners office. When inhaled, the air can affect the brain, lungs and nerves, experts said, and can cause sudden death.
The incident report about Hamptons second arrest said officers were summoned around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday to a Lowes Home Improvement store on Daniel Ellis Drive.
In the parking lot, Hamptons boss at the Postal Service said Hampton recently had been cleared for work after he was arrested in early November.
His supervisor told a police officer Tuesday that she had found Hampton slumped in the drivers seat of a car with a white canister in his lap.
It was not known how Hamptons boss had come across the scene or whether Hampton was supposed to be working at the time. A post office is located about a half-mile away.
The officer found the 10-ounce container of RCA dusting air underneath the tire of a pickup parked near the car. Hampton acknowledged that the can was his and that he had consumed its contents, the report stated.
He had bought it from the Lowes store, according to the report.
Hampton told police that he had just gotten out of rehabilitation.
On Nov. 2, officers found him in a sport utility vehicle on James Island with three cans of canned air inside. At the time, he said he had been sniffing several cans a day for a few months.
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District 10 football teams have played five games apiece. That means it's time for the annual Midseason Report.
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Anyone sick of these yet? Well get used to seeing a heck of a lot of these comparisons over the next few years especially once the Z06, ZR1, Turbo, and GT2 hit the market. Edmunds already did the C7 versus 991 Carrera S comparison as did MotorTrend with a Ferrari F12 thrown in for fun. What is interesting to note in this comparison by Car and Driver is that the cars accelerate virtually the exact same. Yes, this is partially due to a PDK version of the Carrera S being used. ...Published on 11-10-2013 12:58 PM
The Macan debut is coming up in just over a week but thanks to a Chinese spec sheet leak we already have the specifications. The Macan S and Macan Turbo both have twin turbo V6 direct injected gasoline powerplants. The Macan S engine is at 3.0 liters with 340 horsepower and 339 pound-feet of torque. The Macan Turbo V6 displaces 3.6 liters and has 400 horsepower with 405 pound-feet of torque. There is also a Macan S diesel model with 258 horsepower and 428 pound-feet of torque. ...Published on 11-09-2013 10:11 PM
The Porsche Macan will make its debut November 20th at the Los Angeles International Auto Show but Porsche decided to release a little teaser video of the Macan's engine sound. Now, the Macan will have two turbocharged V6 engines. One will be at 3.0 liters of displacement and the other will be at 3.6 liters. The 3.0 liter motor will likely be the same motor that sees duty in the Panamera S facelift although likely not in the same 420 horsepower state of tune. ...Published on 11-08-2013 03:40 PM
EVO really, really likes the Porsche 911 GT3. The 996 GT3 won back in 1999. The 996.2 facelift model won in 2003. The 997.2 GT3 RS won in 2007. The 997.2 GT3 RS won 2010. The 997 GT3 RS 4.0 won in 2011. What was the result in 2013? The new 991 GT3 took the crown. That makes for six car of the year victories for the Porsche 911 GT3 and more than any other model of any other vehicle. The GT3 even came in second place twice. It just flat out dominates. ...Published on 11-03-2013 11:30 AM
The Panamera tends to be a love it or hate it type of vehicle but PorscheBoost definitely falls into the love it category especially this example done up by Caractere. The bodykit consists of a front bumper with 997 Turbo inspired lights/intakes, rear spoiler, rear bumper, diffuser, and side skirts. This body kit is not overdone and enhances the character of the Panamera in a more aggressive yet classy manner. ...Published on 11-02-2013 06:52 PM
The base Cayman is currently the value entry of the Porsche lineup with a starting price of $53,550. Not necessarily cheap but it is the value of the Porsche range. For that money you get a 2.7 liter flat-6 motor with 275 horsepower. Not exactly a powerhouse of a motor and that is reflected in the acceleration figures of 0-60 in 5.6 second and the 1/4 mile in firstname.lastname@example.com miles per hour. This is a sports car more about the driving experience than acceleration but those are weak figures for 2013. ...Published on 10-31-2013 06:31 PM
There is not much we do not know about the Porsche Macan at this point. The mini-Cayenne based on the Audi Q5 platform has been testing for quite some time now and Porsche themselves has teased the new SUV a number of times. The official reveal for the Macan is set for the Los Angeles International Auto Show in late November but the Belgians just did not feel like waiting. The magazine DRIVR posted this photo just a few hours ago. ...
