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INDIAN LAND Indian Land High School senior defensive end-tight end Dimitri Anthony is in his third year with the Warriors' football program, but he senses a certain newness this season.
Anthony, a second-year starter for the Warriors, calls it a "new vibe."
"Last year, we had the talent, but didn't show it," said Anthony, a 6-0, 210-pounder. "This year, we have the talent and it's showing."
The Warriors, at 2-0 after home wins over Class A foes Buford and Blacksburg, have made a solid opening statement.
KERSHAW Coach Meg Faile has solid hopes for the 2009 Andrew Jackson High School volleyball team.
"I'm expecting a successful season and making the playoffs," Faile said.
Faile's AJ volleyball staff includes Major John Verdugo, who is handling the Vols' conditioning and skills, along with new junior varsity volleyball coach Danielle Kuras.
"I feel with a focus on conditioning and working on our basic skills, this can only be a boost for us and help us as the season goes on," Faile said.
The Lancaster High School golf team is only in its second season, but the Lady Bruins have already posted more wins than they registered last fall.
The LHS girls, led by coach Joe McCain, are 4-1 on the season following a second win over Class AAAA foe Hartsville High School this fall.
The Lady Bruins played five matches last season and compiled a 3-2 record.
"We're playing more matches this year, but it's good to see that we've already won more than we did last season," McCain said.
A.R. Rucker charged back from a 6-0 deficit to post a historic 14-6 football win over Lancaster area middle school rival South on Thursday at Lancaster Memorial Stadium.
Down 6-0, the Rams rallied just before the half after a Jerrell White interception.
Following the first of two Rams' picks, Quinshun Evans, on a well-executed trap play, rumbled 55 yards to tie the game. Mario McFadden, who also had a solid defensive game for Rucker, added the go-ahead conversion run to lift Rucker to an 8-6 lead it would never yield.
Lancaster High senior running back Zed Truesdale atoned with a decisive dash to the end zone on Friday night in a 17-7 win over York at Memorial Stadium.
Truesdale, who posted his third 200-yard plus game this season for 672 rushing yards to date, sealed the unbeaten Bruins' 10-point win over York at Memorial Stadium.
Truesdale, who ran for 232 yards in 30 carries and two touchdowns, dashed 46 yards with 3:20 to play to lift LHS to the victory.
KERSHAW Julius "Juicy" Catoe keeps the Andrew Jackson High School offensive line flowing.
If the Volunteers' offensive line clicks, chances are AJ will have its share of success. The Vols' interior is a senior group, with all five starters in their final season, and the undisputed leader is Catoe.
A four-year starter, Catoe, in the words of AJ offensive line coach Larry Cox, is the "quarterback of the offensive line."
The Lancaster High School girls tennis team defeated Indian Land 7-0 on Tuesday night at Sun City Carolina Lakes.
Lindsey Hegler paced the LHS squad with a 6-0, 6-0 win over her opponent, Hannah Shoemaker.
The Lancaster High girls launch region play Tuesday when they face South Pointe High School of Rock Hill.
Lyndsey Hegler (L) def. Hannah Shoemaker (IL) 6-0, 6-0
Morgan Gardner (L) def. Haley Hunter (IL) 6-0, 6-1
Sara Hicks (L) def. Hannah Hunter (IL) 4-0, retired
Sarah Gilreath (L) def. Julia Greiner (IL) 6-4, 6-4
KERSHAW – One engineer says yes, the other says no.
That still leaves Kershaw business owner Kevin Robinson with a damaged store front.
Robinson has a heating and air business on Hampton Street. He told town officials a few months ago that the front of his building was damaged by the town's Streetscape downtown revitalization project.
An engineer has since looked at the building.
A small group of Indian Land residents showed up at the vacant Edenmoor Recreation Center parking lot last Wednesday morning expecting answers about the stalled development, but instead left emptyhanded.
As absentee votes continue to pour in for the special County Council District 2 election, officials have begun noticing certain trends among voters.
Cassie Stump, director of the Lancaster County Voter Registration and Election Commission, said there are 17 reasons why an absentee ballot may be requested in South Carolina. In the race between Democrats Charlene McGriff and Blondale Funderburk, certain excuses have become more prevalent than others, Stump said.
The most common excuses in this race: A person is disabled or is attending to a disabled person.
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In the 2014 offseason, the San Francisco 49ers re-signed a 1,000-yard wide receiver, drafted a highly rated center prospect and traded for an offensive threat from the AFC East.
All three made the cut for San Francisco's 10 best offseason moves. And all three were ranked in the top five.
How have I ranked them, you ask? For free-agent additions (trades and signings), I evaluated need, fit, skill level and financial ramifications. For drafted players, I exchanged skill level and financial ramifications for perceived value, because until rookies take a snap in the NFL, it's hard to judge their skill level, and their contracts are based on the rookie-wage scale.
There are two offseason moves that don't fit the above criteria on this list. For those (and to break ties), I considered their potential impact in comparison to the other moves.

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- Shareholder Value and Political Spending
- Corporate Governance
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- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Key Reports
Lisa Gilbert & Rachel Curley, Public Citizen, September 14, 2016
The Historic Campaign for Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
Chisun Lee, Katherine Valde, Benjamin T. Brickner, & Douglas Keith, Brennan Center for Justice, June 26, 2016
Secret Spending in the States
Sustainable Investments Institute, June 2016
FACT SHEET: The Investor Campaign for Corporate Political Activity Disclosure
Prof. Tamara Piety, July 20, 2015
The Corporate First Amendment: Why Protection for Commercial and Corporate Speech Does Not Advance First Amendment Values
Prof. Jennifer Taub, July 20, 2015
Still Too Big To Fail: Opportunities for Regulatory Action Seven Years after the Bear Stearns Rescue
Prof. John C. Coates, February 27, 2015
Corporate Speech and the First Amendment: History, Data, and Implications
Sustainable Investments Institute, July 2, 2014
U.S. Shareholder Proposals Filed on Corporate Political Activity 2010-2014
Shareholder Value and Political Spending
Michael Hadani and Douglas A. Schuler, July 13, 2012
In Search of El Dorado: The Elusive Financial Returns on Corporate Political Investments
John Coates, Harvard Law School, July 6, 2012
Corporate Politics, Governance, and Value Before and After Citizens United
Business and Politics, April 2012
Corporate Political Donations: Investment or Agency?
Rajesh Aggarwal, Felix Meschke, and Tracy Yue Wang, April 5, 2012
Corporate Political Donations: Investment or Agency?
