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Below you'll see Porter Maberry throw down some rim-rocking jams that are impressive in their own right. The dunks are made even more spectacular by the fact that Maberry is just 5-foot-5. That's right, this guy is four inches shorter than Nate Robinson and two inches smaller than Spud Webb.
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September 18, 2007
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
I want to thank you for holding this hearing and giving me the opportunity to discuss the current state of the VA.
It has been a real honor to serve the President and our nation's veterans as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs these past 32 months.
My own military service and tradition go back a long way.
I graduated from the United States Military Academy and served eight years on active duty as an airborne, Ranger, infantry officer, to include a tour of duty in Vietnam. I then continued my service as a member of the Army Reserve, retiring with the rank of Colonel. My father was an enlisted man in the Navy during World War II. My father-in-law served in both World War II and Korea. My brother, Brigadier General Jack Nicholson, served 30 years in the Army. My son is a veteran, and four of my nephews are Colonels in the Army and Air Force.
I have a particular affinity for the young men and women currently serving in the Global War on Terror. They are my heroes.
Mr. Chairman, you and I returned from a trip to Iraq and Afghanistan only a couple of weeks ago. We had an opportunity to see the conditions under which these young men and women must operate. We had an opportunity to speak with the troops as well as to their leaders. What we both saw was the most impressive group of Americans - a group of heroes that makes all of us proud.
They know their mission and their jobs. They are motivated. They are all volunteers. They are young, bright, and speak eloquently of their patriotism and of how they see the importance of their own roles in the war we are fighting today.
That trip -- and others I have taken to the region, one with Ranking Member Steve Buyer -- renewed my own commitment to assure that, should any harm come to those fine young men and women, we at the VA would do everything in our power to meet their needs and those of their families. We can do no less. They have earned that.
Mr. Chairman, today I would like to give you my current assessment of the VA, review our initiatives and accomplishments, and discuss remaining challenges. My emphasis will be on the transformations we have achieved, especially with respect to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
My assessment that VA is, quite possibly, the best health care system in the world, is borne out by a number of reports in the popular press. Most recently, a book, Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better than Yours, by Phillip Longman, a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, addresses how the VA system of health care progressed to its present model of excellence repeatedly demonstrating the highest quality care in America.
The VA is an immense institution. Not only does it provide health care to enrolled veterans, but the Veterans Benefits Administration ( VBA) administers a number of monetary benefits, to include various educational benefits, home loan guaranties, a number of life insurance programs and a vocational rehabilitation and employment program.
VBA also administers the veterans' pension system and the disability compensation system. Approximately 800,000 claims for disability benefits are filed each year. Claims for disability compensation, more than half of which are reopened claims seeking an increase in percentage of disability, present complex issues of service connection, effective date and degree of disability.
For the veteran or his family unfamiliar with the legal and regulatory structure that defines this benefits system, navigating it can be a challenge. To assist them VBA operates an extensive public contact and outreach system. During 2006 alone, VBA public contact staff handled nearly seven million phone calls from veterans and their families with questions concerning benefits, and we conducted more than a million interviews.
Over the last four years, VBA military services coordinators conducted more than 28,000 briefings attended by more than a million active duty and reserve personnel and their family members. Additionally, through the Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program, service members at 140 military bases in the United States, Germany and Korea are assisted in filing for disability benefits prior to separation.
Advisory Committee on OEF/ OIF Veterans
In April of this year, I created a new Advisory Committee on OEF/ OIF veterans and their families to advise me on ways to respond to their unique needs and to improve programs serving those veterans, their families and their caregivers.
The Committee is composed of such veterans, their survivors and their families, all of whom have unique insight into just how VA is responding to their needs. We have learned that, in many instances, we were not as sensitive to those needs as we could have been - and we have tried to adjust, while at the same time caring for veterans of different wars and different eras. The Committee will continue its work in the months and years ahead, will monitor how VA is doing, and, when we can do better, will point that out to VA leadership.
OEF/ OIF Priority
My heart has gone out to service members or veterans who seem to have slipped through the cracks after their injuries. This hasn't happened often, but one anecdote about such an occurrence is one too many. It is tragic when a service member or veteran has been injured and disabled and is unable to obtain the monetary benefits he or she is entitled to and, more significantly, needs them to support themselves or their families.
Because of the unique and immediate needs of this particular group of veterans, I directed the Veterans Benefits Administration to give priority to OEF/ OIF veterans who may apply for disability compensation or a veteran's pension. These claims are now being processed on an expedited basis.
TBI, PTSD, Vet Centers
The Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, is the signature weapon of the war as it is being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Regrettably, it has given rise to what has been referred to as the signature injuries of this war, Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
I have directed that each of our veterans of the Global War on Terror who comes to VA for any kind of care be carefully screened for brain damage or PTSD. TBI can be particularly insidious and could go untreated without this screening.
Post traumatic stress disorder is different from TBI, although the two can coexist. In addition, adjustment reactions also seen in our returning heroes has been described as a normal reaction to an abnormal situation - which is combat.
The stress of the type of warfare our service members are experiencing, coupled with the fact that they are redeploying with their units multiple times, can sometimes give rise to one or more mental health diagnoses such as PTSD, substance abuse, depression, or anxiety.
When caught and treated early, the veteran may return to a lifestyle that is mentally healthy. Helping each of our patients to get better is what VA should be doing, and this applies to mental illness as well as physical injury.
VET Center Program
One venue for providing support for veterans with readjustment issues is our VET Center program. Across the country, there are 221 VET Centers with eleven new Vet Centers planned for opening in fiscal year 2008, each staffed with professionals who provide no-hassle counseling to veterans and their families.
VA has recently hired 100 new Outreach Coordinators to provide services to returning OEF/ OIF veterans. These Outreach Coordinators are OEF/ OIF veterans themselves. They understand that group of veterans and can relate directly to them. These new coordinators are located in VET Centers throughout the country, especially near our military processing stations.
Some 750,000 service members from the Global War on Terror ( GWOT) have now separated from active duty. To date over 250,000 have sought health care through the VA, something they are entitled to for two years after separation from the service, irrespective of whether they have been injured or incurred an illness while on active duty.
Of course, if they have sustained any service-connected injury or illness, the VA will treat them indefinitely. These young men and women join the 7.6 million (2nd Quarter, 2007) already enrolled for their health care in the VA health care system.
Health Initiatives
I was stunned to learn when I arrived at VA that some 25% of the veterans we care for suffer from adult-onset Type II diabetes. That is a disease often associated with obesity. Diabetes is a disease that can lead to complications which, in time, can result in blindness, renal failure or amputations.
Because of the seriousness of a diabetes diagnosis, I commenced a major campaign to reduce the high rate of obesity and diabetes in veterans. Essential to this is eating more healthy meals and exercise and, since launching that initiative, every veteran participating has been given a pedometer and encouraged to walk 10,000 paces each day. Should they do so, I know we will see a much healthier, fitter veteran in and around our various facilities.
A major health issue in the United States is the increasing incidence of Methacillin Resistant Staph Aureus ( MRSA). VA's Pittsburgh VAMC introduced an initiative to reduce MRSA. They found that by isolating patients who were carrying the bacteria as well as by scrupulously washing and sanitizing your hands, MRSA was virtually eliminated.
The Pittsburgh program was originally intended as a pilot which, if successful, would be rolled out slowly across the country. Because of its success, I launched a national effort in the Veterans Health Administration to eradicate staph infections in all VA hospitals. VA has served as a model for the country with this initiative.
There is a shortage of nurses within health care in America. VA feels this throughout the VHA system where recruitment and retention of nurses is a tremendous challenge. In an effort to ameliorate this situation, VA recently created a new multi-campus Nursing Academy through partnership with the nursing schools throughout the country.
It is my hope that, having done a substantial portion of their training at VA health care facilities, these nurses will see VA as a desirable employer, affording competitive pay and benefits and boasting a noble mission of caring for America's veterans, and that they will remain with VA as a career.
