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Winners of the last 3 in this matchup by DD , South FL has not been competitive against the upper echelon teams , Pitt wins going away here .
Hokies , winners of 4 straight in this matchup , and 8 of last 10 , Miami seems to be in a free fall , lost to this same hokies team by 16 two weeks ago , dont see this changing today .
Winners of last 4 in this matchup , tough luck losers in recent road quest , they want this game bad .,i give them a very good chance for SU win
Why the line 7 ? thats what happens when you lose 5 in a row and 6 of last 7 ATS ,there is big value in this line , which i expect to go down by game time.
DUKE winners of last 2 in the matchup and 4 of last 5 , took care of their road woes with a nice win vs Clemson , ill take DUKE every time -1 in this matchup .
Trends--- Obama will be in attendence in support of Georgetown , its been a bad month for Obama , look for that trend to continue today .
the Monarchs are a more talented team than the Huskies, winners of 8 in a row and 9 of last 10
Northeastern coming off a tough offensive night vs Drexel , are going to find it much tougher against Old Dominion .
till the lines makers,, and public figure out how bad this Samford team is , take the gift ,
Bottom line Western Carolina ppg 76 Samford ppg 57
Western Carolina won on the road at louisville , why wouldn't they beat these bums easy ?
Too generous of points to pass up here ,Wisconsin beat purdue by 7 at home on 2 weeks ago , a game in which Wisconsin Jon Leuer broke his wrist ,,and played 38 minutes not knowing he broke his wrist he was 2--15 , 4 points , Wisconsin 3 guards put up 57 of the 73 points scored in the game , so there was a matchup problem defending these guys
Although Wisconsin is 1-33 in Mackey arena , the way Bo Jackson always seems to have his team in the game , i like the points here
Since we try to report all the facts , Wisconsin did lose last year at this same venue by 12 , but we will thrown that out , since it dont support my play
Underdog is 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
Anyone who reads my post knows i have a thing for this crappy ass Samford Team , last time i played against them with Nc greensboro , a team which has played much better competion but dont know how to win , and their record reflects that , Nc Greensboro had Samford beat , until there coach got a double techinical and ejected , then a minute later the Samford coach had a seizure , ,people thought he might be dying , and was carried out on the stretcher , it seemed like it changed the whole game .
The bottom line here is Appalachian State h... [More]
TEMPLE Owls 5-0 in atlantic 10 .....6 straight wins , winners of 13 out of last 14 games .
, TEMPLE 17-3 on a pretty tough schedule ,wins vs Siena , Seton Hall , Virginia Tech , Villanova , Xavier , also handed Rhode island Rams their only home loss of the year .
This is the best start in years for the Owls , it seems like Dunphy has this team completely focused ,the Owls have handled better teams then this Charlotte team , expect them to get their 7 straight win and go 6-0 in the conference vs the 49ers tonight ,
ST JOES has won this matchup the last three years on the road , at this venue, by 10 , 40 and 12, shouldnt be any different tonight with penn who are 1-12 on the year ,and with a depleted player rotation, due to injuries .
ST ,JOES 1-7 ATS on the road , but all tough comp ,their one win on the road was an 84-80 straight up win vs BC
If you look at all of Penns games, they have only snift this number of 5 twice , their one win on the season vs MD baltimore , and a 3 point overtime loss vs Delaware back in November .
PENNs last 4 home games have lost by 9 , 18 , 15 and 19 points
PENN 6-20-2 ATS in their last 28 home games.
With ST JOES coming off 2 straight wins , and beating a good DAYTON team last time out . look for their domination of this bad PENN team to continue .
if the Vikings can run the ball with Talyor and Peterson , i can see things opening up in the passing game for farve , and say what you want about narcissus Farve , you have to give him credit he's played really well ..... he' has a shot at pulling it all off and getting to the super bowl , i think he does it .
Vikings looked to be the most impresive of the two team last week, , they shut down a dallas team that in prior weeks hads really looked good offensively.
While the Saints played a Arizona team who couldn't tackle anyone at anytime ,
remember the first play of the game ,for Arizona , a simple run up the middle that went to the end zone and people are saying the New Orleans defense is good , how good are they really ? , things seem to change from week to week ,
Its been a tough playoffs to figure out , When kickers cant make 36 yd fieldgoals , Who will be the GOAT TODAY ? hate to go against Drew Brees, but Bret Farve will prevail today
The last time i posted a mistake line was against this same SAMFORD team when they hosted College of Charleston they were favored by 2-3 points they lost that game by 11 , they could have easily lost by 30 ,
This SAMFORD team is absloutley the worst division 1 team i have watched all year , and if you look at their record it will bare this out , all of thier wins have come against teams that are division 2 , and if their not , they probably should be , colleges that you wouldnt know if they had a basketball team .
I watched the Samford vs College of Charleston game , most of Samfords offensive sets consisited of the guard dribbling the ball with his back to the basket 45 feet away,stationary , and the rest of the team watching him , didnt seem like they had any set plays .
Now here is the head scratcher - on 12 / 5 / NC Greensboro smoked Samford 70 -43 at Samford now they are home and getting +1.5 and like the last time there will be people saying its too fishy , its a no play , hey do what you want , your giving the line makers and the betting public too much credit , they all F -up , most people are not looking at this game
Why could this line be like it is ? Samford has 8 wins on the season (all against division 2 like opponets ) and&nbs... [More]
Pitt the better shooting and defensive team in this matchup , after beating 3 very good teams on the road, will get their 8 straight win ,
It will be lights out, not white out for Louisville, as they will go down to their second Big East opponent within a week.
Two teams going in different directions in the SEC , Alabama winners of 4 out of last 5 coming off a tough 1 point loss vs Vandy, a game which every call went against them at the end , this team can play some defense , small but quick upfront , will not face a size mismatch here vs Arkansas .
, Alabama a perfect 4-0 on the road , two of the games were at neutral sites , the neutral site games were a wins vs Michigan , and a Baylor team that Trounced Arkansas 70-47 at this same venue ,
Arkansas not too stellar defensively, should give up between 70-80 points here , where the Tide has ability to play some defense , that will translate to a win here .
College of Charleston winners 3 straight games , and 4 of last 5 which includes their upset of North Carolina , their one loss in the last 5 games was a 3 point loss on the road to a pretty good W Michigan team who among their acomplishments , has beaten VCU by 16 , Northeastern by 15 ,and a competitive 6 point loss vs Temple .
College of Charleston 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 road games
SAMFORD 7 -8 on the season 6 -1 at home , But all SMOKE AND MIRRORS their 6 win home wins were against McNeese ST , Elon Univ , Springhill , Shorter ,Chicago state and (Tennessee Temple ) thats the name of a school not to be confused with those two names seperately .
