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Governor Supports Increase In Minimum Wage
Governor Brown, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez today announced their strong support for AB 10 by Assembly member Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), which will raise the minimum wage in California from $8.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour.
"The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs," said Governor Brown. "This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy."
"For millions of California's hard working minimum wage employees, a few extra dollars a week can make a huge difference to help them provide for their families," said Steinberg. "They deserve a modest boost and after six years, an increase in California's minimum wage is the right thing to do."
"The real winner here is the economy. A $10 hour minimum wage boosts earnings by $4,000 a year and will put $2.6 billion dollars back into the hands of workers," said Perez. "This is money that will be spent at grocery stores, on school supplies and invested in education, and that ultimately strengthens the recovery and ensures California's job market continues growing faster than the rest of the nation."
AB 10 will raise California's minimum wage in two one-dollar increments, from $8 per hour today to $9 per hour, effective July 1, 2014 and from $9 per hour to $10 per hour, effective January 1, 2016. More than 90 percent of minimum wage workers in California are over the age of 20, and 25 percent of California children - nearly 2.4 million - live in a household with one minimum wage-earning parent.
"AB 10 is about equity. It puts more money directly into the pockets of workers struggling to provide food, clothes, and housing for their families. I'm proud to author this measure on behalf of hard working families in California," said Assembly member Alejo.
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Discussion Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
U.S. Aid to Pakistan—U.S. Taxpayers Have Funded Pakistani Corruption
There is widespread agreement that aid to Pakistan has not been spent effectively over the past decade. There is less agreement over how to fix it. This paper contributes to the debate in two ways.
First, it provides the most comprehensive survey of the publicly available information on U.S. aid to Pakistan since 2001 to provide an evidence base on which recommendations can be based.
Second, it suggests three ways to improve aid to Pakistan, by proposing three principles which should underlie any conditions which are attached to future aid. They are:
- Cooperate to Reduce Obstruction, Sanction to Reduce Opposition—Conditions should only be imposed to prevent clear harm to explicitly expressed U.S. intentions (such as Pakistan spending funds on nuclear weapons). Other outcomes, however desirable, (such as requiring Pakistan to shut madrassahs which encourage extremism), should be achieved through cooperation, not conditionality.
- First, Do No Harm—It will be counterproductive to use conditions to micromanage specific positive outcomes by institutions beyond U.S. control—that would be to invite failure. Rather, conditions should focus on preventing harm (i.e. preventing Pakistan moving in the wrong direction, such as reducing civilian oversight over the military budget, for example).
- Put Conditions Only on How the Aid is Spent—Pakistan and its electorate are acutely sensitive to the perception that the country may be being bullied or bribed. Some argue that this speaks to the necessity of not imposing any conditions. This is equivalent to arguing that Pakistan's sensitivity licenses it to more years misspending a large proportion of U.S. aid money. A more logical response is to draw a distinction between how Pakistan spends the aid funds and general Pakistani actions which do not directly relate to how Pakistan spends U.S. aid. The most important aspect of this paper is the recommendation that conditions should only be tailored to the actual use of the funds themselves (apart from conditions preventing Pakistan from moving in the wrong direction). The funds should not be used as leverage to impose positive collateral requirements on Pakistan.
Underlying these conditions is the recognition that conditions will never be effective unless Pakistani sensitivities to them are properly understood and taken into account. After all, they will determine how Pakistan reacts.
The United States must also recognize that conditionality is only part of the solution; conditions are not an appropriate means to achieve all the outcomes which the United States seeks. For each, Congress should look into the various options, excluding sanctions, which it has available to it, in a hard‐headed way.
The United States must not provide Pakistani institutions with incentives to act counter to U.S. foreign policy objectives in the future. It has done so in the past. But until the spring of 2009, no comprehensive overview of the full funding to Pakistan was possible as the figures were kept secret. Those figures, as well as a full analysis of what is known about how they were spent, can now be evaluated. The available information paints a picture of a systemic lack of supervision in the provision of aid to Pakistan, often lax U.S. oversight, and the incentivization of U.S. taxpayer–funded corruption in the Pakistani military and security services. The author believes that this is the first attempt to present an overview of U.S. aid to Pakistan since 2001, evaluate it, and present recommendations on how to ensure that mistakes are not repeated and lessons are learned.
Since 1951, the United States has given significant funding to Pakistan. Since September 11, 2001, U.S. funding has been intended for the following five purposes: to cover the extra cost to Pakistan's military of fighting terrorism; provide Pakistan with military equipment to fight terrorism; to provide development and humanitarian assistance; covert funds (such as bounties or prize money); and cash transfers directly to the Pakistani government's budget.
Pakistan one of only four countries to receive direct cash transfers. Between 2002 and 2008, this "thank you" to Pakistan for help in fighting terrorism cost the U.S. taxpayer $2,374,000,000. By its nature, these cash transfers became Pakistani sovereign funds, precluding U.S. oversight.
Since 2001, there have been significant concerns over the funding:
- The United States has not been transparent about the funds. Until 2009, information has been either hidden from the public or released in a form too aggregated to allow for effective public oversight. Those who have seen the agreements on how funds are to be spent say they have lacked concrete benchmarks, sometimes even concrete figures, and were too vague to be effective.
- The United States misused development funds. Operating costs were high, too much of the aid was ineffective, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs have been hampered by insufficient resources and security concerns.
- There was a lack of agreed strategy for use of funds. Aims for the military aid were poorly defined, and many of the agreements on how funds were to be spent were inadequate.
- The United States had inadequate procedures for checking how Pakistan spent the funds. U.S. Embassy staff in Pakistan were not required to check how the Pakistani military actually spent U.S. funds, the Pakistani army insisted that the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)—where much of the money was to be spent—were too dangerous to visit, making sustained oversight there impossible; the United States has not been able to check Pakistani army records on how the money was being spent; the procedures in place to check how Pakistan spent the money were inadequate, and the decision to give Pakistan funds in the form of reimbursements made adequate oversight impossible.
- U.S. funds disincentivized democratization by giving the military a disincentive to submit to civilian control, increasing its independence from government, and ignoring evidence of profiteering from military budgets.
- The Pakistani military did not use most of the funds for the agreed objective of fighting terror. Pakistan bought much conventional military equipment. Examples include F‐16s, aircraft‐mounted armaments, anti‐ship and antimissile defense systems, and an air defense radar system costing $200 million, despite the fact that the terrorists in the FATA have no air attack capability. Over half of the total funds—54.9 percent—were spent on fighter aircraft and weapons, over a quarter—26.62 percent—on support and other aircraft, and 10 percent on advanced weapons systems.
