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Margaret Atwood & Charlie Higson at 2013 Mountains to Sea
Dun Laoghaire's Mountains to Sea Festival is in it's fifth year and going from strength to strength. Conceived by Heritage Officer Tim Carey and Arts Planner Bert Wright the Mountains to Sea Festival has attracted some enviable talent to the thriving seaside town. This year is no exception with events occurring in various venues around Dún Laoghaire and Dundrum from 3rd-8th September 2013.
Opening the festival will be the multi awarding winning Margaret Atwood who will read from the third book in her dystopian triology MaddAddam; Charlie Higson of the Fast Show will thrill younger audiences with his latest installment of zombie horror.
Drawing inspiration from The Gathering, there is a strong theme of family and personal memoir running through the 2013 Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival. A multitude of familial relationships is explored through the work of our visiting writers from Téa Obreht's endearing grandfather/granddaughter relationship to Kevin Maher's richly observed Goatstown siblings to the return of Roddy Doyle's much loved Rabbitte family. Fathers come under the spotlight in work by Julia O'Faolain, Blake Morrison, AL Kennedy and in newcomer Ross Skelton's compelling memoir Eden Halt.
Actual families will be with us in the form of Colum McCann who will deliver the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival's keynote address with his father the former journalist Sean McCann. Husband and wife team Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley will appear in separate events to discuss their fiction projects The festival will conclude with a thought provoking, sometimes funny, sometimes sad discussion between Tommy Tiernan and Michael Harding.
Poetry Now programme presents a number of 'conversations' about poetry. Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, Stanford Professor Eavan Boland, and American poet and one-time Vietnam War conscientious objector John Balaban will all be in conversation about their work, their vocation and lives in poetry. These sessions promise to be a real treat for all poetry lovers.
We will also be joined by English poet David Harsent, Mary O'Donnell and Holland's Poet Laureate Anne Vegter, American born Jane Yeh who will read with last year's Irish Times Poetry Award winner, Michael Longley.
The Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival's Family and Teen programme remains the biggest and most diverse event of its kind in the country and will provide children and young adults with a fantastic opportunity to meet and interact with some of the biggest names in international children's fiction, including Charlie Higson, Patrick Ness, Liz Pichon (Tom Gates) and Philip Ardagh. We're also delighted to be featuring a wealth of home-grown talent, including long-running friends of the festival such as Derek Landy, Niamh Sharkey and Judi Curtin.
Participation is key and children can get really hands-on at our hugely popular Picture Book Picnic with Chris Judge and his Brave Beast, Gabriel Rosenstock and local children's super-choir, The SuperTones. While at The Dahl Factor comics, writers and and actors will present their favourite Dahl moments to be judged by a panel of Dahl experts all under the age of 12!
The Family and Teen programme is completed by an impressive line-up of workshops for young people who are interested in writing and illustration, featuring Beano cartoonist, Gary Northfield and acclaimed teen author, Phil Earle, along with local favourites Steve 'Deadly' Simpson and Deirdre 'Spooky' Sullivan.
For a full listing of all events and booking details please go to www.mountainstosea.ie or contact the Booking Office, Pavilion Theatre 01 231 2929 or www.paviliontheatre.ie.
To give you a flavour of the events, we list two here – and we have two tickets to giveaway to each event!
New Voices: Writing, Editing and Promoting a New Children's Writer
In association with Children's Books Ireland
What makes an agent or a publisher sit up and take notice of a debut writer? Is it voice, character or plot? How long does it take for a new author to get published? What are agents and publishers looking for? Find out at this very special event.
Sarah Moore Fitzgerald's debut teen novel, Back to Blackbrick, was published this year to great critical acclaim. Sheila Agnew's first children's book, Evie Brooks, Marooned in Manhattan, will be published in Spring 2014 by The O'Brien Press. Caroline Walsh joined David Higham Associates in 1996 after twelve years as a children's books editor. She represents many highly successful writers including Jacqueline Wilson and Liz Pichon. Elaina O'Neill is Managing Editor at Little Island. They have produced many award-winning books by debut writers. Phil Earle is a critically acclaimed YA writer and works as the Children's Sales Director for Bloomsbury.
Venue: Assembly Hall, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire
4.30pm – 6.00pm
€8 / €5 Students + Concession
Age: Adult / Older Teens
Great Ad-App-Tations
The times they are a changin' and children's picture book makers, animators and publishers are at the cutting edge of innovative publishing. But what lies ahead? We've asked four experts in the field to share their thoughts.
Kate Wilson has 25 years' publishing experience, mainly in children's books. In January 2011 she established Nosy Crow a small, independent publishing company specialising in childfocused, parent-friendly children's books and apps. Laureate na nÓg, Niamh Sharkey is the creator and illustrator of Disney Junior's Henry Hugglemonster based on her book, I'm a Happy Hugglewug. Norton Virgien is a highly experienced American director who has directed many animated series including the . HRugrats and Doc McStuffinse is currently working with Dublin-based animation studio, Brown Bag Films on Henry Hugglemonster. Gary Northfield has created comics for The Beano, The Dandy, The Phoenix, The DFC and Horrible Histories Magazine. His new book, Terrible Tales of the Teenytinysaurs was published earlier this year.
Venue: Assembly Hall, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire
3.00pm – 4.00pm
€8 / €5 Students + Concession
Age: Adult / Older Teens


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Cracking down on sex offenders
State representatives met in a public forum July 30 at Federal Way City Hall to begin a process they hope will better protect children against sex offenders specifically those who fail to register their location in Washington state.
Rep. Skip Priest, R-30th District, Kirk Pearson, R-39th District, and Doug Ericksen, R-42nd District, gathered with Jim Hines and Anatoly Kalchik, both Washington state residents who advocate a strengthened sex offender monitoring system and stricter penalties for offenders failing to register with the state.
The forum was partially held in response to the murder of Kalchiks niece, 12-year-old Zina Linnik of Tacoma, who was allegedly killed earlier this month by an unregistered sex offender living in Parkland, Wash.
We had an unbelievably tragic reminder that our system is inadequate, Priest said.
Priest, Pearson and Ericksen, as well as other state lawmakers, King and Pierce county police and prosecutors agree the state needs to alter how it monitors sex offenders.
They have all begun discussing possible legislation that could prevent cases similar to Linniks. Laws aimed at protecting children from sex offenders should not have to wait until January, when the Legislature commences, Ericksen said.
The laws need to be changed now, he said.
Child sex-offender laws need to be improved, Kalchik said at a news conference Monday. We cant wait until another child is killed.
Legislators will be in Olympia this September. If the issue is addressed then, regulations could go into effect as soon as fall 2007, Ericksen said.
An ongoing problem
In the early 1990s, Washingtons laws led the nation in their ability to monitor and track sex offenders, Hines said at the conference.
Several laws have been put in place since that time, and many have helped make the system more effective, said David Hackett of the King County Prosecutors Office. Washington has some of the strictest laws in the nation in regards to sex offenses but a problem with how sex predators are being tracked and punished still exists, Hackett said.
Its a common problem that does not seem to want to go away, Hackett said.
More than 1,300 unregistered sex offenders currently reside in Washington state, Pearson said. The states biggest problem is being unable to locate those offenders, he said.
