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Leonard Bernstein became famous not only as a conductor but also as a pianist, composer, and teacher. This book looks at his life and how he worked to help teach others, especially young people, how beautiful and fun music can be.
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The author/illustrator of the highly successful "Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists" series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers. Venezia's clever mix of historical photos, his own tongue-in-cheek cartoon illustrations, and factual biographical text combine to present the composers as they really were.
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Albuquerque woman arrested on child sex trafficking chargesUPDATED 6:06 PM MDT Sep 11, 2013
Albuquerque Police Department's vice unit arrested Gabriella Silva for trafficking a 16-year-old online using Backpage.comVideo Transcript
ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANNA VELASQUEZ TELLS US THESE KINDS OF CASES ARE ON THE RISE. THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN UNITS SAYS... THEY DO SEE A LOT OF CASES WHERE AN ADULT POSTS A CHILD OnLINE... JUST LIKE A RECENT CASE HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. A-P-D'S VICE UNIT BUSTED GABRIELLA SILVA ... ACCUSED OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT... THE GIRL'S PICTURE HAD BEEN POSTED ON BACKPAGE-DOT-COM ... AND THE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE LEARNED "FULL SERVICE" SEX COST 160-DOLLARS. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DETECTIVE MET UP WITH THE TEEN... THAT HE LEARNED HOW YOUNG SHE WAS. :59 we've started to see an increase in these cases. ANTHONY MAEZ IS WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND IS THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILRDEN. HE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE A-P-D CASE ... BUT SAYS IN GENERAL... THE SCENARIO OF AN ADULT ADVERTISING ONLINE IS NOT UNCOMMON. 3:26 many times these sites are created in a different state, where the child may be advertised in our state :31 BUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE AG'S OFFICE HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN ADULTS EXPLOITING CHILDREN... IS HARD TO SAY. 1:19 we're finding now that two out of three warrants that we're serving are actually being exploited or there's hands-on abuse. so that could be some cross-over with children being trafficked as well :29 IN A-P-D'S CASE ... THE TEEN TOLD THE DETECTIVE... SHE'D BEEN WORKING AS AN ONLINE PROSTITUTE FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS... AND SEES ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO FOUR JOHNS A DAY, EARNING AN AVERAGE 300-DOLLARS A DAY, AND WOULD GIVE SILVA MOST OF THE MONEY THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS GABRIELLA SILVA WOULD HAVE THE TEEN MEET THE JOHNS SOMEWHERE OR AT HER APARTMENT IN NORTHEAST ALBUQERUQE SHE REMAINS IN JAIL TONIGHT. THE A.G.'S OFFICE SAYS, SO FAR THIS YEAR, DETECTIVES HAVE WORKED ON A TOTAL OF 14 HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES STATEWIDE. ITS ALSO PROSECUTED SEVERAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING OFFENDERS SINCE IT BECAME LAW IN 2008.
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By Bobby Harrison/NEMS Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
JACKSON – You can't change party primaries in Tuesday's runoff if you voted on Aug. 2.
For instance, anyone who voted in the Republican primary on Aug. 2 that nominated Phil Bryant for governor and Tate Reeves for lieutenant governor can't go to the polls Tuesday to cast a ballot for Johnny DuPree or Bill Luckett in the Democratic primary for governor.
Similarly, people who voted for Luckett or DuPree on Aug. 2 cannot cast a ballot Tuesday for Lynn Fitch or Lee Yancey in the Republican runoff for treasurer.
People who voted in the Republican primary on Aug. 2 can't vote in the Democratic primary Tuesday or vice versa.
While people cannot cross party lines between the first primary and the runoff, people who did not vote on Aug. 2 can vote in either party runoff election Tuesday – just not both.
Tuesday's runoff is solely for offices where no candidate got a majority on Aug. 2.
Besides the two statewide runoffs – for governor on the Democratic side and treasurer on the Republican side – there are three runoffs in House races and a slew of local runoffs in Northeast Mississippi on Tuesday.
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The Rule of One-Third
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Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1, Part 1
The Rule of One-Third guaranteed wives a life interest in one-third of their husband's estate upon marital dissolution. We document the ubiquity of this legal construct and demonstrate that children's outcomes are imperiled absent a wife's residual claim on her husband's estate. Using ancient Roman law as an example, we argue that the patriarch, or paterfamilias, is the primary legal entity with an interest in creating and enforcing the Rule of One-Third. In a game-theoretic model, we show that the Rule of One-Third obtains when mothers and fathers are equally important at producing children's human capital, and when it is enforced by the paterfamilias or by modern legal institutions. The Rule of One-Third places the cost of marital dissolution on the household rather than society, and solves a contracting problem between the husband and wife when each is specialized in tasks the other cannot perform well.
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Converting a closed landfill into a golf course can provide an effective redevelopment alternative
Richard Coates, Assistant Director, and Anthony Spencer, Solid Waste Manager, Fulton County Department of Public Works, Atlanta, Georgia
Presenters, 2004 APWA Congress
If you're visiting Atlanta, how about playing 18 holes of golf at the Blue Heron Golf Course? This golf course looks and plays the same as any other of the numerous golf courses located in metropolitan Atlanta, with one major exception. The Blue Heron Golf Course is located on top of the closed Morgan Falls Landfill. The course has been open to the public since mid-2003.
The Morgan Falls Landfill is owned and was once operated by Fulton County, Georgia. Although much of the history of the site is imprecise or unavailable, the Morgan Falls Landfill began operations in the mid-1950s as an open dump and nonpermitted landfill. The site was permitted as a municipal solid waste landfill in 1975 and ceased operation sometime in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The landfill closure (engineered cap of compacted soil and vegetative cover) was performed in 1997, and approved by the state regulatory agency in 1998. The landfill site comprises approximately 128.54 acres, which include the 68.51-acre closed waste management area. The site is now in a six-year post-closure care program. Activities continuing under the post-closure care program include a recycling facility, a golf driving range, an 18-hole executive golf course, a groundwater monitoring system, a methane monitoring system, and a landfill gas collection and control system.
The Blue Heron Golf Course was developed through a partnership with Fulton County and Eagle Golf Ventures, Inc., the private developer responsible for raising the financing for construction and assuming the capital risk. Although Fulton County has retained ownership of the site, the use of the property was transferred to the private developer through a long-term lease agreement. Fulton County retains responsibility and liability for continuing environmental compliance and post-closure care. Fulton County receives lease payments and a percentage of the revenue based on the profitability of the golf course.
Notwithstanding the regulatory, technical and other challenges associated with developing a closed landfill, the Morgan Falls Landfill site was an ideal candidate for locating a golf course for the following reasons:
Although successful, this project has presented a significant number of challenging design and other technical issues by having to balance the features inherent in building and operating a golf facility while maintaining compliance with local and state environmental regulations. However, the primary obstacle to implementing the project was to gain the approval and acceptance of Fulton County's elected officials and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, the state agency responsible for regulating landfills.
The Blue Heron Golf Course under construction
The golf course layout and overall design was a significant challenge due to limitation of cutting, filling, excavations and placement of the golf course play features. Over one million cubic yards of buried refuse exist under the golf course. The recontoured mounds of waste became a visual asset, although they imposed a major engineering challenge. The landfill gas system, monitoring wells, extraction wells, and other post-closure structures were already installed and operational long before the design and construction of the golf course. The most challenging environmental design feature involves recovery of methane gas, and working around the sixty methane extraction wells installed throughout the waste mass. The extraction system was designed to transport the estimated 180 million cubic feet of methane which is generated annually. This situation required a significant amount of thoughtful design and layout of the golf course to situate the fairways, greens, and tees to avoid critical structures, while allowing access for future operation and maintenance activities without disruption of play on the golf course. It was evident that the design and planning of the landfill gas system and golf course needed to occur concurrently if possible.
The challenges associated with operating the Blue Heron Golf Course on a landfill under active regulatory closure did not end with the completion of the construction phase of the project. Routine and emergency access to the landfill gas collection system and well field is and will continue to be necessary to properly check and periodically adjust system performance, make repairs to broken or blocked landfill gas collection piping and control systems, or to implement best management practices to maintain the integrity of the landfill cap.
Landfill sites have historically been left undisturbed as closed, or otherwise unusable, properties by isolating or other risk minimization techniques. While other communities struggle with the use and loss of land to solid waste landfills, Fulton County has transformed one closed landfill site into a valuable and beautiful recreation area. The former Morgan Falls Landfill site is a success story of how an undesirable landfill site can be transformed into a viable secondary land use such as a golf course.
Given the choice between building a golf course on virgin land or a landfill, clearly the choice would be to construct somewhere other than on a landfill. However, if one of the primary goals is to find an alternative use for an old landfill, and the construction and operation of a golf course are economically feasible, then a project such as the Blue Heron Golf Course is highly recommended. This successful project establishes alternative uses for brownfields and other environmentally-challenged properties. Secondly, it underscores the creative application of engineering principles in the areas of design and construction.
The Blue Heron Golf Course is now central to a redevelopment that boasts a cluster of new $400,000 to $600,000 homes, condominiums in the $160,000 to $250,000 range, luxury apartments, and approximately 100 additional acres of active and passive parks and green space. In addition to the economic benefits, the Morgan Falls Landfill site, once viewed as a negative in the community, has put land into use that would otherwise have been an unused brownfield.
The authors will present an educational session at the APWA Congress in Atlanta entitled "A Hole-in-One for the Morgan Falls Landfill!" The presentation, which takes place on Monday, September 13, at 11:00 a.m., will provide detailed background information about the landfill golf course development, landfill post-closure issues, and the challenges and success of the project. Richard Coates can be reached at (404) 730-7421 or at email@example.com; Anthony Spencer can be reached at (404) 730-8013 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Elvis the Pelvis Presley Turns the Big 4-0, but That Doesn't Mean He's All Shook Up
The sullen smolder, the serpentine moves, the sideburns and hair (if not the pompadour cut) are still there. The voice tends to be croony where it used to be raunchy, and his lamé bodysuits paunch out in some different places. But the star born in a two-room Mississippi shack is not all that far from his $5 million-a-year prime. Elvis has an 18-room antebellum hillbilly palace—Graceland—on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis; two other mansions in California; a stable full of cars (including a gold-plated Cadillac sprinkled with diamond dust); a phalanx of bureaucrats and bodyguards befitting a President; and a 24-year-old former Miss Universe contender girlfriend, Linda Thompson, who regards him as "second to only one in my life. And that one is God."
Indeed, the picture of Elvis that emerges is the sybaritic reclusiveness of a Howard Hughes combined with the ambivalent social consciousness of a Billy Jack. He is inaccessible to just about everyone except his Memphis Mafia retinue. He generally sleeps until late afternoon and almost never ventures out when he does awaken. Says Linda, now a model: "In the two-and-a-half years we've been together, we've only been to a restaurant once outside of Vegas."
For recreation, Elvis sings gospel songs with his cronies or watches one of the TV sets that adorn almost every room. His favorite shows include football and Kung Fu. That is scarcely surprising since Elvis' other pastime is karate. He has been studying the martial art for 16 years and holds an eighth-degree black belt. That training came in handy during a recent Las Vegas performance, when two karate-trained men attacked him from the audience. Elvis and his cohorts dispatched the drunken pair so swiftly that not even the band noticed.
Presley often rehearses with 20-odd pounds of weights on his wrists and ankles to sweat off bothersome fat. When chided about his midriff on one recent tour, Elvis protested that it was just a bullet-proof vest necessitated by assassination threats. The protective wall around Presley is the construction of his manager, Col. Tom Parker, the Suwannee Svengali who shrewdly took Elvis out of the spotlight before he could burn out his welcome (like, say, Johnny Cash). Parker did not bring him back big until 1969, when the first whiffs of '50s nostalgia wafted across the land. Of course, the colonel's theories of Maintained Mania fit nicely with Elvis' own reticent, hunkered-down personality.
Which is not to suggest that Presley is selfish. He is constantly rewarding retainers, not to mention random airline employees, with cars, jewelry and even houses. The largesse has totaled maybe half a million within recent months. Why? "Because Elvis has so much, he just wants to share it," Linda told reporter George Bernard. "He was raised in the Assembly of God, and he believes that his wealth and talent come from God." That, she says, is also the reason Elvis does not smoke or drink. "There have been heartless, cruel, vicious rumors that have persisted about Elvis using drugs. Why, Elvis is a federal narcotics officer! Three years ago former President Nixon issued Elvis a federal agent's badge."
Elvis' piety never extended to total chastity. What red-blooded male could resist all those frothing, clawing entreaties. Or the letters, like the one he recently received, saying, "You don't have to marry me, Elvis, just give me your baby." Yet Elvis finally settled down in 1967, marrying Priscilla Beaulieu, whom he had begun courting in 1959 while he was in the Army.
Enter Linda, who was introduced by a friend. "I had never dated a married man," she recalls, "and Mr. Presley was not going to be the exception. That is, until he said he was legally separated. I attacked him on the spot. I moved in immediately, and a week later Elvis filed for divorce." "As for morality," Linda explains, "Elvis is not John Doe. This situation cannot be compared to anything else, so morality is not applicable. It is certainly not a normal life, traveling and all that. But it is a nice abnormal life." Linda and Elvis, for example, amicably share his daughter, Lisa, now 7, with Priscilla, and Linda's parents are established right around the corner from Graceland.
Last year Elvis was plagued by bouts of pneumonia. But the number 40 does not make him feel particularly menopausal or shook up. At concerts Presley introduces his daddy, Vernon, now 59, and proudly announces, "He's more of a hound than I am."
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I have an Aunt that lives in the country on 2 acres of a really awesome yard. Her backyard is fenced and my toddler loves running around back there with seemingly no limit. She's two though and reckless. At what age do you think it would be safe to let your kid just have fun out in a fenced backyard with out you there?
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It depends if you can see them at all from inside the house. In our current house, we have windows all along the back, so I can see the entire backyard easily. I let my kids out there when they were 2 by themselves, younger if they were with their siblings.
If I could not see them, I would wait until they were 4 and check on them often.
My preschooler does. He is not reckless though. It is a smaller yard, and fully visible from trhe kitchen.
We let our 2 and 4 year old play outside alone, as long as the gates are locked.
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I let my 20 month old play in the backyard without me there.
However he is far from "unsupervised". A single lone child? No idea. That stage came and went for us very quickly.
Having four kids now, there is plenty of tattling if someone is breaking a rule or doing something dangerous. Not that there is much out there he could do wrong.
I let Finn play for short stretches alone in our fenced yard. He's 5, but he's about 20 months delayed, so he's almost 3 1/2 cognitively. My problem is that I can't see in to the backyard from the house (stupidest design ever) so I check on him very frequently.
My decisions are based on the delays, and that he's a runner. He's figured out how to open the gate, but he can't go straight from the house in to the yard, so I have to give him access to the gate or we're going to have a lot of accidents.
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So does my 4 and 6 yr old.
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I am far more worried about him tripping over a rock and getting hurt, which would happen even if I was outside with him, than I am about someone abducting him. I find it very unlikely that someone would be able to scale our privacy fence, get past our two dogs (that would go crazy if someone came in the yard), grab my son and get back over the fence without me noticing.


