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UC San Diego rallies in singles action to down Southern Indiana 5-3
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Five consecutive singles wins led UC San Diego to a 5-3 victory against Southern Indiana in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Championships on Wednesday at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex outside of Phoenix.
UCSD advanced to the quarterfinals and will play West Florida on Thursday. The Tritons are making their 12th NCAA appearance since the 2001 season.
After narrowly dropping all three doubles matches to go down 3-0, UCSD came back with a vengeance in singles play. Three of the five victories came in straight sets.
Starting things off was sophomore Kona Luu, who had no problem dispatching Jack Joyce at No. 5 by scores of 6-2 and 6-4.
The second winner to come off was Camill Salomon in the No. 1 spot. Salomon, ranked 41st nationally, defeated Michael Kuzaj 6-1, 7-5.
Max Jiganti tied the match at three with his 6-2, 7-5 win against Juan Quiroz at No. 2. He was down 5-0 in the second set before coming back to win. Jiganti has been hot all season, posting an overall singles record of 14-5. He has now won eight consecutive matches and nine of his last 10.
The Tritons took their first lead of the day courtesy of Ganesh Alagappan. In his No. 4 matchup against Ben Boesing, he lost the opening set by a 6-4 count. However, he handily won set two by a score of 6-2 and finished Boesing off 6-4 in the deciding frame to put UCSD in front 4-3.
Junior Rajeev Herekar clinched the victory for the Tritons, picking up the team's fifth point with his three-set win against Santiago Lopez at No. 3. Herekar found himself down after dropping the first set 6-3. He took a hard-fought 7-5 win in the second set and then ended it with a 6-4 decision in the third frame.
Freshman Horea Porutiu represented UCSD at No. 6 singles. Against Rodrigo Flores, Porutiu lost the first set 7-6, and won the second 6-2. He was up 2-1 in the third before the match was halted when UCSD secured the deciding fifth point.
At No. 1 doubles, Salomon and sophomore Devon Sousa faced the nation's 25th-ranked team in Kuzaj and Quiroz. The Triton duo was up 8-7 and owned three match points, but eventually fell by a score of 9-8 as their opponents won the tiebreaker by a 7-4 margin.
Jiganti and Luu went up against Boesing and Joyce in the second doubles slot and suffered an 8-2 loss. It was just the fifth setback in 20 decisions this season for them.
At No. 3 doubles, Herekar and sophomore Teddy Truong were nipped 9-7 by Flores and Lopez.


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"Certain attitude adjustments are in order to manuver successfully through the four generations of history during which Native peoples have been living in cities. The old urban American folkloric perception that people from the country are bumpkins and city dwellers are by-nature wiser, more worldly and sophisticated is reversed when the story is told in remote Native communities. Until recently, Native traditionalists, close to the land, noted that the sophisticated "sidewalk Indian," the city slicker, more often than not was ill prepared to function in the traditional, spiritual and natural worlds back home on the rez. Today many urban Indians return home to the rez for many years at a time, questing for their tribal roots and spiritual destiny."
(American Indians and the Urban Experience, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001)
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Tackling the Global Patient Safety Agenda
A presentation about the World Alliance for Patient Safety by Sir Liam Donaldson, Chair of the Alliance, took place at the Marcel Jenny Auditorium, University of Geneva Hospitals (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève), on 17 May 2005. Over 100 health care professionals participated in the 2-hour meeting and heard dramatic stories of patients who had died or suffered serious harm through the delivery of health care. The session was moderated by Professors H. Bounameaux, and D. Pittet from the University of Geneva Hospitals.
The Chair of the Alliance emphasized that a body of evidence from researching patient safety has shown that "adverse events are not rare and can happen almost anywhere" and described with examples how other industries, such as the aviation industry, are successfully addressing errors and catastrophic events. " Research and best practice outside health care has shown that safety comes down to appreciating that improvements are not made by telling people to take care, but by understanding the conditions that provoke error" Sir Liam said.
The presentation was concluded by describing the historic and international background prior to the creation and launch of the Alliance in October 2004, and providing an outline of its six programmes.