Porsche bumps the 2014 Panamera Turbo S 4.8 liter twin turbocharged V8 output to 570 horsepower - Over $200k?Published on 10-31-2013 09:41 AM
Porsche is not about to sit on the sidelines as the Mercedes-Benz E63/CLS63 AMG get a power boost along with the BMW F10 M5. The Panamera Turbo S gets a 20 horsepower bump from its previous 550 horsepower putting it right inline with the 577 horsepower E63/CLS63 AMG and the 575 horsepower BMW M5/M6 Competition Package. The Panamera Turbo S remains priced much higher than its competition and whether that premium is worth over $180,000 is up to the buyer. ...Published on 10-30-2013 11:51 AM
What you see below in the video is a 997.1 Porsche 911 Turbo tuned on E85 by Todd at Protomotive. Additional modifications to the car are a Europipe exhaust, 997.2 Turbo intercoolers, upgraded Sachs clutch (car is manual), upgraded fuel injectors, and BMC filters. The dyno used is a Mainline dyno from Australia which is considered a "heartbreaker" dyno. Todd Knighton estimates the Mainline reads roughly 15-17% lower than a Dynojet. ...Published on 10-26-2013 12:10 PM
USP Motorsports has been pushing their 996 GT2 shop car pretty hard and showing some great results in the process. The last time we saw this GT2 in action it hit an impressive firstname.lastname@example.com in the 1/4 mile. USP Motorsports improved on this at the FL2K13 event with a very fast 9.7@152 1/4 mile run. How much power does it take to hit a 1/4 mile like that in the Porsche 996 GT2? A recent Dynojet run states the vehicle putting down 925 wheel horsepower. ...
Auto Zeitung 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S (991) test figures - 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, 0-100 in 6.2 seconds - Easy 10 second car?Published on 10-25-2013 03:28 AM
A week back a video was posted on PorscheBoost.com showing a Porsche 991 Turbo S ripping through the gears from 0-207 miles per hour. The car appeared very fast for its rated 560 horsepower and test numbers from German publication Auto Zeitung definitely confirm that the 991 Turbo S is a blazing fast car. 0-60? A traction limited stat these days that is losing importance but one that all wheel drive cars now dominate as the 991 Turbo S 2.9 second sprint demonstrates. ...Published on 10-24-2013 05:41 AM
Nice numbers here provided on a Dynojet by USP Motorsports. This 997 GT2 features the USP Motorsports Race Exhaust system made out of 304 stainless steel mandrel bent piping with Burns stainless steel mufflers. The change in tone versus the stock exhaust is immediately noticeable with a much deeper growl and some of that audible turbocharger whistle although the sound is not exactly pretty. It's more of a rough growl. ...Published on 10-23-2013 10:01 PM
A mismatch? On paper certainly but Edmunds decided to go pricing and if going by pricing the Cayman S is the closer car to compare to the new C7 Corvette than the Porsche 911. But Porsche's are not about value per dollar. One of the appealing aspects of a Porsche is that it is a luxury item that is exclusive. It really is the 911 that has traditionally been compared to the Corvette but we have seen plenty of those comparisons already even from Edmunds themselves so here is the new Vette versus the Cayman S. ...Published on 10-19-2013 09:00 PM
Here are pictures of the upcoming Porsche Macan SUV that Porsche just released. This set of photos is not exactly the highest quality but one can still see the styling elements. Porsche appears to have played it very safe as the Macan really does look just like a baby Cayenne. The front and rear lights are slightly different but from a distance one would be hard pressed to tell the difference between it and a Cayenne. ...Published on 10-16-2013 06:11 AM
We all knew the new Porsche 991 Turbo S would be fast but damn this thing seriously hauls some ass for a completely stock car! Yes, the car is expected to perform well for its $182,050 base price but those 560 horses in the Turbo S sure look to be well bred. The car just blasts through the gears going from 0-333 km/h in what appears to be a completely effortless and drama free manner. For Americans, that 333 kilometers per hour is 207 miles per hour. ...