Paradigm Shift
Over the years, there has been a radical change in the way health care is delivered. At one time, individuals who were ill went to a hospital and, more often than not, they stayed there for many days. That is no longer the case. Today the best medicine involves getting you into - and out of - a hospital as quickly as possible.
Many procedures which once required hospitalization are today done on an outpatient basis. VA now has nearly 900 outpatient clinics (including community-based outpatient clinics, or CBOCs, hospital-based outpatient clinics and outreach clinics.) During my tenure, I approved 82 new CBOCs to bring VA's top-notch care closer to veterans who have earned it through service to their country.
Electronic Medical Records
Among the things that make this system of health care so effective is the Veterans' Health Information System of Technology Architecture (VistA), the nationally recognized Electronic Medical Record, so widely utilized throughout the VA.
An enrolled veteran can be treated at any one of the points of access to our system and all of his or her relevant health information will be available to the treating health care team. This capacity was particularly valuable during Hurricanes Rita and Katrina when, because of the flooding along the southeast Gulf Coast, it was necessary for us to evacuate 2,830 patients to nine VA and two Department of Defense ( DoD) Federal Coordinating Centers.
Approximately 150 veteran patients alone were evacuated from the New Orleans VAMC. Because of VA's electronic health records, all relevant information about those veterans was available to the receiving VA hospital. Harvard University has twice recognized VA for its electronic health record with its award for innovation in health care.
Let it also be noted here that many of the health care providers evacuated with their patients, even though they themselves lost everything in the flooding that occurred after the levees gave way. I was truly moved by their heroic commitment to their veteran patients.
I recognize VA's prominent role in medical research. I created a Blue-Ribbon Genomic Research Advisory Committee to earn the trust of veterans and the community as we develop our program to advance the science of personalized medicine. This will enhance our ability to prevent disease before it emerges and enable us to design treatments to restore health and function for our veterans.
VA investigators led the way in developing the cardiac pacemaker, pioneered concepts that led to the development of the CAT scan, improved artificial limbs and helped develop a vaccine for shingles. VA investigators are distinguished among the best in their field with six Lasker Award winners and three Nobel Laureates, including: Dr. Ferid Murad for his contribution to understanding the role of nitric oxide in the body, including regulation of blood pressure; Dr. Andrew Schally for his discoveries concerning peptide hormone production in the brain; and Dr. Rosalyn Yalow for her work with radioisotopes, leading to the development of modern diagnostic assays.
Mental Health Initiatives
Of late, DoD has released alarming statistics about the number of service members who have committed suicide this past year. According to a recently released Associated Press article, last year the largest number of suicides of active duty Army service members occurred in the 26 years that that statistic has been maintained.
Because of suicides among the veterans for whom we care, I directed the hiring of suicide prevention counselors at each of VA's 153 hospitals. This was intended to strengthen one of the nation's largest mental health programs. I also directed the establishment of an around-the-clock, national suicide prevention hotline.
The hotline became operational in July of this year and received its first call on July 25. Since that time and through September 1, as a result of calls to the suicide prevention hotline, 346 callers were referred to a VA suicide prevention coordinator, 194 warm transfers were made to community hotlines, and there were 56 rescues.
Reform Initiatives
Following the disclosure of substandard conditions for the medical hold detachment outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the President appointed me to lead the Cabinet level Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror ( GWOT) Heroes to improve the delivery of Federal services and benefits to GWOT service members and veterans.
The charge to the Inter-Departmental Task Force composed of my colleagues from DoD, Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Small Business Administration, Office of Personnel Management, and the Social Security Administration was to review existing authorities and provide recommendations as to how these service members can be better served. We did that and, after 45 days of deliberation, submitted a list of 25 recommendations to the President. We are monitoring those, keeping track of their implementation and reporting to the President on a regular basis.
IT Transformation
The structure of a large agency such as VA must, of necessity, be adjusted over time to ensure that the institution can be responsive to its mission under ever-changing circumstances. Significantly, the VA Information Technology structure, long decentralized, needed to be updated and regularized so as to be consistent with the IT world in which we live. In 2006, VA launched a major information technology transformation and consolidation.
Significantly, this will govern the way VA uses and safeguards veterans' personal and health information. With identity theft being among the fastest growing crimes in the country today, this consolidation and the resulting heightened security of personal identifying information will make the VA the "gold standard" in the realm of information privacy and security.
Laptop Loss
In May 2006, a VA employee took a laptop and an external hard drive home with him. The employee was doing an analysis of significant amounts of data relating to veterans. The data was on the hard drive in unencrypted form. The computer and hard drive were stolen, exposing some 26 million veterans to the possibility of identity theft. Later the computer and hard drive were found and FBI forensic experts determined that the data had not been accessed.
This situation highlighted the need for VA to better protect data relating to our veterans. Since that time, the security regimen at VA has been totally revised. IT has been reorganized and centralized under the control of a single Assistant Secretary. I believe that this reorganization, and the modification and strengthening of our regulations governing IT, its use, and its security will minimize the risk of a significant data loss in the future.
Emergency Support Mission
In addition to the traditional VA missions relating to health care and benefits, VA has a "Fourth Mission" to provide support to the country in the event of national disaster. (Authority for this is through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and implementation is through the National Medical Disaster Plan.)
In order to better do this, VA created a new Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness to deal with emergency planning and security. That office is charged with planning for Continuity of Government and Continuity of Operations scenarios and participates in government-wide exercises throughout the year.
Acquisition and Construction
VA has also sought to create an additional Assistant Secretary position for Acquisition and Construction. Each year, VA spends billions of dollars for products and services. Each year there are additional new VA medical centers put into the planning process through the authorization and appropriations process.
With VA's physical plant being, on average, 57 years old, plus the demographic shifts in the veteran population, it is essential that VA do all it can to update and modernize its facilities. The cost of purchasing land, design, and construction of a new VA hospital is in the range of $750 million. The magnitude of these numbers and the complexity of the acquisition process indicate that there must be the very highest levels of supervision and accountability.
National Cemetery Administration
Of course, in addition to health care and monetary benefits, VA's National Cemetery Administration ( NCA) provides memorial benefits for our veterans. In FY 2006, NCA provided more than 330,000 headstones or markers for graves of veterans worldwide. And NCA currently maintains more than 2.8 million gravesites at 125 national cemeteries in 39 States and Puerto Rico. NCA is currently in the midst of the largest expansion of the national cemeteries since the Civil War.
The shrine-like setting of our national cemeteries serves as a perpetual reminder of the sacrifice of our service men and women.
VA Employees
There are so many things that I am proud of relating to my tenure as Secretary. I am most proud of the people I have had the honor to work with who are so invested in the mission of the VA - to provide care to a group of people who have earned the right to it through service to their country. Abraham Lincoln said it most eloquently in his Second Inaugural Address: "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan." VA has proudly done that for more than 75 years now, and is in good shape to do so, especially for the newest veterans of the Global War on Terror, in the years ahead.
I have outlined some of the positive experiences of my tenure. Yet, as each of you know, the past few years have not been without their challenges and frustrations. Among those are the following:
Claims Backlog
The claims backlog is an issue that has bedeviled me and many that have come before me. In fact, VA can influence the output (claims decided) of its work product, but it cannot control the input (claims filed).
And, in the midst of a war, more claims for service connected disabilities are being filed. In addition, veterans of previous conflicts have been filing claims at a higher number as they are reminded of incidents from their own military backgrounds by news reports from Iraq and Afghanistan.
From FY 2000 to FY 2006, receipts of disability compensation and pension claims rose from nearly 578,000 to more than 800,000 - an increase of more than 39%. We expect to receive 835,000 disability compensation and pension claims this current fiscal year
To control the output, VBA is hiring additional staff. Since January of this year, we have already added 1,100 new staff members to help us in our commitment to reducing the claims backlog. VBA is also working to consolidate suitable components of its work - as has been recommended by a number of Government Accountability Office reports - to achieve efficiencies, more consistent claims decisions, and better control over work processes and product.
