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The federal government is under increasing pressure to launch an inquiry into the sinking of an asylum seeker boat off Christmas Island that has claimed at least 28 lives.
The Australian Greens, refugee advocates and lawyers all have called for an inquiry into how the Indonesian fishing vessel was allowed to reach the island on Wednesday without being intercepted by customs or the navy.
It was smashed to pieces on rocks with 28 people, including children, now confirmed dead.
Some 44 asylum seekers have been rescued, but there are fears for up to another 30 passengers.
Independent MP Rob Oakeshott wants a clear statement from Prime Minister Julia Gillard regarding what happened.
He's stopped short of calling for an inquiry but is worried about rumours that government authorities "allowed this to happen".
"These rumours must be addressed head on," Mr Oakeshott said in a statement.
"Leadership must make a detailed and comprehensive statement of exactly what happened and why it happened."
Greens immigration spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young was one of the first to call for an inquiry into the disaster.
"We know there is incredible surveillance and sharing of information between Australia and Indonesia," she told ABC Television.
"As the inquiry rolls out ... hopefully we'll start to get some answers (about) who knew what, when and how this happened."
The Australian Lawyers Alliance wants a full judicial inquiry into how customs and the navy "exercised their duty".
"An independent, judicial inquiry into these deaths is imperative because of the number of people involved and the circumstances," alliance director Greg Barns said in a statement.
"We are not blaming the navy or any Australian for this tragedy.
"We just want to ensure the correct procedures and policies are in place."
Pamela Curr from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre believes the navy has to answer some tough questions.
Residents on Christmas Island rang the navy when they saw the asylum seeker boat in trouble but couldn't get through for 30 minutes, she told ABC Television.
"If indeed they (authorities) did know the boat was coming, which is highly likely, why didn't someone stop it?
"We have to have an inquiry because this can't happen again."
Former diplomat Tony Kevin, who has written about the 2001 sinking of a asylum seeker boat in which 353 people died, is another who wants an inquiry.
He argues the radar system used by Border Protection Command and the navy is "brilliant" meaning it should be "absolutely impossible" for a boat to reach Christmas Island undetected.
"The intelligence on what boats are coming comes mostly from the JORN radar system which covers all the waters between Australia and Indonesia," he told ABC Radio.
"This is why almost every boat is intercepted."
All the evidence to date suggested Wednesday's tragedy "was preventable" and there had been "apparent negligence", Mr Kevin said.


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University of Vermont gets $3.2M boost in funding
The University of Vermont has gotten a $3.2 million boost in funding for next year.
In a memo released Tuesday, CFO Richard Cate says the money became available because the anticipated state appropriation for 2010 is higher than originally expected.
The memo says some of the money will be used to fund lecturers and some tenure-track positions.
The news comes a few weeks after 33 students protesting budget cuts and prospective layoffs were arrested for refusing to leave an administrative building.
Three months ago, the administration declared a $10.8 million budget reduction for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Those cuts included eliminating two varsity sports.


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One radian is defined as the measure of the central angle formed when the length of the arc it intercepts is equal to the radius of the circle. If we unrolled a circle, one radian at a time, we would get a segment that was a bit more than six times the radius of the circle, like this:
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Venice Dubai has become the new eastern gateway to Venice. On Tuesday, familiar faces from the Australian art world filled the Emirates lounge, all bound for the opening of the 55th Venice Biennale.
Australian festivities began on Tuesday with an evening reception at the 13th-century Cloister of Saint Apollonia, delicately beautiful in fading sunlight. Hosted by the Australian Partners and Champions of the Venice Biennale, the crush of invited guests sipping drinks included Australia Council chair,
Guests were invited next door to a private recital of Vivaldi, Bach and Gabrieli in the 11th-century Basilica of San Marco; it was a contemplative hour of music before the frenzied art activity of the days to come.
On Wednesday, the first preview day, enthusiasts gathered at the
A surprise awaited. Panels removed from the centre of the pavilion's roof revealed a newly washed sky after Venice's rain the night before and sun was now streaming into Australia's most important international art space.
Elemental beauty
Gill will be the last artist to be shown in the current building. The semi-dismantled pavilion, soon to be torn down for a new structure designed by Denton Corker Marshall, is a perfect setting for her to convey the transience and the fragility of nature. With the exhibition exposed to the elements, the overnight rain has already had its effect on her work.
The floors are wet. The panels of work on paper Let Go, Lets Go smell a little damp. On the lower level of the pavilion, directly under open sky, Half Moon Shine, a huge metal bowl with a dimple in its base, has collected rain. The mustard-orange patina is stained with rust.
Along another wall, a series of photographs of open mines are horrific – and beautiful; huge holes in the ground, the landscape pock-marked by the aggressive search for valuable minerals. Gill's intent is to imitate frescoes.
Clad in black, wrapped in a pashmina and wearing her daughter's canvas lace-up boots, the artist is tired and longing for a cup of tea. The Italians at the refreshment bar look puzzled: coffee, yes. But tea?
We leave, buoyed, and our packed vaporetto makes a stop at the Punta della Dogana, the city's former customs house, for the VIP viewing of the Prima Materia exhibition – almost 80 works from artists in the Pinault Collection – at the Fondazione Pinault.
World stage
Curated by the Los Angeles County Museum's Michael Govan, and Caroline Bourgeois, a Paris-based independent art curator, the exhibition includes artists from around the world, including Lee Ufan, Bridget Riley, Marlene Dumas and Zeng Fanzhi.
The day ends with a reception at a palazzo in Dorsoduro, hosted by
Melbourne University professor and Australia Council board member
Offering her work to the elements means Gill is unclear about what her work will become. She plans to document the evolution of her art towards the end of the Biennale in November.
All and so much more against a backdrop of raucously serenading gondoliers, quiet piazzas revealed through dim alleyways, a mozzarella and tomato sandwich on the Grand Canal, and shared conversations.
Then there are the travelling twin transvestites, present at important art events everywhere, and today, dressed in black and gold sequined tutus, complete with shaven heads.
Ah, Venice.
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Today, U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr. (I-Maine) hailed the confirmation of Senator John F. Kerry (D-Massachusetts) to become the next U.S. Secretary of State, thereby succeeding current Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton.