Currently, sex offenders are allowed to register as homeless, meaning the state is unaware of their whereabouts, Hines said. Sex offenders need to be held accountable for failing to register their location, Pearson said.
The legislators are in the process of consulting experts and citizens, looking to states such as Idaho for ideas on how to improve Washingtons sex offender laws.
We are no longer leaders here in Washington, Hines said.
Lawmakers wish to see improved monitoring of sex offenders through the use of Global Positioning System tracking devices. Talk of outfitting level three sex offenders (and those listing as homeless) with such devices was discussed at the conference. Several states already use GPS tracking devices for similar purposes, Ericksen said.
Sex offenses can carry severe punishment in Washington, including a minimum of 25 years in prison for criminal acts such as child molestation or rape of a child. But failing to register as a sex offender or regularly report to the local sheriffs office does not carry such punishment. Failing to meet registration requirements can result in, at most, a year in jail for a sex predators first offense and prison time for a second or subsequent offense, according to data provided by Jim Morishima, State of Washington House Representatives Office of Program Research.
Providing sex offenders a 30-day grace period to register their location before they are jailed for at least a year was a proposal discussed at the conference. Hackett suggested requiring all sex predators in Washington to provide a DNA sample along with their currently required information when they register as a sex offender.
Requiring offenders to register with their identification before logging into Internet chat rooms was an idea introduced at the conference by Pearson.
Gail Crabtree, of Federal Way, asked legislators at the forum why the death penalty was not enforced for such predators. In an emotional moment, Crabtree said all sex crimes are serious in nature and those committed against children especially will have an overwhelming impact on that childs future family and marriage. That crime will stay with the child forever, she said.
Shirley Luxem, of Issaquah, teaches parenting skills. The lack of empathy in a person is what allows sex predators to commit their heinous acts, she said. Fighting to prevent sex crimes against children needs to start at the home with good parenting, she said. Education needs to be paired with improved laws, Luxem said.
Legislators have not worked out the fine details of the proposed ways to prevent sex offenses, nor have they settled on where the money to improve the states system will come from.
The first step is to decide what steps are needed, and the state will then find a way to fund those steps, Priest said.
This does not mean a tax increase; it means tough decisions and compromises will have to be made by the states Republicans and Democrats, Priest said.
Law enforcement sees it another way. These agencies are understaffed and cannot keep up with the cases currently presented to them, said Det. Ed Troyer of the Pierce County Sheriffs Department.
Sheriffs offices, which currently are responsible for tracking level two and level three sex offenders, will need more money and resources to enforce existing and new laws alike, Troyer said.
The bottom line: Washington is failing to protect its children, and cases such as Linniks could possibly have been prevented if the state had a working system for locating and monitoring sex offenders, lawmakers said.
We dont want to be talking about what we could have done (to protect children), but what we did do, Ericksen said.
Contact Jacinda Howard: firstname.lastname@example.com or (253) 925-5565.
In King County, 4,025 sex offenders reside. Of those, 3,040 are classified as level one, the least likely to re-offend; 561 are classified as level two; and 396 are classified as level three, according to a King County Sheriffs Department.
In Federal Way, 230 sex offenders reside. Of those, 210 are classified as level one, the least likely to re-offend; 15 are classified as level two; and 5 are classified as level three, said Police Chief Brian Wilson. Of the 230 offenders, 167 of them committed sex crimes against children, Wilson said.
To learn more about sex offender classification levels, visit www.metrokc.gov/sheriff. To learn more about existing laws affecting sex predators, visit www.leg.wa.gov.
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Lift-off for higher education sustainability initiative at RIO
The launch of a new Higher Education Initiative for Sustainable Development got a positive reception at a special Rio+20 advance side event on 19 June.
University leaders worldwide signed up to the Declaration of the initiative, an agreement to teach sustainable development concepts, encourage research on sustainable development issues, create green campuses everywhere, support sustainability on the local level and share results with the global community.
Organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs in cooperation with UNESCO, the UN Environment Programme, the UN Global Compact, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), and the UN University, the side event brought together leaders of the international academic community to make this public commitment to sustainability.
Elisabeth Thompson, RIO+20 Executive Coordinator, opened the event. She explained that she was launching the initiative because she firmly believed in the centrality of education to the Rio agenda. Ms Thompson also stressed the necessity to include sustainability in future rankings of universities.
"Higher education is essential to empowering all women and men for innovation and change," said Gretchen Kalonji, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences in her introductory remarks on behalf of Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General. Her argument: universities must do a better job in serving societies. They must develop innovations for sustainable development solutions. "I see this as the ethical mission of higher education in the 21st century – to understand better the world in order to care better for it, to shape new leaders for the green societies we need, to build the foundations for a new citizenship of sustainability." Ms Kalonji warned that development would be sustainable only if the current and future generations were empowered to lead and build it, and called for greater access for young people to higher education.
An interactive panel discussion featured five distinguished representatives of universities that are signatories to the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative, Prof. Dr. Eden MAMUT, Director Black Sea University Network UNAI Hub on Sustainability (Romania); Prof. Pei Gang, President of Tongji University, China; Prof. Antonio Freitas, Provost at Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil) and Jean-Christophe Carteron, Euromed Management (France).
University leaders shared impressive examples of their work. Tongji University recognized that ESD is crucial. Its President, Prof. Pei Gang asserted that if you want to become a top university, you must combine a liberal arts approach with cross-disciplinary teaching of sustainable development.
Prof. Antonio Freitas shared the news that the initiative had persuaded the Brazilian Minister of Education into signing guidelines integrating ESD into all schools in Brazil.
Moderated by Elizabeth Thompson, the panel included a representative of an international student organization that has endorsed the Initiative. Students were frequently at the centre of the discussion. It was stressed that students themselves were key agents for change and not mere recipients of education.
Following the discussion, representatives of UNEP, UNESCO, UN Global Compact, PRME and UNU described how their activities would support the newly launched initiative. Chief of Section of Education for Sustainable Development, Alexander Leicht, assured participants that as lead agency of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO would contribute to the initiative through support and follow-up, including continued advocacy for ESD, teacher education work and support to its worldwide network of UNESCO Chairs.
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Promoting Awareness and Wellness (PAWs)
Ashford University is proud to show you our PAWs. That is, our Promoting Awareness and Wellness initiative! Every month, we'll highlight different causes and opportunities that reflect the values of the University. You'll also learn ways that you can participate or be more involved.
People with disabilities constitute the world's largest minority group. They are also the only group that a person can enter at any time in their life. There are 54 million people living with disabilities in the United States today. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 13.9%, compared to 8% for people without disabilities (as of August 2012).
It was 1945 when Congress enacted a law to celebrate what was then called the "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." This legislation came at a time when there was little to no advocacy for individuals with disabilities. It took another 43 years for Congress to extend this celebration to the full month of October, and to change the title to National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Although this observation was held each October, it was not until the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 that broad-based disability-related discrimination was prohibited by law. July 26, 2010, marked the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the ADA (National Disability Employment, n.d.).
An Early Advocate for Change
Richard Pimentel had long known the meaning of hardship. Abandoned as a child, he grew up at an orphanage and was labeled "retarded" by a school guidance counselor. While he did not speak until he was six years old, he found that in his voice, there was power. Pimentel went on to show those who saw only limitations that they had failed to see his potential, and he won two national high school speech championships.
