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Reuters news service interviewed Notre Dame Professor of Law Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer about the legitimacy of a medical tourism nonprofit organization set up by a couple who also owns and runs a related for-profit company.
Return democracy to Honduras
In a telephone interview, Notre Dame law professor Richard W. Garnett echoed Alito's comment that the religion of qualified justices will not determine their views of pending cases, even if their experiences might shade it.
On Friday, October 16, the Notre Dame Law Association (NDLA) Board of Directors honored Notre Dame Law alum and longtime NDLA Board member Robert Michael Greene with the Father William Lewers, C.S.C. Award.
Notre Dame Law Professor Sean O'Brien will deliver the 2009 Hesburgh Lecture for the Notre Dame Club of Houston on October 27, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Notre Dame Law Professor Doug Cassel, Director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights, continues to be a leading voice in the national and international debate over the recent coup d'etat in Honduras.
Mary Ellen O'Connell, the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at the 10th annual Bruges Colloquium in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Oct. 22.
Since there have been relatively few cases like this in U.S. courts, University of Notre Dame law professor Patricia Bellia said there is a strong probability the court proceeding will become an important part of emerging case law. "Notre Dame Law School Prof. Lisa Casey has some advice for obtaining justice in the latest corporate crime wave: Don't wait for the Supreme Court.
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al Qaeda, and their emergence over the last two years as a formidable military force is directly tied to funding by private benefactors, according to Jimmy Gurulé, University of Notre Dame professor of law and one of the world's leading experts on terrorist financing.
University of Notre Dame Professor of Law Jimmy Gurulé will join the ranks of former Cabinet officials and other distinguished national leaders—including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, former Attorneys General Edwin Meese III and Dick Thornburgh, and former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil—as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).
New York University Professor Joseph Weiler, one of the most distinguished scholars of European law worldwide, will present "Learning From the Teaching(s) of the Trial of Jesus" on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5 p.m. in the Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom at Notre Dame Law School.
Notre Dame Law School will host the inaugural "Irish-American Exchange on Human Rights" on campus, October 9-10, 2009. The event will bring together faculty and students from two of the world's leading institutions of human rights education—the Center for Civil and Human Rights at Notre Dame Law School, and the Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland-Galway—for a series of presentations and responses on human rights issues of the day.
Notre Dame Law School will host the Midwestern Law & Economics Association (MLEA) annual meeting on October 9-10, 2009 at Eck Hall of Law.
Mary Ellen O'Connell, the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at Friday's (Oct. 2) annual conference of the Security and Defence Forum centres.
This coming weekend, University of Notre Dame Professor of Law and Associate Dean Richard Garnett will participate in a conference at Yale Law School titled "The Constitution in 2020."
On most Fridays during the academic year, Notre Dame Law School hosts prominent legal scholars for its Guest Colloquia Series.
University of Notre Dame Professor of Law and Associate Dean Richard Garnett will present at the Joseph T. McCullen, Jr. Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law at Villanova University School of Law on Saturday, Sept. 26. He will sit on a panel of legal scholars discussing "Courses on Catholic Social Thought and the Law."
University of Notre Dame Associate Clinical Professor of Law Judy Fox was interviewed by MSN.com about "bank walkaways," a new trend in the way banks are approaching home foreclosures.
Changes to the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) should more than double the total annual benefits paid out to qualifying alumni, making public service work possible for more graduates.
Notre Dame Professor of Law Patricia Bellia, the new chair of the University of Notre Dame's Faculty Board on Athletics, has excelled at the highest levels of collegiate athletics and academics, giving her firsthand experience in her new position.
HIV and the Rule of Law: Human Rights at Home and Abroad is an international, interdisciplinary conference co-sponsored by Notre Dame Law School's Center for Civil and Human Rights, the American Bar Association AIDS Coordinating Committee, the College of Arts and Letters, Eck Institute for Global Health, the Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity, and McGuireWoods LLP. Major funding has been provided by McGuireWoods LLP.
Notre Dame Professor of Law Jay Tidmarsh, an expert in complex civil litigation and civil procedure, weighed in on a case involving Google's exclusive right to digitize millions of books. His comments appeared in the September 9, 2009 edition of the "New York Times."
The oral argument before the Supreme Court today (Sept. 9, 2009) in Citizens United v. FEC raised the hopes of free speech advocates while dimming the prospects for campaign finance law supporters.
Notre Dame Professor of Law M. Cathleen Kaveny tells the New York Times that the debate over the relationship of abortion and euthanasia to other issues of social justice is "the great tension in Catholic thought right now," including in the debate over health care reform. Her comments appeared in a front-page story of the August 27, 2009 edition.
Notre Dame Professor of Law Paolo Carozza is back on campus following a week-long fact-finding mission in Honduras. He was there as part of an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) delegation to observe that nation's human rights situation following a June 28 military coup that led to the ousting of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
Notre Dame Professor of Law Paolo Carozza returns to campus Monday, Aug. 24 following a week-long fact-finding mission in Honduras to observe the human rights situation there following a June 28 military coup that led to the ousting of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
Greenwire, an energy and environmental policy news service, interviewed Notre Dame Professor of Environmental Law John Nagle about how an influx of Democratic judicial appointees might impact environmental law. President Obama could significantly reshape the federal judiciary that decides a majority of environmental law cases.
The Notre Dame London Law Centre recently hosted leading academics from Europe and Asia for a two-day workshop titled "Global Wrongs and Private Law Remedies and Procedures."
Notre Dame Law School's Intensive Trial Advocacy Program is currently underway, providing rising 2Ls and 3Ls a week-long opportunity to develop their trial practice skills and gain litigation experiences through simulated courtroom exercises. The program is led by NDLS Professor Jim Seckinger.


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Sorry for the delay in posting and the length of the report. Been busy all week!
Monday, May 28 2001
Flight- CO 4093
Equip- ERJ-145ER (Reg # N13935)
Seat- 6C
Scheduled Departure: 9:40AM
Actual Departure: 9:50AM
Load- 42/50
Gate- A2
Woke up around 6:00AM for the ride to the airport with my father. After getting a quick bite to eat at McDonald's we proceeded to Bradley for my 9:40AM departure to Cleveland. Getting off the Bradley conector from I-91, I see the nice new 3500 parking spot garage in front of the terminal A. What a nice new garage, and also see the new terminal and concourse construction moving rather quickly. My dad drops me off in front of Terminal A which is home to United (2 gates), Continental (1 gate), America West (1 gate) and US Airways (6 gates). I say my goodbyes to my father and I am soon off to the CO ticket counter. The line is fairly long at both the elite line and regular lines so I decide to use the E-Check in which had no line and also will give me an extra 1,000 bonus miles. After using the E-Check in for the first time I was very impressed how easy it was and liked the fact that you can pick any seat you want. At this time I changed my seat on the CLE trip to 6C instead of 2A and also found that my flight was upgraded to seat 1A on the CLE-PHX flight. I noticed that seat 2F had nobody to the left of it so I proceeded to change my seat to that. After checking in which took about 5 minutes, I then went to pick up a newspaper and magazine from one of BDL's newstands.
