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Each breeding season since 2008, volunteer birders and wildlife biologists have gone "atlasing" in 791 designated 3x3-mile blocks distributed across the state to document nesting birds. The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas is a concerted effort to collect information on the distribution and nesting habits of all Iowa birds with the intent of improving the state's ability to manage and conserve wildlife.
As of June 2012, atlasers had recorded 193 nesting species and confirmed 163 nesters. "The species recorded are comparable to the first Atlas project (conducted from 1985–1990)," reports Shane Patterson, coordinator. "With the new data, we can draw comparisons of habitat and land use changes and how that's impacted nesting birds."
Patterson points out that many species have declined, including loggerhead shrikes and several species of owls. Others have increased, among them the Eastern meadowlark, summer tanager, and sandhill crane. "We have many success stories. Some of our findings are likely indicative of nesting-range expansions. Habitat restoration has played a significant role in recent years for various bird species."
Learn more online at www.bba.iowabirds.org. — C.B.
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Nothing cheers Juliet up. I've tried licking her face, biting her ear, and jumping on her. Wheres my ball I push with my nose? I hope those humans didn't pack it. Why does't anyone move as fast as I do? There's that baby, he likes to play, I'll just clean his face a bit. MMMM... Is that peanut butter and jelly? FOUND THE BALL! FOUND THE BALL! FOUND THE BALL! Wait a minute.. is Juliet getting lovin's? I WANT SOME! I WANT SOME! I WANT SOME! ooh-no I farted, if I move quickly they all will think Juliet did it.
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Welcome, AP Teachers! The AP Human Geography course is equivalent to an introductory college-level course in human geography. The course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. The curriculum reflects the goals of the National Geography Standards (2012).
Essential Course Resources
This is the core document for this course. It clearly lays out the course content and describes the exam and AP Program in general.
More Course Resources
The two-page Course Overview (.pdf/789KB) provides a succinct description of the course and exam.
The FAQ answers commonly asked questions about the course and exam.
Watch the Changes to the AP Human Geography Course Description video for more information about the course description updates.
The 2007 Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.1MB) provides instructional strategies, sample syllabi, and more.
The Teacher Community allows you to discuss teaching strategies, share resources, and connect with other educators
Essential Exam Resources
The Exam Information page describes the current exam and provides access to former test questions.
The Free-Response Questions index provides questions from the most recent exam and exams from previous years.
You can access secure exams for classroom use by logging in to your Course Audit account.
Access online score reports for your students.
AP Course Audit Information
The AP Course Audit provides teachers and administrators with clear guidelines on curricular and resources requirements for AP courses. All schools wishing to label a course AP must submit a subject-specific AP Course Audit form and the course syllabus for each teacher of that AP course. Your course page has resources to support syllabus development.
Benefits of Becoming an Authorized AP Teacher
Inclusion of authorized courses on the AP Course Ledger so that colleges and universities can verify student transcripts
Feedback on your syllabus
Access to secure practice exams
Visit the AP Course Audit site to log in or create an account.
Professional Development
The College Board offers both face-to-face and online professional development workshops, available for new and experienced AP teachers as well as AP coordinators and administrators. Led by experienced instructors, subject-specific AP workshops provide educators with the support and training needed to develop effective strategies for teaching an AP course.
Our Annual Offerings
June–August: One-week AP Summer Institutes are offered at different sites throughout the country, providing an in-depth look at the course and exam.
September–April: One-day workshops are offered
Search for an upcoming AP Human Geography workshop to register.
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The Teacher Community lets you share resources and teaching strategies with fellow educators
The Classroom Resources page provides a diverse selection of supplemental materials, including lesson plans and teaching strategies, from the College Board and your AP colleagues.
The AP Human Geography Student page has valuable information and resources for your students.
College Board Store
Find AP Human Geography publications, released exams, and more in the College Board Store.
AP and Higher Education
Higher Education professionals play a key role developing AP courses and exams, setting credit and placement policies, and scoring student work. The AP Higher Ed site features information on recruitment and admission, advising and placement, and more.
This chart shows recommended scores for granting credit, and how much credit should be awarded, for each AP course. Your students can look up credit and placement policies for colleges and universities on the AP Credit Policy search.
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Hahaha. This series is one of my cult favourites. Mosquiton is a great series and the spinoff is pleasantly awful, and this design is awful. So obviously I had to do it :P
It's not perfect in the slightest but nobody recognised me anyway! All of this was made by me, and all of it is tacky and amazing. Just look at that two-tone dress, crop PVC jacket and boot combo. Yes. One day I want to rewear her with Arphrial as Mosquiton, it'll be AMAZING.


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Online Communities Empower Patients And Doctors With Data [Future Of Health]
The huge amount of information being shared on communities of people with the same health concerns is valuable to researchers looking for treatments.
As people with chronic health conditions find others with similar experiences online, these new communities are vetting and testing condition-specific treatments and sharing the results with one other. They are not only valuable to their members, but to doctors and researchers as well, who can delve into the large amounts of voluntary health data created by these groups.
As part of the Future of Health report from PSFK Labs, we are watching the rise of Social Support Communities that share treatment advice and emotional support. Eventually these communities have the potential to become highly-rated go-to sources for health information, and the trend towards going to social networks before seeing a doctor is one we only see increasing. Several new companies have entered the marketplace to serve this need, focusing first on specific conditions, treatments or activities, to connect patients, empowering them to take charge of their health with doctors as partners rather than the sole source of knowledge.
Crohnology is a social network that helps people with Crohn's disease to better manage their health while sharing best practices with their fellow patients. Anyone managing Crohn's, colitis, or other types of inflammatory bowel conditions can join the site to track their day-to-day conditions and recount solutions that have worked for them. While the project has launched with a focus on Crohn's, the ultimate goal is to build a patient-centered information sharing network for all people with chronic conditions.
Users enter their medical histories into the site and track them via text. Patient data is then compiled and visualized as a easy-to-understand graph. Crohnology can help patients lower medical costs by letting them tap into the knowledge and experiences of every other user, so that each patient can learn how well treatments have worked for others. Patients can also earn 'karma points' for answering surveys and initiating polls on the website that provide valuable feedback for healthcare providers and medical companies.
Smart Patients out of Silicon Valley has created an online community and information database for cancer patients and their caregivers. In this online community people can learn from each other about treatments, clinical trials, the latest science, and how it all fits into the context of their experience. The site hopes to empower its users with an informed point of view about their condition and a support network to help them face the challenges of treatment as they try to find a path to being a survivor.
Believing that patients are the most underutilized resource in healthcare, who often become experts in their diseases, Smart Patients conducts surveys of its users and shares patient insights with healthcare and pharmaceutical companies in the hope that the input will lead to improved practices. Founded by a pioneer of early online health communities and the former Chief Health Strategist at Google, the Smart Patients creed is that the next tipping point in medicine includes tapping into the knowledge created by networks of engaged patients.
