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There are many unstable people in the world and the following story is an example of just one of them.
The Associated Press has reported that a 48-year old man named David Lee Simpson, of New York, has been indicted by a grand jury for threatening to kill two female Turner Broadcasting anchors. They apparently angered him with comments they made about the Jodi Arias trial.
The two anchors were not named but one works out of Atlanta and the other out of New York.
He also threatened a Phoenix woman who came to the defense of the anchors online.
The investigation has been on-going since June. According to his tweets, he threatened to "strap the commentators to a tree naked and leave them to suffer all night and then slit their throats."
He allegedly told another anchor that he planned to hang her by her feet and "gut her like a deer."
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Investigators caught him with these items in his car as he was leaving town. The week prior, Mr. Simpson had quit his desk job at a car repair shop.
Officials say that Mr. Simpson will be brought to Arizona this week. He doesn't yet have a lawyer. He has been charged with computer tampering, class 5 felonies, stalking, and class 3 felonies.
Simpson admitted that he is infatuated and obsessed with Jodi Arias.
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Detroit city officials spent the weekend defending their decision to file for bankruptcy. Last week, the metropolis became the largest U.S. city to take that step, but a state judge blocked the move.
When a city as large as Detroit fails, it doesn't happen overnight.
Is the bankruptcy filing a good thing for Detroit? Bill Frezza, a Boston based venture capitalist and fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, talks about this and more, on CBN's Newswatch, July 22.
Officials, such as Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr, who was hired in March, say the Motor City needs a second chance to restructure and get past a financial crisis 60 years in the making.
"I mean, a lot of this debt, a lot of the practices that I put forward in my June 14 report, that talked about deferrals, unfunded obligations, borrowing, addiction, the debt -- even a level of corruption from 2002 to 2008, which was significant -- have created this problem," Orr told "Fox News Sunday."
He warned then there was a 50/50 chance of a bankruptcy filing. Now that warning is a reality.
"We don't have a choice," he said. "We've crossed the Rubicon on the level -- we have $18 plus billion -- $18 billion to $19 billion in debt and no funding mechanism for it. So, this is a question of necessity."
Public pensions are one of the city's major problems.
Detroit has 18,000 retired public workers who are still owed pension and health benefits. But funding for that program is under by about $3.5 billion.
Gov. Rick Snyder said enough is enough. He said retiree pensions have hampered state and city budgets and it's time for public workers to pay more of their health care costs.
Meanwhile, it turns out Detroit is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cities in financial danger. A Pew survey shows that 61 major cities across the nation are in similar circumstances.
The Detroit Free Press pointed out they share a $217 billion shortfall, which comes from unfunded pension and health care liabilities.
It's not clear if any of the troubled cities will take the same step as Detroit. But Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said he hopes their filing for bankruptcy will be a new start.
"Detroit is a very iconic city, worldwide, and our people will fight for this. And we will come back," he vowed.
The mayor doesn't expect much help in the way of bailout money from the federal government. Both Bing and Snyder say Detroit created its money problems and now it's up to them to find a way out.
"I have gotten great support from this administration," Bing said. "I've got great support from a lot of the different departments within the administration. They have been helpful, but now that we've done our bankruptcy filing, I think we've got to take a step back and see what's next."
Meanwhile, the city faces a massive legal fight. Detroit owes about $18 billion to 100,000 creditors and not everyone will get paid.
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McIntyre4206 posted on Feb 20, 2009 5:21:27 PM - Report post
Demo is released, go get it.
Victory posted on Feb 21, 2009 6:11:53 PM - Report post
It seem's you can't alt tab out of it, Or it freeze's.
kent318 posted on Feb 22, 2009 2:31:07 AM - Report post
originally posted by Victory
It seem's you can't alt tab out of it, Or it freeze's.
I think it's because of steam.
Dr_Bob posted on Feb 22, 2009 11:13:53 AM - Report post
ok i got Steam and the demo is fully installed. I launched it and it said it was starting up (im waiting for it right now).Does it take a long time to start up or something (first time ive used steam lol)
Edit: Nevermind, it's working. My computer is ssslllooowww. Maybe I should get rid of all my Sims 2 mods xD
Edit: Nevermind, it's working. My computer is ssslllooowww. Maybe I should get rid of all my Sims 2 mods xD
[Edited by Dr_Bob, 2/22/2009 11:24:04 AM]
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McIntyre4206 posted on Feb 22, 2009 9:46:04 PM - Report post
To answer the first question, yeah it's because of steam and because it's a demo. Steam is crap IMO and I am dissapointed that they went with them but oh well.
For the last question it's not your PC, it's laggy starting up for everybody. Everybody I know who has tried the demo has had the exactly same thing. Even people with killer gamer PC's.
I think they just took something out of something and slapped it together to make a quick demo. It kinda looks like it anyways.
However should be a really good game. I thought the musket guys would have been really messed up like the musket guys in M2 but they are actually really great. Movement and group formations are tight.
Obscure posted on Feb 23, 2009 3:16:04 PM - Report post
I have to agree (even with Killer PCs) this game takes a while when loading but once done runs like no other.
Welsh_Woody posted on Feb 23, 2009 6:16:56 PM - Report post
I do some reenacting occasionally, so I went into the Demo looking for mistakes. I found very few. I like how they immediately dress ranks without having to manually reform, but I do not like the speed as to how the load, aim and fire. It is my hope that they include the colors more in the full retail version. I noticed that when the color sergeant fell, no one stopped to pick up the colors and press on. This is lacking in a period game. And too bad they didn't include wounded animations. Seeing wounded men on the field crawling around and screaming in pain adds to the atmosphere.