The time was now around 8:30AM and the inbound ERJ from CLE was still not on the ground so I decided to go to the walkway between terminal A and B to watch some aircraft. Since most of the morning departures had already left, I did not see many aicraft on the ground. At gate B24 was a America West A320 waiting its departure to PHX and a SW 73G was to the right waiting its MDW flight. In the background were 2 Northwest DC-9's and at cocourse A was one Metrojet 737-200 going to MCO and a US 757 going to CLT. Also saw 2 Comuteair B1900's which were using gate A2, which would be the gate I would be using later on to borad flights to BUF and BGM. After a few minutes of watching some planes, I then went to security checkpoint of Concourse A. After being hand searched for about 5 minutes because the detector was kept going off, the lady finally let me in. Sometimes you get so anoyed because they dont know that belt buckles and some boots make them go off, but at least they do a good job of not taking any chances. I have a short walk to gate A2 which is the first gate to the left of the concourse. The ERJ is still not there so I sit down and read the Hartford Courant. After a few minutes the ERJ finally arives at about 8:45AM. What seems like a full load deplanes, the cleaning crew then goes in and takes what seems to be a long time cleaning the small plane. At 9:20 initial boarding begins and I am the second in line to board.
After boarding the plane, I notice how nice and new the plane seems to be. After looking up the reg # I find out that the plane was delivered in 1997. The leather seats were in great condition and were very comfortable. Leg room was decent, but the cabin of a ERJ does feel very cramped standing up but once sitting it was fine. After boarding comensed, the one FA did the saftey demonstration in a rather funny manor because a guy in a seat ahead of me was making her laugh the entire time. Pushback began at 9:37AM and to my left was the HP A320 (N658AW) and to my right a US 737-300. As the ERJ begins to taxi, we pass by a US 757-200 (N628AU) at Gate A6, those 757's sure do look BIG from a ERJ point of view. After taking a right past concourse A, I get a good view of the new terminal and 12 gate concourse. It sure does look like its going to be nice. We pass a US DH8 and UA A320, and also a TWA MD80 which has been parked in the remote area for a few days, I guess mechanical problems. After passing a few cargo jets we head for Runway 24 and wait in line behind a DL express 737-200. We are airborn shorlty later at 9:50AM, 10 minutes behind schedule.
After a relatively bumpy roll down the runway we make our way into the broken clouds over Northern CT. The ERJ takes the bumps very good and after about 20 minutes the captain is on the PA. Flight time was said to be 1 hour and 24 minutes with a early arrival into CLE. The one FA came though the cabin offering a drink and a nice blueberry muffin at 10:20. I had a giner ale and enjoyed the muffin. Shortly after at 10:30 a snack mix was offered, something I dont remember on previous short flights, but a nice idea. I refused the mix and continued to read the newspaper. Decent began at 10:45AM into the CLE area and we were in position for arrival into runway 24L at 11:04 with wheels on the ground at 11:06 about a half hour early. After landing we headed to gate D5 in the comuter terminal which is very nice and saw the usual CO jets and parked next to N16502.
This leg- 8/10
Monday, May 28 2001
Flight- CO 1545
Equip- 737-724 (Reg #- N16709)
Seat- 2F
Scheduled Departure: 12:35PM
Actual Departure: 12:40PM
Load- First Class- 8/12
Gate- C3
After a short walk to gate C3 and seeing many passengers on the way, I got to my gate and asked the agent if we were expecting a ontime departure. She said yes so I decided to continue with my newspaper. After about a half hour wait, initial boarding began at 12:00PM and I was the 5th in line to board the 73G. Was greeted by a nice African American lady who was the lead FA (forgot her name) and took my seat in 2F. The usual pre flight drink service was offered and I asked for a pepsi and she also brought me back a bag a pretzels which I thought was nice because she didnt for anyone else. I guess I must have looked like the youngest in FC or something. FC was initialy only 7/12 but before the door closed the 8th showed up. The seat to the left of me was unoccupied (I guess the seat maps really do work!) and I was able to put my belongings on that seat which was nice. Leg room was typical and the leather seat was very comfy for this aircraft which was delivered in 1998. Boarding took about a half hour, and after pushback began at 12:30 the drop down TV screens apeared for the saftey video. To the right of me was N34222 on its way to LAX and as the engines spooled up we began our taxi to runway 24L. We were thrid in line behind a ATR-72 and a 737-800 and airborne at 12:40PM about 5 minutes behind schedule.
Shrotly after take off, hot towels were provided and about 5 minutes later lunch orders were being taken. The lunch was a choice of Salad and soup or a sandwhich and soup. I chose the sandwhich and soup. Drink service was given around 1:05PM with a cup of hot nuts (not a big nut fan). While lunch was being made, I looked out the window and I believe we flew over Toledo express airport. I remember seeing a t-shapped runway pattern with a bunch of train tracks to I think the north end of the airport. Any ideas? At 1:15PM the movie started with the usual adds at the begining. The movie was Ms. Congeaneality (terrible speller!) and after hearing it was a great movie I later learned it was very bad and actually fell asleep. Lunch service followed shortly later at 1:20PM and after tasting the soup I was very unpleased of the taste however I did finish it. The sanwhich had a different taste to it but was not all that bad, overall I was not to pleased with the lunch, I have had much better! After lunch was served, I sat back and watched some of the movie, and also read some after falling asleep for maybe 25 minutes. Flight went by rather quickly and before I knew it was had begun out decent into the PHX area 1:25PM pacific time. I noticed a runway to the right which read 6-24 I believe, and had a golf course very near the airport. I was thinking Prescott? any ideas? The decent was rather smooth, had nice views of the huge Phoenix Metro area, and what seemed to be a rather high approach over the Mesa-Tempe area we touched down at 1:45PM pacific 15 minutes ahead of schedule. After touchdown with minimal thrust reversers, we taxied to gate B12 where to the right was N16701 and to the left a HP DH-8.
This segment- 8/10
Overall I enjoyed my trip once again on CO. The ERJ is a nice smooth flight and seats are very comfortable, however it does seem small inside. The 73G first class, my first time traveling in first on the 73G was comfortable. Service was good, frequent trips made to refill soda and at the end a nice gesture to how I liked my trip. The food on the CLE-PHX leg could have been better. The size of the meal was decent, but I am sure the dinner is much better. Overall I will give the entire trip a 8/10
Sorry for the many spelling mistakes, I dont re read it usually! Hope you enjoyed the rather long second half of my trip report. My next trip will be June 17th from BDL-PHX once again on I believe CO, not sure exactly.
Eric- PHX/BDL


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"Since going primal, I've found that there are very few problems that cannot be solved with butter and/or bacon fat."
My amusing take on paleo-blogging: http://whatshouldwecallpaleolife.tumblr.com/
Are you a Primal in San Francisco, or the SF Bay Area in general? Join our facebook group!
Realizing that people aren't going to change unless they themselves want to probably cut my cortisol by 75%.
I decided at the start I would tell nobody about this diet until they said that it looked like I have lost weight and ask me what I've done. Exception is my partner because I live with him and he needs to know what I will and won't eat. So far not a single person has noticed my weight loss and asked me what I've done even though my clothes are falling off. Bummer because another gal in my group crows about the weightloss she has achieved in preparation for her upcoming wedding. Of course, she's just down the basic low-fat, low calorie thing.