- There is also clear evidence of corruption within the Pakistani army. The United States provided $1.5 million to reimburse Pakistan for damage to Navy vehicles which had not been used in combat, $15 million for the Pakistani army to build bunkers for which there is no evidence that they exist, and about $30 million for Pakistani road‐building for which there is no such evidence either. Fifty‐five million dollars was provided for helicopter maintenance for the entire national helicopter fleet which was not performed. Pakistan continued to receive around $80 million per month for military operations during ceasefire periods when troops were in their barracks. U.S. officials visiting the FATA found Pakistani Frontier Corps units poorly equipped, one reporting that he saw members of the Corps "standing ... in the snow in sandals," with several wearing World War I–era pith helmets and carrying barely functional Kalashnikov rifles with "just 10 rounds of ammunition each". At one point, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf himself complained that Pakistan's helicopters needed more U.S. spare parts and support, despite reports from U.S. military officials that the United States had provided $8 million worth of Cobra parts over the previous six months. "The great majority" of the Coalition Support Funds given by the United States to reimburse Pakistan for counterterrorism operations was reportedly diverted to the Ministry of Finance, with only $300 million reaching the Army in the financial year ending 2008. This is evidence of corruption at the highest level. The result is that, after eight years of funding, many Pakistani troops in the FATA lack basic equipment such as sufficient ammunition, armored vests, and shoes. For many years, U.S. officials ignored clear evidence that the military was not using U.S. funds to further U.S. foreign policy objectives.
- Pakistani counterterrorism failed until 2009. During the years 2001 to mid‐2009, significant parts of the FATA were under Taliban control, and according to the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate, al Qaeda has reconstituted a safe haven in the FATA. Tellingly, when the Pakistani army did launch an effective operation in Malakand in mid‐2009, it was primarily in response to public pressure within Pakistan, not U.S. aid.
Sadly, it seems that Pakistan's military and security services have for many years been a black hole for U.S. funds. They have enriched individuals at the expense of the proper functioning of Pakistani institutions and the country's ability to fight its extremist enemies and provided already kleptocratic institutions with further incentives for corruption. Many of the incentives for Pakistani army corruption are longstanding, institutional, and remain in place today.
Preventing this performance from recurring will require changes to the oversight system such as the use of experts and the creation of a dedicated monitoring group as described below. But that will not be sufficient. It will also require an understanding that conditionality is just one of the items in the toolbox available for getting aid right and an understanding of how and when it should be used, to which this paper contributes.
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Abu Bashir says: I heard Imam Muhammad Baqr say: "... He said: When Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears he will follow in the path of the Messenger of Allah (saas). ONLY HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL EXPLAIN THE WORKS OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH..." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 191)
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker and country/pop singer Jessie James have announced that their new series, Love and Other Contact Sports: Eric and Jessie, will debut this summer.
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A group of Inland Valley doctors who say they have not been able to fully treat their patients have filed a lawsuit against Chino Valley Medical Center and its director James M. Lally.
The doctors, who are a part of the Inland Pulmonary Medical Group with offices in Upland and Montclair, allege they are being blackballed because they won't participate with what they call a scheme to overadmit and overbill patients, according to information from the complaint, filed Wednesday in San Bernardino County Superior Court.
"In a nutshell, Chino Valley is accused of devising and implementing a wrongful scheme that games California's managed care system by, among other things, wrongfully encouraging managed care providers to needlessly diagnose and/or document conditions that gamer higher Medicare reimbursements," according to the complaint.
Chino Valley Medical Center is a subsidiary of the Prime Healthcare hospital chain, one of the largest hospital chains in California. According to the complaint, it "operates according to the profit-based model that at times places an emphasis on maximizing profits at the expense of patient care."
Edward Barrera, communications director for Prime Healthcare, said in an emailed statement that the "baseless" lawsuit filed this week by the Inland Pulmonary Group is repetitive of a lawsuit filed by another group of doctors a few years ago.
In his statement, Barrera said the lawsuit "has no merit and is a regurgitation of unproven allegations voiced by critics over the past three years."
The doctors claim Chino Valley Medical Center should be contacting them when one of their patients is admitted to the hospital.
Chino Valley Medical Center also complies with its obligations under Health and Safety Code section 1262.8 to contact a patient's HMO after the treating physician determines that their emergency medical condition has been stabilized, Barrera said. There is no requirement to contact the HMO's contracted physician.
"Plaintiff's lawsuit attempts to rewrite 1262.8 so as to require a hospital to contact a HMO and the HMO's contracted physician," Barrera said in the statement.
Attempts to reach doctors at Inland Pulmonary Medical Group's Montclair office were unsuccessful. An assistant, who answered the phone, said the doctors had left for the day at both the Montclair and Upland office.
A hearing is set for April 19 at West Valley Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga. While the case is being considered, Inland Pulmonary plans to ask a judge to temporarily instruct the Chino Valley Medical Center, Lally, and the emergency physicians group hired by the hospital to notify the doctors that their patients are at the hospital.


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I heard that in March 2010 Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 will be released - im not sure how the levels will work - some of them are easy but the first film is hard. I suppose there will be seven levels per film.
These arent listed in order.I hope the leader of harry potter wiki will not fire me for writing these like this.
Philosiphers Stone: Escape the Letters (shown on the trailer, though this could be a cut scene) Diagon Alley Forbidden Forest Final Fight Quiditch Forbidden Corridor (fluffy, devil snare etc) Troll
Chamber of Secrets: Escape the dursleys Chamber of secrets Spiders Pollyjuice potion Womping willow fight against lucius malfoy quiditch with bludgers
Prisoner of Azkaban: Timeturner trouble Serius Black Dementor quiditch the knight bus buckbeak ~ ~
Goblet of Fire: Quditch world cup first task second task third task lord voldamort ~ ~
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How do I transfer files between my desktop computer and my Android device?
Transferring files between an Android phone and a desktop computer can be really tricky, especially when you have to deal with multiple phones and computers at home or workplace. You have to carry the USB cable everywhere and there are situations when it is very much impossible to copy files from your Android to a desktop computer which you don't own.
Consider this example scenario.
You are visiting your client's office and need to transfer a very important file from your Android device to a Windows PC. Your client uses a Blackberry phone and thus, he has not installed the necessary USB driver of Android on his desktop. Now, even if you have the USB cable you won't be able to transfer any files to that computer, because as soon as you connect your phone to the computer via the USB cable – the operating system won't recognize the phone's SD card (due to the lack of proper drivers).
Downloading the required USB drivers from the vendor's website is a viable solution but there can be complex situations when you won't have favorable conditions. This includes restricted installation permissions in Windows user account, operating system compatibility issues, bad driver installation and so forth.
In this tutorial, we will learn an alternative way of transferring files from an Android phone to any computer, without using any USB cables.
Transfer Files Using A Common Wireless connection
If both the computer and the Android phone is connected to a common Wi-Fi access point, you can seamlessly transfer files between the two devices. The advantage of this method is that it is platform independent, needs no software installation on the host computer and works out of the box on any computer running any version of Windows, Linux or MAC operating system.