McIntyre4206 posted on Feb 24, 2009 2:18:34 PM - Report post
They have that in the game, last time I played I saw a animation of a soldier getting shot in the stomache. You would fall on his knees and hold the place he got shot than after a couple of seconds drop to the floor. There are quite a few wounded animations.
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The most requested MatM album finally gets reissued 24 years after its 1981 debut on vinyl!!! Released on C.D. by EMI Canada in April 2005,
"Ice Age" was the first of three colIaborations with the now legendary producer Daniel Lanois and marks the beginning of his sister Jocelyne's association as bass player with the band. Include are two rare bonus tracks from the same sessions,"I'm No Good At Conversation" and "Twenty-Two In Cincinatti". Remastered by Peter J. Moore.
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"The crisply hypnotic single Women Around The World At Work is an example of how a clean and uncluttered sound can be punchier than all the fuzzed guitars you could cram into Castle Donnington. The most beautiful moment is reserved for One Day In Paris, as delicate as lace yet pulled tighter than steel wire."
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Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
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I've heard sometimes from my FB followers that the number of posts from a conference can be overwhelming–and let's face it, annoying when they keep dinging in every time you turn around. So here are today's all together at one time.
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The Yibir (also spelled Yibbir), also known as the Yahhar, are a small clan of Somalia, subsisting as itinerant soothsayers and magicians. They are said to predate the coming of Islam to the area and to be descendants of Mohammad Hanif of Hargeysa, who had a reputation as a pagan magician.[1]
The Yibir continue to be a small minority clan, greatly dependent on the host community,[2] and have a language (a dialect of Somali) they keep secret from the ruling Somali clans.[3]
Social status[edit]
The Yibir belong to the category of the sab, a group of minority Somali clans which also includes the Madhiban, jaaji,Yahar,Tumaal,eyle and many more. The sab are oppressed communities in Somalia. They are skilled workers who engage themselves in all kinds of jobs that city dwellers do, unlike the Somali nomads, their livelihood depends on their skills which requires them to make crafts and other object the Somali communities need.[4][5] In addition, Yibirs are known for their religious duties. When a child is born in Somalia, a religious person from the Yibir, community has to bless the child and in return the Yibir receives a payment for conducting the ceremony, then an amulet is placed on the child's neck to protect the child from evil eyes and any malicious acts.[6]
The non-food producing Yibir traditionally were itinerant peddlers and magicians.[7] Some Yibir believe that they are descendants of Hebrews who arrived in the area long before the arrival of Somali nomads, and that the word "Yibir" means "Hebrew".[8]
Foundation myth[edit]
The foundational myth for the Yibir involves one Sharif Yuusuf Barkhadle (popularly known as Aw Barkhadle or the "Blessed Father"[9]), a man described as "the most outstanding saint in northern Somalia"[10] and associated with Sheikh Ishaaq, the founder of the Isaaq Somali clan family and Sheikh Daarod the founder of the Daarod Somali clan family .[2] The myth underlies the modern Somali practice of offering gifts to peripatetic Yibir soothsayers who come to lay blessings upon newborn children and newlywed couples. The story goes that when Barkhadle first settled near his eventual place of burial in the northern Somaliland region, he was confronted by Mohamed Hanif (also pejoratively known as Bu'ur Ba'ayer), a local Yibir leader who ruled the territory contrary to the laws of Islam. The two leaders then decided to settle the issue of legitimacy between them via a test of mystical strength. Barkhadle challenged Hanif to traverse a small hill near Dogor,[11] an area situated some 20 miles north of the regional capital of Hargeisa.[12] Hanif twice successfully accomplished this task asked of him. However, during Hanif's third demonstration of his powers, Barkhadle "invoked the superior might of God and imprisoned his rival for ever within the mountain."[11] Orthodox Islam thus prevailed over the old pagan cult.[9] However, Hanif's descendants are said to have subsequently demanded blood money or diyya from Barkhadle for the death of their leader and in perpetuity.[9][11] Barkhadle granted them their wish,[9] and this gave rise to the modern custom of samanyo or samayo ("birth gift"[13]), payment made to the Yibir by their Somali patrons.[14]
One of the versions of the story is recorded in Yibir and translated into English by John William Carnegie Kirk.[15] In 1921, Major H. Rayne, a district-commissioner in British Somaliland, also recounts the story, using it as a preface to an anecdote about a Somali who had just become a father and asked him for money to pay a passing Yibir.[16]
Reputed Hebrew origin[edit]
Yibir clan members are popularly held to be descendants of Jewish Hebrew forbears. The etymology of the word "Yibir" is also believed by some to have come from the word for "Hebrew".[17] However, spokespersons for the Yibir have generally not tried to make their presence known to Jewish/Israeli authorities. Muhammad Ali Hassan, a trader in the emirate of Dubai on the Persian Gulf who is himself a Yibir, asserts that "that would only make more problems". Despite their putative Jewish origins, the overwhelming majority of the Yibir, like the Somali population in general, adhere to Islam and know practically nothing of Judaism. However, partly on account of their rumored Hebrew origins, the Yibir occupy a subordinate position in Somali society.[18][19]