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE NOTE OF ONE OF SAMFORDS HOME LOSES .......A 70-43 LOSS TO NC GREENSBORO TEAM WHO IS 3-11 ON THE YEAR , only beating (FURMAN ), AND (SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE )
College of Charleston seems like they have it going on now, and have progressed , and had the ability to actually beat a Team like North Carolina in OT , i went back and looked at the game , they won with lights out three point shooting , and a home crowd , and some luck , but the point is they had the abilty to do it, and are clearly the better tea... [More]
Thundering herd at 13-2 looking to go 3-0 in conference play
their two loses on the season , were on the road @ North Carolina , and @ Old Dominion , Marshall features a 7 foot freshman center who leads ncaab in blocked shots with 77 , in 15 games , marshall also should have a decisive advantage on the boards here ,
UCF 7-1 at home but really played nobody in their home wins , their one loss at home was a 10 point loss to the Jacksoville Dolphins ?
why try to beat what looks like the one of the most talented teams , with the best point guard in college basketball JOHN WALL .......
yes a state school , but boy is IOWA bad , if Tennessee State can hang with in this number, vs Vandy , and Alabama on the road , they should do it here against IOWA
While the PATS are not the team they have been in the past , they have what it take to beat the RAVENS in this one ..........the patriots are 8-0 at home , of their 10 wins 9 have been more than the number of 3.5 we see here , ,but would never ague against buying the hook or a ML Play if thats what you choose.
The RAVENS have taken a step back on the defensive side due to age and injury , and i think the patriots will exploit the weakness , since they know this team pretty well now .
While losing a player like Wes Welker is never good , i think Julian Edeleman , will do just fine , the weather will be in the low 20s with a 9 mile wind , Bradys played many games in this weather , and plays very well ,
The RAVENS on offense can be anemic at times , Flacko has been a killer all year , throwing picks at the worst times , also taking sacks that has taken them out of field goal range , he does this constantly , , you have to remember with Flacko , before the past two seasons , he was the Deleware QB playing against teams like Northeastern , who dont even have a football team anymore , its a pretty big jump , and it shows alot of times ,
My post of yesterday was 100% wrong , calling the JETS FRAUDS , the real FRAUDS were the BENGALS , what a Piss Ass performance that was , Most of my money was on DALLAS so i regret posting it as my bes... [More]
Rex Ryan's buffoonery , of talking about winning out , and that the JETS should be the favorite , I guess convinced the betting public ,, with this line
Its nonsense talk probably to convince himself, and his team , that they can actually win in the playoffs , and belong , this talk always comes back and bites you in the ass ., and people that talk like this, really know, they have no chance.
, In my opinion they really are not a playoff team , and have got to this point , with an easy backend of a schedule , and the fact that in their last two games , they were lucky enough to come up against teams that didnt try to win .
The fact is the JETS have really no offense , and Mark Sanchez , while he could make a few plays early in the season , as the season progressed, after talking a few hits , he's not making those plays anymore , the fact that it will be very cold and windy will not help maters for the california kid . who i think plays soft , at times
With the JETS not being able to throw the ball effectively, i think it will be easy for the bengals to concetrate on shutting them down on the ground
Bengals are not my favorite team ., but its been along time coming for Carson Parmer since being knocked out of that playoff game with Pittsburgh ,4 years ago , he ... [More]
in my mind the championship game already took place, when ALABAMA won 32 -13 defeating the FLORIDA GATORS who as last years national champions, came into the game winning 26 straight games .
shutting down a senior QB heisman winner Tim Tebow , and a team that average over 35 points a game to a mere 13 , should be an eye opener .
What would the line have been if Florida was playing Texas ? since florida was a 4.5 point favorite ,vs Alabama if they had beaten alabama by 32-13 , the line would have been 7 -10 , and there is no doubt in my mind if Florida was playing Texas , they would win easy ,
whats my point here ? i think there is great value taking ALABAMA - 4
Now GO back and look at the teams that Texas played , if ever there was a Cupcake schedule , they have to be a collection of the worst Defensive Teams , kansas , texas am , central florida , baylor, colorado , Oka State , the list goes on
When TEXAS played the only decent teams on their cupcake schedule , oklahoma and Nebraska they put up 16 and 13 points ,...... So what do you think Texas will put up on an ALABAMA defense , that is far superior to Oklahoma or Nebraska ?
TEXAS has been running the same plays in the passing game for two years now, wide receiver s... [More]
the browns coming into this game have won their last three games playing in winter elements , also remember the thursday night game of 12/10 defeating pittsburgh at home on a extremely cold and windy night ,
the Jaguars have lost their last three games ,
JAGUARS last 6 games dating back to 11/22.... 3 games were in florida , one in San Fran, one in a dome , and their lst game in New england the temp was 54 f
my opinion on the Jaguars , after watching them last week in New England the Jaguars didnt show up to play ,i think they Quit afer their loss to the Colts , the weather in New England was warm last sunday , and they still didnt want to hit or tackle , i cant imagine them playing hard in the conditions they will face today in cleveland .
link to weather report http://weather.msn.com/hourly.aspx?wealocations=wc:USOH0195&q=Cleveland%2c+OH+forecast:hourly&weap=0#day1
posted present line , i played this early at LSU +2,5 , game moving towards a pk or maybe even LSU fav by game time
PENN ST played two games this year of note being OHIO ST AND IOWA at home , and they lost both , other than that look at who they played ........teams like temple, akron , syracuse , eastern Illinois , VERY VERY WEAK ......while LSU battle tested with SEC comp schedule ,
LES MILES , has history of preparing his team well and winning these BOWL GAMES
ill keep going against the pac10 , Ohio state in past years have gone up against tougher opponents in these bowl games than OREGON , give them a better than even chance to win SU here so the + 4 is a nice bet to me .
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After a one-week break for bad behavior, Indie Roundup returns, refreshed and ready to sum up what's new and what's been happening in the independent film community.
Deals. Multiple deals have been made in the last two weeks, indieWIRE reports, notably involving higher-profile directors Catherine Breillat (Bluebeard, based on a classic fairy tale, will hit theaters next spring, courtesy of Strand Releasing) and Atom Egoyan (Chloe, starring Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried, due in the first half of 2010 through Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group). Of the latter, an erotic thriller, Monika Bartyzel wrote: "Chloe might not connect on a personal level, it does trap you into these lurid lives that flirt with every notion of bad behavior. I just wish they were characters I could love or hate, or simply feel for."Director Chris Smith may be lower-profile, but fans of American Movie and The Yes Men (me! me!) will be glad to know that his latest work, Collapse, will hit theaters and VOD simultanteously next month. Kevin Kelly posted an exclusive poster and provided release dates, as well as a tidbit about the doc. Also coming to theaters and VOD next month is suspense thriller Uncertainty, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins; indieWIRE has more details on that one.