Senator King said:
"I was honored today to cast my vote in support of Senator Kerry's nomination and congratulate him on his confirmation by the Senate to become our next Secretary of State. John was one of the first Senators I met with following my election, and although I have only served with him for a short time, it's clear to me that he is exceptionally well-qualified for such a demanding position -- especially given his nearly thirty years of experience in the Senate, all of which he spent on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he now chairs. With challenges abounding across the globe, I have every confidence that John will be an extraordinary ambassador for our country, and I wish him the very best as he transitions over to the State Department to fulfill that critical work.
"I would also like to extend my deepest gratitude to Secretary Clinton for her outstanding service over the past four years. Her statesmanship has been nothing short of exemplary and her contributions have made an indelible difference not only in the lives of Americans, but in the lives of countless people across the globe."
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I've installed Lion on my P5K mobo with iAtkos L2 and this guide:
When I boot with -x, everything works fine (ethernet + audio + appstore + iCloud).
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Is there somebody who can help me solve this?
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This was last year, but it will be like this again in about 2 weeks. I get lots of zinnias (thousands, I am sure) from about $10 worth of seeds. I plant them in 2 week intervals because they like it to be nice and hot to germinate and thrive. If we get a cool snap before they get going well they stay sort of puny all season, so I stagger the planting. The little house was my daughter's play house made from old windows we tore out of a house we were renovating, and odds and ends of left over construction inventory. Now that she is grown and gone I store my garden equipment in there. I miss the tea party days, though.


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David Cameron is a well-polished public speaker, comfortable with himself, so yesterday's lunch date with Westminster reporters was an easy gig. The prime minister told some good jokes, then advanced his case for heading a radical, reforming coalition that is avoiding New Labour's mistakes.
Oh really? As Cameron cheerfully admitted, he's lost a minister (David Laws) and an adviser (Lord Young), been forced to cancel that Thai holiday and to "mislay" his personal photographer. As he spoke, a police helicopter hovered menacingly above, monitoring angry students outside Downing Street.
What he believes he is doing better than Tony Blair and Gordon Brown (both wrote him helpful letters) is not wasting his first term – as Blairadmits he did – but grasping that an election mandate, especially a fragile one like the coalition's, does not last for long. You have to act fast.
On tackling the budget deficit – "getting Britain out of the firing line" of panicky bond markets – and pro-choice reforms of schools and tuition fees, welfare, and the NHS, he thinks he has been "genuinely radical" – he kept repeating the word – rather than merely managerial.
Cameron revealed that, without seeking advice, he took a personal decision to settle the Guantánamo Bay claims (they were "not my responsibility") rather than let them rumble distractingly on. He could also have mentioned, but didn't, his masterful response to Lord Saville's Bloody Sunday inquiry, probably his best moment to date.
Critics have their doubts about much of it, predicting that voters have not yet grasped what cuts will do to local services next year ("We'll close the libraries in middle-class areas," explains one hard-pressed councillor), let alone to a fragile economic recovery.
Local decison-making, "postcode democracy" as Nick Clegg optimistically calls it, is unlikely to save them from coming wrath – unless revived growth and job creation proves George Osborne's pre-Keynsian policies right.
But the coalition is yet to be decisively caught on disastrous consequences of policy decisions it can't blame on Labour. All in good time. So Cameron is still able to assert – and clearly to believe – that he has created a more collegiate way of handling major decisions.
It is one in which cabinet colleagues, even Lib Dems, can discuss the defence review in ways that Blair and, certainly, Brown often avoided. This is a PM who sees himself as chairman, not CEO, let alone as chief financial officer. Not yet.
It follows from this that Cameron tries not to call TV crews into Downing Street to make announcements or let his staff become obsessed with fire-fighting headlines in the frantic 24/7, YouTube and Twitter ethos which previous Tory PMs never faced – and that Brown found overwhelming. Courtesy is a Cameron secret weapon ("Good question," he tells Labour MPs), one which Clegg, who bristles easily, could usefully copy.
Cameron aides say they have found the civil service more adaptable to coalition practices than they feared, most of them anyway. The PM himself is generous too: about officials, Lib Dems, even about the 2010 intake of new MPs, a higher calibre on both sides, he finds.
If the coalition delivers on security and prosperity, the two issues which take most of his time, Cameron believes both parties can share the rewards on election day, May 7 2015, unless rioting students are just a warm-up. Six months into power Cameron is still the optimist. Realist or Pollyanna? Time will tell.


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The first presidential debate served to highlight the clear differences between Senator Kerry's approach of combining strength with wisdom, and Presidential Bush's belief in a unilateral "shoot from the hip" approach.
Kerry reiterated the need for building broad consensus and coalitions and using war only as a last resort when all other options had been exhausted.
He also stressed the need to stay focused on the key threats - of terrorism, nuclear proliferation and the possibility of nuclear material getting into the hands of terrorists.
He emphasised the consistency in his message and approach and underscored the need to adapt to changing ground conditions in war.
Bush seemed to spend more time accusing Kerry of sending mixed messages rather than debate the issues. Kerry aptly characterised Bush's plan to be a four word plan - more of the same.
It was clear Kerry had much better command of the subjects discussed and he seemed a lot more at ease.
Bush had moments when he seemed to be at a loss for words, or just confused.
In sum, Kerry offered a message of change for the better - make America once again strong within and respected among the nations of the world.
Bush claimed he knew how to fight the war on terror and staying the course was the right answer.
As a patriotic American who believes the aggression on Iraq is immoral, illegal and unnecessary - and one who is looking for a better alternative -I believe Kerry articulated that well in this debate.
In my view, Kerry won the debate, with sound ideas and a clear, resolute commitment to leading America in a change for the better.