Female, 5'3", 50, Max squat: 202.5lbs. Max deadlift: 225 x 3.
I think living by example, as someone else said, is the key. I met up with a group of old school mates recently that I hadn't seen for years, and one of them said it looks like I'm the only one in the group who hasn't really aged! Years down the line that difference will get more noticeable (I'm hoping!), unless they change their lifestyle too.
I don't, mainly because I have always hated it when people have told me what to do. Especially when Mormons, of which there has been a resurgence in the region over the past few months, try to accost me on the bus, and other Christians start street broadcasting in Market Street.
The other reason is that I feel that one approach won't work for everyone, and that we all have to find our own way.
My approach is to get the physique I want and point people in the right direction if they ask, and let them know how I did it.
Meat is Prized, Wheat is Despised.
Real Food - The REAL staff of life
I've given up, too. I don't care if people want to eat bread, it's thier choice. And who am I to preach to them when I cheat every month with ice cream, wine, chocolate or honey and whatnot.
BUT...I DO still recommend to everyone to check out local farmer's markets...because I don't believe in feeding industrial food companies (including feedlots and battery chicken) with hard earned money. Everyones health should be worth a lot more than that.


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Notes from Charlie Duff!
Because we are totally radical, we made some notes. But probably not very good ones.
CHRU 3 meeting 1
Attending: Ailsa, Jon, Peter, Charlie, Mervyn, Gareth
Overview of last time
How much different and how much the same?
More formats needed - fishbowl etc
Pecha kucha is here to stay!
Mix it up - perhaps each time slot a different format
Suggestions: Artists? Live interaction? Live stream? Other formats? Drama? Graffitti artists?
Shout out to the community for creative skills
We need an icebreaker - world cafe networking
Decorate the space – zones? Beach, gym, office, garden...
Bring in unemployed etc to talk about the sharp end of HR - reconnecting must to the purpose of what we do.
How can we add more depth?
Pre-planning on tracks for deeper tracks advertised beforehand so there is some idea of what we will discussed. Outline of themes beforehand - electronic version of the grid?
Start this early – will help with sales etc
Political edge
Try to change something - publish paper etc - lobby
Our own community had been hit - their stories. Self employment, etc
Alisa- talk to Darius, bring in young people etc
Gareth - Investigate types of format, publish on the NingNangNong
Post apocalypse HR - after the riots
New ways to engage
How can HR take action
Anarchist HR
Immigration cap
The four HR horsemen...
The HR spring
What to do differently?
The un-structure
World cafe for icebreaker - ask a question each time, not so much for populating grid
Quickly grid, will be part populated already
Five different formats – one for each session
Energiser after lunch
Is there a demand for a social media surgery?
Community to develop something - data gathering, HR and technology, workshop, white paper
Case study: ConnectingHR changed my life
Reach out to community again for icebreakers
Choral suggestion
on boarding of newbies
Marketing and the tickets debate
Give a discount for 'plus 1' invite - discount for 2 – bring someone not part of the crowd
Community needs to work harder to spread the word – we're looking at you, there
Practitioner must be one of the tickets
We should target a few people - Gareth seems to know a load of people, so he can do some of that. Any superstar HR requests, throw them in the forum
Single tickets? £85 - £100 – if we sell singles at all...
2 people £150 by 5 Oct
200 after
More you bring the better! Whole HR teams etc
Group tickets?
Supplier/practitioner/commentator system
Gareth will finalise this....
Charlie - get us Media partners (will get on this asap)
Chief poet - Neil
Chief busker - Doug
Coordinator with Darius - Ailsa
MC - Charlie
World cafe - Mervyn
Grid – Jose? Yet to be consulted
Marketing - Gareth
Media partnerships - Charlie
Event rite management - Gareth
Shopping - Mervyn
HR cupcakes - Charlie and anyone else who wants to
Follow up masters and wrap up at the end - Gareth and Jon
Gareth migrating people over by email invite
Special Ning community discounts
5% discount for profile set up by sept (two weeks)
Top ten points on Ning get 'most influential' badge on the day
Disorganising pixies will lead Ning
Once a week at least participation required! So be warned!
Thanks everyone for attending!
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Just to conform to stereotypes, that second point is a bit 'out there' for me and would put me off a little ;). Do you think something like Building an HR Community for Social Good would work...or does that sound too worthy?
Seriously though, I think that they are great topics and we have many people (Anne-Marie, Anne McX, Neil) who have some good input on this. Would recommend we shell out £4 for the Economist this week as they have a 14 page section on the future of work. Interesting snippets like 27% of companies don't think they have the talent to pursue their business plans - in which case maybe they need to change their business plans?!


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I could write an entire review about how crude the Defender 90's accouterments are. The interior - sans carpeting, roll-up windows, a padded dash and a civilized air-conditioning system - is about as sparse as they come. But to dwell on such things completely misses the point of this vehicle. If you want plushness in an off-roader, you can get the Discovery for about the same price. The Defender 90 has one purpose: To take you, a companion and a load of outdoor equipment (tents, fishing and hunting gear, for example) anywhere you want to go. The Defender 90 is one vehicle that you must get in the proper frame of mind to appreciate. If you wear a shirt and tie and drive it to work, you'll probably hate it. But don a pair of boots, jeans and a khaki shirt and climb into the Defender, and suddenly your sense of adventure comes alive. With the Defender, you must think of the road as an inconvenient but necessary intrusion between off-road areas. The folks at Land Rover aren't trying to pitch the Defender 90 as anything more than it is: a specialized vehicle for serious off-road buffs. They expect that the Defender will be a second or third vehicle and not one that will likely see everyday use. PERFORMANCE The Defender 90 comes with Rover's 3.9-liter aluminum V-8 engine, a smooth, lightweight and powerful motor and a five-speed manual transmission. No automatic is available. As with the Range Rover and the Discovery, the Defender 90 also comes outfitted with a permanent four-wheel-drive system that features a manually locking center differential, which distributes power to the wheels. The fuel-injected engine is rated at 182 horsepower, and it delivers terrific low-speed power. The Defender is one of the few vehicles I have had a better time driving slow than I did driving fast. Over bad terrain the vehicle seems to love to churn along slowly while it devours bumps, hills and t hick sand. On the road, shifting can be a little tiresome. The clutch is heavy, and the gears are not always easy to engage while shifting. If you are interested in the Defender 90, look for one that was built after the first of the year. In January Rover changed the gearbox from one it had been using for about 20 years to an all-new five-speed that makes shifting easier. Land Rover spokesman Bill Baker said the clutch used with the new gearbox doesn't require as much effort. Fuel mileage came in at 14 mpg in the city and 16 on the highway. HANDLING For the most part, the Defender's ride is punishing. Because the Defender has a short92.9-inch wheelbase and sits high off the ground, the ride is very choppy on the road. That's why driving this vehicle on a daily basis might lead you to dislike it in a hurry. Except for four-wheel disc brakes, it seems as if Land Rover engineers made little effort to configure the Defender 90's suspension u derpinnings for commuters. Doing so, one suspects, might have compromised