Mental Health Care Delivery
As noted earlier, I have directed that every veteran of the Global War on Terror be screened for Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD, no matter what they are being treated for. VA is the largest provider of mental health care in the country. We employ 9,000 mental health professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and clinical nurse specialists at all of our facilities. VA is the world's expert on the treatment of PTSD, which is manifesting itself among some of our returning service members.
VA's mental health strategic plan is generally considered to be superb. Unfortunately, because VA was forced to operate under a continuing resolution for much of last year, it was not able to expend funds consistent with that plan. In addition, there are areas of the country where certain specialty health care providers simply can't be hired, no matter what you would pay them.
Nonetheless, we have expanded mental health services in CBOCs either with on-site staffing or by telemental health, thus providing care closer to the homes of veterans in rural areas. We also have enhanced both PTSD and substance abuse specialty care services, and programs that recognize the common co-occurrence of these problems.
We are fostering the integration of mental health and primary care by funding evidence-based programs at more than 80 sites, with more in the planning stages, as well as through the aforementioned placement of mental health staff in CBOCs. In addition, we are extending this principle to the care of home-bound veterans by funding mental health positions in Home-Based Primary Care.
This program has traditionally served older veterans, but current needs show that it also will serve some seriously wounded OEF/ OIF veterans. It can allow veterans to live at home with their families as an alternative to institutional long-term care when injuries are profound and sustained rehabilitation and other care is needed. The mental health professionals who will work with these teams also can support the family caregivers, who provide heroic care for injured veterans.
VA will be working to emphasize recovery and rehabilitation in specialty mental health services by funding additional psychosocial rehabilitation programs, expanding residential rehabilitation services, increasing the number of beds and the degree of coordination in homeless programs, extending Mental Health Intensive Case Management, and funding a recovery coordinator in each medical center.
Bonus Issue
Some months ago it was noted that, like every other government agency, VA had paid bonuses to its Senior Executives. The bonuses were paid from a pool of funds created in accordance with statute and OPM regulations. And the bonuses were determined by panels of Senior Executives acting in accord with OPM guidelines.
The highest SES salary is about $165,000. A few bonuses in the amount of $30,000 were paid in recognition of the accomplishments of highly competent, long serving executives. Some criticized that one of those executives had been involved in the preparation of the FY 2005 budget which had fallen short and another holds a senior position in VBA, the administration that continues to struggle with backlogs.
I personally have worked with both of these individuals and have the highest regard for their ability and their prodigious work ethic. I believe that the criticism leveled at each of them is unwarranted in that they encountered conditions beyond their control and used their considerable skills to minimize the problems they encountered.
Mr. Chairman, once again let me thank you for allowing me to appear before the Committee to discuss the current state of the Department of Veterans Affairs and many of the positive things that occurred during my tenure as Secretary.
To be sure there have been disappointments, but working with you, Ranking Member Buyer and other Members of the Committee, I believe we have made tremendous progress. Together, we have made VA a stronger, more focused organization - focused on the very real needs of all of our veterans, especially those currently engaged as warriors in the Global War on Terror. It has been my great pleasure to serve them, as well as all veterans who served before them.
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By: John K. Jenkins, M.D.
Last year marked another strong year for FDA approvals of novel new drugs, known as new molecular entities (NMEs). In 2013, FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) approved 27 NMEs last year – about the same as the 26 average NME approvals per year since the beginning of this decade.
More important than the quantity of novel new drugs approved in 2013 is their quality – and the important new roles many of these drugs can serve in advancing medical care and the health of patients. We now have new safe and effective treatments for a wide range of serious medical conditions, such as late-stage breast cancer, chronic hepatitis C, metastatic melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and many more. Some of these medications offer new hope to patients who previously had few or no treatment options.
Here are a few highlights of these approvals:
- One-third of the NMEs approved in 2013 were identified by FDA as "first-in-class," for example, drugs that use a new and unique mechanism of action for treating a medical condition;
- One-third were also approved to treat rare or "orphan" diseases that affect 200,000 or fewer Americans who often have few or no drug treatment options;
- Almost half of the 27 NMEs approved last year (13 of 27), were designated in one or more categories of Fast Track, Breakthrough, Priority Review, or Accelerated Approval. Each of these designations helps speed the development and/or approval process and is designed to help bring important medications to the market as quickly as possible;
- Although FDA's regulatory processes differ widely from those of foreign regulatory authorities, almost three-quarters (74%) of the NMEs approved by FDA in 2013 were approved first in the United States before any other country.
All of us at FDA are pleased and proud to be part of a team that helped bring these new drugs to market as safely and efficiently as possible. As always, while striving for efficiency in our review and approval of applications for new drugs, compromises were not made in our standards. To be approved, each NME had to demonstrate that it was safe and effective before being approved.
My colleagues and I look forward to another productive year serving the American public!
For more details about 2013's approvals, please visit The Novel New Drugs Summary at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DrugInnovation/UCM381803.pdf
John K. Jenkins, M.D., is Director, Office of New Drugs, at FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research


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Park improvements will start in January 2014 and construction should be completed by January 2015
A $2.8 million project to rehabilitate infrastructure along the Riverwalk and make significant improvements to Riverfront Park is in its early stages.
On Tuesday night, the Wilmington City Council received an update on the master plans for the Riverfront Park project that will overhaul the park between Market and Princess streets.
As a part of the changes, the fountain that has been out of service will be replaced with a water sculpture. The existing raised wooden platform and planter will be removed and replaced with a new walkway and planters. An arbor will be added to provide shade, and swings or benches may be installed under the arbor. The street grade will be changed so it is even with the park.
The park improvements will start in January 2014 and construction should be completed by January 2015, said Richard King, the city's public services director.
Overall, the Water Street/Riverfront Park project combines infrastructure repairs along the Riverwalk with the park improvements. Of the $2.8 million project cost, about $1 million is budgeted for the park improvements.
On Tuesday, the council voted on a resolution to apply for a $500,000 state grant to help pay for the project.
Council members praised the park improvements. Councilman Kevin O'Grady said it would make the park more open. Councilwoman Margaret Haynes was pleased the city would remove what she called an unattractive planter at the bottom of Market Street.
In other business, the council voted unanimously to give the developers working to build an upscale hotel next to the Wilmington Convention Center more time to get their financing in order.
The council has been negotiating a purchase and development agreement with Harmony Hospitality since February 2012. Harmony has proposed building a 186-room Embassy Suites by the center.
The negotiations were initially set to expire in September, but the council voted in August to extend the negotiation period to Jan. 31. Now, the developers want more time to use a federal program that allows foreign investors a fast track to obtain a Green Card. The council voted Tuesday to extend the negotiations to April 30.
The city has been trying to attract a full-service, upscale hotel to the property since 2007. The convention center opened in 2010.
In a separate action, the council voted to finalize spending up to $670,000 to repair the Water Street parking deck.
Last week, council members voted 6-1 to authorize the repairs, though they failed to reach a consensus to waive the second reading. Tuesday's vote was also 6-1, with only Councilwoman Laura Padgett voting against.
The vote means the city can spend money to repair the parking deck so it can remain open for three to five years. Meanwhile, the council wants to work to redevelop the prime piece of downtown property at 200 N. Water St.
The fate of the deck has long been an issue for the city. Since 2007, the city co-owned the deck with PB&G Partners. The two tried to work out a plan where the company developed the property and the city got a public park, but the contract ended in 2010. In June, the council voted unanimously to buy PB&G's half of the deck for $2.17 million.
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Ontario County Sheriff's Deputies say 23-year-old Keith Impson of Macedon was stopped on Route 88 in Phelps after failing to stop at a stop sign.
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It was a day off in Taiji today. The molesters kept their boats in port, except for one who went fishing. Others were trying to repair an outboard motor. I guess the prize was somewhere inside the bucket or the hat. Or is that grown men hiding from a camera?
