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Review: The CraftBot Plus is a 3D printer worth having
While the CraftBot Plus has some drawbacks and is in need of a few operational tweaks, this is among the best small desktop 3D printers around.
While the CraftBot Plus has some drawbacks and is in need of a few operational tweaks, this is among the best small desktop 3D printers around.
Samsung is chasing new areas of growth in the enterprise space as its Knox mobile security platform is being "put through its paces" by prospective customers. In Australia the South Korean company is focussing on smartphones, LED lighting, and printing.
Devoid of Epson's usual "Office" and "Photo" monikers, the Stylus TX550W is an all-purpose inkjet multifunction that can be used in the office or home. It lacks some key office functionality like automatic duplexing and an automatic document feeder, but it has low initial and ongoing costs, and plenty of connectivity. Unfortunately, it won't deliver particularly good photo prints.
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Home printers are no longer ugly beige boxes that sit in the corner and jam up at the worst possible moment. These days printers can produce brilliant photos and professional-looking documents, scan and e-mail at a touch, and even back up the contents of your memory card or USB flash drive. There are plenty of printers to choose from, but not all are suitable for students. When purchasing a printer, make sure think about what you plan to use it for, the connections you will need and your budget.
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Christmas may be over, but that doesn't mean the savings are. With students shortly heading back to school, there are plenty of bargains to be found. We round up some of the best of the week, including dirt cheap mobile broadband, Google's first smartphone and a great ASUS notebook!
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Dell's Wasabi PZ310 is an extremely portable photo printer that can produce a 2x3in photo in under a minute. For $30, the printer is a reasonable impulse buy, but low print quality and a short battery life make it a poor purchase for anything more.
The Interact S605 is Lexmark's range-topping inkjet multifunction printer for the home office. Boasting a handy SmartSolutions touch screen and automatic duplexing (double-sided printing), this printer is good for basic printing and offers one-touch access to advanced features such as business card scanning and print presets. However, even with these features its high price tag is a bit hard to accept.
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As a freelance writer who is always on the go, I like my technology to be both efficient and effective so I can do my job well. The HP OfficeJet Pro 8730 Inkjet Printer ticks all the boxes in terms of form factor, performance and user interface.
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Bingham County approves bunny bus business
BLACKFOOT, Idaho - A Blackfoot man has an unusual business: raising bunnies on a bus. Jared Martin was granted a conditional-use permit by Bingham County to allow up to 1,500 rabbits on his property for farming.
Martin had rabbits for pets as a kid, as he got older, he learned he could turn his passion into a business.
"I figured might as well start farming with the rabbits instead of the food crop," said Martin on Monday.
Blink your eyes for a moment as you drive through Moreland, and you might miss the full-size school bus in Martin's front yard. It's the bunny bus, where he keeps about 50 rabbit pens, for now. Soon with his new permit, he'll have 1,500 rabbits on his property.
"I figured it's a good place to put kits (baby rabbits) for customers to come through. Right now, I'm using it for production. But come around Easter time there will be nothing but kits for customers. It'll be a nice clean environment," said Martin.
Customers will be able to enter the bus, walk through the aisle and pick out their bunnies.
Martin said his permit is just a stepping stone to grow his business.
"There's not enough market locally for meat or pets to be able to make a living, so I have to produce enough numbers where I can ship them off to the processor, and it's all meat rabbits for the most part," said Martin.
Right now Martin's rabbits are shipped to California for their meat. Martin said rabbit meat tastes similar to chicken and is easy on the stomach.
"I'd say it tastes pretty much like a white meat. Rabbit meat is actually a lot better for you it's got a lot more vitamins in it and a lot more minerals. The protein are much higher and the fat levels are non existent and most of the meat you buy in the store is about 40 percent water weight and rabbits are about 10 percent so you're getting a lot more meat out of it," said Martin.
Martin also sells rabbits as pets. He also sells feed and poultry. He can be reached at (208) 313-8493.

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I Like Siena Any Oppinion ?
I like Siena too if I had to bet the game. Both teams really inconsitant. I also think Marist will look ahead to @ Monmouth Sat. Both teams have a hard time scoring Siena 230th in points per game. Marist 299th. (yikes) Siena shoots 42%, and Marist 40%. Like I sad the 4 is a little high. Siena is the better team IMO. Marist has the home court. Hope this helps.
I grabbed Marist -3 (-120)
Siena has been awful on the road outside of a win against MAAC bottom feeder Fairfield. While Marist has won 7 of 8 at home.
Biggest problem for Siena I expect, will be turnovers. Siena ranks 313 in TO% while the Red Foxes are in the Top 50 at creating them.
I know both teams well, and I think this line is about right... I don't see an edge as both teams are mediocre and it could go either way. Siena is slightly more skilled IMO but they are a young team and they struggle on the road. If I had to make a pick I would go with Marist -4 but this is a close call for me. BOL to everyone on their plays.
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Micron: Bernstein, Summit Dismiss Hynix Fears; Q2 May be the Turn, Says MKM
The Street today continues to react to yesterday's speculative report by Bloomberg's Jungah Lee stating South Korean DRAM maker SK Hynix (000660KS) is planning to build a new factory next year, raising the specter of rising supply and falling prices.
In addition to a raft of notes in defense of Micron Technology (MU) yesterday, today came another two defenses of the company, and one somewhat negative piece.
Micron shares have recovered from yesterday's nearly 5% drop and are up 10 cents, or 0.4%, at $21.91.
On the bullish side of things, Srini Sundararajan of Summit Research today reiterates a Buy rating on shares of Micron, and a $21.31 price target, writing that "the stock WRONGLY got creamed today for no fault of its own, on news reports of a SK Hynix constructing a new DRAM fab (repeat: constructing, not equipping)."
In fact, plans by Hynix appear to be just the beginning of a multi-stage process to meet rising demand, the outcome of which will be only after much effort, and shouldn't be a threat to Micron, Sundararajan believes:
To review, Hynix is going to construct an EUV capable DRAM fab, or rather, telling that it is beginning to construct the fab shell (bricks and mortar) in 2H14-1H15 (equipment vendors are going to see orders in 2H15, and the fab itself will take until beginning to mid-2016 to have noticeable output, if then). Meanwhile, with smartphones going to 3GB mobile DRAM capacity already (helps in downloading movies quickly), not to mention the next generation of tablets, we believe it would be weird not to spend capex*. So, the Street's hasty reaction has been to Hynix DRAM capacity that would potentially be available, on a DRAM technology not yet ready, and, on a lithography technology that is also not yet ready and which has been subject to delays. Under the 20nm node, the next-gen of DRAM, EUV is almost a mandatory enabling technology for cost-effective production. If anything, SK Hynix should be applauded, but MU need not be punished.