Here are the steps:
1. On your Android device, go to the Android Market and search for the "Wi-Fi File Transfer" application. Alternatively, you can use this link and click the "Download" button, as shown below:
2. Once the app is installed, run it and tap the "Start" button.
3. Now you will be given an internal network address in the form of http://192.168.1.2:XXXX (XXXX is the port number).
4. Fire up a web browser on your desktop and enter this address. Bingo!
The file explorer of your Android device will load in the desktop browser and now you can transfer, copy, move, rename or delete files, directly from the computer's web browser.
Here is how the file explorer of Android will look in the computer's browser:
To copy files from your Android's SD card to the desktop computer, all you have to do is select the required files/folders and hit any of the actions link placed just next to the selected items. In the following example, I have selected the "Pictures" folder at DCIM and I will hit the "Download" button to copy the entire folder to my Windows computer.
Similarly, you can upload files from the computer to your Android by clicking "Upload", select the file that is stored on the computer, choose the destination directory on your Android's SD card and click "Start Upload".
Please note that using this app, you can not control application settings and system preferences of your phone from the desktop browser. This app is just an intermediary between your phone's SD card and your computer's hard drive, provided they are connected to the same Wireless access point or Wi-Fi hotspot.
Note: We recommend you to use this application only on trusted wireless connections and not on public Wi-Fi access points. It is strongly recommended not to use this method in public libraries, airports or cafeteria's; as anyone may guess the port number and use a web browser to access all the files of your phone in a matter of half minute.
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1013 -- Elementary Japanese I
-- 3 credit hours
Designed for students with no previous training in or knowledge of
Japanese. Offers simultaneous development of skills in
speaking, reading, aural comprehension, and writing. Formal
and colloquial speech forms will be treated in the course's spoken
segment and the hiragana and katakana syllabaries (the Japanese
writing system) will be introduced in the written component along
with a brief introduction to kanji characters, all within a
cultural context. Note: JAPN 1013
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Fall. General Education: Core --
Engaged Local & Global Citizenship.
1023 -- Elementary Japanese II
-- 3 credit hours
Continues the study of elementary Japanese, focusing on complex
patterns, grammar structures, culture, and conversation. It
will introduce more kanji characters as well as continue to stress
students' development of reading, writing, listening, and
speaking skills in Japanese.
Prerequisite: JAPN 1013, two years
of secondary-school Japanese, or instructor's
permission. Course rotation:
2013 -- Introduction to Modern Japanese
Civilization -- 3 credit hours
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culture as language and literature, traditional art, geography,
society, politics, family, education, comic fiction, and current
issues. Lectures will be in English. Course
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My PSD got rejected this time too. Before, I was reading forums regarding PSD rejections and jotting down points mentioned by Experts, searching out tutorials and trying to improve my work but could not get success. Reading Forum really helped me, I learned some basic points which is important part of design, but I think I am still missing other important points.
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BAY CITY, MI -- Gold Standard Games, formerly Shelti Inc., reports that it has commenced production of its exclusive patented Shelti Dual Pool Tables for the North American market, and they are ready for immediate shipment.
The new Dual Pool Table is 93" long and is available in the two familiar Shelti Pool Table finishes, woodgrain Sovereign Cherry and high-tech Charcoal Matrix. Information on other Shelti and Gold Standard equipment may be found online at gold-standard-games.com.
Introduced at this spring's Amusement Expo, the Dual Pool Table incorporates a 3Some option that offers players the choice of either classic pool or two new three-player games. | SEE STORY
The three-player selections, 5 ball (a variant of 8 ball) and Cut Throat, are played with a separate set of 15 object balls (three color-identified groups of five). The electronic pricing system allows players to select either traditional or 3Some play, and then releases the appropriate set of balls. The 3Some games can be priced differently, and the controller accommodates bonus price levels, promotional and happy hour pricing, free play, time pricing and speed pool options.
The 3Some feature is enabled by Dual Pool technology from Horizon Games Inc. (Massapequa Park, NY), which involves separate ball channels on the left and the right side of the table, with a central return chute. When the selection is made, the electronic pricing system activates a motor to position a gate on the return chute that routes returned balls to the correct channel.
Horizon Games, which offers a variety of conversion kits to upgrade legacy mechanical pool tables for electronic banknote acceptance with enhanced pricing and promotional features, can be contacted by calling (516) 804-3384 or emailing Jed Forman at email@example.com.
PHOTO: The new Horizon ball system handles two object ball sets with a central chute that has motor-controlled channels for each set. The channels release balls to their respective sides; the channel in play remains open to receive returning balls, after they are pocketed, from the common tracks.


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Recap: Live-feed mini Yakdate, Tues. Aug 3
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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. Origin Lilith is souless being. Part of Morrigan, she was found by Jedah who promised her body when she finished completing the task of gathering Darkstalkers. Lilith, like Morrigan, searches for new sensation. She loves the sight (and taste) of blood and sees fighting asjust merely playing around. Lilith also takes her responsibilty seriously looking for Morrigan so they can reunite and rule the Maki as one entity she's accomplished this when she combined with Morrigan afterwards she felt a new sensation in herself. In another reality Lilith seemingly failed her quest and disappearing only inches away from Morrigan, though Morrigan felt a strong connection with the isis ring a family Heirloom this may mean that Lilth didn't completely fail her quest. Powers and AbilitiesLilith though being a succubus isn't prone to feeding off her male enemies like her Busty counterpart. Lilith like Morrigan can switch between her clothes with a mere flip. She also has bats that tend to her every will may it be a bed, a projectile, or a giant palette of green energy. She's also able to form another illusion of herself. Also the abilty to hold a puppet show starring her opponents.


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Friday, May 13 2011 - Other Important News
Utah judge orders FBI to help provide more info on Oklahoma City bombing
The Associated Press
A federal judge in Utah on Wednesday ordered the FBI to produce more information about its record-keeping in response to an inquiry by a man who contends unreleased video and other records from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing will show more people were involved in the attack.
U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups said he believes Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue has raised valid questions about whether the agency has done enough to find a pair of videotapes sought as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
Waddoups also wants to know whether bureau officials believe they can conceal information from the public and the courts and ordered a Department of Justice attorney to detail how difficult it would be for the FBI to manually search for the records in evidence control centers in Oklahoma City, Washington, D.C., and at an FBI crime lab.
Waddoups, who set a June 30 deadline for government attorneys, wants the information before deciding whether the FBI has complied with federal freedom of information laws in Trentadue's case.
Trentadue sued the FBI and the CIA in 2008 seeking release of tapes and records from the fatal bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building.
The lawsuit came two years after Trentadue first sought the information.
In papers filed in U.S. District Court, Trentadue contends the FBI's efforts to locate the information he wants have been inadequate, and he argues the bureau has failed to meet the requirements of the law that directs the release of government records.
Specifically, Trentadue is seeking surveillance tapes taken the morning of the bombing from exterior cameras on the Murrah building and dashboard camera video from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol's arrest of Timothy McVeigh, who was later convicted of and executed for the bombing.
Trentadue asserts that the videos exist and will expose that others were involved in the terrorist attack that left 168 people dead.