Online social health support doesn't have to be exclusive to people with serious conditions; Romanian startup Social Rehub has a mobile app that incentivizes friends to end bad habits by making them accountable for their actions.
Users download the app, input their bad habit, and invite their friends to join them as they collectively keep their respective actions check. Each time a person engages in their bad habit and a fellow user reports them, the app charges money that is placed in a 'tip jar'. The money can then be used by the offender's friends for a treat or be given to a charity. The app aims to create communities in workplaces that are open to people mentioning things that bother them, and to foster healthy lifestyles among colleagues and friends.
Trust in the wisdom of the crowd may still be in the early stages when it comes to health care, but with enough time these support networks could rewrite how medicine is performed, putting patients and doctors on more equal ground.
With the help of our partner Boehringer Ingelheim, PSFK Labs has released the latest Future of Health Report, which highlights the four major themes and 13 emerging trends shaping the evolving global landscape of healthcare. To see more insights and thoughts on the Future of Health visit the PSFK page.
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Gospel music concert
An evening of gospel music featuring CrossOver and Channing Eleton will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Independent Traditional Holiness Church, 5065 Ferguson Road, Indiana.
CrossOver is composed of Beau and Jeanine Litz, their son Shane and his wife, Cortney (Fry). Eleton is the former pianist for Poet Voices and Gold City.
The public is invited. Tickets are not necessary, but a free-will offering will be received. For more information, contact the Rev. Charles Williamson at (724) 459-5944.
Awana to begin
DIXONVILLE — The Dixonville Wesleyan Church announced the beginning of Awana from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The program is for ages 3 years to grade 6. Come for an exciting year of fun, food and learning more about God. For transportation, call (724) 254-2491.
Friday Night Light
PENN RUN — Friday Night Light will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Penn Run Christian Outreach Center, 75 Grace Church Road, Penn Run. The gathering will be held under the pavilion, weather permitting.
There will be a campfire, snacks, volleyball, basketball, games and activities. The event is sponsored by Harmony Presbyterian Church, Maple Grove Church of God, Penn Run Wesleyan, Kenwood Church of the Nazarene and Penn Run Church of the Brethren.
All are welcome. Bring a lawn chair and a friend. For more information, call (724) 463-0420.
Sunday school breakfast
CLARKSBURG — Clarksburg Trinity Presbyterian Church will begin Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 15. There are classes for all ages from 3 and older. To start off the year, a breakfast will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 8 in the Clarksburg Trinity Social Hall.
Swiss steak dinner
ROBINSON — The Helping Hands of the Robinson Evangelical United Methodist Church will hold a Swiss steak dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 8 at the church, 332 Mary St., Robinson.
The cost is $8 for adults, $3 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for ages 4 and younger. Take-outs are available.
Cowboys for Christ
KITTANNING — Cowboys for Christ, an interdenominational ministry, will hold an informal monthly Bible study from 7 to 8 p.m., beginning Sept. 9, in Kittanning. Anyone interested in attending should call Paulette at (724) 545-1403 for directions.
World Suicide Awareness Day
NORTHERN CAMBRIA — World Suicide Awareness Day is Sept. 10. An informational meeting about emotional intervention in hopeless situations will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at North End Assembly of God, Northern Cambria. For more information, call (814) 247-8978.
Theater group to begin
DAYTON — The Dayton Community Players theater group will begin a new season at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Dayton United Methodist Christian Life Center, 105 E. Church Ave., Dayton.
The director of the group is Susan Scaife. Anyone in the surrounding area of Dayton who would like to be a part of the theater group is invited. If you are unable to attend and would still like to join, call (814) 257-8951.
DVD presentation
The Gap Ministry presents a DVD showing of "America: Rescuing a Nation at Risk" from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Indiana Free Library, Philadelphia St., Indiana.
The event is free with complimentary popcorn. The presentation will show how you can help bring restoration through knowledge, prayer and action.
For more information, contact Pastor Jackie Greene at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Used book sale
The 45th annual Newman Used Book Sale will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 21, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the St. Thomas More University Parish and Catholic Student Center, 1200 Oakland Ave., Indiana.
For more information, call (724) 463-2277 or visit www.STMUP.org.
Fun in the fall
The second annual Fun in the Fall celebration will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 398 Church St., Indiana. An ice cream social will begin at 6 p.m.
The event is hosted by Trinity United Methodist Church and Victory Christian Assembly and will be held rain or shine. Admission and food are free. There will be games, prizes, music and more. Everyone is welcome.
Chicken and biscuit dinner
BLAIRSVILLE — A chicken and biscuit dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, 4660 Route 22 East, five miles east of Blairsville.
The cost is a donation. Everyone is welcome.
Holy Land trip
HOMER CITY — The Rev. Dr. Paul Morris, a retired pastor from Homer City, will lead a group on a 10-day Holy Land trip. The journey includes Galilee, Nazareth, the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, the Garden Tomb and more.
The travel/study program has been arranged by Educational Opportunities, a Christian tour company. Their main objective is to provide pastors and laity affordable first-class learning experiences in the lands of the Bible. The tour provides sightseeing, daily devotions and lectures.
The all-inclusive cost of the pilgrimage is $3,346 from Pittsburgh. For more information, contact Dr. Morris at (814) 241-1323 or email@example.com.


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Big Jon, I hear that Mr. Worf's less than a crack shot on tactical in a tight spot (look at all those T's). Has (capital T) The Beard ever been used in battle (two T's) when combat got tough (three more T's)?
Worf's aim wasn't always the best. As an expert in finding the target, I was often called upon in times of great threat to shoot whatever it was that Worf couldn't hit.
In combat, a man must be valiant, direct, puissant and in the end triumphant. My stance at the tactical station was always august and magnificent. Not only that but as the man who has mastered the order of "Fire!" I have found that I am also the best at carrying it out.
Not only that, but my beard can deflect phaser fire, torpedoes and disruptors.
Worf's beard was disjointed and showed him as not being a true manly man. His gruff nature was often deployed to compensate.
Happy Birthday to Frakes!
Happy Birthday.
May your day be full of triumphant treats with lovely ladies, while assuming an august stance, drinking a cup of tea, and commanding your lady to FIRE!
Happy birthday Mr Frakes. May your stint in Rufus T be great.
No longer playing World of Warcraft. Goodbye fond memories
I fear we have a fraud in our midst.
Frakes was born in AugusT! A truly triumphant month!
Like the Queen, I am too triumphant to have just one Birthday. The one in August is special to me and I celebrate it by standing in an august stance in the middle of the Collosseum in Rome. Several ladies are led into the arena for my sport.