Also out with a positive note today is Bernstein Research's Mark Newman, who follows shares of Samsung Electronics (005930KS) and Toshiba (6502JP), among others. Writes Newman, the fear about rising capacity is "misplaced," as Hynix simply is trying to right-size what capacity it already has, and anyway, nothing has been finalized:
Following an article that appeared yesterday in local Korean press mentioning that SK Hynix will build a new fab, there is once again concern that SK Hynix is adding DRAM wafer capacity. This could not be further from the truth as the company has already been saying for months that they would need to replace its very old M10 fab that cannot support technology migration once SK Hynix reaches 20/21nm and beyond. It is a fact that the M10 fab will need to be replaced for SK Hynix to continue technology migration. Also SK Hynix's cleanroom space for DRAM is almost totally full and hence DRAM wafer capacity will reduce each year (more space is needed for more advanced processing steps for each node). Therefore, as technology advancement continues more fabs are needed just to MAINTAIN wafer capacity. SK Hynix has still not finalized any plan (hence no official press release yet), but we believe the plan will most likely take the form of 2 lines in a shell fab to offset the capacity coming offline at the M10 fab. Going forward, we believe this confirms our view that DRAM YoY supply bit growth will be permanently lower in the mid-20s with DRAM YoY demand bit growth exceeding that number, thereby creating a growing undersupply in the market. We view the pullback in Memory stocks on this news as an opportunistic entry point.
MKM Partners's Ada Menaker, who warned last week of a possible rise in output by Hynix, after a fire at a plant in September hobbled some production, returns today, reiterating a Neutral rating on Micron stock, and a $19 price target, writing that in fact, the drop in Micron shares was an "overreaction," and that the DRAM market trends remain "favorable," for the moment:
Despite yesterday's dramatic drop in the stock (down 4.8% vs. the SPX up 1.7%) on news of Hynix's capex levels and intention to build a new facility, near-term the DRAM supply/demand balance remains favorable for producers. Hynix has shifted capacity at its Korean fabs to DRAM from NAND, but the industry remains undersupplied (please see our memory overview, out today). This implies continued benign pricing through 2QFY14 (February Q). We do note that MU has limited exposure to the spot market; although spot pricing has moved significantly higher than contract, 2Gb contract is up low double-digits in the November quarter. Should conditions remain favorable, MU can elect to increase production to meet the demands of undersupplied customers, although at this point, we do not expect to see conversions of NAND lines to DRAM.
Menaker predicts that supply will "normalize" for DRAM by Q2 of next year, and prices will decline, following a path that NAND flash memory has already taken. And Menaker reiterates the prior claim that Hynix may have already brought production back online at the Wuxi plant hit by the fire:
Hynix has not disclosed the full impact of the fire, but the company has stated its intention to resume production in November, and our own checks suggest that production has indeed started, with output in January. That said, there remains a significant lack of clarity around the situation (yields, for example, are likely to be lower than pre-fire levels).


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Working great for my migraines!
Reviewer3239710님께서 9 16, 2006 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
I did a lot of research into a reputable brand of butterbur. It is important to go with a trusted company, because there are harmful components in butterbur that must be extracted be it can be used. Petadolex is an excellent brand. I started taking the butterbur about a month ago and my migraines have decreased in both frequency and intensity. I have tried so many medications to prevent my migraines, and so far this has been the most effective. The only side effect is occasional burping, but it is not that noticeable -- and much better than having a headache--or the side effects of medications like Relpax! I've never written a review like this before, but I have hope that butterbur will help people suffering migraines like me.
Amazing Results!
Reviewer1240315님께서 8 31, 2008 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
My chronic migraines with related sinus inflamation were triggered by the slightest change in weather conditions. The migraine frequency had escalated to the point that it was rare for me to have a truly pain-free day. I was initially disappointed with this product as it seemed not to help, but after faithfully taking it for several months, my headaches gradually reduced in frequency and severity to the extent that now I think I may actually be completely free of them!!! If you have headaches - give this a try!
Enzymatic Therapy, Petadolex Pro - Active, Seems to Be Working!
Reviewer2927939님께서 8 22, 2008 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
I have suffered from debilitating migraines for the past couple of years. As my healthcare provider doesn't cover acupuncture (which had been helping me) I decided to look into alternate, natural methods to help alleviate my migraines. I had also been taking Maxalt MLT, but was leery of what side effects this might be causing on my body. I was getting migraines at least once a week and felt that I couldn't keep living like that. After reading about the potential benefits of Petadolex in a few online articles, I decided to give this a try. I've used an entire jar now, going by the 3 pill a day instructions and am elated to report that I haven't had one migraine during this time. I don't believe in miracles, but this truly seems to be working for me! What's more, stress had been a major factor in my migraines and we are currently buying our first house- talk about a stressful situation! I think that, had I not been taking this, I would have had quite a few migraines during this time. I would highly recommend that someone who suffers from chronic migraines give it a shot (and remember to follow the instructions as listed on the bottle!)
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This stuff has finally given me a toe hold on my chronic migraine condition. This is the first stuff to have touched my pain, including standard migraine medicines. As a bonus, it I haven't experienced my seasonal allergies this fall. I think this herb is helping with that, too!
Reviewer3204026님께서 2 08, 2008 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
This product has reduced the frequency and severity of my migraines. This is the most success I have had in my 30 year struggle to deal with this debilitating problem.
Enzymatic Therapy, Petadolex
Reviewer1626386님께서 11 27, 2007 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
Don't have to take Relpax for migraines anymore! I take 2 on a daily basis. I still get close to migraines once in a while but can manage that with regular painkiller (ibuprofen).
Reviewer1722141님께서 7 05, 2008 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
wonderful, but you do taste it a little in burping. I use it for sinus allergies and migraines
Reviewer2532057님께서 10 03, 2009 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
excellent product and less expensive than other brands.
Migraine headaches
Reviewer2870044님께서 7 05, 2010 에 작성하셨습니다. | 실제 주문자가 작성한 글
My migraines have decreased dramatically since taking this product. Excellent, I will keep on taking it.
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My neurologist recommended these and after 6 weeks I noticed a reduction in the number of migraine episodes. I take other "preventative" supplements, but these are the first where I have noticed a measurable difference.


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I'm so happy for my mom. She got a major raise today from her job..and a year ago she didn't even have a job.
Just so happy for her.
Mood: WOOF!
I used to work as a baker for this one cafe. I made a drink called a Heart Attack on Ice. It was 5 double-long shots of espresso, iced, and then topped off with dark roast coffee. The drink had to be slammed (those are the rules, sorry). I used to drink 2 of those a day, lol. And I wonder why I have severe acid reflux problems?