Some of you expressed a concern for President Bush's ingnorance and Mr Iyer said that Kerry had a better grasp of many topics. Kerry is a smooth public speaker, but do not confuse that with understanding. Kerry proved to me that he does not understand Iraq or coalition building. Calling for troops to leave in six months is irresponsible. His claim to clean up Russia's nuclear stockpile in four years is laughable. He argues for unilateral action with North Korea rather than using North Korea's neighbours to talk it down. Was not this Kerry's complaint against Bush about Iraq? The US did this for 12 years, but the fact is largely ignored. Please, get a basic understanding of military operations and diplomacy. Bush was frustrated during the debate. He offered answers. Kerry spouted idealistic platitudes. I want a president who will listen to those around him and find solutions, not just talk a good talk. Brian, Tokyo, Japan
Peter in Vancouver - Bush had more on his mind? Pity no one could tell with his endless pauses and petulant, irritable expressions and exasperated whining about "hard work". If you are so convinced that Bush has a winning strategy, just how long are you prepared to wait to see it accomplished? JR, Toronto, Canada
I agree with Shankar. Bush spoke better than he had during the 2000 election debates, but he still embarrasses the country by his ignorance. Kerry seemed like he would be a strong and reasonable leader, more like Clinton.Diane Jones, Tampa, Florida, US
It would be nice to live in a world determined by Shankar however we live in Bush's world which is a lot more dirty, unreasoned, barbaric and continually confronting, so Shankar's views should probably be ignored. However many have similar views and if there are enough of them, they will decide who will be the next president of the USA. I hope, but I doubt it, that Kerry can do the impossible and bring us all back to a world which is more reasoned and safe for all. David Hanna, Shellharbour, Australia
While I prefer Senator Kerry, I do not see how Professor Iyar can support him on Iraq. Prof. Iyar describes the war as "aggression...immoral, illegal." If he were right, then the only legal or moral response would be immediate withdrawal by the entire coalition that fought the war. Sen. Kerry, to the contrary, says that "failure is not an option" in the current effort to create a new and more democratic government and a peaceful, orderly land and he consequently plans to keep troops there for months or years.Michael , Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Iraq is not the only substance issue and is not the most important, but the only one which Bush has a chance. My son is in Iraq drafted by Bush and I want him home. His wife and 6 month old son want him home. Let the Bush and Chaney families take their own guns to Iraq and do their own killing for the Iraq oil which they want for their own profit. Kerry is my only hope for peace. To Mr. Shankar I say "Right On"Reginald M Cracken, Martinsville, IN , USA
Shankar's comments were the most on-target and articulate of all your panellists.Vigen Baboghlian, Somerset/New Brunswick, NJ, USA
"Kerry was a lot more at ease" - so what! Perhaps he had less on his mind.Peter Macdonald, Vancouver, Canada
I completely agree - this is an excellent summation of the debate. At times President Bush sounded like a 10 year old whining "It's hard, it's hard". I also thought that President Bush sounded like he had memorised 30 minutes worth of material, which he kept spewing out over and over again.Joy Newsome, Burlington, Ontario, Canada


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Vermont's largest health insurer is asking state regulators to approve an average 9.8 percent increase in premiums for plans it offers through the state's federally mandated exchange.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont said Monday the increase is needed to cover rising medical and pharmaceutical costs for their members and increased federal fees charged to insurers as part of the Affordable Care Act.
If the Green Mountain Care Board, which is responsible for reviewing and approving the exchange rates, signs off on Blue Cross' request, monthly premiums for the six standard plans it offers on Vermont Health Connect would go up between $20 and $70 in 2015.
In last year's rate review process Blue Cross' requests for exchange plan prices were revised down an average of 4.2 percent by the board.
MVP Health Care, the other insurer offering coverage through the exchange, did not provide its rate request filings or return calls for comment by publication time Monday. The filings are public record and had to be submitted to the Green Mountain Care Board by Monday. The filings for both companies will be posted on the board's website Tuesday, said Susan Barrett, the board's executive director.
"We recognize that this increase is likely to be difficult to absorb for many members who receive their coverage through Vermont's new exchange products, and we have done everything we can to reduce it," Blue Cross CEO Don George said in a statement released Monday.
"We also understand the importance of adequately funding our health care system, to keep it strong and accessible. And since the factors driving this rate increase are almost entirely related to federal policy changes and increases in prices paid to medical providers in Vermont, there is no way to further reduce these rates without underfunding the health care coverage on which Vermonters rely."
According to a breakdown of the rate request provided by Blue Cross, almost 5 percent of the overall 9.8 percent increase is to cover federal charges associated with the Affordable Care Act. Some of those charges are used to pay for the subsidies provided through the new law, which make exchange insurance products more affordable for low-income people.
Payments to providers are expected to increase 4.8 percent in 2015, according to Blue Cross, an increase that flows directly to premiums. That increase is regulated, in part, by the state because the Green Mountain Care Board must approve hospital budgets.
Another 1.3 percent of the requested increase is to cover additional child dental services required by the state and to keep other costs associated with a health plan from rising. The out-of-pocket costs, such as co-pays, coinsurance and deductibles associated with exchange plans will not go up, said Kevin Goddard, vice president of external relations for Blue Cross.
Goddard said that Blue Cross reduced its administrative fees as a percentage of premiums to keep the rates from going up further.
The company used "very aggressive assumptions" in compiling its rates, and went with the lower end of the acceptable rate increase range developed by its actuaries, Goddard said. The rates assume that people new to the individual and small group market will be healthier and use fewer health care services, he said.
The Green Mountain Care Board has 90 days to review, possibly adjust and then approve the rate requests of the two carriers. The new rates will take effect in January.
Blue Cross covers close to 200,000 Vermonters – almost one-third of the state's population – and covers just over half the individual and small group market enrolled in private insurance through Vermont Health Connect exchange.
There are 35,037 people who bought exchange health plans from Blue Cross, covering 57,876 lives. The total number of commercial health plans purchased during the exchange's first year of operation was 60,835.
The state does not report coverage through Vermont Health Connect in lives covered, so the total population covered through the exchange can't be known without numbers from MVP.
Twenty percent of plans purchased on the exchange were bronze, making it the most popular after the silver, which accounted for 52 percent of purchased plans, according to figures from the state.
The standard plans are platinum, gold, silver and bronze, with two high-deductible plans at the silver and bronze levels. The platinum plans have the highest premiums and lower out-of-pocket costs, and scale down to bronze, with lower premiums and greater out-of-pocket expenses.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly characterized the relationship between the metal plans.


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Big business on the line in debate over bees, insecticides
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Bayer CropScience's shiny new $2.4 million North American Bee Care Center demonstrates the company's commitment to finding ways to improve the health of these vitally important winged insects.