This is the birthday which I spend celebrating with my manly friends in the way a sailor would sit around a table with his mates and sing a fine shanty.
Pirates had manly beards and I believe they were originally titled Pirat, however the E was added to discredit them.
Incidentally, I shall be celebrating in manly fashion tomorrow in a pub called Rufus T in Glasgow. The manly choice.


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Last night an e-mail showed up with info and the first pics from a new indie vampire film called Bram Stoker's Vampire Diaries. Normally I would dismiss this out of hand since, well, vampire movies generally suck, but something about this project made me want to share it with you guys.
Vampire Diaries is the first of a planned eight(!) films from indie production outfit Poison Apple Films. It is produced, written by, and stars Phil Nichols, who is also doing most of the FX work as well. Now that's the indie spirit! The story follows what happened to Mina and Renfield after Dracula's demise; from the look of the pics neither of them adjusted too well to being without the caped one.
Through his company Facades FX Nichols also recently worked on Mel House's ">Walking Distance, Barry Tubb's Javelina and one of Foy's favorite films of all time, ">S.I.C.K. (review). Hopefully Vampire Diaries will turn out better than that one did…
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411 Games Pre-E3 Podcast 05.29.09: A Look Ahead at Next Week's Show
Well, well, well where has our podcast gone? Well wonder no more as we bring it back and at a perfect time as E3 2009 is just around the corner. With only a few days left before the big show, we put together a roundtable discussion as to what we're looking forward to at the show, as well as what we hope to see announced.
The roundtable consists of Alexandra Pusateri of The Reality Check, Jacob Lopez, Tommy Coloma of The Release List and yours truly Ramon Aranda, editor of our Games zone and of Fact or Fiction. We start off by discussing the big press conferences scheduled for Monday from Microsoft, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts as well as Tuesday morning's pressers from Nintendo and Sony before we dig into the show itself and give you a brief overview as to what we'll be checking out.
What do we want to see at the show? What do we think will be at the show? Tune into our special 411 Games Podcast to find out!
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TO DOWNLOAD: Simply click on the down arrow next to the podcast you wish to download.
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Carnival starts with a grand opening parade and includes events such as Pan By the Bay, a Carnival Queen show, the Calypso Monarch Show and the two days of traditional jump-up, Carnival Monday & Carnival Tuesday.
On Ash Wednesday, there is also 'Vaval' - the closing of Carnival, held in the village of Dublanc and in the Carib Territory.
Dates for Carnival Monday & Tuesday:
2017: 27th & 28th February
2018: 12th & 13th February
2019: 4th & 5th March
2020: 24th & 25th February
Note that Carnival activities start about one month before Carnival Monday/Tuesday.
See our Calendar of Events for specific dates and times of Dominica's Carnival activities.
Visit this Carnival Page for all the details.
Kid-friendly! This activity has been kid-tested.
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Enable Hidden Secret Control Panel Items in Windows Vista and Later
Did you know Windows Vista and later hide some important items in Control Panel from you? Surprised? Lets talk in details!
Actually Windows allows you to show or hide specific items in Control Panel using simple registry trick which is described in details in following tutorial:
How to Hide / Show Specific Control Panel Applets / Icons in Windows?
Using the same trick Microsoft has disabled some items in Control Panel in Windows Vista and later for no reason. Really, those hidden items are useful and might be very important for some users but for some unknown reason, those are hidden by default.
Today in this tutorial, we'll tell you how to enable those hidden items in Control Panel so that you can access them whenever you want.
1. Type regedit in RUN or Start Menu Search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't load
3. The above mentioned key contains some .CPL entries in right-side pane which makes them hidden in Control Panel.
4. You can simply delete the "don't load" key and all hidden items will be enabled in Control Panel.
PS: Windows 7 and later users! Please read NOTE 1, NOTE 2 and NOTE 3 given at the end of this tutorial before deleting the key.
As you can see in the above screenshot, the items pointed in dark were hidden by default but now they are enabled using this registry trick.
NOTE 1: If you delete the whole "don't load" key in Windows 7 and later, you might get some duplicate items in Control Panel e.g., you'll get 2 Keyboard, 2 Mouse, 2 Sound entries in Control Panel. To fix this issue, don't delete the whole key, instead only delete following entries from right-side pane:
NOTE 2: Windows Vista allows you to delete the registry key but Windows 7 and later will not allow you. You'll need to take permission on the key before deleting it. You can use following simple steps to take permission:
[Guide] How to Take Ownership (Permission) of a Registry Key in Windows?
NOTE 3: If by any chance you deleted the whole "don't load" key in Windows 7 or later and getting duplicate items in Control Panel, you can download following ZIP file, extract it and run the extracted .REG file. It'll fix the issue and you'll no longer get duplicate items:
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text: NEW YORK, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To help keep kids reading this summer and help them avoid the "summer slide," Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, is working with schools and other community organizations to provide students with packs of books to take home during the summer. For 2013, Scholastic has created My Books Summer book packs that include collections of either 5 or 10 age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction books for students to take home, along with summer reading journals, Common Core-ready skill building worksheets, and tips and resources for parents. My Books Summer is a component of the Scholastic Summer Challenge, a FREE global summer reading program dedicated to eliminating the "summer slide" and getting kids to read every day, throughout the summer. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100907/SCHOLASTICLOGO ) "The summer slide, the problem of students losing many of the academic skills they built up during the school year, accounts for as much as 85 percent of the reading achievement gap between students from low-income households and their peers from higher income households," said Greg Worrell, President of the Scholastic Classroom and Community Group. "The Common Core State Standards have raised expectations for all children, and it's more important than ever to work to close the gap by helping schools get books into the hands of their students." According to the 4 th edition of the Kids & Family Reading Report, having reading role-model parents or a large book collection at home are two important factors that significantly impact kids' reading frequency. Many families, particularly with students in Title I schools, lack the resources to build a home library for their children. Recognizing that access to books is a critical factor contributing to the achievement gap between the wealthy and the poor, more school districts every year are purchasing Scholastic's heavily-discounted summer book packs using their federal Title I funds and making them available for schools with children from low-income families. Created by the Scholastic Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team, My Books Summer take home book packs include "Think Sheets" and summer journals with writing prompts, both designed to help students think, talk, and write about the text in a way that meets the Common Core State Standards. School districts and other organizations distributing books also receive new administrator guides and access the Scholastic Summer Challenge website, where students can log their reading minutes to "Read for the World Record" and to win virtual prizes. Through the Scholastic Summer Challenge website, parents, teachers and school leaders can keep track of students' reading progress.