I used to be addicted to Red Bull.
I would drink like 2 16 oz cans almost every day. I never really "felt" anything, but I kept reading up on how it's so bad for your heart and all the freaking crap they put in it, so it scared me a lot so I stopped lol.


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When a puzzle is not only good fun, but also evolve your spatial imagination, ability to focus and patience.
The perfect choice for leisure time! When a puzzle is not only good fun, but also evolve your spatial imagination, ability to focus and patience. With the high quality of all parts of the puzzle is the time spent on its 500 pieces a memorable experience. The Soft - click linking ensures that together the pieces fit perfectly, but just as easily disengage. Each piece has a unique shape, so you never become that piece assigning the wrong place image. Additionally puzzle has anti-reflective coating, so the design will be perfectly visible under all lighting.
Watch your children discover and develop skills such as patience, focus, concentration, dexterity and imagination - a puzzle could be something more than just fun!
Composition of the puzzle pieces in the resulting picture is very funny, but also very laborious. For a perfect result, it is essential that each component has excelled in quality and durability - German manufacturer Ravensburger is aware and not underestimate even one step in its production. Therefore, always use the highest quality materials and strictly controls the production of templates. To ensure that no two pieces of the puzzle will be the same, are templates for the template drawn by hand. And the use of laser lines at precise manual control of ticks die in ensuring accurate dimensions of individual components on both millimeters and the absence of undesirable gaps in the resulting image.
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Woman arrested for hit-and-run, DUI charges
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A woman was arrested for hit-and-run and DUI charges Saturday night after she almost crashed into a police cruiser.
A witness reported seeing the woman hit a parked car in the area of Austin Bluffs Pkwy. and Beverly St. in Colorado Springs around 8 p.m.
Colorado Springs Police caught up with the car and stopped it near Harmony Dr. and Hollow Rd. after the driver nearly hit the cruiser.
Police say the woman was first seen driving in the area of Meadowland Blvd. and Montebello Dr. A witness followed the woman until police caught her.
Police believe the woman hit at least four parked cars, a fire hydrant and a cable/utility box before she was caught.
Alma Sanchez, 23, was arrested for Hit-and-Run and DUI related charges.


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Central And Quiet Flat
Maximální počet hostů3
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Within 3 minutes you reach the lively and popular areas of "Eigelstein" and "Agnesviertel" with lots of bars and restaurants and supermarkets (Rewe, open Mo-Sa- 07:00 until 24:00). To the new combined ice rink and swimming pool (with sauna) "Lentpark" you walk ca. 10 minutes.
All shops for the daily needs are very conveniently situated: around the street-corner you find 2 bakeries (also open on Sunday morning) a kiosk (open daily until 22:00), a small grocer's shop and a laundry/dry cleaning store and restaurants.
The main station (Köln Hbf) you reach within 8 minutes (walking distance), the next tram station is "Ebertplatz" (lines 12 and 15, 16 and 18).
You can park your car in the Clever Str, but only where the park begins and on the following side. You get the tickets (€ 4.- per day and available for up to seven days) in the machines.
Right in front of the house it is very expensive (one hour for € 2.- maximum 4 hours). You can rent bicycles from "Radstation" (in front of the main station, Breslauer Platz), € 10 per day, 3 days € 20.-, 7 days € 40.
Domovní řádPlease do not smoke inside. There is a possibility in the inner courtyard (with ashtray). Thank you for your understanding!
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We had a lovely stay. Thomas's apartment was very clean and quiet yet centrally located. Communication was good and Thomas was very accomodating to our travel plans. It was a great trip.
Perfect little place in the heart of Cologne with a wonderful host. From the time we booked the apartment, confirmation and communication with Thomas was quick and easy and he was very kind in answering all our questions before and during our stay. Lovely guy.
The apartment is great and Thomas has made good use of space. It has everything you need. It is clean and tidy and you will feel at home here.
It is also in the perfect location, very close to the Rhine where we went for our morning walks. Supermarkets and bakeries are close by and it is also walking distance from 'Eigelstein' and 'Neusser Strasse' where you will find good shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes, ice cream parlours etc. The U-bahn station is around the corner and the number 18 connects you to the Cathedral and the main shopping area in Appellhofplatz/Neumarkt too. You can also walk to the Zoo and the beautiful botanical gardens and there is also a farmers market close by.
We really felt like locals in this apartment and location - loved it. Danke Thomas!
Great, stylish studio style apartment, 10 min walk from city centre and main train station, with all the amenities you would need.
Fantastic location (bakery right on the same corner, supermarket and river are only 3 mins away, plus you can access walk to the city centre in about 10 mins) . Cannot recommend it enough. Feels very welcoming, cosy, and safe. 'your place' in Cologne. Cannot recommend it enough!
We had the most amazing weekend in Köln, thanks to staying at a very cozy, clean and functional apartment we´ve ever stayed in. Thomas made us feel welcome and it really felt like being at home. Would definitely return to this place. Sanja from Heidelberg
This is a nice room fully equiped very easy set up and very private.
The host is a nice man, who likes to play and compose music. Unfortunattely I had no time to listen to it.
Ruhiges, atmosphärisch sehr schönes und angenehmes Apartment. Alles da, um eine gute Zeit in Köln zu verbringen. Sehr zentral und in einer belebten Gegend, ohne dass es laut wäre. Perfekt :-)
Super organisiert von Thomas!
Prettige plek. Goed appartement. Aangenaam bewoond. Verzorgd.
Was eerste Wimdu- ervaring. Voor herhaling vatbaar.
Eine Unterkunft - klein aber fein. Thomas war gleichzeitig mit uns vor der Wohnung, sodass wir sofort einziehen konnten. Die Wohnung ist sehr ruhig und liegt sehr zentral mit einem kurzen Weg zum Bahnhof.
Wir haben daher den Aufenthalt in Köln richtig genießen können.
Ein Nachbar ist beim Fernsehen aber wohl etwas schwerhörig - aber um 22.00 Uhr herrschte völlig Ruhe.
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Reporters Stephanie Cary and Rob Lowman gathered the following reactions Thursday from some of the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards:
"We are absolutely thrilled and astonished with the 12 nominations. It is such a tribute to the work of those who joined us in this 12-year journey to bring `Lincoln' to the screen. We humbly thank the Academy members who honored so many of us."
- "Lincoln" producers Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy
"To be honest, it's very exciting, but all a bit surreal and it hasn't fully sunk in yet. This is a brilliant awards year that has been defined by an eclectic list of stories that have been told by incredibly talented and courageous filmmakers, and it's an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as the other nominees in the Best Actor category. Having hosted the show, I have seen so many different sides of the Oscars, but to be an actual nominee is something I never would have dreamed possible."