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The global banking sector is reinventing itself after the 2007-2009 financial crisis--a process that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services believes will take at least a decade to complete. Today, four years into this transition, the industry has reached several critical inflection points: A potential shift in the power balance of global banking between banks in the developed markets of Western Europe and the U.S. on one side and the larger emerging countries in Asia and Latin America on the other; A developing regulatory backdrop, which may set the scene for a decline in revenues for traditional regulated banking and growth in volumes for shadow banking and disintermediation; and A change in the nature of government support for banks, which may...
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TV producer Mark Burnett has dug his hit-sniffing snout back into the competitive reality show trough and rooted out another winner: By applying the same basic fundamentals of dog-eat-dog survivalism set in literal and urban jungle locales that made Survivor and The Apprentice such enduring hits and merely relocating them to the high seas, CBS is all but certain they have another smash on their hands with Burnett's latest concoction,
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What is known is that the action in the skein will take place on both land and at sea, suggesting the presence of ships and islands as central characters in the unscripted drama.
It's also expected the skein will incorporate traditional reality elements such as competitions and elimination ceremonies. (Perhaps losers will have to walk the plank?)
Not yet addressed are the details of the casting process, so it remains to be seen if Burnett will attempt another controversial and headline-grabbing gimmick in the vein of the quickly abandoned racial segregation of teams on this season of Survivor. Burnett is nothing if not a consummate showman, however, with an acute sense of how to best lure eyeballs to TV screens, so we wouldn't be a bit surprised if he divvied up his latest contestants into Team Hook-Hand and Team Peg-Leg, then justified the insensitive feat of handicapped exploitation by describing it as a social experiment intended to see which amputee groups fared best when removed from society and denied modern prosthetics.


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Cory A. Bailes
Incumbent: Yes; appointed in November to replace Margaret O'Brien who was elected to the state House.
Age: 52
Resides: 2309 Beethoven Ave., Portage
See a listing of all four Portage City Council candidates here.
Below are Cory A. Bailes's written answers to questions asked by the Kalamazoo Gazette:
Why do you feel you should be elected to the Portage City Council?
I feel I should be elected to Portage City Council because of my commitment and dedication to the citizens. I have volunteer experience as the Human Services Board chair, a Planning Commissioner and City Council member. I have attended all city budget workshops since 2005, all special meetings on everything from snow removal to assessments and almost every City Council meeting in the past 5 years. I would like the opportunity to serve the residents of Portage for the next four years.
What is the most pressing issue or problem the city has to deal with, and what are your solutions?
The most pressing issue Portage faces is maintaining the highest level of service to our citizens. This needs to be accomplished with a balanced budget. I feel that using a conservative and realistic approach is key to maintaining a stable economic future for the City of Portage. Long term planning and constant review of the city financial condition, and continuing the plan of debt service to maintain the City's excellent bond rating. I believe in using multiple year budget ideas so we can ride out any economic waves that could occur.
The city has had to cut a number of programs this fall, such as the Apple Festival. What other programs might the city cut if revenue continues to fall?
I don't feel there are other programs that will need to be cut at this time. During the next several months, the administration will look at the available programs and make a recommendation to Council. There may be the opportunity for another group of citizens to step forward and impact or fully fund programs such as Applefest or other events.
The city staff numbers have declined in recent years through retirements and attrition. Do you believe layoffs might be the next step if the budget continues to struggle?
I do not believe layoffs are needed at this point. This concern will also be looked at by the administration with findings reported to Council. We have made adjustments due to declining revenues in the past year, and will continue to do so as needed. It will be a difficult challenge and it's very important that the Council works together to discuss all options. We have been able to do this no matter how complicated the decision.
Is it time to go to the voters and ask for a millage hike?
No. We are 5 months into our current fiscal year in Portage, and have been planning for economical changes for many months. Taxpayer dollars will be conserved with sound budgets and wise spending. We will need to prioritize essential core services and above all listen to the citizens of Portage.