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Julie Cruse – Lit from Within: color therapy visuals and mindful movement
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (MST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Lit from Within
Combines color therapy visuals with mindful movement that cultivates the inner flame, the light within. Lit from Within reflects the healing process that created it. From dance and new media, Julie Cruse transmuted the power of stage elements – colored lights, sound, and movement – to evoke her own healing, and converted them for yoga and meditation. Lit from Within surrounds you in a transformational glow of colors that move with the breath and flow of the class, improvised specifically for the presence in the room, shifting as each of us rebirths in the now. It is time for transformation. This class is lit from within, virtually, and so will you too be guided toward your light within from the mindful movement practice Cruse has culminated – the sacred space of body, heart, and mind flow through yoga postures, dance in spirit, and healing in heart.
Cruse holds a Master of Arts in Media Arts + Sciences from Arizona State University, where she worked at Situated Multimedia Arts Learning Lab (SMALLab). At SMALLab Cruse designed, deployed, and researched multimedia embodied learning applications, and co-designed SMALLab's first physical wellness scenario. Cruse also holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance and Technology from The Ohio State University where she supervised the Experimental Media and Movement Arts (EMMA) Lab in the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD). Her trans-disciplinary dance, media, and arts career spans performance in the work of a number of internationally acclaimed artists, as well as studies in somatics such as Barteneiff Fundamentals, Alexander Technique, Release Technique, yoga, and others. She continues physical practices as a dancer, yogi, and teacher of her class "Lit from Within" – immersive therapeutic media for somatic physical practice and mindfulness. "Lit from Within" is the class she will be presenting at Sedona Yoga Festival 2013, as part of the first presentations ever.
When & Where
Amara Resort & Spa Sedona Room
100 Amara Lane
Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (MST)
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To review a complete recap of the 2017 Iowa Knights of Columbus State Convention, please click on the link below-…Continue
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The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Queen of the Americas Guild are pleased to sponsor their 11th Annual Conference. This year's topic will be Divine Mercy and Freedom of Religion. Guest Speakers included His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, and Fr. David Pignato. To see a complete schedule and reserve your space, contact Rebecca Nichols, 630-584-1822, or register online at…Continue
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This is a reproduction from the Iowa Catholic Conference website. All great material to consider when you decide who to caucus for.
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Tonight is it!
The culmination of our weeks of prayer, hope, and longing results in the miracle of this night: the birth of our Emmanuel- our God with us!
From the dawn of creation, God has used signs and symbols to showcase his love to us. Remember the Garden of Eden, the rainbow given to Noah, the bread given to Moses, the tablets containing the Ten Commandments? How about the sun, water, and fire? There are hundreds of symbols throughout the Old and New…Continue
Paul Lee is the State Program Director
Paul Lee is the Worthy State Warden
Will the real Paul Lee please stand up?
You need more photos on this new Paul Lee profile page. ;-) How about that old one with you and the Supreme Knight?!
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Come out to Lowell on June 22 for the Lowell Spinners game. We will be opening up for singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham!
Come out to Lowell on June 22 for the Lowell Spinners game. We will be opening up for singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham!
Come out the the Lowell Spinners game on 6/22/14 for Faith and Family Night. We will be performing with singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham. See you there!
Congratulations to Sophia Bereaud, Kyla Langevand Carissa Myre for making it last night to the Quarter finals along with 13 others. Come on May 15th to Orange Leaf in Salem for our FIRST Quarter Final.
All 16 who have gone through will be preforming a complete song with music that night!
We will be there for at least 2 hours starting at 7pm! Trust us you do NOT want to miss this amazing night!
We just want to thank everyone who has appreciated and supported our music over the years. It's amazing when people tell us that our music has affected them positively. We look forward to more of your stories! After you watch our video, please share it!
Thanks to Lukus for another beautiful night of worship in Lowell. There's something so pure about simply coming together in one accord, celebrating our differences and our common ground, and seeking Jesus. See you at the next one!
Thanks to everyone who came out for our first round. Talk about a win-win. Fantastic people, music, and frozen yogurt. Here is our press release:
We want to thank EVERYONE who came to the first audition for Opportunity Orange! It was such an amazing night. Thank you! We want to announce the quarter finalists from the first audition! First, we want to let you know that you have ONE MORE shot for those of you who did not audition the first time… you can show us what you have at the second audition on April 17th from 7 to 10 pm. This will be the LAST audition before we move on to quarter and semi Ffnals! This is NOT for those who have already performed. This is for those who did not get in front of the mic that night. Come and join the fun. Many have asked what the prizes are..gift cards, cash, recording time at a studio, gigs Orange Leaf and around the North Shore and more! We will let you know details as we near the finals. For now, here are those from the first audition that will move forward in Opportunity Orange:
Kids 12-14 category: Nick Angeramo Kayli Kotchian Tenley Seidel Shannon Murphy Aaliyan Anaya Danielle Lovasco
Rap Category : Jacob Driscoll Jarred Coldwell Luis Vacquez Kaylee lambert Christian Matos
Vocal Category we have: Gyana Kendrick Diaralyz Feliciano
CONGRATS to all QUARTER-FINALISTS and we look forward to more quarter-finalists joining you after the second audition on April 17th. You are welcome to join us that night. Judges will be personally e-mailing you to give you pointers at the next round. If you print that e mail and bring it with you on April 17th, you will get free Orange Leaf! ALL OF YOU get ready to sing for the judges again on May 15th! You MUST choose a NEW song and sing the entire song for us that night. You MUST have live music or a track. In time, after the second audition, we will post details for all the semi-finalists. Congratulations!


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Sam Allardyce feels West Ham have made "massive progress" in a short time, but warned there is still hard work ahead if the club want to establish themselves in the Premier League and be playing at a packed-out Olympic Stadium.
The Irons have been away in Dubai for some warm-weather training this week as Allardyce looks to rejuvenate his squad for the closing 12 matches of the campaign, which continues with the visit of Tottenham on Monday, February 25.
With a seven-point cushion over the bottom three, no-one at Upton Park can rest easy just yet.
As the club prepares for a new era which could see them take up tenancy at the Olympic venue in August 2015, Allardyce knows the club must continue to show the same determination which saw them secure promotion back up to the top flight at the first time of asking last May.
Speaking to United Arab Emirates-based daily sports newspaper Sport3600, Allardyce said: "They (the board) gave me a two-year period to (get promoted) and I did it in the first year and that was a massive achievement.
"We are 11th with 12 games to go and only need at the very, very maximum 10 points from the last 12 games to make sure we are safe. The progress has been massive in a short period of time."
Allardyce continued: "There is this huge massive-looking Olympic Stadium which is going to be converted and if that is going to be converted into a football arena, it will be one of the biggest in the country, then West Ham needs the players to be established in the Premier League if they want to fill it."