- Hugh Jackman, nominated for Best Actor for his role in "Les Miserables"
" `Flight' was one of the most challenging roles I've ever had in my career, and it was an honor to be directed by Robert Zemeckis. It's always nice to be asked back to the show, and it will be fun to share the evening with our nominated screenwriter John Gatins."
- Denzel Washington, nominated for Best Actor for his role in "Flight"
"I'm so honored and grateful for this nomination and to be in the company of such talented actresses. Having the fortunate opportunity to work with David O. Russell was an extraordinary gift and I am so thrilled for my fellow cast members Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver who are all nothing short of amazing."
- Jennifer Lawrence, nominated for Best Actress for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook"
"I am of course very excited about the nomination this morning. Ben Affleck is an amazing director, and I am so happy that `Argo' was recognized in seven categories!"
-Alan Arkin, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Argo"
"I am completely over the moon by this morning's news. To be nominated twice now is incredible, and to be a part of this wonderful film and amazing cast makes things even sweeter. I am so happy for David O. Russell and could not be more thrilled."
- Jacki Weaver, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook"
"What a wonderful year for movies when nine films with this kind of diversity get acknowledged for the industry's highest honor. I am so proud that `Les Miserables' joins them and that the Academy noted the magnificent work from Hugh, Annie, our legendary song writers and the superlative crafts experts whose work made our film what it was."
- Tom Hooper, director of "Les Miserables"
"Thank you to the Academy for these incredible honors. And thank you to the writers who have honored me today with their generosity and to the academy for the Best Picture nomination. None of us would be so honored today without the genius and remarkable talent of Kathryn Bigelow, and to her we are forever grateful."
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The third period has just begun and the Nads, the Rhode Island School of Design's club hockey team, is losing 2-0 to a squad from Emerson College.
But the RISD fans are not terribly concerned about the score. No, they're focused on Scrotie — the giant, randy penis who serves as the team mascot and heckler-in-chief.
"Nads are your dads!" Scrotie yells, positioned right behind the Emerson bench. "We fucked your mom!" the crowd roars in response.
It is, in short, a typical night at the rink for Nads Nation, a co-ed assemblage that has been turning the dick joke into high art — OK, low art — for 50 years now.
There are clever leaflets promoting the squad ("Innuendo on Ice"). There is the inevitable "Go Nads!" chant. And at one recent game, fans spent the better part of the evening throwing foot-long hot dogs onto the ice.
The cockscapades obscure what is, actually, an interesting little tale of artists-as-athletes and team in search of identity. And I'll touch on that later.
But let's face it, the star of this show is the massive, foam-and-nylon shlong in that picture on the next page — the one you can't quite look away from.
Scrotie has been around, in one form or another, for the past 11 years. And the latest iteration is the mascot at his most revolting: eight feet tall, veiny, with a red cape, purple shaft, and purple balls sprouting thin, white hair.
It's hot inside the costume, typically passed among a handful of fans at home games at Brown University's Meehan Auditorium — banners for Harvard, Yale, and other Ivy League powers glaring down from the rafters in obvious disapproval.
And it's a little difficult to slip on. Rio Roye, a sophomore majoring in film, is the first to don Scrotie on this particular night and it doesn't go all that well. "I had my head trapped in the head of the penis," he tells me afterward.
But two other Scrotiemen do just fine — an occasionally distracted fan base notwithstanding. "That was terrible!" yells sophomore Robin Wajler, the third Scrotie of the night, after a lackluster response to one of his "Nads are your dads!" shouts.
"So was she!" someone yells back.
Scrotie made his debut in 2001 during a game at the Providence Civic Center. Then-Mayor Buddy Cianci arranged for the Nads to play at the arena after a Providence Bruins game on one condition: that he be allowed to coach the squad for the night.
Paul Osimo, 31, who graduated from RISD in 2003 and still plays on the team, recalls Hizzoner prowling the bench with a brandy snifter in one hand and a cigar in the other. "I've never heard someone swear so much," he says.
In the stands, Scrotie managed to horrify the parents and small children who had come to the Providence Bruins game in search of an autograph or an appearance on the Jumbotron. And the mascot's next appearance at the Civic Center ended in a hail of hockey sticks and a tussle with security.
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Matriarch Juno (Maureen Butler), is the only one of the Boyles who brings in any coin: Her husband Jack (Tony Reilly) is a drunken boor who, to avoid working, feigns aches in his legs. Their daughter Mary (Elizabeth Lardie) is on strike, and her brother Johnny (Joe Bearor) lost an arm in the Irish Civil War. This is luckless life in the Dublin tenements, in Sean O'Casey's rich and devastating tragicomedy Juno and the Paycock, the Irish classic first staged at Dublin's Abbey Theater in 1924. It runs this month at the St. Lawrence in an uncommonly rich and wrenching production by the American Irish Repertory Ensemble, under the excellent direction of Sally Wood.
To watch an ensemble of such ability and rapport take on O'Casey's marvelous, evocative vernacular — both comic and tragic — is a rare pleasure. Reilly is in top louche form as he careens, pouts, and fumes, and Butler's monumental Juno meets him head-on, strident and wise. Bearor's haunted Johnny lurches about the flat like a hurt bird, wide-eyed and clutching a rosary; and Lardie's keen Mary is lovely and excruciated: Watch her, in the presence of her higher-born English beau Charles Bentham (Mark Rubin), as she helplessly clenches eyes and hands against the audible buffoonery of her dad in the next room. And ah, the comedic manna of Reilly buddied drunkenly up with Paul Haley, as the deliciously scurvy Joxer Daly. Just watch the two men mutter and moan with their mouths full of sausage links . . .
One of director Wood's areas of expertise is fight choreography, and so perhaps it's no wonder that the physical movements of this production are so profoundly dynamic, so richly illustrative of the psychic strife at play in the Boyle home as they are teased and then scorned by fortune. On Craig Robinson's simple, poverty-strafed set — mottled walls of gray-blue and bone-white ripped open to reveal thin strapping beneath — actors set off subtle little Rube Goldberg torrents of action: Glances upon slams upon shoves, entrances coming quick on the tail of exits, chairs and bottles raised and banged down.
With the exception of a slightly shaky accent or two, this ensemble's work is simply masterful. Even in the second act, when the family's downward spiral is so vertiginous that the script skirts melodrama, performances are nuanced enough to hold it off: Watch for Mary's harrowing scene with her former beau Jerry (Matthew Delamater) as she is led first to believe he will save her, and then to despair of being saved.
