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No filmmaker of the past 25 years has enjoyed as close a relationship with NYFF as Spain's Pedro Almodóvar, who was "born" (his word) at the 1988 festival with Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and has since returned eight additional times, most recently in 2011 with The Skin I Live In. In this 2002 masterwork, for which he would go on to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar (and a nomination as Best Director), Almodóvar weaves together two bizarre love stories that could exist in no other filmmaker's cosmos. Travel writer Marco (Dario Grandinetti) meets celebrated female matador Lydia (Rosario Flores), who, just as they're getting to know each other, is gored and slips into a coma. While Marco waits patiently at her hospital bedside, he meets the male nurse Benigno (Javier Camara), who watches with similar care and devotion over the comatose Alicia (Leonor Watling), a ballet dancer with whom he is madly in love. With his trademark dark humor and heightened emotional expressiveness, Almodóvar follows these two men and the unresponsive objects of their affections, as well as their own burgeoning friendship with each other, all the way to a finale that is as startling as it is unexpectedly moving. Gorgeously photographed by Javier Aguirresarobe and set to a spectacular soundtrack that includes performances by Caetano Veloso and Tom Jobim, Talk to Her also features a rare filmed performance of Pina Bausch's legendary Café Müller ballet, featuring Bausch herself as one of the dancers.
"An extraordinary film that blends melodrama and black comedy into something deeply moving and utterly unique." —NYFF40 program note
"One of the 100 greatest films of all time." —Richard Schickel, Time
"It's the most mature work this director has ever brought to the screen. His fearlessness used to lend itself to bizarre, wild plot turns that suggested he was out to tickle himself, a practical joker who loved giving his own pictures a hot foot. The jabbering neuroses of his chattering characters grew out of Mr. Almodóvar himself; there was something lovable about his compulsive desire to entertain. Now the movies have the freakish, elegant calm of early Tennessee Williams, and the dramatic information is slipped into the movie with devastating panache: a love tap delivered with the force of a speeding car." —Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times
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The days of quality cheap New Zealand wine are numbered as a nationwide fall in production has put an end to a surplus that has been the delight of price-conscious consumers.
The $10 and $12 specials of Marlborough sauvignon blancs on offer since a record-breaking harvest in 2008 will disappear this year, say wine industry experts.
Viva wine editor Jo Burzynska said a 17 per cent drop in production in the wine industry last year, the result of one of the coolest seasons on record, would result in the bumper 2008 surplus drying up.
In Marlborough there was a 23 per cent drop.
"They will go back to the prices they were pre-2008. I think there will be a lot more Marlborough sauvignon blancs around the $20 mark or over $15."
Ms Burzynska said the low prices were never sustainable for the industry. "A lot of people weren't making money ... and that couldn't have gone on.
Since 2008 there's been quite a lot of receiverships and wineries going out of business.
Villa Maria Estate founder and owner Sir George Fistonich said wine prices were cheaper now than they were 15 years ago. "The price of wine in New Zealand is well below where it should be. The amount of pressure in discounting has been quite high because of the surplus."
He said prices could also rise because the cost of grapes had increased $200 a tonne to about $1500. Gisborne Wine Growers chairman Doug Bell said price increases would follow four "very tough years" for the industry where the 40 per cent higher surplus made it difficult for wineries to move their product.
"This sees us return to what could be a sustainable level of prices both in terms of grapes and wine."
He said cheap wines would still be available, but they would be imported.
"New Zealand wines will find their way into more profitable export markets and discount wines will probably be now made from overseas wine."
The owner of Primo Vino wine store in Hamilton, Henry Jacobs, said historically imported wine was sold at discounted prices and New Zealand wine fetched a higher price.
"When supply and demand were fairly well in equilibrium ... that was not uncommon. 2008 was really bad in that not only was there huge volume but the wines weren't very good and that caused the start of the downward spiral."
Ken Sheldrick, cellarmaster for the Wine and Food Society of Auckland, said it was too early to predict price increases because many wine growers were experiencing such a good season so far.
"With this wonderful weather we're having this year, 2013 could be an absolutely cracker year for wine production so we could well have another surplus," Mr Sheldrick said.
"There's still a worldwide surplus of wine and quite a bit of our wine is not getting exported ... I don't think prices will go up all that much."


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If a rooming house accommodates three or less people or other types of accommodation accommodates five or less people (excluding members of the operator's family) they are not considered prescribed accommodation and do not require registration.
If you are opening, buying or selling a prescribed accommodation business you need to ensure the premises is registered with Council.
If you are looking at setting up a new prescribed accommodation premises you must contact Council's Health Protection Unit to find out about compliance requirements.
The first step in the process is to ensure that the business you are planning is able to be conducted at your intended premises. You should contact Council's Town Planning Department on 9205 5373 to check on permitted uses and whether any permits are required.
If you are intending on constructing a new building or making any structural changes to an existing building you will need to obtain the necessary building permits. For further information contact Council's Building Services on 9205 5095.
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Entries from the contest which asks youth between the ages of 14-20 to respond to the question What About Peace? were shared with students at a Haitian school.
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SULPHUR — The Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau approved a $20,000 project to place signs along main roads, pointing travelers to destination spots in the city.
The signs, paid for by the visitors bureau, will be turned over to the city to be installed and maintained.
"Signs play a very important role in our lives, and they play a very important role in tourism development," said Shelley Johnson, executive director of the visitors bureau. "We don't want guests to wonder where they are, and the CVB works very hard to promote Sulphur."
Signs are needed in the community, with thousands traveling through for athletic events, and they would point the way to attractions such as the Sulphur Parks and Recreation Aquatic Center, Heritage Square, and the Brimstone Museum, Johnson said.
Parker Brand, a local design company, will design and construct eight to 10 signs.
"The original concept is to put multiple attractions on a sign and keep visitors going to the next attraction," Johnson said. "The signs will be specific to Sulphur and only promote destinations in the city of Sulphur."
Oran Parker said officials with the visitors bureau and his company have driven through the city multiple times to identify key locations and routes visitors would likely travel.
Parker prepared a presentation that he shared with the City Council of what the signs would look like, and some council members asked whether the green and tan signs in the presentation could be blue and gold — Sulphur High School colors.
He said the colors for the signs were chosen to match the sign that welcomes visitors exiting Interstate 10.
"The first sign would be across from the main entrance sign to point people to continue down Ruth Street toward SPAR, Frasch Park and other locations," Parker said.
"The tan and green used is similar to the entrance signs, and we figured since that sign is permanent that it would be good to play off the aesthetic throughout the city, but that can be subject to change."
Both the visitors bureau and Parker will work with the city to iron out details so that the city is pleased with the signs.
Mayor Chris Duncan said the colors used in the presentation coincide with signs identifying parks in other cities.
"In other cities, their different parks and things are always green and brown," he said. "Someone going through (other cities) see the signs and know it recognizes a park. We want to be consistent in our city vs. every other one."
Parker said materials used for the signs require little maintenance and ward off algae and bacteria so the city won't have to clean the signs often. Also, the lettering won't come off, he said, and the color won't fade.
"We used the same material at Prien Lake Park, and the signs still look brand new after five years," he said. "We feel that this is the right material to use, and it's durable."
Parker added that the signage would make for a more pleasant visit for tourists.
"People feel better when there are signs to direct them," he said. "We did a project several years ago similar to this in Natchitoches, and it does tend to glue a town together for travelers.
"They look nice when everything is said and done, and people feel better when traveling and they see these land markers."