Thomas decided to visit the molester trainers at Dolphin Base / Dolphin Resort hotel. He found one lacing dead fish with something and another mixing a drink. How can anyone think capturing wild dolphins and keeping them in pens or tanks is OK? How can anyone think it is OK to spend money on such places?
Thank you to the citizens of Japan who are weighing these issues and beginning to take a stand to solve them. Thank you to everyone who is on the front lines of this war. This is a war to save us from ourselves. Without your calling and writing Japanese embassies and your own governments, there will be no change. Keep it up! Every time dolphins are pushed into the Cove, let them have it. Every time there is blood in the water, let them have it. Make good consumer choices. Inform everyone you know about the tragedy here and how it is linked to the captive dolphin trade. All who patronize a dolphin show have blood on their hands.
The annual IMATA conference begins in Boston on December 3. The captive dolphin industry is the economic engine driving the slaughter and torment in Taiji. Remember that friends do not let friends patronize dolphin shows.
Martyn and Kim from the United States joined us today. Welcome!
Here is your opportunity to become a Cove Guardian. To join us (voluntarily, and completely at your own cost and risk) in Taiji, write to us at email@example.com. We will get back to you, but please be patient. We cannot keep an eye on the Cove and answer email at the same time. Contributions to Sea Shepherd to keep our official presence here are needed and welcome. These donations cover costs for transportation, telephone, equipment, supplies, food, and lodging for the official Sea Shepherd representative. We will remain here through the end of March and will return for the next season in September 2011.
The Blog Log:My daughter, Elora Malama West, has been with me here since day one and keeps a blog of her experiences.Current Cove Guardian Martyn is also keeping a blog.Future Cove Guardians, Carolyn, Bob, Mike, Janice, Marley, Tara, Carissa, Karl, and Tim have started blogs about their endeavors.The Taiji Dolphin Action Group blog.Here is a video about the killings made by a Japanese couple. There is a Japanese version and one with English sub-titles.
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LONDON – British police said Sunday they had found no evidence so far that anyone else was involved in the death of exiled oligarch and Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky at his mansion outside London.
Police said Berezovsky, 67, was found by one of his employees on the floor of his bathroom at the house in the upmarket town of Ascot on Saturday.
A paramedic went to the house but Berezovsky was dead when the medical worker arrived.
Officers trained in detecting chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material inspected the property after a device carried by the paramedic suggested the presence of a possibly hazardous substance, but they gave it the all clear.
Police said the death remained "unexplained" but their initial investigation suggested that no one else was involved.
"It would be wrong to speculate on the cause of death until the postmortem has been carried out. We do not have any evidence at this stage to suggest third-party involvement," Detective Chief Inspector Kevin Brown of Thames Valley Police said.
Police said an employee of Berezovsky had called the ambulance service on Saturday after he forced open a door of a bathroom that was locked from the inside and discovered the tycoon's body on the floor.
The employee was the only other person in the house at the time that the body was found, police said.
Berezovsky emigrated to Britain in 2000 after falling out with President Vladimir Putin. He was granted political asylum in 2003 and used Britain as a springboard for attacks on Putin.
But friends of the tycoon said he had become depressed and possibly suicidal recently as his wealth diminished and he had become embroiled in a tussle with his girlfriend.
The suddenness of his death will inevitably lead to speculation. Berezovsky survived one assassination attempt in Russia in 1995 in which a bomb decapitated his chauffeur, and openly expressed fears that his life was in danger.
His friend and fellow Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko died an agonizing death from radioactive poisoning in London in 2006, in what Litvinenko's widow has said was an assassination by Russian agents.
Last year, Berezovsky lost a bitter multimillion-dollar legal battle in a London court with fellow British-based oligarch Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea Football Club.
Berezovsky had sought more than $4.75 billion in damages and accused Abramovich of blackmail, breach of trust and breach of contract in an oil deal.
Following his defeat, he was forced to agree to pay Abramovich £35 million ($56 million) in legal costs, although there is speculation that the final bill will be far greater.
The judge in the case described Berezovsky as "an unimpressive, and inherently unreliable, witness."
Berezovsky said he had the impression "that Putin himself wrote this judgment."
Russian media said Berezovsky's death marked "the end of an era."
Pro-Kremlin paper Komsomolskaya Pravda called Berezovsky "clever, cunning, resourceful . . . a master of chaos" while the more Kremlin-critical Novaya Gazeta described him as someone who "viewed Russia as a chessboard" on which "only he would be allowed to move the pieces."


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Positive Feedback ISSUE4
december/january 2003
jean marie reynaud
Twins, MKIII loudspeakers
as reviewed by Bob Neill
As I said in my recent Spendor S 3/5 and Harbeth HL P3 review, I have always been fascinated by mini-monitors, even in large rooms where their special ability to recreate performing spaces is sometimes uncanny. That said, because of my ambivalent experience a year or so ago with Reynaud Offrandes, I would not have expected Jean-Maries entrant in the mini field to interest me. In my review on Enjoy the Music, I called the Offrandes a bit opaque because despite their engaging sensuality and presence, I sensed they were withholding what I considered at the time to be essential information to gain their effects. Why should the Twins be any different? But M. Reynaud apparently heard something in my Offrande review that told him I liked them better than I knew, so that despite my preference for the directness of monitor sound, there was still hope for me. He suggested that I audition his new Mk. III Twins, and having more faith in him than in my own judgment, I agreed. Good thing!
Prudence urges reviewers to moderate their enthusiasm for attractive new components, a policy adopted by figure skating and gymnastic judges in order to leave room on the scale for still better performers sure to come. Prudence has never been one of my virtues. And there is nothing more off-putting to me than measured, cautious, praise. What I hear in such writing is reluctance. I dont like it in personal references and I dont like it in reviews. The only praise I give any credence to at all is fulsome praise, like the kind Bruce Kennett gave the Reynaud Trentes in Listener a year or so ago and the kind I am about to give the new Twins. Audio components either get it or they dont. Life is too short for those that dont quite and for withholding praise from those that do because something else might come along someday to outdo them.
Changes at the Neill House
The new Reynaud Twins MK III are the best mini-monitors Ive ever heard. They have the articulateness of Harbeth HL P3s and the charm of Spendor S 3/5s in a single package that musically transcends them both. They dramatize by example the sterility of the B&W Nautilus 805 and the cool school. They are alive with warmth and detail. Alive! They have more musical life in them, more ability to excite the listener about the music, than any speaker I have yet heard at any price. Yes, thats what Im saying any speaker. They have brought a life-changing experience to the Neill house. And they retail for $849 plus stands.
When I put them against a pair of Harbeth Compact 7s I had on hand, I found the larger and three times as expensive 7s had more to say sonically, but compared with the little Twins, it was clear that that as instructive as the 7s were, something important was escaping them. I then tried my monumental Monitor 40s, the most tonally accurate and complete speakers I know. All of the sonic information I am accustomed to hearing was there, as impressive as ever. The M40s are great for telling us virtually all that is on a recordingthat is what great monitors do. But again, and for the first time since my ambivalent brief first impression of these faithfuls over a year ago, something seemed to be missing. Something essential to musical enjoyment was being withheld. The entrance into our house of these eloquent little Twins has dramatized for me the truth of one of the oldest dictums: Art should both delight and instruct. The Spendors excel at delighting, the Harbeths at instruction. The Reynaud Twins balance these aims brilliantly and in doing so clarify the specific character of their British competitors. The Twins are not as absolutely sonically informative as Harbeths, certainly not as resolving or refined as the M40s; nor are they as smooth, billowing, and beguiling as Spendors. But by somehow engineering a path between them, Jean Marie Reynaud enables the music to become absolutely present and, more important, the only point. I have, until now, found this kind of talk banal. I will never make that mistake again.
