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It makes you wonder what they would be like with a solid SG. Not a star- maybe someone a bit better than a Courtney Lee?
Also, how much does Brand matter to this equation. I used to view him as a good defender and rebounder- but I'm not sure that is still the case.
Say in some bizarro world they flip Brand for Arenas + unprotected #1 and then re-sign Sam to a reasonable contract (7M per)- could that get you 55 wins?
...Disclaimer- I am in no way advocated getting Arenas. just speaking hypotheticals.
Will Speights be your starting PF in this scenario?
I don't think Arenas fits the mold of a SG I'm looking for. I just want a shooter, not a guy who's going to dominate the ball. Lee would be a good fit if he could play like he did as a rookie and not how he's playing this season.
How much Brand is contributing is an excellent question. He's averaging 1.2 blocks and 1.2 steals/36 minutes since the move, so he's doing something on the defensive end. His defensive rebounding has been uh, decent I guess, 4.78 DRB/36. That's a full rebound more than Thad grabs. He also doesn't have the size disadvantage Thad suffers through.
EB's play on the pick and roll leaves a lot to be desired, but can you honestly say it's worse than Thad's? I think Brand is a significant defensive upgrade over Thad and Speights, though I'm not sure how he stacks up against other PFs in the league. Probably above average, right?
EB's play on the pick and roll leaves a lot to be desired, but can you honestly say it's worse than Thad's?
I think it would be hard to be worse than Brand this year at playing the P/R. A lot of times, Brand stands 3-4 feet away and just let's his teammate get picked, leading to a wide open jumper. Thad is a lot better at "showing" and almost always stops the dribbler. His main problem with the P/R is that sometimes he shows too strongly and forces a switch, and then the guy he switched onto drives right around him.
Also, I would call Brand's defensive rebounding "decent" when surpasses (a) his previous career worst defensive-rebounds-per-minute or (b) Iguodala's defensive-rebounds-per-minute. To date, his defensive rebounding has been poor by his standards.
According to 82games.com, Brand is a net positive on defense (108.3 rating ON court, 111.0 rating OFF court), but that is affected by who is playing PF when he's on the bench (Thad, Speights).
I actually find Brand's other play on the P&R more disturbing, when he basically hugs his man from behind and stays glued to him. This means Jrue, or whoever is on the ball, has to go under both of them, or fight through with no show. At least when he leaves that gap Jrue can bounce right under it and hopefully cut off the drive. Either way the guy is going to get an open jumper, this style just gives the guy his choice of open shots.
On the whole, though, EB is an upgrade over the other guys on the roster at PF, and he does make plays (notably, using those freakishly long arms to poke away entry passes in the post, or even out on the floor. He's also still blocking shots).
His defensive rebounding numbers are problematic, to be sure, but still better than Thad's, so he's part of the solution rather than the problem, I think, especially when we're talking relative to the current roster.
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Jrue - Iguodala- Young- Brand- Dalembert lineup?
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1. Is Andre our future SF?
2. Who is the better option at SF Thad or Andre?
3. Shouldn't one of these guy be traded for a SG?
Thad should be moved for a real SG. He has regressed and we should get him out of here before he loses that potential luster.
Iggy's contract is only horrible because he is our "star" player. If we had a true number superstar to place next to him his contract would be fine.
You can find all the stats at BasketballValue.com
Our better option at SF is Iguodala. He's probably a better option at PF than Thad as well, but that's beside the point. The only way they're going to work together at the 2/3 is if one of them suddenly becomes a very good three point shooter, which I guess is possible, but not likely. Or maybe if Jrue winds up as a 40%+ shooter from three.
I really like Thad in this bench role, does it help when he goes to resign? C.Lee is starting to play well and if we keep dropping in the draft, to me, he would be a good option to acquire if he is available. He "D" !s it up and can compliment L.Will. as a big p.g. for some minutes like he did in college.
Of course we should trade for a SG. Kevin Martin would have been a hell of an option, and I'm sure we could have swung for him had we unloaded Iggy.
I'd rather have Iggy and Jrue then Kevin Martin and Jrue.
We just need to get a shooting guard who is 6'6 or over, can actually shoot, and play some D.
They don't have to be an all star.
Even more frustrating is that half a year of Jrue's development was wasted on coaching retardation. Now Jrue is in and moving us further and further away from a better draft pick.
Yeah Kevin Martin would have been a 'hell' of an option if you don't want to improve defense, need a volume shooter who is injury prone. But if you had unloaded Iguodala you'd have traded the better overall player, the healthier player, the better defender, and thus made your team worse, not better


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Learner and Community Award
SFUSD PE Partnership
Partners: San Francisco Unified School District, Shape Up SF, UCSF
Physical activity is vital to the current and long-term health of youth, yet inactivity is high. School Physical Education (PE) has been identified as one of the most effective public health tools to increase youth physical activity levels and improve fitness and health outcomes. Concern that PE was not meeting state standards led the San Francisco Department of Public Health's Shape Up San Francisco to form the PE Advocates, bringing together the SFUSD PE Department, UCSF, and other interested community partners. When PE Advocates formed, little empirical evidence existed on the quality and quantity of PE in the district. As a result, a partnership between SFUSD (including the SFUSD PE Department, the Public Education Enrichment Fund Office, and the Leadership, Equity, Achievement, and Design Program), Shape Up San Francisco, and researchers at UCSF, formed to examine the quality and quantity of PE. In Spring 2011, UCSF evaluated 28 schools in SFUSD, including observations of almost 200 PE classes, over 4,000 student surveys, interviews with 51 teachers and 28 principals, and surveys of PTA presidents. The partners presented evaluation results to the Board of Education, district administrators, principals, and teachers. Disseminating these results prompted SFUSD to increase funding for elementary school PE specialists by 25% during the 2012-13 school year and highlighted the value of PE. The partners will continue collaborating and repeat the evaluation in Spring 2013 to assess progress that has been made since the original evaluation.
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Post Release Wellness Project
Partners: Transitions Clinic/UCSF, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco Public Health Foundation, UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine
The Post Release Wellness Project (PRWP) is a collaboration that aims to promote returning prisoners' wellness, successful reintegration into the community, and lifelong health. PRWP provides San Francisco's chronically-ill former prisoners with equal access to quality healthcare services, opportunities in higher education and advocacy. The PRWP also works to change policies that prevent equal access to health services for former prisoners on a local and state level.
The PRWP developed an innovative patient-centered medical home for chronically-ill returning prisoners called Transitions Clinic program (TC), located at Southeast Health Center. TC is staffed by formerly incarcerated community health workers (CHWs) that provide case management for medical and social service needs. Through community-based focus groups and maintaining a community advisory board (CAB) made up of previously incarcerated individuals, the PRWP ensures that the needs of this population are continually met in a culturally competent manner.