Online Viewing. As practically the only film critic in America who liked Couples Retreat, I feel honor bound to tell you that one of its stars, Faizon Love, had a much better showcase for his talents in Tao of the Golden Mask, which he wrote and directed. It streams exclusively on Babelgum this month. And Ti West's Trigger Man is finally available at iTunes Movie store.
The Maid cleans up -- after the jump!
Indie Weekend Box Office. The little horror thriller that could continues to rack up box office bucks, averaging an amazing $25,813 per-screen at 760 theaters, according to Box Office Mojo, for a total of $19.6 million over the weekend. Paranormal Activity has earned $33 million so far in four weeks of release.
Among new, non-horror, but still lower-budgeted independent releases, The Maid (pictued) debuted in one theater to the tune of $17,036. The Spanish-language film is a "pitch-black Chilean comedy," Scott Foundas wrote in The Village Voice. "The Remains of the Day as reimagined by a budding Luis Buñuel, The Maid was co-written and directed by 30-year-old Sebastián Silva, who shot the film in the house where he grew up and based it, in part, on events from his childhood." Foundas also praised the lead performance by Catalina Saavedra as a long-time live-in maid who resists her employer's attempts to hire another maid to help her.
As my compadre Eric D. Snider noted in a recent Indie Spotlight, coming-of-age story An Education "was a huge hit at Sundance this year, with raves all around for its star (Carey Mulligan) and its director (Lone Scherfig)." In its second week of release, audiences are responding as well; the film drew $12,882 per-screen as it expanded into 15 theaters. The slow roll-out by Sony Pictures Classics continues in the coming weeks.
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ALBANY, Texas - A terrible crash killed two people on Highway 6, south of Albany, on Monday morning.
A Texas Department of Safety spokesperson said a Dodge Neon struck a vehicle that was yielding to a semi with a wide load. The neon then crashed into the on-coming semi. The car's fuel tank ruptured and caught on fire with the two victims inside.
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South Korean "early study abroad" students – namely those young people who exit South Korea for study prior to college – are literally changing the face of Korean diasporic communities across the U.S. and other English-speaking nations. Early study abroad is a rapidly escalating market in South Korea: a $550 million industry in the first quarter of 2004, doubling the 2002 figures. Remarkably, a recent South Korean survey revealed that if given the opportunity, 1 out of 4 parents would like to emigrate for their children's education. The conference will ask large questions about South Korea's particular globalization embrace, cosmopolitan desires, and education system; and about the changing face and social reality of Korean America with the arrival of these new immigrants. In doing so, the conference will take up both the macro-level context and consequences and the U.S. realities of this growing "immigrant" population.
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Stocks haven't been shy about smashing records lately, and the markets have gone right back to work to kick off the short week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) has hovered in the green all day and has risen to gains of more than 40 points as of 2:30 p.m. EST, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC ) breached the 4,000-point mark earlier in the trading session.
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Caterpillar grabs a raise
Bank of America handed out both a price target raise and an upgrade to Caterpillar today, boosting its opinion of the manufacturing leader's stock from neutral to buy. BofA's betting on Caterpillar's struggling power systems business to help its shares in 2014. Through the first nine months of 2013, Caterpillar's power systems branch has seen sales fall by roughly 10%.
That's far less than the massive drop the company's resource industries branch has suffered, however. With the mining industry still in decline, Caterpillar will have to hope one of its businesses manages to make up some ground next year. This stock has ranked dead last year to date among all of the Dow's 30 blue-chip picks. The manufacturing industry as a whole has declined, with the mining industry's collapse and the oversupply issues in some materials industries, making a rebound there seem a dicey proposition for Caterpillar next year.
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Peak sales estimates for the drug vary around the $400 million-$600 million mark. That's not enough to make simeprevir one of J&J's top drugs, but it's enough to add another solid piece to this company's outstanding and well-balanced pharmaceutical portfolio. Considering that Johnson & Johnson's drug business grew revenue by 10% in the third quarter, investors should be delighted by the ongoing success at the company's most successful division.
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It is said to be difficult to initiate and maintain longitudinal and programmatic investigations. That may be true, although in modern times it is possible to obtain funding for long-term studies of disorders that did not exist before 1980 (DSM-III),1 and that may not exist after 1993 (DSM-IV). Clearly, some progress is being made.How difficult it is to terminate longitudinal and programmatic research is seldom mentioned. Such a study can take on an identity of its own, hanging like an albatross around the neck of its aging investigator and occasionally depositing its by-products in the form of book chapters and meeting abstracts. Over time, investigations can become older than vampires, and investigators may begin to look for the scientific equivalent of a wooden stake.Unfortunately, at just that point, an eager postdoctoral fellow, a non-$ tenured collaborator, or an impe nious administrator will
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Cast & Team
Troy Rice
Driven. A little OCD. Bullish. A Lover.
"Them that don't know him won't like him, and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him." –Willie Nelson
A North Carolina-native, Troy is an entrepreneur and owner of IT company, SEE THE MATRIX. When Troy's not working or riding motorcycles on and off-road, he, his wife Patty and their two children can be found traveling all over the country in their motor-home.
Peru was Troy's first adventure out of the US. He'd like his next passport stamp to be from France.
"My children inspire me. When I see the world through their eyes, with such innocence, I work harder, so they can live more days with this innocence."
James Johnson, aka, "The Whiskey Priest"
Adventurous. Passionate. Loyal. A Wanderer. Intense.
Born in Nassau, Bahamas, James is an ordained pastor who is affectionately called "The Whiskey Priest". He is an entrepreneur, a closet writer, a spiritual director, and ironically, a former hair model.
James and his wife, Jennifer, love riding, traveling, and time with friends and their Chihuahua—Peanut Butter Johnson (yes, that's PB&J).
James started riding motorcycles when he was 9 and went to traffic court at age 11 for doing 60 mph on a sidewalk.
Having traveled extensively in Europe and Africa, James wants to journey soon to the French Polynesian Islands.
Laura Ellis
Fearless. Warm. Passionate. Excitement Seeker.
Currently Medical Director for medAge, Dr. Laura Ellis has spent time as a chemist, guest scientist for the CDC, and owner of a vein center.
Born in West Virginia and raised in Greensboro, NC, Laura now lives in Asheville, NC with her two teenage boys.