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text: Zoners, I am so EXCITED! I flew into DC from San Antonio visiting my daughter and son-in-law for Christmas. I open my gift from them and it was a Redskin RGIII shirt........I was trying to be nice and told them I could not wear it.....I like RGIII but hate the skins. They are all laughing and insisting I try in on.............well, finally I reluctantly pick up the shirt to try it on and an envelope fell out of the shirt I had thrown on the couch.......open it up and found four tickets on the 50 yd line with a parking pass! We are winning now Zoners! Pray the Deadskin fans do not hurt me! Best Christmas present in a long time Zoners!


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I'm hoping to successfully overwinter my three hives in SF Bay Area after losing all last winter. A few questions:
- One hive had lost it's queen a month or so ago. I requeened with a nuc I had, but the hive was left with little honey stores. I started to feed with an internal two frame feeder, but they've only used perhaps half of its contents. Should I leave the feeder in? I checked it yesterday and some bees seemed to be feeding from it. I have also given the hive a pollen patty and put a pile of drivert on the inner cover that they seem to be slowly eating.
- Normally keepers overwinter with two deeps around here. The hive above has some honey stores in a super that I'm reluctant to remove due to the relatively little amount of stores in the hive. Any problem leaving it on? We have mild winters so I suspect that's fine, though I can imagine I might get brood in it come spring.
- Maybe more of an observation that question, but my three hives have very different amounts of activity. One is bustling, another (the one above) has a modest amount, and the third very little. All seem to be OK internally, so I guess that's just how they are.
Btw winters are mild here (rarely in the 30's and just at night, usually high 50's by day), the sun is shining, and I see lots of bees foraging and bringing in pollen.


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by Yvette Smith, Courier Staff
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Fort Campbell, KY | August 13, 2013
When Fort Campbell High School coach Shawn Berner resigned in January after 11 seasons, more than 110 wins and three state championships, he left behind some pretty big shoes to fill. Fortunately, the Falcons didn't have to look far to fill the void as assistant coach of three years, Anthony Butler, took over the football program in February.
Currently in their third week of practice, Butler has kept much of the same winning blueprint while making minimal changes to the Falcons' practice regime, supporting the old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
"My coaching style is a lot similar to coach Berner's – him and I are really on the same level," said Butler. "I meshed [his] the style as soon as I got here. So the philosophy is about the same."
The Falcons ended the 2012 season with an impressive 9-3 regular season record, 5-1 in region and 4-0 in district. The Falcons bid farewell to their dreams of a fourth state championship after losing to South Warren High School 24-7 in round two of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Class 3-A Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl last year.
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I can pick a handful of games from the 2011 season. My what a year.
I can pick a handful of games from the 2011 season. My what a year.
Mood: WOOF!
The game against the Raiders in 2009. Statisitically it was his best although it was such a beat down he only played about 1 half of the game before Carr came in.
8-10 completions
173 yards
17.3 average
2 TD / 0 INT's
and a perfect QB rating of 158.3
"You killed my family, and I don't like that kind of thing."
At SD, 2005.
put Eli on the map.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..
My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David.
My favorite game will always be the wild card round against the Falcons. Besides that safety, Eli was just crazy that game.
Mood: WOOF!
SF NFC Championship game. Best ever by far. We've had a good line for most of Eli's career. He rarely gets touched, but that game he got worked, and I mean WORKED! He never lost his cool. Even the great ones start throwing the ball up after hitting the turf half like he did in that game, but he just kept firing darts, making great decisions. Probably the best defense he ever faced.


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I am reading a few websites that are promoting Warre style hives which appears to be a combination of top bar/foundation-less with a vertical/Langstroth style.
Is anyone using this hive and if so, what are your thoughts on it? Pros, Cons?
From the plans and photos I have seen, it looks terribly susceptible to rodents, etc...
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Today the B14 Select had a 10:00 am KO, vs. MSC United, touted to be maybe the toughest competition of the weekend to this point. Even with Mike Swift out with a foot injury (after his 4 goals the previous day), the team felt confident going into the game. Unfortunately the game did not go quiet as planned and with an indifferent start to the game, it was apparent from the off-set that maybe a little fatigue and a little complacency meant that the soccer was not close the free flowing display of the previous 2 games. MSC work hard and were athletic and a little lack of concentration meant the game became scrappy from the beginning.
Ten minutes into the game Greco and Hayden, went up for the same ball in the box under high pressure from the MSC Striker, causing a collision between the two Select playesr, resulting in a goal for MSC and Hayden having to be replaced with blood coming from his mouth and nose (he would play no further part in the game). The response was good with a goal from Halverson who calmly slotted in from 5 yards after some good work down the right wing. Emerson gave Select the lead after 20 minutes, only to see Jerome put through his own net to make it 2-2 at half time.
Select played better in the 2nd half and Emerson did well to earn a penalty, which Riggs calmly put away for his 3rd of the tournament. Although, nowhere near the level of the previous day, the guys created a number of chances that they failed to convert, and a well-timed save from Moldenhauer in goal ensure the 3-2 victory to seal a place in the semi-finals.
After lunch the guys earned a well-deserved rest with some downtime, before a leadership meeting and afternoon activities.