Hammers' co-chairman David Gold confirmed any talks over a new contract for Allardyce, who took over from Avram Grant in June 2011, will have to wait until Premier League survival has been assured.
Allardyce, though, maintains he will not let that distract him from the job in hand.
He added: "We said we will deal with the contract when we are safe in the Premier League.
"It is as much my choice as it is theirs. We have come together and we are both comfortable with the decision."
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"The overall setting, indoor and outdoor are beautiful and the landscape takes your breath away upon entering the Lodge. Being able to get outdoors to see the wildlife was just what we were looking for."
Jeff & Katie, USA
"The whole experience was sublime. We enjoyed our stay so much, thank you !"
Chris & Jill, Australia
"The Lodges natural setting is breathtaking and the personalised service is inviting without being intrusive. We loved the planned activities as well as the opportunity to wonder on our own."
Elliot & Joyce, USA
"A beautiful setting with lovely accommodation. The touring was very enjoyable!"
Michael & Hannah, United Kingdom
"Everything was so great! The view which is spectacular, our stunning room, the food and decor, your wonderful staff. The design of everything is perfect."
Greg & Jackie Winnett, Australia
"The Lodges setting is superb. Attention to detail in architecture and decor is wonderful. The Lodge is built in harmony with the environment. Staff are excellent and the food was a wonderful surprise.. we are in awe of the chef!!"
Phillip Myers, Australia
"The entire experience was seamless and stress free. We felt well taken care of from the moment we arrived."
Margaret Sutherland & Ann Ghublikian, SA Australia
"Service was exceptional. The whole experience was incredible – definitely one of a kind. A special and memorable stay, thank you for looking after us so well!!"
Tilini Jayaweera, United Kingdom
"My feet have just touched the real world again after the 'other-wordly' experience of Southern Ocean Lodge. Congratulations on your creation. Perfect in every way! Can I also say how gracious the staff were and the food was delicious."
Stephanie Alexander, VIC Australia
"Just a quick note to let you know that we are all still shell shocked after our stay. We had a truly fabulous time. The Lodge itself seems to have maximised the natural beauty of the surrounds. Beautiful understated elegance. The staff were amazing and the food sublime. It was truly an experience we couldn't fault. I've no doubt you'll be seeing us again at some stage."
Adelaide Brighton, Corporate Group
"Just walking in the door is an experience. Nothing prepares you for that 'WOW!'. Seeing the delight on the faces of the international guests makes one realise how lucky we are to have places like this in Australia. It's truly world class."
"An amazing combination of beauty, excellence and perfection. The staff are fantastic, but most of all is the atmosphere created to encourage guests to share experiences and cultures. Many thanks for sharing Australian warmth!"
Burt Burnbaum & Barbara Kamke, Florida USA
"A place of great beauty and charm. Magnificent scenery, food, wine and service!"
Carol & Herbert Diamond, Pittsburgh USA
"A unique and great experience, luxury and informality very well mixed together – thanks for the culinary tour for our tastebuds!"
Alexia & Garrick Payne, NSW Australia
"Five magic days – a dream come true, nature and mankind at their best, congratulations, everyone we met here certainly added to the experience."
Brett & Sue Courtenay, NSW Australia
"Some places you can imagine peace, others you can observe it. Here you find it! Thank you."
Peter Petzold & Lydia Dalle Nogare, QLD Australia
"After almost five weeks traveling all around Australia, we would like to let you know that Southern Ocean Lodge is our favorite lodge. Other resorts are very well located but as to service, food, privacy, warmth and kindness (Spa as well!!!) Southern Ocean Lodge is the number one, thank you very much again to you and your staff!"
Francesco & Marta Clovis, Italy
"It has been some time since we've been as impressed by a new hotel as we were by Southern Ocean Lodge. The 21 suites all come with hypnotic views of the Southern Ocean… our suite was one of the most delightful places we've had the pleasure of occupying in a very long time. Southern Ocean Lodge was undoubtedly the highlight of our trip to Australia."
Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, March 2011
"I simply can not thank you enough. We felt like the most special people in the world. What you have at Southern Ocean Lodge is so much more than the sum of the parts. No surprise that we LOVED the architecture, the grandeur of the setting; the swimming in the pristine waters; the beautiful food so well balanced that you never felt overfull and certainly never hungry; but it was more because of the enormous attention to detail in every part of the experience. Ben and Louise are great managers. Each one of the staff exuded that real sense of hospitality where not only was nothing too much trouble, they were one step ahead of anything we might have wanted. Kangaroo Island has come of age with your belief in it."
Maggie Beer, SA Australia
"Southern Ocean Lodge was out of this world. The standard of food, accommodation and service was some of the best I have ever experienced and then there is the location… We didn't want to leave! We have probably been ruined for life by that place!"
Steve & Jean Hannam, United Kingdom
"The most incredible hotel I've ever stayed in… It's love!"
Natalie Reeves, NSW Australia
"A wow place! Caring about people & the environment."
Judy Kelly, NSW Australia
"From our perspective, the three days spent at SOL were one of the very best holidays we have had in our 28 years of vacating together locally and internationally. Thank you again for making our stay such a delight. You can count on us to be your ambassadors with our family and friends, encouraging anyone contemplating a stay on KI to look no further than SOL."
Valda And Guy Lavoipierre, VIC Australia
"I felt I was staying at the home of a good friend – a friend with impeccable taste. Thank you."
James & Sharon Flanigan, Canada
"We had a truly lovely time at SOL. It has been most beautifully put together, magical in location, supremely comfortable and of the highest standard in all things. But, as always it's the people who make it work and Lou, Ben and the staff were wonderful."
Sally Mullighan, SA Australia
"The Lodge and all it offers has the 'OMG' award. It's a package that's got the lot."
Trish & David Noakes, NSW Australia
"This has been an outstanding experience! We will measure all future stays against your excellent standards…"
Robert & Sharon Lesh, USA
"Thank you for our fantastic holiday… the superb lodge in a stunning location, the wonderful staff, the sensational food and drink, and the exceptional experience program. The experience was the best we've had – and we have been to many highly regarded resorts/hotels."
Steve & Cathi Oberhardt, QLD Australia
"Yet again we had a marvellous, relaxing stay at the lodge. The impact isn't lost in any way after 3 visits. The attention to detail from the staff was excellent, please thank them again for me. We now have to think about when we can return!"
Kendra Powell, South Australia
"Southern Ocean Lodge seems at the end of the world, but the beginning of a lifetime of memories."
Jim Strong, Strong Travel, Texas USA
"The Aman resorts may be a reference model for those who haven't visited the lodge, but frankly I don't believe SOL needs any comparison: my perspective is that it sits in its own right as a destination and in a different space. Saying that is simply to differentiate the experience and put the quality of SOL on a par with all of the Amans we have enjoyed. The test will always be "would we go back?" – the answer is – without a doubt."