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Keo Nakama, Maui swimming legend, dead at 91
September 18, 2011 - Robert Collias
Here is the start of an oustanding obituary on a Maui sports legend, Keo Nakama, by Ilima Loomis:
Hawaii swimming legend and former world-record holder Keo Nakama, who got his start swimming against the current in a Puunene irrigation ditch, died Sept. 8 at St. Francis Hospice in Honolulu. He was 91.
Nakama was an original member - and a breakout star - of the historic Three Year Swimming Club founded by Maui swim coach Soichi Sakamoto. He swam to national and international championships as a teenager with the team, set the world speed record for swimming the mile at 22, and at age 41 became the first person to swim the Kaiwi Channel from Molokai to Oahu. He was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1975.
In addition to overcoming his humble plantation origins and physical limitations - at around 5 feet 5 inches tall, he stood a head shorter than most of his competitors - Nakama sometimes faced racial prejudice both at home and on the Mainland.
"He was a pioneer in swimming, especially in Hawaii," said Reid Yamamoto, head coach of the Maui High School swim team and of the Hawaii Swim Club.
Services will be held Sept. 30 at Diamond Head Mortuary in Honolulu, with visitation at 5 p.m. and services at 6 p.m.
Nakama was born May 21, 1920, in Puunene.
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Sirajganj: A minor boy and a woman were killed in separate road accidents in Belkuchi and Salonga upazilas on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Ahmad Ali, 7, son of Abdus Salam of Naggati village of Belkuchi upazila, Haseban Begum,75, wife of Shaheb Ali of Hatipara village of Salonga upazila.
Officer-in-charge Anisur Rahman of Belkuchi police station said a Belkuchi-bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying passengers ran over Ahmad Ali at Tamai on the Sirajganj-Enayetpur Road at noon, leaving him dead on the spot.
Police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Police also arrested the auto- rickshaw driver.
Haseban Begum was killed as a Bogra-bound JK Paribahan bus rammed her while she was crossing the road in front of Hatikumrul union parishad office around 3.00pm.
Police recovered the body and sent it for autopsy.
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Located not far from South Beach in Miami, this 11,000 square-foot villa consists of a four-bedroom main house and two-bedroom guest house. Party in style on New Year's Eve with your private dock, alfresco dining terrace, volleyball court, pool and swim-in grotto.
Average nightly rate for the Villa Contenta in Miami is $22,000.
Party like the stars (or with them) at this SoCal property located in the hills of Los Angeles. A 1,000 square-foot great room that boasts panoramic views allows renters to take-in the City of Angels. The party can also be outside on a 2,500 square-foot patio.
Average nightly rate for this home in the Bel Air Hills is $3,500.
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Average nightly rate at the Starwood Estate in Aspen, Colo., is $5,000.
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In the March issue of Marie Claire, on newsstands Feb. 15, Cyrus is asked whether she feels unfairly judged, given that other people her age smoke a lot more than salvia – a natural herb that is legal in California, though it has hallucinogenic effects.
"But they're not Miley Cyrus," she says. "They're not role models. So for me it was a bad decision, because of my fans and because of what I stand for."
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Ceecon Oil and Gas Boss, Chima Anyaso's marriage in trouble?
They had a huge wedding January this year. A lot of entertainers attended and many have said if there was a top 10 wedding of the year, their wedding will be in the top 3. Unfortunately, ten months later, the gorgeous couple are having problems. Sources say Onyeka Odiegwu Anyaso has moved out of her matrimonial home for reasons not yet clear. But close family and friends are hoping it's only temporary as the estranged couple try to sort out their differences.
Chima Anyaso is the CEO of Ceecon Oil and Gas and was briefly engaged to Orji Uzor Kalu's daughter, Neya. Orji Uzor Kalu is the chairman of Ceecon Oil and Gas.