O'Casey's harrowing humanism in Juno is an object lesson in why a culture has "classics," works that we return to, that transcend particular eras, places, and intellectual underpinnings.
Because of the acuity of O'Casey's eye and ear, and the generosity and ache of his feeling for his characters, we feel for their plights — war, poverty, heartache — before ever thinking to marvel at their creator's skill.
"Chains and slavery," an inebriated Jack laments of the human condition. "That's a darlin' mortal." AIRE's resonant production of O'Casey's work recalls that it is mortals who forge those chains, but also mortals who could break them, if they only would.
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Secretary Arne Duncan Delivers Keynote Address to FFA Convention
Agricultural education is central to the future of American prosperity," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told an audience of 14,000 students and educators at the annual National FFA Convention on Oct. 21 in Indianapolis. His message was simple: "We need you. Our nation needs your skills and talents to compete and prosper in the global economy." He pointed out that agriculture is the biggest employer in the nation. Approximately 21 million Americans, or 20 percent of the U.S. workforce, work in the agricultural sector. For the U.S. economy to continue to rebound and grow, America's biggest employer has to help lead the way.
The three challenges Duncan cited to agricultural education were:
While agricultural education is expanding, all agricultural education should be rigorous and relevant. It should systematically prepare students for high-growth careers through partnerships with K–12 schools, higher education, and employers;
The tremendous potential for high-quality distance learning has yet to be truly tapped. Only about one in five schools in small towns and rural areas offers distance‐learning courses through satellite, television, or the Internet; and
- Agricultural education programs and many rural schools face chronic teacher shortages, especially in hard-to-serve subject areas.
"We want to support states and districts seeking to expand and replicate successful rural educator and grow-you-own teacher preparation programs in partnership with community colleges and schools of education,"Secretary Duncan emphasized.
Look here for the text of the Secretary's remarks and photos from the Convention.
NTIA Invests $3.3M in Digital Literacy for Adult Learners
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently invested $3.3 million available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a Learner Web Partnership project supporting digital literacy and other training tailored to adult learners. The new project will provide tutor-facilitated training in English and Spanish to about 23,000 adults from economically vulnerable populations to help them participate in an increasingly digital society and economy. The grant was awarded to Portland State University in Oregon, which will partner with adult literacy and basic education organizations in California, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, and Texas. The project uses an approach that combines self-paced learning via Learner Web with live, on-site tutorial support in about 75 computer labs. The program will teach digital literacy, provide consumer education about local broadband access and offer information on local career pathway programs. Instructional activities include use of broadband for conducting job searches, finding educational and health information, and using smart consumer practices. The partnership plans a targeted outreach campaign to increase awareness of its training programs among under-served populations. Funds flow through the existing Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), which supports deployment of broadband infrastructure, public computer centers, and sustainable adoption of broadband service. More information is available from Steve Reder at firstname.lastname@example.com
U.S. Department of Education Convenes Committee on Measures of Student Success
The first meeting of the Department's Committee on Measures of Student Succes was held on Oct. 20 in Washington, D. C. Created under the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the committee will develop recommendations for two-year degree-granting institutions of higher education to comply with the law's graduation and completion rate disclosure requirements. The committee will also develop recommendations regarding additional or alternate measures of student success that are comparable alternatives to the completion or graduation rates, taking into account the mission and role of two-year degree-granting higher education institutions. The committee members include experts in the field of higher education policy, state higher education officials, students, and other stakeholders in the higher education community. The committee is chaired by Thomas Bailey of Columbia University's National Center for Postsecondary Education Research and director of the Community College Research Center.


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APCNews 179 – Ending violence against women through stories – 21/01/13
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APCNews – January 21 2013 – Year XIII Issue 179
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APC's Anriette Esterhuysen a finalist for IT personality of the year
JOHANNESBURG (IT web online) – Now in its 34th year, the IT Personality of the Year recognises a person who has made an outstanding impact on the South African ICT industry and a significant contribution to the ICT profession. Among this year's five finalists (out of 10 nominees) was APC Executive director, Anriette Esterhuysen.
Irfan Ali Khudi: An irreplaceable voice of activism silenced
PAKISTAN (Bytes for All) – Bytes for All, Pakistan is mourning the devastating loss of Irfan Ali Khudi, a renowned and brave human rights defender from Quetta, Balochistan. Irfan Ali lost his life in a blast last evening during a series of suicide attacks at Rehmat Chowk, Alamdar Road, Quetta.
Digital World 2012: Stories to end violence against women
DHAKA (ES for GenderIT.org) – The Digital World 2012 – Knowledge to Prosperity conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh 6-8 December was an amazing mashup of private sector, government and civil society united in their interest in ICT for development. As coordinator of APC's End violence: Women's rights and safety online project, Jan Moolman presented Take Back the Tech! in a session spotlighting tech-related violence against women.
Power of stories to reclaim women's rights – Highlights of Take Back the Tech! campaign
(GenderIT.org for APCNews) – The 2012 TBTT campaign featured 16 stories for 16 days. Each of them presented a different way that ICTs affect the lives of women around the world. This GenderIT.org edition, edited by Françoise Mukuku from the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects on some of the issues emerged from these stories of survivor and courage.
Monitoring and defending freedom of expression and privacy on the internet in South Africa
Violence against women and ICTs: Map it! End it!
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NASA and the USCF organized the correspondence chess match between astronaut Greg Chamitoff, in orbit aboard the International Space Station, and the kindergarten through third grade U.S. Chess Championship Team and its chess club teammates from Stevenson Elementary School in Bellevue, Wash. The game moves at a pace of one move per day on weekdays only.
The K-3 champions select up to four possible moves each time it is Earth's turn, and then the public votes on which move will be made. NASA transmits the winning move to Chamitoff, who then responds. Chamitoff has been playing correspondence chess in his off time with NASA's control centers during his missions. He has added Velcro to the chess pieces to keep them from floating away in weightlessness. So far, he is undefeated.
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Seventeen's April cover girl craves adventure year roundnot just during spring break. See behind-the-scenes photos of her cover shoot and get deets from our crazy convo here!
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"Selena, Vanessa, and I all came from a Disney background, and [Spring Breakers] was different from anything we've done. But we wanted to prove that we're not just girls who play happy parts. It was such a crazy experience—I'm so proud of all of us. I'm really excited for everybody to see it."
"I haven't heard from Selena [about the "Boyfriend" parody]! People thought that I was being mean, but I was just doing what the girl did in the video. It wasn't a jab at her. But I heard from Justin. He wasn't happy. Justin is like my little brother since he and my ex [Ryan Good] are so close. Anytime you go through a breakup, the friends get defensive. But all is well in that area now."
