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SERGIO AGUERO: No. Talk of the 21-year-old Argentine's move from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea has quieted.
Reason against move: Aguero, Diego Maradona's son-in-law, says he's happy at Atletico; Chelsea has been getting production out its frontline reserves.
KRIS BOYD: Likely. The Scotsman, who recently brought the SPL career scoring record with five goals against Dundee United, could be headed to French club Sochaux.
Reason for move: Sochaux needs a striker to replace injured American Charlie Davies. Boyd becomes a free agent in the summer. (Three clubs mentioned as a possible destination: Birmingham City, Bochum and Eintracht Frankfurt.)
Reason against move: Rangers needs the 26-year-old striker's scoring punch to win the SPL title.
MAROUANE CHAMAKH: No. The Bordeaux striker, linked to Arsenal, will remain in France, at least through the end of the season.
Reason against move: Chamakh becomes a free agent on June 30. With that in mind, the Moroccan is more valuable to Bordeaux in its league title defense -- it has opened up a nine-point lead -- and in the UEFA Champions League -- it's seeded in the round of 16 -- than as a transfer target.
EDIN DZEKO: No. AC Milan's bid for the 23-year-old Bosnian is dead after German champion Wolfsburg rejected $40 million Dutch plus Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Reason against move: Wolfsburg is holding out for as much as $60 million. It could get close to that in the summer. Manchester United and Chelsea are both interested in the lanky forward.
EMILE HESKEY: Unlikely. The Aston Villa striker has been linked to Liverpool.
Reason for move: Heskey needs playing time to be assured of figuring in England's World Cup plans; Liverpool needs a backup for Fernando Torres.
Reason against move: Bad blood between Villa manager Martin O'Neill and Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez, dating back to the Reds' approach for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry 18 months ago.
MAXIME LESTIENNE: Yes. The 17-year-old Belgian from Excelsior Mouscron has been linked with Manchester United, Everton and PSV, among others. The favorite? PSV because
Lestienne wants to be close to home.
Reason for move: Simple ... Excelsior Mouscron bankrupt, making Lestienne a free agent.
VICTOR MOSES: Likely. With five goals in his past seven games for Crystal Palace, the 19-year-old Englishman's stock is rising quickly. Clubs reportedly interested include Manchester City and Barcelona.
Reason for move: See Lestienne (above). Palace needs the $10 million or so it could get for Moses in order to stave off possible bankruptcy.
Reason against move: Moses is happy at Palace.
GORAN PANDEV: Yes. The Macedonian rejoined Inter Milan from Lazio, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Reason for move: Pandev won a legal battle with Lazio, making him a free agent, and his move gives Inter cover for Samuel Eto'o, who is representing Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations.
LUCA TONI: Yes. The 32-year-old Italian star joined Roma from Bayern Munich until the end of the season.
Reason for move: Toni made only four Bundesliga appearances this fall for Bayern, which gets rid of the $5 million remaining on his salary.
RUUD VAN NISTELROOY: Likely. Liverpool and Stoke say they're not interested, but Real Madrid will continue to shop him around the EPL.
Reason for move: Van Nistelrooy has only played one game for the Merengues since coming back from knee surgery, and he wants to be fit to earn a recall for the Netherlands' World Cup campaign. Real Madrid is only happy to oblige with a move to get him off its books.
Reason against move: At 33, he probably isn't worth the money.


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They're both champions of the perky posterior and Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea brought the house down with "Booty" at the 2014 American Music Awards last night (November 23).
Her closet is the thing dreams are made of, and Jennifer Lopez showed off two different dazzling outfits while making her rounds in New York City on Tuesday (November 4).
The "Wedding Planner" hottie strolled around SoHo in a leggy black dress with a red collar before changing into a robin's egg blue getup just to keep the shutterbugs guessing.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art was the place to be on Saturday night (November 1) as the 2014 LACMA Art+Film Gala honored Barbara Kruger and Quentin Tarantino.
She's gearing up for the release of her new memoir "True Love" and Jennifer Lopez is giving fans a preview of what's to come.
In her book, the "On The Floor" singer confesses, "I've never gotten a black eye or a busted lip, but I've felt abused in one way or another: mentally, emotionally, verbally… Every day that you don't walk out that door, every day you accept things in your partner and in yourself, is a day that you're saying it's okay,"
Lamenting the change of seasons, Jennifer Lopez took to her Instagram account to share a sexy bikini photo on Monday (October 27).
The 45-year-old singer/actress looked at least twenty years younger than her driver's license would indicate as she sat on a stool while sporting a skimpy purple two-piece swimsuit.
With Britney Spears, Shania Twain and Celine Dion all getting their own Sin City gigs, Jennifer Lopez is looking to score her own piece of the Las Vegas pie.
According to reports, the "On The Floor" singer is in negotiations with Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood to see if there's a deal to be had.
Years ago they were actually engaged, and it looks like Jennifer Lopez is still a big fan of her ex-beau Ben Affleck.
The "Waiting for Tonight" singer supported the "Good Will Hunting" hunk's latest flick "Gone Girl" on Saturday, tweeting a photo of her boots at the theater along with the caption, "Feet up...movie night!!! #GoneGirl."
Kicking off the weekend with an epic celebration, Hollywood's most beautiful ladies gathered for the Variety Power of Women luncheon in Beverly Hills, CA on Friday (October 10).
Eva Longoria looked drop dead gorgeous in a maroon dress as she struck a pose with fellow guest Viola Davis, who was striking in a sky blue ensemble.

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In commemoration of Barack Obama's winning on the U.S. general election, will.i.am hits the studio to record a new song called 'It's A New Day'.
Rapper will.i.am will release another pro-Barack Obama song after the Democratic candidate won the November-4 U.S. presidential election. Called "It's A New Day", the single will hit the internet on video-sharing website Dipdive. He will also shoot a music video to support the song.
In addition, the Black Eyed Peas' member will create a web page as a place for people to leave comments and testimonials about how proud they are to be making a change. "This was inspired by America. It's about Obama winning, and really paying tribute to those people who are responsible for that happening, and that's the American people," he said during the election night.
Previously, will.i.am has shown his support for Obama by releasing a song called "Yes We Can". He gathered some fellow celebrities, including John Legend, Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Phillippe, and Common, for the music video.


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Dee Dee Bridgewater: A Revered Jazz Voice Plays Billie Holiday
Dee Dee Bridgewater has spent much of her long career amongst jazz history. The vocalist got her start playing with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis and has performed with a who's who of jazz icons -- Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Clarke, Dexter Gordon, Roy Haynes, Roland Kirk and many more. She's relentlessly toured and released many superb albums under her own name, appeared on Broadway and has won multiple Grammy Awards and a Tony. And as the host of WBGO's JazzSet, Bridgewater continues to be a trusted and admired voice in jazz.
Now, Bridgewater is back in the theater playing Billie Holiday in her off-Broadway show Lady Day -- a bio-drama featuring songs from various eras of the troubled singer's career. Hear Bridgewater perform selections from Lady Day in the Soundcheck studio.


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By Richard Clarke
Eduardo may have played his last game for Arsenal this season.
The Croatian, who only came back in January from almost a year out with a broken leg, suffered a groin injury in the Champions League Semi-Final first leg at Manchester United on Wednesday. At his press conference on Friday, manager Arsène Wenger said the Croatian will be out for three weeks. Given that Arsenal's season will end on May 27 at the latest, it seems highly unlikely he will play again this term.
Wenger also confirmed Mikael Silvestre (groin) will miss Saturday's game at Portsmouth and the return tie with Manchester United on Tuesday. Robin van Persie (groin) is out for the Fratton Park game and the manager will make a very late call over the Champions League tie. Gael Clichy (back) is sidelined for both matches.
"Eduardo has a groin problem and Silvestre as well," said Wenger.
"Eduardo is ruled out for three weeks and Silvestre we don't know. But he will be short for Tuesday. Clichy is out of it and Van Persie we will assess very late, Tuesday morning or afternoon. I don't know his chances.