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SUNY Upstate researchers awarded $100,000 from the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund
Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University have been awarded two grants totaling $100,000 from the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund of Central New York Inc. An additional $50,000 grant will endow a lectureship named for Carol Baldwin, a breast cancer survivor. The research grants are named for area women who have died from breast cancer.
Matthew Allen, Ph.D., assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, received a $50,000 grant to study the effect of radiation therapy on tumors that have metastasized to the bone. Seventy percent of all women with breast cancer will eventually be diagnosed with cancer of the bone, Allen said. The study could provide the medical community with a better understanding of how radiation therapy hinders tumor growth once it has spread to the bone.
The grant to Allen is named for Cathy J. Cook Hintz of Camillus, a mother of two who taught in the Solvay School District. Hintz was diagnosed with melanoma in 1983 and breast cancer in 1998. She died May 1, 2000.
Bernard Poiesz, M.D., professor of medicine, received a $50,000 grant to study the role of human alpha-fetoprotein in breast cancer. Poiesz, along with researchers at the Serometrix, are examining part of the protein to see whether its molecular composition may be an indicator of early breast cancer.
The Poiesz grant honors Floreen Elizabeth Stedman-Kenyon, a Syracuse native who was employed by Carrier Corp. and Van Duyn Home and Hospital. Stedman Kenyon, a mother of four, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, Despite surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Stedman-Kenyon died in 1989 at the age of 68.
An additional $50,000 grant willcreate the Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Lecture at SUNY Upstate. The annual lecture will feature a prominent scientist to discuss the latest in breast cancer research. Each year the lecture will honor a local woman who has died of breast cancer. The first lecture honors Diane E. Rizzo, a mother of four, who was employed in the hospitality industry for many years. Rizzo was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990 and underwent a mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy. In 1996 doctors found more cancer, which had metastasized to her lung. She died in 1998 at the age of 54.
"The women honored through the grants to Upstate Medical University fought valiantly against a disease that has no cure," said Baldwin, who heads the foundation. "We cannot let their fight be in vain. Through continued support from public to fund research efforts, we will eradicate breast cancer and save the lives of our daughters and their children."
In 1996 Baldwin and her family founded the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund. Since its inception, it has provided more than $1.8 million for breast cancer research. Baldwin also was actively involved in the Onondaga County Breast Cancer Mapping project, which provided critical information about the incidence and prevalence of breast cancer.
Baldwin is the mother of six children: Elizabeth, Jane and the actors Alec, Daniel, William and Stephen.
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Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) for the Adriatic Sea
A Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) is an area that needs special protection through action by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) because of its significance for recognised ecological or socio-economic or scientific reasons, and because it may be vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities. When an area is designated by the IMO as a PSSA, specific measures can be approved by the IMO, to reduce the risk created by the shipping activities.
There are to date ten sea areas
as a PSSA world-wide. The EU has expressed its commitment towards preventing environmental catastrophes resulting from shipping accidents along the Atlantic coast of Europe, in the Baltic Sea, and in the Mediterranean Sea. While the first two have already been designated by the IMO as PSSAs, for the Mediterranean Sea, given the geographical and political heterogeneity, a joint proposal of all the coastal states is rather unlikely. Within the Mediterranean, however, the Adriatic Sea is a clear case that can benefit from a PSSA status, and where a joint proposal of the states concerned may enhance risk management posed by international shipping.
Identification of a PSSA at the IMO is based on a study submitted by member states, individually or jointly. Required elements for such a study have been specified by the IMO in special Guidelines. The purpose of this Project, launched in early 2005, is to facilitate the competent Croatian authorities including primarily the Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development with an expert study needed for considering options towards a possible proposal for the Adriatic Sea, or its parts, as a PSSA, to be further coordinated jointly with other Adriatic region states.
In addition to bilateral Norwegian-Croatian cooperation, the project aims at providing an expert input to facilitate regional cooperation on marine environmental protection in the Adriatic Sea.
Project leader:
Davor Vidas
Project period:
Selected publications:
Vidas, Davor,
'Protecting the European Seas as Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas: The Need for Regional Cooperation in the Adriatic Sea'
. In Ott, K. (ed),
Croatian Accession to the European Union
, Vol 4. Zagreb, Institute of Public Finance/Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2006, pp. 347-380.
Vidas, Davor,
'O zastiti europskih mora kao osobito osjetljivih morskih podrucja i potrebi regionalne suradnje u Jadranskome moru' ('Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas: The Need for Regional Cooperation in the Adriatic Sea')
. In Ott, K. (ed),
Pridruzivanje Hrvatske Europskoj uniji: izazovi sudjelovanja
, Vol 4. Zagreb, Institut za javne financije/Zaklada Friedrich Ebert, 2006, pp. 333-371. In Croatian.
Vidas, Davor,
'The Adriatic Sea as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area: From Initiative to Implementation'
Pre-Accession Maritime Strategy of the Republic of Croatia
(CD-publication). Zagreb, Croatian Ministry of the Sea, 2005, 11 p.
Related focal points of research:
Law of the Sea and marine affairs
Project funding:
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
External cooperation partners:
Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries, Split and Dubrovnik
Institute Ruder Bokovic, Zagreb
The Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia, Split
Det Norske Veritas
Recent relevant FNI News:
Protecting the Adriatic Sea
FNI Receives Award for Marine Environment Protection in Croatia
Key media coverage:
'Jadran se vise truje vodom nego naftom' ('Impacts of Ballast Water in the Adriatic Sea')
Jutarnji list - Magazin
, 17 November 2007. In Croatian.
'Jadran postaje osobito osjetljivo morsko podrucje' ('The Adriatic Sea towards Proclamation of a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area')
, 26 October 2007. In Croatian.
'11 milijardi eura za ekolosku Hrvatsku' ('11 Billion Euro for an Ecological Croatia')
Jutarnji list
, 19 May 2007. In Croatian.
'Rastuci promet tankera najveca prijetnja Jadranu' ('The Growing Tanker Traffic Biggest Threat to the Adriatic Sea')
Glas Istre
, 5 May 2007. In Croatian.
'Proglasenje Jadrana osobito osjetljivim morskim podrucjem za svih sest jadranskih drzava pitanje od najvece vaznosti' ('Proclamation of the Adriatic Sea as Particularly Sensitive Sea Area is a Question of Utmost Importance for All Six Adriatic Coastal States')
Novi list
, 2 May 2007. In Croatian.
'Jadran treba proglasiti osobito osjetljivim morem' ('The Adriatic Sea Should Be Proclaimed a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area')
, 23 November 2006. In Croatian.
'Norveski i hrvatski znanstvenici predlazu proglasenje cijelog Jadrana posebno osjetljivim morskim podrucjem' ('Norwegian and Croatian scientists: The Adriatic Sea needs a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area protection')
, 3 November 2006. In Croatian. Front page article is
'Ministar mora Boidar Kalmeta na sredinjoj proslavi blagdana Svetog Nikole - Dana pomoraca' ('Minister for the Sea, Boidar Kalmeta, at the Central Celebration of the St. Nicholas Day - The Seafarers Day')
Glas Istre
, 7 December 2005. In Croatian.
Fridtjof Nansen Institute
P.O. Box 326, 1326 Lysaker, Norway. Tel: (+47) 67111900 / E-mail: post (+@fni.no)