This community participation also directed the PRWP's development of the first college-based vocational education certificate focused on returning prisoners' health: the Post-Prison Health Worker Certificate (PPHW). This curriculum, located at City College of San Francisco (CCSF), is aimed at training former inmates to become frontline public health and social service providers. By becoming CHWs, former prisoners leverage their own experiences and give back to their community by aiding other individuals transitioning back home from prison
CHW students participating in the PPHW curriculum learn alongside UCSF residents who rotate simultaneously at the Transitions clinic and learn culturally competent approaches to caring for this vulnerable and complex patient population.
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Enhancing Young Women's Health through University Community Partnerships
Partners: National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, SFUSD Wellness Programs
Enhancing Young Women's Health through University-Community Partnershipss a 12- year partnership between the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and the SFUSD Wellness program. Utilizing a "Positive Youth Development" approach, the partners have created a multi-faceted, comprehensive program designed to stimulate young women's interests in their own health and the health of their communities. At the same time, the program provides young women with the training, resources, support, and opportunities to be leaders and change their worlds. At the heart of this partnership is the shared belief that young women know the challenges they are facing and have the best ideas about how to address them. The roles of the partners are to support and utilize each other's strengths to enhance our work in empowering young women to advance their health.


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Retrial for Jean Agius as case annulled
Matthew Vella
A sentence of five years' imprisonment for the notorious Soho landlord Jean Agius, accused of cocaine trafficking and possession in 2002, has been annulled by a court of criminal appeal because the first court did not list the crimes he was being sentenced for.
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Lena Dunham Covers Interview February 2013
She's coming off a tremendous night full of victories at the Golden Globes and now Lena Dunham is rocking the cover of Interview magazine's February 2013 issue.
The "Girls" creator looked gorgeous in a black Mui Mui ensemble for the Gregory Harris shot front page while opening up about everything from directing to writing.
Highlights from Miss Dunham's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Interview!
On being a writer-director:
"I think I've sort of made it all into one giant job where all of the parts feed one another. I remember going to see Les Misérables on Broadway as a kid. I was so jealous of the girl that got to play young Cosette, but I never had a moment where I was like, Oh, that's something I could do. I just felt like, Oh, that's what certain people can do. I also never got good parts in school plays, and it would incense me to no end, but I was like, 'I'm not cut out for this.' I started writing plays, and I would be all of the characters in my head, but I never auditioned or anything. It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I thought, Well, maybe I'm just going to try doing this myself before somebody else comes in and handles it. For a long time my acting was just a marriage of convenience between me and these characters that I was writing."
On her "Girls" co-stars:
"It's almost like when you're young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your friends later. I remember huge fights in college that were like, 'You don't want me to have a boyfriend because you don't want me to be happy and not be around all the time!' Those are the kinds of things that are really hard to imagine an older woman saying... But I'm so glad that those female friendships on the show worked for you, because that was the biggest thing for me-having all those interactions feel genuine. I wanted this show to fill in a gap in TV for women this age. I feel like there've been high-school shows—and My So-Called Life is one of them—that have been honest about what teenage girl friendship can be, that sort of Angela-Rayanne romance. That is all stuff that's been captured really well in the high-school age range. But 24 to 25-that seems like an age that is so specific and that hasn't been done."
On writing from a male perspective:
"I didn't want to write in guys who felt like girl fantasies of a good boyfriend or like a voodoo doll of ex-boyfriends whose lives I was trying to ruin. I wanted it to feel like guys that you would know who are a little weird. I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives. They're willing to experiment with what it means to be treated well. You know, what's it like to have a guy who totally demeans one aspect of your life? For Hannah, at least, it's an intellectual exercise."
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Skip to comments.Sarah Palin's Newt Gingrich Embrace
Posted on 01/27/2012 1:24:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The circling of wagons against former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been quite a spectacle. Establishment dinosaurs like former Sen. Bob Dole, the Reaganite grande dame Peggy Noonan, the moderate agoniste David Frum, the reclusive Web guerrilla Matt Drudge, even the flame-throwing Ann Coulterrarely do you see such a diverse array of establishment and movement conservatives in such united opposition to someone who's at least nominally conservative.
Myself, I'd rather see former Gov. Mitt Romney crushed under those wagon wheels.
And so, apparently, does former Gov. Sarah Palin. In an interview with Fox News Business Network, Palin opined:
"Look at Newt Gingrich, what's going on with him, via the establishment's attacks. They're trying to crucify this man and rewrite history, rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years. So it's not just Ron Paul. I believe it's also Newt Gingrich that the establishment, that the liberal media, certainly that the progressives and Democrats don't like."
There's little doubt that, in her tiptoeing characterization of the opposition to Gingrich, she meant to include everyone I included above.
So it came as quite a shock to my system when I found myself saying, "Go Sarah!"
And then I mentally slapped myself across the cheeks.
Of course Sarah Palin is taking this tack. It's in her long-term political interest to see Mitt Romney bloodied and defeated in November. Palin and Rush Limbaugh are the figureheads of a subset of movement conservatives who scorn tactical pragmatism. And if President Obama wins, it will have been a sweet vindication for Palin and Limbaugh and the principled Romney doubters like RedState.com's Erick Erickson who believe that Republicans' failingseither in office or in the failure to win officeare almost always a retribution for the betrayal of conservative values.
It's hard to take totally seriously Palin's defense of Gingrich; if she had chosen to run, I imagine she'd have taken the same line against Gingrich that her congressional counterpart Rep. Michele Bachmann took (and which Romney is now taking to great effect): that the former speaker is a sleazy influence-peddler. It's easy to imagine because it's the truth.
But since she can't stop Romney directly, she undermines him indirectlywhich is why she intervened in the South Carolina to help deliver the state to Gingrich and why she's speaking out on his behalf now. It's not out of love for Gingrich; it's simply to keep the race going, and thereby damage Romney.
As a short-term tactic, Palin's magic worked brilliantly. But only briefly.
I should note that I don't think Palin is acting purely from a position of calculation. She's more in touch with the conservative id than anyone in Washington; she knows Romney is a weak candidate precisely because of his utter fraudulence.
It's going to be interesting to see what how just how tightly she ultimately chooses to embrace the Romney candidacy in the coming months.
Kind of old news, but always important to repeat. Two of Mitts slimy operatives, Schdmit and Nicole Wallace were at the front of destroying Sarah, starting in mid Sept 2008.
As she pulled McCain ahead in the polls (8pts) Mitt ordered his slimy minions to take Sarah out.
You had the sleazy Schmidt the starter of the Sarah robe story. Nicole Wallace repeatedly lied to Sarah and "forced" her to sit through nine hours total(over two days) with the contemptible Couric.
Sarah new quite quickly it was a setup and wanted out the interview, but Nicole made sure she suffered through the crap from Couric.
Mitt's operatives are a slimy as anything the left has. Mitt is a power hungry madman. He wants the office of President to gratify his own ego. Mitt has no concern at all for our Constitution. He has contempt for the Conservative belief in limited government.
That's pretty much a perfect statement for the primaries.
Meanwhile, Dole and McCain are proclaiming that RINO Romney is "the most electable".