"If he is 100 per cent fit he has a very good chance. If he is not he will not play in a game of that stature, that is for sure."
Andrey Arshavin returns to the Arsenal squad on Saturday having been ineligible for the game at Old Trafford in midweek.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Bringing some serious sex appeal to it's Fall 2015 issue, V magazine recruited some of the hottest models around for their "Best of the Best" issue.
Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel is getting ready to walk down a different kind of runway: The aisle! The 26-year-old is reportedly engaged to her boyfriend of nearly 10 years, Hermann Nicoli.
The blonde beauty posted a romantic video on her Instagram on Saturday (August 15) of her dancing with her new fiancé while wearing a big, sparkling ring on that finger. She used the caption, "Meu eterno namorado," which means "My boyfriend forever" in Portuguese, Hermann's native language.
Always ready for her close-up, Candice Swanepoel is featured in a series of steamy polaroid photographs for Victoria's Secret.
The gorgeous South African poser dons lacy bra and underwear sets along with a pair of cat eye sunglasses as photographer Guy Aroch and stylist Anya Ziourova work their magic.
With so many irons in the proverbial fire, it's hard to imagine that Candice Swanepoel didn't have enough to keep her busy already.
However, the Victoria's Secret vixen has signed on as the new brand ambassador for Biotherm, and she'll appear in the forthcoming Blue Therapy campaign followed by a spread for Aquasource.
She always has something up her sleeve, and Taylor Swift treated fans to a very special guest during her 1989 tour stop in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday (July 11).
The "Shake It Off" singer welcomed Nick Jonas to her stage at MetLife Stadium and as the sold-out crowd went nuts they launched into Jonas' hit single "Jealous."
Bringing some serious girl power to the party, Candice Swanepoel walked in the Givenchy Menswear Spring/Summer 2015 presentation at Paris Fashion Week on Friday (June 26).
Taking a break from her Victoria's Secret duties, Candice Swanepoel is featured in the latest gothic-flavored Givenchy Autumn/Winter 2015 campaign.
The 26-year-old South African stunner appears along with Stella Lucia, Aliz Menyhert, Mariacarla Boscono and Greta Varlese and she wears what appear to be facial piercings on her cheeks, ears and chin.
Reminding everyone why she's such a sought-after poser, Candice Swanepoel stars in the Velvet Volume False Lash Effect Mascara spread for Max Factor.
The 26-year-old blonde beauty worked with photographer Camilla Akrans for the images and video, with makeup by Shay Ashual under the watchful eye of Max Factor's Global Creative Design Director Pat McGrath.


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A cycle is a situation or process where something is regularly repeated with the passing of time. Seasons are the most straightforward examples of cycles: after spring is summer, then autumn, winter and once again spring, etc. Other cycles found in nature include days and nights.
Cycles exist throughout our lives. This term is used in science, economics, music and even everyday life. Cycles have been analyzed for hundreds of years because people have always been curious as to why some things are identified by their repeatability. From a theoretical point of view, a cycle is a situation or process where something is regularly repeated with the passing of time. Seasons are the most straightforward examples of cycles: after spring is summer, then autumn, winter and once again spring, etc. Other cycles found in nature include days and nights.
All human activity depends on nature's cycles. In the morning people go to work and in the evening they come back home, this process constantly repeating. Paying monthly bills or regular trips to the grocery store are also examples of cyclical behaviors.
One result of human activity is the business cycle. Business cycles are up-and-down movements in economic activity, measured by various indicators. In the past, business cycles were thought to be regular with a fixed length, but today they are considered irregular and the length of their duration random.
Cycles also occur in capital markets as a fluctuation in the values of various indicators. If an investor knows the phase of a cycle he is able to gain profit and earn money. Moreover, one of the basic principles of technical analysis is that history repeats itself (if you ask us, it seems more like it rhymes). This principle is backed up by the observation that tops and bottoms occur after similar periods of time.
After this short introduction, now for some theory. Firstly, it is important to know what a typical cycle looks like. Chart 1 below illustrates a standard cycle which consists of 4 phases:
- phase of decline - indicator values decrease
- phase of depression - cycle bottom, end of decline
- phase of growth - indicator values increase
- phase of development - cycle peak, end of growth
Chart 1. Phases of typical cycle.
The next point to be highlighted is the fact that cycles differ from each other in length of duration (Chart 2 below shows an example). Short-term cycles (red plot) are very sensitive to economic changes and last only briefly. Cycles with a very long duration from beginning to end are called long-term (yellow one). And medium-term cycles have a duration between short- and long-term. Multiple cycles can overlap and combine, leading to the formation of another cycle. Under certain conditions two short-term cycles can form a medium-term cycle, which might in turn be a part of a long-term cycle (the green plot below is a combination of the red and yellow).
Chart 2. Example of cycles with different duration. The yellow plot is twice as long as the red plot. The green plot is the sum of the red and yellow.
Basic cycle theory is not the only way to identify business cycles and economic trends. To be specific, cycles are a special form of so-called turning points. Turning points are recurring moments where investors buy or sell shares, independently of an index's real value. In other words, investors expect some important moments but they don't know whether those moments will create tops or bottoms. The only information they can use is the fact that a turning point will occur. Unlike cycles, turning points don't have to look like a sine plot where peaks and bottoms occur one at a time. Of course, in real life the combinations of peaks and bottoms can come in a variety of forms, often causing problems when trying to identify them (for more information see the Turning Points definition).
The problem of economic cycles was discussed in 1860 by French economist Clement Juglar, who identified cycles lasting from 8 to 11 years. Then, in the 20th century Simon Kuznetz and Nikolai Kondratiev published studies identifying cycles lasting 15 to 25 and 45 to 60 years. These cycles are the most popular in theory, but they last a very long time so they are not very useful for traders to gain profits. In practice, analysts have to detect cycles on their own.
To sum up, cycle theory is one of the most important theories investors should consider. Knowing the phase of a cycle may help investors make appropriate decisions and increase profits. Every investor wants to know how long a bull or bear market will last, and they use many special tools to detect cycles. We also offer some professional solutions to help you in your gold & silver investments. If you are interested, simply sign up for access to the Premium Section where you will find a number of valuable tools and charts.Back


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Clarke, D. J., Hollingsworth, H., & Gorur, R. (2013). Facilitating Reflection and Action: The Possible Contribution of Video to Mathematics Education. Sisyphus, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 95-121.
Clarke, D.J. (2009). Theoretical perspectives in mathematics teacher education. In M. Tzekaki, M. Kadrimidou, & H. Sakonidis (Eds.), In Search for Theories in Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for Psychology of Mathematics Education, Volume 1. Thessaloniki, Greece: PME, pp. 85-93.
Clarke, D.J. & Hollingsworth, H. (2002). Elaborating a model of teacher professional growth. Teaching and Teacher Education, 18(8), 947-967.
The result of over ten years refinement and empirical grounding of a theoretical model of teacher professional growth.
Clarke, D.J. (2002). Constructed Pedagogies. In L. Bazzini & C. Whybrow Inchley (Eds.), Mathematical Literacy in the Digital Era: Proceedings of CIEAEM 53. Milano: Ghiseti E Corvi, pp. 243-252.
Clarke, D.J. & Hollingsworth, H. (2000). Seeing is understanding: Examining the merits of video and narrative cases. Journal of Staff Development 21(4), 40-43.
Hollingsworth, H. & Clarke, D.J. (1998). Improving Teaching: A Case for Cases. In J. Gough & J. Mousley, (Eds.) Mathematics: Exploring All Angles. Melb, Vic: Mathematics Association of Victoria, pp. 186-194 (ISBN 1-876308-72-9)
Hollingsworth, H. & Clarke, D.J. (1997). A structure for quality mathematics instruction. In D.M. Clarke, P. Clarkson, D. Gronn, M. Horne, L. Lowe, M. Mackinlay, and A. McDonough (Eds.) Mathematics: Imagine the Possibilities. Brunswick, Victoria: Mathematics Association of Victoria, pp. 299 - 304.