I auditioned the Twins III on my own 28-inch, rock solid chimney tile stands, on which a great many minis have perched. Jean-Maries own "Magic Stands," which are said to enhance the speakers performance still further, were not available. I will have them here later this winter and do a follow-up report. The system was made up of a Naim CDS2 CD player; a 50-watt, all-solid state Blue Circle CS integrated amplifier; and several different preamp and amp combinations, including Gilbert Yeungs eye-opening Purse and Classic Pumps combinationa tiny solid state preamp and equally tiny 25 watt solid state amp. (See http://www.classicpumps.com/mpumps.htm, if youre curious.) The Twins sounded slightly different on each combination of electronics but wonderfully engaging on all of them. On the CS, which I used them with for two weeks before any other gear arrived, they were natural and involving. This is an economically logical pairing, which was not dramatically out-classed by any of the others. Its the one that did the critical number on me. With the Purse and Classic Pumps, they sounded extremely good, maybe better. Clearly they are an easy load. They sounded best on the preamp section of this pair, which was derived from the technology of the CS, coupled with BCs new hybrid 80-watt BC 24. (Ill try the BC 21.1 preamp with the 24 as soon as I can lay my hands on one. Im guessing that combination would probably be ideal.) On a BC3 Despina and the BC 24, they sounded fuller and warmer, very tasty but a little too much of a good thing for me. The Twins like a smidgen of warmth, but only a smidgen. Ill try a Galatea when I can get the larger 3.1 power supply that makes a Despina a Galatea. Based on my experience with an Audiomat Solfege integrated with the Offrandes, Id also suggest trying either the Prelude or Arpege. Finally, Id like to hear them on a Naim Nait 5.
Unlike many speakers I have known, the Twins sounded good at any sitting height, from any position in (or out of) the room, toed in or not at all. They were ably assisted in their performance by Audience Au 24 interconnnect and speaker cable. AC cables were by David Elrod, the EPS 2 and 3 Signatures. Both fed into Blue Circle Music Rings which in turn fed into dedicated lines. The audition took place in my large (5000 cubic feet) living room, which, while not the logical venue for mini-monitors, proved entirely satisfactory. I like to give mini-monitors lots of room so they can do the space thing and in this respect too, the Twins III did not disappoint.
On all electronics, the Twins sounded naturally warm, articulate, with a great sense of immediacy and touch. This was especially notable on violins, which were exciting to listen to. On Allessandrinis recording of Vivaldis Judith Triumphant (Opus 111), the solo violin brought life here to a standstill. Switching to the Monitor 40s, their marvelous Excel tweeter got the smoothness fine, maybe better; but the overall presentation now felt more like a study. Bass extension for a mini-monitor was very impressive, deeper and more detailed than either the S 3/5s and HL P3s. The Twins are not as full and rich sounding as the Spendors, which employ a bass boost in the upper bass and lower mids. The Twins measure +/- 2 dB from 50 Hz to 20 mHz. Yes, those are the numbers. While they are JMRs, not mine, the Twins do indeed sound that flat, which is presumably why their midrange feels more present than that of the S 3/5s and HL P3s, which both have the BBC dip in their presence ranges. Without the Spendors little oomph, the Twins are somewhat less convincing on Mahler and Bruckner, when it comes to authority and sweep, but they are superior when it comes to letting us hear the individual cellos and double basses which are responsible for it. On Boulez Mahler Symphony 9 (DGG), in quiet passages when the double basses are playing alone, you begin to appreciate the wonderful low-end extension of these beauties.
If you give them some room and dont sit in their lapssomething this near-field listener had to learntheir articulateness and tactile presence win the day. Their midrange is naturally appealing, though not quite as solicitous as the Spendors nor as pristine as the Harbeths. They do not have quite the sense of ease that Spendors have. They share this lack with the HL P3s, and this is presumably the price you pay for their greater detail and tactile quality. Make your choice. You cant get real ease unless you buy larger speakers. We give minis too much ground to cover to ask them to do it without any sign of strain. If youve got to have minis and also have got to have maximum ease at any cost, the Twins are probably not your speakers.
Music and Design
All of this is interesting enough, but it is doesnt address what makes the Twins III the remarkably eloquent speakers they are, how they can break your heart with either Kuijkens violin or Iris Dements lyrical and penetrating voice. Splitting the difference between Spendors and Harbeths or achieving a nearly flat response from 50 to 20 wont necessarily get you to mini heaven. What accounts for their magic is clearly the judgment Jean Marie Reynaud has exercised in how much and what kind of resolution to go for and his choice and treatment of materials and design of cabinet and crossover. Alan Shaw is a brilliant audio engineer who has invented RADIAL, probably the most highly resolving material for drivers that we have. That is really all I know about him, though we have had several cordial exchanges over time, and he has been an informative presence on the Harbeth Users Group. Jean-Marie Reynaud is also a demonstrably brilliant engineer, but he is also a man whose life is full of art, who counts musicians among his closest friends, and who spends a great deal of time in the concert hall. Our exchanges have been about design, in particular how he is able to achieve such natural warmth without loss of detail, but also about musicians and about, most recently, Schubert lieder. He is a man for whom music is very nearly everything and who does not find absolute sonic resolution sufficient for achieving its transmission. His new Twins do not sound absolutely transparent to source. But in the way Audience Au 24 speaker cable seems to go around absolute sonic transparency to get at the facts of the music, the Twins give us the balance of resolution, contrast, warmth, and articulation we are accustomed to hearing in the concert hall and jazz club. They "get it." As I reported in my Offrande review, M. Reynaud feels we hear more of "the backs of instruments" in the concert hall than modern close-miking and many modern, highly resolving speakers let us hear. He has clearly designed his speakers to bring this sound into natural sonic alignment with that coming off the fronts, such that, again, what you hear is a wonderfully balanced presentation that sounds like what one hopes for from a high end audio system but seldom quite gets.
I admire Harbeth speakers enormously, especially the M30 and M40, with their extraordinarily articulate RADIAL midrange driver and what may well be the worlds best tweeter, the SEAS Excel. Harbeths are justly admired for the directness of their presentation. It is what I have always admired them for and what enables them to outperform most of their less articulate rivals. My newfound enthusiasm for the Reynaud Mk. III Twins takes nothing away from the achievement of Alan Shaw. And presumably, Im still on my honeymoon. But as Audience Au 24 speaker cable gave me a new perspective on highly transparent Nordost Valhalla, these Twins have given me a new perspective on my highly informative Harbeths. They have made a persuasive argument in my house that a direct line is not the surest route to musical truth.
I have gone on at great length here, so lets keep the music report short. All music that depends on a degree of projection and kickAlison Krausss latest live CD, Alison Krauss-Union Station Live (Rounder), Tom Pettys Full Moon Fever (MCA), Tony Rices Unit of Measure (Rounder)came through the Twins with a fresh degree of gusto and musical life. Chamber musicPickards String Quartets (Delos), for examplehad the kind of immediacy and tactile quality that put the music out into the room. Orchestral musicSibeliuss Symphony 3 with Oramo and Simon Rattles old band, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, (Erato) and Bruckners Symphony 8 with Wand (RCA)was clear and moving but lacked a little authority. The music filled the listening space commendably, creating an approximation of spatial scale, but ideally could have had more avoirdupois. Early musicJordi Savalls latest, Lorchestre de Louis XIII (Alia Vox)had both sweetness and tang. The drums were to die for and the viols were ravishing. With jazzLee Westwoods just reissued Lee-Way (Blue Note), Karrin Allysons recent In Blue (Concord), and Keith Jarretts new live set from Japan, Always Le Me Go (ECM)the Twins let instruments (and Karrins voice) do their exact expressive thing while keeping the ensembles of a piece. These performances felt more musical and less sonic than I have heard them recently. The Twins made solo violinKuijkens Bach sonatas (DHM) and solo pianoAndnes Schumann and Schubert (EMI), the last CD in Uchidas complete cycle (Philips)both more appealing and more articulate. Delight and instruction in equal quantities. I cant imagine better.