Public Citizen, September 7, 2011
Fulfilling Kennedy's Promise: Why the SEC Should Mandate Disclosure of Corporate Political Activity
Deniz Igan, Prachi Mishra, and Thierry Tressel, International Monetary Fund, December 2009
A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis
Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder, Jr., Michiko Ueda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 2004
Did Firms Profit from Soft Money?
Corporate Governance
Demos, May 2013
Explainer: Who decides when a corporation spends money in politics?
Center for Political Accountability, December 2012
Corporate Political Spending and the Mutual Fund Vote: 2012 PROXY SEASON ANALYSIS
Lucian A. Bebchuck and Robert J. Jackson Jr., September 2012
Shining Light on Corporate Political Spending
Center for Political Accountability, September 2012
The 2012 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Accountability and Disclosure
Corporate Reform Coalition, August 2012
Sunlight for Shareholders
The Conference Board Review, January 25, 2012
Dangerous Terrain: How To Manage Corporate Political Spending In A Risky New Environment
Center for Political Accountability, December 21, 2011
Mutual Fund Voting Reports on CPA Resolutions
Sustainable Investments Institute, November 2011
Corporate Governance of Political Expenditures: 2011 Benchmark Report on S&P 500 Companies
The Conference Board, 2010
Handbook on Corporate Political Activity, Emerging Corporate Governance Issues 6
Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, 2011
The Baruch Index of Corporate Political Disclosure; The Lack of Current Transparency on Corporate Political Spending
Sustainable Investments Institute, October 14, 2010
How Companies Influence Elections: Political Campaign Spending Patterns and Oversight at America's Largest Companies
Lucian A. Bebchuk and Robert L. Jackson, Harvard Law School and Columbia Law School, September 2010
The Need for Improved Corporate/Securities Law post-Citizens United: Corporate Political Speech: Who Decides?
Disclosure and Transparency
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, June 18, 2013
The SEC and Dark Political Money: An Historical Argument for Requiring Disclosure
Brennan Center for Justice, August 2012
Transparency for Corporate Political Spending: A Federal Solution
Corporate Reform Coalition, June 2012
Sunlight State by State After Citizens United
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy & Kathy Fogel, Spring 2012
Shareholder-Authorized Corporate Political Spending in the U.K.
Coalition for Accountability in Political Spending, Jan. 17, 2012
Super PACS and the Corporations Who Love Them
Coffee Party, Jan. 8, 2012
Unions vs. Corporations: Rules Concerning the Expenditure of Treasury Money on Political Spending
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law, July 4, 2011
The Constitutionality of Disclosure of Money in Politics: Has the Tide Turned in Favor of Disclosure? Revealing Money in Politics after Citizens United and Doe v. Reed
Public Citizen, Jan. 18, 2011
12 Months After: The Effects of Citizen's United on Elections and the Integrity of the Legislative Process
Public Citizen
Eclipsed Disclosure: Nearly Half of Outside Groups Kept Donors Secret in 2010; Top 10 Groups Revealed Sources of Only One in Four Dollars Spent
Committee for Economic Development
Hidden Money: The Need for Transparency in Political Finance
Committee for Economic Development
After Citizens United: Improving Accountability in Political Finance
Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2011
Corporate Political Transparency Ratings
Public Advocate for the City of New York, December 2010
Citizens United and the 2010 Midterm Elections
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law, 2010-2011
Hiding Behind the Tax Code, the Dark Election of 2010 and Why Tax-Exempt Entities Should Be Subject to Robust Federal Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Public Citizen, October 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Pumps Millions into Elections: Analysis of the Limited Disclosure of Corporate Contributions to the Chamber
Public Citizen, October 2012
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce: A Leading Dark Money Spender in 29 Senate and House Races
For more information and resources on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce visit www.FixTheUSChamber.org
Company Fact Sheets
Corporate Reform Coalition, May 7, 2012
3M Political Spending Fact Sheet
Corporate Reform Coalition, May 7, 2012
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Jon Washington, 42, of the 26800 block of Marina Road, was indicted in November in the Feb. 8 shooting death of his friend, Kenneth Myers, 49.
Washington is free on a bond of $100,000.
The shooting happened during a disturbance at Washington's Marina Road home. Both men were suffering from gunshot wounds, when police arrived at the scene.
Myers was pronounced dead at the home. Washington was taken to the hospital.
Police said a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver was used in the shooting.
Washington has pleaded not guilty.


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Meatloaf. 1 egg per pound of meat, and your favorite spices. That's it. Then form it into a loaf like shape in a pyrex dish (or use a loaf pan if you want I guess), and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. Delicious!
that i got from the farmers market (frozen unfortunately, but grass fed, the whole yadda yadda)
and its good ground beef too
but basically I am uncreative when it comes to meals
lunch was some ground turkey with curry powder and a pepper and a tomato
dinner last night was a can of tuna and some vegetables (i'm a lazy college student, what can I say)
but since i paid a lot for this beef i better make good use of it and cook it in a way the taste comes through so... ideas?
Meatloaf. 1 egg per pound of meat, and your favorite spices. That's it. Then form it into a loaf like shape in a pyrex dish (or use a loaf pan if you want I guess), and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. Delicious!
You are what you eat,and what you eat eats too - Michael Pollan
I made hamburger soup. I mixed pieces of a leftover pot roast in with some cooked ground beef and then added some sauteed mushrooms, onions and other veggies. I dumped in all the leftover oil / fat from the sauteed stuff so that the soup was nice and fatty!
Then you can keep the excess in your freezer and have soup whenever you are too busy to cook from scratch.
It's my saving grace when the toddler is hungry (he's so freakin' picky that he makes eating primal a tad difficult around him!).
Or Kebabs. Chopped onion, ginger, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno; dash of cayenne and some cumin powder and/or garam masala. Mix it all up and shape them into oblong pieces and bake in the oven at 375 for 15 minutes. Flip them over and bake for another 10 minutes.
1 lb. of meat. Season to taste. Cut a zucchini into the hamburger. Mix in caserole dish. Place a lid on the caserole dish. Bake for about 45-60 minues at 350.
This turns out very much like a chili but the zucchini replaces the beans and tomato.
Make cauliflower rice casserole with it.
Fry the beef with some onions - season it however you want - make about four cups of cauli rice, and spread the cauli rice with the beef and onion mixture and some diced tomatoes in a baking dish. Top it with shredded cheese. Bake it at about 350 for about 30 minutes. It should be nummy.
You can add olives, celery, zucchini, crookneck squash, even mushrooms - this is a forgiving dish.
Primal eating in a nutshell: If you are hungry, eat Primal food until you are satisfied (not stuffed). Then stop. Wait until you're hungry again. Repeat.