Have to presume that they considered themselves to be the most electable too.
Pretty good, but you forgot NY along the Southeast Coast.
The Republican aparat cares about running their little family business, The Republican Party. From this perspective, it's manifestly clear that Gingrich is the worst of all possible worlds. He brings along big negatives, and represents a huge tactical risk. Even worse, if he wins, he's the insider's insider, knows all the players, where all of the skeletons are buried, and is going to be looking to shake things up, for a wide range of reasons.
If you're the comfortable manager of the "respectable Republican" brand, there is simply nothing to like about Newt.
On the other hand, us Neanderthal right-wingers grasp, as the aparat does not, that this is not simply another election. The stakes include the last chance to stop, and ultimately reverse the statist project in its tracks; if we give Obaman, and Pelosi, and Reid, and Soros and Buffet and all the rest the next four years to implement their agenda, there will be no way to resurrect anything even resmbling the democratic Republic we started with in 1789.
Winning this one election won't save us, but losing will surely sink us.
Those are the stakes that we care about. The party aparat just care about their cushy jobs and Georgtown condos.
She has more power than anyone in the political world. Rush has played his card in this primary. The GOP trashed her since she has a powerful voice. She keeps on going. I appreciate her helping Newt. I hope she will endorse or at least make a speech at one of his rallies. She came on strong in Wisconsin against the unions. She is not afraid to challenge the rinos. Maybe she is not at her breaking point. I think if they take Newt down, she will come back and fight like hell. I don't think she is going to toss the country aside for another liberal who has empty promises. Why do people want the same old direction with Romney is beyond me. His ties to Goldman -Stock market. He claims to care about the country though he comes in and raids the profits from a company then fires people -one company after another. That will come back up from the dems- you can see it in an ad-we are done, he'll lose. He will not be the next president. He buses in people like Obama does. He is such a fraud.
Does Governor Romney not realize that the moon is a goldmine of minerals and a great stepping-off point for a mission to Mars or other destinations? If America mined the moon, we could leave China in the dust.
Thanks, I'll include that in my next post!
I'm amazed at how much a person can claim to know about the thought processes of another without any basis for knowing other that a big fat guess based on one's own biases.
Of course this guy is only saying what he is saying because of some plan of his to _________, and some latent _________, which of course must have been caused by the mother who __________ every Thursday.
What an asshat.
Today, Romney is at the Space Center trying to get votes after ridiculing the idea. What a total fool. That area is in bad economic times for him to just say that shows he is completely out of the norm. He had his groupies chanting for the moon jab, now we know they were bused in and given special seats. I say send them onto the moon-first ride.
LOL, this is what neurolinguistic programming sounds like when used by someone who's drunk.
I think if Todd joined Newt, since he endorsed him, it could make a difference.
Excellent idea.
And the "oh, and let me introduce you people to my wife" moment would be pretty outstanding.
_Erick Erickson
Don't trust him.
Oh, lordy. John Boehner, the head clown of the 4-man attempted GOP coup against Newt Gingrich's speakership in 1997? John Boehner, the head clown of the "oopsie, intercepted" cell phone conference call that got turned over to Jim McDermott, the NYSlimes, and the ethics committee to try to hang Newt with in 1997? That John Boehner? We're on to you, you big cry baby. You can send your cronies and peons out to do your dirty work yet again, but don't think for a minute we don't see you this time.
And by the way, we are building a commercial space port in New Mexico and maybe someone should ask Billionare Richard Branson, heavily invested in the concept of commercial space exploration, how crazy Newt's ideas are.
People don't give Todd enough credit. I think having Todd saying a few words for Newt might change things.
Matter of fact, I would love to find a depository for pictures of her and even Michelle Malkin. I just can't find a whole lot of them these days.
I can't speak for people.
I simply know, Todd had enough going on to marry Sarah Palin.
I give the guy all sorts of credit.
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Basic materials stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street so far on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 1.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 pushed 0.1% higher.
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- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 2.5% today.
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More of the good stuff, less of the bad
Organic means working with nature, not against it. It means higher levels of animal welfare, lower levels of pesticides, no manufactured herbicides or artificial fertilisers and more environmentally sustainable management of the land and natural environment - this means more wildlife!
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The first two-and-a-half weeks of the season have been a struggle for Red Sox prospect Xander Bogaerts. Last year, the shortstop excelled in the Eastern League and earned his place as one of baseballŌĆÖs elite prospects. But his return to Double-A Portland has been underwhelming thus far. Against New Britain, Bogaerts went 0-for-6 with a strikeout, a walk and a groundball double play. His frustration was palpable. But there were still plenty of positives too. BogaertsŌĆÖs performance in his first 14 games has been poor. Overall, heŌĆÖs been 13% worse than the Eastern League average ŌĆö this, despite hitting .405 on balls in play. His 28.4% strikeout rate is too high and his power has evaporated. In nearly 100 Double-A plate appearances last season, Bogaerts slugged five home runs and 1- doubles. This year, in 67 ┬Ātrips to the dish, BogaertsŌĆÖs isolated slugging percentage is .049. HeŌĆÖs hit just three doubles and zero home runs. The primary cause of his struggles on this night was his tendency to pull off the ball. Typically, a hitterŌĆÖs shoulders should be square to the pitcher until they begin to rotate following his hip turn. Against New Britain, BogaertsŌĆÖs front shoulder was flying open too early and he was being exposed on the other half of the plate. The scouts behind the plate joked, ŌĆ£here comes another ground out to second.ŌĆØ A scout who followed Portland for a few games noted weak contact became his expectation, and Bogaerts had not been playing up to his tools. Bogaerts was noticeably frustrated. With the bases loaded in the fifth inning, he worked a full count before he struck out swinging on a breaking ball. He stood in the batterŌĆÖs box, looked to the sky, exhaled, then stared at the ground as he walked back to the dugout. Later on, he grounded into a double play and failed to run hard to first. In the field, Bogaerts was rarely challenged, but on his sole attempt he gingerly charged a slow roller up the middle and flipped it underhand past Travis ShawŌĆśs┬Āoutstretched arm. Is his slump due to Eastern LeagueŌĆÖs brisk climate? An erratic spring? Recall, he left BostonŌĆÖs major league camp to represent the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, then returned after losing his starting role. Or maybe itŌĆÖs just mechanical. ItŌĆÖs hard to pinpoint the cause, but his tools are loud and he will rebound. Bogaerts will hit. He relies on his quick hands to pull the bat through the hitting zone, efficiently generating outstanding raw bat speed. The natural loft in his swing enables him to hit for power without ŌĆ£selling outŌĆØ ŌĆö over swinging and changing his mechanics to hit for power ŌĆö and his approach is sound too. HeŌĆÖs a disciplined hitter with a fair understanding of the strike zone. HeŌĆÖs unfazed when working deep into a count and rarely expands the zone, waiting for a pitch he can drive. Questions about whether the 20-year-oldŌĆÖs frame will force him off shortstop will follow him until he proves heŌĆÖs a capable major league defender. Last year, Bogaerts had a thick lower half and if it grew as he aged, he wouldnŌĆÖt resemble a shortstop for long. But, his entire body is noticeably less muscular and it is more well-proportioned now. His foot speed and range will always be below average for the position, but a smaller frame will allow him to maintain his agility and give him a shot to stick at the position. With under a month of the seasonŌĆÖs games played it would be foolish to overreact to a small sample size of minor league statistics. The tools that made Bogaerts an elite prospect are not in question, and a more┬Ānatural┬Āframe is a promising development for his defensive future. There will always be hiccups in a playerŌĆÖs development, they are just more┬Ānoticeable┬Āat the┬Ābeginning┬Āof the season. The ability to adjust is essential for a major leaguer, so overcoming this challenging time will be an important lesson for his career.