Had enough? Raves are harder to write than even moderate critiques. As I said recently on Audio Asylum, when you finally hear music done right, there is very little to say. Please dont assume because Ive nevertheless managed to say so much here, that its the Twins fault! And also, stay tuned. I have a pair of newly redesigned Trentes on the way. Will the larger and three times as expensive Trentes make the Twins seem a tour de force? Very likely, but thats hardly the point. All minis worth their salt are tours de force. The Twins have been designed to compete with other mini-monitors and to take what other prisoners they can. As minis, they are an unqualified success, no matter how superior their bigger siblings turn out to be. The Trentes will enter the field against the comparably-sized Spendor S1/2s and Harbeth Compact 7s and Monitor 30s, among others. And then early in 2003, well have Jean Maries promised new floorstander, the Concorde.
Post Script
"But wait," say my alter ears in backwoods Ontario. "How can Harbeths, which sounded right a year ago, a month ago, now suddenly sound wrong? And how can Reynauds, which sounded opaque a year ago now sound right? You havent really explained that. This review amounts to quite an about-face. You owe us a little more."
Fair enough but theres really not much more I can say. Backwoods Barry is convinced that I have altered my priorities and wants me to come clean about that. I argue that I have had them changed for me, which is not quite the same thing. Jean Marie probably suspects Ive had his priorities all along and just hadnt been reached yet. To me, what is at the heart of this is the art of persuasion. Rhetoric used to be considered a major subject of study. Now that its not, it has become more powerful. In a word, the Harbeths are so good at expressing their point of view that they won me over, persuaded me that their point of view, their priorities if you will, were correct. The Reynaud Twins Mk. III are sufficiently better at expressing their point of view and priorities that they have won me away from the Harbeth, to theirs. This is no small accomplishmentothers have tried and failed, including the Offrandes and even the Grand Operas, which I chose not to write about. To me, this is how audio goessurvival of the most persuasive, the most eloquent. At bottom, its not that we change our priorities, its that the leading designers get better at expressing theirs and persuade us to follow them. But, as both Barry and Jean Marie might add, at some level you have to want to go there. Clearly I did.
Technical Information
Note: As I type this, the Reynaud web site is in the process of being updated. At this moment, the information on the site refers to the Mk II Twins. By the time you read this review, I expect it will match the description of the Mk III Twins on the site. And if you want to know how a two-driver speaker can be a three-way, I refer you to the site as well!
Woofer Diameter 6.7", double magnet,. Flat ventilated spider. 28mm double moving coil on high temperature support, positive half-roll peripheral suspension in natural rubber. Velvet cone absorbing the stationary waves and with high internal damping factor. Soft central dome.
Tweeter Impregnated fabric dome in silk and polyester. Central neodymium/boron magnet. Horn front frame and front wave guide for minimum lateral directivity and perfect conservation of energy at a distance of several metres.
Crossover 3-way electric. Slopes 6 and 12 dB/octave. "Serial" configuration for the medium treble crossover. Cut-off frequencies 600 and 4800 Hz. Polypropylene capacitors and handle wound air coils.
Loudspeaker cabinet Tuned triangular transmission line with slim anti-noise event port. Medite material veneered on his two faces. Rounded edges to reduce edge effects
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2010-08-04 - 'Once upon a time' Mark Jansen (EPICA) and Floor Jansen (REVAMP) started making music in a band called AFTER FOREVER. Today they will join forces again on a European tour, together with the French band KELLS.
EPICA looks very much forward to this tour as it's a great package that will attract and fulfill the wishes of many fans!
A great opportunity for REVAMP to introduce themselves to the European audience! The three bands on this tour all have an own and distinctive sound, which with they guarantee you a varied and heavy evening! REVAMP will open up these special nights, followed by KELLS and headliner EPICA.
24-09-2010 Nosturi, Helsinki (SF)
26-09-2010 Debaser, Slussen / Stockholm (SWE)
27-09-2010 John Dee, Oslo (NO)
28-09-2010 Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg (SWE)
30-09-2010 Eskulap, Poznan (PL)
01-10-2010 Rialto, Katowice (PL)
02-10-2010 Diesel, Budapest (HUN)
03-10-2010 Szene, Vienna (AT)
05-10-2010 New Age, Treviso (IT)
06-10-2010 Docks, Lausanne (CH)
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09-10-2010 Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg (D)
10-10-2010 Tivoli, Bremen (D)
28-10-2010 Elysee Montmartre, Paris (F)
29-10-2010 La Laiterie, Strasbourg (F)
30-10-2010 Transbordeur, Lyon (F)
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I am really frustrated because my son is in an integrated program but they only allow him to go an hour and a half a day. The first half hour he is not even in the classroom with the other kids and during speech therapy days he is not in there at all. I keep asking them to increase his time, but they say they do not want incidents in the classroom if they increase his time. He has a one on one and loves school so I do not see why we can not increase him to a half day. I have tried talking to the principal and she just says its not up to me its up to the iep team. When I asked to meet with the IEP team they made a meeting they said we could do it during PT Conferences. At the conference the only one there was his teacher and me with her copy of the iep. I dont know who I can go to for help if the principal wont listen. Does anyone know?
I am so sorry you are fighting with your school. I can't imagine why he would only be going to school an hour and a half. I can see why you are upset. The best advice I can think of would be to get a hold of a state advocate. They know your rights and are generally willing to go with you to IEP meetings. In AR, the IEP in not valid until you sign it, so if you don't like what is on it, don't sign it. Request a behavior therapist to come in and assess his behavior and needs and get a behavior plan in place. It sounds like no one wants to put any time into his needs or education. Good luck!
Don't stop fighting! You are absolutely right in demanding that he gets more time in school, Especially if he has a 1 on 1 and loves to be there! I am in shock that a school would do this! I had to fight our previous school for nearly 18 months just to get my son an iep, and my son had already been diagnosed PDD-NOS, but they said that did not qualify him for services through the district, and eventually they found him eligible under other health impaired for exhibiting symptoms of ADHD. Can you believe that? Don't stop fighting them. Schools are required by LAW to give our children the absolute LEAST retrictive environment to learn in, and an equal right to education and if he's only there an hour and a half, that sounds pretty darn restrictive to me. Hang In there! Knuckle down & Look up some laws on equal rights to education for children with diassabilities, And throw the whole book at them if you have to and tell them you will not go away or stop, and you will go to the district if you have to! That's what I did and it eventually worked! They all sighed when they saw me coming at that school, but i didn't care, becasue it wasn't about me, it was about Gabe getting the help he needed. Good Luck and keep us posted on your progress.
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- "Hannah's New Dress" (June 2011 Friend)
A girl decides to wear a shirt under a sleeveless dress.
- "Hero" (October 2005 Liahona and Friend)
A young girl idolizes her favorite singer until the singer decides to dress and dance immodestly.
- "Modest at Any Age" (May 2010 Friend)
Rebecca decides to dress modestly.
- "Old Rules, New Dress" (May 2007 Friend)
When a girl's favorite dress shrinks in the wash and becomes too short, she must decide whether to follow her parents' rules about modesty or be like everyone else. She prays to receive her own testimony about modesty.
- "The Orange Shirt" (May 2013 Friend)
A young girl learns about modesty when shopping with her friend.
- "Remembering Modesty" (April 2012 Friend)
This poster reviews the standards of modesty discussed in the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet.
- "Sewing a Modest Style" (December 2011 Friend)
Activity-day girls made modest skirts and modeled them in a fashion show.
- "Shine Your Light!" (August 2016 Friend)
Ideas for how you can be modest in how you act, dress, speak, treat your body, and treat others.
- "Trying to Be Like Jesus" (July 2009 Friend)
Features a girl from Italy who refused to wear an immodest dance costume, even when her teacher said she could not perform in the program.
- "Why is what I wear to church important?" (December 2009 Friend)
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quoroum of the Twelve Apostles shares some thoughts on the subject.
- "Modesty Checklist" (May 2010 Friend)
A printable checklist of modesty standards. Includes a visual aid about respecting yourself.
- "My Body Is a Temple of God" (August 2011 Liahona and Friend)
A simple analogy of our bodies as temples, as well as a maze activity that uses choices as clues to find the right way.