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Field Trips
Snow School
Snowshoe with a Ranger and learn about how wildlife adapts to winter conditions. We have enough snowshoes for about 30 students and the walks are suitable for third graders and up.
Reservations and Dates
Tuesday through Friday in January and February. Contact staff to make a reservation:
Winter weather at Craters of the Moon, at 5,900 feet elevation, is often quite different from what it is in Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello or Twin Falls.Craters of the Moon is usually colder, receives more snow and can be quite windy at times. The program is subject to cancellation due to severe weather such as sub-zero temperatures, blizzard conditions or extreme wind-chill. Contact park staff prior to your visit to get the latest update.
We provide the snowshoes.
Warm waterproof boots with wool or synthetic socks are essential!
Dress in layers so you are prepared for varying weather conditions:
Long underwear- top & bottom
Pants- loose fitting, wool or synthetics such as fleece
Upper body- wool or polyester fleece/pile shirt or sweater/jacket
Windbreaker layer- must be highly breathable because snowshoeing is aerobic
Winter hat or stocking cap that protects your ears
Environmental Considerations
- Due to limited parking and to model energy conservation, we strongly suggest limiting support vehicles to one per bus and consolidating passengers to as few vehicles as possible for schools that visit without bus transportation.
- Idling of vehicles is not permitted in the park. Please help to keep our air clean by turning off vehicles when stopped. Bus drivers are welcome in our warm and comfortable visitor center.
- Please bring trash bags to sort plastic, glass, and metal cans when you have lunch. Have students place the material to be recycled in the recycle bins in the parking lot. Only put garbage in the waste bins.
11:30 a.m. Lunch (bring your own; outlet and hot water available) and track activity
12:00 p.m. Snowshoe Walk (1.5 miles)
1:30 p.m. Depart
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Woman accepts plea deal in Grand Junction slaying
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - A woman who was charged with murder in a Grand Junction slaying has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a plea agreement.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports 29-year-old Sadie Camis pleaded guilty Wednesday to identity theft and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors dropped murder charges in return.
Camis was charged in the October slaying of Rigoberto Luna. Police say Luna was choked to death with a lug wrench and his credit cards and vehicle were stolen.
Camis faces up to 15 years in prison at her July 29 sentencing.
Aaron Ungles pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Luna's death and Nathan Dennis pleaded guilty to assault, robbery and violent crime. Both are 28 and both are scheduled to be sentenced on July 25.
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The key words in this passage are "may not". Even if the Clinton AWB had still been in effect, Cho would still have been able to obtain his hi-cap mags; it would have just been more difficult (and expensive), that's all.Had Congress and the President not allowed the assault weapon ban to expire, the killer may not have been able to obtain the high capacity magazines he used in his assault.
A law is only effective if the people choose to obey it, a simple concept that the Brady Bunch can't grasp.


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Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon has been listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Giants. Garcon didn't practice at all this week and hasn't done much on the field since Week 1.
Fantasy Analysis:
It's no surprise and probably more optimistic than what is reality. Nobody seems to have a firm idea as to when Garcon will play again. While he hasn't been ruled out for Sunday, he's not going to play. Head coach Mike Shanahan threw out that Garcon could be back within days or weeks. Again, nobody knows. It's a terribly frustrating situation, but I would still hang on to Garcon because Shanahan is still committed to him as the team's No. 1 WR when healthy. Plus, you can't trade him right now; what are you going to get for him?
None of the other wide receivers on this team are a quality start even in bye-heavy Week 7. Among Santana Moss , Leonard Hankerson and Josh Morgan , only Moss has topped seven fantasy points in any game since Week 2, and that was only because Moss caught a long touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins on a completely blown coverage. The Giants have allowed the third-fewest fantasy points to tight ends, so Fred Davis is a risky play, too. It should be the Griffin-Morris show for the Redskins against the reigning champs.


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Think you know who will win the StarCraft, Warcraft, and World of Warcraft tournaments at BlizzCon 2009? Intel is running a contest where you can put your predictive powers to good use.
Visit http://scoop.intel.com/blizzcon.php to get details on how you can register to "Choose a Champion." Participants who choose the tournament winners correctly have the opportunity to win one of three ASUS G50VT gaming laptops. Entry closes August 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (PST).