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tacos, sans the shells! with gaucamole and pico de gallo yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Okay, so I think Rick Bayless is the man, and I happen to have exactly 2 poblano peppers in my fridge... and I found this:
I know that that is beef tips and not ground beef, but at least the general flavor ideas are there and I can modify how it gets cooked.... but what should I replace potatoes in that recipe with?
I just make patties and fry them or barbecue... a little smoked salt and that's it. The more primal I become, the more I appreciate more simple foods and their unique tastes.
Oh, and you are another college student! Jess, AmyMac, and I are all in the same boat... midterms!! Yay my favorite! lol.


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Grindol was especially interested in cockatiel research at UC Davis, and interviewed the founders of the parrot research program there. Eventually, she travelled to Guatemala with UC Davis field biologists to study parrots in the wild.
Grindol has a bachelor's degree in art, French and home economics. She did graduate work in French at the University of Missouri/Columbia, the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a translation institute in Paris. She has used her art background to take photos of birds and other animals. Well-honed observation skills entailed in doing artwork add color to her writing. Grindol has done the "Curriculum for Living" offered by Landmark Education Corp., and continues to take art classes through Carmel Adult School in Carmel, California.
At the very beginning of bird ownership, with one pair of cockatiels, Grindol made a commitment to do what she could with what she had. It turns out you can do a lot with motivation and interest. Her favorite quote is from Jonathan Swift: "May you live all the days of your life."
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Top Definition
Usually in reference to an abnormaly large penis with a large circumference.
"All I remember is a flash, a scream, and a thud as the Meat-Hammer pummeled my interior!"
লিখেছেন- Matty D 22 de নভেম্বার de 2004
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Can you define these popular missing words?
The tool with which you hammer the box...MY DICK
I nail more ass than a carpenter does plywood.
লিখেছেন- Smash Brown 9 de মার্চ de 2005
a man's 5th appendage, usually located above the testicle region.
i slapped my meathammer on some bitches cottage cheese ass and left a mushroom brooze. She refuses to speak to me after the said event.
লিখেছেন- kozimoto 18 de জুন de 2008
When someone is asserting their dominance.
"Did you see Steve?! He brought meathammer down on the guy hitting on his girlfriend! The guy left with his tail between his leg."
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a term used to describe the act of shitting after a large meat dinner. This term refers particularly to both the power of the shit and the distinct rotten meat aroma left in the stall after completion of said event.
That gyro went right through me I need to hit the bathroom and drop the meat hammer.
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"We're gonna head down to the meat hammer and order a colostomy burger."
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Zimbabwe v Pakistan 2nd ODI at Harare Live Score and Preview
Zimbabwe are set to resume their series against Pakistan at Harare on Sunday with Pakistan leading the 3 match series 1-0.
After a successful series against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe are now facing a real test as they come up against Pakistan – who are traditionally one of the most strongest opponents in world cricket.
Pakistan have already registered a win in the first match and are ahead in the series. They will be aiming for a win in Harare in order to experiment with combinations in the last match with the series already in the bag.
Zimbabwe v Pakistan 2nd ODI Live Score and Match Highlights here
The last match was a closely fought encounter though and Pakistan will want to win much more convincingly than they did in the last occasion. However, for that to happen, the Pakistani top order needs to fire.
The likes of Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq were brilliant the other day, and if they continue firing all guns blazing, Pakistan should win big.
A lot of the spotlight has been on Shoaib Malik as he returned to competitive cricket after a spell on the sidelines. The likes of Saeed Ajmal were also brilliant and will be very difficult to deal with for the Zimbabweans.
Zimbabwe on the other hand will want to prove that their success against Bangladesh was no fluke. Harare has been kind to the home team unlike Bulawayo – where the team has not won a single competitive match this year.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Harare is a good one with ample bounce and good carry through to the wicketkeeper. The quickies will receive quite a bit of help from the pitch. Traditionally, there are a lot of cracks on this pitch that the bowlers would like to exploit.
Men To Watch
Zimbabwe – Brendan Taylor is our man to watch. The man is in good form at the moment and has scored a few centuries in the last month or so. He relishes a good challenge and comes on top most often.
Pakistan – Aizaz Cheema is our man to watch for Pakistan. This young fast bowler promises exciting times ahead for Pakistan cricket.
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Music has been Amarillo Independent School District Director of Fine Arts Cody Myers' passion since he was in elementary school, and now his peers will honor his lifetime of work in music education.
The Texas Bandmasters Association will present Myers with its 2012 Lifetime Administrator Achievement Award of Outstanding Commitment to Music Education during the association's annual convention Friday in San Antonio.
"I think it's going to be pretty cool," he said.
Myers, 55, has been the director of fine arts at Amarillo ISD for 15 years. He said he previously taught band classes in Tulia, Dimmitt, Dumas and Midland.
"From the time I was in junior high, I knew I wanted to be a band director," Myers said.
But Myers said he was shocked to receive the notice in February that he had won the award.
"I never envisioned myself actually receiving one of those awards," he said.
Myers now oversees all of the district's music education, and fine arts such as speech and theater.
Myers wants students to be part of the fine arts program and sees the value of students participating in activities such as music, theater and art, said Daniel Coward, Amarillo ISD assistant superintendent of personnel.
"Cody does an outstanding job leading our fine arts program," Coward said.
For example, Myers works hard to make sure every student who wants to be in a music program has access to an instrument, Coward said.
Texas Bandmasters Association Executive Director Michael Brashear said Myers is also respected as one of the best music administrators in the state.
"I feel like he is a real spokesperson not only in Amarillo but all across the state, particularly in the Panhandle and West Texas," Brashear said. "He's viewed as one of the experts in the band world."
Brashear said he thinks Myers' passion for music makes him successful in his position.
West Texas A&M University professor emeritus of music Gary Garner saw that passion when he taught Myers in 1975.
Garner said he thinks Myers has been successful throughout his career
because he cares about his students and people around him.
"Anytime your students receive such a high honor, naturally it's something that you take great pleasure in, particularly for somebody like Cody because in addition to all of his accomplishments he's just a heck of a nice guy," Garner said.
Myers said he most enjoys working with young teachers to help them become great teachers.
"That's really a satisfying part, being a mentor to different teachers," he said.
Myers has served on boards for local arts organizations such as the Amarillo Symphony, Greater Southwest Music Festival, Amarillo Youth Orchestra, Tri-State Fair Parade and the steering committee for Window on a Wider World.
Despite the work he does in his current position, Myers said his favorite part of music education is directing students.
"There's still nothing like the thrill of being on the podium when the kids have an absolutely fantastic performance," Myers said. "That's just a high you cannot receive any other way."