But the very existence of the center is also a symbol of the high stakes at play for Bayer, as well as other agribusinesses, in the debate about insecticides and the alarming rate of bee colony deaths.
Critics say a class of insecticide called neonicotinoids, produced by companies such as Bayer and Syngenta, play a major role in the fragile state of the world's bee population – which farmers rely on to pollinate many of their crops.
Insecticide makers defend the use of neonicotinoids, commonly called neonics. When used properly, they say, neonics aren't responsible for killing bee colonies.
They point to studies that show that bee colonies suffer from a cascade of factors, including: pests such as the Varroa mite, which can be deadly to bees; a variety of diseases and fungal infections; extreme weather; and a lack of a diverse food source for bees as development encroaches on their feeding grounds and former pastureland gets planted with crops that aren't especially nutritious for bees.
"It is equally important to understand that the solution to bee health requires a comprehensive approach," David Fischer, director of pollinatory safety at Bayer, testified before Congress in April.
The controversy over neonicotinoids – so named because they are chemically similar to nicotine – has boiled over into the policy arena.
In December, the European Union issued a two-year suspension of many uses of three neonics because of concerns about their impact on bee health. A bill calling for a U.S. suspension of neonics has been introduced in Congress. And a coalition of environmental groups and beekeepers has sued the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to suspend the use of two neonics.
The outcome of the debate will impact the future of U.S. farming practices and, one way or another, the bottom line of agribusinesses.
Germany-based Bayer introduced the first neonics in the U.S. in 1994. BASF, another German company, doesn't manufacture neonics but does include them in two of its professional pest control products used to combat roaches, bed bugs and other insects. Likewise, St. Louis-based Monsanto uses neonics in some of its insecticides and as a seed coating but doesn't actually produce neonics.
None of these companies breaks out the revenue they derive from neonic products. But neonics are the most widely used insecticides in the world, with estimated worldwide sales of $3.6 billion. In addition to being used as a spray, neonics have been used extensively in the past decade as a coating for seeds.
"One of the advantages of seed treatments is it helps control insects below ground and helps plants get off to a better start," said Caydee Savinelli, an entomologist for major neonics maker Syngenta.
Each side in the debate over neonics wields scientific studies that buttress its point of view.
"Every year, every month, more and more science publications come out that link neonics to poor bee health," said Larissa Walker of the Center for Food Safety, an environmental advocacy group.
"There are no studies that link neonicotinoids to widespread bee losses," said Bayer's Fischer. "There are studies that evaluate exposures under highly artificial laboratory conditions and report effects, and then speculate what this might mean in the environment."
Studies that have examined what happens "in the field," he added, "have concluded there is no scientific evidence that links neonicotinoids to these widespread declines in honeybee health that are being observed."
Some scientists are on the fence.
"The jury is still out" on how significant a role neonics play in bee health, said Dennis vanEngelsdorp, an entomologist at the University of Maryland.
Still, he worries that farmers and home gardeners are using neonics indiscriminately.
"I think it could be used much more judiciously," he said.
There's no doubt that numerous other factors are in play.
"There is … a general consensus that the causes of (bee) colony mortality are multifactorial and interacting," stated a USDA report issued last year.
In the past eight years, an average of 29.6 percent of honey bee colonies maintained by beekeepers have died each winter, according to annual surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Bee Informed Partnership, a group that studies bee health and management.
The latest survey found lower losses of 23.2 percent over the 2013-2014 winter, which is still considered unacceptable. Moreover, losses have dipped before — down to 21.9 percent in 2011-12 – only to rise again.


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A weekly analysis of the Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback play.
Rewind: Perhaps the most overused word in football lexicon is "consistency." Coaches always preach it. Players always say it. Fans always want it. Consistent success is the cornerstone of what this game is all about. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has been the perfect model for it these past three weeks. During Sunday's 49-9 romp over the New York Jets, the third-year starter added to his already impressive recent résumé by posting his third straight 300-yard, three-touchdown game. He became only the ninth quarterback since 2001 to accomplish that feat in three consecutive regular-season contests.
Fast-forward: Dalton doesn't have long to enjoy his latest outing. He'll be looking to continue his run of consistency Thursday night when he leads the Bengals on the road against the Miami Dolphins. He'll be facing a pass defense that has been stingy much of the season, including this past Sunday when it allowed Tom Brady to throw for just 116 yards on 13 completions. Only twice this season have the Dolphins allowed a 300-yard passer, including Drew Brees' 397-yard outing in New Orleans.
QBR high: With a 98.9 Total QBR Sunday, Dalton had the highest single-game QBR score of his three-year career. He also ended up having a 125.7 passer rating that was a couple of plays away from being a perfect score. It was the third straight time he had a passer rating over 100.0 and marked the second consecutive game in which he had a 90.0-plus QBR.
Prediction: In last week's prediction, we said a third straight 300-yard performance for Dalton was a possibility. It happened. This week, I'm not as confident in saying to expect a fourth consecutive one, but still look for Dalton have another strong showing. With Cincinnati's defense decimated by injuries, the offense will have to put this game on its shoulders to win.


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New Delhi (IANS) Mar 09, 2016
India is slated to put into orbit its sixth navigation satellite on Thursday evening, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced in Chennai on Monday.
The 1,425-kg IRNSS-1F - Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1F - would hurtle into space on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on March 10, the Isro said.
The rocket will blast off around 4pm from the spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80km from Chennai.
This will be already the second rocket launch for India in 2016. The first one was on January 20 when a PSLV rocket put into orbit the IRNSS-1E satellite in text-book style.
Till date India has launched five regional navigational satellites (IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C, ID and 1E) as part of a constellation of seven satellites to provide accurate position information service to users across the country and the region, extending up to an area of 1,500km.
Though the full system comprises nine satellites - seven in orbit and two on the ground as stand-by - the navigation services could be made operational with four satellites, Isro officials had said earlier.
Each satellite costs about Rs. 150 crores and the PSLV-XL version rocket costs about Rs. 130 crores. The seven rockets would entail an outlay of about Rs. 910 crores.
The entire IRNSS constellation of seven satellites is planned to be completed in 2016 itself.
The first satellite IRNSS-1A was launched in July 2013, the second IRNSS-1B in April 2014, the third on October 2014, the fourth in March 2015, and the fifth in January this year.