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A condition that occurs when a girl adds you on Facebook or begins to show more interest in you by liking all your comments and status updates. Clear sign that she is D.T.F.
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text: Vaitsekhovskaya talks to Viktor Kudriavtsev for sport-express.ru We met with the known specialist two weeks before the worlds - right after the European silver medalists Bazarova/Larionov left their coach Ludmila Kalinina. Kudriavtsev became their coach for those 2 weeks. EV: You were advising the pair and Kalinina for quite a while. It's quite unexpected on of the leading teams in the country becomes coach-less right before the main competition of the year. Or it actually happened earlier? VK: It happened not long before the Europeans in Zagreb. But it was obvious earlier the misunderstanding between the coach and the athletes was growing. Guess their relationship came to a dead end. I was notified with what already happened. I was asked to undertake their preparations to the worlds under those complicated circumstances. It was unexpected: I came to the federation offices to finish the 10 days vacation paperwork which I was planning to spend with my family in Miami. EV: And you agreed on the spot to change your plans? VK: What could I do? Just leave them in the middle of the season? EV: For how long were you working with the pair as an adviser? VK: For two seasons. Starting the day they moved to Novogorsk from Saransk. I was present in all the athletes practices in Novogorsk and helped those who asked for my help. Vera and Yura needed help with their jumps and glides. EV: Perhaps it's about the coach's jealosy? Bazarova, Larionov and Kalinina always made an impression of being very remote from the others. Yet here except for you they also started working with a choreographer Ludmila Vlasova. VK: I don't think it's jealousy. It was Kalinina who was most interested to learn the new things. Especially in the first year. EV: Did you talk to Vera and Yuri about the break up (with the coach)? VK: Yes. They said their personal misunderstandings became too deep and interfered with their work. EV: I.e. the athletes overgrew the coach? VK: Perhaps. EV: Are you yourself ready to become a full time coach? VK: No, it was my condition from the very beginning I'd work with them till the worlds only. They will have to decide who will become their coach after. The fact the Olympics are not far away is another constraint. There is no point changing the pair's working ways. They need to work on the elements and the programmes only. EV: Taking all that was just said I have a feeling you will be offered to coach them for another year. VK: I don't want to switch roles. I'm willing to advice. But working with them full time - not anymore. I'm not sure I have enough left in me. And the pressure of the Olympics is too high. It's useless trying to guess now who will become their coach. I think it's a pair that will always demand special attention. I.e. they would have to be the only pair for their coach. EV: So that what it looks like: Nina Mozer works with Volosozhar/Trankov, who will probably not want skating with their main rivals on the same ice. Tamara Moskvina's situation is the same, besides, am not sure Bazarova's fragile health will allow them living in St. Petersburg climate. They didn't work out with Natalia Pavlova when they tried skating on her ice when they were in Moscow. There is also Oleg Vasiliev, but he doesnt' work with the Russian pairs. So who is left? Should they be sent to Detroit to work with Spilband? VK: We are flying to Detroit now, by the way. Except for getting over the jet lag before the Worlds we want Spilband to work with the guys on their LP - he was the one who choreographed it. This trip was planned in advanced. They would go to Spilband even had they not left Kalinina. They have a very detailed plan: how to train, how to warm up during the competition. They even have plans for the Olympic season. I will not voice of course, not the music nor the choreographer's name, but it is all already planned. Hence even such a stress as loosing a coach will not make much impact on their preparations. EV: Do you find easy working with them? VK: Very. They trust me a lot and do what I offer. Besides Bazarova and Larionov are very not spoil and very independent. EV: Your new team missed the Russian nationals and the Europeans. Was there a chance they will not be ready on time for hte worlds? VK: No. We had an agreement with the federation the guys will miss some competitions. First we had to take care of Vera's health and then Yuri had to undergo the surgery. He had a nasty injury - during a vacation in Saransk he fell on his right arm and broke the thumb's metacarpal bone. It's the working hand. He can't even do a death spiral with that injury, so he had to have a surgery. The only condition the Federation had was to show the programmes before they decide on the team. Bazarova and Larionov skated both their programmes in Novogorsk where all the federation including the judges and technical specialists came. I.e. there were enough professionals to make the decision. EV: Did you, as the Russian team adviser liked the way Kavaguti/Smirnov skated there? VK: Yes. If they should skate like that in Canada they will place high. EV: Let's take a break from the pairs skating. During the voting after the Russian nationals you were against sending Kovtun to the Europeans. VK: Not exactly. I have never seen it written that the 3rd spot is decided by the federation. I believe such papers exist, but what I had in mind is that the team is decided according to the Nationals. I was not against Maxim, but against breaking the rule. EV: What about the federation's decision now (to send Kovtun to Worlds) VK: Right after the Europeans I said there is no doubt Kovtun should go to the worlds without any additional test skates. He proved it in Europeans. The odds of him making to the top 10 are higher than of the others. EV: Why? VK: He is young. My quite a long experience tells me when a new skater comes to a competition and shows a decent, hard enough programme and good skating skills the judges will go wit hhim. EV: I recall Irina Rodnina once saying `The judges like fresh meat' VK: Exactly. Besides, Kovtun's technique is good. He is not yet expressive enough, but it's normal. In order to get there he has to skate for a couple of years with the best skaters, to be consistent with his elements. The athlete's mentality in that regard is easy: as long as the person is not confident in his jumps there is no point demanding he shows any emotions - his mind is not set on it. EV: Do you agree with Leonova's replacing Gosvijani? VK: Am a bit torn about it. On one hand I wouldn't change the girls team at all. They all skated well in Zagreb. Taking Gosvijani was Russia n.3 she placed very high. She did much better in the Europeans that was expected. I also had an impression all our girls- Adelina Sotnikova, Liza Tuktamysheva and Nicole were not just skating, but supporting each other. They formed a really good team. I personally wouldn't break it. On the other hand I think there are things that must be taken into an account. Leonova was 2nd in last year's worlds, she has high standings and she will be skating in a later group than Gosvijani would, which also gives her a better shot for a good final result. Taking it's an Olympic year every skate is important. EV: What are your expectations from the Worlds? VK: First of all I expect Volosozhar/Trankov to place high. They have all it takes even for the gold: very hard programmes, good looks, power. A good looking athletic skating. Our other two pairs also can fight for medals. I think they are quite equal, can't really name one. As for the ice dance - I like the fact the Russian dancers took a new direction. It's the softness of the skating, the amplitude, the programmes. In ice dance it's even more important to have a memorable programme than in other disciplines. On the medals level all the pairs are skating on the same level, hence what will be the deciding factor, in the Olympics as well is the music and the choreography. Both our teams can fight for the bronze even now. EV: What about the single skting? VK: Both Sotnikova and Tuktamysheva can fight for the bronze. EV: I.e. you are not among those who think should they skate clean they can beat anyone? VK: I take into an account the judge's usual preferences for the known skaters. If taking those preferences away both Adelina and Liza have a chance to win. But, as you know, it's impossible. They have to skate the SP really well - to show very high level from the very beginning. And then do the same with the LP EV: We are left with the single skater. VK: If Kovtun can do all he is capable and finish within top 10 it would be awesome.