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Award-winning playwright Sir David Hare has lambasted Donald Trump and said his latest film - a true-life legal drama starring Rachel Weisz - is partly a response to the US presidential hopeful's politics.
Sir David has scripted Denial, which stars Weisz as American academic Deborah Lipstadt, who was sued for libel by British historian David Irving after she wrote a book labelling him as a Holocaust denier.
Professor Lipstadt won the case, with the judge ruling that Irving was an anti-Semite and racist who associated with Right-wing extremists.
Hare said: "The reason I was so drawn to [the story] is this idea that in this internet age, this democratic age, we are all entitled to our own opinion and one person's opinion is as good as anyone else's.
"Occasionally it is necessary to remind people that there are facts, there is scientific evidence and there is such a thing as proof. That was true with this court case and it's important to say it now.
"The other day Donald Trump said Obama was bringing in 40,000 Syrian refugees and the administration said that is nonsense, it's actually a few thousand. Donald Trump just said, 'Well I believe it's 40,000 and so do my millions of Twitter followers.'
"It's a non-evidence-based approach to politics, what you might call Trumpery. It's terribly dangerous."
To script the movie, Sir David read 40 days' worth of court reports and documents from the 2000 trial. It is directed by Mick Jackson and also features Tom Wilkinson and Sherlock star Andrew Scott.
Sir David is also adapting Ibsen's The Master Builder for The Old Vic, which will star Ralph Fiennes, and will be discussing his recent memoirs at Hampstead Theatre Festival.
Meera Syal, Darcey Bussell and Imogen Stubbs will also be at the event, which runs from March 18 to 20. Sir David said: "It's one of the problems with theatres that they are empty most of the day. This is a great idea and will hopefully bring people through the doors and persuade them to come back."
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Although Panasonic now makes 37in TVs in both LCD and plasma flavours, the brand's love affair with plasma technology keeps LCD out of the picture for anything larger. So it is, that the 42in TH-42PX80 we're looking at today is every inch a plasma TV.
It's also got the potential to be every inch a bargain. For it's not often you get a chance to get your hands on a 42in screen of - we hope - real quality for considerably under £700. Fingers crossed Panasonic hasn't had to jettison too much of its near-legendary plasma prowess to make such a price feasible.
First impressions of the 42PX80 are mixed. It feels pleasingly solid compared with the rather flimsy finish of many of Panny's previous plasma generation, yet its simple black rectangle design feels somewhat staid by today's increasingly flash standards.
There are some slightly mixed feelings about the TV's connections, too. On the surface all looks well, with a healthy (for this money) three HDMIs, a component video input, a dedicated PC port, an unexpected SD card slot for the direct viewing of digital photographs, and all the lower-resolution analogue video stalwarts.
But it turns out that the HDMIs aren't able to take Deep Colour - a slightly ironic surprise given that Panasonic is in the process of launching camcorders with Deep Colour technology built in!
Still, we guess this little faux pas is hardly the end of the world on such an affordable TV - especially when it hits the mark in a couple of other key areas, namely compatibility with the now-so-important 1080p/24Hz format, and an impressive-looking native contrast ratio of 15,000:1.
When I say native contrast ratio, by the way, I mean that it's not derived via any sneaky dynamic backlight adjustments as happens with LCD technology. With the 42PX80 the brightest whites and blackest blacks that make up the claimed contrast ratio could potentially be visible in a single movie frame - should you somehow find a single frame containing the necessary extremes of light and dark.
Before we get accused of LCD bashing here, though, we must point out that the 42PX80 does fall short of the vast majority of its similarly sized LCD rivals when it comes to resolution, 'only' boasting a pixel count of 1024 x 768. This is enough pixels, of course, to earn the TV its crucial HD Ready wings, but it falls short of the 1,920 x 1,080 pixels sported by full HD TVs.
Still, contrary to popular thought, resolution really isn't the be all and end all of a TV's performance. Sure, a full HD pixel count on an LCD can reduce scaling noise and improve detail and colour blending, but on a plasma the emissive nature of the light generated by the plasma photons exciting the RGB phosphors can also lend itself to improved colour accuracy and blends (rather like a CRT). Furthermore, other factors such as black level and motion handling can have a far more immediate and profound effect than simply resolution.