When Pimentel lost his hearing as an adult during his service in the Vietnam War, he recognized that he would be fighting a new fight for the rest of his life. Little did he know that his efforts would impact the lives of millions of Americans, and bring hope to so many. After his injury, Pimentel returned to the United States to attend college. He met Art Honeymann there, a young man diagnosed with cerebral palsy. One night, the two were told to leave a restaurant because a waitress thought Honeymann was "ugly." The two refused to leave and were eventually arrested. This event launched Pimentel into action, reawakening his powerful voice.
Pimentel became an advocate for legislation that would eventually become the ADA, and helped design training materials for employers who would be facing a workplace newly integrated with individuals with disabilities. The story of Pimentel and Honeymann is so powerful it was later made into the movie Music Within (Dr. Richard Pimentel, n.d.).
Waves of Progress
Jesse Billauer loves surfing and has proven so with a dedication that few others have. In 1996, the 17-year-old surfing prospect was knocked from his surfboard into a shallow sandbar. The wipeout resulted in a complete spinal cord injury which left Jesse a quadriplegic.
Most people would count their losses and never return to the water again. Jesse did not quit; instead, he chose to use his experience along with his passion for surfing to make a positive difference in peoples' lives. After his injury, Jesse founded Life Rolls On, a non-profit organization that inspires others to see the possibilities beyond paralysis.
Today, when he is not working as a motivational speaker, he is dedicated to the foundation, actively working to provide opportunities to individuals who have been paralyzed. Billauer has been featured on many television programs, including Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, While You Were Out, and E! True American Story. His most noted appearance was in the 2003 surfing documentary Step Into Liquid, where he is shown fearlessly surfing with the support of his family and friends (Jesse Billauer, n.d.).
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A Voice in the Darkness
There is a long list of individuals with visual impairments who have made names for themselves in the music industry; Art Tatum, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder quickly come to mind. An international symbol of triumph, Andrea Bocelli is also one such success.
Not born blind, it was as a child that he was injured while playing soccer and fully lost his vision. Before the accident, Bocelli had a great passion for music and learned to play piano, drums, and six other musical instruments. However, it wasn't until two years after becoming blind that he was first recognized for his talents as a vocalist by winning the Italian singing competition, Margherita d'Oro.
Bocelli completed law school and worked for a time as a court-appointed lawyer, but his true calling was music. He submitted an audition tape for a singing gig that was heard by the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Pavarotti was more than impressed with Bocelli's vocal expertise, and it turned out to be the beginning of a long and prolific career.
Bocelli has recorded 13 solo albums and eight operas, and has sold over 75 million albums, making him the greatest-selling classical artist of all time. In addition to this distinction, he has also been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been made a grand officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Andrea Bocelli, n.d.).
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These individuals are just a few examples of how people with disabilities have impacted our world. Their tenacity, advocacy, and talent are a testament to the abilities and contributions of people with disabilities. For more information on National Disability Employment Awareness month, and to find out how you can get involved, check out the National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2012 website.
Ashford University Student Spotlight – Candy de la Garrigue
Bachelor of Arts in Social and Criminal Justice
Despite not having a college degree, Candy de la Garrigue, 51, had a lucrative career in telecommunications until 2005. Then, as she puts it: "One day I sneezed, and my life changed forever." At 45 years old, that sneeze caused her to throw her back out – but it didn't come back. She was eventually diagnosed with spinal issues, including degenerative disc disease, and deemed permanently disabled.
Says Candy, who was also diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, "I felt worthless. I had worked my entire adult life, and I didn't know what to do with myself." Her husband had an idea. "He said, 'You're the smartest person I know – don't you think you should have the degree to prove it?'" laughs Candy. After earning her Associate's degree at another school, she chose Ashford to get her Bachelor's degree online.
It's safe to say that this Oklahoma City, OK resident has never regretted that decision. "I haven't looked back. Being an Ashford Saint made me realize that I am still a valuable member of society, with so much to contribute. I can contribute to society in different ways."
This mother of a grown daughter and grandmother of three has enjoyed making personal connections with her Ashford classmates, many of whom have overcome challenges themselves. She also enjoys carrying on conversations with her professors even when discussion threads are over, saying, "They have all been engaged in our classes and extremely fair."
Candy is especially enjoying her membership in Ashford's chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society. "Anyone who is fortunate enough to be invited to Golden Key should join; the opportunities afforded to Golden Key members are incomparable." Candy also made the Dean's List, and is hoping to join the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society when the time comes.
Along with Candy's hard work and determination, various Ashford staff members have contributed toward her success. "My Admissions Counselor was extremely helpful in getting me settled into my classes. My Student Advisor, Jessalyn Freeman, goes above and beyond for her students. And my counselor at the Office of Student Access and Wellness, Andrew Anderson, was helpful in assisting me as a disabled student."
With a goal of becoming an elder abuse investigator, Candy feels she's well on her way. "I feel my education here is top notch – I couldn't get better at my local brick and mortar university. I am learning everything I need to know to pursue the employment paths that I wish to pursue." Along this journey, Candy has already inspired her daughter to return to college, and she hopes these lessons will rub off on her grandchildren as well. "I'd love for them to know that education is the key to having the life you want, as opposed to struggling."
Due to graduate in June 2013, after which she is considering seeking employment with Ashford as an online instructor, Candy is enjoying every day of her studies for now. "I can't imagine choosing to get my Bachelor's degree with another institution. I would like to tell anyone who is considering Ashford that this is a great school. Being a Saint is the best!"
Andrea Bocelli. (n.d.) Retrieved on September 26, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Bocelli
Dr. Richard Pimentel. (n.d.) Retrieved on September 26, 2012 from http://www.miltwright.com/_richard_pimentel/indexstory.htm
Jesse Billauer. (n.d.) Retrieved on September 26, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Billauer
National Disability Employment Awareness Month. (n.d.) Retrieved on September 26, 2012 from http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/NDEAM.htm


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Tenn. PD donates patrol cars to needy agencies
Alderman Mark Payne, who made the motion to donate the patrol cars, said he thought it was the right thing to do for the two financially strapped towns
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KIMBALL, Tenn. — After severe storms on March 2 caused extensive hail damage to the city's police cruisers, Kimball leaders decided to revamp the entire fleet.
Some of the cars that were totaled in the storm were auctioned off to make way for the new vehicles, but the town still had three cars left over.
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Newark, Del. — Denver needed a big rally to advance to the NCAA semifinals a season ago.
There were no such problems Sunday.
The fifth-seeded Pioneers rattled off 10 consecutive goals in the middle of their quarterfinal against Drexel, cruising to a 15-6 victory at Delaware Stadium. The Pioneers (16-2) will meet top-seeded Duke (15-3) in a rematch of the Blue Devils' 14-10 triumph on Feb. 15.
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Erik Adamson scored six goals for Denver, while Jeremy Noble added a goal and four assists.
Drexel's most obvious advantage — the strong faceoff play of junior Nick Saputo — never materialized against Denver. The Pioneers' Chris Hampton won 16 of 23 draws, tilting the possession advantage in favor of a team that has thrived despite winning just 47.3 percent of its faceoffs coming into Sunday.