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Performing the haka publicly in Singapore has landed a Kiwi restaurant in trouble with the police, barely a week after it opened in the city's upmarket waterfront dining belt on Clarke Quay.
Staff of Fern & Kiwi Eatery, an offshoot of the Lone Star restaurant chain, were questioned by police after they performed a flash-mob haka on Singapore's Orchard Rd, the city's busiest shopping street, three days before the restaurant opened on September 5.
Police would not provide details as investigations were ongoing, Singapore media reported.
In Singapore, any public performances, including flash-mobs, require a public entertainment licence, which the restaurant did not have.
A video of the performance was posted online on websites such as YouTube.
The participants, some without shirts, were shown breaking into the haka as shoppers watched and filmed.
The performance lasted about a minute, and the 20 staff were joined by some passersby.
Fern & Kiwi could face fines of up to $10,000 under Singapore's strict legislation governing public entertainment.
The restaurant could not be reached for comment yesterday and did not return the Herald's calls.
But Fern & Kiwi director Simon Dunlop has apologised for the "misunderstandings" in an interview with My Paper, a Singapore bilingual daily. "We admit we were not clear on local regulations on haka-style performances, and are sincerely sorry for any offence caused," the paper quoted Mr Dunlop as saying.
Fern & Kiwi is the chain's first restaurant and bar to be established outside New Zealand, serving food, wines and beers similar to those at the Lone Star restaurants here.


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Right after I finished my first day of fifth grade, in Arlington, Virginia, my family and I headed out to the airport. We were going to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Democratic National Convention (DNC). We got a quick bite to eat, then we boarded the plane, excited for the events ahead. I took out my homework and started it, then waited for the plane to take off.
After all the passengers had boarded, and we had waited to make our way to the runway to fly, the flight attendant announced that there was bad weather in Charlotte. She said it looked like the storm was heading to Washington, D.C., where we were and we would not be able to take off. The flight attendant said she did not know how long the delay would last. I was sad, because if the flight were cancelled, then we would have to wait until morning to travel.
I sat in my seat and finished my homework. I picked up my book and started to read. I was halfway done with it when we started down the runway, gathering speed. I cheered happily! We were going to Charlotte at last! I could not wait to get there and have fun, but my parents said that we would probably not do anything except get our credentials since it was so late. Credentials allow journalists and others to get into the convention.
After we landed in Charlotte, we went to our hotel and checked in. It was really late, but we went back out to the Time Warner Cable Arena. The place was packed! Michelle Obama's brother, Craig Robinson, and President Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, had just finished speaking to the crowd. We stayed for just a little while. It was already so late, so we decided to go back to the hotel and come back early the next morning. In bed, we watched Michelle Obama's speech on T.V. We fell asleep quickly after the speech. We had a big day ahead.
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The past 30 years has seen more "hot" (orange), "very hot" (red) and "extremely hot" (brown) summers, compared to a base period defined in this study from 1951 to 1980
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Hotter summers have become the norm from 1980 to present compared to 1951 to 1980 (the base period)
NASA researchers have claimed to find new evidence for everyone's favorite topic:
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James Hansen, study leader from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), as well as GISS researchers Makiko Sato and Reto Ruedy, have concluded that summer heat waves (mainly in the U.S. Midwest) have become the norm over the last 30 years compared to a base period 30 years before 1980 -- and it's because of global warming.
Their study works like this: the team collected mean summer temperatures from 1951 to 1980. This was considered the base period for the study. They then looked at the surface temperature data from the last 30 years (1980 until now) to determine whether
extreme heat events
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From there, the team wanted to see how much heating and cooling occurred in both time periods. To do this, they used a bell curve, which is a common tool that places the middle ground at the top of the bell (for instance, if this were a grading curve, a "C" would be at the top while the next tier down on each side would be a "B" and a "D," and the bottom of the bell would be an "A" and an "F). In this case, the top of the bell would be mean temperature, the next tier down would be "cold" on one side and "hot" on the other, then "very cold" and "extremely cold" on one side moving down while "very hot" and "extremely hot" are moving down the bell on the other side.
Researchers then applied mean temperatures from 1980 until present, and found that 1980s, 1990s and 2000s fell more to the hot side than cold. The curve widened and flattened as well, which means there was a broader range of variability. This is important because Hansen once predicted that global warming's connection to extreme events would become more apparent in the decades from 1980 to present, but natural variability can play a role too and actually mask the trend. It was important to distinguish the two.
This wider curve created the new "extremely hot" category, which was barely there in the base period. However, hot has become considered normal in the last 30 years. To be more specific, 75 percent of land area on Earth had "hot" summers in the last decade alone, where only 33 percent had "hot" summers from 1951 to 1980 total.
According to the researchers, an "extremely hot" summer is considered a mean summer temperature that is experienced by less than one percent of Earth's land area during the base period. But since 2006 alone, approximately 10 percent of land area across the Northern Hemisphere had a summer like this.
"This summer, people are seeing extreme heat and agricultural impacts," said Hansen. "We're asserting that this is casually
connected to global warming
, and in this paper, we present the scientific evidence for that."
The study noted "extremely hot" summers in other areas besides just the U.S. Midwest, like Texas, Mexico and Oklahoma in 2011 and Eastern Europe, Western Asia and the Middle East in 2010.
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A few weeks ago, my newsfeed was filled with stories from this year's Sundance Film Festival: "Record Number of Female Directors!" However, what little information I could find about the films centering around women with sexual storylines led to utter disappointment -- did they all just happen to be really dark, or is the female perspective on sex an utter failure?


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Nashville Christian artist to perform in Nisswa
Come celebrate the hope of Christmas as Nashville-based Christian singer Mark Smeby brings his annual holiday tour to Nisswa for the first time.
Smeby will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Journey Church.
He will share familiar holiday classics, as well as inspirational, original tunes in this family show.
Smeby, a Twin Cities native, appeared at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa in August, and last fall at Crosslake Lutheran Church.
"I know that Christmas is not the happiest time of year for a lot of people, in spite of the enthusiastic celebration going on around them. The holidays can be a glaring reminder of relatives who have died, relationships that have ended and disappointment with life's circumstances," Smeby said.
Smeby's song "Emmanuel (You Are With Me)" addresses this reality and was featured in the heart-warming holiday film, "The Perfect Gift." Watch the music video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHBA6xzQKNs.
"I get emails from people all over the world who have seen this film and resonate with the message of this song, thanking me for writing a song that captures their feelings at this time of year," Smeby said
Smeby has been in Nashville for 19 years. Since 2010 he has released three CDs, including "Pilgrim Man" (and its powerful, anthemic title track), "Christmas" and the brand new "Hymns For The Journey."