On Wednesday, he told Waddoups he doesn't believe the bureau had looked for the tapes in supplemental evidence files that are not tied to the official case files.
Department of Justice attorneys argue the case should be dismissed. They contend the relevant tapes and records either do not exist, have already been provided, can't be located or are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
The FBI has provided Trentadue with 23 videotapes -- including the dashboard video -- and about 200 documents in response to his request, the government's attorney, Kathryn Wyer said Wednesday.
Wyer said the bureau has met FOIA's requirements and even conducted a manual search last year through evidence from the bombing that is stored in an Oklahoma City warehouse. That search turned up no additional records and to suggest that there is anything to find beyond that is "merely speculation," by Trentadue, she said.
Wyer declined to comment after the hearing and referred The Associated Press to a Department of Justice spokesman in Washington, D.C.
Trentadue's inquiry into the bombing was prompted by the death of his brother, Kenneth Trentadue, at the Oklahoma City Federal Transfer Center in August of that year. Trentadue claims his brother, a convicted bank robber, was mistaken for a bombing suspect and beaten during an interrogation by officers. Trentadue says his dead brother was a close physical match for a bombing suspect and that the evidence he's seeking from the FBI may prove that.
Officially, Kenneth Trentadue's death is considered a suicide, but his body had 41 wounds and bruises that his brother believes were the result of a beating. A judge awarded the Trentadue family $1.1 million in damages for extreme emotional distress in the government's handling of the death.
The CIA portion of Trentadue's case, which also included requests for possible involvement of foreign nationals in the bombing, was dismissed by Judge Waddoups in March 2010. The agency declined to provide the records, citing information act exemptions and national security concerns, but provided the judge with affidavits summarizing their contents.
In his ruling, the judge said the CIA had provided credible evidence of why the information met the exemptions. The case was the first public acknowledgement the CIA played a role in the bombing investigation.
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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team travels to Brown this weekend for an important Ivy League contest at Goldberger Family Field in Providence. The Quakers need a victory againstthe Bears to staywithin range ofPrinceton in the Ivy League title chase. Penn and Brown will face off at noon.
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Around the Ivies This Weekend
At the same time thatPenn (4-1) and Brown (1-4) are facing off in Providence, Princeton (5-0) will be facing off with Cornell (2-3) in New Jersey. That game obviously has huge implications for the Quakers. Saturday's other Ivy League match features Dartmouth (2-3) at Harvard (1-4). Yale (2-3) and Columbia (2-3) start the weekend, facing off Friday night in New York City.
The Series with Brown
Historically, Penn has had the upper hand against Brown, winning seven of the last 10 meetings against the Bears and dropping only one match in the last five years (2010). That said, the last three meetings between the two teams have all been decided by one goal, with the Quakers losing 3-2 in 2010, and defeating the Bears 3-2 in 2011 and 2-1 in overtime last year. Penn holds the overall series advantage 25-8-3.
About Brown
The Bears have gone 3-4 in both September and October for an overall record of 6-8. Most recently, Brown has dropped two Ivy League matches, at Cornell 2-1 and against Princeton 6-2, to dropits league record to 1-4. Over the last month the Bears have collected 12 goals offensively, while surrendering 18 on defense. Junior Meghan O'Donnell leads Brown with 11 goals and 25 points. In goal, junior Shannon McSweeney has started all 14 games and leads the Ivy League in save percentage (.777) and saves per game (9.93).
About Penn
*At 12-3, Penn has reached a double-digit win total for the first time since the 2004 team went 13-4; that team shared the Ivy League title with Harvard.
*After tying the program record for goals in a season last year, with 42, the Quakers have already shattered the mark this year with 52 goals in 15 games. Penn enters the weekend eighth nationally in goals per game (3.47) and ninth in points per game (9.00).
*Penn took down Villanova earlier this week, topping the Wildcats 2-1. Senior forward Sunny Stirewalt provided all the offense the Quakers would need, scoring once in the first half and once in the second tolead Penn to its second straight victory over its Main Line rival.
*Stirewalt has scored in four of Penn's last six games; her two-goal effort Wednesday is the second time this season she has achieved the accomplishment. On October 20, she scored twice and added an assist against Appalachian State. Stirewalt now has 15 points (6g, 3a).
*Junior goalkeeper Carly Sokach was named co-Ivy League Player of the Week on Tuesday, following a performance against Yale that included tying a career high with 15 saves (without allowing a goal) and then stopping four of fiveshootout efforts after the game was still tied following two overtimes. On the last 1-on-1, she tripped the Yale player, then stopped the ensuing penalty stroke to clinch Penn's win.
*Saturday's game marked Sokach's sixth double-digit-save games this season. She also had 11 in a 2-1 loss at Bucknell; 12 in a 4-3 win against Cornell; 12 in a shutout win at Harvard; 11 in a loss to Lafayette; and 12 in the OT win at Rider.
*Sokach enters the weekend ranked 12th nationally in save percentage (.771) and 16th in saves per game (6.73). She is second among Ivy goalies in both categories. The player in front of her? Her counterpart this weekend, Brown's Shannon McSweeney.
*Sports Illustrated featured freshman Jasmine Cole in its 'Faces in the Crowd' feature this week. Cole, who has been Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice and co-Ivy League Player of the Week once this season, enters the weekend leading Penn and the Ivy League in goals per game (1.07). Cole is fifth in the nation in goals per game and 10th in points per game (2.33).
*Cole already has two hat tricks in her collegiate career; it took her four games to do it. The first one came at Saint Joseph's, and the second one came in her Ivy League debut against Cornell.
*Junior forward Emily Corcoran was named Ivy League Player of the Week and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week on October 15. She earned the award by recording three goals -- one an overtime game-winner -- and three assists in non-conference wins over Rider and UMass Lowell.
*Corcoran was the third different Penn player to earn the Ivy honor this season (also Cole and Sokach). Amazingly, the last time the Quakers had three different women earn Ivy Player of the Week honors was 1988 (Nicky Hitchens, Sue Donohue, Ellen Vagelos).
*Corcoran entered the week third in the Ivy League and 11th nationally in points per game (2.29), 15th in goals per game (0.86), and 21st nationally in assists per game (0.57).
*A fourth player, freshman forward Elise Tilton, was the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on October 8 after scoring twice in the final 10 minutes of Penn's 5-4 overtime win against Dartmouth; the goals erased a 4-2 deficit and got the Quakers to OT.
*After scoring twice against Appalachian State on October 20, Tilton has 10 goals and 21 points this season. She is 31st nationally in goals per game (0.71).
*Penn has gone to overtime four times this season, winning three of them (Dartmouth and Rider in OT, Yale in shootout). Corcoran scored the winner in both games that Penn won in OT.
*Senior Julie Tahan was on the Ivy League's weekly honor roll on October 22; she scored a goal at Columbia, then added a goal and an assist vs. App State. She now has 15 points on the season (4g, 7a) and is 37th nationally in assists per game (0.50).