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State budget scholars: Texas' fiscal outlook good for now, though eroded sales tax is among 'warning signs'
Texas deserves good marks for fiscal management but in coming decades needs to modernize its tax system so it can educate a lot of poor children and build enough roads and reservoirs to handle a surging population, according to a report by a group of respected budget experts.
"Comparatively speaking, Texas faces far fewer immediate threats to sustainability, but the state is changing rapidly," said former New York Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch, co-chairman of watchdog group the State Budget Crisis Task Force, which released a detailed study of Texas finances on Thursday.
"Structural fiscal issues remain, and will grow as the state's population increases and changing demographics create new demands," Ravitch said in unveiling the study, which noted that with each passing year, Texas' 6 1/4-cent sales tax catches less and less of residents' economic activity.
In June 2011, Ravitch, a Democrat, and Paul Volcker, who was named Federal Reserve chairman by presidents of both parties, tapped foundations for money and assembled fiscal experts to study budget challenges facing six of the largest states. Last summer, they issued an overview study warning that the economic recovery won't be enough to pull states out of their fiscal woes, partly because of a lack of transparency that masks fiscal timebombs such as health care, pensions and wobbly tax structures.
The Texas study, authored by former state deputy comptroller Billy Hamilton, says the state "is in an enviable fiscal position today, but it may not be in the future if it does not have a strategy for dealing with its many long-term challenges."
It cited eroding infrastructure, a high poverty rate and a nation-leading share of residents lacking health insurance — 23.8 percent last year, according to the Census Bureau.
On the plus side, Hamilton's report noted that state revenues have rebounded over the past couple of years, the state has socked away an "impressive reserve balance" in its rainy day fund and its public employee pension systems "are stronger than those in other states."
Threatening state prosperity, though, are daunting facts. By 2040, an estimated 30 percent of the Texas workforce could lack a high school degree, up from just under 19 percent today, according to the Texas State Data Center. In 2010, Texas ranked sixth among states in its share of people living in poverty — 18.4 percent.
"Minorities now comprise two-thirds of enrollment in Texas public schools, but in Dallas and Houston they represent 92 percent and 95 percent of enrollment, respectively," the report says. While lawmakers will try to seek alternatives and control costs, "the bottom line is that good schools cost money, and a large percentage of that money should come from the state." Continue reading


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Last Friday I found myself at John o'Groats.
The coastal village is famed as the northern tip of mainland Great Britain (though this is not technically the case).
I was there with a team from The University of Nottingham, including the vice-chancellor David Greenaway (he's the university's top boss, standing next to me in this pic).
The team of 11 cyclists (and four support crew) are journeying from John o'Groats to Britain's other famous geographical extreme, Land's End.
They're doing it for the challenge - and to raise money for palliative care.
So why not do a good deed and sponsor the ride. It's for a very good cause.
More details at this link... And my video below.
Yes, thankfully I was filming and not riding!!!
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
An epic cycling journey
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Have a teacher-student relationship with your bird, not a "mate bond" relationship.
As a normal part of reproduction, parrots regurgitate to feed their babies and mates. A pet bird that regurgitates as a breeding behavior usually has an obvious love interest like a person, another bird or a favorite toy. If there is no such recipient, regurgitation may be indicative of a medical problem, such as an infection of the crop caused by a fungus called Candida, or perhaps a foreign body obstruction.
Discourage Regurgitation
For many years, people thought it was wonderful when pet parrots acted as though humans were their mates. It was considered the most enviable level of relationship one could have with a psittacine. However, as we continue to learn, we have started to realize the extent of our error. Instead of being proof of how much they love us, a "mate bond" between a psittacine and a person can often be the source of numerous physical and psychological problems for the parrot.
Resulting behavioral problems include exponential increases in aggressive behaviors and excessive screaming, frequently resulting in psittacine abuse and/or abandonment. Violence and abnormal vocalizations on the bird's part, however, make perfect sense when we realize that we are giving our parrots the message that we will follow through with raising a family — and then we don't. These aberrant behaviors are unquestionably a direct result of the incredible frustration we have caused with our naïveté and misunderstanding.
You should not punish your pet bird for romantic behavior. It is, after all, just doing what is natural for a sexually maturing psittacine. Be your bird's friend and teacher, not its mate. When your bird regurgitates for you, put your bird down and move away. If your bird is inside its cage, starting to regurgitate as it signals that it wants to come out to be with you, briefly close the cage door. Return in a couple of minutes, and try again. If your bird continues to behave in an amorous manner, move away again. Make it clear in a kind and loving manner that you do not wish that sort of relationship with it. Cease behaviors that seem to initiate her amorous response (such as touching her in a particular manner).
As with humans, passion in parrots can manifest itself aggressively in seconds. Therefore, when a parrot is acting amorous, it is also capable of biting with little advance warning. Be aware and pay attention to your bird's body language, and you should easily avoid any confrontations.
Trick Train Your Parrots
Trick training can be a wonderful outlet for redirecting a human-psittacine relationship that is headed astray. Teach your bird to sing a song or name colors. Show it how to put pegs into holes, or wave on cue.
By becoming your bird's instructor, you can redefine your relationship as one of teacher to student, not mate to mate. In so doing, you resolve any confusion on your bird's part as to what its bond with you is based on. This will enable years of joyous interaction based on honesty, rather than frustration.
Vomiting Vs. Regurgitating: An Important Difference
When a parrot vomits, it brings up food all the way from the proventriculus or first stomach. Regurgitation, on the other hand, entails bringing up food from the crop, a food storage organ at the base of the neck. This differentiation is important (although not always easy to distinguish), because vomiting in a psittacine always indicates a medical problem requiring veterinary attention.
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"We were very fortunate to win," the head coach said of Northwestern's 74-68 survival.
It was the Wildcats' first contest since senior leader Drew Crawford elected to have season-ending surgery on his torn labrum. It's expected that Northwestern will struggle without him the rest of the year, but that wasn't supposed to happen against Texas State.
Northwestern was sloppy throughout the game's first 36 minutes, making uncharacteristic mistakes on offense and offering a sub-par showing on defense.
"We're going to have to play a much more disciplined game," said senior guard Reggie Hearn, who tallied 15 points.
The game's momentum swing was quite literal, when Bobcat forward Corey Stern was tagged with a technical foul for hanging on the rim. An emotional boost for Texas State was halted, and the door was left open for Northwestern.
Trailing 68-63, the Wildcats were sparked after the technical foul, closing the game on a 12-0 run.
"That was major, that was major," said Carmody. "It quiets things down, that momentum from a dunk—something which is positive and emotional to where we're shooting fouls and have the ball."