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Lost Child
I never saw him grow up, I never watched him bloom
Taken away on the day of birth, I never knew his name!
I bought a cuddly rabbit and named him after me
Then left him by the bedside as a token of my love
A child born of a child, he didnât stand a chance
Whisked away to a âbetter lifeâ, I wonder where he is?
I know I could never have given him, all that he deserved
But did they tell him all about me, or even say my name?
Do you think he blames me still? Will he ever understand?
Will he ever come and find me or long to get in touch?
It seems just like a part of me is lost and far away
Like an itch thatâs always bugging you that you never get to scratch
Is he blonde just like his mother, or with freckles just like me?
Is he good at maths and english or born to use his hands?
Does he ever walk and wander, at every passing face
âIs that my missing father, the one who left me there?â
I scan the personal adverts, the ones who seek to find
âLost my loving daddy, who had to give me upâ
Always hoping and believing my son will reappear
Searching out the person who longs to hold him tight
So if you are adopted and had a toy called Sam
You just may be the angel, I had and gave away


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THE policy platform of the African National Congress (ANC) looks more investor and business friendly than had generally been anticipated ahead of its elective conference in Mangaung this week, rating agency Moody's Investors Service said on Friday.
But it cautioned that some important decisions at the conference, which ended on Thursday, were not public or specific enough for Moody's to assess fully.
"Moody's therefore reserves judgment on how the conference decisions will affect South Africa's Baa1 sovereign rating and negative outlook until there is greater clarity on some of these details," Moody's vice-president Kristin Lindow said in a statement.
In particular, questions remained about how proposed changes to mining taxes would operate in practice, and how already struggling mining operations and investments might be affected, she said.
Moody's downgraded South Africa's sovereign rating in September and its comments on Friday suggest that the chances of a further rating downgrade may have been lessened as a result of the policy stance taken by the ANC at Mangaung.
The ANC ditched the concept of "strategic nationalisation" in favour of "strategic state ownership" in the mining sector through equity, using the state-owned mining company as its vehicle.
The party also focused heavily on the government's National Development Plan (NDP) released early this year, which is seen by business as a positive blueprint aimed at boosting growth and reducing unemployment.
"In our view, the NDP contains a thorough analysis of the socioeconomic challenges facing the country," Ms Lindow said.
"We therefore see the ANC's broad support for the NDP — going all the way up to the top echelons of the party — as credit positive."


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Will Elin Nordegren Leave Tiger and Go To Puma?Sunny Chanel
Will Elin Nordegren be cutting ties with Tiger and moving on to Puma? There's a wacky rumor, which TMZ is reporting, that Elin is in negotiations with Puma a rival to Tiger's Nike to be a spokesperson for their "new Swedish-inspired clothing line called Tretorn."
A rep from Puma told TMZ that they think Elin is "a good brand fit." Yeah, it's not like she needs the money or the publicity, so there are big doubts that would ever happen.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Several rounds of winter weather - including sleet and freezing rain - are expected to hit the Birmingham area Monday night through late Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters have renewed a winter storm warning that was no longer in effect. It begins at 9 p.m. and lasts until midnight Wednesday for these counties: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.
Forecasters warn that even counties near and south outside of the warning could be affected, as weather conditions change rapidly overnight.
[See a list of central Alabama school closings here.]
On Monday night, the precipitation will begin as light rain but could transform to freezing rain by about 10 p.m. Areas along and north of I-20 are expected to be affected. Snow and sleet could affect areas north of Jasper, Oneonta and Gadsden.
The National Weather Service predicts 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet through Tuesday across north central Alabama and about a tenth of an inch of freezing rain further south, including Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Anniston.
Because temperatures have not warmed up Monday, forecasters are predicting frozen precipitation in a significant portion of central Alabama. In the Birmingham area, the low for Monday night is 30, and Tuesday's high is 35. The chance of precipitation both days is 100 percent.
Forecasters expect a second round of wintry weather to begin Tuesday night and continue through Wednesday night throughout central Alabama. The second wave of weather could have higher accumulations of snow and sleet.
What are officials doing to prepare?
In an effort to get ahead of anticipated wintry weather, the Alabama Department of Transportation has begun pretreating roads. Highways and roads in Blount, St. Clair and Cullman counties have been treated, and officials have been briefed on road treatment operations statewide.
The Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency is activating its emergency operations center Monday night at 10 p.m. Team members from area organizations and agencies - local law enforcement, utilities, Birmingham Public Works and Transportation Departments, Red Cross, the Max Bus system, the Jefferson County Department of Public Health and the Department of Human Resources - together to respond swiftly. Local agencies have also installed snow chains and staged Humvees.
The City of Birmingham is going on SWIFTT Alert at 6 p.m., and will go into full activation later in the evening, said Birmingham Fire and Rescue Chief Ivor Brooks.
SWIFTT stands for Snow, Wind, Ice, Flood, Tornado, and Threat or Terrorism, whichever is applicable. "In this case," Brooks said, "it's a weather event."
City and county officials met Monday morning, and again Monday afternoon. "All fingers of the city are making preparations,'' Brook said. "Everybody is getting ready."
For the fire department, that means prepping the generators, putting chains on vehicles and gearing up the sand trucks.
"When we go full activation, we put in extra engine companies, extra rescue units and we bring in extra people," Brooks said. "If we need extra people, we bring them in. And there may be some people delayed going home. But we work 24/7 anyway."
The warming station at Boutwell Auditorium in downtown Birmingham will be open Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Organizers are seeking donations of bottled water, canned goods, Chap Stick, travel-size toiletries, toilet paper and snack food, as well as dinner Wednesday night.
The Gardendale Civic Center will be open as a shelter Monday night.
Local governments in Shelby County are monitoring the forecast and preparing to jump into action if necessary.
Several school systems have already announced cancellations, citing the weather. Calhoun County Schools, Oxford City Schools and Piedmont City Schools have canceled school Tuesday.
What can you do to prepare?
Keep checking al.com/weather for updates, and with the National Weather Service. Prepare for the possibility that driving could be extremely dangerous in the next several days by running errands before the weather sets in tonight. Pay attention to school closings information, which we'll keep up to date at al.com/weather.
AL.com staff reporters Madison Underwood and Carol Robinson contributed to this report.
Updated at 1:55 p.m. with a more recent outlook from the National Weather Service; updated again at 3:24 p.m. with winter weather warning information; updated at 3:59 p.m. with more information about winter weather preparations


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Cavs, Clark agree to 2-year deal
CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers have landed one of the Los Angeles Lakers' front-line free agents. No, not that guy.
Cleveland has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with forward Earl Clark, who played alongside Dwight Howard last season in Los Angeles.
Clark, who spent two days visiting with the Cavs earlier this week, is getting a deal worth $9 million, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because NBA teams can't officially sign players until the free agent period ends on July 10.
The 6-foot 10-inch Clark set career-highs in scoring (7.3), rebounds (5.5) and minutes (23.1) in 36 starts last season. Before joining the Lakers, Clark played for Orlando and Phoenix.
- The New York Knicks are keeping J.R. Smith and Pablo Prigioni, two key members of their first Atlantic Division championship team since 1994.
- A person with knowledge of the deal says the Atlanta Hawks have reached an agreement to re-sign guard-forward Kyle Korver to a multiyear deal.
- The Charlotte Bobcats agreed on Thursday to a three-year, $40.5 million contract with free-agent center Al Jefferson from the Utah Jazz, said people familiar with the situation.