Richards, M. & Clarke, D.J. (1996). Goal transformation in a professional development program. In P.C. Clarkson (Ed.). Technology in mathematics education. Proceedings of the 19th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), June 30 - July 3, 1996, at the University of Melbourne. Melbourne: MERGA, pp. 477 - 485.
Clarke, D.J. & Hollingsworth, H. (1994). What professional development do mathematics teachers really want? In C. Beesey & D. Rasmussen (Eds.) Mathematics without limits. Brunswick, Vic.: Mathematical Association of Victoria, pp. 329 - 332.
Clarke, D.J. & Hollingsworth, H. (1994). Reconceptualising teacher change. In G. Bell, B. Wright, N. Leeson, & J. Geake (Eds.) Challenges in Mathematics Education: Constraints on Construction. Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia, July 5 - 8, 1994, Volume 1, pp. 153 - 164.
Clarke, D.J. & Peter, A. (1993). Modelling teacher change. In B. Atweh, C. Kanes, M. Carss, & G. Booker (Eds.) Contexts in Mathematics Education. Kelvin Grove, Qld: MERGA, pp. 167 - 176.
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The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) is a conservative
public interest law firm with links to the Pioneer Fund. CIR is
best known for Hopwood v. Texas, the case that struck down
affirmative action in higher education in Texas, Louisiana and
Mississippi. Hopwood eventually went to the U.S. Supreme
Court which upheld the lower court ruling against Affirmative
Action in 1996. The organization first appeared in the late 1980s
taking on anti-environmentalist and anti-media cases. They recently
initiated two law suits against affirmative action policies at
the University of Michigan.
CIR has gained a reputation as "the legal
arm" of the rising anti-PC campaign on campuses. They were
introduced to this field of activity in the early 1990s with the
help of two Pioneer Fund Grantees - Michael Levin and Linda Gottfredson.
CIR subsequently received Pioneer grants for $30,000 (the first
was approved as of January 8, 1992). Courtney Leatherman reported
in the Chronicle of Higher Education (23 November 1994):
The center has also received $30,000 from
the Pioneer Fund, a group that is controversial for its support
of studies of possible genetic differences between blacks
and whites. You would never know of its gifts by looking at
C.I.R.s financial disclosure statement. They are under
the name of the funds president, Harry F. Weyher. That
is the only gift from a foundation listed that way. [CIR executive
director Michael] Greve says the omission of the foundations
name was an oversight, not an effort to hide anything.
These grants were small in relation to both total
Pioneer Fund grants and to CIRs spending, but the Gottfredson-Levin
controversies were important cases in CIRs emergence as
an anti-PC center. Questions about the Pioneer Fund had arisen
especially in the Gottfredson case, so one might expect that,
whatever the truth of Greves claims, CIR knew who they were
dealing with when they took the money.
CIR was created around the time of the 1988 elections.
Articles of incorporation were filed in D.C. (signed 8 November
1988), which issued a certificate of incorporation on November
10th. The initial registered agent was Michael P. McDonald
and the initial registered office was 1400 20th Street,
NW, No. 615 (his Dupont Circle Apt).
Officers are listed in CIRs 1989 annual
report to the D.C. government:
Michael P. McDonald:
McDonald is CIRs president and a member
of its board of directors. He was born to working class Democratic
Party parents in Washington, D.C. about 1957, graduating from
Catholic University of America in 1978 and George Washington University
National Law Center in 1982.
He has spent his whole career since 1982 (except
for a short time in the U.S. Justice Department) working in conservative
D.C. public-interest law firms. Out of law school he took a job
with Washington Legal Foundation, which was then a center of the
emerging network of right-wing public-interest law firms. He moved
to the Justice Department for short while and then became general
counsel of the American Legal Foundation, which was founded in
December, 1980 by Daniel J. Popeo. ALFs office was in the
Washington Legal Foundations row-house at 1705 N St. NW.
ALFs executive director (circa 1982-83) was Michael A. Carvin,
the future CIR board member. ALF remained small, employing only
two attorneys in 1983. Uniquely among the new conservative public
interest law firms, it specialized in media issues and was intended
to serve the then-gathering right-wing ideological campaign against
the media. While at ALF, McDonald sort of made a name as a plaintiffs'
attorney in anti-media libel cases. His policy then was anti-libertarian.
In 1986 WLF absorbed the ALF and McDonald rejoined WLF, at one
point becoming its president. He left WLF to form CIR.
Michael S. Greve
Michael S Greve is CIRs executive director.
He was born in West Germany about 1957. He holds a degree in political
science from Hamburg University (1981) and the same year came
to the U.S. on a Fulbright scholarship. Wakefield (1995) says
"he was raised as a Social Democrat," but Kornhouser
(1991) has him saying he came to the U.S. as "a refugee from
the German welfare state." He got an M.A. (1985) and Ph.D.
(1987) in government from Cornell, where he was a student of Jeremy
Rabkin and a research associate in Rabkins Program on Courts
and Public Policy. He joined the staff of the Washington Legal
Foundation, where he worked with Michael McDonald. He has been
at CIR since it was founded. He has also taught at Hunter College
and John Jay College and has been a program officer at the Smith
Richardson Foundation. Dinesh DSousa thanks him for leads
and comments in the acknowledgements for The End of Racism
Board of Directors
CIRs articles of incorporation list the
initial board of directors as:
Michael A. Carvin
Carvin was born September 29, 1956 in Bronxville,
NY. He graduated from Tulane (B.A. 1978) and George Washington
University Law Center (J.D. 1982), where he was on the law review.
He probably met Michael McDonald in law school. He was admitted
to the D.C. bar in 1982. Like McDonald, he went to work for American
Legal Foundation, where he was executive director. In 1983 he
took a job with Wm. Bradford Reynold in the Civil Rights Division,
U.S. Justice Department. At Civil Rights he worked with Deputy
Assistant Attorney General Charles J. Cooper, one of Reynolds
most visible and controversial assistants. Cooper played an important
role in Carvins later career and worked with CIR. In 1987,
Carvin was appointed Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the
Office of Legal Counsel, which Cooper had headed since 1985. At
OLC he worked on Robert Borks confirmation hearings. Ethan
Bonner wrote in his 1989 book, Battle for Justice (Norton
Michael Carvin, of the Office of Legal Counsel,
wrote a [pro-Bork] op-ed piece for the president that got
sent back continually for changes and ultimately was not distributed
at all.
Just over 30, a graduate of Tulane and George
Washington University Law School, Carvin was one of the Justice
Departments bright young stars. He was Brad Reynolds'
protege, having worked as Reynolds' assistant on civil rights
for five years. Carvin was big and blond with a penchant for
eating cartons of junk food at his desk as he worked late
into the evening, his shirt untucked, tie knot yanked six
inches below his neck. He had a mordant wit. A New Yorker,
Carvin remembered passionate political discussions around
his familys dinner table. He was as devoted to a right-wing
judicial agenda as could be imagined and would get enraged
over hypocrisy or cowardice.
Asked once about the Supreme Courts
role in protecting groups such as blacks and Hispanics. .
.Carvin shot back: "You want to talk about discrete
and insular minorities? You know which ones I would
protect? First, fetuses. Second, 19-year-old Italian-Americans
in New Jersey who cant get jobs in their own fire departments
because of affirmative action. . . To me, those are discrete
and insular minorities."
Toward the end of the Reagan administration, Carvin
became a senior associate at the D.C. law firm of McGuire, Woods,
Battle and Boothe, where Charles Cooper had become a partner.
CIR was founded during this period. Both Carvin and Cooper became
partners (c. 1991-93) at Shaw, Potts and Trowbridge. William Bradford
Reynolds had been a litigation partner at Shaw, Pittman until
Carvin continued to work with Cooper after they
entered private practice. When Cooper contracted to provide independent
legal advice for the Legal Services Corporation in late 1988 and
1989, Carvin worked closely with him. They provided, inter
alia, opinions on LSCs independence and constitutionality.