Laura strives for opportunities to push herself beyond her comfort zone—intellectually, physically, emotionally. Going fast on a motorcycle or in a car is her favorite speed.
China is on Laura's short list for her next adventure.
Brandon McDearis
Loyal. Worldy. Tough. Dedicated. Quiet.
Brandon is NBR's support driver and nutritionist, providing snacks, meal replacements, and water purification systems for the team.
The son of a Baptist preacher, Brandon works as a chef, nutritionist, freelance writer, and recipe developer. He's passionate about his work and is also an avid adventurer, mountain biker, hiker, and sprint triathlete. Living next door to Neale for three years, Brandon was inspired by Neale's philanthropic adventures. Recently, Brandon traveled the long way around the world, visiting five continents along the way.
After spending the summer working as an Executive Chef at a lodge in Alaska, Brandon will head to Antarctica as part of the US Antarctic Program.
Bill Conger
Intense. Competitive. Fast. Methodical.
A Driving Instructor at the BMW Performance Center, Bill was Neale's wing man on the adventure. In addition to training the cast on the BMW GS' stateside, Bill traveled to Peru with the team. An expert rider, he was instrumental in helping Neale get the cast safely across Peru in one piece.


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Krystyna Bortkiewicz (nee Brzezinska), of Clinton Township, formerly of Berkeley Heights, died on Dec. 7, 2012, at the age of 90.
She was the wife of the late Jan Bortkiewicz.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, she was a survivor of the Warsaw uprising during World War II. She lived in post-war Western Europe, later in London, England for several years, immigrated to Canada and then the United States.
Krystyna worked at Bell Laboratories facilities in Murray Hill, until her retirement.
She is survived by her two children, Inez Kowalski and Feliks Bortkiewicz; and her beloved four grandchildren, Alena Bortkiewicz, Alex Bortkiewicz, Adam Kowalski and Celina Kowalski.
All services will be held privately and at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Hunterdon Humane Animal Shelter, 576 Stamets Rd., Milford, NJ 08848.


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Johnson & Wales Continues BPA ScholarshipsFriday, October 1, 2010, 11:28 am
Johnson & Wales University is continuing to provide scholarships to BPA state conference winners in Global Marketing Team, Web Site Development Team, Visual Basic Programming, and Entrepreneurship. Scholarships will be awarded to the 1st place, $1,000, 2nd place, $750, and 3rd place, $500, winners in each event. These tuition scholarships may be applied to any full-time day school program offered at Johnson & Wales and are automatically renewable each academic year, up to four years of continuous enrollment, as long as the recipient maintains satisfactory academic progress. To learn more about the programs and campuses of Johnson & Wales University, please visit their web site at: www.jwu.edu.
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This philosophy focuses on getting along in this world and getting used to change. Change is the central reality of life.
This movement emphasizes individualism, emotions, and nature. Child centered where children are good and their natural development is a good thing.
This type of environment is most conducive to human beings growth. Students should be taught to be this way instead of passive and submissive.
Scientific Method
Dewey considers this the most reliable kind of knowledge. We must teach the way students learn the best and not all children are alike.
Ultimately we all want one thing...to survive. The reality of life is change and students must learn to think, solve problems, and adapt to changing situations.
Dewey responded negatively to this. This polarized wealth, disempowered working class people, and undermined democratic ideals.
Focused on testing ideas in the real world. Dewey tested these ideas at the Univ. of Chicago in a lab school.
Topics of Interest
Dewey believed the curriculum should be organized around these and students would still learn everything they need to know.
One of the central concepts of this philosophy is the interconnectedness of all knowledge.


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Pentagon Bulks Up 'Bunker Buster' Bomb to Combat Iran
U.S. Upgrades Weapon to Penetrate Key Nuclear Site; Push to Persuade Israelis
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has redesigned its biggest "bunker buster" bomb with more advanced features intended to enable it to destroy Iran's most heavily fortified and defended nuclear site.
U.S. officials see development of the weapon as critical to convincing Israel that the U.S. has the ability to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb if diplomacy fails, and also that Israel's military can't do that on its own.
Several times in recent weeks, American officials, seeking to demonstrate U.S. capabilities, showed Israeli military and civilian leaders secret Air Force video of an earlier version of the bomb hitting its target in high-altitude testing, and explained what had been done to improve it, according to diplomats who were present.
In the video, the weapon can be seen penetrating the ground within inches of its target, followed by a large underground detonation, according to people who have seen the footage.
The newest version of what is the Pentagon's largest conventional bomb, the 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, has adjusted fuses to maximize its burrowing power, upgraded guidance systems to improve its precision and high-tech equipment intended to allow it to evade Iranian air defenses in order to reach and destroy the Fordow nuclear enrichment complex, which is buried under a mountain near the Iranian city of Qom. The upgraded MOP designed for Fordow hasn't been dropped from a plane yet.
The improvements are meant to address U.S. and Israeli concerns that Fordow couldn't be destroyed from the air. Overcoming that obstacle could also give the West more leverage in diplomatic efforts to convince Iran to curtail its nuclear program.
"Hopefully we never have to use it," said a senior U.S. official familiar with the development of the new version. "But if we had to, it would work."
Fordow has long been thought to be a target that would be difficult if not impossible for the U.S. to destroy with conventional weapons. In January 2012, U.S. officials disclosed they didn't think their largest bomb could penetrate to the centrifuges within the complex, where Iran refines fuel it maintains is intended for civilian use but the U.S. and its allies believe is destined for a nuclear-weapons program.
At the time, the Pentagon had spent about $330 million to develop about 20 of the bombs, and sought additional funding to make them more effective. That money came through; so far, the Defense Department has now spent more than $400 million on the bombs, which are built by Boeing Co. BA 0.94 % , according to government officials.
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Iran's nuclear sites are so well fortified that Israel's military alone can't deliver what a U.S. official called "a knockout blow." Even if Israel were able to obtain its own MOP—and U.S. officials said they haven't offered it to its ally—U.S. officials said Israel doesn't have stealth aircraft capable of carrying the bomb to its target deep inside Iran.
U.S. officials said they believe the enhanced U.S. bunker-busting capability decreases the chances that Israel will launch a unilateral bombing campaign against Iran this year and possibly next year, buying more time for the Obama administration to pursue diplomacy after Iran holds elections in June. Israeli officials declined to comment. Israeli officials maintain they reserve the right to attack Iran.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other senior American officials have told their Israeli counterparts in recent weeks that the Obama administration will look more closely at military options to deal with Iran's nuclear program after assessing the impact of those elections on Tehran's intentions.
