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Jason Chen answers the fundamental question of work-at-home writers everywhere: Which horrible blanket/jacket hybrid—the Snuggie, Slanket, Freedom Blanket, Blankoat, or reversed houserobe—is truly the best?
Blankets with arms reviewed (Verdict: Get the Slanket, if you must)
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I got a fuzzy brown Slanket for Xmas and I thought it was the silliest gift ever.
But I use it ALL THE TIME. It's like a robe, but without the drafty frontal areas. I just wish there was a little closure of some kind on the back.
Why not just wear your robe backwards?
My first thought upon seeing the picture (and not reading the accompanying text)was, "Why is Gilbert Gottfried covered in blankets?"
As an e-mail administrator, I urge you to never buy the Snuggie or the Shamwow. They are both notorious spammers. Just sayin'.
Looks like Xzibit to me. I'll let someone else continue that line of thinking…
I heard you liked blankets, so…
The Snuggie, to judge by the commercial, is the easiest way to look like a member of a bizarre millennarian cult without actually joining one.
plans for these things are available on the internet and my sister said it took her longer to get out her sewing machine from the closet than it did to make one:
3 yards of polar fleece, 60in wide
Cut a 24in x 60in piece off the bottom. Cut this into two 24×30 pieces, sew along the long edge to make a tube.
Fold the big piece in half to create a 84×30 rectangle. From the fold, draw a 9×6 oval 12″ from the fold and from the top. Cut out the oval from both pieces.
Now sew the tubes to the oval holes.
Decorate according to taste..
@2 Thats what I think every time I see one the commercials
I have a Snuggie. It's very thin. I like to wear it backwards as a cloak and pretend that I am a wizard! My wife groans and refuses my advances.


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The No Borders Network UK, which organised the demonstration, said activists targeted offices in Portsmouth, Bristol, Glasgow and Newcastle in an attempt to stop morning raids.
"The blacked-out vans are part of the forced removal of asylum seekers and their families who have been denied the right to stay in this country by an increasingly harsh legal system," said a spokesman for the group. "Government policy targets the most visible and the most vulnerable amongst those migrants that it sees as being undesirable and therefore fit for this form of administrative removal."
The protests came as the chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers, said holding facilities for immigration detainees at Heathrow airport were inadequate and that some staff used "inappropriate language and behaviour".
During yesterday's demonstration 15 people in Glasgow locked themselves to gates using tripods and in Portsmouth three people chained themselves to gates in armcuffs. In Bristol three people had locked themselves under a car, blocking the main vehicle entrance.
One protester, Alex Clarke, said the government was only interested in meeting its deportation targets. "The dawn raids are carried out in the early hours to get the whole family before any children can leave to attend school and to ensure the whole family is detained," he said. "We hear so much about foreign prisoners but where is the coverage of the roughly 2,500 people currently imprisoned without having committed any crime.
"Where is the coverage of the real situation of asylum seekers who came here for peace and safety and are instead humiliated, abused, locked up, attacked and treated like dirt at every turn?"
Strathclyde police confirmed two men and a woman had been arrested at the Glasgow protest.
A spokesman for the Border and Immigration Agency said all asylum seekers were treated fairly. "We accept that asylum can be a complex and emotive issue, and that people are entitled to use their right to peaceful protest," he said. "However, failed asylum seekers who have no right to remain in the country and who do not leave will be removed.
"The government will take a robust approach to removing people from the country who have no legal right to be here. This is done in the most sensitive way possible, treating those to be removed with courtesy and dignity."

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This weekend is a rare beast - I actually have it off.
Tomorrow (Saturday) I will be taking part in the 24 Hour Zine Thing event that Tangleball in Auckland is hosting. From noon Saturday til noon Sunday I will be taking part in an event of concentrated creativity.
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Assessment Practices Survey Report Released for Marin County
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Johan Klehs, Vice-Chair, State Board of Equalization (BOE), today released an assessment practices survey report on Marin County.
Once every five years, the BOE conducts a review of each county's property tax assessment functions to determine whether properties are being assessed properly and to identify areas where improvements should be made. Issued as an "Assessment Practices Survey," the report provides an overview of how well the duties of the assessor are performed and includes recommendations to correct assessment deficiencies and improve compliance with state law.
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- Review church property for non-qualifying uses and disallow the exemption to that extent.
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- Document manufactured home appraisals, including adjustments for in-park location.
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When the principal said that the squadron came from Genoa, the health officer shook his head.
Terry hastened to the quarters of the health officer to apprise him of the facts.
She had made her number as she came in, and in a short time the health officer came out in a boat.
Instinct was the first health officer and made the first health laws.
No longer are you an item of interest to your health officer, except as you may communicate your disease to your fellow citizens.
I'd be glad to take her in here if the health officer would let me.
From all I can learn, Merritt has got the goods as a health officer.
To this gentleman we also owe the suggestion of a health officer in civil life.
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau would be giving First Nations' leaders opposed to transparency rules "an easy way out" if he follows through on his vow to scrap the new regulations, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says.
Valcourt said Trudeau was siding with First Nations chiefs "who would keep this basic financial information hidden from their communities and from Canadian taxpayers."
"We put this legislation in place to empower community members and ensure that they are informed of their community's financial situation," Valcourt said in a statement Monday.
"The fact that Justin Trudeau would give opponents of transparency and accountability an easy way out is an affront to the community members and taxpayers this act is intended to serve."
In an interview with the
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The Liberal leader said the bill reflected a "lack of respect for First Nations" and was being used by the Conservatives as a weapon against critics.
The law came into effect at the end of July. About half of the 600 First Nations communities affected by the law have yet to post their reports.
The new law led to the revelation that Kwikwetlem First Nation Chief Ron Giesbrecht earned nearly $1-million last year, thanks to a $800,000 bonus.
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OGDEN, Utah -- Weber State senior David Patten was selected the Big Sky Conference's Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player on Thursday, and was one of three unanimous picks to the All-Conference first team.
The team, selected by the nine Big Sky Conference basketball coaches, was
picked on Thursday morning. For the first time since 1988-89, the Big Sky
selected a first team and a second team, as well as honorable mention team.
Since 1990, the Big Sky announced one All-Conference team, and honorable
mention picks.
Eastern Washington sophomore Rodney Stuckey, and Northern Arizona senior
Ruben Boykin Jr., joined Patten as unanimous first-team selections. The trio
was joined on the first team by Idaho State senior David Schroeder, Montana
sophomore Jordan Hasquet, and Northern Arizona senior Tyrone Bazy.
Stuckey, the 2006 MVP, Schroeder and Boykin Jr., were repeat first-team
Portland State junior Dupree Lucas was selected Newcomer of Year. Freshman
of the Year went to Montana's Cameron Rundles, while teammate Bryan Ellis
was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year.
Patten, a 6-foot-8 forward from Placentia, Calif., led Weber State to a
share of the Conference regular-season title a year after the Wildcats tied
for last place. Patten averaged 14.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while
shooting 54.9 percent from the field. In conference play, Patten averaged
16.3 points, 67.3 rebounds and shot 58.6 percent from the field.