Saputo committed three faceoff violations in the first quarter, with the final one coming after Denver tied it at 3. The Pioneers cashed in the ensuing man-up chance (one of four extra-man goals they scored on the day) and used the sequence as boost toward taking a 10-3 halftime advantage.
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ive often wondered the same thing OP. So much that my delusions have driven me to buy my tix the day before or at least the next day or two after it rolls. I always think the winner bought their ticket at a certain time, time is what has to be in your favor. i
i didnt know most winners bought them at the last minute, it always seemed like an spontaneous afterthought if that makes sense lol.
LucyMontgomery, that is like saying that a Lucky Rabbit's Foot will give you luck.
If that rabbit was sooooo lucky, lil' bunny would still have its foot.
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SPOKANE — A Coeur d'Alene elder who worked to preserve the tribe's customs and cultural heritage has died.
Clifford J. SiJohn was 67 when he died Monday evening in Coeur d'Alene.
The Spokesman-Review reports a funeral Mass will be Friday morning in Worley. SiJohn will be buried afterward at the DeSmet Mission Cemetery.
SiJohn was the tribe's cultural awareness director.
Tribe chairman Chief Allan says the tribe is thankful for SiJohn's efforts to preserve and share their culture with the world.
Culture director Quanah Matheson called SiJohn "one of our last storytellers."
SiJohn was born May 24, 1945, in Spokane. He was a Vietnam War veteran, a former police detective and worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs before returning to work for the Coeur d'Alene tribe in 1985.-- The Associated Press


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I. Introduction: This bacterial
disease is of economic importance mainly on the cultivar Mutsu (Crispin) but can be seen
on Golden Delicious when grown adjacent to Mutsu. Even though fruit grow to maturity and
no detectable yield loss occurs, severe infection results in ugly fruit and greatly
reduces fresh market quality.
II. Symptoms: Infections of blister spot are first
noticeable two to three months after petal fall as small, green, water-soaked, raised
blisters that develop at fruit stomata (photo 2-39). These spots result in purplish black
lesions associated with fruit lenticels. As the fruit increase in size, the lesions expand
to about 3/16 inch (5 mm) and become darkened. A mid-vein necrosis of Mutsu apple leaves
has been observed prior to fruit lesion development (photo 2-40).
III. Disease Cycle: The bacterium overwinters in a
high percentage of apple buds, leaf scars, and diseased fruit on the orchard floor.
Throughout the growing season, the bacterium can survive as an epiphyte on foliage and
fruit in the orchard. Even though the highest populations of the pathogen have been found
on Mutsu, the bacterium has also been detected on foliage and fruit of other apple
cultivars. Young Mutsu fruit show an increased susceptibility to infection for about six
weeks, beginning about two weeks after petal fall.
IV. Monitoring: Earliest spots (photo 2-39) can be
detected near the calyx end of the fruit that face the sun and are on the periphery of the
tree, beginning about mid- to late June in southern fruit-growing areas and mid- to late
July in northern areas.
V. Management: The disease is mainly a problem on the apple cultivar Mutsu.
When Mutsu is interplanted with other (normally) resistant apple
cultivars (i.e. Red Delicious, Cortland, and others), the pathogen may
spread into these, also. Prior to the development of
streptomycin-resistant strains of the pathogen, the disease could be
controlled with three well-timed antibiotic sprays, the first applied
no later than 2 weeks after after petal fall, and the others applied
weekly thereafter. This strategy is still employed in orchards
without resistant strains; however, resistant strains may develop
after only a few years of antibiotic use. Once resistance to the
antibiotic develops, further use of antibiotic is ineffective.
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Oak Harbor pastor harassed by 'KKK'
A prominent Oak Harbor pastor has been targeted by hoodlums purporting to represent the Ku Klux Klan.
Fannie Dean, long-time pastor of Unity Fellowship, said the trouble started about a month ago at Oak Harbor Thrift. Dean runs the church's thrift store, located on Goldie Road.
She has received hateful, racist calls. Someone broke a window. She started finding notes scrawled on paper and cardboard. The messages said things like "Get out" or "You gotta go" and they were signed "KKK."
Dean found the most recent message Wednesday morning. It said simply: "I'm running the KKK."
Dean said she's not scared, but she's sad this still happens in the community.
"They may be running the KKK, but I know the man in charge," she said, referring to a higher power. "People are trying, but they can't stop me. I've come too far to turn around now."
Dealing with racism is nothing new for Dean, a well-known and outspoken African-American woman in Oak Harbor. She said racists came to her home and burned her family's vehicle years ago. She sometimes feels disapproving stares as she moves about the community.
"The haters are still out there. You better believe it," said Dean. Still, the well-loved pastor is anything but an angry person. She's downright cheerful and enthusiastically speaks about her love of God.
Grace Schiffman, Dean's close friend and a member of the church, said she believes Dean was targeted because of her prominence as an African-American woman. The pastor organizes the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. program. She and her church sponsored the Juneteenth celebration, which celebrates the freedom of black people from slavery. Dean and families from her current church are building Mission Ministries Outreach on Goldie Road.
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What the hell is wrong with me? My husband wants to have sex this afternoon, and I just don't feel like it. We're parents of a 6-month-old (who's in day care); I'm working from home, and he's looking for work — hence the midday opportunity.
We've both been too tired and busy, but the last few days he's been making little overtures ... which I've rebuffed. I want to be responsive, but internally I recoil and think, "Ugh, not now." What with being a mommy, our money stress and his coming to bed after I'm asleep, I just don't feel sexual AT ALL.
Any practical suggestions for waking myself up and getting into the mood? How about some reassurance that my libido's just on sabbatical?
I think it's really important for you to get past the "Ugh, not now" thinking. Your life is legitimately packed with libido-killers, and that's exactly why you need to make the effort, even though it's romantic taboo to put "effort" and "sex" into the same sentence.
You need to keep the sexual part of you, and of your marriage, alive — that's more important to your family right now than the work you'd set aside.
So set work aside, and give your husband undivided attention. His unemployment in itself is a reason to rally; he needs to feel good about himself, to be wanted.
Oh, and nothing the hell is wrong with you. It's completely normal for people in the small-kid phase to become so immersed in drudgery that they forget pleasure — and for new mothers to need some time to get their libidos back. It's why scheduling time for you and your husband to enjoy each other is so important.
It's also why it's so important that couples share the heavy household lifting fairly.
I hope and assume it isn't an issue here, but in couples who have this problem, the overburdened partner will have physical and emotional reasons to shut down. Nothing kills affection faster than anger.
Listen, I have a 3-year-old and a job, and I understand not feeling sexual at all ... and my husband does too, but we both agree that if we "force" ourselves to be intimate when we really don't feel like it, we don't regret it.
We feel so much closer to one another, and we know it's important for our marriage and thus for our son. Just do it.
So many people have written in over the years to say this — that it's hard to switch gears but they never regret it when they do.
Important because we're talking about sex somewhat against one's will, which is so heavy with baggage that all fine distinctions are best spelled out.