*Sophomore Elizabeth Hitti scored the only goal in Penn's 1-0 win at Harvard, a nice homecoming for the Massachusetts resident. She has 10 points (4g, 2a).
*Junior defender MaryRose Croddick, who sets most of Penn's penalty corners at the top of the circle, has three assists this season.
*It has been nice to see junior Alex Iqbal get back onto the score sheet in recent games; she has three assists this season. Iqbal was an All-Ivy performer as a freshman, but missed all of last year due to an injury.
*Tahan and Croddick were second-team All-Ivy players a year ago; both are back this season. Hitti, meanwhile, received honorable mention despite being a freshman.
*Tahan and Iqbal are this year's captains. In addition to Tahan, the other seniors are Stirewalt, Amelia Cohen and Katie Harrington.
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After the weekend Penn will have only Princeton left on it schedule in a matchup that has the potential for Ivy League championship implications. If the Quakers beat the Bears, their game with the Tigers on Saturday, Nov. 9 will be for at least a share of the Ivy League title.


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CORONA, CA -- AVT Inc.'s Marley Coffee-branded specialty hot beverage machines are up and running in the Korean market, setting the stage for further expansion throughout Asia.
AVT entered a licensing partnership with Marley Coffee a year ago to create the high-end single-cup machines, which are equipped with touchscreen displays, grind whole-bean coffee and brew a wide range of specialty drinks, from black coffee to a latte or mocha beverage. | SEE STORY
Specialty coffee consumption has been on the upswing in emerging markets like Asia, which had traditionally been dominated by tea drinkers.


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text: Maybe I've just missed a thread, but is there no love for Our Legacy on here? Been buying for a few seasons now, and so impressed with the quality, fit (maybe not so much on the chinos, and not tried the denim) and variety they're putting out. They're not trying to change the wheel, but they're perfect if you want some really nice basics. Their country denim shirt from last season is one of my favourite pieces of clothing. And this season I've picked up: and And love both. I think the winter look to the last one has put people off, but the material is very light so it's not really a problem and the raspberry looks great up close. Considering a couple more shirts if I can get the cash together. My only gripe is the sizing can be a bit crazy over seasons and between shirts.


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Striking a pose on the red carpet, celebrities gathered in the Big Apple to join the Museum of the Moving Image's 28th Annual Salute Honoring Kevin Spacey on Wednesday (April 9).
Coming down the red road were Kate Bosworth and hubby Michael Polish, looking suave and very much in love as they made their way into the event.
Stepping out to pay tribute to one of the classiest office supplies out there, celebrities gathered for the 90th anniversary celebration of the iconic Mont Blanc Meisterstuck ball point pen.
Looking stunning in an all-nude ensemble, Rosario Dawson worked the media line while hamming it up with fellow party-goers including Stephen Baldwin and Unik Ernest.
They split up in June due to their career obligations, but it seems nothing can keep Zoe Kravitz and Penn Badgley apart.
The "After Earth" actress and the "Gossip Girl" guy showed up in Rome, Italy on Sunday (September 22) looking mighty affectionate as they grabbed lunch and did some sightseeing.
Getting to work on their latest flick, Penn Badgley and Ethan Hawke stepped onto the "Cymbeline" set in New York City on Thursday (August 22).
The two actors chatted with each other as they shot a few scenes and visited with fans that passed by.
While some celebrities prefer to travel with an entourage, Penn Badgley looked fine all by his lonesome yesterday (August 5) in New York City.
The "Gossip Girl" star hopped on his skateboard and rolled over to Mole restaurant in the West Village for a delicious lunch.
Going their separate ways, Penn Badgley and Zoe Kravitz have reportedly ended their Hollywood romance.
After dating for almost two years, the "Gossip Girl" hunk and his "After Earth" lady decided that their relationship wasn't meant to be after all.
Proudly showing off their new movie, Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots arrived at the "Greetings from Tim Buckley" premiere at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on Tuesday (April 23).
The "Gossip Girl" star looked handsome in a gray cardigan, scarf, navy pants, and tan shoes as his lovely costar wore a sleeveless little black dress and silver and black heels on the red carpet.
Eager to check out new duds and be a part of helping the planet, Penn Badgley and Victoria Justice attended H&M's Exclusive Conscious Collection launch party on Thursday (April 4).
Looking stunning in a little black dress, the "Victorious" actress worked the red carpet as she hosted the West Hollywood event, while the "Gossip Girl" actor kept it casual at the New York City festivities.


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Biafran Govt in Exile - SABC news report
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Biafra Govt in exile
The Children of Biafra Proclaim Independence--Again
September 3, 2007 by Rudolph Ryser.
With their principal leader Dr. Ralph Uwazurike imprisoned, ill and purportedly tortured since October 2005 under orders from just replaced President Obsanjo the leaders of the Ibo, Igaw, Ogoni, Igibo and other nations agreed this summer to the establishment of the Republic of Biafra provisional government in exile.
An array of Biafran leaders meeting in Washington, D.C. including Ambassador Cyril Ogbonna and Special Adviser Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha were led by Biafran leader Dr. Emmanuel Enekwechi announced the formation of a new Provisional Government of Biafra in exile at the National Press Club on 28 August. Asked why the announcement was made in the United States and not in Biafra Dr. Enekwechi explained that the government of Nigeria's military and secret security forces would capture, torture and kill known leaders. "It is necessary to conduct Biafra's government in exile to ensure that Biafra's voice is not intimidated and snuffed out as we work to regain our freedom and full powers of self-government in our homeland."
Biafra's governmental charter echoes the peoples' claim to the right of self-determination and freedom to live as a distinct nation:
We the Peoples of Biafra in praise of our God do hereby proclaim this government of Biafra by the power and authority of our common law founded in the expressed free will of our peoples. We do solemnly declare the promise of Biafra's posterity and our common commitment to the freedom, liberty, respect of human rights, prosperity, happiness and fulfillment of ourselves and the generations of Biafrans to come. (Biafra Charter 28 August 2007)
Seeking a non-violent and peaceful transformation of Biafra's political identity as a free and independent nation, Biafra's leaders have taken up the torch of their ancestors to reclaim their voice as free and distinct peoples. Not since the Portuguese invaded their territories in the 15th century and taken millions for slaves to South America and the United States have the peoples of Biafra and their neighbors truly known freedom--the ability to govern themselves and make choices freely without intimidation. With the decision made this summer and the announcement of the Biafran Provisional Government in Exile the children of Biafra have again expressed their desire to be a free people.
What does this freedom mean? Freedom to choose their own culture, their own social development, their own economy and their own political development without interference. The Biafrans have acted to exercise their power of self-determination.
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Kubuntu Oneiric Utilities
Utilities facilitate tasks such as keeping the clock up to date, archiving utilities, and more.