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Help Chancey get her "2nd Chance" by coming together to raise money for her double lung transplant and medical bills. There will be a silent auction as well as a BBQ. All proceeds go to Chancey and her "2nd Chance!"


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Lost Odyssey is now Xbox One backwards compatible
Lost Odyssey, a fan-favorite RPG from the creator of Final Fantasy, is now Xbox One backwards compatible.
Mistwalker headlines
Microsoft says popular Xbox 360 title Blue Dragon will become backwards compatible on Xbox One
It's about time Xbox One players were introduced to Shu, Kluke, Jiro and the others.
Bravely Default, Last Story devs team up for new project
Silicon Studio and Mistwalker are collaborating on a project.
Hironobu Sakaguchi shows concept art for new Mistwalker console game
Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi is working on a game for consoles. This is not a drill.
The "father of Final Fantasy" wants to make a new game in 2016
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi will be back at work in 2016.
Console version of Mistwalker's Terra Battle is in development
Now that Mistwalker's Terra Battle has surpassed 2 million downloads on mobile, the developer is now working on a console version of the tactical RPG.
Final Fantasy creator hates sequels
Final Fantasy, a byword in prolific franchises, was created by a man who hates sequel.
Here's a look at Mistwalker's cancelled RPG Cry On
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has released an animated teaser video for an RPG which was at one time in the works for Xbox 360 titled Cry On.
Disappointingly, the creator of Final Fantasy's next game is for smartphones
If you were hoping for a new console RPG from Mistwalker, I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment.
Is the father of Final Fantasy's new project called Terra Battle?
The man behind the Final Fantasy series has a mysterious new project in the works, and we'll find out about it very soon.
Microsoft Studios boss teases fan asking about an Xbox One JPRG from Mistwalker
Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer took to Twitter to tease a JRPG fan who asked when we can expect an Xbox One reveal from Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi.
The Last Story is XSEED's most successful game to date, claims publisher
The Last Story has been XSEED's most successful game to date, according to the publisher.
Blade Guardian is Mistwalker's new game, due this week
The next game from the talented team at Mistwalker is an iOS tower defence affair called Blade Guardian, founder Hironobu Sakaguchi revealed on Twitter. Due on October 1, it's Mistwalker's second major iOS release after surfing title Party Wave. Hit up Eurogamer for a small gallery of images; informaiton is otherwise a bit thin on […]
Big budget Wii U fantasy RPG outed by job post & concept art
Wii U could be getting a big budget fantasy RPG title that someone is putting a lot of time and resources into, according to a job listing unearthed today. The post offers applicants the chance to work with industry veterans.
Core gamers follow games, not platforms, says XSEED
The Last Store publisher XSEED says real gamers don't care about platform wars; they go where the games are.
The Last Story release pushed to August 17 in US, 1-3 weeks for Amazon
The Last Story was scheduled to release in the US yesterday, but some stores are telling customers they may have to wait a few days. According to GameStop, the Wii RPG from Mistwalker wont' release until Friday, August 17. The reason provided was due to "production issues, or trouble getting off the press." Amazon, on […]
Mistwalker - Wii U controller "works best for browsing and arranging information"
Mistwalker's Takuya Matsumoto, lead designer on The Last Story, feels Wii U's controller and its screen would be a useful tool for organizing information and something he would like to explore further.
The Last Story lands in the US on August 14
XSeed has announced The Last Story will finally land in the US on August 14. The news was provided to IGN, and you can pre-order the game through Amazon, EB Games and GameStop an receive a soundtrack CD featuring seven tracks composed by Nobuo Uematsu for your trouble. All editions are the "limited edition" and […]
Party Wave iOS arrival imminent
Action surfing game, Party Wave, is set to hit the crowded shores of Apple's App Store in the coming weeks, Mistwalker founder and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, has announced. Speaking via Twitter, Sakaguchi said work that has been completed on Party Wave and that the game has been submitted to Apple, so could be […]
Mistwalker's Party Wave gets first trailer
A jaunty trailer has been released for action surfing game, Party Wave; the first iOS project from the development team responsible for 2011 Wii RPG, The Last Story.
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Microsoft says popular Xbox 360 title Blue Dragon will become backwards compatible on Xbox One
Hironobu Sakaguchi shows concept art for new Mistwalker console game
The "father of Final Fantasy" wants to make a new game in 2016
Console version of Mistwalker's Terra Battle is in development
Disappointingly, the creator of Final Fantasy's next game is for smartphones
Is the father of Final Fantasy's new project called Terra Battle?
Microsoft Studios boss teases fan asking about an Xbox One JPRG from Mistwalker
The Last Story is XSEED's most successful game to date, claims publisher
Big budget Wii U fantasy RPG outed by job post & concept art
The Last Story release pushed to August 17 in US, 1-3 weeks for Amazon
Mistwalker – Wii U controller "works best for browsing and arranging information"
Sakaguchi: Wii's lack of HD caused problems for The Last Story
"Whenever I create a game it's still like my own child is being born," says Sakaguchi
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'Week of Caring' kicks off
BRISTOL, Va. - Literally dozens of volunteers swarmed United Way agencies across the Tri-Cities as the 21st-annual Week of Caring got underway Monday.
130 projects are on their list this year. The volunteers not only made donations to the United Way, but gave their time as well.
They were painting, weeding, planting, mowing, sweeping, and whatever else needed to done at United Way agencies during the Week of Caring, like the Boys & Girls Club in Bristol.
The volunteers are United Way board members and staff, plus employees who've taken the day to give back.
Regions Bank has sponsored the event since 1992. "We've gotten wonderful feedback from not only our associates from the company, but also from many people in the community that have volunteered and benefited as well from the many projects that we've done over 21 years," bank president David Wharton said.
And for the agencies themselves a wonderful chance to get some much needed projects done. "This has allowed us to get the outside of our building painted. It's allowed us to get our flower gardens weeded, there's some mowing going on, they're washing the inside and outside of our vans. Just things we other wise would not get accomplished," Eric Clark, director of the Bristol Boys & Girls Club says.
Members of agencies served by United Way are out volunteering as well. CASA of North East Tennessee, Court Advocates for Children, left a reminder of their work and a growing need with their flower pots. "Each red plant represents 50 children that CASA was able to advocate for. Those are 50 children that had a court-appointed special advocate. Each blue flower represents 50 children that we were not able to represent," CASA representative Brooke LaMere explained of their flower pot adorned with red and blue flowers.
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Like others, my father (born and raised in Queens) is a Giants fan and so it came to me as my birthright =)
I started officially rooting after the Bills/Giants SuperBowl. The whole area (upstate New York) was all abuzz since the Bills were in the SB and I got swept up in it and rooted for the Giants cuz of my dad. I was a little kid and it was just so much fun, I immediately subscribed to "Giants Weekly" and have been following the Giants ever since!