some of the Defender's off-road capabilities. Yet steer the Rover off the road and you appreciate its superstiff suspension system. The system gives you the control you need to take this vehicle over terrain that would stop other off-road vehicles. The Rover is best when the differential is locked in low gear, and the transmission is in first or second. Moving slow through thick sand and over steep inclines is a blast. I can't think of a vehicle that can handle this kind of terrain better. In fact, the Defender 90 won Four Wheeler Magazine's 1994 Vehicle of the Year Award. The steering and brakes are heavy and offer a trucklike sturdiness. FIT AND FINISH Our test vehicle was assembled well, but don't take that to mean that it is a user-friendly vehicle. Because Defender's makers focused on durability, there is very little use of plastic. Such things as the exterior door handles are made of thick aluminum, and they require much effort to use. There's no carpet. The seats are covered with a waterproof material. The optional ($1,895) canvas top does a barely adequate job of protecting you from the elements. Drive the Rover at highway speeds and you'll hear plenty of wind noise as the snap-on top flaps in the breeze. The removable door windows don't roll down. Instead, they slide forward on a track. The rear area behind the seats has a thick rubber mat that covers the floor. There's plenty of room for cargo back there. I was able to transport a bicycle without laying it down. There aren't many luxuries. An AM/FM cassette radio is standard. It isn't mounted on the dash; it is located between the bucket seats in the locking center console. Our test Rover came with an optional ($1,650) dealer-installed air-conditioning system. The unit did a fair job of cooling the interior. I found the seats to be comfortable on along road trip and in an off-road test. Visibility with the top up is good. The overall quality of the Defender 90 reflects Land Rover's sterling reputation. Specifications: 1994 Land Rover Defender 90 VEHICLE LENGTH Overall 160.5 Wheelbase 92.9 WIDTH Track-front 58.5 Overall 70.5 HEIGHT Overall 80.2 FRONT COMPARTMENT Head room 39.0 Leg room 46.0 REAR COMPARTMENT Head room n/a Leg room n/a WARRANTY Three-year, 42,000-mile limited; six-year, unlimited mileage rust protection; 24-hour roadside assistance. MECHANICAL Drivetrain layout: Front-mounted engine and transmission, permanent four-wheel drive. Suspension: Front, dual rate coil springs, radius arms and panhard rod; anti-sway bar; rear, single rate coil springs, lower links, A-frame location arms and anti-sway bar. Brakes: Power-assisted four-wheel disc. Engine: 182-horsepower General Motors-designed 3.9-liter (241 cubic inch) aluminum V-8 with electronic fuel injection. 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VIDEO: Kiteloop POV
Check out this video from Tom at www.kiteitright.com to see what a huge kite loop looks like from the rider's perspective. Shot on a GoPro Camera.Read More »
Get the Most from Your GoPro
The things that put week-long smiles on our faces are difficult to articulate to others, but with the help of a small digital camera that more and more kiters are using, you don't have to explain yourself to others. You can show them.Read More »
VIDEO: Sam Medysky: Brazil Wrap Up
Professional Kiteboarder and Canadian Sam Medysky shreds the flat waters of Brazil.Read More »
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Chris Tronolone
Led by Chris Tronolone, the kiteboarding movies made by Tronolone Productions have been instrumental in inspiring people to learn to kiteboard and in exposing kiteboarding to a much wider audience than would otherwise know about the sportRead More »
F-One Snowkite Action in Russia
Nikolay Rakhmatov ripping in Russia.Read More »
Video: La Ventana, Baja KiteXpo
Get Ready for the 2010 La Ventana KiteXpo, January 17-24,2010! Come join TKB south if the border. Check out all the info at http://www.palapasventana.com/lvclassic.aspxRead More »
Final Day Highlights – 2009 Billabong Pipeline Masters
Watch Taj Burrow Defeat Kelly Slater and claims the 2009 Billabong Pipeline Masters. Check out the action highlights for the Final Day !Read More »
Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau 2009 Highlights
See some of the best waves and the biggest wipeouts from past years of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau CompetitionRead More »
PKRA Teri Kitesurf Pro 2009 TV Show Released
This video was shot on location in New Caledonia in the South Pacific for the last leg of the PKRA 2009 Kiteboarding World Tour. Watch the amazing Freestyle event from start to finish and be thrilled by the action.Read More »
Year of the Rider Movie from Cabrinha
Nice work if you can get it! Just another day at the office for the Cabrinha team.Read More »
NEW 2010 Ruben Lenten Video
Follow Ruben Lenten as he owns the infamous gusty high powered winds of the Columbia Gorge showcasing the SLINGSHOT Fuel alongside his pro model LUNACY and DARKSIDE boards. The LUNACY is made for the aggressive expert freestyle rider and the DARKSIDE is Ruben's weapon of choice when riding boots.Read More »
PKRA Teri Kite Pro Highlight Video
Check out the highlights from the last day of the 2009 Teri Kite Pro. Congratulations to new Kiteboarding World Champion Kevin Langeree!Read More »
Shawn Richman – New Mystic and RRD international Team Rider
Shawn, well known for his unique riding style, recently became a Mystic and RRD International Team Rider. All action takes place in Gorge.Read More »
Designer's Corner: Naish Cult 2010
Due to the success of the 2009 Helix and the new 2010 Helix, essentially a brand new kite, Naish combined the best of last year's Helix and Cult to product the 2010 Cult.Read More »


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iOS4: your impressions?
Ciara O'Brien
It took the best part of an hour and a half (some swearing, a little pleading and a lot of frustration) but I've updated my iPhone 3GS to iOS4.
First impressions? I like it. The fact that I can choose my wallpaper. The faster camera with digital zoom.Tap to focus for video. The fact that my mailboxes (of which there are several, as you can see from the number of unread messages) are now unified.
Most of all, I love the folders. My screen now looks like this:
Less impressive: the multitasking, although this was well flagged by people on Twitter when I mentioned updating the phone. Not all the apps have been updated to allow multitasking. Not all apps can multitask completely, although the ability to suspend apps and return to them to pick up where you left off is a welcome change. It's a small, underwhelming step, but it's one in the right direction I suppose.
Also, even without multitasking, my battery life is suffering.
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Posted by DJ Aaron Omar Nothing like that good ol' Boom Bap Hip Hop. 9th Wonder lays down his trademark drums and soul sample combination while Sadat X and El Da Sensei prove to be a formidable combination in… read more
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Posted By The Certified Genius As a two part video series, DJBooth was able to speak with none other than acclaimed producer, label head and educator 9th Wonder during the iStandard, A3C and SAE Atlanta presented #A3CProAudio experience. Revealing the official story behind his Jamla Records imprint, lessons… read more
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[New Instrumental Album] Verbal Kent & Khrysis – Sound of the Weapon (Instrumentals) [Produced by Khrysis]
Posted By The Certified Genius As premiered by DJBooth, Verbal Kent and Khrysis have released the instrumental version of their Sound of the Weapon album. With all of the album's records produced by Khrysis except for the 9th Wonder produced track 14, the official Sound of… read more
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Protecting rare snow leopards from climate change in the Himalayas
16 July 2012
A new WWF study shows that climate change is an increasing threat for already-endangered snow leopards in the eastern Himalayas - making it harder for them to live, breed and hunt. The science shows that if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising steadily, 30% of snow leopard habitat may be lost as the treeline shifts upwards.