(Cooper's fee on this was $200 an hour, Carvin's $130). House
Democrats questioned the propriety of this arrangement in LSC's
July 1989 reauthorization hearings.
Carvin is also chairman of CIR's Lawyer's Committee
and has litigated some its cases. In January 1991 he argued Lamprecht
v. FCC in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. In October
1993 he argued Harding v. Gray, a reverse discrimination
case filed by a white carpenter at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, before
the D.C. Circuit Court. He also worked on Henry Painting Co.
v. Ohio State University, a minority contracting set-asides
Jeremy Rabkin
Jeremy Allen Rabkin received his B.A. from Cornell
in 1974 after which he did graduate work in government at Harvard.
During the Summer of 1976, he had a grant from the Office of Civil
Rights, HEW. While still a graduate student, he worked at the
American Enterprise Institute (c. 1978-79), where he was on the
staff of its journal, Regulation. After completing his
Ph.D. in 1983, he returned to the Cornell government department.


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CAGE WARRIORS can confirm that Victor Cheng will not fight for the CWFC middleweight title at CWFC Fight Night 7 after he ruled himself out of the bout due to injury.
Cheng (9-2-0) had booked his place in the final of the organisation's middleweight title tournament with wins over Matt Gabel and Faycal Hucin earlier this year.
However, after sustaining a serious elbow injury last month, the 27-year-old informed Cage Warriors officials this afternoon that he would not be fit to take his place in the final against Ukrainian Pavel Kusch (13-2-0, pictured).
Cheng v Kusch was scheduled to headline Cage Warriors 48 tonight in London, but CWFC were keen to give the Swede time to recover.
Cheng's withdrawal gives added significance to tonight's main event involving John Phillips (15-5-0-1nc) and Chris Fields (9-3-0), as the winner will be handed the title shot against Kusch in Jordan on September 1.
"Everyone is extremely disappointed for Victor Cheng that he's had to come to such a difficult decision," said Cage Warriors CEO Graham Boylan.
"Nobody has earned that title shot more than him so this is very unfortunate. The guy has been really unlucky with injuries in the past year.
"We wish him well in his recovery and I'm really looking forward to seeing him back to full fitness because he's a superb fighter and is always very professional to deal with.
"However, this now makes tonight's fight between John Phillips and Chris Fields even bigger than it already is with a title shot at stake."
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Synopsis: In Calcutta, at the turn of the century, Shekhar (A. Kumar), the son of rich businessman Nabin Rai (Prasad), loves and secretly marries his poor neighbour Lalita (Kumari), the niece of Gurucharan Babu (Hussain) Despite the long friendship between the two families, things deteriorate fast when Nabin Rai insists on Gurucharan Babu repaying an old loan. Gurucharan Babu wants to raise the money by marrying off Lalita. Shekhar misunderstands Lalitas silence as meaning she acquiseces in this scheme. However, she turns down an old benefactor of the family, Girin Babu (Baran). She admits to being aleady married and even though she refuses to reveal her husbands name, vows to remain faithful to him all her life. Shekhar recognises her sacrifice just in time to cancel a wedding he arranged out of resentment and he publicly acknowledges his relationship with Lalita. The film rehearse some of the period effects through costume, architecture and lighting of turn-of-the-century Calcutta, later associated with Rays Charulata (1964).
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Uterine prolapse is a condition that occurs when the pelvic floor muscles are no longer strong enough to support the uterus. As a result, the uterus descends toward or through the vagina.
In the US, the Women's Health Initiative found some degree of prolapse in 44% of participating women. Among these women, 14% of prolapse cases were uterine prolapse.
This article will examine the causes of uterine prolapse, its symptoms, forms of treatment and methods of prevention for the condition.
You will also see introductions at the end of some sections to any recent developments that have been covered by MNT's news stories. Also look out for links to information about related conditions.
Fast facts on uterine prolapse
Here are some key points about uterine prolapse. More detail and supporting information is in the main article.
- One study found that women in the US have an 11% lifetime risk of uterine prolapse
- Women with a high body mass index have an increased risk of uterine prolapse
- There are four grades of uterine prolapse severity
- The symptoms of uterine prolapse typically worsen later in the day
- Cases of 1st- and 2nd-degree uterine prolapse without symptoms may not require treatment
- Uterine prolapse can usually be diagnosed by a physical examination
- Kegel exercises are an important form of treatment for mild forms of uterine prolapse
- In the UK, 95% of hysterectomies are performed to treat uterine prolapse.
What is uterine prolapse?
The uterus, also known as the womb, is held above the vagina by the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments.
Uterine prolapse is a condition in which a woman's uterus (womb) slips into the vagina. In some cases, the uterus can protrude from the vaginal opening.
This condition occurs when the muscles and ligaments within the pelvis become weak or lax and are unable to adequately support the uterus.
Uterine prolapse can be categorized as incomplete or complete:
- Incomplete uterine prolapse: when an incomplete uterine prolapse occurs, the uterus is partially displaced into the vagina but does not protrude
- Complete uterine prolapse: when a complete uterine prolapse occurs, there is a portion of the uterus protruding out of the vaginal opening.
Uterine prolapse is graded by its severity, determined by how far the uterus has descended:
- 1st grade: descended to the upper vagina
- 2nd grade: descended to the introitus
- 3rd grade: cervix has descended outside the introitus
- 4th grade: cervix and uterus have both descended outside the introitus.
In some cases, uterine prolapse can cause complications, including ulceration of exposed tissue and prolapse of other pelvic organs such as the bladder (cystocele) or rectum (rectocele).
Symptoms of uterine prolapse
Symptoms of uterine prolapse can vary depending on its severity.
Typical symptoms of uterine prolapse include:
- Pelvic heaviness or pulling
- Vaginal bleeding or an increase in vaginal discharge
- Difficulties with sexual intercourse
- Urinary leakage, retention or bladder infections
- Bowel movement difficulties, such as constipation
- Lower back pain
- Uterine protrusion from the vaginal opening
- Sensations of sitting on a ball or that something is falling out of the vagina
- Lax vaginal tissue.
Mild cases of uterine prolapse may be asymptomatic. Symptoms that do present often become worse in the latter part of the day.
Causes of uterine prolapse
Uterine prolapse is the result of lax pelvic floor muscles that can be caused by a multitude of conditions:
- Pregnancy and childbirth: not only can pregnancy be a contributing factor, but trauma during childbirth, a large baby or a vaginal delivery can increase a woman's risk of developing uterine prolapse
- Age: increasing age places a woman at higher risk for developing uterine prolapse; menopausal woman are at a higher risk due to lower levels of circulating estrogen
- Frequent heavy lifting
- Straining during bowel movements
- Chronic coughing (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, for example)
- A history of pelvic surgery
- Genetic predisposition to having weakened connective tissue.
On the next page, we look at the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of uterine prolapse.


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can mold make you sick??
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I am not 100% sure i have mold in my house but i am convinced i do. In north jersey it has been raining for the past 15 days almost every day, and i started to get a leak in my second floor of my house. Now i bought this house 4 yrs ago with no major problems, until i noticed i had water leaking in, i went in between the attic and i come to find out the previous owner put a heavy duty contractors bag on the base of the floor which had about 6 inches of water for at least 2 feet of the area keep in mind this bag is big about 6 feet across (very sturdy bag) i am surprised all the weight did not cave that area in. So you figure it has been 4 yrs of water accumlating up there. I went up there for at least an hour to clear that part up and noticed that there is white fungi growing and alot of dark/purpleish wood rotting up there ( the smell is bad even with a mask. Now my main concern is that i have been getting sick i feel dizzy all the time and with no energy. I feel like i have no balance , i have been on antibiotics for 2 weeks which worked on me (doc thinks its a ear infection) but now i am dizzy and have slight pain in my neck. Don't know what to assocaite these dizzy spells.. Could this mold make me sick like this???