Patten is the fifth Weber State player to be named Big Sky MVP, joining
Jermaine Boyette (2003), Harold Arceneaux (1999, 2000), Jimmy DeGraffenreid
(1996), and Ruben Nembhard (1995).
Stuckey, a 6-5 guard from Kent, Wash., leads the Big Sky and ranks seventh
in the nation in scoring averaging 24.6 points per game. Stuckey also
finished second in the Big Sky in assists with 5.52 per game and steals with
2.45 per game. He led the Big Sky in free-throw percentage at .846 and made
215 free throws.
Boykin Jr., a 6-7 forward Los Angeles, led the Big Sky with 16
double-doubles. He ranks third in the Big Sky at 16.3 points per game, and
is first in rebounds at 9.0 per game. Boykin Jr. also ranks in the top 15 in
the league in field-goal percentage (52.4) and assists (3.18). Boykin Jr.
also led Northern Arizona to a share of the regular-season title, and the
No. 2 seed in the Big Sky Championship.
Schroeder, a 6-2 guard from Salmon, Idaho, helped the Bengals qualify for
the Big Sky Championship for the first time since 2004. Schroeder ranks
second in the league in scoring at 16.8 points per game. He also averaged
5.5 rebounds and 1.48 steals per game. He made 42.4 percent of his 3-point
field goals during the regular season, and averaged 2.59 3-pointers per
Hasquet, a 6-7 forward from Missoula., Mont., averaged 13.3 points and 6.6
rebounds per game. He came on strong in conference play, netting 15.6 points
and 6.8 rebounds per game. Hasquet recorded six double-doubles during the
regular season.
Rounding out the first team was Bazy, a 6-1 guard from Bryan Texas. The 2006
Newcomer of the Year was the second-leading scorer in conference play,
averaging 18.4 points per game. In all games, Bazy averaged 16.1 points,
2.54 assists, and 1.14 steals per game. He also shot .822 percent from the
free-throw line.
This year's Newcomer of the Year Lucas, a 6-1 guard from Wichita, Kan.,
helped Portland State to a fourth-place finish. Dupree averaged 13.1 points
and 3.7 assists per game. In conference play, he netted 15.1 points and 2.94
assists per game. The transfer from Xavier is the third Vikings to win Newcomer
of the Year. Current Portland Trail Blazers guard Ime Udoka claimed the honor in 2000, and Jason Hartman was Newcomer of the Year in 1998. Lucas was also a second team All-Conference pick.
Rundles, a 6-1 true freshman from Minneapolis, Minn., excelled late in the
season for the Grizzlies. He averaged 18.3 points per game over his final
four games. Rundles led all Big Sky freshman in scoring (8.2 points per
game), assists (2.13), and 3-point field goal percentage (.481). Rundles is
the first Grizzly to win Freshman of the Year since Darren Engellant in
Ellis, a 5-10 senior guard from Detroit, Mich., was a spark plug on the
defensive end for the Grizzlies. Ellis helped Montana finish third in the
league in scoring defense. He averaged 1.6 steals per game, and often
guarded opponents' top scoring guards. Ellis is the first Grizzly to win
Defensive Player of the Year.
The second team consisted of Montana's Andrew Strait, Northern Arizona's
Stephen Sir, Montana State's Nick Dissly, Weber State's Juan Pablo Silveira
and Lucas. Sir leads the nation in 3-point field goals per game, and has a
league single-season record of 114 made 3-pointers entering the tournament.
Strait, a first-team pick in 2006, averaged 14.9 points and 6.4 rebounds
this season. Dissly, who led MSU to a fifth-place finish, averaged 14.6
points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Silveira averaged 10.9 points per game,
and made a league-best 87 percent of his free throws in conference play.
2006-07 Big Sky All-Conference Team
First Team
Player, School Year Height Position Hometown
#*Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington So. 6-5 G Kent, Wash.
*David Schroeder, Idaho State Sr. 6-2 G Salmon, Idaho
Jordan Hasquet, Montana So. 6-9 F Missoula, Mont.
Tyrone Bazy, Northern Arizona Sr. 6-1 G Bryan, Texas
#*Ruben Boykin Jr., Northern Arizona Sr. 6-7 F Los Angeles, Calif.
#David Patten, Weber State Sr. 6-8 F Placentia, Calif.
#Unanimous Selection. *Two-Time Selection
Second Team
Player, School Year Height Position Hometown
Andrew Strait, Montana Jr. 6-8 F/C Yakima, Wash.
Nick Dissly, Montana State Sr. 6-4 F Bozeman, Mont.
Stephen Sir, Northern Arizona Sr. 6-6 G Minnetonka, Minn.
Dupree Lucas, Portland State Jr. 6-1 G Wichita, Kan.
Juan Pablo Silveira, Weber State So. 6-3 G Salto, Uruguay
Honorable Mention
Paul Butorac, Sr., F, Eastern Washington; Akbar Abdul-Ahad, Sr., G, Idaho
State; Carlos Taylor, Jr., G, Montana State; Kirk Archibeque, Jr., C,
Northern Colorado; Scott Morrison, Jr., C, Portland State; Arturas Valeika,
Jr., F, Weber State.
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player: David Patten, Weber State
Newcomer of the Year: Dupree Lucas, Portland State
Freshman of the Year: Cameron Rundles, Montana
Defensive Player of the Year: Bryan Ellis, Montana


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At least some of the world's forests are coming back, and Planet Earth may not become a "skinhead" after all. But will more trees help prevent global warming? We hear about new controversy over the role of forests in climate change and the multi-billion dollar business of carbon trading. Plus, Iraq prepares itself for political turmoil as it issues an arrest warrant for a leading Sunni cleric, and France may get its first woman president.
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Ex-soldier stung in Internet sextortion plot
A Craig's List ad looked to be a 14-year-old girl promising sex. A 19-year-old man answered it and allegedly showed up to illegally meet the girl a hotel.
But the 14-year-old would not turn out to be the person he was counting on. Now one of the men faces charges. And not the 19-year-old who answered the ad.
Adam Blazak, a 28-year-old man of Kokomo, is charged with extortion and kidnapping. He allegedly posed as that 14-year-old Craig's List girl.
He told police he just wanted to catch a predator.
But unlike Dateline NBC's TO CATCH A PREDATOR where Chris Hanson watched investigators set up stings to nab men who thought they were meeting minors - Police say Blazak had a different plan.
The IU Kokomo Dean's List student and Army veteran traveled to Seattle.
After exchanging up to 100 emails, Blazak met the 19-year-old man at the hotel. Police say Blazak, armed with a flashlight claiming to be FBI, put the man on the floor and cuffed him.
Then Blazak allegedly said he'd let the 19-year-old go free in exchange for cash.
The other man withdrew almost $200.00 and gave it to Blazak who let him go. But not until he says Blazak berated him for paying so little.
The 19-year-old guy called police who arrested Blazak.