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I know some of you are struggling to figure out server roles, the amount of capacity, the topology and other specifics of how to install OCS 2007 in your enterprise. Well hang in there a little longer because help is on the way.
For the last month or so I've been playing with a new Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Planning Tool. It is a limited beta (or maybe it's technically a pre-beta) but the tool has been awesome. It provides links to the the proper technical documents from TechNet along with links to the OCS Homepage, downloads and FAQ.
To use the tool you simply answer a series of question about the number of users in your organization, your archiving needs, whether or not you want federation or outside access and if you have multiple sites. It also wants to know if you will be doing things like on-premise web conferencing or enterprise voice as well as the number of calls per hour. Once you have answered all of the questions it give you a list of needed equipment along with a topology map to get you started. It will also link you to the necessary documents to implement your plan.
This screen shot below will give you an idea of what the results look like.
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Lolo air quality is categorized as HAZARDOUS
LOLO, Mont. - UPDATE: Late afternoon conditions are good to moderate, as the smoke has lifted. Long term cumulative exposure is still HAZARDOUS for Lolo. The same pattern of long hours of hazardous morning smoke giving way to a brief period of clean air during the afternoon will occur tomorrow.
Air quality this morning is HAZARDOUS in Lolo. This is the poorest and most dangerous air quality category used by the state.
According to the Montana Department of Air Quality, the visibility associated with air quality this dangerous is less that 1.3 miles. Everyone should avoid being outdoors as much as possible, and those who are particularly sensitive to the smoke or have respiratory issues should not go outside at all.
If you are experiencing problems or know you are at risk, contact your healthcare provider immediately. Wildfire smoke contains deadly toxins that can develop lung diseases even if you are not an at risk group.
If you are driving in the area, set the air conditioner to "recirculate" to keep the smoke from entering the passenger cabin. Children and the elderly are especially susceptible, and should not be outdoors in these conditions even if they are healthy. Homes and businesses should limit the amount of outside air entering the structure.
If you wish to wear a dust mask, only certain models have a fine enough filter to properly filter out the toxins in the smoke. The American Lung Association recommends masks labeled N95 or P1000, and are available at many hardware stores.
These conditions could be prevalent around Lolo in the coming days as well, as the smoke settles in the valley each night. The smoke will lift each afternoon giving at temporary reprieve.
As winds blow more northward during the afternoon air quality in Missoula could deteriorate to become unhealthy for sensitive groups. You can determine air quality in your area using visibility guidelines found here. http://www.deq.mt.gov/FireUpdates/VisibilityRanges.mcpx


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Acronym for "Let's make it happen", which means what you think it means. However, it usually does not happen. Commonly used in Silicon Valley by overly energetic and undersexed young professionals.
Even though Daniel's friends were all hungover and tired, he wanted to go clubbing in the Castro district, so he kept shouting, "LMIH LMIH LMIH!"
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Real World Security Professional (RWSP) Day Two
sil and I decided this would be better as a full article. So we're going to put it through the editing process and publish it soon.
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Most of the topics covered on this site deal with Ethical Hacking topics, but a solid graps of general security is a must. This board covers those more general credentials from CompTIA, ISC2, SANS, etc.
sil wrote:What's interesting is, even now, I'm still thinking of: "Damnit, I should have done...", e.g., right now I'm trying something on my lab between a W2K3, OpenBSD, Solaris, Linux set up and I'm using EtherApe to see what is visible and what isn't. "Damnit... Etherape!" There are and were a lot of things I would do different and this is the beauty of the class... Even if I had the chance to do it different, the outcome would always be different as well
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Series offered on development opportunities in administration
A series of day-long workshops on professional development in administration is being offered by the Professional Development and Research arm of Binghamton University's School of Education and Human Development.
Each workshop focuses on a different aspect of how to develop administrative and supervisory skills and meets course requirements for the Certificate in Administration Program.
The workshop schedule and topics are:
• January 29 – Fundamentals of Supervision. This class provides the beginning supervisor with fundamental supervisory skills and an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of an effective supervisor. Participants will assess their own supervisory style, learn how to motivate and evaluate employees and understand what is expected of them from their employees, peers and managers. The class format will include presentations, discussions, and hands-on activities. The class will be taught by Catherine Williams, executive director of the Family and Children's Society of Broome County. Williams has also served as director of in-home services for the agency. She holds a bachelor's degree from Binghamton University and is currently pursuing a master's in public administration at the University. Registration costs are $130.
• February 6 – Supervising Difficult Employees. This class will provide both the beginning and experienced supervisor with an opportunity to learn and practice skills necessary to maintain a productive workplace setting while handling the inevitable problems presented when working with a variety of personality types.
Topics will include how to motivate the unmotivated, counsel the troubled, and communicate constructive feedback to the non-performer. The class will be taught by Diane Brown, executive director of the Southern Tier AIDS Program. Before heading STAP, Brown served the Broome County Department of Social Services in a variety of capacities. Registration costs are $130.
• February 20 – Creating a Proactive Plan for Gifts and Endowments. The class will offer participants an understanding of the different kinds of fundraising programs and the psychological aspects of giving. It will also offer insight into the importance of relationship building with donors, volunteers and the public, and help identify methods of maintaining long range development programs. The instructor will provide representative case studies and work with participants in the development of their own business plan to establish a multi-year fundraising program. The class will be taught by Michael Degenhart, associate director of the Office of Trusts, Estates and Planned Giving at Cornell University. Degenhart holds an MBA from the University of Rochester and has over seven years of planned and major gift experience. He has also spent six years in the private client group of a major investment banking firm. Degenhart is the president-elect of the Planned Giving Council of Upstate New York. Registration costs are $130.
• March 4 – Strategic Planning. Strategic planning is imperative for guiding organizations and projects into the future. Participants will use their mission statements, goals and visions to create a living blueprint consistent with the culture and issues pertinent to their business and/or agency initiatives. The class will offer participants a step-by-step process, and directions for developing a strategic plan. Topics will also include policy development and systems theory. The class will be taught by Teri Goodall-Komar, president of Teri Goodall & Associates, an international consultant firm specializing in revitalizing stagnant organizations, solving problems of morale and trust, and improving relationships with clients, customers, and co-workers. Registration costs are $130.
All sessions will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Binghamton University campus. Continuing Education Units (CEU) are issued after the completion of each workshop. Continuing Professional Education Units for Public Accountancy (CPE) are offered for the courses and are issued after the completion of each workshop.
For more information, or to register, contact the SEHD Division of Professional Development and Research at 607-777-4447, via e-mail at email@example.com or on the Web at http://sehd.binghamton.edu/pdr/administration/index.htm.