The seventh satellite IRNSS-1G is expected to be launched in the second half of 2016.
Once the regional navigation system is in place, India need not be dependent on other platforms.
Source: Indo-Asia News Service
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Job No. 1 when you're taking on the Boston Bruins in the NHL post-season?
Push back. Even better, take the initiative.
That's what the Montreal Canadiens have done, and done rather well, as part of their surprising jump to a 2-1 series lead after Tuesday night's spirited triumph at the Bell Centre.
The most antagonizing, annoying player in the series so far?
Brendan Gallagher.
The most reckless and physically punishing player?
P.K. Subban.
The most surprising physical force?
Rene Bourque.
The nastiest hit?
Travis Moen on Jarome Iginla late in Game 4.
The Habs aren't the NHL's most physical or intimidating team, and let's remember, they're just a season away from being rag-dolled by the Maple Leafs one sad night on home ice.
But they have showed up with an edge in these playoffs, a Michel Therrien-inspired edge, and haven't backed off an inch.
That was easy, or easier, against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. Not so easy against the Bruins, a team that prides itself on being the hammer while the other team plays the nail, a team that likes to bully and has a pack of wild dogs mentality that assures if you confront one Boston player you'll probably have to deal with five. Or more.
Except the Canadiens don't seem put off at all by that so far in this series. In fact, Gallagher and Subban, in particular, appear utterly disinclined to let anyone's opinion of how they go about their business impact what they do, regardless of how many Bruins it angers.
Twenty-nine other teams would dearly love an irritant like Smilin' Brendan in their lineup, a guy who plays like the terrier in the neighbor's yard who never stops barking. The Leafs, to name one team, learned the difference of such a player this season when they clearly missed the presence of Leo Komarov.
Subban, meanwhile, is at the centre of every controversy, every wild moment, including hurling himself with a flying elbow at a Bruin last night and injuring teammate Tomas Vanek in the process.
You can taunt Subban, have fans hurl racist epithets at him, target him, hit him, doing anything to him - he keeps coming and showed again last night an ability to bring the Bell Centre to its feet.
You'll notice none of this Montreal approach includes dropping the gloves, which is always pretty much pointless and especially so in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Giant Zdeno Chara, oddly enough, tried to confront Moen after he stapled Iginla to the boards with a semi-legal hit. The Bruins net was empty and the visitors were down 3-2 and trying to tie the game, but Chara was more focussed on challenging Moen than scoring a goal.
After Lars Eller found the empty Boston net with seconds to go, the B's would have loved to start something at centre ice with Shawn Thornton etc., but Therrien had the right players on the ice - captain Brian Gionta and big Douglas Murray, no Gallagher, no Subban - and the Habs just skated away.
Those who embrace fist-fighting in hockey, of course, are enraged by the fact a player like Bourque is a pussycat during the season and suddenly starts to hit like crazy in the playoffs. They would have been screaming at the TV last night when Minnesota's Nino Neiderreiter got into a shoving and hacking match with Chicago tough guy Sheldon Brookbank in Game 3, saying Neiderreiter would never do that during the pre-season knowing Brookbank might haul off and sock him in the mouth.
But that's what makes the playoffs better, more challenging for everyone. The idiotic business of fighting is pretty much off the table, and then we see who can really play a hard game and manage their emotions and temper.
We've grown so used to watching Boston abuse opponents - Brad Marchand speedbagging Daniel Sedin, Johnny Boychuk breaking Mason Raymond's neck, Chara demolishing Max Pacioretty, Milan Lucic essentially picking up Carl Gunnarson a la Hulk Hogan and hurling him over the top rope - that seeing an opponent push back is always a bit surprising.
In these playoffs, the Bruins don't have Andrew Ference and Nathan Horton any more - Ference was a real troublemaker with the Bruins, a smaller player surrounded by muscle - and Adam McQuaid and Dennis Seidenberg are injured.
So maybe the brawn/aggression quotient isn't quite there as much as it has been in the past.
That's not to say Boston doesn't have skill and talent worthy of a Presidents Trophy winner. They definitely do, and very nearly fought back late in Game 3 to tie again after pulling off a comeback in Game 2.
If Tuukka Rask can start to play Carey Price even, they should still win this series.
But right now, they certainly aren't pushing the Canadiens around, and in fact it's often Montreal causing a ruckus. Gallagher bumped Rask in the third period last night, and when Dougie Hamilton and Torey Krug tried to intercede, Hamilton ended up comically falling bass-ackwards over Krug and taking a minor penalty, to boot.
The Habs seem to be becoming emboldened as this series moves along, and Moen's hit on Iginla was evidence of a no-conscience approach that we haven't associated with Montreal teams in recent years.
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Grad Year: 2015
Why attend MU: Small classes at a low cost
Favorite thing: The campus. It is beautiful and always taken care of so well.
Never expected: I got to have my little sister stay with me during Lil' Sibs Weekend. We had a blast doing activities and going to events.
I found: community. Here at Manchester we are a family. Even if you do not know someone they will say hello and ask how you are.


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The bout everyone had been waiting for began just before 2pm with a lengthy handshake, the Prime Minister making a rare crossing of Parliament's chamber to the Opposition benches to congratulate David Cunliffe on his new job before returning to the Government trenches with every intention of demolishing yet another Labour leader. It ended at 2.16pm with the new Leader of the Opposition resuming his seat, perhaps a little bruised, but otherwise intact, having failed to do likewise to Key.
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This week marked the shortest day in the southern hemisphere, but in the far north of Europe it's a different story. For the next few weeks, those living north of the Arctic Circle will be treated to extended daylight hours, with the sun still visible at midnight local time. With the help of Booking.com, we've compiled a list of some great places you can stay if you'd like to experience this natural phenomenon for yourself.
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There's Wicked and The Wiz, there's the classic Frank L. Baum books and Tinman, but nothing can touch the 1939 Victor Fleming classic The Wizard of Oz, for pure transcendent delight. See it for free on the big screen as Rice Cinema (6100 Main room MS-549) presents the tale of the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Dorothy (and her little dog too) Friday and Saturday, January 13 & 14, at 7 pm.