Have had one of these for about four months. Very happy with it and excellent value. Only criticisum would be that the stand is flimsy. In my case it looked scratched in the shop Comet which I accepted. On having it loaded into my car and moving out of the parking bay. The scratch proved to be a split and it fractured again. I had to persue the replacement under sale of goods act (£56) as Comet refused to replace, saying I must claim on my insurance cover - they sold me under great pressure - I only got justice by being persistant, they have now lost further custom!
I managed to pick one up for 80$ at a second hand shop. Works amazingly well with ps4/xbone. A bit power hungry though possibly.
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It is simple. Don't shop at Randalls.
This is a discussion on Randalls employee fired for chasing theft suspect within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Hey all you Texans out there: Randall's policy is for safety, spokeswoman says. Randalls employee fired for chasing theft suspect...
Hey all you Texans out there: Randall's policy is for safety, spokeswoman says. Randalls employee fired for chasing theft suspect
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes ... they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. Thomas Jefferson
It is simple. Don't shop at Randalls.
It's sad that doing the right thing in our society means lawsuits and running the risk of being sued because you didn't ask the BG if you could take what he/she stole from someone else and return it back to them.
tiwee said it best.
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"Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem." - President Ronald Reagan
this sounds the same as many of the pizza drivers geting fired for defending them selfs
"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution, which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." -1792, James Madison
There are always too many Democratic, Republican and never enough U.S. congressmen.
I think Randalls needs to get a few hundred letters condemning them for firing a responsible employee. If I get some time tonight I'll try to dig up their corporate address and post it here.
I just called and spoke with the Manager of the store, you can call at:
(512) 246-0390
I gave him a piece of my mind, telling him that he would rather fire a loyal employee who was looking out for customers being victimized by criminals on THEIR property than do the right thing and apprehend or defend customers from criminals on your property? When the Manager gave me his usual corporate excuse line that it wasn't his call, I told him to man up and take some personal responsibility for the store he was charged with managing, and be thankful that he had at least one real man (and former veteran) who had the intestinal fortitude to stand up to criminals and do the right thing.
Surprisingly, the manager listened to it all and didn't hang up. He again apologized but started going through the whole "corporate policy" thing. I cut him off and said I heard it the first time, and not to worry, because I wasn't going to shop in his store anyway.
I did tell him to expect a whole lot more phone calls, though.......So have at it, fellas...
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
too bad, I'm sure that policy is in place because some lawyer told them it would be better for liability on the store, but the store isn't the one without a job now
just like one of our local convenience store policies.....they get hit all over town....robberies, beer runs, have had clerks shot/stabbed, one was killed a few years ago on a beer run
their policy is they can't fight back, chase, nothing....just give 'em what they want
until just recently they didn't even have a phone in the store, they'd have to go outside and use the pay phone to call 911 after they were robbed, now they have phones that call directly to 911 but I wish they had shotguns behind the counterNICE!!!!Originally Posted by edr9x23super
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If loose gun laws are good for criminals why do criminals support gun control?
Pretty poor policy if you ask me...but it is there policy and the employee was aware of it. It may have been more appropriate to give a day or two off and have him review the policy.
The manager stated, ...his hands were tied.
Perhaps the next time, it's the store is getting robbed, and when the manager is taken in the back and getting beaten to a pulp, he'll remind his 'wanting to help' employees about the store policy.
With some of the advertisement (perhaps on Fox News), Mr. Schafer will end up with a much better job.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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As from the story...Completely different as in apples and sliced turkey meat.Schafer ran across a field and through an apartment complex, hoping to cut the suspect off, but Schafer lost sight of him.
"I was just sitting there for about 30 seconds, saying, 'Come on. Make a mistake.' His head's going to pop up or something," Schafer said. "And it did."
The customer called police as Schafer collected Welch's purse, which had already been gone through and dropped in the field near some trees. Then Schafer chased the suspect for about another quarter-mile before police caught up and arrested the 15-year-old.
As to the company choosing to let him go as in this specific case by policy they do have a very good point.