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New Three Bridges Park to open with family activities
Music from De La Buena, kayak rides and food trucks will be included in the opening of Three Bridges Park on July 20.
The new park, developed in the Menomonee Valley from a long-abandoned rail yard, will open at 10 a.m. with short group processions from each bridge to an area of the park across from the 33rd Court Bridge. There will be a ceremonial blessing by a Potawatomi Tribe elder at 10:15 followed by kayak demonstrations, fishing, live music, food trucks and kayak and bike rides until 2 p.m. »Read Full Article
Singles Scorecard: Hear new songs from Christina Perri, Colbie Caillat and Lily Allen
Pop singer Christina Perri released a new single "Human" Monday from an album due out next spring. Getty Images photo by Timothy Hiatt. »Read Full Blog Post
Critics must sign confidentiality agreement to see new Spike Lee film
Since posting this item Wednesday, I have been invited to attend the screening, without signing the agreement. Wonder if it was a publicity stunt in the first place?
Milwaukee-area film critics were asked to sign a confidentiality agreement before being able to preview the new Spike Lee film "Oldboy." See the agreement below. »Read Full Blog Post
A day in the life of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Seventy-five Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra musicians joined music director Edo de Waart and guest pianist Ingrid Fliter to play a matinee concert last Friday at the Marcus Center. That concert, featuring the music of Brahms, Chopin and contemporary composer Michael Ippolito, is one of 134 concerts the orchestra members are scheduled to play this year.
MSO musicians are not unlike nose tackles (though much lighter on their feet): individually skilled enough to have won competitive auditions for their jobs, but committed to expressing their talents almost anonymously in service of the orchestra. »Read Full Article
Noted pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer to sign books at Le Reve dinner
Pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago's French Pastry School and new author of "The Art of French Pastry," will be the guest of honor at a five-course wine dinner and book signing Dec. 4 at Le Reve Patisserie & Cafe in Wauwatosa.
The menu for the Dec. 4 dinner is inspired by France's Alsace region, where Pfeiffer grew up and began his career. Fittingly, it has two desserts: »Read Full Blog Post
Hip-hop duo L&R is a match made in Milwaukee
Milwaukee rapper Raze (Marquis Norris, 35) and Colin Plant, the 29-year-old rapper formerly known as Logic, share a couple similarities. They work in the tech field: Plant is a trainer for a software company; Norris works in information technology. They've also been fixtures for years in the local hip-hop community: Plant is part of the Hollowz; Raze was with late collective House of M; and they work together as well, as the duo L&R.
But as performers, and as people, they're pretty different. Plant is an introvert, while Raze is a self-proclaimed party kid, especially around the ladies. »Read Full Article(1)
Reading the John Updike stories: 'His Finest Hour'
I'm reading and commenting on a story from The Library of America's recently published 'John Updike: The Collected Stories' each Wednesday until I finish the collection or give up.
In its opening, "His Finest Hour" offers more evidence for the case that John Updike was put on this earth to describe things. Here's his description of a glass tumbler breaking in the apartment next door: »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Basketball, holiday cards and kites
Good morning. Wondering what's going on in Milwaukee today? Here are a few options for getting out and having some fun.
The Bucks are playing Portland tonight. You can learn to make your own holiday greeting cards in Bay View this evening. College cello students will play and talk about Beethoven. And Evan Christian is at the Jazz Estate. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Milwaukee Christmas tree lighting, 'JFK,' poetry slam champs, Bucks at Bradley Center
That holiday clock is ticking: The Milwaukee city/county Christmas tree gets its glow at a tree-lighting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. in Red Arrow Park, with Mayor Tom Barrett, County Executive Chris Abele, actor John McGivern and the artist formerly known as Kris Kringle on hand. Holiday music and refreshments are on tap, too.
You've got just two more days till the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, so what better way to re-educate yourself on conspiracy than checking out "JFK," Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning 1991 epic that mastered the mystery? It's on the big screen today at 7 p.m. IPic Theater at Bayshore Town Center, and at 2 and 7 p.m. at AMC Mayfair Mall. »Read Full Blog Post


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With all the attention that Netflix tends to attract from industry experts, it is pretty amazing how much some of their cord-cutting competitors fly under the radar. One such Netflix competitor that gets much less ink these days is Hulu.
The 8 Best Streaming Devices Available
In this ever-changing new digital world, it is almost a necessity to have a way to stream content to your TV. The DVD is quickly going the way of the VHS tape with endless online and on demand movie streaming options. These days, you can watch just about any movie you want, whenever you want (except Star Wars, sigh). Even better, the monthly cost of a subscription to a TV/movie service like Netflix is about half of what a DVD goes for these days.
How America is Watching TV [Infographic]
Did you know that the average American watches over 9 years of television over the span of their life?
Or that 65% of US households have 3+ TVs?
Luckily we have this interesting and informative infographic on everything you need to know about the viewing behaviors of Americans. This topic is extremely relevant for markets and advertisers to look at the statistics and facts about just how we are watching TV.
How Many of Us Consume Media on Multiple Screens? (Infographic)
It appears that multi-device media consumption is becoming more and more mainstream these days. Here is an interesting infographic that contains some staggering multi-screen adoption numbers.
How To: Use Digital to Let Your State of the Union Opinion be Heard
In the past, sharing your opinion of the speech, and its content, was relegated to water coolers and talk radio. Now, thanks to the magic of digital, you are able to give feedback online in real time and be heard.
Not Near a TV? Stream the Super Bowl Live on Web, Mobile
For the second year in a row, the NFL will be streaming Sunday's Super Bowl live on the web and mobile devices. If you aren't going to be in front of a TV tomorrow night at 6:30pm ET, here are your options for catching the game:
Get the Most Out of the Super Bowl With Social Media & Mobile
So what's in store for viewers this year for Social TV? Below is a rundown of what you can expect Sunday night during Super Bowl 47…
GetGlue Announces Super Bowl Stickers, Hulu Partnership
Once again, GetGlue will be offering special stickers that will only be unlocked during the Super Bowl. The social TV network recently announced that they have teamed up with Hulu for their Super Bowl sticker set.
GetGlue Ranks the Top Social TV Shows and Movies of 2012 (Infographic)
Social check-in tool GetGlue is on the front lines of the social TV and movie explosion and has released their rankings for 2012.
Wirelessly Send Media From Your Phone to Your TV with a Swipe
Media Link HD lets a Droid user send whatever is on his/her phone wirelessly to their TV with one quick swipe.


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1 - Beaten-favorite GABRILICIOUS drops into claimer for first time since winning in the slop for Rudy Rodriguez and will offer huge odds against GRAND ENTRY, who plunges in class and moves into Asmussen's care. Can't rule out anything Dominguez rides after he won six races Sunday and the opener Monday. Takes mount on WORLD PREMIER, who needs a pace meltdown to keep Ramon rolling.
2 - MAUI MARK won last two since jetting from West Coast to N.Y. and getting Desormeaux aboard. AFLEET LASS takes steep drop for Pletcher with early speed, but has had gaps between races. Steady HILLSWICK makes first start off claim by Rodriguez and will be around the wire at the finish.
3 - STREET BALLAD may have only needed Lasix and tumble into claiming ranks. Beaten 3-2 choice SOKITUMI SAMURAI steps up off claim with early speed, but makes debut on grass. SUPERESTRELLA, well bred for turf, could not close into slow fractions. Value play.
4 - ZERO YIELD, Dominguez' picks of three to ride, drops after best-of-26 workout. Ramon, who clicks 39% of time when up for Chad Brown, outrides apprentice aboard SALVAR to the wire. BLACK AND WHITE leaps in class off back-to-back victories, but makes first start on turf.
5 - If either part of Wesley Ward entry of FIERCE or KRAZY FOR KAYA escape also eligibles the race is over. Otherwise, Pletcher's beaten 3-5 favorite LUCKY FRIEND has the edge TEEN PAULINE may want grass, but can't fault drills for debut for Asmussen.
6 - KITTEN'S KID takes optimistic leap in class after claim by Canani (24% winners) and major ride change to Rosario. GAELICO sailed gate-to-wire when allowed to set slow fractions with Dominguez aboard. MAGICAL SEASON was bullied wide making a move. Playable.
7 - LOVE IN THE RAIN (BEST BET) shortens up with early zip and Dominguez. REDEMPTION ROAD plunges into claimer for first time. REVERE takes big drop off claim by Levine, however, with large purses at Saratoga it may be a sound economic move.
8 - RULER ON ICE makes 2012 debut with huge class advantage after closing out 2011 with six graded stakes runs, five against Grade 1 competition, Workouts say go. CEASE also has some class; cuts back from marathon 1 1/2 mile event. PLEASANT PRINCE's last two victories came with Trujillo aboard.
9 - SAMITAR was competitive with better in Europe. Dominguez rides. STEPHANIE'S KITTEN, a winner of 4 of 7, is one to beat if top choice has jet lag. DANCING SOLO is 2-for-2 since Bravo got a leg up from:Pletcher.
10 - ANNAWON was over head in last for Mott. Came back with best-of-35 drill for this. ALCOMATCH drops, gets more distance and Napravnik. Add BECKHAM BEND/VERSALLES ROAD entry and FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Dominguez riding) to exotics.


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Mexico will take on Canada on Thursday night in Matchday 2 of the 2013 Gold Cup, with both sides in desperate need of a win after opening day defeats.
Seattle plays host to the encounter, with both sides already aware that defeat will mean almost certain elimination and a trip home with their tails between their legs.
As so often at international level, the game is likely to be a cagey affair that could be settled by the outcomes of a number of individual battles across the pitch.
Let's take a look at some of the key battles to watch.