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ELPC's Arts Education Outreach Program
Founded in 1999 to bring arts to children and youth in our community, Hope Academy of Music and the Arts offers a safe place where young people of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds can further their personal and artistic growth through the study and performance of theater, dance and music.
Hope Academy impacts the lives of over 350 children and their families a year, giving students the opportunity to discover hidden skills and talents, and build self-esteem in a supportive, caring environment. The community problem that we address is the lack of opportunity for underserved youth to participate in the arts due to limited resources in the family and cutbacks in arts programming in the schools. The strength and uniqueness of our programming is derived from the partnerships we have developed with some of the city's finest artists and cultural organizations.
With a core focus on excellence, our holistic approach to training and education uses the arts as a vehicle for young people to learn discipline and life skills. We strive to make the arts more affordable, accessible and not a matter of privilege because we believe that in the process of learning how to do and make art, something mysterious and profoundly beautiful happens — a blossoming that begins when a child has a glimpse of who she or he is meant to be; because it is through the arts we come to know others and ourselves in the fullness of our humanity.
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Where Does Andy Chase Go To The Bathroom?
So here we are. The first official full day of the Ocean of Love Billboard Radiothon has begun. Just a reminder we are in the Target Lowes Shopping Center on Hooper Ave in Toms River.
At this point we are a little over $6,300.00. Thank you all who have donated so far. But we have a long way to go. You can also donate by calling the Hawk studio at 877-Hawk-1057, and at Ocean-of-Love.org
Keep checking back here for updates and photos.
By the way….People are always asking, "Andy, Where do you go to the bathroom"?
No…..I don't "go" over the side of the billboard (would be fun though).
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(CNSNews.com) - The nation will begin 2012 with a new Customs and Border Protection chief.
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Baucus, in a May 2010 statement, noted that while the Finance Committee had been vetting Bersin's nomination, "We discovered that you failed to properly complete and maintain Employment Eligibility Verification forms, or I-9s...for any of the 10 household employees whom you employed over the past two decades. As the person responsible for securing our nation's borders, your failure to follow the law in this matter is unacceptable," Baucus said at the time.
In announcing his forced departure on Thursday, Bersin said he was "immensely proud" of the achievements CBP has made on the nation's borders and ports of entry: "Through innovative solutions and strengthened partnerships, we have measurably strengthened border security, enhanced our ability to prevent potential terror threats, streamlined the entry process for lawful trade, and expanded our trusted traveler programs," he said in a statement posted on the CBP Web site.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, whose agency oversees CBP, thanked Bersin for his "distinguished leadership" and for "developing new paradigms throughout the world in combating terrorism and international crime."
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The Highland Piper.
My site welcomes you.
Scottish Piper for hire.
The Highland Piper.
As a Bagpiper for hire, playing predommately in the historic cities and towns of Scotland:- Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Fife, Aberdeen, Stirling, Dumfries.
Available for Weddings, Burns Supers, Funerals and New Years in regions of the Highlands, West Highlands, Borders, Argyll, Fife, Trossachs Loch Lomond over and above the whole UK.
Available for:-
If you would like to hire a Highland Piper for any of the above functions to play the Bagpipes,Ceilidh or Mobile Disco please contact me.
I am - Lord Duncan Leslie Hamilton - "The Highland Piper".
Scottish Piper for hire.
I have played the Great highland bagpipes for over 35 years and continue enjoy!
Originally from the
West Highlands of Scotland (Argyll) and now living in Central Scotland (Edinburgh).
I have played worldwide in many Countries from USA to Europe and Asia, Venues from Edinburgh Castle to Lincoln Castle.
I have also piped Scotland rugby team onto the field to Boston united football team onto the pitch.
Played in all major cities, London, Manchester,
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow. Leeds, Dundee, Nottingham and Cardiff.
As an ex military piper professionalism is paramount to my business. I have played the great highland bagpipes since I was 7 years old, entered many piping competitons played at endless Highland Games.
Please enjoy my site it will always be updated and if you wish to download any part of it please feel free with pleasure.
I am prepared to travel worldwide, so, if you would like to hire a Scottish Highland Piper for your wedding, Dinner, Party or Corporate Function, please contact me.
I am here for you to enjoy thank you.
Dear Duncan.
Many thanks for piping at our wedding. We had a truly wonderful day. Not only was the pipng thoroughly enjoyed by ourselves but by our guests as well.
Best wishes
Sarah & Chris Macormack.
Dear Duncan.
Thank you for a magical day your piping was brilliant.
Nicola and mathew Barrowcliff.
Dear Mr Hamilton.
Many thanks for helping to make my Husband's Funeral service so special. Everyone was "singing your praises" and having you there to play was exactly what my husband would have wished.
With very best wishes.
Rose Stevenson.
Hi Duncan.
Just to say a big thank you for playing the Bagpipes at our wedding, it was awesome all our guests loved it. The Ceilidh Disco in the evening, well what can we say our guests had never seen it before. what a reception we could not have asked for better thank you again.
Derek & Julie Adams.
Piping with the Hairy Bikers
on the BBC.
Piping at Edinburgh Castle.
Dear Duncan.
We would like to thank you very much for making our day so special playing the Bagpipes and the evening Disco and Ceilidh were great.
We would recomend you to anyone.
many thanks
Carol & Iain Cuthbert.
"The Highland Piper" will pipe the arrival of the guests to the church/venue. The arrival of the bride to the church/venue, pipes the bride from the car to the door of the church/venue, and then pipes the bride down the aisle to meet her groom.
The piper also plays during the signing of the register; this keeps your guests awake.
After the ceremony the piper will pipe the bride and groom out of the church/venue. Alternatively I will be outside ready to take over from the organist. The piper will play for about 20 minutes while the photographer organizes the bridal party for photographs.
At the reception venue "The Highland Piper" pipes the arrival of the guests, and then pipes the arrival of the bride and groom.
After the bride and groom have had reception drinks and officially greeted their guests at the receiving line, "The Highland Piper" pipes the bride and groom to the top table.
I conclude my duties for your memorable day by performing the traditional piper's toast, piping out, leaving you to celebrate your wedding breakfast.
"The Highland Piper".
Appearance and professionalism are paramount to my business.