Danny Anisimoff, NSW Australia
"A note from our first official guests on hearing the Lodge was awarded Tatler "Hotel of the Year 2009″… Congratulations on a well deserved award, what an achievement after only one year. We wish you even more success in the future which is certain to happen with such a unique and special place."
Peter & Valmai, QLD Australia
"Apart from the inspirational committment toward sustainability, the breathtakingly beautiful & comfortable interiors, the dynamic & pristine natural environment of Kangaroo Island – what most moved me about the Lodge experience was the overwhelming generosity of spirit – I left feeling restored and filled up…"
Kylie, NSW Australia
"I will never forget the dramatic and somehow sobering view across the bushland as we stepped onto the welcoming boardwalk. It had rained & the bush sparkled, green and seemingly endless. The hand hewn limestone wall drew us slowly in. And then I saw the sea!"
Rosemary, SA Australia
"If I ever have the chance to visit the Lodge again, I would probably choose winter and hope for wild weather. Then I would sit in my room and watch the drama unfold. I love wild places and this is an experience and a celebration of a wild place."
Don, NSW Australia
"Going to Grassdale was one of my happiest times in traveling this amazing world…to stand among the Kangaroos was such an authentic experience…no Hollywood casting here. I know you are doing all you can to preserve this Island…this is a very special land and I truly felt I was seeing the world through God's eyes on this visit."
Anne Scully, Mccabe World Travel, Virginia USA
"Congratulations on creating one of the most unique and stunning wilderness/eco resorts in the world…"
Mike Munro, NSW Australia
"Understated elegance and attention to detail coupled with sensational service and wonderful food and wine… I cannot imagine anything better. The staff were wonderful. I have never experienced better any where in the world and I have been lucky to travel extensively. The Lodge will be my new benchmark by which any future accommodation and service will be measured."
Tony, NSW Australia
"We loved our stay… its been a wonderful and emotional experience. Please strive to maintain your unbelievable standard of excellence."
Tony & Patti, QLD Australia
"Kangaroo Island (to be more specific Southern Ocean Lodge) was the best part of our entire trip! Please recommend it to everyone going to Australia. The staff was well trained, fun and really cared about the Lodge, the visitors and the island. We held a baby roo, saw koalas, boxing roos and fur seals! We ate and drank way too much. Best spa we have EVER been to and we always go to the spa. It was life changing!"
Robert & Lauren, USA
"There is so much to see around the Lodge… wallabies, echnidna, birds, orchids & utterly amazing beach walks. The cliffs of Kangaroo Island make Big Sur look like Leggo!"
Andrea, VIC Australia
"Food, ambience, service, accommodation, transfers, trips and education. All outstanding. Eleven out of ten! We will be back!"
Fergus & Jan, NSW Australia
"The service is amazing, extremely high level and unobtrusive. You feel like you have the run of the resort. I'd go again in a heartbeat…"
Karen, NSW Australia
"Everything went extremely smoothly, my friends can't stop talking about it. The entire staff were extremely courteous and friendly. All the extras really helped make the experience. In short, a faultless experience at a magnificent location."
Jack Gringlas – Exclusive Lodge Booking
"The Lodge is proof that luxury and extravagance does not have to come at a cost to the environment."
Anon, Australia
"I loved the peacefulness, the friendly staff, the gorgeous suite & fantastic food. It's like coming home!"
Joelle, USA
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Social gaming network PapayaMobile is introducing a new service today for Android developers – a cost-free and commission-free cross promotion network called AppFlood. The network had already been in testing with around 20 mobile developers in an earlier version, and today it's being opened to all. And yes, it's on Android where this sort of thing is allowed.
The company says that the goal with AppFlood is to lower user acquisition costs for developers, who are now being priced out of the market as rates for acquisition soar.
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Kittanning Council looks at options for bridge traffic during repairs
Since repair work began in March on the Kittanning Citizens Bridge, business owners say they are being hurt by detours that are rerouting traffic — and customers — away from downtown.
Now, Kittanning Council wants to meet with PennDOT officials to see whether there might be a better solution than closing the lane of the bridge that brings traffic into town.
PennDOT devised the one-way traffic flow pattern after conducting a study and getting input from emergency personnel and borough officials, according to Police Chief Bruce Mathews.
But Council President Randy Cloak said options his board would like considered are a temporary traffic light system on both sides of the bridge — allowing for alternating direction of traffic — or opening both lanes for limited times during the day.
"If they can pay someone to sit under the bridge, they can surely figure out a way for traffic to go across in two different directions," Cloak said, referring to the hiring of a boatman for rescue in case a worker falls in the Allegheny River during the project.
The PennDOT repair project on the 82-year-old bridge has limited traffic to one lane out of town until October. Traffic into Kittanning is being rerouted along Butler Road to Franklin Hill Road, past Franklin Village Mall and Hilltop Plaza and onto Route 422. Traffic can enter Kittanning by taking Route 422 Exit B onto South Water Street.
Fred Bonello, owner of Dizzy Lizzie's restaurant on 33 Market St., said customers seemed to have been affected more at the beginning while adjusting to the traffic pattern.
"The first week of the project was terrifying," Bonello said.
But lately, business has picked up and Bonello thinks people may have gotten used to the idea that they have to drive an extra few miles from West Kittanning to Market Street.
He's not sure whether there is a better solution out there for routing traffic during the project's duration, and he's pretty sure that having a traffic light at both ends of the bridge would be a bad idea.
"Do you know where this line of traffic would be?" he said. "It would go past the courthouse up Route 85."
A couple of blocks away at the 700 Shop at 117 Market St., owner Turney Luke said sales have been down because of the detour.
"We want to remind customers that we're still here," he said.
Despite the disruption, Luke acknowledges that the project is necessary and said it's important for people to remain patient — especially with drivers who are unfamiliar with the temporary changes.
He said that residents and businesses have survived the ordeal of past bridge closures.
But he's concerned with project work crews parking heavy equipment on the sidewalks at the corner of Riverside Park and the bridge, potentially breaking up the sidewalk and blocking pedestrian access.
Mathews told council on Monday that he has been working with PennDOT officials to make sure no heavy equipment is brought into town during borough events that feature entertainment.
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dressing up drainage board in basement
I'm trying to come up with ideas on how to cover the drainage (dimple) board that runs about 5 inches up my basement wall. My basement walls are now bright white after skimcoating it with Quikwall, but the drainage board is an ugly site. It's making my nice sterile looking wall look crappy. I do not want to add any drywall along the perimeter. I'm leaving it unfinished. Any ideas??
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Can you paint that stuff white?
Looks more like glued up rubber baseboards to me.