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Mazda's new BT-50 ute is the torque of the town - one of the best-driving, toughest one-tonners around, thanks to a 470Nm 3.2-litre powerplant and brand new platform that's impressive on and off-road.
The BT-50 is also the talk of the town, thanks to its unorthodox styling. While truck-like looks are the standard in this class, Mazda has opted for a look that mimics its passenger-vehicle range: a massive grille, rounded corners and curvaceous wheel arches similar to those on the RX-8. The BT-50 even has car-like horizontal tail-lights, unheard of on a ute.
The BT-50's styling direction has been the subject of much discussion. Mazda has gone out on a limb with this vehicle. But why?
Mazda New Zealand sales and marketing boss Glenn Harris puts it thus: "All utes in this segment deliver similar outcomes. To stand out, you have to dare to be different."
Can't argue with that, although standing out and achieving sales success are not the same thing. The utes that sell best in New Zealand look like little trucks - Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger (twin-under-the-skin to the new BT-50). Those that don't - such as the Mitsubishi Triton - have a difficult time of it.
Put the local distributor's marketing efforts aside and I reckon the reality of the BT-50's radical look is more like Mazda Corporation being "determined to be different". Because I think this latest BT-50/Ranger project has hurt Mazda's pride just a little.
Mazda has had a long partnership with Ford in the one-tonne ute segment - right from 1971, when mildly restyled versions of the Japanese maker's B-series were first marketed as the Ford Courier all over the world - even including that truck stronghold America (1971-94), where the Blue Oval desperately needed a compact ute to counter the popularity of small light commercials from Japanese brands such as Toyota and Datsun.
Since 1998, Mazda and Ford have shared a production base for one-tonne utes at the AutoAlliance plant in Thailand, which supplies vehicles to more than 130 countries. All along the way, each new generation of ute has been a Mazda-led project picked up by Ford.
Until now. Around 550 engineers from both companies were working on the project, which was based at Ford Australia. Five hundred were sourced from Ford; just 50 came from Mazda.
Hence Mazda's headstrong desire to depart as thoroughly as possible from the Ford template.
Mazda New Zealand has had a few of its own glory days in the ute market. The first B-series, the 1500 Proceed, was a surprise hit and was assembled in Christchurch from 1967. By 1979, with 12,000 units sold, the B-series was the top light commercial in the country.
The Bounty (as BT-50 was called until 2006) was even the first to be sold as a "high-rider" two-wheel drive - overturning the assumption that if a ute didn't have all-wheel drive, it had to have less ground clearance.
The outgoing BT-50 is a solid but unremarkable seventh in the sales charts, outsold two-to-one by the virtually identical Ranger. But given all of the above, you can't deny Mazda has impressive credentials in the one-tonne market.
On paper the BT-50 looks - no pun intended - like a better buy than the Ranger.
Where there's a direct equivalent, the Mazda is about $1700 cheaper than the Ford, and unlike Ranger a locking rear differential is standard on all models.
That's before you factor in Mazda New Zealand's care package, which guarantees you'll spend no more than $200 a visit on servicing.


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'Park' looks to open in late summer
Producers Jean Doumanian and Jeffrey Richards will bring "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" to Off Broadway this summer.
New tuner by book writer Betsy Kelso and songwriter David Nehls was first presented last fall at the New York Musical Theater Festival, where it received upbeat reviews. The new tuner confab also featured "Altar Boyz," which made the commercial transfer in February to Off Broadway's Dodger Stages and continues there in an open-ended run.
Doumanian and Richards are in negotiations to book a 499-seat theater at the Dodgers multiplex and look to open "Trailer Park" there in late summer.
"It's the biggest little musical," Doumanian said. Actually, by current Off Broadway standards, there is nothing little about Kelso and Nehls' show, which details the lives and loves of a trailer park community, Armadillo Arms. The producers look to cast with seven actors and five musicians and capitalize at about $1.5 million.
In the post-9/11 economy, most musicals have been too expensive to turn a profit Off Broadway. "Bat Boy," "Tick, Tick … Boom" and "Reefer Madness," among others, have failed to recoup. "Avenue Q," with its cast of nine, had been expected to play Off Broadway, but its producer team instead took it to Broadway in a gamble that has paid off.
Doumanian said she believed Off Broadway was experiencing a "renaissance" and pointed to such current product as "Modern Orthodox" and "Altar Boyz," which performs with a slightly smaller cast and band than "Trailer Park" will.
On Broadway, Doumanian is a producer on this season's "Democracy." Richards is readying a revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross," set to open May 1. They previously collaborated on the Off Broadway musical "Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight" in 1999.


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Dead Space 3 Screenshots for PS3On: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
The horror sequel returns with co-op play and an icy world to explore.
Review Verdict Read Review
5Out of 10Back to game info
Latest Articles for Dead Space 3
Visceral Games general manager Steve Papoutsis leaves EA
EA veteran to be replaced by son of former chairman.
July PlayStation Plus titles confirmed for Europe
Line-up includes Strider, TowerFall Ascension, Dead Space 3 and more.
EA isn't making a new Dead Space game, but future return to sci-fi franchise is possible
Would need to envision "Dead Space for a new generation".


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on November 1, 2012 - 12:01 AM
Romney is the biggest flip-flopper of them all
Low information and still undecided voters must love the candidacy of Mitt Romney. They don't know, or probably care, where he stands on many issues, won't bother counting to see that his math actually adds to the deficit and aren't bothered by the very real prospect that universal health care and secure Social Security won't be there for them. They'll really enjoy, at age 65 or older, with a voucher in their pocket, hunting for some insurance company that may or may not insure them, at any affordable price.
In 2004, Republicans belittled Sen. John Kerry's flip-flopping of his support for the Iraq war. But they and the press are now silent, not just on Romney's flip-flopping of nearly everything, but his unabashed, shameful denial of positions uttered only months or weeks earlier. He can't even admit to changing his mind.
On Jan. 21, 2013, I pray we don't wake up to the presidency of an amoral man with no backbone, no compass, no certainty of direction, yet easily manipulated by extreme elements in his party.
Leonard Gross
East Amherst