Snow leopards are an endangered species - it's estimated that only 4,000-6,500 individuals may be left in the wild, sparsely distributed in the mountains of northern and central Asia, including part of the Himalaya range.
In the Himalayas snow leopards live in high alpine areas, above the treeline and generally below 5,000 meters, where they are able to stealthily track their prey.
According to our new study, changing conditions in the Himalayas will likely result in forests moving up into alpine areas, the snow leopards' preferred habitat.
WWF scientist Jessica Forrest, one of the study's authors, points out: "We know snow leopards rarely venture into forested areas, and there's a limit to how high these animals can ascend (because of lower oxygen levels at altitude).
"If the treeline shifts upward, as our research predicts, we're looking at the snow leopard being faced with diminishing options."
The study used both computer-modelling and on-the-ground tracking to predict the impacts of various warming scenarios on the Himalayan portion of the snow leopard range.
Warming at high elevations in the Himalayas is happening faster than the global average. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects temperatures there to increase by 3-4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, accompanied by an increase in annual rainfall.
Researchers identified areas that are likely to cope best with the effects of climate change, which could provide possible habitat for snow leopards. Many of these areas span national boundaries, showing the importance of transboundary cooperation to protect this rare species.
The study also emphasises the need to minimise threats like illegal hunting, human-wildlife conflict, and overgrazing of livestock in snow leopard habitat.
The study's co-author, snow leopard expert Dr Rinjan Shrestha, says: "Loss of alpine habitat has the potential to bring snow leopards closer to human activities like livestock grazing. As the leopards' natural prey decline, they could begin preying more heavily on livestock, resulting in increased retaliatory killings."
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The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking to limit our government's ability to obtain information with which to counter Islamist terrorism and jihad. On the eve of a three-day White House meeting on federal efforts to mitigate jihadi violence, CAIR issued a statement calling, in effect, for the government to farm out its program for dealing with domestic Islamist terrorists to Muslim leaders — in other words to CAIR »
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Hosni Mubarak, his sons, and other close aides have been acquitted of the criminal charges against them. The charges pertained to actions taken by the Mubarak regime to maintain power during the 2011 revolution. The acquittal says nothing about the merits of the charges, just as a guilty verdict under the Muslim Brotherhood's regime would have told us nothing. The verdict should, I think, be viewed as a political decision. »
United Arab Emirates designates CAIR as terrorist organization
We've written many times about the Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR). It claims to be "a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding" whose mission "is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding." Many have been deceived by these claims. For example, as I noted, here, CAIR was among the groups that sponsored the recent »
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|Richard Fields, Co-President
Richard Fields is sole proprietor of Richard S. Fields Associates LLC, a consultant specializing in consumer products. He has worked as Chief Strategic Officer of Unique Settings, a New York-based company, and has participated on Advisory Boards of three other companies. His work involves marketing to retail establishments in varying channels of distribution and requires extensive domestic and international travel. He is involved in Lexington's Follen Church, BSSC athletic organizations, and served as Vice President of Lexington Symphony from 2008 – 2013. Past affiliations include the Massachusetts Committee for Children and Youth and the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse. He is married to Kathryn Fields, owner of Crafty Yankee in Lexington, MA, and together they have raised one daughter and are proud grandparents of twins.
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Jay Kaufman has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since January 1995 and is now in his third term chairing the legislature's Committee on Revenue. He had, for two terms before this, chaired the Committee on Public Service and led the effort to develop and pass several major pension reform initiatives. His primary legislative interests are education, health care, campaign reform, environmental protection, and social and economic justice. He led the fight to pass and implement the state's campaign finance reform law, and has chaired special task forces on medical records privacy, the social and ethical implications of genetic technology, and alternatives to property taxes to fund public schools. During his freshman term, he broke a six-year logjam to win passage of the Rivers Act, a major environmental protection bill. He is currently leading the effort to pass the Act for Healthy Families & Businesses, a bill that would encourage the substitution of safer alternatives to commonly-used toxic chemicals. He has sponsored legislation aimed at tax fairness, including the Property Tax Circuit Breaker, and has consistently secured major budget increases for METCO, the state's premier racial desegregation program. Jay also serves as director of Northeastern University's Center for Leadership and Public Life where he teaches and leads leadership development workshops for those in or aspiring to public life. He has worked with legislators from around the country, the cabinet and staff of an incoming governor, the leadership team of public school districts, leaders and managers of county government, classes of promising leaders from minority communities, and groups of community leaders from local governments, churches, universities, civic groups, and state agencies. He also serves on the faculty of the National Conference of State Legislatures' leadership programs for legislators and legislative staff in the U.S. and abroad.
|Joseph Hansen, Vice President
Joe has pursued a dual career in education and in business. He joined the Northeastern University faculty in 1960, teaching mathematics in undergraduate programs in engineering, business, health sciences, and liberal arts. He served as mathematics department chairman from 1963 to 1987 and as acting chairman in 2001-2002. He pioneered the introduction of on-line and hybrid mathematics courses at Northeastern, for which he received the special Award for Innovative Use of Technology in Teaching from the university provost in 2004. Concurrently with his educational career, Joe worked in management positions at LFE, Teradyne, and Raytheon, where he served as director of strategic planning. He later formed the consulting firm Lexington Strategic Associates, which serves clients in the telecommunications and industrial process control industries. Joe serves as chairman of the finance committee of Lexington Symphony, a position to which he was appointed in 2011. Joe holds AB and MBA degrees from Harvard. He and his wife Betsy live in Lexington and have three children and five grandchildren.
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Deborah began playing the double bass at age nine, and has studied with Ed Barker, Richard Stephan, Homer Mensch, and Henry Portnoi. She has a BM in music education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, a MM in Music Performance from Penn State, and has completed the doctoral course in Musicology from Boston University. In addition to the Lexington Symphony, Deborah plays in the Maine State Ballet orchestra and free lances around New England. Deborah also performs on the viola da gamba, violone, and baroque bass, having playing in Much Ado – a Renaissance Consort, the Hamilton Baroque Ensemble, Pastorello, and the SOHIP Chamber players. For ten years, Deborah served on the board of the Society of Historically Informed Performance (SOHIP), as the president and executive director for the summer early music concert series. By day, Deborah is a Vice President of The Dartmouth Group in Bedford, MA.