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Houston ARCH seeks public submissions for new logo
History relies on historians, whether the formal history of the academic or the informal history of grandpa's stories, someone must tell the tale for the story to live on. The straight world has many formal institutions designed to maintain its story, from museums to archives to oral history projects the stories of straight people are well documented and preserved.
Queer history, on the other hand, is far more fragile. As a community we have a habit of separating ourselves by generations and the documents of our recent past, the fliers, t-shirts and pamphlets, are often seen as ephemeral trash, rather than important historical documents.
Several institutions have been created to try to preserve that history, including the Botts Archive, the Gulf Coast Archive, and archives at the University of Houston, Rice University and the Transgender Foundation of America. These desperate efforts have joined together to form the Houston Area Rainbow Collective History (Houston ARCH), a coordinated effort to preserve and document LGBT History in Houston.
Of course, any great organization needs a great logo, and that's where Houston ARCH is reaching out to the public for help. Through January 5 you can submit your design via e-mail to email@example.com. Designs must contain the name "Houston ARCH," and may spell out the acronym, also designs should be be scalable, work both in color and black and white, and be suitable for print and online reproduction. Designers should take care that their submissions are not confusable with logo's of similarly named organizations.
So far only two proposals have been submitted and loaded to the Houston ARCH website for comment. Final voting for the design will take place January 25 at the regular Houston ARCH meeting.
We Were Here, AIDS documentary at 14 Pews
We Were Here, the award winning documentary of the early days of the AIDS crisis, premiers at 14 Pews theater (800 Aurora) Saturday, November 20, at 4:30 pm. The film, from director David Weissman, will be proceeded by a panel discussion on the state of the AIDS crisis today.
I came out in 1998, right at the tail end of the worst days of the AIDS crisis. I remember, with vivid clarity, the days of the walking wounded: when every other gay man I met would tell how their doctor said they should have died five years ago, when the community told time by recalling if an event took place before or after a certain person's funeral.
Fortunately those days are largely behind us, but as new HIV infections continue to rise and we struggle to maintain funding for medications that are keeping people alive (at a cost of thousands of dollars a month), it's important that we never forget the early days of the pandemic. For people of my generation and younger the mysterious "Gay Plague" that threatened our community in the early eighties can seem more like a fairy tale monster than the horrifying crisis it was, and is.
We Were Here tells the real life stories of five people who survived. Their mundane and profound recollections highlight, not only their personal experiences, but the broad political and social upheavals unleashed by the crisis. From their different vantage points as caregivers, activists, researchers, as friends and lovers of the afflicted, and as people with AIDS themselves, the interviewees share stories which are not only intensely personal, but which also illuminate the much larger themes of that era: the political and sexual complexities, and the terrible emotional toll. The film highlights the role of women – particularly lesbians – in caring for and fighting for their gay brothers.
Tickets for We Were Here are $10 and can be purchased at 14pews.org.
After the jump watch the trailer for We Were Here.
Movie Monday: 'Circumstance' at the Angelika
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The lesbian romance Circumstance breaks many taboos, but for director Maryam Keshavarz, it was simply a story that had to be told.
The Arab Spring has meant a significant liberalization in Middle Eastern countries. But political freedom is one thing; artistic expression is still quite another. And, for that matter, Iran is not Egypt or Libya.
Not that the revolutions in those countries mattered to Maryam Keshavarz, who made the dauntingly radical film Circumstance. Although shot in comparatively open Lebanon (where it is still illegal to be gay), the story tells a tale of two Iranian woman who enter into a romance.
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DEETS: Starring Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai. 107 minutes. R.
Applause: Broadgay at Winspear
Lexus series adds queer event to upcoming season of musicals
The Lexus Broadway Series offers a muscular lineup of shows that feature classic stories and contemporary rock 'n' roll. But they go one step further in the 2011-12 season with the stage equivalent of special edition DVDs, featuring enhanced performances and pre-show engagements for subscribers — including its gay patrons.
Dallas Voice Life+Style Editor Arnold Wayne Jones will host a conversation every second-week Tuesday about 45 minutes before each show. The series, called GLBT Broadway, will highlight the appeal for queer audiences for the shows in the series. The discussion will touch on issues of gender identity and sexuality in regards to the show and the teams behind them. Some — such as the season lead-off, Hair — might be easier to analyze from a gay perspective than, say, Jersey Boys, but that's part of the fun of the series.
The season starts with Hair, which won the Tony in 2009 for best musical revival. Youth in 1960s America are all about peace, love and understanding — including nudity and homosexuality — in this iconic musical. Sept. 20–Oct. 2.
The epic Les Miserables follows with a new 25th anniversary production. Dec. 20–Jan. 1.
Best musical Tony winner In the Heights details the immigrant experience as characters find a new life in their new country. March 13–25.
Alt-rockers Green Day went Broadway with American Idiot, touted as a mashup of a rock concert and staged musical. May 8–20.
The season concludes with Jersey Boys and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Classic hits like "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" tell the tale of this well-accomplished music group from the '50s. June 12–July 15.
Other subscriber series include Broadway University, hosted by SMU theater professor Kevin Hofeditz which will explore themes of the show and its place in theater history (every second Saturday matinee) and Broadway Uncorked (every second-week Wednesday), where an expert sommelier will host a wine tasting based on the show. We wonder what American Idiot's wine will be.
— Rich Lopez
For more information on the Lexus Broadway Series and its enhanced performances, visit ATTPAC.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition August 26, 2011.
'Daughters of Darkness' screens at Texas Theatre
What's a little blood among strangers?
Campy horror with lesbian undertones is a match made in heaven. Or in this case, hell. The 1971 film Daughters of Darkness tells the tale of a young couple crossing paths with a mysterious and somehow ageless Marlene Dietrich wannabe countess and her pouty-lipped secretary. Does the countess find an interest in the new young lady or is it just your imagination? And does anyone notice how she only comes out at night?
DEETS: The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. 9:45 p.m. $8. TexasTheatre.com.
A tale of two Lively press clippings
If Scott "the gay movement is a nuclear bomb" Lively is really shifting his focus away from the anti-gayness for which he's known (most newsworthy in recent days for his belief that the Uganda "kill gays" bill is a "step in the right direction"), then nobody bothered to tell WorldNetDaily.