A freewill offering will be taken. The Journey Church is on County Road 18 in Nisswa, next to the elementary school.
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The message of the Washington summit to Syria and Iran
The US Administration has crossed yet another stretch of road on its path towards reshuffling priorities over the past two weeks, by announcing the end of military combat operations in Iraq, and by hosting the Palestinian-Israeli peace process summit, in the presence of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian Monarch Abdullah II, to launch direct negotiations. Those absent from both discussions in a direct sense, yet present in both in any case, include Iran and Syria, as well as the great powers holding permanent membership in the Security Council, especially China and Russia.
Of course, there is some risk in the policy adopted by US President Barack Obama, as he wagers on peace, dialogue and convincing others. Yet such risk is more acceptable at the US and global levels than wagering on military might and on wars to produce change in the Middle East. And of course, there are those who interpret "Obamism" as a banner for political weakness and naivety. Nevertheless, there are also those who point to what is happening in the places targeted by the embracing policy of "Obamism", such as Iran, to say that it is too early to judge in advance what this unusual policy will produce.
The entire world is observing "Obamism", and perhaps one of its most prominent mistakes is that the circle surrounding it is sometimes formed of unusually usual people who have forgotten that "unusualness" requires explaining and perseverance, not bureaucratic condescension. This is why many in the world do not know what Barack Obama has in mind and fear for the US to slip, even if not because of Barack Obama. Many therefore draft their future policies to the tune of new formulas emerging in the two coming decades, where China would gain economic prominence while the standing of the US would recede at every level.
Iran and Iraq, for example, are subject to global monitoring of how the relationship between the US and China will develop and how it will reflect on these two major countries at the oil level. Even in a country like Australia, with a relationship of strategic alliance with the United States, as well as an essential economic relationship with China, one which contributed to saving Australia from the clutches of the global financial crisis, thought is being put into the options available within the framework of the developing relationship between the United States and China. During a meeting of around 250 people, from among the most prominent personalities in various fields, political, military, economic and social, from the Indian Ocean region and from the rest of the world, hosted by Australia's ADC (Australian Davos Connection) forum, a branch of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the issue of perseverance in assessing leadership, the elements of positioning and long-term strategies became prominent.
There at that meeting in Hayman Island, there was much talk of searching for the right place for a country like Australia within the framework of the relationship between the US and China. However, in general and social sessions, one could get to know Australia from a different perspective than the usual one, within the ADC meeting and outside of it. Thus for example, regarding the Middle East, it became apparent that, in people's relationship with the Arab region, the role played by major Gulf airline companies holds prominence.
Indeed, these airlines compete prominently and in effect in the market, such that they have made it possible for individuals in Australia to think of connecting with the Arab region on their way to Europe, while they in the past had the option of resorting to the Southeast Asia route. Thus, airline companies such as Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways, Dubai's Emirates Airlines and Qatar's Qatar Airways play highly significant roles in bridging the gap between the Indian Ocean region and the Arab region. Indeed, they offer the consumer quality services for reasons of competition, yet at the same time they open very important gateways in interaction between people and cultures.
Australia, far away from everywhere, is an important partner in the Group of Twenty (G20), which brings together major countries and has effectively replaced the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries. The G20 includes from the Arab World only the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There is thus some interest in shaping special bilateral relations between the leaders of the G20 for numerous reasons, including: politics and positioning oneself in the world of bilateral exchange, as well as global issues important for humanity as a whole such as "climate change" and combating poverty.
Noteworthy among Australia's elite circles is the fact that the majority is not automatically biased in favor of Israel within the framework of the Palestinian-Israeli issue, but rather concerned with the aspect of justice for the Palestinians under occupation. This is but one of the aspects that can be enquired about, clarified, and worked on building upon in the Arab relationship with Australia, a country that carries some weight in the G20 and in other international forums. And Australia is just one example of how to gather spontaneous support for the basics of issues that concern the Arab region.
President Barack Obama has this week set forth a de facto schedule, whereby the process of direct negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis now has a timeframe limited to one year. Obama does not want the US to monopolize sponsorship of this process, but has made sure to assert the important role of the leaders of the Quartet on the Middle East, which includes Russia, the European Union and the United Nations alongside the United States. President Obama has not threatened to sanction Israel through UN resolutions if it fails at peace and continues to violate international laws.
Yet Israel has understood perfectly that its "protection belt from accountability" could be withdrawn under Barack Obama, leaving it globally thunderstruck in a way it has never experienced before. And that is a new dynamic in the relationship between the US and Israel and for Israel's situation in the world. During the Washington summit this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made sure not to exploit the first terrorist operation aimed at undermining the negotiations to start backing out of these negotiations and to hold the Palestinians responsible. So far, Netanyahu has not rushed to declare – as others among successive Israeli leaderships have – that the main problem is that Israel lacks a Palestinian "partner" in peace negotiations. That is so far. What does the Israeli leadership have in mind and does Netanyahu really want to reach the two-state solution in a fair way and on the basis of international consensus over the vision of the two states, whereby the state of Palestine would replace the occupation with limited land swaps of a limited percentage of territories?
Perhaps Netanyahu brings a surprise, of the same sort as the surprises of extremists like him who have assumed Israeli leadership before him, such as Menachem Begin. And perhaps he will confirm his record and his reputation of being insincere and of avoiding peaceful solutions. Yet today, because of the lack of willingness or preparedness of the Arabs for war against Israel, there is no better offer than the strategy of President Barack Obama for bilateral negotiations, with the support and under the supervision of not just the US, but an international partnership.
What Arab countries should do during this period is to support the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas in the negotiations and in the concessions required by peace, and to support Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as he focuses on building and strengthening the institutions of the Palestinian state. Thus if the state is established, its institutions would be ready. And if the negotiations fail and the two-state solution collapses, Palestinian state institution would have grown in the face of the occupation, to be the instruments of its defeat at the end of the day.
The Washington summit also sent a message to Syria and Iran. To Syria, the message is clear, and it is that the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis now has priority, but that this does not mean excluding a Syrian-Israeli negotiation process in parallel. In other words, it is out of the question today to toy with the priorities in terms of tracks of negotiations, this because the Palestinian issue is according to US policies the one with the greatest and strongest relation to the requirements of the US's national interest.
To Iran, the message is also of the utmost clarity, signifying that the Islamic Republic of Iran might be able to disturb the regional system, trouble it, upset it and perhaps obstruct it a little. However, the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be able to define the main features of the regional system, regardless of how much it imagines that being America's enemy is a fruitful and useful ideology in the Middle East, and that it holds effective instruments in Hezbollah in Lebanon or Hamas in Palestine. Thus if it opposes the peace process, that is its concern and its opinion, but Iran is not in a situation that would allow it to participate in drawing the map of the regional system, especially with regard to the Arab-Israeli peace process.