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If you only do one thing this weekend – open up your ears
Laurence Mackin
Listen to: Dublin is one of only four cities that can call itself a Unesco City of Literature, and to celebrate this, along with something involving some beardy chap who had a thing about snakes, some of Ireland's most famous writers are descending on Dublin's Convention Centre for an evening of stories and song. Among those in attendance will be (deep breath) Seamus Heaney, Sebastian Barry, Dermot Bolger, Damien Dempsey, Roddy Doyle, Paul Durcan, Lisa Hannigan, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Paul Howard, Declan Hughes, Biddy Jenkinson, Neil Jordan, Cathy Kelly, Claire Kilroy, Paula Meehan, Eamon Morrissey, Barry McGovern, Joseph O'Connor, Mike Scott, Gerry Stembridge and Maeve Binchy, with Mike Murphy performing MC duties for the evening. That's more literary heavyweights than most festivals can manage to muster. Tickets start at €18 plus booking fees, and for more information click here.
See: It was a whipsmart piece of programming by the Grand Canal Theatre to book Swan Lake, given all the hoo-hah around Darren Aronofsky's so-so film – and the early reviews have been very positive, even if the production tampers with the original storyline. Tickets are allegedly sold out despite an extra night being added (at the time of writing, Ticketmaster's website wasn't processing sales for some reason) though there are several on Ebay and toutless.com – definitely one worth taking a punt on, and guaranteed to be more satisfying than watching Natalie Portman bursting into tears for a few hours.
Catherine realised with horror she would never be able to sell a house without proper windows
Watch: From the classically old to the brand spanking new: the Abbey is staging some quality new writing in the form of The Passing, Paul Mercier's new work, which is playing in repertory with a companion piece, The East Pier. The work might be new, but the themes are all-too familiar: in The Passing, a family attempts to sell a house haunted by memories and history, and struggle to move on from their home and history. In The East Pier, two successful careerists reminisce over their passed romance. A clever two-hander that should strike a chord with nearly any audience member then.
Read: There seems to be a strong seam of novels coming out at the moment that have political overtones. That is not to say they are overtly political, but rather that their narratives and characters move against contemporary, volatile backgrounds. In their own way, they are proving to be as informative and effective as many of their non-fiction counterparts. Anatomy of a Disappearance is one such novel. The author, Hisham Matar, was born in New York to Libyan parents and spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo. In this book, a young boy, Nuri, is distraught at the death of his mother, and the hole in his world is only filled with the appearance of his father's new, young wife, who is as close to Nuri in age as she is to his father. Nuri wrestles with his conscience and struggles to understand his emotions, and the innocence and fragility of his identity are beautifully illustrated by Matar. However, roughly half-way through the book, Kamal, Nuri's father, is kidnapped and events kick into a much higher, frantic gear, and bring this novel to a level above many of its peers. As shards of Kamal's history, his identity as a loyal monarchist and his dealings with officials-in-exile are offered up in curt paragraphs, Nuri struggles to make sense of his identity, and his impulses. This is all handled in such a controlled fashion by Matar, it makes every sentence essential and the political upheaval is merely sketched, not superfluously, but with just enough detail to lend an air of menace from an enemy that is never seen directly.
That's our brief selection for the weekend that is currently in the kitchen looking for a cup of tea. And if you can't be bothered leaving the house to sample a bit of culture, here's a link to brighten up your weekend. French street artist JR wants to use art to change the world, and this is his Ted pitch about how he plans to do it. Funny, charming and just a little bit brilliant.


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When Morris Peterson broke into the NBA with the Toronto Raptors in 2000, he began his career as a small forward because the shooting guard position was occupied by Vince Carter.
"I think the small forward and the shooting guard are pretty much the same thing, " Peterson said after his debut as the New Orleans Hornets' small forward in Monday night's surprising victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Peterson's mood was surging until someone pointed out that tonight that small forward starting job includes the unenviable task of guarding the NBA's leading scorer, Cleveland's LeBron James.
"Yeah, that's true. I didn't think about that one, " Peterson said, his feet now firmly planted back on the ground as reality set it, knowing that stat line against the Mavericks -- 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range -- could well diminish tonight when the priority will be defending the league's front-runner for Most Valuable Player.
But it's all good, Peterson said.
"I think my role on this team, especially now, is to be a defender first, " Peterson said. "That's what I try to concentrate on. I don't worry about the shots. You're going to get shots with this team. I work on what I have to work on. But I think defensively, that's where I feel my niche can come on this team."
During the seven years Peterson spent in the Eastern Conference with the Raptors, his path crossed often with James, so his familiarity with James' boundless abilities is vast.