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Yeah, I got the beta key, started playing, and I actually was kinda mad cuz there were so many powers to choose from, and character creation is SOOOOO detailed, it took me about an hour to make my hero, because there is so many things you can do, but i can't say much more about the game because of the NDA, but anyway, when I got into the game and started playing, I realised that it was an MMORPG, and that i dont like mmorpg's because its not instant fun, you have to play for a while to start having fun and learn the controls and stuff, and I dont have time for that. And its click and attack, i dont like that.
so anyway, the game is cool, but i just dont like playing mmorpg's i guess, im more of a fps or sports type of guy, or action. so i probobly wont be playing champions anymore, so who wants my account so they can get on and play?
I would like something in return though I guess, 1 thing that I need is 800 microsoft points, or the COD4 variety map pack code for xbox360. but thats not the only thing ill trade it for,
so best offer gets it I guess?
So what do u wanna trade for my champions account? (and I kno this is against the rules, but some people wanna play so bad, so they should get a chance, IM just tryna help ppl out here)


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I'll be getting a new set of rims and tires before this winter and I was woundering if anybody noticed a diffrence in Torqe/HP when getting 17in-18in. Some have talked about this so I'm just woundering how many this has happened too .
This is a discussion on Anybody Notice? within the Engine Performance forums, part of the Tutorials & DIY category; I'll be getting a new set of rims and tires before this winter and I was woundering if anybody noticed ...
I'll be getting a new set of rims and tires before this winter and I was woundering if anybody noticed a diffrence in Torqe/HP when getting 17in-18in. Some have talked about this so I'm just woundering how many this has happened too .
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Originally Posted by WRXgotit
i had 18s on my car for a few months. coming from the stock 16s, the only thing i noticed was the ride quality. with the wider, lower profile tires, the ride was a little harsher - or if you look at it the other way, there was more "road feel" with the larger wheels. as for hp / torque - i didn't notice much of a difference, if any. although i hadn't had my car that long when i put the wheels on there. i can't see it being that dramatic a difference.
rumble young man, rumble...Originally Posted by Maccgyver
You don't actually lose horsepower or torque from moving to a larger wheel. However, this is perceived by some people because, generally, the bigger the wheel the heavier. This increases unsprung weight, which makes every aspect of performance worse. This includes slowing acceleration, which makes for the perceived notion that larger wheels somehow take away horsepower.
Incorrect. Heavier/larger wheels decrease horsepower.Originally Posted by sisforsurfing
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"No, I made a couple of mistakes."
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I think he means that you don't necessarily lose horsepower when you get bigger wheels. If the 17/18in wheels and tires that you put on weigh the same as the 16in combo that you take off, then there will be no difference in unsprung weight and therefore no lose of power.Originally Posted by sisforsurfing
Try not, do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
It's not only how much unsprung weight, it's where the unsprung weight is. 18" wheels that weigh the same as 16" wheels will most definitely slow you down - unless the weight is concentrated near the hub.Originally Posted by psychobooe
"Did you sleep well?"
"No, I made a couple of mistakes."
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Understood, which is why I said heavier wheels decrease performance in both acceleration and deceleration.Originally Posted by Integra96Please post some sort of evidence or at least a theory to prove your statement... given and I will glady edit my post as I don't like spreading misinformationOriginally Posted by Integra96
I would love to know how your wheel size and weight affects your engine making horsepower.
Google: Newton + physics. There's a mountain of evidence for his theories.Originally Posted by sisforsurfing
Less power is "produced" by the wheels when they are heavier. The engine, of course, is the power source, but the wheels are the agent - i.e., the wheels perform the work on the road/dyno or vice versa. Just do a simple thought experiment. Dyno a car with 16" alloy wheels. Now dyno a car with 1600" wheels made of lead. Intuitively, what difference would you expect in the measured power?
"Did you sleep well?"
"No, I made a couple of mistakes."
-- Steven Wright
+Juan millionOriginally Posted by Integra96
exactly the way to think about it
The question was do bigger wheels take away horsepower, and I said no, they don't. Because they don't, because the engine still is making the same power. I also clearly said that bigger wheels decrease acceleration just like they decrease braking performance... perhaps the OP meant wheel horsepower, in which case I wouldn't have responded because I have no hands-on experience or knowledge about wheels causing parasitic loss, especially when it's +1 or 2 pounds per wheel.
Maybe I should've just posted "yeah, you'll notice slight differences in performance in general" and called it quits. Regardless, just a little misunderstanding I think
Sometimes I plan on buying lightweight 16" or possibly 17" wheels. Stocker weighs 16.5lbs each (at least this is what I seem to be finding using google).
BBS RG-F - 16x7 - 1 pc forged - offset +48 - 12.3lbs - $412 each
Kosei K-1 TS - 17x7 - gravity cast/shot peened - offset +50 - 13.7lbs - $199 each
I'd rather stay with the stock rims for now.
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It was pretty clear what the OP was asking. No one really thinks that somehow the larger wheels are going to lower the hp output of the engine.
But yeah, put on some heavy wheels, and you will suffer the detriments associated with unsprung weight and rotational inertia.
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Larger wheels = typically heavier = < AWHP
Larger wheels do not equal < HP.
Taller wheels = lower gear ration = < AWT
Taller wheels do not equal < TQ.
Plain and simple.
The advent of dyno's measuring HP at the wheels seriously complicated everyone's lives!!
Crap CAI + BOV = < HP.
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Anyhow - as far as I can deduce from the Torque for Dummies example above... both Mass and Radius affect EFFECTIVE torque. Furthermore, the impact of Radius is actually squared making it even more of an impact. Now, measuring Torque is quite complicated and usually is not actually performed. Instead it is a derivative of the Horsepower output calculated using the RPMs (or some ****). So - in my opinion - radius is much more important than mass and I agree with whoever said it won't change the Engines torque - but I don't think anyone really cares about that - it does, however, change the effective Torque of "the system" thereby making the vehicle potentially quicker/slower in different situations... flame on!!
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In an NRO blog post, Krikorian asked if WaMu's diversity policy was "[c]ause" of bank's demise
In a blog post on National Review Online, Mark Krikorian asked if diversity policies touted by Washington Mutual, which was seized by federal regulators and sold to another bank on September 25, were the "[c]ause" of the bank's collapse.
As Salon.com's Glenn Greenwald noted [1], in a September 26 blog post [2] on National Review Online's The Corner titled "Cause and Effect?" Mark Krikorian reproduced part of a press release [3] by Washington Mutual bank -- which on September 25 was seized [4] by federal regulators and sold to another bank -- touting its diversity policies and programs. Crediting a blog post [5] by Steve Sailer [6], Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies [7], wrote: "I really thought this was a joke, but it's not. WaMu's final press release [3], before it sank beneath the waves [8]." The release that Krikorian partially reproduced was headlined "WaMu Recognized as Top Diverse Employer--Again" and included the subhead, "Company ranks in top ten of Hispanic Business' Diversity Elite and earns perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index."
From Krikorian's September 26 blog post:
Cause and Effect? [Mark Krikorian [9]]
I really thought this was a joke, but it's not. WaMu's final press release [3], before it sank beneath the waves [8] (h/t Sailer [5]):
WaMu Recognized as Top Diverse Employer-Again
Company ranks in top ten of Hispanic Business' Diversity Elite and earns perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index
SEATTLE, WA (September 24, 2008) - Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE:WM), one of the nation's leading banks for consumers and small businesses, has once again been recognized as a top employer by Hispanic Business magazine and the Human Rights Campaign.