My duty is to provide a truly professional atmosphere at your memorable occasion.whether it be a wedding, Burns Supper, Funeral, New Year, St Andrews night, Corporate Function or that Special Occasion
As "The Highland Piper," I will be in full Highland No 1 dress,
or appropriately for your momentous occasion.
We would like to thank you for playing the bagpipes at our wedding. We hired a castle and wanted a piper to compliment the wedding and you done just that, you were dressed immaculately and your playing was great.
Iona & Simon Rodes.
Fort William.
Dear Mr Hamilton.
I am very greatful for your services playing the bagpipes at my husbands Birthday he was so emotional and loved every minute, I will use you again. Thank you.
June Lewis. Berwick.
Hello Duncan.
The pipes were great at our wedding we would like to thank you very much, if we are looking to hire a piper again we will hire you kind regards.
John & Cathy.
Gretna Borders.
"The Highland Piper" also specialises in Ceilidh Nights, with my Ceilidh Disco and I do the calling for those
"Scottish flings".
Popular requests incorporate Ceilidh with Normal Disco. This includes spectacular light show which adds to the ambience of your occasion.
Ceilidh Dance / Normal disco, background music for a Birthday Party or Corporate Dinner,
"The Highland Piper, DJ Duncan" will entertain you and your guests all evening.
I am prepared to travel throughout the UK.
The Highland Piper
is avalable for:-
# Weddings.
# Funerals.
# Corporate Functions.
# Burns Supper.
# New Years Eve.
# St Andrews.
# Birthday Parties.
For those times of bereavement.
"The Highland Piper" is also available for funerals.
So if you are looking for a Highland Piper for a funeral in Scotland or England,
Edinburgh, Glasgow,Stirling or Fife
please feel free to contact me.
The Highland Piper.
Playing world wide as a world class piper, on the right is New Hampshire USA.
every event is important to me.
Dubi, France, Singapore, Glasgow or Edinburgh.
The Highland Piper will be on top form to play at your special function.
piper for hire edinburgh.
Here is my Brochure.
In PDF.
If you would like a hard copy please E-mail me.
I aslo play at Handfasting weddings, Indian wedding ceremonies and Gay, Civil partnerships/marriages and any other ceremony.
Piping tuition.
South Queensferry High School.
If you would like to learn to play
"The Great Highland Bagpipes"
And live in the
South Queensferry Dunfermline Fife area please E-mail me for information.
The Highland Piper also runs a Mobile Disco.
I have been a DJ for many years. Played at many venues all over the UK. The Mobile Disco covers Ebinburgh, Glasgow, Dunoon, Stirling, Fife, Falkirk, Greenock, Dunfermline, Livingston and all of central Scotland. If you requier a mobile disco for your Wedding, Party or Corporate function. please have a look at my Mobile disco page. and if you would like a quotation please feel free to contact me.
Mobile 07798817247
The Highland Piper.
On the road again.
I will not turn up at your function like this, but is'nt life great!
Yes I do have a sence of humour, so, if you would like to book a first class piper call or E-mail me for very competative prices.
The definition of Ceilidh.
TODAY, when we think about ceilidhs, we think of them as the social dances of Scotland and Ireland, a chance for people to listen to traditional music on the pipes, fiddles and drums and dance the night away. In Gaelic the word means "gathering", and the island definition of ceilidh is still a house gathering, where everyone contributes something to the evening: a song, a dance or a story well told. Ceilidhs in the Lowlands tend to be formal dances, in the Highlands they tend to be concerts.
Like country dancing, ceilidh dancing takes place in two's or in "sets" of couples. Some ceilidhs will have a caller so that everyone knows what steps are coming next. Steps for the most popular dances are outlined below, but don't worry . . . a ceilidh wouldn't be half as much fun if everybody knew all the steps.
Some dance experts say ceilidhs have become more popular over the past two decades because young people crave a more formal style of dancing in their culture, in reaction to the anything goes approach of the club scene. Ceilidh dancing may have also have seen a resurgence because the steps and the dances are easy to learn, and above everything a ceilidh is a social event where everyone gets the chance to take to the floor, especially in the "progressive" dances such as the Canadian Barn Dance where each lady moves on to the next gentleman. "Singles" ceilidh nights are now common in Scotland, as are ceilidh-discos and most Scottish weddings will include at least one ceilidh dance that everyone, young and old, can join in with. Ceilidhs are also held by Scottish expatriates all over the world, from London to Lahore, and New Zealand to Nova Scotia.
Ceilidhs are, of course, not without their risk of injury . . . watch out for the commonly occurring "ceilidh bruising", where your partner grabs you so hard round the arms that you are left with telltale purple marks for days.
History of the Great Highland Bagpipes.
Bagpipes are thought to have been used in ancient Egypt.
The bagpipe was the instrument of the Roman infantry while the trumpet was used by the cavalry.
The origins of the pipes in Scotland is uncertain. Some say it was a Roman import. Others believe that the instrument came from Ireland as the result of colonization. Another theory is that they were developed here independently. Historians can only speculate on the origins of the Scottish clans piob mhor, or great Highland bagpipe, but the Highlanders were the ones to develop the instrument to its fullest extent and make it, both in peace and war, their national instrument.
for more information on the orogenies of The Great Highland Bagpipes.
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Description: "Latin Roots: East Harlem," a multimedia public art exhibit, celebrates East Harlem's cultural and historical importance by honoring seven remarkable local heroes. The stories of the honorees are told by New York City public school students. "Spirit of Community: Artists of East Harlem," a visual art exhibit reflects a vibrant and thriving landscape of art in El Barrio. With works by emerging and mid-career artists who make the neighborhood their home, the exhibit captures the sounds, colors, cadences, textures, and people of the East Harlem mosaic, celebrating its joys and its pathos.


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Freedove Believes "Music Sets The Soul In Flight."
Emerging from the Crescent City New Orleans, this esoteric singer/songwriter/producer combines a mélange of funk, rock, blues and gospel she powerfully serves up in her own brand of musical gumbo she dubs "Funk N Soul."
"Music was my first love. Another world opened up for me through music" Freedove confesses. "Even in terms of worshiping God, music was the Divine gift I used to offer my highest praise." As the youngest of three children born to a Pentecostal evangelist and military sergeant, at a very tender age, Freedove began to take herself seriously as a vocalist and a performer. The young aspirant spent hours in the privacy of her room studying the sounds of Teena Marie, Angela Winbush, Journey, Aretha Franklin, dcTalk, Marvin Gaye, and countless other musical pioneers. After numerous talent competitions and several projects later, Freedove found success with the German-based dance music outfit, Infinity, and recorded a six-song EP that produced a minor hit of her own, "In the Name of Love." (Shift/Warner Chappell)
The New Orleans-bred vocalist has trekked the globe singing on worldwide stages and lending her voice to various recordings with artists such as MC Lyte, The Wild Magnolias, Busta Rhymes, Zhane, Coati Mundi, Cyrille Neville, AJ Loria, et al. In 2007, the powerhouse joined Duran Duran on the remake of John Lennon's "Instant Karma" to benefit Amnesty International's Save Darfur campaign.