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The Browning Automatic Rifle, better known as the "B-A-R," was the Marine Corps' squad automatic weapon for many years. It was part of the infantry Marine's arsenal from the closing days of World War I right through the Cold War. In World War II, the BAR provided the fire support Marine outfits needed to fight and maneuver in the rugged Pacific campaigns.
Designed by the legendary John M. Browning, the BAR was an enduring weapon of the 20th Century. In World War I, American forces in France were first equipped with the French Chauchat automatic rifle. A dismal failure in combat, the Chauchat had so many problems, they were nearly impossible to enumerate. During the final months of the war BARs were issued to divisions of the American Expeditionary Force. In addition, all stateside divisons embarking for France were issued with BARs. The new automatic rifle was first used in combat during the fall of 1918 and proved itself superior to any other similar weapon then in service.
The original concept of the BAR was for a close support weapon for the rifle platoon. A method called 'marching fire' was developed for the weapon whereby the automatic rifleman kept a steady rate of fire to suppress enemy targets. The accompanying riflemen were then theoretically able to take and secure the objective, after which the platoon leader deployed the BAR in a defensive position overwatching the platoon's frontage. Capable of semi-automatic or automatic fire, this weapon was a marvel of reliability (especially when compared against the Chauchat)
The M1918 version of the BAR was a handsome weapon built to the highest standards by either Colt or Marlin-Rockwell. With a deep blued finish and polished walnut stocks it was not only a weapon of war, but also an example of the best in the American armaments industry. Weighing a trim sixteen pounds, the M1918 was designed to be carried and fired using the sling for support. The first BAR ammunition belts were even built with a metal cup into which the butt of the rifle was placed to aid in marching fire.
In the interwar decades the BAR underwent several minor modifications, the last of which bore the nomenclature M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle. First issued in 1940, semi-automatic mode was deleted from this version. In its place were two modes of automatic fire; slow rate at 300-450 rounds per minutes, and fast rate at 550-600 rounds per minute. A bipod and carrying handle – both removable – were added, as was an improved rear sight. Other changes were made, some minute and some major.
Marines liked the old semi-automatic mode since the BAR was rock steady, especially when fired from the prone position. Depot-level armorers were capable of modifying the slow rate-setting to semi-automatic fire. Numerous Marine units took advantage of this capability and altered their M1918A2s. BAR men themselves also made changes to their weapons in several ways. Simply by removing the bipod and carrying handle, the rifle slimmed down by nearly four pounds.
The new BAR was finished in a matte coating to prevent shine off the flat surfaces. The walnut stocks were unfinished and later in the war, the walnut buttstock was replaced with one made of bakelite. Whereas the M1918 had a classic and refined appearance, its son was strictly GI. But all of these improvements came at a price: the M1918A2 tipped the scales at a hefty twenty pounds.
Two firms, IBM and New England Small Arms, contracted to build the M1918A2 during World War II. During the years 1940-1945, they produced over 208,000 BARs for the US armed forces. The the old World War I workhorse M1918s continued to soldier on. Thousands of them received depot conversions to the A2 standard but many others were issued and used just as they had been built in 1918.
Under the D-series Table of Organization approved on 28 March 1941, each rifle platoon was assigned a BAR squad. Consisting of a corporal squad leader and seven non-rated Marines, the squad was equipped with two BARs. A third BAR was carried in the company supply truck as either a spare, or for use when extra firepower was needed. This BAR could either be assigned with an improvised crew to the BAR squad, or attached to one of the platoon's rifle squads.
Based upon lessons learned during combat in the South Pacific, Headquarters, Marine Corps, approved the D-series Table of Organization on 15 April 1943. The BAR squad was herewith dissolved and the automatic rifles became an organic part of the rifle squad. This increased the number of BARs in the rifle platoon to six, two per squad. The squad leader now became responsible for deployment of his automatic rifles, a practice which extends to the present day Marine Corps.
The final major reorganization of the rifle squad came with the F-series Table of organization, approved on 27 March 1944. With this configuration the squad was fomed into three fire teams of four Marines each. The fire team was built around the firepower of its organic BAR. The platoon now took on the shape which was to endure for seven decades and many wars. With three BARs, the squad became an even more potent formation capable of fire and maneuver alone or within the platoon organization.
The BAR was the core weapon of the Marine rifle squad. Marine Corps doctrine stressed that fire team leaders should keep direct control of their BAR men in the assault. The squad leader was charged with designating BAR positions on the defense, and organizing the other fighting positions around them. Marines respected the firepower of the BAR, and it earned a reputation as a reliable weapon that could not be broken. There was no sound that reassured Marines more than the steady hammer of the BAR firing in a tight spot.
Because the BAR served in such a key role in the rifle squad and platoon, automatic riflemen often found themselves at key spots on the battlefield. Whether in the attack or on defense, these Marines and their weapons were the bedrock of their units. Often at the cost of their own lines, BAR men balanced on the point of the sharp end in combat. These three examples serve as testimony to their courage and steadfastness.
During the invasion of Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942, the 1st Raider Battalion was handed the task of assaulting Tulagi, an outlying island defended by a determined force of Japanese naval infantry. During a hard day of fighting the Raiders fought through to establish a defensive line. Late that night and in the pre-dawn hours next morning, the surviving Japanese troops launched a series of desperate banzai attacks against the dug-in Marines. Driving against the Marine positions, the enemy tried four times to break through. The Raiders smashed each attack, exacting a fearsome toll against the fanatical enemy naval infantry. At first light Capt Lew Walt, Commanding Officer of Able Company, checked his company positions:
For his courageous sacrifice, Pfc Ahrens won the Navy Cross. Tragically, he would not live to wear his medal for heroism. Only 22 year old when he died of his wounds on 8 August 1942, Edward Ahrens was among the first Marines to fall in thecampaign for the Solomons.
Another heroic Marine of World War II was Pfc Frank Witek of Chicago, Ill. Pfc Witek was a BAR man in Company B, 1st Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division during the campaign for Guam. During the battle for Finegayan on 3 August 1944, his platoon was pinned down by heavy fire.
Pfc Witek first covered his shipmates by firing a full magazine from his BAR while standing erect. While his platoon withdrew to reconsolidate, Pfc Witek remained to cover one of his wounded buddies waiting for evacuation. Hit by enemy machine gun fire again and pinned down, the platoon went to cover.
Pfc Witek unhesitatingly moved forward, throwing hand grenades and firing bursts from his BAR. He closed to within 5 to 10 yards of the enemy position, destroying the emplacement and killing eight Japanese soldiers. He was struck and killed by enemy rifle fire. For his heroic and sacrificial actions, Pfc Witek was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. He was one of countless automatic riflemen who put their lives on the line for their buddies.
On Iwo Jima's blood-soaked ground, Marines Pfc William S. McCarver of Zeigler, Ill., rose to the heights of courage. He served as a BAR man in Company D, 2d Battalion, 27th Marines, Fifth Marine Division, His posthumous Navy Cross citation tells the story best:
Such was the caliber of men who carried John Browning's legendary BAR in the Fleet Marine Force during World War II.
(1) The story of Pfc Edward Ahrens is from page 106 of The United States Marines Corps in World War II by S. E. Smith, Random House.
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Multispectral images from 400 to 1000 nm from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity Pancams have provided new information on the morphology, physical properties, and mineralogy of rocks and soils at Gusev and Meridiani and have played a critical role in helping to choose specific targets for detailed compositional analyses using the rovers' arm instruments. Images within the Gusev plains reveal a rock-strewn surface interspersed with moderate- to high-albedo fine-grained deposits occurring in part as drifts or in small circular hollows. Optically thick coverings or coatings of fine-grained ferric-rich dust dominate most bright soil and rock surfaces. Spectra of some darker rock surfaces show near-IR signatures consistent with mafic silicates like pyroxene or olivine. Imaging in the Columbia Hills reveals evidence for outcrop, layered materials, and a different style of physical and/or chemical weathering of some rocks than in the plains. At Meridiani, images within Eagle crater and in the plains during the traverse to Endurance crater reveal a low-albedo, generally flat and rock-free surface. Outcrops of higher-albedo, red, laminated rocks are observed within and around small craters, riftlike cracks in the plains, and well into Endurance crater. Fine-grained materials include dark ferrous-Fe rich basaltic sand, angular rock clasts, bright dust, and mm-size, low- and high-albedo spherical granules (spherules) that occur within and near the bright outcrop. Spectra of the low-albedo sand, small rock clasts, and one larger dark rock found on the plains show near-IR signatures consistent with the presence of pyroxene or olivine. Spectra of the dark spherules are consistent with the presence of crystalline ferric oxides/oxyhydroxides, supporting their interpretation as concretions. Bright spherule spectra are consistent with dark spherules covered or coated by nanocrystalline ferric-rich dust. Spectra of the laminated outcrop materials indicate the presence of ferric-rich minerals even within the spherule-free parts of these deposits.
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PERRY TWP. - Jerry Wolford can use the term "re-elect" on his campaign signs, even though he's not currently in office, according to an Ohio Elections Commission advisory opinion issued in 1999.
Wolford's running for Perry Township Trustee, an office he previously held for 13 years but does not currently hold.
Columbiana County Board of Elections Deputy Director Kim Fusco confirmed Thursday that someone called the Lisbon office questioning whether he could legally use "re-elect" on his campaign signs. She said according to the advisory opinion, he can say "re-elect" on his signs because he held the position previously.
Board of Elections Director Adam Booth noted that the local board has no legal authority to say it's okay or is not okay. They just passed along the information on how the Ohio Elections Commission has ruled in the past.
When asked about the signs, Wolford said he personally called the Ohio Secretary of State's Office three times and asked specifically if he could use the term "re-elect" or not. He was referred to Ohio Revised Code section 3517.21 which covers false statements in campaign materials.
A line in that section says that no person shall "use the title of an office not currently held by a candidate in a manner that implies that the candidate does currently hold that office or use the term 're-elect' when the candidate has never been elected at a primary, general or special election to the office for which he or she is a candidate."
The advisory opinion from the Ohio Elections Commission also referred to that section of Ohio Revised Code, saying the statute asserts that the term "re-elect" can be used by any candidate previously elected to an office who is seeking that same office.
"It does not matter if that person is the incumbent office holder or was elected to the position in 1970 or any other year. Once an individual has been elected to that office, the candidate can use the term "re-elect" in any future campaign for the same office," the advisory opinion said.
Wolford said he felt he had the right to do it and checked it out. He served before and it's allowed.
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When I think of a 'feminized' male, it has little to do with clothes or appearance and everything to do with passivity.
The term 'feminized' does bug me, because it's being used in a way that implies lack of strength. I'm very feminine and there is no lack of strength here. I think of guys like this as 'man-children'. If I manage to disattach the one currently holding on for dear life, I will never give another one the time of day again, now that I know what to look for.
When I significantly increased my carbs, including sugar, I was instantly back to being 1,000x happier, more positive, with a very even mood day to day. Anxiety attacks are mostly gone, and even my thyroid seems to be functioning better...
Oh yeah, eating more carbs and less fat also helped me to lose that extra fat I gained by eating high fat, as an added bonus.
It's not so much the feminization of men as the infantalization of the entire culture. If everyone expects to be taken care of, who is to do the caring?
I'm most likely going to live to see a society where most people are obese with only a few outliers that can bend over to tie their shoes with a world of consequences I shudder to think about.
Wheat is the new tobacco. Spread the word.
Government is daddy and everyone else is a sheep, and sheep are female.
EDIT: Okay, I guess technically a ewe is a female ram.
So, we have all turned into ewes.
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I'm a big fan of "manly men" in all of their various forms, but I can still see Zanna's point.
It's a little disheartening to read posts saying (in a nutshell) that the worst thing that could happen to the human race would be for it to become more like the women members. If you would say the same thing about it turning too masculine, I might understand a little better. I think we all have our roles, and a glut of either testosterone or estrogen makes for an imbalance.