Hispanic Business magazine recently ranked WaMu sixth in its annual Diversity Elite list, which names the top 60 companies for Hispanics. The company was honored specifically for its efforts to recruit Hispanic employees, reach out to Hispanic consumers and support Hispanic communities and organizations.
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, also awarded WaMu its second consecutive 100 percent score in the organization's 2009 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), which measures progress in attaining equal rights for GLBT employees and consumers. WaMu joins the ranks of 259 other major U.S. businesses that also received top marks in the annual survey. The CEI rated a total of 583 businesses on GLBT-related policies and practices, including non-discrimination policies and domestic partner benefits.
In both surveys, WaMu earned points for competitive diversity policies and programs, including the recently established Latino, African American and GLBT employee network groups, all of which have a corporate executive sponsor and champion.
"Diversity is an integral part of cultivating a welcoming, innovative and dynamic workplace here at WaMu. We are proud to be recognized for the opportunities and benefits we offer to all of our employees, including the specific efforts we have made to engage Hispanics and the GLBT community," said Steve Rotella, WaMu president and COO. "We are committed to diversity at WaMu and pledge to listen to our customers and work closely with our employees to continue to make progress."
These two recent honors build upon diversity recognitions WaMu received earlier in 2008. WaMu was named one of 25 Noteworthy Companies by Diversity Inc magazine and one of the Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity by Hispanic Enterprise magazine.
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Pot Dispensary Worker Sues Police for $1M Alleging Excessive Force
An employee of a Long Beach, California medical marijuana dispensary has filed a $1 million claim against the city following a raid in which Long Beach Police officers allegedly used excessive force.
Dramatic footage of the raid was captured by video surveillance equipment inside the dispensary, THC Downtown Collective. The video shows Dorian Brooks, the employee who filed the claim, surrendering to police by lying face-down on the floor. One officer then appears to step on Brooks' back and neck before handcuffing him with the assistance of two more officers. Shortly after, the officers notice the security camera in the room, which they destroy.
Long Beach Police confiscated the video recording equipment they found on-site, but didn't realize the video was being recorded at an off-site location. Days later, the footage of Brooks' arrest was posted to YouTube, along with video of a police officer smashing a second camera and a brief tour of the ransacked shop.
"They noticed there was a camera that was on the wall right above my head, so they proceeded to smash it with a metal rod," Brooks told NBC Los Angeles. "I wasn't able to protect myself because my hands were cuffed. I felt violated; I felt disrespected."
In addition to confiscating the video equipment and allegedly causing what THC Downtown Collective employees estimate to be tens of thousands of dollars in damage, Long Beach Police also confiscated computers, cash, an ATM and medical marijuana.
Long Beach Police spokesperson Lisa Massacani noted that the dispensary was operating without a city permit, adding that "a thorough review into what occurred during that operation will be conducted once all of the facts have been collected. This is a personnel matter and we are unable to discuss any further details."
Local Crackdown
Raids against California medical marijuana dispensaries have occurred regularly since U.S. attorneys began cracking down on the industry last fall. Medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996, but because marijuana is still prohibited under federal law, dispensaries and related businesses remain at risk.
But no federal authorities were involved in the THC Downtown Collective raid. According to LA Weekly, Matthew Pappas, an attorney for the dispensary, said that disputes between Long Beach City Hall and local dispensaries are nothing new.
"It's just an ongoing escalating attack by people who I think are corrupt and are simply attempting to put out of business those collectives who have not paid them protection money," Pappas said. "I believe there is corruption in Long Beach."
Defense attorney A. Scott Grabel, founding attorney of A. Scott Grabel & Associates, said that the video evidence puts the Long Beach Police in a difficult position.
"These cops are most likely going to end up losing their jobs," Grabel said. "Having video of the raid itself provides an ideal fact pattern. When the evidence is that favorable, there's only so much the police can say to explain it."
Grabel said that the success of an excessive force claim often comes down to the quality of the evidence.
"Ideally, you want to record the encounter if you somehow have the ability to do so," Grabel said. "Do whatever you can to document and preserve the scene. It's all about credibility, especially when you're a criminal defendant and you're not on the same playing field with the police."
However, resisting arrest or disobeying an officer's instructions in an effort to record the police can have tragic consequences.
"If you take out a phone, the police could mistake it for a weapon or claim that they mistook it for a weapon," Grabel said. "For your own safety, it's best to ask before making any moves in a situation like that. You'd have to be very careful if you did it covertly.
"Don't fight the police. Let them be in charge. Just don't say anything and ask to talk to a lawyer."
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I'm interested in this forum because I've recently become motivated to consider near-full-time carry (that is, anytime I'm not at work). For me, making that decision is a relatively major shift in philosophy that I'm still sorting through. It's very helpful to read the viewpoints and experiences of others - and for that I thank you who have contributed.
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Graduate Students Protest Union Legislation
The stalemate between Wisconsin Republicans and state workers caught national attention and reopened the debate on the role unions play in the workforce, including on the University of Florida's campus.
Just a few weeks after Florida began their legislative session, three bills in the legislature aim to change the way unions operate in the state.
Tuesday, members of UF's Graduate Assistants United protested the bills that they say would de-certify their union.
But Alachua County Republican Party's Stafford Jones says tough cuts have to come from somewhere, and says a union with just 15 percent enrollment might be a good place to start.
The bills are currently being debated by lawmakers in Tallahassee.
GAU says they will continue to hold protests, and enrollment drives to send a message to lawmakers.
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I just recently bought a 1999 Jeep Wrangler, bone stock and what seems like the base model. (No A/C, cruise, 2 speed wiper) I've always wanted a Wrangler and I finally got one. I don't really have a plan for her yet; she's currently my daily driver. My experience in the automotive world comes from working on a busted up 1990 Mustang GT; hence why I need a daily driver. I don't know too much about the Wrangler, only that it's by far one of the coolest vehicles I've driven. Is there anything I should be watching out for, i.e. common problems, not so common but devastating problems and what have you? Any and all advice is welcome. Like I've always said, trust those with experience.
Welcome aboard Saint. My weapon of choice is also a 99. Only think I will say to watch for is the exhaust manifold leaking. For about 10 years ending in 99 Jeep was using an inferior design for the manifolds on their 4.0L engines. They eventually crack. Otherwise it's a very mechanically sound vehicle.
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Published: 25 February, 2016
Scandinavian style debuts at intu Victoria Centre as Søstrene Grene enters UK
Søstrene Grene, a pan-European retail chain that first started business in Denmark in 1973, is coming to the UK having chosen intu Victoria Centre as the location for its first store.
The retailer has signed up to 4,275 sq ft of space for a period of ten years, and will be situated on the upper level of the shopping centre between House of Fraser and the new restaurants by the Grade II listed Clocktower.
Translated into English as 'Grene Sisters' after the founders Anna and Clara Grene, Søstrene Grene is a major lifestyle brand providing customers with a range of new and innovative designs within their product categories, such as designer home accessories, kitchenware, gifts, stationery, children's toys and interior furnishings.