Contemporary situation[edit]
Yibir still have a reputation for magic; one of their traditional functions is to bless the newborn and the newly married. In return for these blessings they receive gifts, a continual repayment for the killing of Mohammed Hanif.[2] They subsist in two different ways—by being attached to noble Somali families, or by (cyclically) visiting different households.[20] The payments they receive, called samanyo (described by an English scholar as a "tax"[21]), also function to forestall the fear of a possible cursing of the (Somali) host by the Yibir soothsayer or magician; though the Yibir are the "smallest and most despised" clan of the sab, they are thought to have the strongest magic.[22] Persistently refusing to give a gift on the occasion of a birth invites the curse of the Yibir, which is supposed to result in a violent death for the refusing party or a deformed new-born.[23] Another of the Yibir's supernatural characteristics is that when they die they vanish: no one, according to Somali tradition, "has ever seen the grave of a Yibir",[24] a quality possibly derived from the disappearance of their ancestor, Hanif.[2]
In 1961, the Yibir were estimated to number around 1300 individuals.[20] However, in 2000, Ahmad Jama Hersi, the modern leader of the Yibir, stated he believed 25,000 Yibir to live in Somalia and neighboring countries.[25] In 2000, the clan received legitimacy at the national level when they were to receive a seat in the 225-member parliament of the Transitional National Government.[26]
The language of the Yibir (like that of the Madhiban) is described by early 20th century Western linguists as a dialect of the Somali language. Yibir and Madhiban are similar and share a number of words.[27]
J.W.C. Kirk, a British infantry officer stationed in British Somaliland, published a grammar of Somali with an account of the Yibir and Midgan (i.e. Madhiban) dialects in 1905[21] and commented on the difference of the two dialects from the dominant Somali language. According to his sources, the difference is necessary to maintain a secrecy and keep the ruling class from total dominance of the subservient clans:
Each tribe has its own dialect, which has hitherto been kept as a solemn secret from the rest of the world. They still insist upon secrecy from Somalis, and made me promise not to divulge to their hereditary enemies what they were quite willing to explain to the white man.
I, therefore, rely upon any who may read this not to disclose to any Somali what I have been allowed to write down for the benefit of the Sirkal,[28] but if any other officer of an enquiring disposition wishes to pursue the subject, he should be acquainted with the Somali language, which all the Sab know, and discuss these things with one of them.[3]
Kirk stresses this desire for secrecy repeatedly: "Therefore I must ask any who may read this and who may sojourn in the country, not to repeat what I give here to any Somali, not of Yibir or Midgan birth";[29] a similar note was sounded by the German linguist Adolf Walter Schleicher in his 1892 grammar of the Somali language.[30]
In more recent times, the linguist Roger Blench, referencing Kirk, has similarly indicated that the Yibir and Madhiban dialects both "differ substantially in lexicon from standard Somali". However, he remarks that it remains unknown whether this linguistic divergence is due to some sort of difference in code or is instead indicative of distinct languages.[31]
- ^ Ahmed and Hart 156-57.
- ^ a b c d Ahmed and Hart 157.
- ^ a b Kirk, Grammar, 184-85.
- ^ Ahmed and Hart 156.
- ^ Bollig 195-97.
- ^ Beachey 5.
- ^ Bollig 202.
- ^ Fisher par. 24-25.
- ^ a b c d Abdullahi 13.
- ^ Lewis 102.
- ^ a b c Lewis 94.
- ^ Lewis 89.
- ^ Abdullahi 68.
- ^ Billig 221.
- ^ Kirk, Grammar, 197-99. For a less literal translation, see Kirk, "Yibirs and Midgans," 98-100.
- ^ Rayne 117-23.
- ^ Bader, Yibro, 138.
- ^ Fisher, Ian. Djibouti Journal; Somalia's 'Hebrews' See a Better Day", The New York Times. August 15th, 2000.
- ^ Somalia: Information on Yahhar also spelled Yibir
- ^ a b Bollig 208.
- ^ a b Kirk, Grammar, 184.
- ^ Bollig 209.
- ^ Kirk, "Yibirs and Midgans," 95.
- ^ Laurence 51.
- ^ Fisher par. 23.
- ^ Fisher par. 3.
- ^ Kirk, Grammar, 200ff.
- ^ That is, "officers"; see Kirk, Grammar, 24.
- ^ Kirk, Grammar, 185; his italics.
- ^ Die Somali-sprache (T. Fröhlich, 1892); qtd. in Kirk, Grammar, 185.
- ^ Blench 14.
- Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and customs of Somalia. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-31333-2.
- Ahmed, Akbar S.; David M. Hart (1984). Islam in Tribal Societies: From the Atlas to the Indus. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7100-9320-2.
- Bader, Christian (2000). Les Yibro: Mages somali. Les juifs oubliés de la corne de l'Afrique. Paris.
- Beachey, R.W. (1990). The Warrior Mullah: The Horn Aflame, 1892-1920. Bellew. ISBN 978-0-947792-43-5.
- Blench, Roger (2006-11-14). "The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List" (PDF). Rogerblench.info. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- Bollig, Michael (2004). "Hunters, Foragers, and Singing Smiths: The Metamorphoses of Peripatetic Peoples in Africa". In Berland, Joseph C.; Rao, Aparna. Customary Strangers: New Perspectives on Peripatetic Peoples in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Greenwood. pp. 195–234. ISBN 978-0-89789-771-6.