Check this out. On the left is a new Boston Globe piece about Lively's supposed shift. On the right, a new WND piece touting a new edition on Lively's anti-gay propaganda book, The Pink Swastika:
Globe Link: Shift in mission for religious firebrand [BG]
WND link: Were Nazis a homosexual, pagan cult? That's the conclusion of updated classic 'The Pink Swastika' [WND]
That's the thing about careers defined by discrimination/aggression: The record is not going to change simply because the purveyor sees a need to move on to other ventures. Because we're not talking about a TV show that ends end a two hour finale, or an independent book store that sells its product to the national megachain. We are talking about human lives and the persecution thereof. The mud from that hurtful business is thick and caked on to our shared society. It's going to take much, more more than anecdotes and mainstream press clippings to wash off.
*SEE ALSO: A video about why we are suddenly supposed to be happy with his work:
*SEE ALSO: Alvin McEwen on WND's piece: World Net Daily trying to exploit criticism of book linking gays to the Nazi party [PHB]
A Tale of 2 Gay Refugees: The Serbian In America, The Palestinian In Israel
Atlanta: The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the Board of Immigration Appeals to review Mladen Zeljko Todorovic's gay asylum case, where he claims to have fled Serbia after being "raped by other soldiers when he served in the Serbian army, beaten by police officers and disowned by his father." Tel Aviv: Majed Koka, a Palestinian man who escaped to Israel 12 years ago at age 14 after facing anti-gay threats, and now lives with his Israeli partner, is still waiting to hear whether he'll be granted residency on amnesty grounds. In the meantime he's managed to get arrested nine times in 12 years.
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In NYC, a tale of two fundraisers: 'which one did more to advance LGBT equality?'
Another must-read column from Kerry Eleveld, providing some clarity to the events of this week:
Longtime LGBT activist David Mixner was one of about a dozen prominent equality advocates who attended the Mehlman-Singer fund-raiser, including lobbyist Steve Elmendorf, Winnie Stachelberg of the Center for American Progress, Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry, and Richard Socarides, former LGBT adviser and special assistant to President Bill Clinton.
Mixner said of the evening, "I never thought I would see the day in my lifetime" when a group of conservatives and equality activists gathered in the same room to rally around the fight for same-sex marriage.
"I'm in awe of this night," he beamed. "Ya know, I've worked at this for years and years and years, and the purpose of a movement is to change minds and not to punish those who come late. And we've changed minds."
Meanwhile, back on the east side, President Obama was trying to reason with protesters who were loudly registering their discontent with his administration's funding for AIDS and efforts to end "don't ask, don't tell."
"We heard your point," Obama said in response to two of the shouting protesters. "This young lady here, she wants increases in AIDS funding. That's great. We increased AIDS funding. She'd like more. I'm sure we could do more — if we're able to grow this economy again. That young man shouted, 'don't ask, don't tell.' … As president, I said we would reverse it."
An Adoption Tale of 2 States, 9000 Miles Apart
In Australia's New South Wales, a gay foster father is celebrating what's believed to be the state's first approval of a homosexual adopting a child, and the state's parliament just approved a law permitting same-sex couples to adopt together. Meanwhile in Florida, Vanessa Alenier a lesbian woman in a committed relationship with Melanie Leon (pictured R-L), continues to fight to adopt a relative's infant who was taken by state welfare authorities after his mother was deemed an unfit parent. While one court approved the adoption, it's been appealed by the Department of Children & Families, citing a 1977 state law barring gays from adopting, putting the boy's legal status in limbo. Congratulations, Florida!
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President Obama talks about the ups and downs of the job on this morning's edition of The View.
Or, as View host Barbara Walters put it, the "rose" and the "thorn."
"In the last month the rose has to be a couple of days we took in Maine with Michelle, Sasha and Malia," Obama said, according to a released excerpt from The View. "They're full of opinions and ideas and observations and it's just a great age. ... Malia just turned 12 and Sasha 9. Couldn't been a better couple of days."
The thorn?
"Where do I begin?" Obama said. "Look, the country has gone through a tough stretch. Since I took office when I was sworn in ... the last 20 months have been a non-stop effort to restart the economy, to stabilize the financial system, to make sure we are creating jobs and not losing them."
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Gabriela Oviedo Serrate
"Bolivia's entrant in next week's Miss Universe contest faces calls to quit after she described herself as being a tall, white woman and not a short Indian peasant."
I don't get it. She looks like a tall white woman to me. I think I would be more offended if she referred to herself as a short Indian peasant. In any case, Bolivia seems pretty upset with her statements and has asked for her resignation from the Miss Universe pageant. It's really such a shame when you see a short Indian peasant resign from an International beauty pageant because she offensively referred to herself as a tall white woman. Heartbreaking, I know. In other news, Charlize Theron is a short African woman and Conan O' Brien is an alcoholic Irish man.
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Help Me I'm Stupid (c521i Upgrade and Capacitor Questions)
I'm looking to try some cheap upgrades for my NAD C521i. I feel that most of these questions will already have been answered somewhere, and that place is probably obvious, but I've spent a good while looking now and aren't getting anywhere. This is due to a combination of either not being able to find the info or not being able to understand it. So permit me if I may to splurge some questions for you. I'll probably add more as they come back to me, unless I get no replies, in which case I'll probably just feel embarrassed and wander off.
A lot of my questions are based on general internet research and this thread:
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I understand that I'll get the best improvements in terms of cost/ease/benefit from upgrading the analogue stage and the diodes on the power supply (to Vishay 11DQ10 Schottky type things). Please correct me if I'm wrong. I have already removed the muting transistors.
1. The output levels are a little high and I'd like as clean and direct a signal path as possible. I suspect that my cunning plan to get rid of one or both of the opamps is really dumb, can anyone confirm?
2. I have removed C368/9, was this a bad idea?
3. I have removed C362/3, was this a bad idea?
3.5. If I replace the above caps with something better what are the suitable types of capacitor and where can I get them cheaply in the UK?
I know that PIO is preferable to electrolytic for the application but they seem pretty expensive (£5 plus each) and non-polarised which can't be correct for replacing a polarised right?. I'm wondering if there's another type of cap which would be suitable for this application and represent a middle ground. Also would the suggested cap types be good for any application in the CPD signal path or does one need to select carefully?