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The older I get, the more I seem to enjoy nuance and irony.
I like stories for which multiple interpretations are possible. I'm not interested in reading a poem only once and getting everything there is to be gotten.
It pleases me to hear something in a song the 10th time that I didn't hear the ninth or eighth time.
Sometimes it's nice to hear the melody quietly passed around the woodwinds rather than blasted fortissimo from the brass.
Having said that, I should add that it's possible to be too subtle for one's own good.
Recently, I wrote about "winning" $3.9 million from a businessman in South Africa. I thought sure everyone would see that I was being ironic.
The dictionary lists several types of irony. The type that seemed to fit my purpose with the man offering $3.9 million is called Socratic irony: "the pretense of ignorance and willingness to learn from another assumed to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous." I knew I never would see a penny of that money because the money didn't exist.
It seemed obvious that the people behind the scheme were such transparent phonies that no one could hear their schtick without laughing, let alone for an instant believe the deal was legitimate.
However, several readers said they were confused by the column. Did I get the money or didn't I?
One reader expressed congratulations: "I enjoy reading your column," wrote R.K., "and I hope everything works out well for you. But if you do become an instant millionaire and retire, will you continue to write a column every once in a while?"
At first I thought R.K. was pulling my leg. Now I'm not so sure.
That's the trouble with irony: If people miss it, they miss the whole point.
I suspect R.K. was giving me a dose of my own medicine. Touche - now I'm the one scratching my head.
Another column that was probably too subtle for its own good was the story about the father contemplating his son going off to war. That column gave me fits.
Sometimes an idea pops to mind and clamors to be written down. All the writer has to do is sit down and let it write itself. An hour later, it's finished and sent to the newspaper.
However, the son-going-to-war column wasn't that way. I wrote and wrote on that rascal. Then I showed it to people and asked for feedback. When they didn't get the intended point, I went back to the drawing board. I changed stuff and made it less subtle.
Or so I thought.
After the column appeared, I received an e-mail from a serviceman overseas: "I just read your article," C.R. wrote, "and may I say it warms my heart to see America's youth today actually caring about their freedoms and wanting to do something about it."
Several other readers stopped me that week to say they enjoyed reading about my son's desire to join the military.
I couldn't think of a graceful way to say that I didn't mean the column to be about my son. I was not the speaker in the story. My son wasn't the son in question.
I fear the column strayed from its intended target and produced only collateral damage.
The writer must take responsibility when that happens. If we write something that 99 out of 100 people interpret a particular way, the relevancy of author intent is raised. Maybe the author is the one who missed the point.
To be balanced, I must add that A.C. did catch the irony of my $3.9 million story: "Too bad you don't believe that nice gentleman from South Africa," she wrote. See, A.C. is being ironic.
"My mom got hooked into all that mail-order fraud after her stroke a few years back, and that has been one of my targets since! Those people are SCUM, and they prey on lonely little old ladies! What you don't realize is how many of them BELIEVE those letters!"
And G.C. had this to say about the son-going-to-war story: "I would not pretend to read your mind, but I believe that you very clearly wrote about the feelings of all fathers (and mothers) everywhere - especially in Afghanistan. God is not an American, and yet all of us are part of God. God is not an Afghan, and yet when they pray to Allah, they are part of the same God that we know."
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A devastating variation of the Bongcloud.
2.Ke2, the Indian Gambit, is not really a sound answer to Alekhine's Cloud, but for a beginner it's acceptable.
5.g4 is the Indian Gambit mainline as it hampers Black's thematic f5 advance.
8.g5? loses another pawn for nothing. It was better to avoid moving the king to h4 in the first place and play h4(with a g5 bind), then Nf3(optional), Kh3 and finally g4-g5.
After some wavering tactical play by both sides(complex but White came out with an advantage in the end) 29.Kg7!! and nothing can stop 30.Kg8 winning the game.
I have never seen anything so retarded in my life. You think that this actually works? Against who exactly?
Nice to learn that the Bongcloud research is alive and well!
immortalknight, if you don't know how to play the bongcloud then DON'T ACT LIKE YOU'RE AN EXPERT ON IT.
You seem to have annotated incorrectly. Black played the bongcloud expertly winning with 48...kb1! although white tried his best with the early attack he left his backline exposed - a critical inaccuracy. Therefore, 0-1.
This was a real game I played, 1|0 time control. But I'm pretty sure this opening normally doesn't work
I didn't notice Kb1 either...
Why not 34. ...Nxf4. Then black is materially even and slightly better :P
After 34. ... Nxf4, black is still way down materially. After 35. Kxf4, black has a bishop to two white rooks, and at most, 2 extra pawns. +5 at least after the proposed variation.
It does not take an expert on the 'bongcloud' to work out that the opening is completely unsound and is sure to lead to a quick loss against any player worth his salt.
White lasted a long time!
This was a real game I played, 1|0 time control. But I'm pretty sure this opening normally doesn't work
Ah right, a 1 minute game explains it then. Any quick trick to win. All in good fun though. Good luck in your future exploits
As much as I would have liked to address each of your points in turn, the above really stands out...
How in the world does Kg8 win the game? First, the game is already won with a massive material advantage. Secondly, there is no advantage, getting your King to the end of the board does not mean you can promote it to a Queen, which I assume must be your thinking, as there is no other logical explanation for your 'amazing' advice.
immortalknight, you trolling, man?
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A long, narrow premises on several levels separated by a few steps, it's a simple little place with nothing wasted on the decor - green gingham style oil cloths on the tables (but good glassware and china) - and the focus very firmly on excellent food, pleasant, attentive service and good value.
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Fish cooking is deceptively simple in the hands of this accomplished chef and, whatever he is cooking – Meyler's natural smoked haddock chowder, perhaps, or grilled hake with broccoli, salted almonds and orange butter sauce - his skill is in producing dishes that are richly layered with flavours yet always enhance the delicious seasonal (and, often, less expensive) ingredients he has so carefully selected, and never seeks to overpower.
This small restaurant is serving the best of contemporary Irish food prepared by a gifted chef who enthusiastically promotes local ingredients, and merits wider recognition.
With an outstanding kitchen backed up by well-informed and pleasant staff, and offering great value for money, the world will surely beat a path to his door.
Wine is supplied by Jim Neville of Wellingtonbridge, Co Wexford, whose brother has a vineyard in Langeudoc, Pat Neville Domaine Aonghusa. The list is quite short but very adequate.
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NEW YORK — After the bullpen's implosion Saturday, the Mets will have a new closer today. Bobby Parnell will fill the role today and Monday.
Jason Isringhausen was unable to get an out against the Milwaukee Brewers and was taken out after four hitters. He was replaced by Manny Acosta, who finished out the inning but couldn't prevent Milwaukee from scoring four runs in the inning.
Nonetheless, manager Terry Collins said that Parnell's ascension is not meant to be a long-term decision. He is not willing to tag one person as the closer.
"I can't reiterate enough that we don't have a closer," Collins said. "We do not have anybody that has a stamp on him as the closer. When Frankie left, we said we're going to jockey it around a bit. We've used Izzy because that was our best option. Leading up to Izzy, Bobby Parnell pitched effective eighth innings against the middles of everybody's lineups -- got a lot out of it. Right now, I'm going to close with Bobby today, I might close with Bobby tomorrow, Tuesday, it might be Izzy. I don't know. I don't have an answer to that. It's going to be one of those two guys for sure."
After notching his 300th career save earlier this season, Isringhausen told Collins that he is ready and willing to take up any role determined for him.
Jose Reyes felt "very good" today after running along the curvature of the edge of the outfield and said he will increase the intensity of his running Monday. He will travel with the Mets to Philadelphia.
Collins said it is not yet determined where Reyes will play his rehab games or how many.
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