- Cerulli, E. (October 1919). "Somali Songs and Little Texts". Journal of the African Society. 19: 135–40. ISSN 0001-9909. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- Fisher, Ian (2000-08-15). "Djibouti Journal; Somalia's 'Hebrews' See a Better Day". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- Gaildon, Mahmood (2004). The Yibir of Las Burgabo. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-218-4.
- Kirk, John William Carnegie (1904). "The Yibirs and Midgans of Somaliland, Their Traditions and Dialects". Journal of the African Society. 24: 91–108. ISSN 0001-9909. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- Kirk, John William Carnegie (1905). A Grammar of the Somali Language with Examples in Prose and Verse and an Account of the Yibir and Midgan Dialects. Cambridge: University Press.
- Laurence, Margaret (1988). Clara Thomas, ed. The Prophet's Camel Bell. Random House. ISBN 978-0-7710-4706-0.
- Lewis, I.M. (1998). Saints and Somalis: Popular Islam in a Clan-based Society. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-103-3.
- Rayne, Major H. (2008). Sun, Sand and Somals - Leaves from the Note-Book of a District Commissioner in British Somaliland (1921). Read Books. ISBN 978-1-4437-2468-5.
- Yusuf, Ahmed Ismail. "Rev. of The Yibir of Las Burgabo" (PDF). Sociala missionen. Retrieved 2009-09-04.


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Torchlight gets a release for Australia!
Aussies who've been wondering when the game Torchlight will grace our shores – wonder no more! Come April, the folks at Mindscape are excited to make Torchlight available to purchase from your local retailer and apparently it has new exclusive features that aren't in the online version. Some of those features will include the ferret as a bonus pet and an optional full DVD editor which lets you create your own content, while the key features include randomisation, simple interface and retirement system. In the RPG (brought to us by the designers and leads of Diablo® and others) you need to save the town of Torchlight, embarking on a perilous journey through many dangerous locations to cleanse the mines. Choose from 1 of 3 Character Classes to battle your way through dungeons and against monsters while searching for fame and fortune. Winner of quite a few awards including "Best DebutRead more →By Naomi in News 1 Comment »
All Interactive Entertainment the new handler of Rising Star Games in Australia
The people that brought us the Harvest Moon series, Muramasa, Little King's Story and a whole bunch more have new friends to show Aussies their games. Rising Star Games now distributes through our friends at All Interactive Entertainment (AIE). So far Rising Star Games have released around 50 games which have been available on Nintendo and Sony platforms, and have only just started bringing their creative genius to XBox. Previously the Japanese game company distributed through companies such as Marvelous Entertainment, Atlus, Hudson, and Tecmo (amongst a few), and they are excited about the new partnership with the belief that their games will be well represented by AIE in Australia. Martin Defries, Managing Director & C.O.O. at Rising Star Games: "I have been overwhelmed by the energy and passion shown by the team at AIE for our brand and products. AIE have demonstrated an understanding of our unique positioning inRead more →By Naomi in News No comments yet
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Naoki Urasawa is known to most as the creator of the "Monster" anime series, and the "20th Century Boys" manga. And Tezuka Osamu is probably mostly known for his series "Astroboy". What happens when the talents of both are combined? How about "PLUTO: URASAWA × TEZUKA"? The manga is a reinterpretation by Urasawa of Tezuka's work, and the final volume in the 8 part series is set for release on April 6th 2010. The story involves robots and humans co-existing, and there is something after the 7 great robots of the world. Robot detective Gesicht is assigned to investigate the case, soon finding out he himself is also a target. In the last volume, Atom is back and equipped with the answers to the unsolved mysteries involving Pluto, Bora and more. He's prepared to put this knowledge and the memory of his fallen friends (Gesicht, Mont Blanc, North No. 2,Read more →
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Sandlot Releases New Heartwild Solitaire
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Lira Advances to Five-Week High on Fed Stimulus, Basci Caution
The lira gained to its strongest level in five weeks on bets stimulus from the U.S. will reinforce risk appetite and after central bank Governor Erdem Basci ruled out "extreme measures" to curb currency gains.
The currency appreciated 0.2 percent against the dollar to 1.7798 by 5:08 p.m. in Istanbul, the highest since Nov. 6. Yields on two-year benchmark debt fell one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 5.75 percent.
The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee, which began a two-day meeting yesterday, will announce its interest-rate decision at 12.30 p.m. in Washington, followed by forecasts on economic growth, unemployment and inflation. A "measured" cut in interest rates will be "sufficient" to counter lira appreciation, Basci said yesterday. Economic growth doesn't get priority in the central bank's decision-making process as inflation remains above target, he said.
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Basci said on Nov. 12 he won't tolerate any unwarranted currency gain jeopardizing the country's external balances. Fitch Ratings raised Turkey's credit rating to investment grade on Nov. 5.
The lira has lagged all emerging-market currencies in Europe, Africa and the Middle East except the South African rand in the past month as the Turkish central bank signaled it may cut interest rates further after lowering the top-end of its so-called rates corridor gradually to 9 percent from 11.5 percent in the past three months.
"Markets are not expecting the central bank to ease monetary policy aggressively anymore," Thu Lan Nguyen, a currency strategist at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, said in e-mailed comments. "This threat of cutting key rates to prevent the lira from strengthening certainly made investors reluctant to enter major lira-longs."
The bank kept the overnight borrowing rate steady at 5 percent and the benchmark one-week repo rate unchanged at 5.75 percent last month. The rate-setting panel will meet on Dec. 18.