It's dimple board that they use in interior french drains.
I was thinking of attaching rot resistant baseboard to it with masonry screws. The dimple board is about 1/2 thick.
Or I could cut it to the floor. Then seal it.
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On the March 27 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, "the first Hispanic-American attorney general -- a minority" is "under fire by white liberal racists in the Senate." In fact, Gonzales' handling of the U.S. attorney firings has been criticized by lawmakers of both parties, and his actions have been censured by the Senate's only African-American and by one of its three Hispanic members.
In a March 22 CNN.com commentary, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette Jr. made a similar claim about members of Congress who have called for Gonzales' resignation, describing them as a "lynch mob" led by "white liberals" that also includes "immigrant-baiting members of Congress -- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California and Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado." Navarrette wrote:
The nation's first Hispanic attorney general is being pressured to resign by -- pick 'em -- Democrats trying to make hay, an elite media that long opposed him, civil libertarians who condemn administration policy on detainees and wiretaps, conservatives who think Gonzales is too liberal, and liberals who think he's too conservative.
The list even includes a pair of immigrant-baiting members of Congress -- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California and Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado -- who fell out with Gonzales over the prosecution of two ex-border patrol agents.
Leading this lynch mob are white liberals who resent Gonzales because they can't claim the credit for his life's accomplishments and because they can't get him to curtsy. Why should he? Gonzales doesn't owe them a damn thing.
Contrary to Navarrette's and Limbaugh's suggestion that it is primarily white liberals, along with "a pair of immigrant-baiting members of Congress" who are leading the charge against Gonzales, Republican Sen. John H. Sununu (NH) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) are among those who have called for Gonzales' ouster. On the March 19 edition of CNN's Larry King Live, Obama said that he "voted against Alberto Gonzales' confirmation for precisely the reason that we're seeing now." Obama added:
OBAMA: What you get a sense of is a -- an attorney general who saw himself as an enabler of the administration as opposed to somebody who was actually trying to look out for the American people's interests.
And for that reason, I think it's time for him to step down and for another attorney general who can exercise some independence to be put for the reminder of this president's term.
In addition, Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO), who is Hispanic, posted an audio clip on his website in which he is critical of Gonzales. The title of the audio statement, which is linked on the "News Room" page of his Senate website, is: "Salazar Criticizes Gonzales' Role in U.S. Attorney Situation/Introduces Bill to Secure Independence of U.S. Attorneys."
On March 26, CNN.com posted a subsequent commentary by Navarrette, in which he responded to criticism of his March 22 column but did not address his earlier claim that "white liberals" are leading a "lynch mob" against Gonzales. Instead, he noted that he doesn't believe "Gonzales is in trouble ... because he is Hispanic and that, for this reason alone, he should get a pass on any wrongdoing" and later added that "[t]he point of my earlier commentary is that, for reasons that go way back and have nothing to do with this controversy, the long knives are out for Alberto Gonzales. That's a fact. But it's no excuse for making the kind of mistakes that gives your enemies the chance to use them."
Limbaugh also suggested that Laury Gordon Estrada, the wife of Miguel Estrada, who was nominated by President Bush in 2001 to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, committed suicide because Senate Democrats blocked his confirmation. Limbaugh said: "[H]e's [Gonzales] not the first, by the way. We'll never forget what happened to Miguel Estrada. And that was just -- wife ended up committing suicide over what they did to him. It was horrible." According to The New Yorker, Laury Estrada's death "was ruled accidental by the medical examiner."
From the March 27 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: So you have the first Hispanic-American attorney general -- a minority -- under fire by white liberal racists in the Senate. I guarantee you that -- and he's not the first, by the way. We'll never forget what happened to Miguel Estrada. And that was just -- wife ended up committing suicide over what they did to him. It was horrible.
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This article examines the patentability of human genes by evaluating where the balance should lie between the protection of private rights and public access for the promotion of further innovation and public health. The author investigates this issue by providing a comparative study on the approaches adopted in India and the United States – two highly divergent nations that offer unique contrasts in a comparative analysis of their patent regimes. The outcome of the appraisal discerns a potential convergence in the Indian and US approaches on certain aspects of human gene patent-eligibility. This interesting result reveals that contrary to intuition, the differences in the state of economic, technological and patent law developments are not necessarily inimical to the prospect of adopting a common approach on certain facets of patent law, such as, those relating to the patent-eligibility of isolated genes. Moreover, the differences in the respective constitutional mandates do not inevitably constrain these two regimes to adopt dissimilar approaches to the legal treatment of issues, at least, in the context of specific aspects of human gene patenting. The article concludes by presenting that the Indian and US approaches on the patent-eligibility of isolated genomic DNA provides the better balance between granting private rights without jeopardising public access and represents a desirable departure from the current international practices.
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A comprehensive ten year study of damages awarded by the Delhi High Court in trademark infringement cases reveals the remarkable extent to which the quantum of damages can be correlated to the presence of certain factual criteria. It brings into sharp focus exactly how far the reasoning behind awarding and quantifying damages – often the biggest takeaway and most powerful deterrent in trademark infringement cases – has been rendered an afterthought. Commencing with a critical commentary on the headline damages payouts by the Delhi High Court in 1, I break down the significant statistical outcomes of damages awarded based on key criteria, including aggravating and mitigating factors considered and litigant profile, in 2. I then employ these findings in 3 as the basis for a proposed basic minimum checklist for quantifying damages in such cases going forward – an area where judicial reasoning has been strikingly and disappointingly thin in the past decade.
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This article analyses the proposed WIPO Treaty for Protection of Broadcasting Organizations ("Broadcast Treaty") and argues that (a) The need for the Broadcast Treaty has not been fully established and b) even if there were such a need for the Broadcast Treaty (purportedly to help counter signal piracy), the proposed draft of the treaty deviates from this approach towards a 'rights-based' approach, creating a 'paracopyright' regime, potentially creating chilling effects on legitimate end uses of copyrightable material.
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The Internet has evolved from a network of computers to a global social phenomenon. Once a medium that offered access only to a few, the smartphone and mobile network revolution has thrown it open to a much wider and more varied audience. In the process it is transforming itself from a place where people exchange information to a place where people conduct business as well. The convenience provided by online business transactions – e-commerce – is the reason why more and more users are turning to the Internet for their buying and selling. This is not only changing the face of retailing and rewriting the rules of the game but also throwing up new challenges to the legal, policy-making and taxation fraternity at a pace that they are ill-equipped to deal with. This paper presents some of the major conceptual characteristics of e-commerce and the legal and taxation challenges that arise therefrom. It then suggests the approach that could be adopted for tackling these legal and taxation issues.