Northwestern's comeback was keyed by a switch to the 1-3-1 zone, which stifled the Texas State attack. The Wildcats had just one field goal in the game's final 11 minutes and 32 seconds—a go-ahead three-pointer from Dave Sobolewski—but it was still enough to escape with a victory.
The victory came in the Wildcats' first game in nine days, following a layoff for exams week at Northwestern. The team had just three days to prepare since Crawford was ruled out for the year. There was some definite rust as the Cats tried to find their form.
"I think the exams showed up a little bit, but also that we had a lot of inexperienced guys out there," said Carmody. "We've been trying for a couple days to have different lineups, but you never really know until you get them out there."
Drew Crawford's name has been announced in Northwestern's starting lineup 109 times since he stepped on campus in 2009. It was unfamiliar when it wasn't called on Monday night. The Wildcats must move on—even if their chances for success have slipped.
"We still have a lot to play for ourselves," added Sobolewski, who led the way offensively with 18 points.
While the showing was far from pretty from the sans-Crawford Cats, it was good enough to get a victory.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
We're So Jacked Up
It works for us. Maybe it's because we're both so secure in our marriage, or maybe it's just because we are, at heart, fucked up people. I don't know. All I know is that if we aren't insulting each other in some way, then something is wrong.
I imagine we probably make other people uncomfortable. We don't do it on purpose, I promise. I'm sure it probably seems like we're constantly fighting or bickering, but really we're just joking.
Take the other day for example. MM had to work on Saturday (last week) and I made plans to have dinner with his sister. I'd promised to take her out for her birthday, and since my kids were with my mom and her kid was with her STBE (soon-to-be-ex) we figured that was the perfect time.
MM was getting ready for work and asked me what my plans were. I refused to tell him, just because it drives him insane when I have a secret (srsly, he's like a little kid..he just HAS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW). I told him I had a date and not to worry about the details. He kept pushing me to tell him and I kept telling him no to worry about it.
Eventually I told him what I was doing for real, and he called me an assclown for drawing it out. Then he said, "I don't want to go to work tonight!"
I said, "But honey, if you don't go to work how am I going to screw my boyfriend in our bed?"
He said, "You aren't. It's my sole purpose as your husband to keep you from screwing other men, in our bed or otherwise."
I said, "Man, that's cold. You won't give me any but you won't let me get some from someone else, either. Jacked up."
Then we both laughed and I gave him a kiss. To the outside person, that probably sounded really, really bad. But..well, I'd never cheat on MM. And he knows it. Just like I know he'd never cheat on me. Ever. We're solid.
Another example. We were at my grandparents house the other night for dinner and MM was telling me about this girl (that's a story for another day) he saw. He was telling me she was fat. I said, "Fat like me? Or like fat fat?"
He said, "Not really like you. Mostly bigger. Her butt was bigger than yours, anyway."
My sister, who was also in the room, says, "WTF? I'll have none of that. Sister, you aren't fat!"
But I wasn't offended. I mean, sure, I know I've put on some weight (I'm still working on it..down 14lbs now), but I also know MM doesn't think I'm fat. Though I do love to tease him about it. And even though it sounded really jacked up, he and I were on the same page. Talking about me being fat was almost like talking in code - I meant was she not fat, but carrying around a few extra pounds (like me). He was saying she wasn't need-a-crane-obese but she had more extra weight than I do.
See, we really are jacked up.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Recipe: Stuffed Zucchini Baked in Tomato Sauce
This turned out pretty good. It would have been excellent, I think, but I forgot an ingredient (the breadcrumbs) and used a not-so-great sauce from a jar. I don't mind sauce from a jar usually, but I didn't do anything to enhance the flavor of this one and it showed. Tomorrow I'm going to make a huge vat of homemade sauce then can/freeze it. Then I won't have to worry about this in the future.
Anyway, on to the recipe. I got this from an old 1960's Time Life Italian cookbook I found in a used book store. I've been pretty impressed with almost everything I've tried from it.
Zucchini Ripieni
Stuffed Zucchini Baked in Tomato Sauce
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
4 medium-sized zucchini, scrubbed but not peeled
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic
1/3 lb ground chuck
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 ounces finely chopped prosciutto
1/2 cup fresh white breadcrumbs (from French or Italian bread)
6 Tbs freshly grated imported Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp dried oregano, crumbled
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise and spoon out most of the pulp, leaving hollow boatlike shells about 1/4 inch thick. Set the shells aside and chop the pulp coarsely. Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy 8- to 10-inch skillet, add the onions and cook them over moderate heat for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are soft and lightly colored Add the zucchini pulp and the garlic and cook for about 5 minutes longer, stirring frequently. With a rubber spatula scrape the entire contents of the skillet into a large sieve set over a mixing bowl and let drain.
Meanwhile, heat a tablespoon of oil in the skillet, add the ground beef and brown it over moderate heat, stirring almost constantly with a large fork to break up any lumps. Scrape the beef into another sieve set over a bowl and let drain.
Now in a large mixing blow combine the drained vegetables and meat. Beat into them the lightly beaten egg, prosciutto, bread crumbs and 2 teaspoons of grated cheese, oregano, salt and pepper and taste for seasoning. Spoon this stuffing into the hollowed zucchini shells, mounding the top slightly.
Bring tomato sauce to a simmer on top of stove, then transfer to a 12-by-16 shallow baking dish. Then carefully arrange zucchini on the sauce. Sprinkle tops of zucchini with 1/4 cup mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, dibble a few drops of olive oil over them and cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 30 minutes, removing foil during last 10 minutes of baking so the tops of the zucchini can brown lightly. Serve directly from baking dish. Serves 4-6
MM is a pretty big guy, and he ate two halves (one full zucchini) if that helps in deciding how much to make. I'll definitely make this again, but I'll make the modifications I mentioned above when I do.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Linguine Carbonara, Weekly Menu and Disneyland
Here's this week's menu:
Monday - Ravioli (I made it from scratch - it was just ok. I'll have to adjust next time and make the pasta thinner)
Tuesday - Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil Couscous (probably I'll add chicken to this)
Wednesday - Chicken Fajitas
Thursday - Stuffed Zucchini
Friday - Spaghetti and Meatballs
Saturday - Tofu Stir-Fry
Sunday - Family night, mom's choice
This week I have Jazzercise Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and a ton of last-week-of-school activities at both schools so I tried to keep things fairly simple. I'm going to start looking at lighter fare recipes over the next few months. Now that summer has arrived I don't want to heat up the house too much or eat really heavy foods.
Amy asked for the Carbonara recipe I mentioned two weeks ago, so here it is. I used pancetta instead of bacon bits, because Little Man doesn't eat bacon.