Some molds are just plain not good for humans, and some people are more sensitve than others. Leaks are not a good thing. Mold can develope wherever there is moisture, but it is not always the deadly kind. Still not a bad idea to get things fixed up, since mold and wood rot usually go together. Often it is as simple as spraying with a 10:1 water:bleach solution.
Yes, mild can make you that sick. If the cause is not fixed and the mold isn't completely removed it can make the house unlivable.
I think you're way past DIY remediation on this as your health has already benn affected. Call your insurance company and get a mold remediation team in there to deal with the problem. Get someone to repair the leak.
Black mold is one of the worst, especially for people with breathing problems. Mold is usually caused by condensation as it likes the pure water produced by it. Some types of timber rot produce a white fungi, but white mold is not usually as bad for your health as black. The main thing is to remove the cause of the problem and dry out the area.
Stuart, I suggest you check all the facts before making statements about mold. I have no idea how you conclude that black mold is worse than white mold.
There are approximately 100,000 species of fungus. The definition of mold is
Mold: A very large group of microscopic fungi that live on plant or animal matter. Most are filamentous organisms and produce spores that can be air-, water-, or insect-borne. A common trigger for allergies. (from the Medical Dictionary).
Mold is not caused by condensation, as you state. Mold grows in a moist environment if there is a suitable substrate, and a suitable food source, such as drywall.
Timber rot does NOT produce a white fungus, as you state. Some fungi that happen to be white participate in the breakdown of wood, however there are a variety of different colored fungi that also participate in wood decomposition.
About the only accurate thing you state is that it is necessary to dry out the wet area to reduce the mold growth.
The OP seems to believe that their problems are mold related. This is an issue for a doctor, as some people are allergic to mold, and some molds produce toxic products. Medical diagnosis over the internet in an on line DIY room is clearly out of this forum's expertise.
As for fixing the problem, clearly the OP needs to get the roof repaired. Does not sound like a DIY problem to me.
You need to check some of your facts also. Condensation is not the only cause of mould growth but is the major cause in housing. Some types of rot such as dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) produce a Mycelium of white silky sheets and white strands. Black mould has been proved to be the most serious type for health reasons by the Building Research Establishment.
Mold can make some people sick IF they have some allergic reaction to it or the chemicals produced by it. It makes no difference what color the mold is. "Deadly black mold" is a media hype to sell test kits and magic mold killing potions. Mold need three things to thrive. It needs moisture of 60% or 0.6 water content. It doesn't care whether it's clean or dirty water. Second it needs an organic food source. Drywall paper or wood or dust/dirt will work fine. Finally, common household molds need temperatures in the range of 40-110 degrees. Mold spores are everywhere and will set up shop when these conditions exist. Persons with normal immune systems, who do not suffer from chronic respiratory ailments do not usually suffer from exposure to molds. However, continued exposure may result in an acquired sensitivity. Wood rot is not the cause of mold, it is the result of organisms attacking the wood. These could be molds or bacterias. A mold colony will establish itself on a surface that meets the three criteria listed above. They will send out mycelia into the food source, almost like roots. This is to transport food to the rest of the colony. Mycelia will produce another colony if the surface dries and will no longer support growth, but becomes re-wetted in the future. Removal of any of the three conditions will cause a mold colony to go dormant. Mold growing on the underside of a roof for instance will go dormant in cold climates if the temperature drops too low, but will re-activate in spring when temps warm back up. As molds consume food, they produce some rather noxious chemicals that can be harmful to other organisms, including humans. This is a method that molds use to protect themselves, however it is common for parasitic molds to attack a host mold and consume it as food. This is really what mildew is, a parasitic mold. And this is why you will often see multi colored molds in one place. The appearance color is usually an indication of the species of mold, but can be related to the food source. Mold spores are abundant everywhere on earth, including Antarctica. They live in bark mulch, bathroom corners and inside the loaf of bread sitting on your counter. To the OP, you need to get to a doctor to be sure of the cause of your condition, but you also need to get some-one in to clean up whatever you have existing and eliminate a possible source of trouble. If you hire a remediation contractor, insist on a third party air test before and after the job. Review what steps he will take and don't be afraid to ask questions. Sometimes the cure is worse than the mold.
Gee, a lot of information on mold(s) here for sure. I do know this- while working on a rotted out bathroom floor, where the crawl space under the house prohibited being actually able to get under the house, I had to do all the work by removing the bath floor, the joist, etc. and working from the top. At one point I had to ease down between two existing floor joist that we were going to save, and they had this brownish-black stuff on them that looked like tree roots. NO, I didn't pay any mind to this stuff, just get-er-done, as far as the job. Weeks later I had this terrible sore throat, a cough, and started getting red bumps all over me that itched like hell. Treat it as a spring time cold, use calamine lotion on the itches and I'm getting nowhere. Off to the Doctor, YES I had an infection throughout my vascular system causing the sore throat, the coughing and now feeling like crap. The red bumps and itching were "folliculitis" (sp) which is inflammation of the hair follicles. Do you know how may hair follicles you have and where they are all located? All of this was caused by that "tree mold" stuff, I had to go back and get samples of it for lab testing. The homeowner had also been feeling sick since I had opened up the floor of the bath. They had to have someone come in to go under the house and treat all of this stuff to get rid of it. So, it seems that some molds are not harmful and actually good for us, and some are can be harmful. Good Day, David
There are many, many mold types out there. The ones that set up housekeeping on damp building products are not our friends. Molds are fungi, from the same family of life forms that bring us ring worm, atheletes foot, yeast infections and other nasty things, It stands to reason that if you work in an area that is highly contaminated, you may ingest or inhale a large number of mold spores or the chemical by products of the mold colonies, which could make you sick to some degree. You could also have a reaction to any of the bacterias that often set up shop in the same conditions that molds do. On the lighter side, the same group of life forms that bring us "toxic" molds also bring us cheeses, a variety of salad dressings and of course bakers yeast. As an FYI: Carbon Dioxide happens to be the chemical by-product of bakers yeast. And that's what makes all the little holes in your bread.
Just my 2cents on mold and condensation
We bought a house that has mold problems. THe house was built in the early 70's. We removed all the obvious, but still smelled mold. As it turned out, all the air/heat ducts in the ceiling downstairs had condensation that created a lot of mold on the inside of the ceilings drywall. We had to replace not only the ceiling, but the ducts too because of mold and rust. Anything producing even a drop of water can produce mold. Food and drink spills can produce mold.
Mold can make you VERY sick. Believe me, I know first hand how bad it can get after 20plus visits to the ER. It can affect your breathing and is especially bad for asthmatics. It can make you extremely tired to the point you can only clean or do something for five minutes and then have to lay down. It makes you depressed, dizzy, forgetful and can even adversely affect your sleep. In my case, it also triggered an allergic reaction where my entire body swelled up to three sizes bigger than I wear.
We have no other recourse but to ride it out here and hope to get our investment back someday. Mold should be taken seriously and if you are a do it yourselfer, read up on precautions to take to remove it. You need to wear a respirator, masks aren't good enough. If you can afford it, hire a professional. Good luck.
By the way, if you feel this is a non-disclosed issue from the previous owners, and it's within seven years, hire a lawyer and sue their deceptive *sses.
I am partway into a new bathroom floor remodel and have removed the old owners hardwood from the bathroom. It was laid on top of the previous peel and stick and was very thick with black mold in spots. I have a 4 year old in the house and I am afraid to start tearing out the subfloor which also is moldy and rotted in spots. I feel capable of the structural work but this mold is making me think twice about disturbing it with a saw.
Any precautions or advice would be appreciated.
A lot of important and relevant information about molds here. We have some problem with molds in our home, mostly from water residue. We have more problem with discipline in maintaining the house to prevent mold formation.
there are molds that can actually cause death. There are some molds that cause simple irritation and present similar to a cold or any other allergy. There are molds that cause no real problems and there are molds that can save your life (Penicillium notatum).