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|Miyana Bovan is a licensed real estate broker, and the first GREEN and EcoBroker in the Lexington area. A native of Yugoslavia, she received a law degree in her native country, as well as an MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She was formerly a Senior Consultant with Fimetrix, a Financial Services Research Company, and an Administrative Officer at BBH, the oldest private bank in U.S. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. As a real estate professional she cares about the environment and wants to promote energy efficient and "green" features in homes and buildings. Miyana is a Lexington resident with two children in the public schools. She joined the Lexington Symphony board in 2014.
|Jeffrey Leonard is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, having majored in Music Education and Jazz Composition and Arranging. He holds a Master's Degree in Music Education from Boston University and has done additional graduate study at University of Michigan, the New England Conservatory of Music, and Central Connecticut State University. Jeff has been the director of bands and the jazz program at Lexington High School from 1983 to the present, and is now Coordinator of Music Education for the Lexington Public Schools. His groups at LHS have been consistent Gold medal winners at MICCA State Festivals, IAJE District and State festivals, the Berklee College of Music Jazz Festival, the University of New Hampshire Jazz Festival and the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Festival and Competition. He has taught Music Education courses at New England Conservatory, directed the Jazz Ensemble at Boston University, and for four years was the Music Director for the musical theater productions at Boston College. Mr. Leonard is an active performer, arranger and conductor. As a saxophone and woodwind player, he performs extensively throughout New England in theaters and Boston area jazz clubs. His compositions and arrangements have been commissioned by groups in Massachusetts, Virginia, Indiana, and Maryland.
|Patricia Manhard Patti joined the Lexington Symphony board in June 2011. An educator with long tenure at both secondary and college levels, she holds degrees in World History and Russian Studies from Syracuse, Political Theory from the University of Virginia and is working on a combine degree at Oxford. Recently retired after 30 years on the faculty of Brookline High School, she brings to the board substantial volunteer experience with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as Chair of the Junior Council of the BSO and Overseer of the BSO in the 1980's. She was also National Chair of all Orchestra Junior Councils as a Board member of Amsov, ( American Symphony Orchestra Volunteer's Association). She has served on the Board of the Council of the the Museum of Fine Arts and most recently Director of Sustainer's for the Junior League of Boston. Married to math professor Warren (Biff) and mother of two sons, author/illustrator Christopher Bing, and Peter, she is a longtime resident of Lexington.
|Marlene Stone Marlene has been a Lexington resident since 2004 and is a very active volunteer in local Lexington organizations. In addition to her work as a Board member of Lexington Symphony, she serves on the Board of the Merriam Hill Association, was past President of the Lexington High School PTSA, and is a lay minister for Follen Church, where she is on the Parish Council Board. She has been in charge of many fundraising activities, including at Follen Church and at Lexington Symphony and has set record sales at these events. She is a full-time working mother of a college student who graduated from Lexington High School in 2010. Marlene has worked in industry as a recruiter/human resources director for over 30 years for companies including Digital Equipment Corporation (now Hewlett Packard), Fidelity Investments, Millipore, Novartis, and smaller start-ups in biotech and high technology. She is presently the recruiter for one of the top 25 fastest growing defense contractors in the country, Oasis Systems, Inc., located on Hartwell Avenue in Lexington. Marlene loves classical music and started playing piano at 6 years old. She went to many Broadway productions in her childhood and grew up near New York City. Marlene has a Bachelor's degree from Brandeis University, a Master's degree in social work from Smith College and a Master's in business from Clark University.
|Composer John M. Tarrh grew up in a musical household, with his church choir director mother, opera-loving father, and professional pianist/organist sister. Mr. Tarrh learned to play the drums and performed with a variety of bands and orchestras through college. While always a passionate lover of classical music, Mr. Tarrh had little time for music during busy careers first as an engineer/scientist and then as a financial executive.Originally trained as an electrical engineer, Mr. Tarrh earned his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1970 and his M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. He worked for a number of years for several small businesses and labs at MIT, specializing in the design of large electromagnets for advanced energy research. He developed an interest in accounting and finance, and was a co-founder, Director and CFO of Applied Science and Technology, Inc. at its inception in 1987. Following the sale of AST in 2001, Mr. Tarrh began to pursue a lifetime dream of studying music. Mr. Tarrh studied music composition with Michael Gandolfi and Larry Thomas Bell at the New England Conservatory, earning two Masters of Music degrees from NEC— one in Musical Theory in 2007, and one in Composition in 2008, both with Academic Honors.Mr. Tarrh also plays percussion with the New Philharmonia Orchestra of Newton, and sings with the Lexington Pops Chorus, for which he was named Assistant Conductor in 2010. Mr. Tarrh is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and the Society of Composers, Inc. Mr. Tarrh has written music for a variety of ensembles, including solo piano, solo voice and piano, chorus and piano, various chamber ensembles, concert band, and full orchestra. His music is published by Meriam Hill Music of Lexington, MA. Mr. Tarrh resides in Lexington, MA with his wife, Barbara, and three sons, Nathan, Andrew, and Evan.
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|Dan Fenn Dan moved to Lexington in l949 and has been active in many areas of the town's life. A former member of the School Committee and of the Board of Selectmen, he was the founding president of the Lexington Education Foundation, Vice Chair of the Cary Memorial Library Foundation, and founder of the Fund for Lexington. Currently he is a Board Member of the Munroe Center for the Arts, active at First Parish, a member of the Lexington Minute Men Company, a Town Meeting Member and on the Board of the Council on Aging, among other activities. Professionally, he was the Founding Director of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, a member of President Kennedy's staff in the White House from 1961 to 1963, a Commissioner and Vice Chairman of the US Tariff Commission and a teacher at a number of universities. Currently he is Adjunct Lecturer in Executive Programs at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
|Christina Gamota Christina Gamota was born in Eastern Europe, raised in Western Europe and educated in Argentina. A self-termed "homemaker and professional volunteer," she has lived in Lexington for 24 years and has been on the boards of University of Michigan Art Museum, National Heritage Museum, Lexington Historical Society, and Lexington Field & Garden Club. She is interested in people of all ages and enjoys helping others. She has been an active participant in the International Host Family program at the University of Michigan and at MIT, and has also worked with pre-school children at Langley School, a private school in McLean, VA. She has participated in many community fundraisers as chair/co-chair, benefiting University of Michigan Museum of Art, Lexington Field & Garden Club, Morning Study Group, Lexington Historical Society, Lexington Symphony, and Munroe Center for the Arts. Also interested in community beautification, she organized and has been responsible for the maintenance of Emery Park (Depot Square) in Lexington. Her interest in design, which she showcases in the decor of her own home, has made her home the subject of three national magazine articles, house tours, and garden tours. She is also interested in entertainment and her table settings have been published in Table Decor (2006). As a wife and mother, Christina has been always active and has participated in many school-related organizations. Christina is founder and member of the Lexington Symphony Concert Fund Partnership, which was established in 2007 and has graciously hosted many fundraisers for the Lexington Symphony's outreach and other programs in her elegant home.
|Annette Moores Bob (my husband) and I were close friends of Hisao Watanabe, the founder of the Lexington Symphony. It was through Hisao that I became involved as a supporter and volunteer in 1995. It was at a time when all that was needed was a few hours and a willingness to do anything for the performance. That I had; the readiness to serve. So for many years, I worked behind-the-scenes doing all sorts of jobs including ticket sales, set-up and refreshments and even transportation and storage of the 40 or so music stands. Whatever was needed!By volunteering for the Lexington Symphony, I was able to see the dream became a reality. I have had the opportunity over the past fifteen years to connect with the many wonderful performers, supporters and volunteers as well as the local arts community in a very real and tangible way. In addition, I was able to work side by side with Bob, my husband of 53 years. Bob had always been a real enthusiast of classical music and sharing this passion of his was truly a blessing. It was with sadness that Bob and I had to limit our volunteering efforts when he became too ill to continue but he still enjoyed attending the performances until his death last June.It's very inspiring to be involved in a new adventure late in life, especially involving the gift of music. It has been amazing to see Lexington Symphony grow from that first concert in the National Heritage Museum with just a few hundred family and friends, to an award winning orchestra with many collaborative events and over seven hundred loyal fans per performance. I am truly thankful to have shared in it.