As a burgeoning songwriter, she has collaborated with Bad Boy's Younglord, famed producer Peter Bunetta and Quincy Jones protégée, Anthony Mazza.
This versatile chanteuse has also graced the thespian stage as lead character Darima, in the National Black Theater's off-Broadway production of "Futurology" and on the small screen as a recurring extra on TNT's hit television series, "The Big Easy."
"Music is a language," she says, "Even if you don't know the language it is delivered in, you can still connect with it and feel it's vibration.
Freedove says she desires to continually make music "to uplift, to heal, to incite dialogue, and mostly, to bring joy and hope" to listeners. "I believe that every situation provides an opportunity to choose fear or faith, to grow, discover and learn. Life is a beautiful gift, and I'm blessed to be a vessel that is privileged to share the gift of music with others."
Freedove's creative trajectory is best exemplified in her use of varied styles of music as opposed to being caged into one genre. Her lyrical content, emotionally and intellectually rich, cover the gamut of issues including society, self love, spiritual consciousness and relationships. "I simply follow the path that God and music lays before me. I never know what I will pull out of my personal sea of creativity, but the experience of music has me hooked, and the exciting journey never ends. Most times, songs come to me in dreams and I just awake to document them. As of late, oddly enough, they come in the shower or are a view of world events and LIFE."
After a musical hiatus, Freedove has re-emerged soaring. Everything that would follow musically would be things she learned and re-learned after a fire ravished though her home destroying all her physical possessions except her home studio. "I thought God really has a sense of humor. Lol"." I thought I knew faith, until I had to put into practice the truth instilled in my spirit. I instinctively knew that the fire was purifying me and a cleansing and purging was taking place in every area of my life and that this was the time I had to trust him and the process and go through it. And God & music would be the vehicle that would take me there. "After The Fire" reflects that time and experience and represents the human experience of rediscovering faith, hope and love.
Freedove is currently recording "After The Fire", a musical mosaic that reflects her personal experiences and beautifully explores a range of emotional and spiritual themes that do indeed signal a new beginning for the artist. The album's first single, "The One," a message of hope for the world, was written by Freedove and produced by Gil Small of Groove City Productions and is currently available at digital retailers everywhere.
"Less Than Perfect World," a funky birdsong penned by Freedove and Mike Campbell, gives her perspective on living by faith amidst the realities of everyday life." On "Believe In Love," an anthemic rock ballad, Freedove exclaims, "I'm not changing, I've made up my mind. From this point I decide, to believe in love. No more waiting, this time I'm flying free. I know what I believe. I believe in love." The artist's EP,"Flight of the Freedove, is available everywhere digitally and she has forthcoming collaborations with Hip Hop orchestra Sol Starz, producer Queen Rose, Redemption Voice and gospel house music producer Gregory Del Piero of Del records fame.
After the fire, there remains an artist with a renewed faith geared to bring meaningful music to the masses determined to never forget that her message is in the music and that "Music Sets the Soul in Flight"
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The book, Who Can Crack The Leonardo Da Vinci Code?, by Austrian writer Thomas Brezina, is released in the UK in May.
It invites readers to solve an interactive adventure to be transported back in time.
Students look at the reasons for using codes and learn about the Morse code and Egyptian hieroglyphs.
A code or cipher is a system of letters or symbols standing for information. There are rules for cracking or deciphering the code.
Ask students:
Outline the history of Morse code to students:
It became the first form of radio communication and a global language which could be transmitted by flashes of light as well as sound.
It was used to send and receive military messages during several wars and was used by sailors up until 1997.
The first and most famous use in the UK of the classic "dot-dot-dot dash-dash-dash dot-dot-dot" SOS emergency signal was from the Titanic on its doomed maiden voyage in 1912.
It also famously led to the arrest of British murderer Dr Crippen in 1910. He fled the UK by boat to Canada but, thanks to a Morse Code radio message sent across the Atlantic, he was arrested on arrival.
Using the Morse code-cracker, they translate their messages into a series of dots and dashes.
They swap messages and decipher them.
Explain to students:
An alphabet is a bit like a code. The shapes of the letters stand for sounds. The sounds are used to make words. Words communicate an idea from one person to another using the alphabet code.
Unless you can crack the code, or know the language, you will not be able to understand the other person.
One famous alphabet that took centuries to crack is that of the ancient Egyptians.
The meaning of the mysterious Egyptian hieroglyphs baffled the greatest minds in the world until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799.
The slab has the same piece of text inscribed on it three times; in Greek, demotic (another type of Egyptian alphabet used for day-to-day scribbling) and hieroglyphics. It is the equivalent of a dictionary and shows how individual hieroglyphs represent syllables.
E.g. the word belief can be broken down into two syllables, 'bee-leaf'. Instead of writing the word alphabetically, you could draw the image of a bee and a leaf.
Activity: Students devise their own hieroglyphic code. They start by inventing a key with each letter of the alphabet represented by a simple drawing.
They could look at the Egyptian alphabet for inspiration. Click on the link in the green box on the right hand side.
Students answer these questions:
Egyptian writing uses more than 2,000 hieroglyphs. Each one represents a common object found in ancient Egypt. Some hieroglyphs represent the sound of the object.
A rebus is a picture puzzle where sounds are represented by images. The puzzle makes sense when you read it out loud.
Students present their codes to the class. They explain who would use the code, when, where and why it would be used, how it would be transmitted and what would be its benefits.
Recap on the notion that a code or cipher is a system of letters or symbols standing for information and that there are rules for cracking or deciphering the code.
Reiterate the notion that the alphabet is a type of code.
World War II code-cracking
In 2001, the release of the film Enigma sparked great interest in the world of the boffins who broke Nazi Germany's secret wartime communications codes. The title referred to a piece of spook hardware, like a typewriter, which encrypted secret messages.
As a result of the information gained through this device, it has been claimed, World War II was shortened by two years.
Code-breakers at Bletchley Park deciphered messages written on German and Japanese code machines like Enigma, Purple and Geheimschreiber (secret writer).
The Germans thought Enigma's codes were impossible to crack as the machine was so complex, the odds against breaking the codes were 150 million to one.
Elizabeth I's code-crackers
Queen Elizabeth I was the target of plotters who wished to replace her with the Catholic Queen Mary. Ruthless spymaster Francis Walsingham oversaw her secret service.
Their intelligence work involved learning how to break the different codes used by plotters. Often, letters of the alphabet were shuffled in a certain sequence or substituted with numbers, symbols or signs of the zodiac.
Spies had to learn not only how to decipher code but also how to write it themselves.
Some codes could only be understood by placing a sheet of paper punched with holes over the top so that just the relevant letters making up the message could be read.
Some letters were written in invisible ink. Using milk or lemon juice, the secret message could be read as the page was warmed over a candle and the letters appeared.