In general, I believe that people in functioning marriages should go out of their way to make their mates happy — and that people in broken marriages should undertake the most honest efforts possible to create something that works, be it a repaired marriage, a mutually acceptable and agreed-upon arrangement, or an ex-marriage.
I do have a problem with spouses who cut off the sex supply from a loved partner, and do so without a real effort to make that part of their marriage work.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Melba Moore can't seem to get enough of Staten Island.
The Tony Award-winning star and Grammy-nominated singer launched her Broadway career as part of the original cast of Silver Lake composer Galt MacDermot's musical "Hair." Her efforts here over past years have included several programs, most recently last year's African Heritage Day Parade & Music Festival.
So it was a no-brainer for the multitalented R&B/gospel singer to respond in the affirmative when Pamela Medley, PS 18 PTA president, asked her to headline last night's fundraiser for the West Brighton school.
"I am a former educator [music teacher], so anything that has to do with kids — I am always there for them," said Ms. Moore.
Even though over the years, Ms. Moore has struggled personally and financially, the only thing fans would see last night was "a Phoenix rising from the ashes," predicted manager Ron Richardson.
And Ms. Moore, the special guest at the gospel performance benefit that saw several local choirs and topnotch singers take to the school auditorium stage to offer some rousing, splendid performances, lived up to all her accolades.
"I am a Tony Award winner, very Afro-centric and, most important, I am a born-again Christian," the New York City native told the crowd as she stepped on stage breaking into the inspirational "The Other Side of the Rainbow," which included an outrageous, 14-second high note.
"Did you like it?" she said to heavy crowd applause.
Ms. Moore, who wore a short and fitted black sheath, a sparkling studded belt, matching jewelry and headpiece, came dressed for a party as she traveled back through the disco/pop time machine launching into "Love's Comin' at Ya."
"You see I put on my high heels," she teased, shaking and shimmying throughout the tune. She followed with the 1979 hit "You Stepped Into My Life" and several other tunes before wrapping up with her Grammy-nominated song, "Lean On Me" — renamed for last night "Lean on Jesus."
"She's still got it," said Ms. Medley, who worked with several others organizing the event.
Fans were not disappointed.
"I'm a big Melba Moore fan," said an excited Tiffany Alvarado, 43, of South Beach.
"I grew up on that," said Sean O'Bryant, 39, of West Brighton.
Proceeds will go toward graduation costs for the pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and fifth grades.


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That old saw somewhat helps explain the market confusion. But there's another famous maxim: "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst." Given that nugget of wisdom, let's look at some stocks that have survived the worst of times in the past.
Recession stocks
With a slogan like "Everyday low prices," it's easy to understand why Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) should do well when the economy doesn't. But low prices aren't enough. The retail giant's strong balance sheet and brand recognition also give the company a key advantage during tough times.
During the subprime crisis, while the Dow plummeted over 50%, Wal-Mart's stock remained relatively flat. Investors got paid a dividend while they weathered the storm. Ironically, it's during the supposed recovery that Wal-Mart has had more trouble, with nine straight quarters of falling same-store sales.
Another seemingly recession-proof retailer is Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO ) . Again, I'll leave it to the imagination of the reader to ascertain why Family Dollar Stores would thrive in an economic downturn. During the subprime crisis, not only did the company survive but it actually thrived. Family Dollar's stock saw strong positive returns even as the Dow got cut in half.
On the food front, there's McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ) . McDonald's CEO says the company is "recession resistant." Apparently so, as McDonald's stock rose in 2008 compared to the S&P 500's 37% drop. For the sake of comparison, during the same time frame, Wendy's (NYSE: WEN ) stock lost more than 40%. Apparently, a McFlurry is a better way to cope with financial despair than a Frosty.
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Most materials correlate with other materials by their surfaces, that are mostly opposite in both structure and chemistry from a bulk of a material. Many critical processes take place during surfaces, trimming from a catalysts used for a era of energy-dense fuels from object and CO dioxide, to how bridges and airplanes rust.
"In essence, a aspect of each element can act as a possess nanomaterial cloaking that can severely change a chemistry and behavior," Ciston says. "To know these processes and urge element opening it is critical to know how a atoms are organised during surfaces. While there are now many good methods for receiving this information for rather prosaic surfaces, when a surfaces are severe many now accessible collection are singular in what they can reveal."
"The beauty of this technique is that we can picture aspect atoms and bulk atoms simultaneously," says co-author Zhu, a scientist during Brookhaven National Laboratory. "Currently nothing of any existent methods can grasp this."
Scanning nucleus microscopy (SEM) is an glorious technique for investigate surfaces yet typically provides information customarily about topology during nanoscale resolution. A rarely earnest new chronicle of scanning nucleus microscopy, called "high-resolution scanning nucleus microscopy," or HRSEM, extends this fortitude to a atomic scale and provides information on both aspect and bulk atoms simultaneously, maintaining most of a aspect attraction of normal SEM by delegate electrons.
Secondary electrons are a outcome of a rarely energized lamp of electrons distinguished a element and causing atoms in a element to evacuate appetite in a form of electrons rather than photons. As a vast apportionment of delegate electrons are issued from a aspect of a element in further to a bulk they are good resources for receiving information about atomic aspect structure. However, a aspect selectivity of HRSEM has never been entirely exploited.
Ciston is a lead and analogous author of a paper describing this new methodical process in a biography Nature Communications. The essay is patrician "Surface Determination by Atomically Resolved Secondary Electron Imaging." Other co-authors are Hamish Brown, Adrian D'Alfonso, Pratik Koirala, Colin Ophus, Yuyuan Lin, Yuya Suzuki, Hiromi Inada, Yimei Zhu, Les Allen, and Laurence Marks.


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LANSING, MI -- People die, but digital information can live forever.
Legislation introduced this week in the Michigan House would create a statewide policy governing social media or email accounts in the case an individual dies or is incapacitated.
The five-bill House package would treat the accounts as a personal asset, allowing a family estate to petition a court for access if an account provider denies it.
"As social media and email accounts continue to grow in use and popularity it is prudent that we create a process of how to deal with these accounts in the unfortunate event of a person's passing," state Rep. Kevin Cotter (R-Mt. Pleasant) said in a release announcing the legislative package.
"This legislation simply seeks to clarify a procedure for this type of situation, overcoming obstacles families may face when trying to simply deactivate a deceased person's Facebook or delete their emails."
Email and social media account policies in the case of death vary by company, and while they generally will close or modify an account upon request, access is generally governed by a federal privacy law enacted before the rise of the commercial Internet.
The federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 prohibits providers from disclosing content without an owners consent, but a handful of states have adopted their own laws seeking to give access to an estate executor. Many others are considering legislation.
Connecticut and Rhode Island, for instance, have access laws governing email accounts. Indiana, Idaho and Oklahoma also include social media and blog accounts.
But as the Wall Street Journal reported last year, many of the state laws have not been thoroughly tested in courts, and many of the country's biggest Internet companies -- including Google and Facebook -- have raised privacy concerns.
They face a "conflict between federal law, which strictly limits" disclosure, and state laws "seeking to expand the authority of the deceased," a Facebook spokesman told the newspaper.
The social media giant, in a policy dating back to 2009, does not allow family members to log in to a dead person's page, but they will deactivate an account or convert it to a "memorial" page, which locks access but allows existing friends to comment on old photos or posts.