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No 16-0 season
September 21, 2009 - John Mehno
Yikes, western Pennsylvania is not a happy place when the Steelers lose. What a week for the G-20 delegates to get here.
There's a radio guy in these parts who, I'm told, spent a lot of the week saying the Steelers would be fine without Troy Polamalu. His reasoning: Dick LeBeau is such a great defensive coordinator that he would find a way to carry on without Polamalu. Uh, maybe not. LeBeau is very good, but he can't turn Tyrone Carter into Polamalu. The No. 1 thing great coaches have going for them is excellent players. Polamalu is one of the best in the NFL. You don't lose him and not feel it.
Don't underestimate Ike Taylor's contribution to the loss. A couple of penalties, a big missed tackle....he didn't have his best game.
Hey, how many times did CBS' Jim Nantz say "fling" on Sunday's broadcast? The quarterback "flings" the ball. That's OK as an occasional change of pace, but he was doing it a lot. How about "pass" or "throw?"
Just checked the file of entries in the "Guess How Many Games The Pirates Will Win in 2009" contest.
There was some misguided optimism back in April.
The Pirates are currently 56-91 with 15 games left. That means their maximum possible victory total is 71.
The following people have guesses of 71 or less and are still alive in the contest: Lisa, Steve, Chuck, Alan, John, Kurt, Eric and Scott.
The winner will be announced as soon as the last game is over on Sunday, Oct. 4.


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IFAD Supports "Reframing Rio" Project to Address Rural Poverty
25 April 2012: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced that it provided the Reframing Rio initiative with US$100,000 to promote the inclusion of rural poverty and issues affecting smallholder farmers in the discussions at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
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Hi All,
i m having a blast with this being my first season, only been out there two times so far and i'm loving it
just looking for some tips for progressing faster.
i can link turns and i don't really do those long traverse across the hill before i change direction anymore, i can do some basic carves but nothing fancy, still cant quite link carves.
Green runs are easy for me yet still fun, the problem is that they are usually short trails so im spending more times on the lift then im on the slope , and with other beginners out there blocking the road it also gets hard to go faster, just wondering what should i work on before i advance onto blues
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Also carving is commonly misused, it is a more advanced technique. If you are linking your turns, but you skid through the turn it is called a skidded turn.
Depending on whether you are actually linking turns or carving there are very different things you can do to improve.
thanks yep.
when i say change directions i mean going from heel side edge to toe sideedge and vice versa.
yea, the carves i do are very basic but it's probably some what more of a skidded turn, i checked my trails they are like a 1 inch trail instead of the full board length. cant quite link them yet
so i guess my question is should i stay on the greens and learn how to get dynamic and be real comfortable before i move onto the blues? what else should i work on the greens, the only thing i noticed was that i was getting faster and faster each run.
Did you already took your class on Dynamic turns? The one that start with you doing the stand up crunch down exercise? That will lead to the instructor take you to the blue slope and have you point your nose down slope and go down without traversing across.
I believe that is the final stages of the basic. After which you can start focus on specific techniques - like Carving or Jumping, etc.
thanks JamesX hmm probably need to get a level 2 lesson or something now, since the only lesson i ever took was the beginner lesson on my first day
snowwolf , yep, i m not doing the falling leave, i m linking my heel side turns to toe side turns then back to heelside...etc. i was actually able to do that on my first day and went to a blue and it kicked my ass , i had to brake all the way down the blue run for most part so i went back to the greens.
yea i know it sounds crazy and it probably wasn't a true carve and granted i'm not doing it every single time because whenever i do it, it speeds up the turn and i would brake to slow down
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The tax rate represents an increase from a previous proposal by Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, but his latest bill drops the requirement that at least $100 million be invested at each casino.
"We tried to make sure that we have a good tax rate in it," Bedford said. "The tax rate is ... a great deal higher than any of the operators wanted to pay."
The office of Gov. Bob Riley, a strong gambling opponent whose Task Force on Illegal Gambling has forced most Alabama casinos to close, was not impressed.
The bill does not have a high enough tax rate, it grants operators the right to run casinos without forcing them to bid for it and it expands gambling, said Jeff Emerson, a spokesman for Riley.
"The objections are exactly the same," he said. "It's still a bad bill."Bedford said he plans to hold a news conference in Montgomery today to promote the latest proposed constitutional amendment.
A compromise between his earlier proposal and a gambling bill proposed by Sen. Marc Keahey, D-Grove Hill, the new bill is a "work in progress" and could be tweaked further.
The proposal allows for one casino in each of Alabama's seven congressional districts - except the second district, which could have three, and the sixth district, which could have two.
Bedford said that anyone wishing to operate a casino
would have to apply to a state gaming commission for approval.
Alabama would receive more than $225 million in revenue annually by taxing gambling under the proposal, according to Bedford's estimates.
Bedford's previous bill sought to tax Country Crossing, a Dothan-based gambling and country music venue, at a 7.5 percent rate for the first five years, while other Alabama casinos were to pay 20 percent.
"The more I've looked at the issue, the more I thought it was wrong to have different taxation rates," Bedford said.
Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley said the tax
break was a "desperate need" because his project, unlike some other
casinos, includes entertainment, which will lose money in the near-term.
But "we've got to pass some legislation. We'll give on this issue," Gilley said.
Of the 27 percent tax on gross revenue:
- 20 percent would go to state budgets, with about two-thirds of that money going to the Education Trust Fund and the rest going to the General Fund budget.
- 5 percent would go to counties that have no constitutional amendments allowing bingo.
- 2 percent would go to fund schools in counties where there is gambling, Bedford said.
Nonetheless, Emerson said that a handful of states levy taxes more than double those in Bedford's proposal.
"Bedford brags that a 27 percent tax rate is three times higher than Mississippi, Las Vegas or Atlantic City, but you have to remember, those three gambling jurisdictions have full-blown gambling and many more casinos, so it's a much broader tax base," Emerson said in an e-mail.
In addition to taxes on the casinos, Bedford's bill levies a 10 percent vendor tax on machine manufacturers.
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Mitt Romney echoed the feeling of many Americans after last week's Mideast violence when he said: "Sometimes it seems that we're at the mercy of events instead of shaping events."
He's correct: American influence in the Arab world has waned dramatically in the last four years. The reason: Both Republican and Democratic leaders pushed for democracy in the Mideast without understanding what it would bring.
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Christopher Cayer
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Employer: Connecticut Department of Agriculture
In the summer of 2012, Christopher Cayer worked as a marketing intern for the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. This job involved mailing farmers, updating the department website, tracking data for each farm, and entering grants into the company database. He even got the chance to help organize a booth at the Big E.
While working this internship, Christopher quickly realized how important it is to learn about a company from the bottom up if you want to be successful within it. It's one thing to work an internship, but it's another to go above and beyond the call of duty and absorb everything that is going on around you. He also learned the importance of deadlines, and working diligently in a timely manner. He stressed how important it is to complete assignments quickly, correctly and thoughtfully.