Bjørn Bach Eriksen, COO and head of retail expansion, at Søstrene Grene, said: "We're excited to bring our concept to the UK and intu Victoria Centre, located in the heart of England, is a great place to start. We hope the store will be a big success and look forward to working with intu to further invest in our move to the UK."
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MLB's Social-Media Fan Cave Goes 2.0
This season, MLB's content hub for fanatics gets a reboot.
Last year, MLB launched a season-long marketing gimmick called the Fan Cave, a linchpin of its social-media strategy, in which two dudes spent their waking hours inside a tricked-out Manhattan storefront hosting parties, filming videos, interacting with fans online, and, most important, watching every baseball game of the season. The Cave (which is not overseen by BAM) earned 1.3 billion media impressions and is returning this season–but with some improvements. Tim Brosnan, MLB's executive vice president of business, explains what the league learned.
Whiff #1
"Two guys sitting alone in a storefront for the 100th night in a row in the summertime is hard work," Brosnan says. "We had our ups and downs." Also, two white guys weren't exactly the picture of diversity.
Second swing: The Cave is going Survivor-style–a diverse group of contestants to start, and fans will whittle them down as the season unfolds. Now there's motivation to stay engaged.
Whiff #2
Players filmed videos for MLB.com at the Cave–talking baseball, goofing around, and so on. But a few actually left the space–like when Houston Street (the player) wandered New York asking where Houston Street (the road) is–and those videos were the most viewed.
Second swing: MLB will film more outside the Cave this year and monitor traffic trends so it can home in on what content fans respond to.
Whiff #3
Players' Cave trips were often booked last minute, and some were displeased to discover they'd be filming videos and doing events for three hours straight. "Sometimes guys were like, 'Holy mackerel, what did I get myself into?'" Brosnan says.
Second swing: Players will now be prepped in advance on exactly what's expected, what videos or stunts they'll be doing, and how long it will take.
Whiff #4
Because the Cave was conceived as a social-media space, MLB kept it largely separate from televised game coverage. "Then we spent the first half of the first year explaining what a Fan Cave is," says Brosnan.
Second swing: Broadcasters are booked to air regular bits from the space. "TV still is a way to talk to a mass audience. It's just that you can't be in a conversation 24 hours a day on TV," Brosnan says. But that's what the Cave is for.
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Repeal law punishing gay sex with lashes in Indonesia's Aceh, says Amnesty
By Alisa Tang
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Amnesty International called for an immediate repeal of a new law in the Indonesian province of Aceh punishing anyone caught having gay sex or extramarital sex with 100 lashes, saying the legislation would stoke homophobia and harassment.
The law punishes anybody caught engaging in consensual gay sex with 100 lashes, 100 months in jail or a fine of 1,000 grams of gold. It also sets out punishment for sex crimes, unmarried people engaging in displays of affection, adulterous relationships and underage sex.
"This law will only add to the climate of homophobia, fear and harassment many in Aceh are already facing," Richard Bennett, Amnesty International's Asia Pacific director, said in a statement after the law was approved on Saturday.
"Laws that criminalize sex outside marriage... are used disproportionately to police and punish women's choices. They also act as a deterrent to women reporting rape and sexual violence who may fear being accused of sex outside marriage."
Authorities in Aceh could not immediately be reached for comment.
After a three-decade-old separatist movement, a 2005 peace agreement granted special autonomy to Aceh. As part of that deal, Aceh won the right to be the only Indonesian province to use Islamic Sharia law as its legal code.
Aceh's religious police have targeted Muslim women without head scarves or those wearing tight clothes, as well as people drinking alcohol or gambling.
Mahyar, an Aceh lawmaker, said the new law would be implemented slowly and that "every village must have a special person who promotes this law". Continued...


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I'd like to know why CC allows the dnr on here? Where is our privacy? We are not on here to deal drugs commit heinouis crimes. or plot to kill people. Their time WOULD be better spent on busting the illegal partyers like was mentioned earlier.
We've spent 11 years and serious man hours cleaning up this area and just out for a drive get ticketed. Too bad we can't bring all the garbage, trash and shigles back and say "Sorry didn't realize we did this work for nothing"
Good luck Gents!!
And Mr. dnr and Forest guy I am willing to talk to you face to face but on neutral ground thank you, as man to man ,not Officer to suspected law breaker. Just because we up grade our rigs doesn't mean we are out here to destroy every thing in our sight.
Thank You for your time. P.S. being a OTR driver I may not be able to answer right away.
he lets them in because we are not hiding illegal wheeling. we are here to educate and having them amung us out in the open and talking with us and hopefully, setting us strait when some one is setting up a illagal trail ride by mistake...then lurking in the dark under cover with a fake name and saying he is a OTR Truck driver
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Little kids love wearing rainboots, and why shouldn't they? They are easy to pull on, easy to clean with a hose, and perfect for jumping in streams and puddles. But I often find it difficult to find socks that are long enough to wear under the boots. So I thought, why not knit a pair? These socks are knit in the round with very soft Cherub Dk. I used a duplicate stitch to create the graphic. Duplicate stitch is a wonderful tool for doing colorwork on things that are knit in the round. It's much simpler than fiddling with bobbins. It's also a great technique for adding color to a plain knitted object.


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I have blogged in the past about the relationship between water and biofuels. There can't be conventional grain-based biofuels without water. But there was an interesting post on EurActive a little earlier today in response to the annual Davos meeting. This year it produced a Water Initiative. Buried deep (page 22),the Davos report it suggests […]
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Will water be the limiting factor in biofuel production?
By Simon Robinson on 23 February, 2009 in Agriculture, Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Biofuels, Ethanol, Water
Interesting Algae Links
By Simon Robinson on 24 September, 2008 in Algae
In the spirit of not repeating what others have done I'd urge you to look at this post on the Biofuels and Straight Veg Oil forum about algae. It brings together some interesting resources about algae research in the US.
Biofuel Cities Europe has its own forums now
By Simon Robinson on 19 August, 2008 in Admin, Bioethanol, Biofuels
Biofuel-cities Europe has its own forums now. Naturally they are biased towards the European side of the Atlantic, but if their forums are as useful as their email newsletters then they should be worth a look. You have to register, but that's free.
Swimming in glcyerine?
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Are you swimming in glycerine? There's a potentially useful thread over on the Biofuels and SVO forum outlining a number of uses for glcyerine and the other things that you can use biodesel for. You'll probably have to register to see it.
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They are one of many ways in which the School supports the students' career search and also builds and sense of community by engaging alumni and recruiters. Treks typically occur around the Easter holiday between Hilary and Trinity term and last anywhere from 7-14 days.
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Stay connected to our community and help the next generation of Christian leaders become agents of positive change, whether they're serving across the street or across an ocean.
Multnomah University student Carl Laws has organized a community worship event on Saturday, May 12, titled Going Back to the Heart of Worship. Laws will headline the event and feature fellow student Hannah Glavor. Both musicians are motivated by a desire to bless the community in a time of worship that features something for everyone in a variety of musical styles.