- Video: "195 Dresses"
A young woman in Arizona came up with a prom-dress plan that allowed her to dress in a way that respected her body and Heavenly Father's plan.


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Aeronautics expert Kyle Pratt (Foster) boards a plane with her seven year-old daughter Julia (Marlene Lawston) to fly the body of her recently deceased husband from Berlin to the US. Following a small snooze mid-flight, Pratt awakes to find her daughter i
It is perhaps surprising that Hollywood has taken four years since 9/11 to make aircraft interiors the suspense locale du jour. Sandwiched between Red Eye and the upcoming Snakes On A Plane, Flightplan adds Hitchcockian enigma — think a mid-air The Lady Vanishes — to the already heightened fears surrounding aircraft travel and delivers an entertaining diversion that fails to stand up to closer scrutiny.
For an hour or so, this is all suspenseful fun. The premise — how can a mother lose a daughter in such a confined space? — is crackerjack and the screenplay has the confidence to wring it out in a patient build, finding conflict amid the claustrophobia. There are obvious red herrings (a run-in with an Arab passenger raises the spectre of terrorism) and diversions (Greta Scacchi pops up as a therapist who counsels Kyle), while the tension between the growing anger of the passengers and the staff's attempts to keep Kyle calm is tangibly evoked. Schwentke's camera glides between business class, cattle class and the aircraft's bowels, dynamising the space while filling the cabin with dread. Starting the movie a sallow presence, Foster grows in stature, her escalating anxiety and anger shot through with trademark steely determination.
Around Foster, the supporting cast put in solid spadework; Peter Sarsgaard makes for a genial, sympathetic air marshall, Sean Bean is professional and stoic as the pilot, Kate Beahan perhaps overplays her card as a worldweary air stewardess, while Erika Christensen is wasted as a newbie trolley-dolly.
It's only when the story has to unravel itself and solve its mystery that the turbulence kicks in. The set-up is so meticulously constructed and airtight that the writing paints itself into a corner and the final third neither has the big suckerpunch or storytelling grace to deliver a satisfying resolution. Still, part of the fun here is trying to anticipate how it will all work out, then pulling it to pieces in the pub afterwards. Flightplan may have more holes than a slab of Emmental but it doesn't really matter. The compelling first half and Foster's gravitas are enough to make the journey worthwhile.
Thank you for flying Flightplan. Plot holes and disappointing last acts are located here, here and here. Strap yourself in for an enthralling, enjoyable if ultimately far-fetched thriller.


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Some countries appear to be more favourable than others to the plan of boarding out children with foster-parents.
I suppose they would not choose to be at the expense of boarding out.
Spunkie has been boarding out all August at a cat home, but he seems glad to get back to us.
boarding out pauper sick children is her new fad; and I believe she's very busy and very happy over it.
But he went another way to Pearson's, where he was boarding out the proportion due for three pupils.
No very definite decision has been arrived at as to the comparative merits of institution life and boarding out.


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A final word of praise is due the excellent group photograph of the Woodbees which forms the frontispiece of the magazine.
The first plate in the book is dated 1893, and serves as a frontispiece.
Still, up to this day, the fixture of a nose upon the puppet-hero's frontispiece has not been attempted.
The portrait of Signorelli in the frontispiece is the half of this painting.
First edition, on large paper, with frontispiece by M. Van der Gucht.
The head of Luca is reproduced, divided from the other, as the frontispiece.
Lately published, with a frontispiece, and thirty other Engravings, price 5s.
These are the bust in Stratford Church and the frontispiece to the folio of 1623.
The falling body of a man in the frontispiece is a remarkable drawing.
Cover and frontispiece in colors, and Verses adapted to the Illustrations.
1590s, "decorated entrance of a building," from Middle French frontispice, probably from Italian frontespizio and Late Latin frontispicium "facade," originally "a view of the forehead, judgment of character through facial features," from Latin frons (genitive frontis) "forehead" (see front (n.)) + specere "to look at" (see scope (n.1)). Sense of "illustration facing a book's title page" first recorded 1680s. The spelling alteration is apparently from confusion with piece.


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President Obama's perpetual campaign continues with the latest round of biased media-supported, staged travel-trivia speeches -- stroking the economy and the middle class.
Of course, Obama's latest charges against his Republican opponents -- of causing Washington to take its eye off the ball with "distractions, political posturing and phony scandals" -- are in fact his phony-in-chief maneuvers to detract from his abusive government, social, political, economic and national security failures.
Meanwhile, the president relentlessly continues his unprecedented abuse of power, executive orders and edicts, political appointments, and administrative regulations forcing his destructive injustice, miseducation, energy, environmental, healthcare, immigration, financial, debt and spending agenda upon America.
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It was the warmest and driest November on record for many parts of Europe. Almost all of central Europe received no precipitation whatsoever and most Alpine locations reported their lowest snow depths ever for this time of the year. The big exception to this was in southern France and Italy where an intense storm in the Mediterranean Sea produced exceptional rainfall that resulted in extensive flooding in the Genoa, Italy area. All-time point rainfall records for the nation of Italy were set at Vicomorasso when 7.13" (181 mm) of rain fell in just one hour, and 13.27" (337 mm) in three hours, on November 4th.
Rampaging floodwater swept through the streets of Genoa, Italy on November 4th. Up to 20" of rain in 24 hours hit parts of the city. Photo by Tano Pecoraro/AP.
In the United Kingdom, November was the 2nd warmest such on record averaging 2.9°C (5.2°F) above normal. A maximum temperature for the month was measured at Tregarth on November 13th with 66.6°F (19.2°C). The lowest temperature for the month in the U.K. was 21.0°F (-6.1°C) at Redesdale, Northumberland on November 7th, an unusually high minimum. In fact, several sites reported their warmest absolute minimums for the month of November on record (Cork Airport and Belmullet). Heaviest 24-hour rainfall was 3.19" (81 mm) at Benmore on Nov. 17-18, and the highest wind gust recorded was 90 mph on Fair Isle on November 27th.
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Team D's Paige Pierce of Plano, Texas wins the PDGA Female Rookie of the Year: With a dominating performance in 2010, Paige pretty much had it wrapped up by Worlds. Her stats were so good for her pro rookie season that she just missed making it as one of the top seven finalists for the Female Player of the Year award.
The award will be presented in August at Pro Worlds in Santa Cruz. Congrats!


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An editor next to me speculated that Jacobs had been inspired by the wreckage of Hurricane Sandy.
And, thirdly, even if you are moving pieces of wreckage, there are eyes in the sky watching it all from satellites.
But Berner runs away instead, and will live in that wreckage always, a casualty, a victim.
Despite the wreckage around his industry, Murdoch believes newspapers can adapt and thrive.
The Passage is thus split—how our world ends, and how those left behind survive in our wreckage.
The Gnome motor was lying on the ground twenty feet from the wreckage.
See their lifeless forms lying there amid the wreckage of the hillside.
Staggering free of the wreckage, he found himself enveloped in a choking pall of smoke.
I am almost certain that you are mistaken in your supposition that there is no one on that wreckage.
"Bit o' wreckage from Barnett's derelict," muttered Trendon, scowling through his glasses.


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Limak Lara De Luxe Hotel
Top Luxury Hotel
Kemeragzi Mevkii Antalya, Lara
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food;comfort entertainment poor for quality of hotel
It was very comfortable and liked the idea of having an all inclusive package, so one didnt need to step out of the hotel.The outdoor layout and pools were lovelyThe spa was a delight.
The Concorde was a lovely hotel with courteous staff, good food, beautiful/clean pools and nice/sandy beaches. I was very pleased by all accommodations. It was also relatively close to the city of Antalya.
All inclusive did not have to pay for anything. Had several al a carte restaurants. Good selection of food Having to book a la carte restaurants the day before you wanted them. Rooms sometimes not cleaned until late afternoon. Only 1 bottle beer and 1 can of beer in minin bar, plus soft drinks. No spirits or wine. Not good when we don't drink beer.