There is a mold, typically called "black mold" that is known to be a serious health problem in houses (Strachybotrys chartarum or Strachybotrys atra) . There are also black molds that are not generally harmful. The only way to determine which type of mold you have is to have it tested.
Yes mold can make you sick it can cause many health problems, ranging from minor to severe. The most common problems are similar in nature to allergies, such as runny nose, headache, sore throat and irritated eyes. More serious problems can occur, such as dizziness and difficulty concentrating. Mold is a dangerous byproduct of moisture entering into your house and remaining trapped there for a period of time. Mold is a living organism, similar in nature to fungi such as mushrooms that reproduce by spores. These spores are released into the air and can cause detrimental damage to our bodies if inhaled, ingested or exposed to skin. So yes this is very bad stuff…
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1 year ago today (April 2, 2012) my little Jazmine took her last breath. One of the hardest days I ever encountered. She died in my arms. That was hard but I wouldn't trade it for anything. She will be forever missed. There are no words to explain my miss for this paw-recious baby. Love you Jazzy Girl forever and a day.
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1. I like to go outside and roam...When I get a little to far from mommie, and pretend I don't hear her calling me, she gets really loud and says.....bacon! bacon! I lose all thought of what I am doing and run to her so fast, I can't stop. She catches me laughing and gives me a bacon! She says my hair is blowing back and my eyeballs are too!!! bol
2. My daddy has a sickness I can't spell..He gets these kinda shocks in his face that makes him jump or even scream outloud..When he does this I growl..My mommie and daddy fank it's funny, but really I am letting him know I am sorry he is hurting.
3. Most all of my furiends have a doggie bed. I don't like em. They make me hot! I sleep wiff my mommie and dad. If one of them get up at all in the night..watch out when you come back to bed! I got your pillow!
4. When I hear a strange noise from outside..My mommie says ( with a whisper) "It's a booger" ... I start to growl...then she says.."Get that booger" and I show how tough I really am! (They know I couldn't hurt a flee.
5. My mommie and daddy are looking for a new house..That is my favorite thing in the world to do..I love going into empty houses and checking out all the rooms! I run round and round making them hunt for me. I don't know what I will do when we move...Guess we will just have to look at houses for fun!
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By Jean Randich
"Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities"
In 1996 Back Bone Youth Arts devised a performance, "Sk8 Grrl Space," to be shown only once in a male-dominated skateboarding park in Australia. Thirteen young women played scenes that addressed women's limited access to public space. One audience member became so riled he shattered a bottle on the steep-sided skate bowl where the women performed. The smashed bottle didn't shut the performance down, but instead was incorporated into the action.
In Volume II of "Acting Together," editors Cynthia E. Cohen, Roberto Gutiérrez Varea and Polly O. Walker present vigorous case studies on the use of performance to create just and inclusive communities. "In situations characterized by structural violence, exclusion, and social injustice, building peace involves more than ending violent conflict," they write. In the aftermath of violence, structures to pursue justice and negotiate differences must be put in place. Silenced voices must be heard.
In his foreword, Salomón Lerner Febres writes, "… the violent act involves robbing the individual of the possibility of occupying a dignified space in the world of our lives, that is, of depriving her or him of their condition of person. This is why those who suffer any form of violence, experience an attack on their identity. … The great power of representation lies precisely in its symbolic force, in its ability to restore, through re-enactment, the meaning inherent in the traumatic act."
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Francois Matarasso writes, "Participation in the arts is a guarantor of other human rights because the first thing that is taken away from vulnerable, unpopular, or minority groups is the right to self-expression." Reading the powerful studies in "Acting Together," you witness survivors of injustice reclaim their right to self-expression, and in so doing, awaken others.
In these stories, theater makers, community leaders, actors, activists, scholars and others recount how they dealt with issues of pressing urgency to their communities such as economic or social inequality, gender-based violence, poverty and displacement of refugees. From storytelling to skateboarding, from hip-hop to Playback Theatre, the case studies highlight an astonishing diversity of performance modes. They document aesthetic surprises and how transformation occurs.
How does transformation begin? How does it spread through a community to permeate the world at large? These are crucial questions in peace building that "Acting Together" addresses theoretically, aesthetically and practically.
Four themes recur in the five case studies: memory, identity, justice and resistance. In the opening chapter Dr. Eugene van Erven and Kate Gardner credit community theater with creating a safe space to reach across cultural divides. Van Erven relates how working-class Dutch men and immigrant men of Muslim backgrounds in the Laakkwartier neighborhood of The Hague developed rare intimacy and trust in a devised project called "In the Name of the Fathers." "The performances demonstrably succeeded in breaking down stereotypical notions of Muslim, Caribbean, and working-class men and caused a shift in public thinking, including among progressive women, about how men also need to be included in emancipation processes," they write. Gardner describes the grass-roots collaboration "BrooKenya!," in which citizens of the U.S.; Kisumu, Kenya; and Lima, Peru, crafted a latter-day Dickensian soap opera with digital technology about issues such as HIV-AIDS and gender inequality. "Indeed, 'BrooKenya!' scenes overflow with the drama of polygamy, racism, homophobia, sexual abuse, teen pregnancy, terrorism, you name it," Gardner writes. "Our purpose was to help people to get to know each other, to see each other's different experiences and our shared humanity."
In "Youth Leading Youth," Daniel Banks depicts the transformative power of hip-hop and Hiplife Theatre in Ghana and South Africa. Banks spent four months in Ghana in 2006 with students and alumni from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Banks conjures a kinetic image of the hip-hop cipher, a competitive, empowering circle where young people improvise song and refrain, forge identity and experience the power of community.
In "Change the World As We Know It: Peace, Youth, and Performance in Australia," Mary Ann Hunter champions young people of diverse ethnicities speaking for themselves through their own aesthetic. Hunter advocates a "transformative practice," which she defines as one that does not seek to resolve conflict but rather to restructure it, such as "Sk8 Grrl Space," the performance project in the skateboarding park mentioned above. Contact Inc.'s "The Hope Tour" drew performers "from backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Afghan, Sudanese, Samoan, Congolese, Iranian, Burundi, Thai, Cook Islander, Rwandan and Fijian," Hunter writes. "Set in a world inhabited by three fictional tribes 'The Hope Tour' mixed 'beats, old school moves, rhyme, and multimedia, with traditional cultural expression' to convey a loose narrative whereby the tribes explore ways to peaceably coexist while respecting each other's differences."
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They were dressed to the nines and ready to hear the sounds of Jimmy Young and Passion, a Gainesville band, at the inaugural "An Evening of Jazz with the Visionaires." The nearly 130 men and women who attended the benefit held last Saturday at the Gainesville/Alachua County Senior Recreation Center, danced the night away, listened to music, mingled and had refreshments while also raising scholarship funds for students in Alachua County. Sponsored by the Visionaires Inc., a social and civic club in Gainesville, "An Evening of Jazz" was one of a series of activities in observance of the club's 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Celebration.
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However, critics fear the security technology, formerly known as Palladium, could curtail users' ability to control their own PCs and could even remove fair-use rights when it came to digital music and movie files.
Further details and demonstrations of the technology are planned for October, at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, said Microsoft security development engineer Brandon Baker.
NGSCB is to be included in a future version of Windows, possibly in Windows XP successor Longhorn, scheduled for release in 2005.
Chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are working with Microsoft on the technology.
NGSCB includes a new software component for Windows called a "nexus" and a chip that can perform cryptographic operations called the Security Support Component. The technology creates a second operating environment within a PC that is meant to protect the system from malicious code by providing secure connections between applications, peripheral hardware, memory and storage.
Future antivirus applications, for example, can run in a secure execution environment to guarantee that the application is not corrupted, Microsoft claimed.
However, NGSCB also enables strict DRM (Digital Rights Management) enforcement and the security chip carries a unique security key, which could be used to identify the PC that used the chip.