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I have taught for 20 years, and I absolutely love my job! I teach 1st grade now, but have taught several other grades. I teach regular education kids, inclusion, and gifted and talented.
I use Love and Logic in my classroom. I look at each student as an individual, not a group of kids. I teach to their needs and styles. I feel like I am a partner with both parents and students. I belive that if a child knows you love and care about them they will give their all for you.
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Tranchida says they started Headmaster magazine, an arty, biannual look at masculinity and sexuality, because they both sat behind computers all day and wanted to produce something tangible.
That something is a smart, queer, and quite naughty mix of painting, photography, and stories. And on October 7, Lawrence and Tranchida will host the Providence launch party for the latest issue, Headmaster No. 4, from 6-10 pm at the Dark Lady, 19 Snow Street. There will be music from DJ Belligerent Ghost, vintage porn projection, and cocktails from some New York-based mixology bloggers.
The Phoenix caught up with Lawrence and Tranchida for a Q&A via email.
AS HEADMASTERS, YOU GIVE THE ARTISTS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR MAGAZINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. HOW DOES THAT WORK?Matthew: We look carefully at every artist's work before devising their assignment. Some of the assignments are very specific (for instance, we asked Providence artist Monica Shinn to pay tribute to Portuguese new wave fado singer Antonio Variações) while others are left more open (in this issue, we asked Naima Lowe to translate her 16mm film work to a print layout).
Jason: Each assignment is unique and written specifically for that artist, and in Headmaster No. 4 we have projects looking at the gay men of Beirut, the furniture of Saint Petersburg, and the eerie happenings of the Bridgewater Triangle.
Matthew: Everyone's assignments need to be turned in by their own specific due date, too.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST ISSUE FEATURING WOMEN ARTISTS. WHY WOMEN? ANY DISCERNiBLE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR APPROACH?Jason:Headmaster calls itself the biannual art magazine for man-lovers, and some of our most enthusiastic supporters from the very beginning have been women artists. We've actually been planning this issue since we started two years ago.
Matthew: This issue had some hiccups. One contributor fell off a horse and broke her collarbone, and our contributor in Beirut had to re-concept her photography project after violence erupted in her neighborhood this May. But those kinds of details aside, it was just as great working with these contributors as with the men of the first three issues.
Jason: From now on you'll be seeing more of a mix of genders in each issue.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: AT YOUR LAUNCH PARTY, THE PAINTING ON THE COVER OFHEADMASTER NO. 4 — A MAN WITH BEARD, MUSTACHE, AND HOLLOW EYES — WHISPERS AS YOU WALK BY. TELL ME THE TALE, IN 150 WORDS OR LESS.Matthew: The man on the cover is fictional but he actually does have a backstory. He lives in Bridgewater, Massachusetts — just like Cassandra Complex [who painted him] — and he is an ex-con from the Bridgewater State Correctional Institute for the Sexually Dangerous and Criminally Insane. He is not actually sexually dangerous.
Jason: "I am the true chicken man," he whispers.
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Fairways at Howard's Barn women's league season to start May 7
Fairways' Women's League season to start May 7
The Fairways at Howard's Barn Women's League will open the 2013 season Tuesday, May 7.
In May, sign-in will be at 9:30 a.m. with play beginning at 10 a.m. From June through Sept. 10, sign-in will be at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 9 a.m. tee time. For the remainder of September the sign-in and tee times revert to 9:30 and 10 a.m.
The league meets each Tuesday morning from May through September. Golfers of all skill levels are welcome. Foursomes each Tuesday are determined by a draw of cards.
In June, Fairways holds a guest luncheon, with each member encouraged to bring a guest(s). In July, the Fairways League hosts the annual Triangle Tournament with the Crosswoods and Emily leagues as guests.
August brings the annual two-day Fairways tournament, followed by the fall luncheon in September.
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First off, I'm not arguing the kneel down rush. Both sides have made their arguments clear, and both sides are understood. He isn't doing anything illegal, it is just an unwritten rule he is breaking, period. We're done debating that.
What I want to debate however, is what Schiano's true intentions are.
I don't believe that Schiano really believes he has a chance to recover the ball when he does this right now when teams are in the V formation. I DO believe that he is trying to effect how teams play against him with the lead in the future though. Either by going into a shotgun QB kneel, or by running some sort of goal line HB dive. Both of which that have extremely higher rates of a fumble than a V formation but a much lower risk of injury for the offensive team.
He has his guys literally diving at the knees of players when they are in the most vulnerable place in all of football. The sooner he injures someone, the sooner teams are going to reconsider putting their players in that spot against him, and he knows that.
I made my mind up after the dallas game. Let's just consider a few things.
-He waited 26 seconds to call his first time out. Either he is a completely incompetent clock manager and does not belong in the NFL or he has other intentions than just "putting his players in the best position to win, all 60 minutes". It just doesn't make sense. If you're only trying to get the ball back to put your team in a spot to win, why are you letting the clock run down to 14 seconds? Again, makes ZERO sense.
-After his final timeout he is seen screaming at his players. "Coincidentally", 8 of the d-linemen are then lined up in the neutral zone. Literally touching helmets with dallas and immediately chopping the knees. Even if he recovers, the play is void.
Just doesn't add up, and I'm not buying it. I honestly believe his intent is to injure someone so that teams will rethink the victory formation when playing him.
Just take a look at the Dallas tape, his philosophy being his sole motive makes no sense when you look at the videos....