If he the store employee had injured some person _or_ caused some other person to thereafter become injured as by the BG, then guess who would be on the hook for liability in a civil defense? The employer.
Further if the employee in the effort to recover this customers stolen property had in that event either injured himself or been injured/killed by the BG or by some other third party event such as hit by a car while chasing the person through the streets...Guess who would be on the hook for workmans compensation and even potentially long term care considerations and/or sued by his family for wrongful death monies. Yep, the employer...even as such a claim of any sort would be wrong. They still would have to spend considerable time, money, and endure negative press of all sorts for doing nothing wrong (!) and because an employee made his own choice to act as a police which was not amongst his job tasks. Further he left his counter to go on this greater than 1/4 mile chase effort and thus is AWOL whilst being on the clock.
Never mind that by the customers own statement she did not choose to secure the purse herself as in on body carry or better yet retain in hand as contrary to her image in the article...This is nothing like the pizza driver shootings that have occurred and do sadly with regularity.Welch had been standing at the deli counter with her purse resting in her cart when someone ran past her, grabbed her purse and ran out the door.
This isn't even the same as the Whole Foods employee who was fired for doing same though he was not on the clock and was on his lunch break when he too did same.
I'm an employer not as a manager but as founder and owner of a privately held corporation.
I pay workmans comp amongst other insurances...and I know for a fact employees and familys will sue anyone and everyone they view to be 'monied' in a heartbeat if/when they find themself in a bind over pretty much anything including even minor scratches. Seriously.
There is a good reason why many companys have policies such as this. It is to protect not only the employee (often times from themself!) but also that of the company too who has other mouths to feed and care for aside from a single employee who in a moment of emotional thought felt that the 'right' thing to do is go play Batman in the streets so as to recover property. A single event such as this resulting in employee or some other third party persons injury followed by medical and liability claims can literally sink a business...and result in not just one employee being jobless but an entire company of very many mouths (!). Folks need to think on this.
Property that is very often insured for loss by the employer or in regaining control of customer knick knacks that are as well wholly replaceable and not at all equal in value to that of the employees life nor that of the time and training investment made by the employer in to that person to do a job that is not in the area of loss prevention or general store security.
Now don't get me wrong nor this twisted as pretty much most people are not supportive of criminals and criminal activity and nobody wants to see customers getting ripped off on their grounds.
But there is sense and with that cents too.
This employee did a good thing morally but he was wrong as far as being an employee goes and he showed a serious error in judgment by his actions as related to his status as an employee. He knew the store policy and as such making the choice he did also negated his contract of employment per it's conditions.
The bit about him having been former Army and such as reported is fluff at best. The bottom line is he's not employed by the Army, now, and was not assigned a job as store security.
Cases like this in specific appeal to our hearts but as with any story know that there are two sides to the coin and companys have policies such as this to this specific instance for good reason, as based on past post event employee actions and results.
I know my sentiment and comment will not be popular here but these are facts and realitys that employees and employers face daily as events occur daily.
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"Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy
"A license to carry a concealed weapon does not make you a free-lance policeman." - Florida Div. of Licensing
In all fairness, even the Army operates like this.The bit about him having been former Army and such as reported is fluff at best. The bottom line is he's not employed by the Army, now, and was not assigned a job as store security.
My yearly anti-terrorism training tells me that if my airplane is hijacked, I'm supposed to quietly hide my dog tags and ID. If armed men break down my hotel room door, I'm supposed to quietly surrender.
The policy is an unfortunate indicator of the path our society has taken, but there's nothing wrong with the policy itself. I don't think firing him was the right choice, but I don't make those decisions. I'm pretty sure the store manager doesn't make those decisions either.
"and suddenly I can not hold back my sword hand's anger"
If all it takes for evil to prevail is the absence of good people to stand up, then what do we say about those who would denigrate/fire/condemn those who DO stand up?
As bad as most of us want to help,most big retailers will can you for chasing thieves. A long time ago I spent 8 years as a manager for Autozone. The rule book spelled it out,and employees had to agree and sign,do not chase a thief,for any reason. All these companies care about is making money and avoiding lawsuits. The individual does not matter to them. Neither does right and wrong.