Microsoft insisted that NGSCB would not interfere with any program running in the regular Windows environment and does not give applications the power to do so. It is working on a solution for the security key issue.
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George Contreras could be an inspiration to any American who is bored in retirement and looking for something worthwhile to do. Contreras retired after 40 years as a high school football coach in California and has spent the last four years coaching American-style football in Europe.
Even after four decades of coaching high school football, he still calls coaching his main hobby. Following "retirement" in California, his first foreign coaching job was in Italy for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, followed by coaching in Sweden in 2010. This season, he is in Switzerland.
UPDATE: I've received an email from George saying he will be coaching the Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons in Lyon, France.
In addition to coaching in Europe, Contreras spent two months walking the Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James), a major Christian pilgrimage. There are various routes of about 800 km (500 miles), the most popular starting in southern France, through the Pyranees to Santiago de Compostella.
When not coaching, Contreras and his wife Laurie tour Europe. She also attends most practices and all games, and often serves as the team photographer.
He frequently posts to his blog, Coaching for Pizza.
It might surprise most Americans to learn that there are at least 28 European countries with American football teams, and more than 750 American clubs throughout the continent. Germany alone has more than 300 clubs, and many other teams have started in places like Serbia and Ukraine where the sport is catching on. While not all of these organizations can afford to hire North American coaches, many are on the lookout for experienced coaches willing to share their knowledge and passion for the game with foreign players.
Contreras said that a high school or college coaching background or professional coaching experience is not always necessary to land a coaching job in Europe. The key is having some experience, flexibility, persistence, a willingness to reach out to teams and, most importantly, an adventurous spirit.
Contreras is an example of the type of candidate that European teams typically recruit — he played college football at the University of Washington before setting off on his long career as a high school coach.
As for compensation, salaries vary depending on the team's resources and sponsors. Coaches who land a paid position can expect to earn about €1,000 to €1,200 (about US$1,250 to US$1,500) per month during the season. Many teams also offer experienced coaches other benefits, such as round-trip airfare, health insurance, a furnished apartment, use of a car or transportation pass, internet, one or two meals per day and a gym pass.
American football in Europe is not only for coaches. Many teams also recruit American players, mostly with college experience but also some who have played pro ball.
EuroPlayers.com is a website that matches team needs with available coaches and players. The website is the clearinghouse for all things dealing with imports wanting to play or coach American football in Europe.
Here is how I stumbled onto George Contreras. I am interested in what American expats do in other countries. Several years ago, I read a novel by John Grisham about an American football player in Italy. I could not remember the title, so I searched the web and found Playing for Pizza: A Novel. This Grisham novel is different from all of his other books and his fan base did not care much for it. In searching for the Grisham novel, I also found George Contreras. Evidently Contreras also has read the book and that inspired the title for his blog, Coaching for Pizza.


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Ex-cop pleads guilty in Katrina shootings
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A former police lieutenant pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to obstruct justice after federal officials say he helped cover for officers who killed two people in the chaos following Hurricane Katrina.
Federal investigators say former Lt. Michael Lohman knew two people shot to death as they crossed the Danziger Bridge had no weapons, but he and others filed false reports to make the shootings seem justified. Four other people were wounded.
Family members of the victims gathered at the downtown federal courthouse as Lohman arrived to enter his plea.
"We are very, very happy about the progress that the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department have made," said Dr. Romell Madison, brother of Ronald Madison, who was killed on the bridge. "It's a tremendous relief for us to see some sort of closure. The people of New Orleans should be relieved that there is still justice for everybody here."
Seven officers were charged with murder or attempted murder in the Sept. 4, 2005, shootings, just days after Katrina smashed levees and flooded 80 percent of the city. But a state judge dismissed the charges in 2008.
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Until Lohman's plea Wednesday no one had been convicted in the deaths of Madison, a 40-year-old mentally disabled man, and 19-year-old James Brissette. Four others were wounded.
Survivors have said the officers fired at unarmed people who were crossing to get food at a grocery store. The officers acknowledged shooting at people on the bridge, but said they did so only after being shot at.
Allegations of cover-up
The Danziger case is one of the best-known incidents of violence involving police after Katrina, a time in which confusion across the flooded city led to widespread reports, many later discounted, of police and rescuers being fired on.
Lohman, now 42, supervised the initial probe of the officers' actions at the bridge, which spans the Industrial Canal and connects the working-class Gentilly neighborhood with eastern New Orleans. Both areas were extensively damaged in the storm.
His investigation drew U.S. Justice Department attention after the state judge dismissed charges against the seven officers.
Federal officials say Lohman knew another investigator planned to plant a gun to justify the shooting and asked if it was "clean," meaning it could not be traced back to another crime, according to the documents. The investigator assured him it was and he went along with the plan to plant it.
After Lohman's plea, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said the investigation continues. He called the case "a pretty elaborate ongoing conspiracy." He declined to say whether higher-ranking police officials might have been involved.
"We are going to follow the evidence wherever it takes us," he said.
Lohman went to the scene of the shootings, saw that the victims had no weapons, and concluded the shooting was unjustified, according to the bill of information. Then he and other unnamed officers conspired to cover that up by filing false statements on a police report about the incident, according to the documents, which does not name the other officers.
The plan was "to ensure that the shootings would appear to be legally justified and that the involved officers would therefore be shielded from prosecution and liability," the documents said.
A lawyer for one of the officers originally charged in the shootings said federal investigators have been looking into what they described as a "corrupt investigation."
So far, lawyers for two other officers have identified their clients as targets of the probe.
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The documents unsealed Wednesday allege Lohman and two unidentified sergeants drafted different versions of a false incident report on the bridge shootings in October 2005.
Among claims in the false report was a statement by one of the victims that she had seen her nephew and others firing guns on the bridge.
Federal officials say Lohman drafted his own 17-page false report after becoming dissatisfied that another investigator's false account was not logical.
"On several occasions in or about October 2005, defendant Lohman reviewed drafts of the false report written by the investigator and counseled the investigator on ways to make the story in the report sound more plausible," according to court documents.
The documents said Lohman also told the investigator to speak with each of the shooters to ensure they were "OK with" the false report, and were willing to give statements consistent with it.
"It's pretty incredible stuff, said Gary Bizal, lawyer for Jose Holmes, Jr., who said he was shot several times as he lay on the ground but survived. "It's like a script from Hollywood."
Lohman is to be sentenced May 26.
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Former New Orleans Detective Pleads Guilty in Katrina Shooting Cover-up
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Former New Orleans Police Department Lt. Michael Lohman today pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiring to obstruct justice, in connection with one of a string of violent encounters between police and civilians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Police shot at least 10 people during the week after the storm made landfall. (We have been investigating the shootings, along with our partners the New Orleans Times-Picayune and PBS "Frontline.")
Lohman's conviction stems from the so-called Danziger Bridge incident of Sept. 4, 2005. Responding to an emergency call that day, New Orleans police officers shot six citizens—killing two—on and around the span.
The Times-Picayune has been covering the Danziger Bridge shootings from the start and they have the latest.
Lohman helped orchestrate the police's investigation of the shooting, a probe portrayed in the bill of information as an attempted cover-up. The former lieutenant was involved in planting a handgun at the scene, drafted phony police reports, and lied to federal agents, according the court document. (The New York Times has good details on the alleged cover-up. And we at ProPublica have posted the bill of information in our easy-to-read document viewer.)
Lohman's plea is the clearest indicator yet that the federal government—which for more than a year now has been investigating the New Orleans Police Department's actions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina—is mounting a two-pronged probe: federal prosecutors and the FBI are scrutinizing incidents in which police shot civilians in the chaotic days after the storm, as well as the alleged efforts of other officers to cover-up those shootings.