Having the opportunity to communicate with farmers helped Christopher become more familiar with customer relations. It also made him realize what he truly wants to do going forward. This internship opened up his eyes to life working in the field, and it taught him that he prefers this type of work environment over an office setting. He plans to own his own business one day, and the skills he gained during this internship will hopefully help him one day reach that goal.
Christopher's biggest piece of advice to other students looking to partake in an internship is to make sure you enter it with an open mind. "Do something you're not comfortable with and work outside your comfort zone. Work hard, learn as much as you can and make connections. This will help you grow in the future."
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During 12 selected years from 1933 to 1965, 337 patients were documented as having bacterial endocarditis at Boston City Hospital, 43 of them with 2 organisms and 10 with 3 in their blood, or heart valves, or both. Streptococcus viridans was the most frequent organism found and occurred in every year and Pneumococcus and Staphylococcus aureus in each year but one. The finding of Staph. aureus, gram-negative bacilli (not Salmonella or Shigella), Enterococcus, and Staph. epidermidis appeared to be related to extensive usage of antimicrobials and was predominantly nosocomial. Only two patients with Enterococcus and one in whom Staph. epidermidis was found were seen before 1947. Rheumatic valvular disease was present in more than two thirds of the patients with S. viridans or Staph. epidermidis but in only one third or less of those with other organisms. Staph. aureus, Enterococcus, and gram-negative bacilli more often affected patients over 60 and S. pyogenes and S. viridans, those under 40 years old.
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INWOOD - Inspired by his family's lineage of military service, Inwood resident Jerry Clemons grew up knowing that he would eventually be the next generation to wear the uniform.
An Inwood resident, Clemons, 73, is a career military man, serving a total of 22 years with the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army.
With four older brothers already in the military and a younger brother to later follow, Clemons followed family tradition and joined the Marine Corps in 1958, when he was 17.
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Jerry Clemons, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army veteran, proudly stands in uniform beside his daughter Loressah Clemons, who wears her uniform as part of the Shenandoah Valley Young Marines. Clemons' service is one of the motivating factors behind Loressah joining the SVYM.
"In my family you had no choice, no options. You knew you were going into the military. My brothers and myself absolutely had to, there was never a question. (Military service) goes further back than I know. My father was in WWII, my grandfather was in WWI and my mother's five brothers were all combat veterans," Clemons said.
Although Clemons never planed to make a career in the military, after his mandatory four years were over, he said the decision to stay with the Marine Corps was an easy one to make.
"I was enjoying what I was doing and was looking forward to whatever other possibilities that would be there. I knew that if I got out and went back home I had two choices: work in the paper mill or work in the foundry. They didn't inspire me an awful lot," he said.
Clemons was in field artillery with the Marine Corps from 1958 to 1969, traveling much of the United States and beyond, including Okinawa, Japan, and Vietnam. Clemons left the Marines in 1969 to spend more time with his wife and family, something that had been difficult because of his extensive travel in the military.
It was just less than a year after leaving the Marines that Clemons knew he had to rejoin the military.
"I got out for a year, and I knew civilian life in upstate New York was not what I wanted. By regulation, back then, it wasn't feasible to go back into the Marine Corps. They only gave you 24 hours to come back, so I decided to join the Army," Clemons said.
Clemons continued field artillery work with the Army from 1970 to 1981. After retiring, Clemons continued to serve the military through a position at the Department of Defense for 26 years. Clemons and his family moved to Inwood in 2009.
Following in her father's footsteps, Loressah Clemons shares her family's love of military and, at 14, joined the Shenandoah Valley Young Marines to help veterans and learn the characteristics that define her father: order, discipline, leadership and teamwork.
It is because of his military experience that when he first saw members of the Shenandoah Valley Young Marines assisting at a Veterans Day ceremony at the VA Medical Center in 2012, he saw an organization of which his daughter could be proud to be a part. She was eager to join.
"(I joined) both because of the family history and because as soon as he told me about it, I wanted to go down there and meet the people and get a pair of camos on and go for it," Loressah said.
While Loressah, now 15, is considering continuing the family military lineage and one day joining the Marine Corps, her ultimate goal is to be a part of either the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Central Intelligence Agency.
When looking at Loressah in her Shenandoah Valley Young Marine uniform, Clemons expresses obvious pride in her accomplishments and continuation of a family history with the military.
Clemons participates in the SVYM both as a dad and as a volunteer, helping whenever requested.
A special moment for father and daughter came when Loressah was made a lance corporal with the organization Oct. 5, the exact day her father became a lance corporal with the Marines in 1953. Their certificates of rank sit beside each other in a scrapbook Clemons keeps of Loressah's accomplishments with the SVYM.
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- Water, nutrition, alternate bearing, and aphids are among the front-burner issues for Arizona pecan growers striving to produce a high quality with good yields.
Aphids a 2014 threat?
Looking to next year's pecan-growing season, Kilby believes aphids will be a major insect problem in pecan orchards. He suggests scouting for the pests in May, and scout often, for the yellow pecan aphid and the black pecan aphid. An early aphid buildup is difficult to manage later on.
Evidence of aphids includes honeydew on the leaves and aphid excrement. Once found, Kilby says check the orchard more frequently, especially during the fall months when aphid populations can increase rapidly.
The grower should consider treatment when the black pecan aphid population threshold is two to three insects per leaf, and the yellow pecan aphid threshold climbs to 25-30 per leaf.
Honeydew plugs the stomata opening in the leaf, resulting in the tree's reduced photosynthetic ability. The end result can be reduced nut fill and quality. The damage is typically worse in the 'on year.'
Kilby says approved insecticides are effective against these aphids. If the pecans are targeted for export, Kilby says determine which products are acceptable in specific export markets.
Looking at this fall's pecan harvest, Kilby predicts an average Arizona pecan yield during this production 'on year' with about 2,000 pounds per acre of in-shell nuts. Statewide production could total 20 million pounds statewide.
Harvest began in September and should wrap up in February.
Nut quality should be very good in orchards 2,500-4,000 feet in elevation, and good quality pecans in low desert orchards.
Pecans are grown in southern Arizona in Cochise, Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties.
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Ric Federau (center), I-500 Board of Directors, accepted a check for $15,000 from Kewadin Casinos COO Tony Goetz (left) and Alan Bouschor, VP of Marketing (right) today as the group gears up for its 45th Annual I-500 race in Sault Ste. Marie. This is the 20th year Kewadin has sponsored the race.


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Towards a Sustainable Economic Future: Women and vocational education and training.
Australia's Vocational Education and Training (VET) system makes a significant contribution to the country's economic success. As the system charged with the responsibility to provide citizens with the employability skills and knowledge required by industry and the workforce, it is of significant importance to Australian women.
This report is based on research conducted for Security4Women (S4W) by WAVE that focuses on women and girls to identify priority areas and accommodate diverse perspectives and needs of women in VET, rather than generalize for all women. Since 2004, the approach to ensuring equity for women in the Australian VET system has been a mainstreaming strategy named as "integration with visibility". Although the number of women and girls studying in VET continues to increase, research demonstrates that the VET system is still not equitable, especially for disadvantaged women and girls. Nor does participation in VET lead to equitable employment outcomes for many women.
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