Unimportant text in normal ink was often written alongside the hidden message to throw spies off the scent.
Dr Who and Morse code
Dr Who doesn't carry cash because he can crack safes. He also knows Morse code.


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Amaila Falls hydro on IDB radar again – President
The controversial Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) is once again being examined by the board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and they will hopefully be wrapping up soon, President Donald Ramotar says.
"As far as I know (the project) is back with the IDB Board and hopefully (the) IDB Board will be concluding on that in the not too distant future," the president said at a news conference yesterday. He was hopeful that the developers, Sithe Global, who withdrew, will be back on board. The president
pointed out that he has said before that government has not given up on Amaila.
"Although these are preliminary things I'm speaking about I don't see that we have lost Sithe Global or that we have lost Blackstone as yet," he said. If these companies choose not to participate then alternatives will be sought but at the moment "we are not convinced that we've lost them," the president said.
In this year's budget, US$80 million was listed as equity for the AFHP which is due to come from the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund. It is a pity that the project did not start last year but it is still on the radar and "we hope to get it started this year hopefully," the president said.
Before US-based Sithe Global pulled out here last year as the developer of the US$858.2 million, 165 megawatt hydro venture, the AFHP was shrouded in controversy as costs escalated.
Sithe Global pulled out of the AFHP last August citing a lack of political consensus. The company had issued explicit statements that unless all three parties in Parliament backed two measures for the controversial US$858M project it would pull out. The measures were not fully supported and the company walked away.
The IDB is funding further studies relating to the AFHP but whether it would still provide further financing for the project itself is open to question as under a new policy, the United States will be required to vote against multilateral funding for large-scale hydroelectric projects in developing countries.
The IDB had been expected to partially fund the AFHP and at the time of Sithe Global's pullout, the Bank was conducting due diligence. With the US being a powerful IDB board member, holding 30% of voting power—the most by far—in the IDB, it is unlikely, given the new policy that the US representative will support the project. However, it has been noted that the international financial institutions are free to ignore the position of the US executive directors.
The government is looking at ways to revive the Amaila hydropower project and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds earlier this year told a parliamentary committee that the US position is of concern to Guyana as the AFHP may be one of the projects that the US has to vote against. However, government officials have spoken of Chinese funding filling the gap.
Meantime, in relation to the Marriott Hotel, Ramotar said that a foreign investor will be unveiled soon and funding is available to continue the project. "We have local banks involved, we have also foreign banks involved and we do have a foreign investor," the president said. He was hoping that the investor would have already been announced but added that there are still some small arrangements left to be made to tie things up. "You will get (answers) soon," he told reporters. "A consortium of people have put money into it, so there's money there to continue the work apart from NICIL," the president said.
Stabroek News reported earlier this month that with five months left before its projected opening, the Marriott Hotel project is still without an investor.
CEO of Atlantic Hotels Incorporated (AHI), Winston Brassington, had said that the name of the US$8 million equity, private investor would have been made public since the end of 2013, but three months into the New Year there has been no word on who this person is. There had been earlier assurances that the investor would be named even before the end of last year.
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PARIS – Former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac was charged Tuesday in a tax fraud probe after he admitted having a foreign bank account, dealing a fresh blow to President Francois Hollande's embattled government.
Critics were quick to pounce on the scandal, demanding to know if Hollande or other top officials were aware of the account held by the minister once responsible for cracking down on tax evasion.
In a contrite statement on his website, Cahuzac admitted to having had the foreign account for around 20 years and said he was "devastated by guilt."
The ex-minister's lawyer, Jean Veil, said Cahuzac had been charged with "laundering the proceeds of tax fraud" and would cooperate with investigators.
Cahuzac — the first minister in Hollande's administration to face a criminal probe — said he had met with investigating magistrates Tuesday and admitted to having a foreign account.
Cahuzac said the account contained about €600,000 ($770,000), had not been touched in about a dozen years and that he had ordered the funds transferred to his French account.
His lawyer said the account, originally opened in Switzerland, had been transferred to Singapore in 2009 and that the amount laundered was equivalent to about €30,000.
Cahuzac begged forgiveness from Hollande, his former government colleagues, fellow lawmakers, French voters and his family and his friends.
"I was caught in a spiral of lies and lost my way. I am devastated by guilt," he said "It was an unspeakable mistake to think that I could avoid confronting a past that I wanted to consider behind me. I will now face this reality with all transparency."
Hollande, languishing in the opinion polls less than a year into his five-year term, said his former minister had committed an "unforgivable moral error" and that the courts would decide his fate.
"Lying is not acceptable in a democracy," Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said. "It is now up to (Cahuzac) to fully take responsibility before the justice system."
Aides to Hollande said late Tuesday Cahuzac had lied to the president "face to face," as well as to lawmakers in the National Assembly and on the sidelines of Cabinet meetings. An aide said the government had not been "naive" in handling the case but that the former minister had failed as he "lied to all state authorities" and "for months flatly denied what he later admitted."
Hollande had promised a government of unimpeachable morals, and critics wasted no time Tuesday in jumping on the scandal. "The president must assume his responsibilities in the face of this state lie and explain himself before the French people," said Jean-Francois Cope, the head of the main opposition rightwing UMP party.
"I find it hard to imagine that Hollande and Ayrault were not aware" of the existence of the account, added Christian Jacob, the head of the UMP's faction in the lower house National Assembly.
Cahuzac announced his resignation on March 19 after prosecutors opened a probe into the account, first revealed by the investigative Mediapart news website.
The site released an audio recording reportedly of Cahuzac admitting to having the account with Swiss bank UBS. In the recording, a man is heard saying, "It bothers me to have an account there, UBS is not necessarily the most hidden of banks."
Little-known before being named a minister, Cahuzac, 60, began his career as a cardiologist before switching to the more lucrative world of plastic surgery, in particular hair transplants.
Elected to the National Assembly in 1997, he headed its commission on public finances and was named budget minister when Hollande formed his first government.
If convicted, Cahuzac faces up to five years in prison.


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- 1 Latest RSOS Result 2015 News.
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- 5 RSOS 10th Merit List 2015/ Toppers Marks.
- 6 How to get RSOS 10th Class Board Result 2015 via SMS Alert (Mobile/ Phone).
- 7 RSOS Whatsapp Group (Mobile Number).
- 8 RSOS 10th Scholarship MHRD 2015.
- 9 How to Check Result Online ?
Latest RSOS Result 2015 News.
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Police looking for suspect
A woman was assaulted while jogging in Mt. Tabor Park Sunday afternoon.
According to police, at around 3:44 p.m. a man came up behind the jogger, pulled down her shorts and ran away.
The man was described as Hispanic in his 20s wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a white knit hat, blue jeans and red tennis shoes.
Portland police are investigating the incident. No other information was released.


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The year is 2001. The location is Queanbeyan, a small town on the outskirts of the ACT. I have just finished school and moved here. I have moved in with my grandmother as the board is cheap and I therefore have quite a large disposable income. What did I spend that income on? Well, alcohol in the first instance. But after alcohol came video games. I used to buy at least one new game every pay and I had plenty of time to sit down and enjoy them.