The White House wants to find a diplomatic solution but hasn't ruled out military action. In part to increase pressure on Tehran, both President Barack Obama and Mr. Hagel have used recent visits to Israel to stress Israel's right to decide for itself whether to strike Iran.
Pentagon press secretary George Little declined to comment on the changes made to the MOP or the contents of Mr. Hagel's meetings with Israeli officials.
The changes made to the MOP reflect a close U.S. analysis of what it would take to destroy Fordow. On the bomb itself, the detonator fuse has been adjusted specifically to withstand impact with layers of granite and steel that encase the nuclear facility, officials said.
The newest version is also designed to operate in "contested environments." It is equipped with capabilities designed to counter Iran's air defenses and keep the bomb on target if the Iranians try to knock it off course. Iran has invested heavily in recent years in air defenses and electronic warfare.
Officials said they believe the enhanced bomb would be even more effective against North Korea's nuclear bunkers, which the U.S. thinks aren't as heavily fortified as Iran's.
The new version of the weapon also includes changes to the guidance system to improve precision. U.S. officials say precision is important because, if the U.S. decides to strike Iran, the Air Force may need to drop more than one MOP on the exact same spot to thoroughly destroy Fordow.
The idea is to create a crater with the first strike and then send other bombs through the same hole to reach greater depths.
Israeli officials remain skeptical that the Obama administration is prepared to strike Fordow and other nuclear sites, according to current and former U.S. and Israeli officials. That skepticism, officials say, has fueled calls within Israel's government for a unilateral strike on Iran, even if Israel is capable of only setting back the nuclear program by a couple of years.
Israel still thinks its Air Force can do substantial damage to Fordow, according to Israeli and U.S. officials. U.S. intelligence agencies concur with that assessment. Mr. Hagel, during a visit to Israel last week, announced steps to supplement Israel's military capabilities, though it is unclear how soon the new weapons systems and aircraft will arrive.
U.S. officials see Iran's June vote as a critical test of whether the current Obama administration approach—using economic sanctions to try to shape Iranian public sentiment and bring the country's hard-liners to the negotiating table—is having the desired effect.
U.S. officials said the U.S. and Israel have reached an understanding that they will assess the intentions of Iran's leaders after the election, and then, barring progress on the diplomatic track, shift to a detailed discussion of military options.
U.S. officials said the elections won't trigger an automatic shift from the diplomatic to the military track but would be a critical juncture in American and Israeli deliberations.
"The election is a milestone to determine whether or not Iranian intentions will shift," a senior U.S. official said. The official said the review would take "some time" but declined to say how many months the U.S. and Israel have agreed to wait.
White House National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden declined to discuss private U.S.-Israeli deliberations but said "the United States and Israel coordinate very closely on the issue of Iran."
"We are committed to trying to resolve concerns about Iran's nuclear program diplomatically. But, as President Obama has made clear: the U.S. will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. The onus is on Iran and it knows that time is not unlimited," she said.
U.S. and Israeli officials say they believe that Iran has stayed below an enrichment threshold set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a bid to avoid a conflict with the West going into the elections.
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'No Strings Attached,' 'Aftershock' among screeners
TOKYO — The Okinawa International Movie Festival has unveiled the line-up for its third edition, skedded to unspool March 18-27 in Naha, Okinawa.
The creation of Yoshimoto Kogyo, the Osaka-based talent shop whose specialty is comedy, the fest has two main competition sections — Laugh (laffers) and Peace (non-laffers), each with a Grand Prix decided by aud vote and a judge's prize awarded by five yet-to-be- announced jurors.
Three of the 25 films in the competition are directed by Yoshimoto funnymen and seven have been produced in collaboration with Yoshimoto and TV stations.
But the competition will also screen 15 titles from abroad, including the World Premiere of the Ivan Reitman laffer "No Strings Attached,"
starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, and Feng Xiaogang's "Aftershock," a disaster epic that beat "Avatar" at the Chinese box office.
Opening the 2011 festival is the new comedy "Manzai Gang," by Hiroshi Shinagawa, director of the 2009 hit gangbanger dramady "Drop," as well as a Yoshimoto talent.
To stimulate regional production, the festival has launched two new programs for this year's edition. One, the Local Origination Project, consists of seven films made in cooperation with Yoshimoto and seven localities around Japan, from Niigata to Okinawa. Though the stars may be from the Yoshimoto roster, many locals also appear on screen.
Another is the Yoshimoto-sponsored Jimot Commercial Competition, which solicited ideas for TV ads from regions around Japan with the aim of publicizing local products and attractions.
Out of 565 ideas submitted 10 have been made into ads for the competition. The winner gets 470,000 yen ($5,652), as well as an airing on terrestrial TV.
To attract business types as well as film fans (a total of 380,000 last year), the festival, in cooperation with Yoshimoto and Creative Artists Agency (CAA), is launching the Okinawa Contents Bazaar.
As Yoshimoto Entertainment CEO Yorihiro Aki explained, the idea is to "create a new model for international co-production" for television entertainment programming. Instead of simply selling formats of Japanese shows to foreign buyers, Yoshimoto and its U.S. partners, including Reveille and Notional, are developing show concepts they hope will appeal to both Japanese and U.S. audiences and then produce them in English and Japanese versions.
Two sample shows that were products of last year's co-production symposium — "The Last Square" and "Amerika o Warawasero" (Make America Laugh) — have already been made and aired. Yoshimoto hopes to generate more such co-produced shows from this year's Bazaar.


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This holiday season is the last for Tennessee residents to buy items on Amazon without having to pay state and local sales taxes. Bill Fox, a UT economist and widely recognized expert on e-commerce's impact on sales taxes, was featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press where he said said the new tax law "doesn't solve the broader issue of the inability to collect tax on remote commerce." Read the story here.
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Amazon starts collecting Tennessee sales tax January 1


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federal system
System of Government where the national government and state governments share power, derive all authority from the people, and the powers of government are specified in a constitution.
progressive federalism
Movement that gives state officials significant leeway in acting on issues normally considered national in scope, such as the environment and consumer protection.
A concept that allows the national government to override state or local actions in certain areas.
block grant
A large grant given to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines.


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You are hereIJP Scenery Libraries Updated
IJP Scenery Libraries Updated
To go with some sceneries that I hope to release within the next couple of days, I have uploaded a new version of my FSX object libraries to the site.
The major changes are that some of the bomb dumps now have bombs in, I've added the DLW object libraries (most of which I didn't actually make myself, I bought them...) and I've added the Austin Tilly (which I did make myself and boy can you tell!)
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Zephyrs Manager Edwin Rodriguez has been named to Jose Oquendo's World Team coaching staff for the Futures Game during Major League Baseball's All-Star Weekend in St. Louis on July 12.