As an employer, I have to go along with Janq on this one.
The financial risk the employee placed on the Company in order to recover the stolen purse is just unacceptable.
Now, if the employee acted to defend someone from a violent attack, then I would have a different opinion. The potential benefit obtained from defending someone is much greater than the potential cost.
But, just to get back a purse? No way.
I feel for the employee since he acted with his heart in good faith but he really did act inappropriately.
fortiter in re, suaviter in modo (resolutely in action, gently in manner).
Because that is the risk. Something goes wrong, the company gets sued and because of the cash they have to pay out, they must lay off a few workers.
Kind of a high price for recovering a purse . . . don't you think?
Like I said, if we were talking about defending someones life, then I say go for it.
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Tony Abbott's budget reply speech this week refocused attention on the carbon tax and his promise to scrap the policy if the Coalition wins the election. He announced that even though the tax will be gone, the Coalition will keep in place the associated personal income tax cuts and pension increases that were introduced as compensation. But voters could face the prospect of having to return to the polls again next year, with the Coalition reaffirming its threat to call a double dissolution election if Labor blocks legislation to repeal the tax.
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ELIZABETH JACKSON: The Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has made it clear that the Coalition will scrap the carbon tax if it wins the election in September.
But a Tony Abbott victory won't mean an end to the debate.
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GREG HUNT: The next election will be a referendum on the carbon tax.
SIMON CULLEN: The Opposition's climate action spokesman Greg Hunt says if the Coalition wins it'll follow through on plans to scrap the carbon pricing scheme, and expects Labor's support.
GREG HUNT: If we are elected, the Australian people would expect that the ALP would respect their mandate for repeal of the carbon tax.
SIMON CULLEN: But the Climate Change Minister Greg Combet says Labor won't support any move to wind back the legislation.
GREG COMBET: First point is of course we're going to contest the election and we plan to win it. But if Mr Abbott does become prime minster in four months time, then Labor will stick to what we believe in; and we believe that we've got to tackle climate change, and the best way to tackle it is to through a carbon price. That's what we've introduced.
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GREG HUNT: We have always said that whilst a joint sitting is not our preferred option, it remains a fallback and we will keep going until such time as the carbon tax is repealed.
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Now the electricity market is a very complex market, and to run around suggesting to people that you're going to be able to drive down electricity and gas prices I think stretches credulity.
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So shall Christmas be…
You and me all times of December.
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How perfect in God, all, we would be!
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/in memory of father joe dizon
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Pray for Terry and Tom Myers, reaching out to the deprived and the enslaved in Bulgaria.April 18, 2012
Thomas and Terry Myers Portrait
Bulgaria is a country still struggling to find its
way in a free market economy. Many areas outside the capital city of Sofia have unemployment
rates greater than 90%.
Here, Tom Myers,
the Baptist Union of Bulgaria, and the local Baptist churches are developing
ways to help families by creating long-term solutions to the problems of
unemployment, while ministering to the families' immediate needs. One of the
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Baptist Church,
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prostitution. She is also involved with a group doing outreaches to the
women and girls who work on the streets of Sofia. In addition, Terry assists with
networking between local churches in the Baptist Union of Bulgaria and local
American Baptist churches. In this role, she helps to establish links
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- Pray also for their sons Andrew (AJ), 18, and Nathan, 16.


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We have an $80,000 base-price cap for the vehicles invited to 10Best, and for good reason: Its easier to build a great car if it will command a great price. And frankly, the thrill of some megabuck über-cars fades even more rapidly than those machines accelerate. Dont misunderstand us; were not saying that squabbling over the keys to a Ferrari is not worthy of fisticuffs, or that driving a Bugatti shouldnt be on your bucket list. But the cars of privilege are extremists, pulling everything else along in their wake. It can be just as gratifying to slide behind the wheel of those mainstream models that have tucked into that slipstream.