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My name is Ruth
I am a listener of twip and recently I decided to look into your vertical farming that you mention on the podcast.
While I was watching a video of you explaining vertical farming you mentioned soil-less growth in an urban environment and I immediately thought of another video that saw earlier this week.
The video is about a man named Eric Maundu - who combined aquaponics with fish farming in an amazing way. Using a very small amount of space he set up a system with a fish tank . The fish water with the fish waste is carried on a basin of rocks (in which sit plants). Bacteria break down the fish waste and the plants use the nutrients. Afterwards the water -minus the waste is returned to the fish tank. Maundu also mentions that the fish could be edible types - so you could grow two resources at once.
I just thought it was so amazingly efficient and thought you may be interested also.
Here's the link to the video .
Also I would like to thank you and Vincent very much for This Week in Parasitism and this week in virology - both wonderful entertainment and education :)
Maureen writes:
I'd like to learn more about sarcocystis, a parasite that usually only affects animals but seems to have infected some of our military.
Carl writes:
To: This Week in Parasitology podcast (Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier)
Here's evidence-based advice for cat owners unwilling to get rid of their pets:
"...cat litter should be changed daily, and pregnant women should delegate this task to others.
"Many scoopable cat litter manufacturers suggest scooping fecal lumps daily and changing litter weekly, but this is likely to give a false sense of security because the oocycts might sporulate in the leftover feces; in addition, the scooping spoon is likely to become contaminated with oocysts; hundreds of oocycts may be present in a milligram of infected feces. There is also the risk of cats tracking infected feces throughout the house.
"We do not currently have a practical recommendation for safe disposal of cat litter other than disposing it in a heavy duty plastic bag with the hope that anoxia will kill T. gondii oocysts."
Dubey et al: Survival of T. Gondii in Cat Litter.
Journal of Parasitology, Oct 2011 at 753.
"Gloves should be worn while gardening, while changing litter and while handling soil potentially contaminated with cat feces.
"Owners may also be advised to keep dogs away from the cat litter box to prevent ingestion of and passage through of oocysts.
"Vegetables should be washed thoroughly before eating, because they may have been contaminated with cat feces."
Dubey: Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Humans,
2d ed. 2009 at 54.
Practical suggestions:
Here's what I'm doing with 3 cats my wife insists on keeping:
Using a small open litter box, arrange a big plastic bag covering the bottom and extending up over the sides. Add the litter. At least once every 24 hours, wearing disposable examination gloves, lift the bag containing all the litter, knot the top and take it outside to the trash container. (No scooping.) Replace bag and litter.
We switched to pine pellets for litter, which is much cheaper--especially from farm or horse supply stores.
Public health risk:
Although most vets believe that cats shed oocsyts once for a few days, the leading researcher says, "Whether naturally infected cats shed oocysts more than once in their life is unknown."
Dubey: Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Humans, 2d ed. 2009 at 36 - 39.
While everyone was skeptical of the initial reports of brain cysts leading to mental illness and car crashes, the more recent research has made such claims more plausible. Given the limits of research tools and funding (and how small oocysts are and how hard it is to evaluate brain cysts...), it seems prudent to minimize our individual risk of toxo from cats and encourage more effective public health efforts (like changing the labels on cat litter.)
I assume you've been trying to get JP Dubey on your podcast. Please
keep trying....


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Board of Regents to Meet in Columbus August 9
- 07/27/2003
Saturday, August 9:
• The Board of Regents' regular August meeting, to be held at the Central Community College-Columbus Campus, 4500 63rd Street. The board meeting is open to the public, no reservations required. The meeting will convene following the community breakfast.
The board of regents each summer visits a Nebraska community to meet with area residents and hear their views on how well the University of Nebraska is meeting their needs and how it might better serve students, citizens and communities.


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Lucy Sanders, CEO for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) was recently recognized as a national U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame awardee. NCWIT is a non-profit organization housed within the University of Colorado Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science, and helps its members more effectively recruit, retain and advance girls and women in K-12 through college education, and from academic to corporate and startup careers.
Sanders co-founded NCWIT in 2004 to significantly increase women's meaningful participation in technology and computing. Prior to leading NCWIT, Ms. Sanders held R&D and executive positions at AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent and Avaya, where she received the Bell Labs Fellow Award and co-authored six patents. She has served on the Information Technology Research and Development Ecosystem Commission for the National Academies and the U.S. Commerce Department's Innovation Advisory Board.
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Do you like football? Do you like to write? The Pleasanton Weekly is looking for someone to go to the AVHS and Foothill home games and write up the action for us to run online the next morning.
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Help wanted: Someone to cover football games
Original post made by Dolores Fox Ciardelli, another community, on Oct 4, 2012
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One suggestion is to go to those schools and solicit from the student bodies themselves for writers. My son is still in middle school but he is going to be in journalism class, so I imagine our HSs may have classes like that too. Regardless, some students may be interested and would be good experience to write for a professional outlet... also great for the resume, college application, school spirit.


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Blackfoot board members skirt questions on buyout at meeting
Blackfoot School District #55 board members met Thursday night in the first meeting since Scott Crane's $220,000 secret payout became public.
The board met before a room filled with community members to discuss the quarter-million dollar payout of ex-superintendent Scott Crane.
The meeting was expected to get heated, but things took an unexpected turn.
The board effectively fired its legal counsel, attorney Dale Storer, who was the former Idaho Falls city attorney.
The board put forth a motion to search for new legal representation.
Furious district patrons demanded answers from their school board -- that was expected.
The board declared all actions including the buyout void -- that was expected.
What wasn't expected was Storer's call to the board to explain what happened in those March and April meetings when the discussion was made to pay Scott Crane that $220,000 payout.
The board relented. Trustee Taylor Johansen, a Blackfoot surgeon, began the discussion. Johansen said Crane had presented the board with two options; one was the contract buyout, one was something Johansen says would have cost the district $300,000 more.
The board will hold its January meeting on the 17th at 6 p.m.


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The POW/MIA flag is an American flag designed as a symbol of citizen concern about United States military personnel taken as prisoners of war (POWs) or listed as missing in action (MIA). The POW/MIA flag was created by the National League of Families and officially recognized by the Congress in conjunction with the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue, "as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, thus ending the uncertainty for their families and the Nation."
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TFK 2011 Person of the Year Nominees
The world first met Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint 10 years ago in 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It was the first in a series of hit films based on British author J.K. Rowling's best-selling books about a boy wizard. The young actors playing the in-demand roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were Hollywood newcomers and still kids themselves. Now, a string of hit films later, the three stars are all grown up, and they're acting pros.
In July, the eighth and final movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, opened in theaters. The film flew straight to Number 1, raking in $169.2 million in its opening weekend. At the end of its movie-theater run, the film made $381 million in ticket sales worldwide—much more than any of the other Potter movies. The movie series as a whole has made more than $2 billion worldwide at the box office.
Part of the success of the series can be credited to Radcliffe, Watson and Grint. They made audiences believe that they really were best friends Harry, Hermione and Ron. With the last film's release this summer, Potter fans bid farewell to the wizarding world. But one thing's for sure: We won't be saying goodbye to Radcliffe, Watson and Grint. Since filming ended on Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Radcliffe has already had a successful turn on the Broadway stage, in New York City, and Watson and Grint are working on other movies. Still, they will always be remembered for their magical roles in the Potter films.
For bringing J.K. Rowling's characters to life, and for casting a spell over moviegoers for the past decade, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are nominees for TFK's 2011 Person of the Year.