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Trenton Williams gets to play his position this year. He'll play tight end.
Last year Williams played center on offense and end on defense. He sacrificed pursuing his offensive position for the good of the team. Now it will be his year to catch a few passes.
"Trenton wanted to play tight end last year," said San Jacinto coach Jeff Bearden. "But we already had a good tight end in Martin Roberts. But I told Trenton he was too good of an athlete to be sitting on the bench behind Martin, so we put him at center. Sometimes kids don't want to make that adjustment, but he did."
Last year was the first year San Jacinto played tackle football. Surprisingly, the Patriots made the playoffs despite going 2-8. But they won the games they needed to - two games in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools District 1-3A. Its only district loss was to a tough Midland Trinity team, led by all-state running back Cory Pirtle. Pirtle will be playing at Angelo State University this season.
San Jacinto did beat Lubbock Christian 20-0 and El Paso Faith Christian 21-7. The Patriots were beaten in the first round of the playoffs by Carrollton American Heritage.
Williams was an all-district performer at defensive end. He and Josh McQueary, another all-district performer, made a capable duo. "He did a good job at center and he really came along strong at the end at defensive end," said Bearden of Williams.
Until last year San Jacinto had played flag football. "We would play local schools and sometimes we would travel to Lubbock to play, but not very far," said Williams.
This was the first time he and his teammates played organized tackle football. "A lot of us had never gotten the chance to play tackle. We thought it would be kind of cool to play. When we found out, we were pretty excited." said Williams.
He said it was a great learning process going to tackle. "In tackle there's more strategy. You have to be stronger, outwit the other team. Flag football is more of a speed game."
Then there's the linemen having to learn the blocking schemes. "We were all eager. Everybody learned pretty good," said Williams.
Williams is no stranger to catching the ball. When the Patriots played flag football, much like six-man football, all players are eligible to catch passes.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Williams said he knows it will take time to get accustomed to playing tight end. "I'm kind of nervous because I'll be playing a new position," he said.
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CHARLESTON - Academic sites in Martinsburg, Beckley and online will be offered by the University of Charleston following this week's completion of the Mountain State University takeover.
According to a press conference held at the University of Charleston on Tuesday, after receiving approval from the Higher Learning Commission this week, the university will see a name change to include UC-Charleston, UC-Beckley, UC-Martinsburg and UC-Net.
Former MSU students set to graduate in May will be able to enroll at UC, at any of its three campuses, as part of the teach-out program.
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1 - KITTEN IN MAY and GUNMAN become ones to beat if they escape also eligibles. Otherwise, SAME OLD WISH is in form and has Dominguez aboard but must show he can handle lawn. R J HOPE drilling sharp; has some back grass credentials. LT. JOHN needed last. Sheds weight with bugboy.
2 - WILDCART FRANKIE (BEST BET) sails gate-to-wire before CURE or PONI COLADA catch up.
3 - Unusual for Mott to have colt make debut at 1 1/4 miles. However, GREAT KAROO has the pedigree to do so. ARC ABOVE can get distance. PUNCTUAL JEFF may have too much ground to make up.
4 - ISN'T HE PERFECT found the right distance. THOSE WER THE DAYS risks five-race winning streak ... but that skein was compiled over two years. R KING OF THE ROAD has to be caught.
5 - No reason to think RISKY RACHEL, a winner of half of a dozen starts, can't handle turf. Romped in last two since changing hands. GITCHEE GOOMIE was good second to turf monster. HESSONITE is back among NY breds.
6 - READYGETSGOLD went wide vs. better. Keeps hot Castellano aboard. DEFLATE THE BUBBLE likes to run second. DEAR ELIZABETH gets part.
7 - STREET GAME was over head in Grade 3. Back among NY breds. back on Belmont turf where he is 3-for-3. COMPLIANCE OFFICER has been idle since Dec. when he came right back to win with ease following flop in Breeders' Cup Mile. One to beat. ABILIO has front-end theft in mind.
8 - ST. JEAN improved with drop in class, loss of front wraps and return to lawn. BELIEVE IN BETTY got nailed at wire on this course. Rail may be plus. BANGZOOMTOTHEMOON hated slop.
9 - WHOLELOTTASHAKIN stumbled, still third. INIMITABLE ROMANEE shortens up for strong grass stable. EARNINGS RELEASE seems to go better on grass.
10 - PAPER PLANE could cap huge day for Dominguez. Beaten 1-2 favorite returns from 10-month layoff in soft spot. Key with THESCREENISRED, CINEMATIZE and STONE MAKER.
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Que the entertainment director was friendly. Food in moonlight sonata exquisite. our waiting staff a joy. Andreea and myoman (pronounced yeoman made my birthday wonderful. so did Karol and Leon and Dennis and Daryl. nothing too much. and they cut up Lisa's food for her. the trips ashore were easy access why do our transport here not cater for disabled when the other countries do.
if something was not right it was quickly sorted. Theatre was wheelchair friendly.
every where was so elegant. we want to come back for another trip. wonder what the Baltic trip is like.
Well done too to Iulia Barabus for looking after our trips.
only downside was 15% on top of every drink that we ordered and we felt we had to add a tip. on top! and for us that do not drink a lot the drinks packages too expensive. they have a rule you cannot share these packages with members of your own family so three packages would be too expensive. water was almost 5 dollars and we spent a fortune on water well over 50 dollars on these alone.