A La Carte Restaurants, Food was very good overall. Service by most staff was very good. Swimming pools very nice. Friendly and helpful staff Poor Internet in room, it works for 1 week then packs up. Have been here 4 times and the same happens after a week. Have mentioned this each time but nothing changed!
I liked smile of staff, the outdoor areas, garden, restaurants and the buffet. I did not like the mini-bar content which only contained some concentrated juices and beer. Although it was all inclusive, but even the quality of spirits served at the bars and restaurants was not high. I received a seaview room but just opposite to the lifts which was noisy in the morning and was not the best available room I presume.
The staff were fantastic, the level of service was very good, the spa was extremely good and the staff were very professional. A huge variety of activities available to keep children of all ages entertained. It also felt very secure at the hotel.
Location and hotel facilities are just perfect , stuff are very helpful it is not a major issues but just small notes , baby cot was not clean , we asked room service to clean the room at 5:30 PM and now one came till second day in morning
hotel staff and services. shuttle time table.it was only one service per day and you had tto book.10:30 departure from hotel and 5:00pm return.There were no sightseeing tours for individuals.
Food was wery tasty, SPA was exellent,staff was wery polate end helpfull.Concerts on the stage was exellent an every evenening new. Gays from animation team sad to my 18 years old son that all nice girls in hotel are their.
Good 5 star hotel for holiday and relaxation good spa and massage variation of food was good for 5 star hotel and based on price everything was normal and good but manager and staff was horrible We book 2 double rooms for 2 family and request for 2next each other rooms but staff of reception in arrival time was very rude and can"t speak english he give us 2 rooms in 4 and 6 floor that was so discomfort for us and tell us I can"t help you because your booking belonged to www.booking.com , you must book directly from hotel site !!! and after that we saw empty rooms in both of floors . animations was very loose and no funny
The staff were fantastic from managers to pool cleaners everyone did their best to make you feel welcome.
A trip of a life time. Very nice hotel with exceptional facilities. From swimming pools, bars, gardens, restaurants, to the beach and water sports, all were very satisfactory. Food is very good and variant. Only problem is the rooms are a bit too small. We booked a family room (which should be a bedroom with a sitting room, and we got one room, Double bed, extra bed and a couch.
smiling faces of staff, garden and pools
The all inclusive drinks were 'offered' by waiters regularly. There was ample seating and staff available at all times which I found more relaxing than previous all inclusive hotels. Finishing touches were good by cleaning staff which made facilities seem a little more special One side of building eg- rm 8121 was in the shade most of day and is currently next to building site for huge new hotel.
Food, Friendness of Staff
Entertainment was very good. Hotel staff makes you feel at home. Very friendly atmosphere and food was very good too.
Staff was super nice. Hotel was clean and service was excellent. There was hairdresser in downstairs, but there was never anybody working.
Not too close and not so far from the city and airport. Has own sandy beach. Friendly staff. Aqua-sliders for kids.
The service was great, the food was good for an all-in (varied choice), private beach We didn't like the view on a construction site, to many Germans (even the service was done in German, then Turkish), the hotel looks a bit worn. The available information on local activites (in & outside the hotel) was very limited (just a copie of a list).
clean rooms,,nice terrace with beautiful sea view. Poor value for money
This is a hotel for family holiday , clean , plenty of foods , pools and beach . A money value hotel . The big and very big problem about this hotel , is its PART TIME Air Conditioning , that kills you . Many guests claimed , but they save from energy in 38 degrss hot and 90% humid . I am not sure to recommend this hotel at hot summer months .
We enjoyed many aspects of Kervansaray Kundu, including the pools, the Turkish Bath, the beach, etc etc. We were not very impressed with the quality of the meat-y foods there. Any other food was amazing. But any food made with meat, was so so. Also, their night entertainment was not very interesting.


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Reading Level: Grades 2 - 5
When Sylvia's family moved to a new town in California, her aunt took her and her brothers along with her cousins to register for school. The school secretary gave enrollment forms to her two light skinned, light haired cousins, but informed Sylvia and her brothers that they would have to attend the Mexican school. After getting the runaround from every branch of the local government in a town where it was not unusual to see signs that read, "No dogs or Mexicans allowed" Sylvia's father decided the only thing to do was sue the Westminster School District to prove that segregation was unfair; a point that had to be proven seven years later by the more famous Brown vs. The Board of Education case.
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This custom made four post bed is full of sweet country charm. Available in twin, full, or queen sizes and crafted from solid alder wood, the fanciful details are sure to delight. The footboard features a handpainted scene of ducks and mice on a garden path.. presumably making their way up to join the precious bunny party hand painted on the headboard. You can choose to add bedding in soft florals, ginghams, and velvet to finish off the look.


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Have Parenting Questions? Ask a Parenting Counselor for Answers
If it is a short walk and she is responsible then there is no reason why she can not walk her sister home from her after school club. Many parents allow older children to escort younger children home from school and after school programs. As long as you are comfortable with your daughters ability to go straight home and take care of her sister on the way there is no reason why she can not help out in this way.
You may want to consider picking up one of those prepaid cell phones for her to have in the case of emergency. Even though its a short walk, it never hurts to for her to have a way to communicate with you should she need to.
Just make sure that you inform the school that this is the way she will be going home in the future.


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Ok guy's those who are current memebers or that aint members, a freind had told that why is their only naruto drawing's or pic's or whatever else may involve naruto, if the club is named "MANGA-NARUTO-FANCLUB" so we stared talking about it son now this club will be taking in other anime show's or character's, or anything we may think comes close to it been anime. So and will be making the new rules and anything else to make sure this club will be fun to be in hehe . Oh and we have decide we will be moving the contest to another time. Becouse we have been having some computer problems, so we apalagize for not telling ya'll early enouf.
Also check this other's club's, their not mine, their my freind's club
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Apple 16GB Black iPod Touch - MA627LLB
The Apple iTouch holds many of the coveted features that the iphone has.. Of course minus the obvious phone part. It's very sleek design catches just about any eye. Also you can use the metal backing as a mirror to touch up any of those few stray hairs. Cause lets admit if you have this sleek looking music player you better look just as good to carry it. It is very intuitive to use. All kinds of music, shows and movies are available upon request to download at itunes. If you're in the market for a music player, Apple's Ipod Touch is the way to go!


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Discussion in 'Original Pictures Forum' started by deere615, Aug 14, 2008.
Thanks, I thought so too!! They really make the truck stand out
Added some lettering on the trucks over the weekend, website, PA Numbers, and Truck numbers
Looks good, I really like your lettering.
You still alive? Its been about a month! Hah.
Still Alive yes!! April has been an extremely stressful month with the early spring and trying to finish my senior year of college it has been tough. Today was my last day of school!!!!!
Still have alot of other things going on, but work has been decent this year-got alot of pictures I will try and put some up this weekend
Did you put Timbrens on you 03 2500hd? When you've got time, will you throw up some pics of the front end? I bought an 07 (classic) 2500hd with a boss plow and I think the front end sits a little low, especially with the plow frame. Thanks Man.
Go to page 111 of this thread the pictures are there they raise the front end about an inch when you put them on
Well been quite busy with the early spring, got tons of pictures I will try and get more and more up now that I am done with school I should have a bit more time!
Just a few pictures first was a wall rebuild in early march, nest was some of ripping out some bushes, then a small mulch job
Have not purchased much equipment wise yet, picked up another trimmer.
And after 80 degree days in march last monday the 23rd we were supposed to get 4-6" of snow! Should have seen every landscaper here scrambling on sunday to put plows on!
I through one on and we got nothing but rain all day!
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Two search and rescue volunteers for the Marion County Sheriff's Office have been arrested on accusations that they sexually abused a 17-year-old volunteer.
The investigation was conducted by the Keizer Police Department.
33-year-old Casey Wenger is charged with Sex Abuse and 30 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse. 31-year-old Rosa Wenger faces Sex Abuse and 20 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse.
They have both been terminated from their volunteer positions with Marion County.