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Indeed, Mazda is punching above its weight class when it comes to product. For a company that builds one-sixth the number of vehicles of giants like General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen, its achievements are nothing short of shocking, like Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson. Mazda has no luxury brand to generate Lexus-size profits, not even a high-margin pickup truck in its lineup. No, Mazda just sells efficiently built small and mid-size cars and crossovers, all of them entertaining and none with a base price above $31K. In an industry in which most carmakers are trying to be everywhere at once, Mazdas dedication to doing what it does best earns it our highest acclaim.
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
ENGINE: DOHC 16-valve 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle inline-4, 184 hp, 185 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
CURB WEIGHT: 31503300 lb
2528/3740 mpg
Wed stick with the stick in our 6, which means ordering the $24,440 Touring trim, preferably painted Soul Red ($300). Sand leatherette brightens up the interior, and a further $665 spent on fog lamps and an auto-dimming mirror with integrated garage-door opener brings the total MSRP to $25,405.
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front- wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan or 5-door wagon
ENGINES: DOHC 16-valve 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle inline-4, 155 hp, 150 lb-ft; DOHC 16-valve 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle inline-4, 184 hp, 185 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
CURB WEIGHT: 28003100 lb
2730/3741 mpg
For $24,040, a manual Mazda 3 five-door, 2.0-liter i with the Grand Touring package is just about perfect. No persuasion needed to spec it in Deep Crystal Blue Mica.


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I first met Robin at my very first Council meeting when he sat down next to me and introduced himself. He could see my nerves and asked me a little of my background. "Private sector," I said. "Oh good," was his reply. "What kind?" he then asked. "Entrepreneur," I replied. "Oh this could be fun," was his rejoinder. For many meetings after that I had the pleasure of his company as we sat together and heard at close hand his interesting opinions.
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Before this first meeting I had done my homework, but instead of the towering intellectual and Government giant his CV portrayed I was astounded to meet a kindly modest man.
Rumour has it he was inveigled to Essex through the Cabinet Office by an Essex contact who persuaded him Wivenhoe Park was en route to his country cottage in Suffolk . Whatever the origin of the story his appointment was greatly to the benefit of the University and in my view an inspired choice.
Robin, by reputation, had taken on both Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair over, respectively, the rundown of the UK motor industry and Alastair Campbell's rearranging of the Government Information Service to more political ends. His tussle with the Iron Lady saw to his great credit the introduction of Japanese motor manufacturing in Britain and eventually led to Nissan's arrival in Sunderland. Where even to this day it continues to expand with its electric car project and UK production of its Qashqui model and provide increased employment outside the South East so dear to Robin's heart.
He joined Council in 1999 and helped for nine years both Sir Ivor Crewe and Professor Colin Riordan to stabilise and then begin the process of modernising the University. He was always helpful and incisive around the big decisions especially the £40 million Southend project and the £200 million Strategic Vision which is emerging now as more construction is evident daily.
During my four years as Chair he was very supportive of plans to bring about change in the University but was a vehement opponent of the then fad of private finance initiatives and he guided us through its worst excesses and helped persuade us to take a more conservative route of financing the £200 million of capital works now showing around Wivenhoe Park.
His contributions to our discussions where always measured and balanced but they were listened to always with interest and fascination and never did I hear his views contradicted.
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We all so valued this very broad base of contact and experience that when at last he chose his time to leave us he was gracious enough to help find Council a colleague of equal status and experience in Paul Grey, whose understanding of Whitehall thinking at an early stage has helped the University to ride out the early storms of the post-Lehman era with success and is now being seen in the sector as a sound and growing institution.
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A footnote from the national exit poll that I missed earlier this week. Note to the 11 percent: You're doing it wrong.
Reuters/Ipsos conducted its own exit poll, based on a massive sample of 40,000 people, and got basically the same result — 12 percent of those who "identify strongly" with the tea party pulled the lever for four more years.
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Voters who switched from Republican John McCain in 2008 to Obama in 2012 said their choice was based on which candidate "cares about people like me." That suggests the Obama campaign may have been successful in painting Romney, a wealthy businessman, as out of touch with average voters, particularly after his leaked remarks about the "47 percent" he said he would not "worry about."
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This one made me laughhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8snbM3-zOU0
Another funny onehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=trueview-instream&v=Vd_IqOb7pW8
When Chuck Norris made madonna explote.