Doors open at 6:00 pm. The concert begins at 7:00 pm.
The concert will be held in Lytle Gymnasium, located on Multnomah's campus at 8435 Northeast Glisan Street in Portland.
A $3 donation at the door will benefit The Mentoring Project.
"It is my heart's passion to bring the Multnomah student body, local churches, and the Portland community together for a Night of Worship," Carl Laws said. "I am inspired by many types of music - especially different types of worship music - so it will be fun to have a little something for everyone."
"It's not just through music that I want to impact the community," adds Laws. "I'm especially passionate about impacting the lives of others. This is why we chose to have proceeds from the event go directly to the work that The Mentoring Project is doing in the lives of those who are fatherless."
Visit www.multnomah.edu/nightofworship for more information, and contact Kristin Kendall at email@example.com or 503.251.6452 if you have questions.
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Nov. 16 (BusinessDesk) – Shares of Cavalier dropped 6.3 percent after the carpet manufacturer cut its full-year earnings guidance after a slow start in the first quarter and demand in the Australian market that didn't recover as expected.
The shares declined 11 cents to $1.65 and have fallen 9.8 percent this year.
Normalised earnings are likely to be between $6 million and $10 million this financial year compared to previous guidance of a net profit of $10 million to $12 million, managing director Colin McKenzie told shareholders at their annual meeting.
It posted a net loss of $1.6 million last year, as period it described as the worst it had ever experienced, forcing the company to take $8.2 million of charges to restructure its business, closing a spinning plant and consolidating warehousing and distribution. Wool prices soared during the period.
"We have had a slow start to the new financial year which is disappointing given all the changes we have implemented and the expectation that the worst was finally behind us," McKenzie said.
NZ dollar extends slide as equity markets weaken, euro zone economy shrinks
The New Zealand dollar weakened against the greenback as global equity markets extended their slide and data showed the euro zone economy continues to shrink, eroding the appeal of growth linked assets such as the kiwi.
The New Zealand dollar fell to 80.93 US cents as at midday, from 81.22 cents at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. The trade-weighted index slipped to 72.75 from 72.88.
Stocks fell on Wall Street after Wal-Mart gave guidance that disappointed investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3 percent and key benchmarks in Europe fell. Data showed that the euro zone's gross domestic product dropped 0.1 percent last quarter and a Reuters poll of more than 70 economists predicted the bloc's new recession will extend until the end of the year and 2013 promises little better than stagnation.
"Another gloomy night in US and European equity markets has dented sentiment towards high risk currencies like the NZD," said Mike Jones, currency strategist at Bank of New Zealand.
Nufarm assesses Brazilian tax liabilities ruling
Nufarm, the agricultural chemicals manufacturer, said it is assessing the details of an award from Brazil's Arbitral Tribunal over tax liability arbitration with the previous owner of its Brazilian business.
"The award is lengthy and complex," Nufarm said. "Based on a preliminary review Nufarm was successful in the major aspect of the dispute, though it did not succeed in respect of all of its claims."
"Whilst the award confirmed the validity of the indemnities provided by the previous owners of the Brazil business, Nufarm is continuing to work through the application of the award to the specific tax cases," it said. The company may return to the Arbitral process to seek clarification of aspects of the award.
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According to Taylor County Superintendent Paul Dyal, the change is projected to cost the district approximately $66,000 in tuition to North Florida Community College (NFCC) next year should participation remain at levels seen during the 2012-13 school year.
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Smart Phone Thefts on the Rise on Mass Transit
(Washington, D.C. -- WAMU) When you sit on the bus or stand on a train platform nonchalantly holding your smart phone inches from your eyes, you are an easy target. Thefts of mobile devices are soaring in major cities across the country with many of the robberies occurring in mass transit systems.
In the District of Columbia, Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier estimates 60-70 percent of robberies are cell phone related. Thieves often leave the victims' wallet or other valuables while demanding – or snatching – a smart phone, said Lanier in an interview with WAMU. Exact robbery statistics are not available but Lanier said they are in the process of being compiled.
In the Metro system, roughly half of robberies involve high-end mobile devices including smart phones and tablets, said WMATA Deputy Chief Ronald Pavlik.
"We're reminding our customers to be aware of their surroundings," Pavlik said. "Try not to use it in plain view. Don't sit near the train doors. A lot of the robberies occur near the train doors. The thief times it perfectly as the doors are opening and closing."
Anyone who owns a smartphone understands why they are targeted by thieves. Stolen devices can be resold for hundreds of dollars and they store loads of personal information ripe for identity crimes.
"It's my lifeline, all my numbers, everything," said Andrea Caulfield as she rode a Green line train Monday afternoon. "I do have it passcode protected. When I take it out I just take it for granted that it's still going to be there when I put it away."
In the first nine months of 2012 Metro police reported 314 thefts of mobile devices, a slight increase from the same period last year. Fifty-five additional "thefts" resulted in arrests as a result of WMATA's "crime suppression teams" that consist of undercover officers holding smartphones acting as decoys in troublesome areas.
More promising is an FCC initiative that takes effect October 31. Smartphone owners will be able to register their devices in a database that police will use to identify and disable it if it's stolen, rendering it useless for resale on the black market. Both the MPD and WMATA police are partners in the FCC initiative.
Owners will need basic information about their phones to register, according to Deputy Chief Pavlik. "They'll have to know their own phone number, the serial number, date of purchase, things of that nature," he said. The database, compiled by wireless carriers, is supported by the wireless advocacy group CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association), based in Washington, D.C.
CTIA vice president Christopher Guttman-McCabe calls the database a "key component" of an effort to dry up the black market for stolen phones. He said police chiefs, carriers, and the FCC approached his organization seeking a solution to the rise in cell phone-related robberies.
"The goal is to find a way to take a device and make it valueless after it's lost or stolen," he said. "We are also starting a concerted effort to try to get consumers to use PINs or passwords to lock the phone if it gets lost or stolen."
The Associated Press reported the problem is growing in other major cities, too. In San Francisco nearly half of all robberies involve cell phones. In New York City the figure is forty percent.


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Today we're taking an exclusive look at a somewhat different monitor proposition: Samsung's SyncMaster D190S. Part of Samsung's LapFit concept, as that name sort of suggests the 18.5in 16:9 ratio SyncMaster D190S is specifically designed to go with a notebook as a secondary screen, though it also makes sense as a primary monitor when used with a netbook or ultra-portable laptop.
To accommodate this, the D190S eschews the traditional monitor stand in favour of a more compact design very reminiscent of HP's TouchSmart PCs. Except that here - since the company is attempting to keep the screen as low as possible - the feet are tiny, giving the appearance that the display simply rests on the bottom of its bezel.
Setup is as easy as it gets, since the whole monitor is a single unit. When putting it down, simply roll out a wheeled 'leg' until it clicks, which is an effortless process yet leaves the LD190 standing firm and solid. The leg contains a circular opening to act as a cable guide. Rounded edges combine with a weight of under 4kg to make the whole display easy to pick up and transfer between various locations. Build quality on our sample was not up to Samsung's usual standard, with creaking throughout and too much give on the top edge of the bezel, but it's by no means flimsy and looking at the box ours came in it had clearly done a tour of Samsung's global organisation.