This week, Facebook announced that it would expand the visibility of memorial pages, allowing anyone to view old posts instead of just friends. Additionally, the company is now offering "Look Back" memorial videos. The personalized clips, which compile old posts and photos, will be sent to loved ones and not made public.
"This will allow people to see memorialized profiles in a manner consistent with the deceased person's expectations of privacy," Facebook executives Chris Price and Alex DiScalfani wrote in a blog post.
"We are respecting the choices a person made in life while giving their extended community of family and friends ongoing visibility to the same content they could always see."
Jonathan Oosting is a Capitol reporter for MLive Media Group. Email him, find him on Google+ or follow him on Twitter.


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Joe Ruggirello was hit in the knee trying to bunt a curveball. On the next pitch, he beat out a bunt base hit, but manager Mike Zaccariello said Ruggirello was hurting after the game.
"The trainer's looking at them," Zaccariello said. "I'll have to get their assessment and see what we're going to do. Scotti felt a lot better after the game. Ruggirello, he's going to ice it non-stop, but he's a tough kid. We'll know more before (Saturday's) game."
SSN's Vincent Quinn tossed only 15 pitches for the final two outs of the win.
Since Quinn threw less than 20, he's available, according to LL pitch-count rules, to pitch Saturday against Warner Robins, Ga., the Southeast champ. The Georgia squad topped Urbandale, Iowa 11-3. SSN plays the Iowa squad Monday night.
SSN lefty Angelo Navetta threw two knuckleballs in the game, something Zaccariello has been reluctant to allow the lefty to do.
"I don't let him throw the knuckleball often," said the manager. "I tell him it's better to have two quality pitches than five mediocre ones. He threw it during the regular season a lot. He likes to mess with it, so I let him throw it twice today."
The lefty approved. Asked for his best moment during the game, he said: "That last strikeout on the batter that ended my outing. It felt pretty good to go out on good note. And throwing the knuckleballs."
SSN and Mercer Island had to wait out a 45-minute rain delay, which worried Zaccariello.
"The weather was a factor. We were worried about that. Maybe you get a couple of days of bad weather and they reduce the pool-play round," said Zaccariello. "And, God forbid you come out and don't win on the first day and then they cut it down from three games to two games and you're a little behind the 8-ball.
"We were happy that the skies cleared up. Maybe Tom (Tolino, the league's late founder to whom the SSN players have dedicated their tournament season) had something to do with that. So, thank you, Tom."
Retired New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina, who is on the Little League board of directors, accompanied New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Volunteer Stadium after the mayor visited with the SSN players and coaches.
For Mussina, it was his first visit to the complex during the World Series in five years, the last trip coming during an off day for the Yankees. Since Mussina is retired now, he's no longer tied up with the big leagues in late August.
Mussina grew up in nearby Montoursville, where he has returned to live. He didn't get a chance to meet with the Staten Island squad before their game,
"It's so much fun, that they don't even realize probably what it's all about until somewhere down the road and they say, 'Hey, I got to experience that,'" Mussina said. "Somewhere down the road, they'll look back and understand how unique this experience is."
Mayor Bloomberg did meet with the Staten Islanders before the game, exchanging high-fives and getting pictures taken with the players.
No baseball tips, though.
"I don't know how to break this to you, but they did not ask my advice on whether the shortstop should play a little bit over, or to bring in the right-fielder," Bloomberg said, drawing chuckles. "I'm going to let them do it on their own."
Bloomberg said he played pickup baseball growing up, but not Little League. He said his daughter did play Little League.
He also noted that he expected at least another New York team, the AL East-leading Yankees, to make it to their own World Series. The Yankees have the best record in the majors.
He even voiced optimism about the injury-plagued Mets, mired in fourth place in the NL East.
"Someone should have written in baseball literature ... 'hope springs eternal,'" the mayor said. He was also accompanied by Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro.
If T-shirt sales are any indication, Staten Islanders "believe" that the South Shore Nationals will win the LL World Series.
"They are selling exceptionally well," assistant manager Joe Dellisanti of Modell's Sporting Goods in Charleston said of the $5 red shirts that support the Island team. He added that all three local Modell's stores are "fully behind the team and they are very excited for the team's win [yesterday]. We hope they bring it home."
Modell's began offering the shirts, emblazoned with the word "believe" and the team's name, at its Island stores Thursday. Proceeds will help fund parents and supporters who are traveling to to watch the team play.
Friday's other winners, along with SSN and Warner Robins, were Taoyuan, Taiwan (a 16-0 winner over Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany) and San Antonio, Texas, which topped Peabody, Mass., 10-1.
(Advance reporter Kiawana Rich and The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


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FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Fayetteville State Lady Broncos softball program will host a youth softball camp for the week of June 17-21 at the Leonard R. Saunders Field at Seabrook Park.
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This trip Guy's crossing the country for all kinds of flavor. In Charlotte, N.C., a converted gas station grilling a maple-glazed pork chop. In Cincinnati, a burger joint topping them with scratch made burgundy mushroom and mango curry sauces. And outside Sonoma, Calif., a local grill where the tri tip's smoked over wine-soaked wood.
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This trip, Guy's hittin' the road looking for plates packin' a punch. In Dallas, a Neapolitan pizza place spreading bacon jam on pizza and fresh pancetta on the pasta. In Minneapolis, the Caribbean joint cranking out spicy chickpea and blazing oxtail stews. And in Austin, Texas, the tiny cafe dishing out scratch-made chicken burgers and quail.
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This trip, Guy's hittin' the road for some outrageous seafood and tasty bird. In Des Moines, Iowa, the trophy-winning barbecue joint smokin' up all kinds of unique wings and dishin' out an out-of-bounds apple dumpling dessert. Across town in West Des Moines, a real deal Equadorian spot cookin' up authentic specialties like chicken with rice and pork with hominy. And in Eugene, Oregon, the seafood market servin' up totally fresh caught Dungeness crab and a legit cajun crawfish pie.
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This trip, Guy Fieri's diggin' into succulent sandwiches! In Oakland, a real-deal butchery stacking up killer cheesesteak and off-the-chain chicken. In Modesto, Calif., a funky food truck putting pastrami on pretzel bread and cooking pulled pork in root beer. And in Key Largo, Fla., a seafood staple servin' up a sandwich that's become a local legend.
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This trip, Guy's traveling up and down the west coast in search of funky neighborhood joints. In San Diego, the "everybody knows your name" all-day breakfast joint servin' up a decadent creme brulee French toast. In Portland, Ore., a husband and wife team are cranking out good ol' Americana with dishes like corned beef hash and chipped beef. And in San Francisco, the hot dog spot holding the block down with unique selections like the lamb merguez dog and fried chicken sandwich.
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RUESSELSHEIM, Germany (AP) — New General Motors chief Mary Barra is stressing the company's support for its struggling Adam Opel AG subsidiary in Europe, saying Opel workers will get the job of building a new vehicle at the company's main plant in Germany.
Barra said it was "no accident" that Opel's headquarters in Ruesselsheim was the destination for her first foreign trip since become CEO on Jan. 15.