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When Chuck Norris made madonna explote.
dont know if this is what you mean? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE0lwbufXc4 i thought that was awesome… never seen Chuck Norris in there.
I know some people thought it was a little overdone but I liked the Clint Eastwood / GM / Detroit commercial.http://youtu.be/_PE5V4Uzobc
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Mick stood on the podium, smiling his chipped tooth smile, hoisting the hardware. A large globe. Rip Curl hat. The red wave breaking over his beaming eyes. No that wasn't a Rip Curl hat. It was Vasco de Gamma's hat. Mick the explorer. Mick the bringer of riches and disease. Mick had worn the gold singlet. The same that looked so prophetic on Joel just yesterday as he shot out of a toilet paper roll barrel. So long. So long. Today it is prophetic on Mick.
Bede stood aside like a jovial Fijian. He uncorked his champagne and sprayed, sending liquid streams Mick's way. His place in competitive surfing becoming serious. He is no longer a throw away. Maybe he never was? Maybe Rip Curl will sponsor him? The beach cheered for Mick. Cheered for his joy. Cheered for Bede. Cheered for his good nature. Cheered that Supertubos fired for two days. Cheered.
The conditions had steadily decreased in both size and quality. From both yesterday and this morning. But it was still surfable as evidenced by the way Mick sliced the wedgy faces. I wonder if there is any size of surf that Mick couldn't slice?
Mick and Bede each paddled out. The throng had thickened. Pulses raced. Joel sat alone either in the carpark or speeding to the airport. I couldn't see him. No he wasn't speeding to the airport but Mick and Bede were paddling and this was the final. It may not have been the final that surf fans wanted. Mick vs. Joel scratching against each other is sexy. Mick vs. Joel trading waves and barbs with the title on the line is delightfully cinematic. But this ain't the movies. Or rather, it is the movies, but this film has an easy-going spoiler.
Bede caught a trashy wave. Mick caught a trashy wave. Those on the beach waited. Mick caught a boring wave. Bede caught a worthless wave. Warming up maybe? Circling each other? Bede caught a wave that wasn't so bad. Mick caught a wave that was a little better. Then Bede struck gold. Mick struck better gold, a rippy little right that he destroyed with forehand hacks. And Bede was done. He only had two more uneventful waves while Mick went no to secure his second 6.00. The one that doomed Bede to second.
The crowd, in between the semifinals and the finals milled about. It seemed that everyone was grateful to be at Supertubos, the actual search site. But also it seemed that everyone in the country loved Belgas. It is still a mystery to me. Thousands upon thousands of surf refugees trekking miles and miles to a beautiful, though not mind-bending, wave. Rip Curl and the ASP certainly outdid themselves, logistically etc., when they pulled that off. Maybe the Portuguese are massive logistics fans. It would make sense with their discoveries of the new world.
It wasn't supposed to really be like this. Those first three waves Joel caught were all good. Some would even call his second wave really good. It appeared as if he had found what he was searching for during this event. Finally. That he had shaken off the cobwebs and doubts. The talk of ankle injury. California, France, Spain. Yesterday he surfed like a star. And today he was surfing like one too. Or like someone who understood what was necessary in the conditions. But Bede don't quit and his last two waves he overtook Joel sending the widow's peak out of competition. There were some groans on the beach. But Bede surfed amazingly throughout the entire event and everyone knew he deserved a shot at glory. Unfortunate that he was not given the golden singlet.
It was another early morning and early mornings in Portugal can be grand. I spent the night in Lisbon. Again. Realizing it is only 40 minutes by speeding BMW was a glorious realization and the Holiday Inn Lisboa provided enough accommodation, even though I didn't sleep. I wandered the seven hills and gazed out at a grand Jesus Christ statue. Very similar to the "Christ the Redeemer" in Rio. Here it is called, "Christ the King." I had a late night cocktail in the Ritz. The Lisbon Ritz is a gift.
The event happened at Supertobos for the second consecutive day. This time it was not so supertubo. It was a touch lackluster, but then anything might have been a touch lackluster after yesterday's carpet bomb. The crowd needed a winner. Were begging for it, and Rip Curl had to deliver one. The waves were good enough. The sun shining.


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