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Programme overview
Are you interested in a career in event management? There's a growing need for vibrant, creative and dedicated people who are great organisers, good communicators and have an eye for detail. Throughout the Bachelor of Communication (Event Management) you also develop a broad knowledge base, giving you the flexibility to perform the wide variety of tasks expected of communications graduates.
- An Event Management major that is strongly embedded in a communication degree with an applied, real-world focus.
- Work placements in your final year with organisations such as Sanders Events, TAPAC, The Cancer Society and Air New Zealand Fashion Week.
- Experienced lecturers and teaching staff from a broad range of communication backgrounds and in current professional practice positions.
- Regular presentations from high-profile guest lecturers from across the communications and event management industries.
- Part-time study options available.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet the general, or the discretionary, or the special admission requirements and they must also meet any programme-specific admission requirements. Applicants must also meet the English language requirements and may be interviewed.
Generic Admission Requirements
General Admission
Applicants must have:
- A minimum of 42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher on the National Qualifications Framework, with 14 credits at Level 3 or higher in each of two subjects from an approved subject list, with a further 14 credits at Level 3 or higher taken from no more than two additional domains on the National Qualifications Framework or approved subjects plus a minimum of 14 credits at Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau on the National Qualifications Framework, plus a minimum of 8 credits at Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori; a minimum of 4 credits must be in Reading and a minimum of 4 credits must be in Writing; OR
- At least 3 'C' passes in the New Zealand University Bursaries Examinations; OR
- Successful completion of the Unitec Certificate in Foundation Studies: Whitinga Level 3 with a relevant pathway, where appropriate;OR
- Certificate of University Preparation (Level 4); OR
- Certificate in Foundation Studies (Level 4); OR
- Equivalent
Special Admission
Applicants must have:
- attained the age of 20 years on or before the first day of the semester in which study for the degree is to commence; AND
- provided sufficient evidence of aptitude or appropriate work or other life experience that would indicate a potential successful outcome in the qualification.
Discretionary Admission
In exceptional cases an applicant who does not meet the general admission requirements and who has not reached the age of 20 on or before the first day of the semester in which study for the degree is to commence may apply for discretionary admission.
In assessing whether to grant discretionary admission in exceptional cases, the primary focus will be on the applicant's level of preparedness for study at the required level.
English Language Admission Requirements
General English Language Requirements
Applicants must have achieved a minimum standard of English as demonstrated by a minimum of 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 in English (4 in Reading, 4 in Writing).
English language entry requirements for international students for whom English is not their first language:
Applicants must have at least ONE of the following:
a) Gained NCEA level 3 and met New Zealand university entrance requirements;
b) Clear evidence that they satisfy one of the following criteria for existing English proficiency:
- Previous primary and secondary study in English as evidenced by completion of one of the following at schools with English as the language of instruction in countries with a student visa approval rate of at least 80 per cent:
- Completion of all primary education and at least three years of secondary education (that is, the equivalent of New Zealand Forms 3 to 7 or years 9 to 13), or
- Completion of at least five years of secondary education (that is, the equivalent of New Zealand Forms 3 to 7 or years 9 to 13)
- Previous tertiary study in English: clear evidence of completion of a tertiary qualification of at least three years' duration with English as the language of instruction in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States.
- Achievement of the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
c) Achieved, within the preceding two years, at least one of the English proficiency outcomes listed below:
- NZ Certificate in English Language (NZCEL) (Academic) (Level 4)
- An overall IELTS band score (Academic Format) of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5. The IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form.
- An overall TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) score of 550 (essay 5 TWE) OR an overall TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) Score of 60 (writing 20)
- University of Cambridge English Examinations: First Certificate in English (FCE), or FCE for schools, or CAE, or CPE with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill
- Pearson Test of English PToE (Academic) with a score of 50.
Programme Specific Admission Requirements
To be admitted to this programme, applicants must also meet the requirements set out in this schedule.
Specific Admission
To be admitted to this programme, all applicants must meet the following requirements in addition to the requirements set out in the Bachelors Generic Regulations:
- provide a personal written statement describing the nature of and background to their motives for wishing to study for the degree; and
- demonstrate minimum competence in English either through:
i. at least 12 NCEA credits at Level 3 in English; or
ii. a grade of C or better in University Bursary English; or
iii. an overall IELTS (Academic) score of at least 6.5, with no band score lower than 6.0; or
iv. a TOEFL score of no less than 575, or equivalent.
Discretionary Admission
Applicants may be granted Discretionary Admission if they have:
- a minimum total of at least 72 NCEA credits at Level 2 in their best 4 subjects, including English; or
- a maximum total of 10 in New Zealand Six Form Certificate in the best four subjects, including English, or equivalent.