"I thought it was very important to reinforce in person my commitment and GM's commitment to Opel," she said during a brief appearance before journalists Monday. She called Opel "clearly a vital part of our company."
Barra was reiterating the commitment made last year by her predecessor Dan Akerson to turning Opel around after years of losses.
She said Opel's Ruesselsheim assembly plant would be the site for an all-new vehicle that for competitive reasons she couldn't name. The plant already produces the Insignia and Astra models. The company is closing another plant in Bochum at the end of this year.
General Motors Co. considered selling Opel to Magna International in 2009 but changed its mind. Akerson went to Germany last year and underlined the Detroit-headquartered automaker's commitment to turning its European business around by rebuilding its brand image and launching new models.
GM's goal is now to return Opel to break-even by mid-decade, and is plowing 4 billion euros ($5.5 billion) into GM's European business. Opel is rolling out 23 new models and 13 new engines over the next several years.
Barra cited the company's success with recent models such as the tiny Adam city car and the Mokka small SUV as grounds for optimism. Opel's market share inched up to 6.8 per cent in the European Union from 6.7 per cent last year. Still, the division lost money, recording an operating loss of $200 million euros in the third quarter.
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Agape Church Kingdom Dominion Ministries will hold a semiformal dinner fundraiser at 7 p.m. April 14 at the First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Fifth Ave. N.
The event will raise funds for projects aimed at improving the community through encouraging everyone to do good works.
"It's dealing with random acts of compassion that we display toward each other, that effects change for each other," said Bishop Madai Taylor of Agape Church.
"We would also like to produce drug-free zone signs to post in the Pleasant Valley community. That's what we want our community to be recognized for," Taylor said.
He said part of the money will also go to update the church's computer lab.
"We have a lab for people who don't have computers, both children and adults. They use the lab to do homework or whatever they need."
The church is also starting to give computer lessons, he said.
Taylor said the dinner will feature live music provided by Rodney Richardson, a keyboard artist from Waterloo. The speaker for the evening will be Second Baptist Pastor DC Darensbourg.
"We're asking a $40 donation per ticket," Taylor said. "It would be good to call and make a reservation. We can only seat about 80 to 100 people at the most."
The number for reservations is 576-4256.
Taylor said the message of helping others was vital to improving the community.
"The reason is, I think most of the problems with our community are not necessarily political or financial as much as attitude," he said. "Until we look at our attitude about how we're perceiving each other, and our willingness to change how we may be perceiving each other, to be better neighbors, we'll have a problem helping one another, serving one another, doing what is good for each other."
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Belen Mozo tied the Sycamore Hills course record with a final round 66 to storm back and win the new 2 day event. Amanda Blumenherst was the first ever host of the event, she helped bring in the 12 LPGA stars that played in the 2 day stroke event for $300,000.
Mozo took home $50,000 for her 2 stroke win over 3 others.
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Heading into the mid-point of the Asian session, markets have been relatively quiet with a lack of market-moving macroeconomic data out of either China or Japan, although focus will be on the release of Chinese flash HSBC Manufacturing PMI on Friday and the results of the Japanese election this weekend.
The Nikkei 225 is dominated by risk-averse sentiment, weighed down by electric/utility stocks in reaction to a report from a team of experts who concluded that Japan Atomic Power Corp's plant is located on a fault line, consequently Kansai Electric Power traded down 6.44%. Earlier in the US session, there were news reports that the Bank of Japan is likely to ease monetary policy further next week on December 20th and possibly boost asset purchase program by JPY 5-10trl, which has supported JGB futures today.
Over in Australia, NAB Business Confidence data came in worse than previous at -9 vs. -1, the reading fell sharply in November to the lowest level since May 2009, alongside the disappointing November Mining Capex -4 versus previous reading 25. Weakness has been observed in AUD, hitting session lows of 1.0461. Meanwhile, the Shanghai composite has seen profit taking after recent gains, trading in negative territory on the day. The Hang Seng has seen recent spike higher, being led by financials, particularly in the insurance sector with AIA group higher on the day by 2.7%.
Looking ahead, the session is expected to remain light with no macro-economic data scheduled to be release on the calendar but one point worth noting is the FOMC will meet this Wednesday.
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ASX200 (+0.35 %), Nikkei 225 (-0.29%), Shanghai Comp. (-0.18%), Hang Seng (+0.47%), KOSPI (+0.18%)
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you are absolutely correct, spinning the ball works like how it would in real life... sorta
Whaqt makes the bowling so good? i thought that tennis or baseball would be the best wii sports game because most people play them more(not on wii). the only reson i have got (no having the wii) is, is it that its the most real life like out of the 5 cos tennis u cant really controll your self. etc on bowling your can spin and more.
you are absolutely correct, spinning the ball works like how it would in real life... sorta
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bowling is the MOST REALISTIC game!
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maybe another reason is its easier for families and you dont have to have alot of remotes? And maybe because its the least dangerous... i cant wait to play wiipool with my dad its gonna rock.
i think its because its the most realistic
and at least with the people surrounding my wii.. we dont bowl like u could play baseball er basketball anytime u gotta go to the alley to bowl. So its like a novel think u can play a sport u cant play much unless your allways at the alley. get me?
i agreeOriginally Posted by ericlewis91
well it's the easy to controll the spin, make it go where you want it but if anyone here has left the house and actualy bowled you know it's not realy how you spin it. Still, the spin is so intuative once you get the motion down that it creates the illusion of realism.
because its fun?
Nope. After one game most people tend to stop unless there is money on the line lol.. I love playing for money makes every game that much sweeter.Originally Posted by klepto
Hehe, playing for money, you just gave me a whole new way to get money when at uni


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The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Saturday daytime home invasion east of Ann Arbor to see if the incident is related to packages that were supposed to be delivered.
The incident took place between 8 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. in the 4900 block of Dixboro Road, on the border of Superior Township and Ann Arbor Township. The front door of the home was forced open, and electronics and jewelry were reported stolen.
The homeowner told deputies packages were supposed to be delivered on Saturday, but were not present when they arrived. It's unknown if those items were delivered and stolen along with the other items.
Deputies said last week they were investigating two Superior Township home invasions that were possibly related to packages delivered to the homes.
On Tuesday, homes in the 6100 block of Ford Road and the 5500 block of Geddes Road both had items stolen from them during break-ins. The victims told police they took deliveries of packages and then left home. The home invasions took place while they were away.
At the time, Sgt. Geoffrey Fox said investigators weren't sure if the home invasions were related to the delivery of the packages. He said it's possible someone was following mail trucks as a method of seeing if anyone was home at a residence before breaking into it.
No suspect description was released in the Saturday incident.
Anyone with information on the break-in is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
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Louisiana casinos won $203 million from gamblers in May, a negligible drop off from last year's haul in the same month and up only slightly from a month ago, State Police reported Thursday.
The state's 13 riverboats, where the bulk of the state's gaming activity takes place, won $138.3 million in May, down 1 percent from April, and up 0.4 percent as compared with May 2010.
In New Orleans, casino visitors left $55.4 million at gambling halls, more than they had in the preceding month and year.
In the metro area, the Boomtown New Orleans won $11.81 million in May, up 3.6 percent from the $11.4 million won in the preceding month. The casino's winnings were down 0.3 percent from May 2010, when the riverboat won $11.85 million.