Rename multiple files at once
Krename is a tool to rename multiple files in a batch. It allows multiple plugins to save or add information to files.
sudo apt-get install krename
Archiving Utilities
The command-line terminal utility ZIP creates files that are compatible with the time-honored PKZIP and WinZip. It is included in (K)Ubuntu by default. Extracting zip files can be done with the unzip utility. Using the -P option allows the creation of a password for the zip file:
zip -r -P mypassword destination.zip *
Note: The -r option indicates to include all subdirectories recursively. The wildcard * adds all files in the directory, but you can specify individual filenames as well. If special characters are to be used in the password, designate them with a preceding \. For example, if the password is to be notsosecure123# then the command should be
zip -r -P notsosecure123\# destination.zip *
For more info, enter in the command-line terminal:
man zip
X-archiver (Archiving GUI)
Xarchiver is a GTK-based GUI front-end for many archiving utilities. It allows the addition of passwords. Install:
sudo apt-get install xarchiver
Ark (Archiving GUI)
Ark is a front-end for zip (and other archival utilities) but does not allow passwords. It is the default for KDE/Kubuntu.
BChunk is a command-line utility that allows you to convert .cue and .bin files into an .iso file (so that they can be opened and manipulated in Kubuntu). Warning: If the bin/cue image has audio tracks, they will be lost.
Get BChunk
sudo apt-get install bchunk
To convert .cue and .bin files, navigate to the folder and run this command (replacing filenames with your own):
bchunk inputfilename.bin inputfilename.cue outputfilename.iso
After the file is converted into ISO you can mount it using:
sudo mount -o loop outputfilename.iso /media/output
Navigate to /media/output and you should see all the content there. You can then copy it anywhere.
To unmount:
sudo umount /media/output
HJSplit Files Joiner/Splitter
HJSplit for Linux (Java version).
- Make sure you have Java Runtime Environment installed:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
- Download the HJSplit JAR file:
wget http://www.freebyte.com/download/hjsplit/hjsplit_g.jar
- Create the directory for HJSplit:
sudo mkdir /opt/hjsplit
- Move the file to an appropriate directory:
sudo mv hjsplit_g.jar /opt/hjsplit/
- Run:
cd /opt/hjsplit/ && java -jar hjsplit_g.jar
- Note: You could also make a terminal shortcut (menu item) in K Menu Editor.
Rar archives files into the proprietary .rar format.
sudo apt-get install rar
This application is a 40-day trial.
Unrar extracts files archived with the proprietary .rar format. A free version can be installed:
sudo apt-get install unrar-free
or the proprietary version (also free for noncommercial use) can be installed with the kubuntu-restricted-extras package or with:
sudo apt-get install unrar
Once one of these two utilities is installed, you can use Ark to extract the .rar files.
The open-source 7-Zip archive format was originally designed for Windows (and DOS) but is also available for Ubuntu. The GNU/Linux version of 7-Zip does not come with a GUI, but Ark can hook into 7-Zip to handle 7z archives. Install:
sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
To allow the 7-Zip extension for Ark to extract .rar files, also install:
sudo apt-get install p7zip-rar
Hard Drive Utilities
KDiskFree (Hard drive properties monitor)
KDiskFree is a KDE utility for monitoring free disk space, etc.
sudo apt-get install kdf
Clock Utilties
A screensaver is useful as a security precaution as well as a power and screen element saver. Using even a simple "Blank Screen" screensaver with a password can slow a potentially malicious passerby from gaining access to your keyboard and computer while you are away from your desk.
- K menu -> Settings -> System Settings -> Display and Monitor -> Screen Saver
- Set a security password:
- Screen Saver -> Require password to stop (ticked)
Run a media file as a screensaver
Video and other media can be run from the screensaver. Multiple files in random rotation can be used.
- K menu -> System -> System Settings -> General -> Desktop -> Screensaver
-> Banners & Pictures -> Media Screen Saver -> Setup... -> Add..
Partition Managers
Also see these tips for partitioning scheme suggestions, other partitioning tools and methods, and usage of multiple partitions for multiple OSs.
GParted Partition Manager
Gparted is a GTK (Gnome)-based partition manager that can also be used with KDE.
- This utility works best when run from a LiveCD. Recent versions of the Ubuntu LiveCD (but not the Kubuntu LiveCD) have a copy of GParted on them. Start the Ubuntu LiveCD in demo mode (not in install mode) and then start GParted:
- Menu -> System -> Administration -> GParted
- An alternative is to download the Gparted .iso image here. Follow these instructions to burn this .iso image to CD. Use this GParted LiveCD as your partition manager.
- You can also install the package into your OS (once it is installed on your hard drive):
sudo apt-get install gparted
KDE Partition Manager
KDE Partition Manager is a KDE-based partition manager used during the installation of Kubuntu. It functions similarly to GParted (and can be used instead of GParted).
- This utility works best when run from a LiveCD. Recent versions (Natty 11.04 or later) of the Kubuntu LiveCD (but not the Ubuntu LiveCD) have a copy of KDE Partition Manager on them. Start the Kubuntu LiveCD in demo mode (not in install mode) and then start KDE Partition Manager:
- K Menu -> System -> KDE Partition Manager
- If not already installed on your system:
sudo apt-get install partitionmanager


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How I would attempt to do this.
This is just a hunch. But I would use my favorite cone 10 porcellin clay - Highwater's Helios
and make a vessel. Trim until translusent. Get a dremel tool with a round diamond tip and make
a design on inside. Borrow the light box from the art dept and flip the bowl upside down on
light box. Then lightly match the inside etching with an exterior etching, being careful
NOT to make it pierce work. Then glaze the bisqued piece with clear glaze.
I'd fire this cone 10 reduction, since clear fired in reduction becomes grey, which would
make it appear clear on the translucent white clay body.
If it matched Pinnell's example, great! If not, re-group and try something else.
But this would be my starting point if I were to try figuring out this technique.
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Syria: Security Council calls for immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access
United Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos has welcomed today's statement by the President of the Security Council condemning violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and calling on all parties to facilitate the immediate expansion of humanitarian efforts.
The statement, endorsed by all 15 members of the Security Council, urges all parties to the conflict to agree on humanitarian pauses in the fighting, including along "key routes" for relief convoys.
"I and my colleagues in the humanitarian and human rights fields have called many times (…) for unhindered access to help us get aid to people in desperate need," said USG Amos following the passing of the statement.
"We have called on the warring parties to protect civilians from the brutal fighting and violence – to stop targeting vital civilian services like schools, shops and hospitals, and to stop violating human rights."
Syria has been devastated by the conflict for the past two and a half years. More than 100,000 people have been killed, and an estimated 6.5 million people – nearly a third of the entire population – have been forced from their homes.
Of these, more than 2 million have sought refuge in neighbouring countries – a situation that the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has warned has "stretched" neighbouring countries to their limits.
Humanitarian response hindered
Ms. Amos and other senior humanitarian figures have repeatedly called for this type of united position from the international community. Humanitarian efforts in Syria have consistently been undermined by bureaucratic requirements, and by the refusal of different parties to allow humanitarian workers to cross battle lines and foreign borders in order to reach communities in need of assistance.