Courses and timetables
The following courses are valid for 2016. The courses may be offered as part of the programme. Click on the course links below to see the course details and timetables.
|Rhetoric and Persuasion (COMM5532)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable the student to understand the principles of rhetoric and speech communication in today's world. Students will develop knowledge and skill in the methods and theory of rhetoric and persuasion based on an understanding of the ethical implications of persuasion. Students will also apply their knowledge and skills to speech communication and the varying contexts in which persuasive oral strategies can be utilised.
|Professional Writing (COMM5542)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to think critically and communicate effectively for business purposes in such modes as the presentation of proposals and reports, and to conduct basic research procedures. It prepares students for successful management of communication applications in the business environment.
|Academic Skills for Communication Studies (COMM5543)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to think critically and communicate effectively for academic purposes such as in essays and reports, and to conduct basic research procedures appropriate to communication studies. It prepares students for successful management of research and academic writing in subsequent courses throughout the degree.
|Communicating in a Changing World (COMM5544)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable the student to understand and apply a range of communication theories and concepts to diverse and dynamic environments.
|The Communication Landscape (COMM5545)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To provide students with an understanding of the drivers of change in communication professions and the ways in which they can position themselves personally, interpersonally, and organizationally in relation to this landscape for career pathways. To develop critical reflection of one's professional persona in a digital context and to apply this reflection to the development of a digital ePortfolio.
|Introduction to Event Management (COMM6500)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to understand the concept and elements of event management, the components of an event feasibility study, the significance of sponsorship and the purpose of an operational plan for the event industry. Students will learn to prepare an event feasibility study, an effective sponsorship proposal and produce an event operational plan for implementation in an event industry environment.
|Introduction to Communication Research Methods (COMM6501)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to design a research investigation. Students will explore strategies for selecting, refining and researching on communication topics.
|Intercultural Communication (COMM6531)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to develop a methodology for learning about culture, assess the influences of culture on communication, and acquire competencies to work in an intercultural setting, from New Zealand to a variety of international contexts. Students also develop an understanding of models of bicultural/intercultural communication in various workplace settings.
|Interpersonal Communication (COMM6532)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to explore the various ways that communication functions in both social and personal relationships. Students will be able to analyse a range of relational contexts including friendship, marriage and family relationships, and the workplace.
|Technology & Media Communication (COMM6533)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To develop students' understanding of how technological forms are devised, diffused and deployed in society, with a particular emphasis on communications media. It will provide frameworks for analysing the political, economic and cultural factors which shape new technological developments and their impact on society, organisations and interpersonal relations.
|Communication Ethics (COMM6534)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to use classical and contemporary models of ethical decision- making to analyse typical media and organisational communication dilemmas. By the end of the course, students will have developed a broad understanding of the inherently ethical role played by organisations within society because of their communication of values to, and interactions with, a wide variety of audiences.
|Public Relations (COMM6535)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable an understanding of the theory and practice of public relations and its strategic importance as a key component of any organisation's management decision making. Students will apply their knowledge to a range of real world settings, and plan and implement a public relations campaign.
|News Writing for the Media (COMM6537)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To develop an understanding of sound news writing practice.
|Event Production (COMM7500)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to examine the critical elements associated with the production of an event. Students will address key concepts of event production and apply their learning to engage in the communication and co-ordination of an event to professional standards of compliance, presentation and evaluation.
|International Communication (COMM7532)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to examine global systems of communication and information flows and the contribution of these systems to effective international communication management. Students will review international communication theory, learning how the informed management of global information may enhance effective international relationships and international organisational communication practices within developed and developing countries.
|Industry Internship (COMM7533)
|30 credits (0.25 EFTS)
|To enable students to undertake a short-term work and/or training experience related to a communication investigation activity that will contribute to a student's vocational pathway. It provides an opportunity to integrate theoretical knowledge and practice through a strategy of applied learning in the workplace.
|Organisational Communication Management (COMM7535)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To introduce students to the theoretical perspectives that describe, and may explain or predict, communication in organisations. Students will critically examine everyday organisational occurrences and experiences, and learn to manage communication to achieve a positive communication culture and climate.
|Reputation Management (COMM7536)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To develop awareness of the internal and external information networks that contribute to the public image of an organisation. Students will evaluate the communication management requirements of those networks in a variety of stable, change and crisis situations.
|Auckland Events: Shaping our City (COMM5546)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to understand the key foundations of successful event management, the components of an event budget, event marketing and the purpose of an operational plan. Students will demonstrate their understanding by observing an event produced to professional standards.
|Introduction to Oral Japanese (LANG5219)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|By the end of this course students will have developed an understanding and knowledge of the fundamental structures and vocabulary of the Japanese language. This will enable students to communicate effectively in a variety of routine contexts.
|Introduction to Spanish (LANG5245)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To gain the necessary skills to build a good foundation for successful communication in Spanish and to begin to develop fluency and understanding of standard Spanish language in a range of formal and informal everyday situations
|Understanding Te Ao Maori (MAOR5050)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|This course will provide students with an introduction to the Maori world, Maori history and the impacts of change on contemporary Maori society and culture.
|Te Reo me ona Tikanga - Tahi (MAOR5060)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To develop basic competence in speaking, writing, comprehension, structure and the application of Te reo Maori me ona tikanga.
|Oral Japanese 2 (LANG6220)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To develop an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the fundamental structures and vocabulary of the Japanese language.To enable students to communicate successfully in spoken Japanese in unpredictable contexts on a range of topics.
|Communication Research Project (COMM7501)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to design and implement a research investigation. Students will explore strategies for researching, and reporting on communication projects.
|Global Media Issues (COMM7543)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable the students to understand, interpret and analyse contemporary issues affecting and involving the global media. This course provides a thematically organised, critical exploration of global political, economic, social and technological issues and interrogates the mediation of these events and issues by global actors. In a rapidly changing, media saturated world Global Media Issues provides a thoughtful and reflective examination of these processes of change, development and mediation.
|Communication Production Project (COMM7544)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To enable students to develop, deliver and evaluate a socially responsible digital media-based communication production.
|Communication Special Project (COMM7545)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|To provide students with an opportunity to engage in a communications Industry Based Learning opportunity. This project is designed for senior students seeking to apply their advanced communication skills in a real-world context, developing and implementing a `live' communications strategy.
|Doing Business in East Asia (LANG7277)
|15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
|By the end of this course students will develop a broad understanding of East Asian business culture and apply their knowledge into business practice.