In his first year with the Zephyrs, Rodriguez has a 34-38 record at the halfway mark of the 2009 season. In nine previous seasons as a minor league manager, Rodriguez compiled a record of 335-330, including leading Hudson Valley to the New York-Penn League championship in 1999, his first season.
Rodriguez will join Luis Pujols of Class AA Corpus Christi (Astros), Mako Oliveras of Class AA Binghamton (Mets), Charlie Montoyo of Class AAA Durham (Rays) and Ever Magallanes of Class AA Birmingham (White Sox) on the World Team staff. Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will lead the U.S. Team.
The game will take place at 1 Sunday, July 12 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2. It is the first of three days of events culminating in the 80th All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14.


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When I first saw this article,
How to Get Flat Abs, Have Amazing Sex and Rule the World in 8 Easy Steps,
by Kate Bartolotta getting shared around social media, I was surprised. It's not often that you see an article with a title like that getting play, unless it's in one of those "sponsored post" boxes. But I saw more and more people sharing it, and I decided to click. After reading it I couldn't believe the positive reaction I'd seen it get on social media. I was even more flabbergasted when I read some of the comments about how "insightful" and "thought provoking" this article was. At present, it has over half a million likes and hundreds of thousands of shares. Clearly, it had struck a chord.
But why? I could not fathom how this was being hailed as a great piece of writing, or somehow introspective. As I thought further, the article, and more importantly, the ecstatic reception that met it, really shine a light on Western society, and the state of journalism. To be fair, I think the article was well intention-ed and positive in its own way, but its trite steps to self help rang hollow to me.
The article starts off with some threadbare complaints about how society has become superficial, yearning only for washboard abs and better sex. While a legitimate complaint, it's one that's so old and tired that it's ceased to be compelling. After an opening like that, you can expect a call to some "higher level" understanding or experience, and of course, the article delivers in the next few paragraphs:
"If you can read this, your life is pretty awesome…
Life might bump and bruise us, it may not always go the way we plan and I know I get frustrated with mine, but here's the thing: You are alive.
Because you are alive, everything is possible."
After reading that, I knew that I could expect the tried and true positive psychology of nearly all vacuous self help programs. It starts with a sense of limitless possibility. Of course this is good, I can't argue against this state of mind. But beginning with this premise gets the euphoric juices flowing. "Yay, I can do anything," you say. "If only someone could just show me how!" And of course the steps to changing yourself and living a wonderful happily ever after appear from the person that promises you the possible.
Step number one is called "Stop believing your bullshit." It admonishes the reader:
"All that stuff you tell yourself about how you are a commitment phobe or a coward or lazy or not creative or unlucky? Stop it. It's bullshit, and deep down you know it… somewhere along the line we tacked on those ideas about who we are that buried that essential brilliant, childlike sense of wonder."
On the surface, it all seems so good. Who could not want to discover their child-like sense of wonder? That would be just mean! And therein lies the fallacious heart of this article. It's about nothing more than unsupported good feelings. It's like an enormous sugary drink for your ego. For a few minutes, it feels good, you get a rush. It all makes sense, yeah, I should feel good about myself! But the developed, inquisitive, human mind will always be left wanting from this egotistical nonsense. Because underneath it, there is nothing. Emptiness.
"Philosophies" like these are popular because they require nothing of the reader, or receiver of their wisdom. They tell us that we can be anything, but that we are nothing bad! But the truth is, some of us are commitment-phobes, or lazy, or even uncreative. Yes, it's true, some of you are not creative. I know that doesn't square with a worldview where everyone can be everything (unless it's bad), but I can assure you it's true. What's more, we all have some of these vices from time to time. It doesn't make us bad people per-se, but it would be oblivious to deny that we all have bad qualities, to a greater or lesser extent. It's incredibly narcissistic and self-centered to think that we can just will ourselves into a better state of mind to fix ourselves. Later in the article, the author suggests: "Don't take things personally. Most of the time, other people's choices and attitudes have absolutely nothing to do with you. Unless you've been behaving like a jerk, in which case…" This is narcissistic gibberish at its worst. It suggests that negative feedback from others couldn't have anything to do with you. You can be pretty sure though that a philosophy like the one espoused in the article would have you take all credit for positive feedback, because you're so great! To be fair, she does add the cheeky addendum of "unless you've been behaving like a jerk," but the flip way it's presented tells the reader that his own poor behavior is unlikely to be the cause of negative feedback
I realized that advice like this resonates with a culture that really came into its own in Western society in only the past generation or so. It is the belief that everyone is special, and that everyone can be anything they want to be if they work hard and believe in themselves. While this is a nice belief, experience proves it to be utterly false. Not everyone is good at everything. Not everyone is as smart as everyone else. There is inequality in this world, but we deal with it in the wrong way. If your child comes home upset because he slapped together his project and lost the science fair to some kid whose dad works at a National Lab, how would you react? Should you tell your kid that he wasn't lazy, even though he did his project in the last 3 hours before it was due? Maybe you should tell him he was at a disadvantage because the other kid had a leg up with the rocket scientist dad. Heck, maybe you should call the school and complain! That's the kind of reaction this outlook on life invites. But wouldn't it be more reasonable to confront your kid on his laziness, find out why he waited? Perhaps he could even learn from the winner, or even tap his expertise for the next project. That would be proactive. That would be progress.
And that's the real failing of vapid "wisdom" pieces like this. They exhort us to do nothing but love ourselves for who we are, and ignore our bad qualities, or deficiencies, because they don't exist! It may feel good for a while, but deep down, you know you have shortcomings. And that's ok. In fact it's so much more respectable and emotionally developed to recognize and work to improve those shortcomings, than to retreat into that "childlike sense of wonder."
Many of us are afflicted with a yearning for childhood. Our memories of those halcyon days are burnished by time into glowing bronze jewels of times long lost. It's certainly enjoyable to look back on them and reminisce. I know I do it quite often. But there is a reason we are no longer children. Children are not self-aware. That's why they need adults to make sure they don't run into the street or use the toaster as a bath toy. We can't all be children, all the time, as fun as that might sound. Articles like this are really saying it's ok to be oblivious. Becoming self-aware is an amazing experience. You will realize your great potential, but you will also realize your shortcomings and faults. I think that's an integral part of being human, and more importantly, being a better human. You might stay happy if you tell yourself that you can do anything, and that all these faults are just in your head. But you'll stay a happy child. I for one would rather eat at the big kid's table. Yes, it' difficult at first to reckon with your faults, and you never truly finish, but that's part of being human. This positive psychology rubbish robs you of the very essence of humanity: growing, changing, becoming better than you once were.