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The underlying values inherent in the creation of bitcoins are those of decentralization and accessibility. The horizontal power structure is an integral part of bitcoins' architecture – this paper seeks to find a feasible alternative to status quo in order to preserve these characteristics. First, we look at the harms of monopolies and how the concentration of bitcoins is exceptionally harmful to its continued existence. Second, we expose the inadequacies of the existing regulatory frameworks, and discuss how status quo militates against the foundational ideology of bitcoin as a non-institutional cryptocurrency. Third, we undertake a comparative study of the existing regulatory regimes to identify legal and regulatory issues surrounding bitcoins. Finally, we propose a solution to the concern of centralization by discussing the relationship between law, code and the market, and discussing existing coded solutions that may be further improved upon to prevent such monopoly.
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas have discovered and characterized a new organism that will help scientists understand the molecular mechanisms and ancestral genetic toolkit that enabled animals and fungi to evolve into diverse, multicellular life forms.
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I'm somewhere in Massachusetts, in a hotel a few miles from Gillette Stadium. The Hofstra quarterfinals are in the rear view mirror. More than 13,000 fans were treated to a pair of "upsets" as Denver and Virginia punched their tickets to Baltimore.
What happened: The Cavs played a perfect second quarter, outscoring Cornell 7-0 on 14 shots while committing 0 turnovers. Steele Stanwick and Chris Bocklet ran circles around the undersized Big Red defense. But the biggest surprise was at the other end of the field. The Cavs entered the game ranked No. 38 in scoring defense, but they held Cornell to single digits by mixing man-to-man packages with zone. Cornell began to figure things out in the third quarter, but the train had already departed for Charm City.
What we learned: Cornell's Rob Pannell is human and David Lau and Roy Lang picked the wrong day for an off game. Virginia played with toughness, focus and attitude for the full 60 minutes. Chris Lapierre was terrific in the middle of the field, Bray Malphrus locked down on Pannell well, Nick O'Reilly was a spark off the bench, and Chris Clemens continues to be their unsung hero.
What Virginia did well: Two-man games. Offensive coordinator Marc Van Arsdale deserves a ton of credit for the game plan. Without the Brattons, Virginia must use more two-man games and off-ball movement on offense. Wahoos diced Cornells defense repeatedly with picks and screens and well timed cuts. No longer reliant on Shamel Bratton isolations, the Cavs played a gorgeous version of team offense.
What needs work: Clearing. It was the worst Virginia clearing performance I've seen in ten years. Usually automatic, the Cavs only cleared 21-28.
Parting shot for Cornell: Eleven straight wins and another Ivy title made the 2011 memorable. The Big Red will be a top-eight team again next year as they graduate just a few first-liners.
What happened: Denver ran past Hopkins, building a five-goal lead, and then re-rallied when it appeared as if Hopkins was ready to comeback and take the game over. The Pioneers shot the ball well, kept the face-off battle with Matt Dolente in check, and capitalized on every match-up advantage possible. Denver defense throttled John Ranagan and John Greeley, leaving the JHU attack with too much work to do on their own.
What we learned: Denver is more than just a bunch of crafty Canadians. They are skilled, but also fast. Jeremy Noble, Cam Flint and Chase Carraro are lightning bugs. Mark Matthews is a terrific passer. Todd Baxter, Paul Danko and Andrew Lay can rip the pill. Offensive coordinator Matt Brown continually confused his opponent.
What Denver did well: Ball carriers won their match ups and Pioneer penetrators made great decisions along the way. Midfield defenders Emerson Eichler and Alex Drexler are the best one- two short stick combo in the country.
What needs work: DU's close defense held up well for the most part, but Stanwick and Bocklet of Virginia present a much tougher challenge next Saturday.
Parting shot for Johns Hopkins: TheJays appeared nervous and flat from the opening whistle and now have lost four straight at Shuart Stadium. The Blue Jays' defense was unprepared and appeared a step slow on ball and in their slide packages. Defense was often spread out and left over matched defenders on an island. Offense played well for one quarter. Youngsters showed their inexperience at critical junctures. The Jays overachieved this year, took a positive step as a program, but still have work to do to get back to championship weekend.
Quint Kessenich covers lacrosse for the ESPN networks and writes for Insidelacrosse. The ESPNU lacrosse podcast can be downloaded at espnu.com.


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Charleroi woman accused of hiding suspect in attempted murder
A Charleroi woman is accused of harboring a suspect wanted in the attempted murder of a Monessen man on Dec. 4.
Samantha Dominique Scagline, 21, of 505 Eighth St., was charged Monday with hindering apprehension or prosecution after a fifth suspect wanted in an alleged attack on Jaisen Irwin was found in her residence on Dec. 13.
Members of the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force went to Scagline's residence after Charleroi Regional Police received information that Antoine Hairston, 19, of Monessen was hiding there.
According to a criminal complaint, the marshals knocked on the door and were met by Scagline and Nicole Hairston.
When asked if they knew Antoine Hairston, both replied that they did. They informed the marshals that they, along with Nicole Hairston's son, were the only ones living there. Scagline then gave permission for the marshals to search the residence.
Antoine Hairston subsequently was found in the basement.
Antoine Hairston and four other Monessen residents – Terrence Stepoli, 18; Josh Stepoli, 20; Samone Stepoli, 21; and Earl Pinkney, 19 – each are charged with attempted homicide, attempted aggravated assault and two counts of conspiracy.
Police claim the alleged assailants chased Irwin from near the Elks Lodge on Knox Avenue to a Highland Manor residence.
As Irwin sought refuge in the Highland Manor building, shots were fired in his direction, police contend.
The incident stemmed from remarks Irwin allegedly made about Josh Stepoli's purported involvement in the shooting death of Chris "Snax" Fincik, of Monessen, just after midnight on Dec. 3.
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Readers: Best burgers list is incomplete without Cherry Cricket, Citygrille
The winning burgers from Highland Tap & Burger.
In honor of Steak 'n Shake finally opening an outpost in metro Denver, Laura Shunk revisited her list of Denver's best hamburgers, and added a few more to come up with "Denver's ten best burgers."
And predictably, some critics pounded this list flatter than a patty at My Brother's Bar:
Says James:
This list is an absolute joke with out including Citygrille. Your words mean less than nothing to me.
Says Guest:
I know it's fashionable for self-proclaimed foodies to claim they hate everything in Cherry Creek these days. However, Cherry Cricket's Cricket Burgers are better than at least 5 of the burgers on the list.
But others appreciated the lineup, especially the inclusion of Highland Tap & Burger.
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After having attended Burger Battle and visited several of the participating restaurants, Highland Tap and Burger is #1. I was won over by their consistency in awesomeness and the good people that patronize their establishment. If your looking for a stellar beer and tasty burger, surrounded by handsome men and hot chics, Htb is what's happening. I look forward to trying a few on this list.
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