Defense attorneys familiar with the widening federal probe say the Justice Department is looking at the death of Henry Glover as a possible cover-up, as well. Glover was shot on Sept. 2. 2005—possibly by NOPD officer David Warren—and died, according to three witnesses, at makeshift police compound in the Algiers section of New Orleans. His charred remains were later discovered in an incinerated car dumped on a Mississippi River levee.
Federal agents began examining Glover's death after ProPublica, in conjunction with The Nation magazine, reported on the case in late 2008.
In recent weeks, the Justice Department has begun looking at three other post-Katrina incidents—the shootings of Danny Brumfield, Matthew McDonald and Keenon McCann, all of whom were shot by NOPD officers in the week after the hurricane made landfall. Brumfield and McDonald died; McCann was injured but survived to file a lawsuit against the police department. He was shot to death by an unknown assailant in 2008 while the suit was pending.
The NOPD, like most police departments, conducts an investigation every time an officer opens fire on a citizen—the goal is to make sure the shooting was proper and justified. As a general rule, officers are allowed to use deadly force only when confronted by a person posing a physical threat, either to the officer or another civilian.
However, a joint effort by reporters with ProPublica, the New Orleans Times-Picayune and PBS "Frontline found that NOPD investigators did little to determine whether officers acted appropriately when they shot Brumfield, McDonald and McCann. NOPD detectives collected little physical evidence, spoke to few civilian witnesses, and conducted brief interviews—ranging from seven to 12 minutes—with the officers involved in the shootings.
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I live in a capitalist nation. Or, to be specific, I live in a Capitalist America in which Republican Party ideas reflect an interpretation of that concept.
1. In capitalist America millions of cars enter cities in order to spread pollution. The Bill of Rights gives them that right.
2. I have a right not to sell my house to one of "those people!"
3. Ending food vans delivering food to elderly disabled people saves money for tax cuts. Let the old geezers crawl!
4. Higher taxes on middle class people helps America. It forces them to work harder for less pay, isn't that what capitalism is all about?
5. People demonstrate for the right to life of unborn children but deny it to those who had the misfortune to get born.
6. In capitalist America the goal is to elect those who believe the wealthy are the chosen people of God.
7. Poor people who get involved with drugs go to jail. Rich people who get involved with drugs go see a psychologist.
8. The government is supposed to bail out banks and Wall Street, if you fail, tough luck. Next time open a bank.
9. Business has a Constitutional right to use public lands for drilling. It says so in the Bill of Rights.
10. No millionaire in the 20th century was ever sent to death for a crime.


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Whats killing my squash
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My squash leaves have a white powdery substance on them and they are dying off. Any thoughts on what it could be?
It's powdery mildew. You can control it with a fungicide. Lots of air circulation helps too. I've got the same issue with cucumbers. It's another weird summer in the Northeast. Lots of dew overnight and into the early morning which makes the mildew spread like crazy.
Yeah it has been overly humid and evening showers here in Colorado as well. Very different from usual summers. Where should I pick up this fungicide and how should I apply it?
Will this make the fruit inedible? I've read that some will poison the fruit.
Try never to water late in the day so the leaves and soil have a chance to dry before dusk. This will help create a less suitable environment for the spores to grow.
I know it is tempting to water when you get home from work but it is not a good idea. You might get a timer for the hose if early watering is problematic.
Try not to splash water on the soil in a way that you could dislodge (and send airborne where they can attach to leaves) hiding spores either.
Also it is sort of late in the season to worry about it now and it rarely will kill a plant.
There are different kinds of sprays which are used/sprayed for the vegetables and fruits to protect them from damage. Farmers mostly use that.
We have the same thing going on here in Michigan, but I am in the camp of letting it go. Except for the same cool nights and subsequent heavy dew, we have had an almost perfect year as far as the right amount of sun and rain, and, other than the appearance of the leaves, I have not seen any adverse affect on the crops. We've been eating squash, zuchinni, and cucumbers for weeks now, and new ones keep coming. And the pumpkins, although a bit early to tell for sure, do not seem at all malnutritioned.
as an alternative to the chemical sprays we use a few drops of dawn dish soap and about a tablespoon of baking soda dissolved in a gallon of water. Spray every day for a week and the mildew will die off without harming the healthy parts of the plant. I use one of those pump sprayers to spread and it works great.
I met a guy at the farmers market that said to cut back on the water if I wanted the squash to ripen faster. I'm gonna let it go too, Other than pruning a bunch of leaves to let air flow improve.
If I were you, I won't use commercialized chemical fungicides. Better use natural household ingredients as fungicides like milk. A spray made out of 40% milk and 60% water is as effective as a chemical fungicides in managing powdery mildew. I am not saying that using chemical fungicides are not safe to use but its just I'm not sure if it's 100% safe to use without causing any harm to you and the plant. Better be safe than sorry! Hope it helps!
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Mark Hughes is not given to singling out individuals but as Blackburn arrived in Germany yesterday for the most significant European match in their history, the weight of expectation being laid on Benni McCarthy's shoulders was there for all to see. For all his protestations of "other strings to our bow" the Rovers manager talked of McCarthy in such glowing terms that it was as if the striker has been given sole responsibility tonight for starting to ease Blackburn past Bayer Leverkusen in the first knockout round of the Uefa Cup.
Having won the European Cup and Uefa Cup back-to-back during his time at Porto and also having played in the Champions League with Ajax and Celta Vigo, the South African is unlikely to buckle under the pressure. That pedigree, combined with the 29-year-old's impressive record at Blackburn of 15 goals this season, including three in five European starts, has prompted Hughes to believe he holds the key to success in the BayArena.
"Benni has got great European experience and has had a real impact for us right from the start," said Hughes. "Nights like this, you look to the McCarthys to grab the occasion by the scruff of the neck and really make an impact and Benni's done that for many seasons. Technically, he's a very good player and European football at this point is what he knows more than Premiership football.
"Reputations go before you and certainly Benni's does, and rightly so because he has had fantastic success as a player. He has a real desire to succeed here as well. We don't put all our eggs in Benni's basket - we have other strings to our bow. He's good in that respect, in that he does impart his experience to other players."
McCarthy is likely to start alone up front against a Leverkusen side that lost at home to Tottenham in the group stage in November. Rovers' path has been far more comfortable, with three wins and a draw securing top place in Group E and a place in the last 32.
"In fairness we haven't really had that many problems in the competition up to this point," said Hughes, who admitted he was "encouraged" by Middlesbrough's feat in reaching the final last season. "We have to play to the standards we have set in away games and we have been very solid away from home in Europe this year. If we produce another performance, it will be enough to bring back and give us a situation we can capitalise on."
Bayer Leverkusen (probable 4-4-2): Butt; Castro, Callsen-Bracker, Madouni, Babic; Schneider, Ramelow, Rolfes, Barnetta; Barbarez, Kiessling.
Blackburn (4-5-1) Friedel; Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Henchoz, Warnock; Emerton, Tugay, Dunn, Mokena, Bentley; McCarthy.
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"Life is not politics. Life is faith. Life is family. Life is love. Life is a leisurely but serious stroll toward truth. Life is the delightful enjoyment of our differences and disagreements. Life is a vocation which is not drenched in partisanship. Politics, justice, and formal education should [be] transitory, limited, and simple processes which do not interfere with the much more important business of life. But what should be is not: the left, the Inquisition of our lifetime, demands we all be orthodox and that heresy be crushed. There are no barriers of gentle mediation. There are no guardians of good gamesmanship. There are only agents of the Inquisition -- and the rest of us."
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Ideology Rules Us
Posted by Richard G. Williams, Jr. at 9:23 AM
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- Pam Walter said...
Wonderful thoughts. I keep trying to practice what my pastor calls "long obedience in the same direction" but there are many distractions to this in our country today. Tough to remember Who's in charge and what really matters. www.satisfiedsole.com
- 09 May, 2009 11:17
- Richard G. Williams, Jr. said...
Good advice.
- 09 May, 2009 11:19
One of my favorite hymns has the line:
"Though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet."
- 09 May, 2009 18:14
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