And that's why articles and "self-help" programs like this are so popular: they're easy. You can just keep chugging right along, doing what you're doing, but just change your outlook, and everything will be fine! Wouldn't you like a fitness program that was so easy? It's no coincidence that some of the most popular diet programs remember to tell you that you can keep eating cake and other packaged detritus. However, experience tells another story. I've never met anyone with an amazing physique who didn't work his ass off. I've never met a very learned person who didn't work his ass off. And I've certainly never met an honorable, self-aware person who didn't work his ass off. "By their fruits you will know them." It takes work to attain things of value. There is no way around this. As a side note, I've known plenty of people who attained enormous amounts of wealth without lifting a finger. This should give you an idea of the true value of money alone. If happiness, as so many philosophers have said, is the summum bonum, the ultimate good, then it follows that it should be the most work to attain. Consequently, any philosophy that tells you it's easy to be happy, should arouse suspicion.
Articles like this are actually guides on how to hamstring yourself and hold yourself back, while masquerading as the key to taking the next step and becoming whatever you want. It even butchers what should be good advice, to practice gratitude: "Gratitude is the most basic way to connect with that sense of being an integral part of the vastness of the universe; as I mentioned with looking up at the stars, it's that sense of wonder and humility, contrasted with celebrating our connection to all of life." That sentence says nothing. It is meaningless. In fact, it is a perfect summation of this broken philosophy. It is composed of parts that sound nice: "humility, wonder, universe," but there is just nothing there. It saddens me to see an article like this attain the popularity it has, because it is so intellectually and morally bankrupt. Worse, it's dishonest. Happiness is not simply a state of mind. Real happiness, is a lot of work. The Greeks called it eudaimonia, which translates as happiness, but also, and perhaps more correctly, as "human flourishing." So if you tell yourself you're great, and that everything is great, you might feel something you can slap the label of "happiness" on. You can chug the energy drink, and feel the little rush. But you won't be flourishing. In fact you hamper your flourishing by thinking like that. Real happiness requires work. It requires introspection, and most of all honesty. Honesty about what's good and what's bad in you, and the world outside of you. Happiness is truth, and you'll only find that by digging.


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Focus for the 5th edition of this conference cycle: "Border cultures, Multi-Culturalism, Diasporas and Cosmopolitanism"
Deadline for abstract Submissions: 15. March, 2008
Conference Languages: English, Castilian, German, French and Nahuatl
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The primary focus of this inclusive and interdisciplinary annual conference organized by Enkidu Magazine and the International Society for Cultural History and Cultural Studies (CHiCS) in Mexico City is to interrogate storytelling, memories and identity constructions from a wide range of perspectives, and in their manifold cultural and social manifestations.
The fifth edition of this conference cycle, which will take place in July 2008, will have a special focus on "Border Cultures, Multi-Culturalism, Diasporas and Cosmopolitanism". Papers representing interpretative approaches in the humanities and social sciences, as well as papers addressing creative historical and political memory, remembering and forgetting of the past, as well as translations between cultures and re-negotiations and re-constructions of cultural identities in one one way or another are particularly welcome. However, also in 2008 the conference will follow a similar model as in previous years with a large number of thematic sessions addressing several different issues.
Papers are welcomed on virtually all related topics and themes, independently of time period and space. Also papers of comparative phenomena will be considered. Interdisciplinary perspectives are encouraged. The conference aims at bringing together academics working in all relevant disciplines as well as activists, artists and other professionals, and promoting innovative multidisciplinary and multicultural exchange and dialogue.
"Border cultures, Multi-Culturalism, Diasporas and Cosmopolitanism" continues the tradition established by the previous held events in this conference cycle which has developed into an annual academic tradition in Mexico City, bringing together participants from all over the world to share and exchange their research, experiences and ideas in a truly multicultural, multilingual and interdisciplinary academic environment: Masculinities: New Perspectives (2004), Competing Diversities (2005), Testimonial Texts: Stories, Lives and Memories (2006) and Identities in Transition (2007).
UNESCO has proclaimed 2008 as International Year of Languages and linguistic diversity and coexistence will be a common theme of many academic, cultural and artistic activities organised by Enkidu Magazine throughout the year in Mexico City. Also during the Summer Conference, there will be a stream of panel sessions addressing a wide range of issues related to linguistic diversity and the role of local and indigenous languages in colonial and post-colonial societies.
2008 is also the 30th anniversary of Mexico City Gay Pride Parede (which will take place during the weekend before the conference) and therefore another stream of panel sessions, will be dedicated to the History of Sexual Minorities Activisms in Mexico and abroad.
The program will be organised in a large number of special thematic sessions and subconferences covering a highly diverse series of themes extending from "Conquest and Political Memory in late colonial Nahuatl texts from Central Mexico", "Migrations and Diasporas: Displacement Heritage, Global Spaces and Cultural Memories", "Imaginary Homelands", "'Memory' and 'Nostalgia' in cultural texts" to "Cyber-identities in movement" and "Slave Narratives from the Archives of the Spanish Inquisition".
We welcome submissions from all branches of the social sciences, humanities, as well as the arts.
Interpretations of the conference themes ranging from the predictable to the surprising are encouraged.
Graduate students are encouraged to participate.
500 word abstracts should be submitted to the organising committee in English, Castilian, German or French by 28th of February 2007. The conference languages will be English and Castilian.
CHICS' academic conferences are characterized by traditional paper presentations in panel sessions with three speakers each, followed by lively exchange, dialogue and interaction between speakers and audience in many small groups, workshops and seminars rather than by formal plenary sessions. Our conferences provide a forum for diverse voices from all over the world, to come together and make connections across linguistic, cultural and academic barriers.
The conference sessions will be conducted in Castillian and English. Some sessions will be bilingual and conducted in both languages with interpreters. Other sessions will be conducted in one of the two conference languages, and the session moderator will give summaries of the paper in the other language. Many sessions will be conducted with interpreters for sign language (on request).
Among the themes of interest are the following:
- Narrative and Linguistics
- Linguistic borders and translation
- Narrative and Myth
- Storytelling in rituals, customs, and fetishism.
- Storytelling and Visual/Performing Arts and Music
- Oral Tradition and Contemporary Chronicle
- Postmodernity and its narratives
- Voice and reflexivity in oral and written texts
- Colonial and Postcolonial Narratives
- Globalization and indigenous cultures
- Story, Dialogue and Discourse
- Memory and truth-telling
- Testimonial Narratives
- Memory and Written Record
- Text, Context and Intertext in Storytelling and Performance
- Children's Stories- Language, Authority and Silence
Interdisciplinary perspectives are especially welcome since all these topics in themselves stretch across several disciplines: history, literary studies, linguistics, psychology, political sciences, pedagogy, ethnology, anthropology, sociology...