The New Orleans area's only other riverboat, the Treasure Chest Casino, won $9.6 million from gamblers in May, up 0.9 percent from April and 11 percent from the same month a year ago.
The state's only land-based casino, Harrah's New Orleans, won more than $30.5 million in May, a 4 percent improvement on April, when the casino brought in $29.3 million. The casino's haul dropped almost one percentage point when compared with the same month a year ago, when customers spent $30.8 million at the downtown hall.
Louisiana's four racetrack casinos won $34.3 million from customers in May, a 2.3 percent improvement from a month earlier but a 2 percent decline from the May of a year ago. Included in that number is the revenue for Slots at the Fair Grounds Racetrack in New Orleans, which reported revenue of $3.4 million in May, a 7.9 percent drop from the previous month, and a 6.2 percent decline on last year's May result.
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New York State Fair Parking Information
For parking during the Fair, you will be directed to the nearest available parking via signs and parking attendants. Ample parking is available in designated lots around the Fair. Follow signs from 690 west. Cost is $5 per vehicle. A free shuttle bus service is provided from the upper lots to the Main Gate.
E-Z Pass Plus will be accepted in the Brown and Orange lots. Follow the Purple E-ZPass Plus signs for quick, cashless access.
» Fairtime parking lot map (pdf)
Daily Temporary RV Parking locations with no services are available in the Black Lot for $15/overnight. These locations will only be available for purchase upon arrival once the Fair begins.
» Map of Infield RV sites (pdf)
» Map of Belle Isle RV site (pdf)
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To celebrate its anniversary, the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center put on a 1980s-style homecoming party Saturday night. Silver balloons and pink lace lined the theater railings. Charles Jordan, who helped start the center during his early-'80s stint as a city commissioner, made an introductory speech worthy of any proud school principal. Mayor-elect Sam Adams crowned the homecoming queen, chosen for her appropriately fashion-backward outfit. And late in the evening, that decade's best-loved Portland band, the Crazy 8s, rocked the packed dance floor.
It really was a homecoming in various ways for various folks in attendance. There was was Susan Goodson Fatherree, who, when she was known as Sue Busby, served as IFCC's executive director from 1982-1997. There was New York playwright Dan Trujillo, an alumnus of an early IFCC student production company, who noted how weird it felt "to be back on this stage where so many wonderful and humiliating things happened."
And it no doubt would have seemed like more of a homecoming to Kimberly Howard and Adrienne Flagg if they hadn't come home already. Like many other Portland actors, Howard's first local performance came in a play at IFCC, shortly after she moved here around 2000; two years ago she became managing director. And Flagg, who got her early theater training in that IFCC student group (alongside the likes of Pink Martini's Thomas Lauderdale), has been the center's creative director since 2005.
"Most of what I learned to do the job I'm doing now, I learned here when I was 14," Flagg said earlier in the day, amid preparations for the event.
Throughout its history, IFCC has served as an artistic training ground, proving ground and common ground for the Portland community, dedicated to promoting cultural diversity and cross-cultural conversation. In addition to educational programs, it's been theatrical home for the likes of Oregon Stage Company and Artist Repertory Theatre's second stage; most recently it helped Third Rail Repertory Theatre and Stumptown Stages grow enough that both companies moved to larger performance spaces this season. And its upstairs gallery has presented a rich variety of visual arts by such acclaimed painters as Jim Clausnitzer, a sampling of which were hung in a timeline display during Saturday's event.
Jordan recalled first seeing the firehouse when the Fire Bureau, part of his management portfolio as commissioner, had marked the dilapidated 1910 structure as inadequate for further use. He led an effort to create the center because, as he put it, "My love is making sure our young people are connected." With help from a $450,000 federal parks and recreation grant and $150,000 in federal community development money, the building was renovated and opened as IFCC in November of 1982.
(Saturday's event was billed as a 25th-anniversary celebration, though Flagg admitted that doesn't jibe with the dates of IFCC's creation or its official opening. But if you count from the building opening, the center technically hasn't reached its 26th birthday quite yet.)
The center originally was a program of the city's parks department. The city still owns the building, but the center itself became an independent non-profit organization in 1988. It remains reliant on city support for a significant portion of its operating budget however, which has at times made it financially vulnerable. Earlier this year, Mayor Tom Potter proposed a eliminating $80,000 in support for IFCC, nearly a quarter of its total budget. But a public outcry helped get the money restored.
"I talked to Sue Busby about it," Flagg recalled. "And she said, 'Yep. They're always going to try to take your money away. And you just have to step up and fight for it.' "
Publicity about the budget fight led to a jump in donations at the end of the last fiscal year, 50% of individual contributions coming in June, according to Howard, the managing director. But that amount was only about $3,500. And Howard said that the softening economy adds to an already challenging fund-raising picture. "We're feeling the increased competition for foundation support. Our program goals have to be sharper, our proposals have to be clearer."
"We have to make people understand that funding for diversity in the arts is worthwhile," Flagg said. "This is a daily part of Portland's culture, not just something for when we're in crisis."
So IFCC carries on, refocused under Flagg and Howard on a mission of inclusiveness and the promotion of new work. New theater groups call it home these days, including Key Productions, Collective of Geniuses, and the youth troupe Portland Theatre Brigade, for which Flagg also is artistic director. Flagg and Howard try to give artists not just a place to work "but tools to grow," arranging marketing assistance for Collective of Geniuses, for example, or bringing in experts to help Impetus Arts -- which focuses on "differently abled dancers," in Flagg's words -- improve its theatrical presentation.
Meanwhile Saturday night, the homecoming partiers carried on as well. It may have been Michelle Harper, a former Jordan aide and key contributer to the center's early success, who best summed up the meaning of the place. "IFCC is a testimony to what our community can become," she told the packed theater. And its essential message remained what it always had been: "Come here and find your place."


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Pursuit ends in collision with marked police cruiser
A 38-year-old man, believed to have been involved in a theft and break-in overnight and driving a stolen car in St. John's, led police officers on a chase on the Outer Ring Road until he collided with a marked police car.
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According to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, officers responded to a theft at a service station in the Goulds area of St. John's.
Witnesses were able to provide a description of the vehicle which had been earlier reported stolen, and was being operated with stolen licence plates.
At 11:10 p.m., the suspect vehicle was spotted by police being operated in the area of Old Placentia Road in Mount Pearl.
The vehicle fled and was able to avoid police.
At 12:26 a.m., officers responded to a break and entry at a Kilbride service station. The RNC said it was determined that the person responsible was also the person wanted in the earlier theft and left the break and entry scene in the same stolen vehicle.
At 12:50 a.m., officers observed the stolen vehicle being operated in the area of Thorburn Road in St John's.
A police chase began and the suspect lead police east on the Outer Ring Road where the pursuit came to an end when the stolen vehicle collided with a marked police car. The driver fled on foot, but was apprehended a short time later by patrol officers and the K-9 unit. There were no injuries in the collision, and damage was moderate.
The man was held in custody until a court appearance. Charges against him include theft, break and entry, two charges of flight from police, possession of stolen property, dangerous driving and several breaches of a court order. The RNC said the investigation is ongoing and further charged may be laid.


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