Iran needs Israel as an enemy, exactly like Israel needs Iran as an enemy. Perhaps the nuclear issue would be useful for the two enemies who agree on being enemies each for their own ends and considerations. As for the Palestinian issue, it is today temporarily spared the tug of war of the two enemies, who have never fought each other before or entered into a direct war of any kind. The message was also sent to Iran through the gateway of Iraq, and it is that Iraq will not fall into the clutches of the ethnic sectarianism which Tehran had sought, regardless of how much it is today struggling through a political crisis, one which is shameful to a certain extent.
Indeed, Iraq is the wealth of tomorrow for all international players, including the US, China and Russia. It is also the backyard from which the regime in Tehran could suffer, if the security situation were to deteriorate in Iraq. The warning is therefore about the harmful aspects of taking risks in Iraq. This warning does not come from Washington alone, as its vibrations are also clear equally from Beijing and Moscow. The coming two weeks are important within the framework of Barack Obama's propositions on the international scene when the United Nations General Assembly holds its session, a short time after the two important events in Iraq and in Palestine and Israel. Indeed, Barack Obama has shuffled the cards in a calculated risk, and perhaps he should now remove some of the obscurity surrounding what he has in mind and what he holds in hand.
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Nationally Recognized Expert on Civil and Political Rights of African-Americans to Speak at WSU Law School
DETROIT (August 27, 2007) – D. Marvin Jones, a Baltimore native and Professor of law at the University of Miami, will address the Wayne State University Law School community in a lecture titled "From Welcome Mat to Keep Out Sign: The Power of Racial Narrative in the Affirmative Action Debate" from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in the Spencer Partrich Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
"Wayne State University Law School is honored to welcome D. Marvin Jones," said Wayne State University Law School Dean Frank H. Wu. "Mr. Jones is an expert in his field and is highly regarded in the legal community."
Jones' writing focuses on how racial narratives find their way not only into our perceptions of others but how these narratives – in the midst of our modernity – seep into public policy, art and criminal trials. His work, which brings together law, history and American literature, speaks to all audiences interested in civil rights, popular culture and the meaning of race in the 21st century.
Jones has lectured nationally at the nation's leading law schools and colleges including Harvard, Yale and the University of Michigan. He has published widely in the nations best law journals, including the Georgetown Law Journal, the University of Michigan Law Journal and the Vanderbilt Law Journal. His essays also appear in books including Chapter 13 of "Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror" (1997) and an essay on Dred Scott in Michael Higgenbotham's "Race and the Law" (2003). Jones also recently published an acclaimed book entitled, "Race, Sex, and Suspicion: The Myth of the Black Male (Greenwood Press).
In 1997, Professor Jones was awarded the James Thomas prize by Yale University recognizing him as one the most "innovative" legal scholars in the United States. Jones has appeared on PBS' "Frontline," CNN's "Burden of Proof," "The O'Reilly Factor" and Michael Putney's "The Week in Review." He is also a frequent contributor to the editorial pages of The Miami Herald and the Miami Times.
For more information regarding this event, please contact Robin Dortenzio, Wayne State University Law School Special Events Coordinator, at email@example.com or at (313) 577-3934.
Founded in 1927 as Detroit City Law School, Wayne State University Law School is the only public law school in the Detroit metropolitan area. The Law School is accredited by the ABA and is a member of AALS; has five live-client clinics; the Arthur Neef Law Library with a collection of over 620,000 volumes in a variety of formats; and a state-of-the-art building with lecture and court facilities, multi-media and distance learning classrooms, and offices for student groups. The Law School currently has 800 students and approximately 11,000 living alumni working in 48 states and 15 foreign countries.


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The Obama Administration today announced that it is launching competitions to create three new manufacturing innovation institutes with a Federal commitment of $200 million across five Federal agencies—Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. To build off the initial success of a pilot institute headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, the President announced in the State of the Union that his Administration would move forward and launch three new manufacturing innovation institutes this year. The President will continue to call on Congress to act on his proposal for a one-time $1 billion investment to create a network of 15 manufacturing innovation institutes across the country.
The Department of Defense will lead two of the new Institutes, focused on "Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation" and "Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing," and the Department of Energy will be leading one new institute on "Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing."
All three institutes will be selected through an open, competitive process, led by the Departments of Energy and Defense, with review from a multi-agency team of technical experts. Winning teams will be selected and announced later this year. Federal funds will be matched by industry co-investment, support from state and local governments, and other sources. Like the pilot institute, these Institutes are expected to become financially self-sustaining, and the plan to achieve this objective will be a critical evaluation criterion in the selection process. DOD and DOE are opening the competition for the three new institutes immediately. For more information:
Department of Defense—"Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation" - http://www.manufacturing.gov/welcome.html
Department of Defense—"Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing" - http://www.manufacturing.gov/welcome.html
Department of Energy—"Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing" - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/manufacturing/
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Since Glacierskater got us all thinking about footwork, maybe it would be good to also start a thread on unusual moves or even just interesting arm positions that can take an ordinary move and make it unique.
Can we do some brainstorming and share some ideas back and forth here? I'd like to add them to my "Someday Soon" list, which means right after passing the next test this month, for at least 10 minutes each practice, I'm going to work on one or more of these elements.
For example, my Silver program must have a camel/sit combo. My coach asked if on the sit if I could keep my left arm straight forward and put my right arm straight back. Yes, I can. Now I'm toying with spreading the fingers on each of the hands as wide as they can go, like a "jazz hand" (except I can't quite do it with the cast on, but I'll be able to do it once it's off). WHEN I line up the arms, I must say this looks really cool.
At Friday's practice, I also messed around with the one-foot spin coming out of the above camel/sit. I found that if I left my right foot forward and turned out (instead of bringing it in and up to my knee), and if I kept my "jazz hands" sort of turned out and low, with the left in front, right in back, it made the spin real tight and fast (and cool -- I could hear my husband remarking on it from the sidelines. He said it looked like something Michelle Kwan might do). Well, good enough for me! I think it's fun and I've worked it into my program.
I also toyed with adding a corkscrew spin at the end of my stand-alone camel. It fits in perfectly with a jump in music tempo. Voila, a moment of interest. The other 4 people on the ice at the time were intrigued.
It's funny how even just hand/arm changes can make a world of difference. I look at that Yagudin video. Sometimes he's just doing back crossovers, but his body postures are awesome.
It's been so long since my "real" skating days, I'd love any suggestions we can continue to give.
Bring 'em on!