"Humanitarian workers need full and sustained access to reach every person in need, wherever they are in Syria, and they must be protected to do their work safely," said Ms. Amos.
"If the commitments and practical steps in this statement are implemented humanitarian workers will be able to reach over 2 million people who have been unreachable for many months."
Ms. Amos said that, if followed, the statement would ensure that humanitarian operations are faster and more effective, something that is especially important given the imminent arrival of winter and given that many families are living without electricity and running water.
"Ultimately, the international community must find a lasting political solution to end the suffering of ordinary Syrians," concluded Ms. Amos.
"While the work continues to find that solution, we will use the opportunity created by this statement to increase our operations in Syria and in neighbouring countries… Our task is to turn these strong words into meaningful action for the children, women and men who are the victims of the continued brutality and violence."


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|Pride and Guilt
|Written by Toby Sumpter
|Saturday, 08 January 2011 10:54
There is of course a sin called laziness. And there is another sin which refuses to take responsibility, which constantly shifts the blame, and whenever harvest comes around, these folks have some great stories about the exotic creatures that kept them home playing Xbox and watching Netflix. These people will have poverty mugging them every few days, and they will still have bewildered looks on their faces. Hopefully one of the deacons will tell them the truth, and the Spirit will open their eyes. And I don't just mean this financially; I mean this in every sense. I mean this spiritually, in the fullest sense. Jesus said the fields are white for harvest; they only need workers.
But there is another sin called pride. And this sin is a ringleader who brings several of his thugs along to most parties he attends. Books could be (and have been) written on pride, but let me note just one place where pride often does his dirty work. We often think of pride merely in the category of manners. It's mostly just impolite to be proud and arrogant (we frequently assume). Of course pride gets angry, it might get kind of huffy, and surely it's stubborn. But we usually only think of the consequences it has towards other people. But sin is suicide. Sin is always poisonous, and it always goes down into our own souls.
One of the ways pride poisons his victims is through false guilt. One of the unintended consequences of thinking too highly of yourself is the reality of not meeting your own expectations. What does a proud person do when he or she knows that they are not as smart, not as gifted, not as diligent, not as beautiful as they have positioned themselves to be? What do you do when you look in the mirror and you realize that your projection of yourself doesn't match reality? Well, like the idiot sons of Adam that we are, we frequently take what we think is the path of least resistance and we feel bad for ourselves. We feel guilty. But instead of feeling guilty for setting up legalistic super-standards for ourselves, we feel guilty for not meeting our legalistic super-standards. And we do all of this with Bible verses and pious thoughts and prayers. O, I know I should be sharing the gospel with every person I come in contact with, but I'm just so cowardly and selfish. Or I know my house should look like a model home on HGTV, but I'm just not as organized as I should be. Or I know I really should be using my theological gifts to write books and speak at conferences, but I just don't use my time as wisely as I should. I know my children should recite Bible verse on command and never have a resistant look in their eyes, but I just don't spend enough time with them or discipline them consistently enough.
Of course there could be sins in any of those sentiments, but we have to recognize that there could be sins on either end of those sentences. It could be laziness and irresponsibility, but the common sin that could be present at the front end of every single sentence is the sin of pride. But since these goals are virtues, good things, we frequently don't stop to question them. But people need to stop and ask whether Jesus has actually called them to be evangelists. Has Jesus commissioned you with the great and holy calling of having the model home for all the saints in the Kingdom? Has Christ solemnly assigned you the task of being the theological doctor for the Church of this age? Has God promised you perfectly studious, angelic children? Because if He has not, then the assumption that He has is a misconception, a fabrication, and at worst, a lie, flowing out of pride. And meanwhile, crowds of Christians go around feeling bad, feeling guilty for not measuring up to the super standards they have set for themselves.
In the sovereignty of this Almighty God, we are called to enormous things, and when the call comes, every obedient disciple will follow but grace will be given for that. Grace is always given for the task at hand. But if you can't see the grace and you've cried out for it, then maybe the task should be reconsidered. Are you really called to that? Is that really your gift? Of course the sinful heart of man always loves to hide in the exception clauses and fine print, but really the only place that is safe is the love of Christ. When we hide in the love of Jesus we are safe in every direction. And then the love of Christ compels us.
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Finally, the Tiger bats came alive. Dawson County exploded for 16 hits and 15 runs in a 15-8 win over Fannin County on Friday.
The win ended a four game losing streak for Dawson in which the team scored only 13 runs in those games.
Rankings are out and the Dawson County girls' soccer team has a lofty No. 4-ranking in Class AA.
The ranking is an improvement over the team's No. 7 ranking from a week ago.
Maddy Caldwell shot a 2-under par 34 to lead the Lady Tigers golf team to an 87-89 victory over Rabun County last week.
In the 9-hole match played at the Lady Tigers' home course Crystal Falls on March 20, teammate Becca Dotson shot a 53, followed by Tatum Turner with a 55, and Tayler Hasbrouck with a 56.
The Dawson County girls tennis team swept Fannin County last week in Dawsonville by a score of 5-0.
At No. 1 singles, Hannah Velcoff easily defeated Cayley Bryant, (6-1, 6-1) during the March 20 match.
Tigers tennis coach Chris Lundy has his boys' team playing very well.
The Tigers played an exhibition match with Woody Gap on March 19, followed by the team's match up against Region 8A-AA foe Fannin County.
The Dawson County varsity boys' soccer team defeated Rabun County last week in Tiger by a 3-0 score to pick up a big Region 8-AA win.
On March 23, the Tigers lost a heartbreaker to region opponent East Hall, 1-0, on penalty kicks.
Everything seemed to be rolling along offensively for the Dawson County Tigers baseball team until Thursday against Banks County.
Earlier in the week the Tigers defeated the Leopards in Homer by an 11-8 score.
The boys and girls track teams ran at the Greater Atlanta Christian School Invitational over the weekend.
The Lady Tigers finished in 10th place as a team at the March 17 event. The team collected 19 points. Host school GACS won the championship with 119 points, followed by Decatur High School with 111.5 total points.
The Class AA No. 7 ranked Dawson County Lady Tigers soccer team had a grand weekend playing in the Tournament of Champions in Jekyll Island.
Coach Jed Lacey's team went 2-1 and defeated Richmond Academy, 4-0, Cedar Shoals, 4-0, before losing the last game to a very skillful team in Strong Rock Christian Academy, 2-0.
The Dawson County High School girls' golf team picked up two big wins last week on the links.
The Lady Tigers defeated Jackson County, 100-106, on March 12 at Chestatee Golf Club and Pickens County, 95-121, on March 15 at Crystal Falls Golf Club.
The Dawson County boys soccer team traveled to Jekyll Island last weekend to play in the Tournament of Champions event.
The Tigers came away with a 2-1 record after beating Lee County, 2-0 and Coffee County, 2-0, before losing the last game on Saturday to Houston, Tenn., by a 1-0 score.