Our model, the SyncMaster D190S, is actually part of a three-model family which all use the same panel and look virtually identical. The differences lie in connectivity. This model uses just plain old analogue D-SUB, while the D190SU also connects over USB using DisplayLink and the high-end LD190X throws wireless video into the mix. There will also be 22in versions available, though there's no guarantee that all these different configurations will make it into the UK.
Right now I can already hear some of you complaining that there is a model without digital connectivity, and usually I'd be the first to agree. But keeping in mind we're talking about a display which will cost less than £100 when it comes to market and uses a cheap TN panel, it actually makes a lot of sense. After all, practically every notebook and netbook in existence either has a VGA port or supports it using an adapter.
I'll be getting one of these !!
It makes an excellent photo frame - at a fraction of the price. Now I can finally put the second VGA output of my media centre pc to good use !
@Gemma: USB is indeed a digital interface, but the D190S only has VGA. To get DisplayLink, you need to go a step up to the D190SU (not the D190S). Hence the display reviewed here does not have any form of digital connectivity.
I take it this never came to market?
Seemed like an ideal, low cost, low profile and portable secondary screen solution :(
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Audi RS 3 Test Mule: Best Spy Photos Yet
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We've just found one of the best photo sets to date of the upcoming Audi RS 3 super hot hatch. Presumably the car will use the same 350-hp 5-cylinder drivetrain of the TT RS but in the more utility-minded 5-door A3 Sportback chassis. These shots reveal a black example running pretty much production trim. Note the TT RS style chin spoiler. Dump the hodgepodge of wheels (including Volkswagen Golf R alloys), the test gear and the S3 grille and you pretty much have a full on RS 3 folks. More shots after the jump also reveal the car's fitment with a flat-bottom steering wheel like the TT and the RS 6.
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- Feel free to experiment with aloe vera juice that you can get at any health food store. Some people have mixed a little of it into products or mixed it with water to spray on their hair. I haven't had much success with aloe vera juice but I tend to be a real spaz when it comes to homemade concoctions.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis general election, 2010
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politics and government of
Saint Kitts and Nevis
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 25 January 2010 for eleven of the fourteen or fifteen seats in the National Assembly. The other three or four members of the National Assembly will be appointed by the Governor-General after the elections.
The ruling Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), led by Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, won a fourth term in office.[1][2][3] It was opposed in the campaign by the opposition People's Action Movement (PAM), led by Lindsay Grant. Both parties received much of their support from the island of Saint Kitts, which chooses eight of the eleven elected members of the National Assembly.[4]
On the neighboring island of Nevis, local parties, including the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) and the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM), vied for three seats in the National Assembly. Support from Nevisian political parties could decide control of the national government in a tight election.[4]
The continuing economic crisis was a major issue in the campaign.[4] The national debt of Saint Kitts and Nevis had risen to US$2 billion under the SKNLP government,[5] roughly $50,000 per citizen. Prime Minister Denzil Douglas shrugged off accusations that he had let the debt spiral upward during his fifteen years in office:
- "It is important for me to state that St. Kitts and Nevis has never missed any payments on the national debt under Labour. This is very important. Many countries owe less, but are repeatedly unable to service their debt."[5]
Election background[edit]
Before the 2010 election, the Labour Party controlled seven of the eight seats allocated to the island of Saint Kitts in the Assembly. The opposition People's Action Movement (PAM) controlled the other Saint Kitts seat. From nearby Nevis, the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) controlled two of Nevis' three seats in the Assembly, while the opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) controlled the other seat.[6]
Prime Minister Douglas, speaking to a crowd of approximately 15,000 in Basseterre on 9 January 2010, announced the dates for the upcoming election. He set Nomination Day for 15 January 2010, with the general election to be held on 25 January.[6]
Armed police had to respond to protests alleging voting irregularities in the constituency where the PAM leader Lindsay Grant was up against Glen "Ghost" Phillips of the SKNLP. PAM supporters contended that "outsiders" were being brought into the Half Way Tree Community Centre, seven miles (11 km) from the capital Basseterre, to vote.[7] Elsewhere in the country, voting was reported to be calm "amidst overcast skies following some intermittent morning showers."[8]
On Saint Kitts, the SKNLP won six out of the eight seats. The PAM gained a new National Assembly member, Eugene Hamilton, while PAM deputy leader Shawn Richards retained his seat.[1] Prime Minister Denzil Douglas retained his seat for Constituency Six by a margin of 1905 votes to 179.[2]
On Nevis, the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) won two seats, with the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) taking the third.[1]
|Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party
|People's Action Movement
|Concerned Citizens' Movement
|Nevis Reformation Party
|Appointed members (Senators)
|Ex-officio member (the Attorney General)
|Total (turnout 81.24%)
|Sources: ZIZ News[dead link], SKNVibes.com[dead link]
- ^ a b c St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party elected to a fourth consecutive term in office – Two new comers on the Labour Party Parliamentary slate and one more for the opposition, ZIZ News, 26 January 2010, archived from the original on July 16, 2011
- ^ a b Labour Party wins fourth term in St. Kitts-Nevis general elections, Dominica News Online, 25 January 2010
- ^ "St. Kitts ruling party wins in early elections", Washington Post, 26 January 2010[dead link].
- ^ a b c "St Kitts and Nevis on final stretch", Stabroek News, 23 January 2010
- ^ a b "St. Kitts voters cast ballots in early elections", Washington Post, 25 January 2010[dead link]
- ^ a b St Kitts-Nevis goes to the polls on January 25, Caribbean Net News, 9 January 2010[dead link]
- ^ "Army, police called to quell St Kitts election disturbance", Jamaica Observer, 25 January 2010, archived from the original on 28 January 2010.
- ^ Voters turn out in numbers to cast their ballots ... percentage of voter turn out could be high, ZIZ News, 25 January 2010, archived from the original on July 16, 2011


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Image Indexing and Retrieval for a Vietnamese Folk Paintings Gallery
Pham, Binh L. (2005) Image Indexing and Retrieval for a Vietnamese Folk Paintings Gallery. In Digital Imaging Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA 2005), 6-8 December 2005, Cairns, Australia.
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Cultural aspects such as history, tradition, beliefs and social customs are often depicted in paintings, both explicitly and implicitly. This paper discusses our experience and difficulties encountered while creating a multimedia Vietnamese Traditional Paintings Gallery for the purpose of dissemination and analysis of information regarding the cultural and artistic aspects of these painting . Issues regarding indexing and retrieval are analysed, which provide the motivations for our own approach which combines keyword and visual features-based methods with iconclass-based method used in arts and humanities. The use of XML-based language to express semantic content and Bayesian inference network to cater for vague queries are also discussed.
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ASU has not-so-quietly become a dark horse in the league, already having taken down UCLA and Colorado (14-6, 4-4), two teams many expected to contend for the conference crown this season, while losing by only three points to the current Pac-12 leader, Oregon (18-2, 7-0), on the road.