Let's flash forward to the present. I still live in Queanbeyan, but that is about where the similarities end. I have a better paying job, but I also have a mortgage, a wife, two kids, a car, and the worst part of all, a severe lack of time. (I really hope that my wife doesn't read this…) So what does this mean for my favourite pastime? Well, I would be lying if I said it hasn't changed how I approach gaming.
Firstly, playing violent games while the kids are up is a big no no. I like to consider myself an educated and responsible parent that very carefully monitors what information gets soaked into my children's brains. (This leads into a whole other issue that has been done to death elsewhere, so I will leave it alone.) Secondly, lack of money means lack of games. The fact of the matter is that I find it hard these days to justify spending $100+ on games every pay when I have many other essentials and priorities that have to come first. Finally, the lack of the time. Two kids, jobs, homework, wife, sport, video games and the occasional need for sleep are all competing for my time and they all need fit into one 24 hour day.
So with all this in mind, I have put together a survival guide of sorts. A few tips learned from experience that can help solve this dilemma. After all, caring is sharing, and I care that every single person out there gets enough time to game.
1) Get Friends. This is kind of an obvious one. Mates buy games too, you know, so make sure you don't buy any game that a friend has unless you have to (for multi-player). Borrowing games off friends is a tried-and-true method of saving money. You can even start a small trade system where a few mates all get together to swap games. It works well. For the purchase of one game you can play many. The only downside to this is you have to trust you friends enough that they will look after your game and not leave it around for the cat to use as a scratching post.
2) Organise "me time". I know that sounds like a bunch of hippy garbage, or something a shrink would say, but in relation to gaming it is important. Organising "me time" can be difficult but there is a few ways that hours can be found. For example, your wife wants you to go and visit her parents. This is normally a three-hour visit, so what you can do is say: "sorry Honey, I really need to [insert chore here] today and can't afford the time". The trick here is to find a chore that seems large, but in reality isn't. My favourite is the washing. It takes maybe five minutes to put a load of washing on, and about 10 minutes at the most to hang it out. That leaves 2 hours and 45 minutes of uninterrupted, kid free, wife-less game time. Just remember to do the chore you promised you would, otherwise the price you pay for your game time might be too high.
3) Bargain Bins. We all know 'em, and we all love 'em. The bargain bin should be the first stop for any gamer when walking into their gaming retailer. What you may not know is that the large chain department stores are often good for a bargain too. Places like Target, Big W, K-mart and Myer all have gaming sections and as these places are frequented by families they have a problem with broken floor stock. This stock is then placed on a big trolley at the back of the store with an orange price sticker on it. I can put up with a broken case or a missing manual in order to get Red Dead Redemption for $40, couldn't you? In fact, by law, the chains cannot sell these items if they don't work, and must give you a refund if you get home and they fail to fire up. Another thing to be aware of with these chain stores, quite often they over-order items and have to reduce the price significantly to get rid of stock. One word of advice though: no matter what the circumstance, don't ask any of the staff about gaming, they really have no idea. (One staff member suggested to me last week that a PS2 was the cutting edge of gaming…)
4) The family that plays together, stays together. I know this is a cliché, however for gaming it couldn't be more accurate. With games like Guitar Hero, Scene it, just about any sport game and basically the whole Wii catalogue, gaming with mates couldn't be easier. So instead of mates, include the family. Have a game of Mario Kart with your kids, play a game of Tiger Woods with your wife, or even have a game of trivial pursuit with your parents. While you probably won't be able to play the latest Call of Duty with these people, you will be able to have a good time gaming with the people you love. A big issue here is the threat of your family liking it too much and you having to share your console. Not a great result, but at least you will be able to talk games with them and hopefully avoid conversations about shoes, clothes, what Cindy did last week or who the best member of Hi Five is.
5) Trading old games not a good idea. Please people don't fall for this. Stores that offer "trade in 16 old games and get Halo: Reach for $10" are ripping you off. You can get much better prices by selling your old games on classifieds, trading posts and eBay. This is a great way of getting a few extra dollars to put towards your next game. After all are you really going to play that copy of "Shadow the Hedgehog" that Nan bought you? Wouldn't it be much better helping you buy Super Mario Galaxy 2 or putting a pre-order down on Fallout: New Vegas? In short; sell or swap, don't trade.
6) Byte-sized Gaming. Short bursts of gaming can get you through the day. Try to get games that are suited to this style of play. Fighting games such as Street Fighter and Tekken are ideal for that quick 10 minutes you have up your sleeve while you wait for your wife to get out of the shower. Casual games like "Plants Vs Zombies" or "Puzzle Quest" are perfect to play on your iPhone or DS at lunch time. Even a quick 10 minute game of FIFA can give you that gaming hit to get through the day. Sometimes a short dose is all you need.
So there you have it. A few tips to help you navigate your time starved, cash poor lives and still keep in your families good graces. Keeping up your gaming habit need not come at the cost of your bank balance or your sanity. After all gaming is important but keeping your wife and kids happy is much more so.
Now it's over to you. What are your tips for ensuring you still have plenty of time and money to play?
- Matthew Hewson
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Tim James Camp Doubts PSA Poll
A spokesman for the Tim James campaign calls a poll showing Republican rival Bradley Byrne leading the primary field "way off."
Brett Hall emailed reporters a statement Tuesday. Hall says the Public Strategy Associates results "bear little resemblance to other opinion surveys recently conducted." Read the campaign statement here.
The PSA survey was conducted by Austin, Texas-based Baselice and Associates.
Hall shares recent campaign poll numbers that show 31% undecided. The Baselice and Associates poll put that number at 46%.
The James poll conducted by Ayres, McHenry and Associates of Alexandria, Virgina shows the governor's race this way: Roy Moore (26%), Tim James (18%), Bradley Byrne (17%), Kay Ivey (5%), Robert Bentley (3%), Bill Johnson (1%).
Hall says the campaign numbers are "about a week old."
Brent Buchanan of PSA says his firm paid for the Baselice poll because a number of private surveys have been conducted and not released to the public. PSA detailed the poll Tuesday at a news conference and then during a presentation for Republican lawmakers over lunch.
View the PSA poll here.
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One of the country's mattress industry groups, the largest in fact, is working with California state senator, Lou Correa, to put a new mattress recycling initiative into action. This time, it's seeking to make the rest of the industry players involved with its CA 4 Mattress Recycling Org. You can read the brochure about the project here.
While there are already existing mattress recycling process in place, this new initiative should minimize the cost of mattress, affecting the manufacturers who produce these and the consumers who buy the products.
The new project should provide for an exhaustive blueprint to carrying out recycling by enforcing regulations that should be followed on a state-level. At the moment it isn't actually clear which sector is responsible for absorbing the cost of recycling and this is one of the reasons why a blueprint must be set in place.
If the state of California would be able to successfully do this, then other states are expected to follow.
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