Coach Van Samples' Dawson County boys' golf team had a rough week.
The Tigers lost two matches. One to Jackson County, 198-169, on March 12 and the second at the hands of Pickens County, 189-180, on March 15.
The Dawson County High School Tigers varsity baseball team dropped an 8-4 decision to visiting Union County last Tuesday.
Dawson bounced back on Thursday to sweep a doubleheader from the Panthers in Blairsville, 8-2 and 5-4.
The Lady Tigers picked up a sixth place finish at the East Jackson Eagle Invitational March 3.
The team racked up 27.6 points.
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Given the massive role of special effects in today's film industry, the Visual Effects Society has plenty of material to consider in determining each year's stand-outs.
And earlier today, the nominees for the 11th Annual VES Awards were announced, spanning 24 categories of film, animation, television, video games, and commercial projects. The winners will be declared during an official ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 5th.
It's time for the 40th Annual Annie Awards and this year's nominations have just been announced by the International Animated Film Society.
Starting off with a bang thanks to a crushing performance by "The Avengers" at the box office, the summer 2012 movie season now finds itself coming to close on a less than stellar note.
With dismal numbers cranking up the anxiety amongst Tinseltown's top players, "The Expendables 2" is the lone film with double digit earnings at the box office over the weekend of August 17-19, 2012.
While it doesn't appear as if the sequel will be able to better its predecessor, "The Expendables 2" is still on track to steal away the top spot at the box office over the weekend of August 17-19, 2012.
Giving potential theatergoers one last tidbit, Focus Features released the final trailer for the new animated film "ParaNorman" earlier this week.
In the upcoming Chris Butler and Sam Fell directed comedy, a misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Stepping out for a promotional appearance, Anna Kendrick dropped by My Fox NY studios in New York City this morning (August 8).
The "Up in the Air" actress was in the house to talk about her brand new movie "ParaNorman" on the "Good Day NY" morning show.
Capping off the weekend with promotional efforts on the west coast, Anna Kendrick and Leslie Mann took over the spotlight at AMC CityWalk Stadium 19 at Universal Studios Hollywood on Sunday (August 5).
The two lovely ladies showed off their summertime stylish selves as they joined castmates and crew members for the Tinseltown premiere of their upcoming animated film "ParaNorman".


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Ski Demski was one of Long Beach's most colorful characters.
He was a superpatriot, if a little eccentric about it. He owned the world's largest flag, an American flag weighing 3,000 pounds that will be displayed next at the Fiesta Bowl Jan. 3.
Demski had tattoos all over his body, including American flags on his chest and back.
He had a 132-foot flag pole, known as "The Pole," installed in front of his house at 4th Street and Lime Avenue near downtown. Demski, a Pole himself, looked like Santa Claus and had the same happy disposition and helped various charities in town.
When asked why he loved flags so much, Demski would reply: "Because it represents our country and what it stands for. It means freedom to me and there's no sweeter word."
He also ran for mayor and City Council but never won.
When Demski died in 2002, he was placed in a glass coffin (at his request) for a wake in his garage. Afterward, he was cremated, and his remains were placed inside The Pole in the front of his house.
Another of Demski's hobbies was collecting birds, all kinds of birds, large and small. At one time, he had 22 of them.
Demski got around the city driving his motor scooter with Peppy, a beautiful blue macaw, riding on the vehicle's handlebars, feathers blowing in the wind.
Peppy was Demski's favorite bird. In fact, there is a statue of Demski next to "The Pole" with a carved Peppy on his shoulder.
Peppy and Demski were inseparable. Problem: What to do with Peppy after Demski died?
To the rescue came Dianna Anderson, who first saw Peppy riding with Demski in 1982 when she was a Long Beach police officer. Anderson also loves birds. She used to have a part-time job working at Omar's Exotic Birds in Cypress (now called Fran's Exotic Birds).
When Demski died, Anderson wondered what would become of Peppy and the other birds. She was told by Jim Alexander, a longtime Demski friend and trustee of his estate, that the birds were being taken care of.
But apparently that did not work out so well, and Alexander called Anderson in 2005 to see if she could find a good home for Peppy.
"We met at Ski's house," Anderson remembered. "When we opened Peppy's cage, she came out and my husband Mark offered his hand to her. She immediately bit him. But she soon realized we were not going to harm her and she warmed up to us."
She and her husband adopted Peppy and, a month later, Anderson retired from the Long Beach Police Department after 24 years and moved to her husband's hometown of Fairmont, Minn.
The next few years were idyllic.
"Peppy and I became best friends," Anderson said from her home in Fairmont. "We slept on the sofa. We became very, very attached."
She likes to call Peppy the "Big Blue Parrot." And big she is, about 3 feet long from her intimidating beak to the tip of her tail and weighing three pounds.
Anderson took Peppy to schools and nursing homes where kids and seniors alike asked the most frequently asked question: Does she bite? Answer: Yes.
Peppy also appeared in one episode of a cable TV show, "As the Corn Grows," a spoof of life in the Midwest. The Andersons also appear on the show.
Could Peppy speak?
"She mostly mumbled, but she could say `mother' and `Mark.' Her favorite word was "Hello," Anderson said.
No one knew Peppy's exact age. For a hyacinth macaw in captivity, any age over 40 is considered elderly. Peppy was estimated to be at least 40 or 50 years old.
Old age apparently finally caught up with Peppy when she started to lose her balance. She died fairly suddenly last month.
"Peppy was the light of our lives the seven years we had her, and we miss her so very much," Anderson told me.
A special tombstone awaits Peppy when the Andersons depart this life.
"We have had our grave marker made and wanted to personalize it," Dianna said. "On the front, above my name, is a laser reproduction of my police badge. Above Mark's name is a golf green and flag. On the reverse of the marker is a laser photo of Peppy, and the words, `Love is a Many-Feathered Thing."'
Dianna talked about meeting Peppy again on the Rainbow Bridge, a place "just this side of Heaven" where animals and birds go when they die, according to a poem.
"When you and your bird finally meet, you cling to each other in joyous reunion, knowing you will never be parted again," the poem says.
Peppy will be especially joyful being reunited with two of her beloved owners, the Andersons from Fairmont, Minn., and Ski Demski from Long Beach.
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'"We wanted to rebound and play a good first period," forward Derek Roy said after the Sabres fell to the Pens 4-1 before another capacity crowd of 18,690 at HSBC Arena. "The only thing we could've done better was to score a goal in the first. We missed some huge chances and it came back to haunt us."'
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Work for NASA: Lie in Bed for 15 Weeks
(NEWSER) – Best job ever? NASA wants test subjects to spend 15 weeks in bed and get paid about $5,000 a month for doing it, the Metro reports. Sounds like a dream job (literally), until you realize that you'd be prohibited from sitting or standing up, the Houston Chronicle notes. In the meantime, you'll be a subject for seven different research projects. And even though you'll be lying down, you'll still have to be active, doing exercises in bed in the Galveston center.
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