* Paper and panel proposals
500 word abstracts should be submitted to the organising committee in English, Castilian, German or French by 15. March 2008. The conference languages will be English and Castilian.
Papers should be of approximately 20 - 30 minutes duration (circa 8 - 10 pages). Other forms of presentation, for instance workshops, panel debates and poster sessions will be considered on request.
* Proposals for panel sessions
Typically, a panel of academic papers should include 3 (maximum 4) speakers and 1 moderator (session chair). Each session will last for 2 hours allowing for 30 minutes for each speaker and a further 30 minutes for questions and discussion.
Proposers should submit:
(1) Session title and a session intro (ca 100 words),
(2) Paper titles,
(3) Abstracts for each paper (500 words),
(4) Short biography for each participant and the panel chair (ca 100-150 words),
(5) Institutional affiliation and address for each participant,
(6) Audio-visual and other technical requirements.
If you would like to propose a panel session, and want assistance in finding speakers and/or a session chair, we can publish a call for papers for your panel session on the conference web site and distribute it in our newsletter. If you have an idea for a thematic panel session and would like us to publish a call for papers on the conference website, please send us a proposal by e-mail to email@example.com
* Proposals for individual papers
Abstracts are to be submitted by 15. March, 2008, along with the presenter's name, short bio, address, telephone, email, and institutional affiliation. It is recommended to use the form here, when submitting an abstract:
However, abstracts will also be accepted as e-mail attachments to email@example.com correspondence for this conference will be conducted via email. You will be notified by 23. March, 2008 whether your proposal has been accepted or rejected.
* Disabled Participants
We are pleased to announce that printed conference materials that will be distributed during the conference, also will be available in large print or Braille on request. If you require sign language interpretation during your session, or you would like to distribute handouts or other materials in Braille during your presentation, please indicate this in the registration form.
Registration Form for Participants with disabilities
Participants with disabilities are recommended to fill in this form if they require any special support or assistance during the event or during social and cultural activities before or during the conference:
We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted within few days. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to resend your abstract and resubmit your registration form, and if possible, suggest an alternative e-mail address. In particular delegates using hotmail or yahoo accounts to receive conference related e-mails often experience problems receiving conference information by e-mail.
E-mails from the conference organisers are often delivered to your spam folder and not to your inbox, unless you remember to add the following e-mail addresses: email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com to your safe-list. The first address is the general e-mail address of Enkidu Magazine and will be used to send conference newsletters and general information. The second, is the e-mail address of the academic coordinator of the conference and will be used for individual communication with delegates.
Artists are welcome to suggest exhibitions and displays of art during the conference.
Organisations, universities and publishers are welcome to sign up for information stands at the conference center.
The following information is required by artists, publishers and other exhibitors during the conference:
1) Technical Description of the information stand or artwork with indications of technical requirements for their presentation, the size and extension of the individual artworks to be presented.
2) Estimated Insurance value of the artworks
3) One image of a representative sample of artistic work from the exhibitions can be sent by e-mail to the conference organizers in the format tiff or jpg.
4) Curriculum Vitae of artist (or organisation).
5) Description of Exhibition (300 - 500 words).
6) Short bio of artist (or organisation).
The academic sessions with formal paper presentations will take place between 3. July and 7. July, 2008. In the 2 weeks before the conference, we will organise a number of cultural and social activities for conference delegates and we hope that many international delegates will consider arriving in Mexico City some days before the conference and participate in these activities, which will include a guided tour to Teotihuacan, a city walk through colonial and Aztec Mexico City, and an exploration of the floating gardens of Xochimilco.
In addition conference delegates with name badges will be given discounts and sometimes free access to various theatre plays, concerts, film screenings and other events before and during the conference. The final program for the cultural and social pre-conference activities will be published on the conference web site in September 2008 and will be announced also in the conference newsletter, which will be distributed by e-mail in the months before the conference.
* REGISTRATION FEE for "Border cultures, Multi-Culturalism, Diasporas and Cosmopolitanism":
Payment received via PayPal or bank transfer in advance (Payments completed before 1. April 2008):
- Waged delegates (speakers): 125 USD/1300 MXP
- Students and unwaged delegates (speakers): 80 USD/882 MXP
- Observer Participant (Listener): 70 USD/782 MXP
Payment in cash, payment on location, and payments completed after 1. April 2008:
- Waged delegates (speakers): 175 USD/1750 MXP
- Students and unwaged delegates (speakers): 100 USD/1082 MXP
- Observer Participant (Listener): 70 USD/782 MXP
Enkidu and the participating organisations will not be able to provide travel support for conference delegates. It is therefore strongly recommended to apply for a scholarship or a grant from other sources.
For international participants we recommend using PayPal for the payment. PayPal is an account-based system that lets anyone with an email address securely send and receive online payments using their credit card or bank account. PayPal accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express, thus expanding your payment options. First time PayPal users will need to set up a PayPal account. Instructions for paying the registration fee through PayPal are found on the conference web site at: http://enkidumagazine.com/eventos/identities07/payment.htm
Upon completion of payment, PayPal will email a receipt to both the conference organisers and yourself. The receipt will state that you have paid "Registration Fee for "AIDS in CULTURE IV" and the amount transferred. If you need any further documentation about the registration fee to attach to grant applications or your visa application, please send an e-mail to the conference organisers indicating the requirements of your institution and which information the receipt should contain.
If you have any questions about using PayPal, or you prefer other forms of payment, please contact José Ivan at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also visit the PayPal homepage for more information about this payment system: https://www.paypal.com/


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Ted Williams Signed Jersey Collection (4)
Starting Bid - $800.00, Sold For - $7,637.50
Collection of four replica Ted Williams 1939 Boston Red Sox jerseys, each signed by Williams across the front in blue Sharpie. All of the jerseys were produced to exact specifications by Mitchell & Ness and bear both the company tag in the collar and a "Cooperstown Collection" label on the left front tail. Two of the four signed jerseys are special limited-edition "Stat" jerseys, which in addition to being signed also feature Williams' career highlights stitched in black on the right front tail. These jerseys are numbered "67/334" and "68/334," respectively. Both of the limited-edition signed jerseys are accompanied by COAs from Green Diamond Sports, Williams' personal marketing company. The signatures all grade "9" and the jerseys are all in Mint condition. From the Barry Halper Collection. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Total: 4 jerseys. Reserve $800. Estimate $1,500/2,500. SOLD FOR $7,637.50
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