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Adelaide: The Indian team hit the nets at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, a day ahead than expected to prepare for the fourth and the final Test against Australia starting on Tuesday.
The Indian team had to go for nets on Friday after they discovered that there would be a shortage of net bowlers on Saturday because of Adelaide grade cricket. While the Indians are expected to take Saturday off.
An Indian spokesperson said the team had to attend nets after they were informed that practice bowlers won't be available on Saturday.
"Tomorrow there is some tournament going on so the good bowlers are not available. We said 'Ok today we have a nets," the official said.
India trained for more than three hours amidst mounting criticism from ex-skipper Sunil Gavaskar that the tourists don't work hard enough in the nets.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who will sit out of the fourth Test after being slapped with a one-match ban, also sweated it out at the nets. He is unlikely to take a tour of the nearby wineries on Saturday's rest day.
Virender Sehwag will lead the side after Dhoni received a one-Test ban for his side's slow over-rate in last week's third Test.


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OAK Racing handsomely rewarded for their endeavours
Four OAK Racing designed and manufactured Pescarolo-Judd cars were entered in the 2011 Petit Le Mans 1000 mile endurance race on Saturday. The race is traditionally a gruelling event due to the nature of the short, undulating circuit and number of cars entered. The 2011 race was no exception, with multiple incidents and yellow flags during the nearly 10 hours of running. At the end of the eventful race, the 4 Pescarolo-Judd chassis were all still running strongly.
The 2 OAK LMP1 chassis achieved remarkable results, finishing 4th and 7th overall, comfortably beating the Toyota & Mazda powered entries, not to mention the 2 works Audis!
In the LMP2 class, the United Autosports entered car finished 2nd in class and won the prestigious Michelin Green X challenge. The Oak racing entry finished a very creditable 4th in class after multiple car repairs were necessary during the race.


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A critical engagement with the writings of the Franco-Bulgarian linguist and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva is rarely found in the pages of major politics journals. This infrequency may be emblematic for the profession's reluctance to engage with non-canonical authors, but it can also be attributed to Kristeva's admittedly idiosyncratic and, at times, ambiguous position towards politics, including her apparent endorsement of aesthetic practices over politics.
Despite the relative lack of attention given to Kristeva's work, even within the 'sexier' sections of the profession, it is fair to say that her concern with questions of subjectivity, corporeality and sexual difference, and with multiculturalism, the nation-state and cosmopolitanism, to name just a few, constitutes an important contribution towards thinking through the contemporary political condition. Moreover, as some commentators suggest, her displacement of politics, which emphasizes the political dimension of the intimate and psychic aspects of life, constitutes a highly original configuration of the political that has proved to be enormously influential within feminist theory.
Thus, recognizing the importance of Kristeva's intervention into contemporary critical theory, this roundtable invites paper proposals which consider Kristeva's contribution to political thought and which assess her status as a theorist of politics. Papers which explore the configuration of the political in Kristeva's ideas, as well as papers which examine the reception and impact of her ideas in the wider field of political theory, are particularly welcome.
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National Sanctity of Human Life Day is an observance declared by several U.S. Presidents who opposed abortion.
President Ronald Reagan issued a presidential proclamation on January 16, 1984, designating Sunday, Jan 22, 1984 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day noting that it was the 11th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, in which, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that guaranteed women access to abortion.[1] President Reagan was a strong pro-life advocate who said that in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court, "Struck down our laws protecting the lives of unborn children."[2]
Reagan issued the proclamation annually thereafter, designating Sanctity of Human Life Day to be the third Sunday in January, which represents the closest Sunday to the original January 22 date. His successor, George H. W. Bush, continued the annual proclamation throughout his presidency.[3] Bush's successor, Bill Clinton, discontinued the practice throughout his eight years in office, but Bush's son and Clinton's successor, George W. Bush, resumed the proclamation, and did so every year of his presidency.
The day is traditionally marked as a holy day by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod as Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.
The proclamation of National Sanctity of Human Life Day has been heralded by National Right to Life as "a wonderful statement of what the pro-life movement is really all about". Reproductive freedom groups like NARAL and Planned Parenthood have denounced it, saying it signals a desire to roll back the rights of women.[4]
In an amicus brief filed by the National Lawyers Association in the case of Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, National Sanctity of Human Life Day was cited as an instance of the executive branch acknowledging the theistic philosophy of the United States government.[5][3]
See also[edit]
- Abortion in the United States
- Abortion debate
- Abortion and religion
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- Abortion-rights movements
- ^ http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1984/11384c.htm
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/17/us/president-deplores-abortion-proclaims-a-human-life-day.html
- ^ a b c National Sanctity of Human Life Day. laws.com retrieved from government-programs.laws.com on Nov 28 2012
- ^ "Bush Declares..."
- ^ NLA Brief
- "Bush declares National Sanctity of Human Life Day". CNN.com. 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- Gaustad, Edwin S.; Leigh Schmidt (2004). The Religious History of America. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-063056-6.
- "Supreme Court Briefs: No. 02-1624". FindLaw.com. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
External links[edit]
- Proclamations