Linguine Carbonara
1lb Linguine
3 minced garlic cloves
1 cup frozen or canned peas, drained
3 T extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
2 eggs - beaten with
1 tbs milk &
3 tbs pasta cooking water
1 cup crumbled bacon (or pancetta)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbs chopped flat leaf parsley
freshly ground pepper
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water to al dente (per package instructions). Drain the pasta but reserve a little of the cooking water for the egg mixture.
Heat the olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven. Add the garlic and peas, then cook over very low heat for 5-7 minutes, until garlic is soft. Stir in the red pepper. Next, add the cooked pasta to the pot and stir to combine.
Add the bacon crumbles and the egg mixture and toss. Turn the heat off and add the cheese, parsley and black pepper.
That's it. It's a pretty simple recipe. You can, of course, cook the bacon first, then reserve a bit of the oil and drippings to cook the garlic and peas in. I didn't because of LM's aversion to bacon (which, btw, is beyond wrong if you ask me).
This is the last week of school for the kids. I'll be so glad when they're finally done. If I'm this tired of the school year, I can only imagine how they're feeling. Of course I'm still waiting for their final report cards to come in before I start making plans. If either of them have anything below a B they're going to be grounded for the entire summer. I told MM if they do end up grounded I'm hiring a babysitter to stay with them. I don't want to be stuck at home just because they couldn't turn in their homework. He laughed, but I was serious.
That's about it for me this week. What's new with all of you?
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An increase of 143 percent in the cost to collect garbage for Williston schools has the Levy County School Board steaming. At Tuesday's meeting of the board, Superintendent Bob Hastings said the city of Williston had recently stopped providing its own waste pickup service and instead contracted with vendor Emerald Waste Services. In the process, the city had raised the cost to collect trash from Williston's four school sites from $2,673 per month to $6,555 per month, coming to an annual cost of almost $79,000, an increase of about $46,000 more than last year.
Anthony Johnson was recognized as one of Florida's Outstanding Social Studies Teachers of the Year for the 2009-2010 school year.
Johnson is the recipient of the "Dr. Theron Trimble Florida Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award" -Elementary level for 2009.
This award is sponsored by the Florida Council for the Social Studies, a professional organization of Social Studies educators striving to maintain and enhance the importance of Social Studies in Florida education.
It has come as no surprise that Pam Asbell chose her career path in education.
"I was a great student," said Asbell, new principal at Williston Middle School. "Iee^loved school. Iee^love learning. This is not a surprising end."
From those early years both attending, and playing school with friends, Asbell found role models in teachers and worked her way up the educational ladder by starting out as a teacher's aide.
Joyce Bullock Elementary will host an open house Monday, Aug. 31.
Times will be as follows: kindergarten parents, please report to your child's classroom at 5:30; 1st grade parents please report to your students classroom at 6:15, and 2nd grade parents to classrooms at 7.
Childhood Development Services, Inc. Head Start/Early Head Start will hold Open House Aug. 21 from 1-3 p.m. at All Head Start/Early Head Start classrooms
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Williston High School will hold its open house on Thursday, Aug. 20 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Student schedules will be distributed at this time, along with a general supply list for all classes. Additional supply lists will be provided to students by teachers in each course during the first week of school.
To register your child for classes, please see Ms. Tindale at WHS to pick up an enrollment package as soon as possible. The school is currently open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and you may call at 528-3542.
Levy County Education Association President Cindy Roach says a recent change to school board policy, designed to save the district money, could end up costing more than it saves.
In Tuesday's meeting of the Levy County School Board, the board held a public hearing on three proposed changes to board policy. The first, pertaining to a plan to return to weighted GPAs in order to more fairly determine valedictorians and salutatorians, passed with minimal comment.
Williston Middle School will hold Open House Thursday, Aug. 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. Students may pick up their schedules and parent information will be provided.
Guided walk-through for new and returning students will be Friday, Aug. 218:30 a.m. – noon.
The new school year is set to begin, and the School Board of Levy County finds itself facing some fearsome challenges. Administrators are trying to maintain a disciplined, yet nurturing, learning environment, while dealing with looming budget cuts, the possibility of severe weather, and the ever-growing possibility of an outbreak of H1N1 — Swine Flu — virus.
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North Idaho high school students were presented with numerous awards during the North Idaho College math department's 24th annual Math Contest Nov. 3.
High school students from Lake City High School, Coeur d'Alene High School, Sandpoint High School, Post Falls High School, Lakeland High School, Kootenai High School, Potlatch High School, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, Classical Christian Academy, Post Falls Christian Academy and Immaculate Conception Academy. participated in the competition and were tested on topics in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, basic principles of calculus, probability and the math of computers and logic.
Participating schools were separated by seniors and non-seniors in two divisions, large school Division I and small school Division II.
First-place winners in each division received plaques, waivers for in-state tuition and fees for enrollment at NIC, graphing calculators and math software. Second- and third-place winners received gift certificates to Hastings and plaques.
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Winners were:
Team standings:
Division I:
First place: Coeur d'Alene High School, Coeur d'Alene
Second place: Post Falls High School, Post Falls
Third place: Lake City High School, Coeur d'Alene
Division II:
First place: Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, Coeur d'Alene
Second place: Lakeland High School, Rathdrum
Third place: Kootenai High School, Harrison
Individual standings:
Division I Seniors:
First place: Olivia Mak, Coeur d'Alene High School
Second place: Douglas Dishong, Sandpoint High School
Third place: Cory Griffard, Coeur d'Alene High School
Division II Seniors:
First place: Phil Munson, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy
Second place: Lloyd Grubham, Kootenai High School
Third place: Cameron Lockhard, Kootenai High School
Honorable Mention: Adam Johnson, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy
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Division I Non-Seniors:
First place: Steven Hudec, Post Falls High School
Second place: Joseph Erickson, Post Falls High School
Third place: Jesse Bainard, Lake City High School
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Second place: Alex Kramar, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy
Third place: Ileana Partachi, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy
Honorable Mention: Christopher Plass, Immaculate Conception Academy
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Figures released today by the Economic Development Department show the Island's Economic Growth and Diversification Strategy to attract inward investment was extremely successful in 2012, seeing a year-on-year increase in job opportunities created, business licences granted and a wide range of industry sectors represented.
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Commenting on the figures, Minister for Economic Development, Senator Alan Maclean said, 'The release of these figures endorse that our inward investment strategy is playing a key role in delivering economic growth and diversification at a time of ongoing economic pressure. They are also testament to the commitment and focus of our Locate Jersey team who continue to facilitate the attraction and relocation of individuals and their business interests to the Island, in turn generating additional tax revenue and employment opportunities for local people.'