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Love to see him back
If we have Hixon I would not be so worried about any of our WR getting injured. He could plug and play into any position on demand if any of our WR get injured. Nicks-Hixon-Randle, Hixon-Cruz-Randle, and Nicks-Cruz-Hixon are all viable receiver sets from what I see...
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
He can fill in for anyone, at any time and produce numbers.
Last edited by RoanokeFan; 02-21-2013 at 03:41 PM.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Couldn't think of a better number 4 WR for this team.. And I'm sure the price will be right..
He can return kicks too. Maybe make things easier for Wilson to take the starting back role.


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quote:Originally posted by slozoI agree with Beans wholeheartedly.Lemieux just flat out dominated . . . and Jagr was at his sniping best then. They were pretty much unstoppable back then, and the numbers bear that out.I don't see Malkin and Crosby ever getting close to those numbers . . . and besides, they rarely play together, while Lemieux and Jagr often did."Take off, eh?" - Bob and DougYou have pointed out the factor that complicates this call. It boils down to would you prefer a top line with the one two punch of Lemieux/Jagr or two lines centered by guys who would be the top line center on pretty much any other team in the league.
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[quote user="buffyblue"]NY Giants may reach a little bit to fill a need or the best available that they feel wont be around if they dont grab him then.
Remember JPP was a little bit of a reach. He was our third choice when we drafted him. We wanted Rolondo McLain but Oakland snagged him. Then we wanted CJ Spiller but Buffalo grabbed him. Lot of folks were surprised at the JPP pick. When they showed the back flips, I knew all was good.[/quote]
It wasn't a reach ... JPP was a first round talent (slotted around 22 or so).
It wasn't even a surprising pick since he was on their radar from the get go.
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UNDP releases guidelines to address the HIV risks of large infrastructure projects
Tunis, 25 September 2013 —Governments and partners on the African continent must reduce the impact of large infrastructure projects and mining operations on the spread of HIV, according to new guidelines released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with other UN and international organizations.
The Guidelines for Integrating HIV and Gender-Related Issues into Environmental Assessment in Eastern and Southern Africa was published jointly with the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment (SAIEA), and launched at a technical meeting hosted by the African Development Bank.
"Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa can lift millions of people out of poverty, but the spread of HIV may impede and even reverse these development gains," said Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, the Director of UNDP Africa. "We must prevent the adverse impacts of capital projects on the environment and on health, and reduce associated HIV risks—particularly for women and girls who are the most vulnerable in that regard."
Six of the world's fastest-growing economies over the last decade are in sub-Saharan Africa. With increased foreign direct investment targeting commodities and mineral resources, demand has escalated for improved railways, roads, dams, power stations, and other infrastructure. In 2010, total foreign direct investment in Africa was more than US$55 billion, five times what it was a decade earlier and much more than the total sum that Africa receives in aid.
While these projects promote jobs and growth, they can also increase the vulnerability of people working on these sites and surrounding communities—particularly women and girls—to HIV. The execution of large capital projects frequently causes population movements and changes to sexual networks, raising HIV risks for construction workers, miners, truck drivers and sex workers, among others. For example, the construction of the Trans-Kalahari highway from South Africa through Botswana and Namibia has contributed to a three-fold increase in HIV prevalence in the remote Ghanzi district of Botswana.
Despite the adoption of regulations in many countries to mitigate adverse socio-economic impacts of capital projects, such projects can influence outcomes relating to health, the environment, and even gender relations.
The Guidelines for Integrating HIV and Gender-Related Issues into Environmental Assessment in Eastern and Southern Africa call for governments to recognize HIV risks and take the necessary steps to mitigate them in developing large infrastructure projects and mining operations.
The guidelines aim to help countries address barriers to implementation of existing environmental, health, gender, and labour policies, laws and regulations in the planning and execution of large infrastructure projects. Such barriers can include legislative and institutional weaknesses, poor environmental assessment practices, weak mitigation plans, and insufficient monitoring of HIV and gender-related interventions. The guidelines also call for infrastructure developers, contractors, and suppliers to consider health as wealth, and urge them to dedicate sufficient resources to community-based HIV prevention and gender empowerment programmes.
UNDP and partners are supporting 10 countries in East and Southern Africa to include HIV and gender-related issues into current environmental assessment practice: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
This work has informed development of the guidelines, which are consistent with recommendations from international and regional declarations responding to HIV, including the Maseru Declaration on the Fight against HIV and AIDS and the Abuja Actions towards the Elimination of HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa by 2030.
"These guidelines aim to benefit national environmental authorities, government ministries, assessment practitioners, research and academic institutions, and civil society organizations in the region," Mandeep Dhaliwal, Director of UNDP's HIV, Health, & Development Practice, said.
"Knowledge gained from using these guidelines is expected to inform policy reviews, promote partnerships and synergies among stakeholders, and strengthen monitoring and compliance processes associated with environmental assessments."
More on the Initiative for Mainstreaming HIV and Gender into Environmental Impact Assesments
Infrastructure development in east and southern Africa (ESA) is critical for the region's development. Transportation infrastructure—highways, railways, habours, airports—as well as other large capital projects—dams, mines, power plants—can promote much needed economic growth and employment. Such projects feature prominently in the National Development Plans of many countries in the region.
Large capital projects do not come without costs, however. Some of these costs, which include social and environmental costs, as well as economic ones, are well known. Dams, for example, can dramatically change water supplies, distribution and quality, displace local people and disrupt traditional livelihoods. Often, it is the poorest and most marginalized who face the negative consequences of such large projects without realizing a proportional set of benefits.
Increasingly, large capital projects are also recognized as a driver of the spread of HIV/AIDS, an epidemic that continues to pose major health, human rights and socio-economic challenges to the ESA region and threatens human development objectives, including those represented by the Millenium Development Goals. The link between capital projects and HIV/AIDS depends on a number of factors, but key among them is population migration, both within and between countries, and the changing of sexual networks that ensues. The effects are particularly evident among transport corridors, in cross-border areas, in campsites, hostels and within rural communities of mobile and migrant workers. Stigma is prevalent, rule of law is absent and access to HIV services is inadequate. The negative effects among women and girls are particularly striking.
A critical step to breaking the link between capital projects and the spread of HIV/AIDs is strengthening Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation pertaining to these key populations and particularly on issues of HIV and gender. UNDP in partnership with the Southern Africa Institute for Environmental Assessment has commissioned a regional project aimed at strengthening the integration of HIV and Gender issues in EIA processes. Though multilateral donors have guidelines for assessing the potential impact of HIV and gender in infrastructure projects there is still a demand for a proactive and robust approach to address the social and health issues associated with such development. This project will analyze and fill gaps in EIA legislations as a way of bridging the development interface and mitigate risks associated with capital projects. As a start-up the following countries are being supported under this initiative which includes: Zambia, Uganda, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Botswana. In time, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe will all be part of the project.