It's been three years since the Sun Devils experienced this kind of success on the hardwood, but it's something both Carrick Felix and Jahii Carson feel very comfortable dealing with after consecutive losing seasons.
"I think we'll handle it well," said Felix of the recent attention his team has been receiving. "We got a big win against Colorado as well. I think with us winning against UCLA, we're in the right spot right now. I think our talk is good, just within the team and the players. I think our coaching staff and everyone is approaching it the right way."
"I just think we have to be mature about the situation," added Carson. "We can't just go and run with it and get too much confidence. It's been a great season for us. We still have a long way to go, but we just have to maintain being humble."
Despite the fast start and surprising win over a UCLA (16-5, 6-2) team that had been playing as well as anyone in the country in recent weeks, winners of 11 of their last 12 games prior to last Saturday, the Sun Devils found themselves unranked when this week's Top 25 polls were announced on Sunday. Despite still being on the outside looking in, the two Sun Devil playmakers say they're too focus on the task at hand to be bothered by national standings.
"I don't think we're there yet," admitted Carson. "I think we have to take care of business against the Washington schools and then Cal and Stanford and then we should be up there. I think when we lost to UofA it (the buzz) went down a little bit but coming back and beating the southern California schools definitely gave us a little extra spark."
"I don't really pay attention to that," Felix claimed. "I just stay in the present day and just continue to get whatever I can out of each day and that's something our team is definitely doing. Whatever people are saying or wherever they're going to rank us, they're going to rank us. But at the end of the day we've got to make sure we're playing each game as hard as we can and we're practicing as hard as we can."
Third time's the charm for Felix
On Monday, Felix was named the Pac-12's Player of the Week for a third time this season, joining James Harden, Ty Abbott, Ike Diogu, Eddie House and Mario Bennett as the only Sun Devils to ever win the award on three separate occasions. House earned those honors five times over his last two seasons at Arizona State, the most ever for the school.
Felix registered double-doubles in both games last week against the Trojans and Bruins, averaging 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 42 minutes in the team's two wins.
"I definitely worked all offseason to be in the position that I am now but without my team and my coaches I wouldn't be doing half the stuff I'm doing," Felix explained. "It's definitely tough being out there the whole time but I've got the lungs for it. I'm young. I'm only 22, I'm not old."
With a short rotation and little veteran presence, the Sun Devils have relied on Felix more and more as the season has wore on, while the senior has responded, seemingly out-doing himself each time out.
"It's definitely good to stay out on the court the whole time," Felix said. "I'm just trying to be a leader and an example for my guys throughout the whole 40 or 39 minutes, or however long I play. If I play 2 minutes or 3 minutes, 20 minutes, 40 minutes, I mean, I'm going to go out there and give it all I've got."
Cougs' and Dawgs
After playing five of their first seven conference games on their home floor, ASU hits the road this week to take on the Washington State Cougars (11-9, 2-5) on Thursday and the Huskies of Washington (12-8, 4-3) on Saturday.
The Sun Devils were swept last season on their swing through the state of Washington, including an embarrassing 22-point defeat at the hands of Washington State in which the Sun Devils only mustered eight first half points, the fewest ever allowed by the Cougars in the shot clock era.
"The main thing for this road trip is make sure we stay together," Felix remarked. "It's going to be a heated battle between the two Washington teams. We first go to Washington State, which last year we went up there and it wasn't a good effort.
"Definitely just let them know how the environment is going to change because now we don't have any fans, it's just us. So definitely just staying connected is going to be huge for us on the road."
While they may not be off to a very good start in conference play, the Cougars traditionally have been a very difficult team on their home floor and one Carson knows can frustrate its opponents with their tight-knit team defense.
"I've seen them on film and they're tough," he said. "They're not a shot blocking team but they're a team that causes a lot of charges on penetration and that's something that we're going to have to focus on; jump stopping, going for lay-ups and not just dunks. And just hitting the open man. They try to trap the post. (Jordan Bachynski) has been playing good so they're going to try to get him out of his game.
"We've just got to play our game. They try to occupy the weak side with their ball screens and their staggers but I think we're going to be prepared for that."
"Just make sure we execute," added Felix, on keys to winning on the road. "Make sure we do the little things to capitalize like rebounding, 50-50 balls and just running our plays all the way through.
"That's something we've been trying to get to and that's something you saw some last Saturday against UCLA. We played fast that game but there were times where we got into the half court and ran our plays and just executed."
Colvin returns
On Tuesday, Head Coach Herb Sendek announced that the suspension for violating team rules against senior guard Chris Colvin had been lifted and that the back-up guard would be joining the Sun Devils and play starting in Thursday's contest. Colvin, who was forced to sit out the last three games, is averaging 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game for ASU as one of the first players off the bench in Coach Sendek's rotation.
"Having Chris back is definitely good just because of his leadership and the type of player he is," Felix noted. "He knows that we need him and I'm glad he's back."
So is Carson, who in Colvin's absence has averaged 38 minutes per game as the team's only primary point guard. In the Sun Devils' recent loss to Arizona, Carson struggled with foul trouble, picking up his fourth foul with nearly 10 minutes remaining in the second half, limiting his effectiveness down the stretch as the Wildcats pulled away for the win in Tempe.
"With him being out, I couldn't play as aggressive," said Carson. "I couldn't go to the basket as much and maybe get a little bit injured and have to come out of the game but now it's time for me to unleash a little bit more and be a little more aggressive on defense and offense."
In Colvin's absence though has come the emergence of junior guard Evan Gordon, who has seemingly re-discovered his shooting touch and given the Sun Devils a legitimate outside scoring threat as of late.
Since Colvin's suspension, Gordon has averaged 18 points and 41 minutes per game, including all 45 in the overtime win against USC. Despite that though, Sendek feels Colvin's return gives Arizona State even more balance and doesn't feel there will be a negative effect to the team's recent success.
"I thought we had good chemistry with him in the rotation as well, so I don't perceive that to be an issue one way or another," said the coach. "I think Chris is having a pretty good season for us.
"They can play together. I don't see it as a disruption as much as it is an enhancement."


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Say Goodbye To Your Mouse! [VIDEO]
The world is forever changing and so is the technology that we create. We've gone from using the computer mouse, to touch pads and now hands free. When I first saw this video, it made me think of the X-box Kinect, but just in the computer form. You'll be amazed by the things that "Leap" can do. Check it…..
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Manila's Gene Gonzalez cooks up recipe for success
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MANILA (Reuters Life!) - The Philippines may not have much of a reputation as a culinary destination, but it has produced a number of top-notch chefs who've made a mark in global kitchens, often thanks to Eugenio "Gene" Gonzalez.
Chef, restaurateur, best-selling author and teacher rolled into one, Gonzalez was a former bond market dealer who set up his first restaurant, Cafe Ysabel, at the age of 23, and it's still going strong 27 years later.
The 50-year-old self-confessed chocoholic, who studied behavioral science, hosted gourmet cooking shows on Philippine television in the 1980s and he has written several recipe books that have made it to Manila's best-seller lists.
In 2000, he set up "The Center for Asian Culinary Studies" from which about 500 chefs have graduated so far.
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Q: How and when did your love for cooking begin?
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