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Defence (Emergency) Regulations
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations are an expansive set of regulations first promulgated by the British authorities in mandatory Palestine in 1945.[1][2] Along with the entire body of Mandate legislation, they were incorporated into Israel's domestic legislation after the state's establishment in 1948, except for provisions explicitly annulled. They remain in force today with many amendments.[3]
The regulations as amended form an important part of the legal system in the West Bank.[3] They permit the establishment of military tribunals to try civilians, prohibitions on the publication of books and newspapers, house demolitions, indefinite administrative detention, extensive powers of search and seizure, the sealing off of territories and the imposition of curfews.[3]
British Mandate[edit]
In the midst of the Arab revolt, the British government passed the "Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937", authorizing the British High Commissioner in Palestine to enact such regulations "as appear to him in his unfettered discretion to be necessary or expedient for securing public safety, the defence of Palestine, the maintenance of public order and the suppression of mutiny, rebellion, and riot and for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community."[4] In 1945, such regulations as had been introduced, and many others, were declared as the "Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945".[2] They consisted of 147 regulations occupying forty-one pages of the Palestine Gazette.[5] Professor Alan Dowty writes that the Regulations reflected the preoccupations of a colonial power facing widespread unrest and the threat of war, and effectively established a regime of martial law.[3]
A major part of the Regulations concerned military courts, which could be established by the chief military commander as he deemed necessary.[6] Such courts could try any person for offences committed under the Regulations.[3] Trials would be conducted summarily by three military officers, with no limits to what evidence could be admitted, and no right of appeal.[7] Police and military officers were given authority, on the basis of a suspicion of a violation of a Regulation, to search any place or person and seize any object.[8] Indefinite detention without trial could be imposed by the High Commissioner or a military commander, and any person could be deported even if they were native-born.[3] Extensive powers of censorship, suspension of civil courts, expropriation of property, closure of businesses, and imposition of curfews were also granted.[3]
Although emergency regulation were first introduced in response to Arab rebellion, they were also used against Jewish militant organizations like the Irgun and to fight illegal immigration of Jews.[9] The Jewish population in Palestine vigorously protested the Regulations after they were first issued.[3][9] Bernard (Dov) Joseph, who later became the Israeli Minister of Justice, said that the Regulations "deprived [the country] of the elementary protection which the laws of any civilized country afford its inhabitants",[9] while Richard Crossman, a member of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946 concluded that, "Palestine today is a police state."[3]
Israeli law[edit]
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations along with most of the existing Mandatory law were incorporated into Israeli domestic law by the country's Provisional State Council's first legislative act – a reception statute known as the "Law and Administration Ordinance of 1948". The existing laws were adopted "with such modifications as may result from establishment of the State or its authorities."[2] As such, regulations involving immigration were excluded, and Jews whose entry into Palestine had been illegal were retrospectively legalized,[10] but the rest of the Regulations remain intact except where explicitly annulled or superseded by subsequent Israeli legislation.[3]
Initially a few judges refused to apply the Regulations,[11] but the Supreme Court accepted them as part of Israeli law.[11][2] The Regulations were used against Jews a few times in the early state, for example in order to abolish the underground group Lehi in the wake of the Bernadotte assassination, but their primary use has been against Arabs.[11] They were the basis of the military government imposed on Israeli Arabs from 1950 to 1966.[11] They are also a key part of the legal framework applied in the West Bank today.[3] Attempts to repeal or partly repeal the Regulations in 1951 and 1966 were unfruitful.[citation needed]
There has been significant debate in Israel surrounding the Defence Regulations.[12] While most of the provisions incorporated into Israeli legislation have never been invoked by the executive branch, a few have been and continue to be repeatedly invoked, "precipitating public and legal debates concerning the appropriate balance between security considerations and democratic premises."[12] (See Application section below for more.)
After the 1967 war, the Israeli military governor in the territories which had been occupied issued orders to the effect that existing domestic law in those places would be continued, and that they included the Defence (Emergency) Regulations, arguing that they were not revoked during the Jordanian or Egyptian administration of those areas and therefore continued to be in effect since 1945.[13] This position was confirmed by the Israel Supreme Court.[13]
The provisions of the Regulations most frequently applied in the occupied territories are those dealing with censorship, address restriction, detention, and deportation, and closure of areas.[12] The context in which they have been invoked is inextricably linked to the Arab-Israeli conflict and has had an impact upon relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel.[12] These provisions of the Regulations are generally invoked much less frequently within Israel itself today than was the case in the past.
The provisions that apply to publishing houses and published materials allow for the summary closure of publications and restrictions on distribution.[14] The military censor can prevent the publication not only of sensitive security material, but anything that is deemed prejudicial to public order.[15]
See also[edit]
- Land and Property laws in Israel
- Media of Israel and freedom of the press
- Prevention of Infiltration Law
- Palestinian prisoners in Israel
External links[edit]
- ^ Avner Yaniv (1993). National Security and Democracy in Israel. Lynne Riener Publishers. p. 175. ISBN 1-55587-394-4.
- ^ a b c d Baruch Bracha. "Restriction of personal freedom without due process of law according to the Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945". Israel Yearbook on Human Rights. pp. 296–323.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alan Dowty (1998). The Jewish State: A Century Later. University of California Press.
- ^ Palestine Gazette, March 1937, quoted by Bracha, loc. cit.
- ^ Supplement No. 2 to The Palestine Gazette No. 1442 of 27 September 1945. Pages 1055–1095.
- ^ Regulation 12. Also cited by Bracha, loc. cit.
- ^ Regulations 13, 20, 21, 30. Also cited by Dowty and Bracha, loc. cit.
- ^ Regulations 75–78. Also cited by Dowty and Bracha, loc. cit.
- ^ a b c Sabri Jiryis. The Arabs in Israel. pp. 10–13.
- ^ Law and Administration Ordinance, 1948, Section 11. Also cited by Bracha and Dowty.
- ^ a b c d Sabri Jiryis. The Arabs in Israel. pp. 13–15.
- ^ a b c d Abraham Ben-Zvi (December 2005). "The Limits of Israel's Democracy in the Shadow of Security" (PDF). Taiwan Journal of Democracy. Vol 1, No. 2: 1–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ a b Y. Schmidt (2001). Foundations of Civil and Political Rights in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien. p. 311.
- ^ ARTICLE 19 (1998-07-14). "Israel censorship strikes out debate". IFEX. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ Yaacov Bar-Natan (Summer 1988). "Is Censorship in Israel Getting Worse?". Journal of Palestine Studies. 17 (4): 149–153. doi:10.1525/jps.1988.17.4.00p0061t. JSTOR 2537307.