4. As I mentioned I'd like to lower the output levels a little. The obvious solution seems to be to replace the resistors in series with the output to a higher value, but I'd rather not have them there at all. What, if any, would be the impacts on sound quality for these options?
5. I was typing a load of questions about specific parts but I'll cut to the chase and ask what in the analogue section I can rid of? I notice caps and resistors going to ground but really I'd like to cull anything which isn't absolutely necessary.
6. After culling, which components (excluding DAC and clock) would benefit from an upgrade and which would make no difference?
In the thread I linked there's mention of the input and output caps but if I'm honest I don't know which they are.
I'm not keen on touching the DAC or clock at the moment as they are relatively big jobs for a bear of little brain and I understand that what is around them is just as important as which model they are.
nb I've not attached the service manual as I suspect it's against the forum rules, let me know if there's an acceptable way I can link or attach it.
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The other caps I've removed I believe degrade sound quality and are only needed if the amp they're running to doesn't have DC protection. However if I'm honest I'm not 100% sure I have that right, and would certainly want a better understanding before doing any more, hence my post and my consideration of replacing them with higher spec equivalents.
I think if I bought second hand and especially if I factored in my time I could certainly get a better player cheaper and with less risk than doing a lot of mods. However, for me and I'm guessing for a lot of DIY tweakers it's a hobby, a way of learning interesting things and having a weird sort of fun.
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1. The output is 2.2 Vrms at 0 dB. That is standard for a CD player. Your system has excess gain that should be corrected outside the CD player. The op amps in the CD player provide filtering for the DAC output and should not be removed.
2. C368 and C369 can be removed (replaced with a wire) if there is no DC voltage at the output of the CD player.
3. C362 and C363 are part of the output filter and should not be removed.
4. See item 1 above.
5. There isn't much to get rid of in the analog section. Maybe the output coupling cap if there is no DC offset, and maybe one of the two muting transistors. That's as far as I would go.
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I had a feeling I did bad when I took out c362/3 so I'll pop those lil fellers back in, or possibly look at PIO as smaller is cheaper and it's only two.
I did check for DC on the output before and after I pulled the caps and it seemed clear. I had an inkling about the opamps doing a little more than boosting the voltage, so thanks for confirming. Individual components in series I get, but my current knowledge peters out just after darlington pairs. I think it's about time for me to learn a little more electronics so I can understand the interactions in these circuits better.
As for the output levels, I'll look at external attenuators if it's unwise to change the values internally, although I may also see about replacing the series resistors with high quality ones of the same value.
I notice that bridging the sockets where c368/9 sat with wire would short c379/382. I assume that means they will also be redundant and may as well be removed at the same time?
Thanks for your help.
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C379 and C382 can be removed if C368 and C369 are shorted. There are two 150 Ohm output resistors in series. You can remove one resistor (short it) and its associated muting transistor. One 150 Ohm resistor should be left in the output path as it improves op amp stability when high capacitance cables are connected to the CD player output.
The attachment shows a comparison of several NAD CD player analog sections.
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Thanks again. Excellent diagram for me to study.
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I've now made the suggested changes, and corrected my mistake (feeling very foolish for doing something with understanding it). The diodes and mains cable are next. The mods really did make a huge difference to my ears. For the first time since I've rebuilt my system I'm happy with the sound so I wanted to say thanks very much for your assistance.
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The Department of Community Services was under fire last night for failing to follow up reports of a 14-year-old girl working in a brothel.
The child's mother claimed that when she discovered her daughter was a sex worker at Southern Belles Escort Agency at Port Kembla, near Wollongong, she contacted DOCS.
"I rang her case worker when I found out but he knew nothing about it," she said.
"He said they had changed her to a female officer. He said she would phone me back."
A week later, the distraught family was still waiting for the call.
Opposition community services spokesman John Ryan said: "There might be a new minister and director-general but sadly, it's the same old DOCS.
"There can be no more serious report than a child being sexually exploited and assaulted. And yet not only did DOCS fail in its duty to react within 24 hours, it failed to even contact the police." News of the scandal broke on Friday after the 14-year-old publicly revealed she had made $2000 for sexual services provided between August 10 and August 20. She confirmed another child, aged 13, had also worked with her on the premises.
But if DOCS was feeling the heat last night, so was high ranking Labor party official Neville Hilton who, as part-owner of the brothel, knew the girls personally.
He said: "They both told me they were old enough.
"I may have supervised from time to time but I want to make it clear, it wasn't me who hired them."
Mr Hilton, who is Albion Park ALP branch president and federal electorate council president for Throsby, had earlier told the Illawarra Mercury he thought the girls were both 18.
"That's what they told me. They're obviously fully filled out," he said.
Mr Hilton, whose wife works for Federal Labor MP Mark Latham, added proof of age and medical checks should have been completed but "they didn't get round to them". The teenagers came undone after the 14-year-old was recognised on August 20 by the mother of a former classmate. Police were tipped off and while a raid of the premises found no evidence of underage sex workers, seven adults later came forward and confirmed the teenagers had been working.
"Word sort of got out," the 14-year-old admitted.
The girl claimed she was never asked her age by anyone involved in the brothel.
Her stepfather, meanwhile, said he knew something was wrong the moment she surprised him on his birthday with a St George Illawarra Dragons tracksuit and shirt worth $100.
Both parents then confronted her and discovered the truth.
"She told me she didn't want to talk about it because she was embarrassed," said the mother who added her daughter was "very naive" and gullible.
DOCs said yesterday it was extremely concerned by the news and was co-operating with police investigations. It said an internal inquiry was under way.
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McDonald's restaurants across the state are hosting a Family Reading Day Saturday.
Starting at 1 p.m., the first 100 families that visit their local McDonald's will receive a free Scholastic book for toddlers through sixth-graders, an ice cream cone and a Read On Arizona Early Literacy Guide for families to help support their child's reading.
"We know many Arizona families have a lack of access to books," said Michael Osborne, president of Southern Arizona McDonald's Operator Association. "We're thrilled to partner with Read On Arizona to provide these valuable resources to help children improve their reading skills."
A total of 25,000 books and early literacy guides will be handed out. As part of the event, McDonald's restaurants across Arizona also will host reading screenings from 1 to 3 p.m.