"He's a great player, " Peterson said. "He does a lot for his team. They're playing some of the best basketball in the league this year. It's definitely going to be a tough cover. He's the MVP hands down this year, I think. He's been playing well, making his guys better, just doing basically everything that a guy like him does.
"He's a franchise player, one of the best in the world. He does a great job. Every year he's getting a better understanding of the game, and that's dangerous. He came into this league already a raw talent. I think mentally he's really able to dissect the game not like a lot of other guys have done before."
Among Peterson's memories of James against the Raptors was a bittersweet 50-plus performance.
"One year, he scored 56 on us, I think his second year in the league in a game in Toronto, " Peterson said. "He made almost every shot. Hopefully, that doesn't repeat."
With 10 games remaining in the regular season for the Hornets, this new-look starting lineup with Peterson at small forward in place of Peja Stojakovic, who's still nursing a lower abdominal strain, could give New Orleans a little more offensive firepower if Peterson continues to score as he did against Dallas.
"I felt the beginning of the game, even though Dallas had gotten out to a substantial lead, they were just all shots that we had to stay with, " Coach Jeff Bower said. "They weren't getting into the paint on us. They were all jump shots. I did think it was our best ball movement, and the efficiency of our offensive flow was at the highest point it's been all year."
It was obvious against the Mavericks that Peterson was in rhythm and feeling good offensively, evidenced by the confidence in his shot and the season-high point production.
That resurgence, Peterson said, came thanks to a phone call from his father, Morris, who played at Alcorn State, and the satellite technology of NBA League Pass, the subscription service that allows fans to watch every televised game.
"I talked to my father earlier, and he's one of my biggest fans and harshest critics, " Peterson said. "He told me that my shot, the ones I made, I've been having my feet set. The ones I miss, I don't. I listened to my father. He was watching on League Pass.
"I think (passes from) Darren (Collison) and C.P. (Chris Paul) and D-West (David West) when he got doubled off the double teams, there were opportunities. I just wanted to knock them down. I didn't have a great game against Utah (last Saturday), and I wanted to bounce back.
When you hit a couple of them and the shots are falling, you definitely want to be more aggressive and find your seams. I give credit to my teammates. I thought we really moved the ball well (against the Mavericks) and got different guys shots. Marcus (Thornton) did a great job, making shots and staying aggressive like he has all year. That opened things up. And when we play out of D-West, when he gets doubled, he's done a great job finding guys out of that. He's added another element to his game. That makes it easier for the shooters, for guys to spot up and make some shots."
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Jimmy Smith can be reached at email@example.com or 504.826.3814.


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To the Editor:
Gov. Chris Christie is correct when he says that the people should decide by referendum whether to legalize homosexual marriage. A radical change to our society of this seriousness should not be rushed, and deserves to be decided by the people themselves.
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney won't allow the people to decide. He thinks he knows what's best for us. Apparently, he is fearful that, despite the favorable polls, the people may not support homosexual marriage.
Democracy is supposed to represent the will of the people. Unlike Sweeney, I believe most Democrats would agree that this is a fair way to decide the issue. It is sad when the state's top Democratic leader fears putting the issue to the people.
Perhaps he is afraid that people will become aware of what will happen to their children when the public school curriculum is revamped. It would have to be revised to teach that homosexual relations are as normal and as safe as heterosexual relations.
Sweeney has the power to put this issue to the voters. He should reconsider the rashness of his approach, allow time for thorough discussion and let the people decide.
W. James White
Hamilton Township
Mercer County


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LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A lavish waterfront home, a giant diamond and a marketing deal that fell apart amid demands for money dominated the second week of testimony in the racketeering trial of the Rev. Henry Lyons.
Prosecutors accuse the president of the National Baptist Convention and his alleged mistress, Bernice Edwards, the convention's former public relations director, of swindling more than $4 million from companies seeking to do business with the powerful church organization.
Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case sometime this week, and the defense is expected to take another week.
Earlier in the trial, an executive of Oklahoma City-based Globe Accident and Life Insurance Co. testified about a deal with Lyons, indicating that Globe paid $400,000 in exchange for a mailing list that did not include 8.5 million convention members, as Lyons had allegedly claimed.
Lyons also is charged with grand theft, accused of stealing about $250,000 from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith that was intended to rebuild burned black churches in the South.
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