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French audio specialist YBA announced its first one-box media server. Seen at the top in the photo, the Encore falls in the company's Design series (the two pieces below it are the Design series' CDE and DVD player). The Encore will be available with either a 500GB or 1 TB hard drive ($4500 and $5500 respectively).
With its on-board 40W per channel stereo amp, the Encore can service a modest playback system without requiring external amps (though line-level outputs are available). It will handle most common audio codecs including MP3 to FLAC, and WAV, and most video formats as well. With connectivity via WiFi (a/b/g), HDMI, coaxial and optical digital, analog, and USB, it can be used with virtually any consumer source.


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I absolutely love your village. Before I read the other comments I thought you must have done it in sections on plywood and had the pieces glued down. I can't believe you put this together each year! Gorgeous! I have great memories of store windows decorated at Christmas as well - weren't those great times. :)
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Although usually considered a physics facility, biologists harness the computational resources at CERN to conduct research into the beginnings of life.
The notion of "personal genomics" has generated a great deal of buzz over the last several years but according to one researcher, many of the promises that lie at the "plateau of productivity" for this technology are tied to some significant computational-side complexities.
Projects like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have provided a wealth of cosmological data for scientists to explore in detail. However, making use of those terabytes — and generating far more data in the process of simulating and analyzing new concepts — is highlighting the bottlenecks for scientific computing at massive scale.
Languages like R and MATLAB, which were once unofficially reserved for technical computing domains are slowly finding their way into enterprises due to the rise in demand for large-scale data analytics. This demand is coupled with recent announcements about cloud-based ways to use these languages, opening new doors to access and use.


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Delta Airlines is under fire after charging troops returning home from the Afghanistan war zone with hundreds of dollars in extra baggage fees.
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Rupert appeared on today's episode of ITV2's Beat TV (broadcast on MTV2 in the USA), and talked about his sister Samantha and her music, and what it was like to run with the Olympic torch. He also played the didgeridoo, and competed in a dance off with Team USA medallist Allison Schmitt. Video isn't available as of yet, but should be very soon.
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For the gazillionth time, the man on TV says, "Can you hear me now?"
We hear him all right. Our brains have processed the sound, along with other information, like the direction from which the sound emanates.
In Professor Nestor Matthew's Psych 340 class, Sensory and Perception, students recently were stimulated by a visit from George Spirou '77, director of the Center for Neuroscience at West Virginia University.
His topic that afternoon was the auditory system and the physical process of how we hear things.
"Everything is neuroscience," Spirou told the class.
To demonstrate the phenomenon of "localization," he borrowed a set of keys and asked the class to close their eyes. Then he jingled the keys and asked the students to point in the direction of the sound. The students responded with a roughly 90 percent success rate.
"Our brains process such detailed information that we can triangulate the location of a sound because of the distance our ears are set apart," he said.
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Cross Valley installs pipe into Grace, Maltby
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A Cross Valley Water District water main project which began last week will bring water and sewer service to the Maltby Urban Growth Area when completed. Residents and lots near where pipe is installed could potentially hook up for water and sewer service as well, according to Cross Valley Water District General Manager Gary Hajek. The project will also provide the Maltby and Grace industrial area with 4,000 gallons of water per minute for fire fighting.
Currently crews are laying pipe along 240th Street SE and will snake a line past the Wellington Hills Golf Course to connect with pipes advancing down 75th Avenue SE. 240th St. SE (known locally as Golf Course Road) will be closed while crews work in the area. Detours are signed. More than 30,000 feet of pipe will be installed during the project which includes running line along 227th Avenue SE to State Route 522 and into the area north of Maltby Road, according to Hajek.
Cross Valley will also assume water service for businesses served in Grace, such as Spectrum Glass and Fitz Auto Parts, as well as the golf course, which were served by the Woodinville Water District, according to Ken Pick at the Woodinville Water District.
According to Hajek, the water district was approached by property owners in the industrial owners in 1993 to extend water lines into that area. He also said that it had been in the district's comprehensive plan to put water lines in the area since 1989. There has been concern that the water line could bring development to the golf course.
The University of Washington, which owns the golf course, wants to hold onto the property for consideration of a spin-off campus from the UW/Cascadia project planned for Bothell's Truly Farm, according to Property Manager Doyle Douglas. But under Senate Substitute Bill 6063, signed by Gov. Gary Locke, the property may be sold. The UW is asking for reconsideration, according to Douglas.
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Just like the Foothill League season.
In girls golf it was Hart's Jamie Corr and Golden Valley's Elisa Pierre — then everybody else.
Now they're the final two golfers standing in the CIF individual postseason.
The freshman Pierre shot a 2-over 74 and Corr shot a 75 on Thursday at River Ridge Golf Course in Oxnard at theCIF-Southern Section Northern Individual Regional.
They were the only two locals to make the cut of 78 and advance to the Southern Section Final.
The medalist was Thousand Oaks' Sophia Chen, who shot a 65.
West Ranch's Sarah Hong and Golden Valley's Amanda Hobbs just missed the cut with 79s.
A pair of freshmen — Hart's Katie Corr and West Ranch's Josie Lionetti shot 80s, while Valencia's Joyce Kim (85) and Andrea Webster (86) also didn't advance to next Thursday's event.
For Jamie Corr, it was a huge sigh of relief.
"I put a lot of pressure on myself," she said. "It was my goal from the start of the season (to advance past the first round). It was very important to me."
In three previous trips to the first round of the individual playoffs she saw her individual season end.
The Foothill League Most Valuable Player felt early on like it was going to be four years in a row, but her fortune changed on her back nine.
Through seven holes, she was at 5-over.
Then on her 11th hole, the par-5 No. 13, she made an eagle.
"That was the big turning point," she said. "Before that, I was like, 'This is my last time playing for Hart.'"
Corr later birdied her final two shots.
Others weren't so lucky.
Hong bogeyed her 17th hole. Lionetti double-bogeyed her 18th hole. Hobbs lipped out on her 18th hole.
Her head coach Tony Moskal was heartbroken for her.
"I feel sick for her because I wanted it so bad for her because she came to my program when we weren't good and decided to quit soccer and say, 'I'm going to play golf. I'm going to help build a program.' And she's done that," Moskal said of Hobbs, the only golfer in Golden Valley history to make two postseason appearances.
Meanwhile her young teammate Pierre moves on.
The Foothill League's No. 2 golfer in 2012 has been consistent all season long and in her first high school experience in the postseason, she beat the challenge.
She is the first Golden Valley golfer to advance past the first round of the postseason.
"For a freshman in our program, I'll call what she did groundbreaking," Moskal said. "I've never had a person in my program make this kind of an impact."
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